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night blindness
Clinical Characteristics
The major ocular manifestations of abetalipoproteinemia are in the retina which develops diffuse and sometimes patchy pigmentary changes often called atypical retinitis pigmentosa. In other cases the picture resembles retinitis punctata albescens with perivascular white spots in the peripheral retina. Night blindness is an early and prominent symptom with abnormal dark adaptation thresholds evident before fundus pigment changes are seen. The ERG shows loss of rod function before that of cone function. The macula may or may not be affected while peripheral fields are often severely constricted. Loss of photoreceptors occurs throughout life and visual fields show progressive constriction, sometimes with central sparing. A single case of bilateral disc swelling in a 9 year-old girl has been reported.
Celiac disease and steatorrhea due to a deficiency of circulating chylomicra underlie the malabsorption of vitamins A and E which is probably responsible for the majority of systemic manifestations. Red blood cells have a peculiar burr-like morphology that has led to the designation 'acanthocytes'. Liver failure and cirrhosis sometimes occur. Plasma lipids are generally low including cholesterol, triglycerides, and beta lipoproteins. Central and peripheral nerve demyelination occurs leading to a progressive ataxia and other neurological symptoms.
This autosomal recessive disease seems to result from an inability to synthesize the apoB peptide that is a part of the LDL and VLDL. A mutation in MTTP (4q22-q24) results in a defect in micosomal triglyceride transfer protein.
Treatment Options
Treatment with vitamins A and E may be beneficial. Cone function improves before rod function with massive doses of vitamin A but usually only after months of treatment. It has been reported that Vitamin A alone without vitamin E is insufficient to arrest the retinal disease.
Nasr MB, Symeonidis C, Mikropoulos DG, Kozeis N, Tsinopoulos I, Dimitrakos SA, Konstas AG. Disc swelling in abetalipoproteinemia: a novel feature of Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2011 Sep-Oct;21(5):674-6.
Runge P, Muller DP, McAllister J, Calver D, Lloyd JK, Taylor D. Oral vitamin E supplements can prevent the retinopathy of abetalipoproteinaemia. Br J Ophthalmol. 1986 Mar;70(3):166-73.
Gouras P, Carr RE, Gunkel RD. Retinitis pigmentosa in abetalipoproteinemia: Effects of vitamin A. Invest Ophthalmol. 1971 Oct;10(10):784-93.
Cohen Syndrome
Clinical Characteristics
Patients have early onset night blindness with defective dark adaptation and corresponding ERG abnormalities. Visual fields are constricted peripherally and central visual acuity is variably reduced. A pigmentary retinopathy is often associated with a bull's eye maculopathy. The retinopathy is progressive as is high myopia. The eyebrows and eyelashes are long and thick and the eyelids are highly arched and often 'wave-shaped'. Congenital ptosis, optic atrophy, and ectopia lentis have also been reported.
Affected individuals have a characteristic facial dysmorphism in which ocular features play a role. They have a low hairline, a prominent nasal root, and a short philtrum. The tip of the nose appears bulbous. The head circumference is usually normal at birth but lags behind in growth so that older individuals appear microcephalic. Delays in developmental milestones are noticeable in the first year of life. Mild to moderate mental retardation is characteristic but does not progress. Hypotonia is common early, and many individuals are short in stature. Low white counts and frank neutropenia are often seen and some patients have frequent infections, especially of the oral mucosa and the respiratory tract. A cheerful disposition is said to be characteristic.
This is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by a mutation in the COH1 (VPS13B) gene on chromosome 8 (8q22-q23). However, a variety of mutations have been reported including deletions and missense substitutions and, since these are scattered throughout the gene, complete sequencing is necessary before a negative result can be confirmed.
There is evidence of significant clinical heterogeneity between cohorts descended from different founder mutations.
Treatment Options
Corrective lenses for myopia can be helpful. For patients with sufficient vision, low vision aids can be helpful. Selected individuals may benefit from vocational and speech therapy. Infections should be treated promptly.
Taban M, Memoracion-Peralta DS, Wang H, Al-Gazali LI, Traboulsi EI. Cohen syndrome: report of nine cases and review of the literature, with emphasis on ophthalmic features. J AAPOS. 2007 Oct;11(5):431-7.
Kolehmainen J, Black GC, Saarinen A, Chandler K, Clayton-Smith J, Träskelin AL, Perveen R, Kivitie-Kallio S, Norio R, Warburg M, Fryns JP, de la Chapelle A, Lehesjoki AE. Cohen syndrome is caused by mutations in a novel gene, COH1, encoding a transmembrane protein with a presumed role in vesicle-mediated sorting and intracellular protein transport. Am J Hum Genet. 2003 Jun;72(6):1359-69.
van de Kamp JJ, Niermeijer MF, von Figura K, Giesberts MA. Genetic heterogeneity and clinical variability in the Sanfilippo syndrome (types A, B, and C). Clin Genet. 1981 Aug;20(2):152-60.
Goldmann-Favre Syndrome/ESCS
Clinical Characteristics
Enhanced S-cone syndrome, sometimes called Goldman-Favre syndrome, is a retinal disorder characterized by increased sensitivity to blue light, night blindness from an early age, and decreased vision. Additional features include an optically empty liquefied vitreous, progressive foveal or peripheral retinoschisis, macular cysts, chorioretinal atrophy and pigmentary retinopathy as well as posterior subcapsular cataract formation. Hyperopia is a feature, at least in childhood. Enhanced S-cone syndrome is the only retinal disorder that has a gain of a subtype of photoreceptors, in this case the S-cones (short wave length) that detect blue light. Rod photoreceptors and red and green cone receptors are degenerated to a variable degree. Electroretinography shows an extinct rod photoreceptor response and hypersensitivity to shorter wavelengths.
There is considerable variation in the clinical features of NR2E3 mutations which has led to some confusion in the nosology. Some cases are called juvenile retinoschisis, others are called retinitis pigmentosa, or clumped pigment retinopathy. Central acuity ranges from near normal (20/40) in young people to 20/200 or worse especially in older adults. Visual field constriction likewise varies from patient to patient. Retinal pigmentary changes and the amount of cystic changes in the macula are somewhat age dependent.
No general systemic manifestations are associated with enhanced S-cone syndrome and Goldman-Favre syndrome.
This is an autosomal recessive retinal disorder caused by mutations in NR2E3, also called the photoreceptor-specific nuclear receptor, PNR, located on chromosome 15q23. It is a part of a transcription factor complex necessary for the development of photoreceptors. Mutations in NR2E3 cause degeneration of rod photoreceptors and an increased number of S-cone photoreceptors resulting in an increased ratio of blue to red-green cone photoreceptors. Mutations in the NR2E3 gene can also cause a clinical picture resembling simple autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa.
Two brothers with an enhanced S-cone phenotype and normal rod function have been reported. Scotopic b-wave ERG amplitudes were normal but OCT showed flattening of the mcaular area and thinning of the photoreceptor layer. This may be the result of a different mutation in this family but no molecular defect was found.
Treatment Options
There is presently no effective treatment for the disorder, but visual function can be improved with low vision aids. Cataract surgery may be beneficial.
Improvement in vision has been reported with the use of topical carbonic anhydrase inhibitors.
Hull S, Arno G, Sergouniotis PI, Tiffin P, Borman AD, Chandra A, Robson AG, Holder GE, Webster AR, Moore AT. Clinical and Molecular Characterization of Enhanced S-Cone Syndrome in Children. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2014 Jul 31. [Epub ahead of print].
Yzer S, Barbazetto I, Allikmets R, van Schooneveld MJ, Bergen A, Tsang SH, Jacobson SG, Yannuzzi LA. Expanded Clinical Spectrum of Enhanced S-Cone Syndrome. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2013 Aug 29. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23989059.
Kinori M, Pras E, Kolker A, Ferman-Attar G, Moroz I, Moisseiev J, Bandah-Rozenfeld D, Mizrahi-Meissonnier L, Sharon D, Rotenstreich Y. Enhanced S-cone function with preserved rod function: a new clinical phenotype. Mol Vis. 2011;17:2241-7. Epub 2011 Aug 18.
Haider NB, Jacobson SG, Cideciyan AV, Swiderski R, Streb LM, Searby C, Beck G, Hockey R, Hanna DB, Gorman S, Duhl D, Carmi R, Bennett J, Weleber RG, Fishman GA, Wright AF, Stone EM, Sheffield VC. Mutation of a nuclear receptor gene, NR2E3, causes enhanced S cone syndrome, a disorder of retinal cell fate. Nat Genet. 2000 Feb;24(2):127-31.
Schorderet DF, Escher P. NR2E3 mutations in enhanced S-cone sensitivity syndrome (ESCS), Goldmann-Favre syndrome (GFS), clumped pigmentary retinal degeneration (CPRD), and retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Hum Mutat. 2009 Nov;30(11):1475-85.
Pachydaki SI, Klaver CC, Barbazetto IA, Roy MS, Gouras P, Allikmets R, Yannuzzi LA. Phenotypic features of patients with NR2E3 mutations. Hum Mutat. 2009 Mar;30(3):342-51.
Hajali M, Fishman GA. Dorzolamide use in the management of macular cysts in a patient with enhanced s-cone syndrome. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2009 Spring;3(2):121-4.
Audo I, Michaelides M, Robson AG, Hawlina M, Vaclavik V, Sandbach JM, Neveu MM, Hogg CR, Hunt DM, Moore AT, Bird AC, Webster AR, Holder GE. Phenotypic variation in enhanced S-cone syndrome. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2008 May;49(5):2082-93.
Sorsby Pseudoinflammatory Fundus Dystrophy
Clinical Characteristics
Sorsby Pseudoinflammatroy Fundus Dystrophy is characterized by progressive degeneration of the central macula of the retina with edema, hemorrhages and exudates with pigment changes. The onset is typically in the second to fourth decade with development of a disciform central macular atrophy with white and yellow spots (not drusen). This is followed by subretinal neovascular membranes in the majority of patients. Further degeneration occurs over years and can spread from the center to the periphery of the retina with a corresponding visual field defect. Night blindness or difficulties adapting to changes in light intensity may be noted before the central macular degeneration occurs. In histopathologic studies, a subretinal deposit can be observed in Bruchs membrane.
No general systemic manifestations are associated with Sorsby Pseudoinflammatory Fundus Dystrophy.
Sorsby Pseudoinflammatory Fundus Dystrophy is an autosomal dominant disorder, caused by mutations in the TIMP3 gene, located at 22q12.1-q13.2. Evidence for a separate recessive form (264420) is somewhat refuted by the fact that genotyping found heterozygosity of the TIMP3 mutation in some families.
Treatment Options
In patients with early stages of the disease, a daily dose of 50,000 IU Vitamin A given by mouth has been shown to reverse the symptoms of night blindness. Treatment with anti-angiogenic agents or steroids has shown improvement in visual acuity in some patients. Patients with decreased vision may find benefit with low vision aids.
Hamilton WK, Ewing CC, Ives EJ, Carruthers JD. Sorsby's fundus dystrophy. Ophthalmology 1989 Dec;96(12):1755-62.
Michaelides M, Hunt DM, Moore AT. The genetics of inherited macular dystrophies. J Med Genet. 2003 Sep;40(9):641-50.
Jacobson SG, Cideciyan AV, Regunath G, Rodriguez FJ, Vandenburgh K, Sheffield VC, Stone EM. Night blindness in Sorsby's Fundus dystrophy reversed by vitamin A. Nat Genet 1995;11:27–32.
Weber, B. H. F., Vogt, G., Pruett, R. C., Stohr, H., Felbor, U. Mutations in the tissue inhibitor metalloproteinases-3 (TIMP3) in patients with Sorsby's fundus dystrophy. Nature Genet. 8: 352-356, 1994.
Felbor U, Suvanto EA, Forsius HR, Eriksson AW, Weber BH. Autosomal recessive Sorsby fundus dystrophy revisited: molecular evidence for dominant inheritance. Am J Hum Genet. 1997 Jan;60(1):57-62.
Clinical Characteristics
Choroideremia is characterized by a progressive atrophy of photoreceptors, retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and choroid. Areas of RPE atrophy are present early in the mid-periphery and progress centrally. This is associated with loss of photoreceptors and the choriocapillaris.
Night blindness is the first symptom often with onset during childhood. A ring-like perimacular scotoma develops that progresses into the periphery during life with corresponding visual field loss (peripheral constriction). Symptoms and fundus changes are highly variable. Visual acuity is generally well maintained into later stages of the disease but some males are blind by age 30 years whereas others over the age of 50 are symptom-free. An increased prevalence of myopia has been noted.
Males with choroideremia (and some females) have progressive loss of the choriocapillaris eventually baring the sclera beneath. Female carriers can exhibit patchy areas of RPE atrophy in the periphery and these may enlarge. Female carries are typically not symptomatic, but there are reports of females being fully affected. Females may also have visual field changes and defective dark adaptation. OCT in young women shows dynamic changes and remodeling of the outer retina with time with focal retinal thickening, drusenlike deposits and disruptions in photoreceptor inner and outer segment junctions even in younger individuals. The phenotype is more severe in older females as well suggesting that the retinal degeneration is progressive in both sexes.
Electroretinography (ERG) initially shows a decreased dark-adapted response with intact light-adapted responses, indicating general dysfunction of rod photoreceptors. Cone dysfunction, however, develops with progression of the disease.
No general systemic manifestations are associated with choroideremia. This may be explained by systemic expression of REP2, Rab escort protein-2, compensating for the decreased level of REP1.
There are occasional reports of associated deafness and obesity in some families with choroideremia (303110) but it is uncertain if this represents a unique disorder.
Choroideremia is an X-linked recessive disorder affecting males and occasional female carriers. The disorder is caused by mutations in the CHM gene on the X chromosome (Xq21.2) which leads to absence or truncation of the protein Rab escort protein-1 (REP1) that is part of Rab geranylgeranyltransferase, an enzyme complex involved in intracellular vesicular transport. A few patients with chromosomal translocations involving the relevant region of the X chromosome have been reported.
Treatment Options
There is presently no effective treatment for the disorder, but visual function can be improved with low vision aids.
Recent early trials using adeno-associated viral vectors containing DNA coding the REP1 protein have documented improved rod and cone function in 6 affected males.
Maclaren RE, Groppe M, Barnard AR, Cottriall CL, Tolmachova T, Seymour L, Clark KR, During MJ, Cremers FP, Black GC, Lotery AJ, Downes SM, Webster AR, Seabra MC. Retinal gene therapy in patients with choroideremia: initial findings from a phase 1/2 clinical trial. Lancet. 2014 Jan 15. [Epub ahead of print].
Huang AS, Kim LA, Fawzi AA. Clinical Characteristics of a Large Choroideremia Pedigree Carrying a Novel CHM Mutation. Arch Ophthalmol. 2012 Sep 1;130(9):1184-9.
Coussa RG, Traboulsi EI. Choroideremia: A review of general findings and pathogenesis. Ophthalmic Genet. 33:57-65, 2011.
Mura M, Sereda C , Jablonski MM, MacDonald IM; Iannaccone A. Clinical and Functional Findings in Choroideremia Due to Complete Deletion of the CHM Gene. Arch Ophthalmol. 2007;125(8):1107-1113.
MacDonald IM, Russell L, Chan CC. Choroideremia: new findings from ocular pathology and review of recent literature. Surv Ophthalmol. 2009 May-Jun;54(3):401-7.
Bonilha VL, Trzupek KM, Li Y, Francis PJ, Hollyfield JG, Rayborn ME, Smaoui N, Weleber RG. Choroideremia: analysis of the retina from a female symptomatic carrier. Ophthalmic Genet. 2008 Sep;29(3):99-110.
Gyrate Atrophy
Clinical Characteristics
Gyrate atrophy is characterized by night blindness, myopia, and multiple round islands of peripheral chorioretinal degeneration which often appear in the first decade of life, sometimes as early as five years of age. Night blindness often begins in late childhood. The atrophic areas slowly progress to the posterior pole and may eventually affect central vision. Both eyes are usually symmetrically affected. All patients have myopia, some with refractive errors ranging up to -20 D. Fluorescein angiography shows hyperfluorescent at the edges of the peripheral atrophy. A zone of pigmentary changes can be seen between normal and atrophic areas. The electroretinogram may show reduced rod and cone responses with rods affected more than cones in early phases. Dark-adapted ERG documents elevated rod thresholds. Swollen mitochondria have been described in photoreceptors, corneal epithelium, and in the nonpigmented ciliary epithelium. Elevated levels of ornithine are found in plasma, urine, spinal fluid and aqueous humor. Macular edema is commonly present and posterior subcapsular cataracts requiring surgery are common.
Mild muscle weakness may occur due to tubular aggregates in type 2 muscle fibers, which can be visualized with electron microscopy and may lead to loss of these fibers and muscle wasting. Fine, straight hairs have been observed with patches of alopecia. Slow wave background changes on EEG have been described in about one-third of patients and peripheral neuropathy is sometimes a feature. Hearing loss has been described as well. Some newborns have hyperamonnemia but once treated usually does not recur.
Gyrate atrophy is an autosomal recessive disorder, caused by mutations in the OAT (ornithine aminotransferase) gene on chromosome 10 (10q26). The enzyme is part of a nuclear-encoded mitochondrial matrix complex. Many allelic variants have been found. A large number of affected patients of Finnish origin, most of who share the common L402P mutation, have been described.
Treatment Options
A low protein and especially an arginine-restricted diet have been shown to slow loss of function as measured by ERG and visual field changes.
Kaiser-Kupfer MI, Caruso RC, Valle D, Reed GF. Use of an arginine-restricted
diet to slow progression of visual loss in patients with gyrate atrophy. Arch
Ophthalmol. 2004 Jul;122(7):982-4.
Potter MJ, Berson EL. Diagnosis and treatment of gyrate atrophy. Int
Ophthalmol Clin. 1993 Spring;33(2):229-36. Review.
Weleber RG, Kurz DE, Trzupek KM. Treatment of retinal and choroidal
degenerations and dystrophies: current status and prospects for gene-based
therapy. Ophthalmol Clin North Am. 2003 Dec;16(4):583-93, vii. Review.
Brody LC, Mitchell GA, Obie C, Michaud J, Steel G, Fontaine G, Robert MF,
Sipila I, Kaiser-Kupfer M, Valle D. Ornithine delta-aminotransferase mutations in
gyrate atrophy. Allelic heterogeneity and functional consequences. J Biol Chem.
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Tehran, November 15 (KCNA) -- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani on Nov. 13 accused the International Atomic Energy Agency of kowtowing to the U.S.
The IAEA's recent report was released at the instructions of the U.S. and Israel, he said, branding the report as another evidence proving hostility toward Iran.
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Round Table on Sound Preservation April 30
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Join RT 463 Sound Art and Practice II students, for a roundtable discussion about their experiences learning about the importance of sound conservation while working with Morris Library's Special Collection Research Center. Libraries and research centers around the globe are engaged in efforts to conserve many forms of media, especially archives of recorded sound. Julie Mosbo, Melissa Hubbard (Morris Library) and Jay Needham (RTDM) will be leading the discussion.
The round table will be held Tuesday, April 30, at 3:00pm in Comm. 1032 (Dean's conference room).


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Hi all, new user to the site but a fairly long time listener to the podcast. Firstly I have to say that I absolutely LOVE the podcast it really has affirmed my passion for the video gaming industry and helped me realise that for me it's more than just a hobby.
Anyway onto the topic at hand I currently have 3 (maybe 4 if I am really lucky) nights a week to play video games as my girlfriend often works nights around her University schedule (huzzah) however I tend to find myself gravitate towards multi-player games because I can buy one and then sit on it for a year (or 6 months) and then buy another title to last me the same amount of time. November last year was depressing for me, with the number of AAA titles that came out that (as a student living out of home) I couldn't really afford I found I couldn't jump into any new games. I am primarily a PC gamer but dabble around on my PS3 for more controller friendly games such as the Assassins Creed series.
Do you often buy games on release (I realise everyone has some games they simply must have at release) or do you generally play all last years games when they are cheap. In the steam sales I was about to pick up Batman Arkham City cheap and also picked up Bastion which are on my to-play list this coming week. I also have a backlog of old games I am trying to get through or ones I have gotten stuck on that I can't get passed (curse you Orcs Must Die).
How do you keep your hobby cheap when it comes to purchasing a new title every week or few weeks? (I might add I am from Australia so regional pricing really hits us hard, especially on AAA titles, comparing prices on the steam store makes me frustrated sometimes!)
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Adele Getting Even Fatter?
Rotund songstress Adele may be getting even fatter. Rumor has it that she's not only abandoned her exercise program, she's also scarfing up the chow as if there's no tomorrow. It seems the Someone Like You singer has decided to throw caution to the winds along with her health and indulge her addiction. Somewhere Karl Lagerfeld must be gloating, giggling, and dancing a jig.
"She's been enjoying her food," reveals an inside source, "and going out for meals a lot. And over Easter she ate enough chocolate to sink a ship. She's certainly not looking to lose weight. In fact she's making a point not to."
She's making a point not to? Why would anyone who is obviously overweight make a point of not losing weight? Obesity is not only unattractive and unpopular in western culture, it is also unhealthy in all human beings and animals everywhere. Lugging around excess avoirdupois leads to all kinds of health issues including heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, joint problems, and even—according to some reports—some forms of cancer. The British songbird probably thinks she's simply refusing to "pander to those who think she should slim down to boost her star power." But what she's really doing is endangering her health and her life.
Interestingly, the portly Grammy winner recently quit smoking, and she had intended to start Pilates "now that she's half-way there." Obviously the second resolution has yet to be realized.
Oh well, Adele is to be congratulated on chucking the cancer sticks. Now she's only half a ticking time bomb.
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Sick sinus syndrome, also called Sinus node dysfunction, is a group of abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias) presumably caused by a malfunction of the sinus node, the heart's primary pacemaker. Bradycardia-tachycardia syndrome is a variant of sick sinus syndrome where atrial flutter and fibrillation alternate with prolonged periods of asystole.
Sick sinus syndrome may also be associated with tachycardias (fast heart rate) such as paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) and atrial fibrillation. Tachycardias that occur with sick sinus syndrome are characterized by a long pause after the tachycardia.
Abnormal rhythms are often caused or worsened by medications such as digitalis, calcium channel blockers, beta-blockers, sympatholytic medications, and anti-arrhythmics. Disorders that cause scarring, degeneration, or damage to the conduction system can cause sick sinus syndrome, including sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Chagas' disease, and cardiomyopathies.
Sick sinus syndrome is more common in elderly adults, where the cause is often a non-specific, scar-like degeneration of the cardiac conduction system. Cardiac surgery, especially to the atria, is a common cause of sick sinus syndrome in children.
Coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, and aortic and mitral valve diseases may be associated with sick sinus syndrome, although this association may only be incidental.
Electrophysiologic tests are no longer used for diagnostic purposes because of their low specificity and sensitivity. Cardioinhibitory and vasodepressor forms of sick sinus syndrome may be revealed by tilt table testing.
Bradyarrhythmias are well controlled with pacemakers, while tachyarrhythmias respond well to medical therapy.
However, because both bradyarrhythmias and tachyarrhythmias may be present, drugs to control tachyarrhythmia may exacerbate bradyarrhythmia. Therefore, a pacemaker is implanted before drug therapy is begun for the tachyarrhythmia.


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VirSyn Bark
Basing an EQ/compressor plug-in on the human auditory system might sound like madness, but it's worked for VirSyn
VirSyn has a habit of producing useful plug-ins with a slightly esoteric twist. For its latest endeavour, Bark, it's gone for a linear-phase multi-band dynamic filter.
The twist, though, is that the bands used are designed to match the so-called 'critical frequencies' of human hearing.
The plug-in takes its name from the Bark scale, a psychoacoustic measurement system proposed by Eberhard Zicker, who named it after the renowned German physicist Heinrich Barkhausen.
The scale has 24 bands (or Barks), which represent the first 24 critical bands of human hearing. In essence, these are the overlapping band-pass or 'auditory' filters present in our hearing system.
So why is this significant? Well, the bands themselves affect our ability to distinguish different pitches. In simple terms, two sounds falling within the same critical band can create a 'masking' effect, whereby one signal seriously affects our perception of the other. If they fall into different critical bands, this doesn't happen.
Furthermore, this aural phenomenon greatly affects our concepts of musical pitch, particularly the detection of both consonance and dissonance.
That's the science, but what does it mean in practice?
To be honest, Bark couldn't be much simpler. The centre frequencies of the 27 bands range from 50Hz to 17.5kHz, and graphic EQ-style tweaking of the levels of each is carried out from the main display.
However, this being a dynamic EQ, there are also 27 bands of compression, with the main section in the middle governing overall settings via four familiar knobs: Threshold, Ratio, Attack and Release. There are also tabs for each of these parameters, so it's possible to make per-band changes with the vertical sliders.
The AutoGain feature is handy, applying make-up gain on a band-by-band basis to match the corresponding reduction. There's a limiter on the output too, which is standard fare but useful, given the potential 40dB of output gain.
Finally, like all good dynamics processors, you can link or unlink the left and right channels. But as Bark is capable of multi-channel processing with fully flexible linking, it could hold its own in the world of surround mixing, too.
One significant aspect of the plug-in's design is that the filters have quite sharp profiles, and when taking into account the non-colouring linear-phase design, we were expecting Bark to be more 'function' than 'funk'. But the +24/-48dB gain range per band, combined with the easy-access interface, meant that we were happily mangling our sounds right from the off. The results can be somewhat bombastic, but a good equaliser or compressor always delivers when placed under strain, and Bark definitely falls into that category.
If you push the EQ levels right up, though, the sharpness of the filters becomes obvious, with a sort of 'ringing' timbre that could be put to good creative use. VirSyn's use of the Bark scale means that the frequencies are set in stone, though, and you could find this annoying.
Visually, Bark is right on the money, with each slider on the interface doubling as a meter, showing the signal level (orange), gain reduction (red) and gain increase (green), with manual boosts or cuts indicated, too. On the downside, the display isn't the largest, although there is a Fine mode that zooms the resolution to +/-12dB.
Thanks to VirSyn's 'scientific' design ethos, we were expecting Bark to be polite, but it's the opposite. That's not to say it's incapable of subtlety - it just lends itself to bold, creative applications. This is an interesting addition to VirSyn's effects range, and it's well worth taking the demo for a spin if you've got a Syncrosoft dongle.
Hear what Bark can do to drums, piano and strings:
MusicRadar Rating
Effects go from subtle to dramatic. Easy-to-grasp GUI, with good metering. Offers EQ and compression. Surround-ready.
A specialist effect. Fixed frequency bands. Pokey display.
An unusual effect, and one that's not to be confused with your average multi-band compressor.
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The multiband filter BARK takes the approach to match the reception characteristic of the final destination of all sound: the ear. The ear behaves as if it contains a bank of filters, each filter passing frequencies within the critical band. Two tones separated by more than a critical bandwidth are received by the ear independently. For this reason BARK contains a filter bank with 27 bandpass filters matching the critical bandwidth.
Additional Requirements
Syncrosoft key; VST/RTAS/AU Host
OS Requirements
Apple Mac OS 10.4.4 or later Microsoft Windows XP
Mac or PC
Processor Type Required
Intel Mac Pentium 4 Power Mac G4 or higher


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On June 16, 2014, Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. (the "Company") entered into a Debt Conversion Agreement (the "Conversion Agreement") with Richard MacPherson, a director of the Company ("MacPherson"), 3253517 Nova Scotia Limited (the "Nova Scotia Company") and Eastern Emissions Consultants Incorporated ("Eastern Emissions"). MacPherson is the controlling principal of both the Nova Scotia Company and Eastern Emissions. Pursuant to the Conversion Agreement, the amount of $381,169.35 (the "MacPherson Debt") due and owing to MacPherson and Eastern Emissions was converted into 346,518 Units of the Company at a conversion price of $1.10 per Unit with each Unit consisting of one share of the Company's common stock, and a five-year warrant to purchase one additional share of common stock at an exercise price of $1.10 per share.
Immediately prior to the conversion, MacPherson and Eastern Emissions assigned and transferred the full amount of the MacPherson Debt to the Nova Scotia Company. As a result, the 346,518 Units have been issued to the Nova Scotia Company. The MacPherson Debt consisted of (i) $4,167.35 of remaining principal owing to MacPherson from a prior debt due to MacPherson for advances payable, most of which was converted into equity of the Company in 2013; (ii) $216,502 of accrued interest owing to MacPherson on such prior advances; (iii) $10,500 owing to MacPherson for certain truck rental fees incurred in 2011; and (iv) $150,000 owing to Eastern Emissions for unpaid consulting fees through December 31, 2013 under a Consulting Agreement between the Company and Eastern Emissions entered into as of January 10, 2012. The Units acquired by the Nova Scotia Company have the same terms as the units recently sold to certain accredited investors in a private placement.
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The Hollywood Reporter Unveils the Top 25 Film Schools of 2013
USC boasts a new Interactive Media Building; AFI counters it's got James L. Brooks as its new artistic director. In its third annual ranking, THR surveys the nation's top institutions as they compete to turn out Oscar winners.
11. Boston University
"Traditional boundaries are crumbling," says BU Film & Television chair Paul Schneider, "so we did away with the silos." Instead of making students choose between film and TV, now all of the undergrads are film, TV and new media students with equal access to the full range of courses. BU also is breaking geographic boundaries with its Los Angeles program, which hit an all-time high of 91 students per semester. And its graduate Media Ventures program held its July project Pitchfest at the L.A. campus for the first time, giving students a chance to woo Yahoo, AOL and HBO. BU awards students who cross the country a T-shirt that reads: "Mom. Dad. I'm bi-coastal."
► Tuition: $43,970 graduate
► Notable Alumni: Producer Bonnie Arnold (How to Train Your Dragon), producer Joe Roth (Alice in Wonderland), producer Debbie Liebling (Comedy Central/South Park)
12. University of North Carolina School of the Arts
UNCSA School of Filmmaking marks its 20th year with a new Animation/Production Design and Gaming building. UNCSA resembles a miniature studio lot -- it inspired Matthew Weiner to direct his first film, the upcoming You Are Here, in the school's hometown of Winston-Salem, N.C. New faculty include Patrick Read Johnson (Dragonheart exec producer), animator Stephen Baker (Lilo & Stitch) and Bob Keen (Hellraiser makeup effects designer). Thirty-five UNCSA alums were represented at this year's Sundance Film Festival. And less than two years after graduating, writer Vera Herbert sold her first feature, Don't Make Me Go, to Big Beach, and her first pilot, Blink, to The CW, where it was directed by drama alum Peter Hedges. Says Mud director Jeff Nichols, "I wouldn't be the same filmmaker if I had not attended UNCSA."
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► Tuition: $45,120 undergraduate; $39,000 MFA screenwriting
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One of the country's largest private nonprofit arts and media colleges, it offers about 2,000 students almost 200 film and video classes in cinematography, sound and both traditional and digital animation. CCC's new Comedy Performance and Writing program requires students to spend one semester training with the venerable troupe at Chicago's nearby Second City, the famous comedy club/theater. Program coordinator Anne Libera says that the school emphasizes creative cross-training and includes courses in its Television, Arts, Entertainment and Media Management departments.
► Tuition: $22,132 undergraduate; $1,042 per credit for MFA in film and video
► Notable Alumni: Actor Scott Adsit (30 Rock), actress Aidy Bryant (Saturday Night Live), rapper-actor Common, cinematographer Michael Goi
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In a metropolis with the world's highest concentration of top-tier film schools, Pasadena's Art Center distinguishes itself with faculty who are all industry professionals teaching part-time while keeping their fingers on what's popular. Rush Hour screenwriter Ross LaManna, who recently became chair of both the undergrad and grad programs, has embarked on increasing the synergies among the programs and aggressively placing interns in top companies (The Weinstein Co., Marvel, Appian Way). "We just converted a 5,000-square-foot photo stage into a soundstage, doubling filmmakers' space," he says. "There's an intense visual aesthetic," says board member Greg Silverman, Warners' newly named president of creative development and worldwide production. "The students' work shows how design can be central to all thinking processes." Says cinematographer and teacher Affonso Beato, who created the school's stereoscopic 3D cinematography program and lab as well as an iPad app that calculates 3D shooting distances, "You're immersed in visual design here." Unlike some schools where competitiveness rules, Art Center emphasizes compassion and teamwork, but that doesn't mean the pressure doesn't get intense. Alum Zack Snyder (Man of Steel) told students the school's attrition rate "was like Vietnam." But he bonded in the trenches with Larry Fong, his cinematographer on 300. In May, alum John X. Carey directed Dove's most watched Internet commercial, and Michael Sucsy, known for HBO's Grey Gardens, got a deal to direct the feisty cheerleader movie Dare Me.
► Tuition: $35,980 undergraduate; $38,026 graduate
► Notable Alumni: Directors Michael Bay and Tarsem Singh
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"Thank God you are here! You have got to help me win this contest!" shouted Monique, the store manager.
It was right after Thanksgiving and I was calling on my radio advertising clients collecting their new advertising copy for the week. There was no one else in the store but myself and Monique. That's not her real name. In fact, my pseudomym is the only real name in this entire story.
"What contest?" I said in trepidation. Working for a radio station, I was often creating and executing contests which required one to be scrupulously honest or go to the clink for fraud. I was not about to rig any contests.
"They're having a Home for the Holidays contest over at WBBQ. I have got to win this contest. My mother's heart disease is getting worse and this could be the final Christmas before she dies. I will never forgive myself if I don't get home this year for Christmas, but Maine is so far away. I can't afford to fly. Have you seen what Delta is charging for tickets? It would take Fifteen Hundred Dollars for Rob and me to fly home. I don't have fifteen hundred dollars for tickets! That's why I have to win this contest!"
I did not tell Monique that I-95 will get anyone to Maine that wants to go there in about 22 hours — if you wear a diaper and have enough sandwiches and coffee on the front seat. Monique is not the kind of person who does discomfort well.
"Aren't you going to take the kids, too?"
"Those ungrateful little @&#^%. I've been worried sick about this and they had the nerve to complain about it. Complained about me being upset! I told them that they will be lucky to get a stinking thing for Christmas. I have a good enough mind to take all their money and use it on tickets to go home and see my mom. And I told them that, too. Serves them right"
She sucked in her breath and latched on to me, eye to eye. "I've been working on this letter all morning and it's terrible. YOU are such a good writer. Write me something that will win this contest! You can do it, I know you can!"
Now I was in a bad spot. This jabbering woman was wanting to me ghost write her entry into a contest being held by one of my competitors. Not only that, but I knew everyone on the staff and several could be counted as friends. Screwing with another radio station's contest is just inviting trouble and screwing over your friends is a good way not to have any. I told Monique that.
"I spend thousands and thousand of dollars on advertising with you! The least you could do is help me! I might not ever see my mother again! Please, please you have to do this"
She kept at it like this for a while and, I hate to say, I gave in. It was either that or listen to her blame me for her troubles over the next several weeks. Crazy people rule the world because of enablers like me.
I sat down at a typewriter in another office and stared at it. My Lord, this was a writing problem. I have this woman who is oozing ugly, repellent, self-pity. I have to turn her, a woman who threatened to take away Christmas from her kids, into an object of sympathy. I sat there feeling sorry myself and her kids when the key fell into my lap.
I began typing in a white heat.
Dear WBBQ,
I am writing about the Home for the Holidays Contest that you are having. I am not writing for myself. I am doing this for my Mom. She has been very upset about my grandmother who lives up in Maine.
My grandmother's name is Nanny. She has been sick a lot this year. Mom really wants to go to Maine to visit her. She is afraid that this will be our last chance to see Nanny at Christmas.
Maine is very far away and it costs a lot of money to get there. Mom says we don't have enough to pay for it. My brother and I offered to give up our presents this year. They could use that money to help pay for the trip. Mom said no and for us not to worry about it. I could tell that we upset her. We didn't mean to. We just wanted to help.
I heard about this contest on the radio today and asked her if I could write you. She said yes.
Please pick my letter to be the winner. We really need to take my Mom Home for the Holidays. This would be the best Christmas present you could ever give to anyone.
I looked at this thing that had sprung out of the typewriter. My God, what had I done?
I took it up front and held it out in front of me so that none of the evil could slip off the paper and on to my shoes. She lunged for the cheap copier paper. She didn't read it as much as just devour it. She started crying.
"I could see her doing this. My sweet girl could have written this. Oh I feel so bad now for being so mean to her last night. I told her I was going to take away Christmas. I am a terrible mother." She paused and read it over again. "This letter is perfect! PERFECT! Thankyouthankyouthankyou!".
I made sure to keep the desk between me and her. There was enough drama already without my being hugged for writing the biggest, fattest, lie I had ever written.
"Now you can not tell a soul that I wrote this," I warned. "Not a soul. I will get in terrible trouble if you do. Take this letter home and have Hannah write it up in her hand writing. She can change around the wording to be more like hers, but warn her not to add any begging or anything piteous. It is an old actor's trick. The less she cries — the more the audience will."
So Monique took the letter home and Hannah read it and she cried, too. Hannah, like a lot of us, is a sucker for being noble when it doesn't cost anything. She wrote it in her cute little girl curlicue hand writing and only changed a word or two. They put the letter in the mail that night.
Her mom showed a copy around to all her friends and, with each telling, she and her daughter began to believe their own story. Her friends were amazed at the maturity that the 12 year old Hannah had shown and they cried over her being so brave to have written the radio station like that.
Christmas is a very hellish time in the radio business. You write commercials and you produce commercials and then you write and produce some more. You wonder if there are any more rabbits in that magic hat that you reach into every day for a new, fresh idea. An idea that will work for your client and that they will like.
Combine the stress of sales with the stress of creating and the stress of begging clients to pay their bill from last month so you can have Christmas this month and you have the reason why there are so many young people in radio. All the old ones… die.
So, it is not surprising that I forgot about that letter. I had not even thought of it for days until I was snatched out of sleep one morning by a phone call from Monique.
"We won! We won! Oh my God, they just read her letter on the air! We are all flying to Maine. Oh My God. Oh My God. You have given me the best present a person has ever given me. The very best. You are the most wonderful friend in the world and if you EVER tell ANYONE you wrote it I will kill you. I will murder you. You hear me? Not a WORD!"
Man, that turned ugly quick. I seem to remember telling HER not to tell anyone.
I laid in bed in complete shock. I had queered another radio station's contest. Part of me was astonished and delighted over having authored a winning letter. The other half of me was ashamed that I had lent my good talents to such a low enterprise.
I went into work that morning and didn't say anything. I didn't have to because all my co-workers were saying plenty. My client just won a major contest at a competitor. Her child is only 12. Did I have anything to do with this?
I denied it.
"Are you sure? She sounds mature for her age".
I denied it more than three times. I grabbed some copy and ran to a production studio supposedly to make more commercials, but really, to hide.
When I come out, there was much more poodah. The poodah is what all the girls at the office call gossip.
According to the poodah, the owner of WBBQ had put in the fix on his own contest. He had a letter from HIS client and that client had promised a fat 12 month advertising contract to make sure that HIS was the winning letter.
The staff of the radio station were outraged. Here they had this letter from this darling little twelve year old girl that made them cry every time they read it and the boss had put the fix on. She was so brave and so mature for her age and it was terrible, horrible that their boss was going to give it to a client in some dirty, underhanded deal.
They complained and plotted and schemed and when the time came, they broke into the owner's office that morning and stole Hannah's letter from his desk. They read it on the air and awarded the prize to the darling little girl and her mom.
It was done. Nothing could make it come back. The prize was awarded and it was glorious! Que the singing angels! Deck the Halls with Boughs of Folly!
When he finally woke up, late, as usual, the boss was livid and threatening to fire them all. A major, crooked, client was very hacked because he'd promised his family a nice Christmas trip and now would have to pay for it with his own after-tax dollars — of which he had plenty.
It was a very ugly scene at WBBQ. Screaming, shouting, recriminations, door slamming, and people avoiding the halls. They were having the worst Christmas ever. I was the one who had delivered it or, at least, midwifed it: along with the corrupt owner and the crooked client and a wonderful, brave little girl who had conned them all.
My co-workers thought it was wickedly delightful and were jealous of the sales person who had the horrid crooked client on her list. She could count on him giving her — The Budget. They were looking forward to more firings and resignations as each one meant another client's ad dollars would be ready to go to someone else — preferably, hopefully, with them. Ho! Ho! Ho! Let's go out for drinks to celebrate!
I just kept my mouth shut. If word got out, an entire sleigh full of people would have a Merry, Merry Christmas as they roasted my chestnuts over an open funeral pyre.
It was 20 years ago today, roughly. The statute of limitations for heaving stink bombs into a competitor's radio station having run out, I feel safe to share this heart-warming story of Christmas betrayals past. Radio is a nomadic business and most of the crew that broke down the door that morning do not live in Valdosta anymore. In other words, they can't lay their hands about my neck very easily.
They should be very proud of the truly noble thing they did that early morning. I wish I could say the same about my part, but I can't.
The staff of WBBQ walked out in January when the commission checks for Christmas sales were cashed. From the receptionist to the sales people to the DJ's they all walked out the door without warning. Only the computers were left behind to run things.
The radio station owner had to go hire an entire new staff and he never again had such a talented group working for him. The radio ad sales sharks moved in and ate his list of clients alive. It was the rough justice of the radio world.
Hannah, Monique, Rob, Brother Bill, and Nanny had the most wonderful Christmas ever. I don't think they ever told Nanny this story.
But I just told you. If you wish, you can have a Merry, Merry Christmas roasting my chestnuts in the open readers forum below. I certainly deserve it.
A Merry Christmas to you all!!! and a radio-contest free New Year….
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On Mon 09 Jun 03, 2:10 PM, Mike Simons <email@example.com> said:
> On Mon, Jun 09, 2003 at 09:23:56AM -0700, Peter Jay Salzman wrote:
> > i just sent in a bug report, with a patch, to debian using reportbug.
> >
> > i've always remembered reportbug asking for special tags, like "patch
> > included" or "security related", but it didn't ask me this time around.
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> > does anyone know why this has changed? seemed like a good system; i'm
> > surprised they removed the patch and security tags.
> there are a bunch of bug reporting scripts for debian, if you are sure
> you used "reportbug" (as opposed to "bug"),
yeah, i definitely used "reportbug". "bug" was taken out of debian and
is no longer available.
> then telling which version
> of reportbug you are using would be Very Useful. :)
ii reportbug 2.10.1
> It appears that reportbug supports multiple prompt modes:
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> 'standard': 'Offer more extensive prompts, including asking about '
> 'things that a moderately sophisticated user would be expected to '
> 'know about Debian.',
> 'advanced' : 'Like standard, but assumes you know a bit more about '
> 'Debian, including "incoming".',
> 'expert': 'Bypass most handholding measures and preliminary triage '
> 'routines. This mode should not be used by people unfamiliar with '
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> I'm not exactly sure how to set the mode level...
> There appears to have been a Non-Maintainer-Upload of reportbug:
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> Martin Loschwitz <firstname.lastname@example.com> Fri, 14 Mar 2003 19:15:00 +0100
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> It is possible that he might have changed the default mode...
jeez mike, i did some digging, and as always, you're right on the mark.
here's an explanation of what i found:
previously, i've always passed a package name to reportbug because
without one, it would print an error message, "you need to give a
package to report", and die.
so i was pretty shocked when i just now typed:
$ reportbug
and it asked me which mode to use (novice, expert, etc). that's new.
in fact, from the output, it says that the default mode is "novice".
however, when you invoke reportbug with a package (the way i've always
done it in the past):
$ reportbug vim
which is the way i've always invoked it in the past, it doesn't ask you
for a mode. presumably, "novice" is still the default. and that's why
i wasn't asked for a patch or security related tag. the default mode
has changed.
there's a command line switch --mode=MODE that allows you to change the
default. however, this is better:
you can do:
$ reportbug --configure
to change the default mode, your real name, your email address and
whether reportbug should use direct internet access. nice. i don't
remember that either, but then again, i didn't really look...
mystery solved. mike, thanks for the tip! :)
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a question: biochemistry versus molecular biology
I am just accepted to a bachelors programme in molecular biology and biochemistry. After the first or second semester all students will have to make a choice, to continue studying biochemistry or molecularbiology. I was wondering, what are the different career prospect for these two different directions? (and is there jobs available after a bachelor degree or is a master degree a necessity?) Where I am from, Norway, it is very strict restrictions to get into most master degree programmes. I was thinking about doing a masters in Nutrition, but here one has to have a bachelor degree in nutrition to be able to do a masters in that subject. Is it possible in any other countries to be accepted to do a masters in Nutrition when one has a bachelor in molecular biology? Is bio chemistry or molecular biology most similar to Nutrition?
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Re: a question: biochemistry versus molecular biology
bio chem is more similar to nutrition
Re: a question: biochemistry versus molecular biology
Excellent list! I've learned more from this forum in about 2 days than I have at any other forum community.
Re: a question: biochemistry versus molecular biology
Biochemistry is closer. I'm doing Biochemistry & Biotechnology.
Re: a question: biochemistry versus molecular biology
This is an extremelt short version,
In atomic spectroscopy you are generally looking at the energy levels of electrons around a single atom or sometimes small molecule such as I2 or H2 but usually its a single atom. This spectroscopy shows details such as orbital and rotation of the atom
Molecular spectroscopy can show bond lengths and bivrational modes as well as conjugation etc.
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Austin, TX (PRWEB) October 24, 2013
Square Cow Movers is once again helping The Settlement Home for Children with manpower and moving trucks as they get geared up for the annual Charity Garage Sale. For two days they will provide four trucks and 8-10 professional movers that will help haul and unpack thousands of goods before the big event.
Anytime Square Cow Movers sees a need for their expertise they don't hesitate to extend a helping hoof. Owner Wade Lombard explained, "Our business is about helping people get settled into their homes, which is exactly what Settlement Home for Children is doing for kids in need. We can't think of a better way to use our resources and knowledge."
This year Square Cow Movers is increasing their involvement by doubling the number of trucks and movers they are making available to the Settlement Home for Children.
Below are details about the Charity Garage Sale and its related events.
WHEN: November 1-3, 2013
10am – 5pm (Sunday Box Sale begins at 3pm on the 3rd)
Where: Parmer Event Center
900 Barton Springs Rd.
Austin, TX
This year's preview party will be held on Wednesday October 30th from 7-10pm at the Parmer Event Center. Tickets are available for $75 each and include dinner along with entry into the party. All proceeds from the preview party and Charity Garage Sale go to the Settlement Home for Children.
To learn more about the Settlement Home for Children and their annual Charity Garage Sale, please visit: http://www.settlementhome.org/
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The Motorola Droid was one of the most popular Android phones of all time. The phone helped Motorola make a comeback, from the brink of shutdown.Read More
The Motorola Droid 2 is expected to be launched during August by Verizon and Motorola. Nearly, all the relevant details about the handset are available thanks to the various leaks.Read More
Remember the HTC Droid Incredible software update we told you about? Apparently, the update has been postponed to a future date.Read More
BlackBerry, like Nokia have been unable to catch up with the "touch†evolution in mobile phones. The BlackBerry Storm and the Storm 2 were a major failure, thanks to the out-dated BB OS.Read More
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There is little doubt that The Jungle Book remains one of the most delightful and warmly received of all of the Disney animated films. This re-telling of the classic Rudyard Kipling tale is the last film that Walt Disney was involved with both in terms of production and writing before his death in 1966.
"Let's have fun with it," Walt was often quoted as saying to his animation staff about their efforts on the film. And that is exactly what the talent pool of The Walt Disney Studios did with the story of Mowgli, the Indian jungle boy raised by wolves, befriended by bears and panthers and stalked by pythons and tigers. But beyond Walt's simple desire, The Jungle Book also set a high benchmark in relation to animation, musical score and storytelling to which all of the Disney cartoon classics aspire.
These original intents of Disney inspired this adaptation by Thomas Kinkade Studios. Beautifully framed and matted, and comes with a brass name, this is the first release from the studios. Thom trained and worked with Master Artisans, with whom he taught his painting style and techniques. The Thomas Kinkade Studios will continue with the remaining Disney Dreams images, as well as other images, to continue on with Thom's legacy and carry out his message of Sharing the Light.
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Framed in durable, break-resistant plexi-glass. Piece of Limited Edition Paper is signed and numbered. Edition size of 1155. This image measures 18" x 27". The frame measures 30-1/2" x 39-1/2". You'll receive a certificate of authenticity to denote this is a genuine piece of Thomas Kinkade artwork. For indoor use only. Made in the USA.


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By Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, March 28, 2014 Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has paid tribute to retiring Army Gen. Keith B. Alexander, who is stepping down as head of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency, crediting him with leading key assets in the intelligence community through one of the most challenging periods in history.
"Thanks to General Alexander's visionary leadership as the first commander of U.S. Cyber Command, the Department of Defense is on its way to building an elite, modern cyber force," the secretary told military and civilian NSA employees at the agency's Fort Meade, Md. Headquarters.
Hagel credited Alexander with working to protect the nation at a time when the NSA has faced controversy for its surveillance programs leaked by former contractor Edward Snowden.
"He did so with a fierce, but necessary, determination to develop and protect tools vital to our national security," the secretary said. "President Obama's reforms, including his announcement yesterday on government retention of telephone metadata, reflect both the importance of signals intelligence, and the importance of honoring our nation's tradition of privacy rights."
The United States will maintain the investment in intelligence, one of America's most important national assets, Hagel said. "We also are protecting critical investments in our military's cyber capabilities."
Hagel noted how often Pentagon computers are targeted. "During the course of my remarks today, DOD systems will have been scanned by adversaries around 50,000 times," Hagel said. "Our nation confronts the proliferation of destructive malware and a new reality of steady, ongoing, and aggressive efforts to probe, access, or disrupt public and private networks, and the industrial control systems that manage our water, energy, and food supplies."
America has always adapted to new threats, the secretary said.
"But today, a networked world -- a world in which oceans are crossed at the speed of light -- presents challenges to American security that our nation has never before confronted," Hagel said. "Our responsibility, whatever the revolutions in technology, is to guard not only our nation, but also the fundamental character of our open society."
Alexander is stepping down after a 40 year military career, and Hagel noted how technology has changed during his years in uniform.
"Today, more than 40 trillion emails are sent each year," Hagel said. "There are 60 trillion web pages. The internet accounts for one-fifth of GDP growth among developed countries. And it continues to connect, improve and transform the lives of billions of people."
Alexander has helped leaders across DOD recognize that cyberspace will be a part of all future conflicts.
"The United States does not seek to 'militarize' cyberspace," Hagel said. "Instead, our government is promoting the very qualities of the internet -- integrity, reliability, and openness -- that have made it a catalyst for freedom and prosperity in the United States and around the world."
DOD will maintain an approach of restraint to any cyber operations outside of U.S. government networks.
"We will continue to take steps to be open and transparent about our cyber capabilities, doctrine, and forces -- with the American people, our allies and partners, and even competitors," he said.
This capability requires dedicated professionals, Hagel said, and Alexander has assiduously been recruiting and training these computer warriors.
"In 2016, that force should number 6,000 professionals who, with the close support of National Security Agency, will be integrated with our combatant commands around the world," the secretary said. "Continuing General Alexander's work to build this cyber force will remain one of DOD's top priorities."
Hagel also credited the NSA's rank and file for protecting Americans in ways most will never know. "Your contributions have been decisive," Hagel said. "You enabled the military to dramatically reduce casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan by helping disable improvised explosive devices, and provided critical intelligence that helped hunt down the world's most notorious terrorists."
The agency also worked with U.S. and Mexican authorities to combat the violence associated with the ongoing struggle against drug cartels.
"There is much more we simply can't discuss in public," Hagel said. "But we can say that, from the Battle of Midway to the age of terror, our nation's history would read differently were it not for the NSA and its predecessors."
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Related Sites:Special Report: The Cyber Domain – Security and OperationsNational Security AgencyU.S. Cyber Command Speech as Delivered by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel at the Retirement Ceremony for General Keith Alexander


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From my perspective, whether we are in hospice or merely transitioning to a new story or both, these questions constitute our overarching assignment in the time we have left, and they form the crux of my work in the wake of our predicament. The pivotal task, I believe is an invitation offered on Page 66: "Imagine yourself on your deathbed, looking back on your life. What moments seem the most precious? What choices will you be the most grateful for?" This is hard-core hospice work.
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RIVERSIDE, Iowa -- Orange is not usually the color for fighting cancer, but it was in Riverside this weekend.
More than 100 hunters took part in the celebrity hunt for Aiming for a Cure. The event pairs hunters with a celebrity to go after pheasants near Riverside.
Ben Riess got the ball rolling for the event 11 years ago. Ben lost his battle with cancer in 2009 but friends and family have kept it going ever since.
"I personally knew Ben Reiss so I helped wire their house, got to meet Ben and it meant a lot to me to help the cause of what they're trying to do," said Stan Pfoff of Cedar Rapids, who has taken part in the hunt every year.
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Ramadan Special 2015 Package
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What is included in the umrah / hajj 2015 package?
- VISA - The Issuing of visa
- TRANSPORT - Transportation for the group from Medinah to Mekka, back to Jeddah airport and for Ziyarat will be provided.
- AIRTICKET - Return Air ticket included from Major European countries (Netherlands, France, Belgium, and Germany) is included
- TRAINING - We will train you before your trip and during your trip for all the Do's and Don'ts about your Umrah
- SUPPORT - We support you through our offices in Europe and in Saudi Arabia
- ACCOMMODATION IN MEKKA - Economy Hotels will be provided for you in Mekka 800m from Haram .
- ACCOMMODATION IN MEDINA - Economy hotels in Medina. The hotels are on about 450m from the Haram Sherif
- ROOMS of 5 beds - 5 bed rooms. You can either book a separate family room or share a room with other pilgrims.
- ZIYARAT (site seeing) - All the Ziyarat of Makkah and Medinah are also included.
- MEET & ASSIST - Starting at the airport of departure, the group will meet our tour operators, who will be happy to assist further
What is not included in the umrah / hajj 2015 package?
- Meals - Meals are not included in our packages
- Shopping - shopping tours are not part of this package
- Private tours - others than the Ziyarat mentioned above
Airports of depature for umrah / hajj 2015
|Berlin - Bremen - Cologne - Dusseldorf - Frankfurt - Hamburg - Hannover - Munich - Nurnberg - Stuttgart
|Lyon - Nice - Paris - Toulouse - Basel
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|Birmingham – London - Manchester
How does the umrah / hajj order process look like?
What is the schedule of this umrah ramadan package?Duration: 30 days | Price: Price: 1840
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What do I need to apply for the umrah / hajj visa?
- A passport that's valid for at least 7 months with 3 or 4 blank pages for each traveler. Non-European applicants must submit a clear photocopy for both side of the Permanent Residence card
- 2 passport size photographs for each traveler (ladies preferably in Hijab) with a light background
- A stamped Immunization Card showing vaccination against Meningitis (one dose of ACYW135 vaccine). this vaccnation is valid for 3 years
- Pilgrims who have non-Muslim names must have a statement from any Islamic Center showing their conversion to Islam
- Ladies and children need proper proof of relationship (marriage certificate for married couples, long birth certificates for children indicating names of both parents).
Why choose Gazelle tours for your umrah 2015?
Gazelle tours is a tour operator founded in the UK, France, Belgium, and Germany. Our Management team have over two decades of experience in different areas and they do benefit of more than 5 years experience in organizing Hajj & Umrah trips.
- Gazelle tours is registered in Paris, Brussels, Paderborn and London
- We partner only with companies delivering best class services
- All our booked hotels in Mekka and Medina are well equipped and have air conditioning
- All transport vehicles used for our guests are air conditioned
- We do take care of our guests during the whole trip
- You have always a contact person to address your remarks and suggestions
- Quality and Service come at first
- We guarantee the best prices on the market
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et ci il vont feter la fete de l' aid a la mecque
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salam aleykoum
je souhaiterais partir a la meque inchallah pour une omra ramadan
mais je sohaiterais avoir que le visa+billet
sans hotel car ma famille et moi allons se faire hébergé par une amie proche a moi qui habite labas
a ce que cela est possible svp ??? vue que le consulat ne délivre pas de visa au particulier et quil foudrai passer par une agence !
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Dancing With the Stars 2013: Bill Nye and Tyne Stecklein's Week 1 Cha-Cha (VIDEO)
Season 17, Week 1 of Dancing With the Stars 2013 introduced us to Bill Nye and Tyne Stecklein, and unfortunately, their Cha-Cha did not impress. The science-themed performance was awkward, but they definitely had fun with it.
"It was like being waxed," Len said, explaining it was painful to watch and he was thankful when it was over. "You had all the elements in there, but they were all backwards and forward," Bruno added. Carrie Ann was nicer, ultimately saying he's the "heart of the show," yet still gave him a 5. Len scored lowest with a 4, and Bruno followed with a 5, giving them a low total of 14.Check out the video above, then hit the comments with your thoughts on their performance!


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New Palestine McDonald's manager Rebecca Burrin (second from left with hand on check) was one of 142 McDonald's managers around the country recognized for her work as a leader. Burrin was named a recipient of the Ray Kroc Award, an honor named after McDonald's founder which recognizes the top performing managers in the country. Also present for the presentation are New Palestine McDonald's restaurant owners Marge Szydlo, next to Burrin, and George Szydlo, back row fourth from left. (Photo provided)
NEW PALESTINE — Showing that hard work does pay off, New Palestine McDonald's manager Rebecca Burrin was awarded the Ray Kroc Award during a special presentation earlier this month at the local restaurant.
Representatives from McDonald's made a trip to the New Palestine fast food establishment Jan. 4 when Burrin was hard at work during a managerial shift and presented her the award.
"I was pretty surprised," Burrin said a few days after earning the honor.
Burrin was one of 142 managers chosen throughout the United States to earn the national recognition.
The Ray Kroc Award is an annual performance-based honor that recognizes the top performing McDonald's managers in the country.
"This means a lot to me because only 1 percent of managers from McDonald's get recognized," she said.