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Spellbound Blu-ray Review
Spellbound Blu-ray (2013)
MGM's disc offers a splendid image, in-keeping with the recent releases of Rebecca and Notorious.
The 1.33:1 AVC transfer has not been scrubbed to within an inch of its life. There is copious grain and the structure is authentic and provides the picture with convincing, film-like texture and depth. Where damage and other age-related issues of wear and tear make their presence felt, they do so without any untoward level of distraction. Ironically, there are instances of vertical lines appearing on the frame, conjuring-up thoughts of the effect seeing these would have upon Peck's character if he caught sight of them. Other nicks and flecks appear too, but the image does maintain a good level of consistency with regards to the contrast values. There are naturally some small fluctuations, fades and waverings but these aren't a problem.
We can also savour some pretty well-preserved blacks that add a fair amount to the more atmospheric moments when the noirish elements seep in to strangle the soporific tone with arresting imagery. Shadow-play is good and strong, and the contrast, greyscale and integrity of the black levels really help sell the Dali dream sequence and the creepy attack that Edwardes suffers in the doctor's home. However, I found that the whites could not be completely eradicated of a slight blooming here and there. Facial highlights can, thus, look a touch too hot at times, intensifying and even blowing-out the texture. But this is just a very small and easily acceptable price to pay and may reflect more upon on the original source than the transfer.
Detail is actually very good. Patterns on fabric, clothing and furnishings come across well. Eyes and hair shine. Object delineation is fine and smooth, without any enhancement and visual depth is quite keen and the image rounded and dimensional.
Although a proudly black-and-white feature, there is, of course, that one brilliant flash of red/orange that engulfs the screen during that pivotal moment. This comes across brilliantly and accurately, and it is hard to imagine that anybody could ever have missed this – which, amazingly, they often did during its theatrical run.
Overall, this is a great transfer that fans of the film, devotees of the era and Hitch collectors will be extremely pleased with.
Spellbound now has a DTS-HD MA 2.0 mono audio mix.
Well there isn't a lot of detail that I can add about this. The track is crisp enough considering its vintage, with some elements of hiss and crackle that actually add to the classical old school ambience. Dialogue is certainly clear and unmuffled, so it hasn't been swamped by the passage of so many decades. Several of the voices actually stand out with cleanly reproduced nuance – namely Bergman's, which is a hypnotic element in its own right, and Michael Chekhov's with that wise old Russian owl vernacular.
The score is where the track wins. Rozsa is the real star of the movie, and his music is lush and grand, swelling with passion and ripe old symphonics at every turn. He brings suspense where the film has little. He supplies the aura of romance where the two leads fail to ignite any. He brings a mesmerising quality of otherworldly mystery and eeriness to complement the surrealism of Dali's imagery. The depth of the musical score isn't profound, but the mix supplies plenty of instrumental detail, just the same.
Interestingly, this release contains the Overture and Exit Music for the film. Now Rozsa never actually composed these pieces of music, and many prints of the movie later omitted these elements. The studio themselves cobbled together these gorgeous extras from a suite of music that Rozsa composed as highlights from the score. Their return here is, of course, an added bonus.
A good, solid package from MGM gives us a Commentary Track from film professors Thomas Shatz and Charles Berg, which provides a decent enough discussion between guys both very keen to have their say upon what is clearly a cherished subject. Informative, yes, but also a little grating at times. They deliver the goods, though there are much more accessible and charismatic authorities of such vintage fare out there.
Dreaming with Scissors: Hitchcock, Surrealism and Salvador Dali is decent look at the life and outlook of the acclaimed artist, and how he and the master filmmaker came together for this unique project, and what their original intentions were.
An interesting feature called Guilt by Association: Psychoanalysing Spellbound brings together some experts in the field of mental therapy and discusses the backdrop of emotional and cultural turmoil that led to such a profession being needed in the first place. The returning troops, shell-shock, post-traumatic stress disorder, survivor-guilt and mental breakdown are the ingredients that we learn about and how they became the foundation for the story of Spellbound. I found myself spellbound by the amazing eyebrows on one of the contributors to this piece.
Early supporting actress in the film, Rhonda Fleming, who is seen briefly as one of Constance's patients, gets to talk about her career in pictures and how she got started in the business in A Cinderella Story: Rhonda Fleming.
In a terrific touch that often accompanies these Golden Age pictures, the disc also lets us hear the 1948 Radio Play version of the story.
We also get a Hitchcock Audio Interview that is moderated by Peter Bogdanovitch, and the film's Original Theatrical Trailer.
Quite a good selection, this.
As popular as Spellbound remains, I refuse to defend it simply because it has such tremendous names as Alfred Hitchcock, Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck attached to it. Don't forget, folks, they made lavish turkeys back in the forties too … and I'm afraid this is one of them. Latching on to the trendy shirt-tails of the superstar psychoanalysts who were the new gurus on the anxiety-laden American streets during the post war period, David O Selznick brings to Hollywood the celebrated master of suspense and concocts a devious little tale that explores their incredible talents. This would have been fine, if some intelligence and excitement had been added to the pot, but what we get is a boring romance between two boring leads that over-simplifies practically everything the screenplay purports to promote. The final revelation is an eye-drooper rather than an eye-popper, and the whole enterprise a sanctimonious exercise in narrative tedium.
With modern films like Drive and The Grey being mismanaged in their marketing campaigns, it is easy to imagine how this would be camouflaged in a complete charade if it were to receive a trailer made today.
Nevertheless, the film has legions of fans, and MGM has done them proud with a terrific transfer that is detailed, film-like and authentic and a selection of supplements that provide a nice background to the production and the themes that it attempts to explore.
Hitchcock may throw in a moment or two of brilliance, but this is a turgid, slow-moving affair that is more apt to make you feel eggbound than Spellbound!


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Viktor Orbán congratulates Sebastian Kurz on his appointment as Federal Chancellor of Austria
| source: MTI
The Prime Minister's Press Chief Bertalan Havasi told Hungarian news agency MTI that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sent a letter to Sebastian Kurz, congratulating him on his appointment as Federal Chancellor of Austria.
The Hungarian prime minister stated that he is pleased that Austria is again led by a government based on Christian and conservative values. Mr. Orbán wrote, "I am looking forward to our work together, with which I may contribute to the strengthening of Hungarian-Austrian relations, the development of the Central European region and the restoration of our continent's security".
In Vienna on Monday the new coalition government formed by the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) and the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) took its oath of office, under the leadership of a new chancellor who is currently the world's youngest head of government: the 31-year-old Chairman of the ÖVP, Sebastian Kurz.
We fully support citizens of Austria
Viktor Orbáns Presseerklärung nach dem Gipfeltreffen der Regierungschefs der Visegráder Vier und Österreichs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's press statement after a summit of the heads of government of the Visegrád Four and Austria
Austria Sebastian Kurz
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The Gamecocks finished 7-6 last season and likely will be picked in the bottom half of the SEC East when the preseason predictions are released here later this week. That will be fine with Spurrier. In fact, he probably likes it more than being a favorite.
"Yeah, we don't deserve much (recognition)," he said.
He has driven that point home with his players several times this summer, junior wide receiver Pharoh Cooper said.
Of course, that's exactly what people have expected from the Gamecocks, even hoped for from the Gamecocks, for almost all of their history. The fact that Cooper has no notion of that is a reminder of how remarkable the first half of this decade was at South Carolina.
It's OK with Spurrier, who enjoys proving doubters wrong as much as any coach in the league. There's also an intangible benefit to the underdog role. When Spurrier was taking jabs at his rivals while coaching a dominant Florida team, it always felt unsporting. When he does it from the middle of the pack, it's just funny, and he did it again Tuesday.
The difference is the Volunteers and Razorbacks came at those records from the south. The Gamecocks dropped in from the north. South Carolina was a preseason top-10 team and picked here a year ago to win the SEC East. From the first quarter of the first game of the season, it was clear those expectations were misplaced.
"We were overhyped," Spurrer acknowledged.
The Gamecocks salvaged their season with three wins in the final four games, including an Independence Bowl victory against Miami that people close to Spurrier think was especially important to the Head Ball Coach. Only two teams beat the 1966 Gators team quarterbacked by Spurrier – Georgia, and we know he feels about the Bulldogs, and the Hurricanes.


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Triple Crown Champ American Pharoah to Parade at Del Mar
American Pharoah and Victor Espinoza pulling away in the Del Mar Futurity September 3, 2014.
Triple Crown champion American Pharoah will parade for Del Mar racing fans between races Sunday, the next-to-last day of the track's 40-day summer meeting.
The handsome, bay 3-year-old, a winner of eight of 10 starts and nearly $6-million in purses, will bid farewell to the racetrack where he started his career last summer, highlighted then by a smashing victory in the Del Mar Futurity.
Track officials and the "Pharoah" connections – owner Ahmed Zayat, trainer Bob Baffert and jockey Victor Espinoza – are working out the specifics of the colt's appearance, but it is expected to be early on during an afternoon that will feature three stakes races topped by the $250,000 Del Mar Derby, as well as a major post-race concert by the popular band Weezer.
As part of the Sunday festivities, Del Mar will partner with TVG to offer 10,000 American Pharoah posters to those with paid admission while the supply lasts.
"We're delighted and excited to allow our always enthusiastic fans an opportunity to see a racing hero," said Del Mar Thoroughbred Club president and CEO Joe Harper. "American Pharoah started at Del Mar last year and has returned to be with us again this summer. We're tickled that his people want to offer a salute to our loyal fans before they take their remarkable show on the road again."
The Kentucky-bred son of Pioneerof the Nile set the racing world afire this spring when he swept the Triple Crown races, the first time a horse had turned that Derby-Preakness-Belmont trick in 37 years. Subsequently, he used Del Mar as a training base for an impressive victory in the Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park in New Jersey on August 2, then for a game second-place finish in this past weekend's Travers Stakes at Saratoga. During his remarkable run, "Pharoah" captured seven Grade I stakes and banked earnings of $5,900,300.
All of his victories were accomplished with rider Victor Espinoza aboard. The 43-year-old native of Mexico City preceded his Triple Crown achievement this season with an outstanding run last year as the chief pilot for the sensational California Chrome, the flashy chestnut who won the Derby and the Preakness and four other races – including Del Mar's Hollywood Derby on grass -- en route to the title of 2014 Horse of the Year.
Though long-term arrangements have been made for American Pharoah to begin his stallion career in 2016 at Ashford Stud in Kentucky, the colt's immediate future is currently in doubt. His connections are weighing the possibility of retiring him now against the thought of running him once more in the $5-million Breeders' Cup Classic on October 31 at Keeneland Race Course in Kentucky. Should his retirement be the decision, his Del Mar appearance might serve as a racing farewell for the 2014 Male Juvenile Eclipse Award winner and current favorite for additional championship honors this season.
Del Mar's 10-race Sunday program will have a first post of 2 p.m.


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WELLFLEET – Officials with the Cape Cod National Seashore have wrapped up an environmental review of the Outer Cape Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan utilizing the park's lands.
The 2017 Outer Cape Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan has been a joint effort between the Cape Cod Commission, National Park Service, and three Outer Cape towns to consider expanding and enhancing multi-modal routes throughout the Outer Cape and Cape Cod National Seashore.
The project overview was first released to the public in the fall of 2014, and has gone through revisions to incorporate feedback from members of the community at large as well as from stakeholders.
The version of the Bicycle Master Plan released over the winter includes a recommended primary route from South Wellfleet to Provincetown, and recommended secondary routes within each community that connect to the primary route and to popular destinations as well.
Throughout the three year planning process, the park service worked together with the Cape Cod Commission and towns conducting four public workshops, meetings with town staff, as well as about 20 Steering Committee meetings with town representatives.
Following an analysis of public comments and potential modification to routes on park-managed lands within the park boundary, national seashore staff determined the Bicycle Master Plan improvements needed on park-managed lands are limited to minor shoulder widening, signage, and pavement markings in most areas.
Any necessary site-specific archaeological monitoring, sensitive species protections, and wetland permitting will be conducted prior to trail widening to ensure sensitive resources are avoided or impacts are mitigated.


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Venomous caterpillar sends teen to emergency room with "the worst pain he ever felt" (Details)
A teen in Land O'Lakes, Florida, experienced what his mom said was "the worst pain he ever felt" after coming in contact with a venomous caterpillar. Fifteen-year-old Logan Pergola was doing volunteer landscaping work with his family on Saturday, WFLA-TV reports.
His mom, Andrea Pergola, said Logan was picking up tree branches when his arm brushed up against the caterpillar. It wasn't the kind of harmless little bug that kids find on playgrounds; it was a southern flannel moth caterpillar, and it was dangerous.
"He instantly felt a sharp, stinging pain and his arm went numb. Within 5 minutes he was dizzy, had lost color, was complaining of the worst pain he had ever felt & his eyes weren't super focused," Pergola wrote about her son on Facebook. "We tried to wash it off and I applied some garlic (it pulls venom out usually with bug stings)."
Pergola said her son's condition kept getting worse and her "mom instinct" told her to get him to the emergency room. She said once they arrived at a hospital in Zephyrhills, Logan needed a wheelchair.
"He became extremely lethargic, loss all color that was left, became extremely nauseous," she wrote.
She said Logan would normally resist getting an IV, but this time he didn't even fight it "because he said whatever would help at that point was fine."
The frightened mom then saw her son start to shake — partially from fright and partially from the venom inside of him.
"The pain [was] radiating from his wrist, up his arm & into his shoulder and chest," she said, adding that a rash also spread on his arm and chest.
He had come in contact with the dangerous insect around 10:15 a.m. and was getting treated by 10:50 a.m., Pergola said. He continued to shake for about an hour, and when it finally subsided, he was "out of it" and just wanted the pain to stop.
"The next 3 hours were pretty rough and while I had read that there had never been a death from the caterpillar I was also looking at my other-wise really healthy son, wondering if maybe they were wrong," the concerned mom wrote. She says nearly four hours later, he was still not looking well but was doing better.
Pergola posted the story on Facebook with two photos — one of the caterpillar, one of the rash on Logan's arm. She wanted to share the experience as a warning to others. "We are home now with meds to keep him comfortable while this garbage runs it's course," she wrote at the time of the posting, about 5 p.m. that day.
I don't think I've ever posted a BE AWARE post before- but after today I think this is super important.
Around 10:15…
Posted by Andrea Pergola on Saturday, June 16, 2018
Over 400,000 people shared Pergola's Facebook post, spreading the word about this harmful caterpillar. "We are native Floridians. We are outside all the time, camping outside in the woods. We had no idea this was out there," Pergola said, according to WFLA. "I would just hate for a small child to pick this up. Logan is healthy and weighs 100 pounds. I know this would hurt a small child even worse than my 15-year-old son," she said.
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A new museum has opened at Hope College, Michigan, USA, on 9 September 2015 last. Building facade encased by a gray stone panel consists of two floors with the overall shape of the curve.
The arch form was designed to represent an artist palette form. Dark color appears to contrast with the color of the other buildings on the campus wilayan dominant with red bricks. The museum's interior is divided into two zones according to its function, namely public zones and teaching zones. In the public zone, provided the open space as a venue for the exhibition of works by students.
While teaching zone is divided into several classrooms, training rooms, study rooms, and areas for other academic activities.
"The existence of the new museum is intended to facilitate the collection of artwork Hope College, both for the students of today's generation, faculty, and visitors from outside the campus," said Matthew VanderBorgh, director and chief architect of the C Concept Design, who are also alumni of Hope College.
Construction of the new museum is the result of cooperation and donations from some of the alumni of Hope College. The project, which cost about 7.8 million US dollars is designed pro-bono by Vanderborgh, and Donald Battjes, an alumnus who is also the former head of operations of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
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A.	A "facility" includes all the components of a power plant located on the site and may also include new interconnecting electric power lines and natural gas fuel pipelines. For example, a natural gas-fired facility would include a natural gas pipeline to bring fuel to the facility; a boiler to create steam; a turbine to be rotated by the steam; an electric generator to be turned by the turbine; a cooling system; exhaust stacks; various buildings to house the components; employee areas; back-up fuel storage tanks; ancillary equipment, parking and storage areas; an electric substation including transformers; and a transmission line to carry the electricity out to the grid. A wind-power facility would include wind turbines on towers with integrated electric generators; electric collection lines; access roads; an electric switchyard and substation including transformers; meteorological towers; and a transmission line to carry the electricity out to the grid.
A.	The Department of Public Service provides a presiding examiner and whatever legal, technological, scientific, engineering and other services that may be required. The Department of Environmental Conservation provides an associate examiner. The Secretary and the General Counsel to the Public Service Commission serve as Secretary and the General Counsel to the Siting Board.
A.	The preliminary scoping statement must be filed no less than 90 days before the date on which the applicant files its application for an Article 10 certificate. In addition, at least three days before the preliminary scoping statement is filed, the applicant must publish a public notice and summary of the preliminary scoping statement in local newspapers in the affected area and serve a copy of the notice and summary upon public officials and all persons who requested to receive such notices.
A.	A notice of availability of the funds will be issued providing a schedule and related information describing how interested members of the public may apply for pre-application funds. Requests for pre-application funds shall be submitted to the presiding examiner not later than 30 days after the issuance of the notice of availability by filing the request with the Secretary and submitting a copy to the presiding examiner and to the other parties to the proceeding. An initial pre-application meeting to consider fund requests shall be convened within no less than 45 days but no more than 60 days of the filing of a preliminary scoping statement. At any pre-application meeting that may be held to consider fund requests, intervenors should be prepared to discuss their funding applications and the award of funds. Intervenors are encouraged to consider the consolidation of requests with similar funding proposals of other intervenors.
A.	Public statement hearings are designed to obtain input from the general public. The format is designed for the taking of unsworn oral statements, although written statements ordinarily may also be submitted. Parties to the proceeding are not permitted to cross examine the persons making such statements.
A.	If during the proceeding there is a material and substantial amendment to the application, the deadlines may be extended by no more than 6 months to consider such amendment, unless the deadline is waived by the applicant.


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The flaw relates to Binder, Android's inter-process communication (IPC) tool. The message passing mechanism for Android devices acts as a communications hub on smartphones and tablets running the Google-developed mobile OS, making it a prime target for Android malware developers.
SAP Netweaver is vulnerable to a denial of service. By sending a specially-crafted SAP Enqueue Server packet to remote TCP port 32NN, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the system to become unresponsive.
In April we introduced the rules that software developers should follow when creating advertisements to avoid being detected by Microsoft security products as adware. These rules are designed to keep our customers in control of their Internet browsing experience. Since then, we have had great success working with some companies through our developer contact process. At the same time we have started to see other advertising programs trying to bend and even circumvent our rules.
This updated advisory is a follow-up to the original advisory titled ICSA-14-135-03 Siemens RuggedCom ROX-Based Devices Certificate Verification Vulnerability that was published May 15, 2014, on the NCCIC/ICS-CERT web site. This advisory provides mitigation details for an incorrect certificate verification in Siemens RuggedCom ROX based devices.
This updated advisory is a follow-up to the updated advisory titled ICSA-14-198-03E Siemens OpenSSL Vulnerabilities that was published October 15, 2014, on the NCCIC/ICS-CERT web site.
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Topic: Abusing TZ for fun (and little profit) Risk: Low Text: By default, sudo preserves the TZ variable from users environment. This is a bad idea on glibc systems, where TZ can be abused to trick the program to read an arbitrary file.
It has been discovered that the extension "Calendar Base" (cal) is susceptible to Denial of Service.
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Q: Retrieving the values from the paramHankel.scaled() function (mixComp package) paramHankel.scaled() is a function in mixComp package to be used for determining the components of a finite mixed model. For example, the following piece of codes shows how the function is used:
library("mixComp")

set.seed(0)

# construct a Mix object:
    normLocMix <- Mix("norm", discrete = FALSE, w = c(0.3, 0.4, 0.3), mean = c(10, 13, 17), sd =
    c(1, 1, 1))

# generate random samples:
    normLocRMix <- rMix(1000, obj = normLocMix)
# plot the histograms of the random samples:
    plot(normLocRMix, main = "Three component normal mixture", cex.main = 0.9)

# define the function for computing the moments:
    mom.std.norm <- function(j){
       ifelse(j %% 2 == 0, prod(seq(1, j - 1, by = 2)), 0)
    }

    MLE.norm.mean <- function(dat) mean(dat)
    MLE.norm.sd <- function(dat){
       sqrt((length(dat) - 1) / length(dat)) * sd(dat)
    }
    MLE.norm.list <- list("MLE.norm.mean" = MLE.norm.mean, "MLE.norm.sd" = MLE.norm.sd)

# define the range for parameter values:
    norm.bound.list <- list("mean" = c(-Inf, Inf), "sd" = c(0, Inf))

# create datMix objects:
    normLoc.dM <- RtoDat(normLocRMix, theta.bound.list = norm.bound.list,
                     MLE.function = MLE.norm.list, Hankel.method = "translation",
                     Hankel.function = mom.std.norm)

# define the penalty function:
    pen <- function(j, n){
       j * log(n)
    }

# apply papamHankel.scaled to datMix objects:
    norm_sca_pen <- paramHankel.scaled(normLoc.dM)

# plot the results for both mixtures:
    par(mar=c(5, 5, 1, 1))
    plot(norm_sca_pen)

In the last lines we used
norm_sca_pen <- paramHankel.scaled(normLoc.dM)

The parameters of the mixture model for 2 components are:
Parameter estimation for a 2 component 'norm' mixture model:
Function value: 2392.6800

                    w     mean     sd
Component 1:  0.74923 11.88077 2.0151
Component 2:  0.25077 17.14082 0.9251
Converged in 3 iterations.

How can I retrieve the values of weights (w), means and sd's from norm_sca_pen for the 2 components model?

A: You could use a work-around to get these values. This creates a data frame with each of the three components, along with the w, mean, and sd.
You'll need to add tidyverse. (This uses dplyr and purrr, but tidyverse calls both at one time.)
If there were more than three, this would still work.
# apply papamHankel.scaled to datMix objects:
norm_sca_pen <- paramHankel.scaled(normLoc.dM)
op <- capture.output(.Last.value)
df1 <- data.frame(Components = as.character(), w = as.numeric(),
                  mean = as.numeric(), sd = as.numeric())
map(2:length(op),
        function(k) {
          x = strsplit(op[k], ": ")
          y = gsub("  ", " ", x[[1]][2])
          z = strsplit(y, " ")
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Tunde Molnar, Amber Frye, Peter Barabas, Daniel Ryskamp, David Krizaj; The molecular mechanisms of store-operated calcium entry in Müller glia. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2013;54(15):6344.
Purpose: Müller cells play a key function in retinal volume regulation, metabolism, glutamate recycling and pathology. Here we characterize a fundamental Ca2+ signaling pathway in Müller astroglia, determine its molecular mechanism and investigate its contribution to Müller gliosis induced by ocular hypertension.
Methods: Optical imaging from fura-2 -loaded cells and whole-cell patch-clamp recording were performed in dissociated mouse Müller cells isolated from wild type and Trpc1/Trpc3 (TRPC1/3-/-) double knockout mice. Store-operated calcium signals were evoked by prolonged depletion of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) Ca2+ stores in Ca2+-free saline supplemented with cyclopiazonic acid (CPA). Intraocular pressure (IOP) was elevated for 7 and 14 days by injection of microbeads into the anterior chamber of wild type and TRPC1/3-/- mice. Müller cell reactivity was assessed with an anti-GFAP antibody.
Results: Depletion of ER Ca2+ stores induced marked store-operated calcium entry (SOCE) (568 ± 159 nM over the baseline of 232 ± 36 nM; N=17 cells) which was manifested as [Ca2+]i overshoots following re-exposure of cells to the inward-directed calcium gradient. Induction of SOCE was associated with intracellular Ca2+ waves that propagated from the endfoot to the apical regions of Müller cells. Both SOCE and Ca2+ wave propagation were suppressed by a mix of SOC channel inhibitors 2-APB, SKF96365 and Gd3+. Likewise, depletion of ER stores induced a prominent inward Ca2+/Na+ current (~ 50 pA) in the presence of TEA and Cs+. The depletion-evoked current was antagonized by 2-APB, SKF96365 and Gd3+. The amplitude of SOCE signals was significantly diminished in mice lacking TRPC1 and 3 isoforms (299 ± 94 nM; N=14 cells; P<0.01). GFAP immunoreactivity in the ocular hypertension model was markedly stronger in TRPC1/3-/- mice compared to wild type animals.
Conclusions: We found that SOCE mediates significant Ca2+ influx in mouse Müller cells mainly through TRPC1 and/or TRPC3 channels. The enhanced expression of GFAP in glaucomatous TRPC1/3 -/- retinas indicates that calcium signals associated with TRPC1 and TRPC3 channels modulate the induction and/or maintenance of Müller gliosis in the diseased retina.


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Q: Issue where Wifi works for skype but not for any browser? On a Windows Vista machine when connecting to broadband using wifi I see the connection OK, and things like Skype work fine wirelessly, but all browsers give page not found errors. Have tried IE, Firefox & Chrome.
I suspect its something to do with my Norton Antivirus but Skype is working fine.
Also the cabled connection to broadband works fine for all web connections.
Any ideas?

A: This sounds like a firewall issue.
Skype is known to work through partly firewalled paths.
While Skype is working, can you do a ping to say, www.google.com?

A: Most likely a DNS issue.
Does http://74.125.67.100 take you to google?

A: Try checking your router for the MTU value. Set it to a value of round about 1400 and see if that resolves your problem. Some ISP's routers drop packets if they're too big rather than fragmenting them.


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Frederick William Cappelen (October 21, 1857 – October 16, 1921) was a Norwegian-born architect and civil engineer who held the office of Minneapolis City Engineer.

Frederick William Cappelen was born in Drammen, Norway. He attended school in Fredrikstad in Østfold county, Norway.
He was educated at the Technical School in Örebro, Sweden and then at the Royal Saxon Polytechnicum (now Dresden University of Technology) in Dresden, Germany before emigrating to the United States in 1880.

Cappelen was initially employed by the Northern Pacific Railroad and in 1886 became a City of Minneapolis bridge engineer. He was elected City Engineer in 1893 and re-elected in 1913. He held membership in the American Society of Municipal Improvements and the Minneapolis Society of Engineers. He was elected a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers on April 3, 1895.

Cappelen was responsible for the design of many public works buildings in Minneapolis, for example the Prospect Park Water Tower, the Kenwood Park Water Tower, and the Cappelen Memorial Bridge, which is named in honor of him.

Cappelen died during the construction of the bridge on February 16, 1921 following an operation for appendicitis. As a memorial to his life and career, the city council decided immediately after Cappelen's death to name the bridge in his honor. The bridge still bears his name.

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demolition and removal of the old bridge.
encouraged, and any comments made are appreciated.
Downtown Vision, Inc., invited Chan Krieger & Associates to Jacksonville to make suggestions on how to improve the city's relationship to our magnificent river.
Krieger then whipped up a little report worth reading for anyone in love with our city and our downtown and our river.
His little report is entitled, "Jacksonville and the St. Johns River, First Impressions and Initial Recommendations."
I endorse the report. Makes sense to me. In fact the entire report seems quite common-sensical. The report is full of practical ideas about creating more value for Jacksonville in our downtown riverfront.
Anyone involved in making decisions which affect Jacksonville, our downtown, and our downtown riverfront...needs to read the report and chew on it a little bit.
Just one item in the report, just one, is the report's declaration that..."it would be a shame to completely dismantle the remnants of the old Fuller Warren Bridge...."
This poor dear old bridge!
Saving what remains of the old Fuller Warren has become more difficult than anyone from any other U.S. river city can imagine. Everyone from all other river cities agrees that if they had the chance to do it in their city, then they would save what remains of the old Fuller Warren for a pedestrian promenade.
This poor bridge narrowly escaped death and destruction last summer when the Mayor tried to blow it to smithereens, one of the most absurd fates ever to befall a structure like this.
First, the Mayor said he was going to get the DOT to blow it up. Then he said he never said that. Then he told the DOT, again, to please blow it up. Then he changed his mind, again, due to huge public outcry. But, hey, folks, I need some help on this thing. Who knows when Peyton might change his mind on this issue one more time...for the fourth or fifth or maybe sixth time?!
Saving this old bridge and converting it into some kind of logical recreational purpose has the support of many people, including Republican Senate President Jim King and Democratic Party Congresswoman Corrine Brown.
Saving this old bridge is recommended and endorsed by the Concerned Taxpayers of Duval County, Inc., by the Riverkeeper organization, and by the Greater Arlington Civic Council.
Unfortunately, the folks who are hell-bent on destroying this old bridge have been engaging in some less than honest claims. These people claim that "studies" show we need to tear it down. "Studies!" What studies?!
It appears to me that the only "study" at all is this analysis of our downtown, done for our Downtown Vision organization, which says it would be shame to dismantle the old bridge.
Saving this old bridge is cheap. Very cheap. All we need is a little money for some railing and some lights and some benches.
Public support for saving this bridge is massive, estimated by some to be in the range of 80--90% of local voters. Last summer...when I sought to collect some signatures on petitions on this matter...I found thousands of folks who wanted to save the old bridge...while bumping into nobody who wanted to tear it down.
Environmentally...it makes sense to save the bridge. Any form of tearing it down and removing it will involve resuspending all kinds of toxins into the water column. There is no plan for destruction of the bridge so sound environmentally as saving the bridge in place.
Economically...it makes sense to save the bridge. There is no other way in the world for our city to create something with so much recreational value for so little money.
The bridge makes accessible the river. Who in the world is the DOT or the Council or the Mayor to attempt to deprive Jacksonville folks of river access? We want to get out and see the river, walk over the river, smell the river, hear the river. Why can't I put my mother in wheelchair and push her out on that old bridge to take in the sights? What public purpose is there is denying me the possibility of taking mom out to smell and watch the river?
It makes no sense NOT to save this old bridge..
Even now, if the Mayor and the Council would quit lolly-gagging around, we could install rails and benches and lights...in time for the Super Bowl. Oh, I know. It appears unlikely that the Mayor and Council will act any time soon, but, IF THEY WANTED TO DO IT, it is entirely possible that this bridge could be opened up for public use by Super Bowl day. This possibility will probably be lost within the next one or two weeks. But as of this moment, it could still be done, IF THEY WANTED TO DO IT.
I would like to ask Jacksonville voters to try to figure out why it is, how it is, that the Mayor and the Council fail to see the opporunity. The rest of us see it. What is there about being Mayor or on the Council which seems to prevent this handful of people from seeing what all the rest of us can see?!
I would like to recommend that voters should talk openly about opportunities to get rid of some of these politicians who are so stiff-necked.
Guess what? I just bet that as soon as I have now said it, we will discover that all of the current silly politicians who now run for promotions in the upcoming special elections will suddenly repent, within a few days, just a few days, and get on board. What do you suppose?
I say: vote against all politicians in the upcoming special elections who have been on record against saving the old Fuller Warren Bridge.
Those of us pushing this reasonable little idea have been pretty polite about it. But the Mayor and the Council have kicked us in the teeth, laughed at us, ridiculed us.
So, OK, let's make it a front-burner issue.
Let's turn the special election into a referendum on this old bridge and on common sense.
Wow, it does seem like common snese to save the bridge. Or at least save a part of it. I would like to see the park underneath the new bridge; the park that was promised to us a few years back. Last I checked, they had paved the ground underneath the bridge. A new park, plus a spruced up bridge/pier would be nice. Though it's not the most attractive thing, it's still neat to look at the old bridge and see "what was".
The fate of the old Fuller Warren Bridge in downtown Jacksonville will be up for debate Jan. 6 when a new plan for removing the partly demolished span is discussed at a public meeting.
Except for cutting down the metal drawbridge, demolition has been at a standstill since February 2002 because the contractor was dumping tons of concrete rubble into the St. Johns River without a permit to use the river as a disposal site.
The state Department of Transportation withdrew a proposal in July to dispose of all concrete rubble from the bridge in the river after criticism from environmentalists and elected officials.
In the latest plan, DOT would position barges to catch rubble as crews chip away concrete, "realizing that we can't catch everything," said Jim Knight, project manager. The barges would take debris to shore. The state has not determined what it will cost to resume demolition.
Some people want to keep the bridge and make it a pedestrian promenade.
"If they're going to end up removing it, let's make sure they do it in the most environmentally responsible way possible," said Jimmy Orth, executive director of St. Johns Riverkeeper, a non-profit group. "But let's at least look at using it as a promenade. There's always a need for more access to the river."
"You've just got to walk out there," local talk-show host Andy Johnson, a former state legislator, said of the view from the bridge. "It's the most religious experience."
If the DOT's new approach wins support from the St. Johns River Water Management District and Army Corps of Engineers, demolition could resume in the summer, Knight said.
He said 15 of the bridge piers would be removed intact with equipment that vibrates the pilings and pulls them out of the river bottom. Ten other piers would be chipped into pieces for the portion above the waterline, with barges again positioned to catch the debris.
In December 2005, when manatees have gone south for the winter, the state would use explosives to blow up the underwater parts of the piers. Explosives also would take down the two biggest piers that hold up the drawbridge. After the detonation, equipment would scoop debris from the river bottom.
In places where environmental testing found contamination in the river bottom, the state will use large plastic sheets with weights on the bottom to "curtain" off those areas and prevent the contamination from spreading when removal of piers stirs up the river bottom, said Terry Zinn, an attorney for the Transportation Department.
St. Johns Riverkeeper Neil Armingeon said he's reviewing the state's report on the contamination and doesn't consider it "in any way an end-all, be-all study."
The Jan. 6 meeting is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. with an informal question-and-answer session, followed by a presentation at 6 p.m. and comment period at a microphone. The meeting will be at DOT's Jacksonville office, 2250 Irene St.
This story can be found on Jacksonville.com at http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stor..._17469542.shtml.
I wish that they could keep part of it and tie it into the Riverwalk. Wouldn't that be cool and yes that view is amazing.
Does anyone know why DOT and the Mayor is so hell bent on tearing down all of the old bridge? Is it structurally unsound? The idea of making, the lower eastern half, a public pier and connecting it to the southbank riverwalk, sounds pretty good, considering the structure is already there. Saving a portion of it, adding fresh asphalt, benches, rails & decorative lights would most likely be a lot cheaper than destroying it also.
Rumor has it that Baptist Hospital wants the parking that is near there and if that structure was made public then they would have to give up that parking. Maybe someone at Baptist has the mayor's ear. Like I said, it's a rumor and I have not checked the validity.
Even with the Southbank out of the picture, there's no logical reason why they can't save the Northbank side. It would connect perfectly to the new riverwalk.
The northbank side has already been demolished. All that's left is a large portion of the southbank side and the supports for the old draw bridge.
This doesn't make sense. I'm not an environmental person, but what harm could keeping the bridge possibly do. I can't believe that it is unstable (remember, this thing carried a ton of vehicles every day). So why is the DOT so bent on tearing it down. Frankly, I think Peyton needs to stop playing politician (he's not very good at it), and take a stand to save this thing. How many people can possibly be that against saving it.
To destroy the rest of this structure would be another one of the dumbest things this city has ever done.I have only heard words to save the bridge from the citizens of Jax. but the mayor,council and other powers that be seem to think the best thing to do is get rid of it.I will be there on the 6th hopefully to gather info and speak against this demolition.I can only see benefits for keeping the structure intact.Am I wrong?Someone tell me why.Spending milions & millions of dollars to get rid of something that most cities would love to have just seems senseless.
I can just see it now,10 or 15 years from now,somebody will come along with a great idea to build a pier into the St. Johns downtown.Then the powers will say brilliant,here's millions & millions of dollars to do it.It's just tax dollars.
Charleston put a pier in it's Riverfront Park when it opened several years back. It is T-shaped and very popular. I'll see if I can find some info on it. Southern Living did an article on the park (when it opened) and the pier was very promenient in the photos.
Is anyone going to the meeting? Maybe if we voice our opinions, we can save it.
I am going to try to go too. Any one else?
Just another reason to keep the span intact.
Work on the old Fuller Warren would be done by firm accused of harming the environment.
As the Florida Department of Transportation attempts to finish demolishing the old Fuller Warren Bridge in the coming year, the state retains confidence in the company it hired. The company is being investigated for doing work in rivers without environmental permits in Jacksonville and North Carolina.
The Transportation Department will conduct a public meeting next week on a new demolition plan using barges to collect rubble for disposal ashore.
The state intends to bring back Balfour-Beatty, the construction company whose disposal of rubble in the St. Johns River triggered a federal investigation, to finish tearing down the bridge, department spokesman Mike Goldman said. That's pending regulatory approval for the proposed demolition.
In October, a Balfour-Beatty project manager pleaded guilty in a North Carolina federal courtroom after the company dug a 600-foot-long trench for a bridge project without obtaining environmental permits, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Raleigh, N.C.
Balfour-Beatty as a company and two lower-level employees also entered guilty pleas in May, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
The prosecution of Balfour-Beatty in North Carolina is separate from the investigation regarding the Fuller Warren Bridge demolition. The Jacksonville case has not resulted in any indictments or pleas.
Al Moyle, resident engineer in the Jacksonville office of the Transportation Department, said Balfour-Beatty is still under contract to demolish the bridge and is capable of doing the work.
"The answer to that is yes, I have confidence that they have the resources and the ability to comply with permits for the balance of the demolition," he said. "It is certainly our intent -- the department's intent -- to enforce compliance."
St. Johns Riverkeeper Neil Armingeon, whose organization promotes the river as a natural asset, said Balfour-Beatty's track record "doesn't give me a great deal of confidence."
"It shows me the company needs to be watched if they're going to demolish the bridge," he said. "They need a lot more supervision than what DOT provided the first time around."
The new $101 million Fuller Warren Bridge fully opened to traffic in December 2002. But most demolition of the old bridge stopped in January 2002 when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Criminal Enforcement Division opened an investigation.
The state Transportation Department should have obtained a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit for dumping tons of pulverized debris into the river, and Balfour-Beatty should have ensured there was a permit before proceeding, federal regulators have said.
After demolition stopped on the Fuller Warren Bridge, Balfour-Beatty faced another EPA investigation in North Carolina stemming from construction of the Virginia Dare Memorial Bridge. To remove construction equipment from the water in October 2002, the company used the backwash from tugboat propellers to dig a trench, according to a U.S. attorney statement about the case. There was no permit allowing the work, which was was done at night to avoid detection, the statement said.
Balfour-Beatty spokesman Bill Hightower said the company was "extremely disappointed in the conduct of a few employees" and "we accept full responsibility" for what happened.
He said to avoid a repeat of such an incident, the company hired a senior executive responsible for "corporatewide" adherence to environmental regulations. The company also will participate in an EPA compliance program and set up a five-year schedule for training employees in environmental standards.
Balfour-Beatty published apologies in two North Carolina newspapers and paid the North Carolina Department of Transportation's cost for mitigating the harm to Croatan Sound.
Michael Hillyer, the Balfour-Beatty project manager who pleaded guilty in October, has not been sentenced yet. He faces up to four years in prison and a maximum fine of $500,000.
Hightower said all the employees who were involved in the illegal dredging have either been fired or no longer work for Balfour-Beatty.
The public meeting is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. Thursday with an informal question-and-answer session, followed by a presentation at 6. and comment period at a microphone. The meeting will be at the DOT's Jacksonville office at 2250 Irene St.
I'm sending an email to the Mayor ,Council Members & Fl. legislaters later this afternoon.Can anyone add anything? I did not want to make it too long.
That is a good letter and I think that it may help to bring the issue to light and possibly will be recognized by the mayor.
I hope they give some thought to your valid points in that letter. Good work!
While I was on vacation . . .
The new Jacksonville Beach Pier finally opened.
Now it certainly helped that when I took my first look-see on Sunday, the sky was a deep blue and the temperature was approaching 80 -- not bad for the second day of January.
But the pier itself, stretching about a quarter of a mile into the Atlantic Ocean, is quite an attraction, and not just for anglers.
On Sunday, hundreds of people of all sizes, shapes, hues and economic status strolled the length of the pier and back, taking in the view, watching the fishermen, the surfers and the waves roll in.
We could have something similar in downtown Jacksonville, on the St. Johns River, by saving what remains of the old Fuller Warren Bridge.
People who haven't been able to grasp what such a promenade could mean for downtown, and the positive interaction that comes with such a gathering place, need only visit Jacksonville Beach.
Also while I was on vacation, the switch was officially thrown on the new decorative lighting that has been added to the Fuller Warren, Hart and Main Street bridges, adding a lot more sparkle to our downtown riverfront.
Some have complained about the $3 million price tag to have the three bridges join the already lighted Acosta Bridge, but in my book, the pizazz the lighting adds to our skyline is well worth the cost.
Hmmm. Just imagine being able to enjoy the view from a promenade that reaches into the St. Johns and provides a panorama of downtown.
Hey, what about saving the old Fuller Warren Bridge?
During the past two weeks, there also has been a lot of progress on the Northbank riverwalk, which eventually will stretch from Metropolitan Park to the Fuller Warren Bridge.
It's been a long time coming, but it's looking great and I'm betting that when additional stretches are completed in the next few weeks, the riverwalk will be a huge hit.
For many years, downtown Jacksonville turned its back to the river, building parking lots on its banks and treating it like a sewer.
That has changed. The river has been cleaned and it's now celebrated as it should be.
The new Jacksonville Beach Pier. Riverwalks on both the Northbank and Southbank. The lighted bridges.
Jacksonville will be looking good for our Super Bowl visitors next month, especially if we can get some of those bluebird days that Sunday was come Super Bowl week.
But more importantly, it will be looking good for those of us who live here and have pride in what Jacksonville is becoming. It will look good long after the Super Bowl guests have gone home.
It would look even better, however, if the old Fuller Warren Bridge was turned into a promenade instead of being dismantled and blown up as is now planned.
Once lost, the opportunity won't come again.
Is what's left of the old Fuller Warren Bridge worth saving as a downtown promenade?
The oft-asked question should be revisited one last time before it's too late.
The remaining portion of the old bridge juts out from the south bank of the St. Johns River near the new Fuller Warren. The state Department of Transportation is hosting a public hearing today on the best way to tear it down and remove the debris.
There's still time to re-evaluate the span's fate. But a DOT spokesman said any move to change the thinking would have to come from the city of Jacksonville.
Former Mayor John Delaney -- fueled in part by a task force recommendation to bypass the old bridge as a promenade or fishing pier -- concluded it wasn't feasible to save.
But the new bridge has been finished since then, the demolition has run into snags and Jacksonville has a new mayor in John Peyton.
Why not a fresh look by Peyton?
In the best of worlds, the spruced-up old bridge could provide more public riverfront access for anglers and others who just want to enjoy spectacular views of downtown Jacksonville, especially at night.
Throw in benches, lights, landscaping, a bait shop and maybe some restrooms, and some see the spot becoming a favorite riverfront stop. The thousands of people who flocked to the new Jacksonville Beach Pier over the weekend testify to the drawing power of public waterfront facilities.
On the other hand, any effort to use the bridge as a pier would face complications.
There would have to be adequate parking, and DOT officials say the old bridge's proximity to the new one affects river currents and promotes erosion around the new bridge's pilings. That could require expensive remedies.
The city, not the state, would bear the costs of upgrading and maintaining the bridge.
Those and other factors prompt some to conclude the bridge isn't worth saving. Advocates say the obstacles can be overcome.
But one thing is sure: The chance to explore the possibility will soon be gone.
One thoughtful last look at the feasibility of using it -- with solid breakdowns on costs -- would be a public service.
After seeing a huge crowd at the grand opening of the oceanfront pier at Jacksonville Beach, Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton will take a second look at turning the half-demolished Fuller Warren Bridge into a "river pier," his office said Thursday.
Peyton previously has supported finishing demolition of the old bridge, calling it a blight on the St. Johns River in downtown.
But when Peyton attended the Dec. 30 opening of the Jacksonville Beach pier, the "excitement and enthusiasm" caused him to reconsider his stance on the Fuller Warren Bridge, mayoral aide Susie Wiles said.
City Councilwoman Suzanne Jenkins said she supports Peyton's decision and thinks public opinion has shifted in favor of keeping the bridge since City Hall studied the possibility in 2000.
"Let's really do a comprehensive study from the ground up," Jenkins said. "I think the timing is right to do that now. It's never a done deal until it's torn down and it's gone."
Peyton directed his staff to review keeping the bridge on the same day the state Department of Transportation conducted a public hearing for its plan to resume demolition this year.
DOT spokesman Mike Goldman said the department estimates it would cost $5 million to $10 million to turn the bridge into a pedestrian promenade. He said if the city comes down in favor of doing that, the cost for rehabilitating the bridge so it can stand the test of time would fall on City Hall.
At the public meeting in DOT's Jacksonville office, six people spoke in favor of keeping the bridge. They said it would give public access to the St. Johns River and offer a spectacular view of downtown. One speaker favored total demolition, saying the bridge is an aging structure and its location beside Interstate 95 is the wrong place for a pier.
In contrast to those strong positions for and against, Baptist Medical Center took a position in the middle.
The hospital, which is next to the bridge, is not adamantly opposed to having the bridge become a public park, said Andy Sikes, director of safety, security and parking. He said Baptist Medical Center could support the concept if the way to reach the pier were a Southbank Riverwalk. He said such a "passive park" would be a benefit for patients and their families at the medical center and Nemours Children's Clinic.
However, he said the medical center could not support a plan in which people could go to the park from Palm Avenue, the street nearest the old bridge. He said an entry point to the park at that location would add more cars to Palm Avenue and worsen the problem of moving traffic around the hospital.
"Traffic circulation for the hospital is critical for rescue vehicles and for patients and families coming to the hospital," he said after the meeting.
Most demolition of the bridge came to a halt three years ago after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Criminal Enforcement Division began an investigation because the contractor was dumping tons of rubble into the St. Johns River when there was no permit allowing the disposal. About half the bridge has been taken down so far.
The state's new plan would use barges to catch falling chunks of concrete and then take the debris to shore for disposal. To take down the bigger concrete supports, the state would use explosives to blow them up and then scoop the debris from the river bottom.
Even if the portion of the bridge that juts from the river's south bank were saved, the state would still need to demolish the northern half of the old bridge where the concrete deck is gone but the concrete supports are still standing, Goldman said.
Wiles said Peyton isn't asking the state to stop moving ahead on its plan to demolish the bridge. She said the city's study will re-examine the feasibility of using the bridge and it won't be a drawn-out assessment.
"If it were determined that a river pier would be a good idea, is that the place you would do it, or would you do it someplace else in another way?" she said.
In 2000, a city task force recommended against using the old bridge as a fishing pier. The report cited concerns about the financial cost, parking availability, and downtown's image.
Then-Mayor John Delaney agreed with the report's finding, and until this week, Peyton had taken the same position.
As an aside ... I remember sitting in a city council meeting about 2 years ago, and some guy used his 3 minutes to yell at the council about saving the bridge. One got the impression he did that at EVERY city council meeting, as a few council members were openly hostile to him. People in the audience were joking about how crazy he was. That guy must be so happy right now.
I know who you are talking about, and yes, he was at almost every council meeting, and said pretty much the same thing every meeting. The old bridge isn't saved yet, but if the pier thing goes through, you can credit him for being one of the main advocates for this.
First let me say that I've never been to a Jax City Council meeting and I don't know who this individual is, or what specifically they said. While you have to give credit to this individual for his insight and "vision", he probably hurt the cause more than helped it. When dealing with public officials (and employees) you must guard what you do and say. Angry, beligerent behavior will quickly get you dismissed as a gadfly or worse. I have seen very intelligent people with very useful input be basically ignored because they don't treat public workers or officials with respect and with a spirit of cooperation.
It is always best to clearly state your position and support it with logic-based facts and avoid emotional tirades. Also, NEVER use threats. Additionally, don't preach to the same crowd more than once. They heard you the first time. If you feel compelled to speak to the same crowd a second time on the same subject, then bring NEW information or opinions.
I am not posting this to make a statement about this particular individual. Nor do I disagree with his position. I am just giving others my 'lessons learned' from my own experiences, both personally and observing others in similiar situations.


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Colleges should confront the needs of food-insecure students more fully.
On the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, the starting point for seeking mental health support is University Health Services; most students could rattle off the name without a second thought. Ask about resources available to their peers who are food-insecure, however, and that immediate answer is likely to be replaced by a blank stare. College students can be food-insecure?
Admittedly, I was one of the students who would have asked these questions prior to becoming involved with anti-hunger organizations Challah for Hunger and MAZON. Most college students have no concept of their peers' financial situations, let alone any idea of how to help those who are facing complex challenges such as food insecurity. The university does have resources, though limited, to assist food-insecure students: So where are they, and why don't students know where to find them?
The scope of the problem, it turns out, is significant. In the past, telling students who work and attend college to "eat some ramen noodles" or "just eat a bowl of cereal" may have been enough to get them through a rough patch until they received their next paycheck. Not anymore. A recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) stated that 39 percent of undergraduates in the U.S. come from low-income households, a number of whom may suffer from food insecurity. Many individuals with a high risk of becoming food-insecure are college students who are financially independent from their families, supporting families while attending university classes or those attending two-year programs. Think SNAP, known to the public as "food stamps," is an option? For those students unable to work the minimum requirement of 20 hours, think again.
The initial solution seems obvious: better advertising of a university's resources to help tackle the problem. For students deciding between two universities with comparable academics and campus cultures, the knowledge of these resources could even become a tipping point in their decision. But it's more complicated than that, both for students who may be embarrassed to use the campus food pantry and for administrators.
The problem, though, appears to be a serious one. The GAO found that 22 of the 31 studies summarized in its most recent report showed campus food insecurity rates greater than 30 percent. The GAO findings and the growing number of student organizations committed to fighting the issue are signs that this issue is becoming more prevalent.
It's not that the university is doing nothing. It does provide food-insecure students with a list of resources through the University Health Services website; among them are the campus food pantry, Badger FARE ($25 meal cards) and relevant student organizations, as well as local and national resources including a Lutheran Campus Center and SNAP. These resources provide temporary assistance to students facing food insecurity, and those in need of ongoing assistance are advised to reach out to the Dean of Student's Office.
Yet these resources only become known to students when they seek them out. If more of the general student body knew about these resources, that could lead to students advocating for and sympathizing with the situations of their peers. Making these resources more known to the entire student population validates the existence of the problem on campus.
Food is a fundamental part of the college experience. It opens the door to conversations that often lead to friendships, communities and future professional networks. In my experience, weekend brunches with friends has been the norm; making challah every Wednesday helped me find my community on campus and my editorial and event-planning experiences for a food and lifestyle publication opened the door for conversations with food and restaurant industry professionals. I chose to become involved in organizations that give a voice to underserved populations, because I recognized the valuable contributions these people had to offer. Other students feel the same way; I've worked with some of them, whether it was a discussion about how to improve the campus food pantry or maintaining a partnership between Challah for Hunger and Slow Food UW, an organization that advances food justice in the Madison area. However, for every student whose eyes have been opened to the inequalities, there are thousands of others who don't know what to look for. While students may be gleaning lessons from their textbooks, there are certain lessons that can only be conveyed through real discussions with real people.
All of this begs the question: Shouldn't the main goal of universities be to produce the most well-rounded, employable candidates for the workplace? Further, aren't the most well-rounded candidates the ones who were provided opportunities to build valuable networks by working with peers of all backgrounds, not just those that mimic their own? Universities should do more to admit that food-insecure students do in fact attend their institutions, and they should do more to integrate them into the wider student body so they get those invaluable opportunities.
It's time to take a step back and re-evaluate the cost of sweeping campus hunger under the rug.
Lauren Ross is a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
This piece is part of "The View From Campus" column written by students on campus. If you would like to contribute to it, email lily@jewishweek.org for more info. We are grateful to The Paul E. Singer Foundation for supporting the Write On For Israel Program.


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Q: I need to subtract a set amount from a progress bar and keep getting an out of range message I have a checkbox that increments a progress bar by 20 percent when checked and decrements by 20 percent when unchecked (or at least that is what I want it to do).  It works to increment, but when I uncheck the box, VS screams at me and tells me the "Value of '-20' is not valid for 'Value'. 'Value' should be between 'minimum' and 'maximum'." Any help is appreciated.
Here is my code:
private void chkAlpha_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (chkAlpha.Checked == true)
    {
        pbWaitMessage.Value = (intPBValue + intIncrementValue);
    }
    if (chkAlpha.Checked == false)
    {
        pbWaitMessage.Value = (intPBValue - intIncrementValue);
    }
}

I have previously declared the following variables:
int intPBValue = 0;
int intIncrementValue = 20;

A: You aren't ever setting the value of intPBValue.
You could use:
if (chkAlpha.Checked == true)
{
    pbWaitMessage.Value += intIncrementValue;
}
if (chkAlpha.Checked == false)
{
    pbWaitMessage.Value -= intIncrementValue;
}

[Edit]
Or, to refactor as per comment :)
if (chkAlpha.Checked)
{
    pbWaitMessage.Value += intIncrementValue;
}
else
{
    pbWaitMessage.Value -= intIncrementValue;
}

A: You need to modify intPBValue and make sure values don't go out of bounds...
private void chkAlpha_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (chkAlpha.Checked)
    {
        intPBValue += intIncrementValue;
    }
    else
    {
        intPBValue -= intIncrementValue;
    }

    if (intPBValue < 0)
    {
        intPBValue = 0;
    }
    else if (intPBValue > 100) // assuming 100 is the max
    {
        intPBValue = 100;
    }

    pbWaitMessage.Value = intPBValue;
}

A: Try This:
int intIncrementValue = 20;

private void chkAlpha_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
   if (chkAlpha.Checked)
   {
     if(pbWaitMessage.Value + intIncrementValue <= pbWaitMessage.Maximum)
        pbWaitMessage.Value = pbWaitMessage.Value + intIncrementValue ;
   }
   else
   {
     if(pbWaitMessage.Value - intIncrementValue >= pbWaitMessage.Minimum)
        pbWaitMessage.Value = pbWaitMessage.Value - intIncrementValue ;
   }
}


I figured I'd make a thread specific to this, for those that want any of these recipes, that are free, even if you don't have the digital subscription. This first one says it's good for 5 more days, and I just got the email yesterday - they used to be good for 2 weeks, but they've shortened it, I guess.
This first one looks good to me, probably due to the habanero! lol Pasta with Sweet Corn, Tomatoes, and Basil. One of those things for the summer, when all of those veggies and basil are available.
and Cumin-Coriander Potatoes with Cilantro https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipe...eid=aa0130ea51 . Both are Egyptian recipes; The first, I'll have to wait a couple months, to get the ingredients from the garden, the second, I could make now.
Thanks pepper head, I know you like your curries. I've copied the second one as well, we have lots of cilantro in the garden ATM.
Thanks Dave, our snap peas were eaten as they grew, by grandkids. That's ok though.


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