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The Fly Route
I didn't take to the water Sunday when reporting on the Paola-area cable park because I was wearing the wrong shorts.
Standing around watching dozens of people each take their turn was tough, however, and listening to some of the regulars talk about their experiences at the park made it even tougher.
For the second straight week, I wrote a story about someone who walked away from the typical job you and I hold to live the life they had always dreamed of.
For the second straight week, it was all I could do not to drop my pen and notebook and do the same thing.
Don't worry, faithful readers -- I'm not going anywhere, but am I the only one that ever wonders what if?
I really like what I do.
Sure the unique hours get old sometimes and the crunch of a deadline can be devastating, but I really, really like it.
I really, really wanted to stay at the cable park that day, too.
I'm not much of a wakeboarder -- at least not yet. I've only gotten out of the water on one once. I always opt for snow skis instead of a snowboard and my skateboard -- a Christmas present from when I was about 8 -- may well still have the plastic wrap on it.
I thought I was pretty good at water skiing until I saw a real water junkie slip his back foot from a slalom ski and hang on to the rope with his toes.
I can't do that.
I can't do any of that stuff in the extreme.
I go to the Lake of the Ozarks once a year and usually manage to squeeze some water skiing in between afternoons at Party Cove, and I always swear I'll ski more when I return home.
It never happens.
I'm just not sure I have that "bum" gene in me. Watching the experts slash their way through the course, I wondered though.
Could I handle being that Colorado River rafting guide that doubles as a snow ski instructor?
Could I stand to wake up at 5:30 a.m. every day all summer long because that's when the water's the smoothest?
Could I be that guy -- as one of the employees at KC Watersports is -- that shifts between jobs at cable parks on opposite sides of the globe, always ensuring I'm boarding in season?
I just don't think I could.
As much fun as it looked like spending the rest of the week learning to wakeboard would be, I don't think I'm cut out for it.
I probably couldn't cover a high school football game if I was still totally enamored with wakeboarding come September, and I really like covering games.
I probably couldn't watch the Denver Broncos every Sunday during the fall if I was backpacking to my new home.
I'm also pretty sure you can't get Kansas State games on the radio in Australia.
Na. I don't think I'm cut out for extreme sports.
If this sports page prints out blank one day and no one can find me, my car or my credit card, smile for me, though. Maybe I'll be on my way to proving myself wrong.
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When Baltimore Ravens middle linebacker Ray Lewis decided he would retire, he wanted a farewell tour. If there were a mountain in downtown Baltimore, he would have climbed to the top and screamed into the biggest loudspeaker known to man, "LOOK AT ME! I'M RETIRING!"
When Matt Birk announced his retirement Friday, Feb. 22, there was no all-points bulletin, no news conference in front of a forest of microphones, no shouting from any mountaintop.
Birk went a more subdued route. As part of the "Ready, Set, Read!" program he instituted for about 100,000 Baltimore students, Birk went to an elementary school to say he was leaving a game he first played as a child growing up in St. Paul.
It's a game that took him from Cretin-Derham Hall to Harvard to the Vikings to the Ravens to, finally, the ultimate prize for every NFL player. Birk was the starting center for the Ravens when they beat the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3.
Birk could have made a much bigger fuss out of it, drawn a much bigger crowd, if he had decided to announce his retirement in the days leading up to the Super Bowl, when thousands of media folk would have been in his vicinity.
But that's more Ray Lewis' style, not Matt Birk's.
There are many differences in Lewis and Birk away from the field. On it, there were similarities. Both were unquestioned leaders on their sides of the ball. And both were among the very best at their position.
St. Paul has produced several baseball players who attained superstar status. Dave Winfield and Paul Molitor are in the Hall of Fame. Jack Morris should be. Joe Mauer could be. As for football, Stacy Robinson, a wide receiver on the New York Giants' first Super Bowl- winning team who tragically died in May 2012 from multiple myeloma, was about the best to come out of St. Paul.
Until Birk came along.
He went to the Pro Bowl six times and was named all-pro twice and, if I'm on the decision-making panel, he gets my vote for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Whether or not he ever gets enshrined in Canton, Birk will go down as a player known for his elite skill on the field and his character and community-minded generosity off it.
In 2002, while still with the Vikings, Birk started the HIKE Foundation. HIKE stands for Hope, Inspiration, Knowledge, Education and was established, according to the hikefoundation.com website, "to provide at-risk children with the educational opportunities needed to excel in the classroom and in life. The HIKE Foundation affects the lives of at-risk children by providing interactive programs and resources needed to guide a child through educational transitions between elementary, middle, high school and college."
The "Ready, Set, Read!" program came out of that foundation. In 2011, Birk received the NFL's Walter Payton Man of the Year Award for his work with at-risk school children.
He is not someone who just lends his name to a cause.
In 2009, with no great fanfare, Birk decided that, upon his death, his brain and spinal cord tissues would be donated to a Boston University medical school program studying the long-term impact of concussions in athletes.
Birk already had dealt with three concussions in his career, but plenty of athletes have had that many or more. Most didn't offer up their brain for dissection and examination. It was a selfless act, and one Birk downplayed at the time, saying, "Maybe because it's the brain and spinal cord it's a little bit morbid, but I just kind of look at it as being a organ donor. It's not that big a deal, and obviously when I'm dead I won't need it. So they can have it and do what they want."
When he retired in front of those elementary school kids, Birk said -- according to the Baltimore Ravens' Twitter account -- "I'm old. I've got six kids. It's time to do something else."
He is 36 years old and a veteran of 15 NFL seasons. And while he's done making an impact on the football field, you can bet he's not done making an impact.
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|Selective elimination of motor nerve terminals in the rat soleus muscle during development.
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|1. The pattern of innervation and either frequency of miniature end-plate potentials (m.e.p.p.s) or acetylcholine (ACh) sensitivity was examined in individual fibres of the soleus muscle in new-born rats to elucidate the mechanism of elimination of motor nerve terminals. 2. the number of motor nerve terminals innervating a muscle fibre was judged by the difference in latencies of end-plate potentials evoked by stimulation of the ventral roots L4 and L5. 3. At early developmental stages, about 50% of soleus muscle fibres were usually singly innervated by the L5 ventral root and this nerve to fibre relation did not change throughout the developmental days. In contrast to the L5 root, the L4 root innervated all the muscle fibres polyneuronally at day 6. In day 16 or older animals, the remaining half of the fibres were singly innervated by the L4 ventral nerves. Therefore, it is concluded that the elimination of motor nerve terminals in the soleus muscle occurs selectively only for the L4 ventral nerves. 4. The number of polyneuronally innervated fibres was increased, to some extent, within 2 days after transection of the spinal cord at day 12. It is suggested that the increased polyneuronal innervation following the inactivity produced by cordotomy may reflect the recovery of terminals which had lost function only a short time previously during elimination. 5. Though frequency of m.e.p.p.s increased from day 6 to adult age as previously reported, there was no significant difference in the frequencies between singly and polyneuronally innervated fibres at any age. Cord transection at day 12 caused no change in the frequency. 6. ACh sensitivity observed in singly innervated fibres was similar to that in polyneuronally innervated fibres. Furthermore, cordotomy on day 12 did not induce an increase in ACh sensitivity around the end-plate. It is concluded that the elimination of terminals is not causally related to changes in ACh sensitivity. 7. The possible mechanisms of selective elimination of terminals and the process of elimination are discussed.
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|Title: The Journal of physiology Volume: 309 ISSN: 0022-3751 ISO Abbreviation: J. Physiol. (Lond.) Publication Date: 1980 Dec
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|Created Date: 1981-09-22 Completed Date: 1981-09-22 Revised Date: 2009-11-18
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Sent by William [not a relative of ARW] Wallace, St Joseph's College, Darjeeling, India to Alfred Russel Wallace Old Orchard, Broadstone, Wimborne, Dorset on 3 December 1912.
Re. the connection between modern theories of evolution and the ancient philosophies of the East enclosing 2 folios of TS text titled "The Eastern philosophy of person & nature".; Stamped envelope addressed to Alfred Russel Wallace at Broadstone postmarked Darjeeling 4 Dec 1912 on the front, annotated in Alfred Russel Wallace's hand on the front "From Rev. William Wallace S.J., Darjeeling, About Indian philosophy of Evolution. I Ansd., asked for seeds &c." and annotated in pencil [in William Greenell Wallace's hand] "90th".
A typical letter handwritten by author in English and signed by author.
An original MS
Pages with text: 4
Transcriber: Truong, Michael
Transcription date: July 8, 2011
Scrutiny: 15/01/2013 - Catchpole, Caroline;
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3rd Dec 1912
Dear Professor Wallace,
Though unknown to you I venture to write on the interesting subject of the connection between modern theories of evolution and the ancient philosophies of the East.
When comparing your works with those of Prof. Darwin I noticed that while he held that Evolution accounted for all the phenomena of Nature you seemed to hold that certain phenomena were not so accounted for but demanded influence from some higher order.
[[2]] Studying the philosophies of the East I could not but be struck by the way in which the East seems to anticipate and reconcile both views. It sides with Prof Darwin in teaching that all the phenomena of the universe (both moral, mental, and physical) proceed from the one natural cause (nature) and all (modifications of it) accounted for by its inherent evolutionary power; while it sides with yourself in affirming that beyond this evolving nature there is the power in each that knows her--a power intrinsically dangerous and eternal as being the [[3]] perfect image of the supreme. And this power can and does inflow on nature though not directly as hammer on nail, but by proximity as loadstone[?] on iron.
Hence there is no passage of stuff from the higher order to the lower, no introduction at any point of new natural substance, or quantity, or energy.
All the phenomena, except the power that knows the phenomena and which is not properly a phenomenon, arise from the evolutionary principle--Nature.
Yet evolution itself of nature cannot take place except in union with me of these images of the supreme.
[[4]] I add a short synopsis of the system, which may make the idea dance, but systems, which have taken thousands of years to compact, cannot be fully expressed in a page or learned in an hour.
I have written because the subject is interesting to me and may be so to yourself.
I am | Yours respectfully | Wm Wallace S.J. [signature]
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|Cell bricks-enriched platelet-rich plasma gel for injectable cartilage engineering - an in vivo experiment in nude mice.
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|Clinical application of platelet-rich plasma (PRP)-based injectable tissue engineering is limited by weak mechanical properties and a rapid fibrinolytic rate. We proposed a new strategy, a cell bricks-stabilized PRP injectable system, to engineer and regenerate cartilage with stable morphology and structure in vivo. Chondrocytes from the auricular cartilage of rabbits were isolated and cultured to form cell bricks (fragmented cell sheet) or cell expansions. Fifteen nude mice were divided evenly (n = 5) into cells-PRP (C-P), cell bricks-PRP (CB-P) and cell bricks-cells-PRP (CB-C-P) groups. Cells, cell bricks or a cell bricks/cells mixture were suspended in PRP and were injected subcutaneously in animals. After 8 weeks, all the constructs were replaced by white resilient tissue; however, specimens from the CB-P and CB-C-P groups were well maintained in shape, while the C-P group appeared distorted, with a compressed outline. Histologically, all groups presented lacuna-like structures, glycosaminoglycan-enriched matrices and positive immunostaining of collagen type II. Different from the uniform structure presented in CB-C-P samples, CB-P presented interrupted, island-like chondrogenesis and contracted structure; fibrous interruption was shown in the C-P group. The highest percentage of matrix was presented in CB-C-P samples. Collagen and sGAG quantification confirmed that the CB-C-P constructs had statistically higher amounts than the C-P and CB-P groups; statistical differences were also found among the groups in terms of biomechanical properties and gene expression. We concluded that cell bricks-enriched PRP gel sufficiently enhanced the morphological stability of the constructs, maintained chondrocyte phenotypes and favoured chondrogenesis in vivo, which suggests that such an injectable, completely biological system is a suitable cell carrier for cell-based cartilage repair. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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Codecs and settings for 64kbit/s SE listening test, criticism required
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As SoundExpert now has pretty stable flow of volunteer testers it is time to update codecs in all bitrate sections. After a short discussion at Russian bit-torrent tracker we decided to update 64-96-128-192-256-320 sections first. For the 64kbit/s section five codecs were chosen:
Fhg AAC (2012-06-24) - 59.2 kbit/s (fhgaacenc --vbr 2 se_ref.wav)
QAAC TVBR (v1.42) - 59.6 kbit/s (qaac --he -v56 se_ref.wav)
Nero AAC (v126.96.36.199) - 60.1 kbit/s (neroAacEnc.exe -q 0.25 -if se_ref.wav -of out.mp4)
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Opus (libopus 1.0.1) - 59.9 kbit/s (opusenc --bitrate 59 se_ref48.wav out.opus)
Conversion chain for Opus: 44.1/16 -->> 48/24(Audition CS6) -->> opusenc -->> foobar2000(48/24) -->> 44.1/16(Audition CS6)
Bitrates are calculated on the basis of nine SE test samples concatenated. Fortunately first two codecs have close values of resulting bitrates at their corresponding discrete quality settings. Other contenders were adjusted to have close values.
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One thing I can't comprehend, is why each of the files is encoded at a different bit rate. Why on earth are they not all encoded to 64kbps, it is the nature of VBR to produce files which may have bit rates higher or lower than the target.
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Edinburgh - Britain's blue-chip shares fell on Tuesday, led down by risk-sensitive stocks after failing to break through to all-time highs in the previous session.
Commodity-related stocks including oil firms and miners combined with financials to trim 15 points of the FTSE 100, which was down 22.50 points, or 0.3 percent, at 6,852.50.
Every sector was in negative territory after the index advanced 0.9 percent in the prior two sessions, and the fall was enough to erase all of Monday's gains.
The pullback kept the FTSE 100 in the 130 point range it has traded in since the beginning of May, at a time when other indexes including the S&P 500 and Germany's DAX have pushed on to new all time highs.
The FTSE 100 is 1.2 percent off its all-time high, set in December 1999.
Alastair McCaig, analyst at IG, said that while the index was less overbought than those in Germany and the United States, the FTSE 100 may struggle to hit new highs without a pullback in equities globally.
"We're positive on the improving economic landscape that we've seen for the UK, but the FTSE's performance has been a little bit more reserved than others," he said.
"I'm a touch on the nervous side, however. Just to warrant the enthusiasm that we're seeing in equity markets, a natural correction is probably in order, then we can get back some of that momentum."
Among top early fallers was Sports Direct, which dropped 1.8 percent in early deals.
The sports retailer suffered after Goldman Sachs removed it from its "conviction buy" list, citing its recent strong performance.
It is up 65 percent since last June, which still leaves 33 percent of upside to Goldman's target price of 1,100 pence.
"We remove Sports Direct from our Conviction List as the upside to our target price is now lower following a period of good performance," analysts at Goldman Sachs write in a note.
"We have higher conviction elsewhere in the European retail sector as a result." - Reuters
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Ancient Systems
Feudalism, in its most classic sense, refers to a
political system
composed of a set of reciprocal
obligations among the
, revolving around the three key concepts of
, and
. Although derived from the
word feodum (fief), then in use, the term feudalism and the system it describes were not conceived of as a formal political system by the people living in the
Medieval Period
The subsequent dynasties, the Shang (16th-11th century BC) and the Western Zhou (11th century-770BC) saw further development of slave society. This era was followed by the Spring and Autumn and
periods (770BC-221BC), marking the transition from slave society to feudal society. Chinese history from the
Zhou Dynasty
to the
Qing Dynasty
is thus described as the feudal period.
Zhou Dynasty
can be seen as a true feudal system as it was in many respects very similar to the system used in
Medieval Europe
. Each lord was given a state/land,
and politics was strongly centerd around the noble households. In fact, the notion of "prime minister" in ancient Chinese came from the feudal time meaning the "chief housekeeper" or "butler" of the noble household. Each feudal state was governed independently with tax systems, currency and legal systems set by each individual household, but the nobles were required to pay regular homage to the Zhou Kings as an act of
oath of fealty
. In time of war the nobles were required to provide armed service to the King. Approaching the end of
Zhou dynasty
, the power of the King dwindled while the power of the nobles had risen. This resulted in what is known as the
Spring and Autumn
Warring States
periods when the nobles fought each other constantly for supremacy. This had resulted in the claps of the noble ranking system, and during the late Warring States Period all major nobles had proclaimed them-selves the title of "Wang" (King).
The Wang Zheng of Qin (note that at the time the Bo of Qin was self-proclaimed as "Wang of Qin") eventually removed the Zhou household and defeated all other feudal lords and funded the first empire. To the horror of the people at the time, he completely abolished the feudal system in favor of the centrally governed imperial bureaucratic system had been used in China ever since the foundation of the republic in the 20th century. Noble titles including that of "Wang" were frequently used in the imperial periods, but their function were mostly honor titles that differed very much from that of the Zhou times.
Feudalism in 12th century England was among the better structured and established in Europe at the time. However, it could be structurally complex. Feudalism is the exchange of land for military service, thus everything was based on what was called the knight's fee, which was the amount of money and/or military service a fief was required to pay to support one knight. Thus, either a fief could provide the service of a knight, or an equivalent amount of money to allow a lord to hire a knight.
Among the complexities of feudal arrangements there existed no guarantee that contracts between lord and vassal would be honored, and feudal contracts saw little
enforcement from those with greater authority. This often resulted in the wealthier and more powerful party taking advantage of the weaker. Such was (allegedly) the case of Hugh de Lusignan and his relations with his lord William V of Aquitaine. Between 1020 and 1025 Hugh wrote or possibly dictated a complaint against William and his vassals describing the unjust treatment he had received at the hands of both. Hugh describes a convoluted intermingling of loyalties that was characteristic of the period and instrumental in developing strain between nobles that resulted in competition for each other's land. According to Hugh's account William wronged him on numerous occasions, often to the benefit of William's vassals. Many of his properties suffered similar fates: seized by opponents and divided between them and William. William apparently neglected to send military aid to Hugh when necessary and dealt most unfairly in the exchange of hostages. Each time Hugh reclaimed one of his properties, William ordered him to return it to whoever had recently taken it from him. William broke multiple oaths in succession yet Hugh continued to put faith in his lord's word, to his own ruin.
The use of the term "feudal" to describe a period in Chinese history was also common among Western historians of China of the 1950s and 1960s, but became increasingly rare after the 1970s. The current prevailing consensus among Western historians is that using the term "feudal" to describe Chinese history confuses more than it clarifies, as it assumes strong commonalities between Chinese and European history that may not have existed after the Qin Dynasty.
The Wang Zheng of Qin (note that at the time the Bo of Qin was self-proclaimed as "Wang of Qin") eventually removed the Zhou household and defeated all other feudal lords and funded the first empire. To the horror of the people at the time, he completely abolished the feudal system in favor of the centrally governed imperial bureaucratic system which had been used in China ever since the foundation of the republic in the 20th century. Noble titles including that of "Wang" were frequently used in the imperial periods, but their function was mostly honor titles that differed very much from that of the Zhou times.
Arguably the first emperor of Qin had accomplished in China what Napoleon Bonaparte had partially failed to do in Europe. And indeed, the King of Qin at the time was seen among the nobles as public enemy number one, and his abolishment of the feudal system was listed by scholars at the time among the ten "crimes against humanity" he had committed after the fall of the short-lived Qin empire. However the central bureaucratic system he had established had obvious attractions to future rulers of the Han Empire and it was there to stay for the next two millennia.
Social Class
Social class refers to the hierarchical distinctions between individuals or groups in societies or cultures. Usually most societies have some notion of social class, but concretely defined social classes are not found in every known type of human society. Some traditional hunter-gatherer societies do not have social classes, often lack permanent leaders, and actively avoid dividing their members into hierarchical power structures. In these societies, individuals are able to do the same activities. Since there is little labor specialization and no food surpluses are produced, there is little necessity or even opportunity for classes to form and develop. The most basic class distinction is between the powerful and the powerless. People in social classes with greater power attempt to cement their own positions in society and maintain their ranking above the lower social classes in the social hierarchy. Social classes with a great deal of power are usually viewed as elites, at least within their own societies.
In pre-Confucian China, the feudal system divided the population into six classes. Four noble classes with the king at the top, followed by the dukes, then the great men
and finally the scholars. Below the noble classes were commoners and slaves. Confucian doctrine later minimized the importance of the nobles (except the emperor), abolished great men and scholars as noble classes, and further divided commoner workers based on the perceived usefulness of their work. Scholars ranked the highest because the opportunity to conceive clear ideas in a state of leisure would lead them to wise laws. The scholars were mainly from the gentry, who owned land, and may have been educated and wealthy but had no aristocratic titles. Under them were the farmers, who produced necessary food, and the artisans who produced useful objects. Merchants ranked at the bottom because they did not actually produce anything, while soldiers were sometimes ranked even lower because of their perceived expendability. The Confucian model is notably different from the modern European view of social class, since merchants could attain great wealth without reaching the social status accorded to a poor farmer. In practice, a rich merchant might purchase land to reach farmer status, or even buy a good education for his heirs in the hopes that they would attain scholar status and go into the imperial civil service. The Chinese model was widely disseminated throughout East Asia
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Students at the University of Vermont Financial Services office in Waterman on Monday, April 12, 2010. The board of trustees of the university is considering less of a tuition increase, which may be above 4 percent.
University of Vermont students file out of Waterman Monday, April 12, 2010. The board of trustees of the university is considering less of a tuition increase, which may be above 4 percent.
The College Board has issued its annual national survey, and as usual, Vermont's public institutions show up as above average but not necessarily in a favorable way.
That's because the survey is called "Trends in College Pricing," and "above average" refers to cost.
In the 2013-14 academic year, tuition and fees for four-year public institutions rose 2.9 percent on average, according to "Trends," the lowest national increase in many years.
At the University of Vermont and Vermont State Colleges, the annual rates of increase were slightly higher, and the dollar totals for tuition and fees were much above than the national average.
At the University of Vermont, in-state tuition went up 2.9 percent from $13,344 to $13,728 and the comprehensive annual fee went up 12.5 percent from $1,742 to $1,960. That works out to a combined increase of 3.9 percent.
At Vermont State Colleges, in-state tuition at the three four-year liberal-arts colleges went up 4.3 percent from $8,928 to $9,312 and the combined activity and facility fees went up 4 percent, from $936 to $974, for a combined increase of 4.3 percent.
Vermont stands out in the Trends report in several measures.
Among four-year public institutions nationwide:
Vermont had the second highest tuition/fees for in-state students, with an average of $13,958. (New Hampshire is No. 1, at $14,665.) The national average is $8,893.
Vermont had the highest tuition/fees for out-of-state students, at $34,056. The national average is $22,203.
Among two-year public institutions nationwide, Vermont that is, the Community College of Vermont had the highest in-state tuition/fees: $7,090. The national average is $3,264.
Vermont's public-school tuitions have exceeded national norms for years, in part because Vermont's state appropriation for higher education has been relatively low. By several comparative measures per capita, per $1,000 personal income, per full-time equivalent student Vermont's annual appropriation for higher education has consistently ranked among the lowest in the nation.
Among flagship universities, UVM had the third highest tuition/fees both for in-staters and out-of-staters. No. 1 for in-staters was Penn State, at $17,926; and for out-of-staters, the University of Michigan at $39,844.
UVM officials routinely point out that the relatively high sticker price is offset considerably by financial aid; and that by virtue of financial aid, more than one-third of in-state undergraduates attend UVM tuition-free. The result is that UVM compares more favorably to its peers in net price, that is, the cost of attendance after financial aid.
UVM has the lowest share of in-state students 23 percent of any flagship university. At most flagships, a majority of undergraduates are in-staters.
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The Professional Bowlers Association released its schedule for the coming season.
Competition will start up again with the World Series of Bowling in Las Vegas, from Oct. 26-Nov. 3. Round One's International Japan Cup, Nov. 27-30 in Tokyo, will follow that.
The PBA League returns for a second season with teams remaining the same as last year, Dec. 31-Jan. 7. Yes, they will bowl over New Year's Eve. The USBC Masters returns to Brunswick Zone Carolier Lanes in North Brunswick Feb. 19-23, with a bonus of the first round of PBA League playoffs Feb. 22-23. ...


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In his professional career, Bill Stewart was not short on accomplishments. With a solid winning record and one of the most memorable Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Finishes in history, it's not hard to see why. However, it was the man Stewart was off the field that was memorialized in New Martinsville on Friday.
"You know, when you were with Bill Stewart you were constantly learning. Learning about life. Learning about yourself. Bill could see the world the way I don't think many other people can," says Magnolia High School Principal, and close friend of the Stewart family, Kathi Schmalz. "He focused on living and being positive. He was a trouble shooter and he was never a victim. No matter what happened to Bill in his life, he could always find something good to turn it into."
Terry A. Glover, a former Magnolia High School teacher of Stewart's, says there were times when their roles were reversed and it was Stewart who was teaching her.
"I learned endurance from Bill. He had the nickname of Dirt," explains Glover. "My husband was a teacher and a coach as well. And my husband would say the amount of time Bill would spend on this field after practice... hours working... and I think the word dirt really significant for him and how he never gave up. He plugged away until he got something and got it right."
As Stewart made his last trip down the Magnolia High School football field- the community said goodbye and thank you.
"I will take that infectious smile [with me]. In row one, fourth seat back, in room 30 of the old Magnolia High School," Glover remembers. "He came in prepared everyday and he worked very, very hard. I will never forget what a wonderful gentleman and young man he was."
"Thanks for what you have done for mankind," adds Schmalz. "For those who have had the opportunity to know you and to be honored to know you. Thanks. Thanks for teaching us all such wonderful, wonderful qualities."


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Alternate title: Paoda Shuangdong
In this Asian love story two men battle it out with fire crackers for the hand of a woman. The story is set in a remote village on northern China's Yellow River, circa 1911. Niu Bao is a handsome wandering painter whom the Cai family contracts to decorate its huge mansion on the other side of the river. The Cai family are the major fireworks makers in northern China. The family is now run by Chunzhi, a 19-year old woman who wears men's clothing. The feisty artist falls for her immediately. He ends up being beaten by Man Dihong, the foreman who also wants to woo the powerful young girl. Niu Bao leaves town, but later slips back to sleep with Chunzhi. In the end, Man Dihong and Niu Bao have a showdown, each demonstrating their skill with live fireworks. The bold Niu Bao even risks his family jewels as a last resort. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi


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Clarksville Academy's emotional overtime victory last week against Cheatham County not only stopped a two-game slide but it also kept the Cougars on course for another Class A playoff berth.
It was a much-needed win for the Academy because it gave coach Todd Hood's team its fifth win of the season. Most schools are playoff locks with at least a .500 record and that percentage jumps higher if a team can get to six wins on the season.
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Agrawal, N., (2009) Modeling Category Effect of Items in Assortment Planning for Large Retail Chains (Abstract).
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Feinstein, C., Morris, P.A. (2007) Optimal Management of Aging Assets in Electric Utility Systems. IEEE/Power Engineering Society (conference proceedings).
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I have owned this camera for nearly 2 years and have taken thousands of shots with it, including in tropical countries with high levels of dust and rain. Despite not being weather sealed I have not had major issues with dust or moisture, despite getting wet on the inca trail. When I stepped up from a 12mp D5000 the difference in resolution was immediately and dramatically noticeable - especially as I shoot wildlife a lot and need to crop. The camera was also noticeably lighter than the D5000, ...View review in forums Leave a comment on this review
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I've owned this product for some time now and spent quite a lot of time carrying round 2 cameras in which I could compare results, I am a beginner but hopefully made some observation worth reading. I have never enjoyed the photos taking photos on standard settings/modes on this camera, standard I find is washed out and it doesn't use aperture well by itself, therefore most constantly use P or aperture mode. The picture control gives nice choices (my fav being landscape with -1 saturation, -1 ...View review in forums Leave a comment on this review
I upgraded from the D3200 (which I still have) a few months ago when I read early reviews about it's expanded feature list, articulated screen and reporteddly superior new chip. I am ready to say that I am very pleased with this camera in all the above mentioned areas. The imagequality of the out of camera .JPG's is very pleasing, and the 24 mb resolution means I can crop panoramas without the need to stitch. I find the video quality at 25fps to e very good, have not yet tried the HDMI ...View review in forums Leave a comment on this review
I will be brief. It might be that I'm wrong in my opinion because this is my first DSLR. Pros: (1) It's not heavy (2) Functionally rich (3) Very handy if you have nice bag (4) No complains on image quality. (5) Video quality is great. Cons: (1) The design of the buttons are not ergonomic. It is hard sometimes to switch either focus points or other settings.View review in forums Leave a comment on this review
i am tossing between the 650d 18-135 STM and d5200 18-105 VR. i went to Ted's Camera and played around with both for a while. The sales consultant was very helpful and didnt mind. What really surprised me was the speed of the auto focus on the Canon STM system. In real life lower light use, the focusing speed was much much faster and quieter on the Canon. It also did not require AF assist, whereas the d5200 struggled a bit more and the AF assist light came on more often when focusing on the ...View review in forums Leave a comment on this review
I like D5200 nikon, but after see this photo, how i can say D5200 is best. 600D is better image clarity than D5200, i don't know why this difference in high end entry level cameraView review in forums Leave a comment on this review
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Just received new D5200 today body only from Amazon UK- using it with Nikon 35mm 1.8 mm lens and is a good combination. Fast quiet and light weight. The autofocus is quick to lock on and flash is well balanced with minimal overexposures. So far only playing about with camera inside but will try it out on New Year's Day outside. Not a big video user but it works quickly and takes good videos with reasonable sound Reminds me of the D7000 but lighter weight and hinged LCD is useful and ...View review in forums Leave a comment on this review
Like the others who have rated/reviewed this camera before it has actually shipped, meaning that the review is based on specs and sample images posted by Nikon or some other company, I have to say that my "review" is based on the fact that I am expecting this camera to retail for $1,000 at launch (probably $995 or $899 on the street). With that in mind, if it comes on the market for a couple hundred dollars less than that, I would give it an extra star. Like other people here, I have not ...View review in forums Leave a comment on this review
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It does seem that Abe had a vision for the South after the war but he did not live to complete it. I figure his vision would be frond upon by today's values.
Johnson had a vision as well about a yeomen south but failed bring it forth. He was not up to the job but if he had work with congress maybe he would have achieved something..
This idea the radicals brought racial strife to the south is plain bogus. Every action by the white southern leadership that arose after the war was about puting Freedmen into caste like system with few if any rights. If allowing the white southern leadership to cow the Freedmen back into servitude is racial harmony then let there be strife...
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The West Monroe High School Lady Rebels soccer team won the St. Michael's Holiday Cup over the weekend in Baton Rouge. The Lady Rebels have already won two tournaments early in the season for one of their best starts in program history.
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It has been quite the busy holiday season for the West Monroe girls soccer team. The Lady Rebels (12-2-3) continued to build on one of the best starts in program history with a 4-0 win over Zachary Monday night at Rebel Stadium.
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