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RBC count, erythrocyte count
This test measures the number of red blood cells, or erythrocytes, in your blood. Red blood cells play a critical role in moving oxygen from your lungs to the rest of your body and returning carbon dioxide to your lungs to be exhaled.
A red blood cell count is typically done as part of a complete blood count (CBC), which is a screening test to check for a variety of medical conditions.
You may have this blood test as part of a general checkup. You may also have this test to look for specific health problems, such as internal bleeding, anemia, and certain cancers.
A red blood cell count is often part of a complete blood count, so other components of your blood, such as white blood cells and platelets, are also measured.
If your health care provider suspects you have a particular illness, he or she may also order other tests necessary for making a diagnosis.
Many things may affect your lab test results. These include the method each lab uses to do the test. Even if your test results are different from the normal value, you may not have a problem. To learn what the results mean for you, talk with your health care provider.
An RBC count is measured in millions per cubic millimeter (million/mm3). Normal values may vary slightly among different laboratories. One example of normal values is:
3.6 to 5.0 million/mm3 for women
4.2 to 5.4 million/mm3 for men
Your doctor can supply normal reference values.
An RBC that's lower than normal can be a sign of many health problems, including:
Hodgkin lymphoma
Multiple myeloma
The test requires a blood sample, which is drawn through a needle from a vein in your arm.
Taking a blood sample with a needle carries risks that include bleeding, infection, bruising, or feeling dizzy. When the needle pricks your arm, you may feel a slight stinging sensation or pain. Afterward, the site may be slightly sore.
Your RBC count could be affected by:
Some medications
Your position when the blood is drawn
Your doctor may suggest that you avoid:
Exercising heavily
Being stressed
Becoming dehydrated
Drinking alcohol
Taking certain medications
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HistoryOne of the great insights of op-amp pioneer Bob Widlar was the realization that integrated circuits (IC) should be designed based on ratios and matching, rather than absolute values of resistors and transistors. This principle also can be applied when designing a printed circuit board (PCB) requiring multiple op amps.
Is a dual op amp really two op amps, or a piece of silicon with two functions?There is a general belief that a dual op amp is the same as two singles, but there are some subtle differences between a monolithic dual IC and two singles on your board that may cause problems in your next design. Because the two op amps are side by side in the same monolithic piece of silicon, there are electrical and thermal factors to consider when using a dual.
The thermal effects have been know for over 30 years, and are well described in one of the top fifty cited IEEE papers by Solomon (Reference 1). As the op amps output voltage changes, the thermal dissipation changes, and a thermal wave propagates across the chip to the input stage, unbalancing it and appearing as an electrical signal. The thermal wave can affect both sections, even if they are electrically separate.
There are also electrical effects. In the desire to reduce die size, and therefore cost, some circuits, such as bias circuits and the associated start up circuit may be shared by both op amps. If one op amp operates outside of its normal range and causes the bias circuit to malfunction, then the other op amp will malfunction also (Reference 2). In addition, with a single pair of power pins, the bond wires and some metallization on the die carry the combined current of both op amps. Current drawn by one section will generate an IR drop that will be seen by the other op amp through the power supply rejection ratio (PSRR) specification which varies with frequency.
Nothing in life is free, so there are advantages and disadvantages to using duals. Some of the advantages are rather straightforward:
and cons
There are some disadvantages, though. By putting two or four functions in one package, the power dissipation is increased. For low bandwidth, low voltage op amps, (low power dissipation) this increase results in a minor (5°C) increase in junction temperature. For high speed op amps, driving a low impedance load, such as a coax cable, this can be significant, perhaps 30°C. Due to die stress, the maximum offset voltage for quads will be higher than for duals or singles (Reference 3). In some cases, the dual will have higher offset than the single, and the quad will have higher offset than the dual (Reference 4).
Crosstalk is also a problem and comes from two effects: thermal and electrical. As mentioned earlier, the thermal wave from one section will unbalance the input stage of the other section. This appears as low frequency feedback. In addition, with one set of power supply pins, the bond wire resistance is common to all sections, so heavy load current from one section will cause an IR drop across the bond wires. The PSRR of the op amp is not infinite, so some portion will be coupled to the other sections. The PSRR decreases with increasing frequency, so look for this above 5 to 10 kHz.
Layout considerationsTo understand exactly why these effects occur, it is instructive to look at how singles, duals, and quads are constructed.
The input stage A differential pair is usually the first stage of an op amp. It could be bipolar, either NPNs as shown, or PNPs. It could also be N-channel or P-channel MOSFETs, or N-channel or P-channel JFETs.
There is a common problem: if one side is at a different temperature than the other, even a tenth of a degree, the stage will be unbalanced. With a gain of 100,000 or more, this has an effect on the output voltage. When the output stage dissipates power, a thermal wave travels across the die to the input stage. If the input stage is far away, (relatively speaking), the isothermal lines will approximate parallel lines. If the two input transistors are positioned in such a manner so that the wave reaches both transistors at the same time, the balance will be little affected.
This is a good idea, but we can do better. By splitting the transistors in two, and cross-coupling them, a thermal wave at an angle will affect both sections less than if there were only two. Probably this was first used by George Erdi in the uA725 (Reference 5). The phrase cross-coupled quad has several meanings; this is the most common one. The output transistors and input transistors should be along the centerline as shown in Figure 1.
There are many other layout considerations with respect to die stress, temperature coefficient of resistors, etc. that are well covered by Hastings (Reference 6).
Package pinoutsThe layout in Figure 1 works well for a single op amp, but a problem arises with the dual op amp. The standard pin out for a dual is shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2
At the transistor level, one possible floorplan for a dual is shown in Figure 3. There is one problem: The output of channel B has to be routed over the input lines to get to pin 7. In the very early days, bipolar analog processes were single layer metallization and cross-unders had to be used, which affected the performance.
Figure 3
Figure 3 is a good layout for duals. The input stage is very close to the center of the die, so the mechanical stress gradient is minimized. The distance from one output stage to the other input stage is greater than the alternate layout. The isothermals from the output stage to both of the input stages are approximately parallel and equally spaced, so the rejection by the cross coupled input stage quad is very good.
The one major disadvantage is that the output B has to cross over both inputs to get to the output pad. Any capacitance from the output metalization to the noninverting input metalization results in positive feedback. This was more of a problem years ago with single layer metalization (SLM), but was ameliorated by the low gain bandwidth of those op amps. This layout is good thermally, but presents a problem if a quad version of the same family is planned.
There is another choice for a dual layout, as shown in Figure 4.
Figure 4
This is used if a quad is planned in the family, because the layout can be replicated and flipped vertically to quickly generate the quad layout. The inputs and outputs are reasonably close to the correct package pins. The standard pinout for a quad op amp is shown in Figure 5.
There are several subtle problems with this layout:
1) The input stages are not in the center of the die, which would be the lowest mechanical stress gradient point and lowest offset after packaging.
2) the distance from the output stage to the input stage is not as great as it could be, and
3) the thermal wave from one output stage to the other input stage has curved isotherms which are incompletely rejected by the cross coupled input pairs, resulting in crosstalk from one channel to the other.
This presents a dilemma: The optimal layout for a dual is not the optimum layout for a quad. Individual layouts could be done from scratch for every single, dual or quad, but with the focus on time to market and development costs, the standard procedure is to reuse as much of one design as possible. When only singles and duals are done in a family, the dual layout is usually optimized. As an interesting aside, note that if Figure 3 is flipped horizontally, the same quad layout results, so a quad will always have worse specs than a properly laid out dual or single.
Years ago, one manufacturer made a quad op amp that had very good specifications. The secret was the use of a special lead frame to accept two dual dice, i.e., a hybrid part or a multichip module (MCM). This requires either an in-house assembly operation or a close working relationship with an outside assembly house. The final yield is approximately the product of the individual die yields. For example, if the yield is 99%, then the final yield would be:
0.99 × 0.99 = 98.01%,
which is quite acceptable. On the other hand, if the yield is 90%, which is quite possible for parts with very tight specifications, then the overall yield is 0.9 × 0.9 = 81%.
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Finally, because of technical considerations, the number of singles offered is greater than the number of duals; the same is true for duals vs. quads, as shown in Table 1.
Analog Devices
Linear Tech
598 (39.7%)
556 (37%)
350 (23.3%)
Note that the totals were obtained from the manufacturers websites in December 2009 and include commodity op amps, audio amplifiers, high speed, parts with and without shutdown pins (counted as two), and unity gain stable and decompenstated parts. In the precision area, such as low offset voltage or low noise, the totals would be more skewed toward singles and duals.
About the authorHarry Holt is a senior applications engineer at Analog Devices, Inc. in the precision amplifier group, where he has worked for three years. This follows 27 years in both field and factory applications at National Semiconductor for a variety of products, including data converters, op amps, references, audio codecs, and FPGAs. He has a BSEE degree from San Jose State University and is a life member of Tau Beta Pi and a Senior Member of the IEEE.


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.... about Ant Farmers, Dixie Deer and migrating bands from El Paso
By Laura Marrich
Jon Forrest Little says he writes "kinda cheesy piano show tunes." All told, he has almost 80 spaced-out, two-minute jingles in the style of Daniel Johnston (replace Jesus with nature and you'll be close). Each song started on an $80 Wal-Mart keyboard. "I don't like expensive things because when they break, you get really sad," he says. His vehicle for the songs is a solo project called Church Camp.
But Little's probably best known for something he did from '89 to '97: fronting the Ant Farmers, Albuquerque's seminal and immensely popular college rock band. (Started by Carl Petersen, who's now the Alibi's publisher.)
Little moved to El Paso a few years ago and was blown away by the music he heard there. He's bringing some of his favorite bands up to Burque for the first, and probably last, El Paso Showcase at Atomic Cantina this Saturday, May 10. Here's what else Little has going on.
Do you record in El Paso?
I go to Mexico to record on Pro Tools. I just walk across the bridge and Chino [Little's recording engineer] picks me up, and we drive to his house. I do the basic tracks, spend a little bit of time singing and do as many sound effects as I can just to make people think I'm like The Flaming Lips when I'm really just shitty Jon Little with a Casio.
How do you write?
A lot of times they [the songs] start with a poem or a funny thought or a sad moment. And then I've got to figure out a way to drive the message. I guess I don't have the credentials to be any sort of leader of social justice, as much as I like the way songs deliver messages, 'cause they're easier to remember. How children remember the alphabet is through songs, or you can recall what's in a Big Mac sandwich through a tune. It's the power of a jingle. And I used to write jingles.
Yeah! I don't think I was that successful at it, but a couple of 'em hit. Not on a national level, just regional. I've always wanted to write music for musicals more than a band. That's kinda where I'm going now. But that's a grandiose goal to have, because I don't live in New York. (Laughs) I love this town [El Paso], but culturally it's not rich in those sorts of opportunities.
But you're working on a play, aren't you? Dixie Deer?
Yeah. The idea is the animals teach humans. And, lately, there's been a lot of stuff in the news about how animals are kicking ass. There was a chimp that beat humans on the IQ test. And there's the elephant that can paint like a motherfucker in Thailand. It's gonna be like a concept album, but my goal is to also have it be a play. I should call it a musical—I've loved those all my life. People talk about who your influences are, and people will cite the bands, but for me it's always been musicals. All of em—Oklahoma, Show Boat, even the Andrew Lloyd Webbers, I just love him.
Was the Ant Farmers your first band?
Yeah. That was my only band. I wasn't even a musician, really. I met Carl when he was playing bass in the hallway at the Laguna/Devargas dorms [at UNM]. I was a kid from Farmington and he was a kid from Los Alamos, but we both had the same taste in underground jazz.
What did you do in the Ant Farmers?
I was the singer and [in] kind of a cheerleader role. I was very theatrical onstage and would do a lot of jumping around and gymnastic-related stuff, and I could sing. We were considered a little on the wimpy side, but of that college rock sound of the time. There were people that said we sounded like REM or Yo La Tengo, sort of the softer indie-type vibe, which wasn't popular then as it is now. Now it's cool. Radiohead and some of those bands helped soften things up, but back then it was, "Oh, there's the FM-friendly-Ant Farmers" but with the fuckin' crazy frontman—that was kind of the shtick. Real palatable sound with just a psycho weirdo. And it worked—because people would go, "Let's see what that Jon Little's gonna do next." And we played maybe as many as 100 shows a year—it was a lot.
What was your biggest show?
We did a show at both El Rey and the Golden West once for our CD release where we charged $10, and we had over a thousand paid. We were like, Wow! We just made $10,000. But that was also bringing in other bands to play with us that were the heavier Resin [Records] bands like Elephant, Big Damn Crazy Weight and the popular bands like Giant Steps.
What brought you to organize this El Paso Showcase?
I've always loved El Paso's music scene and it's never gotten a fair shake. Albuquerque's only four hours away. People always go to Cruces and Austin, but right down the street is a town that between [the bands] here and the bands I see in Mexico, I couldn't even stand up on the stage with these people they're just so damn good. I'm proud of them, and I want the people of Albuquerque to see these bands that are up-and-coming. I think El Paso's about to take off in the way Albuquerque did years ago with breaking a few acts. Beck is rumored to be moving here [El Paso]. It's affordable, and there's some really neat architecture. With this show, there's a little bit of "rah-rah-rah for my dear hometown."
El Paso Showcase
The lineup according to Jon Little
Low Luster League
"This guy live, he kills. He is like the Strokes, but with regional Mexican influences. Half of his songs are in Spanish. He will be signed—real soon. He's just good. His name's Hapa. He almost has a lo-fi thing going, very original, but very Elvis-like cause he's a damn good-looking guy. You look at him like, I can't keep my girlfriend's eyes off him. Very edgy; he's got a lot of stage presence."
"Ralpheene is power-pop, and they have the sensibilities of almost like Black Francis meets Roy Orbison—very, very good. Add this kid is a monster on vocals, with distortion guitar in a three-piece."
Mexicans at Night
"They're roots-ier. Very powerful on the politics side. They spend a lot of time in Mexico, they're playing all over. Not just Juarez, but all over Mexico and L.A."
Jon Forrest Little aka Church Camp
"As far as live performances go, they're all much better than I am."
El Paso Showcase, sponsored by us, the Weekly Alibi , is Saturday, May 10, at Atomic Cantina. Free, 21+. Be there by 10 p.m.
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In the fourth bout on the main card, another title is up for grabs as Yohan Lidon and Marat Grigorian battle it out for the vacant It's Showtime 73MAX World Title.
The winner will be the first ever holder of the It's Showtime 73MAX World Title as the division was just introduced this year. Fighting it out for the title are Frenchman Yohan Lidon and 19 year old rising star Marat Grigorian. Lidon is a veteran of the game while Grigorian is one of the rising stars of It's Showtime. Despite only being 19 years old, Grigorian already has 35 fights of which only 3 he has lost. Grigorian has been fighting for It's Showtime since he was just 17 years old.
Making his home at the Bulldogs Gym under trainer Daniella Somers, Grigorian is relentless in his attack. He'll hunt down his opponents and punish them until they can no longer fight back. Possessing heavy hands, Grigorian loves to bang to the head and body with combinations of hooks and uppercuts. Many fighters just cover up and wilt when faced with Grigorian's onslaught of non stop pressure.
Grigorian's opponent, Yohan Lidon has other plans in mind. Lidon likes to take a more technical approach to a fight. While a semi-aggressive fighter, Lidon will pick his shots with every one of them having a calculated purpose. Lidon will go forward on his opponents but nowhere near as much as Grigorian does. Lidon also likes to throw hands, but takes a more crisp approach throwing straight punches as well as mixing in hooks. He uses his kicks to find the range on his opponent before he can move in and start doing some damage.
One of the keys for Lidon in this fight will be the teep. Lidon frequently uses the teep to establish his range and set up his strikes. Grigorian will be coming forward all night long so it's essential for Lidon to throw out the teep to stop Grigorian's forward movement for a moment that Lidon can use to set up strikes. Grigorian will be looking to just walk Lidon down and bludgeon him with punches and knees inside.
I see this being a very close fight that has a good chance of going the full five round distance. Both fighters will have their moments as they go back and forth with exchanges. If Lidon can throw straight punches then he can tag Grigorian coming in with wide punches but I expect Grigorian to walk through a lot of shots to deliver his own.
I think Grigorian's relentless pressure will give him a slight edge but if Lidon can land clean punches consistently then he has a chance to stop Grigorian. It'll be tough to get Grigorian out of there. Lidon would have to pounce on Grigorian right away after hurting him. In the end, I believe this fight will go to a decision. Don't be surprised if one of or both of them get dropped in the fight. Lidon's more diverse arsenal will help him come cleaner in the exchanges and edge out a close, hard fought decision that is likely to have the crowd on the edge of their seats.


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One of college football's most exciting newcomers this past fall, Pitt wide receiver Tyler Boyd was named Monday to the 13th annual Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) Freshman All-America Team.
Boyd was Divison I-A's most productive freshman receiver, compiling 85 catches for 1,174 yards and seven touchdowns. He set Pitt freshman records for receptions and yards, eclipsing marks previously held by Larry Fitzgerald, who had 69 catches for 1,005 yards in 2002.
Boyd's reception total ranks second overall at Pitt, trailing only Fitzgerald's school-record 92 catches as a sophomore in 2003. Boyd's receiving yardage ranks fourth on the Panthers' single-season list.
The FWAA recognition is the latest honor for Boyd, who is from Clairton High School and enjoyed a decorated debut season. He was selected All-Atlantic Coast Conference by the league's coaches and media, and a Freshman All-American by Sporting News and 247Sports.
Boyd capped the 2013 season with a magnificent performance in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, compiling 242 all-purpose yards to help the Panthers defeat Mid-American Conference champion Bowling Green, 30-27.


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This little reservoir is squeezed between Ha Ling Peak and Mount Rundle, not far from Banff, Alberta, Canada. The pictured rock wall behind the water is the Southwest flank of Ha Ling Peak. For this pano I used a medium format camera, wide-field lens, b/w film with extended red sensitivity, and a #25 red filter. Hugin...


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I am using SDL for my (first)2D game attempt, I am not using OpenGL, just SDL_FillRect and SDL_BlitSurface. For my 2D game I asked a lot of people and different people recommended different things, one side recommended to stick with SDL's BlitSurface, others recommended me to do it on OpenGL even if it was 2D. I think I will stick with just SDL for now, unless it is necessary. OpenGL is too hard for me at this point, especially when it requires more code to do the same thing I do with SDL with less functions.
Anyway, what I am trying to do is make my view/projection/map/whatever orthogonal, i.e I want the map to look like this game http://fortune3.to/game/ where it looks as if the map and character are viewed under an angle. Another game like that is https://s3.amazonaws...ld22/index.html. My map is tile-based right now, I use these sheets http://i.imgur.com/4cURq.png.
The red,green and..not sure what the other color is, square are what I walk on, the other things are the walls.
For my character I use these http://i.imgur.com/sUAE4.png Nothing fancy, at all. I just found them randomly and google, and decided to use them.
When you mash that, it looks like this http://i.imgur.com/LlPCt.png. The tiles it feels as if I am looking from above, but the character as if I am looking from the side. What I want it to look like is the games I showed you, not the same textures obviously, but I hope you got the point. But I have no idea whether a code change is needed, or the sprites need to be changed, or both.
Now, let me say this, the programming language I am using is C, because I have over a year experience with it, whereas C++ or say C# I have none, plus I don't like them, so using some game library/game engine which is written in C++ is not on my agenda(It's possible to mix C and C++, but you get why I don't want to use it). Actually, I want to write my own engine, just for myself of course, so I can use it for other projects. If possible, spare me the talk how C++ is better .
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Canaletto is without doubt the most famous of the many 18th-century townscape and landscape painters in Venice: his numerous, crystal-clear views of the city, studied with the absolute attention typical of the Enlightenment, were in great demand during the 18th century by the foremost European collectors — and the English in particular — with whom Canaletto was in contact through His Majesty's Consul in the Serenissima. This was Joseph Smith, his prime sponsor and patron.
The view of the Molo — the quay — and of the Piazzetta, which are symbols of Venice, was in great demand by the patrons and was repeated countless times by Canaletto and other Venetian vedutisti . This version, which is distinguished by its clarity and precision in the rendering of each architectural detail, is bathed in light and was probably executed shortly after the series of 24 views made for the Duke of Bedford in around 1731, and still housed in Woburn Abbey.
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Protect your kids online by having the "Digital Talk"
SPOKANE, Wash. - Cyberbullying, sexting and child predators are all just a click away from our kids, but you can keep your kids safe by having the "digital talk" with them.
Not unlike the sex talk or the drugs and alcohol talk, the digital talk needs to happen if your kids use a computer or cell phone.
"I usually text from the time I get home until I go to bed," Jacob, a 16-year-old Mt. Spokane student said.
On average Jacob sends an average of 3,000 texts a month, and he's right on track with most teenagers who have cell phones. His 13-year-old brother Dillon and 15-year-old stepbrother Trevor are about the same.The Digital Talk
"I don't really like talking on the phone, texting is just easier," Trevor said.
All three boys have their own cell phones, iPads and computer access, which their parents find beneficial.
"The primary reason was for us to have communication with them and you know a sense of responsibility," mom Mary Payne said.
Mary and her husband Brian focus on responsibility in allowing the boys the privilege of technology ownership.
"We want to instill with them as far like someday when they have to have a job and are working if they don't fulfill certain expectations, things get taken away," Brian said.
The Paynes have strict rules with no gray areas: Abide by the rules or lose the privilege. Keep your room clean, do chores and get good grades, which they check online.
"Absolutely no inappropriate pictures, or bullying, or being a part of any negative threads online," Mary said.
Mom and dad are watching and the boys know it.
"Before every Facebook post or tweet I make, I think 'Will my parents be OK with this?' And sometimes it's like 'I better not say that,'" Jacob said.
That's the kind of forethought Hannah Masters would like to see more from teenagers. Masters runs a company called abeanstalk.com, whose purpose is to educate and engage parents and young people about cyber safety. Why the name Abeanstalk?
"Our generation automatically thinks of Jack and the beanstalk. Well, our children are spending a lot of time in the cloud and we needed a way to connect us, parents to that world," she explained.
Its a world that can be intimidating for the technologically un-savvy. Many of us don't have a clue how to navigate this with our children.. Much less begin the conversation.
Abeanstalk makes it very easy with an internet mobile safety pledge aimed at keeping our children safe
"'I promise not to meet anybody in real life that I met online. I'm not gonna say harassing or mean things.' It just goes through some of the real serious talking points that can really cause devastation in your life," Masters said.
On the website you'll find a free program that tracks your child's digital world, what's coming in and what's going out.
"It filters it 24 hours a day and in the event that something is going out of bounds, mom or dad gets a real-time notification," Masters said.
The program searches for keywords, phrases and acronyms. Today it highlights about 7,500 and the system is learning more all the time. If it finds those targets coming to or from your child you are notified.
"This service allows us that window in the world," Masters said. "So the first time your child is being bullied, you can then step in and say 'Whoa, what's going on with so and so?'"
You can upgrade that service; for a monthly fee, you can add a GPS tracker on your childs' phone
"My child knows I trust him and I can verify at any time where he's supposed to be and that helps him. It gives him something to fall back on when his friends say, 'Oh let's go do this' and he can say, 'No. I'm supposed to be here. My mom can check," Masters said.
And, when parents are engaged, both the parents and children have peace of mind.
"I know it's all good in the long run," Jacob said.


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We started walking from the south island to the city center and finally after a while and seeing a grocery caddie lying there I got the idea of using it to loose the weight of our shoulder, which was great and got lots of giggle and look from the danish people. Our caddie finished its way at a bike parking and we got in the metro to Norrebro to switch to a bus to where Peter is living. He came to pick us and we relaxed at his flat, enjoying a wonderful pita meal, talking about HC and having fun.
By nightfall, we moved to some of neighbours's Peter friends who were having a drinking party with great music and great people. One of them was also the complete sosie of Roy Dupuis... funny and it gave me a glimpse of copenhaguen people
We finally walked all the way back and stopped at a night shop hold by paletisnian and talked with them and look at the stuff for sale in the shop. We got just some little things but Peter was amazed that it was open after 2am. Back at his home, I did some picture of the never really getting dark night and we all went to sleep. Me and Laura enjoying the wooden floor!
Which sleep went all good, but I thought that for the next night I could enjoy some cardboard from the moving boxes in Peter's appartment.
--July 23
Early wake up by the arrival of a Czech guest and we prepared to go downtown for sightseeing. We took the bus downtown and walked all feature from the city hall square to the park and Nyhavn back to the castle area and finally back to the Nyhavn to meet with the dutch guys by the late afternoon who had hardly sleep since they have wander all night looking for pubs
We finally walk to Christinia to have a round of the free state city within Copenhaguen. It looked more safe than my previous visit and I manage some nice photos out of the prohibited area. Finally, looking for a cafe we ended up visiting a art gallery where the artists where having a flamboyant little dinner with huge conversation and we sat talking and listenning to them, leaving note on their visitors book and so. I manage to get the master plan of Christiania too which i was really glad!!
We got back on the bus to Peter's place where we started to cook getting some of our spaghetti and finally we had a chill evening playing board game and going to sleep early...


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Feeding The Deep
Student Exploration
It's Snowing! Sort of...
Sunlight is the primary energy source for life on Earth. But wait how does that work for a place like the deep-sea that never sees sunlight? Some people say deep-sea life owes its existence to the "Fecal Express" but most people just refer to marine snow. Find out more about this process here: http://schaechter.asmblog.org/schaechter/2010/09/marine-snow-dead-organisms-and-poop-as-manna-in-the-ocean.html and here: http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/marinesnow.html
But in this wonderful world, the closer you look the more detail you see. Basic marine snow is not the only way for "food" to make it to the deep. In this video you'll find out about another not totally unconnected food source and how it affects biodiversity.
Extension Investigation
Use the below resources to answer the following questions
- How does the disturbance caused by feeding organisms affect biodiversity by submarine canyon walls?
- How did the Chernobyl disaster aid the study of marine snow?
- List three factors that affect the sinking rate of marine snow. Explain how these factors affect sinking rates.
Resources Cited
- http://scienceinthetriangle.org/2009/12/deep-sea-paradox-little-food-tons-of-life/
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo2J9kDQkKA Youtube by NESCentMedia
- http://www.mbari.org/bog/documents/biogeo/Default.htm
- http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/marinesnow.html
- http://schaechter.asmblog.org/schaechter/2010/09/marine-snow-dead-organisms-and-poop-as-manna-in-the-ocean.html


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Welcome to the Sausalito Sustainability Commission pages. From this page, you can navigate to any of the areas of interest to the Commission. If you can't find it here, you can write to the Wizard of Waste who can usually get the answer or put you in contact with the right person.
The City of Sausalito has added food scrap collection to the waste service.
The main features are :
A weekly collection of of greencycle
Food scraps can be put into the greencycle
BCRS will give residents toters for comingled recycle and for greencycle.
Ordinary waste collection will use your own containers.
Several sizes of toter will be available for you to chose.
A kitchen pail to collect the food scraps will also be given to residents
for more details, visit the Sausalito Sustainability Commission at the Caledonia Street Fair and other events in Sausalito or read all about it by CLICKING HERE.
GREEN BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARDED TO LifeFactory
LifeFactory is a local Sausalito business that makes reusable and chemical-free bottles.
LifeFactory products fuse modern design sensibility, eco-friendly composition and exceptional utility. They produce a full line of reusable glass baby bottles, glass beverage bottles and accessories. All products are made from non-toxic materials and have been independently certified to be free of BPA, phthalates, PVC, polycarbonates, lead and latex.
The Sustainability Commission awarded its Green Business of the Year for 2012 to LifeFactory for making environmentally friendly consumer products that are both attractive and fill a consumer need that otherwise would be ecologically undesirable.
Check them out at the LifeFactory Website
Click Here to see a list of green businesses operating in Sausalito.
When Santa brings you the latest electronic goodies (Assuming you've been good, that is!) don't throw them out. Each January the Sausalito Sustainability Commission sponsors an E-Waste Collection Event. )
Sausalito is a member of the Marin Hazardous and Solid Waste Joint Powers Authority (JPA) which is the group charged with complying with the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989. The goal of this act is to reduce the flow of materials to landfills. The JPA board is made up of city and town managers and the county administrator. The JPA has a local task force made up of representatives from industry, the environmental community and Marin's cities, towns and special districts.
In 2007 the JPA set a goal of zero waste disposal by 2025 which means that almost all "waste" materials need to be recycled, reused or sent back to producers. To help meet this goal the JPA has started a "Zero Waste Challenge" campaign. To see what you can do please visit the campaign's website at: www.ZeroWasteMarin.org.
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Just back from the high country. Pamela and I spent the weekend at my grandmother's house in the mountains near Florissant (in Teller County, west of Colorado Springs). While there, I made friends with a dog, helped her fix some computer troubles, did some exploring of the wonderful world of C-band satellite TV (OK, if we ever have a house of our own, I want one of those monster dishes!), and started feeling like I understood my grandfather (now alas deceased) more. We had Sunday brunch at my aunt's house, just up the road from my grandmother's, and then I got dragged in to play this card game called Spades...which seems to combine certain features of Hearts, Whist, and Contract Bridge while being just different enough to royally screw you over if you don't know what to expect. (I mean, what kind of card game penalizes you for overtricks? Really!) All in all, it was a good weekend.
Naturally, once I got back, I logged in and checked on icq-t. Seems to be still running, but it may still have that odd buzz in there. I may have to do that rewrite of the libicq-erbo layer after all. (Actually, before that happened, a minor miracle happened: the fX network aired the final episode of M*A*S*H ("Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen") in its entirety, and I taped it for Pamela. If you only knew how much she's wanted that episode on tape...)
Just read the Phil Katz article. Sad that a man so brilliant would wind up destroying himself in that fashion. But, as long as people are still using his compression algorithm (and it really does have 1001 uses), he will never be truly dead. And, to all those Slashdot wankers who got all jazzed thinking that the dead man was Jon Katz...well...[REDACTED] you! Honest to Pete, if you don't like what the man writes, go see if you can do any better!
Well, new morning tomorrow, new week, new trading day, new work day...I could probably use some sleep first though.


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What's strange is that I thought Maul was supposed to ship with Luke in the first wave of the Deluxe Assortment.
But we've already seen pics of the 'Jedi wave' with Leia and Amanaman.
So has anyone seen the picture of Maul? I don't know about you, but I'm really excited about this one because he is actually from a really well-drawn comic book. And I'm also with you if you're hoping this is the LAST Darth Maul figure Hasbro decides to do for a decade! But that he's from a comic book, a real story I can recreate with a few Jabba's Skiff Guards 3 packs and some discount Rodians, I want this figure (and more EU from comics and novels, but NEW characters never made before, at least).


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Downtown panhandling ordinances not being enforced
SPOKANE, Wash. - A new law outlawing panhandling in downtown Spokane isn't being enforced even after the police department announced the creation of seven new positions Thursday for "downtown neighborhood conditions" officers.
When the ordinance went into effect last October, just two officers were assigned to the downtown area. Now that number has climbed to seven, but panhandling still isn't being treated as a top priority.
"We've been very call driven, and now that the chief has put us down here to start addressing the quality of life issues we can only do so much," said Sergeant Dan Waters.Downtown panhandling ordinances not being enforced
For example, Thursday the team was asked to check out the Sherwood Apartments after a report that transients had broken a lock to get inside.
"I had some complaints that a lot of people were coming and going, people living in the hallways, intimidating the residents and just kind of squatting," Waters said. "Somebody went to the bathroom in the elevator and we found some needles in there today and stuff, so it's a huge quality of life and safety issue."
Safety is also the reason Waters said officers are now cracking down on cars that park in taxi-only zones in front of downtown bars. The city wants to make it as easy as possible for tipsy patrons to find a cab if they've had too much to drink.
"The city has set aside that space and they charge the taxi drivers a lot and to not be able to park and make their living and get people home safe, that's a problem," Waters said.
Drivers who park in taxi zones can get a $30 tickets and their cars can also be towed away and impounded. If that happens it can cost you several hundred dollars to get your car out of the impound lot.
Meanwhile police still plan on tackling illegal curbside panhandling in the future but it's still several spots down on the team's "to do" list.
- City Council approves $1.75m loan for Ridpath Redevelopment
- Mail Theft Ring Suspect Arrested
- City working to fill potholes despite poor road conditions
- Wrongful death lawsuit over case of Brenda Thurman still unresolved
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Well, X-Mas is almost here, so I must decide what should be on my list to good ol' Saint Nick. Now, I am both a Gundam and Lord of the Rings fan, so since these licenses have some titles out, I need some opinions. The titles I'm talking about are Gundam: Zeon vs Federation and the Two Towers. First off is Gundam: how many different Gundams can you pilot throughout the game? How many different attacks do they have? How long will it take to 100% the game?
Secondly is LOTR: are there any secret characters in the game and if so, who are they? What bonus stuff is included in the game (videos, behind the scenes, artwork, etc)? How long will it take to 100% the game?
So, I'm pretty much asking whether these games are worth purchasing or not. Thanks.


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Biohazard Earbud Design Clip
Budclicks patented the ability to click charms to earbuds. They allow kids, tweens, and adults to style up those bland white earbuds. The Budclick mount works on iPod and iPhone style white earbuds created by Apple. With over 150 million of these earbuds on the market Budclicks have appeal to just about everyone. Budclicks has found the largest audience in music listeners on the go. Whether on...
"To all interested in ClarityOne Audio earbuds I say beware. I bought these headphones from airmiles (a licensed seller at the time) last summer. I loved the headphones and I commend the company for the quality of the audio that they produce. In my opinion they were pretty amazing. But then winter struck. I live in Canada, and incidentally the same city that the "Head Office" for Clarity One..." --bruddah


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Public trust served by higher education, according to new booklet
Posted October 26, 2006; 05:08 p.m.
Princeton University has joined the national Consortium on Financing
Higher Education (COFHE) in publishing a collection of success stories
representative of college graduates who have been inspired by their
education to make the world a better place through their choices of
careers and avocations.
"Take a Closer Look: Colleges and Universities Opening Doors, Changing Lives" explores some of the ways institutions of higher education serve the public good through the opportunities they provide to lower- and middle-income students and through the values they instill.
"In addition to the private goods that accrue to their graduates, colleges and universities also provide public goods that benefit society at large," Princeton President Shirley M. Tilghman recently wrote. "None of these social benefits is more important, in my view, than advancing the ideal of equal opportunity by acting as engines of social and economic mobility."
The release of the publication comes at a time of widespread public discussion about tuition costs and the availability of student aid. Yet, as the consortium reports, the number of students receiving aid is rising. Today, 47 percent of students who attend the 31 COFHE colleges and universities receive financial aid, averaging at more than $20,000 per student.
In addition, 30 percent of all enrolled students represent people of color. Equally encouraging is the large number of students who give back to the community during and after their undergraduate career. In fact, the booklet notes, 42 percent of students at these institutions are involved in community service, a trend that continues well into their adult lives.
At Princeton, 55 percent of this year's freshman class received financial aid, with the average award being $29,786. The class is 37 percent students of color. Each year, more than 700 students make weekly visits to 55 service projects in Princeton, Trenton, Philadelphia and greater Mercer County through the University's Student Volunteers Council, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2006-07.
Though the 51 men and women featured in "Take a Closer Look" span in age, background and career achievements and aspirations, all shared a similar college experience. They attended some of the nation's oldest and most prominent colleges and universities; they came from lower- and middle-income families and paid for college through a combination of work and financial aid, most of which came from the institution they attended; and, in their lives and careers, they have demonstrated a lifetime commitment to the service of others.
The Princeton alumni profiled are:
- Congressman James A. Leach, a 1964 graduate from Iowa who "stands up for the rights of the oppressed";
- Kavita N. Ramdas, president and chief executive officer of the Global Fund for Women, who earned her master's degree from Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs in 1988;
- Rajiv Vinnakota, the 1993 graduate who helped change America's educational landscape when he co-founded the first urban public charter boarding school in Washington, D.C.; and
- William D. Zabel, of the class of 1958, who is a leading expert in trust and estate law yet spends most of his time advancing human rights.
For additional information on COFHE and to obtain a copy of "Take a Closer Look," visit the consortium's Web site.


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Thread: Considering Discus...
I kept and bred many many many discus back in the day...and always used a 55G as a grow out on my potential breeders. IMO it is not a terrible sized tank for them...***IF*** you are diligent and have heavy filtration. I also see no reason why a shoal of fish would be considered a bad idea considering a shoal of small fish act as a dither and provide the discus with a sense of security. Fish like rummy nose tetras tend to loose the intensity of their red if parms go off...a good indicator to start working on WCs if their red is less than brilliant.
I will say there is no set rule to stocking fish of any sort discus included, do note that stocking itself is a balancing act between filtration...water volume...and water changes. A 4ft tank of a decent height offers enough room for 5 discus...I would stock no more. Filtration should be something you invest in...2 Fluval 406s or 2 Rena XP3s would be ideal. Canisters work best due to the fact Discus dont like a lot of current but like very clean aerated water. I would do 5 discus, 12 Rummy nose, 1 BN...no angels they tend to pester discus.
The best advice I can give you on discus is do not buy junk fish because they are cheap. Search out a good breeder of low F number domestic fish. Treat them and any other fish in the tank for a full realm of internal parasites in QT. Prazi Pro and Metro are you BFFs for life when dealing with discus. Your nitrates do need to be less than 5ppm...preferably zero. The water also needs to be soft for their best health. Some plant life in the tank can help you achieve this as well as using RO water if your tap isn't great. Get in the habit of doing multiple water-changes per week...a community tank of discus pushing the stocking limit should receive no less than 3 water changes per week of 40-50%.
Not a bad idea...just know what you are getting into beforehand.3x75 gallons|2x55 gallons|2x50 gallons|3x40 gallons|1x29 gallon|1x10 gallon
many people keep 5-6 adults in a 55 gal. but there is'nt much room for anything else including plants, rock, or wood. you can do a small school (10-15) of tetras, but plecos are far to big and dirty.a single angel is never a good idea. this tank will require wc's of at least 50% twice a week. much more and more frequent for juvies. a 75 is a much better option.
OK, I have kept Discus for 4 or 5 years now. Before I knew any better, I kept 2 in a 50g tank @ 80 deg.f with 5 Roseline Sharks a small school of Clown Loaches, and 2 BNP for 3 years with no problems. They were lfs Discus I bought for $35 each at about 3", and they were beautiful and happy. I ended up selling them back to the lfs for $250 store credit when I moved. They had grown out to between 6 and 7 inches.
It took me a few months to get going again, but I have since had a 100g tank with a DIY 29g sump up for about 8 months. It is planted, but not heavily, and stocked with 6 Discus, 3" when purchased from Hans Discus, now 5"+, 9 Cardinals, 12 Rummy Nose, 7 Julii Cories, and 2 BNP. I vacuum/change about 30g twice a week with 50% R.O. water and they are all thriving, look amazing, and get along reasonable well. 2 pairs of Discus have spawned numerous times and their is constant movement with beautiful colors when the lights are on.
I do use the Rummy Nose school as my Canary in the coal mine. If they're noses aren't brilliant crimson it's time to do another water change. They know me by name at the water store. :)100 gallon planted S.A. tank, Discus, Angels, Corys, Rummys and BNP.
50g Super-community tank: Cardinals, Black Skirt Tetras, Diamond Tetras, Clown Loaches, BNP.
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By JB Clark | NEMS Daily Journal
TUPELO – A Nettleton man was charged Monday in connection with a Friday night traffic stop in which a woman was pulled over by a man impersonating a police officer.
Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson said they have charged Jacob Dye, 24, of Nettleton, with a misdemeanor charge of impersonating a police officer but expect other agencies involved to place felony charges against the man.
A search of Dye's home allegedly revealed he was in possession of uniforms and equipment from multiple emergency agencies including the Lee County Sheriff's Office, Itawamba County Sheriff's Office, North Mississippi Medical Center and numerous fire departments.
Johnson said they have no reason to believe the man intended to harm any of the people he pulled over.
Friday night, Johnson's office received a report that a woman had been pulled over by a suspicious man in a late-model Chevy Malibu. He said they have received similar reports in the past and finally had enough evidence to press charges.
While the charge in Lee County is a misdemeanor, other agencies have placed a hold on Dye, preventing him from bonding out.