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OSGi, Scala, maven, and git
I've noticed a few people are integrating OSGi and Scala. In particular Heiko Seeberger is building OSGi bundles for the Scala language plus various utility modules and DSLs. Then he's using maven for build and git for version control.
I am, of course, a fan of OSGi. I'm rapidly warming to git. But I'm not sure Scala and maven really solve more problems than they introduce. I don't want to dwell on maven as I'm not sure other build systems are really much better, but Scala does raise lots of question in my mind.
Many years ago, I was keen to adopt new technology and some combinations worked really well while others just seemed to multiply the overall complexity. One particular combination was the use of Z specification language embedded using literate programming in a subset of our target programming language with proof rules. It was possible to create proof trees of simple specifications refined to the target language. The main problem was that there were very few people who could acquire the skills necessary to master the combined technology.
Well, perhaps that was an extreme example and maybe it was doomed from the start, but I have a niggling doubt about the size of the Scala language.
So I'd be delighted to understand what features of OSGi and Scala work well together (and what features are simply best not used as part of this combination). In particular, are there any particular problems which are significantly simplified by combining OSGi and Scala which cannot be attacked very well using OSGi (and Java) or Scala alone?
This document partially answers my questions. Scala makes it easy to write a DSL for handling OSGi services simply.
This is similar to the kind of function provided by Spring DM (or, equivalently, the OSGi Blueprint service).
The main difference is that there is still some minimal clutter in the Scala program whereas with Spring DM POJOs are configured in XML to provide and use OSGi services. I suppose the Scala approach favours sophisticated use of OSGi services, but this is not the norm in typical enterprise applications.


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Plane returns to Pearson after threat
Were you aboard Sunwing flight 772, or do you know anyone who was? If so, we would like to hear from you. Contact the Toronto Sun city desk at 416-947-2211 or email us at email@example.com
A plane bound for Panama was escorted by U.S. fighter jets back to Canadian air space Friday after crew reported a passenger allegedly made threats against the aircraft.
Upon landing at Toronto's Pearson Airport, heavily armed tactical officers from Peel Regional Police boarded the plane to arrest a 25-year-old man.
The terrifying ordeal — the latest in a string of recent nightmares in the sky — left many passengers badly shaken.
"I was really, really scared," Sharon Ramsay said inside the airport. "I've never experienced anything like this, so I was extremely emotional about it."
She and her family were among the 183 passengers, including two infants, and six crew members on board Sunwing Flight 772 as it took off at 7 a.m. headed for Panama City.
About 45 minutes into the flight, as the plane was over West Virginia, is when the incident happened.
Ramsay said she wasn't sitting close enough to hear exactly what was said but passengers closer to the accused told her the incident began with an argument between the man and his wife.
"Then he really got out of control and threatened her, and I guess the rest of us in essence," she said.
Sunwing Airlines President Mark Williams issued a statement later explaining "an agitated customer made a direct threat against the aircraft."
"The Sunwing flight crew followed the appropriate procedures and turned the flight around in cooperation with the FAA and Canadian authorities," he said.
No further details of the alleged threat were released.
The crew reported the threat and the decision was made to turn the aircraft around and fly back to Toronto.
Two F-16 fighter jets from the Ohio Air National Guard, based in Toledo, were on a training exercise at the time and were redirected to escort Flight 772 out of U.S. air space, NORAD confirmed.
Ramsay said the scariest part of the ordeal came after the plane touched down at Pearson and tactical officers stormed the cabin with assault rifles, bursting through the front and rear doors.
"We weren't expecting them and they just yelled, 'Hands up, heads down, hands up, heads down,' with their guns drawn," she recalled. "It was very frightening."
Peel Regional Police say they were notified of the in-flight incident just after 8:30 a.m. and tactical officers were dispatched to meet the plane.
"The plane landed safely at 9:02 a.m.," Const. Lilian Fitzpatrick said. "Our officers boarded the plane and a 25-year-old man was taken into custody."
She said the remaining passengers and crew were deplaned and officers then searched the aircraft "out of an abundance of caution."
"There was no damage to the plane," Fitzpatrick said.
Ali Shahi, a Canadian citizen, faces two mischief charges as well as being accused of uttering threats and endangering safety of an aircraft.
He'll remain in custody awaiting a bail hearing in Brampton court Saturday, Fitzpatrick said.
Meanwhile, the other passengers were transported by bus back to Terminal 1 and Williams said they headed to Panama on a 3 p.m. flight.
"We are pleased to advise that all customers are safe and generally in good spirits," Williams said.
The incident follows a tumultuous week for air travellers around the world, including several incident that hit close to home.
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down July 18 by a surface-to-air missile over eastern Ukraine. Andrei Anghel, 24, a medical student from Ajax, was among the 298 passengers killed.
Two days later, Air Canada Flight AC1174 from Edmonton, bound for Toronto, was forced to make an emergency landing at Pearson after a flight control indication light came on. The 87 passengers and six crew were unharmed.
And on Wednesday, Air Algérie Flight 5017 crashed in Mali after attempting to fly out of a bad storm. All 110 passengers, including five Canadians, and six crew were killed.
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Press Releases
LeClairRyan Partners with UnitedLex in Launch of Innovative Legal Solutions Center
Collaborative venture, with more than 400 attorney and technology resources, pairs best-in-class technology and innovative quality control processes to offer broader scope, lower cost and more predictable and efficient services
Richmond, Virginia (October 30, 2013) –The national law firm of LeClairRyan and UnitedLex, a leading global provider of legal and business technology and consulting services, today jointly announce the creation of the LeClairRyan Legal Solutions Center.
This collaborative venture, effective November 1, will provide a wide range of support services and incorporate best-in-class technology and quality control processes which will be uniquely integrated into the law firm's litigation and transactional practice areas. The LeClairRyan Legal Solutions Center is an innovative response to the rapidly evolving legal landscape and will assist clients with achieving their objectives of obtaining more comprehensive, value-based services at a lower and more predictable cost.
"The LeClairRyan Legal Solutions Center is an important part of our strategy to provide clients with insightful and solution-oriented legal support services that have a foundation built on efficiency, predictability and value-based budgeting," said LeClairRyan Chairman Gary LeClair.
After evaluating a broad range of partner and delivery alternatives, LeClairRyan selected UnitedLex to collaborate in the design and implementation of one of the most comprehensive legal support delivery programs in the industry. UnitedLex will assume responsibility for the operations of LeClairRyan's Discovery Solutions Practice and will provide additional capital allowing the firm to have best-in-class, end-to-end litigation support for its practices and clients on a global scale. More than 400 attorneys and litigation support technologists will transition to UnitedLex, making this solutions center launch the largest of its kind anywhere in the world. The LeClairRyan Legal Solutions Center will be located in Richmond, Va.
LeClairRyan Chief Executive Officer David Freinberg added, "Innovation has long been a part of LeClairRyan's DNA, and our new Center is an outstanding example of our commitment to satisfying our clients' desire for cost effective, end-to-end solutions."
The LeClairRyan Legal Solutions Center benefits from UnitedLex's full technology suite, including a proprietary combination of technology and processes that empowers in-house legal teams and law firms to identify and eliminate non-responsive data at a far earlier stage in the eDiscovery process compared to any other technology in use today, which results in material cost reduction and pricing predictability for clients. UnitedLex also enables the Center with the most efficient managed document review solution in the industry. This model removes the high degree of risk, uncertainty and inefficiency associated with multiple providers being involved in various elements of a legal matter.
"Given the significant investment made by UnitedLex to ensure the solutions center model complies with all quality and ethical standards, we are highly selective of the firms we support," said UnitedLex Chief Executive Officer Daniel Reed. "LeClairRyan has a long history of having a client service mentality that is embedded within their culture. As such, we are very pleased to empower the LeClairRyan Legal Solution Center with the ability to effectively respond to client demands for a wide range of services."
About LeClairRyan
As a trusted advisor, LeClairRyan (www.leclairryan.com) provides business counsel and client representation in corporate law and litigation. In this role, the firm applies its knowledge, insight and skill to help clients achieve their business objectives while managing and minimizing their legal risks, difficulties and expenses. With 22 national offices located in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington, D.C., the firm has approximately 350 attorneys representing a wide variety of clients throughout the nation.
About UnitedLex
UnitedLex (www.unitedlex.com) is a global legal services provider. The company's mission is to improve the performance of law departments, law firms and academic institutions. UnitedLex provides unparalleled solutions resulting in risk mitigation, efficiency improvements and cost optimization for its clients in North America, Europe and Asia– including offerings such as Questio™, a managed service that changes the traditional approach to eDiscovery and data management. UnitedLex's more than 1,100 attorneys, engineers and consultants focus on the broadly defined areas of litigation, contracting and intellectual property to drive seven and eight figure benefits to its clients. Founded in 2006, and with more than $250 million in assets and committed capital, UnitedLex deploys the right blend of service and technology in supporting the world's leading corporations and law firms. UnitedLex is committed to empowering legal leadership in the design, build and execution of a spectrum of solutions in line with their immediate and long term objectives.


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War and Peace: An Amazing Life
Tina Seslija describes her childhood in Bosnia-Herzegovina (the former Social Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) as amazing. She and her family traveled extensively, she loved school, participated in sports, and in general felt very lucky and safe. As Tina was preparing for her high school prom — a major event in her homeland, that amazing childhood came to a screeching halt. War broke out. No prom was held. And for the next four years, Tina and the rest of her country lived in constant fear surrounded by daily gun fire.
"Two first years was without electricity which means without water without anything. I married during the war, I delivered child during the war. Sometimes I feel there is no words to explain how I felt during that time. That four years, of course, changed everything," Tina said.
Fast forward to 2006
Tina enrolled as a first year student at the College of Saint Benedict (CSB) — about as far removed from those years of war in her country as she possibly could be. But no matter how much distance or time she puts between herself and the war, she will never forget. It has shaped her life and her life goals.
For each of the past three summers, Tina has returned to Bosnia-Herzegovina to do volunteer work and internships. She has worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Bosnia; listening, learning, and building contacts. Two of those summers, she worked directly with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. One project she worked on included handling all the details around a visit by ten Italian diplomats to Bosnia for discussions around the visa process. Again, she uses the word amazing to describe the experience.
"So crazy how much stuff they give to me to work on. I'm not sure I ever let intern see some documents, but they did it and I felt amazing," Tina commented.
Enter present day
Tina will graduate this spring from CSB with majors in Peace Studies and Political Science.
"I know politics always play a big role in decision making and everything. I want to know more about it; to be able to maybe to change something back in my country. And also I want to learn more about peace and how to make peace, because every 50 years in my country we have war, new war."
And now, the future
After graduation, Tina plans to return to Bosnia-Herzegovina and begin the next chapter in her amazing life. Her long term goal is to serve as an ambassador for Bosnia in another country such as Greece.
"I need to be honest, I'm scared a little bit because we are moving from paradise (CSB and the United States) to my country which I love most but still there is a lot of things I don't know how it's going to be. I don't know if I'm going to get a job, my husband also. I have two kids to feed and I don't know are they going to have problems in the school because my youngest doesn't understand the language very much and all those obstacles I could think about, but I'm so happy I'm going back home. I'm so happy that I have experience here in United States."
She may be a bit scared about the return home, but she is full of hope that she and her fellow Bosnian students studying at CSB and SJU will be able to make an impact when they go back.
"I just hope that having 60 of us could help our country to see and to think differently, and to be able to at least respect each other. We don't need to love each other, but at least to be able to sit and listen to stories."
And in Tina's case, it truly is an amazing story.


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The decision by HP's board to can CEO Mark Hurd for reasons that are not yet as clear to shareholders as they were to the board has now cost HP shareholders $14 billion--or about 15% of their pre-sacking wealth.
The HP board has defended its decision by saying that the expense-account violations the sexual harassment investigation turned up rendered Hurd incapable of leading the company.
Others suspect the board had another motive.
In any event, here's a question for you (academic, of course).
If, instead of firing Hurd, the board had announced that Hurd had settled the sexual harassment lawsuit, had reimbursed the company for the controversial expenses, and had received a sharp warning from the board, would HP stock be higher or lower than it is today?
Our answer? Much higher.
(Which isn't to say that the board made the wrong decision. If Hurd really committed fraud and embezzled, which the board says he did, then he should have been canned regardless. Although he shouldn't have gotten a severance, then).
So, based on what we know today, did the board make the right decision?
You be the judge...
See Also: Mark Hurd Googled Jodie Fisher's Soft-Core Porn Clips The Truth Comes Out: The HP Board Canned Mark Hurd, Then Paid Him To Go Away


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Prof. Markus Vodosek, PhD
Professor für Strategisches Management und Führung
Academic Director MBA
Telefon 07131 645636-32
E-Mail email@example.com
Research Interests
Interpersonal relationships in teams and organizations, conflict management, cultural diversity, and social networks in organizations.
Curriculum Vitae Academic Positions
- Since 7/2010: Professor for Strategic Management and Leadership, GGS German Graduate School of Management & Law, Heilbronn
- 01/2010–06/2010: Associate Professor of Management (Lecturer), David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah, USA
- 05/2003–12/2009: Assistant Professor of Management, David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah, USA
- 08/2002–04/2003: Adjunct Lecturer of Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, David Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, USA
- 07/1995–06/2002: Research Assistant, Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Group at the David Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, USA
- 08/2003: PhD, David Ross School of Business, University of Michigan (USA). Title of dissertation: »Finding the Right Chemistry: Relational Models and Relationship, Process, and Task Conflict in Culturally Diverse Research Groups«
- 04/1992: MBA, Portland State University in Oregon (USA)
- 07/1990: Dipl-Ing. (FH) in Media Technology, Stuttgart Media University (Germany)
Professional Positions
Representative Publications
- Jonsen, Karsten/Butler, Christina L./ Mäkelä, Kristiina/Piekkari, Rebecca/ Drogendijk, Rian/Lauring, Jakob/Lervik, Jon E./Pahl-berg, Cecilia/Vodosek, Markus/Zander, Lena (2012), Processes of International Collaboration in Management Research: A Reflexive, Autoethnographic Approach, in: Journal of Management Inquiry, online erschienen am 19. November 2012 als doi:10.1177/1056492612464429.
- Vodosek, Markus & Charla Brown (under review), Managing Growth at Backcountry.com. Business case and teaching note, Case Research Journal.
- Vodosek, Markus (2010), Relational Models in Cross-Cultural Collaboration, Proceedings of the 2010 International Conference on Intercultural Collaboration
- Vodosek, Markus & Kyle MacDonald (2010), One Paperclip. Negotiation exercise and teaching note. In 2010 Negotiation, Teamwork, and Decision Making Exercises, Evanston, IL: Dispute Resolution Research Center and Kellogg Team and Group Center at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management
- Vodosek, Markus (2009), The Correspondence Between Relational Models and Individualism and Collectivism: Evidence from Culturally Diverse Work Groups, International Journal of Psychology, 44, 120–128.
- Vodosek, Markus (2007), Intragroup Conflict as a Mediator Between Cultural Diversity and Work Group Outcomes, International Journal of Conflict Management, 18, 345–375
- Vodosek, Markus (2000), Relational Models and Their Effects on Relationship, Process, and Task Conflict in Work Groups. Best Paper Proceedings of the Academy of Management Meetings, Toronto, Canada, OB: J1–J6
- Vodosek, Markus & Kathleen M. Sutcliffe (1999), Overemphasis on Analysis: Decision Making Dilemmas in the Age of Speed. In Robert E. Quinn, Regina M. O'Neill, & Linda St. Clair (Eds.). Pressing Problems in Modern Organizations, pp. 153–174. New York: AMACOM
Awards and Honors
- Research-Chair for International Organizations Network (ION)
- Outstanding Reviewer, Managerial and Organizational Cognition Division of the Academy of Management
- Outstanding Reviewer, Eastern Academy of Management
- Nominated for William H. Newman Award for outstanding paper based on a recent dissertation, Conflict Management Division, Academy of Management Meetings
- Winner Pitney Bowes Award for Outstanding PhD Thesis in the Field of Diversity, George Harvey Program on Redefining Diversity, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
- 2nd place INFORMS/Organization Science Dissertation Proposal Competition


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Thursday, May 31, 2012
My Tiffany Starfish earrings went MIA (missing in action)! It's a real bummer...not only because I really love them, but it's actually the 3rd time I loose the same earrings!!!
They were originally purchased when I was 19 (yup, a long time ago) and probably one of my first Tiffany purchases along with the giant starfish pendant on silk rope. Then I lost them at my then boyfriend (now husband)'s room, so he got me another pair to replace them. Then, they were stolen (along with my Birkin, Dogon wallet, and everything else a girl carries in her purse...I almost cried that day).
And now, I just realized that one of them is gone when I got hime from the park with my son Ayden!!! It's already really annoying that I need to keep on replacing them over the past 12 years, but every time I re-purchase them, Tiffany jacked up their pricing again!!!
Maybe...maybe I can find a seller on ebay who also lost one Tiffany earring and is willing to sell the other one for a penny?!?
Monday, May 28, 2012
Ok, maybe for most of you, it's not morning anymore (depending your time zone or if you still consider 11:30am morning...since it's almost noon). Did you have a good night sleep? I wish I could say "YES" but Ayden has been up all night (my poor baby has Scarlet Fever) and therefore, both hubby and I have been up all night.
With dark circles down to my cheekbones, I'll be needing all the help I can get! And this is my everyday makeup routine (with a strong focus on beautiful dewy skin even if I had very very little sleep!).
- Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Face Sunscreen SPF60
- Etude House Total Age Repair BB cream in #1
- By Terry Soleil de Rose Hydra-Intense in Sunlight
- MAC Mineralize Concealer in NW20
- Anastasia Brows in Bloom in Brunette
- NARS Multiple Duo in Orgasm/South Beach
- Make Up Forever Shine On Powder in #3
- MAC Paint Pot in Bare Study
- Bobbi Brown Gel Eyeliner in Bronze Shimmer
- L'Oreal Extra Volume Collagen Mascara in Blackest Black
It seems like a lot of products for "natural look" but it's really what works best for me. And if you noticed, there's actually not a lot of "colour" so the result is just a "airbrushed" version of myself (does that make sense?).
Oh, I almost forgot to say that I mix my Etude House bb cream with my By Terry base to add sheerness and warmth. I find the result much more "bare" than just the bb cream alone, which tend to leave a "grey" undertone.
OUTFIT DU JOUR - Hunter
I got my favourite (and only) pair of Hunter rain boots out. Unlike the classic ones, this has an equestrian shape to them. And I also really love the duo texture of canvas/rubber in every-so-practical black!
Anyways, no, it didn't rain all day. In fact, it was sunny with clear blue sky although the forecast suggested otherwise. But hey, when are they ever accurate?!?
Scarf (worn as cardigan) - H&M; Slip dress (worn as camisole) - Moschino; Denim cutoffs - DIY; Rain boots - Hunter; Hat - H&M; Ring - Zariin; Multi-row bracelet - Kenneth Jay Lane; Crystal Bracelet - Swarovski; Mix bracelets - Street Vendor
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Toying with the Idea of...
a Vespa in Shanghai! I've always liked the idea of riding around town in a retro looking scooter (Vespa naturally came on top of my list) and actually almost got one 4 years ago while I was still living in Old Montreal. It's so convenient and fuel efficient (compared to my SUV) and mostly, it just looks cool.
Last week, I saw my friend Jen with a chinese electric version. And it was less than $500!!! The best part: no licence required since it's an electric scooter!!! Needless to say, I was really tempted.
But a Vespa is a Vespa. I'm really leaning toward the Celeste Blue for its vintage look but also love the Dragon Red because red is my favourite colour. Or should I be more concern of the safety issue of a scooter in China?
Friday, May 25, 2012
(Harper's Bazaar UK June 2012)
Yes, I'm still in this Boho Chic mood. I love the MexTex boots, I love the fringe cover-up and I love the embellished vest. Oh yeah, and I love the blunt bangs with black rimmed eyes.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
OBSESSION DU JOUR - IPhone on Chain
(Dolce Gabanna Fall 2010)
I really wanted to get the Dolce & Gabbana IPhone coin purse on chain when I first saw it but there was just one minor detail that prevented me from getting it: I was a BlackBerry user!
Now, almost two years later: me equipped with an IPhone, but not with the shinny black and silver sequin Dolce & Gabbana purse on gold chain...Life is so unfair!
And thanks to my friend Venny, I was reminded of my sad story yesterday when I saw her with it...huh...
OUTFIT DU JOUR - Stronger
It's been another "Good News/Bad News" week:
Good News: we've been on yet another eating marathon since mother's day dinner/brunch/family gathering! My stomach has a big smile on at this moment (from the fold it makes when I'm sitting down eating my dessert trio!!).
Bad News: we've been on yet another eating marathon!!! My skinny jeans need a break and my boyfriend jeans have been welcomed with open arms!
Conclusion: I need to be stronger. Strong enough to go out, entertain and only eat until I'm full. I mean I really didn't need to have three desserts! Right?!?
Blazer - Club Monaco; Tank - American Apparel; Denim bermudas - DIY; Beaded necklace - Kenneth Jay Lane; Clock pendant - Kenneth Jay Lane; Watch - Hermes; Bracelet - Isabel Marant; Studded cuff - Pamela Love; Sunglasses - Miu Miu; Sandals - Modern Vintage
Monday, May 21, 2012
Yup, I can get use to that!
The Cannes
Festival de Cannes is no doubt the most glamour international cinematographic festival, gathering A-listers at the breath-taking Cannes, South Coast of France.
Well, I can only say that when (not if) we get invited, Taylor and I will have our fabulous outfits ready!!
source: style.com
Sunday, May 20, 2012
SHOPPING - Newbies
(Winter Kate)
(Isabel Marant)
(J Brand)
(T by Alexander Wang)
- Winter Kate Barbary silk kimono sleeve fringe jacket
- Isabel Marant John silver chain bracelet (I got the one on the left)
- J Brand Agnes cropped jeans with side zipper in kaki
- T by Alexander Wang cutaway jersey tank dress
OBSESSION DU JOUR - Thomas Wylde Ibiza
(Thomas Wylde Ibiza)
I know...this doesn't look like my style...I'm not even sure why I'm so obsessed with this bag...just like I'm not sure why I can't stand white chocolate.
However, if I was a real hippy living in the late 70's, this would be the ultimate Woodstock purse! But I have to admit, this would still look pretty cool as an everyday city bag this summer, especially if travelling to Ibiza!
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"The warrior is the toughest of all classes in World of Warcraft .They have the highest health of any class, can use the best weapons, can wear the heaviest armor, and can also deal an excellent amount of damage." – Vanilla WoW, Game Manual
When Blizzard First created the game, things weren't balanced. Hordes had the rights to shamans, paladins were only loyal to the alliance and Death Knights didn't even exist. Raiding was for only the most hardcore and rogue were really stunlocking people. In that same era, the only real tank was the warrior. Druids and paladin were "doomed" to healing. The game has progressed from there, TBC brought us druids and paladins, both of which could tank. Many guilds needed a paladin for Mount Hyjal, and I'll agree that it did make things a lot easier. Then we had WotLK come along and suddenly there were 4 of us: Death Knights were added into the mix and they stirred things up. A class based all around cooldowns? Well, here you have it. Everything was viable, every tank had its niche and points were it excelled. It was a good time for the warrior, charging around in ICC, being able to intervene on fights like the Lich King or Sindragosa. Being the best choice for add tanking on Anub'Arak heroic. As warriors, we could use our cooldowns and were viable tanks on every encounter, on some we were the best choice by quite a considerable margin.
How has this changed in Cataclysm, you might ask. Well, it hasn't. Every tank still has its strengths and weaknesses. Warriors are the weakest against magic of all classes, but we do have, IMO, the best survivability against physical bosses. Shield Block granting us a 30% damage reduction, if properly geared, from melee attacks for 33% of the time is really strong. Combining that with our ability to deal lots of AoE or single target damage, and one might wonder why one would choose another tanking class over a warrior. We have our different shout which can fill gaps in buffs, we bring Sunder Armor to help the melee a great deal, and we can use Shattering Throw during heroism to give those same melee an even bigger boost.
Nowadays, with every tank being viable and the differences being so small, little things like the buffs you bring are going to help decide whether you are getting a raidspot or are being benched. Skill and gear are still the biggest factors, but with an even playing field and in a min-max environment that alone isn't going to be enough. So, what do you guys think? Do you agree with me that warriors are in a great, arguably the best, spot, or do you think they are lagging behind other classes. What tanking class do you feel is the best at the moment? Which one is the easiest to heal? Toss in your ideas and we can work with them.


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You can drag files from your computer to upload them to your OneDrive for Business library or SharePoint team site. You can also browse and upload your file.
Note: This article describes the experience in SharePoint Server, and the classic experience in SharePoint Online. If you're using the new experience in SharePoint Online, see Upload a folder or files to a document library.
Updated May 5, 2017 thanks to customer feedback.
Note: Before you can upload or create files in a library, your admin must give you permission to contribute to the library. Also, some file types in the library are blocked for security reasons. See Types of files that cannot be added to a list or library for more info.
See how to copy files and folders from your computer
Watch this video to see how to copy files to OneDrive for Business and your team site.
Upload files from Explorer to your OneDrive for Business or Sites library
Open OneDrive or the SharePoint site library.
Click Upload at the top of the documents library
In the Add a document dialog box, you can click Browse to upload an individual file. Depending on the version of SharePoint you're using, you may also be able to upload multiple files by holding down either the CTRL or Shift key, and selecting more than one file.
When you've selected the file or files to upload, click OK.
Drag files to your OneDrive for Business or SharePoint site library
Open OneDrive or the SharePoint site library.
On your computer click Start and then click File Explorer.
Navigate to the folder with the documents that you want to upload.
Drag the files to the space in the SharePoint library where it says drag files here. The library should display "Drop here" when you hover the file over it.
You should see your files appear in the document library as they come in.
Notes: Windows 10 default browser Microsoft Edge browser users, note the following:
Drag and drop doesn't work unless you have the Anniversary update to Windows 10. Use New document or Upload instead.
If you do have the update, the Microsoft Edge browser works great for drag and drop of both files and folders.
Open in Explorer and View in Explorer may not work or be present. Use Internet Explorer 11 in Windows 10. See Windows 10 users below.
Upload large files or many files to a library
If you are uploading large files, or many files that add up to a large total size to a library, you may get errors due to the file size limit in SharePoint or timeout errors in your version of Internet Explorer. Steps you can take to get around these errors include:
Upload 100 or fewer files when using drag and drop.
If you are an Office 365 or SharePoint Online customer, avoid uploading files larger than 15 GB, which is the maximum default file size.
If your organization maintains an server deployment of SharePoint, ask the server administrator to verify or increase the maximum file size limit to accommodate the size of the files you are uploading. The default size limit is 250 MB, but it can be increased up to a maximum of 10GB.
For file sizes exceeding 10 GB on SharePoint Server, or 15GB on SharePoint Online, if you see a "Working on it" message that never goes away, follow the instructions in Microsoft Support: Internet Explorer error "connection timed out" when server does not respond.
If you have the OneDrive for Business sync client available, use it to upload large files or multiple files. Sync automatically uploads files in the background when you're online. For more information, see Sync files with the OneDrive sync client in Windows.
Long path and file names
When uploading files and folders, you need to be aware of path and file name length. SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business support up to 400 characters for the total file and path length. SharePoint Server versions support up to 260 characters for the total file and path length.
Require check out
Site owners can set up a library to require you to check out files before you edit them (and check them in when you finish). If your library requires check out, the file is checked out to you when you first upload it. You have to check the file in before other people can edit it. To learn about checkout, see Check out, check in, or discard changes to files in a library
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Track file versions
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Upload a folder using Sync
SharePoint and OneDrive for Business let you drag and drop folders using the Windows Anniversary update of Microsoft Edge, and the Google Chrome browser. Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox do not let you upload or drag and drop folders directly. However, if you sync a folder on your computer to your SharePoint site library, you can have any combination of folders and files within that folder. You can keep the folder synced or just do it one time and stop syncing once you upload what you need.
When you sync a folder, everything that's in the library both online and on your local computer is copied to the other. Keep this in mind if you want to add a folder to an existing library, as the contents of the library will be copied back to your computer. When you sync, it's for the whole library, and not individual folders.
To learn how to sync SharePoint site folders with your computer, see Sync files with the OneDrive sync client in Windows
Troubleshooting upload issues
Your experience with adding files to a library may differ , depending on the version of Office or on the browser that you use. In addition, sometimes site administrators set up additional requirements in a library that you might have to work with.
Note: In a Wiki page library, you can create new Wiki pages, but you cannot upload existing files.
Save a file Before you can save a file for the first time, you may need to add the site as a trusted site in your browser settings. For example, in Internet Explorer, click Tools > Internet options > Security > Trusted Sites > Sites.
For more info, see Troubleshoot upload issues.
For Windows 10 users
Currently there are some issues with the Microsoft Edge browser, SharePoint, and OneDrive for Business. If you have the Anniversary update to Windows 10, you can use drag and drop with Microsoft Edge, but you can't use Open with Explorer or View in Explorer. To use drag and drop and Open with Explorer or View in Explorer, try these workarounds.
Start Internet Explorer 11 in Windows 10
Click Start .
Type Internet Explorer, and then select Internet Explorer.
To keep SharePoint from opening Microsoft Edge when you open pages in the future, change your default browser to Internet Explorer 11.
To change your default browser
In Windows 10, click Start , type Default Programs, and then click Default Programs.
Under Web browser click Microsoft Edge, and then click Internet Explorer in the Choose an app dialog box.
Close the Choose default apps dialog box.
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You could easily spend an entire day at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, where multimedia exhibits reveal the plainspoken man who lived down the street before and after his presidency. The museum celebrates Truman's humble beginnings and his leadership style. It also explores the impact the only man to authorize the dropping of the atomic bomb had on the world. Plan to try lavender-encrusted lamb chops at Ophelia's on the historic town square, and grab a complimentary snack before turning in for the night at the Hawthorn Bed and Breakfast (or try the Hilton Garden Inn near Interstate-70).
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Day 2
After a hearty breakfast in Hawthorn's pretty sunroom, head over to the Harry S. Truman National Historic Site. It's different from the museum and offers a lively tour through a humble home that hosted statesmen. For the afternoon, find a new appreciation for pioneer life (and lose yourself in heart-wrenching handwritten letters between a separated pioneer couple) at the National Frontier Trails Museum. A relaxed atmosphere and great microbrews await at the Courthouse Exchange, and the new Independence Events Center hosts hockey games, special events, ice-skating and national touring shows.
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Single-payer is matter of justice
February 13, 2014
By: Trevor Madore, Colchester
While details regarding the transition to a single-payer health care system remain, we cannot forget the benefits of these changes. The Vermont Republican State Committee resolved that Vermont's health care exchange should be optional and provide more insurance options. While the traditional arguments of market-based health care are present, the abuse of Vermont citizens by insurance companies remains unquestioned. Not only are current health insurance costs unaffordable, but it is essential that all Vermonters have equitable access to health benefits. For-profit health care is not only immoral but also unsustainable. With a single-payer system, Vermonters can ensure affordability, transparency and mandatory coverage for essential benefits, including dental care, which 70,000 adult Vermonters currently can't afford. Private insurance companies are unnecessary middlemen in our health care system, and a transition to single-payer is the solution needed to remedy these injustices. By democratically working with our state representatives, we can ensure the transition to a single-payer health care system is completed with as few petty objections as possible. The United States remains the only developed nation with privatized health care, and we must continue leading our country toward a public, more equitable, system.


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32 wrote:If Nelson DOESN'T start Pietrus, it should be an easy win.
Anybody else think that a BIG lineup might cause a nice mismatch game, too...? Who else enjoyed seeing O'Bryant and Biedrins on the floor together? Hows this lineup sound...
PG - Baron Davis
SG - Stephen Jackson
SF - Al Harrington
PF - Andris Biedrins
C - Patrick O'Bryant
Until SJax gets back, we can use Pietrus or Barnes at the SG spot. But it sure seems like THAT lineup could rebound without losing much speed...
I wouldn't mind seeing it but many of our best games last year was won through never having more than one non outside-shooter on the floor at the time. Often none.
POB has more range than Andris but I don't really want to see him shoot jumpers just yet. The ones he's taken hasn't looked that smooth. I definitely would like to see him getting decent amounts of minutes. I have a good feeling about that kid.


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Florida's French import also heals quickly
AUSTIN — Will Yeguete left France when he was 16, intent on experiencing what he called "the American dream."
Before anyone assumes that's a cliché, the Florida forward is quick to point out his dream had nothing to do with opening a business, buying a house or raising a family. His dream was to become Tony Parker.
"He's like a God," Yeguete said of the Spurs' French-raised all-star. "There's not a statue of him yet, but there will be."
As a reserve forward for the Gators, who take on Minnesota at the Erwin Center in the NCAA tournament's round of 32 on Sunday, Yeguete remains a long way from modeling for his own sculpture. But he's already pulled off a Parker-like injury comeback, and Florida believes he can play a key role in a postseason it hopes will end in its version of a River Walk parade.
A 6-foot-7, 222-pound bruiser, Yeguete gravitated toward basketball as a kid in Bordeaux even though soccer was cooler. Inspired by the NBA success of Parker, Boris Diaw and others, he and his family decided the best way for him to reach that level was to get to the United States as quickly as possible.
So at 16 he enrolled at Florida Air Academy (the same high school powerhouse attended by current Texas forward Ioannis Papapetrou of Greece). From there he earned a scholarship from the Gators, and by his sophomore year became one of the team's most efficient rebounders and best interior defenders.
Then his body started betraying him. Last February, just a few weeks before Florida began its postseason, Yeguete broke his left foot during a victory over Auburn. He missed the rest of the season, including an Elite Eight defeat that left him wondering if he could have provided enough help to take the Gators to the Final Four.
And just when he was asserting himself again this year as a junior, another injury took him down. This time, it was his knee that gave way in the closing minutes of a Feb. 5 loss at Arkansas. Doctors told him it required surgery, and he was likely to miss another postseason.
Yeguete was crushed.
"Really, he cried about as hard as I've ever seen a kid cry before," Florida coach Billy Donovan said.
The day after his surgery, his older brother, Happy, was scheduled to arrive in the United States for the first time. Happy was supposed to watch him play. Instead, he got to watch him sit.
"I was devastated," Yeguete said. "I thought that was it. I thought the season was over."
But then something unexpected happened. Just like Parker, his basketball hero, came back more quickly from a sprained ankle than the Spurs anticipated, Yeguete showed signs that he might be able to return from arthroscopic surgery in time for the postseason.
He was able to do some light running. The knee wasn't swelling badly. And by March 2, he was able to return to action against Alabama.
Yeguete still isn't the force he was before the latest injury. He's still rebuilding his strength and can be a bit tentative. But he gave the Gators 20 productive minutes and eight rebounds Friday against Northwestern State, and a few more outings like that could be exactly what Florida needs.
It would also bring him closer to what brought him to America in the first place.
"Going to college, living in the dorms, playing in front of big crowds, being on TV, winning a championship?" Yeguete said. "That's the dream."
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With all federal buildings evacuated and most other businesses, museums and restaurants shut down, scores of employees and tourists jammed onto the sidewalks and parks, some shaken, some tearful, some in disbelief.
"I think we're at war," said Neil Hare, a lawyer for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce who works near the White House. He planned to walk to his parents' house in Rockville rather than to his own home near the State Department. "I'm running. This is probably ground zero, and I don't want to be anywhere near here."
Hare, who quit smoking four months ago, stopped to buy a pack of Marlboro Lights for his long trek to Maryland in his business suit and dress shoes.
"Nicorette gum isn't going to do it for me today," he said.
Many struggled to remain calm and figure out how to get home and contact family members.
"I can't reach him," wailed one woman whose husband works at the Pentagon, which suffered a devastating blow from a hijacked plane. "I called over there, and all I could hear was chaos in the background."
By midmorning, several streets, including those near the White House, and parts of the subway system had been closed, and traffic clogged the streets.
Firetrucks and ambulances tried to snake through, their sirens joining with honking horns and the roar of rescue helicopters and F-16 fighter jets patrolling the blue skies above Washington to create a scene that many said seemed unreal, like Orson Welles' 1938 broadcast of War of the Worlds.
"I hope I'm still asleep," said Darryl Day, a banker.
Adding to the sense of unease, police carrying submachine guns patrolled in front of the White House, and bomb-sniffing dogs were stationed near the World Bank and other federal buildings.
Police combed through trash bins in the subway stations. All day, they stood guard with shotguns along a four-block perimeter around the White House.
"This is starting to be quite frightening," said Phil Hall, a forester from Oregon on assignment to the Interior Department. Hall had been staying at a hotel near the Pentagon and did not know where to go.
"We have a lot of security that's more narrowly focused - electronic keys for every door, even a password to get into the restroom - but something of this scale is hard to grasp," he said. "Now, all of a sudden, you don't know where to go, you don't know where to hide."
Hall said he tried to call his wife at home before he evacuated the Interior building, but the phone lines were dead. "I really wish I could have talked to her before I left," he said.
Many wondered how an attack of such magnitude could have caught the United States by surprise. Others said they felt it was inevitable in a dangerous world.
"This has been a long time coming," said Candace French, an Annapolis resident who was flagging down any car with a Maryland tag for a ride back home. "We have had our eyes opened now."
After the attack on the Pentagon, and as the news reports from New York became grimmer, false rumors about bombs and plane crashes and explosions in Washington kept tourists and workers in a state of anxious confusion.
Fear swept through crowds whenever a plane - one of the fighter jets that circled the skies all day - was heard overhead.
One federal police officer, trying to shoo pedestrians from an area near the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, yelled, "Cross the street and go west - a plane is headed this way!"
No plane materialized, but his alarm cleared the area.
New Jersey residents Susan and Arthur DeBruycker celebrating their 35th wedding anniversary with their first-ever trip to Washington, were in line for a White House tour when they heard about the attacks in New York, and then the Pentagon.
"The people in line in front of us started to run, so we ran," said Susan DeBruycker, a hairstylist.
Before they left their offices, most employees had spent the morning gathered around televisions. At a fitness club, men and women stopped their workouts and stood silently to watch.
"When I saw the building collapse," Shelly Clark said, "about half of us collapsed with it."
Parking garages all over town were overflowing by 11 a.m., with dozens lined up to retrieve their cars. Abby Michaels and her boyfriend, Justin Calvo, stood close, stroking each other's shoulders as they waited for their car.
"I called her at work, and she said she was going home and we just wanted to be together," said Calvo, who recently returned from a year of study in Jerusalem. "I came back to the U.S. to get away from all this. This is more panicky than anything that happened there because of the magnitude."
Some headed to bars or waited for traffic to thin before leaving.
The Monocle restaurant near the Senate offices provided a haven for some of the 20,000 displaced denizens of Capitol Hill who had been ordered to evacuate the Capitol complex. The kitchen staff was sent home, but the bar and restrooms remained open.
Among those passing time there was Jo Anne B. Barnhart, President Bush's nominee to head the Woodlawn-based Social Security Administration. She had taken a cab to Capitol Hill from her home in Northern Virginia to prepare for a Senate hearing on her nomination. By early afternoon, she was considering making the six-mile trip home by foot.
Some couldn't wait to get out of the city. Suzanne Granville and Amy Chapman left their office at the AFL-CIO, a block from the White House, picked up their children from day care and walked them home in strollers. Chapman had one mile to go, Granville four.
"I was in my office, and I saw all this black smoke coming from the direction of the day care center," Chapman said. "And a co-worker who also had a child in day care said let's go, and we left."
Like Granville and Chapman, many in Washington were consumed with concerns of getting home and making sure family members were safe, and only beginning to take in the enormity of what had happened.
"The worst thing is, I don't know how you can prevent something like this," said Claudia Piras, an economist who had just picked up her daughter at day care. "That's the scary part. It's hard to explain to her the scale of what's going on, why everyone is going home."
Charles Warren, a lawyer who has lived in Washington since 1940, said the day was reminiscent of Pearl Harbor.
"This is probably the most dramatic thing the U.S. has been involved in as a world power since then," he said. "I think we go on fearlessly and perhaps naively - until something happens."
Sun staff writers Thomas Healy and Karen Hosler contributed to this article.


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The 16th Shanghai International Film Festival's Asian New Talent Awards Best Feature went to South Korean director Roh Doek's debut feature Very Ordinary Couple
Singapore's Wong Chen-hsi picked up Best Director for her film Innocents and Chinese director Liu Juan received the Jury Prix for Singing When We Are Young.
All three of this year's Asian New Talent Award winners are female directors.
The jury lauded office romance Very Ordinary Couple as "a subtle, sensitive and truthful portrayal of life and people. It is well-made with confidence and professional directing skills. Through the very special eyes of the filmmaker we as the audience gradually walk into the story and are amazed by the subtle beauty that we have ignored in daily life."
This year's Asian New Talent Award jury was led by Chinese director and writer Lu Chuan. The international jury was made up of Aruna Vasudev, Choi Dong-hoon, Gary Kurtz and Laura Weissbecker.
They complimented Best Director winner Wong Chen-hsi for her "superb control of storytelling and performance throughout the film. She uses ingenious devices to create a unique pace and rhythm which embodies powerful messages."


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MHA student awarded administrative fellowship
Anisha Kalavar will complete her fellowship with the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC), in Houston, Texas. MEDVAMC is a Veterans Affairs Medical Center that includes but is not limited to services in acute care, spinal cord injury, and mental health. In addition, it is the first VA Medical Center to earn a Gold Seal of Approval in its Advanced Primary Stroke Center and serves as a teaching hospital for healthcare professionals. It is a primary care provider for 130,000 veterans with services provided in the hospital and in 9 community based outpatient clinics in the greater Houston area. Anisha will work directly with the executive team as well as the leadership and staff in the service/care lines within the facility. Rotations and projects will include working with several key areas such as operations, finance, human resources, strategic planning, physician relations, patient safety, quality improvement, and health policy within the VA system. Anisha will gain first-hand experience with policies and procedures at their respective levels of VA governance.
M.H.A. students are encouraged to compete for Administrative Fellowships as part of their post-graduate experience. This fellowship opportunity allows students to work within an organization and experience real world application of the skills they learned during their coursework. Anisha will begin her fellowship in the summer of 2013.
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Summer can be a bunch of fun, but it can also be terrible for your skin. Get your facts straight and get healthy this summer.
Spring is in the air, but summer is right around the corner.
Skin cancer becomes a concern for many people while they catch some rays, but we break down the myths and facts you need to know before you get ready to relax for some fun in the sun.
We put some of the biggest summer myths about the sun under the spotlight, and give you the bottom line on how you can protect yourself, and prevent yourself, from increasing your chances of skin cancer.
Myth: Self-tanner as a sun protector…
The Bottom Line: The only thing self-tanners do is stain the top layer of your skin with a bronze color…that's it.
Several studies have shown that self-tanners actually increase sun damage, which increases your risk of skin cancer.
If you expose yourself to the sun after about an hour of applying self-tanner, your skin will produce more free radicals, which are unstable molecules that damage cells, and can cause skin cancer.
Just remember: When in doubt, always wear sunscreen. Your health will thank you for it later.
Myth: I need to be tan, or else I will be vitamin D deficient…
The Bottom Line: Sunscreen will not cause you to become vitamin D deficient, which is surprisingly what about a third of Americans believe.
Using sunscreen will not cut your body's production of vitamin D. Most people think that you have to be bronze and glowing in order for your body to produce enough vitamin D.
It's better to protect yourself with too much sunscreen, than to have too much sun. Too many UV rays can actually cause your skin to break down vitamin D, which is an essential nutrient in the fight against skin cancer.
Instead of soaking in the sun for vitamin D, you can also eat foods that contain a good dose of this vitamin, such as salmon and eggs.
If these foods don't strike your fancy, you can also take a daily vitamin D supplement.
Myth: Getting really tan on a special occasion won't do any harm…
The Bottom Line: If you are outdoors often, or basking in the sun for long periods of time on your vacation, you are actually at risk of increasing your chances of getting skin cancer.
Men and women who frequently tan actually have 74% more moles than people who don't. Having more moles than usual isn't necessarily a good thing because more moles put you at a higher risk for melanoma.
Again, sunscreen should always be applied when you "play" outdoors.
Myth: The higher the SPF, the better the protection…
The Bottom Line: Just because a sunscreen has a higher SPF doesn't mean that it does a better job at blocking UV rays.
Rule out basic math when it comes to SPF numbers, and your risk of skin cancer.
As long as a sunscreen with a lower SPF is applied correctly, it can block out a majority of the sun's rays. For example: SPF 15 can actually block out 93 percent of UVB rays.
If you do sunburn easily, it may be wise to go with a sunscreen higher in SPF, but other than that, a lower SPF should do the job just fine.
Just remember: Regardless of what SPF you use, make sure that you reapply your sunscreen every two to three hours.
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Exposure to Smog in Early Pregnancy Linked to Complications - High ozone levels during first trimester may raise risk of preemie birth, preeclampsia, study finds.
Preeclampsia (pree-i-KLAMP-see-uh) and eclampsia (ih-KLAMP-see-uh) are disorders of high blood pressure that occur during pregnancy. Because of the mother's high blood pressure, in preeclampsia the blood supply to the growing fetus is reduced, and the fetus may get less oxygen and fewer nutrients. Eclampsia is when pregnant women with preeclampsia develop seizures or coma.
Women exposed to elevated levels of ozone air pollution in the first three months of pregnancy may be at increased risk for complications such as preeclampsia and premature birth, a new study suggests.
Mothers with asthma may be most vulnerable, according to the report published in the Feb. 6 online edition of the journal BMJ Open.
Preeclampsia occurs when a woman develops high blood pressure and protein in the urine after the 20th week of pregnancy. Left untreated, it can cause serious complications. Premature birth is delivery before 37 weeks of pregnancy, the study authors noted in the report.
For the study, David Olsson, of the department of public health and clinical medicine at Umea University in Sweden, and colleagues looked at data from nearly 121,000 single-baby pregnancies in Stockholm between 1998 and 2006, as well as air pollution records for the city during that time. Preeclampsia occurred in 2.7 percent of the pregnancies and 4.4 percent of them resulted in a premature birth, the investigators found.
There was no association between levels of vehicle exhaust exposure and pregnancy complications, nor between any air pollutants and low birth weight among the babies, the study authors noted in a journal news release.
However, the researchers did find evidence of a link between exposure to ozone air pollution during the first three months of pregnancy and the risk of preeclampsia and premature birth. The risk for each rose by 4 percent for every 10 micrograms per cubic meter rise in exposure to ozone during the first trimester.
About one in 20 cases of preeclampsia was linked to ozone exposure during early pregnancy, according to the report.
The study also found that mothers with asthma were 10 percent more likely to develop preeclampsia and 25 percent more likely to have a premature birth than those without asthma.
Although the study found an association between first-trimester exposure to high ozone levels and preeclampsia and premature birth, it did not prove a cause-and-effect relationship.
The U.S. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development has more about preeclampsia and eclampsia (www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/preeclampsia/Pages/default.aspx)


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A lot of people resolve to be "more green" when the new year rolls around, but what exactly does that mean, and how can you implement the changes in your life without breaking the bank? We did a quick brainstorming session here at the OMI offices, and here's what we came up with. Without further ado, we present to you the Top Ten Ways to keep your Green Year's Resolutions!
1. Recycle
Set up a recycling system or ensure your recycling is efficient and organized. This one seems like a no-brainer, and many towns and cities have made it even easier for you. Call your local waste-collection company and find out what tools they have available to help you with your recycling. Many cities offer free tubs for your use, will give you easy guides to tell you how to sort your recycling, and where you can take items that aren't in your every day recycling (like e-waste and old appliances).
2. Stop buying water bottles.
Invest in reusable water bottles that you can carry with you and install a filter system for your home water. Not only is this a great way to help conserve the planet's finite water supply, it will end up saving you tons of moolah in the end. Get each member of your family a water bottle that matches their personality and encourage them to take it every where they go!
3. Swap first
Spend less on buying new items and try swapping or exchanging with neighbors and friends. It's a great way to get "new-to-you" stuff without having to spend the money on it, and no added burden to the planet. You could even start a monthly swap in your neighborhood. Some swapable ideas? Books, lawn equipment, shoes (yay!) kids' clothing, exercise DVDs…. anything you have (or want).
4. Spend more time outdoors
From quality time with family to exercise… it is free and good for you and the environment. A day-trip to a local park can do wonders for your mental health, and you will feel even better knowing that pushing your kiddos in the swing isn't taxing the environment.
5. Buy Local Produce
Find out in your community where you can buy locally grown and sustainable produce. Focus your meals around seasonal produce and you can save money, since out-of-season produce will be more expensive. Buying local not only helps sustain your local economy, it lessens the impact the shipping industry has on the environment. Plus, it's really fun to be able to see where your food actually came from.
6. Plan meals
Thought meal planning went the way of the housewife wearing heels and pearls? Well, think again. Planning meals for the entire week can help cut down the cost of your grocery bill and allow you to use leftovers in new meals, limiting excess and waste. Added bonus: planned out menus mean fewer trips to the market, and who doesn't love that?
7. Up the efficiency in your home
Unplug unused appliances, switch out old bulbs for longer lasting energy-efficient light bulbs, and install a new digital thermostat for more accuracy and to better regulate the temperature while using less energy (an easy task that even the most inexperienced DIYer can accomplish). If your appliances need an upgrade, be sure to buy EnergyStar models that use less energy to run and lower your operating costs. If your old mattress is giving you problems, make sure you upgrade to a responsibly sourced and organic mattress (of course we suggest an OrganicPedic mattress by OMI).
8. Compost
Put your food waste to work for you. When you compost, not only do you cut down on the amount of garbage headed toward the landfills, you get some great soil out of it. A great tutorial on setting up your compost pile can be found here from John & Sherry at Young House Love. Not sure what's compostable? Click HERE for a list of 75 things you can compost, but thought you couldn't.
9. Use earth-friendly cleaners and household products
Back in the day, "earth-friendly cleaners" meant baking soda, vinegar, and a lot of good old-fashioned elbow grease. We still love the ease of using items that are most likely already sitting in your cupboards, but we understand that isn't an option for everyone. When looking for household cleaners, be sure to pick brands that are environmentally friendly, preferably made with organic ingredients. Our sister company, Lifekind, has a great line of Naturally Safer cleaning products, and earth-friendly products are popping up in retail stores across the country. Just beware: not all companies have altruistic intent, and may try to trick you into purchasing their product with the implication of being "green" without actually offering an environmentally friendly product.
10. Go paperless
A lot of big companies are now offering incentives to customers who want to view their statements and pay their bills online. If your local utility company doesn't offer online bill pay, make sure you call and suggest it to them. Instead of sending printed cards, make use of online greeting cards and evites. Just imagine how much paper and trees would be saved if everyone made this small change to their life. If you absolutely must use paper (for your business, perhaps) be sure to buy paper from sustainably harvested trees.
These ten ideas are just a the begining of hundreds of different ways you can make your life more green. What are your ideas and what has your family implemented to make your 2012 greener than your 2011? Let us know in the comments!
and a Happy Green Year to You!


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Advertising Adapts and Grows, Spreading the Consumer Culture Plague
|Advertisers are adapting to changing media environments, spreading ads around the world at a fast rate.
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Marketers adapt very well to changing environments, feeding off of consumers' changing attitudes and behaviors. As consumers have found ways to avoid and resist traditional forms of advertising (digital TV recorders and AdBlock Plus for example), advertisers have turned to more subtle techniques such as promotional material on blogs, product placement, and interactive advertising on social media such as Facebook and Twitter.
Advertising in schools is one particularly pernicious example of ad creep in public spheres, in some cases infiltrating nearly all aspects of student life. Examples of this include free book covers featuring Kellogg's Pop Tarts and Fox TV characters, nutrition curriculum provided by the Hershey Corporation, business course curriculum from McDonald's that gives students instructions for applying for a job at the fast-food chain, and a video on environmental issues produced by Shell Oil.
Advertising like this Gap Kids ad for children's jeans shape girls' body image from a young age. (pinkstinks.wordpress.com)
And the overall bombardment of advertising on the world has gone up significantly in the past year. In 2012, advertising expenditures grew 3.3 percent worldwide, continuing the gradual rebound in global ad spending since the 2008–2009 financial crisis. While the United States remains the world's largest ad market by far, advertising spending is growing fastest in the Asia/Pacific region with 7.9 percent growth last year (excluding Japan).
While some analysts hail the recovery of ad spending as a sign of economic recovery, the current trajectory has serious negative implications. The impacts of advertising and consumerism on all aspects of society and culture—from food choices to young girls' self-image—are well documented. Advertising targeted at children is particularly penetrating and influential, defining their identity as consumers from an early age and interfering with normal childhood development. Evidence has shown that children are experiencing increased physical, emotional, and social harm as a result of consumerism through advertising.
Advertisers have also sought to capitalize on growing public concern over environmental threats through "green" marketing. However, false advertising and deceptive environmental claims have become so rampant that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission established updated Green Guides in 2012 that will allow it to take enforcement action against deceptive environmental marketing. The guidelines discourage the use of general and unsubstantiated terms such as "eco-friendly" and include strong guidelines for use of terms such as "biodegradable" and "recyclable."
The FTC issued Green Guides to curb false "green" advertising. (brandchannel.com)
While regulatory controls on false advertising such as the Green Guides are a positive development, true sustainability will ultimately require less material consumption and therefore stronger overall limits on advertising to stem its global growth and increasing presence in everyday life.
Read the full report at Vital Signs Online.
Shakuntala Makhijani is a Research Associate at the Worldwatch Institute.


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The Distinguished Lecture Series in Sports Medicine at Hope College will conclude its 2010-11 season with an address on hip injuries in athletics by Dr. Carl Wierks on Monday, April 11, at 7 p.m. in Winants Auditorium of Graves Hall.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
Wierks is an orthopaedic surgeon with HollandBone & JointCenter, and specializes in sports medicine and hip arthroscopy. His talk will discuss many of the common pathologies that present in athletes and will focus on the emerging topic of hip impingement, and will also review surgical and non-surgical treatments.
Wierks completed a fellowship at the Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., working with specialists in both the knee and hip arthroscopy. He previously completed a residency in orthopaedic surgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md.
He has had articles in seven peer-reviewed journals and nine published textbook chapters. His research has been accepted for presentation at several orthopaedic meetings, including the annual American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons meeting. He received the Maryland Orthopaedic Association Resident Research Award in 2007, and the Loyola Surgical Grand Rounds Research Award in 2002.
Wierks is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Arthroscopy Association of North America, the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and the Christian Medical Association. He has participated in philanthropic medical trips to Zambia, Africa; Cuenca, Ecuador and Manta, Ecuador.
He graduated from Wheaton College in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiology. He completed his M.D. at Loyola-Stritch School of Medicine in 2004.
The Distinguished Lecture Series in Sports Medicine is designed for health care professionals with an interest in physically active patients, and is intended for students, educators and clinicians alike. It is co-sponsored by Orthopaedic Associates of Michigan, Shoreline Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Clinic, Holland Hospital Rehabilitation Services, The Bone and Joint Center, and the college.
Wierks's presentation is the fifth of five lectures scheduled through the series for the 2010-11 school year. Additional information about the series may be found online at
Graves Hall is located at 263 College Ave., on College Avenue between 10th and 12th streets.


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Penguins Fans Fill Arena for Free Black and Gold Gameby Brooks Bratten / Pittsburgh Penguins
If there was any question as to whether or not fans of the Pittsburgh Penguins were anxious to see their team skate on CONSOL Energy Center ice again, those inquisitions were answered loud and clear during Wednesday night's free Black and Gold Game.
Approximately 18,000 fans came out in droves, filling the arena to the rafters and many standing throughout just for a chance to see their favorite hockey players in action once again (official attendance could not be compiled without a ticket count due to the game being open and free to the public).
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"We knew we enjoyed great support in Pittsburgh, but not in our wildest dreams did we think that for a black and gold scrimmage we would get 18,000 people here," Penguins President and CEO David Morehouse said. "We actually were full and then we went outside and there were still people in line. We opened up the suites and we're filling up the suites. We've been trying to squeeze everybody in."
The opening faceoff didn't commence until 7 p.m., but the line began approximately nine hours earlier. The man at the front was 21-year-old Jeremy Banachoski of Shaler, who snagged his spot at 10 in the morning.
"I've been waiting for 8 months to get to see them play again," Banachoski said. "I think it's a great thing that (the Penguins) are letting all the fans come in for free today and see them play."
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby couldn't be more grateful about fans lining up for a chance to see him and his teammates play.
"That's pretty amazing," Crosby said. "I think it says a lot about the people we have here and the support we have. We definitely appreciate it."
For some fans, it felt as if the evening was a reunion with loved ones that was long overdue.
"We missed (the players) so much," Linda Daley of Peters Township said. "They feel like family that we haven't seen in a whole year. It's so exciting to be here. To see this place completely packed is just the most thrilling thing of all."
The building was certainly stuffed, and Penguins management couldn't have been happier with the tremendous attendance from the fans.
"The depth of support we have in Pittsburgh is tremendous, and we knew that," Morehouse said. "It just keeps getting bigger and bigger and deeper and deeper. Pittsburgh's always been a football town and it always will be, but now, this is a manifestation of it also being a hockey town. I think that we're legitimately a hockey town, too."
The Penguins players were blown away by the atmosphere, amazed at the turnout for an intra-squad contest. It's something that newcomer Brandon Sutter got to witness for the first time in a Pittsburgh sweater.
"Obviously the crowd was great," Sutter said. "We owe some respect to them for coming out after having to be patient with us for awhile. For them to come out today and give us that support is pretty awesome. We appreciate that and we're looking forward to having that all year."
Pascal Dupuis has become accustomed to playing in front of a packed house and the veteran forward enjoyed skating in front of Penguins fans once again.
"I don't know how many of them were out here, but you can see the fan support we have here in Pittsburgh," Dupuis said. "We knew it and we were hoping they were going to come back and they did. We were pretty pumped about that. They certainly did their part tonight (in making this a game-like atmosphere). It did feel like a playoff atmosphere, that's for sure."
No matter their title or capacity, one and all were ecstatic to be back inside the CONSOL Energy Center on Wednesday night – perhaps none more than the evening's No. 1 star, the fans.
"It's amazing," Alan Digby of Finleyville said of being back inside the arena. "It's probably the best feeling ever. It feels like home."


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BOSTON (AP) Maurice Watson Jr. scored 15 points and D.J. Irving 14 as Boston University made its first win of the season a lopsided one, 74-44 over Coastal Carolina in a nonconference game Wednesday night.
Two free throws and a jumper by Irving started an 11-1 run that put the Terriers (1-5) in front, 31-15, with 1:27 left until halftime. Irving scored 10 points in the second half, when Boston University's lead grew to as many as 35 points, 73-38, with 2:51 remaining.
The Terriers held Anthony Raffa of the Chanticleers (2-4), who came in as the leading scorer in Division I at 26.0 points per game, to eight points, including just two in the first half.
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Are Fall Ride dances worth the cost?
There's been some heated discussion lately if it's worth it to pay a recommended $30,000 – $40,000 for the extra police protection, emergency services costs and miscellaneous expenses in order to have the two street dances held on Wisconsin Avenue during the Tomahawk Fall Ride weekend in September.
The need for 30 additional officers as recommended by Chief of Police Don Johnson is being questioned by those who have been asked to pick up the tab, which is just over $21,000.
What we haven't heard yet are questions from members of the city's Licensing and Permits Committee regarding the numbers. They've approved the permit in concept, and the mayor has said the Fall Ride event will continue to happen in Tomahawk, but neither have required Johnson to reach a reasonable compromise with the downtown event organizers.
We've heard over the past year from people who have said that there hasn't been significant problems with the Fall Ride event in prior years so why do we need to go from 38 officers assigned last year to 68 officers to help cover this event in 2002?
Before 1997, there were no street dances keeping over 10,000 people in the downtown area. With the exception of the bonfire Friday night, the SARA Park events ended at 6 p.m. on Saturday, leaving Fall Ride enthusiasts to find fun elsewhere. Some bikers stayed at local establishments and some, with longer drive times to reach their nightly accommodations, left town early and gathered with friends at their campsites, or at bars closer to where they were staying.
We think the street dances as one of the highlights of the Fall Ride are an important part of the weekend. Aside from giving the visitors something to do while they're here, the business aspect remains that it's a huge money making event that helps to pull many tourism-based businesses here through lean winter months. It's a fact that, from the time a purchase is made, a single dollar changes hands four to seven times in a community.
Very conservatively, if each of 20,000 visitors spends $600 while they're in the area, do the math. That's a $48 million positive economic impact.
We estimated that between $12-18 million is brought into this community as a result of this event. If 60 percent of each dollar spent with local businesses stays here and helps pay for services, that means that $7.2 million helps to pay for streets, sanitary sewer and water services and the like. And the spending doesn't stop at the corporate city limits, but positively affects businesses and residents in a five county area.
It has been explained that the 30 officers are not just for the downtown area, but to increase numbers here in order to allow county deputies to better cover the county, rather than being assigned to duties in and around Tomahawk.
Sixty-eight sounds like a large number of officers. A majority of those business owners who are expected to foot the bill don't seem to be convinced of the need to almost double police coverage and, without proper justification, we're not convinced either.
Would potential investors support it if the numbers were explained more clearly? How many shifts, how many officers will be in the corporate city limits, and how many would be assigned for patrol of the county? What would the cost be without the street dances? We think those questions have not yet been answered clearly enough.
If a compromise cannot be reached, we believe raising the $30,000-plus this year is a stretch, even if businesses band together and contribute the $100 - $300, or more, that they've been asked to throw in the kitty.
Maybe the Fall Ride Advisory Committee might want to re-think the logic behind having two dances this year. If the street dances were scaled back to one dance this year, the policing costs would be cut in half. The committee could evaluate the results and use them in planning for the 2003 Fall Ride.
April 16, the Fall Ride Advisory Committee goes to the City of Tomahawk Licensing and Permits Committee to report if they gained enough monetary support to get the events permit, which will have a contingency attached to it that the city will have the money in hand by July 15.
There's an old saying, "If you wanna play, you gotta pay." It appears there's a lot of truth to that.
We think the downtown activities, including the street dances, are an important part of the Fall Ride weekend and must be conducted in a safe manner. If satellite activities of the Fall Ride become unsafe, the original fundraising event for the Muscular Dystrophy Association is in jeopardy.
It's public knowledge that other surrounding cities have been courting the Fall Ride committee, trying to get the event moved to their location by promising to provide whatever is needed.
Has the Fall Ride gone on so long that people have forgotten what it means to Tomahawk and the surrounding area? It's clear to us that a compromise has to be reached in order to keep the Fall Ride and the community street dances in Tomahawk and make them safe events.
Like it or not, this event has too large of an economic impact on this city, community and county for the City of Tomahawk Licensing and Permits Committee, the Fall Ride Advisory Committee and Chief Johnson to not work together and risk losing the Fall Ride and activities related to it.
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Re: Are Fall Ride dances worth the cost?
I am a biker-enthusiast who does not want to see the Fall Ride go to some other community. I am not a business owner being asked to contribute, however. I would like to see the numbers explained more clearly as to how many officers on a shift, etc. I would also like to have a better explanation of exactly how are 30 additional police officers going to help make things more safe? By arresting people? Or directing traffic? What exactly will they be doing? Of the fatal bike accidents last year, how many were due to drunk driving? I do not know those facts, but it seems to me someone said there was only one death caused by intoxication, the others were freak traffic accidents. If I recall correctly, the numerous fights which broke out were at local taverns, and not at the street dances. I also wonder if we should throw money towards additional ambulance crews and paramedics, rather than police officers. Also, has anyone approached the Fall Ride committee with suggesting that an extra $10 go on top of registration fees, and that could be ear-marked for these funds? If they couldn't be collected in time for this year's event, could they be put into next year's fund?
I've been a loyal Honda Goldwinger for 7 years, my husband for 30 years. This year, we're buying a Harley!! All because of the Fall Ride!!
Come on Spring!
Re: Are Fall Ride dances worth the cost?
Thank you for a thought-provoking editorial.
Do I think the Street Dances are worth it? You betcha! The Tomahawk Fall Ride is successful because of the various events that are held in the community. I believe that all the events make up the Fall Ride.
The Downtown events are part of what makes Tomahawk special. The parade, the line of bikes on Wisconsin Avenue, and our hospitality in hosting the Street Dances is just one successful facet of the entire weekend.
The Tomahawk Speedway, Mr. Ed's, SARA Park and other activities are also part of what makes the weekend such a draw.
If we didn't have one of these events, the other events would suffer. It would be nice to be able to add other outlying events that give our visitors more to do.
Re: Are Fall Ride dances worth the cost?
I was just wondering how the 35 accidents during the April blizzard were handled - without the funds that would be "needed" and without the shirts and jackets "needed" on the fall ride weekend? Mrs. Big Dale
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