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"Free-floating ambition is toxic because it means that anyone who has accomplished anything in any realm of human endeavor is the enemy because she might be your competition. So you hate everyone a little bit, but behind this wall of hatred you still feel vulnerable. And you are vulnerable, but not because of the competition. You're vulnerable because if anyone points you in anything that seems like a direction, that's where you'll go."
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By Ms. Spilka, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 66) of Karen E. Spilka, Paul J. Donato, James B. Eldridge, Patricia D. Jehlen and other members of the General Court for legislation regarding families and children engaged in services [Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities].
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1/24/2011 | House | House concurred |
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6/16/2011 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 03/29/2011 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in B-2 |
Petitioners: Karen E. Spilka, Paul J. Donato, James B. Eldridge, Patricia D. Jehlen, Cory Atkins, Mark C. Montigny, Susan C. Fargo, Jennifer L. Flanagan, Carolyn C. Dykema, Michael O. Moore, Kay Khan, Chris Walsh, David B. Sullivan
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Man our offense is going to be fun to watch this year!
Manning is king of the comebacks, having engineered 24 fourth-quarter comebacks and 28 game-winning drives, including two in the final minutes of Super Bowls XLVI and XLII. Moreover, his quarterback rating rises to 94.2 in "late-and-close" games. With numerous comebacks, eight postseason victories and a pair of Super Bowl MVPs under his belt, few have been better with the game on the line.
No matter what Randle does against the 3rd CB on the opposing defense expect us to pursue Nicks with everything we've got.
Besides he's under a rookie contract for 2 more years. The only thing better than a resigned Cruz and an improved RR is adding a resigned Nicks into the mix- triple threat in BLUE!
Nicks is one of the best receivers out there not named Johnson when he's healthy, not to mention one of my favorites. Randle could be real good but a Nicks type talent is hard to replace. Nicks' health will have a lot to say about his contract and how big it is and his Giant career.


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Below are the dates for upcoming summer conferences. Plan to arrive at Saint Meinrad between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time on the first day.
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State Fair Meadowlands, New Jersey's largest annual family friendly event, is set to return for 17 days of "everything-under-the-sun" fun this summer, running from June 21 through July 7 at the Meadowlands Fairgrounds, next to the Met Life Stadium in East Rutherford.
This year's fair will feature acres and acres of electrifying FREE entertainment, thrilling rides, fun games and delicious food to delight fairgoers of all ages. Families should check out the State Fair Kid Zone, Jersey's largest amusement area for children; the new Live Shark Experience show – watch as their trainers jump in; and save the dates – July 3 and July 4 for State Fair Meadowlands' spectacular fireworks shows.
"With gas prices high, families will be looking for ways to keep fun close to home this summer – and we have real treats in store for them. Kids and adults won't want to miss the one-of-a-kind traveling shark show that will educate fairgoers about one of the ocean's most fascinating and terrifying creatures," said Al Dorso, President of State Fair Meadowlands. "And, back by popular demand will be our crowd-pleaser attractions, including Circus Maximus, the Big Cat Show, the Racing Pigs, Master Hypnotist Steve Bayner, Festival of Magic and an oddities show with sword swallowers and fireeaters."
State Fair Meadowlands is the largest fair in the New York metroarea,with over 150 rides and attractions occupying over 35 acres of fairgrounds and parking. The fair will have rides for everyone, from tots to thrill-seeking daredevils, games, shows, live concerts and shopping. Also at the fair will be the original BATCOPTER, which will provide rides offering panoramic views of the fair and nearby New York City, and everyone's family favorite – the Skyride. Spectacular annual fireworks displays will be held on July 3 and July 4. And, what's a fair without lots and lots of food, like the classic favorites – funnel cakes, corn dogs, candied apples, curly fries, deep fried Oreos and Twinkies, ice cream, and of course, cotton candy. Fairgoers can even sample real "swamp" food at the new Chester'sGators and Tators or enjoy from a wide array of Italian, Greek, Asian, Mexican and other eateries.
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Education Department Releases Guidance on Providing Title IV Eligibility for Competency-Based Learned Programs
Today the U.S. Department of Education issued guidance for higher education institutions that offer competency-based programs in which students learn at their own pace – but that currently do not offer federal student aid. The Department is reminding institutions that they may be eligible to provide title IV funds under the direct assessment provision of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and it has provided step-by-step instructions on how to apply.
In recent years, some institutions have recognized the potential of innovative learning models and developed creative programs that allow students the flexibility to learn at the pace that makes sense for them, both in career-technical and degree programs. Students progress in these competency-based programs by demonstrating their achievement of specific skills or knowledge. Most competency-based programs fit into traditional learning models that measure progress in credit or clock hours, but an increasing number do not. Some of these programs would like to offer their students title IV aid – including Pell grants and federal student loans – but have been unable to do so.
Additionally, many institutions have shown interest in developing competency-based programs but want to offer federal student aid, and they have hesitated to move forward without knowing if that is possible. Today's letter addresses their concerns and provides guidance on developing programs that are likely to be title IV eligible.
"This is a key step forward in expanding access to affordable higher education," said U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. "We know many students and adult learners across the country need the flexibility to fit their education into their lives or work through a class on their own pace, and these competency-based programs offer those features – and they are often accessible to students anytime, anywhere. By being able to access title IV aid for these programs, many students may now be able to afford higher education."
The guidance also notes the potential of competency-based approaches to shorten the time to degree completion and reduce costs, while providing an opportunity for students and workers to develop the knowledge and skills they need to compete for high-paying jobs or advance in the workplace. Going forward, the Department plans to collaborate with accrediting agencies and the broader higher education community to encourage innovative approaches, identify promising practices, and gather feedback to inform future policies.
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TruAudio wants you to kick off 2013 with a more convenient way to access your iPad. The company has teamed up with iDocx on a series of iPad In-Wall Docking Solutions. The new options are available now, via all TruAudio authorized dealers.
The line offers multiple faceplates, Zytol retrofit boxes, power charging options, and pre-construction boxes.
Those faceplates are actually magnetic, which makes it a lot easier to get your iPad in and out of the mount. As far as the look, there are standard white, black and stainless steel brushed aluminum choices, as well as custom wood options.
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Montrose business owner Jim Elder has announced his candidacy for the Delta-Montrose Electric Association District 4 board seat. Incumbent Mike Sramek is not seeking re-election.
Elder is president of Elderado Financial, a financial advisory firm he began in 1998. The firm and the Elder family relocated to Montrose in 2001. Elder obtained a degree in mechanical engineering from CSU and founded one of Colorado's largest solar energy engineering design companies. He served public and private sector clients for more than 12 years.
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This is a good idea, but like, a lot of "environmentally conscious" fashion efforts have hidden costs elsewhere.
Letting go of your stuff can be hard, but recycling makes it sooo much easier.
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I wasn't always like this. I remember a time when I spazzed out if people used aerosol sprays. So what happened?
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I put myself on an extreme Hollywood diet, because I wanted to use the empty baby food jars for something. And YOU can too.


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Pureit water purifier only filters soft water and not hard water.
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which costs around 13K from HUL.
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I am using the Pureit since last3 years. The water quality is really good. It works really good but after a certain time period you wil have to clean the filter otherwise the water purification happens very slowly. HUL has given the qquipment to clean the dome shaped filter but they have not given any filter for cleaning the initial filter.
Over all I would say it is really good, portable water purifier.
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However, the water that it purifies has a distinct 'chemical' smell (which isn't there in the input water). Might become a blocker if you value the taste of the water.
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WNT vs. China PR: Sydney Leroux Goal - March 8, 2013
Sydney Leroux opens the scoring for the U.S. Women's National team in their 5-0 win against China PR at the Algarve Cup in Portugal. Alex Morgan got the assist on Leroux's nice run and finish.
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A Molecular Basis for the Exquisite CD1d-Restricted Antigen Specificity and Functional Responses of Natural Killer T Cells
A Molecular Basis for the Exquisite CD1d-Restricted Antigen Specificity and Functional Responses of Natural Killer T Cells
Immunity, Volume 34, Issue 3,
Pages 327-339,
Publication Date 03 March 2011
Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2011.02.001
Kwok S. Wun
Garth Cameron
Onisha Patel
Siew Siew Pang
Daniel G. Pellicci
Lucy C. Sullivan
Santosh Keshipeddy
Mary H. Young
Adam P. Uldrich
Meena S. Thakur
Stewart K. Richardson
Amy R. Howell
Petr A. Illarionov
Andrew G. Brooks
Gurdyal S. Besra
James McCluskey
Laurent Gapin
Steven A. Porcelli
Dale I. Godfrey
Jamie Rossjohn
The Protein Crystallography Unit, ARC Centre of Excellence in Structural and Functional Microbial Genomics, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-3060, USA
Department of Immunology, University of Colorado Denver and National Jewish Health, Denver, CO 80206, USA
School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Room 416 Forchheimer Building, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
Corresponding author
These authors contributed equally to this work
These authors contributed equally to this work
► Fine specificity of NKT TCR recognition arises within a conserved docking mode ► Antigen processing mechanisms impact on NKT proliferative responses ► Potency of glycosyl AGLs linked to t1/2 life
Natural killer T (NKT) cells respond to a variety of CD1d-restricted antigens (Ags), although the basis for Ag discrimination by the NKT cell receptor (TCR) is unclear. Here we have described NKT TCR fine specificity against several closely related Ags, termed altered glycolipid ligands (AGLs), which differentially stimulate NKT cells. The structures of five ternary complexes all revealed similar docking. Acyl chain modifications did not affect the interaction, but reduced NKT cell proliferation, indicating an affect on Ag processing or presentation. Conversely, truncation of the phytosphingosine chain caused an induced fit mode of TCR binding that affected TCR affinity. Modifications in the glycosyl head group had a direct impact on the TCR interaction and associated cellular response, with ligand potency reflecting the t1/2 life of the interaction. Accordingly, we have provided a molecular basis for understanding how modifications in AGLs can result in striking alterations in the cellular response of NKT cells.


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Interventional neuroradiology is a subspecialty of radiology used for the diagnosis and treatment of vascular diseases in the central nervous system. This minimally invasive approach enables doctors to treat many patients with previously untreatable and difficult lesions. Because the technique relies on image guidance and is performed with tiny instruments or needles, most patients have smaller incisions, less risk, lower pain and shorter recovery times.
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Heather Powers - The owner and editor of the Art Bead Scene, her website is Humblebeads.com. When she isn't busy making beads and blogging, she is planning her next Bead Cruise adventure.
Tari Sasser - Tari reminds us that art beads aren't always beads! Primarily a button artist, the owner of Creative Impressions in Clay sheds new light on the possibilities of art beads and their uses.
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. 2005, Naxos Audiobooks, Read by Anton Lesser "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times …" I've loved those opening lines since forever, but somehow I've not read A Tale of Two Cities until now. As is always my experience with Dickens, I was spellbound by his haunting portrayal of the human condition. Here, his juxtaposition of "La Guillotine," the excessively privileged and inhumanly cruel French aristocracy, with "Hunger," the brutalized and starving peasant class, is so convincing that there could hardly have been a result other than the French Revolution. Still, I found it interesting that while Dickens is clear about the reprehensible brutishness of the nobility and the need for social justice , he does not condone the disturbing violence of the revolutionaries, a blight which creates its own stain, and perpetuates still more human suffering. "Along the Paris streets, the death-carts rumble, hollow and harsh. Six tumbrels carry the day's wine to La Guillotine. All the devouring and insatiate Monsters imagined since imagination could record itself, are fused in one realization, Guillotine. And yet there is not in France, with its rich variety of soil and climate, a blade, a leaf, a root, a sprig, a peppercorn, which will grow to maturity under conditions more certain than those that have produced this horror. Crush humanity out of shape once more, under similar hammers, and it will twist itself into the same tortured forms. Sow the same seed of rapacious license and oppression over again, and it will surely yield the same fruit according to its kind." (Bk 3, Ch 15) I thoroughly enjoyed A Tale of Two Cities: powerful, plot-driven, superbly written, and historically fascinating. Favourite characters are Dr. Manette, "recalled to life" from his shoemaker's bench after a lengthy and wrongful imprisonment; and Sidney Carton, the most self-aware character in the novel, who, in making the ultimate sacrifice, redeems himself from a selfish, wasted life. That said, if I have a criticism of the novel it is that I missed the incredible richness of character I've come to expect from Dickens. Lucie, for instance, is all golden-haired goodness; but I know little about her beyond that, and I so wanted more! There's much less intimacy of private life here. The singular motivation is the Revolution. Anton Lesser, narrator of this audiobook, is fabulous! A Tale of Two Cities is highly recommended for lovers of Dickens, the classics, and historical fiction. I found this book enjoyable though not gripping. And having listened to the audio book, I regret that I may have missed many of the literary elements. I read this novel many years ago in high school and have seen at least one movie version over the years. I recently purchased an mp3 player with 100 classic audio novels pre-loaded and this was the first I sampled. This is quite simply one of the finest novels ever written in the English language, by an author who has several other classics to his credit. With the French Revolution as a backdrop, the story revolves around the life and family of a French aristocrat, a young man who has essentially abandoned the trappings of his hereditary titles and estates, relocated and settled in England, only to be drawn back and consumed by the fires of the Paris mob. Many faces of humanity are displayed in this work, from the cold, vengeful visage of Madame DuFarge to the selfless sacrifice of the unlikely hero, Sydney Carton. This novel has everything you could ever want, and is as deep or as simply entertaining as you want to make it. I can wholeheartedly endorse this novel as well as most others penned by Mr. Dickens. History repeats itself, and too often repeats itself in terrible ways. The downtrodden masses of 18th-century France had genuine grievances but when the inevitable reaction came moderation soon gave way to the Reign of Terror between September 1793 and July 1794. So it also was in 20th-century Russia and later in China, and recent years have seen too many other risings with hopes for natural justice being perverted by cruelty, bloody mayhem and corruption. Dickens' early years just overlapped the close of the Napoleonic Wars: he was born in the year of the failed French invasion of Russia, commemorated by Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. The French Revolution had begun not even a quarter of a century before and so its events were not at all dry-as-dust history for Dickens and his generation, but he does acknowledge a debt to Thomas Carlyle's "wonderful book" detailing this turbulent period when preparing for his novel, published seventy years after the start of the conflagration. Dickens 1859 preface also tells us that "A strong desire was upon me then to embody [the main idea of this story] in my own person … Throughout its execution, it has had complete possession of me; I have so far verified what is done and suffered in these pages, as I have certainly done and suffered it all myself." This rather veiled personal admission also furnishes further clues on what motivated Dickens to write this novel, clues which, thanks to the sands of time and Claire Tomalin's 1991 study The Invisible Woman: The Story of Nelly Ternan and Charles Dickens (now also a feature film) we are better able to unravel from the text. A Tale of Two Cities is both blessed and cursed with two of the most famous literary quotes as its metaphorical bookends, the opening ("It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…") and the concluding lines ("It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done…") both being frequently parodied. Both start and end of this novel wax quite poetical, and this mirroring conceit, where the reflection often contrasts with its original, characterises much of the Tale. Stable but jittery London, fearful of French spies, is placed opposite a revolutionary Paris in perpetual turmoil; the gifted wastrel Sydney Carton is shadow to the decent-minded Charles Darnay; the loving Lucie Manette, light to father, husband and children, with her loyal helpmeet Miss Pross, is at the opposite end of the spectrum to the fierce Thérèse Defarge (she of the knitting needles), disloyal to her husband while abetted by the dangerous but empty-headed hanger-on La Vengeance. The plot is familiar but a brief synopsis may help. In 1757 the young doctor Alexandre Manette is imprisoned in the Bastille for no ascertainable crime, though we later discover that it was through the agency of a corrupt aristocratic family. Eighteen years later Manette, 'recalled to life' as it were, is released into the hands first of his former servant Ernest Defarge, then to the ministrations of banker Jarvis Lorry and Manette's 18-year-old daughter Lucie. Five years later, in 1780, the former French aristocrat Charles Darnay is on trial in London, falsely accused of spying, but the key prosecution witness (calling himself John Barsad) is unable to distinguish Darnay from the English barrister Sydney Carton, and therefore the case collapses. In the courtroom are also Manette, Lucie and Lorry, and this little group of five (the three French immigrants, the banker and the barrister), together with Lucie's servant Miss Pross become firm friends, meeting frequently at the Manettes' home in the then quiet suburb of Soho. But the pre-echoes of the revolutionary crowds disturb even their tranquil corner of London: and in 1789, with the fall of the Bastille, followed by the Reign of Terror, their lives fall apart. Dickens' preface describes the genesis of A Tale of Two Cities through his involvement with Wilkie Collins' The Frozen Deep in 1856; this play, in which Dickens had a major hand, had as subject the ill-fated Franklin expedition of 1845. The young actress Ellen Lawless Ternan, 18 years Dickens' junior, was hired to play a part, and Dickens became infatuated with her. Two years later, after his wife learnt of the clandestine affair, Dickens and Catherine separated. Commentators have, probably correctly, surmised that characters depicting idealised women in his subsequent novels — such as Estella in Great Expectations (1861) and of course Lucie in A Tale of Two Cities (1859) — were substantially modelled on Nelly (as Ellen was known). That length of eighteen years — Manette's period of imprisonment, Lucie's age on his release, the age gap between Nelly and Dickens — all point to one aspect of Dickens' acknowledged intent to 'embody' story details from his own personal life. Without condoning Dickens' morality in separating from his wife and ten children we can doubt whether the 'golden thread' (a reference to Lucie's and, by extension, Nelly's fair hair) would have formed a strong and stable central section of A Tale of Two Cities were it not for his infatuation. There are other aspects of Dickens' life that have made their way into this book. For example, during a spell in Italy (1844-5) he witnessed an execution by guillotine in Rome and, though he doesn't go into gory details in the novel, his determination to imagine himself as about to suffer that fate results in some of the more moving passages at the close of the book (ending with the words "It is a far, far better thing that I do…"). And his childhood experiences of seeing his father in a debtor's prison, along with his familiarity with legal processes, help give the prison and courtroom scenes both authenticity and an experiential vividness. Of course his trademark social conscience emerges in these pages: in very black-and-white terms he describes the vicissitudes of ordinary people in the service of their cruel aristocratic masters, though he also depicts the inhumanity with which the formerly oppressed such as Madame Defarge then pursue their vendetta. It's time to consider the plot mechanism of the doppelgänger on which both occasions of jeopardy depend, both near the beginning and at the denouement. Dickens wasn't of course the first to use the concept of a double in fiction: Dumas had already explored this in 1850 with the Man in the Iron Mask (Louis XIV's twin brother) in The Vicomte of Bragelonne 1850, and Mark Twain's The Prince and the Pauper was to do the same in 1881 (as also did George Lucas in The Phantom Menace episode of his Star Wars sequence). Though Darnay isn't as regal as Louis of France, Edward of England or Amidala of Naboo he is an émigré aristocrat who is also in need of a substitute to rescue him from harm's way. It's a plausible theory that Charles Dickens used himself as a model for both Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton, Darnay for the noble aspects of himself — the philanthropic benefactor — and Carton for the ignoble — perhaps the aspect of himself feeling guilty for betraying his family's trust. A Tale of Two Cities is very different from Dickens' other novels in being set in the 18th century rather than the writer's own century, but in other aspects it shares a similarity of treatment. One such is the use of coincidence to tighten the bonds between what appear at first to be unrelated characters. Why does Madame Defarge hate the Evrémonde family more than other aristocrats? Why did Dr Manette stipulate that Darnay's identity remain a secret? What is the connection between Lucie's servant Miss Pross and the spy who denounces Darnay? How is it that Jerry Cruncher from London recognises somebody in Paris he saw in passing several years previously? These are contrivances to create a story where pieces satisfyingly fall into place at their allotted time, but in retrospect they can feel a little too pat. Another Dickens idiosyncrasy is his use of what could be called reverse-engineered nominative determinism, where individuals are given peculiar names to match their characters. Here it's not so blatant as his more contemporary novels, but we do have a barrister called Stryver who tries too hard to imagine himself a catch for any young lady; and a bank messenger, wife-beater by day and body-snatcher by night, who while coming good as a bodyguard for the Manette entourage in Paris is significantly called Cruncher; and the putative Marquis St Evrémonde who renounces his birthright, who appears to be a compound of 'every' (as in Everyman) and 'monde' (as in tout le monde, 'everybody'). Finally, we get to structure. A Tale of Two Cities was issued serially in instalments, as were all Dickens' novels. In book form it consists of three parts of unequal length, but the novel can actually be divided into three chunks of 15 chapters, with notional breaks happening at crucial junctures in the story. The chapter entitled "The Gorgon's Head" is at the point where the evil Marquis St Evrémonde is murdered and his nephew inherits the title, a precursor of both the revolution and Darnay's woes. "Drawn to the Loadstone Rock" concludes the second part 'The Golden Thread', which is when Darnay makes the fatal decision to return to France, leaving his wife and daughter in England in order to advocate for a former servant. This conflict between duty and doing what appears at the time to be right is one of many themes that run through the work, suggesting that as well as being a tale of London and Paris it is also a tale of the author himself, torn into two pieces. No wonder that the writing of it had "complete possession" of him. http://wp.me/p2oNj1-HX A Tale of Two Cities is in some ways a complicating book to read. The plot takes place in two settings so it is sometimes hard to keep track of where you are. Also because it was written so long ago the language is quite different and more complicated. Overall however, this book was intriguing. The beginning half of the book is kind of slow and not very entertaining. However, once all of the conspiracies start showing up the plot really thickens and becomes tremendously interesting. To be honest I probably would not have finished the book if I did not have to for english class, but I am so happy I did because the second half of the book is so interesting. 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References to this work on external resources. Wikipedia in English (8)Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0141439602, Paperback)After eighteen years as a political prisoner in the Bastille the aging Dr Manette is finally released and reunited with his daughter in England. There two very different men, Charles Darnay, an exiled French aristocrat, and Sydney Carton, a disreputable but brilliant English lawyer, become enmeshed through their love for Lucie Manette. From the tranquil lanes of London, they are all drawn against their will to the vengeful, bloodstained streets of Paris at the height of the Reign of Terror and soon fall under the lethal shadow of La Guillotine. (retrieved from Amazon Mon, 30 Sep 2013 13:30:07 -0400) After eighteen years as a political prisoner in the Bastille, the aging Doctor Manette is finally released and reunited with his daughter in England. There the lives of two very different men, Charles Darnay, an exiled French aristocrat, and Sydney Carton, a disreputable but brilliant English lawyer, become enmeshed through their love for Lucie Manette. From the tranquil roads of London, they are drawn against their will to the vengeful, bloodstained streets of Paris at the height of the Reign of Terror, and they soon fall under the lethal shadow of La Guillotine. This edition uses the text as it appeared in its first serial publication in 1859 to convey the full scope of Dickens's vision, and includes the original illustrations by H.K. Browne ('Phiz'). Richard Maxwell's introduction discusses the intricate interweaving of epic drama with personal tragedy.… (more) (summary from another edition) |
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The Victoria's Secret commercial features the newly winged Angel sporting her signature Karlie crop that has been deemed by some insiders as the new "Rachel" -- as in Jennifer Aniston's famous layered 'do from her "Friends" day -- alongside Candice Swanepoel, Behati Prinsloo, and Lais Ribeiro. Hair gets whipped around, models exit sports cars wearing nothing more than their bras and panties, the sun is shining -- you get the drill.
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Is it really that big of a deal?
Business Insider points out that Kloss was put in $75,000 worth of extensions so she could walk the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show with long, flowing locks, so maybe there is correlation.
While we're still debating whether an above-the-shoulder bob is as fashion-forward a move as sporting tailored and piped pajamas in the daylight, we never for once stopped to think that the cut would crop Kloss's sexiness factor.
Back to the comments (as a reality check, please let us note: there are 31), Glamour says they cite a Style.com article that also negates the concept of "bob" preceding "bombshell" in relation to Karlie, but we can't seem to find it. However, it does seem like a legitimate point that folks other than the anonymous posters on the Interwebs are skeptical of the potential for cropped hair and bra pushers.
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Bear Market 2, Electric Boogaloo
Yesterday in the car I caught a Dennis Gartman segment on Fast Money. Mr. Gartman expressed some concern for parts of the commodity complex that he has favored and also posited that now might be time to take on more equity exposure. He specifically talked about having sold commodity ETFs on Monday, he mentioned JP Morgan (JPM) but I am not sure if he bought the name (if you know, feel free to leave a comment).
It seemed like he had made some meaningful changes to his portfolio based on the action on Monday.
Assuming I have that right it raises an important investor know thyself point.
Making serious changes to a portfolio based on the action occurring on a given day (or two) is probably the wrong strategy for most people (me included). Just so no one get the wrong idea I am not taking a shot at Gartman just pointing out that if you previously were not one for big changes based on what could be a change in momentum for market segments before you probably should not be one for those changes now.
If you listen to Gartman, he clearly knows what he is doing with regard to momentum, making changes, spotting trends and so forth. Other people have equal success buying on weakness and selling on strength.
Changing your stripes on a whim based on a segment on TV or from one article you read is likely a very bad idea. It is an especially a bad idea when the market is having a crisis of some sort like now.
If you are familiar with Gartman you know that the changes he made Monday (again assuming I heard correctly) could be reversed at any time based based on his interpretation of the market. Making big portfolio changes on a regular basis will work for some folks but not for others. Where does your approach fall in this discussion?
The desire to react to a compelling argument made by someone who sounds like they know their stuff is very human--we've all done it once or twice in our lifetime--and buying a stock in a moderate quantity in this context that sounds like a winner will not be the end of you by any means but the pattern of reacting excitedly on a regular basis is a potentially dangerous behavior.
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- Bill B said...
Hooray! I'm not the only one who will throw an "Electric Boogaloo" at the end of the second revision. I'm going to assume that you get strange looks like I do when doing that.
I think you should have a plan in place and not react. In other words, rejiggling something based on two days of actions may be prudent if it's part of your plan. I like to wade into positions on dips. I also have a defined threshold for pain. So the deeper or more sustained the dip, the more possibility that I may be shaken out.
My question is, did those two days redefine his overall view of the markets as a whole and for the long term? If so, that's scary. - 6:16 AM
- Anonymous said...
Where does my approach fall in this discussion? Any major portfolio restructuring I ever made took some considerable time to mature and was not very profitable. Incremental changes have been a better strategy, that is, until last December, when I put everything into triple A government bonds. I can't claim to have done that because I was so smart but only because I got scared & needed to sleep better.
Willy - 6:23 AM
- Roger Nusbaum said...
if history is any guide into how sentiment in bear markets works then this is shaping up to be a normal feel good rally.
a real bottom would a surprise considering the magnitude and time of what wouldn't even be a bear market if the bottom is in. - 6:24 AM
- Stephen Drone said...
I'm all for buying equities right now, and a few people seem to be jumping on the JPM bandwagon.
But, question. What specifically makes this guy want to jump in the market? The Bear Stears buyout? The Fed lowering rates again? St. Patricks' Day? - 6:29 AM
- Roger Nusbaum said...
my understanding of what he said; his perception of momentum/sentiment.
Let me be clear again, his track record for being right more often than he is wrong is quite good. - 6:32 AM
- Anonymous said...
Well I hope Gartman is just early. The switch out of commodities seems to make sense soon I am just not sure the commodities run is done yet.
I also think stocks have not yet found a near term bottom yet but we will see. A real bottom would be rather difficult to predict at this time IMO, but I am sure there are people who know a whole lot more than I do.
seg - 6:47 AM
- Fred said...
This isn't the first big rally we've seen in this bear market. It's an ordinary big rally for a bear market.
And oh, yeah, It's a bear market. - 11:56 AM
- Anonymous said...
I have to keep repeating that I'm an investor, not a trader, and click my heels three times...
- Anonymous said...
Thanks for the Gartman comments. I reviewed my position on the dollar and decided it was close enough to a peak to sell most of my GDX this morning. I decided Gartman was probablly correct on commodities after all.
I still have some GDX but the sale saved me a bunch.
As for this being the time to buy stocks, I am still not convinced. Although I will review that as well.
I just do not see the market having made a bottom yet, but I have been wrong before.
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Other than low light performance (which you mentioned) and bokeh, there's a significant difference in the overall perceived resolution between full frame and cropped sensor cameras. For example, even the old 12.8MP Canon 5D classic would in most cases out-resolve 18MP Canon 7D, given the same lenses.
Now, back to your question: The perceived resolution (per DXOMark) of 7D (same as 60D) with Sigma 30 f/1.4 is about 8MP, not reached until f/5.6. It's actually much worse below f/2.8 The perceived resolution of Canon 5D mk II (close to 6D) with a cheap 40/2.8 is 15MP and it's available from f/2.8 http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/...camera3)/0 Last edited by alex356; 02-24-2013 at 07:18 PM.. |
Hadn't heard of DXOMark before. Can someone please explain how come 35mm f/2 is considered to be the third sharpest lense from Canon, beating not only the 50mm 1.4, but also almost all the L lenses. I am trying to get a lens for my 6D and I thought I had it figured out by getting the 50mm 1.4, but now I'm not that sure:
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40mm f2.8 85mm f1.8 100mm f2 105mm f2.8 Macro 70-200mm f4L All very sharp, all relatively affordable, depending on your needs. The kit lens is also quite good, and very convenient. The only hole as mentioned earlier is that Canon doesn't have an affordable wide option. Last edited by intence01; 02-25-2013 at 02:53 PM.. |
The problem is, except for the 40mm f2.8, the newer lenses have so far been far pricier than their counterparts (35mm f2, 28mm f2.8, 24-70mm II, etc.) Last edited by intence01; 02-25-2013 at 02:52 PM.. Reason: Automerged Doublepost |
50mm almost matches the sharpness of 35 at f/2. Beyond that, 50mm keeps up everywhere except the very edges. I'd say the sharpness differences aren't much [the-digital-picture.com], especially since these are at 100% crop and since the edges at lower apertures are usually in the bokeh region. So that leaves IS and wider field. Assuming IS gives 2-3 stop advantage, that lens can shoot as slow as 1/5-1/9 hand-held, compared to about 1/50 for the 50mm f/1.4. But the 50 is 1 stop faster for moving objects. I don't know, given the $800 price tag compared to only $300 for 50mm, to me it doesn't seem to be worth it. It's not that much wider than the 50mm. Unless I'm missing something, I should probably get the 50mm and some other focal length later. If it's not possible to shoot a group of 3-5 people inside an apartment with 50mm, then I guess the 35 is an option. By the way, the stock lens is not nearly as sharp as the 50 1.4. The 40mm STM is sharper, but again not as sharp as the 50mm. Given that 6D cannot use the STM for continuous autofocus, I don't think that's a good lens to keep. That would be a good lens for the T4i. I'm still surprised how the L lenses get beat by regular Canon and even non-Canon lenses. I guess they're not all they're cracked up to be! Edit: 50mm 1.4 + 70-200mm 4 L [amazon.com] together can cost under $1k, which should be a nice setup. Last edited by Excelsius; 02-25-2013 at 04:54 PM.. |
Also, that new 35mm f/2 IS is quite the anomaly.. another thing you might want to consider is the $900 Sigma 35mm f/1.4 (new). That one throws stuff into the mix too... |
For studio work, portraits, stills, and light action I'd go with the 6D. For high speed work, sports, and shooting fast moving objects outdoors in sufficient light, the 7D is the better choice. Rumor has it that Canon will eventually release an update to the 7D, hopefully it's sensor performance is improved. Also, keep in mind the crop sensor will appear to be more "zoomed" in, so for closeups in sports, it's a bit easier to work with. As for those lenses, the 35mm F2 and the 40mm F2.8. The 40mm is simply phenomenal at $149, there really isn't any reason NOT to own one. Who cares about the STM and video. It's a small light sharp lens. I'm sure the new 35mm F2 IS and 35mm Sigma are far better, and they had better be given their price, but at the price the 40mm is simply amazing. The 35mm F2 (non-IS) is fine optically, but AF is slow and noisy. |
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Should I go ahead with my return? Or should I consider exchanging the speaker for a new one? Last edited by getstuff4less; 02-22-2013 at 08:53 PM.. |
I got a prepaid return shipping label. I mentioned that I didn't have an option to specify the reason they listed on that help page to get a prepaid return shipping label from the third-party seller. However, since Amazon provided me with one immediately, I am concerned that they will note my account as mentioned in a previous post. Even though the help page says I'm supposed to get one from the seller, since I got one immediately from Amazon, I feel this was a courtesy and it wasn't from the seller.
I ordered a Bobble maybe a year or two ago for I think $8 shipped with prime. After about a week it made a nice big crack in the side. Amazon didn't even hesitate for one second, told me to destroy the one I had, and they overnighted me a brand new one. They are willing to go the extra mile to make sure you're happy with what you bought, even if that means they lose money. Just don't abuse it. They'll flag your account for abuse if you do this too often. |
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Understanding molecular absorption of light (UV-Vis spectroscopy)by jonmohajer1 Tags: beer's law, hysteresis, spectroscopy, uv-vis, vis |
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I'm relatively new to the forum, but excited to be a part of a community discussing physics, as I lack company to really discuss my research at my place of work (university), as I am a physicist working solely amongst chemical engineers. I am using a UV-Vis spectrometer, with the eventual goal to monitor in-situ crystal growth, to measure concentration and temperature of a supersaturated solution at various distances with respect to the growing crystal / solution interface, in an attempt to experimentally verify the existence of 'boundary layers'. In the process, I have got side tracked and am focussing on trying to understand the temperature dependence of the UV absorption spectra. I am currently recording spectra of well below saturation solutions of caffeine and paracetamol in distilled water. Absorption is known to vary linearly with concentration, given by Beer's law (A = εbc , where A is Absorption (dimensionless, a ratio of detected light intensities), ε the absorptivity, normally acquired through calibration using known solute concentrations, considered constant for a given λ, at a given temperature, b is the pathlength (constant), c is the solute concentration.) For a fixed concentration, I have found Abs to vary with temperature, in different ways for different molecules. Hence temperature could be incorporated into Beer's Law by making ε some function of T (species dependent). But it is not that simple, as in addition to this varying of Abs with T, I have also noted, repeatedly, what could only be described as some kind of hysteresis phenomenon; i.e. some effect on the history of the system on later measurements. I have noticed that in heating the solution (sealed, to avoid solvent evaporation) through a range of temperatures, a particular series of Abs values are obtained at the peak λ, while spectra are recorded again on cooling the solution back down, the data points (Abs at peak λ for a given T) do not fall on the same trend. It is almost always the case, that with each repeated heating, then cooling there is an increase in the Abs at a given T. Hence it seems insufficient to say that A is a function of only T and c, but also additional variables, whose effect I don't really understand. Rate / direction of heat transfer of the system? Time? What is happening over time to alter the ability of fully dissolved solute molecules to absorb light of a fixed λ? I have a lot of questions and have quite frankly got a bit lost in holding a coherent fundamental picture of what's going on, so would appreciate any sense someone could talk into me. What is the physical manifestation of heat? Motion, kinetic energy, and in motion the emission of EM radiation (ala blackbody), typically a lot of infra red, not much UV, as UV is assosciated with electronic transitions as opposed to transitions in vibrational states. That is not to say that UV-Vis spectroscopy does not 'see' vibrational states, as they appear overlaid in the broadness of peaks, through their fine structure composed of a number of possible transitions (http://teaching.shu.ac.uk/hwb/chemis...pec/nrglev.gif) that average out to the mean 'E_(n+1) - E_n' equivalent photon λ. I have also suspected that it is the method of heating, via a cell controlled by the Peltier effect that might influence the performance of the lamp / detector of the spectrometer. Is this possible? I seem to get more stable results when not using the temperature control. Okay I have a lot more I need clarification with, or just someone else to bounce ideas around with, but don't want to drag on too much, so should probably wrap it up for now and just see if anyone out there thinks they might be up for getting some discussion going on this. Essentially it's a fundamental question of the interaction of light with matter, that I think calls on;
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