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Bootstrapping of Peer-to-Peer Networks Chris GauthierDickey Christian Grothoff Department of Computer Science Department of Computer Science University of Denver University of Denver firstname.lastname@example.com email@example.com Abstract tion. Given an estimated size of about 1.3 million peers for the Gnutella network [4], the chance of finding a peer is In this paper, we present the first heuristic for fully less than 0.03%. In our experiments, a brute-force random distributed bootstrapping of peer-to-peer networks. Our global scan for Gnutella peers requires on average 2425 at- heuristic generates a stream of promising IP addresses to tempts before finding the first peer. The simple trick of ex- be probed as entry points. This stream is generated using cluding unallocated and reserved IP ranges can almost dou- statistical profiles using the IP ranges of start-of-authorities ble the chance of success. (SOAs) in the domain name system (DNS). We present ex- In this paper, we will propose methods based on classi- perimental results demonstrating that with this approach it fication of IP address ranges using DNS that can help im- is efficient and practical to bootstrap Gnutella-sized peer- prove the success rates of this completely decentralized ap- to-peer networks – without the need for centralized services proach for peer-to-peer bootstrapping. The fundamental as- or the public exposure of end-user's private IP addresses. sumption of our research is that addresses in peer-to-peer networks have a signficant bias in their distribution across different organizations, as evidenced in Gnutella and Skype 1 Introduction measurements [2, 3]. By biasing the scan towards organiza- tions with a disproportionally high number of participants, we obtain an efficient and fully decentralized peer-to-peer The primary promise of peer-to-peer technology is the bootstrapping method that is competitive when compared decentralization of services and various associated benefits. to approaches using somewhat outdated hostlists. While peer-to-peer networks do not necessarily decentralize An extended version of this paper with a broader dis- all functions for reasons of performance, simplicity, control cussion of related work is available as a technical report at and in particular security, it is generally desirable to have http://grothoff.org/christian/pbtr.pdf. available efficient and effective means for fully decentraliz- ing any common peer-to-peer operation. One key operation in any open peer-to-peer overlay net- 2 Approach work is bootstrapping, the initial discovery of other systems participating in the network. Nascent peers need to perform Our approach to peer-to-peer bootstrapping consists of such an operation in order to join the network. Bootstrap- two parts. First, a profile of the IP addresses of peers par- ping does not include the maintenance of connections or ticipating in the P2P network is generated. Using this list, exchange of topology information for peers that are already a statistical profile is generated that describes, for each or- connected to the network at large. However, in our defini- ganization (as identified by DNS), the probability of how tion, bootstrapping does include operations needed to repair likely it is to find peers in the IP space of the organization. overlays that have split into disconnected subgraphs. To the Second, the resulting statistical profile is used by peers to best of our knowledge, no effective and efficient protocol generate a stream of promising IP addresses for bootstrap- for fully decentralized bootstrapping of open peer-to-peer ping. networks has been proposed previously. The specific method for obtaining a list of IP addresses One obvious approach for fully decentralized bootstrap- of peers in the P2P network is dependent on the specifics ping is the method of brute-force scanning of the entire ad- of the network. In our experiments, we use a full graph dress space for existing peers. Scanning 4 billion IP ad- traversal (Gnutella) [4], random walks (DirectConnect) and dresses is clearly an expensive proposition; however, it has connection statistics from super-peers (E2DK). The result- the advantage of being a completely decentralized opera- ing IP lists are matched against the start of authority (SOA) for the respective IP address in DNS. In other words, the P2P Network Unique IPs Port range of IP addresses of an organizations is identified as the Gnutella (8/2007) 377,246 6346 range of IP addresses for which the same SOA is specified eDonkey (10/2007) 80,728 411 in the global DNS database. The P2P vendor then ships the DirectConnect (10/2007) 175,139 4662 resulting small database containing success probabilities for various organizations with the P2P software. Table 1. Data sources and unique IP counts. Using this statistical profile, the proposed approach pro- Note that the given number of unique IPs is vides peers that are trying to bootstrap with a randomized the number of IPs used for the generation of algorithm producing an infinite sequence of promising IP the statistical profiles. The actual networks addresses that the peer should probe. The algorithm to gen- maybe significantly larger. erate IP addresses to scan works as follows. First, the al- gorithm uses a random number generator to generate three 8-bit values a, b and c, which are the the first 24 bits of an IP address of the form a.b.c.x. It then determines the Network Size (# IPs) # SOAs probability of finding peers for the 256 possible values for 20 to 28 IPs 60,921 x ∈ [0 : 255] based on the SOA for the particular subnet. 28 to 216 IPs 14,577 (While it is technically possible that the subnet is shared 216 to 224 IPs 1,296 by multiple SOAs, this is hardly ever the case in practice.) 224 to 232 IPs 22 Given a probability p of finding a peer in the address range Total 76,816 of the the entire organization, the peer then selects at most k = p·n IP addresses in the subnet.1 The parameter n is a Table 2. Categorization of DNS SOAs by the trade-off between finding peers with few attempts and prob- size of the IP space that the SOA is responsi- ing a diverse set of networks. In our implementation, the ble for. k values for x are determined using the equivalence class k x ≡ b mod p with p = 256 with a randomly selected value for b. The smallest values for x are probed first – most organizations allocate IP addresses sequentially, mak- lists for Gnutella [1], E2DK (eMule) and DirectConnect. ing small values for x a bit more likely to result in active IP The Gnutella IP list was extracted from a topology crawl addresses. performed between September 2004 and August 2007 by There are various reasons why the proposed approach Cruiser [4]. The IP addresses for E2DK and DirectCon- uses the SOA in order to determine the organization to nect were taken from topology crawlers in October 2007. which an IP address belongs to. First, the DNS names of The number of IP addresses and their source are listed in large organizations are unlikely to change even as new IP Table 1. addresses are allocated to an organization. Also, if the SOA of an IP address changed, it is likely that the corresponding IP address space was allocated to a different organization; 3.1 Scanning DNS naturally, the specific name of the SOA server may change without significant changes in the organization; only the do- main name should be considered significant. Given that or- Using GNU adns, we determined an approximation of ganizations are unlikely to run a DNS server for only a few the SOAs for all IP addresses. The algorithm started with all IP addresses, using the SOA allows the client to determine 255 networks of size 224 . For each network, the code would the organization for an entire range of IP addresses with just first request the SOA for the first and last IP address in the a couple of DNS queries. The number of DNS queries is im- network. If the SOAs were identical, the heuristic would portant since performing billions of DNS lookups would be assume that the entire range was under control of the par- worse than scanning billions of IP addresses. Finally, unlike ticular SOA. If the SOAs were different, the network would hostnames, there is only one SOA for any given IP address. be split into 255 subnets which would again be subjected to the same process. 3 Experimental Results Table 2 lists the number of IP addresses that each au- thority is responsible for (according to the above heuristic). Experiments testing the proposed heuristic were per- For the statistics in Table 2, we used the full hostname of formed between October 2007 and February 2008 using IP the DNS server to identify the organization (in other words, ns1.example.org and ns2.example.org would be 1 If 256 p≥ n , all values for x will be used. treated as two different organizations). 2 3.2 Predicted Discovery Efficiency database. Using this index, IP addresses were generated ac- cording to the heuristic presented in Section 2. The code Using the list of IPs for a peer-to-peer network and the then attempted to establish a TCP connection on the default break down of the IPv4 address space into domains by the port for the respective P2P protocol. The experiment con- SOA for each IP address, it is possible to determine how sidered a peer to be running a peer if the TCP connection many peers are active in each domain. The resulting sta- was established successfully. tistical profile is likely to differ between peer-to-peer net- Since SOA range information was included in the works; different networks appeal to different groups, for database, no DNS requests were performed in the final ex- example, some peer-to-peer applications may have clients periment. In practice, an implementation would perform that are only available in certain languages. Similarly, sup- DNS queries to keep the SOA database up-to-date. The port groups for particular networks also operate in a social amount of DNS queries required corresponds to the fre- and cultural context. This bias is not a problem for the quency at which new DNS SOAs are created; we expect proposed approach; in fact, the proposed approach works the necessary traffic to be insignificant, especially since the better because of this bias which is reflected in particularly algorithm would tolerate somewhat outdated SOA informa- high and particularly low probabilities for different organi- tion. zations. However, this bias also means that statistical pro- Table 4 also lists the average number of connection at- files must be created for each peer-to-peer application. tempts needed to discover a peer. The "random global scan" Table 3 provides a list of SOAs, the number of IPs for does not use any statistical profiling data and just gener- which the DNS server is the authority and the number of ates random IP addresses. The four "biased" approaches Gnutella peers falling into that range taken from the largest use (portions of) the hostname of the SOAs to map IP ad- snaphots in our sets. The most stunning result is that at the dresses to organizations. For example, "biased using TLD time of the snapshot, almost 6% of the IPs in two organi- only" considers only the top-level domain as the "organiza- zations run Gnutella peers. Consequently, a peer scanning tion"; in other words, all IPs in the UK would be part of the these organizations would be expected to succeed after an same organization. Finally, "recent hostlist" uses random average of only 17 attempts. Given the size of the snapshot, IPs from a list of IP addresses that is only a few months old a scan that would be oblivious to organizational bias would (representing a common approach used today). be expected to take on average 1,250 attempts. Table 4 shows the average number of IP probes required This improvement in the number of peers that need to to discover a single peer over 50 runs; however, due to be probed is not realistic in practice. The reason is that the randomized algorithm and the structure of the statistical achieving this kind of performance assumes that the net- profile, the variance is quite high. Depending on the P2P work characteristics do not change over time, that current network, biasing the scan towards certain organizations im- DNS information is available for free for the peer, and that proves the performance of random probing by a factor of 2 the peer only scans the most promising organization. How- to 105. Unsurprisingly, the data also shows that using a suf- ever, in order to repair network splits and to achieve the ficiently recent hostlist can produce connections with fewer desired decentralization and its load balancing benefits, any probes. However, the results for E2DK are surprising, both heuristic must choose a trade-off between scanning highly in terms of how well the biased scan performs and in terms promising organizations and scanning a broad range of or- of how terribe a hostlist (which in this case is not even four ganizations. The heuristic described in Section 2 will even- months old) performs. This may in fact indicate that a sta- tually return all IP addresses that have a probability higher ble core, i.e., long lived peers, for E2DK is relatively small. than n−1 . For our experiments, we use n = 1024, ensuring The smaller the stable core for a P2P network, the less use- that even in the worst case the probability of a single probe ful a hostlist remains over time. is still slightly better than a brute-force scan while also dis- In all cases, the number of probes could be acceptable for tributing the load among a broad range of organizations and an actual implementation, and as mentioned before, ship- IP addresses. ping a database with specific IP addresses raises various se- curity and privacy concerns which do not apply to the sta- 3.3 Observed Discovery Efficiency tistical profiles. While the presented experimental data is for IPv4, the The bootstrapping peers were provided with statistical overall size of the IP address space should not matter, as information generated from that profile. The sizes of the long as SOAs are not assigned to large amounts of unused generated statistical profiles, including full SOA names, IP address space. In contrast, the size of the peer-to-peer net- ranges and respective probabilities, are given in Table 4. work in relation to the overall size of the Internet obvi- SOAs where the probability of finding a peer (based on ously still matters. However, small peer-to-peer networks the IP statistics available) is zero are not included in the can generally use hostlists – the costs of operating such a 3 Organization (SOA) # IPs # Peers ns.pc-network.ro 254 15 (5.91%) ns1.netplanet.ro 254 12 (4.72%) ns.rdstm.ro 11,244 517 (4.60%) ... ns-a.bbtec.net 10,829,308 4 (0.00%) rev1.kornet.net 10,857,115 1 (0.00%) Total 232 3,741,099 (0.09%) Table 3. Frequency of Gnutella peers in various domains taken from the largest snapshots in our sets. The table lists the three most dense domains, the least dense domain and the average density. P2P Network Gnutella E2DK DirectConnect Probes DB size Probes DB size Probes DB size Random global scan 2425 ± 3089 0K 1875 ± 1780 0K 3117 ± 3080 0K Biased, TLD only 833 ± 897 96K 18 ± 43 32K 1252 ± 1874 38K Biased, domainname 1150 ± 1181 123K 74 ± 86 42K 623 ± 1599 52K Biased, subdomain 849 ± 820 136K 56 ± 71 47K 1786 ± 2545 58K Biased, FQN 817 ± 856 158K 51 ± 92 50K 1397 ± 2320 60K Recent hostlist 245 ± 245 14964K 7039 ± 7185 320K 217 ± 211 712K Table 4. Success statistics (average number of probes needed to find an open port and std. dev.) and compressed database sizes (in kilobytes) for various P2P networks. centralized service for a small network would be insignifi- Acknowledgements cant and the likelihood of attention by powerful adversaries The authors thank David Barksdale, Nils Durner, Reze should be low. Rejaie and Daniel Stutzbach for providing us with a list of IP addresses for the various P2P networks. We also thank 4 Conclusion Hamid Hanifi for support with running the experiments. By considering the geographic and organizational bias in the distribution of IP addresses participating in peer-to- References peer networks, it is possible to construct a biased global ad- dress space scan that can efficiently bootstrap sufficiently [1] Clip2 DSS. Gnutella protocol specification v0.4. large peer-to-peer networks. The main requirements for this http://www.limewire.com, 2007. method of peer-to-peer bootstrapping are that most peers [2] A. Gish, Y. Shavitt, and T. Tankel. Geographical use a default port and that the developers are able to obtain statistics and characteristics of p2p query strings. In a list of IP addresses for the network; peer-to-peer networks 6th International Workshop on Peer-to-Peer Systems usually grow over time, so it can be expected that by the (IPTPS'06), Feb 2007. time that centralized solutions become problematic devel- opers will have access to such a list. [3] Saikat Guha, Neil Daswani, and Ravi Jain. An experi- While the new approach has a clear advantage in terms mental study of the skype peer-to-peer voip system. In of decentralization and elimination of critical points of fail- The 5th International Workshop on Peer-to-Peer Sys- ure, it cannot be expected to outperform the distribution of tems (IPTPS'06), Feb 2007. recent hostlists with the software in terms of the number of [4] Daniel Stutzbach, Reze Rejaie, and Subhabrata Sen. probes required. In particular, by providing a recent crawl Characterizing unstructured overlay topologies in mod- of a given peer-to-peer network and using it as a hostlist, ern p2p file-sharing systems. ACM Transactions on one can ensure with high probability that new peer can boot- Networking, 2007. strap into the system with minimal probing. 4
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Book your room at Best Western Executive Inn
Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & MicrowaveMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child)
Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible, Non SmokingMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child)
Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & MicrowaveMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children)
Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible, Non SmokingMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children)
Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Jetted TubMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child)
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Get an overview of this hotelSuburban hotel with free breakfast and restaurant
Located in the heart of Seagoville, this hotel is within 12 mi (20 km) of Mesquite ProRodeo, Resistol Arena, and Old Brickyard Golf Course. Cotton Bowl and Town East Mall are also within 16 mi (25 km).
Hotel Features
This hotel features a restaurant, an outdoor pool, and a spa tub. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a conference center, a seasonal outdoor pool, and a business center.
Room Amenities
All 49 rooms offer conveniences like sofa beds and sitting areas, along with free WiFi, free wired Internet, and cable TV. Guests will also find refrigerators, microwaves, and coffee makers.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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In addition to an outdoor pool, Best Western Executive Inn provides a spa tub and a seasonal outdoor pool. The hotel offers a restaurant. A complimentary breakfast is offered. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This hotel offers access to a business center, limo/town car service, and meeting rooms. Event facilities include a conference center and conference space. This business-friendly hotel also offers multilingual staff, laundry facilities, and express check-in. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
- Free breakfast
- Free self parking
- Free WiFi
- Restaurant
- Outdoor pool
- Outdoor seasonal pool
- Spa tub
- Conference center
- Business center
- Conference space
- Meeting rooms
- Laundry facilities
- 24-hour front desk
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Computer station
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Multilingual staff
- Television in lobby
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Number of floors - 2
- Total number of rooms - 49
Family Friendly Amenities
- Free Wi-Fi
- Outdoor pool
- Sofa bed
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Laundry facilities
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Separate sitting area
- Sofa bed
- Cable TV service
- Premium TV channels
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Shower/tub combination
- Coffee/tea maker
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Daily housekeeping
- Free local calls
- In-room massage available
- Hair dryer
- In-room safe
- Phone
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Air conditioning
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
Where to Eat
A complimentary breakfast is offered.
Hong Kong Kitchen - This buffet restaurant specializes in Chinese cuisine and serves lunch and dinner.
Nearby Things to Do
An outdoor pool, a seasonal outdoor pool, and a spa tub are on site.
- Golfing nearby
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible bathroom
- Accessible parking
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children under 18 years old stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10 per night.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available.
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Early check-in fee: USD 20
- In-room safe fee: USD 25 per stay
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 10 per night
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Children 18 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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APPLE Project/Upward Bound program receives grant
Lyon College's APPLE Project/Upward Bound program has been awarded a grant for $341,608 for 2003-04 by the U.S. Department of Education.
Man arrested in domestic disturbance report
Felony charges were filed Tuesday in Independence County Circuit Court on a 29-year-old Floral man after officers responded to a domestic disturbance on Boswell Street early Sunday morning.
Emergency calls lands man in jail
Independence County Sheriff's deputies received a 911 call at 2:30 a.m.
Red Hat Society chapter is formed in Batesville
Slide the purple dress over your head, slip the red hat on, take a quick look in the mirror – and leave responsibility at the door.
Patrons vote 'yes' to school election
NEWARK – Newark voters overwhelmingly passed a special election on Tuesday with 140 patrons voting for the 29.43-mill property tax and four against the proposed tax.
Relay for Life raises nearly $100,000
Just shy of the $100,000 mark, local American Cancer Society officials are anxiously waiting for more donations to come in.
Missing man found after wrecking car
A man suffering from Alzheimer's and reported missing from his home in Cleburne County around 3 p.m.
Judge recuses from rape, murder cases
A Batesville man facing rape, battery and murder charges will not be tried before Circuit Judge John Dan Kemp.
Museum history program depicts first county sheriff
What was it like here in the early days of the Louisiana Purchase? Charles Kelly, who came in to northcentral Arkansas around 1807, will reminisce about those days with present day residents.
Four from area vying for Miss Arkansas crown
HOT SPRINGS – The dreams and aspirations of 44 contestants entered in the 67th annual Miss Arkansas Pageant will be on display when the city of Hot Springs rolls out the red carpet on June 18-21 as
Bethesda Day event well attended
There was a good crowd attending Bethesda Day Saturday that kicked off with a parade with horse and mule drawn wagons followed by turtle and frog races, a jail you could have someone thrown into up
Water carnival to mark 60th anniversary
The White River Water Carnival will be 60 years old this year, and it shows no signs of slowing down.


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Newly renovated studio, 1 & 2 bedroom apartments located near Delaware Park in Buffalo. Edge Parks designer floor plans boast large bedrooms, ample closet space and gourmet eat-in kitchens. Most units come equipped with new custom cabinets, stove, refrigerator and dish washer. Off street, covered parking and storage units are available. Edge Park is conveniently located near shopping, dining and schools. All utilities are included with rents starting at just $550.00 per month!
As you search for your perfect apartment, please keep in mind that rental rates (including specials and discounts) and availability are very fluid in the apartment industry. Based on many factors, the rental rates (including specials and discounts) and availability can actually change not just daily, but hourly, if not even more quickly. While our advertisers do take steps to keep their information current, the rental rates or availability you may find here now at ForRent.com may not be the same as when you contact the communities.


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WASHINGTON — NCUA Board nominee speaks on first credit union loan, financial crisis lessons.
Jerry Reed, chief lending officer from the $5.3 billion Alaska USA FCU, told lawmakers during a June 18 hearing on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's qualified mortgage rule that products and product features were responsible for the mortgage market meltdown, not underwriting standards.
Senate gets measure Tuesday that would shut down Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and FHFA within five years and create new corporation similar to FDIC.
WASHINGTON — Alaska USA FCU's chief lending officer talks CFPB qualified mortgage rule fears with House panel.
Survey also finds that more than one-third of credit unions originated mortgages in 2012 that would not fit under new rule.
Panel to take up housing finance reform with a focus on private investments.
FHFA said the GSEs will generally not buy loans that don't meet the CFPB's new "ability to repay rule."
North Carolina congressman's nomination to FHFA top spot prompts careful comments from trades.
Media sources report that Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, is a lead contender to replace DeMarco.
Refinancing program had been scheduled to end at the end of 2013. Now gets two more years.


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Boilermaker Wheelchair Division 2012 Winner Matthew Lack [PHOTO]
Congratulations to Matthew Lack from New Zealand. Lack is the 2012 winner of the wheelchair division of the Boilermaker 15K Road Race.
Congratulations to Matthew Lack from New Zealand. Lack is the 2012 winner of the wheelchair division of the Boilermaker 15K Road Race.
If you're planning to run the Boilermaker road race in Utica this year, you can sign up starting tomorrow. Registration opens for the 15k and 5k runs. Entries are limited to 14,000 runners in the 15k race and 4,000 in the 5k. Sign up online or at Planet Fitness in New Hartford from 8 until noon.
It's amazing to see everyone come together on Boilermaker Sunday. Thousands line the streets to cheer on thousands of runners from around the world.
Ridouane Harroufi of Morocco somehow found extra gas in the tank just before the finish line to come out victorious
Whether you're going forwards or backwards, it was all about getting out and moving for the Boilermaker walk. These kids decided to do the entire Boilermaker walk backwards this year. But they put plastic faces on the backs of their heads to look like they were walking forward. Boilermaker weekend is all about getting out, getting active or just cheering everyone else on and most importantly, having fun.
As runners know, hydration is important in keeping your stamina, especially during the hot summer days. With Boilermaker Sunday almost here, I thought that some news on hydration might be of interest to you.


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Traditional Pool Cues
While many new cue designs feature new and different styles, nothing beats the classic beauty of traditional points and veneers. You won't find any modern or contemporary cue designs here, just designs steeped in the history and tradition that has made billiards one of the world's most popular games.
Meucci HOF02BD Pool Cue
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This Meucci Hall of Fame billiards pool cue stick is a valuable construction of Northern Hard Rock Maple. The cue is decorated by stained Birdseye maple with four synthetic Ivory colored points and covered by a white Irish linen wrap. This is all on a Black Dot Bulls-eye Shaft, which offers the most consistent, hi tech, peak performing strike.Learn More
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This Meucci Power Piston billiards pool cue is reliable with a soft and consistent hit. The Black Dot Bulls-eye shaft is the most consistent, hi tech, peak performing cue shaft that is flat-laminated from 35 Northern Hard Rock Maple lamination's.Learn More
Meucci MERB02 Pool Cue
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Save 15%The forearm, also built from sturdy maple, continues the fluidity of the piece with a smoky stain on the wood. Stunning mother of pearl inlay has been worked into the sleeve, providing a bright contrast to the cool tone of this cue. A black and cream ring provides complimentary color with hints of pearl inlay. Finally, a tight black and white Irish linen wrap ties the piece together. Learn More
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This black ebony and white Meucci pool cue with Black Dot Shaft is remarkably stylish and even more effective on the table. With a covered black Irish linen wrap, the black forearm has six Synthetic Ivory points with pearlized and ebony colored designs in each. This slotted diamond is repeated inside a series of ovals at the butt sleeve.Learn More
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This Meucci High Pro billiards pool cue stick features a soft and consistent hit. The design on this cue is regal in stained Birdseye maple, with four points on the forearm and a crown like pointed design on the bottom sleeve separated by a black Irish linen wrap.Learn More
Meucci 2103 Pool Cue
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The brilliant blue, shimmering paua shell points on the Meucci 2103 pool stick seem to jump right off the synthetic ivory forearm and sleeve of this gorgeous instrument. The designs are decorated with delicate white scrimshaw designs. A lacquered white Irish linen wrap and rings of synthetic ivory, aluminum and black complete the butt design.Learn More
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This Meucci pool cue with Black Dot Shaft links the signature soft Meucci hit with reduced cue ball deflection. Using the proprietary Myth Destroyer testing robot Meucci builds shafts and butts that are more flexible causing less cue ball deflection.Learn More
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This Meucci Hall of Fame billiards pool cue is built to bring a professionally consistent strike. Designed in ebony and black Irish linen wrap, this cue features four playing cards set within a pair of thin white rings between six dice at the bottom, and four synthetic Ivory points accented on the outside by crimson on the forearm.Learn More
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This Meucci Power Piston billiards pool cue puts power behind a soft consistent shot. The red on cream coloring is repeated throughout this stick, giving the cue its unique appearance. The floating Cocobolo points on the forearm are centered by pearlized inlays which can be seen within the design on the butt sleeve of the cue as well.Learn More
Meucci MERB04 Pool Cue
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Save 15%The beautiful variation of browns in the antique stain is carried over to the sleeve, broken up only by deep green inlay. The cream and black ring gives subtle compliment, accenting the cue with green inlay broken into squares. The lacquered black and white Irish linen wrap adds a dark accent to the pool cue, giving it a very professional, mature look. Learn More


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Pediatric Specialist, Pulmonologist (lungs)
17 years of experience
17 years of experience
1580 NW 10th Ave
Miami, FL 33136 Phone number & directions
1580 NW 10th Ave
Miami, FL 33136 Phone number & directions
License & Identifications
A medical license is required for a doctor to practice medicine in a particular state. Requirements vary by state but most require, at a minimum, post-graduate training in the doctor's specific specialty. An NPI number is a national identifier unique to an individual health care provider and is managed by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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Dr. Muzamil Ali -Dinar graduated from Albert Szent Gyoryi Med School.
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These are some sketches from an illustration project I'm working on. I've been playing around with character-forms and symbols - my general concept is to create some examples of future typographical symbols and characters. We'll see where this goes.
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Best Road Trip Apps
Some of the best smartphone apps can complement your travel experience.
Are Self-Driving Cars Legal?
Autonomous vehicle developers are testing self-driving cars on public streets, but don't expect to buy your own just yet.
Prices At The Pump Hover At $4 A Gallon As Violence In Iraq Erupts
AAA Michigan says gasoline prices have risen about a penny over the past week to a statewide average of $3.96 per gallon.
Best Cars For New Families
Here are some new cars to consider that will offer the space, comfort and safety your family needs.
Where To Buy A Cheap Car Online
In place of tiny columns with cryptic abbreviations of a car's conditions, the Internet boasts searchable listings with generous detail and expansive photo galleries.
Where To Find Cheap Rental Cars
To save on your next rental, be prepared to scout around and travel a bit farther. Here are the best places to check as you select your rental agency.
Best Cars For Teenagers
Here are four new and used cars that balance safety and value for a young driver.
How To Buy A Car With Bad Credit
It's not easy, but when you need transportation, there are ways to find a car despite a low credit score.
Ford Looking To Make Car Parts From Tomatoes
In an effort to find lighter renewable materials, Ford announced a partnership on Tuesday with Heinz to research the use of tomato fibers to make car parts.
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Multigraph Sampling of Online Social Networks
Date Added: Oct 2011
Format: PDF
State-of-the-art techniques for probability sampling of users of Online Social Networks (OSNs) are based on random walks on a single social relation (typically friendship). While powerful, these methods rely on the social graph being fully connected. Furthermore, the mixing time of the sampling process strongly depends on the characteristics of this graph. In this paper, the authors observe that there often exist other relations between OSN users, such as membership in the same group or participation in the same event. They propose to exploit the graphs these relations induce, by performing a random walk on their union multi-graph.


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Four Amazing Advocates Get on Board in 2013!
We welcome four new board members to the Carr Educational Foundation. The mission of the Carr Educational Foundation is to create sustainable educational models in struggling communities. Daraja Academy is it's first project.
In 2013, Margaret Pack, Sara Howard, Lisa Halsted, and Erika Merrel joined the board of directors of the Carr Educational Foundation, which currently raises awareness and funds for Daraja Academy initiatives and the work occurring on campus. The addition of these passionate four to our cause is tremendous as they exhibit the qualities of true Daraja women.
Margaret Pack is an account coordinator at Breakaway Communications, a technology public relations agency, in San Francisco. After graduating from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo with a B.S. in journalism, Margaret traveled to Cape Town, South Africa to volunteer at a primary school. This experience encouraged her to become involved with a non-profit upon her return to the U.S. Margaret learned more about Daraja when working as a PR intern before becoming the Carr Educational Foundation board secretary.
Sara attended University of Colorado, Boulder for her Bachelors degree, and Tufts University in The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy for her Masters degree in International Law and Diplomacy. From New York City to San Francisco, She has lived and worked across the United States. She has a longstanding interest and expertise in International Relations. Sara now resides in California with her husband, Kip. She has three daughters between the ages of 16 and 24.
This summer, Sara's youngest daughter, Amelia, volunteered with Daraja and conducted a water use audit with Leigh Pomerantz. Jackline, a first-year Daraja student, grew very close to Amelia and Leigh and expressed: "I hope that I get to meet Amelia's mom, Sara. I am really excited for her to be helping Daraja in America!"
Lisa has thirty years of experience as the Founder and Director with Adventures Cross-Country, a company that offers adventures travel and community service programs around the world to teenagers. Lisa has knowledge and expertise in marketing, program development, human resources and bookkeeping. Through her travels, Lisa has gained a fondness for Africa, both its culture and its people. Lisa now resides in Mill Valley with her husband, Scott, and their four children, Katie, Sheldon, Heidi, and Willie.
Erika Merrel grew up in Northern California before attending the University of Southern California where she received a Bachelors degree in Political Science. She has lived and worked across the United States and recently spent nine years in Sydney, Australia. Her career includes over seventeen years in sales and business development, and she is currently a Director with professional services firm, EY. Erika now resides in Marin County, California with her husband and 3 little boys.
"I am always excited when our Daraja family grows," explained Molly, a third-year Daraja student, "I hope that I can meet Margaret, Sara, Lisa, and Erika one day."
We couldn't be more excited to welcome these four to the Carr Educational Foundation, and we appreciate their many contributions!


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The Washougal girls wrestlers react to being annouced as Clark County Champions.
(Photo by Dan Trujillo)
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Achtung, Suchtgefahr! Bei Paper Ball steuerst Du eine kleine Papierkugel durch mehr als 30 herausfordernde Level.
Was auf den ersten Blick gar nicht so schwer ausschaut, entpuppt sich bereits nach wenigen Spielsekunden als fesselnde Herausforderung. Denn die Kugel ist nicht zu stoppen und rollt und rollt und rollt. Mal schneller, mal langsamer, immer angetrieben durch den unberechenbaren Wind.
Hindernisse, Feuerstellen und Abgründe wollen überwunden werden. Um die Kugel zu stoppen, hilft oftmals nur geschicktes Kippen Deines Handys.
Zahllose Extras und Power-Ups lassen keine Langeweile aufkommen.
Beeil dich - je schneller du bist, desto mehr Punkte gibt es. Aber Vorsicht, Suchtgefahr: Diese Papierkugel zieht dich garantiert in ihren Bann!
- 2 Welten mit über 30 Level
- 4 verschiedene Kugeln
- Intuitive One-Touch-Steuerung
- Abwechslungsreiches Gameplay
- Hochauflösende HD Grafik für Tablets
- Online Highscore
- Freischalten oder Zukaufen diverser Bonus-Inhalte
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Indie Animals Educational Game
India Memory Game
Contains 4 Game modes - Indian Politics, Bollywood, Telugu, Tamil Cinema, Sports and Famous Places
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Boost My Battery HD
The name says it all: Boost My Battery HD gives your phone or tablet much more battery power! This application provides the best features to save the battery time of your phone or your tablet. Whenever your battery runs low or is losing too much power too fast then just tap the application to turn on the saving mode. Charge your phone less, use it longer and make your battery much stronger - BoostMy Battery HD will do the trick!
Charge your phone less, use it longer and make your battery much stronger - Boost My Battery HD will do the trick!
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Know instantly how much time you spend with your phone or tablet for:
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- Voltage
Get all the details about YOUR battery:
- Current in mAH
- Health Condition
- Temperature in Celsius(ºC)
- Voltage in mV
- Technology used
- Plugged via USB or wall mount charger
- Show Status if Charging or not charging
Boost My Battery HD provides three types of modes to save your battery when it runs low.
1. Saving Mode: (Suggested to use in lowest Battery Status)
Brightness set to 10%
InActivate Wifi of the Device
Stand By time set to 15 seconds
2. Sleep Mode: (Suggested to use when you sleep)
Turn Off Call & SMS and turn ON the Flight Mode
Vibrations Off
Sound Off and mute the device.
Brightness set to 10%
3. Customised Mode
Easily customise all the modes depend on your usage to save Battery as much as you need.
Can adjust the battery saving setting freely depend on your need and usage.
Can adjust wifi, bluetooth, vibration, sound, device brightness, synchronisation and stand by time.
On top there is a great and safe Task Killer Feature:
- Display all the running apps with detailed memory, icon, update time, size
- Kill the running task for power optimisation and memory consumption
- Working as HUGE Memory Booster
All this for free in one awesome app - go get it now!
Dino Defender: Bunker Battles
It all started on this abandoned island, formerly used for military training.
We had the idea to send an experienced team there to study how well they can survive in the wild.
But things went wrong and we lost contact to them...
Now we need you to put things very straight and rescue them as fast as you can!
*Awesome and exciting storyline
*Six distinct playable parts of the island
*Over a hundred thrilling levels
*Frightening dinosaurs (like Tyrannosaurus Rex or Stegosaurus) and awesome bossfights
*Powerful weapons and tons of specials
*Massive upgradable tech-tree
*Option to share savegames
*Rare Trophies
*A very special hardcore mode
*Story videos
*Many hours of fun and excitement
Let's see for how long the survival team can hold out all alone! What are you waiting for? Download DINO DEFENDER: BUNKER BATTLES now for FREE and get ready to rumble in this exciting jungle!
My Fitness: Best Body Workout
My Fitness: Best Body Workout is the perfect app for everyone that wants to live a healthy lifestyle and get an attractive and sexy body.
This app is made for everybody so no matter if you are brand new to workouts and fitness or not: every exercise can be done everywhere and is explained in detail by a fitness and nutrition expert and illustrated to show you how to do it the right way.
But that's not all! This app comes in addition with a workout plan you can fully customize to your needs. Simply select the excerises you want to do on what day of the week and In what intervals and the app will do this for you. A stopwatch is also included to keep track of your intensity and duration of your training.
Download this great fitness app now for free and get amazing results.
- Tons of illustrated exercises for every kind of workout.
- Several categories carefully selected for you and your best workout results
- Get a full body workout with a few minutes training per day.
- A text instruction with pictures for each exercise.
- Build your own workout plan – it's so easy!
- Included stopwatch takes care of your workout intensity.
Sexy Selfie App
"Sexy Selfie App" is your ultimate and FREE app for taking the best and most wonderful Selfies of you.
This app works in any Android device (phone and tablets) featuring a front facing camera. Using the app is just as easy. Simply open the app and snap.
What are you waiting for? Take a beautiful self-portrait photo of you and your friends, edit it with various effects like snow, black & white, sepia etc. and share it instantly! Just one click let you share your photo with Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Line, Foursquare, Flipboard, Flickr, Google+, Line, WhatsApp, your E-Mail or any other social app you are using!
• Simple and intuitive user interface
• Ability to preview your Sexy Selfie to determine whether you delete and start over prior to sharing
• Provides full access to your social media channels
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Kick The Ball FREE
Be the star in this addictive soccer simulation and compete with players around the globe!
As a young boy who dreams about being a professional player you will take your own adventurous and challenging journey through backyards, football grounds or streets into a real world cup stadium!
In Kick the Ball it's all about flicking the ball with your fingers to the right targets as fast and as precise as possible in beautiful 3D graphics. The dynamic and attractive gameplay, various challenges and achievements will fill you with enthusiasm from the first minute on.
What are you waiting for? Come on, kick the ball and prove that you can make it to the top!
* Dynamic and hand-drawn 3D environment full of beautiful details for a realistic gameplay experience
* Over 130 unique stages are waiting to compete in
* Make your journey through five totally different locations with a great storyline
* Unlock awesome Power-Ups, special objects and rare bonuses
* Easy to learn but hard to master: perfect game for pros and beginners
This is the FREE version of Kick the Ball! If you want the ultimate package and want to save a lot of money go download the PREMIUM version: Kick the Ball! PREMIUM for a bargain price!
Crash Dummy FREE
The lovable crash impact dummy Cid is getting bored: day in day out he is subjected to the same old safety tests. However, when one fateful day professor Advisor's daughter is kidnapped by his arch-nemesis D-Troit, Cid finally gets his opportunity to live the life of adventure and become a hero. Take control of Cid and help him rescue M.I.A. trough 16 challenging levels, including 6 Giant Bosses. Whether it's in sewers, swamps, ice or lava Cid has to fight, run, climb, shoot, and sneak his way past many different brainy puzzles, traps and challenges.
- Bringing a classic gaming brand to Android
- 16 Challenging levels Including 6 end level bosses.
- High quality cartoons and video sequences tell the story.
- Different abilities including sneaking, climbing, running and sliding.
- Various weapons including bazookas, ice lasers and flamethrowers.
- 25 different enemy types.
POCKETFULLOFAPPS.COM: "The game graphics and music are great. There is also a very extensive story in the game which I really like. I enjoy playing a game that has a story you have to follow. To quote my son "The game is awesome, I really wish it did not crash".
Crazy Belts
Crazy Belts is a casual puzzle game that tells the amazing story of our bags, and why they end up in distant countries when we leave them in the belts. Join Loui the Bag in his trip across five countries: travel from London to Madrid, from the majestic Statue of Liberty in New York to the Great Wall of China… and help him and his friends to return home safe!
Playing Crazy Belts is simple: you become the cargo guy and have to manage the belts, making every piece of luggage falling from above get to its correct destination. Colors will help you, and eventually you'll get amazing superpowers to unlock. Easy-peasy? Well, don't be so sure… When the action rushes on and mad gears and contraptions appear in the screen, you're going to need all your expertise and best reflexes to prevent the bags from being lost forever. Hurry up before the plane leaves!
* Addictive puzzle game for all ages
* Free to Play with loads of downloadable extras
* 50 levels to beat, and Infinite non-stop mode!
* Travel across 5 countries, from London to Peking
* Share records on Facebook
* Irresistible pop-eyed bags!
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Pharaoh Jump
Welcome to wonderful Egypt and the land of Pharaohs. Unfortunately your Jet Pack has run out of energy and is now coasting on fumes. It might have enough power to push you to the next level but this is now in your lucky hands!
Watch out for over 10 different types of deadly platforms with scary trap doors, deadly spikes, huge bombs and so much more.
Luckily for you there are some really awesome power-ups to help you along the way...
Pharaoh Jump is a highly addictive game like no other. Jump, hop and fly your way to the top while beating enemies and collecting insane power-ups.
You'll find power-ups that speed up time, give a BIG jump and fill up your jet pack with a really special "liquid" for a MEGA BLAST.
There are tons of enemies trying to stop your every move, so make sure you land on top of them instead of jumping into them – or the game will be sadly over.
While playing Pharaoh Jump you will be collecting gems. You can upgrade your characters clothes, armor and weapons with these gems at any time. It's all up to you.
Unlock super secret levels and characters and also make sure you try out the "magnetic gun" which makes all power-ups and gems gravitate towards you. You can even unlock a very, very special character that is well known in ancient Egypt.
With Pharaoh Jump you NEVER play the same game twice. This game is built on a system that builds a different gameplay experience every single time you start the game!
So one thing is guaranteed: You'll NEVER get bored!
Pharaoh Jump offers included support for Gamecenter, Facebook or Email … This way you can easily show your friends who the Egyptian Jumping master TRULY is.
What are you waiting for? Make sure you download Pharaoh Jump now while it's 100% FREE.
Plant Panic
"Plant Panic" is an arcade action game directed to casual players of all ages. The player has to defend a plant against insects and other animals while it germinates form a seed till it blooms.
With support from a frog and chameleon the player will get additional tools on hand to defend the plants. But please also take care of the friendly bees as they are necessary to grow the plant.
"Plant Planic" is a very fun and challenging little game, which is characterized particularly by its appealing art direction.
The game uses cutting edge Unity 3D engine for providing the best possible and realistic 3D art. Visuals (second to fast paced gameplay) is a very strong point of the game and will differentiate it from the mass of 2D styled action games.
"Plant Panic" consists of 25 levels (5 sceneries and 5 different flowers). 11 different kind of enemies, each with its own behavior, will challenge the player in the game, trying to prevent the growth of the plants. Friendly supporters are: Bees, Frogs and Chameleons.
* Unique and addictive FLOWER-DEFENSE arcade action
* Easy to understand tutorial to learn the game quickly
* 25 different levels increasing in difficulty
* Cutting-edge 3D graphics with 5 realistic flowers and several enemies
* Swatter, spray, mega-spray, frog, chameleon and many more to defend your flower
* Hours of gameplay promise fun for all ages and the whole family
What are you waiting for? Download "Plant Panic" now for free!
Bomb the Monsters! FREE
Don't make these monsters angry! Fire your bombs at those lousy creatures and get buildings to collapse on them. With lovely HD graphics and awesome physics!
"Bomb the Monsters!" features the story of a highly talented painter who is living a perfect life with his beloved wife. But one day things are changing when a huge horde of ugly monsters invade planet earth, capture the painter's wife, and exhaust and exploit the whole planet. Now it's up to the player to stop this horrible invasion and rescue the poor hostage - easier said than done!
The very well-known gameplay offers an easy entry into the game: In every level the player needs to place a limited amount of bombs next to the monsters for getting surroundings and buildings collapse on them to drive the monsters out. But the monsters are coming in various sizes and shapes and are fat, imbecile and extremely sticky. Because of the physical structure of their bodies, these stupid creatures stick to almost everything what makes it sometimes tricky to bomb them away.
"Bomb the Monsters!" offers over 60 levels in beautiful HD graphics; each level comes with non-linear solutions to eliminate the ugly monsters. Great music and sounds plus a motivating achievement system are part of this addictive mobile game as well and offering fun for the whole family.
* Easy to learn, hard to master!
* Addictive and very famous game play
* 20 levels, divided into 2 different worlds. More in the PREMIUM version!
* Realistic physics. Everything in the game uses physics attributes such as mass, force, friction and gravity!
* Non-linear solutions for each and every levels
* Breath-taking animations
* Great music and awesome sound effects.
* Motivating achievement system with more than 10 unlockable items.
* Multilingual (English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Hindi, Thai, Indonesian)
Jelly All Stars Light
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Jelly All Stars presents puzzle action at its finest: put your reactions to the test and keep your eyes on the wonderfully jellied-colored prize!
Your task is simple, yet challenging: In Jelly All Stars gamers have to sort the falling jellies by color and combine them to create six different super-sized Jellies. Special star jellies will destroy any other jellies of the same color that are adjacent to one another. The more jellies are destroyed and the bigger they are the higher the points and the quicker you progress through the levels – but beware: the higher the level the faster those jellies will drop! Especially skillful players will be able to ramp up their scores even more by chaining up massive combos. To spice things up further there are five different special jellies that all have unique powers and applications. For example, the shiny diamond jellies will destroy all blocks of the same color, even if they are not connected. Thanks to local and online highscores you'll be able to see who is a true master of jelly and who is not!
• Four color base pieces groupable in six different shapes!
• Five special pieces!
• Colorful and funny graphics!
• Catchy and addictive music!
• Local and online highscores!
• Ad free (full version)
• Unlimited gametime (full version)
Blow your Way
Blow Your Way is taking Tower Defense games to the next level making your defense objective travel thru the real streets of Manhattan. Players are to protect vehicle carrying money as it travels from point A to point B, but instead of directly controlling the car or anyone in it you'll snipe out of existence anything that stands in the vehicle's way or that tries to ram it to get the loot, using various types of weapons. If you start feeling overwhelmed you can drag special weapons onto the playing field such as landmines, bombs and even air strikes. Occasionally once you've reached your goal you'll have to fend off some crooks throwing various explosives at the vehicle.
Each main location is broken up into several sub-locations, and when you complete a sub-location you'll earn XP that lets you rank up and unlock new power ups to use.
The game scenery is map of real Manhattan with some of the physical real-world elements spawned into the game scene like Madison Square Garden, Time Square, Central Park, etc. Game is played thru different weather & time of day sensitive like Manhattan on a snowy night.
The game features social leaderboard where player can compete with Facebook friends in a weekly tournament, those players that earn most XP on a weekly basis can win prices of game virtual good. The game provides cool feature where Facebook competing friends can send "Trick or Treats" one to the other. Those trick or treats impact the current stage the player is player either helping me them finish stage or make those stages difficult to complete.
Game Features
** DRIVE through the real streets of Manhattan in a real-world 3D scene
** DEFEND your car from street-gangs trying to hit you and steal your money
** USE Cool and powerful explosives and special attacks
** COMPETE with your friends in weekly competitions to win cool prizes
** SEND your friend in-game Tricks or Treat to help them or make it more difficult for them to advance
** CHOOSE your car from a wide collection
** EXPERIENCE Manhattan in a snowy, rainy or sunny weather, day and night
** COLLECT ranks and experience points to beat your friends and get special in-game bonuses
Mad Mathematics: Brain Workout
It is as simple as addictive! Super easy equations will be shown on the screen and you have to say if the result is right or wrong. Sounds easy? Well – it isn't, because you only have 1 freaking second time to make your decision and it should be the right one! Otherwise the round will be lost.
This "math sauna" will make you crazy and addicted at the same time – guaranteed!
Snakes & Ladders Aquarium FREE
The game play:
Players spin the dice and move their character for the number of steps indicated by the dice. If they land on the lower-numbered end of the block with a "ladder", they can move their way up to the higher-numbered block. If they land on the higher-numbered square of a pair with a "snake", they must move their character down to the lower-numbered square.
The first player who successfully arrives at the last block in an exact number of steps is the winner.
• An "all time classic" returns as a mobile game: long-lasting enjoyment on Phone and Tablet is guaranteed
• Easy but addictive gameplay brings fun for the full family
• Easy to control: Automatic or manual movement
• Brand new star fortune blocks – give the game a totally new twist!
• 2 boards with different locations for snakes and ladders (5 more in FULL version)
• Singleplayer AND multiplayer mode
• HD graphics and lovely underwater effects
• Multi-Language
Developed By: Kadus Virtual Development (FinalBoss)
Ludo Master
"Ludo Master" is a board game for two to four players in which the players race their four tokens from start to finish according to dice rolls. Tokens of team mates can be kicked out every round what adds a lot of thrill to the game and made it a worldwide success.
Now players can enjoy the same thrill with "Ludo Master" in real-time 3D environment with various board designs against the computer or up to 3 human friends – great sound effects, speedy movements and funny combat scenes inclusive!
* One of the best Ludo games for mobile devices – totally FREE!
* 3D environment – great graphics for a board game
* Universal design which supports different devices and resolutions
* Play alone, against up to 3 friends or against up to 3 computer controlled players
* A lot of beautifully designed boards and backgrounds to choose from
* Wonderful sound effects, funny combat scenes and speedy movements!
* Ability to enable/disable camera roll
* Totally free with absolutely no limitations (Ad supported)
Enjoy Ludo Master with your family and friends - fun for all ages guaranteed!
Play Ludo Master today!
Aloha - The Game
Annie, Bob, Max and Ziggy are bored by their dull everyday life at the South Pole.
What's better than a vacation to the Hawaii?
Aloha The Game is your new favourite platform/runner, featuring four amazing penguins superstars:
• Max is strong and athletic, with an obsession for beauty.
• Annie looks tiny but don't argue with her!
• Bob is slightly fat, err, rich.
• Ziggy is crazy. Or not?
• 4 playable characters -switch among them and master their unique special moves
• Fantastic cartoon-style graphics with hilarious cut scenes, totally hand-made
• Story mode that spans across three different continents to discover
• Endless mode to unlock for each game world
• Runner/platform hybrid gameplay -fast and engaging
• Smooth touch-based controls


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Energy-adjusted magnesium intake was nonsignificantly inversely related to risk of colorectal cancer (n=2328) in the Netherlands Cohort Study on Diet and Cancer that started in 1986 (n=58279 men and 62573 women). Statistically significant inverse trends in risk were observed in overweight subjects for colon and proximal colon cancer across increasing quintiles of magnesium uptake (P-trend, 0.05 and 0.02, respectively). Although an overall protective effect was not afforded, our results suggest an effect of magnesium in overweight subjects, possibly through decreasing insulin resistance.
Two recent prospective cohort studies among women showed an inverse association between magnesium intake and colorectal cancer (Larsson et al, 2005) and colon cancer only (Folsom and Hong, 2006). Magnesium supplementation reduced colon cancer risk in animal experiments (Mori et al, 1993). Magnesium plays a role in genomic stability and DNA repair (Hartwig, 2001; Larsson et al, 2005) and may reduce hyperinsulinaemia (Paolisso et al, 1992; Rodriguez-Moran and Guerrero-Romero, 2003), a risk factor for colorectal cancer (Giovannucci, 1995; Schoen et al, 1999). In the Netherlands Cohort Study (NLCS), we investigated colorectal cancer in both sexes in relation to magnesium intake, particularly in overweight subjects, given the suggested beneficial effects of magnesium on insulin resistance (Fung et al, 2003).
The NLCS started in 1986 and included 58279 men and 62573 women aged 55–69 years. At baseline, cohort members completed a mailed, self-administered questionnaire on dietary habits, anthropometry, and other risk factors for cancer (Van den Brandt et al, 1990a). Habitual consumption of food and beverages during the year preceding baseline was assessed using a 150-item semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire (Goldbohm et al, 1994). From this, nutrient intakes were calculated from the 150 food items using the computerized Dutch food composition table (Nevo-table, 1986). Nutrient intake was adjusted for energy intake by the residual method (Willett and Stampfer, 1986).
Data were processed and analysed using the case–cohort approach, enumerating the cases for the entire cohort, and estimating the person-years at risk from a subcohort of 5000 subjects, which was randomly sampled from the entire cohort immediately after the baseline measurement and followed up for vital status. Follow-up for cancer incidence is established by record linkage with the Netherlands Cancer Registry and PALGA, a nationwide pathology database (Van den Brandt et al, 1990b). After 13.3 years of follow-up, a total of 2679 incident colorectal cancer cases were reported. Cases and subcohort members were excluded if they reported cancer other than non-melanoma skin cancer, or had incomplete data for diet, anthropometry, or confounders. Finally, 4125 subcohort members and 2328 colorectal cancer cases were available for analysis.
Incidence rate ratios (RR) and 95% confidence intervals for colorectal cancer and subsites were estimated using Cox proportional hazards models (Cox, 1972), with Stata software (Cleves et al, 2002). Standard errors were estimated using the robust Huber–White sandwich estimator to account for additional variance introduced by sampling from the cohort (Schoenfeld, 1982). All RRs are adjusted for confounders that contributed significantly to the model or influenced the RRs of magnesium more than 10% (age, sex, family history of colorectal cancer, body mass index (BMI), physical activity, energy-adjusted intakes of fat, fiber, calcium, folate, beta-carotene, vitamins E and B6, alcohol, and energy intake).
Mean (±s.d.) energy-adjusted magnesium intake was 332 (±58) and 292 (±48)mgday−1 among subcohort men and women, respectively. Important sources of magnesium were wholewheat bread, dairy, pulses, coffee, tea, and peanuts/peanut butter. Magnesium supplements were used by only 0.2% of individuals. Baseline characteristics of the subcohort are presented in Supplementary Table. Magnesium intake was weakly inversely associated with colorectal and colon cancer risks in men and women, but nonsignificantly (Table 1). Exclusion of the first 2 years of follow-up yielded similar results. Because men and women showed comparable results, we combined them in analyses stratified by BMI. Table 2 shows that the association with colorectal cancer and its subsites varied by BMI: for those with a BMI25kgm−2, this was inverse (except rectum), with P-trend reaching significance for colon, and especially proximal colon cancer. The RRs of proximal colon cancer for increasing quintiles of magnesium were 1.0, 0.69, 0.65, 0.48, and 0.54, respectively (P-trend=0.02). For those with BMI <25kgm−2, there was no association with magnesium. Tests for interaction were nonsignificant. Results for men and women separately were essentially similar (data not shown).
An inverse association between magnesium intake and colorectal cancer risk in women was first reported in a Swedish cohort study (Larsson et al, 2005). In the Iowa Women's Health Study, an inverse association was found only for colon cancer. We found weak inverse associations with risks of colorectal and colon cancer in men and women, which were generally nonsignificant. In both sexes, the inverse association was most evident for proximal colon cancer risk. When we stratified by BMI level, the inverse association was observed only in those with BMI 25kgm−2. As overweight is related to decreased insulin sensitivity (Fung et al, 2003), this may suggest that magnesium is inversely associated with colorectal cancer risk through improved insulin sensitivity. Recently, magnesium intake was found to be associated with increased levels of adiponectin, which may improve insulin sensitivity (Qi et al, 2005); adiponectin was inversely associated with colorectal cancer risk among men (Wei et al, 2005).
Strengths of our study include large numbers of cases, scope for comparing the sexes, and the completeness of follow-up. We found weaker inverse associations between colorectal cancer and magnesium intake than in the Sweden (Larsson et al, 2005) and, to a lesser extent, Iowa studies (Folsom and Hong, 2006). It may be relevant that reported magnesium intake levels are lower in Sweden than in the Netherlands: median intakes in lowest and highest quintiles were 198 and 268mgday−1 (Larsson et al, 2005), and 236 and 349mgday−1 in Dutch women, respectively. Magnesium intake of up to 325mgday−1 was recently found to be associated with insulin sensitivity, and intakes above this level might not provide further benefits; sex-specific data were not presented (Ma et al, 2006). We observed no further decrease in risk in our subsite-specific analyses (Table 2) in quintile 5 (>350mgday−1; median 375) compared to quintile 4 (321–350mgday−1; median 313), which is in line with the threshold finding. The magnesium intake in Iowa women (Folsom and Hong, 2006) was comparable to our study, but Iowa women were generally heavier (Folsom and Hong, 2006) than Dutch women, which could explain the different findings given the modification by BMI.
In conclusion, our results provide no clear support for an overall protective effect of magnesium on colorectal cancer in men or women, but are compatible with an impact in the subgroup of overweight subjects, possibly through reduced insulin resistance. Further studies are needed to elucidate this relationship.
We are indebted to the participants of the study and further wish to thank the cancer registries (IKA, IKL, IKMN, IKN, IKO, IKR, IKST, IKW, IKZ, and VIKC) and the Netherlands nationwide registry of pathology (PALGA). We also thank Dr Arnold Kester for statistical advice; Sacha van de Crommert, Henny Brants, Jolanda Nelissen, Conny de Zwart, Marijke Moll, Nathalie Slangen, Willy van Dijk, and Annemie Pisters for assistance; and Harry van Montfort, Ton van Moergastel, Linda van den Bosch, and Ruud Schmeitz for programming assistance.
Supplementary Information accompanies the paper on British Journal of Cancer website (http://www.nature.com/bjc)
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Create a fabulous fiesta anywhere with these charming contemporary glass tumblers from Mexico. This striking set of six hand blown glass tumblers features a bold and colorful pattern that looks like confetti. They are also dishwasher safe.
ITEM#: 13473200This handmade creation is offered in partnership with NOVICA, in association with National Geographic.
Colorful confetti in hand-blown glass conveys the excitement of Carnival in these tumblers. By Javier and Efren, six festive tumbler glasses make every day a fiesta.
Product Features:
- Number of pieces: Six
- Material: Hand blown glass
- Color: Multicolor
- Dishwasher safe, top rack recommended
- Free of lead and toxins
- Air bubbles are an expected feature from the process
- Dimensions: 81 mm in diameter x 5.1 inches high
- Volume capacity: 14 ounces
Story Behind the Art:
The artistry of Mexican artisans Javier and Efren has been featured in periodicals ranging from Sunset magazine to the Miami Herald. Since the 1990s, they have worked together to preserve Mexico's blown glass artistry.
Even though the art of blowing glass originally came to Mexico from Spain, and it is practiced all over the world, Mexico's blown glass artistry is unique. Working as a team, Javier specializes in the design of the pieces, and Efren transforms the designs into a reality.
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Chemistry Dissertation Defense of Jeffrey T. Shattuck
- Starts:
- 11:00 am on Monday, December 10, 2012
- Contact Name:
- Jessica Caruso
"Ultrafast Infrared Spectroscopy of Membranes and Biological Water"
Dr. Len Singer, Medical Director of the Healthcare Emergency Management graduate program at Boston University Medical School, contends "that the common denominator to all disasters is human casualties, and, inasmuch, no other critical infrastructure and key resource sector resource will be at the epicenter of our readiness capacity. We can have all the best wishes in the world and all the best plans in the world," he said, "but unless we have buy-in by the proper stakeholders" – hospital and health care system leadership – "we are in no better shape that we were pre-9/11."
Read the entire report here.
Operation Mercy Lift
A joint operation of the Massachusetts Army National Guard, Sandwich and Dennis Fire Departments, Massachusetts Department of Public Health and Boston University Healthcare Emergency Management.
Appearances, interviews and publications by faculty and students
ALKIADT Randy Hunt interviews J.J. Burke from the Sandwich Fire Department about school safety in the Town of Sandwich, MA.
HEM Director interviewed on Active shooter incidents
HEM Director edits Book of the Month for January 2012
Boston University HEM at Canada's National Capitol Special Operations Symposium