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Medwave 2018 Jul-Ago;18(4):e7236 doi: 10.5867/medwave.2018.04.7236
Does vitamin C prevent the common cold?
Evelyn Gómez, Sebastián Quidel, Gonzalo Bravo-Soto, Ángela Ortigoza
The common cold is one of the most common diseases. It is generally believed that the consumption of vitamin C prevents its appearance, but the actual efficacy of this measure is controversial.
To answer this question we used Epistemonikos, the largest database of systematic reviews in health, which is maintained by screening multiple information sources, including MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane, among others. We extracted data from the systematic reviews, reanalyzed data of primary studies, conducted a meta-analysis and generated a summary of findings table using the GRADE approach.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS
We identified eight systematic reviews including 45 studies overall, of which 31 were randomized trials. We concluded the consumption of vitamin C does not prevent the incidence of common cold.
The common cold is one of the most common diseases in the general population. The term "common cold" does not refer to a specific condition, but to a group of symptoms such as nasal obstruction, sore throat, cough, lethargy and asthenia, with or without fever. These symptoms have multiple etiological agents such as rhinovirus, adenovirus, syncytial virus, etc. Despite the benign nature of this disease, it leads to a substantive economic burden in terms of medical consultation, treatment, and work or school absenteeism [1].
On the other hand, effective alternatives to prevent this condition are not available, and the efforts to develop a vaccine have been fruitless.
Vitamin C is usually perceived as an effective, harmless and inexpensive therapeutic alternative. Its use began in the early 30s and in the 70s it became widespread when the Nobel Prize winner, Linus Pauling, concluded that the use of vitamin C could prevent and relieve the common cold [1]. It is thought that vitamin C could improve the functioning of the immune system through various mechanisms [2]: phagocytes and lymphocytes concentrate vitamin C in levels up to 100 times higher than plasma, suggesting it has a role in the immune system; vitamin C increases the response of T lymphocytes and interferon levels.
However, although the effects on the immune system are well reported, it is not clear whether the intake of vitamin C for the prevention of the common cold translates into a clinically relevant benefit.
To answer the question, we used Epistemonikos, the largest database of systematic reviews in health, which is maintained by screening multiple information sources, including MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane, among others, to identify systematic reviews and their included primary studies. We extracted data from the identified reviews and reanalyzed data from primary studies included in those reviews. With this information, we generated a structured summary denominated FRISBEE (Friendly Summary of Body of Evidence using Epistemonikos) using a pre-established format, which includes key messages, a summary of the body of evidence (presented as an evidence matrix in Epistemonikos), meta-analysis of the total of studies when it is possible, a summary of findings table following the GRADE approach and a table of other considerations for decision-making.
The consumption of vitamin C does not prevent the incidence of common cold.
We found eight systematic reviews [2],[3],[4],[5],[6],
[7],[8],[9] that included 45 primary studies reported in 43 references [10],[11],[12],[13],[14],[15],[16],[17],
[51],[52], of which 31 corresponded to randomized controlled trials reported on 30 references [10],[11],
[12],[13],[14],[15],[16],[17],[18],[19],[20],[21],
[32],[33],[34],[35],[36],[37],[38],[39].
Three trials [14],[33],[38] and the subgroups of five trials [10],[23],[30],[32],[37] were excluded from the analysis because they did not refer to our population of interest. We also excluded four trials [13],[15],[35],[39] that used low-dose vitamin C as a placebo.
This table and the summary in general are based on the relevant randomized trials. We excluded observational studies because they did not increase the certainty of the existing evidence or provide additional relevant information.
The trials evaluated adults and children. Eighteen trials [10],[12],[17],[18], [19],[20],[21],[22],[23],[24],[27],
[28],[29],[30],[32],[34],[36],[37] included adults and four trials included children [16],[25],[26],[31]. One trial [10] included participants between 14-64 years.
In general, the trials did not report the season when they were conducted and did not provide a clear definition of common cold, which is based on combination of symptoms such as nasal discharge, sore throat, lethargy and discomfort, with or without fever.
All trials evaluated supplementation with oral doses higher than 0.08 g/day of vitamin C.
Nine trials [10],[17],[18],[22],[31],[32],[34],[36],[37] administered low dose of vitamin C, in a range of 0.08 to 0.6 g/day. Ten trials 1 g/day [11],[12],[19],[20],[23],[25],[26],[28],[29],[30], four trials 2 g/day [16],[21],[24],[38] and one trial 3 g/day [27].
All trials compared against placebo.
The different trials measured multiple outcomes such, which were pooled by the systematic reviews as follows: incidence, duration and severity of the cold, among others.
The follow-up period ranged from 3 weeks to 36 weeks.
The information of the effects of vitamin C in the prevention of common cold is based on 18 randomized trials [10],[12],[16],[17],[19],[20],[21],[22],[24],[25],[26],[28],[29],[30],[32],[34],[36],[37], which include 8472 patients in total. All trials measured the incidence of common cold during a specific time interval (8,472 patients).
The consumption of vitamin C does not prevent the incidence of common cold. The certainty of the evidence is high.
Following the link to access the interactive version of this table (Interactive Summary of Findings – iSoF)
These results apply to healthy population in general, both adult and children.
Although the trials did not evaluate patients with specific comorbidities, in the absence of direct evidence, it is reasonable to extrapolate this evidence to these populations.
This evidence does not apply to high performance athletes or other people subjected to major physical stress, since they are considered a different population, in which the etiology of cold symptoms responds to other mechanisms, not related to viral contagion.
The outcome selected for the summary of findings table is the only one considered critical for decision-making according to the opinion of the authors of this summary, which agrees with the systematic reviews analyzed.
Although it is an intervention that has none or minimal adverse effects,, as there is no benefit, the balance between benefits and risks is not favorable.
Vitamin C is relatively inexpensive but has no benefit, so the balance between benefits and costs is not favorable.
From a population perspective, the expenses incurred to prevent the common cold by consuming vitamin C are large.
Faced with the evidence presented in this summary, both clinicians and patients should lean against using vitamin C for the prevention of the common cold.
However, it might be difficult to make patients desist from such deep-rooted preconceived ideas, even considering the certainty of the evidence. Therefore, variability in the decision-making is to be expected.
It is key for physicians to be reassured by scientific evidence in order to persuade their patients that this popular treatment offers no benefit.
The conclusions of this summary coincide with those of the systematic reviews identified.
These results agree with those reported in the American Family Physician guideline [53], which rely on the results of the Cochrane systematic review [4] to back their conclusions.
It is unlikely that the appearance of new evidence could modify the conclusions of this summary, due to the high certainty of the existing evidence.
In addition, we did not identify ongoing randomized trials evaluating this question in the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform of the World Health Organization, or ongoing systematic reviews in PROSPERO database.
Follow the link to access the interactive version: Vitamina C for the prevention of common cold
The upper portion of the matrix of evidence will display a warning of "new evidence" if new systematic reviews are published after the publication of this summary. Even though the project considers the periodical update of these summaries, users are invited to comment in Medwave or to contact the authors through email if they find new evidence and the summary should be updated earlier.
After creating an account in Epistemonikos, users will be able to save the matrixes and to receive automated notifications any time new evidence potentially relevant for the question appears.
This article is part of the Epistemonikos Evidence Synthesis project. It is elaborated with a pre-established methodology, following rigorous methodological standards and internal peer review process. Each of these articles corresponds to a summary, denominated FRISBEE (Friendly Summary of Body of Evidence using Epistemonikos), whose main objective is to synthesize the body of evidence for a specific question, with a friendly format to clinical professionals. Its main resources are based on the evidence matrix of Epistemonikos and analysis of results using GRADE methodology. Further details of the methods for developing this FRISBEE are described here (http://dx.doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2014.06.5997)
Potential conflicts of interest
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Regent Soccer Parents Step in as Coaches; Lead Royals to First Bid to Regionals
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (December 6, 2021) – Traveling over 600 miles to serve Regent is only the tip of the iceberg of demonstrating the character of Regent soccer coaches Benjamin Brayshaw and Michael Mannix. Both have made tremendous sacrifices in leading the Regent Royals Women's Soccer team to a successful and memorable Fall 2021 season. Not only did the team play in a regional playoffs game for the first time, but they received their first bid to regionals with showings against No. 1 and 4 seeded teams. The tremendous growth and skill seen in each player are a testament to excellent leadership.
The season began with unforeseen adjustments, leaving the young ladies on the soccer team without a coach after only five games. As fears rose of an early end to the team's season, Brayshaw and Mannix, both parents of Royals athletes and passionate about soccer, stepped onto the field.
"These coaches have led the Regent Royals Women's Soccer team in a successful and memorable season," said Dr. Samuel Botta, athletic director at Regent. "They have selflessly traveled hundreds of miles and made sacrifices in their own careers to serve our athletes with excellence —we are so grateful."
Brayshaw explained that when he heard his daughter's team needed a coach, he felt compelled to respond in a way no one ever could have expected. He stepped away from his wealth management business in New Hampshire to serve the soccer team in Virginia Beach.
"I appreciated deeply the heart Dr. Botta has for excellence," said Brayshaw. "It's been humbling to see how much everyone in the department pours their life and family into the athletes here."
Mannix balanced his role as an assistant coach with his job as a quality manager, which means he headed to his full-time job right after the team's morning practice. Additionally, Mannix and Brayshaw shared bus drivers' responsibility for away games. Despite the demands of coaching, their focus remained on ensuring the season continued.
"At the time, I was not sure how I would manage a full-time job and coaching the team," Mannix explained, "but knew God would provide the strength and time. I believe God equips us throughout our lives to be able to serve others whenever we are called."
Not only have they shown tangible acts of service for the team, but Brayshaw and Mannix also led the athletes with character and vision, understanding they were on assignment to help grow their team as Christian leaders in this world. "I believe that team sports help shape selflessness," said Brayshaw, "and when embraced, true humility can be found. It brings an uncommon strength to an organization."
Marelly Balentina, an athlete on Regent's soccer team, recalled Brayshaw's character: "The first game Coach B. coached us, he brought a sign with him that said, 'For Him.' He put the sign on the bench and told us that every time we looked at it, we should be reminded that whether we win or lose, we are playing for God."
Their fall season was full of impressive showings against top-seeded teams, including an NCAA D-2 team. Yet both Brayshaw and Mannix agreed that the most rewarding aspect of coaching the Royals was their shared their passion for watching each athlete grow as an individual. They emphasized that such integrity created a community of athletes who stood out from their competition.
Brayshaw and Mannix represent the heart of Regent Athletics: to equip our athletes to compete to win while transforming them into Christian leaders who look beyond the scoreboard to change the sports world.
To stay up to date with and learn more about Regent Royals Athletics, please visit the link below:
https://regentroyals.com/
https://regentroyals.com/sports/womens-soccer?path=wsoc
Founded in 1978, Regent University is America's premier Christian university with more than 11,000 students studying on its 70-acre campus in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and online around the world. The university offers associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in more than 150 areas of study including business, communication and the arts, counseling, cybersecurity, divinity, education, government, law, leadership, nursing, healthcare, and psychology. Regent University, ranked among top national universities (U.S. News & World Report, 2020), is one of only 23 universities nationally to receive an "A" rating for its comprehensive liberal arts core curriculum.


Where has this week gone?! I've been pushed from pillar to post as things are really heating up ready for the move. Emotions are high as well - I sometimes think they will burst with joy, but just as quickly that thought is brushed to one side.
Work goes on as usual - well nearly. Orders keep coming in (thank you Etsy) so that's what matters. People really do seem to love what our Liberty produces. All the designs, artistic work and felting are down to her. Liberty has the imagination and the ability to transform it into a work of art. It's so exciting sitting in my corner watching her work - very quickly from a blank piece of felt and a few bits of wool a beautiful picture of one of my furry or feathered cousins appears. Everyone is unique and individually made by our super artist.
Don't forget, however, if you want to have a go you can. Just buy one of our kits; copy Liberty's shapes and make your own unique heart. It's all there in the box - the felt, wool, templates to follow and the needles.
Now I'm going to rest. So 'til next time - take care.
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In response to sustained rapid growth in South East Queensland's Ipswich region, local schools are starting to expand their education offerings – including world-class facilities – to cater to a surge in enrolment demands.
Bellbird Park State Secondary College (BPSSC), a new education facility located in Brentwood Forest, Bellbird Park – one of the top 10 fastest-growing suburbs in South East Queensland1 – is one example, opening two new buildings and welcoming a Year 9 cohort to its ranks for the first time in 2019.
Bellbird Park State Secondary College Principal Michael West said this year – its third year open – the school is expecting over 300 new students.
"We have been overwhelmed with enrolment enquiries for 2019 and this can be attributed to our strong reputation in the community and our vision of ensuring that all students grow each year," Mr West said.
BPSSC is located within AVID Property Group's Brentwood Forest masterplanned community, where a large contingent of families moving to the area has contributed to the peak in enrolments at the school.
"It's great to be part of a supportive community. As a school, we pride ourselves on our high expectations and will endeavour to engage with the Brentwood Forest community as much as possible," Mr West said.
AVID Property Group General Manager Bruce Harper said building a community is more than just building new homes and the school is an integral piece of the community's masterplan.
"AVID is dedicated to supporting the sustainable growth of communities for local residents and families so it's been wonderful to see the Bellbird Park State Secondary College prosper," Mr Harper said. "As the region continues to grow, having a school like BPSSC with first-class amenities close by will be a priceless asset to residents and families in the community.


1. What Is Effexor (Venlafaxine)?
2. How Is Effexor (Venlafaxine) Used?
Effexor, also known by its generic name as Venlafaxine, is a medication in the serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) class. It works by increasing and regulating the levels of two different neurotransmitters — norepinephrine and serotonin — in the brain.
Norepinephrine is a stress hormone, affecting parts of the brain that relate to attention and response. It increases heart rates, triggers the release of glucose from energy stores and boosts blood flow. Its counterpart, serotonin, helps control a number of other processers in the brain, including mood, emotions, anxiety, sleep, appetite and memory. These two chemicals work overtime in the body to help control a person's sense of well-being.
Effexor works by preventing or inhibiting serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake, meaning it leaves more serotonin in the system.
How Is Effexor (Venlafaxine) Used?
Venlafaxine is used to treat people with major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder and panic disorder. It may be prescribed "off-label" by doctors treating patients with diabetes, migraines and hot flashes.
Venlafaxine is available as a tablet and as an extended-release capsule. The tablet should be taken two to three times a day with food, and the XR capsule is taken only once a day. Be sure to take the pill around the same time each day to minimize the risk of developing side effects. Do not crush, chew or split the capsules.
Dosage will vary from patient to patient. Please be sure to ask your doctor before taking this medication.
Widely considered one of the most popular antidepressants on the market, Effexor lends itself to being easily misused. Though it is classified as physically non-addictive, a psychological addiction can be developed through continued misuse of the medication. An SNRI works by elevating a person's mood by preventing the reuptake of "feel good" neurotransmitters like serotonin and norepinephrine in the brain. Someone who may misuse venlafaxine is trying to attain some sort of high, which is simply not possible with antidepressants.
Patients who frequently misuse this medication — either by overdosing or mixing with other illicit substances — are typically suffering from another anxiety or mood disorder related to substance misuse, including alcohol addiction and eating disorders.
There are signs and symptoms that arise when someone is suffering from an Effexor dependency. These can be both physical and psychological in nature. Some of the forewarning signals include stomach cramps, increased risk of suicide, memory problems, panic attacks, hallucinations and nausea. Effexor dependency is extremely dangerous in the sense that it may result in unwanted social effects. A person misusing the drug may isolate themselves, labeling themselves as "misunderstood." This almost always impairs relationships with loved ones and at work, creating financial hardships and a loss of social life.
Though Effexor is classified as a physically non-addictive drug, it still produces undesirable effects when a person who has been misusing the medication abruptly stops taking the drug. They will likely experience what is called SSRI discontinuation syndrome, which mimics withdrawal symptoms. These can occur when a person abruptly stops taking the drug, decreases the dose too rapidly or even after skipping an individual dose (if their dosage is high enough). In addition to these physical effects, withdrawal from venlafaxine in those who are misusing it may result in unwanted psychological effects as well. These include nausea, depression, suicidal thoughts, disorientation, panic attacks and confused thinking.
Due to the drug not being considered addictive or habit-forming, there is not much information available for those who are struggling with an Effexor addiction. For those who have developed a dependency, it is important to note that you must wean off the drug under medical direction by a doctor or licensed therapist. By simply stopping the drug or decreasing the dose too rapidly, you are likely to experience withdrawal symptoms stated above. Meet regularly with your doctor in order to examine the status of your mental health and talk with them about treatment plans. One-on-one group therapy sessions are common treatment options for those struggling with addiction. For more severe cases, a doctor or therapist may suggest a local rehab facility.
Depression is a serious and life-threatening condition and should, therefore, be treated as such. The first step is admitting there is a problem and asking for help. Reach out to friends, family and loved ones and ask for help and support. No one should have to deal with or treat mental illness all on their own.


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The SHRMmys – My 2010 SHRM Annual Conference Awards
The 2010 SHRM Annual Conference is officially in the bag and after making my way back across the country, I've taken some time to reflect on the conference, the experience and what I took away from it all. There will be more information to share in the coming days, but as someone who attends quite a few conferences, I can safely say that this was one of the best that I've been to!
To share some of the highlights of my experience, I thought I'd give out some Awards – all voted on and selected by a committee comprised of yours truly. So without further adieu, I present to you, the first annual (assuming I get to go back) SHRMmys!
Category: General Session/Keynote Speakers
Best Keynote Speaker – Marcus Buckingham. If you're a fan of the strengths-based movement, have read any of Buckingham's books or have seen or heard him speak before, Marcus didn't share anything new. What he did do was focus his talk on the audience (HR pros) in an entertaining and engaging way. It doesn't hurt that he's pretty handsome, speaks with an English accent and used lots of humor. The ladies weren't the only ones who noticed. There were quite a few Marcus #fanboys in attendance as well.
Most Surprising Speaker – Al Gore. The former "next President of the United States" skipped the Power Point for his keynote on the second day and won over the audience with a talk that was about 75% focused on challenges and issues that businesses and HR pros are facing today. He lost a little momentum when he moved into sustainability and global warming, but that was brief and not unexpected for a guy who won a Pulitzer Prize and an Oscar for his work in that area.
Rising Star – Ray Jefferson. In his brief moment before the keynote by Steve Forbes, Mr. Jefferson was well-spoken and inspiring, speaking directly to the audience and calling for HR to make a difference by hiring our nation's Heroes. "In this time where it's critical to do more with less, it's more important than ever to hire great talent." More than a few attendees suggested that Mr. Jackson would have been a better choice for the opening session speaker.
Best Speaker at Some Other Conference – Steve Forbes. Someone forgot to tell Steve that this was the largest HR conference in the world, not a stop on his 1996 or 2000 Presidential bid tours. We definitely need to understand business/economic issues in HR, but an inspirational/actionable keynote this was not.
Category: Exposition Hall
Best Booth – Since I was a part of the #monsterlive Social Media Street Team, I'll recuse myself here, but let's just say the Monster booth was pretty awesome. Check out my Behind the Scenes Tour of the Monster.com SHRM10 booth before the Expo Hall opened and I'll let you be the judge.
Most Intriguing Booth – Corporate Lactation Services, Inc. With a tag line like "Professional Excellence in Corporate Lactation", what's not to love about this entry? In my book, they deserve an Award just for that.
Best Swag – iPads dominated the giveaways and drawings, but branded USB's, hand sanitizer and carryalls useful to haul tons of swag that can be repurposed as "green" grocery bags ranked high on my list.
Most Coveted Swag – The focused swag grabbers quickly headed for the headgear (Dr. Suess style hats, toboggans, crowns, etc.), Hawaiian leis and Monster Trump dolls. Where this stuff ends up is anyone's guess, but on Sunday night, they were "must-have" items.
Lamest Swag – Nothing says "we're in the low budget section" like having a booth full of pens, key chains and refrigerator magnets. My recommendation? Spend less money next year and buy one i__ (insert name of hot Apple product) and do a drawing for a giveaway. You get names for lead generation and up your cool factor exponentially.
Category: Event Coverage
Best Official Event Coverage – SHRM. From the official Conference Daily's waiting outside hotel room doors in the morning to General Session opening videos (including 3 attendee's journeys to the event, the opening session Flash Mob and Undercover Boss with SHRM CEO Lon O'Neil and Board Chair Robb Van Cleave) – everything was top-notch. SHRM also embraced social media coverage this year with the implementation of the first "official SHRM Blog Squad", the first tweet from the SHRM CEO and SHRM10TV "On the Couch" interviews with Manager of PR & Social Media Relations Curtis Midkiff in the Social Media Lounge.
Best Video Coverage – The SmartBrief.com/Monster.com Interview series. SmartBrief Senior Editor on Workforce Mary Ellen Slayter and the MonsterThinking crew teamed up to offer a high-quality, informative and well-done video interview series with HR thought leaders, authors and bloggers like Libby Sartain, Gerry Crispin, Dave Ulrich, Nicole Williams and more. Extremely well done and a great resource archive!
Best Social Media Coverage – Monster.com went all out this year to provide coverage for SHRM10 from an attendee's point of view through blogging, vlogging and tweeting. Ben Eubanks and I were fortunate to be a part of the #monsterlive Social Media Street team and were encouraged to tweet, blog, video and comment on the conference activities in our own voices and as practitioners to provide a sense of what it was like to be there for those unable to attend. I was super impressed with the planning and effort that went into the Street Team coverage, as well as the participation of the Monster crew – SVP of Global Communications & Social Media Janet Swaysland, VP of Client Adoption Eric Winegardner, Director of Social Media Relations Kathy O'Reilly, Social Media Relations Manager Matt Charney and Manager, Client Training Lisa Watson – and therefore can't take them out of the running for the top prize in this category just because I was involved. Well done!
Rising Stars – Laurie Ruettimann and Jennifer McClure. (Yay!) While trolling the Expo Hall on the first night doing video interviews with attendees, Laurie and I happened upon SHRM Board Chairman Robb Van Cleave and snagged an exclusive interview with him, where we "broke news" about the next day's General Session speaker. I'm sure he'll never forget us and will always cherish the sombrero that Laurie gifted him with at the end. As budding serious journalists, we're now looking for Agents to handle all of the requests for live event coverage…
Best Blog Coverage – Charlie Judy of HR Fishbowl and John Hollon of TLNT.com. A fixture in the Press Lounge with headphones and game face, Charlie was on fire covering the event with speedy and insightful commentary and observations. John Hollon brings a seasoned journalist slant to his coverage of the conference each year ripping Steve Forbes, praising Al Gore and summing up his thoughts in straightforward posts.
Most Tweets – For sheer volume, it was a close race between Jessica Miller-Merrell of Blogging4Jobs.com and myself. Hopefully, our followers and those keeping up with the #shrm10 hashtag found some value in the volumes of information and observations that we shared.
Best Twitter Coverage – Eric Winegardner and Mark Stelzner. It's always a pleasure to follow Eric and Mark at any event that they attend. Both are able to provide useful, informative, critical and often hilarious insights in 140 characters or less. Favorite tweets include Eric's observation following SHRM CEO Lon O'Neil's Tweetup announcement and Mark heading off the rails during a "social media is evil" session.
Funniest Tweets – Laurie Ruettimann. Laurie's Twitter stream is a riot most any day, but at conferences, she can be particularly fun to follow. She does a great job of sharing her cynical and educated views in few words and hilarious photos on Twitter.
Category: Social/Networking Events
Best Party – The SHRM / Monster Social Tweetup & Afterparty. This was the first year for SHRM to hold a Tweetup and they teamed with the Tweetup experts – Monster.com. From the bacon chocolate cupcakes, drinks with glowing neon ice cubes, swag bags for attendees and lively networking, this event was first class in every way. Check out photos from the evening and see for yourself.
Best Entertainment – Hall & Oates. For all of the pre-conference bashing that the Hall & Oates choice received, there were plenty of attendees who were jazzed about showing up to hear the duo sing classics such as Private Eyes, Maneater and Rich Girl. While I didn't personally care to relive the 80's by attending, those who did all had a great time.
So there you have it, my picks for the 2010 SHRM Annual Conference. If you're a winner, we're reducing our carbon footprint and going "green" this year, so consider this a virtual high five for your efforts.
Overall, it was a well-organized event in a fantastic location. I'm already looking forward to SHRM 2011 in Las Vegas!
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Fastest computer cluster in Berlin-Brandenburg
Science Minister Sabine Kunst unveils new Datura high performance computing cluster at the Albert Einstein Institute
2400 processors, 200 servers, 4.8 TeraByte disc space and a maximum computing performance of 25.5 TeraFlops – which equals 25,500 billion calculating operations per second: these are some of the qualities of the Datura high performance computer, which will now help scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute/AEI) to calculate the collisions of black holes and neutron stars.
Thanks to the new, faster computing cluster, scientists in the Numerical Relativity Group will be able to carry out longer calculations and thus expect to track down new phenomena. Most recently, the team of scientists headed by Prof. Dr. Luciano Rezzolla attracted strong attention with their computations concerning the braking behaviour of black holes and concerning merging neutron stars. Datura is now expected to make the simulation of gravitational wave signals even more precise. This will be of great benefit for the international community of gravitational wave researchers who, based on the simulations carried out at the AEI, are combing through the detector data in search of signals.
With the new high-performance computing cluster, the calculations can, on the one hand, be carried out 2-3 times faster than before; on the other hand, much longer simulations are now possible. "When we can observe neutron stars and black holes longer in our 'virtual lab', we will presumably also discover new phenomena," explains Prof. Luciano Rezzolla, head of the Numerical Relativity Group. "What's more, more precise predictions about gravitational wave forms will be possible, as we will be able to simulate the mutual orbiting of neutron stars and black holes for a longer period of time."
The official dedication of the high performance computer is the highlight and culmination of a scientific symposium that is being hosted by the AEI on 5 April 2011 entitled "German High Performance Computing in the new Decade". Representatives of various Brandenburg- and Berlin-based research institutions will gather here to exchange their experiences about applications, management and future strategies in the world of high performance computing.
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Professor Bernard Schutz elected Fellow of the Royal Society
The founding director of the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics is honored for his seminal contributions to relativistic astrophysics
APS 2020 Richard A. Isaacson Award in Gravitational-Wave Science for Bruce Allen and Bernard Schutz
American Physical Society honors Max Planck director and director emeritus for their pioneering and decisive contributions to gravitational-wave data analysis
New virtual laboratory for merging neutron stars
For the first time, a high-performance computer will make it possible to simulate gravitational waves, magnetic fields and neutrino physics of neutron stars simultaneously.
3 July 2019: Eddington Medal for Bernard Schutz
Director emeritus at the AEI in Potsdam will be awarded this year's Eddington Medal by the Royal Astronomical Society.
Bernard Schutz elected member of the US National Academy of Sciences
Membership in the National Academy of Sciences is considered one of the highest honors a scientist can receive
New computer cluster at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) in Potsdam
More computing power to find and interpret gravitational-wave events in the data of the upcoming observation runs
Eddington Medal for Bernard Schutz
The role of viscosity in binary neutron star mergers
For the first time, researchers self-consistenly model a binary neutron star merger and its long-term evolution with viscous hydrodynamics and its ejecta
Nobel Prize awarded to gravitational wave researchers
Congratulations from the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics in Potsdam and Hannover, and the Leibniz Universität Hannover
Brain Gain: Professor Harald Pfeiffer joins the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics as group leader.
The world-renowned expert for numerical simulations of black holes returns to Germany from Canada.
Dr. Tim Dietrich is once again honored for his doctoral thesis
The postdoctoral scholar at AEI is awarded with the thesis prize of Friedrich Schiller University (FSU) in Jena
Exploring colliding black holes and neutron stars
Newly established Max Planck Independent Research Group in Hannover


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namespace factor {

struct allocator_room {
  cell size;
  cell occupied_space;
  cell total_free;
  cell contiguous_free;
  cell free_block_count;
};

template <typename Block> struct free_list_allocator {
  cell size;
  cell start;
  cell end;
  free_list free_blocks;
  mark_bits state;

  free_list_allocator(cell size, cell start);
  void initial_free_list(cell occupied);
  bool contains_p(Block* block);
  bool can_allot_p(cell size);
  Block* allot(cell size);
  void free(Block* block);
  cell occupied_space();
  cell free_space();
  cell largest_free_block();
  cell free_block_count();
  void sweep();
  template <typename Iterator> void sweep(Iterator& iter);
  template <typename Iterator, typename Fixup>
  void compact(Iterator& iter, Fixup fixup, const Block** finger);
  template <typename Iterator, typename Fixup>
  void iterate(Iterator& iter, Fixup fixup);
  template <typename Iterator> void iterate(Iterator& iter);
  allocator_room as_allocator_room();
};

template <typename Block>
free_list_allocator<Block>::free_list_allocator(cell size, cell start)
    : size(size),
      start(start),
      end(start + size),
      state(mark_bits(size, start)) {
  initial_free_list(0);
}

template <typename Block>
void free_list_allocator<Block>::initial_free_list(cell occupied) {
  free_blocks.initial_free_list(start, end, occupied);
}

template <typename Block>
bool free_list_allocator<Block>::contains_p(Block* block) {
  return ((cell)block - start) < size;
}

template <typename Block>
bool free_list_allocator<Block>::can_allot_p(cell size) {
  return free_blocks.can_allot_p(size);
}

template <typename Block> Block* free_list_allocator<Block>::allot(cell size) {
  size = align(size, data_alignment);

  free_heap_block* block = free_blocks.find_free_block(size);
  if (block) {
    block = free_blocks.split_free_block(block, size);
    return (Block*)block;
  } else
    return NULL;
}

template <typename Block> void free_list_allocator<Block>::free(Block* block) {
  free_heap_block* free_block = (free_heap_block*)block;
  free_block->make_free(block->size());
  free_blocks.add_to_free_list(free_block);
}

template <typename Block> cell free_list_allocator<Block>::free_space() {
  return free_blocks.free_space;
}

template <typename Block> cell free_list_allocator<Block>::occupied_space() {
  return size - free_blocks.free_space;
}

template <typename Block>
cell free_list_allocator<Block>::largest_free_block() {
  return free_blocks.largest_free_block();
}

template <typename Block> cell free_list_allocator<Block>::free_block_count() {
  return free_blocks.free_block_count;
}

template <typename Block>
template <typename Iterator>
void free_list_allocator<Block>::sweep(Iterator& iter) {
  free_blocks.clear_free_list();

  cell start = this->start;
  cell end = this->end;

  while (start != end) {
    /* find next unmarked block */
    start = state.next_unmarked_block_after(start);

    if (start != end) {
      /* find size */
      cell size = state.unmarked_block_size(start);
      FACTOR_ASSERT(size > 0);

      free_heap_block* free_block = (free_heap_block*)start;
      free_block->make_free(size);
      free_blocks.add_to_free_list(free_block);
      iter((Block*)start, size);

      start = start + size;
    }
  }
}

template <typename Block> void free_list_allocator<Block>::sweep() {
  auto null_sweep = [](Block* free_block, cell size) { };
  sweep(null_sweep);
}

template <typename Block, typename Iterator> struct heap_compactor {
  mark_bits* state;
  char* address;
  Iterator& iter;
  const Block** finger;

  heap_compactor(mark_bits* state, Block* address,
                 Iterator& iter, const Block** finger)
      : state(state), address((char*)address), iter(iter), finger(finger) {}

  void operator()(Block* block, cell size) {
    if (this->state->marked_p((cell)block)) {
      *finger = (Block*)((cell)block + size);
      memmove((Block*)address, block, size);
      iter(block, (Block*)address, size);
      address += size;
    }
  }
};

/* The forwarding map must be computed first by calling
   state.compute_forwarding(). */
template <typename Block>
template <typename Iterator, typename Fixup>
void free_list_allocator<Block>::compact(Iterator& iter, Fixup fixup,
                                         const Block** finger) {
  heap_compactor<Block, Iterator> compactor(&state, (Block*)start, iter, finger);
  iterate(compactor, fixup);

  /* Now update the free list; there will be a single free block at
     the end */
  free_blocks.initial_free_list(start, end, (cell)compactor.address - start);
}

/* During compaction we have to be careful and measure object sizes
   differently */
template <typename Block>
template <typename Iterator, typename Fixup>
void free_list_allocator<Block>::iterate(Iterator& iter, Fixup fixup) {
  cell scan = this->start;
  while (scan != this->end) {
    Block* block = (Block*)scan;
    cell size = fixup.size(block);
    if (!block->free_p())
      iter(block, size);
    scan += size;
  }
}

template <typename Block>
template <typename Iterator>
void free_list_allocator<Block>::iterate(Iterator& iter) {
  iterate(iter, no_fixup());
}

template <typename Block>
allocator_room free_list_allocator<Block>::as_allocator_room() {
  allocator_room room;

  room.size = size;
  room.occupied_space = occupied_space();
  room.total_free = free_space();
  room.contiguous_free = largest_free_block();
  room.free_block_count = free_block_count();
  return room;
}

}

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Don't panic, humanity's arctic 'doomsday' seed vault is probably still safe
By Amy B WangThe Washington Post
Sun., May 21, 2017timer5 min. read
On Friday, a slew of alarming headlines emerged regarding the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Water had apparently breached this "fail-safe" trove of the planet's seeds that is supposed to protect earth's food supply in the event of a "doomsday" scenario.
The alleged failure of the vault, buried deep into an Arctic mountainside, had occurred after warmer than usual temperatures had caused a layer of permafrost to melt, "sending meltwater gushing into the entrance tunnel" and presumably putting the world's most diverse collection of crop seeds at risk, according to the Guardian.
"Arctic stronghold of world's seeds flooded after permafrost melts," the newspaper announced.
"The Arctic Doomsday Seed Vault Flooded. Thanks, Global Warming," Wired stated.
Read more: Seed bank in Arctic may be humanity's ultimate backup plan
Though water did get past the vault's threshold, none of the seeds had been damaged. But a spokeswoman for Statsbygg — a group that advises the Norwegian government, which owns the vault — cautioned that it might only be a matter of time before they were.
"A lot of water went into the start of the tunnel and then it froze to ice, so it was like a glacier when you went in," Statsbygg spokeswoman Hege Njaa Aschim told the Guardian of the water breach. She added that officials were now observing the seed vault around the clock to "minimize all the risks and make sure the seed bank can take care of itself."
"The question is whether this is just happening now, or will it escalate?" Aschim asked.
On Saturday, Statsbygg seemed to walk back some of those comments in a statement published on the seed vault's website. Yes, there had been "season-dependent intrusion of water" into the outer part of the seed vault, but the group was now taking precautionary measures to make improvements to the outer tunnel to prevent future occurrences.
"The seeds in the seed vault have never been threatened and will remain safe during implementation of the measures," the statement read.
According to the statement, the proposed improvements include removing heat sources, such as a transformer station, from the tunnel, as well as constructing drainage ditches on the mountainside to prevent meltwater from accumulating around the entrance. In addition, waterproof walls would be erected inside the tunnel. Finally, to be "better safe than sorry," Statsbygg says researchers will closely follow the development of permafrost on Svalbard.
"The seeds are safe and sound," tweeted the Crop Trust, an international non-profit group that helped establish the Svalbard vault in 2008.
So which is it? Is the fact that some water seeped into a "fail-safe" vault no big deal? Or are we as a human race doomed to die, starving and cropless, in the event of global catastrophe?
The answer is more measured. Representatives for Statsbygg and Crop Trust did not immediately respond to an emailed interview request Saturday. However, Crop Trust on Saturday twice retweeted a Popular Science article that seemed to indicate the situation was not as dire as had been initially reported.
"In my experience, there's been water intrusion at the front of the tunnel every single year," Cary Fowler, an American agriculturist who helped create the seed vault, told the magazine. Though he was not at the vault to observe the incident, he noted that "flooding" was probably not the most accurate word to describe what happened.
"The tunnel was never meant to be watertight at the front, because we didn't think we would need that," Fowler told Popular Science. "What happens is, in the summer the permafrost melts, and some water comes in, and when it comes in, it freezes. It doesn't typically go very far."
However, that doesn't mean that the underlying cause for the melting permafrost — warming temperatures — should be ignored.
"At the end of the day we have to realize that in a sense, everything is relative with this initiative," Fowler told the magazine. "This whole planet is warming, and that includes Svalbard."
Global warming has been particularly noticeable in the Arctic regions, and the melting of permafrost is only one consequence; another includes the melting of major glaciers, which could lead to a dramatic sea-level rise, as The Post's Chris Mooney reported.
Currently, the vault holds nearly 900,000 seed samples, from maize and sorghum from Africa and Asia to barley and eggplant from Europe and South America. It has the capacity to store up to 4.5 million crop varieties, or about 2.5 billion seeds, according to the vault website.
Inside, imposing concrete walls shelter those seeds at minus-18 degrees Celsius (minus-0.4 degrees Fahrenheit). From the outside, only a portion of the entrance is visible as it juts out at an angle from the snow and ice. It looks like the type of structure you might get if you commissioned I.M. Pei to design an Arctic hideaway for a James Bond film.
When they chose to build the seed vault on Svalbard, the site was chosen for its accessible location, geological stability, low humidity levels and its perch well above sea level. Officials just hadn't anticipated the permafrost would melt into the entrance.
"There's no doubt that the permafrost will remain in the mountainside where the seeds are," Marie Haga, head of Crop Trust, told Reuters. "But we had not expected it to melt around the tunnel."
For his part, Fowler has always maintained confidence in the seed vault's ability to endure natural or man-made disasters. In 2015, he told then-Guardian reporter Suzanne Goldenberg that perhaps an atomic bomb dropped on top of the mountain would be the only thing that could destroy the vault. Fowler repeated those sentiments to Popular Science on Friday.
"We did this calculation; if all the ice in the world melted — Greenland, Arctic, Antarctic, everything — and then we had the world's largest recorded tsunami right in front of the seed vault ... what would happen to the seed vault?" Fowler told the magazines. "We found that the seed vault was somewhere between a five and seven story building above that point. It might not help the road leading up to the seed vault, but the seeds themselves would be OK."
In other words, there are no guarantees about humanity in that scenario. But the seed vault is probably going to be fine.
Arctic, Climate Change


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Although the rest of the world has to wait for it, the 5.99-inch Honor 7C has just been introduced in China. The specs of this handset also include a Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 processor, 3 GB or 4 GB RAM, a dual camera setup on the back, as well as Android Oreo-based firmware with Huawei's EMUI 8.0 on top. Those interested can purchase it in China already, where the list of color choices includes blue, black, gold, and red.
Huawei's brand Honor has been quite busy lately, although many of their handsets are slightly modified Huawei phones or nothing more than rebranded ones. However, they always pack quite a punch for their price, and the new Honor 7C is no exception.
With a price tag that reads around US$142 for the 3 GB RAM and 32 GB internal storage variant, the Honor 7C is now up for purchase in China. Its specs include a Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 processor, a 5.99-inch display with 1,440 x 720 pixels, microSD and dual-SIM support, a 13 MP + 2 MP camera setup on the back, an 8 MP selfie shooter, all with Android 8.0 Oreo on top. Obviously, the firmware reached this device only after receiving the EMUI 8.0 treatment from Huawei.
The Honor 7C features a fingerprint reader on the back, but it also comes with Face Unlock. Unlike the flagships that also use IR cameras for facial recognition, this phablet only uses the front camera to identify its user.
In addition to the version mentioned earlier, those who want a bit of extra memory and space can go for the 4 GB RAM and 64 GB internal storage variant. All the other specs remain the same, but the price gets up all the way to around US$205. For both variants, the list of color choices includes blue, red, gold, and black. Although only available in China for now, we expect to see the Honor 7C reaching many other markets in the weeks to come.


-Kira glancing at tree she sees Talyn and lowers her ears a little, looking back to her paws- "Talyn. He is my... mate"
-the wolf perks his ears looking at kira as he speaks- "that... didn't sound good... is... is everything ok?"
-Okami glancing at Josh she smirks a little and the pads to her bed while Scarlet stands beside the sofa with a grin- "you tried to get up.. didn't you?"
-the wolf sighs as he speaks- "s... sorry..."
-Scarlet smirking as she takes a photo of them on her phone and then softly rubs behind Nova's ear- "Good girl"
-the wolf shrugs as he speaks- "you could be with him instead of being here with me"
"I am staying here" -Kira laying her head between her paws she sighs- "have you ever had a mate?"
-Scarlet smirking as she gently removes Nova's paw from his mouth and eyes him- "did you try and get up?"
-josh becomes still looking up at scarlet as he mutters- "n... no"
-the wolf shakes his head as he speaks- "nope."
-bodolf nuzzles okami's paw as he whispers- "s.. sorry for resisting."
"Uh huh" -Scarlet smirking as she leans down and kisses his forehead gently- "you are so cute"
"I understand why you did it. But unless Kira asks us for help I don't think we should interfere.." -Okami softly licking the fur between his ears as she whispers- "however.. if Talyn was physically hurting our baby girl I would personally change his gender"
"Okay" -Kira nodding as she eyes the wolf, using her paw to nudge the book open- "wanna have a look and see if there is a name you like?"
-the wolf looks at the book tilting his head- "what are those things in there? what does it say?"
-josh huffs as he speaks- "get these off will you? she didn't listen to me and i want to walk"
-bodolf nods as he sighs with a whispers- "if... if you want to rest with your paw on my head or claws on my muzzle i understand... i... i was out of line..."
"You are adorable" -Kira smiling as she glances at the wolf and then looks at the book- "these are some wolf names. How about I just read some out and you tell me if you like it or not?"
"No you need rest" -Scarlet smirking as she softly runs her fingers through Josh's hair- "if you do.. I'll do that thing you like when you are better.."
-the wolf shudders as he speaks quietly- "p.. please don't say that..."
-josh chuckles as he speaks curiously- "and what would that be?"
-bodolf nods nuzzling okami's paw as he speaks softly with a happy sigh- "what spell did you put me under to make me adore and worship you so? I am so helpless to you my goddess and I know I cannot resist"
"Sorry.." -Kira eyeing him she lowers her ears and then glances at the book- "umm.. how about chase?"
-Okami smiling as she lays her head between her paws and glances at Bodolf- "cute"
-bodolf smiles flicking an ear as he speaks again softly wagging his tail- "you have me captured in your amazing claws and there is nothing I can do about it. What have you don't to me my Goddess. I am so helpless but I love it and adore you" -he then nuzzles into her side as he whispers- "never let me go, I want to be captured by you until I am grey, old and dead because I worship you"
-josh grunts as he watches her walk away trying to move one of his arms as he calls after her- "hey! Get this fluffy teddy off me now"
-the wolf thinks for a moment as he speaks- "I like it but let's hear some more"
-Okami smiling as she softly licks his muzzle and wags her tail- "my handsome prince"
-Kira nodding as she flicks her ear- "Raksha?"
-josh grunts looking at nova as he stops trying to move muttering- "damn it."
-the wolf shakes his head- "I don't like that..."
-the wolf flicks an ear as he speaks softly- "let's go with chase"
-josh glances at scarlet as he speaks trying to be firm with her- "come on. Let me go now, I have been pinned like this for an hour or so now so let me up"
-bodolf smiles as he whispers into her fur- "until then I will just enjoying belonging to my Goddess and be sure to worship her every single second I live"
"Its cute when you try and be all bossy" -Scarlet smirking as she sits on the other sofa and eyes him- "Okay. I will ask her to move under one condition. You only move to stretch a little and stuff. And you only actually get up if you need the loo"
-Okami wagging her tail as she softly nuzzles him- "You old romantic you"
-the wolf nods as he speaks- "yes really. Chase is a cool name"
-bodolf smiles as he speaks- "well duh. There is a reason why I am in your claws and still alive. Silly Goddess"
-josh huffs looking up at the ceiling as he mutters still trying to be firm- "when did this become a bargain situation. I am telling you to get her off and I am telling you I am going for a little walk"
-josh squirms slightly trying to move as he speaks firmly at scarlet- "let me go! Now!"
-chase smiles before glanincing over to talyn who lays glaring at him whispering to kira- "he... He does not look happy"
-Okami slowly falling asleep while Scarlet looks at Josh and narrows her eyes- "Speak to me like that again. I dare you. See what happens"
-chase looks at Kira as he speaks- "maybe you should go talk to him?"
-josh gulps as he looks away quickly laying bow still and silent glancing down at his arm as it lays pinned at his side under nova whispering- "s... Sorry"


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Audi TT vs BMW 1-Series
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Does diesel power detract from a Coupe's desirability? Audi doesn't think so, and has launched a TDi version of its popular TT for the first time. We put it up against BMW's diesel 1-series Coupe!
Diesel has long been the default fuel of choice for buyers on a budget. But could the widening gap between its price and that of petrol at the pumps see oil-burners start to slide down the sales charts?
As black pump models no longer have the appeal of saving owners so much money, they need more than frugal economy to be a success – genuine desirability is a must to survive in the market. And one manufacturer that has total confidence in the future of the fuel is Audi.
The firm has dominated the Le Mans 24 Hours for the past two years with its R10 prototype. Then there was the proud unveiling of the R8 TDI supercar at January's Detroit Motor Show. So it's clear that Audi is leading the way when it comes to making the most of diesel power in performance models. Now, for the first time in its 10-year history, the TT will be available as an oil-burner, too.
When the new model arrives in UK showrooms this summer, powered by Audi's common-rail 2.0-litre TDI engine, it aims to attract buyers with its blend of versatile performance and fuel-sipping economy. But does the addition of a heavy diesel powerplant compromise the TT's desirability and handling finesse?
The coupé faces stiff competition, as Audi isn't the only firm selling performance diesels – the new BMW 123d Coupé fulfils a similar brief. So which of the duo comes out on top? We went to the Audi's launch in Germany to find out in an exclusive head-to-head.
Each has its own personality, although both models use well engineered diesels to prove that oil-burners can successfully be fitted to coupés without affecting desirability.
While the 123d is the better performer, it can't rival the TT for styling. And even though it has usable rear seats, the cabin isn't nearly as upmarket as the Audi's.
What's more, the chassis doesn't give the BMW the dynamic edge you might expect. The TT isn't as thrilling on a twisty road, but its light weight, quattro traction and smooth ride mean it's composed and agile enough for most drivers.
The TDI engine is smooth, and while it lacks the thrust of the BMW unit, it's quieter at idle and provides enough pace to make the most of the TT's chassis. Audi has done an excellent job of engineering its coupé with diesel power, and the model has lost none of its appeal in TDI trim.
What counts above all else in the coupé class is image – and the TT remains the most desirable and attractive car in the sector.


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American photographers @Blogfinger: George Tice
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Buggy, Farmhouse, and Windmill from The Amish Portfolio. George Tice © Click to enlarge Silver gelatin print by the artist.
This image is from the book of photographs edited by Ralph and Caroline Steiner (1986) called In Spite of Everything, Yes.
George Tice is a New Jersey photographer who is famous all over the world. His work with the Amish is especially unique.
Here is a link to our post about George Tice at the Newark Museum in 2013.
George Tice at the Newark Museum
HUGH JACKMAN AND THE LONDON CAST OF OKLAHOMA—1998
https://blogfinger.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/03-the-surrey-with-the-fringe-on-top.m4a
Through the rear view mirror in Asbury Park: The Belmont Hotel, historic turn-of-the-century hotel burns to the ground in 2006.
Posted in Asbury Connection, Music: The Power to Enchant, Photography: The Other Side of Asbury, tagged George Tice, The Belmont Hotel in Asbury Park on April 11, 2018| 7 Comments »
George Tice © Belmont Hotel, Asbury Park. 1974. This is a selenium-toned silver gelatin print.
By Paul Goldfinger ©. rear view. Photo taken before the Belmont was destroyed by fire.
Paul Goldfinger, MD. Editor @Blogfinger. Re-posted from 2016 and 2018. The editor's note below still rings true in 2020 and has been updated.
There were two historic (over 100 years old) hotels in A.Park which were adjacent to each other on Asbury Avenue—-The Belmont and the Atlantic. The Belmont had 50 rooms, but it was vacant in 2006. The entire block was scheduled for demolition, but it burned down during a 5 alarm fire in 2006, along with the Atlantic, in December of that year. The balloon construction made for a deluge with quick destruction up and down the buildings.
An AP historian said, in an APP article, that the buildings were considered historically significant to Asbury Park and Monmouth County.
"This site is one of the small remaining number of turn-of-the-century hotels that once flourished," he said.
"The local historical society wanted to save the Atlantic and Belmont Hotels and have them refurbished to be used for residential purposes, but the society's efforts were thwarted some years ago by the City Council and re-developers," he said.
"And, now that the fire has destroyed the hotels, there is nothing left to do but start from the ground up. They could have been adapted to modern uses, but now they are gone," said the historian.
Residents said they were upset to see history disappear so quickly. "I hate to see it go," Robert Razminas, 48, an Asbury Park resident for 25 years, said as the buildings burned. "These old places are Asbury Park history. They should be restored and kept up."
George Tice* is one of America's most famous photographers. He is especially known for his work in his native New Jersey. His specialty is documenting historic old buildings and neighborhoods, as in his photographs of Paterson, an old immigrant-based blue collar city.
The Tice photograph above of the Belmont is from an on-line gallery web site (Paddle8). In 1974 he photographed two Victorian houses in Ocean Grove.
Tice has published about 20 photographic books including one about the Amish in Pennsylvania and another in Ireland and England called Stone Walls, Grey Skies.
A platinum print from that book resides in Ocean Grove. Contact us if you want to view it. One of his most important books is Paterson.
Here is a link to a BF piece in 2013 which shows some of his images:
https://blogfinger.net/2013/11/08/tibet-in-jersey-the-newark-museum-scores-with-exhibits-on-tibet-and-george-tice-jersey-photographer/
PHILLIP SMITH ( of Ocean Grove and the NY Philharmonic) on trumpet along with JOSEPH TURIN on piano play Gershwin's "Someone to Watch Over Me" Note: I spotted Phil—Phil Smith and the NY Philharmonic–on TV for the Live From Lincoln Center New Years Eve show on PBS. The camera caught him having a string of rests and gazing ahead as Yo Yo Ma played a tango. He has since retired from the Phil, but he still spends summers in the Grove and plays in the Great Auditorium.
https://blogfinger.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/09-someone-to-watch-over-me.mp3
EDITOR'S NOTE: This article rings true as we think about historic preservation in Ocean Grove. These two Asburian hotels could have been re-purposed into residences while maintaining their historic "bones."
As noted before by Blogfinger, Asbury has an advantage for preservation because of the available land for parking, but that didn't save these two structures—they were destined to be replaced by condominiums.
Evidently the idea of remodeling them into residences was not considered because AP has turned over that entire oceanfront area to trash-and -build-new developers without any worry about history. They don't seem to care about AP's history and they don't mind turning much of their reclaimed property into condominiums. I recall when the beautiful old Metropolitan Hotel, a nostalgic place, which I visited before it's death spiral, with much history, was allowed to rot and then be demolished.
However there is a huge difference between the two towns: Ocean Grove is on the National and State Historic Registers, so we have an obligation to try and save historic buildings and not mow them down like dead ducks. But turning old hotels into condo's here is contrary to our Master Plan which has a vision that is totally different than Asbury's, and we really shouldn't allow more space-clogging condo conversions of old hotels to occur, especially in defiance of RSIS parking standards.
Our old hotels need to be dealt with in ways that meet the special needs of our town, with the interests of the people and the history placed ahead of the developers and the politicians who want more money from the Cash-Cow-By-The-Sea.
Current related issues in 2018 directs our attention to the Aurora Hotel and the Warrington.* We have posted articles about both, and both face an uncertain future in Ocean Grove; and the best we can hope for in both cases would be single family Victorian designer homes.
Phil Smith's solo above ("Someone to Watch over Me") reminds us to protect our town's historic treasures.
—Paul Goldfinger, Editor.
*The Warrington was destroyed in a fire on March 3, 2017. Its burned-out foundation is hanging around awaiting the results of some legal action related to the fire and its damages to the nearby neighborhood.
HIstoric Asbury Park. Bob Bowné photograph.
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San Francisco Giants vs. Chicago White Sox – MLB – Predictions, Betting Lines, Odds and Trends
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The San Francisco Giants (40-34) and Chicago White Sox (35-39) clash on Friday at 10:15 PM ET, beginning a three-game series at Oracle Park.
The Giants are a home favorite (-135) against the White Sox (+115). The starting pitchers are Alex Cobb (3-3) for the San Francisco Giants, and Lance Lynn (1-1) for the Chicago White Sox. The matchup has an over/under set at 8 total runs.
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San Francisco went 2-4 over the six games it was a moneyline favorite in its last 10 matchups.
Over their last 10 matchups (all had set totals), the Giants combined with their opponents to hit the over on the run total four times.
San Francisco has a 5-5-0 record against the spread over its past 10 games.
Chicago has played as the underdog in six of its past 10 games and has gone 3-3 in those contests.
The White Sox and their opponents have combined to hit the over four times in their last 10 games with a total.
Chicago has won four of its last 10 games against the spread.
Giants vs. White Sox Starting Pitcher Betting Trends
Projected starter: Alex Cobb
The Giants are 5-5-0 against the spread when Cobb starts.
The Giants are 4-5 in Cobb's nine starts this season with San Francisco as the moneyline favorite.
Cobb's team has a 4-6 record in his starts this season.
Cobb's starts with a set total this season have hit the over in seven of 10 contests.
Projected starter: Lance Lynn
When Lynn starts, his team is 2-1-0 against the spread this season.
His team won his only start as an underdog this season.
Lynn's team is 2-1 when he starts this season.
Out of Lynn's three starts with a total this season, two have hit the over.
Giants Batting Leaders
Wilmer Flores has put up a team-best 40 runs batted in.
Among hitters in MLB, Flores ranks 74th in home runs and 37th in RBI.
Joc Pederson's 17 home runs pace his team.
Pederson currently ranks 13th in home runs and 41st in RBI in the majors.
Pederson has safely hit in four games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .333 with three doubles, a home run, a walk and an RBI.
Thairo Estrada paces the Giants with a team-high batting average of .256.
Mike Yastrzemski is batting .244 with 16 doubles, eight home runs and 32 walks.
Yastrzemski has safely hit in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .190 with a home run and five RBI.
White Sox Batting Leaders
Jose Abreu is batting .284 this season with a team-high nine home runs.
Abreu ranks 74th in home runs and 68th in RBI among all batters in MLB.
Abreu has hit safely in five games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .550 with four doubles, a walk and three RBI.
Luis Robert leads Chicago in runs batted in (38) this season. He's batting .294 while slugging .431.
Robert currently ranks 91st in home runs and 47th in RBI in the big leagues.
Robert takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .286 with two doubles, a home run and two RBI.
Andrew Vaughn's batting average of .302 leads all Chicago hitters this season.
Tim Anderson is batting .340 with an OBP of .377 and a slugging percentage of .460 this season.
Anderson brings a three-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .227 with a walk.
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You've done it once, how hard can a second child be?
Your little one may be enjoying his second birthday, but all anyone wants to know from you is if you are pregnant with baby number two yet.
Too cute a photo opportunity to miss, so you put the t-shirt on baby number and snap away till you have over 100 pictures of your two babies, and fingers crossed one shot has baby number one smiling and baby number two not crying.
Every so often, your heart sinks as you think back to how many baby yoga, swimming and baby massage sessions you took baby number one to and so far with baby number two, you are too focussed on how to get a toddler and a baby out the house, never mind get anywhere for a certain time.
The planning, organisation, and obligatory waiting for baby number one to put his own shoes on, is exhausting and takes most of the day, so by the time you are actually all out of the house, you're too exhausted to go anywhere.
When baby number one was younger, CBeebies was allowed on for a few minutes a day, now you are so thankful to the channel for occupying baby number one long enough for you to feed or change baby number two.
You were adamant baby number one would only eat weaning food prepared from scratch with all organic ingredients. Baby number two: Where are those pouches?


OpenIccForGoogleSoC2008 Wiki is intended to collect ideas for possible projects participating in Googles Summer of Code program. They are mentored by members of OpenIcc projects.
OpenIcc consist of the members of the OpenICC email list. It was started by Scribus members to better support introduction of colour management into applications and discuss general issues. List contributors are application and CMS developers as well as colour management specialists and users, no matter whether commercial, open source and both. The main focus of this group is to expand the level of support for color management on open source software systems.
Available open source colour management libraries like the popular lcms do not support HDR imaging. The work would be a great benefit for existing applications like Krita, CinePaint, Pixel, future Gimp/GEGL and others to support ICC style colour conversions of HDR images.
Tonemapping is needed to represent HDR images on monitors and print media. HDR images often easily exceed traditional monitor and printer capabilities. Colours need to be compressed into the medias gamut depending on the intensities of the neighbor pixels. A simple logarithmic approach often yields non satisfactory results. Many algorithms where suggested but often lack a natural look or robustness for various content. The project would continue the last years work.
ICC Examin is a profile analysing tool and colour visualiser. Many widgets are interesting to other applications. But they are written in FLTK and would be needed in an other toolkit in a modular fashion. This project instroduces in the process of effectively presenting various data in easy understandable form.
The Oyranos colour management system is in parts only a thin layer between imaging applications and advanced moduls or plug-ins. To deploy these plug-ins flexible and maintain toolkit independency the plug-ins must present their data in a own language. Goal is to create a simple and highly flexible GUI system, which allows easy creation of dialogs including callback meachanisms. This project lets you explore concepts like W3C XForms/DOM, and how to adapt it to traditional event driven programming. The result should be something simple and powerful enough to use for a wide range of applications not limited to Oyranos. Possibly this will result in a stand alone project.
The KDE desktop needs integration of colour management settings in desktop configuration UI's.
a web interface with proper authentication would be a great plus [07/03/27] Joseph Simon works on this project.
Devices need to be introduced to a colour management system, in order to control the devices colour behaviour. For instance different drivers may produce different colour on a otherwise identical device. A CMS needs some mechanism to connect colur influental device settings a particular profile reflecting this behaviour. The ICC and the Oyranos maintainer provide several data blobs to integrate the device information into a ICC profile.
The Linux/BSD desktop needs some form of colour management to give it a consitent colour feel. A concern are multi monitor systems, with obviously different colorimetry. A laptop with an external monitor is a good example. Both monitor devices can display colours to some degree satisfactory. But a precondition is clear placing the colour transformation onto the right monitor plane. A layer near X will best know about such geometric details. Be prepared, we have no Xorg team member to help with special knowledge.
Mentor: Kai-Uwe Behrmann < ku.b@gmx.de > Tomas Carnecy works on this project.
HDR images needs to be displayed as consitently as any other colour content. There are few expeciences how to do this on a system level. This is a project to design and work on the behaviour of future imaging. With a sensible eye for natural colours and artistic effects you might have fun with this project.
The Oyranos colour management system provides parsing and writing profile capabilities. The data and structures handled in this project are the important base for many higher level stuff. This projects helps in understanding basic and nested data structures and their serialisation and deserialisation.
The colour management system Oyranos provides high level means to render colours in a generic way. The advantage is, application developers can rely on Oyranos services without understanding the often complicated details. This project lets you create and optimise verious underpinnings of sytem level to advanced graphic tools. This project is a collection of many small and very versatile tasks. You can freely create a own plan what to do or will be guided according to your level of expertise.
LProf is an open source ICC profiler. It has recently been ported to Qt4 from Qt3. Although the port is working it still needs to have Qt3 support library calls removed.
Systematically remove ?Qt3Support calls from the LProf code base and replace these with pure Qt4 code. This is a significant undertaking and involves changes to just about every part of the UI code base for LProf.
LProf is an open source ICC profiler. This project will add DDC/CI and HID USB monitor controls support to the current monitor calibration functionality. This will allow the software to automatically make monitor adjustments during calibration so that users do not have to make manual adjustments to their monitors.
Implement DDC/CI and/or USB HID Monitor Control support in LProf. This will need to work in a broad range of platforms including *nix/X11, Windows (2000 and later) and OS/X.
Ability to work in a cross platform environment. This will need to work for *nix/ Windows and OS/X machines.
LProf - Add a Regression Analysis Based Monitor Profiling.
LProf is an open source ICC profiler. LProf now has the ability to use various measurement instruments to take measurements for profiling monitors of various types. Currently the profiling algorithms are very simple ones and this needs to be corrected.
This project will implement a regression analysis algorithm for monitor profiling.
LProf - Create a Robust Interative Video Card LUT Creation Algorithm.
LProf is an open source ICC profiler. LProf now has the ability to use various measurement instruments to take measurements for profiling monitors of various types. Currently the video card LUT creation algorithms are very simple ones and this needs to be corrected.
This project will implement a robust interative video card LUT calibration algorithm and will be integrated into the LProf UI.
Feel free to propose and discuss your ideas.
BSD, LGPL extended by allowing for static linking are preferred licenses for libraries. GPL and other open source licenses are acceptable for other projects but in most cases the project mentor will specify the license to be used for the project.
Both good project and coding skills are expected, in order to set up our complex open source projects. We know it is sometimes difficult to talk to people you do not know, especially when they are not visible like over the internet. Never the less the mentors of these OpenICC projects want an open dialog with anyone interested in working on these projects. This is an important part of open software development and it is even more important for these Google Summer of Code Projects. Please feel free to contact any of the mentors listed above at any time. The earlier a candidate contacts us the better.
You are free to select whatever build environment you like as long as the project is targeted at that platform. Many of the above projects are targeted at Unix like systems and a few are fully cross platform. Our experience for cross platform projects is that some build environments are more difficult to setup than others. You will also likely find that these projects are significantly more complex than your school projects. For example, the LProf code base is now almost 100,000 lines of C and C++ code.
In order to help candidates be successful in completing their projects it is important that anyone selected is prepared to start actual project work at the project startup date. Please be prepared to have your development environment ready long before the project starts. This means that project mentors will want you to be to able to build and run the base system you are working on well before the project start date. For example, if you are working on one of the LProf projects you should be able to build and run LProf on your development machine at least a month before the project startup date. Windows build environments, in particular, have proven to be particularly difficult to setup and it is common for GSoC mentors to comment about how often the single biggest difficultly for students working on Wndows machines is getting a fully functional build environment setup.
Many open source developers use a unix like environment (IE. Linux, BSD ...) in part because setting up a working build environments is much simpler. This also means that there is a high likely hood that your mentor will not have much experience working in Windows or OS/X and may not be able to provide much assistance to help you get your builds working in those environments. So take this very seriously. On the other hand using a Unix like system like BSD/Linux/osX/Solaris can be a great learning experience for any student who has not worked on one of these in the past. Many big projects run on *nix systems deploying unix concepts and some of the projects listed above are *nix only projects that can not be worked on using a Windows machine. On request we simply expect the programmer to switch to BSD, Linux or osX. The installation should be no issue.
If in doubt about how to proceed please contact Kai-Uwe Behrmann < ku.b@gmx.de >.