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3-Ingredient Coconut Oil Biscuits
So, my mom just bought her first jar of coconut oil this month, and I have had a blast (a little too enthusiastically) explaining the hundreds of ways that you can use it. I mean, just yesterday we had a very deep conversation about oil pulling as I was walking through the produce section at Costco. No one gave me weird looks at all…
But amongst the thousands of recipes out there using coconut oil, I think I have discovered a new favorite. It began with a craving for biscuits, and a bag of self-rising flour that I needed to use up, and an old 3-ingredient recipe that used to call for shortening. Nowadays, anytime I see shortening, it's like the recipe is just begging me to try substituting in some coconut oil to see if it works. And when I saw milk, I decided to sub in some coconut milk. And my oh my, it worked.
Did it ever work. :)
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I mean, let's be real. I'm still not a natural morning person. So when I pull myself out of bed earlier than I would like, I prefer to have breakfast on the table stat. This is why No Bake Energy Bites, Greek Yogurt Parfaits, and any kinds of smoothies are big winners in mi casa on a weekday. Yes, I have the patience of a 5-year-old when it comes to wanting breakfast n-o-w.
But I've now discovered these warm and flaky and irresistibly delicious biscuits can be in my hot little hands in just about 20 minutes after waking up. 10 minutes to prep. 10 minutes to bake. And they're so good that you basically want to eat 10. ;)
The secret to this quick and easy prep is of course mentioned in the title — all you need are 3 ingredients!!!
So what are those three ingredients?
We've already mentioned the first: coconut oil. I keep about 3.5 jars of this stuff on hand at all times (one jar admittedly in the bathroom for all of those fancy DIY beauty products ohmygoshyouhavetotry from Pinterest). But the other jars stay in the kitchen for recipes like these. And after making three batches of these biscuits already in one week, I think it's about time I restock again. ;)
The second ingredient is coconut milk. And please, please note that this is not the coconut milk you get in the can. Actually, that stuff might work. But the milk I used is in the carton you buy at the grocery store. It's thinner, it's unsweetened, and I use it in all sorts of things. But if you don't have this on hand, regular milk (or soy, or unsweetened almond) will work just fine.
The third ingredient is one I posted about yesterday: self-rising flour. If you don't have a bag of this stuff sitting in your pantry, never fear because there is an easy substitution you can do with all-purpose (or pastry) flour, baking powder and salt. Basically, this secret ingredient helps those biscuits get nice and light and fluffy and, well, biscuit-y.
So once you gather your three ingredients, set that oven to 425 and get to baking!
Begin by combining your coconut oil and flour in a bowl. And then use a pastry cutter (which I don't own) or two forks (which I do) to cut the coconut oil into the flour. Basically, you want to combine them until the mixture resembles fine crumbs.
Then pour in your coconut milk, and stir the dough until it is completely combined and forms a dough ball.
Turn that dough ball out onto a floured surface.
Then roll it until it is about 1/2-inch thick. Grab a biscuit cutter (or you can use the top of an aluminum can) and cut out your desired size of biscuits. Mine were about 2-inches wide. Transfer them to a baking sheet, and bake for 10 minutes.
Then pull them out and enjoy the fact that you don't have to wait for them to cool. Just dive in!!!
Mom, you've got to try these. :)
3-Ingredient Coconut Oil Biscuits
These 3-ingredient biscuits are made easy with self-rising flour and coconut oil.
- 2 cups self-rising flour, store-bought or homemade
- 1/4 cup coconut oil (solid, not melted)
- 3/4 cup milk*
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Add self-rising flour and coconut oil to a mixing bowl, and use a pastry cutter or forks to cut the coconut oil into the flour until the mixture is like fine crumbs. Stir in the milk until mixture forms a soft dough and no longer sticks to the sides of the bowl. Knead the mixture until combined, but be careful not to over-knead.
Turn the dough out onto a cutting board that has been lightly dusted with flour. Gently roll the dough out until it reaches a 1/2-inch thickness. Use a biscuit cutter (mine was a 2-inch circle) to cut out the biscuits, and transfer to a baking sheet.
Bake for 10 minutes, or until the biscuits have risen and ever so slightly begin to brown on top. Remove and serve immediately.
*I used refrigerated coconut milk from the carton, not the thicker coconut milk from the can. But any kind of milk will work here.
If you make this recipe, be sure to snap a photo and hashtag it #gimmesomeoven. I'd love to see what you cook!
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I've tried this recipe this morning and they are delicious!!! Super easy and quick to make, and the result is yammi! The house gets this lovely coconut smell that for me is irresistible! Loved it!
In my case I used canned coconut milk (light version), and the dough was a bit too sticky, so I had to add some extra flour, and they rose really well (and I used your homemad self-rising flour- your recipe). Deliciiiiiiouuus!!
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How much Baking Powder and salt?
Very easy recipe, but mine didn't rise much. Maybe baking powder is a must even with self-raising flour.
All those fluffy monsters look delicious!!! But just wanna make sure a few things before I try these out… 1. Do I need to fold the combined dough a few times to make it flaky like yours? 2. Saw in one of the comments, do I need to put them in the freezer before putting them in the oven? And if I did freeze some up for later use, would they need to thaw before being put into the oven? 3. Did you guys brush some milk to make that golden top? Thanks!!! —huge biscuit lover from Taiwan :)
Yes, I have been making these for a couple of months now. I still use regular milk though. I love biscuits and decided to try using coconut oil which was fantastic. I love the light taste/aroma of the coconut oil.
Can this b made w/almond, arrowroot or coconut flour?
did you use refined or unrefined coconut oil?…..im so confused on this, they say not to cook above 350 with unrefined or 400 with refined….
quick question: I only liquid coconut oil in my pantry. Can I use this instead of the solid coconut oil? Is there anything else I'd have to add for the biscuit dough not to become sticky?
thank you! :)
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I made these biscuits today and they were totally awesome and quick. I made mine a little small so they only needed to cook for 9 minutes. This is definitely a keeper. All the other ones I have used are going in the trash. These are moist not hard like other homemade biscuits. I used 2% milk and they were fine. Thank you sooo much for the experiments that you do and to posting them.
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This made a really wet dough, which meant I had to add more flour. Unfortunately that also meant that I over kneaded them and that they cooked up dense and inedible. I would suggest a better ration of flour to milk to begin with. And then rolling into balls rather than rolling flat. That way the dough is not over kneaded.
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I made it with whole meal flour+baking powder, added some ginger powder and cinnamon and little bit coconut sugar….. they are so tasty. … thank you for the great and easy idea….. love it…. !
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February 12, 2010
The Earth Institute is soliciting proposals from Columbia University faculty and research staff for two seed funding competitions this year as part of the Cross-Cutting Initiative (CCI) and the Earth Clinic. Proposals for both competitions are due by April 30, 2010, and should be e-mailed to Adrian Hill at email@example.com.
Purpose of the Competitions
Both competitions are designed to provide seed funding for new research or practical initiatives that further the Earth Institute mission, which states:
The Earth Institute, Columbia University aims to become the world's leading academic center for the integrated study of Earth and its environment, human society, and the interactions between the two. The Earth Institute advances and promotes excellence in its basic disciplines — Earth sciences, biological sciences, engineering sciences, social sciences, and health sciences — and stresses cross-disciplinary innovation. Through research, education and global partnerships, it mobilizes science and technology to address the complex environmental issues facing the planet and its inhabitants, with particular focus on sustainable development and the needs of the world's poor.
The Earth Institute uses the following working definition of Sustainable Development:
Sustainable development signifies the ability of the world to narrow the gap between the rich and the poor, and the ability of all to pursue further progress in overall human well-being. The world as a whole, and each major sub-region, ought to be able to accomplish these goals without irreparable harm to vital ecosystems, depletion of essential resources or unjustifiable risks to future generations.
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Proposals for the CCI Competition should strive to be interdisciplinary, addressing as many of the nine cross-cutting themes identified by the Earth Institute as possible. The CCI aims to establish new research approaches as well as methods for bridging disciplines, thus enabling scientists from different fields to achieve new insights into intrinsically cross-disciplinary problems and work toward practical solutions.
The proposals for the CCI competition are reviewed by the CCI Steering Committee for possible funding allocation. For more information, see the CCI Call for Proposals and the CCI Proposal Coversheet.
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Proposals to the Earth Clinic Competition should address the mission of the Earth Clinic as serving the immediate needs of clients in developing countries and poor communities worldwide. These needs should be identified and analyzed to create suitable applications or interventions that help to ensure sustainable development. Much of the Earth Clinic's work stems from current Earth Institute research projects (including those in the CCI) that have developed interventions ready for application in the field.
The proposals for the Earth Clinic competition are reviewed by the Earth Clinic Steering Committee for possible funding allocation. For more information, see the Earth Clinic Call for Proposals and the Earth Clinic Proposal Coversheet.

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The winners of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes face off Saturday at the 145th running of the Belmont Stakes, the final and most arduous leg of the Triple Crown.
The the skies above Elmont, N.Y. have cleared up after a day and night of pounding rain and Belmont Park track conditions have been upgraded to "good." Any lingering dampness on the mile-and-a-half course should not be a problem for Orb, who proved unaffected by the mud in Louisville. He enters the race the morning-line favorite with 3-1 odds and one last chance to redeem himself after a fourth-place flop at Pimlico.
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Orb will break from post No. 5, an improvement from the inside post he drew last race, which kept him boxed in against the rail.
Oxbow, the Preakness winner with 5-1 odds, will be running from the seventh post. A win for Oxbow would give trainer D. Wayne Lucas his 15th Triple Crown win, surpassing his record 14 set at Pimlico. The colt is the third choice favorite behind Revolutionary, the third-place winner at the Kentucky Derby and one of five horses trainer Todd Pletcher is entering in the race.
Other Pletcher horses include Overanalyze (11th in Derby), longshot Midnight Taboo, Palace Malice (12th in Derby) and Unlimited Budget—the only filly in the field, to be paired, perhaps aptly, with star jockey Rosie Napravnik, the first woman to ride all three legs of the Triple Crown.
Napravnik rode Mylute, who is not competing at Belmont, to fifth and third place finishes at the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, respectively. The impressive performances made her the highest-placing female rider in the history of both races.
Unlimited Budget (8-1) would be the fourth filly to win the longest and toughest Triple Crown race nicknamed the Test of Champions. The last to do it was another Pletcher-trained horse: Rags to Riches in 2007.
Fourteen horse are expected to vie for a chunk of the $1 million purse at New York's Belmont Park. It's the largest field for the race since 1996 and could be any horse's for the taking. In the last 15 years, the New York Racing Association points out, all but two Belmont Stakes victories went to horses that had not won either the Preakness or the Kentucky Derby. (Those horses were Afleet Alex in 2005 and Point Given in 2001.)
Midnight Taboo (30-1), Franc Daddy (30-1), Incognito (20-1) and Freedom Child (8-1)—a fellow son of Orb's sire, Malibu Moon—are entering the Triple Crown for the first time.
Post time is 6:36 p.m. ET. NBC airs coverage of the race beginning at 5 p.m ET.


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ROCKLEDGE, FL - Ten deserving local Brevard County students have received a major boost in building their future and the future of health care on the Space Coast.
The Health First Foundation has chosen ten local high school students who will each receive a $1,000 scholarship intended to help pay for their tuition as they pursue healthcare-related degrees at various colleges across the area.
Each outstanding student was chosen from among nearly 100 applicants. Students were asked to submit a written essay describing their career goals and future plans. The essay, along with grade point average (GPA), school and community activities, as well as financial need were all taken into consideration by the Health First Foundation.
The winners are also eligible for a second year grant of another $1,000 if they continue their studies and maintain a 3.0 GPA.
The program is made possible by the Foundation's community fundraising efforts as well as individual donors who provide financial gifts for named scholarships. Scholarship recipients, their high school, and the scholarship awarded are:
Jonathan Bayless, Edgewood Jr./Sr. High School, J. Edward Field Memorial Scholarship
Brenna Fleis, Melbourne Central Catholic High School, Dr. Brian P. Gibbons Memorial Scholarship
Anna Gross, Cocoa Beach High School, Dr. Fred Turner Memorial Scholarship
Melody Karycki, West Shore Jr./Sr. High School, Marjorie E. Spezzano Scholarship
Jenel Keppel, Bayside High School, Health First Foundation Scholarship
Erin Meldrum, Rockledge High School, Vince Spezzano Memorial Scholarship
Marina Sanchez, Bayside High School, Genevieve Brombacher Memorial Scholarship
Emily Smoot, Viera High School. Health First Foundation Scholarship
Brittany Tucker, Cocoa High School, Dr. Robert and Patricia Griffin Scholarship
Samantha Visser, Melbourne High School, Health First Foundation Scholarship
The Health First Foundation works to improve the health and well-being of the Brevard community through raising funds to support the medical programs at Health First's family of not-for-profit medical affiliates, including Cape Canaveral Hospital, Holmes Regional Medical Center, Palm Bay Hospital, and Viera Hospital. For more information on the Health First Foundation, please call 321-434-7353 or visit www.Health-First.org/Foundation


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Located in the heart of the historic Wickford Village in Rhode Island, The Wickford Collection's store hosts a beautiful and diverse variety of home furnishings and décor – whether you're looking for inspiration for your home or for the perfect gift.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Brandeis University used a strong singles performance to come back from an early deficit to score a 6-3 win over MIT in women's tennis action. Sophomore Julia Hsu (Knoxville, Tenn.) was a winner in both singles and doubles play to lead the Engineers.
MIT (10-7) took an early lead in the match by winning two of the three doubles contests. Hsu and freshman Vynnie Kong (Cupertino, Calif.) scored the first point of the day for the Engineers, defeating Nina Levine and Roberta Bergstein in the No. 2 match, 8-3. MIT's No. 1 team of senior Anastasia Vishnevetsky (Orange, Conn.) and freshman Michelle Dutt (Gurnee, Ill.) made it two wins for the Engineers, taking a hard fought, 9-7 victory over Carley Cooke and Faith Broderick to put their team on top going into singles play.
Brandeis, ranked No. 20 in the latest national poll, was too strong in singles play for MIT to maintain its lead as the Judges took four matches in straight sets and another when the MIT player had to retire. Hsu was the only winner for the Engineers, coming from behind in her match at No. 4 to record the win. After dropping her first set to Simone Vandroff, 6-3, she fought back to take a 3-6, 6-4, 10-4 win. Kong was the closest in the rest of the singles flights for the Engineers, falling to Ally Bernstein at No. 3 by a 6-3, 6-2 score.
MIT will close out its 2011-12 season this weekend when it plays matches at Vassar College on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. and at Skidmore College on Sunday at 11:00 a.m.


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"The Plains' emerging wheat crop was in need of a soaking rain to ensure autumn establishment, in part due to lingering subsoil moisture deficits," National Ag Statistics Service (NASS) reporters said last week. "In addition, topsoil moisture shortages began to appear again in some areas, particularly across Oklahoma and Kansas."
Using those two states as an example, 47% of the topsoil moisture in Kansas is reported as adequate and only 34% of the subsoil moisture. In Oklahoma, only 21% of topsoil moisture was reported as adequate; just a measly 7% of subsoil moisture.
Harvest for some of this year's crops underscores the long-term challenges of 2005-2006. For example, NASS estimates the winter wheat crop down 13% from a year ago; oat production at a record low 93.8 million bu. (18% less than 2005), and barley 15% below last year at 150 million bu.
For the week ending Oct. 3, according to NASS:
- Corn -- Maturation is at 88% or beyond, the same as last year, but 6% ahead of normal. Maturation was at or head of normal in all states except Indiana. 20% is harvested, which is 5% behind last year and 3% behind the five-year average. 61% is rated Good or better, compared to 55% last year.
- Soybeans -- 87% of the acreage was at or beyond dropping leaves, 4% behind last year but 3% ahead of the average. Growers have harvested 19% of the crop, compared to 33% at this time last year and 26% for the average. 62% is rated Good or better; 56% was at the same time last year.
- Winter wheat -- 54% of the crop is sown, 1% more than the same time last year but 2% less than average. Planting was 33% ahead of normal in Oregon, but at or behind par in most other states. 24% of the crop has emerged, the same as last year but 3% the normal pace. Emergence was most advanced in Colorado and Washington at 46% and 44%, respectively.
- Sorghum -- 89% was at or beyond turning color, 4% behind last year and the normal pace. 60% is mature, compared to 65% last year and 67% for average. 38% has been harvested, compared to 36% last year and 40% for average. 32% is rated Good or better, compared to 49% last year.
- Pasture -- 30% is rated Good or Excellent, compared to 29% last year. 22% is rated Poor and 18% is ranked Very Poor, compared to 23% and 15% respectively at the same time last year.
- States with the worst pasture conditions -- at least 40% of the acreage rated poor or worse -- include: Alabama (58%); Arizona (50%); Arkansas (41%); California (80%); Kansas (45%); Mississippi (48%); Missouri (59%); Montana (42%); Nebraska (44%); Nevada (58%); North Dakota (52%); Oklahoma (63%); Oregon (51%); South Dakota (41%); Texas (67%); and Wyoming (65%).
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Mazda Navajo '97-'01
Failure of your heat and/or A/C in your Mazda Navajo is due to the failure of your blend door.
Heater Treater replaces the cheap, plastic blend door with steel. Replacing the blend door with the same plastic part from the manufacturer WILL result in continued problems — the same system design problem that caused the failure in the first place WILL happen again.
Heater Treater attacks the root cause of the failure by constructing hardware that is designed to meet the rigors of normal operation of the HVAC system, and last for the life of the truck.
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Do you have the problem?
The usual symptom is an inability to effectively control the temperature in your car. Note that this symptom can also be caused by a bad temp control knob, and this is a common failure on Ford trucks. Please check carefully before considering the blend door fix.
The blend door hangs on a vertical axis, so turning a sharp corner, or fiddling with the fan speed can swing the door into the hot or cold position randomly. While the symptoms are fairly conclusive for blend door failure, the only way to really check it out is to remove the blend door actuator motor and look at the axle.
Another reported symptom is a clicking sound coming from the actuator motor. This occurs when the motor gears get out of alignment and are slipping against each other, making the noise. Sometimes you can make it stop by pushing down on the back of the motor and getting the gears to catch. The failure usually occurs with a broken blend door that allows the motor to get out of alignment and twist slightly, causing the gears to disengage. Heater Treater will put the system back in alignment and correct this problem.
The Heater Treater Kit does the following:
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- The repair will take about an 90 minutes the first time, and once you have experience, about 45 minutes.
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Japanese cuisine has been touted as one of the healthiest globally, a claim supported by the fact that some of the oldest living individuals in the world hailing from Japan. Because of a deeply-rooted historical aversion to meat, with the exception of wild game, the most common ingredients used in Japanese cooking include rice, fish, tofu and vegetables combined in a carefully prepared meal of balanced colors and flavors. Most Whitby Japanese restaurants offer a sumptuous array of fresh sashimi and sushi dipped into a typical sauce of soy and red-hot wasabi, alongside platters of pickled vegetables, a bowl of steamed rice and miso soup. Foreign influences, both Asian and Western, have brought about other popular dishes such as the hearty ramen, crunchy tonkatsu, and deep-fried tempura. As in most major cities, Whitby features several restaurants that offer authentic Japanese fare.


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As stock markets across the world bounce around with each twist and turn of the plan for a $700 billion bailout package for U.S. financial companies, global experts are recommending that investors add more diversification to their portfolios.
Look to Land and Hedges
Investors should be fully diversified to include exposure to real estate and hedge funds, say Joe Terranova, chief alternative strategist at Virtus Investment Partners and Diane Garnick, investment strategist at Invesco.
Head for Dividends
In troubled times, cyclical stocks still offer value on the short side, and stay close to stocks with high dividend yields and strong cashflow on the long side, advises David Chon, founding partner at Atlas Capital Management.
Gold at $1,500 in 2 Years
Aaron Smith, managing director at Superfund Financial, sees gold as a good bet as he believes it will rise to $1000 an ounce by year-end, and $1500 in two, three years' time.
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Investors looking for long-term safe-havens should buy supranational bonds like the World Bank and people looking for pure corporate debt should steer clear of financials, Marc Ostwald from Monument Securities, told CNBC Wednesday.
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Madison Luxury Distribution
We are starting a company that will distribute high-end luxury products to retailers and boutiques in the US and overseas. Further, we will be working with US boutiques to help them sell or transfer their oversupplied inventory to other boutiques who are under supplied. The products we carry include watches, eye wear, accessories, and leather goods.
Our target market are luxury boutiques. Some boutiques will be selling us their inventories and other boutiques will be purchasing our inventories. The owners of these boutiques are generally concerned with the credibility of who they work with - do their partners understand the luxury industry and are they trustworthy.
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DENVER—A bill to prosecute drivers under the influence of pot has been revived with teeth after it was watered down so it was just a study on the issue of marijuana impairment.
The proposal is scheduled to be heard this week in the Senate. It would set a blood-content threshold that would allow prosecutors to charge drivers with a DUI if they have a level of at least 5 nanograms of THC per milliliter of blood. THC is the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.
That level would be the country's most liberal limit under the law for what's legally considered too high to drive. But it has angered some medical marijuana users who fear they'll be unfairly targeted.
The bill was changed to become a study last month but it was restored to its original form Friday.


text: Before I was pregnant I drank quite a lot of green tea, well only about 1 or 2 cups a day, sometimes a bit more. Since I found out I was pregnant I was more careful about the caffeine so would only drink one cup in the morning most days or I'd replace it with a decaf version or have one normal and one decaf version. This wasn't everyday, mainly on work days... and I was on holiday for two weeks and only drank one peppermint tea a day during that time. Now in my second trimester, I've been drinking one cup of normal (with caffeine) green tea a day when I first wake up. THEN I saw something online about green tea being bad during pregnancy whether it's decaffeinated or not!! I'm quite worried now It's so frustrating that I didn't know about this before and could have caused some harm Most articles say 'if you drink too much' but how much is too much? I'll stop now of course but I'm so worried if I've done any damage already. I would really appreciate your opinions on this matter if anyone knows anything..... Stupid green tea!!


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Photo Caption: "Oatlands," A National Historic Landmark and National Trust for Historic Preservation property, is significant for its architecture and landscape gardening. While keeping much of the intent of George Carter's original English style garden, a subsequent owner, Mrs. William Corcoran Eustis, was responsible for creating the existing formal garden. Historic photographs, such as this 1930s view of "Oatlands," are helpful in determining and evaluating the impact of more recent changes. (Photo credit: Frank Turgeon, Jr., 1933, courtesy of Oatlands, Inc.)
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By John Goralski
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Kevin Cop scored twice in the first four minutes of the game. On Saturday, April 6, Southington scored seven times before Westhill finally tallied, and Cop had touched every Southington score.
Coach Ron Chase was a little concerned about how his team would come out in their second contest after meeting a goal that had been their sole focus in the preseason. Cop helped erase all his doubts.
"It's tough to come out after a big win without lapsing. We call that the Big Game Hangover. We really wanted to make sure that it didn't happen today, and it didn't," said Chase. "I'm happy with the way that these kids are playing. I'm happy with the way that they've been taking it upon themselves every day to get better at practice, and it's been an all-around effort. That's been great to see, but we're only two games in. We've got a lot of lacrosse to play."
The Knights came out swinging in 2013 with a pair of lopsided victories that showcased Southington's steel curtain defense and an emerging offensive threat. On opening day, the boys rallied to an 8-1 lead at the half. Three days later, they entered the break with a 9-1 lead.
Could they score? Would the defense be as good as last season? Those are the questions that plagued the preseason practices. At least for now, those questions have been answered.
"I'm not satisfied, but I'm happy. We still have a lot to work on," said Chase. "We had two games where the first half was fantastic, but we let up in the second half. That can't happen. We were really lucky in the fourth quarter against Cheshire with eight penalties, but our guys were able to figure things out to come out with a win. The same thing happened today. Just like that, we went up 9-0, but we found ourselves in the penalty box four or five times in a row. That's going to hurt us. We just happened to play it out and get the win, but down the road that might not happen."
If that sounds severe, it's not. Chase is working hard to lift the confidence of his up-and-coming team. With their success in the opening week, it's not hard to see why. For weeks, the boys have been focused on winning opening day, and Southington broke a seven-game losing streak against the Rams with an 11-7 win on opening day.
Cop led the way with three goals and an assist, but Southington's offense was far from one-dimensional. Jared Florian scored twice with two assists. Will Thompson and Jared DeFeo scored twice. Tom Gallagher and Alexander Jamele both scored. Joe Gambardella, Nick Terry, and Gallagher (2) earned assists.
"The first two weeks of our preseason, our focus was beating Cheshire. In years past, it's always been our goal to make it to the playoffs. Our goal now is to win our next game," said Chase. "It's a great win, but we really can't put too much emphasis on it."
That's why Saturday's game was so important. A loss could have ended the early momentum before it got started. Instead, Southington rallied to a 2-0 record with a 12-3 win over Westhill.
Cop rallied for five goals and three assists. Florian and Gallagher scored two goals apiece. Jamele, DeFeo, and Thompson scored goals for the Knights, and everyone that scored had at least one assist.
"Everyone is having a hand in it so far. Look at the score book. We've been getting five or six guys scoring goals and all of our goals are assisted," said Chase. "That really shows the kind of team that we're starting to evolve into."
Defensively, the Knights have picked up where they left off, holding both opponents to just one score in the opening half. Brian Mahon collected 16 saves to get the Cheshire win, and anchored the defense with six saves against Westhill before turning the net over to Dan Saucier (2 saves).
"We knew that our defense was going to be a strength, but what makes me most pleased is that we scored in double digits in two games," said Chase. "We're no longer that run-and-gun team like we've been in the past because we really don't have those outside shooters, but we've been very good at finishing the ball inside. All of our goals are coming from inside 10 yards, and that's fantastic. That's what we've been working on."
Captains named
Before the Cheshire victory, Ron Chase named captains for the 2013 spring season. Junior attackman Kevin Cop will join senior co-captains Tom Gallagher and Nick Terry as Southington's leaders on the field.
To comment on this story or to contact sports writer John Goralski, email him at jgoralski@southingtonobserver. com.


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How do register styles
Just like JavaScript, CSS files shouldn't be added to WordPress directly, but by using the WordPress API.
If you want to add your own CSS file to WordPress, there are two method calls you should be aware of:
the usage is pretty simple:
wp_register_style('css-name', 'location-to-your-css-file', __FILE__), array(), 'version-number', 'screen');
this will register your CSS file and add it to the site header.
How to deregister styles
Now, if you want to get rid of a Style Sheet that is added by your theme or a plugin you use, there is also a simple way to do that (given that the methods mentioned above are used to add the Style Sheet):
wp_deregister_style (unfortunately, no description is available on the WordPress site)
You will have to know the name with which the Style Sheet is registered. For example, if you use my jQuery Colorbox plugin and choose the first theme, the Style Sheet will be registered with the name "colorbox-theme1".
Now, in order to deregister the Style Sheet, you'll have to add the following lines to your functions.php:
add_action( 'wp_print_styles', 'custom_deregister_styles', 100 );
function custom_deregister_styles() {
wp_deregister_style( 'colorbox-theme1' );
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Theofilos Xenidis, better known as Phil X (born 10 March 1966), is a Canadian [1] guitarist and co-founder of the Los Angeles-based turbo pop band Powder. He also has a second band, parody-rock band the Drills. He is best known as the guitarist who replaced Rik Emmett in the Canadian rock band Triumph, for the Edge of Excess album and tour.
An early opportunity in Xenidis's career came when he was asked in 1990 to tour with Randy Coven, whom he met through Aldo Nova; in 1991, he toured the US with Aldo Nova.[2]
Phil X is a prolific session guitarist, having played on albums by Tommy Lee, Methods of Mayhem, Avril Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson,Orianthi, Rob Zombie, Chris Daughtry, Alice Cooper, Thousand Foot Krutch and many others. He wrote the song "Tired" and also played guitar on Tommy Lee's Tommyland: The Ride album. He has appeared with Lee on Ellen and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Phil X was featured in the "making of" video for the movie Josie and the Pussycats. He, along with his Powder bandmates, taught the young actresses to appear as if they were actually playing their instruments.[3]
He has performed with the band Frozen Ghost. Phil X is also the inventor of the "Flip Stick," an innovative replacement for the "whammy bar" on Floyd-Rose-equipped guitars.
Since 2008, Phil X has been a faculty member of Camp Rock, a camp in Ontario for aspiring musicians.[citation needed]
In April and May 2011, Phil X substituted for Bon Jovi's lead guitarist Richie Sambora, who could not be present for the required dates. He played the last 13 American shows of Bon Jovi's 2011 world tour.
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Ask the Doc: Vaccines
Ask the Doc is back, with patient care expert Dr. Howard Grossman of New York City's AlphaBetterCare. And in this column, he discusses vaccines -- whether you need one for the recent meningitis outbreak, for pneumococcal pneumonia, for HPV, or even just a yearly flu shot to protect yourself. Send your questions on HIV healthcare to him at firstname.lastname@example.com
Do I Need a Vaccine for Meningitis?
Q: I have heard about the meningitis outbreak in the US but I'm confused. I thought it had to do with contaminated steroids, but I hear that HIV-positive men are being told to get vaccinated. What does one thing have to do with the other?
A: That's a very good question that I think a lot of people might be curious about. What you've heard about are actually two different meningitis outbreaks. The big story most recently in the news is a large number of cases that is the result of contamination of a drug prepared in a compounding pharmacy in Massachusetts. Due to poor oversight and regulation they dispensed steroids used for spinal injections in people with back pain and those steroids were contaminated.
?The second meningitis outbreak that has been affecting gay and HIV-positive men that you probably heard about was announced just before the larger contamination one. In the past two years or so there have been clusters of cases of aggressive bacterial meningitis in the gay community. All of the cases have been in HIV-positive men. A few of them have died, most recently a 32-year-old man who was well-known in the community. The New York City and New York State Health Departments have issued recommendations for HIV-positive men to get vaccinated if they meet certain criteria in response to this.
The recommendations are that men who have had intimate contact with any of the men who have come down with meningitis should get vaccinated. In addition, it is recommended that all HIV-positive men who have had intimate contact, and that includes sexual contact, with another man met at a bar, party, or on the Internet since September 1 should also get the vaccine.
The meningitis vaccine is two shots that are given 8 weeks apart. There is a different vaccine available for men over 65 years of age. Discuss your specific concerns with your doctor to see if you should get vaccinated. Many doctors have stocks of the vaccine. If yours does not, you can get a vaccine at any New York City hospital and can call the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to find out more.
I've Just Been Diagnosed with HIV. Can Vaccines Help Me Optimize My Health?
Q: I've just been diagnosed with HIV. Are there specific vaccines that I should get to protect myself?
A: Yes, there are. Everyone should be up-to-date on vaccines, but if you are HIV-positive you should do everything possible to optimize your health. The first thing you should do is establish a relationship with a primary care doctor that has experience treating people with HIV infection. He or she will be able to coordinate your care and make sure that you stay healthy!
It is very important to be proactive and get vaccinated every year for influenza if your CD4 (T cell) count is over 200. The annual flu shot is usually available beginning in September, so don't wait. Get it as soon as you can. For those with a T helper count less than 200, the flu vaccine is not recommended -- it is much less effective and it may cause a temporary rise in viral load and drop in CD4 count or T cells. In that case, being vigilant and considering taking medications at the first signs of influenza would be a better choice.
Make sure that you are immune to all the diseases that are routinely vaccinated for: measles, mumps, rubella, varicella (chicken pox), hepatitis A and B and tetanus.
It is recommended that those with HIV (as well as those over 65, smokers and those with other chronic illness) get vaccinated against pneumococcal pneumonia, the most common form of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia that people can get. Those with HIV infection are at higher risk for this.
New guidelines have come out recommending two separate pneumonia vaccines, a newer one, known as "13 valent" and "23 valent" which has been around for years. If you have already had 23, you need to wait until a year has passed before getting 13. But if you haven't had either of them, get 13 first, and then you can get 23 at least 8 weeks later.
In addition, in our practice we recommend HPV vaccination for all those under the age of 26. For those over 26, the recommendations are less strong. The federal advisory committee that makes recommendations strongly suggested that the HPV vaccine be "considered" in men who have sex with men.
While this has let some insurance companies justify not paying for the vaccine, we suggest that all of our sexually active patients consider it, regardless of age. HPV has long been linked to warts and cervical cancer and there is increasing evidence of its link to anal, penile and head and neck cancers. The data is not yet in on treating those older than 26 but there is every reason to believe that it may help.
You can always get vaccination information from the web. The CDC website has all the recommendations and information, so check it out! http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/default.htm
Ask the Doc
This story is part of our special report titled "Ask the Doc." Want to read more? Here's the full list.
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Jaybees necesitaba un nuevo diseño de papelería y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 85 diseños de 16 diseñadores freelance.
Giggle and Grow ! that's our brand tagline and our philosophy.
As a designer and manufacturer of childrens footwear and clothing we believe growing up should be as natural and fun as possible; and everything we do is a reflection of that belief. We sell leather shoes and natural fibre clothing designed to provide the ultimate comfort & protection for children while not limiting them to grow as they were intended. Our products are designed for children 0-4 years old.
Our consumer audience is first-time mums who are a wonderful group of people who always look for the best for their child and spend time researching to make sure they purchase the right product for their child's health and wellbeing.
Our retail audience is juvenile speciality stores and baby chains all across the globe. We are particularly strong in Europe and Australasia with a growing presence in the US.
We have recently completed a major brand overhaul and need someone to translate the new look and feel into smart, quality, practical and a little bit 'fun' stationery. The items we are looking for are business cards ( 2 sided is ok), letterhead, 'with thanks' slips and email signature.
We've provided you with our logo and base brand guidelines.
We really want a design that balances the following:
* seriousness or expertise - ie all the practical information in a professional way
* fun and emotion - ie something to communicate the more lighthearted/connective aspect of our business.
Things to be careful of:
It is often hard to read when small text is reversed out of our brand grey ( PMS 877)
Use following details for relevant contact information:
Include following relevant information where appropriate
Physical address/Web address
facebook/twitter etc
The jpeg should be clear (max. quality) at a minimum of 1024x768 px.
Winner will deliver final work as follows:
1. 2010_Bobux_ business_card_[CMYK].ai
2. 2010_Bobux_email signature_[RGB].ai
3. 2010_Bobux_letterhead_[CMYK].ai
4. 2010_Bobux_with compliments_[CMYK].ai
Work must be created in Illustrator CS3 (or higher) & must have layers appropriately named (NOT layer 1, layer 2, etc)
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Summer is here, the kids are out of school and there are exciting offers at the Windemere Inn by the Sea, located in beautiful Indialantic, Florida on the Atlantic Ocean. Situated on a private beach, enjoy, relax and let the sound of the ocean make your stress vanish! Discounts include Eco Trek Tours, golf packages and 3 discounted rooms from Sunday through Thursday with a 2 night or more minimum.
30% OFF YOUR CHOICE OF 3 ROOMS! For June and July, the South Beach, Forever Spring or the Enchantment at 30% off with a 2 night or more minimum stay, double occupancy, Sunday – Thursday.
SPECIALS! Turtle nests in the dunes! – Sea turtle nesting is VERY active! Guests have enjoyed naturalist guided turtle walks (reservations required) and have simply sat on the Beach-side Pergola enjoying the moon light and watching the turtles nesting on the beach and dunes! http://www.seaturtlespacecoast.org/activities/turtle-walks.html
The Arnold Palmer designed Spessard Holland Golf Course is offering our guests a 15% discount for 18 holes of golf with a cart when we make your tee time. Sunday – Thursday, The Windemere Inn by the Sea, is combining this with 15% off of our regular room rates. Enjoy The Windemere Inn by the Sea's private beach and a beautifully designed golf course
These 3 adventures, ranging from 2 ½ – 4 ½ hrs, take young and old through trails, small creeks, the St. John's River, marshes, forests, lakes, lagoons and more. Everything is provided for adventurers to Hike, Bike and Kayak in a very large Canoe to explore treks that range from the easy, to the long and physically demanding. The tours end at Ichabod's Dockside Bar and Grill with a 10% discount off your food/drink bill by showing them the Windemere Inn by the sea business card. The maximum amount the tour guide can take is 6 people with 48 hours notice and a full non refundable deposit taken at the time of booking. Come explore Indialantic and Melbourne Beach – we have it all.
Florida Bed and Breakfast Inns are the perfect way to spend your summer time.


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December 1, 2008-Stuck in Bangkok
Walking on a quiet Street
This is supposed to be a sailing blog but you might have noticed we aren't doing much sailing. Like this weekend for instance.
We had tickets to fly to Phuket on Friday night to spend the weekend on the boat but the airport is closed; our flight was cancelled.
Thailand is in the middle of a political mess. There hasn't been a coup like there was two years ago but there have been thousands of protesters in the streets, some violence has occured and the government is in a real delimma about what to do about it. The government has been trying hard to avoid a confrontation with the anti-government protesters and they have successfully ignored the protests for several months. Now, however, the protesters have escalated by occupying the airports and this is getting everyone's attention, including ours.
We weren't thrilled to be stuck in Bangkok but it could have been worse: our part of the city is quiet and the weather is very pleasant this time of year. We chose to make the most of it.
On Sunday morning we took the train to Silom avenue to run some errands and afterwards we decided to have a lazy afternoon enjoying the really great December weather in Bangkok. We walked home.
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We stopped at a street cafe for some Thai noodle soup ("A little of everything, please, and spicy") and a Chang beer. Then we continued walking.
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A stop at a flower shop was worth while; we brought home these nice orchids.
At the end of the afternoon we watched the sun go down from our apartment balcony and reflected on things: What will be the outcome of the political problems? Will there be fighting or a negotiated end to it? Will our next trip in 5 days also be cancelled? How will Wings feel if we don't come visit her?
We've learned that you can't predict or control things like this, and maybe that is part of the excitement of living in a foreign land: you don't know what is going to happen next.
That's cruising.
Fred & Judy, Bangkok
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- Welcome
- News
- Research group
- Irma Verdonck - de Leeuw
- Sandra Biemans (secretary)
- Birgit Lissenberg-Witte
- Femke Jansen
- Hoda Al-ltejawi
- Florie van Beek
- Corien Eeltink
- Karen Holtmaat
- Nienke Hooghiemstra
- Anja van der Hout
- Gitta Kleijn
- Laura Korsten
- Heleen Melissant
- Koen Neijenhuijs
- Annette van Nieuwenhuizen
- Lenneke Post
- Angelina Santoso
- Anouk Schuit
- Vina Slev
- Valesca van Zwieten
- PhD researchers
- Marieke de Bruin
- Florien Boele
- Ingrid Cnossen
- Christine van Gogh
- Nadia van der Spek
- Anne-Marie Krebber
- Nadine Köhle
- Janneke Rood
- Sanne Duman-Lubberding
- Joeri Kalter
- Research projects
- Swallowing
- Speech quality
- Evaluation eHealth applications
- Need for supportive care
- 2 QUALITY of LIFE
- Fertility and sexuality
- Sleep
- Oncokompas
- OncoQuest
- Stepped care and depression
- Meaning centered therapy
- Life Review Therapy
- Spiritual autobiography
- Selfcare laryngectomy
- Decision Aid Prostate Cancer
- Sleep problems breast cancer
- Adjustment disorder
- Scientific output
- Presentations
- Public media
- Links
Florie van Beek, MSc
Health scientist
Visiting address
Postal address
Florie van Beek started working as a junior researcher for the research group ''Living with cancer'' at the VU University in October 2018. She will be focused on the new project of ZonMw. The aim of her project is to get insight in the prevalence of adjustment disorders in cancer patients. Also, she will examine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the psychological intervention which addresses the adjustment disorder in this population.
Florie obtained her bachelor's degree in Health Sciences and her master's degree in Health Sciences (specialization policy and organization) both at VU University Amsterdam.
News flashes
PhD thesis Mirjam de Vries
March 22, 2019 Mirjam de Vries defended her thesis "Physicians' defence mechanisms during communication with advanced cancer patients".
PhD thesis Joeri Kalter
September 28, 2018 Joeri Kalter defended his thesis "Exercise and psychosocial interventions to improve quality of life in patients with cancer".
PhD thesis Sanne Duman-Lubberding
July 4, 2018 Sanne Duman-Lubberding defended her thesis "Online Patient Reported Outcome Measures to faciltate supportive care in Head and Neck Cancer patients".
PhD thesis Femke Jansen
January 15, 2018 Femke Jansen defended her thesis "Supportive care in head and neck cancer patients. Patient-reported needs and costs".
PhD thesis Janneke Rood
September 11, 2017 Janneke Rood defended her thesis "Perceived need for information and treatment decision-making in patients with hematological malignancies: not "one size fits all".
Amsterdam Public Health project
Within the context of the alliance VUmc-AMC Prof dr Ellen Laan (AMC) and prof dr Irma Verdonck-de Leeuw (VUmc) received a grant for the project "Sexual well-being in head and neck cancer patients".
Treatment of psychological distress in patients with head and neck or lung cancer cost-effective.
A recent study of PhD-student Femke Jansen and colleagues, recently published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology,
PhD thesis Nadine Köhle
December 15, 2016 Nadine Köhle defended her PhD thesis "Hold on, for each other. Supporting partners of cancer patients via eHealth and positive psychology".
PhD thesis Anne-Marie Krebber
December 2, 2016 Anne-Marie Krebber defended her PhD thesis "Stepped care targeting psychological distress in head and neck cancer and lung cancer patients".
PhD thesis Nadia van der Spek
September 7, 2016, Nadia van der Spek defended her PhD thesis "Meaning-centered group psychotherapy for cancer survivors: development, efficacy, and cost-utility".
EORTC QLG Newsletter Spring 2016
The EORTC QLG Spring Meeting took place on April 20th and 21th 2016 in Oslo. The Spring newsletter of the EORTC QLG is now available.
PhD thesis Ingrid Cnossen
April 12, 2016, Ingrid Cnossen defended her PhD thesis entiteld "Self-management Supporting Rehabilitation in Head and Neck Cancer Patients".
VU/VUmc and Red-kite sign agreement for the provision of the Oncokompas in healthcare.
The VU University Amsterdam and VUmc Cancer Center Amsterdam work with Red-kite, distributor of software for hospitals in Netherlands. (November 3, 2015)
PhD thesis Christine van Gogh
December 4, 2015, Christine van Gogh defended her PhD thesis entiteld "Functional outcome of early glottic cancer".
Book presentation
On June 15th, 2015, Irma Verdonck presented the book "In Tune Without Cords" (in Dutch: VerderZonderStembanden) to Rob Burdorf, the president of the patient society for patients after laryngectomy.
PhD thesis Florien Boele
May 11 Florien Boele defended her PhD thesis, entitled "Towards improving health-related quality of life in glioma patients and their informal caregvers".
PhD thesis Trille Kristina Kjaer
May 8, Trille Kjaer will defend her PhD thesis entitled "Late effects after treatment of head and neck cancer and use of patient reported outcomes in clinical practice." Irma Verdonck is member of the committee.
Niels Stensen Fellowship
Florien Boele has received a Niels Stensen Fellowship. This is a scholarship that is awarded annually to a number of outstanding researchers who have recently obtained their PhD degree, to gain working experience abroad. Florien Boele will go to Pittsburgh (United States) and Edinburgh (Scotland) in 2015 and 2016.
Key paper
The publication "Prevalence of depression in cancer patients: a meta-analysis of diagnostic interviews and self-report instruments" of A.M.H. Krebber et.al is chosen by the Editors as one of the key papers in Psycho-oncology, (issue June 2014).
On April 10th, 2014, the first edition of the Value Based Healthcare Prize took place. The prize for the most exceptional initiative in collaborations went to Jippa, a collaborative by VUmc, CZ, Radboud UMC and Tilburg University.
In November 2013 the NVPO organised the International Congress "Innovation in Psycho-Oncology". The researchgroup held several presentations and posters.
Interested in oncological care chain? Come 2 October 2013 to the 3rd MuON symposium in hospital Gelderse Vallei. Keynote speaker Michel van Schaik (Director Rabobank) about Innovation in the care!
12 april 2013: KWF Kankerbestrijding / Alpe d'HuZes has granted the research proposal Netherlands Quality of life and Biomedical Cohort Studies in Cancer (NET-QUBIC).
Marieke de Bruijn will defend her PhD thesis on 10 juni 2013 at 15.45 pm.
Support our bicycle team for Alpe d'HuZes 2013!
On 6 June 2013 our team living together with cancer will cycle the Alpe d'HuZes! This in the fight against cancer. At this moment there is already more than 1500 euro donated. Do you support us too?
The 15th World Congress of Psycho-Oncology and Psychosocial Academy will be held in Rotterdam, 4-8 November 2013. www.ipos-society.org/ipos2013/.
29 January 2013. Pink Ribbon has granted a project to develop and evaluate an online training for cancer patients with insomnia (Annemieke van Straten), and a project to develop and evaluate a breast cancer module for the OncoKompas (Nelly van Uden).
Charity Symposium "Living with cancer"
On December 19, 2012 there will be a Symposium ''Living with Cancer''. This is a charity symposium on meaning centered psychotherapy for cancer patients. Read more about it at the tab News at the left.
15 November 2012: Hoe?Zo! Radio interview with Irma Verdonck on stress and cancer.
October 2012: Interview with Irma Verdonck in Psychologie Magazine.
September 9, 2012. Interview Hans van Willigenburg with Irma Verdonck on Radio 5.
August 2012. Five students finish their MSc thesis and graduate as MSc in Clinical PSychology.
June 28-30, 2012: International symposium on Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC ISOO) at New York. Kevin Yap and Irma Verdonck organise a workshop on e-health and supportive care.
Record for Alpe d'HuZes 2012. The sponsor action Alpe d'HuZes (6 and 7 June) 2012 has already yielded the record amount of 28.5 million euros.
June 6-8, 2012: Our research group contributes to Alpe d'HuZes as volunteers.
April 20, 2012: Nelly van Uden will give a presentation about OncoKompas at a conference about ICT in health care in Barcelona.
March 16, 2012: NVPO congress in Utrecht, we contribute with 2 oral and 2 poster presentations and a workshop.
January 1, 2012: The project POLARIS project has officially started.
December 22, 2011: Radio program DeGids.fm, Felix Meurders interviews Corien Eeltink on sexuality and cancer.
November 2, 2011: KWF / Alpe d'HuZes funds a grant for the development and evaluation of an online intervention for informal caregivers of cancer patients.
October 30, 2011 In the national television program "Gesprek op 2", Daphne Bunskoek interviewed Irma Verdonck on living with cancer.
October 28, 2011: www.oncokompas.nl is online!
October 23, 2011: Alpe d'HuZes hands over more than 20 million euros to the Dutch Cancer Society!
Team work
Our research projects are embedded in the two largest research institutes of VU University in Amsterdam: VUmc CCA-VICI (Cancer Center Amsterdam) www.vumc.nl/afdelingen/CCA-V-ICI/ and EMGO+ (Institute for Health and Care Research emgo.nl
We work closely with patients and their caregivers and with researchers and physicians at VU University and VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam and other research institutes and hospitals in the Netherlands and worldwide. Team work is crucial improving research and translating results into clinical practice.


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Unova Challenge
Black Tower (Black 2) and White Treehollow (White 2), both known as the "Unova Challenge," are battle facilities located in Black City and White Forest respectively. Before you can challenge them, you must defeat Alder at his house in Floccesy Town. Return to the battle facilities and talk to the lady at the counter to start a challenge.
Rules & Tips[edit]
Black Tower and White Treehollow pit you against a random set of trainers in each area. The objective is to find the Gate Trainer on each floor. Talk to defeated trainers for hints to the location of the Gate Trainer. Find and defeat the Gate Trainer in battle to open up the gate in the area. After Area 5, the Gate Trainer may be on a different floor from the gate.
Reach the gate, which you may have passed, to find the Boss Trainer. Defeat the Boss Trainer to pass the area, return to the lobby, and unlock the next area.
There are ten areas in total. All areas and trainers will be randomly selected (Except Boss Trainers). Challenging the same area twice will give you two different results.
Pokemon you face can vary from level 45-80, depending on the area you challenge. Each Pokemon Trainer will have two Pokemon, but The Area Boss will have three. After defeating a Pokemon, you will have the option to switch to another Pokemon, unlike the Battle Subway and PWT.
Players can enter the battle facility with a full team of any Pokemon at any level. These Pokemon can hold any items, but you will not be able to use items inside or outside of battle. Unlike the Battle Subway and Pokemon World Tournament, you will be able to earn EXP and Money.
Your team will be fully healed before and after challenging an area. Each area will have a Pokemon Doctor who will heal your team after defeating him. Unlike other Pokemon Doctors, this Doctor will give you the option to heal now or later. Choose wisely, he will only heal your team once.
If you choose to give up, use the elevator to return to the lobby. All money you earned will be forfeited.
After defeating an area, you will randoly earn one of the following rewards.
|Reward Amount
| HP Up
| Health Wing
Muscle Wing
Resist Wing
Genius Wing
Clever Wing
Swift Wing
Rare Candy
| Pomeg Berry
Kelpsy Berry
Qualot Berry
Hondew Berry
Grepa Berry
Tamato Berry
Defeat the fifth area to unlock the Key to Black City or White Forest. Sending this key to the opposite version game will unlock Black City in White 2, or White Forest in Black 2, along with the battle facility. When challenging the new Battle Facility, you will have to start from Area 1 again. All Boss Trainers will be the same as in the other version, except the 10th Area, who will not be Benga.
Reach the end of the tenth area to battle Alder's Grandson, Benga, who will be the Area Boss. Defeat him to earn a special Shiny Pokemon as a gift. This Pokemon will be given at Alder's House and depends on which version game you're playing.
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By Shelly Kraicer
This is the conclusion of Shelly Kraicer's essay "The Use and Abuse of Chinese Cinema (in the West)." Click here for the introduction and first half of the essay.
4. Exemplary Asian independent art cinema. This misreading has something in common with Number 1 ("Exotic, colorful diversion") , but in a more rarified, sophisticated form. It also contradicts (but exists in a weird sort of symbiosis with) Number 5 below. There is supposed to be something essentially "Asian" (meaning usually East Asian) about the predominant mode of contemporary art cinema now celebrated in festivals worldwide. Films that convey China's backwardness (see Number 6 below) often employ a Andre Bazin-influenced mise en scène that is post-realist in its effect. Long takes, a demandingly slow pace, opaque storytelling, a distant motionless camera, inexpressive, non-professional actors, lots and lots of visual and narrative blankness, emptiness, stillness. Examples abound, the best recent exponents being Yang Heng (Betelnut, Sun Spots), Yang Rui (Crossing the Mountain), and in her own inimitable way, Liu Jiayin (Oxhide and Oxhide 2).
This analysis reduces an often surprising diversity of film styles into something that is assumed to spring, essentially and almost automatically, from a specific historical and cultural background, with local visual and pictorial traditions transmuted directly into their filmic correlatives. This in a sense over-simplifies and over-particularizes Chinese filmmakers who are utterly fluent (more than most of us) in the world-cinema image market (you can easily find films from everywhere, from every era, in China's wonderfully eclectic bootleg DVD shops). By insisting on the "Chinese-ness" of these films, a special understanding, a privileged access to the films' "essences," may reserved for Sinological experts.
5. International art cinema master(s') works. On the other hand, it's just as easy to abuse Chinese cinema as some sort of proof that master directors work in a universal style recognizalbe to experts, critics, professionals, and well-trained festival audiences. In absolute contradistinction to Number 4 above, this attitude says "you don't need to know anything about China and its specific cultural history to appreciate these films. They are great cinema, full stop". This can be a branding exercise, like Number 2 ("Commercial entertainment"), but one for a more discriminating audience who needs to be reassured that she or he will be able to enjoy the latest Chinese masterpiece without unduly stressing over its foreignness. This is global art, i.e. It belongs to "Us," not to its incidentally "Other" creators. Hegemony reasserts itself as art / film criticism, denaturing a film for our appropriation and viewing pleasure (with emphasis on the pleasure). This tendency can be seen in the flattering (for a forty-year-old director) inclusion of the latest Jia Zhangke film I Wish I Knew in the "Masters" section of the Toronto International Film Festival programme.


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Intriguing non-tendered names join open market
The free-agent pool got a boost on Monday, with former closers John Axford and Andrew Bailey among the biggest names cut loose ahead of the 11:59 p.m. ET non-tender deadline.
Teams had until that time to offer -- or tender -- contracts to arbitration-eligible players. A non-tendered player immediately becomes a free agent and can sign with any team, including the one that just made him available.
The free-agent pool got a boost on Monday, with former closers John Axford and Andrew Bailey among the biggest names cut loose ahead of the 11:59 p.m. ET non-tender deadline.
Teams had until that time to offer -- or tender -- contracts to arbitration-eligible players. A non-tendered player immediately becomes a free agent and can sign with any team, including the one that just made him available.
Though most decisions are relatively easy, some clubs faced tough choices about whether to open a precious 40-man roster spot or hold on to a player who might be coming off a down year, have injury concerns or be due for a significant raise.
While Bailey is one of the most high-profile players to be non-tendered, he also is due for a roughly $4.5 million salary despite coming off right shoulder surgery that could prevent him from being ready for Opening Day. The two-time All-Star posted a 3.77 ERA and eight saves last season for the Red Sox, who also non-tendered outfielder Ryan Kalish.
Boston's World Series opponent also parted ways with an expensive ex-closer. Axford, whom the Cardinals acquired from the Brewers in August, had a 1.74 ERA in limited action for St. Louis but also made $5 million last year.
One of the most intriguing names on the non-tender list is that of D-backs righty Daniel Hudson, who hasn't pitched since early in the 2012 season and now is recovering from a second Tommy John surgery that could keep him out for much of -- if not all -- of '14. MLB.com reported last week that the two sides were talking about a contract that would have avoided arbitration, but they never came to terms.
Hudson, who made $518,000 last season, went 16-12 with a 3.49 ERA over 33 starts for Arizona in 2011 and will be 27 next season. He was scheduled to begin playing catch this week.
"I'm looking forward to doing that and turning a corner," Hudson said last week. "My arm feels great."
The Angels non-tendered four players, including two pitchers with big league track records. Right-hander Tommy Hanson notched a 3.28 ERA over 77 starts for the Braves from 2009-11 but the 27-year-old has dealt with injuries since and struggled to a 5.42 mark in 73 innings for the Angels last season.
Righty Jerome Williams had been a solid swingman for the Angels the past three seasons, making 46 starts out of 79 appearances, but parting with him and Hanson gives the club more financial room this winter.
"We wanted to remain as flexible as we could as we worked through the offseason," Angels general manager Jerry Dipoto said, "and we felt like this was the best move for the club in order to do that."
One of the more surprising non-tenders also came from Los Angeles, with the Dodgers letting go of reliever Ronald Belisario. The righty, who made $1.45 million last season, appeared in 145 games for the club over the past two years, with a 3.24 ERA.
Another non-tendered National League West reliever was Mitchell Boggs, who had a 2.21 ERA over 78 appearances for the Cardinals in 2012 but struggled last year and was picked up by Colorado, where he appeared in only nine games, with a 3.12 ERA.
Among the position players who were non-tendered was 2009 National League Rookie of the Year Chris Coghlan, who posted an .850 OPS for the Marlins that year but never came close to duplicating that production. Miami also cut ties with right-handed reliever Ryan Webb.
The Rays non-tendered a key member of their bench the past three years in outfielder Sam Fuld, a speedy defensive whiz who hit .199 last season. But Rays executive vice president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman did not rule out an eventual deal with either Fuld or his other non-tender decision, lefty reliever Wesley Wright.
"We still think very highly of Sam," Friedman said. "He's an extraordinary player and a great teammate."
The Blue Jays, who signed catcher Dioner Navarro on Monday, non-tendered their previous starter, J.P. Arencibia. The former first-round pick started 331 games behind the plate since debuting for Toronto in August 2010 but has a career .258 on-base percentage and was due to make more than $2.5 million in '14.
The Mets were one of the most active teams in terms of non-tendering, cutting five players from their roster: starter Jeremy Hefner, reliever Scott Atchison, infielders Omar Quintanilla and Justin Turner, and outfielder Jordany Valdespin. Those moves marked the end of Valdespin's tumultuous tenure in the organization, which included some highlight-reel plays but also confrontations with management, a 50-game suspension in the Biogenesis case and a .188 average with New York this season.
Other non-tendered players included Braves infielders Paul Janish and Elliot Johnson, Indians catcher Lou Marson, Royals infielder Chris Getz, White Sox pitcher Dylan Axelrod and Yankees infielder Jayson Nix.
In some cases, teams agreed to one-year deals with arbitration-eligible players rather than non-tendering or extending an offer and continuing negotiations.
The Padres, for example, came to terms with left-hander Eric Stults and right-hander Tim Stauffer. Stults is coming off a career year that saw him post a 3.93 ERA over 33 starts and was set to go through his his first round of arbitration.
The Nationals, who added Doug Fister to their rotation earlier on Monday, further solidified their pitching depth by re-signing Ross Ohlendorf. The righty, who had a 3.28 ERA over 16 games (seven starts) last season for Washington, will make $1.25 million plus incentives, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com and MLB Network.
The Tigers, who already had agreed to a deal with lefty reliever Phil Coke, signed utility man Don Kelly for $1 million. Kelly appeared at six positions, plus designated hitter, in 2013.
While the Cubs non-tendered three players, including reliever Daniel Bard and infielder Mat Gamel, they also tendered contracts to seven others and avoided arbitration with infielder Donnie Murphy and catcher George Kottaras. Acquired last week from the Royals to back up Welington Castillo, Kottaras will make $1,075,000 plus incentives.
The Orioles hung on to outfielder Nolan Reimold for a base salary of $1,025,000, even though he is coming off a second neck surgery and hit .195 in limited action last season. The 30-year-old has a .766 career OPS, and Baltimore is optimistic about his rehab.
Among the other players to avoid arbitration with their clubs were Orioles outfielder Steve Pearce, White Sox catcher Tyler Flowers, Phillies infielder Kevin Frandsen, and Braves infielder Ramiro Pena and reliever Jonny Venters.
Andrew Simon is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @HitTheCutoff.


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Installing DMDAt the time of writing, there are three D compilers available. GDC is built on top of the GNU Compiler Collection. LDC is based on LLVM. DMD is the reference compiler maintained by Walter Bright, the creator of the D Programming Language. GDC and LDC are great compilers. In fact, they often produce more performant executables than DMD. But they do require a bit more effort to setup on Windows than DMD does. So for this article, I'm going to focus on DMD. On the DMD download page you will find a Windows installer, a dmg file for Mac users, several deb packages and RPMs for a few different Linux distros and an all-inclusive zip file which contains binaries for all supported platforms. Personally, I prefer the zip file, even for the rare occasions I have to drop into Linux. I really believe that the Windows installer is superfluous. There's nothing to configure besides the path and nothing needs to be copied into any system directories. Unzip, set the path, done. With the zipped DMD package, the path for the Windows binaries is "dmd2\windows\bin", but there are also binaries for FreeBSD, Linux, and OSX (32- and 64-bit where supported). A decision must be made on whether or not to add the appropriate path to the globabl environment. Setting the global path is certainly the simplest thing to do (a quick trip to Google should help in figuring out how to do this for a particular version of Windows). Be careful, though, as one of the Windows binaries is the Digital Mars version of 'make'. If another version of make is on the global path, that can cause some headaches. Setting the global path also makes it difficult to support multiple versions of DMD. There are easy ways around that (I use batch files and cmd.exe shortcuts, and there's also Jacob Carlborg's D Version Manager), but for someone just starting out it's not a big deal. Linux users using the zip file can either copy some stuff around to make everything globally visible, or edit the appropriate shell config file to set things up for a specific user. More details can be found at dlang. Once the path is configured properly, whether manually or via installer or deb package/RPM, get to a command prompt and type the following:
Invoking dmd with no args will cause it to display the version number along with all the valid command line options, the same as typing dmd --help. This will confirm that the path is properly configured. Next, open up a text editor (I used Crimson Editor, a.k.a. Emerald Editor, for years, but switched to Sublime Text 2 a few months back -- well-worth the price of the license). Enter the following into a text file and save it somewhere as "hello.d".
import std.stdio;
void main() {
writeln( "Hello D!" );
Now navigate on the command line to the directory in which hello.d was saved and enter dmd hello.d. If it compiles without error, then the compiler was able to find the standard library and all is well. If there were errors, be sure to read them carefully. Most DMD errors are fairly clear, but for someone without experience with compilers on the command line this might not be the case. At any rate, if it is not clear that the error was caused by the code or the configuration, the digitalmars.D.learn newsgroup is the place to go for answers. For those who left their newsreaders in the 90s or have no idea what a newsreader is, there is both a forum interface and a mailing list interface for all of the D newsgroups to make them more palatable.
One final note on the installation. The vanilla DMD package on Windows only fully provides what is needed to compile 32-bit programs. For 64-bit, it's only half the story. 32-bit makes use of the Digital Mars C++ compiler backend toolchain (including the annoyingly ancient OPTLINK linker and some equally ancient Win32 libraries). 64-bit compilation actually relies on the Microsoft C++ compiler tools, meaning a version of the Windows SDK which includes the compiler tools must be installed. Right now, that means version 7.1 of the Windows SDK.
How to Avoid Invoking DMD YourselfMany statically compiled system languages require a two-step process to create executables: compiling and linking. This can be condensed into one step if all of the source files and required libraries are passed on the command line together, but when compiling and linking separately each source file needs its own compile step, then all the object files need to be passed to the linker to generate the executable. Either way, when multiple source files are involved, this can be difficult to manage by hand. It would be nice if DMD (and GDC and LDC) compiled in a way more similar to Java than C and C++. They don't. However, there are some tools out there that do. One of them actually ships with DMD. Before I get to that, a little history (because I just can't resist). A few years back, a D user named Derek Parnell created what, as I recall, was the first build tool for D. Called 'bud', it worked by following the import tree from the main source module, gathering up each imported module, and passing all of them to DMD for compilation. For example, if bud foo.d were executed, and foo.d imported bar.d, then bud would see that import, add bar.d to its list of files to compile, then scan imports in bar.d, and so on, until there were no more imports to parse. The tool became quite popular. In my binding project, Derelict, I initially used make, but eventually switched over to supporting bud as the default build tool via a build script. I began to recommend that people not compile Derelict at all, but just use bud to compile their app so that the Derelict modules would be compiled automatically. Compilation with DMD has always been extremely fast. bud made it extremely convenient. Not long after, Gregor Richards released DSSS, which was a build and package management tool. Initially, he was using bud for the build side, but decided later to create his own tool called Rebuild (a play on bud, which was originally called "build"), which he released individually. Now it became possible to make D libraries distributable and compilable via a simple configuration script. Users could execute dsss net install derelict, for example, to automatically download a library (in this case, Derelict), compile it, and make it available to any new D programs developed on the local system. It looked set to become the de facto standard. Unfortunately, neither project is active any longer. They were still usable for quite a while, but they inevitably fell off the radar. Thankfully, some new options have since become available. Shortly after Andrei Alexandrescu became involved with D, he slapped together a little utility called 'rdmd'. The basic concept behind it is the same as bud. It follows imports and pulls in all the imported files, then hands them off to DMD for compilation. By default, it executes the binaries it compiles, but can be told via a command line switch to compile without executing. It has other options as well, such as the --eval switch which allows code to be entered on the command line. See the documentation for details. It now ships with DMD on all supported platforms, so it's easy to get compilation of multiple D source files up and running out of the box without installing any third-party tools. The newest build tool on the block, and the one I've taken to using, is 'dub'. It's not just a build tool, but also a package manager, the spiritual successor to DSSS. This tool comes from S?nke Ludwig (who also gave us vibe.d). He has set up a registry for developers to register their projects. Users can specify registered projects as dependencies in a dub configuration file (package.json), and the tool will make sure all dependencies are downloaded, installed and compiled. Currently, only projects on github and Bitbucket are supported for automatic installation. I now use dub for all of my current D projects and plan to continue using it in the future. There are two things I really love about it. First, the configuration file is dead simple to set up. The tool can generate a generic one for you along with a directory tree for your project, but since I don't like the directory tree it creates, I just create my own and copy my package.json file from project to project, editing it as I go (really, it's dead simple). Second, the tool has some simple heuristics to differentiate a library project from an executable project, but can be configured to compile any source tree in any way. This is extremely useful for library development. In the past, I've always had to keep a separate test program as I develop a library and compile it separately. With dub, I just specify two different configurations in the package.json file, set up the project to match dub's simple heuristics, and I can use a single source tree as a library or as an executable. Just to more clearly illustrate what I mean, imagine a library called 'MyLib'. All of the library source modules will be in the "source\mylib" directory. Then, a separate module, "source\app.d" is created. In package.json, dub is instructed of two configurations. One, the default which is used when dub build is executed, compiles a library. The second, let's call it 'dev', is used when the command dub build --config=dev is executed and will produce an executable. The tool will automatically include "source\app.d" in the second case, but will ignore it in the first. The two configurations in the package.json file only need to specify a name for the configuration and a target type (library or executable). There are other options, but those are the only two required. An example is provided in the next section. More info is available at the dub registry. To summarize, it's easy to get going with multiple source files out of the box with DMD by using the rdmd tool that ships with the compiler. When experimentation moves beyond using the standard library and making use of third-party libraries, dub makes that a piece of cake as well.
Derelict 3Now I'm going to toot my own horn a little. Given that this is a game development site, I would imagine that people experimenting with D for the first time will quickly move beyond "Hello world" style programs and want to get to something more visual. That's where Derelict 3 comes in. Derelict is a collection of D bindings to a number of popular C and C++ libraries that are useful for game development. I first started working on it in early 2004, providing dynamic bindings for OpenGL, SDL, and OpenAL. Over the years, it has evolved through three major versions, packages have been added and removed, build systems have come and gone, and I've pulled out more hair than I care to think about. I try to spend as little time on it as I can possibly get away with without feeling guilty. So far, that has served me well. Getting started with Derelict isn't too terribly difficult. The easiest way is to use dub. I'll describe the harder way first. Anyone who has been doing any sort of C or C++ development long enough must be familiar with git by now. If not, don't look to me for help. Just move on to the next paragraph. Otherwise, Derelict 3 can be cloned from https://github.com/aldacron/Derelict3.git. Once that's done, open up a command prompt with DMD on the path, cd to the "build" subdirectory in the "Derelict3" folder, and execute dmd build (or substitute gdc or ldc2). That compiles the build script. Now execute build (or ./build for the penguins). This will compile libraries for each Derelict package and each library will be output to "Derelict3/lib". To use Derelict, make sure "Derelict3/import" is on the import path (the import path can be set on the command line with the -I switch) and that the libraries are linked (via pragma(lib, "path/to/lib") in source or specified on the command line). Yeah, this is the more complicated way, particularly since each compiler has a different way of specifying the library path on the command line, and with DMD it depends on which backend is being used (I can never remember what it is for 32-bit DMD on Windows). So I recommend using dub anyway. Using Derelict with dub is very easy. All that need be done is to add Derelict, or any combination of Derelict packages, as dependencies to a project in the configuration file. When executing dub build for that project, dub will first verify that all of the dependencies are installed and, if not, will download and compile them automatically. As an example, here's the package.json for another library I'm working on. It uses Derelict to bind with SDL2 and PhysFS. The relevant bit for Derelict is in the "dependencies" section, where it lists Derelict's sdl2 and physfs packages as dependencies.
"name": "derringdo",
"description": "A framework for 2D games with SDL2.",
"homepage": "",
"copyright": "Copyright (c) 2013, Michael D. Parker",
"authors": [
"Mike Parker"
"dependencies": {
"derelict:sdl2": "~master",
"derelict:physfs": "~master"
"configurations": [
"name": "lib",
"targetType": "library",
"targetPath": "lib"
"name": "dev",
"targetType": "executable",
"targetPath": "bin"
Nothing to it. Edit this to fit your project, save it in the parent directory of the project source tree, execute dub build or dub build --config=dev (as described above) and D Programming with Derelict 3 happiness is sure to follow. Derelict can also be installed manually by executing dub install derelict. This is true for any project in the dub registry. See the dub package documentation for more details on how to set up a config file.
Using Derelict in code is quite simple as well. Let's assume a project using SDL2 and SDL2_image, two commonly used game development libraries. This snippet of code shows how to import the relevant Derelict modules and load the libraries (remember, Derelict is a set of dynamic bindings, meaning it is designed to load shared libraries (.dll, .so and .dylib) at runtime).
import derelict.sdl2.sdl;
import derelict.sdl2.image;
void main() {
That's it. If the libraries fail to load, a DerelictException will be thrown, specifically one of the subclasses SharedLibLoadException or SymbolLoadException. The former is thrown when the library fails to load, the latter when a symbol from the library fails to load. Derelict also allows the throwing of SymbolLoadExceptions to be skipped so that if specific symbols are missing, loading can continue. This is useful for loading older versions of a library. Importing derelict.util.exception will pull all DerelictExceptions into the namespace so that they can be handled appropriately. Also, each loader has a version of the load method that allows shared library names to be specified explicitly. By default, the loaders use the common library names as output by each distribution's build system (such as SDL2.dll on Windows) and uses the default system search path to find them. Sometimes it may be desirable to override this behavior, such as when shipping all shared library dependencies in a subdirectory (DerelictSDL2.load("libs/SDL2.dll")).
Notice that there are no corresponding calls to any "unload" methods. This is because Derelict makes use of D's static module destructor feature to automatically unload libraries when the app exits. Static module constructors could have been used to load them as well, but that would take away the opportunity to handle exceptions, or to specify alternate library names. The unload methods do exist and are publicly accessible in case a library needs to be explicitly unloaded at a particular time, but they are not required to be called otherwise.
When compiling the above manually, the libraries DerelictSDL2.lib and DerelictUtil.lib need to be linked. There is no DerelictSDL2Image.lib. The loaders for SDL2_image, SDL2_ttf, SDL2_mixer, and SDL2_net are all part of DerelictSDL2.lib. The format of the library file names and extensions depend on the platform and compiler.(e.g. DerelictSDL2.lib with DMD on Windows, libDerelictSDL2.a with DMD elsewhere). On Posix systems, it is also necessary to link with libdl, since Derelict uses dlopen and friends to handle the shared libraries. When compiling with dub, libdl will still need to be linked on Posix systems. This can be done with a "libs-posix" entry in the package config file (see the dub package documentation for details).
All Derelict packages adhere to this basic format, with the one exception being DerelictGL3. There are two OpenGL loaders in Derelict, one that does not include deprecated functions and one that does. For the former, import derelict.opengl3.gl3 and call DerelictGL3.load. For the latter, import derelict.opengl3.gl and call DerelictGL.load. In both cases, after an appropriate OpenGL context has been created, a reload method must be called (DerelictGL3.reload and DerelictGL.reload respectively). The load methods load the OpenGL 1.0 and 1.1 functions. The reload methods load the functions for versions 1.2+, as well as all supported ARB extensions (support for all ARB extensions may not yet be implemented). It is also recommended to call the reload method each time the context is switched. Both loaders also provide a means of determining the version of OpenGL that actually loaded.
Derelict 3 provides bindings for OpenGL, OpenAL, SDL2, SFML2, GLFW3, AssImp3, Lua 5.2, FreeType 2.4 and more. At the time of writing, the project README claims it's all in an alpha state, but it's 100% usable. The only thing missing is the documentation and a couple of more packages I want to add. Of course, one thing I haven't mentioned here is that, when using Derelict, it's necessary for the user to get possession of the appropriate shared libraries, otherwise there's nothing to load. Most projects provide binary distributions, some do not. In the latter case, it is necessary to have a build environment set up to compile C binaries. I try to keep the bindings up to date for each project, but sometimes I fall behind. I'm always happy to accept pull requests to correct that.


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IRTS (International Radio and Television Society), founded in 1939, is a non-profit charitable organization that develops future leaders and advances multi-cultural employee recruitment and retention for the media, advertising and marketing communities. The highly competitive IRTS Summer Fellowship Program places 30 college students into host companies annually, with 90% continuing their careers in our business. MediaVillage's 1stFive.org is pleased to share some of their stories as we approach the June 9 IRTS Media Forecasting panel, where this year's Fellows will be introduced. The panel, moderated by IRTS Chairman Jack Myers, features GroupM's Rino Scanzoni, Havas Media's Lori Hiltz, Starcom's Amanda Richman, Magna Global's Dani Benowitz and Horizon Media's Donnie Williams. For more information and to register, look here.
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