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Brian and Rob are researchers at Lucent Technologies's Bell Labs and can be contacted at [email protected] and [email protected], respectively.
The right programming language can make all the difference in how easy it is to write a program. This is why a programmer's arsenal holds not only general-purpose languages like C and its relatives, but also programmable shells, scripting languages, and lots of application-specific languages.
The power of good notation reaches beyond traditional programming into specialized problem domains. HTML lets us create interactive documents, often using embedded programs in other languages such as JavaScript. PostScript expresses an entire document as a specialized program. Spreadsheets and word processors often include languages to evaluate expressions, access information, and control layout.
Regular expressions are one of the most broadly applicable specialized languages, a compact and expressive notation for describing patterns of text. Regular expressions are algorithmically interesting, easy to implement in their simpler forms, and very useful.
Regular expressions come in several flavors. The so-called "wildcards" used in command-line processors or shells to match patterns of file names are a particularly simple example. Typically, "*" is taken to mean "any string of characters," so a command like
del *.exe
uses a pattern "*.exe" that matches all files with names that contain any string followed by the literal string ".exe".
Regular expressions pervade UNIX, in editors, tools like grep, and scripting languages like Awk, Perl, and Tcl. Although the variations among different programs may suggest that regular expressions are an ad hoc mechanism, they are, in fact, a language in a strong technical sense -- a formal grammar specifies their structure and a precise meaning can be attached to each utterance in the language. Furthermore, the right implementation can run very fast; a combination of theory and engineering practice pays off handsomely.
The Language of Regular Expressions
A regular expression is a sequence of characters that defines a pattern. Most characters in the pattern simply match themselves in a target string, so the regular expression "abc" matches that sequence of three letters wherever it occurs in the target. A few characters are used in patterns as metacharacters to indicate repetition, grouping, or positioning. In POSIX regular expressions, "^" stands for the beginning of a string and "$" for the end, so "^x" matches an "x" only at the beginning of a string, "x$" matches an "x" only at the end, "^x$" matches "x" only if it is the sole character of the string, and "^$" matches the empty string.
The character "." (a period) matches any character, so "x.y" matches "xay," "x2y," and so on, but not "xy" or "xyxy." The regular expression "^.$" matches a string that contains any single character.
A set of characters inside brackets "[]" matches any single one of the enclosed characters; for example, "[0123456789]" matches a single digit. This pattern may be abbreviated "[0-9]."
These building blocks are combined with parentheses for grouping, "|" for alternatives, "*" for zero or more occurrences, "+" for one or more occurrences, and "?" for zero or one occurrences. Finally, "\" is used as a prefix to quote a metacharacter and turn off its special meaning.
These can be combined into remarkably rich patterns. For example, "\.[0-9]+" matches a period followed by one or more digits; "[0-9]+\.?[0-9]*" matches one or more digits followed by an optional period and zero or more further digits; "(\+|-)" matches a plus or a minus ("\+" is a literal plus sign); and "[eE](\+|-)?[0-9]+" matches an "e" or "E" followed by an optional sign and one or more digits. These are combined in the following pattern that matches floating-point numbers:
A Regular Expression Search Function
Some systems include a regular expression library, usually called "regex" or "regexp." However, if this is not available, it's easy to implement a modest subset of the full regular expression language. The regular expressions we present here make use of four metacharacters: "^," "$," ".," and "*," with "*" specifying zero or more occurrences of the preceding period or literal character. This provides a large fraction of the power of general regular expressions with a tiny fraction of the implementation complexity. We'll use these functions to implement a small but eminently useful version of grep (available electronically; see "Resource Center," page 5).
In Example 1, the function match determines whether a string matches a regular expression. If the regular expression begins with "^" the text must begin with a match of the remainder of the expression. Otherwise, we walk along the text, using matchhere to see if the text matches at each position in turn. As soon as we find a match, we're done. Expressions that contain "*" can match the empty string (for example, ".*y" matches "y" among many other things), so we must call matchhere even if the text is empty.
In Example 2, the recursive function matchhere does most of the work. If the regular expression is empty, we have reached the end and thus have found a match. If the regular expression ends with "$," it matches only if the text is also at the end. If the regular expression begins with a period, it matches any character. Otherwise, the expression begins with a plain character that matches itself in the text. A "^" or "$" that appears in the middle of a regular expression is thus taken as a literal character, not a metacharacter.
Notice that matchhere calls itself after matching one character of pattern and string. Thus the depth of recursion can be as much as the length of the pattern.
The one tricky case occurs when the expression begins with a starred character, "x*," for example. Then we call matchstar with three arguments -- the operand of the star (x), the pattern after the star, and the text; see Example 3. Again, a starred regular expression can match zero characters. The loop checks whether the text matches the remaining expression, trying at each position of the text as long as the first character matches the operand of the star.
Our implementation is admittedly unsophisticated, but it works. And, at fewer than 30 lines of code, it shows that regular expressions don't need advanced techniques to be put to use.
The pattern-matching program grep, invented by Ken Thompson (the father of UNIX), is a marvelous example of the value of notation. It applies a regular expression to each line of its input files and prints those lines that contain matching strings. This simple specification, plus the power of regular expressions, lets it solve many day-to-day tasks. In the following examples, note that the regular expression used as the argument to grep is different from the wildcard pattern used to specify file names.
- Search for a name in a set of source files: grep fprintf *.c
- Search for a phrase in a set of text files: grep 'regular expression' *.txt
- Filter output from some other program, for example to print all error messages: gcc *.c | grep Error:
- Filter input to some other program, for example to count non-blank lines: grep . *.cpp | wordcount
With flags to print line numbers of matched lines, count matches, do case-insensitive matching, select lines that don't match the pattern, and other variations of the basic idea, grep is so widely used that it has become the classic example of tool-based programming.
Example 4 is the main routine of an implementation of grep that uses match. It is conventional that UNIX programs return 0 for success and nonzero values for various failures. Our grep, like the UNIX version, defines success as finding a matching line, so it returns 0 if there were any matches, 1 if there were none, and 2 if an error occurred. These status values can be tested by other programs like a shell.
As Example 5 illustrates, the function grep scans a single file, calling match on each line. This is mostly straightforward, but there are a couple of subtleties. First, the main routine doesn't quit if it fails to open a file. This is because it's common to say something like
% grep herpolhode *.*
and find that one of the files in the directory can't be read. It's better for grep to keep going after reporting the problem, rather than to give up and force users to type the file list manually to avoid the problem file. Second, grep prints the matching line and the file name, but suppresses the file name if it is reading standard input or a single file. This may seem an odd design, but it reflects a style of use based on experience. When given only one input, grep's task is usually selection, and the file name would clutter the output. But if it is asked to search through many files, the task is most often to find all occurrences of something, and the file names are helpful. Compare
% strings enormous.dll | grep Error:
% grep grammer *.txt
Our implementation of match returns as soon as it finds a match. For grep, that is a fine default. But, for implementing a substitution (search-and-replace) operator in a text editor, the leftmost longest match is more useful. For example, given the text "aaaaa," the pattern "a*" matches the null string at the beginning of the text, but the user probably intended to match all five characters. To cause match to find the leftmost longest string, matchstar must be rewritten to be greedy: Rather than looking at each character of the text from left to right, it should skip over the longest string that matches the starred operand, then back up if the rest of the string doesn't match the rest of the pattern. In other words, it should run from right to left. Example 6 is a version of matchstar that does leftmost longest matching. This might be the wrong version of matchstar for grep, because it does extra work; but for a substitution operator, it is essential.
What Next?
Our grep is competitive with system-supplied versions, regardless of the regular expression. For example, it takes about six seconds to search a 40-MB text file on a 400-MHz Pentium (compiled with Visual C++). Pathological expressions can cause exponential behavior, such as "a*a*a*a*a*b" when given the input "aaaaaaaaac," but the exponential behavior exists in many commercial implementations, too. A more sophisticated matching algorithm can guarantee linear performance by avoiding backtracking when a partial match fails; the UNIX egrep program implements such an algorithm, as do scripting languages.
Full regular expressions would include character classes like "[a-zA-Z]" to match a single alphabetic character; the ability to quote a metacharacter (for example, to search for a literal period); parentheses like "(abc)*" for grouping; and alternatives, where "abc|def" matches "abc" or "def."
The first step is to help match by compiling the pattern into a representation that is easier to scan. It is expensive to parse a character class every time we compare it against a character; a precomputed representation based on bit vectors could make character classes much more efficient.
For regular expressions with parentheses and alternatives, the implementation must be more sophisticated. One approach is to compile the regular expression into a parse tree that captures its grammatical structure. This tree is then traversed to create a state machine -- a table of states, each of which gives the next state for each possible input character. The string is scanned by the state machine, which reports when it reaches a state corresponding to a match of the pattern. Another approach is similar to what is done in just-in-time compilers: The regular expression is compiled into instructions that will scan the string; the state machine is implicit in the generated instructions.
Further Reading
J.E.F. Friedl's Mastering Regular Expressions (O'Reilly & Associates, 1997) is an extensive treatment of the subject. Regular expressions are one of the most important features of some scripting languages; see The AWK Programming Language by A.V. Aho, B.W. Kernighan and P.J. Weinberger (Addison-Wesley, 1988) and Programming Perl, by Larry Wall, Tom Christiansen, and Randal L. Schwartz (O'Reilly & Associates, 1996).
Copyright © 1999, Dr. Dobb's Journal


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Two performers who say their songs have been used in Baauer's No. 1 hit "Harlem Shake" are seeking compensation because their vocals have been used without permission.
The New York Times reports that songs from Hector Delgado and Jayson Musson are used in "Harlem Shake," which has become a viral hit thanks to YouTube videos of people dancing to the song.
Delgado's "Maldades" and "Miller Time" by Musson's former rap group, Plastic Little, are said to be sampled in "Harlem Shake." The song is spending its third week on top of Billboard's Hot 100 chart.
Delgado and Musson say they never gave Baauer, who was born Harry Bauer Rodrigues, permission to use their songs. Both Musson and Delgado are seeking compensation from Mad Decent Records, which put out the single and declined to comment.

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Since 2007, the Sean Kelly Tour has taken place on the last weekend of August. This year AREN was asked to assist Waterford County Civil Defence with locating the head and tail of both the 90k and 160k events to allow for efficient and effective ambulance deployment.
EI2GN, EI3ENB, EI7IG, EI5GOB and EI8JA turned up on the morning, and quickly set about the task. As the mobile command post was being set up, APRS was deployed into the sweeper vehicle for the 90k event, however the 160k sweeper had already left so a plan was formed to intercept the 160k sweeper later in the day, and EI3ENB, was dispatched to a food station to carry items to a Civil Defence ambulance already deployed to that station.
Below are a series of screen shots (from Xastir) depicting the progress of the event during the day.
Screenshot 1, EI3ENB en-route to Clonmel, and the 90k Sweeper is visible just outside Dungarvan.
Screenshot 2, EI3ENB is in Clonmel, EI8JA is heading to Rathgormack to let us know when the head of the 160k arrives there. 90k sweeper is nearing Bunmahon. Civil Defence Officer is at the Tramore foodstop.
Screenshot 3, 90k sweeper is almost in Tramore, EI8JA is in Rathgormack.
Screenshot 4, CD Officer has moved to Rathgormack, EI8JA has moved to Mahon Falls, EI3ENB has taken up station at the tail-end of the 160k and is acting as a sweeper.
Screenshot 5, EI2GN has gone to relieve EI8JA at Mahon Falls, 90k sweeper has left Tramore.
Screenshot 6, EI3ENB reached Rathgormack, 160k sweeper was located and an APRS tracker was quickly installed in his vehicle. EI3ENB then headed for home. CD Officer has moved to Mahon Falls.
Screenshot 7, 160k Sweeper has passed Mahon Falls, 90k sweeper has almost reached Dungarvan.
Screenshot 8, CD officer has returned to Race HQ and is satisfied that AREN can close down operations, 90k has finished, 160k sweeper is nearly back to main Dungarvan – Waterford Road.
All-in-all the day was very successful. Civil Defence were very appreciative of the information being supplied to them by us. Amateur Packet Reporting System (APRS), was used both for status updates/short messages, and, obviously for position reporting during the day. This meant that our own voice channels were kept free for more important traffic, and, in fact, very little voice traffic was passed during the day.


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This blog is mostly for miscellaneous items of a general genealogy nature, that may be of interest to someone and are not necessarily connected to, or about, anyone on my tree. They are simply random items that I have found from time to time - - - - - - - If you find a name here of interest to you, then have a look at my main site at - http://gdavis.id.au
Monday, September 10, 2012
Ann Elizabeth DINTE
3 comments:
- AnonymousJuly 1, 2013 at 1:58 AM
What interest do you have in the Dinte family?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 1, 2013 at 5:12 AM
This blog is about items of genealogical interest but not necessarily of a particular interest to me.ReplyDelete
I was photographing headstones in the Toowong Cemetery when I found this headstone almost buried by the ever growing grass and other debris.
A rather poignant reminder that sooner or later, we are all forgotten.
As a genealogist, I'm doing my bit to make sure we don't forget.
- AnonymousOctober 28, 2013 at 12:44 PM
Hi There I was talking to my uncle and he would like to know if you can contact him regarding the head stone that you found. Ann Elizabeth Dinte is a his grandmothers sister.ReplyDelete
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EVERETT — Police believe that a local man and woman used an old motorhome to pull off three scams, including one that hoodwinked an Everett widow.
Their alleged scheme began in October 2013 when they answered a Craigslist ad to buy a 1995 Chevrolet Dutchman motorhome.
The seller, whose husband died in 2012, gave the man, 41, the keys to check how the vehicle ran. While he asked questions, his partner, 39, allegedly stole the title paperwork.
They paid the Everett woman a $100 deposit to allow time to come up with the rest of the money.
Only after they left did she realize they'd walked off with the keys and title, according to a probable cause statement written by a Snohomish County sheriff's deputy.
The motorhome was stolen when the Everett woman left town for a few days.
Three months later, the motorhome again was listed on Craigslist under the widow's name. A prospective buyer met with the suspects who told her stories about family camping trips they'd taken in the motorhome over the years.
They agreed to sell the motorhome for $9,850 with the buyer writing a $2,500 deposit check. The check was cashed four days later. The suspects — and motorhome — vanished.
The cheated buyer did some sleuth work. She made a records request with the state Department of Licensing regarding the vehicle. She discovered that the woman she'd bought it from sold it to another buyer.
That man told a Snohomish County sheriff's detective that he bought the motorhome from the suspects for $8,500. The seller handed over a vehicle title with the allegedly forged signatures of the Everett widow and her deceased husband.
The couple that allegedly stole and sold the motorhome was arrested Thursday for investigation of forgery, theft, vehicle theft and making an illegal vehicle transfer. They have not been charged.
Both suspects were listed as transients in arrest reports. She had been evicted from three Snohomish County homes since 2011 for missing rent payments. She also reportedly has warrants for her arrest under her name and an alias.
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Therefore, if you feel curious and wish to learn how to incorporate the filter extension into your web developer's toolbox, then don't hesitate anymore; start reading this group of articles now!
Welcome to the third part of the series on using filters in PHP 5. Comprised of seven tutorials, this series gently introduces you to using the filter library that comes packaged with PHP 5. It shows you with numerous examples how to get the most out of each filter to perform strong validation on the inputted data handled by your web applications.
And now that you're aware of the goal of this series, it's time to review the topics that were covered in the last part of the series. So, in simple terms, during that particular article, I explained how to use the FILTER_VALIDATE_INT filter, in conjunction with the "filter_var()" function, to validate octal and hexadecimal integers. In both cases, a "flag" option was passed to the function to perform the data checking process.
Nonetheless, as I said before, the filter extension can be used for more than validating integers, since it provides the required functionality to checking other data types. Thus, in the next few lines I'm going to discuss how to use the extension for validating Boolean values. Does this sound good to you? Then please read the following section.
{mospagebreak title=Review: the FILTER_VALIDATE_INT filter}
In case you haven't read the previous article of the series, where I explained how to use the filter PHP 5 extension for checking integer values in arrays and their respective representations in the octal and hexadecimal systems, here are the pertinent code samples that demonstrate how to accomplish this task by using the FILTER_VALIDATE_INT filter. Take a look at them, please:
(example on using the filter_var_array() function with FILTER_VALIDATE_INT filter)
$values = array(1, '0.675', -123456, 'This is a string', "abcdef", array(1, 2, 3));
// create an array of filtered values
$filtered_values = filter_var_array($values, FILTER_VALIDATE_INT);
foreach($filtered_values as $key=>$value)
echo '<p>' . $key .' —- ' . $value.'</p>';
/* displays the following
0 —- 1
1 —-
2 —- -123456
3 —-
4 —-
5 —- Array
(example on validating hexadecimal integers)
// check hexadecimal integers
$hexValue = '0xf0';
echo filter_var($hexValue, FILTER_VALIDATE_INT, array('flags' => FILTER_FLAG_ALLOW_HEX));
// displays 240
(example on validating hexadecimal integers)
// checking octal integers
$octValue = '7601';
echo filter_var($octValue, FILTER_VALIDATE_INT, array('flags' => FILTER_FLAG_ALLOW_OCTAL));
// displays 7601
Undeniably, the above examples are very easy to follow, meaning that you shouldn't have major problems understanding how they work. The first case illustrates a simple usage of the handy "filter_var_array()" function along with the FILTER_VALIDATE_INT filter to check whether or not the elements of a given array are integers, while the other two examples show how to use the same filter to check integers represented in hexadecimal and octal systems respectively.
Well, now that you've surely grasped the logic that stands behind using the FILTER_VALIDATE_INT filter, it's time to continue exploring the numerous capabilities offered by the filter extension. With that idea in mind, in the course of the following section I'm going to discuss the usage of yet another helpful filter, which will come in handy for validating Boolean values.
As I said before, this particular topic will be discussed in depth in the following segment. So, if you want to learn more about it, click on the link that appears below and keep reading.
{mospagebreak title=Validating Boolean values with the FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN filter}
As I stated in the introduction of this article, the filter extension provides PHP developers with the capacity for determining whether a given value is or is not Boolean. This checking process can be easily accomplished with another handy filter called FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN, which can be used similarly to the FILTER_VALIDATE_INT constant that you learned in previous tutorials.
In this specific case, when the FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN filter is utilized in conjunction with the "filter_var()" function, it'll return 1 if the value filtered is considered TRUE (more on this in a moment) and an empty string if the value in question is FALSE. So first, let me show you a bunch of examples where the FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN filter will return simply 1. Here they are:
// example on validating Boolean TRUE values with the FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN filter
echo filter_var(1, FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN); // displays 1
echo filter_var('1', FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN); // displays 1
echo filter_var(TRUE, FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN); // displays 1
echo filter_var('TRUE', FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN); // displays 1
echo filter_var(true, FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN); // displays 1
echo filter_var('true', FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN); // displays 1
echo filter_var('on', FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN); // displays 1
echo filter_var(true, FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN); // displays 1
As you can see, the above examples show several cases where the FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN filter will consider a given value to be TRUE. Naturally, in all of these cases, the "filter_far()" function will return a value of 1, in this way providing us with a simple and effective mechanism for checking for TRUE Boolean values.
Now that I have explained how to utilize the FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN filter to validate variables that will return TRUE, it's time to see how the same filter can be used for checking FALSE values. Therefore, if you wish to learn how this will be achieved, click on the link shown below and read the next few lines.
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In the prior section, you saw how to use the FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN filter along with the "filter_var()" function for evaluating Boolean TRUE values. However, as you might have guessed, this same combination can be utilized for checking FALSE entries.
To demonstrate this concept a bit more clearly, below I listed a bunch of hands-on examples that show different cases where the FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN filter will consider a given value to be FALSE. Please take some time and examine these code samples closely:
// example on validating Boolean false values with the FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN filter
echo filter_var(0, FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN); // displays nothing
echo filter_var('0', FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN); // displays nothing
echo filter_var(FALSE, FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN); // displays nothing
echo filter_var('FALSE', FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN); // displays nothing
echo filter_var('off', FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN); // displays nothing
echo filter_var(NULL, FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN); // displays nothing
echo filter_var('NULL', FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN); // displays nothing
As shown above, when the "filter_var()" function is called with the FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN filter, it'll return an empty string in all the cases where the filtered value is considered FALSE. Of course, from the previous example it's clear to see that this includes the number 0 and the "0" string, the Boolean FALSE value and the string "FALSE," and finally the "off," NULL and "NULL" values as well.
Again, it's valid to note that if you're planning to use this filter to check whether or not the value assigned to a given variable is Boolean, you should keep in mind the behavior of the FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN filter in the cases demonstrated previously, to avoid eventual programming errors when developing your own PHP applications.
And with this last practical example, I'm finishing this third part of the series. As usual, feel free to edit all of the code samples developed in this tutorial, to give you a better understanding of how to use this powerful extension for validating Boolean values. The experience will be pretty instructive, trust me.
Final thoughts
Over the course of this third episode of the series, I provided you with a few interesting examples aimed at demonstrating how to work with the FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN filter to validate Boolean values. As you saw for yourself, there are different cases where the filter will evaluate a given variable as TRUE or FALSE, so be very careful about this behavior, particularly if you wish to use it within your PHP applications.
In the upcoming part, things will get more interesting yet, since I'm going to discuss the utilization of this handy filter for checking for Boolean values in arrays. Thus, now that you're aware of the topic that will discussed in the forthcoming article, here's my final recommendation: don't miss it!


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Named after its signature symbol,this mesmerizing homestay is a renowned place to stay at Alleppey. As you drive into the homeâs premises you are welcomed by a lotus pond in full bloom and its smiling owners waiting with a pink lotus to gift you. This homestay is the 100 year old home of Mr. V. V. Babu, an award-winning filmmaker and his gracious wife Nirmala. The one-acre property was recently renovated and shares the tranquil yet cheery persona of Mrs. Nirmala, who started this venture three years ago. The homeâs idyllic location and unbelievable ambience can only be described with one word, perfection.
Refreshing ambience is enhanced by the fact that only a fraction of the property is covered. Most of the home flaunts lush green landscapes, vivacious flower-bearing plants and bright sunlight. As seen by the spacious and partially open kitchen, you will find that the presence of walls is rare and minimal. The home has two uber-chic cottages that are perched upon the Vembanad Lake and share a dazzling deck. At this homestay, whether youâre relaxing in your room, reading in the balcony or dinning on the deck, the lake is always in sight. These cottages have an air of exclusivity but are warm and soothing at the same time. Every inch of the area has been done with an impeccable eye for detail. From the rooms to the bathrooms, it all seems to belong in a glossy lifestyle magazine.
Sitting on the deck, you can see fishermen caste their nets at dusk and return at the crack of dawn to collect their catch. As you feast on Mrs. Nirmalaâs homemade delicacies, you might also see beautiful birds swoop down to feast on their lunch as well. Fishing is popular amongst guests and the family likes to serve their guest the catches for a dinner thatâs spent exchanging stories. Since Alleppey faces the East youâll wake up to a picturesque sunrise that fills your room with a pink and orange glow. The home lends a beautiful view of Kumarakom, which in the evening turns into a hypnotic light show. A cheerful day chasing Roger, the familyâs pet rabbit, is a favourite amongst children, no matter what their age.
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Chennai, India
Sep 2014
Really beautiful homestay next to the breathtaking Vembanad Lake. Our gracious hosts made every effort to ensure that we enjoyed every single moment in their beautiful homestay.
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Bangalore, Chennai
Dec 2013
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Delhi, India
Jan 2014
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Henri-Edmond Cross (French, Douai 1856 - 1910 Saint-Clair)
The Return of the Fisherman (Le Pêcheur Provençal), 1896
Signed and dated lower right: henri Edmond Cross / 96
Oil on canvas
25 1/2 x 36 in. (64.8 x 91.5 cm)
Gift of Nate B. Spingold, 1953
Listen to a discussion of this work by Kate Jones-Smith, Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Cross's distinctive approach to Neo-Impressionism is eloquently represented in the vibrant, unmixed colors, decorative surface patterning, and clear divisionist execution of The Return of the Fisherman. Simplified and abstracted forms highlight the rugged topography and intricate undulations of the Provençal coastline; shimmering visual effects, the result of saturated colors and pronounced tonal contrasts, suggest the intensity of the waning sunlight.
Cross moved to a small village (Cabasson, and later, Saint-Clair) on the French Mediterranean coast in October 1891. Shortly thereafter, he described the compelling charms of the Provençal landscape to his friend, the Neo-Impressionist painter and theoretician Paul Signac, who eventually also settled in the area. 1
"A beach of such sand as is unknown on the shores of the Channel. Not far from there rocks (oh, Gustave Doré!) drop almost sheer, supporting a forest. Almost always great undulating lines. The area is teeming with charmingly intimate corners alongside the great magical or decorative scenes....I have no doubt that you would be enchanted, you who love sunshine and voluptuous lines."
For the remainder of his career, Cross's art focused mainly on images of the local landscape as a vehicle for Neo-Impressionist experiments in color and composition. The Return of the Fisherman (Le Pêcheur Provençal) depicts the path to the beach at Saint-Clair, with the rocks known as "Les Baleines" (The Whales) visible in the surf. The foreground is dominated by the lone figure of a fisherman, balancing a large jug on his shoulder as he strides across the path; in the distance are two smaller figures silhouetted against the sky.
For Cross, as for other Neo-Impressionist painters, there was an inherent tension between the transcription of images directly from nature and the composition of pictures based on the artist's own more decorative and expressive arrangement of colors and shapes. Paul Signac frequently alluded to this conflict in his diary: "One should not allow oneself to be diverted by nature from one's ideal any more than one should do without nature and deprive oneself of all the beautiful, rare and varied [images] that it offers." 2 Cross's Return of the Fisherman and other landscape compositions from the later 1890s successfully resolve this struggle through an attention to surface design and a rhythmic play of curvilinear forms that show a strong decorative influence from Art Nouveau. 3 The intricate, undulating quality of the coastline and its rugged topography is emphasized by the use of strong lines and simplified, abstracted forms, which nonetheless do not obscure the specificity of the site.
During the early 1890s, the idyllic Mediterranean scenes composed by Cross and Signac were profoundly influenced by the serene, ordered classicism of Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (1824-1898). After about 1895, however, both Cross and Signac began to compose more casual, less compositionally ambitious scenes, 4 and simultaneously began to heighten their palettes and broaden their brushstrokes, separating each stroke slightly from the other with small areas of the canvas left in reserve. This latter phase of Neo-Impressionist divisionism sought to isolate each hue and to create vibrant shimmering visual effects through contrast, rather than to blend tones in the earlier pointillist manner. Instead of trying to re-create the effects of sunlight, Cross now suggested its intensity by means of saturated colors and pronounced contrasts; this practice is vividly demonstrated in The Return of the Fisherman in the immediate juxtaposition of the brilliant yellow-orange sky and the shadowy bluish contour of the land and trees, as well as in localized contrasts of individual hues. Cross, a daring colorist, exploited the expressive freedom of this new technique. In an introduction to the catalogue of an exhibition of Cross's work held in 1905, Emile Verhaeren noted, "As you [Cross] have written to me, your dream is for your art to not only be the "'glorification of nature' but the 'glorification of an inner vision.'" 5
To some extent, Cross's subject matter was also directed by his affiliation with the Neo-Impressionists. As a group, the Neo-Impressionists were committed anarchists, harboring a pronounced sympathy for the working man and a disdain for bourgeois taste and the standards of established government. The Anarchist-Communist movement was motivated primarily by a Utopian vision of the future, in which "the emancipation of humanity is achieved through the vision of those excluded or neglected by capitalist society," including workers, artists, and writers. 6 This sentiment was most directly manifested in paintings such as Cross's Evening Breeze (1894; Paris, Musée d'Orsay), which depicts a pastoral golden age that looks not to a mythological past, but to a glorious Utopian future that would be a natural outgrowth of the modern world. The fertile and relatively unspoiled Provençal coast, harboring vestiges of a classical past and saturated with vibrant colors and brilliant sunlight, became a favored theme and setting for the paintings of Cross and his anarchist Neo-Impressionist colleagues.
Several works by Cross are closely related to the Oberlin painting. A squared preparatory drawing for the fisherman was on the art market in the 1970s; 7 a watercolor of the landscape (without the figure) is in a private collection, Paris; and a letter from Cross to Paul Signac, written in the fall of 1896, includes a colored crayon drawing after this picture. 8
M. E. Wieseman
Henri-Edmond Cross (Henri-Edmond-Joseph Delacroix) was born in Douai in 1856; in 1878 he was enrolled in the Écoles Académiques de Dessin et d'Architecture in Lille. He continued his study in Paris during the early 1880s, painting rather somber Realist portraits and still lifes. In 1881, the artist adopted an Anglicized version of his surname to avoid confusion with his famous namesake, Eugène Delacroix. Cross was one of the founders of the Société des Artistes Indépendants in 1884. There he met many artists of the Neo-Impressionist movement, including Georges Seurat and Paul Signac, but did not begin painting in a Neo-Impressionist style himself until 1891. Cross moved to the south of France in 1891 and eventually settled at Saint-Clair, a small village near St. Tropez, where he lived for the rest of his life. He exhibited regularly at the Salon des Indépendants in Paris, and at La Libre Esthétique in Brussels.
In works of the early 1890s, Cross's pointillist Neo-Impressionist technique is marked by a dense and highly regular placement of small dots of paint. After the mid 1890s, he gradually abandoned this minute execution in favor of larger, blocky strokes of paint, which allowed for more intense color contrasts and more decorative surfaces. Cross's late paintings were a decisive--if short-lived--influence on Henri Matisse and other Fauve artists.
General References
Compin, Isabelle. H. E. Cross. Paris, 1964.
Compin, Isabelle. "Henri Edmond Cross, 1856-1910." In The Neo Impressionists. Edited by Jean Sutter. Greenwich, Conn., 1970, pp. 63-76.
Deposited by the artist at Galerie Druet, Paris
Sale Atelier H. E. Cross, Paris (Hôtel Drouot), 28 October 1921, lot 30
Collection Maximilien Luce (1858-1941), Paris
Collection Frédéric Luce, Paris
With Wildenstein Galleries, New York, from whom purchased in 1953
Paris, Société des Artistes Indépendants, 1897. 3 April - 31 May. Cat. no. 273.
Brussels, La Libre Esthétique, 1901. 1 - 31 March. Cat. no. 140.
Paris, Galerie Druet, 1905. Exposition H. E. Cross. 21 March - 8 April. Introduction by Emile Verhaeren. Cat. no. 12.
Paris, Galerie Bernheim Jeune, 1937. Exposition rétrospective Henri Edmond Cross. 10 - 30 April. Preface by Maurice Denis. Cat. no. 12 (as Pêcheur de Saint-Clair).
New York, Wildenstein Galleries, 1953. Seurat and his Friends. 18 November - 26 December. Cat. no. 58.
The Detroit Institute of Arts, 1954. The Two Sides of the Medal: French Painting from Gérôme to Gauguin. 28 September - 6 November. Cat. no. 130.
Claremont, Calif., Pomona College, 1963. Muse or Ego--Salon and Independent Artists of the 1880s. 16 April - 12 May. Cat. no. 22.
Pittsburgh, The Carnegie Museum of Art, 1965. The Seashore in Paintings of the 19th and 20th Centuries. 21 October - 5 December. Cat. no. 21.
New York, Paul Rosenberg & Co., 1966. Seven Decades, 1895-1965: Crosscurrents in Modern Art. 26 April - 21 May. Cat. no. 23.
Octave-Maus, Madeleine. Trente années de lutte pour l'art. Brussels, 1926, p. 260 ill.
Compin, Isabelle. H. E. Cross. Paris, 1964, pp. 148-49, cat. no. 58.
Stechow, Wolfgang. Catalogue of European and American Paintings and Sculpture in the Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College. Oberlin, 1967, pp. 42-43, fig. 112.
Technical Notes
The painting is generally in excellent condition. The lightweight, finely woven linen canvas was commercially prepared with an off-white ground; a second, white ground layer appears to have been applied by the artist over this initial layer. Major forms of the composition were first sketched in with paint, and then developed with small dabs of color, dissolving most of the sketched lines. The white ground, visible between the dabs of paint, plays a significant role in the aspect of the painting. A printed paper label is adhered to the back of the canvas: Atelier Henri Edmond Cross 1856-1910.
1. Letter from Cross to Paul Signac, quoted (in translation) in Françoise Cachin, Paul Signac (Greenwich, Conn., 1971), p. 55.
2. John Rewald, ed., "Extraits du journal inédit de Paul Signac, I (1894-95)," Gazette des Beaux-Arts ser. 6, vol. 36 (1949), p. 174.
3. Ellen W. Lee, The Aura of Neo-Impressionism: The W. T. Holliday Collection (Indianapolis, Ind., 1983), p. 24. Compare works such as Bords Méditerraneens, 1895 or Devant La Mer Provençale, ca. 1897 (Isabelle Compin, H. E. Cross [Paris, 1964], cat. nos. 51 and 61, respectively).
4. Martha Ward, Pissarro, Neo-Impressionism, and the Spaces of the Avant-Garde (Chicago and London, 1996), p. 237.
5. Emile Verhaeren, in Exposition H.-E. Cross (exh. cat., Galerie Druet, Paris, 1905); cited in Isabelle Compin, "Henri Edmond Cross, 1856-1910," in The Neo Impressionists, ed., Jean Sutter (Greenwich, Conn., 1970), p. 74.
6. John G. Hutton, Neo-Impressionism and the Search for Solid Ground: Art, Science, and Anarchism in Fin-de-Siècle France (Baton Rouge and London, 1994), p. 138.
7. Conté crayon on buff paper, 29.8 x 22.8 cm; exhibited Paris, Galerie Bernheim Jeune, 24 February-7 March 1913, no. 131, and subsequently in the sale New York (Sotheby Parke Bernet), 5-9 June 1979, lot 1447.
8. Noted by Isabelle Compin, H. E. Cross (Paris, 1964), p. 149, under no. 58.


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1-3 Credits
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Theoretical foundations of the art of persuasion and the strategic application of such theories in communication campaigns. Students critically analyze a variety of internal and external communication campaigns, including social marketing, attempts to improve an organization's image, to sell products and services, to affect attitudes on an issue, and to motivate employees. Additionally, students will design organizational communication campaigns. Required.
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1-3 Credits
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Every Friday night is open mike night at Gabriel's Tavern. Gabriel had started it many years ago to give his Friday night business a boost and it had grown to become a very successful and respected event. Bands, comedians, singers, the event drew talented people from all areas of entertainment, hoping to make a name for themselves. Talent scouts from the city had even started attending the event because of the quality of entertainers that Gabriel's open mike night attracted. His walls were full of autographed pictures of now-big time entertainers that had once been regulars to Open Mike Night. This Friday was no exception to the outstanding talent that Gabriel's Tavern hosted. In total, he had five bands take advantage of his open mike this week, all of them well received by the tavern's patrons. Determine the name of each band, the full name of each band's lead singer, and the number of members in each band.
1. The two bands with three members were Bountiful Glory and the band with Steve as a lead singer.
2. Tin Cup had a male lead singer, but it wasn't Michael Fisk. Swarez wasn't the lead singer for Envy.
3. The two bands with four members were the band that had Mr. Barnet as lead singer and the band with Rachel as lead singer.
4. The Howling Dogs didn't have Wanda Marsh as a lead singer. Larry didn't sing with Envy.
5. The band with five members was End Zone.
6. Mr. Lariet didn't sing for Tin Cup. Michael didn't sing for Bountiful Glory.
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WARNING: Some poetry contains adult material.
An Actor Without An Audience
An Actor without an Audience
is like a heart without the beat.
An Actor without an Audience is dead.
I wander the desert- alone-
with the dryness of depravation on my lips,
looking for a cactus to re-hydrate my spirit.
I am a car without gas
rolling along in neutral
for a pump to fuel my engine:
My tank is barren.
My purpose is paused…
Until the bright white lights of "upturned, wondering eyes"
Shine my way into being.
There's no end of a tunnel without the light
leading your way out of the womb.
But when the lights go down
I die.
Like a fish out of water
I flop through the world
hoping for that next splash
into the limelight.
I return to a reality of hopelessness and helplessness,
resuming the futile search
for skin that fits;
for a body that breathes;
for shoes that I can walk comfortably in
and call my feet;
for a life to wear
that looks like the life I've dreamt of living.
A life that just feels right…
One where you don't have to talk to yourself
to have someone listen;
Where you don't have to look in a mirror
to make someone laugh;
A life that doesn't need people watching it to continue on…
A life that's just not mine.
In mine:
A look is a pulse,
A smile is a heartbeat,
and a laugh is life-support:
A moment that, like a wave,
rides the surface of the water until it is no more-
Reaching for more time,
but crashing down hard and coming up empty.
A chuckle is a blip on the heart monitor that tells me I'm alive-
That not only can I live,
but I have a reason to.
I remain backstage.
(The threshold of God's womb.)
I am born again each time the curtains open.
I walk into the white / I float into my life
and onto the stage,
with impending darkness waiting in the wings-
its forceps pulling me out of the brightness
and into my grave…
and back.
It's an uneven cycle:
I'm Dead a lot more than
I'm Alive.
I live the life of an Actor and his Audience:
I can't LIVE without one.


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Villa Magnolia a unique, luxurious and privately owned Boutique Hotel in the heart of Puglia. A Noble Villa dating back to the XVIII century, set within three and a half hectares of land. Ancient Olive trees and Almond groves creating a scenery of rare and natural beauty. A peaceful retreat, a place to relax, be pampered, far from urban stress.
Enter Villa Magnolia through a warm and welcoming entrance room with 4 internal doors leading to the 4 large en suite bedrooms, with soothing colour washed walls and vaulted ceilings, tastefully restored using traditional methods. In the grounds there is a beautiful roman style salt water swimming pool, temple and sunken Jacuzzi. The patio area is situated at the front of the Villa, facing south, by the palm trees, to the rear of Villa Magnolia is a shaded patio, where fresh bread and pizza's are baked, al fresco dining in season with the emphasis on local organic recipes.
Accommodation is for a maximum of 8 people (4 couples), not suitable for families with young children. Villa Magnolia is a private and exclusive guest house offering all attentive, quality service. A unique and wonderful place to stay. The house and grounds are completely fenced in for total privacy.
At Villa Magnolia, it is possible to indulge in relaxation massages, sports massages, reiki, aromatherapy and Yoga! Cookery classes and pizza making evenings held regularly at the Villa.
Environmentally friendly, private, luxurious, unique. Good food, great wine, healthy lifestyle. Villa Magnolia is the place to relax your mind, pamper your body, replenish your spirit!


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Use a Dowel Plate to easily make exact-sized dowels from any wood you choose. Also useful for making precise tenons on chair spindles. 51/8" long x 1½" wide x ¼" thick, made from surface ground A-2 Tool Steel, hardened to 60 Rc.
Holes are machined with a 6° clearance taper on the underside. Holes are straight for the first .025", allowing you to sharpen them without affecting the hole size. Start with pieces whittled close to your desired diameter, chamfered at the leading end, and hammer it through the appropriate hole for perfectly sized dowels. Includes two mounting holes for No. 10 flat head screws.
Standard Dowel Plate makes 1/8", 3/16", ¼", 5/16", 3/8", ½", 5/8" dowels. Metric Dowel Plate makes 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 16mm dowels.
Short pieces are easier to handle, but any length is fine. When making your own dowel, get as close as you can to the correct size with a plane, spokeshave or drawknife. The blank does not have to be very smooth, though — small facets will disappear quickly. A bit of experimenting will tell you how close to make your blank, depending on the type of wood, length of dowel and how smooth a finish you desire. Chamfer the leading end of the blank with a knife to make it easy to start the cut. Hammer the blank through the hole. You can also use it to size purchased dowels.
Mount the Dowel Plate with wood screws over a series of relief holes in a bench, or clamp it over a dog hole for temporary use.Materials: The Dowel Plate is 5/16" A-2 Tool Steel hardened to Rockwell 60-62, cryogenically treated and double tempered.
Maintenance: If the Dowel Plate ever needs it, hone the top cutting surface with water stones to sharpen. Keep oiled to prevent rusting.


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The imqobjmgr command's add subcommand adds administered objects for connection factories and topic or queue destinations to the object store. Administered objects stored in an LDAP object store must have lookup names beginning with the prefix cn=; lookup names in a file-system object store need not begin with any particular prefix, but must not include the slash character (/).
The Object Manager lists and displays only Message Queue administered objects. If an object store contains a non–Message Queue object with the same lookup name as an administered object that you wish to add, you will receive an error when you attempt the add operation.
To enable client applications to create broker connections, add a connection factory administered object for the type of connection to be created: a queue connection factory or a topic connection factory, as the case may be. Example 11–1 shows a command to add a queue connection factory (administered object type qf) to an LDAP object store. The object has lookup name cn=myQCF and connects to a broker running on host myHost at port number 7272, using the jms connection service.
When creating an administered object representing a destination, it is good practice to create the physical destination first, before adding the administered object to the object store. Use the Command utility (imqcmd) to create the physical destination, as described in Creating and Destroying Physical Destinations.
The command shown in Example 11–2 adds an administered object to an LDAP object store representing a topic destination with lookup name myTopic and physical destination name physTopic. The command for adding a queue destination would be similar, except that the administered object type (-t option) would be q (for "queue destination") instead of t (for "topic destination").
Example 11–3 shows the same command, but with the administered object stored in a Solaris file system instead of an LDAP server.


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State of New Hampshire
RESOLVED by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened, That the people of New Hampshire are unalterable in their attachment and devotion to the Constitution and the Union, and demand of the national administration a return and strict adherence to the cardinal principles on which the Constitution was founded, and by which alone the Union can be preserved.
Resolved, That freedom is the natural condition of man; that human slavery can exist only by force of positive law, and that the Constitution of the United States, the great charter of our law, has neither established nor recognized slavery as a national institution.
Resolved, That the recent attempts of the national government by promises and threats, to coerce the people of a territory desiring to be admitted into the Union, to the introduction and support of human slavery, are unprecedented and atrocious, and merit universal reprobation.
Resolved, That the legislation of the country and the expenditures of its resources, being directed mainly for the benefit of the slaveholding minority of the inhabitants, it is the imperative duty of the immense majority of freemen whose interests are disregarded, and whose rights are violated, to combine in political action to insure their own protection and security.
Resolved, That the action of the state department of the United States in refusing to grant passports to persons of African descent, contrary to previous practice, and of the treasury department in refusing to grant them registers for their own vessels with the right to navigate them as masters, and of the interior department in refusing them the right of entry upon the public domain to become purchasers, is an unjust and illegal denial and invasion of the rights of citizens of New Hampshire.
Resolved, That we are compelled to believe that these invasions of the rights of our citizens are the result of the Dred Scott decision coupled with a desire on the part of the national administration to favor and strengthen the slaveholding interests, which will continue so long as slavery remains a ruling element in the government of the country.
Resolved, That these and other aggressions of the slave power make the prohibition of the further extension of slavery a necessity, and its abolition, where we have the power, a duty.
Resolved, That the state government so far as it has the power; should secure, by its own authority, those rights to its citizens which are denied them by the general government.
Resolved, That our Senators be instructed and our Representatives requested to use all proper effort to procure such legislation by Congress as shall secure to every citizen of the State the full enjoyment of his rights.
Resolved, That Congress possesses the right to legislate for the territories of the United States—a right so long exercised and so firmly established, that it cannot now be questioned without insulting the intelligence of the American people; and the duty to exercise that right and to advance the cause of universal liberty cannot be abandoned without proving recreant to the spirit of the Declaration of Independence, and false to the memory of the founders of our glorious confederacy.
RESOLVED by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened, That the secretary of state be and is hereby directed to forward a copy of the resolutions just passed relating to national affairs to the legislature of the several States and of the Territories.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
President of the Senate.
Approved, June 26, 1858


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Tuberculosis and HIV: Background Information
December 4, 2012
Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and usually affects the lungs. However, among people co-infected with TB and HIV, parts of the body outside the lungs are often affected; this is called extra-pulmonary TB.
The germs that cause TB are spread when a person inhales tiny droplets produced by people who have infectious, or active, TB of the lungs. Infection with TB-causing germs can result in one of two forms of infection:
If left untreated, TB can be fatal. However, timely treatment, consisting of combination therapy with antibiotics, can cure both latent and active TB. Having had TB in the past -- either the latent or active form of the disease -- does not protect a person from future infection with TB-causing bacteria.
TB-causing bacteria are most commonly transmitted when someone inhales tiny droplets released into the air by an infected person during the following activities:
These tiny droplets are invisible and can remain floating in the air for several hours after they have been released.
Transmission of TB-causing bacteria from an infectious person depends on many factors, including the following:
Studies have found that people with TB whose sputum (the thick mixture that people with chest infections produce when they cough) contains TB-causing bacteria are likely to transmit these bacteria. Also, people with cavities in their lungs caused by TB are very infectious.
In high-income countries such as Canada, HIV-positive people exposed to TB-causing germs are prone to have TB-causing bacteria affect other parts of the body, including the following:
From Exposure to Infection
The risk of a person developing active disease from TB-causing bacteria after exposure depends on many factors, including the following:
In general, after exposure to TB-causing bacteria, disease does not immediately result. Instead what usually happens once the bacteria enter the lungs is that they are captured by cells of the immune system. Sometimes the immune system is able to destroy these bacteria. At other times the bacteria are able to subvert the immune system's defenses and go on to infect cells of the immune system. Once this happens, the infection can begin to spread slowly. For most people, at least initially, their immune system, if it does not kill the bacteria, is able to put the infection into a latent state. However, people whose immune systems are weakened by the following factors are at risk for ultimately developing active TB:
Two Forms of TB
TB infection can result in two different states -- latent infection (which is symptom free) or active infection.
Latent TB
People with latent TB do not have symptoms; tests are needed to help assess their condition. To help diagnose latent TB, nurses can inject purified protein from TB-causing bacteria just under the skin (this does not cause infection). People with latent TB are very likely to have a reaction -- usually a swelling or bump at the injection site within 48 to 72 hours.
The test is imperfect, and in people with severely weakened immune systems there may not be a reaction. In other cases, people infected with bacteria closely related to those that cause TB might develop a reaction. In some clinics, a blood test may also be used to help identify people with latent TB. These tests check for the presence of a chemical signal -- interferon gamma -- produced by the immune system.
Active TB
The symptoms of active TB can vary depending on the person and the organ-system affected. However, the following symptoms tend to be relatively common:
In cases where TB has affected the central nervous system (CNS) -- the brain and spinal cord -- additional symptoms might include the following:
In cases where TB-causing bacteria have spread throughout the body, the following symptoms may be present:
In cases where TB has affected the lungs, the following symptoms can occur:
When examining a person with active TB, doctors may find that the following parts of the body are swollen:
Doctors rely on several aids to help them diagnose active TB, including the following:
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It's been long since the last post. I hope you've been doing well.
For this light pullover, I used a jacket pattern which had a funny shape. You can see the interesting technical drawings of Hilda Jacket pattern here. I once sewed a tweed jacket from the same pattern, and had a good impression of it at all.
|tweed Hilda jacket
I love wearing it, not only because it looks pretty on human, but also because it has a good feature of itself. Unlike those usual dolman(batwing) sleeves, this can be worn under a jacket/coat without any problem because it has a good amount of fabric under arms. It may sound insignificant in words, but it is actually very inconvenient if a garment can not be worn in a jacket because of its shape. Have you ever wished your dolman sleeves, which are folded under your jacket in a clumsy manner, to vanish? I have. So many times!!
probably thinking of the endlessness of the cosmos, or tomorrow's lunch.
Pattern: Hilda jacket pattern from Tamanegi-kobo (PDF pattern)
Fabric: wool jersey, lamé, thin, soft, sheer, 150cm wide 180cm long


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The United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment were publicly launched in April 2006. The UNPRI is an investor initiative in partnership with UNEP finance initiative and the UN Global Compact. Over $4 trillion, including the Nathan Cummings Foundation, endorsed the Principles at the launch; additional signatories now bring the total to over $10 trillion. The Principles are voluntary and aspirational. They are not prescriptive, but instead provide a menu of possible actions for incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into mainstream investment decision-making and ownership practices.
The PRI grew out of an established and growing view among investment professionals that ESG issues can affect the performance of investment portfolios, but that these issues are not yet being adequately incorporated into investment decision-making and ownership practices. PRI signatories include the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund, the Swedish National Pension Funds, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, CalPERS, Munich Reinsurance Company, the Norwegian Government Pension Fund, the National Pensions Reserve Fund of Ireland, the South African Government Employees Pension Fund and the Danish Labour Market Supplementary Pension.
NCF was instrumental in the formation of the UNPRI. The Foundation served on the Investor Group that helped to design the principles and continues to be an active signatory.


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The start of a new year provides a fresh chance to get your finances in order, create a budget and increase your savings.
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"A lot of people are thinking about the national deficit and unemployment," says certified financial planner Dan Keady, director of financial planning at TIAA-CREF. "People need to take those concepts to a personal level and have a New Year's resolution to take control."
According to money experts, to make a financial resolution stick, you must create an actionable and realistic goal and then conduct a thorough personal finance assessment.
"To take an assessment, list on a piece of paper all you own and call it assets and then all you owe and call it liabilities," says certified financial planner Karl Byrd, vice president of Security Ballew Wealth Management. "The difference between the two numbers is your net worth."
Byrd advises conducting this evaluation every year to help identify any trends over time. For instance, if your savings is steadily increasing, that means your budgeting plan is working. However, if your debt level is creeping up, it's time to readjust your spending habits.
Once you have your assets and liabilities on paper, you can start plotting your financial goals. It's important to stay realistic with your goals and schedule regular evaluations to see how the budget is working.
Keady recommends picking one or two financial areas you would like to improve, like building up your retirement or saving more for your children's college, and make them the focus for the year. "If you pick five personal faults to work on at one time you are trying to apply a lot of effort to a lot of things which is very difficult," says Keady. "Pick one or two things and monitor the month-to-month progress."
Every person and family needs an emergency fund that will cover an unexpected curve ball without going into debt.
"Most middle-income families need about four to six months of after-tax income in savings," says Byrd. That will give you a cushion if you lose your job or are hit with an unforeseen expense or illness, he says.
Keady recommends every one evaluate their retirement contributions in 2012 and see if they were adequate. If your savings isn't on track, it's time to reassess your game plan and commit to stocking away more money.
"People really need to look at their own perusal finances and see where they can cut costs and save money," adds Chad Parks, CEO and founder of The Online 401(k), a retirement plan provider.
Along the lines of managing your retirement savings more proactively is paying better attention to investments. While Byrd advises against focusing on the day-to-day gyrations of the stock market, he suggests everyone pledge to create a long-term investment plan and stay current on major changes in the macro and micro economy that could impact your portfolio.
According to Parks, investors should be taking into account that around 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 every day and what their shift into more conservative investment vehicles will do to the stock market. "I think there's going to be major pressure put on the stock market as people want to move away from the stock market and into fixed income, more stable investments," he says. "When you have supply and demand and the demand starts to go down stock prices will go down."
He also recommends people review their market exposure throughout the year as well examine what they are investing in and investments' rate of return to know if they will meet their retirement goals.
Becoming debt free may seem like that unobtainable New Year's resolution, but Byrd says if you exclude your mortgage and car loan, having zero debt is a goal anyone can achieve regardless of their income level. He suggests evaluating debt and creating a short and long-term plan to get rid of any debt and stick to it. "By eliminating debt it makes your retirement years a lot more doable," says Byrd.


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Photo Gallery From Day One of Metallica's Orion Music and More Festival
Metallica's 2012 Orion Music + More Festival kicked off yesterday (June 23) at Bader Field in Atlantic City, N.J. to an enthusiastic crowd - look no further than the photo above for photographic evidence!
Featuring everything from vintage car shows to guitarist Kirk Hammett's own personal collection of horror movie memorabilia, the real star of the two day event has been the music. With back to back headlining sets from Metallica, the rest of the lineup is an eclectic mix of the best in music from all genres.
Day one kicked off with sets from Arctic Monkeys, Baroness, Modest Mouse and The Sword – just to name a few.
Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo even joined his old band Suicidal Tendencies onstage during their set, creating quite a memorable moment for all in attendance.
Jim Breur's Heavy Metal Comedy Tour was also a huge hit – for more on that check out our exclusive interview with comedian metal heads Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson here.
Couldn't make it to the show this year? Click through the gallery below to get a real feel for the musical diversity being promoted throughout the event featuring Cage the Elephant, F---ed Up, Kyng, Lucero, Red Fang, Roky Erickson and more!
Check Out Photos From Day One of Metallica's Orion Music and More Festival
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The Hoodgames started in 2005, by K-dub and myself. We set out to have one simple principal, to uplift the youth. Since 2005, we have steadily set up events all throughout Northern California, and now we've started with our Southern California efforts. Every time, the events get bigger and bigger, and more people come out to support the cause. This time, thanks to the likes of Adelmo Jr, Paul Rodriguez, Chany Jeanguenin, Walker Ryan, Chico Brenes, Chris Haslam, and such companies as Organika Skateboards, Nike SB, LRG and Vitamin Water, we had our biggest success yet. Next time you want to support the skateboarding youth, please come and skate with us at the Hoodgames!—Karl Watson
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Increased depth will make the Anderson University men's cross country team a serious contender to repeat as conference champions and make a serious run at a bid to the NCAA Division II national meet in 2007.
"Our men's team would be better this season even if we didn't bring anyone in," said head coach Randy Greer. "We're going to be really strong one through nine. Everyone is excited. We know we're good, we know we're going to be better, and we've got some help coming in."
The Trojans won three meets last fall – Lander,
The Knights will try and reclaim the conference title they won in 2005 behind veteran upperclassmen that includes the 2006 Conference Runner of the Year and All-Southeast selection, junior Mitch Cooper.
"I am excited about our team this season. The chemistry and leadership should make this a very fun and enjoyable year," commented Head Coach Craig McPhail. "We will need to maintain development, stay away from injuries and continue to set high goals giving us a great chance for success. Having Lewis compete this year helps. We'll need his passion and leadership to help guide us to the places we want to be. "
CVAC Men's Cross Country Pre-Season Poll
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3. Lees-McRae (1) 83
4. Queens 68
5. Coker 67
6. Limestone 51
7. Pfeiffer 47
8. Erskine 38
10. Barton 22