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HENDERSON, Ky. - Auditions will be held for Missoula Children's Theatre production of "The Secret Garden" on Monday, Sept. 16.
The play will be performed as part of the Family Series presented by Henderson Area Arts Alliance on Saturday, Sept. 21. The Arts Alliance is hosting the MCT residency.
Auditions will take place 3:30-5:30 p.m. Sept. 16 in the gymnasium at Bend Gate Elementary School. Those auditioning should arrive at 3:30 p.m. and plan to stay for the full two hours. Some of the cast members will be asked to stay for a rehearsal immediately following the auditions.
Approximately 60 roles are available for local students. Students, ages Kindergarten through 12th grade, are encouraged to audition. No preparation is necessary. Assistant directors will also be cast to aid in rehearsals throughout the week and to take on essential backstage responsibilities.
Missoula Children's Theatre touring productions are complete with costumes, scenery, props and makeup. They were last here in 2012 with a weeklong theater residency leading up to a production of "Blackbeard The Pirate."
Rehearsals will take place throughout the week of Sept. 16. from 3:30 to 8 p.m. each day.
Parents can get answers to many of their questions regarding the audition and performance by visiting Missoula Children's Theatre's website at www.mctinc.org, and then clicking on "The Tour."
"The Secret Garden" will be presented at 11 a.m. on Sept. 21 in McCormick Hall at the Henderson Fine Arts Center. Tickets for the performance are $11 (plus $2 box office service fee) and can be purchased online at www.haaa.org or by calling 270-831-9800.
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by AmEtHySt-GiRl on 12/17/2011 6:52:31 PM
by booklife on 12/14/2011 8:14:49 PM
i have a "thing" with this guy, like weve made out twice and talk a lot and hang out together. I asked him to our semi-formal dance that is in the end of january and he excitedly said yes. his friends say he likes me and i like him but we arent officially dating.... we actually arent officially anything lol. i plan to ask him about that soon, but if things stay how they are now when the holidays roll around, should i get him something?? idk if hes getting me anything but i wouldnt wanna b akward if he does and i dont or vice versa. help!!!!!
by mkroberts96 on 12/10/2011 4:27:05 PM
Umm, i usually LOVE your guys's answeres, but this one doesn't really help much, could you be a little more specific, i know you guys cant come up with THE perfecet answer, cause every guy is different right? could you possibly put up what NOT to get a guy? thanx!
by 3m2016 on 12/7/2011 4:12:14 PM
i want to get my bf a christmas preasent, but when christmas come we will only have been going out for about a moth. what should i get him??
by lexilulucheer on 12/4/2011 5:50:11 PM
So my n my bf have been 2gether for a couple of weeks and i do want to get him something. Thing is, im broke.
So i was thinking of singing a song instead of a literal present. Yes i am a good singer, at least everyone sincerely says i am. Would that be a good present?
Please reply! Thanks!
P.S. I would probably sing All I Want For Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey.
by Lexi_Rawr on 12/4/2011 1:39:09 AM
My bf and I have been together for almost 5 months and I have no idea waht to get him for Christmas. We really only get to see eachother on the weekends because I'm a year older then him so I'm a freshmen and he's in 8th grade, but we spend as much time as we possibly can together and we text almost every waking moment, and I still don't know what to get him. Please help me.
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My boyfriend really likes soccer and sweet, thoughtful things. I need ideas for Christmas please!
Love, Super Stressed
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I have absolutely nooooo idea what to get my BFF for christmas. Also, my crush is one grade higher than me, and i don't even talk to him. I don't know what to do!!! oh, and lol, he's in Spansih, I'm im Spanish, and i found his textbook on my desk... i didn't know what to do with it, so i just left it there. Love, Tay
by peaceluvmusic on 11/30/2011 7:15:12 PM
MODMODMOD - Okay, so I have NO idea what to get my boyfriend for christmas. We're both 12, and I have a very low budget, unluckily. I only have $10. Any ideas on something I could make????
by strawberries949 on 11/30/2011 4:08:56 PM
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by LCV554 on 11/28/2011 7:26:27 PM
Omg THIS is your problem??!! Just consider yourself lucky to HAVE a bf to begin with! My love life is a total mess...I've come as close as you can get to dating with many guys (mutual crushes) but nothing has ever worked out. I am so frustrated and just feel like giving up on guys at this point...today I realized my crush of 3 years (the only guy I thought I could ever really count and rely on) is a total jerk...not sure what to do now. I guess I don't have a crush. Gosh that's sad :'(.
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by stormysea on 11/28/2011 6:11:22 PM
Me and by boyfriend are long distance right now so I can't ask his friends what he want or hear him say something that would give it away .
I really want it to be a surprise ! Can you help me?please
by Efun on 11/28/2011 5:35:26 PM
The great thing about cologne is that we can get them something that we really like and that is right for our guy. There is some that my bf wears that is just yum! And they smell so good and sexy!
by luckykel on 11/28/2011 5:26:51 PM
if i had a boyfriend, i would totally buy him cologne ;)
by filaluvva on 11/28/2011 4:48:22 PM
I recently was telling one of my friends who is spending her first Christmas with her bf what I bought my bf and she said she would rather buy him a nice shirt or cologne. I eventually asked her why she even wanted my opinion because it seemed like she already made up her mind.
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@ Luftia- Kindly wait for the list of people online to refresh because it does take a few seconds to load the names. If the issue persists then just simply log out and login again.
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Analysis: Obama's debt reduction proposals to spur retirements
Tuesday - 9/20/2011, 10:47am EDT
By Jolie Lee
Federal News Radio
The White House proposal for federal employees to contribute an extra 1.2 percent toward retirement may not hurt government's efforts to recruit, but it could increase the number of retirement-eligible employees who leave government.
"If you want to have fewer employees, this is a good thing. If you want to hold onto some of your best employees a little bit longer, this is not the best thing," said John Palguta, the vice president for policy at the Partnership for Public Service, in an interview with the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris.
The President said on Monday that reforms to the federal employee benefit systems will add up to $42.5 billion in savings in the next decade. Savings would also come from changes to military retiree benefit programs and a cap on some contractor executive salaries. President Obama submitted his proposals to the deficit reduction commission on Monday.
The proposed increase in the retirement contribution will have little impact on recruitment because new employees, particularly entry-level employees, look at the overall salary and benefits — not just retirement, Palguta said.
However, the number of retirees have been on the rise and could go up with the new measures. In fiscal year 2010, 51,196 federal employees retired, according to the Office of Personnel Management website. Palguta said more than 31,000 have retired in the first half of fiscal year 2011.
"We're on track to have 60,000 leave in this fiscal year," Palguta said.
While the President's proposals are among a host of others that impact federal employees' pay and benefits, retirement-eligible feds should remind themselves that the recommendations are still only proposals.
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A shot at the National Championship Game is off the table, but that doesn't necessarily mean the Wisconsin Badgers season is over. Yes, they were outplayed in every facet of the game in a 10-7 loss to the Oregon State Beavers. Bad play on the road is nothing new for the Badgers. Even Russell Wilson couldn't save them from going 2-2 in true road games last season, including a game where they struggled to beat an Illinois team clearly not on the same level as them. It might sound counter-intuitive, but there's still a lot to like about this Badgers team. First off, the Badgers loss doesn't change the fact that Ohio State and Penn State have been banned from postseason play. Both Indiana and Illinois are dealing with significant injuries to their best players and Purdue is well, still Purdue. If you think Wisconsin has no shot at making it to the Big Ten Championship, you're being overly pessimistic. They still have the best backfield in the Big Ten with Montee Ball and James White. I...
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Though Budapest is not as cheap as it once was, it is by no means a bank-breaker. Many head to Eastern Europe expecting dirt cheap, but now that places like Budapest and Prague have become popular tourist destinations, these cities are slowly but surely becoming more expensive. While still a bargain compared to, say, Paris or London, Budapest falls definitively into the middle tier on the European city price index.
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The Big Day is finally here. Me and my DR650 are leaving today from the Northern latitude of 53 degrees in the prairies of Canada and headed to 54 degrees South at Ushuaia.
A TON of planning and reading fantastic Ride Reports here has brought me this day. My friends and family are meeting at the local Suzuki dealer (Riverside Motosports in St. Albert) to see me off in a big way. We've invited the public to join us and bikers are going to follow me out of town in a convoy.
Inspired by my Brother in Law who suffered a Spinal Cord Injury and also by the story of Ozymandias The trip is also a fund raiser for charity (not me :wink:)
I hope to be disciplined enough to produce a Ride Report worthy of the asylum. Here we go...!:wings
Thanks Kedji for inspiring the name of my ride
Keep it coming, buena suerte!!
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Good bike choice
Your bike is almost a twin of mine. It will be fun watching it move south on your trip. Best of luck.
Thanks for the love guys!
I'm in a low end hotel in Bonners Ferry Idaho with sketchy WiFi. I'll attempt to make a post....post haste!!
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St.Albert to Goldeye Lake Campground 358km 6.5 hours
Photos H. Yates
The Group ride started after a cheque presentation and a few speeches.
We had about 20 bikes along for the 45 minute ride to Onoway where the group disbanded.
I said an emotional farewell to my wonderful wife of 25 years. Not a good-bye but a see you soon.
An uneventful ride ensued on roads I have driven or ridden many times so few stops and no photos. I needed to make some miles before dark.
Im sitting in a great campground Called Goldeye Lake near Nordegg Alberta on Hwy 11. As Im typing this into my laptop a fellow approaches me and asks if Id like a plate of food. Taken by surprise, I say yes! He must have seen me munching on trail mix and took pity on me. He brings over a plate with a huge BBQd chicken breast, campfire potatoes and onions, and pickled beets. Thanks Dean and family!!
Tomorrow will be the Icefield Parkway!
Oh, and yes my bumb is sore!
Getting the Lead out. DAY 2
Goldeye Lake to Bonners Ferry 568km 8 hours
I was awakened early by rain and noisy neighbors. I really cant complain since I was making a racket tearing down a wet campsite but Im sure there were others in the campground annoyed by the noisy group.
By 7:30 I was moving in the chilly 10 degree (Canadian degrees) morning. I just love riding in the early morning. Today was a day about putting on miles to make up some lost time. Even though I have 6 months to do this trip, the first 6 weeks are on a schedule. So once again few photos except for the obligatory.
Border Security dude tried to tell me I should be carrying a spare tire. Seriously?? One tire won't make it to Argentina? come on now.
Staying in Bonners Ferry at the Klondyke Vally Motel. 50 bucks!
Dinner: Subway BMT and a 24oz Tecate
Great stuff,keep it coming!
Day 3 In the Groove
Day 3 Bonners Ferry to Ukhia Dale State Park 574.8km 8.4 hours
Left Bonners Ferry at 8:00 am and just made miles today. Stopped twice for photos and 3 times for fuel.
I decided to ride past Pendleton because there was still plenty of light and perfect riding weather. I came across a great little stretch of road called Battle Mountain Pass. It was a fantastic twisty way to end the day.
I Camped in a quiet little park with 3 other bikers in the campground.
Kevin was riding his brand new Victory around the North West for a month. I was staring longingly at the nice comfy saddle his bike has. There was also a fellow from Portland and his friend, both just on a two day ride. Then there was Carl, the campground host who was also a rider. His Harley has 100,000km on it. He pulls a 300 pound (empty) trailer and has his wife as passenger most of the time. He says this is his 5th HD. He thinks I'm crazy riding the DR to Argentina and tells me I should ditch my tent and just sleep on the ground under a tarp! I'm getting all kinds of reactions when I tell folks where I'm going. It's great when people look shocked and say, "oh, you don't want to go there, it's dangerous!"
Tomorrow Alturas.
as a fellow Albertan, I wish you bon voyage and good luck...
ps, to save the butt get someone to order you an alaska leather sheepskin cover and get it sent to a post office along your route..
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very good, liked it. thank you
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There was no tour of the M Antoinette Estate, just drove by , we could only see the roof of them Antoinette's house between the trees. We were told it will be opened in a few hours for visiting.
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nice, good, worth,. very poor bar, and very cheap champagne that gives you heartburn and headache.
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absolutely perfect, knowledgeable, comfortable, easy, interesting.
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absolutely fabulous.
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Budapest, Hungary
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Very nice, interesting and entertaining.
Just one thing we did not like on the boat, that staff made us feel like mass produced treat, mass produced food .
After ordering a bottle of wine for additional charge (from the choice of only two types ) we realised that is not to our taste at all, and have been left to enjoy drinking water on our romantic dinner on the boat, sad!!.
felt like we are not special guests, staff could not wait to get off and go home.
Folklore 10 out of 10, views from the boat 10 out of 10, dinner on boat 3 out of 10, staff on boat 1 out of 10.
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Jimenez .380 Review
What do you think about this video?
NY Sledge: DO NOT COUNT ON THIS GUN TO SAVE YOUR LIFE.
Njal Thorgeirsson: That is WAAAAY bigger than a Kel Tec .380.
Benjamin Trembly: At one point I owned the black version. My issues - If the mags had more then 3 rounds in them they would not feed. I purchased 4 additional mags from the manufacturer and they all had the same issue. Because the gun is so small you have to be very careful how hight you grip the gun. The slide will bit the user on a regular basis if your not careful.
John Mosey: Doesn't look cheap.
1943Grandpa: I paid for a Hi Point C 9 for my daughter. She wanted a home defense 9mm to go with her concealed carry 380. That $150 Hi Point runs as flawlessly as her Ruger. I trust the Hi Point. My daughter will run 20-30 shells through it about once a month, alternating with her LCP and 22 auto and revolvers. My wife is getting a little 8 shot Ruger LCR and a carry permit for Christmas. Grandma is old. I would get her a 32, but ammo is harder to find. 8 Aguilla 1,750 fps 40 grains should be a deterrent, even if it will ony be about 1,000 fps out of that little barrel. I thought about getting grandma a 22 magnum, but 22 mag costs almost as much as 9mm, and I want her to practice for shot placement, which is most important. I believe in gun control! If the old woman is ever attacked, head shots are best! She will get 4 double taps out of the little Ruger. Grandma will practice double taps at 3-5 yards.
nick calderone: I own this pistol and a Kel Tec P3AT... The profiles of both guns are VERY close. The Jimenez is wider and heavier though. These guns seem to get a bad rap but honestly I have no complaints. I did polish the feed ramp and smoothed the slide rails as well as a few other tweaks. No issues whatsoever. It's a great gun for a great price. Is it as feature rich as a Shield, Bersa or a Ruger etc? Nope. Was it designed to be? Nope. For a pistol in the under $150 price range, it is a great deal. Sure, you may have to tweak a few things, but it's just as reliable as any other. Heck, I have seen Berettas and Glocks with issues too. No one seems to hoop and holler about them though. Lol...
Carlos Valles: Thats not a jimenez.. Thats a PANCHO. isn't??
Randy Pelton: I own a jimenez ja nine and its more relyable then my 1911 ohhh sjit did i just say that me 200 dollar cheapo works beter then my beloved colt camander oh yeah it does
Jeremy Randazzo: Just bought this as my first hand gun purchase. Gotta take advantage of my 2nd ammendment!
ultramegabob2: What a total piece of crap....
nick calderone: Great review by the way! Very thorough and full of great information.
1943Grandpa: George Zimmerman would probably be dead if he didn't have one in the chamber. If you are a knock out game victim, you want one in the chamber. Most scenarios are not going to give you time to chamber a round.
tony b: these are the guns thst end up in da hood for 50$ and hipoint ,lorcin jimenez same crap also amt. garbage
Tracey Rainey: never fails? the cheap gun that must have round nose ammo and it seems you get the crap thats flat nose every time??? seems every guy that buys one of these gets this ammo and complains!!
Otto Weber: How much should cost a repair of that feeding ramp fabrication defect? OK, it depends on the gunsmith's reputation... Let's say 25 bucks or so?
OMer Efe: Don't waste your money on these guns just buy Canik55 if you want something worth for your hard earn money
JC545X39: For just a few dollars more, I think I'm leaning towards the Taurus TCP, but I'll keep this one in mind.
ThePlayfulmutt: Jimenez are junk.
redneckmini14: not something I would use for self defense but it seems like a nice, cheap plinker.
John Kinnard: good review
rory martin: To each his own! I'll stick with my revolvers!
James phillips: You could do more damage throwing that thing at somebody.
MegaJarhead007: it sucks jams up most of the time
mlotto7: Accurate to 10 yards? Wow. So, ya...I'd take this to the range but never rely on it for my life.
Conrad Luznar: I always carry with one in the chamber, the Jimenez is a farce.
Beretta58: This is the kind of pistol that if cleaned, feed ramp smoothed and polished it can be relied upon. I have had one jam in 300 rounds....but I have many high end pistols so it does not get used a lot. Probably need to sell it for 100 bucks. It is like new.
Natavian Porterfield: Can I buy it from you
Conrad Luznar: Why not just get a Bersa Thunder .380 and have a dependable, accurate gun?
Robertus Et Magnificus: freak that in a dangerous situation i want my crap to work all the time you get what you pay for
omfgrifk: These pistols should have come with smoothbore barrels to reduce chamber pressure.Ofcourse it will decrease accuracy and will give you keyholing bullets, but if you want accuracy then you shouldn't be buying a gun like this in the first place. The pressure needed for pushing the bullet through the rifling will decrease the life time of this gun big time. Its made out of casting, zamak/zinc, so it wont take long for the slide/frame to crack.
Chapo Slim: this gun saved my life
Dave Ded: try barnes ammo I use that cuz that's the only thing that feeds rightand it a hollow point I shot 2rounds no problem
cardio-thoracic surgery: my friend NEVER BUY cheap things !
Tommy Ohlrich: Wow u got ripped off. I bought one of those for 85$ out the door.
william jones: I bought this for my first gun at 21 and it was the worse gun I've ever purchased lol I still have it in the back of my closet catching dust
Conrad Luznar: Or maybe get a Ruger LC380
mrmikeprice1980: Just bought this gun and after reading reviews I was almost scared to shoot it but I decided to do the polished and buff process after that it was off to the range I must say I was a hundred percent satisfied with this little gun not only did it shoot flawlessly it was pretty accurate as well
Deepsand4wheelin1: same experience here , cause now, how do you get rid of it? Dealers won't give me anything for it $0.00 !
teif666: Terrible gun at a terrible price. You are much better served with a good mace dispenser.
MrJmak223: Is this pistol made out of Zamak like the Jennings J22 pistol?
W.H. Smith: I'd like to thank you for an honest review. I'm willing to bet that the pistols fire fine using the recommended rounds and will last well. With decent care they most likely work very well. I just bought one for testing recoil of the .380 round in a small pistol.
Mike Zampello: Even if you do get it to feed, it won't eject! It catches the casing in the slide every 3 or 4 rounds. Also, regarding that false stop, if you will notice in the video the firing pin is exposed. If the slide slips from your fingers, and the chrome one will, it will fire a chambered round. It is very unexpected that it fires without pulling the trigger.
bmw76308: It should come w/ a jar of vaseline too !
SARGE 'O'MENS MC VP: yea i bought that and the 22 cal jimenez
1979aerocaprice: @butchy586 nobody gives a crap that your a bouncer. and haha 250. dude your not a hardass. quit talkin crap. you dont even know me. like i said you will never see me anywhere so quit tryin to scare somebody jackass. get a life.
jose martinez: I bought one because it was afortable but know I wish I had just spent the extra money and bought a better gun.
Wesley Phillips: I have the same gun but i have the chrome and black combo. 150 at a gun show. Never even heard of them. I looked at this video before I shot mine. I went out to shoot and expected failure. Honest truth I never had any feeding or jamming problems. I've more problems out of my Taurus 380. Not a single firing problem in three trips to the range. I've put at least 300-400 rounds through it. Hollow points feed perfect. I guess it shows that every gun is different. You got a bad egg
89jonster: I would not recommend anyone buy this pistol, it is terrible. I bought one and returned it 2 days later, and I was lucky enough to have them take it back. Gun is very heavy, feeds poorly, the slide would cut my hand up every time I fired it, over all terrible engineering. Save your money do not trust your life with this. And btw carrying without a round loaded in the chamber is completely idiotic and asinine.
butchy586: biggest piece of crap i ever purchased.if you want something reliable try the polish radom p-64 i paid 150.oo for mine and it runs perfect
airgunplanet: get yourself some cheap steel case tulammo it has a very round ball bullet.
Jimenez .380 review 4.6 out of 5


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text: DRUM Collection: Biology Theses and Dissertations http://hdl.handle.net/1903/2749 2015-05-28T08:01:22Z 2015-05-28T08:01:22Z Physiological responses of Acartia and Eurytemora spp. to changes in the nitrogen:phosphorus quality of their food Bentley, Katherine Marie http://hdl.handle.net/1903/16289 2015-02-08T03:32:21Z 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Title: Physiological responses of Acartia and Eurytemora spp. to changes in the nitrogen:phosphorus quality of their food Authors: Bentley, Katherine Marie Abstract: This study addressed how copepods respond to varying nutrient content in their prey. Copepod physiological responses were measured along a gradient of prey nitrogen:phosphorus (N:P) ratios created by altering the P content in diatom prey grown at a constant rate. Acartia tonsa, a broadcast spawner, and Eurytemora carolleeae, a brood spawner, increased excretion of P as prey N:P declined (i.e. P increased). E. carolleeae had higher somatic tissue nutrient content, while A. tonsa had higher egg nutrient content overall and higher P in eggs as N:P decreased. E. carolleeae egg production was greatest when eating high N:P prey while A. tonsa showed the opposite. Egg viability declined at high N:P for both copepods, yet A. tonsa viability was always greater than E. carolleeae viability. Both copepods responded physiologically to food of varying quality, yet regulated their homeostasis differently. Prey nutrient content may be significant in the environmental selection of different copepods. 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The forensic mitochondrial DNA horizon: Laying the foundation to extend typing efforts to the full mitochondrial genome Just, Rebecca Suzanne http://hdl.handle.net/1903/16275 2015-02-08T03:31:38Z 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Title: The forensic mitochondrial DNA horizon: Laying the foundation to extend typing efforts to the full mitochondrial genome Authors: Just, Rebecca Suzanne Abstract: The emergence of massively parallel sequencing (MPS) technologies has revolutionized genetic data generation in many disciplines, and investigations into their use for human identification purposes are well underway. Recent research has demonstrated that these technologies have the potential to recover complete mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) profiles from even extensively damaged and degraded evidentiary specimens. Yet before MPS can be used for this purpose in regular forensic practice, population reference databases for the entire mitochondrial genome (mtGenome) - developed to the extremely high standards mandated in forensics - must be available to enable the haplotype frequency estimates that are used to assess the strength of mtDNA evidence. To meet this need, we designed a semi-automated, Sanger-based sequencing workflow that consistently generates forensic-quality mtDNA data, and applied the strategy to produce 588 mtGenome haplotypes spanning three U.S. population groups (African American, U.S. Caucasian, and U.S. Hispanic). Data generation metrics demonstrated that large mtDNA fragments can routinely be recovered from very low DNA quantity samples in high-throughput fashion, and indicated the probable success rates of the PCR approach as an enrichment strategy for targeted mtGenome typing of forensic specimens by MPS. Analyses of the data established empirically the increased mtDNA lineage resolution that can be achieved with full mtGenome typing: 90.3% to 98.8% of the haplotypes were unique per population, representing an improvement of 7.7% to 29.2% over mtDNA control region sequencing alone. Maternal biogeographic ancestry proportions inferred from each population sample indicated that the datasets are as representative as the mtDNA control region databases on which haplotype frequency estimates in forensics presently rely. Examination of the data in combination with other recent studies permitted the greatest insight to date into the incidence and distribution of heteroplasmy in the mtDNA coding region, and comparisons of heteroplasmy and substitution patterns provided further support for purifying selection as a mechanism of human mtGenome evolution. Overall, the thoroughly vetted haplotypes can serve as a standard against which the quality and features of future mtGenome datasets (especially those developed via MPS) may be evaluated, and will provide a solid foundation for mtGenome haplotype frequency estimates for forensic applications. 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Subtask Control in Human Locomotion Logan, David Michael http://hdl.handle.net/1903/16269 2015-02-08T03:31:14Z 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Title: Subtask Control in Human Locomotion Authors: Logan, David Michael Abstract: Maintenance of upright posture during walking is one the most important tasks to ensure flexible and stable mobility, along with speed adjustment, wayfinding and obstacle avoidance. These underlying functions, or subtasks, are simultaneously coordinated by the nervous system, which relies heavily on sensory feedback to obtain continual estimates of self-motion. This dissertation reports the findings of four experiments which made use of visual and mechanical perturbations to probe the interplay of these subtasks during treadmill walking. To confront the inherent nonlinearity of human gait, novel frequency domain analyses and impulse response functions that take into account phase of the gait cycle were used to characterize perturbation-response relationships. In the first experiment, transient visual scene motion was used to probe how visual input simultaneously influenced multiple subtasks, but at different phases of the gait cycle. In the second experiment, kinematics and muscle activity response variables showed an amplitude dependency on visual scene motion during walking that indicates vision is reweighted in a manner similar to standing posture. The third experiment used a metronome to constrain walking, revealing two time scales of locomotive control. The final experiment made use of both visual and mechanical perturbations simultaneously to probe the subtasks of postural orientation upright and positional maintenance on the treadmill. Doing so revealed that the nervous system prioritizes control of postural orientation over positional maintenance. In sum, this dissertation shows that sensory and mechanical perturbations provide insight as to how the nervous system controls coexisting, underlying functions during walking. 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The effects of oxygen transition on community metabolism and nutrient cycling in a seasonally stratified anoxic estuary Lee, Dong-Yoon http://hdl.handle.net/1903/16249 2015-02-08T03:30:11Z 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Title: The effects of oxygen transition on community metabolism and nutrient cycling in a seasonally stratified anoxic estuary Authors: Lee, Dong-Yoon Abstract: Gradients of dissolved oxygen concentrations in seasonally stratified estuarine water columns directly influence microbial composition and metabolic pathways, resulting in annually recurring spatiotemporal chemical gradients of redox-active species. Understanding such microbial responses to variable geochemical conditions and elucidating the diversity of microbial processes are needed to comprehensively identify ecosystem functions. At first this study describes an investigation of the relationships between microbial processes and geochemical conditions. To assess the contribution of different biological redox processes on carbon and nitrogen cycles in the Chesapeake Bay, we used observational and experimental approaches as well as utilization of monitoring datasets to facilitate an assessment of ecosystem-level metabolism. Observations revealed a general positive association of community metabolism with strong gradients of redox-related variables and hydrodynamic characteristics, although geochemical and environmental conditions varied seasonally across oxic transitions and interannually across degrees of stratification. The most distinct evidence supporting the positive association were vertical distributions of community respiration with the highest average rates in the most stratified regions coincident with the depths of the steepest gradient of chemical compounds. Although organic matter availability may be enhanced due to hydrodynamically induced stability, our investigation of factors driving the pattern revealed that differential responses and metabolic strategies of microbial communities result in high respiration near oxyclines. Investigation of vertical profiles of redox-related variables also revealed that the coexistence of oxidants and reduced compounds further provides an optimal condition for other electron accepting processes, including chemoautotrophy and anoxygenic photoautotrophy. The strong interdependence between environmental conditions and variability in microbial metabolism also reflected in patterns of plankton assemblages. An ammonium mass-balance analysis revealed that increases in vertical ammonium dispersion during severe hypoxia cause a shift of plankton assemblages towards heterotrophy, subsequently supporting a deep secondary microbial food web in the vicinity of oxic/anoxic interface. Overall, results from this research indicate that the estimation of more accurate net ecosystem metabolism should take into consideration of the highly variable nature of community metabolism associated with both geochemical gradients and stratification. 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z


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A Barbadian recording artist and model.
Monica Arnold may be young, but she knows about attitude. Confident. Intelligent. Self-possessed and self-assured. Wise beyond her years, but still playful.
Some people might wonder just what a teenager could possibly have to say. The answer, for Monica, is plenty.
MISS THANG is Monica's Rowdy Records debut, and it's a potent, persuasive and personal statement from a young woman who's heading up the new breed of R&B; singers. Such is the depth of soulfulness of MISS THANG and of Monica's powerful vocals that it's hard to believe she only turned fourteen in October and has just entered the ninth grade.
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Monica has an amazing sense of self, especially for someone her age, and this clearly comes across in her music. The title track take the assuredness of "Don't Take It Personal" to the next level, as Monica asserts, "It's all right for me to think it's all about me..." commenting on Monica's confident and sassy personality, Dallas sates, "She's a young girl with an old soul. She had to have been a jazz or blues singer in a past life."
The strength of Monica's album and attitude caught the attention of Queen Latifah, who happened to hear an advance of MISS THANG while visiting Atlanta. Latifah arranged to meet Monica, and immediately offered to manage her through Flavor Unit Management Company.
Born and raised in Atlanta's College Park, Monica's musical ambitions have always been supported by her family. Monica began singing in her local church choir at the tender age of four, and quickly rose from the chorus to a soloist. Word of the child prodigy with phenomenal skills began to filter around Atlanta. Vocally inspired by the likes of Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, and Rachelle Farrell, Monica was encouraged to enter local talent contests and eventually won over twenty of them. It was at one of these shows that fate, in the persona of Dallas Austin, intervened.
Dallas' rep is well known. A bit of a wunderkind himself at twenty-three, his list of credits is diverse: Madonna, Joi, TLC, Boyz II Men, Grace Jones and Highland Place Mobsters, to name a few. Noted for his visionary approach to soul and pop, Dallas saw and heard that "certain something" in Monica and immediately offered her a deal with his Arista-distributed Rowdy Records label.
"Working with Dallas was hard work, but he made it fun. He really helped me feel the meaning of the songs and bring my own point of view in," Monica says of her "daddy" Dallas, who claims, "Monica is the most gifted and innately talented singer I've ever worked with. Her phrasing and interpretation came very naturally."
Monica's got the wisdom, the attitude and , most of all, the voice to deliver. Monica is a real singer, with serious talent, and MISS THANG is just the opening salvo from a young woman that has a lot to say and her own unique way of saying it.
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Re: race participation
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From personal experience some thoughts toward a laid back approach focused on getting the other 80 boats to the starting line:
1. Make it easy for people to show up. Offer to rate their boat and be generous.
2. be very liberal on sail numbers and placement.
3. Relaxed rules... anyone who lodges a protest has to buy a round (or 3) for the opponent.
4. No one likes coming in last. Consider reverse starts where the start is staggered by PHRF rating. Slowest boat starts first and the fastest goes last. Makes for an interesting finish.
5. If someone comes in last often enough, they'll stop showing up. Offer a post race review of any individual boat's performance. Make it a round table where more experienced racers can tell the slower boats what they did wrong.
6. Discourage sport boats or exotic sails (Code 0, etc.). Encourage pummeling with water balloons anyone with laminate sails.
7. Party doesn't start until the last boat is tied up.
Our club has a very successful Friday evening series which incorporates a pursuit start where each boat's start time after the gun is based on their assigned PHRF rating. The objective is to have everybody finish relatively close together. Races typically finish by 9pm after which everybody enjoys champagne (each boat provides a bottle) and finger foods. It's very low key, eliminates starting line phobia, and is a great social event as well. Other clubs have held 'adopt-a-cruiser' events where they have taken non-racers on as crew, or have co-skippered non-racer's boats in more casual regattas.
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