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Last month Steve Jobs announced his resignation from the helm of Apple, bringing an end to one of the most innovative, influential CEO reigns the world has seen. I recalled a few years ago when it was announced that some schools and colleges were distributing iPhones and/or iPads to their students, which is now a somewhat common practice. What an amazing measure of innovation, when its considered something vital to the educational process. The pencil, paper, calculator, textbook and now, the iPad.
Then again, maybe the iPad replaces all of those.
It got us to thinking about the millions of educators Access works with, and how they utilize Apple products. Access and Apple want to help support our teachers in any way we can which is why the Apple Education Store is offering Access Educators up to 15% off when they buy online.
Back in the good ol' days, children would give a shiny red apple to their teacher out of appreciation. It is believed that apples were given to teachers as a kind of payment for their service around the 16th-18th centuries.
We also associate apples with the Tree of Knowledge; and therefore, teachers. At Access, we believe teachers are important role models who feed knowledge to the world and help grow our future. They have a very important job to say the least.
The type of apple that is modernly associated with teachers and education is not the kind you eat. We love to help give our teachers Apple technology products, used to inspire creativity and encourage learning. A couple of ways Apple is used to facilitate learning include:
- Tons of educational apps in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, History & Geography, Language Development, Art, Music, and Creativity.
- Three iWork productivity applications for the iPad allow students and teachers to produce professional-quality documents, presentations, and spreadsheets.
Need ideas? Take a look at how teachers are currently putting their Apple products to good use:
- At the Science Leadership Academy, a new curriculum was developed around the Mac and its learning tools. Students and staff research lessons on the Internet, talk about projects using iChat, post homework to the school's website, and communicate through the school's online bulletin board.
- New Macs gave Greene County teachers the means to implement a more rigorous curriculum focused on interactive, project-based learning across all subjects.
- At Central Elementary School, the iPod touch was used to get students excited about learning. The iPod touch and its available learning apps helped improve reading proficiency and math skills.
An apple for our teachers to show our appreciation. Thanks for all you do!


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HDR Tone Mapping with Philip Bloom
Here is commentary from Philip's vimeo page.
My first attempt at HDR tone mapping timelapse.
We start off with normal timelapse and then go into the 3 and 7 bracket tone mapped HDR timelapses.
I wanted to create a sense of colour and insanity that Las Vegas gives you. All from one view point. My balcony. With that restriction can you do it? Well I did it before in my two previous timelapses…
This was harder in a way as there was no single focal point like in the Sydney Harbour piece or the Space Needle piece.
I made a virtue of the HDR tone mapping with the change of pace in the music and also my use of bookends which I love.
There is a very detailed commentary on my website which goes into each shot in detail. It's worth a listen.


text: Brown Bessmeans brown barrel. The barrels were browned to keep them from rusting. (Dutch, bus, a gun-barrel; Low German, büsse; Swedish, byssa. Our arquebus, blunderbuss.) In 1808 a process of browning was introduced, but this has, of course, nothing to do with the distinctive epithet. Probably Bess is a companion word to Bill. (See below.) So, with a band of bowmen and of pikes, Brown bills and targetiers. Marlowe: Edward II. (1622.) Brown also means shining (Dutch, brun), hence, "My bonnie brown sword," "brown as glass," etc., so that a "brown bill" might refer to the shining steel, and "brown Bess" to the bright barrel. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894


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The board of Harris Corp., the parent company of Rochester-based RF Communications, approved a $1 billion share repurchase authorization, the Florida firm said Monday.
The new program is in addition to the existing program, which has an unused authorization of roughly $62 million. The company expects to repurchase up to $200 million in shares in fiscal 2014.
Share repurchases will be funded with available cash and commercial paper, the company said. Repurchases under the program may be made through open market purchases, private transactions or transactions structured through investment banking institutions.
Harris also increased the quarterly cash dividend rate by 13.5 percent from 37 cents a share to 42 cents a share and declared a dividend of 42 cents a share payable Sept. 24 to shareholders of record Sept. 10. The annualized cash dividend rate is now $1.68 a share. This action represents the company's 12th consecutive annual dividend increase.
"Harris continues to generate strong free cash flow," said William Brown, president and CEO, in a statement. "These actions demonstrate our continued confidence in the company's long-term outlook and our commitment to create shareholder value through effective cash deployment."
RF Communications employs some 2,100 local workers.
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What is a modern recruiter? Someone who is honest first, knowledgeable second, consistent third, humble fourth, helpful fifth, personable sixth, and resilient seventh – of course these are equally valid in other arrangements.
Too many people who call themselves recruiters don't take pride in their craft; aren't continuously learning; believe they have ESP-like abilities to read a person's body language during an interview or read between the lines of a resume; assume the job down on paper describes the real job; and recoil when asked questions about how they do their jobs. They use their mouths and ears in inverse proportions…
These are the folks who came into the profession because the barrier to entry was so low; the truly professional modern recruiter – doesn't matter where they practice their craft in-house or out-house – believes that they didn't find recruiting but recruiting found them.They feel a personal responsibility to steward the profession.
Excellence first, paycheck second.
Begs the conversation if there really should be a license program in order to be a recruiter.
Derek, there certainly should. The PHR and/or SPHR are almost pre-reqs for senior level HR roles, brokers need a Series 7 or 63. In a profession where there can be lots of process divergence and questionable (?) practices, there should be. Im shocked there is no Bachelors degree in recruiting yet. That's the million dollar idea. I know it.
I agree Pete. I used to not agree with the idea but without self regulation thus far we are seeing ourselves being regulated by BIG government in this country. I think it is about time.
Personally, I LIKE the idea that we're so unregulated, the barrier to entry is so low, and there are so many folks doing this who shouldn't. Why? As the saying goes: "In the Country of the Blind, the one-eyed man is king."
@Steve. Excellent! I'd just like to send all of the sub-par species to you for a stern talking to... And, when you are finished with them, you can hand them off to Sandra just in case.
@Pete - IMHO the HR certifications simply prove someone was able to pass a test. From what I've heard, the vast majority of PHR/SPHR holders didn't become certified simply by knowing "stuff" from doing real-world stuff. They spent big bucks to purchase study materials and/or attend the issuing organization's and affiliate's profit-driving seminars and workshops until they memorized enough information. That doesn't necessarily translate to mastery of the HR body of knowledge, but that's what those letters seem to signify.
Not sure if that's the case in other industries.
Agreed, I was using it more for point counter point. Not the best example. Series 7 or 63 maybe? :)
All- When I think of certification or licensing, I think of Driver's Licenses: Folks still do the dumbest things behind the wheel of a car. What I've found in all these years recruiting - and in talking about the profession with each of you (Keith, I'm SURE we've spoken some time in the past) - is that no no amount of recruiter certification will improve the product: seriously, have the SHRM certs "improved" HR performance? Is the average "HR Professional" and more competent as a recruiter than the average "Recruiting Professional"?
Don't give me certifications, give me performance...
I agree with you all, and I think I was a bit misguided in my comment. I was thinking more of training for recruiters - a la AIRS, etc. while all the CIR, CSSR, CDR alphabet soup in the world doesnt mean diddly, they are good foundations that can be applied immediately. I just wish they were more affordable than they currently are priced. I think alot of companies shy away because of price (or not wanting to make the investment in recruiting). Great points all.
@Sandra- nor does telling someone you "love" their resume...
@Pete - if I had a nickel for every AIRS certified recruiter/sourcer who lacked the common sense to think beyond the Boolean. I'll give you my "best" search strings and it's highly likely you won't get "them" to respond; I will. It's like (I'm sure Sandra will like this one) guns: Guns don't kill people, people kill people.
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First impressions are very important in the fickle sports card industry.
But what happens if your first impression turns out to be your best impression?
This is the quandary that many hobbyists feel that Topps faced after it released its beautifully designed, inaugural hockey issue in 1954-55.
"It's just a spectacular set. I still don't think, to this day, they've come up with one that looks as good," said Chris Raney, whose No. 1 set boasts an incredible 8.44 GPA and was inducted into the PSA Set Registry Hall of Fame in 2005.
Tom Malito, who owns the Registry's No. 4 set, concurs.
"They (Topps) never came close to designing any other set with the same level of eye-appeal," he said
Simon Tuma, proud proprietor of the Registry's No. 2 set, agrees.
"In my opinion, it was the first and the best – as far as design is concerned," he said. "There are other sets out there that have other things to offer in terms of more star power, more rookie cards . . . that sort of thing. But for me, there aren't any that come close to having this set's outstanding design."
In fact, so revered is this set's design that the original artwork of seven cards fetched $1,725 in a Robert Edward's auction in 2004.
Measuring 2-5/8" by 3-3/4", singles from this 60-card set feature players from the NHL's four U.S. teams (Boston, Chicago, Detroit and New York). Parkhurst manufactured cards for the Canadian teams (Toronto and Montreal).
"I was eight years old when these cards came out and I used to buy them (1954-55 Topps) all the time . . . I was a Toronto Maple Leaf fan, so I kept buying these packs and was getting very frustrated that I couldn't find any Maple Leafs. Of course, at eight years old, I didn't realize I wasn't getting any Canadiens either," said Raney.
Cards were issued in one-cent and five-cent packs. Five-cent packs included six cards, a piece of gum and two wrappers.
"There were six cards and an insert wrapper," explained Bobby Burrell, author of Vintage Hockey Collector. "It was double-wrapped – the only year that ever happened for hockey . . . They put an extra wrapper inside where collectors could send away for binoculars or trinkets or goggles or whatever they had."
This was also the only year since 1950 that Topps issued one-cent packs, notes Burrell. The one-cent packs harbored one card and a piece of gum.
Despite the adulation it enjoys today, this set couldn't have been a huge success when it was initially released. If it was, surely Topps wouldn't have waited until 1957-58 to unveil its next hockey issue. One potential factor in Topps's decision to temporarily halt production may have been that their primary market was Canada.
"Topps had an uphill battle with this, because they were marketing (a product with) U.S. teams mainly in Canada," noted Burrell.
Raney also notes that the demand for hockey cards in the U.S. was relatively small at the time.
"Hockey was a national game in Canada, but it wasn't close to being a national game in the states. There were four places that hockey had a big following: Detroit, Boston, New York and Chicago . . . so you're carving out a very small chunk of the U.S." he said.
The colorful fronts of these cards feature a picture, facsimile autograph, team logo, and the player's name and position in a vibrant, red nameplate. A blue border showcasing the team name runs along the bottom.
"For me, it's just a great design with the bold red and blue against that creamy white background, and the facsimile autograph . . . The players (pictures) take up most of the cards. It's almost as if they're coming right out at you," said Tuma.
Despite the fact that these singles were primarily distributed in Canada, the card backs were not bilingual. The backs feature biographical information, 1953-54 player stats, a random hockey fact and the card number. The text is in blue and red.
The blue borders on the bottom of the fronts are susceptible to chipping. Unfortunately to correct this, some collectors have resorted to recoloring the cards.
"A lot of the times people, will touch up the blue border with a marker or something. It was not uncommon to find raw cards at a show only to find out that they've been colored," said Malito.
A number of high-profile Hall of Famers are featured in this set, including Gump Worsley (#10), Alex Delvecchio (#39), Terry Sawchuk (#58) and Gordie Howe (#8). The Howe is the most coveted card. A PSA Mint 9 example sold for $7,225 in 2002. More Howes have been graded than any other card in the set, but it's still difficult to track down in high-grade.
"I think you can find it pretty much out there in the marketplace in PSA NM 7 or NM-MT 8 form. The (PSA) 9s are scarce and obviously command a very high market value," said Tuma.
The centerpiece of Raney's Hall of Fame set is his PSA 9 Howe.
"It was an expensive card, but I've never seen another one up for auction . . . They're probably being held by Hall of Fame collectors or Gordie Howe collectors," said Raney.
Of the 296 Howes graded, there have been three PSA 9s and 46 PSA 8s.
Two of the most difficult singles to uncover in top condition are the set's first and last cards. The Dick Gamble (#1) tends to suffer from the usual wear and tear (rubber band marks, etc.) associated with the first card in vintage sets.
So far, 110 have been graded and there has been one PSA 9 and 15 PSA 8s. A PSA 8 Gamble sold for $1,572 in 2004.
Milt Schmidt, the set's last card, is also tough to track down in pristine condition. No Schmidts have been graded higher than PSA 8.
"The Schmidt is probably one of the toughest to get in high-grade . . . It was handled more and when you stacked your cards and used a rubber band, it always got damaged," said Malito.
The veteran collector also notes that the set's second (Bob Chrystal) and second-last card (Marcel Bonin) suffer from similar condition woes. Neither of these cards has had an example that has graded above PSA 8. The Bonin card also has the lowest number of PSA 8s of any card in the set.
"For some reason, even getting the #59 card (Bonin) in a (PSA) 8 was extremely difficult . . . For whatever reason, there's always a card or two somewhere that are nobodies, not star cards, but for whatever reason, they're just really difficult to get a hold of. In this set, it was the #59 Bonin card," said Raney.
The condition sensitivity of these cards has made competition for high-grade examples fierce. Fourteen hobbyists have completed this set on the PSA Registry, but many of them have spent a lot of money to do so.
"The bidding is very competitive . . . in the auction houses, generally speaking, the (common PSA) 9s will go for anywhere from $2,000 to $4,000," said Tuma.
This is proof, that more than 50 years later, Topps' inaugural hockey issue did, indeed, make a great first impression – an impression so good that many believe it has yet to be topped.
Please feel free to contact Kevin Glew at [email protected] if you have any additional information or comments. Chris Raney provided pictures for this article. Please note that the Population Report figures quoted are those as of press time.
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Two of America's worst charities call OC home, watchdog says
Two of the 10 charities on a national "hall of shame" list are in Orange County - The Association for Police and Sheriffs in Fullerton, and The Association for Firefighters and Paramedics in Santa Ana.
Both claim to help those in need - victims of violent domestic abuse, and survivors of traumatic burn injuries - but actually spend the overwhelming majority of their money to raise money, and not to do good works.
This earned them the No. 4 and 5 spots on nonprofit watchdog Charity Navigator's "Ten inefficient fundraisers" list. Orange County really stands out here; no other state in the nation - not even New York! - managed to contribute two charities to this list. (Way to go, OC.)
- The Association for Police and Sheriffs in Fullerton spent 88 percent of its money - $1.2 million - raising money. It only spent 4 percent - a measly $60,000 - to "end domestic violence and help women and children whose lives are devastated by abuse."
- The Association for Firefighters and Paramedics in Santa Ana spent 92 percent of its money - $3.6 million - raising money. It only spent 2 percent - a measly $80,500 - "to help the survivors of catastrophic fires."
"Excellent charities succeed because their resources are not tied up in fundraising," Charity Navigator says. "They find creative ways to spend less to raise more, thereby maximizing the resources they can devote to their programs. These 10 charities are not so fortunate or efficient. They spend more than 50 cents to raise each dollar in support, making them four times less efficient than the average charity. This inefficiency forces them to devote more than 40 percent of their budgets to fundraising, limiting the difference they can make with your dollars."
That OC is home to potboilers and scammers who prey on the good intentions of others for their own benefit isn't exactly a shock. In "All Glitter, Little Good," our colleague Ronald Campbell chronicled how Mitch Gold (left), the king of telemarketing fraud in Orange County, built a network of dubious charities that preyed on unsuspecting donors. Gold did time behind bars, but his proteges, subcontractors and former clients carried on, raising more money with less scrutiny than Gold ever did.
The Association for Firefighters and Paramedics is run by Michael F. Gamboa, who worked for Gold in the late 1990s. No one from the charity returned calls seeking comment by deadline. (Nor did anyone return calls the last time the nonprofit landed on the Charity Navigator hall of shame list).
We were unable to reach anyone at the Association for Police and Sheriffs in Fullerton for comment; its phone number was disconnected, and its web site is no longer working. Here, though, is how it described its work on tax returns (cue violins):
"APS believes that every person has the right to live in a home free of violence. APS seeks out the most in need due to this national epidemic. APS funding supports: transitional shelters for battered women and children; victims of domestic violence; after school programs; and education programs aimed at victims and perpetrators."
Not to be outdone by The Association for Firefighters and Paramedics:
" AFP believes it is our community duty to protect those who are most vulnerable and most at risk, contributing grants and gifts to burn victims and burn programs at hospitals throughout the United States for the purpose of treating burn patients. AFP's board directs much needed funds to help the survivors of catastrophic fires."
Do us at The Watchdog a favor. Make sure you - and your loved ones, especially aging parents who might be inclined toward generosity - are on the National Do Not Call Registry. (The gent to the right is William Borland, a retired stockbroker who gave $80,000, saying it was hard to resist telemarketers' pleas for donations to help children, veterans and firefighters. )
And before giving to any charity, do some quick and simple research at Charity Navigator and GuideStar. Look for charities that funnel at least 65 percent of their spending to programs.
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FIFA refute irregularities in Ballon d'Or voting
Television network, Al-Jazeera have revealed that FIFA have refuted comments made by several players that there were irregularities in the Ballon d'Or voting, which led to Barcelona forward, Leo Messi benefiting from votes that should have gone to other players.
- By Tom Conn Follow @TomConnISF
Czech national team captain, Tomas Rosicky and Brazilian national team captain, Thiago Silva both came out and declared that they had not voted for Messi as number one, as the final tally which was shared with the public suggested, and claim that FIFA changed their voted to award Messi with a greater percentage of votes.
Rosicky has been the most outspoken stating, "I voted for Balotelli, but FIFA gave my vote to Messi," while Silva has similar statements, admitting he too voted for Balotelli, "I gave my vote to Balotelli, but according to FIFA, I give it to Messi. It's very sad."
FIFA has since responded to the allegation, refuting all misdoing and have opened an investigation into the matter, while simultaneously reassuring the public that all votes were accurately accounted for.
"It's a false rumour. We have been warned about what happened in Italy and the Czech Republic. We have made the necessary checks and can confirm that what was published after the Ballon d'Or ceremony is perfectly correct, and are the correct documents. Everyone is free to interpret, while some do not remember who they voted for…"


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Fri. 11/20/09 6:13pm
maggots are baby flies - only eat dead flesh, handy for plastic surgery | |
Fri. 11/20/09 6:20pm
Joe Steele:
Hell that works. | |
Fri. 11/20/09 6:21pm
During college I was a waiter at a great restaurant, we had a bus boy who was so hungry that he ate off the plates of uneaten food he had bussed. We called him the bus tub gourmet. | |
Fri. 11/20/09 6:24pm
Joe Steele:
Winner. | |
Fri. 11/20/09 6:25pm
Now that's a real shame when folks be throwin' away a perfectly good white boy like that... | |
Fri. 11/20/09 6:25pm
gross. but funny. | |
Fri. 11/20/09 6:27pm
Joe Steele:
They have one of those charts for people too. | |
Fri. 11/20/09 6:30pm
stingy d:
wiggle that ice cream out of your ear fool! | |
Fri. 11/20/09 6:30pm
stingy d:
fuck that man! WAGGLE it! | |
Fri. 11/20/09 6:31pm
i'd like to put my vote in for "islands in the stream," btw | |
Fri. 11/20/09 6:32pm
stingy d:
a PIZZA FACTORY!!! woggle! | |
Fri. 11/20/09 6:35pm
flamingo kid:
I worked in a beach club in rockaway queens. and I found a geneticly enganerded bunny dog washed up on the shore. | |
Fri. 11/20/09 6:36pm
stingy d:
you guys should play that charles manson song "garbage dump".... also shut up weirdo is the only place where body parts can get beat by a dildo??? | |
Fri. 11/20/09 6:38pm
in my 1880s house, the plumbing's very old. sometimes female types like to use baby wipes or similar when at toilet for "extra freshness". those babywipe things *don't* dissolve like t.p.; instead, at some point one of them gets hooked or caught on some interior joint between sections in the ancient clay sewer pipes under the basement floor, till enough of them accumulate there to totally clog the exit pipe to the street for the entire house. have you ever had raw sewage backing up totally on its own through the basement sink next to the washing machine? fun. we got a plumber in there to snake the main exit pipe pronto, before the sewage could started backing up through the sinks in the residential part of the house. baby wipes go in the trash!!! | |
Fri. 11/20/09 6:42pm
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yo kid, don't open the can! | |
Fri. 11/20/09 6:46pm
Red Bull and Jack Daniels tastes like a whiskey sour. | |
Fri. 11/20/09 6:47pm
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my friends were in a noise called "trashcan acid" | |
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a female neighbor trying to catch my interest once left a clear plastic bag containing various colors and styles of her underwear on top of her garbage when she put it out, knowing i'd put my garbage can next to it later on (it was not in an area the general public would come upon). subtle, huh? true story. the garbage can mating signal. | |
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In reality, not all pigs are fat, but because the domestic breeds are traditionally raised for meat, this is the most well-known stereotype. There are also breeds of pig kept for pets.
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File::Next - File-finding iterator
Version 1.10
File::Next is a lightweight, taint-safe file-finding module. It's lightweight and has no non-core prerequisites.
use File::Next; my $files = File::Next::files( '/tmp' ); while ( defined ( my $file = $files->() ) ) { # do something... }
The two major functions, files() and dirs(), return an iterator that will walk through a directory tree. The simplest use case is:
use File::Next; my $iter = File::Next::files( '/tmp' ); while ( defined ( my $file = $iter->() ) ) { print $file, "\n"; } # Prints... /tmp/foo.txt /tmp/bar.pl /tmp/baz/1 /tmp/baz/2.txt /tmp/baz/wango/tango/purple.txt
Note that only files are returned by files()
's iterator. Directories are ignored.
In list context, the iterator returns a list containing $dir, $file and $fullpath, where $fullpath is what would get returned in scalar context.
The first parameter to any of the iterator factory functions may be a hashref of options.
For the three iterators, the \%options are optional.
Returns an iterator that walks directories starting with the items in @starting_points. Each call to the iterator returns another regular file.
Returns an iterator that walks directories starting with the items in @starting_points. Each call to the iterator returns another directory.
Returns an iterator that walks directories starting with the items in @starting_points. Each call to the iterator returns another file, whether it's a regular file, directory, symlink, socket, or whatever.
Returns an iterator that iterates over each of the files specified in $filename. If $filename is -
, then the files are read from STDIN.
The files are assumed to be in the file one filename per line. If $nul_separated is passed, then the files are assumed to be NUL-separated, as by find -print0
If there are blank lines or empty filenames in the input stream, they are ignored.
Each filename is checked to see that it is a regular file or a named pipe. If the file does not exists or is a directory, then a warning is thrown to warning_handler, and the file is skipped.
The following options have no effect in from_files
: descend_filter, sort_files, follow_symlinks.
A sort function for passing as a sort_files
my $iter = File::Next::files( { sort_files => \&File::Next::sort_standard, }, 't/swamp' );
This function is the default, so the code above is identical to:
my $iter = File::Next::files( { sort_files => 1, }, 't/swamp' );
Same as sort_standard
, but in reverse.
Takes a path with all forward slashes and rebuilds it with whatever is appropriate for the platform. For example 'foo/bar/bat' will become 'foo\bar\bat' on Windows.
This is really just a convenience function. I'd make it private, but ack wants it, too.
The file_filter lets you check to see if it's really a file you want to get back. If the file_filter returns a true value, the file will be returned; if false, it will be skipped.
The file_filter function takes no arguments but rather does its work through a collection of variables.
is the current filename within that directory$File::Next::dir
is the current directory name$File::Next::name
is the complete pathname to the fileThese are analogous to the same variables in File::Find.
my $iter = File::Next::files( { file_filter => sub { /\.txt$/ } }, '/tmp' );
By default, the file_filter is sub {1}
, or "all files".
This filter has no effect if your iterator is only returning directories.
The descend_filter lets you check to see if the iterator should descend into a given directory. Maybe you want to skip CVS and .svn directories.
my $descend_filter = sub { $_ ne "CVS" && $_ ne ".svn" }
The descend_filter function takes no arguments but rather does its work through a collection of variables.
is the current filename of the directory$File::Next::dir
is the complete directory nameThe descend filter is NOT applied to any directory names specified in as @starting_points in the constructor. For example,
my $iter = File::Next::files( { descend_filter => sub{0} }, '/tmp' );
always descends into /tmp, as you would expect.
By default, the descend_filter is sub {1}
, or "always descend".
If error_handler is set, then any errors will be sent through it. By default, this value is CORE::die
. This function must NOT return.
If warning_handler is set, then any errors will be sent through it. By default, this value is CORE::warn
. Unlike the error_handler, this function must return.
If you want files sorted, pass in some true value, as in sort_files => 1
If you want a special sort order, pass in a sort function like sort_files => sub { $a->[1] cmp $b->[1] }
. Note that the parms passed in to the sub are arrayrefs, where $a->[0] is the directory name, $a->[1] is the file name and $a->[2] is the full path. Typically you're going to be sorting on $a->[2].
If set to false, the iterator will ignore any files and directories that are actually symlinks. This has no effect on non-Unixy systems such as Windows. By default, this is true.
Note that this filter does not apply to any of the @starting_points passed in to the constructor.
You should not set follow_symlinks => 0
unless you specifically need that behavior. Setting follow_symlinks => 0
can be a speed hit, because File::Next must check to see if the file or directory you're about to follow is actually a symlink.
Used on by the from_file
iterator. Specifies that the files listed in the input file are separated by NUL characters, as from the find
command with the -print0
Handles all the scut-work for setting up the parms passed in.
Returns a hashref of operational options, combined between $passed_parms and $defaults, plus the queue.
The queue prep stuff takes the strings in @starting_points and puts them in the format that queue needs.
The @queue
that gets passed around is an array that has three elements for each of the entries in the queue: $dir, $file and $fullpath. Items must be pushed and popped off the queue three at a time (spliced, really).
Pulls out the files/dirs that might be worth looking into in $dir. If $dir is the empty string, then search the current directory.
$parms is the hashref of parms passed into File::Next constructor.
File::Next::files must not be invoked as File::Next->files
File::Next::dirs must not be invoked as File::Next->dirs
File::Next::everything must not be invoked as File::Next->everything
The interface functions do not allow for the method invocation syntax and throw errors with the messages above. You can work around this limitation with "can" in UNIVERSAL.
for my $file_system_feature (qw(dirs files)) { my $iterator = File::Next->can($file_system_feature)->($options, $target_directory); while (defined(my $name = $iterator->())) { # ... } }
follow_symlinks => 0
unless you need it.Andy Lester, <andy at petdance.com>
Please report any bugs or feature requests to http://github.com/petdance/file-next/issues.
Note that File::Next does NOT use http://rt.cpan.org for bug tracking.
You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.
perldoc File::Next
You can also look for information at:
All file-finding in this module is adapted from Mark Jason Dominus' marvelous Higher Order Perl, page 126.
Thanks also for bug fixes and typo finding to Bruce Woodward, Christopher J. Madsen, Bernhard Fisseni and Rob Hoelz.
Copyright 2005-2012 Andy Lester.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the Artistic License version 2.0.


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New Required Data Elements for ClinicalTrials.gov
New requirements increase the number of data elements that must be submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov for each initial trial registration. Effective December 1, 2012 the following data elements will be required to post a new study record:
- Responsible Party
- Primary Completion Date
- At least one Primary Outcome Measure
If you have general questions, please contact the UW Compliance Administrator, Stefan Shipman at email@example.com.
Medical Records Review Form Substantially Revised!
The Medical Records Review form has officially been replaced by the Use of Identifiable Biological Specimens/Data form. HSD will no longer accept the old Medical Records Review form as of December 31, 2012. Please read the eNews for full details on the use of this new form.
New Metrics Available
The 16th Report of HSD Performance Metrics (for reposting period 4/1/2012 to 9/30/12) has been posted to the HSD website. This report includes a new metric and analysis of "Minimal Risk" reviews. Turn-around times are now distinguished by type of application form.
- The standard application has a median turn-around time of 23 business days.
- The medical records review form (soon to be replaced by the Use of Identifiable Biological Data/Specimens form) has a median turn-around time of 14 business days.
Information around turn-around times and other kay aspects of the IRB review process can be found in the report along with reports from previous quarters.
2013 Update to the International Compilation of Human Research Standards
The International Compilation of Human Research Standards is a listing of over 1,000 laws, regulations, and guidelines on human subjects protections in 104 countries and from several international organizations. The Compilation is designed for use by IRBs, researchers, sponsors, and others. Many of the listings embed hyperlinks to the source document.
The 2013 edition is now available, and can be accessed in both Word and PDF formats: http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/international/index.html. One new country is featured in the 2013 Edition: Ecuador.
As in the past, the new edition updates the human research standards based on information provided by in-country experts.
New and Revised Documents
Please read the eNews for a listing of revised documents for the month of November.
Quick Tips from HSD
This month's quick tips describes how to use the new PDF version of the Use of Identifiable BIological Specimens/Data form to communicate back and forth between researchers, and research coordinators. Please read the eNews for details.


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Produced and choreographed by John Mark
Production assistants: Adam Jacobs, Jaime Candia
Hair and makeup: Shawnta Hobbs
Cast: Todd Bruse, Tabitha Steger, Christian Tesch, Lara Ciganko, Sydney Baker, Nancy Hostetler
WIIDGB? Pre-orders start shipping TOMORROW
Order my new LP What If It Doesn't Get Better? now and not only will you get an MP3 copy of the record emailed to you instantly, but your record will ship tomorrow. That's two full weeks before the release. You'll also get some sweet extras.
Mankato 3/13 with P.O.S
I'm playing a show with my bud P.O.S in Mankato, MN on Sunday, March 13th. I'm going to debut a brand new live set and maybe bring a few copies of my new vinyl with me.
Crooked Face Dumb F***
Here's a brand new song and video from my upcoming record, What If It Doesn't Get Better?.
The album is available for pre-order right now, and each LP pre-order comes with an immediate digital download.
What If It Doesn't Get Better?
My new record, What If It Doesn't Get Better?, will be released on March 25th. You can listen to the title track, featuring Lydia Liza right now. It's my first real solo record since For My Mother in 2012, and I'm really, really excited to be able to share it with you all.
It's a weird record. It's more experimental and ambient than anything I've made previously. There's no rapping on it. Eric Mayson, Lydia Liza, Gen Devine, Nelson Devereaux, and Claire de Lune helped me make it. A few of the songs are about astral projection, being in multiple places at once, time travel, remote viewing, ufos, conspiracy theories, space travel. One of the songs is about the Moon possibly being a giant spaceship. Most of the tracks started with me, a piano, and a tape recorder. I'd just let the tape run and play and sing for a while. I then pulled samples from that tape. I recorded all of the primary material for this record on the same cassette tape. I've been blurring the line between my producing, songwriting, and DJing lately, and the way these songs are written and arranged definitely reflects that.
The album's not as dark or depressing as the title might imply. The phrase What If It Doesn't Get Better? is actually motivating for me, it helps me avoid complacency. I've been making records for over a decade, and I'm finally at a place in my career and my personal life where I feel like I might know what I'm doing. That's a nice feeling, but it can also be dangerous. If you stop seeking out new experiences, trying new things, taking risks, you stop growing. That's how you end up making the same record over and over or working at a job you hate.
I'm releasing the album digitally and on vinyl. You can pre-order the vinyl right now. All vinyl pre-orders come with one of these sweet notebooks that Andres Guzman and I made.
You can also pre-order the album on iTunes and instantly download two of the songs.
Finally, I'm throwing a release party at Amsterdam Bar & Hall on Saturday, 3/26. My friends Lexii Alijai, Sloslylove, Claire de Lune, Chance York, Eric Mayson, Lydia Liza, and Nelson Devereaux will be joining me. Tickets are on sale for that now.
I think that's it for now. If you like the song, please share it. If you really like it, please pre-order the record. You guys rule.
First Avenue, 1/15/16
I'll be playing with the one and only Eric Mayson at First Avenue next Friday, 1/15.
It's their annual Best New Bands show, and the lineup is killer.
Aero Flynn, Baby Shel, Bruise Violet, Eric Mayson, Lexii Alijai, Murder Shoes, and Perfume Monster.
Come hang out with us?


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3Recipe Roundup: Eight Hearty Vegan Soups and Stews to Keep You Warm
Goodness gracious, this has been a crazy winter! Things have warmed up a bit around here, but we're still craving steamy soups and stews to keep us toasty from the inside out.
Often, folks associate a vegan diet with light, salad-based meals. Not that I'm dissing on salad – sometimes there's nothing better than a big bowl of raw veggies topped with tasty dressing. At this time of year, though, when you can't feel your toes and fingers, something with a little more substance is in order. Here are some great vegan recipes to get you going!
- Roasted Tomato Zucchini Bread Soup
- Broccoli Jack Soup with Map-Otle Tempeh Croutons
- North African Chickpea and Kale Soup
- Pumpkin Apple Ginger Soup
- Organic Miso, Ginger, and Napa Cabbage Stew
- Fire Roasted Red Pepper and Smoky Black Bean Soup with Chili Lime Croutons
- Easy and Delicious Veggie Chili
- Perfect Split Pea Soup
What are your favorite veggie recipes for keeping toasty when a cold front rolls through?
3 Responses to Recipe Roundup: Eight Hearty Vegan Soups and Stews to Keep You Warm
Yes yes yes! I'll take one bowl of each, please. :c) We are actually getting some rain here in the desert and some heart soup sounds sooo comforting. Thanks!
What an incredible collection of healthy soups for the winter. They will surely get my through this season!
Tempeh croutons….yumm. I bet that would go well with my garlic salsa.


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Enteric-coated Mycophenolate Sodium (EC-MPS) and Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF) in Renal Transplant Patients With Gastrointestinal (GI) Intolerance
This study has been completed.
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: November 15, 2006
Last updated: July 14, 2011
Last verified: July 2011
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Treatment with the immunosuppressive drug mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) may result in gastrointestinal (GI) complications in some patients. This study will investigate the safety and tolerability of converting kidney transplant recipients with gastrointestinal symptoms from their current treatment of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) to treatment with enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium (EC-MPS).
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Renal Transplantation |
Drug: Enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium (EC-MPS) Drug: Mycophenolate mofetil Drug: Placebo to mycophenolate sodium Drug: Placebo to mycophenolate mofetil |
Phase 4 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | A 4-week, Multicenter, Double-blind, Double-dummy, Randomized, Parallel Group Study to Compare the Gastrointestinal Safety and Tolerability of EC-MPS & MMF When Administered in Combination With Calcineurin Inhibitors in Renal Transplant Recipients Experiencing Gastrointestinal Intolerance |
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics:
Kidney Transplantation
Drug Information available for:
Mycophenolic acid
Mycophenolate sodium
Mycophenolate mofetil hydrochloride
Mycophenolate mofetil
U.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Novartis:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- The Number of Participants Who Responded to the Conversion to Mycophenolate Sodium (EC-MPS) Therapy [ Time Frame: Baseline, Day 30 ]Response assessed using the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (GSRS), designed to assess common symptoms with gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. The GSRS has 5 subscales (reflux, diarrhea, constipation, abdominal pain and indigestion) producing a mean subscale score ranging from 1 (no discomfort) to 7 (very severe discomfort). The total score is an average of scores across all 15 items; a higher score indicates more GI symptoms. Response was defined as Day 30 improvement in the GSRS Total Score (change from baseline) of greater than or equal to 0.3. Minimum score is 1; maximum score is 7.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Number of Participants With Biopsy-proven Acute Rejection (BPAR) and Treated Acute Rejection (TAR) [ Time Frame: 30 days ]
TAR was defined as an episode of acute rejection that was suspected on clinical grounds and was treated and confirmed by the investigator according to the patient's response to therapy.
BPAR was defined a treated acute rejection that was confirmed by biopsy. A graft core biopsy was performed before or within 24 hours of initiation of anti-rejection therapy and was assessed by the pathologist at the center according to the BANFF 1997 criteria.
- Change From Baseline to Day 30 in the Severity of Gastrointestinal Symptoms Overall Total Score [ Time Frame: Baseline, Day 30 ]The Severity Score for each GI symptom for each participant was calculated based on the physician's evaluation of current GI symptoms recorded at Baseline and Day 30. For each of the 16 individual GI symptoms the severity score ranged from 0 (absent) to 3 (severe). The Overall Total Score is the Mean of severity ratings of the 16 individual symptoms.
- Number of Participants With Reported Dose Changes or Interruption of Study Medication During the 30 Days of Treatment [ Time Frame: 30 days ]The number of participants with reported dose changes or interruption of study medication during the 30 days of treatment.The most common dose adjustments were dose increases back to baseline levels following a decrease or interruption and decreases due to abnormal laboratory value Adverse Events (leucopenia, thrombocytopenia, neutropenia, or anemia).
- Change From Baseline in Lower and Upper GI Symptom Burden Measured by GI Symptom Rating Scale Score [ Time Frame: Baseline, Day 30 ]This is reflected by the total score. The total score incorporates lower and upper GI elements. GSRS overall score is the mean of 15 individual GI symptom scores, each rated on a 7- point scale: 1 = no discomfort, 2= minor discomfort, 3 = mild discomfort, 4 = moderate discomfort, 5 = moderately sever discomfort, 6 = severe discomfort and 7 = very severe discomfort. Change from Baseline was calculated using ANCOVA, model includes GSRS, center and treatment group.
- Change in Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale Subscale Scores After 30 Days of Treatment [ Time Frame: Baseline to Day 30 ]The GSRS has five subscales (reflux, diarrhea, constipation, abdominal pain, indigestion) producing a mean subscale score ranging from 1 (=no discomfort at all) to 7 (very severe discomfort). The mean score at baseline (BL), the mean score at Day 30 and the mean Change from BL to Day 30 is presented for each of the five subscales.
- Change From Baseline (BL) to Day 30 in the Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index (GIQLI) Total Score and Subscale Scores [ Time Frame: Baseline, Day 30 ]The GIQLI is a 36-item questionnaire to assess the impact of GI disease on daily life. The GIQLI has 5 different subscales (GI symptoms, emotional status, physical and social functions, and stress of medical treatment) that are rated on a 5-point scale from 0 to 4. The individual scores are summed to produce a total score of the 36 items for a total possible score of 0 to 144. Lower scores represent greater dysfunction.
Enrollment: | 400 |
Study Start Date: | October 2006 |
Primary Completion Date: | June 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Experimental: Enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium
Enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium tablets taken orally twice a day (in the morning and in the evening) at a dose equimolar to the dose of mycophenolate mofetil the participant was taking prior to start of the study + Placebo to mycophenolate mofetil capsules taken orally twice a day for 30 days. Participants remained on their standard immunosuppressive regimen of calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) (Cyclosporin A or Tacrolimus) administered with or without corticosteroids throughout the study.
Drug: Enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium (EC-MPS)
Enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium supplied as 180 mg tablets.
Other Name: Myfortic®
Drug: Placebo to mycophenolate mofetil
Placebo to mycophenolate mofetil matching capsules.
Active Comparator: Mycophenolate mofetil
Mycophenolate mofetil capsules taken orally twice a day (in the morning and in the evening) at the dose the participant was taking prior to study start + Placebo to mycophenolate sodium tablets taken twice a day for 30 days. Participants remained on their standard immunosuppressive regimen of calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) (Cyclosporin A or Tacrolimus) administered with or without corticosteroids throughout the study.
Drug: Mycophenolate mofetil
Mycophenolate mofetil supplied as 250 mg capsules.
Drug: Placebo to mycophenolate sodium
Placebo to mycophenolate sodium matching tablets.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion criteria:
- Males and females aged 18-75 years, Recipients of first or second cadaveric, living unrelated or living related kidney transplant
- Recipients who are at least 4 weeks post renal transplantation with stable renal function, Patients currently receiving MMF (all dosages are allowed) and either cyclosporine USP (MODIFIED) or tacrolimus with or without corticosteroids as part of their immunosuppressive regimen for at least 2 weeks prior to study start
- Patients with at least one mild and/or moderate and/or severe upper or lower gastrointestinal (GI) complaints clearly associated with MMF therapy as determined by the treating physician. Additional mild GI complaints may coexist
- Patients' immunosuppressive regimen other than steroids (doses and type) as well as medication for treatment of GI symptoms must be unchanged for at least 1 week prior to study start
- Females of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test prior to the inclusion period. The test should be performed locally at Baseline visit. If positive, the patient will not be included. Effective contraception must be used during the trial, and for 4 weeks following discontinuation of the study medication
- Patients who are willing and able to participate in the full course of the study and from whom written informed consent has been obtained.
Exclusion criteria:
- Multi-organ transplant patients (e.g. kidney and pancreas) or previous transplant with any other organ different from kidney (second kidney transplant is allowed)
- History of GI disorder (diarrhea, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), dyspepsia, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) or Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) prior to transplantation
- Evidence of any GI disorder induced by an infection, underlying medical condition, or concomitant medication other than MMF, Modification of GI medication or MMF dose within last 1 week
- Evidence of graft rejection, treatment of acute rejection, or unstable renal function within 4 weeks prior to the Baseline visit, Patients who have received an investigational immunosuppressive drug within 4 weeks prior to study entry
- Patients with a history of malignancy within the last five years, except excised squamous or basal cell carcinoma of the skin
- Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women, Women of child-bearing potential (WOCBP) not using an acceptable method of contraception such as: surgical sterilization, hormonal contraception, or double-barrier methods.
- Contraception should be maintained throughout the study and for 4 weeks after study drug discontinuation.
Other protocol defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below.
For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00400400
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00400400
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Sponsors and Collaborators
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Study Director: | Novartis | Novartis |
More Information
Keywords provided by Novartis:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 28, 2017
Responsible Party: | External Affairs, Novartis Pharmaceuticals |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00400400 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
Study First Received: | November 15, 2006 |
Results First Received: | December 3, 2010 |
Last Updated: | July 14, 2011 |
Keywords provided by Novartis:
RenalTransplantation KidneyTransplantation MPA EC-MPS |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Mycophenolate mofetil Mycophenolic Acid Calcineurin Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |
Immunosuppressive Agents Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs Antibiotics, Antineoplastic Antineoplastic Agents |
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Obama announces $100M in education grants
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has announced $100 million in grants to help better prepare high school students to compete in the global economy.
The White House says the Youth CareerConnect program will help schools train students for in-demand industries, including science, technology, engineering and math.
The government will award up to 40 grants to allow high schools to team up with higher education institutions and employers. The grants will be awarded early next year.
Money for the awards will come from the Labor Department. Obama announced the program during remarks Tuesday at The Wall Street Journal CEO Council annual meeting.


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The new Network Manager 2.0 delivers the power and flexibility of a full crosspoint switch on both inputs and outputs. Utilizing the Network Manager, any audio input or output can be assigned to any Pro64 network audio slot.
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Marianne Gingrich's accusation shows that an honest open relationship is more scandalous than a dishonest adulterous relationship.
Voters Prefer Newt Gingrich's Adultery to Open Marriage
Dan Savage is the editorial director of The Stranger, a Seattle newsweekly, and the author of ''The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage and My Family.''
Updated June 20, 2012, 4:12 PM
My favorite moment in Thursday night's G.O.P. debate: Newt Gingrich angrily denying his second ex-wife's account of the end of their marriage — "Let me be quite clear: The story is false!" — and the socially conservative South Carolinians in the hall rewarding the former speaker of the House with sustained applause.
Let me be quite clear: Newt Gingrich wasn't denying that he had a six-year-long adulterous relationship with a Congressional staffer, a woman 20 years his junior, an affair that he conducted while overseeing the impeachment of Bill Clinton after his affair with a White House intern. Gingrich's affair with a Congressional staffer is a long-acknowledged fact. That former Congressional staffer was sitting in the audience last night: her name is Callista, she's the third Mrs. Gingrich, and she is — according to every profile written about her — a "devout Catholic." (I was raised by devout Catholics. Devout Catholics are friends of mine. Devout Catholics do not have adulterous relationships with married men. Just sayin'.)
All Gingrich was denying with that "false!" was the allegation that he had asked his second ex-wife for an open marriage.
Newt Gingrich wants us to know that he did not ask his second ex-wife for an open marriage. An honest open relationship was never on the table. Newt and Callista's six-year-long adulterous relationship was grounded in deceit and betrayal from the start, and Newt and Callista never wavered from the path of deceit and betrayal. Newt Gingrich was making an implicit promise to socially conservative voters: He did not ask his most recent ex-wife for an open marriage, and he will not ask any of his future ex-wives for an open marriage.
The lesson in Gingrich's angry denial and the applause that greeted it: An honest open relationship is more scandalous, and more politically damaging, than a dishonest adulterous relationship. An honest, mutually consensual nonmonogamous marriage — which is not what Newt was proposing (you can't negotiate an honest open marriage with your spouse six years into an affair) — is newer and somehow more threatening than the "traditional" cheating Gingrich engaged in.
It's difficult to put a figure on the exact number of couples who have honest open marriages. Very few couples who aren't monogamous are "out" about it. They appear to be monogamous, they work at maintaining that appearance, and they would rather have their families, friends, neighbors and co-workers believe something that isn't true than have to answer intrusive questions or deal with value judgments. They're what sex researchers call "socially monogamous."
Most of the people who've negotiated open marriage arrangements with their spouses realized, at some point in their lives (often after a failed marriage or two), that they simply weren't capable of being monogamous. Rather than continuing to make and violate monogamous commitments, they opted to level with themselves and their (sometimes new) spouses. Some of these couples are swingers; some are polyamorous; but most are what I like to call "monogamish": a relationship that's almost entirely monogamous.
Nonmonogamy — or monogamishamy — certainly isn't for everyone. But it's a better solution for those who are incapable of monogamous behavior, and a less socially harmful one, than an endless cycle of marriage, betrayal, divorce and remarriage. At Thursday night's debate, Gingrich told us that's he's the kind of person who thinks "grandiose thoughts." Imagine the grief that Gingrich could've spared himself and his ex-wives if he had given some thought, grandiose or not, to honest nonmonogamy.
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I was asked recently why I decided to start my own company. At first I really didn't know what to answer other than "it was a matter of circumstances." To help you understand what I mean, I'd have to take you back a couple of years. I had been working at a major ($3 billion+ in revenue) Silicon Valley software company for seven years, had been handsomely rewarded for my performance and even recognized with a "Marketer of the Year" award presented by the founder. This award was specifically for my contributions in the field of Search Marketing, having taken the company from laggard to a recognized thought leader in the industry. To make a long story short, new management came in, decided to "throw out the old" and… there I was, being laid off despite an impeccable record. This whole experience really made me question whether, in the long run, I wanted to depend on the whims and politics of a corporation versus take my future a touch more into my own hands. (more…)


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Bird, D. J., Potter, I. C., Hardisty, M. and Baker, B. I. (1994) Morphology, body size and behaviour of recently-metamorphosed sea lampreys, Petromyzon marinus, from the lower River Severn, and their relevance to the onset of parasitic feeding. Journal of Fish Biology, 44 (1). pp. 67-74. ISSN 0022-1112 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/7029
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2011 Tigers volleyball schedule
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- Sept. 9: Hayden 0, Meeker 3
- Sept. 13: Moffat County 3, Hayden 1
- Sept. 16: Soroco 4, Hayden 0
- Sept. 17: Hayden volleyball splits Saturday doubleheader at home
- Sept. 20: Hayden 3, Little Snake River 2
- Sept. 23: Hayden 3, West Grand 0
- Sept. 24: Rangely 3, Hayden 0
- Sept. 25 at Vail Mountain, TBA
- Oct. 1: Hayden 3, North Park 1; Hayden 3, Vail Mountain 1
- Oct. 8: Hayden 3, Soroco 0; Hayden 3, West Grand 0
- Oct. 14: Little Snake River, Wyo. 3, Hayden 1
- Oct. 15: Hayden 3, Plateau Valley 1
- Oct. 21: Vail Mountain 3, Hayden 0
- Oct. 22: Hayden 3, Vail Christian 2
- Oct. 25: Hayden volleyball beats West Grand in playoff match
- Oct. 29: Hayden finishes season with win but won't move on
Oak Creek Something odd happened late in the marathon day that was the Class 2A District 5 high school volleyball tournament in Oak Creek.
Groups of players from Meeker and Rangely high schools finished playing, and hopeful to advance to next weekend's regional tournament, began staging elaborate cheers, exploding with every block and screaming at every kill, celebrating the success not of their own team, but Hayden's, which battled in the last match of the day against Paonia.
It was a nice gesture, one that brought smiles to faces of the Tigers on the court, but one at the same time that signaled all had gone wrong. The crowd — fans who had supported Hayden for years and fans who had supported them for a few minutes — erupted when the team finally pulled off a five-set final match victory that eliminated any potential tie-breaking fiasco, storming on to the court to hug and congratulate the Tigers, but it was all bittersweet. Hayden was reduced to playing the role of spoiler, and though it finished its season with a win, a 1-2 tournament record ensured the season indeed was finished.
"It's frustrating because we had the potential to go on," senior Brette Frentress said, "but, that was a great way to end the year."
The flame that was Hayden's chance of moving on was extinguished when Meeker went five games to beat Rangely in the day's penultimate match.
Had that result been different, the Tigers, despite losing to the Cowboys and the Panthers, could have worked their way through the right combination of tiebreakers and still possibly advance to regionals.
The team's season, however, wasn't extinguished until it did as its new-found fans hoped, all at once knocking off Paonia, sending Meeker and Rangely to the regional volleyball tournament and once again offering a perplexing result.
Hayden was hot and cold Saturday, just as it's been all season, but the rare privilege of ending the season with a win wasn't lost on the team.
Aubree Haskins had two big kills early in the last game, Jacie Temple had a key ace, Olivia Zehner had an important scoring tap and Jordan Temple had two of the final three points, one via a kill and the final with an ace, to sew up the victory.
"Knowing it was our last game of the season, as seniors and playing against Paonia, we wanted to go out with a win," Haskins said. "It felt like everyone was behind us. We were all pretty excited about it, even though we knew we weren't going on to regionals. We were excited about playing and winning."
During the day, Hayden often was close. It fell, 15-12, in the final frame of a five-game loss to Meeker early in the morning. It lost to Rangely in four despite a glistening 25-14 win in the first game.
The tournament started Tuesday, when the field of seven teams was pared down to four and when the hosting school, Soroco, was eliminated. Hayden entered Saturday's action as the second seed but hadn't beaten any of the teams remaining in the field. That only changed when Hayden beat Paonia, and that up-and-down summarized the entire district's season as well as it did Hayden's.
Paonia was the tournament's top seed, but it was No. 4 Rangely and No. 6 Meeker that emerged from the breathtakingly close day of action.
Four of the day's six matches went to five games and the other two lasted four, the tournament unfolding across 12 hours.
"It was anyone's ballgame," Hayden coach Holli Palmer said. "Our league this year has been ups and downs. It's been competitive all season. The teams going on to regionals, they'll be competitive there because the play here was so tough.
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Canadian "rockstar" astronaut Chris Hadfield, who just returned from the International Space Station, says he's retiring. (Yep, he's the guy who performed David Bowie's "Space Oddity" in zero-g while orbiting the Earth.) While he may be retiring from the Canadian Space Agency, he may not be done with spaceflight just yet, as he sees commercial spaceflight as a real possibility. In the past decade, several private commercial spaceflight ventures have been seriously developing and testing their own spacecraft, and eventually "commercial astronauts" will be needed to help run commercial space missions and space tourism flights. Here's some of the latest news in commercial spaceflight.
- Astronauts for Hire (A4H), a non-profit organization, has selected its fourth group of commercial astronaut candidates. The six new recruits, who are professionals in various fields of science, engineering, medicine, and aviation, will be trained to become research and operations specialists for future commercial spaceflight missions. [url]
- The X Prize Foundation is currently offering a total of $30 million in prize money to the first two teams to land a robot on the moon by the end of 2015. Aiming to spur commercial spaceflight innovation, the non-profit foundation also previously awarded the Ansari X Prize in 2004 to Scaled Composites for its SpaceShipOne, which Virgin Galactic has now developed into the suborbital commercial spacecraft SpaceShipTwo.[url]
- There are at least ten private spaceships in development right now. Here are the ten most promising ones: Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo, XCOR's Lynx Space Plane (check out Dutch startup SXC which might give Virgin Galactic a run for its money), Armadillo Aerospace's Vertical Lander, Bigelow Aerospace's Private Space Labs, Stratolaunch's Air-Launched Rocket, the Liberty Rocket and Capsule, Blue Origin's Secret Spaceship, the Dream Chaser Space Plane, Boeing's CST-100 Capsule, and SpaceX's Manned Space Dragon.[url]
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Tooo.... tired... to think.
Don't go any further if you don't want to read about me feeling sorry for myself.
As some of you know my 12 year old daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes last year. We do have the routine down to a science... blood sugar testing, injections, emergency packs when we go out etc etc..
But the horrible thing about this kind of disease is it never stays THE SAME! Just when you figure out you have the ideal insulin amounts and injection routine, something changes... Like the honeymoon period ending, puberty hormones, growth spurts... and the constant worry of illness, especially flu!
When things change I have to get up at night constantly either because of dangerous lows happening or stomach aches from high blood sugars...
I am tired and exhausted.... I feel brain dead.
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Hollyhill, been there many a times. My 15 year old son was diagnosed at age 1. In Jan. of this year, he went on the pump. He does take care of alot things. But the planning and worry is always there! So, I totally get it, hugs to you, it really does get easier!
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Oh my Natalie... I can't imagine having had to deal with this for 14 years.
How is puberty effecting him?
How does he like the pump?... I know it does change the fiddling of dosages just the mode of insulin intake. My daughter wants nothing to do with it. She doesn't want to be attached to anything, and because she swims alot she doesn't want the site to be visible. In same ways being older when diagnosed has it's own set of problems.. she remembers what it was like before she was diagnosed, and she is aware of every little thing that has changed for her. Also, fears of going to sleep etc
I think we may need to go to a counseler at Children's hospital.Sponsored Links Remove Advertisements10-02-2010, 02:36 PM #4- Rep Power
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I feel for you and your daughter Holly, my son has no idea what it is like to be insulin free. He loves the pump, no more worrying about having insulin on him all the time. The port( where the tiny needle is) is the size of a nickle. You can not notice it at all, my son swims, does golf and marching band, he has not had any problems. If I may suggest finding a group of teenagers with diabetes, she needs to know she is not alone. When was she diagnosed? The best advise I can give you is not to take her blood sugars personally. You are doing your best and she is lucky to have a parent who cares. You would be surprised how many parents are too laid back and do not give proper care. Kuddos to you Mom!
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Holly - I remember when she was first diagnosed - how scaryr those times were for you.....you have both/all come so far. It doesn't seem fair that there are unknown/new things to juggle now. A counselor sounds like a wonderful idea - as does finding a group of like minded teens.
Of course you're tired - you are running on empty. This will not last and you will get back to 'normal' - whatever that is - again.
Sending prayers, aloha and hugs to you all.
Please keep us updated when you have time - not only for you and us - buth also for those people who read your posts and will be soon walking in your footsteps.10-02-2010, 06:58 PM #6Aww, no Holly! Please don't apologize. I think we'd all agree that we're glad to be here for you. Like they say.."everybody needs a shoulder to cry on". Well, here we all are, and happy to send a hug or two.
I.m sorry for what's going on with your daughter's health, and wish things could be different for you and you and her. It's really something how the illness of one family member affects the rest of the household, and of course the bulk of it does fall on the mom.
But please hang in there Holly! And remember it takes a special kind of person to do what you're doing! You just have to admire the stamina that comes from a mother's love. Even in the face of exhaustion, somehow, from somewhere deep inside, we always find just a littIe bit more to give. I can't imagine what your girl would do without you, and I bet she just loves you more than anything!
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