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01 Jan If you were a veteran of the U.S. Civil War, you might have returned home injured, unable to work, and traumatized by what you had seen. As noted in your text, you would have survived a mor
If you were a veteran of the U.S. Civil War, you might have returned home injured, unable to work, and traumatized by what you had seen. As noted in your text, you would have survived a mortality rate of 43%–52% but would nevertheless be in economic and perhaps physical distress. What assistance would be available to you, and would that assistance be the same if you were a Union or Confederate veteran?
For this Discussion, you analyze the aid options for veterans after the U.S. Civil War and consider whether they align with the idea of social justice and with contemporary options and attitudes.
Identify and describe two programs and/or policies developed after the U.S. Civil War for veterans.
Describe the populations served by these programs and/or policies.
Determine if these programs and/or policies promoted social justice, and explain why or why not.
Compare the programs you identified to contemporary programs or policies or to current attitudes about veteran welfare.
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The Emerging Needs of Veterans: A Call to Action for the Social Work Profession
Elizabeth Franklin
The needs of the nation's veterans are chang- ing, and as such, the profession of social work will need to adapt to the increasing
demand for our services. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is the largest employer of masters-level social workers in the nation. Social workers have been serving veterans since 1926, when the first social work program in the Veterans Bureau was established. According to Manske (2008), the VA originally hired 36 hospital social workers, with the number increasing to 97 by 1930, and they treated patients with psychiatric illness and tuberculosis. Manske (2008) further stated that "in 1989, Congress elevated the VA to Cabinet status, creating the Department ofVeterans Affairs. At that time, more than 3,000 social workers were provid- ing psychosocial and mental health services at 175 VA hospitals" (p. 255).
Today, social workers offer a variety of services to veterans and their families, including resource navigation, crisis intervention, advocacy, benefit assistance, and mental health therapy for conditions such as depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and drug and alcohol addiction. Social workers in the VA also ensure continuity of care through admission, evaluation, treatment, and follow-up processes, and they provide assessment, crisis intervention, high-risk screening, discharge planning, case management, advocacy, and education to veterans and their families.
THE CHANGING FACE OF WAR The United States has been engaged in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) in Afghanistan since 2001 and in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) in Iraq since 2003, with 1.64 million troops serving in these wars Oaycox & Tanielian, 2008). As of May 2008, more than 4,100 American troops had died in Iraq and Afghanistan, and 31,850 troops had been physically
wounded in the two wars (Give an Hour, 2009). In past conflicts, such as World War II, people who experienced serious physical and mental trauma often did not survive long enough to deal with the repercussions of the event. With advances in medical technology and body armor, more service members are surviving experiences that would have led to death in prior wars (Jaycox &Tanielian,2008). Nearly all U.S. soldiers wear 16-pound Interceptor body armor, and as a result, 15 out of 16 seriously wounded service members survive injuries that would have been fatal in previous wars. During the Vietnam era, only five out of eight injured soldiers survived (StigUtz & Bilmes, 2008). New casualties are emerging in the form of veterans with mental health conditions and cognitive health impairments.
Another issue of deep concern is the length of deployments and numerous redeployments facing soldiers who may already be dealing with a mental health disorder. Deployments have become longer, redeployment to combat is common, and breaks between deployments are infrequent (Jaycox & Tanielian, 2008). Williamson and Mulhall (2009) stated that
since September 11,2001, troops have regularly had their tours extended and as of June 2008, more than 638,000 troops have been deployed more than once. U.S. soldiers serving in Iraq have essentially spent their entire deployment engaged in round the clock combat operations.
According to the Army's Mental Health Advisory Team, soldiers deployed to Iraq for more than six months, or deployed more than once, are much more likely to be diagnosed with psychological injuries (Mental Health Advisory Team V, 2008). In surveys of troops redeploying to Iraq, 20 percent to 40 percent "still had symptoms of past concussions.
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including headaches, sleep problems, depression, and memory difficulties. Even after getting home, those who had deployed for longer periods are still at higher risk for PTSD" (Williamson & Mulhall, 2009).
THE EMERGING NEEDS OF VETERANS Because of the often traumatic experience of serving in combat, our nation's veterans have unique mental health needs related to PTSD, traumatic brain injury (TBI), depression, and anxiety, among other issues. By March 2008, the VA reported that more than 130,000 Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans had been diagnosed with a mental disorder by their mental health services.WiUiamson and Mulhall (2009) stated that"no one comes home from the war unchanged. But with early screening and adequate access to counseling, the psychological and neurological ef- fects of combat are treatable."
According to a RAND Corporation report re- leased in April 2008, over 18 percent of the troops who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan—nearly 300,000 service members—have symptoms of post- traumatic stress or major depression (Jaycox & Tanielian, 2008). In addition, about 19 percent of service members reported that they experienced a possible TBI. One-third of those previously de- ployed suffer from depression, PTSD, or TBI, and about 5 percent suffer symptoms of all three. Jaycox and Tanielian also reported that only 53 percent of service members with PTSD or depression had sought help over the past year.
Individuals suffering from these mental health and cognitive conditions are more likely to have other psychiatric diagnoses, are at increased risk for committing suicide, have higher rates of unhealthy behaviors (for example, smoking, overeating, engag- ing in unsafe sex), and higher rates of physical health problems (Jaycox & Tanielian, 2008). Finally, mental and brain disorders from the war could cost the U.S. economy more than $6 billion over the next two years, and RAND predicts tVt $2 billion of that could be saved if treatment is provided to the U.S. troops (Jaycox & Tanielian, 2008).
Overall, veterans make up approximately 11 percent of the general population, yet they ac- count for 26 percent of the homeless population. Women veterans are two to four times more likely than nonveteran women to be homeless (Gamache, Rosenheck, & Tessler, 2003). According to Fair- weather (2006),
approximately 600 Iraq veterans have sought homeless healthcare services from the Depart- ment of Veterans Affairs. . . . Knowing that veterans, particularly recent veterans are loath to seek help, we can safely assume that the number of Iraq veterans with unstable housing is much higher, (p. 1)
An important factor to note is that among Iraq and Afghanistan—era veterans of the active-duty military, the unemployment rate was over 8 percent in 2007, about 2 percent higher than that for their civilian peers (Williamson & Mulhall, 2009).
Those who serve in the military are also commit- ting suicide at an alarming rate. In August 2007, the Army Suicide Event Report showed that suicides were at their highest point in 26 years. Rates of suicides in the Army have increased every year since 2004, and Army suicides in 2008 were on track to surpass the prior year's record rate (Williamson & Mulhall, 2009). A CBS News investigation (Keteyian, 2007) found that veterans were twice as likely to commit suicide than nonveterans and that 120 veterans of all wars kill themselves every week—over 5,000 per year.Veterans account for 20 percent of the nation's suicides (Williamson & Mulhall, 2009).
CHALLENGES OF WOMEN VETERANS Officially, women have been serving in the U.S. military since 1901—since the Civil War as nurses— although for most of that time their service was limited to ancillary roles and was constrained by law and policy. In 1973, the Selective Service Act ended the draft, resulting in a slow but steady growth of women serving in the military, from about 2 percent to about 15 percent at the start of 2002 (Costello, Stone, & Wight, 2003).
Female veterans make up 10 percent of the sol- diers who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. More than 160,000 female soldiers have been deployed in these two wars,compared with the 7,500 who served in Vietnam and the 41,000 who were dispatched to the Gulf War in the early 1990s (Corbett, 2007). Female veterans have a much different demographic profile than that of male veterans. They tend to be younger and have a higher education level, and a greater percentage of them are minorities (Man- ning, 2008).
Women who serve in the military must also deal with the possibility of sexual harassment, sexual as- sault, and rape. Between November 2003 and April
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2004,83 female U.S. soldiers were raped in Iraq and Kuwait (Hackworth,2004).The U.S.Department of Defense (2008) reported 2,085 unrestricted reports of sexual assaults involving military service members in fiscal year 2007. The Service Women's Action Network (2007) stated that "thousands of service women are harassed or sexually assaulted each year. Many don't report incidents for fear that they will be ignored, exposed or punished." A unique fac- tor in the psychological trauma suffered by female troops is the threat of sexual harassment. A report published in VA Research Currents indicated that military sexual trauma leads to a 59 percent higher risk for mental health problems (VA Screenings Yield Data on Military Sexual Trauma, 2008).
As noted, women veterans are not only dealing with the repercussions of combat trauma, but many also endure the trauma associated with sexual harass- ment and abuse. More than one-third ofthe 23,635 women veterans who served in Afghanistan or Iraq and were evaluated at VA health facilities between 2002 and 2006 had a preliminary diagnosis of a mental disorder (Service Women's Action Network, 2007). Women account for 14 percent of, or a total of 27,000, recent veterans treated for PTSD (Give an Hour, 2009).
Women veterans face a host of unique challenges. Women often carry the double burden of serving in the armed forces—a stressful duty in and of itself—while simultaneously balancing marriages, motherhood, and caregiving responsibilities in their home lives. For female service members in particular, divorce rates are very high; female sol- diers face an 8.8 percent annual divorce rate, more than 2.5 times the national average (Williamson & Mulhall, 2009). Women are making extraordinary strides in the military and, while creating a more inclusive armed forces, are also changing the ways in which we must address many challenges facing our service members.
SOCIAL WORK RESPONSE Social workers employed by the VA are competent and passionate. They bring positive, sustainable change to the lives of veterans across the country. But as Meyeroif (2009) said, "Inevitably, . . . when servicemen become disabled, their first question is how soon they can get back to their unit. After a doctor has explained why they cannot return to active duty, the social worker picks up the pieces." Social workers are essential in helping veterans deal
with emotions, challenges, and navigation of new circumstances.
Social workers offer a particular skill set and knowledge base that is beneficial, if not indispensible, to veterans who may return from war with a host of challenges.Veterans are well served by social work- ers' person-in-environment perspective and their ability to solve multi-factor problems. For instance, in the VA, social work coordinates the Community Residential Care program, the oldest and most cost- effective ofthe VA's extended care programs (http:// www.socialwork.va.gov/). Another example is the seamless transition program designed to facilitate the continuous care of injured active-duty military members moving into VA hospitals. In 2006, Manske described the difficulty veterans typically have in navigating the system:"There had to be a better way, and theVA Office of Social Work Service knew that social workers could play a key role" (p. 235).The seamless transitions program includes identification of "case managers . . ., [many] of whom are social workers, to assure the health, mental health, and psychosocial needs of. .. OIF [and] OEF veterans are addressed" (Manske, 2008, p. 256). As Manske (2006) described,
the director of social work suggested assigning a full-time VA social worker to Walter Reed to serve as a liaison in helping Army social work- ers and case managers transfer severely injured or ill OIF/OEF soldiers to VA medical centers. This effort was so successful that within weeks the workload had increased to the point that a second VA social worker was needed to assist." (p. 236)
As a result of this extraordinary program,
nearly 23,000 OIF/OEF service members and veterans have received information about VA benefits, and more than 5,900 have received help with VA benefits applications. VA social workers have provided assistance to more than 15,000 OIF/OEF patients in MTFs, arrang- ing transfers for 5,399 to VA medical centers." (Manske, 2006, p. 236)
However, the current social work workforce, in almost all areas of practice, including work with veterans, cannot keep pace with demand. Our engagement in OIF and OEF has created, and will
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continue to create, a need for a more robust work- force that is ready and able to tackle new challenges. This translates into a need to recruit and retain social workers with a desire to work with veterans, much as we must recruit and retain social workers to work with our aging population, in child welfare, and in other fields. "The Department of Veterans Affairs is affiliated with over 100 Graduate Schools of Social Work, and operates the largest and most comprehensive clinical training program for social work students—training 600 to 700 students per year" (VA, 2009) .To continue our tradition of caring for veterans while keeping pace with the increasing demand for our services, this pipehne of educated and trained social workers must remain in place and continue to grow. Active-duty mihtary, veterans, and their family members deserve to have access to needed information, services, resources, and equality of opportunity.
For social workers who are not employed within the VA or in a direct practice setting providing ser- vices to veterans, another key piece to this puzzle is advocacy. NASW is increasing its leadership on this complex and changing population in terms of diversity, challenges, and changing face of war and, as such, increasing organizational advocacy on behalf of those who have served our nation in a military capacity. These activities include supporting federal legislation such as the Post-Deployment Health As- sessment Act of 2009, which would require mental health screenings for members of the armed forces who are deployed in connection with a contingency operation, and the Mihtary Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Act, which is aimed at reducing sexual assault and domestic violence involving mem- bers of the armed forces and their family members and partners. On the state and federal levels, we can advocate for job training, employment, education, and housing for our nation s veterans. Social work- ers are natural advocates, whether working with an individual client or on a legislative and policy level—and both approaches are critical.
If the social work profession is the social safety net, veterans should be the last group that we let fall through the cracks. Everyone deserves an equal opportunity to live a healthy, productive life, but because of the extraordinary commitment of our service men and women, social workers have an additional responsibility to this group in particular. It is unacceptable for our country to fail to provide every resource and service promised to those who
voluntarily sign up to protect our nation, and social workers must lead the charge with expertise and innovation to ensure that our veterans' needs are being met. GECZl
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Reducing Barriers to Mental Health and Social Services for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans: Outcomes of an Integrated Primary Care Clinic
Karen H. Seal, MD, MPH1,2, Greg Cohen, MSW1, Daniel Bertenthal, MPH1, Beth E. Cohen, MD MAS1,2, Shira Maguen, PhD1,2, and Aaron Daley, MA1
1San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA; 2University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
BACKGROUND: Despite high rates of post-deployment psychosocial problems in Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, mental health and social services are under-utilized. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether a Department of Veter- ans Affairs (VA) integrated care (IC) clinic (established in April 2007), offering an initial three-part primary care, mental health and social services visit, improved psycho- social services utilization in Iraq and Afghanistan veterans compared to usual care (UC), a standard primary care visit with referral for psychosocial services as needed. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study using VA adminis- trative data. POPULATION: Five hundred and twenty-six Iraq and Afghanistan veterans initiating primary care at a VA medical center between April 1, 2005 and April 31, 2009. MAIN MEASURES: Multivariable models compared the independent effects of primary care clinic type (IC versus UC) on mental health and social services utilization outcomes. KEY RESULTS: After 2007, compared to UC, veterans presenting to the IC primary care clinic were significantly more likely to have had a within-30-day mental health evaluation (92%versus 59%, p<0.001) and social services evaluation [77% (IC) versus 56% (UC), p<0.001]. This exceeded background system-wide increases in mental health services utilization that occurred in the UC Clinic after 2007 compared to before 2007. In particular, female veterans, younger veterans, and those with positive mental health screens were independently more likely to have had mental health and social service evaluations if seen in the IC versus UC clinic. Among veterans who screened positive for≥1 mental health disorder(s), there was a median of 1 follow-up specialty mental health visit within the first year in both clinics. CONCLUSIONS: Among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans new to primary care, an integrated primary care visit further improved the likelihood of an initial mental health and social services evaluation over background increases, but did not improve retention in specialty mental health services.
KEY WORDS: veterans; mental health; health services utilization;
primary care.
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Approximately 2 million American men and women have served in the conflicts in Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom, OEF) and Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom, OIF)1. The prevalence of mental health disorders has steadily increased: between 18.5% and 42% of OEF/OIF veterans are estimated to suffer from deployment-related mental health problems2–4. Further, mental health diagnoses in this population are typically comorbid with other mental and physical disorders5–8, resulting in a significant public health burden9–12.
Despite population-based mental health screening by the military and VA13, most OEF/OIF veterans with mental health problems, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), do not access or receive an adequate course of mental health treatment3,4,14,15. OEF/OIF veterans continue to report numerous barriers to mental health care, most notably stigma4,14,16,17. Nevertheless, OEF/OIF veterans with mental health disorders have significantly higher rates of primary care utilization than those without mental health disorders18,19.
In response, priorities were identified for VA primary care nationally20, some of which were operationalized at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) in April 2007. These included: (1) monitoring rates of VA post-deployment mental health screening, (2) same-day mental health evaluations of veterans screening positive for PTSD and depression, and (3) limits on wait times for initial mental health appointments. In addition, on April 1, 2007, the SFVAMC OEF/OIF Integrated Care (IC) Clinic was established which offered integrated, co- located primary care, mental health and social services as described elsewhere and below21.
Since the establishment of the SFVAMC IC clinic in April 2007, most new OEF/OIF veteran patients initiating primary care have been scheduled for an initial IC visit, consisting of three optional 50-minute sessions with a team of primary care, mental health, and social services providers. IC providers have received training in post-deployment health, including an initial
Received January 10, 2011 Revised April 5, 2011 Accepted May 2, 2011 Published online June 7, 2011
in-service, bi-monthly seminars on related topics (e.g. PTSD), and ongoing patient case-conferences. Due to scheduling con- straints however (i.e.: limited number of 3-hour appointment blocks with trained providers), many new OEF/OIF veteran patients have been scheduled for "usual care" (UC), consisting of a standard 1-hour intake visit with a primary care provider (PCP) who has not received specialized post-deployment training, with referrals to mental health and social services as needed.
The main aim of this study was to evaluate whether an initial IC visit (compared to a UC visit) improved mental health and social services utilization in OEF/OIF veterans entering primary care at a VA medical center. First we compared UC primary care before and after April 1, 2007 to assess whether the introduction of the aforementioned national VA priorities led to background improvements in mental health services utilization that should be considered in evaluating any additional impact of the IC clinic. We hypothesized that over and beyond background changes, OEF/ OIF veterans who had an initial IC versus UC primary care visit after April 2007 would be more likely to have received an initial mental health and social services evaluation, to have completed it in less time, and to have had a greater number of follow-upmental health visits within one year of initiating primary care.
Setting/Intervention
This is a retrospective study based on data from the SFVAMC primary care clinics. In both the IC and UC primary care clinics, nurses conduct population-based VA post-deployment mental health and TBI screening using standard brief screens for PTSD (PC-PTSD)22, depression (PHQ-2)23, high-risk drink- ing (AUDIT-C)24,25, and TBI26. Then, in contrast to the UC clinic, where PCPs conduct a standard medical history and physical (H & P) exam, PCPs in the IC clinic conduct an H & P focused on deployment- and post-deployment-related medical and psychosocial problems. Following the PCP visit, patients in the IC clinic meet with a mental health provider, the "Post- Deployment Stress Specialist," and social worker, the "Combat Case Manager." Patients are informed that they may decline these additional visits.
The mental health portion of the IC visit typically consists of: (1) psychoeducation; (2) assessment of positive mental health screens and potential life-threatening problems (e.g. suicide); (3) brief intervention, if appropriate; and (4) referral for mental health treatment, if indicated. The social work visit consists of counseling about psychosocial concerns and veterans' bene- fits. In contrast, unless a patient screens positive for PTSD or depression or makes a specific request, patients in the UC clinic are not routinely evaluated by a psychologist or social worker on the same day as their first primary care visit.
The study population consisted of male and female OEF/OIF veterans presenting to the SFVAMC for their first primary care visit between April 1, 2005 and April 31, 2009. Because the IC clinic was established April 1, 2007, OEF/OIF veteran patients
who presented for primary care prior to April 2007 were seen in the UC clinic. Of 605 OEF/OIF veterans, we excluded 79 veterans who had already received VA mental health treatment in the 60 days prior to their first SFVAMC primary care visit. This yielded a final study population of 526 OEF/OIF veterans whose health services utilization was followed through April 31, 2010. The study was approved by the Institutional Review Boards of the University of California, San Francisco, the San Francisco VA Medical Center, and the United States Depart- ment of Defense.
Source of Data
Data for this study, including identification of the study population, sociodemographics, mental health and TBI screen results, type of primary care received (IC vs. UC) and mental health and social services utilization, were extracted from the SFVAMC Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS), and the Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Archi- tecture (VistA). We also used the nation


Drones that dive, drive and fly are learning to work together off the west Coast of Scotland this month in a first-of-its kind exercise called Unmanned Warrior. An expansion of an annual exercise hosted by the British Navy called Joint Warrior, this effort, focused on international unmanned technologies, is indicative of the strong interest in moving toward a near future in which autonomous machines play a significant role in warfighting.
Some 40 participants from NATO and allied nations are exploring 10 different technologies and exploring challenges around five "mission themes:"
In a conference call with reporters Oct. 14, Dr. Marcus Tepaske, the Office of Naval Research Global science adviser to U.S. Fleet Forces Command and U.S. technical director for Unmanned Warrior, said one key gain has been finding ways for British and American unmanned underwater vehicles to network and communicate as they accomplish various exercise objectives.
"We've achieved a number of world firsts in UUV operations to do mine countermeasures in a joint and multinational environment," he said. "We've pushed limits ... networking American systems and British systems."
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The exercise, which began Oct. 8, continues until Oct. 20. Capt. Beth Creighton, the Navy officer in charge of the exercise and a reserve officer with the Office of Naval Research, said ONR was still compiling its list of lessons learned and plans for future research.
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You can use google and will find a lot of.
For example this one: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/115 ... r-in-words You just need to implement it to your invoicing.
If you are not a coder, you can write PM to me and we can discuss about implementation.
Have you tried export XML via your phpMadmin? It should be possible. If no, you can ask for the help in commercial support section.
I suppose it might be possible.
If you are not able to do it by yourself, you can hire someone here in commercial support forum.
Could it be that the free shipping calculation was based on the regular price of the item, instead of the sale price that the customer paid?
By default NO. Free shipping calculating on the special price and with tax if your goods are taxable.
Because error in files which are in modification folder, there can be some module installed, which can cause your errors. Nobody can check this errors, because nobody knows which extensions you have installed.
Re: how to change order id?
Surely it's a database column not a database table that's auto increment?
So you at least need a column name in there?
how to change order id?
Have you set each of these products subtract option from your admin catalog products page?


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Sreekaram is set to release on 11 March
Sreekaram the rural drama is about to get release on 11 march on theatres. The fans have been waiting from so long to get the information about the release date of the movie. Sharwanand and Priyanka Mohan's movie Sreekaram is going to be lit. It is a Telugu film and Kishore Reddy is the director of the the film and it will be produced by Ram Achanta and Gopichand Achanta.
It was said that the makers decided to release the movie in the month April but due to the pandemic situation they are going to release it on 11 march. In the year of 2019 the director gave the information about the movie.
While there were reports that the team is eyeing for an OTT release, the makers have now confirmed that the film will release on big screen. Sharwanand, on Saturday, took to Twitter to announce that the film will hit the screens on March 11. He shared a still from the film and wrote, "A new phase of my career begins with #Sreekaram. Sreekaram in cinemas from March 11. (sic)."
At the starting of 2020 the first look of the series was released and the fans were really happy to see that. And the most important part is that the main lead is playing the role of a farmer in the movie Shreekaram. The shooting of the movie was done in villages near Anantapur and Tripati.
In the movie we are going to see some famous casts like Murali Sharma, Rao Ramesh, Naresh, Aamani, Sapthagiri and Satya. So, are you ready to watch the movie.
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TagsRam Achanta and Gopichand Achanta Sharwanand and Priyanka Mohan shreekaram
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https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/ter91042abs
Inhalation Developmental Toxicology Studies: Developmental Toxicity of Chloroprene Vapors in New Zealand White Rabbits
CASRN: 126-99-8
Chemical Formula: C4H5Cl
Report Date: April 1994
The following abstract presents results of a study conducted by a contract laboratory for the National Toxicology Program. The findings may not have been peer reviewed and were not evaluated in accordance with the levels of evidence criteria established by NTP in March 2009. For more information, see the Explanation of Levels of Evidence for Developmental Toxicity. The findings and conclusions for this study should not be construed to represent the views of NTP or the U.S. Government.
Chloroprene, 2-chloro-1,3-butadiene, is a colorless liquid with a pungent ethereal odor that is primarily used as an intermediate in the manufacture of neoprene rubber, and has been used as such since about 1930. This study addressed the potential for chloroprene to cause developmental toxicity in New Zealand white rabbits following gestational exposure to 0, 10, 40, or 175 ppm chloroprene vapors, 6 hours per day, 7 days per week. Each treatment group consisted of approximately 15 artificially inseminated females exposed on 6 through 28 days of gestation. Body weights were obtained throughout the study period, and uterine and fetal body weights were obtained at sacrifice on 29 dg. Implants were enumerated and their status recorded and live fetuses were examined for gross, visceral, skeletal, and soft-tissue craniofacial defects.
There were no overt signs of maternal toxicity and the change in maternal body weight over the course of the study was not affected. Exposure of pregnant rabbits to chloroprene vapors on 6-28 dg had no effect on the number of implantations, the mean percent of live pups per litter, or on the incidence of resorptions per litter. Fetal body, kidney, and liver weights (as means of litter means) were not affected by gestational exposure to chloroprene, nor was the fetal sex ratio affected. The incidence of fetal malformations was not increased by exposure to chloroprene. There were no significant alterations in the incidence of total fetal variations or reduced ossifications among exposed groups. Results of this study indicate that gestational exposure of New Zealand white rabbits to 10, 40, or 175 ppm chloroprene did not result in observable toxicity to either the dam or the offspring. The highest exposure group, 175 ppm, was the no observable adverse effect level for rabbits in the study with respect to both maternal and developmental toxicity.
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using System.Web.Mvc.Html;
using System.Web.Routing;
using BLToolkit.EditableObjects;
using eidss.model.Enums;

namespace eidss.webclient.Areas.VetCaseSamples
{
    public static class Extenders
    {
        public static MvcHtmlString VetCaseSamples(this HtmlHelper htmlHelper, long root, string name, EditableList<eidss.model.Schema.VetCaseSample> samples, bool isReadOnly, int? intHACode)
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            var args = new RouteValueDictionary { { "area", "VetCaseSamples" }, { "root", root }, { "name", name }, { "samples", samples }, { "isReadOnly", isReadOnly },
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"The heritage style hotel in Rajasthan, Hotel Udai Vilas Palace in Bharatpur has gained massive reputation among tourist and travelers who visit the city on a daily basis. Its close proximity to the railways station and also with the famous Keoladeo National Park has made it a personal favorite haunt for one and all. The hotel serves its guests with impeccable services.
Hotel Udai Vilas Palace is a heritage style resort in Bharatpur which provides excellent accommodation facilities and services to discerning travelers. The interiors of the hotel are designed to remind one of the historical days of Jat Rulers of Bharatpur. With the royal facade at every corner, one is guaranteed to transfer back to the past with a stay in here.
For the accommodation of the guests, the hotel offers a total of 50 rooms comprising of 40 Deluxe Rooms and 10 Luxury Suites. The interiors and services provided in all the rooms are totally of international level. The rooms are facilitated with modern amenities.
Deluxe Rooms: These are cozy, comfy and spacious rooms available in single and double types.
Luxury Suites: These spacious suites are designed in colonial architectural patterns to provide the settings of days gone by.
The guests who stay at this heritage style hotel in Bharatpur love feasting on the traditional flavor of Rajasthani cuisines that is served in the hotel's multi-cuisine restaurant, Ghosla. The restaurant also features several international dishes along with some delicious Indian, Continental, Chinese and Mughlai cuisines. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages are also available to provide a fine dining experience.
The city of Bharatpur in Rajasthan was established by the legendary Jat King Maharaja Suraj Mal. He was also responsible for building the magnificent Bharatpur fort along with several stunning gardens and palaces at Deeg. The city is a major tourist attraction because of the famous bird sanctuary here, Keoladeo National Park. For lovers of wildlife and birds, this park is a fascinating tourist destination.


The kids from Coral Springs came back with the sequel to their cheeky EP of movie soundtrack covers, this time expanding it into a full blown 11 songs. It�s still fun, and the song selection is pretty good (Kiss Me, The Promise, King of Wishful Thinking, Iris, Crazy For You, Head Over Heels, etc), but something about it just doesn�t have as much �funness� to it as the original EP did. Not quite sure what it is, but despite that, it�s still a riot to listen to pop-punk bands do covers of songs that would never fit the genre!


Seth Pickens, M.Div.' 06 Pastor, Zion Hill Baptist Church Los Angeles CA What do you do? I'm pastor of the Zion Hill Baptist Church in Los Angeles, and I'm also completing an doctoral program in education (Ed.D.) at the University of Southern California. I'm writing my dissertation now and expect to graduate in May 2015.
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so when will you cruise next? we are cruising the week of Thanksgiving...I think you & Andrew should go with us! What an absolutely great review! I probably enjoyed your cruise almost as much as you did. So, you live in W. Ashley? My son lives there too. Do you & Andrew ever go to The Mill or the Tatooed Moose?
Great review & picx. Can't wait to get home from work & see more! We are going on FANTASY the week of THanksgiving. This is adding to the excitement.
Carnival Triumph Western from NOLA Review.......with TONS of Pictures!!
anniversary, you are so right about meeting folks on the board. We have so many friendships that have lasted over years. Sometimes we even get to cruise with them again. It would be a shame to miss out on great friends you have not met yet but that share a common interest.
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2012 Jaguar XKR-S: First Drive
Antony Ingram February 27, 2012 Comment Now!
"Grace... Space... Pace". Three words that Jaguar used to describe its luxury sedans and coupes back in the 1960s, and three words by which Jaguars have been held to account ever since.
That slogan raises questions when a car like the 2012 Jaguar XKR-S springs from the company's gates. Will it be a true Jaguar?
And faced with the rest of Jaguar's range to compare it to at a recent event in Warwickshire, England, Jaguar's fastest car since the XJ220 supercar has a lot of grace, space and pace to live up to.
It succeeds, but cautiously so.
It would be easy to become overwhelmed by the XKR-S on the strength of its performance.
You're tempted to say that the extra $34,500 you'd pay over the regular XKR or $47,500 over the XK8 doesn't justify the 0.4 to 1-second improvement over the 0-60 mph sprint (now at 4.2 seconds), nor the ten to twenty mile-per-hour increase in top speed to 186 mph.
Then you squeeze the right pedal until it can be squeezed no more, the traction control light blinks into a frenzy, and you find yourself amazed at how much quicker the horizon is drawn in compared to the naturally-aspirated XK you'd driven minutes before.
And then there's the noise--enhanced by four large, growling tailpipes that rudely interrupt the tranquility of the English countryside under full throttle (a cacophony accompanied by the subtle whine of a supercharger), a sound that turns to pops and crackles when you lift off.
You can enhance the experience further by selecting gears yourself. The XKR-S uses a ZF six-speed automatic gearbox, but like all Jaguars, you now get shift paddles located behind the steering wheel.
Gear changes are smooth and fast whether in auto or when using the paddles, but the main benefit of the paddles is when down-shifting, either to summon up more power, or when braking for corners. Each down-shift is rewarded with a blip of the throttle, reminding you to use that right-hand pedal a little more.
At the moderate speeds achieved on our quick drive, it handled well too. The steering was nicely weighted and full of feel, and linear enough that you could place the car accurately on the narrow roads without having to make corrections.
Even the ride impressed--firm, certainly, but quiet too. Bumps made themselves felt, but never intrusively so. The car's weight isn't too much of an issue at the sort of speeds we drove, but at just shy of 3,900 pounds we're not sure it'd be the most nimble of vehicles at higher speeds, or on a track.
Refinement lagged behind some of the other Jaguars on the day, a result of the wide tires and loud exhaust. The latter you'd almost certainly forgive, but the former might become a little wearing on longer journeys.
2012 Jaguar XKR-S Coupe
All the same, you'll enjoy typical Jaguar luxuries inside the cabin.
The "Performance Seats" are mounted low, and endless adjustment ensures you can get comfortable fairly easily. They're also suitably supportive for quicker cornering, and we've no doubt they'd be equally suitable for longer drives, as befits a GT car.
In isolation, the interior is also a pleasant space in which to spend time. The charcoal leather and piano black accents are perhaps a little dark, but it's hard to fault the quality and all your points of contact with the car--the leather wheel, the knurled metal gear selector, the seats--are all great to hold or touch.
We're not so sure about the design though. There's nothing particularly wrong with it, but after hopping from Jaguar's other models--the XF and XJ--the shapes now look a little dated, and it doesn't have the same sense of occasion as Jaguar's sedans.
You'd also not want to spend too long in the rear seats. While immaculately-appointed, they aren't hugely spacious, particularly if you're sitting behind a taller driver or passenger.
We're much keener on the XKR-S in Jaguar's "Polaris White" paint than in the slightly more attention-grabbing blue shown at the car's debut. It looks aggressive and modern, and dark details like the 20-inch grey wheels and carbon-fiber spoiler work well.
Graceful? That's harder to justify. Parked next to a standard XK in silver, the XKR-S looked like it was trying just a little too hard. It'd no doubt suit the environs of a race track more than English country roads and quaint villages.
But then, you're encouraged to consider whether, with all that weight to lug around, it would be suited to the race track either.
You then start to wonder whether it really is worth the price premium over the regular, less hardcore XKR, or even the naturally-aspirated V-8, which still offers high performance but also fulfils the "Gran Turismo" role better, with a more controlled ride and less tire noise.
For some, the performance, and indeed those aggressive looks, will be enough to tempt them into upgrading from R to R-S. For others, the slightly compromized road manners might be a turn-off.
From our brief impressions, the XKR-S is a great performance car. But as neither the most gracious, nor the most spacious, it's not the best Jaguar.
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Q: How do I get only unique month and year combinations? Using VBNET, MVC 3 and Entity Framework to write my first mvc application - a single user blog application. I am trying to create an archive sidebar that will render something like October 2011 and when the user clicks they will see all posts in october. Right now all my attempts show either duplicate dates - if there are 3 posts in october then i see october 2011 3 times or i only get back one month year combo say oct 2011.
Using groupby with firstordefault i only get back one month yaear combo.
posts = _rdsqlconn.Posts.Where(Function(p) p.PostIsPublished = True).GroupBy(Function(d) d.PostDatePublished).FirstOrDefault

How can i get back unique month year combos with EF?

Additional info
I have that function in my repository. I want to pull the month and year pairs so that i have only one pair for say ocotober even if there are 3 posts in october.
In the repository:
Public Function SelectPostsByDate() As IEnumerable(Of Entities.Post) Implements Interfaces.IPostRepository.SelectPostsByDate

 Using _rdsqlconn As New RDSQLConn
            Dim posts
            posts = _rdsqlconn.Posts.Where(Function(p) p.PostIsPublished = True).GroupBy(Function(p) New With {p.PostDateCreated.Year, p.PostDateCreated.Month}).Select(Function(g) g.Key)
            'posts = _rdsqlconn.Posts.Where(Function(p) p.PostIsPublished = True).GroupBy(Function(p) New With {p.PostDatePublished.Value.Year, p.PostDatePublished.Value.Month})
            Return posts
        End Using
    End Function

In my controller i have
  Function DateViewPartial() As PartialViewResult
        Return PartialView(_postRepository.SelectPostsByDate)
    End Function

My partial view has:
      @ModelType IEnumerable (of RiderDesignMvcBlog.Core.Entities.Post)

   @For Each item In Model
      @
 @Html.ActionLink(item.PostDatePublished.Value.ToString("Y"), "Archives", "Blog", New With {.year = item.PostDatePublished.Value.Year, .month = item.PostDatePublished.Value.Month}, Nothing)

     Next

In _Layout.vbhtml i call the partial view to render in the sidebar:

Posts by Date

        @code
            Html.RenderAction("DateViewPartial", "Blog")
        End Code

A: I would try this (in C#):
var yearMonths = _rdsqlconn.Posts
    .Where(p => p.PostIsPublished)
    .GroupBy(p => new { p.PostDatePublished.Year, p.PostDatePublished.Month })
    .Select(a => a.Key)
    .ToList();

It gives you a list of anonymous objects. Each object has a Year and a Month property - for instance yearMonths[0].Year and yearMonths[0].Month, etc. By applying the Select you actually throw away the elements in each group and you get only a list of group keys (year and month).
Edit
I think, for your purpose the best way is to introduce a "ViewModel" for your sidebar partial view. The ViewModel would describe the year and month group, for instance:
public class ArchiveMonthViewModel
{
    public int Year { get; set; }
    public int Month { get; set; }
}

Then you don't group with an anonymous type but use this ViewModel type:
var archiveViewModels = _rdsqlconn.Posts
    .Where(p => p.PostIsPublished)
    .GroupBy(p => new ArchiveMonthViewModel
    {
        Year = p.PostDatePublished.Year,
        Month = p.PostDatePublished.Month
    })
    .Select(a => a.Key)
    .ToList();

archiveViewModels is now a named type: List<ArchiveMonthViewModel> which you can return from your method:
public IEnumerable<ArchiveMonthViewModel> SelectPostsByDate()
{
    // code above ...
    return archiveViewModels;
}

Now your partial view should be based on a model of type IEnumerable<ArchiveMonthViewModel> (and not IEnumerable<Post>). In your foreach loop (@For Each item In Model) you pull out the ArchiveMonthViewModel elements which are the item in the loop now and then create the action link using item.Year and item.Month.
(Hopefully you can translate this sketch into VB.)

A: In VB:
Dim groupedPosts = _rdsqlcon.Posts.
        Where(Function(p) p.PostIsPublished = True).
        GroupBy(Function(p) New With {p.PostDatePublished.Year, p.PostDatePublished.Month }).
        Select(g => g.Key)

This just returns the unique Years and Months. If you want to include the Posts for each, try the following:
Dim groupedPosts = _rdsqlcon.Posts.
            Where(Function(p) p.PostIsPublished = True).
            GroupBy(Function(p) New With {p.PostDatePublished.Year, p.PostDatePublished.Month

From there, you can show the year/month groupings and the associated posts for each:
For Each group In groupedPosts
   Console.WriteLine(group.Key.Year & "-" & group.Key.Month)
   For Each post In group
      Console.WriteLine(post.PostDatePublished)
   Next
Next

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Being five-foot-seven and a single-digit size, finding clothes that fit and flatter me is not terribly difficult, and I will admit I take it for granted. Of course, like anyone, I have my issues--I'm extremely short-waisted for one--but all things considered, I have it pretty easy. For those of you who don't, here are two blogs that might come in handy.
When I hear "size 0," I tend to think of starved fashion victims. However, there are a lot of girls out there who are simply petite--shorter in stature and small-boned--and who are naturally this size, and, god almighty, do they have trouble shopping. Thankfully, the excellent blog Serafina is devoted to helping fellow petite women find clothes that fit. From what stores and websites stock small sizes to bridal-dress tips, Serafina is a thorough and well-written resource for the petite gals who love fashion.
On the other end of the spectrum, and far more typical nowadays, are plus-size women--after all, the average American woman is now a size 14. (Side note: By day, I work for a major retailer, and our fastest-growing business by far is women's plus-size clothing.) Considering this, it seems both nonsensical and frustrating that most "mainstream" women's fashion is only available in up to size 12, and plus size women are unfortunately relegated to their own departments or stores. To help you navagate this cold and lonely world however is the Plus Size Clothing Scoop, a blog devoted to highlighting sales, fashion finds, and new labels for girls with more to love. Plus-size girls may have the cards stacked against them, but the Scoop helps you play a better hand when it comes to fashion.
I think the mid-price brands are usually available to Misses 16 or 18 (eg Ann Taylor, Liz Claiborne, Maggie London), it's the more higher price labels that stop at 12 (eg BCBG, Nanette Lepore, Carilyn Vaile).
I'm a size 16 and I rarely shop in the Plus Size department because the selection tends to be smaller, and the fit less form-fitting, and the Plus Size stores tend to overpriced and underfashionable for me.
I can't say I find it a "cold and lonely world" -- though it is one with fewer choices than your world, Cheryl -- but what I really feel disgruntled about is that the real flair and cheap price points are in Juniors clothing, which rarely has my size.
Being a size 14 I find two things extremely difficult: 1) finding jeans that aren't laden with stretch material (who wants to look like a sausage?); and 2) finding t-shirts that fit - either they cling to the back fat and are too short, or they look like I got them at a concert or Spencer Gifts.
I agree with Anonymous's comment - plus size stores and departments offer boring, shapeless, expensive clothes that make the divide between fat and skinny that much more obvious for us average size girls who fit into neither category.
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Padre Manyanet School  in Alcobendas (Madrid, Spain) began life on 27 September 1980. In 1990 there was an enlargement, so that pupils could study in the school until the very last year before university. It is a religious school of the Congregation of Sons and Daughters of the Holy Family for pupils aged three to eighteen. The current headmaster of the school is Father A. Pérez.

The school is located in the outskirts of Alcobendas, in the countryside, at the 3rd kilometre on the M-616 road. Its position on a hill gives the school great sights from the city of Madrid and also from the north and north-west mountain range in the Community of Madrid. There are two universities in the nearness: the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas and the Autonomous University of Madrid . There are several ways to get to the school using public transport. Most pupils take the bus to go to classes, since the nearest suburban train station, which is very close to Comillas University, is several minutes away on foot. The school is also connected to Alcobendas by a bicycle track.

Saint José Manyanet y Vives
Saint José Manyanet y Vives, who was canonized the 16 May 2004 by Pope John Paul II, was a priest. He was born in Tremp, a village in Lérida, the 7 January 1833. He devoted himself completely to family and children education. His motto was "Create a Nazaret in everybody's home", remembering the Holy Family. He founded several schools during his life and he also promoted great works, as Gaudí's massive unfinished cathedral in Barcelona, the Sagrada Familia. José Manyanet died in 1901.

Nowadays, there are some schools which are named after him, because of his labour as educator and as traditional family protector. These schools are in Barcelona, Reus (Tarragona, Spain), Alcobendas (Madrid, Spain) and Medellín (Colombia).  They are all related to the same congregation.

Activities

The school offers a great number of different activities. It has always had a lot of sport teams, which play on local competitions. Football and basketball have always been the most played sports in the school, but there are also other teams which play sports such as volleyball. Therefore, there are some essential facilities like a gym, football and basketball grounds and a pavilion.

Since it is a Catholic centre, some of the most important and characteristic activities in the school are related to religion. Years ago, part of the school building was a seminary. The remnants of the old seminary are a lot of bedrooms, used only occasionally, and a small chapel which is used all over the year (the same way as a normal church).

A lot of pupils stay in the school for lunch. Most of them are the younger ones, in primary education, because pupils in secondary education finish their classes earlier. The dining room is quite big and the food is a high-quality one. In the school there is also a hall for conferences, school contests, meetings, etc. Some of the school's contests are a Literature contest (pupils must write something about a common topic), a Christmas cards contest and a photography contest.

References

External links
The linked websites are all in Spanish and/or in Catalan, except the one of the GLOBE Program.
Padre Manyanet School in Alcobendas
Padre Manyanet School in Medellín
Padre Manyanet School in Barcelona
Padre Manyanet School in Reus
Grupos Juveniles
Manyanet Solidario
PARTNeR project
The GLOBE Program
Languages Padre Manyanet

Educational institutions established in 1980
1980 establishments in Spain
Schools in Alcobendas

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Passengers stand as they ride a subway train in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Officials acknowledge it will take years to expand the subway, expand dedicated bus lanes and beef up the fleets of public transportation.
If you think your daily commute is bad, you have to check out what workers in Sao Paulo, Brazil have to endure in their chaotic public transportation system.


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Run CCSM and under "Ubuntu Unity Plugin" change the key binding for "Key to show the launcher" to something else (e.g. Super+U). Then log out and in again. As long as no compiz plugin is bound to the single Super key any more, compiz will no longer block other apps from binding to Super+other_keys.
1. Write a script or figure out the command to do the action you want.
4. In the Commands settings, fill in the command line you want and bind it to key Super+P.
Now Unity will run your specified command on Super+P, but still handle the Super key as usual.
[Test Case] Attach an external monitor to the laptop, press Super+P, it should do the video switch as this function is implemented in gnome-settings-daemon. A patch in comment #12 is now accepted upstream and a test package with that patch is available in comment #14. From the test result, the patch at least fixes Unity-2D.
[Regression Potential] The patch is accepted upstream and is also cherry-picked in the gnome-3-4 branch of g-s-d git tree. g-s-d version in Precise is 3.4.2. So the risk of regression should be rather low.
[Other] I prepare a debdiff in comment #31 for convenience. I hope the patch can be in both Quantal and Precise.
Using : 12.04 Beta 1, updated. and Unity.
- the function key (Fn) + (F1) allowed to switch between the laptop screen and the external monitor.
After upgrading to 12.04 this no more works and instead I get an unexpected behavior: see the video.
Yes, pressing FN-F1 just shows the unity launcher for me too. (Although I never tried it on 11.10, so I don't know what it used to do, the symbols on the keys certainly indicate that it should toggle laptop and external monitor modes).
In 11.10 it definitely used to switch between the two monitors (laptop screen and external monitor). (I tried recently 11.10 on another L502X and the (Fn + F1) worked just fine.
In any case, in 12.04 ( Fn + F1 ) is the only BIOS key combination that does not work. Yet, it is a vital feature for multi monitoring and those doing presentations frequently.
I still do not know wether it's a kernel issue or just that the new Unity Hotkeys implementation conflicts with the Dell XPS 15 BIOS keyboard shortcuts.
Also having this issue since upgrading to 12.04. Any solution? it use to work fine with 11.10 on my HP laptop. My combination is usually FN + F4 though.
Aditionaly for DELL XPS l502x the special function keys, these above the keybord is incorrect (see the picture).
I mean that the keys behavior is incorrect. They are probably wrongly mapped.
But as they had the same behavior in 11.10, I thought about filing a new bug later. If you want you can file a separate bug.
This was fixed in gnome-settings-daemon according to bug 539477, perhaps a regression in there?
It is likely that the key generates two key codes (Windows key + P) and the windows key triggers the Unity launcher.
Personally I found that Super+P key combination for switching the video output no longer works in 12.04.
It will be very appreciated if anyone can review the attached patch, and it fixes for me.
A g-s-d package with the patch is uploaded to https://launchpad.net/~lexical/+archive/gsd for testing too.
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without unsettling the original state value.
The attached patch is confirmed to make the super+P key works.
I formed another patch and had it in the upstream bug for review.
The patch in comment 12 is accepted and waiting for committing (https://bugzilla.gnome.org/review?bug=676300&attachment=214634).
A gnome-settings-daemon package with the patch in the comment 13 is available at the PPA (https://launchpad.net/~lexical/+archive/gsd/) for testing.
Just installed (gnome-settings-daemon_3.4.1-0ubuntu1.1kengyu2_amd64.deb) and tested but in vain.
Still the same behavior. Neither ( Super + P) nor ( Fn + F2) work.
You will have to restart gnome-settings-daemon to make it work. The simplest way is to log out and log in again.
Well, That's what I did, I rebooted before testing. But the problem remains.
I am going to give it another shot again.
Thanks for your appreciated feedback.
Test g-s-d 3.4.1-0ubuntu1.1kengyu2 in https://launchpad.net/~lexical/+archive/gsd/ PPA on a HP model. Fn+F4 is expected to switch between monitors and it didn't work. Fn+F4 works after installing g-s-d 3.4.1-0ubuntu1.1kengyu2 with the patch Kent-Yu provided.
On my Dell Precision M4400 the monitor switch key is Fn+F8. I tried the new g-s-d 3.4.1-0ubuntu1.1kengyu2 from the ppa provided, but no luck. My symptoms are exactly the ones described in https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/539477.
I retried again with the patch, it does not work on the Dell XPS 15 as specified above.
Ubuntu 11.10 works just fine.
XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (70) "p"
XmbLookupString gives 1 bytes: (70) "p"
After a few rounds of testing, I think there is different result to run g-s-d with and without the "--debug" argument.
However when testing without killing the g-s-d process first and without the --debug argument. The video switch does not work.
This could be a race of grabbing the key or some timing issue as it seems.
with the g-s-d package in my PPA installed and log in Unity-2D, the super+p works well as it makes the video switch.
So this could be another bug in Unity causing this.
So the fix works for Unity2D session and not for Unity(3D). probably compiz is doing something here.
made the patch work for Unity 3D temporarily. I had a similar output as in comment #22 (xrandr Identified monitors...etc) and the monitor switch also worked.
After logout/login, the patch is no more effective for Unity 3D. I also noticed that there was a second instance of compiz running with a huge memory consumption (if the debugging command is triggered).
Case 2 : The patch work fine in Unity 2D. (Fn+F1) and (Super + P) do work fine.
This is a regression of bug 704231. However Unity in its current form needs to take over Super+everything in order to accurately detect Super key taps. So unless we change the Unity dash to use some other key than Super, this bug can't be fixed right now.
Daniel, I understand why Unity is doing that, but that leads to a serious implication that on the many laptops which already have the video switch hotkey sends super+p, the hotkey now becomes non-functional.
Workaround: Run CCSM and under "Ubuntu Unity Plugin" change the key binding for "Key to show the launcher" to something else (e.g. Super+U). Then log out and in again. As long as no compiz plugin is bound to the single Super key any more, compiz will no longer block other apps from binding to Super+other_keys.
1. Write a script or figure out the command to do what you want the action to be.
summary: - Unity blocks other programs from receiving <super> key-press events.
For the g-s-d part, the patch has arrived in the upstream git. So I would like it have it in Ubuntu too. (At least it fixes Ubuntu-2d).
debdiff attached, I will need sponsoring too.
And I want to know what has changed in 12.04 Unity with regard to the Super key, because the "Super+P" key sequence, which is sent by the video out hotkeys, has been working fine in 11.10 and before.
Anthony, "what has changed" is described in comment #26.
Confirmed lexical's patch also works for Unity 3D in Precise (12.04).
I would test patch from http://launchpad.net/~lexical/+archive/gsd/ but I can't install deb because I apparently have newer version instaled few months ago gnome-settings-daemon 3.4.2-0ubuntu0.2 :/ Will it work if I change version number in deb filename?
Uploaded the fix to precise-proposed, waiting for review by the SRU team.
I could not find the fix in precise-proposed, could you point out where I can find the fixed deb for precise?
I found the package in upload queue.
Accepted into precise-proposed. The package will build now and be available in a fewhours in the -proposed repository.
gnome-settings-daemon - 3.4.2-0ubuntu9 does not fix the Super+P issue on some machines.
Another factor of this bug is in compiz (bug 741869).
How are these two bugs different, this and bug 7419869?
We know that there is a workaround that if you start g-s-d after compiz starts, you _can_ use super+p to switch the monitor. We're not sure if this is the way it was done in 11.10 and if that's why it works in 11.10 but not in 12.04. However, the easiest fix is probably to make sure that g-s-d is started after compiz in whatever application starts both.
For the oem-prio task, I am going to leave incomplete until I have an answer to comment #65 about how bug 7419869 is a duplicate.
Bug 950160 and bug 741869 are different.
Bug 950160 has affected 3 projects now. It is quite confusing to follow since many bugs in different components are involved. Keng-Yu's g-s-d patch only fixes the issue in Unity 2D and Gnome shell. It has nothing to do with Unity 3D. Unity3D/Compiz has a design issue which also contributes to this bug. They should not prevent g-s-d from receiving the Super key event.
Please note that workaround #2 as mentioned in the description of this bug does not work reliable on many machines.
bug 741869 targets Compiz. It is the main cause why Super+p does not work in Unity 3D. Comment #7 in bug 741869 points out a possible direction how to fix it.
Well, this bug is about unity (actually compiz) capturing the super key as well. I think one should be duped to the other, especially considering that the g-s-d portion of this bug is already closed.
In my limited testing, I've seen no negative consequences. I'll run it for a few more days and let people know.
If anyone has a 11.10 installation, please paste the output of 'ps axf'. The most important bit is which started first, compiz or gnome-settings-daemon. It seames whichever starts later gets to grab the event.
Note this does not fix Super+* in the general case, but from testing g-s-d any application that starts later should have priority and be able to successfully grab the event.
I tested your workaround on some machines from different vendors, which used to have this super+p issue. I confirm that it can fix the problem.
The comment above is contrary to Daniel's comment in #55. James may be right that whichever starts later gets to grab the event.
@OEM-priority: is this issue still happening?
Yes, the issue is still happening. I don't know the specifics of XkbStateNotify events, but it seems that whatever registers the key the latest gets priority. Thus, if g-s-d starts after compiz, it will get Super+p events, even though Unity (compiz) still gets the Super key when pressed in isolation. The fix to g-s-d didn't fix the underlying problem of Unity swallowing Super+p, just that if g-s-d gets the event it'll do the proper thing. Let me know if you have any more questions.
I just tested my old oneiric install. gnome-settings-daemon starts before compiz, yet oneiric is not affected by this issue, so the change must have happened somewhere else.
In both cases where it works, a "p" is still echoed to the window that has focus. At least as far as the regression aspect of it goes, this seems to have nothing to do with unity. Though we could work-around it in unity using the aforementioned solutions. It's likely that a change made somewhere else in the stack is what causes the regression.
We've come up with an entirely different idea that might fix this bug. Now investigating with Brandon.
Brandon's fix has been approved and is coming soon. Note however it only works for Super and not Alt.
The fixes landing soon on trunk should not be backported to quantal before 12.10 is released. The risk of regression is at least medium. We should aim for Q-SRU-0 or later.
Hi Daniel, this is great news. Thank you for the hard work in getting this resolved.
Please don't unlink branches, even if they're superseded. The links provide a permanent paper trail for people trying to understand the history of a bug and its fixes. Particularly important for people who are trying to backport fixes later.
Pushing to SRU-1 at least regarding quantal, will need a lot of testing.
To install the unity/compiz packages I used 'apt-add-repository ppa:unity-team/ppa' then apt-get update && apt-get install unity compiz.
After installing these packages and rebooting, I observed that the function key for monitor-switching (Fn-F1) did not cause the video output to switch. Instead the super key seems to be consumed by Unity and the 'p' key is passed to applications - resulting in a stray 'p' being typed into whatever terminal/text box/application has focus.
based on the milestone, I think you need at least unity versoin 5.18.0 to fix the problem.
James: 5.18.0 has not been released, but Steve was testing from a PPA that had a version of the supposed fix.
1) The display switch hotkey now works; pressing it cycles through video modes as expected. The 'p' character is not emitted.
I think the side effect needs to be fixed.
That regression is what I feared. However the dash should only open if you have tapped Super very quickly. Maybe we need to reduce the timeout that Unity uses, since (in order to fix this bug) we can't use reliable tap detection from Compiz any more.
The user never touches the super key in the scenarios we care most about; the user only presses the display switch hotkeys on the laptop. Maybe this is not relevant, and reducing the timeout in Unity will still help. It seems like an important detail though.
Note that in our testing in comment #86, the dash still opens if you hold the 'F1' for ~1 second - it does not have to be a quick tap.
Fn+F1 on Dells actually sends Super+P. However I don't know if some models send it as a quick Super+P tap or the virtual keys are held for the duration of Fn+F1. But the point is that "Fn+something" is not a real key. It maps either directly to some hardware feature or to some other real combo like Super+P. You may well get a quick tap of Super+P when Fn+F1 is pressed.
2. Key press timing in Unity. If Super is down too long then ignore it.
So #2 is all we have left.
I'm experiencing this issue on ubuntu 12.10 (it seems this bug carried on from 12.04) on a Dell Inspiron 14z. The fn+f1 combo doesn't bring the display switching dialogue and now that you guys mention it it seems to be sending the super+P combination. What is the recommended fix right now? Or is there another key combination that works for the switching display that I could use?
The recommended workaround is "WORKAROUND 1" listed at the top of the bug.
Is there any way to programatically invoke the dash from an application? If yes, where can I find information about it?
@Nicolay Doytchev: This is not a support forum. Please ask your question on either the Ubuntu Forums  or an Ask Ubuntu . In fact, you may find a thread where someone else has already found the answer.
@Paddy Landau: This is not a support question. I could try to write a program to workaround this issue as well as a related one tracked in another bug report. I could not find relevant information at those places prior to my posting, barring one saying this is not possible, dating in 2011. Having in mind the fast pace of development of this software package it is conceivable something has changed and clearly there are folks here who understand the Unity source and it's very likely they would know whether this is possible or not, or where the magic API page is.
Note the side effect bug #1091623 caused by the current fix in raring. SRU for quantal/precise depends on getting also that issue fixed.
This is fix released in Compiz 0.9.9.0. But Launchpad is giving me strange errors and preventing me from marking it as such.
maybe I'm doing sth wrong, but I've disabled many settings in CCSM, Launcher's launched via a non-super shortcut; still, I can't get super to work in a custom keyboard shortcut.
The WORKAROUND 1 doesn't work when using Unity 2D.
Seems like there is no way to disable Super shortcut on Dash in Unity 2D. However, as long as the combination is not used by Unity, I can assigned it to other command. Example: Super+C works for copy in Terminal, but Super+V not work, as it show Dash Search Video.
Dropping the oem-priority escalation; OEMs are shipping a workaround.
Is this a duplicate of bug #741869?
Unity: How can i make fn+F7 (hotkey) work with unity?


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