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What: Bestselling author Gary Shtyengart will read from his new memoir, "Little Failure," and engage in a conversation with CU's Sasha Senderovich
When: 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20
Where: Room 235, University Memorial Center, University of Colorado-Boulder campus
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Looking at comic novelist Gary Shteyngart's life and career through a science-fictional prism, he sort of has it all, at least metaphorically: futurism, "time travel," technophilia. He's even an alien. Or as close to it as you can come.
Born in the former Soviet Union in 1972, he immigrated with his Jewish parents to the United States in 1979, that pivotal year in which, some argue, the Communist world began its final collapse, courtesy of Thatcher, Reagan, Gorbachev and Pope John Paul II.
"The experience of being born in the Soviet Union and coming to America, that's kind of science fiction right there," a buoyant Shteyngart says by phone from New York. "We took an interplanetary journey. We left a world that was struggling and slowly sliding into a Third World country. America had its problems, but it looked like the future to me ... I saw a Corvette and I thought, 'This thing can fly, surely!' It looked like it could take off to the stars."
Shteyngart on Thursday will read from his new memoir, "Little Failure" and participate in a conversation and question-and-answer session with Sasha Senderovich of the University of Colorado-Boulder's departments of Germanic and Slavic Languages and the Program in Jewish Studies, which is sponsoring the event at CU-Boulder.
Shteyngart's three best-selling tragi-comic novels — "The Russian Debutante's Handbook" (2002), "Absurdistan" (2006) and "Super Sad True Love Story" (2010) — are quite different, but each draws heavily on his family's personal history. With the new memoir, he says, he's ready to put his "Russian American experience" behind him.
"Well, I'm 41, and in Russian years that's 67," he says when asked why he decided to write a memoir at a comparatively young age.
But aspects of the memoir are almost like time travel to what must seem a weird science-fictional dream to younger generations: An American who actually lived on the distant planet of Communist Russia. He certainly felt like a kid who had fallen to earth when his parents placed him in Hebrew school. In the era of Ronald Reagan and such gung-ho anti-commie films as "Red Dawn," there was nothing worse to be than a Russian.
"I actually pretended I was born in East Berlin and told all those Jewish kids I was German," he says. "That was better than admitting I was Russian."
But, encouraged by his parents, who never fully assimilated, he embraced the American zeitgeist and soon traded in childhood dreams of joining the Soviet Red Pioneers for starry-eyed adulation of Reagan.
But these days, Shteyngart is anything but old world and has — mostly — embraced a tech-driven Western life. In fact, he seems a bit of a futurist. "Super Sad True Love Story," the hangdog and hilarious tale of an anxiety-ridden Russian Jewish immigrant and his young, hip Korean American girlfriend, is set in a near-future America that started coming true as soon as you could one-click buy it on amazon.com. Shteyngart foresaw an Occupy Wall Street-like phenomenon, wearable computers a la Google Glass, transparent jeans (hello, Lady Gaga) and more.
"I called myself the Nostradamus of two months from now," he says.
As for his own relationship to technology, he says he has both technophile and Luddite genes.
"I do try new technology. But on the other hand, I still have a Yahoo account," says Shteyngart, who wrote about using a Google Glass wearable computer for the Aug. 5, 2013, issue of The New Yorker.
Yet, for all the wired world's glitter and hyper-speed, Shteyngart isn't convinced it's as great as BoingBoing would have you believe.
"This is very anecdotal, but life's not any better since all this tech came along ... I got my first cell phone around 1997," he says cheerily. "Since then, it's been this steady march toward more anxiety, keeping up and wondering if you're missing out. Personally, I favor a quiet moment in the country. With sheep."


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We are a fast growing Architectural Firm with a vast portfolio of projects. Up until recently, we have been 'lost in the crowd' of just another design and building company. However, we have recently delivered some very high profile projects which are about to launch us to a new level. Our firm will be featured in an upcoming Vogue magazine shoot amongst two other industry specific publications. We are a team of highly experienced professionals who have come together to provide a complete design, construct and project management service. As the company grows, we are diversifying the business to include other services and as such are trying to avoid a logo that is too 'Building' focussed. We want it to be simple but eye-catching and recognisable
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MRI Technical Services http://www.mrits.com
We are a small, well established, service/ engineering firm that specializes in MRI. We are currently updating our very old and tired website to a Drupal / eGroupware based site and want to update the logo as well. The new site will eventually be a web 2.0 interface and the focus of all of our customer communication and marketing efforts.
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The current logo was a home-made design first done when we incorporated back in 1993. I still like the basic aspect of it. The coil concept is key to what makes everything in MRI work. That, plus the fact we now have 16 years of history attached to it makes me want to look at an update rather than a redesign. The current design can't really be done in monochrome (for that we use another version with the rings as outline-only) and when rendered filled and in color the text-over-rings aspect is cluttered. It's also impossible to use transparently over anything but a white background. I'd like to update it to address these problems while keeping the look-and-feel and identity intact. However, if you feel you have better way to convey the same idea, I'm open to suggestions. The eGroupware intra/ extranet part of the site will be done using the default iDots theme which will dictate a lot of the look and feel of the site. An example of that is here- https://www.egroupware.de/demo16/in…/index.php .
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First, the personal background.
I was first diagnosed with periodontal disease just before I left the RAAF 22 years ago. I had the same cleaning routine, every three months for a year, with the service paying. I didn't continue after that, because everything seemed good.
Nobody had mentioned that it is an incurable disease, at least while you still have teeth. Of course, if you don't treat it that isn't forever.
Over the next ten years, I had some minor dental work, but no serious problems. Then, quite suddenly, I got a major infection and abscess and was told that I needed treatment by the periodontist again. That was the first time I was told that it was an incurable disease, and that I should have been getting regular periodontal cleaning treatment ever since the first diagnosis.
Over the next five years, under an excellent periodontist in Melbourne, I managed to retain most of my teeth (lost four) and had several flare-ups. One of those I ignored for a few days because I was travelling; that one nearly killed me when it got out of control and I was treated just in time. I now carry Amoxycillin when I travel, just in case.
Now for the good news. At the time I was diagnosed with diabetes in 2002 I was seeing my new and also excellent periodontist on the Gold Coast every three months. He commented that I had improved significantly after a year of no smoking. But the improvement a year later when I had reduced my A1c and gained some control over my BGs was even better.
I now only attend every four months, and on two of those appointments I now only see the dental hygienist because I've improved too much to justify the periodontist's time.
Now – the serious bit for other diabetics.
Below I'll list some links for those that want to read further, but I'll summarise briefly here. I haven't read all of the hundreds of papers – but skimming through the conclusions there is a gradual trend to general agreement on the following:
The bad news:
Periodontal disease and diabetes mellitus is a two-way relationship. Poor control of either degrades control of the other. See Periodontitis and diabetes interrelationships
That paper concludes with a quite unexpected additional possibility:
"Thus, there is potential for periodontitis to exacerbate diabetes-induced hyperlipidemia, immune cell alterations, and diminished tissue repair capacity. It may also be possible for chronic periodontitis to induce diabetes." Induce diabetes? Further research should be done there.
Postscript January 2009. See Diabetes and Dental health for more comment on causality.
Mortality (that word has a sense of finality) is significantly increased in diabetics with Periodontal Disease. http://care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/reprint/28/1/27
The good news:
The two-way relationship can work in your favour. Improved control of Periodontal disease can assist with glycemic control and vice-versa. See http://www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/16584339
So - look after your pearly whites, folks. We all get lazy at times, as my periodontist is quick to remind me, but as a diabetic bad teeth and gums can literally be the death of us.
Cheers, Alan,
Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.
If you are interested in further reading, this is a link to over 100 papers listed in PubMed:
And a similar link for medline (with some duplications)
A post-script, posted 5th October 2010
A friend of mine, who is a Type 1 diabetic in the UK, just posted this report of a dental problem. Although not directly related to periodontitis I thought it may reinforce the need for dental health and also includes some sound advice on what to do if you ever have the same extraction need.
Here is Patrick's post, slightly edited:
I've had one very rotten wisdom tooth taken out and I'm a complete WIMP when it comes to dentists, that's why I hadn't been in years and is also why I've had the problems I've had.Cheers, Alan
Anyhooo I'm sure there's a few of you out there who are as nervous as me so here's a link to a very good site.
There is a wealth of info for scaredy cats and also a list of NICE friendly dentists.
My thread is here http://www.dentalfearcentral.org/forum/showthread.php?t=13006
Now I'm aware there's more than a few food gurus in here, I'm not and never will be one of them so if you're one of those lazy low maintenance T1 like me then I hope the following is of some use.
Bearing in mind we're at a higher risk of dry sockets, we are more prone to infection and we take longer to heal I think stuff like this is worth paying attention to.
1. Follow your dentists advice on post tooth removal care.
Do NOT smoke. ( diabetics shouldn't anyway but I know some of us do)
Do NOT drink alcohol
DO rinse with warm salt water after each meal ( half teaspoon of salt per glass of warm water)
DO buy some Corsodryl and use that to rinse the salt taste away
DO drink lots of water
DO brush carefully but avoid the gum where the tooth was - the salt rinse and Corsodryl will see to that.
The longer you can stomach a liquid diet ( tomato soup for me as it has no bits in it) the better then you don't run the risk of getting food stuck in the gum.
Be aware that if you're used to a high carb diet, switching to just soup is going to present liquid problems at the other end
Breakfast has been either microwaved scrambled eggs mixed with sliced hot dog sausages. Or one crumbled weetabix mixed with half a sliced banana ( sliced into quarter of the round slices) and full fat milk but wait till it goes all soft before you eat it. I switched to egg on the basis that it tends to bind the gut up - a good thing when all you've really had in there is soup
Lunch has been soup mixed with more sliced hot dog sausages and buttered bread, the butter helps to keep the bread in one piece so you can keep it away from the gum.
Evening meal - more soup. bread and sausage.
I have also invested in low fat yoghurt for between meals to ensure there's plenty of good bacteria kicking around - this seems to have really sped up the healing process.
All the above foods do NOT fall to bits in your mouth and therefore do not get stuck in the gum as it heals - avoid rice and nutty breads etc for this reason.
Two things are going to happen, firstly you're going to lose any excess weight you had and secondly you're going to hate the taste of soup I'm ok with the latter on the basis of the former!
Lastly and for a rare few this will help. I'm T1 diabetic so the reduction in carb means a massive reduction in insulin requirements, be aware that Ibuprofen / Neurofen will remove your low blood sugar physical warning signs. Test more frequently and if like me, you're on a basal / bolus DAFNE system, you'll really need to work out what you're going to do with insulin.
Remember no two T1 diabetics are the same but my basal insulin was split 18u and 18u morning and evening. At the moment due to diet changes, i'm running 12u morning and 8u evening - this also due to the weight loss which makes you less insulin resistant.
Before you go in for the tooth out, please bear in mind you may not want to eat for up to 24 hours - to do that safely as a diabetic you need to ensure you reduce your basal insulin BEFORE you have the tooth out. Also ensure you eat a good meal before going in so that your blood sugar can be kept high enough to be safe. 24 hours of running a little higher than normal won't kill you. Knowing what I know now, I'd have changed over to this diet a week or so before the tooth came out so that I was better prepared for it.
Lastly and I can't stress this enough, I haven't needed any painkillers since the day the tooth came out - I've had no swelling at all and on day 5 it looks like my appetite has returned. I have lost approximately 1.5 stone in a little under a month ( I cut out coffee and tea with sugar, chocolate of any kind, ALL wine etc ) and I think I've got another 2 or 3 weeks of this diet to go so I'm guessing another half stone will drop off. I've gone from a 35" waist down to a 32" waist. [note for US readers. One stone is 14 pounds.]
The point I'm getting at is simply that losing middle body fat is a GOOD thing, I just didn't expect to have this many positive side effects after having something done I was very very nervous about. All of a sudden I'm hitting the exercise bike on Monday with a figure worth fighting for
So if you're out there and nervous, you can't be any more than I was and I'm fine, as is my diabetes control which has been almost perfect for the entire period.


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Army Cpl. George W. Conklin Jr., from Phelps, was 18 years old in 1950 when he was reported missing in action following a battle in North Korea.
Army Cpl. George W. Conklin Jr., from Phelps, was 18 years old in 1950 when he was reported missing in action following a battle in North Korea.
On Wednesday, The U.S. Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced the remains of the young serviceman had been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors.
Army Cpl. George W. Conklin Jr. will be buried Saturday, Nov. 9, in his hometown of Phelps.
In late November 1950, Army Cpl. Conklin and members of Company I, 31st Regimental Combat Team (RCT), historically known as Task Force Faith, were deployed along the eastern banks of the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea. From Nov. 27 to Dec. 1, Chinese forces encircled and overran the U.S. positions forcing the 31st RCT to withdraw south along Route 5 to a more defensible position. Following the battle, on Dec. 3, 1950, Army Cpl. Conklin was reported missing in action.
Then, 54 years later, in September 2004, a Joint U.S./Democratic People's Republic of Korea team surveyed a field south of the Pungnyuri-gang inlet of the Chosin Reservoir and a second site located south of Route 5. They recovered human remains and material evidence, including uniform insignia worn by the U.S. Infantry and Field Artillery personnel circa 1950.
To identify the remains, scientists from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command and the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory used circumstantial evidence and forensic identification tools, including mitochondrial DNA – which matched Conklin's brother.
Using modern technology, identifications continue to be made from remains that were recovered or previously turned over by North Korean officials.
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Bullshido Artist Ralph Severe
Is the instructor Ralph Severe for real or is he bullshido?
12/16/2005 10:21am, #2
"In January of 1992, dishearten of the Bujinkan politics, ranking and students' dishonesty, Mr. Severe began his personal warrior quest. During his warrior quest he researched Shooto Wrestling, Brazilian Judo, Catch As Catch Can Wrestling and Russian martial arts of combat. "
Brazillian Judo? Russian martial arts of combat? Huh?
12/16/2005 10:26am, #3
Well, his Taijutsu is authentic...which puts him head and shoulders above Ashida Kim and Sheng Lung Yi. As for the other training...at least it shows that he's willing to branch out and try new things.
I have a feeling that he's good to go, and that he's probably pretty solid and strong regardless of how "Puffy" he looks.
12/16/2005 11:14am, #4
i live in arlington, a city close to dallas, im maybe 30 min. away. i guess i can try to call them and get info on them.
12/16/2005 11:20am, #5
Search function, n00b!
We have had this thread before. He's legit.
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He dropped out of the Bujinkan for obvious reasons. He's puffy, but the fucker can throw down for sure.
Ralph is a bit eccentric, but he's a good fighter from what I hear and definitely not scared to throw down.
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12/16/2005 3:59pm, #8Originally Posted by bdweezil6998
I just find the wording "Russian martial arts of combat" pretty funny. Like saying you study a fight-related Javanese fighting art.....of fighting. The "Brazillian Judo" is also funny, since he probably means BJJ.
12/16/2005 5:17pm, #9Originally Posted by Shawarma
Well As Asia saids BJJ = Basically Just Judo. BJJ is just Judo will different rules that favor ne-waza to nage-waza. So calling it Brazilian Judo is acceptable.
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The Guardian Unlimited, July 29, 2013
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The prospect of seeing Larry Summers as chair of the Fed has angered many policy types in Washington and across the country. There is a multi-count indictment that includes his support for the repeal of Glass-Steagall, his opposition to regulating derivatives, his notorious comment about women possibly lacking the ability for sophisticated mathematical reasoning, and his protection of the big banks in his years as President Obama's National Economic Adviser.
These are reasonable issues to raise as Summers is being considered for the country's most powerful economic position. But the most important charge has generally been left off the list. Summers played a major role in creating the economic imbalances that fostered the housing bubble and explain the weakness of the economy right up to the present. This is the problem of the huge U.S. trade deficit, which was in turn caused by the over-valued dollar.
To understand what is at issue we have to go back to the East Asian financial crisis in 1997, when Larry Summers helped lead the bailout of the countries of the region as part of the "Committee to Save the World." The crisis at the time involved the fast-growing Asian tigers that suddenly found themselves facing a run on their banks and their currencies.
One country after another found it necessary to abandon their fixed exchange rate. Since much debt was denominated in dollars or other foreign currencies, many banks and major corporations were pushed to the edge of bankruptcy.
Summers and his friends stepped into this situation with the money and power of the IMF at their command. They engineered a bailout that gave countries the money they needed to get through the crisis, but required that they would pay their debts in full. The flip side was that the United States would maintain an open door to exports from the region.
However it was not just East Asia that increased its exports to the United States. The experience of the East Asian countries led developing countries throughout the world to begin to accumulate vast amounts of dollar holdings to ensure that they would never be in the same situation of the East Asian countries being forced to accept whatever terms the IMF handed down.
This led to a huge run-up in the value of the dollar, which in turn caused the U.S. trade deficit to soar. A high dollar makes imports cheap for people living in the United States, so we buy more imports from overseas. A high dollar also makes U.S. exports more expensive to people living in other countries, so we are able to export less. As a result of the Larry Summers high-dollar policy the trade deficit exploded from a bit over 1 percent of GDP in 1996 to 4.0 percent of GDP ($640 billion in today's economy) in 2000. The trade deficit continued to rise in the next decade peaking at almost 6.0 percent of GDP ($960 billion in today's economy) in 2006.
The trade deficit created a huge gap in demand as a large portion of the income generated in the United States was spent outside of the country. In the late 1990s this gap was filled by the demand generated from the stock bubble. Record high stock prices led to a consumption boom as people spent more based on their bubble-generated stock wealth. It also led to a surge in investment as every crazy Internet start-up was able to raise hundreds of millions of dollars on Wall Street.
The bubble burst in 2000-2002, giving us the 2001 recession. While the recession was officially short and mild, it is not easy to recover from a recession caused by the collapse of an asset bubble. We did not recover the jobs lost in the recession until February of 2005. At the time, this was the longest period without job growth since the Great Depression.
Of course when the economy did start to create jobs again it was on the back of the housing bubble. And we know where that one got us.
But now that the housing bubble has burst, we are still left with a gap in demand from U.S. trade deficit. Since the dollar has fallen over the last decade the gap is smaller, but it is still close to 4 percent of GDP or around $600 billion a year.
Presumably the dollar will fall further in coming years, which will eventually eliminate the trade deficit as a drain on demand. But this adjustment is not going to happen tomorrow. In the meantime we can only get the economy back to anything resembling full employment with very large budget deficits (much larger than we are now running) or with another bubble.
The budget deficit route does not seem politically feasible and the bubble route is not likely to end any better the third time than it did the last two times. That leaves us with a prolonged period of high unemployment with tens of millions of people unemployed or underemployed. This will ruins lives of workers and their children.
That's the world that Larry Summers has given us. Hey, why not give him the country's most important economic post? He's supposed to be really smart.


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2 User Reviews of Silhouette Cruise Ship
This was my first of so far 4 cruises, from Rome to Ft L 16 nites. Everything was perfect all in all. The coffee was not great and internet way too expensive, but I can go on and on about all that was great, Had a window room.
Family of 6, ages 12 to 73. Cruised on RCCL, Carnival, NCL, Princess. We heard good things about Celebrity and wanted to try the newer Silhouette ship. We stayed on Deck 11, Aqua Class.
Embarkation/Debarkation: Very smooth and speedy. Grade: A
Ship's Appearance: Other than some odd artwork, ship looked very nice. Grade: A-
Food: Blu restaurant was quite good. Buffets were ample and tasty. One day they served an excellent brunch. Room service the best we've ever seen. Grade: A
Fitness Center: Machines were being used longer than the suggested 20 minutes, causing wait times. For 3100 passengers they need more machines. Grade: B-
Nightly Entertainment: First two shows were subpar. Acrobat show was very entertaining. Illusionist from Ireland rather annoying. Headline singer excellent. RCCL seems to have better overall entertainment. Grade: B
Ports: Cocoa Cay was fun. Been to St. Thomas and St. Martin so many times. Would rather see new islands like St Barts, etc. Grade: B
Cruise Director: Stuart was just okay, kids thought he was a dork. Grade: C
Ship Activities: For families, there isn't a lot of structured games, karaoke, or contests. Celebrity falls way short in this area vs. other lines.There were no pool contests. Kids activities rather weak. Basketball hoop in front of ship, forcing the kids to play in gale-force winds. The Family Feud game had 15 people show up. At times we became bored and just wandered to the buffet. Grade: C-
Cabin: Aqua Class cabin was fantastic, lots of space, great bathroom and shower. We opened the balconies to our three adjacent rooms. Outstanding. Grade: A
Staff: Overall, the staff was courteous and helpful, but I wouldn't say they made any impression like some staff on prior RCCL journeys. They needed to smile more and be friendlier. Some were indifferent and seemed like they didn't care for their job. Grade: B-
Casino: Typically tight slots, staff indifferent, poorly-executed tournaments. One Texas Hold Em table that was full with the same people every night. Grade: C
Ship Vibe: This is the area that would probably cause our family not to return to Celebrity. After 10 PM the ship basically shut down. The cruise director didn't inspire. Celebrity is definitely "stuffier" than other lines, even though this was a Christmas cruise. Grade: C-
Overall: The ship's layout was very easy to navigate. The lawn on the top deck is ill conceived. Most of the space is wasted. Why not build a putting course or movies under the stars? We liked the food quite a bit more than other lines. The cabin was perfect. Entertainment decent. Staff okay. Activities disappointing. Ship vibe less than stellar.


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Hi there!!! We made it through another month! Here's a snapshot of what you should have received each day! 🙂 I do hope you have enjoyed collecting the pieces and it has turned into a wonderful kit! Remember – this kit is from HK Designs and you can check out the rest of the goodies she has in her shop HERE! Click on the image for your last piece. 🙂
Now just want to remind you – there's a speed scrap coming up today at 5pm EST! Hope to see a few of there (if I make it back from my eye appt in time).
One last reminder for ya – tomorrow is the first of May – you don't want to miss out on all the fun that is the first of the month!!! There will be the $1 Bake Sale plus the start of the new daily download plus all the new challenges in the forum! Busy day – but all good stuff!
Have a great day!!!


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And so in a very late hour , at about 2.30 AM we found that President Morsi decided to retract his decision to increase taxations and customs in Egypt !! He only delayed the increase in taxations and customs to the new fiscal year in Egypt which means in Next July 2013 insh Allah we have this increase.
Now the million dollar question that made Mostafa Al Naggar , Basem Kamel and Nader Bakkar agree for the first time despite their political and ideological differences : What kind of decision making process is being adopted in Presidency !!??
I mean you can not take this decision to increase taxation suddenly like this in this terrible time without knowing its consequences otherwise you do not understand politics or economy.
And now I will end with that comment from Rafa'a El Tahatawy , the chief of staff in presidency today
The president could not keep thinking about the consequences of such decision and its impact on the poor after returning home !! Thus he decided to delay it !!
I hate to say but Zakaria Azamy with all his corruption used to say better excuses than this !!
And like many Egyptians wondered today , what will President Morsi do if he faces war decision !!??


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Proof of Heaven
A Harvard-trained neurosurgeon's minute-by-minute account of his own near-death experience - and what he discovered in the heavenly realm beyond life.
On November 10, 2008, Dr. Eben Alexander was driven into coma by a disease so lethal that only 1 in 10,000,000 survive. Seven days later, he awakened with memories of a fantastic odyssey deep into another realm that were more real than this earthly one - memories that included meeting a deceased birth sister he had never known existed.
Dr. Alexander deployed all his knowledge as a scientist to find out whether his mind could have played a trick on him. In its shutdown state, there was no way it could have functioned at all. That left only one conclusion: that we are conscious in spite of our brains - that, in fact, consciousness is at the root of all existence.
The evidence supporting Dr. Alexander's experience transformed him into a believer in God's unconditional love and brought reconciliation to his family - and will upend our ideas about human consciousness and spirituality.
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- Kelly
- 27/10/2012
If you're reading this review then you are contemplating the purchase of this book. Correct? Just get it. You won't be disappointed.
However, if you (as other readers have) expect the book to "deliver on it's promise" of including "God the Father, Jesus the Son and the Holy Spirit" then you will be disappointed. But, I do urge you to get the book and listen with an open mind.
I find it quite rude to give a negative review and rating to a book based solely on the fact that it does not conform to your set of beliefs. Nowhere in the description of the book does it promise to do so either. It is a well-written and researched book and deserves to be reviewed as such.
Those of you who do purchase the book I ask you to give it a fair review. No need to type out a response, just a click on the stars will do. Thanks!
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- John
- 18/11/2012
This Book Will Challenge Non-Believers
I spend most of my Audible "reading" on business books, but bought this book because the story sounded so interesting. This book is very compelling. The author, an accomplished neurosurgeon who was a committed scientist and religious skeptic (if not an outright non-believer) before he went into a coma that should have killled him or left him hopelessly brain damaged, made a miraculous recovery. That alone would be an interesting story, but Dr. Alexander absolutely believes that he visited heaven during his near death experience.
Dr. Alexander's prior skepticism, when combined with his scientific analysis of why what happened to him could not have been produced by his brain, makes his story extremely compelling, and, for some, will probably be life changing. The book has certainly caused me to examine my own beliefs, and has also added some comfort to my belief that there has to be something out there more than the day to day linear existence of our life on this small planet. At the same time, Dr. Alexander's story also makes you thankful for your life and blessings here on earth.
If you are buying this book because you expect a detailed description of heaven, you should know that it is a small part of a pretty short book. The book is as much about Dr. Alexander's life and family and his struggle to deal with the fact he was given up by his birth family and adopted as it is about his experience while in coma.
I do not want to say much more because I feel it will be spoiling the reader's experience. Read this book. It may change your life.
By the way, it turns out the doc is a pretty good narrator, too!
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- Brock
- 11/04/2013
So much better than I expected
Proof of Heaven has been the #1 book on the NY Times best seller list (nonfiction) for quite some time, but it didn't appeal to me at all. To me Near Death Experience stories don't carry much clout because people can claim anything they want, and nobody can contest it. I finally purchased it because a friend told me it was super good, and I wasn't disappointed.
My impression of Dr. Alexander, who also read the book himself, was of a real genuine and likeable guy. There were some very moving times in the book as he told about his life where you could hear the emotion in his voice, and I'll be honest, I teared up as I listened.
I liked the way he used his scientific background as a neurosurgeon to explain a lot of what he went through, and why major parts of his experience are physically impossible in this present world. As a Christian I also enjoyed seeing the way Dr. Alexander's experiences mirrored many Biblical descriptions of God and Heaven, even though he had no theological background or even prior belief in God. This book was in no way written to support Biblical Christianity, but it's hard to ignore the number of times his recollections unknowingly do align with the Bible.
It is very enjoyable and easy to listen to. It doesn't get overly scientific, or get too bogged down lengthy, sci-fi-like descriptions. I highly recommend this book.
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- ButterLegume
- 21/02/2013
Interesting and hopeful.
On the one hand, I needed no convincing as I have always believed there to be a consciousness of spirit after the death of one's body/shell. On the other hand, though, there were enough "holes" in the narrative to allow some of my conviction to leak out.
In the end, I am convinced of Dr Alexander's Proof of Heaven and that he experienced what he says he did. The cause of that, though, is a little more murky to me than it was before.
I envy Dr Alexander his after-death experience, as harrowing as his illness was. And coming out to the medical community about it could not have been an easy thing to do. This alone leads me to believe him all the more.
Interesting to listen to, and hopeful too.
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- Richard D. Shewman
- 31/10/2012
a challenge to the skeptics
The title "Proof of Heaven" is a bit of an overstatement but Dr. Alexander does add interesting data to the debate. He had a near death experience as a result of bacterial meningitis. This illness placed him in a coma and took his neocortex off-line for seven days. The highly detailed and hyper-real NDE experienced by Dr. Alexander would be dismissed by some skeptics as brain activity while the doctor was in coma. The thing is that with the neocortex non-functional it was biologically impossible for him to have the NDE that he did, if it was reliant upon brain activity. This basic fact is the prime message that he presents through the book. The book is a challenge to skeptics who automatically reject any experience that can not be explained away through material means. His data do not fit the material paradigm and he sees this as requiring the serious seeker of truth to look for alternative explanations. His personal conclusion is that consciousness is more than just an epiphenomonon of brain activity. Now, some might like to reject his conclusion out of hand and seek the opinion of experts, the thing is that he is the expert! There are few people in the nation who know more about the working of the brain than Dr. Alexander.
The book is fascinating and works at several levels. First, it tells the story of Dr. Alexander's illness and the impact it had on his family. This part of the story is moving and offers insight not only into Dr. Alexander and his family but into the plight of many families who are trying to cope with the devastation of brain injury and coma in a loved one. It is worth a credit for this part of the story alone. It also works in delivering Dr. Alexander's challenge to the scientific community. He has good, well documented data and challenges others to make sense of the data...in good scientific fashion.
The frustrating part of the book is that he doesn't really give much information on his NDE experience other than the general outlines and visual impressions.
Though he suggests that he experienced a good deal of intuitive insight during the experience. Perhaps the insight is too difficult to translate into more mundane concepts but it is a real loss to the interested reader/listener who doesn't have to be convinced of the validity of his experience.
The author is also the narrator. He does a good job. It helps that the book is about very personal experiences, so that he brings an emotional investment to his narration that enriches the listening experience.
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- Cindy
- 11/12/2012
If you could sum up Proof of Heaven in three words, what would they be?
Comforting, moving, inspiring
Who was your favorite character and why?
The author as he came from a scientific background and was able to find a bridge between science and spirituality that makes sense.
Which character – as performed by Eben Alexander – was your favorite?
Eben himself, as he as the main person everything was happening to.
If you could give Proof of Heaven a new subtitle, what would it be?
There is an afterlife, and so much more beyond that!
Any additional comments?
His voice is easy to listen to. His story is compelling. I've heard so much about this book and all the positive reviews were correct, from my perspective. Whether you believe his conclusions or not, his experience is his and his alone and there is no question that the actual medical situation was real and the fact that he survived at all is in and of itself a medical miracle. If nothing else, it is inspiring to hear a story where someone was on the brink of death and miraculously survived. Those are the stories that give all of us a little faith that if a circumstance that looks hopeless happens, maybe just maybe we or our loved one, will be given a second chance and if you believe his conclusion, even if there isn't a second chance, the beyond is not to be feared. Everyone should be able to take something positive away from this story.
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- 26/10/2012
Better Than 90 Minutes In Heaven
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I downloaded this book after seeing a special on ABC about the author's experience. I found his testimony of life after death to be remarkable and strong.
What I loved the most was his honesty. I enjoyed, Proof of Heaven better than 90 Minutes in Heaven,because of his overall message of God's love verses a detailed religious overtone. I didn't feel preached to in Proof of Heaven or that the author was trying to convert me to a specific religion.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Proof of Heaven?
I love the message that we are loved and cherished. Would recommend this audio to anyone having a hard day or feeling alone-will give you peace knowing that God loves you.
What about Eben Alexander's performance did you like?
I felt as if the author was telling me first hand his experiences. Eben is a good storyteller and I found myself not being able to pause the book!
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
I felt as if I knew the author and he was a friend telling me his experience in real-time.
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- Diane
- 26/03/2013
The Mind Outside the Brain
In this moving autobiographical account, Dr Alexander chronicles an astonishing experience that transformed him from a hard-core materialist, believing (or rather assuming) that all thought and consciousness was solely a function of brain activity, into a crusader for an understanding of consciousness transcending our physical being. From a scientific perspective, Dr. Alexander's account is probably the most credible we have had yet--he is an experienced neuro-surgeon and it is at considerable professional risk that he has gone public with his account. He goes to some lengths to consider possible brain related sources for his experience and ultimately rejects them all based on his careful examination of his medical records kept during the course of his illness in which his higher brain functions were completely shut down.
Whether one agrees with his conclusions as to the ultimate significance of his experience, those who dismiss any such account as necessarily being the product of a distressed brain would do well to at least study his case. Unfortunately, when I have recommended this book to such individuals, once they know its premise they reject reading it out-of-hand. Indeed, Dr. Alexander confesses that this would have been his own reaction prior to his experience--hence his determination to reach out to those in the medical and scientific communities in the hope that they will take such experiences more seriously.
This book is written for the general audience and thus may be somewhat lacking in the gravitas necessary to make any impression on those communities. Still, perhaps none of us should be too confident that our understanding of the world--or even our way of understanding it (such as through the scientific method)--is fool-proof when it comes to understanding ultimate reality.
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- Carole
- 11/12/2012
Interesting NDE experience
What did you love best about Proof of Heaven?
Interesting twists involved.
What did you like best about this story?
In depth description, inclusion of details.
Which scene was your favorite?
The overview of a happy open area where people and DOGS played.
What's the most interesting tidbit you've picked up from this book?
As I grieve the recent loss of my beloved dog, I was thrilled and comforted when the author said there were dogs "up" there. Also mentions of multiple universes, etc. I appreciate astral sciences. But most of all I appreciated the confirmation of our loving God. I knew it anyway but love to hear of HIM, our Creator.
Any additional comments?
I was somewhat perplexed as other was no mention of Jesus Christ, the son of God who bridges the gap between us and God, the Father. But I do believe that they are one, Father, Son, and Spirit. So I am not misled, just curious.
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- Margaret
- 14/12/2012
Good Listen on a Bad Day
I downloaded this book on a day that, later that afternoon, brought a surprise pink slip.
It was serendipitous to have this to listen to since I'm a person who swings between materialistic nihilism and "this has to mean something" and a hope that borders on belief, and this was a day that needed a push towards the positive.
The narration of the doctor's Near Death Experience certainly isn't radical if you are familiar with other works about the same subject. But the message is quietly radical in and of itself: life is eternal. Well written and well narrated. Recommend.
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- adele bolton
- 07/06/2018
heartwarming and encouraging.
I enjoyed the story very much. Had a hard time switching the audio off once I started.
I have found the 'doctor's language and explanations difficult to understand, but I suppose this leaves room to do some studying of my own.


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BOSTON — Two friends of Boston marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev have filed a joint motion with prosecutors to cancel a probable cause hearing on charges of conspiring to obstruct justice in the Boston Marathon bombings.
The hearing for Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov had been scheduled for Tuesday.
The motion filed Friday says both men have agreed to waive the hearing.
Kadyrbayev and Tazhayakov attended the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth with Tsarnaev. They were charged last week with conspiring to obstruct justice after seeing Tsarnaev's photo on television as a suspect in the bombings. Their lawyers say the men had no role in the bombings.
Defendants often waive probable cause hearings.
A spokeswoman for U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz said prosecutors joined the defense motion "as a matter of convenience for the court."
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Lady Antebellum Help Ring in Oreo's Centennial Birthday
Lady Antebellum helped celebrate a very important 100th birthday today, but it wasn't the birthday of a historical figure or a celebrity. No, this was a birthday party for a cookie -- the Oreo, to be exact. The 'We Owned the Night' singers took the stage at the Grove in Los Angeles to perform in honor of the centennial birthday of America's favorite cookie. To add to the festivities, the opening act was a flash mob.
"We just had a flash mob open for us, first time that's ever happened," Charles Kelley told USA Today after the performance. Lady A performed a handful of their chart-topping songs and then led the audience in singing a rendition of 'Happy Birthday' to the Oreo. And don't think that the occasion made the cookie any less susceptible to consumption. On the contrary, the whole band and their enthusiastic crowd had their fair share of cookies and milk.
"I had three," said Dave Haywood. When asked how many she had enjoyed, Hillary Scott said, "Two or three." Then, Kelley added to Haywood's total tally, interjecting, "Dave's lying. He did 100 -- for the 100th birthday!"
Lady A made the stop in the middle of their Own the Night 2012 World Tour, which is taking them to Chicago, Ill. on Friday (March 9) and then to Omaha, Neb. Saturday night, with Darius Rucker and Thompson Square. The trio are currently up for five potential Academy of Country Music awards for categories like Vocal Group of the Year, Album of the Year, Video of the Year and Song of the Year.


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Two recent studies have shocked the world in regard to global warming. A phenomenon that was to happen "possibly in our lifetime" has evolved into a threat capable of transforming the world in ten years time.
A recent, extensive study of the northern polar ice caps released by climate expert Professor Peter Wadham, concluded that the Arctic Ocean would be "mostly" ice free in 10 years during the summer months.
This study is a stunning compliment to research done by NASA at the South Pole, which noted that ice sheets have been losing 30 feet a year in thickness since 2003. The research concluded that the rate of melting is accelerating, creating a "runaway effect."
As ice sheets melt, less sun is reflected back into outer space, and is instead absorbed into the ocean known as the Albedo Effect — further accelerating the pace of oceanic warming.
The consequences will be devastating.
The International Institute for Environment and Development has studied the possible effects of rising ocean levels, and concluded that one eighth of the world's urban population would become "climate refugees," creating the largest displacement of people in world history. The most vulnerable countries are China (144 million displaced), India (63 million) and Bangladesh (62 million), while lower on the list are Japan (30 million) and the United States (23 million).
Not only will massive amounts of people become homeless, but the changing climate is expected to create other environmental and social crises internationally. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
In Africa, "…between 75 million and 250 million people are projected to be exposed to increased water stress due to climate change." And: "…access to food, in many African countries and regions is projected to be severely compromised by climate variability and change."
In Latin America: "Changes in precipitation patterns and the disappearance of glaciers are projected to significantly affect water availability for human consumption, agriculture, and energy generation."
The EPA also outlines the negative effects of climate change in Europe, North America, Asia, and the rest of the world. Global warming is truly an international phenomenon requiring the cooperation of the world's people and resources.
In response to the arctic ice melting, the U.S. and Europe have begun cooperating…militarily — under the NATO umbrella. They see the melting ice not as social calamity, but as a corporate-profit opportunity.United Press International (UPI) reported that U.S. Navy Admiral James Savridis remarked that, "…climate change, which is melting ice around the polar cap, is opening trade routes and access to billions of barrels of oil. That, in turn, could lead to competition and friction…" (October 10, 2009).
The friction is between NATO and Russia, which also has corporations eager to exploit the raw materials and trade routes an iceless arctic will offer. UPI reports, "Russia sent a submarine to the Arctic seafloor in February to symbolically plant a flag and announced in March that it would establish military bases along the northern coastline."
Melting polar ice caps should inspire the world to unite in cooperation, but the world today is dominated by giant corporations based in different nations, all obsessed with short-term profits.
Obama has not publicly discussed the arms race in the arctic, and has instead focused on climate change speeches full of idealism, but lacking content. Like Bush before him, Obama is putting "U.S. [corporate] interests" ahead of the interests of everybody else.
The influence of U.S. corporations has hampered environmental progress for years: under Bill Clinton, the Senate voted unanimously (95-0) against signing the Kyoto Protocol — the inadequate international treaty aimed at lowering greenhouse gasses. The Senate stated that the treaty "would result in serious harm to the economy [corporations] of the United States."
Without the participation of the United States and China — the world's two biggest polluters — the Kyoto Protocol became a pointless exercise.
Now, Obama is posing as an environmental advocate looking to right the wrongs of the past. In reality, his "vision" for addressing climate change would be comical, if the situation were not so dire.
The "Cap and Trade" environmental bill that Obama is encouraging Congress to pass mirrors the insufficient methods of the Kyoto protocol, with added loopholes. U.S. taxpayers will be expected to pay billions to give corporations "allowances" to pollute; corporations can "trade" their allowances to more-polluting corporations or Wall Street banks eager to profit from these new forms of corporate stock.
Greenpeace, like other environmental organizations, condemned the Cap and Trade bill, saying that the "…bill will actually spur a new generation of nuclear and coal-fired power plants to the detriment of real energy solutions."
More evidence of Obama's fraudulent environmentalism is his attitude towards the upcoming international climate change conference in Copenhagen. Here, it was hoped that the standards of Kyoto Protocol would be improved while also including all the worst polluting countries in the world.
The Guardian newspaper recently reported that the Obama Administration was working to undermine the Copenhagen conference. This is being accomplished by the demand for a whole new structure for the treaty, which would destroy the years of planning that created the Kyoto Foundation. The Guardian reported, "it could take several years to negotiate a replacement framework…" (September 15, 2009), effectively pushing any environmental solutions into the unknown future.
Another way the U.S. is disrupting the Copenhagen process is by demanding that there be no international mechanism to hold nations responsible for fulfilling their treaty obligations. The Guardian reported, "the US is pushing instead for each country to set its own rules and to decide unilaterally how to meet its target." This way, any polluting U.S. corporation that disagrees with Copenhagen's standards may rely on easily purchased U.S. congressmen to bail them out.
To hold such an obstinate attitude in the face of climate collapse is almost beyond comprehension. As a famous socialist once pointed out, the corporate elite are "Tobogganing to disaster with its eyes closed." Their blindness, however, has a practical foundation. This class of people can see only the profits in front of their faces; they care nothing about the world around them, as they've successfully gated themselves off from it. As the world enters a period of immense turmoil, they've sequestered themselves in private paradises.
Thus, it is doubtful that even the loophole-ridden Cap and Trade bill will be passed or that anything of substance comes out of Copenhagen. Even if this meager progress were made, it would be mostly symbolic. Both tactics are completely inadequate to deal with the speed and severity of climate change; "reducing greenhouse gasses" will not do the trick at this point — the structure of our economy itself needs to be drastically changed.
First, big oil and big coal — along with other anti-change/polluting corporations — need their wings clipped. Having such socially-valuable industries run by private corporations has greatly advanced climate destruction. Their immense power allows them the freedom to destroy the earth while throwing cash in all directions to have their agendas fulfilled at the expense of everybody else. They should instead be run as public utilities.
Ultimately, the industrial basis for an alternative energy superstructure needs to be created. Only by doing this can we seriously address the needs of the planet. Transforming our giant auto plants — many laying idle — into producers of solar panels, windmills, electricity-producing buoy's, electric cars and busses, etc., while massively investing in new research and technology to deal with climate change, is the only realistic way to drastically change direction in the time allotted.
Such a solution, however, is outside the reach of a capitalist economy, whose only motivation is profit. Drastically changing society's direction is not in the interest of those who benefit from the current version. All honest environmentalists will likely agree that such a system needs replacing. We can no longer allow giant corporations — accountable only to big shareholders — have the final say over all crucial economic and social issues. The resources of society need to be controlled by society, so we can cooperate effectively to deal with the largest crisis our species has ever faced.


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Introduction to Zend Framework
Learning Zend Framework
Zend Framework Reference
You can use the
class to view, create, update, and delete events in the online Google Calendar service.
See http://code.google.com/apis/calendar/overview.html for more information about the Google Calendar API.
The Google Calendar API, like all GData APIs, is based off of the Atom Publishing Protocol (APP), an XML based format for managing web-based resources. Traffic between a client and the Google Calendar servers occurs over HTTP and allows for both authenticated and unauthenticated connections.
Before any transactions can occur, this connection needs to be made. Creating a
connection to the calendar servers involves two steps: creating an
HTTP client and binding a
service instance to that client.
The Google Calendar API allows access to both public and private calendar feeds. Public feeds do not require authentication, but are read-only and offer reduced functionality. Private feeds offers the most complete functionality but requires an authenticated connection to the calendar servers. There are three authentication schemes that are supported by Google Calendar:
ClientAuth provides direct username/password authentication to the calendar servers. Since this scheme requires that users provide your application with their password, this authentication is only recommended when other authentication schemes are insufficient.
AuthSub allows authentication to the calendar servers via a Google proxy server. This provides the same level of convenience as ClientAuth but without the security risk, making this an ideal choice for web-based applications.
MagicCookie allows authentication based on a semi-random URL available from within the Google Calendar interface. This is the simplest authentication scheme to implement, but requires that users manually retrieve their secure URL before they can authenticate, doesn't provide access to calendar lists, and is limited to read-only access.
library provides support for all three authentication schemes.
The rest of this chapter will assume that you are familiar the
authentication schemes available and how to create an
appropriate authenticated connection. For more information,
please see section the Authentication section
of this manual or the Authentication Overview in the
Google Data API Developer's Guide.
In order to interact with Google Calendar, this library provides the
Zend_Gdata_Calendar service class. This class provides a
common interface to the Google Data and Atom Publishing Protocol models and assists
in marshaling requests to and from the calendar servers.
Once deciding on an authentication scheme, the next step is to create an instance
Zend_Gdata_Calendar. The class constructor takes an
instance of
Zend_Http_Client as a single argument. This
provides an interface for AuthSub and ClientAuth authentication, as both of these
require creation of a special authenticated HTTP client. If no
arguments are provided, an unauthenticated instance of
Zend_Http_Client will be automatically created.
The example below shows how to create a Calendar service class using ClientAuth authentication:
// Parameters for ClientAuth authentication
$service = Zend_Gdata_Calendar::AUTH_SERVICE_NAME;
$user = "firstname.lastname@example.com";
$pass = "pa$$w0rd";
// Create an authenticated HTTP client
$client = Zend_Gdata_ClientLogin::getHttpClient($user, $pass, $service);
// Create an instance of the Calendar service
$service = new Zend_Gdata_Calendar($client);
A Calendar service using AuthSub can be created in a similar, though slightly more lengthy fashion:
* Retrieve the current URL so that the AuthSub server knows where to
* redirect the user after authentication is complete.
function getCurrentUrl()
global $_SERVER;
// Filter php_self to avoid a security vulnerability.
$php_request_uri =
strcspn($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], "\n\r")),
if (isset($_SERVER['HTTPS']) &&
strtolower($_SERVER['HTTPS']) == 'on') {
$protocol = 'https://';
} else {
$protocol = 'http://';
$host = $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'];
if ($_SERVER['HTTP_PORT'] != '' &&
(($protocol == 'http://' && $_SERVER['HTTP_PORT'] != '80') ||
($protocol == 'https://' && $_SERVER['HTTP_PORT'] != '443'))) {
$port = ':' . $_SERVER['HTTP_PORT'];
} else {
$port = '';
return $protocol . $host . $port . $php_request_uri;
* Obtain an AuthSub authenticated HTTP client, redirecting the user
* to the AuthSub server to login if necessary.
function getAuthSubHttpClient()
global $_SESSION, $_GET;
// if there is no AuthSub session or one-time token waiting for us,
// redirect the user to the AuthSub server to get one.
if (!isset($_SESSION['sessionToken']) && !isset($_GET['token'])) {
// Parameters to give to AuthSub server
$next = getCurrentUrl();
$scope = "http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/";
$secure = false;
$session = true;
// Redirect the user to the AuthSub server to sign in
$authSubUrl = Zend_Gdata_AuthSub::getAuthSubTokenUri($next,
header("HTTP/1.0 307 Temporary redirect");
header("Location: " . $authSubUrl);
// Convert an AuthSub one-time token into a session token if needed
if (!isset($_SESSION['sessionToken']) && isset($_GET['token'])) {
$_SESSION['sessionToken'] =
// At this point we are authenticated via AuthSub and can obtain an
// authenticated HTTP client instance
// Create an authenticated HTTP client
$client = Zend_Gdata_AuthSub::getHttpClient($_SESSION['sessionToken']);
return $client;
// -> Script execution begins here <-
// Make sure that the user has a valid session, so we can record the
// AuthSub session token once it is available.
// Create an instance of the Calendar service, redirecting the user
// to the AuthSub server if necessary.
$service = new Zend_Gdata_Calendar(getAuthSubHttpClient());
Finally, an unauthenticated server can be created for use with either public feeds or MagicCookie authentication:
// Create an instance of the Calendar service using an unauthenticated
// HTTP client
$service = new Zend_Gdata_Calendar();
Note that MagicCookie authentication is not supplied with the HTTP connection, but is instead specified along with the desired visibility when submitting queries. See the section on retrieving events below for an example.
The calendar service supports retrieving a list of calendars for the authenticated user. This is the same list of calendars which are displayed in the Google Calendar UI, except those marked as "hidden" are also available.
The calendar list is always private and must be accessed over an authenticated connection. It is not possible to retrieve another user's calendar list and it cannot be accessed using MagicCookie authentication. Attempting to access a calendar list without holding appropriate credentials will fail and result in a 401 (Authentication Required) status code.
$service = Zend_Gdata_Calendar::AUTH_SERVICE_NAME;
$client = Zend_Gdata_ClientLogin::getHttpClient($user, $pass, $service);
$service = new Zend_Gdata_Calendar($client);
try {
$listFeed= $service->getCalendarListFeed();
} catch (Zend_Gdata_App_Exception $e) {
echo "Error: " . $e->getMessage();
getCalendarListFeed() creates a new instance of
Zend_Gdata_Calendar_ListFeed containing each available calendar
as an instance of
Zend_Gdata_Calendar_ListEntry. After retrieving
the feed, you can use the iterator and accessors contained within the feed to inspect
the enclosed calendars.
echo "
Calendar List Feed
";
echo "
";
foreach ($listFeed as $calendar) {
echo "
" . $calendar->title .
" (Event Feed: " . $calendar->id . ")
";
echo "
";
Like the list of calendars, events are also retrieved using the
Zend_Gdata_Calendar service class. The event list returned is of
Zend_Gdata_Calendar_EventFeed and contains each event as an
instance of
Zend_Gdata_Calendar_EventEntry. As before, the
iterator and accessors contained within the event feed instance allow inspection of
individual events.
When retrieving events using the Calendar API, specially
constructed query URLs are used to describe what events should be
returned. The
Zend_Gdata_Calendar_EventQuery class simplifies
this task by automatically constructing a query URL based on
provided parameters. A full list of these parameters is available at the Queries section
of the Google Data APIs Protocol Reference. However,
there are three parameters that are worth special attention:
User is used to specify the user whose calendar is being searched for, and is specified as an email address. If no user is provided, "default" will be used instead to indicate the currently authenticated user (if authenticated).
Visibility specifies whether a users public or private calendar should be searched. If using an unauthenticated session and no MagicCookie is available, only the public feed will be available.
Projection specifies how much data should be returned by the server and in what format. In most cases you will want to use the "full" projection. Also available is the "basic" projection, which places most meta-data into each event's content field as human readable text, and the "composite" projection which includes complete text for any comments alongside each event. The "composite" view is often much larger than the "full" view.
The example below illustrates the use of the
class and specifies the private visibility feed, which requires that an
authenticated connection is available to the calendar servers. If a MagicCookie is
being used for authentication, the visibility should be instead set to
"private-magicCookieValue", where magicCookieValue is the
random string obtained when viewing the private XML address in
the Google Calendar UI. Events are requested chronologically by start time and only
events occurring in the future are returned.
$query = $service->newEventQuery();
// Set to $query->setVisibility('private-magicCookieValue') if using
// MagicCookie auth
// Retrieve the event list from the calendar server
try {
$eventFeed = $service->getCalendarEventFeed($query);
} catch (Zend_Gdata_App_Exception $e) {
echo "Error: " . $e->getMessage();
// Iterate through the list of events, outputting them as an HTML list
echo "
";
foreach ($eventFeed as $event) {
echo "
" . $event->title . " (Event ID: " . $event->id . ")
";
echo "
";
Additional properties such as ID, author, when, event status, visibility, web
content, and content, among others are available within
Zend_Gdata_Calendar_EventEntry. Refer to the
Zend Framework
API Documentation and the
Calendar Protocol
Reference for a complete list.
To print out all events within a certain range, for example from December 1, 2006 through December 15, 2007, add the following two lines to the previous sample. Take care to remove "$query->setFutureevents('true')", since futureevents will override startMin and startMax.
Note that startMin is inclusive whereas startMax is exclusive. As a result, only events through 2006-12-15 23:59:59 will be returned.
To print out all events which contain a specific word, for example "dogfood", use
setQuery() method when creating the query.
Individual events can be retrieved by specifying their event ID as part of the
query. Instead of calling
getCalendarEventEntry() should be called instead.
$query = $service->newEventQuery();
try {
$event = $service->getCalendarEventEntry($query);
} catch (Zend_Gdata_App_Exception $e) {
echo "Error: " . $e->getMessage();
In a similar fashion, if the event URL is known, it can be passed
directly into
getCalendarEntry() to retrieve a specific
event. In this case, no query object is required since the event
URL contains all the necessary information to retrieve the event.
$eventURL = "http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/default/private"
. "/full/g829on5sq4ag12se91d10uumko";
try {
$event = $service->getCalendarEventEntry($eventURL);
} catch (Zend_Gdata_App_Exception $e) {
echo "Error: " . $e->getMessage();
Events are added to a calendar by creating an instance of
Zend_Gdata_EventEntry and populating it with the appropriate
data. The calendar service instance (
Zend_Gdata_Calendar) is
then used to used to transparently covert the event into XML and
POST it to the calendar server. Creating events requires either an AuthSub or
ClientAuth authenticated connection to the calendar server.
At a minimum, the following attributes should be set:
Title provides the headline that will appear above the event within the Google Calendar UI.
When indicates the duration of the event and, optionally, any reminders that are associated with it. See the next section for more information on this attribute.
Other useful attributes that may optionally set include:
Author provides information about the user who created the event.
Content provides additional information about the event which appears when the event details are requested from within Google Calendar.
EventStatus indicates whether the event is confirmed, tentative, or canceled.
Transparency indicates whether the event should be consume time on the user's free/busy list.
WebContent allows links to external content to be provided within an event.
Where indicates the location of the event.
Visibility allows the event to be hidden from the public event lists.
For a complete list of event attributes, refer to the Zend Framework API Documentation and the Calendar Protocol Reference. Attributes that can contain multiple values, such as where, are implemented as arrays and need to be created accordingly. Be aware that all of these attributes require objects as parameters. Trying instead to populate them using strings or primitives will result in errors during conversion to XML.
Once the event has been populated, it can be uploaded to the calendar server by
passing it as an argument to the calendar service's
insertEvent() function.
// Create a new entry using the calendar service's magic factory method
$event= $service->newEventEntry();
// Populate the event with the desired information
// Note that each attribute is crated as an instance of a matching class
$event->title = $service->newTitle("My Event");
$event->where = array($service->newWhere("Mountain View, California"));
$event->content =
$service->newContent(" This is my awesome event. RSVP required.");
// Set the date using RFC 3339 format.
$startDate = "2008-01-20";
$startTime = "14:00";
$endDate = "2008-01-20";
$endTime = "16:00";
$tzOffset = "-08";
$when = $service->newWhen();
$when->startTime = "{$startDate}T{$startTime}:00.000{$tzOffset}:00";
$when->endTime = "{$endDate}T{$endTime}:00.000{$tzOffset}:00";
$event->when = array($when);
// Upload the event to the calendar server
// A copy of the event as it is recorded on the server is returned
$newEvent = $service->insertEvent($event);
An event's starting time and duration are determined by the value of its when property, which contains the properties startTime, endTime, and valueString. StartTime and EndTime control the duration of the event, while the valueString property is currently unused.
All-day events can be scheduled by specifying only the date omitting the time when setting startTime and endTime. Likewise, zero-duration events can be specified by omitting the endTime. In all cases, date and time values should be provided in RFC3339 format.
// Schedule the event to occur on December 05, 2007 at 2 PM PST (UTC-8)
// with a duration of one hour.
$when = $service->newWhen();
$when->startTime = "2007-12-05T14:00:00-08:00";
// Apply the when property to an event
$event->when = array($when);
The when attribute also controls when reminders are sent to a user. Reminders are stored in an array and each event may have up to find reminders associated with it.
For a reminder to be valid, it needs to have two attributes set: method and a time. Method can accept one of the following strings: "alert", "email", or "sms". The time should be entered as an integer and can be set with either the property minutes, hours, days, or absoluteTime. However, a valid request may only have one of these attributes set. If a mixed time is desired, convert to the most precise unit available. For example, 1 hour and 30 minutes should be entered as 90 minutes.
// Create a new reminder object. It should be set to send an email
// to the user 10 minutes beforehand.
$reminder = $service->newReminder();
$reminder->method = "email";
$reminder->minutes = "10";
// Apply the reminder to an existing event's when property
$when = $event->when[0];
$when->reminders = array($reminder);
Recurring events are created the same way as single-occurrence events, except a recurrence attribute should be provided instead of a where attribute. The recurrence attribute should hold a string describing the event's recurrence pattern using properties defined in the iCalendar standard (RFC 2445).
Exceptions to the recurrence pattern will usually be specified by a distinct recurrenceException attribute. However, the iCalendar standard provides a secondary format for defining recurrences, and the possibility that either may be used must be accounted for.
Due to the complexity of parsing recurrence patterns, further information on this them is outside the scope of this document. However, more information can be found in the Common Elements section of the Google Data APIs Developer Guide, as well as in RFC 2445.
// Create a new entry using the calendar service's magic factory method
$event= $service->newEventEntry();
// Populate the event with the desired information
// Note that each attribute is crated as an instance of a matching class
$event->title = $service->newTitle("My Recurring Event");
$event->where = array($service->newWhere("Palo Alto, California"));
$event->content =
$service->newContent(' This is my other awesome event, ' .
' occurring all-day every Tuesday from .
'2007-05-01 until 207-09-04. No RSVP required.');
// Set the duration and frequency by specifying a recurrence pattern.
$recurrence = "DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070501\r\n" .
"DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070502\r\n" .
$event->recurrence = $service->newRecurrence($recurrence);
// Upload the event to the calendar server
// A copy of the event as it is recorded on the server is returned
$newEvent = $service->insertEvent($event);
QuickAdd is a feature which allows events to be created using free-form text entry.
For example, the string "Dinner at Joe's Diner on Thursday" would create an event
with the title "Dinner", location "Joe's Diner", and date "Thursday". To take
advantage of QuickAdd, create a new QuickAdd property set to
TRUE and store the freeform text as a
content property.
// Create a new entry using the calendar service's magic factory method
$event= $service->newEventEntry();
// Populate the event with the desired information
$event->content= $service->newContent("Dinner at Joe's Diner on Thursday");
$event->quickAdd = $service->newQuickAdd("true");
// Upload the event to the calendar server
// A copy of the event as it is recorded on the server is returned
$newEvent = $service->insertEvent($event);
Once an instance of an event has been obtained, the event's attributes can be locally
modified in the same way as when creating an event. Once all modifications are
complete, calling the event's
save() method will upload the
changes to the calendar server and return a copy of the event as it was created on the
In the event another user has modified the event since the local copy was retrieved,
save() will fail and the server will return a 409 (Conflict)
status code. To resolve this a fresh copy of the event must be retrieved from the server
before attempting to resubmit any modifications.
// Get the first event in the user's event list
$event = $eventFeed[0];
// Change the title to a new value
$event->title = $service->newTitle("Woof!");
// Upload the changes to the server
try {
} catch (Zend_Gdata_App_Exception $e) {
echo "Error: " . $e->getMessage();
Calendar events can be deleted either by calling the calendar service's
delete() method and providing the edit URL
of an event or by calling an existing event's own
In either case, the deleted event will still show up on a user's private event feed if an updateMin query parameter is provided. Deleted events can be distinguished from regular events because they will have their eventStatus property set to "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#event.canceled".
// Option 1: Events can be deleted directly
// Option 2: Events can be deleted supplying the edit URL of the event
// to the calendar service, if known
When using the full event view, comments are not directly stored within an entry. Instead, each event contains a URL to its associated comment feed which must be manually requested.
Working with comments is fundamentally similar to working with events, with the only significant difference being that a different feed and event class should be used and that the additional meta-data for events such as where and when does not exist for comments. Specifically, the comment's author is stored in the author property, and the comment text is stored in the content property.
// Extract the comment URL from the first event in a user's feed list
$event = $eventFeed[0];
$commentUrl = $event->comments->feedLink->url;
// Retrieve the comment list for the event
try {
$commentFeed = $service->getFeed($commentUrl);
} catch (Zend_Gdata_App_Exception $e) {
echo "Error: " . $e->getMessage();
// Output each comment as an HTML list
echo "
";
foreach ($commentFeed as $comment) {
echo "
Comment By: " . $comment->author->name "
" .
$comment->content . "
";
echo "
";


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I've been hunting for a starburst mirror in my budget for months. Months. I know I can't afford an original or even a pricey high-end copycat.
I can, however, afford this lovely little knock-off from Target:
Be still my beating heart. I can put this in the budget! Since June I've wanted to put a gold starburst mirror above this fireplace, and now, it is within my reach. Hallelujah! Maybe next month it will reside there.
psst – if gold isn't your thing, I found a similar (but not identical) silver one for around the same price at T.J.Maxx's HomeGoods store in Franklin, TN.
{Photos: Mirror – Target, Mantle – Andrea B of Behind Closed Drawers}


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This week's update for Mac OS X, 10.5.4, added "RAW image support for several cameras," but didn't specify which cameras at the time. If you use Aperture, iPhoto, or anything that relies on Mac OS X's built-in RAW files handling capabilities, knowing what cameras are supported is a pretty important thing. Apple has now updated the list of supported cameras to include those covered with the 10.5.4 update.
The news is particularly good for those that picked up Canon's latest consumer digital SLR, the Digital Rebel XSi, as well as owners of the latest Pentax SLRs. Support is also included for the Leica mount-compatible Epson digital rangefinders and the high-end medium format-based Leaf AFi cameras. The complete list of models is:
- Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi (also known as the Kiss Digital x2 / EOS 450D)
- Epson R-D1
- Epson R-D1s
- Leaf AFi 7
- Leaf AFi 6
- Leaf AFi 5
- Pentax K200D
- Pentax K20D
Apple rearchitected the RAW engine in Leopard and Aperture to allow for more frequent updates to RAW support. Since nearly every new model requires a new profile for its RAW data, this is a good thing. And with additional RAW camera support added four times this year, Apple is making good on its promise to stay as current as possible with the deluge of new models released every year.


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I am Lactose Intolerant and would like to know what types of milk products I can purchase to use on my morning cereals and where I can purchase such products. I also understand that that some cereals contain lactose; how do I know which cereals to purchase. Thank you for your assistance!!!
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