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For the majority of the past two seasons the Philadelphia Flyers top line has featured their two best offensive players, Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek. Both are elite and can perform at a very high level.
When looking through the top teams in the NHL, there is no shortage of teams with a solid one-two offensive punch. From Crosby and Malkin to Getzlaf and Perry to Toews and Kane, these duos prove that it is difficult to be successful with only one elite offensive talent.
The most sucessful tandem of offensive players over the past five years has been Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane. However, what is surprising to those that do not watch the Blackhawks often is the fact that they do not play on the same line. Toews is the the top line center between Hossa and Bickell/Sharp, while Kane is usually on the second line with Saad/Sharp and Ben Smith.
When Joe Quenneville needs an offensive spark, he will put Kane and Toews together, but they are not consistently on the ice together at even strength. There are a couple of reasons why it may be beneficial to handle Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek in the same fashion.
1. Easier Minutes For Jake
Claude Giroux was third in the NHL in scoring this season and has been a point per game player over the last three seasons. When he steps onto the ice, he is usually accompanied by the opponents top defense pair. Giroux draws the most attention from the opponents, as he should. Therefore, Voracek has received the same attention.
Let's look at Kane and Toews. Here is a chart detailing their quality of competition (via ExtraSkater.com) over this past season and playoffs:
Quality of Competition %
|Jonathan Toews
13-14 Reg Season
|Patrick Kane
13-14 Reg Season
|Jonathan Toews
13-14 Playoffs
|Patrick Kane
13-14 Playoffs
Jonathan Toews faces much higher competition than Kane, while they put up similar offensive numbers. While Toews is battling with the opponents top units, Kane gets to work his magic against the second stringers.
If the Flyers adopted the same method, Giroux would face the top opponents every night, while Voracek would have his load lightened. He would have more room on the ice and be able to set up his linemates (BSchenn, Couturier, Read, etc) for great chances.
2. Flyers Have The Personnel For It
It is nice to think of Voracek taking on easier minutes, but someone eventually has to take on those minutes. Chicago has this guy named Marian Hossa who can do it, he's not too shabby. Luckily for Philadelphia, they have a budding star power forward named Wayne Simmonds who plays on the same side as Voracek. Despite his only average play/stats at 5v5, Simmonds led the Flyers in goal scoring this past season with 29 goals.
Simmonds may not be Marian Hossa, but his even strength numbers should not be completely thrown out. He was forced to lug Vincent Lecavalier around for many of his shifts this season, while also watching his main centerman (Brayden Schenn) get shuttled back and forth from center to left wing. If given the opportunity to play consistently with one of the NHL's best playmakers, there is little doubt in my mind that Simmonds' even strength stats will improve.
What About the Left Wing?
All of this talk about centers and right wingers begs the question as to what to do with the left side. Scott Hartnell is still a good player, but he is far from what he was in his prime. Matt Read may be the Flyers most complete winger after Voracek. Read can score, play well in all three zones, and has speed. Michael Raffl is another option and he may be given a top six role in the future.
It stands to reason that Simmonds and Hartnell should not be on the same line. It does not make sense to have two similar, power forwards together. However, this season a line of Hartnell/Schenn/Simmonds had quite a bit of success despite the perceived lack of skill on the line. The same could happen with Giroux. With two power forwards to create space and wear down the opposing defensemen, Giroux would have all of the time and space he needs to set up these wingers. Both Hartnell and Simmonds have good hands around the net and Simmonds has underrated skill.
I also would not be opposed to seeing Raffl on a left wing with Giroux and Simmonds.
That leaves Matt Read for the second line. There is a case being made via twitter right now for Matt Read to be a top line LW. He has the skill set to do so and there is little doubt that he can be a top six winger. His goal scoring touch and speed would be a fantastic complement to Voracek's skating and passing ability. Either Brayden Schenn or Sean Couturier will be the second line center next season, and they are both capable of centering this line Voracek and Read.
Ultimately, the top six would look something like this:
12/19 – 28 – 17
24 – 10/14 – 93
Even though there is a good case to be made for splitting up Giroux and Voracek, it is a long shot to happen. And even if it did happen, it may not be smart to keep them apart all of the time. The most beneficial route could be to keep them together during home games, when Craig Berube has the last change and the match-up that he wants.
On the road, splitting up Giroux and Voracek would force the opposing coach to pick his poison.
The Flyers strength right now is their forward depth. Over the past few years they have all played with one another at various points and they all have a certain level of chemistry. It would be wise for the Flyers to use this area of strength to their advantage. Taking a page out of the Chicago Blackhawks book is never a bad idea. Their two Stanley Cup rings say so.
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As Mark Richt's Bulldogs approach the midway point in preseason practices, I decided to take stock of what parts of Georgia's team have this fan feeling pretty good and what areas have me somewhat concerned.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) – A special needs college student has been shot to death while sitting on a bench in a South Los Angeles park. Police say 19-year-old Patrick Caruthers, was shot several times on Tuesday afternoon at the Jackie Tatum-Harvard Recreation Center.
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As im sitting at home with a cold which is keeping me from being at work. i decided to write a new blog.. Yay for you guys :).
Well here we are, December 23th 2011. The Avs are currently 17-17-1 on the season so far, sitting 4th in the Northwest division and 12th in the Western Conference, 4 points out of a playoff spot with 35 points.
Tonight they are playing a struggling Tampa Bay lightning team, and are looking to go 18-17-1 before the Christmas break. Which to us Avs fans is better then where we thought they would be at this point of the year considering the losing streaks and whatnot.
But if we look to last year at this date exactly, the Avs were 19-12-4 with 42 points and on top of the Northwest division. (They did play a game on the 23th last season as well, and that is included in the record). Whats the difference from last year. Well the Avs have 4 more points last year from losing in OT. Something the Avs know little about this season.
The great play of late has been coming from veteran goaltending of J.S. Giguere. As he know how to keep a team in the game with the last few minutes of play in regulation. Something Varlamov is going to need more experience at.
Rookies Brad Malone and David Van Der Gulik have been playing great as well, considering they are playing to so the coach why they should of been on the team to begin with.
Coach Sacco is going with the Same lineup as the last game. Keeping Hunwick on a line with Rookie Stefan Elliot instead of bringing Vet Kyle Quincey back in. Its weird, but Elliot and Hunwick haven't been to bad together, and they certainly aren't taking the penalties that Quincey does on a regular basis.
The only hope that the Avs fans have right now, is that the team has a better 2nd half of the season then they did last season. They need to get close or make a playoff spot in order to show that losing a 1st and 2nd round pick in the 2012 draft wasn't a waste for Varlamov.
So a win tonight would bring the Avs within 5 points of what they were at exactly this time last season. It would also be a new record for the Avs winning 8 straight at home.
Lets hope they can win this game tonight and go into the New years with a new confidence they haven't seen in a while.
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Elections in Arden, Delaware are supervised by the Registration Committee. Officers and committee members are elected at the March town meeting. Assessors are elected and the town budget is approved or disapproved in a mailed referendum in November. Trustees are elected for life at specially held elections to fill vacancies.
Budget Referendum, Assessors Ballots must be returned by 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 4, 2014.
Ballots will be mailed to all eligible voters in Arden on Monday, October 13. To be valid, the return envelopes must have your signature and your printed name in the upper left. Ballots will be counted at the Buzz Ware Village Center beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 4. Click here to see the Elections / Registration Committee page.
Assessor Statements
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Election Results, March, 2014: Election of Officers and Committee Members in the Village of Arden
Election Results, November, 2013: Assessors Election and Budget Referendum Results of November, 2013. Participation was 68% of eligible voters. 175 approved the budget; 168 votes were needed. Assessors elected were in the following order: Brooke Bovard (convener), Denis O'Regan, Tom Wheeler, Gary Quinton, Bill Theis, Warren Rosenkranz, and Joe del Tufo.
Election Results, March, 2013: Election of Officers and Committee Members in the Village of Arden
Arden Trustee Election Results, February 12, 2013: Eligible voters 346; Votes needed to confirm: 174 (a majority of 346 eligible voters); "YES" votes received 183. The Trustees' choice of Elizabeth Varley as an Arden Trustee IS CONFIRMED. Complete voting results: Approve 183, Disapprove 57, Blank 1. Ballots returned 241. Voter Participation 70%. Click here to see the confirmation letter issued by the Registration Committee.
Election Results: Assessors Election and Budget Referendum of November, 2012
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About the Election of Arden Committee Members and Officers
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Committee members serve 2-year terms, and each year half of the committee is up for re-election; most committees elect 3 members in odd-numbered years and 2 members in even-numbered years. For each position up for election, there must be 2 nominees. For example, if a committee has 2 members up for election, they must have 4 nominees.
Town officers serve one-year terms, except for the treasurer, who has a 2-year term (elected in even-numbered years). There is no requirement to have more than one nominee for any town officer position.
Nominations for committees are announced at the January Town Meeting, and additional nominations may be made from the floor at that time. Nominations remain open until the March Advisory Meeting. A sample ballot is then prepared by the Registration Committee and included in the mailing to all residents in mid-March. The election, by secret ballot, takes place at the March meeting. Ballots are passed out at the start of the meeting, but voting can be done at any time during the meeting. If you cannot attend the entire meeting, you are welcome to come and vote, then leave when you need to, or arrive late to vote. Ballots are counted publicly at the Buzz Ware Village Center, usually the following evening, and results are posted on town bulletin boards and on this website.
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Standing committees and Town Officers for the Village of Arden are elected at the March Town Meeting. The election is conducted by secret ballot. All residents who are 18 years of age and who have resided in the Village of Arden for 6 months prior to the election are eligible to vote at the Town Meeting. Beginning in March 2012, absentee voting has been available for all residents of Arden who cannot vote in person for the following reasons:
- the resident's business or occupation prevents him or her from voting at the Town Meeting. "Occupation" shall include care of a family member.
- the resident will be out of town on election day. This includes military service, college, or vacation as examples.
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Background: Absentee Voting in Arden Elections
The Act to Reincorporate specifies that the Town Meeting elects committees in March. Until March 2011 the Registration Committees interpreted this to mean that all balloting must take place at the meeting and there could be no absentee balloting. This is consistent with the practice of many other town meeting governments in the United States.
In 2009 there was a concerted effort to introduce absentee balloting for the March elections (with or without an amendment to our Act to Reincorporate) and, during many open debates, the Town Meeting re-considered the issue. The Registration Committee also found some town meeting governments do, in fact, allow absentee voting in certain circumstances. The most common requirement is that the absentee voting is only allowed for an election conducted by secret ballot, rather than by a floor vote, such as the passage of a motion. Since our election of committees and officers is by secret ballot, and following the precedent of other town meeting governments, the Registration Committee – after its initial adamant resistance – was convinced that absentee balloting could be allowed for our March elections, and still comply with the Act to Reincorporate.
In March 2011, the Town Meeting passed a motion instructing the Registration Committee to establish a procedure for absentee voting to be implemented by March 2012. The full text of that motion can be found here in PDF format (and here as a Microsoft Word document).
Absentee voting is now in place for the March 25, 2013, election of committees and officers. See details above.
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After learning about the committees, if there is one that interests you, contact the chair of the committee (see the current Committee list) or contact the head of the Advisory Committee.
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I'm not an expert on this by any stretch of the imagination, but my impression is that journalled filesystems are shouldn't be that hard on system. They - in principle - should only tie up some RAM (for the tables they use), and soak up a little background CPU to write contents back to disk when CPU is available. There should be little effect on reading performance. How go the system is at balancing tasks might come in play, too. But none of this should be a bg hit on a well-configured system. There will be a little overhead - there is another system service running - but it shouldn't be dramatic.
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According to Apple, the performance hit is significant. OS X Server (which offers journaling as a standard feature) has been tweaked to reduce this hit; however, OS X standard hasn't. I have a feeling that OS X standard will eventually offer journaling as a standard feature, and by that time OS X will have been tweaked to minimize this performance hit.
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I'm sorry, but I must say that I disagree. I have used journaling file systems on BeOS, Linux (ext3, reiserfs, etc), and the journaling has in no way slowed down the system, or caused any sort of hit in system performance. While I am not saying that Apple's has issues, or that the slowdown is something that will be worked out as things mature, I do know that journaling should not cause a performance hit <when properly implemented>.
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Up for auction is this very nice stag handle knife and sheath. It reads (HEINR. BOKER & CO. SOLINGEN-ALEMANIA ARBOLITO) with the tree brand mark on the blade and has (STERLING) stamped on the pommel. T are a few very light scratches on the blade from handling. It looks to still have the factory edge. It has a sterling pommel with a stag handle. It looks to only have been handled and displayed, i believe it was never really used. The sheath is a nice thick leather with heavy stiching. The knife measures 9 7/8" long with a 5" blade. Thank you for your interest.
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Michael Fassbender, everyone.
But really, the show Girls most closely resembles doesn't involve a girl at all. It's FX's Louie, the acclaimed DIY cable comedy now filming its third season, created by the middle-aged comedian Louis CK. The top stand-up in the country, Louie CK has become a bit of a secular saint to his followers, a model of the auteurist showrunner—the man who didn't compromise his vision. Like Dunham, he writes, edits, directs, and stars as a character based on him. Of course, Louie is a recently divorced middle-aged comic with two kids; Hannah is a twentysomething memoirist hooking up in Brooklyn. Yet the two share many qualities: They're Mr. Magoos of the dating world, stumbling into mortification, then exploiting it as material. Each exposes an imperfect body for slapstick and self-assertion. These characters are sensitive solipsists, artists struggling through a period of confused limbo, prone to fits of self-pity—although the fictional personae are far less driven, hardworking, and ambitious than their creators.
Why Girls Is Like Nothing Else On TV
On Money
The Billfold, brother to The Hairpin, is about money, and I don't care about money and I also never have any, but it's really interesting nonetheless. This is basically how I feel about everything but this is pretty convincing too! Also this. Whoa!
Very Good Website.
looking forward to this, written and directed by melanie laurent!
"Then along comes Facebook, the great alien presence that just hovers over our cities, year after year, as we wait and fear. You turn on the television and there it is, right above the Empire State Building, humming. And now a hole has opened up on its base and it has dumped a billion dollars into a public square — which turned out to not be public, but actually belongs to a few suddenly-very-rich dudes. You can't blame users for becoming hooting primates when a giant spaceship dumps a billion dollars out of its money hole. It's like the monolith in the movie 2001 appeared filled with candy and a sign on the front that said "NO CANDY FOR YOU.""
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Health & Parenting
Worried About Lyme Disease?
June 26, 2000 -- When Duchess County, New York, resident Sally picked up 14-year-old Amy from a summer program last year, she noticed that her daughter seemed unusually fatigued. A couple of weeks later, Sally was shocked to discover that the side of Amy's face had begun drooping. Sally immediately suspected what her doctor confirmed: Despite having taken what the family thought were adequate precautions against ticks, the girl had developed facial nerve palsy, a symptom of untreated Lyme disease.
While numbers are on the rise among all age groups, the increase is particularly worrisome to people with children. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that the percentage of Lyme sufferers under age 16 -- one of the groups that spend the most time outdoors and have the highest rate of diagnosis -- has been gradually rising, from 21.7% in 1992 to 26.1% in 1998. "It's definitely an issue, especially for people whose houses are near wooded areas," says Lisa, a mother of two in suburban New Jersey. "Parents see it as a real problem."
The disease is also a growing concern to people living in the most heavily affected regions of the country -- the Northeast and upper Midwest -- though epidemiologists have confirmed cases in nearly every state. "In the last several years, the numbers have ranged between 12,000 and 16,000," says David T. Dennis, MD, coordinator of the Lyme Disease Program at the CDC.
Lyme disease is transmitted to humans by deer ticks and black-legged ticks. Initial symptoms, which show up three to 32 days after the bite, are flu-like in nature; most, but not all, sufferers develop a bull's-eye rash at the site of the bite. Facial nerve palsy, like Amy had, can also occur. Sufferers who aren't treated soon enough after the tick bite can suffer chronic problems ranging from joint pain to heart problems to neurological disorders.
While experts warn people to take precautions during the spring and summer months, when the risk for contracting Lyme disease peaks, they aren't calling for extreme measures. "Parents shouldn't worry so much that they prevent their children from playing outside," advises Henry M. Feder, MD, a professor of family medicine and pediatrics at the University of Connecticut Health Center. "Even if you do get a tick bite, in most areas chances are only one in 100 to one in 1,000 that you'll get the disease."
In order to minimize chances of being bitten in the first place, experts recommend the following:
- Keep a tidy yard. Lyme-carrying ticks are usually found in wooded areas,
fields, and other "wild" areas (though they can also live at the
seashore or in a suburban backyard). Experts advise keeping grass and brush
trimmed and placing barriers, like a fence, between your property and
"unkempt" areas.
- Dress your kids in anti-tick garb. Have them wear long sleeves and long
pants that fit tightly around the ankles and wrists (or tuck pants into their
socks) when playing in wooded or shrubby areas. This dress code can be tough to
enforce, especially on a hot day; you'll have to decide for yourself how great
the danger is in a given area and whether these precautions are worth the
discomfort. Also, consider having your child use insect repellent with less
than 10% DEET (see Insect
Repellents for Kids).
- Check your kids for ticks daily. A Lyme-carrying tick has to be attached to
its host for at least 24 hours in order to transmit the disease, says Feder, so
by doing full-body checks (including scalp) at the end of each day, you can
prevent transmission even after your child has been bitten. The types of ticks
that transmit Lyme disease are very small -- they may resemble a freckle or
speck of dirt -- so be sure to inspect closely. Also, launder clothes at the
end of the day and dry them in a hot cycle to kill any ticks that may have
crawled onboard.
- If you do find a tick, use fine-point tweezers to grasp it gently, without squeezing, as close to the skin as possible; then pull it straight out without twisting, says the American Lyme Disease Foundation. (If any part of the tick remains in the skin, it still might transmit disease.) If you don't have tweezers available, wear gloves or use tissue or even a leaf to avoid contact with the tick. Apply antiseptic to the bite site and the tweezers, and wash your hands. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), it isn't necessary to save the tick for testing, since that isn't an effective way of predicting whether or not your child will contract the disease.


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Just a heads up, I've decided to join Project Wonderful. So far, I've put up a handful of ads on what I thought might be similar webcomics. I'm also in the process of working out putting up some ads (tastefully integrated, hopefully) onto blackmudpuppy.com. I've been at this for two years now, with no ads, but have not been able to gain the exposure necessary to rely on merchandise sales. I think I may have taken social media exposure and word of mouth as far as I can right now. So that's basically why I'm doing it. I set up the first batch of ads this weekend, on superredundant.com, sluggy.com and a few others. And holy balls, Google Analytics has never been more riveting. About 50K eyeballs saw the add and about 60 people clicked over. Of those, most of them stayed to read through the bulk of the archives. If you're one of those new people, HELLO! THANK YOU FOR READING MY SILLY COMIC. Please tell your friends! Or if, like me, you live in an Arctic research station, tell your imaginary friends!
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Hey guys,
Recently, I've been getting more and more fan art! It's great! If you have some and you went to send it, just hop over to my contact section and email me, or you can tweet it to me. (I'm, get this, @Blackmudpuppy, on the Twitters).
First up, another awesome piece by BMP's #1 Fan, Natasha Saville of Tethered!
Next up, Geoff Munn of Kiosk Comic drew me an awesome Mudpuppy pinup. Geoff and I are both AI Pittsburgh alum. Read into that whatever you want.
And then finally, this awesome clay version of old Gillface by my good friend Chris. Chris only ventures onto the internet to make obscure references and buy legos.
Thanks guys, you're all awesome!
New Science Comic!
Hi everyone, just a quick note for anyone who hasn't seen this on my other social media channels, I am now collaborating with Darren Naish on a new (somewhat weekly) webcomic, based on his excellent Tetrapod Zoology Blog. Check out:
If you like the geeky science humor in BMP, you're going to love this.
Yesterday was not an easy day. I can't always explain why, but I am sometimes beset with really awful bouts of anxiety. I don't usually like getting into it, but I made mention of it on Twitter. Just that I was having a bit of a rough time getting through this week in general and this day in particular. And something awesome happened. I received two pieces of really beautiful fan art from Natasha D Saville of the awesome webcomic Tethered.
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So last week, whilst traipsing through the grocery store, I wandered my way to the cosmetics isles.
Instantly these puppies caught my eye, and as they were the only remaining two on the display?
I scooped them up.
I couldn't wait to try them out, and honestly?
I love love love the colors.
What I don't love is how badly they flake and crease and look generally awful after only a few minutes of wear.
I've exfoliated my lips, moisturized them, used a base and nothing helped.
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Snow on the Dolomites from the window of our flight back in to Verona
More arachnid tinsel, this time round the corner from our house.
Nature's holiday decorations: The combination of freezing fog and cobwebs spread baubles and tinsel on the trees on my walk to work this morning.
Next project: vintage bike in need of tlc and Zanchi-fication
Winter sunset in Sprea, Lessinia
NOW it's Christmas :-)
Stella(r) construction
Shot straight into the sun on a crisp, misty afternoon.
A Zanchi city bike, fresh from the store in Verona. I'd love to do something similar with the solid but rusty wartime bike in the garage.


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Went on a Cherry Blossom cruise with Jianna per Capitol yacht charters…except there were no damn cherry blossoms out. But it was cool nonetheless. There was a man who was trying to hook us up with his son and his son's friends. He was all "they're good lookin guys and really sweet, you'd like em!" It's not a day out with Jianna until we get propositioned by a strange man. We gently turned down the offer and saw the guys later—dodged a bullet. Frat boys with stud earrings and snapbacks.
We went to McCormick & Schmick's grill in Reston town center upon a failed trip to the meadowlark gardens; there really are no flowers anywhere. I ate filet mignon. We also got old bay queso fries and bacon-wrapped jalapeño-stuffed shrimp.
Then went to shilla bakery. Then party depot to get Easter festivity items. Then ate more food at pho bistro. :] then we went to whole foods. It was my first time! There was a section for handmade soaps and salt scrubs and soaks, it was cute.
Afterwards, we went to bowl america in sterling to surprise Andy for his birthday. Freaking great time. Mo sure liked Jianna. Beer and bowling and making fun of mo and Jorge made up most of my night. After that, Jorge's house for hookah and music and chilling.


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[wiesi] sent in his latest condenser mic. Rather than use pre-built components, he built from scratch (except the discrete components). He's on his second iteration, and things look pretty good. This tends to be the sort of project that amateur radio guys go for… oh wait, I am one.
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|Carrot family
|Umbelliferae: Apium leaves and tiny inflorescences, Daucus habit, Foeniculum inflorescences, Eryngium inflorescences, Petroselinum root.
|Scientific classification
|Apiaceae (or Umbelliferae)
|Type genus
|This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. (November 2013)
|Carrot family
|Umbelliferae: Apium leaves and tiny inflorescences, Daucus habit, Foeniculum inflorescences, Eryngium inflorescences, Petroselinum root.
|Scientific classification
|Apiaceae (or Umbelliferae)
|Type genus
The Apiaceae (or Umbelliferae), commonly known as the celery, carrot or parsley family, are a family of mostly aromatic plants with hollow stems. The family, which is named after the type genus Apium, is large, with more than 3,700 species spread across 434 genera; it is the 16th-largest family of flowering plants.[1] Included in this family are the well-known plants: Angelica, anise, arracacha, asafoetida, caraway, carrot, celery, Centella asiatica, chervil, cicely, coriander (including cilantro and culantro), cumin, dill, fennel, hemlock, lovage, Queen Anne's lace, parsley, parsnip, sea holly, and the now extinct silphium.
Most Apiaceae are annual, biennial or perennial herbs (frequently with the leaves aggregated toward the base), though a minority are shrubs or trees.They are multicellular plants. Their leaves are of variable size and alternately arranged, or alternate with the upper leaves becoming nearly opposite. In some taxa, the texture is leathery, fleshy, or even rigid, but always with stomata. They are petiolate or perfoliate and more or less sheathing, the blade usually dissected and pinnatifid, but entire in some genera. Most commonly, crushing their leaves emits a marked smell, aromatic to foetid, but absent in some members. The flowers are nearly always aggregated in terminal umbels, simple or compound, often umbelliform cymes, rarely in heads.
The defining characteristic of this family is the inflorescence: a simple or compound umbel. Flowers across the Apiaceae are fairly uniform and are usually perfect (hermaphroditic) and actinomorphic, but some are andromonoecious, polygamomonoecious, or even dioecious (as in Acronema), with a distinct calyx and corolla, but the calyx if often highly reduced, to the point of being undetectable in many species, while the corolla can be white, yellow, pink or purple. The flowers are nearly perfectly pentamerous, with 5 petals, sepals, and stamens. The androecium contains of 5 stamens, but there is often variation in the functionality of the stamens even within a single inflorescence. Some flowers are functionally staminate (where a pistil may be present but has no ovules capable of being fertilized) while others are functionally pistillate (where stamens are present but their anthers do not produce viable pollen). Pollination of one flower by the pollen of a different flower of the same plant (geitonogamy) is common. The gynoecium consists of two carpels fused into a single, bicarpellate pistil with an inferior ovary. When mature, the fused carpels separate into two mericarps. Stylopodiums secrete nectar, attracting pollinators like flies, mosquitoes, gnats, beetles, moths, and bees.
The fruits are nonfleshy schizocarp of two mericarps, each with a single seed; they separate at maturity and are dispersed by wind. Some fruit segments (like those in Daucus spp. are covered in bristles and spread via external transport. The seeds have an oily endosperm[2][3] and generally contain large quantities of fatty oils, with the fatty acid petroselinic acid occurring universally throughout the family while rarely being found outside of the Apiaceae.
The family is solidly placed within the Apiales order in the APG III classification system. It is closely related to Araliaceae and the boundaries between these families remain unclear. Traditionally groups within the family have been delimited largely based on fruit morphology, and the results from this have not been congruent with the more recent molecular phylogenetic analyses. The subfamilial and tribal classification for the family is currently in a state of flux, with many of the groups being found to be grossly paraphyletic or polyphyletic.[1]
Apiaceae was first described by John Lindley in 1836.[4] The name is derived from the type genus Apium, which was originally used by Pliny the Elder circa 50 AD for a celery-like plant.[5] The alternative name for the family, Umbelliferae, derives from the inflorescence being generally in the form of a compound umbel. The family was one of the first to be recognized as a distinct group in Jacques Daleschamps' 1586 Historia generalis plantarum. With Robert Morison's 1672 Plantarum umbelilliferarum distribution nova it became the first group of plants for which a systematic study was published.
The black swallowtail butterfly, Papilio polyxenes, utilizes the Apiaceae family for food and host plants during oviposition.[6]
Many members of this family are cultivated for various purposes. The plant structure includes a tap root, which can be large enough to be useful in food, as with parsnips (Pastinaca sativa), carrots (Daucus carota), and Hamburg parsley (Petroselinum crispum). Many plants of this group are also adapted to conditions that encourage heavy concentrations of essential oils, and as a result some are flavourful aromatic herbs. Examples are parsley (Petroselinum crispum), coriander (Coriandrum sativum), and dill (Anethum graveolens). The plentiful seeds of the umbels, likewise, are sometimes used in cuisine, as with, coriander (Coriandrum sativum), fennel (Foeniculum vulgare), cumin (Cuminum cyminum), and caraway (Carum carvi).
Other notable cultivated Apiaceae include chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium), angelica (Angelica spp.), celery (Apium graveolens), arracacha (Arracacia xanthorrhiza), poison hemlock (Conium maculatum), sea holly (Eryngium spp.), asafoetida (Ferula asafoetida), galbanum (Ferula gummosa), cicely (Myrrhis odorata), anise (Pimpinella anisum), lovage (Levisticum officinale), and hacquetia (Hacquetia epipactis).[2]
|This section does not cite any references or sources. (November 2013)
Almost every widely cultivated plant of this group is a companion plant. In large part, this is because the tiny flowers forming the umbels, are perfectly suited for ladybugs, parasitic wasps, and predatory flies, which actually drink nectar when not reproducing. They then will prey upon insect pests on nearby plants.
Some of the plants are herbs that produce enough scent to possibly dilute the odours of nearby plants, or the pheromones emitted by insects that find those plants, which would otherwise attract more pests.
|This section does not cite any references or sources. (November 2013)
Many plants in this family, such as wild carrot, have estrogenic properties and have been used as a folk medicine for birth control. Most notable for this use is the extinct giant fennel, silphium. Conium maculatum has been used as a sedative and in treatments for arthritis and asthma in addition to its most famous use: as a "humane" method of killing criminals and philosophers. Daucus carota has been used as a diuretic, as a stimulant, to aid in uterine ailments, and one time as a treatment for jaundice. According to the Greek physician and botanist Dioscorides, "[Parsley] —especially Bastard or Wild Parsley—provokes venery and bodily lust and erection of the parts." Fennel has been used to treat nausea; species of Ferula have been used to ease constipation and coughs; cumin has been used as a treatment for diarrhea; coriander for halitosis; Eryngium spp. to treat genitourinary problems; Centella asiatica to treat syphilis; and Ferula assa-foetida has been used as a carminative, antispasmodic, and stimulant.
|This section does not cite any references or sources. (November 2013)
The poisonous members of the Apiaceae have been used for a variety of purposes globally. The poisonous Oenanthe crocata has been used to stupefy fish, Cicuta douglasii has been used as an aid in suicides, and arrow poisons have been made from various other family species.
Daucus carota has been used as coloring for butter and its roots used as a coffee substitute.
Dorema ammoniacum, Ferula galbaniflua, and Ferula sumbul are sources of incense.
The woody Azorella compacta Phil. has been used in South America for fuel.
Polyacetylenes can be found in Apiaceae vegetables like carrot, celery, fennel, parsley and parsnip where they show cytotoxic activities.[7] Many species contain coumarins or coumarin derivatives, such as furanocoumarins.
Flowers of Coriandrum sativum
|Wikispecies has information related to: Apiaceae
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Apiaceae.


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There has been a lot of discussion about software patents and how evil they are over the past months. Even without the insanities concerning RIM and those concerning "business methods," there has been a lot to really dislike.
But nothing has gotten my back up the way patents (in the US) have been distributed on mathematics.
No, I'm not kidding.
If you studied advanced algebra or calculus, you know that Fourier analysis is an important and often-employed method. It is based on the notion that complex wave forms can be approximated by a sum of sinusoids, each of a different frequency. There are a number of techniques that have been developed to perform analyses employing computers.
Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Fourier (1768-1830) was a brilliant mathematician, successor of Lagrange at the Ecole Polytechnique, and member of the Academie des Sciences. He was born poor and never became wealthy.
In Math You Can't Use Ben Klemens * points out (p. 63) that there at least 10 patents on Fourier transformations, e.g.:
And there are many more.
The US Patent and Trademark Office has made it possible for a practicing statistician, physicist or mathematician to be sued for infringing on a patent on a method of analysis that's over 200 years old. (But, of course, the "innovation" claimed is executing the analysis on a computer. Bah!)
These are not the result of examiner oversights. Gale and Shapley (1962 [!]) pointed out that there is no difference between an application of an algorithm and the algorithm itself; and the Church-Turing thesis [1936] states "the algorithm and pure math are entirely equivalent."
So here we are. The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has moved the line of patentability in such a way that someone can now "own" a part of pure mathematics. C60 would have started Canada along the well-greased slide to the patent and copyright hell south of us.
Read Klemens. Read Michael Geist. And don't let the steamroller crimp your style.
* Math You Can't Use By Ben Klemens (Brookings Institution Press, 2006; 181 pages)
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Al my niggads standing tall on my front porch, check my bro P out in the cut lol ! #ShaWorld #uptop #801st
R.I.P to lil bro Sha , we did it for you on your homecoming bro ! We love you Uptop shit ! #801st #Uptop #WeAllWeGot
Damn I still don't wanna believe you gone bro ! Shit crazy you was Juss here with us chillin smoking ah black and shit and now you gone ! R.I.P Doo-Doo (Hot Sauce) See you soon bro ! #RIPDooDoo


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These are made of goat skins. Anyone know where I can get either 1) Goat skins with all the fur still on, or 2) Something with which I can get a similar effect (preferably non synthetic and cheap, though I'm open to suggestions)?
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Fran Rosch
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In his role as Senior Vice President of User Protection & Productivity Product Management and Mobility solutions, Fran drives the development and execution of Symantec's Norton strategy and the delivery of technology focused on mobile application, data protection, and mobile device management and protection. Prior to this position, Fran was Vice President of Identity and Authentication Services, responsible for business strategy, product management and development, customer authentication, and infrastructure operations for Symantec's Trust Services and User Authentication solutions.
Fran joined Symantec in 2010 through the acquisition of VeriSign's security business. During his twelve-year career with the VeriSign, Fran worked with the company's largest customers to design and deploy effective security solutions to solve business challenges.
Prior to joining VeriSign in 1998, Fran worked as an IT and security consultant for various consulting organizations. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA.


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Much better wireless power transmission possible - boffins
Engineering boffins in the States say they're on the track of a method to hugely improve the transmission of electrical power without wires. The developments, reportedly, could mean that it wouldn't be just laptops or smartphones charging up wirelessly - much more powerful devices like cars might also get their power without …
Credit where credit is due
Wasn't a world wide wireless power network envisioned by Tesla first (A scientist),
+1 For Tesla!
The question is would someone trying to rekindle the Wardenclyffe Tower experiment today run into the same obstacles that Tesla did? After all the reason it was never finished wasn't because he just got tired of the idea.
Didn't Telsa plan to build a global power transmission system from Long Island? I think that he probably completed it and that it was used as part of the Philadephia Experiment. The US military are probably a bit strapped and trying to release it commercially now.
Here it is (was)
Well remembered sir, it was Wardenclyffe Tower on Long Island:
@Well remembered
Not quite well remembered enough, as Tesla is spelled incorrectly. Twice.
And there's this piece of Tesla technology pumping up 3.6MW in Alaska generated from turbines with nearby surplus natural gas. The thing is this, no one will admit to where it's all going. Theories please!
The equivalent of almost 4000 bar radiators. That's sure to melt the glaciers!
Only one problem ...
What happens if something gets between source & sink? Who dies first?
Don't cross the streams !!!
thats all
I for one...
welcome our giant Scalextrix Overlords.
I may be missing something
... but is what has just been described not better known a good old fashioned waveguide?
probably it is a waveguide (can't be bothered to check)
... but these days you can make waveguides with rather exotic (and occasionally useful) properties using metamaterials.
Link to the paper
link to another paper
it must be true
It must be true, I saw that long-invisible (and deservedly so) "futurologist" James Bellini on the telescreen at the weekend talking about (amongst other insanities) wireless power transmission.
Speaking of insanity, Captain Cyborg is back too, he was on something on Radio 4 Breakfast or whatever it's called last week... as was terrorism expert, dodgy phone tapping investigator and now Times journalist Andy Hayman.
Not a good few days for BBC News+Current Affairs.
Never mind the towers...
If you can get the power to cross a half-meter, just line the roads with transmitter pads, and you can run electric cars down the road like slotcars. Add minimal batteries for off-grid manuevering (getting into a parking lot or driveway, etc.) and you have a working concept.
An expensive power transitter for each meter or road?
Cheaper to replace roads with maglev track.
"just line the roads with transmitter pads"
so the new wireless revolution begins with lining all the roads with wire?
Touch worried
I'm a touch worried about putting enough power to power a microwave over a distance any further than in direct contact, even if it's done right, half of people think mobile phones cause head cancer, I imagine these same people would be terrified at the prospect of electricity in the air...maybe a repeat of Brasseye's "heavy electricity" bit?
Hey there is ALREADY enough electricity in the air to power several thousand microwaves. Go figure on that!
Not directed in a straight line or at a small area, there's enough electricity alright but not in a focused enough way if there was enough latent charge floating about to power a microwave without intervention, the the whole discussion would be a moot point.
Wait, a wireless elevator?
'What's wrong with this picture?'
So that's how they work
UFO's and the like
Robert A Heinlein
There is so much more in the Waldo story much orf it achievable or already achieved, why pick on the wacky stuff?
Intriguing idea. Depends what the range is
and weather there is a market *for* that range and power level.
Looking at the MRL document (MRL is I suspect full of as much accumulated brainpower as PARC) suggests they might be able to radically improve the amount of power you can transmit through walls, which would be handy for driving things in hostile environments. without requiring high temperature/high pressure feedthroughs.
@John Smith 19
That's an appalling spell of wether[1].
[1] Yes, I know. Dealing with spring lambs ... so shoot me ;-)
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The management of skin maceration
VOL: 96, ISSUE: 45, PAGE NO: 35Martyn Butcher, RGN, DipHSW, CertMHS, is tissue viability clinical nurse specialist, Plymouth Hospitals NHS TrustMaceration of the skin around wounds is a common wound care problem. At best it can cause patient discomfort and irritation, at worst it can lead to ulceration and the extension of damage into previously unaffected tissues.
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Sunday School: 9:30am....... Sunday Morning Worship - 10:45am....... Sunday Evening Worship - 6:00pm....... Wednesday Evening Prayer Service - 7:00pm
Wednesday Evening, May 21, 2014
2 Timothy:2:1-4 [1] Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
[2] And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
[3] Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
[4] No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
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Monday Evening, May 19, 2014
Luke:24:1-44 [1] Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.
[2] And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.
[3] And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
[4] And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
[5] And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?
[6] He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,
[7] Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.
[8] And they remembered his words,
[9] And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest.
[10] It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles.
[11] And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.
[12] Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.
[13] And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.
[14] And they talked together of all these things which had happened.
[15] And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.
[16] But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.
[17] And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?
[18] And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?
[19] And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:
[20] And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.
[21] But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.
[22] Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre;
[23] And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive.
[24] And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not.
[25] Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
[26] Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?
[27] And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
[28] And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.
[29] But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.
[30] And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.
[31] And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.
[32] And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?
[33] And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,
[34] Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.
[35] And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread.
[36] And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
[37] But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.
[38] And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?
[39] Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.
[40] And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet.
[41] And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?
[42] And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.
[43] And he took it, and did eat before them.
[44] And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
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Sunday Morning, May 18, 2014
Revelation:20:1-6 [1] And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
[2] And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
[3] And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
[4] And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
[5] But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
[6] Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
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Sunday Evening, May 18, 2014
Ecclesiastes:4:4-6 [4] Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
[5] The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
[6] Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.
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The earliest references to Polish territories appear in the works of 1st- and 2nd-c. AD Roman and Byzantine authors (Tacitus, Ptolemy, Pomponius Mela, Jordanes, Procopius of Caesarea). In the 6th c. AD Slavonic tribes arrived on the territories of present-day Poland and subsequently became the dominant group in the area. Not only were they able to establish strong administrative centres like Wiślica, Poznań, and Gniezno with power structures based on tribal assemblies under a chieftain, trading settlements like Szczecin or Wolin, and focal points for religious worship like Mt. Ślęża, but they withstood invasions by nomadic tribes from Asia and attacks by the neighbouring principality of Great Moravia.
Around 850 AD in Descriptio civitatum et regionum ad septentrionalem plagem Danubii (A Description of the Cities and Regions North of the Danube) Geographus Bavarus enumerated several Slavonic tribes - Goplanians, Dziadoszanians, Silesians, Bobrzanians, Opolanians, Vislanians and Lędzianians - inhabiting the Vistula and Oder basins. A rising volume of trade contributed to the growth of settlements the along the trade routes which would be fortified on account of the wars; while the role of the chieftain, and later tribal prince, increased. This process was most manifest in Greater Poland(Wielkopolska), where the Polanian tribe quickly reached ascendancy and by the mid-tenth century was expanding to lands adjoining them on the east (Mazovia) and west (the Lubusz Region and Lusatia). The Polanians gradually subjugated the neighbouring Slavonic tribes, creating a uniform principality with an efficient administrative system.


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Anwar Shaaban was a senior leader of the EGYPTIAN Jamaa Islamiya, a close friend of Talaat Fouad Qassem, and had been in regular contact with Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, Al Qaeda second-in-command Ayman Al Zawahiri and other high-ranking Islamic militants. Anwar Shaaban was a veteran who fought against the Soviets in Afghanistan and had obtained political asylum in Italy in 1991. In Italy Anwar Shaaban founded and ran the Islamic Cultural Center in Milan (see - Houssaine Kherchtou). The center was financed by wealthy donors from Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Emirates (see - Golden Chain).
When the civil war breached out in Former Yugoslavia in mid 1991, according to documents obtained by ISN Security Watch from Bosnian military and civilian intelligence and reports from Western intelligence agencies, Anwar Shaaban was in charge of recruiting, financing and transporting fighters and weapons to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Shaaban's group in Bosnia called itself "El-Mujahid" (the Holy Warrior). He was recognized as the Amir (commander-Commissioner) of El-Mujahid although the acting commander was Abdelkader Mokhtari, "El-Mujahid" battalion became later the 7 Mujahideen Brigade in the Bosnian army.
CIA report also alleged that Anwar Shaaban ran a training camp some 50 kilometers outside of Milan where fighters heading to Bosnia. In 02/1995 Anwar Shaaban had obtained Bosnian citizenship in 02/1995.
On 07/09/2005, in a mission codenamed "Operation Sphinx" Italian anti-terror police arrested 11 suspected members of the EGYPTIAN Jamaa Islamiya and carried out formal searches of 72 addresses across northern Italy, including Milan (see - Milan Swoop).
Inside the Milan Islamic Cultural Center and the Mosque police found dozens of combat reports from El-Mujahid unit in Bosnia along with combat video footage recorded by El-Mujahid members while fighting.
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There's a lot to love within our fiery little corner of the rock and metal industry. We've thelped breed some pretty legendary bands, like Sacred Reich, Flotsam and Jetsam, Job for a Cowboy, and Alice Cooper, to name a few. We have dozens of brutally talented underground bands, from melodic death ... More >>
Founded in 2007, Columbus, Ohio's Rock on the Range has become one of heavy metal's largest events, and every year, it just gets bigger and better. As Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach said in an interview: "As far as rock festivals in America go, Rock on the Range in No. 1 in my book. Straight f****n e ... More >>
And so it begins. Now that the all the decorations have been put away into the attic and holiday season is firmly in the rearview, so ends a relatively dead period in the local concert calendar. As the days grow longer and the temperatures begin to climb, big shows and even bigger acts will hit loca ... More >>
Since 2006, local band Digital Summer has been garnering fans from all over the country, with a Facebook count of almost 50,000 fans. They have a distinguishable style of heavy, melodic guitars and raw vocals that not only comes off as radio-friendly, but also sets them apart from other local bands. ... More >>
Laconic, looking very, very serious. This Friday night, the heart of downtown Scottsdale will be alive and well with the sound of heavy metal. In its purest form, heavy metal is quite laconic--straight, to the point, and crisp. So it's only fitting that the name of the band that will be rock ... More >>
Big Name Metal Acts Hit the Valley
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16 Second Stare.Hard rock/metal band 16 Second Stare just released a new record and are out on tour in support of it. The new album is way heavier than their debut, and the band promises to pack the punches live and in person. Guitarist and singer Angry Tim just got out of rehab, and drummer Chri ... More >>
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A lot of big indie shows -- but not big, big shows -- in last week's concert announcements. Lucero, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears are coming to Rythm Room in May, as are Margot & the Nuclear So and So's. St. Vincent plays Modified on Sunday, May 31, which is right about when it'll be starti ... More >>


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- In cardiology, an electrical device that substitutes for a malfunctioning natural pacemaker (node) to control the beating of the heart.
Pacemaker(temporary)- An electronic cardiac pacemaker placed externally on a patient's body. Intended for temporary use, usually until an internal pacemaker is surgically implanted.
Pacer - A pacemaker.
Pacing - The setting of the rate or pace.
Palpitation - The rapid, pounding or fluttering of the heart, as perceived by the patient.
Pericardial Effusion - A collection of fluid or blood in the pericardial space (inside the pericardial sac) around the heart. Some causes include congestive heart failure, cancer and autoimmune disease.
Preeclampsia - Hypertension and/or swelling during pregnancy.
Prognosis - The probable outcome of a disease.
Prolapse - A falling or dropping down.
Pulmonary - Referring to the lungs.
Pulmonary Arteries - The arteries that carry venous blood from the right ventricle to the lungs.
Pulmonary Valve - The heart valve that divides the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery. The pulmonary valve opens when the right ventricle contracts allowing blood to flow into the pulmonary artery. The pulmonary valve has 3 valve cusps.
Pulmonary Veins - The veins that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.
Pulse - The rate or rhythm of blood traveling through the arteries as a result of each heartbeat.
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Saab Buys ThyssenKrupp's Swedish Marine Unit for $50 Million
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June 30 (Bloomberg) -- Saab AB agreed to buy the Swedish marine defense unit of ThyssenKrupp AG for 340 million kronor ($50 million), expanding the maker of Gripen jet fighters' business to manufacturing submarines and stealth corvettes.
"An important task is to achieve synergies with Saab's existing marine activities," the Stockholm-based company said in a statement yesterday. "This work must take its course while starting delivery of development, maintenance and products to the Swedish market."
The takeover is the result of a long-standing disagreement between Essen, Germany-based ThyssenKrupp and Sweden's defense materials agency, FMV. After Saab recruited engineers from ThyssenKrupp's Swedish shipyard, the German steelmaker agreed to begin negotiating a sale of the unit, formerly known as Kockums, in April. The unit has generated substantial losses for years, ThyssenKrupp said in a separate statement.
Earlier this month, Sweden's government and the main opposition party agreed to work to secure continued production of submarines and warships in Sweden and to promote Saab's purchase of the unit from ThyssenKrupp to return the shipyard in Karlskrona to Swedish hands. Saab share rose as much as 3.7 percent in the Swedish capital and traded 2.4 percent higher at 208.50 kronor as of 9:08 a.m. local time.
Lacking Capability
In April, Sweden proposed buying more jets and submarines to expand its Baltic Sea capabilities amid an increase in geopolitical tensions after Russia annexed parts of Ukraine. The scramble to upgrade comes after a report this year showed Sweden, which isn't a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, lacks the capability to defend itself for more than a week after two decades of shrinking defense spending, calculated as a proportion of gross domestic product.
Saab's new marine unit got its first business on June 9, when it signed a letter of intent with FMV on contracts worth a total of about 11.7 billion kronor for two new submarines and upgrades of two vessels currently in service. On the international submarine market, the Saab-built A26 will compete with ships from ThyssenKrupp's HDW, which makes the Type 214 diesel-electric sub.