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Richard Goldstein, in "The 'Faggot' Factor" [May 11], wrote, "Take a kid who's seething with insecurity, bait him on a regular basis, and you've given him a good reason to celebrate Hitler's birthday."
I think not. Take an incredibly unimaginative kid who's seething with insecurity, bait him on a regular basis, and you've given him a comprehendible but lame excuse to celebrate Hitler's birthday. And lest Goldstein suspect that I'm insufficiently sensitive to taunted teens, I was on the receiving end of the "f" word on multiple occasions during my wonder years not just from peers but from my gym teacher, no less. (Hmmm, maybe I should have sued.)
As a friend of mine from those days recently remarked, "If I didn't shoot up my high school, nobody else has the right to either."
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Holy Unnecessary
Reading Frank Kogan's article "School's Been Blown to Pieces" [May 4] was a walk down memory lane. The horrific events at Columbine High School did not surprise me in light of some of the experiences I had growing up in Littleton, Colorado.
One thing I remember about my upbringing is that a lot of us began sentences with, "As a Christian, I . . . " When I hear the surviving Columbine High School students mention praying in school, I think to myself, "That's a big part of your problem."
I'm a gay man who came out to myself in 1981, while a junior at Arapahoe High School (the same one Kogan visited). My parents tried to send me to a Seventh-Day Adventist preacher to get me to change, even though we were "Catho-holic."
Whatever went through those two troubled fellows' minds, the trigger probably lay at least in part in that seemingly placid town, maybe at the hands of someone committed to Jesus Christ, perhaps a "foobaw plair" or "cheeeeerleader" or perky preppie bound for law school.
I believe something about Littleton itself contributed to the creation of the Columbine massacre its culture of affluent white competitiveness and entitlement wrapped inextricably in its own God-concept.
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Little Deflowerer
How atrocious that Mayor Giuliani would even think about auctioning off the land that has given joy to so many people in the city [J.A. Lobbia, "Rudy Deflowers New York," May 11]. I am moving to New York in September and I plan on supporting whoever opposes Giuliani in his next run for public office.
I remember the 1980s, when these gardens were beginning to sprout in unused parts of New York City. Gray, vacant blocks were soon replaced with flowers and greenery. Gardens give people an escape, if only for a short time, while they tend to their lots.
Kaitlin Joan Martin
Boston, Massachusetts
Colonial Lies
Kudos to Mark Schoofs for his article "All That Glitters: How HIV Caught Fire in South Africa" [May 4]. All too often in the media (including in the Voice), HIV in Africa has been presented in a blame-the-victim manner. This dramatizes the problem in a way that serves the interests of authorities who have not properly dealt with HIV and castigates those who have contracted the virus.
Africa, as an emblem of world poverty, is like no other place on earth, and AIDS is like no other on the planet. Generations of colonization without any semblance of independence have left Africa in an abyss of deprivation that is unique even in the Third World.
As Schoofs noted, Africa has so many other endemic immunosuppressive diseases that it takes relatively little exposure to the HIV virus to wreak havoc. Add to that the fact that African health-care facilities are so devoid of proper sanitation that the virus can sometimes be caught simply by undergoing treatment in a hospital.
AIDS can be defeated via safe sexual and social practices. Understanding the African situation will help us in that quest.
Don Sloan, M.D.
Young Frankenstein
Never have I read such self-righteous crap as Paul Forrester's rant on the sinners of professional sports ["Dream Makers, Heartbreakers," May 4]. Has Dick Young risen from the grave and started writing for the Voice?
Besides the tired old rehash of careers past, Forrester practiced some mighty selective amnesia when batting around Darryl Strawberry. He must be swallowing hard since hearing about Strawberry's negative urine-test results the day before and the day after the big cocaine bust.
John Davis
Middletown, New Jersey
Paul Forrester replies: No one wants to see Strawberry (arrested for possession, not use) disgraced, but when he and other "heroes" repeatedly break laws and indulge habits for which most of us would lose our jobs permanently, it's time to stop currying their favor.
Long-Playing Bird
Gary Giddins proved once more that he is one of the finest writers of music criticism with his piece on Duke Ellington ["The Long-Playing Duke," May 4].
I was unfamiliar with Ellington's music, having heard only his well known tunes and his album Black, Brown and Beige. But Giddins's writing just about conjured up music from the page.
Thanks again, Weatherbird.
Andy Yue
Toronto, Canada
Khan Artistry
David Sprague's "Smooth Operator" [May 11], about "techno-cabaret" artist Khan, was an absolute riot (pardon the pun).
I'd like to be a fly on the stained wall at his next soiree!
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Richmond, Virginia
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While it may seem like Duke just got done cutting down the nets, march Madness is here again already! When looking at the betting lines during March Madness, you will notice that there is a seemingly endless number of games to bet on. While that can certainly be daunting, there are some NCAA betting tips to follow that will give you the best chance of making money from March Madness, whether you bet with one of the top online sportsbooks or enter our Bracket Challenge! Also, you can always turn to our very own Don Best for the latest odds.
While it can be tempting to bet on the favorites during March Madness, analyzing the NCAA betting trends will show that is a bad idea. Picking out good underdogs (the Cinderella strategy) is one of the best ways to make money during the tournament. Typically, casual fans will be all over the favorites, this gives you a favorable line on the underdog. By analyzing the trends and stats involved, you will have a leg up on the field when it comes to betting. Everyone loves a good underdog, and you will love it even more if it makes you some money. If you think you know a lot about Cinderellas, put your knowledge to the test in our March Madness Cinderella Quiz.
Before putting any money down on a team during March Madness, you need to look at teams that are coming into the tournament on a hot streak. Teams that come into the tournament with a lot of momentum typically continue that hot streak, especially in the early rounds. On the other hand, you should avoid teams that barely made the tournament, or teams that lost several games in a row before the tournament started. It can be hard to gain momentum to turn around during March Madness due to the pressure to perform placed on the teams as soon as they take the court.
One of the most important NCAA betting tips is to focus on teams that play good defense. While you do not have to put all of your money on teams with excellent defense, it is important not to put your money on a team that gives up a lot of points. Teams that play good, hard-nosed defense often perform much better than the teams that simply want to see how many points they can rack up on the scoreboard.
You should take a good, hard look at all of the 12-seed versus 5-seed games during March Madness. NCAA betting trends show that this is one of the most popular games, and for good reason. There is almost always a big upset during the first round of the tournament, and it often involves a 12-seed upsetting a 5-seed. Last year, it was 12-seed Cornell that upset 5-seed Temple in the opening round. Analyze the games and consider putting some money down on a good underdog that comes into March Madness as a 12-seed.
March Madness is so much fun because of its unpredictability, but you will also have a great chance of winning money by following these NCAA betting tips. You can also gain some more knowledge and having fun by taking our March Madness History Quiz. While a lot of people like to simply pick out a Cinderella team and run with them, those people do not have as great a chance at making money. It is better to have a specific set of things that you are looking for in mind when placing a bet on March Madness. The most important thing to remember is to analyze the games before laying any money down, and just remember to have fun.


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I can't believe it, but the Summer Reading Club will be ending in less than one week! The 2009 Children's Summer Reading Program is designed for kids between the ages of 0 – 12 years old. Anytime a child reads a book, or is read to it counts towards their reading goals.
You can register and log information online at http://www.hcpl.net/kidsite/summerreader.htm [2] or visit any Harris County Public Library, and the staff will be happy to assist you.
This week, we have two final programs that I am sure you will want to attend.
MAGIC SHOW: Tuesday, August 4th @ 3:00 pm. Abracadabra, it's Magic! Steve Burton's magic program includes lots of audience participation along with live animals, comedy, music and special treats for all his helpers. Children must be able to sit through the program without an adult. Tickets are free and will be provided a half hour before the program. Space is limited.
PETTING ZOO: Wednesday, August 5th @ 3:00 pm. Everyone is sure to have fun during our End of Summer party. Marsha's Petting Zoo will be there with lots of furry friends. There will also be face painting for the kids. This is a great opportunity to enjoy the day, and turn in your reading logs. Don't forget your cameras!
This summer, Ms Susan and I have enjoyed the time spent with friends new and old. We hope that you've had as much fun as we have. Please come see us during the school year. Stop by anytime just to say hi, pick out a new book, or to see what fun and exciting programs we have planned for future months!
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My husband is a trumpet player in the Key West Permafrost Blues Band, which is becoming quite a popular band up here in the northern area. He is also the webmaster for the site. He has just added a new fun application where you can generate your own blues name. You can click on the "Generate The Name" button repeatedly until you find the name that you like.
I'm "Itchy Peach Taylor". 🙂
If you do this, please add what blues name you are in the comments area. It will be fun to see what name you have. 🙂


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Familicide involves the killing of a current or former spouse or partner and one or more of their children, followed, in many cases, by the suicide of the perpetrator. These killings are limited to the modern era and seem to be on the rise in late modern times, deeply disturbing the communities in which they occur. Familicidal Hearts explores the emotional styles of 196 male and 15 female perpetrators of this shocking offence, situating their emotional styles on a continuum with livid coercive killers at one end and civil reputable murderers at the other. The analysis identifies the pivotal ro ... More
Keywords: familicide, emotional formations, emotional styles, livid coercive, civil reputable, haunting, murder, domestic violence
Print publication date: 2010 | Print ISBN-13: 9780195315417 |
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: May 2010 | DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195315417.001.0001 |


text: Why You Get Sudden Muscle Cramps (and What You Can Do About It)Thorin Klosowski5/02/13 7:30amFiled to: healthhydrationstretchingmedicine373EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkNo matter what type of shape you're in or your age, we're all prone to those spontaneous, out of nowhere muscle cramps that knock you down for a few seconds. It usually comes and goes, but if you've ever wondered what's going on, The Wall Street Journal has some some answers. AdvertisementIn most cases, leg cramps are nothing to worry about, and it usually just has to do with dehydration:Dehydration, whether due to insufficient fluid intake or sustained and heavy exercise, is a prime and sometimes overlooked culprit, says Dr. Morrissey. Lack of fluids causes a loss of electrolytes—sodium, potassium and calcium, to name a few—and "if your electrolytes are out of whack, you can have spasms."Other causes include "mechanical stress on muscles" from standing for long periods, or muscle fatigue from walking on a hard surface. Both can result in nocturnal cramps. The toxins ingested by heavy smokers and the electrolyte imbalances that can result from excessive alcohol consumption may also be a source of sudden muscle cramps.In general, if it's not a sustained or repeating problem, sudden muscle cramps aren't anything to worry about. If you get them infrequently but they're still annoying, you can do a couple simple things to stop muscle cramps from happening:AdvertisementIn large part, Dr. Morrissey says, stay hydrated and maintain a good balance of electrolytes. For people who tend to get muscle cramps at night, he suggests drinking Gatorade or Vitaminwater (both of which contain electrolytes) before retiring at night. Another preventive measure involves doing muscle-strengthening exercises before going to bed.As for folk cures like salt in your socks or pickle juice? They're probably not more helpful than good old hydration. Head over to The Wall Street Journal for the full breakdown.Quick Cures/Quack Cures: Mystery Muscle Cramps | The Wall Street JournalSponsoredPhoto by Army Medicine.Reply37 repliesLeave a reply


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Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) conducts an entrance exam for admission to Journalism, Radio and Television Journalism and Advertising and Public Relations (PR) courses in 2013.
Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) is an autonomous organization funded by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. It is known as internationally known centre for training and research in mass communication.
IIMC conducts an Entrance Exam for admission to post graduate diploma courses in Journalism (English), Journalism (Hindi), Radio and Television Journalism, Advertising and Public Relations and Journalism (Oriya).
Test Centres for IIMC Entrance Exam 2013
The IIM entrance test 2013 will be held on an all-India basis at New Delhi, Bhubaneswar (Orissa), Patna (Bihar), Lucknow (U.P.), Kolkata (W.B.), Guwahati (Assam), Bangalore (Karnataka), Mumbai, Nagpur (Maharashtra), Bhopal (MP), Chennai (TN), Aizawl (Mizoram), Jammu, Srinagar (J&K) and Kochi (Kerala).
Schedule of IIMC Entrance Examination for all PG Diploma Courses, 2013-14
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Date |
Time |
PG Diploma Course in Journalism Hindi/English |
26 May 2013 |
9 am to 11 am |
PG Diploma Course in Radio & TV Journalism |
26 May 2013 |
12 noon to 2 pm |
PG Diploma Course in Advertising and Public Relations |
26 May 2013 |
3 pm to 5 pm |
PG Diploma Course in Oriya Journalism |
27 May 2013 |
9 am to 11 am |
IIMC 2013 Important Dates
Sale of application form begins |
11 March, 2013 |
Sale of application form closes |
22 April, 2013 (Extended upto 3rd May) |
Last date of receipt of filled-in Application Forms for all course except Oriya |
22 April, 2013 (Extended upto 3rd May) |
Entrance Examination for all Courses except Oriya Journalism |
26 May, 2013 |
Entrance Examination for Oriya Journalism |
27 May, 2013 |
Announcement of Entrance Examination results |
1st or 2nd week of June, 2013 |
Interview Dates |
Last week of June/1st week of July, 2013 |
Announcement of final selection |
Second/Third week of July, 2013 |
Last date to deposit first instalment of fee |
Third week of July, 2013 |
Source: Official website of IIMC
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How FDR Got His Tape Recorder
October/november 1982 | Volume 33, Issue 6
Mr. Kiel came to hold a half-dozen patents for recording and reproduction devices, all predating the development of the one used in FDR's White House. RCA did not invent that machine and neither did Harry Payne. It is a curious fact, however, that one of Mr. Kannee's ideas—filling a reel of film with nothing but one sound track after another, side by side—corresponded to a Kiel invention that did precisely that. Following this success, Ripley Kiel, working on his own in Chicago in 1937 and '38, invented a "Sound on Film" recording device that he called the Kiel Reporter (to distinguish it from another invention of his, the Kiel Recorder, which had been used by the FBI during the John Dillinger era).
The Kiel Reporter was the first recording device that could operate for as long as twenty-four hours unattended. It had a playback mechanism that permitted its users to listen immediately to the recorded material without waiting for the time-consuming processing associated with recordings-on-film in the motion-picture industry.
On October 27, 1938, Mr. Kiel filed an application (Serial No. 237,225) for a patent and followed it with a second application (Serial No. 334,357), filed on May 10, 1940. Two patents were ultimately issued: the first on August 19, 1941 (No. 2,253,302), and the second on March 23, 1943 (No. 2,314,834).
The Reporter provided a method of recording and reproducing "Sound on Film" (the name used in the patents) "transversely rather than longitudinally" on the filmstrip. This was done "diagonally in parallel lines extending at an angle of approximately 30 degrees to the [film] strip axis." Since the recording was continuous and compact, a substantial amount of material could be recorded on a very short piece of film: fifteen feet of 35-mm film was more than enough for a full hour.
Not only was this a very economical way of using the film; it also meant that a person working with the Reporter could easily locate a particular point for reproduction purposes. In the Kiel machine, the progress of the soundcarrier film beneath the stylus (a single, stationary needle mounted virtually perpendicular to the film surface) was so gradual that portions of the recording widely separated in time were not widely spaced in terms of distance.
"Indices of position," showing where something was located, were imprinted on the carrier film to assist the user in pinpointing the material he or she wished to review. A log, kept by the user, would supply the necessary information: "Reel C, 106-112: September 6, 1940, FDR discusses Roy Howard's activities in the Far East."
A very important feature of Mr. Kiel's Reporter was a "remote-control" mode that could be used not only for normal dictation but also for "the automatic recording of conversation or other sound without the intervention of an operator exercising manual control." Once someone had turned the machine on and had set it for remote-control operation, it would begin recording automatically, without further manual intervention, as soon as any sound was made. A person's voice, a cough or sneeze, a pen scratching across the surface of a piece of paper, or the ringing of a telephone would start it. I was wrong when I wrote that the machine would go right on running if neither the President nor Mr. Kannee turned it off. If the microphone picked up no sounds, the film would not move at all, but as soon as someone started talking, it would immediately resume recording whatever was said. This feature helps greatly to explain why a number of the President's conversations in the Oval Office in the autumn of 1940—possibly even all the ones we have—were captured on the "one roll of scribed acetate sound recordings" found in the White House after FDR's death.
No matter how brilliant the conception may be, inventions do not help the inventor very much unless they go into production and are marketed. Just as some authors have agents, so do some inventors; that is where Harry Payne came into the picture. His full name was Charles Harrison Payne. He was not an inventor himself but a promoter of inventions, among them the Jeep. Mr. Kiel hired Harry Payne to bring his Reporter to the attention of potential manufacturers. When RCA proved interested, a demonstration was arranged at RCA's plant in Camden, New Jersey. As a result RCA obtained from Mr. Kiel the rights to manufacture his Reporter, and hired him as consulting engineer.
So much, then, for the machine itself. How about the installation? There seems to be no doubt that the Secret Service was involved at least to the extent of maintaining security. Ripley Kiel recalls helping members of the RCA Service Company install the equipment in the Oval Office "under the close supervision of the Secret Service." He does not remember exactly when the work was done but feels that early to mid-August 1940 might be about right—it was summer and it was hot. FDR was away from the White House at the time.
Because the President's desk lamp was not suitable for concealing a microphone, Mr. Kiel purchased an appropriate replacement and hid the microphone—an RCA Model 88D broadcast type—inside the shade. Only one microphone, about two inches in diameter, was used in the Oval Office; its presence in the lamp explains why the President can be heard so much more clearly on the recordings than his aides and visitors.


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WWDD? (What Would the Doctor Do?)
One of the most difficult questions I am asked by owners is, "What would you do if this were your own pet?" Though intellectually I understand why my answer would be perceived as meaningful, I find it challenging to respond. If I speak truthfully, the time it would take to answer their question would likely surpass the hour I have allotted for the appointment.
My dilemma is as follows: It's impossible to approach my own pet's health without examining the situation through the lens of my life as a doctor, since as a doctor I am afforded insight and opportunities that are not available to the typical pet owner. I am simply unable to separate being a pet owner from being a veterinarian when it comes to decisions regarding the care of my own animals.
Despite the variety of diagnoses and prognoses I discuss, the majority of owners have the exact same concerns when considering whether to pursue treatment for their pet. Their primary concern centers on what can be done to maintain a good quality of life for their pet while not acting selfishly with regard to decisions. Their secondary concerns include the emotional, time, and financial considerations the decision would entail. I would want all of the same things for my own pets if placed in a similar situation and I know these are all surprisingly subjective scenarios.
Quality of life in veterinary oncology is a gray area. Sometimes it may appear straightforward: Pets that are no longer self-sufficient or are clearly exhibiting signs of pain have a poor quality of life.
Other examples are less clear-cut: a dog with a bladder tumor that continually strains to urinate but still can empty her bladder, or a dog with a brain tumor that has occasional but controllable, seizures. Are their lives poor and should I recommend euthanasia for those cases?
Even with the more obvious scenarios, it's not exactly black and white upon further consideration. I have the ability to place feeding tubes in animals to bypass an unwillingness to eat, and I can prescribe strong pain medications to sedate a pet and relieve pain temporarily. In each of the above-mentioned scenarios, I struggle with what's right and what's wrong and what I might do if I were in those owners' shoes.
More specifically, when it comes to decisions about pursuing chemotherapy for pets, as an oncologist I have a very different (and possibly skewed) view of what the expected side effects from a particular treatment could entail. For example, with all the different chemotherapy drugs I prescribe, I know mild side effects are seen in about 25 percent of pets, and severe side effects are seen in less than 5 percent. I recognize that what is considered in objective medical terms to be a "mild" side effect may mean something completely different when the pet is your own. No one wants to see their pet experience even a single moment of sickness, especially one secondary to a treatment they chose to administer.
I have so much firsthand experience with chemotherapy, and medical knowledge about what signs are typical and what are atypical, I know I would feel comfortable administering chemotherapy to my own pet. This is not true for the average pet owner — signs can be confusing and stressful, and not every owner is equipped with the ability to handle complications related to treatments. Were my pet to become sick from its treatment, or from the cancer, I could easily bring it with me to work and provide care, without concern for how it would impact my employment. This makes it difficult to be impartial about some of the concerns typical owners would face regarding pursuing treatment and the potential side effects.
I also (fortunately) have very limited personal experience with owning a pet with cancer. My cat was diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia when I was a first year vet student, and although I was far more balanced on the "pet owner" side of the bar than the clinician's side , there weren't really any options available for him, so my decision was ultimately not at all difficult in the end. I cannot begin to imagine the emotional rollercoaster owners face, especially while undergoing treatment.
Remissions can be temporary, complications can arise in the middle of a plan, and sometimes it just seems as though bad news follows certain pets around like a dark cloud. The emotional aspect surrounding the role a pet plays in its particular household is so unique and complex that I feel it's virtually impossible for me to impart my own thoughts on someone else's situation.
I think the best I can do is attempt to assure owners that the recommendations and discussions I make would not be any different if I were talking to myself versus talking to them.
My objective is to be honest regarding my opinions without feeling as though I'm trying to predict the future, and to remain open to deviations from the "ideal" plan. If I accomplish this, then I am doing my job to the best of my abilities. In other words, I need to be able to sleep at night feeling comfortable with knowing that I'm being true to my chosen career and, ultimately, to myself, regardless of whether I feel comfortable or not in my specific answer to that difficult question.
What would I do if this were my own pet?
I'll think about it and get back to you.
Dr. Joanne Intile
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"sometimes it just seems as though bad news follows certain pets around like a dark cloud."
Well said. I've had a couple of those.
I think sharing all the available information is important so the human can make the best decision possible. That would probably equate to "What would you do" since you have the information. -
I think you should have put financial cost much higher in the considerations. A trip to the vet today (I'm in Florida) will cost me $140 just to walk in the door. The nonprofit clinics don't want to see "sick" animals, they will only do wellness checks. Surgery is a minimum $500. We have collection jars in convenience stores to help with the costs for Fido's surgery as much as we do for children.
I don't understand the explosion in costs. I had horses that were treated for less than a dog or cat. Sometimes animals are put down simply because a family cannot pay. We have had purebred animals abandoned in our neighborhood, some that need vet care and some perfectly healthy, because of the economy. It's a sad statement on the cost of veterinary care. -
I have a golden/lab mix dog that underwent chemo when he was almost 3 years old for lymphosarcoma. Prognosis was 6-9 months with chemo. We went for a total of 2 years for chemo tx. He went into remission right away and was one of the 5% that stayed in remission for 7 years. Reason it took 2 yrs is he would get sick after tx and he was only being given 1/2 doses. He had an allergic reaction to Elspar and could not have it again. To say it was an emotional rollercoaster is an understatement. Every day I watched everything he did and the way he acted. Now 7 yrs later and almost 10 yrs old the lymphosarcoma has come back. I just couldn't put him or myself through chemo again. I know the prognosis this time is not good but if he has guality of life it will be worth it.


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This article introduces and examines ContentControl3D; a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) control that makes it easy to add animated 3-dimensional (3D) rotations to any user interface. ContentControl3D can host any UI content on its front and back sides, and provides numerous ways to configure the animated rotations between the two sides. In addition to reviewing how to use the control, we will also see how certain aspects of it were implemented. ContentControl3D is part of the Thriple project on CodePlex.com.
WPF offers powerful support for creating 3D user interfaces. If you are knowledgeable about 3D programming concepts, vector mathematics, and have come to grips with the complex WPF 3D object model, the sky is the limit. That's the good news.
The bad news, however, is that most developers are not 3D experts, and don't have the time, inclination, etc. to climb the rather formidable learning curve. Most of us are far too busy trying to meet our deadlines to experiment with the relatively low-level programming model that WPF exposes for creating and manipulating abstractions of entities in 3D space.
This is a rather unfortunate situation. The WPF platform offers so much potential for incorporating 3D into user interfaces, but the programming model is too complicated and low-level to make it practical for most developers to leverage it. This is precisely the reason why I decided to create ContentControl3D.
ContentControl3D lowers the barrier to entry for WPF 3D programming. You can use this control in your applications, even purely from XAML, almost as easily as the standard ContentControl that comes with WPF. All of the complexities around using the 3D programming model are encapsulated in ContentControl3D, so you don't have to know anything about 3D programming to make use of it in your applications.
At this point, you might be wondering why you should consider using 3D in your applications. It's certainly not necessary. If used in poor taste it can lead to confusing and tacky user interfaces. However, there are ways that you can tastefully incorporate 3D into a user interface, such that it improves the user experience.
The most common and compelling reason to use ContentControl3D is space conservation. Many applications have a lot of data visualization and input screens to show to the user. The physical size of an application's user interface is constrained by the size of the user's monitor(s), or whatever size the application's windows happen to be. This often creates contention for screen real estate amongst various pieces of a UI.
In addition to the layout problem, there is also the problem of presenting the user with too much information at once. If you try to cram as much "stuff" into a user interface as possible, the user might become confused and frustrated when trying to find what he or she is looking for. It is usually better to present as little information as necessary at all times, and disclose more detailed information upon request.
The problems caused by contention for screen real estate, and the cognitive dissonance created by information overload, can be mitigated by placing certain parts of a user interface on the back side of a ContentControl3D. When the user has a need to view details about something, or enter into edit mode, etc. the ContentControl3D can smoothly flip over to show that to the user. When the user no longer needs to view that piece of the user interface, the control can flip over to the front side and hide the unnecessary details. The image below, which contains two screenshots from the 'Binding to a ViewModel' demo application, shows this idea put to use.
ContentControl3D is part of my CodePlex project, called Thriple. You can download the latest source code and demo apps from that site. Here are some links to pages of the Thriple project:
The interesting public members of ContentControl3D, and some related enumerations, are seen in the following diagram:
The number of public members exposed by ContentControl3D is not very large. The overarching design principle was to make this control very easy to understand and use, yet still have it be powerful and flexible enough to support, what I assume to be, the most common use cases. Every member of the control's public interface was implemented to satisfy the requirements of one or more demo application; all of which are included in the source code package on CodePlex. You can learn more about these features, and how to use them, by looking at the samples and their XAML or C# files. As such, this article does not review every public member of the control.
There are a few ways to put content onto both sides of ContentControl3D. The simplest technique is to directly add UI elements to the Content and BackContent properties. Since both of those properties are of type Object, you could assign them data objects instead of UI elements, but let's start off with the easiest use case first. Here's an example:
<thriple:ContentControl3D xmlns:thriple="http://thriple.codeplex.com/" Background="LightBlue" BorderBrush="Black" BorderThickness="2" MaxWidth="200" MaxHeight="200" > <thriple:ContentControl3D.Content> <Button Content="Front Side" Command="thriple:ContentControl3D.RotateCommand" Width="100" Height="100" /> </thriple:ContentControl3D.Content> <thriple:ContentControl3D.BackContent> <Button Content="Back Side" Command="thriple:ContentControl3D.RotateCommand" Width="100" Height="100" /> </thriple:ContentControl3D.BackContent> </thriple:ContentControl3D>
Running this simple example results in a user interface that contains a "Front Side" button that, when clicked, flips over to reveal the "Back Side" button. The following series of screenshots depicts this.
It is important to notice in the XAML above that the Button controls have their Command property set to reference the static RotateCommand object, which is exposed by the ContentControl3D class. That is the command you should use from XAML to cause the control to flip over. The UI element that you happen to use to execute that command, and where it is located in the UI, is up to you. For example, the 'Content Templates' sample uses the Hyperlink element to execute the RotateCommand, as seen below:
As mentioned at the end of the previous section, there is a sample application called 'Content Templates.' That is an example of how to supply ContentControl3D with UI elements to display on both the front and back sides, via the use of DataTemplates. Since the standard ContentControl in WPF exposes Content and ContentTemplate properties, ContentControl3D follows suit and exposes BackContent and BackContentTemplate properties. Those two properties can be used in the exact same way that you use Content and ContentTemplate, respectively. In case you are wondering, I did not add a BackContentTemplateSelector property, which would be equivalent to the ContentTemplateSelector property of ContentControl, because I had no need for it when writing the sample applications.
The following XAML shows how to create the same UI that we saw in the previous section, only this time a DataTemplate is used to provide an explanation for what to show on both sides of the control.
<thriple:ContentControl3D xmlns:thriple="http://thriple.codeplex.com/" Background="LightBlue" BorderBrush="Black" BorderThickness="2" MaxWidth="200" MaxHeight="200" Content="Front Side" BackContent="Back Side" ContentTemplate="{DynamicResource ButtonTemplate}" BackContentTemplate="{DynamicResource ButtonTemplate}" > <thriple:ContentControl3D.Resources> <DataTemplate x:Key="ButtonTemplate"> <Button Content="{Binding}" Command="thriple:ContentControl3D.RotateCommand" Width="100" Height="100" /> </DataTemplate> </thriple:ContentControl3D.Resources> </thriple:ContentControl3D>
In this example, both sides are rendered by the same DataTemplate. You are free to assign different templates to each side, if necessary. It is also possible to use one DataTemplate that renders each side differently, by triggering against the IsOnFrontSide attached property. This technique is used in several of the sample applications, such as the 'Content Templates' sample. The following XAML snippet comes from a DataTemplate in that sample:
<!-- Show a different spaceship on the back side of the surface. --> <Trigger Property="thriple:ContentControl3D.IsOnFrontSide" Value="False"> <Setter TargetName="grid" Property="Background"> <Setter.Value> <ImageBrush ImageSource="Images/Spaceship2.jpg" Stretch="Uniform" Opacity="0.5" /> </Setter.Value> </Setter> </Trigger>
As mentioned earlier in this article, ContentControl3D can be used to create a simple and intuitive way to conserve screen real estate and prevent the user from looking at too much information. That, in and of itself, is a compelling reason to use the control. However, it has more to offer than just the ability to rotate in 3D space. It can rotate with style!
The Thriple library contains a class called EasingDoubleAnimation. That class derives from the standard DoubleAnimation class, and adds in the ability to use one of Robert Penner's easing equations to create a more "natural" animation between two double values. If you aren't familiar with the Penner equations, I suggest you check it out here.
ContentControl3D uses EasingDoubleAnimation to rotate the 3D surface. If you set the EasingMode property to something other than the default value of 'None', an easing equation is used to "guide" the surface during the animation. The RotationEasingMode enumeration values have friendly names that I made up, like 'Slap' and 'RoundhouseKick'. Those values then map to more obscure easing equation names from Penner's work, such as 'QuadEaseOut' and 'QuartEaseInOut', respectively.
Using an easing mode for the rotation can add some extra character and energy to a user interface. Like all snazzy things, it should be used judiciously, not superfluously. You can test out the various easing modes by opening the 'Easing Modes' sample, or the 'Property Explorer' sample in the ContentControl3D_Demo project.
This section discusses how some aspects of ContentControl3D work, so feel free to skip this section if you aren't interested in the implementation details.
The ContentControl3D class derives from ContentControl. It has a control template which, when expanded into live UI elements, looks like this in Mole:
The descendant elements of the two ContentPresenters are whatever elements you happen to assign to the Content and BackContent dependency properties, or whatever elements are generated via DataTemplates. As you can see, the visual tree is not too large, and consists mostly of WPF 3D elements. The objects shown on each side of the ContentControl3D are hosted in Viewport2DVisual3D elements, which are WPF's way of hosting interactive 2D elements in 3D space. Let's take a look at the declaration of the Viewport2DVisual3D that contains the back side content, from the control template:
<Viewport2DVisual3D> <Viewport2DVisual3D.Geometry> <MeshGeometry3D TriangleIndices="0,1,2 2,3,0" TextureCoordinates="0,1 1,1 1,0 0,0" Positions="-1,-1,0 1,-1,0 1,1,0 -1,1,0" /> </Viewport2DVisual3D.Geometry> <Viewport2DVisual3D.Transform> <RotateTransform3D> <RotateTransform3D.Rotation> <AxisAngleRotation3D Angle="180" /> </RotateTransform3D.Rotation> </RotateTransform3D> </Viewport2DVisual3D.Transform> <Viewport2DVisual3D.Material> <DiffuseMaterial Viewport2DVisual3D.IsVisualHostMaterial="True" Brush="White" /> </Viewport2DVisual3D.Material> <Viewport2DVisual3D.Visual> <Border BorderBrush="Transparent" BorderThickness="1"> <ContentPresenter x:Name="PART_BackContentPresenter" Content="{TemplateBinding BackContent, Converter={StaticResource ContentConv}, ConverterParameter=BACK}" ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding BackContentTemplate}" /> </Border> </Viewport2DVisual3D.Visual> </Viewport2DVisual3D>
One important point to notice is that the back side is initialized to be rotated by 180 degrees on the Y axis, due to the AxisAngleRotation3D. The Viewport2DVisual3D for the front side has an AxisAngleRotation3D too, but its Angle is initialized to 0. This means that the two sides of the 3D surface begin life "facing away" from each other, back to back. All subsequent rotations of the two sides cause the Angle of their AxisAngleRotation3D to change by 180. Here is an abridged version of the method in ContentControl3D that rotates the surface:
public void Rotate() { if (this.IsRotating) return; // Avoid trying to animate a null or frozen instance. if (_viewport.Camera == null || _viewport.Camera.IsFrozen) _viewport.Camera = this.CreateCamera(); PerspectiveCamera camera = _viewport.Camera as PerspectiveCamera; // Create the animations. DoubleAnimation frontAnimation, backAnimation; this.PrepareForRotation(out frontAnimation, out backAnimation); Point3DAnimation cameraZoomAnim = this.CreateCameraAnimation(); // Start the animations. _frontRotation.BeginAnimation(AxisAngleRotation3D.AngleProperty, frontAnimation); _backRotation.BeginAnimation(AxisAngleRotation3D.AngleProperty, backAnimation); camera.BeginAnimation(PerspectiveCamera.PositionProperty, cameraZoomAnim); this.IsRotating = true; }
When the rotation animation completes, this method is executed:
void OnRotationCompleted(object sender, EventArgs e) { AnimationClock clock = sender as AnimationClock; clock.Completed -= this.OnRotationCompleted; this.IsRotating = false; this.IsFrontInView = !this.IsFrontInView; if (_isRotationPending) { // The BringFrontSideIntoView/BringBackSideIntoView // method was called during a rotation, and the // appropriate side is not in view, so rotate again. _isRotationPending = false; this.Rotate(); } else { CommandManager.InvalidateRequerySuggested(); } }
Note that the IsRotating dependency property is set to true when the rotation begins and false when it ends (which makes sense!), but the IsFrontInView dependency property only changes state after the animation completes. This is useful information to know when writing triggers that target those properties.
ContentControl3D makes it very easy to add 3D into your WPF applications. When used properly, it can make an otherwise crowded, confusing, dull user interface much more clean and engaging. Be sure to explore the sample projects included in Thriple to learn about all of the features available in the control, and how to use them.
You can download the latest Thriple source code from here.
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<thriple:ContentControl3D.CameraPrototype> <PerspectiveCamera FieldOfView="60" Position="0,0,1.1525" LookDirection="0,0,-1" UpDirection="0,1,0"> <PerspectiveCamera.Transform> <Transform3DGroup> <TranslateTransform3D OffsetX="0" OffsetY="0" OffsetZ="0"/> <ScaleTransform3D ScaleX="1.33" ScaleY="1" ScaleZ="1"/> <!--<RotateTransform3D d:EulerAngles="0,0,0"/>--> <TranslateTransform3D OffsetX="0" OffsetY="0" OffsetZ="0"/> <TranslateTransform3D OffsetX="0" OffsetY="0" OffsetZ="0"/> </Transform3DGroup>
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It has been said that the Church is not a museum of saints, but a hospital for sinners. Yet, most of us would much rather pretend to be a saint on display than call for an ambulance.
Week after week, many of us walk into a church, sit by people we have known for years and yet would never dream of sharing our innermost struggles with. While a large part of this is our pride, another factor is a Church that seems unwilling to talk about certain uncomfortable issues, choosing rather to ignore them, try to cover them up or simply reject people who bring them up.
There are many issues the Church as a whole needs to address, such as creationism, activism, environmental stewardship and many others. But there are many more issues that individuals in the Church are dealing with—issues that the Church Body should be talking about. In Galatians 6:2, Paul urged the Church to "Bear each other's burdens," so maybe with more grace and love we can turn on the light in the darkened rooms of each other's hearts and let our churches become safe havens for the uncomfortable things we have to deal with.
Many of these issues need to be dealt with professionally first. But that should not be the end of it. Research shows just listening to someone and showing them you genuinely care for their situation can be a huge part of that person's healing process.
This is far from a comprehensive list—these are a few of the issues many people in churches around the world are dealing with, whether they admit it or not. And as people increasingly leave the Church, often over issues such as these, it is becoming more urgent that the Church talk about how to care for every one of its members.
At AA meetings and therapy sessions, talking about addiction makes sense, but for some reason, it's not a topic most church people want to hear about. Certain addictions are definitely more socially acceptable to talk about than others. For example, it's OK to bug Frank about his smoking, but John's alcoholism is more hush-hush.
And yes, in many churches, a person's addictions can become fodder for gossip. However, if the Church were to first approach one another as family, then addicts in the Church might feel safer to be vulnerable about their struggles. Often, they just need to be loved and feel safe enough to know they can expose this part of themselves in a community where the addiction isn't crushing them every second.
Sex and sexuality tends to be a loaded topic in the Church. Certain corners of the Church have been very vocal in their broad condemnation of premarital sex, but that's where the conversation (for lack of a better word) tends to stop. We rarely engage the topic of sex on a personal, individual level. There's a generally accepted idea floating around that, once two people are married, they enter into a carefree, blissful lifetime of sexual fulfillment that needs never be discussed in any meaningful way.
There are strong believers struggling with their sexual identity, brokenness and frustration in churches across the world, and among their Christian friends and families, they don't dare say a word about it.
I know of a few people in my life who love Christ and want to abstain from sin, but they are struggling with sexual sin or sinful desires. There are married couples for whom waiting to have sex turned out to be the easy part, as both parties brought into their marriage a series of expectations that turned out to be flawed. There are very few people they can share this with, but that also means they carry this burden alone. If many churches stopped treating sexual issues as a personal choice, where it could be turned on or off like a light-switch, then maybe we could start to create more safe places where people can share their burdens with each other and find out they're not alone.
Sincere Doubt
In many churches today, there are Christians, even pastors, who are struggling with doubt. They have absorbed all the recommended apologetics. They have cried out in prayer. They are struggling to believe that God is good or that He's there at all, yet they continue with the motions. They put on the smile while setting up the coffee table. They mouth along to the words in the worship songs, but it all feels hollow to them. I know this because I've been one of these people.
One of the most vital ways the Church can handle doubt is to stop acting like everything about faith is obvious. The Church can recognize that we all have doubts from time to time, but we cling to a hope that's beyond rational explanation. Churches can also stop trying to hide the hard parts of the Bible under the rug or downplay the significance these ethically questionable parts play in a person's doubt.
Mental Illness
Those in our midst who deal with mental illness, either personally or second-hand, are typically silent about the struggles they experience. In our society, there still exist a lot of stereotypes about mental illness, and because people either don't want to deal with it or they've been hurt, they will choose to avoid opening up about it. The problem is, if these issues go untalked about, then they often will go unresolved.
In some churches, people who do reveal their illness will go without professional help in lieu of prayer. When prayer doesn't work, the person dealing with mental illness feels like a failure or like they don't have enough faith. The Church needs to create an encouraging environment where people can be directed to right help and then receive spiritual healing alongside their physical healing.
There are droves of lonely people in the church, and that includes senior pastors and priests. The isolation comes from a lack of identification and identification comes through open communication. When we can be vulnerable and honest with one another, we understand each other in a profound way.
A lonely person may walk in to a church alone and leave alone each Sunday. Although they appreciate the free coffee and donuts the fellowship hall offers, what they really want is fellowship. Taking time to get to know the people around you and then reaching out to them outside of the church will allow for a greater, more stable community.
Of course, every church is different and while one church may be stronger in one area, it may be weaker in others. These are just a few issues that we as the Church Body need to be willing to address. And as we talk about them, we must remember to address them with humility, understanding and grace, keeping in mind our role as fellow hospital patients, not museum curators.
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I'm a guy who feels isolated from my church. This comment may get ignored but I don't care if anyone listens or not. I just want to get it off my chest. There aren't that many people I can rely on at my church. I have been coming to this church for about a year now and I still feel like this distant stranger who feels rejected a lot of times. I usually sit alone in an isle where I'm the only one that sits in it. I feel very lonely. I wish I had more fellowship with other people. Our church tries building community through life groups but all the leaders that have been in my life group have moved out because of wonderful opportunities and I'm constantly searching for a new leader to be in my life group but as that happens, I see a lot of strangers that come into this life group which get's harder and harder to bond and entrust my issues to. My life group has had four leader already and they all moved out within one year. I'm constantly wondering if this will ever change and that I won't feel lonely any more.
It's easy to say, "reach out," but it quickly becomes complicated because this level of intimacy comes with great responsibility. It's so easy to say, "I care," "God loves you," and so on. It's a little harder to begin to listen to someone else's concerns, which is good IF done without judgement shrouded as advice or expertise. But what we all crave is others to empathize because they are honest with themselves about their own frailty. To do this requires listening until we, too, feel the pain. That's empathy, and it is hard. Are we even capable of this in the setting of a large church? I'd love to be able to say yes to this, but I am not certain. Or is the purpose of the church to give us a forum to learn in ways that empowers us to find our way, with love and grace? Maybe others have found the answers to these questions, or are struggling, also.
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It's easy to say, "reach out," but it quickly becomes complicated because this level of intimacy comes with great responsibility. It's so easy to say, "I care," "God loves you," and so on. It's a little harder to begin to listen to someone else's concerns, which is good IF done without judgement shrouded as advice or expertise. But what we all crave is others to empathize because they are honest with themselves about their own frailty. To do this requires listening until we, too, feel the pain. That's empathy, and it is hard. Are we even capable of this in the setting of a large church? I'd love to be able to say yes to this, but I am not certain. Or is the purpose of the church to give us a forum to learn in ways that empowers us to find our way, with love and grace? Maybe others have found the answers to these questions, or are struggling, also.
The majority of my peers at the church I'd gone to through high school got married, and started having babies, quicker than usual as far as stats go. I and 2 other single ladies didn't feel like we really fit anymore after a couple years. Our pastors encouraged us in finding a better fit. Lots of college groups around - lots of colleges around. But then it's like we're supposed to get married next, and it's more difficult to find a group of young singles. That's what drew me to the rather large church I'm now a member of. With so many people going it's much easier to find people - peers - who are at the same point in our lives. Most Sundays we split into smaller groups for discussion and prayer, but fairly often we don't do much but the prayer part, sharing with each other.
I agree these issues DO need to be addressed in the church. Absolutely we are the body of Christ but we are completely ignoring issues in our body. If something is wrong with us physically we automatically have other body parts aide in easing the hurting part. Why don't we respond the same as Christ's body?
We are instructed to confess our sins one to another so we may be healed & free. !!! It is no wonder why the church is so sick & in bondage we aren't following the instructions for freedom we were given.
The thing that bothers me most is we are the church. It is our God given assignment to be a light and helping hand in this world. We are suppose to be the ones feeding the hungry, meeting the needs of the poor, healing the sick & providing the answer of God's love to everyone we meet. However far too often we are not only turning the lost away but we as the church are farming our hurting body parts off to the government or science, medicine, & psychology for answers. We have the power of God at our finger tips & EVERY answer ever needed written out for us in the Bible. It is time we stop being afraid & skirting around these issues in our lives so we can start helping those outside our walls now & into the millennium.
This is happening through www.iamchanged.com I am very excited about the change I see through them & this article. Brings hope for us as a body & the world.
The church (both traditional and non-traditional) makes up the body of Christ, and as members of the body we all have the responsibility to address these issues. We all struggle with something, but to lay the onus on the traditional church for not addressing issues in the manner we think is best is no less dishonest. Are we simply trading one form of striving for perfection for another?


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Beyond Privacy: Data for All and All for Data
by Steve Smith on May 27, 3:18 PM
Here's a thought to ponder over the long weekend: what if open access to the mountains of data so many of us are trying to hide or protect really could be understood as a good thing? What if the focus of the debate over data shifted from an obsession over privacy to a creative discussion of data's possible social and policy utility? Instead of focusing energy on limiting data use, how about redirecting energies to optimizing the sharing of data?
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Top Brands Data-Hungry For Online Ad Targeting
by Laurie Sullivan on May 26, 5:20 PM
Five of the top Fortune 15 companies now use data management services from BlueKai for online ad targeting. That's how company executives describe its growth during the past six months, though they decline to name the actual companies involved (which could be, perhaps, corporate giants like Wal-Mart Stores, Exxon Mobile,General Electric, Berkshire Hathaway, General Motors, AT&T -- all part of the Fortune 15).
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DataXu Gives Attitude
by Laurie Sullivan on May 18, 5:26 PM
DataXu on Wednesday will officially launch a multichannel demand-side platform dubbed DX Brand. The system measures brand metrics such as awareness, recall, favorability, or purchase intent. Using in-ad surveys, A/B testing and multivariate decision making processes, the system determines the placements and creative pieces most likely to generate a favorable response from consumers who see them.
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Phoning It In: What Do We Think About Mobile Privacy?
by Steve Smith on May 13, 5:30 PM
Congress put a spotlight on mobile privacy this week in Washington. As I argued earlier about the coming tumult over data handling on cell phones, mobile gives regulators, and the marketplace generally, something we didn't have in the privacy discussion on the Web -- two big fat likable corporate brands to help focus and personify the conversation.
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Behavioral Targeting Makes Transition
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Behavioral targeting could take a new turn as more companies adopt the practice of customizing Web site content, from ads to editorial. Research firm eMarketer estimated 97% of advertisers and agencies will use some form of audience targeting in 2011, but Yakov Shabat, CEO and founder of Personyze, believes the concept of behavioral targeting will change as government agencies in the U.S. and across the world implement stricter standards to protect consumer privacy.
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Dynamic Personalization Key to Retailer's Retargeting Success -- Along With Cost Structure
by Steve Smith on May 6, 3:45 PM
Retargeting has been a favorite and basic model for retailers to leverage behavioral targeting for years. Following a user after he or she has visited your e-commerce site or abandoned a shopping cart has proven enormously effective for obvious reasons - the consumer's intent is unmistakable. In practice, however, the path to success in retargeting has often been less clear for some companies.
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Apparently Clearspring execs have been in compliance with privacy guidelines. The company recently discovered, pending court approval, that a $3.25 million class-action lawsuit could be dismissed.
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I'm delighted to share the absolutely awesome cover quotes we received over the weekend for my debut erotic paranormal romance as Christina Ashcroft! I'm a huge fan of both Kylie Griffin's Light Blade series and Laurie London's Sweetblood series and am completely blown away that they found the time to read the book and give us quotes within the very tight deadline given.
Destined to fall... destined to love...
Here are the endorsements that are going on the cover of Archangel of Mercy.
"In ARCHANGEL OF MERCY, Ashcroft's unique world-building blends several familiar mythologies and draws the reader in with a creative and intriguing plot involving archangels, demons, gods, demi-gods and other extraordinary races. Her characters are fascinating, the story line compelling, the romance scorching don't be surprised if you find yourself reading this book late into the night!
Paranormal romance fans could very well discover a new angel addiction in Ashcroft's series!"
Kylie Griffin, National Bestselling Author of The Light Blade Series
"I was completely drawn into Christina Ashcroft's scorchingly hot (book) and couldn't put it down. With its sizzlingly hot archangels, richly imagined world, and truly despicable villains, Archangel Of Mercy would appeal to readers who enjoy Nalini Singh and JR Ward. Dark, gritty and erotic. I loved it!"
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Lu Fan
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Lu Fan | |
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Force(s): | Yuan Shu's Forces Wu |
Weapon Type: | Sword |
Unit Type: | Strategist |
Significant Battle(s): | |
First Appearance: | Dynasty Warriors 6 |
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Real name: | Lü Fàn
Chinese name: | 呂範 - 吕范
Style name: | Zǐhéng
Chinese name: | 子衡
Born: | 165
Died: | 229
Lu Fan (onyomi: Ryo Han) was a general of Wu. He joined Wu when Sun Ce prepared his attack on Jiangdong and was one of his closest subjects. He would later serve Sun Quan and defeat the Wei forces at Dongkou.
Contrary to popular belief, Lu Fan acted as Sun Ce's main strategist in many of the conqueror's campaigns while Zhou Yu himself was mostly absent during that time.
Roles in GamesEdit
Lu Fan appears as an officer for Wu in Dynasty Warriors, serving from the time of Sun Ce up to the end of their story.
In the eleventh installment of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms games, Lu Fan is a decent officer whose skill allows a faster production of naval vessels.
Historical InformationEdit
Lu Fan was from Runan in Yu Province. For a brief time, he served under the warlord Yuan Shu, but would later join Sun Ce after playing a game of Weiqi with him. He accompanied Sun Ce on the attack on Liu Yao and defeated him at Moling. He would also help in defeating Yan Baihu and Taishi Ci and be promoted to General of the Gentleman of the Household Who Pacifies Rebels. When Sun Ce died, he mourned his death before going to serve Sun Quan.
At Chibi, Lu Fan served under the command of Zhou Yu and later advised Sun Quan to marry his younger sister to Liu Bei in order to get Jing Province back. After the death of Guan Yu, Lu Fan was made Governor of Jianye. In 222, Cao Xiu invaded Wu at Dongkou. With the help of Xu Sheng, Sun Shao, and Quan Cong, Lu Fan repelled the Wei forces and was promoted to General of the Front. He became Commander-in-Chief in 229, but died shortly afterwards. His son Lu Ju succeeded him.
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There are forces in this world which aim to stand in the way of love; to cripple it and stop it from becoming stronger. These forces are fueled by fear, greed, power or simply by ignorance. But love is stronger than all of those things. It is the greatest force in the Universe. Hang on to your love.
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Health Education and Beyond: A Soviet Women's Group Experience
By Maria Coughlin, Regina Rosenberg
Jewish Communal Service Association of North America (JCSA), September 1983
Family life education groups seem the natural choice for intervention, providing the group leader has the necessary knowledge to teach health care information, the skill and sensitivity to deal with the issues surrounding abortion, sexuality concerns and birth control, and the awareness of his or her own attitudes and values, as well as the prevailing Jewish attitudes and values on these issues. In Journal of Jewish Communal Service, 60: 1.
Topic: Gender, Abortion, Jewish Organizations, Health and Healing, Women
Name of Publication: Journal of Jewish Communal Service
Volume/Issue: Vol. 60/No. 1
Genre: Article
Coverage: USSR
Language: English
Copyright Information: Download for personal use, freely distribute link
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Coughlin, Maria. Rosenberg, Regina. Health Education and Beyond: A Soviet Women's Group Experience. Journal of Jewish Communal Service. Jewish Communal Service Association of North America (JCSA). September 1983:


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A Night with Lizzie's Barbies
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Ever since seeing The Indian in the Cupboard, I always wonder what it would be like fucking a Barbie doll,
The weirdest thing happened tonight.
I am a 20 year old, tall and between lean and muscular. I have a daughter. I got my girlfriend pregnant back in high school and my daughter was born when I was 17 and my girlfriend was 16. We broke up after the pregnancy. She wanted an abortion and I wanted the baby, so I got my way. She is 3 years old and she loves her Barbie dolls.
When we were out one day we went shopping around some garage sales, so one street we went down was in the bayou and in the middle of nowhere. We followed the signs and we found this ran down house hut right on the water. So we got out of the truck and my daughter yelled out, "They have Barbie!!" Then there was this older black woman with long dreaded hair ran up to me with four boxes of dolls trying to force them onto us asking for .50 cents a box. They looked a little odd and had weird feeling about them and my daughter said, "Ok," and with the some of the money gave her, gave the woman $4, my daughter is very smart.
When we got home, Lizzie went right to her bedroom up the stairs and I had to carry boxes of dolls up the stairs. As I was walking to room from kitchen to her room up the stairs, I noticed few of things about the Barbie's. One, the hair on all of the dolls looked silky and real and instead of shiny kind of coarse hair. Second, there was amazing amount of detail in the makeup design. And third, saw bits of a mound in breast area were the nipple would be. I set the box down on the stairway and just took a peek and there was an amazing amount of detail with the pussy and tits and the plastic even felt little like skin. I thought I wouldn't mind, if anything I need to teacher her about the female body I would with the dolls. When I got up to her room, I saw her already getting the doll house that I built for her 3rd birthday.
Later that night, I woke abnormally horny and I haven't felt this way for a long time. I tried going back to sleep, but I couldn't. I looked at the clock and it was 10:30 and I thought you know what I will grab one of the new dolls. So, when I was going through the dolls and I noticed on with good size mounds not like the normal small perky Barbie tits. She was a blonde with down to her back and wavy. She was gorgeous I grabbed her and to it to my room and undressed her I noticed if this Barbie was at human scale she would probably have a natural 36H breast size. Unsheathed my throbbing warm 7 inch thick cock and started to rub on the doll where the boobs and the pussy are. I turned on a porn video that I had and opened up a Playboy. Since the doll didn't feel like plastic and more like skin it I felt cum shoot right out me within seconds and I kept shooting cum. It was the most cum I released ever. I saw the doll covered in cum and I just I needed wash it before giving it to Lizzie, so I set the doll on my nightstand and laid back and fell asleep.
At midnight, a very humid and warm breeze comes through my opened window and there was rattling throughout my room and the house. Then, there was this bright bluish light radiating out of the doll. Starting out of her eyes, then out of her mouth that shot open and every other hole her body. Her body spasm as if she was alive. Then the doll was set back down on the nightstand. Doll looked like a real person except for her being so small.
I woke, I felt stroking at my rock hard cock and I felt like I already had some pre-cum oozing down my cock. I looked at what was stroking my cock and it was the Barbie and that sent me over the edge and I cummed all over her. I just felt this urge to just force my half-staffed dick right into her mouth. I knew the doll had a small mouth, but I did anyway and forced all the way to the back of her throat. I hear a muffled moan and gag as I did this. She started bobbing up and down, like she knew what she was doing. Then I felt to small arms messaging balls and it felt amazing then it sent me to the edge and I then I cummed again. I looked down and few more Barbie's standing at my feet. I took the Barbie that I took from Lizzie's room earlier and started playing with her cunt.
Started with her clitoris and then her inner thighs and moving right into the pussy. Her pussy was extremly tight then I felt her hymen was still intact. So, went in and out without popping her cherry, just yet. Then as she was standing, she started sway back and forth and then moving her upper body back and forth. Her limbs started to spasm, and then there was this thrust forward of pelvis and this great arch in her back and a scream. There was this great warm love juice flowing down my finger.
As I was doing this the Barbie at my feet started rubbing against my feet and started humping and grinding my feet. She was like a horny animal that can't control her actions. As I was sliding my finger in and out of the doll's pussy, I took my other hand started jerking off to my sight. Then I took my finger and have her lick her juice off my finger. As sucked my finger cum straight up in the air. The doll just fell to her knees and fell flat on her stomach in exhaustion. The doll that was stroking balls walked to girl that was humping feet started making out. The mouths were meeting as parted lips their tongues and saliva was going in circles of each tongue.
This turning out to be an awesome night.
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I just read the comments, It is unfortunate that they allow children to post. Has to be children or they would know what Fantasy means. This was a great read. Thank you for posting it.
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Can u make more please
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Everyone in this syory is screwed up!
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Wow you need pussy bad when you hafta use your childs dolls to cum!!!
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I'm really sorry you this but this wasn't a good story needs lots more detail and just needs to make sense
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TAMPA, Fla. – Everything was right
with the world. Sun was shining, not a cloud in the sky and the
Virginia Commonwealth University women's tennis team was just one
point shy of locking up their 16th win of the spring.
Unfortunately, the winds changed and the Rice University Owls
rallied for four straight singles victories and a 4-3 upset of the
27th-ranked Black & Gold.
Senior Laura Burns
(Hertford, England) was perfect on the day and teamed with
junior Kateryna
Yergina (Kiev, Ukraine) to cruise to a 8-1 win at #2
doubles. The youthful duo of sophomore Ana Bara (Oradea,
Romania) and Josefin
Hjertquist (Spanga, Sweden) locked up the doubles
point with a 9-7 win over 68th-ranked Julie Chao and Ana
Burns pushed VCU's lead to 2-0 with a quick 6-2, 6-0 victory over
Guzman at #4 singles, while sophomore Alex Bara
(Oradea, Romania) got the Rams within one point of victory
with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Rebecca Lin at #5 singles.
That's when everything came undone and the Owls reeled off four
straight singles victories to stun the Black & Gold.
It doesn't get any easier for the Rams as they face off against
the 15th-ranked Bulls of the University of South Florida on Easter
Sunday morning at 10 a.m. #48
Rice 4, #27 VCU 3
1. Ana Bara/Hjertquist def. #68 Chao/Guzman, 9-7
2. #47 Burns/Yergina def. Jackson/Trigo, 8-1
3.Lin/Hanle def. Alex Bara/Leonchuk, 8-6
Order of Finish: 2,1,3
1. #104 Rebekka Hanle (Rice) def. Ana Bara, 7-6, 6-2
2. Jessica Jackson (Rice) def. Hjertquist, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
3. Julie Chao (Rice) def. Yergina, 6-3, 4-6, 6-0
4. Burns def. Ana Guzman (Rice), 6-2, 6-0
5. Alex Bara def. Rebecca Lin (Rice), 6-1, 6-2
6. Daniella Trigo (Rice) def. Leonchuk, 6-3, 6-4
Order of Finish: 4,5,6,3,1,2
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Blood Flow and Vascular Function in Cystic Fibrosis (CF-FLOW)
This study is currently recruiting participants.
(see Contacts and Locations)
Verified September 2016 by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Ryan Harris, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: February 4, 2014
Last updated: September 20, 2016
Last verified: September 2016
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Detailed Description:
Cystic fibrosis (CF) has many health consequences. A reduction in the ability to perform exercise in patients with CF is related to greater death rates, steeper decline in lung function, and more frequent lung infections. However, the physiological mechanisms for this reduced exercise capacity are unknown. The investigators laboratory recently published the first evidence of systemic vascular dysfunction in patients with CF. Therefore, it is reasonable to suspect that the blood vessels are involved with exercise intolerance in CF. This study will look at how 1) blood flow and 2) artery function contribute to exercise capacity in CF.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Cystic Fibrosis |
Drug: Acute (1 hour) Sildenafil Drug: Sub-Chronic (4 weeks) Sildenafil Drug: Placebo |
Phase 2 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator) Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | Role of Blood Flow and Vascular Function on Exercise Capacity in Cystic Fibrosis |
Resource links provided by NLM:
Further study details as provided by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK):
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Exercise Capacity [ Time Frame: 1 hour ]Exercise Capacity will be determined one hour after ingestion of 50 mg Sildenafil
- Exercise Capacity [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]Exercise capacity will be determined after taking 20 mg of Sildenafil thrice daily for four weeks.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Flow-Mediated Dilation (FMD) [ Time Frame: 1 hour and 4 weeks ]Brachial artery FMD induced by reactive hyperemia will be used to assess vascular endothelial function.
- Arterial Stiffness Evaluation (PWV) [ Time Frame: 1 hour and 4 weeks ]A tonometer will be gently applied on the carotid artery and then the femoral artery and the radial artery to record how fast blood flows between each of the points.
- Physio Flow [ Time Frame: 1 hour and 4 weeks ]Six surface electrodes will be placed on the body. 2 on the neck, 2 on the chest, and 2 on the back in order to measure parameters of the heart during exercise.
Estimated Enrollment: | 50 |
Study Start Date: | April 2014 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | March 2017 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | January 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Experimental: Acute (1 hour) Sildenafil & Placebo
In randomized order, on two separate days, exercise capacity and endothelial function will be determined 1 hour following a single dose of either sildenafil (50 mg) or placebo.
Drug: Acute (1 hour) Sildenafil
Exercise capacity and vascular function will be assessed 1 hour following oral ingestion of sildenafil (50 mg)
Other Names:
Drug: Placebo
Sugar pill designed to mimic the sildenafil treatment
Experimental: Sub Chronic (4 weeks) Sildenafil
Following the acute study, patients will be instructed to take 20 mg of sildenafil, three times a day, for 4 weeks. Exercise capacity and endothelial function will be determined within 48 hours following the last dose.
Drug: Sub-Chronic (4 weeks) Sildenafil
Exercise capacity and vascular function will be assessed 4 weeks following 20 mg three times per day (TID) of sildenafil for four weeks
Other Names:
Detailed Description:
The most disturbing aspect of Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is the associated premature death. Low exercise capacity predicts death in patients with CF and is also associated with a steeper decline in lung function and more lung infections. A critical barrier to improving exercise tolerance in patients with CF is the investigators lack of knowledge regarding the different physiological mechanisms which contribute to their lower exercise capacity. We have compelling data to indicate that the blood vessels may contribute to the low exercise capacity in CF. The impact of this proof of concept investigation will test Phosphodiesterase Type 5 inhibitors (PDE5) inhibitors as a potential therapy in CF and will explore blood flow and endothelial function as potential mechanisms which contribute to exercise intolerance in CF. Improvements in exercise capacity will not only contribute to a better quality of live for patients with CF, it will also increase longevity in these patients.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria.
- Diagnosis of CF and healthy controls
- Men and women (greater than 18 yrs. old)
- Resting oxygen saturation (room air) greater than 90%
- Forced expiratory volume (FEV1) percent predicted greater than 30%
- Patients with or without CF related diabetes
- Traditional CF-treatment medications
- Ability to perform reliable/reproducible pulmonary function tests (PFT)
- Clinically stable for 2 weeks (no exacerbations or need for antibiotic treatment within 2 weeks of testing or major change in medical status)
Exclusion Criteria.
- Children less than 17 years old
- Body mass less than 20 kg
- A diagnosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)
- FEV1 less than 30% of predicted
- Resting oxygen saturation (SpO2) less than 90%
- Self-reported to be a smoker
- Current use of any vaso-active medications
- History of migraine headaches
- Pregnant or nursing at the time of the investigation
- A clinical diagnosis of cardiovascular disease, hypertension, or CF related diabetes
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below.
For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02057458
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02057458
Contact: Ryan Harris, Ph.D. | 706-721-5998 | email@example.com | |
Contact: Nichole Seigler, B.A. | 706-721-5998 | firstname.lastname@example.com |
United States, Georgia | |
Georgia Regents University | Recruiting |
Augusta, Georgia, United States, 30912 | |
Contact: Ryan A Harris, PhD 706-721-5998 email@example.com | |
Principal Investigator: Ryan A Harris, PhD | |
Sub-Investigator: Caralee Forseen, MD | |
Sub-Investigator: Kathleen T McKie, MD |
Sponsors and Collaborators
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Principal Investigator: | Ryan Harris, Ph.D. | Augusta University |
More Information
Additional Information:
Keywords provided by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK):
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 29, 2017
Additional Information:
Responsible Party: | Ryan Harris, Assistant Professor, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02057458 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
Study First Received: | February 4, 2014 |
Last Updated: | September 20, 2016 |
Individual Participant Data | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Keywords provided by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK):
Lung Disease arterial stiffness flow-mediated dilation endothelial function pulse wave velocity inflammation oxidative stress pulmonary function test |
Cystic Fibrosis Nitric Oxide Exercise Capacity CF Muscle Function Sildenafil Viagra Revatio |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Pancreatic Diseases Digestive System Diseases Lung Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases Genetic Diseases, Inborn Infant, Newborn, Diseases Fibrosis Cystic Fibrosis Pathologic Processes Polystyrene sulfonic acid |
Sildenafil Citrate Chelating Agents Sequestering Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Vasodilator Agents Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitors Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors Urological Agents |
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