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I was looking at the Sierra Nevada site not too long ago, and they began talking about a type of beer cap that provided an oxygen barrier. They said that the plastic liner in this cap was harder than the standard bottle cap, and thus prevented oxygen from getting it (but, of course, didn't "absorb" the oxygen that was in the headspace).
So this got me thinking. I'm not 100% on this -- and anyone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong -- but I believe oxygen "absorbing" caps don't actually absorb oxygen, but do a better job of preventing it from leaking in. The plastic lining of the cap is harder and more impervious to oxygen transfer. Kinda like a bucket (standard cap) vs. a better bottle (oxygen absorbing cap). Indeed, Austin Homebrew advertises their caps as "oxygen barrier," not "oxygen absorbing." They appear to be the same silver cap advertised everywhere else as "oxygen absorbing."
Any thoughts?
On a brewing hiatus. Will get back into the fray eventually, methinks...
I have wondered about this also. I heard that they are activated when they get wet, but that doesn't make sense, because they have to get wet to be sanitized. So unless you sanitize each cap individually immediatley before placing on the bottle, oxygen absorbing would have already happened probably.
AHS says they help in long term storage, so I think oxygen barrier makes more sense than oxygen absorbing. They barely cost more so I use them, but don't really know how they work.
There is a compound under the gas permeable liner that does absorb oxygen. Its activated when it gets wet. Therefore you can not boil or soak these caps before using. Some home brewers, myself included do not sanitize the caps before putting them on the bottle. Several of the major beer makers, Coors for one, do not sanitize the caps either.
They really do absorb the oxygen in the neck. its not just a barrier to prevent O2 from getting in.
I'm definately not putting anything on top of my beer that has been sitting out without it being sanitized first. Even though they're in a bag in a cabinet, they sit around for months, and I open up and stick my hands in that bag every few weeks. No way am I not sanitizing those caps.
I didn't sanitize them when putting them on, so I suppose that's a good thing (although I did rub the lip of the bottles with a star-san rag whenever I over-filled and spilled a bit). I read a lot regarding the pros and cons of sanitizing caps, and figured with the beer having an alcohol content, and also the fact that I don't plan to shake the brew up (making it come in direct contact with the cap), I'd be fine. Oxygen is required by most (but not all) nasties that would thrive in a 5%+ ABV solution, so I suppose win-win.
I was a pretty big nit about sanitizing every thing else, the bottles included, so I'm going to hope for okay-ville. If I get some funky bottles out of this batch, I can pretty much conclude it was the lack of cap-sanitation.
Well Forrest, you have caused me to question my practice of sanitizing my caps. It just seems really funky not to do it. Maybe it's the "old habits die hard" syndrome.
I think the idea is to purge the O2 in the neck as quickly as possible to eliminate any potential effects on the beer. Therefore you wouldn't want to wait days or weeks in hopes that enough moisture accumulated to activate the caps.


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Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Namibia's central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged for a seventh consecutive meeting to help boost economic growth.
The repo rate was left at 6 percent, Bank of Namibia Governor Ipumbu Shiimi told reporters today in the capital, Windhoek. The bank has held the rate unchanged since December 2010.
"The monetary policy committee is of the view that a tightening of the monetary policy stance at this stage might be premature and thus detrimental to growth prospects," he said.
Economic growth in Namibia, the world's biggest miner of offshore diamonds and the fourth-largest producer of uranium, probably slowed to 3.8 percent last year from 6.6 percent in 2010, Shiimi said.
"The slowed growth reflects weaknesses in the mining sector, which incurred production losses due to prolonged industrial actions, flooding at the mines and logistical constraints," he said. Other industries including construction, communications and transport recorded positive growth, he said.
The southern African nation's inflation rate fell to 6.6 percent in January from a 2 ½-year high of 7.2 percent a month earlier, the statistics office said on Feb. 14. Inflation may accelerate this year, though it will remain below 10 percent, Shiimi said.
The rates decision is in line with the central bank of neighboring South Africa, which kept its benchmark rate at 5.5 percent last month. Namibia's currency is pegged to the South African rand and the central bank generally follows monetary policy set by the South African Reserve Bank.
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k-nearest neighbor classification
A nearest-neighbor classification object, where both distance metric ("nearest") and number of neighbors can be altered. The object classifies new observations using the predict method. The object contains the data used for training, so can compute resubstitution predictions.
mdl = fitcknn(X,y) creates a k-nearest neighbor classification model.
mdl = fitcknn(X,y,Name,Value) creates a classifier with additional options specified by one or more Name,Value pair arguments. For details, see fitcknn.
Predictor values, specified as a numeric matrix. Each column of X represents one variable, and each row represents one observation.
Data Types: single | double
Classification values, specified as a numeric vector, categorical vector, logical vector, character array, or cell array of strings, with the same number of rows as X. Each row of y represents the classification of the corresponding row of X.
Data Types: single | double | cell | logical | char
String specifying the method predict uses to break ties if multiple classes have the same smallest cost. By default, ties occur when multiple classes have the same number of nearest points among the K nearest neighbors.
'BreakTies' applies when 'IncludeTies' is false.
Change BreakTies using dot notation: mdl.BreakTies = newBreakTies.
Specification of which predictors are categorical.
List of elements in the training data Y with duplicates removed. ClassNames can be a numeric vector, vector of categorical variables, logical vector, character array, or cell array of strings. ClassNames has the same data type as the data in the argument Y.
Change ClassNames using dot notation: mdl.ClassNames = newClassNames
Square matrix, where Cost(i,j) is the cost of classifying a point into class j if its true class is i. Cost is K-by-K, where K is the number of classes.
Change a Cost matrix using dot notation: mdl.Cost = costMatrix.
String or function handle specifying the distance metric. The allowable strings depend on the NSMethod parameter, which you set in fitcknn, and which exists as a field in ModelParameters.
For definitions, see Distance Metrics.
The distance metrics of ExhaustiveSearcher:
Change Distance using dot notation: mdl.Distance = newDistance.
If NSMethod is kdtree, you can use dot notation to change Distance only among the types 'cityblock', 'chebychev', 'euclidean', or 'minkowski'.
String or function handle specifying the distance weighting function.
Change DistanceWeight using dot notation: mdl.DistanceWeight = newDistanceWeight.
Additional parameter for the distance metric.
For values of the distance metric other than those in the table, DistParameter must be [].
You can alter DistParameter using dot notation: mdl.DistParameter = newDistParameter. However, if Distance is mahalanobis or seuclidean, then you cannot alter DistParameter.
Logical value indicating whether predict includes all the neighbors whose distance values are equal to the Kth smallest distance. If IncludeTies is true, predict includes all these neighbors. Otherwise, predict uses exactly K neighbors (see 'BreakTies').
Change IncludeTies using dot notation: mdl.IncludeTies = newIncludeTies.
Parameters used in training mdl.
Numeric vector of predictor means with length numel(PredictorNames).
If you did not standardize mdl when you trained it using fitcknn, then Mu is empty ([]).
Positive integer specifying the number of nearest neighbors in X to find for classifying each point when predicting. Change NumNeighbors using dot notation: mdl.NumNeighbors = newNumNeighbors.
Number of observations used in training mdl. This can be less than the number of rows in the training data, because data rows containing NaN values are not part of the fit.
Cell array of names for the predictor variables, in the order in which they appear in the training data X. Change PredictorNames using dot notation: mdl.PredictorNames = newPredictorNames.
Prior probabilities for each class. Prior is a numeric vector whose entries relate to the corresponding ClassNames property.
Add or change a Prior vector using dot notation: obj.Prior = priorVector.
String describing the response variable Y. Change ResponseName using dot notation: mdl.ResponseName = newResponseName.
Numeric vector of predictor standard deviations with length numel(PredictorNames).
If you did not standardize mdl when you trained it using fitcknn, then Sigma is empty ([]).
Numeric vector of nonnegative weights with the same number of rows as Y. Each entry in W specifies the relative importance of the corresponding observation in Y.
Numeric matrix of unstandardized predictor values. Each column of X represents one predictor (variable), and each row represents one observation.
A numeric vector, vector of categorical variables, logical vector, character array, or cell array of strings, with the same number of rows as X.
Y is of the same type as the passed-in Y data.
|Cross-validated k-nearest neighbor classifier
|Edge of k-nearest neighbor classifier
|Loss of k-nearest neighbor classifier
|Margin of k-nearest neighbor classifier
|Predict k-nearest neighbor classification
|Edge of k-nearest neighbor classifier by resubstitution
|Loss of k-nearest neighbor classifier by resubstitution
|Margin of k-nearest neighbor classifier by resubstitution
|Predict resubstitution response of k-nearest neighbor classifier
ClassificationKNN predicts the classification of a point Xnew using a procedure equivalent to this:
Find the NumNeighbors points in the training set X that are nearest to Xnew.
Find the NumNeighbors response values Y to those nearest points.
Assign the classification label Ynew that has smallest expected misclassification cost among the values in Y.
For details, see Posterior Probability and Expected Cost in the predict documentation.
Value. To learn how value classes affect copy operations, see Copying Objects in the MATLAB® documentation.
Construct a k-nearest neighbor classifier for Fisher's iris data, where k, the number of nearest neighbors in the predictors, is 5.
Load Fisher's iris data.
load fisheriris
X = meas;
Y = species;
X is a numeric matrix that contains four petal measurements for 150 irises. Y is a cell array of strings that contains the corresponding iris species.
Train a 5-nearest neighbors classifier. It is good practice to standardize noncategorical predictor data.
Mdl = fitcknn(X,Y,'NumNeighbors',5,'Standardize',1)
Mdl = ClassificationKNN PredictorNames: {'x1' 'x2' 'x3' 'x4'} ResponseName: 'Y' ClassNames: {'setosa' 'versicolor' 'virginica'} ScoreTransform: 'none' NumObservations: 150 Distance: 'euclidean' NumNeighbors: 5
Mdl is a trained ClassificationKNN classifier, and some of its properties display in the Command Window.
To access the properties of Mdl, use dot notation.
Mdl.ClassNames Mdl.Prior
ans = 'setosa' 'versicolor' 'virginica' ans = 0.3333 0.3333 0.3333
Mdl.Prior contains the class prior probabilities, which are settable using the name-value pair argument 'Prior' in fitcknn. The order of the class prior probabilities corresponds to the order of the classes in Mdl.ClassNames. By default, the prior probabilities are the respective relative frequencies of the classes in the data.
You can also reset the prior probabilities after training. For example, set the prior probabilities to 0.5, 0.2, and 0.3 respectively.
Mdl.Prior = [0.5 0.2 0.3];
You can pass Mdl to, for example, ClassificationKNN.predict to label new measurements, or ClassificationKNN.crossval to cross validate the classifier.
knnsearch finds the k-nearest neighbors of points. rangesearch finds all the points within a fixed distance. You can use these functions for classification, as shown in Classifying Query Data Using knnsearch. If you want to perform classification, ClassificationKNN can be more convenient, in that you can construct a classifier in one step and classify in other steps. Also, ClassificationKNN has cross-validation options.


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Indian Boy With 8 Limbs
Deepak Kumar Paswaan, who hails from Bihar, was born with a parasitic twin conjoined to his abdomen, which meant he had four legs and four arms but one head.
Deepak suffered years of stigma with some people seeing him as a god while others believed he was an eight-limbed reincarnation of the devil, the Daily Mail reported.
However, surgeons in Bangalore removed the twin in a four-hour operation in June 2010.
"Now I can run faster than my two brothers - before I could never keep up. I really like my new body," a beaming Deepak told the Sun.
His mother said that the operation has changed his life like a 'miracle'.
"People used to throw things at him and neighbours whispered he was possessed by the Devil," she said.
"I thought God gave us him because we sinned a lot in past lives," she added.
The pioneering surgery would have cost around 50,000 pounds, but was performed free on Deepak.
"This is a very rare phenomenon - only a small proportion of babies with parasitic twins live," said lead surgeon Dr Ramcharan Thiagarajan.
A film about Deepak, 'Extraordinary People: The 8-Limbed Boy', will be aired on Channel 5 on Thursday at 9pm.


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Hi everyone, I brewed an extract Delirium Tremens clone 7 weeks ago and I'm going to be bottling Friday. It attenuated a bit more than I expected and it's a tad over 10%. I want it to be fairly effervescent so I want to reyeast to make sure it carbs properly. I used Belgian yeast. Can I get a recommendation of what yeast to use for that high alcohol envirionment and how much for the 5 gallon batch. It's been in primary the whole time - no secondary for this one. Thanks
What yeast did you used at first? The are some high gravity belgian yeast that can go till 13%abv so you should be ok
In "brew like a monk" we learn that trapists pitch the same yeast (similar yeast) before bottling.
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Quite a lot, as in You can count on Bob to tell you a thing or two about Iran. This term is nearly always an understatement. [Mid-1800s] Also see under know all the answers.
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Guests to receive incredible deals during Bullseye Boxing Week, doors open starting at 6 a.m.
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Guests will receive up to 70% off on thousands of items across the store including electronics, entertainment, apparel, household necessities, groceries, personal care and more. Combined with Target's 5% REDcard Rewards program, Target's Bullseye Boxing Week specials offer guests even more value on top of Target's already low prices.
"We are excited to celebrate our first Boxing Day by providing Canadians with superior guest service and weeklong unbeatable deals on our unique product assortment," said John Morioka, senior vice president, Merchandising, Target Canada. "From the latest electronics to groceries, home décor, and apparel for the whole family, Target is the ultimate one-stop shop for Canadians during Boxing Week."Target encourages guests to arrive early to take advantage of the incredible deals offered throughout the store. Target guests are also invited to join the conversation online using the hash-tag #mytargetboxingday. Target's Bullseye Boxing Week sales will last all week long, kicking off in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario* on Boxing Day at 6 a.m. ( 1 p.m. in Quebec) until 11 p.m. ( 9 p.m. in Quebec). Store locations in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island will open for Bullseye Boxing Week sales starting on December 27 at 8 a.m. Top Deals:
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my fav band is the cramps, although not punk. and i have seen them live, to date myself. then a lot of psychobilly such as demented are go, ASF, tall boys. also have been to the club foot in the UK.
i saw PiL at the town and country club in the UK.
have been to CBGB's and the 9:30 club.
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School Board approves technology position addition, increase
KANELAND—The Kaneland School Board on May 28 voted unanimously to increase a current information systems specialist position from .8 to full time, and add a full-time technician to begin work July 1. The cost for the technician...
- Posted June 6, 2014
Field of hope
Photo: Sisters Emma, 4, and Kailey Kunstman, 6, wearing their red, white and blue, visited the KHS Healing Field to honor the military during the opening ceremony on Saturday. Photo by Patti Wilk KANELAND—Last weekend's Healing Field...
- Posted May 29, 2014
Family seeks funds for autism service dog
SUGAR GROVE—Sugar Grove resident Jason Mann looks at his son Marshall and sees joy contagious to those who are around him. "Immediately, he'll walk into a room and want to give people hugs and smile," Jason said....
- Posted May 27, 2014
National Honor Society recognition
KANELAND—Jarod Erlandson is a recent National Honor Society member who calls being a part of the group "a complete honor." Erlandson is a Sugar Grove resident and junior at Kaneland High School. "It's something that I've always...
- Posted May 22, 2014
Kaneland bands 'battle' for worthwhile cause
KANELAND—Bands came together last month in the Kaneland High School auditorium to raise money for the Kaneland community. The name of the event was "Band Night." Attendees paid $5 at the door and gave donations to vote...
- Posted May 22, 2014
Kemp earns President's Scholarship
Will attend Indiana State University this fall ELBURN—You could say Brittany Kemp's most recent accomplishment was a slam dunk of an achievement. Kemp, an Elburn resident who is a Kaneland High School senior and a basketball and...
- Posted May 17, 2014
Kaneland approves new special education bussing
KANELAND—The Kaneland School Board on Monday voted to move on with a new bus company for special education transportation for the upcoming school year. Currently the Kaneland School District uses Spare Wheels Transportation. This coming school year...
- Posted May 16, 2014
Kaneland High School to host Healing Field
KANELAND—Kaneland High School will soon feature a field of American flags. The concept is called the Healing Field, and it will requre sale of 1,000 flags. The Healing Field will take place Friday, May 23, until Tuesday,...
- Posted May 9, 2014
School Board approves administrative changes
KANELAND—The Kaneland School Board on Monday approved administrative changes, including changes regarding new assistant principals and a resignation. Kaneland Superintendent Dr. Jeff Schuler announced during the meeting that Patrick Raleigh will be an assistant principal and computer...
- Posted May 2, 2014
Kaneland to work with energy conservation company
KANELAND—The Kaneland School Board on Monday agreed to move forward and enter into a contract agreement with an energy management and conservation program. The company that will work with Kaneland schools to conserve energy is Cenergistic. The...
- Posted May 2, 2014
'Seussical Jr.' comes alive on middle school stage
Photo: Kaneland Harter Middle School presented "Seussical Jr." on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with over 400 people attending Saturday's show. The production brought to life many classic Dr. Seuss storybook characters, including The Cat in the Hat,...
- Posted May 1, 2014
Kaneland trio help take 'Pwnage' to St. Louis
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Purple power
Photo: Event organizer and Kaneland junior Samantha Havlin, 17, with her mother Melissa prior to the event. Photo by Lynn Logan Community 'seizes the purple' at 5k event KANELAND—Elburn resident Samantha Havlin recently organized the epilepsy awareness...
- Posted April 24, 2014
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- Posted April 20, 2014
Kaneland students to visit Europe on trip
Photo: A group of Kaneland High School students in June will participate in a service trip to Europe. A previous service trip involved students planting trees at Antietam National Battlefield in Sharpsburg, Md., in order to restore...
- Posted April 19, 2014
D302 Board discusses survey results
KANELAND—The Kaneland School Board on Monday heard the results of the inaugural Parent Satisfaction Survey. The survey consisted of 30 questions and had participation of Kaneland parents from elementary to high school, with the most completed results...
- Posted April 18, 2014
Kaneland celebrates 15th Fine Arts Festival
Photos: The Kaneland Arts Initiative celebrated its 15th annual Fine Arts Festival on Sunday at Kaneland High School. The event boasted a wealth of professional artists, musicians, dancers and actors. Peter Thaddeus (right) creates an acrylic work...
- Posted April 17, 2014
Student urges community to 'Seize the Purple'
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- Posted April 12, 2014
Kaneland senior sets sights on the future
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- Posted April 11, 2014
Kaneland Scholastic Bowl team celebrates successful season
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A rather emotional chapter.
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I wrote a very witty yet learned piece about ADHD for my introductory blog here at Psychology Today. Unfortunately this is not that one. It was clever and informative. It disappeared when, distracted by a phone call, a page, two text messages, three emails and a UPS delivery I carelessly pressed the wrong key and erased it. That, along with two letters, seven progress notes and the shopping list my wife had sent on iChat. Working from memory instead of from working memory I bought potatoes instead of tomatoes. They do not go well with the Buffalo Mozzarella and Basil. Such is life with ADHD.
Yes. I have ADHD. I've know it for about sixteen years. I've become an authority on the subject. If only I'd known it a good deal sooner.
ADHD is not a disorder or a disease. It is a difference. It is a different brain that perceives, processes and expresses differently than a non-ADHD brain. Note please that I do not refer to normal or abnormal. In computer parlance (as patiently explained to me by my children) the ADHD brain has a lightening fast non-linear processor and an enormous RAM capacity. Hence many things never get encoded, or become memories on the hard drive. They zoom around in the RAM, banging about, never shutting down, needing to be checked, distracting you, and me, and you end up with a run-on sentence. See.


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Vanderbilt Grad Entry 2013 - page 9
Hey everyone! This thread is for all of those out there who are planning on applying to one of Vanderbilt's MSN programs for Fall 2013. I'm starting to get my application packet together. I haven't started my interview... Read More
- 0Dec 4, '12 by worth11Hi everyone! I am new to the forum, and just submitted my application for the pre-specialty acnp program a week ago. I was wondering if everyone else had received an email stating that their application is currently being processed by an admissions counselor? I recieved this email the day that I submitted my application, and recieved almost the exact same email again today. Both emails said that I would recieve another email later on regarding the status of my application. My admissions file should have been complete when I submitted my application last Tuesday. Recieving the same email today though kind of makes me worry that I somehow missed the priority deadline. I was just wondering if this happened to anyone else? Thanks in advance for your help, and best of luck to everyone!!
- 0Dec 4, '12 by IcySageNurseKms, yes I would be working and doi the program at the same time, so no living expenses. I would be paying only tuition, fees, and books. So around $45,000 right? Seems steep if its mostly loans..
- 0Dec 5, '12 by jasonmstone82I received the same set of emails that you all above did. I got one after submitting the application online then another one yesterday.
- 0Dec 5, '12 by leztheticaGreetings fellow applicants! I also received those two emails this week after submitting my application for the WHNP program last Friday. It's been a nerve wrecking few months, but I feel hopeful! I attended the October open house, and am glad I did, because it answered many of my questions about the program. I'm sure many of you were there - it was a room full of nerves and hopes and dreams!
My question is, how in the world are we going to make it through the next three months until receiving an answer?! I will look forward to engaging with this board in the coming months!
- 0Dec 5, '12 by jasonmstone82I applied for FNP...
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Amyris Reports Fourth Quarter And 2011 Year-End Financial Results
Amyris, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMRS), a leading renewable chemicals and fuels company, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011.
"2011 was a year of accomplishment and learning. We opened three facilities on three continents to produce initial volumes of Biofene®, our renewable farnesene, and have now produced over 1.3 million liters of Biofene, which we are selling initially as squalane and diesel," said John Melo, CEO of Amyris. "We have proven that our technology produces renewable hydrocarbons at scale and continue to meet our current customer demand for quality and performance. With the additional financing we have secured, we have a strong position to ramp our production to meet the needs of an expanding group of customers," he added.
In a separate release today, Amyris also announced it has closed a $58.7 million private placement of its common stock at market value and issued a $25 million five-year convertible debt offering to an institutional investor.
FINANCIAL RESULTSAggregate revenues for year ended December 31, 2011 were $147.0 million versus $80.3 million in the prior year, with cost of products sold of $155.6 million versus $70.5 million. Research and development expense increased to $87.3 million from $55.2 million and sales, general and administrative expense increased to $83.2 million from $40.4 million. The 2011 GAAP net loss attributable to Amyris, Inc. common stockholders was $178.9 million compared with $123.9 million in the prior year. On a non-GAAP basis, excluding stock-based compensation expense and non-cash beneficial conversion feature charge booked in the third quarter of 2010, the net loss attributable to Amyris, Inc. common stockholders was $153.4 million compared to $71.4 million in the prior year. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results is included in this release. Aggregate revenues for the quarter ended December 31, 2011 were $41.5 million versus $29.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2010, and cost of products sold was $56.4 million versus $27.5 million. Research and development expense increased to $20.7 million from $17.0 million, and sales, general and administrative expense increased to $23.8 million from $11.0 million. Fourth quarter 2011 GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders was $59.4 million compared with $25.6 million in the same quarter of 2010.
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Sudanese opposition party say authorities stormed HQ in W. Kordofan
July 4, 2014 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese Congress party announced that security forces stormed their headquarters in the town of al-Nuhood in West Kordofan state and blocked plans for a mass rally in which several opposition figures were scheduled to address.
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Bakri Youssef, a spokesman for the party, said that police forces stormed the party's headquarters on Friday evening and arrested two of their members and confiscated loudspeakers.
Today's cancelled rally was organized in solidarity with the detained Congress party's leader Ibrahim al-Sheikh with representation from major opposition parties including the National Umma Party (NUP), Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Sudanese Communist Party (SCP).
Authorities also refused to allow opposition figures from these parties to meet with al-Sheikh who is imprisoned in al-Nuhood.
Al-Sheikh was detained last month after speaking at a seminar in which he criticized the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary unit and accused them of committing abuses in conflict zones. He faces charges that could hand him the death penalty if convicted.
The NUP leader al-Sadiq al-Mahdi was arrested in May for same reason but was released a month later after his party made a subtle apology in a formal appeal to the Sudanese justice minister.
However, al-Sheikh's lawyers said that he refused to follow al-Mahdi's suit in apologizing for his remarks.
Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir has warned that he will not allow criticism of government troops saying it has a demoralizing impact on those fighting rebels in conflict zones.
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My profile was looking overrun and shabby, so I tried to tidy it up a bit. Less is more, you know?
Unless I'm on a rant in a zine, then it's a whole other story..
Here are some of the zines I have made, since forever, I know I've missed titles, but this is the majority of it.
So, other previously written zines published by me, Tasha, include..............
ISSUE #1 "How do you take it?" Theories…Continue
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and I love that about them.
It is the abscense of guidlines and boundaries of this format that make zines, making/reading/enjoying them such a pleasure to me. I need an outlet that I can express myself in around the stupid hours i keep, i'm a pro cut and paster (or so i tell my kids!) and love love love the 'not-knowing' how my end of project product will turn out.
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I have decided, in a very round about way, long story of attempts of creating a collaborative zine turned ongoing collaborative project of sorts... ahem.. that I will be spending special zine time with some of my nearest and dearest girl friends, chosen topic, speand a day/night/week/end or two.. and see what we come up with.
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Apple confirms October 22 iPad event, expect new MacBooks and Mavericks too October 15, 2013 at 12:38 pm
Today, Apple sent out the invitations to the highly anticipated iPad event scheduled for the 22nd. While firm details are still sparse surrounding the announcements, it's pretty safe to assume that Apple will fall in line with the latest rumors.
MacPhone Air: Mark Shuttleworth predicts Apple will merge Mac and iPhone October 11, 2013 at 3:11 pm
Anyone that has been paying attention to the evolution of OS X and iOS will have at some point noticed that the two operating systems are slowly acting more like each other. Mark Shuttleworth, CEO of Canonical who recently attempted to crowdfund the Ubuntu Edge phone that would double as a desktop PC, has certainly noticed Apple's seemingly slow merger of its desktop and mobile OS. He predicts Apple will merge Mac and iPhone hardware one day soon, creating a device similar to the Ubuntu Edge.
iPad 5 and iPad Mini 2 release date, event details, and hardware specs rounded up October 9, 2013 at 3:46 pm
AllThingsD is reporting that Apple will hold its invite-only event on October 22nd, and that neatly falls in line with what we've been hearing out of the rumor mill. While there haven't been any firm details about the release date of the next iPad and iPad Mini, the rumored November 1st timeframe seems like a reasonable expectation — at least here in the United States.
Best laptops for photo editing: Retina is important, but it's not everything September 26, 2013 at 12:45 pm
Finding the right laptop for your photo editing needs involves compromises between performance and portability. There is no single, perfect laptop for all photographers, but I've picked out some of the models that stand out from the competition for both pros and hobbyists alike.
OS X 10.9 expected in June, brings tabbed Finder and faster Safari April 29, 2013 at 3:00 pm
Apple has been uncharacteristically quiet in 2013. The year is already one-third over, and we haven't heard any major announcements coming out of Cupertino. Well, Apple's own Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is only two months away now, so rumors are finally surfacing about what's in store for Mac OS X 10.9. With better multi-monitor support, a tabbed user interface for the Finder, and a rebuilt web browser, this next operating system seems to be focused on the power user.
Not just Windows Blue: The rest of Microsoft is shifting to yearly releases, too February 8, 2013 at 2:32 pm
If a source close to Microsoft is to be believed, Windows Blue is a lot more than just annual updates to Windows 8 — it's a massive shift towards regular updates for almost every Microsoft product, including Windows Phone, Windows Server, and online services such as Hotmail and SkyDrive.
Mac apps will crash without fail due to simple case-sensitive URL detection bug February 4, 2013 at 3:15 pm
For the longest time, one of Apple's most prominent slogans for OS X was "It just works," which was actually true to some degree, as many people view Apple's operating systems as hassle-free. However, as Macs became more prominent, things began to just work a little less. Case in point, an eight-character URL detection flaw that pretty easily crashes Mountain Lion apps.
Is the core of Apple's OS X rotting from within? January 30, 2013 at 9:13 am
For over a decade, Apple has pushed OS X as the better, more secure alternative to Windows — but are underlying problems rotting the OS's usefulness for professional applications?
Windows Blue: Microsoft's plan to release a new version of Windows every year November 28, 2012 at 11:56 am
If unnamed sources are to be believed, Windows Blue is both a major update to Windows 8, and also the beginning of a major shift that will result in a major release of Windows every 12 months — just like Apple's OS X.
Could this be the year of the Linux desktop? July 31, 2012 at 9:00 am
In the 21 years or so since its inception, Linux has gained some amazing enthusiast street cred, but failed time and again to enter the mainstream. This year, however, may afford it an opportunity it's never had before: to gain the momentum necessary to join the big boys in the operating system world.


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Dr. Brown tries to intervene when a bulimic high school champion wrestler, Gavin Curtis (Douglas Smith, real-life brother of series star Gregory Smith), puts his life in jeopardy while preparing for an important tournament. Bright is suspended from school after he fights with Amy's boyfriend, Tommy Callahan (recurring guest star Paul Wasilewski). Meanwhile, Linda (recurring guest star Marcia Cross) suspects that Dr. Brown is reluctant to become more intimate with her because of her HIV status. And Ephram is convinced that college student Madison (recurring guest star Sarah Lancaster) is embarrassed to be seen with him.
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A woman has been charged with DUI following a fatal crash Monday afternoon in Minooka.
A Chevrolet Camaro was westbound on Route 52 and a Chevrolet Silverado was eastbound when the vehicles crashed head-on just east of Brisbin Road at 2:51 p.m., according to Illinois State Police.
A passenger in the Silverado, a 66-year-old woman, was pronounced dead on the scene, police said. Her name had not been released as of late Tuesday morning.
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The driver of the Camaro, 56-year-old Susan A. Bedenk of Serena, Ill., was charged with DUI and additional charges are expected to be filed, police said. The crash remains under investigation.
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In 2012, this resilience has held up. Since the start of the year, UNG and GAZ have tumbled over 10% each. FCG, meanwhile, has dipped only 2%. AMJ is sitting in positive territory, scoring nearly 2% gains.
The prospects for these products are further aided by the fact that the government is showing an increasing interest in promoting the natural gas industry's growth. As Washington works to institute the broad energy plan proposed this week by President Obama, the companies tracked by these products could be in for some encouraging upward action.
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How to win an argument--or at least, help the other guy lose.
'Tis the season of goodwill towards men, loving our enemies, forgiving those who did us wrong, and calls for unity, civility, and an elevation of our public discourse to new heights of seriousness.
Yeah, well, Bah Humbug to all that.
Instead, I thought I'd offer my guide to effective blog commenting: one serious tip and a bunch of fun and manipulative tricks. My Christmas wish to you is that you should all find it in you to become as much of a sneaky bastard as me.
So first, the serious tip: Commenting is a performance, not a conversation.. Most people who read your work will never respond. Sure, when you get into a reply string, you should always address the comment above yours, because it's kind of rude to be mugging for the spectators in a reply ("Look at this idiot! He doesn't know anything!"). But the fact is, your interlocutor is not your audience, so your goal is not to persuade that person, it's to persuade (or perhaps merely entertain) the silent majority, or what we in the business call "the jury."
Now for the fun stuff! If you read through my comments, you'll see me doing these kinds of thing all the time:
Make allusions you decline to explain. Any idiot can deploy a stupid simile: The Republicans are just like the Nazis! Because they, um, favor, um, counterfeiting the GBP to destroy the British economy! Or something! But an unexplained allusion gives anybody who understands it a nice little insider's smile--and causes them to feel a certain affinity for you, as a fellow insider. An outsider who has to go to Wikipedia to figure out what you're talking about will recognize your superior knowledge. Plus, the guy who doesn't get it and huffily responds can be mocked for not getting it. So all around, you've just gained a bit of credibility merely by omitting something. This works best, of course, if you have some kind of clue what you're talking about: the Kursk Bulge does not refer to a submarine structural failure, and if you suggest it does, you look like an idiot.
Use fake imprecision to imply greater knowledge. Another thing any idiot can do is look up dates online. Nobody is impressed that you know that in the first three weeks of July, 1944, 730 delegates from all 44 Allied nations gathered at the Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, United States, for the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference. After all, I cut and pasted the majority of that sentence from Wikipedia. On the other hand, if you can toss off references to Bretton Woods and the gold standard, you can make it appear that you really do know what you're talking about and can just call up the information from memory at will--even if you've only just looked it up on Wikipedia! As with allusions, however, you should be careful only to refer to things you do have some understanding of, lest you look like an idiot.
Treat stupid questions as if they were serious. Has anyone ever asked you "What are YOU looking at?" in a bar or other public place? That person was, of course, looking to do the Monkey Dance, work his way up to chest-poking or hat-knocking-off, and perhaps eventually a sucker punch. Blogging works much the same way--monkey dancing is the dominant mode of commenting. But on the other hand, if you actually try to answer that drunken idiot's question--act as though you don't detect the challenge, point at something and call the questioner's attention to it--you can get inside his OODA loop (unexplained allusion! Look it up, people!) and diffuse a bad situation. In blogging, treating a stupid question seriously can accomplish one of two goals: it can highlight the stupidity (because the answer is stupid, or obvious), or it might (and sometimes has, for me) elevate the discourse by pulling your interlocutor off of his stupid position and into a real discussion. Either way, you win, because you aren't the one being a jerk.
Treat serious questions as if they were stupid. This isn't something I would do all the time. It can make you look like a jerk, and nobody likes jerks. But sometimes an earnest question can present the perfect opportunity for mockery, especially of your opponents. So for instance, when somebody asked recently what can't be regulated by Congress as "interstate commerce," a couple of us replied "abortion and sodomy," or words to that effect. Now, that's not a serious or thoughtful response, nor is it a fair representation of the "liberal" position--which Alsadius later pointed out should have included marijuana--but it was a good opportunity to score a cheap point and maybe get a laugh or two. And frankly, it wasn't so far off; in the course of that discussion at least two commenters said to me that they thought the commerce clause power was restrained only by the affirmative prohibitions of the bill of rights--one went so far as to say that Congress could, consistent with the Constitution, implement Communism under the commerce power. So it's hard for people who disagreed to complain about unfairness, and people who were inclined to agree got a chuckle. Overall, a win.
Admit to any and all faults you are accused of. Is there any point to getting huffy when somebody calls you a drunken, ignorant slut with a preference for buggering puppies? Is anybody going to take your agreement with that statement seriously? Of course not. So either admit it wholesale or deny some part of it ("I only bugger full grown dogs. Do you think I'm a pervert?") and move on. They won't repeat an insult if they know it won't bother you, and you can either move on to their substantive points (if any), or continue with your campaign to make them look like jerks. For more serious commenters who have gotten off the rails a bit (and it happens to the best of us), such an admission is an admonishment to correct their behavior that doesn't permit them to be defensive; they may even admit they were wrong. You win again! And of course people who are disposed to like you will come to your defense, if not in comments then at least in their heads. Win win win! (For you, not the other guy).
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Doubts persist, but so does hope
Depending on how you view it, it's either a rallying cry or a painful blast of the good ole days. It's a motto to lead the charge, or a meaningless cry for the wounded and unable. It's what you want to believe, what you do believe, or something you gave up hope in a long time ago. Either way, it's nostalgic.
I know you recognize those words. They bring you back to June 17, 2008, the last time Kevin Garnett participated in a playoff game. Garnett, holding his new hat in one hand and the entire world in his other. An NBA championship, after years of heart-breaking failures, was finally his. Confetti rained down. An outburst of emotions poured out. For that moment, as Garnett somehow made a botched Adidas motto seem like the most heartfelt words ever spoken, there was exaltation in Boston.
But, two years later, do his words ring true? Is anything really possible?
The Boston Celtics better hope so.
The regular season struggles persisted right to the very end. The C's lost seven of their final ten games. They allowed their last seven opponents to score in triple digits. They won only 50 games, after preseason chatter that they'd win 72. Funny, almost, how quick they fell from wanting to challenge for the all-time wins record to fourth place in their own conference.
There have been reports of a splintered locker room. Reports that Doc Rivers is on his last legs. Injuries. Dissension. Poor play. Lack of effort. Oh, the goddamn lack of effort. At times, bad defense, bad offense. Almost always, bad rebounding.
All will be forgotten if the 2010 Celtics win 16 more games.
"We have all the qualities we need to win a championship," Paul Pierce said, even after seeing his team struggle to its fourth-place finish.
Unfortunately for Pierce and the Celtics, championships are about more than possessing pieces. Rings aren't won on paper, and banners aren't raised because of talented rosters. Skill gets you only so far. Reputations carry you for only so long.
If you're judging by the regular season, the Celtics have no chance. They're screwed. Done. Finished. See ya next year, Celts. Sayonara, suckers. Thanks for playing.
But championships aren't won in the regular season.
Have we seen the Celtics' best?
They don't think so. To them, they're as viable a contender as any other team in the Association.
"I think each guy still feels like we can win it, " said Kendrick Perkins. Beaten down by a long and challenging season, but undeterred. Bashed, batter and bruised, but still confident.
"I like our depth," Kevin Garnett explained where the confidence is based. "I like our veteran leadership. We have multiple guys who've been in the playoffs, won rings, been successful in this league."
"I never really look at the negative perspective," said Paul Pierce. "That's not even in my mindset. I think it's a championship team that we've got in this locker room."
Can they back up their words?
No matter what the Celtics say, doubts remain. Does the regular season mean nothing? Can a team that had such blatant disregard for the regular season be counted on when the lights are blinding?
"It's a little bit concerning," admitted Pierce of his team's regular season, "but I know that we're capable of [winning the championship]. And I think, now that it's playoff time, that we're going to be a little bit more focused, a little bit more detailed about the things we do."
He continued, "We feel like we've got a team right here that can win a championship. That's always going to be the goal."
If that goal is reached, if the Celtics defy all odds and expectations, if they can somehow bond together and exceed everything they've done to this point, everyone will have amnesia. The regular season will be forgotten.
If they somehow win a championship, Kevin Garnett will be proven a prophet.
"Anything is possible."
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I talked about this the other day. I think the Celtics are still a legitimate contender. When they put it all together they at least look like the team that took the Magic to 7 games last season. You would like to think they would see the play-offs as their wake up call. I even have them pushing Cleveland to 7. They can win that series, but there is no way they win a 7th game in Cleveland.
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Going for another ultrasound
I went to the endo last week and she said it feels like my nodules are bigger than last time, so I have to schedule another ultrasound. I had one 2 years ago and someone messed up and wrote that my nodules were 4 times the size they used to be...but then they said it was an error...
So who knows...
I just don't want to have to get them biopsied. My neck doesn't like big needles coming towards it!
I'm the opposite. I was glad when one of my nodules was large enough to be biopsied because the lab report relieved my concern about malignancy.
That was 5 years ago, and my endo orders an annual ultrasound because any growth would indicate a problem (nodules can become cancerous at any time), and we'd do another FNA.
Statistics indicate that about 85% of thyroid nodules remain benign, but if I am in that 15%, I'd want to know ASAP.
The FNA is nothing at all to be concerned about--just a little discomfort but not any actual pain.
I was in the 15% and had a thyroidectomy in February. So I'm here to tell you...go for a biopsy! My nurse was so sweet - she held my hand and talked to me thru the whole thing. I guess she could tell I was a wee bit scared.
But I understand, I'm praying I never get cataracts - I woudn't want to see a needle coming at my eyeball!
I've had cataract surgery on both eyes--with general anesthesia! There's no way I could have handled the surgery with local because I have problems with just my regular eye exams.
I actually try to avoid general anesthesia generally--but it was essential for the cataract surgery for me.
Try not to stress about a biopsy if you need to have one. I was worried about mine when I had it done in October but it really was a piece of cake. They injected the area with some numbing stuff and that probably hurt the worst, and even that wasn't real bad. I never felt any of the needle sticks during the biopsy. The only thing I could feel was a little bit of pressure when the doctor moved the needle up and down.
The nurse said I should expect a fair amount of bruising from it because I'm very fair skinned but it didn't really bruise much at all.
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Great. My comment was about how when you 'go big' and move Pierce to SG you are going to have to sit one of Lee or Avery much more than they deserve and will be tempted to give KG more mins than you should when you play lots of small ball lineups with Wilcox or Sully at the 5.
Of course I don't want to see Sully at the 5. I really hope Darko starts to show something, he was apparently playing so good in Europe those 1st two preseason games. I am really starting to eat my words that 12-14 solid mins of Darko will make us not need a player like Varejao.
Imagine what Varejao would add to this team right now?
Varejao is averaging 15 boards per game right now. The Celts will not be able to turn Bass into Varejao. In other words, it's a pipe dream.
That was never the deal and you know it
It was Bass, Melo and our '13 and '15 1st rd picks
Lee, Sully and our '13 1st rd pick
But thanks for mentioning the least valuable part of the trade, the guy who makes the $ work, over the actual young assests. (unless you value Bass above the 25th-27th pick in the draft)


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AU Special Representative applauds new defections from Al -Shabaab
Addis Ababa, 10 June 2014 (WIC) - The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Mahamat Saleh Annadif congratulates the Federal Government of Somalia for further defections from the militant group Al- Shabaab.
This follows the renunciation of Sheikh Mohamed Said Atom's from the Al Qaeda affiliated group Al- Shabaab. Sheikh Said Atom was one of its leaders who has rejected the ideology of terror, and this demonstrates the weakening of the militant group as it continues to suffer major setbacks.
"Somalia is moving towards a secure and stable future free from the scourge of violence and terror and the Somali people have the opportunity to shape together a more peaceful future," said Ambassador Annadif adding that "we congratulate the Federal Government of Somalia for its policy in this regard and we call on likeminded people to denounce the extremist views and join the government in nation building".
According to a press release African Union Mission in Somalia sent to WIC, the Federal Government of Somalia supported by AMISOM call on all those who want peace to lay down their arms. The Federal Government of Somalia continues to offer members of Al-Shabaab who renounced violence and realized the error of their ways the opportunity to reintegrate Somali society with a pledge of safety.
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