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running is going pretty good this week! i am still keep things on the shorter end, but i did go back to track for the first time since before the marathon! i missed the track and am excited to really get back into it this summer.
tuesday after work i took kylie and emma on an easy run. it's been a long time since they have been out with me since i hadn't been running as much with all the races and they were very happy to go! emma went 3.5 and kylie went 2.5.
6.0 miles/55:43/9:17 avg pace
emma looked like this later.
as i mentioned above, tonight i met up with the team for my first track workout in 4 weeks! i was excited to be back and a little nervous, not knowing what my legs were going to think of this.
the workout wasn't too long, but it was TOUGH. chris and i got there early, did an extra mile warm up (2 miles total), did drills and strides and we all got going on the workout.
2×200 (faster the 10K)
2×100 (build to all out)
30 second rest in between.
THIRTY seconds rest = not a long time.
we got started and i started off too fast. really, i didn't know how this was going to feel since i haven't ran fast in a while and i can say it did not feel very good. i kept with it though and was glad the intervals were only getting shorter.
800s: 3:26.6, 3:31.8 (6:58 avg)
600s: 2:36.6, 2:35.3 (6:58 avg) – this is not easy
400s: 1:40.2, 1:42.6 (7:02 avg) – i want to die, maybe i can just stop here… oh just keep going they are short
200s: 48.8, 48.2 (6:44 avg) – only half a lap!
100s: 22.6, 22.1 (6:17 avg) – just run straight…almost done!
total intervals: 2.58 miles/17:54.6/6:57 avg pace
so let me just say, i was the last one of the team in most of these intervals. that made my recovery exactly 30 seconds in between sets because we stayed as a group… the others got a little bit longer recovery waiting for me. i am so nice… GAH. just as i was done sucking wind it was time to start again!
i didn't think i did very well and was kind of disappointed but just shook it off as being my first workout back etc… but looking at my stats it wasn't as bad as i thought, so i am happy. it wasn't as consistent/progressive as i like my track workouts to be, but whatever… it will come back! the summer of speed is here
total with warm up and cool down: 5.67 miles/48:22/8:31 avg pace

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AbstractIn recent years, one of the most frequently debated issues in Congress has been the value of the Chinese renminbi (RMB) relative to the U.S. dollar. Many members of Congress often accuse China of being a "currency manipulator." This paper has two objectives. First, it investigates the extent to which PAC contributions from key interest groups as well as constituent interests influence the frequency with which members of Congress criticize China's exchange rate policy, controlling for other factors. The results indicate that the odds that a congressman will call China a "currency manipulator" are 1.35 times higher for every $5000 in PAC contributions from groups that favor legislation against China. In addition, the results show that a one percentage point increase in the share of the congressional district labor force in manufacturing is associated with a 19.6% increase in the likelihood that the district's legislator will label China a "currency manipulator." Second, this paper investigates the consequences that "currency manipulation" bashing may have on the rate at which the RMB appreciates against the U.S. dollar. The results for a VAR model indicate that an increase in the incidence of "currency manipulation" bashing appears to temporarily slow down, rather than accelerate, the rate at which the renminbi appreciates against the dollar. This result suggests that bashing China may actually be counterproductive.
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There's a bit of a tendency for some of us to romanticize an ancestral notion of "nature" as a sort of harmony, where man flourished in his pure form. This monologue by director Werner Herzog, on "the obscenity of the jungle," reminds us that nature is often violent, predatory, unpredictable, and disordered. I don't necessarily agree, but I find it thought-provoking.
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I think that taking anything a First World urban aesthete says about nature after he's just been massively culture-shocked by being dumped into the Amazon jungle seriously is a risky business. It'll be utterly beyond anything he's ever seen before, and the environmental conditions (heat, damp, smells, bugs, riotous vegetation, poisonous snakes, alligators, pirahnas, locals killing dinner, etc, etc.) are going to be a major stressor. Of course he's going to be overwhelmed by the experience.
To the locals, of course, it's just home. They've lived there all their lives and understand the environment and its risks and would be just as stressed as Herzog was if you flew them to a major city and released them onto a sidewalk at rush hour.
Years ago, I owned a log cabin by a lake north of Montreal. One summer evening, I was sitting on the porch with my then wife, a good friend and fishing buddy, and his wife, relaxing after dinner, which if memory serves consisted of some brook trout we'd caught earlier that day. The lake was still, reflecting dark pines and the colours of the sunset. My ex remarked on the beauty of the scene, and my friend replied that it might look beautiful, but under the water a struggle for survival was going on that made the Vietnam war look like a picnic, because at least there Charlie wasn't trying to eat you.
There are a few conclusions about what Herzog and my friend were driving at that I've come to over the past few years, while hunting and fishing and reading up on those topics: the world is not a warm safe fuzzy place and doesn't care about us; our hopes, fears, needs, ambitions, consumerist wants, personal comfort, safety or survival; we only think it does because we live in one of the most safe, sheltered, comfortable, sterile, unnatural environments ever, where one of the greatest threats to our own personal survival is our appetites. This is why so many modern urbanites are so horrified when they're confronted with the reality of where their food comes from.
The world is made of food. You need to eat food in order to live. It sucks to be food. Everybody is food. You are no exception. You might as well just get used to the notion and enjoy the view while you can.
I think it's very easy to fall into the trap of believing that there is some rhyme or reason or "harmony" to the natural world and "natural" ways of living when the reality is just as Herzog puts it: we are all little bits of life engaged with each other in a daily fight to continue being, a fight that we all inevitably lose.
"Grok" didn't invent fire and shoes and agriculture by accident or for the hell of it.
Coincidentally, I just stumbled across this review of a book called Deadly Kingdom: When Animals Attack, by Gordon Grice: http://trueslant.com/markdery/2010/05/21/when-animals-attack-on-gordon-grices-deadly-kingdom/
""A peculiar fallacy accompanies this urge to touch the wild: people feel, somehow, that nature will not hurt them because they are themselves approaching it with a kindred feeling," writes Grice.
This is the extravagant self-regard of the naked ape, convinced that all of creation smiles on him; that wild nature is his helpmate or playmate, buffoon or bogeyman, raw resource for capitalist exploitation or metaphoric mirror, in which he can see himself and his society more clearly. As Deadly Kingdom makes abundantly clear, that is cosmic presumptuousness, a sometimes fatal narcissism."
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It's May, and that means it's time for Spring Open House here at Linfield. Since most seniors have already made their college decision, this is an event designed for high school juniors to get a feel for what life is like here at Linfield prior to applying next fall. If you haven't already signed up, I highly encourage you to do so ASAP here. One of the things we do for all of our Open Houses is a sample class. Classes at Linfield are very interactive and engaging, and we do our best to portray that in three different sample classes. Tomorrow I will be assisting Organic Chemistry Laboratory Coordinator Katie Sours in teaching a class about how molecules actually work. We'll be talking about how and why they function in the ways that they do, and we'll include some really cool demonstrations to supplement the material. One of the important things we've been discussing in preparing this class is making it accessible to everyone who attends. We want to be able to speak simply and accurately about the science we're discussing, and this is actually a skill both Katie and I have learned in our time here at Linfield. Not only is Katie Sours our current O-Chem Lab Coordinator, but she's also a Linfield Chemistry Alumna. We've both had some fantastic experiences in presenting about science to a number of audiences, and I think we'll be able to show off those abilities quite nicely tomorrow. One such example has come for me at the last two American Chemical Society Spring National Meetings. I know I wrote before about Speaking Simply about Science. I was also interviewed on camera by the Chemistry Ambassadors of the American Chemical Society, and that video was sent to me this morning! You can check it out here. I'm really excited to add this video to my resume to show future graduate schools and employers the experience I have to draw upon as a result of my Linfield education. Experiences like these are one of the many reasons why high school seniors are currently deciding to be Linfield Bound, and it's something I highly encourage the juniors to start looking into as well.
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This brain activation was also seen when the bees were exposed to heat, supporting the idea the brain region is sending out directions to keep the bees producing steady heat that's hot enough to kill the hornets, but not themselves. This neural activity wasn't seen in European honeybees.Oh. Bummer.
"Because there is only 3 to 5 C difference [5 to 9 degrees F] in the lethal temperature between the Japanese honeybee and the giant hornet, accurate monitoring and precise control of heat generation during forming a hot defensive bee ball seem critical for the Japanese honeybees," they wrote.
As Xu Qifang, Ankang's major, points out, massacring hornets comes with consequences. Since hornets prey on pests, a single nest can protect 330 hectares of cropland, Xu said. The local hornet population means farmers don't have to use pesticides, says an anonymous Beijing scholar, which can hurt the land and endanger human health. They are also among the bee species that carry out 80% of the world's pollination.The story also notes that poor farmers are obliged to carry on with the harvest to make their living amid the swarms, but lack the funds to properly protect themselves. I know it's been said a gazillion times, but climate change does not just mean warmer temperatures. It represents a dramatic disruption of every equilibrium we've come to expect and rely on -- for example, the delicate balance between pollinating giant hornets and farmers in Shaanxi.
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BURGLARS who smashed their way into a house and stole a 12-week-old puppy have left a family devastated.
Kelly Tolin arrived home with her six-year-old son and his cousins last Wednesday (October 24) afternoon to find thieves had smashed their way in through the back with crowbars.
After searching the house she realised their new bulldog puppy, Charley, had been taken just three weeks after they first took her home to Cresswell Place in Cawston.
Thousands of pounds worth of electrical items and Christmas presents were also taken during the daylight raid.
Husband Paul Tolin said he was working away when his wife called to tell him she had found their back window smashed and their puppy stolen.
He said: "We're not too good at the moment. We're all very upset about it.
"My wife is finding it quite hard to come to terms with, not just losing the dog but also the fact burglars have been in our house."
The couple had talked about getting a dog for years, with Mr Tolin buying Charley for £2,000 as a birthday present for his wife.
"Having not had her very long, we didn't have time to get too attached, but it still hurts," he said.
"We think we were targeted and a lot of people agree, but the police don't think we were and have told us not to take it personally.
"This year we'd finally got some of our Christmas shopping done early, and that was taken too. We're kicking ourselves for buying it now."
A Twitter campaign launched by Mr Tolin to appeal for information is gathering momentum and has gained backing from celebrities including Julian Clary.
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Warwickshire Police is investigating the theft and confirmed the dog is microchipped.
According to the Kennel Club, while dog theft is not particularly common, desirable breeds are sometimes stolen because of their value.
Anyone with information about the burglary or Charley should call Paul Tolin on 07917 733674 or contact Warwickshire Police.
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Christian Friedrich Schönbein, (born Oct. 18, 1799, Metzingen, Swabia—died Aug. 29, 1868, Sauersberg, near Baden-Baden), German chemist who discovered and named ozone (1840) and was the first to describe guncotton (nitrocellulose). His teaching posts included one at Epsom, Eng., before he joined the faculty at the University of Basel, Switz. (1828), where he was appointed professor of chemistry and physics in 1835.
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After being challenged by Sequoia Golf and some of our own clubs, the ClubCorp executive team accepted the #ALSIceBucketChallenge. The team consisted of:
- Eric Affeldt - President and Chief Executive Officer
- Curt McClellan – Chief Financial Officer
- Mark Burnett - Chief Operating Officer
- Ingrid Keiser - General Counsel, Secretary and Executive Vice President of People Strategy
- Dan Tilley – Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
ALS is a cause close to ClubCorp's heart and this particular Ice Bucket Challenge was accepted in support of Augie Nieto and ALS TDI.
Augie Nieto, who was diagnosed with ALS in 2005, founded Augie's Quest, which has raised more than $36 million in donations to support ALS Research.
Each year all of the ClubCorp Clubs open their doors to host annual Charity Classic fundraising events where Members, family and friends alike give, golf, dine and celebrate. All of the collected proceeds are divided between each Club's local charity of choice, ClubCorp's Employee Care Foundation (E.P.C.F.) which helps Employee Partners of ClubCorp's family of clubs in need of financial assistance in times of need, and Augie's Quest, an organization determined to find a cure for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
Visit classic.als.net to learn about Charity Classic events happening at Clubs in your area!
The #ALSIceBucketChallenge is in full swing across Facebook and Twitter, and the ClubCorp family of clubs can't get enough! Especially since ALS is a cause that is close to our company's heart.
Each year, the ClubCorp Charity Classic opens the doors of our private clubs to help those in need. Members, family and friends alike give, golf and dine during our nationwide, one-day charity event, donating more than $10 million since the Classic began in 2007.
The proceeds are divided between each Club's local charity of choice, ClubCorp's Employee Partners Care Foundation (E.P.C.F.) which helps Employee Partners of ClubCorp's family of clubs in need of financial assistance in times of crisis and Augie's Quest, an organization determined to find a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Since its inception in 2006, Augie's Quest has raised more than $36 million in donations to support ALS research. Its founder, Augie Nieto, was diagnosed with ALS in 2005 and since then, Augie and his family have worked with the ALS Therapy Development Institute towards effective treatments and cures.
So how can you help? Besides accepting the #ALSIceBucketChallenge and raising awareness along with making a charitable donation, become a part of your Club's Charity Classic event! Visit classic.als.net to learn more and find upcoming Charity Classic events.
Do a lot of good. Have a lot of fun. Sign up for your Home Club's Charity Classic today!
Congratulations to the staff at Aliso Viejo Country Club in Aliso Viejo, California! The club raised a record-breaking $200,000 during its 2014 ClubCorp Charity Classic events weekend, topping the previous company record – set by Aliso Viejo in 2013 – by more than $40,000.
More than 110 attended the June 6 dinner and gala with live and silent auctions while 144 participated in the June 7 golf tournament and an additional 60 enjoyed an outdoor concert on the greens by Retrograde.
Attending the dinner and gala were Augie Nieto, founder of Augie's Quest and chairman of the board of directors at ALS TDI, and his wife, Lynn; Eric Affeldt, ClubCorp president and CEO; and Beau and Brandi Bianchi, owners of Bianchi Vineyards. During the event, attendees got the opportunity to bid on a variety of auction items, including wine tastings and packages, golf getaways and trips to Italy and Nicaragua.
Among those participating in the golf tournament was Brian Smith, CEO and president of Signature Control Systems – title sponsor of the event – playing in a foursome with Kim Goldenstein, who hit a hole-in-one on the par-3, 155-yard No. 5 hole. Other attendees included Wing Lam, co-founder of Wahoo's Fish Taco, and Heather Smith, vice president of QURE Water.
"I am so excited and proud that Aliso Viejo has, again, set a company record raising funds during this year's Charity Classic, which benefits three worthwhile and deserving charities," said Matt Zuckerman, Aliso Viejo general manager. "This year's events were amazing and are a testament to the generosity and hard work of our members, the club's staff and the community."
Congratulations again to Matt and his entire staff, who dedicated hundreds of hours of their time to make the event such a success.
Eight-time Pro Bowler and four-time First Team All-Pro and Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith's extreme talent doesn't end on the football field – he's taking fundraising to the next level and raising money for underprivileged youth.
Smith and his wife, Pat, created the Pat and Emmitt Smith Charities to "offer kids education and experiences that broaden their opportunities for success." To help raise funds for their organization, the Smiths host seven qualifying golf tournaments around the country, evaluating a team's "fundraising skills [and]…golf ability." At the end of the qualifying rounds, "the highest fundraising team and the best golfers from each tournament will be invited to the Emmitt Smith Celebrity Invitational" in Dallas in May 2014.
The Emmitt Smith Golf Challenge kicked off last month at The Clubs of Kingwood, and is now headed to Austin, TX. The Hills of Lakeway welcomes the Emmitt Smith Golf Challenge on March 3, 2014.
We look forward to the next qualifying round in Austin, as well as future qualifiers!
Tampa Palms Country Club — March 12, 2014
Queen's Harbor Yacht & Country Club — March 17, 2014
Bear's Best Atlanta — March 25, 2014
Las Colinas Country Club — March 31, 2014
Haile Plantation Golf & Country Club — April 14, 2014
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From January 1st to today, 2013 has been a great year for ClubCorp! For our final blog post of the year, we wanted to highlight 13 great events that happened this past year.
1) Cherry Valley Country Club, Oak Tree Country Club and Chantilly National Golf & Country Club were added to the ClubCorp family.
2) The first major of the LPGA Tour in 2013, The Kraft Nabisco Championship, was held at Mission Hills Country Club.
3) Las Colinas Country Club hosted President George W. Bush's Warrior Open.
4) The Carolina Club opened their doors to University of North Carolina students who were on campus on Thanksgiving.
5) Matt Ginella journeyed to Vista Vallarta Club de Golf to showcase the club in his Golf Channel show Morning Drive.
6) Coto de Caza Golf & Racquet Club hosted a record-setting Charity Classic event by raising roughly $167,000.
7) Avid Golfer magazine recognized 12 ClubCorp clubs in its "2013 Best of The Private Clubs" list: Stonebriar Country Club, Gleneagles Country Club, Timarron Country Club, Las Colinas Country Club, Stonebridge Ranch Country Club, Trophy Club Country Club, Brookhaven Country Club, Hackberry Creek Country Club, Canyon Creek Country Club, Walnut Creek Country Club, Oakmont Country Club and Shady Valley Golf Club.
8) Gainey Ranch Golf Club raised more than $110,000 for the Yarnell community and the Granite Mountain HotShots to benefit the families of the fallen.
9) Tiger Woods claimed his 8th Bridgestone victory at Firestone Country Club.
10) Santiago "Jimmy" De La Cruz, executive chef at the Club at Cimarron, was named "2013 Chef of the Year" by the American Culinary Federation (ACF) Texas Chef Association.
11) Oak Tree Country Club's team won the Acura ClubCorp Champions Classic.
12) ClubCorp CEO Eric Affeldt shaved his head to raise awareness and funds for the St. Baldricks Foundation and the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children.
13) Brookhaven Country Club's Jordan Spieth won the John Deere Classic at age 19.
See you next year!
Emmitt Smith, eight-time Pro Bowler and four-time First Team All-Pro and Hall of Famer is at it again…but this time off the football field! Emmitt and his wife Pat care deeply about underprivileged kids' futures, which led them to create the Pat and Emmitt Smith Charities "which offer kids education and experiences that broaden their opportunities for success."
To help raise awareness and funds for their organization, the Smiths will host seven qualifying golf tournaments around the country, evaluating a team's "fundraising skills[and]…golf ability." At the end of the qualifying rounds, "the highest fundraising team and the best golfers from each tournament will be invited to the Emmitt Smith Celebrity Invitational" in Dallas in May.
ClubCorp is a proud sponsor of The Emmitt Smith Golf Challenge, and will host the seven qualifying rounds on the following dates:
- The Clubs of Kingwood — January 20, 2014
- The Hills of Lakeway — March 3, 2014
- Tampa Palms Country Club — March 12, 2014
- Queen's Harbor Yacht & Country Club — March 17, 2014
- Bear's Best Atlanta — March 25, 2014
- Las Colinas Country Club — March 31, 2014
- Haile Plantation — April 14, 2014
(Quotes courtesy of www.emmittsmithgolfchallenge.com)
You may be familiar with our Charity Classic events annually hosted by our Clubs. These events are great opportunities to rally the Clubs' communities for a weekend filled with activities such as golf and tennis tournaments, lunches and dinners, festivals, games, and much more. All proceeds go to MDA's Augies Quest, Employee Partners Care Foundation, and one charity chosen by the Club.
On October 14, Coto de Caza Golf & Racquet Club in California hosted a record-setting Charity Classic event by raising roughly $167,000! More than 170 members and guests participated in the lunch and golf activities which included hole-in-one and putting contests. The afternoon activities were followed by dinner and live and silent auctions. Coto de Caza's third charity of choice was Never Ever Give Up (NEGU), a global childhood cancer foundation.
From left to right: Member and guests, Stacy and Erik of NEGU, Dave Johnson of Regal Wine
Thank you so much to the Clubs and participants of all Charity Classic events for making a difference your community and changing the lives of people everywhere. If you haven't already, check out the Charity Classic page for an event happening near you.
We can't all sit around and wait for the world to become a better place for our children.
Some of us need to be brave, stand up and do something about it.
Eric Affeldt, ClubCorp's President and CEO, is one of these people; and on March 30, 2013 he is taking a stand and shaving his head to raise awareness and funds for The St. Baldricks Foundation and The Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children.
"Whenever I hear about a child suffering, it absolutely breaks my heart. Many times it's easy to feel helpless in these situations, but this year I'm going to do something about it — and I need your support to make a difference. So how can you help? I'm glad you asked....
On March 30, I'm saying good-bye to my hair to raise $100,000 for both of these great causes. If bald is beautiful, getting my head shaved to help these brave children who are fighting for their lives should be extraordinary!" said Eric.
Visit Eric's blog to read more and donate to these great causes!
Although the game didn't end favorably for Dallas, Hackberry Creek Country Club in Irving, Texas was able to represent the metroplex during the halftime show at the February 24, 2013 Mavericks game against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Staff members from Hackberry Creek and ClubCorp President and CEO Eric Affeldt were invited out on the court to present a check for $10,545 to Mavericks' owner Mark Cuban who accepted the donation on behalf of The Dallas Mavericks Foundation.
The donation was made possible by the Club's 2012 Charity Classic event, which raised more than $35,000 during two sold-out golf events, a tennis tournament, a fun run family day and a silent auction awards dinner featuring Mavericks guard Roddy Beaubois, Mavericks cheerleaders, Mavs Maniaacs, and play-by-play announcer Mark Followill.
The Dallas Mavericks Foundation assists young people through programs stressing the importance of education, good health and other skills crucial to their future success.
Even though ClubCorp Charity Classic season is coming to a close, its' positive impact continues year-round.
Thank you again to everyone who helped make this year our best year yet!


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My senses are swirling and my joints are aching. My vision has been blurred by a constant dribble of sweat flowing from my brow. My knees appear like they're ready to come detached from a fragile torso.
It's not easy playing Santa at the local church Christmas party, especially after hitting your 70s.
Used to be a time when I could hoist two youngsters onto my lap, absorbing a couple of swift kicks to the shins, while listening to 50 requests. Sometimes more.
But that was 40 years ago. That's how long I've been impersonating the jolly old fella. Others have tried to hone in on my territory, but the role always reverted back to me.
When you teach a bunch of students in Sunday school, you can appear before them in an iron mask and they'll know who you are. No secrets here, except from the 3-year-olds. The brown bucks are a dead give-away, not to mention the voice. Much as I've tried to disguise myself, it's never worked.
What does it take to impersonate Santa? Intestinal fortitude for one thing, and a gift of gab. A rundown of each youngster is not required — but helpful. The meek need not apply.
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"Merry Christmas, Noah. How's the ark these days and the animals that came aboard in twos? You know, of course, it landed on Mount Ararat following a flood. It's all there in the Book of Genesis. Congratulations on making the honor role in school and scoring a touchdown."
"How do you know all that?"
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"Hey, I know who you are ..."
Ever since I was old enough to believe in miracles, Santa was my hero. He could make dreams come true. Any guy that could fly through the air on a sleigh pulled by reindeer was not your ordinary folk hero. Especially one who started out old and incredibly stayed the same.


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Effect of AC-PACs on IL-6 and IL-8 secretion by C. albicans (MOI of 3 or 15)-stimulated oral epithelial cells. IL-6 (Panel A) and IL-8 (Panel B) concentrations in the cell-free supernatants were determined by ELISA. Assays were run in triplicate, and the means ± SD from three independent assays were calculated. *, significantly higher than the value for the unstimulated (C. albicans) control (P < 0.05); †, significantly lower than the value for the untreated (AC-PACs) control (P < 0.05).
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Kaling's no intellectual slouch--she attended Dartmouth College as an undergrad--but the star and creator of Fox's "The Mindy Project" did make a playful jab at Harvard Law's iconic position in the academic world, telling graduates, "From where I stand, from an outsider's perspective, here's the truth: You are all nerds."
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Is there some kind of strength index for the game? 18.104.22.168 04:02, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
- Chess application itself is just a frontend for Sjeng [1]. (Though I'm not sure if it's Sjeng, I've got to check - I remember some talk about GNU Chess instead, maybe that's just in the old versions, as the protocols of these programs aren't that difficult...) --wwwwolf (barks/growls) 08:34, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
If the Chess source code is free, is there some reason it isn't ported to Linux and Windows. Surely, someone would have ported it... --RaviC 19:41, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
Yes it is Sjeng now (version 11.2 on Mac OS X 10.4). You can even run Sjeng from the Terminal command line:
$ cd /Applications/Chess.app/Contents/Resources/ $ ./sjeng Sjeng: help
For reference, the strength slider only has 12 distinct settings, from -3 to 8. Negative values limit search depth from 1 to 3 ply, positive values limit search time from 1 to 256 seconds in powers of two. Since Sjeng searches on the opponent's time (pondering), all the positive levels (slider to the right of the 'Pl' of "Computer Plays:") are still quite strong. --IanOsgood (talk) 05:46, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
Hello, this particular application is made for every Mac OS X release. I believe it's a notable game because it is a software packaged for a notable computer system. I am also comparing this game with others such as Minesweeper (Windows). RaNdOm26 (talk) 22:01, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
- Hello and thanks for this explanation. I am not sure I have completely understood the point here: the Super NES is notable but that does not mean all the games for this platform are notables themselves. I mean, it could just be mentioned in the article on Mac OS X, why should it have its own article ? SyG (talk) 10:05, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
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