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The impetus to develop the REPAP protocol derives from the recognition CPAP failure often emerges because continuous pressurized air provokes expiratory pressure intolerance (EPI) when settings are raised to titrate out RERAs. In accordance with AASM standards, a sleep laboratory must attempt to titrate out RERAs, the most difficult to treat of the three main breathing events (apneas, hypopneas, RERAs). To solve this problem, we learned several years ago the sophisticated algorithms embedded within the auto-adjusting technology of ABPAP and ASV coupled with an assist through the manual override of the sleep technologist were sufficient meet AASM standards to eliminate RERAs without triggering EPI.
Although we alluded to this phenomenon in our initial PAP-NAP paper1 published in 2008, it was not until four years later we provided more definitive data2 and commentary3 on the topic to explicitly point out the failure of the CPAP mode of air delivery. Since then and more recently we published several papers describing the use of manual titrations for advanced auto-adjusting technology.
With that backdrop, we turn to the Results section of the REPAP article where we will delve into two components necessary to achieve these objectives: change the mode of PAP delivery and therefore change the pressure settings on the new mode. In addition, as implied by the REPAP concept, these mode and pressure setting changes can occur at any repeat titration, but the more common scenario is a patient arrives at their new and final mode early in the process, which means future retitrations focus on changes in pressure settings. Then again, due to specific insurance constraints, it is not unusual to encounter a patient who shows central apneas on successive retitrations spread out by intervals of months if not longer who only qualified for an ASV device at a much later point in the process. Without insurance constraints, many patients would have benefited from an earlier transition to ASV, and we know this point is valid anecdotally in light of a few patients who opted out of insurance coverage to buy an ASV device out-of-pocket, and all of whom reported immediate benefits unequivocally superior to any prior PAP technology used in the past.
Naturally, changing modes precedes changing pressures, so that topic comes next in the paper. In the first round of retitrations 227 of 273 patients exhibited intractable pressure intolerance, subjectively or objectively or both forms. Forty-five patients switched because of intractable residual breathing events. Only one patient in the entire chart review remained on their initial device of auto-CPAP (APAP). The pattern of new prescriptions included the following breakdown: ABPAP [48.9%], ASV [30.8%], and fixed BPAP [19.9%]. The latter proportion reflected our chart review dating back to 2006 when we had yet to start our more aggressive efforts to transition patients to auto-adjusting technology. The user rates in each of the three groups included: BPAP (35 of 53 [66.0%], ASV (65 of 82 [79.3%], and ABPAP (109 of 130 [83.8%].
Looking at the 158 patients in the sub-group who underwent more than one procedure, their final (most recent) retitrations demonstrated much greater proportions for the auto-adjusting technology: ASV [65.8%], ABPAP (42 [26.6%], BPAP [4.4%], and iVAPS [3.2%]. To better understand these percentages, it is important to recognize greater than 90% of these patients had been on ABPAP at some point before their last retitrations. Thus, the predominance of ASV in this sub-group is an overestimation. In other words, in our clinical practice, ABPAP almost always encompasses more than 50% and often as much as 80% of initial prescriptions when a mode is changed. ASV numbers pick up over time when ABPAP fails and a patient qualifies for complex sleep apnea (10 central apneas; CAI > 5; CAI/AHI ratio > 50%). In this sub-group, the proportion of users again showed relatively consistent numbers in all groups: ABPAP [92.9%], BPAP [85.7%], and ASV [77.6%].
Pressure setting changes are somewhat more difficult to describe because switching from CPAP to auto-adjusting modes means we are describing a system with one pressure setting changing to systems with 3 to 4 pressure settings. For ResMed devices, which were used almost exclusively in this research, ASV settings include Maximum and Minimum Pressure Support and Max and Min Expiratory Pressure while ABPAP uses Max Inspiratory Pressure, Minimum Expiratory Pressure, and Pressure Support. By focusing on changes in expiratory pressures there is some parallel between CPAP settings and the EPAP (expiratory) settings on the advanced devices. Both increases and decreases of EPAP were observed, the former when the original CPAP pressures were not effectively eliminating hypopneas and apneas, and the latter when EPI caused disruption to sleep quality. This point explains how tricky expiratory adjustments during titrations may become: too high might solve breathing problems but provoke EPI; too low might prevent EPI but breathing problems persist.
Initially, EPAP settings were decreased in 65% of the sample while 30% needed an increase in EPAP. Only a handful of patients needed no initial change in EPAP settings, yet nearly all patients ultimately received adjustments in their inspiratory settings in the fine-tuning effort to normalize ("round") the airflow curve. Inspiratory pressure settings tended to be more straightforward in terms of eliminating the last vestiges of residual breathing events, usually RERAs (or flow limitation) and hypopneas of lesser severity.
The remainder of the results delved into various statistical analyses in an attempt to tease apart the reasons 72% of patients were able to transition from CPAP failure to PAP use. The bottom line appeared to be two simple pronouncements from the patients: they slept better and reported easier adaptability to the PAP device. From a research standpoint, the questions would be what exactly caused the patient to report sleeping better and anticipating easier adaptability. As you will see, the answer seems straightforward but proving the answer with the scientific method could not really be achieved in this type of research design.
Our take of course starts with the simple effects of ABPAP or ASV to eliminate the discomfort of expiratory pressure intolerance coupled with a normalization of the airflow signal never previously experienced by the patient while using CPAP. For these things to prove so important, however, we would like to see objective data to corroborate these changes. Not surprisingly, then, were several data points showing exactly this phenomenon. Among patients who eventually became users after their first retitrations the following improvements were observed: greater time spent in REM and less time spent in Stage 1 NREM (the most superficial stage of sleep); decreased sleep onset latency, and increased sleep efficiency (time asleep/time in bed). These changes were noted in comparison to those who remained non-users. Among the group undergoing multiple retitrations, similar analyses revealed these improvements in users: greater total sleep time, increased sleep efficiency, decreased sleep onset latency, less time awake after sleep onset, less Stage 1 NREM and more REM time. AHI was also significantly lower and there was a statistical trend for a lower RDI. Again, all these improvements were noted in comparison to those who remained non-users.
Two other factors associated with less use are worth mentioning because others have reported the same findings: married patients have higher rates of use than single patients; and individuals suffering from depression have lower rates than those without depression.
We now arrive at the final part of the paper in which we discuss (Discussion) several facets of the research with a special interest in how other sleep professionals could make use of our findings, the potential impact of the REPAP approach on current practices, and how to further research the concepts in the REPAP protocol.
One of the most obvious ways to take advantage of the REPAP protocol is to recognize its simplicity. To quote our paper, "Parsimoniously, discomfort (defined as physically distressing sensations and worse sleep) caused PAP failure. However, new technology enhanced comfort; and, greater comfort resulted in enhanced adaptability and use, which aligns with a rationale to make PAP more user-friendly to improve self-efficacy and ultimately increase adherence." Said another way, it is obvious huge numbers of patients fail CPAP, and therefore it should not be a difficult approach to inquire of these individuals to what extent they are not achieving optimal results and whether they experience discomfort when breathing out against pressurized air. The former question will often imply RERAs may not have been effectively titrated away, and the latter question almost always signals expiratory pressure intolerance. Either problem or both is sufficient grounds to consider the value of the REPAP protocol.
However, this simplicity does not necessarily help to overcome three pernicious obstacles in the field of sleep medicine that will block efforts to encourage patients to enter a REPAP protocol. First, most sleep specialists are trained to believe in the "one-and-done" model of titrations as well as the "one-size-fits-all" mentality alleging CPAP works for all patients. Both conceptualizations are not only incomplete, but there is no evidence whatsoever to imagine they are genuinely valid ways of understanding OSA patients' capacity to use PAP therapy. Second, sleep specialists are further constrained because of anxiety and fear in dealing with insurance carriers who tend to believe the same two points: a single titration and CPAP for all! (Let's not forget though the foresight of Medicare when several years ago it mandated the necessity of retitrations in non-compliant patients, thus promulgating an exceptionally patient-centric model of care very much aligned with the REPAP protocol.) Last, insurance carrier obsessions with the HST model of care is already preventing sleep professionals from even attempting retitrations, because in the world of HST logic, data are interpreted to support the view APAP is all that will ever be needed. If a patient is not achieving optimal results, the only likely explanations are mask fit problems, mask leak, or mouth breathing, all of which require only adjustments to the mask or headgear and chinstraps. Even when residual breathing events and poor outcomes persist, insurance gatekeepers frequently fight with sleep professionals to thwart any opportunity to visit the sleep laboratory for a new evaluation, either for diagnostic data or a retitration or both.
Forging ahead I am very hopeful other sleep professionals will not only cite our work, but perhaps more practically, our efforts will encourage patients, other sleep professionals and insurance gatekeepers to actually read the ideas and details found in the article. If the information were to disseminate into our field through various means, it seems reasonable more patients would eventually be able to avail themselves of a REPAP protocol when they are not achieving optimal results or when they continue to report discomfort with single-level CPAP technology. And, let's not forget that the AASM provides plenty of support for this approach in their current and past guidelines on the subject.4-5 Yet, as we mentioned in the paper, this area seems to be a blind spot among many sleep professionals who for the reasons stated above continue to discount or simply ignore the potential value of retitrations as well as advanced PAP technology.
Like all innovative studies, more research and replication of findings are crucial to expanding knowledge in the field. Our protocol reflects a lower level of evidence as it was a retrospective chart review comparing a non-random sample of users versus non-users. The essential research to confirm or reject the value of a REPAP protocol would be a prospective randomized controlled study to compare two groups: one receiving treatment as usual in which no retitrations would likely occur and the other a REPAP group where retitrations are the proposed practice pattern. In one sense, this research has already been done all over the universe of sleep centers and laboratories, because undoubtedly a fair number of patients having sought care for CPAP failure eventually made it back to the sleep lab. Nonetheless, prospectively investigating a well-defined group of CPAP failure cases and then randomly assigning them to REPAP or treatment as usual would go a very long way in explaining how retitrations might be especially beneficial to such cases, albeit one of the principal components of our model is the implementation of a manual titration of auto-adjusting technology in the sleep lab. Thus, another research experiment that would prove necessary will compare two groups of patients returning to the sleep lab due to CPAP failure, one randomized to repeat a CPAP titration and the other receiving advanced PAP devices, manually titrated, during the procedure.
Finally, one of the last points we wrote about in the paper is the critical distinction between patient education and patient experience. As we have long advised, no amount of education can overcome certain physiological problems such as residual breathing events and expiratory pressure intolerance. Ultimately, we consistently and repeatedly observe a sizeable proportion of patients need to experience the experience of successful use of PAP. By going through the laboratory experience to be titrated with a more advanced PAP device, we see close to an 80% chance or greater that individuals will feel and sense the auto-adjusting dual pressure device is easier to adapt to and more comfortable. In this process, it is very common for the individual to report the next morning having slept better, again another favorable and motivating experience the patient has now experienced. These events must be distinguished from the process of talking to a patient and educating him or her about PAP. Instead, the REPAP protocol offers patients the actual experience of a good response to PAP, and in our clinical care model we have not been surprised to witness that "actions" speak louder than "words."
In the final post on the REPAP protocol, which will likely appear a few weeks hence, we will discuss some of the interesting commentary that emerged with the publication of the paper. To date there have been two main reviews or op-eds on the paper, one published in Respiratory Care alongside our paper and the other published in the Sleep Review trade magazine. We'll discuss both pieces and the interesting points unique to each one.
- Krakow B, Ulibarri V, Melendrez D, Kikta S, Togami L, Haynes P. A daytime, abbreviated cardio-respiratory sleep study (CPT 95807-52) to acclimate insomnia patients with sleep disordered breathing to positive airway pressure (PAP-N AP). J Clin Sleep Med. 2008 Jun 15;4(3):212-22.
- Krakow B, Ulibarri VA, Romero E. 2012 Adaptive servo-ventilation therapy in a case series of patients with co-morbid insomnia and sleep apnea. Journal of Sleep Disorders: Treatment and Care
- Krakow B, Ulibarri VA, Sanchez JN, Kikta S, McIver N, Melendrez D. Driving on "auto": hands-on is more effective than hands-free. J Clin Sleep Med. 2012 Jun 15;8(3):343-4. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.1934.
- Kushida CA, Chediak A, Berry RB, Brown LK, Gozal D, Iber C, et al. Clinical guidelines for the manual titration of positive airway pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. J Clin Sleep Med 2008;4(2):157-171.
- Gay P, Weaver T, Loube D, Iber C. Evaluation of positive airway pressure treatment for sleep related breathing disorders in adults. Sleep 2006;29(3):381-401.


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The Explorers Club storeroom is located in the basement level of Stever House on Morewood Avenue. Here we keep all of the equipment that is available for members' use, including kayaks, a canoe, snowshoes, trekking poles, cookery, stoves, a wall-mounted fingerboard, bouldering mats, and equipment for backpacking, camping, climbing, and caving. We recently added a new mountain bike, scuba gear, and a skydiving altimeter and goggles to our collection. In addition to gear, we maintain a small library of instructional videos, guidebooks, and maps, as well as some general-use items such as tools, first aid kits, coolers, and ponchos. Lastly, we have a stock of cool Explorers Club merchandise available in our storeroom.
Please contact our Quartermaster or any other Explorers Club officer if you are interested in visiting the storeroom. Better yet, attend one of our meetings, after which we'll walk over to Stever House. To borrow any of our gear, please refer to our gear checkout policies, outlined below, before contacting an Explorers Club officer. These policies are meant to promote responsible, active club membership while also ensuring that properly maintained gear is available to all entitled club members. After all, use of our gear is a gesture of respect for service and participation in the Explorers Club.
Note: A usual time for checking out/returning gears is at Wednesday 6pm. Please make sure you contact the quartermaster before going to the storeroom.
The Storeroom can be accessed from either side of Stever House. If you're driving to the Storeroom, on the Morewood Gardens side you can pull up on the sidewalk for temporary parking, but on the Mudge Mansion side parking is prohibited as there is a fire lane.
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The Explorers Club has several pieces of merchandise to wear and use around town. Ask an officer about buying merch next time you're at the storeroom!
The Explorers Club recently had a large batch of t-shirts made, ranging from size small to extra-large. We have two designs: one printed on a 100% synthetic synthetic red t-shirt and another printed on a 100% cotton yellow t-shirt. T-shirts are $5 each.
The Explorers Club sells Nalgene water bottles with the Explorers rock climber logo. These bottles are great for backpacking, hiking, and otherwise everyday use. The bottles come in two sizes: large (1000mL) and small (500mL). Large bottles are SOLD OUT, small bottles are $5.

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With the postponement of the Brock Lesnar Vs Shane Carwin main event, the UFC has been making moves to bolster the UFC 106 main card. After the news that Tito Ortiz comeback fight with Forrest Griffin will now serves as the main event, it appears that they are now preparing a new co-main event featuring Josh Koscheck and Anthony 'Rumble' Johnson as well.
The news first emerged via Josh Koscheck's twitter account last night.
"I got some big fight news for me. I am fighting nov 21 in Vegas. Co main event!!!
Since then reports suggest that Anthony Johnson, still fresh after a 41 second knockout of Yoshiyuki Yoshida this past weekend, will be his likely opponent.
This is undoubtedly an intriguing fight, though in many fans minds this will not make up for the loss of one of the blockbuster fights of the year from the card. For the fighters though, this bout makes sense on a number of levels.
Koscheck was originally scheduled to fight a recent addition to the UFC roster Mike Pierce, which seemed a curious choice since the two are, at the current time at least, a opposite ends of the welterweight pecking order. Anthony Johnson is a fight that makes more sense for him, and a convincing win would put him back in the title picture.
Meanwhile, after his recent weight issues, keeping Anthony Johnson busy with another fight so soon after his last one would appear to be a good way to ensure that this promising fighter stays on the right track. For him, Koscheck represents the biggest challenge of his career to date, and as the co-main event of the evening, gives him an opportunity to make his mark on the division.


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This is what I wore yesterday. I know Memorial Day weekend is the official (unofficial?) beginning of Summer, but for some reason, Cinco de Mayo always jumpstarts the season for me.
Speaking of jumpstarting, I have been really into some new music. I do a lot of driving for work these days, and I swear I would DIE without good tunes to listen to. Some current favorites include:
1) Noel Gallagher's new record
2) Naked and Famous "Young Blood"
3) The Shins "Simple Song"
4) M83 "Midnight City"
5) The Black Keys
If you haven't heard any of these, whatya waiting for? I hope you had a great weekend!


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Soulfulart is a sole proprietorship of artist cum designer Geetanjali Chatrath and an independent Artist Design studio based out of Bangalore, India. Soulful art brings forth an interesting range of contemporary wall art, creative decor and merchandise which are originally designed in-house by the artist herself. The range of expressions demonstrate that art has no boundaries. Every piece of art is as unique as the techniques used to make them; simply reflecting the personality of the brand that is Soulful.
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Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro is the modified version of original Vivaz. The pro version comes with a slide out QWERTY keypad. This device was recently launched at the Sony Ericsson press event at Mobile World Congress. Though it comes with a QWERTY keypad, the camera has been reduced from 8 megapixel to 5 megapixel. Check out the complete specs of Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro below.
Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro Specs:
- 3.2 inches resolution touchscreen display
- 360 x 640 pixels resolution
- 720 MHz processor
- Slide out QWERTY keyboard
- Symbian S60 5th edition Operating System
- 5.1 megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom, autofocus and geotagging
- 720p HD video recording
- Video calling
- WebKit web browser
- social networking support
- Google Maps
- Wisepilot turn-by-turn navigation
- 3.5 mm audio jack
- Bluetooth technology
- TV-out
- Wi-Fi
- 8GB microSD card included
This handset will be available only in two colors – black and white. The price of this device is not announced yet. This device is expected to be shipped at the end of Q1, 2010. Check out the hands-on Pics of Sony Ericsson Vivaz here.


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Saturday, November 10, 2012
The Ongoing Saga of Cloth and Ammonia
***new note! I now wash every 2.5 to 3 days. I use 4-5 tbs powdered tide and calgon in each wash. 5/6/14
Well, my tried and true method of getting rid of ammonia failed me a month ago. My son's overnight diapers reeked in the morning of ammonia and he even got an ammonia burn from one. I washed, stripped, boiled, soaked in cloth safe detergent, soaked in ammonia bouncer, and even tried fish tank ammonia remover. Nothing worked. These methods would improve the ammonia for one time, but weren't fixing the problem.
Understandably I was frustrated! I mailed the company that made my CD safe soap and worked with them for a few weeks. None of their methods were working. I turned to my local diaper circle leader and pleaded my case, and gave my attempts at fixing the problem. It turns out the solution was in two things I had been told.
First, switching to a non CD detergent. Tide was recommended by Nicki's Diapers after they had been testing it on Best Bottom diapers for quite some time. The other part that was needed was a good soak.
I used 1/4 cup of Tide and soaked my diapers overnight. After that I washed and rinsed until all bubbles were gone. This took hours, but the end result is diapers that no longer stink or burn my son!
I tried switching back to my CD safe detergent, and after 1 wash, the ammonia was back, so I stripped again, soaked again, and we were back in business!
I now am washing my diapers with a different routine that I posted below.
First is still a pre-wash/rinse. My setting for this is the comforter setting because it adds more water. I do this on WARM because it will rinse the ick better.
Next is a heavy duty wash on HOT with 3 TBS tide and 3 TBS Calgon water softener with an extra rinse.
At the end of this cycle, I remove PLU shells, wetbags, and pail liners. These hang to dry.
I then run cold rinses until there aren't any more soap bubbles when I stop the rinse cycle.
So far this is working and it's again, a simple wash routine.
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It takes 3 1/2 to 4 hours. However, that's my machine. The long wash cycle runs for 2 hours on its own. It's not labor intensive, just time. I've started the wash and left to run errands many times. When I get home I run the rinses as needed. I'm only in the laundry room for 15 minutes tops with all the cycles, hanging, and drying with "help" from my toddler. Less if he doesn't help.Delete
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Tonight it's all about you! Go out and eat,
Grab a beer and Treat your tastebuds this weekend. A great place to do that is The Meddlesome Moth in the Design District in Dallas. They pride themselves a sophisticated environment, bold flavors and tout a full bar and the city's best beer menu featuring 40 draught beers, two live ales and more than 85 bottles to help us round out our selection. - See more on their Beer Blog. Check it out.
Now that the wine has been flowing and the food consumed, it's party time! We are a month past the "holiday cheer" and the past 30 days have been labeled "hibernation time". Now we can yell at the top of are lungs "YES! THE HOLIDAYS ARE OVER!" It's time to dig through the closets, past the baggy winter clothes, and dust of your party pants. Put on those fancy shoes, it's time to dance! If you are in Dallas head down to It'll Do. This week Brett Johnson is spinning with DJ Redeye opening.
There are so many great shows to watch on TV this time of the year it's hard to prioritize. Sometimes I get choice fatigue and great shows get pushed to the back burner. I have decided to go back and start a show that has huge nods from fans and critics. That show is GIRLS! I am obsessed. There is something great about the no apology approach to the lives of these NYC gals. The humor is dry and the situations have a sense of reality. I love in the very first episode of the series Hannah's parens stop funding her juvenile lifestyle. This resonates with many of todays millennials and the way their parents can baby them. I am looking forward to how this series unfolds!
Cheers to your weekend!


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Let's be clear: The Apache Software Foundation does NOT support OOXML.
OK, I'll admit that nobody has claimed otherwise. Yet.
But in these days and age you are never too prudent. It wouldn't surprise me to see this or other similar fancy claim being published eventually.
Indeed, in its desperate and last minute attempts to convince National Bodies around the world that OOXML is happening anyway so they might as well support it as an ISO standard, Microsoft is eager to claim support by as many companies and organizations as possible.
As evidence, in its latest OOXML propaganda open letter Microsoft lists IBM among other companies as having "already adopted (or announced adoption of) Open XML in their products". This, despite a clear explanation of the contrary by Rob Weir, published two months ago! Does anyone believe they haven't seen it or heard about this? I sure don't. And if there was any room for misunderstanding Bob Sutor's statement filled that in.
A colleague in a foreign country even reported that in a National Body meeting he had been confronted by a representative from Microsoft who was trying to silence him via intimidation and insistence that IBM supported OOXML contrary to what he was saying.
Microsoft's oversight of IBM's denials is clearly not accidental. It is part of a well crafted and continuous disingenuous plan to convince NBs at all cost. There is already so much evidence of Microsoft going far beyond what most would consider normal lobbying behavior it is sickening. For one, I'm not ready to forget the case of the NGOs in India. Talk about dirty practices.
But what really is at the bottom of Microsoft's claims is that basically any software that handles XML supports OOXML. While technically this is true to a certain degree, such a bold claim without any further qualification is pure misinformation. Obviously, one of the advantages of using XML is to make your format, whatever it is, easier to handle, it's one of the fundamental benefits of using XML. But as I previously touched on in my entry on XML vs Open, there is a big difference between being able to handle XML files at the XML level and truly supporting the particular format at hand.
Supporting OOXML. cannot be merely declared on the sole basis that a software can read OOXML files, or store OOXML files. If that were the case, then any XML parser could be said to support OOXML and the Apache Software Foundation could be said to support OOXML because its XML parser, Xerces, can read OOXML files (one would actually have to unzip them first but it's not like Microsoft would stop at that kind of detail). But it takes much more than that to really support OOXML.
One has to understand the actual structure beyond the XML representation and the semantic associated to each and every piece of data found in an OOXML file. That's what the 6000+ pages of the specification are supposed to define, unfortunately they do that extremely poorly.
The good news is that I don't think Microsoft is fooling that many people. Based on my own observation of Microsoft representatives and the way they talk to people they seem to be completely oblivious to the fact that they appear as if they think the people they are talking to are too stupid to see through their tired arguments. I've got news for them: people aren't that stupid. Thankfully. And I'm hopeful the results at the end of the month will make that clear.
The other good news is that whether OOXML gets approved or not, I believe Microsoft will pay a high price for all of its mischief and its image will come out of this badly damaged, something they can only blame themselves for.
In the meanwhile, don't take for granted any claims of support for OOXML from Microsoft. The fact that Microsoft claims IBM has adopted OOXML can only make one wonder about all the other companies they list…
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Tell Doug Heintzman, Director of Strategy for IBM Collaboration Technologies
IBM favors ODF as a file format because it is "truly open" and technically elegant, Heintzman said.
But IBM will support Open XML, which is the current document format in Office 2007, in its Lotus collaboration and portal products. IBM already supports older versions of Office.
BTW you might be interested in this post 🙂
Comment by Stephen | March 19, 2008 |
[…] a few days ago, silence does not mean consent, yet it does not stop Microsoft from claiming that Apache too 'supports' (OO)XML. Microsoft's oversight of IBM's denials is clearly not accidental. It is part of a well […]
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Let's be clear: the Unix cp command DOES support OOXML
…and is both a conformant consumer and producer.
So, any company selling or distributing Unix or Linux DOES support OOXML (also known by Microsoft fanboys as IS 29500).
Comment by Luc Bollen | March 20, 2008 |
Arnaud I'm not trying to confuse anybody. Read the thread you link to on Ed's site. He confirms that IBM will support Office 2007 file formats, but argues based, on an article from a site called Fanatic Attack, that that's not the same as Ecma376.
I'm happy to discuss lobbying practices, are you?
Luc – any fanboys who refer to it as IS29500 are wrong. It should be referred to as DIS29500. I'm sure you'll keep them honest.
Comment by Stephen | March 20, 2008 |
Give it a rest Stephen. You can re-define meanings and ways of lobbying to make you feel like you're the good guy, but it doesn't change the fact that everyone can see right through you. (as well as Microsoft). Its actually quite pitiful from a multi-billion dollar empire.
Just remember this though: People only use Windows because they have to OR they aren't aware of potential alternatives.
Once a true alternative comes along, Microsoft and their related partners are in some serious crap.
All empires based on deception, manipulation and corruption will fall in due time.
Comment by Koala_Bear | March 20, 2008 |
Great post, Arnaud, and here's another (familiar) side of MS-OOXML. Zoho recently announced support for the MS format for its Writer app. However, as you would expect, "support" does not entail accurate implementation. Typically, Writer eats bullets, garbles page number footers, and has a nasty tendency to change fonts on you, among other things. And don't even try a tri-color table. And while we've watched it for the past year, to date there has been no successful converter written for MS-OOXML into any other format — not even Microsoft's own .doc.
Now that's not only a shame, but that's reason enough to know MS-OOXML should never go near standardization.
Comment by Zaine Ridling | March 20, 2008 |
Or to put it another way, IBM supports ODF as the file format standard, and supports MS OOXML when it finds it in the wild. Makes sense to me.
After all, since ODF can be used as the multi-platform file format without breaking the current set of applications, it works in well with IBM's business strategy; MS OOXML has far too many x86 Win32tel dependencies to make it useable on the likes of the z900 series etc … Microsoft should confess to deliberate use of a footgun and intent to plead for mercy on account of disabilities …
Comment by Wesley Parish | March 21, 2008 |
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[Luc Bollen] >> So, any company selling or distributing Unix or Linux DOES support OOXML (also known by Microsoft fanboys as IS 29500).
For those that don't realize what you mean.. The OOXML standard defines conformance VERY (ie, EXTREMELY) liberally. This allows Microsoft to say that a bunch of people support OOXML (eg, many Linux distributions).
This is a sick joke, however. Consider an analogous example.
I define "support for my cause" to be crowned emperor of the world if you own a browser that is capable of rendering faithfully my world domination webpage since in that case you would be an official Jose_X World Domination Webpage Supporter; thus, you are *supporting* my world domination.
In short, even if you are 100% against OOXML, you almost can't use a computer today without using a tool on it somewhere (eg, to copy a file) that **according to the OOXML specification** would be considered to support OOXML.
Microsoft is a very very clever company that without shame fools some very smart people repeatedly into short-changing themselves to the benefit of Microsoft, all the while thinking they are gaining. No wonder so many don't want to have anything to do with Microsoft, even when that something might appear to be harmless. At a minimum, people should discuss with outsiders openly Microsoft offers. Yes, many a company have been taken advantage of, short-changed, and sometimes even trampled by Microsoft. At some point you lose people's automatic trust. Microsoft deals need to be vented in the open so that we can all help discover the hidden traps.
Comment by Jose_X | March 21, 2008 |
[Wesley Parish] "[…] IBM supports ODF as the file format standard, and supports MS OOXML when it finds it in the wild"
Part of the problem is the second "supports". I think a better description is "… IBM supports ODF as the file format standard, and >>deals with<< MS OOXML when it finds it in the wild."
I think such a characterization would help the uninitiated understand the real situation.
Comment by Terry Cloth | March 23, 2008 |


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With Mitt Romney closing the door to the vice presidency on Chris Christie, other doors remain open, with political analysts saying it's now more likely, but not guaranteed, Christie will run for a second term as New Jersey's governor.
They also say it's a good bet Christie will be the choice to deliver the keynote speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa later this month.
"One assumes that Christie is the keynote speaker. He'll knock it out of the park,'' said Larry Saba to, a political scientist at the University of Virginia. "The roar in Tampa will be heard in Miami.''
"Christie is charismatic, he's appealing to Republicans and he would make a powerful speech in Tampa. That's a pick I don't think Mitt Romney could get wrong,'' said Monmouth University Polling Director Patrick Murray.
Romney introduced Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan as his vice presidential running mate Saturday.
Christie, back in New Jersey Saturday after a road trip to campaign for Romney, demonstrated support for Romney's decision in a statement, saying the new ticket "understands the economic stagnation our country has been facing the last four years and the urgency with which we need to change course.''
But Christie didn't address his own future, and former New Jersey Republican campaign official Hazel Gluck said a Romney-Ryan victory in November over President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden could lead to a cabinet position for Christie.
"I think Attorney General. He's qualified,'' Gluck said.
Christie spent seven years as the U.S. Prosecutor for New Jersey.
"Selfishly for us, I want him to stay in New Jersey and run for re-election as governor,'' Gluck said.
Monmouth County GOP Assemblywoman Amy Handlin said Christie only has good options.
"The world is his oyster,'' Handlin said. "No one can predict the future, but I'm confident that he will continue to carry his message of reform and rejuvenation throughout the country.''
Sabato said it's not too early to start looking at Christie as a future presidential candidate.
"Christie has to get reelected, unless President Romney appoints him Attorney General, and that would make some sense. If Romney wins, Christie can't run until 2020, assuming he's reelected (as governor) in 2013,'' Sabato said, adding that four more years as governor is "good timing'' for a 2020 White House campaign by Christie.
"If Romney loses, and Christie is reelected in 2013, he'll have a lot of support for a run in 2016,'' Sabato said. "Of course, Paul Ryan is now in line to be the presumed favorite for 2016 should Romney lose. And lots of others will be running, potentially Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio. but not both Bush and Rubio), Bobby Jindal, and a dozen more. But it's impossible to ignore Christie.''
Murray said Romney didn't improve his chances for success in November by picking Ryan, a fiscal and social conservative.
"I think it's a pick made to charge up the Republican base but it has the potential to energize the Democratic base as well. It could be dangerous because a lot of potential Obama voters were going to stay home because they're not excited about what happened the past four years, and a Romney-Ryan ticket could bring out some of those Obama supporters,'' Murray said.
Should Christie bid for reelection in 2013, the list of potential Democratic opponents includes state Assemblyman Lou Greenwald, who recently said he was eager to take on Christie.
Greenwald said he wasn't surprised Romney went to Ryan instead of Christie.
"With New Jersey ranked near the bottom of the nation in economic growth and unemployment rate, even Mitt Romney isn't buying the Jersey Comeback. My guess is that the Romney campaign didn't think it would be a convincing economic argument in places like Ohio and Florida to pick a running mate who is presiding over 9.6 percent unemployment and a 20 percent property tax increase on his watch in New Jersey,'' Greenwald said. "When voters across this country reject this millionaires-first approach in November, Chris Christie should pay close attention."


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Bethesda, Maryland - National Institutes of Health Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., today announced the appointment of Nora D. Volkow, M.D., as the new director of the NIH's National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
Dr. Volkow is currently Associate Director for Life Sciences at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Director of Nuclear Medicine at BNL, and Director of the NIDA-DOE Regional Neuroimaging Center at BNL. She is also Professor at the Department of Psychiatry, SUNY-Stony Brook, and Associate Dean for the Medical School at SUNY-Stony Brook.
Dr. Volkow is expected to assume her new duties on April 15, 2003.
"I'm happy that Dr. Volkow accepted this important position to help expand scientific research and share NIDA results with health practitioners and the public," said Tommy Thompson, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
"Dr. Volkow's experience as a NIDA-funded researcher puts her in a unique position to lead the Institute into the future," added Dr. Zerhouni. "She will bring the full power of science to confront the critical issues of drug abuse and addiction."
Dr. Volkow replaces Glen R. Hanson, D.D.S., Ph.D., who has served as Acting Director of NIDA since December 2001.
"I am very excited with this new position, which will give me the opportunity to help fight one of the most serious problems facing our society - that of drug addiction," said Dr. Volkow.
Dr. Volkow is known for her work on the brain's dopamine system. Her research focuses on the investigation of the mechanisms underlying the reinforcing, addictive and toxic properties of drugs of abuse in the human brain. As a scientist, she has been supported by grants from NIDA, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the Department of Energy.
Dr. Volkow's work includes more than 275 peer-reviewed publications, three edited books and more than 50 book chapters and non-peer reviewed manuscripts. A recipient of multiple awards, she was elected to membership in the Institute of Medicine in the National Academy of Sciences and was named "Innovator of the Year" in 2000 by U.S. News and World Report.
Dr. Volkow received her B.A. from Modern American School, Mexico City, Mexico, her M.D. from the National University of Mexico, Mexico City, and Postdoctoral training in Psychiatry at New York University.


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Five years have come and gone in what seems like a flash and as we entered the final week in Parliament all business has been gradually winding up and the final stretch of committees and meetings have been taking place.
Last Monday began with an Alzheimer's Society Parliament Day. I was delighted to go along to this event to show my support for what is such an important issue and, despite huge strides over the past six years, dementia is still one the biggest challenges facing our health and social care system. I am committed to ensuring many more people get the diagnosis and support they need, and the Government continues to increase its spending on dementia research and communities are encouraged to become dementia friendly to ensure people with dementia can live full and active lives.
On Tuesday I was busy with meetings. I met the policy co-ordinator for Semta, the sector skills council for advanced manufacturing and engineering where we talked about policy 'asks' of the next Government. As apprenticeship ambassador, I couldn't be more amazed, and relieved that companies and colleges are now finally on board with apprenticeships and we have reached over two million apprentices in this Parliament. There is still more work to be done to close the skills gap and the need for a joined-up approach to skills in each region.
I was then back to Burnley and delighted to go to nearby Stonyhurst College to talk to them about my job as an MP. The students were engaging as always and I was encouraged by how many expressed their desire for me to be re-elected as MP.
I would like to thank all the constituents of Burnley over the past few years for all their support. I have thoroughly enjoyed being the town's MP and have been very proud to stand up in Westminster and represent the views of you all as my constituents, as well as helping many people out with their problems on a variety of issues. Our town has come a long way in five years: unemployment is down, we have more apprentices than ever, more jobs, investment, a UTC, a new Emergency Unit, and that's not even it all of it. I know there are more positive things to come. I am proud to call this my home town and I hope I am re-elected come May for it has truly been such a wonderful experience. In the meantime, I hope you all have a wonderful Easter with your families.
As of today, when Purdah official begins, I will cease to be the MP officially but my office will continue to be at 23 St James Row during the election, where I will continue to be available to help all constituents for anything they need.
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Ingredients :
4 pcs rice vermicelli (preferably individual packing)
Cooking oil for frying
Method : soak rice vermicelli for 3 minutes or just about to turn soft then drain (depends on thickness). Preheat frying pan with 3 tablespoon cooking oil then pan fry soaked vermicelli till brown & crispy. Add in cooking oil after each cooking.
Ingredients for prawns gravy :
3 cups water
10 pcs fresh water prawns, trimmed
1 small fish cake, cut small (optional)
salt & pepper to taste (I used 1/3 tspn salt)
1/3 tspn vegetables granules
1 egg, roughly beaten
2 TB chopped garlic
some Chinese cabbaage, cut small (as desired)
*thickening : 3 TB water mixed with 1 TB tapioca starch
Method :
(1) preheat frying pan or wok with 3 TB cooking oil, then stir in garlic and saute till fragrant (lightly brown).
(2) add in prawns & any other meat, cook till the prawns turned red.
(3) now, add in water, salt & pepper and vegetables granules, and bring it to boil over high heat.
(4) finally, stir in cabbage & thickening, let to cook for about a minute over medium heat or till the gravy became slightly thicken.
(5) off the heat, add in egg and let to stand for 2 minutes before stirring the gravy.
(6) now, pour gravy over to the serving plate with fried vermicelli and serve hot.


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Campaigners who fought to save leisure centres in Castleford and Knottingley have expressed their sadness after Wakefield Council announced it would go ahead with plans to shut both facilities.
Campaigners who fought to save leisure centres in Castleford and Knottingley have expressed their sadness after Wakefield Council announced it would go ahead with plans to shut both facilities.
More than 4,200 people signed two separate petitions to keep Castleford Swimming Pool and Knottingley Sports Centre open.
But despite their best efforts, which included protests in both towns, the authority revealed yesterday that it was moving forward with the controversial, cost-cutting closures.
And the leisure centres will shut on February 3.
Tracy Macinnes, a volunteer at Knottingley Swimming Club, which is based at the town's pool said: "It was a very sad day for the swimming club and the town of Knottingley.
"We are hugely disappointed that Wakefield Council did not listen to the wishes of the future generation and their constituents.
"There will be a whole generation of children in the Knottingley area that will miss out on the chance to learn to swim, an essential life skill in a town with a canal and river."
Proposals to close the two pools were first announced in September, alongside plans to build a new £14.8m leisure centre in Pontefract Park.
The new facility, which will include a ten-lane swimming pool, gym and exercise studios and a climbing activity, will replace both the existing leisure centres, as well as the current Pontefract Pool, which will remain open until around the time the new centre is built.
The proposals angered many, who fear the closures will limit access for the young, old and disabled who may be unable to travel.
Other concerns have also been raised over the capacity at alternative leisure facilities and the loss of local amenities, which campaigners fear will make it more inconvenient for people to exercise.
Andy Tagger, who championed keeping both leisure centres opened, said: "The closures are going to happen before the planning application has even gone in for the new site, which is a big frustration.
"And there's going to be a lot of people wanting to use the Pontefract Pool for a long time."
He added: "It's going to be tricky for the youngsters. Children are going to have to travel further and the times might not be convenient for teachers and schools.
"That is just one respect in which I am sad and disappointed."
Mrs Macinnes said the impact of the closures could lead to a drop in members at the 45-year-old Knottingley Swimming Club, putting its future under threat.
She said: "The club have been allocated reduced time at Pontefract Pool, which we are grateful for, but it is not ideal.
"Wakefield Council have also stated we are no longer allowed to teach non-swimmers. The council have agreed to pass on children from their lessons, once they have attained a certain level, but with Knottingley and Castleford closing, and Pontefract at full capacity and unable to offer additional places, these numbers will be small.
"With no new members coming in to be taught to swim, the club's future doesn't look bright. That said, we will endeavour to promote the club, keep current members swimming, and welcome new ones into our friendly swimming club in circumstances that are not ideal."
Mr Tagger said campaigners had been told that two independent parties had inquired about taking over Knottingley Sports Centre.
And he said he was frustrated more time had not been given to explore whether the facility could be transferred to the community.
He said: "We were thinking the council would at least wait until they explored the asset transfer option because that appears to be a sort of plan B.
"We also thought there might be a possibility to keep the pools open until the end of the financial year.
"I recognise that the council is under financial pressure and is having budget cuts from national government but it is responsible for its own actions and for the sake of a few weeks, it seems a little premature to close the pools so soon."
The council said keeping the Knottingley site, built in 1969, and Castleford pool, built in 1983, open "in their current dilapidated state" was costing £750k per year.
Coun Les Shaw, cabinet member for culture, leisure and sport said: "We fully understand there will be some disappointment about the closures.
Ideally, we would have liked to keep all the existing facilities open until the new leisure centre is built. However, this is now impossible because of the relentless cuts to our budget."


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The night air wraps a cool shawl around my bare shoulders. The house is quiet. Its guests asleep after their long day's travel. I sip my hot chocolate & sit back, relaxed but not ready for sleep. My thoughts begin to creep out beneath the layers of schedule of the day. My mind retraces the dirt paths & many faces.
I am outside of Christ School scanning the street for her familiar smile. Annet told me she would wait for me to finish football practice at 6:00. I check my watch for the third time. 6:34. I'm a late person, but African late makes even this one impatient. I don't have her cell phone number & I don't know where she lives. Some would give up here, but I am determined to meet her.
I meander to the market square, responding to the attention-starved faces that shout "How are you?" I ignore the teenage boy talking to me in the high-pitched voice the people of Nyahuka think we muzungus have. I know she lives around here. Maybe she'll see my glowing white skin if I just keep walking. God, help me find her.
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A honk from behind brings me back to the present & sends me into the trash filled drainage ditch as a boda whizzes past at a speed unthinkable, but apparently not impossible, for the middle of town. All of a sudden an arm slips underneath mine, & I whirl around ready to slap whatever male has crossed the limits. To my surprise, & much to hers, Annet's face beams back at my defensiveness & I relax under her embrace. I've been found.
She leads me across the street to her mother's shop in the small cement buildings that populate the business center. Her mother is a seamstress & has offered to make me a skirt, one of the reasons for the visit. But the main reason hides behind his mother, peering up at me with wide shy, curious eyes. "Happy Birthday, Stewart," I gently tell the 2 year old & pull out the bag of sugar cookies I baked between Finch-care & kids club. Sweets win & he slowly steps over the imaginary border to sit in my lap.
Annet's mother joins us on the porch & we perform the customary Lubwisi greetings. I settle into the plastic chair as we begin the inconsequential conversation that characterizes the beginning of a cross-cultural friendship. The town street lies in front of us providing entertainment during the lapses of silence. The heat sinks with the sun & the bugs begin to inhabit the air. Stewart & his cousin desecrate the large number of cookies in the plastic bag. I half-heartedly nod as Annet tells me about her plans for the week & how she wants to come by my house for a visit. The shadows darken & the moon confirms its still existing in the night sky.
Now at home, behind locked doors in a concrete house the size of four shops, I drain the rest of my hot chocolate & race over the illustrations of poverty lying before me. The business side of me roars its battle cry to return to school to solve the world's economical problems. The writer wants to set up a booth in town to record each story to share with the world. The logical brain asks what that will even accomplish. The planner lays forth her calendar of graduation & beyond. While the small honest voice urges me to get up & run.


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The First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, had just 50 members – until this morning. During the Sunday service, a gunman killed 26 of them and wounded 20 others. The youngest slain was 17 months; the oldest was 77 years old. When the Pastor, who was preaching out of town, was informed of the tragedy, he also learned that his 14-year-old daughter was among those murdered.
To say that this was a bloodbath would be to trivialize the word. To put it in some type of perspective, this was the third largest church massacre in U.S. history and the worst mass murder in Texas history. But facts and figures can't communicate the impact of this slaughter of innocent victims gathered to worship their Lord.
This heartbreaking, senseless carnage saddens our entire nation. But it directly impacts hundreds of people in Sutherland Springs. It's not just the families and close friends of the victims whose lives have been changed forever. It's the entire town.
You see, the population of this rural town 35 miles from San Antonio is only 400. There is probably not a single person in the town who was not related to one or more or the dead or injured. If they weren't related, you can be sure they knew them.
This reminds me of a trip my wife and I took to Israel twenty years ago. Our delegation was scheduled to meet with the Israeli Prime Minister. The Deputy Prime Minister came in his place. He explained that a helicopter carrying 35 Israeli service members had crashed and that all aboard had perished. He told us this was a national tragedy because Israel was a small country and almost every citizen was connected in some way to at least one of the brave soldiers and airmen who had died.
How much more devastating must this tragedy be in a small town where over ten percent of its citizens died or were wounded in a matter of minutes?
An entire church was decimated. An entire town was shattered. We need to pray fervently for this church and this town. They will need our prayer support for a long time to come.
Two thoughts come to mind as I contemplate today's events. First, I doubt that any potential mass murderers will read this article. But if by chance someone evil or crazy enough to do something as awful as this sees these words, I implore you to do a favor to the people who have never done anything to harm you. In most cases like this, the murderer kills himself after first taking the lives of others. This may sound strange coming from a pastor, but I beg you to skip the first part and go right to the second part of your plan. Kill yourself, and leave the innocents to live their lives.
Second, I want to encourage every pastor and church board in America to develop a security plan for their church. A year ago I spoke at a church very near to Sutherland Springs. As I spoke, I noticed two large men in suits standing thirty feet on either side of me, facing the congregation. They weren't looking at me. Their eyes never stopped moving as they scanned the audience and all the doors of the large auditorium. I asked later, but I was already sure I knew the answer. These men were armed and were trained to protect the church. And there were other armed men and women throughout the congregation, as well.
"Sacrilege!" I can hear some of you saying. Churches are holy places, and guns have no place within their walls. I hate to rain on your parade with sound theology, but there is nothing holy about a church building. The
are the church. When they leave the building everything sacred and holy leaves with them.
Also, Jesus Himself told his followers to buy guns. Well, to be entirely accurate, He said to obtain that day's equivalent of guns, which was swords. As He sent them out to do His work, He ordered his disciples in Luke 22:36, "If you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one." I'm sure that if He were giving that instruction today, he would tell them to buy a gun instead of a sword.
I am the Chairman of the Board of a prison ministry which has a small village here in Florida where we minister to people who have been in prison. After our recent visit from Hurricane Irma (which thankfully did little damage here), we decided we should develop and implement a disaster plan. Obviously, we should have had one in place long before the hurricane threatened.
Don't wait until a terrorist enters your church and starts spraying bullets into your congregation. Gather the church leaders and develop a security plan
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church members to carry guns to church. If your state requires a concealed weapon permit to do so, encourage that. In Sutherland Springs if one member had been armed, many lives might have been saved. Those who are armed should know who the others are so that they can sit in various parts of the auditorium to provide the best coverage, with particular attention to all entrances.
2) Consider professional security for larger churches. These need not necessarily be paid people. Most large churches have members who are sworn police officers, licensed private security, or well-trained ex-military people. Most would gladly implement a security plan for free. But often they are discouraged from even carrying their weapons in 'politically correct' (but foolish) churches.
3) Finally, I believe every pastor should be armed. Think about it. Almost everyone has their backs turned toward potential danger. Unless your church is like the one I described above, the pastor is the only one facing the rear doors through which the danger will likely emerge. He or she will be the first to see the killer. A shepherd's first job is to protect the sheep. Unfortunately, today that responsibility includes protecting them from madmen who think it's great to kill the saints as they worship.
The facts are still emerging, but news reports say that a member of the church or the community shot the gunman in Texas as he emerged from the church, causing him to drop his rifle and flee. According to the President (who has access to information we don't) this action probably saved hundreds of lives. The armed citizen jumped into a neighbor's truck and they pursued him until he killed himself.
Obviously, the fact that citizens were on the scene before law enforcement, and stopped the murderer from shooting others, underscores the need for every church and community to implement a security plan - immediately.
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- Hamlette said...
"Kidnapped" is my favorite of RLS's books -- I adore both David Balfour and Alan Breck Stuart. I've also read the sequel, and it was good, but not awesome like this.
I've seen the 1960 Disney movie, starring James MacArthur and Peter Finch, with a brief appearance by Peter O'Toole playing the bagpipes :-) I highly recommend that version, as it is loads of fun.
- February 11, 2013 at 8:24 AM
- Anna Grace said...
Woah...I am speechless -- I just posted a book review for this like a week ago! O.o Great minds think alike, eh? ;)
Great review, by the by! As for the Kidnapped adaptations -- *cough* *cough* I hated them *cough*. You see, they always make Davie really pathetic and either whiny the whole time or just down-right grumpy, it seemed. It was like they took his characteristics from the chapter "The Quarrel" and based the whole movie of of that! O.o :D Plus, they have yet to find an Allan that does him justice. {although, I believe the Disney Alan was good -- but Davie was horrible in that}
the same people who made that Treasure Island miniseries needs to do one on Kidnapped. That would be very, very good, I think.
"Catriona" is REALLY good! There's not quite as much adventure and Alan isn't in it nearly as much { :'( } - but Davie falling in love is the cutest thing EVER! :D So read it - you'll probably enjoy it. :)
Lovely review!
- February 11, 2013 at 8:59 AM
- Langsather Letters said...
We are a big fan of his poetry around here! I have a very young ones at home who have not mastered the art of sitting quite still enough for chapter books.
- February 11, 2013 at 9:01 AM
- Marian said...
I LOVE this book (like you, even more than Treasure Island)! It's one I actually re-read on occasion - Alan is just an amazing character. The 2005 BBC version is my favorite adaptation, though it takes a lot of liberties (including making Alan a jerk); still, overall they get the spirit of it right. I read Catriona, which was pretty good, though disappointing for Alan Breck fans (he is barely in it).
- February 11, 2013 at 1:09 PM
- Classic Sasa said...
Yes! Hooray for Alan Breck and David Balfour! I remember enjoying this book very much when I was 11 or 12 years old...It has been a while. I recall that I had a hard time with the accents. Reading out loud helped a lot! Lovely book...time for a re-read! Note to self: must convince my brother to read it...
I watched the Disney film some time ago. The actor who played Davy was also the same young man who played the eldest son in "The Swiss Family Robinson". Just a thing I noticed :). I should look up the other version...
By the way, Miss Laurie, your blog is lovely. I like how you keep changing periodically your blog theme. Each one is absolutely elegant!And your reviews are very helpful...
- February 11, 2013 at 1:30 PM
- Eva said...
Just dropping by to let you know you've been awarded/tagged! Check out the details here – http://ramblings-janeite.blogspot.ca/2013/02/shine-on-award-tag.html
- February 11, 2013 at 1:46 PM
I'm a late arrival to this one.
PBS's "Masterpiece Theater" did one in fall 2006. It was in two parts.
- February 13, 2013 at 9:50 PM
- Miss Laurie of Old-Fashioned Charm said...
Glad to hear that the Disney one is good. I don't think I've seen that one but I've seen some of Disney's other older adventure movies and enjoyed them a lot.
Anna Grace,
I'm glad to hear "Catriona" is good. I'll have to see if I can get my hands on a copy. Yeah, if the Sky1 people who did Treasure Island 2012 would adapt Kidnapped that would be interesting and probably very good! :)
Langsather Letters,
I'm a fan of his poetry too and have a few from his Children's Garden of Verses memorized. :)
Classic Sasa (K.W.),
Thank you for stopping by, I'm glad you enjoy my blog and that my reviews are helpful!
Thanks for the award/tag!
That's interesting, I'll have to check it out!
- February 13, 2013 at 11:31 PM


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