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Tree pollens in April and May, grass pollens in June and July and mold spores and weed pollens in July and August add up to five months of eye-irritating allergens. That is quite a long time to stay indoors!
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Here are some practical tips to keep your eyes happy as the allergy season comes upon us.
- Avoid rubbing your eyes. This makes the symptoms worse because it actually sets off an allergy cascade response which causes more inflammation and itch. Plus, rubbing might lead to a scratch which will cause greater, long term discomfort.
- Plan your outdoor time wisely. One of the seasonal allergens that disturbs eyes is pollen, so it is a good idea to stay indoors when pollen counts are high, especially in the mid-morning and early evening.
- Wear sunglasses outside to protect your eyes, not only from UV rays, but also from allergens floating in the air.
- Check and clean your air conditioning filters to make sure they are working properly to filter out irritants.
- Use a humidifier or set out bowls of fresh water inside when using your air conditioning to help moisten the air and ensure that your eyes don't dry out.
- Taking a shower or bath helps wash off allergens from the hair and skin. Cool down with some cool compresses over your eyes. This reduces the inflammatory response and the itchiness.
- Allergy proof your home:
- use dust-mite-proof covers on bedding and pillows
- clean surfaces with a damp cloth rather than dusting or dry sweeping which can just move dust to other areas or into the air
- remove any mold in your home
- keep pets outdoors if you have pet allergies
- Remove contact lenses as soon as any symptoms appear. Some contacts can prevent oxygen from getting to your eyes and tend to dry them out or blur vision due to oil or discharge build up under the lens. This will just worsen symptoms and cause greater irritation. Further because allergies can swell the eyes, contacts might not fit the way they usually do, causing discomfort.
- Speak to your optometrist about allergy medications or eye drops that can relieve symptoms. Certain allergy eye drops are not compatible with contact lens wear and in fact can bind onto the lens and cause further irritation. If your allergies are severe and you don't want to stop contact lens wear, then ask your OD for a prescription allergy drop that can be applied before inserting your contacts. This may help prevent the allergic response and provide more comfortable lens wear.
These are only a few steps you can take to make your eyes more comfortable during allergy season. Remember to seek medical help from your eye care professional if symptoms persist or worsen.


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European Commision vs Microsoft: chronology of the case
1998 | Sun complains to the EC on Microsoft's dominant position as a supplier of operating systems for personal computers. |
02/2000 | EC launches investigation on Microsoft's anti-competitive conduct ("Case No. COMP/C-3/37.792"). Two main issues are under investigation: (1) lack of interoperability information, and (2) incorporation of Windows Media Player with the Windows operating system. |
16/11/2001 | FSFE applies for third-party status in the ongoing EC investigation towards Microsoft. In its application, FSFE asks to be allowed to intervene in order to represent the interests of the Free Software movement on grounds that "Microsoft cited Free Software as its principal competitor and is using various methods to attack the Free Software movement... FSFE believes that some of Microsoft's methods of attack are against free competition, and should be investigated by the EU Commission." |
30/11/2001 | FSFE asks for an access to non-confidential documents, statements and replies from Microsoft. |
12/12/2001 | FSFE is granted the third party status and the access to non-confidential documents, statements and replies from Microsoft.
Inter alia, the third party status is granted to the Association for Competitive Technology, Time Warner Inc., the Computer & Communications Industry Association, the Computing Technology Industry Association, Lotus Corporation, Novell Inc., RealNetworks, Inc., and the Software & Information Industry Association. |
21/01/2002 | FSFE's comments on the case No. COMP/C-3/37.792 against Microsoft. Inter alia, it states that "Microsoft's protocols are designed in a highly interdependent way: each (proprietary) protocol depends on the correct implementation of another (proprietary) protocol to work properly. Full functionality and interoperability can only be achieved when all protocols are known... Discriminatory licensing, Windows Media Player, RAND - are in fact discriminatory against free software, as they require a licensing scheme which is incompatible with that of free software. In order to bring the infringements to an end, Microsoft should be required to publish their current and future interface specifications, without any restrictions or royalty requirements that would make it impossible for free software to support them." |
2003 | Market inquiry, conducted by the EC. |
08/2003 | The Samba team sends a letter to the EC. The Samba Team explains that they are not able to sign the Microsoft license agreements as these agreements request per-client royalty payments. |
11/09/2003 | FSFE's submission to the EC, regarding, specifically, Microsoft's settlement in the United States and its ineffectiveness at bringing back competition into the market. The Samba Team proposes that the European Union should require Microsoft to make its proprietary protocol information and its proprietary application data formats (the Microsoft Office file formats) available in a royalty-free, non-discriminatory fashion, in exactly the same way as the TCP/IP protocol itself is available. |
11/2003 | Private oral hearing at the EC. |
24/03/2004 | The final decision of the EC on the case No. COMP/C-3/37.792 against Microsoft ("the 2004 Decision") is released. The EC finds that Microsoft's behaviour constitutes two separate abuses. The first abuse is in "the creation and sole exploitation of a its dominant position in the market of PC operating systems which disrupt previous levels of interoperability." Microsoft has unlawfully refused to supply its competitors with interoperability information and to authorise the use of that information. The EC finds that "the interoperability information at stake is indispensable for competitors to be able to viably compete in the work group server operating system market." The EC explicitly states that the findings of the 2004 Decision do not relate to the Microsoft's source codes. Second, the EC finds that Microsoft's tying behaviour harms competition in the market for streaming media players. This infringement constitutes by its nature a very serious infringement of Article 82 of the EC Treaty and Article 54 of the EEA Agreement. The EC concludes that Microsoft's conduct justifies the imposition of EUR 497,2 million fine. |
27/05/2004 | Microsoft releases its compliance measures with the 2004 Decision. Inter alia, it states that "Microsoft is in the process of identifying all of the protocol technology that the company has developed in its Windows family of operating system products in order to provide the software services specified in Article 1(1) of the Decision." Microsoft is also dedicating a team of software development engineers and technical writers to the task of creating a complete and accurate set of specifications describing the relevant protocols. Also Microsoft suggests it will make available "certain intellectual property licenses" to its protocol technology on so-called reasonable and non-discriminatory terms: in particular, copyrights in the specifications, the trade secrets described by the specifications and inventions embodied in the protocols that are subject to patents or patent applications. The licenses will provide for "reasonable" royalty payments to Microsoft: the type and amount of royalties to be charged for the use of Microsoft's copyrights, trade secrets and patents will be based upon the value and use for each task. "Royalties for the print and file server task will be based upon a percentage of licensee's net revenue from units of the licensee's products that incorporate Microsoft's protocols and are distributed by the licensee, and royalties for the user and group administration task will be on a per user basis, with a minimum and maximum range per licensed server product." |
06/2004 | Microsoft appeals to the EU Court of First Instance ("Court") to suspend penalties imposed by the 2004 Decision ("the case for interim measure") and to annul the 2004 Decision ("the merit case"). |
06/2004 | FSFE applies to be admitted to the proceedings as intervener. |
27/07/2004 | FSFE is granted leave to intervene in the case for interim measure. |
30/09/2004 | FSFE appears at the hearing before the EU Court of First Instance as third party and Samba representative. FSFE supports Samba in their previously stated claims saying that they need to know the communication standards (protocols) used by Microsoft Windows systems to implement their network services in order to allow non-Windows computer systems to interoperate with Microsoft Windows systems. |
12/2004 | Decision of the EU court of First Instance for the case for interim measure: Microsoft's application for suspension of the imposed penalties is dismissed. Microsoft should comply with the 2004 Decision, which is given immediate effect. |
10/11/2005 | The EC considers that the technical documentation prepared by Microsoft is "neither accurate nor complete". The remuneration rates charged for granting access to and authorising the use of the interoperability information were found "unreasonable". The EC imposed a periodic penalty payment (EUR 2 million per day). |
23/11/2005 | FSFE's application for leave to intervene in the merit case is upheld and FSFE is granted leave to intervene in the merit case. |
25/01/2006 | Microsoft offers to publish and license source code. FSFE and the Samba Team take the view that the offer of Microsoft to license for reference purposes only the source code of part of the Windows operating system is grossly inadequate to fulfill its obligations arising from the 2004 Decision. |
12/07/2006 | The EC increases the periodic penalty payment to EUR 3 million per day. |
17/09/2007 | Microsoft loses its appeal against the merit case. The EUR 497 million fine is upheld, as are the requirements regarding server interoperability information and bundling of Windows Media Player. However, the Court rejects the Commission ruling that an independent monitoring trustee should have unlimited access to internal company organization in the future. |
10/2007 | Microsoft announces its compliance with the Court decision: it will publish protocols and will demand 0.4% of the revenue in patent-licensing royalties, only from commercial vendors of interoperable software, and promises not to seek patent royalties from individual open source developers. The interoperability information alone is available for a one-time fee of EUR 10,000. |
10/2007 | The EC holds that Microsoft complied with the obligations under the 2004 Decision. |
12/2007 | The Protocol Freedom Information Foundation ("PFIF") is formed and becomes licensee of the no-patent license to the interoperability information, after further negotiation with Microsoft that removes the remaining GPL incompatibilities. The Samba Team becomes a "contractor" of the PFIF and access all the documentation. |
27/02/2008 | The EC fines Microsoft an additional EUR 899 million fine for non-compliance with the 2004 Decision (namely, the obligation to authorise the use of the interoperability information on "reasonable and non-discriminatory" terms). |
09/05/2008 | Microsoft appeals to the Court seeking to overturn the EUR 899 million fine. |
16/08/2008 | FSFE and Samba Team seek leave to intervene as third parties. Inter alia, the Software & Information Industry Association, ECIS, IBM Corp, Red Hat Inc, Oracle Corporation seek leave to intervene in support of the Commission, the Computing Technology Industry Association, the Association for Competitive Technology – in support of Microsoft. |
20/11/2008 | All of the applications to intervene have been granted. |
24/05/2011 | Oral hearing at the Court on Microsoft's appeal. |
27/06/2012 | The general Court upheld the 2008 fine reducing it to €860 millions because of a "miscalculation" done by the European Commission |


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I finally managed to get xml_set_object() to work, after much documentation searching. As the solution I found has been hinted at, the focus has been wrong.
There have been many problems getting class contained XML parsers to make changes to the members of an instance. This is because, from what I'm guessing, the functions are using a either a new annonymous instance of the class or an uninstanced version of the class.
What we want to make sure it does it that the parser is accessing its handlers as member methods of a particular instance of a class. This can be done using the array method for passing a callback, setting the object as a reference to this instance. This way, you know that the parser is going to call the function properly.
class Parser {
private $parser;
private $data;
public function __construct() {
$this->parser = NULL;
$this->data = '';
private function ParseElementStart($parser, $name, $attrs) {
// Code
private function ParseElementEnd($parser, $name) {
// Code
public function Parse($XMLdata) {
$this->parser = xml_parser_create();
xml_set_object($this->parser, $this);
array(&$this, 'ParseElementStart'),
array(&$this, 'ParseElementEnd'));
xml_parse($this->parser, $XMLdata);
With this, when you call the Parse method, the data in that instance can be modified. I'm not sure if xml_set_object becomes unneccissary when using the array callbacks, but I leave it in just to make sure that the xml_parse function knows it's in the object.
As above, I'd recommend for memory sake, that the XML parser be created, used, and freed all in the same function, to ensure that everything is cleaned up correctly.


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The Experience of the Ministry. 1* Working together,a then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain.* 2For he says:
"In an acceptable time* I heard you,
and on the day of salvation I helped you."b
Behold, now is a very acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. 3c We cause no one to stumble* in anything, in order that no fault may be found with our ministry; 4* on the contrary, in everything we commend ourselves as ministers of God, through much endurance,* in afflictions, hardships, constraints,d 5beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, vigils, fasts;e 6* by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, in a holy spirit, in unfeigned love,f 7in truthful speech, in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness at the right and at the left;g 8through glory and dishonor, insult and praise. We are treated as deceivers and yet are truthful;* 9as unrecognized and yet acknowledged; as dying and behold we live; as chastised and yet not put to death;h 10as sorrowful yet always rejoicing; as poor yet enriching many; as having nothing and yet possessing all things.i
11* We have spoken frankly to you, Corinthians; our heart is open wide. 12You are not constrained by us; you are constrained by your own affections.j 13As recompense in kind (I speak as to my children), be open yourselves.k
Call to Holiness. 14* Do not be yoked with those who are different, with unbelievers.* For what partnership do righteousness and lawlessness have? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? 15What accord has Christ with Beliar? Or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever? 16l What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said:
"I will live with them and move among them,*
and I will be their God
and they shall be my people.
17Therefore, come forth from them
and be separate," says the Lord,
"and touch nothing unclean;
then I will receive youm
18and I will be a father to you,
and you shall be sons and daughters to me,
says the Lord Almighty."n
* [6:1–10] This paragraph is a single long sentence in the Greek, interrupted by the parenthesis of 2 Cor 5:2. The one main verb is "we appeal." In this paragraph Paul both exercises his ministry of reconciliation (cf. 2 Cor 5:20) and describes how his ministry is exercised: the "message of reconciliation" (2 Cor 5:19) is lived existentially in his apostolic experience.
* [6:1] Not to receive…in vain: i.e., conform to the gift of justification and new creation. The context indicates how this can be done concretely: become God's righteousness (2 Cor 5:21), not live for oneself (2 Cor 5:15) be reconciled with Paul (2 Cor 6:11–13; 7:2–3).
* [6:2] In an acceptable time: Paul cites the Septuagint text of Is 49:8; the Hebrew reads "in a time of favor"; it is parallel to "on the day of salvation." Now: God is bestowing favor and salvation at this very moment, as Paul is addressing his letter to them.
* [6:3] Cause no one to stumble: the language echoes that of 1 Cor 8–10 as does the expression "no longer live for themselves" in 2 Cor 5:15. That no fault may be found: i.e., at the eschatological judgment (cf. 1 Cor 4:2–5).
* [6:4a] This is the central assertion, the topic statement for the catalogue that follows. We commend ourselves: Paul's self-commendation is ironical (with an eye on the charges mentioned in 2 Cor 3:1–3) and paradoxical (pointing mostly to experiences that would not normally be considered points of pride but are perceived as such by faith). Cf. also the self-commendation in 2 Cor 11:23–29. As ministers of God: the same Greek word, diakonos, means "minister" and "servant"; cf. 2 Cor 11:23, the central assertion in a similar context, and 1 Cor 3:5.
* [6:4b–5] Through much endurance: this phrase functions as a subtitle; it is followed by an enumeration of nine specific types of trials endured.
* [6:6–7a] A list of virtuous qualities in two groups of four, the second fuller than the first.
* [6:8b–10] A series of seven rhetorically effective antitheses, contrasting negative external impressions with positive inner reality. Paul perceives his existence as a reflection of Jesus' own and affirms an inner reversal that escapes outward observation. The final two members illustrate two distinct kinds of paradox or apparent contradiction that are characteristic of apostolic experience.
* [6:11–13] Paul's tone becomes quieter, but his appeal for acceptance and affection is emotionally charged. References to the heart and their mutual relations bring the development begun in 2 Cor 2:14–3:3 to an effective conclusion.
* [6:14–7:1] Language and thought shift noticeably here. Suddenly we are in a different atmosphere, dealing with a quite different problem. Both the vocabulary and the thought, with their contrast between good and evil, are more characteristic of Qumran documents or the Book of Revelation than they are of Paul. Hence, critics suspect that this section was inserted by another hand.
* [6:14–16a] The opening injunction to separate from unbelievers is reinforced by five rhetorical questions to make the point that Christianity is not compatible with paganism. Their opposition is emphasized also by the accumulation of five distinct designations for each group. These verses are a powerful statement of God's holiness and the exclusiveness of his claims.
* [6:16c–18] This is a chain of scriptural citations carefully woven together. God's covenant relation to his people and his presence among them (2 Cor 6:16) is seen as conditioned on cultic separation from the profane and cultically impure (2 Cor 6:17); that relation is translated into the personal language of the parent-child relationship, an extension to the community of the language of 2 Sm 7:14 (2 Cor 6:18). Some remarkable parallels to this chain are found in the final chapters of Revelation. God's presence among his people (Rev 21:22) is expressed there, too, by applying 2 Sm 7:14 to the community (Rev 21:7). There is a call to separation (Rev 18:4) and exclusion of the unclean from the community and its liturgy (Rev 21:27). The title "Lord Almighty" (Pantokratōr) occurs in the New Testament only here in 2 Cor 6:18 and nine times in Revelation.
a. [6:1] 1 Cor 3:9; 1 Thes 3:2.
c. [6:3] 1 Cor 9:12; 10:32 / 8:20–21.
d. [6:4] 4:8–11; 11:23–27; 1 Cor 4:9–13.
e. [6:5] Acts 16:23.
g. [6:7] 10:4; Rom 13:12; Eph 6:11–17.
i. [6:10] Rom 8:32; 1 Cor 3:21.
l. [6:16] 1 Cor 10:20–21 / 1 Cor 3:16–17; 6:19 / Ex 25:8; 29:45; Lv 26:12; Jer 31:1; 32:38; Ez 37:27.
m. [6:17] Is 52:11; Ez 20:34, 41; Rev 18:4; 21:27.
n. [6:18] 2 Sm 7:14; Ps 2:7; Is 43:6; Jer 31:9; Rev 21:7 / Rev 4:8; 11:17; 15:3; 21:22.
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Contrary to the current description, it should hold y == tan(atan(y)) for ALL y.
However, x == atan(tan(x)) only holds for those x which are in the range of atan, which are those x with -pi/2 < x < pi/2.
Of course, those equalities are limited by precision. On my machine
tan(atan(1000)) returns 1000.0000000001.
atan(tan(0)) returns 0 (correct).
atan(tan(M_PI)) returns -1.2246467991474E-16 instead of 0.


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Hey, if nothing else, having an offbeat job title helped the Ambassador of Buzz generate enough buzz to be featured in a Q&A at Time.com.
After we ran a post exploring whether quirky job titles like Ninja, Grand Poo-Bah, and Ambassador of Buzz were awesome or silly, unprofessional, and perhaps even harmful to one's career, the real-life Ambassador of Buzz reached out to us. Taylor Aldredge holds the job title of Ambassador of Buzz at Grasshopper, a Massachusetts-based company that bills itself as "The Entrepreneur's Phone System" and provides clients with services such as toll-free and local numbers, unlimited extensions, custom automated greetings, and voicemail and faxes via e-mail.
We wanted to find out more about what it's like having such a wacky job title. As the Q&A with Aldredge below reveals, he mostly loves being known as the Ambassador of Buzz. The job title can lead to some confusion, however. FYI: The job isn't about getting people drunk—not officially, anyway.
(MORE: Ambassador of Buzz? Are Offbeat Job Titles Awesome or Unprofessional?)
TIME: Tell us about the title. Who came up with it? Why this title and not a more standard one? What does it mean?
Aldredge: Grasshopper's co-founders, Siamak Taghaddos and David Hauser, originally created the Ambassador of Buzz title because they wanted to create a new position that did more than just PR, social media, and marketing. It needed to include everything from acting as a brand ambassador to building relationships, talking to customers, and representing Grasshopper at events. It was a new kind of position that required a new kind of title to represent Grasshopper's core values and brand promise. A standard title just didn't accomplish getting all the responsibilities under one roof. As an ambassador, I'm responsible of bringing our brand's message to the world. "Buzz" reflects all the buzz and marketing that we can generate for Grasshopper and our customers through all sorts of marketing efforts.
Speaking of which, do you often get questions about what the title means?
When I go to networking events and conferences, I always get questions about my job title. Most questions are out of curiosity. People want to know more about the title, what it means, what does it entail, and what I exactly do for Grasshopper. Sometimes they just want to know if that's really my title or if I made it up. I always have fun explaining what I do because it's a great position to have. I'm the third person to be the Ambassador of Buzz at Grasshopper, and each ambassador has his or her own experiences. At one event we sponsored, at the after-party, the former Ambassador of Buzz Stephanie Bullis was asked by an attendee, "Does the ambassador of 'buzz' mean getting people buzzed on alcohol?"
What are the most common reactions to hearing about the job title? Do people think it's fun? Silly? Unprofessional? Or what? What kinds of people (old, young) tend to love or hate the title?
I'd say the reactions are mostly positive, I can't really recall somebody getting turned off by my job title. A few people have emailed me back after we're introduced saying, "Ambassador of Buzz…love it." I think the positive reactions tend to come from younger generations rather than older generations, but most of the other organizations and companies I engage with are generally younger and more progressive. If people hate the job title, then they're definitely not saying it to me or anybody else at Grasshopper. I think when people meet me, or any of the previous Ambassadors of Buzz, they understand why we have the title and what we do for Grasshopper.
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From a personal and professional standpoint, what are the pros and cons to having such an offbeat job title? Be honest.
The biggest pro is it's a conversation starter and icebreaker. When I introduce myself, there's immediately something to talk about. It helps me stand out in a crowd at an event, and I think it's the best title to describe what I do, which isn't necessarily only marketing, only social media, only PR, or only partnerships. I'm also not constrained by a traditional title so I'm motivated and encouraged to try new things outside the realm of traditional marketing roles.
The cons are it could inhibit my future career growth because there will always be people out there who may not understand what it means or get turned off by it on my resume. I can't control what other people think about my job title. In the entrepreneurial community, offbeat titles are almost the norm; however, offbeat titles are definitely harder to have in more traditional companies and industries. I'm not sure how I'd feel if my financial advisor had a title like Senior Money Man. Offbeat titles are a con if they don't fit the company, and if the customers don't have faith in its meaning.
Do you think offbeat titles help the company or the individual more, and why?
Offbeat job titles are only good if they are authentic and reflect the company's DNA, which is a reflection of its founders and its culture. They're bad for both parties if it's not in the company's DNA to have an offbeat title. Grasshopper's founders wanted the Ambassador of Buzz job title to reflect the culture and DNA of Grasshopper. Likewise, Zappos has a Chief Happiness Officer, Happiness Hustlers, Code Benders, and a Creativity Curator. Zappos' job titles reflect their work culture, and they benefit the individual as well as the company. Ultimately, interesting titles are only worth what is behind them. People will quickly see through them if they are fake.
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What kinds of companies do you think are a good fit for having employees with quirky job titles? And under what circumstances do you think it would be a bad idea for workers to have such titles?
Again, it's about understanding the company culture. An offbeat title can be great for the individual because it's fun to talk about, but it could limit your business and be a challenge for the company in the long run. I think each company needs to decide how others view its culture before it decides on offbeat job titles. I definitely think financial services, insurance, and any government or other highly regulated industries are not appropriate for offbeat titles. In a situation when a lot of trust is involved like being a lawyer, you wouldn't want a Legal Wizard representing you in court. I think startups and tech companies get a much easier break because they get to invent their cultures and sometimes the industries they work in.


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How well does alternative medicine help control diabetes? You may be tempted to try herbal remedies that promise to "cure" diabetes without prescription medicine. Or turn to acupuncture to help control blood sugar levels. Some of these ideas for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) may have a place in a healthy lifestyle. But it's important to understand their limits, especially for managing diabetes.
Many people assume that because herbs and other plants are natural, they're safe. But that's not necessarily true. Be cautious before taking any herb, plant, or supplement suggested for diabetes, even if someone you know has taken it. It may contain substances that could interfere with medicine you do take. And some can lower blood sugar to dangerous levels.
Neither the American Diabetes Association nor the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) endorses using CAM treatments in place of traditional treatment. The NCCAM notes that there is not yet enough scientific evidence to suggest complementary medicine will help people with diabetes. Some of these herbal products are being studied for their ability to prevent diabetes from developing. Others are being studied for use in treatment. Here are some therapies that are being studied. They show promise. But they are a long way from being cleared for use. Those with promise include:
Alpha-lipoic acid. This is an antioxidant made by the body. It's also found in organ meats, such as liver and in dark vegetables, such as spinach and broccoli. In some people, it can lower blood sugar and help reduce or prevent the nerve damage that is a complication of diabetes.
Chromium. Chromium is a trace mineral. This means it is needed in small amounts in your daily diet. It's found in whole-grain bread and some vegetables. It is sold as chromium picolinate, chromium chloride, or chromium nicotinate. It seems to be safe when taken in low doses and for short periods. Some studies show chromium may be safe in doses of 1,000 micrograms a day for up to 6 years. But doses over that amount could harm the kidneys. Because chromium seems to help glucose metabolism, research is looking at the right amount to help manage diabetes.
Cinnamon. Cinnamon has been shown to decrease glucose uptake from the GI (gastrointestinal) tract. It works a lot like a certain class of antidiabetic medicines (the alpha-glucosidase inhibitors).
Polyphenols. These are antioxidants found in green tea, olive oil, and dark chocolate, among many other foods. Scientists are trying to see if polyphenols can lower blood sugar and cholesterol. Some lab studies had good results. But other studies done on people had mixed results.
Ginseng. Practitioners have used this herb for centuries for different illnesses. These include headaches, severe tiredness (fatigue), diabetes, and fever. Some studies have shown that it can reduce blood sugar. But it can also have the same negative effects as drinking too much coffee. It can cause anxiety, diarrhea, high blood pressure, and sleeplessness. Also, the concentration of the active ingredients changes according to the time of year when the root is harvested.
Some cultures have been using a variety of plants to lower blood sugar for hundreds of years because the plants contain chemicals that can reduce blood sugar. For this reason, diabetes researchers are currently studying botanicals, such as fenugreek and milk thistle, a flowering herb from the Mediterranean. Some researchers are also looking at bitter melon, a vine grown in many Asian gardens. At least one class of powerful antidiabetic medicines, the SGLT-2 inhibitors, was originally identified in the bark of apple trees.
Be careful when using any herb or supplement. It can affect the way diabetes medicines and other medicines work. Talk with your healthcare provider before taking any herbal supplements and don't stop taking your prescribed medicines. Tell all your healthcare providers about any herbal supplements you are already taking.
Also, don't give children any of these herbs, plants, or supplements, even if they are part of a meal that you cook at home. Some, such as bitter melon and fenugreek, are not advised for kids.
Over time, high blood sugar levels can cause nerve damage that can affect your eyes, leading to blindness. Nerve damage can also cause pain in your feet, hands, and other parts of your body. Some people turn to acupuncture for the pain that comes with diabetes.
Acupuncture is a traditional medicine practiced for thousands of years in China. It involves inserting tiny needles in different areas of the body. This releases chemicals in your brain that can lessen sensitivity to pain. One small research trial and pilot study suggests that the therapy is promising for treating certain kinds of diabetes-related nerve pain (peripheral neuropathy). Experts agree that more research is needed.
Exercise is a natural treatment that does work for diabetes. It can control your weight and lower blood sugar—and it's free. Just about any exercise is helpful, but particularly aerobic exercises. These include walking, bicycling, and dancing.
Here are a few tips before starting a new exercise routine:
Watch your blood sugar level. Your blood sugar may fall too low when you exercise.
Get the right gear and shoes for the exercise you choose. You may want to buy running shoes if you run and cross-trainers for other sports. Remember to layer your clothes so that you can remove outer layers if you get too hot.
Bring water with you. Sip water so you don't get dehydrated.
Take along something to eat. If your blood sugar falls a lot, you may need a quick snack.
Watch for injuries, and stop if you feel pain. If you get an injury, it may take longer for you to recover than it would someone without diabetes.
Check your shoes and feet every day. You need to be sure that you don't get any blisters or small cuts that could get infected. Use a mirror to check the soles of your feet and between your toes.
Check with your healthcare provider before starting a fitness routine, especially if you're new to exercise. Discuss any injuries you have and what type of exercise is best for you. If you have foot pain, your healthcare provider may suggest activities that don't stress your legs and feet, such as swimming. Remember: An exercise program that's effective for you should also be one that's safe and enjoyable. Be sure not to strain if you have advanced forms of retinopathy.
It's important for adults to spend less time sitting and being inactive. This is especially true if you have type 2 diabetes. When sitting for long periods of time, get up for short sessions of light activity every 30 minutes. Some fitness watches give a movement alert if you've been inactive too long.
You should aim for at least 150 minutes a week of exercise. Don't let more than 2 days go by without being active.


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Disease severity values (DSVs) for early blight, septoria leaf spot, and tomato anthracnose development are determined daily based on leaf wetness (due to rainfall, dew) and air temperature.
On a daily basis DSV values can range from 0 to 4 where 0 = no chance for disease development to 4 = high chance for disease development.
DSVs are accumulated during the production season.Fungicide applications are based on an individually determined DSV threshold. The first fungicide application for the control of these three diseases is not warranted until 35 DSVs have accumulated from your transplanting date. After that, growers can base fungicide applications on different DSV thresholds.


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First off, welcome aboard!
We started our local Property Finders Cash Incentive Program a little while ago for a few main reasons.
- We want to buy a few houses per month here in Belton, Gadsen AL, Killeen TX, Copperas Cove TX (and surrounding areas) and we're currently seeing some shortages of good house leads through our normal marketing channels
- You know your area better than we do! So it's a big time win-win-win. You can do this in your spare time… even on your way to work. We get great leads for houses. The neighborhoods improve because we fix up the house and put a buyer who loves the house into them (improving the overall neighborhood).
- It's awesome working with local people like you. We get to teach some of the things we know about real estate investing to people who want to learn… and you gain great experience and knowledge getting to kind of "be on the inside" of a local active investment company so maybe someday you can dive into real estate yourself!
Being a Property Finder for us is an excellent way for you to earn extra income and learn more about real estate investing… without having to lay out any cash to buy a course… etc.
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Where Do I Find Properties?
What Should I Look For In A Good Property Lead?
What Do I Have To Do In The Process When I Find A Property Lead?
When you find a property that you feel meets our criteria, submit it through our simple online Property Intake Form. The more information you gather for us and send to us through the form the better. More info means we'll be able to process the property faster, determine if it's a deal we're going to make an offer on, and hopefully close on faster!
A few quick notes here.
Quality over quantity please: We've had some people go through Craigslist and just submit every For Sale By Owner property they found on there and never followed up and chatted with the actual seller. Those kinds of leads honestly aren't helpful for us and will likely just lead to
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In Charred and Scruffed, you'll find all of the grilling tips and recipes for cooking every cut of beef as well as pork, chicken, lamb, duck, lobster, fish, shrimp, and game over coals. There are also brines, bastes, finishing salts, and side dishes. We tasted the Tomato Spackle, which is like an extra-thick homemade ketchup, during the cooking class, and there are recipes for an Artichoke Spackle and Hatch Chile Spackle in the book that I want to try too. First, I had to attempt something on the grill from the book. For the shrimp, layers of flavor were developed by starting with a brine. I made the basic brine which included water, salt, sugar, lemons, bay leaves, garlic cloves, thyme leaves, black peppercorns, and red pepper flakes. The brine was brought to a boil to dissolve the sugar, and then it was chilled in the refrigerator. The shrimp were cleaned, the shells were cut down the back so the shrimp could be deveined, but the shells were not removed. The shrimp spent an hour in the chilled brine before being cooked. Meanwhile, the plank was soaked in water. Another layer of flavor was developed by making a basting liquid with olive oil, butter, garlic, onion, oregano, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, and lemon. After taking the shrimp out of the brine, they were tossed in the baste before being arranged on the soaked plank. The plank was placed directly on the hot coals in the bottom of the grill, and the water from the plank steamed as soon as the plank hit the coals. The lid of the grill went on, and the shrimp cooked in just a few minutes.
Despite the near-direct heat of the coals, the shrimp were well-protected by the plank and their own shells. They were probably the tenderest grilled shrimp I've ever tasted. And, there was great flavor from the brine and the baste along with the smokiness from the grill. I'll be happy to coach Kurt when he feels like grilling red meat, and when I want to grill fish and fowl, I'll be grabbing this book for tips.
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What is an Insurance Bond?An insurance bond ensures contract completion in the event of contractor default and are typically required by project owners when seeking a contractor to fulfill a contract.
The contractor obtains a bond so the insurance company is obligated to compensate the project owner for the financial loss incurred if the work is not completed. Typical Insurance Bond TypesAlthough there are many types of insurance bonds, the four most common types needed by business owners are:
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Arduino for Total Newbies Workshop – 3/3/2012 2-5pm @IMC
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Arduinos for Total Newbies:
Learn Arduino
using TV-B-Gone
as an example project
You've probably heard lots about Arduino. But if you don't know what it is, or how you can use it to do all sorts of cool things, then this fun and easy workshop is for you. As an example project, we'll be creating a TV-B-Gone remote control out of an Arduino you can take home with you.
This workshop will be given:
2:00pm to 5pm on 3/3/2012 at the Independent Media Center, 202 S Broadway in downtown Urbana.
Limited to the first 50 people to show up! please arrive early!
Full Description:
Arduino is an amazingly powerful tool that is very simple to learn to use. It was designed so that artists and non-geeks can start from nothing, and make something cool happen in less than 90 minutes. Yet, it is powerful enough so that uber-geeks can use it for their projects as well.
This workshop is easy enough for total newbies to learn all you need to know to get going on an Arduino.
Taught by Mitch Altman. Participants will make their own Arduino clone, and set it up on solderless breadboards to make their own TV-B-Gone remote control to turn off TVs in public places — a fun way to learn Arduino (and electronics) basics. Bring your laptop, if you can.
Big thanks to Ken Shirriff, who came up with the original TV-B-Gone for Arduino.
Workshop Itinerary
- We will start by learning to solder. Don't let this scare you! I've taught well over 30,000 people to solder, most of whom have never made anything before in their lives. It is actually a very easy skill to learn. It is also very useful.
- Then we will each make our own Arduino clone from a kit made by Ladyada: BoArduino.
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- And then its time to make something and learn how easy it is to use Aruino! You'll put together your own TV-B-Gone remote control using your BoArduino. We will use a solderless breadboard. These are really useful, and provide a fast, and very easy way to put circuits together without needing to solder.
- Target practice after the workshop is conveniently located across the street
What: Arduino workshop for newbies, using TV-B-Gone remote controls as an intro
When: This workshop will be on Saturday March 3, 2012 from 2-5pm.
Where: Independent Media Center, 202 S Broadway in downtown Urbana, 1st floor Sun Room
Who: Anyone and everyone can have fun learning Arduino. Ages 8 to 100
Cost: Instruction is free,
parts costs (if you want to make along with us and bring your Arduino TV-B-Gone home with you):
Bring your laptop if you want to go home with the free Arduino software installed on it.
Arduino software runs on Windows, MacOS and Linux.
TV-B-Gone website
Ardiuno website
Ken Shirriff's TV-B-Gone Arduino project page
Ladyada's BoArduino page


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Patriarchal Exarchate for Orthodox Parishes of Russian Tradition in Western Europe
The Patriarchal Exarchate for Orthodox Parishes of Russian Tradition in Western Europe is an exarchate of the Ecumenical Patriatchate of Russian Orthodox tradition, based in Paris, and having parishes throughout Europe, mainly centered in France. The Exarchate is sometimes known as rue Daru from the street in Paris where its cathedral is located. It has been led by Archbishop Job (Getcha) of Telmessos since his consecration in 2013.
Patriarchal Exarchate for Orthodox Parishes of Russian Tradition in Western Europe | |
Jurisdiction | Constantinople |
Diocese type | Exarchate |
Founded | 1931 |
Current bishop | Abp. Job |
See(s) | Paris |
Headquarters | Paris, France |
Territory | Western Europe, British Isles |
Liturgical language(s) | Church Slavonic, local languages |
Musical tradition | Russian Chant, Byzantine Chant |
Calendar | Julian |
Population estimate | 100,000 |
Official website | exarchat.eu |
After the onset of the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, Russian Orthodox Christians based outside Russia and those who fled there from the communist regime found themselves in a difficult situation. A solution intended as temporary was the formation of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR), in which during the early 1920s the vast majority of Russian Orthodox abroad participated, united by their opposition to the Soviet government. The Russian bishop of Paris at the time was Metropolitan Evlogy (Georgievsky), who had been appointed by St. Tikhon of Moscow in 1921 as the representative of the Patriarchate of Moscow in Western Europe and sat in the synod with the remainder of the ROCOR bishops.
In 1927 Evlogy broke with the ROCOR (along with Metr. Platon (Rozhdestvensky) of New York, leader of the Russian Metropolia in America) and was subsequently condemned by them, splitting the Russian émigré community in Western Europe. In 1928, Metr. Sergius (Stragorodsky), then locum tenens of the Patriarchate of Moscow, demanded declarations of loyalty to the Soviet regime, a proposition which Evlogy initially supported by subsequently repudiated. In 1930, after taking part in a prayer service in London in supplication for Christians suffering under the Soviets, Evlogy was removed from office by Sergius and replaced.
Most of Evlogy's parishes remained loyal to him, however, as they were generally against the Soviet government. Evlogy then petitioned Ecumenical Patriarch Photius II to be received under his canonical care and was received in 1931, becoming an exarchate of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. In 1965, the jurisdiction was downgraded to a vicariate, but returned to the rank of exarchate in 1999.
In 2006, against the protests of Moscow, the Exarchate received Bp. Basil (Osborne) (formerly the temporary administrator of the Moscow Patriarchate's Diocese of Sourozh), along with a number of parishes and clergy in the United Kingdom. Bp. Basil was elected as an auxiliary of the Exarchate's archbishop and given care of the Episcopal Vicariate in Great Britain and Ireland, formed of those parishes and clergy that came with him.
Since its reception by the Ecumenical Patriarch in 1931, the Exarchate has grown to roughly 100 parishes (more than 40 of which are in France), served by about 66 priests who care for the needs of an increasingly multi-cultural flock, numbering roughly 100,000 strong. The Exarchate also has one monastery for women, the Orthodox Monastery of the Veil of Our Lady (Bussy-en-Othe, France), which publishes translations of liturgical materials.
Communities of the Exarchate, the largest Orthodox group in France where it is centered, range throughout Western Europe, including Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Italy and Spain. Member Clergy and various Laymen of the Exarchate in Scandinavia have been active in developing worship in the local languages. There is also a smaller Lap (Sami) community associated with the Exarchate. The indigenous peoples of Sámpi (Lapland) were evangelized by Tryphon of Pechenga in the 1500's.
Perhaps the best known institution of the Exarchate is the St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute, founded in 1925 by Metr. Evlogy and sometime home of several well-known Orthodox theologians and writers of the twentieth century, including Georges Florovsky, Alexander Schmemann and John Meyendorff (although not Vladimir Lossky, who neither taught at St. Sergius nor was a member of the Exarchate, himself remaining loyal to the Moscow Patriarchate).
- Archbishop Job (Getcha) of Telmessos, ruling bishop
Retired Bishops
- Bishop Michael (Storogenko) of Claudiopolis, auxiliary bishop
- Bishop Paul (Alderson) of Tracheia, auxiliary bishop
- Metropolitan Eulogius (Georgievsky) of Paris, ruling bishop
- Archbishop Gabriel (de Vylder) of Komana, ruling bishop
- Archbishop Georges (Wagner) of Evdokia
- Bishop Alexander (Semenoff-Tian-Chansky) of Zila, auxiliary bishop
- Bishop Serge (Konovaloff) of Evkarpia, ruling bishop
External links
- Official site (in French, Russian and English)
- Eastern Christian Churches: The Russian Orthodox Exarchate in Western Europe, by Ronald Roberson, Roman Catholic priest and scholar
- Deanery of Great Britain and Ireland
- Monastère Orthodoxe Notre Dame de Toute Protection (in French)
- Parish in Copenhagen, Denmark (in Danish)
- Parish in Oslo, Norway (in Norwegian)
- Parish in Kristiansand, Norway (in English, Norwegian & Greek)
- Parish in Sweden (in Swedish)


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1,979 undergraduate and graduate students awarded degrees
Princeton University awarded degrees to 1,166 undergraduates in the class of 2010, nine from other classes and 804 graduate students at its 263rd Commencement Tuesday, June 1.
In addition, the University conferred honorary doctoral degrees upon five individuals for their contributions to the humanities, law, medical and scientific research and human rights: Drew Gilpin Faust, a historian and the president of Harvard University; Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a U.S. Supreme Court justice and trailblazer for women's rights; Olufunmilayo Olopade, a medical researcher who focuses on cancer risk assessment; Albie Sachs, a champion of human rights in South Africa; and Edward Taylor, Princeton's A. Barton Hepburn Professor of Organic Chemistry Emeritus.
President Shirley M. Tilghman, the 19th president of Princeton, presided over the exercises and addressed graduates. Approximately 7,500 guests attended the morning ceremony on the front lawn of historic Nassau Hall.
The valedictory oration was delivered by David Karp, who majored in mechanical and aerospace engineering. Karp accumulated a 4.0 grade point average and 29 A's and A+'s. In addition to his major, he earned certificates in applied and computational mathematics and in applications of computing. He is one of 14 students nationwide to be awarded a Churchill Scholarship for 2010-11, which he will use at the University of Cambridge to pursue a master of advanced studies in applied mathematics. And he is one of 15 students from across the country to receive a $250,000 fellowship from the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation, which will support five years of doctoral study in computational fluid dynamics at Stanford University.
Salutatorian Marguerite Colson, the highest-ranking history major in the class of 2010, delivered the salutatory address. At Princeton, the speech traditionally is given in Latin, one of Colson's key areas of study, and is the University's oldest student honor. The tradition dates back to an era when the entire Commencement ceremony was conducted in Latin. The Latin salutatory began as a serious, formal address, but today it often includes humorous tributes and recollections, as well as a farewell to Princeton campus life.
Because few students today know Latin, the new graduates follow along using printed copies of the remarks. These include footnotes telling when to applaud (plaudite) and laugh (ridete). Guests and other audience members do not have the annotated copies, a practice dictated by tradition because the salute is directed to the members of the class.
In addition to studying history and Latin, Colson earned a certificate in the language and culture of ancient Rome. Starting this summer, she will be a yearlong fellow with the Project 55 alumni service group, working as an intern for the next year at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office in the Investigation Division Central unit, which prosecutes white-collar crimes. She hopes the fellowship will help her decide whether to go to law school.
Here is more information about Princeton's degree recipients:
Class of 2010 recognized at Commencement, by the numbers
621 men, 545 women
960 bachelor of arts
206 bachelor of science in engineering
1,166 total class of 2010 undergraduate degrees awarded at Commencement
9 degrees were awarded to graduates from former classes at Commencement
Class of 2010 honors
497 received honors (42.6 percent of the class)
116 highest
162 high
219 honors
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302 doctor of philosophy
330 master of arts
69 master in public affairs
30 master in finance
26 master of architecture
21 master in public policy
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Senior Justice Department officials have quietly notified U.S. attorneys and federal agents that they're establishing "a presumption" that agents will electronically record statements made by individuals in their custody.
In a memo obtained by NPR, Deputy Attorney General Jim Cole strongly encourages agents to videotape suspects in custody before they appear in front of a judge or magistrate on federal charges. The memo says FBI special agents in charge of field offices or U.S. attorneys can override the policy if they have good cause to set it aside.
The memo, issued earlier this month, does not apply in cases where agents need urgent national security-related information that could expose sources or methods. The document adds that if interview subjects refuse, agents need not record video or audio.
For years, the FBI has resisted recording confessions or interviews. In fact, the bureau had a formal policy barring any recordings unless authorized by a senior supervisor. The FBI policy dated March 2006 says "the presence of recording equipment may interfere with and undermine the successful rapport building interviewing technique which the FBI practices." And later, that FBI policy notes that "perfectly lawful and acceptable interviewing techniques do not always come across in recorded fashion to lay persons as proper means of obtaining information from defendants."
The new policy, set to take effect July 11, is designed to align practices across the federal government, where some law enforcement agencies employ recordings and others don't. The memo has been sent to not only the FBI but also the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the U.S. Marshals and the Bureau of Prisons.
A law enforcement source tells NPR that the impending change is already producing a flurry of activity, meetings and training sessions.
Discussions about recording interrogations have been underway at the federal level since early in the Obama administration. And many state and city police already record interviews with suspects because of concerns about abusive practices that could railroad innocent or vulnerable individuals into false confessions.
For now, the new DOJ policy applies to cases where suspects are in federal custody. But Cole says he'd like agents and prosecutors to electronically record interviews they conduct as part of normal investigations, too. Cole says he favors electronic recordings but that audio recordings can serve as a substitute in certain cases.
Defense attorneys say they welcome the new approach.
Jerry J. Cox, president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, says the group "is greatly encouraged by this important step.
"As we have seen from data regarding wrongful convictions, coercive police techniques and compromised mental states can conspire to produce false confessions," Cox says. "Recording interrogations protects the accused against police misconduct, protects law enforcement against false allegations, and protects public safety by ensuring a verbatim record of the interrogation process and any statements."
A Justice Department spokeswoman declined comment.
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