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Kodak DX4530 review
This was my very first digital camera. I had it for 2 1/2 years and took thousands of pictures before it was replaced by a Canon Powershot S3 IS. I still keep the Kodak but I find that it does not appear to be functioning as well.
The first two years were great. It took magnificant closeups and wonderful outdoor shots. Inside shots turned out well only if subjects were closer to the camera or enough light.
I was very disappointed with the slow shutter speed. If I was taking a picture of people, I would start counting to three after I hit the shutter button! This made it really hard to capture action shoots. Even in sport mode it was not any faster.
Turning on and switching modes were even slow. This was frustrating when time was an issue. I missed some really great shots b/c of this.
I read in some reviews that the 5.0MP was not very good. However, I took some great close ups of flowers and they look clear and just fine!
Towards the last couple of months before I got my Canon, my camera seemed to have trouble in close up mode. It seemed to want to switch to landscape mode or just not take the picture. I'm not sure if it was damaged in some way or just wearing down.
I love the docking system. It made it very handy to recharge and transfer pictures to the computer.
The internal memory is not too bad either. It gives a little more as many pictures as a roll of film would. But for the person who likes to take many pictures, obtaining an external card would be very beneficial. I found that a 128mb was suffice even at the highest quality.
I find the zoom to be nearly useless and digital zoom completely useless. When trying to focus on people that are far away, the pictures nearly almost always came out blurry (even in optical) so graduation pictures, for instance, did not come out. W/o flash they were blurry and w/flash, it was completely dark (except for the heads in front of me).
This camera is overall a very easy camera to operate. It took very little adapting to even as a first digital camera.
I think this camera is perfect for the person who wants to just take shots here and there (especially of still life, or close ups of friends and family). But even so, you can probably get a better camera for cheaper or just a little more.
*Inside shots were not always very good
*Horrible zoom
*Slow start up, switching modes, and shutter speeds
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Style Forever New York launch party
The invite has been designed, Manhattan Brother is organising the Style Tribe cocktails – I am both excited and a little nervous about that. My favourite chapter brought to life in liquid form. Anyone for an Older and Bolder? A Scandinista with chilled Lingonberry juice? Plans for the Style Forever New York launch party are coming together.Read more

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It's fairly easy to surmise how quantum computing will evolve in the future if/when it becomes a reality. Devices that are currently based around a system of electronic circuits would eventually die off. Quantum devices would ultimately become the new standard in computing. While Peter Shor's research showed how quantum algorithms would speed up advanced calculations, they never really demonstrated why people would want to do this.
Today we have plenty of areas where quantum computing would certainly shine. Speed usually isn't important when it comes to data storage and retrieval systems. Entertainment devices, however, are getting increasingly complex. This shouldn't be taken as a suggestion that quantum computing would only be useful for a new generation of video game consoles, however.
Society would eventually start to merge all forms of media into one. Whether this would be the trigger to bring on the singularity is hard to say, but it's easy to imagine that it would certainly usher in a very different form of art. Like the interactive media movement, quantum art would fundamentally change the way that people interact with the world.
Storage systems could still see a boost from the field of quantum computing as well. Electronic quantum holography also looks pretty promising. Holograms loaded with data could be projected onto a small mass. A piece of software could then reconstruct information from these holograms in the same way that software currently reconstructs data from magnetic or electrical impulses.
Some amount of energy would need to be expended to ensure that the holograms remain in a viable state. This shouldn't be too much of a problem. Battery backup memory has worked that way for years. Even flash memory has to maintain a small amount of voltage to ensure that it works as desired. Electronic quantum holography could be viewed as the natural extension of these already proven examples of information technology.
Interestingly enough, no one has really been able to demonstrate the reason that quantum circuits would be superior to their regular electronic contemporaries. Most of what researchers believe is based wholly on assumptions/theory. While some people feel that quantum devices will never really replace microprocessors, it's easy to imagine the microchip going the way of the vacuum tube. While transistors have almost completely replaced electronic valves, there remains few niche industries that continue to use them today.
On the totally other side of the spectrum, some people feel that quantum computers will someday be able to violate the basic theories of cognitive science. The idea of a self-aware machine has been bandied about for quite some time. When talking about the possibilities, it's important to remember a few things. What currently defines a computer is at least in part based on the old Church-Turing thesis.
When this is violated, the whole idea of computational notions cease to be individual, autonomous units. Since quantum computers could solve equations that modern computers have found impossible, they force researchers to redefine the abstracts of efficient algorithms.
Superposition principles tell us that the bit is the smallest unit a machine can handle. A regular bit can only exhibit the features of one of two states. This is where the basic rules of binary math come from. Any single bit can be classified as 1 or 0. However, quantum computing defies these rules. By definition, a quantum computer is one that can handle bits assigned a third state. This state is somewhere between the two. Currently, computers can only tell if a circuit is switched on or not. A quantum computer would probably sense different voltages to ascribe values to some fraction of power. Some researchers use creative names like qubits to describe the components of quantum logic gates.
Quantum logic doesn't even need to rely on electronics, however. Unconventional designs will probably evolve in the near future. Chemical computer systems, which are sometimes derisively referred to as gooware, would assign values to different chemical reactions. While it might seem weird to leave a tub of chemicals on a desk, practical designs might be closer to a dry cell battery. They could be quite small and portable.
Other logic systems have been proposed as well. Logic gates built around photons would allow nonlinear calculations. Photonic controlled gates would allow quantum computers to be built around electromagnetic models. Even with these types of advances however, future consumers would probably be more apt to buy something close to what they already know – at least in the early years of quantum computing. That makes photonic logic a good option for companies who want to pursue something they could actually market early on.
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Mr. Haimowitz, said to be an American citizen was the victim of an anti semitic mob composed of the disciples of the notorious anti-Semitic leader, Professor Cuza. The attack took place at the Barlard railway station. Haimowitz described as an invalid was removed to a hospital, his condition being aggravated by the maltreatment The attack was reported to the American Legation.
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Best College Newspapers
While it may feel as if we're watching the slow collapse of an American institution, the newspaper, and along with it a breed of journalists that already feels extinct, journalism on college campuses is alive and well.
Many students are still fascinated by journalism, getting the early scoop, uncovering a story that will challenge authorities, and more than anything else, getting the facts to the people.
Here are, according to the Princeton Review, 9 college newspapers where journalism and print are alive and well:
1. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The UNC student paper is The Daily Tar Heel. It was founded on February 23, 1893, and became a daily newspaper in 1929. Since 2001, the Tar Heel has won more than a half-dozen awards from the North Carolina Press Association for its photography, newswriting, and design.
2. Yale University
The Yale Daily News was first published in 1878. The newspaper's first editors wrote:
"The innovation which we begin by this morning's issue is justified by the dullness of the times, and the demand for news among us."
3. University of Wisconsin – Madison
The Badger Herald was founded more recently, in 1969, it is one of America's first independent daily student newspapers. The paper is published Monday through Friday during the academic year.
4. Brown University
Established in 1866 and published daily since 1891,The Brown Daily Herald is the second-oldest student newspaper among America's college dailies. The Herald has a unique style. The paper references academic departments, faculty titles, University campaigns, and organizations abbreviated by acronyms so regularly that it has several case-specific policies for references.
5. Texas A&M University
Texas A&M's student newspaper is The Battalion, and is often just referred to as The Batt, which makes me wish I went to Texas A&M just so I could've frequently referred to the coolest name ever for a newspaper: The Batt.
6. Northwestern University
The Daily Northwestern was established in 1881 and published in Evanston, Illinois. It is run entirely by undergraduates, many of whom are students at Northwestern's prestigious Medill School of Journalism.
7. University of Maryland – College Park
The University's student paper began in 1910 as The Triangle, and was renamed in 1921 in honor of the local reptile, the Diamondback terrapin. It's been The Diamondback since.
8. University of Florida
The name of University of Florida's student paper gives Texas A&M's a run for their money: The Independent Florida Alligator. The Alligator is the largest student-run newspaper in the United States, with a daily circulation of 35,000 and readership of over 52,000.
9. University of Texas – Austin
The Daily Texan is right behind The Alligator with a daily circulation of 30,000. The Texan has won more national, regional and state awards than any other college newspaper in America and counts 10 Pulitzer Prize winners among its former staff.


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You still got a few bucks left over after spending it all on Christmas gifts nobody really liked? Some restaurateurs are betting you probably don't, which is why four cities in our humble county are using January, usually the slowest time in the restaurant biz, to offer discounts to get you back into spending. As with everything, some deals are better than others; but here's the breakdown:
- Costa Mesa's retaurant deals last all month and features 20% off deals and free items. Check here for the list of participating restaurants.
- Irvine Restaurant Week will run from January 13-19 with prix fixe meals starting at $11.95 per person (excluding beverage, tax and tip). Check here for the list of participating restaurants.
- Newport Beach's Restaurant Week
is scheduled for January 20-29 with restaurants prix-fixe gourmet menus
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Background Low socio-economic status is associated with a higher prevalence of depression, but it is not yet known whether change in socio-economic status leads to a change in rates of depression.
Aims To assess whether longitudinal change in socio-economic factors affects change of depression level.
Method In a prospective cohort study using the annual Belgian Household Panel Survey (1992–1999), depression was assessed using the Global Depression Scale. Socio-economic factors were assessed with regard to material standard of living, education, employment status and social relationships.
Results A lowering in material standard of living between annual waves was associated with increases in depressive symptoms and caseness of major depression. Life circumstances also influenced depression. Ceasing to cohabit with a partner increased depressive symptoms and caseness, and improvement in circumstances reduced them; the negative effects were stronger than the positive ones.
Conclusions The study showed a clear relationship between worsening socio-economic circumstances and depression.
Low socio-economic status, particularly when assessed by indices of material standard of living, is consistently associated with a higher prevalence of depression in cross-sectional studies (Lorant et al, 2003). However, such studies cannot distinguish between associations due to selection (reverse causality) or confounding (Goldberg, 2001) and those that are truly causal. A decade of research has suggested that causation has the edge over selection (Dohrenwend et al, 1992; Ritsher et al, 2001). A recent meta-analysis found that the effect of low socio-economic status on depression is greater for episode maintenance than for onset (Lorant et al, 2003). Since most longitudinal studies have been of short duration and have characterised socio-economic status using relatively time-invariant variables such as education or occupational social class (Lynch et al, 1997; Weich & Lewis, 1998a), it is not yet known how changes in socio-economic status affect changes in the risk of depression over time. If socio-economic status influences depression through time-invariant mechanisms (such as personality traits), then short-term improvement of socio-economic status would not have any influence on socio-economic inequalities in depression. We thus set out to assess how changes in socio-economic status affect changes in the symptoms and caseness of depression in the general population over a 7-year period.
The study used data from the Belgian Households Panel Survey (Jacobs & Marynissen, 1993), an annual face-to-face survey of a cohort of individuals aged 16 years and over living in private households. Participants were recruited in 1992 using stratified multistage area probability sampling representative of Belgium's three administrative regions (Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels). Details of the cohort design are set out elsewhere (Bracke, 1998). Although the participation rate at baseline was 49.7%, an external validation has shown that the cohort was representative of the Belgian population (Jacobs & Marynissen, 1993). Since the third wave, the Belgian panel has been included in the European Household Community Panel. Cross-national comparison of income, poverty and social exclusion variables showed that Belgian results are in line with the average of the European Union (Eurostat, 2001).
The first eight waves of the survey (1992–1999) were used. In the first wave 8741 individuals were interviewed. Because loss to follow-up (at an annual rate of 13%) reduced the sample size over time, an average of 453 new participants were added each year. New participants came from two sources: individuals joining an already participating household, and new households being selected using the same sampling framework. The final sample comprised 11 909 individuals who each participated in an average of 4.6 waves, providing 54 941 observations.
Depression was assessed using a modified version of the global depression scale of the Health and Daily Living Form (HDL; Moos et al, 1990). This self-administered symptom checklist was developed to evaluate the presence and severity of symptoms of major depression, according to Research Diagnostic Criteria (Spitzer et al, 1978). The psychometric properties and scoring method of the HDL scale have been described elsewhere (Moos et al, 1990). The HDL global depression scale comprises 18 items, has a good internal reliability (Cronbach's α=0.94) and was highly correlated (r=0.88) with the Beck Depression Inventory in a validation study (Swindle et al, 1998). Following Bracke (2000), caseness of major depression was defined as the presence of depressed mood plus five additional symptoms.
Socio-economic status
Following James S. Coleman's rational choice social theory, Oakes & Rossi (2003) defined socio-economic status in relation to three types of resources: material standard of living, skills and social relationships. Material standard of living was measured by income, deprivation, poverty, and subjective financial strain. We computed the monthly net equivalent household income using the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (1982) equivalence scale. The index of deprivation elaborated by Weich & Lewis (1998a) was calculated; this index allocates one point for each of the following:
annual household income in the first quintile;
no access to a car;
no saving from income;
fewer than four domestic household appliances from a list of ten;
living in rented accommodation;
living in a home with two or more major structural problems (such as damp, infestation or dry rot).
Poverty was defined as living in a household with an income less than half of the population median income. Subjective financial strain was assessed by a question asking, 'How well are you managing these days with your current income?' Scores ranged from 0 (very well) to 5 (with great difficulty).
Skills were assessed by educational status and unemployment: education was quantified using the number of years of education and unemployment was coded as 1 if the individual was unemployed (and available for work) for more than 6 months in the past year and as 0 otherwise.
Social relationships were assessed by civic participation and living arrangements. Civic participation was defined as participation in voluntary associations (Harpham et al, 2002), scored as 1 for those who were currently members of at least one social organisation (such as a local community, cultural or sports organisation) or who were volunteer workers and as 0 otherwise. Living arrangements were coded as 1 for individuals living with a partner, including a spouse, and as 0 otherwise.
Questions concerning socio-economic status referred to the preceding year, whereas depression items referred to the 3 months prior to interview.
Statistical analyses
In order to assess the extent of changes in both socio-economic status and depression, we computed a longitudinal variance ratio (the longitudinal variance divided by the total variance). These ratios range in principle from 0 to 1, and reflect the relative magnitude of longitudinal (within-individual) variance to cross-sectional (between-individual) variance. A ratio of 1 would indicate no between-individual variance and that all variance in a given variable over the course of the study was due to longitudinal (within-individual) change. A ratio of 0 would imply that there was no change over time and that all variance was cross-sectional (between individuals).
To account for clustering at the individual level, a standard fixed-effect model was used and is estimated by taking the difference between each observation at time t and its average 7-year value for both socio-economic and depression variables (Hsiao, 1986). As a consequence the analysis focused on longitudinal changes in socio-economic factors and in depression. The choice of a fixed-effect model, as against a random-effects model, is supported by the Hausman test (m=366.1, P <0.0001) (Hsiao, 1986). For analysis concerning caseness of major depression, we used a conditional logistic regression, which is the equivalent of a fixed-effect model for a binary response. Because women are more vulnerable to low socio-economic status than men (Lorant et al, 2003), we compared results according to gender by a t-test.
In a longitudinal model, loss to follow-up could result in bias if poor people and those with depression are more likely to be lost to follow-up than those who are well off and not depressed. To allow for a correction of this selection bias, an inverse Mill's ratio was estimated by a probit regression and then included in the model as an additional explanatory variable. We used the Heckman selection model adapted by Wooldridge for panel-data fixed-effect models (Wooldridge, 1995).
Because the effect of income on depression has been shown to be greater among those on the lowest incomes, we stratified the analysis by income groups and tested for statistically significant interactions (Weich et al, 2001). Moreover, to distinguish between the effects of improving and worsening socio-economic status on rates of depression, we compared each of these groups against a reference group defined as individuals with no change on any given socio-economic measure. We used an F-test in order to test whether improvement had a different effect from deterioration in absolute value. All estimations were carried out with SAS version 9 for UNIX.
Between 1992 and 1999, at least one episode of depression had been experienced by 17.3% (n=2064) of the sample: 1208 participants had only one episode, 397 had two episodes, 212 had three episodes and 247 had four episodes or more. Table 1 shows characteristics of the study sample and the longitudinal variance ratios for each of the study exposures and outcomes. A substantial proportion of the variance in HDL depression scores (49%) and depression caseness (69%) was due to within-individual change over time. Several socio-economic variables also displayed a high level of (within-individual) longitudinal variance, particularly poverty status (58%), income (47%), unemployment (46%), civic participation (46%), financial strain (43%), deprivation (30%) and living with a partner (21%). The level of longitudinal variance was much more limited for educational status (12%).
The estimates of the fixed-effect models are shown in Table 2. The left-hand part of the table is related to depression scores and the right-hand side addresses the case of major depression. All coefficients are bivariate and controlled only for the inverse Mill's ratio. An increase of subjective financial strain (e.g. from 'with difficulty' to 'with great difficulty') or in deprivation was associated with statistically significant changes in both depression score and the likelihood of being a case of major depression. Becoming poor resulted in a statistically significant increase in depression score (but not in cases of major depression). Increase in income or becoming unemployed were associated neither with a change in depression score nor with a change in cases of major depression. Changing civic participation was associated with lower depression score only, to a statistically significant degree. Change in living arrangements was associated with change in both depression score and change in cases of major depression.
There were statistically significant gender differences. Change in subjective financial strain increased the depression score to a greater extent for women than for men (women β=0.48 v. men β=0.23; t=4.2, P<0.001). Change in poverty had a greater effect among women compared with men (women β=0.47 v. men β=0.19; t=2.2, P=0.01). Embarking on a cohabiting relationship reduced depression more among women than among men (women β=–1.23 v. men β=–0.43; t=–3.45, P<0.01). These results were similar when running a multiplicative model with gender as an interaction term. On stratifying by income, subjective financial strain had a greater effect for individuals living in households with below-median income compared with those in households with above-median incomes (β=0.42 v. β=0.32, P<0.05, t=1.7). Similarly, the association between depressive symptoms and change in deprivation reached statistical significance for individuals in low-income households but not for those in higher-income households (β=0.21 v. β=0.02, P<0.01, t=2.5). Change in partnership had a greater effect for individuals in low-income households than for those with higher incomes (β=–1.14 v. β =–0.44, P<0.001, t=3.2).
The socio-economic variables that were significant in Table 2 were categorised into three groups: no change (reference group), reduction in socio-economic status and increase in socio-economic status. Results (Table 3) showed that reduced financial strain had a positive effect on depression score whereas increased strain had a negative effect. The effect, in absolute value, of a reduction in financial strain was smaller than the effect for an increased strain (F=10.9, P<0.001). Reduction in poverty reduced depression score whereas an increase in poverty led to an increase of depression score. Although the effect of a reduction in poverty was higher, in absolute value, than the effect of an increase in poverty, this difference was not statistically different (F=1.4, P>0.05). Similar results were found for deprivation and income: the effect of worsening conditions was greater, in absolute value, than the effect of an improvement, but the tests were not statistically significant (deprivation F= 2.2; P>0.05; income F=1.2, P>0.05). Finally, the effect of ceasing to live with a partner was greater in absolute terms (β=0.94) than starting to live with a partner (β=–0.44) and the difference of the two coefficients, in absolute value, was statistically different (F=4.8, P=0.03). Finally, we carried out a multivariate analysis (results not shown) in which we jointly tested whether the worsening effects of financial strain, poverty, deprivation, income, civic participation and living arrangements were different from the improving effect of the same variables: the test was significant (F=3.6, P<0.01). Turning to cases of major depression, we found similar results: increases in financial strain or in deprivation raised the risk of depression. Ceasing to cohabit also increased the risk of depression. Improved socio-economic circumstances had no significant effect on the risk of depression.
Our analyses focused on changes in socio-economic status and changes in depression occurring during the same year. However, it could be that a change in depression is due to an earlier change in socio-economic circumstances. Additional analyses indicated (results not shown) that changes in financial strain, in poverty and in deprivation in the previous year had no significant effect on current changes in depression.
Using a 7-year follow-up of a population survey, we analysed the effects of change in socio-economic status on depression. We found that 1-year increases in material hardship such as financial strain, deprivation and poverty led to an increase in risk of depressive symptoms, and often the risk of caseness of major depression; ceasing to cohabit with a partner increased the level or risk of depression; change in unemployment did not influence the level or the risk of depression; in general, the (adverse) effects of worsening socio-economic conditions on rates of depression were far greater than the (beneficial) offsetting effects of improving conditions; moreover, worsening socio-economic conditions affected women and those living in low-income households to statistically significant degrees. The results are consistent with numerous cross-sectional studies reporting associations between individuals with lower socio-economic status and depression, using a variety of outcome measures (Kessler et al, 1994). As expected, the associations we found were smaller than those found in previous prevalence studies but more similar to the results of incidence studies (Weich & Lewis, 1998b; Lorant et al, 2003). The design almost certainly explains this discrepancy. Our analyses considered change in socio-economic status and in rates of depression, leaving aside factors that did not change over time. Whereas most previous studies have focused on between-individual socio-economic differences or on time-invariant socio-economic status covariates, we were concerned primarily with the effects of within-individual socio-economic change. Our results suggest that the short-term effect of change in socio-economic status is more modest than the between-individual effects. This is presumably because a good deal of the difference found in much previous research is owing to the longer-term effects of time-invariant factors. Indeed, a previous cross-sectional study had shown that coping styles, which tend to be rather time-invariant, greatly reduced the socio-economic gradient in depression (Turner & Lloyd, 1999).
Our results are also consistent with other experimental and longitudinal studies. A natural experiment in North Carolina showed a small and borderline significant effect of moving out of poverty on emotional symptoms (Costello et al, 2003), and a British longitudinal study showed that a decrease in income had a slight impact on General Health Questionnaire score (Benzeval & Judge, 2001). Ceasing to cohabit with a partner increased the level and the risk of depression, particularly among women. This is consistent with previous longitudinal studies of marital transition (Hope et al, 1999; Wu & Hart, 2002). Our study adds to this previous body of knowledge that these effects are greater among women and among individuals of lower socio-economic status. Moreover, because we have excluded time-invariant features, our results also support the notion that the risk of depression attached to such transitions is probably not a result of some personal vulnerability or lack of resilience.
The lack of association between unemployment and depression contrasts with studies of the mental health consequences of unemployment, which show that unemployed individuals are more at risk of major depression than those who are employed (Lennon, 1995). However, the results of longitudinal studies are mixed. Although loss of a job has been shown to be a predictor of depression in the Alameda follow-up study (Kaplan et al, 1987), this finding was not replicated in two more recent longitudinal studies (Bromberger & Matthews, 1994; Weich & Lewis, 1998a). The divergence in results between cross-sectional and longitudinal studies has already been highlighted and has been explained by specific characteristics that make some individuals unable to maintain employment (Bromberger & Matthews, 1994). Another possible explanation has to do with the timing of data collection: because our analyses used data collected at annual intervals we might have missed short-term fluctuations in mental health occurring between assessments. It is possible, although unlikely, that we have underestimated the effects of changes in employment status if there were significant numbers of participants who moved into and out of work between waves. Indeed, previous evidence suggests that the risk of depression increases steadily for 6 months after the individual becomes unemployed, then reaches a plateau and is reversed almost immediately on finding work (Warr & Jackson, 1985). Given that we had only one observation a year, this selection effect of unemployment on depression might thus have been underestimated.
Our measures of depression and socio-economic status have limitations. The results are thus vulnerable to the drawbacks of some symptoms inventories. Previous research suggests that association between low socio-economic status and major depression is greatest when the latter is addressed using standardised clinical interviews rather than self-report questionnaires (Miech et al, 1999; Turner & Lloyd, 1999). However, because there is a monotonic relationship between symptom severity and risk of major depression (Kendler & Gardner, 1998), problems of this sort are unlikely to have significantly affected our results. Further studies should replicate our analysis with clinical interview schedules. Our socio-economic status variables might also have limitations, particularly civic participation – a concept that has recently been widely debated (McKenzie et al, 2002). Our measure is defined at the individual level and captures bonding relationships. As such it does not fully describe either the civic participation of the community (such as collective efficacy) or the resources provided by social policies.
A second limitation arises from the modest baseline participation rate and from the attrition rate, which might have made the sample increasingly upward-biased in terms of socio-economic status and downward-biased in terms of depression. External validation of the Belgian Households Panel Survey suggested that the baseline sample did reflect correctly the Belgian population in terms of age, gender and household type distribution (Jacobs & Marynissen, 1993). Moreover, baseline participation should not be a major issue here, as we were interested in longitudinal effects and not in cross-sectional inference. However, it is also possible that some personality traits might be related to both a lower baseline participation rate and a stronger association between socio-economic status and depression, particularly for individuals having poorer coping styles. Also, the study of attrition rates showed that attrition was higher in low-status individuals. Our analysis took care to correct for such bias and the loss to follow-up remains similar to that of panels in other European countries (Peracchi, 2002). Nevertheless, underestimation of the longitudinal effect of socio-economic status cannot be totally ruled out. Although a previous study has shown that such underestimation was slight (de Graaf et al, 2000), we must remain cautious regarding the precise size of our estimations.
Third, the principal aim of this study was to estimate the effect of change in socio-economic status on the change in depression. As such, the risk factors of interest were those that were most likely to change during the interval between assessments. Given that the mean age of the sample at baseline was 46 years, there was not much longitudinal variance in education. This should not be viewed as implying that lack of education is not an important determinant of psychopathology, rather that our sample displayed little longitudinal variance. Besides, our study took as a starting point the causation assumption, consistent with previous studies (Dohrenwend et al, 1992; Ritsher et al, 2001; Costello et al, 2003). However, selection cannot be totally ruled out because, for example, depression 3 months before interview could lead to loss of job the week before the interview, or because depressed mood at the time of interview could lead respondents to rate their circumstances (such as their financial strain) more pessimistically. Given the temporality of our measurement, we must remain cautious regarding the part of the association that could be the result of a selection effect.
Finally, the context might have influenced our results, particularly Belgium's performance in promoting equity. On the one hand, Belgium has a welfare system that performs well in avoiding poverty in comparison with other European countries (Heady et al, 2001). On the other hand, educational segregation in Belgium appears to be greater than elsewhere (Gorard & Smith, 2004). Cross-national comparison suggests that Belgium has a mental health inequality that is close to the average inequality in the EU (Lorant et al, 2005).
This study should be extended in order to identify more groups that are placed at greater risk of depression or, conversely, that are protected. After all, the majority of people who live in poverty, or are confronted with a sudden drop in their income, do not develop depression. Further studies should investigate protective factors such as religion, culture, self-esteem and coping styles.
Because a short-term change in financial strain or poverty is associated with higher depression level, our results suggest that improving social and economic circumstances on a short-term basis would have an effect on mental health inequalities. This should be considered in the design of strategies to tackle such inequalities, particularly income maintenance policies that might help to alleviate the effect of worsening socio-economic circumstances. These could include microcredit schemes (Patel & Kleinman, 2003), local economic development (Costello et al, 2003) and policies aimed at improving women's participation in the labour market (Gordon & Shaw, 1999).
The study was funded by grant F 5/4/5–OL–ME127 from Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique Collective.
- Received November 27, 2005.
- Revision received September 18, 2006.
- Accepted October 27, 2006.
- © 2007 Royal College of Psychiatrists


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Boneyard transforms former Old Chicago
Uptown meet southern comfort food
LifePower yoga will leave Uptown
Lift Time Fitness, owner of LifePower Yoga, announced it will close the Uptown location and replace it with another function.
Agra Culture bringing healthy quick-casual
The people behind Yogurt Lab plan to open a health-focused quick-casual restaurant in the Walkway at Girard & Lake.
Bogart's Doughnut Co opening soon
A doughnut shop is coming to 36th & Bryant in May.
Rye Deli closes abruptly
Rye Deli closed its doors today.
The Walkway – October progress
The Walkway starts to get an exterior cladding…
Hammer & Sickle to open in November
Uptown's latest restaurant should open in early November
Small-scale infill project proposed
CPM Development proposes a new office and housing project at James & Lake Street.
The Suburban World Theater reborn
Details emerge on the restoration of the Suburban World Theater, though its use will change to retail.
Old Chicago out; In with a new concept by CRAVE
Kaskaid Hospitality, of CRAVE fame, will open a new concept in the Old Chicago space in Uptown Minneapolis.


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Thread: Reverse engineering game saves
02-23-2009 #1dozens Guest
Reverse engineering game saves
I have a game save file that consist of Param.pfd, Param.sfo and Gamerep. Are these files encrypted? If so, are there tools to unencrypt them?
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For PS3 gamesaves: There are two types, those which are encrypted and signed, and those which aren't. This allows modifications/cheats for some games, yes. When copied, they are put inside these folder called "PS3\SAVEDATA\", followed by their Title ID.
This ID is unique for each title running on the PS3. It has the following syntax (where A is any upper-case alphabetic character, and 0 is any decimal number): AA0000-AAAA00000_00-AAAA000000000000
Often a new character is added to the back in file-names containing ID's, which is probably used to determine the title region (PAL/NTSC).
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PARAM.SFO: Various information about the title. This one is never encrypted, although it's always signed. (see: http://www.pdc.me.uk/pbpdocs/#3.2)
PARAM.PFD: Signatures of all the files if the save is protected. The signature method is still unknown (hash-size 0x60).
This file is responsible for making sure the save games aren't tampered with. To prevent file modification of this file and other games files, the cryptographic signatures are inside this file. Some games don't sign their files here though. File size is 0x8000 bytes.
ICON0.PNG: PNG image containing the image to be displayed in XMB.
SND0.AT3: (optional) Sound file to be played.
ICON1.PAM: (optional) Video file to be shown.
PIC0.PNG: (optional) Overlay picture.
PIC1.PNG: (optional) Large background picture.
Some games which are unprotected:
- MotorStorm (protected with CRC32 checksum)
- Call Of Duty 4 (hacked saves can be found on the Internet)
- Battlefield: Bad Company
- Assassin's Creed
- Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII
Finally, for PS2 gamesaves they can be converted using the guide here: http://www.ps4news.com/forums/ps3-gu...at-103447.html
02-23-2009 #3dozens Guest
I am not looking to modify the save just understand the data in the save so I can write a game save decoder. The game I am interested in using is Eye of Judgment and it is produced by Sony so I am going to assume it is signed and encrypted.
Does the signing process for the SFO change the data in anyway?
If the PFD file contains just the signatures then can I ignore it since I am not interested in modifying the game save?
Will the GAMEREP file be my primary source of game state ?
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02-24-2009 #5dozens Guest
My GAMREP file is listed in the PARAM.PFD file so that means it is at least signed, right? Is there a way to determine if it is encrypted, some kind of standard signature?
02-24-2009 #6CJPC Guest
The simplest way is to tell if it is encrypted is to just look at it. If its completely full (ie, not many 00's, and cant compress well, if at all) and full of 'garbage', then its probably encrypted (remember, even 00's will be changed to something else).


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1. The Technical Consultation on the Suitability of the CITES Criteria for Listing Commercially-exploited Aquatic Species was held in Rome, Italy, from 28 to 30 June 2000. It was attended by representatives from 58 Members of FAO, by a representative from one specialized agency of the UN, as well as by observers from four intergovernmental organizations and six international non-governmental organizations.
2. The list of delegates and observers is given in Appendix B. The documents which were before the Consultation are listed in Appendix C.
3. The meeting was called to order by Mr I. Nomura, the Assistant Director-General (Fisheries Department), who welcomed delegates and observers to the Consultation.
4. Mr Nomura, in his opening statement, summarized the origin of the Consultation and the work that preceded it. He also expressed gratitude to the Government of Japan for the financial support to the Consultation and related activities. The text of his statement is reproduced in Appendix D.
5. The agenda as adopted is contained in Appendix A.
6. Dato Mohamed Mazlan bin Jusoh (Malaysia) was elected Chairperson of the Technical Consultation. Mr H.J. Eggink (the Netherlands) was elected Vice-Chairperson. The Consultation agreed that the Secretariat should draft the report which would be adopted at the end of the meeting. Therefore, it was not necessary to appoint a Rapporteur from among its members.


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I've made a drawing below which may make this clearer.
When a function is defined the definition should include saying what set the function may be applied to. This set is called the domain.
It should also include a statement of what set the function maps to. This second set is called the codomain.
But some elements of the codomain may not be mapped onto. So the word range is used for the subset of the codomain that actually gets mapped to.
I'll make up an example.
Domain = {counting numbers} Codomain = {counting numbers} Fuinction f(x) : x ---> 5x
For this function the Range = {5,10,15,20,25,.......}
Other members of the codomain such as 3, 17, 29 etc are not mapped to by f.
The definition of the domain is important.
If I change the domain and codomain in the above example both to {real numbers} then every member of the codomain is mapped to (since we can always take an element, y, of the codomaiin, divide it by 5, and that answer (y/5) is the member of the domain that maps onto y.
Thus {range} = {codomain}
[I have seen a number of questions posted where the student is asked to say what the domain is for a particular function. I consider this unreasonable since the domain is part of the definition and many answers are possible and equally valid.]
The codomain of a function from X into Y is Y. The range of the function is the subset of Y consisting
of all the elements of Y that are actually paired with an element of X via the function.
The domain of the function can be thought of as all the INPUTS to the function and the range as all
the OUTPUTS.
Welcome to the forum.
Can you define codomain of a function like dom(f),ran(f)?
What are these functions please? I cannot find either in a maths dictionary.


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Royals manager Ned Yost jumbled up his defensive configuration for Sunday's game against the Cubs in Mesa. Nori Aoki started in center field, Lorenzo Cain started in right and Danny Valencia started at second.
The team is interested in seeing how Aoki handles the position. Versatility is a critical skill for this roster.
"We're trying to just see what he looks like out there," Yost said. "Like we want to see Valencia at second. We'll move those guys around. I know Cain can play all three positions. I know Dyson can play all three. I know Maxwell can play all three. But we'll look at Maxwell some at center, too. Just to see what we've got."
Here is the lineup, with Wade Davis on the mound:
1. Nori Aoki, CF.
2. Danny Valencia, 2B.
3. Eric Hosmer, 1B.
4. Justin Maxwell, DH.
5. Mike Moustakas, 3B.
6. Carlos Peguero, LF.
7. Lorenzo Cain, RF.
8. Brett Hayes, C
9. Pedro Ciriaco, SS
Following Davis: Yordano Ventura, John Lamb, Francisley Bueno, P.J. Walters, Jon Rauch, Scott Alexander, Michael Mariot.


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As one who was arrested in Argentina by the forces of a brutal military dictatorship during the country's famed "dirty war," the issues being raised by activist groups and journalists about the actions — or inaction — of Pope Francis during that horrible period resonate deeply.
The Vatican today, for the first time, addressed the issue directly, defending the actions of then-Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio during the horrendous period in Argentine history when an estimated 30,000 disappeared under the dictatorship. Here's the most recent New York Times piece on that.
A long-running debate in Argentina has been fueled by news stories and books that include statements from priests and other lay workers that "appear to contradict Cardinal Bergoglio's account of his actions" during the period, the Times reports.
The story noted that "after the church had denied for years any involvement with the dictatorship, (the Cardinal) testified in 2010 that he had met secretly with Gen. Jorge Videla, the former head of the military junta, and Adm. Emilio Massera, the commander of the navy, to ask for the release of two kidnapped priests. The following year, prosecutors called him to the witness stand to testify on the military junta's systematic kidnapping of children, a subject he was also accused of knowing about but failing to prevent."
In the Hearst-owned San Francisco Examiner, I wrote about my terrifying experience with the "dirty war" machine as a college student traveling on a spectacular remote in the northern province of Jujuy in 1973 — when I came very close to becoming one of the 30,000 "desaparecidos."
Some excerpts:
"Our bus, filled with families and local travelers, was waved over to a military checkpoint. The passengers shifted in their seats, suddenly nervous.
Armed guards boarded the bus. Swarming in, they demanded identification. We were the only foreign tourists aboard and didn't have the "national identify card."
We were ordered off the bus.
I looked at the passengers we had been talking and laughing with. A few looked back with pity. Others stared at their hands or out the window. There was silence. And some relief: This time, others had been chosen as targets.
Hours later, without explanation, (soldiers) ordered us into a transport.
We rode to a remote place….I didn't know then what news reports have since told me – these "detention centers" were often torture chambers, where many Argentines met their death.
I was taken alone to a room and searched repeatedly. My belongings were tossed out of suitcases, things torn apart. Then I was taken to an office with an ancient wooden desk and a spotlight – an interrogation room.
Late into the night, the unsmiling officer shot out questions, over and over: What was I really doing here? What was my mother's maiden name? Where was I born? Whom was I working for?
I gave the same answers, over and over. Nothing helped.
Around midnight, armed soldiers came and took me to a room.
One took fingerprints, then posed me for mug shots – full face, with a booking number under my chin. Then a side shot.
I was going to jail. But no one would say why.
After midnight, they ordered me into a police van. Five men, all armed, were with my friend inside.
In the driver's compartment, the image of terror remains with me – how the head officer, with a dramatic flourish, held up his gun, high in the air, and jammed in a clip. The other men, with their own guns, stood by, grinning, watching our reaction.
I remember thinking that my life couldn't end like this – in some unknown place, where no one, not my family or my friends, would know how or why.
I deserved an answer, at least.
"What have I done?" I asked again and again. There was no answer.
They drove. At about 2 a.m., the van stopped and the door opened.
We were thrown out onto the highway at the edge of a town.
The van sped away. We were dazed, numbed with fear – but alive.
As we know now, many in the very same circumstances met another fate: drugged, shot, even thrown out of airplanes; their children stolen, their bodies never found. And their families' questions never answered: "Why?"
In a 2010 interview, then-Cardinal Bergoglio said he had helped hide people, and helped others escape the country during the period, and lobbied the country's military rulers directly for the release and protection of others," Times reported today.
Question now: Should the Pope, in the interests of history and his faithful, directly address the issue and this horrible chapter in his country's past — and put the questions behind him for good?


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By Francisco Salazar
The Saul "Canelo" Alvarez-Alfredo Angulo bout that took place this past Saturday in Las Vegas, NV will open the "Showtime Championship Boxing" telecast this Saturday night, Stephen Espinoza told Boxingscene.com on Sunday afternoon.
Espinoza is the Executive Vice President and General Manager of Showtime Sports.
After the Alvarez-Angulo bout, two fights will air live from the Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. In the main event, Danny Garcia will defend his unified junior welterweight world titles against Mauricio Herrera.
Preceding the main event will be the scheduled 12 round heavyweight bout between Malik Scott and hard-hitting Deontay Wilder.
Showtime will air all three bouts beginning at 9PM ET/ 6PM PT.
Espinoza also told Boxingscene.com that Showtime will air the final installment of All-Access: Canelo-Angulo. It will be the epilogue episode.
Two bouts will be broadcast live on Showtime Extreme, beginning at 7PM ET/ 4PM PT. Opening the broadcast will be middleweight contender Danny Jacobs taking on Milton Nunez in a scheduled 10 round bout.
In a rematch of featherweights, hard-hitting Daniel Ponce De Leon will take on Juan Manuel Lopez in a scheduled 10 round bout.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for Boxingscene.com since September of 2012 and has covered boxing in Southern California and abroad since 2000. He also covers boxing for the Ventura County (CA) Star newspaper, RingTV, and Knockout Nation. He can be reached by email at [email protected] or on Twitter at FSalazarBoxing


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"It's that wonderful old-fashioned idea that others come first and you come second. This was the whole ethic by which I was brought up. Others matter more than you do, so 'don't fuss, dear; get on with it.'"
"I decided, very early on, just to accept life unconditionally; I never expected it to do anything special for me, yet I seemed to accomplish far more than I had ever hoped. Most of the time it just happened to me without my ever seeking it."
"Pick the day. Enjoy it - to the hilt. The day as it comes. People as they come... The past, I think, has helped me appreciate the present - and I don't want to spoil any of it by fretting about the future."
"People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone."
"Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, it's at the end of your arm, as you get older, remember you have another hand: The first is to help yourself, the second is to help others."
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New Leb space crunch solution won't include middle school
Updated 11:38 pm, Monday, May 13, 2013
To the relief of parents, the schools chief has decided to remove the option of busing fifth-graders to Western Middle School from his list of possible solutions to a space shortage at New Lebanon School.
Superintendent of Schools William McKersie emailed the school's PTA Thursday to say that he was taking the unpopular proposal off the table.
"We now will focus on `within NL' solutions -- ideas that will keep students at NL next year," McKersie wrote in the message, which was also sent to the New Lebanon and Western principals.
Messages seeking further comment were left with McKersie Monday.
Mike Bocchino, president of New Lebanon's PTA, said parents are happy that the superintendent listened to their concerns about sending the fifth-graders to a school with older students and having them miss out on their last year at their elementary school.
"We are excited that there seems to be a superintendent who is going to be around for a while and listen to the parents and their concerns," Bocchino said. "We are very cautious because we still understand that a solution needs to be found."
Peter van Schaik, who has a daughter in fourth grade and had asked McKersie at a May 1 meeting to remove the Western solution from a list of options being considered, said he was "thrilled."
"That was a great call by him," van Schaik said. "I don't know what else will follow. We have a lot of work to do."
Based on enrollment projections, the Byram school will likely be short two classrooms next year. Other options being considered include putting up modular classrooms, collapsing sections and putting two teachers in one classroom, having mobile music and art programs, having students in the Advanced Learning and English Language Learners programs taught in their classrooms instead of being pulled out, and building new administration space at the front of the school and remodeling the existing space to make two new classrooms.
After meeting last week, parents said they think administrators should seriously explore using the school's media center as classroom space, while using the Byram Shubert Library down the street to circulate material for students.
Administrators have estimated that converting the school's media center into classroom space would cost approximately $150,000.
Parents would also like to see some sort of residency verification for every child in the school.
"It's still a process and it's still going to be a decision that's going to have to be well thought out and the best for the school and New Lebanon's future," Bocchino said. "We hope the solution is only short term and that our ultimate goal of investing in the school is one that the Board of Education will really finally take a hard look at."
The PTA has scheduled a follow-up meeting with administrators at the school on May 22.
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Michigan's system for providing legal defense to indigent people is one of the nation's worst. Gov. Rick Snyder is tackling the issue, appointing a commission to recommend improvement by next summer. But Snyder will need to do much more than take recommendations. He must compel the…[For full story: http://defender411.us/n7O4Y5 ]
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Cathy Tyson, stars as a wealthy woman on a mission to start afresh on a ranch in Texas with her son, having left her Brooklyn past and husband behind. The transition is less than smooth as the arrival of an assertive and savvy African-American woman to West Texas is greeted with hostility by the ranches original owner.
It becomes a battle of wills but she refuses to back down on her right to be there and set up home and a business.This is despite various attempts made to sabotage their home and new beginning.
However, it's not just unsettling for the original owner who likes a drink; her son has his own way of dealing with change and being one of two African-Americans for many miles to come. The son is played remarkably well by Tobi Bakare as he maintains a strong American accent throughout. It is revealed that he buries himself in the sand as a coping mechanism for all the negativity that is happening around him.
He manages to persuade his mother to join him in the ritual and she realises that it's important for her to do so in order to understand her son more. This isn't understood by the ex-owner of the ranch who is quick to condemn their actions but this incident is the catalyst to them resolving their differences.
The play examines our relationship with nature, dealing with change and spirituality in an often amusing and thought-provoking manner.
Fellow cast members include Tony Boncza and Mark Field.
1800 Acres is showing at the Riverside Studios, Crisp Road, Hammersmith, London W6 9RL until 12 October 2008 Box office: +44 (0) 20 8237 1111
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