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Before May officially strikes, we may have more baseball books for you to consider, even as we've done our best to give the top 30 we came across during the month of April:
The book: "2009 Who's Who in Baseball" (94th edition, byWho's Who in Baseball Magazine, Co., $9.95, edited by Pete Palmer) is listed on Amazon.com. Kinda. The latest information says "Currently unavailable: We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock." Because it sells out so fast? Maybe. For those of us old enough to have grown up reading this as really the only pre-Internet resource of information when it came to anything MLB related for stats, bios, etc. Rather than us trying to explain it, here's an Amazon.com review from Steven A. Peterson of Hershey, Penn., (born in Kewanee, Ill.: "I've been buying — and loving — these little volumes since the 1960s (I think I still have the 1964 book somewhere in my library). To get ready for the new baseball season, this jam-packed book of facts and figures is a great resource as you prepare to watch the games of the new year unfold. The concept is simple: list players with their batting and pitching statistics back to their first entry into professional baseball. The first entry is Bobby Abreu. 241 home runs, 1084 RBIs, .300 life time batting average. First played in the big leagues in 1997 (Houston). Last entry — Joel Zumaya (batters are first and pitchers second in the book). Lifetime record is 8-8 with a 2.76 ERA. One of my favorite juxtapositions. . . On pages 170-171, we have Frank Thomas, followed immediately by Jim Thome. Fascinating comparison. Thomas: 8199 at bats, 2468 hits, 495 doubles, 521 home runs, 1704 RBIs. Thome: 7344 at bats, 2048 hits, 397 doubles, 541 home runs, 1488 RBIs. And that's part of the fun of this book. Comparing players, trying to develop your ratings of who are the best and who remain the rest. . . . So, if you enjoy baseball statistics and want the basics of who has done what with their careers, this is a portable and useful volume. Highly recommended!" One more quick review from Donald B. Harris of Williamsburg, Va.: "(It is) an unpretentious excellent source for any baseball lover … After searching around and buying nerdy books which were laden with statistics but had no humanity, I found this one. Handy size, easy to navigate. A great resource for any serious baseball fan."
The book: "A-Rod: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez" by Selena Roberts (Harper Collins, 272 pages, $26.99): Set for release on May 12, but now moved up to this Monday, the "stalker" Roberts (according to A-Rod) had excerpts already used it as an explosive Sports Illustrated issue recently, and more of it came out in a New York Daily News story on Wednesday (linked here) — use of steroids as a member of the Yankees, and also as a teenager. From the book blurb on the jacket: "Rumoured to be on the verge of a personal and professional collapse so profound it would rate as one of the most dramatic falls in major league history. Through exhaustive reporting and interviews, Roberts will detail A-Rod as a plunge-in-progress, a once-in-a-generation baseball talent tortured by an internal struggle between the polished family man he wants to be and the unabashed hedonist he has become. The storyline will include his dalliances with strippers, infatuation with Madonna, details of his record-breaking $315-million contract, shady real estate empire and further evidence of steroid use, but will also tunnel deeper into his behavior. Roberts will reveal the root of Alex's identity crisis – the night his father abandoned him – and, in so doing, answer the question: who is the real A-Rod?"
The book: "Bert Sugar's Baseball Hall of Fame: A Living History of America's Greatest Game" by Bert Randolph Sugar (Running Press, 272 pages, $35). Due out in June, this one arrives in time for the Baseball Hall of Fame's 70th anniversary of its first induction class — it opened its doors on Monday, July 12, 1939. Since then it has had three major expansions, including a recent $20 million renovation. "To get a better sense of the Hall of Fame you would have to be in Cooperstown," says Bob Costas in his endorsement quote.
The book: "The Making of a Hitter" by Jack Perconte (forward by Mike Scioscia) (Second Base Publishing, 181 pages, $19.95): You remember Perconte, right (stats linked here)? A 16th-round draft choice by the Dodgers in '76. Made the big leagues in '80. Hit .231 in 22 games (32 at bats over two seasons) before he was traded to Cleveland, then Seattle, then the Chiago White Sox. Actually played a full season with the Mariners in 1984 and hit .294 with 180 hits (third in the AL with 152 singles), 29 stolen bases … OK, marginal at best. So why not start a hitting academy and then publish a book that teaches kids at different levels how to tan the horsehide. Well, the Jack Perconte Sports Academy in Naperville, Ill., is now the Centerfield Sports Academy (linked here), and Perconte has this book, with a rather scruffy photo of himself on the back page and throughout the publication, with the slogan: "Remember, practice does not make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect." Perfect. He says in the intro: "Even though I was fortuante to have played in the major leagues for a few years it was surprising how little I really knew about the fundamentals until I began to teach … I did feel qualified to teach because at one time or another I did about everything wrong fundamentally as a hitter." Isn't that how it always works out? We don't doubt Perconte's intentions, but somehow this comes off as something Kenny Powers would do in "Eastbound & Down" for HBO. Without the cursing. Since, at the top of the cover, it says it's by "Jack Perconte, former major leaguer."
The book: "Sweet Spot: 125 years of Baseball and the Louisville Slugger," by David Magee and Philip Shirley (forward by Ken Griffey Jr.) (Triumph Books, 182 pages, $27.95). At a time when bats only make news when they break and nearly injury players on the field, this anniversary celebration of the biggest lumber company for the sport is filled with archived photos that you'd only find in the Hillerich and Bradsby Co.'s library. The history covered includes Babe Ruth and his R43 model, which he notched after each homer in 1927, the first bat crafted by Bud Hillerich for pro player Pete Browning in 1884, to bats used by Dustin Pedroia and Derek Jeter today. Transcripts of personal interviews by those who used the company's bat include Steve Garvey, Dusty Baker, Tony Gwynn, Mickey Mantle, Pee Wee Reese, Ted Williams, Robin Yount and George Brett. The "powerized' factory and museum in Louisville, Ky., still attracts nearly a quarter million visitors a year, showing how the company started as a family business, built its tradition and faced the challenges posed by aluminum bats.
The book: "No Girls In The Clubhouse: The Exclusion of Women from Baseball" by Marilyn Cohen (McFarland, 228 pages, $35), which looks at how women are still striking out in the world of baseball — from umps to commentators to … players. Even as the author, a professor of sociology and urban studies at Saint Peter's College, reminds us of when teenaged girl Jackie Mitchell once struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in an exhibition. Also read a review of this on Ron Kaplan's website (linked here)
Also be on the lookout for: "Pull Up A Chair: The Vin Scully Story" by Curt Smith (due out at the end of this month; we have mention of it linked here) as well as "Vin Scully: I Saw It On the Radio," a tribute book compiled by Rich Wolfe (Lone Wolfe Press), where 120 people — fellow broadcasters, players, fans, and others, ranging from John Wooden, Roger Owens, Eric Karros, Jon Miller, Dick Enberg, Ralph Branca and Yogi Berra, have something to say about how Scully impacted their life. The self-published book has been spotted in Ralphs supermarkets and has its own website (www.vinscullybook.com)


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He'll never look at traffic lights the same way as everybody else.
After more than 22 years at Costa Mesa City Hall, many of them in the transportation department, Peter Naghavi is on the path to retirement starting next week.
But it won't quite be the last time residents will hear of the much-respected city administrator, whose latest title is deputy CEO and economic and development director. At city CEO Tom Hatch's request, Naghavi will stick around to help recruit his replacement and oversee everyday activities.
Naghavi's plans after that? Traveling with his 29-year-old son and possibly moving to the south of France. He'd like to split his time between a home there and in Orange County.
Europe, as he likes to say, is his second home.
Naghavi was born in Iran but moved with his parents to England, where he was raised.
He's an alumnus of the University of Texas at Arlington, London University and Harvard. He studied architecture at the latter. He speaks English, Farsi, Turkish and a little French.
After working for a while for the cities of Dallas and Somerville, Mass., a recruiter in 1990 told him about an Orange County suburban city called Costa Mesa. At the time, Naghavi said, he was just "a 32-year-old kid" who merely wanted to see the Golden State. He wasn't particularly interested in changing jobs.
"They asked me to come down for an interview, and I did, just to see California," Naghavi said. "But I liked the area and I liked the city."
'I know I could trust him'
Bill Morris, Costa Mesa's public services director from 1989 to 2007, said he went out on a "big limb" in hiring Naghavi.
"I didn't think he'd stick around at all," Morris said, "but I wanted to take a chance with him."
Morris, as well as dozens of others, attended Naghavi's retirement party Thursday at the city's Emergency Operations Center, next to City Hall. Adorned with blue leis, they celebrated his years of public service over Newport Rib Co. food and French-inspired decorations.
After some eight months seeing Naghavi work, it became clear that he really knew his stuff, Morris said.
"One of the biggest headaches of any public works director is trying to keep traffic in order," he said.
"I've worked with a lot of people in my life," Morris added. "Besides my father and my oldest daughter, Peter is the only other one I would trust on his word. You do not need a contract or anything. He'd be the only other guy I would ever go into a partnership with because I know I could trust him."
Mary Hornbuckle was on the City Council in 1990, the year Naghavi came on board. She too remembered there being some doubt about the man with East Coast and European sensibilities.
"We weren't sure whether he was going to be able to handle all the nuances of California because our regulations are sometimes very different," she said.
But he quickly fit right in, she said, and gave the council members the confidence they needed to make decisions.
"I never doubted what Peter told us," Hornbuckle said.
Former Councilman Jay Humphrey, who began his term in 1994, said Naghavi was patient when explaining the issues.
"I can't say enough positive things about Peter," Humphrey said. "The moment he does physically retire, the city will have lost an important piece. No doubt about it. They will have lost something that was irreplaceable."
Hornbuckle recalled how Naghavi reacted on one of the most momentous days in city history: March 17, 2011, when 29-year-old city maintenance worker Huy Pham committed suicide by jumping off the roof of City Hall.
"Peter was right there," Hornbuckle said. "He showed up, he held hands, he talked with people, he shed a tear with people. He's a very caring and very human person.
"In just being there, he showed his support for the city employees and for the family and everything that was going on."
Naghavi said it was his toughest time at the city.
"While I myself was very sad and could hardly hold my tears back, I felt the weight of the entire City Hall on my shoulders, as I felt it was up to me to provide the soft, yet stable and strong presence for the rest of the staff who were confused and in disbelief," he wrote in an email. "I always have been good in talking to people, but those days, I didn't know what to say … this kept me up many hours at night."
'The perfect public servant'
Some years ago, Costa Mesa resident and blogger Geoff West had made an appointment to speak with Naghavi over lunch. The two were to meet at Z'Tejas Southwestern Grill in South Coast Plaza.
A small earthquake, however, had shaken things up — literally and figuratively — that afternoon.
Naghavi was 30 minutes late. West tried calling Naghavi at City Hall. No luck.
Eventually, he did see Naghavi coming — as quickly as he could.
"I saw him sprinting down the parking lot," West said. "I shook his hand, and he said, 'Sorry, I have to go back to City Hall. The building is in chaos. The phone system is out.'"
Naghavi wanted to keep his appointment somehow, West said, even though an emergency had impeded communication.
"He's probably the perfect public servant," West added, the real "go-to" guy who's service-oriented.
Helen Nenadal, president of the Costa Mesa City Employees Assn. and a nearly 30-year Costa Mesa employee, said for Naghavi, "It didn't matter what job you had or what level you were at, he was always there for us employees."
He respected the staff, and they respected him in return, she said.
"The employees felt they could go to him for anything," Nenadal said.
"He's been a constant professional and always one to tackle difficult issues, but do it in a way that's collaborative," Hatch said.
'You have no choice but to succeed'
For the majority of Naghavi's working career in Costa Mesa, he was the transportation services manager. For 17 years, he kept busy with major projects such as the completion of the Costa Mesa (55) Freeway to Newport Boulevard and two other major endeavors: the I-405/SR-55 Transitway Project and I-405/SR-73 Confluence Project.
The former project included adding an offramp from the San Diego (405) Freeway to Avenue of the Arts, an onramp at Anton Boulevard, and direct HOV connectors between the 55 and 405.
He also worked on expanding lanes on Harbor Boulevard and computerizing the city's traffic signal system.
Then there were all those hundreds of little projects, he said.
"The beauty of my work then as a transportation manager is that I had to work on a variety of issues, from an old lady who had a little parking problem in front of her house all the way to a $120-million project and everything in between," Naghavi said.
Everyone thought their problem was the biggest, he said. It was up to him and his staff to balance it all.
"It gives you a sense of comfort and a sense of accomplishment when you see in the eyes of residents that they're received what they've wanted on their street, even though it may not be that big of an important thing in the big picture," Naghavi said.
"The most beautiful part of my job was being able to work with the public," he added. "A lot of times we agreed on things; a lot of times we didn't agree on everything, but as long as we all had the best in heart and did not have a personal agenda — and that we're honest with a high level of integrity — everything always worked out."
Costa Mesa is unique geographically, he said, with three freeways bisecting it.
"That's major access," he said. "Most cities would love to have that, if they could manage the traffic part of it."
It's near the ocean but not quite on the coast; it's near John Wayne Airport and it has revenue-generating South Coast Plaza.
"You have everything it takes to make this city a beautiful city," Naghavi said. "It's a very eclectic city. You have a hodgepodge of everything."
Those aspects, as well as the community members themselves, helped fuel his desire to stay.
"Our development community is so good, so sophisticated," he said. "Then you put that together with sophisticated community members. You have the community, you have the business community and you have city staff, who are extremely professional. You add that to our City Council that provides our policies and goals.
"You have no choice but to succeed. Even if you didn't want to succeed, you'll succeed."
He said that he hopes his legacy is one of service with integrity, honesty and frankness.
"I never let any personal agenda come into the picture, whether it was the community or the council or anybody, for that matter," Naghavi said. "I always wanted to do what I thought what was right for this community, and for the most part, they saw it that way too."
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Vogue has long enjoyed being a household name and go-to fashion mag; "Project Runway" propelled Elle into the top (a spot most likely untainted by the embarassing "Stylista," as the show boasted few viewers and even fewer fans); Glamour's EIC Cindi Leive was named Most Powerful U.S. Fashion Magazine Editor by Forbes; W obtained Brad Pitt's exclusive photos of Angelina and their kids; and Cosmopolitan topped circulation charts.
I always read but rarely read about my favorite, Harper's Bazaar, America's first fashion magazine. Why do I love Bazaar so much?
The Models are Credited
Vogue may have tried to recreate the era of the supermodel with its May 2007 issue ("The World's Next Top Models") and educate its readers, but Bazaar is the one that credits models in their editorials. Even if professionals claim that "America's Next Top Model" is not an accurate reflection of the industry, viewers have learned at the very least that models aren't just pretty faces with legs--they work hard and require talent to be successful. Don't they deserve credit?
Sure, it's not true that Vogue never credits their models. Certainly, the interviewed celebrities/socialites are credited. And in its November 2008 issue, the "Field of Dreams" editorial was subtitled, "Natalia Vodianova...sets out on a magical family adventure." But in the same issue, the preceding editorial, "Chill Factor," credits the fashion editor, the designers, the photographer, and the hair and makeup stylists, without ever mentioning the model's name (Raquel Zimmermann). This is the Vogue norm. Is this because the models get paid a fortune already and that's all the credit they need? Is it because the readers don't care, and those who would want to hire the models already know who the girls are anyway? Is it another way for fashion elitists patting themselves on the back for knowing models' faces without being told? Is it blind following of a magazine tradition that was once reasonable but no longer applicable? It boggles the mind why models would not be credited.
The models worked hard to book the job, to give the magazine the shots for the editorial, and therefore have earned a spot for their name. Elle credits them, and so does Bazaar.
Complete Fashion Focus
I only subscribe to Bazaar, Vogue, W, and Elle because these magazines are more focused on fashion. Every page dedicated to relationship advice is a page robbed of fashion content. I certainly wouldn't go so far as to claim that I don't need relationship advice; a magazine, however, is not where I would want to look for it (it's all recycled crap anyway).
Elle is weakest in this category. The February 2009 issue contains "The Laws of Attraction: The new (scientific way to find the one)," "How to Get Over Getting Dumped," "Lovebugs," "Sexy Beast," and "Ask E. Jean." All of these are relationship articles. I don't mind reading about beauty, the industry, and even addressing image and health issues. But relationship articles transform a magazine into a general women's magazine, rather than a fashion mag. The farthest Bazaar strays from its fashion focus is its horoscopes, and that's only one page.
The Content
Fabulous at Every Age
I love Bazaar's column, "Fabulous at Every Age." It's almost easy to forget that fashion isn't just made for the young models prancing the catwalks and covering editorial spreads. Apart from young celebrities and socialites, fashion clientele must include more mature and experienced women who have worked longer and have more money. "Fabulous at Every Age" ensures that Bazaar cares about all age groups, and reminds everyone to dress their age--fabulously, of course.
Ivana Trump's Make-Under
All fashion magazines features interviews. I was particularly captivated by Bazaar's February 2009 interview with Ivana Trump because instead of dressing her "up," they dressed her "down" for a "make-under." Sure, there may not be that many candidates who qualify for a "make-under" (though Christina Aguilera and Evan Rachel Wood come to mind), but Bazaar's fresh attitude shone through. I only wish there were more pictures.
Fashion Advice from Karl Lagerfeld
If Bazaar can make this a monthly column, I'd be in heaven.
Reflecting the Times
In this economic recession, magazine editors must expect that readers have become more interested in mixing low cost with high fashion. Elle may have special articles like "Beauty: Get Gorgeous for Less Than $20" and "Styles for Less: The Best Under $50," but Bazaar integrates the theme throughout the entire issue without making you feel as though you're sacrificing style to save money. Bazaar not only has special "Under $150" tags throughout, they've also taken the care to select more modestly-priced, stylish items above $150.
Subscriber Covers
Nothing I hate more than a busy magazine cover trying to grab your attention. Bazaar instead has subscriber covers that has only the logo, name of cover model, and sometimes a short title (e.g. "Spring Fashion Issue"). Whereas Elle subscriber covers are only slightly edgier than the newsstand covers, Bazaar subscriber covers are more artistic and non-conventional.
I don't mean W's brand of experiments that often end up looking like poor attempts at artistic porn. But when Johanna, the winner of "Stylista," created white space on some of the layouts for Elle in episode 7 (aired in December 2008), Bazaar was not afraid of trying that out in its January 2009 issue ("The New Collections"). Elle has continued this layout style, while Bazaar seems to have put it to rest. Was this temporary adoption a good idea? I don't know, but at least Bazaar wasn't afraid to give it a try. Some might say that what Bazaar did was "copying" and far from being original, but I think it shows adaptability, which is exactly what fashion magazines need right now.


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Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo are Samsung's second-generation smartwatches. They've lost both the Android operating system and the "Galaxy" brand, but gained Samsung's own, home-grown, Linux-based Tizen operating system instead. What exactly that means will take a while — and a series of reviews — to figure out. Jerry Hildenbrand for Smartwatch Fans:
There are some substaintial changes since last year's Galaxy Gear, but at first glance they look very similar. We're OK with that, because we want the Gear to keep it's unique style and exceptional build-quality. The software, while completely different, also has a familiar look and users should be comfortable with the changes.
When Samsung announced the original Galaxy Gear smartwatch, I joked that it was a study of what an Apple iWatch wouldn't be. That part at least doesn't appear to have changed. If the Pebble is the Palm V of smartwatches, this feels like the Windows Mobile. That's not a bad thing, it's simply a reminder of just how new the entire category still is.
Apple, for their part, seems content to be patient as usual. They weren't the first smartphone and they weren't the first tablet. They don't care a flying flip about first. They want to be best. Just like Apple waited for the Treo and the BlackBerry, and the Tablet PC to identify problems they deeply believed they were uniquely position to solve, I imagine they'll wait for early smartwatches to frustrate us before they release an iWatch.
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Diagnostic Procedures for CancerDiagnostic Procedures For Cancer - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
What are diagnostic procedures for cancer?
When symptoms suggest cancer, your physician may request/perform any of the following procedures to help positively diagnose it:
A detailed medical history - family and personal
Thorough physical examination
Pelvic examination of the uterus, vagina, ovaries, bladder, and rectum (women only)
Pap test may be requested at the time of pelvic examination (women only)
Rectal examination of the prostate and rectum (men only)
Other diagnostic procedures that may be requested include:
Imaging tests, such as:
Computed tomography (CT or CAT scan) - a non-invasive procedure that takes cross-sectional images of the brain or other internal organs to detect any abnormalities that may not show up on an ordinary x-ray. The CT scan may indicate enlarged lymph nodes - a possible sign of a spreading cancer or of an infection.
Radionuclide or nuclear medicine scan - an imaging scan in which a small amount of radioactive substance is injected into the vein. A machine measures levels of radioactivity in certain tissues or organs, thereby detecting any abnormal areas or tumors. Some examples are bone scans, PET scans, and gallium scans.
Ultrasound - an imaging technique that uses sound waves to produce an image on a monitor of the abdominal organs, such as the uterus, liver, and kidneys.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) - a non-invasive procedure that produces a two-dimensional view of an internal organ or structure, especially the brain and spinal cord. The MRI may show abnormal nodules in bones or lymph nodes - a sign that cancer may be spreading.
Endoscopy - use of a very flexible tube with a lens or camera (and a light on the end), which is connected to a computer screen, allowing the physician to see inside the hollow organs, such as the bladder or uterus. Biopsy samples (tiny pieces of tissue) can be taken through the tube.
Laboratory tests - to examine blood, urine, other fluids, or tumor tissue
Biopsy - to remove a sample of the suspicious tissue for examination in a laboratory by a pathologist
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Samsung NC10
This article aims to provide information on installing and setting up Arch Linux on the Samsung NC10.
A lot of the information is derived from the Arch Forum, and from several hints scattered around in the ArchWiki.
Common issues
- using KMS (as of xorg-video-intel 2.8.1), No brightness control with xbacklight. (workaround with setpci, the issue might be solved with the next intel driver 2.9)
- On kernel 2.6.29 :
- webccam works perfectly.
- All fn-keys can be bound, except fn-f4
- Suspend to ram and to disk work perfectly (without any quirks)
- rfkill controls for bluetooth and Wifi do not work (but it's possible to write a script to do it and bind it to the propper key with xbindkeys)
- On kernel 2.6.30 :
- webcam stopped working correctly.
- fastboot feature (not NC10 specific)
- On kernel 2.6.31 :
- webcam is working again
- rfkill interface is working.
- On kernel 3.6.2-1 and 3.6.3-1:
- system will not boot unless acpi=off is added as kernel parameter
- "dmesg | grep microcode" will show "Atom PSE erratum detected", see Microcode page for a solution
Use the USB image provided at the official download locations or the ISO if you have an external optical drive. You can also use unetbootin to easily create a boot device. If you use an usbkey, be aware that you must (arguably) format it in FAT32.
Configure your installation
LAN uses the sky2 module and should work out-of-the-box. Kernels prior to 2.6.37 use the ath5k module for WLAN. Later kernels use brcmsmac/brcmfmac and may require blacklisting bcma. See Broadcom wireless#brcmsmac/brcmfmac for details.
Initial brightness
The brightness can be set with the following command:
setpci -s 00:02.1 F4.B=FF
Where FF is the highest level of brightness. This parameter moves in the range 00 to FF. Don't set it too low otherwise your backlight will turn off!
Graphics adapter
The Video controller is a typical Intel chipset that works with the xf86-video-intel driver.
To save some interrupts, and therefore power, you can disable dri in your
xorg.conf. This disables 3D effects; however if you do not need them this could be an option.
Section "Device" Option "NoDRI" Identifier "Card0" Driver "intel" VendorName "Intel Corporation" BoardName "Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller" BusID "PCI:0:2:0" EndSection
External VGA
External VGA works out of the box with xorg-xrandr.
In order to prevent problems when switching to console or when unplugging the external monitor, make sure to specify the frequency along with the mode, for example :
xrandr --output VGA --mode 1280x1024 --rate 60
Dual head positioning works also perfectly: Xorg#Multi-monitor_setups.
The audio device is an Intel HD. You will need to follow the instructions at ALSA#No_Sound_with_Onboard_Intel_Sound_Card to get output from the main speakers.
Since alsa 1.0.19 distributed in Archlinux repositories, you do not need to manually install alsa driver. Everything is working out of the box: onboard microphone and speakers, audio off on earphone plugging.
Troubleshooting :
- If the volume is too low, or lower than in Windows run alsamixer, and set "front" to 100%.
- If the microphone does not work, press Template:Keypress in alsamixer and play with the settings (boost to 0, digital and capture to mid-values, and input to front-mic should be a sensible default).
Note that settings can be saved with "alsactl store".
- One user reported that he had to disable every snd module in his rc.conf except for two: snd_hda_intel and snd_pcm_oss.
- [deprecated] if the speakers do not mute when you plug in headphones, you may need to compile alsa (i use v1.0.18a ,here)
Extract the tar.bz2 and open a console on alsa source folder, install alsa-utils and execute these commands:
$ ./configure --with-cards=hda-intel --with-oss=yes --with-sequencer=yes $ make # make install
Then configure sound volume with alsamixer and reboot.
Suspend and hibernate
If you want to use Suspend to RAM using pm-utils then you'll need the following command to resume properly:
pm-suspend --quirk-vbestate-restore
You can use this command not only to suspend from terminal but also in combination with acpid.
If after closing the lid your machine doesn't wake up from suspend correctly and needs to be resumed multiple times, you can try using the following workaround. This is an excerpt from
/etc/acpid/handler.sh file:
button/lid) if [ $(/bin/awk '{print $2}' /proc/acpi/button/lid/LID0/state) = closed ]; then /usr/sbin/pm-suspend fi ;;
In contrast hibernate works without "modifications" (except the ones mentioned in the pm-utils article).
If you are a kde4/kdemod user you can take advantage of powerdevil (included in kdemod-core/kdemod-kdebase-workspace since release 4.2). Screen brightness, cpu scaling, suspend and hibernate all work flawlessly, without any hack.
Right after resume you may notice (i.e. in powertop) lost support for C2 and C4 CPU states. Those modes are likely to return within several minutes.
Fn keys
Volume Controls worked out of the box in kdemod 4.2.
To bind the Fn keys to action, read Extra_Keyboard_Keys#The_quick_way and also Extra Keyboard Keys in Xorg. The suspend key (Template:Keypress) and disable touchpad (Template:Keypress) keys should work out of the box. Note that suspend key is handled in /etc/acpi/handler.sh (see "power/sleep" case entry). If you use pm-utils, you should substitute the default action with the call to pm-suspend or pm-hibernate.
As an example, here is how to bind the keys for volume control:
- Install xbindkeys and xorg-xbacklight for brightness control.
- Crate a config file in your home directory with the following content:
"amixer sset Master 2+ &" m:0x0 + c:176 "amixer sset Master 2- &" m:0x0 + c:174 #"amixer sset Master 0 &" "amixer sset Master toggle &" m:0x0 + c:160 #"sudo pm-suspend" # m:0x0 + c:223 "xbacklight +10" m:0x0 + c:233 "xbacklight -10" m:0x0 + c:232
- For your NC10 Fn keysums may differ. If any Fn keys do not work with the above
.xbindkeysrc, you should check the keysum values with
xbindkeys -k.
3. Run
xbindkeys and volume control should work within an X session!
To add additional bindings, you can get the codes of most of the Fn-keys with
xbindkeys -k.
For the keys that are not recongnized, see:
dmesg | tail
This will help to find errors and find the solution.
If your screen is not bright enough, boot into Windows and set the brightness to maximum or just do it the boot process.
Power saving
See power saving.
There is no official support from Samsung on how to upgrade your BIOS from anything else than Windows XP / 7, although there's an exellent guide on how to update your BIOS without Windows installed on your computer at all here.


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Iowa Graduate Public Health Programs and Public Health Grad Schools
Public Health Graduate Programs focus on the different aspects of the art and science of preventing and treating disease, prolonging life and promoting the health of people and communities through organized efforts. If you are interested in:
- Scientific or administrative aspect of public health.
- Developing and implementing educational programs.
- Formulating public policy.
- Providing services.
- Conducting research.
- Tracking disease outbreaks.
- Providing regulation and safety standards for health systems.
Then earning a degree at a public health grad school may be a top choice for you.
Public Health Graduate Programs: Essentials
Public Health Graduate Programs encompass disciplines such as epidemiology, biostatistics, health services, health services administration, health education, behavioral science and environmental health. Essentially, a public health grad school may teach about anything concerned with preventing disease and improving the health of the community. As this is such a vast field, there are many different types programs to allow students to best align their studies with a specific interest or goal.
When choosing between public health graduate programs, it is important to answer four questions.
- What area of public health do you wish to study?
- What level public health graduate program are you looking for?
- What type of public health degree do you wish to earn?
- How do you wish to study? Online? On campus? A mix of both?
Thinking about your educational and career goals can help you with these questions. Does your ideal career require a certain level degree? Have you always been fascinated by a certain public health issue? Are you dreaming of a research focused public health graduate program to help you cure cancer? Are you working while earning your graduate public health degree and need an added degree of flexibility? Once you know what you hope to achieve, it can be a lot easier to narrow down the large list of public health graduate programs.
Graduate Public Health Programs: Areas of Study
As stated above, public health is a very broad discipline. For this reason, it has been split up into several specialty areas.
Generally public health graduate programs can be organized into the following five categories.
- Bioethics
- Epidemiology
- Health Education and Communication
- International Health
- Occupational Health and Safety
Some public health graduate programs are general in nature and provide a broad overview of the space. Others focus more narrowly on one of these areas. Below is a brief introduction to each type. However keep in mind that every public health grad school designs their programs differently, so it's best to read course lists and contact them directly.
Bioethics Graduate Programs
Bioethics graduate programs may focus on the ethical issues emerging due to advances in medicine and biology. Students may learn how to scrutinize public policy or identify dilemmas that arise in the interplay between life sciences, biotechnology, medicine, politics, law and philosophy (e.g. abortion or euthanasia).
Epidemiology Graduate Programs
Epidemiology is one of the cornerstones of public health as it is the field concerned with the study and analysis of the patterns, causes, and effects of health and disease conditions in different populations. When you think of the Zika virus, epidemiologists are behind the attempts to track any outbreaks.
Health Education and Communication Graduate Programs
Health education and communication graduate programs are focused on the teaching of healthy lifestyles, habits, and health measures as they relate to environmental, physical, social, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual spheres.
International Health Graduate Programs
As a field of healthcare, International Health is also referred to a s 'global health' and is often performed by non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Areas of interest within international health include travel medicine and global processes that impact health.
Occupational Health and Safety Graduate Programs
Occupational health and safety is concerned with wellness in the workplace. Some of the areas of interest are creating programs and/or policies to prevent injury, the promotion of health and working capacity, and improvements in working conditions that may be warranted.
Types of Public Health Graduate Programs
Public health graduate programs are typically available at the masters, doctorate or certificate level. These levels each have different entry requirements, timelines and potential degrees of difficulty. You'll want to ensure you're picking the appropriate one for your needs.
Public Health Masters Programs
Masters programs in public health are designed to help students attain advanced knowledge in a specific area of public health. They are considered the next step after college for those hoping to become experts in their field. Some public health masters programs may be oriented toward developing research skills and exploring advanced theories and concepts. Others could focus more on leadership and preparing graduates to pursue management roles in the field. Regardless, most full time students take two years or more to earn their masters degree in public health.
The curriculum will vary to mirror the individual public health masters program's specialization and goal. Perhaps one of the most popular options are MPH programs. Master in Public Health programs are designed to help students develop a thorough understanding of the factors that influence health. As such they may touch on several core areas, such as Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Environmental Health, Health Services Administration, and Social and Behavioral Studies. Further concentrations may also be available. Typically students take several core courses, as well as electives or specialization courses. Masters in Public Health programs may also include a practicum or research thesis. Requirements will differ by school.
There are also more focused public health masters programs for those hoping to explore a specific area or interest. These are often found as MS programs and may touch on topics such as Health Education or Health Communications.
Applying to Masters Programs in Public Health
Typically public health masters programs require applicants to hold a bachelors degree from an accredited school. Other potential requirements include test scores, a minimum GPA and have completed some related coursework. Some masters in public health programs also may require students to have attained some professional experience, though this isn't always the case. Follow up with your preferred program for details.
Doctorate in Public Health Programs
Public health doctorate programs are the next step in graduate education. These are terminal degrees, meaning they are the highest level of study available. For this reason, they may take a bit longer to complete and require a masters degree for entry. Some public health grad schools may also require applicants to have a specific amount of experience in their field of study. Other details may vary depending on the university or college.
The two most common doctorate public health programs are the PhD or DPH. A PhD in public health is an academic degree and focuses heavily on research. These programs are often available with a focus on a specific area of public health, such as community health or mental health policy. The goal is to prepare graduates to contribute new knowledge to the field. Most have a dissertation requirements which require students to conduct independent research, and write and defend their findings. Students also often complete a written and oral exam.
DPH programs (also referred to as DrPH) mirror the MPH, in that they are professional programs. They focus is on the practical application of research in the field. Many DPH programs are designed for students interested in leadership. They may teach ways to manage insitutions and design and implement solutions to public health issues. Students in this program may also complete a dissertation but often the focus is more on applied research vs academic. Schools vary so follow up directly with the public health grad school that interests you.
Certificates in Public Health
A certificate in public health program is a non-degree program which may offer the quickest way to participate in graduate studies. These are shorter, focused programs at the graduate or post graduate level. Certificates in public health allow students to explore one topic in depth or gain an introduction to the field. They are great for those hoping to brush up on professional skills or add on a concentration to another degree. Credits from a certificate may also be eligible for transer to a later degree program. However this varies by public health grad school.
Generally, a certificate in public health could be earned with 1-1.5 years of full time study. Applicants may need a bachelors degree or masters degree, depending on the program level. Contact schools to learn more.
FACT: Job prospects for medical and health services managers are likely to be favorable; candidates with a master's degree in health administration or a related field, as well as knowledge of healthcare IT systems, will likely have the best prospectsi
Types of Public Health Graduate Degrees: MPH, DPH, DHS, MS, PhD and More
Just as graduate public health programs may focus on one of several specialites, they could also award various types of degrees. In many cases, the type of public health degree indicates the programs approach to subject matter. Graduate degrees in public health may be professional or academic in nature.
Professional degrees are geared towards a practice in public health settings such as health departments, hospitals, or managed care facilities. They are more concerned with applying theories in the field to address public health issues.
Professional public health graduate degrees include:
- The Master of Public Health (MPH)
- Doctor of Public Health (DPH)
- Doctor of Health Science (DHS)
- Master of Health Care Administration (MHA)
Academic public health graduate programs are oriented more towards research and scientific study. They may be great for those interested in the scientific basic of public health and preventive medicine, including those interested in academic or research careers.
Academic public health graduate degrees include:
- Master of Science (MS)
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Doctor of Science (DSc)
- Doctor of Health Science (DHS or DHSc)
It is important to note that some public health graduate programs may award degrees that are not on this list. The differences between these programs may be small and simply due to a naming convention. Or the different degrees can represent a specific area of focus or approach. Every school defines their programs differently. For that reason, it's best to contact an admission advisor at any of the public health graduate programs that interest you.
On Campus or Online Public Health Graduate Programs?
Public Health Graduate Programs are available on campus or online, with varying formats and curriculums depending on the institution and the subject matter. Campus programs are great for those wishing to spend time in a lab and participate in the traditional classroom experience. Online public health programs, on the other hand, could offer unparalleled convenience and flexibility.
When deciding, you may wish to consider some of the following factors.
- Your proximity to an accredited public health graduate school
- Your scheduling needs and how the programs accommodate you
- Whether your program requires hands-on learning
- Whether your program is more research and seminar-oriented
- Whether you are autonomous or like a social learning atmosphere
- Whether your program will require lab work or use of facilities
Once you have determined what your preference is, use this information to filter your search by either 'campus' or 'online'. You can also search by location; use the city, state or country tabs to determine where an interesting graduate public health program is available. Some graduate schools have both formats, but this is not necessarily the case.
Some of the listings you might explore: Master of Public Health (MPH), Doctor of Philosophy – Mental Health Policy and Practice, PhD in Public Policy and Administration, Graduate Certificate in School Health Education and Graduate Program in Bioethics.
Why Earn a Graduate Degree in Public Health?
If you are seeking a job beyond an entry-level position, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a trend for employers to prefer candidates with a master's degree for jobs such as those listed below.
- Medical or Health Services Managersi
- Social and Community Managersii
- Health Educators (may require master's or doctorate degree)iii
- Epidemiologists (may have a medical degree & M.P.H.)iv
- Environmental Scientists (master's or Ph.D.)v
Entry level education requirements vary.
Find Your Public Health Grad School
Whether you are interested in disease control, public health legislation, or teaching school children about the importance of washing their hands to prevent spreading germs, there may be a Public Health Graduate Program that's perfect for you. Choose from a variety of concentration areas to match your professional aptitude, prepare you for potential careers in the field, or serve as a spring board to continued education. Browse the full list of public health graduate programs on this page. Or refine it by specialty, level or format using the menu.
When you're ready, click on any sponsored listings' link to learn more and contact the school directly. Just fill out the simple form and you're on your way to finding a perfect public health graduate program!
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Brentapplegate necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 135 diseños de 34 diseñadores freelance.
My Heroes, llc.
My Heroes, llc. is a hippotherapy rehabilitation company that combines horses and special needs children (and adults). For those who don't know, hippotherapy is physical, occupational, and speech therapy that uses the horse as the treatment tool to achieve the rider's goals. It is inspiring, motivating, uplifting. Many of these riders who can't walk or get around on their own feel like they're flying while they're on horseback, a sensation I'd like to come through in the logo. I suppose words like dynamism, fluidity, energy pertain. Since beginning service I've been using a logo I created myself--which you can link to below--but now that I'm growing (I currently run out of a horse park in Atlanta but will soon be expanding to the facilities at Colorado State) my web design and marketing friends say I need a logo that doesn't look like a first grader did it. Don't link to it if you don't want to be influenced; it doesn't matter whether the new logo bears any resemblance, I just wanted to give you an example of the original thought process.
The audience for this is not just the riders (of all ages, btw-so no child specific logos) but the families of riders, doctors, therapists, anyone interested in learning more about hippotherapy and what we do. Colors should be warm, comfortable, energetic. Most people coming to this are learning about it for the first time.
The logo will need to be easily transferable and recognizable-to those experienced designers this probably goes without saying-but it will be on business cards, pamphlets, brochures, shirts, hats, etc. and will be the cornerstone of the newly developing website. It can be an amalgamation of horse and wheelchair, horse and crutches, etc, but it certainly doesn't have to be that (and if it does please, please, make it creative). I don't want the kids or riders who will be wearing this to associate it specifically with a 'disability club'. The idea is that this transcends their disability.
Logos I like are the Firefox family of logos, New Belgium Brewery logos
A website I'll be hopefully modeling mine after is http://www.sheacenter.org
Please no clip art, etc. (Again I know this goes without saying for the experienced designers). This has to look professional and clean.
The tag line that accompanies the logo is "overcoming obstacles, one hoof at a time".
Good luck and I look forward to seeing your designs.
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The spiritual exploits of Saint Anthony the Great—the prototype of the Christian "Desert Father"—have been immortalized in stories and art since the fourth century. Here is the stunning account of a modern seeker's quest to get beneath the legends that surround Anthony and to determine whether his extreme way of life has something to offer people in today's world. James Cowan's quest takes him to Egypt, to the monastery that still exists near the site of Anthony's hermitage, where he meets the monk who becomes his guide and mentor on the journey.
He comes to regard Anthony and the colorful men and women who shared his lifestyle in the fourth through seventh centuries with affection and awe—their departure to the desert a flight from the status quo of the newly Christian empire in order to preserve the radical path to liberation they saw in Christian teaching. Our modern efforts toward liberation may look different from theirs, he concludes, but the ultimate goal is no different, and Anthony remains a luminous model for anyone who passionately seeks to know God.News & Reviews
"Cowan creates a compelling portrait of the desert hermits, reminding us that most people deferred to these solitary figures over the bishops of the church in mystic matters." —Los Angeles Times Book Review
"A thrillingly beautiful book. A memorable addition to the great 'quest' books of Christianity." —Church Times (London)
"Cowan's exposition of Christian spirituality as it was and could now be lived is wholly engrossing." —Booklist
"Cowan has written a fascinating book about his own quest to find meaning in this desert path of selflessness." —Spirituality and Health
"A book that opens up a vast spiritual territory and whets the appetite for more." —What Is Enlightenment?
"Cowan's elegant meditation upon Christian asceticism is the perfect antidote to the consumerism and hedonism of modern culture. His search for wisdom in the Egyptian desert reminds us that another way of life, based upon love and self-sacrifice, is available to all who are willing to seek it out. A valuable addition to the literature of spiritual reflection." —Philip Zaleski, editor of The Best American Spiritual Writing series and author of The Recollected Heart
"Sceptic or believer, once you travel with James Cowan to Saint Anthony's cave, you are wayless, yet stick with him until you have experienced illumination. This redemptive light is Anthony's, Cowan's, or maybe yours. You have gone on an extraordinary journey with an erudite and poetic guide. Through hermitic meditation one comes upon the science of the spirit, and the self escapes from illusory time and space to merge in the desert flame of salvation. We discover that solitude is the elixir of eternity." —Willis Barnstone, editor of The Other Bible, and with Marvin Meyer, The Gnostic BibleReader Reviews


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WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Interior designer and home stager Birgit Anich , who works in homes throughout Westchester County, offers a simple question: "If you walk into a bakery and see several cakes displayed, which one will you choose: the beautifully frosted one that catches your eye and makes you want to take a bite out of it right there or the plain one in the corner?"
If the cake with the best frosting wins, the same reasoning, she said, can apply to buying a home. Home-staging – the art of preparing a home for sale by literally staging an appealing setting – has become an integral part of the real estate business.
Houses that have been professionally staged sell on average 73 percent faster than un-staged houses, according to a study by the Real Estate Staging Association. New York real estate guru Barbara Corcoran said staged houses sell for an average of 5 to 10 percent higher than un-staged ones.
"Vacant houses are even harder to sell and staging is as critical even if they are new construction," Anich said.
A trained interior designer and certified home stager, Anich recently won a Home Builders Association of Connecticut award for best interior design for her designs in a Fairfield County, Conn. home.
Her experience in both staging and interior design places Anich strategically in the real estate theater.
"While interior design is about the homeowner's lifestyle and tastes, staging is lifestyle merchandising and marketing the property to appeal to target buyers," she said.
Staging and interior design are similar fields, she said, but they demand different approaches in design, reasoning and decisions.
Anich said she has had an interest in home design since she was a child, when she began drawing floor plans of spaces she found appealing. When she was a teenager, she re-worked her parents' architect's floor plans for a house they were building, and her parents implemented her suggestions, augmenting those of the architect.
Her formidable artistic and spatial skills, however, translate into something more basic for home buyers.
"First and foremost, people purchase a home based on emotion and then justify their decisions rationally," she said.
Staging, she said, creates those emotional connections.
And that's how a home gets sold. It's a piece of (frosted) cake.
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As the nation prepares to honor its veterans Monday, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) wants the military to look out for today's combat troops by monitoring nearly 80 large burn pits near U.S. bases in Afghanistan and Iraq.
On Wednesday, the House of Representatives adopted Schiff's amendment to the Department of Defense authorization bill, requiring the Secretary of Defense to study the health risks of the open-air pits where plastics and other waste material are incinerated.
"These are big pits where the military burns refuse," Schiff said. "Unfortunately, they burn stuff that creates a lot of toxic fumes."
A 2010 Government Accountability Office report found that the military does not track whether the burn pits cause respiratory damage or other health risks to people stationed nearby.
The defense appropriations bill passed in the House Thursday and now heads for the Senate.
Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) delivered a direct message to a leader of the revolutionary movement in Libya earlier this month.
Mahmoud Jibril, the interim Prime Minister of the Transitional National Council of Libya, visited Capitol Hill on May 12.
Sherman — whose district includes part of Burbank and who is the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonprofileration and Trade — expressed unease about the backgrounds of Libyan fighters who may have ties to Al Qaida. In a letter handed to Jibril, Sherman focused on Abdel-Hakim al-Hasidi, whose claims include being commander of the rebel forces in Libya and assistance to Al Qaida in Iraq.
Sherman wants Jibril to ban from his potential government-in-waiting any Libyan rebels who have supported Al Qaida or fought U.S. troops in Afghanistan or Iraq.
"Even if Mr. al-Hasidi's comments boasting of taking action designed to kill many dozens of American soldiers are entirely fabricated," Sherman wrote, "such claims should disqualify him of serving in any capacity."
Sherman also told Jibril he believes that Libyan strongman Moammar Kadafi's currently frozen international assets should be used to repay the United States for its support of NATO air strikes in Libya, which have loosened Kadafi's grip on power and cost the U.S. an estimated $700 million so far.
Sen. Carol Liu (D-La Cañada Flintridge) is moving uptown. She is relocating her district office from 701 S. Central Ave. in Glendale to 501. N. Central Ave. The move is effective June 1.
Liu also named a new district director to replace Tahra Goroya, who resigned. Talin Mangioglu, a Pasadena resident fluent in Armenian and Spanish who joined Liu's staff in 2005, has taken the post. Liu's district office number is (818) 409-0400.
A bill from Sen. Carol Liu (D-La Cañada Flintridge) to beef up penalties for attacks on private security officers who work at court buildings and community colleges has passed the state Senate and is awaiting action in the Assembly.
Liu's legislative director, Robert Oakes, said the Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff's Assn. asked Liu for help in increasing the potential penalty for battery against a private security officer to be the same for attacking police, firefighters or emergency medical technicians.
The current penalty for misdemeanor battery on a private officer is six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. Liu's bill would double the time and the fine.
Liu, chair of the Senate Human Services Committee, recently joined the majority in a 4-3 vote against a proposal by state Sen. Bob Dutton (R-Rancho Cucamonga) to bar welfare recipients from using government-issued debit cards to buy alcohol or tobacco.
Oakes said Liu shares Dutton's concern about taxpayer dollars being used to buy cigarettes or alcohol, but said the legislation is the first step down a slippery slope of regulating the products people can buy. Oakes said the decision on what to purchase ultimately is one of personal responsibility.
"How much time are we going to spend at the legislative level on this instead of fixing the budget?" Oakes said.
Rep. David Dreier (R-San Dimas), whose district includes La Crescenta and La Cañada Flintridge, this month honored local teens who have shown an early penchant for volunteerism.
Among the 2011 recipients of Dreier's Youth Volunteer Awards program are: Dylan Bechtle of La Crescenta, a tutor for the Crescenta Valley High School Academy of Science and Medicine; Michael Choi of La Cañada, who raises funds for the Friends of Veterans of the Korean War Assn. and has rallied other students to participate in Relay for Life, Heal the Bay and AIDS Walk fundraisers; Kevin Matthew O'Toole of La Cañada, a St. Francis High School student who works at the escorts and errands desk at Huntington Hospital; Molly Shelton of La Crescenta, who helped raise funds for 19 girls in Kenya to finish secondary school through the nonprofit Project Jambo; and Katherine Sobota of La Cañada, whose volunteer activities include participation in the 30 Hour Famine sponsored by the Christian ministry World Vision.
The California League of Women Voters on May 13 honored the organization's Glendale/Burbank chapter with the Yellow Rose Award in recognition of the group's role in advocating for a campaign finance reform law in Glendale. In 2008, the City Council passed strict campaign fundraising limits that took full effect this year.


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FDA Orders 23andMe Off The Market; Apparently Concerned That People Are Too Stupid To Understand Their Own DNA
from the regulatory-overreach? deptSoon after 23andme launched, there had been regulatory questions about whether it can market its simple DNA test without first getting regulatory approval. There hadn't been much news on that for a few years, so I had been under the assumption that the company had worked through all the regulatory hurdles. However, according to the FDA, the company has actually failed to meet the regulatory hurdles to make the product legal, and they're demanding that the company stop offering its product immediately, and fix problems within 15 working days, or face "regulatory action."
The FDA seems mainly worried that 23andMe's offering may overstate what it can do, and fail to inform people properly of the possibilities of false positives, which could create significant problems:
Some of the uses for which PGS is intended are particularly concerning, such as assessments for BRCA-related genetic risk and drug responses (e.g., warfarin sensitivity, clopidogrel response, and 5-fluorouracil toxicity) because of the potential health consequences that could result from false positive or false negative assessments for high-risk indications such as these. For instance, if the BRCA-related risk assessment for breast or ovarian cancer reports a false positive, it could lead a patient to undergo prophylactic surgery, chemoprevention, intensive screening, or other morbidity-inducing actions, while a false negative could result in a failure to recognize an actual risk that may exist. Assessments for drug responses carry the risks that patients relying on such tests may begin to self-manage their treatments through dose changes or even abandon certain therapies depending on the outcome of the assessment. For example, false genotype results for your warfarin drug response test could have significant unreasonable risk of illness, injury, or death to the patient due to thrombosis or bleeding events that occur from treatment with a drug at a dose that does not provide the appropriately calibrated anticoagulant effect. These risks are typically mitigated by International Normalized Ratio (INR) management under a physician's care. The risk of serious injury or death is known to be high when patients are either non-compliant or not properly dosed; combined with the risk that a direct-to-consumer test result may be used by a patient to self-manage, serious concerns are raised if test results are not adequately understood by patients or if incorrect test results are reported.The FDA further notes that it's been talking to the company for quite some time about this, including: "more than 14 face-to-face and teleconference meetings, hundreds of email exchanges, and dozens of written communications" during which it claims to have given the company very specific information and suggestions for how to meet the necessary regulatory hurdles. I certainly recognize the value of the FDA making sure that companies aren't out there promoting quack medicine, which could create very real harms. But there is also something in all of this that suggests a compliance-by-the-numbers approach of trying to fit a square peg into a round hole by the FDA in trying to classify 23andMe as something that it's not. Most people I've known who use 23andMe don't use it as the final word on something, but rather as a simple and cheap way of figuring out where they might want to investigate for a more thorough analysis.
It will be interesting to see how the company responds to the FDA, as this has all the hallmarks of a company doing something unique, new and valuable, where the regulatory systems are simply unable to process. It's entirely possible that there is, in fact, problems with how 23andMe markets its products, but we'll reserve judgment until more details are available. From a basic informational standpoint, however, we have trouble believing that providing individuals with more information about their own genes should be heavily regulated. A more informed populace is a good thing and should be supported. The idea that people are too stupid to understand what information 23andMe provides seems insulting to the public, and it further perpetuates the myth that the public can't be responsible for understanding health and medical issues. Keeping the public less informed and more reliant on traditional (read: insanely expensive) healthcare options seems like the wrong choice. The FDA, if anything, should be encouraging more efforts to better educate the public.
Update: A petition has already been set up, by TechFreedom, asking the FDA not to ban home genomics kits and to reconsider:
We haven't all used 23andMe yet, but those of us who have know the real problem is that doctors themselves are behind the curve. When 23andMe sent us our results, we followed their advice: we asked our doctor to talk about them. Most doctors didn't know where to begin. But the more of us ask, the more the medical profession is catching up: brushing up on genomics, taking the time to understand the site, and talking to us about our results and what, if anything, to do about them. By prompting such dialogue, 23andMe has sparked a revolution in how the medical profession uses genetic information.
We urge you not to short-circuit this revolution. Please trust us — and our doctors — to make responsible use of our own genetic information. Instead of banning new technologies, the FDA should focus on educating doctors and patients about the benefits, and limitations, of genetic testing.
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Seymour Cray is undoubtedly rolling over in his grave.
Linux once again proves its scalability and robustness, as the University of New Mexico today announces its plan to build a virtual supercomputer using 256 IBM Netfinity servers, Red Hat Linux, and enhanced Beowulf clustering technology. Dubbed "Los Lobos," which is Spanish for wolf pack (an unfortunate moniker, considering that Microsoft's Windows NT clustering technology is also named Wolfpack), the project is funded by the National Science Foundation and serves as the first cluster of a planned three-cluster group that should eventually become one of the fastest computing environments ever created. It should be operational sometime this summer, and if the specs hold up in real-world performance (the system is expected to handle 375 gigaflops, or 375 billion operations per second), Los Lobos will be the 24th fastest supercomputer in the world.
In terms of structure, the project will rely on a basic, unenhanced Linux distribution--Red Hat Linux--combined with several clustering and optimization tools, all of which will be returned to the community as Open Source software. "We'll be happy to work with the community on code for this class of machine," says Dr. Frank Gilfeather, executive director of high-performance computing at the University of New Mexico. "Most of what we're working on involves additions to management tools and development tools. We're not making any changes to the Linux kernel, though--we're using basic, unenhanced Red Hat Linux." In addition, Los Lobos will feature Maui Scheduler technology ported from the IBM RS/6000 SP platform and developed at the UNM Maui High Performance Computing Center. Maui Scheduler is a tool that packs, schedules and runs a machine at full capacity.
Beowulf technology is also involved. "We view Beowulf as the genuine basis for all Linux supercomputing, and what we're working on is an extension of Beowulf," Gilfeather says. "Our approach to superclustering is an extension that involves mass storage, fast I/O, high speed visualization, and more. Again, our enhancements to Beowulf will be given back to the community."
As stated before, Los Lobos is one of three planned clusters; the other two are implemented at Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Illinois. Within a year Gilfeather predicts that there will be three 10-teraflop clusters, which will be ready for further scalability when IA-64 comes online in the near future.
"When we combine clusters, we'll have a virtual machine room," Gilfeather says. "We expect to be a valuable resource for researchers in a variety of disciplines: weather prediction, tornado forecasting, the total range of quantum physics. A researcher will submit a job, the job will seek a cluster where it can run most efficiently, and then the results will be sent to the researcher. We'll be the equivalent of a national power grid."
This approach to supercomputing--which has been undertaken in several other projects built around Beowulf technology (which we'll discuss later)--is diametrically the opposite of traditional supercomputing pioneered by the likes of Seymour Cray (first at Control Data Corp. and then at Cray Research) where a single, superoptimized unit relied on an elegant hardware design and a stripped-down operating system to achieve high performance. There weren't many models or units produced, leading to sky-high prices and a lack of choice for enterprises needing supercomputing power. (Once you did commit to a Cray, you did get your choice of fabric pattern used for the seating area surrounding the unit; Tartan was reportedly the most popular.) By contrast, today's Linux supercomputers rely to an extent on brute CPU force and clustering software to achieve performance.
Gilfeather has grand plans for his Los Lobos Linux cluster, promising to change the way universities and research institutions approach computing, in essence extending Open Source in a practical way. "The trend in academic computing is community code, where a community of scholars maintain a code base designed for a specific discipline," Gilfeather says. "To date you've seen large, complex and expensive code packages designed for specific disciplines, but we're going to open up the process."
Los Lobos is not the only Linux clustering solution in the works: the NOAA Forecast Systems Laboratory is building a weather forecasting system using 276 unmodified, off-the-shelf Compaq Alpha systems with 667 MHz processors and 512 MB of memory. (Check out the excellent story on this project from Linux Weekly News.)
For IBM, which won the Los Lobos contract in a competitive bidding process that also attracted bids from Hewlett-Packard and VA Linux Systems, "the project is proof of what IBM has been saying all along about Linux: it's a real technology that works,"; says John Patrick, vice president of Internet technology at IBM. "We have several customers that would benefit from high-end computing on a Linux cluster. Down the road, we believe that this will be important for e-business as well--as more and more customers deploy middleware and message queueing, they'll need the kind of power you'll find in a Linux cluster."
And the cost? The initial hardware investment is $1.5 million. Seymour Cray definitely is rolling over in his grave.


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