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|Joe Cordeiro
OUCH !! I can't see anything !! My eyes are deicieving me!
Have you reached "Stealth nirvana" ?? If we can't see it how in the world is a big lipsipping striper gonna! I am totally impressed with your interpitation of "Sparse" the eyes need to be Jungle cok to give a true life like movement :eyecrazy:
Are you going to teach a class specifically on the FLURO Fly !! I'm going to have to add apillow to it and have a couple of feathers go flat to give it the illusion of a even bigger bait!
Remember "go flat you'll never go back" I can't wait until it's written up in all the magazines as the most inovative illusionistic fly of the century.
Juro, it is a fascinating topic for discussion with certainly many roads to follow. It also lends a great deal to our imagination, perception, and on the water visual experiences.
Let me cast this scenario on the waters of discussion. Suppose fish use the medium of water for sight, like humans use air to see. Water would seem invisible to them too. The impurities in the water like algae, and other suspended particles, make us believe they see it. But they really don't. What we see are actually effects not the causes. Striper's for example see about 50 feet in clear water. Why can't they see further under clear condition? Not because of clear water. Their eyes are design to focus in a peripheral direction like wide eye lenses thus making it difficult to focus on greater distances. Their hearing and smell senses take care of any long range situations.
As a fly tier/fisher, all we have to do at certain times is make a suggestion to a fish. When baitfish seem to blend into the environment, its not to make your fly color stand out, but make it visible by showing some sort of motion. Fish see effects (motion) when objects blend into the environment.
Like Juro stated about slower and more difficult fish conditions. Those are the more gratifying catches you remember.
Ray, strangely I agree with all this apparent 'madness'...
Perhaps I might never tie such a "fly" but your point is profoundly true and this basis has been among my best weapons for stripers on the flats and one I rarely talk about. So I'll stop there. (c'mon I blab everything else!)
It came to me a different way. As a teen, I was inspired by a sumi-e artist who demonstrated that in this art form what is unpainted is as important as what it painted - somtimes more. I used to write C full time, and those who write code can relate that logic contructs diplay this simple elegance too. This lesson has extended into my writing and my thinking patterns, although I still tend to "overpaint" when I talk
In nature, as in the universe the unpainted is truly as important as the painted, and 99.9% of striper flies are waaaaay over painted. When you hold a silverside, grass shrimp, anchovy, squid, flounder, lady crab, or a live inshore sand eel in your hand, they know all about this because it means life or death.
At times the most alarming, contrasted, disruptive thing you can throw is the right fly. At other times you need to be one with the surroundings to trick the big smart bass. Before adapting such tactics I hated the dog days of July... now they are among my favorite times of the year for summer stripers.
Good topic Ray!
|Ray- I keep looking at the fluorocarbon fly and thinkits a great idea for the glass minnows. Its also a good way to use the Berkley Vanish fluorocarbon line that everyone has been having trouble with- its less expensive than the others and breaks readily when used as a leader but for fly tying it would be perfect. Ron
|Well,now you mention it Ray, I was going to say something about glass minows but everyone else thought it was a joke so I didn't :eyecrazy: Maybe not such a crazy idea after all - aren't those critters around this time of year? Maybe a a small one on a dropper?
There was a little latent humor (pun intended) in this message from the start. After all fluorocarbon material is marketed by its disappearance underwater. The refracting index of this material they say is very close to water. Obviously the first impression was to laugh at this underwater photo. It appears that the fly is very very sparsely dressed.
Those of us much deeper into fly design note - That what appears to us under the tying lamp, often does not look the same under water conditions. Some people may look at this photo and say the material is missing. I say it's there, but latent in nature. What one person sees in a photograph, others might not see. Images of what I see in a fishing situation might be positive to me or a few others. Others might not notice the same experience. Than again, others might see what I may have missed. Our positive images and ideas in fly construction might be negative to others too. Their negative ideas might be positive to me or a few others. The experience is important here. How others view the situation depends on the proficiency to understand the problem. My philosophy here, is to help others analyze a proper thought process, decoding information and collimating visual perceptions in the design of flies. This will produce a more educated and talented fly tier in tuned with reading the water.
Is there an advantage using this stuff or not, or is it all just hype? Try this, tie an all fluorocarbon fly without using any flash material than fish it. It might answer some very interesting questions about this material. You'll be surprised of your findings. Discovery should be part of the formula for a successful fly pattern.
My head hurts now!!!
|Hey! I can tie that. Can I substitute 40# mono for the Flouro?
Ray, regardless of the high expense of putting these units together perhaps this is the pattern to apply several strands of Pearl Flashabou in the middle, graduating through the Mirage color to the dorsal aspect where peacock flash mentioned the other day could add attraction.
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Please, PLEASE put the cap BACk on the Softex....back away
slowly from the tying table....carefully walk outside and breathe some fresh air for at least 1-2 hours. Do not, repeat DO NOT operate any heavy machinery for the next 24-48 hours!
(I hope the stripers return soon....I know one Capt. who needs
some time on the water!!!!)
***New Fly Design***
There's been a myriad of contributions from some very talented fly tiers and shutterbugs here on this board lately.
Keeping up with the spirit of intuitiveness, I have spent copious amounts of time, developing a new series of fly patterns you might find helpful. I've also taken into consideration a post that appeared last week about taken photos. Seems that the best way to portray a fly is in its real life natural environment -water.
Here is a pic of my new Fluorocarbon Herring Spread Fly photographed underwater.
Flourcarbon Herring Spread Fly
As you know flourcarbon is expensive. This fly shouldn't be used on angry bluefish.
Tying sequence.
Varivas 1/0 Hook, mono thread, tie in small amounts of #40 flourcarbon about 6 inches long. Add several strands of Mirage blue flashabou. Several strands of gray Polarflash. Top off with a small bunch of #20 flourcarbon, than some #10 flourcarbon to finish the profile.
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Your theory on targeting Marshall so much sounds great, if it were only true. When did Miami start winning games last year? When they stopped targeting Marshall so much. Miami was 1-6 last year when targeting Marshall 9 times or more and 5-4 when targeting him less than 9 times.
Under the Ireland/Sparano regime lasting 4 seasons (2008-2011):
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Let's move any philosophical discussion on downloading pirated music, previews, samples, etc... To a different thread, please.
Please shutup and post some MP3 samples of the new HSS disc by Steve Brand, or I may have to pirate it.
Quote from: Immersion on April 18, 2009, 09:23:09 PMI am of the opinion that it is a human right to download the album and hear it before I decide to buy it. I do not feel like spending money on an album that I do not like. A "human right?" Gosh, who can argue with "human rights?" That makes it sound so noble.Maybe a slightly less euphemistic way of saying what you just said is that you think piracy/bootlegging is OK as long as you buy CDs of the downloaded materials you like best.While that's a better approach that just downloading everything you want, and never buying anything, don't mistake this as a "human right" -- it's still a violation of the rights of the artists and labels in question. Considering the number of independent artists and labels who visit this Forum, not to mention the fact that this Forum is owned by maintained by a record label, we're not going to get into pushing a point of view that piracy or bootlegging is harmless or a "human right." Sheesh.And again, giving people links or names of places where they can download pirated ambient music will not be accepted here.
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Originally published in Guitar World, October 2010
She's the guitarist for Heart, the wife of filmmaker Cameron Crowe and one of the most notable female ax slingers in rock. But what Guitar World readers really want to know is…
Growing up, who were your guitar heroes? Were they all male, or did any female guitarists inspire you to play? —Sir John General
There have never been a lot of female guitarists out there, so most of my influences were male. Acoustically, I followed Joni Mitchell and Paul Simon. Also, John Lennon and Paul McCartney—both incredible acoustic guitar players. And this might sound strange, but Elton John had a big impact on me. I used to transpose a lot of his piano parts to the guitar. Neil Young, too—one of my favorites on both acoustic and electric.
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Yamaha SY-1 / SY-2
Yamaha SY-1 (1974)
The SY-1 and SY-2 are the first compact/portable analog synthesizers produced by Yamaha. They are single-VCO synthesizers (derived from the GX-1) with preset sounds and basic synthesis capabilities. As was the trend during the mid-seventies, the SY-1 and SY-2 were designed as accessories to the larger organs and pianos of the time—compact and light enough to sit atop an organ (or piano) and adorned with controls and switches that imitated those found on organs. One listen to the SY-1 or SY-2 and you'll hear the signature classic synth sound that defined Yamaha throughout their more famous CS-series.
There are 28 preset sounds which include woodwind and brass instruments on the red switches, piano and stringed instruments on the yellow switches, and stranger synthesized sounds (such as "Growlpet") on the green switches. These preset sounds can not be combined but they can be freely edited using the sliders and knobs to the left of the compact 37-note keyboard. To facilitate that, there's a great-sounding analog low pass resonant filter, analog VCA envelope and an attack/pitch-bend effect. Additional control switches allow for some more tweaks, such as pulse-width modulation, vibrato, portamento and keyboard transposition. A Touch Control feature allows for expressive aftertouch control from the keyboard to be sent to the VCO, VCA or VCF for achieving vibrato, wah-wah or volume effects, repsectively.
While there is obviously no sign of MIDI control (it hadn't been invented yet), there is also a lack of CV and Gate controls that would have allowed it to work with other analog equipment. But the compact and vintage wood road-case design make this a synth for the road, which also means some units could show signs of decades worth of abuse—an important consideration when looking at second hand units. Nevertheless, it is a unique alternative to CS-series Yamaha's that are a fun synth to play around with and an historic synth to own! The SY-1 has been used by Royksopp.
Yamaha SY-2 (1975)
The SY-2 has all the same preset sounds as the SY-1, and adds enhanced synthesis controls. A resonant high pass filter has been added alongside the resonant low pass and the VCA envelope controls have been expanded to full ADSR by adding Decay and Release sliders. The SY-2 also adds Foot Control (via external input) of Wah-Wah and Volume to expand expressive control beyond that of the keyboard's Touch Control feature (the SY-1 had Foot Control for volume only). And lastly, the SY-2 was built in a more rugged flight-case style enclosure. The SY-2 has been used by Add N To (X) and BBC Radiophonic Workshop and even made an appearance in Steven Spielberg's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind".
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Sticky strut (Yamaha SY-1 demo)
Yamaha SY-1 preset synthesizer demo
Manual - Download the original owner's manual from SoundProgramming.net.
- Specifications
- Polyphony - Monophonic
- Oscillators - 1 VCO
- Filter - Low pass resonant analog filter (SY-2 adds a High pass resonant filter)
- LFO - 1 LFO for Vibrato or Wah-Wah
- VCA - Attack, Sustain (SY-2 adds Decay, Release)
- Memory - 28 presets: Clarinet, Flute, Bassoon, French Horn, Bass Clarient, English Horn, Trombone, Trumpet, Saxophone, Oboe, Pizz Violin, Guitar, Hawaiian Guitar, Pizz Bass, Sousaphone, Wah Guitar, Bow Violin, Piano, Harpsichord, Contrabass, Tuba, Bass Guitar, Pulsar, Growlpet, Reed, Funny, Trumute, Double.
- Keyboard - 37 keys with Aftertouch
- Effects - Portamento, Attack Pitch/Tone Bend
- Control - Foot Control: Volume (SY-2 adds Wah-Wah control)
- Weight - 26 lbs. (12 kg)
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Chapter 11: Life on Earth
What is Earth's most unique feature?
Mars is a lot like Earth. Mars is rocky and has an atmosphere. Mars even has water! But Mars (and Mercury, Venus, the Moon, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune) does not have any evidence of life. Life is what makes Earth unique. It is also part of Earth's dynamic nature. Life is part of many Earth processes. Life is also dynamic in itself. Constantly adapting and evolving, life forms are always changing. Except those that are so well adapted to their environment, they haven't changed in hundreds of millions of years.
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Modern Biodiversity
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Characteristics and Origins of Life
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Metabolism and Replication
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Adaptation and Evolution of Populations
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Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
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Population Size
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Extinction and Radiation of Life
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Growth of Human Populations
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Revolutions in Human Population Growth
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Overpopulation and Over-Consumption
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Future Human Population Growth
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Sustainable Development
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Biological Communities
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Roles in an Ecosystem
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Flow of Energy in Ecosystems
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Flow of Matter in Ecosystems
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Nitrogen Cycle in Ecosystems
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Fresh Water Ecosystems
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Types of Marine Organisms
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Marine Food Chains
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Ocean Ecosystems
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Evolution of Simple Cells
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Evolution of Eukaryotes to Multicellular Life
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Life of the Phanerozoic Eon
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History of Paleozoic Life
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Human Evolution
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Life and the Geologic Time Scale
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Modern life is so diverse! Plants are found in the oceans and all over the land. Plants can have a single cell. They can be giant trees. Animals are also extremely diverse. They can also be very different in size, from a single cell to the largest animal that ever lived - a blue whale! Animals and plants live as part of ecosystems. Ecosystems are different from each other but they have organisms playing nearly all the same roles. There must be a source of food energy. For most life on Earth food energy comes directly or indirectly from photosynthesis. Feeding from plants are herbivores, and from herbivores are carnivores. There are predators, scavengers, and decomposers, among others, to fill out the ecosystem. Energy flows through the ecosystems. The connections between organisms are made in a web. This is known as the food web. There are many types of ecosystems in fresh water, the oceans, and on land. Organisms must be well adapted to their habitats or they may go extinct. Extinction of a species opens up a niche. A new and possibly different species will evolve to fill that niche. This has occurred throughout Earth's history. Mass extinctions have opened habitats. New organisms have evolved to fill those habitats. The earliest life was simple cells. Photosynthesis evolved and provided a food source for the food web. Photosynthesis also supplied oxygen to the atmosphere. Multicellular life didn't evolve for 4 billion years. During most of the Paleozoic, life was restricted to the seas. Reptiles, especially dinosaurs, ruled in the Mesozoic. Even in the Cenozoic life was fairly different from what we see today. Humans and apes had a single ancestor. The evolution of humans is better understood as more fossils are discovered.


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...that we have a government shutdown? And who will be at fault should one occur. You know the MSP will be having a field day blaming the Congressional Republicans, but the passed the CR. Seems to me, the ball is in the Senate's court, and then on to the WH.
Should be interesting eh? UB
Before the MSP slobbers all over this, let me provide another view:
The two words heard on Capitol Hill most often this week are government shutdown. And these two words are most often coming from the exact people who have the power to stop it: the Senate Democrats and the White House.
The House Republicans passed a Continuing Resolution (CR) on Saturday that funds the government for the remaining seven months of this fiscal year at $60 billion less than current levels. The Senate Democrats and President Obama only have to accept these spending cuts and pass the CR by March 4 to avert a full government shutdown.
But, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D.-N.V.) refuses to bring the House spending cuts to the floor for a vote because they are "draconian." And, the White House has threatened that Obama will veto the CR if it "undermines critical priorities."
The House CR's $60 billion cut in spending equals only a cut of 3% of the budget deficit this year. The budget deficit -- how much the government is spending over how much it takes in -- is estimated to be $1.6 trillion by the end of the fiscal year on September 30.
Now the House and Senate Democrats want a 30-day CR to buy them time to negotiate a deal for a CR with less spending cuts than the Republicans passed. However, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R.-Ohio) said that he would not pass a CR -- for any length of time -- if it did not include spending cuts.
Reid totally ignored Boehner and announced yesterday that the Senate will vote next week on a short-term CR, which would keep government spending at the current bloated 2010 spending levels. Reid's refusal to cut government spending for even the one-month CR has caused the escalating threat of a government shutdown.
By next Friday, the Senate Democrats and the White House have to do one of three things: pass and sign the House CR that cuts spending by $60 billion, pass a short-term CR which cuts spending, or shut down the entire federal government.
The ball is the Democrats' court. They can keep playing politics with a government shutdown to avoid cutting spending or they can listen to the will of the American people. Let's hope the Democrats keep the budget ball in bounds for the sake of the already faltering economy.
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Six-piece roots rock band Uncle Daddy are set to release their debut album, Good Mourning, on June 26. Ahead of the album's release, GRAMMY.com has your exclusive first listen to the track "Rise Again."
Steeped in a sound that combines elements of roots and Southern rock, Los Angeles-based Uncle Daddy features TJ Stafford (vocals/guitar), Christopher Allis (drums), Robbie Anderson (violin), Andrew Jed (mandolin/banjo/dobro), Noah Needleman (guitar/vocals), and Jacob Szekeley (cello). In 2010 Uncle Daddy released Hymn Project, Volume 1 with singer Chelsea Moon, as well as An Uncle Daddy Christmas featuring standard holiday songs such as "O Holy Night" and "Joy To The World." In 2011 the band released an EP titled Psalms Before The Storm, which features the single "Long Time" and a cover of Katy Perry's "E.T."
Good Mourning encompasses a period of intense introspection for Stafford and is inspired by a tumultuous period in his life. "The songs we write are a result of acknowledging every emotion and feeling that occurs in life," said Stafford. "Thus, what you hear is sometimes angry, loud and dirty. But you also hear a sense of humor, beauty and always a sense of hope."
Uncle Daddy are scheduled to perform several dates in Southern California through July, with future dates expected to be announced.
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Declaring Emergencies in California: The Realities of ISO Operation
An independent system operator's view on the energy crisis and the realities of maintaining reliability.
What is happening to the deregulation of California's electric energy market? It started out as an ideal concept. Energy would be provided to the California consumers at a much lower price, while maintaining a highly efficient system to accommodate generation, transmission and the distribution of energy. How has this dream gone so awry? The answer is that a chain of events have produced a breeding ground for the current absurd and almost farcical situation we are dealing with today. 1
In a variety of forums and through articles appearing in the media and the press, several stakeholders and observers have asserted that the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) prematurely declares Stage 3 Emergency Notices 1 and has called for firm load curtailments (rotating blackouts) while there seemed to be a surplus of resources to meet system demand. It may seem like simple math for observers external to the CAISO to derive such conclusions; however, these assertions are based on incomplete data and erroneous assumptions related to the resource mix in California. In this article, an attempt is made to explain how the system operators at the CAISO calculate available supply and projected demand in order to conclude that energy is needed to ensure that the rest of the demand on the grid can be served in a safe and reliable manner. Let's also consider the resource mix in California and demonstrate through examples that the actual generation capacity in the CAISO system during Stage 3 emergencies and firm load curtailments was well below values necessary to maintain electric grid reliability.
Traditionally in almost all electric utility practices worldwide, the system operator's primary responsibility is to constantly balance supply and demand. When demand exceeds supply and the system operator is not able to continue balancing the system and has no option but to take drastic actions and follow regional and national reliability standards in order to maintain the overall integrity of the grid. If the system operator does not attempt to balance demand with supply, or is unable to do so due to lack of supply, short of any action, the electric system would be in real danger of total disintegration resulting in total blackout. The system operators in every control area follow very similar guidelines in their constant attempt to balance the system. Deregulation of the electric energy system in California has made the system operator's actions public and more transparent than ever. Emergencies had taken place many times prior to deregulation. However, utilities followed different communication protocols, which led to much less public awareness of crises in the electric energy industry.
The California Energy Crisis: Product of deregulation?
Many people ask the question whether the energy crisis would have existed if California had not deregulated its wholesale energy markets. It is abundantly clear with factual evidence throughout this article that California would have had the current energy crisis even if deregulation had not taken place. Regardless
Declaring Emergencies in California: The Realities of ISO Operation
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Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
The 2 most likely choices for this would be either gutting half of Tomorrowland which has been really lagging in interest aside from Space Mountain and Star Tours, and utilizing that (the Innoventions attraction is giant waste of space that draws few visitors anymore); or carving out the Hollywood Backlot section which is low on attractions and could use an extension. There are also a few small spots on both Disney California Adventure and Disneyland which could be transformed from backstage space to a land, but neither are prime locations - the ranch next to Toontown and some industrial space behind Cars Land. Then again, there's Magic Way next to DCA which is just a low-usage public road right now, that could work too.
I haven't been to Disneyland since 2009 so I don't know how much has changed (especially with Cars Land), but I think that putting this in California Adventure would definitely drive more traffic there. Then again, it might be confusing if they tried to separate it from Star Tours - you're right that Innoventions is just a space-waster at this point. But if they put too much Star Wars stuff in Tomorrowland, they'd have to change the name to Alongtimeagoland.
Either way, this is pretty exciting and I hope they move forward with it.
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Will Bayer Yakuhin's VEGF Trap-Eye get marketing authorization in Japan?
Singapore: Bayer HealthCare announced that Bayer Yakuhin, Osaka, Japan, has submitted an application for marketing authorization for VEGF Trap-Eye (aflibercept solution for injection) for the treatment of macular oedema following Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO) to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan.
The submission of VEGF Trap-Eye for macular edema following CRVO is based on data from the phase III Copernicus and Galileo studies. In both studies, the primary efficacy endpoint was the proportion of patients, who gained at least 15 letters of Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA) at 24 weeks compared to baseline on the ETDRS visual acuity charts.
The VEGF Trap-Eye 2 milligrams monthly group was significantly superior to the sham control group for the primary endpoint. The effects were largely maintained in the follow-up phase until week 52. The 52-week results of the Galileo and COPERNICUS studies demonstrated a favorable safety profile for VEGF Trap-Eye.
VEGF Trap-Eye was approved under the brand name Eylea in the US for the treatment of wet AMD in November 2011 and for macular oedema following CRVO in September 2012. In Japan Eylea was approved for use in wet AMD in September 2012. EYLEA has also been approved in Europe, Australia, and in several other countries for use in wet AMD last year.
Phase III trials are currently under way with VEGF Trap-Eye in the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME) and myopic choroidal neo-vascularization (mCNV). Bayer HealthCare and Regeneron are collaborating on the global development of VEGF Trap-Eye. Regeneron maintains exclusive rights to VEGF Trap-Eye in the US. Bayer HealthCare licensed the exclusive marketing rights outside the US, where the companies will share the profits from any future sales of VEGF Trap-Eye equally, except for Japan where Regeneron will receive a royalty on net sales.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Michigan State 42, Illinois 3: Connor Cook set the single-game school record for completion percentage as the visiting Spartans blew out the Fighting Illini in Big Ten play.
Cook completed 15-of-16 passes for 208 yards and three touchdowns before giving way to backup Andrew Maxwell early in the fourth quarter. Jeremy Langford added 22 carries for 104 yards and a touchdown for Michigan State (7-1, 4-0) which is now 12-1 in its last 13 matchups with Illinois (3-4, 0-3).
Nathan Scheelhaase threw for only 101 yards and an interception for Illinois. Josh Ferguson's 10 carries for 26 yards epitomized what an abysmal afternoon it was for the Fighting Illini, who entered the matchup averaging 35.3 points per game this season.
After Taylor Zalewski's 31-yard field goal gave Illinois a 3-0 lead with 9:41 left in the first quarter, Langford scored on a 1-yard rush early in the second quarter and Cook connected with Bennie Fowler on a 29-yard score with nine seconds left in the first half. Michigan State built on its 14-3 halftime lead when Cook hit Josiah Price for a 13-yard touchdown toss 4:53 into the third quarter.
Langford's 7-yard run 7:30 later and Cook's 47-yard TD hookup with Keith Mumphrey eight seconds into the fourth quarter pushed the Spartans' cushion to 35-3. Delton Williams finished the scoring on a 42-yard scamper with 8:05 to play.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Mumphrey finished with three catches for a game-high 77 yards. ... Michigan State RB Nick Hill added 13 carries for 70 yards. ... Illinois, which managed a season-low 128 total yards, also committed seven penalties for 66 yards


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It changed to 2:00 within 1-tenth of a second on the next play which means that 9-tenths ran off of 2:01. The Jets player first touched the ball at the end of 2:02:
That leaves a full second to determine possession and stop the clock. Do extra seconds run off the clock sometimes when they should not? Probably, but that doesn't mean they should and that we should expect them to all of the time. You see PI that does not get called all the time, but that doesn't mean you get screwed when you do commit PI and it does get called.


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Jimmy must have learned some pointers from Chalky...
Scalped?! YEEEOWWW!
Jimmy must have learned some pointers from Chalky...
¡Que la fuerza te acompañe!
Thank God for that dog, am I right? I am not prepared to lose one of the best characters ever spawned by televison!
That's my jacket!
AWESOME! Man, why didn't I think of this as a costume before?! Maybe next year (hopefully Mr. Harrow's still around by then!)
I didn't expect Agent Van Alden's house guest.
That's my jacket!
Yeah, somebody's got some splainin' to do! I got a kick out of his "I did it for us! That baby is for you!"
Richard and Nelson need their own shows.
¡Que la fuerza te acompañe!
Very good episode last night. Lots of stuff brewing just under the surface, lots of questions raised. Did the would-be assassin shoot Nucky in the hand on purpose on Jimmy's orders, for instance? I've got a feeling Jimmy might eventually "go Nero" and kill his domineering mother--he's definitely torn between her and Nucky.
Nice to see that it's deviated so far from the historical record as to be completely unpredictable. I seriously doubt Eli Johnson would suggest that conspirators "just kill" Enoch Johnson, and Enoch's allies Luciano and Capone probably wouldn't be down with that. Nice "alternate universe" history they're setting up here.
And Margaret.... Damn. You do anything nice for that woman, even as small as offering to help sweep the freakin' floor, and she puts out. I hear that once a dude behind her at the grocery store checkout lane told her she dropped a penny, and she spent a weekend in Hawaii with him as a result. And never even saw a single palm tree.
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It's increasingly rare for Congress to actually pass bills into law, but Friday brought some good news from Capitol Hill: More than a year after the exemption covering phone unlocking expired and a White House petition on the topic collected some 114,000 signatures, a narrow bill offering a limited carve-out for consumers unlocking phones made its way to the President's desk to be signed into law.
The murky copyright situation surrounding phone unlocking could get a little bit clearer, thanks to the new and somewhat improved Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, a bipartisan bill in the Senate.
As a refresher: the notion that phone unlocking might violate copyright law comes from an ill-conceived section of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) that prevents the circumvention of technical measures around copyrighted works. If such measures are understood to include restrictions on phone software, then unlocking may violate the DMCA—an outcome Congress never intended.
One of the bitterest struggles against DRM is still taking place on the Web's own home turf — at the World Wide Web Consortium, the Web's own standards organization. Last year, the consortium accepted as in scope the development of Encrypted Media Extensions, an addition to the HTML5 standard intended to support DRM within browsers. EME envisages a future where restricted content could be served within Web pages, apparently as a fully-fledged element of the Web ecosystem, but locked away from user control or fair use, and controlled by tools that can override user preferences.
DRM and the laws that back it up actively undermine our computer security. On this Day Against DRM, the first one since we learned about the US government's efforts to sabotage the integrity of our cryptography and security technology, it's more important than ever to consider how the unintended consequences of copyright enforcement make us all less safe.
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Reluctantly compelled to deliver these defenseless, fluidless children to safety, Cole gathers a misfit crew for a desperate journey to the far reaches of the galaxy. Their destination: the mysterious world of Yrnameer, the very last of the your-name-heres---planets without corporate sponsors. But little does Cole know that this legendary utopia is home to a murderous band of outlaws bent on destroying the planet's tiny, peaceful community.
Follow Cole's adventures through a delightfully absurd science-fiction universe, where the artificial intelligence is stupid, dust motes carry branding messages, and middle-management zombies have overrun a corporate training satellite.
In the spirit of Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett, The Sheriff of Yrnameer is sci-fi comedy at its best---mordant, raucously funny, and a thrilling must-listen.
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"The reader makes this great"
Put aside the inevitable comparisons to Douglas Adams. Though this is a comic novel, Michael Rubens has a different sensibility, and presents more of an emphasis on the adventure, and most jokes are on the hero, rather than the rest of the universe. Along the way, he also pokes fun at commercialism, heroics, and business meetings as part of his broad adventure comedy. Little made me laugh out loud, but I was consistently amused.
Transcending the novel, however, is the production. Man, this is what audio books were made for - William Dufris acts every part, with some subtle sound effects for backing. Along with Gaiman's Anansi Boys, this is the best read out of some 200 audio books I have listened to. So, though the novel is 3.5 stars, the 5+ star production makes it an easy purchase.
"Fun, Light-hearted SF"
This is a fun, well-read book that is refreshing for its silly yet endearing tone. The style of writing is reminiscent of early Douglas Adams books, but it doesn't wind up feeling derivative. The story moves at a good pace, the characters are goofy but lovable, and while this probably won't take home a pulitzer, I would highly recommend this novel to anyone looking for a reprieve from the grim, gritty SF that seems to dominate these days.
"Finally finished - Yuck"
I like SciFi, however, this is poorly done SciFi. Maybe it's just me, however, after owning this book for quite sometime, I finally finished it; It wasn't worth the time to listen to, one of the main reasons it took so long.
While Rubens tries to be funny, there really wasn't anything I thought was funny. The story jumped around and did a very poor job trying to cover the holes; how does a 20+ year gap happen and you don't even TRY to explain it?
The naming of one of the main races in the story, into a name that couldn't be pronounced, and then using bells to "speak" the name, was irritating. When I'm listening to a book, I don't want to hear bells every time a race is mentioned.
Dufris was ok in his performance, however, I'd think twice about hearing him again.
All-in-all, this book gets a fail.
"William Dufris is awesome"
I have no idea who this voice actor is, but I'm going to listen to any book he narrates. The writing is very sharp, and the story is a ton of fun (think Blazing Saddles meets Discworld), but the voice actor threw a lot of energy into his performance and made it a joy to listen to. I hope Rubens has written some more novels set in this universe, it is a blast.
"Bit Naf"
The premise of the story
I might but it was just an ok story.
Solid performance given the material
No not for the cost of the ticket
"Light, and fun."
Yes. The book was easy to follow with little in the way of a deep plot. The main character was a cross between Han Solo and Born Looser. You just had to laugh at times and wonder how this person ever survived long enough to reach adulthood. This is also his charm and quickly becomes a much liked, if no loved, character in the book.
No, this was the first. Very well read, easy to follow.
A great tongue-in-cheek story with very lovable characters. How often do you absolutely enjoy waiting to hear what the bounty hunter (bad guy) will say next?
I rated this story 3 starts since it was a one time listen with no real depth to it. It passes the time well... but I will most likely not listen to it again any time soon. That being said, I gave it three stars with a lack of depth because it made me laugh and smile several times.
avid audiobook listener, sociopath, nerd.
"A bit hard to follow..."
It was a little hard to get into this book, but after I did it was really enjoyable. I love nothing more than a reluctant hero! I would definitely recommend this book to any science fiction fan.
"Great space sitcom-like book"
The comparisons are inevitable to Douglas Adams, but let's face it, I can compare almost every fantasy series to J.R.R. Tolkien so it's a moot point to me. Just enjoy the ride.
This is definitely a book you're going to want to listen closely. The production is top notch with multi-voiced in-book jingles for space adverts, modulated voices for intercoms and radios and various vocal tweaks to really give you the sense of a world were every planet is named for a sponsor and the world is filled with non-stop marketing.
The jokes are never so over the top that it feels like the author is trying too hard although they come often.
If you like shows or movies like Spaced, The IT Crowd, Galaxy Quest, Monty Python and the Holy Grail or the Daily Show, you'll most likely love this one.
"Excellent Production"
The story is funny and light hearted but the narration production is what makes this a premier choice. The narrator is charming and talented. This was quite an unexpected find! What a gem!
"great story and affects"
They really went over and above with the voice acting and sound affects to bring this story to life.
It's really quite good and very funny!
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Academic Group: The school or division within a college. e.g., Career, Education, Humanities and Sciences
Academic Institution: Medgar Evers College (Medgar Evers College code is MEC01).
Academic Level: Freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior
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Effective Date: The date on which a value, description, or record becomes current.
Enterprise Learning Management (ELM): Is the CUNYfirst application used by Faculty and Staff to register for training sessions.
EMPLID: A unique eight-digit personal identification number used in the CUNYfirst system used as a Student ID or Employee ID.
Employee Self Service (ESS): Allows faculty and staff to view, update, and/or make change requests to their Human Resources personal information within the CUNYfirst system.
Enrollment Appointment: A registration appointment during which students can enroll (register) in classes for a term.
Enrollment Requirement Group/Requisites: Prerequisites/Corequisites
Faculty Center: Self-service component used by faculty to manage their instructor-related transactions, e.g., obtain class rosters, verify attendance roster, and submit grades
Financial Aid Progress Units: equated credits.
Grading Basis: Indicates how the course is graded, e.g. whether only A - F grades can be awarded or whether other options, such as NC, are available.
Holds: Are current service indicators that appear on the Student Center. Students may see how to resolve their holds and which department to contact for additional information by clicking on details link. Note: Some holds may prevent students from enrolling in classes, so it is important for students to deal with holds prior to their enrollment appointment date.
Human Capital Management (HCM): the Human Resources module in CUNYfirst.
National ID: Social Security number.
Planner: A registration preparation option. The student can add classes to their Planner and add them to their schedule once their enrollment appointment opens. Students may add courses to a future term for enrollment.
Program: A method of grouping plans. Programs are the tracks within a major, minor, or graduate program e.g., Masters in Art History, Masters in Computer Science, Masters in Chemistry, etc.
Repeat for Credit Rules: This is equivalent in SIMS to "Repeat Allowed."
Requirement Designation: Academic level (regular, remedial, and message) and Liberal Arts (Y or N).
Row: A technical term used to describe an addition to a record.
Service Indicators:
Negative Service Indicator - Restricts student access to one or more services (i.e.; enrolling in classes, requesting transcripts, etc. and is easily visible to staff. .
Positive Service Indicator - Allows students to access additional services, e.g., veterans' services, early registration, specialized accommodation.
Shopping Cart: A CUNYfirst registration feature for students to temporarily save classes until it is time to enroll in them in term. Classes in a student's shopping cart remain there throughout the term, until the student either enrolls in a class or deletes the class from their Shopping Cart. Note: Classes added to the shopping cart are only temporary and doesn't mean that students are enrolled in those classes.
Student Center: A self-service component where students manage their college-related activities e.g., enroll in classes, view class schedules, view and pay bills, etc.
Student Finance (SF): A CUNYfirst module that refers to the Bursar Office.
Student Groups: A grouping of students that share a common characteristic for various business processes, e.g., honors students, athletes, CD, veterans, ASAP, etc.
Student Records (SR): A CUNYfirst module that refers the Office of the Registrar.
Student Self-Service: Students can view their financial aid packages, bills, and registration information on-line. Students will also be able to accept or deny financial aid awards as well as provide address changes online.
Student Services Center: An administrative "dashboard" used by the campus community as a single point of entry to view/update a wide range of student data.
Subject Area: Course discipline, e.g., ENG, ACC, etc.
Term: The semester, e.g., fall, spring and summer.
Term Codes: A four-digit code used to represent a term.
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In a 4- to 5-quart saucepan or Dutch oven, heat the butter over medium-low heat. When hot, add the carrots, garlic, celery, and onions and a pinch of kosher salt. Stir well, cover, reduce the heat to low, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the aromatics are softened, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in 1 tsp. kosher salt.
Add the cauliflower, broth, and sherry, stir well, and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are very tender and the soup is full-flavored, 7 to 20 minutes.
Take the pan off the heat and let the soup cool for 5 minutes. Working in batches, puree the soup in a blender (fill the jar no more than half full and vent the lid, topping it with a folded kitchen towel to prevent hot splashes). Wipe the pan clean and put the soup back into the pan.
Add the cream and 1/2 tsp. of the vinegar. Season the soup with salt and pepper. Taste the soup and adjust the seasonings with more salt, pepper, or vinegar as needed.
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Posted November 13, 2003; 07:10 p.m.
Filmmaker Joe Gibbons will discuss his work at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, in the Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
Gibbons works in film and video, making features and shorts. His work has been shown at numerous museums, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum, and at several film festivals. His most recent film/tape, "Confessions of a Sociopath," was included in "Best Films of 2001" lists in Film Comment and Artforum magazines. A 2001 Guggenheim fellowship recipient, he lives in Boston and teaches at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Free at last: Consumers opting for online convenienceComments Email Print
The shift toward electronic devices other than personal computers is continuing, while competition and functionality in the smartphone market intensify.
Portable, mobile and networking devices are gaining traction as consumers adopt newer-technology products, according to information technology research firm Gartner Inc. of Stamford, Conn.
Research director Nick Ingelbrecht said early adopters — and, increasingly, mainstream consumers — are walking away from their desktops, freeing themselves from the home-office environment by using a tablet or smartphone to go online in a more comfortable setting.
Household penetration of tablets increased to 17 percent in 2012 from 3 percent in 2010, the Gartner survey reported. Netbooks — a step down in size, power and function from laptops — increased to 14 percent from 7 percent, and e-book readers to 14 percent from 5 percent. Laptops reached 55 percent, up from 40 percent. For the same years, desktop computers remained flat at 60 percent.
The Gartner survey, conducted during July and August, includes responses from more than 8,000 consumers in the U.S., the United Kingdom, Canada, Brazil, Russia, India and China.
In a preliminary report for the quarter ended Dec. 31, Gartner said worldwide shipments of PCs totaled 90.3 million units. That was down 4.9 percent from the comparable 2011 period. The statistics include desktops and mobile PCs, including mini-notebooks, but not tablets such as Apple Inc.'s iPad.
During 2012, PC shipments were 352.7 million units, a 3.5 percent decline from 2011.
Mikako Kitagawa, principal analyst for personal computers in Gartner's San Jose, Calif., office, noted a dramatic shift in the device landscape, with PC users shifting to tablets as a primary consumption device rather than replacing their older PCs. Earlier thinking suggested individuals would have both a PC and a tablet as personal devices.
Kitagawa said newer PCs designed for richer applications could lead to high average selling prices.
Gartner said Hewlett-Packard Co. of Palo Alto, Calif., had a worldwide PC market share of 16.2 percent, shipping 14.6 million units, which was 0.5 percent lower than its 2011 fourth-quarter shipments. Analysts said HP apparently gave up a certain margin level to gain market share.
Fourth-quarter market share for Lenovo Group Ltd. of Morrisville, N.C., was 15.5 percent on nearly 14 million units, representing an 8.2 percent gain vs. the comparable 2011 period.
Two manufacturers took a nose dive in the personal computer market.
Shipments by Dell Inc. of Round Rock, Texas, fell 20.9 percent to 9.2 million units. Acer Inc. of New Taipei City, Taiwan, said shipments dropped 11 percent to 8.6 million units.
Meike Escherich, principal research analyst with Gartner's Egham, England, office, said the PC market in Western Europe, excluding tablets, is also in a downward spiral, with 2012 shipments of 58 million PC units down 8.4 percent from the previous year. That was after 2011 Western European PC shipments decreased 14 percent vs. 2010.
Fourth-quarter PC shipments dropped in France by 13.6 percent, in Germany by 11.9 percent and in the U.K. by 0.7 percent.
Agreeing with the trend, Motley Fool, a financial services firm in Alexandria, Va., and other analysts have suggested obsolescence will doom the PC in its current form.
Among possible plastic replacements in the market, a thin client — also known as a lean or slim client — is commonly a low-end computer terminal or program that relies on a server to fulfill its traditional roles and functionality. A traditional, so-called fat client is a computer that takes on these roles by itself.
A thin client can provide a graphical interface to an end user and can help reduce total cost of ownership while keeping most computational services.
Dell has developed a niche product it plans to begin shipping April 8: a series of thin devices incorporating plastics.
Dell's extreme game-oriented laptops have diagonal screen sizes ranging from 14-18.4 inches and, including optional upgrades, cost as much as $3,854. The largest model, the almost-12-pound Alienware M18x, offers 3-D capability.
Dell says the new gaming machines are for "those who want desktop-quality performance but with the flexibility of a laptop." Alienware is Dell's high-performance gaming brand.
For the plastics industry, "the good news is that individuals now have a pantheon of devices," said Roger Kay, president of Endpoint Technologies Associates Inc. in Wayland, Mass. "At one time, you had two devices: a phone and a computer."
Now with more potential connections, "you become the center of your digital world," Kay said in an interview. Each person can have a single-user device with a single address and human interface.
Use of cloud-based applications opens many avenues. Here are three examples:
c An e-book will remember on what page you stopped reading after you go to a new task.
c From a remote location, a user can monitor and control — and receive alerts from — a smart refrigerator, dishwasher or clothes dryer with embedded 6th Sense Live technology from Whirlpool Corp. of Benton Harbor, Mich.
c Viper Products Co. Inc. of Huntington Beach, Calif., has an application that allows an iPhone user to remotely lock, unlock and start a vehicle through the Apple voice system Siri. As needed, a user could remotely turn off a car's alarm system.
Mobile devices
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. introduced its Galaxy S4 smartphone at a highly promoted, Broadway-type event March 14 in New York's Radio City Music Hall. The S4, encased in polycarbonate, has a full high-density, super Amoled screen. Amoled stands for active-matrix organic light-emitting diode.
Available in numerous display variations for mobile devices and television sets, the S4 display has an integrated digitizer with a layer that detects touch. That layer is in the screen rather than overlaid. Samsung claims that a super Amoled display reflects five times less sunlight compared with first-generation technology.
Seoul, South Korea-based Samsung has set its sights on overtaking Apple of Cupertino, Calif., in the smartphone category. Apple and Samsung currently are wrangling in federal court over patents.
Initially entering the European market in April, the S4 has a diagonal screen size of 4.99 inches, weighs 4.88 ounces and has a housing depth of about one-third of an inch. By comparison, Apple's aluminum-clad iPhone 5 has a 4-inch screen, weighs 3.95 ounces and has a comparable housing depth.
Reports indicate Samsung is making its Galaxy-model mobile phone and tablets at a low-cost factory in Hanoi, Vietnam, after transferring most related production from China.
Apple is expected in mid-2013 to reach the market with an iPhone 5S and a revamped iPhone 5, both with 4-inch displays, according to the research arm of KGI Financial Services Group of Taipei, Taiwan. Other Apple developments, anticipated during the third quarter, may include an iPad 5 tablet and an iPad mini 2 device. A newly designed MacBook Pro portable computer arrived in February.
Computer-software developer Microsoft Corp. of Redmond, Wash., is reportedly testing its own smartphone design and evaluating whether it can differentiate itself in the marketplace. Microsoft has been working with possible Asian suppliers on the project.
Microsoft introduced its own Surface tablet in Windows RT and Windows 8 Pro versions in June. Since 2001, Microsoft has produced its Xbox video game console, so moving into another product category, such as smartphones, would not set a precedent.
Microsoft provides phone-making software to Nokia Oyj of Espoo, Finland; HTC Corp. of Taoyuan City, Taiwan; and Samsung.
Emerging technologies
The Human Media Lab at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, has developed a prototype PaperTab bendable tablet in collaboration with Plastic Logic Ltd. of Cambridge, England, and the research laboratories of Intel Corp. of Santa Clara, Calif.
The concept device stores data on flexible sheets of interactive and editable "electronic paper" that a user can place on an actual desk.
The intuitive, interactive design of a PaperTab uses transistor thin-film display and input technologies; computing know-how, including an Intel Core i5 processor; and an electromagnetic tracking system.
Researchers from Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge University founded Plastic Logic. In 2008, Plastic Logic opened an organic electronics manufacturing facility in Dresden, Germany, now capable of producing ultralightweight-plastic, 10.7-inch displays.
Organic electronics, also called plastic or polymer electronics, involve electrically conductive, carbon-based polymers and molecules. Examples include poly- acetylene, polyaniline and polythiophene.
In another development, technology for flexible PET-based films may enable PolyIC GmbH & Co. KG of Fürth, Germany, to produce touch-screen displays and controls that use in-mold decoration or labeling.
The technology is now in development with potential PolyIC customers and has the potential to supplant the multilayer touch-screen lamination process, which requires indium-tin oxide materials. A touch screen has a flexible outer membrane with a first conducting surface, a backing surface with a second conductive surface and sensors that detect contact between the two.
PolyIC is a subsidiary of Leonhard Kurz Stiftung & Co. KG, also of Fürth.


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Playhouse, August 18, 2010
It wasn't the oppressive August heat that so stifled Sunday morning as I rode to the nursing home. It was knowing what I'd find when I arrived. Mother's cramped quarters would be much less cramped. Her roommate's closet would be empty, the bookshelf housing snack containers would be gone along with her books and Bible.
Ms. Sneed, Mother's nursing home companion, had suffered a series of health complications and had been in the hospital for days. Her condition declined, and a bleak prognosis mandated her transfer to hospice care.
I traveled the customary drive while my mind recalled my first meeting with Ms. Sneed. She had been my lifesaver! The trauma of moving Mother to this facility had been cushioned by the bright smile of Ms. Sneed as we moved Mother and her belongings to the window-side of the room occupied by Ms. Sneed.
Reading was her favorite pastime, but she would always shut down any chapter for a sweet morsel to eat. When she and Mother dined together in the cafeteria, I would help Ms. Sneed open sweeteners for her breakfast oatmeal. Then she would ask so politely if I would add a couple of grape jelly packs. She enjoyed sweeteners in her coffee too – several of them! While I sifted the Sweet & Low for this Sweet Tooth Fairy, she would spin one of her Texas stories about her childhood and working on the farm.
Often, her stories were repeats, but I didn't mind. She was always jovial and was grateful for every gesture of kindness. "Thank you, thank you, thank you," she'd say every time anyone pulled her blanket around her shoulders or scratched her back in a hard-to-reach place.
Arthritis mixed with hard work had robbed her of most of her mobility, but I never heard her complain about her confinement to the wheelchair. She was the queen of gratitude and a poster saint for humility.
Sunday School and Wed. night services were regulars for her. If the teacher paused too long, she would interject her own testimony of God's goodness, and she wasn't bashful with her Amen's! Anytime I read Bible portions to Mother, Ms. Sneed would thank me for reading the "precious Word" out loud.
Mother grew to love Ms. Sneed too. She told me that sometimes at night, they'd plan how they could sneak out the front door to go home. One night recently when Ms. Sneed was restless and hurting, Mother said she hummed her to sleep. "What did you hum, Mother?"
"Jesus Saves."
The nursing home saga of my life would be one to delete if it had been my choosing, but I have to trust the Psalmist when he said the steps of God's children are ordered by the Lord. After growing to love Ms. Sneed, I've been able to accept those "steps" with gratitude to my Father. To Ms. Sneed, I say, "Thank you, thank you, thank you!"
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Shares of NQ Mobile (NQ) have jumped 4.7% to $8.07 today after the company's offerings through U.S. Cellular were expanded. From the press release:
NQ Mobile, a leading global provider of mobile Internet services, has reached agreement with U.S. Cellular to offer NQ Mobile's award-winning NQ Mobile Security™ and NQ Mobile Vault™ products to its 5.2 million customers. The apps will be marketed under the names U.S. Cellular Mobile Data Security powered by NQ Mobile™ and U.S. Cellular Privacy Protector powered by NQ Mobile™, respectively.
NQ boasts of its "dual headquarters" in Dallas and Beijing, but it is a Chinese company. Only in this day and age could American's turning to a Chinese for cellphone security not seem ridiculous.
NQ has gained 34% so far in 2013, well ahead of the iShares FTSE China 25 Index ETF's (FXI) 20% loss.