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Get an overview of this hotelLuxury hotel with 3 restaurants and 4 spa tubs
Situated near the airport, this luxury hotel is 2.8 mi (4.5 km) from Xihui Park and within 9 mi (15 km) of Tai Hu and Three Kingdoms City. Lingshan Grand Buddha is 17.1 mi (27.6 km) away.
Hotel Features
Along with 3 restaurants, this hotel has an indoor pool and a health club. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a coffee shop/café, a sauna, and a conference center are onsite.
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All 342 soundproofed rooms provide free WiFi, free wired Internet, and iPod docks. Guests can enjoy deep soaking tubs, and other standard amenities include 24-hour room service, refrigerators, and LCD TVs.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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Sheraton Wuxi Binhu Hotel features 4 spa tubs, an indoor pool, a health club, and a sauna. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 3 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at the coffee shop/café. Business amenities at this 5-star property consist of a business center, limo/town car service, and meeting rooms.
A computer station is located on site and high-speed wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary. Event facilities measuring 16,146 square feet (1500 square meters) include a conference center and conference space. This luxury hotel also offers spa services, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff.
Sheraton Wuxi Binhu Hotel has designated areas for smoking.
- 24-hour front desk
- Supervised childcare/activities (free)
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Free newspapers in lobby
- ATM/banking
- Hair salon
- Health club
- Designated smoking areas
- Computer station
- Number of spa tubs - 4
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Laundry facilities
- Business center
- Luggage storage
- Coffee shop or café
- Conference center
- Year Built 2010
- Number of restaurants - 3
- Conference space size (meters) - 1500
- Sauna
- Indoor pool
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Conference space size (feet) - 16,146
- Meeting rooms
- Multilingual staff
- Concierge services
- Number of meeting rooms - 9
- Total number of rooms - 342
- Porter/bellhop
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Spa services on site
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Wedding services
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Indoor pool
- Supervised childcare/activities (free)
- Free Wi-Fi
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Soundproofed rooms
- Laundry facilities
- Refrigerator
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
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- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Soundproofed rooms
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- Designer toiletries
- Deep soaking bathtub
- Rainfall showerhead
- Desk
- Air conditioning
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Bathrobes
- Free bottled water
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- iPod docking station
- Satellite TV service
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Stovetop
- Climate control
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free newspaper
- Pillow menu
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free toiletries
- Down comforter
- Hair dryer
- In-room safe
- Iron/ironing board
- Minibar
- Refrigerator
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Slippers
- Turndown service
- Room service (24 hours)
Where to Eat
Feast All Day Dining - Onsite buffet restaurant.
Yue Chinese Restaurant - This restaurant serves lunch and dinner.
Miyabi Japanese Restauran - This restaurant serves lunch and dinner.
Lobby Lounge - Onsite tapas bar.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
4 spa tubs are on site along with an indoor pool. Other recreational amenities include a health club and a sauna.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Segway rental/tour on site
- Aerobics on site
- Free bicycles nearby
Spa Services
- Body treatments
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessibility equipment for the deaf
- Accessible bathroom
- Accessible path of travel
- Braille or raised signage
- Accessible parking
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
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.
- Resort fee
- Breakfast fee: CNY 158 per person (approximately)
- Fee for in-room high-speed Internet (wired): CNY 50 (for 24 hours, rates may vary)
- Airport shuttle fee: CNY 380 per vehicle (one way)
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A resort fee is included in the total price displayed. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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Bupp coached West York's varsity boys' basketball teams for 20 seasons, compiling a record of 273-179.
His teams captured York County championships in 1958 and 1966.
Bupp was the winningest coach in school history for more than 30 years. Bill Ackerman, the current Bulldogs' head coach, is the school's winningest coach with a record of 294-110.
Bupp also served 32 years as the school's athletic director and worked as a basketball official for many years.
John Eyster, who served with Bupp for seven seasons as a junior varsity coach before succeeding him as head coach in 1971, said his predecessor was a very organized person whose practices always began and ended at the designated times.
"He kept records and stats, and he used to have a playbook, a copy of which he gave to every player, with out-of-bounds plays and stuff like that in it," Eyster said. "He also believed that scoring wasn't necessarily the biggest thing, so he kept a chart which gave players credit for rebounds, assists and steals."
Eyster, who won 246 games and three York County championships in his tenure, also gave players credit for rebounds, assists and steals after be became head coach.
"My practices sometimes went overtime, so I wasn't like Darwin in that regard," Eyster said. "He was a great friend, and I'm going to miss talking to him."
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Dale Stough, who played three seasons at West York in the 1960s, sat next to Bupp at some of those games.
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Bupp's son, Chris, followed in his father's footsteps, becoming a head boys' basketball coach at both West York and York Tech.
Darwin Bupp, a graduate of Shippensburg University and Western Maryland College, retired in 1988 after 38 years as a teacher in the West York school system. He was married to his wife Charlotte for 58 years.
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Hi guys
First time to SE Asia and I will be flying to KL , spend some time in Malaysia, fly from KL to Langkawi and start island hopping from there around first week of November.
Was thinking about Koh Lipe first, but am reading mixed reviews...some sites say it's still not that developed and others say it's really busy..
I do need a completely deserted island, nor super luxury (but a clean simple beach bungalow would be fine, but prefer western toilets though ), but would like to avoid the typical party islands...but still have some good places to eat (local food)
So what's up with Koh Lipe? (think if I go, would stay at Jack's Jungle)
I was thinking about taking the boat from Langkawi all the way to Koh Phi Phi and stop on 1 island on the way where I will stay awhile.
Which island would you recommend (taking into cosideration my preferences)?
I will also vsist Koh Phi Phi Leh, want to see the island will go early from Don by longtail to avoid most crowds..
I found a boat company who starts on OCT 20, cause most only start on NOV 22..
Is it doable in that time of year or really 100% rough seas? A colleague of mine went in december and also had chopy seas, so might always be the case...
Has anyone done this with Satun Pakbara Speedboat club? Doesn't need to be a fancy boat, just get me there safe.
Thanks for your advice!
Oh, and I have been reading quite a few posts on here and people who can only reply "look online" plse spare yourself the trouble of replying. I have looked online extensively, but can find contradictory reviews and advise from people who have actually been or locals is ALWAYS better.
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Hi Natalie,
Ko Lipe is quite well developed now though early November shouldn't be too busy - December though it will be pretty packed. If you've never been to SEA before and you'll be passing right by it, I'd say take a look for yourself and see what you think.
Further north you have Ko Muk which, while not as attractive as Ko Lipe is still quite scenic and more budget orientated. Another option could be Wally's on Ko Kradan
I'd expect all boats to be running in November -- yes it could be a little rough, but plenty of people will be on that coast by November. I haven't herd of the speedboat club you mention.
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Wally's is a dump and Kradan is boring. Nothing on that island.
Trang town is far more interesting.
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Trang town is not an island.
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But it is more interesting and you can visit the islands on a boat trip easy enough. No need to stay on an island when there's nothing there.
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Koh Jum is also a nice, quiet island. Not a party place. Decent places to stay and easy to arrange boat trips to Phi Phi Leh as well as some of the other nearby places.
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AT&T Leap Transaction NRUF/LNP Public Notice
Download OptionsReleased: August 29, 2013
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th St., S.W.
News Media Information 202 / 418-0500
Internet: https://www.fcc.gov
Washington, D.C. 20554
Released: August 29, 2013
WT Docket No. 13-193
CC Docket No. 99-200AT&T, Inc. ("AT&T"), Leap Wireless International, Inc. ("Leap"), Cricket License Company,
LLC ("Cricket"), and Leap Licenseco Inc. ("Leap Licenseco" and, together with AT&T, Leap, and
Cricket, the "Applicants") have filed applications (collectively, the "Applications") pursuant to Sections
214 and 310(d) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,1 seeking Commission consent to the
transfer of control of Advanced Wireless Services ("AWS-1"), Personal Communications Service
("PCS"), and Common Carrier Fixed Point to Point microwave licenses, as well as international 214
authorizations, held by Cricket and other wholly-owned and controlled subsidiaries of Leap. The
proposed transaction involves spectrum licenses in 356 Cellular Market Areas ("CMAs") nationwide.2
On August 27, 2013, the Commission accepted the Applications for filing and established a pleading
cycle for the proposed transaction.3
In connection with the Commission's review of the proposed transaction, the Commission intends
to examine information contained in the biannual Numbering Resource Utilization and Forecast
("NRUF") reports filed by wireless telecommunications carriers,4 carrier-specific local number portability
("LNP") data related to wireless telecommunications carriers, and further disaggregated monthly carrier-
specific local number portability data ("Carrier-to-Carrier LNP Data") related to wireless
telecommunications carriers. These data may assist the Commission in assessing the competitive effects
1 47 U.S.C. 214, 310(d).
2 See Application of AT&T Inc. and Cricket License Company, LLC. for Consent to Transfer Control of Licenses
and Authorizations, ULS File No. 0005860676 (lead application), App. A (filed Aug. 1, 2013; amended Aug. XX,
3 AT&T Inc., Leap Wireless International, Inc., Cricket License Company, LLC, and Leap Licenseco, Inc. Seek
Consent to the Transfer of Control of AWS-1 Licenses, PCS Licenses and Common Carrier Fixed Point to Point
Microwave Licenses, and International 214 Authorizations, and the Assignment of One 700 MHz License, WT
Docket No. 13-193, Public Notice DA 13-1831 (WTB rel. Aug. 28, 2013).
4 See 47 C.F.R. 1.907, 52.5.
of the transaction. Accordingly, subject to the provisions of a protective order ("NRUF Protective
Order") being adopted this day,5 the Commission intends to place into the record in this proceeding:
NRUF reports for all wireless telecommunications carriers concerning data as of June 30, 2010,
December 31, 2010, June 30, 2011, December 31, 2011, June 30, 2012, December 31, 2012, and
June 30, 2013 (when available).
Wireless-to-wireless LNP data for all wireless telecommunications carriers from the June 30, 2010,
December 31, 2010, June 30, 2011, December 2011, June 30, 2012, December 31, 2012, and June
30, 2013 (when available) LNP databases that the Commission receives from the LNP
Administrator, NeuStar, Inc. This LNP data shows the total number of ports in and ports out per
Wireless-to-wireless Carrier-to-Carrier LNP Data for all wireless telecommunications carriers, on a
monthly basis, from the June 2010 to June 2013 LNP databases (and any updates that may become
available during the pendency of the Commission's review of the Applications) that the
Commission receives from the LNP Administrator, NeuStar, Inc. This LNP data shows, on a
monthly basis, the specific number of ports from each wireless carrier to another carrier in each
Section 251 of the Communications Act grants the Commission jurisdiction over the North
American Numbering Plan ("NANP") and related telephone numbering issues.6 To monitor better the
way numbering resources are used within the NANP and allocate NANP resources efficiently, the
Commission requires telecommunications carriers to provide the Commission with a utilization report of
their current inventory of telephone numbers and a five-year forecast of their numbering resource
requirements.7 LNP data are collected by the LNP Administrator and provided to the Commission.
The Commission has recognized that disaggregated, carrier-specific forecast and utilization data
should be treated as confidential and should be exempt from public disclosure under 5 U.S.C.
552(b)(4).8 The NRUF and LNP reports will be placed into the record subject to the provisions of the
NRUF Protective Order. As such, the NRUF and LNP data will not be available to the public except
pursuant to the terms of the NRUF Protective Order, as outlined below.
Persons seeking to review the NRUF or LNP data may do so only for purposes of participating in
this proceeding. Pursuant to the NRUF Protective Order, outside persons participating or intending to
participate in the proceeding who are not involved in competitive decision-making activities and who
have signed the Acknowledgment of Confidentiality attached to the NRUF Protective Order may review
the NRUF and LNP data. We emphasize that persons seeking to review the NRUF or LNP data must
have adequate protections in place to prevent improper use or disclosure of the information.
Affected parties have until
September 6, 2013to oppose disclosure of their NRUF and LNP data.
In addition, affected parties will have five business days after the filing of an Acknowledgment of
5 See Applications of Cricket License Company, LLC, et al., Leap Wireless International, Inc., and AT&T Inc. for
Consent To Transfer Control of Authorizations; Application of Cricket License Company, LLC and Leap Licenseco
Inc. for Consent to Assignment of Authorization, WT Docket No. 13-193, NRUF/LNP Protective Order, DA 13-
1840 (WTB rel. Aug. 29, 2013).
7 47 C.F.R. 52.15(f). See Numbering Resource Optimization, CC Docket No. 99-200, Report and Order and
Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making, 15 FCC Rcd 7574, 7578-7579 5 (2000).
8 Id. at 7607 78.
Confidentiality to object to the release of the data to a particular person who requests permission to
review it.
If the Commission receives no opposition from affected parties by September 6, 2013, the
Commission will place the NRUF, LNP, and Carrier-to-Carrier LNP data into the record subject to the
safeguards contained in the NRUF Protective Order. If disclosure is opposed, the procedures set forth in
47 C.F.R. 0.461(i) shall apply. All filings should refer to WT Docket No. 13-193.
Under the Commission's current procedures for the submission of filings and other documents,
submissions in this matter may be filed electronically (i.e., through ECFS) or by hand delivery to the
If filed by ECFS, comments shall be sent as an electronic file via the Internet to
https://www.fcc.gov/e-file/ecfs.html. In completing the transmittal screen, commenters should include
their full name, U.S. Postal Service mailing address, and the applicable docket number. Parties may also
submit an electronic comment by Internet e-mail.
If filed by paper, the original and four copies of each filing must be filed by hand or messenger
delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All
hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary must be delivered to
FCC Headquarters at 445 12th Street, S.W., Room TW-A325, Washington, D.C. 20554. The filing hours
at this location are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or
fasteners. Any envelopes must be disposed of before entering the building. Commercial overnight mail
(other than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton
Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail should be
addressed to 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20554. All filings must be addressed to the
Commission's Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
One copy of each pleading must be delivered electronically, by e-mail or facsimile, or if delivered as
paper copy, by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or
overnight U.S. Postal Service mail (according to the procedures set forth above for paper filings), to: (1)
the Commission's duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., at email@example.com or
(202) 488-5563 (facsimile); (2) John Schauble, Broadband Division, WTB, at firstname.lastname@example.com or
(202) 418-7247 (facsimile); (3) Linda Ray, Broadband Division, WTB, at email@example.com or (202)
418-7247 (facsimile); (4) Kathy Harris, Mobility Division, WTB, at firstname.lastname@example.com or (202) 418-
7447 (facsimile); (5) Kate Matraves, Spectrum and Competition Policy Division, WTB, at
email@example.com or (202) 418-7447 (facsimile); (6) David Krech, Policy Division,
International Bureau, at firstname.lastname@example.com or (202) 418-2824 (facsimile); and (7) Jim Bird, Office of
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(e.g., WT Docket No. 13-193, [name of submitting party], Objection to Inclusion of NRUF Data into the
This action is taken pursuant to sections 4(i) and 310(d) of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C.
154(i), 310(d), section 4 of the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4), and authority
delegated under section 0.331 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. 0.331, and is effective upon its
For further information, contact John Schauble, Broadband Division, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418-0797, or Kathy Harris, Mobility Division, Wireless
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TwispWorks Artist Residency Bears Fruit
The first round of a new artist residency program at TwispWorks has led to art large and small—and lasting connections between artists and the community.
Laurie Kain, a glass blower and mixed media artist from Twisp, used the residency to prepare for several studio shows—but she says the most stimulating aspect of her time at TwispWorks was her work with 7th and 8th graders at Liberty Bell Jr. High.
The students penned drawings on the theme "the earth meets the sky;" Kain combined three of those drawings into one, and used it to decorate an information kiosk at TwispWorks.
Martine Workman, a visiting artist from Seattle, created the Methow Mill--a tiny weekly newspaper describing day-to-day life in the Valley. Martine's fresh eye and fine line drawings bring everything from deer hunting to salmon into relief. She also helped 5th graders at Methow Valley Elementary create their own small books.
A new mural adorning the Road Shop building at TwispWorks was created by visiting artist David Joel. The piece reflects Joel's journey from childhood in the wheat fields of Eastern Washington to adulthood in on the Puget Sound. Somewhere in between lies the Methow Valley, Joel said.
Joel also guided students from the Independent Learning Center in creating a smaller mural that hangs in the ILC classroom through a Methow Arts Education Residency.
Kayla Darch, an oil painter and sixth generation Methow Valley resident, used her fall studio time to prepare for a show at the Confluence Gallery. Darch will continue her residency into the spring of 2012, when she will explore the history of the Valley through paintings drawn from old photographs.
The TwispWorks residency program expects to welcome two to four more artists in the spring of 2012. The program is a partnership of Artist Trust, Methow Arts and Confluence Gallery and Art Center.
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Africa needs a green revolution. Food yields on the continent are roughly one metric ton of grain per hectare of cultivated land, a figure little changed from 50 years ago and roughly one third of the yields achieved in the rest of the world. In low-income regions elsewhere in the world, including China and India, the introduction of high-yield seeds, fertilizer and small-scale irrigation boosted food productivity beginning in the mid-1960s and opened the escape route from extreme poverty for huge populations. A similar takeoff in sub-Saharan Africa is both an urgent priority and a real possibility.
Until this change happens, Africa's vast rural areas, which are home to two thirds of its population, will remain mired in poverty, hunger and high child mortality and will stay isolated from the world market economy. Proven technologies—high-yield seeds, new water-management techniques for Africa's mainly rain-dependent crop lands and new ways to replenish soil nutrients—are already achieving three to five tons per hectare in many parts of Africa but too often only in small demonstration projects.
Market forces alone are not able to diffuse these new technologies at the start, but they can sustain them once they are reliably in use. Currently tens of millions of African farmers, with hundreds of millions of dependents, are stuck living in subsistence conditions of extreme poverty, with little ability to purchase the package of improved inputs of seed, fertilizer, and water technology. They lack creditworthiness to borrow, or savings to buy the inputs on their own. They lack even minimal community infrastructure (roads, power and storage capacity) to participate profitably in the market economy. The result is little uptake of the technologies, and farmers by the tens of millions mired in subsistence and traditional low-yield technologies.
To break the poverty trap, Africa and its donor partners in the wealthier countries should follow the Asian example. Impoverished rural areas should receive temporary grants to help the communities to adopt high-yield technology packages and to further diversify their farm systems by introducing new cash crops, new linkages to markets and the integration of livestock and fish farming when ecologically appropriate.
Until recently, donors sent only food aid in response to Africa's deepening agricultural crisis. Now they are waking up to the one real solution: increased agricultural production through a homegrown African green revolution. Four kinds of temporary help are needed: financing of the input package for impoverished farmers; agricultural extension services to advise farmers on the new technologies; community nurseries to diversity production, aimed at improving local nutrition and increasing the market value of farm output; and investments in community electrification, all-weather roads, grain storage and local milling. New market-based techniques of financial management can also offer weather-risk insurance to the farm communities.
The time for action is ripe for several reasons. Most important among them is that African leaders themselves are prioritizing agriculture and often getting major increases in harvests and farm incomes as a result. Malawi has more than doubled its food output in just three years, following a bold government program to ensure that all farm households have subsidized access to fertilizers and high-yield seeds. Others are following that lead.
International institutions such as the World Bank have returned to leadership on agriculture after years of waiting in vain for the markets alone to solve the problem. As an internal Bank review noted last year, "In most reforming [African] countries the private sector did not step in to fill the vacuum when the public sector withdrew." The Bank's evaluation called upon the Bank and donors to "help design efficient mechanisms, including public-private partnerships, to provide farmers with critical inputs, including fertilizers, water, credit, and seeds."


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When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'. Erma Bombeck
Friday, October 5, 2012
Look what Santa has brought me in October!
And the fun begins....
My DH...who loves me so much...began unpacking the boxes for me...after coming home late from an out of town business trip. But alas, this was as far as he got. Bright and early the next morning we began again with the unpacking and putting together. Have you guessed what it is yet??!! Surely you know by now.
Here is another hint...it's about 12 feet long....
and has legs...
and takes up a lot of space in my studio...
My DH is such a great guy...he worked hard on putting it together. If I had to do it, it would probably still be in boxes.
It's my Crown Jewel Longarm by Baby Lock.
I'm so intimidated by it.
And now the empty boxes on the staircase landing to deal with...Oh so many empty boxes.
And now...the fun begins...practice, practice, practice. I did these leaves using the Crown Jewel's laser light and following a motif. It is fatter then the original motif.
I also did these feathers using the same method...it's fatter too! Practice, practice, practice!!
I decided to try some freehand work...it's hearts but I guess it can also be leaves...and it's fatter than what I wanted!! Practice, practice, practice.
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Awesome! You did great on your first try!!!I can't wait to come visit so I can learn and practice, practice, practice while I'm there!!ReplyDelete
So who is spoiled....., you lucky girl.ReplyDelete
You did a great job on your first attempts.
After you practise practise practise, put a small lap sized quilt on your frame and just go for it! Have fun the tension is the hardest part. It's like drawing with your sewing machine. :)ReplyDelete
What a sweet gift from Santa!!! Look forward to seeing what you create with your new 'toy'!!!ReplyDelete
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Automotive Textiles Still One Of The Hot Markets
Despite a down-trodden economy, automotives still provide opportunities for innovative textile makersBy William C. Smith, Founder, Industrial Textile Associates, and Consulting Editor
MarketingBy William C. Smith, Consulting Editor Automotive Textiles: Still One of the Hot MarketsDespite a down-trodden economy, automotives still provide opportunities for innovative textile makers. Its disconcerting to hear of business difficulties, closures, cutbacks and lay-offs in todays economy, whether textiles or other types of companies. Regardless of the reasons, such situations cause a ripple effect, impacting other areas, such as demand for industrial or technical textiles. The largest single market (in dollars) for industrial textiles, the automotive sector, is no exception. It has its share of closures and cutbacks. With that comes slowdowns in the textile sector devoted to supplying the industry. So where is this market going Is it still one of opportunity The short answer is YESwith reservations.


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Four cars at Indy: KV Racing will field a fourth car in the Indianapolis 500 for rookie James Davison.
KV won the race last year with Tony Kanaan, and already committed to expanding its program to three cars for the May 25 race.
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The Clippers are joining the storied tradition of growing playoff beards to build team unity for the postseason. Chris Paul says the players were discussing ideas for what they should do and they thought about growing their hair out. They ran into some trouble there because of the bald players like Chauncey Billups, so they…Read More


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Kaspersky Internet Security 2012
Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 : Phishing Protection Kaspersky's suite and standalone antivirus both offer protection against fraudulent (phishing) Web sites.
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The independent labs love Kaspersky's antivirus protection, but it fared poorly in PCMag's hands-on tests. Its firewall is impressive, and the Safe Run sandboxing feature protects the system from questionable files and Web sites, but the antispam and antiphishing features failed to impress. Choose this suite if its strong points align with your needs.


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Justice Annette Kingsland Ziegler
Justice Annette Kingsland Ziegler was elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 2007.
Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Justice Ziegler received her bachelor's degrees in Psychology and Business Administration from Hope College in Holland, Michigan in 1986. She earned her law degree from Marquette University in 1989. Justice Ziegler received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Hope College in April, 2014.
Upon graduation from law school, Justice Ziegler was in private practice where she engaged in civil litigation. She also served as a pro bono special assistant district attorney in Milwaukee County in 1992 and 1996. Immediately prior to serving as a circuit court judge, she was an assistant United States attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
Before joining the Supreme Court, Justice Ziegler served as a Washington County Circuit Court judge. She was appointed to the bench in 1997, elected in 1998, and reelected in 2004. She was the first female jurist in Washington County. As a circuit court judge, she was the deputy chief judge for the Third Judicial District and served six years as the presiding judge of Washington County. In 1999, Justice Ziegler sat as a Court of Appeals judge in the District II Court of Appeals Judicial Exchange Program.
Justice Ziegler currently serves on the Marquette University Law School Advisory Board, is a member of the Governor's Juvenile Justice Commission, the Wisconsin Judicial Council, and the State Bar of Wisconsin Bench and Bar Committee. She is a member of the American Bar Association, a fellow of the American Bar Foundation, and an elected member of the American Law Institute. Justice Ziegler is also a member of the International Women's Forum.
Justice Ziegler has been a member of a number of law-related organizations including Legal Association of Women, James E. Doyle Chapter of the American Inns of Court, faculty member at the Wisconsin Judicial College, has served as faculty at a number of seminars, and previously was appointed to the Personnel Appeals Board.
Justice Ziegler is also active in her community, volunteering for numerous charitable and social welfare organizations as a board member and committee chair. Justice Ziegler is currently president of the Trustee Board for the Boys and Girls Club of Washington County.
Justice Ziegler is married and has three children. Her current term expires July 31, 2017.


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A short choral sample. Part of my atmospheres and soundscapes pack which is designed for use as intros/fills/backgrounds etc.
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Beautiful sample
So Beautiful, Thank you so much, I think I am going to use it in my song... "Lost in Heaven" i will post link when I have finished.
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AT&T 4G LTE Available in Juneau
JUNEAU, Alaska, March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- AT&T* has turned on its 4G LTE network in Juneau, bringing customers the latest generation of wireless network technology. Watch here to see several of the benefits AT&T 4G LTE provides, including: -- Faster speeds. LTE technology is capable of delivering speeds faster than many other mobile Internet technologies**. Customers can stream, download, upload and game faster than ever before.
-- Cool new devices. AT&T offers several LTE-compatible devices, including new AT&T 4G LTE smartphones and tablets.
-- Faster response time. LTE technology offers lower latency, or the processing time it takes to move data through a network, such as how long it takes to start downloading a webpage or file once you've sent the request. Lower latency helps to improve services like mobile gaming, two-way video calling and telemedicine.
-- More efficient use of spectrum. Wireless spectrum is a finite resource, and LTE uses spectrum more efficiently than other technologies, creating more space to carry data traffic and services and to deliver a better network experience.
) "Last year alone, AT&T made more than 20 wireless network upgrades in Juneau to enhance speeds, reliability and performance for our customers. These upgrades included activating new cell sites, adding capacity, deploying high-capacity Ethernet connections to cell sites, and upgrading cell sites so that today we can provide 4G LTE to people in Juneau," said Scott Meyers, Director of Sales, AT&T Mobility in Alaska. "AT&T's 4G LTE network in Juneau responds to what customers want from their mobile experience -- more, faster, on the best devices." AT&T's 4G Network AT&T's innovation and investment has resulted in the nation's largest 4G network, covering 288 million people with ultra-fast speeds and a more consistent user experience. AT&T's 4G LTE network delivers speeds faster than many other mobile Internet technologies, as well as multiple innovations that optimize the network for performance.
AT&T's network's radio components are placed close to the antenna at most cell sites, instead of inside the base station, which helps minimize power loss between the base station and antenna and, in turn, improves the performance of our 4G LTE network. The network also is designed with its core elements distributed across the country, which helps reduce latency, or the delay when using the Internet, because your request isn't traveling as far.
Even as AT&T continues to expand its 4G LTE coverage, smartphone customers can get 4G speeds outside of 4G LTE areas on our 4G HSPA+ network, unlike competitors, where smartphone customers fall back to slower 3G technologies when outside of LTE coverage.
AT&T's focus to deliver the best possible mobile Internet experience goes beyond 4G to embrace additional connection technologies. AT&T operates the nation's largest Wi-Fi network*** including more than 32,000 AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spots at popular restaurants, hotels, bookstores and retailers, and provides access to more than 402,000 hotspots globally through roaming agreements. Most AT&T smartphone customers get access to our entire national Wi-Fi network at no additional cost, and Wi-Fi usage doesn't count against customers' monthly wireless data plans.
AT&T also is a leading developer of Distributed Antenna Systems, which utilize multiple small antennas to maximize coverage and speed within stadiums, convention centers, office buildings, hotels and other areas where traditional coverage methods are challenging.
Over the past five years, AT&T invested nearly $98 billion into operations. Since 2008, AT&T has invested more capital into the U.S. economy than any other public company. In a July 2012 report, the Progressive Policy Institute ranked AT&T No. 1 on its list of U.S. "Investment Heroes." *AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.
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Sonoma County's libraries need help. There's no disputing it.
Studies show that during difficult times, people turn to public libraries more than ever, for assistance in finding employment, to do research in retraining efforts and to borrow books and other materials that are no longer in their budgets to buy.
But since the recent collapse, local libraries have offered limited support.
For two years, the county's 11 library branches and two rural outlets have been closed on Sundays (except for the central Santa Rosa branch), Mondays and most evenings. On Wednesdays, most branches are open until 8 p.m. On other nights, doors close at 6 p.m., just as many people are getting off work. On Saturdays, closure is at 4 p.m. Overall, operating hours have been limited to just 40 hours per week, down 23 percent from previous years.
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IntroductionThe Hertz ModelIssues to be ConsideredSample PropertiesFit RangeSelection of the ProbeExample of an Indentation ExperimentPreparation of the ProbePerforming Indentation ExperimentsData ProcessingTesting the SystemConclusion
Using the atomic force microscope (AFM) for nanoindentation has emerged as a useful tool to determine elastic properties like the elastic modulus for biological samples (figure 1). Cantilevers serve as soft nanoindenters allowing local testing of small and inhomogeneous samples like cells or tissues. To calculate the parameter of interest various models are used, but most of them are based on the Hertz model and extended to match the experimental conditions concerning the indenters' shape or the thickness of the sample.
Figure 1. Overview of the Young's modulus for different biological materials
Nanomechanical analysis of cells is becoming increasingly important in different fields like cancer and developmental biology. Differences in stiffness of normal and malign cells were found and also the change in metastatic potential with decreasing cellular stiffness can be marked. Determining the cell cortex tension of zebrafish germ layer progenitors revealed differences in stiffness of the ecto-, meso- and endodermal progenitor cells. Another example from the field of developmental biology is the mechanical testing of growth substrates. This application revealed the important role of matrix elasticity for cell lineage specification. Not only cells but also components of their extracellular environment, like collagen fibrils have been tested for their mechanical properties [17]. The potential of this methodology is widely used in biological and also other disciplines to describe elastic properties of different matrices and materials.
This report describes the application and acquisition of elasticity experiments using AFM technique. An overview of the most commonly used model, the Hertz model is given and the assumptions and resulting limitations for the use with biological samples is discussed in detail.
The Hertz model approximates the sample as an isotropic and linear elastic solid occupying an infinitely extending half space. Furthermore it is assumed that the indenter is not deformable and that there are no additional interactions between indenter and sample. If these conditions are met the Young's modulus (E) of the sample can be fitted or calculated using the Hertzian model. Several parameters describing the properties of the sample and indentation probe have to be specified.
Figure 2. Top - Sketch of the indentation experiment. The cantilever is moved towards the sample by a distance z (height (measured)). The cantilever is bending into the opposite direction (x) whilst the sample is indented by ä. Finally ä is calculated by subtracting the cantilever deflection from the height (measured). Bottom - Schematic of the correction of the height for the cantilever bending (x) to derive the tip-sample-separation (force indentation curve).
The data obtained by indentation measurements (force spectroscopy mode) are usually plots of force against piezo displacement, rather than tip sample separation. To apply the Hertz model, the curves need to be converted as explained in figure 2.
The Hertz model assumes the indentation to be neglectable in comparison to the sample thickness, thus indentation depth has to be optimized. The Hertz model is valid for small indentations (say up to 5-10% of the height of the cell, maybe 200-500 nm) where the substrate does not influence the calculations. There may be additional limitations in indentation depth if the tip shape model is an approximation. Often the parabolic model is used if the indenter is a sphere because it is easier to fit and the approximation is reasonable for small indentations. The JPK IP software offers automatic fitting for all the indenter shapes shown here, so there is no longer any need to make this approximation.
The Hertz model makes several assumptions that are not truly met if cells or other biological samples are examined.
In this section these deviations are discussed and how to make the most reliable measurements.
The Hertz model assumes absolute elastic behavior as well as homogeneity of the sample. But most biological materials are neither homogeneous nor absolutely elastic. The energy delivered by the indenter is not completely given back by a cell (as it would be done by an absolute elastic material) but dissipates owing to viscous and plastic behavior that also appears as hysteresis between the extend and the retract part of the force curve (fig. 3). The variability of the viscous behavior becomes visible if different indentation velocities are tested. The higher the loading rate, the smaller the indentation and the higher the apparent stiffness. The time scale describing this behavior is the relaxation time and is different for each viscous/viscoelastic material. Using velocities near the relaxation time will result in lower forces, because the cell material has time to move away from the indenting probe. Higher velocities result in a higher resistance of the sample material and the overall interaction is more elastic (force is in phase with indentation, not velocity). In general it is best to stay consistent in this parameter to have the same initial conditions for each experiment. But it should not be forgotten that each material or cell type has its own relaxation time since they can vary greatly in their composition (size of the nucleus, composition of the cytoskeleton etc.).
Figure 3. Force distance curve taken on a living CHO cell (scan speed 5 µm/s). Trace (red) and retrace (dark red) curve clearly show hysteresis owing to the viscous and plastic behavior of the cell.
Inhomogeneity of the sample also can result in artifacts like variation of the Young's modulus depending on indentation depth, i.e. depending on the layer or component the indenter is actually pressing in. Cells have various components (like glycocalix, membrane extensions, nucleus, or organelles) that can reflect different stiffness. The contact point is also suffering from these variations and interactions of the probe and the sample surface or molecules that are covering the surface. Such curves often show a very shallow contact point where E is calculated to be softer than the sample really is. The "real" stiffness of the sample thus only is measured when the probe reaches the proper surface that is after the shallow part of the curve. Then the fit doesn't match the contact point of the Force-indentation-curve (figure 4). But this is not surprising since the Hertz model assumes homogeneity of the sample and no interactions between sample and probe. Finally, it is always important to focus on the part of the curve that represents the structure you want to investigate.
Figure 4. Force versus indentation curves derived from a cell, fitted with the Hertz model. The same curve first was fitted to an indentation of 200 nm (top), and second over the whole indentation range of 400 nm (bottom). Obviously the probe pushed through two different layers since the fitted contact point of the first curve is different from the contact point of the second curve. The E module of the first curve, describing the stiffness of the cell surface, is about 16 kPa, the one of the second curve, that can be assumed to be te E module of the cytoplasm, about 35 kPa.
Also important is to find the fit range that is to be used to yield optimum and reproducible results for elasticity calculations. As described in the section above E strongly fluctuates at very low indentations around the contact point but reaches a plateau with increasing indentation to finally increase again, mainly as a result of the substrate stiffness (glass slide etc., see figure 5, bottom). Thus the height of the indented structure is strongly to be considered. The Hertz model is only valid for small indentations (say up to 5-10% of the height of the cell, maybe 200-500 nm) where the substrate doesn't influence the calculations and where the geometry of the indentation matches the geometry of the indenter. As described in the Hertz section above, the best way to find the optimum range is to record a force distance curve with relatively high indentation and to fit E for each point of the corresponding force indentation curve. Plotting E over indentation reveals the indentation when E starts to tend towards a constant value that should be used to determine the Young's modulus (figure 5, middle).
But it can happen that there is no obvious plateau, especially when indenting inhomogeneous samples. If a cell for instance is tested right above the nucleus using a relatively small indenter (e.g. a pyramid), the nucleus can slip away from under the probe and the result is a decrease of the measured modulus right after the nucleus was pushed by the probe (figure 5, top).
Figure 5. E versus indentation curves of a CHO cell probed with a pyramidal indenter at different regions: right above the nucleus (top), the region next to the nucleus (middle) and near the edge of the cell (bottom). Testing right above the nucleus (top) here only transiently denoted the stiffness of the nucleus. Obviously the nucleus was then pushed away resulting in decrease of E. Probing a relatively homogenous region (middle) revealed even indentation of the cytoplasm starting at around 250 nm. Indentation of the cell edge (bottom) leads to a second, substrate dependent increase of E starting at relatively low indentations.
All three curves of figure 5 derive from the same cell and were taken with the same probe under exactly the same conditions. Even though there is no obvious "second" increase in E and thus no obvious or typical hint of an effect of the glass substrate for both upper E versus indentation curves, the increase of the apparent stiffness from the cell centre to the edge indicates an influence of the substrate. But this is not surprising since the height of the cell at the nucleus was measured to be around 5 µm, at the surrounding of the nucleus to be around 1.3 µm and at the edge around 0.5 µm. Finally these results show that the effect of the substrate is not only visible by an increase of E within E versus indentation curves but also by increasing E values at thinner regions of the cells.
Which cantilever should be used depends on the stiffness of the sample. As a rule of thumb one can keep in mind that the stiffness of the cantilever should be around the range of the sample stiffness. For cells that are very soft and delicate the softest cantilevers available with spring constants of around 10-30 mN/m should be used. For stiffer samples like agarose gels higher spring constants (30-100 mN/m or more) are appropriate.
Another point to consider is the choice of the indenter shape. For soft biological samples it is recommended to use spherical probes since the force is applied to a wider sample area than would be the case if a sharp pyramidal or conical tip is used, which results in a lower pressure. This way penetration of the sample is prevented. But this is not the only reason to prefer spherical indenters. Cells or tissues are very inhomogeneous, consisting of different components (nucleus, cytoskeletal components, organelles...). To yield a general impression for such inhomogeneous materials relatively big indenters like 20 µm beads are useful.
To yield higher resolution, e.g. to test single cells or different cell parts, or to increase the pressure to indent stiffer materials beads of smaller diameters can be used (1-10 µm, depending on the desired resolution). Spheres are not always the best solution. If the sample is of very small dimensions or if different areas are to be tested in higher resolution (higher than one micron) pyramidal silicon nitride tips can be an alternative. A disadvantage of such more or less sharp tips is of course that they can penetrate the sample and thus lead to inaccurate calculations of the Young's modulus (generally a decrease of stiffness).
But on the other hand they are less hindered by structures like cellular extensions or residues extending from the glycocalix than spheres are. Spherical indenters often feel such extensions, and the result is a very shallow contact point that is extremely difficult to determine (which is also the reason why it should be fitted). A more general problem that occurs with cells is distorted force curves, mostly displayed as a "shoulder" in the contact region (fig. 6). These distortions can derive from contact with small structures like stress fibers or membranous extensions, which then slip away from the probe, leading to a second contact point.
Figure 6. Distorted extend curve taken on a CHO cell using a 2 µm spherical indenter.
In this example the workflow to derive the Young's modulus of living CHO cells is described. The CellHesion® 200, mounted on a Zeiss optical microscope (AxioObserver), was used to prepare the spherical probe that was going to be used as well as to perform indentation experiments The CellHesion® 200 is a new AFM based device, exclusively developed to meet the needs of testing cellular adhesion and mechanics. A PetriDishHeater™ was used as a sample holder since cells were grown on WPI petri dishes. The cells were kept under physiological conditions during the whole experiment (37°C, HEPES buffered medium).
Spherical indenters can either be purchased from special providers like particle probes from Novascan (0.6-25 µm glass spheres attached to cantilevers), or they can be homemade by gluing spheres on cantilevers. For such purpose tipless cantilever are well suited. Care must be taken if cantilevers with tips are used, especially if small spheres are attached. This is because the sphere will attach to the side of the tip, rather than on the end, so that the tip will still have an impact on the experiment, especially if the chosen sphere diameter is less than the tip height. Silicon cantilevers have tips of up to around 15 µm. Thus tipless cantilevers would be better choice or at least silicon nitride cantilevers which have shorter tips (up to 5 µm).
For this example a tipless cantilever (Arrow TL1, NanoWorld, k = 0.03 N/m) with an attached silica sphere (diameter 11 µm) was used as the indentation probe (fig. 7). The silica beads were attached to the cantilever with a two-part epoxy, but other biocompatible adhesives like optical adhesive are also well suited. This can easily be done by preparing a microscope slide where spheres are deposited on one part and epoxy on an adjacent part. If the beads are suspended in liquid, a drop is put on the slide and dried. A pair of clean tweezers can also be used to transfer dry beads onto the slide, or to spread the bead solution. Then a small amount of the epoxy is spread very thinly near the beads using a blade or pipette tip.
Figure 7. Tipless cantilever with a 11 micron sphere attached
The cantilever must first be dipped into the epoxy. An approach is done on a clean region of glass to find the surface. Then the cantilever tip is positioned over the edge of the epoxy patch using the positioning screws and a force spectroscopy measurement is run to dip the tip into the glue. A setpoint of around 0.5 to 1 V should be sufficient. If there is too much glue on the tip it can flow over the bead and embed it. To prevent this, one or more additional spectroscopy measurements should be performed on a clean glass area. This will remove excess glue. Finally, to attach a sphere, another force curve is run with the tip positioned over a sphere.
The microsphere probe was mounted and aligned as usual on the AFM head. The WPI petri dish containing adherent CHO cells was mounted to the petri dish heater and the temperature was set to 37°C. The cantilever was then calibrated, i.e. the spring constant determined to be able to exactly specify the force to be applied to the sample. Using the NanoWizard® or CellHesion200® the calibration manager of the JPK SPM software leads the user through the calibration process, calculating the sensitivity by fitting a force curve (taken on a hard substrate) within the linear contact part and determining the spring constant with the thermal noise method. Once the calibration is complete, the desired setpoint force can be entered in Newtons (usually pico- or nano-Newtons). Now the experiment could be started.
Force distance curves were taken directly above the nucleus of different cells. Relatively high setpoints were used (up to 4 nN) since the mechanical properties of these cells were unknown. The extension/retract speed was set to 5 µm/s and closed loop was used.
The JPK IP software gives the possibility to derive the Young's modulus from force curves running through several steps (fig. 8). All operations have to be applied to the extend curve since it (normally or at least in fluid) contains no interactions like adhesion that make a determination of the contact point impossible. The first step of the processing is to remove any offset or tilt from the curve and find the contact point. Therefore the options 'Subtract baseline' and 'Find contact point' are to be selected. It is not essential to determine exactly the contact point or baseline offset here since they are variable fit parameters and don't have any influence on the fit results. Any tilt should be removed from the baseline since this is not part of the Hertz fit. The next step is to 'Correct height for cantilever bending', a feature that calculates the indentation depth by taking the difference between the piezo movement and the cantilever vertical deflection in units of length. Now the curves a ready to be fitted with the Hertz model to derive the Young's modulus. Other values, such as the fitted "contact point" and the fit quality parameter "residual RMS" are also displayed.
Figure 8. Operations to derive the Young's modulus from a force curve. The first step is to remove any offset or tilt from the baseline and to find the contact point. In order to optimize the contact point determination the curve can be smoothed. The next and crucial step is to subtract the cantilever bending from the piezo movement to yield the indentation, i.e. a new channel called tip sample separation is created. Finally the Hertz model can be applied. The geometry of the indenter is to be specified as well as Poisson's ratio (that can be left at 0.5 for biological samples) and the data range to be fitted.
If many curves were recorded there is the possibility to use batch processing where all the described operations can be applied to a batch of curves (within one folder).
Before batch processing, it is useful to examine a few curves in more detail to find the optimal fit range that can then be applied to all curves. Therefore the fit range should be increased stepwise till the E modulus tends towards a constant value. In figure 9 the Young's modulus derived from a CHO cell is plotted in dependence on indentation. Here E starts to take constant values at around 700-800 nm of indentation depth. If examining an array of curves, using batch processing, this value should be used for fit range. Of course the quality of the fit should always be checked by either looking directly at the curves or by comparing the residual RMS that is also written down in the results file that is generated when using batch processing.
Figure 9. E versus indentation curve of a CHO cell. At around 700 nm indentation E levels to a constant range (around 450 Pa).
The Young's modulus is often used to describe mechanical properties of cells and other samples. In many cases the intention to do such experiments is to compare the results with other data, produced by other researchers. Combing through the literature one always finds discrepancies between the E values of similar experiments but performed using different devices. To evaluate how the system works but also to gain a feeling for the technique and handling it is often useful to start with a sample where the elasticity has already been described with a similar system. Gels of polymers like agarose or polyvinyl alcohol are welldescribed samples that are often used to describe principles of elasticity measurements.
To test the system on which the cell experiments were performed a 2.5% agarose gel was indented using a 11 µm spherical probe. Since agarose gels in this concentration are stiffer than cells, stiffer probes have to be used, e.g. with spring constants of 0.5-5 N/m. In this example a NSC cantilever from mikromasch (4 N/m) was used. The corresponding E versus indentation curve is shown in figure 10 displaying a final E of around 36 kPa. This value agrees well with the literature (figure 1).
Figure 10. E versus indentation curve calculated for a force distance curve taken on a 2,5% agarose gel using a 11 µm spherical probe with a spring constant of 4 N/m. The final E is around 36 kPa
In spite of some limitations the Hertz model is a helpful and commonly used method to express mechanical properties of biological samples like cells. There are some issues that should be kept in mind such as the fit range or composition of the sample. Biological samples often display viscoelastic behavior and they are inhomogeneous, i.e. consist of different "materials" with different elastic properties. To know exactly which component exactly is described by the results it is most important to become acquainted with the sample and to adequately adjust the parameters.
Considering all these issues will help to yield reasonable and reproducible results.
The JPK NanoWizard®II or the CellHesion®200 in combination with dedicated sample holders, like the PetriDishHeater™ or the BioCell™, provide the means to obtain elasticity data (among numerous other data types) for biological samples. Additionally the JPK IP software helps the user through all steps to prepare the acquired curves for Hertz processing and provides an easy to use calculator for the Young's modulus.
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- Mini Shop Series – After crushing the 5,000 benchmark in late January, this project was able to reach 10,000 by April – only 19 days before this project turned one year old! This is truly an inspiration for other project creators, both in terms of design and promotion. Great work, Pekko!
- Batmobile Tumbler Minifig Scale – BrentWaller was so inspired by the idea of a LEGO® Batmobile Tumbler that he actually painstakingly hand painted and dyed bricks to create a camouflage version to accompany the original model you've got to admire that kind of determination! This is truly a slick, beautiful model, and it's just an added bonus that a LEGO Minifigure Batman can actually ride around in it.
- League of Legends of LEGO – The Raid on Baron Nashor – Addam did an excellent job sharing concepts for LEGO sets based on the popular League of Legends game. When we asked him to focus his idea on a single concept, he rallied support and concluded with presenting the Raid on Baron Nashor as an iconic LoL scene to consider.
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If you've missed the blog articles mentioning the review process, you should go back and focus on these three educational posts: Projects Reaching 10,000 Supporters Will Now Be Reviewed Quarterly, The Quarterly LEGO Review: How does it work?, and Cheat Sheet: How to Pass the LEGO Review with Flying Colors.
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We are currently working on the results of the Fall, Winter, and Spring Reviews. Be patient Grasshopper, and read the end of this article if you want more information on why these reviews take so long.
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The project might seem broad in its goals, but the researchers believe that ultimately, the system will benefit from multiple technologies working together. Consider the meeting-transcription function, says William Mark, vice president of the information and computer-science division at SRI. Even the best speech-recognition systems would have trouble producing an accurate transcript of a meeting unassisted, he says, but "in our context, because of information management, CALO has deep and rich knowledge about who are the people in the room, and what are the documents and phrases and slang used in context."
Since CALO has many learning systems, one challenge is integrating them so that CALO has a consistent structure for information that it can use to make decisions based on the noisy, uncertain data that it extracts from its various interactions. Domingos and others have been working on a probability consistency engine, which unifies two traditional approaches to artificial intelligence: logic and probability.
Alan Qi, an assistant professor of computer science at Purdue University, who is not involved with CALO, says that the unification of logic and probability is an important endeavor for the field of artificial intelligence. Combining these two approaches, Qi says, is far better than using either alone. Probabilistic approaches can handle noise and uncertainty well, while a logical structure is best for handling meaning.
Although CALO's approach is very far-reaching, SRI has made a version, called CALO Express, that boils down some of the features of CALO that are almost ready for deployment. CALO Express is a lightweight version of the real deal that integrates with Microsoft products such as Outlook and PowerPoint. Cheyer says that it includes parts of the three main features of information management, meeting assistance, and task management. He says that CALO Express is now being evaluated for use at DARPA. While it's uncertain whether CALO Express will become a commercial product available outside of the military, there is still hope that the average person may get access to technologies of this type. The research has already produced a few products, such as Smart Desktop, which is an information-management system that spun off of the task-tracer project done by Oregon State University as part of CALO. Radar Networks, makers of the Semantic Web product Twine, has also worked on some of CALO's semantic underpinnings. (See "The Semantic Web Goes Mainstream.")


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As someone who lives her life treating gender like it's merely a suggestion (because it is), I've grown quite accustomed to the way that marketing loves to divide the world up in order to trick us into giving them maximized profits. While my life history has made me perhaps more keenly aware of it, I'm hardly the first to notice, or even to break down why it happens. What I can do, however, is provide you with some examples of some ways that shoppers of any sex and gender can cut costs by cutting through gender roles.
A new addition to the slate of seemingly unnecessarily gendered products this year: sunscreen. Banana Boat has recently launched the all new Banana Boat For Men. This is apparently to combat the waves of sunburned men who have refused to use a product as girly and effete as Banana Boat Sport? I guess I find it hard to believe that there are legions of lobster-looking bros out there who have been adamant that they'd rather get skin cancer than put on any of that chick stuff, but apparently Banana Boat is banking on the idea that there are. Or more likely, they think that by creating the solution the problem will start to exist. All I know is I've been to plenty of beaches and I've never heard anyone complain about sissy sunscreen.
As an experiment, I went to my local CVS Pharmacy and picked up a bottle of spray-on Banana Boat For Men and Banana Boat Sport. Notice that the "For Men" bottle costs $12.49, while Banana Boat Sport costs $11.29, even though both are SPF 30, water resistant for 80 minutes and both six ounces. The only noticeable difference in the two bottles is that the metal on the For Men spray feels heavier. I left the store and sprayed the For Men bottle on half of my body, and the Sport bottle on the other half of my body. The For Men version boasts that it has "Triple Protection," a misleading label that implies it is more heavy duty. If you look at the bottom of the label, like most sunscreens, it provides UV protection and hydrates the skin, but also boasts "odor protection." At first, I thought that maybe Banana Boat had somehow mixed in some sort of body spray and that this was the big difference between "Sport" and "For Men," but upon smelling my own skin I could discern no noticeable differences in regards to the smell on either side of my body, just the typical coconut scent found in most sunscreens.
Also, as much as I'd have loved the fun visual of my body being half red and half not, both seemed to handle their SPF the same way. Of course they did, because upon further inspection it turns out that both bottles have exactly the same ingredients, in the same order, even the same percentages of active ingredients. The logical loop here is that Banana Boat For Men's real target market are not "tough" guys but actually insecure men who need the word man on their products in order to feel safe using them. Basically, if you're man enough to need a men's sunscreen, shouldn't you also be man enough to not care what color the bottle is?
The fact is, when it comes to the battle against that giant, yellow, radiation emitting orb, "manning up" will cost you at least $1.20 more. It's best to stick to the Banana Boat Sport. Or better yet, buy from another brand that hasn't yet launched their gendered counterpart, or even the store-brand knockoffs which tend to be almost identical anyway. Or just lock yourself indoors and never set foot in the sun. It's cool, vampires are super hot right now.
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