text:
Down in Flames: Aces HighWorld War II Air Combat Card GameList Price: $59.99
Product Awards:
Games Magazine Awards
Best Historical Simulation Nominee, 2010
Designer(s): Manufacturer(s): Please Login to use shopping lists. |
Product Description
Down In Flames places each player in the cockpit of a fighter as they enter combat against other aircraft. By playing cards, you gain advantageous positions on your targets, fire your guns, and send them down in flames!
The game is based on a unique action-reaction card mechanic. Each card can be countered by specific other cards. At the bottom of every card is the list of cards it is allowed to cancel. This makes for exciting card play back and forth between players...
Player #1: "I Play an In My Sights for 3 Hits. If you don't stop it, you're going down." Player #2: "I counter with a Barrel Roll." Player #1: "I react with a Yo-Yo." Player #2: "You got me."
Each aircraft is accurately simulated with a several ratings including: Performance (the maximum cards you can hold), Horsepower (the maximum cards you can draw each turn), Bursts (how many times you can fire), Damage (how much damage your attacks inflict), and Airframe (how much damage your aircraft can sustain).
The air combat is simulated using a Positioning system that allows aircraft to be Advantaged, Tailing, Disadvantaged, or Tailed in relation to other aircraft. An aircraft's position determine if it can aircraft, and how many bonus Bursts it receives if it is Advantaged or Tailing.
The game uses a simple Altitude system to add this vital aspect of air combat. Aircraft get to draw cards when diving, and must discard cards when climbing.
The game also includes Light, Medium, and Heavy Bombers that are used in the historical campaign games.
Down In Flames has won several awards through the years and continues to be a favorite for both serious and casual gamers.
Product Awards
Best Historical Simulation Nominee, 2010
Product Information
Dan Verssen Manufacturer(s):
DVG: Dan Verssen Games Year: 2008
Players: 2 - 6
Time: 30 minutes
Ages: 12 and up
Weight: 1,008 grams
Language Requirements: This is a domestic item.
- 110 Full color Action Cards
- 110 Full Color Aircraft Cards
- Full Color 24 Page Rulebook
- Full Color Counter Sheet (176 5/8-inch counters)
- 6 Full Color Campaigns
- Full Color Player Log Sheet


text:
Islands Mechanical Contractor, Inc.
B-404275: Jan 24, 2011
Additional Materials:
- Full Report:
Ralph O. White
(202) 512-8278
(202) 512-4800
(202) 512-8278
Office of Public Affairs
(202) 512-4800
Islands Mechanical Contractor, Inc. (IMC), of Middleburg, Florida, protests the Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (USACE) rejection of its proposal and award of multiple award task order contracts (MATOC) to other offerors, under request for proposals (RFP) No. W912HN-09-R-0018, for design/build and construction work in USACE's South Atlantic Division. IMC asserts that the agency improperly found that the protester failed to include an original bid guarantee with its proposal.
We deny the protest.
Apr 24, 2015
Apr 23, 2015
Apr 22, 2015
Apr 17, 2015
Apr 13, 2015
Looking for more? Browse all our products here

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Job vs. Career
Over my time in 'the field,' I have always felt passionate about user experience design, i.e. the visual, the interactions, the architecture, and the interface. I chased my dream to the valley just in time for the end of the party and see the bubble bust. Not being one to want my own business, I have to proudly say, I have maintained gainful employment during this entire period of time. Some of the work has been better than other but mostly nothing to write home about.
All of this and I still love what I do - solve problems within predefined boundaries and create real world solutions. However, I find myself looking for more than just gainful employment. I believe my passion / dream would be to create user experiences for personally researched information.
So my questions are...
1. Does anyone know of companies creating these types of products?
2. Does any of these companies have user experience designers?
3. What are the titles for these jobs?
Thank you all for your replies in advance.
Explore the seven wonders of the world


text:
Company | Contact information | Description | Info |
jmbamboo 4176 Humber Rd. Dora, AL 35062 U.S.A. |
2052835638 Fax: James Mortensen www.jmbamboo.com |
Cold hardy bamboo for landscaping and privacy. We carry over 100 species Mail order and local sales. Delivery available. Retail and wholesale. Free shipping. | Plants and products |
Steve Rays Bamboo Gardens 2535 Ferguson Rd. Gardendale , AL 35071 U.S.A. |
205-631-2585 Fax: Steve Ray Jr www.thebamboogardens.com |
Visits by appointment only. Retail, mail order. Shipping within US www.thebamboogardens.com | Plants and products |
Bamboo Ranch Tucson, AZ 85745 U.S.A. |
520-743-9879 Fax:520-743-9879 Matt Finstrom www.bambooranch.net |
Over 120 species.Desert grown for the southwest.We also sell bamboo fiber clothing,housewares,accessories, furniture,poles,windchimes,unusual bamboo tools. Large demo garden. Raisin' cane in Tucson since 1986. Open by appointment.Cash or check | Plants and products |
The Plant Farm 177 Vesuvius Bay Rd. Salt Spring Island, BC V8K 1K3 Canada |
250-537-5995 Fax:250-537-5995 Jeff Savin www.theplantfarm.ca |
Canadian Retail Nursery. Landscaping Design Service. Bamboo, Phormiums, Rhodos, Select Plants and Exotics. Extensive Display Gardens with mature specimens including bamboo. Delivery to Vancouver Island and Lower Mainland of B.C. On-line catalogue. | Plants and products |
Bamboo Giant 5601 Freedom Blvd Aptos, CA 95003 U.S.A. |
831-687-0100 Fax:831-687-0200 Amy Turnquist www.BambooGiant.com |
Licensed Landscape Contractors, Privacy Hedge Specialists, Deliver/Install West Coast, Wholesale/Retail, bamboo soil, fertilizers, barrier, poles, fencing, furniture, books, bamboo fiber shirts , self-guided tours, open 7 days, Visa & Mastercard accepted | Plants and products |
Bamboo Hedges P. O. Box 5182 Chatsworth, CA 91313-5182 U.S.A. |
818.822.1731 Fax: John OBrien BambooHedges.com |
Specializing in exotic non-invasive varieties of clumping bamboo, ideal for privacy screening and ornamental landscaping in residential and commercial applications. Creative design consulting, delivery, installations and removal of un-wanted bamboo. | Plants and products |
Davis Bamboo Davis, CA 95616 U.S.A. |
530-756-7997 Fax: Daniel J. Nurco, M.Sc., Ph.D. www.DavisBamboo.com |
Local retail sales of potted bamboos by appointment. For information on current pricing and availability please visit our Web site or call. | Plants and products |
Sequoyah Ridge Nursery PO box 832 Occidental, CA 95465 U.S.A. |
707 824 1482 Fax:707 824 1840 Hastings and Terri Schmidt www.bambooridgenursery.com |
Wholesale bamboo nursery, with a large variety and sizes of bamboo available. We cater to bay area nurseries, & the landscape and design industry. We provide plants for screening, commercial installations, and specimen plants. Retail by appointment only. | Plants and products |
Mad Man Bamboo 5719 Jersey Drive Rocklin, CA 95765 U.S.A. |
(916) 300-6335 Fax: Sean & Christy Bigley www.madmanbamboo.com |
Bamboo nursery based in Rocklin, CA (near Sacramento). We have over 120 varieties of running and clumping bamboo plants in production. We also carry bamboo rhizome barrier. We sell by appointment only. Please call or e-mail to set up an appointment. | Plants and products |
Bamboo Sourcery 666 Wagnon Road Sebastopol, CA 95472 U.S.A. |
707-823-5866 Fax:707-829-8106 Jennifer York www.bamboosourcery.com |
Retail, Wholesale, Local. Drop ins are welcome but appointments are recommended. Many rare & hard-to-find species. Credit cards. Will deliver to SF Bay area. Catalog/prices via web. | Plants and products |
Bamboo Headquarters.com 2498 Majella Road Vista, CA 92084 U.S.A. |
760-758-6181 Fax:NONE Ralph J.C. Evans www.BambooHeadquarters.com |
Retail, Wholesale, Mail Order. Online Store/Catalog. Visits by appointment. Visa/MC/Amex. Commercial quantities of popular varieties available now. We Ship worldwide. Over 250 varieties. Rhizome barrier. Consulting. www.BambooHeadquarters.com | Plants and products |
Bountiful Earth, Inc. 1200 w. Canal Street New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168 U.S.A. |
3862998866 Fax: Chuck Theroux www.bamboo.ws |
Bamboo nursery and retail outlet specializing in, but not limited to, tropical clumping varieties. Bamboo flutes, digeridoos, drums and other bamboo crated items are available at our retail store. | Plants and products |
Bamboo Gardens and Music 476 Masada Dr Cohutta, GA 30710 U.S.A. |
706-280-9862 Fax:7066946409 Greg White Hunt www.bamboo-flute.com and www.gregwhitehunt.com |
Display gardens shown by appointment. Local, retail, container plants and large giant specimens. Original music CDs & bamboo flutes. Music performance by multi-instrumentalist Greg White Hunt. see www.gregwhitehunt or www.bamboo-flute.com | Plants and products |
Georgia Bamboo 913 Evergreen St Perry, GA 31069 U.S.A. |
(478) 808-5811 Fax: Robby Russell www.gabamboo.com |
Wholesale and local retail. No mail order. Will deliver in the southeast and ship in the U.S. Visits by appointment. Landscape and shipping size plants, container and B&B. Black bamboo our specialty. Plant list available on request. | Plants and products |
Bamboo Company Nursery 16483 Fisher Road Franklinton, LA 70438 U.S.A. |
985-789-2584 Fax:985-8399550 Alain Flexer www.moso.us |
Bamboo Company Nursery is a retail/wholesale nursery with over 100 species of Bamboo. We also offer Bamboo Poles, crafts, clothing and fresh shoots for sale. We are open Tuesday to Saturday. Call for our hours. No appointments/fees to tour nursery. | Plants and products |
Bamboo Plantation 709 Hwy 84 W Brookhaven, MS 39601 U.S.A. |
601-833-5669 Fax:601-833-5669 Jim Bonner www.bamboogardencenter.com |
We have a wide selection of rare and hard to find bamboos that are available retail, wholesale, and by mail order. Garden Center hours Tue-Sat 9-5. We will deliver to most areas in the Gulf Coast Region and ship within the US. All payment forms accepted. | Plants and products |
Terra Bamboo 104 COURT SQ CARTHAGE , MS 34684 U.S.A. |
352-328-9526 Fax: Kyle Davis http://www.terrabamboo.com |
Terra Bamboo aims to be a bamboo plantation, management, and distributor provider of choice across the southeastern United States with over 100 acres of timber bamboo and cold-tolerant clumping bamboos. | Plants and products |
Brightside Bamboo 620 NC Hwy 54 Chapel Hill, NC 27516 U.S.A. |
919-943-1048 Fax: David Benfield www.brightsidebamboo.com |
We are the largest bamboo nursery in the triangle, with over 30 varieties as well as poles available. We also design, install, and manage bamboo farms. Bamboo landscaping services include consultation, removal, containment, management, and installation. | Plants and products |
Apex Bamboo 1201 Agriculture Street Raleigh, NC 27603 U.S.A. |
919-370-6375 Fax: Mike Sims www.apexbamboo.com |
Black Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo, Ground Cover Bamboo, Screening Bamboo and Timber Bamboo for sale at the Raleigh North Carolina State Farmer's Market every Saturday from 9am until 3:00pm. Local delivery as well as mail order is available. Over 60 kinds. | Plants and products |
Apex Bamboo 1201 Agriculture Street Raleigh, NC 27603 U.S.A. |
919-370-6375 Fax: Mike Sims www.apexbamboo.com |
Black Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo, Ground Cover Bamboo, Screening Bamboo and Timber Bamboo for sale at the Raleigh North Carolina State Farmer's Market every Saturday from 9am until 3:00pm. Local delivery as well as mail order is available. Over 60 kinds. | Plants and products |
Apex Bamboo 1201 Agriculture Street Raleigh, NC 27603 U.S.A. |
919-370-6375 Fax: Mike Sims www.apexbamboo.com |
Black Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo, Ground Cover Bamboo, Screening Bamboo and Timber Bamboo for sale at the Raleigh North Carolina State Farmer's Market every Saturday from 9am until 3:00pm. Local delivery as well as mail order is available. Over 60 kinds. | Plants and products |
Touch the Earth, Inc. 54 Georgian Road Morristown, NJ 07960 U.S.A. |
973-538-2218 Fax:973-538-7673 Bamboo Bob Foley www.bamboobob.com / �www.idigbamboo.com |
Wholesale/retail, design & installation, privacy hedges, delivery, worldwide shipping, landscape, consulting, visits by appointment, grove mgmt, removal, purchase groves. www.bamboobob.com | Plants and products |
Alligator Alley 4636 NW 10TH ST Oklahoma City, OK 73127 U.S.A. |
405-949-2553 Fax:405-949-2137 Bryan Swinney www.alligatoralley.com/bamboostock.html |
Open Monday through Saturday. Call first if driving from a long distance, to make sure owner is in. Otherwise feel free to drop in any time to buy, trade or just talk about bamboo! Orders for custom dug divisions are taken beginning February 14. | Plants and products |
Bamboo Garden 18900 NW Collins Rd North Plains, OR 97133 U.S.A. |
503-647-2700 Fax:Call for number Noah Bell www.bamboogarden.com |
Specializing in rare bamboo with over 340 species. Descriptions,growing instructions, and many pictures at www.bamboogarden.com Retail, Wholesale, Internet, & mail order. Color catalogs available. | Plants and products |
Our Bamboo Nursery 30 Myers Rd Summertown, TN 38483-7323 U.S.A. |
931-964-4151 Fax:931-964-4228 Sue or Adam Turtle www.earthadvocatesresearchfarm.com |
Wholesale grower, $1,500 min order for shipping. Retail, by appt only. Also broker. Specialty, stabilized B&B landscape bamboos. Consultation, research, speakers. 30+ years experience, 300+ species under trial, USDA zone 6. | Plants and products |
Bamboo Bend 6628 Ruxton Lane Austin, TX 78749-4100 U.S.A. |
512-301-2929 Fax: Steve Muzos www.bamboobend.com |
Ornamental bamboos, attractive frost-hardy clumpers & temperate runners. Bamboo consulting services available.By appointment only, local sales only (no shipping). | Plants and products |
Boxhill Farm 14175 Carnation-Duvall Rd. Duvall, WA 98019 U.S.A. |
425-788-6473 Fax:425-844-0405 Bob Schader www.boxhillfarm.com |
Retail, wholesale, mail order, will accept credit cards, ship within the USA. Fertilizer, consulting, rhizome barriers. Fine garden designs. | Plants and products |
Clinton Inc. Bamboo Growers 12260 1st Ave S Seattle, WA 98168-2014 U.S.A. |
206-242-8848 Fax:206-444-9428 Erika Harris, Vance Allen, Lee Gartner www.clintonbamboo.com |
Retail, Wholesale. Local sales May-Sept, Fri-Sun, 9am-5pm, all other days & months of the year by appointment. Display gardens, local delivery. 85+ bamboo varieties, ornamental grasses,palms,selected perennials,carnivorous plants. | Plants and products |


text:
Written By: notices and features - Date published: 12:48 pm, September 20th, 2012 - 37 comments
Categories: cartoons, john banks -
OK, so Banksie is obviously bat-shit crazy. Maybe he doesn't remember flying his helicopter to Dotcoms house. If he was in politics in the U.S. he'd be a contender for the job of looking after the big red "nuke" button.
Shoulda put on his blind fold, wanted to fly it himself maybe
Well, it's hard to remember back to the Pleistocene Epoch.
Oh joy!
Is he on the record as a young-Earther?
In the media recently.
If you do a search on one of the on-line papers you'll find his views on creation.
Try this link, Richard – an interview from Radio Rhema recently:
Banks believes in Bible's account of creation
ACT Party leader John Banks has told a Christian radio station he believes the Earth was created in six days, as told in the Bible.
For what it's worth I have never seen him state he was a young earth creationist.
There also old earth creationists who believe the world was created in 6 days but billions of years ago.
Banksie's personal opinions do not affect his duties as a minister. On the other hand, the requirement that we give due consideration to taniwha's et al, saturates all levels of government. Waiting for The Standard to get outraged about this.
[lprent: For fucks sake. Another moron who thinks that computer programs think. You obviously didn't see me performing brain surgery on a program this afternoon.
What other mindless drivel do you believe ? ummm CCD. Umm you really are a cartoon figure. Please attempt to read the policy. I know that the words are long and it has no one on a pulpit telling you how to think about the words, but I'm sure you can understand the section about self-matyrdom…]
I'm waiting for a mod to point out that computer servers don't get outraged.
[lprent: I was busy tearing the guts out of the onclick event source in webkit. It is almost as slow as Steve. ]
wasnt it prescient of me to prompt Lyn to close off that little loophole the other day.
fuck me but this steve wrathall has some hilariously dipshit views
Infinity is a long time, but not long enough.
Define "taniwha's" bud, Some crazy person trying to scare me maybe?
Banksie's personal opinions do not affect his duties as a minister.
Yes they do. His personal opinion that increasing minimum wage reduces employment, which has been proven wrong, is supposedly the reason why he voted down David Clark's bill to lift the minimum wage.
Waiting for you to give some evidence for your claim. Feel free to be less vague about what 'taniwha's et al' means. Or are you just being a bigot troll of the kind seen on the net for many years?
You are joking, right? Are you unaware of the legal requirement to give consideration to Maori superstitious beliefs in the management of public resources?
No Steve, your ridiculous claim was that all levels of government are saturated with this requirement. So I asked for some evidence. I got none.
I don't see how a 'legal requirement to give consideration' equates to 'saturation', nor how 'all levels of government' equates to 'the management of public resources'. Maybe you've been to a John Key 'How to shift goalposts' seminar lately?
Also some examples of the consideration of Maori superstitious beliefs interfering at all levels of government might help me understand what you are talking about.
Likewise I assume you would say a GP's belief that the body is comprised of four humors that need to be kept in balance and that disease is a punishment from God do not affect his duties as a medical practitioner.
Likewise I assume you would be quite content to take a seat on a long-distance flight with a pilot who declares a belief that the world is flat, as mere opinions do not affect navigation.
I very much doubt Banks has any such belief in Creationism, but seems to me that John Banks thinks, says and does exactly what John Banks believes is best for John Banks in the particular moment or for a particular audience, which is very much the mark of the psychopath.
"I very much doubt Banks has any such belief in Creationism, but seems to me that John Banks thinks, says and does exactly what John Banks believes is best for John Banks in the particular moment or for a particular audience, which is very much the mark of the psychopath."
Yep. Although I'm leaning more towards narcissistic personality disorder for Banks. Though it's a fine line between that and psychopathy, and people can be both.
"While the majority of people will have learned that not only that lying brings about devastation and destruction, it ultimately leads to total isolation and loneliness. This is, it hinders any sincere communication and hence the narcissist will find her/himself increasingly on the outside and excluded.
However, as much as the narcissist notices this isolation and reacts with increasing panic, it does not bring about a modification of the narcissist's coping strategy.
The attitude of the narcissist towards lying is very childish and simple: If the narcissist lies and gets away with it, (s)he interprets this as being clever and superior to others. In this sense, while common sense clearly sees lying as a social ill, the narcissist views lying as an excellent tool to obtain what (s)he wants and as a means to demonstrate how stupid others are.
A person now, who wishes to engage in real communication and shows openness will be viewed by the narcissist as an utter fool who deserves to be exploited. Willingness to communicate and to show openness will be seen be the narcissist as weakness and stupidity.
While a normal person will be embarrassed when found out lying, not so the narcissist. The narcissist will see this as a threat to her/his superiority and will straight away think of ways of how to overcome this threat and this is by forming new lies.
To say it in one sentence: For the narcissist lying is fun and a tool, and anybody who doesn't lie is a fool in the eyes of the narcissist. Trying to communicate with a narcissist is therefore pointless.
Dr. Ludger Hofmann-Engl"
No. I think it's just a low IQ with financial success. Bit like many Remuera voters…..Sad really to think that he has the slightest influence on our education system.
By The Standard I of course meant the standard contributors.
And yes I certainly believe in the CCD- very useful for image analysis.
[lprent: Wording is important on some things. There is a particular reason for enforcing a ban against that kind of language. The authors and commentators are hardly a cohesive and coherent force with a united purpose. However it behoves some people to behave as if they are because it makes it easier to demonize groups rather than having to deal with the diversity of individuals. It irritates the hell out of most people and annoys me because of the resulting flames. Plus it is simply stupid. We have whole bodies of knowledge about how to get people to act in groups (like armies or companies) and the results are mostly noticeable because of how seldom it works well.
Offenses tend to get a grumpy sysop making damn sure that offenders are verbally stuffed in as many groups as possible by name or implication and them demonizing them as an example of how it feels. Always amazes me how some people handing it out get offended by thinking that they are just another number in the fatuous factions to others. You did pretty well…. ]
1. He is a Christian who believes lying and cheating is o.k
2. He is a liar and cheater who is saying he is Christian in order to get the type of benefits that US politicians do for pretending they are Christian.
Only one of these two points is credible to me.
I note that Banks does not have a criminal conviction, yet, but Dotcom (Schmidt) has several.
I note that Banks should probably have a criminal conviction but doesn't due to being protected by stupid laws. He should also be out of parliament but is being protected by the PM.
Nobody is claiming that Dotcom is a good guy. It is not necessary for either of them to be a good guy. It is quite plausible that they are both ratbags.
But only one of them is lying through his teeth. But then he may not be able to help it, as one commentator beautifully put it, he perpetually looks as if he has wandered away from his caregiver.
Well it just proves one thing one does not have to be intelligent to make money .Banks is a good example of the weird and bigoted who make money.What scares me about this lunatic is that he is an assistant education minister who is in charge of our schools. So are our young going to be taught creation. Also how is he going to help Charter schools .Our fine educatioon is in danger with this man in charge.
WEll put PP.. It shouldn't be forgotten(but seems to have been) that john banks was police minister during tha worst period in history for the police force in nz.. Anyone remember the decimation of police morale resulting from the merger of police and traffic departments? I remember well the wild west feel around the Auckland roads at that time… You could do doughnuts in front of a police car, and they would start whistling as they looked the other way…..
We lost the bulk of the "good" cops at that time as well…..You know… the ones that actually did the job because they cared about their communities…..They've been largely replaced with overseas imports more used to authoritarian governments, and young puppies that have grown up in what amounts to a social clusterfuck brought about by nationals sponsors getting open access to our youth to profit from….
Thanks john…. joseph goebbels would have been delighted with your performance….
To be sheltering such a dangerous lowlife, one would have to be seriously craven onesself…. So how long has johnny sparkles been sheltering little john now?
Banks like Key sent sons to King's College.
King's College is the kind of school they like.
The boys did not get in on scholarships, Banks and Key paid up.
FYI – the latest 'Open Letter' to the Not-So-Honourable John Banks – ACT MP for Epsom.
20 September 2012
To the 'Honourable' John Banks
MP for Epsom
Dear John,
This is a follow-up letter to check whether the 'Open Letter' hand-delivered to your Electorate Office (27 Gillies Ave) on Tuesday 18 September 2012, has been brought to your attention?
You will note that I also emailed the following correspondence to you on the same day.
I do understand that your memory is sometimes not as reliable as members of the voting public might expect of someone holding a Ministerial warrant, such as yourself, but I am keen to get a simple 'yes' or 'no' answer to my request, that YOU please be the Member of Parliament to present the following petition to the House, at your earliest available opportunity:
"That the House conduct an urgent inquiry into the findings of the Police investigation into the allegations that the Hon. John Archibald Banks, CNZM QSO, submitted a false donation return in respect to the Auckland Council Mayoral election 2010 – that it was not unlawful for the Hon. John Archibald Banks, CNZM QSO to sign and transmit his candidate's declaration of expenses without first personally checking and verifying that the information provided (by another party) was accurate."
You must admit that it does seem rather extraordinary for it apparently to be lawful for a candidate to be able to sign off a declaration of expenses without first double-checking its accuracy?
Can you please confirm whether you are prepared to present this petition – YES or NO?
If YES, I will organise how best get the signed copies to you without breaching the two year trespass notice from 27 Gillies Ave Newmarket which I incurred, arising from my arrest for wilful trespass at your electorate office on 18 June 2012.
If NO – I will continue to seek the assistance of other MPs from other parties.
Perhaps Prime Minister John Key, the MP for Helensville, may be prepared to assist on this matter – if you can't /won't?
Kind regards,
Penny Bright
'Anti-corruption campaigner'
Nothing to fear, nothing to hide, nothing to say:
Never ending story!
Mierda Senor Banks:
Well, everyone can't have a great memory like Chris Fa'afoi…………..
Well done G!! You've just made any comment with a passing reference to john banks look credible…Excellent work…..
Defending what is quite blatant corrupt practice gives anyone who chooses to, the right to assume the same attitudes, and traits to yourself…..an important step towards total irrelevancy in any serious discussion….
Little johnny has been playing the brown bag game for decades…. I well remember wondering why the "sheriff of Whangarei" needed high walls, and a fortress like security system around his house there…. We were all told repeatedly (by the herald, among others) what a "popular" guy he was in that electorate…..!!?
That was back in the mid/late seventies, when homophobia, anti auckland sentiment, and curruption within police/government was resurgent….
So, are we to assume that, despite little johnny's long….long, track record of "insider" dealing, dodgy policy implementation purely to suit whichever sponsor he, or the government(s) he was a noisy part of were beholden to, we can excuse his latest bit of giggery pokery because someone else, totally unrelated to this issue, may, or may not, have done something remotely similar, or not, as the case may be…..hmmmmm.."indeed"….
There must be many, many examples of this kind of thing perpetrated by other people….many….
And how does that excuse little johnny? Oh right…. He was just following orders…..


text:
Low-probability event-detection and separation via statistical wavelet thresholding: an application to psychophysiological denoising
There are no files associated with this record.
Title | Low-probability event-detection and separation via statistical wavelet thresholding: an application to psychophysiological denoising |
Author | Browne, Matthew; Cutmore, Timothy |
Journal Name | Clinical Neurophysiology |
Editor | Dr. P.M. Rossini, Dr. M. Hallett |
Year Published | 2002 |
Place of publication | Ireland |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Abstract | Objectives: The aim of this paper is to introduce and test a general, wavelet-based method for the automatic removal of noise and artefact from psychophysiological data. Methods: Statistical wavelet thresholding (SWT) performs blind source separation by transforming data to the wavelet domain, and subsequent filtering of wavelet coefficients based on a statistical framework. The observed wavelet coefficients are modelled using a Gaussian distribution, from which low-probability outliers are attenuated based on their z-scores. Results: The technique was applied to both simulated and real event-related potentials (ERP) data. SWT applied to artificial data displayed increased signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) improvements as noise amplitude increased. ERP averages of filtered experimental data displayed a correlation of 0.93 with operator-filtered data, compared with a correlation of 0.56 for unfiltered data. The energy of operator-designated contaminated trials was attenuated by a factor of 7.46 relative to uncontaminated trials. SNR improvement was observed in simulated tests. Conclusions: Variations of SWT may be useful in situations where one wishes to separate uncommon/uncharacteristic structures from time series data sets. For artefact removal applications, SWT appears to be a valid alternative to expert operator screening. |
Peer Reviewed | Yes |
Published | Yes |
Publisher URI | http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/601528/description#description |
Copyright Statement | Copyright 2002 Elsevier : Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher : This journal is available online - use hypertext links. |
Volume | 113 |
Page from | 1403 |
Page to | 1411 |
Date Accessioned | 2003-04-08 |
Language | en_AU |
Research Centre | Griffith Health Institute; Behavioural Basis of Health |
Faculty | Griffith Health Faculty |
Subject | Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiologica |
URI | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/6815 |
Publication Type | Journal Articles (Refereed Article) |
Publication Type Code | c1 |
Please use this identifier to cite this record: http://hdl.handle.net/10072/6815
Griffith University copyright notice
Unless otherwise indicated, works by Griffith University Scholars are © Griffith University. For further details, please refer to the University's Intellectual Property Policy.


text:
Places to Go
- HOME - Calendar search
- Top 20 Places to take kids in the Rochester area
- Week by Week Guide to Summer Camps
- Birthday Parties - local venues and resources
- Indoor Play Centers
- Bounce houses & jumping pillows
- Kid-Friendly Museums
- Outside Fun
- Zoos and Nature Centers
- Inside Fun
- Libraries in our area
- Sports / Physical Fitness Centers around ROC
- How to List your Organization on KOAA
- Review of Lapland Lake Nordic Vacation Center
Things to Do
- Sign up for our FREE weekly e-newsletter!
- Check out our latest Thursday e-newsletter!
- How to use KidsOutAndabout.com
- Giveaways
- Upcoming festivals in our area
- After-School / Saturday Classes by Subject
- Private Schools
- Preschools/Day Care
- Wraparound care before and after school
- Upcoming Open Houses
- Pediatricians
- Summer Camps - click for subjects
- Tutoring Centers
- Home Schooling Resources
- Special Needs Resources
- Gymnastics programs & gyms
- Martial Arts Academies
- Theater & Performing Arts
- How to post to our calendar
Kid-Friendly Vacations
Sign Up To
Master Guide to Fall Fun in Greater Rochester, NY
The following activities have elected to be featured on this page:
Stokoe Farms
Stokoe Farms has good, old-fashioned family fun on the farm, especially in fall with their pumpkin patch and harvest fest. Later, Christmas trees! A low-cost, noncommercial way to spend an afternoon creating wonderful fall memories with your family. |
Wickham FarmsFairport Nine Mile Line Road, Penfield, NY |
Wickham Farms, located on Route 250 in Penfield, has tons of fall family fun! 3-acre corn maze opens in mid-August. Wickham's corn maze is KidsOutAndAbout's recommendation as a perfect starter corn maze for kids! (It's not too overwhelming.) In fall, take a kiddie train ride or a hay ride, jump on the jumping pillow, and find just the right pumpkin. Click here for our fall fun page for details. |
Long Acre FarmsMacedon, NY |
Located in Macedon, NY, Long Acre Farms has what is known as the most challenging corn maze in the Rochester area... during the day AND at night, plus all kinds of wonderful fall activities in their Back 40. |
Clubhouse Fun CenterRochester, NY |
Clubhouse Fun Center is #1 for Family Fun in Rochester!!!!! Indoor Fun: Arcade Games, Birthday Parties & More!!! We offer the best in games and prizes in all of Rochester, so come on down and play some games in our awesome arcade, play just for fun or test your skills... win bundles of tickets... and take home some amazing and exciting prizes! |
The Garden Factory2126 Buffalo Road |
The last weekend in September through the last weekend in October, The Garden Factory, on Buffalo Road in Gates, invites you to join our Fall Family Fun activities, 11:00am to 4:00pm. Our activities are kid friendly, with rides, games, arts & crafts geared toward kids ages 2-10, we offer fun for the whole family! With special animal visitors, carnival rides, face painting and balloon animals, delicious foods and more, there is sure to be something to please everyone! Plus we're hosting the Pirate Toy Fund for a special Pirates & Princesses Pancake Breakfast on Columbus Day! |
Lehigh Valley Outpost2500 Rush-Mendon Road |
The Lehigh Valley Outpost is a corn maze and fall attraction destination located on a beautiful family farm in Rush. The name comes from the historic Lehigh Valley Railroad right-of-way. In addition to the corn maze, they have all kinds of fall family fun: hay rides, a cow train, corn cannons, kid and adult-sized tricycles and more. Opening Day is around Sept 20; hours through October are Fridays 3-6pm, Saturdays 10-6pm, Sundays 10-6pm, and Columbus Day 10-6pm. |
Bristol Mountain5662 Route 64 |
Bristol Mountain Skyride! Enjoy the beautiful autumn colors of the Finger Lakes from the Comet Express chairlift to the summit of Bristol Mountain. This tranquil 15-20 minute ride is for people of all ages to experience the Bristol Hills and the valley below in all its splendor Saturdays and Sundays 12pm-4pm + Columbus Day. Aerial Adventures Sky Park open through Nov 2 (click here for the KidsOutAndAbout review). Fall Festival and Scottish Highland Games on October 12 with sky rides, the Scottish Highland Games, live music, food, arts and crafts vendors and lots of fun. |
Farm Activities
Fall means harvest season, and it brings out the best in our area farms. It's awonderful, low-cost way to get outside in the fresh air, and get active with your families.
Each farm is different -- it brings its own flavor to the experience. Browse our big list of local farms that offer fall activities, and see which new ones you want to try this season!
Pick your own apples in Rochester and the surrounding counties!
One great way to get your kids to eat more fruit -- and introduce them to the subtleties of sweet/tangy tastes -- is by taking them apple picking to a local orchard. This link has places to go and things to do for a day in the orchard all around Rochester.
Corn Mazes
Corn mazes can be easy or hard, and some are even offered at night! Which farms have corn mazes? Here's a quick way to find them in the greater Rochester area.
Halloween events and activities
Fun or scary: You take your pick! It's easy to evaluate all of your options with the KidsOutAndAbout.com big list of Halloween events and activities. This includes the scary stuff that my kids will probably not venture into until they're too cynical to enjoy it, and the wonderful gentle trick-or-treat parties that the towns, museums, and farms provide. (The number of fun stuff outweighs the scary activities by a margin, but there's something for everyone.) We divide the list into a scary section and a fun section so you know exactly what you're getting into!
Fall Hikes in Rochester and the Finger Lakes
There's nothing better than a family hike for taking wonderful fall photos! A free way to get your kids out and about and active in our beautiful countryside. Let them see, let them smell, let them touch, and let them remember.
Pumpkin Patches
Buy your fall pumpkins at a boring old grocery store? Not when you can head to a farm or roadside stand and pick the perfect pumpkin for a less money and more fun! Here is KidsOutAndAbout's list of places to pick pumpkins in our area.
Fall Festivals
This is a list of all of the upcoming festivals in our area.
Is McCracken Farms open? This popular farm featured weekend activities for many years (who remembers the gorilla?), plus that indispensable visit to the pumpkin patch. Here's the story...
If you have an idea for fall family fun that isn't listed on these pages, please email our editor, Debra Ross, at email@example.com.


text:
Acromegaly (cont.)IN THIS ARTICLE
Self-Care at HomeAcromegaly is a serious medical condition with potentially fatal complications. Self-care is not recommended, except measures you can take to help you feel more comfortable. Ask your health care provider about treating bothersome or uncomfortable symptoms. Medically Reviewed by a Doctor on 6/19/2014
Medical Author:
Hasnain M Khandwala, MD, FRCPC
Medical Editor:
Arthur B Chausmer, MD, PhD, FACP, FACE, FACN, CNS
Medical Editor:
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
Medical Editor:
George T Griffing, MD
Next Page: Must Read Articles Related to Acromegaly
Acromegaly FAQs
Acromegaly is a serious condition that occurs when the body produces too much of the hormones that control growth. This causes abnormal enlargement of bone, car...learn more >>
Understanding Acromegaly Medications
Acromegaly is a growth disorder caused by excessive production of growth hormone (GH) by the pituitary gland. The pituitary gland is a hormone-producing organ a...learn more >>
Patient Comments & ReviewsThe eMedicineHealth doctors ask about Acromegaly: |
From WebMD
Women's Health Resources
Featured Centers
Health Solutions From Our Sponsors
Read What Your Physician is Reading on Medscape
Acromegaly »
Increased and unregulated growth hormone (GH) production, usually caused by a GH-secreting pituitary tumor (somatotroph tumor), characterizes acromegaly.


text:
KK Members Blog
Bad Blood Games a Plenty in the NHL Today
by Alanah McGinley on 11/22/08 at 07:24 PM ET
Comments (0)
If you have a buddy who is a casual sports fan and you want to get him hooked on hockey, today is the day.
A number of NHL matchups today/tonight have the potential to feature some serious battles.
Here the skinny (team fights in parenthesis; potential fighters listed by team):
Vancouver (21) @ Pittsburgh (10) - 1:00 est
Vancouver: Hordichuk, M Brown, O Brien, Davison
Pittsburgh: Godard
Hordichuk/Godard could be a pretty nasty tilt.
Potential - Highsticking minor
NY Rangers (15) @ Ottawa (7) - 3:00 est
NY Rangers: Orr, Voros, Dubinsky
Ottawa: Ruutu, Bass, J Smith
Get your rear ends in your seats. Jarkko Ruutu is in for a long night against a team of Rangers that want blood. This past Monday night, Ruutu missed on a penalty shot. Instead of going back the bench, he retrieved the puck in the corner and fired it at Rangers' goaltender, Henrik Lundqvist. Bad move. Rangers tough guy Colton Orr wanted to get at Ruutu after the game; but the referees kept everyone separated. It's been less than a week… the memories are fresh.
Potential - Two fights at one time… ejection. Keep an eye on Voros who matches up nicely with Ruutu.
Boston (10) @ Montreal (12) - 7:00 est
Boston: Sh Thornton, Lucic, Chara, Hnidy
Montreal: Laraque, Kostopoulos, O Byrne, Begin
Superheavyweight Georges Laraque was brought into Montreal for a number of reasons, one of which was to keep the Bruins' Milan Lucic from running Habs' players. Laraque has been less than successful. Lucic ran Alexi Kovalev last game and beat the snot out of Mike Komisarek in a one-sided fight. Komisarek is now out for at least a month with a shoulder injury. Laraque asked Lucic to fight him; but Lucic politely declined and went about his way. Laraque force the issue today and jump Lucic. He should have did it last game when the Bs were blowing out the Habs. Maybe he was saving up for a performance on home ice today in Montreal?
Potential - Line brawl. Very nasty game.
For the rest of the matchups, make your way over to Twominutesforblogging.
Filed in: | KK Members Blog | Permalink
Be the first to comment.
Add a Comment
Please limit embedded image or media size to 575 pixels wide.
Add your own avatar by joining Kukla's Korner, or logging in and uploading one in your member control panel.
Captchas bug you? Join KK or log in and you won't have to bother.
Most Recent Blog Posts
Remembering Don "Smokey" McLeod
Detroit Red Wings Trade News/Rumo(u)rs Open Thread
Can we fix the All-Star Game? A suggestion and open forum.
Capgeek may be gone, but NHL Numbers is still up and running…
Fundraiser for Autistic Hockey Player
About KK Members Blog
If you want to be a hockey writer, be our special guest!
We're giving the KK community a chance to add their two-bits. Sign up to be a KK member, write your piece, and be heard right here on one of the Internet's most visited hockey news websites.
How to Post
More details here. But basically, just use the posting page to write anything you like on what's going on in the hockey news or your analysis of the NHL and your favorite team.
We only ask that you avoid profanity, and that you're careful to credit your sources -- news media or other bloggers -- and provide links to those other sites when appropriate.
Need help? Check out our help page.


text:
Top Definition
Robert Sykes, in reference to the chinless Muppet known as Beaker.
Hey Beaker, wheres your chin?!"
Chris Nailos' has a 2.5가 작성
2003년 05월 04일 (일)
10 more definitions
A derogatory name for a KU fan.
KU fan: "Rock chalk jayhawk"
MU fan: What a gay f*in beaker
MU fan: What a gay f*in beaker
aTiGeRfAn가 작성
2009년 01월 30일 (금)
Someone who never stops talking about themselves. Like Beaker from The Muppets- "Me me me me me me"
"Did you hear John moaning about how ordinary his life is again today?"
"AGAIN? That guy is such a beaker.
"AGAIN? That guy is such a beaker.
Noit가 작성
2011년 04월 22일 (금)
Highly processed food, ie junk food, with a lot of artificial color and flavor. Beaker referring to the container in which the flavors and colors were created.
I've got the munchies, let's go get some beaker.
5Vegas가 작성
2010년 03월 22일 (월)
the act of licking 2 sets of testies from different ethnicities within one night. the culprit could be male or female.
Dude, (s)he just beakered the shit outta them!
ballsandwieners가 작성
2009년 10월 13일 (화)
The sex move, practiced in some adventurous circles, of a man ejaculating into a woman's nasal cavity, often accompanied by a slight thrusting motion. Burning, runny nose may be an effect. Reduces rate of pregnancy, but not STD. Not to be confused with the more typical "facial".
"I wasn't really into that cholo, so I just let him beaker me instead of of blowing him"
"I was just down at the 7-11 and three cholos beaked this bitch in the back of a lowrider."
"I was just down at the 7-11 and three cholos beaked this bitch in the back of a lowrider."
pete miniutti가 작성
2007년 12월 04일 (화)


text:
I guess you don't under stand that relationships don't go very far.there is too much responsabilty in relationships it's best not to involve yourself with some one.
I guess you don't under stand that relationships don't go very far.there is too much responsabilty in relationships it's best not to involve yourself with some one.
That's a pretty cold and calculating decision.
Yeah there is much responsibility but you gotta look at the bright side of things. It's not ALL fire and brimstone.
Got to warn you, Your risking your freedom and your health getting involve with someone you don't about .
Besides most relationships are 1 night stands only and thier called bed hoppers.Relationships are very costly and very troubling , your best to not to get involved.
Relationships are all about "teamwork" as well. If you're both willing and able to stick by each other and work through your problems, you are in a healthy relationship.
I wouldn't call a one night stand a relationship. That's more of an activity, which I don't recommend nowadays with people trading STDs like Yu-Gi-Oh cards. Anyways, I learned after my first relationship not to get involved with someone you don't know about. I actually got to know my gf well before we started our relationship.
Guess again , You only think you knew her , girls have mood swings buddy and to warn you ahead of time don't be around when it comes to that time of the month. Relationships are like Nitroglycerin (NG), it very unstable.
I'm pretty bad with this. I usually just act like a complete asshole for a while until they leave me, if they don't leave me then I find an excuse to cause a huge argument and then I leave them citing the argument's subject as the cause. I think this is probably due to my own fears of letting people go rather than me just being a coward. I always feel better if they end it. I hate ending on good terms.
Relationships are not just about sex, although attraction is definitely a foundation. Emotional attachments grow over time if you get along well with someone. Loving and being loved is a great feeling and companionship can often give your life double the purpose. Wanting to bed somebody and wanting to be with them are very different.
It's a touchy thing about relationship some times it inculdes fights .


text:
Visit Humane Society of Indianapolis Website
Address/ Contact Info
7929 Michigan Road
Indianapolis, Indiana 46268
Member Patriot Special:
35% off adoption fees
7929 Michigan Road Indianapolis, Indiana
About Humane Society of Indianapolis
The Humane Society of Indianapolis offers dog and cat adoptions to veterans through its partnership with Pets for Patriots, and will help them find their new best friends. Since 1905, the Humane Society of Indianapolis has upheld its mission to treat all animals with dignity and respect so that they may live free from cruelty, harm and neglect.
The organization has veterinarians on staff to support the medical care of the animals in their charge and offers a range of services, including positive reinforcement behavior training, a low-cost vaccine clinic and affordable membership to their enclosed Pet Park.
The Humane Society of Indianapolis welcomes your donation of cleaning supplies, pet toys, blankets and other essentials; see their donation wish list for details. For a more hands-on experience, become one of their valued volunteers.
Adoption fees include:
Health check
For dogs: first round of Distemper/Parvo vaccine (DA2PPV), Bordetella vaccine and canine heartworm screening for dogs over six months of age
For cats: first round of Distemper vaccine (FVRCP) and feline Leukemia testing
First deworming and flea treatments, if needed
Microchip for permanent identification
Pet behavior resources
Pet training discount for dogs
Certificate for initial veterinary visit
30 days of ShelterCare Pet Insurance
Hours of Operation
Monday: | 1pm-7pm |
Tuesday: | 1pm-7pm |
Wednesday: | 1pm-7pm |
Thursday: | Closed |
Friday: | 1pm-7pm |
Saturday: | 11am-6pm |
Sunday: | 11am-4pm |


text:
Growing your own fruits, vegetables, and herbs organically is one of the most rewarding and satisfying sustainable-gardening projects. A kitchen garden, whether it is in the back yard, the front yard, or in pots on a patio, is a beautiful and practical thing. Vegetables from your own garden don't have to travel far at all to get to the table: if you grow your own food, you know it is fresh and local. And if you manage your garden organically, you avoid exposure to pesticides used in conventional farming.
Growing your own tomatoes, peppers, greens, and other crops also gives you a chance to try a great range of varieties not available at most grocery stores.
If your vegetable garden is in the front yard, planting in raised beds helps define the space and keeps the garden looking tidy. The soil in raised beds warms up earlier in the spring than the ground itself, so you can plant a little earlier. These beds also typically drain better than regular garden beds. Raised beds are easy to work: you'll still have to bend over, but not as far, and because the soil in them is usually well-worked and loose, they're easy to weed.
To improve the soil in raised beds or in the ground, make your own compost by tossing onion peels, apple cores, and other kitchen scraps, autumn leaves, grass clippings, and green garden trimmings in a compost pile. Recycling your own yard waste and kitchen trimmings in a compost heap keeps them out of local landfills, and as they decompose they become a rich soil amendment.
Mulching a vegetable garden helps control weeds, limits moisture loss on hot summer days, and keeps the soil temperature even. It helps keep plants healthy, so they are less vulnerable to bugs and blights and need less attention from the gardener. As mulch breaks down, it also adds organic matter and nutrients to the soil: it is a natural fertilizer.
Growing your own vegetables also has distinct personal and social value. Harvesting parsley or parsnips from a home garden contributes to the gardener's — and her family's — health and well-being, and, just like growing flowers, it provides opportunities for exercise and social interaction. Home-grown vegetables also make a very welcome gift to your neighbors. When you're outside staking the tomatoes or picking beans, you're working with nature, and feeling good is part of the harvest.


text:
Previous Section | Index | Home Page |
Mr. Pendry: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what plans she has to extend lottery funding to grant aid individual sporting competitors. [2500]
Mr. Sproat: I am keeping the national lottery distribution arrangements under review.
Mr. Pendry: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what is the value of the extra resources that the Government are planning to commit to fulfil the pledges contained within "Raising the Game"; and on which vote the cost will fall. [1555]
Mr. Sproat: The Sports Council will be making available an extra £1 million to enable trainee and serving teachers to obtain coaching qualifications and setting up a £2 million challenge fund to promote formal links between clubs and schools. These additional funds will be made available as a result of savings on administration following the restructuring of the Sports Council. Sportsmatch will also be earmarking £1 million of its funding for schools projects. Most significantly, the national lottery provides sport with an unprecedented opportunity to expand its stock of facilities and equipment and provides the means of fulfilling the Government's aim that, by 2000, all young people will have access to quality facilities, including playing fields.
Ms Armstrong: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what is the published recommended response time within which her Department is expected to reply to letters from the public. [3008]
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley: My Department has set a target of 18 working days to reply to letters from the public.
Mr. Dalyell: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if she will make a statement on the archaeology being carried out during the current digging within the confines of New Palace Yard. [3106]
30 Nov 1995 : Column: 812
Mr. Sproat [holding answer 28 November 1995]: An archaeological excavation in New Palace Yard was completed in 1994 as part of those being undertaken in the vicinity of the Houses of Parliament by the Museum of London archaeology service on behalf of London Underground Ltd.'s Jubilee line extension project. The current Jubilee line extension work in New Palace Yard comprises engineering operations only.
Mr. Byers: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what steps her Department is taking to achieve investor in people status; when it started the process; when it expects to achieve investor in people status; and if she will make a statement. [2988]
Mr. Sproat: The Department of National Heritage is currently developing a human resource development strategy based on the four key principles required for investors in people accreditation. A staff development adviser was appointed in August this year and she is working closely with the Central London training and enterprise council and a diagnostic study will be carried out to assess the exact requirements to achieve IIP status. As soon as that diagnostic study has been completed, I will be able to give a target date for achievement of the award.
Mr. Maclennan: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what research her Department has undertaken into the problems of under-age gambling; and if she will make a statement. [1968]
Mr. Sproat: My Department has not undertaken any research into under-age gambling. I welcome yesterday's announcement by the Director General of the National Lottery about tough new action designed to stamp out under-age lottery sales. As part of this action, Oflot and the lottery operator will also commission research on UK and overseas experience in relation to ticket sales to children.
Mr. Alan Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what grace and favour accommodation in which occupied royal palace is allocated to (a) the private secretary to Her Majesty the Queen, (b) the Keeper of the Privy Purse, (c) the Master of the Household, (d) the Comptroller, the Lord Chamberlain's Office, (e) the Crown Equerry and (f) the Director of the Royal Collection. [2431]
Mr. Sproat: This information is provided on page 33 of the Committee of Public Accounts minutes of evidence for 24 April 1995, which is available in the Library of the House. None of these officials occupies accommodation on a grace and favour basis as all have abatements to their salaries in recognition of their occupying official accommodation.
Mr. Waterson: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what was (a) the number of undertakings given by her under section 16 of the
30 Nov 1995 : Column: 813
National Heritage Act 1980 during the six-month period ended 30 September 1995 and (b) the amount of value, expressed in sterling, of any contingent liabilities as at the end of that period in respect of such undertakings given by her under that section at any time as remain outstanding at the end of that period. [3910]
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley: The information my hon. Friend requests is as follows:
Number | |
Department of National Heritage | 470 |
Scottish Office Education Department | 78 |
Welsh Office Education Department | 37 |
Department of Education for Northern Ireland | 16 |
£ | |
Department of National Heritage | 1,975,720,233 |
Scottish Office Education Department | 137,926,172 |
Welsh Office Education Department | 35,201,147 |
Department of Education for Northern Ireland | 4,333,303 |
Mr. Tyler: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if she will set out the forecast Exchequer grant for the promotion and support of tourism for 1996-97 and 1997-98, at 1979 prices and expressed per head of population, for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. [2166]
Mr. Sproat [holding answer 29 November 1995]: The planned Government grant to the English tourist board and the British Tourist Authority for 1996-97 and 1997-98, expressed in 1979 prices, and per head of population for the countries covered by the boards, is set out in the following table. It is not possible to give figures for other parts of the United Kingdom as I understand that my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Wales and for Scotland and my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland have still to announce the allocation of the overall settlements for their Departments announced by my right hon. and learned Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 28 November.
British tourist authority | English tourist board | |||||
GIA £ million (1979 prices) | £ Per head population | GIA £ million (1979 prices) | £ Per head population | |||
1996-97 | 13.4 | 0.23 | 3.8 | 0.08 | ||
1997-98 | 13.1 | 0.23 | 3.7 | 0.08 | ||
Source: Population Estimates Unit (OPCS) 1979-1994, Government Actuaries Department 1995 (1992--based projection).
The British Tourist Authority is responsible for marketing Great Britain overseas. The grant per capita for BTA has therefore been calculated using the total population of England, Wales and Scotland.
30 Nov 1995 : Column: 814
Mr. Deva: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if she will make a statement on the recommendations made by the Royal Parks review group in its report on Greenwich park. [3909]
Mr. Sproat: I have now considered the group's report in detail. As with the two previous reviews--on Hyde park and Kensington gardens, and on St. James's, Green and Regent's parks--the review group, chaired by Dame Jennifer Jenkins, examined a wide range of issues relating to the role and management of the park, consulting widely with individuals and interested organisations. The conclusions were discussed at a one-day conference, and were well received. The conference delegates supported the majority of the recommendations, but made a few alternative suggestions.
The group's recommendations focus on the opportunities to provide for changing demands and pressures without losing sight of the park's prime function of providing a green open space, close to the heart of the city, where local residents and tourists alike can enjoy themselves in the open air, amidst examples of London's finest built heritage. We have been looking positively at the group's proposals, and I confirm that I can accept them in principle. I set out the action we have taken, and my proposals for taking matters forward, including the necessary consultations which will have to be carried out before some recommendations can be implemented. The availability of financial resources will of course determine the timing of some.
The principle recommendations of the group are to nominate a world heritage site at Greenwich, and to open up the great axis, leading from the Isle of Dogs across the Thames to the Royal Naval college and the Queen's house, up the park's escarpment to the Wolfe monument, and on to the spire of All Saints church in Blackheath.
I endorse the world heritage site proposal. I have sought preliminary advice from English Heritage, and my Department is pursuing discussions with the London borough of Greenwich, and other interested parties. If all goes well, I hope to put Greenwich forward by the end of this year for inclusion in the United Kingdom's tentative list of world heritage sites, with a view to making a formal nomination by July 1996.
I endorse the proposal to open up the great axis, and my Department will be taking this forward in respect of the Royal Naval college site, in consultation with the relevant parties. The document, inviting expressions of interest in the future use of the Royal Naval college buildings, confirms the Government's wish to see greater public access to this site. The proposal concerning the axis, as it unfolds through the area leading from the Queen's house, up through the park, and as to how a less divisive boundary between the National Maritime museum and park can be achieved, will be the subject of detailed discussion between the two organisations. The Royal Parks agency will commission its landscape architects, in co-operation with the museum, to look at the
30 Nov 1995 : Column: 815
landscaping issues in detail, including the escarpment, and will put forward recommendations. Consultations will then take place with all concerned.
As in earlier reports, the Jenkins group considered that there was a need to curb traffic and parking, to improve the safety of pedestrians and the atmosphere of the park. They recommended that this could be achieved by banning through traffic, and closing St. Mary's gate, at the north end of the park, and redesigning the layout of Blackheath avenue to create more space for pedestrians. The closure of St. Mary's gate will require discussion with the London borough of Greenwich, the Minister for Transport in London, the Traffic Director for London, and local interested groups. Discussions are in hand, and subject to the outcome, we are thinking of introducing a six month trial ban next year. The Royal Parks Agency will also commission a design study of Blackheath avenue in due course as funds permit.
On the group's recommendations to bring into the park additional areas, from which the public are now excluded, the agency has begun discussions with the London borough of Greenwich about the Old Orchard, and with Thames Water about the reservoir. The agency has commissioned a feasibility study of how best to use the former nursery site, with a view to retaining two glasshouses and the contractor's yard, and incorporating the remainder into the deer enclosure. Any programme of works resulting from the study would not begin until full consultations had taken place. The works would be phased over a number of years, and would be dependant on available financial resources.
The group made a number of other recommendations to improve the ambience of the park, including improvements in planting and pruning, banning dogs from sports areas, and continuing with the current sports provision. These have already been implemented. Work is about to begin on improving surfaces in the children's playground, and costs will be met from existing budgets. The costs of other recommendations, to improve paths and upgrade benches, will be met from current and future maintenance budgets of the Royal Parks Agency. For proposals such as the provision of shelters and cycle tracks, the agency will be seeking sponsorship and private finance.
The report also refers to the prime meridian in the context of the millennium. I accept the recommendation that there should be no new millennium building in the
30 Nov 1995 : Column: 816
park, but welcome the suggestion of marking the meridian line in some way. The Royal Parks Agency will be inviting proposals of how this might be achieved.
Next Section | Index | Home Page |


text:
Cumberland Valley Railroad
Cumberland Valley Railroad | |
CVRR station and offices in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Reporting mark | CVRR |
Locale | U.S. states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia |
Dates of operation | 1837–1919 |
Successor | Pennsylvania Railroad |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Headquarters | Chambersburg, Pennsylvania |
The Cumberland Valley Railroad (reporting mark CVRR)[1] was an early railroad in Pennsylvania, USA, originally chartered in 1831 to connect with Pennsylvania's Main Line of Public Works. Freight and passenger service in the Cumberland Valley in south central Pennsylvania from near Harrisburg to Chambersburg began in 1837, with service later extended to Hagerstown, Maryland and then extending into the Shenandoah Valley to Winchester, Virginia.[2] It employed up to 1,800 workers.[3]
During the American Civil War the line had strategic importance in supplying Union troops in the Shenandoah Valley. It also ran the first passenger sleeping car in the U.S. on the Chambersburg-Harrisburg route in 1839.[4][5] The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) gained control of the CVRR as early as 1859, and officially purchased it on June 2, 1919. The PRR's successor, the Penn Central, closed all railway facilities in Chambersburg in 1972 and its successor, Conrail, abandoned major pieces of the line in 1981.
Early history[edit]
The Cumberland Valley Railroad Company was chartered by the Pennsylvania Legislature on April 2, 1831, to construct a railroad from Carlisle to a point on the Susquehanna River at or near Harrisburg. This charter expired, but it was renewed on April 15, 1835, allowing the road to be built from the Susquehanna River to Chambersburg. On June 27, 1835, Thomas Grubb McCullough was elected as the first President of the road, and in August, William Milner Roberts was selected as Chief Engineer.
The initial cost of building the road, including a bridge across the Susquehanna, was estimated before construction at $564,064, and the average annual receipts of the road at $284,617.50, calculated at 100 passengers each way per day at 3 cents per mile, and 35,000 tons of through freight and 51,950 tons of local freight, at 4½ cents per ton per mile. $642,000 was raised by local stock subscription and construction began in the Spring of 1836.[2]
The railroad opened for travel from White Hill, near Harrisburg to Carlisle in August, 1837, and through to Chambersburg in November, 1837. The first locomotive, built by William Norris in Philadelphia, had two driving wheels, wooden spokes, and was named "Cumberland Valley,"
The passenger cars carried 14 passengers each and were bought used from the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad, according to the 1887 "History of Franklin County Pennsylvania." The railroad track was constructed of cross ties laid 4.5 feet (1.4 m)apart without ballast, with 5x9 in (127x229 mm) oak stringers serving as rails. Iron bar, 0.625 inches (15.9 mm) thick by 2.25 inches (57 mm) wide, was spiked to the top of the stringers. When service began to Chambersburg, the iron was not laid for the last 3 miles (4.8 km) and the cars were run in on the wooden stringers.[2]
The first Cumberland Valley Railroad Bridge across the Susquehanna was opened for travel on January 16, 1839. The first regular passenger service to Philadelphia, via the Harrisburg, Portsmouth, Mount Joy and Lancaster Railroad, began on February 1, 1839 with the following schedule:
Leave Chambersburg at 4 o'clock in the morning; Arrive at Harrisburg at 8, at Lancaster at 12, at Philadelphia before 6 P.M.
Returning it will leave Harrisburg as soon as the cars from Philadelphia arrived, about 5 o'clock in the evening and arrive at Chambersburg at 10 P.M.[2]
The Cumberland Valley Railroad pioneered the use of sleeping cars in the spring of 1839, a first on any American railroad, with a car named "Chambersburg." The berths were upholstered boards, in three rows, one above the other, held by leather straps, and in the daytime were folded back against the walls. A couple of years later a second car, the "Carlisle," was introduced into service.[4]
Passengers traveling from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia traveled by horse drawn stage for 36 hours to get to Chambersburg, arriving about midnight, then left by rail about 1 am, arriving at Harrisburg about 5 am, in time to catch a HPMt.J&L train to Philadelphia.
"The History of Franklin County Pennsylvania" also claims that the first locomotive cab was constructed in the CVRR shops in Chambersburg in 1841 for a Franklin Railroad locomotive, named "Washington."
In 1839 the CVRR bought three locomotives for $21,250, and two passenger cars for $4,175; and ran two passenger trains and one freight train each day between Chambersburg and Harrisburg. They boasted that no passenger had been injured in the 2½ years that the road had been operated.
Frederick Watts was elected the third President of the CVRR in 1841 and served in the post for 32 years. He reported that total annual earnings were $70,116.82 for 1842. By 1849, annual earnings were $101,084.77, and tonnage hauled was reported for the first time, totaling 37,439 tons, including 7,818 tons of flour, 5,126 of iron ore, 4,247 of coal, 2,123 of grain, and 2,237 of lumber. In that year plans were made to reconstruct the track with heavy iron rails.[2]
In March, 1832, the Franklin Railroad was chartered by the Pennsylvania Legislature, and on January 16, 1837 by the Legislature of Maryland. The road was built from Chambersburg to Greencastle, Pennsylvania in 1837, and to Hagerstown, Maryland in 1841. It owned its own steam locomotives, but these were sold about 1841, when the CVRR began operating the road. Horse power, rather than steam power, was used during the 1840s and 1850s. Ownership and operating rights changed hands several times, until 1860 when the track was rebuilt with heavy rails and the CVRR contracted to operate the track. In 1865 the two railroads were merged.
Daniel Tyler was hired in 1850 to supervise the line's rebuilding. He hired Alba Smith as Superintendent of the machinery shop in 1850. Smith served as Superintendent of the railway from 1851-1856, and helped introduced lighter weight "single-wheel" locomotives on the line. These locomotives included the Pioneer and the Jenny Lind, bought in 1851, and the Boston and Enterprise bought in 1853-54.[6] In 1999, the Pioneer was moved from its display at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. to the as yet unopened National Museum of Industrial History in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. (The locomotive was later moved to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.)[7][8]
In October, 1862, the Confederate forces destroyed railway buildings in Chambersburg, and on June 15, 1863, during the Gettysburg campaign, they destroyed all company property in the town, and tore up five miles (8 km) of Franklin Railroad. In July, 1864 Confederate raiders led by Jubal Early returned and burned the greater part of Chambersburg including most railroad property.[3]
During the 1870s feeder lines such as the Mont Alto Railroad were added in the Cumberland Valley to gain access to iron ore deposits. In 1873 the railroad extended south from Hagerstown to the Potomac River.[2] The Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania Railroad Station was built about 1875.[9] In 1889, it reached Martinsburg, West Virginia and Winchester, Virginia, at the head of the Shenandoah Valley. The Cumberland Valley was to have a junction with the South Pennsylvania Railroad in Newville, but the ambitious South Penn ran into financial difficulties during its construction and was never completed.
In June, 1882, the Shenandoah Valley Railroad was opened from Hagerstown to Roanoke, Virginia. In conjunction with the Norfolk and Western Railway the CVRR operated the middle link of the New York-Harrisburg-Hagerstown-Roanoke, Va. passenger trains. Trains reportedly traveled at over 90 mph on parts of this route.
South Penn Branch Line[edit]
The South Penn Branch was a line that connected the CVRR main line to an iron furnace near Cowans Gap. It left the line near Marion and went to Richmond Furnace, a distance of 26 miles (42 km). This route was one possible route for a cross-Pennsylvania main line, rejected in favor of the route along the Juniata River.
Regular passenger train service on the CVRR ended in 1952, the last New York-Roanoke train ran in 1961. The PRR's successor, the Penn Central, closed all railway facilities in Chambersburg in 1972. Its successor, Conrail, first renamed what had been known as the Cumberland Valley Branch with three names: Shippensburg Secondary Track (Harrisburg to PENNROAD, south-east of Shippensburg); Hagerstown Secondary Track (from the Reading junction north-east of Shippensburg, through PENNROAD, to TOWN and HAGER towers in Hagerstown); and Winchester Secondary Track. Conrail later (1979–1980) abandoned the southern half of the Shippensburg Secondary (from the west side of Carlisle to Shippensburg, including street-running trackage on Earl St. in the latter town), opting instead to use the Reading connection for freight trains. Instrumental in this realignment was the placement of a wye track at CAPITOL interlocking in Harrisburg. Conrail also abandoned the trackage on the western portion of the CV bridge in Harrisburg, leaving a wye for Amtrak to turn power. The Winchester Secondary was sold to a short line. The Lurgan Branch name, originally used by Conrail for the ex-Reading trackage that passed through Shippensburg to a connection with the Western Maryland, was retained. Norfolk Southern Railway operates the trackage since the 1999 breakup of Conrail.
The planned CorridorOne commuter rail service between Harrisburg and Carlisle, plans to use the old Cumberland Valley Railroad Bridge
- ^ Humphreys, Ken; Jesse Koski (February 20, 2009). "Railroad Reporting Marks - Past & Present". Piedmont and Western Railroad Club. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f History of Franklin County Pennsylvania, Illustrated
- ^ a b Cumberland Valley Railroad Historical Marker - Behind the Marker
- ^ a b Philip Berlin Historical Marker - Behind the Marker
- ^ "St. Paul "Pullmans"". Time. June 6, 1927. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
- ^ White, John H. (1973). "American Single Locomotives and the "Pioneer"" (PDF). Smithsonian Studies in History and Technology 25. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
- ^ "The Great Locomotive Switch: Moving Historic Locomotives". Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
- ^ "The Great Locomotive Switch: The Pioneer (1851)". Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (SEARCHABLE DATABASE). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cumberland Valley Railroad Station and Station Master's House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-21.
- History of Franklin County Pennsylvania, Illustrated. Chicago: Warner Beers & Co. 1887. Retrieved 2007-05-27.
- Westhaeffer, Paul J (1979). History of the Cumberland Valley Railroad 1835-1919. Washington, D.C.: Washington Chapter, National Railway Historical Society.
- Cumberland Valley Railroad Historical Marker - Behind the Marker
- Philip Berlin Historical Marker - Behind the Marker
- White, John H. (1978). The American Railroad Passenger Car. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0801819652. OCLC 2798188.
- Corporate Genealogy Cumberland Valley Railroad accessed June 2, 2007
- Christopher Baer, A General Chronology of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company Predecessors and Successors and its Historical Context accessed June 2, 2007.
- Wilson, William Bender (1895). History of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company: With Plan of Organization, Portraits of Officials and Biographical Sketches. Henry T. Coates & Company. pp. 368–410.
See also[edit]
- Defunct Pennsylvania railroads
- Companies affiliated with the Pennsylvania Railroad
- Transportation in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Transportation in Franklin County, Pennsylvania
- Transportation in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
- Former Class I railroads in the United States
- Predecessors of the Pennsylvania Railroad
- Railway companies established in 1831
- Railway lines opened in 1837
- Railway companies disestablished in 1919
- Defunct Maryland railroads
- Defunct Virginia railroads
- Defunct West Virginia railroads


text:
If the game freezes, just click inside it (games can get unresponsive if you click elsewhere on the page).
Yes |
No |
Very smooth working sniper game. When you see the Asian texts, just wait a few seconds for the start button to appear. Kill everybody on your way through the dark rooms.


text:
Your telemarketers must be different from ours.
by Steven Haninger - 12/29/12 3:34 PM
In Reply to: If I don't recognize the phone number I don't answer by JP Bill
Ours are sometimes stupid. You should NEVER discuss the subject with a caller.
by: JP Bill December 29, 2012 5:52 AM PST
You are e-mailing the following post: Post Subject
You are reporting the following post: Post Subject
You are posting a reply to: Post Subject


text:
Episode 8: Gold
The show that asks "Can I get an over/under?" returns with an episode that takes the most influential mineral in human history and renders it pretty darned inessential. With the regulars. Think Again, My Friend is legally defined as an alloy containing not less than 6% Hitler, 4% superheroes, and by sheer coincidence, no rappers.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Comments: Leave a Comment


text:
Definition of inconsiderable
a. - Not considerable; unworthy of consideration or notice; unimportant; small; trivial; as, an inconsiderable distance; an inconsiderable quantity, degree, value, or sum.
The word "inconsiderable" uses 14 letters: A B C D E E I I L N N O R S.
No direct anagrams for inconsiderable found in this word list.
Adding one letter to inconsiderable does not form any other word in this word list.
Words within inconsiderable not shown as it has more than seven letters.List all words starting with inconsiderable, words containing inconsiderable or words ending with inconsiderable
All words formed from inconsiderable by changing one letter
Other words with the same letter pairs: in nc co on ns si id de er ra ab bl le
Browse words starting with inconsiderable by next letter
Previous word in list: inconsequently
Next word in list: inconsiderableness
Some random words: opera rya kuchen eel oft beach dhak
This is not a dictionary, it's a word game wordfinder.
- Help and FAQ - Examples - Home
Privacy Policy - Share - © Copyright 2004-2015 Morewords.com - 8.586mS


text:
Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News
On a pouring, stormy Saturday afternoon, the Mariners battled at home in another Northern Lights Conference matchup against the Skyview Panthers. Even with much of their varsity talent sidelined due to suspensions and injuries, the Mariners showed a great defensive output, defeating the Panthers 28-14. The Mariners came out of the gate blatantly showing Coach Cam Wyatt's "ground-and-pound" style of offense that he says is safer than trying to pass in such harsh playing conditions. With the running game being so effective early, Homer's charge down the field was topped off by a Konstantin Reutov touchdown. Mark McGregor then ran in for the two-point conversion, giving the Mariners an early eight-point lead. The defensive surge, led by senior Zach Fraley, also was shown early, forcing three and outs throughout the first quarter of play. The Mariners then came out in the second quarter with a change in their running game. Instead of Sheldon Hutt taking the snaps behind center, McGregor took over in a wildcat formation, running the ball without the need of a handoff. Homer would switch between formations, trying to catch the defense off guard until McGregor ran around the right side, using the fake pitch flawlessly to slow down Skyview. He then pitched the ball to Reutov as he was being tackled, giving the "Russian Rocket" a 60-yard run on his way to the end zone. Tommy Bowe was stopped short on the conversion attempt, but Homer now held a two touchdown lead just minutes before halftime. The Panthers received the kickoff and were immediately swarmed by the Homer special team's unit. Fraley laid a hard hit on the return man, forcing a fumble and a turnover in favor of the Ms. Homer was now inside the opponent's 10-yard line with time to score before the half's end. On third down, the Panthers goal line stand was uplifted as McGregor used the fake toss to his advantage once again, keeping it this time on his way to another Homer score. Bowe caught the conversion attempt, increasing the lead to 22-0. Fraley ended the half with a loud sack, adding to the many tackles he had that afternoon. "We didn't have all of the people that we needed and there were players who got hurt, but we needed our lineman to plug B gaps all day," said Fraley. As the second half kicked off, gusts of wind that already had the rain coming down sideways, were now turning umbrellas inside out, putting a damper on any possible Skyview passing game the Panthers may have hoped for. Although multiple penalties against the Mariners helped the Panthers march downfield 20 yards at a time, setting them up on the Mariners' five-yard line. Skyview then tried four trick rushing plays to different running backs, each coming up short of the goal line, thanks to Homer's ruthless goal line defense. Homer, now backed up on their own one-yard line, looked for a pass downfield, only to find Skyview's D.J. Connely for the first interception of the game. However, three plays later, Homer sophomore Noah Swenson intercepted a touchdown pass, running it the length of the field for another Mariner score. This 100-plus yard interception return was the longest of the year, and of course ties the school record. "I don't even know what was running through my mind. The ball came right to me so I just ran, and I was yelping all the way down," said Swenson about his runback. An excessive celebration after the score made the conversion attempt 10 yards harder. The attempt was no good, but the Mariners now held a comfortable 28-point shutout. Skyview stuck with the run in the later parts of the third quarter, and after recovering a Bowe fumble, Brandon Rice found pay dirt, giving the Panthers six points on the board. After two more Homer fumbles, Rice ran in yet another touchdown and two-point conversion. With 5:15 left in regulation, the Mariners were still holding their ground 28-14. Homer ran out as much clock as possible on its next offensive series before punting to the Panthers, leaving it to their defense to seal the game. With less than three minutes left, Skyview had no choice but to pass down field, trying to score fast. As they were within five yards of scoring, Fraley sacked the quarterback once again, this time knocking the ball loose and ending the game. "We needed our nose guard to get through there and mesh up the defense. That was the turning point. Plus we got lucky a lot of times on those fumbles," Fraley said about the tough defensive output. The Mariners have pushed their record to 3-2, and take on the Kodiak Bears this Saturday on Kodiak's new artificial turf field. Norm Anderson is a 2010 graduate of Homer High School and is currently a student at Kachemak Bay Campus. Follow his Sports blog via www.homernews.com.


text:
User OWL O
12,083pages on
this wiki
this wiki
Template page
Revision as of 15:34, May 2, 2010 by Smgreenmusic.101 (Talk | contribs)
This user earned an Outstanding on their {{{1}}} O.W.L. |
To fill in a subject, just add |SUBJECT after "User OWL O" but still inside the brackets.
- EXAMPLE - {{User OWL O|Charms}}</>


text:
PREVENT AND PUNISH TORTURE (Adopted at Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, on December 9, 1985, at the fifteenth regular session of the General Assembly)
ENTRY INTO FORCE: 28 February 1987, in
accordance with Article 22 of the DEPOSITARY: OAS General Secretariat (Original instrument and ratifications). TEXT: OAS, Treaty Series, Nº 67.
DECLARATIONS/RESERVATIONS/DENUNCIATIONS/WITHDRAWALS REF = REFERENCE INST = TYPE OF INSTRUMENT D = DECLARATION RA = RATIFICATION R = RESERVATION AC = RECOGNITION AD = ACCESSION 1. Chile: (Reservations made at the time of ratification) a) To Article 4, to the effect that, inasmuch as it alters the principle of "automatic obedience" established in Chile's domestic law, the Government of Chile will enforce the provisions of that international rule in respect of subordinate personnel subject to the jurisdiction of the Code of Military Justice, provided that execution of an order whose obvious intent is the perpetration of the acts stipulated in Article 2, is not demanded by the superior over the subordinate's representation. b) With regard to the final paragraph of Article 13, because of the discretionary and subjective way in which the rule is drafted. c) The Government of Chile states that in its relations with the countries of the Americas that are Parties to the present Convention, it will apply this Convention in those cases where there is incompatibility between its provisions and those of the Convention against torture and other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, adopted by the United Nations in 1984. d) With regard to the third paragraph of Article 8, since a case may only be submitted to the international fora whose competence has been recognized by the State of Chile. Withdrawal of Reservations: On August 21, 1990 deposited an instrument dated May 18, 1990, withdrawing the reservations formulated by the Government of Chile to Article 4 and to the final paragraph of Article 13 of the Convention. 2. Guatemala: (Reservation made at the time of signature) The Republic of Guatemala does not accept the application nor shall it apply the third paragraph of Article 8, because in conformance with its domestic legal procedures, when the appeals have been exhausted, the decision acquitting a defendant charged with the crime of torture becomes final and may not be submitted to any international fora. Withdrawal of Reservations: On October 1, 1990, deposited at the General Secretariat, an instrument dated August 6, 1990, withdrawing the reservation made by the Government of Guatemala at the time of signing the Convention and reiterated at the time of ratifying it on December 10, 1986.


text:
A novel method for polarization squeezing with Photonic Crystal Fibers
Optics Express, Vol. 18, Issue 2, pp. 1521-1527 (2010)
Enhanced HTML Acrobat PDF (320 KB)
Photonic Crystal Fibers can be tailored to increase the effective Kerr nonlinearity, while producing smaller amounts of excess noise compared to standard silicon fibers. Using these features of Photonic Crystal Fibers we create polarization squeezed states with increased purity compared to standard fiber squeezing experiments. Explicit we produce squeezed states in counter propagating pulses along the same fiber axis to achieve near identical dispersion properties. This enables the production of polarization squeezing through interference in a polarization type Sagnac interferometer. We observe Stokes parameter squeezing of -3.9 ± 0.3dB and anti-squeezing of 16.2 ± 0.3dB.
© 2010 Optical Society of America
OCIS Codes
(270.0270) Quantum optics : Quantum optics
(270.2500) Quantum optics : Fluctuations, relaxations, and noise
(270.5290) Quantum optics : Photon statistics
(270.6570) Quantum optics : Squeezed states
(060.5295) Fiber optics and optical communications : Photonic crystal fibers
ToC Category:
Quantum Optics
Original Manuscript: April 7, 2009
Revised Manuscript: July 20, 2009
Manuscript Accepted: July 28, 2009
Published: January 12, 2010
Josip Milanovic, Mikael Lassen, Ulrik L. Andersen, and Gerd Leuchs, "A novel method for polarization squeezing with Photonic Crystal Fibers," Opt. Express 18, 1521-1527 (2010)
Sort: Year | Journal | Reset
- R. Dong, J. Heersink, J. F. Corney, P. D. Drummond, U. L. Andersen, and G. Leuchs, "Experimental evidence for Raman-induced limits to efficient squeezing in optical fibers," Opt. Lett. 33(2), 116-118 (2008). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- J. Heersink, V. Josse, G. Leuchs, and U. L. Andersen, "Efficient polarization squeezing in optical fibers," Opt. Lett. 30(10), 1192-1194 (2005). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- J. F. Corney, P. D. Drummond, J. Heersink, V. Josse, G. Leuchs, and U. L. Andersen, "Many-Body Quantum Dynamics of Polarization Squeezing in Optical Fibers," Phys. Rev. Lett. 97(2), 023606 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- R. M. Shelby, M. D. Levenson, S. H. Perlmutter, R. G. DeVoe, and D. F. Walls, "Broad-Band Parametric Deamplification of Quantum Noise in an Optical Fiber," Phys. Rev. Lett. 57(6), 691 (1986). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- P. Russell, "Photonic Crystal Fibers," Science 299(5605), 358-362 (2003). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- D. Elser, U. L. Andersen, A. Korn, O. Gl¨ockl, S. Lorenz, C. Marquardt, and G. Leuchs, "Reduction of Guided Acoustic Wave Brillouin Scattering in Photonic Crystal Fibers," Phys. Rev. Lett. 97(13), 133901 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- S. L. Braunstein and A. K. Pati, Quantum Information with Continuous Variables, 1st ed. (Kluwer Academic Publ, 2003).
- M. Fiorentino, J. E. Sharping, P. Kumar, A. Porzio, and R. S. Windeler, "Soliton squeezing in microstructure fiber," Opt. Lett. 27(8), 649-651 (2002). [CrossRef]
- M. Kitagawa and Y. Yamamoto, "Number-phase minimum-uncertainty state with reduced number uncertainty in a Kerr nonlinear interferometer," Phys. Rev. A 34(5), 3974-3988 (1986). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- S. Schmitt, J. Ficker, M. Wolff, F. Konig, A. Sizmann, and G. Leuchs, "Photon-Number Squeezed Solitons from an Asymmetric Fiber-Optic Sagnac Interferometer," Phys. Rev. Lett. 81(12), 2446-2449 (1998). [CrossRef]
- P. D. Drummond, R. M. Shelby, S. R. Friberg, and Y. Yamamoto, "Quantum solitons in optical fibres," Nature 365(6444), 307-313 (1993). [CrossRef]
- Q1Q2. A. Luis and L. L. Sanchez-Soto, "Quantum phase difference, phase measurements, and Stokes operators," Prog. Opt. 41, 421-481 (2000). [CrossRef]
- G. Stokes, On the composition and resolution of streams of polarized light from different sources (Cambridge Philosophical Society, Cambridge, 1852).
- J. Jauch, The theory of photons and electrons the relativistic quantum field theory of charged particles with spin one-half, (Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., Cambridge Mass., 1955).
- B. Robson, The theory of polarization phenomena (Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1974).
- A. E. Siegman, Lasers, new edition ed. (Univ Science Books, 1986).
- N. Korolkova and R. Loudon, "Nonseparability and squeezing of continuous polarization variables," Phys. Rev. A 71(3), 032343 (2005). [CrossRef]
- A. S. Chirkin, A. A. Orlov, and D. Y. Parashchuk, "Quantum theory of two-mode interactions in optically anisotropic media with cubic nonlinearities: Generation of quadrature- and polarization-squeezed light," Quantum Electron. 23(10), 870-874 (1993). [CrossRef]
- N. Korolkova, G. Leuchs, R. Loudon, T. C. Ralph, and C. Silberhorn, "Polarization squeezing and continuousvariable polarization entanglement," Phys. Rev. A 65(5), 052306 (2002). [CrossRef]
- W. P. Bowen, N. Treps, R. Schnabel, and P. K. Lam, "Experimental Demonstration of Continuous Variable Polarization Entanglement," Phys. Rev. Lett. 89(25), 253601 (2002). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- J. Heersink, T. Gaber, S. Lorenz, O. Gloeckl, N. Korolkova, and G. Leuchs, "Polarization squeezing of intense pulses with a fiber-optic Sagnac interferometer," Phys. Rev. A 68(1), 013815 (2003). [CrossRef]
- M. Born, Principles of optics : electromagnetic theory of propagation, interference and diffraction of light, 7th ed. (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, New York, 1999). [PubMed]
- V. Josse, A. Dantan, L. Vernac, A. Bramati, M. Pinard, and E. Giacobino, "Polarization Squeezing with Cold Atoms," Phys. Rev. Lett. 91(10), 103601 (2003). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- J. L. Sørensen, J. Hald, and E. S. Polzik, "Quantum Noise of an Atomic Spin Polarization Measurement," Phys. Rev. Lett. 80(16), 3487-3490 (1998). [CrossRef]
- M. Lassen, M. Sabuncu, P. Buchhave, and U. L. Andersen, "Generation of polarization squeezing with periodically poled KTP at 1064 nm," Opt. Express 15(8), 5077-5082 (2007). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- C. Silberhorn, P. K. Lam, O. Weiss, F. K¨onig, N. Korolkova, and G. Leuchs, "Generation of Continuous Variable Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Entanglement via the Kerr Nonlinearity in an Optical Fiber," Phys. Rev. Lett. 86(19), 4267 (2001). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- J. Milanovic, J. Heersink, C. Marquardt, A. Huck, U. Andersen, and G. Leuchs, "Polarization squeezing with photonic crystal fibers," Laser Phys. 17(4), 559-566 (2007). [CrossRef]
- K. L. Corwin, N. R. Newbury, J. M. Dudley, S. Coen, S. A. Diddams, K. Weber, and R. S. Windeler, "Fundamental Noise Limitations to Supercontinuum Generation in Microstructure Fiber," Phys. Rev. Lett. 90(11), 113904 (2003). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- B. E. Saleh and M. C. Teich, Fundamentals of Photonics, 2.Rev. ed. ed. (Wiley & Sons, 2007).
Cited By |
Alert me when this paper is cited |
OSA is able to provide readers links to articles that cite this paper by participating in CrossRef's Cited-By Linking service. CrossRef includes content from more than 3000 publishers and societies. In addition to listing OSA journal articles that cite this paper, citing articles from other participating publishers will also be listed.


text:
21.04.08 - By Vivek Wallace, Photo © HoganPhotos.com / Golden Boy Promotions --For nearly 15 years the United Kingdom held a secret. A secret that slowly began to spread from continent to continent amongst both believers and non-believers. What began as whispers would later evolve to growing shouts, however, America chose to continuously turn her back on this growing phenomenon, under the impression that there was no man strong enough to conquer her love. Well, Saturday night America had no choice but to listen as the man who beckoned her attention for quite some time performed in a way that would not be denied. That man....well, let's just say they call him 'Joe'. And this 'Joe' proved that he's no ordinary 'Joe' by doing something that few have. That was effectively disengage the man previously believed to be his most gravest moment; The equally enigmatic, yet still efficient Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins. For all this time many thought Calzaghe was just another face in the crowd, and although it came in an effort far from pretty, Saturday night proved to the world that Mr. Calzaghe is more than just another stepping stone across the transatlantic.. The pride of Wales is now the pride of many. Some may argue that Bernard Hopkins finally drank his last sip from the fountain of youth, and technically, that's what happened, however, there's nothing anyone can say to take away what was easily Calzaghe's most triumphant moment in the ring. It would have been great to see this matchup between the two fighters take place when both were in their prime, but now isn't the time to ponder on what could of been, but rather a time to acknowledge what is - hence the urban vernacular which states "It ain't where you're from, it's where you're at"! And currently, after spending nearly 15 years trying to protest his ability, Joe Calzaghe has found his place on top of the mountain where he's sure to enjoy the view. After his one and only trip to America, Calzaghe takes with him a bag full of her souvenir's. Souvenir's which include her glitz, her glamour, her attention from many camera's, her notoriety for setting new standards, and a reputation that removes all slander. Few truly understand the watershed moment that just took place in the life of Joe Calzaghe. Likewise, few understand the great challenge associated with going to a foreign land and conquering that land's most prized possession. Now that Calzaghe's wildest dream has become a reality, none of us are sure how long it will last. Will Calzaghe take his 'goods', jump on his stallion, and ride off into the sunset? Or will he take on the new challenge of defending his current position amongst the sports elite? Some argue that Calzaghe should walk away from the sport, leaving his perfect record in tack. Others remain in the unsilent majority that want to see him continue his dominance. So as it stands, Calzaghe has a few tough decisions to make. As he ponders his future, he does it under the watchful eye of former Light Heavyweight champ Roy Jones Jr., who would provide a very interesting matchup. Having the two ring legends square off would be a very unique affair. Although some find Jones' better days behind him, it would be a huge spectacle to see what Calzaghe would look like against a guy who's speed rivals his own, and who's talent level is still marveled by the masses. Discussions for the proposed matchup are already in 2nd gear with a tentative date set for November 15th in front of 50,000 plus in Cardiff Wales. Now that Jones' confidence is back, there could be no stage bigger to test his talent on than one the size of Millenium Stadium, featuring an opponent whose stature looms just as large. Until the wrinkles are all ironed out, we wait. But in the meantime, we celebrate the accomplishment of the sports newest proven global star. Not bad for a quiet guy from Newbridge, Wales, who taught American legend Bernard Hopkins that he can indeed be "beat by a white-boy". (Got Questions or Feedback?: Write ESB's Vivek Wallace at email@example.com or show some love at www.myspace.com/anonymouslyinvolved) ***Don't forget to checkout Wednesday's Left Hook Lounge Q&A mailbag*** ***Late but very necessary condolences to the family of one of my favorite actors/people of all-time, Mr. Charlton Heston...R.I.P.***
previous article: Calzaghe Serves Up Good Crow!
next article: I was wrong about Calzaghe
If you detect any issues with the legality of this site, problems are always unintentional and will be corrected with notification. The views and opinions of all writers expressed on Boxing247.com do not necessarily state or reflect those of the Management. Copyright © 2001- 2015 Boxing247.com - Privacy Policy l Contact