text: Connect Four: Dublin's Design Shops By Visit Dublin 10th November 2014 Dublin's traditional craft culture has deep roots that make it a powerhouse on the European scene. Outside of the old bastions like Avoca and Kilkenny, though, there is a new breed of design and craft shops across Dublin city that are engaging not just with their Irish heritage, but with hyper-modern, international trends to create curated collections of interior goodness that keep Dublin's trendiest houses decorated. Industry The brainchild of interior designer and buyer Vanessa MacInnes, Industry collects furniture, accessories and lighting fixtures from across Europe, repurposes and upcycles them with a loving touch, and nestles them amongst new designs in its Temple Bar digs. There's nothing ephemeral or gimmicky about Industry's collection: these are sturdy, well-designed and characterful one-offs that offer a minimal, individual alternative to mass-produced interior staples. The clue to this shop's aesthetic is in the name: stripped-back, hard-wearing, metallic and modern. And if you're not buying big, worry not – there's an array of stationery, cards and other trinkets that you won't need a delivery van to take away. When MacInnes isn't travelling across the world picking up awesome new stock at salvage markets, she's the go-to for interior consultation for those in the know. She is currently building an ambitious second home on Drury Street, which promises to be the foremost emporium for striking decor in the city. Keep your eyes peeled. Where to go: 5 Essex St. West, Cow's Lane, Temple Bar, Dublin 8. What to buy: A geometric cushion, a recycled blanket or a domineering 4-door locker. Look online: Industry Facebook page Lamp, cushions, books and furniture Makers & Brothers These Monocle-featured brothers have been making a name for themselves ever since starring at New York Design Week last year. Their story is almost too perfect: Jonathan and Mark Legge work from a shed in the idyllic Dublin suburb of Blackrock, hand-crafting beautiful objects from locally-sourced materials that sell out in the bat of an eyelid. Rather than spending time on the day-to-day business of running a shop away from their studio, they invite shoppers to come visit their workshop for a glance at their craft in action – although occasionally undergo a change of scenery setting up pop-up shops in places as close as the city centre's Brown Thomas, or as far away as London. They are at the forefront of an international movement that's reconnecting consumers with makers and designers On top of the Legges' small-batch production, they sell items from friends around the world in their indispensable web-shop. Their blog is also a banquet of new ideas, with the boys sometimes taking breaks from craft chat to share their cocktail recipes and creative processes. Where to go: Abbey Court, Blackrock, Dublin (but remember to book time for a visit first!) What to buy: A sheepskin stool, a marble eggcup, or a Donegal tweed cushion. Look online: makersandbrothers.com Parcel wrapped in brown paper and string Irish Design Shop The baby of jewellers Clare Grennan and Laura Caffrey, Irish Design Shop's curation of the best of contemporary homegrown craft sits prettily in two homes across the city. The traditional and the futuristic are enmeshed in their stock, with wallpaper, ceramics, stationery, woodwork and jewellery all weaved together in a fabric that best represents the idiosyncrasies of Irish design. Grennan and Caffrey aren't doing all the hard work themselves: each autumn, their RHA Gallery space is taken over by a series of the most forward-thinking retailers and avant-garde fashion designers in unique pop-ups who make the space their own. Their tireless work to stay at the forefront of new craft means there's often a new find to be had. You can even stop by and learn how to make your own silver jewellery at their occasional workshops. Where to go: 41 Drury Street, Dublin 2 or the Royal Hibernian Academy, 15 Ely Place, Dublin 2 What to buy: A colourful Andrew Ludick ceramic, an Adam Frew Scribble Pot or some Eily O'Connell crab shell ear-rings. Look online: irishdesignshop.com Display of stationery and jars Article John Adams' independent enterprise was borne out of Habitat's closure after the economic crash. His collection of homewares, books and gifts have a distinctly personal touch, with an emphasis on clever, not too-cutesy design. Adams' ethos goes: if I wouldn't want it in my house, then I wouldn't want it in my shop. While the trove of shiny, new treasures make it a feng shui El Dorado, it's Article's vintage finds that set it apart. Classy 60s furniture and Victorian sofas occasionally find their way up the Powerscourt Townhouse's staircases and into the front section of this hearty little store. Where to go: 22 Powerscourt Townhouse, South William Street, Dublin 2 What to buy: A Clover Rua A-Z of Dublin print, some Curved House books, or some Jennifer Slattery linens. Look online: articledublin.com Visit Dublin Visit Dublin | Dublin's Official Tourism Site Tweet us @visitdublin


text: Located in Camp Twin Lakes in Rutledge, Georgia, Camp Rainbow™ is a day camp for Children's Hospital of Georgia hematology/oncology patients. The program was established in 1985. Any patient, ages four to sixteen, with cancer or a rare blood disorder who has been diagnosed and treated at the Children's Hospital of Georgia is eligible to attend and bring one sibling along. Campers can participate in activities such as horseback riding, swimming, arts and crafts, ceramics, boating and more.

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text: Illinois Organic Farmers May Get Reimbursed for Credentials June 25, 2014 05:27 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Associated Press Email Organic farmers in Illinois will be reimbursed for part of the cost of their federal certification. The Illinois Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday it will receive $271,800 from the federal government to reimburse organic growers and handlers who receive or renew certification this year. The reimbursement covers 75 percent of certification costs, up to $750. Agriculture Director Bob Flider says the funds will help growers who want to enter a rapidly growing market for organically grown products. Operators must have current U.S. Department of Agriculture organic certification to get reimbursement. That means they must have received initial certification or have incurred expenses related to renewal between Oct. 1, 2013 and Sept. 30. The money comes from the USDA's National Organic Certification Cost-Share. Back to news


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This week, with Sonia Sotomayor still in the news (although the firestorm that greeted her nomination has gone into temporary remission), I thought I'd devote my posts to supreme court justices and literature. This was inspired in part by an excellent New York Times article over the weekend on Sotomayor and Clarence Thomas (in which […]
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A while ago I complained about the lack of light guns that work on HDTVs and since then it seems as if a few products have been released that fix the issues the old light gun technology had with the newer televisions. This gun is one of them, and it's at a good price. I was a little surprised that it didn't have any of the bright orange or red coloring that toy firearms in the US are usually required to have so they don't look like the real deal.
The thing with these kinds of guns is that you can't just plug them into the console and play. The guns that work on HDTVs use a new technology, and it requires you to attach sensor bars to the sides of the television screen, so there is some set up involved. Apparently having external sensors is the only way that you can get a gun to work on projection televisions.
At US$30 expect a review in the near future, I've been missing my Vampire Night. The only thing is I know I'll buy two just so I can get my John Woo action in.


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Wishing you a holiday filled with MANY more smiles than screams!
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Merry Christmas to All!
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Merry Christmas!
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I swear, every photo of the littlest one has her looking very mischievous, like she's planning something very naughty. My niece photographs the same way. ;) Hope your Christmas was great!
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Proponents of a bond measure to improve access to land overseen by the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District have raised more than $827,817, according to campaign finance statements.
The pile of cash was amassed by the "Yes for Open Space Supporting Measure AA with Major Funding from the Peninsula Open Space Trust and Sempervirens Fund" committee between Jan. 1 and May 17.
If approved on Tuesday, Measure AA would allow the district to issue $300 million in general obligation bonds for projects ranging from new trails to habitat restoration. The district would also look to add to the 62,000 acres it oversees in San Mateo, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties.
Since Jan. 1, the Peninsula Open Space Trust and Sempervirens Fund have contributed approximately $405,724 and $149,980, respectively, according to the campaign finance statements. The Palo Alto-based trust's contribution included roughly $36,732 worth of staff time.
The San Francisco-based Save the Redwoods League donated $50,000 to the campaign, the statements show.
Officials in tech firms also reached into their wallets. Andrew Bosworth, Facebook's director of advertising, gave $50,000, and Christopher Espinosa, a manager at Apple, gave $15,000, according to the campaign finance statements.
The lion's share of the cash has gone toward campaign literature and mailings, the statements show. TBWB Strategies, for example, received payments of $174,745 and $61,290 between March 18 and May 17.
Polling and survey research was another big-ticket item for the campaign. Oakland-based EMC Research was paid approximately $18,000, according to the campaign finance statements.
The measure needs support from two-thirds of voters in the 17 cities that make up the district to pass.
Critics of Measure AA say property owners will end up paying much more than $300 million.
"It's not a $300 million bond issue. It's a $300 million bond issue plus interest for 25 to 30 years," Mark W.A. Hinkle, president of the Silicon Valley Tax Payers Association told The Daily News in a recent phone interview. "Our grandkids will be paying off this bond."
According to district officials, property owners would never pay more than $3.18 per $100,000 of assessed value. That's on top of $17 per $100,000 of assessed value they've paid since the district's founding in 1972.
Proceeds from the bonds would be spent on 25 priority actions listed in a vision plan produced by the district with extensive input from the public, General Manager Steve Abbors told The Daily News in a recent interview at the district's Skyline Field Office in La Honda.
All would not be lost if Measure AA fails, Abbors said. The district would use the $28 million it receives from property owners every year and other sources of funding to execute the vision plan.
"We will continue to do what we do," he said. "But the pace will be much slower. Opportunities will be lost. There will be lands we can't acquire because we won't have the funds."
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In the digital age and generation of the selfie, a spiraling and often disorienting importance placed on consumerism and commodities permeates even the most remote of regions. Through the billboard jungles and beehive of mass media, images relentlessly promoting youth and sexuality haphazardly depict ideals of femininity. Creating a wormhole of inadequacies, the female form has found itself in a constant tug-of-war in either defending its natural state or scrambling to correct propagated notions of aesthetic shortcomings. As Barbara Kruger famously stated on one of her notorious gelatin silver prints from the 1980's, "You Are Not Yourself".
The following artists featured turn these preconceived notions on their head while reconstructing a refreshing narrative of female sexuality and identity. Featured artists include Laura Aguilar, Aimee Hertog, Heather Cassils, and Marina Santana.


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This brings up an interesting question as to whether Amos was literate. According to the book The New Century Book of Facts: A Handbook of Ready Reference, published in 1909, New Gloucester, Maine, where Amos was born had a school in 1764. So it is likely that he was literate. Were your ancestors who lived in the 18th and early 19th centuries literate? I am going to do some more digging into this question.
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This is were the tactical really can affect your practice
Soft moving hard on application is a great explanation.
I prefer to think of stances not as poses but footwork, and everythings transitional.
I combine a natural stance with talking with my hands , seems the best timing mobility for me when watching others.
pivoting sliding and having base in motion. Gaining positonal advantage and as obvious as it sounds always commiting going in the direction/entry your heading.
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ANSYS Polyflow provides advanced fluid dynamics technology for companies in the polymer, glass, metals and cement processing industries. R&D teams use this technology extensively to design and optimize processes such as extrusion, thermoforming, blow molding, glass forming, fiber drawing and concrete shaping. For more than 25 years, design engineers have used Polyflow to minimize physical prototyping when manufacturing extrusion dies or to reduce thickness variation to improve the quality of thermoformed or blown products.
Because of a unique inverse die design capability, you can cut dies much faster than by using traditional build-and-test methods. This translates into substantial cost reduction and time savings. Your team can improve the quality of blown and thermoformed products by running trial-and-error processes with ANSYS Polyflow, rather than testing changes on the production line. Glass forming and float glass engineering simulations help designers to more quickly produce higher-quality tableware, glass containers and flat glass.
Packaging is important to protect products from damage — but it is also a sustainability issue as well as an additional cost to raw materials suppliers. Deploying virtual prototyping using Polyflow enables you to model the manufacturing process. By coupling this solution with ANSYS explicit dynamics software and ANSYS Mechanical, your R&D team can evaluate and test a design's behavior and durability. You can take corrective action at the design or manufacturing phase, or both, to quickly and cost effectively design lighter packaging with better performance.
To meet tight tolerances that the market requires, some companies resort to trial-and-error methods for (co-)extruded plastic and rubber profiles. This approach is time intensive and costly, and it can negatively impact the environment. Using engineering simulation, including our unique inverse die design capability, you can gain a significant reduction in trial-and-error iterations for your extrusion lines. Some companies that apply our solutions have decreased the number of iterations from seven to two. Insight gleaned from visualizing the polymer flowing throughout the die allows you to quickly troubleshoot unexpected problems


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RPythonic 0.3.1 now integrates with the fantastic Emscripten project to allow conversion of RPython into Javascript. PyPy itself had an experimental backend for Javascript, but this was recently removed because no one was maintaining it. Emscripten is more useful in any case because it will allow for the translation of C libraries used within RPython/RFFI. The PyPy backend would have been limited to only translating RPython code.
Translation begins with passing the RPython entry-point to rpy.compile(). Compile will then take care of translating to C, passing to Emmaken and LLVM, disassemble the LLVM binary, optimize with Emscripten's remove-dead-functions, pass that to emscripten.py to generate the javascript, and finally optimize the javascript with Closure. The result is 6,000 lines of javascript, most of which is RPython's reference counting garbage collector.
To make RPythonic easy to install several things are now included:
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Whether you've bought a house, want to resell, or just want to invest in your property consider residential window replacement for your home! When you replace your residential windows in Maple you're adding more value, architectural design, and energy efficiency to your home.
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Welcome to the Collective Media Magic Monday Giveaway Linky and Gala.
A collection of featured giveaways from five blogs including a linky for you to link up your giveaways!
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WASHINGTON — David Wright hit a three-run homer, Angel Pagan drove in two runs and R.A. Dickey pitched into the seventh inning on three days' rest as the New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 7-3 on Friday night.
The Mets have won seven of eight, and the Nationals have dropped nine of 10 and are 10 games under .500 for the first time this season.
Wright's shot off Ross Detwiler (2-5) gave the Mets a 3-0 lead in the first. It was his 12th home run of the year.
Pagan's two-run single in the third gave New York a 6-1 lead.
Dickey (7-11) won his second game in four days. Pitching on three days' rest for the third time in his career, he recorded consecutive wins for the first time this season. He left after allowing a leadoff single in the seventh, allowing three runs on nine hits, striking out one.
After Dickey departed, Tim Byrdak, Ryota Igarashi, Josh Stinson and Daniel Herrera combined to shut out Washington for the final three innings.
Nick Evans and Lucas Duda also homered for New York. Both were long shots, with Duda reaching the second deck in right in the seventh.
The Nationals scored a run in the first on Michael Morse's RBI single, and two in the fifth on Rick Ankiel's eighth home run.
Detwiler pitched just three innings, allowing six runs and seven hits.
NOTES: Washington recalled OF Roger Bernadina from Triple-A Syracuse. … 2B Danny Espinosa did not play. He was the only Washington player to appear in each of the team's games. … Nationals OF Laynce Nix was out with a strained right groin. … New York C Josh Thole was out of the lineup with a bruised left wrist. … Mets IF Ruben Tejada was rested with a bruised middle finger on his left hand. … Stinson made his major league debut, pitching 1 2-3 innings, allowing two hits. Herrera was added to the roster before the game. He struck out Jonny Gomes for the final out. Herrera was acquired on Thursday from Milwaukee as one of the two players to be named later in the trade for Francisco Rodriguez. … LHP Tom Milone is scheduled to make his major league debut for Washington on Saturday. Milone struck out 155 batters for Syracuse and walked just 16 in 148 1-3 innings. RHP Dillon Gee (12-5), who has beaten the Nationals in each of his three starts against them, will start for the Mets. … New York LHP Johan Santana, who underwent shoulder surgery last September, will pitch two innings in a rehab game on Saturday for Class A St. Lucie.


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Bariatric Surgery
Alfons Pomp, M.D.
Bariatric Surgery
Locations and Appointments
- General Surgery
- Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Surgery
- Metabolic Surgery
- Gastrointestinal Metabolic Surgery
- Diabetes Surgery
- Bariatric Surgery
- Incisional Hernia
- Abdominal Pain
- Pancreatic Disease
- Achalasia
- Gastric Cancer
- Adrenal Surgery
- Advanced Operative Laparoscopy
- Gastric Bypass
- Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery
- Bariatric/Weight Loss Surgery
- Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Computer Assisted Surgery
- Endoscopic Surgery
- Laparoscopic Surgery
- Gallbladder Surgery
- Gastrointestinal Disorder
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Hernia Surgery
- Obesity Surgery
- Weight Control
- Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Obesity
- Surgery For Weight Loss
Board Certifications
- Surgery
Clinical & Academic Positions
- Attending Surgeon - NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
- Leon C. Hirsch Professor of Surgery - Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
- Professor of Surgery - Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
Education & Training
- M.D., University of Sherbrooke, Faculty of Medicine (Canada), 1980
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Personal Statement
Alfons Pomp, MD, FACS, FRCSC is Chief of GI Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and the Leon C. Hirsch Professor of Surgery. He is an Attending Surgeon at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
Dr. Pomp is a board-certified, internationally-recognized expert in advanced laparoscopic surgical techniques. His primary clinical interests include minimally invasive bariatric, foregut and solid organ surgery. Dr. Pomp has been selected consistently as one of "America's Top Doctors," by both Castle Connolly and US News & World Report, and named as a New York SuperDoctor, an honor accorded to just 5% of NY physicians. He was named as "Best Doctor" by New York Magazine in 2014.
Learn more about Dr. Pomp and the services offered by the section of Laparoscopy and Bariatric Surgery
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Dr. Pomp received his BS with honors from McGill University and then attended the University of Sherbrooke Medical School. Following his surgical training at the University of Montreal he completed a two-year fellowship in Surgical Nutrition and Metabolism at the Brown University School of Medicine in Rhode Island. In 1988 he joined the faculty of the University of Montreal and was also appointed as an adjunct professor of surgery at McGill University. During the early 1990's he established a national reputation in advanced laparoscopic techniques and was a co-author on important contributions to the surgical literature on hernia repair, splenectomies, adrenalectomies and surgical robotics. In 1999, he was recruited to The Mount Sinai School of Medicine in new York where he helped establish one of the world's first programs for minimally invasive weight-loss surgery.
In 2003 he moved to the Weill Cornell Medical College and in 2005 he was appointed as a Frank Glenn Faculty Scholar in Surgery.
He is the site co-investigator in a recently awarded multi-million dollar NIH/NIDDK research grant as one of only 6 clinical centers in the United States that are part of the Bariatric Surgery Clinical Research Consortium.
Dr. Pomp has published more than 100 peer-reviewed studies and book chapters. He has been included in Castle Connolly's lists of New York's Top Doctors every year since 2002, and has been cited as one of America's Top Surgeons by the Consumers' Research Council of America since 2004. He has been included in Marquis Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare since 2004; Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering in 2006 and 2007, and in Marquis Who's Who in America in 2006. International recognition includes honorary membership in the Brazilian College of Surgeons and the Hellenic Society of Laparoscopic Surgery.
Dr. Pomp is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, an active member of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, the New York Surgical Society, the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, the North American Association for the Study of Obesity, and the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, the leading laparoscopic surgery organization in the world.
Dr. Pomp was also active nationally in Canada as an examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons, on committees for the Canadian Association of General Surgeons and the Quebec Association of Surgeons. During these years Dr Pomp taught hundreds of surgeons during many courses involving minimal invasive techniques.
International Services Canadian Liaison
Insurance Plans Accepted
The following represents most of the managed care plans accepted by this physician. If your insurance carrier does not appear here please contact the physician's office as they may have individual contracts not included on this site.
* indicates this physician is no longer accepting new patients with this insurance plan.
- AETNA - Medicare
- Aetna - Weill Cornell - POS
- Aetna-NYP - EPO/POS
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - Mediblue (Senior)
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - PPO
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - HMO
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- Oxford Health Plans - Medicare Advantage
- Oxford Health Plans - Freedom
- Rockefeller University - CoreSource
- United Health Care - Medicare
- United Health Care
Honors and Awards
Honors and Awards
2011-2012: America's Top Doctors, Castle Connolly
2011-2012: America's Top Doctors, US News & World Report
2009, 2010 and 2011 New York SuperDoctors- only 5 percent of all New York physicians earn this honor
New York Magazine's Top 100 Minimal Invasive Surgeons of New York 2002
Mount Sinai Certificate of Appreciation:Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery Multidisciplinary Team, January 2003
Castle Connolly New York Metropolitan Top Doctor Award 2002-2010
Consumer#146;s Research Council of America Top Surgeons 2004-2005, 2006, 2007
Marquis Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare 2004-2010
Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering 2006-2007
Marquis Who's Who in America 2006, 2007
New York Magazine's Top Surgeons of New York 2008, 2009
International recognition includes honorary membership in the Brazilian College of Surgeons and the Hellenic Society of Laparoscopic Surgery
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AMD talks media center with HP, Gateway
Subject: Systems | May 28, 2004 - 11:49 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Bit of news via c|net this morning. HP, Gateway and eMachines are all mentioned as interested in selling the media centres, based on the cool'n'quiet athlon64's. May the market share be with you, AMD!
Advanced Micro Devices is talking with Hewlett-Packard, Gateway and others about developing media-center style personal computers based on AMD's Athlon 64 chips, an AMD official said on Thursday.
Though no products are ready to be announced and there is no guarantee that such products will be produced, AMD wants to see its Athlon 64 chips become the heart of a new generation of PCs that can play and distribute audio and video through the home.
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We have picked the most stunning strikes from the past few days. Make sure you vote for your favourite.
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Here at Sky Sports, we have hunted across the globe to bring you some of the best GOALS! from the past few days.
There were some absolute belters netted in places such as Germany, Spain, Australia and Ukraine, and we want to know which is YOUR favourite.
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Lights Off was the first native game made available for the iPhone. It launched in August of 2007, only two months after the original iPhone went on sale, and 10 months before the official App Store launched. Created by Lucas Newman, a developer at Delicious Monster at the time, and designer Adam Betts, it was built in 3 days as part of the C-4 Iron Coder event. While the gameplay was classic, the task of figuring out how to make it, absent an official SDK, package it, and release it in a way that anyone could install and use it, was nothing short of herculean.
On The Art of Adam Betts, Betts wrote:
I've always loved Lights Out game from Tiger Electronic and iPhone with touch screen couldn't be any more perfect for Lights Out-type game.
A month later, Lights Off was updated to improve the puzzles, and to allow the progress to be saved and moves to be cancelled before they were completed.
Newman later went on to pursue other opportunities, and Lights Off was adopted by Steve Troughton-Smith of High Caffeine Content, re-written using the official iPhone SDK, re-freshed by designer Adam Betts, and re-released on the App Store.
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Being the first game on the iPhone, now one of the most popular gaming platforms in the world, is notable enough, but the work put into creating it, especially into understanding UIKit and the frameworks used by Apple, helped give a head start to every other developer on the platform.
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Fanfiction (abbreviated fanfic) is a term describing pieces of writing that use characters and settings from the original work of another author, created by fans of that work. Tolkien's legendarium is one of the more popular bases for fanfiction,[1] which is usually published on the internet.
Legality of Tolkien fan fiction
- See also: Wikipedia:Legal issues with fan fiction
Most national copyright laws acknowledge the concept of derivative works, meaning works that incorporate elements from an earlier copyrighted work, and gives the copyright holder of the original the right to control the distribution of derivatives. Fan fiction is generally thought to constitute a derivative work because, while ideas per se are not copyrightable, specific characters and concepts are considered intellectual property (as unregistered trade marks), and derivative works are not protected by fair use exemptions because they are not parody or criticism.[2][3] Therefore whether or not fan fiction is 'allowed' is at the discretion of individual authors: few will permit derivative work by fans to be published on a commercial basis, but the existence of non-commercial fan fiction on the internet is, generally speaking, tolerated, if nothing else by virtue of inaction. That said, they exist in a legally precarious state, and some authors (such as Anne Rice) have chosen to actively prevent fan fiction based on their work from being distributed.[4]
In an FAQ entry on their website the Tolkien Estate discourage fan fiction based on Tolkien's works:
Can I / someone else write / complete / develop my / their own version of one of these unfinished tales ? (or any others)
The simple answer is NO.
You are of course free to do whatever you like for your own private enjoyment, but there is no question of any commercial exploitation of this form of "fan-fiction".
Also, in these days of the Internet, and privately produced collectors' items for sale on eBay, we must make it as clear as possible that the Tolkien Estate never has, and never will authorize the commercialisation or distribution of any works of this type.
The Estate exists to defend the integrity of J.R.R. Tolkien's writings. Christopher Tolkien's work as his father's literary executor has always been to publish as faithfully and honestly as possible his father's completed and uncompleted works, without adaptation or embellishment.
And in the past they have successfully taken legal action against commercial derivative works that infringed Tolkien's trademarks, e.g. in the case of a children's entertainer operating under the name "Gandalf the Wizard Clown".[3] But as yet the Estate has not sought to halt the distribution of noncommercial fan fiction.
Tolkien himself received at least two requests to allow the publication of two fan-written sequels to The Lord of the Rings, both of which he (somewhat indignantly) refused.[5] He also, on several occasions, expressed the opinion that made-up names and words should have just as strong protection under copyright law as entire works of fiction, on the basis that he put a great deal of effort into their creation.[5][6]
See also
- ↑ For example, as of August 2010 'Lord of the Rings' was the fourth largest category at FanFiction.net.
- ↑ Chilling Effects Clearinghouse: Fan Fiction.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 FAQ About Fan Fiction - Chilling Effects Clearinghouse. Updated Retrieved 2010-09-01.
- ↑ Pauli, M. Working the web: Fan fiction. The Guardian 5 December 2002.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 292, (dated 12 December 1966).
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 258, (dated 2 August 1964)


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Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) wrestles with an incredibly huge decision in "Dead Meat," Episode 68 of HBO's "True Blood."
If Sookie persuades faerie/vampire Warlow (Rob Kazinsky) to donate his sunlight-resistant blood, her imprisoned vamp friends will escape a fiery "true death." But in exchange for Warlow's cooperation, Sookie must marry him and lose her mortal self.
"If I do this, I want you to be mine -- forever," insists Warlow, who's loved Sookie for nearly 6,000 years and understandably can't wait much longer to tie the knot.
Sookie's agreeable to a movie date. But letting Warlow kill her human self so she can morph into a faerie/vampire bride? What's a girl to do?
Agonizing over her destiny, Sookie visits the graves of mom and dad -- who tried to kill her rather than let Warlow turn her into an undead supernatural.
"I'd rather walk the earth as a corpse than spend another minute thinking about you," she says bitterly to the spirits of her parents.
Sookie then pays a call on Sam Merlotte (Sam Trammell), who's long been attracted to his favorite waitress.
"Part of me always thought you and I would wind up together or something," she confesses.
"Your timing could not be worse," replies Sam, frustrated and confused.
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Sam has fallen in love with and impregnated peace activist Nicole (Jurnee Smollett-Bell). They want to be together but mamma Mary (Valarie Pettiford) doesn't like the idea of her 23-year-old daughter dating a man twice her age -- and a shapeshifter to boot.
After painful deliberation, Sookie leads vampire Bill (Stephen Moyer) to Warlow so she can consummate the marriage pact. But to Sookie's horror, she finds Warlow lying unconscious -- maybe dead -- in a graveyard, blood dripping from his neck.
"Who did this to you?" Sookie asks frantically.
"Eric," replies Bill, knowing his vampire rival is literally out for blood following the death of his sister, Nora (Lucy Griffiths), and imprisonment of his progeny, Pam (Kristin Bauer van Straten).
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Eric (Alexander Skarsgard) also drank faerie blood from Adilyn (Bailey Noble), the sole surviving daughter of Sheriff Andy Bellefleur (Chris Bauer). Supernaturally aging from a newborn to thrill-seeking teen in just two weeks, Adilyn was drinking alcohol and fooling around with two local boys when Eric attacked.
Andy later finds his daughter wandering down a road with fang marks on her neck -- a father's worst nightmare!
At the Vamp Camp prison/research facility, Sarah Newlin (Anna Camp) is confronted by outraged businesswoman Ms. Suzuki (Tamlyn Tomita), who suspects her Tru Blood product is being adulterated. Got that right. It's tainted with vampire-killing hepatitis V.
A girl fight ensues as Sarah chases down Suzuki and smashes her face into a metal grate as hungry vampires bite her from below. Blood-spattered Sarah shows no remorse for her murderous act, exclaiming: "Thank you, Jesus!"
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Sarah also acts ruthlessly when some of the imprisoned vamps refuse to drink their lethal Tru Blood rations. She locks Pam, Willa (Amelia Rose Blaire), Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll), James (Luke Grimes), Tara (Rutina Wesley) and ex-husband Steve (Michael McMillian) in a circular observation room that soon could become their execution chamber.
"We're all gonna meet the sun in here," Jessica says fearfully.
Elsewhere in violence-plagued Lousiana, werewolf packmaster Alcide (Joe Manganiello) is challenged by fierce Rikki (Kelly Overton), who's furious that Alcide lied about slaying Sam, Nicole and her mom.
"Poor Alcide," Rikki says scornfully. "You're just not a killer, are you?"
Them's fightin' words to Alcide, who swiftly pummels Rikki into submission. Then losing his blood lust, Alcide decides to step down from his werewolf leadership role.
"My pack days are behind me," Alcide tells Sam over a cold one. Looks like they're beer-drinking buddies once more.
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Bill Walton came through Newport Beach on Tuesday leaving a lasting impression, a sizable impact and a wide range of emotions.
The big man threw it down.
The NBA Hall of Famer made them cry and laugh. He gave out his phone number and email address. He showed them a smile of relief and pure joy. This is what he does now, after confronting suicidal thoughts and extreme pain.
He speaks, so eloquently and poetic, about his conquering of back pain. He is part of the Better Way Back program and was delivering his story during a free seminar to leg and back pain sufferers at the Newport Beach Marriott Tuesday night.
He also sat down with me for a short interview before he spoke in front of a packed room.
"A lot of people would like to think there's nothing worse in life than what is happening to the Lakers," Walton said. "But when your spine fails and when you are dealing with constant pain your life is ruined.
"My story is a story of success and failure, hope and despair, life and death."
He told his story to the people in the room, wanting to give them hope and encouragement.
Six years ago, Walton said he endured excruciating pain that knocked him down. He said it was if he was submerged in a vat of scalding acid with an electric current running through it.
It wasn't so much that he was afraid of death. He was actually afraid of living with the pain.
"My life was over," he said. "I was standing on the edge of the bridge. If I had a gun I would've used it. I was Junior Seau. That loss of belief. The loss of your health that destroys everything. I'm the biggest believer in the world in the importance of foundation."
He said his foundation has been his health. He sought the process and practices of NuVasive, which is based nearby his hometown of San Diego.
Now he wants to help others who seek to find relief from the pain and a new life.
He also offers tough love.
At one point during the seminar, he gave some blunt advice.
"You need to do what the Lakers need to do and that's quit whining, quit making excuses and take charge of your life," said Walton, who is 60.
That's exactly what Walton has done. He returned to broadcasting, working for the Pac-12 Network and ESPN, and he is working on an autobiography.
He doesn't mind writing about himself or talking about himself.
As he shared his story on Tuesday night, various pictures of "The Big Red-Head" flashed on a screen behind him.
He touched on his time as a stutterer. He also talked about the Grateful Dead and recited lyrics from a Neil Young song.
He revealed that he has had 36 orthopedic surgeries. Both of his ankles are fused.
"My knees, hands and wrist don't work and now I have a fused spine," he said. "Other than that everything is fantastic."
While Walton appeared to mainly talk about back pain, he also didn't refrain from discussing heartache, as in the state of Laker fans.
"It's sad and it's disheartening because it's such a great franchise," Walton said of the Lakers. "They represent so much of what is positive in our lives. And right now it's just not happening.
I thought it was going to be spectacular because I'm a huge fan of the four critical guys. Kobe. Steve and Pau represent the beauty and class of basketball at its best. And Dwight Howard, the most physically gifted talented big man in today's game. It was a horrendous start and they were decimated by injuries and they haven't been able to regroup.
When you're in that situation which I was with my own personal health, you have to come back to the core of who your are as an individual. That's what the Lakers need to do.
Is there time? That's the question."
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Taylor Swift Granted Restraining Order Against Stalker
Taylor Swift is a worldwide superstar, but someone believes she's his personal sweetheart. Swift has just been granted a restraining order against the man who is allegedly stalking her.
Timothy Sweet believes he is married to Swift (who recently confirmed she's very much single), and according to legal documentation obtained by TMZ, he will go to all lengths to ensure their 'marriage' lasts.
The 24-year-old songstress has since filed legal documents claiming the man has stalked her since January 2011, flooding her life with emails, letters and social media posts that profess his (scary) love for her.
Included in his professions are some pretty unsettling messages. "If anyone in Taylor Swift's family gets killed, it is not my fault," one reads.
Another claims: "My wife, Taylor Swift (Sweet) and I live in Beverly Hills. I am in love with her. In conclusion, we treat each other with dignity and respect. I will carry a gun to protect her the rest of my life."
Adds Sweet threateningly, "Dearest Taylor, I'll kill any man who gets in the way of our marriage. Message to John Kerry, Secretary of State. Message from YOUR Presidential Candidate."
A judge has ordered Sweet to stay 100 yards away from Swift and her immediate family.
This isn't the first time the successful songstress has dealt with trespassers. This past summer, a 22-year-old fan swam up to her beach house in Rhode Island. Another man jumped over the fence at her Nashville home, trying to gain contact with Swift. She admits that over the years it's gotten worse, but instead of being paralyzed by that fear, she relies on her security team and keeps a positive outlook.


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Who is Pat Caddell?
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Pat Caddell, a FOX News Channel contributor and onetime pollster for former President Jimmy Carter, has made the rounds on cable television this campaign season, apparently being booked as a counterbalance to Republican pundits. But on almost every occasion, Caddell has attacked the Kerry-Edwards '04 campaign and the Democratic Party, reinforcing Republican pundits' attacks rather than refuting them.
An MMFA LexisNexis search revealed that Caddell has made 20 primetime appearances on cable news networks in 2004, including 16 appearances on FOX News Channel and four on MSNBC; three of Caddell's appearances on FOX occurred in the first half of September.
In eight separate appearances on the FOX News Channel in 2004, Caddell -- identified as a "FOX News contributor," "Democratic strategist," "Democratic pollster," or "former Democratic strategist" -- appeared opposite Republican pundits. But on almost every occasion, he issued harsh attacks on Senator John Kerry and other Democrats:
Hannity & Colmes, September 15: "Former Democratic strategist" Caddell appeared opposite nationally syndicated radio host, author, and 2004 Republican National Convention speaker Michael Reagan. During the interview, Caddell compared The New York Times to "the czar's secret police," suggested that Swift Boat Veterans for Truth deserved to appear on NBC's Today show, and said of Democratic criticism of President George W. Bush's military record: "This is the anger that's killing my party."
Hannity & Colmes, September 3: "FOX News contributor" Caddell appeared opposite Republican pollster Kellyanne Conway. He said of a Democratic strategy of attacking Bush's military service: "It just makes them [Democrats] whine."
Hannity & Colmes, August 27: "Former Democratic strategist" Caddell appeared opposite former U.S. Representative Bob Dornan (R-CA). Caddell criticized the Democratic National Convention and the Democratic Party, saying: "[W]hen everyone was running around saying what a great convention this was, I said, 'This is insane,' because going around saying 'strength' 80,000 times isn't going to replace having a program."
Hannity & Colmes, August 13: "FOX News contributor" Caddell appeared opposite William J. Bennett, conservative movement leader; Heritage Foundation Distinguished Fellow; and conservative radio host. Caddell criticized Democratic tax policies: "I never understood why my party has never gotten a hold of it in terms of the tax issue of going back and dealing with the payroll tax and cutting that and really benefiting their constituents. ... You know, they fight the president's tax cut, but we don't fight for the, you know, for the things that are so obvious and imbalanced."
The Big Story with John Gibson, July 20: "Former Democratic pollster" Caddell appeared opposite former Republican strategist Craig Smith.
The Big Story with John Gibson, June 30: "Democratic strategist" Caddell appeared opposite Republican pollster David Winston. Caddell praised the state of the economy and then predicted, without saying in whose favor: "I'm not sure it's [the election] going to be close in the end."
The O'Reilly Factor, May 24: Caddell appeared opposite conservative radio host Monica Crowley.
The O'Reilly Factor, March 30: "Former Democratic strategist and pollster" Caddell appeared with FOX News Channel political analyst and conservative radio host Tony Snow. Both men criticized Richard Clarke, a former Bush administration official turned Bush critic. Caddell also noted that he would not advise Kerry to challenge Bush on the issue of fighting terrorism because "I think that John Kerry would have a hard time making a case he'd be better on that than President Bush."
Following are highlights from some of Caddell's other 2004 FOX News Channel appearances, as well as one MSNBC appearance, during which he attacked Kerry, the Kerry-Edwards '04 campaign, Democrats, and the 9-11 Commission:
The O'Reilly Factor, September 7: "Former Democratic strategist" Caddell attacked new Kerry-Edwards '04 campaign advisers:
"[T]hey're all out for themselves. ... They don't care if John Kerry wins, they are for Hillary Clinton."
The Big Story with John Gibson, May 17: "Former presidential pollster" Caddell criticized Kerry's vote on the Defense of Marriage Act, saying of Kerry: "[H]e says he is for marriage between a man and woman, but he is not really -- he didn't really do very much."
The O'Reilly Factor, May 10: "Former Democratic strategist" Caddell said of Kerry's call for the resignation of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld in the wake of the Abu Ghraib scandal : "I don't believe this, but people would start saying he [Kerry] doesn't care what happens to the troops as long as he can make political hay out of it."
The O'Reilly Factor, April 14: "Former pollster for the Democrats" Caddell said of the 9-11 Commission: "I find it an annoying distraction. I find it annoying."
Special Report with Brit Hume, March 4: "Former Democratic strategist" Caddell refuted Democratic claims that "the president has no chance to win California," saying: "[T]he revolution that took place here last year, in the recall, is still reverberating. And I think that the -- you know, that's what Bush people want to explore. And I don't blame them."
The O'Reilly Factor, February 13: "Former Democratic strategist" Caddell disparaged DNC chairman Terry McAuliffe, and then added: "I'm a Democrat, but I mean this thing on the National Guard is ludicrous."
The Big Story with John Gibson, February 10: "Long-time Democratic pollster" Caddell suggested that the press pays too much attention to Democrats. Caddell emphasized his Democratic credentials before attacking his party: "I'm a Democrat and I'm a liberal Democrat. But I'll tell you, I've said to the party before and I said it in speeches, paranoia is going to kill this party. By the way, what I want to know is how much of the press seems to take its instructions from Terry McAuliffe and the DNC. ... I swear to God, I do believe a whole faction of the Washington press corps believes its job is to be out writers [sic] for the Democratic Party. And what it does is it really distorts reality."
MSNBC's Scarborough Country, January 22: "Former Democratic pollster" Caddell claimed Kerry has "raised more money from financial and special interests and telecommunications special interests, and done their bidding, than anybody in the Senate," then called Kerry "a guy up there [with] just basically the crudest cynicism of all, saying, I can just reinvent myself and the press will go along with it, because they think it's kind of neat."
Pat Caddell split from Democratic consulting firm Caddell, Doak & Shrum in December 1985, six months after its creation [Washington Post, 12/18/85], with what The Washington Post described as an "acrimonious lawsuit." Robert M. Shrum is one of Senator John Kerry's closest political advisers, and Doak is a prominent media consultant with Democratic advertising firm Doak, Carrier, O'Donnell & Associates.
Caddell's harsh criticism of Democrats and questionable allegiance to the Democratic Party have been evident for more than a decade. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times on April 5, 1992, which Representative David Dreier (R-CA) relayed on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on April 7, 1992, Caddell claimed: "Democratic corruption is much worse than the Republican corruption," and that "[i]n 1976, the [Democratic] party was still a good party. It had not become what it is today. ... My party [the Democrats] is standing at the verge of following the Whigs into history, of disappearing overnight if they keep this up." As Salon.com opinion columnist Michelle Goldberg noted on November 18, 2003, Caddell "loathed" former President Bill Clinton "as intensely as [conservative author and columnist] Christopher Hitchens did."
During the 2000 presidential election, Wall Street Journal columnist John Fund noted that Caddell supported Green Party candidate Ralph Nader, not former Vice President Al Gore. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, Caddell contributed $1,000 to the Nader-LaDuke 2000 campaign. In 2001, Caddell was hired -- along with Susan Estrich, another FOX News political analyst and putative Democrat who routinely sides with conservatives -- to work on the 2002 California gubernatorial campaign of former Los Angeles mayor Richard Riordan, a Republican opposing Governor Gray Davis (D-CA) [Los Angeles Times, 10/21/01, 10/27/01].
Most recently, on September 10, right-wing website NewsMax.com reported that, on FOX News Live, Caddell claimed (of the controversial memos relating to President George W. Bush's National Guard service): "[Democratic officials are] so involved in this. ... It's incredible to me that they've gotten in this." No credible evidence has been offered to support his claim. Caddell has made other unsubstantiated accusations of Democrats. For example, Daily Howler editor Bob Somerby has noted that on the September 9, 1999, edition of Hardball with Chris Matthews, Caddell accused former Attorney General* Janet Reno of doing anything to "cover up for the [former] president [Bill Clinton]." Caddell cited only "common knowledge" as the basis for his accusation.
Prominent conservative pundits have taken note of Caddell's attacks on Democrats. Hannity said that he has "some serious agreements" with Caddell on the September 15 edition of Hannity & Colmes, and offered to "bring [Caddell] over to my [Republican] side." On the September 14 broadcast of The Rush Limbaugh Show, Limbaugh said Caddell had succumbed to "Limbaugh Echo Syndrome." And in a December 11, 2000, article, David Horowitz, editor-in-chief of the right-wing website FrontPageMag.com, praised Caddell: "Pat Caddell is a Democrat with a conscience. Is there another?"
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When life fails to deliver a miracle, sometimes compassion, love and understanding will walk through the door on four sturdy legs.
Variations of that theme were retold several times Sunday afternoon at the La Cañada Thursday Club when members of the nonprofit Hollywood Dog Obedience Club and their enthusiastic but polite therapy dogs shared the rewards of providing animal-assisted therapy to people in need.
Dog owner Jerry Werk of Santa Clarita told a story of her bushy Briard therapy dog, Liza, who accompanies her on monthly visits to Verdugo Hills Hospital. The dog and her owner were recently making their rounds when Werk poked her head into the hospital room of a man recovering from a leg amputation. The man was uninterested in seeing guests, so Werk began walking away.
"Then Liza stuck her head in, and the man said, 'Wait a minute, I've got to see this dog,'" Werk said.
The therapy dog plopped her head onto the man's bed as he slowly sat up to pet her. Disarmed by the attention of a sweet-natured therapy animal, the man began talking about how he missed his own dog and about other recent losses — his marriage, his home and now his leg.
"We probably spent 20 minutes in his room," Werk remembered.
Then the doctor and physical therapist walked in, both extremely surprised at what they were seeing.
"We haven't been able to get you to sit up," the doctor said.
"I just had to get up to pet this dog," the man replied.
Such examples of therapy animals breaking through walls of emotional hurt and isolation are commonplace, according to Saunders. For her, the most rewarding therapy dog moment came during a visit to Hathaway-Sycamores, a Pasadena child and family services facility that helps at-risk boys ages 7 to 17.
Her German shepherd, Baltic, bonded with one quiet boy who began telling the dog about his fears, challenges and how he misses his family.
"The dog will not make judgmental comments," Saunders said. "The dog just listens."
Besides hospitals, therapy dogs — and in some cases cats, horses and even dolphins — have been used at mental institutions, nursing homes and prisons around the world. Therapy animals are used to help people with their emotional outlook and even promote healing. Canine therapy dogs, which first must be certified through an agency specializing in therapy animal training and education, can be mixed or purebred. Participating dogs are tested and evaluated to ensure they have the proper temperament for therapy work.
La Cañada Thursday Club President Gale Caswell said the presentation was perfect for members and friends of the 100-year-old club, which assists the community through philanthropy and service.
For more information on therapy dogs, call Therapy Dogs International at (973) 252-9800 or visit www.tdi-dog.org. Also, Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena is seeking volunteers and their dogs for its Pet Assisted Therapy program. For more information, call (626) 397-5208 or email email@example.com.


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FRIDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) -- Even when they have complete information, people tend to make poor choices by selecting short-term satisfaction over long-term benefits, according to new research.
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The study included 78 volunteers who used a computer program that repeatedly gave them two options that allowed them to accumulate points. One option offered more points immediately, but the other option could lead to more points later on in the experiment. The participants were given a financial incentive to get as many points as possible.
People who were offered full and accurate information about what they would have to give up in the short term in order to accumulate more points in the long term chose the quick payoff twice as often as those who received false information or no information, the researchers found.
The study was published online in March in the journal Judgment and Decision Making.
"You'd think that with more information about your options, a person would make a better decision. Our study suggests the opposite," Bradley Love, an associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin, said in a news release. "To fully appreciate a long-term option, you have to choose it repeatedly and begin to feel the benefits."
The long-term benefits of decisions can be reinforced by tangible rewards, such as a good school grade, a raise or a promotion. These benefits can act as signposts of long-term success and help people overcome the strong desire for short-term gain, Love explained.
"If there were no conflict in our choices, this wouldn't be a problem. But everything has that conflict between short-term and long-term goals. It's really hard for a learning system to disentangle what's good for you in the short term or long term," he said.
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Need advice 16 yr old lhaso alpso
Hello Everyone
I have a lhaso Alpso Max, he is 16 now ( 17 yrs old in October).
When he was 10, he developed a large non cancerous cyst on his lip, it was about the size of a golf ball and we were able to give him the surgery to have it removed.
The cyst seemed to have been gone for the last 6 years when about a month ago I noticed it was again coming back and over the span of the last month it has grown back to the size of a golf ball.
I have taken him to the vet, who told me that at his age and due to him now also having a heart murmur ( to which he is on fortekor for) it would not be worth the surgery as he won't survive it.
The Vet told me its not hurting him and did not suggest I put him down. He did perscribe antibiotics in hopes it would bring it down in size but we have no such luck so far. The vet said his breed is prone to this kind of problem and he was surprised it took 6 years to come back .
I feel so bad. I love this dog so much , he's my best friend and I don't want him to suffer but I feel helpless in this situation. I don't know what else I can do if they can't remove this from him.
I am sorry, I guess I am just venting a little out of sadness and confusion. I would do anything for this sweet dog and with his age and now heart condition I just don't know what I can do to help him.
If anyone has any thoughts or advice.
please if someone could just help, any advice or thoughts. I don't have anyone else.
Sorry to hear about your pup. That said, if the vet says the lump is not hurting him then I would try not to worry about it too much. At his age of 16, the surgery could be far more dangerous on your boy than just leaving the lump where it is.
If you are not certain your vet is giving you good advice you can always go elsewhere for a second opinion. Personally I think your vet is perhaps wise to let well enough alone at this point. I hope it all works out for your boy.
Did the vet give any indication what is making the cyst grow?
If it's maybe viral in nature, some sodium ascorbate, it's a fatty acid cyst, maybe some other things to evaluate? I don't really know, just thinking out loud.
thank you all for taking the time to offer advice and support.
@ Dog Dancer I feel like a broken shell of myself. I do think the Vet did good, honestly I knew the surgery would not be an option this time around and he did provide us antibiotics for Max for the next 6 weeks ( on and off as I feel necessary. ) He told us to keep it clean and free of debris and hairs but that is proving to be a challenge as Max rarely lets us near it without putting up a strong fuss. ( hes never been a fan of the face cleaning).
@Maxalisa The vet really did not say much during his last visit about the cause of this or why it happened. I told this vet ( as weve moved and he is a new vet) about us having it removed before and he was more shocked about it taking so long to come back. Ive noticed though that having an older dog now the vet I see does not seem to put too much effort or work into discussions with me about the on goings. I find the vet good, compassionate and truly trying to make max comfortable but the general sense I get from his discussions to me is that his life is nearing its end and I should just enjoy him with minimal complications .
You mentioned sodium ascorbate? Is this something that might help his cyst or something that is commonly used in cysts? I am willing to explore any options that are not surgical. My hope was that the vet could drain it or inject it with something to help shrink it down because its fairly large and in such an awkward place on his mouth?
@barkingdog- Max has generally been his old self despite his cyst, of course being an older dog now there is less activity, he tends to sleep more and does not walk a lot in the yard without taking a pause to lay down and enjoy some fresh air but there are all things that have been happening in his age growing and nothing new.
The only thing is that this cyst does annoy him. Even though he eats, drinks, functions fairly normally he does tend to try to rub that side of his face more, especially on the concrete stones in my back yard. Just yesterday he rubbed it enough that it began to bleed fairly moderate in flow and I was in a state of panic. I applied pressure and called the vet and he told me it would stop and with the position of this cyst I can expect things like this to happen. Sure enough the bleeding did stop within 10 minutes and Max was back to his old self. Hes my buddy, we spend all day together and all night.
Thank you all for being so kind to talk me through this. Its truly hard having an older dog. I got Max when I was 20 years old at a garage sale of all places. They had a sign up saying Dog for sale because the apartment was not allowing them to keep dogs. I asked to see him impulsively and they brought out this beautiful 7month old lhaso alpso who immediately jumped up onto my 1 year old son in his stroller and sat directly in his lap. I fell in love with him. They wanted 100 dollars for him and I knew I had only 78 dollars in my bank account. I offered 75. and they took it. I ran to the machine got the money and walked my new dog home.
Ive watched him grow up with my son. Max has been through all the good with us all the bad. Many moves to new places. and he always just adapted to anything we did with ease. Hes my old reliable..
Its been hard, these last two years when the health problems began to increase and his age became more apparent to me. When the heart problems began I truly thought then he was not going to make it but he got through it and with the help of the vet and fortekor it seemed to be ok , he has arthritis too and I see the struggles to walk some days and his activity level decrease. Watching him age has been so hard. As you might have guessed, he is my first dog, these emotions are all new to me and so very hard.
I promised myself he would never suffer, I keep asking the vet to tell me when its time and he has not told me that yet.I know its soon though . I guess I just cant imagine that sweet little dog not being here anymore. I am just such a mess.
My thoughts are with you. I know how difficult it is to see them tire, but you must also rejoice on his life now as you will after. Without you, who the heck knows what could have become of this wonderful soul had you not bought him.
Wish more people were like you.
Is it time?
Thank you all for such kindness.
Unfortunately nothing has improved for my dog Max, the tumor is still there, and seems to be larger. While it does not seem to affect him or his eating habits or drinking, this is not improving at all despite weeks of antibiotics.
he is also becoming rail thin even though he eats and drinks normally.
I am in such a turnmoil, seeing him with that growth, so thin and he has also been struggling to walk. He slips a lot at home, has a hard time keeping his balance and in the yard he walks with a hard time, like each step is a struggle his head goes up and down when he walks. yet he still wags his tail when he sees me and he still follows me around from room to room.
During the last month , he has also had 3 seizures. They seem to come on by stress because they all happened in times I had to leave him and when I would come home he was not himself and would have a seizure. I stopped leaving him. The vet said it could be anxiety induced or there could be a brain tumor or cancer growing in him.
people tell me you just know when its time and a part of me knows he has more then I can see happening in him but I am struggling with this. the pain of losing him is unbearable and since he still eats and drinks ok is it too soon? Am I just delaying the inevitable?
I am so torn up about this. the last thing I want is for him to suffer. I have made him very comfortable these last few weeks and made sure he feels good and comforted. People tell me dogs are usually lifeless when the time comes and dont move eat or drink. Mine still does despite the mountain of ailments i mentioned.
I just want to do the right thing. I just wish I knew what to do.
Doubletees I am so sorry that you are faced with this decisio0n. May I sugges to you that when the time comes you are giving your pet the greatest gift of all. This gift is the end to suffering and pain and releasing them from that. We dont see it this way usually in the beginning but when the time comes you will.
Here is a quality of life scale that may help you with your decision and give you some ideas on what to look for. I wish you peace with your decision.
Quality of Life Scale1
The HHHHHMM Scale
Pet caregivers can use this Quality of Life Scale to determine the success of pawspice care. Score patients using a scale of 1 to 10.
H: 0 - 10 HURT - Adequate pain control, including breathing ability, is first and foremost on the scale. Is the pet's pain successfully managed? Is oxygen necessary?
H: 0 - 10 HUNGER - Is the pet eating enough? Does hand feeding help? Does the patient require a feeding tube?
H: 0 - 10 HYDRATION - Is the patient dehydrated? For patients not drinking enough, use subcutaneous fluids once or twice daily to supplement fluid intake.
H: 0 - 10 HYGIENE - The patient should be brushed and cleaned, particularly after elmination. Avoid pressure sores and keep all wounds clean.
H: 0 - 10 HAPPINESS - Does the pet express joy and interest? Is the pet responsive to things around him or her (family, toys, etc.)? Is the pet depressed, lonely, anxious, bored or afraid? Can the pet's bed be close to the family activities and not be isolated?
M: 0 - 10 MOBILITY - Can the patient get up without assistance? Does the pet need human or mechanical help (e.g. a cart)? Does the pet feel like going for a walk? Is the pet having seizures or stumbling? (Some caregivers feel euthanasia is preferable to amputation, yet an animal who has limited mobility but is still alert and responsive can have a good quality of life as long as caregivers are committed to helping the pet.)
M: 0 - 10 MORE GOOD DAYS THAN BAD - When bad days outnumber good days, quality of life might be compromised. When a healthy human-animal bond is no longer possible, the caregiver must be made aware the end is near. The decision needs to be made if the pet is suffering. If death comes peacefully and painlessly, that is okay.
*TOTAL= *A total >35 points is acceptable for a good pawspice
Tabitha April 10, 1995 - August 23, 2013
Bomber April 10, 1995 - July 12, 2010
Winston Nov 15, 1999 - September 15, 2011
Sophie Aug 30, 2011
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
Doubletees, you are at a very hard time in your relationship with your pup. I know, as do many of the others here, how hard the decision you have to make is. Last October I had to make the decision to put my 14 year old Akita X Shadow to sleep. She had severe arthritis and the meds were not helping her alot anymore. She stumbled alot, she struggled to get up off the floor, she couldn't get into the car by herself and she lost control of her bowels. All of these I could deal with, but had to ask myself if it was fair for her to have to deal with it. Her body was not functioning properly anymore, and like you, I promised her all her life that I would not let her suffer. I think the hardest thing was having to pick a day and say, okay this is the day I will put her to sleep. It was the worst decision. If she had just died in her sleep I wouldn't have had to make that decision. But ultimately, even though she still was a happy girl, I made the appointment to have her pts. It was the right thing for her. Definitely not for me. I still cry over her loss, she was my soul dog. I'm not sure that I can say I knew for sure this was the time to do it, but I knew in my heart that keeping her longer was for my sake and not for hers. She passed to the bridge in my arms and with my son there with us. She went knowing how well loved she was. She's pain free now and happy and whole again. I know I'll see her again. The choice is never easy, but make the decision with your head and your heart. Stay strong and know we are here for you.
you what is best for your heart and your dog. I feel your pain and something doing the right thing does not always feel like the right thing.
People told me I did the right thing with my dog ,but it did not feel that way in my heart. It did in mind but not in my heart, still hurt.
thank you
I just want to thank you all for sharing your stories and kindness.
I put Max Down yesterday June 27th 2012. The appointment was made and I had my sign earlier in the day when he fell over and could not get back up right. He looked at me and there aas something in his eyes I just knew it was time.
The vet said it was the right time , he was a frail 14.3 pounds and he has always been about 20 pounds.
I am a mess, I just feel so lost.
RIP Max oct.23-1995 June 27th 2012.
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Yesterday, Ann and Cara gave their initial reactions to the California Chamber of Commerce lawsuit against California's cap-and-trade auction. The main thrust of that lawsuit is that the auction (that happens today) is an unconstitutional tax because, according to the lawsuit, AB 32 gave the California Air Resources Board (CARB) no authority to withhold and sell the allowances at auction, as opposed to giving away allowances to industry for free. Ann's first reaction is that an auction is not a tax, but more like the selling of state property, and therefore the lawsuit should be dismissed. I agree that the auction is not a tax, and I think it is worth going into more detail on why.
The Chamber of Commerce's Memorandum assumes, but never really tackles directly, the question of whether the auction of greenhouse gas (GHG) allowances would be a tax. Here is a summary of the litigation from the Memorandum itself: "The only thing this lawsuit challenges is the portion of the Board's regulatory program that seeks to permit the Board to allocate to itself GHG emissions allowances and to profit by selling them to GHG emitters . . . when the Board has no statutory authorization to do so and the charge would be an unconstitutional tax." Their Memorandum goes on to argue that CARB lacked authority under AB 32 to establish an auction and that AB 32 lacked the requisite supermajority vote to establish a tax. The Chamber of Commerce apparently believes that the question of whether the auction is in fact a tax is too clearcut to warrant a discussion in their initial Memorandum.
I think the reason the Chamber of Commerce fails to consider whether the auction is a tax is because the Chamber of Commerce incorrectly believes that the businesses it represents are entitled to receive free GHG allowances. The Chamber correctly perceives that businesses that pollute will need to either purchase allowances, either at auction or later on the open market, or get them for free. The Chamber then incorrectly ties that expenditure of revenue to the concept of a tax.
This line of reasoning is faulty because, at least in California, there is no right to pollute. In Communities for a Better Environment v. SCAQMD, the California Supreme Court found that Conoco-Phillips had
no vested right to pollute the air at any particular level.
This finding goes back to a 1976 case, Mobil Oil Co. v. Superior Court, in which the California Court of Appeal found that oil companies do not have a vested right to release gasoline vapors from their gas pumps. And more recently, the Court of Appeal found that the owner of a vested mining right must still comply with air pollution laws because the mining right does not confer a vested right to pollute. Hardesty v. SMAQMD.
Because industries represented by the Chamber of Commerce have no right to pollute, they similarly have no right to be given free GHG pollution allowances from the state of California.
To simplify matters somewhat, imagine that CARB had imposed typical command-and-control technology regulations on industry GHG pollution. California taxpayers would likely be upset if CARB offered to pay to acquire and install that pollution abatement technology for free. And I am sure the Chamber of Commerce would happily accept free abatement technology. But the more likely scenario is that CARB would require, as a condition of a permit to pollute, that regulated entities purchase and install pollution abatement technology. And I would not expect the Chamber to file a lawsuit describing the imposition of technology regulations as an unconstitutional tax just because industry, not California taxpayers, would be required to pay to acquire and install the technology. (Nor would I expect such a lawsuit to win.)
In the more complex scenario of cap-and-trade, the allowances represent a valuable state property—as Ann put it—that is sold to industry participants at fair market value. In other words, the auction does not result in a tax to industry, because auction participants are purchasing a valuable allowance at fair market value. By definition, the auction results in the exchange of two items of equal market values and thus the net loss to an auction participant is zero. Therefore, this exchange is very much unlike a tax or even a regulatory fee, where value is extracted from the taxed entity. And because industry has no vested right to pollute, it has no right to get those valuable allowances for free.
Without a doubt, there is a cost to industry. But that cost comes later, when a regulated entity is required to retire valuable GHG allowances to account for its emitted pollution. And the retirement of GHG allowances is very similar to the purchase and use of technology under a command-and-control regulation. Both impose costs on regulated entities in order to account for their harmful pollution that harms society and the environment as a whole. Imposition of either a permit with technological restrictions or a market-based mechanism—such as GHG allowances—are both acceptable ways to account for harmful pollution precisely because there is no right to pollute in California.


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As always, following the top 40 countdown will be our annual nine-pack of "best-of", "just-missed" and in-depth analysis articles to conclude this series.
As has been the process in recent years, the final ranking representing the site is actually a melding of three independent lists. The voters are again "CariocaCardinal," author of our popular monthly top prospect rankings in-season, site publisher and editor Brian Walton, and you, our readers.
Since mid-September, the members of our free message board community have been conducting voting for their own Cardinals prospect list. This detailed annual ranking involves considerable debate and discussion. The fan voting process has been imitated but never duplicated, as our readers are the some of the most knowledgeable folks around when it comes to the players in the Cardinals minor league system.
The Cardinal Nation community ranking is given equal weighting to the other two lists with the average of the three yielding the countdown order unveiled here. Two community leaders, "BobReed" and "Gagliano", will speak for the community in the individual player capsules posted daily.
To follow the countdown, TCN/Scout.com subscribers can either read each new story when posted on our home page every morning or click on the individual players' names which will be listed below. All readers, subscribers or not, are encouraged to return to this page daily to check the current status of our Top 40 countdown and read the subset of articles which will be made free to all.
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As always, all readers can join in the debate at our free message board, where there will be a new discussion thread each day devoted to that day's entry onto the top prospect list.
To refer to the corresponding rankings from each of the past seven winters, either click on the highlighted years here: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, or you can always use the permanent links on the lower left side of our home page.
The Cardinal Nation/Scout.com Top 40 Prospects – 2013
40. Keith Butler (free article)
39. Tim Cooney
38. Audry Perez
37. Victor De Leon (free article)
36. Colin Walsh
35. Tyler Lyons
34. Adam Ehrlich (free article)
33. Dixon Llorens
32. Mike O'Neill
31. C.J. McElroy (free article)
30. Seth Blair
29. Pete Kozma
28. Maikel Cleto (free article)
27. Eric Fornataro
26. Eduardo Sanchez
25. Boone Whiting (free article)
24. Sam Freeman
23. Adron Chambers
22. Kevin Siegrist (free article)
21. Charlie Tilson
20. John Gast
19. Breyvic Valera (free article)
18. Patrick Wisdom
17. Starlin Rodriguez
16. Greg Garcia (free article)
15. Ryan Jackson
14. Seth Maness
13. James Ramsey (free article)
12. Stephen Piscotty
11. Jordan Swagerty
10. Carson Kelly (free article)
9. Anthony Garcia
8. Tyrell Jenkins
7. Matt Adams (free article)
6. Kolten Wong
5. Carlos Martinez
4. Michael Wacha (free article)
3. Trevor Rosenthal
2. Shelby Miller
1. Oscar Taveras (free article)
At the conclusion of the countdown, we will follow with an nine-part series in which we analyze each voter's individual top 40 lists, year-to-year changes and the top additions. The three voters highlight their ranked players that did not make the combined top 40 and we unveil our All-Prospect Team - the highest-ranked players at each position. We will take a view behind the numbers, a look back at our best and worst picks from the previous year and wrap it up with the top prospect list cut by level of play.
2013 Top Cardinals Prospects – The Final Tally
2013 Top Cardinals Prospects – The Newbies
Cardinals Prospects: Best of the Rest – Community (free)
Cardinals Prospects: Best of the Rest – Brian Walton
Cardinals Prospects: Best of the Rest – CariocaCardinal
2013 Scout.com All-Cardinals Prospect Team (free)
2013 Top Cardinals Prospects – Behind the Numbers
2012 Top Cardinals Prospects – Picks and Pans
2013 Top Cardinals Prospects by Level
Related article:
Cardinals place six in Scout.com 2013 Top 100 (free)
The voting process
Here is a bit of insight into the process. During November, CariocaCardinal and Brian Walton independently documented their top prospects in the Cardinals minor league system. The Community ranking was then folded in.
A consensus score was tabulated, which drove the ranking you will see here. The three individual scores will also be shown on the player pages as they are unveiled each day, along with a wealth of additional information on each of the 40 prospects.
Players must have been named on at least two ballots to be considered and to ensure we could agree on 40 names, each of us submitted lists of 46 players. This year, 55 prospects were identified on at least one list and 46 were named on at least two ballots, meaning some good players just missed the cut. Ties were broken by the most individual votes received, then best single voter score.
In terms of qualification, all players in the Cardinals minor league system are eligible, including those on the 40-man roster, as long as they have not exhausted their MLB rookie designation.
Because each voter used slightly different criteria in defining what a "top prospect" means to them, all briefly explain how they made their selections.
My top 40 ranking is based on a balance of results and potential gleaned from statistics and on-line scouting reports. Strong weighting is given to first-hand accounts.
I feel I had a built-in advantage in the process as I had been preparing a monthly top 40 Cardinals prospect list throughout the season. That included sharing my thought process on each pick and in some cases, debating them with readers.
For this effort, I began with my end of season top 40 as the base. The primary difference between my November ranking and the end of season top 40 list is injury impact. I gave injuries lesser significance here.
Brian Walton
The top 10 or 12 Cardinals prospects are fairly consistent across most prospect raters. The real work is in identifying the next tier - solid contributors and quality players today on the cusp of breaking out. Tools can really come into play here.
Targeting emerging players is my most anticipated and ongoing challenge. At the same time, we should not give up too soon on talented prospects whose careers may have hit a bit of unexpected turbulence.
In the process of ranking, we sometimes put too much weight on current results while missing out on signals of greater potential ahead. Before a strong statistical base as a professional is established, some credence is given to draft position, but clinging to that hope too long can lead to disappointment.
This is never an exact process, as we all have hits and misses. Still, I took pleasure in reading others heralding the 2011 "emergence" of Oscar Taveras. While some were still unfamiliar with "minor league guy" in the spring of 2012, he was number five right here on my personal list two years ago.
No one has perfect vision. Consensus system-wide 2011 Player of the Year Matt Adams was just 27th in my rankings at this point two winters ago.
My initial contenders for the 2013 top 40 included 65 names. They were ordered based on personal observation as much as possible. I was out to see almost all the affiliates in person this spring, summer and/or fall, and in many cases, multiple times. I also received valuable input from coaches, scouts and others in and out of the organization.
Message board community
This is a very straight-forward process. On our free message board, all comers were welcome to cast their vote for any eligible player, with all votes equal. The process began with the number one prospect and continued through 50.
Voting closed on a particular spot in the rankings when enough time had elapsed to exhaust responses or a candidate established a large lead. The winner was recorded and the voting began anew on the next number in the list.
Discussion and debate is welcomed and anyone could participate. As the result of some convincing arguments presented, personal votes were affected and in some cases changed, indicating a healthy give-and-take among the readers.
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Friday, May 14, 2010
Before and After
11 comments:
- Julie said...
wow..wow..wow!!! You are well on your way! I love it! Is piel perfect link still open? Go link up if it is!
- May 14, 2010 at 11:16 AM
- ~T~ said...
The Caterpillar's first birthday pictures all turned out that way. That was the end of his scrapbook. But maybe there is hope after all!
- May 14, 2010 at 12:22 PM
- akwebb3 said...
I use I-photo and Gimp for a lot of my pictures. They are so easy to use.
- May 14, 2010 at 2:48 PM
- Faith said...
ooh! love the last one :)
- May 19, 2010 at 7:15 PM
- Heather said...
Great edit- brightening it up helped and I like that b&w action.
- May 20, 2010 at 6:16 AM
- lovingmylife said...
Great job brightening this photo. Too cute.
- May 20, 2010 at 6:52 AM
- Maryvel Friesen said...
Wow! You sure salvage that one! Very good and very artsy in deed! I specially like the black and white version!
- May 20, 2010 at 7:53 AM
- Donna said...
Doesn't it feel good when you can "save" a photo like this?
Your blanket princess is lovely!
(I have a couple of those too!)
Our Blog: Double Happiness!
- May 20, 2010 at 8:24 AM
- Courtney said...
artsy, indeed! GREAT job! I love iPhoto. ;)
- May 20, 2010 at 8:44 AM
- Raymonde said...
Great job. You are good at this. I really like the black and white version.
I browsed whilst I was here, your three daughters are so cute.
Be blessed. xxx
PS: Thank you for the visit.
- May 20, 2010 at 9:22 AM
- Lula Lola said...
Quite artsy! I really like what you did with it!
This would make really pretty cards, if you're in need of new stationary!
- May 20, 2010 at 11:18 AM