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Nishide Kenji K Chromosome Dynamics Laboratory, RIKEN, Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, - - 2014
During development of the cerebral cortex, neural stem cells (NSCs) divide symmetrically to proliferate and asymmetrically to generate neurons. Although faithful segregation of mitotic chromosomes is critical for NSC divisions, its fundamental mechanism remains unclear. A class of evolutionarily conserved protein complexes, known as condensins, is thought to be central ...
Alevi Kaio Cesar Chaboli KC Departamento de Biologia, Instituto de Biociências, Letras e Ciências Exatas, Universidade Estadual Paulista-São José do Rio Preto, Rua Cristovão Colombo 2265, 15054-000, São José do Rio Preto, SP, - - 2014
The Triatominae subfamily is comprised of 18 genera and 6 tribes. The tribe Rhodniini is comprised of two genera (Rhodnius and Psammolestes). Nucleolar persistence is defined by the presence of the nucleolus or nucleolar corpuscles during the meiotic metaphase. To date, this phenomenon has been described for 13 species of ...
Schrauwen Isabelle I Neurogenomics Division, Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America; Department of Medical Genetics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, - - 2014
Necrotizing meningoencephalitis (NME) affects toy and small breed dogs causing progressive, often fatal, inflammation and necrosis in the brain. Genetic risk loci for NME previously were identified in pug dogs, particularly associated with the dog leukocyte antigen (DLA) class II complex on chromosome 12, but have not been investigated in ...
Latour Yasmin Y CNRS, Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier, UMR5554, , Université Montpellier 2, Montpellier, - - 2014
Sexual selection may hinder gene flow across contact zones when hybrid recognition signals are discriminated against. We tested this hypothesis in a unimodal hybrid zone between Mus musculus musculus and Mus musculus domesticus where a pattern of reinforcement was described and lower hybrid fitness documented. We presented mice from the ...
Horton Brent M BM Department of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, - - 2013
The white-throated sparrow is rapidly becoming an important model in the genetics of social behavior because of a chromosomal rearrangement that segregates with a behavioral phenotype. Within a population, 50 % of individuals are heterozygous for a rearranged chromosome 2 (ZAL2(m)). These birds sing more and are more aggressive than ...
Musacchio Andrea - - 2011
Accurate chromosome segregation during mitosis and meiosis is essential for cell viability. Two papers in this issue of Cell (Kitajima et al., 2011; Magidson et al., 2011) describe chromosome movements during cell division with unprecedented accuracy, revealing previously unrecognized features of chromosome spindle alignment and paving the way to quantitative phenotypic and ...
Ladouceur Anne-Marie - - 2011
Spatial and temporal coordination of mitotic events has been generally attributed to the coincidental outcome of increasing cyclin-dependent kinase activity. A recent study reports that mitotic events and structures previously considered to be independently controlled are capable of trans-regulation to ensure genomic integrity.
Tonge Peter Dennis - - 2010
Mammalian cloning by somatic cell nuclear transfer is a notoriously inefficient process with a low birth rate. Recently in Science, Inoue et al. (2010) report that somatic cell nuclear transfer fails to regulate Xist expression from the X chromosome.
Razzaghian Hamid Reza - - 2010
Somatic genetic variation in health and disease is poorly explored. Monozygotic (MZ) twins are a suitable model for studies of somatic mosaicism since genetic differences in twins derived from the same zygote represent an irrefutable example of somatic variation. We report the analysis of a pair of generally healthy female ...
Human chromosome 5 carries a transcriptional regulator of human telomerase reverse transcriptase ...
Qi Dong-Lai - - 2010
Telomerase activation is crucial for cells that tend to be immortalized. Increased telomerase activity is correlated with upregulation of telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) expression. In most human somatic cells, hTERT expression is suppressed by multiple factors. We have previously shown that human chromosome 5 carries a possible suppressor of mouse ...
Aboim M A - - 2010
Pseudochondrostoma duriense and Achondrostoma oligolepis are two Iberian endemic cyprinid fish species that occur in sympatry over most of their distribution range and that are suspected to hybridize in nature. Here, we employed a combination of mitochondrial and microsatellite markers to explore the extent of introgressive hybridization between these fishes. ...
Nowak-Imialek Monika - - 2010
Fusion of terminally differentiated somatic cells with pluripotent embryonic stem cells has been proposed as model for reprogramming the somatic cell genome, and may contribute to our understanding of the underlying mechanisms of this epigenetic process. We established an interspecies cell fusion model using murine embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and ...
Reticulate evolution of the hybrid produced artificially by crosses between Osmunda banksiifolia ...
Kawakami Suzue M - - 2010
Although ferns have been developed by hybridization and chromosome doubling, no natural polyploidy has yet been recorded in Osmundaceae. So, we produced hybrids artificially by crosses between Osmunda banksiifolia (2n = 2x = 44) and Osmunda lancea (2n = 2x = 44), and investigated their sporogenesis. From the O. banksiifolia ...
Correction: Early Marine Migration Patterns of Wild Coastal Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarki ...
Moore Megan E - - 2010
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Mořkovský Libor - - 2010
Theory predicts that sexually antagonistic mutations will be over- or under-represented on the X and Z chromosomes, depending on their average dominance coefficients. However, as little is known about the dominance coefficients for new mutations, the effect of sexually antagonistic selection is difficult to predict. To elucidate the role of ...
Ebihara Atsushi - - 2009
To test our hypothesis of hybrid formation involving the 'independent gametophyte' phenomenon in ferns, we identified the genomic formulae and ploidy level of gametophytes of the Vandenboschia radicans complex at the periphery of a sporophyte population. We identified haploid gametophytes of V. kalamocarpa (one of the two putative parents of ...
Ben-Yehudah Ahmi A Pittsburgh Development Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, - - 2010
While human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) are predisposed toward chromosomal aneploidities on 12, 17, 20, and X, rendering them susceptible to transformation, the specific genes expressed are not yet known. Here, by identifying the genes overexpressed in pluripotent rhesus ESCs (nhpESCs) and comparing them both to their genetically identical differentiated ...
Mettler R D - - 2009
Black-headed grosbeaks (Pheucticus melanocephalus) and rose-breasted grosbeaks (Pheucticus ludovicianus) are passerine bird species known to hybridize in the Great Plains of North America. Both extrinsic (environmental) and intrinsic factors (pre- and postzygotic reproductive isolation) have been credited for the generation and maintenance of the grosbeak hybrid zone, but little is ...
Liu Jian - - 2009
BACKGROUND: PhiC31 integrase facilitates efficient integration of transgenes into human and mouse genomes and is considered for clinical gene therapy. However recent studies have shown that the enzyme can induce various chromosomal abnormalities in primary human embryonic cells and mammalian cell lines. The mechanisms involved are unknown, but it has ...
Banga S S - - 2009
Normal human diploid fibroblasts have limited life span in culture and undergo replicative senescence after 50-60 population doublings. On the contrary, cancer cells typically divide indefinitely and are immortal. Expression of SV40 large T and small t antigens in human fibroblasts transiently extends their life span by 20-30 population doublings ...
Bernard, Lynn Elizabeth
This thesis describes the isolation and mapping of DNA clones from human chromosome 5, with emphasis on the 5q11.2-q13.3 region. This region is of interest because of a Vancouver family in which trisomy for the 5q11.2-q13.3 region co segregates with schizophrenia and renal anomalies. The 5q11.2-q13.3 region is of additional ...
Roberts D G - - 2009
For free-spawning estuarine taxa, gene flow among estuaries may occur via hybridization with mobile congeners. This phenomenon has rarely been investigated, but is probably susceptible to anthropogenic disturbance. In eastern Australia, the estuarine Black Bream Acanthopagrus butcheri and marine Yellowfin Bream Acanthopagrus australis have overlapping distributions and the potential to ...
Felber-Girard, M.
Populations of diploid and autotetraploid <i>Anthoxanthum alpinum</i> A. & D. Löve formed a narrow hybrid zone in a study area in the Swiss Prealps. Detailed vegetation analyses were performed along transects in several contact zones between the two cytotypes. The vegetation differed according to the position in the hybrid zone. ...
Meaburn Karen J - - 2008
Chromosomes occupy non-random spatial positions in interphase nuclei. It remains unclear what orchestrates this high level of organisation. To determine how the nuclear environment influences the spatial positioning of chromosomes, we utilised a panel of stable mouse hybrid cell lines carrying a single, intact human chromosome. Eleven of 22 human ...
Chen Li L Department of Gene and Cell Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, - - 2008
The Streptomyces phage phiBT1 integrase catalyzes recombination between phage attP and bacterial attB sites (att, attachment), resulting in phage DNA integration into the bacterial host genome in a unidirectional manner. Multiple pseudo-attB and -attP sites are present serendipitously in mammalian genomes and can recombine with wild-type attP and attB sequences. ...
Matsumura Hiroyuki - - 2008
Pluripotential embryonic stem cells (ESC) possess a unique property of being able to carry out nuclear reprogramming of somatic nuclei, as shown after cell fusion. The nuclear reprogramming activity has been applied for producing pluripotential stem cells from personal somatic cells through several new technologies, including cytoplasmic cell fusion and ...
Buggs R J A - - 2007
Hybrid zones are 'natural laboratories' for studying the origin, maintenance and demise of species. Theory predicts that hybrid zones can move in space and time, with significant consequences for both evolutionary and conservation biology, though such movement is often perceived as rare. Here, a review of empirical studies of moving ...
Liu Shaojun - - 2007
This study provides genetic evidences at the chromosome, DNA content, DNA fragment and sequence, and morphological levels to support the successful establishment of the polyploid hybrids of red crucian carp x blunt snout bream, which belonged to a different subfamily of fish (Cyprininae subfamily and Cultrinae subfamily) in the catalog. ...
Tezuka Takahiro - - 2007
Hybrid seedlings from the cross between Nicotiana tabacum, an allotetraploid composed of S and T subgenomes, and N. debneyi die at the cotyledonary stage. This lethality involves programmed cell death (PCD). We carried out reciprocal crosses between the two progenitors of N. tabacum, N. sylvestris and N. tomentosiformis, and N. ...
Coskun Ayse K - - 2007
Mouse cells are non-permissive to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV) in that there is a pronounced post-integration block to viral replication. We have recently demonstrated that mouse-human somatic cell hybrids that contain human chromosome 2 increase both HIV Capsid (CA) production and infectious virus release. Here we report on ...
Matsumura Hiroyuki - - 2007
To engineer a stem cell genome, we developed a technology for targeted elimination of chromosomes from mouse embryonic stem (ES)-somatic hybrid cells. Here we demonstrate the use of a universal chromosome elimination cassette (CEC) for elimination of a single embryonic stem cell (ESC)-derived chromosome 11 or 12, and also both ...
Nouri-Ellouz Oumèma - - 2006
Somatic hybridization can be an interesting alternative for the selection of heterozygous and vigorous potato plants through combination of dihaploid genomes. The resulting hybrids can harbour interesting characters and thus can be used in agriculture if they are in agreement with agronomic criteria. In this report, we used an intraspecific ...
Johansen-Morris A D - - 2006
Hybridization is an important factor in the evolution of plants; however, many of the studies that have examined hybrid fitness have been concerned with the study of early generation hybrids. We examined the early- and late-generation fitness consequences of hybridization between two ecotypes of the selfing annual Avena barbata in ...
Albert Vicky - - 2006
The outcome of natural hybridization is highly variable and depends on the nonexclusive effects of both pre- and post-mating reproductive barriers. The objective of this study was to address three specific questions regarding the dynamics of hybridization between the American and European eels (Anguilla rostrata and Anguilla anguilla). Using 373 ...
Coskun Ayse K - - 2006
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV) replicates only in certain primate cells. In murine cells expressing cyclin T1, a posttranscriptional block exists such that small amounts of capsid and little infectious virus are released. This block is relieved in part by fusion with human cells. Here we have tested a ...
Tezuka T - - 2006
Hybrid seedlings from the cross Nicotiana tabacum x N. suaveolens express lethality at 28 degrees C. We carried out a cross between monosomic lines of N. tabacum lacking the Q chromosome and N. suaveolens by test-tube pollination and ovule culture at 28 degrees C. To suppress hybrid lethality, hybrid seedlings ...
Toda Mamoru - - 2006
The status of natural hybridization between the two Japanese geckos, Gekko tawaensis and Gekko japonicus, was surveyed by use of 15 diagnostic allozyme loci. Of 438 specimens examined, 9 were identified as F(l), 1 was a first backcross with G. japonicus, and 15 were identified as more successive generations. Hybridizations ...
Timur Ayse Anil - - 2006
Somatic cell hybrids are generated by fusion of two different parental cells. This technology has been used extensively in the production of monoclonal antibodies and has made significant contributions to the field of human genetics through its applications in gene expression, gene mapping, and positional cloning of human disease genes. ...
Paun Ovidiu - - 2006
The Ranunculus cassubicus complex, comprising diploids and polyploids, is a good model for studying the role of hybridization and polyploidy in the origin of apomixis. Results from amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) and simple sequence repeat (SSR) analyses performed on 448 individuals were combined with evidence from morphology, isozymes, karyology ...
Li Huai - - 2006
Human embryonic stem (ES) cells hold great promise for medicine and science. The transcriptome of human ES cells has been studied in detail in recent years. However, no systematic analysis has yet addressed whether gene expression in human ES cells may be regulated in chromosomal domains, and no chromosomal domains ...
Matveeva Natalia M - - 2005
Chromosome segregation was studied in 14 intra- and 20 inter-specific hybrid clones generated by fusion of Mus musculus embryonic stem (ES) cells with fibroblasts or splenocytes of DD/c mice or Mus caroli. As a control for in vitro evolution of tetraploid karyotype we used a set of hybrid clones obtained ...
Bleeker W - - 2005
Hybrid zones may serve as natural laboratories for evolutionary studies. One common viewpoint is that hybrids may always be less fit than their parents due to genetic discontinuities. An alternative idea is that genotype-environment interactions influence the outcome of natural hybridization. Our comparative study of two different natural hybrid zones ...
Kirk Heather - - 2005
Here we tested two possible nonexclusive explanations for the maintenance of a hybrid swarm between Senecio jacobaea and Senecio aquaticus; first, that genotype-by-environment interactions involving water and nutrient clines are involved in hybrid fitness, and second, heterosis in early hybrid generations may provide an initial hybrid advantage that contributes to ...
Rehen Stevens K - - 2005
The mouse brain contains genetically distinct cells that differ with respect to chromosome number manifested as aneuploidy (Rehen et al., 2001); however, the relevance to humans is not known. Here, using double-label fluorescence in situ hybridization for the autosome chromosome 21 (chromosome 21 point probes combined with chromosome 21 "paint" ...
Wu Carrie A - - 2005
Spatial variation in natural selection may play an important role in determining the genetic structure of hybridizing populations. Previous studies have found that F1 hybrids between naturally hybridizing Ipomopsis aggregata and Ipomopsis tenuituba in central Colorado differ in fitness depending on both genotype and environment: hybrids had higher survival when ...
Marzella R - - 2005
The generation of panels of somatic cell hybrids specific for chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, and olive baboon is reported. The chromosome content of each hybrid clone was characterized using reverse painting on human normal metaphases and by the use of appropriate sequence tag sites (STSs), one for each chromosome arm. These ...
Bołtowicz Danuta - - 2005
The diploid Mexican species S. bulbocastanum (blb) was used as a source of late blight resistance in somatic hybridization with the potato (S. tuberosum, tbr) dihaploid H-8105. The produced 2x blb (+) 2x tbr H-8105 somatic hybrids did not retain the blb parent's characteristic high resistance to P. infestans. The ...
Cheng Yue - - 2004
Allelic losses of chromosome 13 are often detected in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and other cancers, implicating the presence of possible tumor suppressor genes (TSGs) on this chromosome. To identify candidate regions from larger and multiple lost areas observed from direct tumor studies, the technique of monochromosome transfer was utilized to ...
Rejduch Barbara - - 2004
The aim of this study was to analyse homology in the telomeric region of chromosome 11 in humans and a corresponding fragment in the porcine genome using the FISH technique. The human band specific probe (HSA 11p15) was used for hybridization with pig chromosomes. The obtained results showed strong signals ...
Doherty Aideen M O - - 2003
Microcell-mediated chromosome transfer (MMCT) is a technique that has been in use since the 1970s for the fusion of microcells, containing single or a small number of chromosomes, with whole cells, and the subsequent selection of the hybrids. MMCT can be carried out with somatic cells, embryonic carcinoma (EC) or ...
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VERBATIM "One is always a long way from solving a problem until one actually has the answer." - Stephen Hawking, English theoretical physicist PRIME NUMBERS 13: Maximum velocity, in miles per hour, at which a woodpecker's head (and brain) travel before striking a tree 100: Amount of heat energy, measured in watts, that a sedentary human gives off per second
PRIME NUMBERS - A woodpecker's head goes 13 mph before pecking a tree. CNS Photo. WHAT IS IT? - This bizarre hexagonal shape was recently photographed at the north pole of Saturn by NASA's Cassini orbiter. CNS Photo. TRUE FACTS - Canadian scientists observed tonguefish skipping across pools of molten sulfur near undersea volcanoes in the western Pacific Ocean. CNS Photo. MOVE TO TIBET - If an asteroid were to hit the Earth, Tibet may be the only place you'd be relatively safe. CNS Photo. Source: "The Sizesaurus" by Stephen Strauss (Kodansha, 1995) JUST ASKING Where does the white go when snow melts? BRAIN SWEAT You have one large pepperoni pizza and eight hungry people, each of whom demands a slice. How can you divide the pizza into eight equal slices using only three cuts? Each cut must be in a straight line. ELECTRON INK YouTube on science www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=218220F6C5BD650E Science can be cool, too. Check out this collection of science-related videos at YouTube. BRAIN SWEAT ANSWER Cut the pizza in half. Then slice it in half again in the other direction. Now you have four quarters. Stack the four quarters on top of each other and cut the stack in half. Three cuts, eight slices. LET'S MOVE TO TIBET Inevitably, something big from outer space - a comet or asteroid - is going to smash into Earth. Looming closest is 99942 Apophis, a 1,350-foot-long asteroid that scientists project may hit Earth in 2036, though the current odds are just 1 in 45,000. The consequences of a cosmic collision depend upon the size of the impacting object, but it's safe to say there's no upside. Researchers have estimated that a stony asteroid traveling at 12,000 miles per second with a diameter of 328 feet would likely cause significant loss of life and damage, but that the effects would be limited to the region where it struck. However, an asteroid twice as big, if it landed in the ocean, might generate global tsunamis. Now, using data derived from multiple impact simulations, scientists at the University of Southhamptom have developed a list projecting which countries are at greatest risk of suffering significant population loss and/or economic damage from an asteroid impact. In terms of lost lives, China topped the list, followed by Indonesia, India, Japan and the United States. In terms of greatest economic damage incurred, the United States was first, followed by China, Sweden, Canada and Japan. Overall, the researchers said the countries at most risk from an asteroid impact were China, Indonesia, India, Japan, the United States, the Philippines, the United Kingdom, Brazil and Nigeria. "Our results highlight those countries that face the greatest risk from this most global of natural hazards and thus indicate which nations need to be involved in mitigating the threat," said Nick Bailey, one of the study authors. 'TRUE FACTS' A 20-year English study found that obese men are less prone to suicide, but its authors also cautioned that overeating does not equate with happiness. Astronomers say the Large and Small Magellanic clouds (two nearby galaxies) are moving twice as fast as previously believed and may eventually leave the area altogether. Canadian scientists observed tonguefish skipping across pools of molten sulfur near undersea volcanoes in the western Pacific Ocean. POETRY FOR SCIENTISTS Digging for fossils, old Ned. A geologist, sadly who's dead. His shovel hit bone. "You leave that alone!" Said a dinosaur, biting Ned's head. WHAT IS IT ANSWER This bizarre hexagonal shape was recently photographed at the north pole of Saturn by NASA's Cassini orbiter. The outer, lighter ring represents high-altitude emissions of atmospheric molecules excited by charged particles smashing together along the planet's powerful magnetic field lines - in effect, an aurora. The interior light is caused by heat generated from deeper within Saturn's gaseous interior. The reason for thehexagonal shape is a mystery. |


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Anyone get a message from user Jovan haye saying he was giving away some tickets and cash? I was sent a link but I am not going to give it out incase it is spam. I just find it odd that a former Titan is following me on here.
Well JCB can eat it, now I got NFL players following me. http://www.gotitans.com/members/jovan-haye.13338/
The ol' "My twitter got hacked" copout. You tweeted a weiner pic request. It happens. No excuses. No regrets.


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This sure sounds like the fix many mmo enthusiests of the past have been waiting for. Warrender, that video was darn awesome! Back when effective communication / structure was far and few in guilds/clans - It sure set apart those who won and those who lost. Thanks for sharing! Anyone who played DAoC on the Guinevere server, Docoloth was a VVV leader of rvr raids... Simply leaves me jonsing for the next real rvr setting where intel wins! Great video!
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We were talking about DAoC last night on mumble. Remember the gank squads of stealthers? A whole team of stealthed guys creeping around waiting to catch you alone.
You had to try and stay in the middle of the zerg or you were toast. Head on a swivel waiting to see if the guy next to you dropped. Charlie was out there and he was gonna get you!!!! So much fun If they add more of the traditional MMO elements (crafting, skill/level unlocks, maybe even a quest/mission system to complete certain objectives) I would think about this game. I had a blast early in PS1 being a stealth hacker. I was evil with the knife. It was a blast get in and pick off targets of oppertunity.
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Stealth, who needed stealth?! I remember 2 high Rankers rocking up and killing about 8 of us in the most slow, painful way you can imagine. Basically we were all chain CC'd and dps'd down one at a time by a tank / heals combo. lol.
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PS1 is another one in my list of games people talk fondly of that I somehow managed to miss entirely.
I'm loving the trailers and info released on PS2 thus far and liking what I see. Three factions? Bring it on!
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21st July 2011, 11:39 AM | #17 (permalink) | |||
Is there a TOG presence in ps1? If not may be a good way to build a following and get our ducks in fun order... Also may help with beta entry as a community gamer org...
Removing those who defend and keeping those who offend... gotta love it or be removed. |
23rd July 2011, 06:24 AM | #19 (permalink) | |||
mystwalker here
was shahmat way back when there were lots of server johari then markov had alot of fun running with tog and lotd and now i am lotd haven't loaded up ps in awhile as last time it was mostly chinese on chat still i did alot of fun stuff for the platoons and squads can't wait to roll them long convoys as nc march on the next base or hacking a backdoor for a max rush or cloaking in a anti-sniper roll lots of fun in ps and i expect the same of a ps2 and looks like they are getting more in depth on the cert trees only thing i'm wondering on now is the cash shop they intend to have hopefully it is for gear customizations like they say would hate to find gold ammo and such |
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Just keep saying that and buy PS2 when it comes out.
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Inputs consist of a VGA and DVI port. The OSD provides control over the separate red, green, and blue color sliders, in addition to brightness and contrast controls. But the EN2028's picture had weaknesses we couldn't fix by these means. In DisplayMate, the monitor was able to produce very dark grays against a decent black background, as well as light grays against white. But compared with the other monitors in our April roundup, the EN2028's white looked muddy, tending toward gray. And no tweaking could change that. Furthermore, the EN2028 showed slight color-tracking errors in DM's grayscale screens, and was unable to produce a perfectly continuous grayscale of more than 85 steps. Combined, these flaws manifest in a picture that's comparatively dull and flat.
What's more, we observed significant ghosting in our game tests. (Interestingly, all of the LCDs in this roundup are spec'd with an 8ms response time.) If you're looking to save money, there are plenty of 19-inch LCDs that cost the same, or less, and offer much better image quality: Samsung's 940BF comes to mind.
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Great trend. More and more children born with developmental disabilities due to the greed and selfishness of today's empowered woman.
It'd been great if we could just go back to the good old days; right? And I can guarantee that upset is a Republican because no liberal would ever make such an asinine statement.
I can hear the neo-cons now. You can bet their brain cogs are turning, in all kinds of ways.
Y'all can just spin it in your favor. You will need the man power when the next event
occurs, and the propaganda wheels start turning for war.
Upset, you need to clarify what your saying. Without substantiating
your comment just fell on my deaf ears.
Muhammad was trying to make the baby with 9-year olds and he showed us the way, no old hag of 30 should be trying to have kids.
Allahu akbar. Allahu akbar. Allahu akbar. Allahu akbar.
I am sorry but 35-45 is no longer considered middle aged in these days. It is still a young age and if men want to treat us like we are all old cows over 70 then we will not go for these old male dinosaurs over 70.
Men never lose their ability to reproduce after hitting puberty while women stop being able to reproduce when going through menopause. That's why men tend to go for younger women so that they have more children.
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Pedro Shines In San Diego; Allows 2 Hits Over 8 Innings; 11 K Draws 2-Out Walk That Leads |
June 20, 2002
Boston Red Sox at San Diego Padres
Quallcom Stadium, San Diego, California
Pedro's Line
ip | h | r | Er | bb | k | bf | pit | ball | stk | GB | FB |
8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 104 | 34 | 70 | 10 | 3 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | r | h | e | ||
Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -- | 5 | 7 | 0 |
San Diego | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 2 | 1 |
takes full command
Ian Browne, mlb.com
How is this pitching line for a man who says he hasn't yet reached peak form this season? Eight innings, two hits, no runs, 11 strikeouts. Oh, and he also struck out the first five he faced and allowed only one man as far as second base. Imagine how good Pedro Martinez will be once he really gets his stuff together.
Red Sox silence Friars
Sandy Burgin, mlb.com
Pedro Martinez struck out 11 and hurled eight shutout innings of two-hit baseball on Thursday as the Red Sox took the rubber game of a three-game series, beating the Padres, 5-0, before 35,346 fans at Qualcomm Stadium. .. "I just knew I was in a good groove, I was turning my pitches over, I felt pretty good," Martinez said. "And I felt like I was hitting spots early on and in the bullpen too." ...
"Pedro had great stuff," said Padres manager Bruce Bochy. "We knew we had to work hard he did a great job changing speeds. We kept it close there, two outs nobody on and we walked Pedro and that hurt us and they end up scoring two. But we couldn't do much offensively. He was on tonight. It's tough to beat a good pitcher when he's on."
sizzles, Padres fizzle
Steven Krasner, Providence Journal
Pedro Martinez has always been able to pitch. But when he wanted to, he could just gas up a few fastballs and buzz pitches right past Major League hitters, throwing subtlety to the wind in an in-your-face, high-bravado-quotient style. Now, he's being a bit more careful about lighting up the radar gun in favor of a more varied array of pitches, with his cut fastball and changeup getting called a bit more. Nevertheless, he's still a tough ace to beat, as the San Diego Padres found out last night at Qualcomm Stadium.
gets ball rolling -- He whiffs 11 - and starts rally
Gordon Edes, Boston Globe
No one really expects Pedro Martinez to flirt with perfection again, like he did on a June night here seven years ago, when the Padres went 27-up, 27-down through nine innings, only to have Bip Roberts spoil everything with a leadoff double to start the 10th. Martinez, who was pitching for the Expos then, wouldn't have had to work overtime if his teammates had been able to push across a run in regulation. He did his part to ensure that wouldn't happen again in last night's 5-0 Red Sox win over the Padres, drawing a rally-starting, two-out walk while pitching if not perfectly, pretty darn impressively.
fires away: Strikes out 11 in 5-0 shutout win
Jeff Horrigan, Boston Herald
As he attempted to end his first two-start losing streak in nearly four years last night, the absolute last ballpark Pedro Martinez needed to see was Qualcomm Stadium. Not only was his 5.27 ERA at the former Jack Murphy Stadium his highest at any currently used venue (he had a 13.50 against the Colorado Rockies at Denver's Mile High Stadium), it also marked the site of his greatest individual heartbreak. ... "I felt fine in Atlanta, but it was just a matter of time before I got a break," Martinez said. "Today was my day. There are going to be days that are their days, but today was mine."
finds comfort zone
Tony Massarotti, Boston Herald
It has been a year to wonder and a year to wander, Pedro Martinez unsteadily searching his way through the transition from power to precision. The inimitable ace of the Red Sox is about preservation now, and it might just be that he is starting to get the hang of this. In some ways his season may be just beginning.
Back In Command -- Strikes Out 11 In Eighth Win
David Heuschkel, Hartford Courant
The chant filled Qualcomm Stadium: Let's Go Pedro! What was wrong with this picture? Red Sox righthander Pedro Martinez wasn't standing on the mound. He was in the batter's box with two on and two out in the eighth, presented with an opportunity to give himself an insurance run. Despite striking out on a 3-and-2 pitch that would have been ball four, Martinez didn't look that bad with a bat in his hand Thursday night. As determined as he was trying to hit the ball, he looked much better throwing it.
pass to Martinez leads to loss
Sandy Burgin, mlb.com
Sleepless in San Diego. Kevin Pickford said he didn't expect to get much sleep Thursday night. The Padres left-handed rookie was in a quandary wondering how he could have walked the Red Sox's Pedro Martinez with two out and no one on in the fifth inning of a scoreless game. But Pickford did walk Martinez on five pitches. Rickey Henderson followed with a single and Johnny Damon got hold of a hanging slider and sudenly it was 2-0 ...
baffles Padres hitters
Bernie Wilson, Associated Press
Pedro Martinez struck out 11 and gave up just two hits in eight innings as the Boston Red Sox beat the San Diego Padres, 5-0, last night. ... He fanned his first five batters and also struck out the side in the fifth inning. After allowing Mark Kotsay's one-out single in the third, the right-hander retired his last 17 batters. Martinez, who baffled the Padres with his changeup and fastball, allowed only two singles, the other to D'Angelo Jimenez with two outs in the second. He got 21 of 24 outs either by strikeout or groundball, and walked one.
Friars don't connect vs. Martinez
John Maffei, North County Times
The question of 'What is wrong with Pedro Martinez?' was answered Thursday night. Absolutely nothing.
Sox ace whiffs first five, finishes with 11 K's in 8-inning two-hitter
Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune
It wasn't quite like that night in 1995 when Pedro Martinez retired the first 27 Padres he faced. But it was close enough to thrill the Red Sox patrons sprinkled liberally throughout the crowd of 35,346 at Qualcomm Stadium last night. Martinez allowed the Padres only three baserunners in eight innings and retired the last 17 men he faced as he and Chris Haney combined on a two-hit shutout to lead Boston to a 5-0 victory in the rubber match of the teams' first-ever series.
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face tough task vs. Martinez
John Maffei, North County Times
Pedro Martinez knows his place in the game. A five-time All-Star and three-time Cy Young Award winner, he knows he's a superstar and people shell out their hard-earned cash to see him pitch. "I know people come out especially to see me pitch, and I try very hard to give them what they pay for." And judging from the Padres' individual performances against Martinez, the fans figure to get their money's worth.
a more mortal Pedro Padres will face tonight
Chris Jenkins, San Diego Union-Tribune
Sometimes, most times, it just isn't enough to be Pedro. You need to be Pedro!!! And then some. When he toes the rubber tonight at Qualcomm Stadium, pitching for the Boston Red Sox against the Padres, Pedro Martinez can summon up the all-time reminder of how he's had to be better than the best. How, yes, he's had to be almost perfect to win here.


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Utah Jazz: Injured rookie point guard Trey Burke could miss three weeks — or more
SALT LAKE CITY — Jazz rookie Trey Burke didn't know the severity of his finger injury after he left Saturday's game for the first time.
Two things he did know?
For starters, his shooting hand was in a bunch of pain, which makes sense considering his right index finger had just been fractured after he jammed it into Chris Paul while passing the basketball.
That leads to his second certainty. Despite the discomfort, the rookie point guard was raring to return.
"I wanted to get back out there and help the team win," he said.
Burke did that briefly Saturday before cutting his night short and heading to the training room for X-rays. Now as the team awaits an appointment with a hand specialist Monday, it remains to be seen how soon the ninth pick will get his next chance to get back out there again.
Burke's camp is hopeful the 2013 NCAA player of the year will be back in three to six weeks, although even that quickest-return timeline would have him out for the 2013-14 season opener on Oct. 30.
There are some, however, who believe Burke's injury will take at least six weeks to heal. If the specialist recommends surgery, the point guard could be out even longer.
"It's a downer for us," Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin said about the news that overshadowed Saturday's 106-74 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.
"We've got scouts out there. They'll see what's available. We've got some guys here. We played Alec (Burks) there for a little while last year."
Until Burke returns, the starting point guard role will be handled by veteran John Lucas III, one of the Jazz's offseason acquisitions. He most recently played in Toronto but was considered a solid backup to Derrick Rose in Chicago before that Canadian stint.
The 30-year-old Lucas, who's shown an offensive spark this preseason, said his new job is to simply "hold it down" until Burke is back.
"Whatever Ty wants out of me, that's what I'm going to do, no matter what," Lucas said. "I live for this game. When the opportunity comes, I'm going to step up. I ain't shying away from nothing."
Lucas is also firmly in Burke's corner. He feels horrible about getting a bigger role with the Jazz due to his new teammate's misfortune.
"It's difficult. It really is. My heart goes out to him because you know he wants to be out there," Lucas said. "He was just now getting into his rhythm. He was feeling comfortable, feeling the flow of the game, how fast it's going to be, the intensity."
Lucas believes Burke can draw on the experiences he had against three of the NBA's top point guards — Steph Curry, Damian Lillard and Chris Paul, albeit briefly — during a tough exhibition initiation.
"One thing about Trey, he's going to go in and watch film," Lucas said. "When he comes back, he's going to be ready."
Burke said his biggest priority right now is to get his finger back to full strength. For now, he'll keep pressure and ice on the finger, which is wrapped up in a splint.
The young NBA player, who turns 21 next month, did show how gutsy he is by returning to play after having his fingers taped in the tunnel behind the Jazz bench Saturday night.
Burke said he doesn't think he did any extra damage by returning, but he remained in pain by the time he spoke to reporters an hour later. He pointed to the area of the finger between the two lower knuckles while explaining where he'd been hurt, but even that was a guessing game.
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Aug 29 2011
Do Tools Make You Smart?
Fall is coming, school's in session and in about eight weeks the crows will be back in town.
For now they're in no rush to get to Pittsburgh. I don't expect large numbers until October, but when they come will I see a difference in them? Did they learn new tricks this summer? Will they be even smarter than last year?
Perhaps they've learned to use tools!
Here's a year-old video from Science Friday that shows just how smart crows can be. (Click on the image to get to the video website from September 2010.) The birds in the film are New Caledonian crows who live on a Pacific island and are famous for using tools.
Are they smart?
Watch and see.
(video from Science Friday)
p.s. Don't worry when the video ends with a pop-up window asking if you'd like to use their tool(!) to embed it on your own website. It's a nice tool .. but you don't have to use it.
3 Responses to "Do Tools Make You Smart?"
# Joshon 29 Aug 2011 at 8:03 am
lol, that's really cool. I knew that some birds used tools, but I didn't know that this one poked grubs until they got mad enough to bite their twig. I guess its a lot faster to learn how to use a twig than to use a twig than to wait for your descendant's beaks to turn into one through random mutations.
# John Englishon 29 Aug 2011 at 1:08 pm
As I've mentioned before, I've seen them caching food (DeKay's snake) for later use. So there must be considerable brain power there if they can remember where they cached food in a rather featureless lawn. After seeing this, I'll never call anyone a bird brain again
I don't know if it counts as a tool, but maybe a toy? Came across this video of a crow using a lid to snowboard on a rooftop! http://youtu.be/3dWw9GLcOeA


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By Amy Fontinelle for Investopedia
When you're buying a home using a mortgage, refinancing your existing mortgage, or selling your home to anyone other than an all-cash buyer, the home appraisal is a key component of the transaction. Whether you're a buyer, owner or seller, you'll want to understand how the appraisal process works and how an appraiser determines a home's value.
What Is a Home Appraisal?
An appraisal is an unbiased professional opinion of a home's value. Appraisals are almost always used in purchase and sale transactions, and commonly used in refinance transactions. In a purchase and sale transaction, it is used to determine whether the home's contract price is appropriate given the home's condition, location and features. In a refinance, an appraisal assures the lender that it isn't handing the owner more money than the home is worth.
Lenders want to make sure that homeowners are not overborrowing for a property because the home serves as collateral for the mortgage. If the borrower should default on the mortgage and go into foreclosure, the lender will recoup the money it lent by selling the home. The appraisal helps the bank protect itself against lending more than it might be able to recover in this worst-case scenario.
The Appraisal Process and How Appraisal Values Are Determined
Because the appraisal primarily protects the lender's interests, the lender will usually order the appraisal. According to the Appraisal Institute, an association of professional real estate appraisers, a qualified appraiser should be licensed or certified (as required in all 50 states) and be familiar with the local area. Federal regulations state that the appraiser must be impartial and have no direct or indirect interest in the transaction. Fannie Mae requires appraisers to certify that they have experience appraising similar properties in the same geographic area.
A property's appraisal value is influenced by recent sales of similar properties and by current market trends. The home's amenities, number of bedrooms and bathrooms, floor plan functionality and square footage are also key factors in assessing the home's value. The appraiser must do a complete visual inspection of the interior and exterior and note any conditions that adversely affect the property's value, such as needed repairs.
Typically, appraisers use Fannie Mae's Uniform Residential Appraisal Report for single-family homes. The report asks the appraiser to describe the interior and exterior of the property, the neighborhood and nearby comparable sales. The appraiser then provides an analysis and conclusions about the property's value based on his or her observations.
The report must include a street map showing the appraised property and comparable sales used; an exterior building sketch; an explanation of how the square footage was calculated; photographs of the home's front, back and street scene; front exterior photographs of each comparable property used; and any other data, such as market sales data, public land records and public tax records, that the appraiser uses to determine the property's fair market value. An appraisal costs several hundred dollars, or more, and generally the borrower pays this fee.
What Homebuyers Need to Know
When you're buying a home and you're under contract, the appraisal will be one of the first steps in the closing process. If the appraisal comes in at or above the contract price, the transaction proceeds as planned. If the appraisal comes in below the contract price, however, it can delay or derail the transaction.
As a seller, a low appraisal, if accurate, means you will have to lower your home's price to get it sold. Lenders won't approve loans for more than a home is worth, and holding out for an all-cash buyer who doesn't require an appraisal as a condition of completing the transaction is unlikely to net you a higher sales price. No one wants to overpay for a home.Unfortunately, recent distressed sales in the surrounding area can lower your home's appraisal value. If you feel that your home's value has been dragged down by the sales prices of nearby foreclosures and short sales, you may be able to convince the appraiser that your home is worth more if it's in significantly better condition than those properties. Sellers should also know that federal appraisal guidelines intended to eliminate the problems with inflated appraisal values that contributed to the housing crisis have had the unintended consequence of causing some appraisals to come in below fair market value and be difficult to challenge.
What Refinancing Homeowners Need to Know
If you're refinancing a conventional mortgage, a low appraisal can prevent you from refinancing your home. The home needs to appraise at or above the amount you want to refinance for your loan to be approved. However, if your existing mortgage is an FHA mortgage, you can refinance without an appraisal through the FHA Streamline program. FHA Streamline is a great option for underwater homeowners.
The Bottom Line
When everything goes smoothly, the home appraisal is just another box to tick on a loan-closing checklist. When the appraisal value is lower than expected, the transaction can be delayed or even derailed. Regardless of which situation you encounter in your home buying, selling or refinancing experience, a basic understanding of how the appraisal process functions can only work in your favor.
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@AceOfSpadesHQ BREAKS SILENCE: #BrettKimberlin's Escalating Threat
Posted on | June 8, 2012 | 67 Comments
"Quo usque tandem abutere, Catilina, patientia nostra? quam diu etiam furor iste tuus nos eludet? quem ad finem sese effrenata iactabit audacia? . . . Patere tua consilia non sentis, constrictam iam horum omnium scientia teneri coniurationem tuam non vides? O tempora, o mores! Senatus haec intellegit. Consul videt; hic tamen vivit."
— Marcus Tullius Cicero, 63 B.C.
Being sanguine by nature, as I told Nice Deb in an interview a couple weeks ago, I don't scare easy, and sometimes am accused of recklessness, as well as disregard for the feelings of others who are of a more cautious temperament.
"No discretion," as one critic recently said in a conversation that was rather less private than she believed. Selah.
To live your life constantly deferring to the opinions of others is to forfeit your independence and become a slave to peer pressure.
Nevertheless, in the matter of Brett Kimberlin, there are matters of operational security to be kept in mind, information which cannot be revealed, lest we give The Pipsqueak Monster some clue as to what measures are being taken to guard against his nefarious schemes and the actions of his evil accomplices. Exercising discretion is therefore vital, and I've had to judge carefully what to discuss in public.
Let me repeat what I've said before: If Brett Kimberlin and Neal Rauhauser are not under FBI surveillance, why the hell not?
This is merely a surmise, which any reasonable person would make, based upon well-known facts, and I do not doubt that both Kimberlin and Rauhauser are aware of this. Their phones, e-mails and other communications are almost certainly being monitored, and they cannot make a move that the feds don't know about.
My surmise in this matter — what you might call an educated hunch — probably accounts for the increasingly frantic and desperate activity of the various Web presences that comprise what Ken at Popehat calls "Team Kimberlin." They're acting scared, and looking very guilty, trying to re-direct suspicion away from themselves by pointing the accusatory finger at others.
Vicious dishonest cowards don't scare me one bit.
Fear a man who is honest and brave, but never fear a lying coward, because such sadistic monsters delight in inspiring fear.
If you want to be frightened about something, think about this: Neal Rauhauser has boasted about having contacts in the FBI. What sort of disinformation has Rauhauser given the feds? Could it be that federal agents are actually assisting his smear machine? We know that Attorney General Eric Holder is either incompetent or corrupt — perhaps both — but the possibility that the taint of political corruption has spread to the FBI should be a concern to every honest American citizen.
Brett Kimberlin will not be stopped by scrutiny. Even when he was a suspect in the Speedway Bombings, and being followed by agents of the FBI — and he knewhe was being followed — he continued to conduct his large-scale drug smuggling operation. While being investigated for the Speedway Bombings, he was arrested independently for procuring false military ID. And then, having been arrested (and released) for procuring false military ID, he was arrested for smuggling tons of marijuana into America.
The fact that the FBI was watching him didn't seem to matter. He considers them stupid; he always thinks he's one step ahead of them. The fact that he has frequently been arrested and caught does not seem to enter into his reasoning.
It's brilliant work — he ain't the Jack of Spades, y'know — and I share Ace's belief that congressional action is imperative. But my educated hunch is that honest law enforcement officials will slap the cuffs on Kimberlin before Congress can enact legislation, and I can only pray that they act before someone gets hurt even worse than Kimberlin's previous victims have been hurt.
Like Cicero said: "Hic tamen vivit."
– Robert Stacy McCain, Whereabouts Unknown
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Since that time we have moved twice more, and he now pulls hair from his tail, legs and tummy. I have tried different techniques to enable him to feel more comfortable in his environment.
All of the veterinarians who have examined him are unable to offer any advice except for putting him on valium. I would like to avoid medications unless he has a defined medical condition. He absolutely despises pills and becomes very stressed whenever we have to medicate him. If you have any suggestions, I would greatly appreciate hearing back from you. Thank you so much for your time and consideration.
A: It sounds like your veterinarian did a good, thorough medical work-up (blood work and skin biopsy) to rule out a medical disorder. Psychological disturbances are a very common cause of self-inflicted hair loss in cats. Cats who pull, chew, or excessively groom their fur do this despite the fact that their skin does not itch. This may be a manifestation of stress or anxiety.
Were familiar with the stresses that humans face (mortgage payments, traffic jams), but we may not be aware that our seemingly calm cat is actually stressed out about something. In many instances, the cause is obvious: a move to a new apartment, boarding, a new pet or baby in the household, hierarchical competition in a multi-cat household, etc.
Given the frequent changes in your cats environment (your new spouse joining the household, frequent changes of residence), it sounds like your cat has psychogenic alopecia, i.e. hair loss due to psychological factors. In the past few years, veterinary behaviorists have come to realize that some cats and dogs exhibit signs of obsessive-compulsive behavior and excessive grooming can sometimes fall into this category.
Grooming is a comfort behavior, often used by cats to relax themselves. Think about the last time your cat did something foolish or klutzy, such as misjudge a leap or accidentally tumble off the sofa. We might laugh, but the cat immediately grooms. Whether they feel embarrassment is debatable, but cat lovers recognize this reflexive grooming behavior in their cat whenever uncertainty arises. It shouldn't be surprising that in the face of stress or anxiety, they may turn to excessive grooming to dispel their anxiety.
Ideally, the treatment for psychogenic alopecia involves the elimination of the potential stressors in the cats environment. Unfortunately, this is often impossible or impractical, and anti-anxiety or anti-depressant medications are warranted to control the problem. Two commonly used drugs are clomipramine and amitriptyline. Some cats with psychogenic alopecia may also respond to chlorpheniramine (an antihistamine) or systemic glucocorticoids. I know that your cat hates being medicated, and I understand your concern about giving medication to cats unless absolutely necessary. Frankly, if the problem isn't terribly severe i.e. your cat isn't licking himself to the point where he's causing abrasions on the skin or having terrible hairball or constipation problems from excessive hair ingestion, you may not need to treat him at all.
Regards, Arnold Plotnick, DVM
Susan Austin, MN
I am wondering if the "clothing" has a calming effect on the cat, somewhat similar to the type of garment placed on dogs during thunderstorms to calm their anxiety. The cat may be hypersensitive, like some children on the autism spectrum, and require this method in order to be more relaxed and feel more secure.
kandra pocatello, ID
Thank you for this article! I had never thought about the stress of a cat before. My daughter has an approximately 8 month old,nonfixed female kitty.We have had her for about 61/2 months. Over the last month she has licked/pulled out nearly all the fur from her hips down, including her tail all from the midline area. She is black and at a glance one would think she was a skunk and not a cat at all. She wants desperately to be an outside cat which she can't be. I have 2 older cats which she tries to play with them but they want no part of her.As well as 3 large dogs. The youngest boxer is her best friend. She plays with her nearly daily. We honestly believe she thinks she is a dog. When we whistle for the dogs to come inside she comes running to the door out to the porch. There have been no new family members,no new animals or anything of the sort.I am curious if changing the setup of the furniture could cause this? Or maybe adding the Christmas tree to the home? I want to say this started after we put up the tree this year. We had nicknamed her "devil kitty" because she had been a mean,vindictive furball since we had brought her home. My daughter had wanted "clothes" for Sophie for Christmas this year. So i found a holiday type dress for medium sized dogs and gave it to her Christmas morning. I don't know what it is about this dress but she is such a lover now. She greets me in the morning. Actually sleeps with us vs before she would attack us in our sleep. As well as now purrs quite often which had been heard very rarely before. I'm not one for dressing animals,but she really seems to like it. It also appears that her hair is growing back as well. I also rubbed her down with extra virgin olive oil a couple nights ago and left the dress off for a couple hours. Just in case her skin was dry d/t the weather change. But when the dress is off devil kitty returns...Strangest thing... So I'm hoping these things work, but i will give it another week. If not,off to the vet...Thanks again.
Julie Naples, FL
In reference to my comments listed below. The breeder of my cat says this condition, "Stud Tail" is very common in unneutered male cats. The vet says it is uncommon but I would guess most of the male cats she sees are neutered. The point of all this is with so many articles on cats pulling their fur out most of the articles refer to stress. I bet many times this is a hormonal problem and/or Stud Tail and it is not treated. Stud Tail may also occur in female cats and neutered males although it is less likely.
My nine month old kitten started pulling his hair out and chewing it. His tail is greasy/wax-like in the upper tail area and suddenly clumps of hair were coming out of his tail. Today, I took him to the vet and he has "Stud Tail" which is a hormone imbalance in cats causing a greasy like substance on his tail, possible bacterial infection (which he does have) and exposed skin on his tail. They gave him oil type droplets for his skin near his tail, special shampoo and an antibiotic slow release shot. The vet says it is uncommon and she has had only two cases. So it is not always a behavioral problem although it may appear that way. I wish I had taken him to the vet when he started pulling his hair out a couple of months ago.
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Title: | ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON OF SPACE VECTOR MODULATION SCHEMES FOR THREE-LEG AND FOUR-LEG VOLTAGE SOURCE INVERTERS |
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Committee Chair: | Dr. Dusan Borojevic |
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ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON OF SPACE VECTOR MODULATIONSCHEMES FOR THREE-LEG AND FOUR-LEG VOLTAGE SOURCE INVERTERS by V.Himamshu Prasad Dusan Borojevic, Chairman Electrical Engineering (ABSTRACT) Several space vector modulation schemes have been analyzed for three-leg and four-leg voltage source inverters. The analysis is performed with respect to a) switching losses, b) total harmonic distortion, c) peak-to-peak ripple in the line current and d) the ease of digital implementation. The analysis is performed over the entire range of modulation index and for varying load power factors (leading and lagging) under both balanced and unbalanced load conditions. The analysis shows that the performance of four-leg inverters is similar to three-leg inverters for various space vector modulation schemes. The analysis also verifies the fact that a modulation scheme with good harmonic performance usually has high switching losses and vice-versa. The analysis is verified using simulation and experiments. A novel algorithm for the calculation of total harmonic distortion of PWM signals has been proposed.
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Keiren Westwood, Darren O'Dea and Kevin Foley will all make competitive debuts for Republic of Ireland in Saturday night's Euro 2012 qualifier against Macedonia.
Coventry keeper Westwood was always going to come in for the injured Shay Given to win his sixth senior cap, while Wolves defender Foley was favourite to take over from John O'Shea at right-back.
However, O'Dea, currently on loan at Ipswich from Celtic, has been drafted in as a late replacement for central defender Sean St Ledger, who has finally had to admit defeat in his efforts to shake off a knee injury picked up in a training ground collision with Ciaran Clark on Tuesday.
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Deconvolution of the two-dimensional point-spread function of area detectors using the maximum-entropy algorithm
Graafsma, H. and Vries, R.Y. de (1999) Deconvolution of the two-dimensional point-spread function of area detectors using the maximum-entropy algorithm. Journal of Applied Crystallography, 32 . pp. 683-691. ISSN 0021-8898
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Abstract: | The maximum-entropy method (MEM) has been applied for the deconvolution of the point-spread function (PSF) of two-dimensional X-ray detectors. The method is robust, model and image independent, and only depends on the correct description of the two-dimensional point-spread function and gain factor of the detector. A significant enhancement of both the spatial resolution and the contrast ratio has been obtained for two phase-contrast images recorded with an ultra-high-resolution X-ray imaging detector. The method has also been applied to a Laue diffraction image of a protein crystal, showing an important improvement in both the peak separation of closely spaced diffraction peaks and the signal-to-noise ratio of medium and weak peaks. The principle of the method is explained and examples of its application are presented. |
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Hairspray has been a media tornado, a film so hyped-up, so over-the-top, and so in-your-face that I was sure it was going to be a big flop. Now, it's rare, but I have been proven wrong before, and in this case the 2007 production of Hairspray managed to do it. The music definitely won me over, albeit slowly, and the acting was better than I expected it to be. Nothing Oscar-worthy mind you, but still not horrible. John Waters' classic 1988 story is obviously superior to this production, but for all its silliness and cheeseball smiles, I couldn't help but fall in love all over again with Tracy Turnblad.
The film opens with a song, and we are introduced to Tracy (Nikki Blonsky). Her hair is high, her smile is huge and her energy cannot be surpressed. She is ready to take on the city of Baltimore and itching to show the world her dance moves. Her best friend Penny Pingleton (Amanda Bynes) is always willing to go along for the ride, despite her oppressive mother. The inseparable duo is obsessed with The Corny Collins show, an even goofier version of American Bandstand, and dance along with Corny (James Marsden), Link Larkin (Zac Efron) and Amber Von Tussle (Brittany Snow) every day after school. When one of the regulars on the show is going to be out for nine months (wink wink), Tracy jumps at the chance to audition for the show, but is shot down right away by Amber's witch of a mother, station manager Velma Von Tussle (Michelle Pfeiffer). Tracy doesn't give up of course, but continues to be optimistic about her chance to dance on the show, become famous, and eventually make Link Larkin fall in love with her. One day Tracy is sent to detention where she meets Seaweed (Elijah Kelley) and a dozen other black students. She joins in on the dance party they've set up in the classroom and starts learning some of their moves. She starts going to detention more often, then uses her borrowed moves to finally land her on The Corny Collins Show. Tracy is not shy about her stance on integration, and Velma Von Tussle is adamant on keeping the show segregated, so they butt heads and Tracy begins her journey into the world of political action.
I thought that this film would be squeaky clean and fun for the whole family, which it is, to a certain extent. There are a few moments of truly tasteless comedy that made me feel like John Waters' vision was not completely lost. In fact, he makes a very brief cameo which made me feel like he's given the musical version his blessings. The much talked about decision to have the character of Edna Turnblad played by a man (John Travolta) also gave the film a little edge that it definitely needed. John Travolta turned the hilariously willful character of Edna into an anxious blushing mess, and I can't decide whether I liked his performance or not. Mainly, it was always in the back of my mind that it was John Travolta in a fat suit and a dress, not much more.
The character of Velma Von Tussle has been completely vamped up though, and Michelle Pfeiffer gave her a delightfully devious attitude that I absolutely loved (although felt a little guilty about) and she helped make up for Edna's lack of oomph.
My favorite performance in this film definitely came from Elijah Kelley as Seaweed. Kelley has a true talent for musical theatre, and it came across beautifully on screen. He has a spark, and a velvety voice that made me want to see the production live. Not being a fan of Big Screen Broadway movies, it's usually very hard for me to get into the music and truly appreciate it separately from the film. Kelley, as well as Queen Latifah (who also has a stellar voice) really stood out as musical performers and I loved all of their songs. The rest of the cast (except for Zac Efron and Nikki Blonsky who was too cute to hate) was too cheesy for words, and a lot of their musical numbers fell flat.
It's hard to keep yourself from smiling when Tracy Turnblad is filling the world with hope again. You can't deny the great messages that Hairspray (both versions) continues to teach people. Big can be beautiful, believe in yourself, all you need is love, and of course: segregation never; integration now! The messages of equality in all forms are still what make Hairspray important for this generation to see too. For having such a high standard to live up to in the original film, I think that the writer, director and score-writers could have done a whole lot worse. This version cannot ever compare to John Waters' original cult classic, but as it stands on its' own, Hairspray 2007 is a fun old fashioned good time and I can't deny that my foot was tapping and that I couldn't stop smiling as I walked out.
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