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Carol Sanger
Reproductive Rights
Professor Carol Sanger has amassed a tremendous body of scholarship dedicated to examining the law surrounding abortion, motherhood, and family
On a Thursday afternoon in late January, Professor Carol Sanger turns to her ringing phone, slips her glasses over the edge of her nose, and eyes the caller ID. It's a reporter from a national news network covering the trial of Scott Roeder, the man who killed Kansas abortion doctor George Tiller because he believed abortions constituted infant murder. The reporter has called with what he refers to as "a simple question that shouldn't take up much time:" Is the fetus a person? Sanger, a renowned reproduction law expert, lifts the phone to her ear and launches into a detailed legal analysis. The field is controversial—and complex. Fifteen minutes after picking up the phone, she is still answering that one "simple" question.
Sanger, the Barbara Aronstein Black Professor of Law, is a first stop for many journalists covering the intersection of abortion and the law, as well as issues related to gender, families, and motherhood. Her nine-page CV is teeming with articles about working mothers, the role of cars in rape prosecutions, infant safe haven laws, and undocumented families. At the Law School, Sanger teaches interdisciplinary courses on both motherhood and abortion, and she has presented on reproduction and related topics at prestigious academic institutions around the world. Still, despite her demonstrated prowess in the field, reproductive rights law is a relatively new scholarly interest.
"I thought for a long time that there was no point in writing about abortion because, until the early 1990s, it was too precarious a right," recalls Sanger, who also directs the Law School's Careers in Law Teaching Program. But about eight years ago, she observed that abortion had become more encumbered by detailed restrictions and limitations. Although the basic right had been secured, Sanger determined that the impact of abortion regulation warranted more detailed study.
Sanger's most recent articles on the subject address laws that take regulation to what she believes is a disturbing extreme. In the November 2008 issue of the UCLA Law Review, she examines mandatory ultrasound laws, which have been implemented in 16 states across the country. These laws require that a woman undergo an ultrasound and have the opportunity to view the resulting image before having an abortion. State legislatures claim the mandatory ultrasound statutes promote informed consent, but Sanger argues that they are, in fact, less directed at medically informed consent than what she calls "morally informed consent." Mandatory ultrasound, she writes in the article, "is harassment masquerading as knowledge."
In another recent article that appeared in the Columbia Journal of Gender and Law in November of 2009, Sanger discusses a subset of parental consent laws that, she argues, inflicts serious harms upon pregnant minors. In several jurisdictions, teenagers are required either to obtain parental consent before having an abortion or to participate in a court hearing during which they are often asked to divulge intimate details about their sexuality, as well as the reasons why they cannot confide in their parents. "Bypass hearings should especially concern lawyers," Sanger writes, "because of how the legal process is used to patrol teenage abortion and to harass girls who petition for relief."
Sanger has also begun to analyze another aspect of reproduction: how the law deals with the issue of stillbirths. In recent years, 27 states have enacted laws that allow the issuance of birth certificates for stillborn babies. Sanger wants to determine both the function and the ramifications of these laws. "What is the meaning of giving a birth certificate to a baby who never lived, at least in the legal sense of the word?" she asks. "Is this a kind of therapeutic use of law?"
In March, Sanger presented her recent paper, "Stillbirth: Birth and Death and the Problem for Law," at the interdisciplinary conference "Birth: Rites and Rights" at the University of Cambridge. The paper explores the legal problems at hand in the case of stillbirths, and it also incorporates another of Sanger's current areas of focus: women's emotional responses to various forms of pregnancy loss, ranging from miscarriage to stillbirth to abortion. She recently lectured on this subject during Columbia University's Feminist Intervention Series.
Sanger's work consumes her, and that work, coupled with her obvious fervor for the field, excites students about the complex relations between legal regulation and women's lives. "Her mentorship and teaching always reminds me that law does not exist solely in the classroom or in a bubble, but has real impact on everyday lives," says Jenny Ma '11, Sanger's research assistant. "Her work continues to inspire me and pushes the limits of my own thoughts and scholarship."


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Dow Rebounds as Europe Falters
A continental divide separated stock investors in Europe and the U.S. on Tuesday.
Across the Atlantic, stock markets tumbled as elections in Italy threatened to spark new political turmoil in the region.
In the U.S., the Dow Jones Industrial Average had one of its best days this year. Having staged a selloff on Monday in response to Europe's troubles, investors were more focused on prospects for continued stimulus by the Federal Reserve on Tuesday.
"Europe simply couldn't muster any strength because of their political issues," said Bruce McCain, chief investment strategist at Key Private Bank.
Much of the reason for the diverging fortunes was timing. Italy's election results on Monday appeared to be coming in as planned, and investors had anticipated the victory of parties that would continue with austerity measures designed to help Italy cut its debt load. But as European markets were closing Monday, the polls turned, and by Tuesday morning the result was inconclusive, raising the prospect of a second vote in coming weeks and more turmoil for financial markets.
Italy's FTSE MIB index slumped 4.9% and the Stoxx Europe 600 fell 1.3%. The selloff extended to bond markets, where investors dumped Italian and Spanish government bonds, sending yields higher, and fled to the relative safety of German and French government debt.
In the U.S., the Dow had time Monday to react to the election news and lost 216 points. By Tuesday, investors were focused on remarks from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, who strove in testimony before Congress to assure that the central bank's monetary-easing measures would continue.
The Dow gained 115.96 points, or 0.8%, to 13900.13, while the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index rose 9.09 points, or 0.6%, to 1496.94.
"The reassurance that the Fed chairman tried to offer gave investors a pretext for kind of ignoring what's going on in Europe, but we'll see in the days ahead whether U.S. stocks will be able to steer an independent course," Mr. McCain said.
Treasury prices also rallied in response to Mr. Bernanke's comments. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 1.877%, from 1.895% on Monday, as bond yields move inversely to prices. Gold jumped $29, or 1.8%, to $1,615.20 a troy ounce, its largest one-day percentage gain since November. Gold tends to benefit from easy-monetary policies, as investors seek the metal as a hedge against the inflation that may follow the increased liquidity in the financial system.
Oil prices dropped 0.5% to settle at $92.63 a barrel. The dollar rose against the euro and yen.
Among the biggest stock market movers, Home Depot HD 0.20 % jumped $3.64, or 5.7%, to $67.56, to lead the Dow. Shares rose after the home-improvement retailer reported better-than-expected quarterly results, announced a stock-buyback program and raised its quarterly dividend.
"Quarterly earnings reports have been good enough, including Home Depot, to bring buyers into the market," said Alan Lancz, president of Alan B. Lancz & Associates, a money manager based in Toledo, Ohio.
Home-builder stocks were among the biggest beneficiaries of a slightly larger-than-expected rise in the S&P Case-Shiller 20-city home-prices index for December. PulteGroup PHM -2.49 % rose 1.03, or 5.7%, to 19.05, while D.R. Horton DHI -2.55 % climbed 88 cents, or 4.1%, to 22.25.
Elsewhere on the economic front, new-home sales posted the biggest jump in nearly two decades last month, reaching the highest level since mid-2008, according to the Commerce Department.
M -0.11 % In other corporate news, senior-home operator Assisted Living Concepts surged 2.21, or 23%, to 11.91, after agreeing to be acquired by private-equity firm TPG for roughly $277 million, following a strategic review of options.
Macy's M -0.11 % climbed 1.07, or 2.8%, to 39.59, after posting quarterly earnings and issuing a profit forecast that topped analysts' expectations.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store CBRL -0.13 % climbed 5.80, or 8.7%, to 72.75, after the restaurant chain's quarterly income jumped to easily top expectations on strong same-store-sales growth.
Tyson Foods TSN 0.75 % slipped 86 cents, or 3.7%, to 22.40, after the meat processor warned that the current quarter has seen profit-margin pressure in its beef and pork segments.
—Charles Forelle contributed to this article.
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"Hundreds of years ago, a shaman had a dream: dragons were flying and dancing in the skies. They were repeating figures regularly. Waking up, he transcript the figures with marks and give them the name of the sounds, creating the Runic language".


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For about 2 years, I have been trying to do as much as I can with my left hand. I want to one be as comfortable with my left hand as my right. It hasn't worked so work so far.
It's just that... - It's inconvenient (writing with my left hand means I write slower and not as neat) - Some things are dangerous (eg. cutting up vegetables with left hand) - It's frustrating - I keep forgetting to do it
So far, I think apart from some tasks like using the mouse with my left hand, I'm really having made too much progress.
I was wondering, if there are any books or computer programs or any resources or advice that could help me become ambidextrous.
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Oklahoma Works
Occupational Traditions of Oklahoma
Bill Pickett, an African-American cowboy
Some call it being an apprentice, others say they learned from an old-timer, and some got "on the job training." Many occupations in Oklahoma were learned by listening and observing and by participating. Cowboys learned to move cattle by anticipating the other workers and did not wait for verbal cues; pipeliners listened to the wrench tap out a rhythm on the pipe and then moved their pry bars accordingly; hay haulers learned to "buck" the bails to the top of the wagon load as the wagon moved forward; teamsters learned their trade from other teamsters; lumbermen learned by watching and participating; and carpenters learned the square from master carpenters. Until recently learning an occupation rarely required a handbook or formal training. This section is devoted to the traditional ways of Oklahoma's occupations.
Choctaw Cowboy
Oklahoma Cooks
Foodways of Oklahoma
Oklahoma foodways include:soul food, fry bread,
kolaches, bierocks, fish fries, dried meat, meatballs, enchiladas, peanut brittle, pickled watermelon, wild onions, egg rolls, cornbread, fried steak, sofkee, venison sausage, meat pies, barbecue, pecan pies, tabouli, black-eyed peas, tamales, and many more wonderful foods.
Choctaw frybread
Oklahoma Cooks was researched and written by Pat Bellmon Hoerth in 1989. The book was a joint project of the Oklahoma Arts Council and the Oklahoma Folklife Council. The purpose of this collection was to focus on the diverse foodways traditions of Oklahoma. The project was also supported by Homeland Stores and was published in 1989. Cu Nguyen, Opal Dargan, Anita Marinez, and Margaret Nelson assisted in the collection of recipes. Ellen Johnson, Ann Seale, and Willie Smyth offered direction and support to the effort as did Dr. Baker Bokarney of Oklahoma State University. All recipes were checked or tested by Oklahoma State University's School Restaurant Management. Testing was done at The First Presbyterian Church of Enid, Oklahoma. The following are excerpts from the original cookbook:Barbeque Sauce
Cry Baby Cookies
Salad Dressing
Wine Cookies
Cough Syrup
Egg Butter
Grandma's Fried Chicken
Chicken Fried Steak
Fried Corn Fritters
Water Pie
Creek women pound corn to make sofkee
Hog frys are often the attraction at events in Oklahoma's Cherokee Nation and elsewhere in Oklahoma. The iron kettles are placed over hot wood fires then lard or cooking oil is added until the liquid is boiling. Hog parts are then dumped in. The meat is fried until done then served hot.
These days, Oklahomans cook and eat foods from many cultures. Pizza and tabouli have become as familiar and popular as chicken fried steak. This book, Oklahoma Cooks, is intended to preserve the recipes and celebrate the cooks of Oklahoma's varied populace. There is a large group of recipes that cannot be identified with any specific group, place or religion; other recipes reflect a specific cultural origin. All the recipes have come down through families, but there is more to food than eating and cooking.
Just mention specific foods and watch the reaction. Say "peanut brittle" to Ruth Freeman of Enid and it is not only a flavor she conjures up, but an annual ordeal with her mother and aunt. Say "moussaka" and the women of St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Oklahoma City remember the laughing they do and the stories they tell as they brown hundreds of pounds of beef and stir great pots of white sauce for months prior to their annual Greek Festival.
Say "kolache" and the Czech women of Prague can tell you who won the prize for the best kolache in which year. Say "water pie" and a family, remembering the Depression, can smell the dust as well as the pie.
Food experiences bind a group or a family. Though mostly assimilated, the many cultures in the state help retain their unique identities by making and sharing their traditional foods. Women connect with earlier generations of women when they cook the food their ancestors cooked; they feel part of a family when they make Grandmother's recipe for mincemeat, remembering that "no one could make it the way she did." They feel proud of their heritage when they celebrate their culture by cooking their ethnic food for the general public.


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Urachal cancer
Other Names for this Disease
- Urachal carcinoma
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[1] Only about 350 cases have been described in the medical literature to date. The urachus is a primitive structure which before birth connected the bellybutton and the bladder. This connection normally disappears before birth, but in some people remains.[1][2] Urachal cancers are classified as such based on location at the dome or anterior wall of the bladder and discovery of remnants of the urachus. Most urachal cancers are adenocarcinomas (cancers that develop from gland cells). Others may be sarcomas (which develop from connective tissue - such as leiomyosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, and malignant fibrous histiocytoma), small cell carcinomas, transitional cell cancer, and mixed neoplasias. Most individuals with urachal cancer present with hematuria (blood in urine). Other symptoms may include abdominal pain, a palpable abdominal mass, mucinuria, and bacteriuria.[2] Patients who present with early disease confined to the urachus have a good prognosis when treated with partial cystectomy, umbilicotomy, and urachal resection. The prognosis for those with advanced disease is less promising.[2][3]Urachal cancer is a rare type of bladder cancer, making up less than 1% of all bladder cancers.
Last updated: 12/16/2009
- Urachal Abnormalities. Urology Care Foundation. 2011; http://www.urologyhealth.org/urology/index.cfm?article=41.
- Molina JR, Quevedo JF, Furth AF, Richardson RL, Zincke H, Burch PA. 2007; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cncr.23070/full. Accessed 12/16/2009.
- Jankowski JT, Cherullo EE, Steinway ML, Feng AH. Cystectomy, Partial. eMedicine. 2008; http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/446101-overview. Accessed 12/16/2009.
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- MedlinePlus was designed by the National Library of Medicine to help you research your health questions, and it provides more information about this topic.
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- The Monarch Initiative brings together data about this condition from humans and other species to help physicians and biomedical researchers. Monarch's tools are designed to make it easier to compare the signs and symptoms (phenotypes) of different diseases and discover common features. This initiative is a collaboration between several academic institutions across the world and is funded by the National Institutes of Health. Visit the website to explore the biology of this condition.
- PubMed is a searchable database of medical literature and lists journal articles that discuss Urachal cancer. Click on the link to view a sample search on this topic.
Other Names for this Disease
- Urachal carcinoma
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MORRISTOWN, Ohio - While Jamboree In The Hills doesn't officially kick off until this evening, the music and party started nearly a week ago in campgrounds surrounding the venue.
At Valley View Campground, that party will continue well into the night following each day's main stage performances and, according to Chris Dutton, that is by design.
"We've always wanted to form Valley View into something of a destination itself," said Dutton, whose family owns and operates the site across the road from the Jamboree grounds.
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Sydney Hutchko performs Wednesday at Valley View Campgrounds as part of the venue's Jamboree In The Hills kickoff concert. -- J.W. Johnson Jr.
That destination includes annual events like Funnel Fest, which two years ago attracted Friday Jamboree headliner Luke Bryan, as well as its own list of performers and live music once things wound down across U.S. 40.
"With Jamboree ending at 11 each night, we realized a lot of people don't get to bed then," Dutton said.
The lineup this year features local favorites, including Old Buddy Jack, Ruff Creek, Matt VanFossen and Tim Ullom, who kicked things off Wednesday evening.
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Opening ceremonies - 3 p.m.
The Stickers
The Cadillac Three
Will Hoge
Chris Young
Dwight Yoakam
Headliner Miranda Lambert
"Tim had always camped with us and had done his own thing, so we just expanded on that," Dutton said.
Acts like VanFossen and Ruff Creek will take the main Jamboree stage this weekend and have developed a strong fan following. Dutton said a family friend who helps book the acts has strong connections to the music scenes in Wheeling and Pittsburgh, which has helped keep the level of entertainment high.
"We've been lucky to book these acts that are extremely talented," Dutton said. "We're also lucky that as word has gotten out about us, bands have contacted us looking to play."
Dutton said he has heard from dozens of campers - many of whom return each year - who said they come specifically for the fun at Valley View. That is evident by the more than 6,000 people that crowd around the stage each night. With that size crowd, security is important, but Dutton said the security team prefers having all those people in one area.
"It leaves all of the craziness in one area rather than being scattered out," he said. "It is sort of ideal, because security would rather see everything under those lights."
Even with the heightened security, which Dutton said has been on site since last week, the nature of the festival tends to take care of any problems before they start.
"Guys like (Ullom) will stop the show and tell the people to calm down, have fun and not act crazy," he said.
The main event at Jamboree kicks off with opening ceremonies at 3 p.m. today, followed by The Stickers, The Cadillac Three, Will Hoge, Chris Young, Dwight Yoakam and headliner Miranda Lambert.


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When all-grain brewing, you typically add all your grains to the mash, right? Is there ever a time when you leave some of the specialty grains out and steep them instead? What are the pros and cons of mashing everything versus leaving some grains out of the mash and steeping them?
Some specialty grains (e.g. dextrin/cara-pils) need to be mashed. These need to be mashed, because they require a chemical reaction to take place to be useful.
Some (e.g. crystal) need only to be steeped, but can also be put in the mash. These do not need a chemical reaction to take place to be useful, they just need to have the chemicals in them extracted into the wort (e.g., through steeping, then adding the "tea" into the wort). There is no benefit to steeping them when you're doing a mash anyway, the only reason they are steeped is if you're doing an extract brew (in which case you're not doing a mash -- steeping is less trouble). You steep the specialty malt instead of boiling it, because boiling it releases bitter tannins and other undesirable chemicals.
To sum up: if you're doing a mash, put the specialty grains in; there's no reason to steep them instead. If you're not doing a mash, steep them, because it's easier than mashing. This only works for the non-enzymatic specialty malts that don't require a mash.
I do sometimes leave some of the grains out of the mash and steep them separately.
Why? My water has a quite low pH to begin with, and adding too many dark grains during the mash can acidify the mash too much, forcing me to use Calcium Carbonate (Chalk) or Sodium Bicarbonate (Baking Soda) to bring the pH back up to the ideal mash range (~5.2 - 5.5 pH).
What is my rule of thumb?
Any grain that is 100 SRM or darker and does not need to be mashed gets steeped unless it's a very small percent of the grain bill (for a 5 gallon batch, I'll put as much as 4 oz in, but beyond that, I'm probably steeping).
Generally, that means Crystal/Caramel malts, Chocolate Malts, Roasted Barley, and other dark roasted malts.
The only reason you might consider steeping darker grains if your water's pH is fairly normal is that you can more carefully control the extraction of tannin/astringency from those dark grains by steeping for a shorter period of time or even cold steeping them overnight.
If you want more a more in-depth answer, here's an excerpt on my post about mashing sweet stout on my website, Mad Alchemist:
I can't think of any reason why you would ever need to do a separate steeping of grain. You are basically steeping the grain in the mash. Caramel malts are fully converted in the husks during the malting process and kilned with a moisture content of 50% which caramelizes the sugars inside, which means the sugars are ready to go.
So the pros to adding the specialty grain to the mash would be you don't need to do anything else and the cons would be that you would.
The pro would be if your doing a split brew. I'm going to try a split brown and robust porter and eventually try a brown and a dry stout. So when doing a split brew I'm going to start with a brown. Split half into a carboy to ferment and then steep extra carafa/roast barley in the remainder to create the other half of the split. At least that's the plan.


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Adding Remote Door Locks - Hot Rod HaulerWritten by on June 30, 2011 Easy Come, Easy Go: Adding Remote Door Locks
Of all the trucks I've owned, only one of them has been newer than '75 and none of them have had much in the way of convenience accessories; the simpler a truck was, the better was always my theory. But now I'm beginning to think there are some modern features that would be nice to have on our project Hot Rod Hauler, and one of the most convenient features is also one of the easiest to add—a remote door lock system.
Thumbing through LMC's truck catalog we found two types of door lock kits: part number 47-1110 is an electric door lock kit that unlocks or locks the passenger-side door when the driver-side door is unlocked or locked with the regular key. From inside, the same thing happens with the operation on the manual door lock.
A second LMC offering, and the one we chose, is the keyless remote kit, part number 47-1100. Buttons on the included key fobs lock and unlock both doors. There are no switches to install and the standard door lock buttons and exterior key still operate normally.
Since we had to get inside the doors to install the actuators for the door locks, we decide to update the interior with a new pair of door panels. Available in a variety of colors, LMC Truck's replacements panels look like the originals and are made from heat resistant black plastic (we used part number 49-5370-BL for black). Paint with an ultraviolet inhibitor is used on blue, gray, red and tan panels and replacement armrests in the same colors are also available, our black set was listed under part number 49-5410.
Installing the power door lock kit is simple. The biggest challenges are to make sure the actuator's rod and the linkage that operates the door lock are parallel, and that the actuator doesn't obstruct any of the door's internal moving parts.
With actuators installed, the next chore is to run the wiring harness and install the receiver. The actuators' wires are color-coded and plug in, they then have to be run from the doors through the cowl; we routed them through the same holes that were used for the existing stereo speakers. Once the wires from both doors were routed behind the dash, they were simply plugged into the receiver, which was secured to a brace with plastic wire ties. All that's left is connecting the recover to a constant 12-volt source and a good ground.
After testing the operation of the locks, we attached the new armrests on top of the replacement door panels and snapped them in place. This update was quick and easy. Along with a better looking interior, thanks to the new door panels, and the power door locks, the Hot Rod Hauler is becoming more presentable and a little more user friendly too. CCT
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There are two actuators in the kit (four–door versions are also available). The actuator with five wires goes on the driver side, the two-wire unit is for the passenger side.This is the receiver for the remote controls. The wiring harness plugs into the 8-pin plug. The black wire is the antenna that picks up the signals from the remotes.The wiring harness is color-coded and everything plugs in. A second small harness was included in our kit but not used—our guess is it can be used in conjunction with a relay to flash the lights when the door locks are activated.A variety of links are included to connect the actuators to the door lock linkage; we used the small rods.The rod from the actuator attaches to the lock's linkage with a clamp-on connector—set screws hole it in place.Here the actuator and rod are positioned on the outside of the door to give an idea how it will be positioned.It's hard to make out, but this is how the actuator mounts inside the door. The rod from the actuator has a slight bend to clear the link from the inside door handle.
While we were at it, we installed new door panels from LMC. They're duplicates of the originals, up to and including the openings for the original door speakers.Original style plastic retainers are used to secure the panel to the door. Note the speaker opening at the lower right.


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By STEVE KAUFMAN
Contributing Writer
A humorous sign on the wall of the big red barn says: "Friends always welcome. Relatives by appointment only."
But actually, Diane and Tom Abbott's Middletown farm house is a true family affair. One son lives right across the cul-de-sac, and an extended family of as many as 25 people often gathers – including Tom's 98-year-old father.
The two-story Colonial with red brick and white trim was built by the couple in 1993 after Tom's former father-in-law gifted him 2.75 acres of undeveloped property, with one stipulation: When any of Tom's sons got married, he would have the opportunity to build his own house on the property. (Oldest son Dave now lives there in the house Tom and his company, Holloway & Son Construction, built for him.)
"It was truly undeveloped," recalled Diane, "a forest of trees and heavy underbrush. We had family clean-up days for two and a half years, when Tom and I and the four kids would cut down trees and clear and burn the brush just to get the land ready for building."
But the family of six had been squeezing into two bedrooms, so the chance to build the expansive home of their dreams was worth all those clean-up days.
Diane's dream included two priorities: a big kitchen and a big family room. She loves to cook and entertain. Tom also had two priorities: a master bedroom suite on the first floor and his classic red barn behind the house that can only be described as "Tom's playhouse."
In 2005, Diane had hired Louisville designer Jason Jennings to help her decorate the 3,000-square-foot house. But now she felt a redesign was in order.
"We had talked about relocating, as the kids moved out," said Diane. "But we loved it here so much. If we stayed, though, it needed a major updating."
Jennings brightened and lightened the house, reassembling and repainting. But he also respected some traditional pieces, such as marble floor tiles in the entryway that were rescued from the old St. Thomas Seminary on Brownsboro Road. "Embedded in each square were little discs said to contain saints' ashes," Diane said.
Around the tiles are the home's original oak wood floors. But Jennings covered them with colorful new rugs from Francis Lee Jasper, such as a gold-and-cream, raised brocade rug with an organic pattern in the piano room and an Oriental rug in the dining room.
He used light Porter Paint wall colors like First Frost, Summer Sunset, Almond Cream and Peach Surprise, and replaced heavy drapery in both front rooms with lighter silk curtains from Work the Metal, playing off the colors in the new rugs and the sunlight now streaming through the windows.
Haunting places like the Goss Avenue Antique Mall, Crescent Hill Trading Co. and Colonial Designs, Jennings and Abbott looked for lamps and accessories that would bring simplicity and elegance to the house.
"Jason's shopping style is more daring," said Diane. "Of course, that's his job: to know what I want and also to see things I might not even know I want."
"I'm looking for things I like, but I'm also trying to see them through my clients' eyes," said Jennings. "I want to love it for them."
The house is also filled with family contributions, like various needlepoint pieces done by Diane's talented mother, Nancy Cowell (who once put together needlepoint ornaments for a White House Christmas tree), and original artwork from Diane's uncle, local watercolorist Keith Spears. And her sister painted the handles, drawer pulls and cabinet knobs in the kitchen.
The sprawling, open kitchen and breakfast room Diane had wanted is also home to a collection of cows – ceramic and plastic statuettes, wall plaques and one cow's-head tree ornament attached to a brass railroad bell by a chain.
"It comes from my maiden name, Cowell," said Diane. "My four grandchildren call me Moo-Moo."
The barn in the back, Tom's aforementioned "playhouse," contains his toys: two Corvettes, some John Deere farm equipment (the couple owns a small farm in Shelbyville) and what the family calls "the beer garden," a convivial gathering corner of the barn for ballgames on a big-screen TV.
A sign over the barn door says: "Harley parking only. [Foreign-made] bikes will be crushed."
Tom's various loves dominate the motif: sports (especially University of Louisville), bourbon, beer, cigars, New Orleans, movies (especially "The Sting") and politics. There's a campaign poster from his run as Middletown mayor. (He lost.)
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Conference Dates: Saturday, November 15, 2003
Conference Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center
Sponsoring Group: Living Beyond Breast Cancer
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Topics Covered: Learn how the brain functions, how breast cancer treatment can impact its work and what practical steps you can take to overcome memory loss, concentration problems and other long-term, side effects of treatment.
Conference Objectives: To empower all women affected by breast cancer to live as long as possible with the best quality of life.
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Conference Agenda: Living Beyond Breast Cancer 25th Semi-Annual Conference Your New Normal: Taking Charge of the Lingering Side Effects of Treatment Saturday, November 15, 2003 9:00 a.m.3:30 p.m. Pennsylvania Convention Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 8:00 a.m.9:00 a.m. Registration and continental breakfast 9:00 a.m.9:15 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks Jean Sachs, Executive Director 9:15 a.m.1:00 p.m. Plenary sessions, each followed by a question and answer period Program Moderator: Marisa C. Weiss, MD 9:15 a.m.9:45 a.m. Understanding the Impact of Breast Cancer on Cognition Martha Bridge Denckla, MD 9:45 a.m.10:15 a.m. Questions and Answer session Martha Bridge Denckla, MD 10:15 a.m.10:45 a.m. BREAK 10:45 a.m.11:15 a.m. Dealing With Persistent Side Effects of Breast Cancer Treatment Lillian M. Nail, PhD, RN, FAAN 11:15 a.m.11:45 a.m. Question and Answer session Lillian M. Nail, PhD, RN, FAAN 11:45 a.m.12:15 p.m. Cancer Survivorship: Reclaiming Your Future Julia H. Rowland, PhD 12:15 p.m.1:00 p.m. Panel Question and Answer session 1:00 p.m.2:00 p.m. Networking Lunch 2:00 p.m.3:30 p.m. Workshop Sessions A. Medical Update: The Latest in Breast Cancer Treatment David Mintzer, MD B. Moving on: Activities and Methods to Enhance Your Quality of Life Julia H. Rowland, PhD C. Im Coping Just as Fast as I Can! / Lillian M. Nail, PhD, RN, FAAN D. Sex After Breast Cancer / Marisa C. Weiss, MD E. A Childs Development During Moms Breast Cancer Treatment Martha Bridge Denckla, MD
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Let $k$ be a field and let $A$ be the polynomial ring over $k$ in $3n$ variables: $A = k[X_{ij} \vert i=1,2,3 \quad j=1,2,\cdots,n]$.
${\rm SO}_3(k)$ acts on $A$ in the following way: Given $g \in {\rm SO}_3(k)$, we define:
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Can the ring of invariants of this action be expressed in terms of generators and relations? I get the feeling that this is a standard exercise in invariant theory, but am not sure where to look.


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He Descended into Hell
This is Holy Saturday, day of the hiddenness of God. It is the day of that frightful paradox that we recite in the Creed with the words descended into hell, descended into the mystery of death.On Good Friday we could at least look at the pierced one. But Holy Saturday is empty, the heavy stone of the new tomb covers the deceased, everything is over, faith seems definitely unmasked as wishful thinking. No God has saved this Jesus who called himself Gods son.Holy Saturday, the day of the burial of God -- is that not in an uncanny way our day a day of Gods absence?(Joseph Ratzinger, The Sabbath of History)
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Rev. Robert P. Imbelli, a priest of the Archdiocese of New York, is Associate Professor of Theology Emeritus at Boston College.
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Thank you. It's funny, but I think that I can appreciate Joseph Ratzinger's reflections much better now that he is no longer pope.
Mine is never absent. Scripture be damned.
Michael--But yours is risen.
"Rise, let us leave this place.The enemy led you out of the earthly paradise. I will not restore you to that paradise, but I will enthrone you in heaven. I forbade you the tree that was only a symbol of life, but see, I who am life itself am now one with you. I appointed cherubim to guard you as slaves are guarded, but now I make them worship you as God. The throne formed by cherubim awaits you, its bearers swift and eager. The bridal chamber is adorned, the banquet is ready, the eternal dwelling places are prepared, the treasure houses of all good things lie open. The kingdom of heaven has been prepared for you from all eternity."From an ancient homily on Holy Saturday, Office of Readings.
Bob: I don't have that essay. Is his question rhetorical? Does he share Balthasar's novel interpretation of Holy Saturday?
John,I just came from the celebration of "Tenebrae" where my annual task is to read the "Ancient Homily on Holy Saturday." It is magnificent. Besides the passage you quoted, here is another that always amazes me:"I order you, O sleeper, to awake. I did not create you to be held a prisoner in hell. Rise from the dead, for I am the life of the dead. Rise up, work of my hands, you who were created in my image. Rise, let us leave this place, for you are in me and I am in you; together we form only one person and we cannot be separated".I do not know what the Greek says for "only one person," but I suspect it depends on Gal 3:28 and Eph 4:13. I do not think we have begun to tap the implications of that vision of communion.
Thank you... wonderful reflections... and I agree with Claire also.
Scripture be damned.What a strange thing to say. I am practically a heathen, and I find it offensive.
Joseph Ratzinger was born, and baptized, on Holy Saturday, and he has said the day -- the twilight, or dawn -- between darkness and light has always had a special resonance for him. Maybe one reason he writes on it so movingly.
Actually I don't think there's anything in scripture that says Jesus went to hell on Saturday (is there?). Instead it seems to say otherwise ... "Today you'll be with me in paradise."
Crystal,perhaps the most explicit is 1 Peter 3:18-20 and 4:6, though exegetes differ as to the proper interpretation of these verses. Joe there is an excellent article in the current issue of "Nova et Vetera" by Edward Oakes on Ratzinger's reflections on "Christ's Descent into Hell" in the course of his writings from "Introduction to Christianity" to "Jesus of Nazareth."I wrote Oakes to raise the issue of how close Ratzinger's thought parallels von Balthasar's on this matter. I opined that von Balthasar seems to accent the complete passivity of Christ in the descent (in a way that contrasts strongly with the "Ancient Homily" quoted above). I find Ratzinger less in line with von Balthasar on that point. Oakes agreed, and I suggested a good follow-up to his article would be one comparing the two approaches.
Robert Imbelli,Re: Ancient Homily on Holy Saturday. As you wrote, "It is magnificent." I certainly agree. Thank you for sharing the reading. Those ancient surely knew haw to inspire.
Thanks, Fr. Imbelli.I recall there were some articles at First Things about Hans Urs von Balthasar and what he wrote about Jesus' descent into hell ...Balthasar, Hell, and Heresy: An ExchangeMore on Balthasar, Hell, and HeresyResponses to Balthasar, Hell, and Heresy
I do not think we have begun to tap the implications of that vision of communion.What kind of things do you have in mind?
If my calendar reading is correct, Saturday night, March 31, 1956, was probably the first twentieth century celebration of the Easter Vigil. For decades, liturgists, including the writers of Orate Fratres, had been urging the transfer from Saturday morning. Joseph Ratzinger was already a priest. He reached Freising by 1958, but I wonder where he was for the renewed Easter Vigil, in which darkness and light have such a role. Pius Parsch had died two years earlier, but I suspect he wrote in support of the change.---In Troy, New York, we realized the change was momentous.
Joe,as we did in the Bronx! Another indication of how much Pius XII helped prepare for Vatican II.
Strange is me. Abe, if nothing else, is a pragmatist. Thanks John and Father I.
Claire,Implications? Consider 1 Cor 12:26. I am stirred by the words; the reality continues to elude.
or you are in me and I am in you; together we form only one person and we cannot be separated.
I to am struck by the implications of that image. I think that Emily Dickinson, my favourite poet ever, captured this intuitively in her poem, "No Rack Can Torture Me". While there is no indication that Emily Dickinson was particularly devout, nor even Christian, this poem captures a profound intuition of the meaning of Easter and the location of the risen body of Christ as residing now in all of humankind.The early Greeks believed in an immortal soul apart from the body. But, where Dickinson differs, is that she specifically relates that there are "two bodies".No rack can torture me,My soul s at liberty.Behind this mortal boneThere knits a bolder one You cannot prick with saw, Nor rend with scymitar.Two bodies therefore be;Bind one, and one will flee. The eagle of his nestNo easier divest And gain the sky,Than mayest thou, Except thyself may beThine enemy;Captivity is consciousness, Sos liberty.


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The Lamport-Diffie signature scheme is said to be quantum-resistant. Why is that? What would a quantum attempt to attack this signature scheme look like, and how does it fail?
The security of the LD scheme can be reduced to the one-wayness (aka preimage resistance) of the used hash function. The reduction is quite easy:
Assume you want to invert the one-way function $f$ for image $y=f(x)$, given a forger for LD-OTS. Then you generate a valid LD key pair using $f$, sample a random position i in the key pair and a bit b and replace $pk_{i,b}$ by $y$ and run the adversary on the modified $pk$. If the adversaries query has bit $b$ in position $i$ you abort and restart the proceedure. Otherwise, you can answer the query. Now you hope that the adversaries forgery hash bit $b$ at position $i$. If this is the case, the $i$th element of the signature is a preimage of $y$ under $f$.
The reduction works with only a slight loss in success probability, i.e. you loose something as you abort in some cases. However, this loss can be bounded by $1/2m$ for $m$ bit messages. You can find the details in the post-quantum cryptography book by Bernstein et al..
Now, the argument for the LD scheme to be quantum secure follows from the fact that the best known generic attack against the one-wayness of a hash function using a quantum computer is Grovers algorithm that has exponential runtime. Moreover, there exist several hash functions that are conjectured to be one-way, even in the presence of a quantum computer.
Something else was recently shown by Boneh and Zhandry in their Crypto2013 paper. There they show that the scheme remains secure even if the adversary is given the ability to make super position queries. This models the case that the scheme itself is run on a quantum computer, not only the adversary.


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Your Infant's Sensory Abilities
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Your Baby Smells-and Tastes, Too!
Your baby's senses of taste and smell will also be active in the first days and weeks of life. Of course, babies are not gourmets. Your child probably won't experiment with a wide variety of tastes for quite some time. Indeed, breast milk and/or formula should make up your child's entire diet for several months.
Tests have shown, however, that even newborns who are offered a wider variety of tastes demonstrate distinct preferences. Bitter or sour tastes provoke faces or crying from newborns. Not surprisingly, babies tend to have a sweet tooth-a good thing, because both breast milk and formula taste very sweet.
Little is known about a newborn's sense of smell. Yet because the senses of smell and taste are so closely related, babies can probably distinguish among a variety of aromas. Just what babies prefer to smell is difficult to test.
Touch Me
Your newborn's skin, especially his lips and hands, is very sensitive to touch. Long before he can voluntarily reach for objects, your baby nonetheless uses his sense of touch to establish contact with the outside world. By lying on different surfaces and coming into contact with different objects, he discovers the difference between hard and soft, hot and cold, and smooth and rough.
By observing your child's responses, you can discover the textures and temperatures he prefers. Even without testing, however, you can safely assume that he likes being held close, cuddled, and kept warm.
What Your Newborn Can Do
Your baby has an extremely limited repertoire of activities, but don't judge her too harshly. She's expending an awful lot of energy simply absorbing and processing information through her senses, which leaves little energy left for, say, playing tennis, reading Shakespeare, or planting a flower bed.
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War will always be on mans heart. There will always be the urge to wage war, but there will always also be to defend. The Mandalorians, brutes and savages, conquered and destroyed many planets, and only one Jedi could stop them. Revan. With the help of Revan and the Jedi that went to the war, the Republic started winning. And all of that culminated on one single planet no Mandalorian can visit ever again, the place of death for many, a graveyard for others : Malachor V.
Many ships were above Malachor V. A Jedi with a black cape and robe, Revan looked from the bridge of one down to it. The door opened as Jedi Generals, Jaden Skyrider and Kyra Femella. Skyrider wore a brown cape and a tan robe and had blonde short hair and had green eyes, and so did Femella. She also had blue eyes and blonde hair with a short ponytail. Beside Revan stood a tall, bald and pale man. It was Revans best friend, Malak. He didnt wore the traditional Jedi Robe like Revan, but instead used a orange armor with black clothing underneath. Skyrider approached Revan.
Sir, the Mandalorian Forces are already in Malachor. What are your orders?, Jaden asked.
Revan thought for a little about the war and then replied.
We land and we fight, for the Republic, and the Force, Revan bravely said. Assemble the troops Generals, and go. Malak, you go with them,
But Revan, Malak said before being interrupted by Revan.
Dont worry. I shall be along shortly, Revan said before the door opened and Jaden, Kyra and Malak got out. He stared a little more at Malachor and at his fate before going out. He eventually reached the hangar after they landed. As he got out, he got a glimpse of what was coming. Many Storm Beasts walked in their own filth, like a barrier for the Mandalorians that had landed a little more up. Many Jedi left the ship, ignited their green, blue, yellow and purple lightsabers and fought the Storm Beasts. The beasts were quickly overwhelmed by the strong and trained Jedi. Now the real threat: The Mandalorians. The Jedi left their lightsabers ignited and ran at the shooting Mandalorians. Many Jedi died in the first assault for the Mandalorians had good precision. They were leaded by The Mandalore and General Ordo. The second wave came and the Mandalorians changed their rifles to their vidroblades and many swordfights began.
Eventually, the Jedi made the Mandalorians to retreat further. Suddenly, many Basilisk War Droids started shooting and crashing at the Jedi as rain started to pour.
It is time Generals. The time has come. Revan said. He quickly ignited his blue lightsaber as Jaden ignited his cyan, Kyra her purple and Malak his yellow. They ran at the Mandalorians although none of them attacked them. They were soon confronted by The Mandalore and Generals Ordo who wielded dual vidroswords and a Heavy Blaster Rifle, Paithan who wielded a single vidroblade and General Selas who wielded a red lightsaber.
The Jedi and Mandalorian Generals ran at each other and engaged in combat, Ordo shot repeatedly at Jaden who simply deflected the shots. Knowing it would be inuseful, he took out his two vidroswords and swung from down at Jaden who parried. Paithan engaged with Kyra who had an intense duel. He swung up and down as all she could do was parry the strikes until she Force pushed him into a wall as an avalanche of rocks fell down and killed him. 1 down, 3 more to go. Jaden swung at the side and hit Ordos body. He fell in pain as Jaden turned off his lightsaber. Malak in the other side, pretty much dominated Selas with his impressive lightsaber skills. He then cut Selass hands who kneeled before him. He then cut off his head before a watching Jaden and Kyra could do anything.
Why did you do that? He had already surrendered, Jaden shouted at Malak. Malak shrugged.
He was too dangerous to be kept alive. But now be quiet, Revan is going to fight the Mandalore, Malak said.
Revan turned on his lightsaber as did Mandalore. Revan used his fearsome stance, Aggressive Back. It gave fear to his opponents and he used the Force to take away their will to fight, but it wouldnt work with the Mandalore. Revan ran at Mandalore and swung his lightsaber diagonally, and Mandalore parried the strike. He spun around with his lightsaber and knocked Revan down to his feet. Revan quickly jumped from the ground and kicked Mandalore in his face, covered by a mask. He tried to stab him but Mandalore back-rolled and Revan stabbed the ground. He grabbed his saber tighter, flipped to his front, landed on his feet and threw his lightsaber at Mandalores throat who simply dodged the lightsaber, twice. Mandalore ran at Revan and swung his saber side-wards, in sort of a wave, but Revan back flipped, and Force pushed him to a wall. He quickly got hold of himself and sneakily threw a Thermal Detonator at Revan who didnt notice as it exploded right in front of him. He got knocked to his feet and Mandalore slowly walked to him. Malak got the urge to help him but Kyra grabbed his arm and gestured with her head. Mandalore then tried to stab Revan who back-rolled, got up and threw his lightsaber at Mandalores throat, cutting his head.
It was finally over, the Mandalorian Wars where over, but at what cost? The Republic was crumbling, and the Sith were returning. There was only one thing for Revan to do. Save the Republic, he would have to conquer it, to be the Galaxys greatest hero, he would have to be its worst villain, and he chosed it. He grabbed the Mandalores red lightsaber, and got his mask. He put it on, and ignited the red lightsaber. Malak Force Pulled Selas lightsaber and Jaden and Kyra quickly ran away to a ship and went to Coruscant. Revan put his hood up. The Galaxy would once again crumble, and everyone would fear the name. Revan and Malak got to the ship where they noticed Jaden and Kyra where gone. Everybody bowed at Revan as Malak shouted:
All Hail Darth Revan, New Dark Lord of The Sith, Conqueror and Ruler of the Galaxy!
It pleased Revan. Everybody now would know what a Jedi could do to save its beloved galaxy.
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I have a vaulted ceiling in my living/kitchen area where I'd like to install skylights. The designer I spoke to suggested two 2'x 4' skylights in the north facing living room, but she didn't seem to have much knowledge on placement other than aesthetics. I'm wondering if there are design guidelines for skylight placement? The north side of course won't get much sun so there is little to no solar gain. The other option is to place the skylights on the southern side, which will get plenty of sun, but could also blind us. Looking around my neighborhood, I've seen skylights placed on all directions of houses, so it seems there isn't a wrong side of the house for a skylight.
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By joshlannin on May 30, 2011
Written by Reza Rokni, Product Manager, Oracle On Track
The GWT Foundation Gadget example has been built to allow you to build your own On Track Gadget using the Google Web Toolkit, allowing you to extend On Track conversations with a variety of custom capabilities. This Gadget will also serve as the base layer for future On Track Gadgets that the On Track team will make available on OTN. This document will take you through making a Hello World Gadget based on the foundation and deploying it to an On Track server.
Please note that this example is provided as is and does not form part of the On Track Product Distribution. Please use the Oracle Forum for On Track to raise any issues or questions.
The GWT Foundation Gadget sample is available here (look under Samples) as a zip file on the Oracle Technical Network. The zip file (GWTFoundationGadget.zip) includes everything you need to get started including this documentation file, the gwtfoundationgadet. jar file which contains the foundation classes, as well as a utility for uploading Gadgets to your On Track server.
These instructions will walk you through step by step how to use the Eclipse IDE and the Google Plugin for Eclipse with GWT Foundation Gadget so you can extend the sample with additional capabilities and build new On Track Gadgets of your own. These Gadgets can then be deployed to an On Track server and made available within conversations. The Eclipse IDE and Google Plugin for Eclipse were chosen as their usage us very common for GWT development, but these sample principles and code can be used with a variety of IDEs with GTW support.
Pre-requisites for Development
- Download the GWT Foundation Gadget Sample and extract the contents including gwtfoundationgadget.jar into a known location on your file system
- Install Eclipse Helios
- Install Google Plugin for Eclipse version 3.6.
- From Eclipse, Help > Install New Software > Work With: http://dl.google.com/eclipse/plugin/3.6 , select Plugin
- From Eclipse, Window > Preferences > Web Toolkit > Add > (Choose the directory where you extracted the GWT 2.0.4 SDK)
Configure Your Eclipse Project
- Create a new Google Web Application Project with the following configuration
- Provide a project name and package
- Enable the Google Web Toolkit SDK with version 2.0.4
- Deselect 'Use Google App Engine'
- Deselect 'Generate GWT project sample code'
- Right click on your project to select Properties
- Select Java Build Path
- Select the Libraries Tab
- Add External JARS
- Select the gwt-gadgets.jar and gwtfoundationgadget.jar files from their location on your local file system
Create Your Base Project Files
- Create a Google module which inherits the GTWFoundationGadget
- From the Eclipse Project go to the /src directory and select your package folder
- Right click on the package and select New > Other > Google Web Toolkit > Module
- Provide a Module Name
- Under Inherited Modules Add the GWTFoundationGadget (oracle.ontrack.sample.gadget)
- From the Eclipse Project go to the /src directory and select your package folder
- Right click on the package and select New > Other > Google Web Toolkit > Entry Point Class
- Provide a Class Name
- Browse to change the Superclass from java.lang.Object to GWTFoundationGadget (oracle.ontrack.sample.gadget)
@ModulePrefs( title = "OnTrackGadget", author = "On Track Demo" ) @UseLongManifestName( false ) @AllowHtmlQuirksMode( false )
If they are not automatically added for you by Eclipse, add the following imports to your Entry Point Class for the above annotations
import com.google.gwt.gadgets.client.Gadget.AllowHtmlQuirksMode; import com.google.gwt.gadgets.client.Gadget.ModulePrefs; import com.google.gwt.gadgets.client.Gadget.UseLongManifestName;
Writing and Compiling Your Gadget
You can now implement the capabilities of your Gadget in the Entry Point Class. For convenience you can access the On Track containers information using the following methods of the GWTFoundationGadget superclass.
- getInstanceID = This gives you access to the unique XObjectID of the Gadget .
- getConversationID = This gives you access to the unique XObjectID of the Conversation that the current Gadget is located in.
- getUid = This is the User ID of the currently logged in user.
See Appendix A of this document or the /src directory contained with the GWTFoundationGadget.zip file for a complete sample Entry Point Class.
To compile your Gadget click on the GWT Compile Project icon in Eclipse
Packaging Your Gadget
Create a zip file archive of your Gadget which you will upload to the On Track server.
- Locate the war folder within your project
- Navigate to and open the subfolder which has the name Gadget (eg, packagename.Modulename)
- This folder should contain some js and png files as well as a file that has the extension gadget.xml
- Select all these files
- Right click the selected files choose Export > General > Archive File
- Export to a zip file in a known location on your local file system with the setting
- Create only selected directories
- This will create a zip file of your Gadget, with all the contained files in the root directory of the zip.
Deploying Your Gadget
The On Track Administration Console provides the ability to create Gadgets and set their Enabled Status. However, for development purposes to facilitate fast round trip deployment of your Gadget a command utility is provided with this sample which can be used to quickly publish your Gadget to the server. For On Track v1.0, it is mandatory to use this command line utility in place of the Administration Console for Gadgets based on the GWT Foundation Gadget as the utility also sets a mandatory meta-data attribute on the Gadget (set Local) which is not exposed as a setting in the Administration Console.
The source code for the UploadGadget utility is contained in the /src directory of the GWTFoundationGadget.zip file.
To use the command line UploadGadget utility:
- Modify the uploadGadget.properties file and set the appropriate information for your Gadget Name, FileName, and On Track Server details. The selected user must be an administrator on the machine to be able to create a Gadget.
- You will need to have the On Track SDK and dependent libraries available on your local file system
- These files can be found in the MIDDLEWARE_HOME/Oracle_ONTRACK1/OnTrack/ClientSdk/ontrack-sdk/lib directory of an On Track installation.
- Run the command line utility with Java using the following command, after modifying it to point to the directory with your On Track library jar files.
Windows Command:
java -cp ".;pathtoyourontrackjarfiles/*" UploadGadget UploadGadget.properties
Unix Command:
java -cp ".:pathtoyourontrackjarfiles/*" UploadGadget UploadGadget.properties
Testing Your Gadget
From the On Track web client, go to the Gadgets tab of a conversation and add a new instance of your Gadget to the conversation.
In Summary
By following these instructions, you are now able to start creating GWT Gadgets for On Track of your own. Look for future updates on http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/goto/ontrack which will provide examples of Gadgets built on this foundation which interact with the On Track APIs to work with and add to On Track data including conversations and people.
Appendix A : Example Code
package samples.client; import com.google.gwt.gadgets.client.Gadget.AllowHtmlQuirksMode; import com.google.gwt.gadgets.client.Gadget.ModulePrefs; import com.google.gwt.gadgets.client.Gadget.UseLongManifestName; import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Button; import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Widget; import oracle.ontrack.sample.gadget.client.GWTFoundationGadget; import com.google.gwt.core.client.EntryPoint; @ModulePrefs( title = "OnTrackGadget", author = "On Track Demo" ) @UseLongManifestName( false ) @AllowHtmlQuirksMode( false ) public class HelloWorld extends GWTFoundationGadget implements EntryPoint { @Override public Widget getImplementation() { this.getGadgetView().setHeader( "Hellow World! Welcome to Conversation ID : " + getConversationId()); return new Button("A Button that does nothing, just for the fun of it!"); } }


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I thought that PSTricks package was not possible to use in pdfLaTeX but the user Dima claims otherwise.
How can I force pdfLaTeX to use PSTricks then?
I thought that PSTricks package was not possible to use in pdfLaTeX but the user Dima claims otherwise.
How can I force pdfLaTeX to use PSTricks then?
The easiest way is running
If you have an up-to-date TeX distribution use
and then run your document with
For more information see PSTricks web page
For Windows you have to install a Perl version, if you want to use the full power of the auto-pst-pdf package. However, if you do not want or cannot install Perl then use
There is also a Perl script pst2pdf which can create the document with pdflatex and also the PSTricks images as
While I was not aware of the solution provided by Herbert, let me also introduce another solution.
You can easily use pstricks with pdflatex following this procedure:
Now, when processing your files to generate the final pdf file go through these steps (in the following it is assumed that main.tex is your main tex file):
Fortunately, all these steps can be automated in a makefile (I wish there would be a way to attach a file to these answers but I have found none in the advanced help, sorry about that):
If you copy and paste this makefile to one of yours make sure to put the tabs at the right locations.
An advantage of this approach is that it works smoothly, just typing make after editing your LaTeX files will make all the hard work for you with no other intermediate steps for you to take care of. If you have to process bib references then type:
Just another way:


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The alchemists' influence
BRYNN MANDEL | REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN In retrospect, Moses Pendleton's turn toward alchemy seems inevitable. Like the pre-Enlightenment philosophers cited as modern-day scientists' precursors or even forefathers, Pendleton has spent a lifetime cultivating his preoccupation with the connections between people and nature. He takes a daily, lengthy jaunt through the countryside surrounding his Washington, Conn., home, where encounters with old oaks and bumblebees act as muses to the founder of the world-renowned dance troupe, Momix.


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For both PHP and ASP.NET, which reporting tool you prefer to create, preview and print reports? Not just printing the web-page directly, any professional third-party or an open-source tool.
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HTML + CSS + (php or asp.net) is all you need, for multipage report, you should paginate the reports. i.e you can select 25 record per page.
search the web for php asp.net pagination
We use ASP.Net here and for our reports we use Crystal Reports. The pro for that one is that you can do pretty much anything with it. The cons are many and trying to figure out how to do what you want can be a bit of a chore. The major issue being googling is annoying, as everything is behind a pay wall. Everyone wants to make money off of their Crystal knowledge.
I know some teams in my company also use SQL Reporting Services. The major issue we've found there is that the report viewer runs in an ActiveX control. Not all of our clients wish to install the add on to run the report.
At my last company, we used a third party library by DevExpress that had a very nice grid. We allowed full client editing of the grid so they could arrange and group columns how they wanted, then we provided an Excel export option. Once the use got the data the way they wanted it on the screen, they could just export the report and print it that way. We also provided an option to save their settings so they could pull it out for later.
I guess it all depends what you are looking for. There is more than likely an option out there for you, but you need to figure out what your needs are and what requirements you need to fulfill for your customers.
There are tools like Crystal, PDF and DevExpress. At this very moment i was tooked over a project that have a "free" installation of Crystal and ASPX-based functionality to create and print reports through the web browser.
What I often think of those third party based reports (Also as visitor), they are easy/clean enough to build up dynamically with pure CSS/HTML as output. Pros: The client doesn't have to understand controls and the server doesn't have to deal with (not seldom) heavy installations of reporting software. Such installations also make future migrations more complicated. Lastly: In the end, in some solutions, there are same amount of coding to create the output.
Yes you create even bars and (at least simple) graph with html and css. If complicated graph you have free (if importan) flash plugins that create nice outputs. Take a look at 'FusionCharts Free'.
A 500 pages report sounds too complex for pure html printing though. Due to memory issues, reading in all content to browser.
Please take a look at Windward Reports (disclaimer - I'm the CTO there). We work very well with both PHP and ASP.NET (both C# and VB). With Windward you design the reports in Word, Excel, and/or PowerPoint so design is a breeze.
Html + Css -- the web is a reporting layer.


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The brief: Local mayors, hyperlocal awards and Google glassesPosted: April 5th, 2012 | Author: Ed Walker | Filed under: Journalism, the brief, web | Tags: android apps for journalists, elected mayors, google glasses, hyperlocal, les reid, project glass, richard kendall, talk about local, talk about local unawards | No Comments »
Here goes my daily round-up of interesting links I've seen around the web today, a mix of politics, super advanced glasses and some cool awards for hyperlocal folk.
Elected mayors: The debate about the candidates or whether there should even be candidates?
Les Reid, of Coventry Telegraph fame, gives a great overview of the issues facing cities which will soon be electing mayors. The battle to be Mayor in Birmingham will be very interesting, and Reid interviews figures including Lord Adonis and Greg Clark about the impact a Mayor can have on a city.
Whether their claims of a directly-elected figurehead having the influence, power and clout to achieve strong decentralisation from Whitehall remains to be seen. I think there is truth in the Boris principle, he certainly acts as a focal point and rather amusing cheerleader for London. But whether he makes any meaningful economic impact for the capital is unclear.
Personally I think elected mayors are a good step. Too often council leaders are voted in to pacify factions within political parties, and not judged by the skills for doing the job but by how they will perform for their party – not by how they will perform for the electorate, and those are two very different masters. Read the rest of this entry »


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Football excitement has taken over WKU and the community, and you can still take part in the historic bowl game.
The Hilltopper Athletic Foundation has packages available for students and fans that include tickets, travel and hotel accommodations.
The foundation says the team needs your support in their first FBS bowl game, and they expect a great turnout.
"The response has been tremendous. We've already filled up thirteen buses with our fans and students and band and cheerleaders. We're going to paint the town red in Detroit on December 26th. People are excited. Like I said, it's our first bowl game ever, and if you want to be part of something historic, this is definitely a chance to do that," said WKU Hilltopper Athletic Foundation Director Kyle Chapman.
Chapman says game tickets are free to students, and it's just $50 for transportation and a hotel.
For more information or to purchase a package, go to the Diddle Arena ticket office or call 1-800-5-BIG-RED.