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Requirements Model
< To: ORMF
This page describes the new requirements model, which is now based on the EMF framework. The model is currently defined only at a high level and will iteratively refine over the course of the next few weeks.
The high level view of the model
The figure below shows the initial high level analysis model for the ORMF requirements. At this stage the model simply reflects the main elements and their mutual relationships.
Requirement Artefact
At the highest level of abstraction we have the Requirement Artefact, which represents all general features that are shared by all types of requirements. The Requirement Artefact has two specialisations, namely the Requirement and the Requirement Narrative elements.
The Requirement element represents standard requirements, which can then be further specialised into Functional Requirements or Non Functional Requirements. Requirements may be specified by other Requirements, in a parent/child relationship.
Requirement Narrative
Requirement Narrative elements are types of Requirements Artefacts that expect descriptive elements, such as flows of events. A Requirement may be associated with (and traceable to) a Requirement Narrative element. Special cases of Requirement Narratives are User Story and Use Case elements. A Use Case element in particular may have associations with (refer to) a number of Actor elements and zero or one Use Case Package element.
Requirement Elucidator
Any Requirement Artefact element may then contain a number of relationships to Requirement Elucidator elements. Requirement Elucidators are elements that may be utilised across a number of different types of Requirement Artefacts and that permeate the entire requirements model. Examples of Requirements Elucidators are Issues, Glossary Terms and Notes. The distinguishing features of Requirements Elucidator elements are a) the fact that each Elucidator may be referred to by multiple Requirements Artefacts (f.i. a Note may be related to, or elucidate, any number of Requirements Artefacts) and b) the fact that it is possible to compile lists of all Elucidators of a given type defined across the entire requirements model through generic reporting tools.
The model shows all the types of Requirement Elucidators we intend to support.
Any Requirement Artefact element is characterised by relationships with either other Requirement Artefacts (named "requirement relationships" in the model) or Requirement Elucidators (named "elucidator relationships" in the model). These relationships have many features in common, such as their stereotype, which defines the type of Requirement Artefact or Requirement Elucidator that is referred to as the target of the association, or their multiplicity. As such, these associations could be described by a common association class, generically called Relationship. The problem with doing this is that EMF does not support association classes. This is the reason why the Relationship element shown in the model is currently sitting in a corner as a simple reminder.
Requirement Document and Augmentation Text
The model finally defines two other types of elements, namely Requirement Document and Augmentation Text.
A Requirement Document represents a textual artefacts that acts as a "wrapper" around specific sub sets of Requirement Artefacts. A good example of this type of element is the Software Requirements Specification document, which is typically a high level survey of all functional, non functional and use case related requirements for a software project or for a specific component of the project. The analyst typically organises the survey in a particular way, that needs to be reproducible through the natural evolution of the requirements and that needs to contain sections of descriptive text that acts as a cohesive agent for all requirement artefacts proper. Examples of such sections are introduction, overview of the problem domain etc. This text is what the model refers to as Augmentation Text, which is represented as a separate model element; any Requirement Document makes use of an arbitrary number of Augmentation Text elements.
Current questions
- How to represent the association class Relationship in EMF?
Please enter comments below by selecting the edit icon to the right. You will need a Bugzilla account to add comments.
Nitpicking: The Requirements parent/child relation should have a cardinality of 0..1:0..*
I just realized that I might have mismatched the cardinalities of parent/child and Requirement/Requirement Narrative. Would you please attach the model files to this page so we can look at the details directly.
I'm quite sure that Requirement, Requirement Narrative, Req Artifact and Req Elucidator are abstract classes. I for one like this information in the model, but this is a matter of personal preferences.
--Achim.Loerke.bredex.de 08:42, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
I would like to suggest an important refinement: requirement versions Actually, every artefact any role will produce will actually be some version of that artefact, which, as far as I understand, ORMF will have to be able to deal with.
Another question is, why parent-child relationships between requirements are modeled explicitly when the model already contains the more generic "req relationships" relation on the Req Artefact level. Consequently, that generic relationship should be expressed using the Relationship class from which more specific relationships can be derived.
One more minor point for a suggestion would be to include "Design Constraint" or another, more general, constraint class as specialization of Requirement into the model, since constraints are a frequent thing to deal with in specifications. Constraints do not always map onto non functionals, so I would not treat them as specializations of the Non Functional class.
I am not sure, if it is wise to restrict the ability of packaging to Use Cases alone. I have worked with requirements packages quite effectively in the past. Maybe we should allow any Req Artefact to be packaged?
Another interesting point is the level of modeling abstraction covered here. If we view the requirements process from some distance away, it usually starts with some business vision or broad goals. These goals are often refined into capabilities required to achieve those goals, which are then captured in business rules or business processes (or simpler flows). To my understanding, these elements are as important as Use Cases or User Stories and provide similar information (just on a different level). I therefore would kindly ask you to explain why Use Cases and User Stories are children of Requirements Narrative, while Vision and Goals are missing and Business Rules and Flows (or processes) are only elucidators? I am not sure if I have understood the difference between elucidator and narrative properly.
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On a beautiful day in the snowy Caucasus Mountains, he had more to think about than his first Olympic ski race. Back home in Ukraine, his countrymen were dying in fiery clashes between police and protesters.
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"I am talking every day to them," Mytsak said. "They said, yeah it is not that bad around in the city but in the main city it is bad because they want to clean the main street from the people, but they will not do this."
The conflict raging little more than 600 miles from Sochi couldn't help but intrude into the games, and not just because 43 athletes from Ukraine are competing here. Ukraine is a former Soviet republic, and the close ties the current leadership has with Russia are a major part of the dispute between anti-government protesters and President Viktor Yanukovych.
Ukraine's Olympic Committee asked that its athletes be allowed to wear black armbands honoring those who died in the protest, saying on its website that it wants to "share deep pain over the loss of fellow countrymen" by displaying them as an "expression of sorrow and sympathy."
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"All of we have families at home. This last night was very tough because we follow what's happened," Bubka said in Sochi. "It happens in this moment when Olympic Games are going on, the most beautiful, and most democratic and most peaceful event. I would say everyone is really worried, everyone is really under pressure, but they would like to continue to compete to send a message home to bring to dialogue all parties."
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With these Olympics, "Russia wants to show that it's big and wants to influence things. It is already influencing things in Ukraine, and it will probably influence things even more now" that Putin is emerging stronger from the games, he said.
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His 21-year-old daughter, Anna, born soon after the collapse of the Soviet Union, was adamant in wanting a Ukraine free of Russian pressure.
"We are children of independence," she said, a yellow-and-blue Ukrainian flag around her shoulders that stood out amid a sea of spectators wearing Russian flags. "We want a free Ukraine, undivided, on the land of our ancestors."
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Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Wordless Wednesday "It Takes Two"
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always good to snoopervise the mommaReplyDelete
Benny & Lily
It takes two until we kitties learn how to type without opposable thumbs.ReplyDelete
What a great picture. But Cody, Man, you're just not holding up your end of the blogging. At least *pretend* to be paying attention, MOL!ReplyDelete
Aunty Caren,ReplyDelete
I think I've seen a similar scene....OMC! In this house!!!! That always happen. And sometimes the furry companion will be on the keyboard. purrr *giggles*
How sweet :)ReplyDelete
It takes two tp blog and in my case it takes three
Caren's taking dictation. Hope you are paying attention! lol Except the secretary is usually sitting on the boss's knee! ;)ReplyDelete
OHMIGOD, this picture is precious!ReplyDelete
Thanks for this gift for our Wednesday,
purrs and love
Luna - WE LOVE LUNA
Ha..Ha..Ha.. You are a real cat blogger, Cody !!!ReplyDelete
Ha..Ha..Ha...I couldn't stop laughing !!!
Love you both : )
What a sweet pair!ReplyDelete
Now that is one loyal companion:)ReplyDelete
@Diane most of the time! lolReplyDelete
@Abby thank you!
@Huffle lol
@Mr.Puddy well yes pal it is MY blog too! I gotta keep her in line much of the time! We love YOU and your Mom too! xoxoxo
@Luna awww sooo glad you liked it! Thank you for YOUR gift for MY Wednesday by saying that! xoxoxo
@Caro loved that and so true!
@Novroz that's the truth!
@Cat-from-Sydney, he was on the keyboard until he "settled in" lol!
@Spitty yes but much of what my Mom chooses to say just bores the catnip out of me! :)
@Sparkle YES and I am working on it!
@Benny and Lily ALL the time!!
Awwwwwwwwwwww!! Gorgeous Cody!! Yay for helping your mum! Awwww! LOL! Take careReplyDelete
We can tell how you're helping your Mom blog! Great teamwork!ReplyDelete
M says dat's one lapfull of cat!ReplyDelete
Telling your mama what to write on your blog?ReplyDelete
haha! It sure does. But Cody, you fell asleep on the job. What's up with that buddy?ReplyDelete
The mom commends your mom, Cody, because she can't type with Derry on her lap. Maybe because he squirms around so much and won't settle down unless you have BOTH hands on him, giving scritches. :-PReplyDelete
Oh my gosh, that is a such a familiar site - my Gidget has to be on me or the keyboard when I'm typing too. So cute! Happy WednesdayReplyDelete
SO funny!!! I might have to try that style of supervision. ...of course that would mean I'd be allowing Glogirly to hold me, which most certainly breaks my rules.ReplyDelete
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Great picture Caren. I always say you can never get enough kitty help. Sammy likes to sit on my keyboard while I am working. You may get an email from him someday:)ReplyDelete
Deborah Julian
Ahhh, the BOSS and his secretary! :)ReplyDelete
"I get by with a little help from my friends" :-)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 3, 2011 at 10:23 AM
Fantastic! Love the pic! My Oscar used to sit on the laptop when I was using it, he was jealous of the attention it was getting! Difficult to type but you just let them get on with it! xxReplyDelete
wonderful photo!ReplyDelete
Woof! Woof! CUTE!!! Happy Wordless Wednesday. Lots of Golden Woofs, SugarReplyDelete
Ha so sweet, I too spend most of my time like that :DReplyDelete
Oh Cody! It's so nice to see you helping your Mom! We apologize for not dropping by in a while... our Mom has been blabbing something about being "busy," "not enough hours in the day," etc. We have no idea what she is talking about - we find we have all the time in the world to nap!!! xoxoxoReplyDelete
you are such a snoopervisor you kitty cute you.ReplyDelete
emma and buster
LOL moms a good helper, eh?ReplyDelete
Well, that photo looks very familiar...Cats refused to be ignored, esp. when on the computer : )ReplyDelete
Two is always better than one! Though in OUR mom's case, two quickly becomes six! And that might be TOO much of a good thing.ReplyDelete
Cody is inconspicuously conniving a takeover. You THINK he is just being a cute loving kitty, but really he is watching and learning and planning the great WWMI (world wide mew invasion).ReplyDelete
Great job, Cody! Keeping your Mom working like she should. :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 3, 2011 at 1:36 PM
Awwwwwwwww what a sweet assistant you have. Adorable picture! Hugs and nose kissesReplyDelete
It'z alwayz wize ta soopervize ur secretary, eh, Cody? No telling *wat* sorta nonsense she'd type if u weren't dere ta keep her on her toes! (Erm... make dat on her fingerz 'n fhumbz. Unless she'z xtraordinarileez-talented, hehehe.) xoxoReplyDelete
Oh my gosh, what a great picture. Too cute!!ReplyDelete
Cody, you sure are doing a great job of helping your mom! :)ReplyDelete
Cody - you have the best skills as not completely making a nuisance of yourself and have to be put down but still being just enough in the way for some attention *grin* Teach me your ways!ReplyDelete
@Cindy thank you!ReplyDelete
@meowmeowmans I sure do don't I? Someone has to keep her in line! MOL!
@Julie thank you!!
@GlamKitty you got that right! I have to watch her every second! xoxo
@chancy thank you! Yes he is :) Hugs and kisses back!
@The Whiskeratti, yep! She is known to be a slacker! lol
@Art and Sew Forth "world wide mew invasion" OMC I love it! You sure do know Cody well, don't you? lol
@Tucker the Crestie, OMG SIX??!! Now THAT WOULD be too much! lol
@Wendy S. you are EXACTLY right and that is EXACTLY what had taken place! He had been circling and pacing in front of me for a few minutes before he finally nestled in. It was too funny!
@Fage, not as good as she should be! lol!!!
@Emma and Buster, that was so cute! Yep I am quite the "snoopervisor!"
@Deb OMG no apologies necessary! Mom totally understands! Mom has been INSANELY busy herself lately. Last week she didn't get to visit the bloggies on Thurs, Fri, Sat OR Sun and she felt soooo bad and soooo guilty! She was just super busy (and still is!) so she completely understands! xoxo
@cate as you should, LOL!
@Sugar Hi!! Thanks so much for stopping by! My Mom and I love your bloggie, my Sheltie brother Dakota reads it too...thanks for visiting us! "WOOF" back at ya from my brother
@wockley thank you!!
@Sixties Vintage, you are soooo right! I think that is why I was scowling in the photo lol. I could barely type and Cody wasn't planning on going ANYWHERE! lol
@Cat EXACTLY! I was thinking of using that but I had used it on another blog another time lol
@The Chair Speaks "The Boss" ohhhhhh yesssssss!!!! You soooooooooo understand! :)
@Deborah lol! I love it! Tell Sammy I am happy to hear from him ANYTIME!
@Glogirly and Katie, love your rules! "Always Be A Cat" PURRFECT!
@Chris, Happy Wednesday to you too! You know what? Cody very seldom does this. He must have been super lonely lolReplyDelete
@Fuzzy Tales awwwww, Derry is such a cutie!! I know Cody probably wanted scritches but Mama was busy!
@Priscilla I always tell her, she seldom listens lol
@Link I LOOK like I am sleeping but I was watching every word!!! :)
@The Monkeys yep we are a great team!
@Mario I am extra warm in the winter too!! My Mom could lift weights using ME! MOL!
@Old Kitty thank you! Charlie is great at helping you as well! :)
@Snotface I LOVE how you described that. You assessed the situation PURRFECTLY!ReplyDelete
Yes, I can tell you are a wonderful blogging team.ReplyDelete
pawhugs, Max
It is good to see how helpful you are, Kizzie is also often helpful too.ReplyDelete
@Max awwww thank you! xoxoxoReplyDelete
@Jewel, oh yes I am quite helpful! I am glad Kizzie is too! :)
- AnonymousAugust 3, 2011 at 6:33 PM
Awwwww! This brings back memories of our old cat, Baby. Cody looks so comfy :-)ReplyDelete
Love this! Too cute!ReplyDelete
Well, at least he hadn't started typing for you --- mine have been known to "help" me in that manner!ReplyDelete
@chocolate angel awwww....((((hugs)))) yep, Cody sure was!ReplyDelete
@Lux thank you!!
@Vicky, actually he did, right before this photo was taken lol.
I like to help my mama too!ReplyDelete
MOL!!! Here is the same situation!!!!! =)ReplyDelete
Cody you are an excellent editor!ReplyDelete
We like to lie our heads on the computer so mom can't type!ReplyDelete
Happy Wordless Wednesday!
Swift and Kool - and Amy, the human who can't type without a dog trying to get pets
Good thing you're able to dictate while she types! Purrfect planning! Happy Wordless Wednesday!ReplyDelete
That's a real laptop laptopper!ReplyDelete
Been there, done that!! MOL. It doesn't look all that comfortable for human OR kitteh, but that doesn't stop us, does it? My cat Mickey refuses to lie on my lap when it's convenient for me, and is always wanting lap time when I'm trying to type. A few times, he's hit the "sleep" button and everything goes dark.ReplyDelete
Mommy and I also do that!!!ReplyDelete
@Athena that is because you are such a good girl!! xoxoReplyDelete
@Admiral Hestorb that is NO SURPRISE to me at all! Admiral you always take wonderful care of your Mommy! xoxo
@Julia lol! OMG too funny about the "sleep" button. I know it isn't comfortable for either Cody or I, (actually he rarely does this), when he DOES do it I know he is desperate for some attention from "Mommy" and I just don't have the heart to move him. I know we are all like that!
@Brian LMAO! Good one!
@Prudence, yep! Cody calls the shots! Happy Wordless Wednesday to you too!
@Amy, putting their head on the computer is one thing Cody hasn't tried yet, thank goodness!
@Abby thank you!! xoxo
@Respositorio, I think cats and computers are just meant to be together! lol
Thanks for visiting my blog. Thanks! Mom's an illustrator and writer for a pattern co. She loves art and is very fortunate to be able to draw for a living! Very glad to meet you!ReplyDelete
Dearest Caren,ReplyDelete
Oh my; yours is a bit heavier it looks lik is mine but that kind of taking over from the PC I know too well. They seem to be attracted to it, the noise maybe or just because they try to override their human parent!
Lots of love,
Cody, thank goodness your mom has you to help. How would she function in blog-land without you??ReplyDelete
That looks exactly right to me.ReplyDelete
@Prudence, that is beyond cool! I grew up in a super artistic home. My Dad was an Editorial Cartoonist and before I changed majors in college I was an Art Major. I just adore creative people! I envy you! Thank you for stopping by my blog as well and it is a pleasure to meet you!ReplyDelete
@Fin it sure does! :)
@Natalie there is NOOOOOOOOOOOOO WAY! MOL! Love, Cody
@Mariette, I think it is the heat that comes out of them :) (((((hugs))))
Oh cody... what would mommy do without you???ReplyDelete
Always better with teamwork!ReplyDelete
I believe the two of you are a very good team player. Lovely photo.ReplyDelete
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The jury began deliberations Tuesday in the corruption case that could send former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife to federal prison if jurors conclude that the couple sold the influence of his office to a wealthy vitamin executive seeking legitimacy for his company's signature product.
U.S. District Judge James S. Spencer spent nearly two hours reading instructions to jurors before they filed out of the courtroom to decide the fate of a onetime rising Republican star who was widely considered a potential running mate for presidential candidate Mitt Romney in 2012, just before the scandal broke.
Bob and Maureen McDonnell are charged in a 14-count federal indictment with accepting more than $165,000 in gifts, trips and loan from Jonnie Williams, former CEO of dietary supplements maker Star Scientific Inc., in exchange for special favors.
The seven-man, five-woman jury heard from dozens of witnesses and reviewed a mountain of exhibits over the past five weeks.
Williams, the prosecution's star witness, testified under immunity that he spent lavishly on the McDonnells only to secure their help promoting and obtaining state-backed research for Star's tobacco-derived anti-inflammatory, Anatabloc.
Bob McDonnell testified he did nothing other than extend routine political courtesies to Williams. Maureen McDonnell did not testify.
Williams' immunity deal bars his prosecution not only for his dealings with the McDonnells, but also for possible securities fraud violations that were investigated by a separate grand jury.
McDonnell's attorney, Henry Asbill, said in closing arguments Friday that the unusually generous immunity deal was Williams' "greatest con." Prosecutor Michael Dry countered that because of the agreement, Williams had no reason to lie on the witness stand.
Spencer told the jury that the testimony of a witness who is granted immunity must be more closely examined than testimony of other witnesses. The heightened scrutiny is required to determine whether the testimony of the immunized witness is "affected by self-interest," he said.
The judge also walked the jury through the charges, including "honest services fraud" and conspiracy to commit such an offense.
"A conspiracy is, in a very true sense, a partnership in crime," Spencer said.
To be found guilty, he said, a defendant must understand the nature of the conspiracy and deliberately join it.
However, he said a conspiracy does not have to achieve its goals -- an instruction that could undercut a defense claim that Williams never received anything of substance, including the research he took preliminary steps to seek.
He also said a corrupt agreement need not be stated explicitly by the conspirators and that it doesn't matter whether the defendant would have done favors absent a bribe.
Spencer also told jurors -- who heard from three character witnesses, two for Bob McDonnell and one for his wife -- that "evidence of good character alone may create a reasonable doubt as to a defendant's guilt."
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Williams bought nearly $20,000 in designer clothes for Maureen McDonnell and a $6,500 Rolex watch that she gave Bob McDonnell for Christmas. He also gave $15,000 for a McDonnell daughter's wedding reception and treated the McDonnells to trips and golf outings. Williams issued three loans totaling $120,000.
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Are you collecting Gameday badges? Because if they had a JERRY SANDS: WINS OVER DODGER FANS badge tonight, it would have been yours. In his first major-league at-bat, Sands doubled off Tim Hudson. In his second, Sands drove in an RBI with a sacrifice fly (above). In his third, Sands got buzzed near the noggin by a frustrated Hudson. In his fourth, he struck out against Jairo Asencio. 1-for-3 with an XBH and an RBI. Well done.
In non-Sands-related news, Matt Kemp drove in the Dodgers' first run and Andre Ethier extended his hitting streak to 15 games with a single in the seventh.
Ted Lilly completed the other side of the equation for the Dodgers, demonstrating all the control he didn't have in his first three starts. Lilly held the Braves scoreless, allowing four hits over seven innings and striking out six. He wasn't dominant, but expertly avoided trouble. We like this Lilly.
We're not in love with this Broxton, who can't seem to get out of an inning without allowing the tying run to come to bat. But he eventually got the job done, using 25 pitches and allowing two runs.
photo by Gus Ruelas/AP


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A few weeks ago, I wrote about girls who ask YouTube commenters, of all people, to tell them if they're ugly. One young woman in the post — who, as a result, was featured on the Today show, Good Morning America, and other news outlets that picked up our story, emailed me last week to tell me that she was not actually a tween but a 21-year-old student at Kansas City Art Institute working on a thesis project concerning tween culture and the societal pressures facing girls transitioning into womanhood. After I got over feeling Punk'd, I wanted to know more about her project.
"My work focuses on the often awkward transition from young girl to womanhood and how confusing it can be to figure out if you're sexy, and what sexy is supposed to be," Sophia Roessler told me. Inspired by the work of "Tumblr celebrity" Molly Soda (who once made a miniseries about "12 year old bffs"), extensive YouTube research, and her own memories, Roessler filmed a bunch of videos emulating the way tweens act online: in addition to asking commenters if she's pretty, you can watch Roessler read diary entries about hanging out with her friends and dance around in her room using wigs and Photobooth effects to alter her appearance.
"I wanted to explore pure teenage sentimentality," she said. "People dismiss teen girls and their emotions as stupid, but is it really that dumb to be sentimental?" It's true; while the "Am I Ugly?" videos made my heart break a little, I can think of countless times I've made fun of my friends' little sisters' emo spoken word poetry or simpering VYou accounts, rather than considering their work as a legitimate form of expression — and that's coming from someone who regularly staged her own productions of RENT in her living room back in the day. I told Roessler it was often hard for me to feel like YouTube teens are really "being themselves," maybe because their movements seem so orchestrated after I've watched video after video of the same eyerolls and giggles — and also because, well, it's YouTube, the number one website for 15-seconds-of-fame-seekers. Roessler said that's exactly why she tried to make her videos as cringe-inducing as possible, to encourage viewers to reconsider the discomfort they feel when confronted with "genuinity."
Of course, it's not just the videos that make us cringe — it's the comments. I asked Roessler if she was honestly immune to cyber-bullying, even as a 21-year-old. "Of course I cared what people said, even though I didn't think I would," she said, adding that it worked both ways — nice comments made her worry that the piece would turn into a vanity project and that she'd feel conceited, but mean comments, even about her hair, which she purposefully messed up to seem younger, made her feel shittier than she expected.
Here's one photo from her installation. (a larger, more formal project is taking place this May - check it out if you're in Kansas City!) Some of her videos played on loop in a bedroom she filled with paint-pen drawings, stickers, snapshots and other "nostalgic ephemera" — including leaves to represent the changing of seasons — meant to "create this dreamy space that is more about the fluidity of memory."
Earlier: Tragic Trend: Teens Ask YouTube Commenters If They're Ugly


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Jazz exams
There are four sections to an ABRSM jazz exam, giving candidates the opportunity to demonstrate their skills through prepared work and musicianship tests.
A blues, a standard and a contemporary tune. All include improvisation.
The tunes cover a wide range of styles – from New Orleans and swing through to modal, jazz-rock and Latin jazz. Each arrangement contains a fully notated Head and at least one section for improvisation, with a simple chord sequence and set of guideline pitches.
There are three lists, in each list there are five tunes per instrument, per grade.
- Blues & Roots - draws from all periods of jazz and contains tunes based on the 12-bar blues or blues of other lengths. The list also includes African-American spirituals, other musics of New Orleans, and roots tunes from other continents.
- Standards - contains core repertoire of the jazz tradition. This includes familiar Tin Pan Alley and Broadway tunes, arranged in the rhythmic and harmonic styles of jazz, and more recent standards from swing, bebop, hard bop and other established styles. Some arrangements reproduce important past performances, while others give new perspectives on familiar tunes.
- Contemporary Jazz - represents the vibrancy, eclecticism and even the fragmentation of jazz since the early 1970s. There are fusion pieces and overlaps with related styles, including rock and folk musics from around the world, plus contemporary tunes from South Africa, Europe and the American continent. Some tunes from these lists were specially commissioned for the syllabus.
Common patterns found in jazz.
Scales have been organised progressively to develop the technical control, flexibility and knowledge of the instrument needed in improvised performance. They'll also familiarise you in a systematic way with the common patterns, roots and key centres found in jazz. You'll play patterns like pentatonic and blues scales and various modes, and over the grades you'll build up a variety of these patterns on common roots. Working through this structure systematically will help you broaden the musical choices you can make as you improvise.
Testing all-round aural awareness and musicianship skills.
Aural and musicianship skills are a fundamental part of jazz performance and improvisation. In solo work jazz musicians must hear in their heads the rhythmic and harmonic context in which they are working. In jazz ensemble playing musicians must make choices about their role within the overall texture and the notes or rhythms that are most appropriate to play. The aural tests are designed to help you to listen to music in this way and to foster working by ear. The aural tests can be extended into exercises for developing improvisation and other jazz skills.
To play either at sight or to reproduce by ear a short phrase and to improvise a response.
Jazz is an aural tradition, and the ability to learn new material quickly and recreate it by ear as well as from notation is vital, as is the ability to improvise. The quick studies help you develop these skills through recreating short phrases and then improvising an 'answer' to them. You should practise doing the quick studies both ways; in the exam however, it will be your choice whether you do the quick study by ear or at sight. You can extend and develop these short tests to make real music.


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In particular, I point to a disgusting binge of besotted lobbying by Anheuser-Busch and other beer barons this year in the Nebraska legislature. At issue was the town of Whiteclay, smack dab on the Nebraska-South Dakota border.
Although only about 10 people live there, it's home to four beer stores. Why? Because right across the state line is the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation of the Oglala Sioux tribe, which has a devastating problem of alcohol addiction, combined with intractable poverty. The sale of alcohol is banned on the reservation.Whiteclay exists solely so booze peddlers can profit from the Oglala tribe's miseries. They sell 4 million cans of beer a year to Pine Ridge residents, including high-alcohol malt liquor. So much for that "Drink Responsibly" slogan. One in four children on the reservation is born with fetal alcohol birth defects. The life expectancy of tribal members is less than 50 years.
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The Revision of Material Using Noughts and Crosses
This note discusses an adaptation of noughts and crosses that I have found very successful, as a method of revising course material with seminar groups of up to eighteen students. Unfortunately I cannot claim this innovation as my own; rather a colleague in the Law Department passed the idea to me.(note 1) He assured me that the game not only helped students revise material, but that students found the game enjoyable, and that playing the game engendered a competitive team spirit. All of these claims I have since found to be true. I have been using the game in a third year undergraduate Industrial Economics course. However, the game is adaptable to many subject areas and I intend to start using it in a second year undergraduate Microeconomics course.
Students should be assigned to one of two teams 'noughts' and 'crosses', with each team asked to sit together. A noughts and crosses grid is shown to the students for example on a blackboard or overhead slide. Within each cell of the grid will be a topic from the course. For example, I have used the game to revise material covered in the first half of a ten-week Industrial Economics course, with a grid similar to that below.
|Measures of Concentration
|Contestable Markets
where S/C/P = Structure Conduct Performance debate
The students are then asked to spend a few minutes devising questions for each cell. Hence, with two teams of nine students each student can be responsible for devising one or more questions for a different cell.
I ask an initial question with the first team to answer correctly then being the team to begin the game proper. For example, having answered my initial question correctly, team 'noughts' may decide that they will select the central 'Innovation' cell. Team 'crosses' must then ask as question on innovation. If the seminar leader believes an answer from team 'noughts' to be appropriate, a nought will be placed over the central cell. Team 'crosses' then chooses a cell to play for, having to answer a question on the topic of the cell from the opposing team. The teams take it in turn to ask questions, until one team achieves a line (possibly a diagonal line) of noughts or crosses.
I have found that students love trying to devise questions that they know the answer to, but believe their opponents will have difficulty with. I place no restriction on the nature of questions asked, and have enjoyed the diversity of questions that have then emerged. Hence, for example, students have been known to ask the other team diagrammatic questions that require one of them to volunteer to demonstrate something on a board. All students, even those naturally quiet students, enjoy the game and get involved. Further, the students' attention levels are maintained as they listen to the opposing teams answers, trying to catch them out. When I first used the game I was surprised at the level of friendly debate as students freely started discussing whether answers given were sufficient to warrant being awarded a cell. Consequently, games can last up to thirty minutes. However, I would recommend the seminar leader having a few reserve questions. I have known teams of students to each require the same cell to win the game, with each team answering questions erroneously on the topic of the cell. I then give the students the option of devising another question within a minute for the other team, or risk letting me ask a question, which may or may not be relatively straightforward to answer. (I may ask a question relating to an article in the current Economist newspaper.)
I would not use this game weekly, but find that it is a great method of stimulating discussion and revising material with students, half way through a course, and also at the end of a course.
1. Dr Jim Marshall, Law Department, Lancaster University.
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I've packaged beta 2 of the next generation version of Twitter Tools. Version 3.0 is a ground-up rewrite on top of the Social platform, with a few features included for backward compatibility. If you'd like to test the beta, grab it from GitHub.
This version fixes several bugs that were found in our QA process, as well as a few enhancements and initial integration points. The changes since beta 1:
- fix several taxonomy reference bugs that were causing shortcodes and widgets to fail to show tweets
- fix logical flaws that were causing the "include RTs/replies" settings in widgets to behave inconsistently
- disconnect Twitter accounts when they are deleted from Social only when they are shared accounts
- manual tweet download is now an AJAX call instead of a full page refresh
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Due to some of these taxonomy issues, you may need to delete your existing Tweets and allow them to be recreated so that tweets appear in the widget and shortcodes as expected (any newly imported tweets should be fine with this version).
Still no README file (contributions from testers are welcome), but I expect to get started on that along with final tweaks and packaging for a full release in the near future.
Developers, please feel free to open issues and submit pull requests in GitHub.
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The Leggings Adventure - I want to know yours!
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I got my leggings from babyphat.com. I love the shinny ones I got for $19, the leather crinkle ones are too small and the plain black ones are something I wear to work a lot.ReplyDelete
I bought leggings at Old Navy for $15 and they were nice and thick and comfortable. Even after washing they maintained their elasticity and to my surprise they did not peel.ReplyDelete
I actually really love my Target leggings! Yes, they're on the thin side but that's actually a plus for me. The waist is high enough for me to not get a muffin top underneath closer fitting tops and dresses. I've noticed the problem at the thigh area, but I've just reinforced the seams on some of my pairs. I've definetly gotten my ten dollars worth outta them!ReplyDelete
I love my leggings! I have four pair 2 of which I bought from Ashley Stewart that I wear on a regular basis. I bought a pair of lace leggings from Dorothy Perkins and they are ok but the elastic in the waist doesn't hold on to your waist so they are more like tights instead of leggings. The only pair that I have that I hate are my liquid leggings. I bought them last year and unlike the regular leggings you have to buy your pant size. Also, really aren't that flattering because they show the dimples, dents, and humps. Other than that I love leggings! :-)ReplyDelete
Oooh I love the insight from everyone...great info from everyone!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 16, 2010 at 7:21 PM
I only have one pair and they are brilliant - my domino print pair by Beth Ditto for Evans.ReplyDelete
Australia doesn't have many youth-oriented plus size stores, so I haven't been able to buy more leggings. BUT I am heading to London in March and will definitely stock up from Dorothy Perkins and Evans.
Frances x
I actually like my Target leggings too---I have them in many colors and patterns---but yes, they are thin!ReplyDelete
I also have leggings from JCPenney's (from the Bisou Bisou brand) that I love...I have them in brown, forest green and maroon. They're relatively thick and stretchy, and they're cinched at the bottom which looks really cute.
First, I need to thank my high school friend Mr Proby for linking me to your blog! && Secondly, I don't do the leggings thing cause I hate thin ones. I live in Chicago, I need warm leggings! I see so many girls with skimpy thin leggings and I don't see how they can do it. I have a pair of black liquid leggings that I'm not brave enough to wear in public, but I bought them to wear for a photoshoot. *sigh* I'm going to be brave and go to Ashley Stewart! I'll try those out for size first.ReplyDelete
@NikStar - well tell Probe I said thanks so recommending my blog. Yeah thin leggings are terrible in a really cold climate. But go ahead and go into Ashley Stewart the leggings are the best I have gotten so far!ReplyDelete
You know who has really nice tights for a good price...Wal-Mart. I was in there to pick up some beauty products and I noticed they had leggings (full length and capri) for $5 and they go up to a size XXL. I bought 3 pair (black, blue and purple) and they are a great quality. I haven't had them long, but so far so good :0)ReplyDelete
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i've been the Goldie Locks of leggings for years.ReplyDelete
too tight, too cheap, too weak, fades fast...
but have found ones that are just right!
Banana Republic.
the bad is so cumffy, they're not too thick or thin,
and after 2+ years they're still black!!
30 bux, and considering i've worn them over 150 times... they paid for themselves.
I swear by Vera Wang for Kohl's cotton ankle length leggings....on sale for $11ReplyDelete
macys has their i.n.c. leggings high waisted for around $40...they are GREATReplyDelete
I have had some from Torrid that turned out to be the best Ive purchased so far!!! Ive had them for a couple of years, and there hasnt been any thigh issues or anything with them! I just used my one pair for weekends and around the house and they are a little faded now because Ive had them for so long but they still fit perfectly!!!ReplyDelete
I purchased some from Target and they were horrible...now being the avid Target shopper that my sister and I are we were very disappointed! She is a skinny minnie and still had issues with them and she doesnt even have the thigh issues that I have! So in a pinch if thats the closes store I would purchase them knowing Im only wearing them once...however, for long term I would go back to torrid!!!!
can't stand leggings ......no thanksReplyDelete
I have a pair in almost every color/style combo possible.


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Dodgers start Chad Billingsley, RHP (5-0, 3.62) vs. Matt Cain, RHP (3-9, 3.53).
Dodgers: 49-40 (2nd place NL West, 1.0 GB, W1)
Giants: 38-48 (5th place NL West, 10.5 GB, L1)
From Dodgers.com, the scouting report on the starters:
Dodgers: Billingsley had a loss turned into a win his last time out when the offense erupted for five runs to beat the Marlins. Lights out as a middle reliever, he's still very much a work in progress as a starter. He allowed the leadoff hitter to reach base in four of his five innings against Florida, including Hanley Ramirez's home run to start the game in a hole. And three walks only served to run up his pitch count, which was his Achilles' heel as a starter last year. All reasons why manager Grady Little had him in the bullpen to start the season.
Giants: After a strong first half in which he was plagued by poor run support, Cain will try to get off on the right foot in the Giants' first game after the All-Star break.
From Inside the Dodgers, the lineup:
Furcal, SS
Pierre, CF
Martin, C
Kent, 2B
Gonzo, LF
Nomar, 1B
Loney, 1B
Ethier, RF
Billingsley, P


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Degree inequality
It is now generally understood that economic inequality has expanded greatly since about 1970. (Well, there are exceptions. For a couple of decades, some commentators denied that economic inequality was growing, claiming that it was all a statistical illusion. A few holdouts against reality may remain.) Now the debate has shifted to what – if anything at all – should be done about inequality.
Most of that discussion has been about income inequality. Between 1979 and 2007, the one-fifth of American households with the highest income experienced a roughly 100% increase in their annual, inflation-adjusted, after-tax income (280% [!] for the highest one percent of households); the middle one-fifth got about 25% more income; and the poorest one-fifth got about 15% more (see pdf). For wealth – property, stocks, and the like – the gap is enormously greater and has also widened over the last few decades (see Ch. 6 here).
Less discussed is the widening college degree gap. Yet its implications go considerably beyond money, to widening differences in life experiences and ways of life. (I draw in particular on the work of my colleague, Michael Hout, notably here [pdf], and on two books we wrote together, here and here.)
Having a bachelor's degree has always paid off – and having an additional degree or two has also paid handsomely. But this has become truer and truer. In Hout's words, "The correlation between education and economic fortunes in the United States has never been higher."
The chart below shows the trend in the "wage premium": how much more workers with B.A.s make a week than workers with just a high school diploma make – after adjusting for earners' races and work experiences. Except for a few years around 1970, the advantage grew, doubling between 1963 and 2008.
This education-income connection cycles back: Having more money means more education for the children. Affluent parents can buy homes in the best school districts or pay for private schools; they can purchase enrichment programs after school; and in the summer they can pay for SAT tutoring. College students from well-off families can focus on their classes and graduate on time while less fortunate ones cut classes to work and then drop out if the money for tuition gets tight. Going beyond the B.A. is also easier for children of affluence. This connection between family background and college graduation has not slackened in recent decades even as its consequences have become more fateful.
In addition to making much more money, Americans increasingly benefit from college in other ways as well. Those with B.A.s are less likely to be unemployed. They are healthier; their children are more likely to be breast-fed and less likely to be obese. Differences such as these have widened. For example, in 1950, college grads and high school grads smoked at about the same rate; in 2008, those who had finished college were about 1/3 as likely to smoke as Americans who had only finished high school (see here).
The college-educated have more stable family lives. They are likelier to eventually marry and, if they divorce, likelier to remarry than the less educated. And their children are, therefore, likelier to grow up with two parents in the home. This family advantage for college graduates has grown wider over recent decades. The chart below shows the percentage of children fortunate enough to live with two adults from 1940 through 2000. The different lines show the trends according to how much education the most educated adult in the home had attained. In 1940, the adult's education made little difference in the chances that a child lived with fewer than two parental figures; in 2000, it made a huge difference. Children of the college graduates (the top line) largely avoided the single-parent crisis.
Importantly, the connection between higher education and the good things in life is not, as some contend (famously Herrnstein and Murray in The Bell Curve), simply because smart people go further in school and smart people do well in life. Research shows that being in school longer – whatever is happening in and around the classroom – improves young people's chances of doing well in most areas of life. Moreover, it is the marginal students, the ones who barely get into college, who benefit most from a college education.
Different worlds
Even is more happening along the education gap: Increasingly, college graduates marry college graduates and live among college graduates. Increasingly, Americans group by education and their ways of life diverge by education.
Although the trends are complex (see here), Americans today are likelier to marry people of the same educational level as themselves than was true decades ago. Some of this development results from educated men increasingly marrying educated women; for example, the lawyer who married his secretary is now a lawyer who marries another lawyer. And some of this change is due to poorly-educated men becoming ineligible as spouses; drop-outs can no longer support families on brawn alone.
Then there is residential separation: A study by Thurston Domina (pdf) shows that college graduates are concentrating in some metropolitan areas (San Francisco and Raleigh-Durham, for example) and seem to be avoiding others (Indianapolis and Las Vegas, for example) and also that neighborhood segregation by college education grew substantially between 1970 and 2000. It grew faster than segregation by income, even as segregation by race declined. Another study documents how the highly-educated are concentrating in the downtowns of the most booming cities. And a recent story reported that these degree-holders are starting to raise their children in center cities — even in Manhattan. Thus, enclaves of the highly-educated are growing in chic, gentrified, non-smoking neighborhoods, while the less educated move to the scraggly, sprawling suburbs of stagnating cities.
What is less clear, although certainly plausible, is that this widening separation carries along with its economic and social divisions, a widening gap in values and ways of life: two different Americas, divided educational attainment.
The postwar college-graduation boom – in 1950 about 8 percent of American 25-to-34-year-olds had 4 years or more of college; in 1980, 24% did – was largely propelled by public investments in higher education. Campuses such as UCLA, Ohio State, and UT-Austin grew enormously in the 1950s and 1960s and satisfied the growing demand. The United States had more college graduates than anyone. But the rising tide, the swell of public support, that brought so many Americans to colleges has abated. Now, as President Obama noted in his State of the Union, "America has fallen to ninth in the proportion of young people with a college degree." He went on to propose a goal: "By the end of the decade, America will once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world." (Good luck!)
Further expanding the proportion of our college-educated would do much – for the college-educated, for the national economy, and perhaps to shrink the education-wealth-culture gap. In financial terms alone, a $1 public investment in higher education eventually yields about $3 to the state (see here). But that is over the long run. Where the funds to invest would come from right now is another matter. We are not in the economic climate of the '50s and '60s, nor in its political climate. Public higher education is shrinking. The education gap may well keep widening for quite a while.
Cross-posted from Claude Fischer's blog, Made in America: Notes on American life from American history.


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Now that the new baby is here it's time to share an adorable photo of your new bundle of joy with all your family and friends!
When it comes time to picking out a photo to use, it may be hard since you think every photo of your new little one is perfect :)! We suggest adding a personal touch to your photos, like the hilarious photo we saw on Pinterest that features a baby in a box of packing peanuts with a book titled "Owner's Manual, Model: Newborn Baby." Or you can always go the adorably cute route and sneak a photo of your precious little one taking a nap like a lot of the other photos we've pinned.
Have fun with your new baby photos and once you've picked our your favorite image, head over to PMall.com's Baby Gifts Store and check out the Birth Announcements Department where you'll find a bunch of cute designs that you can personalize with all of your own information. The Polka Dot Love Photo Baby Announcement is one of our most popular designs and can be personalized in blue, green pink or yellow. This design (at left) features any 3 baby photos and the option to add all of your little one's birth information including his or her's name, birth date, birth time, height and weight! The pastel colors and cute polka dot theme for these announcements are beautiful and serve as the perfect background to your new baby's photos.
The Polka Dot Baby Announcement design is also wonderful because it matches the Pretty Polka Dot Personalized Candy Bar Wrappers! This and other candy bar wrappers can be found in the Baby Favors & Party Accessories Department. Instead of passing out those old pink or blue gum cigars, add a personal touch to sharing the good news with all of your family and friends by personalizing these candy bar wrappers with all the birth details. If you have other children, the candy bar wrappers are a great way to help your kids celebrate their new sibling. They'll be so excited to bring them into their class and school and hand them out to all of their teachers and friends!
So start working on your birth announcement photos and then head over to PMall.com's Baby Gifts Store where you'll find everything you need to celebrate your new little boy or girl!


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Google offers phone support for the Play store, research shows the mobile web may not be battery friendly, and Google asks us very nicely to go fly a kite.
- What Can We Help You With?: If you're having trouble with a purchase from the Google Play store, they actually have a Click 2 Call customer support line. Leave your number and a rep will call you back with your info in front of them. [Google Play Help]
- Bloated Website Code Drains Your Smartphone's Battery: A recent study found that as much as 30% of the energy spent loading sites in mobile browsers could be saved by removing extraneous code "with no change to the user experience," according to the researchers. How much these findings would apply to longer browsing sessions when some of the initially loaded elements would be locally cached, or to using site-specific apps in place of the browser, was not investigated. [New Scientist]
- Balloon and Kite Imagery in Google Earth: Google added much of the image archive of The Public Laboratory for Open Technology and Science, which offers DIY kits for mounting point-and-shoot cameras to kites and balloons, along with guidelines for capturing useful images. The results are often higher res and richer in color than shots from satellites and planes. [Google Lat Long Blog]
- Flashback Cleanup Still Underway—Approximately 140,000 Infections: While infections of the Mac trojan have fallen off sharply from their peak of 600,000, an estimated 140,000 machines remain infected despite a Java update to prevent new infections and the release of Flashback removal tools from several sources. [Symantec Security Response]
- Delivering Cloud Printing to More Places: The Cloud Print option in Chrome now includes printing for pick up at a FedEx Office and sending documents as PDF files to Chrome for Android Beta on compatible devices. [Google Chrome Blog]
- Delta Hikes Domestic Airfares by $10-$20: Delta raised prices on round trip flights booked within seven days of departure, probably in hopes that other airlines will follow suit. [Chicago Tribune]
- Yahoo Is Axing 50 Services in a Continued Recovery Attempt: The recent downsizing and reorganization is about to extend to some of Yahoo's web services. No specifics have been announced, except that core earners like Yahoo Mail, Sports and Finance are safe. [Gizmodo]
Title image remixed from Sh4rp_i (Flickr).


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Elita Response:
#6459 has pockets that padding or breast forms can slip into.
Patricia from Pine Island, MN USA
Elita Response:
The #6459 was not designed to wear with something sleeveless, and since it is a pullover daywear top it is not meant to give someone a lot of support as a normal underwired bra.
Virginia from CA
Elita Response: Style 6459 is meant for a plus size woman. Even though you are a 42, you are still a size petite. Elita does not yet make a style that would fit you properly. But, we appreciate the feedback.
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Reducing Your Risk of Pancreatic Cancer
]]>Main Page]]> | ]]>Risk Factors]]> | Reducing Your Risk | ]]>Screening]]> | ]]>Symptoms]]> | ]]>Diagnosis]]> | ]]>Treatment Overview]]> | ]]>Chemotherapy]]> | ]]>Radiation Therapy]]> | ]]>Surgical Procedures]]> | ]]>Lifestyle Changes]]> | ]]>Managing Side Effects]]> | ]]>Talking to Your Doctor]]> | ]]>Resource Guide]]>
A risk factor increases your chances of developing cancer. Modifying the following risk factors may help reduce your risk of pancreatic cancer.
Stop Smoking
A significant number of cases of ]]>pancreatic cancer]]> may be associated with smoking. If you are a smoker, you should do everything within your power to stop. You are risking pancreatic cancer, as well as other serious diseases. Contact your doctor to see if you can use a ]]>nicotine replacement]]> , such as nicotine patch or gum. Other options include ]]>hypnotherapy]]> or ]]>group support]]> .
For more information on how to quit smoking, ]]>click here]]> .
Stop Drinking
Alcohol consumption may lead to pancreatic cancer. If you ]]>drink regularly]]> , you should try to cut down on the amount of alcohol you drink, preferably stopping all together. Contact you doctor and consider joining a support group, like AA.
Lose Weight
Being overweight or ]]>obese]]> not only increases your risk of pancreatic cancer but may also reduce your chance of survival if you are ever diagnosed with this condition. .
Try to control your body weight with the proper dieting and ]]>regular exercise]]> . Contact your doctor if you are considering ]]>bariatric surgery]]> .
Prevent Diabetes
It is well known that your chance of developing pancreatic cancer is increased if you have ]]>diabetes]]> . If you have a family history of diabetes or have other risk factors, such as being overweight, you should get regular blood sugar testing to see if you have ]]>prediabetes]]> . To prevent the condition from developing, you should control you weight with proper diet and exercise. Your doctor might consider using an antidiabetes drug if other options fail.
Avoid Exposure to Pancreatic Cancer-causing Chemicals
You have a higher-than-normal risk of developing pancreatic cancer if you work in the petroleum and dry-cleaning industries, or if your job entails the use of pesticides and dyes. If you must work in these industries, research how to best protect yourself from exposure to chemicals. Check with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health or the Environmental Protection Agency about protective guidelines.
Eat a Nutritious Diet
Discuss with your doctor or dietitian strategies to eat a ]]>healthy diet]]>, such as eating foods ]]>low in saturated fat]]> and rich in ]]>whole grains]]> and fresh ]]>fruits and vegetables]]>. You may also want to ask your doctor about taking ]]>folate]]>. One study suggests a link between high folate intake and decreased risk of pancreatic cancer.
Detailed guide: pancreatic cancer. American Cancer Society website. Available at: http://www.cancer.org/ . Accessed April 8, 2009.
DiMagno E. Pancreatic carcinoma. In: Cecil Textbook of Medicine. 21st ed. Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders Company; 2000: 750-752.
Freelove R, Walling AD. Pancreatic cancer: diagnosis and management. Am Fam Physician. 2006;73:485-492.
US Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for pancreatic cancer. National Center for Biotechnology Information website. Available at: http://hstat.nlm.nih.gov/ . Accessed April 8, 2009.
What you need to know about cancer of the pancreas. National Cancer Institute website. Available at: http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/wyntk/pancreas#2 . Accessed April 8, 2009.
7/21/2009 DynaMed's Systematic Literature Surveillance http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed/what.php : Li D, Morris JS, Liu J, et al. Body mass index and risk, age of onset, and survival in patients with pancreatic cancer. JAMA. 2009;301:2553-2562.
4/9/2010 DynaMed's Systematic Literature Surveillance DynaMed's Systematic Literature Surveillance: Oaks BM, Dodd KW, Meinhold CL, Jiao L, Church TR, Stolzenberg-Solomon RZ. Folate intake, post-folic acid grain fortification, and pancreatic cancer risk in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2010;91(2):449-55.
Last reviewed September 2009 by ]]>Mohei Abouzied, MD]]>
Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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