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Lungs respond to ventilator as if it were an infection
March 17, 2013 July 19, 2012 ScienceBlog.com
When hospital patients need assistance breathing and are placed on a mechanical ventilator for days at a time, their lungs react to the pressure generated by the ventilator with an out-of-control immune response that can lead to excessive inflammation, new research suggests.
While learning that lungs perceive the ventilation as an infection, researchers also discovered potential drug targets that might reduce the resulting inflammation – a tiny piece of RNA and two proteins that have roles in the immune response.
Using human cell cultures, Ohio State University researchers determined that mechanical pressures trigger an innate immune response – the same immune response that the body launches to begin its fight against any kind of infection.
The rhythmic pressure of ventilation stimulated the production of pro-inflammatory chemicals by activating proteins called toll-like receptors (TLRs) in lung cells, the research showed.
"We showed that these cells respond to a mechanical force, pressure, as if it were an inflammatory stimulus. They almost perceive it as a bacterial toxin – and they don't like it," said Samir Ghadiali, associate professor of biomedical engineering at Ohio State and co-lead author of the study. "We didn't know until this study how we could possibly turn off that type of mechanically induced inflammation. Essentially what we found are two things that may help: microRNAs and two TLRs in the innate immunity pathway."
The job of TLRs is to recognize distinctive characteristics of pathogens and send out signals to activate other players in the immune system. This response persists during ventilation even with no pathogen present, and the prolonged inflammation can lead to organ failure. Acute lung injuries requiring mechanical ventilation lead to more deaths annually than do breast cancer and prostate cancer combined.
The study also suggested that at least one tiny piece of RNA – called a microRNA – is influential in this immune response because its behavior regulates the activation of the toll-like receptor proteins. The findings suggest that manipulating levels of either the microRNA or TLRs could be the basis for potential new treatment options for acute lung injury that requires ventilation.
This study appears online and is scheduled for future print publication in the Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB Journal).
The study has clinical relevance as well as an influence on the big picture of the field of mechanotransduction – the study of how a mechanical force gets changed into a chemical stimulus inside the body. Mechanics play a role in many disease processes, including hardening of the arteries, other cardiac disorders, kidney problems, emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and cancer.
"This work suggests that there may be a ubiquitous inflammatory mechanism that cells have to respond to anything they perceive as a danger," Ghadiali said. "At least in the lung, we now know the innate immunity pathway plays an important role, and this study showed that a mechanical force gets converted into cytokine production through this well-known pathway."
Ventilators are used on patients in intensive care units who are suffering from a variety of conditions that lead to acute respiratory distress syndrome; these include pneumonia, bacterial or viral infections, trauma and sepsis.
Scientists have known for more than a decade that mechanical ventilation causes inflammation in the lungs that lingers after an acute illness has been cleared, but they have had a hard time figuring out why the lungs respond in this way.
Research attempts to reduce lung damage by altering the force of the ventilation pressure, surface tension or breathing rhythm haven't worked out, said Ghadiali, also an investigator in Ohio State's Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute. So his team, co-led by Patrick Nana-Sinkam, associate professor of internal medicine, sought to determine if there might be another way to regulate lung inflammation in ventilated patients.
The researchers first characterized inflammatory effects of mechanical pressure in experiments using human small airway cells from deep inside the lungs, where ventilation pressure tends to do the most damage.
These tests showed that as little as four hours of exposure to ventilation pressure and breathing rates that mimic the clinical environment raised levels of three proinflammatory cytokines, which are chemical messengers that promote an inflammatory response.
"The cells keep secreting compounds to recruit the immune system to fight an infection, but there is no infection. It's a response we don't want," Ghadiali said.
The scientists then tested these same cells to examine what role microRNAs (miRs) might have in the lung's inflammatory response to ventilation. Using powerful computers to screen the cells for which miRs responded to ventilation pressure and cyclic breathing patterns, they identified a clear target for more study: a microRNA known as miR-146a. This microRNA's activation increased in the cells as experimental levels of cyclic ventilation pressure increased.
MicroRNAs are small pieces of RNA that bind to messenger RNA, which contains the instructions for building proteins in the process of gene expression. When that connection is made, however, the microRNA has an inverse relationship to its target protein, meaning an overexpressed microRNA leads to lower levels of the protein that the microRNA regulates.
"We know that these tiny molecules have the ability to regulate fundamental biological processes in disease. However, their role as mediators of mechanically induced inflammation has yet to be explored," Nana-Sinkam said.
The identification of miR-146a led the researchers to explore the role of two toll-like receptor proteins in the inflammatory response to mechanical ventilation. Because miR-146a has been studied for several years, it is known to target two toll-like receptor proteins that in turn are known to regulate production of the proinflammatory cytokines that the lung cells were found to secrete in response to mechanical pressure.
With this relationship established, the researchers tested the effects of manipulating these various players on the lung cells' inflammatory response. Among their key findings: Dramatically driving up levels of miR-146a in human small airway cells under mechanical ventilation conditions lowered the activity of the two TLRs, which in turn led to very little cytokine secretion – meaning inflammation was held at bay.
"So we have a microRNA that we can overexpress that targets the innate immunity pathway and shuts down mechanically induced inflammation," Ghadiali said.
But the miR is not the only potential target, he noted. Therapies could be designed to target the toll-like receptor proteins themselves, as well, to reduce lung inflammation created by both a disease and the ventilation.
The researchers plan to test the effectiveness of experimental drugs that act on these biological targets in upcoming studies on rodents.
Sleep deprivation may reduce risk of PTSD
Sharing meals with an old flame can provoke jealousy


Do you remember what it was like to put your foot into the wrong shoe? Young children do this all the time. I still remember how uncomfortable it felt when I got in a hurry and wasn't paying attention. Shoot, sometimes I still do this! It feels horrible.
But did you know that up until as late as 1850 shoemakers didn't differentiate between the left and the right? They made both shoes straight with no curve in them. I can only imagine how awful they were to wear.
Change came with the invention of machinery for making shoes and they were finally able to produce left and right shoes.
I had so much fun writing SAVING THE MAIL ORDER BRIDE that releases in two weeks. Nora and Jack are so funny. Nora has a real problem with her shoes and the pair she wears coming West to marry are very worn. The heels are shaky and the shoes are too narrow.
The book opens with a stagecoach carrying her and an outlaw who'd just been arrested. Everything is so new to her.
Complication #1. He's attached to a marshal by manacles (which are two handcuffs separated by a six-inch chain.) When the stagecoach wrecks and kills the marshal, Jack Bowdre asks Nora to get the key from the dead lawman's pocket.
Complication #2. The second Nora unlocks the cuffs she slaps them around her own wrist and tosses the key away because she's terrified Jack'll leave her at the mercy of the man who's following her.
To put it mildly, Jack is furious. Now he's handcuffed to a woman he's never seen and he's about to lose his one chance of escape.
Before leaving the wreck, he removes the marshal's boots, thinking they might come in handy. He and Nora spend a little time searching for the key but can't find it and he hears riders up above the ravine, so he rushes her away.
Complication #3. Nora can't keep up because of her shoes. He stops and yanks them off, wraps her feet in one of her petticoats, and puts the dead marshal's boots on her. They can move much faster. Then later on, she switches those boots for a smaller pair that belong to the man chasing her.
They're afoot with nothing but the clothes on their backs and a posse close behind. It's five days to reach the safety of the outlaw town and the rugged terrain is unforgiving. The odds are stacked against them.
Oh, and I forgot to mention that Jack didn't tell her he's an outlaw—one of several things he left out of his letters. Nora has her trials.
I think you'll love this fast-paced fun story, the second in my Outlaw Mail Order Brides.
Click HERE for a link to an excerpt.
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I have a huge problem with shoes myself because my feet and ankles swell. Dressy shoes are the hardest to find. I just can't find any that fit well, look decent, and are comfortable. Boots really are the best but not with a dress. I've finally gone to the Clark's brand and they work pretty well. Do any of you have a similar problem? What do you wear for everyday and dressy?
I'm giving away an autographed copy of the book to three people who comment.
I'm happy to kick off this Bustles and Spurs week. I just love writing everything about cowboys but especially the little visual details that can add so much to a story. The smooth way they walk. The way they talk—from the hard edge they add to their voice when they have to—to the quiet, gentle words reserved for their lady, kids, and animals. Then there are the sounds—the slap of leather chaps against their legs, their boot heels striking a wooden boardwalk.
Most of all, the clink of their spurs. Oh man! I love that music.
I began thinking about spurs and here are some facts that you might find interesting.
* The earliest spurs found go back to Julius Caesar and his Roman soldiers. Who knew?
* The part of the spur that makes noise is the rowel that spins when the cowboy walks. The rowel is also the part he uses to make the horse do what he wants.
* The ornate Spanish influence is still evident today.
* Spurs from the second to about the fifteenth century were buried with their owners which is why few remain today.
* Any knight who failed to remove his spurs inside a church had them confiscated and had to pay a fine to get them back.
* The U.S. Cavalry uniform required boots and spurs and they were also worn during the Civil War. These were made of brass, slightly curved, with a small rowel, black straps, and a brass buckle.
* Today, artisan spurs are big business and depending on what they're decorated with can be quite expensive. I recently saw a pair online selling for $925. Can you imagine?
* Sometimes cowboys attach jinglebobs to their spurs for even more noise.
I have a new book coming April 30 – SAVING THE MAIL ORDER BRIDE – #2 of Outlaw Mail Order Brides series. Jack Bowdre has been arrested and on his way to jail in a stagecoach the marshal flags down. The only other passenger is Lenora Kane who's on her way to marry a man sight unseen. When the coach wrecks, Jack finds himself handcuffed to Lenora and they're running for their lives, afoot, with nothing but the clothes on their backs and five days to safety. This has danger, suspense, humor, and romance and available for preorder.
Leave a comment mentioning some detail about a cowboy that really adds to what you love about him. Maybe it's a bead of sweat trickling down his neck or the way he tips his hat to the ladies. Something small that gives you that tingle. You know the one. I'm giving away a western movie called Forsaken starring Kiefer and Donald Sutherland. It's really good. I'm also giving a $10 Amazon gift card to another winner. Drawing will be Saturday.
This country is amazing. Truly. Freedom is the bedrock of our foundation and when it came to settlement, the adventurers, the dreamers, the wealthy, and the down and out all had the same opportunities. I think a lot about those early men and women who took a chance. Thank goodness for a written record of their struggles which provide a glimpse into the rigors of such a journey. I don't know about you, but I find it engrossing.
"I write on my lap with the wind rocking my wagon." Wrote Algeline Ashley.
May 8…We have come about 12 miles and made camp in the open prairie without any wood. We collected dry weeds and grass to make a fire and for supper cooked some meat and the last of our eggs with some hard bread with water.
May 9…We passed a new grave today…a man from Ohio. We also met a man that was going back. He had buried his wife this morning. She died from measles.
May 11…We passed another grave dug only this morning. The board stated he died of cholera and was from Indiana.
May 13…Soon after we stopped tonight a man, a Dutchman, came along with a wheel barrow going to California. He wheels his provisions and clothing all day and then stops for the night and sleeps on the ground in the open air. He ate raw meat and bread for his supper. I think he will get tired wheeling his way through the world.
May 14…Just after starting this morning we passed four men digging a grave. The man that had died was taken sick yesterday of cholera about noon and died last night. The corpse lay on the ground a few feet away. It was a sad sight.
May 18…The wind has blown a perfect cloud of dust, covering us all with dirt. You could not tell the color of our skin.
October 27…We have reached Burlington. There is no house we can get to winter in. I expect that we shall not make a claim after all our trouble getting here. I shall have to be poor and dependent on a man my whole lifetime.
Another woman—Amelia Stewart Knight – is traveling with her husband and seven children and she's pregnant with her eighth which she delivers by the roadside just before reaching Oregon. She mentions how the Native Americans along with way were much-needed guides and helpful in telling the men where to hunt.
May 14…Winds so high that we dare not make a fire and impossible to pitch a tent. The wagons can hardly stand the wind. Our wagon is full and some have to stay out in the storm. Some of the boys lost their hats.
May 17…We had a dreadful storm last night and very sharp lightning that killed one man and two oxen. The wind was so high I thought it would tear the wagon to pieces. Nothing but the stoutest canvas could stand it. The rain beat into the wagons so that everything was drenched. We woke surrounded by water and our saddles have been soaking in it all night and are almost ruined.
May 31…We traveled 25 miles today. This morning there were two large droves of cattle and about 50 wagons ahead of us. We either had to stay poking behind or attempt to pass them. The drovers threatened to drive the cattle over you if you tried to pass. They even took out their pistols. Husband came up just as one man pointed his pistol at Wilson Carl. We took out across the prairie and had a rather rough ride but were glad to be away from such a lawless bunch. We are now within 100 miles of Fort Laramie.
June 6…Still in camp. Husband and myself are sick. We supposed by drinking the river water that looked more like dirty suds.
July 28…Chatfield (her young son) is quite ill with scarlet fever.
Sept 5…Passed a sleepless night as a good many of the Indians camped around us were drunk and noisy and kept up a continual racket which made all our hands uneasy and kept our poor dog on watch.
Sept 17…Gave birth to my eighth child after which we ferried across the Columbia River. Here husband traded two yoke of oxen for a half section of land with one half acre planted in potatoes and a small log cabin and lean-to with no windows. We're home.
These diaries are invaluable. To say the trip was difficult is an understatement. There was nothing to look forward to each day except more of the same that battered the mind and spirit. We owe them all our admiration and respect, especially the women who followed their men and given little say in the situation. They were truly hardy souls.
Would you have kept soldiering on day after day? I'd like to think I had what it took, but I really believe I would've been one of those who turned back.
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How Much of a Line Existed Between Outlaws and Lawmen?
A rough outlaw town…A man seeking redemption…A hunted woman with no place to turn except agree to be outlaw Clay Colby's wife.
This is the scenario in The Outlaw's Mail Order Bride. In case you haven't heard, this new series is a bleed over from my Men of Legend and Clay Colby (whom you met in The Heart of a Texas Cowboy) is tired of running. He's determined to make a stand on the last bit of mostly unsettled Texas land in the panhandle. He yearns to settle down with a wife and have a family. To be normal. So he starts building a town on the site of an old hideout called Devil's Crossing. While he builds, he writes to Tally Shannon and Luke Legend carries the letters back and forth. She and a group of women are hiding out in a canyon, hunted in order to be returned to the Creedmore Asylum for the Insane.
Tally and these women first made an appearance at the end of Men of Legend Book 1 – To Love a Texas Ranger when outlaw Luke Legend began providing food, clothing, and medicine.
But Tally has grown weary of living in the shadows and wants more for herself and her band of fugitives. For once she wants to know what it's like to have someone care for her—to have strong arms around her, to be safe, protected. Although afraid to trust, she agrees to marry Clay.
I've often thought about the line drawn between outlaws and lawmen on the American Frontier and find that at times it became so blurred it was almost invisible. A man could be a sheriff or U.S. Marshal one day and a fugitive outlaw the next, depending on the circumstances. Or vice versa.
Millions upon millions of acres of raw land comprised the American Frontier, stretching from the Missouri River all the way to the Pacific Ocean. There were no laws, no courts, and little or no government. The few lawmen that existed had to cover huge areas and there was no way they could.
Often, the only law was what a man found for himself. The gun determined the outcome.
To get an idea of what I'm talking about, consider this: A man is minding his own business and taking care of his family when someone rides up and shoots his wife and children. He catches the murderer and kills him. That makes him an outlaw and he'd be on the run.
Then maybe one of the railroad or cattle towns needed to curb their lawlessness so they would hire the outlaw and pin a badge on his chest. There are plenty of examples in history.
Many such men straddled the fence, being whatever anyone wanted. Wild Bill Hickok, Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Virgil Earp, Bat Masterson, and Pat Garrett to name a few. You might say they were the good "bad" guys.
That's what Clay and his friends are. Sure, they've killed but they only see it as administering justice. They were the law where there was none and now they're ready to give up their role.
But will others let them?
If you've read the book, tell me your favorite part or favorite character. Or talk about outlaws. What is your view? Were they good? Or bad?
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You may think this an odd title for a post (Linda has finally lost it) but you'll soon see how it fits. In exactly two weeks from today THE OUTLAW'S MAIL ORDER BRIDE will launch. This starts a new four-book series called Outlaw Mail Order Brides and I'm so excited about this project.
This series is a bleed-over from Men of Legend. Luke Legend and his wife Josie have started a private bride service for men and women living in the shadows. Clay Colby and Tally Shannon are characters that first appeared in Men of Legend. Clay was a trail boss for Houston in The Heart of a Texas Cowboy and Tally first appeared at the end of To Love a Texas Ranger and played a bigger part in To Marry a Texas Outlaw.
Tally and a group of women had escaped the Creedmore Lunatic Asylum and were hiding out in Deliverance Canyon. Readers wrote me, wanting their story so they're getting it.
After two years living in fear of discovery, Tally decides it's time for change. With Luke and Josie hand-carrying letters back and forth, Tally agrees to marry Clay. Only a wanted man will know how to protect her. Finally, she'll be able to lift the burden from her shoulders and let someone care for her.
And Clay does from the start. She's the wife he's longed for and the little blind girl she brings with her becomes his daughter.
But I want to talk about the horrors of early mental institutions. Number one is that they had zero oversight. People who ran them could do whatever they wanted with these people. Nor did they require any proof of insanity. Often families wanted to get rid of certain ones and these institutions provided a way. Give them some money and they'd relieve you of your problem. In some cases it became big business.
That's what Tally's stepmother did. She wanted to wrench the family estate from Tally and have it all so she incapacitated her, drove her to the asylum and handed her over along with a bag of money along with instructions to make Tally's life a living hell.
These are just ridiculous and there are lots more I didn't list. Anything could be an excuse up until 1955 when some oversight finally came along. That it took so long is crazy!
Since we all read romance, we could've been institutionalized back then if our family didn't want us!!
So, are you off your rocker or missing some marbles? Maybe you're an overzealous cook or like to sit around daydreaming. You could be certifiable. What reason could your family have given? Have fun with this. I'm giving away THREE copies of THE OUTLAW'S MAIL ORDER BRIDE!! Plus, each will also get one of my calendars.
I'm also announcing a SALE! All of my Texas Heroes is marked down. If you haven't read them and want to, now is the time to get them cheap. Or maybe you're only missing one from the set. Now's your chance.
Lonely Sonja Kaplan doesn't want to spend another Christmas alone. While she has her secret government work to fill her days, she longs for a husband to fill her nights.
Chet Lattimer doesn't know the first thing about being a father when the six-year-old son he didn't realize he had bursts into his life. Worse, it's Christmas, and there's no one to help him celebrate except the mysterious woman the gossips call the Bird Lady.
But a little boy hungry for love helps them all find truth and peace, and together they revel in the magic of Christmas.
After Allethaire Gibson was kidnapped several years earlier in the wilds of Montana Territory, she tries hard to put her life back together in civilized Minnesota. She almost succeeds—until she's framed for a crime she didn't commit. With her reputation in shreds, she flees back to Montana to seek her father's help in proving her innocence.
Mick Vasco never expects to see Allethaire again, but when he finds her in the middle of a train-robbery-in-progress, he has no choice but to kidnap her—again.
Together they race against time to find crucial answers. But during the blessed season of Christmas, they find wondrous gifts of forgiveness and love instead.
I'm giving away a $10 GIFT CARD TO AMAZON! Who can't use one of those at Christmastime, eh?
Alone in a blinding snowstorm, no shelter in sight, Hank Destry pushes in all his chips and comes up losing. Half-frozen and unable to go any farther, he falls from the saddle into a snowbank. On a return visit from a sick friend, Pretty Sidalee King's path is blocked by a barking dog. The pet leads her to Hank. She digs him from the snow and manages to get him into her wagon and take him to her home on the Lone Star Ranch.
With no family of her own, she feels for the drifter's plight. Could he be Miss Mamie's lost son that she speaks of? And what are the rocks Miss Mamie gives as payment for kindnesses? Mystery and love abound this Christmas season as two lonely people receive an unexpected gift.
I'm giving away a $10 Amazon gift card and a 2019 calendar I put together!
Consider reading all the Rodeo Romance series, available on Amazon.
You're never too old to fall in love . . .
Rancher Jess Milne lost his wife years ago, but he's finally ready to give love a second chance. It's a shame the one woman in Romance who captures his interest is a prickly, wasp-tongued she-devil. She used to be one of his closest friends until he asked her out. Her vocal, vehement refusal made her thoughts on dating him crystal clear. Despite her animosity, Jess can't help but be attracted to her fire and spirit.
Widowed more than ten years, Doris Grundy tries to convince herself she's content with her life. Her recently married grandson and his wife bring her joy. The ranch she's lived on since she was a young bride gives her purpose. She's an active member of their close-knit community. But the old coot who lives down the road continually invades her thoughts, keeping her from having any peace. Doris will be the last to admit she longs for the love and affection of her handsome neighbor.
When the two of them are unexpectedly thrown together, will they find a little holiday spirit and allow the love of the season to ring in their hearts?
Prince Charming is a. . . Cowboy?
The death of her mother left Philamena Booth grieving and at the mercy of her drunken father. After spending more than a decade held captive on their run-down farm, she's left speechless when her father strikes a bargain to settle a long overdue debt. In lieu of payment, a handsome cowboy agrees to take Philamena. Mortified yet relieved to leave the farm, she finds herself married to the charismatic, caring man.
Luke Granger might own Hardman's bank and the fanciest house in the Eastern Oregon town, but he'd much rather be outside riding his horses or wrangling his herd of cattle than keeping his account books straight. In a strange, unsettling turn of events, he finds himself accepting a farmer's daughter instead of money to cover a loan. If the man hadn't threatened to sell her to the saloon owner, Luke might have refused. He has no idea what to do with the beautiful Filly or their marriage of convenience, but he's about to get far more than he bargained for.
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Cody Marvell has a way with people…unless that person is Murphy Anderson. Cody never understood what she was dealing with when they were younger. Murphy had a hard time while growing up, with no mom and a cold-hearted father. He made some mistakes, which he now regrets. He wants her ranch, and more than that, he wants her.
When a Christmas flood makes Murphy's home uninhabitable, he invites her to stay at the Marvell Ranch. With the help of country Christmas magic, Cody hopes she'll start to see him with new eyes.
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Language is such an interesting subject and I'm always intrigued by the older terms and words. Our forefathers sure had a more colorful way of speaking. In fact, the vivid words drew pictures a lot better than today's jargon. Since I write historicals I love finding one or two to throw in. Too many can make for difficult reading though. See how many you know. Some may be familiar.
Do you have any to add to these? I'm giving away a 2019 calendar to two people.
Now that we've had some fun, I want to tell you about a Christmas movie that John Wayne starred in. How many have seen or heard of "The 3 Godfathers?" It came out in 1948 and was about three bank robbers running from a marshal when they stumble across a woman alone in a covered wagon giving birth. Before she dies, she makes them promise to take care of her baby and get him to the town of New Jerusalem. It's a story of redemption. I watched it when I was young and remember some funny scenes as they try to take care of this infant. So if you're wanting a different Christmas movie, you might try to find it. The trailer is on YouTube and the movie is on Amazon.
The Outlaws Are Coming and Cover Reveal!
…People living in the shadows in desperate need of saving.
I'm launching a brand new series January 29, 2019 called Outlaw Mail Order Brides and here is the gorgeous cover for the first book!!
By the way, it's available for preorder. Not that I'm begging or anything.
The Outlaw's Mail Order Bride is about Clay Colby and Tally Shannon. These are both characters from my Men of Legend series. Clay was Houston Legend's right-hand man in The Heart of a Texas Cowboy and I'm thrilled to give him his own story. In fact, I'm beyond excited for my Legend series to bleed over into this one. Readers weren't done with my Legend men and neither was I, so they'll appear some in these. Luke probably will more than any because he and his wife Josie have formed a private mail order bride service to match men and women living outside the law for whatever reason.
I received a lot of mail asking if I'll free the women in hiding. Yes, in this book.
You first met Tally Shannon and her band of women living in Deliverance Canyon in To Love a Texas Ranger (the first Men of Legend.) They're in hiding after escaping the Creedmore Lunatic Asylum—only none are crazy. They were put in there by family members wanting to get rid of them. In fact, there's quite a lucrative racket going in that horrible place.
Tally knows they can't live in hiding forever and it's time to walk in the sunshine. She volunteers to go first and try marriage. The outlaws can protect her but she's struggling with trust issues. She doesn't trust anyone—not even Clay. And this causes big problems between them. Still, she sees Clay's huge heart and begins to lose her fear.
Tally begins to feel safe in Devil's Crossing and loves working by Clay's side in making it a town. He needs this as much as she. But there are lots of potholes in the road.
Can they smooth them out and stay alive long enough to make this marriage work? It's anyone's guess.
This cover perfectly depicts their rustic life. The big fire is in the center of the town where all the people gather and a lot of nights one of the men gets out his fiddle and they dance. I modeled Clay after the real life gunfighter and outlaw, Clay Allison, who loved to dance more than–well, shoot bad guys. So….do outlaws really dance? You bet'cha.
Book #2 – Saving the Mail Order Bride – follows a few months later on April 30, 2019.
Question: how do you like the cover? Is there anything that draws you? I just love the splash of red. If you don't want to talk about the cover…how do you like fall so far?
Few things have made such a huge impact on our lives than the movie industry. I don't know about you but I love sitting in a dark theater and watching magic unfold on the screen. I'm drawn into the story and love watching how the actors chose to portray each scene. Some are excellent and I lose myself to the magic to the point where I'm up there in the story with them. It's a beautiful thing and deeply personal.
Roundhay Garden Scene was the first recorded short silent film in 1888 by a Frenchman named Louis Le Prince. It's definitely the oldest surviving one. Amazing!
Thomas Edison started capturing motion on film around that same time. Everything was very short, approx. a minute or two.
The first film with a sustained plot was a 12 minute one titled The Great Train Robbery. Suddenly America had a new form of entertainment. They called those early films flickers and I'll bet you can guess why.
They were all silent as no one had figured out yet how to record sound. The theaters hired men and women to play the piano while the movie showed. Slow songs, fast songs, medium songs designed for the biggest impact.
They built huge movie palaces with ornate lobbies, crystal chandeliers, and luxurious carpet. Instead of hiring one pianist, they had orchestras and they hooked the American public.
I recently watched an eight part documentary that Robert Redford made called The American West and it was so interesting. I found it on Amazon Prime. Redford started at the end of the Civil War and showed each step in the progression of the settlement of the west. President Grant actually opened up the west and offered cheap land as a last ditch effort to keep another Civil War from starting and hold the country together.
At the end of the documentary, was a clip of Wyatt Earp on a film set in Hollywood. He was 80 years old and a young John Wayne (21) was working as a prop boy. John Wayne was enamored by the man he idolized and hanging out with Earp forever changed John Wayne. He imitated Earp's manner of walking and talking and he adopted the Code of the West that Earp lived by.
Wyatt Earp must've been drawn to movie making. I'd love to have known what he thought. He was often found on movie sets and that's where John Ford, the director met him. Ford got Earp to draw on paper exactly how the gunfight at the OK corral happened and he used the sketch to film the gunfight scene in My Darling Clementine.
Wyatt died in 1929 in Los Angeles and cowboy actors Tom Mix and William S. Hart were pallbearers.
Can you imagine a world without cinema? I can't. I'm sure glad they invented sound though.
Tell me—do you like to go to the movies? If so, what is it that draws you? Maybe it's the popcorn. Or what is one of your favorite movies? I'm giving away a copy of either To Catch a Texas Star or Gunsmoke and Lace to two people who comment. In addition to title, winner chooses either print or ebook. I'll draw the winners on Sunday.
Some ranches have the strangest names but probably all mean something personal to the owner. The ones I put in my stories all reflect the owner's state of mind or what they value. Some that I see when I drive down the road leave me scratching my head though. Like the Dime Box and Hoof Prints ranches.
In the anthology Give Me a Texas Cowboy, Jack's Bluff was the name of the ranch in mine and Phyliss Miranda's stories. Jack, one of Tempest LeDoux's many husbands, won the ranch after buffing in a card game. I thought it was perfect.
Each one tells a lot about the owner. Duel McClain in Knight on the Texas Plains and To Catch a Texas Star named his ranch for the poker hand he won Marley Rose with and he doesn't ever want to forget the miracle of how she changed his life.
To Catch a Texas Star is a story of hope, forgiveness, self-discovery, and vanquishing evil. Marley Rose is on her way into town when she finds a man bleeding and unconscious by the side of the road. Roan Penny has seen the worst of humanity, but Marley and the McClain family restores his faith. As he recovers he falls in love with the dark beauty he calls his Texas Star and longs to make a life with her. But evil from the past finds them. Will it destroy the happiness Roan and Marley have found?
The book released on July 3 and is available everywhere in bookstores and online.
How about you? Can you name a ranch either in books/TV shows/movies, or that you've seen or heard about? I'm giving away one copy (winner's choice of format.) Comment to enter the drawing to be held on Saturday, August 4. Giveaway Guidelines.


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Foods That Make You Fertile
Looking for ways to jump-start your conception quest? Check out the foods you should choose — or lose — for optimum fertility.
By What to Expect
There's no shortage of old wives' tales (and Internet legends) touting the fertility benefits of certain foods — and the baby-busting potential of others. And if you're thinking about starting a baby making campaign (or you're already waging one), you're probably wondering which are fertility fact…and which, fertility fiction. The truth is, you can get pregnant no matter what you eat — and no matter what you don't eat. But there is some fascinating, if preliminary, research showing that your fertility may be what you eat — and that filling your belly with certain foods (and avoiding others) may just help you fill your belly with a baby faster. The scientific jury's still debating the food-fertility connection (or is there one?), but in the meantime it's definitely interesting food for thought. And speaking of food, take the following list with a grain of salt (and a prenatal vitamin — which is a proven preconception must). Fill up on those foods that have fertility promise (they're all healthy anyway), and avoid as best you can foods researchers have speculated may decrease your chances of conceiving. Bottom line (and you don't need a scientist to tell you this): eat a nutritious, balanced prepregnancy diet, and you're likely fueling your fertility. Make a diet of junk food and fast food, and you're probably not doing your fertility a favor.
Fertility-Friendly Foods
Dairy. It pays to bone up on dairy (milk, yogurt, and cheese) when you're trying to conceive. Adding dairy to your preconception diet is good not only for bone health but also — potentially — for your reproductive health. So drink that milk, spoon up that yogurt, sip that smoothie, nibble on that cheese. Sticking to low-fat or fat-free dairy products makes sense most of the time, especially if you're trying to lower your bottom line preconception (after all, extra weight can weigh on fertility). But there is some early research showing that women who have problems with ovulation may benefit from splurging on a serving a day of full-fat dairy. Before you dip too far into the Ben & Jerry's, though, remember that overdoing the full-fat will defeat the purpose if it packs on the pounds.
Lean animal protein. Let's talk (lean) turkey…and lean chicken and lean beef. All these protein sources are chock-full of iron — an important nutrient that helps beef up fertility. In fact, studies show that women who pump up their iron intake during the preconception period have a higher fertility rate than women who are iron-deficient. A couple caveats: Steer clear of high-fat cuts of meat (bring home the pork tenderloin, but not the bacon), and don't overdo any kind of animal protein (stick to no more than 3 servings). That's because research shows that too much protein (even lean protein) can decrease fertility. Consider swapping out one serving of animal protein for a serving of plant protein (think beans, tofu, or quinoa). If you're a vegan, be sure your prenatal vitamin has iron in it, and ask your practitioner if you might need any extra supplementations.
Fatty fish. Salmon (choose wild if you can), sardines, herring, and other types of fatty fish are swimming in fertility-boosting benefits, thanks to the high levels of omega-3 fatty acids they boast. Loading up your diet with those fabulous fats allows for increased blood flow to reproductive organs and may help to regulate reproductive hormones. Not a fan of fish? Hook your omega-3 fatty acids from flaxseed (you'll find it in some breads), almonds, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, and enriched eggs (you'll see them marketed as "omega" or "DHA" eggs).
Complex carbs. Never came across a carb you didn't like (and what estrogen producer has)? It's time to get a tad more discriminating. When you can, consume carbs of the complex kind (whole grains, beans, vegetables, and fruits) as opposed to the refined varieties (white bread, white rice, refined cereal, sugary treats of all types). That's because there may be a link between your carb choices and your fertility. Here's why: Digesting refined carbs causes an increase in blood sugar and insulin in the body — and increased insulin levels can disrupt reproductive hormones and mess with the menstrual cycle (not a good scenario when you're trying to conceive). Complex carbs, on the other hand, take longer to digest and don't cause spikes in insulin levels — they may also promote regular ovulation. Holy whole wheat, batmom!
Oysters. You've heard that oysters can heat things up between the sheets, but did you know they can also boost your fertility? The oyster — famous for being Nature's answer to Viagra — is the food chain's most concentrated source of zinc, a nutrient that's crucial for conception. Zinc deficiency can disrupt the menstrual cycle and slow the production of good-quality eggs — neither of which is good for fertility. Not a fan of oysters in any form? Slurping those bivalves is not the only way to get your share of zinc. Find zinc in smaller amounts in other fertility-friendly foods, incuding beef, poultry, dairy, nuts, eggs, whole grains, and legumes.
Yams. If you're hoping for a bun in your oven, think about cooking up some yams for dinner. Some researchers have suggested that this Thanksgiving staple may contain an ovulation-stimulating substance, offering as evidence the fact that wild yam eating populations have a higher rate of twins. Whether or not this theory pans out (after all, the yams we eat are raised, not wild), it's worth tossing a few in the pan tonight anyway. After all, they're super-rich in fertility-friendly vitamins (their deep color is a giveaway).
Berries. Thinking pink or blue? Think raspberries and blueberries. Packed with antioxidants, these members of the berry family protect your body from cell damage and cell aging — and this includes cells in your reproductive system (aka your eggs). Wondering whether you should be picking other berries, too (like strawberries and blackberries?) Definitely do. All berries are berry, berry good for your fertility…it's just that raspberries and blueberries are the berry, berry best. Out of season? Buy them frozen.
Fertility Busters
High-mercury fish. You've probably heard that high mercury fish is a pregnancy no-no. But did you know that too much mercury can affect fertility, too? That's right — research has shown a connection between infertility and high levels of mercury. What's more worrisome: mercury is stored in the body — so even if you're careful to follow the guidelines for fish consumption while you're pregnant, your baby-to-be could still be harmed by the mercury you ingested preconception. So avoid eating high-mercury fish when you're trying to conceive, including swordfish, king mackerel, tilefish, fresh tuna (limit canned, too; light has less mercury than white), and shark. Are you a sushi fan? Get your fill now (you won't be able to indulge once you're officially expecting), but do stick to low-mercury fish.
Trans fats. Trans fats are nobody's friends, which is why these unhealthiest of unhealthy fats are being pulled from more and more products. But here's a reason why you might want to consider pulling all trans fats from your preconception diet: some research shows that the more trans fats in a woman's diet, the higher her chances of developing ovulatory infertility. Trans fats (also called hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils) are found in processed and fried foods. Read nutrition labels carefully to check for trans fats so you can be sure to avoid them. While you're at it, mostly stay away from saturated fats of all kinds. Get your fats the healthy way (canola oil, olive oil, flaxseed oil, nuts, avocados, and so on).
Caffeine. A heavy caffeine habit can be a big-time fertility buster. Studies have linked downing too much caffeine with lowered fertility and an increased risk of miscarriage. But you doesn't mean you have to give up your old pal, Joe. Up to 200 mg a day (that would buy you about two shots of espresso or 12 ounces of brewed coffee) is considered safe — now and when you're expecting.
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In telling the story of Clausen's life and career, McConkey unveils an artist of unusual integrity and singleness of purpose. At no time in his career of sixty years did Clausen settle into a formula and produce what he knew to be popular. The famous naturalist paintings of the early years, individual and distinctive despite their indebtedness to Millet and Bastien-Lepage, later become more colourful and the forms are diffused by light. It was an insatiable fascination with the play and influence of light on form and structure that kept Clausen at his easel and which he passed on in his celebrated lectures at The Royal Academy. Clausen emerges as an artist of real and substantial achievement.
George Clausen and the Picture of English Rural Life.
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ClickZ weekly MarTech briefing: June 25
Welcome to another edition in our series of weekly MarTech briefings. Here you will find key information from last week including: Highlights from rounds of funding, new technologies entering the market, career moves, and a spotlight on key influencers social activity.
If you have any news from this week that you would like us to consider including in next week's report, please feel free to get in touch by emailing sam.lawson@clickz.com.
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Key highlights in MarTech from last week (June 25)
Deals and funding
Portland startup Bumped closes $14 million investment
The Portland-based marketing start up, "Bumped," has roped in $14.1 million in its first round of funding Canaan Partners. Other investors that participated in the round were Peninsula Ventures, Commerce Ventures, and Oregon Venture Fund. This additional funding has seen an increase of $11.5 million since its seed funding of $2.5 million.
Google launches AI-powered content recommendations for G Suite customers
Google announced an addition to Quick Access, a machine learning tool that provides appropriate suggestions to the file that's being edited. The addition is natural language processing (NLP) to the google search function in docs, and slides. A spokesperson from Google said, "We hope these launches mean you spend less time searching for documents and more time working on them."
AppNexus acquired by AT&T for a rumored $1.6 billion
American multinational conglomerate holding company, AT&T, has acquired AdTech pioneer AppNexus. The financial details of the transaction remain undisclosed, however sources involved with the deal have revealed that the value of the transaction approximately a whopping $1.6 billion. Speaking about the acquisition, Brian Lesser, CEO of AT&T Advertising and Analytics said: "Ad tech unites real-time analytics and technology with our premium TV and video content. So, we went out and found the strongest player in the space. AppNexus has scale of infrastructure, advanced technology, brand diverse talent. The combination of AT&T advertising & analytics and AppNexus will help deliver a world-class advertising platform that provides brands and publishers a new and innovative way to reach consumers in the marketplace today."
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Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey, announced a major reorg for the social networking service and revealed that Periscope co-founder, Kayvon Beykpour, had been made the head of products for Twitter. Dorsey also confirmed that Mike Moranto has been brought on board to lead Twitter's engineering team. Dorsey revealed the new hires and the reorg in a tweet which read: "We're reorganizing how Twitter is going to work together for the next decade. Sent this note to our team, and sharing with the world, because we want to be more open about how we think and work. This is a small but important step. Experimenting! Let us know what you think."
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Hawaii senators hold prayer despite vote to end it
A group of nine Hawaii senators held hands, bowed their heads and sought God's blessing Wednesday, signaling that they'll still pray despite a vote last week to abandon official invocations....
HONOLULU – A group of nine Hawaii senators held hands, bowed their heads and sought God's blessing Wednesday, signaling that they'll still pray despite a vote last week to abandon official invocations.
Fears of court challenges compelled the state Senate to end prayers, making it the first legislative body in the nation to do so.
The informal prayer Wednesday took place in the Senate chamber before the daily lawmaking session, convened in such a way so as not to contradict the decision to remove invocations from Senate business.
"The message is that not all senators have eliminated prayer," said Sen. Will Espero, D-Ewa-Ewa Beach-Lower Waipahu, who organized the group. "We're well within the confines of the law."
The 25-member Senate changed its rules in a unanimous voice vote last Thursday to end prayers after the American Civil Liberties Union sent lawmakers a letter complaining that the invocations often referenced Jesus Christ, contravening the separation of church and state.
Senate leaders said they wanted to avoid the potential for breaking the law, but lawmakers who participated in the quiet prayer Wednesday said their faith has a place in their work.
"It's nice to start off the day with a prayer because we need all the help we can get," said Sen. Mike Gabbard, D-Kalaeloa-Makakilo.
The ACLU of Hawaii declined to comment Wednesday. The ACLU previously has said the Senate's action to remove prayers helps create an environment where everyone feels welcome regardless of spiritual beliefs.
Senate President Shan Tsutsui, who did not participate in the prayer session, said he condoned their independent movement to keep prayer alive.
"It's a matter of free speech," said Tsutsui, D-Wailuku-Kahului. "We do encourage members, at their own will and desire, to go ahead and engage in prayer."
He said prayers could be held in the Senate in the future because the chamber's rules are silent on the issue following last week's vote.
The brief prayer asked God to bless senators' choices and sought guidance to do right for the people they represent, said participant Sen. Pohai Ryan, D-Lanikai-Waimanalo.
"Government and faith should be separate. But just because I voted against it doesn't mean I'm not a spiritual person," Ryan said.
(This version CORRECTS Ryan's party affiliation to "D'' in 12th paragraph.)
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EMDA stands for Electro-Motive Drug Administration. It was especially developed for treatment of superficial bladder tumors. Electro-motive technique improves the effectiveness of the medication that is delivered into the bladder for prevention of tumor recurrence or developing into a more malignant type of tumor.
When is EMDA the right choice?
The treatment involves placing BCG or MMC through a catheter directly into your bladder. In addition, two sponge electrodes are attached to the abdomen. Both the catheter and the pads are connected to a device that generates a gentle direct current. An electric field between the metal plate on the catheter and the electrodes on your abdomen ensures that the medication moves as directed.
EMDA uses an electric current to deliver MMC more efficiently and reduce the frequency of tumors or prevent them from reoccurring.
Why supplement medication with EMDA?
When assisted by EMDA, the medication penetrates deeper into the bladder wall, considerably decreasing the chance of tumor recurrence.
The treatment is 30 minutes long and requires no anesthetic.
During the treatment you will have a very slight to no sensation. The electrical current may cause a light tingling sensation on the abdomen under the electrodes.
The drug itself will stay in your bladder for one hour. Then, it is either removed through a catheter or leaves your bladder when you pass urine.
On your first treatment, please expect to stay at our clinic for up to two hours after the drug is emptied from your bladder. On the following visits, you may be able to go home immediately after the drug removal.
The treatment course involves nine consecutive weekly treatments, followed by a 3-month break, and then 9 monthly visits for maintenance.
EMDA is more than 3 times more effective versus the medication administered by regular means. The charts below compare the success and survival rates of patients treated with BCG only and BCG combined with EMDA + MMC (chemotherapy medicine).
Find out if you're a candidate for EMDA, request a consultation.


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How undrafted wide receiver Stanley Morgan became 'everybody's favorite player' on the Bengals
Charlie Goldsmith
After Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Stanley Morgan Jr. made the best play of his NFL career, he expected it to go unnoticed when he got back to the sideline.
All he had done was block for running back Joe Mixon on a touchdown run in the second quarter against the Las Vegas Raiders. Morgan was the lead blocker for Mixon's touchdown and pushed the Raiders safety into the sideline.
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When Morgan reached the bench, he was the center of attention.
"I felt like that was a small job for me, but then I realized it was a big moment for me," Morgan said. "If my team felt that way about that block, that's special."
After three years of bouncing between the Bengals practice squad and the active roster and after surviving two roster cuts, Morgan was finally in the spotlight.
The Bengals signed Morgan in 2019 as an undrafted free agent. Then they cut him before the regular season in 2019 and 2020. Morgan developed a reputation as one of the best special teams players on the team, but it wasn't enough for a roster spot over an entire season in 2019 and 2020.
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Now, the Bengals coaches see him as one of the best blocking wide receivers in the NFL. Due to the nature of his role, Morgan has set up his teammates success on special teams and in the run game without receiving any credit outside of the locker room.
"Stanley is everybody's favorite player on the team," Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow said. "But nobody sees what he does."
When Morgan was in college, this wasn't the role he was anticipating in the NFL.
In college, he made one-handed catches, caught deep touchdown passes and won one-on-one matchups with leaping catches in the air. He was one of the best playmakers in the Big Ten. He finished his career as Nebraska's all-time leader in receptions (189) and receiving yards (2,747).
Then Morgan went undrafted, which was a quick snap to reality.
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"The smart ones figure out what their role is going to be in the NFL," Bengals special teams coordinator Darrin Simmons said. "The ones who don't figure that out just fade away. They have to live with the what ifs."
As soon as the Bengals could, following the 2019 draft, Bengals head coach Zac Taylor offered Morgan an undrafted free agent contract with the Bengals. Cincinnati saw Morgan as a potential developmental receiver, but his biggest impact would have to come on special teams.
"You think you have so much promise and it doesn't go as planned," Morgan said. "You work even harder to make sure that doesn't happen again."
Morgan spent most of his first training camp learning about that role from Simmons. Unlike other undrafted wide receivers who Simmons had seen come and go, Morgan made it a priority to focus on his tackling technique.
Morgan quickly became a "four-phase player" on special teams who was great on kickoff coverage, punt coverage, kick return coverage and punt return coverage.
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On offense, he studied the routes of Bengals wide receivers like A.J. Green and Tyler Boyd. But Morgan learned his routes needed to be quicker to get a role in an NFL offense.
That's what the coaching staff told Morgan when the Bengals cut him in 2019. Even after Morgan was called up from the practice squad during the 2019 season and played a small role down the stretch, he got the same message after 2020 training camp.
"In 2020, that was the toughest spot of my career," Morgan said. "I took it as not getting drafted again."
Morgan still believed he'd get a shot down the road with the Bengals, so he didn't look to sign with any other team. Even after two seasons where he didn't make the initial 53-man roster, Morgan still entered training camp in 2021 as the Bengals' third most experienced wide receiver.
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"The feedback we gave him is, I want you back here with us," Simmons said. "We want you here, you have a future here. It might not be right this second, but we want you back."
During this year's training camp, Bengals wide receivers coach Troy Walters had a one-on-one conversation with Morgan. Walters was Morgan's offensive coordinator at Nebraska, and Walters cued up Morgan's college highlight tape. In that conversation, Walters showed Morgan examples of how much Morgan can do as a wide receiver.
Morgan had already shown everything he needed to on special teams. Walters told Morgan he needed to take another step on offense. Now three months into the season, Morgan is getting double-digit snaps per game because of his ability to set up plays for his teammates.
"When we ask him to come in (on offense), he blocks his tail off for other guys to make plays," Burrow said. "Stanley is one of the core players on this team. I don't know what kind of team we are without Stanley."
When Morgan made the initial 53-man roster for the first time in 2021, he didn't make a big deal out of it. With Simmons, the only congratulations came in the form of a fist bump and a two-sentence conversation.
Morgan went up to his coach and told him, "Time to go to work."
"Stanley has outworked everybody that I know," Simmons said. "He has done everything right and everything we've ever asked him to do."
Even though he's playing more in 2021, Morgan still only has one catch this year, on a play where he was the last read. Morgan has set up two touchdowns as a run blocker, and he's earning more snaps with the way he's able to finish a block against a linebacker.
"He's one of the best in the business at blocking," Walters said. "He not only blocks a guy, but he tries to put him on the ground.
After the Bengals win over the Raiders, Taylor mentioned Morgan's block twice in his postgame press conference. He said it's a type of play that most receivers won't make, but Morgan abandoned any expectations about what his role would look like early in his NFL career.
Morgan's a special teams ace and an expert run blocker. He knows who he is, and last week the entire Bengals sideline took notice.
"I've been around a lot of guys in this league who have started at the bottom and worked their way up," Simmons said. "Stanley is the next one."


Even if you're not a certified geek, you may be able to troubleshoot your ailing PC.
1. First Stop: Do It Yourself.
Before spending any money, look for help online to remedy your problem. "You may find a really easy fix you never would have come up with on your own," says Tom Merritt, executive editor of CNET.com, the electronics-review site. If you have software difficulties, online forums, such as Annoyances.org for PCs and Mac-Forums.com for Apple users, offer knowledgeable advice.
2. Next Stop: Ask For A Referral.
Training and credentials vary so much that your best bet is to get recommendations from people you trust. Then vet the business using complaint records from the local Better Business Bureau, available online at www.us.bbb.org. Before you agree to any service, ask how long the company will guarantee its work and what, if anything, follow-up visits will cost.
The technician should give you a free price quote upfront. Some repairers charge by the hour (the average rate is $100), and others price by service, such as $200 to install or fix operating-system software. House calls cost extra.
3. Keep Out Unwanted Intruders On The Cheap.
Has your system slowed to a crawl? The cause may be spyware-stealth software that, at minimum, installs itself on your PC to track your Internet usage (more nefarious versions take control of your computer and send out spam e-mails). Firedog, the repair arm of electronics retailer Circuit City, charges $99 for in-store spyware removal and $179 for a home visit.
Any service you choose gets access to your personal stuff -- not a relationship to take lightly. Last summer, a staffer at the blog Consumerist.com caught a Geek Squad employee stealing files from his computer when he took the PC in to have it repaired.
Says a Geek Squad spokeswoman, "We have been the target of a blog that prefers to focus on the exceptions to our service and not the overall, vast majority of successful services we provide to clients."
5. Buying A Laptop? Insure It.
Consumer Reports figures that there's a 43% chance your laptop will need repairs in the first three to four years. Among the top laptop wreckers: accidental damage and meltdown from a power surge. Those woes are not covered by most manufacturers' extended warranties, including AppleCare.
But some insurers, among them Safeware (800-800-1492; www.safeware.com), offer lap-top coverage. Repairing the screen on an $1,100 MacBook -- destroyed by, say, a slip off the kitchen table -- can easily run $400. But Safeware will insure a MacBook against accidental damage (including drops, falls and liquid spills) for about $70 per year with no deductible.


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The order execution report object.

## Properties

| Name | Type | Description | Notes |
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|**exchangeId** | **String** | Exchange identifier used to identify the routing destination. |  |
|**clientOrderId** | **String** | The unique identifier of the order assigned by the client. |  |
|**symbolIdExchange** | **String** | Exchange symbol. One of the properties (`symbol_id_exchange`, `symbol_id_coinapi`) is required to identify the market for the new order. |  [optional] |
|**symbolIdCoinapi** | **String** | CoinAPI symbol. One of the properties (`symbol_id_exchange`, `symbol_id_coinapi`) is required to identify the market for the new order. |  [optional] |
|**amountOrder** | **BigDecimal** | Order quantity. |  |
|**price** | **BigDecimal** | Order price. |  |
|**side** | **OrdSide** |  |  |
|**orderType** | **OrdType** |  |  |
|**timeInForce** | **TimeInForce** |  |  |
|**expireTime** | **LocalDate** | Expiration time. Conditionaly required for orders with time_in_force = `GOOD_TILL_TIME_EXCHANGE` or `GOOD_TILL_TIME_OEML`. |  [optional] |
|**execInst** | [**List<ExecInstEnum>**](#List<ExecInstEnum>) | Order execution instructions are documented in the separate section: EMS / Starter Guide / Order parameters / Execution instructions  |  [optional] |
|**clientOrderIdFormatExchange** | **String** | The unique identifier of the order assigned by the client converted to the exchange order tag format for the purpose of tracking it. |  |
|**exchangeOrderId** | **String** | Unique identifier of the order assigned by the exchange or executing system. |  [optional] |
|**amountOpen** | **BigDecimal** | Quantity open for further execution. `amount_open` = `amount_order` - `amount_filled` |  |
|**amountFilled** | **BigDecimal** | Total quantity filled. |  |
|**avgPx** | **BigDecimal** | Calculated average price of all fills on this order. |  [optional] |
|**status** | **OrdStatus** |  |  |
|**statusHistory** | **List<List<String>>** | Timestamped history of order status changes. |  [optional] |
|**errorMessage** | **String** | Error message. |  [optional] |
|**fills** | [**List<Fills>**](Fills.md) | Relay fill information on working orders. |  [optional] |

## Enum: List<ExecInstEnum>

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| MAKER_OR_CANCEL | "MAKER_OR_CANCEL" |
| AUCTION_ONLY | "AUCTION_ONLY" |
| INDICATION_OF_INTEREST | "INDICATION_OF_INTEREST" |

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Historical Costumes through the centuries, as recorded in our collection. Take a walk through history as we select the finest little (and big) treasures to share with you.
There are over 200 clothing accessories, and well over 150 separate dresses and costuming items listed in our collection database online - and that doesn't include the hats and shoes and miscellany! There are skirts, swim wear, underwear, and children's clothes.
The history of our town is wrapped in the mantles of what we wore each day to work, and to play. From the post-Revolutionary Empire styles (even then, Paris was the heart of all that defines fashion), to the long skirts and bustles of Victorian America to the mini-skirt and pantsuit, women's fashions have changed on an almost daily basis. Men, of course, wear almost identical clothes now as they have since the Civil War, but the hat is currently out of vogue.
So much of fashion through the ages has been a reflection of the times. Empire gowns showed the freedom of movement that the French Revolution had shown in society - though the Empire hardly represented the ideals of the Revolution. The Victorian era was constrained into distinct notions of what comprised civilized or acceptable behavior, and the gowns of the time are equally so. But were the dress styles changed by zippers, or were they just an enabling technology?
Needless to say, less of the modern era is represented, little that is later than the Eisenhower years, but even those costumes show where the hearts and minds of New Milford were.
Join us for a stroll through the history of our town as seen in our 'glad rags'.
Opening reception March 22, 2019 at 7:00pm, light refreshments will be served.
So much of the process of recording history revolves around ephemera, start your search here.
At the risk of repeating ourselves, we rely on our visitors and our other sponsors for quite literally everything. Can you help out?
Take a look through some of our old events! If you missed one, you can always write to us and let us know, we might be able to stage it again if there is enough interest.
Experience the timeless artistry of nationally renowned silhouette artist Deborah O'Connor at the New Milford Historical Society. The unique charm of a profile bust of your child, infant, pet or yourself can be enjoyed forever when captured in a silhouette portrait. Using scissors and paper as the only tools, O'Connor creates a cut silhouette in exacting detail and remarkable likeness in as little as five minutes. Silhouettes can be made from live subjects or photographs providing the subject is turned to the right. The cost is $30.00 for an original silhouette, $15.00 for a copy with 8" x 10" mattes available for $10.00 and 11" x 14" mattes for $15.00. Your silhouette will come mounted on your choice of white or ivory cardstock. They make wonderful Mother's Day, Father's Day, Anniversary or Birthday gifts and will become treasured family heirlooms.
We invite you to Sponsor a Flag in Honor of a Veteran! In honor the upcoming Veteran's Day, in honor and in memory of our Military Veterans and those men and women actively serving our country today, the Kiwanis Club Foundation of Greater Danbury, Inc. will erect the Kiwanis Flags of Valor on the New Milford Historical Society and the Town of New Milford's lawn at the north end of the Green. The Field of Valor will include at least 300 full size (3 foot by 5 foot) American flags and will be on display from November 8 through December 6, 2014. All are invited to sponsor anyone they would like to HONOR with one of these keepsake flags. Your Honoree and sponsor name will be proudly displayed on a yellow ribbon with each flag. Major sponsors will be identified with on-site signage and up to ten flags for their honorees. All proceeds support the efforts and the programs of the Kiwanis Club Foundation of Greater Danbury, Inc, 501c. Our programs include; Bringing Up Grades, Key Leader and Scholarships. Look for more events and information on our website www.kiwanisct.com. Plan to pick up your keepsake flag on December 6, between 8 and 9 a.m. contact Linda Thomas at Field.of.Honor.Linda@gmail.com with any questions.
Holiday sale in the Boardman Store November 23 and 24 December 1 and 2 10am - 3pm The main gallery and the Knapp House will be decorated for the Holidays. Stroll through Christmas Past, visit our vintage train exhibit, and shop for unique Holiday gifts in the Boardman Store Professional photographer Andrea Swiedler joins us on December 1 and 2. Get up to 2 images for a $20 sitting fee, perfect for Holiday cards!
Lecture by Betty Odenwald, Connecticut Society, US Daughters of 1812 The War of 1812 is often called the "forgotten war". However, to some historians, it is the end of the American Revolution. It established the American right to trade and commerce, it was the spur to Western expansion, and it provided a new sense of nationalism and pride. In 2012, the United States is celebrating the Bicentennial of the War of 1812. In New Milford, there are 30 veterans from this war buried throughout our local cemeteries who we want to remember for their service and sacrifice. This engaging lecture will discuss Connecticut as a supporter of the War of 1812 and the approximately 6,000 militia, soldiers and sailors who fought for our freedom. Mrs. Odenwald is from Fairfield, Connecticut and is the President of the Connecticut Society, U.S. Daughters of 1812.


Coatings and Films: Low-e and reflective coatings usually consist of a layer of metal a few molecules thick. The thickness and reflectivity of the metal layer (low-e coating) and the location of the glass it is attached to directly affects the amount of solar heat gain in the room. Most window manufacturers now use one or more layers of low-e coatings in their product lines.
A pyrolytic coating baked on at a high temperature constitutes a "hard coat" low-e coating. These are often made of a metallic oxide. One layer is about 1/10,000 the diameter of a human hair.
"Soft coat" low-e coatings are applied to the glass at lower temperatures and even thinner thicknesses than hard coatings. Both types of low-e coatings (within insulated glazing assemblies) are typically warranted for 10 to 50 years.
"Aftermarket" films are available for application on existing windows. They are relatively easy to apply on glazing up 36 square inches (91.5 square centimeters). They are often applied to the glass with a water soluble adhesive. To reduce the possibility of bubbles and wrinkles on large windows, have the film installed professionally. Most films should be applied to the inside surface of the glass since they can be damaged easily by weather. If you plan to install the film yourself, be careful to select the appropriate film for your needs, and understand all directions before beginning. Plastic films generally last about 8 to 10 years before they start looking worn.
Performance Selection: The key measures of window performance are the U-Factor, Solar Heat Gain Coefficient, and Visible Transmittance. The air leakage rating (measure of the rate of air loss around a window under a specific pressure differential) is also important, but not addressed here.
The Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC) is the fraction of solar heat that enters the window and becomes heat. This includes both directly transmitted and absorbed solar radiation. The lower the SHGC, the less solar heat that the window transmits through the glazing from the exterior to the interior, and the greater its shading ability. In general, South facing windows in houses designed for passive solar heating (with a roof overhang to shade them in the summer) should have windows with high a SHGC to allow in beneficial solar heat gain in the winter. East or West facing windows that get a lot of undesirable sun in mornings and afternoons, and windows in houses in hot climates, should have lower SHGC assemblies.
The visible transmittance (VT) refers to the percentage of the visible spectrum (380-720 nanometers) that is transmitted through the glazing. When daylight in a space is desirable, as in showrooms and studios, high VT glazing is a logical choice. However, low VT glazing such as bronze, gray, or reflective-film windows are more logical for office buildings or where reducing interior glare is desirable. A typical clear, single-pane window has a VT of 0.90, meaning it admits 90% of the visible light.
The ratio between SHGC and VT is called the light-to-solar gain ratio (LSG.) This provides a gauge of the relative efficiency of different glass types in transmitting daylight while blocking heat gains. The higher the ratio number the brighter the room is without adding excessive amounts of heat.
Factors to consider when choosing windows are: climate, building design, building orientation, and external shading. Check with manufacturers for product specifications.
Calculating Energy Savings: Energy savings from solar control glazing are difficult to accurately predict. Predictions of savings are based on many variables such as: size and orientation of the windows, solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC), and the cooling load factor (CLF; the ratio of actual total cooling compared with total steady-state cooling during the same period at constant ambient conditions.) To make this somewhat simpler, some references combine these variables into one figure: the Heat Transfer Multiplier (HTM). The HTM will vary with location, seasonal changes, time of day, shading, orientation, temperature, and building color.
There are also computer programs for sizing of heating/cooling systems. These can also be used to estimate solar heat gain from different types of windows (given the SHGC and climate). Typically, you run the same program for each choice in window type and find the dollar value of the difference in energy saved between the choices. You can then divide the purchase price by the estimated savings to determine simple payback.
Some solar control films are very costly and may have very long payback periods. In such cases it may make better sense to consider other shading devices such as awnings, overhangs, solar screens, shutters, roller shades, blinds, and draperies.


Clinical Nurse Julie Lein started volunteering with humanitarian organizations from around the world seven years before becoming a nurse. Since then, her passion and love for working with medical missions has only grown. Read more about Julie's thoughts on how volunteering has improved her life and her nursing practice below.
Seven years before becoming a nurse, I started volunteering with humanitarian organizations from around the world. Since then, my passion and love for working with medical missions has only grown. Some of the medical mission trips I've been involved with include: Mother Theresa's Orphanage in India, setting up medical clinics in rural villages of Mexico, and providing medical relief in Haiti in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. I will be going to Uganda later this year and I am about to go on a trip to Lebanon this April to work with Syrian Refugees who have been displaced from their homes due to 7 years of civil war. I will be going to Lebanon with SAMS, the Syrian American Medical Society, which is a nonpolitical, noprofit medical relief organization that is working on the front lines of crisis relief for Syrians. Over 1 million Syrians are currently registered as refugees in Lebanon today and they are in desperate need of medical, dental, and mental health care. We will be stationed in the Bekaa Valley working with a team of Doctors, Nurses, OT/PT's, Infectious Disease specialists and Mental Health providers. As the Syrian civil war rages on and tensions grow along the Syrian boarders it is unclear what the conditions will be or in what capacity we will be needed to handle a knowingly large volume of caseloads. The only thing we have to rely upon is our working medical knowledge and expertise and each other as we work towards the same common goal of medically treating, improving and saving as many lives as we can.
No trip is ever the same. The conditions are always different, the needs are always vast, and you never know what to expect. However, there is one constant that always remains the same on each mission I've been on, and that is the beauty of learning from the people I've worked with and cared for. There is nothing more incredible and powerful than connecting with people from around the world, learning from them, and hearing their stories. Although my goal is always to help others and improve their lives, I must admit, it is my life that is greatly been improved because of the people I have met on these medical missions. Even though I don't always speak the same language as those I am caring for and I may not be able to communicate directly with them, it's incredible what a smile, a hug or a simple holding of one's hand can do and mean…Love and Kindness truly are a Universal Language! Humanitarian medical mission trips have undoubtedly changed my life. They inspire and challenge me to not only be a better nurse here at Stanford but a better person in general. After all, our greatness is not in what we have, but in what we give.
Wonderful work Julie!!! I knew you were special. What you are doing for others is incredibly special work! Thank you for making the world a better place.


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Yossi Rosenstein is a contemporary artist who has developed an original and innovative meaning to the notion of 'Jewish Art'. Yossi was born in Jerusalem, a ninth generation descendant to an Israeli glorious dynasty. He chose to dedicate himself to art and developing a new doctrine of art which gave original and innovative meaning to the notion of 'Jewish Art'. As opposed to the traditional Jewish art (Judaica) which is basically only a decoration of Jewish motifs and symbols, Yossi's unique art concept is universal without limitations of religion and race; it conveys emotion and deep messages combined with Jewish and biblical visual themes. Yossi Rosenstein is an autodidact; he has never studied art at any institute. According to him, he continues learning all the time.
Thanks to his innovative perception and his amazing technical ability, he gathered much attention early on in his career as a Jewish artist. His first solo exhibition took place in Tel Aviv 1973. Following three solo exhibitions in Israel that were seen by many influential people such as Baroness de Rothschild, Henry Kissinger, the Israeli president and many others, Yossi received a request to exhibit his work in the prestigious Aberbach Fine Art Gallery on Madison Ave in New York. This art gallery represented him for many years. Yossi's exhibitions in the USA "Moses" and "Exodus" was a tremendous success; all the paintings were sold at opening nights, the buyers were both Jewish and non-Jewish, all bible lovers. The exhibition was covered widely by the American media (ABC, Channel 5 and talk shows). Yossi exhibited as well at Cannes's famous Galerie du Carlton, the art pieces were borrowed for display from European art collectors. His works are considered master pieces; they reside with honor in significant collections around the world together with other master pieces of prestigious contemporary and modern artists.
Yossi Rosenstein translates the bible into the art language. His works are rich with thought and imagination. His paintings which illustrate biblical events appear as a realistic style even though they are extremely symbolic, particularly the characters and the animals. In the same way the painting's names which are verses from the bible. For this reason Yossi Rosenstein's unique art style is conspicuous and easily identifiable even though each piece conveys a different message. Using classic technique, modern symbolism and Jewish philosophy he is giving a deep interpretation to the biblical concepts. The integration of past and present emphasizes the eternity of the bible and illustrates that each and every verse, commandment and event are still relevant to daily life. Yossi's paintings require profound studying in order to understand the deep message concealed in the painting, which is the personal interpretation of the verses from his unique philosophical point of view.
Yossi Rosenstein gave a new dimension to Jewish Art based on innovative interpretation of the Jewish essence. This historic breakthrough ideology paved a way for many other new Jewish artists that followed in his footsteps to create their own Jewish symbolic art.
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With the prosody 0.9.9 update, prosody tries to open /dev/urandom as r+ (instead of just r) in util/uuid.lua (see ). This causes a crash if prosody isn't running as root and constitutes quite a disruptive change for a small, stable update. Furthermore, the ability to write to /dev/urandom is never really used inside the code, except for the seed function in the same file, which as far as I can tell is never getting called anywhere else in the code. Since urandom usually doesn't require seeding to generate secure random values, the functionality in itself seems superfluous and should probably be removed or at least be made optional.  https://hg.prosody.im/trunk/file/c633e1338554/util/uuid.lua#l11  except at system start, which is usually handled by the startup script.
Hi, thanks for the report! Can you provide details about your system?
Thanks for the further information, it's helpful :) I'm going to leave the issue open for a bit, while we decide what and whether we'll do about it. You aren't the first person to have problems with urandom permissions today (though the other was seemingly unrelated, and due to a custom AppArmor profile). So it's not totally broken, but if a few people are having trouble with it then it's worth reviewing. We tried our best to test on different systems, but obviously can never catch everything. Regarding dropping root... Prosody itself never runs as root. We do have root-dropping code in prosodyctl, as that's sometimes run as root for convenience, but it just switches to the prosody user before launching the daemon. We decided to keep it this way and cut out a whole category of potential security issues.
I too have a custom AppArmor profile and see no good reason to grant prosody write access to urandom; the <abstractions/base> profile grants only read access to [u]random. Please don't require more permission on the system than you actually need. Also this is kinda bad in a security update.
Hi Stefan, thanks for the comment. I'm sorry you've been affected by this issue also. Firstly let me clarify that under Linux writing to urandom is a harmless operation (see man urandom), and on all the systems we tested before the release it worked fine. And the majority of users have indeed had no problem with it. Our switch to using urandom was considered the best of a number of options, e.g. as it did not add any extra dependencies (which would also be kinda bad in a security update). We tried to make the best choice we could in the circumstances. Writing to urandom came as an attempt to preserve the existing semantics of the code as much as possible, which already had a seed() function to feed data into the random number generator. In hindsight this could have become a no-op during the switch to urandom (i.e. we would always assume urandom is well-fed) if we had known it would cause issues for some people, but obviously we weren't blessed with hindsight at the time. We're going to remove the requirement for write access in the next minor update.
Hi guys, I wanted to give prosody a try, but I'm running into the same error on Ubuntu 14.04. When can we expect the next minor update? Thx for your work!
The next release will be in the coming week, very soon. Anyone who posts here and is affected by the issue, I'm still curious to hear what kind of environment you folk are running Prosody under (we still don't have a very clear picture of who exactly is affected). I think most of the issues have come down to AppArmor and some virtualization systems so far. And possibly some flavours of BSD.
Hey, yes I'm running Ubuntu 14.04 on a VPS (virtualization system: Linux-VServer). I remember having a problem with another program due to a denied access on the random number generator because of the virtualization. So I guess in my case virtualization causes the error.
SELinux prevents Prosody from writing to /dev/urandom; I just remembered to https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1076979 where I had exactly the same issue with Heimdal last year. SELinux covers all Fedora and RHEL/CentOS releases by default. I already backported the patch from the nightly builds into the RPM about 14+ days ago to satisfy Fedora user complaints.
Just released the fix for this issue in 0.9.10. Enjoy!


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Pistons Fall In OTTristan Thompson and the Cleveland Cavaliers finished a tumultuous couple days with an emotional victory.
Former Michigan Head Man Beilein Apologizes To Cavs After "Thug" CommentJohn Beilein's first season as an NBA coach took another turbulent turn because of a comment he made during a film session.
Rose & Drummond Push Pistons Past Cavs 115-113Rose, who scored 24 points, scored on a runner in the lane to give Detroit a 114-113 lead and cap a comeback that began with the Pistons trailing 100-91 early in the fourth quarter.
Pistons Win Back To Back For First TimeThe Detroit Pistons are suddenly on a roll.
Former Pistons Announcer Fred McLeod Dies At 67The longtime sportscaster and announcer, who called Cleveland's NBA championship in 2016 and told his cameraman to keep rolling when Stanford's band was on the field in 1982, died Monday. He was 67.
University Of Michigan's John Beilein Jumps To NBAThe Cavs were able to lure Beilein away from Michigan, where he was the winningest coach in school history with a 278-150 record in 12 seasons. He had talks with the Detroit Pistons last year when they were in the market for a new coach, but Beilein said he was never offered that job.
No Griffin, No Defense, Pistons LoseThe Cavaliers made clutch shots down the stretch for a 126-119 win Monday night in a game that featured six ties and five lead changes in the fourth quarter.
Pistons Still Unbeaten After 110-103 Win Over ClevelandDwane Casey has coached Detroit to its best start in a decade. He's also well aware the Pistons have a long way to go.
NBA Draft: Storylines And Players To WatchThe 2018 NBA Draft is filled with talent, but who will be selected, when and by what team? And what does their NBA future hold?
Trump Will Not Be Inviting NBA Champs To White HouseWhichever team wins the championship, Donald Trump says he won't be inviting them to the White House.
Will Stephen Curry Win NBA Finals MVP Award?The outstanding play of Steph Curry, who is averaging 31 points and shooting 50% from three, shouldn't be overshadowed by LeBron's efforts.
NBA Playoff Talk Turns To Trump And White House VisitsLeBron James knows for certain that this year's NBA champion, be it the Cavaliers or Warriors, will not visit the White House.
NBA Finals Preview: 'If LeBron Wins This Series, He Cements His Spot As Greatest Ever'KPIX's Dennis O'Donnell and CBS DFW's Keith Russell break down the 2018 NBA Finals match-up.
Cavaliers And Warriors To Make History In NBA FinalsIn the 2018 NBA Finals, the Cavaliers and Warriors will face each other for the fourth consecutive year, a first in American sports history.
Cavaliers-Celtics: LeBron James, Terry Rozier And The Matchup GameIn the NBA conference finals, finding a mismatch is often the best way to create an advantage on offense.


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Problem: After installing the latest ProTracker Advantage update or installing office 365 with office 2013 or 2016, you get a message that "Microsoft Access stopped working" when trying to open ProTracker Advantage or the display looks funky.
Solution: Install Microsoft access 2003 runtime and set the path in the desktop shortcut as described below.
2. Go to the ProTracker Advantage Desktop shortcut. Right-click > Properties > Shortcut tab. In the target, replace all the text with one of the strings (including quotes) listed below.
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\MSACCESS.EXE" "C:\Program Files\ProTracker Advantage\Advantage.mde"


I've recently had to deal with the application connectivity issue (details on stackoverflow) that appeared after the migration of the application to a new server. It resulted in "Connection timed out" Java exceptions in certain cases. The answer was on the surface but I didn't know where to look at exactly. So I had to investigate and apply network sniffing tools such as tcpdump and Wireshark. Here I'd like to share my experience with the network analysis.
The issue and the cause.
It clearly shows that some resource was not accessible although I could easily access the URL that was an argument of the document function. Finally it appeared that there was a DOCTYPE declaration of a DTD resource in the target xml file. So Saxon apparently failed when it could not access that DTD to perform the validation. To find out this root cause I had to use network tools.
First of all, I tried to reproduce the issue on my developer's Windows-based laptop but could not do this that confirmed it's a server configuration issue. However, before debugging on QA environment I analyzed the application network activity locally with Wireshark that appears to be the most popular network packet analyzer with GUI. This tool provides numerous filtering options so you can locate whatever you want on the network. It helped me to capture the HTTP request sent by Saxon and to see all request headers. Afterwards I simulated the identical request with the same headers with wget and curl on the QA environment. But generally it didn't help so I had to move to the QA environment.
It prints all the requests coming to and from the specified host. I'm not pasting those results here as they are too big. But having compared the tcpdump outputs for two scenarios, I've found out there were additional requests sent from the application. It did not reveal the exact URL though but it helped me to guess the root cause and locate that DTD declaration. To conclude, the network packet analysis can be very useful for debugging. I'm pretty confident with client-side tools built into browsers (e.g. Firebug). As for the server-side, I'm still not an expert here and it may be possible to discover much more details with the tools I mentioned above.


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After months and months of testing, tweaking, and testing some more, the new Cannondale Trigger 29 Carbon 1 and Trigger 29 Carbon 2 are done and ready to rip!
Enjoy the video below as EWS champ Jerome Clementz and OverMountain CFR racer Ben Cruz display the versatility of the Trigger 29 Carbon riding the trails near Jerome's house in the Alsace region of France shot by Mattias Fredickson.