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In a culture that is quite patriarchal like the Philippines it is a big deal for us if a father doesn't have a stable job or business or a stable mean to bring food to the table. Usually issues like these cause a some concern or strain within the family.
For my reader, Leleng, the fact that she is the one providing for the family is actually a non – issue for her. However, for her husband, Rod, this is a big issue. And the fact that he is unable to be the sole or main provider for his family is a big issue for him and is causing so much concern and insecurities for him.
You see Rodrigo have had several business attempts and for some reason they all seem to fail. According to Leleng, he had had a total of 6 different businesses but not a single one lasted for a year. Rod is already 57 and looking for another job is going to be difficult for him.
So Leleng called me requesting for the Vajrapani Ruel. She wants it to help her find another job. She didn't mentioned to her husband that the Vajrapani Ruel is a little pricey, because he might not want to use it and he doesn't really believe that Feng Shui or amulet works. And so when she gave the Vajrapani Ruel to her husband, she told him that she got it only for free and that he should give it a try while looking for a job.
However, three weeks after he got the Vajrapani Ruel, he got his first miracle. Little did he know that his brother enrolled him in a financial plan several years ago. The financial plan has matured and he is able to claim a total of Php 500,000.00 (roughly US$10,000.00).
This was Rod's first miracle, which happened early last year. And when they informed me about this before, I didn't write about it because I felt there are simply too many Vajrapani Ruel Miraculous Stories on this blog that is about money.
Nevertheless, just recently I got a message from Leleng again. At that time that Rod got the Php 500,000.00, he wanted to invest it again on a business. Leleng opposed this but Rod was adamant. In the end, Leleng decided to throw in her support and wished that the Vajrapani Ruel will simply work it's magic on Rod the second time around.
And her faith on the Vajrapani Ruel and Bodhisattva Vajrapani paid off because Rod's business is now more than a year and it is doing well. In fact, in less than a year he has expanded his business and a competitor has offered to buy the business. This is good because it shows that they are afraid that it will grow bigger and become a bigger competitor. Rod declined the offer but instead the said competitor has agreed to invest on Rod's business and it will become an alternative brand to the other business.
Leleng fully believes that all these are due to the Vajrapani Ruel. She said after having the Vajrapani Ruel, Rod's personality changed, he has become a little more aggressive and while he has been intelligent right from the start he is now more practical which is a big factor in his business success.
Now isn't this a wonderful miracle?!
You can also read the following posts about the Vajrapani Ruel:
- The World's Most Powerful Amulet in the Buddhist Pantheon Called the Vajrapani Ruel.
- The Vajrapani Ruel Stories: The 17th Karmapa's Relatively Easy Escape; The Miraculous Release of a Tibetan Monk from Chinese Prison and Labor Camp; and The Wealth Luck Bestowed Upon a Repentant Prodigal Son.
- The Vajrapani Ruel Stories (2): How A Man Got His Land Back After A 20 – Year – Old Legal Bottle.
- The Vajrapani Ruel Stories (3): Early Karmic Death Was Erased with Good Deeds and the Vajrapani Ruel.
- The Vajrapani Ruel Stories (4): Received the Needed Financial and Wealth Blessing to Solve Money Problems.
- The Vajrapani Ruel Stories (5): In the Nick of Time and Money Problems Solved with the Help of the 'Hated' Gift.
- A Reader Receives A Precious Gift from the Abbess of the Lotus Temple and Some Quaint Vajrapani Ruel Stories.
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (6): Getting to Work Abroad.
- The Kuan Yin with Heart Sutra and the Vajrapani Ruel Helped an Entrepreneur Solved Her Problems.
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (7): Miraculous Healing and An Unexpected 'Miraculous' Financial and Wealth Luck.
- Coincidence or Another Vajrapani Ruel Story?
- Did the Vajrapani Ruel Triggered a Past Life Recall?
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (8): Amazing Financial Luck and 5 Condo Units All Because of the Vajrapani Ruel.
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (9): Two Bags Full of Money Helps Solve Family Financial Problem.
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (10): Simple Miracles But Miracles Nonetheless.
- Vajrapni Ruel Stories (11): Acquiring A Property, Avoiding Problems Brought About A Natural Calamity, and Life Simply Becomes Easier All Because of A Wonderful Gift of Luck.
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories(12): Finding Long Lost Father With A Bonus of Finding True Love!
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (13): Migrating to Canada and Breaking – Up with the Live – In Partner.
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (14): Winning A Contest On A National Television!
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (15): 90 Million Pesos Mutual Fund Deal Closed Without A Sweat!
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (16): Chased After By Jobs.
- Understanding the Vajrapani Ruel Stories: Clarifying the Difference in the Miracles and Why The Anonymity of Those Who Experienced It.
- Expecting A Good Harvest and Temporarily Acquiring A Much Coveted Property: Another "Vajrapani Ruel Stories" and A "Wish Fulfilling and Buddha's Blessing Mantra Pendant" Personal Testimony.
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (17): How A Man Helped His Mother Get Her Land Backed After More Than 20 Years of Trying!
- Did the Vajrapani Ruel Manifested It's Power to A Person Even Before She Received It?
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (18): Borrowed Luck Lands Him A Job In A Japanese Company!
- Did the Vajrapani Ruel Make Him See the Future that Helped Save His Life?
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (19): A Difficult Pitch That Ended in a Totally Different But Wonderful Way!
- Be Grateful for Miracles No Matter How "Small": Two Simple Vajrapani Ruel Stories and How Those Who Experienced It Are Teaching Us A Lesson About Gratitude.
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (20): When A Sales Clerk Unexpectedly Became An Entrepreneur!
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (21): Fulfilling the Dream of Having An Uber Car Service Business!
- A Simple Wish Fulfilled Thru A Simple Vajrapani Ruel Miracle.
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (22): Winning A Court Case Against An Influential Family.
- Correct Diagnosis Because of the Vajrapani Ruel.
- Vajrapani Ruel and Surangama Mantra Amulet: A Comparison
- The Amulet From Within: A Story About How The Vajrapani Ruel Failed to Work and How Forgiveness Did.
- Counting Money and Counting More Money: Simple and Short Vajrapani Ruel Stories About Readers Who Increased Their Wealth Luck!
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (23): Carnapping Case Dismissed Without Prejudice!
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (24): Miraculous Wealth Gift Received In Time of Need!
- Is the Vajrapani Ruel Really An Amulet for Financial Luck and Wealth Luck?
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (25) : Illegal Detention and Murder Cases Against An Underdog Politician Dropped! (How The Vajrapani Ruel Saved A Person Without Him Knowing.)
- Vajrapni Ruel Stories (26): Raising Enough Money to Finish One's House and an Unexpected Additional Business!
- A Short But Heartwarming Vajrapani Ruel Miracle Shared By A Reader.
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (27): An Actor Experienced A Downpour of Financial Blessing.
- Another Simple Vajrapani Miraculous Story: How A Simple Request to the Vajrapani Ruel Revealed Evidence of Deceit!
- How the Vajrapani Ruel Helped Fixed the Flight Problem of the Personal Plane of My Business Client and Publisher!
- What is the Next Best Thing If You Can't Have the Vajrapani Ruel?
- Financial Blessing, Recuperation of Career, Justice from Maltreatment of School Officials – A Story of A Family Who Received Several Miracles: A Vajrapani Ruel and Ing Deng Pay Personal Testimonies of A Reader.
- The Vajrapani Ruel Brought Blessings to the Children of a Loving Mother.
- Meeting a Long Time Friend Who Happens to be A Generous Actor: How The Vajrapani Ruel Created An Opportunity that Helped Solve a Financial Problem!
- Wealth and Money Luck "Delivered Right At the Doorstep": A Simple Vajrapani Ruel Miraculous Story!
- How to Enhance the Eight Aspiration Energy of Your Vajrapani Ruel Using Crystals (1): Wealth Luck!
- How to Enhance the Eight Aspiration Energy of Your Vajrapani Ruel Using Crystals (2): Love Luck!
- How to Enhance the Eight Aspiration Energy of Your Vajrapani Ruel Using Crystals (3): Mentor Luck and Family & Descendant Luck!
- How to Enhance the Eight Aspiration Energy of Your Vajrapani Ruel Using Crystals (4): Fame Luck and Health Luck!
- How to Enhance the Eight Aspiration Energy of Your Vajrapani Ruel Using Crystals (5): Career Luck and Education Luck; Plus How To Strengthen the Protection Energies!
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (28): Financial Blessing, A New Job – An Overseas Filipino Worker Received Some Miracles!
- Chanting the Mantra of Bodhisattva Vajrapani Creates A Powerful Energy Akin to the Wish Fulfilling Mantra and Negative Karma Cleansing Mantra!
- Combined Power of the Vajrapani Ruel and the Surangama Mantra Amulet Brought Some Financial Blessings and Mended A Family Broken by Financial Problems!
- Breezing Through the German Language Exam (A1 – Start Deutsch 1) With the Help of the Vajrapani Ruel – A Personal Testimony of A Reader!
- Money Comes In With A Simple Wish While Holding A Vajrapani Ruel: Another Personal Testimony of A Reader!
- Financial Blessing By Way of A Mysterious Money Deposit Received Two Days After Receiving the Vajrapani Ruel: A Personal Testimony of A Reader.
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (29): Twelve Million Pesos Deal From An Online Lead!
- A Reader Shares Her Stories About the Vajrapani Ruel, Illness Suppression Amulet, Buddhism, and Other Things…
- A Permanent High Paying Job in Singapore Bought About By the Vajrapani Ruel: A Personal Testimony of A Very Vocal Non – Believer!
- Financial Luck One After the Other; Wish Fulfilled; And Saved From A Definite Harm or Even Death: Another Overseas Worker Shares Her Miraculous Personal Testimony About the Vajrapani Ruel.
- Buying A Desired Property for Her Mother 3 Days After Receiving the Vajrapani Ruel: An Overseas Filipino Reader Shares Her Miraculous Story About the Vajrapani Ruel.
- A Mother's Financial Problem Miraculously Solved And Her Wish For Her Daughter Came True – A Personal Testimony of A Reader!
- Half – A – Million Pesos Financial Luck for the Husband; A Career Luck of Promotion for the Husband; And Continuous Flow of Money Luck and Wisdom Luck of Creativity for A Reader Who Got the Vajrapani Ruel and the Illness Suppression Amulet: A Personal Testimony of A Reader!
- 900K Development Fund Released After Experiencing Some Hardships: A Reader Shares His Personal Vajrapani Ruel Miraculous Story.
- From Miserable to Charitable: A Transformation of A Reader Who Experienced Some Blessings Because of the Vajrapani Ruel and Surangama Mantra Amulet!
- A Different Kind of Vajrapani Ruel Miraculous Story.
- Financial Problem of An Illegitimate Child Solved When He Was Able to Claim His Inheritance Thru the Help of the Vajrapani Ruel: A Personal Testimony of A Reader.
- A Problematic Businesswoman Experienced Her First Vajrapani Ruel Miracle Within Three Days of Acquiring It: Vajrapani Ruel Miraculous Personal Testimony of A Reader.
- Financial and Wealth Blessings from A Problematic Sale of A Property: A Personal Testimony About the Vajrapani Ruel and Other Amulets in the Words of A Reader!
- The Proof of the Pudding is in the Eating and Sometimes We Should Realize that Simple Can Be Quite Good: Some Vajrapani Ruel Miraculous Stories and the Lesson We Can Learn from the People Who Experienced Them.
- "Suffering" May Be a Form of Cleansing; A Miraculous Pay Raise After More than 19 Years; And Other Miracles: A Personal Vajrapani Ruel Miraculous Stories of A Reader!
- There Are No Simple and Small Miracles: A Lesson from the Personal Testimony of A Reader!
- Money Luck or Financial Luck Blessings Received in About 15 Days Upon Receiving the Vajrapani Ruel and A Copy of the Traditional Sutra Amulet: A Reader from Dubai Shares Her Personal Miraculous Testimony!
- A Mother's Wish for Her Children to Have A Secured Future Granted By the Vajrapani Ruel (An Unusual Financial Blessing): A Personal Testimony of A Reader!
- A Financial Blessing or Miracle for the Born – Again Christian Who Is Not A Believer of Amulets: How A Simple Miracle Turned A Woman into Believing that there is Indeed Something with the Vajrapani Ruel!
- Financial Luck Received After Receiving the Vajrapani Ruel and Descendant Luck Activated by the Traditional Sutra Amulet: Two Different Personal Testimonies of A Reader and How She Still Saw the Simple Miracle As A Miracle!
- Retirement Pay Withhold for 4 Years Released, Dream House Finally Within Reached, Debt Paid Off – Three Different Problems Solved With One Significant Financial Blessing: A Personal Testimony of A Reader About the Vajrapani Ruel!
- Academic Excellence; A Promotion with A Small Raise in Salary; A More Peaceful Work Environment: A Reader Shares the Joy of Having Simple Miracles from the Vajrapani Ruel!
- Count the Living and the Good News: The Lesson of My Nephew's Death and the Story of A Reader Who Experienced Health and Financial Miracle from the Vajrapani Ruel and the Avatamsaka Traditional Sutra Amulet!
- Becoming A Full Fledged Lawyer and Academic Excellence Attributed to the Traditional Avatamasaka Sutra Amulet and the Vajrapani Ruel: Simple Miracles Shared by EV.
- Somehow Money Comes In When It Is Needed; Dream Project Became Attainable; And A More Peaceful Marriage: Blessings of Wealth Luck, Financial Luck, and Romance Luck – A Vajrapani Ruel Miraculous Story Shared By A Reader!
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I'm wondering if anyone has any advice on how to best communicate to a non-technical user the concept of a 'data snapshot'. A bit of background on what I'm trying to do:
Our analytics application takes in data snapshots (this snapshot includes historical data up to the snapshot time) - the user is then able to do various analysis on the data. The key conceptual complication as far as usability goes is that the snapshot time point might be completely different from the current period. For example, the snapshot could have been taken in February 2011 (middle of Q1) while the current time is June 2011 (end of Q2). It is really important to communicate to the user that what they are looking at is not the 'live' view of their data but rather what it looked like during the time of the snapshot. A further complication is that a lot of the analytic measures (KPIs) are rates and are period sensitive (meaning that early in the period the rate might not be very informative because the quarter just started and the rate is easily offset by small changes in the counts)
I was trying to come up with some phrases to clearly tell the user what the 'Feb 2011' date means and was curious if these were still not user-centric enough: "last data update", "includes data until or up to", "data freshness", "data date". I'm hesitant to include anything with the word "current" in it (such as "current quarter") because the user might confuse this with the real current time and think the application has a bug or something!
Regarding the period sensitive KPIs and need to inform the user that the rates might be 'immature' due to the snapshot being very early in the quarter, I was thinking of including a little progress bar to indicate how much of the period (quarter) has been completed.


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French Republic
République française
Location of Metropolitan France (dark green)
– on the European continent (green & dark grey)
Territory of the French Republic.a
and largest city
|Official languages
|French[note 1]
|Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic
|François Hollande
|Manuel Valls
|National Assembly
• Frankish Kingdom
(unified by Clovis)
|4 October 1958
• Total[note 2]
|674,843 km2 (260,558 sq mi) (41st)
|551,695 km2 (213,011 sq mi) (47th)
|543,965 km2 (210,026 sq mi) (47th)
• Total[note 2]
|65,350,000[2] (19th)
|63,460,000[1] (22nd)
• Density[note 5]
|116/km2 (300.4/sq mi) (89th)
|2012 estimate
• Total
|$2.254 trillion[3] (9th)
• Per capita
|$35,548[3] (24th)
|GDP (nominal)
|2012 estimate
• Total
|$2.609 trillion[3] (5th)
• Per capita
|$41,141[3] (23rd)
|Gini (2008)
| 0.893[5]
very high · 20th
|Time zone
|UTC+1 (CET[note 8])
• Summer (DST)
|UTC+2 (CEST[note 9])
|Driving side
|Calling code
|33[note 10]
|ISO 3166 code
|Internet TLD
|.fr[note 11]
France (French: France), officially the French Republic (French: République française), is a country in Western Europe. Its capital city is Paris. It is a member of the European Union. It is known for its culture, its many monuments and structures, and places such as the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, Giverny, Mont Saint Michel, Versailles, and Notre Dame de Paris. France is divided into 22 régions that are further subdivided départements.[6]
The country has been one of the great powers since the end of the 17th century. In the 18th and 19th centuries, it built a big colonial empire across West Africa and Southeast Asia. Nowadays, this does not exist. It is the most visited country in the world. About 82 million foreign tourists visit it every year.[7] France is a founding member of the European Union. It has the largest land area of any member. France is also a founding member of the United Nations, and a member of the G8 and NATO.[8] It is one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. It has nuclear weapons, including active warheads, and also has nuclear power plants.
Some well-known cities in France include Nice, Nancy, Marseille, Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon, Toulouse, Limoges, Strasbourg, Rennes, Nantes and Paris.
Geography and climate
France is in Western Europe.[9] France has borders with Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra, and Spain.[10] France has two mountain ranges near its borders: the Alps in the east and the Pyrenees in the south.[10] There are many rivers in France, including the Seine and the Loire.[11] In the north and the west of France, there are low hills and river valleys.
In France there are many different climates.[12] The Atlantic has a major effect on the weather in the north and west. This means the temperature is about the same most of the year. It is in the marine west coast climate region. In the east, winters are cold and the weather is good. Summers are hot and stormy. In the south, winters are cool and wet. Summers are hot and dry.[13] The north has a temperate climate similar to that of the United Kingdom and other Northern European countries.
France has the second-largest Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the world.[14] It covers 11,035,000 km2 (4,260,637 sq mi). Only the United States has a larger one.
The name "France" comes from the Latin word Francia, which literally means "land of the Franks" or "Frankland".[15]
The borders of modern France are about the same as those of ancient Gaul. Celtic Gauls inhabited Ancient Gaul. Julius Caesar conquered Gaul for Rome in the 1st century BC.[16] Eventually, the Gauls adopted Roman speech (Latin, from which the French language evolved) and Roman culture. Christianity first appeared in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD. It became firmly established by the fourth and fifth centuries.
In the 4th century AD, the Germanic tribes, principally the Franks invaded the Gauls. This is how the name Francie appeared. The modern name "France" comes from the name of the Capetian Kings of France around Paris. The Franks were the first tribe of Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire to convert to Christianity rather than Arianism. The French called themselves "the most Christian Kingdom of France".[17]
The Treaty of Verdun (843), divided Charlemagne's Empire into three parts.[18] The biggest area was Western Francia. It is similar to modern France.
The Carolingian dynasty ruled France until 987, when Hugh Capet became King of France. His descendants, the Direct Capetians, the House of Valois and the House of Bourbon, unified the country with many wars and dynastic inheritance. The monarchy was the most powerful during the 17th century and the reign of Louis XIV of France.[19] At that time, France had the largest population in Europe. The country had a big influence over European politics, economy, and culture. French became the common language of diplomacy in international affairs. Much of the Enlightenment happened in France. French scientists made big scientific discoveries in the 18th century. France also conquered many overseas possessions in the Americas, Africa and Asia.[20]
France had a monarchy until the French Revolution in 1789. King Louis XVI and his wife, Marie Antoinette, were executed in 1793.[21] Thousands of other French citizens were also killed. Napoleon Bonaparte took control of the Republic in 1799. He later made himself Emperor of the First Empire (1804–1814). His armies conquered most of continental Europe.[22] The metric system was invented by French scientists during the French revolution.
After Napoleon's final defeat in 1815 at the Battle of Waterloo, another monarchy arose. Later Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte created the Second Empire in 1852. Louis-Napoléon was removed after the defeat in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870. The Third Republic replaced his regime.[23]
The large French colonial empire in the 19th century included parts of West Africa and Southeast Asia. The culture and politics of these regions were influenced by France. Many ex-colonies officially speak the French language.[24]
The country was where both the First and Second World Wars took place. During the First World War, millions were killed in the trenches including over a million in the Battle of the Somme.[25] The conditions were very poor. The last surviving veteran was Pierre Picault who died on 20 November 2008 at the age of 109.[26] During the Second World War, Nazis occupied France. The Allies landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944 and began the Battle of Normandy. German forces lost France in just a few months.
Divisionsdepartments of metropolitan France includes Corsica (Corse, lower right). The Paris area is expanded. France is divided into (administrative) regions. 22 of them are in Metropolitan France:
1. Alsace
12. Île-de-France
Corsica has a different status than the other 21 metropolitan regions. It is called collectivité territoriale.
France also has five overseas regions:
- Guadeloupe (in the Caribbean)
- French Guiana (in South America)
- Martinique (in the Caribbean)
- Réunion (in the Indian Ocean).
- Mayotte (in the Indian Ocean)
These four overseas regions have the same status as the metropolitan ones. They are like the overseas American states of Alaska and Hawaii.
Then France is divided into 100 departments. The departments are divided into 342 arrondissements. The arrondissements are re-divided into 4,032 cantons. The smallest subdivision is the commune. On January 1, 2008, INSEE counted 36,781 communes in France. 36,569 of them are in metropolitan France and 212 of them are in overseas France.[27][28]
The government of France is a semi-presidential system determined by the French Constitution of the French Fifth Republic.[29] The constitution declares the nation to be "an indivisible, secular, democratic, and social Republic". It provides for a separation of powers.[30]
The French armed forces are divided into four branches:
- The Armée de Terre (Army)
- The Marine Nationale (Navy)
- The Armée de l'Air (Air Force)
- The Gendarmerie Nationale (A military force which acts as a National Rural Police)
France has about 359,000 military personnel.[31][32] France spends 2.6% of its gross domestic product (GDP) on defence. This is the highest in the European Union. France and the UK spend 40% of the EU defence budget. About 10% of France's defence budget is for its nuclear weapons force.
Foreign relations
- See also: European Union and United Nations Security Council
France is a member of the United Nations.[33] It is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council and has veto rights.[34] It is also a member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). It hosts the headquarters of the OECD, UNESCO and Interpol. In 1953, the United Nations asked France to choose a coat of arms to represent them internationally. The French emblem is now on their passports.
France was a founding member of the European Union.[35] In the 1960s, France wanted to exclude the United Kingdom from the organisation. It wanted to build its own economic power in continental Europe. France and Germany became closer after World War II. This was to try to become the most influential country in the EU. It limited the influence of the new Eastern European members. France is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).[8] However, under President de Gaulle, it left the joint military command. In the early 1990s, France received criticism for its underground nuclear tests in French Polynesia. France vigorously opposed the 2003 invasion of Iraq.[36] France retains strong political and economic influence in its former African colonies. For instance it has supplied economic aid and troops for peace-keeping missions in the Ivory Coast and Chad.
France is a member of the G8 group of leading industrialised countries. France has the eighth-largest economy in the world by Gross domestic product (GDP) (which takes into account how much it costs to live in different countries and inflation rates).[37] France and 11 other European Union members jointly launched the euro on 1 January 1999 and started using it in 2002.[38]
France's economy has nearly 2.9 million registered companies.[39] The government has a considerable influence over railway, electricity, aircraft, and telecommunications firms (as it owns big companies like SNCF and EDF (French electricity)).[40] France has an important aerospace (design of aircraft and spacecraft) industry led by Airbus.[41] It can also launch rockets from French Guiana.[42]
France has invested a lot in nuclear power. This made France the smallest producer of carbon dioxide among the seven most industrialised countries in the world.[43] As a result, 59 nuclear power plants generate most of the electricity produced in the country (78% in 2006,[44] up from only 8% in 1973, 24% in 1980, and 75% in 1990).
France is the leading agricultural producer and exporter in Europe.[45] France exports wheat, poultry, dairy products, beef, and pork. It is also famous for its wine industry. France received 10 billion euros in 2006 from the European Community as to its farmers.[46]
At one time, the Factory Act of 1833 limited the workday for women and children to 11 hours a day.[47]
On 1 January 2008, it was estimated that 63.8 million people people live in France, including in the Overseas Regions of France.[48] 61,875,000 of these live in metropolitan France, the part of the country that is within Europe.[48]
About 85% of the people living in France are Roman Catholic, 10% are Muslim.[49]
Ethnic groups
The major ethnic groups living in France today are descended from Celtic people and Roman people.[49] The significant minority groups living in France are:
- Teutonic, that is Germanic peoples[49]
- Slavic[49]
- people from North Africa[49]
- Sub-Saharan African - people from Africa who live south of the Sahara desert[49]
- people from Indochina[49]
- people from the Basque Country of south-west Europe[49]
French is the official language of France. It belongs to the Romance language group, which includes Italian and Spanish. Many regional dialects are also used in France. Alsatian, a German dialect, is spoken in Alsace and in parts of Lorraine in eastern France. French was the language of diplomacy and culture in Europe between the 17th and 19th century and is still widely used.[50]
Some people in France also speak Basque, Breton, Catalan, Corsican, German, Flemish, and Occitan.
|France religiosity
|Not religious
|Other religions
or no opinion
France is a secular country and the constitution guarantees freedom of religion.[51] The population is about 51% Roman Catholic, and 31% of people are agnostics or atheists. 4% are Muslim, 3% say they are Protestant and 1% say they are Jewish. 10% are from other religions or do not have an opinion about religion.[52][53] There are also Zoroastrian, Unitarian Universalist, Jain and Wiccan communities. Religions founded in France include Raelism.
According to a Poll in 2005:[54]
- 34% of French citizens responded that "they believe there is a God".
- 27% answered that "they believe there is some sort of spirit or life force".
- 33% answered that "they do not believe there is any sort of spirit, God, or life force".
French literature began in the Middle Ages.[55] French was divided into several dialects at the time. Some authors spelled words differently from one other.
During the 17th century, Pierre Corneille, Jean Racine, Molière Blaise Pascal and René Descartes were the main authors.[56]
In the 18th and 19th centuries, French literature and poetry reached its best. The 18th century saw writings of authors, essayists and moralists as Voltaire and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. As for French children's literature in those times, Charles Perrault wrote stories such as "Little Red Riding Hood", "Beauty and the Beast", "Sleeping Beauty" and "Puss in Boots".[57]
Many famous French novels were written in the 19th century by author such as Victor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas and Jules Verne. They wrote popular novels like The Three Musketeers, The Count of Monte-Cristo, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, or The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. Other 19th century fiction writers include Emile Zola, Guy de Maupassant, Théophile Gautier and Stendhal.[58]
The Tour de France cycling race in July is one of the best-known sporting events.[59] It is a three-week race of around 3,500 km that covers most of France and ends in the centre of Paris, on the Avenue des Champs-Elysées. Football is another popular sport in France. The French team won the FIFA World Cup in 1998 and the UEFA European Football Championship in 1984 and 2000. France also hosts the 24 Hours of Le Mans car race. France also hosted the Rugby World Cup in 2007 and finished fourth.[60] France is closely associated with the Modern Olympic Games. At the end of the 19th century, the Baron Pierre de Coubertin suggested having the Olympic Games again. France hosted the Summer Olympics twice, in 1900 and 1924, in Paris. France also hosted the Winter Games three times: in 1924 in Chamonix, in 1968 in Grenoble, and in 1992 in Albertville.
French cuisine has influenced the style of cooking throughout Europe, and its chefs work in restaurants throughout the world.[61]
The roots of modern haute cuisine lie in chefs like La Varenne (1615–1678) and the notable chef of Napoleon, Marie-Antoine Carême (1784–1833). These chefs developed a lighter style of food compared to the food of the Middle Ages. They used fewer spices, and more herbs and creamy ingredients.
Typical ingredients like roux and fish stock, and techniques such as marinading, and dishes such as ragout, were invented. Carême was an expert pâtissier (pastry-maker), and this is still a mark of French cooking. He developed basic sauces, his 'mother sauces'; he had over a hundred sauces in his repertoire, based on the half-dozen mother sauces.
French cuisine was introduced in the 20th century by Georges Auguste Escoffier (1846–1935). He was a genius at organisation. He worked out how to run large restaurants, as in a big hotel or a palace; how the staff should be organised; how the menu was prepared. He had methods for everything. Escoffier's largest contribution was the publication of Le Guide Culinaire in 1903, which established the fundamentals of French cookery. Escoffier managed the restaurants and cuisine at the Savoy Hotel and Carlton Hotel in London, the Hôtel Ritz Paris, and some of the greatest cruise ships.
Escoffier, however, left out much of the culinary character to be found in the regions of France.
Gastro-tourism and the Guide Michelin helped to acquaint people with the rich bourgeois and peasant cuisine of the French countryside in the 20th century. Gascon cuisine has also had great influence over the cuisine in the southwest of France. Many dishes that were once regional have proliferated in variations across the country. Cheese and wine are a major part of the cuisine, playing different roles regionally and nationally.[62][63][64] In the north of France, people often prefer to use butter to cook. In the south, they prefer olive oil and garlic.[65] In France, each region has its own special dish; choucroute in Alsace, quiche in Lorraine, cassoulet in the Languedoc-Roussillon, and tapenade in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
In November 2010, French gastronomy was added by UNESCO to its lists of the world's 'intangible cultural heritage'.[66][67]
France is the number one tourist destination in the world. In 2007, 81.9 million foreign tourists visited France.[7] Spain comes second (58.5 million in 2006) and the United States come third (51.1 million in 2006). Some of the most famous attractions in Paris, are the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe. Another one is Mont Saint Michel, in Normandy.[68]
A European Disneyland is located in a suburb east of Paris. The resort opened in 1992 and is also a popular tourist destination in Europe.
Related pages
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Beta Release v0.3.0
- 1 What is Miro Bridge?
- 2 Additional Miro Bridge Features
- 3 Multi-Language Support
- 4 Prerequisites
- 5 Getting Started
- 5.1 Downloading the Miro Bridge archive
- 5.2 Installing Miro Bridge
- 5.3 Configuring your graphics directories
- 5.4 Test that your installation is properly configured
- 5.5 Adding a Miro Specific MythTV Channel (optional)
- 5.7 User Configuration File
- 5.8 Your first Miro Bridge run
- 5.9 Finally adding Miro Bridge as a cron job
- 6 Additional command line options
- 7 This stupid thing does not work!
- 8 I want to delete Miro videos from MythVideo
- 9 What are these messages?
- 10 Statistics Reports
- 11 Miro Bridge limitations
- 12 A few extras
- 13 Tips
- 14 Credits
What is Miro Bridge?
"In essence Miro Bridge enables Miro to emulate a MythTV recording device"
This python script provides an interface between Miro's videos, graphics, meta data and MythTV's "Watch Recordings" screen and MythVideo. Miro Bridge is intended to be used as a cron job which triggers Miro to update it's feeds, expire old videos and auto download new videos.
Once the Miro updates are complete Miro Bridge:
- adds new videos to MythTV's "Watch Recordings" screen
- moves watched videos to MythVideo
- removes from MythVideo videos that have been expired/removed by Miro
If you deleted a video in the "Watch Recordings" screen that video will also be deleted from Miro the next time Miro Bridge is run.
During processing cover art and screen shots may be copied or created but video files by default are symlinks to the Miro's video. This means no redundant video files and no additional disk space used for video files. When a video is removed by either the user or by Miro expiring a video, Miro Bridge will clean up any graphics that were created during processing.
Miro Bridge fully supports MythTV video and graphics Storage Groups.
For MythTV the Miro videos, graphics and subdirectories are all renamed to the Miro Channel title and Channel episode names. Within Miro itself Miro video, graphics and directory names are left unaltered.
This 588k archive contains the following screen shots [1]
- Watch Recordings screen
- MythVideo Miro Channel subdirectories
- MythVideo Movie Trailers subdirectory
- MythVideo View Details of a movie trailer
All examples use the new MythTV theme Graphite "The theme so good it has it's own web site".
If you do not know what Miro is then check their web site at [2]
Additional Miro Bridge Features
#User Configuration File allows a user to override Miro Bridge's default processing
- Force all or selected Miro Channel videos to never be added to MythVideo. This is a watch-and-forget option. The Videos will be removed by Miro according to Miro's own expiry settings (X number of days)
- Force all or selected Miro Channel videos to be copied directly to MythVideo and never displayed in the MythTV's "Watch Recordings" screen. These copied videos are removed from Miro entirely. Miro never expires/removes a copied video which act like any other MythVideo video file.
- Force all or selected Miro Channel videos to be copied directly to MythVideo AFTER they have been watched in the MythTV "Watch Recordings" screen. This option is a good balance between having new videos highlighted through the MythTV's "Watch Recordings" screen and automatically saving the video in MythVideo once it has been watched. This option is most frequently used for Movie trailers. Miro never expires/removes a copied video which act like any other MythVideo video file.
- Normally cover art for a video is set to the video's Miro Channel's icon. This configuration option allows for the video's Miro screen shot to be used as cover art. This option is specifically valuable for some movie trailer Channels. For example "Timo's HD Movie Trailers" uses movie posters as their "screen shot".
Multi-Language Support
As both Miro and MythTV can display and function with non-English language characters sets, Miro Channels from non-English sources are fully supported.
Japanese and Cantonese: [3]
- Miro Bridge requires a MythTV back end running trunk change set [21138] (06AUG09) or higher
- Miro installed on a MythTV back end
- The Miro Bridge script works with at least two versions of Miro. Version 2.0.3 being the oldest.
- Miro Bridge has been tested with:
- Miro version 2.0.3 the Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty's repository Miro version
- Miro version 2.5.2 the Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty package from Miro's own repository
- Miro Bridge has been tested with:
- The Miro Bridge archive must be extracted on the same MythTV back end that also has Miro installed
- ffmpeg must be installed and functioning
- Testing was done with ffmpeg version "version 0.5-svn17737+3:0.svn20090303-1ubuntu6", from the Ubuntu 9.04 repository
- Imagemagick package must be installed and functioning (specifically the "convert" utility)
- Testing was done with ImageMagick 6.4.5 from the Ubuntu 9.04 repository
- The MythTV back end which runs Miro Bridge must have Internet access so the Channel feed updates and video downloads can occur.
Getting Started
Downloading the Miro Bridge archive
Currently Miro Bridge does not ship with MythTV and only works with trunk (v0.22) revision 21138 or higher.
Click on the follow link to find the Miro Bridge script archive: #6825 make sure to download the latest version (v0.3.0)
Installing Miro Bridge
Miro Bridge can only be run on a MythTV back end. If you have multiple MythTV back ends you only need to run Miro Bridge on the back end where Miro is installed.
The Miro Bridge scripts are typically installed in /usr/share/mythtv/mythvideo/scripts/ or /usr/local/share/mythtv/mythvideo/scripts/.
With sudo privileges extract the Miro Bridge archive files into your mythvideo scripts directory as described above. You can then delete the Miro Bridge archive file as it is no longer required.
Configuring your graphics directories
Set up the directories for the graphic artwork. In a MythTV front end Utilities/Setup|Setup|Media Settings|Videos Settings|General Settings on page 1/8, enter the directories where the graphic files will be stored. It is essential to use separate directories for each type of graphic file (Posters, Banners, Fan art and Screen shots).
Test that your installation is properly configured
To ensure that all Miro Bridge prerequisites have been met, run the following from the MythTV Back end's command line. Make sure you are logged on with the same user account which will be running the Miro Bridge cron job.
/the path to mirobridge/mirobridge.py -t
If you see the text "The environment test passed !" you should be able to run Miro Bridge.
If you see the text "The environment test FAILED. See previously displayed error messages!" or Miro Bridge aborts with a critical error message, you will need to correct all issues described in the those error messages.
Adding a Miro Specific MythTV Channel (optional)
This configuration step should ONLY be run once.
This is an optional configuration step and only provides cosmetic improvements to the MythTV "Watch Recordings" screen. If you do not perform this step then you will see the "#9999 #9999" text displayed on the Watch Recordings screen If you apply this step that text will be replaced with "999 - Miro" and MythWeb you will also display a Miro channel icon.
A Miro Channel icon has been provided see#A few extras for "miro_channel_icon.png"
Place this icon in a directory on the MythTV back end accessible to the user account that will be running Miro Bridge. Make sure that the icon name is "miro_channel_icon.png"
/the path to mirobridge/mirobridge.py -C "/path to the Miro channel icon/miro_channel_icon.png"
Miro Bridge by default will add the channel "999", make sure that this channel number does NOT clash with any of your current channel numbers. You can override the default channel number as shown below. In this example the channel number is changed to "888":
/the path to mirobridge/mirobridge.py -c "9999:888" -C "/path to the Miro channel icon/miro_channel_icon.png"
WARNING: Once you change either the channel id "9999" and/or the channel number "999" default numbers, you MUST always add the -c option with your new settings ANYTIME you run Miro Bridge. If you do not you could strand Miro video's in the "Watch Recordings" screen or orphan some MythTV data base records.
- Before you run Miro Bridge you need to change the Miro channel names to get rid of extraneous characters, brackets and shorten the overall name. The Miro channel names will not harm Miro Bridge but can prevent the "Watch Recordings" screen from displaying cover art for some videos, plus the names will look better in both MythTV and MythVideo.
- In Miro right click on a channel and select "Rename" from the pop-up. Then change the Channel name. Below are examples of good and bad names:
- Good: "Timo's HD Movie Trailers"
- Bad: "GeekBrief TV | HD (video)"
- Good: "GeekBrief TV HD"
- Bad: "HD-Trailers.net Blog (HD videos)"
- Good: "HD-Trailers.net Blog HD"
- Good: "Timo's HD Movie Trailers"
- Make sure that Miro is configured so that it DOES NOT start automatically on a reboot. The option by default is turned off but should be double checked. When the Miro GUI is running it will block Miro Bridge from performing downloads and updates to the Miro database.
User Configuration File
A user configuration file is only necessary if you want to override Miro Bridge's default processing. If this is the case then copy and rename the example configuration file to the ".mythtv" directory of the user account that will be running Miro Bridge. For example:
cp "/the path to mirobridge/mirobridge/mirobridge-example.conf" "/path to mythtv/.mythtv/mirobridge.conf"
Now edit the new "mirobridge.conf" file to override the Miro Bridge default behavior. The configuration file contains documentation on the available options.
Your first Miro Bridge run
Download the Miro Bridge extras archive #A few extras and extract the archive graphics files.
Copy the "folder.png" file to the directory where your poster graphics are stored. Rename the "folder.png" file to "Miro.png". When your MythVideo "Miro" subdirectory is created copy the "folder.png" file to the Miro subdirectory (no renaming is required).
Make sure that the MythTV back end is running.
It is best that your first Miro Bridge run use the simulation (-s) option. Using that option will:
- Start Miro update and automatic downloading
- Simulate updates to MythTV and MythVideo. No MythTV data base updates are actually performed.
With the accompanying (-V) option you will have a lot of output to analyze if things go wrong. Be aware that with the simulation option the statistics report will mostly display zero's as nothing has actually changed.
/the path to mirobridge/mirobridge.py -Vs
If there were no errors and Miro Bridge completed successfully then you are ready to try Miro Bridge live with the following command:
/the path to mirobridge/mirobridge.py -V
If that ran to completion without errors then check the statistics report to see if there were any videos added to the Watch Recordings screen and/or MythVideo. Assuming there were some video's added to MythTV then start your MythTV front end and check the "Watch Recordings" and MythVideo in the "Miro" subdirectory.
Finally adding Miro Bridge as a cron job
Miro Bridge is meant to run as a recurring cron job set to the frequency that you would normally have Miro check for video updates (usually every hour or once a day). Add this cron command string:
/the path to mirobridge/mirobridge.py -V > "/tmp/mirobridge.log" 2>&1
Note: The option -V is recommended until you have confidence Miro Bridge is running without issue.
If you see the mirobridge.log error message:
GConf Error: Failed to contact configuration server; some possible causes are that you need to enable TCP/IP networking for ORBit, or you have stale NFS locks due to a system crash. See http://www.gnome.org/projects/gconf/ for information. (Details - 1: Not running within active session)
Then you need to use the following cron command string:
env `dbus-launch` sh -c 'trap "kill $DBUS_SESSION_BUS_PID" EXIT; /the path to mirobridge/mirobridge.py -V' > "/tmp/mirobridge.log" 2>&1
See this link for an explanation: [4]
Additional command line options
To display all of Miro Bridge's command line arguments use the command line option (-h):
/the path to mirobridge/mirobridge.py -h
This stupid thing does not work!
The usual suspects:
- You are running Miro Bridge at the same time you have the Miro GUI open. One locks the other out from updating the Miro data base. Close the Miro GUI and rerun Miro Bridge. This can happen accidentally when a Miro Bridge cron job starts and you have the Miro GUI opened.
- The MythTV back end is not running.
- The MySQL database used by MythTV is not running.
- You are not using a supported Miro version. Versions 2.0.3 or 2.5.2 are the only tested versions. If you try Miro Bridge with other Miro versions and run into problems you are on your own.
- You are running cron with different account privileges then the account you tested Miro Bridge with. Try running within cron the following command string and see what the log messages reveal.
- /path to mirobridge/mirobridge.py -tV > "/tmp/mirobridge.log" 2>&1
- One or more of the Miro feed sites are down or have issues. Ignore these errors Miro's own logs would show the same messages.
- You have not followed the installation process or set up instructions. The best check of a proper installation is that Miro can update and perform auto downloads on the MythTV back end that you are running Miro Bridge.
- You have Miro configured so that all Channel feeds are set to manual down load only
- You are not running your machine with locale of 'utf-8'. Your configuration should look something like:
- > locale
- LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
- LC_CTYPE="en_CA.UTF-8"
- LC_NUMERIC="en_CA.UTF-8"
- LC_TIME="en_CA.UTF-8"
- LC_COLLATE="en_CA.UTF-8"
- LC_MONETARY="en_CA.UTF-8"
- LC_MESSAGES="en_CA.UTF-8"
- LC_PAPER="en_CA.UTF-8"
- LC_NAME="en_CA.UTF-8"
- LC_ADDRESS="en_CA.UTF-8"
- LC_TELEPHONE="en_CA.UTF-8"
- LC_MEASUREMENT="en_CA.UTF-8"
- LC_IDENTIFICATION="en_CA.UTF-8"
- > locale
- If you are running Miro Bridge as a cron job and you see a Unicode error message, but the same command works when run from a command line, most likely your cron environment is not running as UTF8 compliant. This can happen even if root and users run with a locale of UTF8. Please refer to your distribution for instructions on setting cron's locale environment variables. You could also run a script that sets the locale environment variables as part of the cron command line. For example:
- [ -f /your path/set_to_utf8.sh ] && . /your path/set_to_utf8.sh && /path to mirobridge/mirobridge.py -V
- [ -f /your path/set_to_utf8.sh ] && . /your path/set_to_utf8.sh && /path to mirobridge/mirobridge.py -V
- If you are running Miro Bridge as a cron job and you see a "! Warning - Creating an instance caused an error for one of: MythTV, MythVideo or MythDB" message, but the same command works when run from a command line, the problem may be that you have two different "mysql.txt" files. One for root and one for your user account. Check to see if they both using the correct settings.
- As with the Miro player some WMV videos do not play with sound "unrecognised codec". You could purchase these priority audio codecs.
- Sometimes videos that have AC3 5.1 surround sound do not play back properly with the MythTV internal player. The audio plays slow and video is slightly choppy. This is not a Miro Bridge issue.
I want to delete Miro videos from MythVideo
Miro Bridge and Miro are both resilient when a user removes video files and/or subdirectories external from either Miro or MythTV. Miro Bridge will remove any orphaned database records, and graphics (cover art and screen shots). This clean up process includes Miro video files that were copied into MythVideo by Miro Bridge. The deleted videos will disappear from MythVideo after you run Miro Bridge and performed a MythVideo "Scan for changes".
If you delete Miro videos that were copied from Miro to MythVideo they will be permanently deleted.
If the Miro video was moved (symlink) to MythVideo after being watched in the "Watch Recordings" screen that video will be automatically removed after the expiry period set in Miro (X number of days). If you just delete the symlink the video will reappear in MythVideo the next time you run Miro Bridge.
If you want to delete a video prior to Miro's normal expiry time you must use the Miro GUI or remove the actual video file from Miro's video directory (that directory location is set in Miro). The next time Miro Bridge is run both Miro and MythVideo data bases and associated graphics will be automatically cleaned up.
What are these messages?
These messages are not generated by Miro Bridge and hopefully will be eliminated sometime in the future. They do not impact Miro Bridge in any way.
/var/lib/python-support/python2.6/miro/eventloop.py:179: DeprecationWarning: socket.ssl() is deprecated. Use ssl.wrap_socket() instead. result = func(*args, **kwargs) /var/lib/python-support/python2.6/miro/util.py:38: DeprecationWarning: the sha module is deprecated; use the hashlib module instead import sha
Occasionally you may see the following warning messages. These warnings can safely be ignored.
WARNING MessageHandler doesn't have a handle_search_complete method to handle the <class 'miro.messages.SearchComplete'> message WARNING Error downloading guide:
Statistics Reports
At the end of Miro Bridge processing a statistics report is displayed:
-------------------Statistics-------------------- Number of Watch Recording's deleted...... ( 1) Number of Watch Recording's watched...... ( 1) Number of Miro videos marked as seen..... ( 1) Number of Miro videos deleted............ ( 2) Number of New Miro videos downloaded..... ( 0) Number of Miro/MythVideo's removed....... ( 0) Number of Miro/MythVideo's added......... ( 1) Number of Miro videos copies to MythVideo ( 1) ------------------------------------------------- Total Unwatched Miro/Watch Recordings.... ( 1) Total Miro/MythVideo videos.............. ( 42) -------------------------------------------------
Miro Bridge limitations
- Miro Bridge can only be run with a MythTV back end on which a Miro distribution is also installed. In the case where a MythTV back end has no GUI packages installed a Miro distribution may require the missing GUI packages. It would also be difficult to configure Miro (choose channel/feeds, rename and other alter Miro specific settings). Although you could try to import a "miro_subscriptions.opml" file that had been exported from a working Miro installation. Miro Bridge does not require a GUI but the Miro package probably will.
- The MythTV back end which runs Miro Bridge must have Internet access so the Channel feed updates and video downloads can occur.
- Miro Bridge only supports Miro video feeds and ignores audio feeds.
A few extras
The following archive contains a few graphic files:
- A MythVideo Miro subdirectory cover art "folder.png"
- A Miro channel icon "Miro_channel icon.png"
- The Miro Channel "Linux Journal" cover art does not display without alteration. The "Linux Journal.jpg" file is a corrected replacement. Put the jpg file in your MythTV posters directory on the MythTV back end that you will be running Miro Bridge.
Graphic extras archive: [5]
- If you do not like the cover art for a Miro Channel you can change the "folder.png/jpg" file to an alternate png or jpg file of your choice. An excellent source of ready made high quality cover art can be found in the free icon collections at Gnome/KDE theme sites like [6]. The large 128x128 high quality scalable icons make the best cover art substitutes. You can also use these icons as posters by coping the icon file to your poster directory and then rename the file to the Channel name. You would have to remove the existing Channel poster graphic file.
- Robert McNamara "alpha tester extraordinaire" assisted in the development of Miro Bridge with insightful suggestions, alpha testing and all the storage group testing. Last but not least Robert created "the theme that inspires": Graphite
- The whole Miro development team that took the hard part out of developing this MythTV enhancement. Miro can be found at Get Miro or from your Linux distribution's repository. Be sure to check that you are installing a Miro version that is compatible with Miro Bridge.
- The Miro developers who created the command line interface which demonstrated how to develop a Miro front end to initiate various Miro functionality. That was Miro Bridge's starting point.
- The Miro channel icon, the Miro poster and folder cover art found in the extras archive come from the Miro Web site. While the Linux Journal jpg file is a Linux Journal Miro Channel icon.


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Heart Health 8: What is a heart murmur?
Heart murmurs are a common problem, but do you know exactly what it is and should you be concerned if your child has one?
Amylynn Baldson's 7-year-old son Slade has a heart defect that was discovered because of a heart murmur.
"I was shocked. I was afraid. I didn't even know if he was going to make it. They said he had a murmur and had to go to the cardiologist. I didn't even know what to think. It hit me really hard by surprise," said Baldson.
Baldson said her son was 1 year old when the doctors told her Slade had the murmur, which turned out to be something more serious.
"He has, it's called left ventricular cardiomyopathy. The left side of his heart is enlarged and full of crevices. Instead of going in and out like it does in our heart, it goes in and fills up the crevice," said Baldson.
It takes twice as long to get blood to the left side of Slade's heart, but not all heart murmurs are indicative of a serious heart problem.
"The vast majority of heart murmurs are innocent. They don't mean that there is something structurally or functionally wrong with your child's heart," said Dr. Jon Donnelly.
Donnelly is a cardiologist with Congenitial Heart in Scarborough. He treats a number of pediatric patients and said while a heart murmur may sound alarming, often times it is simply hearing flow through the heart and doesn't require treatment.
However, there are times when a heart murmur can be a sign of a bigger problem.
"For the defects we have to treat, we can do it in the catheterization laboratory with a stent or a balloon or a minimally invasive procedure," said Donnelly.
For more serious hear defects, Donnelly said they have to operate.
Slade now sees a cardiologist once a year, and his only restriction is team sports.


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Friendster just launched a new look and feel that makes it look more like a site that belongs to the new decade. But is it enough?
Friendster's steady decline decline and getting leapfrogged by competitors MySpace and Facebook are well-documented and this latest move can be seen as a way to increase its value since there are talks that Friendster is about to be acquired by an Asian firm.
Now, what about the redesign?
The new design sports a 3-column template, changed from a 2-column design. From my perspective, this decision was sparked by better advertisement placement. The new design is able to place a large rectangle ad in a more prominent position in the right-side column. This change seems to be a nod to Facebook's 3-column layout.
Another thing worth noting is the addition of the "Activity Stream," or the list of updates presented in reverse chronological order. This feature is quite common in major social networking sites (Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.) but it feels more like the one in Multiply.
Visiting the other sections of the site, there's little departure from the original design as the photos, friends, and profile areas looks very much alike the old design. The additionĀ of an expanded games section may be hint to where Friendster is going.
As the grand-daddy of social networking sites, Friendster is trying to play catch up with Facebook in terms of the look & feel and features. But given Friendster's prominence is South East Asia, it remains to be seen how the folks from the Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia would react to the redesign.


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Daniel Pearl (October 10, 1964 – February 1, 2002) was an American journalist who was kidnapped and killed by Al-Qaeda.
At the time of his kidnapping, Pearl served as the South Asia Bureau Chief of the Wall Street Journal, and was based in Mumbai, India. He went to Pakistan as part of an investigation into the alleged links between Richard Reid (the "shoe bomber") and Al-Qaeda. He was subsequently beheaded by his captors.
In July 2002, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, a British national of Pakistani origin, was sentenced to death by hanging for Pearl's abduction and murder.


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Will This Low-Cost HIV Testing Make It?
Alexander Revzin, a UC Davis biomedical engineer professor, along with UCLA electrical engineer Prof. Aydogan Ozcan, have created a microfluidic device, called "lab on a chip," specifically for HIV testing.
The "lab on a chip" instructs antibodies to detect and "capture" HIV-infected white blood cells called T-cells, and the test then calculates the levels and types of cytokines (inflammatory proteins) that the cells are releasing. It is a holographic, lens-free imaging mechanism that counts the number of cytokine molecules and captured T-cells and is able to deliver results in seconds, which is six to 12 times faster than other related blood sample tests.
The test is made of polymer film with an array of miniature spots that contain antibodies that are specific to the CD4 and CD8 T-cells as well as three different types of cytokines which are "printed in the same array." The T-cells stop and stick on these miniature spots when blood flows across them. Then, T-cell types are captured on antibody spots "specific for the cytokines they might produce," and antibodies activate the cells helping spots adjacent to the cells catch cytokines they secreted. With T-cell subsets now connected to their secreted cytokines, the antibody spots' visible color intensity allows researchers to see differences in cytokine production, which makes T-cell count possible without mechanical scanning or lenses.
Diagnosing and monitoring HIV today requires many highly trained specialists and expensive machines in order to count two types of T-cells, calculate the ratio between them and count cytokines as well. The process is called flow cytometry, and AIDS activists and healthcare workers have been asking for easier and less expensive ways to test for HIV.
In response to these requests, this particular "lab on a chip" test is currently being altered so it can be used for multi-parametric blood analysis in both the developing world and "resource-poor" areas. It is also affordable, and Revzin is hoping it will be available for clinical use at some point.
"While the point of care field focuses on detection of single parameter (e.g. CD4 counts), we believe that the simplicity of the test need not compromise information content," said Revzin. "So, we set out to develop a test that could be simple and inexpensive but would provide several parameters based on a single injection of a small blood volume."
Revzin and his team along with Ozcan published their study on the HIV testing device in Analytical Chemistry's May 2010 issue.


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Happy days are here again, at least according to a new report from Cerulli Associates.
The Boston-based research and consulting firm found global assets under management are set to cross $70.4 trillion by the end of 2013, a full $20 trillion higher than the industry's low point in 2008. It added that this is a conservative estimate that may need upward revision if the global financial markets continue to perform.
"The Cerulli Report: Global Markets 2013" covers both retail and retirement asset management globally, and reports that non-U.S. assets accounts for more than 50% of total assets, but the "engine of growth" remains the United States in the near term.
"It would be churlish not to feel a sense of optimism about the near- and medium-term outlook for the global asset management industry, especially when considering top-line growth," Shiv Taneja, Cerulli's London-based managing director, said in a statement. He adds that even Europe has managed to add $5.9 trillion in assets since 2008.
"The worry, however, is when considering bottom-line growth," added Yoon Ng, associate director at Cerulli and one of the report's authors. "Here the picture is less well-defined, as many firms-large and small-continue to have to deal with the effects of the financial crisis and margin pressure. The sunny uplands may beckon, but a good guide is going to be essential."
The report shows that only Japan is slated to show slower asset growth than Europe over the next five years to 2017, but "there is no getting away from the fact that the United States is, and is likely to remain, the sweetest spot, from a global growth standpoint," according to the report.
"Could it really get to be more than twice bigger than Europe, in asset terms, by 2017? It certainly appears so," Taneja said.
Cerulli's findings suggests that Asia ex-Japan will continue to show the highest growth rate over the five years to 2017, but this top-line figure "must be measured against the region's ability to generate consistently strongly bottom-line growth."
Check out Raymond James' Saut: We're Smack-Dab in the Middle of a Bull Market.


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Corning Contributes to Liberty Partnerships at SUNY Canton
Corning, Inc. of Canton recently donated $1,000 to support the Associated Colleges of the St. Lawrence Valley Liberty Partnerships Program's work-mentoring program. Liberty Partnerships provides services to students in 12 school districts helping high school students to graduate and enter college or the workforce. According to Agnes Grant, Director the Liberty Partnerships Program, work-mentoring helps students gain self-confidence and professional skills as they begin to consider future careers. Liberty Partnerships is housed at SUNY Canton. Pictured is Grant receiving a check from Joseph Neubert, Corning Plant Manager.
SUNY Canton offers a wide variety of career-driven bachelor's, associate, and certificate programs, as well as three master's degrees in conjunction with SUNYIT, Utica. Most of SUNY Canton's new four-year programs are designed so students can take them on-campus, online, or both. SUNY Canton OnLine features more than 100 courses online each semester. The College's athletic teams belong to the NAIA's Sunrise Conference, enabling students to compete in their respective sports for four years. Construction is now underway for the College's new Convocation, Athletic, and Recreation Center.
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What is the link with orthodoxy of this man? Maraamu 06:46, May 14, 2009 (UTC)
- He is a prominent coptologist and well known internationally for his work on the gnostic texts of Nag Hammadi: http://orthodoxwiki.org/Nag_Hammadi --Arbible 08:29, May 14, 2009 (UTC)
- Acknowledged, but other than mention (in a Wikipedia template that doesn't reproduce in OW) that he is a Coptic Orthodox Christian little in this article concerns his work as it was related to Christianity. It appears to be a direct copy from the secularly based Wikipedia. The article should be revised to at least mention something about Christianity. Wsk 16:49, August 5, 2009 (UTC)


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No, we're not breaking news about an eco-revolt in Paris, but the Generali tower designed by international firm Valode & Pistre definitely marks a coup for sustainable design. Slated for completion in 2012, the soaring new office tower will incorporate an unprecedented level of environmental systems and features, and represents the culmination of EPAD's modernization campaign to make La Defense one of the most remarkable business centers in Europe. The renewed business district will be known both for its economic grandeur as well as it environmental and architectural progressiveness.
Officially initiated in 2006, the Generali Tower will be built by developer Vinci Immobilier in conjunction with the Group Generali. With sustainability at the heart of the architectural design, the new tower is meant to enhance its occupant's comfort while reducing energy consumption.
The tower will feature operable windows and suspended gardens at all levels. 18 vertical axis wind turbines, 1,700 sq m of photovoltaic cells, and 600 sq m of solar panels located on the tower's central spire will provide the structure with a renewable source of energy. The 90,000 sq m (nearly 1 million sq ft ) structure will house various facilities including an auditorium, club lounges, numerous restaurants, and a nursery. With all these auxiliary facilities, the Generali is expected to greatly contribute to the urban renewal of the La Defense business district.
The Generali's slim silhouette will add a new, green landmark to the Paris skyline, already home to the most skyscrapers of any metropolitan area in the European Union. Coming in at 318 meters tall, the Generali may not unseat the Eiffel Tower's 324 meters, but the sustainable skyscraper will rule La Defense and be lauded as one of the tallest, and more importantly, greenest buildings in the European Union.
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Mark Sanford tackles his Argentine-mistress scandal head on in a new ad — and, no, it's not for Ashley Madison.
"I've experienced how none of us go through life without mistakes. But in their wake we can learn a lot about grace, a God of second chances and be the better for it," the former governor of South Carolina says in his first television ad for the 1st District congressional race. He then "humbly" asks for votes. Can't blame a guy (who used taxpayer money to run away to South America to hang out with his gf) for trying! At least he's completely let the Appalachian Trail excuse go?


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2014 AMA – Big 6 – Western Hare Scrambles Rd. 3
Both the AMA Big 6 Grand Prix and Prairie Dogs M/C are proud to present Round 3 of the AMA Western Hare Scrambles in conjunction with round two of the GPR Big 6 Grand Prix race series; the weekend of March 1st and 2nd at Glen Helen Raceway in Devore, California.
This special round will introduce the 1st round of the GP format for the Western Hare Scrambles Series; varying from the usual hare scramble format. Factory Husqvarna's very own Jacob Argubright won the first two successful rounds of the WHS. Argubright is a new face of Husqvarna brand here on the west coast, and will be bringing his off-road talent, as well as his two wins from the first two rounds of the WHS. "I am really excited to race the West Hare Scrambles hosted by the Big 6 series. The clubs have always put on top notch races and I am looking forward to taking on the challenge." Argubright stated. Argubright will be racing onboard his Factory Husqvarna FC450 in hopes of continuing his winning ways.
The feature AA/Pro 2.5-hour event for the West Hare Scrambles, will take place on an 8-9 mile course, that will offer various terrain utilizing the hills and asphalt sections through the Glen Helen Pavilion that surround the AMA Outdoor National Motocross Course. Classes are available for all skill levels, and you can find more information on both series by visiting: [LINK] AMA West Hare Scrambles Championship or Big 6 Grand Prix Series Facebook pages.
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