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CHOSEN PEOPLE.(Redirected from PECULIAR PEOPLE.)
Name for the Jewish people expressive of the idea of their having been chosen by God to fulfil the mission of proclaiming His truth among all the nations. This choice does not imply a superior claim, but a superior duty and responsibility on the part of the Jewish people, inasmuch as they have been pledged by the covenant which God concluded with Abraham, their ancestor, and again with the entire nation on Sinai, to testify, by precept and example, to the truth revealed to them, to lead a holy life as God's priest-people, and, if needs be, sacrifice their very lives for the sake of this truth. In this peculiar sense they are called God's own people; their religious genius, as manifested in their patriarchs, prophets, inspired poets, sages, and heroes, having rendered them the chosen people of religion to a far greater extent than the artistic and philosophical genius of the Greeks made that nation the chosen people of art and philosophy, or the juridical and political genius of the Romans made them the chosen people of law and politics.Consciousness of Selection.
Unlike any other nation, the Jewish people began their career conscious of their life-purpose and world-duty as the priests and teachers of a universal religious truth; and their whole history, with all its tragic sternness, was and to the end of time will be devoted to the carrying out of this purpose and the discharge of this duty. This view is expressed in all the Biblical and rabbinical passages referring to Israel as the chosen people, or to Abraham as their ancestor. "For I have singled him out [A. V., "have known him"] to the end that he may command his children and his house after him, that they may keep the way of the Lord to do justice and judgment" (Gen. xviii. 1, Hebr.; compare Neh. ix. 7, "Thou art the Lord, the God who didst choose Abram").Conditions of Choice.
That Israel's character as the chosen people is conditioned by obedience to God's commandments is stated in the very words of the Sinai covenant: "Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people; for all the earth is mine: and ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation" (Ex. xix. 5, 6). "The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people; but because the Lord loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers" (Deut. vii. 7, 8). The great obligation imposed upon Israel as the chosen people is especially emphasized by the prophet Amos (iii. 2): "You only have I singled out [R. V., "known"] of all the families of the earth: therefore will I visit upon you all your iniquities." Compare Deut. xiv. 2: "Thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God, and the Lord hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all peoples that are upon the face of the earth," and ib. xxiv. 18, 19, R. V.God's Witnesses and Their Inheritance.
Particularly is the world-mission of the chosen people dwelt upon by Deutero-Isaiah, the seer of the Exile (Isa. xli.; xlii. 1-7; xliii. 10. "Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen"; ib. verse 21, R. V., "The people which I formed for myself that they might set forth my praise"; compare xliv. 1, 2; xlix. 6, 7).
As God's chosen people, Israel is also called His "inheritance" (Deut. iv. 20; ix. 26, 29; xxxii. 9; Ps. xxxiii. 12: "The people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance"; I Kings viii. 53, Jer. x. 16; and elsewhere). As the children of the Patriarchs they are His chosen ones (Ps. cv. 6).—In Rabbinical Literature:
According to the Rabbis, Israel has not been chosen as the people of the Law on account of its racial superiority. "Israel is of all nations the most wilful or headstrong one [
In the Jewish liturgy, praise is frequently offered to God for having chosen Israel from among all thenations of the earth: in Ahabah Rabbah, in the benediction before the reading from the Law, and in the seven benedictions of the holy days and New Moon; concerning which see Geiger's "Jüd. Zeit." vii. 55; and Einhorn, in "Protocolle der Zweiten Rabbinerversammlung," p. 75, Frankfort-on-the-Main, 1845.
"The character of Israel as the chosen people," writes Güdemann ("Das Judenthum," 1902, p. 44) "does not involve the inferiority of other nations. The universality of Israel's idea of God is sufficient proof against such an assumption. Every nation requires a certain self-consciousness for the carrying out of its mission. Israel's self-consciousness was tempered by the memory of its servitude in Egypt and the recognition of its being 'the servant of the Lord.' It was the noblesse oblige of the God-appointed worker for the entire human race."


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AU Biomaterials Design Lab:Equipment/UV-2550 Shimadzu
- Shimadzu® UV-2550 is a ultra-low stray light double monochromator instrument. It provides UV-vis spectral analysis for samples by the embedded double blazed grating double monochromator. High energy optical system, wide dynamic range, small beam size, law stray light are some of its advantages over other double monochromators.
- Its window-compatible software: UVProbe contains three modes: Spectrum, Kinetics, and Photometric modes, that allows wide range of applications.
Purpose of use
- Shimadzu™ UV-2550® Spectrophotometer is used to measure spectrum of light absorption with wavelength ranging from 200nm to 1100nm for liquid, gas, and solid samples. However, since this instrument is only equipped with multicell Sample Compartment, the samples measured can only be liquid or solids.
Sample Range
- With the current multicell Sample Compartment, liquid and solid samples can be run by inserting into a quartz or plastic cuvette that is able to fit inside multicell Sample Compartment.
- Liquid samples covers wide range including biological and non-biological liquid solutions. Small solid samples can be cut; size of solid samples can be adjusted to fit inside a quartz or plastic cuvette for analysis.
- Instrument is able to perform test on larger sample with the usage of sample compartment that accommodate larger sizes.
- Beeghly 207
- American University
- Washington, DC, 20016
- access to the laboratory is restricted; see Dr. Miller, Dr. Hartings or Dr. Fox for access.
- contact with questions or to schedule access via email
- Instrument has three different methods for analyzing samples: Spectrum, Photometric, and Kinetic methods. The usage for methods are different.
- When instrument is turned on, lick connect on UVProve software to connect instrument with program.
- After instruments calibrated and self checked, proceed to toolbar to select methods.
- Samples can be placed into multicell sample compartment. Door to sample compartment should be closed before samples are run.
Spectrum Method
- Spectrum mode is used for scanning a range of wavelength onto a sample and can be selected on toolbar.
- M buttom in PVProbe sets up the acquired parameters.
- Place sample into sample compartment. Standard samples in reference sides are preferred.
- Click start to start the run.
- Table is shown be clicking on Data Table, peaks in spectrum can be labeled by clicking on peak pick table.
Photometric Method
- Photometric mode is used for measuring absorbance at a specific wavelength.
- After parameters are set up in "Method", click on photometric method button in tool bar.
- Select wavelength specified for sample run. Concentration units, type of standard curve can be set up afterwards.
- Then enter measurement parameters for standards. The measurements are acquired by instrument.
- Set sample measurement parameters. Measurement acquired by instrument.
- Standard table is then shown. Fill in the concentration in standard table.
- Load sample.
- Click start to run sample.
- Once data are collected, additional data points are going to shown on standard table.
Kinetics Method
- Knetics mode collects data at a specific wavelength over a set amount of time.
- After instrument warmed up, select Kinetics Method in toolbar.
- Set up the amount of time for samples to run, the amount of time each data point is taken throughout each run, and the range of wavelength the instrument should run samples at under method section.
- Load sample in sample compartment.
- Click start to run.
- Additional data points are shown after each sample run.
- Graph of absorbance versus time is shown under graphical section of screen.
A copy of the instrument user manual is within the laboratory draw in room 207. See contact for more information.
Electric Shock
- Do not open the cover of instrument while running. To avoid electric shock, first switch off power, then open instrument.
High Temperature
- Do not touch or approach instrument too close. Instrument might overheat leading to possible burns on body at small distance or upon contact.
TCC-240A Thermoelectrically Temperature Controlled Cell Holder
- Uses Peltier effect for controlling the temperatures of the sample and reference sample. No thermostatic bath or cooling water is required, so the operation is quite simple and easy.
- Number of cells: One each on the sample and reference sides.
- Temperature control range: 7 to 60°C
- Temperature display accuracy (difference from the true value): ±0.5°C
- Temperature control precision (variation of temperature): ±0.1°C
Multicell Sample Compartment
- Holds up to six 10 mm square cells. No temperature control capability.
- Number of cells: 6 on the sample side, and 1 on the reference side
UVProbe Software
- Allows data processing with customized paramaters
- Multitasking (possible to execute data processing while measurement is being executed)
- Customizable measurement screen layout (wavelengths, data display font and font size, colors, displayed number of rows)
- GLP/GMP compliant (security, history)
- Real-time concentration display
Setting Wavelength Range
- 190nm to 1100nm
Measurement Wavelength Range
- 190nm to 900nm, but can measure up to 1100 with choice with detector
Wavelength accuracy
- ±0.3nm
Wavelength repeatability
- ±0.1nm
Wavelength Scanning Speed
- Wavelength slew rate: about 3200nm/min
- Wavelength scan rate: about 900nm-160nm/min
- Monitor scan rate: about 2500nm/min
Wavelength setting
- At 1nm units for scan start and sea end wavelengths, and 0.1nm units for over wavelengths
Lamp Interchange wavelength
- Auto switching synchronized with wavelength, switching range selectable between 282nm-393nm (0.1nm units)
Spectral bandwidth
- 6-step switching along 0.1/0.2/0.5/1/2/5nm
- Optimum response speed automatically set depending on bandwidth, minimum 0.1sec
- 0.1nm
Stray light
- Less than 0.0003% (220nm, Nal 10g/L solution)
- Less than 0.0003% (340nm, UV-39 filter)
Photometric system
- Double-beam, direct-ratio system with dynode feedback
Photometric modes
- Absorbance(Abs.), transmittance(%), reflectance(%), energy(E)
Photometric range
- Absorbance: -4 to 5 Abs
- Transmittance, reflectance: 0.0 to 999.9%
Photometric accuracy
- ±0.002 Abs (0-0.5 Abs)
- ±0.004 Abs (0.5-1.0 Abs)
- ±0.3%T (0-100% T) filter
- Tested with NIST 903D standard
Photometric repeatability
- ±0.001 Abs (0-0.5 Abs)
- ±0.002 Abs (0.5-1.0 Abs)
Baseline flatness
- ±0.001 Abs (excluding noise, using 2nm slit, and slow wavelength scanning speed)
Baseline correction
- Auto correction using PC (stored baseline is automatically loaded when power is switched on, re-correction is possible)
- 0.0004Abs/h (after power is on for 2 hours)
Temperature and humidity requirements
- 15-35°C, 45-80%(no condensation, less than 70% above 30°C)
Light source
- 50W halogen lamp (2,000 hours life), deuterium lamp (socket type), light source auto position adjustment built in.
- Grating/Grating type double monochromator
- Pre-monochromator: double-blazed holographic grating
- Main monochromator: high-performance blazed holographic grating in aberration-corrected Czerny-Turner mounting
- R928 Red-Sensitive Photomultiplier
Sample compartment
- Internal dimensions: 150W x 260D x 120H (mm)
- Distance between light beams: 100nm
- Maximum light path length of cell: 100nm
"Power requirements"
- AC100, 120, 220, 240V, switch selectable
- 50/60Hz; 250 VA
- 570W x 660D x 275H (mm)
- About 36kg
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"Casino Royale"
Bond: Daniel Craig
Classic, Cheese, or Crap?: CLASSIC
In the mid 00s, 007 was in the need of a change of direction.
2002's "Die Another Day", although a huge box office hit, had not been received well critically and wasn't sitting well with fans. Bad CGI? Obnoxious product placement? A Madonna cameo? The franchise had returned to cartoonishness reminiscent of the worst of the Moore era.
Pierce Brosnan expressed willingness to return as Bond, but his four picture deal had been satisfied. EON Productions was also considering recasting the role with a younger actor (Brosnan was about to turn 50). After a period of deliberation, when an agreement on a one picture deal could not be reached, Brosnan announced he was retiring from the role, and EON announced they were giving the Bond franchise a "reboot".
The new Bond? Daniel Craig.
Craig was a relatively unknown to the (American) movie going public when he was cast as James Bond. He had had parts in "Tomb Raider" and "Road to Perdition", but his largest role was the lead in Matthew Vaughn's "Layer Cake". Having had seen "Layer Cake", I was psyched he was cast… I could envision him as Bond right away. But there was a lot of angst out there about the casting. I can recall a great deal of backlash simply because Craig was blond. LOL
In spite of the protestations over the new Bond, EON was saying all the right things. They wanted to get back to the spirit of the early Bonds. They were basing the movie on an Ian Fleming novel for the first time in decades. Less CGI. More stunts. More spying. They wanted to make a Bond movie worthy of consideration alongside the Franchise's best.
Anticipation was high. Bond fans were getting psyched.
And when it premiered, it completely delivered. Opening with the new Bond brutally earning his 00 status, then treating audiences to Chris Cornell's scorching theme song set to a delightfully old school credit sequence, followed by the exhilarating parkour chase with an explosive culmination… You knew within the first ten minutes, BOND WAS BACK.
Many Bond films start strong and fizzle, though. Not Casino Royale. Casino Royale takes the frenetic energy of its opening and channels it perfectly into the rest of the movie. It expertly juggles set up scenes and character beats with adrenaline filled action sequences. There's a perfect sense of pacing and balance… Even though it's knocked at times for having "multiple endings", this is one of those movies that runs two+ hours, yet feels like it ends too quickly.
Much of that is due to the incredible cast. Although there was no Q, and no Moneypenny, Judi Dench reprised her role as M, continuing her fantastic contribution to the series that she began during the Brosnan era. Giancarlo Giannini makes his first appearance as Bond ally Mathis, and Jeffrey Wright is solid as the series' 859th Felix Leiter.
But Mads Mikkelsen and Eva Green make the biggest non-Bond contributions.
As Bond villain Le Chiffre, Mikkelsen is menacing, memorable and his plans/schemes are far more credible than 99.5% of other Bond villains. His bloody, weeping eye is one of the great Bond villain physical defects, too. How sick is that?
Vesper Lynd is one of the best Bond girls of all time, to me. Perhaps my favorite. Gorgeous. Intelligent. Vulnerable. Treacherous. Eva Green steps into the franchise as if she were born to.
"I'm the money".
You're goddamn right you are.
But the star of the show, of course, was the new Bond, Daniel Craig. Intense, focused, Craig played the role as "the strong, silent type". More akin to the serious Dalton than the glib Brosnan, Craig's Bond was a stone cold killer with just a dash of the traditional Bond charm. He was physically suited for the action sequences and finally able to give the female Bond fans their Ursula Andress/Halle Berry moment. Craig was a perfect choice to reinvigorate the role. Cool, handsome, and tough. In retrospect it's laughable that anyone cared what color hair he had…
Casino Royale returned the franchise to glory. It was an enormous success in every regard… Financially, critically, and with the hardcore fans. It put together a magical mix of style, stunts, sex appeal and suspense. But most of all, it returned a sense of credibility to a franchise that had been… borrowing on its good name for awhile. Memorable action sequences and characters. A love interest and subplot with depth and feeling. And a brand new, kick-ass Bond.
Bond was back. And he was once again a force to be reckoned with.
A formidable force.
Now if they only ended the big poker game on a more realistic hand…


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Scott Baker's first start of 2009 concluded after four woeful innings in which the ordained number one starter for the Twins gave up five hits (four of which were home runs), two walks and six earned runs. Anyone who followed Baker through the spring should not be surprised of these results: In six spring games, Baker saw nine balls clear the fence in 23 2/3 innings of work as opponents slugged a Bondsian .713 in 109 plate appearances. Placed on the 15-day DL to recoup what was assumed to be shoulder tightness, Baker continued on Wednesday exactly where he left off in Florida.
The early prognosis of Baker's troubles suggested that he was up in the zone. The Star Tribune's La Velle E Neal echoed the postgame sentiment by writing that "[Baker] elevated too many pitches". True, the majority of the home runs hit were above the waist (Scott Rolen's may have been closer to thigh high) but Baker is a fly-ball pitcher by trade and lives in the northern hemisphere of the strikezone. The fact that his pitches were elevated alone is not necessarily cause for concern.
Let's take a closer look at Baker's pitches in two distinctly different games. The top graph, provided by brooksbaseball.net, is his start last night. The bottom is from a start on July 20th last year against the Texas Rangers in which Baker went eight innings and allowed just two hits (one of which was a home run) and struck out eight.
This first series of graphs shows the view of what it would look like if you were standing between the mound and home plate watching Baker pitch from the side - only to see the ball leave trippy, multi-colored trails.
Last night, Baker threw all of his pitches between two feet and three-and-a-half feet in height. Last year, you see that his pitch height ranged from one-and-a-half to three feet, so there is a slight elevation on the whole. The blue line, or his slider, has a definite plane change from the two outings. In his successful one, his slider ended up at the one-and-a-half foot level. Last night it was landing in the zone around three feet high.
This graph shows the view of what Baker's pitches look like from a bird's eye view. The bottom axis is the horizontal movement and 0.0 cuts the plate in half where as the numbers bleed into the negatives, the pitch is running in on a right-handed batter. Conversely if the pitch moves towards the higher numerics, this represents movement at a left-handed batter. As you can see, the four pitches showed little deviation. The changeup - the red line - essentially follows a straight path that bisects the plate. The slider - the blue line - is the only one of the group that follows a different path.
Back on July 20th, 2008, you see large separation between the flight path of his pitches. The fastball - the green line - was thrown for a strike consistently - but now the changeup has movement into a right-handed batters and the slider has a much more pronounced break towards left-handed batters. This variation of location, much like that of speed, keeps opposing batters from focusing in on one area for all four pitches. Comparatively, Baker's pitches had little-to-no differentiation on Wednesday night.
The key for Scott Baker is his slider. In 2008, Baker had a WHIFF of .278 because of the movement and location and as such Baker had his best season of his career. Without those two variables, Baker's slider turns into an easily accessible pitch to hit. Look for the Twins to work with Baker in regaining that sharp break towards left-handed batters and keeping that pitch at the knees.


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Tigers Conclude Play at Big Blue Intercollegiate
Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee State women's golf team finished play in the 2013 Big Blue Intercollegiate at the General's Retreat Course at Hermitage Golf Club. The course is a Par-72, 5,954 yards and was played under overcast skies with a stronger breeze despite being 76 degrees.
TSU finished third in the D-I division with a team score of 749 (381-368). Amelia Dap used five pars and a birdie over the middle seven holes to record a team best 10-over, 82. Kelly Merkel finished the round with a 13-over, 85. Sarah Needleman carded a 97 and was followed by Chelsea Marlin at 104.
Dap (93-82=175) only found six fairways on a successful day, but targeted 11 greens as she finished the second round with seven pars and a birdie. On the par-4, 6th, Dap's tee shot found the lip of a bunker where she had to take her second shot with one foot in the trap. She used a full swing with an 8-iron to find the green allowing her to two-putt for par. Dap found the fairway on the par-4, 10th, that left her 165-yards from the green. The redshirt freshman used a hybrid into the wind, landing eight feet from the pin, setting up a downhill putt for her first birdie of the season.
Merkel (86-85=171) stayed consistent to her game from day one as she cut one stroke off her previous day. Merkel was able to find seven fairways and six greens as she shot nine pars over the final round. The freshman solidified her day with six pars over a seven-hole stretch, as well as three in a row starting at the par-5, 11th. She highlighted her day with a pair of up-and-downs on the par-3, 3rd and the par-4, 4th.
Needleman (93-97=190) was delivering her longest drives of her first season as she found eight fairways and three greens for four pars over the final 18 holes. Despite struggling on the greens she used one-putts on the first and third holes to save pars.
Marlin (109-104=213) improved her day by five strokes from round one with stronger drives helping her find nine fairways and two greens on Tuesday. On the par-3, 13th, Marlin chipped from 40-yards away that rolled just by the hole leaving her eight feet from the pin. Her par putt stopped just short leaving her with an easy tap in for bogey.
The Tigers are off until they compete in the Ohio Valley Conference Championships on April 21-23 at Greystone Golf Club in Dickson, Tenn.


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Kelly Clarkson Photobombs Ellen DeGeneres in Hilarious Grammys Snapshot
Kelly Clarkson had a picture-perfect night at the Grammy Awards this year, taking home the trophy for Best Pop Vocal Album. In the midst of her whirlwind evening, she managed to photobomb a picture-perfect moment between Ellen DeGeneres and her wife, Portia de Rossi. While the photo may not be placed on the mantle in the famed comedian's home, you can certainly argue that Clarkson added her own dose of comedy.
The bubbly songstress was photographed seated behind the smiling and unassuming couple, with a wide-open mouth and a whole lot of fun under her belt. Her slap-happy antics were evident both in the photograph and onstage, when she accepted her prestigious award, prompting the audience to laugh along with her playfully exuberant speech, during which she flubbed people's names and admitted to being stuck on Miranda Lambert -- literally.
The 'Stronger' hitmaker had a truly memorable evening, as she not only took home some hardware, but also gave an emotional tribute to Patti Page and Carole King with a thrilling vocal performance.
Clarkson's future looks like it's full of fun moments like Sunday evening, as she plans to get married this fall. Hopefully there won't be any photobombing attempts in her wedding album -- although, they are pretty entertaining to witness!


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Good morning. It's a beautiful day here so far, it's nice and cool and I can hear the birds chirping outside - I am enjoying it.
I am excited because my tomatoes are growing and doing good (with the exception of one plant that is growing but not producing).
These are Indigo Rose tomatoes...
These little baby birds are in a nest in our patio. The picture is not that great and the nest is more bird-poo that twigs but, they are so cute that I wanted to share them with you.
Have a great day.


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Hundreds mourn massacre victims at vigil
NEWTOWN -- Here, the landmarks are distinctly small town. A flagpole -- now at half-staff. Edmond Town Hall, where $2 buys admission to second-run movies.
But on Friday night, Newtown resembled communities whose names have become touchstones of tragedy: Columbine, Virginia Tech, Aurora.
St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church became a shrine to the 27 victims of mass shooting earlier in the day at Sandy Hook Elementary School -- 20 of them children -- that put this Danbury suburb in the collective prayers of a nation.
At least 2,000 people, many of them with their arms around their children, packed the parish for a memorial service and candlelight vigil.
"When I think I baptized some of these children," Msgr. Robert Weiss, the church's pastor, told the packed sanctuary during a homily.
The crowd outside the parish grew so large that worshippers were instructed to open the church windows so those outside could hear the service.
Weiss was called to Sandy Hook's firehouse to console parents of the children killed at the school.
"This is Newtown. This is a town where families choose to live because it's safe," Weiss said.
Chris Daly, 15, stood in the cold outside the church in a daze.
"It's all in a jumble," he said.
Daly was in class at Newtown High School when a lockdown was ordered.
"I thought it was a drill, but they said it was real," he said. "A lot of people skipped classes and cried and talked."
He wondered if his community could ever recover.
"It's going to be another world," Chris said. "Everything is going to be so different."
Nearby, a mother of a child who attends another school interrupted a television interview to join a recitation of Hail Mary.
At the front of the church, 27 white candles were lit for each of the victims of the shooter, who took his own life at the school.
"I used to say I'm from Sandy Hook," said Frederika Leete, a member of the church's choir and an occupational therapist from town.
Leete said people would often get her section of Newtown confused.
" `Sandy Hook, New Jersey?' Now, they'll know where I'm from," she said.
Kerry Pettinelli brought her two daughters, Grace, a sixth-grader (not at Sandy Hook) and Lauren, a sophomore at Newtown High School, to the service.
"It's terrible, that's why we had to come," she said. "This is one of the safest towns there is. It's like a Norman Rockwell town."
The Rev. Mark Nordskog, pastor of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in neighboring Brookfield, came to offer his support.
A number of his parishioners live in Newtown.
"Just everybody is hurt by this," he said. "I talked to a lady whose son is best friends with a child who was shot.
What could you say? Nordskog was at a loss: "I don't have an easy answer for that."
Danny Barrett, a Newtown resident of 22 years, was incredulous.
"People ask me if I'm surprised it happened in Newtown," he said. "I'm surprised it happened anywhere. I grew up in the Bronx and I'd be surprised if it happened there."
Barrett struggled to comprehend the mindset of the gunman.
"What drove him to shoot up the school?" he said. "We'll probably never know."
The mourners sang "Be Not Afraid," and "Amazing Grace."
In the lobby of the church, several posters were displayed on easels with remembrances.
One of them said, "Heaven gained 20 angels today."
"Violence, violence, violence," Weiss said.
Robert Paolini drove up from Stratford with his girlfriend and two sons, Max, 9, and Sam, 8.
A friend's nephew escaped the school unharmed.
"It's scary," Paolini said. "It's right around Christmas. You don't know what drives people to this point."
Grief-stricken residents shivered in the 30-degree temperatures near a manger scene outside the church.
Kevin McManus, 22, a student at the University of Connecticut from Newtown, bundled up in a blanket.
His mother is a teacher's assistant at another school.
"She's pretty distraught," he said. "She definitely knew some of the people that worked there."
Frank Santora, pastor of Faith Church in New Milford, stood outside the memorial service wearing ear warmers.
"I know that we had a couple of parishioners whose kids go there," he said.
"It's quite surreal. Just who would have thought Newtown?"
Friends Anne Vogel, of Newtown, and Marshall Odeen, of Ridgefield, stood at edge of the crowd outside the front entrance holding candles.
"It helps to grieve as a community," Vogel said. "It's an unspeakable tragedy. We need each other."
Gary Seri, who owns the Stone River Grille near the school, attended the service.
"We knew the principal," said Seri, with his 13-year-old son Noah at his side. "It's just a nightmare. I pass the school 10 times a day."
Dr. Ed Schork, a clinical child psychologist from Danbury, was also drawn to the service.
"I came out if a profound sense of sadness," Schork said. "I can imagine how painful it is for the parents of the children. This is one of the most insensible, deranged and horrible things I've seen in 30 years of practicing."
Worshippers also included Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Sen.-elect Christopher Murphy, who currently represents Newtown in the U.S. House.
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Ear Infections
Everyone has a child or knows someone with a child that has suffered from an ear infection in Silverdale. In fact, it has been estimated that nearly 80% of children in the United States will have suffered from an ear infection by the time they are four years old. Their high rate of occurrence has led many parents to believe the misconception that they are a normal part of the growing process. Often ear infections are accompanied by a significant amount of pain, loss of sleep and appetite, vomiting, difficulty hearing, and a fever. These troublesome symptoms often leave parents feeling that they have no other choice but to rush their children to see their family pediatrician. In fact, the number one cause for hospital admissions of pediatric patients is ear infections. Unfortunately, one of the most effective, preventative, and least invasive forms of treatment is often overlooked.
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Ear Infections in Silverdale
It has become almost impossible to escape the pediatrician's office without an antibiotic prescription or traditional treatments for an ear infection. While antibiotics have been shown to be effective for ear infections caused by bacteria, they are relatively useless against the proportion caused by viruses. Doctors and researchers have concluded that approximately 60% of ear infections are bacterial and 40% are viral. In essence, doctors have about a 50/50 chance of properly treating the condition through antibiotics. The only way to accurately conclude which organism the ear infection is caused by is to take a sample of the fluid in the middle ear with a needle, which gratefully most doctors don't perform. Due to the difficulty of achieving a proper diagnosis, multiple studies have shown that as much as 8% of all hospital admissions for earaches are inaccurately diagnosed and as a result, children are prescribed an antibiotic for a healthy ear. The most frightening statistic may be that pediatricians prescribe antibiotics almost 85% of the time, even for minor earaches. Unfortunately, it has been shown that often ear infections last longer in children taking unneeded antibiotics and that the children often experience more severe symptoms. Additionally, many research studies have shown an increased occurrences of asthma and allergy development in children taking antibiotics early in life.
Another common treatment for chronic ear infections, is the insertion of "ear tubes". Ear tubes, also known as tympanostomy tubes, have become the most common surgical operation performed on children with nearly 700,000 performed each year. Again, research and studies have shown that a large proportion of these procedures are done so unnecessarily. In one study of 6,000 pediatric patients, it was found that 23% of the surgeries were done so unnecessarily, 42% were appropriate and 35% of cases were performed equivocally (meaning there was uncertainty whether the procedure would help or not). Traditionally, ear tubes were inserted due to fear of delayed development in children who suffered problems with hearing due to chronic ear infections. However, the latest and unprecedented research has shown that the insertion of ear tubes before the age of four has had no impact on childhood development. With little proven effectiveness of tympanostomy tubes, a parent must weigh the positives and negatives of such a procedure. For tympanostomy tubes to be inserted, the child must be placed under a risky anesthesia. While anesthesia can be dangerous for adults, it is even more dangerous for children. In addition, children have actually experienced problems hearing following ear infections, damage to neural structures surrounding the ear, and rupturing of the ear drum. Another unfortunate occurrence with ear tubes is that they often fall out prematurely, limiting their functionality.
The Real Cause of Ear Infections
So what is the real cause of ear infections? As with any structure in the body, whether it be the heart, lung, or even the inner ear, the primary control center is the brain which uses the spinal cord to communicate with these structures. Any interference with this communication, such as a vertebrae in your back out of place, can compromise your child's ability to protect itself from infections similar to those that sometimes cause earaches. It has also been found that this pattern of interference often causes the muscles of the neck and back to tighten which decreases the ability of the body to properly drain infected fluids. One of these structures is often the eustachian tube which drains fluid from the inner ear. When drainage of the inner ear is blocked, these fluids accumulate in the ear, leading to recurrent infections. While the other previously mentioned treatments can sometimes provide relief of the symptoms, they never truly address the cause of them, leading to a childhood prescription of unnecessary drugs and surgeries. Kids that are under chiropractic care in Silverdale have a much better chance of avoiding ear infections.
With all of the uncertainty and negative side effects of the treatment methods describe above, it is important to begin your child's care with a more conservative approach. Since the belief of chiropractors is to address all aspects of health, it is important to have your child evaluated by our CK Chiropractic Office team, especially if they are suffering from bouts of ear infections. At our clinic, not only will our doctors perform a thorough ear examination, but they will also evaluate your child's spine for any signs of nerve interference. If detected, our doctors will gently remove the source of the interference with a gentle and specific adjustment of the back. Through the restoration of the nervous system, your child's body will not only be better equipped to fight off ear infections, but also develop properly. If you have any questions, please contact CK Chiropractic Office in Silverdale today.


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A running discussion on the Cincinnati Reds and everything else in the baseball universe.
Monday, September 21, 2009
The Key to 2010: Yonder Looms Large
After a disappointing season, the pundits have turned on the Reds. After being hailed as the darkhorse in the NL earlier this year by many in the media, they are now being buried just a few months later. It's a bit surprising that there is such a massive swing in media opinion. Ideally, they would take the time to form an objective opinion about the health of the organization, rather than being so swayed by the 2009 W/L record.
Personally, I think it's difficult to look at what the Reds have done as of late and not see an improved squad. You can certainly argue that the Reds overpaid for Scott Rolen, but you can't argue that he's not an upgrade over Edwin Encarnacion. The emergence of Drew Stubbs in centerfield represents a clear upgrade over Willy Taveras. At the bare minimum, Stubbs and Rolen represent a significant upgrade in run prevention, but both are also likely to be substantial upgrades on offense. Add in a healthy and improved Jay Bruce and a potential big step forward for Homer Bailey and the Reds could be a solid team in 2010.
Still, to me, the biggest determining factor to the success of the Reds next year will be what they do with Yonder Alonso.
Extracting Value from Yonder Alonso
Yonder Alonso is currently the biggest chip the Reds possess, but they need to figure out how to maximize the value of that particular asset. The ability to extract the most value from Yonder Alonso may well determine the organization's success in 2010.
The purpose of an MLB farm system is to support the success of the Major League team. There are two ways for an organization to use its farm system to support the MLB team. A perfect example of the differing ways to utilize prospects are the Oakland A's and the San Francisco Giants over the past decade.
The Oakland A's have focused on developing prospects and making use of them at the big league level. They extract the value of the first 6 years of cost-controlled production from their prospects and then deal them when they get expensive for more young prospects.
The San Francisco Giants took the opposite approach. They traded away prospect after prospect to acquire establish veterans to round out the roster around Barry Bonds. The Giants wanted to win while Bonds was still on the team and their philosophy removed the inherent risk of prospects and allowed them to acquire players who were already past the growing pains stage of their MLB careers. Since Bonds has retired and the Giants have suffered through some lean years, they have switched their focus to developing homegrown talent.
Judging by their success, each strategy has merit. Judging by their struggles, each strategy has flaws. Obviously, a blended approach is best.
The general sentiment in the Reds nation seems to be keeping Yonder Alonso and shifting Joey Votto to left. Personally, I'd rather seem them trade Yonder for a player that better suits their needs.
Player Value
A few years ago the Atlanta Braves promoted Jarrod Saltalamacchia to the majors and were left with a catching conundrum. They already had Brian McCann entrenched behind the dish, but Saltalamacchia was one of the more promising young prospects in the game. Still, there wasn't room for both behind the plate. There was talk of shifting Salty to first base, but the Braves elected to deal him to the Rangers instead. The Braves were smart enough to recognize that Salty's value was largely tied to being a catcher, which made his trade value higher to his actual value. In short, his value as a catcher for another team was higher than his value as a first baseman to the Braves. When trade value outpaces actual value, then a trade is necessary for the organization to maximize the value of the asset.
Now, obviously, the loss of positional value from a shift from first base to leftfield isn't as significant as a shift between catcher and first base. Still, moving Votto to left to accommodate Yonder will result in a significant downgrade on defense. The presence of Joey Votto at the MLB level may well mean that Yonder's value to other teams is higher than his value to the Reds.
Overall, it seems like there is better total value (offense + defense) to be reaped from trading Yonder than there is in keeping him.
Trade Options
The obvious holes on the Reds 2010 lineup are at shortstop, catcher, and leftfield. If the Reds can flip Yonder to get an impact bat at one of those positions or fill two of those slots with solid players, then a trade would be the better course of action.
The Reds have the makings of a solid lineup in 2010, but they need to start utilizing the farm system to support the major league team. They have value in the farm system, but it may not be the type of value that they can easily plug into the MLB lineup. The better option at this point would be to trade it for an asset that better fits the organization's needs.
The Reds aren't too far off from being tough to handle, but they need to use the value in the system to support the MLB team. Over the past few years, it seems that the Reds are not extracting the maximum amount of value from their developing farm system as they should. This would be a good offseason to change all that, as a shrewd move or two will put the Reds in good position to compete in 2010.
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What, if you had control, would you do for 2010 in respect to the starting lineup?
How does Valaika project with the Reds?
Also, how often do you plan on having articles up this offseason?ReplyDelete
Hey Parker,ReplyDelete
Well, I've got a problem in that I'm still a big fan of both Chris Dickerson and Paul Janish. The plus on-base skills and plus defensive ability at premier defensive positions is really enticing.
I think it's clear that Drew Stubbs is the front-runner for the centerfield job. So, the following should be pretty much set:
1b J.Votto
2b B.Phillips
3b S.Rolen
cf D.Stubbs
rf J.Bruce
So, you've got holes at catcher, shortstop, and leftfield. We need to find an impact player at one of those positions.
The Reds likely won't have much financial flexibility this offseason, so three spots will have to be filled by inexpensive talent.
I'm a really big fan of Michael Taylor in the Phillies organization. I'd love to see him in leftfield for us, so I'd definitely kick the tires on a trade for him.
From inside the organization, I think you have Janish and Valaika as the shortstop options. Personally, I'd take Janish and hope that he proves capable of hitting .240. His glove is ridiculous. Valaika's struggles at the plate and his questionable defense at short makes me think he needs more time in the minors.
In left, you have Juan Francisco, Jonny Gomes, Todd Frazier, and Chris Dickerson. Frazier likely starts the year in the minors. Personally, I'm not a fan of Francisco. I don't like his skill set or the way he fits into the team. So, it's down to Gomes or Dickerson. I actually like both, but they are flipsides of the coin. Gomes is all offense and very shoddy defense.
I'd probably go with Dickerson, Stubbs, and Bruce from left to right in the outfield and hope Dickerson flashes more power in 2010. I'd also see about bringing Gomes back, if the price is right.
Having potentially plus power in center and at second makes the idea of Dickerson in left and Janish at short a bit more palatable. And, Dickerson and Stubbs in the top two slots in the lineup would look pretty nice.
Behind the dish, Hanigan is really the only in-house option to start. We may have to add a cheap veteran starter or look to trade. Personally, I'd look into Taylor Teagarden. I like both his offensive and defensive game. His struggles this year likely drive down his value, too.
In short, if limited only to in-house options, I'd roll with Hanigan, Janish, and Dickerson. If we consider outside options, I'd look at Michael Taylor and Taylor Teagarden.
It'll be an interesting offseason. We have a decent amount of ammunition, so we should be able to effectively address the catcher, shortstop, and leftfield positions.
Thanks for the comment!
As for the offseason schedule, I'll be posting regularly. After the MLB postseason, I'll be doing my 2010 Top 25 prospect write ups, which are quite a bit of work. And, of course, I'll have thoughts about what the Reds should do and what they actually do to build the team.
The offseason is a fun time to talk about baseball and with the Top 25 prospect write-ups it's quite a bit of work. So, I'll definitely have a lot of posts coming up this offseason.
When do you think you will be starting your top 25 lark?ReplyDelete
btw, do you not like the idea of going after J.J Hardy in the offseason?ReplyDelete
Hey Smitty,ReplyDelete
I'll probably get cranking on the Top 25 in November. Until then, I'll be finishing up the Rebuilding the Big Red Machine posts, looking at the player development of the organization, and probably some in-depth looks at a few guys on the 25 man roster. And, of course, whatever else comes to mind.
As for Hardy, he's interesting. He plays good defense and there's a chance for an offensive rebound. There are some red flags on his offensive game, so he may have regressed at the plate.
The biggest problem is the cost to acquire him. I doubt he'd be cheap and he does come with a bit of risk. If we can get him at the right price, then I'm on board. I just suspect that the price won't be right.
Anyway, my $.02.
I was on http://cnati.com/blogs/ctrent/ and he had this link...
Thought you would find it familiar.
Thanks for the link, that does look oddly familiar. :)
It's an interesting point, so I suppose it's worth making more than once. Counting stats aren't always the best measure of performance.
- AnonymousOctober 1, 2009 at 5:26 PM
lark its been a while sence you posted.ReplyDelete
give him a break, he is a busy guyReplyDelete
Thanks, smitty. It's true that I've got a few things going on, but Anon is right, it's been too long. Three posts in September is pretty pathetic.ReplyDelete
Truth be told, I've got a big case of writer's block. I've got about three posts half-written. I get into one and end up not thinking much of it. In hindsight, I've been pretty worn down by this season. I usually get a bit bummed when the Reds drop out of contention, but this year has been a bit worse. I haven't lost any interest in the team, but it's been more frustrating this year.
Still, I've got some ideas in the hopper and I'm getting my mojo back. I'm researching and working on the Next Step in Rebuilding the Big Red Machine. I'm going to be doling out some end of the year awards. And, a couple of other ideas. And, of course, I'll be starting to get geared up for the prospect write ups.
Anyway, I'll likely get one, if not two, posts up this weekend. Inspiration has struck today.
Thanks for the comments, gents!
haha your crazy bud, this season was especially hard though. I have to agree with thatReplyDelete


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One of the things I love about language is how inexact it is. I went through a phase of bemoaning that very quality ("Life would be so much simpler if language were more more exact," or even "Life would be so much simpler if all the rest of you people would use language more precisely"). When this seemed like it could become one of those fruitless grudges that I could harbor for the rest of my life, I decided to like it instead, and then discovered that I'd always liked it. I love learning what words mean to other people and comparing that to what they mean to me.
I apparently also like digressions.
On Sunday, Lori Reed asked the denizens of the LSW FriendFeed room whether they preferred the term Patron or Customer. People expressed preferences, some gave reasons for these preferences, and some proposed alternatives to both terms (with "user" being the most often mentioned).
Most of the time, I talk about "students" or "faculty," but every once in a while, I need a good collective term. When that happens, I prefer "patron." I appreciate the mutual respect that it implies, with my services being worthy of patronage and with patrons making the whole existence of the library possible. It may be a rather elderly term (the OED says it originated in the 12th century, after all), but the term "cottage" is even more hoary and hasn't lost its vigor yet.
I tend not to like "customer" and "user." When I worked in a bookstore, I sold things to customers, and I don't enjoy selling stuff. For me, it muddies the waters, and makes me worry that the people I'm working with wonder if I'd even care if they didn't have money. And while "user" is part of my library vocabulary ("user needs assessment" being a familiar and meaningful phrase for me), if I had to chose one term to the exclusion of all others, I'd stick with patron over user. Aside from sounding like "user" could mean "drug addict," I mostly prefer my environment to feel less one-sided. A user is one who uses the library's collections and services. I am one of the library's services. A user uses me. Two of my favorite things about the work that we do is that it's so collaborative with other members of our campus community and how much I get out of our interactions, and so I rarely think of our faculty and staff as using me.
For me, "patron" means mutual respect, and so every time I use it, I remind myself that I respect our faculty and students, and that they (ideally) respect me. If "patron" feels like disrespect to you, please don't use it, but please don't assume I mean disrespect when I use it.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Running back Telvin Hooks had a career-high 159 yards and Tennessee State defeated Southeast Missouri State, 40-16, on Saturday night at LP Field.
Senior Tim Broughton added 95 yards on 14 carries as the Tigers (5-1, 2-0 OVC) piled up 544 yards and recorded their third straight game with at least 40 points.
Redshirt junior Michael German completed 12-of-21 passes for 202 yards and two scores and is now seventh on the school's all-time passing touchdown list with 38.
The Redhawks (0-5, 0-2 OVC) got the ball to start the game and used 11 plays to get to the TSU 21-yard line. From there the Big Blue defense forced a stop, but Southeast kicker Ryan McCrum connected on a 39-yard field goal to give his team an early, 3-0, lead.
The field goal was the Redhawks' first this season, and it marked the first lead the team held all season.
After the teams traded possesions, quarterback Ronald Butler drove the TSU offense 71 yards down the field for a touchdown. Butler found tight end A.C. Leonard on a crossing pattern and Leonard did the rest, scampering 20 yards for the score.
Butler was 5-of-6 on the series for 57 yards and Big Blue led the Redhawks, 7-3, with 14:08 to go before halftime.
The TSU defense forced another punt on Southeast's next possession, giving its offense good field position at the TSU 38-yard line. Tim Broughton gained 23 yards on a pair of carries but on the next play, Butler was sacked and the freshman fumbled. Southeast's Cantrell Andrews picked up the ball and raced 68 yards for a Redhawk touchdown.
On the ensuing point after, Southeast could not handle the snap and TSU's Michael Murphy ended up the ball. He then tossed it behind him to Antinio Harper and the senior from Huntsville, Ala. ran 80 yards, giving the Tigers two points.
The wild two plays made the score even at nine a side with nine minutes to play in the second quarter.
Michael German came in after the offense's last miscue and hit Weldon Garlington with a 16-yard touchdown two possessions later.
The scoring toss gave the Tigers a 16-9 advantage, where the score would remain for the rest of the half.
Big Blue outgained the Redhawks 243 to 71 during the game's first 30 minutes.
TSU received to begin the second half and German was a perfect 3-of-3 until the Tigers got into the red zone. Two TSU runs proved unsuccessful and a pass to Vernon Frett fell incomplete, leading to a field goal attempt. Godfrey drilled the 21-yarder, putting TSU up, 19-9, with 9:22 to go in the third period.
With Godfrey's kick, he passed Javarris Williams's 264 points for second place on the school's all-time scoring list.
Junior safety Daniel Fitzpatrick got his second interception of the season on Southeast's second play of the second half, and returned it to the 36.
Broughton broke off a run of 14 yards two plays into TSU's next drive and the senior ended up scoring a four-yard touchdown on a fourth-and-one. Broughton's run brought the score to 26-9 at the 5:16 mark of the third quarter.
After another Redhawk punt, the Tigers took over on their own 16-yard line. Hooks ran for nine yards on first down, and a perfectly executed screen pass sprung Ryan Mitchell loose for a 75-yard touchdown. The quick strike gave TSU a commanding 24-point lead.
Fitzpatrick got his second pick of the game and fourth of his career on Southeast's next possession, but Godfrey missed a 43-yard field goal attempt on TSU's following drive.
Later in the fourth, a great punt by Leon Holderhead and heads-up play by the TSU punt team downed the ball at the Redhawk one-yard line. On the next play, Lewis Washington raced 99 yards for a touchdown.
The run was the longest offensive play in Redhawk history and brought the score to 33-16, with TSU on top.
On TSU's next possession, Hooks ran six times for 65 yards including a 28-yard touchdown to cap off the drive and end the scoring.
The Tigers limited the Redhawks to 229 yards and Nick Thrasher led the team in tackles with five solo stops.
TSU will hit the road next weekend when the team travels to Jacksonville State on Saturday Oct. 12.


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Maroon 5 Release Sultry 'Animals' Lyric Videoby Maggie Malach | PopCrush
"Baby, I'm preying on you tonight," Adam Levine promises in the sultry first seconds of Maroon 5's latest single, 'Animals.'
The track, which dropped earlier today (Aug. 22) is Maroon 5's second single off of their upcoming album, 'V.' In the creature-filled lyric video, Adam croons about his animalistic (and seductive) instincts.
'Animals' has Maroon 5's signature catchiness, but lacks their usual easygoing beats. Instead, a throbbing rhythm kicks in as Adam begins to chant, "You can start over / You can run free / You can find other fish in the sea / You can pretend it's meant to be / But you can't stay away from me."
Oh, and did we mention the singer lets out a howl just after the three-minute mark? Whew! Is it getting hot in here?
We're looking forward to see how the band brings this song to life in live performances and the impending music video. Luckily, we won't have to wait long. Maroon 5 are slated to perform at the 2014 MTV VMAs on Aug. 24. Although their song choice hasn't been confirmed yet, we're willing to bet it's their latest offering, 'Animals.'
Check out the lyric video for 'Animals' above!
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Law school, like the practice of law, is often demanding and stressful. Law students and lawyers alike experience high stress levels, which may result in depression, alcohol, or drug problems. A new "work-in-progress," the Wellness Initiative will help Valpo Law students combat the strain of law school in healthy, productive ways.
Wellness is a dynamic process of becoming aware of and making conscious choices toward a more balanced and healthy lifestyle. It includes learning new coping and communication skills that address both the positive and negative aspects of human existence. The concept of wellness includes seven dimensions, which we will endeavor to address in turn this year.
- Social wellness – creating and maintaining healthy relationships.
- Physical wellness – having a flexible, aerobically fit body.
- Emotional wellness – creating and maintaining a positive realistic self concept and enthusiasm about life.
- Career wellness – making choices that are meaningful and contribute to your personal growth as well as work.
- Intellectual wellness – using your mind to create a greater understanding of yourself and the universe.
- Environmental wellness – making choices to create sustainable human and ecological communities, improving qualities in air, water, land and space.
- Spiritual wellness – process of "experiencing life" while seeking meaning and purpose in human existence. Spirituality allows one to have consistency between values and behaviors.
© University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point School of Health Promotion and Human Development
Created by R.A. Abbott, Ph.D. and J. Jones Ph.D. for increasing awareness and use as an educational tool.
Campus Resources
- VU Health Center – general info, forms, etc.
- VU Health Center on Facebook – most up-to-date discussion.
- Counseling
- Intramural Sports
- Law Student Organizations
- VU Fitness Center
- Campus Ministries
Community resources – get out of the library once in a while and see what the community has to offer.
Going outside?
- City of Valparaiso
- V-Line
- ValpoLife.com
- Valpo Chamber of Commerce
- Valparaiso parks
- Taltree Arboretum and Gardens
- Indiana Dunes State Park
- Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Staying inside?
Fitness Centers
- Duneland Health And Wellness Institute 219.983.9832
- Valparaiso YMCA
- United Dance Arts 219.617.0725
- Valparaiso University Dance Ensemble
- Dance Unlimited 219.477.4669
- Asana Yoga Center 219.309.7860
- Ruth Brown 219.464.3558
- East Wind Acupuncture 219.395.9928
- Corral's Martial Arts 219.688.7363
- Martial Arts America 219.926.KICK
- Tiger Martial Arts 219.921.1121
- East Wind Acupuncture 219.395.9928
- Balance – A Therapeutic Touch 219.465.7287
- Tranquility Massage 219.983.2879
- Duneland Health and Wellness Institute 219.983.9832
Need to get out of town for a bit?
- Harre Union Ride Board
- ChicaGoDash Commute to Chicago
- CoachUSA Airport shuttle
- South Shore Line Commute to Chicago or South Bend
Other Interesting Bits
Law Spouses: a blog community for those who love a law student.
The Contemplative Lawyer Stephanie West Allen's blog on mindfulness and the law.
Thriving in Law School The organizing questions of this blog are: (1) Are law students and lawyers thriving on a personal and professional level, and (2) if not, why not, and what can be done about?
Lawyers Turn to Meditation to fight stress and improve performance.
The National Association of Law Students with Disabilities
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Annual Menschel Fellowship Showcases Cross-Disciplinary Thinking
POSTED ON: February 1, 2013
This week the work of the Benjamin J. Menschel Fellows, eight students who focused on a yearlong project either collaboratively or individually, went on public display on the 6th and 7th floors of the Foundation Building. The works will be on view until February 9. The Menschel fellowship enables Cooper students from all three schools to pursue a long-term project of creative inquiry that often involves travel. This year's five projects take the viewer far and wide from the Deep South to the Aleutian Islands in the Bering Sea to the valleys of Romanian Moldavia. Often built on work that started in the classroom, each project exemplifies the cross-disciplinary, unconventional thinking characteristic of Cooper Union students.
Ariel Jackson, a senior from the School of Art, used her fellowship to travel home to Louisiana to interview extended family members about perceptions of black identity. There she researched family archives and talked to extended family about their own self-understanding of Creole identity. Her presentation in this year's exhibition collects photo documents from some of those archives and presents three video interviews with family members that orbit around the questions of race, American identity, and history. "The Menschel [fellowship] deals with the long-term," she says, "you are given more time to explore a subject and allow yourself to be exposed to new possibilities."
Alexandra Alexa and Ben Johnson, two architecture students, journeyed to the Carpathian Mountains in Romania for their fellowship project. There, the duo researched small Orthodox Christian chapels dating back to the 14th and 15th centuries. Inside the chapels original frescoes depict biblical scenes in sequence for the visual pleasure and edification of what was a largely illiterate congregation. Reproductions of the frescos adorn the outside of the installation where visitors can freely admire them. This contrasts with the experience of entering the narrow installation that "scripts" your movements, echoing the linearity of the frescos.
Other projects include Joe Riley and Audrey Synder of the School of Art traveling forgotten railroad tracks of Northern California in search of history of "tramp printing". The two exhibit the modified bicycle they constructed to traverse the tracks themselves. Zulaikha Ayub and David Varon of the School of Architecture examined the postcolonial legacies of the Aleutian Islands through landscape photography and an interview with a native scholar of the region. Priscilla Aleman of the School of Art created sculptures exploring the physical spaces between two bodies interacting.
"The fellowship is often used as a stepping stone to graduate and post-graduate projects," Sohnya Sayres, a Professor of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and Director of the fellowship, says. Indeed, a number of Menschel fellowship recipients continue their work on more ambitious projects. Julien Caubel is one. A 2011 mechanical engineering graduate of the Albert Nerken School of Engineering, he traveled to Ghana in 2011 on a Menschel Fellowship to work on a project about developing sustainable power for rural African communities utilizing bio-waste and recycled material. After graduating he revised his project slightly, and continued on as a Fulbright Fellow.


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Quality of Life Study for Prostate Cancer Patients
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00561444
Recruitment Status : Active, not recruiting
First Posted : November 21, 2007
Last Update Posted : January 14, 2020
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|Condition or disease
|Prostate Cancer
|Behavioral: Questionnaire
You will complete 2 questionnaires that will ask you questions about your quality of life, urinary, bowel, sexual function, and any side effects that you may be having. You will be asked about any medications you may be taking and any other medical conditions you may have. The questionnaires will take about 20 minutes to complete. You may complete the questionnaires at the clinic, have them mailed to you (return postage will be included), or be asked the questions over the phone.
If you are on active surveillance (checking for prostate cancer by routine blood draws and biopsy, without active treatment), you will fill out the questionnaires on the same schedule as those receiving treatment that does not involve hormones.
If you are receiving therapy that does not involve hormones, you will complete the questionnaires before you receive treatment.
If you are receiving hormone therapy, you will complete the questionnaires before beginning the hormone therapy and then again within 3 weeks before starting radiation.
For all participants, at 3 and 6 months after the treatment is completed, you will complete the questionnaires again. Starting 6 months after you finish treatment, you will complete the questionnaires every 6 months for 2 years. Starting 2 years after treatment, you will complete the questionnaires once a year for 3 years.
Length of Study:
All participants will be considered off-study once they have completed the last questionnaires. You will be taken off study early if you receive a second treatment for prostate cancer or if you decide to have treatment while on active surveillance.
This is an investigational study. Up to 1448 patients will be enrolled in this study. All will be enrolled at MD Anderson, MD Anderson Albuquerque, and MD Anderson Cooper.
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|1051 participants
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|A Comprehensive, Multimodality Quality of Life Study for Prostate Cancer Patients
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|November 14, 2007
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|November 2020
|Estimated Study Completion Date :
|November 2020
Quality of Life Study
Prostate cancer patients
Behavioral: Questionnaire
Questionnaires taking 20 minutes to complete.
Other Name: Survey
- QOL: Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC) Survey [ Time Frame: Survey prior to beginning treatment, 3 months after completing treatment, 6 months after completing treatment, at 6 month intervals for the first 2 years post-treatment, and then yearly for 3 more years. ]
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- Primary treatment at MD Anderson for prostate cancer using: radical retropubic prostatectomy, robotic prostatectomy, photon external beam radiation, photon external beam radiation with hormone therapy, proton radiation, radioisotopic implant, cryotherapy, or active surveillance.
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|United States, New Mexico
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I'm finding programming various combinatorial searches (connected to mathematical music theory) in a general purpose computer language tedious, so I'd like pointers to computer platforms/environment purpose-built to enable such searches. If the answer has the form "Maple can do that" or "Mathematica can do that," then I'd appreciate pointers specific enough to get me started.
Within reason I would trade ease of specification against any optimization of the search algorithm, but I'd feel grateful for speed if I could have that too.
Here's an example of a typical question; I'm really hoping for an environment where I can specify such a search almost as succinctly as I now explain it (I use terminology from mathematical music theory but define everything in purely mathematical terms):
Write $T$ for the set of complex $12$th roots of unity.
Tetrachord means a subset of $T$ of cardinality $4$. Row means a permutation of T.
Fix two distinct rotation classes of tetrachords, $a$ and $b$. By definition row $R\in G_{a,b}$ if applying $R$ to the 24 tetrachords
in $a \cup b$ yields 24 tetrachords pairwise distinct up to isometry.
Find $\bigcup_{a,b} G_{a,b}$.
Thanks in advance for any help!!


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Tracktion Review - Part 1
(Please note that this review is of Tracktion version 1 - see the final page for what T2 gives you over T1.)
I have been messing about with recording music for more years than I care to remember. My first attempts were created by bouncing between two cassette decks and, as I'm sure you can imagine, the resultant quality was far from ideal. From there I progressed to a 4-track tape deck with the later addition of a Commodore PET playing drums, and then to MIDI via an Amiga running that old stalwart of a program, Music-X.
Music-X was simple and, unless you tried to push it too far, it did what it said on the tin. Ok, it could really only do MIDI, audio waves were beyond its capability (and, yes, I know it could play back 8-bit wave files but we were still several years away from reliable and cheap hard disk recording back then). An enforced shift from the Amiga to a PC in the mid-nineties meant that I had to look at what alternatives there were on that platform. I tried Cubase VST, then Cakewalk and even had a play with demos of Cubase SX, Sonar and Logic. However, I found that with all of these programs the software got in the way of the music. Nothing about those packages seemed to be as intuitive as I had been used to in Music-X. There were pop-up windows all over the place, endless drop-down menus with oodles of options, and countless ways of doing things. I found that I spent more time trying to get to grips with the software instead of creating the music. It's funny, but I always thought computers were about making things easier.
And then I discovered Tracktion. I read a review in Computer Music (issue 65), played with the demo on the magazine's cover disk, downloaded the latest demo from the Raw Material Software web site, and then, without further hesitation, bought it. Ok, so at £50, it didn't exactly cost as much as any of the others but that wasn't the real reason. The reason was that it had simplified all of those endless windows and menus into a hugely simple but well thought out interface that just left the user to get on with what they were interested in - making music.
Tracktion has been the labour of love of one programmer, Jules (Julian) Storer, who became frustrated with other 'normal' sequencers and started building his own. It is fast and intuitive and is now starting to challenge the big boys. The distribution for Tracktion is now handled by Mackie so that Jules can spend all of his time on improvements to Tracktion. There's also a very lively forum dedicated to it at K-v-R.


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Meet & Eat: Felix Barron, KTCHN 105
Getting to know the folks behind the food and drinks you love.
KTCHN 105 may be one of the best-kept secrets in the city of Los Angeles. From its minimalist website and lack of press to its iffy hours and unknown back story, Chef Felix G. Barron IV—or Chef Felix for short—has had the food community excited for nearly two years now about his loft space in the heart of the Produce District in Downtown Los Angeles. Is it a community kitchen? A catering company? A fully-operating restaurant? According to Barron, it's all of the above.
While working at small restaurants, Barron discovered that he could make double the money in half the time catering. He started an event company called The IV Group, then moved to L.A. to make a go at a community kitchen/pop-up restaurant concept he'd been kicking around. What resulted was KTCHN 105, which serves Sunday brunch during the spring and summer and Wednesday dinners during the fall and winter. Hyper-seasonal, it plays off people's desire to eat lighter during summer months and seek out heartier dishes during the winter. Barron allows friends with fledgling food businesses to use the commercial kitchen, and offers food preservation and technical classes, as well.
Barron has purposely remained tight-lipped on the specifics of KTCHN 105—until now. With Sunday brunches starting up again this March, Barron decided to chat with me about KTCHN 105's inventive dishes and his plans for the future. Here's what he had to say.
How would you characterize KTCHN 105? It's a place to be creative with friends. Until now, it was a small restaurant based on word-of-mouth. For me, it's a place to have fun and experiment. All meals are planned just a few days in advance, and I pick everything out myself, mostly from the farmers' market and local Asian markets. We're in the Produce District, so if I need anything I can pretty much find it on our street.
Given that things are so hush-hush, what are your crowds like? At first I thought my approach backfired. I wanted KTCHN 105 to be exclusive, but not in a snooty L.A. way. I wanted it to be fun, somewhere you could count the degrees of separation from a diner to me. We do four-hour brunches and at first we'd only get about 20 people, but as the season progressed we reached capacity with a hundred. We're not quite there with our dinners; sometimes we'll have 20 diners, sometimes 70.
Do you have a kitchen staff? I do everything, from washing the linens to picking the herbs in the backyard. I bake our bread, make our preserves, cure our meat.
It's pretty rare for a restaurant to have a backyard. Originally, my idea was to purchase a loft inside a residential building, so that people who lived in the complex could drop in for breakfast on their way to work; I found one I loved, but it fell through. I ended up on Craigslist and found this amazing listing for a building with a yard. It was unlike any other space in L.A.; it had huge trees and a fish pond.
How would you characterize KTCHN 105's food? I'm pretty obsessed with eggs. A lot of our brunch dishes are basically dinners that have been reworked into breakfast items. One of our most popular brunch items was a BLT where the bread portion was cornmeal waffles with brown butter, greens, heirloom tomatoes, bacon, and roasted corn aioli. Our savory pain perdu was also popular—stuffed with turkey hash and came with a pear and caramelized onion maple syrup.
Our dinners are similar. They're very indulgent, which isn't really an L.A. thing, but it's only one day a week, so you might as will have fun with it.
Did you grow up in a food-loving families? My mom was a very good cook. I actually didn't know that I was interested in food until after high school, which is kind of silly now that I think about it, because I was cutting up apples and frying tortilla chips when I was seven. Things are so different now. I have a young niece who isn't allowed to touch anything in the kitchen, but when I was a kid I was playing restaurant by actually cooking.
What are your immediate plans for KTCHN 105? Once I build more of a following, I want to start doing brunch or pop-up dinners five days a week. Ideally, I want to take over an already-existing space, sharing with another restauran. I just think it would be a cool way for two restaurants to come together and give each other exposure.
What do you want people to know about KTCHN 105? That as secretive as it seems, I want anybody and everybody to experience it. I'm really accessible. If you're in from out of town, give me a call and we'll figure out a way to feed you. I'm always willing to work and if I'm closed, I'll tell you about another place in the area that deserves your business.
No one else is doing this in Los Angeles. The food is accessible and though it's a loft, it's not kitschy. You feel like you're walking into an intimate restaurant. It's all about the food and hanging out with your friends and family.
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I'm afraid not. The browser is entirely WAF, not Java.
(Update): wait... how did the rotation work (when it worked)? Was it using the "launcher" orientation stuff, or something else?
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Now I do not KNOW if my method works booted from main. But I think it should work from diags...
EDIT: Now installing 5.1.0 update... Hmm... update error 006. I only have yifanlu's jailbreak and simple usbnet, and x11vnc on here. Any suggestions? I do not have time to reflash 5.0.0 right now to try updating from 5.0.0 to 5.1.0. Maybe later... (maybe now -- uploading 5.0.0 to k5 /mnt/us now...)
EDIT 2: Now this is strange. All I did was delete /etc/upstart/launcher.conf, but after reboot from diags SSH to main, the launcher menu still works. And now the update to 5.1.0 also worked. The only difference was the launcher.conf file. After the 5.1.0 update the launcher menu is no more...
EDIT 3: On 5.1.0, my data.tar.gz only INSTALLS with ENABLE_DIAGS, but then after a reboot it will run RUNME.sh from main boot or from diags boot. I have a RUNME.sh that can be added to the data.tar.gz that automatically changes to bootmode main and reboots.
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I suspected it...
Thanks anyway and thanks for your work!!!
PS Any help is welcome...
PPS Yep, it worked with the launcher....It still works if you send the correct commands.
But not in browser and WAF in general. It seems like something is preventing the rotation!
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Support all orientations throughout the Java UI
OK, thanks silver18 for your other post about the orientation, which inspired this patch.
Here is a patch which allows to use *all* orientations (including upside-down) in the reader, the home screen, and even Apps (Kindlets). It does not require any changes to the system configuration. (except the jbpatch; download in first post of this thread).
Note: it does not affect WAF apps such as the browser.
Source code is here.
UPDATE: This file is already included in newer versions, so there is no need to download it.
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Thank you for ur work
I have a question. How can I find the directory "jbpatch"? I can't find it.
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You have to install jbpatch first, as described in the very first post of this thread
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OK, here's another one. This one popped up after enabling the rotation stuff. Turns out that the menu may not be large enough to hold all entries in landscape mode. There is a scrollbar, but:
a) it's deactivated, and doesn't have any effect, so essentially it's impossible to change pages, and
b) it's much too thin. There's almost no chance to even hit it with the finger. (This is also something that I realized in Font Hack: the scrollbars were useless).
This patch fixes both of these issues. The scrollbar is now 66px (instead of 22), and it actually does something in the menus. Note that dragging the scrollbars doesn't seem to work correctly: you need to tap on the scrollbar, in the direction where you want to go. But that's good enough to be usable.
Install as usual.
This one is a tad more complex than most of the previous patches. Here's the source code.
UPDATE: This file is already included in newer versions, so there is no need to download it.
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Thanks for ur help. I've done. but...
I installed "jbpatch" and "allrotations" successfully.
But, I want to let u know that u need to edit the README.txt file of jbpatch.
In the section of "Installation", See no. 3.
3. to actually take advantage of the "pluggable" patches, create the
directory "/mnt/us/opt/jpatch/" ---> jbpatch
Because of this, I had tried several times to install it but I failed.
If I had common sense about this, It wouldn't not be the problem.
Anyway, I've installed successfully. So, I thanks again for ur help.
However, still I have a problem. Could u check the attached file that is an image I captured.
Do I need to remove the Ads?
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Version 1.1.0
Version 1.1.0 is out.
There have been quite a few changes under the hood, but from a user perspective, the most important one probably is that now, non-geeks can install it as well.
My personal recommendation for everyone who uses an older version is to upgrade.
Let me know if there are any problems....
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Updated without any problems. Thought about uninstalling the previous version first, but decided not to be a coward.
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How to write your own patches - by example
This post shows how to develop a simple patch from the ground up.
It is written in a tutorial style, showing the individual steps in a rather detailed way. The entire procedure took me about one hour, of which most of the time spent was actually documenting it (i.e., writing this text).
In this case, the goal is to modify the displayed TTS options on a Kindle that is localized to german, to support visual indication of the language that the voices can read. For the purpose of this patch, I will stick with the most common pattern, namely that a user would replace one voice with a german one, and keep the other one english. The display should allow for 2 different variants:
1. "Weiblich (englisch)/Männlich (deutsch)"
2. "Weiblich (deutsch)/Männlich (englisch)"
(Weiblich=female, Männlich=male, for those non-german-speaking people out there)
Note that, of course, this only affects the display of the options, not the underlying TTS files themselves. These have to be manually adapted, for example by using the information from this post.
So, how do we go about this?
The very first step is to find which file we actually need to modify. A useful method in this case involves finding the class containing the string "Weiblich". To achieve this, it is very useful to copy all the jar files from your Kindle to your computer, and to extract them in a common folder. I leave this as an exercise to you. Once we have this, let's give it a shot:
~/kindle-touch/java/classes$ grep -r Weiblich . Übereinstimmungen in Binärdatei ./com/amazon/ebook/booklet/reader/plugin/tts/resources/TTSResources_de.class.
Now where and how is that data used? The containing class (transitively) extends ResourceBundle, so I'll bet that something, somewhere, uses the key "tts.speaking.voice.display.list" to fetch the data. Let's quickly verify this:
~/kindle-touch/java/classes$ grep -r tts.speaking.voice.display.list . Übereinstimmungen in Binärdatei ./com/amazon/ebook/booklet/reader/plugin/tts/TTSController.class. Übereinstimmungen in Binärdatei ./com/amazon/ebook/booklet/reader/plugin/tts/resources/TTSResources_pt.class. Übereinstimmungen in Binärdatei ./com/amazon/ebook/booklet/reader/plugin/tts/resources/TTSResources_de.class. Übereinstimmungen in Binärdatei ./com/amazon/ebook/booklet/reader/plugin/tts/resources/TTSResources_it.class. Übereinstimmungen in Binärdatei ./com/amazon/ebook/booklet/reader/plugin/tts/resources/TTSResources.class. Übereinstimmungen in Binärdatei ./com/amazon/ebook/booklet/reader/plugin/tts/resources/TTSResources_es.class. Übereinstimmungen in Binärdatei ./com/amazon/ebook/booklet/reader/plugin/tts/resources/TTSResources_fr.class. Übereinstimmungen in Binärdatei ./com/amazon/ebook/booklet/reader/plugin/tts/resources/TTSResources_en_GB.class.
a = (String[])(String[])rb.getObject("tts.speaking.voice.display.list");
package com.mobileread.ixtab.patch; import serp.bytecode.BCClass; import com.mobileread.ixtab.jbpatch.Descriptor; import com.mobileread.ixtab.jbpatch.Patch; public class TTSGermanDescriptionPatch extends Patch { protected Descriptor[] getDescriptors() { return new Descriptor[] { new Descriptor( "com.amazon.ebook.booklet.reader.plugin.tts.resources.TTSResources_de", new String[] { "?" }) }; } public String perform(String md5, BCClass clazz) throws Throwable { return "unimplemented"; } }
Note: classes must have unique names. The fully-qualified class name is "lost" when renaming the file to .jbpatch, but it is still present inside the actual file, and is considered while patches are loaded. In other words: when writing your own patches, you should take precautions to prevent name conflicts with other classes. A reasonable way could be to use a package name such as com.mobileread.<your_username>.patch (as I do for my patches).
### ON THE COMPUTER: scp bin/com/mobileread/ixtab/patch/TTSGermanDescriptionPatch.class root@kindle:/mnt/us/opt/jbpatch/ixtab_tts_de-5.1.0.jbpatch ### ON THE KINDLE: [root@kindle jbpatch]# pwd /mnt/us/opt/jbpatch [root@kindle jbpatch]# echo ixtab_tts_de-5.1.0.jbpatch >> CONFIG.TXT [root@kindle jbpatch]# killall cvm; tail -f /tmp/jbpatch.log Sat May 05 11:30:54 GMT 2012 === Patching class loader initialized. === !Packages still handled by original loader: com.mobileread.ixtab.jbpatch.bootstrap =========================================== I: Registered (builtin) DeviceInfo for com.amazon.kindle.settings.dialog.DeviceInfoDialog I: Directory synchronization thread started I: Registered ixtab_legal-5.1.0.jbpatch for com.amazon.kindle.settings.menu.SettingsMenuItemFactory$5 I: Registered ixtab_tts-5.1.0.jbpatch for com.amazon.ebook.booklet.reader.plugin.tts.TTSProvider$TTSAction I: Registered ixtab_orient-5.1.0.jbpatch for com.amazon.kindle.restricted.device.impl.ScreenRotationServiceImpl I: Registered ixtab_scroll-5.1.0.jbpatch for com.amazon.agui.swing.plaf.kindle.KindleTheme I: Registered ixtab_scroll-5.1.0.jbpatch for com.amazon.agui.swing.PagingContainer I: Registered ixtab_tts_de-5.1.0.jbpatch for com.amazon.ebook.booklet.reader.plugin.tts.resources.TTSResources_de I: Patched com.amazon.agui.swing.plaf.kindle.KindleTheme (26150e376f27cf44484e788e35af8829) using ixtab_scroll-5.1.0.jbpatch I: Patched com.amazon.kindle.restricted.device.impl.ScreenRotationServiceImpl (ee50633a567ab87e2521df075d5fd9db) using ixtab_orient-5.1.0.jbpatch W: ixtab_tts_de-5.1.0.jbpatch does not support MD5 cd9041a3105c19c2de0f61dd012872d3 for com.amazon.ebook.booklet.reader.plugin.tts.resources.TTSResources_de I: Patched com.amazon.agui.swing.PagingContainer (c3b30042a1bbab39b1c5cb33a5603dde) using ixtab_scroll-5.1.0.jbpatch
At the same time, I'll play around with the actual functionality a bit. In the source code of JBPatch, there is a class that I use to quickly test the effect of the patch I'm currently developing (test.TestCurrentGoal). Right now, I modified that file so its testAndDump() method reads:
// BCClass cls = new Project().loadClass(new File(System.getProperty("user.home")+"/kindle-touch/java/classes/com/amazon/agui/swing/PagingContainer.class")); BCClass cls = new Project().loadClass(TTSResources_de.class); new TTSGermanDescriptionPatch().perform("cd9041a3105c19c2de0f61dd012872d3", cls); cls.write(new File("/tmp/test.class"));
Back to our patch: in this particular case, we do not actually want to replace functionality (for examples on that, see essentially every other patch released before), but only two constant strings. Without further ado, below is the code to achieve that. Some useful pointers:
package com.mobileread.ixtab.patch; import serp.bytecode.BCClass; import serp.bytecode.lowlevel.Entry; import serp.bytecode.lowlevel.UTF8Entry; import com.mobileread.ixtab.jbpatch.Descriptor; import com.mobileread.ixtab.jbpatch.Patch; public class TTSGermanDescriptionPatch extends Patch { private final String[] ORIGINAL = new String[] {"Weiblich", "Männlich"}; private final String[] REPLACEMENT_1 = new String[] {"Weiblich (englisch)", "Männlich (deutsch)"}; private final String[] REPLACEMENT_2 = new String[] {"Weiblich (deutsch)", "Männlich (englisch)"}; protected Descriptor[] getDescriptors() { return new Descriptor[] { new Descriptor( "com.amazon.ebook.booklet.reader.plugin.tts.resources.TTSResources_de", new String[] { "cd9041a3105c19c2de0f61dd012872d3" }) }; } public String perform(String md5, BCClass clazz) throws Throwable { String[] replacement = REPLACEMENT_1; Entry[] entries = clazz.getPool().getEntries(); for (int e=0; e < entries.length; ++e) { if (entries[e] instanceof UTF8Entry) { UTF8Entry entry = (UTF8Entry) entries[e]; for (int r = 0; r < ORIGINAL.length; ++r) { if (ORIGINAL[r].equals(entry.getValue())) { entry.setValue(replacement[r]); break; } } } } return null; } }
The final thing to consider is that for this particular patch, we want to be able to support two UI variants ("female=english, male=german", and the other way around). A slightly unorthodox, but working, way, is to include this tiny bit of information in the patch filename itself: patches can access their own "id" (which is the filename), so that should do as a discriminator. This final version is not reproduced here, but already checked in.
For convenience, I'm attaching the resulting binary patch, ready for installation, as well.
I hope this was helpful to give some insight, and to encourage others to start looking around and developing some patches as well
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OK ixtab, read quickly through and realised, ... I have to dive in to understand ...
What i.e. is necessary to further modify this patch. I would play around with this patch to learn. So I would like i.e. to get rid of "Weiblich" and "Männlich" just having the language. I tried it with notepad, but obviously, this did not work.
I have to download the TTSGermanDescriptionPatch.java and do it there ... correct I assume. And how is it to be compiled pls?
Probably stupid questions, but thats always the way doing it the first time. Second time I am already a tutor ;-)
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thanks for commenting... at least you're reassuring me that this doesn't go totally unnoticed
Yes, even in this rather simple case, it's unfortunately not as simple as editing some file with a text editor.
So first things first, you need to have the development environment ready for this: get a Java Delevopment Kit [JDK] (NOT only a Java Runtime Environment [JRE]) from http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/ja...ads/index.html
Since Oracle has bought Sun, the site has become a mess but you should still find your way through.
Second, you probably want to get Eclipse, which is an Development Environment for Java. Get it from http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/pac...pers/indigosr2
Third, if you have never used any of these tools, create a "hello world" project for yourself (I'm not kidding), and make sure that you get to compile and run a "Hello World" application.
Fourth (... and that is indeed a huge leap from "third"), make sure that you can import the project from git. That involves having git installed in the first place, and cloning and synchronizing to the remote repository from your local installation. The procedure to do so is not complicated, but it really depends on your local configuration, so I can't give any boilerplate instructions here.
Fifth , you have to make sure that the JBPatcher project actually has its dependencies satisfied. Essentially, that only means that you must have a "User Library" called "Kindle Touch 5.1.0", which includes all the jar files from the KT5.1.0. If you have a copy of your Kindle's /opt/amazon/ebook/ on your computer (strongly recommended), then that should do. You only have to set up that User Library once.
Once you have the JBPatcher project "error-free", you should be able to follow the instructions without any problem, and actually to write your own patches
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I installed the patch but when i look in device info, there are strange numbers "2699" instead the gear that is in the sample image of the first post. Is that a problem? I have KT 5.1.
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All that is related to meditation
On October 10th Archbishop Rowan Williams drew the attention of the Pope and other participants at the Synod to The World Community for Christian Meditation as an example of contemporary outreach and ecumenically shared contemplative practice. He highlighted especially the Community's work with children and young people. This was the first address by an Archbishop of Canterbury to a Roman Catholic Synod. Dr. Williams spoke about the profound connection between contemplation and the task of evangelisation.
Photo: Williams during visit to Mediatio House, in London, in 2010
"I was in prison and you came to see me" (Jesus, Mt 25:36)
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The Straits Times
22 September 2010Meditation brings clarity of mind in the midst of crisis, says GIC chief of investment Ng Kok SongBy Lee Siew Hua, Senior Writer
THE idea of sitting silently on a meditation mat - twice a day, like a statue - is likely to agitate the typical executive shackled to a very important schedule in stress capital Singapore.
What is Meditation
Meditation is a universal spiritual wisdom and a practice that we find at the core of all the great religious traditions, leading from the mind to the heart. It is a way of simplicity, silence and stillness. It can be practised by anyone from wherever you are on your life's journey. It is only necessary to be clear about the practice and then to begin – and keep on beginning.