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|This specification defines semantics for using the XMPP publish-subscribe protocol to broadcast state change events associated with a Multi-User Chat (MUC) room. This profile of pubsub therefore enables a chatroom to function as a virtual pubsub service, easing the discovery of syndicated data and event notifications associated with such a room.
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WARNING: This document has been automatically Deferred after 12 months of inactivity in its previous Experimental state. Implementation of the protocol described herein is not recommended for production systems. However, exploratory implementations are encouraged to resume the standards process.
1. Introduction
2. Room Notifications
3. Occupant Notifications
4. Concepts and Approach
4.1. Every Room JID and Occupant JID a Pubsub Service
4.2. One Publisher Per Node
4.3. Use Presence
4.4. Filtered Notifications
4.5. Smart Defaults
5. Recommended Defaults
6. Determining Support
7. Security Considerations
8. IANA Considerations
9. XMPP Registrar Considerations
9.1. Service Discovery Category/Type
10. XML Schema
11. Acknowledgements
A: Document Information
B: Author Information
C: Legal Notices
D: Relation to XMPP
E: Discussion Venue
F: Requirements Conformance
G: Notes
H: Revision History
Just as Personal Eventing Protocol (XEP-0163) [1] defines a profile of Publish-Subscribe (XEP-0060) [2] that enables an instant messaging user to send updates or "events" to other users, this specification defines a profile that enables a room occupant or the chatroom itself to send notifications in the context of Multi-User Chat (XEP-0045) [3] chatroom.
Note: Any use cases, error flows, and other protocols details not described herein are described in XEP-0060. This document merely defines a "subset" or "profile" of XMPP publish-subscribe.
Using the chatroom example from XEP-0045, imagine that the room itself wants to notify the occupants of the firstname.lastname@example.com chatroom about events of interest to the group (say, notifications about multimedia aspects of the multi-user session, such as described in Delivering Conference Information to Jingle Participants (Coin) (XEP-0298) [4]).
When new information is available about the multimedia session (say, calling into a conference "bridge" or starting a Jingle (XEP-0166) [5] session to add a video feed), a multimedia engine might capture that event and inform the chatroom by means of a backend API. The chatroom itself then generates an event notification. That is, a chatroom does not publish events, instead it simply generates them based on data of interest. As a result, everyone in the room who is interested in that kind of data will receive a notification about the event:
<message firstname.lastname@example.com' email@example.com/desktop' type='headline' id='zns61f38'> <event xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/pubsub#event'> <items node='urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:conference-info'> <item id='ehs51f40'> <conference-info xmlns='urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:conference-info'> <conference-description> <available-media label='4'> <type>video</type> <status>sendonly</status> </available-media> </conference-description> </conference-info> </item> </items> </event> </message> <message email@example.com' email@example.com/laptop' type='headline' id='uh4gs519'> <event xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/pubsub#event'> <items node='urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:conference-info'> <item id='ehs51f40'> <conference-info xmlns='urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:conference-info'> <conference-description> <available-media label='4'> <type>video</type> <status>sendonly</status> </available-media> </conference-description> </conference-info> </item> </items> </event> </message>
But how do the occupants tell the room that they are interested in knowing what about conference-info events? Whereas generic pubsub services require an explicit subscription to a conference-info node, MEP services support the "filtered-notification" feature from XEP-0060 and obviously share presence (since MUC is based on directed presence in the room) so the "auto-subscribe" feature also applies.
<presence from='crone1.shakespeare.lit/desktop' email@example.com/firstwitch'> <x xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/muc'/> <c xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/caps' hash='sha-1' node='http://jisti.org' ver='054H4A7280JuT6+IroVYxgCAjZo='/> </presence>
That chatroom knows to send conference-info notifications to firstname.lastname@example.com because when the room unpacks the value of the 'ver' attribute ("054H4A7280JuT6+IroVYxgCAjZo=") in accordance with XEP-0115, it discovers that her client advertises a service discovery feature of "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:conference-info+notify", where the "+notify" suffix indicates interest in receiving notifications related to the protocol that precedes the suffix. The server can verify this support if needed by sending a service discovery request to crone1's full JID (see XEP-0115 for details).
The foregoing section described how the room itself can inform the occupants about data of interest. However, in MEP any particular occupant can also publish information. An occupant does so by sending a publish-subscribe publish request to the occupant's Occupant JID <room@service/nick> (similar to the way in which publishing via PEP happens by sending a request to the user's bare JID <user@host>). For instance, the following example shows how a room occupant would inform the other occupants about an event of interest.
<iq firstname.lastname@example.com/laptop' id='vlk3h264' email@example.com/secondwitch' type='set'> <pubsub xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/pubsub'> <publish node='http://jabber.org/protocol/activity'> <item> <activity xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/activity'> <other/> <text xml:lang='en'>I'll give thee a wind.</text> </activity> </item> </publish> </pubsub> </iq>
Note: Publishing to an occupant's MEP node happens by sending an explicit publish request to the Occupant JID. Publishing to a user's PEP node MUST NOT trigger a MEP publish request, because PEP and MEP are separate pubsub contexts.
As a result, everyone in the room who is interested in that kind of data will receive a notification about the event (note that even the publisher receives the event, if they have advertised interest in the payload type):
<message firstname.lastname@example.com/secondwitch' email@example.com/desktop' type='headline' id='hs7bx143'> <event xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/pubsub#event'> <items node='http://jabber.org/protocol/activity'> <item id='bxg1c27r'> <activity xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/activity'> <other/> <text xml:lang='en'>I'll give thee a wind.</text> </activity> </item> </items> </event> </message> <message firstname.lastname@example.com' firstname.lastname@example.com/laptop' type='headline' id='ke2v1c95'> <event xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/pubsub#event'> <items node='http://jabber.org/protocol/activity'> <item id='bxg1c27r'> <activity xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/activity'> <other/> <text xml:lang='en'>I'll give thee a wind.</text> </activity> </item> </items> </event> </message>
MUC eventing via pubsub ("MEP") is based on the following principles:
These principles are described more fully below.
Treating every MEP-enabled chatroom as a pubsub service simplifies the task of discovering and subscribing to information of interest in or about the room.
There is no need for multiple publishers to a MEP service, since by definition only the chatroom itself or the occupant itself publishes information.
By definition, a chatroom has presence information about the occupants, because they use directed presence to join the room.
By default, the use of directed presence is used to establish a MEP subscription to the chatroom's eventing data. In order to filter which notifications are sent by the MEP service, the contact's client includes extended Entity Capabilities (XEP-0115) [6] information in the directed presence notifications it sends to the chatroom. Because the MEP-enabled room supports the "filtered-notifications" feature, it sends only those notifications that match the occupant's expressed notification preferences.
Most pubsub configuration options and metadata are not needed for MUC eventing. Instead, MEP services offer smart defaults to simplify node creation and management.
A MEP service MUST:
A PEP service MAY support other use cases, affiliations, access models, and features, but such support is OPTIONAL.
If a chatroom supports MEP, it MUST advertise that fact in its responses to Service Discovery (XEP-0030) [7] information ("disco#info") requests by returning an identity of "pubsub/mep" and the relevant pubsub features:
<iq type='get' email@example.com/pda' firstname.lastname@example.com' id='k3hs5174'> <query xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/disco#info'/> </iq>
<iq type='result' email@example.com' email@example.com/pda' id='k3hs5174'> <query xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/disco#info'> <identity category='conference' type='text'/> <identity category='pubsub' type='mep'/> ... <feature var='http://jabber.org/protocol/disco#info'/> <feature var='http://jabber.org/protocol/disco#items'/> <feature var='http://jabber.org/protocol/muc'/> <feature var='http://jabber.org/protocol/pubsub#access-presence'/> <feature var='http://jabber.org/protocol/pubsub#auto-create'/> <feature var='http://jabber.org/protocol/pubsub#auto-subscribe'/> <feature var='http://jabber.org/protocol/pubsub#config-node'/> <feature var='http://jabber.org/protocol/pubsub#create-and-configure'/> <feature var='http://jabber.org/protocol/pubsub#create-nodes'/> <feature var='http://jabber.org/protocol/pubsub#filtered-notifications'/> <feature var='http://jabber.org/protocol/pubsub#persistent-items'/> <feature var='http://jabber.org/protocol/pubsub#publish'/> <feature var='http://jabber.org/protocol/pubsub#retrieve-items'/> <feature var='http://jabber.org/protocol/pubsub#subscribe'/> <feature var='muc_passwordprotected'/> <feature var='muc_hidden'/> <feature var='muc_temporary'/> <feature var='muc_open'/> <feature var='muc_unmoderated'/> <feature var='muc_nonanonymous'/> ... </query> </iq>
The security considerations of XEP-0045 and XEP-0163 apply.
This document requires no interaction with the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) [8].
The XMPP Registrar [9] includes a category of "pubsub" in its registry of Service Discovery identities (see <https://xmpp.org/registrar/disco-categories.html>); as a result of this document, the Registrar includes a type of "pep" to that category.
The registry submission is as follows:
<category> <name>pubsub</name> <type> <name>mep</name> <desc> A MUC eventing service that supports the publish-subscribe subset defined herein. </desc> <doc>XEP-0316</doc> </type> </category>
Because MEP simply reuses the protocol specified in XEP-0060, a separate schema is not needed.
Thanks to Joe Hildebrand, Matt Miller, and Matthew Wild for their input.
Series: XEP
Number: 0316
Publisher: XMPP Standards Foundation
Status: Deferred
Type: Standards Track
Version: 0.1
Last Updated: 2013-01-03
Approving Body: XMPP Council
Dependencies: XMPP Core, XMPP IM, XEP-0030, XEP-0045, XEP-0060, XEP-0115
Supersedes: None
Superseded By: None
Short Name: mep
Source Control: HTML
This document in other formats: XML PDF
JabberID: firstname.lastname@example.com
URI: http://stpeter.im/
The Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) is defined in the XMPP Core (RFC 6120) and XMPP IM (RFC 6121) specifications contributed by the XMPP Standards Foundation to the Internet Standards Process, which is managed by the Internet Engineering Task Force in accordance with RFC 2026. Any protocol defined in this document has been developed outside the Internet Standards Process and is to be understood as an extension to XMPP rather than as an evolution, development, or modification of XMPP itself.
The primary venue for discussion of XMPP Extension Protocols is the <firstname.lastname@example.com> discussion list.
Discussion on other xmpp.org discussion lists might also be appropriate; see <http://xmpp.org/about/discuss.shtml> for a complete list.
Errata can be sent to <email@example.com>.
The following requirements keywords as used in this document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119: "MUST", "SHALL", "REQUIRED"; "MUST NOT", "SHALL NOT"; "SHOULD", "RECOMMENDED"; "SHOULD NOT", "NOT RECOMMENDED"; "MAY", "OPTIONAL".
1. XEP-0163: Personal Eventing Protocol <https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0163.html>.
2. XEP-0060: Publish-Subscribe <https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0060.html>.
3. XEP-0045: Multi-User Chat <https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0045.html>.
4. XEP-0298: Delivering Conference Information to Jingle Participants (Coin) <https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0298.html>.
5. XEP-0166: Jingle <https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0166.html>.
6. XEP-0115: Entity Capabilities <https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0115.html>.
7. XEP-0030: Service Discovery <https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0030.html>.
8. The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) is the central coordinator for the assignment of unique parameter values for Internet protocols, such as port numbers and URI schemes. For further information, see <http://www.iana.org/>.
9. The XMPP Registrar maintains a list of reserved protocol namespaces as well as registries of parameters used in the context of XMPP extension protocols approved by the XMPP Standards Foundation. For further information, see <https://xmpp.org/registrar/>.
Note: Older versions of this specification might be available at http://xmpp.org/extensions/attic/
Initial published version approved for publication by the XMPP Council.(psa)
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grodeylocks replied to grodeylocks's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac DiseaseCeliac ELISA assay was negative as was test for dermatitis herpetiformis. I get a rash that is most likely dermatitis herpetiformis that breaks out on elbows, left shoulder area, back of knees, or right thigh. Always in one of the spots however usually not all together. The rash seems to have the same onset and duration as dermatitis herpetiformis and I've noticed when I have it my symptoms flair majorly especially neurological and psychiatric type symptoms. I am pretty sure it's this as the testing can be unreliable. Never had an endoscopy though. I definitely improved significantly when going gluten free however it is my enough. I have cut out all major stomach irritants and follow something that resembles a paleo diet. I smoked American spirits and wonder if those may have stopped my Progress though have since quit. I wonder if there's other diets aimed toward autoimmune diseases I may try. Also, colitis runs in my family so perhaps I have that concurrently, as I've been having mucus in my stool, though I seem to have one bowel movement around the same time every day with no real intense pain. Most troublesome is the persistent fatigue, anxiety, depression, and sexual problems I face. I also am having ui issues though infection has been ruled out and kidneys are working normally according to blood test. My rbc count, hematocrit, and hemoglobin were slightly low. Also my tsh was at 5.5 but my t3 and t4 were normal. About a year ago I took tyrosint lowest dose possible for 3 months and it made me sickly and hyperthyroid so I think my throws is ok. Also no sign of antibodies to the thyroid. I wonder if there's is a diet geared towards bowel function I can try. I think it's possible I may also have colitis but can't ever seem to get seen by a specialist. I have no insurance and go through a county program that's garbage. I need help!
grodeylocks posted a topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac DiseaseOk, first question. Been gluten free for three years with symptoms still lingering. I am very strict with my adherence. I did smoke though but recently quit. Could this be the reason for my lingering symptoms? Secondly, I recently started taking kratom for my symptoms and it seemed to help for a month or two but now am not sure if it is. Has anyone used kratom before and if so did it help cope or make you far worse? Thirdly, has anyone had amazing success with the scd diet or gaps diet or would you recommend following a low fodmap diet instead? Thank you
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grodeylocks replied to gatita's topic in Coping with Celiac DiseaseCouldn't agree more with you man. It seems that there are heavily biased opinions often spread on this forum that may or may not hold any basis in actual fact.
First point. There has never been any proven link that vaccines cause autism. That is a myth. In fact if it wasn't for the extensive vaccination campaigns our life expenctancies would be drastically different. In all honesty I would be more trustworthy of xenobiotics coming out of pharma then I would of herbal supplements coming out of your local health food store as at least the big pharma drugs have to go through extensive testing of which 99 percent of all drugs fail. Second point. The enzyme based therapies would be cheap, and not unlike the digestive enzyme supplements. They would protect against cross contamination and would make it safer for us to eat out. Third point. The vaccine is interesting because it is the first such vaccine being developed for an autoimmune condition and may hold promise in preventing the development of other autoimmune disorders in addition to potentially calming the cycle of inflammation and repair that continues to go on in our gut long after we adopt a gluten free diet. I'm not saying lets get these drugs and eat unhealthy stuff again. I'm saying that this can become another tool in our fight against the disease in terms of protecting us against cross contamination or accidental glutenings. Will the vaccine have major side effects? I can't answer that now, but it doesnt mean that we shouldn't be conducting research on it. Can you really argue though with having a safety drug on you to protect when you eat out or from unseen accidental glutenings? And yes there are many people who take years to heal from this disease. I am a year and a half strictly gluten free and I am still not back to normal. Also, the zonulin modulating drug larazotide acetate shows promise for a multitude of autoimmune disorders and not only celiac disease and could be an amazing breakthrough. For those of you who aren't aware zonulin seems to play a major role in the triggering of celiac disease and regulates the intercellular tight junctions between epithelial cells. It has been shown to be spiked not only in celiacs but is also seen to spike prior to the development of other autoimmune disorders. It may also be the cause of leaky gut which we all know can cause us to be intolerant to all other sorts of foods other than gluten. It is possible that drug could be used to help speed up the repair of leaky gut.
A vaccine wouldn't be something you take day to day. Oh yea pharmaceutical companies are horrible, why don't you tell that to all the cancer patients who are only alive today thanks to the development of modern drugs. Yup you're right. We secretly actually gather around in our labs and come up with ways to make you sick first. Then we purposely come up with drugs that don't cure you only keep you alive enough to keep you buying our product. Yup that's exactly how it works. This reminds me of a great saying, "never argue with an idiot, they'll drag you to their level and beat you with experience."
You clearly have no understanding of how Pharma works, and this is coming from someone who as a Biochemist knows the field in and out. I'm assuming you are also one of those people that believe MSG is the devil and that all vaccinations are bad. You can make your broad generalizations without any backing what so ever because of you're own pessimistic view of the world but however don't ruin it for the rest of us that would like to have a cure or at least some sort of protection from cross contamination.
So we shouldn't invest in alternative therapies?
Wow what a gross generalization about many doctors and scientists working together for the ultimate benefit of society. That's not how it works at all.
For those of you interested this is a real good breakdown of why being gluten free simply is not enough. http://scdlifestyle.com/2012/03/the-gluten-free-lie-why-most-celiacs-are-slowly-dying/
Once again you guys miss the complete point of my argument. The development of celiac drugs/vaccines is a great thing, I'm not sure why you chose to argue with me over something that multiple studies show is pretty true. You have the study and its findings right in front of you, its a lot more reliable then any random opinions from non-scientists on this board. You also completely avoided the whole argument about zonulin and the implications of it being spiked even years after adopting the gluten free diet. There clearly is a need for alternative therapies, there's nothing bad and only a lot to gain. I mean the whole anti-vaccine backlash I saw on this board kind of reminded me of the paranoia surrounding the whole don't vaccinate your kids because it causes autism thing. It's a bunch of unfounded paranoia. Science is
The science points in that direction. You can say whatever you want but the science speaks for itself and you can't argue with that. I've already shown you that over 90 percent of celiacs dont recover on a gluten free diet alone and by recover I mean return fully back to normal. My point is that clearly we need more weapons at our disposal in addition to a gluten free diet and so I support full-heartedly big Pharma and their efforts at addressing the needs of celiac.
Also, even years after being completely gluten free, as shown in this study by Dr. Fasano (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16635908) zonulin levels remain remarkably more elevated when compared to normal healthy intestines. This may explain all of our secondary intolerances as macromolecules are more easily allowed to seep through the epithelial paracellular space. The drug being developed by Alba which is targeting the zonulin pathway could be beneficial for us in this way as well.
There is a difference between saying the word healed and completely back to normal. There is clear evidence for the need for alternative therapies and that is the bottom line. We should be embracing the development of alternative therapies to be used in conjunction with a gluten free diet.
Got it from this study. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19302264 Dapsone is a gnarly drug for sure. The drugs in development now are showing some promise. The approach by Alvine Pharmaceuticals was to actually design proteases which specifically target and break down the inflammatory sequence markers that elicit the whole immune attack when exposed to the wheat, barley or rye gluten. These should have no more of a side effect than digestive enzymes do. What is interesting to note is another study (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22298027) which shows that for a good portion of us, prolamines in corn are causing an immune response as well.
"After a median 16 months GFD, 38 (8%) patients had histological 'normalization'". That means even with a complete gluten free diet the other 92% never fully recovered to normal.


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Harun Yahya Conferences / Denmark - Sweden
Harun Yahya conferences will be taking place in the Danish city of Copenhagen on 28 May2011 and in Malmö in Sweden on 29 May, 2011. The subject matter of the conferences isThe Collapse of the Theory of Evolution and the Fact of Creation. There will also be a book and fossil display. Entry is free of charge, and our brothers and sisters can participate as they wish.
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Copenhagen, Denmark:
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Time 11.00 a.m. - 04.00 p.m.
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Malmö, Sweden
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Time 01.00 p.m. - 05.00 p.m.
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Lipscomb Bisons coach Andrew Harris likes what he saw from his team during the fall schedule and is optimistic about the spring.
"Throughout the fall we have spoken about having faith in one another and striving for excellence in what we do as a team and as individuals," said Bisons tennis coach Andrew Harris. "Going into this fall season we were looking to accomplish a couple of different things.
"First, we wanted to find out how our freshmen were going to respond to the challenges of Division I tennis. Secondly, we wanted to find out how much our returning players had improved on since the summer."
One of the things Harris always preaches at practice is competition. The first week of fall practice the Bisons held an intrasquad tournament to decide which four players would go to the University of Georgia Fall Invite. Two freshmen, Colby Shaw and Tanner Brown, and two of upper classmen, Mario Hernandez and Daniel Hangstefer, qualified.
Because of the rain in Georgia during that period of time most of the competition was in doubles matches.
Two weeks later the Bisons played in a tournament at Austin Peay State in Clarksville, Tenn.
"We competed very well, either winning or finishing second in all of the flighted brackets," said Harris. "This was a great tournament because it gave the guys some good matches but also got their confidence level up going into the second half of the fall season."
Harris split the squad the next week with some players traveling to Atlanta for the Georgia Tech Invite and some playing at a tournament hosted by the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga.
"This was really a breakout tournament for the guys in Atlanta who registered wins over players from Georgia, Auburn, and Georgia Tech," said Harris.
The final tournament of the fall was Oct. 16-18 at the University of Louisville. The Bisons registered 12 victories over the three-day tournament and posted another quality win over Indiana.
"What was good to see were the guys beating the teams they should win against and were able to raise their level of game when needed to get some excellent wins," said Harris.
Harris is confident the team is taking ownership of the program in all facets.
"They are getting up early before class to work on serves with their teammates," said Harris. "They understand the importance of the recruiting process by going the extra mile to make sure prospects are comfortable and enjoying their experience while on campus. They are seeing that doing the little things now pay off in a huge way down the road."
Daniel Hangstefer, a senior, is one of the catalysts for the spring season.
"We will be relying heavily on Daniel to provide leadership for the program," said Harris. "He has a great heart and spirit about who he is and cares deeply about this program.
"His best showing was at Austin Peay where he strung together a number of victories in doubles and singles. We are looking for him to compete somewhere in the top half of the line-up heading into the spring."
Josh Cummings is also finishing his last year with the program. He was a strong competitor in the fall tournaments.
"In all three tournaments, Austin Peay, Louisville and UTC; Josh won multiple matches to either get into the semi-finals or finals of his brackets," said Harris. "Josh will be competing for a starting position in the line-up as we head into the spring season and we look forward to seeing how he improves over the next two months."
James Murrell, a junior, is one of three juniors who improved with each tournament during the fall.
"James has registered multiple wins at each tournament as well this fall," said Harris. "He is certainly hitting his stride now and finding the right balance in term of his game style."
Joe McArdle, also a junior, is from England. McArdle's goal in the fall tournaments was to work on his consistency.
"Joe worked hard this summer to lose some weight and get in better playing form," said Harris. "Given his experience we will be looking for him to step up this spring as a contributor."
Mario Hernandez posted some some quality wins over Auburn and Georgia State at the Georgia Tech tournament.
"His leadership will be vital as he continues to motivate and encourage the team heading into January," said Harris.
Chad Pierron is the only sophomore on the roster.
"Chad is the type of player that has tremendous weapons," said Harris. "Behind his serve and forehand he has wins this fall over Indiana and Georgia. Given his style of play he has a tremendous opportunity ahead of him over the next two months to be in the line-up."
All three freshmen bring a unique style to the program.
"Chris Ward has been competing throughout the fall in practice and his game has gotten better and better as the fall has progressed," said Harris. "He has provided refreshing sense of leadership and hard work to the guys on the team as they strive to get better.
"Colby Shaw was rated one of top high school seniors in the Southeast coming out of Lexington, Ky.," said Harris. "His first two weeks here on campus he played at a very high level by qualifying to go to Athens for the Georgia tournament. He has the potential to be a very strong player for this program over the next four years with his versatility of volleys and forehand weapons from the baseline.
"Finally, Tanner Brown arrived in the fall as eager as anyone to get in the line-up and show he can play at this level. Tanner is still in the learning process as most freshmen are their first year, but has registered some quality wins along the way."
Brown beat the No.3-seed from Georgia Tech in Atlanta three weeks ago.
"We are looking forward to January and starting up another season and building on the foundation that these guys have built over the fall," said Harris. "As always, we know this year in our conference is going to be tough but the guys are learning to rise above adversity and create opportunities. I am excited to see how they will do."


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Nicknamed everything from Blue Ruin to Madame Geneva to Mother's Milk, gin's roots date back to 13th-century Flanders, and it's one of the world's most storied spirits. And today, with once-forgotten styles being resurrected and more bottles finding their way to market than ever before, if ever there was a time for gin to shine bright in the spirits spotlight it's now. But how well do you know this dynamic distillate? Take our spirited gin quiz and find out.
1. Which of the following is not a style of gin:
A: London dry
B: Old Tom
C: Plymouth
D: Sloe
2. Considered one of the oldest styles of gin, this offering uses a malt spirit base (similar to whiskey) and dates back to 13th-century Europe:
A: Old Tom
B: Genever
C: Hendrick's
D: London dry
3. This style of gin is often considered the missing link between London dry and Dutch genever:
A: Old Tom
B: American dry
C: Sloe
D: None of the above
4. Old Tom gin got its name from:
A: A black cat
B: A distillery employee
C: A cobblestone street in London
D: It's a mystery
5. As a requirement, juniper must be the main flavoring in order for a spirit to be classified as gin:
A: True
B: False
C: May we please just enjoy a gin cocktail now?
6. What is bathtub gin?
A. Gin that has a soapy flavor profile
B. Homemade gin, produced illegally
C. Gin popularized in the city of Bath
7. Is the classic Martini made with gin or vodka?
A: Gin
B: Vodka
1: D. Trick question! If your initial response was C, nice try, but Plymouth is not only a brand name, but also its own style of gin. Named for its only place of production—Plymouth, England—this gin is similar to the juniper-assertive London Dry style but a bit earthier on the palate. Get a taste for it in this refreshing Collins. If you answered D, we're impressed! While sloe gin is made on a gin base, it's actually classified as a liqueur since it's sweetened and flavored with the tiny purplish sloe fruit from the blackthorn bush. Try it in the classic Sloe Gin Fizz.
2: B. French for juniper, genever is rich and malty, distilled from a mix of rye, corn, wheat and barley. And while juniper is the predominant botanical flavoring, distillers have been known to use everything from lemon to licorice root in their formulas. Fans like to sip it solo chilled, and we really like how its malty-sweet presence asserts itself in the Viering cocktail.
3: A. Considered a long-lost cousin to malty genevers and über-assertive London drys, Old Tom gin bridges the gap between the two styles with a soft and slightly sweet profile that varies from producer to producer. The gin of choice for 19th-century bartenders, Old Tom fell from favor during Prohibition but has recently been experiencing a worldwide revival. To learn more about how this style is staging its comeback, check out our September/October 2012 issue, and get a taste for yourself in the Tom Terrific cocktail.
4: D. What's in a name? When it comes to Old Tom gin we may never know. Some tales involve a sign depicting the image of a black cat (this signaled a clandestine spot to sip bootleg gin), other legends put its name simply with an old English distillery employee. Whatever the origin, the one thing that won't come into question is the nuance it adds to drinks like the Ford and the Lowcountry cocktails.
5: B. Oh, the bountiful botanicals found in a bottle of gin! While juniper is the primary flavoring for the more conventional styles, some distillers choose to infuse an abundance of flavors into each batch. London drys tend to stick closest to a juniper-rich profile, whereas more modern offerings introduce a whole host of flavors, such as rose petals, peppercorns, teas and roots.
6: B. Despite the name, bathtub gin wasn't always made in a bathtub, but it was made at home illegally, often in precarious conditions. The term came out of Prohibition, when people would make spirits improperly at home using poor-quality ingredients, which unfortunately resulted in a number of deaths at the time.
7: A. It's the never-ending conflict—the gin vs vodka Martini drinkers. But despite what 007 orders, a proper Martini should be made with gin—and stirred, not shaken (sorry, Bond). The Martini's early recipe combined two parts gin, one part dry vermouth and a dash of orange bitters, but that formula has been tweaked over the years to include less vermouth for those who prefer a dry Martini. Now go stir one up yourself!
6-7 correct: Congrats—you're a gin wiz! Pat yourself on the back, or better yet, mix up your favorite gin cocktail and celebrate your impressive spirits know-how.
4-5 correct: Nice work—your gin education is coming along swimmingly. You're somewhat acquainted with the various styles, but we think you could still stand to take another sip of two to hone your knowledge. Prime your gin-drinking palate with either a Poet's Dream or the Income Tax cocktail.
0-3 correct: You get an A for effort, but you still need a little schooling in gin. As homework, we suggest mixing up a few classic gin cocktails like the Martini, Negroni and the Corpse Reviver #2, and checking out "Ginning Things Up" from our September/October 2009 issue as well as "The Cat's Meow" from our September/October 2012 issue.


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Honesdale closed out its 2012 LFC campaign by defeating Mid Valley, 13-6
HONESDALE — For a second straight year, the Hornets closed out an otherwise disappointing season on an optimistic note in Lackawanna Football Conference action.
Mid Valley invaded the Maple City on a cold November night, hoping to send Hall of Fame Coach Frank Pazzaglia into retirement with one more win. However, the Red & Black rained on the parade. Or, perhaps more accurately, they snowed on it.
Flurries were flying from opening kickoff to final whistle Friday and Honesdale seemed oddly suited to the conditions. Coach Jim Ludwig's lads embraced the elements and conjured their most physical performance of the entire campaign.
The result was a highly satisfying 13-6 victory.
"I think we came out here tonight with a lot of intensity and determination," he told TWI Sports. "It's been awhile since I've seen our kids hit like that. They really went out there and got after it. This was a good win and a good way to finish up."
Honesdale's season officially ends with a 3-7 overall record (1-4, Division Two). Mid Valley was also boxed out of any playoff consideration with a 4-6 mark ... a bittersweet end to Pazzaglia's coaching career, which spanned four decades and encompassed 344 wins.
"It was definitely an honor to be part of a night like this," Coach Ludwig said. "He (Pazzaglia) has been doing it for a long time and he's a huge part of high school football in this area. I'm sure he would have liked a different outcome, but I'm just happy our kids rose to the occasion."
On the Field
Honesdale's defense made the evening's first statement amid a whipping wind and dizzily dancing flakes.
Quarterback Martin Walsh directed Mid Valley's offense to the 9-yardline. However, the Hornets rose up and pushed the Invaders all the way back to the 17, where they turned it over on downs.
From there, Kevin Miller and Kyle Carney took over.
Miller twice faded back to pass, found no one open and scrambled for first down yardage. The junior gunslinger then evaded another possible sack by dumping the ball to Alex Evanitsky on third and long.
Carney made his presence felt by catching one pass for a first down. Kyle then scampered down inside the 30 for another and saw 15 additional yards tacked on for a horsecollar tackle.
On the very first play after referee Tom Finan stepped off the penalty, Carney split the middle of Mid Valley's defense and sprinted 14 yards to paydirt. TJ Knash's PAT try was wide right, but the Hornets still owned a 6-0 lead with 5:27 remaining in the first half.
Carney piled up 122 yards rushing on the night and turned in an inspired effort defensively. However, Kyle's most crucial contributions to this win came on special teams.
Carney dropped back to punt on two separate occasions, snared the snap and raced around the end for first downs ... decisions that left Mid Valley players pointing fingers at one another, hometown fans cheering and Coach Ludwig smiling.
"We gave him that option," he said. "We told Kyle if he thought he could make it, just tuck it away and go for it. Kyle's one of the fastest players around and once he gets to the corner, no one's going to catch him."
The second of these crowd-pleasing plays came with less than two minutes to go before halftime and the Hornets took advantage.
Miller once again danced away from the Invaders pass rush and with all zeroes showing on the clock, launched a missile toward the back of the endzone. Carney was there to haul it in, keeping both feet inbounds at the back of the enzone.
This time, Knash split the uprights with his conversion try and Honesdale carried a 13-0 lead into the lockerroom at intermission.
Seal the Deal
When Mid Valley came out for the second half, it was apparent Coach Pazzglia had made some major adjustments to his gameplan.
The Invaders' veteran mentor abandoned his aerial assault in favor of a no-nonsense ground game. That decision resulted in an epic 77-yard march that ended in paydirt early in the fourth quarter.
Junior tailback Tyler Collins carried the ball 10 times during this 12-play march, eventually punching it in from three yards out. Honesdale stuffed the 2-point conversion try which left the score at 13-6 with 10:02 remaining in regulation.
Following a Hornet punt, Miller crushed any comeback hopes Mid Valley fans may have been entertaining. On 4th and four at the 30-yardline,
Kevin intercepted a Walsh pass and returned it out near midfield. From there, the Red & Black simply ran out the clock on a solid 13-6 win.
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Norway Muslims question focus on Breivik's sanity-AP News April, 28,'12
Anders Behring Breivik, the far-right fanatic went on trial for killing 77 people. The self-described anti-Muslim militant shocked Norway on July 22 with a bombing and shooting rampage targeting the government headquarters and the Labor Party's annual youth camp. Breivik told the court his victims had betrayed Norway by opening the country to immigration. It was as though a wake up call for fellow Norwegians to get on with a "patriotic" revolution aimed at deporting Muslims from Europe. In a 1,500-page manifesto he posted online before the attacks, Breivik frequently cited anti-Islamic bloggers who say Muslims are gradually colonizing Europe. But so far, much of the trial has focused on his mental health, rather than his ideology.The case is still being heard.
Since he has admitted to the attacks, one of the issues for the trial was to determine whether Breivik was sane enough to be held criminally responsible. Mehtab Afsar, head of the Islamic Council in Norway, an umbrella organization of Muslim groups in the country has already expressed his views. "He wants to get rid of Muslims and Islam from Europe. That is his main message. So I don't see the point of using so much energy on is he normal, is he insane?" Afsar told The Associated Press.
Norway is becoming increasingly diverse. According to official statistics, 13 percent of the 5 million population are either born abroad or children of immigrants. Most of them have European backgrounds, but large groups have also come from Asia and Africa. The government does not register people by faith, but just over 100,000 people, or 2 percent of the population, are members of Islamic communities in Norway.
A report by the government-run Central Statistics Bureau showed attitudes toward immigrants became more positive following the July 22 attacks. Those disagreeing with the statement that "immigrants are a source of insecurity in society" jumped from 48 percent to 70 percent, the agency said.
But just after the bombing, before the perpetrator was known, many Muslims say they were harassed by Norwegians who thought Islamist terrorists were behind the attack.
When it became clear that an ethnic Norwegian was to blame, questions were raised about whether the threat of right-wing extremist violence had been underestimated.
"There's nothing new in the hatred of Behring Breivik, except for his gruesome actions," Sultan said.
On the flip side is another piece of news:
According to abc News of April, 27-'12
Danish intelligence officials arrested three men in their twenties suspected of "having been in the process of preparing a terrorist act," according to a statement from PET, the country's Security and Intelligence Service.
Denmark has faced terror threats before, mostly linked to the publishing of cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten in 2005.
Admitted American terrorist David Headley told a U.S. court that in addition to helping a Pakistani militant group plan the 2008 Mumbai massacre, he also scouted Jyllands-Posten's offices in Copenhagen for the possibility of an attack.
In May, a Chechen-born man was sentenced to 12 years in prison in Copenhagen for preparing a letter bomb believed to have been intended for the newspaper. In addition, four Swedish residents are currently on trial in Denmark for plotting a shooting spree on the newspaper.)
I cited these two to show multicultuaralism as expressed in the present world is a total failure. It is not in want of trying but the very idea of a free open society cannot be possible when barbaric past still holds on the mind of members who make up the society. Can society work with two variable speeds? With liberal live-let-live attitude and eye-for-an eye vindictiveness of Islam?I hope to explore this peculiar predicament in near future.
Are we not with all the powers in our possession to colonize the moon and beyond, stymied by the question? Is multiculturalism or assimilation better model?


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Dog rescue efforts at North Stonington nonprofit in doubt after barn collapse
North Stonington - Cathy Leinert, who has saved more than 300 dogs with her nonprofit Rottie Rescue Rehab & Sanctuary, does not want to choose between the dogs and her four horses.
Since the collapse of a horse barn on her property last week, and the subsequent discovery that her insurance doesn't cover the loss, she fears she may have to.
But she is also finding out that there are animal lovers out there who want to help.
The barn roof collapsed very early last Thursday at the property she owns with her husband, Roger Whitehead. North Stonington Volunteer Fire Department members used chain saws to rescue the horses. Whitehead just missed being in the barn when it came down.
The draft horses are currently outside in the field, although a local person has offered use of his barn until hers is rebuilt. There are currently 10 dogs on the property and another 18 in foster homes.
"The fact is that we have to come up with the money to rebuild the barn," Leinert said. "That is money that could be used to run the rescue. It puts us in a very difficult position. I don't want to stop doing rescue work, and I'm not giving up my horses. People with horses just don't give them up. They are like your children ... ask anyone who has horses."
According to Leinert, the lack of coverage surprised her because she carries insurance for her property, including for the barn and horses. But it turns out she was insured in a lower "peril group" that covers fires but not roof collapses.
"My horses, horse trailer, house, barn, everything is insured," said Leinert. "But they are saying that my barn is in a lower peril group and is not covered for ice or wind damage."
Attempts Tuesday to reach a representative at Farm Family, Leinert's insurance company, were unsuccessful.
Leinert said the barn, which was valued at $20,000 in her policy, has been torn down because it was structurally unsound. Lost with it were horse supplies and equipment, dog crates and dog fencing. She still is trying to put a value on her losses.
Leinert said volunteers, donations, fundraising events and her husband's job at Electric Boat make her rescue work possible. She says a $400 adoption fee doesn't cover the cost of the actual rescue of the dogs, which mostly come from the New England area. She also works with local animal control officers.
Adam Conley, hospital manager at VCA Turco Animal Hospital in Westerly, said that Leinert spends on average $5,000 a year in veterinary care for the dogs. This year alone, she has spent $2,500.
"This breed is difficult to place, and she does phenomenal work," Conley said. "They have been given another chance at life, based on her work."
Leinert said the last couple of weeks have been stressful. The washing machine used to clean the dog blankets is broken. Her husband's truck broke down. She reflects on Thursday's events and simply says it's a "miracle" that no one was hurt or killed.
The roof collapsed around 5 a.m., the time her husband normally goes into the barn to tend to the horses. On that particular day, he slept in.
"It just sounded like a freight train," Leinert said. "If he was inside, he would have been killed. We grabbed our flashlights and went outside, but there was no way to get the horses out."
Leinert credits North Stonington firefighters for a quick response and their success at saving the horses. Despite exposed wood with nails coming down, only one horse sustained any injury - some scratches.
The 30-by-50-foot barn was about 30 years old, she said. United Builders Supply in Westerly said it will donate some supplies to rebuild the barn. An anonymous donor paid the rescue's $2,000 veterinary bill after hearing of her plight.
A GoFundMe page has been created to help rebuild the barn. Those who want to donate can go to gofundme.com/711z5O.
"It's just been a really stressful time," Leinert said. "I love my work, and I love my horses. How can I choose?"
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It's finally feeling like fall, which means time to wear cozy sweaters for cooler weather.
At two amazing boutiques in Newport Beach — Sienna Brown Fashion at Corona del Mar Plaza and its sister store Coastal Cool at Crystal Cove Promenade — you can see what Elle Magazine is calling "the hottest trend for fall," the Minnie Rose cashmere metallic patch sweater.
Both stores are carrying this luxury cashmere sweater, with metallic leather detailing on the shoulders and sleeves, and other fantastic pieces. Minnie Rose, known for its contemporary shawls and dusters in cashmere and cotton also features chic trend pieces that you'll want in your wardrobe.
Other must-have items at Sienna Brown and Coastal Cool include Chan Luu's vibrant and spectacular clothing, scarves and jewelry; the largest collections in California of AG denim, Bailey 44 and Majestic; and hot new lines like Parker and Townsen.
Owner Debbie Davimes is super talented at picking out hot trends and special items that you won't see everywhere else like amazing jewelry from London and Paris.
The stores are open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Sienna Brown is at Corona Del Mar Plaza, 936 Avocado St., Newport Beach. For more information, call (949) 706-1071.
Coastal Cool is at Crystal Cove Promenade, 7986 E. Coast Hwy., Newport Beach For more information, call (949) 494-4545.
Can't get enough at enoSTEAK
With the fall season underway, consider tasting local flavors with two culinary powerhouses in the kitchen: Executive Chef Andres Jimenez and sous Chef Ben Ynda at enoSTEAK at the beautiful oceanfront Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel.
The two chefs rolled out enoSTEAK several months ago, transforming the former Eno Wine Bar into a modern and sexy steakhouse featuring a menu of prime and grass-fed, pasture-raised beef, sustainable seafood, as well as seasonal organic produce.
Like its predecessor, enoSTEAK also serves artisanal cheeses, charcuterie, fine wines and hand-crafted cocktails. Start with a rich and creamy Gioia cheese burrata mozzarella with apple cider compote and roasted spaghetti squash; or a fresh California greens salad with tomatoes, baby mesclun, avocado, Banyuls honey vinaigrette.
Then order a main course, such as grilled prime bone-in New York steak, grilled prime rib-eye, grass-fed beef tenderloin, or a sumptuous house grinded Angus burger, with Monterey jack, wild mushrooms, avocado and black truffle.
With the meats, seafood or rotisserie style Jidori chicken, you'll want to try their signature compound butters including black summer truffle, roasted heirloom tomato, garden herb and garlic, 30i enoSTEAK butter and tarragon béarnaise sauce.
Side dishes, referred to as "enhancements," truly make the meal. We recommend the most delicious cauliflower we've ever had — tri-color cauliflower with Romanesco brown butter sage; or Brussels sprouts with apple-smoked bacon; or heavenly crispy Parmesan-truffle thyme potato fries.
And, for dessert the chocolate pot de crème and salted peanut caramel corn is the definition of a perfect dessert: rich chocolate with childhood favorites, salty and sweet caramel flavors.
Dine at enoSTEAK before 6:30 p.m. and enjoy a complimentary glass of house wine. enoSTEAK is open for dinner from 6 to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday at One Ritz-Carlton Drive in Dana Point.
For more information, call (949)240-2000, or visit http://www.ritzcarlton.com/lagunaenoSTEAK.
New offerings at Greenleaf
Easily one of the best restaurants to open in Costa Mesa this year, Greenleaf Gourmet Chopshop is the perfect place to stop in for build-your-own organic salads, sandwiches, and entrées.
And new for fall, the offerings include an ahi burger; vegan gluten-free burger; and spicy turkey sausage and goat cheese thin-crust "pizzas" made on Greenleaf's signature low-carb, high-protein, whole-wheat tortilla.
At the new happy hour from 3 to 5 p.m. daily, enjoy wines by the glass and tap beers for $4, specialty Soju cocktails for $5 and thin-crust pizzas for $5. All side dishes and Greenleaf's new small plates such as turkey meatballs, salmon crudo, steak sliders and seasonal bruschettas are reduced 50%.
Greenleaf is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday to Wednesday, and 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday to Saturday.
Greenleaf Gourmet Chopshop is at 234 East 17th St., Costa Mesa. For more information, call (949) 200-3950, or visit http://www.greenleafchopshop.com.
Blend some great fashion into your wardrobe
Shop at Blend at the Cove in Newport Beach and save 30% off the entire store, including new merchandise from Mother Denim, Matta, Clare Vivier, Demy Lee, Oats Cashmere and more.
Blend is a great small boutique owned by Beth Zehnder, who selects casual chic apparel and accessories. Her focus is to stock basics that you'll want to wear daily, plus items that have a slight edge and are standouts. Fashions are affordable, ranging from $30 to $300, and it's a great place to stock up on tees and scarves.
Open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday, Blend is at 410 W. Coast Hwy., Newport Beach. For more information, call (949) 230-8252.
Get sharp at SoCo
We just discovered a simple way to get culinary knives as sharp as new — at the SoCo Farmers' Market on Saturdays. There's also a handy on-site mobile service that also serves all of Southern California.
Just stop by the market and drop off your knives, scissors, shears, garden clippers or other tools. For kitchen knives, the prices start at $4 for a 3- to 6-inch knife, and go to $6 for 9-inch knife or longer.
SoCo Farmers' Market is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays or schedule a mobile service at http://www.knifeandscissorssharpening.com/home.html.
SoCo is at 3315 Hyland Ave., Costa Mesa.
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coffee break....
Boy do I love my coffee... and there's so many kinds, you can never get board! Coconut coffee would have to be my absolute fav! You can never go wrong with a good espresso either. I will admit, but probably like most people, when I start a new day its the first thing I do in the morning, I leap... well maybe not so much leap but drag myself out of bed and turn the coffee on. But you gotta have something to wake you up on those early days!
Funny I was never much of a coffee drinker, until I headed to New Zealand a while back. It was the thing to do, grab a coffee, chat (well that's nothing new, we all do it here, but it was just different. Was it because I was way on the other side of the world? Perhaps). Plus it didn't help that my job over there was working as a barista. But if you've ever been there, you'll know that kiwi's have some weird names for they're coffee, most of the cafes don't even serve filter coffee. So here I am one day staring at a menu in a shop and see: flat white, long black, short black?? Total confusion, of course there was the familiar latte` and cappuccino and what have you... but apparently flat white, long black and so on are just variations of how much milk you put into the espresso. Amused either way, I became a frequent orderer of the flat white, and some of they're coffee has been the best I've ever had! Right now I'm a huge fan of the coffee press. Its so fresh and fast, you get all the flavor! Try putting cinnamon in with the grounds or adding some vanilla extract to you're cup!
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Wow, has this week been a soaker or what! I think its rained almost everyday. I do love it though, in moderation that is. Not only does everything get a little greener and well cleaner, its a day to spend time watching some good ol' movies and cooking up something special to make the grey haze disappear. I think baking might hit the spot, some cookies for the rest of the week, a cake I've been dying to try or even a crazy muffin concoction. You never know... Just something to break the blah. I do sorta attempt to follow a recipe, but then I see something eyeing me in the cupboard that could just maybe work, then well that's just gotta go in too! ie. My attempt at strawberry muffins turned into chocolate strawberry nut muffins... damn that chocolate for peaking out at me from the cupboard! But hey, those were good!
Rainy days are always a tool for getting stuff done you've been meaning to, or willing to try. Get out those cookbooks and look at that food porn for inspiration for the next rainy day!
Sunday's are the one day of the week to relax and unwind, unless you're stuck working of course, but for most people its a lazy day. I do enjoy those lazy days where you can just putter around the house and finally get all those things done you've been meaning to do earlier in the week. But for me, after a good little sleep in, I love to make a big breakfast. Its really the highlight of the morning, the anticipation of what new spin will have on breakfast today. Will it be chocolate french toast, pancakes with lemon and honey, or a good English style eggs and bacon with the lot? The smells alone will wake you out of bed and send you down stairs in you're pj's and roughed up bed head, too excited to even check yourself out in the mirror.
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This amazing photo was taken by wildlife photographer Brian McFarlane in Strumpshaw, Norfolk, England. The greylag goose was attempting to land on a freshwater lake on a very windy day. Turning its body upside is a move not uncommon for birds. It even has its own name, whiffling. Birds whiffle so that they may slow down and reduce their height quickly.
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Currently, I have a basic EOS 600D DSRL cameras, I bought it four years ago, now the lens (kit lens) doesn't function good, I mean it can't focus correctly. I had disassembled the lens before, spent almost whole night to reassemble it.
I am thinking to upgrade my photography gear, you know, maybe I should purchase the EOS 7D or EOS 70D. Nowadays, these cameras are offering discount. My question is how to choose between EOS 7D and EOS 70D.
By the way, I use the camera to shoot products photos, I had setup a small but effective light room for shooting purpose.


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The results of the 2013 PA Election are in. Much thanks to everyone who ran for election, and congratulations to our elected and re-elected PA President, Board Directors, and Student Representative. The change of board will take place at the close of our annual meeting in Viterbo, August 11, 2013
Presidential Election: 36 James Carpenter * 30 Chris Roe
Board of Directors Election: 23 Rick Berger 18 Athena Drewes 34 Hoyt Edge * 38 Roger Nelson * 36 John Palmer * 32 Christine Simmonds-Moore **
Student Representative Election: 2 Jack Hunter 6 Michael Tremmel *
* Those elected are indicated by an asterisk. ** Additional Board vacancy to replace new President Jim Carpenter .
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The physics of Jackson Pollock
June 30, 2011 by Amara D. Angelica
Can you tell the difference between a painting by an elephant and Jackson Pollack? (Take this test before reading further.)
A mathematician at Harvard University and a physicist-art historian at Boston College think they can. Pollock was an "intuitive master" of laws that govern the flow of liquids under gravity, they believe.
The researchers examined the black and red painting "Untitled 1948–49″ and demonstrated mathematically that the only way Pollock could create such tiny looping, meandering oscillations was to hold his brush or trowel high up off the canvas and let out a flow of paint that narrowed and sped up as it fell.
To create tiny loops rather than waves, he likely moved his hand slowly, allowing physics to co-author his art. These drizzles, drips, and splashes reveal the workings of physical phenomena known as jets, drops, and sheets, they say. Each is governed by the laws of fluid dynamics, which Pollock exploited through careful technique and manipulating the thickness of his pigments and paints with water and solvents.
Personally, I prefer the elephant paintings. Which would explain why I flunked out of art class.
Ref.: Andrzej Herczyński, Claude Cernuschi, L. Mahadevan, Painting with drops, jets, and sheets, Physics Today, 2011; 64 (6): 31 [DOI: 10.1063/1.3603916]


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Developing secure code using SPARK – Part 1
The modern cyberworld is a dangerous place. Software must not only be reliable—i.e., perform its intended functions—but also robust: It needs to withstand attempts at subversion from the array of threats posed by malevolent sources. Implementing security as an add-on isn't effective. Performing static analysis retrospectively on the source code of an existing system may uncover bugs and vulnerabilities but can never demonstrate their absence. Instead, developers have to consider preventive measures from the start, and for the most critical kinds of systems, implement an approach backed by mathematical rigor.
One technique is to use an appropriate programming language that permits specifying relevant security-oriented properties ("contracts"), and then demonstrate statically that these properties are satisfied by applying automated tools as the system is being designed and implemented.
The SPARK language, a formally analyzable Ada subset augmented with special comment syntax for contracts, illustrates this approach. SPARK has been used, in conjunction with a development methodology known as Correctness by Construction (CbyC), to produce a variety of systems that need to achieve the highest levels of security and/or safety.
Because defects are prevented or caught early, the traditional debugging phase is much reduced. The level of effort required by using SPARK is around the same as for conventional systems, but with the benefit of much higher assurance that the system does what it is supposed to do, and does not do what it is not supposed to do.
Software security basics
Security is commonly defined as the protection of assets against unauthorized attempts to compromise their confidentiality, integrity, or availability. In the context of a computer system, an asset needs to be considered in a very general sense. It may consist of sensitive data (employee salaries or social security numbers), physical equipment that the system is controlling or monitoring, or even—and especially—the internal data structures and executable code of the software itself. In a safety-critical system, the assets may be human beings—for example passengers and crew on an aircraft, or a patient receiving medication from an infusion pump.
The measures taken to achieve sufficient security depend on the value of the assets (or the costs associated with recovering from a security breach) and the perceived likelihood of the threats and the skills of potential attackers. These measures fall into two categories:
- Security functions such as user authorization or data encryption algorithms that are implemented by the software as part of the system architecture, and
- Security assurance steps taken by the developer to demonstrate that the security functions have been implemented correctly, and that the rest of the system contains no vulnerabilities that could be exploited to defeat these functions.


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Jake Locker is officially playing for his future in Tennessee.
As expected, the Titans won't exercise the quarterback's fifth-year option, NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported Wednesday. The team has yet to make an official announcement, but their decision comes as little surprise considering the roughly $14.6 million pricetag Locker would have been owed in 2015. Jim Wyatt of the Tennessean first reported the news.
Rapoport reported in December that Tennessee didn't plan to pull the trigger, which would have guaranteed Locker's salary in case of injury. Durability, of course, has been a pressing issue for the fourth-year passer after he missed 14 games over the past two seasons.
Coming off foot surgery, Locker still has a chance to win over the front office with just Charlie Whitehurst and Tyler Wilson as his competition. The Titans, though, are a dark horse to draft a passer in next week's draft.
What they do in May will tell us plenty about how new coach Ken Whisenhunt really feels about Locker's chances to evolve into a franchise passer. Of course, bypassing his option already speaks volumes about the pressue this young quarterback is under in Nashville.
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February 7, 2008
The organizers of the spring semester National Act expect a sizeable turnout at the Third Eye Blind concert Saturday. As of Monday, almost 2000 tickets had been sold, according to Senior Council Activities Committee [SCAC] Co-Chairman Will Hoffman '10. Wallies, who get in free with their Student IDs, have been purchasing tickets for their friends, and the general public has been buying tickets as well.
The concert is also on the radar of students on other campuses. Faculty Advisor Coach Steve House has received phone calls from students attending who wanted to know more about the concert and how to acquire tickets. The Senior Council Activities Committee is hosting Third Eye Blind for the spring semester National Act. The multi-platinum-selling alternative rock band will take the stage after opening act Absent Star, a Chicago-based pop-rock band, begins playing at 8:00 P.M., Saturday, February 9, 2008. Tickets are $20 for non-students.
National Act officials anticipate a strong, energized crowd.
"I think this is going to be a big one," said one National Act official. "Crowd-wise, it's going to be comparable to the Ben Folds turnout. People were lined up clear down to the mall to get in. I get calls every day from surrounding campuses, which is good. Anytime you can get females on campus, it helps recruiting and morale. There's an opening act. Doors open at 7:00 P.M."
Because of the expected crowd, the set-up will be different than past years. The stage will be at the far-back side of Chadwick Court. Side bleachers will be open but the end bleachers will not. The foyer will be open to the audience to use the restrooms and purchase Third Eye Blind merchandise, including shirts and CDs.
There will also be three entrances and one exit: one for Wabash students, one for nonstudents who have tickets, and a third for non-students who want to buy tickets.
According to Coach House, the goal is to expedite entrance into the concert and provide an open space for the audience. "Another big difference is that there will not be passouts," SCAC Co-chair Will Hoffman '10 said. "At Guster you could come in, leave, come back. This year there are going to be so many people that once you're in, you're in. We can get close to 2500 if half the students come out. We've gotten emails from people at Purdue and other schools. I'd love to sell the concert out and just have a bunch of people come. All money from ticket sells will go to another concert or defray the costs of this concert."
Students are stoked about the concert this weekend, and many of them have invited guests.
"I'm sure it will be a blast," said freshman Evan Reynolds from College Hall. "Our room has around 15-20 friends coming down this weekend. Since I have two tests and a paper due this week, I think a free concert is a nice reward for finishing out the week."
Sophomore Sam Prellwitz agreed.
"I'm excited," he said. "The band is good. My girlfriend is coming. And I'm looking forward to making a weekend out of it. Wabash Christian Men is having a good post- party, and I'm really looking forward to some music and 'chillin'."
All in all, SCAC officials said they want everyone to have a good time.
"The goal is obviously to have a great show," House said, "to have kids be happy, guests be happy, as well as recruits. It all fits into the morale of the campus. I'm sure there's a lot of other parties that follow the concert, so we just want to give them their money's worth. This is not Conseco Fieldhouse or an arena. But we can do this because of our budget and the college's philosophy of allowing this to go on even though we're very small and unique in the aspect that we can bring top acts to campus."


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Kalamata Olive Vinaigrette and Three Salad Variations
Kalamata Olive Vinaigrette
(Makes about 1 1/2 cups, Recipe adapted slightly from Fine Cooking Magazine special edition on Side Dishes.)
1 small shallot coarsely chopped (or use 2 T chopped red onion)
1 tsp. fresh thyme leaves (or use 1/2 tsp. dried thyme)
1/2 cup pitted Kalamata olives
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1 T Dijon mustard
3/4 cup good quality extra virgin olive oil
Variation #1:
For a slightly milder dressing, use white balsamic vinegar instead of red wine vinegar. This is my personal favorite, although I like all the versions of this recipe.
Variation #2:
For a much milder dressing with just a hint of Kalamata olive flavor, mix dressing half and half with your favorite purchased vinaigrette. (I discovered this by accident when my dressing was almost gone and I needed a little more, but it's quite delicious.)
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Spagetti with Italian Sausage and Arugula, Week #23
Asian Spinach Salad with Chicken, Mushrooms, Peppers, and Almonds, Week #27
Spinach and Sorrell Chopped Salad with Goat Cheese and Pecans, Week #46
How to Freeze Fresh Rosemary and Thyme, Week #47
Kalyn's Herb Blend, Week #63
Southwest Chicken Salad, Week #65
Arugula Salad with Marinated Artichokes and More, Week #71
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35395, Children's Songbook, The Gospel, The Holy Ghost, 105
1. When Christ was on the earth,
He promised he would send
The Holy Ghost to comfort us,
Our true, eternal friend.
The Holy Spirit whispers
With a still small voice.
He testifies of God and Christ
And makes our hearts rejoice.
2. And when we are confirmed
By sacred priesthood pow'r,
The Holy Ghost is giv'n to us
To guide us ev'ry hour.
Oh, may I always listen
To that still small voice.
And with his light I'll do what's right
Each time I make a choice.
Words: Jeanne P. Lawler, b. 1924; alt. © 1977, 1989 IRI
Music: Jeanne P. Lawler, b. 1924. © 1977 IRI
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Spring Season Off On the Right Foot
CHARLESTON, S.C. — In their first weekend back on the water, the Yale women's sailing team proved that they have been hungry to come out of hibernation and get the spring season off to a good start. Leading the regatta after day one and ultimately finishing second overall, just five points behind the winning team from Georgetown University, is as much as anyone could have asked of them after having not sailed for the past three months.
Nine teams were represented at the Charleston Women's Intersectional and in order to get more boats on the starting line the race officials decided to combine the A and B divisions. This makes scoring a touch more difficult because in the end sailors are really only scored against the other boats from their division; however, for the sailors it is a lot more beneficial in the long-run to be racing against more boats at once.
Junior skipper Genoa Warner with junior crew Stephanie Schuyler started the regatta off on a very stellar note, winning four of the first five races in B division. The lighter five to eight knot winds on Saturday posed ideal conditions for the lightweight team. That said, despite their small size, even in the bigger breeze on Sunday the two juniors were at one point able to string together four first-place finishes in a row. It was only in the final race, when the wind picked up to above 20 knots, that Warner and Schuyler actually exhibited the true inconvenience of their lightweight combination. A score of DNF in that race means that the team was rendered incapable of finishing the race. Yet, even with the 10 points that those letters added to their score Warner and Schuyler were still able to clinch the overall win in B division.
In A division, the freshman team of skipper Marlena Fauer and crew Eugenia Custo Greig also performed at an impressive level for just getting back in the boat. They started the regatta off with top-three finishes in six out of the first seven races and went on to win a couple of races as well. Their fourth-place finish in the highly competitive A division was crucial to the Bulldogs' second place overall team finish.
All things considered, the most valuable thing that the Yale women will take away from the past weekend is the general experience of getting back on the race course and finding their sea legs again. The Charleston venue provided a spectrum of different conditions including light winds, heavy winds, and also strong tides. This variety should serve as a good reminder to the Bulldogs of how prepared they have to be to adjust to varying conditions.
With a regatta already under their belts in the new season, the Bulldogs are now off to St. Petersburg, Fla. to spend five days training with the rest of their team. They will also be practicing against the team from the University of South Florida which generously invited them to share their boats, facilities and warm waters. After what essentially promises to be a productive practice week, the Bulldogs are off to Annapolis, Md. next weekend for the Navy Women's Intersectional hosted by the Naval Academy.
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So a darkside spell is making the Jedi stupid?
I guess the Jedi are so engraved in their daily routines that they can't see what is happening around them. Kind of like playing a video game for an hour but never noticing people have entered or left the room during that time.
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Sept. 4, 2008
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Sophomore Bongomin Otii and freshman Danny Barrera have both been cleared to play beginning Friday for the No. 7 UC Santa Barbara men's soccer team after each had suffered knee injuries.
Otii, who redshirted last season after a successful freshman campaign, wasn't expected back until later this month, but the 6-foot, 205-pound forward has impressed the coaches with his recent practices.
"He looks really sharp," Head Coach Tim Vom Steeg said.
Otii, a Denver, Colo. native, started his Gaucho career off with a bang, registering five goals in his first five games, the first player in program history to do so. As a freshman he appeared in 24 of UCSB's 25 games and finished the year with 13 points.
Barrera, a PARADE All-American and one of the nation's top recruits, will don the blue and gold for the first time in his collegiate career. The 5-foot-7 midfielder was a two-time NSCAA/adidas Youth All-American and a member of the U-18 and U-17 Men's National Teams. Barrera, who was born in Bogota, Colombia but hails from Thousand Oaks, was expected to finally be cleared for the Kentucky game.
Friday's contest will be televised by Fox Soccer Channel and online at foxsoccer.tv in a match-up of the 1-0-0 Gauchos and the 2-0-0 Wildcats. The game will also be broadcast on KCSB 91.9 FM and streaming online at kcsb.org.
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#1 Docs Use Waivers To Curb Patient Comments On Internet.02-20-2009, 11:41 AMMedical Experts Riled as Doctors Try to Censor Their Patients
Thursday, February 19, 2009
By Joseph Abrams
Print ShareThisDoctors across the country are forcing their patients to sign waivers giving up their right to post comments and reviews about them online, a move experts say is unethical and should be prohibited.
Consumer-oriented Web sites like RateMDs and Vitals.com give Web users a chance to recommend and review physicians and hospitals nationwide. But some doctors now are telling their patients to censor themselves or find another physician.
"This is just the guild trying to protect itself from accountability to those it serves. That's not professional behavior this is self-interested behavior," said Laurence McCullough, professor of medical ethics at Baylor College of Medicine.
"And as a rule, when a doctor acts primarily out of self-interest, it's ethically suspect."
Among the groups spearheading the move is a company called Medical Justice, which says it is helping protect doctors from online libel, which it says is an "emerging threat" within the medical profession.
Dr. Jeffrey Segal, a former neurosurgeon who founded Medical Justice to help doctors fight off lawsuits, said he robustly supports the sites in theory, but in practice they aren't properly monitored and can do irreparable harm to a doctor's reputation especially when people pretending to be former patients write phony reviews.
"It was not only patients posting information, but people posing as patients," Segal said, including "disgruntled employees, ex-spouses and competitors."
Segal and other medical experts say that while the ratings sites may have good intentions, little of the information they impart is of use, as the most important indicators of clinical care can only be judged by experts. The rest, they say, is just "random discussion."
"I think the real problem is that the info may not be all that useful," said Dr. Wendy Mariner, a law professor and director of the Patients' Rights Program at Boston University. "Patients may be able to evaluate whether a physician is responsive, courteous, on time, provides useful info to the patient," she said, but they cannot judge the most important issues concerning medical care.
But Mariner said the waivers create "an adversarial relationship" between doctors and patients, and could possibly limit options for patients seeking care. "If this kind of thing gains any traction, medical licensing boards will, and I think should, prohibit it," she told FOXNews.com.
Even without action from medical boards, Mariner said patients should be wary of doctors who ask them to muzzle themselves.
"What patient would want to go to a physician that asks for a waiver? It's a big red flag signaling that the physician is afraid of being evaluated," she said.
Under the terms of the agreements, patients promise they "will not denigrate, defame, disparage or cast aspersions upon" their doctors or post comments to any Web pages by name or anonymously, according to one contract obtained by Florida Health News.
Legal experts say private practices are permitted to ask this of their patients, and they do not violate any free speech laws.
But what happens when patients refuse to sign?
Segal said "there may be some" doctors who would refuse treatment to a patient who wouldn't sign the agreement, but that in an emergency those worries would go out the window.
"I don't think anyone will refuse lifesaving treatment because of this," he said. "Any time there's an urgent or emergency situation, you've got to take care of the patient. End of story."
Physicians are required to provide emergency treatment under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, Dr. McCullough said. The American Medical Association allows doctors to choose their patients, but AMA principles of medical ethics say that even private physicians lose that freedom in case of emergencies.
Yet medical experts say they are concerned that if a patient refuses to sign the waiver, he may have no other place to turn.
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The solution to the problem described at the on set of the article is not censorship - it's ownership. People think they can say what ever they like without repercussions. Make people own their words. It's anonymity that is the problem.Stand up for what is right, even if you have to stand alone.
SonnabendGuest02-28-2009, 03:05 PM"It was not only patients posting information, but people posing as patients," Segal said, including "disgruntled employees, ex-spouses and competitors."
02-28-2009, 05:40 PMStand up for what is right, even if you have to stand alone.
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