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Argyle, Texas
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Argyle, Texas | |
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Location of Argyle in Denton County, Texas |
Coordinates: 33°6′59″N 97°11′8″W / 33.11639°N 97.18556°WCoordinates: 33°6′59″N 97°11′8″W / 33.11639°N 97.18556°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Denton |
Area | |
• Total | 11.4 sq mi (29.6 km2) |
• Land | 11.4 sq mi (29.5 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
Elevation | 699 ft (213 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,282 |
• Density | 290/sq mi (110/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 76226 |
Area code(s) | 940 |
FIPS code | 48-03768[1] |
GNIS feature ID | 1329667[2] |
Website | www.argyletx.com |
Argyle is a city in Denton County, Texas, United States, with a population of 3,282 as of the 2010 census.[3] The master-planned community of Lantana shares the Argyle mailing address.
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The first European settlement, consisting of a few families, occurred in the Argyle area in the 1850s. The place was then known as Pilot Knob or Waintown. The settlement gradually acquired a few amenities in the late 1800s: a school in 1875, a Baptist church in 1876, and a post office in 1878. The community was formally founded and renamed Argyle in 1881, after the Texas and Pacific railroad built a track through the area. Some believe a railroad surveyor named the town after a garden in France. However, others believe the town to be named after the region of Argyll in Scotland. Also around this time was when Sam Bass, an infamous outlaw who stole $60,000 in gold coins from the Union Pacific Railroad, was rumored to have stashed the gold in a cave. Sam Bass died when he was 27, and it was rumored he never lived to retrieve the gold.
Growth was very slow during the nineteenth century, and by 1890 Argyle only had a population of 148. The town did boast several agriculture-related industries, such as grist mills, general stores, and a cotton gin. In 1885 Argyle built a two-story brick school, and population grew until it reached 238 in 1930. A bank was also established in 1906, a little red brick building with a drugstore in the front. The bank wasn't around long before it was robbed in 1912. The robbers made away with $1700 and were never caught. Electricity and telephone service became available in the mid-1930s.
The Great Depression took its toll on the Argyle area, and the population declined to only ninety in 1950. Argyle incorporated as a separate city on September 19, 1960, with M.H. Wilson as the first mayor. Gradually the town grew in population as more people from the Dallas-Fort Worth area discovered its rural charm. By the 1970s a number of retail establishments were located in Argyle, and the population reached 1,575 in 1990, and doubled from that figure to 3,282 at the 2010 census. The high rate of growth is expected to continue as part of the general development of northern areas in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.
Argyle is located at 33°6′59″N 97°11′8″W / 33.11639°N 97.18556°W (33.116422, -97.185461).[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.4 square miles (29.6 km2), of which 11.4 square miles (29.5 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.41%, is water.[5]
As of the census of 2010, there were 3,282 people, 1,083 households, and 925 families residing in the city. The population density was 287.9 people per square mile (111.3/km²). There were 1,145 housing units, at an average density of 100.4 per square mile (38.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.9% White, 0.3% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 1.4% some other race, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.6% of the population.
There were 1.083 households, out of which 45.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.1% were headed by married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.6% were non-families. 12.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.9% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03, and the average family size was 3.30.
In the city the population was spread out with 30.0% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 19.6% from 25 to 44, 34.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.9 years. For every 100 females there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.[3]
At the 2000 census the median income for a household in the city was $91,161, and the median income for a family was $94,309. Males had a median income of $58,500 versus $36,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $39,791. About 2.8% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.
Education and local notes[edit]
The Argyle Independent School District serves the city of Argyle and neighboring areas. The district operates one elementary school, a middle school, an intermediate school and a high school. Current enrollment in all schools is about 1,500. The Argyle High School marching band has won 6 state marching band titles, and is ranked the 74th best high school within Texas.
Argyle has established a police department and a municipal court, and enjoys a low crime rate. The city sponsors an annual bluegrass music festival.
Argyle Liberty Christian School is located in Argyle.
Argyle's local newspaper is The Argyle Sun.
Argyle is in between two major cities, but still obtains a quiet small town atmosphere.
Notable residents[edit]
- Walt Garrison, former professional football player for the NFL's Dallas Cowboys
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Argyle city, Texas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Argyle city, Texas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
External links[edit]
- Town of Argyle official website
- The CrossTimbers Gazette
- The Argyle Sun
- Argyle Independent School District
- Argyle from the Handbook of Texas Online


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Swaminadham, M and Rajanna, K (1980) White light holographic interferometry. Technical Report. National Aeronautical Laboratory, Bangalore,India.
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One characteristic of conventional holograms is that they13; require coherent light source for reconstruction and the images thus retrieved are of single colour. In contrast, white light holograms when viewed against an inexpensive ordinary white light source reconstruct images in multicolours. The objective of the present report is13; (a) holographic techniques due to Benton, Yu et a1 and13; to briefly review the origin and development of white light13; (b) to describe independent observations made by the present authors in constructing white light holograms in a single step and using the technique for recording vibrations patterns of mechanical components.
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For all of this month and half of May, Benante will know where his next meal is coming from. That's because he will be dining on his August proclamation. Eight months after puffing out his chest and issuing his State of the Band speech, Anthrax is a band that relies on MTV. Heavily.
When the speed-metal/white-rap/hard-core group makes its way around the nation during this month and next, it'll be co-headlining, even though the band is by far the biggest of the three on the tour. Who'll be sharing the top of the bill with Anthrax? One of the two other bands, Exodus or
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LAST WEEK, IAN and friends were limbering up to shoot a video for "Who Cares Wins," a devastating song about New York City's homeless. The band plans to feature bleak footage of the city's homeless, intercut with scenes of the group's members lip-synching lyrics like, "Living in the street/Moms and kids with nothing to eat/Welfare hotels/Who says there's no place called hell."
It is the last scene of the video that Ian hopes will get Tipper Gore, Geraldo Rivera and all the other metalphobes the world over off the backs of Anthrax and its brethren. The band wants to pull off an all-time first by plugging a charity organization in a video. It's planning to splice onto the end printed info about the National Coalition for the Homeless, one of two organizations that Anthrax is working with.
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On the face of it, MTV has everything to gain by squeezing such responsible material into its boobs 'n' bazooka playlist. But Anthrax is up against what Ian calls the "never know" factor.
MTV, he says, "might love the idea. Then we'll shoot the video. Then Standards and Practices [MTV's censorship department] finds a reason they're not gonna put it on. I hope people don't look at this as just another music video. I like to think we have a relationship now that would make things easier for us, but you just never can tell. With the Anthrax experience, you never know what's gonna happen."
In 1985, when Anthrax shot its first video, for a song called "Madhouse," the band thought MTV would dig every frame. "It was filmed in what used to be a mental hospital," Ian gleefully recalls. "We had our friends dressed in medical gowns just slam-dancing and stuff. We wanted to show what was going on at Anthrax shows. They didn't want to hear about it. Back when we did it, they wouldn't play it at all. They decided we were making fun of mental patients."


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A 12 month prospective cohort study of injury in international rowers.
WILSON, FIONA; SIMMS, CIARAN KNUT; GORMLEY, JOHN PATRICK (British Medical Journal, 2010)Objective: In this study, the injury incidence and association with type and volume of training in international rowers were described. Design: A prospective cohort design was used over a 12- month period. Patients: ... -
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The anisotropic mechanical behaviour of passive skeletal muscle tissue subjected to large tensile strain
TAKAZA, MICHAEL; SIMMS, CIARAN KNUT (2013)The passive mechanical properties of muscle tissue are important for many biomechanics applications. However, significant gaps remain in our understanding of the three-dimensional tensile response of passive skeletal ... -
Confidence limits for motorcycle speed from slide distance
SIMMS, CIARAN KNUT (2008)In many motorcycle accidents, the motorcycle falls to the ground and slides to rest following impact or loss of control. The determination of the motorcycle speed just prior to `fallover? is important for biomechanics ... -
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BENNETT, GARETH; O'DONNELL, GARRET EDWARD; SIMMS, CIARAN KNUT (2010-04-27)Children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) can generally not walk unaided, but do have some weight bearing ability. Therefore walking aids are often more appropriate than wheelchairs, see figure 1. These devices facilitate mobility ... -
Digital image correlation and finite element modelling as a method to determine mechanical properties of human soft tissue in vivo.
SIMMS, CIARAN KNUT; MOERMAN, KEVIN MATTHEUS (Elsevier, 2009)The mechanical properties of human soft tissue are crucial for impact biomechanics, rehabilitation engineering and surgical simulation. Validation of these constitutive models using human data remains challenging and often ... -
Evaluation of a Validation Method for MR Imaging-Based Motion Tracking Using Image Simulation
SIMMS, CIARAN KNUT; KERSKENS, CHRISTIAN MATTHIAS; LALLY, CAITRIONA (2010)Magnetic Resonance (MR) imaging-based motion and deformation tracking techniques combined with finite element (FE) analysis are a powerful method for soft tissue constitutive model parameter identification. However, ... -
The fracture toughness of soft tissues
SIMMS, CIARAN KNUT; TAYLOR, DAVID (Elsevier, 2012)Fracture toughness is important for any material, but to date there have been few investigations of this mechanical property in soft mammalian tissues. This paper presents new data on porcine muscle tissue and a detailed ... -
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LALLY, CAITRIONA; SIMMS, CIARAN KNUT (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2010)MR diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) was used to analyze the fibrous structure of aortic tissue. A fresh porcine aorta was imaged at 7T using a spin echo sequence with the following parameters: matrix 128 ? 128 pixel; slice ... -
Imaging Arterial Fibres Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging Feasibility Study and Preliminary Results
SIMMS, CIARAN KNUT; KERSKENS, CHRISTIAN MATTHIAS; LALLY, CAITRIONA (2010)MR diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) was used to analyze the fibrous structure of aortic tissue. A fresh porcine aorta was imaged at 7T using a spin echo sequence with the following parameters: matrix 128 x 128 pixel; slice ... -
Mechanical characterisation of porcine rectus sheath under uniaxial and biaxial tension
Non-collision injuries in urban buses: strategies for prevention
O'NEILL, DESMOND; SIMMS, CIARAN KNUT (2009)Public transport is a potentially important part of independent living for older people, but they are over-represented in non-collision bus injuries. This paper reports on a computational modelling approach to addressing ... -
Pedestrian Risk from Cars and Sport Utility Vehicles - A Comparative Analytical Study
SIMMS, CIARAN KNUT (Sage, 2006)Analysis of real-world crash data from the USA shows that 11.5 per cent of pedestrians struck by large sport utility vehicles (SUVs) are killed, compared with 4.5 per cent of pedestrians struck by passenger cars. The ... -
Rear impact inflicted temporomandibular joint injuries
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O'NEILL, DESMOND; SIMMS, CIARAN KNUT (British Medical Journal, 2006)Two independent trends in the developed world are likely to reverse some of the hard won improvements that have been made in road safety. One is the ageing of the population; the other the increase in the use of sports ... -
A Structural Model of Passive Skeletal Muscle shows Two Reinforcement Processes in Resisting Deformation
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Torsion of monofilament and polyfilament sutures under tension decreases suture strength and increases risk of suture fracture
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Vehicle pedestrian collisions: Validated models for pedestrian Impact and Projection
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Viscoelastic properties of passive skeletal muscle in compression: cyclic behaviour
LYONS, CHRISTOPHER GARRY; SIMMS, CIARAN KNUT (Elsevier, 2009)The compressive properties of skeletal muscle are important in impact biomechanics, rehabilitation engineering and surgical simulation. However, the mechanical behaviour of muscle tissue in compression remains poorly ...


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Red-naped sapsucker
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Piciformes |
Family: | Picidae |
Genus: | Sphyrapicus |
Species: | S. nuchalis |
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Sphyrapicus nuchalis Baird, 1858 |
The red-naped sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis) is a medium-sized North American woodpecker. Long thought to be a subspecies of the yellow-bellied sapsucker, it is now known to be a distinct species.
The red-naped sapsucker is one of four North American woodpeckers in the genus Sphyrapicus.[2] It has no subspecies. First described by Spencer Fullerton Baird in 1858, it was initially thought to be a subspecies of the yellow-bellied sapsucker.[3] However, there are significant genetic differences between this species and the yellow-bellied sapsucker,[4] and the American Ornithologists' Union recognized it as a distinct species in the seventh edition of its North American birds checklist, published in 1998.[5] Genetic analysis has shown that the red-naped sapsucker is a sister species with (and very closely related to) the red-breasted sapsucker, and that these two species form a superspecies with the yellow-bellied sapsucker.[4] All three species are known to hybridize with each other, with hybrids between red-naped and red-breasted sapsuckers proving particularly common.[6]
The genus name Sphyrapicus is a combination of the Greek words sphura, meaning "hammer" and pikos, meaning "woodpecker".[7] The specific name nuchalis is a modern Latin word meaning "of the nape".[8] In its common name, "red-naped" refers to the red patch on the back of the bird's head,[9] while "sapsucker" refers to its distinctive method of feeding.[10]
The red-naped sapsucker is a medium-sized woodpecker,[11] measuring 19–21 cm (7.5–8.3 in) long and weighing 32–66 g (1.1–2.3 oz).[12] Adults have a black head with a red forehead, white stripes, and a red spot on the nape; they have a white lower belly and rump. They have a yellow breast and upper belly. They are black on the back and wings with white bars; they have a large white wing patch. Adult males have a red throat patch; for females, the lower part of the throat is red, the upper part white.
Habitat and range[edit]
Their breeding habitat is mixed forests in the Rocky Mountains and Great Basin areas of North America. They nest in a cavity in a dead tree. Other species which nest in tree cavities reuse nests formerly used by these birds.
To provide habitat and foraging for woodpeckers, forest management objectives on public land include snag and live tree retention. Numerous studies have shown woodpeckers will readily nest in logged areas as long as some stands are left standing. The drastic change in forest habitat cause by logging and tree retention drastically effects the quality of nesting sites and is detrimental to the red-naped sapsuckers habitat.[13]
These birds migrate south and vacate areas at higher elevations.
True to their name, and like other sapsuckers, they drill holes in trees and eat the sap as well as insects attracted to it. They sometimes catch insects in flight; they also eat seeds and berries.
Red-naped sapsuckers typically lay 3–7 white eggs.[12] The young are altricial, naked, and helpless. The eggs are incubated for 12–13 days and the young are able to fly and leave the nest after 25–29 days of hatching.[14]
Throughout western North America, red-naped sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis) nests have been described primarily in trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides) with decay-softened wood. Heart-wood decay is reported to infect the roots of most aspens that red-naped sapsuckers choose to excavate for nesting. Red-naped sapsuckers typically excavate their first cavity relatively close to the ground and over subsequent years make progressively higher excavations.[15] Most (68%) nest trees were live and 75% had broken tops. Western larch (Larix occidentalis) and birch were greatly over utilized compared to their availability.
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Sphyrapicus nuchalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "ITIS Report: Sphyrapicus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ "ITIS Report: Sphyrapicus nuchalis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ a b Johnson, Ned K.; Zink, Robert M. (October 1983). "Speciation in Sapsuckers (Sphyrapicus): Genetic Differentiation" (PDF). The Auk 100 (4): 871–884.
- ^ "Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis)". Avibase: The World Bird Database. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ Dunn, Jon L.; Alderfer, Jonathan (2011). National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America (6 ed.). Washington, D. C., USA: National Geographic. p. 316. ISBN 978-1-4262-0828-7.
- ^ Jobling (2010), p. 362.
- ^ Jobling (2010), p. 276.
- ^ Beedy, Edward C.; Pandolfino, Edward R. (2013). Birds of the Sierra Nevada: Their Natural History, Status and Distribution. Berkeley, CA, USA: University of California Press. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-520-27493-8.
- ^ Kricher, John; Morrison, Gordon (1993). California and Pacific Northwest Forests. New York, NY, USA: Houghton Mifflin. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-395-92896-7.
- ^ "All About Birds: Red-naped Sapsucker Identification". Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ a b "All About Birds: Red-naped Sapsucker Life History". Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ Tobalske, Bret (May 1992). "Evaluating habitat sustainability using relative abundance and fledging success of Red-naped Sapuckers". The Condor 94 (2): 550–553. doi:10.2307/1369234. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
- ^ "Red-naped Sapsucker". Bird-Web. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
- ^ Daily, Gretchen (December 1993). "Heartwood Decay and Vertical Distribution of Red-Naped Sapsucker Nest Cavities". The Wilson Bulletin 105 (4): pp. 674–679. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
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- Jobling, James A. (2010). Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- Winkler, Hans; Christie, David A. (1995). Woodpeckers. London, UK: Pica Press. ISBN 978-1-4081-3504-4.
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- Red-naped sapsucker - Sphyrapicus nuchalis - USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter
- Red-naped sapsucker Species Account – Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- Red-naped sapsucker at eNature.com
- Red-naped sapsucker photo gallery at VIREO (Drexel University)
- Red-naped sapsucker www.fws.gov
- Project Sapsucker Royal Alberta Museum
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Speak to Tabetha at her farm in the Quagmire.
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A human woman named Tabetha lives on a small farm near the middle of the marsh. Ordinarily, I wouldn't associate with a human, but her help has proven useful at times.
Unfortunately, she's been out of touch for quite some time now and I'm looking for someone to travel down to her farm to see if everything's all right.
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Marxist-inspired literary theory adopted a different approach than the New Criticism. The literary text is a cultural product, and as such, it is wrapped up in the relationship between economic and cultural production. The early 20th century Hungarian literary critic Georg Lukacs represented a turning point in Marxist literary criticism. His "Theory of the Novel" and "History and Class Consciousness" laid the foundation for 20th century Marxist literary criticism. He was a major influence on the critical theory of Frankfurt School theorists Walter Benjamin and Theodor Adorno. His influence also extends to contemporary Marxists theorists such as Raymond Williams, Frederic Jameson and Terry Eagelton.There are important differences between all of these thinkers but they share the idea that the form and content of a literary text is a cultural product that mirrors the social, political and economic environment which produced it. Literary criticism is a process of decoding truths about society that are hidden in the text. A variation of Marxist literary criticism was the "Realism" approach forced upon authors in the Soviet Union during the 1920s and '30s.
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Formalism was a movement in linguistics and literary theory that began in the Soviet Union in the 1920s but the movement was suppressed by the authorities. The major theorists of the movement relocated to Prague and the Prague Linguistic Circle developed the major themes and tenets of Formalism. The two major theorists were Roman Jacobson and Jan Mularovsky. Formalism distinguishes between two types of language, ordinary language and poetic language. Literature is an example of poetic language. The primary function of ordinary language is communication and information. Poetical language, on the other hand, is self-referential. The formalists were interested in the internal relationships between linguistic signs.
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Gil and I set off at the crack of dawn for our journey to Hackney Marshes for the coach trip up to the start at St Margarets. Herts for the Marathon which runs down the Lea Valley and finishes close to the site of the Olympic Stadium.
There is oficially a 6 hour time limit and last year, as I got lost, I pulled out at 25K thinking I would not make the cut off. Therefore this year I was detemined to finish especially after the disappointment in Perth. Shortly after the start whilst running near the back of the field I met a lady called Debbie and we jog/walked the whole race together. I was really pleased not to have to run alone and I enjoyed her company. Eventually we were the last runners but because we were experienced Marathoners the organisers let us finish and we crossed the line together in 6-34. She had a couple of chums waiting for her at the end (I also knew them) and I had Gil. Mike Gratton who is involved in this race was also waiting so it was nice to have a chat with him. My total Marathon/ultras is now 136 but actually I have only done 91 Marathons so. hopefully in 2012 I will complete my 100th Marathon.
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Oh dear, race didn't go to plan. Went o.k. for the first 10 hours (approx. 60Km) then it all fell apart. Wasn't happy running around the dark sections of the park made worse by a gang of youths generally making a nuisance of themselves. Decided to take a short break while the police sorted the situation but felt ill and didn't get going again. Spent half an hour in the first aid ambulance (3 young men taking care of me!). They suggested that I should pull out and sleep so that's what I did. I was fine after a few hours sleep and a bowl of porridge. Watched the rest of the event (24 hour race) and enjoyed the rest of my time in Scotland. Stayed with great chum Alan Young in Dundee before travelling home by train on the Monday.
At least I did not wear myself out for the Marathon the following Saturday.
Perth Ultrafest
I didn't think I would ever run another 100Km race as the time limit in the U.K. races is usually 11 hours so I was pleased to see a 100Km race combined with a 24 hour race in Perth this weekend. There is a 20 hour time limit so I am going to give it a go. Off on the train today for tomorrows race. Looking forward to running a multi lap event with lots of my ultra chums.
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First branchial cleft anomaly is an uncommon clinical problem that can be difficult to diagnose and treacherous to treat. It is generally believed that branchial anomalies arise from incomplete resolution of branchial cleft remnants. They may be a fistulous tract or cystic lesions, and they may be found in all age groups. This article presents three cases of first branchial cleft anomaly and offers an overview of the regional embryology and guidelines for surgical management and facial nerve preservation. |
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Barnard, 1926Diagnosis:Carapace before cervical groove naked. Abdominal somites two to five with two transverse grooves. Anterior groove of abdominal somites two to five shorter and less distinct than the posterior groove. Merus of walking legs cylindrical and naked.Type:Type locality: of P. gilchristi delagoae: off Delagoa Bay, S. Mozambique,"25°58'S., 33°5'E., 228 metres, sand and shell"; male type evidently lost, a neotype selected by Berry and Plante, 1973: 374; the neotype locality is: "off Tongaat, Natal, 324 m", South Africa. Neotype male in SAM, no. A 13179 (in alcohol condition good).Type locality of P. gilchristi natalensis: "Natal coast, from off Umkomaas River in the south as far north as off Tugela River and off Delagoa Bay, 100-260 fathoms [=183-480 m]"; syntypes in SAM.Geographical Distribution:Indo-West Pacific region: Eastcoast of Africa from 17°S (Mozambique) to 30°S (Natal, South Africa), south east Madagascar.Habitat and Biology:Reported from 0 to 400 m depth, usually between 180 and 324m. Off South Africa it is found on muddy or sandy substrates, sometimes with coral fragments; off Madagascar it has been reported from a rocky substrate. The species is gregarious and seems to migrate; it can sometimes be caught in enormous numbers.Size:Maximum total body length 35 cm, carapace lengthto 17 cm; average carapace length about 10 cm.Interest to Fisheries:Off south east Africa the species is taken by trawlers, while off Madagascar, lobster pots were used during experimental fishing. It is marketed frozen. The annual catch was 89 tons in 1987 and 25 tons in 1988 (FAO Yearbook of Fishery Statistics, 1990).
Kingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass CrustaceaOrder DecapodaSuborder Macrura ReptantiaSuperfamily PalinuroideaFamily PalinuridaeGenus PalinurusSpecies Palinurus delagoae
Status in World Register of Marine SpeciesAccepted name: Palinurus delagoae Barnard, 1926
Scientific synonyms and common namesPalinurus delagoae Barnard, 1926Synonyms:Palinurus gilchristi delagoae Barnard, 1926, Transactions Royal Society South Africa, 13: 123, pl. 11.Palinurus gilchristi natalensis Barnard, 1926FAO Names:Natal spiny lobster [English]Langouste du Natal [French]Langosta del Natal [Spanish]Local Names:MOZAMBIQUE: Lagosta de profundidae.
Barnard, K.H., 1926. Report on a collection of Crustacea from Portuguese East Africa. Transactions Royal Society South Africa, 13:119-129, pls 10, 11.
Berry, P.F. and R. Plante, 1973. Revision of the spiny lobster genus Palinurus, in the South-West Indian Ocean. Transactions Royal Society South Africa, 40:373-380, text fig. 1, pls 19,20
Fischer, W. and G. Bianchi (eds), 1984. FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51), vol. 5:pag.var.
Williams, A.B., 1986. Lobsters - Identification, world distribution, and U.S. trade. Marine Fisheries Review, 48(2):1-36, figs 1-80
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Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest-ranking officer in the US military, said the review was in response to soaring cyber attacks.
"The Department of Defense has developed emergency procedures to guide our response to imminent, significant cyber threats," Dempsey said in a speech at the Brookings Institution, a Washington-based think tank.
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Dempsey said that since his appointment as head of the Joint Chiefs in 2011 "intrusions into our critical infrastructure have increased 17-fold."
Some 4,000 cyber-security experts would join the ranks over the next four years, while some $23 billion would be spent on tackling the threat.
Dempsey said Cybercom—the US command responsible for combatting cyber-crime—was now organized in three divisions.
One team was in charge of countering enemy attacks, another was tasked with offering regional support while a third was responsible for protecting some 15,000 US military computer networks.
In addition following a presidential directive, the military now had a manual which allowed it to cooperate with the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI in the event of attacks on civilian networks.
Dempsey meanwhile lamented what he described as inadequate safeguards by the private sector.
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On Wednesday, Apple released the User Guide for iOS 7, currently available for the iPad and iPod touch. The iBooks are essentially iOS-optimized recreations of the manuals Apple already provides for its devices in PDF format on its website, though these newest have iOS 7 interfaces pictured within.
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The books are both available as a free download from the iBookstore. They require an iPad, iPhone, or iPod running iOS 4.3.3 or later with iBooks 1.5 or later installed.
The iBooks app itself has also seen an update, bringing it to version 3.1.3. That update adds improved compatibility with iOS and iCloud, though it does not appear to sport anything in the way of an aesthetic redesign, as the interface retains the skeuomorphic bookshelf that has typified iBooks since its debut.
Apple has also begun rolling out new versions of selected in-house apps that reflect the "flat" design aesthetic of iOS 7. Both the AirPort Utility and the Apple Store app saw updates on Wednesday, adding compatibility and optimization for iOS 7. The Apple Store app also features a refined user interface.
Apple will likely be rolling out similar updates for its other in-house apps in the near future, but many of those apps still sport the skeuomorphic style that Apple abandoned with its latest iOS update.
The updates are available as free downloads in the App Store. AirPort Utility version 1.3.2 is an 8.4MB download requiring an iPad, iPhone, or iPod running iOS 5.0 or later. Apple Store version 2.8 is a 6.6MB download requiring an iOS device running iOS 6.0 or later.
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Ten Ways Law Students Can Be More Persuasive in Interviews – By better understanding employer expectations and learning to implement persuasive strategies in interviews, you can be prepared for employers' cautious and conservative hiring policies. Here are some good tips.
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The Art of Networking for the Business Generation – Here are some good, practical tips for one-on-one and social event networking in the business/legal context. Keep them in mind as you do some networking this semester.
How to Maximize the Potential of Your Alumni Network – An interesting discussion about alumni networks and some tips at the bottom about how to utilize your alumni network effectively.
Follow-up is Key! – Great tips on how to follow-up on contacts you have made so that they might acually go somewhere! Also, see the helpful suggested language for correspondence.
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This meal is great w/ a loaf of french bread and friends. I added onions to the anchovy, garlic, and olive oil.
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I'm in SF this week at the IDSA/ICSID world design congress called "Connecting 07". It's the premiere conference that happens every 2 years for the industrial design community. It's big and its lavish with 150 speakers from around the world.
Before going party hoppin' tonight on the studio tour, I went to the SF IxDA event called INTERSECTION: where interaction design and industrial design meet. 4 leaders of interaction design at 3 agencies and 1 internal group made 4 amazing and very different presentations (20min. each).
And when the SF-IxDA event is done, why not come by Adaptive Path (363 Brannan, between 2nd and 3rd) for our open house? We're talking projects and serving beer. Probably be going until ~10pm
I wrote a post on my blog recently about software design which proposed calling front-end design "interaction design" and back-end design "functional design" -- http://www.dexodesign.com/2007/10/what-do-we-mean-by-software-design.html
Ironically, a few days later our CEO sent me an article from Zigzag Marketing addressed to product managers which talked about the importance of the "functional designer" to product development, only by "functional designer" they were r
I'd like to toss out a sentence for list members' comments:
"[D]esign methodologies such as value-based design, reflective design, and critical design emphasize the value of explicitly questioning the underlying values, habits, and assumptions that drive both users and designers."
(the sentence comes from an as-yet-unpublished paper, not written by me, so I can't give a formal source, sorry.)
In thinking about this assertion I find myself wondering how one constructs and values usability within a practice that foregrounds explicit questioning and presumably induces some kind of di
I have a very tough time managing the passwords on the various collaboration sites, and the list of the number of sites that one has to register is only increasing. I registered with IxDA a couple of weeks back and have found the discussion mails very helpful. I decided to login today and I was afraid, I will have trouble remembering the password.
The login screen that was presented, lifted the weight off my grey cells. I found it extremely intuitive to login to the site using the userid/email.
Is this the way to go for the new sites (at least for the collaboration sites)?
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Royals postseason tracker: How the 2014 team compares to 1985 through 130 games
Through 130 games, how do the 2014 Royals compare to the last team in franchise history to make the playoffs and two other recent close calls?
2014 Royals (on pace for 90-72)
Record: 72-58
Division: Led Detroit by 1 1/2 games
2013 Royals (86-76, seven back in AL Central)
Record: 66-64
Division: Trailed Detroit by 10 games
Wild card: Trailed Oakland by 7 games for second of two spots
2003 Royals (83-79, seven back in AL Central)
Record: 68-62
Division: Trailed the White Sox by 1 game
Wild card: Trailed Boston by 7 games
1985 Royals (91-71, won AL West and World Series)
Record: 72-58
Division: Trailed California by 1 1/2 games
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Posted by George Leef at 3:29 PM
AEI scholar Kevin Hassett explains here why raising the minimum wage is a bad policy. We have heard the arguments before, but Hassett makes effective use of what some economists have found -- that the workers who are laid off become "scarred" and have great subsequent difficulty in the labor market. What is so "compassionate" about helping 10 people slightly (people who, by the way, would probably have earned raises on their own merits) at the expense of inflicting a devastating wound on the 11th?
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Shannon. First and foremost, the French lost. In your analogy, Patton's team won. Secondly, Zidane didn't play all that well throughout the whole tournament. He was an average player, garnering criticism for being "too old" to play, throughout every match until he woke up against Spain. But, a short-lived resurrection, a player-of-the-tournament does not make. In the quarterfinal against Brazil, Zidane played well. His free kick lead to the game's only goal. Yeah, viva la French. His supposed "inspired play" only looked as much because the French team itself was not built to win. He carried an average team farther than expected, much like Ballack did with the German team. The only way an aging player wins the MVP for a tournament is when his team wins and no one can figure out how such a thing could happen. Then those voting journalists are left scratching their heads and figuring that only the "heart of a champion", the "skill of a veteran", could get them that far. I suspect that most of the would-be-voters saw that the game would most-likely go to penalty kicks. With a veteran-laden Italian squad sucking wind faster than a three-year-old slobbering down a popsicle in August, and with history markedly against the Italians in PKs, and with Zidane as a sure-fire goal if PKs were indeed to happen, journalists decided that a French victory was to follow, with Zidane as their Atlas. But, most of this was wrong; and most of what insued to follow was a result of a headbutt. So yes, I take away an MVP that was preemptively awarded.
Posted by Shannon Blosser at 1:01 PM
Paul, OK, I see where you are coming from. But, let me ask you this. Do you take away the MVP trophy from Zidane because of the play when it's to be awarded for his play the entire tournament? Let's put it in NFL terms. Let's say Peyton Manning makes it to a Super Bowl and in the fourth quarter gets ejected from the game with the Colts leading 30-23 and they go on and win the game. Manning up to that moment we'll say was 23-28 passing, with 300 yards and 3 TDs. Do you take the MVP trophy away from him?
Posted by Shannon Blosser at 10:59 AM
Shannon, In most sports, I would totally agree with you. And in fact, even the last World Cup would have followed similar voting practices. But, in this year's World Cup, the collection of votes was delayed till midnight to allow journalists the necessary time to view the whole match before deciding. In no way could FIFA had known that adding this extra time for voting would be so relevant to this year's vote. Regardless, the time to vote was delayed. Journalists didn't wait to cast their votes. With the game starting at 8, running 90 minutes, pluse 30 min. overtime, plus breaks in the action and allowing for the time to switch keepers between PKs, journalists could have had an extra hour before casting their vote. I'd still say they jumped it.
Posted by Mitch Kokai at 10:38 AM
... consider yourself lucky.
The following passage suggests Russians would rather consume the state's propaganda than sort through alternative viewpoints.
And at the heart of this taming of the Fourth Estate, argues [former independent magazine editor Sergei] Parkhomenko, is a phenomenon running much deeper than Putin's urge to control. "The most important thing is that society doesn't support the journalists," he says. "Society doesn't demand information. We got freedom of speech as a gift in the 1990s. It just fell from the sky. But people quietly let it go, and now they struggle to remember they ever needed it." It's a view ratified by Nikolai Svanidze, a leading anchor on Rossiya, who said in June that viewers were "tired of pluralism." "Our guests from the United States and European countries may not understand what I'm talking about," Svanidze said, "but the classic Soviet viewer is not used to alternatives. It's tiring to have a choice because you have to think."
And at the heart of this taming of the Fourth Estate, argues [former independent magazine editor Sergei] Parkhomenko, is a phenomenon running much deeper than Putin's urge to control. "The most important thing is that society doesn't support the journalists," he says. "Society doesn't demand information. We got freedom of speech as a gift in the 1990s. It just fell from the sky. But people quietly let it go, and now they struggle to remember they ever needed it."
It's a view ratified by Nikolai Svanidze, a leading anchor on Rossiya, who said in June that viewers were "tired of pluralism." "Our guests from the United States and European countries may not understand what I'm talking about," Svanidze said, "but the classic Soviet viewer is not used to alternatives. It's tiring to have a choice because you have to think."
This article offers more details about Vladimir Putin's efforts to tame the Russian media.
Posted by Shannon Blosser at 10:26 AM
Paul, I don't know how much I would blame the media for jumping the gun with Zidane getting MVP honors. Many of those MVP votes take place midway through the fourth quarter or so, in an effort to get everything prepared for the award presentation. The same is true for interview requests for players after the game. With Zidane's headbutt coming near the end of overtime, the vote probably already occured in order to get the trophy presentation ready.
Posted by Mitch Kokai at 10:07 AM
In discussing the prospect of the N.C. Senate rolling all of the House's proposed ethics, campaign, and lobbying reforms into a single bill, you wrote:
Of course, this may be the intent of rolling the reforms into one bill--include enough bad provisions (i.e. poison pills) and nothing will get done.
The alternate theory is that linking the bad ideas with the good ones will increase the chances that lawmakers will vote to support the bad ideas.
Some lawmakers believe that they must walk away from Jones Street this year with some type of "reform" bill passed -- regardless of the content.
Posted by Mitch Kokai at 10:00 AM
JLF friend Michael Barone makes his living analyzing election trends.
His latest column notes similarities in the most recent elections involving all three North American Free Trade Agreement nations: Mexico, Canada, and the United States.
All chose center-right governments by narrow margins, installed by minorities of the voters. Calderon's 35.9 percent of the vote in a three-party system is eerily similar to the 36.3 percent won by Stephen Harper's Conservative Party in Canada's four-party system. We all know about Bush's two elections. All three leaders have been opposed vociferously, indeed often considered illegitimate, by the metropolitan elites of New York, Toronto, and Mexico City. All three beat parties that claimed only they had national reach--the Democrats here, the Liberals in Canada, and PRI in Mexico--but that were tarred with scandal when they were voted out of office.
Read the full column to learn why the similarities do not surprise Barone.
Posted by Daren Bakst at 09:49 AM
It appears that the Senate, as reported in the N & O, "may roll many of the [ethics] reform bills into one bill for a vote. The House would then have to concur."
If this means that some of the attacks on political speech are rolled into the bill, like the excessive regulation of 527s, total bans on lobbyist contributions, more public financing of elections, etc, then any responsible legislator would have to vote down all of the ethics reforms. Of course, this may be the intent of rolling the reforms into one bill--include enough bad provisions (i.e. poison pills) and nothing will get done.
These reforms, by their nature, need to be addressed one at a time--we should know, on the record, who is for real reform and who is for entrenching their own power at the expense of violating the First Amendment. Warning to legislators: Be careful of "reforms" buried in unrelated bills, like technical corrections bills.
Posted by Mitch Kokai at 09:48 AM
Editor Mortimer B. Zuckerman of U.S. News believes the nation has no great political leaders today to compare to Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln.
Where are their like today? With a population of some 300 million people, America seems unable to produce even one great leader. Our past three presidents have all shrunk in the estimation of their countrymen--and not without cause, given the nation's seeming inability to solve the critical problems of healthcare, education, immigration, energy dependency, and fiscal profligacy.
As the nation starts its 231st year, Zuckerman says we'll need to find that leadership.
Posted by Mitch Kokai at 09:20 AM
Now, this is rich. It's so full of irony that I can barely keep my fingers steady while typing. Zinedine Zidane has won the prized golden ball for this year's World Cup. Despite his headbutt that earned him a trip to the lockerroom and the disappointment of watching his team win the runner-up medals, journalists from around the world gave Zizou 2012 votes, crowning him the player-of-the-tournament. Italy's Fabio Cannavaro came in second with 1977. The press writes now that most of these votes were garnered before the red-card-worthy blow. In typical form, the press jumped the gun, assuming that the player that they had seen increase in skill (and greatness) was simply going to play out the final in like manner.
Posted by Michael Moore at 09:18 AM
This article in the Washington Post today gives an overview of a Christian based legal group, could this be the balance to the ACLU? Well the Alliance Defense Fund might just be providing market competition to the ACLU.
Posted by George Leef at 09:04 AM
This article, intended to make the point that women are surpassing men not only in numbers but in academic accomplishment, also makes an important point about the wastefulness of years in college for many (mostly male) students. They don't care in the least about augmenting their knowledge and cognitive skills. They want to have fun and get their degree with the least amount of effort possible. What is the value in all of those easy courses students take so they can coast through college? We hear all the time from politicians and higher ed proponents that a college education is vital because we're in a "knowledge economy," but many students graduate with hardly any more knowledge or useful skill than when they entered. The attitude toward learning on display in the article speaks volumes about America's K-12 education system. Students get used to the "soft tyranny of low expectations" and it carries on into college, where many schools, frantic to keep up enrollments, accommodate it.
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