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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Legislative Democrats on Wednesday sought to put the best face on a rating agency's downgrading of state bonds, saying it targets the very issues they are focused on this session.
"Our laser focus on jumpstarting our economy and putting people back to work will show Fitch (Ratings) and others that we are determined to get to work getting results," said Senate President Justin Alfond, of Portland.
Fitch Ratings, citing "persistent budget gaps despite repeated balancing actions," on Tuesday downgraded Maine's $472 million in general obligation bonds from AA+ to AA. Fitch also downgraded the rating on $1.4 billion of the Maine Municipal Bond Bank's general resolution bonds from AA- to A+.
The ratings system runs from a high of AAA, representing top quality and reliability, down to D, representing defaults on obligations or likely defaults.
Besides the revenue shortfalls lawmakers are almost always addressing, the New York ratings agency said one-time fixes included in the governor's proposed budget for fiscal 2014-15 create an expectation that future adjustments will be needed.
"The one-notch downgrade on Maine's (general obligation) bond rating reflects its reduced financial flexibility with weak reserve levels and limited options to address a difficult budgetary situation," Fitch says in its report.
Ratings set benchmarks for how much interest companies will have to pay to sell bonds. The higher the grade, the lower the interest rate a borrower, in this case the state, must pay. Democratic leaders, however, said that the Fitch downgrade will not affect future bonds and shouldn't ratchet up interest the state will pay to investors on existing bonds.
Moody's Investors Service rates Maine general obligation bonds AA2, negative outlook, and Standard & Poor's rates them AA stable, according to the treasurer's office.
State Treasurer Neria Douglass said the rating situation can be improved.
"We can start by issuing the bonds that voters approved in June 2011 and November 2012," Douglass said. "The projects voters approved will create jobs and provide the foundation for a better economy."
Republican Gov. Paul LePage has been reluctant to issue voter-approved bonds, saying the state's financial situation must improve first. But he has recently promised to release $105 million in bonds if his plan to pay a state Medicaid debt to hospitals approaching $500 million is approved.
LePage has also proposed $100 million in government facilities bonds to build a replacement for the Maine Correctional Center in Windham.
The governor had no immediate response to the Fitch downgrading. But other Republican leaders said they were disappointed with Democrats' "hyper-partisan responses" to the downgrading.
House GOP Leader Ken Fredette, of Newport, said the Fitch report noted the administration's "positive reforms" such as pension reform, low debt levels and long-term structural savings, while increased costs in Medicaid and other programs the state can no longer afford are products of past Democratic leadership.
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UNSPECIFIED. (1998) Probing the effects of cone potential in the electrospray ion source: Consequences for the determination of molecular weight distributions of synthetic polymers. ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, 70 (9). pp. 1812-1822. ISSN 0003-2700
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Shifts in the relative intensities of oligomer ions are found to accompany changes in the cone potential in the electrospray ion source, which introduce uncertainties into average molecular weight determinations for polymer distributions. Similar shifts with changes in cone potential have long been recognized in the multiple-charge distributions of proteins and other biomolecules, In the case of multiple-charge distributions of a single, or small number of, species there are no major consequences for calculation of molecular weight; however, mass distributions and the averages thereof, are of major concern with synthetic polymers and understanding the shifts in relative intensities becomes critically important, We report here an evaluation of the effects of cone potentials on the molecular weight distributions of synthetic polymers, which we compare with the ejects on charge-state distributions of peptides, The effects of cone potential have been modeled mathematically, from which we conclude that cone potentials exert a focusing effect dependent on the mass-to-charge ratios of ions. It is largely this focusing effect that determines the dependence of oligomer ion intensities upon cane potential in the ESI mass spectra of polymers. The influence of cone potential on molecular weight determinations of polymers of varying polydispersities (P-o) is compared and discussed. For polymers with low polydispersities (e.g., narrow molecular weight poly(ethyleneglycol) standards with P-o < 1.5), the variation in molecular weight determinations tends to be small (typical <5%), whereas with synthetic polymers with polydispersities greater than 2, variations in cone potential can influence molecular weight determinations significantly (by 100% or even more).
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Subjects: | Q Science > QD Chemistry |
Journal or Publication Title: | ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY |
Publisher: | AMER CHEMICAL SOC |
Official Date: | 1 May 1998 |
Volume: | 70 |
Number: | 9 |
Number of Pages: | 11 |
Page Range: | pp. 1812-1822 |
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Last week, Pilgrim hoped for a little home-field advantage in his latest bid to build the plant near Pittsburg, Texas, site of the company's corporate headquarters. After being spurned by the other towns it approached, Pilgrim's Pride is now trying to construct the new plant on 50 acres about 5 miles north of Pittsburg, where much of the local economy depends on the company.
But to do that, Pilgrim's Pride needs the state's permission to dump up to 2.5 million gallons a day of wastewater into Big Cypress Creek. After it passes by Pilgrim's property, Big Cypress feeds into lakes that provide drinking water to a host of communities, including Longview and, ultimately, Shreveport, Louisiana.
Last Monday, March 25, more than 400 people, some from as far away as Shreveport, jammed into the Pittsburg youth center to give state Administrative Law Judge Bill Ehret their thoughts on Pilgrim's permit application. It was, once again, not a pretty day for Pilgrim's Pride.
So many people packed the hall that Ehret had to make sure a second fire exit was unlocked before he could start the hearing. A junior high-school music stand--procured for use as a lectern--had to be taped together to hold the weight of microphones attached by television and radio crews from across East Texas and Louisiana.
It was a lesson in cheek-by-jowl public participation. Bo Pilgrim, flanked by a company attorney and one of his corporate officers, sat at a table in a crisp suit. Behind him were hundreds of people in jeans and work clothes, taking time off from their jobs or dairy farms to see what would happen. The crowd seemed about evenly split in sentiment, and there were tense moments as opponents of the plant passed out literature decrying Pilgrim's environmental record.
Ehret said it was one of the largest crowds he has seen in his 17 years of conducting such hearings.
Pilgrim sat quietly, the sober expression that most Texans know from his television ads seldom changing, as speaker after speaker weighed in on the prospect of a new plant.
"I think you all have read the past history of Bo and Pilgrim's Pride, and it's very alarming," said Carroll Campbell, a retired government worker and one of the first to testify at the hearing. "This is a very, very serious situation."
Like most speakers who would rise in opposition to the plant, Campbell said that Pilgrim simply cannot be taken at his word when he promises to obey state pollution laws. The company's track record does not merit granting it another permit to discharge wastewater into a stream that feeds drinking-water supplies.
Pilgrim's Pride plants, most notably in Mount Pleasant and Lufkin, have been repeatedly cited by the state for violating air- and water-pollution standards. Last year, the company agreed to pay the state $325,000 for violations, the largest fine in state history for pollution not involving hazardous waste.
"The past history of this individual, if it is not considered, then we are going to be in serious trouble," Campbell testified.
During more than four hours of hearings, city leaders from Longview and Shreveport joined environmental groups and some of Pilgrim's neighbors in beseeching Ehret not to recommend that Pilgrim's Pride receive the discharge permit. Dairy farmers and others who live near Pilgrim's existing plants trotted out photos and stories of the gagging odors and disgusting sludge that periodically escape from Pilgrim facilities.
But others, including Pilgrim's Pride employees and officials from Pittsburg and Camp County, told Ehret that complaints about the company's past pollution problems have been overblown. The company, the fifth-largest chicken processor in the nation, is too important to the East Texas economy to be denied its new plant, they argued.
"Pilgrim's Pride provides employment for many thousands of people," Pittsburg Mayor D.H. Abernathy told Ehret. "This area would not enjoy the prosperity it does without Pilgrim's Pride."
Finally, after about four hours of testimony, Bo Pilgrim himself rose to the podium, sounding almost contrite as he made a short statement defending himself and his company.
Pilgrim's Pride, its founder told Ehret, has never intentionally violated pollution standards. "I want to pledge to you that we have never in the past done anything to harm the environment," Pilgrim said, in a statement that drew looks of disbelief from some of the people who live near Pilgrim's operations.
Pilgrim promised that the new plant, if built, will use "state-of-the-art" technology from Europe. "I will attempt to comply with all the laws and regulations on the books," he told Ehret. "I will submit to you that everything we do is not wrong, and will not be wrong in the future."
However high they might run, emotions will not determine whether Pilgrim's Pride gets its permit. The company and plant opponents now must undertake the real fight, attempting to persuade Ehret--and ultimately the Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission--that the permit application does or does not comply with state environmental laws.


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English: The Sabatini Gardens (in Spanish Jardines de Sabatini) are formal gardens with a reflecting pool and circa 1750s Statues of the monarchs - located at the north façade of the Royal Palace of Madrid Spain.
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There are reasons to hire a guy other than experience. McNair was impressed with Kubiak. You know, the NFL has a high opinion of the guy and he would've been a head coach somewhere. Regarding Bush, I think McNair had absolutely nothing to do with that hire. And, he is right to not dictate hirings to Kubiak. Kubiak believed in Bush and wanted him as his DC back in 2006. I'm not sure his exact reasonings but I'm sure it wasn't to save Bob McNair a few $100,000.
Personally, I kind of like the Bush hire and am optimistic about him. I think this season's problems go directly to how Kubiak, Smith, and Bush assessed the talent on the team. For reasons I don't understand, they decided to stand pat at Safety... As a result, we are in a world of trouble back there.
what? you kind of like the Bush hire? you do realize we are on pace to give up more yards than any team in NFL HISTORY!! you do realize he was partially responsible for the horrible defense we have had here the last 2 years, right?
what do you like about the Bush hire? honestly, bro. what has bush done that has made you 'like' the hire? I don't get it.
once again, we are on pace to give up more yards than anyone in NFL history..2 of those games were home games and all 3 were against teams that aren't exactly offensive juggernauts....
i understand that you go down with the ship, dale. that is fine, but you have to at least acknowledge that the defensive ship is sinking and Bush is ultimately responsible for that.
so you release Bush of any blame but you are OK with blaming Kubiak and Smith for the personnel moves....you know what personnel move I think was their worst move. Hiring Bush! (other than resigning Carr to max extension of course..but that was probably Bumbling Bob's fault)
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Tuesday, Dec. 6 Bandys wrestling at Alexander Bunker Hill basketball at Fred T. Foard Maiden basketball at St. Stephens North Lincoln/SouthLake Christian/Hibriten at Maiden wrestling Northwestern 3A/4A meeting at Lenoir-Rhyne CVCC men's basketball at Caldwell CCTI St. Andrews at Lenoir-Rhyne men's basketball
Wednesday, Dec. 7 Bunker Hill wrestling vs. West Caldwell/Queens Grant at WC
Dec. 17 Gildan New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, N.M.) - Temple vs. Wyoming, 2 p.m. on ESPN
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tajh Boyd threw three touchdown passes and ran for another as No. 21 Clemson routed No. 5 Virginia Tech 38-10 Saturday night to win its first Atlantic Coast Conference championship in 20 years.
The Tigers (10-3) clinched their first Orange Bowl berth since 1981, the year they won their only national championship. Clemson won't be playing for a national title this season, but the victory was still sweet considering they'd lost three of four games to close the regular season.
"We knocked down a lot of walls tonight," Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said.
BOONE, N.C. (AP) — Warren Smith threw for three touchdowns and Maine held Appalachian State to 3 rushing yards in a 34-12 win Saturday in the second round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.
The Black Bears (9-3) dominated the ground game. Pushaun Brown rushed for 111 yards on 24 carries, including a 31-yard score, and David Hood romped 54 yards for a TD to finish with 88 yards on four carries.
Tied 39-39 entering the fourth quarter, the St. Stephens boys basketball team grinded out a 54-45 road victory against Bunker Hill on Friday.
Jordan James scored 19 points and Kerigan Farley pitched in 10 points to lead the Indians (2-2).
For Bunker Hill (0-4), Jason Setzer and Jordan McGinnis scored 10 points each.
St. Stephens played and up and down game, taking an early 17-11 lead before trailing at halftime, 33-29.
The Bears took their halftime lead thanks in part to six three-point baskets in the opening half, four of which came from Setzer and Colton Chapman.
Bandys 82, North Lincoln 65
Taylor Sigmon scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds, leading Bandys (4-0) to the win against the Lady Knights.
Jesse and Madi Story each scored 16 points for the Lady Trojans, as well.
Bandys completed 19-of-25 free throw opportunities.
North Lincoln's Lauren Armstrong scored a game-high 21 points.
Fred T. Foard 58, West Lincoln 30
The Lady Tigers improved to 3-1 on the season with a victory over the Lady Rebels.
With a 2010 state title under its belt, the Fred T. Foard wrestling team is trying to repeat its success from a season ago.
"Other teams may look at us differently," said Tigers coach Mike Carey. "I don't think we look at ourselves differently. We might have more of a sense of confidence that we can get the job done against anybody."
The Tigers are off to an early 5-1 start with their only loss coming last week against a tough 4A squad in defending state champion Parkland.
Tigers coach Mike Carey still expects improvement.
Trying to end its current skid, the CVCC men's basketball team lost the lead late against Spartanburg Methodist, and eventually, lost the game in close fashion, 68-65.
The Bucs loss is their fourth in a row.
CVCC trailed at 36-32 at halftime, but a great offensive effort in the early stages of the quarter allowed them to pull back into the contest.
With 7:00 remaining in the game, free throws by Terrence Polk gave the Bucs (3-5) their first lead of the half, 55-54.
Fred T. Foard earned an impressive sweep of Bunker Hill and North Wilkes on Wednesday, defeating the two teams by a combined score of 127-16.
The Bears also earned a victory in that tri-match, topping the Vikings in a hard-fought contest, 46-30.
Fred T. Foard 62, North Wilkes 10
The Newton-Conover girls basketball team nearly scored 100 points, but came up just short in a 94-24 blowout against the East Lincoln Lady Mustangs.
Shynese Whitener scored 25 points in the victory for the Lady Red Devils, who improve to 2-0 on the season.
Bandys 61, Fred T. Foard 49
Behind 22 points from freshman Haleigh Lackey, the Lady Trojans improved to 2-0 with a home victory against the Lady Tigers.
Brooke Robinson led Foard (1-1) with 13 points.
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I don't want to hear anything about the trailer actually being 33 seconds long. I included the rest of the remix of the song, for other's including myself to enjoy. So that's out of the way.
I'm still working hard and strong on the anime project! And I'm still on Episode 1. I will make an announcement of when it will be aired, as soon as I animate a few more scenes and get voice actors. If you'd like to voice act, I will give you a list of characters that need it, and I will give you a bio on each of them. Their story, emotions, how they act, etc. I know the movie freezes at the end and has no 'Play or Reply' option. I'll try to work on that.
Rated 1 / 5 stars
This is really bad
Most of the text was too pixelated to be legible and theres only about 10 frames of animation and it looks traced... Then theres the several minutes of blackness with only your audio playing in the backround. I hope the actual movie is better.
Well thats paint for ya. This is only a trailer I made for a roleplay. It isn't traced, but the cloud background was a photo I used. That's all. I already stated in the notes that there was nothing after 33 seconds, but the rest of the song. The movie will be better. You only saw text, and like 2 animations.


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Body armor
is NOT required for fighting!
Most soldiers and warriors in the middle ages had no body armor, since
that was a very expensive commodity. The vast majority of men
to war with a spear and a shield, and thought nothing of it.
are numerous examples of laws requiring men eligible for military duty
with spear and shield, and many contemporary illustrations show
equipped in that way. Armor was worn by the wealthy and by their retainers, and the most common armor of the time was mail. Also known today as maille or chainmail, it is made of thousands of interlinked iron rings, forming a completely flexible metal fabric. Typically, half the links in a shirt of mail (hauberk or byrnie) were solid (either punched from sheet iron or wound from wire and forge-welded shut) while the rest were riveted shut with a tiny rivet. That's what made it so expensive that only the upper classes could afford it. In about the 13th century, mail began to be made with all riveted rings. Most modern reproduction mail is made from regular steel wire (16-gauge being typical), and the rings simply butted shut, not riveted. It requires only a couple simple tools to make, and quite a bit of time! Mail can also be purchased, and riveted mail is becoming more available if you are looking for the best. Below is a list of websites showing how to make mail. |
Mail was
made into a shirt or tunic called a hauberk or byrnie. In the
century it reached almost to the knees and the sleeves were about
The front and back were split to allow riding. Often a hood or
was attached. That square "reinforcement" seen on some hauberks
the Bayeaux Tapestry is certainly permitted, though exactly what it
be is still debated (but see http://www.geocities.com/egfrothos/Bib1.html
and http://www.angelfire.com/empire/egfroth/HastingsCoifs.htm
). A few of the highest-ranking men on the Bayeux Tapestry are
with separate pieces of mail covering their forearms and legs.
Mail was much more resistant to weapons than was once thought! It is becoming clear that the weapons of the day were simply not capable of breaking open any significant number of rings under normal combat circumstances. Now, the body under the mail can still be smashed even if the mail itself is not penetrated! So padding is definitely required to absorb impact. But mail was impervious to all sorts of cuts and jabs that would badly wound or kill an unarmored man. See this link for a brief test: http://www.forth-armoury.com/photo_gallery/Damage_Test/damage.htm
Excellent page on tools (for sale!) for making
riveted mail, with instructions, http://home.tiscali.be/klauwaer/malien/
The Gjerermundbu Mailshirt--http://www.angelfire.com/wy/svenskildbiter/armsandarmour/mailshrt.html
The Construction and Metallurgy of Mail Armour
in the Wallace Collection, by David Edge
Scale, lamellar, and any other form of armor will be judged case-by-case (you will want to get some documentation ahead of time).
See the Suppliers page for places to buy mail, or rings for making it. More links below.
The padded garment worn under mail (or without mail by later medieval commoners) was called a gambeson or acketon. Oddly enough, there is almost no evidence for the existence of padding under mail until about the 12th century. Its use (and certainly its form) before then is hotly debated. It might have been as simple as a thick tunic, or it might have been a lining attached to the mail, and therefore not though of as a separate garment. For our purposes, padding may be worn with pre-12th century mail, but it should be generally tunic-shaped. It may be sleeveless, shortsleeved, or longsleeved.
fascinating heavy leather item dated to approximately the 9th century
(?) has
found in a Scottish bog.
At first interpreted as a tunic or jerkin, it is now thought to have
been a bag, possibly for books: http://www.travels-in-time.net/e/scotland20moneng.htm.
Helmets are required by safety rules, though they were certainly not worn by all warriors. The typical helmet in the 11th century was somewhat conical and had a nasal or noseguard. It could be made from a single piece of iron-- modern replicas are typically welded from two or more pieces of steel (center), with the welds ground smooth on the outside. Others were riveted from four panels (the one at left also has a band around the rim) or constructed as a "spangenhelm", meaning a framework of bands with the openings filled by iron or leather panels (right). |
earlier periods are more rounded in shape and are usually
Up until about the 8th century they sometimes had earflaps and/or
(suspended iron plates or strips, or mail), and a few very early
helmets have face masks or eyeguards called oculars. These
earlier styles should be avoided for later reenactments such as
and Stamford Bridge, though an ocular can be useful for concealing
(if you need them to fight with).
Unless it
is worn over a padded cap, your helmet will need a lining. Both
these are shaped in four triangular sections, joined at the top by a
That at far left is a padded linen, stitched through the metal
There is also a drawstring at the rim, the bow for which is visible to
the left of the buckle. The buckle is for the chinstrap.
The right-hand lining is leather. It was riveted in place while hanging down out of the helmet, then folded into place over the rivet ends. There is a folded strip of wool around the brim between the leather and the rivets as padding. The chinstrap is a simple leather thong. |
Have some pride in your helmet! If it is rusty brown, grab a piece of fine sandpaper, steel wool, or Scotchbrite and shine it up!
Links to more Helmet information:
Egfroth's Helmets--http://geocities.com/egfrothos/MyHelmets
Halvgrimr's Helmet Pages--http://www.vikingsna.org/HelmResearch/home.htm
Spangenhelm patterns and how-to links:
Any other protection that you feel you need, such as a cup or kidney belt, must be concealed beneath your clothing.
Butted Mail: A Mailmaker's Guide
ChainFire Maille and Armor Construction
Sara's Chainmail Connection
And some links on armoring:
Some Aspects of the Metallurgy and Production
European Armor, by Craig Johnson
An Armourer's Basic Safety Guidelines, by Eric
Basic Spangenhelm construction
The making of a nasal helmet on the Anvilfire
Raising a Kettle Helm, by Jacob Selmer
The Pioneer Anglo-Saxon Helmet
Ultuna helmet reconstruction
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The Arador Armour Library--Patterns, essays,
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Anime Complex Night |
Japanese name: | Anime Complex Night | |
Japanese name: | アニメコンプレックスNIGHT | |
English name: | Anime Complex Night | |
Dates: | April 1, 2002-June 28, 2002 (April 2, 2002-June 29, 2002) | |
Broadcast time: | Monday, 24:00-24:30 (Tuesday, 12:00-12:30 am) Sun Television broadcast | |
Number of episodes: | 12 | |
Production Company: | moe | |
Broadcaster: | Sun Television (SUN), Kids Station | |
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This anthology program includes Rizelmine and Kôtetsu Tenshi Kurumi Pure a live action version of Kôtetsu Tenshi Kurumi.
This show followed the first Anime Complex Night show (2001). To see what other animated programs were out at the same time as Anime Complex Night go to the Chronology of Animation. |
Note on finding copies of programs: |
Unfortunately I lack the time or resources to help people find copies of anime television programs. I have put together a web List of Online Video and Book Stores that will be useful to find copies in the United States, some other countries, and one Japanese store. There are other similar stores on the Internet around the world that might be able to supply the DVDs, LDs, VCDs, or video tapes that are desired. Check my Japanese Animation Information page for links to Internet resources that may have further information. I am not involved in trading materials from my own collection. I am still waiting to see most of the programs in this List of Anime Television Series and would be happy to find sources for many of them. Because of these circumstances I will not respond to requests for help to find these types of materials. |
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An Introduction to the GIMP Tool Kit
The GIMP tool kit gtk+ is the GUI libraries written for use in the GIMP as an alternative to Motif. (See the GIMP series of articles by Michael Hammel in the November to January issues of LJ.) Although gtk+ was created for the GIMP, it can be used for any GUI application. In fact, recently the gtk+ distribution has been split out from the GIMP distribution in anticipation of the 1.0 release.
Like all GUI tool kits, gtk+ provides a variety of GUI components, a.k.a. widgets. One thing that sets gtk+ apart from tool kits such as Motif is the breadth of the widgets provided. Naturally, all tool kits provide some form of a button widget. gtk+ also provides components such as tabbed notebooks and fully functional color pickers not included in the core widgets of other tools kits. Screen shots are provided in Figures 1 and 2 as examples of the appearance of gtk+ widgets.
Another advantage of gtk+ is that it's not limited to a single language. Even though gtk+ is written in C and was originally intended for use from C, there are bindings to many other languages. Just a few of them are C++, Objective C, Python, Scheme, Perl—the list goes on and on with new additions frequently. Chances are someone has already started on bindings for your favorite language.
Best of all, gtk+ is under the Library GNU Public License (LGPL), so there are absolutely no licensing concerns when writing software.
The GIMP tool kit is made up of three different layers. Each layer has its own distinct functionality and depends on the layers below it. The three layers are:
glib: This is a support library that is of general usefulness in many C programs, even non-GUI applications. Most of its utilities are common data structures, such as linked lists (GList), and convenience functions, to ease porting between Unices, e.g., wrappers around malloc and free (gmalloc and gfree).
gdk: This library is basically a thin layer over Xlib and some of Xt to handle the basics of drawing on the X display and handling X events. Having this library means that applications writers never have to see the underlying X libraries to get work done. This library also contains several useful functions for things like handling timers, polling file descriptors and more.
gtk: This library is the meat of gtk+, where all the GUI elements are defined. This library relies heavily on gdk and glib to do its job.
For someone with experience in C programming, gtk+ should be fairly easy to pick up. The internals of gtk+ use some advanced C features like function pointers and some tricks with structs, but application writers should never need to worry about the internals of gtk+. Naturally, any experience with other GUI tool kits (especially Motif) will make learning gtk+ easier.
For a long time the only documentation of gtk+ was the source code, and the sample application, the GIMP. Fortunately, the gtk+ tutorial at http://levien.com/slow/gtk/ has filled that void.
However, gtk+ is a moving target (still being developed) so be wary. If there's any doubt about the validity of some documentation, always double check it against the source code. And, as always, nothing can beat actually writing code to test an option out.
There is also a mailing list dedicated to discussing gtk+. To subscribe, send mail to firstname.lastname@example.com with a subject of "subscribe email-address", replacing email-address with your e-mail address.
When learning about gtk+, remember that it is still under development, but it is certainly usable for non-trivial applications, the GIMP, for example. There are still plenty of minor bugs and even a few major ones you'll have to work around. For example, at the time of this writing, the text widget still needed a lot of work. But in the two months or more before anyone will read this article in print a lot can happen. The best place to check on the current status of the gtk+ libraries and to get the source is at http://www.gimp.org/gtk/.
Otto is a developer at Red Hat Software who is currently very busy with the next release of Red Hat Linux. He can be contacted by e-mail at email@example.com.
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October 10, 2000, 08:03 AM | #1 |
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I'm not much of a hunter, I love to fish, nevertheless I'm tiring of the "Chicken or beef ?" routine.
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May not be PC in the Hunting Forum, but my favorite is salmon. A fresh Kokanee (more available than sea-run here in ID) marinated and grilled, beats anything on 4 legs (or two wings). IMHO.
Healthy, too. Low fat, lots of vit. E, etc. Trout comes in 2nd. Also enjoy Chukar and Pheasant. Haven't tried any of those tasty-sounding duck recipes from the forum, yet. No chance to hunt 'em yet :-( |
October 10, 2000, 12:42 PM | #3 |
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Ha! Good question. I've eaten everything from red squirrels to bowhead whales. IMHO, you can't beat Dall sheep - sweet, savory and delicious. Since those are hard to come by, my next choice is Sitka blacktail deer (a staple in my neck of the woods), followed by young moose. mmmm....hungry.
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You can't argue with dall sheep, or young moose. Tender and delicious. I've had red salmon. In the summer salmon is a staple food, and yes it's delicious, but by fall you don't wan't to look at any more salmon till about, well, next summer.
October 10, 2000, 01:20 PM | #5 |
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Grilled baby California Condor is mighty tasty.
October 10, 2000, 01:22 PM | #6 |
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Without question, snapping turtle. Second would be ground hog....also known as whistle pig.
I'll have to try that baby condor. I'll ask in the meat department at the local grocer. ------------------ Gunslinger I was promised a Shortycicle and I want a Shortycicle! |
October 10, 2000, 02:13 PM | #7 |
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Don't forget the little critters. Pheasant and cottentail. The wife would never eat either but all it took was one taste and she was wanting to know when I was going to get some more. She still won't eat deer unless its jerky or sausage though.
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I'm with Field-Dressed. Sheep and Goats are both good, but I lean toward Sitka Blacktailed Deer.
I grew up on Michigan White-Tails and lived in Colorado for a while and sampled Mulies but Blacktails are a whole different animal. A blacktail taken before the rut is as tender as good beef, and far tastier. You can cut a good piece of meat - say, a piece of backstrap - into steaks, and as long as you don't overcook it you can literally cut it with a fork. Theres no need for marinades or sauces or anything like that, just fry or broil it rare and bloody and eat! My wife says she can taste a hint of gaminess in blacktail, but if so it's too subtle for me. It's just good lean steak, except sweeter and finer grained. Delicious. ------------------ Keith The Bears and Bear Maulings Page: members.xoom.com/keithrogan |
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My vote goes for winter caribou...
Caribou harvested in winter is months away from rut, has already shed their antlers and their parasites, and they have been on a lean diet for a few months.... Hmmmmmmmmmmm, rare and lean....... |
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Blue quail are yummy, and half-again the size of bob-whites.
They're a lot of trouble for the amount of meat, but the little javelina is absolutely flat-out splendiferous. I like to barbecue the hams, and cook the little backstraps alongside as appetizers. Think I'll go huntin'... , Art |
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Grilled baby California Condor is mighty tasty. [/quote] Up here (in alaska) you can shoot snowy owl, AND THERE"S NO LIMIT! I'm thinking about doing a hunt and making it into jerky, and handing it our at PETA conventions I've heard mountain goat is tough, and gamey, I've never tasted it before but the guy who got it said it was his last goat hunt, "No way am I climbing to the top of a mountain to shoot something that tastes like week old road kill." I'll still have to give it a try though. If it tastes anything like sheep, and it should, I want some |
October 10, 2000, 06:02 PM | #12 |
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Hmmm, I'll pass on the baby Condor, I prefer Bald Eagles, you can hang em on a spit real easy with those tags in their ears.
So many choices, so little refigerator space.... With Thanksgiving coming up maybe wild turkey would be appropriate ? Now all I need is a buckeled hat and a Blunderbuss, wonder if those are still legal here in CA ? [This message has been edited by MTAA (edited October 10, 2000).] |
October 10, 2000, 06:28 PM | #13 |
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IMHO nothing taste better than a baby ******** when fried or baked. With a side of ***** sausage on the side its a meal fit for a king. I also had some ******* steak but it was a little too tough for me. My wife's favorite is raw ******* with a little salt but they are hard to get around here. Anybody ever try ****** jerky? Any good?
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October 10, 2000, 07:07 PM | #14 |
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I'll have to put my vote in for Wild Boar. The meat is real tender and juicy. Makes excellent roast and is also good pan fried.
October 10, 2000, 07:37 PM | #15 |
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Gotta second Solo. Wild boar, mmmmmmhhhhhh..............That's the only wild meat that I'm actually planning on spending the extra money (guide fees, out of state license, etc.) on. Can't wait to restock the freezer.
For fowl, I'd hafta go with ruffed grouse. |
October 10, 2000, 07:40 PM | #16 |
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I would have to say cow and pig bought from the store, I wouldn't dare put my mouth on anything else. I forgot the poor little chicken.
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October 10, 2000, 08:35 PM | #17 |
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Well down south here we don't get much chanch for those sheep, caribou, elk, or all those others so in our case we just cut the alligators tail off fix it and eat. yum yum
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Redheads filled with a champagne sauce!!
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Red heads ? Oyster sauce ? Huh ????
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A guy gets arrested for killing a Spotted Owl, and at his trial he is found guilty.
during his sentencing, the Judge asks him: "why did you kill that Owl?" The guy responds: "I love to eat them, They are delicious!" The judge calls the guy over & asks in a hushed voice: "what does Spotted Owl taste like?" "Just like Bald Eagle!" is the response. dZ |
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MTAA, from what I've seen, head shots with a .357 or bigger do just fine. Our own TFLer Rob killed one with a knife during a Texas hunt, with dogs finding and holding the boar. As I recall his story, it was in the 160-pound range...
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I like quail and baby pigs.
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What size boar are the best tasting?
I have heard 50-60lb but am going on a pig hunt soon for the first time and would like some more meat. regards, Olazul |
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I had a friend, well, not really. Ok, so there was this guy I knew who grew up in Hawaii (he was natvie). And they had ferral hogs that lived out in the tropical forests. And they'd go out (this was common practice over there) With like 10-30 guys, all ages, even young boys, with knives and spears, and they'd drive the hogs out of the brush, and spear or stab them to death. Then they'd go have a community hog roast. Sounds like a barrel of fun to me, even if a little on the dangerous side
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Best is Slowenian wild boar. Not too much corn or potatoes, they have
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Though, I was alive for more than a year before my great-grandfather, Joseph Zalewski, passed away, I really don't remember much of him or have any photos of him and I. He seemed like a nice guy. If he was anything like my grandfather (his son) he was probably strict, yet loving. He was probably … [Read more...]
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Welcome to Java tutorial series. In this lesson, you will learn about following topics:
Compiling Java Program
For compiling Java program, first your code must write the code using text editor and save with .java extension. The file name must be the same as the class name.
After this you can compile your program using javac compiler, which translate java source code into java byte code. The output from a Java compiler comes in the form of Java class files with .class extension.
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Interpreting and running a Java program is process of executing the Java Program. In this process the Java VM is invoked and it takes the byte code and interprets it. In this process the byte code is converted to platform-dependent machine codes so that your computer can understand and run the program.
Once your program successfully compiles into Java bytecodes, you can interpret and run your applications on any Java VM or JVM enabled web browser as applet.
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Wicomico County Sheriff's Office deputies, Cpl. Burley Williams, left, and Deputy 1st Class Scott Hamilton make calculations on the side of the bypass after a serious accident just before Naylor Mill Road in Salisbury. / Submitted Image
Wicomico County Sheriff's Office Deputy 1st Class Scott Hamilton talks about the equipment he needs for the Collision Reconstruction Unit to do calculations. / Staff photo by Todd Dudek
SALISBURY — When only one vehicle is involved in a fatal crash, a full reconstruction may not be required to close a case.
But the Wicomico County Sheriff�s Office Collision Reconstruction Unit does one anyway.
Unit members Deputy 1st Class Scott Hamilton and Cpl. Burley Williams said they owe it to taxpayers to get an answer for the family of a person who has died.
�It�s our job to tell them why,� Hamilton said.
Williams said the Sheriff�s Office is the only agency that does full reconstruction of single-vehicle fatal crashes in Wicomico County. This year in the Sheriff�s Office jurisdiction, the unit handled six fatal collisions, all of which were single-vehicle crashes.
The unit investigates crashes on county roads which involve a life-altering or potentially life-threatening injury or a collision involving a department vehicle, and assists allied agencies if requested, Hamilton said.
The Maryland State Police used to handle the accidents in the Sheriff�s Office jurisdiction, but in April 2009, Wicomico County Sheriff Mike Lewis decided his agency should handle crashes on county roads, Williams said.
Across Wicomico , preliminarily, 14 fatal collisions were reported through Nov. 1, according to Karen Waggoner, Lower Shore traffic safety program manager for the Maryland Highway Safety Office.
The number of crashes in which at least one person died was higher this year than in any of the past four full years � there were 13 fatal crashes in 2009, 7 in 2010, 8 in 2011 and 9 in 2012, according to Maryland Highway Safety Office data.
The original members of the Collision Reconstruction Unit were Williams and Cpl. Jeff Rantz, who is on leave after returning from a military deployment. Hamilton joined in March, learning about reconstruction for many hours to prepare.
Hamilton and Williams also both have other roles at the Sheriff�s Office: Williams is the road patrol supervisor and Hamilton also works on the road.
The investigation
Each scene is different. Hamilton said upon arriving to a scene, he�ll take photos of the vehicle, take written statements from witnesses � if there are any � and check for evidence, such as road marks. Once collecting any measurements, it�s time to sit in front of the computer and do math.
Calculus and trigonometry are involved, and it�s a labor-intensive process, Hamilton said. The time spent in the office later on the calculations and working on the computer takes much longer than the time at the crash scene, he said.
Investigators can use skid marks to help determine speeds and the direction of travel, and can look into whether a tire was spinning or the vehicle was braking, Williams said.
To measure skid marks, he can use what�s called a �drag sled� � Hamilton�s is made from a piece of a tire with concrete inside and Williams� has tire-like tread on the bottom � to calculate how many pounds of force it takes to move the drag sled a certain distance. A drag sled, which is used with a fish scale, can help with determining a speed, Hamilton said.
A crush analysis can also be done, which involves comparing the same make and model of a car to the one in the collision to see the damage that was done, Hamilton said. Investigators can then determine how much force it takes to bend that metal and what speed the person may have been traveling, he said.
This is more difficult for an older vehicle, because the same make and model may not be readily available, Williams said.
In some cases, if there�s a lack of evidence, it may be impossible to determine anything other than that the vehicle left the road, Wiliams said. For example, a cold road won�t have good skid-mark evidence, Hamilton said.
The Collision Reconstruction Unit can also use its knowledge and equipment to help in homicide investigations, Williams said.
The tools
In addition to the drag sleds, Hamilton said he keeps a 4-foot level in his car to use on the road surface or to measure damage.
This summer, the Sheriff�s Office added to the unit�s equipment by purchasing what�s called a �total station.� Hamilton explained how they are able to use the piece of equipment to calculate distances and save information into a data collector, which can be downloaded to a computer.
It was purchased with funds brought in by speed camera violations, Williams said.
Before the unit bought the total station, Williams said, they�d have to make a grid using two tape measures as the outlines.
Another tool is inverted marking paint to place marks where evidence was found, Hamilton said.
After the work at the scene, it�s time to do the equations, look at the findings and write the report.
People have the right to know what happened to their loved ones, Williams said.
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Terry Gene Tull, 55, 112 Manor Dr., and Brady Richert, 34, 705 S. Maple St., were charged with public intoxication 10 p.m. Wednesday at Tull's residence.
According to a Creston Police report, officers were called to Manor Drive for a fight in progress. When officers arrived, Richert was on the ground and Tull was staggering on the sidewalk. Tull staggered toward the apartment complex door, and after an officer told him to stop he continued inside the building. An officer followed Tull into the building, commanding him to stop, but he continued up the stairs until the officer was directly behind him. The officer observed a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from Tull as he spoke, and Tull could hardly stand. Tull and Richert consented to a Data Master test with a results of .241 and .281, respectively.
Tull and Richert were released on promise to appear.
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Burglary, 11:12 a.m., Wednesday, North Division Street.
Nuisance, 1:39 p.m., Wednesday, North Pine Street.
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Fillmore man gets life with no parole in 2007 gang killing
A judge today sentenced a 20-year-old gang member to life without parole for the fatal shooting of a rival gang member during a drive-by shooting in Fillmore in 2007.
Ventura County Superior Court Judge Kevin DeNoce also gave Victor Meraz 25 of years to life for discharging a firearm during the commission of the crime, according to prosecutor Rebecca Day. The judge said the 25 years to life must be served after the life without parole sentence, she said.
In addition, the judge gave Meraz a 10-year sentence for committing the crime for the benefit of a criminal street gang.
Last month, jurors found Meraz of Fillmore guilty of first-degree murder in connection with the shooting of Albert "Payo" Avalos. Jurors also found true that Meraz discharged a firearm, the crime was a drive-by killing and that he committed the crime for the benefit of a criminal street gang.
Meraz, who was 16 years old when he killed Avalos, was arrested in 2009. The arrest came after a co-defendant, George Velasco, agreed to help police in the investigation and secretly recorded conversations with Meraz about how the shooting occurred.
Day said the message is that gang violence will not be tolerated in Ventura County.
"Our society will not tolerate gang violence. Law enforcement is never going to quit investigating a gang-related murder until it is solved because this type of gang violence destroys a community and it cannot be tolerated," Day said in an interview.
Meraz's lawyer Robert "Bobby" Schwartz declined to comment.
Day said Meraz was trying to make a name for himself. Meraz and two brothers, George and Ralph Velasco, drove down Blaine Street at 1:30 a.m. where there was a family party attended by neighbors and some gang members, including Avalos, according to prosecutors.
Police have issued an arrest warrant for George Velasco who was driving the vehicle and fled after pleading guilty to accessory after the fact.
During his trial, Meraz testified and claimed he fired in self-defense after Avalos and others surrounded him and the Velasco brothers.
Day said the evidence showed that Meraz stuck his hand out of the window and fired at Avalos.
The evidence indicated Avalos fired several shots in return before he collapsed on the street. The shots struck the windshield of the vehicle twice as it was going in reverse, hitting a parked car.
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Nile Therapeutics Announces Poster Presentation at 2009 Heart Failure Society of America Annual Meeting
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Nile Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: NLTX), a company focused on the development of novel therapeutics for heart failure patients, today announced that there will be a poster presented at the 13th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Heart Failure Society of America in Boston.
The abstract presents data from a Phase 1b study of CD-NP in chronic heart failure patients. In this study, a 24-hour infusion of CD-NP resulted in improved renal function as measured by creatinine clearance (p < 0.01) compared with a 24-hour baseline period where patients received standard heart failure medications including furosemide.
"We believe that these data are very promising, and highlight the potential renal benefits of CD-NP compared with existing heart failure medications," said Joshua Kazam, CEO of Nile Therapeutics. "We look forward to seeing how these results translate to an acute heart failure population in our ongoing Phase II study."
Abstract #254 will be presented in the CV Pharmacology category. The poster, titled "Initial Observations of Intravenous CD-NP, Chimeric Natriuretic Peptide, on Renal Function in Chronic Heart Failure Patients", will be presented on Tuesday, September 15th, from 5:30 – 7:00 pm by Steven R. Goldsmith, MD. Dr. Goldsmith is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School, the Director of Inpatient Cardiology Services and the Heart Failure Program at Hennepin County Medical Centerk Minneapolis; and is the Director of the Minnesota Heart Failure Consortium
About Nile Therapeutics
Nile Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that develops innovative products for the treatment of cardiovascular disease and other areas of unmet medical needs. Nile is initially focusing its efforts on developing its lead compound, CD-NP, a novel rationally designed chimeric peptide in clinical studies for the treatment of heart failure, and CU-NP, a novel rationally designed natriuretic peptide. More information on Nile can be found at http://www.nilethera.com.
Safe Harbor Paragraph for Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release regarding the timing, progress and anticipated results of the clinical development, regulatory processes, clinical trial timelines, anticipated benefits of CD-NP, Nile's strategy, future operations, outlook, milestones, the timing and success of Nile's product development, future financial position, future financial results, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. Nile may not actually achieve these plans, intentions or expectations and Nile cautions investors not to place undue reliance on Nile's forward-looking statements. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements Nile makes. Various important factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements that Nile makes include Nile's need to raise additional capital to fund its product development programs to completion, Nile's reliance on third-party researchers to develop its product candidates, and its lack of experience in developing and commercializing pharmaceutical products. Additional risks are described in greater detail in the reports Nile files with Securities and Exchange Commission, including those described under the caption "Risk Factors" in Item 1A of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 12, 2009 and amended on April 23, 2009. Nile is providing this information as of the date of this press release and does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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