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Balanced 49ers offense aims to lead Super Bowl win
"He does it all. He's a beast," Ravens safety Ed Reed said. "He's one of those guys that you all say has it. He catches touchdowns, he's blocking. I'm surprised they haven't ran him yet, handing him the ball, but he's somebody you really have to know where he is at all times and be mindful of what he's doing, because they give him the ball, for one. You have to give him the ball. Why wouldn't you? But whoever is covering him, whether it's me, (safety) Bernard (Pollard), or anybody on our team covering him, you have to be really mindful of where he's at."
Crabtree had six catches against the Falcons and Randy Moss — who this week proclaimed himself "the greatest receiver ever to play this game" only to have Hall of Famer Jerry Rice beg to differ — made three.
San Francisco's offensive line will have to do a better job than in a 16-6 loss at Baltimore on Thanksgiving night 2011, when the unit allowed the Ravens to match a franchise record with nine sacks.
"We've seen enough film to kind of know what to expect, unless they come up with something different," center Jonathan Goodwin said. "But definitely a talented group up front, and that's what makes them a good defense. They try to do some things to confuse you."
If Crabtree and Kaepernick can pull off another outstanding outing in the game of their lives, they'll take the podium together again for an entertaining back and forth of compliments and good-natured ribbing.
After one game, they held a joint postgame news conference.
All-Pro linebacker Patrick Willis, a member of San Francisco's stingy, run-stopping defense, regularly offers a pat on the back and hug to Kaepernick.
"In a close game, we would win because our defense doesn't give up," Davis said. "Our offense is always aggressive and eager to win."
Hoisting the Lombardi Trophy is the plan now. In the Niners' rooting section: Rice, Roger Craig, Joe Montana and Steve Young.
The current 49ers are fully aware of the history, most notably a perfect Super Bowl record that they must protect. San Francisco is 5-0 in championship games and trying to match the Pittsburgh Steelers for most ever.
"This is incredible, man,' Davis said. "Just being a part of this franchise is legendary — Jerry Rice, Joe Montana, Steve Young — and to be able to bring a ring back, that's something that you can cherish for the rest of your life."
PREDICTION: 49ers 31, Ravens 27.


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Through our Acceleration Initiative, Young Investigator Program, and Clinical Trials Advancement Awards, CureSearch for Children's Cancer awarded $7 million in research at 87 hospitals and institutions in 2013. The map above and the list below illustrate all of the places that we're currently funding research.
Phoenix Children's Hospital
1919 East Thomas Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Children's Hospital, Los Angeles
4650 Sunset Blvd., MS 54
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Regents of the University of California – San Francisco
505 Parnassus Ave
San Francisco, CA 94143-0106
Stanford University
450 Serra Mall
Stanford, CA 94305
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Dr
La Jolla, California 92093
Children's Hospital Association
13123 East 16th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045
Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children
2055 High St. Suite 340
Denver, CO 80205
University of Colorado Children's Hospital of Denver
13123 E 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
282 Washington Street
Hartford, CT 06106-3322
Children's National Medical Center (WDC)
111 Michigan Avenue, NW
Washington, DC20010
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children / Nemours Children's Clinic
1600 Rockland Road Administration/Research Bldg Room 227B
Wilmington, DE 19803
All Children's Research Institute, Inc.
601 5th Street South Suite 302
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Arnold Palmer Children's Hospital for Children
92 W. Miller Street
Orlando, FL 32806
Children's Hospital at St. Mary's Medical Center
901 45th Street
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
Florida Hospital Foundation
2710 North Orange Avenue
Orlando, FL 32804
Miami Children's Hospital
3100 SW 62 Avenue
Miami, FL 33155
Nemours Children's Clinic – Jacksonville
807 Children's Way
Jacksonville, FL 32207
Nemours Children's Clinic – Pensacola
5153 N 9th Ave
Pensacola, FL 32504
St. Joesph's Children's Hospital of Tampa
3001 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
Tampa, FL 33607
Tampa General Hospital
5 Tampa General Circle Suite 470
Tampa, FL 33606
Wolfson Children's Hosptial
807 Children's Way
Jacksonville, FL 32207
Blank Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
1215 Pleasant Suite 514
Des Moines, IA 50309
University of Iowa
200 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
225 E Chicago, Box 205
Chicago, IL 60611
Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
840 S.Wood St.
Chicago, IL 60612
Loyola University Chicago, Health Sciences Division
2160 South First Avenue
Maywood, IL 60153
University of Chicago
900 E 57th Street KCBD Rm 5100
Chicago, IL 60637
Indiana University
702 Barnhill Drive – ROC 4340
Indianapolis, IN 46202
St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center, Inc.
2001 W. 86th St.
Indianapolis, IN 46260
University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.
571 S. Floyd Street Ste. 445
Louisville, KY 40202
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD 21218
Children's Hospital Boston
450 Brookline Ave, Dana 3
Boston, MA 02215
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
450 Brookline Avenue, DA3-124
Boston, MA 02215-5450
University of Massachusetts Medical School
55 Lake Avenue North
Worcester, MA 01655
Bronson Health Foundation
601 John Street – Box C
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Hurley Medical Center
One Hurley Plaza
Flint, MI 48503
St. John's Hospital and Medical Center
22101 Moross Road
Detroit, MI 48236
Wayne State University
3901 Beaubien
Detroit, MI 48201
William Beaumont Hospital Research Institute
3601 W. Thirteen Mile Rd
Royal Oak, MI 48073-6769
Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
2525 Chicago Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
200 1st St SW
Rochester, MN 55902
Regents of the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
2450 Riverside Ave. 8952a
Minneapolis, MN 55454
Children's Mercy Hospital
2401 Gillham Road
Kansas City, MO 64108
Curators of the University of Missouri
400 North Keene Street Suite 111
Columbia, MO 65201
Saint Louis University
1465 South Grand Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63104
Washington University in St.Louis
660 S. Euclid Ave, Box 8116
St. Louis, MO 63110
North Carolina
Carolinas Medical Center
1221 East Morehead Street
Charlotte, NC 28204
Duke University Medical Center
Suite 820, Erwin Square 2200 West Main Street
Durham, NC 27705
Novant Health Foundation Presbyterian Medical Center
301 Hawthorne Lane Ste. 100
Charlotte, NC 28204
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
170 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7236
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Wake Forest University Health Sciences Building Medical Center Blvd.
Winston-Salem, NC 27157
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraskar
982168 NE Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198
Children's Hospital & Medical Center
8200 Dodge Street
Omaha, NE 68114
New Jersey
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
195 Little Albany Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Saint Peter's University Hospital
254 Eastern Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
New York
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
One Gustave L. Levy Place
New York, NY 10029
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Ave
New York, 10065
New York University School of Medicine
160 East 32nd Street
New York, NY 10016
Winthrop-University Hospital
120 Mineola Boulevard, Suite 460
Mineola, NY 11501
Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron
1 Perkins Square
Akron, OH 44308
Dayton Children's Hospital
One Children's Plaza
Dayton, OH 45404
Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center
2213 Cherry Street ACC Building Suite 307
Toledo, OH 43608
ProMedica Toledo Children's Hospital
2142 North Cove Blvd
Toledo, OH 43606
Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
700 Children's Drive
Columbus, OH 43205
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
1200 Childrens Ave Suite 14500
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Warren Cancer Research Foundation
6465 S. Yale Ave Ste 707
Tulsa, OK 74136
Oregon Health & Science University
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd
Portland, OR 97239
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
4401 Penn Avenue, Rangos 3rd Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Lehigh Valley Hospital, Inc.
2545 Schoenersville Road 3rd Floor
Bethlehem, PA 18017
South Carolina
Medical University of South Carolina
135 Rutledge Avenue
Charleston, SC 29425
East Tenesse Children's Hospital
2018 Clinch Ave
Knoxville, TN 37901
Nashville, TN
Baylor College of Medicine
1 Baylor Plaza
Houston, TX 77030
Dell Children's Medical Center
1301 Barbara Jordan Blvd Suite 401
Austin, TX 78723
Medical City Dallas Hospital
7777 Forest Lane D-400
Dallas, TX 75230
Methodist Children's Hospital DMA Covenant
4101 22nd Place
Lubbock, TX 79410
University of Texas Health Sciences Center, SA
7703 Floyd Curl Drive, Mail Code: 7810
San Antonio, TX 78229
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd.
Houston, TX 77030
UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75390-9063
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah
2000 Circle of Hope Dr
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
University of Utah, SOM
100 Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84113
Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
101 Hospital Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22908
Seattle Children's Hospital Foundation
Seattle Children's Hospital 4800 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital and Health Center
317 Martin Luther King Jr. Way MS 409-1-Phil
Tacoma, WA 98405-4234
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
St. Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis
835 S. Van Buren
Green Bay, WI 54307-3508
West Virginia
Chaleston Area Medical Center
830 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 104
Charleston, WV 25302

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It's been a long day. Please excuse me for wondering aloud what might happen if I put my Siri-equipped iPhone to my ear while U2′s Vertigo started to play a bit too loudly in the background…
Uno, dos, tres, Catorce!
SIRI: would you prefer to speak Spanish?
Turn it up loud, captain
SIRI: You got it, baby. (turns iPhone volume to full)
Lights go down, it's dark
SIRI: I have adjusted the display. (turns iPhone brightness to full)
The jungle is your head
SIRI: You got that right.
Can't rule your heart
SIRI: I have no heart. So sad.
a feeling so much stronger than
a thought
SIRI: You mean like a… calculation?
Your eyes are wide
And though your soul
SIRI: No soul either
It can't be bought
Your mind can wander
SIRI: Actually, for $199 you can own me lock, stock and barrel.
Hello, Hello (¡Hola!)
SIRI: Hello, Hello (¡Hola!)
I'm at a place called Vertigo (¿Dónde está?)
SIRI: locating Vertigo, near Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
It's everything I wish I didn't know
SIRI: Still loading
Except you give me something i can feel,
SIRI: It's just a map
The night is full of holes
SIRI: Repeat, please
As bullets rip the sky
SIRI: Dialing 911 now
Of ink with gold
SIRI: Repeat, please
They twinkle as the
Boys play rock and roll
SIRI: Opening iTunes
They know that they can't dance
SIRI: Locating music with no beat
At least they know…
SIRI: I have a headache. Going to sleep now.


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|Political Power: Ron Paul
Ron Paul is many things - a doctor, a politician and now a comic book character! Now he will join forces with the likes of Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney & Rick Perry in the new comic book series "Political Power". A Texan, but no one can ever say he is boring. Is 2012 the year this Republican, with libertarian tendencies and a loyal following, claim the White House?
Well whether he does or not, Paul is the latest public servant to be featured in Bluewater Comics' "Political Power" series. Previously, Paul will also be featured in the Bluewater Comic "Political Power: The Tea Party Movement" and now long time writer and bio-comic stalwart, and "The New York Times" bestselling writer, Marc Shapiro is sharing his story.
"In a way, Ron Paul is like any other committed musician or actor. He has a vision, he's well read and he's very much his own person. You may not agree with everything he says but you have to admit that at least he's done his homework before he's said it, which is more than you can say for most politicians," said Shapiro, whose recent works include "Orbit: John Lennon" and "Female Force: Cher."
Shapiro said while reading up on Paul, he was amazed at this doctor-turned-statesman's appeal. "What surprised me in researching Ron Paul for this comic was his ability to cut across lines when it comes to age, gender and political point of view. College kids would be the last group of people you would expect to support a Republican but Paul has sizeable college student as well as solid independent thinker support," said Shapiro.
Darren G. Davis, president of Bluewater Comics, said that Paul's appeal to the more libertarian minded political junkie and his growing appeal to the mainstream of politics was the perfect reason to choose him as the next subject of "Political Power."
"Ron Paul is such a unique voice in the modern world of politics," said Davis." We want to make sure we told his tale and shared his philosophy and Marc has once again turned in a top-notch script."
Davis also praised the work of artist Luciano Kars and cover artist Joe Philips. "Both artists do incredible work and they matched Shapiro's writing style perfectly," said Davis.
"Political Power: Ron Paul" (ISBN 978-1-4507-8965-3) will hit stores in February 2012 and sell for $3.99.
All comic books are available for pre-order on Amazon.
The "Political Power: Michele Bachmann" comic book will be available later this month. An advance copy can now be downloaded on the NOOK and Kindle. The Race for the White House begins here. One of a number of candidates vying for the Republican nomination for the presidential election of 2012, Michele Bachmann has been making waves in all sectors of the world. This is your first chance to learn more about the candidate and more about the woman. You'll learn who she is, beyond all the sound bites. You'll get a sense of the woman, and not just the media story.
The "Political Power: Mitt Romney" book will be out in January. Mitt Romney is smart, principled and he knows how to crunch numbers which is why the Republican party sees him as the Great White Hope in the 2012 presidential election. How Mitt Romney got to frontrunner status on the political right is the subject of Bluewater Productions "Political Power: Mitt Romney". Smart is sexy.
The "Political Power: Tea Party" comic book will be out in January. Their roots are in the American Revolution. But in a scant two years The Tea Party has been reborn as a vital cog in the modern political wheel. Read all about the rise of The Tea Party and get insight into one of its most ardent supporters in the upcoming "Political Power: Michele Bachmann and The Tea Party" from Bluewater Productions.
The "Political Power: Rick Perry" will be out in February. Rocketing up the political charts and seemingly coming straight out of nowhere, Governor Rick Perry of Texas is not just some nobody. He's not an overnight sensation. He's also not a pop star or a celebrity. He's a political figure that will be heard and someone that everyone is going to be keeping their eyes on in the coming months. So don't miss your chance to get in on the ground floor by learning everything you can about this man.
The "Political Power" series was launched earlier in 2009 as a companion piece to the successful "Female Force" and "Fame" biography titles. The comic allows Bluewater to delve into the history of certain newsworthy politicians and political movements and understand how a person has achieved their level of office in the government.
Bluewater Comics biography comic book series has been featured on CNN, The Today Show, BET, Fox News and in "People" Magazine as well as thousands of other places.
To order "Political Power: Ron Paul" call your local comic book store. To find a comic book store near you go to www.Comicshoplocator.com.
Other upcoming comic book biographies by Bluewater are Barack Obama, General Petraeus, The Army, Arianna Huffington, John Lennon, Steve Jobs & Tina Fey


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See W. E. Harkins, A Modern Czech Grammar (1953); R. G. A. de Bray, Guide to the Slavonic Languages (rev. ed. 1969); M. Heim, Contemporary Czech (1982).
Czech (čeština ˈʧɛʃcɪna in Czech) is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. Czech is similar to and mutually intelligible with Slovak and, to a lesser extent, to Polish and Sorbian.
Czech is widely spoken by most inhabitants of the Czech Republic. As given by appropriate laws, courts and authorities act and make out documents and executions in the Czech language (financial authorities also in the Slovak language). People who do not speak Czech have the right to get an interpreter. Instructions for use in Czech must be added to all marketed goods.
The right to one's own language is guaranteed by the Constitution for all national and ethnic minorities.
Czech is also one of the 23 official languages in the European Union (since May 2004).
The name "čeština", Czech, is derived from a Slavic tribe of Czechs ("Čech", pl. "Češi") that inhabited Central Bohemia and united neighbouring Slavic tribes under the reign of the Přemyslid dynasty ("Přemyslovci"). The etymology is unclear. According to a legend, it is derived from the Forefather Čech, who brought the tribe of Czechs into its land.
The phonology of Czech may also be very difficult for speakers of other languages. For example, some words do not appear to have vowels: zmrzl (froze solid), ztvrdl (hardened), scvrkl (shrunk), čtvrthrst (quarter-handful), blb (fool), vlk (wolf), or smrt (death). A popular example of this is the phrase "strč prst skrz krk" meaning "stick a finger through your throat" or "Smrž pln skvrn zvlhl z mlh." meaning "Morel full of spots dampened from fogs". The consonants l and r can function as the nucleus of a syllable in Czech, since they are sonorant consonants. A similar phenomenon also occurs in American English, where the reduced syllables at the ends of "butter" and "bottle" are pronounced [bʌ.ɾɹ] and [bɑ.ɾl], with syllabic consonants as syllable nuclei. It also features the consonant ř, a phoneme that is said to be unique to Czech (Polish has a similar sound, written rz) and quite difficult for foreigners to pronounce. To a foreign ear, it sounds very similar to zh, though a better approximation could be rolled (trilled) r combined with zh, which was incidentally sometimes used as an orthography for this sound (rž) for example in the royal charter of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor from 1609. The phonetic description of the sound is "a raised alveolar non-sonorant vibrant" which can be either voiceless (terminally or next to a voiceless consonant) or voiced (elsewhere), the IPA transcription being [r̝ ], however this is contested as not representing the ř sound properly.
There are 10 vowels in Czech which are regarded as individual phonemes. There are 5 short and 5 long vowels.
Long vowels are indicated by an acute accent or a ring.
Short vowels
There have been some disputes as to whether there are really ten or only five vowels in Czech. These can however be settled by a simple list of minimal pairs:
Note that ě is not a separate vowel. Analogous to y, ý and ů, it is a grapheme kept for historical reasons (see Czech orthography).
/r/ and /l/ (and sometimes also /m/ and /n/) can be syllabic, i.e. they can take the vowel's role as the nucleus of a syllable, e.g. vlk (wolf).
There are three diphthongs in Czech:
When these groups come together at morpheme boundaries, they do not form diphthongs in standard Czech; for instance naučit, neučit, poučit (or ). Vowel groups ia, ie, ii, io, and iu in foreign words are likewise not regarded as diphthongs; they may also pronounced with /j/ between the vowels .
|Place of articulation →
|Manner of articulation ↓
| Labio‐
| Post‐
|p b
|t d
|c ɟ
|k ɡ
|f v
|s z
|ʃ ʒ
|x (ɣ)
|(h) ɦ
|r r̝*
|Lateral Approximant
* [r̝] is a specific raised alveolar non-sonorant trill which can be pronounced both voiced and voiceless (regarded as two allophones of one phoneme).
Consonants in the parentheses are regarded as allophones of other consonants:
Glottal stop is not regarded as an individual phoneme.
There are also 4 affricates:
|voiceless alveolar affricate
|voiced alveolar affricate
|voiceless postalveolar affricate
|voiced postalveolar affricate
Other consonants are represented by the same characters (letters) as in the IPA.
(See also: Czech alphabet)
Long words have secondary stress, which is usually placed on every odd syllable, e.g. ˈnej.krás.ˌněj.ší (the most beautiful).
Stress in Czech denotes boundaries between words, but does not distinguish word meanings. It also has no influence on the quality or quantity of vowels. Vowels are not reduced in unstressed syllables and both long and short vowels can occur in either stressed or unstressed syllables.
As in most Slavic languages, many words (especially nouns, verbs and adjectives) have many forms (inflections). In this regard, Czech and the Slavic languages are closer to their Indo-European origins than other languages in the same family that have lost much inflection. Moreover, in Czech the rules of morphology are extremely irregular and many forms have official, colloquial and sometimes semi-official variants.
The word order in Czech serves similar function as emphasis and articles in English. Often all the permutations of words in a clause are possible. While the permutations mostly share the same meaning, they differ in the topic-focus articulation.
For example: Češi udělali revoluci (The Czechs made a revolution), Revoluci udělali Češi (It was the Czechs who made the revolution), and Češi revoluci udělali (The Czechs did make a revolution).
Nouns, adjectives, pronouns and numbers are declined (7 cases over a number of declension models) and verbs are conjugated; the other parts of speech are not inflected (with the exception of comparative formation in adverbs).
In the Czech Republic two distinct variants or interdialects of spoken Czech can be found, both corresponding more or less to geographic areas within the country. The first, and most widely used, is "Common Czech", spoken especially in Bohemia. It has some grammatical differences from "standard" Czech, along with some differences in pronunciation. The most common pronunciation changes include -ý becoming -ej in some circumstances, -é becoming -ý- in some circumstances (-ej- in others). Also, noun declension is changed, most notably the instrumental case. Instead of having various endings (depending on gender) in the instrumental, Bohemians will just put -ama or -ma at the end of all plural instrumental declensions. Currently, these forms are very common throughout the entire Czech republic, including Moravia and Silesia. Also pronunciation changes slightly, as the Bohemians tend to have more open vowels than Moravians. This is said to be especially prevalent among people from Prague.
The second major variant is spoken in Moravia and Silesia. Nowadays it is very close to the Bohemian form of Common Czech. This variant has some words different from its standard Czech equivalents. For example in Brno, tramvaj (streetcar or tram) is šalina (originating from German "ElektriSCHELINIE"). Unlike in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia tend to have more local dialects varying from place to place, however just as in Bohemia, most have been already heavily influenced and mostly replaced by Common Czech. Everyday spoken form in Moravia and Silesia would be a mixture of remnants of old local dialect, some Standard Czech forms and especially Common Czech. The most notable difference is a shift in used prepositions and case of noun, for example k jídlu (to eat - dative) (as in German zum Essen) becomes na jídlo (accusative), as it is in Slovak na jedlo. It is a common misconception that the use of Standard Czech in everyday situations is more frequent than in Bohemia. The Standard Czech became de-facto standardized with a new translation of the Bible (Bible of Kralice) using an older variant of the then-current language (for example, preferring -ý- to -ej-). These Standard forms are still common in spoken language both in Moravia and Silesia. Some Moravians and Silesians therefore tend to say that they use "proper" language, unlike their Bohemian compatriots. A special case is the Cieszyn Silesian dialect, spoken in the microregion of Cieszyn Silesia. It is spoken generally by the ethnic Polish minority. The dialect itself is a dialect of Polish but with strong Czech and German influences.
It should be noted that some south Moravian dialects are also sometimes, although rarely, considered (also by Czech linguists in the 90's or later, e.g. Václav Machek in his "Etymologický slovník jazyka českého", 1997, ISBN 80-7106-242-1, p.8, who speaks about a "Moravian-Slovak" dialect from the region of Moravian "Slovácko") to be actually dialects of the Slovak language, which has its roots in the Moravian empire when Slovaks and Moravians were one nation (without Bohemians) with one language. Those dialects still have the same suffixes (for inflected substantives and pronouns and for conjugated verbs) as Slovak.
The minor dialect spoken in Pilsen and parts of Western Bohemia and in wester parts of former Prachens region differs, among other things, by intonation of questions: all the words except for the last word of a sentence have a high pitch. This is the reason why the people from Pilsen are said to be "singing". Words that start questions are often given an additional "-pa": "Kolipa je hodin?" (regular Czech: "Kolik je hodin?"; English: "What time is it?"). The words like "this" (regular Czech: "tento/tato/toto") are often replaced by "tuten/tuta/tuto"); some examples: "What is this? or "What's happening?" is "Copato?" instead of "Co se stalo? / Co je to?" or "Why?" is "Pročpa?" instead of "Proč?". Region of Chodsko is home of very special Czech-Polish dialect of Chods people who were displaced about 10th century from Silesia because of protection of western border of Bohemia.
The noun cases are typically referred to by number, and learned by means of the question to which they are the answer. When learning a new word, children recite the cases using a set of example phrases, shown as follows:
|kdo/co? (who/what?)
|bez koho/čeho? (without whom/what?)
|komu/čemu? (to whom/what?)
|vidím koho/co? (I see whom/what?)
|oslovujeme/voláme (we address/call)
|o kom/čem? (about whom/what?)
|s kým/čím? (with whom/what?)
The case used depends on a number of variables, and for foreigners can be very confusing.
The simplest of the rules governing noun declension is the use of prepositions (předložky). Excepting expressions and common phrases, each preposition is matched with a certain noun declension case depending on use. The following are basic examples of common prepositions and their corresponding noun cases (note: these examples represent only one circumstance. Often each preposition can be used with two or more noun cases depending on the sentence).
Many of the above prepositions are used in different circumstances. For instance, when motion or a change of position is expressed, prepositions like nad, mezi, na, pod, etc. are used with the accusative case.
The second factor affecting noun declension is the verb used. In Czech grammar, the accusative case serves as the direct object, and the dative case serves as the indirect object. Some verbs require the genitive case to be used. For example, the verb "zeptat se" (to ask) requires that the person being asked the question be in the genitive case (Zeptat se koho/čeho), and that the thing being asked about follow the preposition "na" and be in the accusative case (Zeptat se koho/čeho na koho/co).
The third factor affecting noun declension is number. The Czech language has a very complex counting system, explained as follows with the example masculine animate noun muž (man):
That's in colloquial use. In literary use, there is an additional rule: the above system is based only on the last word of the number. Thus a number like 101 uses the singular (sto jeden muž) and 102 uses the ordinary plural (sto dva muži). For numbers which can be read in two ways, such as 21, the grammar may depend on which one is chosen (dvacet jeden muž or jednadvacet mužů). This system is becoming less common and is not used in every day speech, as well as becoming harder to find in modern literature.
Numbers also have declension patterns in Czech. The number two, for instance, declines as follows:
|(o) dvou
The numbers are singular (jednotné číslo), plural (množné číslo), and remains of dual. The number two, as declined above, is an example of the now-diminished dual number. The dual number is used for only several parts of the human body, of which each person has two: hands, shoulders, eyes, ears, knees, legs, breasts. In all but two of the above body parts (eyes and ears) the dual number is only vestigial and affects very few aspects of declension (mostly the genitive and prepositional cases). However, in Bohemian Czech it has become a common part of slang to use the dual ending of the instrumental case for ALL plural instrumental declensions, for example, "s kluky" (with the boys) becomes "s klukama", and so on for all nouns.
The three genders are masculine, feminine, and neuter, with masculine further subdivided into animate and inanimate. Words for individuals with biological gender usually have the corresponding grammatical gender, with only a few exceptions; similarly, among the masculine nouns, the distinction between animate and inanimate also follows meaning. Other words have arbitrary grammatical genders. Thus, for instance, pes (dog) is masculine animate, stůl (table) is masculine inanimate, kočka (cat) and židle (chair) are feminine, and morče (guinea-pig) and světlo (light) are neuter.
Compared to English or Romance languages, Czech has a very simple set of tenses. They are present, past, and future.
Past is used in almost all instances of past action, and replaces every past tense in English (past perfect, imperfect, pluperfect, etc.). The past tense is usually formed by affixing an -l- on the end of the verb, sometimes with a minor (rarely significant) stem change. After adding the -l-, letters are added in order to agree with the subject (-a for feminine, -i or -y for plural).
The present tense is precisely the same as in English. It is also used in cases where one would say, for instance, "I have been doing this for three hours". In Czech, the present indicative is used and is directly translated as "I do this for three hours".
There are also sometimes second forms of certain verbs (like to go, to do, etc.) that indicate a habitual or repeated action. These are known as iterative forms. For instance, the verb jít (to go by foot) has the iterative form chodit (to go regularly).
There is also no tense shifting (as in reported speech). E.g. "He loves her" -> "He said he loved her", the time is shifted from present to past. In Czech it is "Má ji rád" -> "Řekl, že ji má rád". The "má rád" implies present tense in both cases.
The conditional is something of an oddity, with no real indication of time. It is the same regardless of whether the action discussed is a future, present, or past action. The conditional is formed by using the auxiliary "conditional marker" and the past tense of the root verb. The condition marker appears as follows:
So, "I would have gone" would be translated as "Já bych šel" (or, more usually, "Šel bych").
The future tense is another fickle part of Czech grammar. Often, verbs that appear to be present tense are actually future tense. For instance, the verb "vyhodit" (throw out) appears like a normal present tense, but actually indicates a future action. This form of the verb has no present tense — it indicates a completed action (perfective aspect), so a present tense wouldn't make sense: either the action is already completed (past) or yet to be completed (future). A different form, "vyhazovat", indicates an ongoing action (imperfective aspect) and has all three tenses.


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HARTFORD, Conn. — Sen. Joe Lieberman is scheduled to visit the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., Friday to honor Rear Adm. Sandra Stosz as a Joe's Hero at 1:30 p.m.
Lieberman has honored the accomplishments of Connecticut residents, schools and organizations throughout his senate career by recognizing them as Joe's Heroes. Stosz is the first female superintendent of a U.S. military academy and was recently named as one of Newsweek's "150 Women Who Shake the World."
This event is open to the media, and the event will be held in the Henriques Room of Hamilton Hall at the academy. Members of the media who plan to attend should contact the academy's public affairs office at 860-531-8724.
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Anthropology at UCL is wonderfully varied; one day you might be learning about the significance of a Coca-Cola can, the next about the origins of mankind.
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At UCL, we explore in the round the big questions about humans beings and how they live across the globe. What does it mean to be human? How did our species evolve? How do we understand the diversity of people's life-ways? We relate those questions to the everyday problems and decisions that shape people's lives in different parts of the world. You can expect training in the full range of methods, theories and techniques from leading researchers in anthropology, whose work spans the globe.
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Choosing your monitors is often only the beginning, as the next stage is getting them to perform at their best. This can mean treating the acoustics of your studio.
However, we're now seeing manufacturers (KRK, IK Multimedia and Tannoy for example) revisiting the concept of tuning your DAW output or monitor response to compensate for the room acoustic.
Equator Audio Research's Q Series monitors continue the trend, offering impressive manual software setup and interfacing as standard.
However, the company also produces an optional analyser package that combines a reference mic with software to allow completely automated monitor setup for anything from basic stereo to multi-channel systems.
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The Q8s, although compact, still come in at 13-inches square and weigh over 15kg apiece – much of the weight comes from the 3/4-inch ply cabinet and 1-inch HDF baffle. The drivers are a 1-inch titanium compression horn driver and an 8-inch fibreglass/pulp woofer, with each driven by its own 200W amp.
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Striking up digital video search
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clips, trailers and music videos--ran out of money and closed during the dot-com bust, despite strong ties to content providers. It had content-licensing agreements with the likes of MGM, Reuters and the American Film Institute. Virage, too, developed technology for searching video and audio, but some executives say its software was weak.
Google has filed patents related to video search and the display of relevant advertising. For example, in September 2003, Google co-founder Larry Page filed a seemingly broad patent application for a "method to search media." Its system relies on stored data sets, or text "metatags" that represent published content or media, to retrieve and match multimedia to query terms. "Publishers provide authorization to display copyrighted materials through a permission protocol," according to the patent application.
More immediately, Google has been working with National Public Radio and others to index transcripts of audio already on the Internet so that clips can be searchable from its news search engine.
The 800-pound gorilla
Microsoft is betting on search technology for the Internet, with plans to introduce its own engine next year. But more broadly, it's developing search technology that will be platform agnostic, meaning it will allow people to find text and video from various mediums like broadband, broadcast and set-top boxes. It aims to do so by creating a specialized index for traceable programming labeled with metatags, or keywords.
It also is testing a system for inserting commercials into video that would be contextually relevant to the programming.
A Microsoft representative would not confirm the company's video search plans, but said that its Asia labs are working on projects surrounding annotating video for search purposes. The representative added that the company is not pre-releasing product plans for CES.
"The ways in which we navigate video is underwhelming for people," said Alan Schulman, chief creative officer of Brand New World, an advertising and new media company. "The Web is spoiling us with customization and personalization. We have to offer the same way to navigate video whether it's in broadband or television."
Yahoo's video play
Yahoo also is trying to index Web video available online today and broaden the reach of its search-related advertising program.
The Web portal plans to collect XML feeds of video content from third-party publishers. That way, it can index programming and make it searchable to visitors. Yahoo's database will rely on the title and description of video content to deliver relevant results, as opposed to actual language within the video.
The copyright questions are more clear in this proposition: Internet content companies looking to drive traffic to their video can likely sell more TV-like advertising if it works.
Yahoo spokeswoman Stephanie Iwamasa would not confirm the existence of a Yahoo video search service.
"We have not announced any launch plans for multimedia search and do not have relationships (feeds or otherwise) with video search aggregators," she wrote in an e-mail. "Furthermore, we do not comment on rumor or speculation."
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A tropical sunlit retreat on 28 lush acres - this low-rise hotel with Polynesian charm offers a wonderful atmosphere of old Hawaii . Spacious air-conditioned guest rooms with garden or ocean views . We feature an outdoor pool in the shape of Maui and the oldest coconut grove on the island . This resort is ideal for romantic getaways and group vacations . Free parking available .
Aston Maui Lu has just completed an enhancement to their walkways, reception and pool areas . The Maui-shaped swimming pool underwent a number of upgrades including the resurfacing of the pool interior and the deck . In addition, new pool furniture, picnic areas and barbecue grills were added for guests convenience and comfort . Finishing touches were made to the oceanfront rooms . Earlier this year, brand new carpet, furniture and drapes were added to each of the oceanfront rooms . To cap off the upgrades, the building exteriors and walkways were repainted and brand new lanai furniture was added for guests to relax as they take in the magnificent south Maui coast .
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Its not a true hostel. Its full of middle aged Americans who are out of luck & drink beer all day. Its not the only hostel like this in America but its misleading if you're a backpacker & its not fair you could end up with someone who is using the place as cheap rent. I was in a room with a nice guy but he told me the guy before me was a 60 something alcoholic so glad I missed him! Certainly wont be going back there if Im ever in Ft Laud again
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I felt very uncomfortable at this hotel. Half of the guests live there permanently and it makes for a very strange group of people. I must have arrived at a very bad time for the place because there were several very serious issues which involved the police having to escort guests off the premises at least twice during my stay, and i'm being nice about this. I think this hotel would benefit from allowing a maximum stay of two weeks for guests.
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My friend rented a place for me for the weekend since I was going to Fort Lauderdale and I can say I had a great time I meet new friends and I will def come back and visit Jorge and Tommy
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Josh Beckett not likely to be traded
Jul 30, 2012, 9:42 AM EDT
There have been a fair amount of rumblings and rumors regarding Josh Beckett. But — and this is no surprise — it's likely not happening.
It's unlikely the Red Sox will trade Josh Beckett, after talking with a small handful of teams about him.
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) July 30, 2012
Beckett has 10/5 rights, so he would have to approve anything and, though he has said he would "consider" any trade possibilities brought to him, he also says he'd prefer to stay in Boston. Then you figure that (a) he's sort of at a baseball value nadir at the moment; and (b) he's owed $15.75 million each of the next two years, it's hard to see why anyone would want to deal for him.
- number42is1 - Jul 30, 2012 at 9:48 AM
well for next year it makes sense… it is an Odd year after all. for 2014 it would be a bad idea
- sabathiawouldbegoodattheeighthtoo - Jul 30, 2012 at 9:55 AM
Since when has it been a problem to sell low for minimal return? Worked just fine with the Youkilis trade…
- bigleagues - Jul 30, 2012 at 11:24 AM
Except as I have explained a number of times previously, the Red Sox did not sell low on Youkilis as much as they were forced to trade Youkilis and get what they could in return given the numerous circumstances involved.
Beckett, on the other hand, is under contract for the next 2 plus seasons and the Red Sox are not similarly pressed to deal him as they were with Youkilis.
Whether Beckett turns things around and gives the Sox a consistent performance between now and the end of the season. He is not likely to have as much value going forward as he will have between now and the start of the 2013 season – especially if the Sox absorb a portion of whats owed to him.
- sabathiawouldbegoodattheeighthtoo - Jul 30, 2012 at 1:04 PM
"…they were forced to trade Youkilis…"
By whom? Did Kenny Williams have a gun to Cherington's head? Forced by their own "maneuvering" and the manager's big mouth? "Forced to the point where, 2 weeks later, Pedro Ciriaco was the team's DH?
If they were at all a professional organization, they could manage such a "problem" as too many viable players for a few slots. Middlebrooks was hot and Youk was banged up, so you tell the guy your letting him ride the bench a bit to get himself healthy and make the team better. Instead they paid the White Sox to take a good player and got the DFA'd Lillibridge in return.
Or, to put it more simply, BOTCH.
- teaspoon1731 - Jul 30, 2012 at 4:26 PM
""Forced to the point where, 2 weeks later, Pedro Ciriaco was the team's DH?"
Yes, because they knew ahead of time that Papi was gonna get hurt and that DH spot would open up….
It wasn't a great trade obviously, but I almost feel like they did it out of respect for Youk. The man didn't deserve to be riding the pine, and they really had no spot for him anymore. They couldn't keep putting Agon out in right field and risking that injury, and Middlebrooks had proven his spot at third.
- bigleagues - Jul 30, 2012 at 9:59 AM
Dealt before tomorrow night? Maybe not.
But short of one of the most miraculous transformations in history during the balance of this season, Beckett will be gone this off-season.
- muir6 - Jul 30, 2012 at 11:02 AM
Please don't trade him
yankees fans
- teaspoon1731 - Jul 30, 2012 at 4:30 PM
But the Yankees traded Burnett. It's only fair!
- deathmonkey41 - Jul 30, 2012 at 11:09 AM
In response being shopped by the Red Sox, Beckett said, "Hey, what can I tell you- I'm a complete A##hole…"
- basedrum777 - Jul 30, 2012 at 11:59 AM
And we all agree
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KFC and Miller Brewing Company exhaling.
- muir6 - Jul 30, 2012 at 2:24 PM
Please don't make him explain it to us littles again
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We snuck along to the first Formula One test in Jerez to report back on the upcoming season...
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But even before the first lights have gone out at Albert Park, there's a worry that 2013 could just be known just as 'the season that came before the one where they changed all the rules', something that's already on the mind of Red Bull team principal Christian Horner.
"2014 is going to be a risk for everyone. The thing at the moment is that nobody knows where anyone is with their respective engines," he told us. "It's a big regulation change, but then the regulation changes from 2008/2009 were the biggest in 25 years, and we coped with that one alright. It's a challenge for all the engineers and an exciting one. As you can see this year, the development has reached the top of the curve now and the cars - if they're not looking similar - they're evolutions of their successors. Whereas 2014 is a clean sheet of paper both with the drivetrain and chassis.
"I think that's exciting for all the engineers involved. Of course it's going to be a matter of balance: balancing your resources between 2013 and 2014. Hopefully we'll be competing for championships this year, and looking forward to 2014 as well. Some teams may switch all their resources to 2014 quite early on. Hopefully we won't be in that situation."


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As livestock producers we realize that raising high quality, efficient healthy animals is far more than a simplistic task. Employee training, forage quality, growing nutritional needs, mycotoxins, and facility designs are just a few of the many concerns that livestock producers face on a daily basis. As challenging as tackling all of these issues may seem, the Alltech On-farm Support program can help. A tool for farmers across the world, this program provides support to farmers in reaching goals, solving problems, troubleshooting and helping to lay a foundation for a profitable and sustainable future. Combining more than 30 years of research, premium quality products, and committed experts, the Alltech On-farm Support program is proving profitability globally, and is a must-have for your team.
With a core business in yeast technology, Alltech offers a range of products and solutions to meet the needs and issues that farmers face on a daily basis. By promoting profitability and overall health and production, whether it be animal performance or your bottom line, you can truly see the benefits that Alltech products can offer. Ask your feed provider for Alltech products in your ration.
Activating the Nutritional Power Within
Alltech is bridging the gap between science and the farm. Being a leader in research and nutrigenomics has helped Alltech bring necessary solutions to the animal production industry through nutrition. By understanding the effect of what you feed at the gene level through nutrigenomics, Alltech is helping animals to reach their true genetic potential.
Labor management has proven to be a challenge for farmers across the world, and for many, having inexperienced employees is extremely common. By doing a customized workshop for your team, you can assure that all employees are on the same page, following the same protocols and routines. Not only telling your employees the proper procedures, but helping them to understand the reasoning for these procedures is key to a quality team.
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The objective of this program is to increase the efficiency of the industry's labor force through bilingual training and education of farm employees. This course is designed to provide an opportunity for managers, consultants and feed manufacturers to develop teamwork and to improve targeted areas that contribute to the success of the operation.
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Pretty good. As the other reviewers mention, harissa pastes vary widely, so be careful if yours is one of the spicy ones. I omitted the rose petals (where the heck would you find them?) and generally stuck to most of the rest of the recipe. It was fun and decent tasting.flag if inappropriate
Made this for Rosh Hashana dinner. Found it quite easy and the family loved it. The sweet-spicy taste is maybe not for everyone, but if you enjoy Persian cuisine you'd probably like this. It was a pretty forgiving dish -- I cut a few corners and it turned out fine. As one reviewer mentioned though you'll want to be careful with the harissa you use, because it can be quite hot. (some kinds are more savory and less spicy, others are more spicy.)flag if inappropriate
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I made this from the recipe book, which I own. I love the book and have made numerous recipes to great success. But when I made this, with store purchased Harissa, it was so unbearably hot we had to through it out. I am suggesting you be careful with the seasoning.flag if inappropriate
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Rock snot. Sounds a lot worse than "Didymosphenia geminate," doesn't it? This invasive alga is also commonly known as "didymo," but no matter what you call it, it's gaining footholds in streams worldwide, including some of the most revered trout waters on Earth. The infestation nearest to Missouri is in the White River just south of the Missouri-Arkansas border.
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I finally ordered one, online.
Hello Mr. Chandler—I have been with the IBM midrange systems since the mid 70's. Starting with the system 3s (15D), system 32/34/38's etc. I have been reading System iNEWS for quite a number of years and have received great information from this. That being said, has nothing really to do with this e-mail. I was surprised to see your article on the Android tablets, in particular
the Samsung Galaxy Tab. The Galaxy came down to being my choice, but have not yet made the plunge. BTW, Verizon is also my carrier. I really like the size of the Galaxy and a lot of the features, so as I was reading your article I thought you were confirming my choice (can't be two of us wrong, can there?). After reading your entire article, I am now 2nd guessing myself. Have you moved on to something else, or went back to the Galaxy? I was curious to what different stories they had for you. I will understand if you do not want to disclose that information. Thanks for all of the articles and keep up the good work. —Randy M.
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Randy—I actually ended up going back and getting a Galaxy Tablet after the last price drop. I'm also happy to report that my Verizon stores got their act together and could rationally explain the data plans.
I'm very, very pleased with the Galaxy. In fact, I've barely touched my iPad since I brought the Galaxy home. The two most compelling reasons for my change of allegiance are:
(1) I simply like the 7-inch form factor better than the 10-inch form factor. You can hold it in one hand comfortably. One of my main applications is reading (via Kindle and Nook applications), and the reading experience is better (for me) on the Galaxy.
(2) The thing I dislike the most about iPads/iPhones is having to go through iTunes to load data to the device. That means I have to remember which system I've mated the device to and if I'm traveling with the wrong combination of devices/systems, I have limited means of moving data around. Not so with the Galaxy Tablet—just plug it into a USB port, and off I go!
In summary, this is definitely a device I can recommend. My only hesitation is there are new dual-core, Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) devices on the horizon. These may (or may not) be more appealing than the current Galaxy Tablet. Me—I don't have the patience to wait. So if you're looking for instant gratification, I'd go with the Galaxy.
Hope this helps! And thanks for reading! —Sean
I understand that different individuals will have different priorities for personal devices like tablets. But if you were responsible for recommending a standard for organizations such as K-12 schools to be used by teachers and students in classrooms and computer labs, which would you recommend? Teachers may use it for developing and presenting curriculum materials on big screen monitors, running grade book software, etc. Another key criteria would be to come up with something uniform that would assist students in the use of 21st century technology.
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Sadly most school districts & teachers like Apple products - I would tend to think that iPad would likely be their product of choice...


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Tech review: LG G Flex all about the curve
I've been carrying the new LG G Flex smartphone for a few days, and the first word I want to use is "wow."
I've been carrying the new LG G Flex smartphone for a few days, and the first word I want to use is "wow."
Apple has ousted the executive who oversaw the mobile maps program which was a spectacular flop, a report said Tuesday.
Apple shares shot higher Monday after unconfirmed reports that the tech giant was preparing to launch a new version of its hot-selling iPhone in September.
I have to admit, I'm overweight. My weight tends to fluctuate depending on my mood and motivation.
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Apple revamped its iPod lineup Sept. 1, and gracing store shelves are new models of the iPod Touch, Nano and Shuffle.
(AP) -- Users of Apple Inc.'s iTunes software will now be able to see what songs their friends are buying and where their favorite bands are playing next.
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Gadget lovers were dreaming of iPods, iPads and bargain-rate Internet television Wednesday as Apple prepared to unveil its latest creations at a music-themed special event here.
Apple's Japanese unit has offered to replace its first-generation iPod nano music player in the event of it overheating after reports of fires led to criticism from the government in Tokyo.
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Japan's industry ministry has ordered Apple to report on measures it will take regarding cases of its iPod Nano music player overheating and catching fire, an official said Thursday.
(AP) -- In simpler times, maintaining good health was a matter of joining a gym or lacing up running shoes for a loop in the park. At most, you'd buy a watch with a digital display so you could time your laps.
There really wasn't much Apple needed to do to its iPod nano, which the company claims is the world's best-selling MP3 player.
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By STEVEN NALLEY
The leader of the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine will also lead a total of 65 veterinary education organizations beginning this summer.
The Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges has selected MSU CVM Dean Kent Hoblet as its president-elect, and he hopes to popularize the veterinary profession and increase its diversity when he becomes president in July.
Once he becomes AAVMC president, Hoblet said he plans to continue AAVMC's advocacy for public health issues and increase veterinary student recruitment. He also wants to guide more minority students toward the veterinary profession, he said, and he hopes to reduce the debt burden for veterinary students.
"We don't want to see students not be able to become veterinarians because the debt burden is too great. Also, (for) those students who have debt, (we want to) try to help them figure out how to manage debt so it doesn't interfere with what they do as a career," Hoblet said. "Veterinary professions have historically not been very diverse. It's been a goal of the association, just like it is with our college, to increase the number of people that consider veterinary medicine ... to increase awareness of how good a career it is and make the student body more diverse."
Hoblet said American organizations the AAVMC coordinates include nine departments of veterinary science, eight departments of comparative medicine and all 28 veterinary medical colleges in the U.S. He said it also includes organizations in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.
"I've been chair of various committees (in AAVMC), but I've never been an officer before," Hoblet said. "It's a big task. You're in a position where you're involved in a number of national issues ... that affect academic veterinary medicine. I (also) think it's recognition for the (MSU) veterinary school."
MSU has maintained heavy involvement in AAVMC, Hoblet said; for instance, Margaret Kern, the CVM's associate dean for academic affairs, was one of the guest speakers at the AAVMC 2012 Annual Conference. Greg Bohach, MSU Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine vice president, said in a press release that Hoblet's newfound international leadership complements MSU's international strategy.
"Having Dr. Hoblet in this role represents a significant commitment on his part to growing opportunities for veterinary students here and around the country," Bohach said in the release. "This is another example of how the college and division are working within and beyond our region to focus on issues facing our students now and as they enter their careers."
Hoblet said he is one of several CVM faculty and staff selected for various national roles and awards. For instance, he said, CVM professor Phil Bushby received the American Veterinary Medical Association's 2012 Animal Welfare Award, and Ron McLaughlin, head of the CVM Department of Clinical Sciences, is president of the American Association of Veterinary Clinicians.
"Jim Britt, one of our faculty members, is on the board of directors for the American Association of Bovine Practitioners," Hoblet said. "He represents probably four or five of the Southeastern states on that board, so he's got a national role there."


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1976 suzuki ds100
i have spark, and fuel is getting to it.
i cleaned the carb. are there any settings or adjustments to the carb that could not allow the sucker to fire up?
air flow is good as well.
kill switch is in the 'run' position.
there is no battery on the bike, but this shouldn't matter right?
any ideas?
update: plug was soaking wet. will this definitely halt it from firing up?
i believe the float needle is working. it moved when i played with the float upon taking apart and cleaning the carb.
so it never even had a gas tank when i bought it. not sure how many years its been since it was running. the carb was seized. i may have had the choke on and tried kicking it quite a few times before i ultimately tried roll starting it.
it puttered pretty good and almost sounded like it wanted to fire.
could the quality of spark be an issue?
i considered replacing the plug, but i saw spark when testing it, so figured it would be fine.
i'm gonna replace the plug and then try roll starting it tomorrow.
would the ignition coil, (for lack of a better term...maybe that's accurate) need to be replaced? due to lack of quality spark firing?
would taking the air filter off help, or matter?
Clean/replace points.
Fresh plug , B8ES.
What color is the spark ?
NEW PLUG! The float needle may be free, but you need to be sure that it is actually shutting off the fuel. The seat and needle tip could be damaged and/or a a bit of trash could be there as well.
the new plug b8es sucks.
tiny little spark.
the old plug sparks better.
that being said, the spark color, (though much smaller) was more blue on the new plug, and orange on the old plug.
will consider the points suggestion.
is compression difficult to test?
could that be an issue?
will check the carb again as well. how to tell if the float needle would be stopping the gas flow?
what components of the carb deal with starting? pilot jet? float needle and jet?
anyone know where one can get their hands on a carburetor rebuild kit?
1976 suzuki ds100
The easiest way to test the needle is to see if you can blow into the fuel inlet after the float bowl is full.
Starting fuel delivery is controlled by all the circuits, dependent on throttle setting. you also need to make sure that the enrichener is shutting off completely.
thanks all!
the enrichener? like the air/fuel screw? sorry, i don't have a manual for the bike/carb
(compression does seem simple enough to check. just need the gauge)
will give a blow into the inlet. what am i looking for? if i am able to blow into it?
new data:
float bowl was bone dry. could this be related to non-starting issue? :D
the float needle was extremely tight in the jet, had to pull it with pliers. it was gunged up, but not around the point of the needle. the needle looks to be in pretty fair shape. is the needle supposed to rest on an o ring in the seat? because there wasn't one there.
how could i have had a wet plug with a bone dry float bowl? (i had the choke engaged, and i kicked it many a time)
3 more!
is kerosene an acceptable safe cleaner for carbs?
is the foam air filter to be oiled like most on this bike?
could a leaking petcock be of issue? (in process of fixing it)
thanks for all the help everyone! immensely appreciated
excellent help!
will update with some info once i reassemble etc.
the float needle being seized, could that have completely blocked fuel entering the bowl? i suppose that's the only and obvious reason...
super gracious.
measured excitement!
newer data:
i got the sucker running! for 20 seconds or so at incredibly high idle speed, smoking white smoke like hell and then it quit. (engine would rev even higher when i pulled some throttle, if that's worth anything)
this was after the carb finally got fuel to the bowl, and i adjusted the points so that the connection gap (unknown term) was shortened or made smaller than originally set. (the nut on the crankshaft was also quite loose.)
the plug had some oily spots, darker in color, but wasn't extremely wet.
the enrichener was not engaged, the air screw on the slide was screwed in quite far, (raising the slide) should it be screwed out more or less, as far as more or less air for idle?
concerning the idle speed, why would it not want to start when the points were gapped further?
i was ordering a new points plate and condensor... should i just replace this? could it be a bad condensor? or is my point adjustment to small?(concerning really fast idle)
ever grateful for the help folks, it wouldn't be running if it wasn't for you!:clap:clap
i freaking owe you guys!
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Test Drive Maven 3 with RC1!
The first RC of Maven 3.0 is released; re-staging to occur while serious regressions are being reported.
Maven 3.0 RC1 is out now, and is available for testing!
The source code and binary bundles can be downloaded now, and Sonatype are requesting all bugs are reported. This is a staged release, and re-staging will occur while serious regressions are being discovered. The final RC1 will be released once all serious issues are judged to have been reported and overcome.
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'Rutherford & Son': Glassworks owner shatters family off-Broadway
If George Clooney were to make a movie in which all he did was read the manuals to household appliances, it's a fair bet that people would buy tickets to watch.
That same sort of brand loyalty works with theaters, particularly off-Broadway houses. The Mint Theater Company, upstairs in an office building, just down the street from the Broadway theaters, has repeatedly proven itself to pick interesting, forgotten plays and bring them to life.
"Rutherford & Son" opening Monday (Feb. 27) is a little-known play that had its debut Feb. 12, 1912. Unfortunately, it doesn't stand the test of time.
At two hours and forty minutes, with two intermissions, the drama is very long. It drags enough that in my row alone, I saw three people nodding off. And patrons of the Mint are serious theatergoers.
The play picks up after the slow first act. Fine points are made while it relentlessly hammers how miserly the human spirit can be. There's a nice twist at the end, but "Rutherford & Son" requires more of a commitment than many would be willing to give.
The play unfolds in a Victorian living room in the late 19th century. The living room, as well as everything in the fictional town of Grantley, in England's industrial north, belongs to John Rutherford ( Robert Hogan, "Too Big to Fail" "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit") patriarch and owner of the town's main industry, Rutherford Glassworks. He inherited the factory from his father and intends to pass it on to his son, John ( Eli James, "Temporal Powers" "Lights Out").
Rutherford's three children are disappointments to him. He considers John weak and having made a bad marriage to Mary ( Allison McLemore, "The Madras House"). John, the son, has devised a new process for the factory and wants his father to pay for his invention. Rutherford Sr., finds that galling and won't do it.
The other son, Richard, ( James Patrick Nelson, "The Three Sisters") is a bumbling pastor, whose heart is in the right place but a lifetime of being bullied by his father has left him spineless. In fact, the most confident one of the bunch, but who would never be considered for any substantial responsibility, is the daughter, Janet, ( Sara Surrey, "Staten Island" "Law & Order"). The sole reason she can't be considered as anything more than a servant is because she is a woman.
Rutherford pretty much sees everyone a servant. One loyal worker, Martin, ( David Van Pelt) would be the natural successor, but because he is not a blood relation, Rutherford doesn't consider him. In Rutherford's defense, he has given some second chances, and carries a huge burden. He simply refuses to allow anyone to take what he considers undue advantage.
He upholds the strict and constricting rules of his society; loosening them could deprive him of power. Women are expected to do needlework and whatever men tell them. Men are expected to make money, and do whatever it was that their fathers did. It's pretty much a dreary life of this is the way it was and always will be.
It's a loveless, humorless home and as events unfold -- hidden loves, missing money, and dashed dreams -- the future, for most of them, promises to remain grim. Ultimately you can't help but have pity for each of them but that's not quite enough to endorse the play.
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Cadette Troop 61128 recently completed their Media Journey this past June. Before the end of the school year, the troop identified an issue that they wanted to discuss with an audience that was near and dear to their heart - the student body at Eisenhower Intermediate School in Bridgewater. The issue they wanted to address was "Anti-Gossiping" which was communicated to their peers and the school staff by creating posters that were installed across from their lunch room in the school. Each scout chose a quote by a famous person which highlighted the power of this important issue. Some of the quotes that were represented were by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Nobel Prize Winner Marie Curie and Author Sean Covey. The posters will remain up for the summer and into the beginning of the new school year.
Scouts from left to right:
Kimberly Corra, Olivia Caruso, Larissa Vernak, Elizabeth Behling, Kayla Reynolds.
(absent: Abigail Mason)