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Lori MacVittie is Technical Marketing Manager for F5 Networks.
Cloud and virtualization are imposing a heavy burden on the infrastructure supporting applications. The "new network" necessary to support the dynamic environment in which applications are rapidly provisioned requires that network components -- from switches to firewalls to load balancers -- be not only dynamic, but able to collaborate with the broader management ecosystem. We all know what the word "collaborate" means to applications and it's no different for network components -- integration.
Network components will need to integrate with applications to improve scaling decisions, with each other to react to changes to applications (launch, decommission, scaling), and with the orchestration systems that will automate many of the tasks typically accomplished manually by network and systems' administrators.
The means to achieve such integration exists for most components, but it is as a developer would expect: programmatic. APIs exist to allow remote management and control of network devices (virtual and physical) and it is almost certainly the case that someone will need to leverage those APIs to achieve a dynamic infrastructure.
A potentially new role within IT is emerging, one that focuses on network and infrastructure components rather than applications: infrastructure developer.
The Need for the New Network
The reason an infrastructure developer will be needed is related directly to the need for a new network. Virtualization and cloud computing ultimately require new kinds of interoperability to reduce the burdens imposed by these technologies. What's really problematic is that this can occur many times over a short period of time, and in a large-scale environment can be occurring for myriad applications at the same time. Massive amounts of information about policies, locations, and infrastructure must be shared over the same network, at the same time. Components must be updated, configurations changed, policies applied, and it has to happen in the right order. The scalability of such a dynamic environment is inherently limited to a single bottleneck: manual configuration and management.
The new network needs to enable the means by which a dynamic infrastructure supporting multi-component/tier applications can be automatically discovered, rapidly provisioned, scaled, secured, managed, modified, and migrated across disparate locations. Without automation these operational processes take far too long to be called "rapid" and are inherently error-prone as people miss steps or mistype a command.
It's not just about starting up and shutting down applications. A dynamic infrastructure must be able to react on-demand to events and changes in the environment. As policies governing the delivery of applications change, as the applications change themselves, when attacks threaten availability and security, the underlying infrastructure must be capable of adapting and responding with as little manual intervention as possible.
Why Is This So Complex?
Consider the series of events that occurs when an application is first deployed anywhere. As a developer or architect, once the application is deployed into the production environment and verified to be working, it's time to shift the burden to the network team. This is often referred to by networking folks as "throwing the application over the wall" because the line of demarcation between networking and application development is long and wide and, like a castle wall, not meant to be breached.
The network team has to concern itself with firewall policies, routing, switching, load balancing, network-hosted security such as IDS, IPS, and web application firewalls, as well as any unique application related solutions such as application-specific acceleration, optimization, or resource obfuscation. Each policy is a potential point at which an error might be introduced, or a step missed, leaving applications and corporate resources vulnerable to exploitation. When a second or third instance of the application is launched to support capacity on-demand, the load balancer must be updated and any application-specific policies might also require modification. Again, this is generally a manual process. Most of these processes are transparent to the developer today. In a dynamic, cloud computing-style architecture, however, these processes become automated and are driven by a framework: and that framework requires integration and control over the comprised infrastructure components.
It will become the responsibility of infrastructure developers to enable this automation through integration of networking components into the automation frameworks necessary to scale such dynamic architecture effectively.


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Chocolate Chip Caramel Cake
Total TimePrep: 25 min. Bake: 50 min. + cooling
Makes12 servings
- 1 package white cake mix (regular size)
- 1-1/2 cups vanilla yogurt
- 4 egg whites
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup (6 ounces) miniature semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup butter, cubed
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 to 3 tablespoons evaporated milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans
- 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 teaspoon shortening
- In a large bowl, beat the first five ingredients on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour into a well-greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan.
- Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
- For topping, combine the butter and brown sugar in a saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil for 2 minutes. Stir in milk and vanilla. Return to a boil; remove from the heat and cool slightly. Add confectioners' sugar; beat on high with a portable mixer for 30 seconds or until thickened. Drizzle over cake. Sprinkle with nuts.
- In a microwave, melt chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Drizzle over top.
Nutrition Facts1 piece: 317 calories, 12g fat (6g saturated fat), 11mg cholesterol, 359mg sodium, 50g carbohydrate (36g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.
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Mar 28, 2018
very good
Nov 10, 2017
lovely cake- my daughter requested a cake with carmel for her birthday. This was a great choice. Good texture, moist. I used 3 whole eggs (because I was too lazy to seperate 4 eggs).
Aug 18, 2012
one of best cakes I have ever made ... I took it to some volunteers that I work with and everyone raved about the cake and ask me to bring it again next time...
Aug 20, 2011
A wonderful recipe, I used plain lo-fat yogurt instead, since that is what I had, and it turned out exc. I also used a Pillsbury German chocolate cake mix instead of white & it was delish! try it you won't go wrong. I can't wait to do it again.
Dec 10, 2010
This cake is so delicious. I've made it approx. 10 times and EVERYONE loves it and asks for the recipe. My Bunco group requests it everytime I host. Just make sure your icing is warm enough and it will drizzle just right.
Jun 26, 2009
I've tried the recipe for the topping several times and cannot get it to "drizzle" consistency...any suggestions?

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Upon returning from a long backpacking trip to India and South-East Asia, everyone keeps asking you 'What did you do there for 8 months?'. There is no good answer to that because 'doing' is something you do when you visit London for a week, or travel to Italy for 10 days. If you are fortunate enough to take a few months off and go on that one big trip, you find that you don't 'do' anything. You read a few books, visit a few places, meet a few people along the way. Doing stuff is not the purpose.
While staying in the city of Luang Prabang, Laos in 2002, I spent a couple of days reading a book in a little bookstore called L'Etranger – Books & Tea. The following photo was taken there in an attempt to capture the magical feeling of that place:
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Don't worry if you can't see the magic – that is probably because you are looking at it with your eyes.
Sitting on the wooden floor reading a book, it took me a while before I asked what was this enchanting music playing in the background. I was then taken to a side room and shown a binder filled with CDs, and the nice Lao guy explained the specific instructions left by the Canadian owner: "Tosca, this is what we play in the afternoon."
This is how I came to know the Austrian duo named Tosca, and how I came to love downtempo and lounge music. I actually refer to these electronic styles as 'harmless music' (Muzika lo mezika) which might sound like an insult. It is not. You see, I need different things from different styles of music, and downtempo is music that you can listen to while doing something else that needs your focus. Reading, writing, whatever.
Playboy, the men's magazine that never ceases to surprise, has just released its first CD in a monthly series titled 'M*sic To F*ck To' – and lo and behold, the very first CD is by Tosca and is described as "a super-sexy 60-minute sample of their lush bedroom-ready sound".
You can buy Tosca's latest album No Hassle here or download it here.


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The victim is this case had his credit card taken by a suspect at the Kinko's Fed Ex (650 Orchard Park Rd) West Seneca.
The resident reported finding a bicycle in their yard which
did not belong to them in the Indian Church Rd./ City Line are of the Town of West Seneca in mid August 2012. Upon
review of home security system it was discovered that a W/M possibly teen had dumped a bicycle and stolen a bicycle belonging to another resident of the area .
If you can identify or believe you may know the subject in the video Contact the West Seneca Police Detective Bureua @ 716-674-3154
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If you can Identify this suspect please Contact: WSPD CrimeStoppers
Crimestoppers West Seneca Police Case#D49-11-116870 larceny hardware store.
2-W/M' entered store multiple expensive tool kits. Larger suspect W/M approx.6'2" has tattoo Rt.Arm. Suspects Left scene in possibly gold/tan toyota camry.09/21/2011
WSPD Anonymous TipLine 716-675-8423
Monitoring the Future is a federally funded study that is done by the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan. The study surveys the habits of students in 8th, 10th and 12th grade as they pertain to the use of alcohol and drugs. The study has been done each year since 1975 with the results published each year fro public consumption.
The study is presently available over the internet at Monitoring the Future Website. In addition to the survey the site has many other related articles and web sites that generally are some of the most up to date research in the area of alcohol and drug habits of teenagers in our country. To review the most current survey that has just been released or to review any of the previous studies since 1975 please use the link below.


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I understand that I work in a very intuitive manner. Sometimes my initial idea veers into a totally new direction and I have learned to just follow along and see where the path leads me. It was this way with my piece for the "Weird Quilts Challenge". My first idea involved flashbulbs, as in used and discarded flash bulbs.
However, as that idea was germinating I took my thirteen year old daughter shopping at the mall. While standing in line to make a purchase, she noticed some fashion dolls on display near the register. In a rather off hand way she remarked, "That doll looks like it has had some work done. She is a little scary." At thirteen, my daughter has a better understanding of the body image problems that women in her society face than many adult women do. We immediately started coming up with names for a new line of fashion dolls; "Botox Bambi", "Collagen Cathy", "Liposuction Linda", etc. (Too bad the woman standing in line behind us didn't find this game as amusing as we did).
And so was born, "The Adventures of Stretch Mark Susie vs. Boob Job Bambi and Collagen Cathy". I want my daughters to see that they do not have to follow an artificial construct of beauty to be beautiful. True beauty comes from understanding oneself, accepting oneself, and celebrating one's gifts. My own body resembles that of my mother, my grandmother, my great grandmother; it is rather short and round. It is imperfect in many ways. But several years ago I stood in front of a painting at the Museum of the Art Institute of Chicago and had an epiphany. I recognized my bare behind in a four hundred year old painting. On that day, I came to the conclusion that my rear end is the ideal of beauty for Renaissance Italy. I made peace with my body that afternoon.
It is very sad to me that an idea as basic as being comfortable in one's own body, would be considered "weird", but unfortunately for many women it is just that. To anyone who feels that way, I send Stretch Mark Susie to the rescue!


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Hibiscus Valley Inn is a Swedish owned guesthouse with three "Nature bungalows" in Dominican country style; each containing two rooms and a wonderful veranda. They are situated in a peaceful and calm area next to the beautiful Pagua river and the rainforest.
We also have fully equipped Semi Deluxe rooms for those who seek a bit more amenities and comfort. We have 2 new Bungalow rooms , which is very spacious and excellent for families and friends. We are close to the main airport and shuttle service is available.
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Conveniently situated close to Melville Hall Airport and at the end of Watikubuli Trail segment 6; Hibiscus it is ideal resting spot for your next segment 7.
Hibiscus Valley Inn is one of the few State Certified Hotel / Guest Houses in Dominica, which is awarded for our excellent service and standards. At Hibiscus Valley Inn, we try as hard as possible to take advantage of what the nature offers without encroaching on comfort.
Other than our rooms we have a restaurant that serves excellent local dishes and a tour program that takes you to the known and unknown destinations of the Dominican rainforest. We have an extensive tour program. Anything from day adventures to week packages are available.
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Once again, Florida companies are coming to taxpayers looking for a handout.
The latest examples are Disney World and International Speedway Corp. — two profitable giants that want tax breaks so big, they need legislators to rewrite Florida law.
If the public would simply surrender millions of dollars, companies promise to bring new buildings and jobs.
Well, maybe "bring" is the wrong word, because the companies are already here.
Yes, the incentives game has gotten so out of control that companies no longer simply ask for handouts to come to town, they ask for them when they're already here … and have no plans to leave.
Oh, but these are deals that simply wouldn't happen without taxpayer money, they say.
Frankly, I don't buy it.
I just don't think savvy companies like these are planning ventures so questionable — and with profit margins so slim — that the only way they could make them work is by getting tax breaks.
But let's say I do believe them.
Fine, then cut us in on the profits.
Really, it's a basic business principle: Investors reap the profits.
If you guys want the public to invest in your private business ventures, then you'd better be ready to share the spoils.
And what spoils they are. Disney posted record profits of $4.8 billion last year.
And you're telling me that Mickey needs the public's help to build … a bowling alley?
Yes, Disney wants tax breaks and incentives to build a 100-lane bowling complex.
That seems fair. After all, all of the other bowling alleys in Central Florida got tax breaks.
Oh wait, no they didn't … which is one of the many problems with corporate welfare.
Politicians play favorites, giving subsidies to some business — often the biggest campaign contributors — and not to others.
Still, Disney argues this bowling stadium would help "diversify" our economy.
That claim made me wonder whether Disney spokesfolk sprinkle fairy dust — or snort it?
When people talk about the need to diversify our economy, they mean bringing high-wage jobs to our low-wage mecca — not building 100-lane bowling complex in a city that already has one with 80 lanes. (That'd be Boardwalk Bowl out on East Colonial.)
The specifics for these bills are still being worked out. But, as the Sentinel's Jason Garcia explained, Disney and NASCAR's France family have talked about wanting breaks for everything from corporate-income taxes to sales tax on building materials.
Other profitable companies — Mosaic mining and Florida Power and Light's parent company — have also sought public money to help them with projects they already had planned.
Sure, the supposedly laissez-faire Republicans who run Florida constantly whine about how government should leave business alone. But they're plenty willing to mix public and private business when they're giving away your money to their campaign donors.
And before anyone starts griping about how these incentives are "only" tax breaks, rather than upfront cash, let's be clear about something: Paying taxes is part of living in civilized society.
Taxes aren't some charitable contribution. They pay for everything from the roads, which help customers reach these businesses, to the schools that educate their employees.
And companies all over Orlando and America — small and large — pay them without asking lawmakers to change the rules.
So any corporation that wants special favors from taxpayers should be willing to return those favors financially when the profits come rolling in.
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Once again, Florida companies are coming to taxpayers looking for a handout.


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Calendar | Community
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Lincoln Public Library
Lincoln Public Library District — on the Web
Send a link to a friend
[August 25, 2014]
Divergent Party for Teens - There will be a Teen Divergent
Party on Friday, August 1 at 3pm in the Library Annex. Make
faction-themed duct tape bracelets and bookmarks, test your
Divergent knowledge in our Trivia Challenge and be eligible to win a
cool door prize. Don't forget to wear colors from your favorite
faction! To register, please drop by the Youth Services desk, call
732-5732, or email Melissa at
T-shirt Distribution - If you reached your reading goal for
this year's Summer Reading Program, you may pick up your "Paws to
READ!" shirt in the Youth Services Department. They will be
available starting Monday, August 4th at 10 am or any day after, but
before school starts. Congratulations to all those kids who set a
goal for themselves and worked to reach it!
The Lincoln Public Library
located at 725 Pekin St., with adult nonfiction and
reference materials in the historic Carnegie Building. The Annex directly behind
houses adult fiction and the
Youth Services Department.
All library events are free and
open to the public. Online, visit
Hours are Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tuesdays
and Thursdays, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; and Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
217-732-8878 for adult services and 217-732-5732 for youth services.
The Library will be closed the following date:
September 1 – Labor Day
Circulation News
Fix-It Lincoln – The Library now offers
a new collection of books on maintenance, repair, and upkeep. The
books include topics such as automobiles, homes, lawns, health care,
musical instruments, boats, and much more. Funding for this grant
was awarded by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services to
the Secretary of State/Illinois State Library.
3M Cloud – This is our new e-book database, which is an
addition to our existing Library On The Go database. Thousands of
titles are available, with more being added weekly, and can be
searched via our online catalog. You will need a PIN number to get
started. Stop by our Circulation Department for the easy
instructions to get started.
Zinio – An electronic magazine collection with hundreds of
titles. Create your account with Zinio from our website and start
reading. Stop by the Circulation Desk for more information.
Going on a trip? – The Circulation Staff can put a hold on
any outstanding requests you may have so you will get them when you
return. Just stop by and let the staff know your travel dates.
E-mails and text messages – Our computer program allows
patrons to receive texts and/or
e-mails for notification of reserved items and overdue notices. If
you are interested in this service, please talk to a member of our
Circulation Staff.
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PIN Numbers – Don't forget to take
advantage of a PIN number (password) for your account. With a PIN,
you can search the entire POLARIS system, see what items you have
out, and request and renew books from home.
Gift Certificates – Need a gift idea? You can purchase a one
year Library card for an individual or complete family that lives
out of the library district. We will provide a gift certificate for
presenting, and the recipient can bring it in, along with a photo ID
and proof of address to receive their own Library Card.
Book Clubs - The Annex Building Circulation Desk collects
reading lists for all the Book Clubs in the area. So if you can't
remember what you read or what you are supposed to read, we have you
covered. Drop off your lists at the Circulation Desk, or e-mail
April Jensen, Circulation Manager, at
Links on our Website
Our website has links to many free services,
such as Library On The Go, WorldCat, Khan Academy, the improved
World Book Web, and our Ask A Librarian service, as well as various
downloadable forms. Check out what's new!
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Los Angeles Harbor College
Life Skills Center
Sound Mind, Sound Body, Sound Future
Monday – Thursday – 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Fridays & Saturdays - 8:00 am – 2:00 pm
Appointments: (310) 233-4586
Fax Number: (310) 233-4633
Administrative Offices: SPS Annex
Call to schedule a non-emergency appointment and the staff will return your call within 48 hours.
Walk-In hours: (No Appointment Necessary)
Monday & Friday 10 am – 12 pm
Tuesday through Thursday: 11 am – 1 pm
Café 110 – The Health Center
Call to talk with an on-duty LSC Intern: (310) 233-4519
Our Mission
To provide mental health counseling and related services, enabling our students to meet the personal, emotional and environmental challenges that can interfere with their academic success. The LSC teaches Life Skills which improve student management of college demands and equips students to more readily handle stressors. Life Skills as a set of competencies enable students to form constructive, life-enhancing connections through compassionate understanding of themselves and others while at school and long after.
We Offer
Brief, short-term crisis intervention; disability and psychological assessment, student success workshops and psycho-educational groups and referrals in conjunction with faculty and other agencies on and off campus. Programming is designed to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for students to be effective as people, family members, workers and citizens.
Life Skills Center is Staffed
By a licensed clinical psychologist and advanced graduate interns working on Doctoral and Masters level Psychology degree programs in the Los Angeles area. Strict adherence to the ethical standards of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the California State Board of Psychology is maintained.
Bonnie Burstein, PhD
Life Skills Center, Clinical Director Lovingly called, (Doctor Bonnie)
Phone: (310) 233-4586


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Glee. Valentine's Day. Wedding. Aww. Right? Wrong.
Let's cut to the chase. Mr. Schu gets jilted at the altar. To the tune of "(Not) Getting Married Today" from the musical "Company."
Finn of course thinks Emma's no-show has to do with their impromptu kiss last week. Mr. Schu, still in the dark about the aforementioned kiss his best man planted on his fiancee, thinks it's that Emma was overwhelmed by his absence the past few months. (And can we talk about why Finn is the best man? Doesn't Mr. Schu have real friends or any kind of social life outside of McKinley High?)
The rest of the episode seems to gloss over the nuptial-fail. The reception must go on. Gee, New Directions, some friends you are.
The reception -- sans bride and groom -- turns out to be like a cheesy prom with way too much neon and red. I can't really imagine this reception to be Emma's meticulous work. (For insight into Emma's taste, I happen to have stumbled across a blog WWEPW, What Would Emma Pillsbury Wear? Fun!)
In my estimation, this episode seemed to be much more about relationships and less about the music. The couple of honor aside, the V-Day juice seems to have cast a spell on just about everyone else though.
Blaine and Kurt can't keep their hands off each other.
Artie wins over Emma's snarky niece.
Rachel and Finn reunite in song ("We've got tonight" –- If the wedding had gone as planned, how would that song have been an epic way to serenade the newlyweds?) and in flesh.
Tipsy Santana and Quinn even share a slow dance, and get a room in the spirit of experimentation.
In other news, Jake romances Marley with a trio of thoughtful Valentine's gifts including a history class serenade, a bouquet of peonies and a heart pendant. All thanks to suggestions from Ryder, who clearly still is crushing on her. Marley holds out on Jake, and figures out that the gifts were all really from Ryder. They share a kiss in the school hallway, which is sure to spell trouble in future episodes.
Rachel returns to NYC to bed with Brody.
Then she pees on a stick.
Best song of the show: New Directions' rendition of Ellie Goulding's "Anything Could Happen," which would have been a more fitting title for this episode than "I Do."


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In the House with Kevin O'Connor | Ken Burns Part 2
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Benson and Burn describe the thrilling ceremony of raising the barn's structure, bringing together Burns' friends, family and local community members. Benson paints a vivid picture of the ancient ceremonial nature, and Burns notes the special day reminded him of a bigger idea: "We are not alone, we require a community."
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27 June 2011
Prerequisite knowledge
This article assumes a basic understanding of Flash-based extensibility for the Creative Suite.
User level
This article discusses how third party developers can use existing technologies to help distribute and sell Creative Suite extensions.
The 'App store' concept is commonly associated with mobile devices, but in recent months this has begun to extend to applications based on web technologies (generally running in the context of the browser). In this section we discuss how you can use two such stores, Chrome Web Store and Intel AppUp, to help sell and distribute CS Extensions.
Chrome web store
The Chrome Web Store is an online marketplace for apps, extensions, and themes that can be used within the Google Chrome web browser. The apps, extensions and themes extend the capabilities of the web browser, offering a different and more interactive experience to the user.
For our experiments we looked at developing an app for the Google Chrome browser that acts as a distribution mechanism for an extension. Apps that can be developed for the Chrome Web Store can be Hosted or Packaged. In both cases, the app is structured like an ordinary website with the addition of a CRX manifest file. Hosted apps are described as 'ordinary web app[s] with a bit of additional metadata', while Packaged apps are marketed as 'installable web apps'. This means that Packaged apps can work offline and make use of the Google Extension APIs.
How does this relate to monetizing CS Extensions? Packaged apps have the feature that you can include additional files and refer to them with the JavaScript code:
var zxpLoc = chrome.extension.getURL("HelloWorld.zxp");
By including our CS Extension as an additional file, we can:
- Download the ZXP extension package on initial loading of the page.
- Make a download link available on the page.
From a user's perspective, the workflow is like this:
- Navigate to the Google Chrome Web Store.
- Find your Chrome App.
- Pay for and install the application.
- Navigate to your application homepage (the HTML file included in the app bundle; in Figure 1 this is index.html).
- Trigger the downloading of the ZXP.
Figure 2 shows the ZXP being downloaded. When the user clicks the lower left button, Adobe Extension Manager starts up and installs the extension.
In this example, the ZXP is freely available in the user's download folder and can be easily shared. To protect your extension from being unfairly distributed, we are looking at another technology, the Netscape Plugin API (discussed in the following section).
Intel AppUp
AppUp is Intel's app store contribution. It focuses on delivering apps to Intel® Atom™ processor-based devices. The AppUp SDK supports a number of languages including C/C++, .NET, Java, HTML5 and Adobe AIR. For our experiment, we used the Adobe AIR SDK to submit an app that contains the packaged CS Extension. When the AIR app was downloaded, it launched Adobe Extension Manager and installed the CS extension.
You can implement the same workflow using the C/C++, .NET and Java libraries.
This section has identified a couple of app stores that have extended their audience to deliver content beyond mobile devices. We have showed how you can use these to increase the availability of your CS Extensions and avoid risky infrastructure costs. The examples here are not optimized solutions, but illustrate how you can work these technologies into your deployment workflow.
The Netscape Plugin API (NPAPI) is a plug-in architecture that was initially developed for the Netscape family of browsers. It has evolved to include cross-platform support, and is used by a number of browsers. The obvious exception is Window's Internet Explorer, which deprecated support in version 5.5 and now uses ActiveX.
The architecture enables developers to provide native code to handle unsupported content-types in the browser. A well-known example is for PDF document viewing; instead of downloading the file locally, the PDF plug-in enables you to view the document within the context of the browser.
In creating apps for the Chrome Web Store and Intel AppUp, you may have noticed the lack of cross-browser support or reusable code. We could have encapsulated the AIR application developed for the AppUp store into the Chrome packaged app, although we didn't do it for this example.
Our interest in the Netscape plug-ins is not so much the cross-platform capabilities, but rather the ability to gain control of the installation process. As noted in the Chrome web store example, once the ZXP file was downloaded, there were no restrictions to prevent the user sharing the ZXP. With the NPAPI, we have better control of the download experience in the context of the web browser.
We decided to develop a Netscape plug-in that would support the ZXP content-type. Using Chrome and Firefox for our experiments, we embedded a content-type x-zxp-helloworld into a simple HTML page:
<embed type='application/x-zxp-helloworld' hidden='true' id='plugin0' />
Using JavaScript, we communicate with the Netscape plug-in to pass the file contents. Once the file is loaded, we launch Adobe Extension Manager via the native plug-in to install the CS extension.
Using this workflow, we can improve security because we have much better control over both the launching of Adobe Extension Manager, and of cleanup tasks including the removal of the ZXP package file.
For example we can use an encrypted package, or simply remove the downloaded content once the CS extension is installed. Both of these measures can help to prevent unlawful distribution.
These are clear advantages of implementing a Netscape plug-in. Our example shows how, with relative ease, you can piggy-back your extension distribution to an existing channel that provides payment options.
For a different approach to monetizing a CS extension, we looked into available Payment Web Services such as Paypal and Google Checkout. This changes the point at which we monetize the extension. Instead of using a Web Store that expects payment upon download, we request payment when the user first loads the extension within a CS application.
This approach means we can integrate a number of payment web services, and are not restricted to one supplier. All payment logic is contained within the extension. We can also use ActionScript instead of requiring an additional native extension, JavaScript, and HTML. In addition, it allows us to offer different options such as trials, subscriptions, and free/premium versions.
The actual purchase workflow experience depends on the actual system you connect to. Our prototype implementation used the HTML object class to embed the browser workflow within the extension.
<mx:HTML height="100%" width="100%" id="htmlField" />
Once the extension was initialized, the htmlField was assigned the correct HTML to interact with the Payment web service. Alternatively, you could open a web browser for the purchase, before allowing the use of the extension in your application.
This alternative approach to monetizing extensions doesn't require a costly distribution workflow, or a commitment to one Web Store. However, unless you have your own payment service, you must adopt the workflow of the supplier; this might mean opening a browser, or displaying the supplier's UI within the context of your application.
This article signals the beginning of an investigation by Adobe on the topic of CS extension monetization. We have identified a few existing 3rd party technologies that are available to help you distribute and monetize your CS Extensions, and provided some guidance on how to do so. You may want to use one or a combination of these examples, or develop a different approach.
We understand the importance of extension monetization for the Creative Suite developer and user base. We will continue researching the space, and sharing our findings and thoughts with you. Stay tuned on CS Extension Builder for more updates.
See below for further information about the technologies discussed in this article:
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This is a group for ALL interested in the subject of black atheism, freethought, & humanism. "Black" pertains to all people of African descent.
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Check out this article. What really disturbed me was the comments to the article. I think it is a theist website but the article I assume was directed to non-belivers.
I had an interesting experience a month or two ago. Coming from Daytona on my motorcycle, I decided to stop and get gas in Macon and noticed a Sam's Club off the exit. I thought it best to go in a pay my on my Discover card and walked up and told the sister that I was there to pay my dues. She looked and me and said, "Have you paid your tithes yet?" That's what it's like living in the Bible Belt. I pulled her over to the side and whispered a few words of wisdom in her ear. I told her that I was an Atheist and it might not be a good idea for her to ask people that at her job especially if she doesn't know them.
Back in December I went to the funeral of a friend's 16 year old daughter. There was a very large attendance including many high school kids that were given the day off to attend. There were at least 4 preachers who gave sermons. The funeral was 3 hours of proselytizing. At one point a preacher had everyone stand up, raise their right hand, repeat this long sinners prayer and vowed to accept Jesus as their savior. Of course I refused to stand along with just a handful of others. They all kept saying how great the girl was and how great God and Jesus is but all I could think the whole time is why they praise a God that would let a great young girl suffer so long with cancer? Why did she have to have a leg amputated and live with so much pain? They kept saying God only gives suffering to the strongest. Really? A 16 year old girl is the strongest? They kept referring to her as the Princess Warrior. They even had a huge blanket with her picture that said Princess Warrior. Several times I wanted to run out of there but I kept reminding myself that I was there to support my old friend. I hate it when they turn a funeral into a way too long church service.
dont feel too irritated, lots of folks dont know any better and have not given it any informed thinking (polite way of saying lots of folks dont know shit, and what they do know is wrong!!!)
Over the last two years I have lost a number of close relatives but it is hard for me to deal with theists telling me that they are in a better place when I am at the funeral or memorial.
I just came across a book by Kersey Graves titled Biography of Satan. Has anyone read it?
We still continue giving credence to the false notion that we are inferior to our white counter paths, because we black people are of the devil's spawn and white people are the chosen children of God.
I've never met anyone who literally stated such a thing.
But if you translate "chosen children of God" into "came out better historically" this would be true in the sense that we tend to look down on the victims and the oppressed. Morality is aligned with power and money to some extent, and this is probably a basic part of human nature.
Greetings. I've been away preoccupied with other things the past couple months. I was at the March yesterday but arrived so late there's nothing I can say about it except that I got to shake hands with Martin Luther King III. Judging by the speakers and organizers, it was too tied to the Democratic Party, in a very different way than the civil rights leaders of 50 years ago had a movement behind them to force eventually the Democratic Party to do what had to be done,which turned out to be under LBJ rather than JFK. It would be much easier to discuss all the topics introduced here in the Discussion Forum, where each topic introduced gets its own continuous thread.
@ De Mush Doctor: I could not agree with more the late writer, William R. Jones, wrote a book titled is "God a White Racist?" In it he took the black clergy to task including so-called black liberation theology for promoting the concept of divine suffering as a way to redemption and freedom, a totally repellent doctrine that must be rejected if we are to free our minds.
Yes, these black negro preacher hustlers are so much responsible for the continuous brainwashing of the black youth of the day, by forcing them down to their knees to worship, glorify, exalt and give praises to their white slave master jesus christ.
Reason why black people can't move froward and progress into the twenty first century. We need to shed the psychological chains that still hold us captive in our minds.Emancipate ourselves from the stranglehold of white supremacy.
We still continue giving credence to the false notion that we are inferior to our white counter paths, because we black people are of the devil's spawn and white people are the chosen children of God.
Such ignorant goat herder's doctrines need to be eradicated from our children's minds before we are able to go forward in any capacity as black people..It's a horrible way to raise your children.
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Country profiles on nutrition, physical activity and obesity in the 53 WHO European Region Member States. Methodology and summary (2013)
2013, iv + 12 pages
This publication is only available online.
To support the exchange of experiences, policy development and action in the areas of nutrition, physical activity and obesity, the WHO Regional Office has compiled profiles on the 53 countries in the WHO European Region. While the individual country profiles are issued separately, this short publication gives an overview of information on the monitoring and surveillance of overweight and obesity, exclusive breastfeeding during the first six months of life, the intake of saturated fatty acids and salt, the supply of fruit and vegetables, iodine status and physical inactivity. A policy section summarizes salt-reduction initiatives, trans fatty acids policies, actions in the area of marketing of food and non-alcoholic beverages to children, and physical activity policies and recommendations. It also describes the methodology and the data sources used.


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Not only does the just-announced Nexus One have a beautiful display, snappy processor, and five megapixel camera complete with flash and geotagging, but you can also buy it online with or without a service plan. Plus, it runs Android 2.1, which adds a couple of new features to the native Gmail application:
- Quick contact badge: Press the contact status icon within Gmail, and a handy box shows all of the ways you can reply to a contact — including email, chat, SMS, and Facebook.
- Voice input: Swipe the keyboard, then just speak to select contacts or write an email, complete with punctuation. Period!
Nexus One also features the Gmail updates of Android 2.0, including:
- Multiple Gmail accounts: Sync multiple accounts to the same device and switch between them without leaving the app.
- Undo: A handy 'undo' link makes it easier to retrieve messages when you hit archive or delete by mistake. (Note: you can't yet undo send as you can with the desktop version of Gmail).
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I'm Jon Carson, the new executive director of Organizing for Action.
I hope you're as excited as I am for this new organization, and for what our grassroots movement can accomplish in the next four years.
Just a little bit about me. I'm a Wisconsin guy, and I grew up on a farm in the western part of the state. In 2007, I joined Barack Obama's campaign and served as the national field director. After the election, I went to work for the President in the White House, most recently in the Office of Public Engagement.
That brings me to now, when very soon, my family and I will be moving back to Chicago as I start this new role with all of you.
I first joined the President's campaign because I was inspired by his belief that ordinary people have the power to change our country if we work together to get it done—and that belief will be at the core of this new organization as it unfolds.
And the way we'll get it done can be summed up in one word: local.
That means each city or region will have its own OFA chapter, and you'll decide the issues your community cares about most, the work you want to do to make progress on them, and the kind of support you'll need to get it done.
At a neighborhood and regional level, OFA members will grow their local chapters, bringing in new leaders and helping train a new generation of volunteers and organizers to help fight for the issues at stake.
There'll be times when we pull together at the national level to get President Obama's back on passing major legislation, like reducing gun violence or immigration reform. And we'll all work to help transform Washington from the outside while strengthening our economy and creating jobs.
But for the most part, the direction our work takes will be completely in your hands—with the support of this organization behind you every step of the way.
In the next few weeks and months, I'll be asking for your input on putting together an OFA plan for 2013, we'll be holding online briefings about the issues we want to tackle, and we'll start organizing on those issues as they're debated in D.C.
But for right now, I just want to say thanks and welcome. There's a lot to be done, without a doubt—and I couldn't be more thrilled to be part of OFA with you.
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ALung Technologies Receives Health Canada Approval for Hemolung Respiratory Assist System
Company begins commercialization of innovative Respiratory Dialysis® device for acute respiratory failure.
PITTSBURGH— ALung Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of innovative respiratory assist devices, announced today that it has received a Health Canada license for its Hemolung Respiratory Assist System (RAS). The Company has initiated commercialization activities worldwide in preparation for a global launch of the Hemolung RAS in 2013.
The Hemolung RAS provides Respiratory Dialysis® by removing carbon dioxide and delivering oxygen directly to the blood, allowing a patient's lungs to rest and heal. The Company completed its European-based clinical trial of the device in 2011 and has been working with regulators to secure market clearances.
"Obtaining a Health Canada license signifies that the Hemolung RAS has met the rigorous safety, efficacy, and quality requirements of Canadian authorities," said ALung Chief Executive Officer Pete DeComo. "Obtainment of this license is a very important milestone for the Company and a significant achievement for the employees of ALung who have worked for more than seven years to develop this groundbreaking technology."
Through its Hemolung Reference Center Program, ALung will allow a select group of Canadian hospitals to have early access to the device before making it commercially available later this year. The Company has also begun establishing European operations in anticipation of obtaining the CE Mark, recently hiring direct sales and clinical staff in Germany and the United Kingdom, and signing distributors in several other key European markets.
The Hemolung RAS offers a simple, minimally invasive approach to extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECCO2R) through use of a small venous catheter and techniques similar to renal dialysis. "Clinical interest in ECCO2R continues to build as intensive care physicians seek new ways to protect their patients from ventilator-induced lung injury and even from being placed on invasive mechanical ventilation altogether," notes Nick Kuhn, ALung's President and Chief Business Officer. "With the Hemolung RAS, we've developed a device that is very easy to use and provides clinically significant extracorporeal CO2 removal in a less invasive way than existing extracorporeal gas exchange devices, such as ECMO. We're very excited to be able to offer this device as a new tool for intensivists managing difficult to ventilate patients."
About ALung Technologies
ALung Technologies, Inc. is a Pittsburgh-based developer and manufacturer of innovative lung assist devices. ALung's Hemolung Respiratory Assist System (RAS) is a dialysis-like alternative or supplement to mechanical ventilation originally developed at the University of Pittsburgh. The Hemolung RAS provides Respiratory Dialysis® by removing carbon dioxide and delivering oxygen directly to the blood and is indicated for providing partial extracorporeal respiratory support in cases of acute hypercapnic respiratory failure, including acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A simple extracorporeal circuit, small venous catheter, and techniques similar to hemodialysis make the Hemolung RAS easy to use.
For additional information, please visit: https://old.alung.com
This press release may contain forward-looking statements, which, if not based on historical facts, involve current assumptions and forecasts as well risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from the results or events stated in the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, certain events not within the Company's control. Events that could cause results to differ include failure to meet ongoing developmental and manufacturing timelines, changing GMP requirements, the need for additional capital requirements, risks associated with regulatory approval processes, adverse changes to reimbursement for the Company's products/services, and delays with respect to market acceptance of new products/services and technologies. Other risks may be detailed from time to time, but the Company does not attempt to revise or update its forward-looking statements even if future experience or changes make it evident that any projected events or results expressed or implied therein will not be realized.
Contact Information
ALung Technologies, Inc.
Scott Morley
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Brazil will postpone until next year a decision on a multi-billion-dollar contract to buy 36 next-generation fighter and there is currently no favorite, a government source said Friday.
"The government budget does not include an outlay for the purchase of the jets, the decision is for 2013", the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told AFP.
The official added that there was no favorite in the contest pitting the US F/A-18 Super Hornet against the Rafale fighter, made by French firm Dassault Aviation, and Swedish manufacturer Saab's Gripen, for a contract valued at more than $5 billion.
The source said Brasilia was awaiting the outcome of the US presidential election in November before making a decision.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is also considering a possible trip to France in December, the source added.
When she came to power in January 2011, Rousseff put off the purchase decision, which was expected to be made this year.
The early favorite was the Rafale, but Brasilia finds it too expensive and has been pressing for a better price. Paris has offered full technology transfers in its bid to win the contract.
Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornet is cheaper, but Brazilian officials are wary of Washington's possible use of technology restrictions.
In 2006, the United States blocked the sale of 24 Super Tucano light attack aircraft made by Brazil's top aeronautics firm Embraer to Venezuela as they contained US-built components.
Brazil, Latin America's dominant power and the world's sixth biggest economy, is now insisting on technology transfer in all its defense agreements.
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Cardinals Swear Secrecy at Upcoming Papal Conclave
Cardinals at the Vatican have sworn an oath of secrecy about their upcoming conclave to elect a new pope.
The Vatican said 107 of the 115 voting-age cardinals attended the first day of pre-conclave meetings, at which cardinals organize the election, discuss the problems of the church and get to know one another before voting.
They prayed together, chatted over coffee and took an oath to maintain "rigorous secrecy with regard to all matters in any way related to the election of the Roman Pontiff."
No date has been set yet for the conclave, but speculation has mounted that it might begin around March 11, with the aim of having a new pope installed by March 17, the Sunday before Palm Sunday and the start of Holy Week.
With 115 electors, 77 votes are needed to reach the two-thirds majority to be elected pope.
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In one of many successful attempts throughout its history to engage women readers, the Bangor Daily News in 1913 ran on Saturdays and sometimes Tuesdays, a feature page titled Our Magazine of Fashion. This was the era when skirts were narrow at the hem, fell to the ankles and were embellished with lace, embroidery and lavish trims.
Winifred Worth was the reigning needlework expert on these pages, offering readers embroidery designs suitable for corset covers, shirtwaists, pincushions and other items. I haven't found much about Winifred Worth and her background except that she also compiled and published instruction booklets for crochet and tatting.
With each of her embroidery designs published in the BDN, Worth offered a bit of history and suggestions for colors and stitches to use. In an early July 1913 edition, she had this to say about a floral design for a rectangular-shaped pincushion:
"In my study of embroidery I have learned that one reason why Madeira [a Portuguese island off the coast of Morocco] embroidery is bowerlike and fragile is because in the land of its creation, about the only beautiful objects to delight the eyes of the women are flowers which grow in lovely profusion. These the women imitate in embroidery, often working by a single light or by the side of a humble open grate fire."
On July 25, 1913 Worth said about the design for a corset cover she offered, " I have always thought this one of the neatest of all patterns to embroider upon underwear. In the first place, each design is so small that there need be no complex needlework. Each leaf can be covered with satin stitch which even a child can learn to make."
This design was composed of floral sprays to be worked on both sides of the front of the garment.
For the Saturday, Aug. 9, 1913 edition, it was a Novel Collar Design in Bulgarian Embroidery.
Worth wrote: "I am furnishing you a pretty design today, the very name of which will call to your mind the peasantry of the Balkan Mountains, who are noted for their remarkable skill in completing some of the handsomest embroidery of historical beauty. It is their aim and delight to use a great many colors, intermingling them in a manner so clever that one color blends like a shadow into its adjoining part." She suggested using shades of blue for the floral motifs, shades of green for the leaves and vines and shades of blue and green for the butterfly motif — all in satin stitch.
On Tuesday, Aug. 12, 1913 Worth said, "If you are acquainted with Roman cutwork you can appreciate the beauty of this design. It is not intricate at all, but you must exercise considerable patience to obtain best results." The design, for a shirtwaist [a blouse], featured stylized flowers and curving leaves, and eyelet and bar cutwork. She suggested using silk floss on silk fabrics in order to obtain "rare beauty" in the finished piece.
With each embroidery design, these instructions for transferring the design to fabric were included: "To Transfer This Design: Put some soap in a pint of hot water, stir and remove soap. Saturate design with mixture [one assumes the design was cut from the newspaper], then remove excess moisture by partially drying design. Place material on a hard, flat surface and lay the design face down upon the material. Cover with two folds of newspaper and rub with a tablespoon, pressing hard, until design is entirely transferred." There was a patent pending for this process developed, apparently, by World Color Printing Co. in St. Louis.
The NEWS also featured in nearly every edition a pattern. Readers would clip a coupon, write in their name and address, put a dime in an envelope and mail it to the Bangor Daily News. A design in July, dubbed "A Charming Gown," featured embroidery in oriental tints, had a front in the surplice style and a vest-like bodice. Recommended fabrics for making the dress were crepe, charmeuse, linen, corduroy, gingham, chambray, voile or tub silk. The pattern was cut in 34, 36, 38, 40 and 42 bust sizes. It required 5 ¾ yards of fabric to make the dress to fit a 36-inch bust size.
The fashion page also offered household hints, such as: "A pinch of soda added to a berry pie before the upper crust is put on will keep it from running over" and "A bit of camphor in a small cup placed over an alcohol lamp which has its flame turned very low will always put mosquitoes to flight."
I assume these items were compiled by a woman who worked at the NEWS and not by Winifred Worth. However, an article on making a wildflower garden bears Edna Egan's byline and one on beautiful hands has Annette Angert's byline. Mrs. Kingsley and Mrs. McClure sometimes contributed, commenting on fashion and giving tips on how to raise courteous children.
The website for Stitch for Cancer was incorrect in last week's column. The correct address is stitchforcancer.webs.com.
Call Ardeana Hamlin at 990-8153 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. Don't forget to visit her blog at byhand.bangordailynews.com.


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Richard Haas has been called a magician, only his magic wand is a paintbrush. For four decades, Haas has been a one-man urban renewal project, turning blank walls into artistic treasures.
"I see myself, first of all, simply as an artist," he told correspondent Serena Altschul. "Secondly, I'm a painter, drawer, printmaker, muralist, and occasional, partial city planner."
Left: In 1992, Haas altered this roof's shape and filled in four windows when he created a 60-foot high trompe l'oeil memorial sculpture of the local Native American hero Black Hawk.
By CBSNews.com senior producer David Morgan
Credit: Courtesy of Richard Haas
Richard Haas uses a technique called trompe l'oeil, which in French means "trick of the eye." It's a style that he first learned about while looking at photographs his parents brought back from their honeymoon in Germany.
Left: A detail of a painted equestrian statue of St. Louis on the south façade of the Edison Brothers Stores building in St. Louis.
Left: In the mid-1980s, Richard Haas painted a building's bare facade with an "Arc de Triomphe" revealing the original Fountainebleau Hilton Hotel beyond.
The 18-story apartment building at 1211 North LaSalle Street stands out, with bay windows, a grand entrance arch, and an extravagant rose window. But all the ornate architectural flourishes are a mirage, no deeper than a couple layers of paint.
"If you look at it from the East side you see about 100 windows, half of which are real," Haas said. "There are stories about people coming to rent apartments and saying that they want a place where the bay windows were, and they were disappointed to learn that those bay windows didn't exist in reality."
Haas' first outdoor mural, in 1975, covered the bare brick wall of 112 Prince Street in Manhattan, using paint to mimic the cast-iron facade on the front of the building.
As a child growing up in Spring Green, Wisconsin, Haas aspired to be an architect, in part due to another local boy-made-good, Frank Lloyd Wright. He thought he would follow in his idol's footsteps, but in college, he had a change of heart:
"Part of what began to bother me," he said, "was the tedious stuff that you had to do in between those great renderings and drawings that I admired. And I wasn't sure I was ready for a life that was 80 percent tedium and maybe 20 percent the rest."
Left: This building on Milk Street in Boston seems to be forever under construction, thanks to Haas' mural.
Trompe l'oeil sculptures decorate the former Board of Education building in Brooklyn, N.Y., completed in 2007.
"I think a mural can change a neighborhood in many ways," Haas told Altschul. "Because it begins to make people aware of what the beauty is that surrounds them."
The painted facade of this building near Isartor, Munich, looks
onto a non-existent courtyard, including a view of a parked 1932 Mercedes Benz.
A Richard Haas mural covering part of the Fulton Theater in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Paul Goldberger, the architecture critic for Vanity Fair, said of Haas' work, "He makes people look at architecture, he makes people stop and think about architecture and realize that buildings are not just a backdrop. They're also an active presence in our lives."
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With the advancement of science, there are many options for preventing pregnancy. Learning about each type can help you make an educated decision about which method to choose.
What Is the Best Birth Control Method for Me?
Take your time when it comes to determining which birth control method you'll use. Do your homework. Research what is available. Talk to your close friends and see what methods they use and how they like them. Talk to your doctor about which options might be right for you. Factors that are important to your decision include:
- Your health
- Frequency of sexual activity
- Number of partners
- Desire to have children in the future
- Possible side effects
- How comfortable you would be with the method
Note: Abstinence is the only 100% effective way to avoid pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including HIV infection. Abstinence is not having sexual intercourse.
The Pill
The pill, also known as the oral contraceptive pill or birth control pill, is a popular form of reversible contraception. It uses a combination of estrogen and progestin (female hormones) to suppress the monthly release of an egg from the ovaries. Taken daily, the chance of becoming pregnant is very low. The pill does not protect against STDs, and is not advised for women who smoke, have a history of blood clots , or have certain types of cancer.
These are progesterone-only pills that are a popular choice for women right after giving birth. While these mini-pills are less effective than combination pills, they are often used after delivery because the combination pills can increase your risk of blood clots. If you are nursing, there is insufficient evidence to show that birth control pills will affect your milk supply.
Contraceptive Patch
The patch, worn on the skin, delivers the hormones estrogen and progestin to the bloodstream. The patch is changed weekly. It is as effective as the pill.
Contraceptive Implant
This type of device is surgically implanted in the arm. The small implant releases a progestin hormone and can provide birth control for three years before it needs to be replaced.
Vaginal Ring
This is a thin, flexible ring that is inserted into the vagina and worn for three-week periods. The ring delivers estrogen and progestin. It is also as effective as birth control pills.
Emergency Contraception
Emergency contraception refers to a series of contraceptive pills taken soon after sexual intercourse to prevent pregnancy. It does not prevent STDs. This method of birth control is not designed for long term use like the other birth control methods.
The Male Condom
Male condoms prevent pregnancy by blocking the passage of sperm to the woman. Except for abstinence, latex condoms are the only kind of birth control that also reduces your risk of getting HIV and other STDs. If you use other forms of birth control, and also want protection against STDs, the man should also use a latex condom. Using a spermicide with a condom will further reduce the chance of pregnancy.
The Female Condom
Female condoms work in a similar way as the male condom in preventing the passage of sperm. It may help reduce your risk of getting STDs, but not as effectively as the male condom.
Intrauterine device (IUD)
An IUD is a T-shaped device inserted through the vagina and into the uterus by a doctor. It prevents fertilization and is a convenient and highly effective form of contraceptive, but it does not protect against STDs. Depending on what type of IUD is used, it can be effective for up to 10 years. IUDs are a good option for women who are being treated for cancer, because they are effective and reversible.
Diaphragms or Cervical Caps
These devices are available by prescription. They are used with spermicides and are inserted in the vagina against the cervix to block the passage of sperm.
Available over-the-counter, the sponge is made of plastic foam and has a spermicide. The device is inserted into the vagina before having sex, then removed after. The sponge does not protect against STDs. Compared to the diaphragm, the sponge may not be as effective in preventing pregnancy.
Tubal Ligation
Tubal ligation is surgery to block a woman's fallopian tubes so they do not release eggs. If eggs are not released, then pregnancy cannot occur. This surgery is permanent contraception for women who don't want children in the future. It does not protect against STDs.
A vasectomy is surgery to block a man's vas deferens tubes so they do not release sperm. If sperm is not released, then pregnancy cannot occur. This surgery is permanent contraception for men who do not want children in the future. It does not protect against STDs.
Talk with your doctor to find out what options would work best for your individual situation.
Talk with your doctor to find out what options would work best for your individual situation.
- Reviewer: Michael Woods, MD
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Oprah Opens Africa Girls Academy
"It is my hope that this school will become the dream of every South African girl and they will study hard and qualify for the school one day. I thank you for personal time and devotion to this school,� Mandela said.
American talk show and global start Oprah Winfrey took networking between African-Americans and Africans to new heights when she opened a $40 million school for 150 disadvantaged girls in Henley-on-Klip, a few miles south of Johannesburg.
By doing so, Winfrey fulfilled a promise she made to Nelson Mandela six years ago. "I wanted to give this opportunity to girls who had a light so bright that not even poverty could dim that light," Winfrey said.
Tina Turner, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Chris Tucker, Spike Lee and acting legend Sidney Poitier were at hand to celebrate. Mandela, now 88, who appeared frail, was supported by his wife, Graca Machel. He expressed his joy and thanked Winfrey for her devotion and for giving hope to many disadvantaged girls from poor backgrounds.
"It is my hope that this school will become the dream of every South African girl and they will study hard and qualify for the school one day. I thank you for personal time and devotion to this school,� Mandela said. "This is not a distant donation but a project that clearly lies close to your heart.�
Winfrey told reporters that she decided to build her own school because she wanted to feel closer to the people she was trying to help. "Girls who are educated are less likely to get HIV/Aids and this country which has such a pandemic, we have to begin to change the pandemic," Winfrey said.
"I was a poor girl who grew up with my grandmother, like so many of these girls, with no water and electricity," Winfrey, dressed in a pink ball gown and jacket told her guests. This academy was born out of the meeting Winfrey had with Mandela in 2000 and Winfrey says she built the academy in South Africa and not in the US "out of love and respect for Mandela� and because of her own African roots.
Another school for boys and girls is on cards in the KwaZulu-Natal province, Winfrey hinted. Black schools in most of South Africa's townships are under funded, overcrowded and lack basic learning materials. Gang violence, drug abuse and schoolgirl pregnancies are also high in the schools.
As in during the apartheid era, Whites still enjoy better school facilities, which the majority of Blacks cannot afford. Winfrey's project will make a difference to the lives of poor South African girls and give them a better and brighter future.
Tsiko is The Black Star News's Southern Africa correspondent, based in Harare.Â
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Market Beat: The fiscal cliff and chained CPI
TRUCKEE, Calif. – One of the points of discussion in the ongoing fiscal cliff talks has been the use of "chained CPI" to calculate the annual increase in social security payments. CPI stands for the Consumer Price Index and is a measure of inflation.Inflation can be one of the most destructive forces for an economy. Severe cases of inflation are known as hyper-inflation. In one of the worst cases of inflation, in Zimbabwe in 2008, prices were doubling every 24 hours.The use of the chained CPI calculation could save the government about $100 billion over the next ten years in social security payments. The effect would be to reduce the increase in payments over time.The chained CPI assumes that in an inflationary period, consumers will adjust by purchasing less expensive items. If chained CPI is adopted, it will hurt people who depend on their social security income.Investors need to be aware of how inflation can affect their portfolios and their long term investment goals. Inflation has averaged about 3 percent for a long period of time. One thing that means to investors is that you'll need to get an after tax return of at least 3 percent just to maintain your purchasing power. If you're a retiree you'll need to be able to increase your income by about 3 percent per year to stay even.People who are doing some financial planning also need to be very cautious using the CPI in their inflation calculations; it might be worth examining your own personal budget to see how much the items you purchase are increasing in price.The method used to calculate the CPI was changed in the early 1990's and the result is that it may very well be understating inflation. One example is gasoline – if gas prices are rising rapidly, they average the data and smooth it out, so that rising prices are never fully reflected in the headline inflation number. If gas prices are falling, they don't make an adjustment, so falling prices will have the impact of lowering the headline inflation number. If the old method of calculating the CPI were still in effect today, inflation would be closer to 10 percent.One strategy investors can use is to invest directly in the products that hurt them the most when prices increase. Using exchange traded funds; investors can own oil, gasoline and agricultural products. That way, the pain of rising prices at the store can be offset by gains in your investment account.Kenneth Roberts is a Truckee based Registered Investment Advisor. Information on his money management service can be found at his blog at http://www.sellacalloption.com or by calling 775-657-8065. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Consult your financial adviser before purchasing any security.
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When you have a short deadline to being with, and you're nearing the end of development, would you rather rush through coding to dedicate more time to QAing or keep your pace and possible have VERY little QA time?
I am a sole developer on this project and I am the sole QAer as well. It is an extremely short time period I have to do this, notice to release. It is a very data-driven application and the data tends to be a little......user-inputed. I could spend days searching through intermediate processes, but it will take away from the little valuable time I have left.
What do you recommend? Maximize QA time by rushing to finish? Or keep steady and cross my fingers on release?
I don't like the feeling of a release version and just watching a new batch of data just waiting for it to snag and fail.
Thoughts? Opinions?


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Former Avalanche player Wade Belak reportedly found dead
I just saw this news, and immediately felt a punch to the gut. Former Avalanche player Wade Belak, a first-round draft pick of the Quebec Nordiques in 1994, who played with the Avs in parts of three seasons from 1996-99, has reportedly been found dead in a Toronto condominium.
We don't know yet how this happened, but foul play was not suspected. I really hope it wasn't what we're all thinking, because the Wade Belak I and many other people knew was a cheerful, friendly guy who seemed to have a lot of other good stuff going on besides being a pro hockey player for a long time.
Belak was a highly-touted kid coming out of junior as a defenseman, who had the misfortune of trying to crack an Avalanche team that was power-packed with star talent. He was the first draft pick in the new regime of Nordiques GM Pierre Lacroix at the Hartford Civic Center in the '94 draft. He played some with the Avs, but just couldn't get a regular role with the team as either a D-man or a forward. He was traded by the Avs to Calgary in 1999 as part of the big deal that brought Theo Fleury to Colorado, and he wound up finding a niche as a tough guy with the Flames, Toronto, Florida and his final team, Nashville.
He was always very friendly to everyone, and he became something of a media star in Toronto even though his playing time and career exploits were never quite what they were billed as a No. 12 pick. He was funny and articulate, and just a nice guy — as almost all the NHL's tough guys are.
I always shared something of a kinship with Belak personally; we were both tall red-headed guys who looked a lot alike (at least in my younger days). In fact, I used to get mistaken for Belak all the time, and truth be told, I even signed a few autographs as him because the fans absolutely refused to believe I wasn't him and I did it just to get them off of me. We laughed about that a lot, too.
I'm sorry that apparently I won't be able to share any more laughs with Wade Belak, may he rest in peace.
UPDATE: The Toronto Sun has reported that Belak's death was a suicide — that he hung himself. I feel sick. It's time for the NHL to do something about NHL's tough guys — the toughest jobs in hockey — wanting to kill themselves. This is the third this summer. Time for a change.