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The reconstruction of the intersection Long Point Road and North Little Creek Road will require the closure of Long Point Road from 5p.m. on Friday, April 11 until 5 a.m. on Monday, April 14, according to the Delaware Department of Transportation.
A-Del Construction Company will be reconstructing the intersection of Long Point Road intersection and North Little Creek Road, east of Dover. The contractor will break up and remove the existing pavement at the intersection. The reconstruction will consist of hot-mix paving and adding guardrails adjacent to the bridge construction.
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The San Francisco Foundation 2013 Community Leadership Awards
The San Francisco Foundation
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (PDT)
Event Details
Join us to celebrate
The San Francisco Foundation
2013 Community Leadership Awards
Educators for Fair Consideration
Nancy Hom
Rev. Michael McBride
Greg Moore
and the Koshland Young Leader Awards,
recognizing ten high school students
who are leaders in their community.
Learn more about the Awards and winners at www.sff.org/cla
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Seating begins at 6:00 p.m.
Awards ceremony begins promptly at 6:30 p.m.
Reception at 7:30 p.m.
Community Leadership Awards Committee Chair, Eva Paterson, will MC
Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir will perform
Lam Research Theater at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
(formerly Novellus Theater)
700 Howard Street
San Francisco
Special thanks to DPEM | Event Marketing and Citizen Film.
When & Where
Lam Research Theater at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (formerly Novellus Theater)
700 Howard St
San Francisco,
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (PDT)
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The San Francisco Foundation (TSFF) is the community foundation serving the Bay Area since 1948, granting more than $808 million over the past ten years. Through the generosity and vision of our donors, both past and present, TSFF granted $86.8 million in fiscal year 2013. TSFF brings together donors and builds on community assets through grantmaking, leveraging, public policy, advocacy, and leadership development to make a greater impact in our community. By focusing on people, organizations, neighborhoods, and policy, advocacy and organizing, the Foundation addresses community needs in the areas of community health, education, arts and culture, community development, and the environment. In response to the economic downturn, TSFF is also focusing funding on safety net partners, job creation and training, and mortgage foreclosure relief and neighborhood preservation. The San Francisco Foundation serves San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, and San Mateo Counties.

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Hello, I'm Gareth McCambridge, this is G's Growers, welcome to Cambridgeshire. We've been supplying Tesco with lettuce for over 30 years.
This is the fine soil of the Cambridgeshire fens, this is perfect for growing lettuce and it is our major strength. We will be putting about 100,000 lettuce per hectare into these fields. Cambridgeshire offers us a wide variety of soil types; it is the warmest part of England, or one of the warmest parts of the UK, which allows us to start the English season very early. The land is predominantly black so it allows the soil to warm up very quickly in the spring, it's very fertile. Our lettuce is sown into peat blocks in this facility here. We then take those blocks, in the trays, to the field and plant using a semi-automatic transplanter, which is quite an intricate piece of technology. The plant, in the early season, it can be in the ground for up to 90 days, whereas in the middle of summer they will be mature and ready for harvest within 40 days.
So what we have here is an Iceberg lettuce in its natural state and then this in my right hand is an Iceberg lettuce as is packed for Tesco. Behind us you see one of our mobile pack houses and one of our harvest crews. This crew will be harvesting about 50,000 lettuce per shift, we double shift so 100,000 lettuce per day will come off this particular machine. The lettuce comes off this machine, in a box ready for Tesco, ready to go into our cold chain. So we're now looking at what's left of the Iceberg crop after the harvest crew have gone through; the outer leaves, the remnants of the lettuce, which is all a great source of green manure, recycling nutrients into the following crop. So we will end this land, plough it and completely recycle the nutrients.
Because the lettuce is fresh from the fields it's always a good idea to wash before use. You need to look for lettuce that is fresh, it's crisp and it is bright green. What I always do, and what the best practice is to do is apply dressings at the last minute to avoid the lettuce leaves going soggy. Tesco customers should always get the lettuce in the salad drawer in the fridge as quickly as possible, leave it there, wrap it again after use and the shelf life of our lettuce will be extended.
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The time evolution of aerosol size distribution over the Mexico City plateau
- DOI: 10.5194/acpd-9-1621-2009
As part of the MILAGRO field campaign, the DOE G-1 aircraft was used to make measurements over and downwind of Mexico City with the objective of determining growth characteristics of aerosols from a megacity urban source. This study focuses on number concentration and size distributions. It is found that a 5-fold increase in aerosol volume is accompanied by about a 5-fold increase in accumulation mode number concentration. There is growth in aerosol volume because there are more accumulation mode particles, not because of an increase in the average size of accumulation particles. Condensation and volume growth laws were examined to see whether either is consistent with observations. Condensation calculations show that the growth of Aitken mode particles into the accumulation mode size range gives the required increase in number concentration. There are minimal changes in the accumulation mode size distribution with age, consistent with observations. Volume-growth in contrast yields a population of large particles, distinctly different from what is observed. Detailed model calculations are required to translate our observations into specific information on the volatility and properties of secondary organic aerosol.
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The conference had a deep personal meaning for nearly all in attendance. John Tognino has a grandson with Aspergers syndrome, a separate category of PDD, according to the Autism Society of America.
"It was a good opportunity both to educate the general public and advocate for those who have autism or any special needs," Tognino said. "It's part of the work we can do as Catholic educators."
Lance A. Strate, Ph.D., associate professor of communication and media studies at Fordham, hoped to help fellow parents. "This was an opportunity for all different groups to come together to talk about ways to make things better for our children," said Strate (his daughter Sarah, 11, has autism). "There was a lot [my family] had to figure out for ourselves and now we can help other people learn the ropes."
One parent who found some answers was Deborah Matos, who sported the multicolored ribbon that many parents of autistic children wear, a symbol of "unlocking the puzzle." She has known Fisher and Chew through the Internet for many years, calling them "real trailblazers." Like some attendees, Matos was happy that the conference addressed faith-based issues for autistic persons and their families.
"Religion is very important to me, " said Matos. "I'd like to see more meetings like this with the religious aspect to it. I don't know if my son will have the same [religious] experience I have, but he will have it in his own way."
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La Russa heads to St. Louis
Thursday, May 12, 2011
CHICAGO (AP) — Manager Tony La Russa headed back to St. Louis on Wednesday to recover from a painful bout with shingles, but he was still involved in what the Cardinals were doing at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
La Russa, who underwent tests Tuesday at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona, is scheduled to miss the remainder of the Cardinals' six-game road trip that wraps up Sunday in Cincinnati.
La Russa is to rest and take medication for his condition. He's been bothered by swelling in his face and sensitivity to light in his right eye. In his first game away from the team, the Cardinals beat the Cubs 6-4.
Chris Carpenter finally got his first win of the season Tuesday night.
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Below is a list of the most popular customer scuba gear reviews for Dive Knives, Knives. Click the product name to view more reviews and details about that product. For longer reviews, click the View Full Review link next to a review to read the whole review.
You can see the most helpful scuba gear reviews for dive knives below. Scuba.com offers gear reviews from the following manufacturers: Akona, Armor, Atomic, Deep See, Innovative, Promate, Scubamax, ScubaPro, TUSA, Underwater Kinetics, XS Scuba, Zeagle and more...
Reviewer: Peter WeberInstallation of knife sheath on BCD - The knife is very light. The grip makes it easy to hold securely and easy to draw from the sheath. 4 very small #4 machine screws and 4 plastic washers are supplied for attachment of the plastic sheath around a hose or for mounting on the BCD strap. Installation on my Cressi BCD required use of an awl and then flat head pliers to hold each screw aligned. I substituted stainless steel washers. Once you figure how to proceed the installation goes faster. And yes, I did manage to lose one screw (local hardware stores do not carry screws this small) but was able to scrounge a replacement from an old piece of equipment. The knife handle has an opening in the top corner. Its easy to...View Full Review
Reviewer: Keith T.Promate Titanium Folding BC Knife Review - $29.95 - Scuba Gear Customer Reviews - I was certified in 1971, received my instructor rating in 1973, worked as a commercial underwater fisherman, helped develop extreme exposure deep water drift diving in Hawaii and later went on to a successful career as an underwater film and video cameraman for clients including National Geographic. I have done underwater salvage, dived in caves, wrecks, absolute zero visibility, strong currents, brutal surge and extreme depth on air. When I first started diving I bought a "Rambo" knife but soon learned how unnecessary and bulky most dive knives are. So most of the time I didnt carry one. On occasions when I needed a knife to cut lines or free marine life from nets I would take my...View Full Review
Reviewer: Joshua F.Great Knife. Sheath, Not So Durable - Im not a diver myself, but a deckhand and I use my knife frequently. That would explain how quickly it dulled on me, only took two days, but I can always get it sharpened again. That being said, it worked wonders on every material I used it on, sheered through cardboard, cut through burlap like it wasnt even there and of course just took a couple swipes to get through a thick line. Not to mention prying appart wood crates and pallets is 1000 times easier with something Im not afraid of snapping off. The tank sounding hammer definately has a use me aswell, good for any small hammer jobs, but doesnt quite have the mass to it for banging on the side of ships to get their attention. The only...View Full Review
Reviewer: David F Piela SrXS Scuba Stryker Knife Review - Scuba Gear Reviews - I already own this knife and needed another for a different bcd. The knife came promptly and in new condition but the blade knife edge wasnt properly sharpened and dull. I pulled out my stones and put a nice quality edge to it and it is fine! I love the blunt edge design and the design of the blade, grips and hilt are perfect for working underwater.
Reviewer: Michael M.love the knife , hate the handle & the straps - Have just used the knife on a live a aboard for a week. The knife held up well, but the handle cap rusted on the 1st dive out. By the end of the week about 1/3rd of the cap is now rusted. They need to coat the cap so it will not rust with something. The straps are difficult to use. I took the straps from another knife to make it more user friendly which seemed to do the trick. Sorry guys need to be honest
Reviewer: Phillip C.Deep See Squeeze Lock Titanium Knife Review - Scuba Gear Reviews - I purchased this dive knife primarily because the sheath attaches to my BCD. This makes it easy in the extreme to carry the knife and immediately accessible should I need it. I like this configuration much better than strapping a larger knife to my leg.
Reviewer: Monica S.Scuba BC Knife Review - $13.95 - Scuba Gear Customer Reviews - Very handy little knife, I use it as a "Kill Knife". Since Im just starting to spearfish, I havent mastered kill shots yet so as I bring my fish up to my kayak which I dive with,...the knife hangs over the side so I can quickly (Grab & Stab), then I toss my fish in a cooler on back. I know my method might sound a little strange but I lost the sheath since it didnt come with straps and this actually works better while im trying to handle a wriggling fighting fish. Im giving it 3 stars cause its cheep , very sharp and nice and handy,...I actually even filleted a Hog Fish with it too! It does rust pretty quickly so maybe Ill upgrade for the next one.
Reviewer: Mike S.Great little dive knife - This knife is compact but does the job. Its sharp, compact and ready to travel with you. This is not a professional dive knife but will work for the recreational diver to cut fishing line and some types of rope underwater. Due to its small size, make sure you know exactly where you placed it for your dives. If you wear 5mm gloves this knife will be tough to hold onto and operate effectively.
Reviewer: mark b.Very good knife - I already had one of these that I use it for digging fossils out of the Potomac and thought I could use a new one for general diving. The blunt tip works fine for me. I like the way it is held securely in the scabbard but is easily released.
Reviewer: DANIEL LEONEXS Scuba Fogcutter X(Large) Recon Knife Review - Scuba Gear Reviews - I liked my small frog cutter in chrome so much that I had to get the Large Recon cutter in black. Wife is going to kill me when she sees that I have two. Im just going to tell her one is for her. ;)
Reviewer: Ken H.Right Balance - This is the best knife I have owned in 30 some years of diving. It is overall well made, comes apart for drying and rust proofing, has good cutting edges, and unlocks from the sheath easily. It is also a good size: large and stout enough to be a useful tool for solving problems, yet not so large as to be in the way. I use this knife for drysuit wreck diving. (I use a smaller BC knife for tropical diving.) An extra benefit are the hook connection straps that provide easy attachment of knife to leg. Only negative was the dullness of the straight edge blade as delivered. Using a carbide sharpener, however, I managed to get a very sharp edge with bit of work.
Reviewer: gary roathFair product - Tool is hard too remove from case. Screws arent adjustable enough to attach to our BCD. Had to use the hose attachment. Need both hands to remove from case.
Reviewer: Gerald O.X-Cut Titanium TEK Knife - review - A good piece of diving kit in that it is small and simple and, being one piece, is easy to clean and maintain. The downside is that there is no obvious place to attach it to the BCD (although there are a variety of options for doing so - none seem perfect). While i know this is lame, I never wanted to carry a big knife on my leg or arm because it just seemed too "Mike Nelson," from Seahunt. This is the kind of knife you want to have on hand, unobtrusive but with a lot of utility, if you ever get tangle in fishing line or anything like that, and do not want to look like you are expecting to fight a shark or be an an extra in the 007 folm, Thunderball.
Reviewer: Harold E.Great little knife - I intended to use this as my primary dive knife. This knife is EXTREMLY sharp and works very well. I tested it by holding standard fiber line in one hand letting it dangle loosley and sliced downward at 45 degrees with the knife..... Cut the line in one stroke! It is however a bit small. When using 5mm gloves my hands completely engulf the handle making the grip feel a bit weak. I decided to make this my spearfishing knife instead. Great for braining fish and even prying oysters from their mounts. Overall this is a wonderful knife... Just wish it was a little larger (just two centimeters from perfection)
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The Republican conventioneers said President Obama never had a job and never ran a company. Has Romney ever really checked out Paul Ryan?
Ryan graduated from Miami University in Ohio. That's it. (As an aside — how does Miami University end up in Ohio?) Ryan probably got a degree in political science. His best read was Russian writer Ayn Rand. Then he worked as a legislative aide for a year, while he was campaigning for himself and got elected to Congress at age 22.
Paul Ryan has no education or life experiences to qualify him to hold the second highest office in the United States. Ryan never volunteered to serve in the military. Mitt Romney only had to make one decision and he chose the wrong person as a running mate ... another Sarah Palin.
Of all those Republicans Romney could have chosen, is Paul Ryan really the best person Romney could find? If you cannot choose a qualified running mate out of hundreds of thousands of Republicans, you are not fit to make decisions on important national issues.
No wonder the Republican senators are talking about a good rape vs. a bad rape and how a woman's body can fight off rape sperm better than non-rape sperm and avoid pregnancy if raped good. I missed that rape information in medical school ... I guess it is something they teach in Congress.
Hey, I love you women! — to quote Mrs. Romney. It's funny how no one wanted to mention Mitt Romney's name at the convention. Romney said he wants to lead like President James Polk. Having Polk as your role model is as weird as ... well almost everything else that came out of the Republican convention.
Also, someone needs to inform the Republican convention speakers that our farmers have developed great export contracts over the past year and our farm goods are selling well abroad.
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Just before 7 p.m. on Tuesday, a man in a white ski mask burst into Waterboy's Store in Melita, armed with a rifle. He threatened an employee and demanded cash, then fled in a pickup truck after taking an undisclosed amount of money.
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PSYC 3331: Research Methods in Psychology
Designed to extend the student's ability to recognize and use typical behavioral research methods and controls. Emphasis will be given to experimental design techniques, evaluation of research articles, writing of journal reports, and statistical procedures used in psychological experiments. Prerequisites: PSYC 1301 and PSYC 3354 or equivalents. Co-requisite: Concurrent enrollment in PSYC 3232.


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Our top 5 picks of what to do this weekend in Cooma and the Snowy Mountains.
1. Community Chest trivia night fundraiser
It's sure to be a great night at the Community Chest trivia fundraiser at the Cooma Hotel. Tickets are now all sold out.
2. Head to the slopes
This weekend is tipped to be one of the best for skiing in years. Heads to the slopes to enjoy some of the best snowfalls and conditions in years.
3. Bastille Day celebrations
Celebrate all things French at the Bastille Day event at the Monaro Air Rifle Club this Saturday. Tickets are $25 and available from the Fabric Salon. For more information contact Tony 6453 1325.
4. Cooma Stallions at the Showground
Head along to the Cooma Showground on Saturday to support the Cooma Stallions in their second last home game of the season. The action kicks off at 12pm with the under 18s up against Merimbula/Pambula Bulldogs, followed by the ladies league-tag against Merimbula/Pambula. Reserve grade will kick off at 2.30pm and take on the Candelo/Bemboka Panthers.
5. Win some money
The Cooma Ex-Services Club badge draw is on Friday night with $3,600 up for grabs. On Saturday, get along to the Cooma Hotel and try your luck at winning the Cooma Stallions' Exacta which is $5,000.


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Our women's basketball team traveled to Florida before the Holidays to play in a tournament. We lost both of the games, but still had a great time! We got to spend a lot of time in Daytona at the beach and we visited some great authentic beach restaurants! Then we spent a few days in Orlando visiting Disney World and doing some shopping!
Disney World was probably my favorite part of this trip. I had never been before and it was so magical! I cannot imagine getting to go there as a little girl! I think our whole team had a great time riding the rides and getting a chance to meet many of the Disney characters! We took lots of pictures but unfortunately I cannot get them to upload! Don't you just love technology! Well, see the blog right before mine because I know Krishna posted some great pictures!


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Research Summaries
Using the drop-down menu below, read about highlighted scientific news for patients from ASCO's Annual Meetings, Symposia, and medical journals for the past three years. You can select a specific year, meeting or publication, and/or a specific topic, such as a type of cancer. Selecting "All" will take you to a complete list of articles that appear under all categories.
This includes ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology and its scientific meetings, including the ASCO Annual Meeting, a five-day meeting held each May/June. To read the Annual Meeting summaries compiled into a yearly newsletter, you can also review Research Round Up: News for Patients from the ASCO Annual Meeting. Don't forget to check out audio podcasts and videos about this news, as well. And a list of upcoming Symposia can be found here. And, in addition to the highlighted studies below, thousands of scientific abstracts are released each year at different ASCO meetings. To search the entire collection of meeting abstracts, visit ASCO's website.
Updated results from a clinical trial conducted in Norway and Sweden show that adding radiation therapy to ongoing oral anti-androgen therapy, a type of hormone therapy, more than halved the rate of deaths from locally advanced prostate cancer, compared to ongoing oral anti-androgen therapy given without radiation therapy. For men with prostate cancer, hormone therapy is used to block or lower the levels of hormones called androgens that can be involved in prostate cancer growth. Locally advanced prostate cancer is when the disease has grown through the capsule, the tissue that covers most of the prostate. When this study first began, surgery was not a standard treatment for this type of prostate cancer, and surgery is still not often used because it can be difficult to remove all of the cancer. Radiation therapy (the use of x-rays to kill cancer cells) is often a good option because it can be directed at tissue beyond the prostate to kill cells outside the capsule.
Overall, patients taking ASIs lived about 27 months, compared with 17 months for those who were not taking an ASI. In addition, patients taking ASIs were more likely to have the cancer shrink. Researchers also compared ASIs to other types of medications for high blood pressure, finding that patients taking other types of medications for high blood pressure lived about 18 months. Researchers also found that patients taking a type of cancer treatment known as VEGF therapy had a greater benefit when ASIs were combined with cancer treatment. VEGF therapy, such as sunitinib, sorafenib, axitinib, and bevacizumab also affects the process of angiogenesis, which may mean that an ASI works along with the VEGF therapy to better block the formation of blood vessels that feed cancer growth.
In a new analysis of cancer clinical trials for adults registered on Clinicaltrials.gov, researchers found that about 20% never finish for reasons unrelated to how well the treatment or procedure being studied works or the side effects it causes. Poor accrual was the most common reason for a clinical trial to not finish. Accrual is the term commonly used to describe the process of placing patients in the clinical trial. Basically, poor accrual means that not enough people volunteered for the clinical trial.
Results from a new study show that the medication enzalutamide (Xtandi) lengthens the lives of men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer by almost a third. Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) is cancer that has spread to parts of the body other than the prostate and continues to grow and spread without needing the male sex hormone testosterone. Enzalutamide is a type of hormone therapy called an androgen-receptor blocker or an anti-androgen. For men with prostate cancer, hormone therapy is used to block or lower the levels of hormones called androgens that can be involved in prostate cancer growth.


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Officers are now investigating the third case this week of someone held up at knifepoint in the city of Greenville.
Police said they were called to University Manor Apartments, a complex known primarily as student housing, around 2:30 Friday morning.
Investigators said a young man was walking to his car to get something when a man came up behind him with a knife.
Police said the would-be robber did not get anything from his victim, but dropped the knife and took off running.
Police are looking for a light-skinned black man who stands about 5'9 tall, and wears his hair in an afro. At the time, officer said the man was wearing a black or navy blue pullover, jeans, and Timberland boots.
If you know anything about the attempted robbery, you are asked to call Greenville Police at (252) 329-4317.
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The Washington Post's recent article about Abdo proposed CUA development on Monroe Street in Brookland/Edgewood is a bit lacking. The post article doesn't really go to much into the Planned Unit Development (PUD) or any the major contentions of some residents about negative affects for Abdo's plan. One issue that was raised by residents of Lawrence Street about the height of the proposed buildings on the south side of Monroe being a concern.
The Washington City Paper also has a number of posts about the development. Including one post quoting Abdo's Vice President of Project Development Toby Millman saying "It's kind of like a combo between the Torpedo Factory and Eastern Market". While the new renderings and "Arts Walk" look nice Mr Millman's quote is a bit of a stretch.
In the post article Jim Abdo president and CEO of Abdo is quoted with saying the "I found that many people are leaving their own neighborhood for goods and services" and "There isn't a sense of place".
While its true that the Brookland area is lacking in some amenities, we do have some great local gems like Brookland Hardware, the best hardware store in the city IMHO. Mr Adbo does have a point about local amenities, however not every neighborhood needs to look exactly the same. Mr Abdo's statement that "there isn't a sense of place" is a bit disingenuous at best. Boo on you Jim Adbo.
Whether or not residents are for, against, or somewhere in between development all of us can agree Brookland has a very distinctive "sense of place". It fact many who moved to Brookland (including this author) did so because it was an oasis in the middle of the city with a small town feel, and love the fact that its not like other parts of the city. Development in Brookland is on its way for better or worse and while folks can bemoan the coming change, residents should instead continue to do what they can to make sure development is the best that it can be. Residents need to work with developers to make sure that both current and future residents will be able to enjoy this "progress" coming to the neighborhood.
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Some miscelaneous questions...
1) is it okay to have a group of 5 platies that are all males?
2) my dwarf sunset coral platies that I bought from petsmart have beautiful blue eyes. Is this rare?
3) will platies eat newborn guppy fry? (I really hope so or else I'll be overrun!)
4) do livebearers lose interest in mating after being together (males with females) for a while? my guppies seem to be less focused on mating as of late.
5) how often should I gravel vac and change water for a 16 gallon bow (100 gph filter, kept at approx. 80 degress) with 5 platies and 5 guppies?
6) Should I keep my aquarium water salty all the time to prevent disease?
Thank you for any and all answers you can give me. :-D
answer 1...i would say yes this will/shud keep them all placid and lower the aggression that would be there if they had to fight for female.
answer2...as i keep a few types of platy and half of them have blue eyes and the other half have plaine eyes
answer 3...my platies that were only about 1.5 inch at the time were going wild chasing my new born guppy fry but i saved them just in time so yes i would think that you shud have no problem keeping numbers down ...if you eventually want to keep some babys i would recomend a breeder net to keep new fry in
answer4 ...it may just be that the females could be rejecting him so he may be bideing his time:)
answer5... i would definatly vac once a week ....i have the same fish as you do and thats my routeen...only remove around 2-35% of water :)
answer6...i would completely stop adding salt to your water ...until its needed ...for parasites like the white spot parasite ...:):):)
hope this helps :)
I think most table salt has iodine in it. I thought iodine was bad for fish. You may want to check on this. I will too.
You can buy non-iodized table salt. According to Lupin (who does his homework on this kind of thing) the iodine concentration in iodized table salt is not enough to harm your fish, so you don't need to worry about that.
OK good to know. So, no need to worry about iodine anymore.
Iodine is a non-issue. I've used iodized table salt with no issues. There are just many idiots who parrot the same rubbish without researching thoroughly the abstracts where experiments and other logical explanations are given out.
It's the ferrous cyanide or yellow prussiate which should be avoided. Exposure to sunlight causes it to generate hydrogen cyanide, a dangerous substance. It's not a problem in dimly litted tanks although it's more prudent to avoid it anyway.
Thank you for all your help. One thing that I noticed before I did a very large water change today was that my fish kept flashing (itching) on the gravel. I had salt in the water to prevent ich. However, the fish continue to flash occasionally. If they don't have ich and the water is clean and the fish are eating, WHY ARE THEY STILL ITCHING???
They could still have ich, you may not be able to see it. I do not think that salt alone is enough to cure it 100% of the time, or it may take longer if it does. There may be some time when it may or may not cure it.
Did you raise your temp?
Did you use another form of treatment?
They could be flashing for some other reason too.
Alex, are they scratching the same body area? Could be flukes too. Do you have praziquantel access?
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@c -*-texinfo-*-
@c This is part of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual.
@c Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c See the file elisp.texi for copying conditions.
@setfilename ../info/syntax
@node Syntax Tables, Abbrevs, Searching and Matching, Top
@chapter Syntax Tables
@cindex parsing
@cindex syntax table
@cindex text parsing
A @dfn{syntax table} specifies the syntactic textual function of each
character. This information is used by the parsing commands, the
complex movement commands, and others to determine where words, symbols,
and other syntactic constructs begin and end. The current syntax table
controls the meaning of the word motion functions (@pxref{Word Motion})
and the list motion functions (@pxref{List Motion}) as well as the
functions in this chapter.
* Basics: Syntax Basics. Basic concepts of syntax tables.
* Desc: Syntax Descriptors. How characters are classified.
* Syntax Table Functions:: How to create, examine and alter syntax tables.
* Motion and Syntax:: Moving over characters with certain syntaxes.
* Parsing Expressions:: Parsing balanced expressions
using the syntax table.
* Standard Syntax Tables:: Syntax tables used by various major modes.
* Syntax Table Internals:: How syntax table information is stored.
@end menu
@node Syntax Basics
@section Syntax Table Concepts
A @dfn{syntax table} provides Emacs with the information that
determines the syntactic use of each character in a buffer. This
information is used by the parsing commands, the complex movement
commands, and others to determine where words, symbols, and other
syntactic constructs begin and end. The current syntax table controls
the meaning of the word motion functions (@pxref{Word Motion}) and the
list motion functions (@pxref{List Motion}) as well as the functions in
this chapter.
@end ifinfo
A syntax table is a vector of 256 elements; it contains one entry for
each of the 256 possible characters in an 8-bit byte. Each element is
an integer that encodes the syntax of the character in question.
Syntax tables are used only for moving across text, not for the Emacs
Lisp reader. Emacs Lisp uses built-in syntactic rules when reading Lisp
expressions, and these rules cannot be changed.
Each buffer has its own major mode, and each major mode has its own
idea of the syntactic class of various characters. For example, in Lisp
mode, the character @samp{;} begins a comment, but in C mode, it
terminates a statement. To support these variations, Emacs makes the
choice of syntax table local to each buffer. Typically, each major
mode has its own syntax table and installs that table in each buffer
that uses that mode. Changing this table alters the syntax in all
those buffers as well as in any buffers subsequently put in that mode.
Occasionally several similar modes share one syntax table.
@xref{Example Major Modes}, for an example of how to set up a syntax
A syntax table can inherit the data for some characters from the
standard syntax table, while specifying other characters itself. The
``inherit'' syntax class means ``inherit this character's syntax from
the standard syntax table.'' Most major modes' syntax tables inherit
the syntax of character codes 0 through 31 and 128 through 255. This is
useful with character sets such as ISO Latin-1 that have additional
alphabetic characters in the range 128 to 255. Just changing the
standard syntax for these characters affects all major modes.
@defun syntax-table-p object
This function returns @code{t} if @var{object} is a vector of length 256
elements. This means that the vector may be a syntax table. However,
according to this test, any vector of length 256 is considered to be a
syntax table, no matter what its contents.
@end defun
@node Syntax Descriptors
@section Syntax Descriptors
@cindex syntax classes
This section describes the syntax classes and flags that denote the
syntax of a character, and how they are represented as a @dfn{syntax
descriptor}, which is a Lisp string that you pass to
@code{modify-syntax-entry} to specify the desired syntax.
Emacs defines a number of @dfn{syntax classes}. Each syntax table
puts each character into one class. There is no necessary relationship
between the class of a character in one syntax table and its class in
any other table.
Each class is designated by a mnemonic character, which serves as the
name of the class when you need to specify a class. Usually the
designator character is one that is frequently in that class; however,
its meaning as a designator is unvarying and independent of what syntax
that character currently has.
@cindex syntax descriptor
A syntax descriptor is a Lisp string that specifies a syntax class, a
matching character (used only for the parenthesis classes) and flags.
The first character is the designator for a syntax class. The second
character is the character to match; if it is unused, put a space there.
Then come the characters for any desired flags. If no matching
character or flags are needed, one character is sufficient.
For example, the descriptor for the character @samp{*} in C mode is
@samp{@w{. 23}} (i.e., punctuation, matching character slot unused,
second character of a comment-starter, first character of an
comment-ender), and the entry for @samp{/} is @samp{@w{. 14}} (i.e.,
punctuation, matching character slot unused, first character of a
comment-starter, second character of a comment-ender).
* Syntax Class Table:: Table of syntax classes.
* Syntax Flags:: Additional flags each character can have.
@end menu
@node Syntax Class Table
@subsection Table of Syntax Classes
Here is a table of syntax classes, the characters that stand for them,
their meanings, and examples of their use.
@deffn {Syntax class} @w{whitespace character}
@dfn{Whitespace characters} (designated with @w{@samp{@ }} or @samp{-})
separate symbols and words from each other. Typically, whitespace
characters have no other syntactic significance, and multiple whitespace
characters are syntactically equivalent to a single one. Space, tab,
newline and formfeed are almost always classified as whitespace.
@end deffn
@deffn {Syntax class} @w{word constituent}
@dfn{Word constituents} (designated with @samp{w}) are parts of normal
English words and are typically used in variable and command names in
programs. All upper- and lower-case letters, and the digits, are typically
word constituents.
@end deffn
@deffn {Syntax class} @w{symbol constituent}
@dfn{Symbol constituents} (designated with @samp{_}) are the extra
characters that are used in variable and command names along with word
constituents. For example, the symbol constituents class is used in
Lisp mode to indicate that certain characters may be part of symbol
names even though they are not part of English words. These characters
are @samp{$&*+-_<>}. In standard C, the only non-word-constituent
character that is valid in symbols is underscore (@samp{_}).
@end deffn
@deffn {Syntax class} @w{punctuation character}
@dfn{Punctuation characters} (@samp{.}) are those characters that are
used as punctuation in English, or are used in some way in a programming
language to separate symbols from one another. Most programming
language modes, including Emacs Lisp mode, have no characters in this
class since the few characters that are not symbol or word constituents
all have other uses.
@end deffn
@deffn {Syntax class} @w{open parenthesis character}
@deffnx {Syntax class} @w{close parenthesis character}
@cindex parenthesis syntax
Open and close @dfn{parenthesis characters} are characters used in
dissimilar pairs to surround sentences or expressions. Such a grouping
is begun with an open parenthesis character and terminated with a close.
Each open parenthesis character matches a particular close parenthesis
character, and vice versa. Normally, Emacs indicates momentarily the
matching open parenthesis when you insert a close parenthesis.
The class of open parentheses is designated with @samp{(}, and that of
close parentheses with @samp{)}.
In English text, and in C code, the parenthesis pairs are @samp{()},
@samp{[]}, and @samp{@{@}}. In Emacs Lisp, the delimiters for lists and
vectors (@samp{()} and @samp{[]}) are classified as parenthesis
@end deffn
@deffn {Syntax class} @w{string quote}
@dfn{String quote characters} (designated with @samp{"}) are used in
many languages, including Lisp and C, to delimit string constants. The
same string quote character appears at the beginning and the end of a
string. Such quoted strings do not nest.
The parsing facilities of Emacs consider a string as a single token.
The usual syntactic meanings of the characters in the string are
The Lisp modes have two string quote characters: double-quote (@samp{"})
and vertical bar (@samp{|}). @samp{|} is not used in Emacs Lisp, but it
is used in Common Lisp. C also has two string quote characters:
double-quote for strings, and single-quote (@samp{'}) for character
English text has no string quote characters because English is not a
programming language. Although quotation marks are used in English,
we do not want them to turn off the usual syntactic properties of
other characters in the quotation.
@end deffn
@deffn {Syntax class} @w{escape}
An @dfn{escape character} (designated with @samp{\}) starts an escape
sequence such as is used in C string and character constants. The
character @samp{\} belongs to this class in both C and Lisp. (In C, it
is used thus only inside strings, but it turns out to cause no trouble
to treat it this way throughout C code.)
Characters in this class count as part of words if
@code{words-include-escapes} is non-@code{nil}. @xref{Word Motion}.
@end deffn
@deffn {Syntax class} @w{character quote}
A @dfn{character quote character} (designated with @samp{/}) quotes the
following character so that it loses its normal syntactic meaning. This
differs from an escape character in that only the character immediately
following is ever affected.
Characters in this class count as part of words if
@code{words-include-escapes} is non-@code{nil}. @xref{Word Motion}.
This class is used for backslash in @TeX{} mode.
@end deffn
@deffn {Syntax class} @w{paired delimiter}
@dfn{Paired delimiter characters} (designated with @samp{$}) are like
string quote characters except that the syntactic properties of the
characters between the delimiters are not suppressed. Only @TeX{} mode
uses a paired delimiter presently---the @samp{$} that both enters and
leaves math mode.
@end deffn
@deffn {Syntax class} @w{expression prefix}
An @dfn{expression prefix operator} (designated with @samp{'}) is used
for syntactic operators that are part of an expression if they appear
next to one. These characters in Lisp include the apostrophe, @samp{'}
(used for quoting), the comma, @samp{,} (used in macros), and @samp{#}
(used in the read syntax for certain data types).
@end deffn
@deffn {Syntax class} @w{comment starter}
@deffnx {Syntax class} @w{comment ender}
@cindex comment syntax
The @dfn{comment starter} and @dfn{comment ender} characters are used in
various languages to delimit comments. These classes are designated
with @samp{<} and @samp{>}, respectively.
English text has no comment characters. In Lisp, the semicolon
(@samp{;}) starts a comment and a newline or formfeed ends one.
@end deffn
@deffn {Syntax class} @w{inherit}
This syntax class does not specify a syntax. It says to look in the
standard syntax table to find the syntax of this character. The
designator for this syntax code is @samp{@@}.
@end deffn
@node Syntax Flags
@subsection Syntax Flags
@cindex syntax flags
In addition to the classes, entries for characters in a syntax table
can include flags. There are six possible flags, represented by the
characters @samp{1}, @samp{2}, @samp{3}, @samp{4}, @samp{b} and
All the flags except @samp{p} are used to describe multi-character
comment delimiters. The digit flags indicate that a character can
@emph{also} be part of a comment sequence, in addition to the syntactic
properties associated with its character class. The flags are
independent of the class and each other for the sake of characters such
as @samp{*} in C mode, which is a punctuation character, @emph{and} the
second character of a start-of-comment sequence (@samp{/*}), @emph{and}
the first character of an end-of-comment sequence (@samp{*/}).
The flags for a character @var{c} are:
@itemize @bullet
@samp{1} means @var{c} is the start of a two-character comment-start
@samp{2} means @var{c} is the second character of such a sequence.
@samp{3} means @var{c} is the start of a two-character comment-end
@samp{4} means @var{c} is the second character of such a sequence.
@c Emacs 19 feature
@samp{b} means that @var{c} as a comment delimiter belongs to the
alternative ``b'' comment style.
Emacs supports two comment styles simultaneously in any one syntax
table. This is for the sake of C++. Each style of comment syntax has
its own comment-start sequence and its own comment-end sequence. Each
comment must stick to one style or the other; thus, if it starts with
the comment-start sequence of style ``b'', it must also end with the
comment-end sequence of style ``b''.
The two comment-start sequences must begin with the same character; only
the second character may differ. Mark the second character of the
``b''-style comment-start sequence with the @samp{b} flag.
A comment-end sequence (one or two characters) applies to the ``b''
style if its first character has the @samp{b} flag set; otherwise, it
applies to the ``a'' style.
The appropriate comment syntax settings for C++ are as follows:
@table @asis
@item @samp{/}
@item @samp{*}
@item newline
@end table
This defines four comment-delimiting sequences:
@table @asis
@item @samp{/*}
This is a comment-start sequence for ``a'' style because the
second character, @samp{*}, does not have the @samp{b} flag.
@item @samp{//}
This is a comment-start sequence for ``b'' style because the second
character, @samp{/}, does have the @samp{b} flag.
@item @samp{*/}
This is a comment-end sequence for ``a'' style because the first
character, @samp{*}, does not have the @samp{b} flag
@item newline
This is a comment-end sequence for ``b'' style, because the newline
character has the @samp{b} flag.
@end table
@c Emacs 19 feature
@samp{p} identifies an additional ``prefix character'' for Lisp syntax.
These characters are treated as whitespace when they appear between
expressions. When they appear within an expression, they are handled
according to their usual syntax codes.
The function @code{backward-prefix-chars} moves back over these
characters, as well as over characters whose primary syntax class is
prefix (@samp{'}). @xref{Motion and Syntax}.
@end itemize
@node Syntax Table Functions
@section Syntax Table Functions
In this section we describe functions for creating, accessing and
altering syntax tables.
@defun make-syntax-table
This function creates a new syntax table. Character codes 0 through
31 and 128 through 255 are set up to inherit from the standard syntax
table. The other character codes are set up by copying what the
standard syntax table says about them.
Most major mode syntax tables are created in this way.
@end defun
@defun copy-syntax-table &optional table
This function constructs a copy of @var{table} and returns it. If
@var{table} is not supplied (or is @code{nil}), it returns a copy of the
current syntax table. Otherwise, an error is signaled if @var{table} is
not a syntax table.
@end defun
@deffn Command modify-syntax-entry char syntax-descriptor &optional table
This function sets the syntax entry for @var{char} according to
@var{syntax-descriptor}. The syntax is changed only for @var{table},
which defaults to the current buffer's syntax table, and not in any
other syntax table. The argument @var{syntax-descriptor} specifies the
desired syntax; this is a string beginning with a class designator
character, and optionally containing a matching character and flags as
well. @xref{Syntax Descriptors}.
This function always returns @code{nil}. The old syntax information in
the table for this character is discarded.
An error is signaled if the first character of the syntax descriptor is not
one of the twelve syntax class designator characters. An error is also
signaled if @var{char} is not a character.
@exdent @r{Examples:}
;; @r{Put the space character in class whitespace.}
(modify-syntax-entry ?\ " ")
@result{} nil
@end group
;; @r{Make @samp{$} an open parenthesis character,}
;; @r{with @samp{^} as its matching close.}
(modify-syntax-entry ?$ "(^")
@result{} nil
@end group
;; @r{Make @samp{^} a close parenthesis character,}
;; @r{with @samp{$} as its matching open.}
(modify-syntax-entry ?^ ")$")
@result{} nil
@end group
;; @r{Make @samp{/} a punctuation character,}
;; @r{the first character of a start-comment sequence,}
;; @r{and the second character of an end-comment sequence.}
;; @r{This is used in C mode.}
(modify-syntax-entry ?/ ". 14")
@result{} nil
@end group
@end example
@end deffn
@defun char-syntax character
This function returns the syntax class of @var{character}, represented
by its mnemonic designator character. This @emph{only} returns the
class, not any matching parenthesis or flags.
An error is signaled if @var{char} is not a character.
The following examples apply to C mode. The first example shows that
the syntax class of space is whitespace (represented by a space). The
second example shows that the syntax of @samp{/} is punctuation. This
does not show the fact that it is also part of comment-start and -end
sequences. The third example shows that open parenthesis is in the class
of open parentheses. This does not show the fact that it has a matching
character, @samp{)}.
(char-to-string (char-syntax ?\ ))
@result{} " "
@end group
(char-to-string (char-syntax ?/))
@result{} "."
@end group
(char-to-string (char-syntax ?\())
@result{} "("
@end group
@end example
@end defun
@defun set-syntax-table table
This function makes @var{table} the syntax table for the current buffer.
It returns @var{table}.
@end defun
@defun syntax-table
This function returns the current syntax table, which is the table for
the current buffer.
@end defun
@node Motion and Syntax
@section Motion and Syntax
This section describes functions for moving across characters in
certain syntax classes. None of these functions exists in Emacs
version 18 or earlier.
@defun skip-syntax-forward syntaxes &optional limit
This function moves point forward across characters having syntax classes
mentioned in @var{syntaxes}. It stops when it encounters the end of
the buffer, or position @var{limit} (if specified), or a character it is
not supposed to skip.
@ignore @c may want to change this.
The return value is the distance traveled, which is a nonnegative
@end ignore
@end defun
@defun skip-syntax-backward syntaxes &optional limit
This function moves point backward across characters whose syntax
classes are mentioned in @var{syntaxes}. It stops when it encounters
the beginning of the buffer, or position @var{limit} (if specified), or a
character it is not supposed to skip.
@ignore @c may want to change this.
The return value indicates the distance traveled. It is an integer that
is zero or less.
@end ignore
@end defun
@defun backward-prefix-chars
This function moves point backward over any number of characters with
expression prefix syntax. This includes both characters in the
expression prefix syntax class, and characters with the @samp{p} flag.
@end defun
@node Parsing Expressions
@section Parsing Balanced Expressions
Here are several functions for parsing and scanning balanced
expressions, also known as @dfn{sexps}, in which parentheses match in
pairs. The syntax table controls the interpretation of characters, so
these functions can be used for Lisp expressions when in Lisp mode and
for C expressions when in C mode. @xref{List Motion}, for convenient
higher-level functions for moving over balanced expressions.
@defun parse-partial-sexp start limit &optional target-depth stop-before state stop-comment
This function parses a sexp in the current buffer starting at
@var{start}, not scanning past @var{limit}. It stops at position
@var{limit} or when certain criteria described below are met, and sets
point to the location where parsing stops. It returns a value
describing the status of the parse at the point where it stops.
If @var{state} is @code{nil}, @var{start} is assumed to be at the top
level of parenthesis structure, such as the beginning of a function
definition. Alternatively, you might wish to resume parsing in the
middle of the structure. To do this, you must provide a @var{state}
argument that describes the initial status of parsing.
@cindex parenthesis depth
If the third argument @var{target-depth} is non-@code{nil}, parsing
stops if the depth in parentheses becomes equal to @var{target-depth}.
The depth starts at 0, or at whatever is given in @var{state}.
If the fourth argument @var{stop-before} is non-@code{nil}, parsing
stops when it comes to any character that starts a sexp. If
@var{stop-comment} is non-@code{nil}, parsing stops when it comes to the
start of a comment.
@cindex parse state
The fifth argument @var{state} is an eight-element list of the same
form as the value of this function, described below. The return value
of one call may be used to initialize the state of the parse on another
call to @code{parse-partial-sexp}.
The result is a list of eight elements describing the final state of
the parse:
@enumerate 0
The depth in parentheses, counting from 0.
@cindex innermost containing parentheses
The character position of the start of the innermost parenthetical
grouping containing the stopping point; @code{nil} if none.
@cindex previous complete subexpression
The character position of the start of the last complete subexpression
terminated; @code{nil} if none.
@cindex inside string
Non-@code{nil} if inside a string. More precisely, this is the
character that will terminate the string.
@cindex inside comment
@code{t} if inside a comment (of either style).
@cindex quote character
@code{t} if point is just after a quote character.
The minimum parenthesis depth encountered during this scan.
@code{t} if inside a comment of style ``b''.
@end enumerate
Elements 0, 3, 4, 5 and 7 are significant in the argument @var{state}.
@cindex indenting with parentheses
This function is most often used to compute indentation for languages
that have nested parentheses.
@end defun
@defun scan-lists from count depth
This function scans forward @var{count} balanced parenthetical groupings
from character number @var{from}. It returns the character position
where the scan stops.
If @var{depth} is nonzero, parenthesis depth counting begins from that
value. The only candidates for stopping are places where the depth in
parentheses becomes zero; @code{scan-lists} counts @var{count} such
places and then stops. Thus, a positive value for @var{depth} means go
out @var{depth} levels of parenthesis.
Scanning ignores comments if @code{parse-sexp-ignore-comments} is
If the scan reaches the beginning or end of the buffer (or its
accessible portion), and the depth is not zero, an error is signaled.
If the depth is zero but the count is not used up, @code{nil} is
@end defun
@defun scan-sexps from count
This function scans forward @var{count} sexps from character position
@var{from}. It returns the character position where the scan stops.
Scanning ignores comments if @code{parse-sexp-ignore-comments} is
If the scan reaches the beginning or end of (the accessible part of) the
buffer in the middle of a parenthetical grouping, an error is signaled.
If it reaches the beginning or end between groupings but before count is
used up, @code{nil} is returned.
@end defun
@defvar parse-sexp-ignore-comments
@cindex skipping comments
If the value is non-@code{nil}, then comments are treated as
whitespace by the functions in this section and by @code{forward-sexp}.
In older Emacs versions, this feature worked only when the comment
terminator is something like @samp{*/}, and appears only to end a
comment. In languages where newlines terminate comments, it was
necessary make this variable @code{nil}, since not every newline is the
end of a comment. This limitation no longer exists.
@end defvar
You can use @code{forward-comment} to move forward or backward over
one comment or several comments.
@defun forward-comment count
This function moves point forward across @var{count} comments (backward,
if @var{count} is negative). If it finds anything other than a comment
or whitespace, it stops, leaving point at the place where it stopped.
It also stops after satisfying @var{count}.
@end defun
To move forward over all comments and whitespace following point, use
@code{(forward-comment (buffer-size))}. @code{(buffer-size)} is a good
argument to use, because the number of comments in the buffer cannot
exceed that many.
@node Standard Syntax Tables
@section Some Standard Syntax Tables
Most of the major modes in Emacs have their own syntax tables. Here
are several of them:
@defun standard-syntax-table
This function returns the standard syntax table, which is the syntax
table used in Fundamental mode.
@end defun
@defvar text-mode-syntax-table
The value of this variable is the syntax table used in Text mode.
@end defvar
@defvar c-mode-syntax-table
The value of this variable is the syntax table for C-mode buffers.
@end defvar
@defvar emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table
The value of this variable is the syntax table used in Emacs Lisp mode
by editing commands. (It has no effect on the Lisp @code{read}
@end defvar
@node Syntax Table Internals
@section Syntax Table Internals
@cindex syntax table internals
Each element of a syntax table is an integer that encodes the syntax
of one character: the syntax class, possible matching character, and
flags. Lisp programs don't usually work with the elements directly; the
Lisp-level syntax table functions usually work with syntax descriptors
(@pxref{Syntax Descriptors}).
The low 8 bits of each element of a syntax table indicate the
syntax class.
@table @asis
@item @i{Integer}
@item 0
@item 1
@item 2
@item 3
@item 4
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@item 5
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Michael Vick left Sunday's game against the Giants after four possessions. (AP)
Michael Vick made his first start in three weeks.
He didn't make it to halftime, though.
Vick, who had missed two straight starts with a hamstring pull he suffered Oct. 6 against the Giants at MetLife Stadium, sat down after four possessions in Sunday's game at the Linc against the Giants and the ball went to rookie Matt Barkley.
It's the second time in both NFC games against the Giants that Vick left before the end of the first half.
Before Barkley entered, the Eagles were down 12-0 and had been outgained 203-27 by the Giants, who entered as the NFL's 22nd-ranked offense and just got their first win Monday night against the Vikings.
Vick appeared to play very conservatively, doing most of his work from the pocket as the Eagles tried to get the ground game going with no success. But he was intercepted on his second pass and sacked on his third. By the end of the first quarter it was clear he wasn't 100 percent.
He left in the second quarter having completed just 6 of 9 passes for 31 yards. The Eagles had gained just 27 yards when Barkley entered the game with 2:24 to go before halftime.
As Barkley entered the game for the second straight week, a disconsolate-looking Vick sat on the sideline with a towel over his head. With no other quarterback active except for emergency quarterback James Casey, a tight end, Vick stayed on the sideline.
Barkley took some first-team reps in practice during the week leading up to the game, with Vick's status still in doubt and with backup Nick Foles still ailing from the concussion he sustained in his start last Sunday against Dallas.
Barkley, the fourth-round pick from USC, impressively marched the offense from its own 20-yard line to the Giants' 2-yard line in about 70 seconds but was sacked by blitzing cornerback Terrell Thomas on 1st-and-goal at the 2 and fumbled. Giants linebacker Jacquian Williams recovered the ball at the 12.
Vick was a full participant in each practice last week and took first-team reps during 11-on-11 drills for the first time since leaving the field against the Giants on Oct. 6.
He kept telling reporters that he felt better and that he had made progress every day during his two-week stint on the sideline as Foles went 1-1 with a win over Tampa Bay and a loss to Dallas. But Vick also hadn't ran at full speed throughout the process, although he had said Thursday that he would sprint 100 yards Friday to truly test his recovery.
Vick warmed up on the field before kickoff against the Giants and took the field with the starting offense, but from the start he seemed tentative and tried hard to stay in the pocket and deliver the ball quickly to negate the Giants' pass rush. He tried to hit Celek on the right side on third down of the opening drive but the pass landed in the hands of Giants safety Antrel Rolle.
On the next Eagles drive, Vick rolled to his left and took a big hit from the blitzing Rolle. Vick fumbled the ball and was fortunate to recover it as the Eagles lost 12 yards on the play.
With the Giants up 6-0, Vick and the offense came out for their third possession. Vick took another big hit, by defensive tackle Linval Joseph, on a second-down heave that resulted in an intentional grounding.
The Eagles punted again, and that's when the coaches started to get Barkley ready for the game. Vick rode an exercise bike briefly while Barkley took warm-up throws as the Giants drove downfield and went up 9-0 on Josh Brown's third field goal.
Vick came out for the next series, but had a 3rd-and-5 pass to Zach Ertz broken up. That would be his last throw of the game. As the Giants drove downfield again, going ahead 12-0 on another Brown field goal, Barkley took snaps on the sideline from center Jason Kelce as Vick took a seat on the bench.
The availability of Vick, 33, for next Sunday's game against Oakland is in doubt. The same goes for Foles. It's possible that Barkley will be making his first NFL start against the Raiders on the road.


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Gretchen Rossi Shows Off Tight Body in Fabulous Hot Pink Gown (VIDEO)
There's no doubt that Real Housewives of Orange County star Gretchen Rossi is always easy on the eyes. But her newest look might just be her hottest ever.
The reality star posted a video on Instagram of herself posing in a gorgeous new gown while the Miley Cyrus tune "Wrecking Ball" plays in the background. There's just one word to describe this video, and that word is: Wow-wow-wow-wow-wow-wow-wow.
"Love this beautiful dress design by Walter Mendez for @waltercollection — ahh, so stunning," Gretchen captions the video on October 26. "Love him. Follow at @waltercollection."
We love everything about this video. Clearly, Gretchen's mermaid-style gown here is totally fab, with the revealing opening in the center. And Gretchen's body is as bangin' as ever.
We also appreciate Gretchen's choice of background music, as "Wrecking Ball" is a fiery tune. We're just glad that Gretchen doesn't lick any sledgehammers here, as Miley did in her music video for the song.
Gretchen has been busy lately. She recently got engaged to Slade Smiley, as we saw on Season 8 of RHOC, and the two were at NeNe Leakes' wedding on last night's episode of I Dream of NeNe: The Wedding.
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Is it time to seek professional help? You can hone a router bit five or six times, but eventually it needs professional grinding. The following tests will tell you if that time has come.
- Inspect the bit in good light. Look for nicks or blunt spots on the cutting edge.
- Hold a fingernail against the cutting edge and gently rotate the bit. It should shave the nail with very little effort.
- Run the bit through softwood, watch how it cuts, and examine the surface it leaves.
- Check the chips. If they look more like sawdust than thin shavings, the bit needs professional help.
We visited Puckett Tools' new shop in Waukee, Iowa, to see router bits sharpened on professional equipment. Chris Miller, 22, shown at left, uses a Foley-Belsaw machine equipped with a diamond wheel to get the kind of results you see below.
Notice that Chris wears latex-coated gloves to protect his fingers and keep a firm grip on his work. He puts the bit in a chuck, turns a couple of cranks to line it up with the wheel, then works it back and forth with a lever. A couple of minutes, and he's done. The shop charges $5.75 for two-flute bits and $24 for three-wing, raised-panel bits.
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Home List of Titles Flow injection analysis of ascorbic acid at a methylene green chemically modified electrode
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- Title
- Flow injection analysis of ascorbic acid at a methylene green chemically modified electrode
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- Yu, Ai-Min; He, Chun-Xiang; Zhou, Jie; Chen, Hong-Yuan
- Abstract
- In flow injection analysis (FIA) of ascorbic acid, methylene green (MG) modified carbon paste electrodes showed high catalytic activity and stability, reducing the oxidation overpotential by 400 mV. The linear response range was over 3 orders of magnitude and the detection limit was 1 X 10^-8 mol/L eq. 0.25 pmol with S/N = 3. The influence of various experimental conditions was explored for optimum analytical performance.
- Publication type
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- Fresenius' Journal of Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 357, no. 1 (Jan 1997), pp. 84-85
- Publication year
- 1997
- Keyword(s)
- Flow injection analysis; Carbon paste electrodes; Catalysis; Methylene green; Oxidation
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Today, I spent hours trying to save the life of a precious pit bull puppy deemed "Zod." My boyfriend texted me last night to tell me he still wasn't doing good, and that he didn't know if he'd make it through the night. He did, but just barely.
Zod's story
Zod was born about a month ago to a mother dog who has had so many litters she finally refused to breed anymore or nurse the new litter. This wasn't surprising due to the conditions she lived in; her owner had to be begged by his mother to buy the dogs or the puppies food when they ran out. Her puppies usually went for $50 each, several weeks before any reputable breeder would sell them, sick, and sometimes with cuts. When the puppy miller, 17 year old Nicholas, saw the problem with the mother dog - he immediately acted. He took the puppies and the mother dog to his cousin's house and dropped them off with the family. Two of the puppies were on the verge of dying already. He sold the few that "looked" healthy and left the two with the cousin family, along with the mother, saying she was "Useless and stupid" now. The white puppy never had a chance. He died the first night and was buried in the backyard, a stone as the only remembrance. Zod held out, trying to survive though the odds were against him.
Zod lasted through Christmas plus two days. He was lethargic, unresponsive to stimuli. He squaked like a bird. December 26 he spent the entire night being coddled by Michael. He wouldn't eat, clamping his mouth shut with strong pitbull jaws. He pushed any attempt to feed him away with his tongue. His will to survive seemed to be dwindling.
December 27 he spent trying to be rescued while death stood in the doorway. Zod's eyes wouldn't open, his only sounds were like a dying bird, and his body temperature was way too low. He cuddled in bed with Michael the human radiator until he was warm. As he warmed, he opened his eyes and moved to cuddle closer. When I was satisfied that he was warm enough, it was time to eat. He was a ragdoll when I held him. I had held kittens like this, but never a puppy. Puppies were supposed to be lively. Zod wouldn't drink from a dish, and wet dog food had not worked before. It was time for puppy milk. He was the runt of the litter and hadn't spent much time nursing anyway, so he wasn't use to the idea. It took him a while to get a hang of swallowing but once he did, he wanted more. It was looking promising as he swallowed and started to search for it when it wasn't in his mouth. I thought he might need a little break, since this was the first time he had eaten in a while. I put him down on the floor happily, thinking how strong a bond this would create between Zod, Michael, and I. And how this was a miracle dog.
It seems that as soon as his stomach was full and he was no longer in pain, Zod was comfortable enough to let death take him. He left this world after the best we could do for him, and all I can say is that I'm glad he left it in the presence of the two people in the world who cared the most for him.
Zod has his own stone in the backyard now, a marker for the memory of a precious puppy who just didn't make it.
(FYI: I got the info about the puppy miller after Zod died. The cousin family was told the puppies were 7 weeks old (not possible, even if I'm not familiar with Pitbulls), and as much as I know all of you are going to say "take them to the vet," until you have lived as below the poverty line as this family, you can't understand when I say we couldn't. And as someone is bout to say they shouldn't have taken the dogs if they couldn't take them to the vet - the other option was leave them with Nicholas, the very person who has put so many puppies in this situation already. Also, the puppy miller's name has been changed and Michael is my boyfriend. If anyone has any information on how to turn someone in for this type of thing, I'm working on getting his address.)
unfortunately I doubt you can do anything even if you get his address - someone will have to testify to what he did and doubt the mother will do it; after all from what you state the mother allowed this to happen under her roof by her minor child.
Rose Bud - Golden Retriever (June 2012)
Darcy Bud - Flat Coated Retriever (June 2009)
Belle Bud - Golden Retriever (December 2014)
Does he have any other dogs? From what you say he took the puppies and the mother to his cousin. I am not in the law enforcement but IMHO how can one prove he did this if the evidence is gone and the only one who can testify that he did it would be the mother of a minor child which, again IMHO, is just as guilty. How can the cousin prove he did it - he can just say he found those dogs and let the cousin care for them.
Rose Bud - Golden Retriever (June 2012)
Darcy Bud - Flat Coated Retriever (June 2009)
Belle Bud - Golden Retriever (December 2014)
He does have more dogs. He currently has another mother that is pregnant with a litter. From what I've heard, he has a $500 male dog that he's breeding with all the females, and its the only one he takes care of good and feeds regularly.
I agree that his mother is an enabler. As much as I'd love to throw him in jail or something - I'd be happy for someone to just go look at the dogs n make sure they're all okay. And if they're not, wouldn't that be proof enough?
I think Claudia is right. Nicolas got rid of the evidence. Mom and pups and how can you prove he owns/owned them? Look up your local, county and state laws on selling puppies. Most states have laws on what age they can be sold. If you know someone that he sold one of the other pups to they can probably make a complaint against him if they have proof he sold them the pup. Most local/county or states have laws on animal/pet care. You could make a complaint if you feel that their is abuse/lack of care to the animal control. They could then investigate it if they choose to. The laws are usually there but it is hard to get these people prosecuted. It takes a lot of money to prosecute and most DA's won't do it unless they can really prove it. One complaint may not do much but it will at least put Nicolas on Animal Controls Radar.
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I hear what the others are saying, but I think you should at the very least report the person and incident to the local ASPCA/HSUS.
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Hi all, youve probably had this question a million and one times but could you reccomend a suitable hedging plant that will survive under deciduous trees? Prefferably it would be evergreen, doesnt have to flower but i could cope with that lol. I was thinking about Common Laurel? Maybe hmmm...
You'll find the answers to your earlier question here http://www.gardenersworld.com/forum/garden-design/hedge-plant-for-shade/77607.html
Laurel is fine except when you cut it back you can't use a hedge trimmer without spoiling the look of many of the leaves. It is better to cut/prune each branch individually.
A better bet might be yew, which is tough as old boots and will take any amount of cutting back/trimming. Indeed it will be better for it.


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Global Health Student Studies Nutrition Programs for Haitian Mothers and Children
By Buzz McClain
The irony of her part-time job and her academic ambitions is not lost on Karen Thomas. On nights and weekends, she's a waitress at a local branch of the Cheesecake Factory, a restaurant chain famous for out-size portions of nutritionally dubious fare. By day, she's a master's candidate in public health with a concentration in global and community health. "I want to work with hunger and malnutrition issues," she says.
Thomas, a New Jersey native and nutrition and anthropology graduate from the University of Delaware, has amassed experience feeding sick and hungry women and children in Haiti, where she's visited three times in two years, including a six-month stint at a nonprofit hospital in Bombardopolis, northwest of earthquake-ravaged Port-au-Prince. "The whole experience was very, very emotional," she says. "The isolation, the hurricanes, and cholera—I was surrounded by death."
One of her jobs was to take vital signs and measurements of women and children to determine whether they were eligible for a nutrition relief program. "And if they were, we'd supply food every month," she says. "There are a lot of complex problems there, but if people aren't eating well and working to their full potential, they're never going to be able to solve the other problems. I know I can't solve all these problems, but I can give you food and you won't be hungry. That's something I can do."
And yet, the experience led her to conclude that the current system was lacking. "Giving starving children and mothers food for three months isn't really solving anything. Food programs provide food for a short amount of time and then they're required to go off the program. Then they get really sick again and come back and do it again. What's that solving? It's not sustainable and it's not solving anything. That was a huge frustration for me."
Thomas was accepted into Mason's master's program while she was in Haiti, and at first, once she began her studies, she wondered whether she was doing the right thing. "When I first got into the program I was defeated," she says. "I wondered why I was learning all this stuff, and relearning it, and taking tests of things that I was doing in the field and getting practical experience."
One of her mentors, Mason global and community health professor Joshua G. Rosenberger, recognized the frustration but put things in context for her. "It's that idea that if you work with the system, and within it to a degree, it'll allow you the opportunity to work outside the system later," he says. "But if you don't go through this process first you might find yourself with no opportunity. In other words, if you don't do it, it will ultimately close doors in this process instead of opening them."
When Thomas described her work in Haiti, which involved interviewing 200 Haitian patients about their nutrition sources and habits, Rosenberger, who teaches health behavior theory, research methods, and health promotion, recognized that "she was already doing research unknowingly, and I suggested she think about capturing some of this in a more scientific-academic way. She could write this up as data and present it at conferences and present it as actual research."
The two meet once a week for an hour to "help her craft her data for a peer-reviewed publication, but what's really come out of our meetings are more conceptual conversations: What is it you want to do? How can this trajectory help you get to that point?" he says. "Potentially this has the possibility of helping her get funding, allocating resources, and doing things that directly affect the population she's interested in helping in Haiti."
"Being at Mason helped formulate my ideas, and expand them," Thomas says. "Mason is giving me the guidelines that I'm going to need in the real world to, say, form a nonprofit, to get funding, or get anyone to take me seriously. I feel like it's rounding out my education."
Mason came through in another way as well: Her two-month return to Haiti this past summer was partially financed by the College of Health and Human Services' Skolnik Global Health Award, a $2,000 "international experience award," she says. "They want someone who is going to go out in the field and do something."
Which, clearly, Thomas has been doing, and says she'll continue to do. "From a really young age, I knew I wanted to serve people and do good," she says.
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Many thanks to all who participated this week and remember stay tuned for more Forum Events including weekly Muro Challenges and more!
Muro Challenge Fun #8 - Results!Welcome to the 8th installment of the Muro Challenge! This was such a fun challenge and I throughly enjoyed going through all the entries! Thank you to everyone who participated!
The Forum Thread: http://forum.deviantart.com/devart/drawplz/1802533/
I hope you all had as much fun being involved as I did creating this installment! Make sure to keep track of communityrelations for more forum events!
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"This world is but a canvas to our imagination." - Henry David Thoreau
The Challenge Winner!
Prize: 3 month premium membership
Winner: KyseL
Winning Muro Drawing:
The Entries
Past Muro Events & Results