text: naturalization Naturalization Ceremony for 300 on the MTSU Campus By Shawn Anfinson • Sep 20, 2012 MTSU photo by Darby Campbell MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (ANFINSON) -- As part of its annual Constitution Day celebration, Middle Tennessee State University played host to a naturalization ceremony for 300 immigrants. The celebration also included student-led readings of the Constitution. Nearly 300 immigrants gathered in the Murphy Center along with friends, family and members of the community. Judge Joe B. Brown of the US District Court for Middle Tennessee led the swearing-in ceremony.


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Blair House Inn is surrounded by some excellent Texas hill country wineries. One winery in particular, Bella Vista Ranch, also produces delicious olive oil on their property. Now is the season to start pressing the olives. They invite everyone to come out and watch as they begin olive oil pressing to produce their next tasty batch. Every Saturday from late September until December see the Bella Vista Ranch in full working order!
First Texas Olive Oil Company is a family-run business, specializing in FRESH olive oil and other fresh, complementary foods. Their products are based on the fruits and vegetables grown at the Bella Vista Ranch in Wimberley, Texas – blackberry and raspberry bushes (planted between six varieties of olive trees), figs and many other fruits and vegetables.
In 1996 Jack Dougherty, who grew up in the orchards of Santa Clara valley and later had a career working as an executive in the computer industry, purchased a dilapidated ranch with the intention of making it a working ranch. Today it has become an agricultural destination spot. Jack realized that Texas Hill Country soil and weather are akin to the Mediterranean, and he could not resist a stab at growing olives. The olive trees and berry bushes on Bella Vista Ranch were planted in 1998 and they opened the "frantoio" (olive pressing facility) in year 2001.
Bella Vista Cellars produces a range of Italian varietals, as well as blackberry wine, from the fruit off the Ranch. They are passionate about high-quality, fresh produce and products. They invite you to visit their tasting room to sample the olive oil, wine, and other gourmet foods available.
This is definitely something you do not want to miss. Bella Vista Ranch is proud of what they do and Blair House Inn is proud to tell our guests. Take a look at our availability for the fall season. Book a stay with us and make a trip to watch the olive oil pressing magic. Head out to the Texas hill country soon for a relaxing weekend at Blair House Inn.
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Brevard, N.C. – The Coker College men's soccer team won a thriller on Wednesday afternoon, as they defeated Brevard College in the closing seconds of the overtime period, 3-2.
The loss drops BC to 4-9-2 overall, while Coker improves to 6-11 for the season.
The game was very sloppy as both teams had to contend with the swamp like field surface as rain continued to fall throughout the match.
The Cobras jumped out early in the first half, when Dennis Gonzalez (Orlando, FL) was able to score after dribbling through the Tornado defense, giving Coker a 1-0 lead at the 16:15 mark.
Coker increased their lead to 2-0 at the 63:33 mark of the second half, when Olivier Harper (Orlando, FL) was good on a penalty kick, putting the shot just past BC's keeper Trevor Redpath.
However, the Tornados would not blow away, as Fernando Sandoval cut Coker's lead in half at the 71:53 mark. Sandoval received a pass from Kenneth Bryan III, where he then fired a shot from just inside the right top corner of the box and past a diving Adam Danziger (Palmetto, FL) for the goal.
With time quickly winding down on the Tornados, senior Owen Carson would notch the game-tying goal in the 86th minute, which would ultimately force the overtime frame.
With the score tied 2-2 both teams fought hard to try to get the game-winning goal, with Coker's Jake Wyman (Bradenton, FL) scoring with only 0:03 seconds remaining in the extra period. Coker's Daniel Shirzad found an open Wyman at the top right corner of the box, where he legged out a laser shot past a diving Redpath for the game-winning score. Wyman's goal marked not only the game winner, but his first of the season.
For the match senior goalkeeper Trevor Redpath had six saves, as he faced 17 shots for the match, while Danziger had eight saves, as he faced 20 shots.
The Cobras will wrap up their 2007 season at home this Saturday, October 27, when they will host Pfeiffer University at 4 p.m. There will be a special half-time ceremony to honor seniors Jake Wyman and Olivier Harper.


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(Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will expand the state's healthcare coverage for the poor, joining other Republican governors who have recently opted in favor of the measure under President Barack Obama's federal healthcare reform, media reported on Tuesday.
Christie is expected to present his decision to the state's lawmakers later on Tuesday, The Star-Ledger wrote in its Web edition, citing unidentified sources.
Republican governors, including Christie, have criticized the Affordable Care Act law. But several have recently decided to expand the coverage anyway, including Florida Governor Rick Scott, who reversed course last week.
Not expanding Medicaid could cost New Jersey $4.2 billion over the next nine years, according to a report published on Thursday by the left-leaning think tank New Jersey Policy Perspective.
If it opted to expand, New Jersey could save $2.5 billion, the group said.
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Dhrystone is one of three Level Five Jetstone cities.
At level five, it can pop a stack of eight pikers or one of six stabbers per turn, or one Gump every third turn. Ossomer feels an deep emotional attachment to this city. He had expressed a hope that if he was ever forced to make a last stand for Jetstone, that it would occur at Dhrystone.Erf-b1.5-p040
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"A sprawling stone citadel with an equally impressive garrison, its mossy gray ramparts rose up out of the dense pine forest with serene grace...
...tall, hard, chiseled, majestic, and quietly, implicitly violent."
Dhrystone, according to Ossomer, pops "the finest soldiers in Erfworld". This may mean that they begin at a higher starting level or have above-average stats for units of their type and level; assuming Ossomer's description wasn't just a romanticism.
Real-World References
The Dhrystone benchmark is used for measuring computer speed (which is itself a pun on the word "whetstone"), which is also referenced by Ossomer's opinion that Dhrystone soldiers are "the standard by which all others might be measured". Additionally, Drystone (without the 'h') refers to construction using cut or uncut rocks without mortar or cement, just fitting together.


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Where, exactly, is Nelson taking the Warriors?
Scott Ostler
(12-03) 19:21 PST OAKLAND -- The Warriors are a strange basketball team.
The last two seasons, they were strange and wonderful. This season, they're just strange.
Strange is expected when Don Nelson is your coach. It's part of his charm. If you want conventional, you don't hire this man, then boost his contract twice in two years.
But strange is often confusing, and right now there are many burning and itching questions. Where are the Warriors going? How will they get there? Once they get there, how will they get out?
We know they're not going to the playoffs. Nelson made that clear in New York over the weekend, telling the media that this is not a playoff team.
That was an odd statement, just 16 games into the season. Nobody is disputing Nelson's logic, but why go to the trouble to make that point?
Two seasons ago, he made a similar statement and, perhaps coincidentally, it was the takeoff point for a glorious run to the playoffs. Surely his recent statements weren't meant to be motivational. Not that the Warriors are inspiration-proof. A good motivational ploy by Nelson, along with bringing back Baron Davis, truly might spark another playoff run.
Surely Nelson's not bailing on his team already.
"If it was any other coach I've played for, I'd say that" he's bailing on the team, Stephen Jackson said Wednesday. "But Coach would never bail out on his players."
Not as a team, maybe. Individually, Nelson is a serial bailer-outer. He seems to want the kids to succeed, but a young player makes a few mistakes and he's back on the bench, for the rest of the night, or week, or season.
For the Warriors to achieve relevance, they need help from the likes of Brandan Wright, Anthony Randolph and Anthony Morrow. Those players will emerge only if given playing time.
I asked Nelson on Wednesday if his we're-not-a-playoff-team statement signaled more playing time for the young players.
"I would say there's already been a commitment to the young players," Nelson said. "We've got five of them on the team, I think."
But what about letting them play through slumps? There are reports that some of the young players are unhappy with the inconsistency of playing time.
"Part of that is a teaching tool," Nelson said. "I couldn't tell you I'm going to let a guy screw up too many times and not take him out of the game, but I'll put him back in, correct him. Within reason (players should be allowed to make mistakes), yeah, but also, you want to make sure that the guy is developing, and you don't hurt his chances by giving him too many gifts, he's also got to earn it. So it's kind of a delicate line. I'd say yeah, within reason, I can accept some mistakes, as long as they're not repeated too often."
Sounds definitive.
Morrow started five games, played like an All-Star for the first two, then cooled off, possibly because teammates stopped passing him the ball. In two of the last four games, he hasn't been off the bench. This is a guy who, on a team that often lives or dies by the three-pointer, might be the best three-ball shooter.
There are fans and others who wonder, seriously, if Nelson is doing all this to get himself fired, so he can take a huge buyout and move on down the road, to another team or back to Maui.
That's crazy conjecture, but with Nelson, almost no scenario is unthinkable.
One would guess that Nelson's bosses, Robert Rowell and Chris Mullin, know this team isn't going to the playoffs and therefore would like to see the young players play more, to build for the future and to keep fans enthused (see: San Francisco Giants). So is Nelson defying headquarters?
Part of the Nelson package is that he always leaves plenty of room for guesswork by fans, co-workers and other interested observers.
Will Nelson coach out the remaining two-plus seasons on his contract, working into his 70s? Will he even finish this season?
Or is he game-to-game?
In the Warriors' 13-point loss to the Knicks on Saturday, Nelson walked off the court with more than 10 seconds left in the game. Remember when Randy Moss staged a similar exit? He got roasted. Charged with desertion.
Nelson, asked about the early departure, shrugged it off, said jokingly to a writer, "If it bothers you, I won't do it again."
On the same trip, the Warriors held three practices, and at two of them, Nelson either didn't attend or he dashed out before the traditional end-of-practice gab-fest with the media.
The Warriors won't be going to the playoffs, but their mystery journey to somewhere will be interesting to watch. Interesting, and strange.


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Special Antlerless Deer Season Begins December 26 In Putnam
One of the many changes to deer hunting regulations that were implemented this year will take place when the special antlerless season begins December 26.
The purpose of the extra season is to focus the state's deer management on counties with high deer densities.
The extra season runs for 12 days and will take place only in counties with a bonus antlerless quota of four or more.
Hunters can use a bonus antlerless license, deer license bundle, lifetime comprehensive hunting license, lifetime comprehensive hunting/fishing license, or a resident youth hunt/ trap license to participate, or they must meet license exemptions.
Deer harvested in this season count toward the bonus antlerless county quota bag limit.
Participating counties with a bonus antlerless quota of eight are: Allen, Clark, Clay, Crawford, Dearborn, DeKalb, Elkhart, Floyd, Fountain, Franklin, Fulton, Gibson, Harrison, Hendricks, Howard, Huntington, Jasper, Jefferson, Jennings, Johnson, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Lake, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, Noble, Ohio, Parke, Porter, Pulaski, Putnam, Ripley, Scott, Starke, St. Joseph, Steuben, Switzerland, Tippecanoe, Vanderburgh, Vermillion, Vigo, Warren, Washington and White.
Participating counties with a bonus antlerless quota of four are: Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Cass, Delaware, Dubois, Fayette, Grant, Greene, Hamilton, Henry, Jackson, Knox, LaPorte, Lawrence, Madison, Miami, Monroe, Montgomery, Newton, Orange, Owen, Posey, Spencer, Sullivan, Wabash, Warrick, Wayne and Whitley.
The following counties are excluded from the special antlerless season: Adams, Benton, Blackford, Carroll, Clinton, Daviess, Decatur, Hancock, Jay, Martin, Perry, Pike, Randolph, Rush, Shelby, Tipton, Union and Wells.
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The Distant Sound Of Drumming- Birth of TOD:Australia/New Zealand
Big Gav, The Oil Drum: Australia/New Zealand
The Oil Drum Australia / New Zealand will be launching in the next week or two.
Co-editor Phil Hart from ASPO Australia will be editing reader submitted articles and hopefully contributing some articles of his own in the not too distant future.
I'll be doing a fairly regular (hopefully daily) antipodean equivalent of Leanan's Drumbeat posts, focusing on energy news from Australia, New Zealand and the nearby region.
For those who are aware of it, my regular home at Peak Energy will still remain active, and will continue to see a lot of material that veers far away from the core topics that I'll concentrate on here (ie. I won't be cross-posting between the 2 sites except on those rare occasions that I write material of my own as opposed to summarising the day's news).
If you've got an article that you'd like to post (or relevant links that you think are appropriate for the daily Drumbeat) please get in touch…
(21 October 2007)
Big Gav is the indefatigable editor of Peak Energy (Australia).
Just Ask Robert: Your Energy Questions Answered
Robert Rapier, The Oil Drum
Not too long ago, I nearly quit writing, because I was losing control of my free time. I came to a compromise solution that has worked out well for me: I have continued to write, but I have reduced time dedicated to debates, correspondence, and addressing questions or criticisms about my essays. It is now apparent that it was not the writing, but instead the peripheral stuff that was really eating up all my time.
However, as a result of the change, some comments and questions that are directed at me go unanswered. Sometimes someone will make a criticism or comment that I would like to address, but I know it will lead to several more responses. In order to "catch up" with some of this without once again getting involved in protracted exchanges, on my way out of town for a business trip I put up a brief post inviting readers to ask questions or make comments. I hadn't originally intended to post it here, but there were quite a few topics that have been discussed at length here at TOD. So, I went through, picked out some of the questions, and took a stab at answering them.
There are questions on biobutanol, gasoline inventories, refinery margins, debunking, ethanol, investing, the future of the oil industry, where to live to ride out Peak Oil, and whether I have now lost hope. I sometimes excerpted the questions, but I linked to the originals so you can see them in complete context.
(21 October 2007)
New Peak Moment transcripts: Cuba and PO's social effects
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Volunteers have transcribed two episodes of Peak Moment Television: Learning from Cuba's Response to Peak Oil and The Social Effects of Peak Oil. Thank you Katherine and April, your efforts are greatly appreciated! Transcriptions and translations of our content help spread GPM's important message to an even wider audience. To volunteer, please read the information page, then contact us.
(19 October 2007)
TOD:Local needs your contributions…
Prof. Goose, The Oil Drum
We need to hear about people's energy and environmental policy ideas, experiences, and solutions at the local and state level so we can compare notes and learn about policy successes and failures, and learn about how to be better participants in the local political process.
That is what we envision with TOD:Local…a place where you can discuss your experiences and and learn about ideas and insights about local solutions.
Something that we've known for a while is that most of the changes that occur in energy policy are going to occur at the state or local level–that's where a lot of the changes that are going to most affect our daily lives are going to take place–whether they are good policy or bad.
Please send your posts or story ideas to the editors box (right sidebar) and I'll forward them to Glenn.
(21 October 2007)
The Energy and Environment Round-Up: October 21st 2007
Stoneleigh, The Oil Drum: Canada
We have seen much attention paid lately to the potential for large sea level rises due to climate change, but global warming also has other effects on water systems – most significantly a potentially substantial reduction in the amount of fresh water available to sustain human populations.
In Australia, Tim Flannery pointed out some time ago that a 10% drop in rainfall resulted in a 70% drop in available water due to increased evaporation from warmer temperatures, which is why Australia is currently experiencing such severe water shortages. Other areas could be set to experience something similar, especially if the glaciers supplying major river systems in populous regions melt. In a world of falling water tables, and less energy available for pumping water from ever-increasing depths, this is a trend to watch, and not just for the purpose of making money from scarcity as investment newsletters would have you believe.
Also in this Energy & Environment Round-Up, we follow the on-going resource royalty debate in Alberta, the row over equalization payments and resource ownership in the Maritimes, and the opening of a token hydrogen refueling station in Ottawa. On the international stage, we look at China's tidal wave of growth and increasing energy demand, and the developing geopolitical tensions that are combining with rampant speculation to push the price of oil to record highs.
Finally, check out the October 2007 Special Tar Sands Issue of The Dominion.
(21 October 2007)
ODAC News — Saturday 20 Oct
Douglas Low, Oil Depletion Analysis Centre
ASPO-USA Peak Oil Conference 17-21 Oct.
1a/ Peak Oil Conference Consensus: Crude Demand Outpacing Supply (Energy Intelligence [Oil Daily], Fri 18 Oct)
1b/ Houston ASPO – the Workshop day (The Oil Drum, Thu 18 Oct)
1c/ ASPO Houston :Day 1, part 1 (The Oil Drum, Fri 19 Oct)
1d/ ASPO Houston :Day 1, part 2 (The Oil Drum, Sat 20 Oct)
Economy – UK and Europe
2a/ UK house market is 'heading for crash' (The Times, Thu 18 Oct)
2b/ New mortgage approvals plummet by 12% (The Times, Thu 18 Oct)
2c/ Eastern Europe to reap its own subprime crisis (The Telegraph, Thu 18 Oct)
2d/ UK housing: How storm clouds gather [podcast] (Telegraph, Wed 17 Oct)
Geopolitics – Caspian
3/ Energy-rich Caspian becomes center of U.S.-Russia power struggle (International Herald Tribune, Wed 17 Oct)
Coal / China / Kyoto Protocol
4/ China's drive for wealth means end of our low-carbon dreams (The Times, Wed 17 Oct)
Natural Gas – Iran
5/ Iran plans $130bn gas investments (Arabian Business, Thu 18 Oct)
Russia – Wheat Exports
6/ Wheat Export Tax to Soar Fivefold (FC Novosti, Fri 29 Oct)
ASPO-USA P.O. Conf. – Media Response
7a/ Global Oil Output Has Already Peaked, Pickens Says (Bloomberg, Fri 19 Oct)
7b/ Saudi Aramco may miss production goals, says Simmons (Business Intelligence Middle East, Fri 19 Oct)
Videos – Oil Prices in the News
8/ Three videos on the price of oil (The Oil Drum, Thu 18 Oct)
Economy – USA
9/ Wall St caught in a perfect storm (The Telegraph, Sat 20 Oct)
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There are now 50 layers left on 22 Cans' enigmatic Curiosity - what's inside the cube. As of 16:22 BST/08:22 PDT today, a countdown timer will now appear in the game saying what the predicted end date for the quirky long-running experiment actually is--and how close one person is from unlocking what creator Peter Molyneux calls its "life changing" contents.
People who contributed to that are going to get trolled sooo hard.
So, its been an ad for Xbox3 all this time? An Ad that people pay for?
"Molyneux teases more empty promises for the XBOX 720 as Curiosity draws to a close" - FIXED
This guy hasn't made a good game since black and white and fable 1
The more developers the better, no matter what the guy has done some quality work, Black And White and the first two Fables are amazing games.
I doubt he does anything with Microsoft though, considering he was most likely let go, I like Kinect and some of those things as much as the next guy, but I think ol' Petey wanted that on everything, and it just doesn't work on everything.


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TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya's Prime Minister Ali Zidan on Thursday called on militias to evacuate their buildings and headquarters and join government security forces, vowing that his government will take a hard-line stand against any armed group that tries to hijack control of any part of the nation.
Since the fall of Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi in 2011, armed groups, including rebels who battled Gadhafi's forces during eight-month civil war, have posed a challenge to transitional authorities struggling to transform them into a unified national military and police force.
During a police graduation ceremony in Tripoli, Zidan said the state "will not be lenient and we will not permit hijacking of Tripoli or Benghazi or any other city."
On the one hand, the Libyan government heavily depends on security provided by commanders of powerful militias, such as Rafallah Sahati and Libya Shield. President Mohammed el-Megarif has labeled them as "legitimate" forces.
But other militias, such as Ansar al-Shariah, are labeled as outlaws. Ansar Al-Shariah is suspected of carrying out the deadly attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi on Sept. 11 that killed four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens.
Militias, however, often act with impunity, running their own prison cells, making arrests and taking confessions in total absence of state control and oversight.
Libyans have been staging protests and sit-ins demanding that authorities label all militias illegal. The protesters want militia commanders and their fighters to integrate into the Libyan army as individuals. If they integrate into the army as groups, they say the fighters will maintain their loyalty to their militia commanders.
Libya's newly appointed Interior Minister Ashour Shwayel says the number of policemen, including those who are inactive, is 120,000 and thousands are to join in coming weeks.
Zidan's vow to stand against militia came as a video circulated on social networking sites purportedly showing a militia holding a group of Christian Egyptians. The video depicts a group of detainees with shaved heads and a bearded young man in a military jacket who says nearly 100 Coptic Egyptians are being held for allegedly spreading Christianity in Libya. The video, posted on The Seventh Day news website, showed bibles and Christian books next to the detainees.
The authenticity of the video could not be independently confirmed.
Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians are working construction and trade jobs in Libya, a nation of 6.5 Muslims with no significant religious minority.
Egypt's foreign ministry said its embassy in Libya was investigating the allegation.
There was no immediate comment from the Libyan government.
Earlier this month, four foreigners — an Egyptian, South Korean, South African and Swede, who had an American passport — were arrested, detained and accused of spreading Christianity. The Libyan police chief behind that case, Abdel-Salam el-Barghathi, said that the new case was not linked to the one he handled. While not in charge of the most recent case, he claimed that the claim that nearly 100 Christians were being detained was an exaggeration. He did not elaborate.


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Fleurons Initials Font by Wiescher Design
Fleurons Initials is a set of elegantly decorated blocked initials, reminiscent of old Jazz and Circus Posters.
I have added one set of flat underlays and one of blocked underlays, so you can easily add a little colorful touch here and there. Easy because those underlays have the the same spacing! Have fun.
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ExAblate (Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery) Treatment of Metastatic Bone Tumors for the Palliation of Pain
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00656305
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : April 11, 2008
Last Update Posted : August 8, 2014
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|Bone Metastases Multiple Myeloma
|Device: ExAblate 2000 Device: Sham
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|A Pivotal Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness and Safety of ExAblate (Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery) Treatment of Metastatic and Multiple Myeloma Bone Tumors for the Palliation of Pain in Patients Who Are Not Candidates for Radiation Therapy
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- Changes in pain medications [ Time Frame: Within 3 months of treatment ]
- Adverse device effects [ Time Frame: Within 3 months of treatment ]
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- Men and women age 18 and older
- Patients who are able and willing to give consent and able to attend all study visits
Patients who are suffering from symptoms of bone metastases or multiple myeloma bone lesions and are radiation failure patients:
Radiation failure candidates are those who have received radiation without adequate relief from metastatic bone pain as determined by the patient and treating physician, those for whom their treating physician would not prescribe radiation or additional radiation treatments, and those patients who refuse additional radiation therapy,
- Patients who refuse other accepted available treatments such as surgery or narcotics for pain alleviation.
- Patient with NRS (0-10 scale) pain score ≥ 4 irrespective of medication
- Targeted tumor(s) are ExAblate device accessible and are located in ribs, extremities (excluding joints), pelvis, shoulders and in the posterior aspects of the following spinal vertebra: Lumbar vertebra (L3 - L5), Sacral vertebra (S1 - S5)
- Targeted tumor (treated) size up to 55 cm2 in surface area
- Patient whose targeted (treated) lesion is on bone and the interface between the bone and lesion is deeper than 10-mm from the skin.
- Targeted (treated) tumor clearly visible by non-contrast MRI, and ExAblate MRgFUS device accessible
- Able to communicate sensations during the ExAblate treatment
Patients on ongoing chemotherapy regimen for at least 1 month at the time of eligibility:
- with same chemotherapy regimen (as documented from patient medical dossier),
- Worst pain NRS still >= 4
- do NOT plan to initiate a new chemotherapy for pain palliation should be eligible for the study.
- No radiation therapy to targeted (most painful) lesion in the past two weeks
- Bisphosphonate intake should remain stable throughout the study duration.
- Patients will have from 1 to 5 painful lesions and only the most painful lesion will be treated.
- Patients with persistent distinguishable pain associated with 1 site to be treated (if patient has pain from additional sites, the pain from the additional sites must be evaluated as being less intense by at least 2 points on the NRS compared to the site to be treated).
Exclusion Criteria:
Patients who either
- Need surgical stabilization of the affected bony structure (>7 fracture risk score, see Section 7.3) OR
- Targeted tumor is at an impending fracture site (>7 on fracture risk score, see Section 7.3).
- Patients with surgical stabilization of tumor site with metallic hardware
- More than 5 painful lesions, or more than 1 requiring immediate localized treatment
- Targeted (treated) tumor is in the skull
- Patients on dialysis
- Patients with life expectancy < 3-Months
- patients with an acute medical condition (e.g., pneumonia, sepsis) that is expected to hinder them from completing this study.
Patients with unstable cardiac status including:
- Unstable angina pectoris on medication
- Patients with documented myocardial infarction within six months of protocol entry
- Congestive heart failure requiring medication (other than diuretic)
- Patients on anti-arrhythmic drugs
- Severe hypertension (diastolic BP > 100 on medication)
- Patients with standard contraindications for MR imaging such as non-MRI compatible implanted metallic devices including cardiac pacemakers, size limitations (weight >250 pounds), etc.
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- Known intolerance or allergies to the MRI contrast agent (e.g. Gadolinium or Magnevist) including advanced kidney disease
- KPS Score < 60 (See "Definitions" below)
- Severe cerebrovascular disease (multiple CVA or CVA within 6 months)
- Individuals who are not able or willing to tolerate the required prolonged stationary position during treatment (approximately 2 hrs.)
- Target (treated) tumor is less then 1cm from nerve bundles, bowels or bladder.
- Are participating or have participated in another clinical trial in the last 30 days
- Patients initiating a new chemotherapy regime, or radiation (for the targeted most painful lesion) within the last 2 weeks
- Patients unable to communicate with the investigator and staff.
- Patients with persistent undistinguishable pain (pain source unidentifiable)
- Targeted (treated) tumor surface area >= 55 cm2
- Patient whose bone-lesion interface is < 10-mm from the skin
- Targeted (treated) tumor NOT visible by non-contrast MRI,
- Targeted (most painful) tumor Not accessible to ExAblate
- The targeted tumor is less than 2 points more painful compared to other painful lesions on the site specific NRS.
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|Moffitt Cancer Center
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Can we get a second, NFL? And soon?
They've been putting Roman numerals on Super Bowls for a long time now. Maybe this one should be rechristened Super Bowl XLVII!. From the bright shining plays on both sides of the ball to the spooky third-quarter power failure that made the Mercedes-Benz Superdome look like the backdrop for an Anne Rice novel, there literally was never a Super Bowl like it before — good or bad.
At first, in terms of drama, it looked like bad would win in a rout.
The Baltimore Ravens came out and jumped on the San Francisco 49ers, grabbing a 21-6 halftime lead. In the 11 seconds it took Jacoby Jones to race 108 yards with his tape-measure kickoff return to start the second half, the Ravens were up 28-6 and had seemingly turned the 49ers' lights out.
Then the lights went out, literally, for about 35 minutes. The only ones left on, fittingly enough, blazed in a couple of crescent circles at the top of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, beaming right down on the Ravens' bench.
Cunningly, though, it was the 49ers who used the cover of darkness to huddle behind a covey of Beyonce's backup singers, retool their attack and reel in the Ravens.
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Baltimore, mixing enough spot-on Joe Flacco passes and crunching runs by Ray Rice and Bernard Pierce, managed only a couple of Justin Tucker field goals the rest of the way. But it was enough to hold off young upstart Colin Kaepernick and the Niners 34-31.
Just barely enough.
With a world championship in play, the difference between glory and goat came down to 5 yards between a dangerous 49ers offense and an obstinate Ravens defense, Baltimore leading 34-29 with just under two minutes left.
The 49ers piled up 468 yards to the Ravens' 375, but critically three times in the game San Francisco thundered deep into Baltimore territory and netted just two field goals. On the last chance, fourth-and-goal at the 5, Kaepernick fired high against a heavy rush for Michael Crabtree. The 49ers went away begging for a flag on cornerback Jimmy Smith that would never come.
A dramatic game was bookended by drama both personal and poignant.
Dry eyes were in short supply before the game as a choir of children from Sandy Hook Elementary joined Jennifer Hudson — her family itself scarred by gun violence — to sing "America the Beautiful." Anyone who has a sibling who they've been close to was similarly moved after the game to see Ravens coach John Harbaugh embrace his younger brother Jim, the 49ers coach, in a moment that only they could truly comprehend.
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A sophomore wide receiver from Media, Pa., Bundy had a career day with five catches for 103 yards and his first career touchdown in Wesley's 30-13 victory at Menlo College on October 20. He also took a reverse for 15 yards. It was also Bundy's first 100-yard receiving game.
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One of the fastest athletes in all of Division III, Bundy was an NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field All-American in 2012 after playing fourth in the 110m hurdles at the National Championships in Claremont, Calif. He was also the ECAC Champion in the event last spring and was named the 2012 Capital Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Athlete of the Year.
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John E franklin wanted to know about synthetic division, and the rational roots theorem. These are relatively simple so I thought I'd write up some explanations for all to see.
To divide a polynomial such as 2x^3 - 3x^2 + 5x - 7 by x + b, (where b is a constant) we can use traditional polynomial division. For those who don't know/remember how this works I wrote the following tutorial. Heres what we would do if we wanted to divide (2x^3 - 3x^2 + 5x - 7) by (x - 2):
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Hope that helped. One thing I really should emphasize is both the divisor and the dividend MUST be written descending power of the variable!
For those who don't remember, this means terms containing variables come first, and those with the greatest exponents come first. The constant comes last. Thus 5x^3 -2x + 6x^5 +6 + 9x^4 - x^2 would be 6x^5 + 9x^4 + 5x^3 - x^2 - 2x + 6 when written in "descending power of the variable". This MUST be done first.
The other thing I should mention is if you wanted to divide a term like x^4 + 2x^2 + 3 by (x + 3). The dividend is already in descending power of the variable, but for polynomial division, it is necessary to to rewrite this as: x^4 + 0x^3 + 2x^2 + 0x + 3 and put this in the box. If you do the problem you will imediatly see why.
You may ask, what if I wanted to divide a polynomial such as (6x^5 + 9x^4 + 5x^3 - x^2 - 2x + 6 ) by binomial containing another variable, such as (x + y) or what if I wanted to divide by a trinomial, such as (x^2 + 3x - 5)? Well I have learned some more complicated polynomial division algorithms, but for this thread, I'm only going to discuss division by a binomial of the form (x + b).
I'll explain Synthetic division shortly. A symplified quicker version of polynomial division which is much faster. Then I will explain the remainder theorem, and the rational roots theorem. :-)
Last edited by mikau (2005-12-20 18:55:14)
A logarithm is just a misspelled algorithm.
Ok now here's synthetic division.
The most important thing about synthetic division is to use -b in the box when you are dividing by (x + b) and + b in the box when you are dividing by x - b. Basicly when you are dividing by x - b you use b. So if you have x + b, you can rewrite it as x - (-b) and thus (-b) would go in the box.
So to divide by x + 3 use -3 in the box. To divide by x - 1 use 1 in the box. To divide by x - 8 use 8 in the box. To divide by x + 5 use 5 in the box and so on.
Sometimes some of the coefficients of synthetic division will come to zero. This is fine, just eliminate them when your done. It's still correct.
I'll get started on the remaindor theorem in a sec.
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A logarithm is just a misspelled algorithm.
Hopefully I'll be able to do this without drawing lots of pictures.
The remaindor theorem.
Lets talk about remainders for a sec. Suppose you had 13 cookies and four kids. Being the wise parent that you are, you know one kid getting one extra cookie then the rest would start World War III. So you want each kid to get an equal number of cookies. But 13 will not divide evenly into 4. You consider cutting the remainders into 4th's with a knife, but they are crunchy cookies and would probably just crumbe. You could try to break them in fourths by hand but if they don't break 100% evenly, the war will start anyway. You decide to eat the remainder(s) yourself. If we use integer division which we all learned a gazillion years ago, finding how many cookies you get to eat is easy! 13/4, the answer is 3 with a remaindor of 1. (aw... you only get one cookie! >:-( ).
Now lets look at this again. What does this remainder represent? Well, if we separate the cookies into 4 groups of 3, 1 will be left The remainder. We had a 13 cookies in all and thus its obvious that 3 * 4 + 1 = 13.
But lets look at this yet again. We divided 13 by 4, got an answer of 3 with a remainder of 1.
13/4 = 3, Remainder: 1
Thus quotient * divisor + remaindor = dividend.
I use the term quotient loosely here. Technically its not a real quotient. Its an integer quotient.
When we learned fractions, we learned to put the remainder on top of the divisor to get an exact answer with no remainders. For situations when an object can be divided into parts of the whole.
Notice, with synthetic division we do the same thing. In the previous example, we got a remainder of 133. We wanted an exact answer so we placed 133 over (x + 2) to get an exact answer.
In algebra, we learned more clearly the direct connection between multiplication and division.
if x/y = 5 then x = 5 * y
Likewise, if:
(5x^4 - 6x^3 + 2x + 9)/ (x + 2) = 5x^3 - 16x^2 + 32x -62 + 133/(x+2)
then: (5x^4 - 6x^3 + 2x + 9) = (x + 2) (5x^3 - 16x^2 + 32x -62 + 133/(x+2))
But the expression on the left is the original polynomial thus we have rewritten the polynomail with a factor of (x + 2)
Remember how I said 133 was the remainder? We cut divided it by (x +2) to even it out, but what if we didn't?
If divide 13/4 and put the remainder over the divisor we get a remaindor of 1/4. But what if we didn't?
Remember earlier? 13/4 = 3 remainder 1. Thus 3 * 4 + 1 = 13.
Likewise (5x^4 - 6x^3 + 2x + 9)/ (x + 2) = 5x^3 - 16x^2 + 32x -62 Remainder 133
Thus (5x^3 - 16x^2 + 32x -62 )(x + 2) + 133 = (5x^4 - 6x^3 + 2x + 9).
But the expression on the left is the original expression. Therefore we've just rewritten it in a different form.
But lets take a look now, if we have the expression, (5x^3 - 16x^2 + 32x -62 )(x + 2) + 133, what value would it have if x = -2? well this would bring the the (x +2) factor to zero, and the whole expression in the parenthesis would have a coefficient of zero, and thus a value of zero. So what would be left? 133. The remainder.
Now lets think about what just happened. We divided the original expression by x + b using synthetic division and hence put -b in the box. The synthetic division allowed us to rewrite the expression into a form with x + b as a factor, and a remainder. (x+b)m + remainder = original expression.
When x has a value of -b, m has a coefficient of zero and no value and thus the expression has the value of the remainder.
Thefore, if we use synthetic division to devide a polynomail by x + b, then if we use -b as a value for x, the expression will have a value of the remaindor of synthetic division. But when we use synthetic division to divide by x + b, we put -b in the box.
THEREFORE! If you use synthetic division to divide a polynomial by placing b in the little box, the remaindor will be the value of the expression evaluated at b! This is the remaindor theorem.
I drew up a quick diagram to illustrate using synthetic division to quickly evaluate f(x) at x values of 3, -2, and 5.
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A logarithm is just a misspelled algorithm.
Ok, only one more thing to write about:
Rational roots theorem:
the coefficient of the term with the highest power in a polynomail is the leading coefficient.
ax^2 + bx + c
a is the leading coefficient.
5x^5 + 3x^2 + 9x^3 + 2
5 is the leading coefficient.
There will also always be a constant term in a polynomial. In the polynomial I just mentioned the constant was 2. In some cases there is no constant you could say the constant has a value of zero.
Anyways, I'll try to get right to the point. If a polynomial is written in the form of the equation, then the roots of the equation are those values for which the polynomial equals zero. Hence, you could use synthetic division of the polynomial, placing different values in the little box. If the remainder comes to zero, then you've found a value of x for which the expression has a value of zero, and you've found a root of the polynomial.
The rational roots theorem states, that if a polynomial has any rational roots (values of x that are integers or integer fractions that make the expression have a value of zero) these values can b found by looking at the leading coefficient (the coefficient of the highest degree term) and the constant at the end of the expression. They will give you clues.
The numerator of a root, will be an integral factor of the constant. The denominator of a root will be an integral factor of the leading coefficient.
Its best just to observe:
6x^3 + 2x + 5 = 0
Lets find at the integral factors of the constant 5:
5, 1, -5, -1
Lets find the integral factors of the leading coefficient:
6, 1, -6, -1, 3, 2, -3, -2
If this polynomail has any rational roots, then the root(s) is a/b where a is one of the factors of 5 (the constant) and b is one of the factors of 6 (the leading coefficient)
So if the polynomial has any rational roots then the roots are one or more of these:
1/6, -1/6, 1, -1, 5/6, -5/6, 1/3, -1/3, 1/2, -1/2
We don't know which of these, IF ANY are roots to the polynomail but we could use synthetic division with these values to quickly evaluate the polynomial at one of those values, and maybe get lucky and find one.
A logarithm is just a misspelled algorithm.
While you're at it, here are some links to some other polynomial solving stuff...
And for fun:
This is horrible but helpful:
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Mikau - you could you edit your posts, and use "Image Upload" like God did ... this way the image gets saved with the forum (in case photobucket stop serving the image).
You don't HAVE to, just an idea.
"The physicists defer only to mathematicians, and the mathematicians defer only to God ..." - Leon M. Lederman
I'd love to! Saving to photobucket and copying it here is a real pain! But last couple times I tried that it didn't work. Let me try it again:
A logarithm is just a misspelled algorithm.
Didn't work. Maybe I'm doing something wrong.
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A logarithm is just a misspelled algorithm.
No, you didn't do something wrong. Just the forum has limit to 1024x1024 pixels pictures.
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I wonder why Rod didn't think about that.
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Teens caught texting or using their phone while behind the wheel will face fines up to $100 plus possible additional costs.
Other new laws that go into effect Thursday include:
CREDIT SCORE INSURANCE REGULATIONS: Insurers will no longer be able to use someone's credit information to deny, cancel or refuse to renew their personal insurance policy, like car or home insurance. The information can still be used to determine payment options for premiums. Insurers will also be required to notify a person if they increase their charges, or reduce coverage based on their credit report. Former Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm tried to ban the use of credit information by insurers to determine rates, but in 2010 the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that the practice was not discriminatory.
CONCUSSION AWARENESS: Coaches of youth athletes will be required to immediately take out any players may have suffered a concussion during a game. That player will have to be cleared by a health professional before returning to play. The Department of Human Services also must create a concussion awareness education program that all youth sport coaches, employees and volunteers will be required to use to educate youth athletes on the dangers of concussions.
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS: The statute of limitations for kidnapping, attempted murder and manslaughter will be extended to 10 years after the individual who committed the offense has been identified. Currently, the statute of limitations for these crimes is 10 years after the offense is committed. The new law is intended to prevent the statute of limitations for serious crimes from expiring before a suspect can be found and tried.
CYBER SCHOOLS: More online charter schools will be allowed in Michigan, although the effects likely won't be seen in the classroom until the beginning of next school year. The cap on cyber charter schools will be raised from two to 15 by 2014, and the total number of cyber students will be capped at 2 percent of the state's student population, potentially boosting the number to 30,000 students. Gov. Rick Snyder and other supporters say they will provide more choices for Michigan students, though critics believe the changes are premature and lack quality control.


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Nicole Crafts Sand and Shell Glass Block
The Nicole Crafts Sand and Shell Glass Block is a great gift to give to the lovely couple on their wedding day!
Project Details
- Level:beginner
- Time:30 minutes
Project Instructions
1Project time does not include drying time.
2Clean glass block.
3Lay glass block flat. Print or write names on front of block with the Twinkle Writer. Allow to dry.
4Cut a 6-1/8 inch x 6-1/8 inch piece of cardstock. Insert in glass block, making sure the decorative side is facing front.
5Pour sand into block until it is approximately 1-1/2 inch deep. Add shells.
6Glue starfish to front of glass block.
7Tie a 14-loop bow with 12 inch tails. Glue to top of glass block. Glue tails curled to sides of glass block.


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Adriana Lima is the latest celebrity mom to dare to bare her belly in print.
Posing in a cropped top and flowing skirt, the Victoria's Secret Angel (who has since welcomed daughter Sienna) shows off her baby bump in Pirelli's 2013 calendar.
Known for their famous calendar's sexy spreads featuring nude models, the tire company decided to take a much more modest approach for this year's Brazilian-themed photo shoot, which captures a more covered-up Lima and 10 other bombshells including Petra Nemcova and Isabeli Fontana amid the country's natural beauty.
"When I told the models there would be no nudity, some of them were disappointed," casting director Jennifer Starr told New York.
But since each model was chosen to recognize their charitable efforts (including fighting for women's rights), Pirelli feared full-fledged nudity would "dilute the message."
Since the shoot, Lima is already back to showing off her fabulous body. The new mom-of-two recently shed the baby weight — and her clothes! — to walk in Victoria's Secret annual fashion show, which airs Tuesday, Dec. 4.
— Anya Leon


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The Stillman College Lady Tigers made a late 12-0 run to beat rival Miles College 70-62 at home Saturday. Stillman improved to 8-12.
TUSCALOOSA | The Stillman College Lady Tigers made a late 12-0 run to beat rival Miles College 70-62 at home Saturday. Stillman improved to 8-12.
The Lady Tigers used a fast-paced transition game and aggressive half-court defense to keep the Lady Golden Bears (6-14) on their heels. In the first half, Stillman forced Miles into 10 turnovers, blocked five shots and had seven steals.
Still, the game was close in the first half. After starting with a 9-0 run, Stillman let Miles back into the game, and led by only one late in the half.
That's when sophomore guard Angel Mitchell scored a half-court buzzer beater to give the Tigers a 35-31 lead.
That gave Stillman momentum heading in the second half. Stillman coach Cassandra Moorer said the play was huge for her team heading into halftime.
"That was major," Moorer said. "It gave us momentum."
The Lady Tigers needed that momentum in the second half as Miles kept fighting back to keep the game within two possessions. The second half featured eight lead changes.
Stillman was finally able to close the game out with its 12-0 run.
Mitchell finished with a game-high 26 points, while Desiree Wright and Morgan Henry followed with 14 and 11 points, respectively.
"We had several people just step up," Moorer said. "That's what we have to have to win."


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USDA's Farm Service Agency has issued guidance for the 2009 crop year apportionment of long- and medium-grain rice base acres for counter-cyclical payment purposes.
The Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (farm bill) includes the 2003 through 2006 crop years as the apportionment's base period.
The farm bill specifies that a farm's base rice acres shall be apportioned to long- and medium-grain rice, using either the four-year average of the acreage percentages planted in a state to long- and medium-grain rice or the four-year average of the acreage percentages planted or prevented planted on the tract to long- and medium-grain rice.
If rice was not planted on the tract during one of the four years, the acreage percentages planted in the state to long- and medium-grain rice will be substituted.
For Mississippi, Missouri and Texas, the state average percentages are all long-grain.
California's are all medium-grain.
Arkansas and Louisiana have a long- and medium-grain percentage split: Arkansas, 91.32/8.68 and Louisiana, 97.5/2.5.
Direct and counter-cyclical payment contracts must be enrolled by June 1, even if the apportionment has not been completed by that date.


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I still need to use Visual Studio 6.0 at work – we have a lot of legacy software, and even some actively enhanced software, which uses VB 6.0 and Visual C++ 6.0. The installer for Enterprise Edition requires Microsoft's Java VM to be installed and won't continue without it. The version installed dates from 1998 (as does VS 6.0, of course) and is Build 2572.
Windows Update does not offer any updates for this VM on Vista Beta 2. There is no other source of updates. There were many security patches for this software.
When you have finished installing Visual Studio 6.0 you should immediately uninstall the VM.
You should also of course install Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 6. Some users have reported problems installing VS6 SP5 but I had no problems with SP6. Well, except that Windows Vista popped up a compatibility box claiming that the software hadn't installed correctly, but it seemed to be OK.
If you need Java you should install Sun's runtime environment (at time of writing version 5.0 Update 7). Note that when you have the JRE loaded, the Aero environment will shut down and you'll revert to the Basic theme – no 'cool' 3D or glass effects – until the process that launched Java shuts down. This is because the JRE uses DirectX in an exclusive mode to do its drawing. This is supposed to be fixed by Vista RTM (source).
[Update: I have discovered that you can fake it by simply placing an empty file called msjava.dll in your System32 directory (presumably SysWOW64 on an x64 box). This also works for machines installed from clean with Windows XP Service Pack 2, which doesn't include the Microsoft VM, although Windows Update does offer updates for the Microsoft VM after installing from the VS 6.0 CD, on XP.]


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- 1 Builds
In e4 (like in the other projects under the Eclipse top-level project), we produce regular builds. One important kind of build is called integration build - usually run once a week to produce a version that is good enough to for purposes of integrating with other teams' work, and for self-hosting. Integration builds do not just take whatever is in HEAD at the time of running the build - given the amount of changes produced by the committers, this is not predictable enough. Instead, each team needs to make a build submission, which basically amounts to tagging their projects at a known good state with a tag that then gets put into the team's map file. The map files are located in so-called releng projects. These projects are checked out from HEAD by the build system, followed by checking out the referenced projects using the specified tags. This means that if a team forgets to submit to the integration build, the build will just check out whatever was submitted last time.
To make a build submission, one team member would first check out (or update) all the team's projects, and run their tests locally. Then, to tag all changed projects, and updating the map file to contain those tags, they would use the releng tools (see below for installation instructions). By using the releng tools instead of tagging and updating the map file manually, the process is made less error-prone, and as an additional benefit, change log information will be generated for you at the same time. The change log is produced by searching for bugzilla ids in commit comments, and doing a lookup in the Bugzilla system to retrieve the bugs' descriptions. Sending the change log information to the mailing list makes everyone aware of what the team has worked on, and can help later if you find regressions and would like to be able to map back to what has been changed and why.
Plug-in Versioning
Our current release, e4 0.9, has all of our plugins marked as (Incubation) and with a version 0.9.0.qualifier.
Now that HEAD is open for our 1.0 release we are following the standard Version Numbering guidelines. For example, for existing bundles:
- if you contribute bug fixes for a bundle, please increment the number to 0.9.1.qualifier
- if you change the public API or public classes (to add new API or to refactor API for the 1.0 release), please increment the number to 0.10.0.qualifier
For new bundles, please mark them as 0.10.0.qualifier
When we graduate bundles so they are ready for Eclipse 4.0 we will vet the API and change their version number to 1.0.0.qualifier
Milestone Builds
|Delivery Date
Integration Builds
Submitting For the Build
In General:
Checking in code: The checkin comment should at a minimum include "bug #", and preferably be of the form "bug # summary"
For the build:
Tool: Teams should use the "Eclipse Releng Tools" to update their releng project for each build. The releng tools can be installed from the update sites already included in 3.6 and/or 4.0. If you cannot find it, try http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/updates/3.6.
Releng tools are in the eclipse updates site now that Helios is released and can be installed from the director app as well:
eclipse/eclipse -application org.eclipse.equinox.p2.director \ -consoleLog -noSplash \ -repository http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/updates/3.6 \ -installIU org.eclipse.releng.tools.feature.group
Tags: tags should be of the form v<date>, so v20081120 or v20081120-1300
- check out your team releng project from e4/releng
- use the psf files to check out your core plugins, tests, and examples
- Run Team>Release from the context menu:
- Select your team's releng project, like org.eclipse.e4.ui.releng.
- Select the projects you want to release from your map file.
- You can review the changed projects in this pane. Make sure 'Generate Build Notes' is selected.
- Copy out the build note changes so you can send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com, with a subject that starts with [releng]. You don not have to select a build notes file to continue.
- Enter the release tag for you build. This would normally be the build time and date with a v in front, v20090101-1930
- You can review the changes to your map file here, or simply continue.
- Commit the changes so they will be picked up by the I-build
- Select your team's releng project, like org.eclipse.e4.ui.releng.
Versioning Plugins: Teams should try and follow the standard versioning rules posted at Version Numbering. If you need to copy over an existing eclipse project to make changes, please increment the minor number by 100. i.e. 3.5.0 becomes 3.105.0. When you need to break API, then update the major number. i.e. 3.105.0 becomes 4.0.0
Build Infrastructure
We run our builds on build.eclipse.org (a ppc linux machine) with a local userid, e4Build.
Build Scripts
The main build project is in
e4/releng/org.eclipse.e4.builder. It contains the
masterBuild.sh script that can be modified to run a test build or a real build (tagged and uploaded to download.eclipse.org). It also contains the PDE build directory,
e4/releng/org.eclipse.e4.builder/builder/general, that builds our master feature. Our PDE build directory also contains modified code/XML to support using p2 to run our automated tests.
Machine Setup
There are a number of directories that need to be available to run a build.
- /opt/public/common: the java installs can be appropriate for your architecture.
apache-ant-1.7.0/ ibm-java2-ppc-50@ ibm-java-jdk-ppc-60@
flex_sdk_220.127.116.1194_mpl/ ibm-java2-ppc-50-old@ ibm-java-ppc-60@ ibm-java2-142@ ibm-java2-ppc64-50@
- /shared/eclipse/e4/flex_sdk_18.104.22.16894_mpl
- /shared/eclipse/e4/build/e4
To run the tests, we need a virtual X server on :8:
Xvfb :8 -screen 0 1280x1024x24 -auth auth.cfg metacity --display=:8.0 --replace --sm-disable
Where auth.cfg contains at least:
Build Requirements
The build is currently controlled from the
masterBuild.sh script. There are a number of dependencies that make this a linux only build, and the machine has to be set up the same way as build.eclipse.org. This section will capture the requirements/process so that all of the needed steps are executed. See bug releng - Run a build from any platform for any discussions about this section.
We have a set of variables that are needed in order to make the system go.
The base directory that contains all build related files except the JREs.
The branch to check out the releng project (this contains subprojects that contain all our maps). Default is HEAD.
The CVS root used to check out the releng project. For anonymous test builds, it is
Build architecture, currently x86 or ppc.
The directory that contains the eclipse install used to build (by default we use the eclipse basebuilder), and usually
Points to the
Build date in the format YYYYMMDD, ex: 20090625
Build time in the 24 hour clock format HHMM, ex: 1930
Controls if we tag the map files after we check out our releng project.
Controls if we should upload the finished build. Currently this is the form of an SCP destination directory.
The tag that determines which base builder we use for the build.
The ID of the eclipse build we use as a target platform. With the changes to use a zipped repo for the eclipse SDK, this ID is only used to generate URLs on the download page. It should potentially be used to collect the correct p2 repo for the eclipse/equinox SDK.
The java that is used to launch JVMs from the masterBuild.sh script.
The date and time together: 20090625-1930
The directory to build in, by default
A directory that contains "target platforms" to work against. It contains a zip download cache, any eclipse target platforms, an untransformed repo directory (a directory with zipped repos to use in the build), and the runnable repo generated by the build.
The directory for the current build,
The directory used for running the automated tests.
The directory for the build results. This will contain the index.html, compile logs, p2 repo, platform zips, etc. Defaults to
The root directory for the eclipse install that will run the build. By default we use the eclipse basebuilder.
We also code/re-generate a number of properties in the PDE builder.
Set to I, but not currently used to do more than create the matching build results directory and correct build "tag".
The URL of the eclipse SDK base used for this build. This was used to download targets and automated test frameworks, but is now only used to generate links in the download page.
Now only used to generate links in the download page.
Now only used to generate links in the download page.
Now only used to generate links in the download page.
A base java 6 install, set to
A base java 5 64-bit install, set to
A base java 5 install, set to
A base java 1.4.2 install, set to
Definition of the jars that make up the JSE 1.6 BREE.
Definition of the jars that make up the J2SE 1.5 BREE.
Definition of the jars that make up the J2SE 1.4 BREE.
A property to the base directory for a flex SDK, needed to build the actionScript supporting tools.
This property points to the directory of zipped repos to be used by the built. It is processed through the repo2runnable ant task.
The runnable repo produced by repo2runnable. Defaults to ${repoBaseLocation}-trans
Manual Setup
A lot of the directory structures must be set up before you can run a build. Perhaps the directory structure needs to be flattened so that it can be more easily created.
The basebuilder (eclipse install used to run the build) and org.eclipse.e4.builder project have to be on disk somewhere. A build updates them to the latest required versions and links to them using symlinks so that they can be used to run the build, drive the build, and provide the testing instructions.
The runnable repo is used for the build as well as to produce the platform zips and install supporting bundles for the automated tests. The untransformed repo location must be created, and populated with repos downloaded by hand. Currently, the eclipse SDK repo must be hand rolled as well. It would be nice to have the runnable repo populated by downloading the needed zipped repos.
The other possibility is to use the repo2runnable task directly and not through
repoBaseLocation. Then multiple repo locations can be specified either as local files or URLs (to zipped repos or p2 repos).
There must be at least 3 JREs/JDKs installed on a machine used to build, 1.4.2, 1.5, and 1.6. A bundles BREE instructs PDE build which set of libraries to use during compile.
The steps we go through to run a build are controlled by the
masterBuild.sh script.
Set all of the build properties so that the build will be tagged and copied over to download.eclipse.org when complete.
Set the build properties to run a test build. Complete with tests, this is not tagged or copied to download.eclipse.org. Only one of
Just common properties that are set for both types of builds.
Update the basebuilder to the correct version. Not done in certain types of test builds, like when using the basebuilder checked out into your workspace.
Get the latest of the templates and general builder. This is not done in certain types of test builds, when testing changes that are not checked in.
Collect info on the basebuilder to run the build. This is done in such a way that the launcher jar can be used to launch other eclipse applications (like the publisher or director) as part of the PDE build.
This runs the PDE build. It runs repo2runnable, builds all of the features and plugins in e4 and generates the e4 p2 repository, and generates platform zips.
Script that generates an html page that links to any compile logs generated during the compile.
Generates a default index for the repo URL ... to stop 404 complaints when people click on it in their browser.
Generates the 2 SWT action script projects, that can be imported into the workspace for use with the ActionScript tools. Checks out 2 projects, fiddles with some of the text files, and then zips them up into the results directory.
Copy the modified test.xml/runtests (linux) scripts to the testing directory along with one of the generated platform zips. Run the automated tests on the virtual X machine, Xvfb.
The resources, ui, and swt teams now have plugins in their team area in the e4 project. Our project is under :pserver:email@example.com:/cvsroot/eclipse
The resources CVS structure is:
- e4
- org.eclipse.e4.resources
- bundles
- doc
- examples
- features
- tests
- releng
- org.eclipse.e4.resources.releng
- org.eclipse.e4.resources
The org.eclipse.e4.resources.releng contains the map files for building as well as Team Project Sets that should be used for checking out the projects to be worked on.
Resources work is currently concentrating around Semantic File System. See E4/Resources/Semantic_File_System for details.
Resources currently has 2 features: a feature that contains the Semantic File System implementation and a tests feature that contains the tests. The examples are included into the tests feature or can be checked out via the corresponding Team Project Set file.
The Semantic File System plugins are compatible with 3.5 and 3.6 and require no patches to core.resources or core.filesystem. They currently require EMF 2.4.2 or + in order to run.
The UI CVS structure is:
- e4
- org.eclipse.e4.ui
- bundles
- doc
- examples
- features
- tests
- releng
- org.eclipse.e4.ui.releng
- org.eclipse.e4.ui
The org.eclipse.e4.ui.releng contains the map files for building as well as Team Project Sets that should be used for checking out the projects to be worked on.
UI currently has one main feature for the modelled workbench and one feature for the demos. The build master feature, org.eclipse.e4.master, is also in UI for now.
UI currently requires EMF 2.4.1 or 2.5.0 in installed on 3.5 in order to run. They can be installed from the update site included with the I builds.
The SWT CVS structure is:
- e4
- org.eclipse.e4.swt
- bundles
- doc
- examples
- features
- tests
- releng
- org.eclipse.e4.swt.releng
- org.eclipse.e4.swt
The org.eclipse.e4.swt.releng contains the map files for building as well as Team Project Sets that should be used for checking out the projects to be worked on.
SWT has 2 features, one for the ActionScript tools and another for the ActionScript tests.
To update to the ActionScript tools you must first download and install the Open Source Flex SDK.
Setup Flex environment:
- Download and install the Adobe Open Source Flex SDK (available from http://opensource.adobe.com). NOTE: The path where you install the Flex SDK must contain no spaces. This is due to a bug in FCSH.
- update your eclipse.ini file and add another line at the end, -Dflex.sdk=<your path to the installed sdk>
Then you can update to the ActionScript tools. To work on the tools themselves, you must also set the FLEX_SDK classpath variable in Window>Preferences>Java>Build Path>Classpath Variables to point to the sdk location.
To work on org.eclipse.swt, org.eclipse.swt.e4.jcl, org.eclipse.swt.e4.examples, and org.eclipse.swt.examples you need to create a Linked Resource variable, WORKSPACE, that points to your current workspace root, from Window>Preferences>General>Workspace>Linked Resources. Also if .classpath_flex exists it must be copied to the .classpath entry.
The XWT CVS structure is:
- e4
- org.eclipse.e4.xwt
- bundles
- doc
- examples
- features
- tests
- releng
- org.eclipse.e4.xwt.releng
- org.eclipse.e4.xwt
The org.eclipse.e4.xwt.releng contains the map files for building as well as Team Project Sets that should be used for checking out the projects to be worked on.
XWT has 6 features for different purposes:
|The core of XWT
|Tools of development like XWT WYSIWYG Designer
|XWT with EMF support
|XWT with CSS support
|XWT with e4 Modeled workbench integration
|The Auto tests of XWT
XWT Tools currently requires the following components on eclipse 3.4 or + in order to run:
- EMF runtime 2.4.0 or +
- GEF SDK 3.4.0 or +
- WST SDK 3.0 or +
e4 Workbench Designer
e4 Workbench Designer is a WYSIWYG editor for authoring an e4 application. It adopts the same architecture and reuses most of the existing components of XWT Designer. The development is started recently, it is still in prototyping stage. The remain issue is how to start the e4 application in the same JVM as the designer.
The current implementation in CVS authors just the Application.xmi file. All specificdefined in plugin.xml is ignored such as CSS Style.
The dependency of e4 Designer on XWT Designer is temporary. In terms, e4 Designer will be definitively separated.
Check out the sources
You can find a PSF file to check out necessary source bundles:
In eclipse, you need to install
- WTP XML editor
- check out e4 workbench.
Start e4 Workbench Designer
- Start a new eclipse runtime workspace
- Create a e4 application or import an existing e4 application
- Right click on Applciation.xmi, and call the context menu "open -> e4 Workbench Designer"


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It's official: Baby Einstein DVDs are not magic brain expanders, as many parents were led to believe.
Read No Einstein in Your Crib? Get a Refund (New York Times)
From the article:
"Last year, lawyers threatened a class-action lawsuit for unfair and deceptive practices unless Disney agreed to refund the full purchase price to all who bought the videos since 2004. "The Walt Disney Company's entire Baby Einstein marketing regime is based on express and implied claims that their videos are educational and beneficial for early childhood development," a letter from the lawyers said, calling those claims "false because research shows that television viewing is potentially harmful for very young children."
The letter cited estimates from The Washington Post and Business Week that Baby Einstein controlled 90 percent of the baby media market, and sold $200 million worth of products annually.
The letter also described studies showing that television exposure at ages 1 through 3 is associated with attention problems at age 7."
Disney, who owns the Baby Einstein brand, announced that they would allow an exchange or a refund of their products. (Visit Baby Einstein.com for the detailed instructions.)
So -- who has Baby Einstein DVDs at home? Did you watch them often, and did you think they were educational? What do you think of the charges of "unfair and deceptive practices" against Disney?