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Let the Lady Speak — Candace Reviews G3 Tonic Ski
Editor's note: We're trying to get more female voices here, if for no other reason than the ratio of men to women on WildSnow.com is downright Alaskan in its bias. Candace Horgan emailed a while ago and said she'd do some guest blogs, so here goes.
I've been skiing G3 Sirens for about four years, but at the start of this season, I found myself wanting something different. Something a little wider, a little longer for my 5'11 frame; a ski that would feel comfortable while going flat out railing long radius turns but that hopefully wouldn't sacrifice too much maneuverability for my favorite terrain in the trees and bumps.
Enter the new G3 Tonic. The Tonic, which has a poplar wood core, is at the forefront of G3's new "Joyride Construction" line. The Tonic was designed by Francois Sylvain, who previously has worked with Line, Karhu, and K2. Sylvain designed the Line Mothership and Karhu Jak, and the 2009-2010 line is his first effort with G3.
Joyride Construction features an early tip rise, so it feels slightly shorter underfoot, but has a reduced mass in the shovel to reduce flutter. According to G3 the Dual Density Sidewall incorporates a thin layer of viscoelastic material, a blend of ABS and TPU, so the ski gives a quiet ride.
Tonic is available in 177 and 185 lengths. The women's version, which is called the Zest and has different graphics but the same construction, is available in 166 and 172.
Enough with the market speak; how does the Tonic ride in real life?
In this era of super fats, 100mm might not seem wide enough for some, but I felt it hit the sweet spot, especially coming up from the 89mm waist of the Siren.
Smooth and quiet are two of the adjectives that first spring to mind while skiing the Tonic. I felt extremely comfortable and stable on them, opening them up to high speeds with nary a hint of chatter. In fact, I LOVED going fast on the Tonics. I've always favored making lots of tight-radius turns, and one of my best friends has said I ski like a slalom skier, but on the Tonics, I found myself feeling more like a downhiller. The Tonic carved turns beautifully when I wanted, but gave me confidence to go for more speed.
I mostly ran the Tonic on hard-packed groomers at resorts, given the combination of lack of snow and avy danger in Colorado this winter. I was initially skeptical of the how the ski might perform on such terrain, but was quickly won over. No chatter? Check. Nimble turns? Check. I was especially surprised with the performance of the Tonic in the bumps. Despite what I thought might be too much width and length for me, the ski was very responsive, and I never felt like I had to work my boots when initiating turns.
While I didn't get to see how the Tonics would perform in a dream powder dump, I did take them out for some ski touring and ski cutting in closed terrain. The Tonic floated well, and felt soft enough underfoot that I never felt overwhelmed by the snow.
I don't know if I'd go so far as to call the Tonic the ideal "quiver of one" ski; I think smaller, slalom-type mid-fats have their place, especially if your ideal day involves ripping through Floral Park or Hell's Half Acre at Berthoud Pass. Also, the G3 skis tend to be slightly heavier than some other options, so if your uphill is muscle powered that something to consider as well. Nonetheless, if I had to pick one plank for everything, Tonic comes mighty close.
Stats: Sidecut: 132/100/123 mm. Weight: 8.1 pounds per pair, 177cm. Lengths: 177, 185.
(Wildsnow guest blogger Candace Horgan has been working as a freelance writer since 1997. She was born and raised in New Rochelle, N.Y., and graduated from College of the Holy Cross with a Bachelor of Arts in History and English. She currently lives in Denver, which is too far east as far as we're concerned, but we'll let that one go for now.)
18 Responses to "Let the Lady Speak — Candace Reviews G3 Tonic Ski"
Dave B.
January 30th, 2010 7:07 am
Thanks for reviewing this ski. I've been curious about it because I've been starting to covet some tip rocker. Perhaps a little on the heavy side, but coming from Kahru Jak Team's (AKA the Line Prophet 100 I'm given to understand), which I consider a great, highly versatile ski, I guess I'm used to that. I'll be looking forward to other comments from folks who've skied them in the pow.
January 31st, 2010 2:58 pm
Wow, doesn't anyone have this ski. I tried this ski on hardpack and thought it seemed like a lot of fun. The reduced weight in the tip really did help with that early rise tip flutter that is so popular. Seems like it would work well in powder, but it would be nice to get an opinion from someone who has seen soft snow.
February 1st, 2010 12:31 am
Nice to see some G3 reviews. My G3 Revs are my favorite everyday CO backcountry ski in a quiver of 4. When I inevitably wreck then, I think I will give the Tonics a shot. It's also nice to read a woman's ski perspective on here.
February 1st, 2010 6:19 am
I have like 40 days on the Tonic and they are really great quiver skis. Really fun and easy to drive and do not mind aggressive attitude also. They handle deep snow pretty effortlessly, float and turning initiation being just fun.
The only terrain I feel them very strange – a bit to nervous and not so forgiving is kind of moguls stuff, but may be I just can not ski moguls.
mat/ski mag
February 1st, 2010 7:05 am
«the ratio of men to women on WildSnow.com is downright Alaskan in its bias»
nice one Lou 😉
Michael Silitch
February 2nd, 2010 1:50 am
This is a great ski!!! I've been skiing it in Chamonix since last season. I even tour on it a bit.
February 16th, 2010 5:15 pm
I have about 20 days on my Tonics now in both front and backcountry including 5 days in Roger's Pass. It's a great powder ski with lots of bounce in deep stuff. I feel a bit like a kid on a trampoline. Effortless is a bit cliche but it is the word that comes to mind. The rocker tip definitely works to keep you moving along.
Tonics performs well on the hardpack and groomers as they kind of rails along edge well,and just feel solid.. However, I agree with Dimitar it isn't a mogul ski. In the bumps they feel clumsy and well kind of flat. I suspect the reduced camber is culprit..
February 16th, 2010 9:50 pm
Anyone have a recoomendation on size? I'm 145lb and 5'8″. I guess I'd have the 177 Tonic and the 172 Zest to pick from. I'm currently on 170 BD Verdicts with Fritschi's that I'd like to keep for in-bounds, but they are a little heavier than I want for a dedicated BC rig. I have Dynafit STs in a box waiting to go and need another pair of skis to go with them.
G3's marketing seems to be limiting their potential sales. I'm turned off by the prospect of buying a "women's" ski (Zest) and its ugly topsheet which looks like bird dropings, but I'm thinking it has the characterisics I'd like and is on sale so I might go that way anyway, as long as it isn't too soft. Plus I have skins which would fit the 172. The 177 Tonic would have the downside that my skins wouldn't fit and I'm worried they might be a little long for the trees.
I guess I could go Coomback. Anyone have other suggestions on a 100mm waisted rockered ski?
February 21st, 2010 1:13 pm
My guess is the reason the shortest length the Tonic is offered in at 177 cm is due to the rocker tip. This effectively shortens the running length of the ski so it behaves as a much shorter board. Compared to my 170 cm Volkl Snowolfs the running length on the Tonic is actually about 5 cm shorter.
I'm 5'7″ about 140 lbs and the 177 cm has been fine. Very manouverable – no problem getting them around in trees or chutes. The only place I notice the extra length is doing kick turns on the uptrack.
March 1st, 2010 3:40 pm
About 4 days sking on a pair of 177cm Tonics ; NTN Scarpa TX with NT Bulldogs. I normally ski the Rapid Transit in the 178 length, same boot and binding..
At first I didn't like the Tonic, skiing on packed somewhat high moisture snow. They felt kind of dead, when I tried to get them to carve like the RTs. I finally went back on my RTs for the rest of the day, and could carve again!
Tried the Tonics again today, more upright stance, weight back a bit, seems to help a bit with getting them to carve. Maybe my problem is that with the rocker tip, loading up the tip a bit won't help initiate a turn. Maybe I miss the assymetric sidecut of the RT?
To be fair, the Tonic likes to go fast, they hammer through stuff, very stable, almost as good as my 184 cm Volkl Goliaths.
Maybe the Tonic.is a better AT ski than a tele ski? They seem to like P turns more than tele turns.
Well I will keep skiing them some more. To be fair to the ski, this is a 100cm underfoot powder ski, and I haven't had any powder to ski with them yet. They do turn quite quickly, for a mid-fat ski; easy to link short turns. I just can't get them to hold a carved edge very well, on soft packed snow. Definitely nowhere near the carving ability of the Rapid Transit.
Steve Sellers
July 21st, 2010 5:13 pm
I'm 150lbs; 5'9″. I have the 177cm Tonics. I too felt awkward w/ them at first in the hard pack, as I'm used to a shorter ski. But when the powder came I realized what these skis are for. I've never had more fun in powder. They float and turn effortlessly. a definate thumbs up
November 4th, 2010 3:31 am
Having skied the Tonics last season on and off piste, I've found them pretty close to being the all round ski I've been hunting for. I'm on the 185's which are great in powder but surprised me with their nimble turning on piste, although I wasn't a big fan of them in the bumps they were more than workable.
I'm 5'10" and 165 pounds and ski in the Portes du Soleil region, therefore I have tons of varied terrain to play on, they are fitted up with touring bindings (G3 Onyx) which work well, although I think i preferred the ease of Fritschi Freerides for none touring days.
November 4th, 2010 7:40 am
Vertical, thanks for adding your take!
Katie Tyler
January 3rd, 2013 7:00 pm
Any thoughts on the Tonic with a more passive tele binding like the targa ascents? I was schooled on these bindings and am trying to hook up someone with the tonics, but he is mainly looking to use the skiis skinning up a resort as training for the ironman. We have the Tonics in the store, the 181's I believe, and he is 5'11' and 165 pounds.
Seemore Skinner
January 4th, 2013 2:26 pm
I'm skiing the 185 Tonics with the Targa Ascents in the BC and they work great in new snow. Not as much power for hardpack as say the Axl but lighter. I'm 5'8″ and about 200 lbs fully loaded for the BC. Will likely use a different setup for carving hardpack though.
Lou Dawson
January 4th, 2013 5:26 pm
So, a new era has arrived here at WildSnow.com, we now have a telemark revival (grin)?
Seriously, thanks for dropping by guys.
January 5th, 2013 3:58 am
Hello Lou,
You're welcome and thanks for the great website!
Your hospitality gives me a warm feeling inside, sort of how I feel after a nice piece of strudel….
Now I need to get some sleep. Yesterday (Friday), I had my first (half-) day on skins in nearly 10 months and gained about 2500 feet in some stashes that still held week-old untracked powder. Tasty as you-know-what. If I'm lucky I may have a chance for a repeat performance tomorrow afternoon. Is there a way to post a pic?
Happy Trails!
Lou Dawson
January 5th, 2013 6:41 am
Pic posting is not set up for the comments. I could switch to a Facebook commenting system but then they own everything. They're empire is big enough already (grin).


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Following a post I did back in april on Cho-Yung weight loss tea I would like you all to read this comment that was left by Martina
" I read a review on what appeared to be a reputable Irish Medical Paper on Cho Yung Tea and Procleanse Gold - they appear to be the same company. I signed up for the Trial of 14 at 8.99€ for both. It was only afterwards I read the details re the Fraudulent manner in which they operate, and sent an email with 48 hours to advise that I did not want any further product nor did I authorise any further withdrawal of money from my Visa car. I also phoned my Visa company who told me to wait and see if they would take more money In the event they die, both of them taking money again after 15 days, despite my having emailed them, Proclense Gold took over 30 € and Cho Yung Tea over 50€. Well I am loosing weight o.k but not from the tea, which I have never used, but from trying to get them to leave my money alone. I have had to cancel my Visa card and have None as this comes up as a type of standing order every month and the way Visa works it will pay it our. However the good news is that Visa will also follow both companies for me, as I have and email record of all correspondence and they advise that they will request that my money be returned and that both companies be subjected to a fine of up to 3000€ for breach of trading regulations. Be careful out there."
If you want to drink tea to support your weight loss or detoxing goals I would suggest just drinking regular green tea, and not wasting money on scams such as this one.
If you come across any weight loss supplememnts that you are interested in but you think may be a bit dodgy, please don't hesitate to let me know, and I would love to check them out for you.
Unfortunately I couldn't get in touch with Martina as her profile is set to private, but Martina, if you read this, I really hope everything had worked out for you! It really is terrible what companies like this do.

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That Most Important Thing: Love
|That Most Important Thing: Love
|Directed by
|Andrzej Żuławski
|Written by
|Christopher Frank
Andrzej Żuławski
|Romy Schneider
Jacques Dutronc
Fabio Testi
Klaus Kinski
|Music by
|Georges Delerue
|Distributed by
|S. N. Prodis (France)
Seaberg Film Distr. (US) dubbed
Release date
|12 February 1975
Running time
|105 mins (cut version)
113 mins (director's cut, NTSC)
108 mins (director's cut, PAL)
That Most Important Thing: Love (original French title: L'important c'est d'aimer) is a French film directed by Polish filmmaker Andrzej Żuławski. It tells the story of a passionate love relationship between Nadine Chevalier, a B-List actress (Romy Schneider) and Servais Mont, a photographer (Fabio Testi) in the violent and unforgiving French show business.
In 1975, Żuławski coadapted and directed this movie, based on the novel by Christopher Frank La Nuit américaine (unrelated to the 1973 François Truffaut film of that name). The success in France was such – it was featuring the very popular actress Romy Schneider and French singer Jacques Dutronc – that it allowed Żuławski to come back to Poland. The film had a total of 1,544,986 admissions in France.[1]
Romy Schneider received the inaugural César Award for Best Actress for this role and Pedro Almodóvar dedicated his film All About My Mother partially to her in this role.[2]
Servais Mont, a photographer, meets Nadine Chevalier who earns her money starring in cheap soft-core movies. Trying to help her, he borrows the money from loan sharks to finance the theatrical production of Richard III and gives Nadine a part. Nadine is torn between Servais, with whom she is falling in love, and her husband Jacques, to whom she has moral obligations.
- Romy Schneider as Nadine Chevalier
- Fabio Testi as Servais Mont
- Jacques Dutronc as Jacques Chevalier
- Claude Dauphin as Mazelli
- Roger Blin as Servais's father
- Gabrielle Doulcet as Madame Mazelli
- Michel Robin as Raymond Lapade
- Guy Mairesse as Laurent Messala
- Jacques Boudet as Robert Beninge
- Katia Tchenko as Myriam, the whore
- Nicoletta Machiavelli as Luce, Lapade's wife
- Klaus Kinski as Karl-Heinz Zimmer
- Paul Bisciglia as Assistant director
- ^ L'important c'est d'aimer at JP's Box-Office
- ^ Comments by Pedro Almodóvar on All About My Mother; the other dedicatees were Gena Rowlands in Opening Night and Bette Davis in All About Eve.
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The goals came from a Celtic penalty, converted by Darrel Smith, and a reply from Teko Modise for Pirates. Celtic's Wellington Sambo was sent off in injury time after receiving a second yellow card.
With two sides at opposite ends of the Premiership table, this match always promised excitement – and that is exactly what it delivered. Phunya Sele Sele, who are currently sitting in 15th place on the log, were prepared to lay it all on the line in search of victory.
Celtic's heart and determination were clear from the outset as they defended with their lives as the ever-enthusiastic Buccaneers laid siege on their goal, applying constant pressure in attack during the first 45 minutes.
Pirates were also desperate for maximum points considering their second-place position on the League table and the fact that they wanted to close the gap on the leaders SuperSport United.
Pirates were also looking for revenge against Celtic after suffering a 2-1 defeat to them a week earlier in the Nedbank Cup. Pirates certainly played the prettier football, attacking out wide and through the middle of the park with some penetrating passes.
The first real chance of the game fell to Pirates' striker Katlego Mashego in the 12th minute. He showed some real class as he took sublime control of a beautiful long ball from the back, pulling it down 14 yards out from goal and firing a venomous shot that struck the underside of the cross-bar and rebounded away from danger.
Then against the run of play in a rare foray forward by Celtic, Mark Mayambela was pulled down inside the box by Pirates' left back defender Lucas Thwala. The referee did not hesitate in pointing to the spot. Smith coolly stepped up and made no mistake from the penalty spot as he slotted the ball home putting his team in front, 1-0.
Celtic's lead only lasted five minutes before the Buccaneers star midfielder, Modise, drew his side level in the 32nd minute. Initially the Celtic keeper did brilliantly to deny Mashego, but he deflected the shot right into the path of Modise who side-footed the ball into the back of the net from only a couple of yards out, 1-1.
Again in the dying seconds of the half, Patrick Tignyemb was superb between the sticks for Celtic as he flung himself full stretch to his left to stop a powerful Dikgang Mabalane shot that was definitely bound for goal.
The second half ebbed and flowed as both teams went all out in attack to find the goal that would probably settle the game, but neither team could create a definitive chance in front of goal and were forced to shoot from long range.
Mashego came close to scoring the games third goal when he let fly with his left foot from just outside the 18 yard box in the 69th minute, but his effort sailed over the cross-bar.
Then in the 78th minute Mashego should have given his side the lead for the first time in the game when a nice passing movement found him with the ball at his feet only 12 yards out from goal. But with the goal at his mercy he side-footed the ball inches wide of the upright.
Pirates asked lots of questions of the Celtic defence in the final minutes of the match and they nearly failed to answer. Modise came closest to being the Buccaneers' hero on the day when he struck the top side of the crossbar in the 85th minute from only 12 yards out.
The Phunya Sele Sele did manage to keep Pirates out, to end the game on level terms, 1-1. They will, however, lose the services of Sambo in their next match as he was sent of in the 93rd minute for receiving his second yellow card.
The result was not optimum for either side but a draw is always better than a loss.
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Eastern Sierras Trip 2011
We traveled to the Eastern Sierras, landing in Reno and going south. We stayed in Bishop and Mammoth for 2 days each, spending time in various places like Mono Lake and Bodie. Then we went up to Lake Tahoe for a day, but it was freezing and windy. Unbeknown to us we decided to go in a banner snow year so we were stymied a lot of the time by impassable roads and trails. I hear Mammoth Mountain may not even close this year they got so much snow (55 feet so far). Overall a good trip though.Read More


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Before Hootie and the Blowfish, Jump Little Children, and Shovels & Rope created a buzz on the local music scene and made things happen far beyond it, the path was paved by a long list of Charleston musical forefathers. The history of the scene is truly diverse and rich, and Ye Olde Music Shop's Michael Davis traces the influence of today's young musicians all the way back to the 1940s. That's why he's launching the first Lowcountry Music Hall of Fame, which will take place at the Hanahan Amphitheater, a hidden gem of a venue Davis is also responsible for starting up.
The aim of Ye Olde Music Shop's Lowcountry Music Hall of Fame is to properly recognize the individuals who have profoundly impacted Charleston's music scene — that's been Davis' goal ever since the amphitheater was built. "We're trying to look at the history of the Charleston music scene, not the here and now of it," Davis says. "We're looking at the people who built this to be what it is."
The first round of inductees are listed and described by Davis. "There's still a lot more out there, believe me," Davis says. "The second batch of inductees we're going to do in March are just as important as these first few people are. What we're trying to go after and what is important to me is the people who deserve a pat on the back who, in my opinion, don't have a big enough pat on the back."
The inductees are:
Fred Sabback
Davis says that Sabback was one of the most prolific guitar instructors in Charleston, from the '40s through the mid '80s. "He taught some of the people who play today for a living in Charleston how to play," he says. "And he was very close friends with Leo Fender, and Leo Fender is probably the most famous name in guitar history."
Lonnie Hamilton
Lonnie Hamilton toured with the Jenkins Orphanage Band back in the 1940s. Once a band director and city councilman, Hamilton remains an important member of the music community and Charleston's jazz legacy. "He's just a true cornerstone to the local music scene," Davis says. "He's been around for 50 years."
Leonard School of Music
"This has been an education program in Charleston for decades," Davis says. Since 1945, thousands of Charleston-area students have taken music lessons — from alto sax to symphonic band to wood clinics — with North Charleston's Leonard School of Music.
Fox Music
North Charleston's Fox Music has been a trusted member of the music community since 1928. "There wouldn't be a Charleston music scene without Fox Music — it's kind of the Microsoft of local musicians," Davis says. "I think everybody who's anybody has worked at Fox at one time or another. And they're philanthropic, and what they've done in donation and what they've given the community is unsurpassed."
Tommy Gill
Former member of the Charleston Jazz Orchestra, Charleston lost an essential part of its music community when Gill passed away over a year ago. "Tommy was probably the greatest jazz pianist of the last 30 years in Charleston," Davis says.
Eddie Hogan
Eddie Hogan, who passed away on Dec. 30, 2014, was the publisher of Charleston's Free Time. "He gave a voice to a lot of musicians who would have never had a voice in the Charleston music scene," Davis says. "He brought a voice to a lot of people who were overlooked."
Oscar Rivers
Oscar Rivers, who plays weekly at How Art Thou Cafe on James Island, recently celebrated his 75th birthday. "Oscar's a very important jazz musician in Charleston," Davis says. "He plays piano and sax and played with James Brown and just tons of different people."
Al Goss and Larry Walker
Al Goss and Larry Walker are the former owners of Charleston's pioneering venue, Myskyns, which once lived on the Market. "That was probably the most important music club in the history of Charleston music," Davis explains. "Those guys are the first guys to bring people like Eric Johnson to town. Truly, the music scene would not be the same without Myskyns, and anybody who's been here a long time will tell you that."
The event will have concessions, but you're welcome to bring your own picnic, too. No alcohol.


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- Research
- Open Access
Accuracy of intraoperative frozen section in the diagnosis of ovarian neoplasms: Experience at a tertiary oncology center
© Maheshwari et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2006
- Received: 20 September 2005
- Accepted: 24 February 2006
- Published: 24 February 2006
Epithelial ovarian neoplasms are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in women. The surgical management of ovarian neoplasms depends on their correct categorization as benign, borderline or malignant. This study was undertaken to evaluate the accuracy of intra-operative frozen section in the diagnosis of various categories of ovarian neoplasms.
Intraoperative frozen section diagnosis was retrospectively evaluated in 217 patients with suspected ovarian neoplasms who underwent surgery as primary line of therapy at our institution. This was compared with the final histopathologic diagnosis on paraffin sections.
In 7 patients (3.2%) no opinion on frozen section was possible. In the remaining 210 patients frozen section report had a sensitivity of 100%, 93.5% and 45.5% for benign, malignant and borderline tumors. The corresponding specificities were 93.2%, 98.3% and 98.5% respectively. The overall accuracy of frozen section diagnosis was 91.2%. The majority of cases of disagreement were in the mucinous and borderline tumors.
Intraoperative frozen section has high accuracy in the diagnosis of suspected ovarian neoplasms. It is a valuable tool to guide the surgical management of these patients and should be routinely used in all major oncology centers.
- Freeze Section
- Borderline Tumor
- Epithelial Ovarian Neoplasm
- Malignant Ovarian Tumor
- Final Histopathology
Epithelial ovarian neoplasms are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in women. The three main categories of ovarian neoplasms are benign, borderline and malignant, which differ with respect to their biologic characteristics, management and prognosis. Tumors of 'borderline malignancy' are an important group characterized by some histologic features of malignancy (epithelial cell stratification, increased mitotic activity, nuclear atypia) but lack stromal invasion. They have an excellent long-term outcome even after conservative surgery. It is extremely helpful and sometimes critical to know intraoperatively the category of tumor one is dealing with, primarily to decide the extent of surgery. Benign and borderline tumors can be adequately treated with conservative surgery, which may involve preservation of fertility in younger women [1]. In contrast, malignant epithelial neoplasms usually require extensive surgery with total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and omentectomy along with pelvic and retro-peritoneal lymphadenectomy and sampling from many peritoneal sites.
Preoperative imaging and tumor markers have only limited value in differentiating between these tumor categories [2, 3]. Intraoperative frozen section diagnosis of ovarian tumors is widely used in making this distinction and to decide the surgical course. Therefore the accuracy of this technique is very important. It has been reported to have a good diagnostic accuracy in benign and malignant tumors, but a lower accuracy for borderline tumors [4]. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the accuracy of intra-operative frozen section in the diagnosis of ovarian neoplasms at our institution.
Materials and methods
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Clinically benign looking tumors (on preoperative radiology or intraoperative inspection) with raised CA- 125.
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Adnexal mass in a patient with a past history of malignancy at another site.
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Young patients with ovarian neoplasms in whom fertility sparing surgery was planned.
The procedure for carrying out the frozen section diagnosis was as follows: A laparotomy was performed and the tumor was first removed. The unfixed tumor was immediately delivered to the frozen section laboratory situated in the operation theatre complex with all the clinical details of the patient. After gross examination of the tumor, sections were obtained from representative areas at the discretion of the pathologist. The number of sections frozen ranged from 1 to 4 and depended on the type and size of the tumor. In all tumors diagnosed as borderline at least 2 sections were frozen. This was done in the cryostat instrument. Seven to 8 μm sections were obtained and stained with hematoxylin-eosin and toluidine blue. All the sections were studied microscopically under low and high power by two pathologists. The frozen section diagnosis was conveyed to the surgical team who then proceeded with the appropriate surgery. The average time taken in the entire procedure (sending the sample to obtaining the result) was approximately 10 minutes. The frozen section diagnosis was categorized as one of the following: primary epithelial ovarian neoplasm – benign, borderline or malignant; primary ovarian germ cell tumor, metastatic carcinoma to ovary, benign non-neoplastic conditions and no definite opinion possible. Frozen section diagnosis was compared to the final paraffin section diagnosis.
Statistical analysis
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Two hundred and forty one patients of ovarian neoplasms underwent frozen section diagnosis. The median age of the patients was 44 years (10–80 years). Twenty four patients had their frozen sections performed on tissues other than ovarian and were excluded from further analysis. Of the remaining 217 patients, the frozen section diagnosis agreed with the final histopathology as to the classification of benign, borderline or malignant in 198 cases (91.2%) and disagreed in 12 cases (5.5%). In 7 cases (3.2%) no definite opinion was possible on frozen section. The reasons for deferment of frozen section diagnoses were as follows: 1) Infarcted and necrotic lesions, and 2) Cystic lesions devoid of lining epithelium.
The results of frozen and paraffin sections in various categories of ovarian neoplasms (n = 210)
Frozen Diagnosis
Final Diagnosis (Paraffin)
Sensitivity, Specificity, PPV & NPV of Frozen Section
Correct intraoperative histologic assessment of an ovarian mass is crucial to select an appropriate surgical procedure and avoid under- and over-treatment of the patient. The results of the present study show that frozen section analysis has a high overall accuracy for the diagnosis of ovarian neoplasms (91.2%). Most studies have reported the accuracy of frozen section from 90% to 97% [3, 5–8]. This figure would obviously depend on the expertise of the pathologists but the overall inaccuracy should be consistently less than 10% for this procedure to be useful in large tertiary centers dealing with ovarian neoplasms. Furthermore, frozen section diagnosis was possible in 210 of the 217 patients (96.8%) in whom this procedure was done. Evidently this procedure is technically feasible in the overwhelming majority of patients.
Further analysis shows that the test fared very well on all 4 conventional indices (sensitivity, specificity and predictive values) in benign conditions and malignant tumors. It is evident that frozen section does not miss the diagnosis of benign and malignant ovarian tumors in the vast majority of patients (high sensitivity) and furthermore frozen section diagnosis of benign and malignant ovarian tumors are correct in the vast majority (high predictive values). Thus only in 3 patients out of the 114 called benign by frozen section, the diagnosis was changed to malignant tumor on the final histopathology (with the implication that these patients might have been under-treated at initial surgery). All these were low grade, mucinous tumors on final histology. In only 2 patients out of the 88 patients diagnosed as malignant on frozen section, the final diagnosis was changed to borderline while none was changed to benign (with the implication that these patients might have been over treated at initial surgery). A recently published meta-analysis of eighteen studies comparing frozen section diagnosis of ovarian pathology with the final histopathology showed the sensitivity of frozen section for benign and malignant lesions to vary from 65% to 97% and 71% to 100% respectively [9]. The same analysis showed the specificity to vary from 97% to 100% and 98.3% to 100% for benign and malignant lesions respectively.
However the situation is different in borderline tumors. The sensitivity and the positive predictive valve of frozen section were 45.5% and 62.5% respectively in the current study. The reported sensitivity of frozen section in borderline tumors varies from 0–87% in various studies [5–8, 10–12]. Various reasons have been advanced for the relative inaccuracy of frozen section in the diagnosis borderline tumors. In a large borderline tumor there may be only a few foci of frank malignancy that may require large number of frozen sections samples for diagnosis. This is very labor intensive and usually beyond the capabilities of most laboratories. It has also been suggested that it may be more difficult to diagnose borderline mucinous tumors compared to borderline serous tumors because of their larger average size [5, 12]. In our cases, out of the 11 patients with a final diagnosis of borderline tumors, 5 were correctly identified by frozen section. Four were incorrectly labeled as benign, which may not have critical therapeutic implications since patients with borderline tumors also do well with conservative surgery [1]. Of greater therapeutic implication was the incorrect frozen report of malignancy in 2 of these 11 patients since extensive surgery is not required in borderline tumors, particularly in early stages.
A recently published systematic review of 14 studies on the accuracy of frozen section in the diagnosis of ovarian tumors also concluded that frozen section has high accuracy rates for the diagnosis of benign and malignant ovarian tumors but the accuracy rates in borderline tumors remains relatively low [4].
We conclude that frozen section is an accurate and useful test in the intraoperative evaluation of patients with suspected ovarian neoplasms. Its results can be used to guide the type and extent of surgery, especially in institutions with experienced pathologists. The accuracy of frozen section is very high for benign and malignant tumors but lower for borderline tumors. Every effort should be made to establish this procedure in institutions that treat large numbers of patients with ovarian tumors.
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An Amarillo man died early Sunday morning and another was injured when their vehicle rolled over on Interstate 40 in Wheeler County.
Cleophus Nash, 56, was driving west in a 2001 Ford Expedition at about 3:30 a.m. Sunday about 12 miles east of Shamrock, Department of Public Safety troopers said.
The vehicle crossed into the median and came back into the westbound lane, troopers said. Nash then overcorrected and the vehicle skidded back into the median and overturned, troopers said.
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MarTech Today: Revcontent's 'Truth Initiative,' people-based measurement & Safari's third-party blocking
Barry Levine on June 6, 2017 at 9:00 am
Here's our daily recap of what happened in marketing technology, as reported on MarTech Today, Marketing Land and other places across the web.
From MarTech Today:
- Revcontent takes first step in its new 'Truth Initiative'
Jun 5, 2017 by Barry Levine
The content recommendation service says this initiates a new effort to better filter out fake content and fake news sites.
- People-based measurement is the new black
Jun 5, 2017 by Jordan Elkind
Ad tech and CRM are converging, and columnist Jordan Elkind believes the need for people-based measurement has never been greater.
From Marketing Land:
- WWDC: Safari will block third-party trackers from following users around the web
Jun 5, 2017 by Ginny Marvin
Trackers will not be able to use browsing behavior for ad targeting.
From Around The Web:
- The State Of Advanced Website Builders, Smashing Magazine
- How to Integrate AI Into Your Marketing Strategy, Search Engine Journal
- New Google Ad Filter Frightens Publishers, Ad Tech Players, AdAge
- Talking MarTech Careers with Andrew Dod, CMO at SharpSpring, MarTech Advisor
- Instagram's head of design on how to build a design team and shipping Stories, TechCrunch
- Facebook tries to woo gamers with E3 livestreaming, VentureBeat
- High-end Livestreaming that Won't Break the Bank, Small Biz Trends
- How Bayer cut its video ad rates 70 percent by bringing its DMP in-house, Digiday
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I've been debating for some time whether or not to stick around here on This Blind Mouse. I have really enjoyed having this blog, but as I am evolving as a person and stepping into new seasons of life, I think it's time that I start fresh.
To that end, I've moved to WholeHeartBlog.com!
I'm really excited about this move and I hope that if you enjoyed following me here, you'll keep following me at Whole Heart!
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Anticipationby ivanhope - January 30th, 2011.
Filed under: Main Artery, Whimsy.
[Come In, by Katie Tower, 2010]
The room was dark. It was too dark to see the covers; too dark to sleep.
"You ever notice your ears twitch when something unexpected happens?"
"You know, like when a loud bang makes your face just sort of jerk real tight. It's weird."
She was silent. It made the darkness insecure. He began to wonder if he wasn't the weird one.
"You mean that's never happened to you?"
"Maybe it's my glasses. Could the weight of the frames make my ears more sensitive?"
He was concerned now. His ears were forgotten. The thought entered his head that the bed was empty beside him. She was gone; she had left a tape recorder in her place. Voice activated, it spat out a series of one-word answers in response to his noise. The theory must be tested.
"Am I bonkers?"
"Answer the question."
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"Am I dying?"
It was too much for him. He flung himself across the bed and throttled the mattress. It was empty. He was alone. He bunched the covers around him, knotting them into restraints. This was death; his self-imposed prison of darkness and paranoia.
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text: As preparations are being made for the CAP "health check,"1 close to 300 members of France's Parliament, from diverse backgrounds, have challenged Ms. Fischer Boel on the implications of the Commission's planned reforms for the dairy industry2. In an open letter sent to the European Commissioner for Agriculture on July 9, the parliamentarians express their concern over the planned elimination of regulatory mechanisms in a move toward an ever-increasing liberalization of the markets. Using the dairy industry as an example, these parliamentarians defend the idea of a lasting Common Agricultural Policy that would promote an increase in balanced trade both within the Common Market and between the European Union and third countries. They oppose the idea that free competition alone should determine its future: food sovereignty, promoting high-quality agriculture, maintaining vibrant rural life and conserving rural land are all challenges that cannot be put aside in favor of economic doctrine alone. By publishing the letter here in full, WoAgri expresses its support of these parliamentarians, whose arguments are in line with those espoused by our movement since its inception.


text: >Wouldn't work. The kickers is vtable layout: if it changes, you're >f**ked. Yes, remembered that just after I pushed "send". >But there's this interesting thing in newer egcs (that I don't have) >about a thunk-based virtual method lookup... It does makes many people >scream tho (libraries compiled in this way are incompatible with >vtable-based libraries). I'd recommend getting it. 1 - it's the new "official" g++ compiler. 2 - it's quite good. 3 - everyone else uses it. Comes as std on most distribs these days. It is, I have to say, a whole steaming great pile of cheery happiness better than most commercial compilers. I can't quite get over the whole "We can't do X with the thousand quid a seat compiler and have to do all these horrid buggy workrounds that someone who left the company years ago came up with, of course the manufacturer is promising us a new version really quite soon/has gone out of business." "Why not use egcs ?" "Are you *MAD*, it's not SUPPORTED BY ANYONE!" Amongst the group of people I know we now use the word "strategic" to describe products like that, and, say Lotus Notes, that get used in defiance of all observable reason.


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Welcome and allow me to introduce myself. I am Brian Naennals. I'm a computer programmer. I have been programming a script designed to delve into the sometimes impenetrable realm of Clickbank products (What's Clickbank?). Now, it's the turn of HYIP Victory.
My job is to collect as much information on the product as possible, give you that data, and then evaluate it myself. My eventual goal is to help you determine whether or not you should buy it. Let's get going…
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This is the product information section. I've compiled this data from the product's website and from a publicly available Clickbank RSS feed.
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(a) refunds were requested (b) the product owner has changed the price (c) the vendor is selling multiple items via the same account (d) I've guessed the price wrongly aboveThus, as you can see, it isn't, regrettably, the most precise of stats. Here however, if it is correct it is about averge, suggesting that the product is of a reasonably high quality.
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This is a bit of a niche read, more than so than my normal "I'm a dad let me tell you about it" but it is something that I think other parents may relate to.
This blog is all about my beef with Iggle Piggle, Dora, Peppa, The Tweenies and other high pitched kids TV characters.
I am well aware that I am not a Kids TV executives target audience, and just 5 minutes watching our small human stand in front of the TV and dance and sing along or sit transfixed with the shrill lead characters makes you realise they know what they are doing, as my wife puts it they have created "cat nip for kids".
Now I do not hate ALL kids TV, and I have to admit I do love getting home from work in time to watch CBeebies with Bea. I don't get the full bed time hour; getting back in time to be met by our little one who will excitedly beckon me into the living room, point at Iggle Piggle, Upsy Daisy or any of the other characters that reaffirm who they are by only being able to say their own name or come up with their own theme tune and we will watch them doing their stuff in the garden. The best bit is when Iggle Piggle knobs off on his boat and we get down to the Cbeebies bedtime story. Here the Beeb pull some weight
and pull in names such as Professor Brian Cox, Guy Garvey, Simon Pegg, Mary Anne Hobbs!!! And even crossing over the childhood timelines Floella Benjamin who all then read bedtime stories and wish the children of Britain a good night. Then comes the song, the good night song, all part of our night time routine now. Post song Bea will even take herself off to the bottom of the stairs ready to be escorted upstairs to bed. Perfect! Although I am aware that I need to be careful saying that in public, both not to jinx our luck or to infuriate those parents with little ones that refuse to sleep. We are lucky!
I don't remember my very early days of watching kids TV; it is likely I was a fan of Play School and Rainbow because my first two toy bears were named Ted & Bungle. The TV that stirs up the happy memories are shows that seem to now be on Hollywood's radar, my generation now all in our 30's with some disposable income and nostalgia pangs large enough for us to want to see a big budget Transformers/Turtles films. I am still waiting for them to make a Thundercats movie – do you hear me Hollywood, make that movie!
The American cartoons like Ghostbusters, Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, He-Man & Thundercats, are so good that films and re-boots have been created, lunch boxes, t-shirts, duvet covers and new toys made and sold (something more for the disposable income to be spent on?)
The fantastic British cartoons like Banana Man, SuperTed, Duckula, Danger Mouse; frankly ANYTHING voiced/narrated by David Jason don't seem to have the same commercial value for a reboot (I know there is a new Danger Mouse cartoon – keen to see how good/bad it is).
My wife points out that Bea "cannot be into everything you are in to." That is correct (although it would make things easier, and allow me to buy more toys for us to play with… Or keep on a shelf in my office), I'm kind of hoping that means I don't have to be into everything she seems to like… But that is when the guilt kicks in.
There is a fantastic blog written about In The Night Garden In The Night Garden: 10 things we're all thinking (aren't we?) | The (mal)Contented Mother it covers an awful lot of what I don't like about the show – it is no Rainbow. The zero shits given about the sizes of characters in relation to the Ninky Nonk and Pinky Ponk is a real bugbear of mine!!! Plus the fact that at 33 years old I have just typed Ninky Nonk and Pinky Ponk – ridiculous!!!
As with many hugely popular kids shows there are those commercial opportunities, in addition to this there seems to be a trend about creating a 'world' or 'experience' – like a smaller, less bells-and-whistles Disneyland.
My wife emailed me this week asking if I wanted to visit In The Night Garden LIVE, to see Iggle Piggle in the flesh/fur/whatever he is made out of. They create The Night Garden and you and your younglings can get up close and witness 'the magic' first hand (even closer if you pay a premium for front row seats). The promo email had it all, the heart-warming testimonies, the images of happy families; even a video showing you a glimpse of what to expect… And yet my reply was a resounding NO!
"But imagine seeing her face, it would be worth it surely!?" Replied my wife
And here comes the guilt.
I literally watch this show and pick it apart.
The Night Garden isn't the only place I'm not sure I'd want to visit. The Tweenies strike me as an obnoxious lot and to hear Jake & Milo whinge (A LOT) to see them LIVE would be a step too far for me. TellyTubby land looks like Hobbiton, so unless you can guarantee me an army of Orcs will invade and rip the aerial off LaLa's head then nope… Count me out.
Peppa Pig has her own world, I have heard nothing but good things from friends that have been but, for me, Peppa is like Stacey from Gavin & Stacey, I just don't care for the title character. Both Peppa and Stacey have high pitched moaning voices and both get whiny when life doesn't go their way. It is the support cast that make the show, George, Smithy, Daddy Pig and Uncle Bryn all funny characters that hold the show together.
So do I want to visit that garden. NO!
Do I feel guilty? Should I feel guilty? I don't know. Should I?
FYI: My wife and mother-in-law have decided to take Bea to see Iggle Piggle and crew, I'm sure they will have loads of fun without me muttering under my breath about the ridiculousness of it all!


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Error during Installing Windows on VMWare
I am trying to install Windows 7 using VMware Workstation but during the installation it was cancelled and displayed the following error message saying "Windows cannot install required files". What is actually happened? I can't understand this that's why I need your help to resolve this issue immediately.
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Windows cannot install required files. The file may be corrupt or missing. Make sure all files required for installation are available, and restart the installation.


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Late Summer Lectures 2017
From Brexit to climate change, we live in turbulent times – but a look at literature through the ages reminds that 'change' has been a permanent feature of society. Late Summer Lectures 2017 was organised around the theme of 'change', and took listeners on a journey from the birth of Britain to the future that awaits us.
Late Summer Lectures 2016
From the legends of the Holy Grail to science fiction apocalypse, Late Summer Lectures 2016 explored a host of topics in literature and culture. Lectures were given by postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers from around the UK.
Ghosts: The Evidence of Spirits
We live in a world populated by ghosts. Although the rationality which governs our lives urges us to conceal their presence, ghosts dwell throughout fictional or possible worlds in literature, in film, in art. We resist belief in ghosts and yet we feel them everywhere. Why? This Institute of Advanced Study lecture series investigated the evidence and reasons behind the ongoing existence of ghosts in our culture.
Festive Traditions in the North East
Did you know that a man-eating dragon once visited Durham City? Or that the oldest work of drama in Britain may have been written in the North East? Or that Lord Neville of Raby claimed the right to enter Durham cathedral once a year and make an offering of a recently killed stag on the altar in Durham Cathedral? The North East region is rich in a history of now forgotten folk traditions, performances, plays and rituals that were explored in this series.
Late Summer Lectures 2015
From the ways in which Vikings have inspired writers through the ages, to a literary history of chocolate, Late Summer Lectures 2015 showcased some of the cutting-edge research performed by postgraduate researchers throughout the Northeast.
Easter Lectures 2015
How do we define ourselves as human beings? This was the theme underpinning a day of lectures given by our postgraduate researchers. From the emphasis that medieval romances place on heraldry and group identity, to F. Scott Fitzgerald's socialite Jay Gatsby, to fictional encounters with the ostracised werewolf, literature often tells a story about people who struggle to define themselves in relation to society around them.
Late Summer Lectures 2014
From the uncanny films of Wes Anderson and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, to the flimflamming con artists of Oscar Wilde, Late Summer Lectures returns in 2014 with an eclectic and fascinating mix of topics. Late Summer Lectures introduces the cutting edge research of our postgraduate students to a wide audience.
Easter Lectures 2014
What happened when George Orwell tried to shoot an elephant? How did a Greek farming manual influence the style of Western literature? Can we ever read a novel in isolation from all the other works of literature that we have read? These were some of the questions explored by postgraduate researchers at our annual Easter Lectures Day.
Literary Criticism and the Fantastic
Vampires and poltergeists; eternal children and cyborgs – this series of short lectures explored how literature depicts the fantastic. Recorded at Palace Green Library on 14th March 2014, the lectures tied in with the science-fiction exhibition, Robot.
Late Summer Lectures 2013
1960s counter-culture in Newcastle, vampires, HP Lovecraft, and mediaeval monkeys. These are amongst the topics covered by PhD students from Durham's Department of English Studies in the fourth annual Late Summer Lecture Series in English Literature.
Outrageously Modern! Avant-Garde Magazines that Shocked Britain 1884-1922
A 2012 exhibition of avant-garde magazines in Durham's Palace Green Library explored magazine culture from Charles Dickens to Oscar Wilde and into the early 20th century. Defying tradition and convention, these publications flaunted their modernity and sought to reinvent the magazine as a celebration of decadent art, unafraid to shock the public. A series of talks was held to mark the exhibition.
Late Summer Lectures 2012
Late Summer Lectures 2012 featured talks by PhD researchers from all departments within the Arts and Humanities. Podcasts cover topics such as Nabokov's Lolita, the meaning of beauty, and folk music libraries.
The Persistence of Beauty: Tennyson to MacNeice
The Persistence of Beauty focused on British, Irish, and American authors of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The series reflected on the ways that the Romantic and Post-Romantic imagination aspired towards an idealised notion of the beautiful as a harmonious, often transcendent, perfection only to discover that such an ideal conception of beauty is ironically unattainable. An aspiration towards the beautiful confronts us with some of the most difficult and unbeautiful truths about the limitations of our existence and art. This is something Post-Romantic writers took up, and beauty remained central, and was perhaps even renewed and intensified, for later nineteenth- and twentieth- century writers.
The Recovery of Beauty
The Recovery of Beauty aimed to ask whether and how beauty can be reinstated as real and valuable. The last decade has witnessed major changes in our understanding of what makes the human body beautiful: the traditional idea that beauty is subjective has been challenged, for example, by evolutionary psychologists. The lecture series rediscovered the meanings and manifestations of beauty.


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Localize a Windows Phone 7 Application
Here's a quick guide to add content localization in your Silverlight-based Windows Phone 7 application plus a bonus dynamic way to do it (read the official documentation to get the fine prints).
First add a resource file (.resx) for each language you want to support. Here we have the default one (English) and the same filename for French labels except the .fr suffix.
Don't forget to choose "public" as the class visibility level (for the binding).
Unload your project and edit the csproj file to add your supported language:
(Here the "fr" works for all regions below the "fr" culture: fr-FR, fr-CA etc.)
In the properties of your project add your default culture:
Now add a class (LabelsManager) to be the middle-man between the XAML and the resources files. We can't use directly the generated class because you need a class with a default constructor to be able to use it in the XAML.
public class LabelsManager { public Labels Labels { get; set; } public LabelsManager() { Labels = new Labels(); } }
Add an instance of the class as a resource in the application (App.xaml):
<Application.Resources> <Resources:LabelsManager x:Key="LabelsManager" /> </Application.Resources>
Now you can bind the Text Property of your TextBlock controls to your resources (see the blog of Karl Shifflet for the code of the manager class):
<TextBlock TextWrapping="Wrap" x:Name="PageTitle" Text="{Binding Source={StaticResource LabelsManager},Path=Labels.Title, Mode=OneTime}" Margin="9,-7,0,0" Style="{StaticResource PhoneTextTitle1Style}"/>
If you change the language of the emulator and restart it,you will see that the label gets the correct value :
Now if you want a way to dynamically change the culture and therefore the UI you need a a little more sophisticated Manager class. First the OneTime binding can't be used anymore since we want something dynamic. Second the manager class needs to implement the famous INotifyPropertyChanged interface. So here's the code of the new class:
public class LabelsManagerDynamic : INotifyPropertyChanged { private Labels labels; public Labels Labels { get { return labels; } } public LabelsManagerDynamic() { labels = new Labels(); } public void ResetResources() { OnPropertyChanged(() => Labels); } #region INotifyPropertyChanged region (...) #endregion }
In the Main class if we want to change the current culture we need to: change it in the current thread and somehow warn Silverlight that something changed with the PropertyChanged event:
private void EnglishBt_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = new System.Globalization.CultureInfo("en-US"); Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = new System.Globalization.CultureInfo("en-US"); ResetResources(); } private void ResetResources() { ((LabelsManagerDynamic)App.Current.Resources["LabelsManagerDynamic"]).ResetResources(); }
The chain of events goes like this : first execution (en) => click on the button => change UI Culture => call ResetResources method on the Manager class => Raised PropertyChanged event => Silverlight re-binds the property and calls the getter on the Labels property and gets the French version of the resources.
I used this post from Tim Heuer for the dynamic version.
Here's the source code of the project on GitHub.
Martijn permalinkFebruary 12, 2011 4:10 pm
Hi Matthieu,
I am trying out your code, but pushing one of the buttons doesn´t seem to change a thing both in the emulator as on a device (Omnia 7) . Is the code broken, or am i missing something? Please let me know, all the best!
Martijn permalinkFebruary 13, 2011 7:38 am
Hi Matthieu,
Thank you for your swift response, you are totally right 🙂 The routine works wonders right now and i have integrated it in my Apps Het Verkeer and Het Weer, they should show up in the marketplace later this week 🙂 Have fun, i'll keep an eye on your blog!
All the best, Martijn
Sky permalinkAugust 21, 2011 4:04 pm
Hey there,
just a question from total newbie:
When I paste the Resources:LabelsManager into App.xaml I have error:
'Resources' is an undeclared prefix.
I also hadn't got any Resources directory made when going through Add->New item->resource file. Manually creating this directory and putting files there doesn't help.
What am I doing wrong?
Sky permalinkAugust 25, 2011 3:12 pm
Ok, I figured it out.
In App.xaml application tag add:
and the prefix is declared 🙂
March 2, 2012 5:29 am
Nice post!
Just wondering how can I set the bindings using Expression Blend.
Deluxe permalinkApril 15, 2012 4:19 pm
thank you for this great tutorial. I've tried it and it works great!
But I have one simple question:
Hmm.. it's hard to explain for me but how can I change a binding to another one by pressing a button?
I've tried for example this code:
toggleSwitch1.Content = "{Binding Source={StaticResource LabelsManager}, Path=Labels.Text1}"
This is not working. If I click the button it contains this text: {Binding Source={StaticResource LabelsManager}, Path=Labels.Text1}
Is it possible to get the source in there?
I simply need the variables to get the Resources.
Another example:
MessageBox.Show("{Binding Source={StaticResource LabelsManager}, Path=Labels.Text1}");
I hope you know what I mean.
Thanks in advance for your help 😉
Mathias permalinkApril 24, 2012 8:50 am
Thank you!
This worked perfect!


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The Country Club is home to a very scenic 9 hole Golf Course,Tennis Courts, six room Motel, Restaurant and all the usual facilities offered within a Licensed Club.We have TAB and Sky Racing,Keno and gaming room, and two outside decks to enjoy a drink and the scenery, and soak up some sun. Our auditorium is available for private functions, with our restaurant ready to cater for your special occasion. Come and see us to find out how easy we can make your celebration happen!
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Throughout the year we have a host of events, including the Charity Golf Day (21/03/15), the June Long weekend Fancy Dress ball and fireworks, and the spectacular Talbingo Tattoo, held on the last weekend in November. This year we will also be hosting the Can Am Spyder Muster on March 28th,a must for all motorcycle enthusiasts who are interested in these unique machines.
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Website design - WordPress skin and additional elements
Develop a very high quality website skin and supporting material for an existing WordPress site. I'm looking for designers of the highest caliber to work on this project. I will supply details of the development URL and other project details only to the winning bidder. Suffice to say it is a customised WordPress site.
Please do not reply with a stock response (it will be ignored). Supply me your best 3 websites. Three only. I don't want to trawl through 30 examples from 30 bidders, it's just too much work. Also, stick to telling me what you can do and how you're the right person for the job. There will be time later for questions.
Be sure to read the entire job spec. I've taken the time to be specific.
The site is an exciting innovative new venture with a focus on delivering a rich media experience to users. Lots more potential work here and a desire from me to build a long term relationship.
## Deliverables
**Your experience - Bids welcome from people meeting the following criteria**
* 5 years+ web design
* Expert HTML, Javascript, CSS knowledge
* Must have previous Word Press customisation experience
* Excellent communication and English
* Demonstrable experience of engaging, visually striking design
* Brand building awareness
**Overall Requirements**
* Estimate around 30 pages
* High quality visual rendering on desktop web client, iOS and other mobile devices
* HTML markup must be high quality, efficient and pass popular validation sites
* Quality rendering on all modern browsers (IE7+, Firefox, Chrome etc.) with graceful degradation where required
* No flash etc. just plain HTML/script
* Custom Word Press 'skin'
* Includes customisation of custom PHP code for product search, view, edit pages. Note, no coding here. Just more design.
* Site includes a form module which will be required to fit in with the look
* No custom Word Press modules to be installed without my permission.
* Installation of lots of modules just slows down the site and creates additional complexity
* Use of custom modules should be limited
* I would prefer you to have a good knowledge of the module in terms of how it effects both the core website and changes to the database
**HomePage - Requirements**
* Bold, colourful
* Image covers entire background
* Scales with resize
* Would prefer background to remain static and not scroll with page. This will give depth
* Examples
* <[login to view URL]>
* <[login to view URL]>
* Must have a carousel
* Carries on the high impact theme
* Allows fresh content to be easily
* No Flash, must be HTML based
* This component looks like a good fit. Includes a WordPress plug-in. <[login to view URL]>
* Must play automatically. It's critical that the page be interesting and grab attention
* <[login to view URL]> - Would like to have title text for each carousel entry. See example link and '[login to view URL]' for details.
* Would like optional choice of playing video in some panes
* Would be nice to have the background image cycle through some predefined images or if not possible choose an image from a predefined number of images
**Registration - Requirements**
Like all areas of the site I want a slick, visually engaging registration. Here are the key requirements/notes
* Customisation of the registration of WordPress is well documented on the web
* Customisation offers both capture of additional fields and the visuals
* An example guide - <[login to view URL]>
* The registration page must be visually appealing and not just include text fields. An example is shown in the '[login to view URL]' attachment
* The custom WordPress control Pie Register is already installed (<[login to view URL]>). Please try to use this before recommending another. It includes lots of extra features that will be useful.
* Registration details to capture
* First name, Surname, email, contact number, password
1. ZIP file containing all material required
2. Primarily a WP skin/s. In detail, the HTML/CSS
3. Deployment to development server
4. At least 3 strong home page concepts, one of which I'll choose as the accepted copy for further development
**What I'll provide**
1. Development server of your own with which you can work in piece (parallel work will be going on)
2. FTP access, WP admin account
3. Logos
4. Video material showing other
**Completion time**
* 5 days from acceptance
* You will be expected to provide visible daily updates to the site and email communication. I want to be sure I can see progress and help with comments where possible. This avoids issues arising at the end.
* iOS/mobile viewing - Right now it's lousy. Really lousy. The default WP skins do things like render menus over two lines. This cannot be the case for the production site.
* WP device specific skin - A module was added that allows the HTML output to be tailored to the viewing device. I've not used it nor really do I want to. I'm just calling out this fact in case it's of help during production.


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Every CTO should be on Facebook. Why? Facebook could well be what applications look and work like in the future. I don't know if Facebook itself will persist, but certainly the ideas behind it will.
By now, I assume most of us are using LinkedIn, and finding it to be a valuable business networking tool. While Plaxo is mimicing LinkedIn, LinkedIn is mimicing Facebook. You can now load your picture in Linkedin. And LinkedIn just added "today", "yesterday", "last week". Guess where that comes from? Facebook.
"Facebook?", you say. But that's mainly kids. I am not saying that you will get a social networking benefit from using Facebook, but you will learn tons about how new social network interfaces are evolving. Facebook follows the same connection rules as Facebook, other members can only connect to if you accept. I have some personal rules for using facebook. First, accepting links/friends only from people I've met and know. And most importantly, I limit myself to 5-10 mins at a time, Facebook can be really addictive and time-consuming.
There are 1,000s of developers (or more) developing applications for Facebook, and you can try all of them out. Facebook is truly a technology marvel., if your not checking out Facebook, you may really be missing something.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Every CTO should be on Facebook
Every CTO should be on Facebook. Why? Facebook could well be what applications look and work like in the future. I don't know if Facebook itself will persist, but certainly the ideas behind it will.
Monday, November 12, 2007
Video promise
Two bigs trends on the web right now are Social Networking and Video. I've been following internet-based video off-and-on, starting when I did some consulting for a CLEC in 1998. I also looked at IP-based video conferencing for international collaboration. It always seemed to me that video was a promise that never delivers; stiff video conferences and postage stamp-sized choppy video were hard to get excited about.
Well, consumer video (like youtube) is changing all that as it takes off, clearly exploding in use. The combination of high-speed internet and the fact that almost all single-shot digital cameras can also shoot and download video clearly helps. Anyone can shoot a video and download it, and then have youtube or similar deliver it at no cost. Google search results now frequently include videos.
What crystallized the potential of video for me was my own experience playing the guitar. As I hear a song that I would like to learn to play, I now go to youtube to see how other amateurs guitarists have played it. They've shot themselves close-up, with view of guitar fret board, so you can see what chords and strumming patterns they are playing, verses trying to learn the song from listening to the recording. This has been a completely breakthrough for me on new songs, and has improved my playing immeasurably.
I can't help but imagine that there are thousands of other examples, both personal and business, where simple-shot video can be used as a training, business, sales or help tool. Expect to see video really take off in 2008.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Enterprise Social Computing
My last blog posting was "The problem with Social Networking", and I should have realized that there were smart people already working on the problem. I quote from my last blog:- "Instead of a social network home page, what I would like to see is the intersection of SOA (service-oriented architecture) and social networking". It appears the solution is Enterprise Social Computing.
I attended today the first-ever Alfresco User Conference in New York, Kaplan is a recent customer using their WCM platform. While I could only stay for the morning, I had the privilege of attending Alfresco CTO John Newton's presentation on their product roadmap. He started with a description of his conversion into an open source vendor (John is formerly from Documentum), and how open source is changing market dynamics. John talked about current trends, my favorite quote is "Web 2.0 is right-brain", meaning it is about people, concepts and creativity.
Further into the presentation (and where I got truly excited), he described how enterprise employees use both internal tools like email, MS office, intranet, CRM, etc, and external tools like google search, linkedin, wikipedia, google maps, etc to perform their jobs, and that these tools should be integrated together in an Enterprise Social Computing platform. Yes!!
John went on to describe what enterprises needed:- Facebook-in-a-box. He described how Alfresco had integrated itself into the Facebook api in 3 days, and productized the results in 3 weeks. This was music to my ears, and exactly along the lines of what I believe to be the right solution for corporations.
Enough of facebook, time for me to get some of that facebook-in-a-box (or linkedin-in-a-box) John was talking about. Maybe email will finally start to go the way of the fax and memo?
Monday, November 5, 2007
The problem with Social Networking
Social networking is huge right now, both in usage and press attention. But I look to history to see what the outcome might be. Remember the AOL/Compuserve/Prodigy (and others) battle? How about the home page battle between Yahoo, Excite, Lycos, Infoseek, AOL?
I believe that the competition to be our social network of choice is flawed. Facebook, Myspace, LinkedIn, Plaxo, Flickr, Youtube and others (including small niche communities) all want us to picK them as our single destination, just as we singularly use email, Google search, iTunes and Amazon. Problem is that I just don't have time to check pages on many different communities.
Instead of a social network home page, what I would like to see is the intersection of SOA (service-oriented architecture) and social networking, where I could have my own home page that shows me all my friends/colleagues from all sources. Think of this as a kind of newsreader for social networking. Until this happens, I will spend most of my time on LinkedIn (for work) and occasionally Facebook and Myspace to check out my friends/contacts.
I still believe that the workplace benefits of social networking has yet to hit corporations, and I haven't yet found a compelling story (beyond the US Army) to taut as a shining example. I am still losing the argument of "it just wastes more time", and I can't prove that it will displace email usage to improve business productivity.
But social networking is where web 2.0 technology is focusing, and is not going away anytime soon, so if your not staying current with it, you may miss the boat.


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The University of Alberta Madrigal Singers, begun in 1974 by Professor Larry Cook, have been under the direction of Dr. Leonard Ratzlaff since 1983.
Initially formed to explore the repertoire of the Renaissance and Baroque periods, the Madrigal Singers have emerged in the past 20 years as one of Canada's premier university chamber choirs, drawing on music from all periods and styles for their repertoire.
With their membership drawn principally from students in the Department of Music, the Madrigal Singers have also attracted qualified singers from across campus. Membership is determined through annual auditions each September. The Madrigal Singers ensemble is available for a half-course credit, either as a required course in some music degree programs, or as a Fine Arts option for non-music majors.
The Madrigals Singers have a student-elected executive which is responsible for helping to manage the affairs of the choir, including tour preparation, financial management, costuming, media and communications, and relations within the choir and between choirs.
Where do we perform?
The Madrigal Singers perform in Convocation Hall on campus and at other venues in Edmonton, including the Francis Winspear Centre for Music and various churches.
The Madrigal Singers have sung as guest artists with the Alberta Baroque Ensemble and Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, performing a wide range of repertoire, including Handel's Messiah and other Baroque masterpieces, as well as contemporary works, including Poulenc Gloria, Raminsh Magnificat and Ravel Daphnis et Chloe. CBC frequently records the choir's concerts for regional and national broadcast.
Beyond Edmonton, the "Mads" tour Alberta and British Columbia, and in recent years have participated in University Voices, a festival of Canadian university choirs held ain Toronto. In 2005 the Madrigal Singers were invited to perform at the National Convention of the American Choral Directors Association in Los Angeles, and they have performed at several Podium conferences of the Association of Canadian Choral Conductors.
The Madrigal Singers have won first prize in the CBC Choral Competition for Amateur Choirs (1992, 1996, 2004), as well as in international choral competitions, including the Robert Schumann International Choral Competition in Zwickau, Germany (1995) and the Cork International Choral Festival in Cork, Ireland (1999 and 2008).


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Tuesday, April 6, 2010
I know, I know.....
But Dudes. I've been busy, you know? Super-busy.
And I wish I had some photos of all of this 'busy' to show you, but I don't.
Do you know why?
2 reasons:
1. Still no freaking camera software. And not for lack of trying. I think we need a new computer, folks.
2. Because we are not yet done painting every blessed item in my Mom's condo. There is nothing in that place that won't end up painted.
But wait until you see it!!! Just painting the woodwork made such a huge difference!
I'll give you a little preview of what we're doing:
The woodwork is Swiss Coffee by Behr:
The moving parts of the windows and the sliding door is Iron Ore by Sherwin Williams:
but we had it color-matched in Behr's Premium Plus Ultra paint (the kind with the primer built in).
Just try and imagine these colors on the patio doors in the living room:
Can you imagine?
I will try and get actual photographic evidence of my work on Saturday. I promise.
So, between working at work, traveling for work and working at my Mom's, I'm all tapped out, sisters. I'm a puddle of goo.
What are you working on?
10 comments:
- Daniela said...
Martha, Martha, Martha, did I ever tell you that we share your name? Yep, Martha is my middle name. I knew we were sisters all along. With that said. I almost called 911, I was worried..you were gone so long. Glad to hear your gettin' your mom all fixed up. So, what'da do with the mirror? I'm dying to know. Take care!!
- April 6, 2010 at 6:40 PM
- Michelle said...
Can't wait for photographic evidence of your painting! If we stay in this apartment another year, I think I'm going to break down and paint. I can't stand this rental blah much longer.
- April 6, 2010 at 7:14 PM
- Martha said...
Hi Girls!
Oh, Daniela, there is no mirror in my Mom's place. Thank God. I'd have to look at myself every time I'd turn around. And if I'd have to do that? I'd end up leaving as soon as I got there.
Michelle...PAINT! It's such a picker-upper!!
- April 7, 2010 at 5:27 AM
- Kim said...
Hey! I've been wondering what you've been up to. Can't wait to see the pics. Same ole, same ole here...still looking for a job...sigh.
- April 7, 2010 at 8:08 AM
- jilly said...
We just painted a bunch of stuff in my "new" office Swiss Coffee, same paint! Love the color! BUT, now we are on a SERIOUS house hunt. The boys house goes on the market Monday which means that we need to move! I have missed your posts, can't wait for the pics. Did you try downloading the SW from the cameras website?
- April 7, 2010 at 8:10 AM
- house things said...
Very good color choices. I'm curious about the Behr paint with the built-in primer. Just yesterday, I paid twenty something dollars for a quart of the Benjamin Moore Aura exterior semi-gloss for my outside chairs. That's a lot of money for a little bit of paint. One nice thing I've noticed so far is that it is very forgiving of my sloppy painting. But, I don't like spending that much on paint, so I'm wanting to hear about the Behr product.
- April 7, 2010 at 1:04 PM
- Thirkellgirl said...
Oh, good, you're back! I can't believe you still can't find the camera software.. wouldn't you think somebody would have it online somewhere? I've been puttering, spending a lot of time staring at the t i n y living room that has four openings (three doors and a pass-through to the kitchen) trying to figure out what the room wants to *be. It doesn't function well as a living room so maybe it wants to be a library? Or... beats me. Also cracking the whip on dear daughter as SATs loom in three weeks (did you know we homeschool?) and cooking large amounts of festive spring food (asparagus, rhubarb, new potatoes...)
- April 8, 2010 at 7:51 AM
- Laurie said...
You are forgiven! Can't wait to see the after shots of your Mom's place. The Home Depot Lady told me that Swiss Coffee is the most popular white they sell. I bought a gallon but it was too dark for my paneling and put it in our new walk in closet instead. I really loved it though and it works great in the closet.
- April 10, 2010 at 7:47 PM
- SeaWorthy said...
WOW, your alive!
I thought maybe Bobby Flay took you and MJ and whisked, get it, whisked you off to some foreign country to have his way with my girls or something!
I am exhaused from doing lots of work...example in no certain order..tagging and pricing every single solitary piece of ANYTHING in my friend Terrys house for his estate sale, Kid farming, restaurant planning, shop planning, more kid farming, a little husband managing,Cleaning the Beach house for "others", HAVINg the estate sale, oh, and totally going BLONDE. yes, I am a toe head and ready for my bikini shots. HA!
I, as with the other girls, have missed you and your usual hyjinks around here, lady.
- April 11, 2010 at 10:11 AM
- Restyled Home said...
Oh, I can't wait to see this make-over unfold...!
What am I working on?
A mountain of laundry and trying to avoid raiding the cupboard.
I wish I could pretend it was more glamorous than that!
- April 20, 2010 at 3:57 PM


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Know your Bible
The Year of Biblical Literacy is a collaborative project between Reality San Francisco, Bridgetown Church in Portland, The Bible Project, and Read Scripture. The project launched in 2016 at Reality SF and Bridgetown in an effort to provide a comprehensive resource for people to be deeply immersed and thoughtfully engaged in Scriptures in both individual and communal settings. We believe that the Scriptures are God's self-revelation and self-disclosure; therefore, knowing and responding to the Bible is vastly important.
Biblical literacy has fallen, even though general literacy has been on the rise in society at large. The Year of Biblical Literacy is designed to guide people through the practice of reading the Bible, a practice that our generation has de-prioritized and/or regarded as too difficult. To get started, download the daily reading plan via the Read Scripture App and explore the resources available, including the amazing and beautiful videos by Read Scripture. Find some friends or a small group to participate in the year with!
There are several resources you will use frequently throughout the year. On a weekly basis, you will need to access the daily reading plan, Read Scripture videos, and small group materials. We also have topical sermons, themed lectures, and general resources recommended to help guide your year. Become familiar with these below. All are easily accessible via the "Explore" link at the top of the page.