text:
Desert Island CD contest
Ever think about what 10 CDs you'd want by your side if you were forever stranded on a desert island (assuming you had a device to play them as well)? Tell us what you'd take with you, and if we print your picks you'll get a $20 gift card to Soundwave CDs. Send your lists to email@example.com and include your mailing info (Reno-Tahoe area residents only).
Here's the picks of Calendar editor Jason Kellner.
1. The Beatles: "Abbey Road"
2. Pixies: "Doolittle"
3. Pink Floyd: "The Wall"
4. G. Love and Special Sauce: "Yeah, it's That Easy"
5. The Cult: "Electric"
6. Cracker: "Kerosene Hat"
7. The Atomiks: "Motordeath"
8. David Bowie: "ChangesBowie"
9. Cake: "Prolonging the Magic"
10: Beastie Boys: "Paul's Boutique"
Rod Stewart
"Thanks for the Memory ... The Great American Songbook, Vol. IV"; J-Records
1 1/2 stars (out of four)
Will it ever end? You don't have to be a traditional pop purist to lament the lack of grace and wit that Stewart brings to his fourth collection of standards. Guests such as George Benson ("Let's Fall in Love"), Elton John ("Makin' Whoopee") and Chaka Khan ("You Send Me") manage to lend some nuance. But ultimately, the presence of these abler rock and R&B artists only underlines how Stewart fails to understand or serve this material.
Recommended if you like: Gershwin classics; Stewart's previous songbooks
-- Elysa Gardner, USA Today
"Sliver: The Best of the Box"; Geffen
1 ½ stars (out of 4)
The "With the Lights Out" box set last year was a boon to hardcore Nirvana fans, who enjoyed collecting a bunch of obscurities and early demos that had been traded on bootlegs for years. Unfortunately, the noisy, chaotic highlights were sabotaged by endless, pointless practice tapes. But a single listenable disc for more casual fans could be made out of it. "Sliver" is not it.
However, the addition of three more unreleased tracks will require hardcore fans to open their wallets again. The only one worth hearing is "Spank Thru," a demo from when Nirvana was called Fecal Matter. After starting with obnoxiously cynical vocals, it reaches a great frenzy. But since the real version of "Spank Thru" has never been collected by Geffen, a remastered version of it would've been a better pick.
The cover of Leadbelly's "Ain't It a Shame" -- also on the box -- is worth diving onto a drumkit to hear, though.
As Johnny Rotten asked, Ever get the feeling you've been swindled?
RIYL: Sid Vicious and Johnny Thunders bootlegs
-- Mark Robison, Reno Gazette-Journal
"Party Animals"; Abacus
3 ½ stars (out of 4)
Finally, a worthy followup to 1997's hard-rock masterwork "Apocalypse Dudes." Turbonegro is a Norwegian band that excels at catchy hard-rock anthems with maximum guitar riffage and often campy, always sexually charged lyrics.
"All My Friends Are Dead" and "Wasted Again" capture the dark, harder vibe of the band's early albums with screaming guitar work by Euroboy and such representative lyrics as "My body is a temple and tonight I'm gonna tear it down!"
"If You See Kaye (Tell Her I L-O-V-E Her)" shows the band's deftness at taking potentially silly lyrics and putting them over with utter conviction.
So if you long for the days when Judas Priest and Motley Crue were king, "Party Animals" will get your fist raised. And, for you indie-rock fans, you'll learn why Turbonegro has been covered by Hot Water Music, Supersuckers and Queens of the Stone Age.
RIYL: Kiss, Judas Priest, Fu Manchu, Spinal Tap
-- Robison
Various artists
"Protect: A Benefit for the National Association to Protect Children"; Fat Wreck Chords
4 stars (out of 4)
"Protect" sounds like the best-ever punk-friendly radio station. The high quality and variety of songs make this a great compilation. It's a steal for $6.
Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio starts it with the fabulous goth love song "Demons Away." It ends with Against Me's acoustic country-folk cover of Dylan by way of Old Crow Medicine Show on "Wagon Wheel." In between, you'll hear Justin Sane in full-on rage mode screaming "This is what a feminist sounds like" on Anti-Flag's "Feminism Is for Everybody" and Avail's singer Tim Barry going solo on the utterly effective folk song "Idle Idylist."
So many more wonderful moments: NOFX punching two extra holes in the Bible belt on "Leaving Jesusland," Communique's early-MTV ditty "Carrie Anne," The Ergs' brilliant power-pop punk on "Radio K," The Soviettes' Blondie-esque "Middle of the Night," live Jawbreaker... Even the two growly hardcore songs have grown on me.
RIYL: The record labels Fat Wreck, Lookout, Epitaph and No Idea
-- Robison
Various artists
"The Rough Guide to African Music for Children"; World Music Network
4 stars (out of 4)
Don't let the title of this disc lead you astray. This isn't music just for kids; it's for all music lovers. The album is so named because hundreds of British schoolchildren were surveyed to select its lineup, and it goes to show what discerning tastes they have. They came up with one of the most enjoyable Afropop compilations available. Upbeat and diverse, old and new, acoustic and electric, the collection ranges wide. Ladysmith Black Mambazo offer gentle harmonies; the classic Real Sounds from Zimbabwe do a brilliant musical play-by-play of a renowned soccer match; the Mahotella Queens' "The Lion" is a sweet take on a familiar song. Deep grooves out of Nigeria and Ethiopia, humming Tanzanian rap, bouncing rhythms from Guinea, a dynamic dance tune from Mozambique ... there's just too much good stuff!
RIYL: Soukous and afrobeat styles, Bongo Flava, Putumayo's African Playground
-- Jeff Gifford, Reno Gazette-Journal


text:
|Booksie Address:
|United Kingdom
|Other site:
|View Link
|Favorite book:
|Omg theres loads, Keep you're eye out for my book reviews!
|Member Since:
|May 14, 2009
Book Review by Chelsii
Posted: Jun 13, 2009
It's a normal Friday evening for Elliot until the police...
Book Review by Chelsii
Posted: May 21, 2009
Lydia's last thought before darkness closed over her mind...
Book Review by Chelsii
Posted: May 17, 2009
Strange things keep happening at Theo and Ricky's...
Book Review by Chelsii
Posted: May 16, 2009
The most saddest book i have ever read. It bought me to...
Short Story by Chelsii
Posted: May 15, 2009
Omg i wrote this when i was like in year 5 ive just found...
Book Review by Chelsii
Posted: May 15, 2009
Book writen by: Gaye Hicyilmaz
Book by Chelsii
Posted: May 15, 2009
This is the sequel from the previous 'The diary Of...
Novel by Chelsii
Posted: May 14, 2009
About a girl called Precious Rae who gets bullied at...
Poem by Chelsii
Posted: May 14, 2009
what loves feels like and how you cant get rid of it easily
Book by Chelsii
Posted: May 14, 2009
Its about a girl called Madison Swift she creates a...
I love to write!
whether its
or even in my diary I just love to write! Alls i do is sit there on my laptop with all these ideas that come into my head. So i write them down and a story begins. It's as if i don't even have to think about what i'm doing because that stories just forming in my mind.
I'd love to get my book published one day, i worked months on it, and now i'm working on the sequel. I just hope other people would like my story and can give me some advice/tips on it
This is me, Im nothing special. I took this in my bathroom lol, few months ago now.
This is me yet agen, getting ready to go out!
I love Jaqueline wilson I think shes amazing! If no one has ever read her stories my god you have to!
I've just finished reading this book ''My sister Jodie'' Its really good but so sad. If you haven't read it i'm telling you go and get a copy now! Lol
This Book is really sad. Its a true story based on a boy who used to get beaten by his mother. It is really sad it actually brought me to tears reading it. It just makes you think how lucky you really are:
Another story i like is called 'Forever' By Judy Blume
Yes I am book mad!
Other stories i like are:
- Cookie
- bestfriends
- candyfloss
- The Suitcase Kid
- The lottie Project
- Bad Girls
- The Illustrated Mum
- Midnight
- Double Act
- Worry Website
- Girls out late
- Story Of Tracy Beaker
- secrets
-Vicky Angel
- Girls Under Pressure
- Blue
- Forever
- The Diary Of Pelly-D
- My sister Jodie
- The deadly Dare Mysteries
- Pig heart Boy
The list goes on! I have read hundreds of books over the years, i was about 7 when i started reading! Always came top of the class in spelling, and was always over excited when we had to write a story as part of homework!
One Of My drawings, spent over an hour doing this lol:
This is the one i copied from, it's of me and my baby brother beau
Please read my stories, Poems etc. I would really appreciate it. Some stories i make up i don't even finish but i'm working on one of the stories which is called ''The Diary Of Madison Swift'' i'm now on the sequel. So yea i just love writing, and when im not doing that im reading.Day to day book reviews will be written on my favourite book of the day, so keep youre eye out :)
You must be logged in to register.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
|Head circumference and height abnormalities in autism revisited: the role of pre- and perinatal risk factors.
MedLine Citation:
|PMID: 22923066 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher
|Pre/perinatal risk factors and body growth abnormalities have been studied frequently as early risk markers in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), yet their interrelatedness in ASD has received very little research attention. This is surprising, given that pre/perinatal risk factors can have a substantial impact on growth trajectories in the first years of life. We aimed to determine which pre/perinatal factors were more prevalent in ASD children and if these factors differentially influenced body growth in ASD and control children. A total of 96 ASD and 163 control children matched for gender participated. Data of growth of head size and body length during the first 13 months of life were collected. Data on pre/perinatal risk factors were retrospectively collected through standardized questionnaires. Results indicated that after matching for SES, prematurity/low birth weight and being first born were more prevalent in the ASD versus the control group. In addition, with increasing age children with ASD tended to have a proportionally smaller head circumference compared to their height. However, the effect of prematurity/low birth weight on head growth corrected for height was significantly different in ASD and control children: premature/low birth weight control children showed a disproportionate larger head circumference in relation to height during their first year of life, whereas this effect was absent in premature/low birth weight ASD children. This may suggest that the etiology of abnormal growth is potentially different in ASD and control children: where abnormal growth in control children is related to suboptimal conditions in the uterus, abnormal growth in ASD may be more strongly related to the causal factors that also increase the risk for ASD. However, prospective studies measuring growth and ASD characteristics in both premature/low birth weight and a terme children are necessary to support this conclusion.
|Margo Schrieken; Janne Visser; Iris Oosterling; Daphne van Steijn; Daniëlle Bons; Jos Draaisma; Rutger-Jan van der Gaag; Jan Buitelaar; Rogier Donders; Nanda Rommelse
Related Documents :
|20006816 - Latanoprost in pediatric glaucoma--pediatric exposure over a decade.
24460776 - Shape of glucose curve can be used as a predictor for screening pre-diabetes in obese c...
23472416 - Primary hydrocoeles in infants and children.
18250236 - Impact of conjoined exposure to the world trade center attacks and to other traumatic e...
21135026 - A dimensional analysis of caregiver burden among spouses and adult children.
1864636 - Igg subclasses and antibody response to pneumococcal capsular polysaccharides in childr...
Publication Detail:
|Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-8-26
Journal Detail:
|Title: European child & adolescent psychiatry Volume: - ISSN: 1435-165X ISO Abbreviation: Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry Publication Date: 2012 Aug
Date Detail:
|Created Date: 2012-8-27 Completed Date: - Revised Date: -
Medline Journal Info:
|Nlm Unique ID: 9212296 Medline TA: Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry Country: -
Other Details:
|Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: -
|Karakter Child and Adolescent Psychiatry University Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Export Citation:
|APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex
|MeSH Terms
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Predictors and moderators of outcome in child and adolescent anxiety and depression: a systematic re...
Next Document: Enhanced chemical and biological activities of a newly biosynthesized eugenol glycoconjugate, eugeno...


text:
Thanh Hoa
Getting there and away
Thanh Hoa is a local stop, but a few express trains pull in here, but none of these trains stops for more than three minutes, so don't dawdle on the platform. Two shuttles number NA1 and 2, between Vinh and Hanoi makes sense for local trips, but depart at the witching hour and don't stop at Ninh Binh, so don't see a lot of tourist traffic.
Half a kilometre south of the Bo Bridge along Highway 1, the Southern Bus Station offers departures to destinations both north and south, despite the name. T: (037) 395 0264.
Da Nang: costing 260,000, departing at 06:30.
Hanoi: costing 49,000, departs frequently between 05:00 to 18:00. 153 km.
Hue: costing 120,000, departing at 04:00. 550 km.
Ninh Binh: costing 50,000, frequent departures throughout the day. 58 km.
Saigon: costing 260,000, departing at 07:00. 1,700 km.
Vinh: costing 50,000, frequent departures throughout the day. 138 km.
Photo gallery
Jump to a destination
- Hot spots
- Hanoi, Ha Long Bay & Cat Ba
- Sapa, Bac Ha & Dien Bien Phu
- Phong Nha Cave & Vinh
- Da Nang, Hoi An & Hue
- Dalat & Kon Tum
- Mui Ne & Nha Trang
- Saigon & surrounds
- My Tho, Can Tho & Phu Quoc Island


text:
'Gun safety' technologies that would prevent anyone but the owner from using a firearm are not fail-safe and are cost prohibitive; just another scheme to keep guns out of the hands of law abiding citizens
Liberals are salivating over a bill by Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., which would require every new gun sold to have technological systems that would prevent anyone but the owner from firing it. If Markey's bill becomes law, it would take effect in two years and three years thereafter, all guns without such a system would have to be retrofitted or else they will be illegal.
Several 'gun safety' systems are in the works. One such system is a gun paired with a special wrist watch that sends a wireless signal to the firearm. The gun will not fire unless the user is wearing that watch. Another system is a biometric one that would have sensors which recognize the owner's fingerprints. And yet another one would have a number of sensors along the gun's grips which would recognize the tightness of the owner's grip.
Requiring such technologies has little to do with gun safety. This is just another scheme to keep guns out of the hands of law abiding citizens. These technologies would drive the price of handguns sky-high. According to the Washington Post, the watch/gun combo costs nearly $2,000.
There are real problems associated with such systems. If a gun owner were away from home, his family members would not be able to use the gun to defend themselves from home intruders.
And these devices are not fail-safe either. What happens when the wrist watch battery runs out? And could a crook wrestle the gun away from its owner and still be close enough to the watch to fire it? And what happens when the gun owner doesn't use the same grip as when it was initially measured by the sensors? These new technologies could be disastrous to law abiding citizens trying to defend themselves against criminals.
And what about the cops? Let's say that an officer wearing a wrist watch-paired gun went down in a firefight. His partner or another officer would not be able to use the fallen cop's gun unless he discarded his own watch and replaced it with the other one. The cops sure as hell are not going to want the wrist watch, biometric and grip technologies with their guns.
In any event, these technologies won't make a dime's worth of difference because they will only be on new guns. There are millions of guns in the hands of law abiding citizens that do not have these new features. And the owners of these firearms would not spend the money necessary to retrofit their guns. The only way this law would work as intended is if the government confiscated all guns that do not have these systems. And that would leave most law abiding citizens without the means to defend themselves, while the gangbangers and criminals would still be armed.
Smart guns are a really dumb idea. They are just another scheme dreamed up by liberals who do not want anyone to own a gun if they are not a cop or in the military. It figures that a liberal east coast Democrat like Sen Markey would be behind this scheme. Of course, both California senators and other congressional liberals will be enthusiastic supporters of Markey's bill. These technologies have anti-gunners salivating all over the place.


text:
Party, Craft & School Supplies
Brainy Toys for Kids of All Ages
OVER 1,000 CHRISTMAS FAVORITES! Shop Now
Your cart is currently empty.
Items remain in your shopping cart for 30 days.
These savings won't last long! Come back each day for another deal.
SAVE up to 50% Shop Now
Hurry! Deal ends in:
SAVE up to 60% Shop Now
PRE-BLACK FRIDAY DEALS! Up to 40% Off! Shop
100s of Pink Ribbon items. Shop
100s of toys & prizes in bulk. Shop
Christmas Décor as low as 7¢ per piece. Shop
Purple Place Cards. Thinking about having assigned seats at your next event? These paper place cards are just what you need! Use your own marker to write the guest's name and then just fold to set them up. It's as simple as that. Color coordinate any table for weddings, graduation parties, anniversaries and more. (2 dozen per set) Unfolded, 4" x 3".
24 Set(s)


text:
November 30, 2015
Pascagoula, Miss. (AP) Mississippi Senator Trent Lott says he'll retire from the senate by the end of the year.
The Senate's number-two Republican says it's not his health, and that he feels fine. He says it's just time for him and his wife "To do something else."
Lott says he leaves with "no anger, no malice." As for his 16 years in the House and 19 in the Senate, he describes his time on Capitol Hill as "a wild ride -- and one that I'm proud of."
Lott says President Bush "was very kind in his remarks" after Lott notified him of his resignation. Mississippi's Republican governor will name someone to temporarily replace Lott.
Lott was elected the Senate's Republican Whip last year. That was redemption after being ousted five years ago as the party's Senate leader over comments some interpreted as support for southern segregationist policies.
Click Here to access the online Public Inspection File
Viewers with disabilities can get assistance accessing this station's FCC Public Inspection File by contacting the station with the information listed below. Questions or concerns relating to the accessibility of the FCC's online public file system should be directed to the FCC at 888-225-5322, 888-835-5322 (TTY), or email@example.com.


text:
PE Studies 1: Motor Development and Skill Acquisition
This course provides students with an opportunity to gain knowledge, understanding and skills in movement skill acquisition to facilitate the planning, assessment, implementation and evaluation of a fundamental movement intervention program in a primary school setting.
Students will gain valuable theoretical and practical experience while attending lectures and participating in tutorials as well as learn a variety of planning, assessment and teaching techniques for the implementation and evaluation of a fundamental movement skills program in a primary school setting.
- Semester 1 - 2016
Learning Outcomes
1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the processes of motor skill acquisition in children and adolescents;
2. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the principles of growth, development and motor behaviour in children and adolescents;
3. Gain knowledge, understanding and skills to detect motor skill deficiencies and design programs to correct and evaluate the motor skills of children in a primary school setting;
4. Demonstrate skills, knowledge and understanding of relevant content and pedagogy enabling the application of content in ways that are responsive to the particular characteristics of learners, curricula and teaching environments;
5. Document the progress of the learners, the process of implementation and complete an evaluation of the intervention program; and
6. Become familiar with recent research and understand the implications for motor skill acquisition in children and adolescents.
- Growth and developmental stages in children and adolescents.
- Principles of motor skill acquisition.
- Nature and classification of motor skills.
- Research and trends of motor development of Australian children.
- The learning process - attention, practice, memory and feedback.
- Measurement and analysis of motor skills.
- Practical performance of motor skills and pedagogy for motor skill development.
- School-based motor skill assessment, programming and evaluation in a primary school setting.
This course is only available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Teaching (Health and Physical Education) (Honours) program.
Assessment Items
Essay: Essay
Report: Reports
Formal Examination: Exam
Contact Hours
Face to Face On Campus 1 hour(s) per Week for Full Term
Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per Week for 12 Weeks


text:
3 posters
3 groups
Feliz Navidad! It's Christmas time, but Swiper is up to no good! After he lands on Santa's naughty list, Dora must help the sneaky fox discover the true spirit of Christmas. You can help too as you join Dora in this retelling of a holiday classic!
© 2004 - 2015 The Internet Movie Poster Database | This page was executed in 0.0133 sec.


text:
Ever wondered just what it is about this corner of South Carolina that makes it so special, but cant find a way to describe it? The DVD Crown of the Carolinas takes care of that with some original bluegrass thrown in that is as haunting as the visuals.
From the Enchanted Tree, where lovers met and proposed marriage in the 1800s, at present-day Falls Park in downtown Greenville to the splendor of the Jocassee Gorges, one of the 50 top environmental stops on the National Geographics bucket list, the places and the people of the region are celebrated in visuals and song.
There is some amazing footage of peregrine falcons cavorting at Jumping Off Rock, stunning views of waterfalls in all seasons and stories told by Dennis Chastain, a naturalist and author, and Patrick McMillian, the Emmy Award-winning host of Expeditions With Patrick McMillian.
Former studio songwriter Bobby Holliday, 62, started on the project in 1998 as a way of answering folks who always thought of the coast when he told them he was from South Carolina. When I would tell people I was from South Carolina, they would immediately think of Myrtle Beach, Hilton Head or Charleston. They would only associate the mountains with North Carolina, but this mountain goodness goes on beyond the borderlines. It seemed that the mountains of South Carolina were a very well-kept secret, he said.
The first stage was a tight body of music released on CD in 2005 that went on to become the theme song for the first six seasons of Expeditions.
During the first promotional interview for the CD on the South Carolina public radio show Your Day, the shows producer, Bob McAnally, heard about Hollidays desire to create a DVD to complement this collection of music. McAnally offered his services, and filming began in 2006.
He talks about the places that I go hiking and backpacking, McAnally said. His style of music is very laid-back, his love of the area is evident, and some of the stories that he had to tell are wonderful. I decided to do more with him and to document these areas from a video standpoint, and use it more as a teaching tool.
The video will be used in various way to promote Pickens and Oconee County tourism over the next few years, Holliday said. It is also for sale at various locations around the Upstate.
For more information and for places where the DVD is for sale, see crownofthecarolinas.org.


text: On 12/22/08, Dan Gildea <dgildea at users.sourceforge.net> wrote: > That was Stravros's reasoning in the bug report. Maxima still > has some problems distinguishing und from infinity - for example, > limit(log(x), x, 0) and limit(exp(x*%i)*x,x,inf) currently return > und but technically should return infinity. OK, good. Let's let it stand. Robert


text:
The Chili Senior Center, 3235 Chili Ave., Rochester, will host the following events from Oct. 3 to Oct. 26
The Chili Senior Center, 3235 Chili Ave., Rochester, will host the following events from Oct. 3 to Oct. 26.
For more information call 585-889-6185 or visit townofchili.org.
Just For Fun
A concert will take place at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3. The cost is free, but donations will be accepted.
Sam Patch Boat Ride
The Sam Patch is a replica of an Erie Canal packet boat. The Sam Patch features an enclosed main cabin and-an open-air bow. The boat will depart from Schoen Place, out of Pittsford. Boarding will begin at 10:45 a.m. and the cruise starts at noon Friday, Oct. 5. The cost is $13 for Chili residents and non residents are $15.
Holocaust Presentation
The presentation will be on Louis Singer, an eight-year-old living in a suburb of Belgrade who witnessed Germans bombing the city on Easter Sunday, 1941. The event starts at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9. The cost is free, but donations will be accepted.
A Taste of Italy
Chef Dunning will prepare the meal at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12. Prices are still being determined.
New England Cruise - Fall 2013
This event will feature Royal Caribbean Cruise Line's "Brilliance of the Seas". Guests will be departing Chili via motor coach for the Boston departure. Guests will visit Portland, Maine, Bar Harbor, Saint John, New Brunswick, Halifax, Nova Scotia and more. The trip will take place from Oct. 13 to Oct. 20.
Stokoe Farms, A Day in the Country
Guests can take a wagon ride, pick a pumpkin, meet the animals, get lost in the corn maize and have a picnic lunch starting at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24. Cost is $10 per person.
Medicare Presentations
There will be two sessions at the Senior Center taking place at 10 a.m. Oct. 26 and Nov. 9. A representative will be on hand to answer questions about Medicare. It is not necessary to attend both sessions.
Comments are currently unavailable on this article
Location, ST | website.com


text:
Previous issues click here
Band Reject Filter Series
Higher frequency band reject (notch) filters are designed to operate over the frequency range of .01 to 28 GHz. These filters are characterized by having the reverse properties of band pass filters and are offered in multiple topologies. Available in compact sizes.
RLC Electronics
SP6T RF Switch
JSW6-33DR+ is a medium power reflective SP6T RF switch, with reflective short on output ports in the off condition. Made using Silicon-on-Insulator process, it has very high IP3, a built-in CMOS driver and negative voltage generator.
Group Delay Equalized Bandpass Filter
Part number 2903 is a group delayed equalized elliptic type bandpass filter that has a typical 1 dB bandwidth of 94 MHz and a typical 60 dB bandwidth of 171 MHz. Insertion loss is <2 dB and group delay variation from 110 to 170 MHz is <3nsec.
KR Electronics
Absorptive Low Pass Filter
Model AF9350 is a UHF, low pass filter that covers the 10 to 500 MHz band and has an average power rating of 400W CW. It incurs a rejection of 45 dB minimum at the 750 to 3000 MHz band, and power rating of 25W CW from 501 to 5000 MHz.
LTE Band 14 Ceramic Duplexer
This high performance LTE ceramic duplexer was designed and built for use in public safety communication and commercial cellular applications. It operates in Band 14 and offers low insertion loss and high isolation to enable clear communications in the LTE network.
Networks International
See all products in this issue
January 2013
The Battle for Spectrum
By Major Christopher S. Tsirlis, U.S. Marine Corps
The Marine Corps is always looking for innovative ways to manipulate the battle space. One of the biggest challenges for Marine communicators is dealing with radio frequency (RF) spectrum. RF spectrum is a commodity in finite supply, heavily regulated both in and outside the United States. All Marines who use communication devices are users of RF spectrum whether they know it or not, and all successful tactical communications must be cognizant of it.
Military communications equipment, civilian cellular infrastructure, and countless other technologies, specifically anything with an RF emitter, must compete for available spectrum to operate. Entire government and commercial enterprises are built around proper spectrum allocations. Entire technologies rely on the enforcement and regulation of access. In the United States alone it is intensely congested.
For the Department of Defense, specific RF spectrum areas are allocated for military use only. Unfortunately, certain areas that are permitted inside the United States are not allowed in other countries. Often, and with increasing frequency, the U.S. military is not permitted to transmit on desired frequencies while outside the continental United States because this would interfere with host nations' communications infrastructures. For legacy and future communication systems, this requires enormous capital investment to redesign tactical communications equipment - in some cases resulting in the loss of capability altogether.
Military communications fall at every point on the RF spectrum range. For example, submarines may use very low frequency (VLF) to communicate while submerged to receive radio navigation information. Most tactical radio commuideations use HF, VHF, and UHF frequencies. Almost all wideband satellite communications use super high frequency and extremely high frequency.
Certain areas of the RF spectrum have characteristics that make one type of communications technology more advantageous than others. Technology has advanced in so many ways that manipulating the finite space has spurred many different modulation techniques to pack more information in a given radio signal. Some of the most common and basic modulation techniques are amplitude modulation (AM) and frequency modulation (FM), which are used by your car stereo. More sophisticated techniques, such as code-division multiple access and time-division multiple access, allow for several devices to operate over one radio channel, much like today's cellular phones. All RF devices have modems to manipulate the signals transmitted or received by a like device.
With the proliferation of communications devices on battlefields worldwide, the RF spectrum is becoming saturated and has made military operations more challenging to conduct. Spectrum truly is a zero-sum gain. Advances in technology are now being stymied, because larger chunks of the RF spectrum are required to pass larger amounts of bandwidth desired by military operations. The Marine Corps, along with other services, have entire military occupational specialties dedicated the issues of spectrum allocation, and their jobs are getting tougher as technology marches on.
Why RF Spectrum Counts
According to the Department of the Navy Budget Estimates for Fiscal Year 2009, the Marine Corps invested more than $1.6 billion in the past three years to upgrade and expand its communications equipment. This expansion is undoubtedly a combat multiplier for Marines conducting home-station training and combat operations abroad. The result of these actions is a better-postured, capable force for the next several years. However, some of the unintended consequences of this investment will be thousands more transmitters populating an already saturated RF spectrum space, which is already the Wild West in many respects.
Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom introduced several new technologies that were rapidly deployed to meet Marines' needs in combat. Many were quickly procured and assembled by commercial vendors without regard to existing commercial or military communication frequency assignments. As a result, large investments in these technologies have gone to waste. They cannot programmatically be sustained because of the frequency ranges in which they operate. The problem extends beyond tactical communications and affects future investments in new technologies that offer many of the attributes that will be required by tomorrow's Marines. Quite simply, there may not be enough available RF spectrum in the frequency ranges required to pursue significant advances in technology.
Meeting the Challenge
Fortunately, there are entities that recognize the DOD's problem. More efficient use of radio spectrum is paramount when exploring new communications technologies for the Corps. Adopting technologies that creatively exploit spectrum and allow users to establish software-defined, policybased radio configurations to manipulate RF spectrum are available to the DOD today.
For example, not everyone transmits on all frequencies at the exactly same time. Many users may be geographically separated and transmitting at different power outputs that limit or negate the ability to inadvertently jam or interfere with others. If this is the case, then the capacity to use spectrum that is not currently being used, based on policy, can be established to make more efficient use of it.
The Defense Advanced Research Agency (DARPA) has developed a technology called Next Generation (XG), which uses cognitive radios that alter transmit parameters based on several variables. XG has been shown to greatly increase the efficient use of spectrum and allow users to set rules for any given spectrum environment. This is especially useful for urban areas where radio frequencies become overcrowded and interference happens most often. Simply, Marines could move into any operating environment with spectrum-policy presets established on their tactical radios that would only operate on frequencies not in use or where there is no known interference. Once a radio device transmits on a frequency used by tactical units, the radios would quickly sense a disruption in the RF environment and switch to another frequency not currently in use. Since all countries manage their spectrum allocations differently, Marines could avoid problems and not worry about receiving host-nation approvals to transmit in a particular spectrum space.
Another attribute of this technology is its inability to jam or intentionally interrupt such transmissions. An adversary most likely cannot direct enough energy on enough channels long enough to keep up with spectrum-sensing equipment. Most important, XG technology could greatly mitigate our ability to jam ourselves with the wide deployment of counter radio-controlled LED electronic warfare jammers on most tactical wheeled vehicles.
Most of the Marine Corps' ground tactical radios can transmit from 3MHz to 512MHz. At first glance this would appear to be a large chunk of the spectrum. Unfortunately, internationally many countries have different frequency assignments in these areas, a fact that often interferes with our tactical radio assets. At the further end of the RF spectrum, many high-bandwidth data applications require frequency ranges in the gigahertz range, which host countries use for commercial infrastructure, and thus negates many of the broadband tactical assets we currently rely on. Using policy-based cognitive equipment would better ensure tactical communications are established and maintained without interference.
Squeezing More Out of Nothing
Ordinarily, once a piece of spectrum is being used, it can't be used by anyone else. If it is not in use, there is a form of technology to pursue that may take advantage of this. We usually want to avoid interference in communications. There may be a way to develop technology to address spectrum interference by transmitting and receiving a signal simultaneously on a preoccupied channel without negatively affecting both power and timing controls, effectively using the interference to boost or strengthen a desired signal, thus manipulating the spectrum to fit our needs.
Our dependence on radios, satellites, unmanned aerial vehicles, and other RF emitting devices continues to increase, and where and how these technologies transmit is important for every Marine who relies on them. Our current investments must actively support new ways to manipulate this finite resource. The creative use of spectrum should guide all future procurements of tactical communications equipment. As Marines, we must understand how to successfully operate in every battle space. RF spectrum is another one we cannot avoid.
About the Author
Major Tsirlis is the operations officer for 8th Communication Battalion, Second Marine Headquarters Group, Second Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune. He has more than 22 years of service.
Reprinted from Proceedings with permission; Copyright © 2012 U.S. Naval Institute www.usni.org.
U.S. Marine Corps
this article to a friend!
Search by Keyword, Company, Category or Issue.
Open's Systems and Changes in DoD Procurement: This Time It's Real
By Barry Manz
The U.S. Department of Defense has a well-earned reputation for inertia. Many proposals for change are made – but nothing happens. The COTS initiative, which promised cost savings through the use of off-the-shelf commercial parts, sounded terrific at the time. It heralded a major departure from standard DoD procurement that more or less guaranteed that every system would be different in part because it used parts that were developed from scratch, leading to "one-off" systems that were very expensive. Read More...


text:
The SJRMC Guiding Behaviors reinforce our hospital system's core values of respect, social justice, and compassion, care of the poor and underserved and excellence. Ultimately, these guiding behaviors are meant to draw us back to the bedside of our patients.
These Guiding Behaviors are to be practiced by every member of our staff with every patient and visitor with whom we come into contact:
1) We support each other in serving our patients and communities. 2) We communicate openly, honestly, respectfully and directly. 3) We are fully present. 4) We are accountable. 5) We trust and assume goodness in all intentions. 6) We are continuous learners.
Saint Joseph Health System | 5215 Holy Cross Parkway, Mishawaka, IN 46545 | 574.335.5000


text:
Mrs. Rita McNutt's first grade students picked a lighthouse from anywhere in the world, studied its history, and then built a model of the beacon of their choice
- Filed Under
Immaculate Conception School's first-grade class has a long-standing tradition.
For 17 years, Rita McNutt's students have been asked to pick a lighthouse from anywhere in the world, study its history, and then build a model of the beacon of their choice. She began lighthouse projects in 1996, the year of the 175th anniversary celebration of the Marblehead Lighthouse.
She began taking her class on a field trip that spends a day at the Marblehead Lighthouse, as well as the keeper's house. The students get ...


text:
Book your room at Extended Stay America Orange County - John Wayne Airport
Get an overview of this hotelNewport Beach apart-hotel close to John Wayne Airport
Collect 200 points
Simply enter your Nectar card number when prompted. Your points will be credited 30 days after you return from your trip.*Offers may apply
By John Wayne Airport
This apart-hotel is in Newport Beach, within a mile of John Wayne Airport. Bren Events Center and University of California-Irvine are two miles away.
Laundry facilities
Extended Stay America Orange County - John Wayne Airport offers complimentary continental breakfast and free parking. This pet-friendly hotel also provides laundry facilities.
Kitchens with dishes
Accommodations at Extended Stay America Orange County - John Wayne Airport provide sitting areas and kitchens with stovetops, cookware, and dishes.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Renovated in mid-2012, Extended Stay America Orange County - John Wayne Airport offers complimentary continental breakfast and coffee in the lobby. Additional amenities include guest laundry facilities and air conditioning. Wireless Internet access and parking are complimentary. Pets are welcome (surcharge).
- Free breakfast
- Free WiFi
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Number of floors - 4
- Elevator/lift
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Laundry facilities
- Total number of rooms - 164
- Free self parking
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Free Wi-Fi
- Kitchen
- Laundry facilities
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Flat-panel TV
- Free toiletries
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Coffee/tea maker
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Separate sitting area
- Desk
- Free local calls
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Kitchen
- Free WiFi
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Refrigerator
- Weekly housekeeping provided
- Shower/tub combination
- Stovetop
- Cable TV service
Where to Eat
Breakfast - A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible path of travel
- Accessible bathroom
- Accessible parking
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Pets allowed, Maximum number of pets per room 2
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit 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.
A valid credit card is required at check-in for incidentals/damages otherwise a US$100 cash deposit per stay, per room will be collected. The deposit is refunded at check-out after satisfactory inspection. If refund is over US$100 a check will be mailed within 14 days of departure.
- Cash deposit: USD 100 per stay
Hotel Name
We should mention
Children 17 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section).


text:
Glen Phillips @ Mackie (Pt. 1) [NAMM 2013]
Ernie Ball Introduces the Pick Buddy and the Polylock Strap
Metallica Bassist Robert Trujillo Premieres Jaco with a Screening and All-Star Concert in Los Angeles
Hungry For Some Pie? MonoNeon Will Entice Your Sweet Tooth In This Clip (VIDEO)
Little Labs Previews Three New Products
Green Day to Release Limited Black Friday Vinyl Edition of American Idiot
Lamb of God Tours With Anthrax, Deafheaven and Power Trip
The Martin Garrix Studio Masterpiece
Music Review: Mercury Prize Winner Benjamin Clementine
Enter the Korg Electribe Video Contest
Slash Performs Guns N' Roses Hit with Polish Pop Singer Doda
Hear Eddie Van Halen Play Guitar on Instrumental "Big Fat Money"
Jimmy Page to Record New Solo Album in 2016
Viral Video: Adele's "Hello" Done in 25 Different Styles
Megadeth Premiere New Song, "The Threat Is Real"
Interview: The Sword's JD Cronise and Bryan Richie Talk Fights, Fan Art, and More [Video]
Best Holiday Rock Song Poll: "Do They Know It's Christmas" (Band Aid) Vs. "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (John Lennon)
House Ad
Whitesnake Premiere Music Video for Their Cover of Deep Purple's "The Gypsy"
Copyright ©2015 by NewBay Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 28 East 28th Street, 12th floor, New York, NY 10016 T (212) 378-0400 F (212) 378-0470


text:
Hobby People carry's the tools and supplies to suit all of your modeling needs. From bend tools, like screwdrivers, hex wrenches, knives and saws, to airbrushes, paint, masking tape and so much more. Hobby People has you covered!
Paasche D-500 Air Compressor (UL Listed)
No. 655500$107.99
Paasche Talon Dual Action Gravity Feed Airbrush Set
No. 655595$99.99
Out of stock
This is a Paasche Talon Dual Action Gravity Feed Airbrush Set. This is a double action gravity feed airbrush. The airbrush features a chrome plated body and anodized aluminum handle for durability.Learn More
Paasche VL Dual Action Airbrush Set
No. 655592$79.99
Out of stock
This is a Paasche VL Double Action Siphone Feed Airbrush Set. The airbrush features a chrome plated body and parts for durability. Included with the airbrush are all three available spray heads, which allow the VL to be used for most any application.Learn More
Paasche H Single Action Airbrush Set
No. 655580$69.99
Out of stock
"H" Single Action Airbrush SetLearn More
Coverite 21st Century Iron
No. 509874$34.99
Out of stock
No more guesswork - this iron's built-in, electronic temperature control system holds heat within just 3F of your setting! It takes only about 90 seconds to reach your dial setting - that's over 60% faster than other sealing irons!Learn More
Testors Amazing Air Airbrush Activity Set
No. 688810$26.99
Global Custom Heat Sealing Iron
No. 360900$24.99
Don't settle for anything less than a perfect finish on your new model. With this custom sealing iron it's easy. This handy tool was designed with the needs of today's modeler in mind. An upswept front keeps it from "digging in" and marring the finish. A pointed tip and cone shaped nose allow you to work in those hard-to-reach areas like between control surfaces and a Teflon coating helps avoid scratching and adhesive build up.Learn More
Coverite Trim Seal Iron
No. 509878$24.99Adjustable temperature setting makes this tool very versatile. Just as with the Sealing Iron, 21st Century technology delivers state-of-the-art, variable, precise temperature control for professional-looking results. The wide temperature range from 105 to 305F allows modelers to work with all types of coverings. Comes with a safety stand to protect work surfaces, and an extra-long 9' cord for added workshop convenience. Learn More
Top Flite Heat Gun
No. 534610$23.99
This is a Top Flite Heat Gun. This Top Flite Heat Gun is a handy tool that gives you a fast, drum-tight, mirror smooth finish. It's ideal for MonoKote, EconoKote and other heat-shrinkable covering films to get a professional finish with less time and effort.Learn More
Top Flite Trim Seal Tool
No. 536740$22.99
Out of stock


text:
First report of molecular diagnosis of Tunisian hemophiliacs A: Identification of 8 novel causative mutations
Author affiliations
1 Laboratory of Genetics, Immunology and Human Pathologies, Tunis, Tunisia
2 Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
3 Hemophilia Treatment Center, Aziza Othmana Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia
4 Biological hematology department EAM 4174, Hospices Civils de Lyon Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
Citation and License
Diagnostic Pathology 2012, 7:93 doi:10.1186/1746-1596-7-93Published: 10 August 2012
Hemophilia A is an X linked recessive hemorrhagic disorder caused by mutations in the F8 gene that lead to qualitative and/or quantitative deficiencies of coagulation factor VIII (FVIII). Molecular diagnosis of hemophilia A is challenging because of the high number of different causative mutations that are distributed throughout the large F8 gene. Molecular studies of these mutations are essential in order to reinforce our understanding of their pathogenic effect responsible for the disorder.
In this study we have performed molecular analysis of 28 Tunisian hemophilia A patients and analyzed the F8 mutation spectrum.
We screened the presence of intron 22 and intron 1 inversion in severe hemophilia A patients by southern blotting and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Detection of point mutations was performed by dHPLC/sequencing of the coding F8 gene region. We predict the potential functional consequences of novel missense mutations with bioinformatics approaches and mapping of their spatial positions on the available FVIII 3D structure.
We identified 23 different mutations in 28 Tunisian hemophilia A patients belonging to 22 unrelated families. The identified mutations included 5 intron 22 inversions, 7 insertions, 4 deletions and 7 substitutions. In total 18 point mutations were identified, of which 9 are located in exon 14, the most mutated exonic sequence in the F8 gene. Among the 23 mutations, 8 are novel and not deposited in the HAMSTeRS database nor described in recently published articles.
The mutation spectrum of Tunisian hemophilia A patients is heterogeneous with the presence of some characteristic features.
Virtual slides
The virtual slide(s) for this article can be found here:
http://www.diagnosticpathology.diagnomx.eu/vs/1693269827490715 webcite


text:
By Tina
from Colorado
About Me Everyday Drinker
Excellent Coffee Maker
This is the best coffee maker ever ! I love all the features this has to offer, it brews quickly, quietly and the coffee stay's hot. The 14 cup decanter is nice when I need a little more for company. I would recommend this produt to any one who asks and it is a superbuy !
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
By Coffee Nut
from Sacramento, CA
Refurished is the way to go
Second refurbished coffee pot that we purchased. Both perfect, just like new but without the gold tone filters.Both me and my wife drink a large amount of coffee every morning. What makes this pot stand out is the 14 cup capacity. When a 3rd or 4th person joins us, we now can get by with with just one brew cycle. Why pay full retail, when refurbished is perfect?


text:
Storage 24
London is in chaos. A military cargo plane has crashed, leaving its highly classified contents strewn across the city. Completely unaware that London is in lockdown, Charlie (Noel Clarke) and Shelley (Antonia Campbell-Hughes), accompanied by best friends Mark (Colin O'Donoghue) and Nikki (Laura Haddock), are at Storage 24 dividing up their possessions after a recent breakup. Suddenly, the power goes off. Trapped in a dark maze of endless corridors, a mystery predator is hunting them one by one. In a place designed to keep things in, how do you get out?
- Director
- Johannes Roberts
- Writers
- Johannes Roberts, Davie Fairbanks, Marc Small
- Actors
- Noel Clarke, Colin O'Donoghue, Antonia Campbell-Huges, Laura Haddock
- Genre
- Thriller
- Run Time
- 1 hour 27 minutes
Reviews from Rotten Tomatoes
A London self-storage facility provides an appropriately eerie location for Storage 24, an amiably routine genre pic that combines sci-fi and horror elements.Charles Gant, Variety, 01.10.2013
This low-budget Alien knock-off set in a London self-storage facility inspires more claustrophobia than chills.Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter, 01.10.2013
A monster from a familiar mother.Nick Schager, Village Voice, 01.08.2013
Derivative and dorky, Storage 24 still entertains more often than it exasperates.Jeannette Catsoulis, NPR, 01.10.2013


text:
Editors note:
The Coloradoan is publishing essays of the eight high school winners of the League of Women Voters of Larimer County Cherry Pie Essay Contest each day this week. Here is one:
Voting is one of the cornerstones of our representational democracy. Yet four generations ago, women like me wouldnt have had this right; the 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920 and was a victory for women everywhere. I am thankful that others fought for my rights, and now I want to use my right to vote to further equality. Specifically, I am looking forward to electing representatives who share my values and voting directly on issues I feel strongly about. During the 2012 election, the legalization of same-sex marriage proposal did not make it onto the ballot for Colorado. In future elections, I hope this measure comes up again so I can support the rights of others through voting and make a difference to both close friends and strangers, just as the early suffragettes did for me.
One of my favorite messages is from Pastor Niemoller. He said,
First they came for the communists, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a communist.
Then they came for the socialists, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a trade unionist.
Then they came for me, and there was no one left to speak for me.
Although Pastor Niemoller spoke of those disenfranchised during the Holocaust, the idea applies to American society; our freedom is closely tied to one another, and every injustice in the country is a reflection on all of us. I must show my support for equality. Until all Americans have the same rights, it is the responsibility of everyone to exercise a basic civic duty to vote. Through voting, we can take steps toward liberty and justice for all. After all, isnt that what our country is based on?
Hannah Phipps, Poudre High School


text:
Hello :)
Just to say that i have a homepage again.
It should be working from monday at http://www.r-kraft.com or maybe from now. If not it's possible to access to it at http://220.127.116.11
Please let me know how you find it if you have time to visit it, thank you ;)


text:
I'm going to build a lego house…
by A scientists life in Eve on Mar.22, 2013, under Eve online
So, you have around 20 billion ISK free and don't know what to do with it. You don't fancy buying a Super Carrier that will obviously just end up being hot dropped by PL. What can you do? You can build your own outpost of course!
Building an Outpost is a huge undertaking, as I'll show over the next few posts. So far, our corporation has built two Outposts, and Amarr and a Minmatar, and upgraded a Minmatar Outpost. The first Outpost we built was constructed from PI material the Corp harvested, the second was around 70% from the Corp and 30% from Jita buy orders.
An interesting fact is that, as far as I know, this is the only item in Eve that can be used a finite number of times. I perhaps haven't worded that particularly well, but currently CCP only allow one Outpost to be deployed in each null sec system where Soverignty can be claimed. As there is a limited number of such systems, there can only be a limited number of Outposts deployed. Why? The simple fact is that Outposts currently cannot be destroyed. For those unfamiliar with the mechanics of taking Soverignty in null sec, when you "kill" an Outpost, the Corporation of the person who got the final blow becomes the proud owner of the Outpost, which survives its structure being completely destroyed.
I plan to spread this over a number of posts, I may change things as I go along, but my initial thoughts are:
- Raw materials you need
- Production time and logistics
- Deploying your Outpost and extra materials needed
- Differences between Outposts and uses
- Upgrading your Outpost
Five posts looks like quite a bit, so I may combine some depending on how much material I end up having for each one. I will probably try to tidy up the spreadsheet that I made for calculating the PI material and cost used when we first did this a couple of years ago and, if I'm not too ashamed of it, I'll make it available for download if anybody is interested in how not to do an Excel spreadsheet. If I do post it, my ego will set any comments pointing out how fail my spreadsheet is as spam
1 Comment for this entry
March 22nd, 2013 on 6:31 pm
Nice to see you back at your keyboard.


text:
On her relationship with her "Vampire Diaries" co-star Ian Somerhalder:
"The first time I was on the cover of Seventeen, the cover line said 'Nina: Why she wouldn't date any of her co-stars.'"
RELATED: See Nina's fashion evolution
"And then cut to two years later. … It's funny that I said that, but you know what? It was honestly what I believed at the time. I didn't want to be dating one of my co-stars. My goal on the show was to be professional. But sometimes you can't help who you have a connection with, and you can only fight it for so long, which I did for a really, really long time."
© 2015 Whalerock Industries


text:
Resolution: standard / high
Figure 5.
The structures of HD-START proteins from plants in comparison to classic nuclear receptors from animals. (a) Plant-specific HD-ZLZ START and HD-ZIP START proteins are transcription factors comprised of an amino-terminal HD DNA-binding domain preceding START, a putative lipid/sterol-binding domain. (b) Nuclear receptors, which are found only in animal genomes, comprise a zinc finger DNA-binding domain of the C4 (two domain) type (zf-C4), and a carboxy-terminal hormone receptor (HR) domain that binds steroid ligands. Members of the nuclear receptor superfamily bind other lipophilic molecules, such as retinoic acid or thyroxine.
Schrick et al. Genome Biology 2004 5:R41 doi:10.1186/gb-2004-5-6-r41


text:
search by writer, book or series:
|Writers: Elena Dorothy Bowman (United States)
|About the author
Elena Bowman, an Honors graduate of Fitchburg College, earned a BS Degree in Engineering and Management. She has held the offices of State President, Treasurer, and Letters Chairperson of the Massachusetts Chapter of the National League of American Pen Women and is currently President of the Merrimack Valley Branch.
|Get pricing and availability through our links to online stores, or click on a title to get more information and buying options.
Sarah's Landing
(Amazon - Alibris)
2002. House on the Bluff, The (Amazon - Alibris)
2002. Time in a Rift (Amazon - Alibris)
2007. Gatekeepers Realm, The (Amazon - Alibris)
2008. Odyssey, The (Amazon - Alibris)
Time in a Rift
|Influences & favorites
|Internet links
|(Wayback Machine - Google cache)
If you know a good site about this author, please let us know, we'll consider adding it here.
If a link doesn't work, please tell us so. Meanwhile try our links to Google or the Wayback Machine, they might have kept archived copies.
� 1998-2010 Olivier Travers & Sophie Bellais - All Rights Reserved


text:
Latinos on Corporate Boards
Since the 1993 ground breaking corporate governance study, HACR has systematically researched this topic and is the subject matter expert on it.
In spite of all the gains over the last three decades, Hispanic inclusion on Fortune 500 boards still remains at or around 3 percent. Furthermore, in 2012, there are over 850 Fortune 1000 companies that have no Hispanic inclusion on their boards.
Because of HACR's leadership in this area, today, almost three dozen Fortune 500 corporate directors participate at the annual HACR Corporate Directors Summit™. HACR's expertise come from these corporate thought leaders who generously share their insights, knowledge, and governance best practices with the HACR Research Institute.


text:
Updated 08/13/2014
In 1855, Felipe Rutini left the hills of Italy to found a winery in the raw land of Coquimbito, Argentina. His descendants planted the first grapes (Chardonnay and Merlot) in the now-popular Tupungato District of the Valle de Uco. Today, Bodega la Rural is still family-owned and -operated. The winery's well-known San Felipe label was created by Alejandro Sirio, a famous Spanish artist. Inside the original adobe barns the Museo del Vino (Wine Museum) displays leather hoppers, antique pressing machines, vintage carriages, 100-year-old tools, and even an amazing mousetrap.
Montecaseros 2625, Coquimbito, Maipu, Mendoza, 5515, Argentina
Website: www.bodegalarural.com.ar
Sight Details:
Updated 08/13/2014
No Thanks


text:
Upon the motion of the arbitrators or of a party, an arbitration may be reopened for good cause shown at any time before an award is made. However, if the reopening of the hearing would prevent the award from being rendered within the time provided by these rules, the matter may not be reopened unless both parties agree upon the extension of such time limit.
© Copyright MMXV State Bar of Georgia


text:
Print Resources and Search
Libraries organize their collections according to subject matter. This is an enormously complex, evolving project that is based on three organizational tools: subject headings, classification systems, and call numbers. Call numbers will be discussed in the next section.
Subject headings can be one word, two or more words, a phrase, a city, a country, a geographic region, or a person. The following are all valid subject headings:
Sometimes, the first word or phrase that comes to your mind is, in fact, the "correct" (i.e., the valid) subject heading. For example, books on CHILDREN'S LITERATURE or PHOTOGRAPHY may be found under those subject words.
At other times, however, subject headings are expressed in less obvious terms. For example, you may look up the subject MOVIES in a catalog or index and find nothing. Then you try FILMS – again, no luck. You might assume that there is no information on the subject, but there are in fact many books and articles on movies under the subject heading MOTION PICTURES.
below are more examples of topics with subject headings that wouldn't
immediately come to mind:
* Subject headings are usually given in plural form. Thus, SHARKS is used rather than SHARK, and APARTMENT HOUSES rather than APARTMENT HOUSE.
* In general, slang, jargon, and highly specialized terminology are avoided in subject headings in favor of standard English. For example, drunkenness will not be found under terms such as "smashed," "bombed," or "wasted." Valid headings for drunkenness include ALCOHOL ABUSE, ALCOHOL DRINKING, and SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
* Subject headings are sometimes inverted to emphasize the most important word. In such cases, you can determine the correct subject heading by simply reversing the words you're likely to think of first. For example, the subject heading for information on abstract art is ART, ABSTRACT. For American authors, the heading is AUTHORS, AMERICAN.
* Topical subdivisions narrow the
subject to a particular aspect. The subdivisions in the above example on
AIRPLANES are all topical subdivisions. Other examples of main headings
followed by topical subdivisions include:
In order to be consistent in their work, catalogers assign subject headings chosen from a standardized, official list. This list of approved subject terms is known as a controlled vocabulary. The controlled vocabulary used by catalogers at the Library of Congress is known as the Library of Congress Subject Headings, or simply LSCH.
Why should a controlled vocabulary system matter to you, the researcher? Simply stated, if you pay attention to subject headings, you can take advantage of the order and precision it attempts to bring to the database. Although the formal language used in subject headings can sometimes lead to problems when doing subject searching -- i.e., you may not be able to "guess" the correct term(s) -- you should at least be aware of the existence and purpose of controlled vocabularies.
Although most public libraries use the Dewey Decimal system, most college and university libraries (including CSM) use a different classification system: the Library of Congress classification system. Devised in 1897, the Library of Congress system (or LC system) is a comprehensive, highly detailed, subject-based organization system that uses combinations of letters and numbers to represent subject areas.
LC divides all knowledge into 21 main classes indicated by a single letter of the alphabet :
General Works
There is one final point to make about classification systems. Theoretically, a classification system should work in such a way that books on any one subject would be found in only one place. However, this becomes impossible for those books that deal with more than one subject. For example, a book such as Women, Philosophy, and Sport: A Collection of Critical Essays could be classified under women's studies (HQ), philosophy (B), or sports (GV), which are far apart from each other on the shelves. However, only one class number can be assigned to this book. The cataloger will have to examine the book and choose the class number that corresponds to the subject covered most prominently by that book. Subjects covered in the book but not reflected in the call number chosen by the cataloger will be described by additional subject headings assigned by the cataloger.
Home | Research Tools | Library Services | Instruction & Tutorials | About the Library


text:
Meadow Brook Theatre artistic director Travis Walter breaks out a Hula-Hoop for a preshow chat with the audience.
- Filed Under
Travis Walter doesn't sleep on a cot in his office at Meadow Brook Theatre, but to some playgoers, it might seem that way. The affable artistic director of the Auburn Hills-based company is so much a part of the Meadow Brook experience that people are shocked when he isn't there to introduce a show.
"There was a point where I missed the curtain speech a couple of Saturdays in a row," Walter recalls. "I got calls from people on Monday asking if I was no longer at the theater."
Walter, 34, has been the face of Meadow Brook for the past several years. Starting as an actor in 2002, he landed a job as an intern ...


text:
What To Wear With Booties
What Can You Wear With Booties
Just like ankle boots, booties will look good with trendy clothes. You can wear booties with pencil skirts, with skinny jeans, with leggings , with dresses and with flared pants. Booties have been made so common by top celebrities and so many women have got into wearing booties, though many do not even know how to wear booties. Learn What To Wear With Booties
What To Wear With Booties
Step 1: You can wear your booties with quarter pants, since booties stop above the ankle, and the quarter pant stops just 2 inches below the knees, then booties will be the best shoes for such an outfit. In the photo below , in the middle you see Beyonce wearing a light khaki quarter pant with a sleeveless white top, and a golden belt over the pants matched with golden booties. And the lady on the right she wore the same booties in a black color with short leather skirt and a white top.
I also like the lady on the left, she wore black booties with a tight casual dress, the black and white pattens matched well with the black booties.
Image Source: fashionbombdaily.com
BUDGET: Karen Kane Women's Cropped Drawstring Cargo Pant will go for $108.00, Tripp NYC The Skull Crochet Tank in White,Tops (Sleeveless) for Women will go for $56.00 , Vince Camuto Women's Galena Open-Toe Ankle Boot will go for $53.63 and the total price will be $217.63
All Prices are quoted from AMAZON STORES >>>>>>>>
Step 2: You can as well wear black leggings with booties, black will match with any thin. Simply wear a dress shirt over the leggings and wear a cardigan over the dress shirt, wrap a square scarf which matches with the dress shirt, then wear your booties.
Step 3: You can also wear booties with denim shorts. This a free style and simple way you can wear booties. Simply wear a denim short with a white long sleeved top and a square scarf which has colors which match with the all out fit. Now wear black booties, because black matches with both the white top and denim short.
Image Source : urbanogcom.blogspot.com
Incoming search terms:
- what to wear with booties (580)
- booties (558)
- beyonce dresses (417)
- beyonce casual outfits (390)
- beyonce outfits (255)
- Outfits with booties (240)
- beyonce casual (235)
- beyonce dress (199)
- Beyonce casual style (109)
- beyonce casual outfits 2011 (106)
Category: Style UP, Womens Fashion


text:
Mo:Le Restaurant (Review)
Having been to Mo:Le only once before, I was eager to try it out again, so when given the opportunity to meet some girlfriends for brunch, I jumped at the opportunity to pick Mo:Le as our eatery.
We arrived for an 11:00 a.m. brunch on a Saturday, and were told it would be about 20 minutes before a table would be free. We left a contact phone number and started browsing the nearby shops while we waited for a table to free up. (On a side note, I love when restaurants allow for this option – the glory of multi-tasking!) We were called back to the restaurant within the 20 mins and were seated straight away. The restaurant is vibrant; the walls are brightly painted and showcase dynamic paintings which offers a very eclectic and comfortable feel.
The tables have water pre-served with small lemon pieces so once we were seated we did not have to wait on water, but we sat for at least 10 minutes before the server came to offer us anything to drink. It was my first coffee of the day and that 10 minute wait felt like hours! When it came time to order, I chose the Mushroom and Back Bacon Scramble which is described as "thyme roasted mushrooms with diced back bacon in cream cheese scrambled eggs served with pesto hash browns and hot buttered toast" ($12). My friends ordered a full ($14) and a half-order ($10) of the Huevos Rancheros which includes two Eggs served any style, organic frijoles piquante rojo (Spicy Red Beans) and goat feta cheese, set atop two house made corn tortillas, fresh lime, avocado, and cilantro served with house made salsa and roasted apple" as well as the Basic Breakfast which includes "two free run eggs any style, pesto hash browns, hot-buttered fresh multigrain or sour dough toast" with a side of Lamb Sausage (add $3).
My scrambled eggs were tasty and I enjoyed the pesto potatoes (they're not what I would call hash browns). It was a nice meal, though nothing really stood out for me. One of the meals was brought with eggs done differently from what had been ordered; it did not take long for the corrected eggs to be brought to the table once the mistake was pointed out. Everyone seemed to enjoy their meals, though they echoed my same sentiments about its lack of something special. Being that it was a social gathering, and my girlfriends are not affiliated with this website, I did not get into great depth about their meals. However, being that my husband is a huge fan of lamb, I did ask how my friend enjoyed the lamb sausage; she stated that it was good, though not worth the extra $3 she paid.
It was mentioned by one of my friends that the food isn't as good as when they first opened. Mo:Le is the type of restaurant with a cult-like following that attracts "friends, foodies, hipsters, families, retirees and everyone in between". I really like the ambiance and coziness of the restaurant, but found that my meal lacked something special, and I can't quite put my finger on it. This restaurant always seems to be busy, so they must be doing something right – though not enough to make me want to hurry back.
544 Pandora Avenue
Victoria BC


text:
sree charan wrote: i have placed my application in /tomcat/webapps folder correctly
Bear Bibeault wrote:
sree charan wrote: i have placed my application in /tomcat/webapps folder correctly
Apparently not.
Without further information, how can we help?
sree charan wrote:ill also post the contents of /web-inf/web.xml of my application
Deepak Jain wrote:Its very difficult to analyse these issues remotely. I have also faced such issues in my early days with tomcat & my first webapp.
1) Check the log files in Tomcat @ ${CATALINA_HOME}/logs/ This will surely have information why is your webapp is not deployed or if there are other problems while accessing the page.
2) Also, check the complete URL that you are using to access the servlet. It better match the one defined in <url-pattern>/dwr/*</url-pattern>.
3) Make sure the servlet class <servlet-class>org.directwebremoting.servlet.DwrServlet</servlet-class>s is present in classes or in lib as jar.
HTTP Status 500 -
type Exception report
description The server encountered an internal error () that prevented it from fulfilling this request.
javax.servlet.ServletException: Wrapper cannot find servlet class org.directwebremoting.servlet.DwrServlet or a class it depends on


text:
|Quantitative Analysis of Fetal DNA In Maternal Plasma In Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Iron Deficiency Anemia And Gestational Hypertension Pregnancies.
MedLine Citation:
|PMID: 23339569 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher
|Abstract Objective: to quantify circulating fetal DNA (fDNA) levels in the second and third trimesters of normal healthy pregnant individuals and pregnant women with the following clinical conditions: gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), iron deficiency anemia and gestational hypertension (GHT). Methods: The SRY gene which is located on Y chromosome was used as a unique fetal marker. The fDNA was extracted from maternal plasma and the SRY gene concentrations were measured by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification using TaqMan dual labeled probe system. Results: No significant differences were observed in the mean fDNA concentration between normal and GDM pregnancy samples (P > 0.05) and also between normal and anemic pregnancy samples (P > 0.05) in both trimesters, but significant differences were observed between the third trimester normal and GHT pregnancy samples (P = 0.001). GDM and iron deficiency anemia does not affect levels of fDNA in maternal plasma while GHT significantly elevates the levels of fDNA in maternal plasma. Conclusions: Increased amount of circulating fDNA in maternal plasma could be used for early identification of adverse pregnancies. GDM and anemia does not affect levels of fDNA in maternal plasma while GHT significantly elevates the levels of fDNA in maternal plasma. Hence, the elevated fDNA values could be used as potential screening marker in pregnancies complicated with GHT but not with GDM and iron deficiency anemia.
|Mansour Zamanpoor; Rozita Rosli; Mohd Nazri Yazid; Zaheed Husian; Norshariza Nordin; Karuppiah Thilakavathy
Related Documents :
|17283369 - Localization of immunoreactive gonadotropin-releasing hormone and relative expression o...
10491619 - Macrophage trafficking in the uterus and cervix precedes parturition in the mouse.
16935259 - Expression of cystatin c in the rat endometrium during the peri-implantation period.
1639029 - Expression of the growth hormone receptor and growth hormone-binding protein during pre...
1595959 - Ultrasonographic appearance of the uterus, placenta, fetus, and fetal membranes through...
3014889 - Rat visceral yolk sac: a target for parathyroid hormone action.
24713309 - Amnioinfusion in preterm premature rupture of membranes (amiprom): a randomised control...
20579109 - Reproductive choices and obstetrical experience in dutch carriers of haemophilia a and b.
25332049 - Recurrent brain tumor with hydrocephalus in pregnancy.
Publication Detail:
|Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2013-1-22
Journal Detail:
|Title: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians Volume: - ISSN: 1476-4954 ISO Abbreviation: J. Matern. Fetal. Neonatal. Med. Publication Date: 2013 Jan
Date Detail:
|Created Date: 2013-1-23 Completed Date: - Revised Date: -
Medline Journal Info:
|Nlm Unique ID: 101136916 Medline TA: J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med Country: -
Other Details:
|Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: -
|Genetic Medicine Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang UPM, Selangor, Malaysia.
Export Citation:
|APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex
|MeSH Terms
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 affects migration of hippocampal neural progenitors following sta...
Next Document: Ultrasonic Relaxation Measurements in Aqueous Solution and Molecular Orbital Calculation on Imiprami...


text:
Lasting legacy
December 10, 2013
By Mae Jacobson
Children's Garden School founder retires after 36 years
It all started with three $20 travelers checks and a contract written on construction paper.
The year was 1977. That summer, Bonnie Steussy and her husband David Edfeldt traveled from South Carolina to Steussy's home state of Washington. At the behest of her sister, Steussy went to an open house for a small property across the street from where she lived in Issaquah.
Steussy and Edfeldt were both teachers. Steussy said education was a lifelong passion.
"I can remember sitting in my bedroom, dreaming about being a teacher" as a child, she said.
When the couple found out there was a small preschool on the property, they knew it was meant to be. A French teacher at the time, Steussy was still grieving from a tragedy that occurred at her South Carolina high school. The couple offered to buy the preschool, starting a new chapter in their lives and pursuit of education.
"The house was being shown and we walked in and said, 'We are not interested in your home. We want to buy your school and keep it going. We want to steward this school,'" Steussy said.
The owner wanted Steussy and Edfeldt's offer so badly that she broke a prior agreement worth $1,000.
"All we had to give her was three $20 travelers checks. We took a piece of construction paper from the preschool, and we wrote out the earnest agreement and we decorated it with felt pens, and that was our legal agreement," Steussy said.
Despite financial struggle, uncertainty and fear, Steussy and Edfeldt persevered for the sake of the school and their dream.
"We were afraid. We had no money. We didn't really know how we were going to do this. But every time we went to say, 'No, we don't think we'll do this,' another door opened," Steussy said. "The thing that was so incredible was that it was such a strong calling for us to do this, that when a calling is that strong, you can't but listen to it. It's like you don't have a choice."
That calling manifested itself as The Children's Garden School, 3 miles south of downtown Issaquah. Children's Garden offers preschool and kindergarten education to youngsters ages 3 to 5.
Featuring elements such as a staff storyteller and parent education classes, The Children's Garden seeks to instill in their students and parents a love for learning and imagination, an educational experience Steussy describes as a "birthright."
No one is more familiar with this birthright than Corey Fernando, a Children's Garden alum who relocated from West Seattle to Issaquah in order for her kids to attend the same preschool she did.
"I always envisioned my kids going to Children's Garden. And when we were trying to decide whether to stay in Seattle or move to Issaquah, I asked my friends, 'What do you remember about preschool?'" Fernando said.
The answer of "little or nothing" may not surprise you, but Fernando's recollections of preschool may.
"I remember everything," she said. "I remember the walkway up to the door, the red door. I could remember the classroom and what I would play with. I remember the feeling and the smell, very vivid memories. And to me that spoke volumes."
After 36 years of creating and maintaining such a powerful, almost magical environment at Children's Garden, Steussy retired this summer. Although she will no longer serve as the director (she is now "director emeritus"), Steussy will never be far from the school or from the tight-knit community Children's Garden has created.
"Initially, when I was looking at retirement, I thought, 'This has been my reason for being and how will life be without that?' And what I've found is that I can be much more present with life," she said. "But I live here, I can come down and see what is happening at the school."
When Deborah Smick, a longtime colleague and lead teacher at the Children's Garden, described her time with Steussy, tears came to her eyes.
"It has just been such an honor to work with Bonnie," Smick said. "She's been the most amazing mentor for all these years. She has that magic and that way of making everyone feel like they are the most important person."
Mae Jacobson is a student in the University of Washington Department of Communication News Laboratory. Comment at www.issaquahpress.com.
One Response to "Lasting legacy"
Bonnie Steussy on
December 12th, 2013 6:23 pm
Mae, Thank you for this lovely article. Well Done!
Got something to say?
Before you comment, please note:
- These comments are moderated.
- Comments should be relevant to the topic at hand and contribute to its discussion.
- Personal attacks and/or excessive profanity will not be tolerated and such comments will not be approved.
- This is not your personal chat room or forum, so please stay on topic.


text:
Gene Simmons Unleashes AXE Guitar Hero/Rock Band Guitar Controller
Gene Simmons Unleashes AXE Guitar Hero/Rock Band Guitar Controller
Related Content
On November 15, 2008, Kobian USA will unleash the Gene Simmons AXE Guitar for PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3. The controller is available now for pre-order on hipstreetonline.com for $79.99 and is compatible with Guitar Hero and Rock Band video games.
This fully equipped, axe-shaped guitar controller is a three-quarter replica of the Kiss bassist and vocalist's signature guitar.
The AXE is customized with a replicated paint finish of the original AXE guitar and Simmons' autograph and the Kiss face painted onto the body of the controller. Additional features of this 2.4 GHz guitar controller include: wireless range up to 30 feet, five fret and narrow fret buttons, fully functioning whammy bar, bi-directional strum bar and is USB connect ready.
Get our Free Newsletter Here!
Artists:Gene Simmons,
You Might Also Like...
November 03, 2008 at 9:05pm
This guitar is great - some googling revealed an interesting behind the scenes story:
Looks like this company is the one who actually designed it for Gene Simmons - but the thing is - I2G/Gene stiffed them and never paid for the building of it. These people are the ones behind the Flashback 2 and other cool looking products as well - they build electronic works of art. If Gene played a concert - he'd expect to get paid, well these people built what looks like a great product, real shame that didn't get paid.
3 hours 15 sec ago
3 hours 9 min ago
3 hours 20 min ago
3 hours 48 min ago
4 hours 47 min ago
5 hours 19 min ago
Best Holiday Rock Song Poll: "Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin'" (Albert King) Vs. "Little Drummer Boy" (Joan Jett)7 hours 21 min ago


text:
Full Menu
The Piatti Quartet's debut recording features master Mozartian Gottlieb Wallisch in a stunning performance of his fellow Austrian's own rarely-heard chamber orchestrations.
The SACD layer is both 5.1 channel and 2-channel. The Studio Master files are 192kHz / 24 bit.
The combination of string quartet and solo piano, strikingly enhances the intricacies of Mozart's string writing and encourages immediate interaction among the five musicians. Gottlieb Wallisch and the Piatti Quartet performed this repertoire to packed audiences at various venues and festivals across the UK in the summer and autumn of 2011.
'Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 12, 13 & 14, The Chamber Version' is a brilliant debut from the young quartet and a welcome addition to Gottlieb's already impressive Mozart discography.
The prize for poise, blended tone and general lustre was ultimately won by the Piatti Quartet.' The Times
'Wallisch's readings contain many attractive qualities: immaculately clean fingerwork, fine phrase-characterisation and sense of balance.' BBC Music
'The Piatti Quartet's outstanding musical narration held our audience from start to finish.' Newbury Festival 2012
Booklet notes
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concertos K. 414, K. 415 and K. 449 (Version for piano and string quartet)
Among the complete works of Mozart, which are unique in their inexplicable wealth, diversity and ingenuity, the operas and concertos stand out as two monoliths. Mozart's pioneering spirit is undeniably expressed through various musical forms, such as the piano quartet, the sinfonia concertante and the string quintets. Yet the most revolutionary innovation is manifested in his operas by psychological design of the personage and the development of the piano concerto from the pure 'divertissement' of the mid-18th century towards a poignant and diverse musical form. He was the first to fill this form with musical content of gripping force and drama, while remaining movingly subtle and pure. His early experience as a travelling virtuoso performing all across Europe and his familiarity with the opera life in the major cities certainly played an instrumental part in this considerable development.
It has often been expressed that Mozart's piano concertos therefore resemble instrumental operas; this comparison serves as a welcome source of inspiration for musicians to elicit enigmatic, surprising and rhetorical elements from this music. Especially in the 'great' piano concertos by Mozart (K. 466, 467, 482, 488, 491 and 503 come to mind), this opera proximity becomes apparent through abrupt changes of mood, persistent Major-minor conflicts and refined dialogue with the woodwinds. Mozart's tightening of the dynamic contrasts between soloist and orchestra, and the expansion of the tonal range allow his piano concertos to be experienced as immediate and exciting, creating almost physically tangible pieces of music.
En route to the great piano concertos of the years 1784-1787 there exists a trilogy of fascinating and popular works: the Concerti in F Major, K. 413, A Major, K. 414 and C Major, K. 415, all of which were completed in 1783. Mozart composed them for himself to be performed as part of his subscription concerts in Vienna. He describes the pieces in a letter to his father as follows: 'These concertos are a happy medium between being too easy and too difficult; they are very brilliant, pleasant to the ear, and natural, without being vapid. There are particular passages from which connoisseurs alone can derive satisfaction, but still the less learned cannot, I believe, fail to be pleased, even without knowing why. [...] to gain applause, one must write things so inane that they might be played on barrel-organs, or so unintelligible that no rational being can comprehend them, though on that very account they are likely to please.'
In order to appeal to a wider audience and attract the attention of a variety of publishers, Mozart envisioned a flexible orchestration for these concertos: one with full orchestra and another with the accompaniment of a string quartet. This rarely-heard 'chamber version' strikingly enhances the intricacies of the string writing and encourages immediate interaction among the five musicians. Despite the lack of a wind section, the character of each individual concerto is vividly expressed.
The Concerto in A Major, K. 414 impresses with its lyricism and rich melodic texture, especially in the first movement: the ritornello presents four different themes, the solo-piano elaborates with the addition of two more. Particularly the transitions between the individual parts are of expert design; a wonderful balance carries the musical progression without ever depending on dramatic effects. In the second movement, a solemn 'Andante', Mozart emulates his great idol Johann Christian Bach, who had died the year before. As if paying a personal homage, he takes the first four bars of an overture that Bach had composed in 1763 for Baldassare Galuppi's opera La Calamità dei Cuori and respectfully adapts them for his main theme. Mozart had originally envisioned the 'Rondo' in A Major, K. 386 for the finale of this concerto, but this posthumously published piece had to give way to a more compact final
movement. Its playful main theme exemplifies how Mozart was able to write catchy and easily understandable themes, as he had alluded to in his letter. Only the central part of the movement contains flickering moments of operatic drama, the rest is pure pleasure of the highest order.
The Concerto in C Major, K. 415 presents itself incomparably more orchestral, grand and virtuoso. The orchestral opening of the first movement is coloured in a military tone with a broader scope than the previous concerto, the solo sections are sharply distinguished. Mozart gives the soloist plenty of room to show proof of his dexterity. Of remarkable appeal is the switching between Major and minor in the vast second theme played by the piano. A brief theatrical effect is exercised by a recurring rocket-like unison rise, appearing four times in each final section.
Mozart contrasts the opulent opening movement with an unpretentious romance in F Major in which almost endlessly floating cantilenas resound with class and calm. The spaciousness of the piano cadenza surprises the listener, Mozart's improvisational gift seems to be overflowing and infinite. The finale of the concerto is formally unique and unconventional despite its logic and craftsmanship. Its innocent rondo theme is struggling to assert itself during the course of the movement, especially since two suddenly occurring C minor adagio sections have a silencing effect. Mozart had originally outlined the C minor theme for the slow movement of the concerto but opted for the lighter F Major in its place. He saved the C minor inserts to create dramatic scene changes in the finale. After the last appearance of the rondo theme, the music seems to be running away, to scatter into the winds; the concerto ends in pianissimo, and nothing remains of the majestic opening C Major celebration.
The following Concerto in E-flat major, K. 449 is the first of a series of no less than six piano concertos that Mozart composed in 1784, an extremely successful year for him. Mozart had mastered his livelihood as a freelance artist and established his reputation as composer, performer and teacher in Vienna. His newfound confidence as a composer became apparent in his newly created Catalogue of all my Works from the same year, with the E-flat Major Concerto noted down as the first entry on 9th February 1784. This concerto can also alternatively be performed 'a quattro' (without oboes and horns). And yet it already marks a distinct departure from the concertos of the year 1783, primarily because of the vast diversity of dramatically changing themes and nuances in the first movement (marked 'Allegro vivace', an uncommon tempo for Mozart), but also through a rather irregular musical flow that challenges the soloist to provide balance and continuity. The intimate and romance-like 'Andantino' offers exquisite harmonic surprises, Mozart ventures far away from the home key of B-flat, grazes A-flat Major, E-flat minor and D-flat Major and only via B minor he manages to find his way back to the original key. The last movement, inscribed 'Allegro ma non troppo', is overall a strictly contrapuntal finale that comes along with wit, subtlety and ease. Yet these moods are clouded twice: first by a fiery C minor couplet in the middle of the movement, and later on by a mysterious drifting to D-flat minor, just before a rapid 6/8 stretta conjures up a liberating climax.
© Gottlieb Wallisch, 2013
(English translation: Gero Mertens)


text:
- Lexicon
- , 2015 Release:
The SPECIALIST lexicon is a large syntactic lexicon of biomedical and general English, designed/developed to provide the lexical information needed for the SPECIALIST Natural Language Processing System (NLP) which includes SemRep, MetaMap, and the Lexical Tools. It is intended to be a general English lexicon that includes many biomedical terms. Coverage includes both commonly occurring English words and biomedical vocabulary. The lexicon entry for each lexical item (word or term) records the syntactic, morphological, and orthographic information needed by the SPECIALIST NLP System.
The SPECIALIST LEXICON (unit lexical record formatted file) along with relational files are released annually as one of the UMLS Knowledge Sources since 1994. In addition to its distribution with the UMLS, it is available as an open source resource subject to these terms and conditions. The XML format of unit lexical record was first available in 2003 through LexAccess. In 2006, XML schemas and JAXB (Java Architecture XML Binding) APIs are released. In addition, all files are released in UTF-8 format. In 2009, a pure ASCII file, LEXICON.ascii, is added to the annual release for NLP projects interests only in ASCII. In 2013, all derivations in Lexicon (including zeroD, suffixD, and prefixD) along with negation information are added to annual release (derivation.data) by a systematic methodology.
- Download Lexicon, 2015 to your local machine
- Download MEDLINE N-Gram to your local machine
- Try LexAccess Web Tools to access Lexicon online


text:
Welcome to Superior Home Improvements
Got hail or wind damage? Roof leaks? Superior specializes in working directly with your insurance company to repair/replace your roof, while helping you to minimize the money out of pocket.
Superior has over 20 years experience in the roofing and home improvement business with a combined knowledge in the insurance industry.
We provide free inspections to homeowners to assess the condition of their roof and provide you with options for repairs or replacement.
Unlike other companies our goal is to provide you with all of your options to protect your biggest investment.
Our company is located in St. Peters, Missouri, and we provide roofing, siding, windows, insulation and many other improvements to clients in most all areas of Missouri.
If you're looking for a new roof, siding, or have a question or concern about potential storm damage on your home, call us today at (636)441-1732.
Other Services:
Superior Roofing & Siding
1052 S Cloverleaf Dr
Saint Peters, MO 63376
Required *


text:
search by writer, book or series:
|Writers: Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936, India)
|Get pricing and availability through our links to online stores, or click on a title to get more information and buying options.
With The Night Mail
(Amazon - Alibris)
1992. Kipling's Science Fiction (Amazon - Alibris)
Kipling's Science Fiction
|Internet links
|If you know a good site about this author, please let us know, we'll consider adding it here.
© 1998-2010 Olivier Travers & Sophie Bellais - All Rights Reserved


text:
Of course with the AFM almost upon us tons of new films will begin to surface most of which will probably either end up on the SyFy Channel or be back again next year. However their is always a gem hidden amongst them and this year one of them is definitely director Eli Craig's Tucker & Dale VS Evil. Check out the synopsis below along with a really bad ass trailer below courtesy of Voltage Pictures:
In the vein of Shaun of the Dead, Tucker & Dale is a wild, wonky tale of two hillbilly buddies trying to survive their vacation in the woods when they are mistaken for killers by a gang of college kids. Our heroes valiantly save one of the college girls from drowning but are accused of wrongdoing. The chase ensues, not treating the students too well, leaving us with a gory but hilarious tale of two hillbillies and their hearts of gold.