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International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design
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Zernike polynomial based Rayleigh-Ritz model of a piezoelectric unimorph deformable mirror
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Piezoelectric bimorph- or unimorph-type deformable mirrors are commonly used in adaptive optics to correct for time-dependent phase aberrations. In the optics community, the surface deformations that deformable mirrors are required to achieve, are routinely and conveniently described using Zernike polynomials. A Rayleigh-Ritz structural model, which uses Zernike polynomials directly to describe the displacements, is proposed in this paper. The proposed formulation produces a numerically inexpensive model that predicts deformations with remarkable accuracy. Since design variables, such as electrode layout, material properties, and mirror dimensions, are represented analytically, the model is well suited to optimization or sensitivity analysis applications. Furthermore, since the numerical implementation is very efficient, it could be employed in closed-loop control applications. Results achieved with the proposed model compare well with results from a traditional finite element analysis as well as experimental results of a representative design.
KeywordsDeformable mirror Piezoelectric unimorph Rayleigh-Ritz Zernike polynomial
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- Zernike polynomial based Rayleigh-Ritz model of a piezoelectric unimorph deformable mirror
- Journal
International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design
Volume 8, Issue 3 , pp 237-245
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- 2012-09
- 10.1007/s10999-012-9188-4
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- 1569-1713
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- 1573-8841
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- Springer Netherlands
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- Deformable mirror
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- 1. CSIR Material Science & Manufacturing, Box 395, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa
- 2. CSIR National Laser Centre, Box 395, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa
- 3. School of Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X54001, Durban, 4000, South Africa


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The various statistical distributions covered will help you know when assumptions can be made about a normal distribution and how to test whether or not these assumptions are true. Essential descriptive statistics are reviewed and then used in various situations to calculate background, noise, normalization and thresholding. Additionally, hypothesis testing is introduced so that you can assess groups of observations for a particular parameter and calculate whether or not the difference between groups is significant. Data visualization using various graphs will also be reviewed. Armed with these techniques, you will be able to better deal with the challenges of data analysis. Plus, you'll be able to understand and interpret data at a more fundamental level and draw the correct conclusions about them.
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The Ajay River (Pron:/ˈədʒɑɪ/) is a major river in Jharkhand and West Bengal. The word "Ajay" means "not conquered".[1]
The Ajay River originates on a small hill about 300 metres (980 ft) high, southwest of Munger in Bihar. It then flows through Jharkhand and enters West Bengal at Simjuri, near Chittaranjan. It first forms the border between Bardhaman District and Jharkhand and then between Bardhaman District and Birbhum District, and finally it enters Katwa subdivision of Bardhaman district at Nareng village in Ketugram police station. It then joins the Bhagirathi River at Katwa Town.[2] Total length of the Ajay is 288 kilometres (179 mi), out of which 152 kilometres (94 mi) are in West Bengal.[3]
The catchment area of Ajay River is 6,000 square kilometres (2,300 sq mi).[4]
The important tributaries of the Ajay are Pathro and Jayanti in Jharkhand, and Tumuni and Kunur in Bardhaman district of West Bengal.[3]
The upper reaches of the Ajay pass through hilly regions with laterite soil. It is only from Ausgram in Bardhaman district that the Ajay flows through alluvial plains. The Ajay valley was densely forested with sal, piyasal and palas trees till recent times when mining and other activities led to the clearing of forests.[3]
According to the history of ancient India edited by Mc Krindle, there was a river called Amystis that flows past a town called Katadupa, in the days of Megasthenes. Another historian Wilfred opines that Amystis is modern-day Ajay.[5] In recent times there has been exploration of the remains of an ancient civilisation similar to that of the Indus Valley Civilisation at Pandu Rajar Dhibi in the lower Ajay valley.[3]
There have been at least 14 recorded floods in the 20th century caused by the Ajay river. The lower reaches of the river have embankments to prevent flooding.[3]
Jaydev Kenduli, claimed to be the birthplace of the 13th-century Sanskrit poet Jayadeva of Gita Govinda fame,[6] and Churulia, birthplace of Kazi Nazrul Islam are located on the banks of the Ajay. Famous poet Rabindranath Tagore wrote a poem about this river in Bengali and it is " Amader Chhoto Nodi".
- ^ "Name: Ajay". BabyNamesWorld. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
- ^ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District.), (Bengali) , Vol I, p 27, Radical Impression. ISBN 81-85459-36-3
- ^ a b c d e Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p 28
- ^ Roy, Jitendra. "The Deluge 2000" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- ^ Chattopadhyay, Akkori, p 27
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I finally got around to having my photos printed out and it reminded me that I hadn't written my review on this hotel as I had intended. After much planning and searching around, I decided to spend my birthday in Old San Juan (Oct. 19-24, 2012). I wanted to stay somewhere nice and the El Convento seem to match my taste and standards. Except for a few "minor issues", I was very pleased with my selection. When we arrived, I was immediately pleased with the decor. The hotel is very exquisite and tastefully decorated just as pictured/advertised. Very intimate and cozy. The nightly cheese and wine reception is exceptionally orchestrated and an added bonus. The front desk staff were very friendly and welcoming (although I didn't much like the cleaning lady hovering over the desk waiting to continue her conversation with the front desk clerk as I checked in). When I got to the room( Room 321 "remember this room number always") I was once again pleased with the decor; however the view was of the back alley and a series on hotel trashcans. I immediately went on inspection and found the room to not to have been thoroughly dusted. There was dust on the bed head-frame, over every picture, on and around the the television, on the legs of the chairs and the lower legs of the desk. Not to mention under the entire bed. We unpacked and decided to walk around a bit. I alerted the front desk and requested that the room be dusted. When I returned, the room had been turned down, but none of the items I mentioned had been dusted. I decided to wait until the next day to bring this to there attention. During the night around, 1:30 AM, I was awakened by a loud thumping sound that appear to have some sort of rhythm to it. I ignored it and thought it was a celebration of some sort. The next morning on my way to tour the city, I complained about the dust again to the front desk staff (who were very apologetic). When I returned, the room had been turned down and everything had been dusted except the bed head-frame. At this point I decided to dust them myself. That night, I once again was aroused to a rhythmic thumping sound. We left the next day and returned to the room to rest/nap and a knock came to the door. The cleaning person asked if we needed turning down. I explained that we were leaving the room shortly and requested that he come back. When we arrived at the room later that evening, the room had not been turned down. Later that night, I was lying in bed and the rhythmic thumping sound appeared once again. This time I decided to really tune in to it. As I was listening attentively, I heard what appeared to sound like a dryer door slam. BINGO!. The next morning I went to the front desk to complain about the room service. The cleaning person had indicated that I had DECLINED room service. I explained that I had not, that I had been very patient throughout my stay, that I didn't want to be classified as a complainer, and that all I required was the room to be keep clean. Once again the staff were very receptive and very apologetic. they sent a CREW of cleaning people to my room. Let me tell you they cleaned that room from top to bottom. I also mentioned the noise that I was encountering each night and asked if my room was under the laundry room. They proceeded to tell me yes. They asked if I would like to move to another room. I declined. They in turn gave me two vouchers for free breakfast at the hotel restaurant for my inconvenience and stated that I would receive a call from the hotel management staff. She did call me as promise I explained and she apologized and said that she was sending vouchers for complimentary breakfast for the remainder of my stay. Overall I was very understanding. The hotel was worth the "minor" inconvenience and I plan to stay there again when I return to Old San Juan. I will be sure to remind them of my previous experience, give my expectations up front and refuse accept Room 321. After reading the review from Jean N. on room 324, I will avoid that room also and that entire area.
- Official Description (provided by the hotel):
- Located in the heart of historic Old San Juan, Hotel El Convento has set new standards of luxury, comfort and service while preserving the rich character of this former 16th century convent. This landmark treasure, a member of Historic Hotels of America and Small Luxury Hotels of the World, has earned four diamonds from AAA each year since its opening. This is the exclusive hotel experience to indulge the most discriminating of travelers, and is a hotel like no other. ... more less
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Pittsburgh Marathon: A race full of purpose and a proposalMay 4, 2014 11:41 PM
A light drizzle and gunmetal skies gave way to daylight early Sunday morning as a starter's pistol trumpeted the beginning of the Dick's Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon and a river of runners on Liberty Avenue, Downtown, poured onto the 26.2-mile course.
A record 23,458 runners participated Sunday, between the marathon and the UPMC Health Plan Pittsburgh Half Marathon. The calm and cool morning went without major incident.
"It went fantastic -- our best race," said Patrice Matamoros, executive director of the Pittsburgh Marathon, who helped revive the marathon in 2009. "In six years, this was the most impactful race. It was a really phenomenal day for us."
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One lingering shadow was the memory of Kyle Chase Johnson, a 23-year-old man who died last year from a rare heart defect after he collapsed near the 12-mile mark on the half-marathon route.
His mother, Mary Beth Deal, and brother, Seth Johnson, returned Sunday to run the half-marathon. His father, Dan Johnson, ran the last mile.
"It was really the mile that Kyle wasn't able to run last year," Mr. Johnson said. As he ran, "a lot of thoughts [were] running through my mind, just thinking about him. It was pretty emotional."
Luke Slagle, a Fox Chapel native and Penn State University junior who is friends with Seth Johnson, ran his first Pittsburgh marathon last year.
"It kind of hit home," he said of Kyle's death. "It could have really been anybody. It could have been me."
On Sunday, he completed the half-marathon in one hour and 40 minutes, a record for him, propelled by the momentum of the Run4Kyle collective.
"The kids I ran with from Penn State, they were saying they're ready to roll for next year," he said.
Rachel Peltz, a senior at Penn State, couldn't run the marathon, but she and a group of friends paid their respects to Johnson last year by completing the Tough Mudder event, an extreme obstacle course that he'd signed up to do but didn't get his chance.
Throughout the brutal event, which included electroshocks, Ms. Peltz said Johnson kept her at ease.
"I could hear him laughing," she said.
Mr. Johnson said he thinks about Kyle daily. Sometimes it's a sad reminder about last year's marathon. Other times, it's something a little happier.
"Kyle was a great kid," the father said. "He was a dynamic guy."
Mr. Johnson said he was delighted when Kyle's friends thought to organize something in his honor. It started on Facebook, he said, and Saturday night they had a party on the North Side that more than 400 people attended and at which many told stories of Kyle.
"It was the kind of party that he wanted to have," Mr. Johnson said.
After the race Sunday morning, they invited a group to a pancake breakfast in the Gateway Center Complex, behind the Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh. Kyle Johnson had made plans last year to have a pancake party because after he ran a half-marathon in New York in March of 2013 he had a craving for pancakes.
"I'm awful proud of the life he lived, and I think about all the positive things he did," Mr. Johnson said. "And there were many."
The biggest step
Joe Sidhom, 27, and Katie Mulkern, 28, of Moon started the half-marathon together as boyfriend and girlfriend and crossed the finish line on the Boulevard of the Allies near Gateway Center some three hours and three minutes later as fiances.
A crowd of more than a dozen friends and family members waited mid-morning at the intersection of Grant Street and the boulevard with flowers, a ring and a "Marry Me, Katie?" banner. They held their collective breath, constantly refreshing the mobile tracking app until the couple finally appeared at the crest of the bridge a quarter-mile away.
Ms. Mulkern beamed as she saw the banner, and Mr. Sidhom bounded down the hill, arms raised triumphantly. He stopped at the intersection, caught the engagement ring box tossed by his brother and dropped to a knee in the street. Behind the couple twirled a heart-shaped sign that read "He Asked" on one side, and "She Said Yes" on the other.
"If we could do this run together, we can do anything," Mr. Sidhom said afterward.
After a lengthy break for hugs, photographs, silly string and a champagne shower, Mr. Sidhom and Ms. Mulkern rejoined the runners and scampered to the finish line.
"It was the best ever," Ms. Mulkern said of Mr. Sidhom's proposal, two months in the planning. "I couldn't imagine anything better."
'Mind over matter'
Growing up, James Cook, 23, of Salisbury, Md., was a standout lacrosse player who also played football and soccer.
Four years ago, he was paralyzed from the waist down in a car accident, and he began learning to play sports all over again. Among the ones he learned was hand-cycling.
Mr. Cook, a former Naval ROTC cadet at Virginia Tech, participated in Sunday's marathon in part because he received a scholarship from the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, which lends equipment to those receiving rehabilitation.
"I couldn't do it without them," Mr. Cook said.
Most of the race, his second hand-cycling marathon, went smoothly, he said, but around mile 12 the race guides warned of steep hill ahead.
"The hill is pretty big. ... I'm thinking to myself, 'This is rough,' " Mr. Cook said. "It's a mind-over-matter thing."
As he approached the finish line, a team from Kennedy Krieger stood by the barricades, cheering him on. He crossed the line at 1:39:50.
"It was awesome," he said.
Crowds heard but not seen
Point Park volleyball coach Mike Bruno, 45, of Cecil ran blindfolded and tethered to Jim Irvin, the school's cross-country coach, for the second year in a row to raise awareness and funding for Autism Speaks.
The pair finished at 3:34:39, more than four minutes better than their finish last May.
"Considering the way we did it, we'll take it," Mr. Bruno said.
His wife, Jennifer, and daughters Carly and Cassie cheered the tethered tandem on from the sidewalk, with Cassie stuck in a stroller with a thigh-high pink cast on her right leg.
Cassie, 8, is visually impaired and lives with autism. Mr. Bruno originally had the idea to run blindfolded to simulate the sensory experience a child like Cassie might encounter on a daily basis.
Dad and daughter had planned to run Saturday's mile-long Toyota of Pittsburgh Kids Marathon together until Cassie fell and broke her leg April 19.
Instead, the family constructed a 2.62-meter mini-marathon course for Cassie in the living room Saturday. With the "Chariots of Fire" theme as the backdrop, Carly helped Cassie inch forward in her walker, dragging her big cast behind her, until she broke through the faux-finish line dressed up with streamers and balloons.
The crowd support Sunday was "absolutely amazing," Mr. Bruno said, an experience he hopes to share, in some way, with other deserving parents of children with autism.
Accidently on purpose
Tyler Duncan, 23, of Lexington Park, Md., watched from near the corner of Liberty Avenue and Sassafras Street in Lawrenceville, wrapped in a Mylar blanket, his half-marathon medal around his neck.
Mr. Duncan said his friend Scott Kopicko decided to run the full marathon and had asked if he wanted to come along. Mr. Duncan agreed to run the half-marathon and asked his father, Luther, 52, if he wanted to join him as well. His dad surprised him by signing up for the full marathon instead.
"He said ... 'I signed up for the wrong race,' " but Mr. Duncan said he later realized his dad signed up for the full race intentionally. Two years ago, he said, his father weighed 320 pounds but then had surgery, started running and dropped down to 180 pounds.
"It's a total transformation from two years ago," the younger Mr. Duncan said.
And, it's also been motivation.
"He can run it, so why can't I?"
Back and forth
Weaving through the myriad Pittsburgh neighborhoods once just wasn't enough for Michael Sally, 46, of South Side. Mr. Sally started out shortly after midnight and ran the course backward, from finish to start.
He got home at 5:30 a.m. and "had some serious self-doubt," he would later admit.
After a shower and a change of clothes, though, Mr. Sally was back at the starting line for his second 26.2-mile sojourn of the day. He clocked in at 5:58:17, just under his stated goal of a second sub-six-hour run.
Runner goes in One Direction
On Carson Street, not far from the Birmingham Bridge, Brittany Quinn, 27, of Kennedy, was standing beside a life-size cardboard cutout of Harry Styles of the boy band One Direction and a speech bubble cutout that read, "April, run like you're chasing me."
Her best friend, April Ritchey, 26, is a big fan of One Direction. Ms. Ritchey was running her first half-marathon Sunday after moving back to Pittsburgh from New York.
Running has been a way for Ms. Ritchey to focus on her health after battling a recent illness. Though nervous for the race, she set the goal "just to prove to herself" that she could do it, said her mother Carrie, 54, of Thornburg.
The celebrity cutout proved to be a surprise and Ms. Ritchey stopped for a brief moment.
"She gave it a big kiss," Ms. Quinn said.
Alpacas 'out of hand'
Six inflatable alpacas bobbed over spectators' heads along the marathon route. And, somehow, this felt normal.
The friendly folks hoisting the alpacas are members of the Pittsburgh Triathlon Club, a bustling 250-member group, but this is a very particular sect of the troupe.
Team Iron Alpaca was formed five years ago when six strangers biked to a nearby alpaca farm, Chris Rotelli explained, "and we were all friends by the top of the climb."
Mr. Rotelli, the ringleader, shouted a rapid burst of encouragement as his wife, Julie, passed by in the last mile of the half-marathon.
Mr. Rotelli is a walking tribute to Steve Prefontaine. He wears a black singlet, neon arm sleeves and a bleached-blonde wig.
And the inflatable alpacas?
"You can find anything on Amazon," he said, laughing. "It's gotten out of hand. They've been in a wedding. It's not good."
Wet, wild and weird
On the Birmingham Bridge, spectator Jason Hindes stood on a concrete barrier displaying a sign with a picture of a cat that read "13.1 miles? UR KITTEN ME!"
Runners, around their 10th mile, smiled and laughed. Some paused to take a selfie with the poster.
"I think Pittsburgh embraces the weird," Mr. Hindes of Shadyside said.
He, Emily Dritz of the South Side and Matthew Manzo of Shadyside, all 29, also shouted cat puns to runners trekking up the half marathon's biggest incline.
"Have a great meow-a-thon!"
"You're purrrrrfect."
"Don't paws!"
"Little faster meow!"
A runner on the bridge turned to her friend and offered her own words of comfort: "Thirty more minutes, then we get couches and potato chips."
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'Lois Ehlert's Mole Hill Stories' casts a spell on theatergoers of all ages
In the beginning, there was a nearly blind mole in the dark woods. Less than one hour later, that same mole could see all the way to the moon, inspired by a fellow creature making the seemingly impossible journey there.
These bookends hold "Lois Ehlert's Mole Hill Stories," Alvaro Saar Rios' adaptation of three of Ehlert's children's books. A collaboration between First Stage Children's Theater and Danceworks Performance Company that's designed to expose young children to theater, it opened Saturday morning under Desiree Rosas' direction. »Read Full Article
Packing House's brunch switches from buffet to entrees
The Packing House, the steakhouse at 900 E. Layton Ave., recently switched from serving a buffet brunch to brunch entrées.
Some of the new menu items are steak and eggs, served with a 10-ounce New York strip ($13.99), bananas Foster French toast ($9.99), and crab Benedict ($12.99). »Read Full Blog Post
Niki Johnson to talk about condom portrait of pope on CNN
Artist Niki Johnson will be interviewed about her portrait of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, crafted from thousands of condoms, on CNN Sunday morning. The segment is slated to air at about 7:30 a.m. Central time.
Johnson will talk about the work, which was inspired by the former pope's 2009 comments about condoms while in Africa. He suggested condom use could increase the spread of AIDS. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
Chamber Theatre blossoms again with lighthearted 'Jeeves in Bloom'
Given the miserable spring we've been having, I probably don't need to explain the appeal of a play titled "Jeeves in Bloom," the second of Margaret Raether's three stage adaptations of the P.G. Wodehouse stories and novels featuring Bertie Wooster's ever-capable valet.
Under Tami Workentin's direction, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre produced the first of these light comedies, with Matt Daniels as Jeeves, in 2010. In "Bloom," Workentin again directs and Daniels returns as Jeeves. The remaining characters and actors are all new, as is the setting. »Read Full Article
Haydn blurred, other MSO pieces enhanced by Basilica's acoustic
It's a given that performing music in the live acoustic of the Basilica of St. Josaphat will be a challenge.
What's not a given is how well a given piece will work in the space, as evidenced by the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra's Friday evening installment of its Basilica series. »Read Full Article(2)
Present Music explores passion, harmony in 'Judgment of Midas'
Which kind of art is better - passionate, heart-pounding exuberance or balanced, elegant harmony?
The answer, of course, has always been that we need both - just like sweet and salty, summer and winter, yin and yang. »Read Full Article


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Baghdad, January 29 (Rn) – suggested the Iraqi List led by former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, Sunday, to take a decision today to end its boycott of the House and the Minister, indicating that the options will be before all the components of the vote, while denied the mass of "correct", led by leadership in the list Full-Dulaimi, the Iraqi and internalized underneath, away from the list on the back of violating decision to boycott the meetings of the Council of Representatives.
The Iraqi List, and decided last month to suspend the participation of his deputies and ministers at meetings of the House and Minister for what he considers "the policy of exclusion" as well as the issuance of an arrest warrant against Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi and attempts to isolate Saleh al-Mutlaq from office.
Also decided to list earlier this month to exclude six of its members who had attended the meeting of the Council of Representatives opposed the decision of the judge's boycott list are Alloizi Abdul Rahman, Ahmad Abdullah al-Jabour, and collected Mutaiota, Mohamed Karbouli, and a full-Dulaimi, and measured helter-skelter.
The leadership in the existing unit Jumaili told the Kurdish news agency (Rn), that "all components of the Iraqi List, will be held today, an important meeting to take a unified stand of the political process," indicating that "there are several options would be put to a vote at the meeting, including end the boycott or withdraw from the political process or Jump to the opposition after the withdrawal of the government. "
She explained that Jumaili "option to return to the government and the Council of Representatives to end the boycott is the option most likely to agree upon at a meeting today."
For his part, said the head of the "correct" full-Dulaimi (Rn), "until now I did not receive any official letter from the Iraqi List, signed by the head of the list Iyad Allawi confirms that the masses outside of Iraq," noting that "some brothers in the list manipulated by and will be suspended when alone. " He said.
And al-Dulaimi said he was "as far as I know, Allawi is not satisfied as announced by the exclusion of the masses of the Iraqi List," noting that "we got an official letter signed by Allawi Bastavadna we will have a stand at the time."
He continued that "the Iraqi List, are not the property of the political component or political party but is a national project has been agreed upon."
And al-Dulaimi, announced the establishment of the block "correct" the middle of October last in the list made up of several Iraqi political figures.
And suspended the Iraqi List, the second largest bloc in the Iraqi Council of Representatives to attend the meetings of the Council to protest on the mechanism of state administration, but its decision was met with reservations from some members of them later for a boycott of the decision, but al-Maliki decided to give ministers of Iraq's licenses and naming ministers for the management and visited by proxy.
Intensified the split between the coalitions more after the issuance of an arrest warrant for Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi al-Maliki in addition to providing a request to the House of Representatives requires isolating the Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq from office.
Hashemi faces charges related to supporting "terrorism" was issued against him in 19 of last month's arrest warrant, but he refused to appear in court in Baghdad, and said that he spend is subject to pressure the executive branch.
And faced political pressure the Iraqi List, internal and external to reverse the decision to boycott the government and the House of Representatives, forcing it to separate some of the deputies of the mass of those who did not abide by the decision of the provincial House of Representatives.
And announced a block solution rallying under the Iraqi List, last Friday it with the decision to end the political boycott of the list after the National Alliance in response to some demands.
These developments have increased the gap of differences between the political blocs and raised fears of a return of sectarian tensions in the country.
Being senior communications leaders to address the crisis and it is hoped that the conference is held involving the various parties at the invitation of President Jalal Talabani.


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My solution to this problem on my old D1 was to run Vlingo. Free and functional.
Actually, this was the issue that delayed my getting a Droid...
Just got a dinc2 and want to root, ROM, and hotrod it.
Any tips on how to setup the new 16GB card I got for it?
My OG Droid is pretty finicky...
Get rooted and onto a custom ROM.
If you want to stick with Froyo get CM6.
OG Droid can handle a 1GHz overclock pretty well.
Read the stickies...
I can't speak to your specific problems, but I've been on a different setup than you with no problems.
Try the last winner00 build. It's CM...
GPS/maps will work but I doubt that navigation will.
Oh, I should say "will work on wifi"
No service, no data.
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Good luck with your new life!
Thanks for all your efforts on the Droid. You've made some excellent tools for everyone and I hope you will...
Ah- Tasker will do this. The market entry mentions 'states' and 'power'....
My old non-smart phone would give me an extremely clear indication that it had been put on charge or taken off.
Plug in: "CHARGING" doo-beep!
Ok- thanks for the tip!
Anything wrong with TiBU's backups of text and call logs and data?
I have a couple extra batteries for my Droid and I don't usually attempt any ROM flashing without a full battery in the phone, but as you said,...
Thanks- I'm looking into RZRecovery now...
I don't see PE on ROM Manager. That's kind of a shame.
Sure would make it easy for me to try out.
I've read through the first 1/3 of this thread...
Did you ever try a custom ROM?
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$20 for a Droid is a steal! Sell it to me when you get the D3! lol
Try this-
Plug in the USB cord (you expect the pop up on the phone, but don't get it)
My USB wouldn't hook up directly after a flash to 7.0.2, either.
I found I had to uncheck USB Debugging and then it immediately hooked up.
I also...
Works fine now!
Thank you! Very helpful info!
I'd like to add that (at least on my setup) USB won't mount the SD card to the PC if 'USB Debugging' is checked in...
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- 1 (Clothing)also: overcoat1.1 to cut one's coat according to one's cloth (British)vivir según sus ( or mis etc. ) posibilidadesadaptarse a las circunstanciasto trail one's coatbuscar peleabuscar camorra [colloquial]to turn or change one's coatcambiar de chaqueta
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CES: BUDGET PHONE MAKER Kogan has unveiled a dual-SIM handset with a 5in display for just £119 at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
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8/02/2014 12:20pm, #13
Eric Hargrove: Mouthboxing Coward
Seems we have yet another mouthboxing coward who seems to think they can hide, snipe and slander and it will not come back to bite them in the backside.
I am talking about one Eric Hargrove. He operates Oriental Sign Board. He scratches Hanzi Chinese Characters into wood and sells them.
Let me explain a little about Eric. He has a hardon for NYSanDa and recently has turned towards slandering and libeling me as well.
Eric used to train in NYC at a few different schools, but was thrown out of these schools.
His training has been somewhat problematic and haphazard compared to NYSanda, myself and most others.
Eric was banned off KFO, and for those of you who are on there you know how hard it is to really get banned from that forum.
It has more trolls than members at times.
Eric is posting up as Happy Panda over there and having himself a grand old time sniping, slandering and just being a big fat load of misery towards me and NYSanda.
I used to feel sorry for Eric, as he has been through some rough stuff in the last few years.
His wife left him. Seems his attitude and work ethics cost him work and she headed for the hills as he seems to fluctuate from being a normal functioning person to someone who appears to need some serious psychiatric help.
Eric has been hounding NYSanda for years. Badmouthing him, dogging him and being somewhat relentless about it.
Being that I have known Dave for years, and respect him I started dealing with Eric, asking him what was the issue.
Eric started a campaign of name calling, calling me a fake and fraud and telling people that I am a snake oil salesman for being a licensed Acupunture physician.
I get this all the time, but it does not change how Eric lacks a spine or a set of real balls.
Claiming that I cannot have any fighting experience as I have never competed in a controlled sporting event, he has been whiny and complaining that I am lying about being a martial arts teacher.
You guys know what I am like, when people call me out. I step up and post up where I live, and to come find me and lets see who can do what.
So of course, I then called Hargrove out and asked for a gong sau. Being he is a traditionally trained Chinese martial artist, it should not come as a suprise to him.
But rather than step up like a real man would do, Eric contacted me and told me that he knows my Baguazhang teacher, and that he was going to tell on me with him. That I was being a big meanie and my teacher would put me in my place.
I explained to Hargrove I am no longer with my Baguazhang teacher and can say what I want to who I want, and if he had a problem with that, he could go **** himself.
What are we 8 years old?
I have challenged Eric multiple times to put his hands up as much as he runs his cowardly libelous mouth off. He has tucked his vestigial penis(though I am thinking he has nothing but a vestigial clitoris) and has been in hiding.
Eric is a coward and deserves everything that is happening to him.
I find it funny that he keeps challenging me to fight others other than himself.
He must be pissing himself in fear that his dreaded martial arts skills will fail him if he attempts to challenge me physically. Why else would you call me names and have no skills unless you wanted to see if I can do what I claim to do?
I have challenged him to come out to the Kou Shu Nationals next year. I am going to be there and competing. I have contacted Shifu John Greene who is connected to the event and a friend of mine.
I will have a table there as well. Great place to network and meet other Chinese stylists.
I will be there for anyone to come and visit. Friendly or otherwise.
Hargrove is a fucking coward. And like all the others misifts who mouth off about others skills; Time to put up or shut up, you asshat.
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8/02/2014 12:43pm, #32
Ass hat just posted up on KFO http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/...17#post1274917 that my Baguazhang teacher supposedly molested me.
Seems a coward has nothing but illegal slander and libel to fall back on rather than be an adult.
8/02/2014 1:04pm, #45
Good lord this fat douche is mouthy. He claims to have a video depciting himself arriving at NYsanda's gym, claims he was ran off by the cops NYSanda called and then refuses to post the video for proof.
That's douche tactic if you ask me. He made a claim he needs to back it up.
8/02/2014 1:24pm, #54
This dude is a douchebag.
Instead of bring a wuss and selling Chinese folk medicine crap why don't you compete? There will be weight classes and you will actually have to face men your size. I am wasting my time. You only challenge people much smaller than you like Novell.
8/02/2014 2:56pm, #6
8/02/2014 7:19pm, #72
8/03/2014 8:15am, #83
Seems like Eric is taking advice from Thomas Daw and claiming people are commiting crimes when they have done no such thing.
Disgusting that the thread is still up and the poster still there. Thats a banning offense and it is very illegal. Not the kind of libel you want hanging around.
But it was written by Eric Hargrove, a known loser.
You reap what you sow, and Eric will get what is owed to him.
8/04/2014 7:32am, #92
What I do not understand is that this POS is still there posting up ****.
He gets to libel and slander me with that filth and he is not banned.
I contacted the forum as well as one of the mods and let them know that this is not cool nor will I stand by and let some mouthboxing POS libel and slander me while hiding behind a net ghost persona.
I have the screen shot with what he posted up and it was up there for more than 24 hours.
Eric Hargrove is a fucking despicable low life who has no skills other than libeling people with filth.
8/04/2014 5:47pm, #103
Yeah, it is interesting how he works. He tells people to compete, but since he is old he gets to sit back and talk ****. If it is so important set up a match, like der auslander suggested, and man up.


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Homo The Queer Issue
The theme for this year's Queer Issue is Additional Amendments, Restrictions, and Bans. The paper is on the streets now, and the whole package is up on the website. There are tons of great piecesfrom the Washington Post's Hank Steuver on "family values" hypocrites to our own Cienna Madrid on fag hags to Mr. Nibbles the Gerbil on the oppressed gerbil community.
My contribution is an essay the nascent anti-gay adoption movement: the same religious conservatives who have successfully banned gay marriage in most of the United States have set their sites set on banning adoptions by same-sex couples. If they're going to ban future adoptions by gays and lesbians, I argue, then they should do something about adoptions that have already been finalized:
If gays and lesbians are unfit to parent any children we might adopt, then we are surely unfit to parent the children we have already adopted. We should demand that any bill banning adoptions by same-sex couples include a provision that would require the state to remove children from the homes of same-sex couples. Adopted or biological, if the state believes that gays and lesbians are unfit parents, how can they leave the kids we're already parenting in our homes?
Demanding that any ban on adoptions by same-sex couples be made retroactive, and that it require the state to take our children, adopted or biological, would, I believe, prevent such a ban from ever being passed. It would instantly shift the debate from the hypothetical to the reali.e. it wouldn't be about the kids we might adopt one day, but about kids we have already adopted. Gays and lesbians are parenting in record numbersestimates range from a low of 250,000 to a high of 10,000,000and prospect of removing so many children from our homes should give the haters pause. (Oh, and you'll have to remove them by force: I don't own a gun, but if they ever came for my kid I'd find one fast.)
In the early 1990s one adopted child was removed from her home; searing images of the sobbing child and her distraught adoptive parents were seen all over the country. That one removal sparked a national debate about the rights of birthparents, adoptive parents, and children. Are Americans really prepared to repeat that scene over and over again, sending the police into hundreds of thousands of gay and lesbian homes? Night after night, nothing on television but scenes of screaming children being pulled from the arms their parents? Just to appease the bigotry of the American Taliban?
I don't think Americans have the stomach for that, frankly. But just in case they do, a reader sent in this suggestion:
Your proposal to perfect those anti-gay-adoption bills is excellent. May I suggest one more tweak: putting the compassion back in their conservatism, the demons could also include a provision that gives us affected parents and our children-today-gone-tomorrow 30 days to revoke our citizenship and leave for Canada or somewhere in the EU. You know, enough time to sell the house and pack up. So the choice becomes: take your filth out of our country so we don't have to see it, or we dismantle your so-called family.


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Reds retire Rose's No. 14, capping big weekend for hits king
June 26, 2016
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Reds have formally retired Pete Rose's No. 14, capping a big weekend for baseball's hits king. more »»
Ohio State men's soccer player drowns while with teammates
June 26, 2016
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State's men's soccer coach says one of his players drowned while swimming with some of his teammates at a lake outside Columbus. more »»
Thurman outpoints Porter to defend WBA welterweight belt
June 26, 2016
NEW YORK (AP) — The last time CBS telecast a fight in prime time, Muhammad Ali was in the ring — 38 years ago. more »»
Late goal gives Columbus Crew 1-1 draw with Red Bulls
June 26, 2016
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ola Kamara scored late in stoppage time to give the Columbus Crew a 1-1 draw with the New York Red Bulls on Saturday night. more »»
Reds honor Pete Rose, drop third in a row 3-0 to Padres
June 26, 2016
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Reds honored Pete Rose with a plaque. They couldn't get him a win to go with it. more »»
Kalitta Motorsports sweeps nitro categories in Norwalk
June 25, 2016
NORWALK, Ohio (AP) — Kalitta Motorsports' Doug Kalitta and Del Worsham swept the N. more »»
Pomeranz leads Padres over Reds 3-0 on Pete Rose's big day
June 25, 2016
CINCINNATI (AP) — Drew Pomeranz drove in a pair of runs and pitched seven innings on Saturday, leading the San Diego Padres to a 3-0 victory in a game delayed a few minutes by the Cincinnati Reds... more »»
Pete Rose added to Reds' Hall of Fame in long-awaited moment
June 25, 2016
CINCINNATI (AP) — Pete Rose joked about his hair and his age. He reminisced about all those wins with the Big Red Machine. more »»
Blue Jackets trade Rychel to Maple Leafs for Harrington
June 25, 2016
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired defenseman Scott Harrington and a conditional pick in the 2017 draft from the Toronto Maple Leafs for left wing Kerby Rychel. more »»
Reds' Big Red Machine day spoiled as Padres roll to 13-4 win
June 25, 2016
CINCINNATI (AP) — The 40,713 fans got to cheer Pete Rose and the Big Red Machine again. Beyond that, it was another lost evening.
Wil Myers drove in five runs and Melvin Upton J. more »»
Padres 13, Reds 4
June 25, 2016
E_Solarte (7), A.Ramirez (9). DP_San Diego 1. LOB_San Diego 5, Cincinnati 7. 2B_Myers (17), Solarte (8), Barnhart (9). 3B_Hamilton (2). HR_Myers (17), M.Upton 2 (11), Rosales (5). SB_De. more »»
Myers drives in 5, Padres spoil Reds' big day with 13-4 win
June 25, 2016
CINCINNATI (AP) — Wil Myers drove in five runs and Melvin Upton J. more »»
Doug Kalitta breaks track Top Fuel time record at Norwalk
June 25, 2016
NORWALK, Ohio (AP) — Doug Kalitta set a track elapsed-time record and raced to the Top Fuel qualifying lead Friday in the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals.
Kalitta had a pass of 3. more »»
Reds open weekend of honoring Pete Rose by reuniting Machine
June 24, 2016
CINCINNATI (AP) — More satisfying than hit No. more »»
Longtime Ohio newspaper publisher John F. Wolfe dies at 72
June 24, 2016
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Longtime Ohio newspaper publisher John F. Wolfe, whose family sold The Columbus Dispatch last year and still owns television and radio stations, has died at age 72. more »»
Fans in Canton form long lines to meet Cavs' Dellavedova
June 24, 2016
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Thousands of people waited in long lines to get an autograph from and a photo with Cleveland Cavaliers backup point guard Matthew Dellavedova after the fan favorite posted on... more »»
Championship ring: President calls Cavs coach after title
June 24, 2016
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue got a unique championship ring — from the White Hous. more »»
Cavaliers acquire rights to point guard Kay Felder in draft
June 24, 2016
CLEVELAND (AP) — Still in party mode after winning the NBA championship, the Cavaliers spent most of Thursday watching the draft before acquiring the rights to point guard Kay Felder from Atlanta... more »»
Just a kid from Akron, LeBron James honored in hometown
June 24, 2016
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — His voice hoarse from days of nearly nonstop celebrating, LeBron James waited until the end of yet another party to remind a crowd filled with family, friends and fans why they... more »»


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