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  • Abdul-Ghani, Muhammad A., et al. (författare)
  • Fasting Versus Postload Plasma Glucose Concentration and the Risk for Future Type 2 Diabetes Results from the Botnia Study
  • 2009
  • Ingår i: Diabetes Care. - American Diabetes Association. - 0149-5992. ; 32:2, s. 281-286
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • OBJECTIVE - The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy of the postload plasma glucose concentration in predicting future risk of type 2 diabetes, compared with prediction models based oil measurement. of the fasting plasma glucose (FPG) concentration. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS - A total of 2,442 subjects from the Botnia Study, who were free Of type 2 diabetes at baseline, received an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) at baseline and after 7-8 years of follow-up. Future risk for type 2 diabetes was assessed with area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve for prediction models based up measurement of the FPG concentration 1) with or without a 1-h plasma glucose concentration during the OGTT and 2) with or without the metabolic syndrome. RESULTS - Prediction models based on measurement of the FPG concentration were weak predictors for the risk of Future type 2 diabetes. Addition of a 1-h plasma glucose Concentration markedly enhanced prediction Of the risk of future type 2 diabetes. A cut point of 155 mg/dl for the 1-h plasma glucose concentration during the OGTT and presence Of the metabolic syndrome were used to Stratify subjects in each glucose tolerance group into low, intermediate, and high risk for future type 2 diabetes. CONCLUSIONS - The plasma glucose concentration at 1 h during the OGTT is a Strong predictor of future risk for type 2 diabetes and adds to the prediction power of models based on measurements made during the fasting state. A plasma glucose cut point of 155 mg/dl Plus the Adult Treatment Panel III criteria for the metabolic syndrome can be used to stratify nondiabetic subjects into low-, intermediate-, and high-risk groups.
  • Abdul-Ghani, Muhammad A., et al. (författare)
  • Minimal Contribution of Fasting Hyperglycemia to the Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in Subjects With Normal 2-h Plasma Glucose
  • 2010
  • Ingår i: Diabetes Care. - American Diabetes Association. - 0149-5992. ; 33:3, s. 557-561
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • OBJECTIVE - To assess the relative contribution of increased fasting and postload plasma glucose concentrations to the incidence of type 2 diabetes in subjects with a normal 2-h plasma glucose concentration. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS - A total of 3,450 subjects with 2-h plasma glucose concentration < 140 mg/dl at baseline were followed up in the San Antonio Heart Study (SAHS) and the Botnia Study for 7-8 years. The incidence of type 2 diabetes at follow-up was related to the fasting, 1-h, and 2-h plasma glucose concentrations. RESULTS - in subjects with 2-h plasma glucose < 140 mg/dl, the incidence of type 2 diabetes increased with increasing fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and 1-h and 2-h plasma glucose concentrations. In a multivariate logistic analysis, after adjustment for all diabetes risk factors, the FPG concentration was a Strong predictor Of type 2 diabetes in both the SAHS and the Botnia Study (P < 0.0001). However, when the 1-h plasma glucose, but not 2-h plasma glucose, concentration was added to the model, FPG concentration was no longer a significant predictor of type 2 diabetes in both Studies (NS). When subjects were matched for the level of 1-h plasma glucose concentration, the incidence Of type 2 diabetes markedly increased with the increase in 1-h plasma glucose, but the increase in FPG was not associated with a significant increase in the incidence of type 2 diabetes. CONCLUSIONS - An increase in postload glycemia in the normal range is associated with an increase in the incidence of type 2 diabetes. After controlling for 1-h plasma glucose concentration, the increase in FPG concentration is not associated with an increase in the incidence of type 2 diabetes.
  • Abdul-Ghani, Muhammad A., et al. (författare)
  • The shape of plasma glucose concentration curve during OGTT predicts future risk of type 2 diabetes
  • 2010
  • Ingår i: Diabetes/Metabolism Research Reviews. - John Wiley & Sons Ltd. - 1520-7552 .- 1520-7560. ; 26:4, s. 280-286
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • Background The aim of the study is to assess the relationship between the shape of plasma glucose concentration during the OGTT and future risk for T2DM. Methods 2445 non-diabetic subjects from the Botnia study received an OGTT at baseline and after 7-8 years of follow-up. Results NGT and IFG subjects who returned their plasma glucose concentration following an ingested glucose load below FPG within 60 min had increased insulin sensitivity, greater insulin secretion and lower risk for future T2DM compared to NGT and IFG subjects whose post-load plasma glucose concentration required 120 min or longer to return their plasma glucose level to FPG level. IGT subjects who had a lower plasma glucose concentration at 1-h compared to 2-h during oGrr had greater insulin sensitivity, better beta cell function and lower risk for future T2DM. Conclusions These data suggest that the shape of glucose curve can be utilized to assess future risk for T2DM. Copyright (C) 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
  • Abdul-Ghani, Muhammad A., et al. (författare)
  • Two-Step Approach for the Prediction of Future Type 2 Diabetes Risk
  • 2011
  • Ingår i: Diabetes Care. - American Diabetes Association. - 0149-5992. ; 34:9, s. 2108-2112
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • OBJECTIVE-To develop a model for the prediction of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) risk on the basis of a multivariate logistic model and 1-h plasma glucose concentration (1-h PG). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS-The model was developed in a cohort of 1,562 non-diabetic subjects from the San Antonio Heart Study (SAHS) and validated in 2,395 nondiabetic subjects in the Botnia Study. A risk score on the basis of anthropometric parameters, plasma glucose and lipid profile, and blood pressure was computed for each subject. Subjects with a risk score above a certain cut point were considered to represent high-risk individuals, and their 1-h PG concentration during the oral glucose tolerance test was used to further refine their future T2DM risk. RESULTS-We used the San Antonio Diabetes Prediction Model (SADPM) to generate the initial risk score. A risk-score value of 0.065 was found to be an optimal cut point for initial screening and selection of high-risk individuals. A 1-h PG concentration >140 mg/dL in high-risk individuals (whose risk score was >0.065) was the optimal cut point for identification of subjects at increased risk. The two cut points had 77.8, 77.4, and 44.8% (for the SAHS) and 75.8, 71.6, and 11.9% (for the Botnia Study) sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive value, respectively, in the SAHS and Botnia Study. CONCLUSIONS-A two-step model, based on the combination of the SADPM and 1-h PG, is a useful tool for the identification of high-risk Mexican-American and Caucasian individuals. Diabetes Care 34:2108-2112, 2011
  • Abels, Mia, et al. (författare)
  • CART is overexpressed in human type 2 diabetic islets and inhibits glucagon secretion and increases insulin secretion
  • 2016
  • Ingår i: Diabetologia. - 0012-186X. ; 59:9, s. 1928-1937
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • Aims/hypothesis Insufficient insulin release and hyperglucagonaemia are culprits in type 2 diabetes. Cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART, encoded by Cartpt) affects islet hormone secretion and beta cell survival in vitro in rats, and Cart(-/-) mice have diminished insulin secretion. We aimed to test if CART is differentially regulated in human type 2 diabetic islets and if CART affects insulin and glucagon secretion in vitro in humans and in vivo in mice. Methods CART expression was assessed in human type 2 diabetic and non-diabetic control pancreases and rodent models of diabetes. Insulin and glucagon secretion was examined in isolated islets and in vivo in mice. Ca2+ oscillation patterns and exocytosis were studied in mouse islets. Results We report an important role of CART in human islet function and glucose homeostasis in mice. CART was found to be expressed in human alpha and beta cells and in a subpopulation of mouse beta cells. Notably, CART expression was several fold higher in islets of type 2 diabetic humans and rodents. CART increased insulin secretion in vivo in mice and in human and mouse islets. Furthermore, CART increased beta cell exocytosis, altered the glucose-induced Ca2+ signalling pattern in mouse islets from fast to slow oscillations and improved synchronisation of the oscillations between different islet regions. Finally, CART reduced glucagon secretion in human and mouse islets, as well as in vivo in mice via diminished alpha cell exocytosis. Conclusions/interpretation We conclude that CART is a regulator of glucose homeostasis and could play an important role in the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes. Based on the ability of CART to increase insulin secretion and reduce glucagon secretion, CART-based agents could be a therapeutic modality in type 2 diabetes.
  • Ahlqvist, Emma, et al. (författare)
  • A common variant upstream of the PAX6 gene influences islet function in man.
  • 2012
  • Ingår i: Diabetologia. - 1432-0428 .- 0012-186X. ; 55, s. 94-104
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Impaired glucose tolerance and impaired insulin secretion have been reported in families with PAX6 mutations and it is suggested that they result from defective proinsulin processing due to lack of prohormone convertase 1/3, encoded by PCSK1. We investigated whether a common PAX6 variant would mimic these findings and explored in detail its effect on islet function in man. METHODS: A PAX6 candidate single nucleotide polymorphism (rs685428) was associated with fasting insulin levels in the Diabetes Genetics Initiative genome-wide association study. We explored its potential association with glucose tolerance and insulin processing and secretion in three Scandinavian cohorts (N = 8,897 individuals). In addition, insulin secretion and the expression of PAX6 and transcriptional target genes were studied in human pancreatic islets. RESULTS: rs685428 G allele carriers had lower islet mRNA expression of PAX6 (p = 0.01) and PCSK1 (p = 0.001) than AA homozygotes. The G allele was associated with increased fasting insulin (p (replication) = 0.02, p (all) = 0.0008) and HOMA-insulin resistance (p (replication) = 0.02, p (all) = 0.001) as well as a lower fasting proinsulin/insulin ratio (p (all) = 0.008) and lower fasting glucagon (p = 0.04) and gastric inhibitory peptide (GIP) (p = 0.05) concentrations. Arginine-stimulated (p = 0.02) insulin secretion was reduced in vivo, which was further reflected by a reduction of glucose- and potassium-stimulated insulin secretion (p = 0.002 and p = 0.04, respectively) in human islets in vitro. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION: A common variant in PAX6 is associated with reduced PAX6 and PCSK1 expression in human islets and reduced insulin response, as well as decreased glucagon and GIP concentrations and decreased insulin sensitivity. These findings emphasise the central role of PAX6 in the regulation of islet function and glucose metabolism in man.
  • Ahlqvist, Emma, et al. (författare)
  • A link between GIP and osteopontin in adipose tissue and insulin resistance.
  • 2013
  • Ingår i: Diabetes. - American Diabetes Association. - 0012-1797 .- 1939-327X. ; 62:6, s. 2088-2094
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • Low grade inflammation in obesity is associated with accumulation of the macrophagederived cytokine osteopontin in adipose tissue and induction of local as well as systemic insulin resistance. Since GIP (glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide) is a strong stimulator of adipogenesis and may play a role in the development of obesity, we explored whether GIP directly would stimulate osteopontin (OPN) expression in adipose tissue and thereby induce insulin resistance. GIP stimulated OPN protein expression in a dose-dependent fashion in rat primary adipocytes. The level of OPN mRNA was higher in adipose tissue of obese individuals (0.13±}0.04 vs 0.04±}0.01, P<0.05) and correlated inversely with measures of insulin sensitivity (r=-0.24, P=0.001). A common variant of the GIP receptor (GIPR) (rs10423928) gene was associated with lower amount of the exon 9 containing isoform required for transmembrane activity. Carriers of the A-allele with a reduced receptor function showed lower adipose tissue OPN mRNA levels and better insulin sensitivity. Together, these data suggest a role for GIP not only as an incretin hormone, but also as a trigger of inflammation and insulin resistance in adipose tissue. Carriers of GIPR rs10423928 A-allele showed protective properties via reduced GIP effects. Identification of this unprecedented link between GIP and OPN in adipose tissue might open new avenues for therapeutic interventions.
  • Ahlqvist, Emma, et al. (författare)
  • Genetics of Type 2 Diabetes.
  • 2011
  • Ingår i: Clinical Chemistry. - 1530-8561 .- 0009-9147. ; 57, s. 241-254
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • BACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a complex disorder that is affected by multiple genetic and environmental factors. Extensive efforts have been made to identify the disease-affecting genes to better understand the disease pathogenesis, find new targets for clinical therapy, and allow prediction of disease. CONTENT: Our knowledge about the genes involved in disease pathogenesis has increased substantially in recent years, thanks to genome-wide association studies and international collaborations joining efforts to collect the huge numbers of individuals needed to study complex diseases on a population level. We have summarized what we have learned so far about the genes that affect T2D risk and their functions. Although more than 40 loci associated with T2D or glycemic traits have been reported and reproduced, only a minor part of the genetic component of the disease have been explained, and the causative variants and affected genes are unknown for many of the loci. SUMMARY: Great advances have recently occurred in our understanding of the genetics of T2D, but much remains to be learned about the disease etiology. The genetics of T2D has so far been driven by technology, and we now hope that next-generation sequencing will provide important information on rare variants with stronger effects. Even when variants are known, however, great effort will be required to discover how they affect disease risk.
  • Ahlqvist, Emma, et al. (författare)
  • The genetics of diabetic complications.
  • 2015
  • Ingår i: Nature Reviews Nephrology. - Nature Publishing Group. - 1759-5061 .- 1759-507X. ; 11:5, s. 277-287
  • Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
    • The rising global prevalence of diabetes mellitus is accompanied by an increasing burden of morbidity and mortality that is attributable to the complications of chronic hyperglycaemia. These complications include blindness, renal failure and cardiovascular disease. Current therapeutic options for chronic hyperglycaemia reduce, but do not eradicate, the risk of these complications. Success in defining new preventative and therapeutic strategies hinges on an improved understanding of the molecular processes involved in the development of these complications. This Review explores the role of human genetics in delivering such insights, and describes progress in characterizing the sequence variants that influence individual predisposition to diabetic kidney disease, retinopathy, neuropathy and accelerated cardiovascular disease. Numerous risk variants for microvascular complications of diabetes have been reported, but very few have shown robust replication. Furthermore, only limited evidence exists of a difference in the repertoire of risk variants influencing macrovascular disease between those with and those without diabetes. Here, we outline the challenges associated with the genetic analysis of diabetic complications and highlight ongoing efforts to deliver biological insights that can drive translational benefits.
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24 April 2008

  • Demand that the KZN MEC for Health Health, Ms. Peggy Nkonyeni, overturns the suspension of Dr Mark Blaylock, chief medical officer of Manguzi Hospital.
  • TAC to modify its public information statements on vitamin supplements following Cochrane Review

KZN MEC for Health takes disciplinary action without good reason against yet another doctor

Kwazulu-Natal is the epicentre of the HIV epidemic in South Africa. 16.5% of people over the age of two are infected with HIV (South African National HIV Survey, 2005).

Mortality among young adults and infants has massively increased in the last decade. It is a province desperately short of health-care resources, particularly doctors willing to work in rural areas.

Despite this, the Kwazulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Health has yet again taken disciplinary action against a doctor without good reason, this time Dr Mark Blaylock of Manguzi hospital. He has been suspended without pay for a month because on 5 February 2008, in an act of anger linked to the charge of misconduct against Dr Colin Pfaff (which was later withdrawn) as well as comments made by the MEC for Health, Ms. Peggy Nkonyeni, questioning the integrity of rural doctors, he took the MEC’s official portrait photo off the wall and put it in the bin.

The letter of suspension can be downloaded here. It accuses Dr Blaylock of disrespect toward the "political head of the KZN Health Department".

Dr Blaylock subsequently formally apologized for this conduct.

We have been informed that a letter from the KZN Department of Health on 22 April states that the punishment is not punitive but a “deterrent” and that “the sanction imposed should be one that will teach him a lesson to conduct himself appropriately and not recommit the offence in future.”

This action is reminiscent of the decision of the state to take disciplinary action against Dr Cosa Gazi when he stated that the Minister of Health should be charged with manslaughter for failing to provide AZT to pregnant women. In a landmark court judgment on 24 March 2006 (Costa Gazidis versus Minister of Public Administration and Others A 2050/04), Judge Bertelsmann (Transvaal Provincial Division) found in favour of the Applicant, Gazi. The judge wrote:

If these comments, or the widespread criticism of the policy not to supply AZT, did cause any prejudice to the department of which the appellant was an officer, such prejudice existed already when the comments were made. There can therefore be no casual link between the appellant’s actions and any prejudice the department may have suffered.

Likewise in this case we would argue that the political head of the provincial health department suffered no further loss of respect or prejudice because of Dr Blaylock's expression of anger.

Ms. Nkonyeni has a track record of incompetence. This includes falsely accusing microbicide researchers of unethically experimenting on people, supporting the charlatan and vitamin salesman Matthias Rath and threatening disciplinary action against Dr Colin Pfaff for raising funds to roll out a model dual therapy programme for the prevention of mother to child HIV transmission.

According to an article in the Mercury (17 April) Nkonyeni is also currently being investigated for corruption. The article states that:

An affidavit submitted to court by the Scorpions contains allegations that the MEC and other senior members of the health department unlawfully influenced decisions related to the procurement of goods and/or services.

Scorpions investigator Clarence Jones also cited allegations that Nkonyeni had a personal relationship with the owner of a private company that had won a R1,5-million order from the department.

The affidavit, submitted to the Pietermaritzburg magistrate's court earlier this month, was used in support of an application for warrants to search the department's Pietermaritzburg offices and those of Rowmoor, the company which apparently charged the department R1,5-million for a cancer scanner, which it has been claimed could have been supplied for R425,000.

The ANC and government have much work to do to repair the damaged relations with HIV clinicians and health professionals due to the past decade of state-supported AIDS denialism, particularly those who give up privileges and opportunities to work in under-serviced rural areas with disadvantaged communities. The equation seems to be this: you insult an MEC and we suspend you without pay to “teach you a lesson” – one less doctor for one month, which almost certainly means lives lost in Manguzi.

The TAC appeals to the new leadership of the ANC to keep its promises and rid South Africa of the real guilty, self-serving and corrupt officials in the health department.

The TAC appeals to its supporters to protest about the suspension of Dr Blaylock. Fax a letter of disapproval to Ms Peggy Nkonyeni, MEC for Health, Kwazulu-Natal at +27 (0) 33 395 2258. Copy letters to ANC President Jacob Zuma (Fax: 086 633 1402). Demand that Nkonyeni withdraws the suspension of Dr Blaylock.

TAC to modify its public information statements on vitamin supplements for adults following Cochrane Review

Cochrane Reviews are the gold standard in the analysis of the evidence for particular medical interventions. On 16 April 2008 a Cochrane Review by Bjelakovic et al titled Antioxidant supplements for prevention of mortality in healthy participants and patients with various diseases was published. It reviewed 67 antioxidant randomised controlled trials of antioxidants that included  232,550 participants. Antioxidants include beta-carotene, lutein, lycopene, selenium, vitamin A, vitamin C and vitamin E.

The review concluded:

We found no evidence to support antioxidant supplements for primary or secondary prevention. Vitamin A, beta-carotene, and vitamin E may increase mortality. Future randomised trials could evaluate the potential effects of vitamin C and selenium for primary and secondary prevention. Such trials should be closely monitored for potential harmful effects. Antioxidant supplements need to be considered medicinal products and should undergo sufficient evaluation before marketing.

TAC has in a number of statements, a pamphlet and on a web page cautiously recommended that people with HIV consider taking a daily multivitamin supplement. For example our HIV help web page states:

There is some evidence that a daily multivitamin supplement slightly slows progression to AIDS. Consider taking a daily nutritional supplement consisting of vitamins B, C and E. Public health facilities are supposed to provide vitamin supplements to people with HIV for free. However, be aware that most of the claims made about vitamin supplements are exaggerated, often grossly so. It is unclear if vitamin supplements are of any benefit to people who eat enough and healthily. If you do not get free vitamin supplements from the public health system and you can afford to eat healthily, you might prefer to spend your money on something else.

The evidence we have relied on for our cautious recommendation is a competent study on HIV-positive Tanzanian pregnant women conducted by Fawzi et al. titled A Randomized Trial of Multivitamin Supplements and HIV Disease Progression and Mortality.

However, another Cochrane review (published in 2005) of multivitamin supplements by Irlam et al. titled Micronutrient supplementation in children and adults with HIV infection which reviewed 15 clinical trials concluded:

There is no conclusive evidence at present to show that micronutrient supplementation effectively reduces morbidity and mortality among HIV-infected adults. It is reasonable to support the current WHO recommendations to promote and support adequate dietary intake of micronutrients at RDA levels wherever possible. There is evidence of benefit of vitamin A supplementation in children. The long-term clinical benefits, adverse effects, and optimal formulation of micronutrient supplements require further investigation.

On the basis of these two Cochrane reviews, we have decided to modify our existing materials and withdraw the recommendation that adults with HIV take multivitamin supplements. This must not be construed as a recommendation against taking these supplements but as an application of the cautionary principle that medical interventions should only receive a positive recommendation if there is compelling evidence or reason to do so.

There of course remain specific health conditions where multivitamin supplements are necessary. Vitamin A supplementation in HIV-positive children should be considered. The World Health Organisation also recommends folic acid supplementation in certain circumstances for pregnant women or women of reproductive age.

Furthermore, adequate nutrition including sufficient micronutrients is critical for people with HIV and indeed all people. Food security remains a serious concern in South Africa. Food prices have been rising at a rapid pace, with wages failing to keep up. Two million households in a 2002 survey in South Africa reported members going hungry and the average worker spends over a third of monthly income on food. State-provided food parcels and social grants are consequently critical to preventing and alleviating malnutrition and hunger; TAC will continue to advocate for the efficient and wide-spread implementation of such programmes.

It might also be justifiable for the state to provide vitamin supplementation to under-nourished people. Given that it is hard for the state to differentiate at public health facilities between under-nourished and well-nourished people, the current policy of providing multivitamin supplements to people with HIV might be justifiable and we make no recommendation for or against this.

But our current understanding is that for otherwise healthy HIV-positive adults, at best the benefits of multivitamin supplements are very small. At worst, mortality is slightly increased. Healthy people (including healthy HIV-positive people) who wish to continue taking multivitamin supplements daily should preferably use low doses.

The findings of the two Cochrane Reviews referenced here also raise questions about the ethics of the marketing methods of companies selling multivitamins to the general public. Vitamin advertisements on South African television and in newspapers frequently make misleading statements based on insufficient evidence. The Advertising Standards Authority needs to address this.

TAC will continue to take note of new research on multivitamin supplements and review our position if new compelling evidence is published.

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Species: Human
Job: Archaeologist
Affiliated with: Big Dig
Appearance: Big Dig
Main voice actor: Paul Copley

Jimmy Deel was the resident expert on Big Dig. He knew about some of the history of Saravas. He had to take over presenting the show when Shepton Rothwell became possessed. He worked out that the rockbots why they died[statement unclear]. Shepton persuaded Jimmy to kill himself. (AUDIO: Big Dig)

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Over 80 dead, about 500 hurt in Turkish earthquake

October 23, 2011, 21:45 UTC+3
A number of districts in the Van province in eastern Turkey were harmed most
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ANKARA, October 23 (Itar-Tass) —— More than 80 people died and about 500 were hurt in the Sunday earthquake in Turkey, the local media said, noting that the information was not final. There have been no official casualty reports so far. The authorities are expecting results of inspections in quake-stricken regions.

A number of districts in the Van province in eastern Turkey were harmed most. Many local residents were hurt by falling overhead covers and in other accidents, as well as in panic that started after the first tremors. CNN Turk said that the quake occurred in Van but almost the entire southeast of Turkey sustained damage. From 50 to 70 buildings were ruined.

Rescuers have retrieved many people from under the debris, and all of them were taken to hospitals. The hospitals are unable to cope with the large number of patients, and many of them are given aid in hospital yards.

Food and prime necessities are being supplied to the quake zone. The Turkish branch of the Red Crescent, the government and the army rapidly assigned transport planes and trucks for delivering humanitarian aid, diesel generators, drinking water and tents. Many people who lost their homes and whose homes are safe may choose temporary accommodation in tent camps for fear of new tremors. The quake seriously damaged water mains, electricity and gas lines. All the planes routed for Van are sent to other airports.

The government, the Van province authorities and the Turkish Foreign Ministry set up crisis management centers to coordinate the rescue operations and the assistance to local residents . Turkey has received offers of help from Russia, Israel, Iran, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, Greece, Bulgaria, China, Japan and Georgia.

Israel has offered Turkey to help combat the quake aftereffects.

The Israeli embassy in Ankara has presented the official proposal to the Turkish side, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said.

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said that Turkey must be given any assistance it needed, and the General Staff chief ordered rescuers to be on standby.

The Israeli radio said that quake casualties in Turkey might reach from 500 to 1,000.

Meanwhile, Azerbaijan has sent 120 rescuers to Turkey for assisting the cleanup of the aftermath of a powerful quake in the Van province, the Azerbaijani Emergency Situations Ministry said.

The rescuers are fully equipped and have dogs trained to find people under debris.

The Seismological Service of the Azerbaijani National Academy of Sciences said that tremors were felt in Nakhichevan in southeastern Azerbaijan and measured 3-3.5 points on the 12-point scale. There were neither casualties nor damage.

A quake of 7.2 points on the Richter scale happened in eastern Turkey on Sunday. The quake epicenter was located 35 kilometers northeast of Van.

The Van province is located within one of the most seismically unstable territories of Turkey. It regularly reports medium earthquakes. Several thousands of people have died in the Van province since the early 20th century because of the devastating quakes. Large quakes occurred in the beginning of the 20th century and in the 1940s.

The tremors were felt in other countries of the region, as well.

Tremors were felt in Georgian districts bordering on Turkey at 2:42 p.m. Moscow time on Sunday, seismologists told the media.

There is no information about the scale of the tremors in Georgia. There are no casualty reports either.

People in Armenia were alarmed by the powerful earthquake, which happened in Turkey and sent tremors to the entire region, including Georgia, Iraq and Iran.

The tremors in Armenia measured three to five points on the twelve-point scale, the National Seismic Protection Service of the Armenian Emergency Situations Ministry said. There were neither casualties nor damage in the republic.

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Passengers to stay on board as ice-trapped Akademik Shokalsky ship rescued

December 27, 2013, 15:16 UTC+3 SYDNEY
The Russian research vessel may reach the open water in 15 to 16 hours at the earliest
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SYDNEY, December 27. /ITAR-TASS/. The captain of the Russian research ship Akademik Shokalsky has dismissed reports by Australian media outlets which said that passengers would be evacuated before the operation to release the ship trapped in Antarctic ice began.

“What for?” he asked, saying the passengers would stay on board. The Russian research vessel may reach the open water in 15 to 16 hours at the earliest, ship’s captain Igor Kiselyov told Tass by telephone at about 11 am, Moscow time, on Friday.

“The Chinese icebreaker Xuelong is about ten miles away, but it sails at a very slow speed - less than 1.5 nautical miles per hour,” he said. “The ice has become so packed here over the past few days that it is very difficult for it to move along. I believe that under the most favorable developments it will approach us in some five to six hours,” the captain said.

He also said that the French Astrolabe ship would hardly be able to approach as the ice was too thick for it, while the Australian Aurora Australis icebreaker would arrive only in some 24 hours.

Kiselyov said that meanwhile research work continued on board the Akademik Shokalsky. “Nothing threatens the ship, there is no structural damage, and the crew is occupied with their routine work,” the captain said. “We work round the clock, and the fact that it is summer in the Antarctic and nights are bright makes the situation easier,” he said.

The captain said the ship’s 22 crew were Russian seamen, while scientists from an Australian Antarctic expedition were its passengers. There are also some travelers among the 52 passengers, including from New Zealand, Great Britain, Argentine, Chile, the Netherlands and China.

The research trip was ice-trapped some 180 kilometers off the Antarctic coast overnight to Wednesday. The expedition started from New Zealand at the end of November, and was due to end early in January. According to the captain, after being released from ice, the ship is to head for Australian-administrated Macquarie Island after which it will return back to New Zealand. The head of the Australian Antarctic expedition, Chris Turney, confirmed this, saying plans were to return to New Zealand on January 4 or 5.

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DegreeWorks at Tompkins Cortland

Planning your progress to graduation

DegreeWorks is a degree auditing program implemented throughout SUNY so that students and advisors can review progress toward graduation. This replaces the “Academic Plan” link in myINFO and is in a much more readable format.

DegreeWorks works for you

DegreeWorks has been purchased by the entire SUNY system and will make it possible to implement "seamless transfer" and improve student mobility throughout the system.

DegreeWorks is easier to use and offers numerous features to help you understand what can be a complicated journey to graduation.

Your worksheet: tracking your progress

The worksheet contains the “audit” of how courses you have taken apply to the requirements of your degree program. It includes courses you have completed as well as courses you have in progress. The worksheet also shows how courses apply to SUNY General Education requirements.

Finding your advisor

The advisor listed in myINFO is your current advisor. If a different advisor is listed in DegreeWorks, that is most likely because you submitted a request to change into a new degree program for the next semester, and the advisor listed will be your new advisor beginning in the next semester. If you have questions about who your advisor is, please contact the Student Success and Advisement Services office at

Setting up a “Plan”

You can meet with your advisor to work on planning for future semesters and to set up a Plan in DegreeWorks. Some students like to plan out their whole degree program during their first semester of attendance, and others like to plan only a semester or two in advance. If you set up a plan with your advisor, you can always revise it later.

Changing programs: The "What-If" feature

The “What-If” feature in DegreeWorks allows students to see how their courses will fit into any other degree program offered at Tompkins Cortland. You must file a Change of Program Request form with the Student Success and Advisement office in order to officially change your degree program. And, you should not change programs without first meeting with an academic advisor to discuss the change.

Dealing with “blocks not found”

The message “Major block was not found” or “No requirement blocks were found” most typically indicates that you are not fully accepted in a degree program at the College. Please email so we can verify your Admissions record and refer you to the Admissions office if needed.

Your elective wildcard, the @ symbol

The @ symbol is a “wildcard” used to specify a range of courses. For example, if you see “HSTY @,” you can take any HSTY elective to meet that requirement. If you see @ @, it signifies that you can take an Unrestricted Elective to meet that requirement.

Courses in progress use the ~ symbol

The ~ symbol indicates that a requirement is in progress in the current semester, or in an upcoming semester that you have already registered for.

Worksheet errors

If you think there is an error in how a course shows up on your worksheet, first speak with your academic advisor to seek clarification. If your advisor agrees that there is an error, you or your advisor should email with specific information about the error or question.

Other Notes

Updates will appear the next day

The student information in DegreeWorks is not live, like other myTC3 systems; instead, it gets updated nightly. Any changes made during the day will show up on your Worksheet the next day.

DegreeWorks, it’s not an official transcript

Your transcript is your official College record, and DegreeWorks does not replace that. DegreeWorks is a guide to assist you as you work with your advisor to plan toward completion of your degree program requirements.


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There's a bit of bad luck!

*** WARNING - This website is probably still hacked and infective, so please don't go there unless you really know what you're doing***

A couple of days ago, LinkScanner started detecting (and blocking) a page of a UK gov website, so we thought we'd take a look. This is the screen we were presented with ...

The "Fatal Error ownz you" is a fair clue that something is not quite right here. ;-)

While reading that, you are quickly and automatically redirected to this website ...

I'm reasonably confident that a Brit government website shouldn't be transferring you to (what I think is ) a Turkish one, so this is a fair second clue that something is wrong.

Once we establish that a site is hacked, we like to see how long it has been hacked, because mostly it's quite a quick thing ... most sites get hacked and cleaned up in under a couple of days... The best way to find out is to look at the search engine cached pages, so we had a look at the google cache, and to our surprise, we saw this page.... (again, don't even go to the cached pages, unless you know what you're doing, because if the page was infective when the search bots indexed it, it'll still be infective in the cache) ....

On January 24th, when the google bots crawled by, it was hacked again, by a different crew! That's what's known in the biz as a Bit Of Bad Luck (tm) !

So, just to be sure that they are not serially and constantly hacked, we consulted two more caches... The msn Live cache snapshot was taken on March 4th, and shows it clean...

and the cache snapshot was taken on January 7th, and it was clean then too.

The webmasters are obviously cleaning things up as quickly as they realize they have a problem, but seemingly have yet to plug the hole that the Bad Guys are using to get in. It just shows how tricky it is to keep your websites clean, and it shows how pointless it is to blacklist websites via a central database... it's always too slow to realize something is hacked, and too slow to realize it's cleaned up.

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Volunteers needed for festival

For the Troy Daily News

TROY — Are you hometown proud? Do you love to make new friends and visit with longtime pals? Is the strawberry simply your favorite fruit? The 2016 Troy Strawberry Festival needs your expertise.

Volunteers are invited to join the fun before and during this year’s festival. A variety of opportunities are available for individuals and groups ages 16 and over. Put your logistical and organizational skills to work on Friday during festival load-in, both on the levee and downtown. Share a smile and offer tips to festival-goers at one of five shuttle access points on Saturday and Sunday. Cheer on bicyclists Sunday morning and hand out refreshments during the Bike Tour. Whatever your passion, the festival has a place for you.

“Our volunteers are the very heart of this festival,” said Chairman Nathan Walters. “These volunteers serve as ambassadors not just for the Troy Strawberry Festival, but for our entire community. Because of their work, festival guests will return to Troy in the future for shopping and entertainment options. Nonprofit organizations will be better equipped to serve those in need. The economic impact of our volunteers’ assistance multiples quickly.”

Multiple shifts and locations throughout Troy are available starting Friday and running through Sunday evening. Register yourself, your family, your friends, or your corporate team for specific volunteer roles at www.tinyurl.com/tsfstrawberries.

No Internet? No problem. Call the Troy Strawberry Festival at (937) 339-7714 to get registered. Spaces are filling fast, and the deadline to register as a volunteer is May 20.

In its 40th year, the 2016 Troy Strawberry Festival features a musical theme “A Capella Berries”. Nearly 150,000 guests are expected to attend this year’s festival, with an estimated $300,000 raised for local nonprofit organizations.

To learn more about the Troy Strawberry Festival and is mission to support Miami County nonprofit organizations, visit www.gostrawberries.com.

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Lost Your Facebook Password? Get Back In with a Little Help from Your Friends

Facebook's Trusted Contacts feature lets you specify friends who can participate in the password-recovery process.

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There’s no one ideal way for a website to let you recover a lost password — one which will always let you get back in without inordinate hassle, but which will never allow an imposter to compromise your account. So sites typically provide multiple recovery methods. And after a period of testing, Facebook is formally announcing a new one today called Trusted Contacts.

Trusted Contacts is an updated version of an existing feature called Trusted Friends, which lets you specify friends on Facebook who can help you get back into your account. Using the service’s security settings, you name three to five friends — the kind, Facebook says, who you’d entrust with a copy of your house key. Then, if you ever get shut out of your account, you can contact all the friends you chose. Facebook will give each of them a unique code to relay to you; if you enter all the codes, you can restore access to your account.

As Facebook’s blog post on the news notes, this approach isn’t absolutely free of security concerns: someone could conceivably figure out who your Trusted Contacts are, impersonate you and initiate the recovery process. For that reason, the company encourages members who take advantage of the feature to contact their pals in person or on the phone rather than by e-mail or chat.

I wonder what percentage of folks who get locked out will use this option to get back in — and whether other services will copy the idea?


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Microsoft Outlook gets summarized cards on flights and packages

Microsoft announced today added a new feature to the e – mail application hers Outlook Outlook for Windows platforms and Android and any OS that will increase the benefits of the application of e – mail and calendar application.

Outlook and works upon the arrival of an email from a trip or book Fendi or expelled or package automatically to display a quick summary reading card containing the most important details as well as containing ordinary letter to all information and data.

Microsoft said in a blog post published on its official website from start to include the feature on the site and Outlook for Mac OS from Apple, with provision for application on Windows platforms and Android and any OS as well as e-allocated to the system of Windows 10 and Calendar applications.

He said one of the company officials about the user get a reminder and an alert can be relied upon to stay informed on flights that are, as the user can request a taxi from the upper through Outlook to get to the airport on time.

And worked Google Inc. over the years to provide such a possibility on flights within the application of e-mail Gmail through a special interface, along with its later detects Google Now Google Now cards that provide information about flights and booking hotels and car rental packages and parcels.

Microsoft is currently in the process of re – update to Outlook e – mail service across the various platforms, following its acquisition in 2014 on Acompli , and its intention to close the Calendar application Sunrise at the end of August / August next.

Microsoft also announced today its intention to enter feature writing through e-ink applications Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint package for iPhone phones over the next month, and users can OneNote application on the Mac inking mail using tracking Trac iPad panel system.

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Methods and systems for rapid automatic keyword extraction for information retrieval and analysis. Embodiments can include parsing words in an individual document by delimiters, stop words, or both in order to identify candidate keywords. Word scores for each word within the candidate keywords are then calculated based on a function of co-occurrence degree, co-occurrence frequency, or both. Based on a function of the word scores for words within the candidate keyword, a keyword score is calculated for each of the candidate keywords. A portion of the candidate keywords are then extracted as keywords based, at least in part, on the candidate keywords having the highest keyword scores.
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Huff Post: That coffee you're drinking while gazing at your iPad? It cost more than all the electricity needed to run those games, emails, videos and news stories for a year.
The annual cost to charge an iPad is just $1.36, according to the Electric Power Research Institute, a non-profit research and development group funded by electric utilities.

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War on Terrorism

Wednesday, April 02, 2008

NATO Grows with Afghanistan Experience

By Carol L. Bowers
American Forces Press Service

April 2, 2008 - NATO's effort in Afghanistan shows not only how far the alliance has come from its original mission of confronting the Cold War era's Soviet threat, but also how far it has to go to become a force for the 21st century. "There is little doubt that the mission in Afghanistan is unprecedented," Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said at the 44th Munich Conference on
Security Policy in February.

"It is, in fact, NATO's first ground war, and it is dramatically different than anything NATO has done before," Gates said. "However, on a conceptual level, I believe it falls squarely within the traditional bounds of the alliance's core purpose: to defend the
security interests and values of the trans-Atlantic community."

With the fall of the Soviet Union, Western planners tried to imagine what the threats of the future would look like, the secretary said. "Afghanistan was, in reality, becoming exactly what we were discussing in theory," he said.

The threats to the world have profoundly changed, Gates added, noting that the action in Afghanistan demonstrates them all. Instability and conflict abroad do threaten people thousands of miles away.
Terrorists and criminals take advantage of the latest technologies to spread their hate or sell their goods. Economic, social and humanitarian problems know no borders.

Drug traffickers find common ground with
terrorists increasing the resources available to extremists in the region, while increasing the drug flow to European streets, Gates said. Safe havens, combined with a lack of development and governance, "allow Islamic extremists to turn a poisonous ideology into a global movement," he said.

After the Sept. 11, 2001,
terrorist attacks in the United States, NATO nations set out to transform the alliance. Leaders decided NATO needed an expeditionary force capable of dealing with threats of this type and capable of helping other nations help themselves to avoid Afghanistan's fate.

"At the time, I imagine many were unsure of what, exactly, this would look like – what new structures, training, funding, mindsets, and manpower would be needed," Gates said. "Since then, however, we have applied our vision on the ground in Afghanistan."
Today, 43,250 troops from some 40 allies and partner nations serve under NATO command, thousands of miles from the alliance's geographic borders. Growing numbers of reconstruction and
security training teams are making a difference in the lives of the Afghan people. NATO's offensive and counterinsurgency operations in the south have dislodged the Taliban from their strongholds and reduced their ability to launch large-scale or coordinated attacks.

"Due to NATO's efforts, ... Afghanistan has made substantial progress in health care, education, and the economy – bettering the lives of millions of its citizens," Gates said. "Through the Afghan mission, we have developed a much more sophisticated understanding of what capabilities we need as an alliance and what shortcomings must be addressed."

NATO officials are working on a strategic vision document to assess the achievements the alliance and its partners have made in Afghanistan and produce a set of realistic goals and a roadmap to meet them over the next three to five years.

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Out of main block fabric, cut 4 squares 2.5" x 2.5"
Assemble them into a four-patch as in the photo.
Print or trace the block diagram onto the dull side of freezer paper and cut out the center shape.
Iron the freezer paper shape onto the right side of the nine-patch, lining up the seam lines.
Cut out, leaving a scant 1/4" seam allowance.
Out of background fabric, cut a square 6" x 6".
Baste the main fabric shape onto the center of the background fabric square. (I forgot to take the photo until I had started the applique.)
Applique, turning the seam allowance under and clipping the corners where needed.  Remove the freezer paper and press.
Using your favorite applique method, applique the main fabric melons into position.  I like "freezer paper inside" for melons.
Trim the block to 5" x 5" and press.

  1. Very pretty! I love that yellow fabric.

  2. Very cute blokc. This is the first time I finished a block before you posted the instructions. Hurray!!!

  3. Thank you! I have not done this block yet. Studying the photos of the mother quilt, this is how I planned to do it. Now i know it works. :-)


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32 Products from 2012 That Someone Else Thinks Are Great – Part 1

Sometime ago, Fast Company, a very design-centric business/industry magazine,  decided that they were getting too much into design. So they created Fast Company Design…err…Co.DESIGN. There’s also Co.EXIST and Co.CREATE. I have no idea what the hell those are about…besides existing and creating, I suppose. Don’t both those ideas also fall under design…? Anywho…most magazines/online entities like to jump on the “HEY IT’S THE END OF THE YEAR LET’S PUT OUT A LIST OF A BUNCH OF STUFF WE WROTE ABOUT SO PEOPLE CAN KEEP CLICKING ON OUR SITE AND WE GET LOTS OF PAGE VIEWS AND STUFF”-bandwagon, and Co.DESIGN was not the exception. They picked 32 products from 2012 that they liked.

“It was difficult to pick favorites, so we decided to just put every single product we wrote about in the previous year on this list.”
-Sharon Endyear Listmaker, writer, Co.DESIGN

[She didn’t really say that. I just made that up. Also, she doesn’t exist.]

But seriously. THIRTY-TWO different products? Whatever happened to the standard “Top Ten”? Even twenty products would be fine. Thirty-two??  I don’t know. Regardless, we here at Flawesome also want to jump on the bandwagon and do a list, but we’re kinda strange and unconventional. So instead of making a list of things we wrote about on our site, hoping you will click on the post links, so we get more page views, we’re just going to take someone else’s list [Co.DESIGN’s], and tell you why we think their picks for their favorite products of 2012 are completely valid…or completely Flawesome. Oh, and do we get something for potentially giving Co.DESIGN a bunch of hits to their site? Maybe a t-shirt? How about a pizza?

Because Co.DESIGN’s list is soooooooooooo long, we’re going to split our list into four bite-sized posts, with eight products listed in each post. Let’s begin, shall we?

32 Products from 2012 That Someone Else Thinks Are Great – Part 1

1. Nike FlyKnit – We say: Kinda Awesome

Nike’s FlyKnit, A Paradigm-Shifting Shoe Knit Like Socks 2012 saw the advent of “minimal” running shoes amongst mainstream runners, and Nike led the pack with their FlyKnit technology. Unveiled on the soles of Olympic athletes in London, these sock-like shoes incorporate proprietary technology developed over four years by Nike.

Carl: This is an interesting product, and it’s pretty innovative in regards to athletic shoe manufacturing. The one-piece uppers of the shoe are woven/knit from fibers/yarn/magical string, creating a really unique look, and a really light running shoe. And with probably less waste than cutting, stitching, and gluing fabric uppers of other running shoes. Hopefully we’ll see this manufacturing technology trickle down to other Nike sporting apparel.

Zheng: *busy designing important UI stuff*

2. KiBiSi’s Capital Urban Headphones – We say: Maybe FLAWESOME

KiBiSi’s second entry on this list, Capital, are a set of sleek headphones that are designed for durability. Unlike other high-end DJ-style headphones, these babies are strong: a fiberglass-reinforced nylon exterior and a 40mm titanium driver make them fairly indestructible.

Carl: You can buy these. They’re $100. As one who used to write/record music, I’m a stickler for good cans. I’d have to listen to these to see how they sound. The one feature I’m concerned about is the durability. I’m not saying that they aren’t durable. I mean, they look incredibly durable, with fiberglass-reinforced nylon construction. My question: why? Why do headphones need to be that durable? If you go on their website, you see an action shot of some guy skateboarding on a rooftop while wearing the headphones. Yeah, I’m sure LOTS of skateboarders wear full, over-the-ear headphones, blasting their tunes, while skateboarding…on the roof of a high-rise in the city. What would happen that he would need those headphones to be incredibly durable? He doesn’t stick a landing, and the headphones go flying off his head? Yeah, I guess that’s a situation. I really don’t think a fall like that is going to break most headphones like these, though. They also state the headphones are water-resistant. I don’t know about you, but if I’m outside and it’s pouring rain, I am NOT wearing full, over-the-ear headphones. Or if I am, I’d have an umbrella to shield myself  and my cans. I believe this is a case of exaggerating build quality to give a sense of durability…that’s not really needed, because, most likely, the product will not be used in extreme situations. Oh, and my pick for a good set of over-the-ear headphones? Sony MDR-7506, which also retail for about $100. There’s no microphone, so you can’t use it as a phone headset, but it’s a quality product, with replaceable parts. I’ve had mine for 20 years with no issues.

Zheng: *busy designing important UI stuff*

3. Oru, The Folding Origami Kayak  – We say:  Almost Flawesome

The Oru Kayak, a polypropylene sheet that folds into a super lightweight package, topped its goal on Kickstarter almost immediately. It’s completely unlike typical kayaks, which require plentiful storage space when not in use, and can even be carried on the bus. Total weight? Only 25 pounds.

Carl: This reminds me of the Dahon Folding Bikes. They’re compact, convenient, and unfold in seconds. You can carry one with you, ride it around, fold it up, stick it in your office or car with ease. It’s great…if you’re not really into cycling. If you are serious about riding your bike, you’ll soon realize the Dahon sucks as a bike. It has small wheels. The proportions and fit of the bike are not optimal. It looks really weird. But that’s what happens when you compromise the design so that the bike can fold up into a small compact package. I have no doubt the Oru Kayak works; they have great footage of it in the above video. This is a kayak for those that need a kayak that fits in the trunk of their vintage BMW 2002 (as seen in the video) [Note: I have a ’87 BMW E30 325iS, which is quite larger than the 2002, and I think I’d have a hard time getting the Oru in my trunk. Just sayin’.] This is a kayak for those who need to take one with them while riding a bus (as seen above…with no other people riding the bus, curiously). This is not a kayak for someone who wants to get into the sport of kayaking. I guess it’s for the ‘leisure kayaker’…? Is that a thing?

Zheng: *busy designing important UI stuff*

4. La Chance Sofa – We say: Flawesome

A Sofa That Abstracts Rome’s Most Beautiful Park Knoll’s classic 1960 Petal Table was the starting point for this contemporary piece, designed by Noé Duchaufour Lawrance for La Chance. But unlike the Knoll original (which was based on Queen Anne’s Lace), Lawrance based the couch on trees in Rome’s largest public park, Villa Borghese. The result is a piece of seating that looks lovely from the front or the back–a rarity.

Carl: It’s a pretty sofa. Possibly highly uncomfortable. People aren’t buying this to lounge. They’re buying it so other people see it and say “That’s a pretty sofa!”

Zheng: *busy designing important UI stuff , no time to talk about a stupid sofa that looks nice & highly uncomfortable*

5. The ReadyCase iPhone case – We say: Flawesome

An iPhone Case That’s As Handy As A Swiss Army Knife – Who hasn’t wished their iPhone came with a beer opener? The ReadyCase has all that and more: a USB drive, two ‘kickstands’ for watching movies, a multi-tool, and a lens ring all fit into these unassuming little 4S and 5 cases. Throw in a tire patch kit and I’m sold.

Carl: Are there really people out there who don’t want to carry anything else with them other than their iPhone? Do those people also have the need for a knife/screwdriver/bottle-opener multi-tool to be carried with them at all times? Do people who use the iPhone have a need for an external USB drive, to share files…? Isn’t that what iCloud is for? Or DropBox? Or, you know, email?

Zheng: I mean, our phones are already all in one devices. They tell us the time, they play music, they connect us to the internet, they’re a contact list, phonebook, camera, video camera, and a flashlight. It’s only natural that someone would want to extend that further into say, anything else? It seems a bit ungainly though. Like, you’re just adding features because you can at that point, not because you should. Like, if my phone case had a screwdriver, I bet it would be a bitch to use. Because my phone is a 4.1″ screen phone i.e. it’s HUGE.

6. Anti-Sports League Apparel – We say: Flawesome

A Line Of Fan Gear For People Who Hate Sports A branding coup aimed at conscientious objectors to sports mania, the Anti-Sports League offers non-sports fans to pledge their loyalty to a team against all teams, distinguished by its founders’ tasteful graphic design.

Carl: This was basically a design portfolio piece/project, wasn’t it? A logo was created, and so was a proprietary typeface. And for what? For you to *not* be able to buy a t-shirt with these things emblazoned on it. We’ve all been duped. Oh, well.

Zheng: *busy designing a website*

7. MakerBot Replicator 2 3-D Printer – We say: Pretty Awesome

MakerBot’s Second Generation 3-D Printer – MakerBot founder Brett Pettis brought Brooklyn Mayor Marty Markowitz out to announce the downtown Brooklyn startup’s second generation printer, the Replicator2. The 3-D printer represents years of research and development for the company, with much-improved resolution and a new software that makes it much easier for new users to get started with the machine. The company also opened a physical location, where customers can both buy 3-D printed gadgets and play with the printers themselves.

Carl: I’m all about 3-D printing, as any enthusiastic industrial designer should be. They’ve helped me prototype a number of projects quickly and efficiently. The improved resolution compared to the previous generation MakerBot is a welcome improvement, as is the new software. But I can’t give this a ‘Super Awesome’ rating. Why? Because it’s still FDM: Fused Deposition Modeling. It builds up objects layer by later using melted plastic. And yes, those layer thicknesses are getting smaller and smaller, but there are still unsightly ridges and such that need to be smoothed out. The 3-D printer that gets the ‘Super Awesome’ rating would be something like Formlabs Form 1. It’s a true stereolithography desktop printer. To put it plainly, it shoots a laser at a bunch of liquid goo, building up objects layer by layer, like an FDM, but doing so at a much higher resolution. Did I mention a laser shooting at liquid goo?

Zheng: I agree.

8. CYSS LED Task Light – We say: Flawesome

Dyson’s LED Light That Lasts 50 Years – This paradigm-changing LED light from Dyson must have upset a good many competitors. After intense research on commercial LED lamps, the company found that most of them incorporate planned obsolescence in their circuitry, simply by not incorporating a more effective cooling system. Dyson’s update will last for 50 years–or longer.

Carl: Okay, first off: this lamp is $900. Also, it was designed by Jake Dyson, son of the guy that makes vacuum cleaners that every other vacuum cleaner manufacturer is trying to copy. This actually deserves it’s own dedicated Flawesome post, because there are a lot of ideas here that could use some critiquing. This is a desk lamp that costs $900, but supposedly will work for 50 years. They claim that incredible life expectancy because of the specific way they cool the LEDs: using heat pipes. You know, that’s great and all, but I still have to pay $900 for this lamp. I can get many other lamps, and change their bulbs every year for 50 years, and still not reach an ownership cost of $900.

Zheng:  I dunno, businesses aren’t dumb. If they thought people would buy a more efficient longer lasting lamp with a cooling system, they would probably have made it.

Next post: More from the Co.DESIGN list – a minimalist bluetooth headset, a thing that measures spaghetti, and a wooden toy that shows how bears get MRIs.


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Kevin Harvick: Race tracks should be held accountable for fans in the stands

   There has been much discussion in recent years with the sub par attendance at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., particularly since the track was given a second Sprint Cup Series race date - in theory because it deserved one.

   This season, International Speedway Corp. elected to remove one of the speedway's Cup dates and give it to Kansas Speedway.

   Several drivers were asked Friday about returning to one race weekend per year at ACS and its attendance woes. Kevin Harvick offered an interesting perspective:

   "Honestly I wish all the race tracks would be held accountable for how many people are sitting in their grandstands.  I think sometimes there’s just certain places that we go to -- I think this particular track is a good venue that when we first started coming here supported one race very well.  Sometimes a lot of people want more and you try to make two races out of it.  I always tell people there is no reason to make two mediocre out of one good," he said.
   "This is a good one event (track) and there’s several race tracks that should be held to the same accountability on a yearly basis in my opinion. I think that new markets and new, fresh fans that haven’t been able to see the races year after year would be an eye opener for a lot of race tracks.”

  1. Bring a cup race to Denver. Build the track, they will come. If not, the track owner can cry about it, get a cup race (like Kansas).

  2. Yes, someone should hold tracks accountable for empty stands, right along with holding Nascar accountable for lame racing, which is sort of what the fans are doing by not being in the stands, isn't it?

  3. I know it's borderline insanity to confuse the two, but was it Earnhardt Jr. or Humpy Wheeler that said the joint TV deal caused track owners to forget how to promote?

  4. Hold tracks accountable? That's like holding a movie theater responsible if people don't show up for a lousy movie. I think not. Chasing the almighty dollar, NASCAR monkeyed with the races until they mucked it up, now whining. There was a time when you couldn't get a ticket to Bristol, now plenty of empty seats. Eliminate the chase, get some personalities in the driver's seats, and cater to the real fans. The seats will begin to fill once again.

  5. Amen RacerBaser!! Denver wants some big league racing!!

  6. Jeff, the sport needa LEAD CHANGES, not personalities.
    Forget about Denver - it proved it not a racing demographic when they had a track.

    The reality is there are several demographics the sport has or once had that are simply poor racing demographics. Southern California is an abysmal racing demographic. Chicago is a poor racing demographic. There are no new markets for the sport anymore - only those like rural New England, Pennsylvania, the general Southeast (except parts of the Carolinas and the Atlanta area), the general Midwest, the Texas area, the Southwest, and central-northern California that are good racing demographics.

    When Kevin Harvick wants tracks to be held accountable, specifically what does he want?

  7. i think he wants more promotion,effort, incentives for fans, more cooperative hotels in the area and to probably fix the damn seams in the race track!

  8. A cup race in Denver? Those clowns wouldn't drive an hour to PPIR tosupport the Busch series. If it ain't orange denver will not support it. In Dec there were more Red Wings fans then Av fans in the Pepsi center.

  9. lee - More promotinal effort, maybe. The problem is this is a sport that has been hideously over-promoted for a decade-plus.
    Incentives for fans - like what?
    More cooperative hotels - let's all get real here - hotels have to operate the way the market works; if prices are too high fans have to accept it because that's what the market is going to dictate - don't ask for lower prices because it's called price controls and it means artifically-created shortages.
    As for the series - they can start by plating the cars, smaller than what they recently mandated for Talladega.

    tc80917 is correct - the fanbase does not exist in Denver for a track - people should forget about ever bringing Cup there.


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Kobo Writing Life Adds New Online Book Editor

Picture-3-585x368[1]A press release has just come across my desk from Kobo. It seems that their self-pub platform, Kobo Writing Life, will now let authors upload the parts of an ebook and create the finished product online.Kobo looked at the bug-ridden Nook Press (and its online manuscript editor) and thought they could do better. That's why Kobo has launched a new way for authors to create an ebook from scratch, all within the Kobo Writing Life platform.

The idea here (and this is why B&N added this feature to Nook Press) is that the online editor will speed up the fine-tuning step in the ebook creation process. Each ebook platform has its own quirks in how it displays ebooks, and that is part of the reason that many authors and publishers like to create a custom Kindle edition, iBooks edition, and (sometimes) a custom Nook edition of a particular ebook title. The custom titles simply look better than a generic Epub file.

Kobo want to make it easier to create that custom ebook for their ebookstore. They're hoping that this will give authors better control over the finer details of their ebooks and that it will result in better looking content after the ebooks have been converted to Kobo's proprietary version of Epub.

TBH, I am not sure the extra work is worth the effort. Kobo is still a tiny fraction of the global market and is in 4th or 5th place in most markets around the world.

But Kobo's small share in the ebook market could grow. Rakuten appears to be willing to continue to shovel money into Kobo in the hopes of gaining a larger market share. Kobo's sugar daddy has been funding development of new ereaders and expansion into new markets, and last October Rakuten bought Aquafadas with the goal of having Aquafadas add better support for digital comics and Epub3 in the KWL platform and the Kobo ebookstore. So far as I know this has not happened yet.

Kobo reported today that in the year since KWL launched, over 17 thousand authors have uploaded more than 100,000 titles,  and are selling those ebooks in 54 languages across 184 countries. In spite of this success, you can tell from their submission requirements that they are still playing catch up.

Kobo Writing Life will accept Epub, MSWord and Open Office doc formats, and mobi files. That last is the older and simpler form of Kindle ebooks, and it is a concession to the fact that Kobo has to play catch up to Amazon.

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  1. I’ve found the Kobo online, web based editor to be worse than the nook press editor. I’ve tried to upload my novel file in .doc and .epub formats several times from several wordprocessors or epub editors and it refuses to create a non-discombobulated novel with graphics missing or piled up on the title page and missing chapters. I may need to strip the novel of an active TOC and graphics to create a very simple, basic, bare bones version of the novel. Not impressed.

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The Forgehammer

Repulsive-Class Grand Cruiser

The Forgehammer is a former Adeptus Astartes Repulsive-class Grand Cruiser carrier. It was sold to Dynasty Aguirre in exchange for the Sovereign of the Void by “the Consul” who needed a human-looking vessel that could navigate the Eldar webway.

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  • Saturnine-Pattern Class 5 Plasma Drives (Good quality)
  • Miloslav H-616.b Warp Engine (Good quality)
  • Triple Void Shield Array
  • Deep Void Augur Array
  • Vitae Pattern Life Sustainers (Good quality)
  • Clan-Kin Quarters
  • Fleet Flag Bridge
  • Emergency Gellar Field

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  • Pilot’s Chambers
  • Small Craft Repair Bays
  • Defensive Countermeasures
  • Compartmentalized Cargo Hold
  • Melodium
  • Laboratarium
  • Warp Sextant
  • Murder Servitors
  • Teleportarium
  • Temple Shrine of the God Emperor
  • Arboretum
  • Crew Reclamation Facility
  • x6 Starfighter Squadrons
  • x2 Bomber Squadrons
  • x2 Assault Boat Squadrons
  • x2 Support Craft Squadrons

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  • Mars-Pattern Nova Cannon (Good quality)
  • x2 Hecutor-Pattern Plasma Broadsides (Good quality)
  • Godsbane Lance Battery (Good quality)
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Thursday, February 16, 2012

Roasted squash, pear, and ginger soup

I'm embarrassed to admit that I still had a squash leftover from our fall weekly produce share. It's amazing how long squash can last after being harvested. I'd already made two different kinds of squash risotto and a squash tart twice. I was hoping to do something different with this last remaining squash. I think someone tweeted about Deborah Madison's recipe for this roasted squash, pear, and ginger soup, which led me to bookmark it for weeks before finally making it. I trusted the recommendation especially since I love the combination of pears and ginger.

Whenever I cut into a squash or pumpkin, I reserve the seeds with the intent to dry and roast them. More often than not, I lose the ambition and energy to do it, and so I just end up trashing the seeds. With this recipe, I didn't have to give it a second thought since the seeds and strings were used to flavor the broth. Having read the recipe reviews, I also added the skins from the pears to the broth. I really enjoy this soup, especially as leftovers. In my photo below, I added some Greek yogurt and fresh sage, but it was completely unnecessary. I preferred for the soup to stand alone. Without a doubt, the dominant flavor was squash, but there was a subtle fruitiness from the pears and a warm hint of spice from the fresh ginger. Given its sweet taste and smooth texture, this would likely be a hit for little ones.

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Reggae On The River Returns Home

by Daniel Mintz, January 9, 2013

Aah, Reggae. Scenes from 2012, by Zac Mansfield.

Aah, Reggae. Scenes from 2012, by Zac Mansfield.

Having gained county approval, Reggae on the River 2013 is set for the first weekend in August at its home site, French’s Camp.

It’s another milestone in the festival’s storied 28-year history, as the Mateel Community Center is exclusively managing it for the first time as a four-day festival with camping.

The Mateel had been operating it at the Benbow Lake Recreation Area as a non-camping event in the wake of a messy legal battle with the former manager, People Productions. The conflict was part of the county Planning Commission’s Jan. 3 discussion on the festival’s permit and a condition of approval mandates that the permit terminates if the Mateel is not the festival’s main manager.

The commission unanimously approved the permit and an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the festival after reviewing its impacts and the methods of mitigating them. The five-year permit’s conditions include setting an attendance of 8,000 people, including staff and performers, for the first year and a maximum total of 10,500 people in subsequent years.

The commission will review the permit annually and can revamp the attendance conditions. Security provisions and numbered wristbands will seek to ensure that attendance is accurately tallied and enforced.

Vehicles entering the site will be screened for leaking fluids and re-directed to areas away from the river bar if problems are detected. Post-event site restoration, noise monitoring relevant to potential marbled murrelet nesting, water storage during high river flows and a range of traffic control measures are also included as conditions.

Senior Planner Michael Richardson highlighted the requirement for an annual report to the commission. “You will have the benefit of hindsight in tweaking any of the mitigation measures to make this a safer and more successful event,” he told commissioners.

With the festival in the Mateel’s hands and at its original location, the fights of the past seem distant – but not entirely. Commissioner Ralph Faust noted that the original permit was held by Tom Dimmick, who organized Reggae Rising with People Productions at the adjacent Dimmick Ranch site.

“It might be reasonable for an average person to assume that that permit was stolen and the landowner asserted legal rights, under the wording of the permit, to take the permit from the community center,” he said, addressing Deputy County Counsel Davina Smith. “It was unseemly at a minimum and resulted in litigation that was probably unnecessary.”

The so-called reggae war was resolved with a settlement payment to the Mateel and split festivals. Dimmick ran Reggae Rising on his property in 2009 but was denied a permit in 2010 due to failure to meet its conditions and the offshoot festival has dissolved.

Smith said that if factionalization re-emerges, “We could potentially have another litigation event over who owns the permit.”

The exchange led to Faust’s proposal to name the Mateel as the definitive festival manager in the permit.

Later, Mark Arthur, of the Arthur Family Trust, the owner of French’s Camp, told commissioners that “as far as Dimmick’s use permit, I think that point is moot because the Arthur Family will not allow him on our property again and part of his use permit was using our property.”

Faust also asked why keeping the festival at Benbow isn’t cited as an alternative in the EIR. The question evoked an ongoing issue with the festival’s level of popularity – some have criticized its scale as being too grand.

Doug Green, the Mateel’s board president, said a festival with camping has been a unique communal phenomenon. “It was a very magical thing that happened there, that made people want to come back,” he said. “Reunions take place there, people get married there, we all know, certainly, babies are conceived there – there is a tremendous amount of heartfelt feeling for that venue.”

There was no criticism of the festival during a public comment session but nearby business owners asked that the Mateel do more work to ensure customer access, as the California Highway Patrol is requiring that there be no pedestrian crossing of Highway 101. That aspect was added to the permit conditions.

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quinta-feira, 17 de fevereiro de 2011

Kiss the Eclipse with Ringo Deathstarr - An Interview

Prediletissimos por aqui, os texanos do Ringo Deathstarr depois de alguns eps e singles simplesmente devastadores nos brindam com o debut Color Trip e de cara eu já digo vai ser dificil esse magistral album não estar nas listas especializadas como um dos melhores do ano, as referencias do trabalho MBV e J&MC em doses cavalares, passeando literalmente por todas as fases dos baluartes do barulho, o Ringo Deathstarr constroi seu wall of sound com extrema facilidade criando hits instantaneos, canções grudentas como Imagine Hearts, So High, You Don´t Listen competem entre si neste quesito por outro lado Do it Everytime, Two Girls, Kaleidoscope e Chloe mostram o eximio talento em gerar distorção. Impossivel não se curvar a este Color Trip, absolutamente indispensavel em qualquer coleção de amantes de shoegazer que se preze.

Aproveitando o lançamento do album, o TBTCI através do parceiro Robin Allport da gravadora prediletissima CLUB AC30 facilitou o contato com a banda e a entrevista tão sonhada pelo TBTCI se fez realidade, abaixo peculiaridades do grande mais muito grande Ringo Deathstarr.

***** Interview with Ringo Deathstarr *****

Q: When did Ringo Deathstarr starts, tell us about the history...
A. Uhhh well elliott kinda did stuff from about 2005'but the band really got going in 2007 when the first ep was released--a few members quit and then alex got in the band because she worked in a place near where elliott worked--me and elliott were old high school drum buddies so he asked me to join when their previous drummer quit because he didnt wanna tour-

Q: Who are your influences?
A. Well there are the obvious ones like mbv and to a lesser extent jamc but I think that our whole attitude about being in a band is closer to things like nirvana sonic youth and the ramones--we don't wanna be motionless on stage--we like to thrash about and go crazy and have fun!

Q. Made a list of 5 albuns of all time…
A. This is just my top 5 I guess the other guys are sleeping--

Of course loveless
I like duty now for the future by devo
Pet sounds by the beach boys
In utero by nirvana
The downward spiral by nin

Q: Tell us about the Ringo Deathstarr´s gigs... how do you fell playing alive?
A. I like playing live more than recording! It happens and then that was it--the gig exists! We are pretty rehearsed songwise but the energy of the shows is not! We don't do any cool rock star poses we just kinda do it like if nirvAna were a shoegaze band--loud,'crazy fun but we don't take ourselves overly seriously!

Q. How do you describe RD´s sounds?
A. Punk rock with loud tremolo guitars and usually pretty soft vocals..one song goes right into the next until it's over in a noisy mess

Q: Tell us about the process of recording the debut album?
A. It was recorded in a couple studios over a few months mainly in Austin at the bubble--super fun time and we are really happy with how things turned out!

Q. What´s represents the shoegazer classic era to the band?
A. The late 80s

Q. And about the new shoegazer scene all over the world,..which new bands you recommended?
A. Cryuff in the bedroom; guitar; aptbs,
Q: Which bands you love to made a cover version? Of our song or which band should we cover?
A. The stooges, shake appeal

Q: What´s the plans for future....
A. Tour a lot, figure out a way to make money doing this, quit our dayjobs and be happy

Q: Any parting words?
A. Thanks for the interest in what we are doing! We hope to play in south America sometime soon! If anyone Can work that out please do!! Ciao!
Thanks Daniel.....and thanks Robin!!!!

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Miguel disse...

Grande banda!!!!

Arlen disse...

O debut não foi o Sparkler, de 2009?
Fiquei conhecendo ele hoje.