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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld is the Senior Associate Dean for Executive Programs at Yale University's School of Management. He is also the Lester Crown Professor of Management Practice and the Founder, President & CEO of the Chief Executive Leadership Institute of the Yale School of Management. He spent 10 years as a professor at the Harvard Business School.
Sonnenfeld is the first management scholar to be invited to ring the opening bell of both the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq exchange. Named by Business Week magazine one of the world's "ten most influential business school professors" and by Directorship as one of the "100 leading figures in corporate governance." Sonnenfeld won the 2005 Best Paper Award from the Academy of Management and the Academy of Management's Award for Best Research in social business.
Sonnenfeld was awarded the Outstanding Educator Award in 1996 from the American Society for Training and Development, the nation's professional association for corporate educators. He has published seven books and many articles in such journals as the Harvard Business Review and Sloan Management Review as well as Administrative Sciences Quarterly, the Academy of Management Journal, Social Forces, Human Relations, and The American Psychologist covering such areas as: chief executive leadership; corporate governance; CEO succession; executive careers; and the management of corporate social performance.
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Comic Con 2011: SUPERNATURAL Panel Recap; Jensen Ackles Introduces a Clip from a Season 7 Episode He Directed
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Having finished six seasons and already at work on their seventh, Supernatural is no stranger to Comic-Con, but this year Ballroom 20 would not be enough to hold them. For the first time ever, Supernatural's panel was hosted in Hall H, with fans filling up the giant hall to scream and cheer for there favorite monster hunting brothers. Moderated by IGN's Eric Goldman, the panel consisted of writer and showrunner Sera Gamble, writer Ben Edlund, Jensen Ackles (Dean), Jared Padalecki (Sam), Misha Collins (Castiel), Jim Beaver (Bobby Singer), and Mark Sheppard (Crowley). Hit the jump to read about what is in store for Sam and Dean this year.


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I could book online half an hour before I arrived. We were driving for ten hours and weren't able to predict our stopping point. Easy booking was a definite plus!
The bathroom was almost an afterthought. Access to the shower was awkward.
The airport view.
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Checkin was fairly quick and easy
The location is NOT a good one. One of the staff even warned us that people break into cars just about everyday there! It made my driver extremely nervous!
Very nice rooms Free shuttle Microwave
Breakfast was sub par
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Really good price vs quality clean spacious rooms internet connection is good
Location, no restaurants near it except for a Mc Donald If you want to go downtown you should take the shuttle to the airport then take the train from the airport to downtown. Nothing exciting near it
There was a tv station guide, but no guide to tell what was on the stations
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This time, the shuttle has been a little problem...nobody at the desk to answer the phone...Got a ride with the hotel shuttle across the street.
Bad location. Bad breakfast. Not worth the price you pay.
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Poor choice of food at breakfast, slightly rude personal in lobby. Smells like milk in room. Tried to understand because of why but...
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I like the friendly staff an the location
The cleanliness of the pool an jacuzzi were not good there were water stains on the cycling and walls the carpet look really old so did the sheets and there was no comforter just 2 blankets
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all suites should be nice as one on the first floor. I has a comforter and decorative pillow on bed in 1st floor. My guest on 4th floor suite did not. All should be the same.
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Everyone everyday looks for affirmation that their past actions or judgments were right. This is a part of human nature. There's also another side of human nature that leads to a gross shortfall in morality and, in turn, down the road to ruin. This error in human nature is mostly caused by jealousy or pride. Both jealousy and pride, I believe, are two of the biggest problems facing America today and they are leading unrelentingly to America's certain — and current — downfall.
Several readers have written to me recently and asked me to give proof of statements made in my book and in my articles that basically boil down to "George W. Bush is a criminal and a liar." I'm not interested in mad so-called politically correct discussion. Only a fool who is blinded by pride or jealousy cannot see that George is so far deep into his lies that he cannot pull himself out anymore. I do not need to be a Jesus or Kahlil Gibran to see what should be obvious to anyone who starts out with an objective point of view.
People may know — to their hidden sorrow — that their only son is an idiot or a liar, but they don't like it when an outsider points it out to them — this is where jealousy and pride play a part. Words are very hurtful, but not as devastating as the truth.
Before I go further with this, let me back-track and tell you about two non-events that I witnessed here in Tokyo yesterday:
During a video tape recording for a TV show we took a lunch break. I needed to quench my thirst. I walked around the corner to a large vending machine standing there and bought a refreshment. When I reached down to pick up my drink, the door of the vending machine swung open; it was not locked. I shouted to one of my Japanese co-workers to come over. He did. I pointed to the door of the machine and he said, "Yes, Mike, the attendant absent mindedly forgot to lock the door. But this is not a problem of an unlocked door, this is a problem of morals."
"Does everyone know about this?" I asked incredulously.
"Yes. Everyone knows." He replied and he turned to walk away.
I stood there for a moment and pondered this situation. Yes, I thought, this is a problem of morals. The Japanese are such honest people. I know that had that been the United States, that machine would have been stripped bare within minutes.
Am I wrong to think that people would have stolen those drinks from inside that machine in the United States? I don't think so. But, then again, I spent my teen years and some of my adult life living near Los Angeles, so maybe things are different there. I doubt it. Am I also wrong in calling the taking of those drinks from an unlocked vending machine theft? Absolutely not. Whether the machine was locked or not, taking those drinks would most certainly have been theft. I also suspect that if anyone did steal those drinks, they would try to justify their actions by saying that the machine wasn't locked. Here is where morality in the United States today takes a big hit.
The second uneventful happening was another friend was riding his bike. Not unusual, on the surface, of course. The unusual thing to me was that the previous week he had mentioned that he left his bike parked by the train station for over a week and he had to go to retrieve it. We both wondered if his bike would still be there. A few years back, he had studied at University of California at Santa Barbara. If it were the USA that he had left his bike outdoors at, we both agreed that for sure his bike would have been stolen. But this is Japan. His bike wasn't stolen. It was still there where he had left it over a week before.
These two stories lead me back to where I began: With so much evidence in the public domain that George Bush lied about the reasons for the Iraq War; his comments about, "Taking Saddam out," even before he became president; the current Rove/Plame affair; so many books written by former Bush Staff members — who after finally waking up or finding a conscience had to speak out against Bush; 9/11 happening while Bush was on the watch. On top of that, throw in all the other innumerable shady affairs and suspicious deeds, etc., etc., some people will still be so obstinate that they ask me for proof when I say, "George W. Bush is a criminal and a liar." What more proof do you need, America? Would you trust this guy enough to hire him as a part-time worker in your family store? I seriously doubt it. If you say you would then, I'm sorry but you are most certainly a fool who is blinded by pride.
You don't need anymore proof that this guy is a liar and a criminal. You don't need anymore proof to impeach this guy and try him for crimes. All you need to do is lower your head, show some humility, courage, and get rid of your foolish pride. This is a question on the morality of the average person in today's United States. This is not a question of an unlocked door.
Mike (in Tokyo) Rogers [send him mail] was born and raised in the USA and moved to Japan in 1984. He has the distinction of being fired from every FM radio station in Tokyo — one of them three times. His first book, Schizophrenic in Japan, is now on sale.


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The Tallboy was an earth quake bomb developed by Barnes Wallis and brought into operation by the British in 1944
The actual design and production of Tallboy was done without a contract on the initiative of a single official within the Ministry. As such the RAF were using bombs they had not bought and which were actually still the property of the manufacturers; Vickers. This situation was regularized once their capabilities were recognised.
When dropped from 20,000 ft (6,100 m) it made a crater 80 feet deep (24 m) and 100 feet (30 m) across and could go through 16 feet (5 m) of concrete. It was capable of displacing a million cubic feet (29,000 m³) of earth and made a crater which it would have taken 5,000 tons of earth to fill. It was ballistically perfect and in consequence had a very high terminal velocity, variously estimated at 3,600 and 3,700 feet (1,100 m) per second (1,100–1,130 m/s or about 2,500 mph / 4,000 km/h), which was, of course, a good deal faster than sound so that the noise of its fall would be heard after that of the explosion.


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For years I've admired photographs with lightning in them. Striking is the word that came to mind most often. Figuratively and literally. For some reason, though I never really analyzed it, I always dismissed them as something other photographers did. Great images, but not for me. Mostly what I saw was the lightning alone. Usually that's all the photograph was. A lot of such shots featured what most certainly were multiple exposures on a one frame of several lightning bolts. Amazing! but still not for me. A great series of lightning over skyscrapers got me to thinking about what was missing.
I'm a landscape photographer. I shoot landscape almost exclusively and I shoot it a lot. I'm not much interested in other forms of photography, and although I've done them, my discipline is landscapes. I'd be out there experiencing these places without a camera if needs be. It's the magic of nature that I try and capture on film.
I learned on a migratory bird shoot that the images that pleased me best were the ones that had the wildlife included in my landscapes. I'd set up a landscape image, or what I called "a set", and wait for the birds to land or fly thorough them. The shots of wildlife without habitat were less interesting to me. It was a practical lesson in fundamentals for me. Simply put, I found "You can take the animal out of the landscape but you can't take the landscape out of the animal photograph". As far as I'm concerned, it's as basic as nature itself. You must have habitat or you haven't clearly conveyed the story of the species.
This realization brought me to the understanding that I'd like to include lightning in my landscape images, not landscape images to my lightning. You could say "a light went on". But isn't there a big "but" here? Most of the lightning I've seen in photographs were done at night. How else do you keep a shutter open that long? Stacking every ND filter I have in the middle of a very dark storm might get it done. It might get me killed also. So how might I approach this situation? How do I set up a landscape image that would stand alone and then have a bolt of lightning hit just as I open the shutter? I recently found my answer.
A company in Colorado called Stepping Stone Products, LLC make a product called, aptly enough, The Lightning Trigger. This device sits on your camera's hot shoe and is connected to your SLR (which has to have an electronic shutter) by a specially fitted cable (they will do it for you using your own release cable, or sell you one). It's powered by a 9V alkaline battery. It's small and lightweight and comes in a mini Lowepro bag. Length/Width/Height - 4.95" /2.75" / 1.38". The weight is 5.0 oz. It's size permits you to have it with you at all times. That's important because lightning usually happens when it's unexpected. I live in Northern Arizona, a perfect place for the best kind of lightning to photograph — isolated thunderstorms. We have monsoon season here. Most days start with clear skies and in the afternoon we sometimes have tremendous downpours, followed by bright skies again. You just never know here. If I didn't have The Lightning Trigger in my kit at all times I would not have the photograph presented here. The storm came from nowhere.
I can tell you that Stepping Stone's website, and the instruction guide that comes with The Lightning Trigger is firstly dedicated to lightning introduction, education and safety issues. Rightly so! Lightning is dangerous! You can get hurt! The disclaimer states that lightning is the # 2 storm killer in the U.S., killing more than hurricanes or tornadoes. Only floods kill more. Basically, it warns that common sense is needed and frequently ignored! Many websites where lightning information can be found along with a simple, do/don't and myth/truth text are presented. I read them all and think about them before I set up. Like you, I'd like to live through the shoot and see the prints! :-)
Here is the fun part, the trigger works! Well, it works a lot. Sometimes well. Here's why: Photography with the Lightning Trigger is possible because a lightning flash is not a singular event. A flash is comprised of multiple strokes occurring over as many as several hundred milliseconds. In other words, you get second chance. It also depends on your camera's lag time. They are all a little different but needless to say, the quicker the better and the closer your camera to its company's flagship, the less the lag time.
Why does it work a lot? Here is what Stepping Stone has to say about shooting conditions: "A single isolated thunderstorm with a high ground flash ratio is the easiest to photograph since all of the lightning activity can be located within the field of view. You should position yourself in a safe location 6 to 7 miles from the storm so that it will pass across the field of view. This will allow the best opportunity to capture the lightning flashes."
The reality of this is that it will respond to flashes as much as 20 miles away and can sense embedded storms that have bolts usually outside the field of view. With automatic film advance you will shoot bricks of film! Or, actually the trigger will. If this becomes a problem, a solution might be to shoot print film. It's cheaper to buy and just have it processed only, not printed. I personally found that if I had a good composition to begin with, it was like shooting in camera dupes. I had many frames without strikes, and a few with. Since you will most likely be using a mode that uses "one shot" or something like it, you get a fresh meter reading each frame. This, I found was almost like bracketing since the light was changing so fast. Either way, bring a lot of film and count on using it!
I've never done anything like this in the field before. The storm this day on the South rim of the Grand Canyon seemed to develop slowly. It became apparent to me about an hour into my afternoon shoot that I might have use for The Lightning Trigger. A couple of things made the next hour possible. I carry two tripods with me and I have two camera bodies that I am familiar with and interchange them constantly. I needed both. As the passing storm took shape I felt like a general trying to hold two fronts at the same time. I had a great isolated storm in front of me and bright light and fast moving rays to the west. It was getting exciting fast!
I placed one body on a tripod with The Lightning Trigger mounted to its hot shoe, set it to one shot, 1/8sec (between 1/4 and 1/8 is recommended to capture a bolt) and focused manually (you don't want to slow it down trying to auto focus). Of course the aperture is going to change with every fresh meter reading so you must be careful about the focus point. Certain concessions must be made or chances taken when deciding on composition. If I used too narrow a field of view (long telephoto) I may not capture a bolt. Too wide and my reason for the photograph may be missing altogether. I choose the wider side and then walked away. Next was to pick up my Canon 100-400IS and mount it to the other tripod. With the IS I had enough light to hand hold but I mounted it so I could attend to each setup at will, hands free. As the storm came closer and completely covered my position I shut off the trigger when I was sure all it might capture was a bolt because nothing else was visible. I kept shooting to the west.
Even though I knew the trigger was controlling the shutter release, I could not help but glance over at it. It was like someone else was shooting! Sometimes three or more frames in a burst! At things I didn't see! Sometimes at bolts that I couldn't help but see!! I was talking to it now ............ WOW!! & OH!!! ........ I said out loud. Did you see that? I said to my Canon 1V even though I knew it did because it had just fired a frame at it! :-) This was as fun and exciting as anything I'd ever done photographically.
When the film hit the light table I was completely surprised in ways that I hadn't thought. First and foremost, the bolts that I thought were ringers, the couldn't miss shots ........................... it missed! The ones that I didn't see that it fired at (and there were a bunch) the film didn't see either. I was hoping for ET on his bike :-) Out of three rolls of film I had seven strikes that it did see.
If you work digitally, you might not want to stop with a single image. I found a lot of frames from the same set up will have bolts in different places. Sometimes all of them are interesting enough to work with. One of the variations I've tried is to composite several bolts in the same image. After all, if it's permissible to open the shutter for multiple bolts then why not place multiple images over one another to achieve the same effect? I found trying to recreate the excitement of the shoot almost as much fun as the shoot itself
I think this one is a no brainer! This is a great tool. It works enough to carry it at all times. It gives you another weapon in your arsenal. It's a way to do something that you can't do without it. If you photograph in an area where you get lightning often, then it's a must. Even if you don't, your first frame with a lightning bolt will convince you that you waited far too long to have The Lightning Trigger. Most importantly, like all my photography, it's fun! ..........Isn't that why we do what we do?


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Congress Passes Funding Bill without Defunding Executive AmnestyThe bill, H.R. 83, funds the Department of Homeland Security through February — without defunding President Obama's executive amnesty — and funds the rest of the government for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2015.
Local Officials Explain Burden of Illegal Alien Minors to CongressLast Wednesday at a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee, local officials and experts testified to the strain that tens of thousands illegal alien minors have put on American communities.
17 States File Suit to Challenge Executive AmnestyLast week, 17 states filed a lawsuit to challenge President Obama's executive amnesty, claiming the President exceeded his authority by issuing policy memoranda to roll-back enforcement of federal immigration law.
Executive Amnesty Poised to Give Millions of Illegal Aliens Driver's LicensesIn addition to shielding illegal aliens from deportation and rewarding them with work authorization, President Obama's executive amnesty will make illegal aliens eligible for driver's licenses in up to 48 states.
Sheriffs Rally to Oppose AmnestySheriffs from around the country are planning a massive gathering in Washington, D.C. to rally against President Obama's anticipated executive amnesty.
Immigration Enforcement Wins Big in the StatesWhen President Obama asked voters to put his "policies on the ballot this fall," voters spoke loud and clear about their support for immigration enforcement.
After Protracted Battle House Adopts Spending Bill without Defunding AmnestyAfter over nine hours of uncertainty, the House of Representatives passed a $1.1 trillion dollar government funding bill that does nothing to stop President Obama's executive amnesty.
Republican Leadership Is Already Dropping the Ball On ImmigrationWhat we need to see from next year's House and Senate leadership is a five point program to get something done that responds to the threat we face as a nation.
John Boehner and GOP Leadership Must Act Now to Defund AmnestyA Vote for the Budget Bill is a Vote for Obama's Illegal Executive Action, Charges FAIR
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Cork Quick Facts
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Full university curriculum includes courses in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences.
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Program Dates
Spring semester: end of December to early June
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David Menefee-Libey
Arcadia University: University College Cork
The Ireland that many people envision is an island of quaint villages and people focused more on art and poetry than business. While these aspects of Ireland still exist today, modern Ireland has experienced rapid development and many Irish emigrants are returning to take advantage of job and business opportunities. Present-day Ireland offers a fascinating study of comparison with its past, and visiting students will enjoy a great number of enlightening discussions about the future of the country.
Ireland's second city (after Dublin) began on an island in the estuary of the River Lee, and gradually climbed up the steep banks on either side. Cork is surrounded by rich farmlands and river valleys that contrast with the wild sandstone hills of the west. Nearby is a magnificent coastline strewn with rocky headlands and golden sands. Today the river flows through Cork in two main channels, and Corkonians are constantly crossing bridges and climbing hills. The city has a rich history as an important seaport on the southern Irish coast. Because of the energy and vibrancy of the city's developing arts and music scene, Cork was designated as European Capital of Culture in 2005.
The program in Ireland is administered by Arcadia University and hosted at University College Cork (UCC). Established in 1845 as one of three Queen's colleges in Ireland, UCC became a constituent college of the National University of Ireland and adopted the name University College Cork in 1908. The beautifully landscaped main campus sits on a hillside beside the River Lee and is only a short walk from downtown Cork. The campus's large, mature trees and lovely lawns and gardens provide a welcome respite.
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The program begins with a four-day orientation in Dublin, followed by a local orientation in Cork. University College Cork (UCC) assigns credits based on the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). A full course load at University College Cork is typically six courses each with 5 ECTS and totaling 30 ECTS. Pomona awards 0.66 Pomona credits for 5 ECTS credits.
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Recipe: Can You Eat White After Labor Day? (Also, Happy #MeatlessMonday)Author: Chris PerrinSeptember 7, 2009
Okay, so the fashionistas all agree that you can't wear white after Labor Day, but, I'm wondering about eating white after Labor Day. Think about it. If you can't wear white, you're probably wearing darker colors and if you spill… yikes! Who knows…maybe tomorow the manner experts are going to outlaw fettuchini alfredo, sugar cookies, and White Russians!!
Just in case, maybe you should try this all-white Labor Day menu. It's not exactly the most waistline-friendly, but that's not my fault. I was trying to think of what was white and, of course, I thought of heavy cream! It's not my fault this meal is so creamy and delicious. I have to make sure every one gets one last white meal during Labor Day.
You know, just in case.
Recipe: Valentine's Day The Easy WayAuthor: Chris PerrinFebruary 14, 2009
4 Ingredients + 3 Stores + 30 Minutes = 1 Hot Valentine's Day
This is the post for those people who held off on Valentine's Day until the last minute. I know you're out there. It was the same for Christmas and her/his her birthday. It's okay. We're all busy!
The good news is BlogWellDone.com is here to help! If you can buy four ingredients, a good bottle of wine, and a store bought dessert from a nice place you will have:
The Easiest Valentine's Day Menu Ever!
Seriously, I threw this menu together in about 5 minutes. It only uses four ingredients you may have to purchase from the store (plus salt, pepper, cooking oil, and butter if you have it), then you buy a good bottle of wine (suggestions below) and his/her favorite dessert from a bakery or restaurant. That's all you need for love to be in the air in less than 30. I promise.


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Hearthstone Mage Deck Guide For Beginners
Jaina represents the mage class and this is one of the more popular classes in Hearthstone. The mage class focuses on direct damaging spells to destroy her opponents.
She has multi targeting spells that can hit both the hero and also minions. Her most damaging spell is Pyroblast, which deals 10 damage. This can be used as an effective finisher late game.
Her Hero Power is Fireblast, which deals 1 damage to either a minion or hero. It is a great spell to finish off weak minions.
Here is a basic deck that you can use for your mage when starting out by DerMef:
|2x Arcane Missiles
|2x Acidic Swamp Ooze
|2x Arcane Intellect
|2x Novice Engineer
|2x Fireball
|2x Raid Leader
|2x Polymorph
|2x Shattered Sun Cleric
|2x Chillwind Yeti
|2x Sen'jin Shieldmasta
|2x Stormwind Knight
|2x Frostwolf Warlord
|2x Gurubashi Berserker
|2x Stormpike Commando
|2x Archmage
|2x Boulderfist Ogre
|2x Stormwind Champion
This is a beginner friendly deck that can win you a decent amount of normal games and help you ease into the mage class. The strategy would be to use your minions to wear down your opponent while waiting for your fireball card to show up and deal direct damage.
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- 23 Minions, 7 Spells
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WIth virtually the same
field of teams at the annual Doug Parker Invitational at Springfield
Sat., Nov. 21 that were represented a year ago at the event, Wesleyan
did itself proud by moving up from ninth in 2008 to a solid third in
2009. Leading the way for the Cardinals as they did a year ago were
125-pounder Dan Bloom '10 (photo insert upper right) and 174-pounder
Greg Hurd '10, as each successfully defending his title. In addition,
four other Cardinals placed in their respective weight class.
Both Hurd, who sits sixth in the latest NCAA Division III rankings (1/4), and Bloom, who ranks eighth, came through with perfect 5-0 marks to win their brackets. Bloom's closest match came in the semi-finals as he won 7-2. Three of his wins came via pin while the other was a major decision. It was much the same for Hurd as he pinned two of his opponents while winning the other three by margins of 14, 5 and 7 points. Bloom and Hurd are two big reasons Wesleyan has cracked into the national rankings as a team, holding the No. 19 spot as of Jan. 4 to go along with its No. 2 regional ranking.
Other top performances by Cardinals grapplers came from Josh Berkovic '10, who placed third at 165. One of his defeats came by a slim 5-3 score against a wrestler from the Merchant Marine Academy ranked eighth nationally. Two Cardinals finished fourth in their weight classes - Kyle Roosa '13 at 174 and Chris Alvanos '11 at 133. Dave Bachy '10 grabbed fifth at 157. Though he did not place, Dave Amrhein '12 had a fine effort at 197, as one of his losses was a 6-3 decision to the No. 8 wrestler in the country.
Wesleyan resumed tournament competition Sat., Dec. 5 when the team ventured to the R.I.T. Invitational as the final activity of the first semester. Once again, Bloom and Hurd swept the field en route to titles. Hurd repeated as champ while Bloom, who needed OT to take first place, improved upon his second-place finish from last season. They were two of nine Cardinals to place in the top six of their weight class, helping the team claim third place for the second time this year, well above its tie for seventh place in 2008 at RIT. Alvanos grabbed fifth place at 133 while Maika Nagata '13 was fourth. Howard Tobochnik '13 made a name for himself by taking second at 141 pounds including a second-period pin of a returning All-American and 10th-ranked wrestler from Thiel, Corey Brown. Tobochnik was named NEWA Rookie Wrestler of the Week for his efforts. Bachy nailed down fourth place at 157 while Roosa came through with fifth place at 174. Amrhein was fourth at 197 and Zach Rolfe '10 produced a fifth-place finish at 184.
The nationally 19th-ranked Cardinals were off until Jan. 9 when they opemed dual-match action at the annual North-South Duals hosted by Ursinus. There the Cardinals faced three nationally ranked squads in The College of N.J. (#6), Ithaca (#4) and Wilkes (#15) while also taking on York (Pa.). Wesleyan's lone team win came over York (34-6) as the Cardinals took eight of 10 bouts. Against the nationally ranked squads, Wesleyan captured just seven of 30 matches while falling 27-13 to TCNJ, 37-4 to Ithaca and 27-12 to Wilkes. In the final match, three decisions went against the Cardinals by a single point. Had those matches gone Wesleyan's way, the Cardinals would have prevailed 20-17. Hurd lost two matches to nationally ranked foes, 10-4 and 3-0, while winning twice by pin. Bloom also was 2-2 with a major decision and a pin. One of his losses was a 7-5 setback to the #5 ranked wrestler from Ithaca.
The Cardinals open the home season Fri., Jan 15, taking on Trinity in their first match of the day, then finishing up against Roger Williams.


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Riding specially trained cybernetic killer whales, #TEAMJUMP members Misaki Kido (@onnabancho_J) and Urian Brown submerged from the frigid waters of Elliott Bay and descended upon Seattle's Sakura-Con! We took photos, hung out with SJ Alpha Members and gave away a ton of prizes at the SJ FAN MEET-UP! Here are the highlights!
SakuraCon is located in downtown Seattle and this year the cherry blossoms, or sakura, were out in full bloom making for some seriously beautiful cosplay shots. #TEAMJUMP roamed the halls seeking out the best cosplayers for our cosplay contest at the next day's SJ FAN MEET-UP.
But before that, we made a special guest appearance at the Viz Media to school the crowd on the benefits of being an SJ Alpha Member (you know, the best digital manga, four free Yu-Gi-Oh! cards, digital gifts, access to exclusive content like creator interviews videos and more!). I'm pretty sure they were impressed.
Then it was a mad rush to get ready for the SJ FAN MEET-UP! After stuffing bags full of goodies to give to the first 100 people who went, we raced to the panel room and prepared to blow everybody away with our antics.
It was a busy panel! After introductions and a quick explanation on why SJ Alpha is awesome (as if they didn't know), we moved on to the SJ Costume Contest! Picking out the best cosplayers we took pictures of the day before, we easily found the winner—Janelle C. as Clare from Claymore! Then it was on to the live Cosplay contest, and we had everyone come up front to be judged. Unfortunately, they were all so good, making it too hard to judge, so we gave them ALL Naruto video games! The SakuraCon cosplay round-up will go up soon!
After that it was time for some hard-hitting trivia! The questions ranged from super hard to ridiculously easy, and many prizes were bestowed! Then it was time for the fan art jam starring everyone's favorite unofficial SJ mascot—Alpha-kun! In honor of SakuraCon, the theme was "Alpha-kun partying under the cherry blossoms." Congratulations to James G. for winning the Fan Art Contest! His unusual way of drawing Alpha-kun's body won over the judges! Here's his spectacutlar entry! The other entires will go up soon!
The meet-up concluded with some hard-hitting questions from the audience about all things SJ-related. Overall it was a great meet-up and everyone involved walked away with something, or a bunch of things. But more importantly, SJ fans got to hang out with other SJ fans and just have fun. And that's what it's all about!
Special shoutout to honorary #TEAMJUMP Member Jorge Roano for helping us at the con, snapping lots of great pictures (many used in this write up!), and going nanners @foxroano9T on Twitter. Arigato gozaimasu, Roano-sama!
Join the full SJ Alpha crew at our next SJ FAN MEET-UP at Fanime! May 25–28 in San Jose!
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The past few days have been filled with amazing presentations, awesome food, and great discussions with folks from all over the country at YUIConf 2013. Social networks were abuzz over the great talks and folks were sharing snapshots of the conference through sites like Flickr.
We had a lot of great newcomers giving talks as well as many folks from years past, and it all came together to highlight the vibrant and growing community around YUI.
Eric Ferraiuolo kicked things off the first day with "YUI and The Future" and gave us a glimpse at the kinds of changes and features will be coming for the library in the not-to-distant future. Clarence Leung gave an in-depth talk about "YUI and the New Server-Side Front-End" giving insights about how developing on both front-end and back-end using Node.js is changing the world of web development. Tilo Mitra talked about the world of gesture events in "The State of Gestures" while Jonathan Tsai and William Seo discussed DRY principles they learned while building out their site in "Staying DRY with YUI."
After lunch we had a great Town Hall Roundtable that discussed such things as the future of the Gallery and how to make our documentation better for people new to YUI. The discussion was lively and many new ideas were sparked in that room that we'll potentially see in the coming months.
David Gomez then gave us a reality check about testing with his talk "Forget Everything You Know about Testing and Start Testing!", while Markandey Singh discussed techniques to make your pages run perceivably faster with his talk "Moon Walking with JavaScript." After that we had some amazing talks by Reid Burke with "Testing YUI Everywhere" and from Eduardo Lundgren with "Reintroducing AlloyYUI."
We moved into the afternoon with a great talk from Caridy Patiño about a new project called "Modown" that features modular and versatile building blocks called "Introducing the 'Modown' Project", as well as an inspirational discussion on the parallels between LEGO building and software prototyping from Lauren Tsung entitled "The 'Building Blocks' of Prototyping."
We ended the first day of the conference with an evening keynote from Esprima and PhantomJS author Ariya Hidayat on "JavaScript Design Principles" that gave great insights on designing JavaScript based API's.
Expectations were high in the morning of day two with the keynote from Dav Glass on "YUI and the History of OSS at Yahoo", and we were definitely not disappointed by Dav's incredible energy and enthusiasm. Ariya, not content to merely keynote the evening of the first day, gave another insightful talk about "Next-Generation JavaScript Language Tooling" featuring such topics as static analysis, dynamic analysis, transformation, and code coverage. At the same time in track B we had Mark Kawakami from Yahoo Fantasy Sports discuss the redesign of their Fantasy Football site entitled "Touch Football: Rebuilding Yahoo Fantasy Sports for the Modern Web."
As the day continued, the great talks came one after another. Diego Ferreiro and Norbert Hu shared their insights and tips on building hybrid apps with "Building a Performant HTML5/Hybrid App" and showed off some of the new debugging tools from the Google Chrome. Manuel Jasso and Nathan Comstock from Wells Fargo discussed their work in creating custom JSP tags with "YUI + Closure Templates = Enterprise JSP Tags."
Next up for the day was a talk entitled "YUI + Accessibility: Welcome the Whole World" in which Ted Drake and Sarbottam highlighted common accessibility issues and the innovative ways they resolved them, along with best practices for accessibility in dynamic applications. Julien Lecomte presented "Mojito Ecosystem" which gave a brief description of what Mojito is and why it's used as part of Yahoo Search.
After lunch we kicked off the second half of day two with an exciting succession of Lightning Demos from members of the YUI community on a wide range of interesting topics.
After the Lightning Demos we launched into more great talks. In the A Track Akshay Patel and Seth Bertalotto discussed automating a wide range of tasks with "Grunt Your World" while in Track B we heard Mozilla speaker Bill Walker discuss the Firefox OS and Firefox Marketplace with "Firefox Marketplace: Breaking the StrangleHold of App Stores."
The room was packed for Evan Goer's "Thinking of Documentation as Code" where he discussed the ways documentation has been traditionally treated and how with just a small shift in thinking, you can apply principles of code construction to technical documentation.
We ended the conference on a high note with Tony Pipkin's "Pull Request-A-Palooza." Tony walked through all the steps involved in fixing an issue and covered best practices for creating a pull request. Several people in the audience reported that they had a much greater confidence creating not only pull requests but filing new issues as well.
Whether you were able to attend the whole conference or you weren't able to come at all this year, you are going to want to see the videos of the talks. We are working right now to get the videos up on YouTube along with descriptions and transcriptions. As we get these processed, we'll be posting them here on our blog, so stay tuned!
I want to send out a big THANK YOU to everyone involved in this year's YUIConf. Everyone from the speakers, to the venue, to all the folks working behind the scenes to make everything "just work". We couldn't have done it without you! And a big round of thanks to everyone in the YUI community. YUIConf is your conference, and we were so glad to spend time with you this year!
Wow, truly an amazing program, full-packed with highly interesting presentations. Looking forward like a baby to the videos and the chance to come over there next time
I missed your YUICONF 2013 Please email next YUICONF firstname.lastname@example.com THANK YOU/ abijah anan shachaq
Hi abijah,
Your best bet is to check out the blog in late summer, early fall to see when the YUIConf announcements start up.


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(I think many people are jealous of Gwyneth Paltrow, I think that's why there's so many nasty things said about her. She's beautiful, healthy, a great actress, a great cook and writer, she can sing, she's married to mr. Coldplay - I think some people feel that's too much for one person! There was a lot of newspaper articles a few years ago about how she made her children sanitize their hands before they entered their home, but to me that's only good sense. London's dirty, I do it myself!)[FONT=Palatino Linotype][CENTER]My darling Marian Illyria Aphrodite, March 2013 & Little Bunny (a girl!) due 9th of February 2014[/CENTER][/FONT]
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You don't like Gwen Stefani? *mournful sigh* She is one of my favorite ladies ever and she even makes me love all Gwen names more. She is so beautiful and youthful and No Doubt is a great band, I love their music..
And I was just going to suggest Zelia when I read your last post. It's worth consideration for sure, such a pretty name, probably one of my favorites. I hope your hubby will like it!


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The Chinese healing art of qigong has been a source of health and longevity for women for thousands of years. These exercises combine deep abdominal breathing, gentle movements, and visualization to prevent and heal disease.
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This year, I've been extra excited to decorate for Halloween because it's our first year celebrating the holiday in our new house. We don't own too many Halloween decorations yet, but I was able to create a spooky look by pairing the few Halloween items we have with some of our everyday decor pieces.
With a few small changes, I transformed our console table into one you might find in Dr. Frankenstein's house.
First, I replaced our framed wedding photo with a spooky looking Victorian-aged photo I found on a free stock photography website.
Then I added a mad-scientist look by placing a blue skeleton in a hurricane vase and trapping a big fake spider under a glass candle holder.
To fill out the space, I played off the glass specimen jars and added a few white candles including the crystal candle holders we recently used for our first anniversary party. I topped everything off with Halloween cobwebs and back-light the table with green, purple, and orange Halloween string lights.
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Make even the simplest affair sublime with these finishing touches from entertaining expert, Amy Atlas.
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Don't get the wrong idea: Amy Atlas (pictured here with sons Zach, left, and Josh) may count Kelly Ripa and Brooke Shields among her clients, but this New York City event planner insists that a celeb-size budget isn't the main ingredient for an unforgettable bash. Her true essential? Ingenuity. "It's the small, thoughtful moments guests remember," she explains, "and those rarely cost much."
Atlas's new book, Sweet Designs ($27.99; Hyperion), brims with savvy hosting advice, including the affordable moves here. Among them: the shockingly cheap secret to pretty favor bags, a no-fail method for stunning table settings, and what just may be the cutest cookies ever.


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Characterization of the bronchodilatory dose response to indacaterol in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using model-based approaches.
Summary of "Characterization of the bronchodilatory dose response to indacaterol in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using model-based approaches."
Indacaterol is a once-daily long-acting inhaled beta2-agonist indicated for maintenance treatment of moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The large inter-patient and inter-study variability in forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) with bronchodilators makes determination of optimal doses difficult in conventional dose-ranging studies. We considered alternative methods of analysis.
We utilized a novel modelling approach to provide a robust analysis of the bronchodilatory dose response to indacaterol. This involved pooled analysis of study-level data to characterize the bronchodilatory dose response, and nonlinear mixed-effects analysis of patient-level data to characterize the impact of baseline covariates.
The study-level analysis pooled summary statistics for each steady-state visit in 11 placebo-controlled studies. These study-level summaries encompassed data from 7476 patients at indacaterol doses of 18.75-600 ug once daily, and showed that doses of 75 ug and above achieved clinically important improvements in predicted trough FEV1 response. Indacaterol 75 ug achieved 74% of the maximum effect on trough FEV1, and exceeded the midpoint of the 100-140 mL range that represents the minimal clinically important difference (MCID; [greater than or equal to]120 mL vs placebo), with a 90% probability that the mean improvement vs placebo exceeded the MCID. Indacaterol 150 ug achieved 85% of the model-predicted maximum effect on trough FEV1 and was numerically superior to all comparators (99.9% probability of exceeding MCID). Indacaterol 300 ug was the lowest dose that achieved the model-predicted maximum trough response. The patient-level analysis included data from 1835 patients from two dose-ranging studies of indacaterol 18.75-600 ug once daily. This analysis provided a characterization of dose response consistent with the study-level analysis, and demonstrated that disease severity, as captured by baseline FEV1, significantly affects the dose response, indicating that patients with more severe COPD require higher doses to achieve optimal bronchodilation.
Comprehensive assessment of the bronchodilatory dose response of indacaterol in COPD patients provided a robust confirmation that 75 ug is the minimum effective dose, and that 150 and 300 ug are expected to provide optimal bronchodilation, particularly in patients with severe disease.
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- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21518459
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-12-54
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Clinical benefit of fixed-dose dual bronchodilation with glycopyrronium and indacaterol once daily in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review.
Long-acting bronchodilators are the preferred option for maintenance therapy of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The aim of this review is to provide an overview of the clin...
Translational Study Searching for Synergy between Glycopyrronium and Indacaterol.
Abstract We aimed to explore whether the acute bronchodilation induced by indacaterol 150 μg and glycopyrronium bromide 50 μg is additive or synergistic with respect to monocomponents by testing t...
Efficacy of indacaterol on quality of life and pulmonary function in patients with COPD and inhaler device preferences.
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Dose Ranging Study of Indacaterol in Japanese Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
The study is designed to obtain data about the efficacy and safety of three doses of indacaterol (150, 300 and 600 µg) in Japanese patients with COPD so that optimal dose(s) can be chosen...
Efficacy and Safety of Different Doses of Indacaterol in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
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26 Week Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability Study of Indacaterol in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Stage 1 of the study is designed to provide data about the risk-benefit of 4 dose regimens of indacaterol (75, 150, 300 & 600 µg o.d.) in order to select two doses to carry forward into s...
Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Once-daily (o.d.) Indacaterol in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Using Formoterol Twice Daily (b.i.d.) as Active Control
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Amid brick walkways and burnt-red walls, leaves rustle softly. Steam rises in the distance, then quietly disappears. One moment, this place emits smoky hints of cedar; the next, it teems with notes of ginger and cinnamon bark. This isn't an idyllic college campus on a brisk autumn night. It's Infusion Tea, a charming café on the balmy streets of Orlando. Sun streams through oversized windows, warming chilly scoops of gelato and triple-decker cream-cheese sandwiches. More than 70 types of tea—including blacks, greens, oolongs, and herbals—can be ordered hot or cool, like most jazz saxophone solos. Though they hail from faraway lands such as China, Japan, and South Africa, many of these teas are organic and fair-trade certified, reflecting values owner Christina Cowherd cultivated while traveling the world in the Peace Corps. Rare, premium teas such as gyokuro transport taste buds to new frontiers as well, whether nestled in a takeaway tin or steeped in a pot made for sharing in house.
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The Life-Changing Art of Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan
Soo Bahk Do translates to "the way of the striking hand," but when written in traditional Chinese seal script (left), translates to "the method of cultivating the human body." This shows the many benefits for longevity of life that Soo Bahk Do offers. Soo Bahk Do encompasses the physical techniques that we practice.
Moo Duk Kwan translates to "The Institute of Martial Virtue." It is the organizational body for Soo Bahk Do, encompassing the philosophical aspects which define our art.
Established on November 9th, 1945 by our late founder, Grandmaster Hwang Kee, following the liberation of Korea from Japan after World War II, his unique art combined kicking from Korean Taekyon, postures and philosophies from Chinese Taiji, forms and techniques from Japanese Shotokan, and techniques and philosophies he discovered in the ancient text, "Moo Yei Do Bo Tong Ji." Moo Duk Kwan (also known as Tang Soo Do at that time) quickly became the most widely practiced and highly revered traditional martial art in Korea.
Despite hardships that befell the Moo Duk Kwan, such as political pressure from the Korean government to unify with Tae Kwon Do, Kwan Jang Nim Hwang Kee endured and trained diligently, ultimately exporting the Moo Duk Kwan system to the U.S. from 1958 onward through servicemen returning from active duty in Korea. The most famous American promoter of Tang Soo Do in those establishing days was Master Carlos "Chuck" Norris.
Master H.C. Hwang, son of Kwan Jang Nim Hwang Kee, came to the U.S. in 1974 and became the Chairman of the U.S. Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation's Technical Advisory Committee. Upon his father's death in 2002, he was appointed as the new Kwan Jang Nim of the World Moo Duk Kwan.
Gulf Coast Karate Academy is proud to be a member studio of the U.S. Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation, founded in 1975. For more details on Soo Bahk Do and its history, read some of the posts linked here or visit the official Soo Bahk Do website here.


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Coach Allen Thursday Press Conference (Raiders)… Opening Statement: "Injury report – Khalif Barnes was full today. Tyvon Branch was limited. Mike Brisiel , Jason Hunter , Rashad Jennings , all those guys were full. Nick Kasa was limited. [Darren] McFadden did not practice. Denarius Moore was limited. Sio Moore was limited. Tony Pashos was full. Jeremy Stewart and Vance Walker did not practice today."
QUESTION: What things have you done to freshen them up?
COACH ALLEN: "Just a little bit more walk-through type of things. We've changed the schedule up just a little bit and hopefully that gives them a little bit of a boost."
QUESTION: Marcel Reece did really well in the Jets game; do you guys have any plans in the next three games to maybe get more reps or more snaps?
COACH ALLEN: "Listen, Marcel has been part of our game plan since day one. As of late, we've been able to feature him a little bit more. We've been able to get him the ball a little bit more and we'll continue to try to work to get him the ball. Now, again, there's one football out there and there's only 11 positions on the field and Rashad Jennings is another guy that's done a really good job back there at the tailback position. We'll find ways that we can utilize all of our talent."
Offensive Coordinator Greg Olson's Thursday Press Conference (Raiders.com)… "When Terrelle came out without the knee brace, we knew he must have been, that his knee must have been feeling pretty good." (watch video)
Defensive Coordinator Jason Tarver's Thursday Press Conference (Raiders.com)… "Our guys are real focused on 3rd down practice; both in fixing mistakes and getting ready for this next opponent." (watch video)
Raiders-Chiefs game sold out, televised locally (by Steve Corkran, Bay Area News Group)… The Raiders game against the Kansas City Chiefs sold out in advance of the league deadline Thursday. Therefore, it will be televised locally. (read more)
Chiefs-Raiders Preview (FOX Sports.com & Associated Press)… With their longest slide of the year behind them, the Kansas City Chiefs can now focus on clinching their first playoff berth in three seasons. The Chiefs can secure a postseason spot on the road Sunday while trying to hand the Oakland Raiders a fourth consecutive defeat. (read more or view Gametrax)
McFadden, Walker still sidelined with injuries (by Steve Corkran, Bay Area News Group)… Running back Darren McFadden and defensive lineman Vance Walker aren't at practice again today. That makes it unlikely that either will play against the Kansas City Chiefs. (read more)
Injury report: Moore continues to impress (by Paul Gutierrez, ESPN)… Receiver Denarius Moore went through his second consecutive practice after missing the previous three games with a shoulder injury and would seem to be on track to playing Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs. (read more)
Rod Martin to light Al Davis Torch (by Paul Gutierrez, ESPN)… Former Oakland Raiders linebacker Rod Martin will light the Al Davis Torch at the O.co Coliseum Sunday before the Raiders play host to the Kansas City Chiefs, ESPN.com has learned. (read more)
Third-down defensive woes a microcosm (by Paul Gutierrez, ESPN)… Trying to figure out how the Oakland Raiders' defense, which was not only the heart and soul of the team, but also its best unit, has come unglued in the three-game losing streak? Look no further than its impotence on third down the past three games. (read more)
Raiders' D can't get off field on third down (by Michael Wagaman, Associated Press)… Jason Tarver is as passionate and animated as any coach in the NFL. The Oakland Raiders' defensive coordinator is usually quick with a statistic or two to back up whatever point he's trying to make. (read more)
Free Oakland Raiders fullback Marcel Reece (by Marc Sessler, NFL.com)… With running back Rashad Jennings expected to return to the lineup this week against the Kansas City Chiefs, Bay Area News Group's Jerry McDonald noted Wednesday that Reece will "again recede into the background" after carrying the load a week ago. (read more)
Chiefs look to cap turnaround from 2-win season by clinching playoffs with win vs. Raiders (Associated Press)… All it took to get the Kansas City Chiefs back on the winning track was a game against the struggling Washington Redskins. A win this week against another last-place team will put the Chiefs in the playoffs one year after posting the worst record in the NFL. (read more)
Special Raiderette Halftime (Raiders.com)… The Raiderettes will perform their annual holiday routine during halftime of this Sunday's game between the Raiders and the Chiefs. (read more)
Charles Woodson wants to stay as a Raider next season (95.7 FM The Game)… The Raiders DB discussed how it's been to be back in Oakland, what his future plans are, and what he thought of the team's defensive performance against the Jets. (listen)
Andre Holmes talks about his journey to the Raiders (95.7FM The Game)… The Raiders WR looked back on how he worked to get a shot in Oakland, and how he's felt about the 2013 season. (listen)
Son of HOF Green signed to practice squad (by Paul Gutierrez, ESPN)… Not when his father is Hall of Fame cornerback Darrell Green, who played 20 seasons in Washington, won a pair of Super Bowl rings in the 1987 and 1991 seasons but was denied on his first try as a rookie by the Raiders in Super Bowl XVIII. (read more)
Legends of the Nation: Fred Biletnikoff (95.7FM The Game)… The former Raiders WR gave his thoughts on current Raider Rod Streater, and his memories facing the Kansas City Chiefs. (listen)
Raiders SuperBowl Champions David Humm and George Atkinson on Raiders Roundtable (95.7FM The Game)… "Give me two or three do-overs and I'll give you a team that is 50-50…(listen to part 1 — part 2)


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The AD600/AD602 dual channel, low noise, variable gain amplifiers are optimized for use in ultrasound imaging systems, but are applicable to any application requiring precise gain, low noise and distortion, and wide bandwidth. Each independent channel provides a gain of 0 dB to +40 dB in the AD600 and -10 dB to +30 dB in the AD602. The lower gain of the AD602 results in an improved signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) at the output. However, both products have the same 1.4 nV/√Hz input noise spectral density. The decibel gain is directly proportional to the control voltage, accurately calibrated, and supply and temperature-stable.
To achieve the difficult performance objectives, a proprietary circuit form, the X-AMP®, was developed. Each channel of the X-AMP comprises a variable attenuator of 0 dB to -42.14 dB followed by a high speed fixed gain amplifier. In this way, the amplifier never has to cope with large inputs, and can benefit from the use of negative feedback to precisely define the gain and dynamics. The attenuator is realized as a 7-stage R-2R ladder network having an input resistance of 100 W, laser trimmed to ±2%. The attenuation between tap points is 6.02 dB; the gain-control circuit provides continuous interpolation between these taps. The resulting control function is linear in dB.
The gain-control interfaces are fully differential, providing an input resistance of ~15 M W and a scale factor of 32 dB/V (that is, 31.25 mV/dB) defined by an internal voltage reference. The response time of this interface is less than 1 µs. Each channel also has an independent gating facility that optionally blocks signal transmission and sets the dc output level to within a few millivolts of the output ground. The gating control input is TTL- and CMOS-compatible.
The maximum gain of the AD600 is 41.07 dB, and the maximum gain of the AD602 is 31.07 dB; the -3 dB bandwidth of both models is nominally 35 MHz, essentially independent of the gain. The SNR for a 1 V rms output and a 1 MHz noise bandwidth is typically 76 dB for the AD600 and 86 dB for the AD602. The amplitude response is flat within ±0.5 dB from 100 kHz to 10 MHz; over this frequency range, the group delay varies by less than ±2 ns at all gain settings.
Each amplifier channel can drive 100 W load impedances with low distortion. For example, the peak specified output is ±2.5 V minimum into a 500 W load, or ±1 V into a 100 W load. For a 200 W load in shunt with 5 pF, the total harmonic distortion for a ±1 V sinusoidal output at 10 MHz is typically -60 dBc.
The AD600J/AD602J are specified for operation from 0°C to 70°C and are available in 16-lead PDIP (N) and 16-lead SOIC packages. The AD600A/AD602A are specified for operation from -40°C to +85°C and are available in 16-lead CERDIP (Q) and 16-lead SOIC packages. The AD600S/AD602S are specified for operation from -55°C to +125°C, are available in a 16-lead CERDIP (Q) package, and are MIL-STD-883 compliant. The AD600S/AD602S are also available under DESC SMD 5962-94572.
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AD602 - Gain Range: -10 dB to + 30 dB
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Symbols and Footprints— Analog Devices offers Symbols & Footprints which are compatible with a large set of today's CAD systems for broader and easier support.
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