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MEDINA — Property owners in Medina County have until Feb. 15 to pay the first half of their 2012 real estate taxes. The bills were mailed just more than a week ago.
County Treasurer John Burke said Tuesday his office will be open an extra hour — until 6 p.m. — through Feb. 15 to assist taxpayers who might have questions about their bills.
The treasurer's office is in Room 109 of the Medina County Administration Building, 144 N. Broadway St.
Burke said the treasurer's website, www.medinacountytreasurer.com, now allows property owners to pay their bills online using a credit card, PayPal or e-check debit transfer.
Using a credit card, however, will incur a 2.25 percent processing fee that goes to the credit card company and a 30-cent transaction fee.
The e-check costs $1.50 per transaction.
"We're trying to make the process as easy as possible for people by adding the online option," Burke said.
Tax payments are required to be at the treasurer's office no later than Feb. 15 or postmarked that day to avoid a penalty, Burke said.
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PENSIONERS on an estate in Cudworth claim they are being targeted by nuisance yobs throwing home-made petrol bombs at their bungalows.
Police were called to Rose Tree Estate on Saturday at 7pm after reports of firebomb attacks on homes.
The petrol bombs were believed to have been made with empty beer bottles, filled with petrol, tied in rags, then set alight, according to residents.
Coun Joe Hayward said that incidents such as this were starting to become a problem in the area and had been contacted by several residents.
Shelia Bowering, 74, of Willow Close, was in her bungalow when her neighbour alerted her that one of the bottles had been thrown at her property.
Shelia said the estate was being used as a shortcut to go to Cudworth park, but instead of going straight down the main road through the estate to get there, people are going along paths outside the bungalows.
"It's intimidating when you live on your own, because you wonder if you can say anything. But why shouldn't I say anything, this is my home."
Coun Hayward said: "I don't understand the mentality of these people, it's a dangerous thing to be doing, and it seems to be a problem in this area at the minute.
"If this carries on there will be a fatality soon I'm sure."

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April 9, 2013
STANFORD, Calif. -The Stanford women's sand volleyball team swept Santa Clara, 5-0, Tuesday, at the ACSR Sand Volleyball Courts in Stanford, Calif. The Cardinal improves to 3-1 on the season with its first sweep in program history.
Playing together for the first time and as the No. 1 pair, Brittany Howard and Carly Wopatdowned Taylor Milton and Dani Rottman, 21-10, 21-17. Howard finished with 15 kills, 14 digs, two aces and a block, while Wopat tallied 10 kills, 11 digs and five aces.
Stanford's Morgan Boukatherand Megan McGehee put the Cardinal up 2-0 with an 18-21, 21-13, 15-11 win over Kim Meyers and Lacey Maas. McGehee notched 11 kills, 12 digs and three aces, while Boukather added seven kills and 15 digs.
Clinching the win for the Cardinal, and partnering up for the first time, was Jordan Burgess and Rachel Williams. The No. 2 pair defeated Haley Cameron and Alyssa Anderson, 21-19, 21-15. Williams registered 14 kills, 10 digs and two aces, while Burgess finished with nine kills, 18 digs and four aces.
Madi Bugg and Kyle Gilbert, the No. 3 team, topped Kat Douglas and Sarah Vaccaro in three sets (21-14, 19-21, 15-10). Bugg posted 18 kills, 27 digs and eight service aces. Gilbert collected eight kills, 16 digs and two aces for the Cardinal.
Capping off the sweep and remaining undefeated on the season was Inky Ajanaku and Mary Ellen Luck. The pair topped Katy Schatzman and Chloe Sliger, 21-11, 21-19. Ajanaku tallied 14 kills, 12 digs and three blocks in the win, while Luck pitched in with eight kills, 20 digs and an ace.
Stanford will be back in action on Tuesday, April 16 as it plays host to the University of the Pacific. The Cardinal and Tigers will square-off at 3:30 p.m. PT at the ACSR Sand Volleyball Courts.
Stanford 5, Santa Clara 0 (In order of finish)
1) Brittany Howard/Carly Wopat (Stan) def. Taylor Milton/Dani Rottman (SCU), 21-10, 21-17
5) Morgan Boukather/Megan McGehee (Stan) def. Kim Meyers/Lacey Maas (SCU), 18-21, 21-13, 15-11
2) Jordan Burgess/Rachel Williams (Stan) def. Haley Cameron/Alyssa Anderson (SCU), 21-19, 21-15
3) Madi Bugg/Kyle Gilbert (Stan) def. Kat Douglas/Sarah Vaccaro (SCU), 21-14, 19-21, 15-10
4) Inky Ajanaku/Mary Ellen Luck (Stan) def. Katy Schatzman/Chloe Sliger (SCU), 21-11, 21-19


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Common Ground Music Festival recently announced the remaining headliners for the annual seven-day festival that takes place at Adado Riverfront Park in Lansing.
Every year is different, but over the last couple of years the addition of the alternative and indie types have created quite the buzz around town. Last year the festival saw more fans traveling from out of town and out of state than it had in past years. This year proves to be no different.
Saturday's bands are right up that alley and the day's lineup has created a great deal of excitement among the 94.1/alternative radio types!
Check them out below!
Fitz & The Tantrums
Brimming with imagination, energy, and genre-smashing scope, Fitz & The Tantrums defied the odds to become an indisputable phenomenon, a chart-topping, show-stopping modern pop combo unlike any other. They recently hit it big with "Out Of My League" and landed their tune "The Walker" on the Oscars promo with Ellen.
This photo was taken from the band's sold-out show at The Fillmore in Detroit this past fall. These guys put on one of the most dancey live shows. You're made of wood if you are able to stand still throughout an entire Fitz show.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
Hailing from Detroit, these guys are great fun. Initially beginning as an exercise in collaboration undertaken with very little intention of ever being publicly consumed, the band's trajectory has been as unexpected as it has been unlikely. In just a few short years, fans have seen the project grow from basement recording project--to media curiosity--to an international touring ensemble widely recognized for their joy-fueled live offerings.
This photo was taken at the band's sold-out show at The Loft in Lansing earlier this year.
Dr. Dog
Dr. Dog's third studio album on Anti, B Room, marks the band's greatest point of clarity in more than a decade of performing and recording. Their arrangements, while still ambitious, are much simpler, moving past the multi-tracked pastiche of earlier efforts into a unique and vibrant band voice. Indeed, it is this discovery of the band-collective as a compositional tool that makes B Room the most cohesive, soulful, loose, and plain fun record of their career.
The Orwells
"I'm not that old but I'm getting pretty wise" -- a sentiment within the early seconds of The Orwells' new album, Disgraceland, that pretty much sums up the eleven tracks that follow it. Two years have passed since the band emerged from their boring Chicago suburb as five high schoolers hellbent on reminding the world that American rock & roll is still alive. A lot has happened since then for The Orwells. They've slain and sweated on audiences around the world, recorded with their favorite contemporary producers, shared the stage with childhood heroes, raked in accolades from distinguished publications and even had David Letterman begging them for more. And now, as they release their irresistibly raucous yet masterfully architected Disgraceland on Canvasback Music, The Orwells are getting pretty wise.
X Ambassadors
For X Ambassadors, an unshakable sense of brotherhood has long shaped the sound and spirit of the band. Growing up in small-town upstate New York, frontman Sam Harris, his brother Casey, and childhood friend Noah Feldshuh bonded over an obsessive love for punk, rock & roll, soul, and hip-hop that defied the conventions of their peer group. Forming their first band in middle school, the three channeled their infatuation with artists as eclectic as The Stooges and The Staple Singers into a string of musical projects that sharply clashed with their local scene's favoring of folk and country. After graduating high school and decamping to New York City in search of a greater music community, the Harris brothers and Noah joined up with L.A.-raised drummer Adam Levin—a move that helped X Ambassadors solidify their sound into a groove-fueled take on alt-pop, and ultimately land a deal with KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records.
All I can say about these guys is listen to their album Moonwater. "Come Home" is one of my favorite songs. Chappo recently toured with Royal Teeth!
Royal Teeth
If all music tells a story, then Royal Teeth's joyous, inspired songs spin an exuberant tale of possibility, each note conveying the youthful excitement of venturing out into the great wide world. The songs on the band's debut album, "Glow," were penned around the idea of exploration and spirited adventures into the unknown, and its 12 tracks lay out a kaleidoscopic narrative of discovery.
Singer Gary Larsen is one of the most animated, passionate, and fun-loving performers I've ever seen. It's always a joy to watch them perform.
This photo was taken at the band's sold-out show with The Mowgli's at The Shelter in Detroit last fall.


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TNA Impact Wrestling is forcing talent to take major pay cuts to remain with the company, which has caused big names like Hulk Hogan, Sting and AJ Styles to already leave. According to PWS on March 1, Kurt Angle has been telling people that he is one of the next superstars to leave the company and will return to the WWE.
Angle was at the Arnold Classic bodybuilding competition and told several people that he planned to be back in the WWE by September. His TNA Impact Wrestling contract expires in September, so unless he has a no-compete clause, he could immediately head back to the WWE.
It is assumed that TNA Impact Wrestling does not have the no-compete clauses because AJ Styles immediately jumped to a Ring of Honor television taping within weeks of his TNA contract expiring.
Kurt Angle has been suffering through some major injury issues lately, including a knee procedure he just had completed to clean it out. There is a chance that he may not pass the WWE physical, which is pretty strict now, but he has been wrestling - and looking great in the ring - despite the injuries.
Angle began his professional wrestling career in the WWE in 1998, after winning a gold medal at the Olympic Games. In his rookie year in the WWE, he won the Intercontinental title, European title, King of the Ring and WWE Championship, one of the most successful rookie campaigns in professional wrestling. He held the WWE or world title six times in the WWE and is a five-time TNA world champion.
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The question was, find a real matrix $U$ with $U^{-1} = U^T$ Such that $A = UDU^T$ Where $D$ is diagonal matrix.
and $$A=\begin{bmatrix}1/2 & -3/2 \\ -3/2 & 1/2\end{bmatrix}$$
I get how to find any old $U$, that will diagonalize $A$. I have done that. But the problem I have is that the $U$ i found is not orthogonal (inverse!=transpose)
The $U$ i found is $$\begin{bmatrix}1 & -1 \\ 1 & 1\end{bmatrix}$$
How do I find a $U$ that is $U^{-1} = U^T$ ?


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Today is the NFL's version of Christmas morning - or at least Black Friday, with so many teams about to start a free agency shopping spree at 3 p.m. central time. Here are a few stories about the New Orleans Saints and the NFL to help you pass the time:
Rotoworld's Evan Silva offers one of the most detailed breakdowns of the top 100 free agents, with predictions on where each player will wind up and what their new contracts will look like. He has the Saints re-signing offensive tackle Jermon Bushrod and adding former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Victory Butler and safety Gerald Sensabaugh. ... That sounds like a feasible scenario, whether the specific players are correct or not.USA Today ranks all 32 teams based on how aggressive they're expected to be in free agency. The Saints are near the bottom of the list, but it's another NFC South team at the very bottom.
ESPN's draft analyst Mel Kiper offers his latest mock draft, with the Saints selecting Missouri defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson at No. 15. (Requires an Insider subscription)
Yahoo.com's Michael Silver takes a detailed look inside the latest labor standoff between the NFL and the NFL Players Association over HGH testing. And both the Saints' bounty case and the Saints' involvement in the StarCaps saga play major roles in the rift between the two sides.
Fan voting is underway for the next cover of the Madden 25 video game, and two Saints are in the competition - tight end Jimmy Graham and "legend" candidate Deuce McAllister. They're both facing dreaded rivals in Round 1. Graham's going against Atlanta Falcons receiver Julio Jones, and McAllister's facing Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman.


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Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are prohibited in most countries worldwide. However, end-of-life debates tend to occur more in North America, Europe, and Australia than they do in Asia, Africa, South America, and the Middle East, although there are exceptions to this trend.
The following chart displays the legal status of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in countries around the world, in alphabetical order by country. Although not exhaustive, the chart singles out countries where the topics of euthanasia and assisted suicide are currently debated. In addition, the chart provides information on current events affecting the euthanasia debate in these select countries.
The following chart displays the legal status of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in countries around the world, in alphabetical order by country. Although not exhaustive, the chart singles out countries where the topics of euthanasia and assisted suicide are currently debated. In addition, the chart provides information on current events affecting the euthanasia debate in these select countries.
Six months later, in March, 1997, the Federal Government overturned the laws.
To mark the anniversary of Bob Dent's death, 200 people marched through Sydney today, calling on politicians to reintroduce right-to-die laws."
Lindy Kerin "PM - Euthanasia Anniversary Marked in Sydney," ABC Online, Sep. 22, 2006
Cardinal Godfried Danneels of Brussels says he and the Catholic Church are opposed to expanding legalized assisted suicide to include children and mentally disabled patients who can't make their own medical decisions."
Steven Ertelt "Belgium Catholic Cardinal Opposes Expanding Assisted Suicide Law," LifeNews.com, Jan. 15, 2007
Carlos Gaviria, the judge who wrote the court's majority ruling, is now a senator, and he plans to submit a bill to Congress to regulate the practice…
Gaviria said he will submit a bill to the present legislative session establishing guidelines similar to those in the Netherlands and Belgium, where doctors must seek second opinions, give patients rigorous mental tests before inducing death, and have cases reviewed by government commissions...
The issue has received little public attention in Colombia, but Gaviria's bill is expected to change that. Colombians are evenly split on the subject, with 45 percent in favor of inducing death in terminal cases and 46.9 percent against, according to a Yanhaas poll for RCN radio. The poll, released in March [2005], had a 4 percent margin of error."
Kim Housego "Euthanasia Regularly Practiced in Colombia," Associated Press, July 31, 2005
Public and political reactions to the opening of a German branch of Dignitas has not been uniformly hostile, however. The German Society for Dying with Dignity, which has 35,000 members, welcomed Dignitas' decision to open a branch. Two opinion polls also showed that about a third of the German population was in favour of active euthanasia and assisted suicide in the case of terminal illness. An even greater proportion, more than half, wanted to see an improvement in palliative care and a strengthening of the hospice movement...
Germany's doctors are uniformly opposed to the move by Dignitas, however."
Annette Tuffs, MD "Assisted Suicide Organisation Opens Branch in Germany," British Medical Journal, Oct. 29, 2005
Hirawat, 93, a frail, birdlike woman, has eaten nothing in more than a month, attempting to free her soul from its bad deeds, part of the Jain religious tradition that says fasting can lead to nirvana...
Her fast has landed her in the middle of a controversy pitting the freedom of religion guaranteed by the Indian Constitution against a law banning suicide. Human-rights activists sued last month to have such fasts declared illegal. Jain leaders, a powerful group in India, say the constitution protects the fasts and people have the right to decide to die with dignity.
The argument also has led to a debate of sorts over the right-to-die issue in India, where euthanasia is banned and suicide is a crime. People who try to kill themselves are jailed."
Kim Barker "Jain Leaders Challenge Law Banning Suicide in India," Chicago Tribune, Oct. 14, 2006
The law, initiated by the government on the basis of the recommendations of the Steinberg Committee - which met for six years on the sensitive subject - was passed on December 1, 2005. The recommendations were prepared by the 59-member public committee comprising physicians, scientists, medical ethicists, social workers, philosophers, nurses, lawyers, judges and clergymen representing the main religions in Israel…
Active euthanasia will continue to be forbidden. However, individuals will be able to set down in advance that they do not want to be attached to a respirator when they are dying or that, if a respirator is attached, it would include a delayed-response timer that can turn itself off automatically at a pre-set time."
Judy Siegel-Itzkovich "Death With Dignity to Be Allowed from Next Month," The Jerusalem Post, Nov. 12, 2006
Dr. Mario Riccio, who disconnected the respirator, said he had fulfilled the patient's legal right to refuse treatment. He denied it was euthanasia.
Piergiorgio Welby, 60, was paralyzed by muscular dystrophy.
His plea for euthanasia -- illegal in mainly Roman Catholic Italy -- sparked a landmark court case and fierce debate...
A judge ruled on Saturday that while Mr. Welby had the constitutional right to have his life support machine switched off, doctors would be legally obliged to resuscitate him."
BBC "Doctor 'Helps Italian Man to Die'," Dec. 21, 2006
The law, expected to come into force towards the summer, was passed by 30 votes to 26. Luxembourg's media said it was a symbolic defeat for Prime Minister Jean-Claude Junker whose Christian Social Party opposed it...
Euthanasia would be allowed for the terminally ill and those with incurable diseases or conditions, only when they asked to die repeatedly and with the consent of two doctors and a panel of experts."
Reuters "Luxembourg Parliament Adopts Euthanasia Law," www.reuters.com, Feb. 20, 2008
Lord Joffe's bill would give doctors the right to prescribe drugs that a terminally ill patient in severe pain could use to end their own life.
But peers backed an amendment to delay the bill by six months by 48 votes.
Lord Joffe said the move was intended to end the debate, but pledged to reintroduce his bill at a later date...
Opponents to the bill submitted a petition signed by 100,000 people to Downing Street, and demonstrated outside Parliament...
Mark Slattery, of the charity Dignity in Dying, formerly the Voluntary Euthanasia, said the campaign to introduce an assisted dying bill would continue."
BBC "Lords Block Assisted Dying Bill," May 12, 2006


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Hi , Has anyone on this forum had any experience with Pentax warranty repair ? I returned my Q10 for repair mid march and still not got it back...is this normal for a repair to take that long ??? Thanks Terry
I'm backing up a kickstarter project, which is a 360 turntable, foldio360 . It says it's going to have a DSLR mode (of Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Pentax) and I am wondering if Pentax Q10 has the same IR sensors that other DSLR level has.
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Hey folks, quick questions about Corel Aftershot Pro 2 for anyone using it... I tried Aftershot (first version) last year and it was OK to use, but it wouldn't touch my Pentax Q raw output, which are saved as .dng's. So, my questions: Does Aftershot 2 actually support DNG now? and does it support the DNG output from the Pentax Q? I note it's not listed as compatible, but it's newer siblings, the Pentax Q7 and Q10 are supported in this version; this means that it's compatible with at least...
looking at getting a remote for my Q10 and would like to know if the remote in this link would work? it says Q but would it work on the Q10?
Hello, I was thinking on some pocket camera to replace my old Olympus XZ-1 (normally I use Sony Alpha 580 with tons of lenses, so my bag is very heavy), like RX100 or Fuji XQ1. In the local shop I tested HX50 for a while and started to consider it. After reading positive review I think to change the decision. HX50 is comfortable in my hand. It has fast zooming lens (zooming in range of RX100 is much faster in HX50) and some other advantages. And is much cheaper. I was surprise about one...
I recently purchased a Markins Q10i with lever release to replace my stolen Arca-Swiss Z1. In the operating instructions that came with the head, are instructions on how to set the torque limit. Not understanding how it is useful in practice I called Markins but all they told me was that it "controls the tension on the ball head". May be it's just me but I still don't understand the usefulness of it, especially because the operating instructions also mention that once someone gets familiar...
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I was just having a look at my new Pentax Q7, and noticed that when I bring up the firmware version screen, it only shows the body firmware, and doesn't report the lens firmware at all - is this usual? I'm used to seeing the lens firmware reported also on the Q and Q10. I tried a couple of other lenses on it, and it was the same in all cases (all of them have the most up-to-date firmware already installed, if that has any effect on this). I should add that it appears to be working OK. Thanks.
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Can a fly (a point) visit every point of the open unit square in finite time? Its motion traces out an continuous curve and it has a finite velocity at every point in time.
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If the fly is a point and have visited every point of an open square, then for any $N > 0$, it have visited the $N^2$ points $(\frac{i}{N+1}, \frac{j}{N+1})$ for $i, j = 1..N$. To move between any two points, the fly need to travel at least a distance $\frac{1}{N}$. So the total length of the path $\ge \frac{N^2-1}{N}$. Since $\frac{N^2-1}{N} \to \infty$ as $N \to \infty$, no finite path can cover the whole square.
This argument is not mine. I just rephrase another post Why isn't R2 a countable union of ranges of curves? I stumbled across a few days ago.
Hint : That depends on ratio of fly size in points to the number same sized points square is made of.
Further more, with finite velocity it will take an unountably infinite amount of time. With infinite speed it will still take an infinite amount of time. Weather that is uncountable infinite amount of time is the question.


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TAP provides a variety of resources and supports to families of individuals with autism. We host various support groups and trainings, and refer families to additional resources available through other groups in the community. Our Resource Room holds a variety of materials for at-home teaching, including tools for teaching daily life skills and behavior management. Parents may also check out books and DVDs to learn more about issues related to ASD.
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- New Diagnosis Family Orientation Program: This two-session, multi-family group program is designed to provide introductory information about Autism Spectrum Disorders. The program provides an opportunity for families to ask questions and to meet other families who are on the same journey.
- Support and Networking Group for Parents of Children with Asperger Syndrome.
Find support through other parents with shared experiences at monthly drop-in meeting. Groups typically meet on the third Tuesday of the month from 11:30 AM- 12:30 PM.
- Residential Treatment Parent Support Group: Provides support to caregivers of children or adults living outside the home. Dates and times vary; contact TAP for more information.
- Family Assessment Portfolios: We offer free Family Assessment Portfolios (FAP), a customized resource that prepares children in transitioning from early childhood special education to kindergarten. A FAP introduces the child to educators in a personal and easy-to-use format, promoting communication and collaboration between the family and school.
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- Illinois Autism Training and Technical Assistance Project: http://www.illinoisautismproject.org
- Online Asperger Syndrome Information and Support Website (O.A.S.I.S.): http://www.aspergersyndrome.org
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- "Wrong Planet"- web community for individuals with Asperger Syndrome: www.wrongplanet.net
- http://www.autisminternetmodules.org- free online modules with accessible and up-to-date-information on autism
- www.autism-watch.org – general information about autism
- www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/autism/complete-index.shtml - what is autism, what are the indicators, treatment options
- www.tonyatwood.au- guide for parents, professionals, people with Asperger Syndrome and their partners
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I have a object selection function by checking the mouse click and getting the relevant object.
How ever there is a rare situation where if one object is partially behind the other then both objects are in the given area so im wondering how I can make the game know which one was selected, as currently my method does not know.
This is my function that works it out:
function getobj(e){
mx = e.pageX - curleft; //mouse click x
my = e.pageY - curtop; //mouse click y
function searchSprites(sprites, x, y) {
var matches = [],
i = 0,
data = null;
for (i = 0; i < spritea.length; ++i) {
data = spritea[i].data;
if (x > data[0] && y > data[1] && x < data[2] && y < data[3]) {
var imageData = ctx2.getImageData(x, y, 1, 1);
if(imageData.data[3] !== 0){
return [spritea[i].id];
i = spritea.length;
res = searchSprites(spritea, mx, my);
bid = res[0];
if(bid === '1'){
alert('You selected the skyscraper in front!');
}else if(bid === '3'){
alert('You selected the skyscraper behind!');
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It keeps telling me I clicked the skyscraper behind which is not necessarily what the user is trying to do. How can I improve the accuracy of this ?


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Pop quiz: Roughly one in five Americans now works from home some of the time. How is this great news for you as a small business professional? (And trust me, it is.)
First, the evidence: According to a 2012 Telework Research Network study covered in Forbes, of the 140 million members of the workforce, 30 million — a bit more than 20 percent — work from home one day a week or more. Indeed, the researchers predict this work-from-home contingent will increase by 63 percent within five years.
So why is this great news for you? As research mounts supporting Telework's findings — that we're undergoing a massive shift toward home-based work — software makers, cloud-service providers and other innovators have been hard at work developing tools to make work and life easier for the mobile professional. In 2014, these tools have become robust enough to make a real difference in your productivity. A few examples:
1) Mobile Office for Microsoft Office 365 Subscribers
As I said, innovators taking note of the move toward work-from-anywhere have been working feverishly to bring great tools to mobile professionals like you. Case in point: Microsoft 365, a subscription service offering cloud-based access to MS Office, now includes mobile versions of Word, PowerPoint, Excel and the suite's other tools.
For just under $10 a month, you can access Office in the cloud, including storage for your documents. And with Mobile Office, you can use Word, Excel and other Office tools from any mobile device — and keep the formatting intact when you save or share your work.
2) CardMunch Business Card Reader
This innovative service simultaneously takes a high-tech and low-tech approach to pulling that business card you just received into your contact database. Snap a picture of a business card, send it to CardMunch, and people (yes, real people) transcribe it, drop the contents into all the right fields, and add it to your smartphone's contact list.
Other clever features include a single-tap method to connect with your new contact on LinkedIn (CardMunch is a LinkedIn service), and the CardFlow Mobile Rolodex feature that lets you flip through your virtual cards on your phone's screen, just like a real Rolodex. Here's a service designed for on-the-go professionals like you! Oh, and it's free.
3) eVoice Virtual Phone Service
If yours is a very small business — and you'd rather not advertise that to every caller — try the cloud-based virtual phone solution eVoice. Here's a service that gives you a toll-free 800 number, professionally recorded greetings, advanced call routing, and multiple extensions (Sales, for example, or General Inquiries) — even if they all forward to your mobile phone. It's the perfect phone service for a small business professional who's always out and about.
With eVoice, you even get the clever voicemail-to-text feature, which records and transcribes your voicemail, sending you the audio file and a transcription — so you can "read" your message instead of having to listen to the whole thing. eVoice starts at just under $13 a month and requires no hardware or software — it's all handled in the cloud.
4) Evernote Organizational App
Here's a service that understands we're always brainstorming, always coming up with ideas and finding stats, images and thoughts we want to capture. With Evernote, a free service, you can work on projects; jot notes; drop images, websites or even audio clips into a file — and store it all in the cloud.
Evernote syncs your files with all of your devices through the cloud. Say you start a project at your desk and then think of great point to add while you're at the mall. Just open your Evernote file on your phone and update the text or — even easier — record yourself on your phone and upload the audio to Evernote. It's a small business professional's dream!


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Today, October first, is Sake Day, or Nihonshu no Hi as designated by the Japanese sake brewing industry. Of course, this isn't a true national holiday (can someone start lobbying the incoming new government?), but one which is celebrated by sake lovers at home and abroad.
There's little to no information in English available anywhere about this day, so I'm afraid I can't tantalize you with any of the exciting ways that folks in Japan celebrate the holiday, other than their likely consumption of the good stuff. Perhaps one of my Japanese readers can fill in some blanks.
In any case, it's appropriate on a day to celebrating this unique beverage to reflect on its long and important history in Japan.
Like wine, no one knows exactly when sake first made an appearance. In a similar fashion to grape wine, the knowledge that fermented rice eventually yields an alcoholic beverage was probably discovered in accidental and then later deliberate stages, as innovative and curious folks explored ways of getting drunk.
We know that rice cultivation in wet paddies (the contemporary form of cultivation) began around the 3rd century AD and developed very slowly for the next 300 years until more modern techniques began to be slowly imported from China and Korea.
Around that time we have the first written records acknowledging the existence of a beverage that must have been around for some time previous to that date, as the records are not just bills of sale or minor transactional notes, but a declaration of the formation of an official imperial brewing department for the emperor.
Somewhere between 800 AD and 1100 AD sake brewing had developed to the point that there were different recognized brewing methods and guilds beginning to form in order to protect the techniques and knowledge of these methods, as well as to ensure employment for those who understood them. Around this time it is believed sake was first warmed for drinking.
By the end of the Heian era (the early 13th century) there were 15 different types of sake being brewed by the 180 independent brewers in the (then capital) city of Kyoto alone. Sake brewing would soon become popular among monks as well, leading to an explosion in breweries situated in temples and shrines.
In the late 14th century, partially due to the healthy competition among thousands of sake breweries, the major technical developments that directly influence today's sake brewing took place. The use of a concentrated yeast mash as a starter for the sake process was formalized during this time, and the spores of the koji mold that is still in use today were first isolated and cultivated.
In 1578 the brewers in the Itami prefecture had grown to be some of the pre-eminent sake makers in the country, and in this year they developed a filtering method that yielded what was probably the first perfectly clear sake, which immediately struck the fancy of the Shogun. His demand for sake turned Itami into the sake capital of Japan for hundreds of years.
By 1600, the three stage sake brewing process that is used today had been formalized, pasteurization of sake was a regular occurrence (even though it wouldn't be called such for a few hundred more years), and sake production had moved almost entirely to the use of white rice for brewing purposes.
For pretty much the following 200 years, sake production and demand in Japan grew in waves. Technological innovations continued to occur, including notably the process of adding a little distilled alcohol during the brewing process, and the craft became slowly more artisan, with emphasis on rationality, the type and quality of water involved, and the type of rice used all becoming elements of a highly sophisticated craft.
Sake production and demand is likely to have peaked in the mid 19th century when a law was passed allowing anyone to become a brewer. As many as 30,000 breweries were opened in the year of the law's passing, though that number dwindled as taxes on sake and its raw materials increased through the end of the century.
In 1895 sake yeast, or the particular strain that is most responsible for sake fermentation was isolated.
By 1900, there were about 8000 sake breweries in Japan, many of whom had been in business for centuries already. In 1904 the government established a national sake research institute, and shortly began holding the annual tasting and competition for new sakes that still goes on today.
The two major developments in the sake industry during the first half of the 20th Century were the invention of the modern rice milling process and its associated machinery, which is directly responsible for much of the modern evolution of sake as a beverage, and the development of Yamada Nishiki, which is the most popular strain of rice used for brewing sake.
World War Two demolished much of the thriving sake brewing industry in Japan, either literally, or at least by circumstantially forcing almost half of the then 7000 sake brewers to halt production, marking a sort of dark ages for sake production.
After the war, when Japan was finally opened to the global economy, sake began to see competition from other beverages, most importantly from beer, which quickly became one of the most popular drinks in the country, fueling the development of a native beer brewing industry that survives today.
in 1973, the modern word for sake nihonshu was coined and put into regular use and a year later, sake production in Japan hit an all-time high. Though production would fall for the next twenty years, interest in sake as a high quality artisan beverage would continue to rise, giving birth to Jizake (regional, "small production" sake) and the Ginjo and Daiginjo sake classifications in use today.
Which brings us to today, and my need to go out and have a bottle right now. I hope you'll do the same, or if not, at least enjoy what's left of Sake Day. Kampai !
I am indebted to John Gauntner and his Sake World web site for many of the facts above. It is virtually required (and highly recommended) reading for anyone interested in sake.
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EVGA delivered us their GeForce GTX 650Ti Boost SC edition graphics card with 2048 MB GDDR5. Obviously all board partners will offer a wide variety of models/SKUs with customized PCB's, coolers and memory configurations. The card has a 1071 MHz base clock frequency, the effective memory data rate (192-bit) is 6008 MHz. Being GDDR5 that doubles up bandwidth giving this product a rather nice 144 GB/sec of bandwidth to fool around with. Our card has been equipped with 2 GB of GDDR5 memory.
Here you can see the GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost, the 2 GB version. Honestly aside from a few shader processors, you are looking at the GeForce GTX 660. Overall a nice yet simple looking card for what it is reality. Let's look at the card from several different viewpoints. This is the SC editon (Super Clocked). We noticed the boost freqeuency to even pass 1200 MHz.
The card is equipped with the GK106 GPU that harbours the Kepler GPU architecture. You will spot two dual-link DVI connectors, a HDMI connector and Display Port as well.
When we flip the card around we spot a 6-pin PEG power connector (BTW I get asked about it all the time but PEG = PCI Express Graphics). With 75W leading though the PCIe slot and another 75 watt fed by the plug you'll have 150W available for potential overclocking.
Looking at the backside of the card we see a very non-complex PCB. As you can see there are no other SMT traces to be found for extra memory, abundantly indicating that this indeed is a 2GB of graphics memory. Mind you that these cards come with one SLI connector allowing you to setup a 2-way SLI system. Price performance wise that could be a very attractive alternative really.
The cooler is okay, but makes a bit of a humming noise, the temperatures under gaming load at give or take 75 Degrees C. The card is PCIe gen 3.0 compatible. Going from PCIe Gen 2 to Gen 3 doubles the bandwidth available to the add-on cards installed, from 500 MB/s per lane to 1 GB/s per lane.
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No, no I am not pretending to be Prophetess Vanessa. As a Catholic I join in celebrating today as the Second Sunday of Advent of the Liturgical year.
Today's gospel from Saint Matthew tells us that some people were rebuked by the Lord because their faith did not recognize the time when the kingdom of heaven was at hand.
Jesus' forerunner, John the Baptist began his preaching in today's reflection by warning: "Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." Matthew 3:2
To all Christians, we should be careful to pay attention. For over 2000 years predictors have predicted--all to no avail. The gospel says:" If anyone says to you then, 'Look here is the Messiah!' or, 'There he is!' do not believe it…For just as lightning comes from the east and is seen as far as the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be." Matthew 24:22-27
Saint Augustine (354-430) once said: "Each of us would be wise therefore to take to heart the advice of his teacher, and not waste this present time.
It is now that our Savior offers us his mercy; now, while he still spares the human race. Understand that it is in hope of our conversion that he spares us, for he desires no one's damnation.
As for when the end of the world will be, that is God's concern. Now is the time for faith.
Whether any of us here present will see the end of the world I know not; very likely none of us will. Even so, the time is very near for each of us, for we are mortal. There are hazards all around us." (Sermon 109, 1: PL 38, 636)
Now is the time for faith!
Looking forward means leaving the past behind. Today our faith should guide us to receive John's friendly reminder to repent in anticipation of the Lord's return.
We would do well to begin right now to turn away from the ways of the world and back to God. God's love is the source of our joy, hope and peace.


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A diagnosis of breast cancer brings serious financial difficulties—even if you have health insurance.
The stacks of bills, co-pays, invoices and receipts grow quickly, so keeping them organized is important. You can find several computer and web-based programs—many free—to help guide you in managing your medical expenses.
Several programs offer financial assistance—and the peace of mind that comes with it:
- The CancerCare AVONCares program provides limited financial-assistance for homecare, childcare and transportation.
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You Live in Bear Country
With a healthy and growing black bear population, bear sightings are becoming the norm throughout Virginia. While the highest concentration of bears occurs in the Blue Ridge and Alleghany Mountains and around the Great Dismal Swamp, bears are likely to be seen just about anywhere in Virginia. During the months of April and May bears have left their dens and are ending their winter fast, although this year due to a mild winter and early spring conditions, bears may already be active. Bears do not eat, drink, urinate, or defecate while they are in dens. Additionally, while denning, female bears may give birth to cubs. Cubs are born weighing less than a pound and are reliant on their mother's milk. As new spring growth emerges, so do bears, and they are following their stomachs in search of food. In Virginia, bear diets consist of 80% vegetation and only 20% protein from common sources like insects and carrion.
Bears are highly adaptable and intelligent animals and can learn to associate human dwellings with food. In their search for food, bears are attracted to residential areas by the smell of food around homes. The most common food attractants are bird feeders, garbage, compost piles, and pet food. Additionally outdoor grills, livestock food, compost, fruit trees, and beehives can also attract bears.
The best way to encourage a bear to move on is to remove the food source that is attracting it. Do not store household trash, or anything that smells like food, in vehicles, on porches or decks. Keep your full or empty trash containers secured in a garage, shed or basement unless they are bear proof. Take your garbage to the dump frequently, and if you have a trash collection service, put your trash out the morning of the pickup, not the night before. Take down your birdfeeder temporarily until the bear moves on. Consider installing electric fencing, an inexpensive and extremely efficient proven deterrent to bears, around dumpsters, gardens, beehives, or other potential food sources.
If addressed quickly, wildlife problems caused by food attractants in people's yards can be resolved almost immediately. After you remove the food source on or around your property, the bear may remain for a short time, but after a few failed attempts to find food, it will leave your property.
If You Encounter a Bear in Your Area…
Bears generally avoid humans, but in their search for food, they may wander into suburban areas. So, what should you do if you see a bear? The most important response is to keep a respectful distance. Black bears have a natural distrust of humans, and in most cases would rather flee than have an encounter with people. If a bear is up a tree on or near your property, give it space. Do not approach or gather around the base of the tree. By bringing your pets inside and leaving the immediate area, you give the bear a clear path to leave your property.
Bear Cubs
If you see a bear cub in an area do not try to remove it from the area or "save it". Female bears will wander to find food usually with her cubs in tow. If she feels nervous, she will typically send her cubs up a tree and can leave the area. Bear cubs left where they are will almost always be retrieved by their mother as long as there are no people or pets around and the cubs are not moved by a person.
Always remember that a bear is a wild animal, and that it is detrimental to the bear, as well as illegal in Virginia, to feed a bear under any circumstances. Even the inadvertent feeding of bears is illegal including allowing bears access to unsecured trash or birdfeeders. Preventing problems with bears is a shared responsibility between the citizens of Virginia and the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.
Your Role
You can help manage the Commonwealth's black bear population by keeping your property clear of attractants and communicating with your neighbors to resolve community bear concerns. If you visit outdoor recreation areas in bear country insist that the area supervisors manage their trash properly. Human and bear safety is the responsibility of all residents of the Commonwealth.
More Information
If you do see a bear in your area, enjoy watching it from a distance. If you experience a bear problem after taking appropriate steps of prevention, please notify your Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Regional Office. Phone numbers for the regional offices can be found by visiting the Department's website at http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/about/offices.asp.
Living with Bears in Virginia, a video produced by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, provides tips for peacefully coexisting with bears (watch it here). Please visit the Bear section of our website to view the video, print a brochure, read more about bears in Virginia, and view other useful links to bear information.
Remember: if you live in Virginia, you live in bear country.


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Rana palustris
Pickerel Frog
Subgenus: Pantherana
|family: Ranidae
|Taxonomic Notes: This species is placed in Lithobates by some authors, following Frost et al., 2006. This has been a controversial decision, because such well-known species as Rana catesbeiana, with an enormous literature, are made more obscure to many. What is not controversial is that Lithobates is the sister taxon of Rana, so the argument is simply one of Linnean ranks. AmphibiaWeb recommends treating Lithobates as a subgenus of Rana, with species names to be written as Rana (Lithobates) catesbeiana, as an example. This option preserves the maximal amount of phylogenetic information and preserves a long-standing taxonomy.
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Distribution and Habitat
Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Canada, United States
U.S. state distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia
Canadian province distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec
North of the coastal plain boundary, it occurs in habitats where the water is cool and clear. On the Coastal Plain, it occurs in floodplain swamp habitat, while in karst topography, it is often confined to the vicinity of the cave mouth.
Life History, Abundance, Activity, and Special Behaviors
Fenolio, D.B., Graening, G.O., Stout, J.F. (2005). ''Seasonal movement pattern of pickerel frogs (Rana palustris) in an Ozark cave and ecological implications supported by stable isotope evidence.'' The Southern Naturalist, 50(3), 385-389.
Schaaf, R. T., Jr., and Smith, P. W. (1963). ''Rana palustris (LeConte). Pickerel Frog.'' Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 117.1-117.3.
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The Star Tribune, aka the protector of Minnesota's liberals, is already defending Al Franken's vote for the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. Here's their feeble defense of Sen. Franken:
Franken's final victory in July 2009 made it 60. But a month later, the health care bill's most ardent champion, Massachusetts' Ted Kennedy, died.
Kennedy's temporarily appointed replacement, Paul Kirk, could just as easily be considered the "60th vote." Or, just as plausibly, it was Connecticut independent Joe Lieberman, who held out until the controversial "public option" was jettisoned. Or perhaps more famously, the distinction could go to conservative Nebraska Democrat Ben Nelson, who held out for a Medicaid provision widely derided as the "Cornhusker Kickback."
Whoever takes the credit or the blame, the Senate approved the law in December 2009 on a vote of 60-39, the minimum necessary to avoid a GOP filibuster.
There's only a few points worth considering about passing the Affordable Care Act, aka the ACA. First, the ACA wouldn't have passed if Sen. Franken hadn't voted for cloture. In fact, the ACA wouldn't have happened if a single Democrat had insisted that the ACA been patient-centered instead of it being bureaucrat-centered.
The truth is that Sen. Franken, just like all the other Senate Democrats, understood that voting for cloture was the same as voting for final passage of the bill. Sen. Franken understood that because Harry Reid, Dick Durbin and Chuck Schumer had whipped the vote.
Thanks to Sen. Franken and the other 59 Senate Democrats' voting for the ACA, 6,200,000 people who bought their health insurance through the individual market have gotten their policies cancelled. A high percentage of the people who've gotten cancellation notices are paying higher premiums and higher deductibles for policies that include coverages for things people don't need.
Also, had Sen. Franken fought for the Constitution, specifically the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, instead of being Harry Reid's puppet, the Justice Department wouldn't have sued the Little Sisters of the Poor:
The Department of Justice (DOJ) argued in legal papers filed today that a Roman Catholic group of nuns won't have to offer contraception and possible abortion-inducing drugs in their employee health plans, but only if they sign a government form that delegates the action to a third party. Refusing to do so could result in steep fines.
Without all 60 Democrats voting for cloture on the Affordable Care Act, none of these awful things would be happening.
The Star Triubune can question Sen. Franken over whether he cast the 60th vote for the ACA or not. It's largely irrelevant to the people who've received cancellation notices. Their biggest concerns are that a) they're paying significantly more, they're getting an inferior product and c) they can't keep the policy or the doctor that they wanted.
That's why Sen. Franken is facing a difficult re-election fight.


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Oriol has finally presented his PFC (Architecture dissertation) at the Final PFC presentation at EsArq UIC, held a few days ago in the UIC facilities.
At the end of the day, the jury, directed by Vicenç Sarrablo and with Fernando Menis as special jury guest, gave to Oriol the qualification of 10/10. According to the jury, was the project best understood of all presented during the day and was very well presented, making clear all the points of the project and remarking all the strong decisions made. Furthermore, the jury stated that this project was the best defined about the constructive systems and details.
Summarizing a little bit the project, the main concept was to design a place that had two different uses, half a year would be an experimentation lab about food for Ferran Adrià and the other half of the year would be a TV studio for kitchen tv shows.
All the project (including the shape) is based in the analysis of the text La vie, mode d'emploi from Georges Perec. The chapter chosen was the history about a family and the family trips they realize. That's why the first image is a diagram of the text that relates trips with people and years. After having the text transcribed into lines Oriol started working on a 3D surface that would define the shape of the building.
Finally, this 3D form became part of the building as corridors and distributors connected to some boxes that will held inside all the areas of the project.
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Release Date: 2005-01-26 (Sundance 2005)
Genre: Drama,
Rating: NR
Duration: 1hr 34min
In segregation-era Lackawanna, NY, Rachel "Nanny" Crosby is a an incredible woman whose boarding home is a place where drifters and dreamers, eccentrics and excessives can always find a hot meal and a new start. Into this world comes Junior, a little boy Nanny takes in and raises as her own. Nanny's love and the stories from her boarders' damaged and haunted pasts irrevocably change the young boy's life.
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NBC Nightly News, in a special report on domestic spying by the military uncovered a report alleging 1,519 suspicious incidents from July 2004 through may, 2005. Of those, six were what it called credible threats.
One of those was a planned terrorist attack against Gov. Jeb Bush and the USS Momsen during its commissioning ceremonies at Port Panama City on August 24, 2004.
William M. Arkin of the Washington Post uncovered an intelligence database from a military source. He says the military has reached to far, collecting information on American peace activists and monitoring protests against the Iraq war.
Although the 400 page report obtained by NBC News covers over 1,500 threats, only a half dozen or a dozen were actually considered credible or real threats. The document is our first look at how the pentagon is stepped up intelligence collection in the country.
The planned attacked on the USS Momsen in Panama City never materialized, and two months later the military site notes it was apparently credible, but the attack was aborted.
The report of the military's information gathering actions is creating a storm of controversy on both sides.
How true any of it may be is debatable, but it's interesting to note of the half dozen reports considered credible was one that could have seriously impacted Panama City.


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Valli, P V; Puga Yung, G; Fehr, T; Schulz-Huotari, C; Kaup, N; Güngör, T; Ambühl, P; Weber, M; Schanz, U; Seebach, J D; Stüssi, G (2009). Changes of circulating antibody levels induced by ABO antibody adsorption for ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation. American Journal of Transplantation, 9(5):1072-1080.
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ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation using immunoadsorption to remove anti-A/B antibodies has become a successful clinical practice. Since the data on the specificity of the ABO columns are controversial, the present study assessed the efficiency and specificity of the ABO immunoadsorption, the effect on total immunoglobulins and antibodies previously induced by vaccination. Anti-A/B antibodies were measured by agglutination and ABO flow cytometry, total IgG/IgM, carbohydrate- and protein-specific antibodies by nephelometry and ELISA. The first immunoadsorption not only efficiently reduced donor-specific anti-A/B IgM (81%) and IgG (56%) but also reduced compatible anti-A/B IgM (59%) and IgG (34%). The measurements of antidonor A/B antibodies by direct agglutination (IgM) or flow cytometry better represented the effective antibody levels than the indirect agglutination test (IgG). The median reduction of total IgM and total IgG levels after a single immunoadsorption was 34% and 18%, respectively. Antibodies against pneumococcus and haemophilus polysaccharide antigens were significantly reduced, whereas antitetanus and antidiphtheria protein antibodies were not affected. Intravenous immunoglobulin administration restored the protective anticarbohydrate antibody levels. In summary, immunoadsorption efficiently removed antidonor A/B antibodies, but was not specific for A/B antigens. Anti-A/B antibody levels as determined by ABO flow cytometry are useful to establish the minimal number of immunoadsorptions needed for successful ABO-incompatible transplantation.
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Dan Marshall, maker of Gibbage said some things about game development at GamaSutra.
I think these two answers pretty much tells what's indie game development all about:
How long did development take?
About a year and a half in all, but it took me four months to pick up the basics of what a 'float' was and all that other messy C++ rot was prior to that. I was writing Gibbage while I learned how to code, which quite probably goes a long way to explain one or two of its little 'quirks'.
What was the development process like?
Completely hellish mainly, with brief, fleeting moments of unexpected elation when I worked out how to do something complicated.
That describes quite well what the indie game development is all about. It might the much longer than you anticipated and there's certainly different obstacles and challenges ahead.
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Smith Mountain Lake - News & Reports
New striped bass regulations beginning January 1, 2015
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No Size Limit, two fish per day creel limit
November 1 - May 31
30 - 40 inch protective slot limit (all striped bass caught between 30 and 40 inches must be immediately released unharmed, fish under 30 inches and over 40 inches may be creeled), two fish per day creel limit.
There was a very significant striped bass kill in April - June of 2003. Larger fish, especially those over ten pounds, were the primary sizes impacted. A new parasitic copepod combined with a winter shad kill were responsible for most of the losses of large striped bass. Research has indicated that the parasites significantly increased respiration of striped bass which also increased fish metabolism requiring much higher food demands at a time when forage was in very short supply. The older and larger striped bass were not able to consume adequate amounts of forage to compensate for very high respiration rates and most did not make it through this stressful period.
The striped bass fishery has rebounded since the fish kill with good numbers of fish in the slot limit. The slot limit has substantially improved the number of striped bass over eight pounds and stocking rates since the fish kill have been reduced to decrease the likelihood of forage depletions and prevent future fish kills.
A striped bass tagging study was initiated in the fall of 2001 to provide biologists with information on striped bass catch rates, harvest rates, movement, survival, and population dynamics. The fish tags are yellow and approximately three inches in length. The tags are attached to the abdominal area or next to the dorsal fin and should be easily recognized without dissection. Tagged fish do not have to be harvested to collect the reward. Anglers are encouraged to submit all tags collected from striped bass to the address printed on the tag with the following information: date fish was caught, marker number nearest to location of capture, length of fish, and was the fish harvested or released. Tag rewards are assigned to specific tags and not to any particular fish size. All returned tags will be worth one of the following amounts: $5, $10, $20, $35, or $50.


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The Quest For C-USA Supremacy Continues This Weekend (Sept. 24, 2009)
After a big 3-1 win at Campbell last Tuesday, the East Carolina volleyball team looks to rebound from an 0-1 start to conference play by hosting UCF and Southern Miss at Minges Coliseum on Friday and Sunday, respectively. The Pirates stand at 6-6 heading into the weekend and become the last league squad to play a home contest this season.
After a 1-4 start which featured tilts against the likes of St. John's, VCU, Virginia Tech and Arkansas, the women have rebounded nicely to post wins in five of their last seven outings. ECU is learning how to function as a unit on the court rather than in six separate entities. The win over a much improved Campbell team on the road should boost the Pirates' confidence with 15 conference matches left on the schedule.
Senior setter Hannah Fenker was kind enough to share her thoughts on the 2009 campaign so far.
"We have been working on a lot of different aspects of the game. We are working on the physical aspects, but also with the mental and emotional. We are working on sticking together and having each others backs on the court. I think with every game we play we are improving in all of these areas. As our matches progress we are playing really good volleyball for longer periods of time. Hopefully we can continue to increase the times when we play great volleyball, and decrease errors as we enter the conference season. I am really excited for the conference season. I think that our team has the ability to come out and surprise a lot of teams."
VCU Invitational Preview (Aug. 27, 2009)
VCU Invitational Match Notes in PDF Format
The East Carolina volleyball program ushers in a new era this weekend as newly appointed head coach Pati Rolf leads the Pirates into Richmond, Va. for the VCU Third Degree Sportswear Invitational. ECU faces Wright State, St. John's and the host Rams in the season-opening event while Temple will also serve as a participant. Against its weekend foes, East Carolina holds an all-time record of 17-18, however all but one of those contests have occurred opposite VCU, which leads the series with the Pirates 18-16. ECU has never faced St. John's in volleyball and owns a 1-0 record against the Raiders.
Season Openers...
In 32 seasons of volleyball, East Carolina holds a 15-17 record in season openers. 2009 marks just the second time in the last seven campaigns that the Pirates have begun the year away from Greenville.
Rookie-Free Zone...
The East Carolina volleyball team returns six starters and 12 letterwinners from the 2008 squad. The Pirates will also step on the court in 2009 without any true freshmen.
New Sherrif In Town...
Coaching veteran Pati Rolf enters her first season with East Carolina, succeeding Chris Rushing who had served the program for four years. Rolf boasts a career record of 412-267 over 21 seasons at Minnesota- Duluth and former Conference USA member Marquette. She also represents just one of 15 certified female international officials for the sport in the world.
Rolf Racks Up...
In terms of career wins, 412 is an impressive number within itself. However, Rolf represents one of just 45 active coaches at the NCAA Division I level with at least 400 victories to her credit.
Monroe Moves Up the Charts...
With her 13 digs in the match against Marshall in the 2008 regular season finale, graduated defensive specialist Trish Monroe passed Stephanie Bishop of DePaul (1998-01) and moved into third-place on the C-USA career digs leaderboard. Monroe tallied 1,864 digs in four years with the Pirates while Jaci Gonzalez of Houston (2002-05) is the all-time league leader with 2,451.
Tournament Regulars...
East Carolina has taken part in six of the last eight C-USA Tournaments. The only two seasons that the Pirates have not participated in the event are 2002 and 2003, as the squad became volleyball members of the Irving, Texas-based conference in 2002. Beginning with the current campaign, only the top eight teams in the C-USA standings will earn spots in the tournament.
Busting Out Of the Gates...
East Carolina sprinted out to its best start in program history in 2008, accruing an 8-2 record in its first 10 matches. Additionally, the Pirates notched five-straight sweeps over East Tennessee State, Howard, High Point, North Carolina Central and South Carolina State.
For the Very First Time
With a 3-1 triumph over Marshall on Sept. 19, 2008 in Greenville, ECU collected its first-ever victory in eight tries over the Thundering Herd. The Pirates have now beaten every current member of Conference USA except defending champion Tulane.
Battering Bruin...
In the Oct. 24 match against Tulsa, Lizzy Bruin finished with a team and career-high 20 kills. It was the first time an ECU player had reached the 20-kill plateau since Kelley Wernert tallied 24 against SMU in the 2007 C-USA Tournament. Bruin's previous career best occurred against High Point on Sept. 5 of last season.
The Full Distance...
With a 3-2 win over SMU on Oct. 26, 2008, the Pirates notched their first five-set victory of the season. The seven such contests for East Carolina in 2008 marked the most in a single season since 1997, when the Pirates were involved in 10 of them.
The Key To Winning...Starting Strong
If one were to look for any indication of how a match might have progressed for ECU in 2008, he or she would have to look no further than the first set. When winning that first frame, the Pirates owned an 11-5 record, but were just 2-14 when dropping the initial set.
Double-Double...Of Sorts
Three Pirates notched double-doubles of a different sort in 2008, as Erica Banning, Hannah Fenker and Stephanie Turner each led ECU in at least two statistical categories in more than 10 matches throughout the season.
East Carolina Volleyball Photo Night 2009 (August 19, 2009)
The East Carolina volleyball team dressed to impress on Monday night as it held its annual photo night. Team members took individual headshots in the lobby of the Ward Sports Medicine Building before moving outside for team shots. Check out the photo gallery from Monday evening below. Only eight days until the season opener against Wright State!
ECU Volleyball Photo Night 2009
Volleyball Continues Preseason Preparations (Aug. 17, 2009)
The East Carolina volleyball team continued its preseason Monday morning and afternoon inside Minges Coliseum. Blocking and defense seemed to be the theme of the day as the Pirates continued to improve as a team in these aspects of the game.
Eleven days remain until the season opener against Wright State at the Third Degree Sportswear Invitational, hosted by VCU from Aug. 28-29. ECU and the Rams are former Colonial Athletic Association rivals as VCU holds a slight 18-16 lead in the all-time series. Look for more on the Rams, Raiders and the Pirates' third foe, St. John's, next week in a tournament preview.
Until then, check out these pictures from today's afternoon practice session.
Photos From Preseason Practice (Aug. 17)
Conference USA Announces 2009 Preseason All-Conference Team (Aug. 12, 2009)
The selections for the 2009 C-USA Preseason All-Conference Team were revealed today. Rice, one of three 2008 NCAA Tournament qualifiers from the league, garnered the most selections with four. Defending conference champion Tulane received two nods. Additionally, Lucy Charuk of Houston and Meredith Schamun of Rice were named Co-Preseason Players-of-the-Year.
2009 Conference USA Preseason Team
Lucy Charuk, Houston, Middle Hitter, Junior
Elizabeth Fleming, Marshall, Setter, Junior
Emily Underwood, Memphis, Middle Hitter, Junior
Natalie Bogan, Rice, Middle Hitter, Senior
Tracey Lam, Rice, Libero, Junior
Ashleigh McCord, Rice, Outside Hitter, Sophomore
Meredith Schamun, Rice, Setter, Junior
Visnja Djurdjavic, Tulane, Outside Hitter, Sophomore
Jenn Miller, Tulane, Libero, Senior
Jennifer Eichler, Tulsa, Outside Hitter, Senior
Erin Campbell, UCF, Outside Hitter, Senior
Amy Sanders, UTEP, Outside Hitter, Junior
Pirates Serve Up First Preseason Workout Monday! (Aug. 10, 2009)
The 2009 season for the East Carolina volleyball team finally got underway today as the team convened for practice at Minges. The Pirates only lost one player off of last year's squad (libero Trish Monroe) so there is a lot of experience sprinkled throughout the 2009 roster.
Head coach Pati Rolf put the ladies through fitness testing in the morning before holding practice from 2-4 p.m. After warmups the squad scrimmaged for about an hour and half. There was a lot of good energy out there as the ladies officially broke out of the summer doldrums.
Check out the report below that summarizes today's activity.
GREENVILLE, N.C. - With temperatures soaring into the mid to upper 90's outside, the East Carolina volleyball team opened its 2009 campaign Monday afternoon with a practice inside Minges Coliseum.
"I am really impressed with the athletes that we have on this team," head coach Pati Rolf stated after the workout ended. "Our ladies are eager to learn and are excited about the things that we can accomplish as a team this season. I believe that we have a strong staff in place with the additions of Katie Virtue and Kelley Wernert and I am extremely optimistic about what lies ahead for East Carolina Volleyball."
After fitness testing in the morning, the squad conducted a two-hour session that featured fundamental work and three separate scrimmage periods. All 14 players on this year's roster participated in the workout, as redshirt freshmen Kelly Derby and Briana Fleener experienced their first collegiate action after sitting out last season due to injury.
The Pirates boast a quintet of seniors in Hannah Fenker, Katie Prast, Bobbie Jo Stall, Stephanie Turner and Melissa Zentner while juniors Erica Banning, Lizzy Bruin, Kylie Gilmore and Katie Koop will also provide upperclassmen leadership. The team's entire offense remains intact from 2008, as this year's squad features five outside hitters, five middle hitters and two setters. Additionally, the 2009 roster features no true freshmen, as ECU suffered its only loss in graduated libero Trish Monroe.
For the next 16 days, the Pirates will tackle two-a-day practices and continue their conditioning in preparation to build on a 2008 campaign in which they won 13 contests. East Carolina will then head to Richmond, Va. for the season-opening Third Degree Sportswear Invitational, hosted by Virginia Commonwealth University from Aug. 28-29 at the Siegel Center. The Pirates take on Wright State, St. John's and the host Rams during the two-day event.
Welcome to the 2009 East Carolina Volleyball Blog! (Aug. 7, 2009)
With the 2009 volleyball season rapidly approaching, ecupirates.com is set to unveil its first-ever volleyball-specific blog. The blog will be updated regularly with match previews, player insight, photos and additional material that will give fans a more in-depth look into East Carolina Volleyball. A link to the blog is easily accessible on the sidebar of the ecupirates.com volleyball team page.


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Layering wall molding with inset wallpaper creates depth in a space that is intimate and refined.
Canvas colored walls contrast with a ceiling painted in Skinnydip.
What really makes this bedroom shine is the unexpected elements. A soft blue lacquered console and a crystal chandelier against the subtle palette offers a sense of sophistication.
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JWC TO WALTER MANTELL ; 6 October 1859; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18591006-JWC-WMAN-01; CL 35: 225
5 Cheyne Row Chelsea / Thursday [6 October 1859]
Dear Mr Mantell
In a novel it would have been an awful blunder "entailing" the most "harrowing" consequences; but in real Life, it was quite right and kind, to forward the letter without delay to my legitimate address. It is from Mrs Hawkes1 the letter, and she didn't know my whereabout. "George Cooke"2 has a right to this explanation3
Pray do come! we should be sorry to not shake hands with you again. And for me, as one individual; I feel as if I couldn't like you enough and be sorry enough at your going,4 in amends for the almost detestation I had conceived against you from hearing you spoken of in season and out of season as a good deal higher than the angels!5 I have such a horror of angels—moi!
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This classically beautiful gown is a dress size 4. My rehearsal and after-party dresses were both size 4.
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Classic and traditional, this gown has a strapless neckline and rounded dropped waistline. Beaded lace features paisley motifs and adorns the lower part of the bodice, hemline and semi-cathedral train. Full skirt is achieved by adding a double box pleat at the center back and 2 more pleats on each side. An extra layer of organza at the hemline and a scalloped edge hem, along with a delicate contrasting bow at the waist make this gown timeless.
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Leaders of a Brunswick manufacturing facility are sponsoring a movie aimed at helping people understand modern American manufacturing and the job opportunities available.
"People envision manufacturing as it was decades ago, or they see it as a field that's less than desirable," said Jennifer Compton, human resources manager for Automation Tool & Die in Brunswick.
Compton's company, a metal stamping facility that employs more than 70 people at four facilities, is hoping to change that misconception.
The company is sponsoring two big-screen showings of "American Made Movie" in Medina in April. The movie highlights where and how American goods are produced and what the career prospects in manufacturing.
"It's a shame more people don't know about what we do," said Randy Bennett, who owns the company with his brother, Bill.
The company manufactures parts for everything from vehicles to office chairs, and Bennett said he hopes that by bringing a movie to town about the practical uses for American-made products, he can bring excitement to the industry.
Bill said he thinks the manufacturing industry needs to become a major player in educating parents and students about prospective careers in manufacturing, and about the role manufacturing plays in their community.
"We need to come together as a community to show what our industry offers," Bennett said.
"It will take some footwork from our manufacturers."
The company is also reaching out to students through the Medina Career Center offering apprenticeship hours after getting it credentialed by the state of Ohio.
"The curriculum is strong, we're going to challenge them," Bennett said.
Compton said as she began to find ways to reach out to students who might be interested in manufacturing, she came across "American Made Movie" and thought it might be a good for the whole community, not just students interested in the field.
"A lot of times parents don't understand that there is a viable career path available," she said. "We want to help people get exposure to these careers."
American made movie will be presented at Regal Cinemas Medina at 7 p.m. April 16 and 10 a.m. April 19. The showing is free but reservations are required for tickets. To reserve tickets and view movie trailers, visit www.automationTD.com/AmericanMadeMovie.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Oct. 4, 2004) - Sophomore Oscar Posada (Valencia, Venezuela) advanced to the second round in the qualifiers of the ICY/HOT ITA All American Tournament Monday morning in Chattanooga, Tenn.
The ranked Posada defeated Roger Gubser of Texas by a score of 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 to advance. He will now face Paul Rose of Purdue in the round of 64. Match time is set for Tuesday at 10:00 a.m.
The Icy/Hot ITA All American Tournament is the first of three national championships for singles and doubles during the 2004-05 season. It is hosted by the Champions Club in Chattanooga, Tennessee, from Oct. 1-10 for the men.


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The Cleveland, Ohio Native is currently writing/arranging his music, participating in stage productions as well as being a part of Erykah Badu's band Neda Stella.
The sky is too close for him to reach. He's created his own atmosphere and world beyond his imagination.
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Toyota has long been the leader in the hybrid car market, thanks to its pioneering Prius model, and in recent years, it has expanded that franchise.
One of the relatively new Prius family members is the Prius c, which Toyota says stands for city. Basically, it's an even more compact version of the Prius, and as such, it gets even better fuel economy.
Also, it's the least expensive Prius you can buy.
The Prius c is powered by a 1.5-liter four-cylinder engine and an electric motor that combine to make 133 horsepower. There is a two-speed continuously variable transmission.
Fuel economy is rated at a sensational 53 mpg city, 46 highway.
On the outside, if you like the look of the Prius, you'll like the look of the Prius c. It's essentially just a shrunken version of it's older sibling - about 19 inches smaller in overall length.
On the inside, you can properly assume that quarters are pretty snug, but the Prius c is not uncomfortable for adult folks who sit up front.
Most taller drivers and front passengers should be able to find the right seat adjustment to make themselves feel right at home. Just hope that in such cases, you don't have other folks also trying to feel at home in the back seat, especially not other adults.
But in comparing this car to the Ford Fiesta, this tall driver feels like he's in a stretch limousine in the Prius c - space is much more efficiently used.
Plus, cargo space in the Prius c is a generous 17.1 cubic feet, thanks to Toyota engineers being smart about where they placed the battery pack. Not all hybrid makers are as thoughtful.
But really, if you need more space, just go with the regular Prius, or even more space, bump on up to the Prius v. That's why they make the whole lineup, folks.
You get a handful of nice standard features on the Prius c, including automatic climate control and USB/iPod port. Optional goodies include heated front seats, Toyota's Entune telematics system and a touch-screen navigation system.
The Prius c starts at a shade under $20,000 and ranges close to $25,000.
That's good value for one of the most fuel-efficient cars on the market.


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|Good morning. Here is an interesting one. Do you have any information or could you expound on the relationship between the words: Urim (Hebrew), Aurum (Latin), Oro (Spanish), Ore, Or (That's the French isn't it). Urim is from the Bible. Also, I was wondering if these words are related to the name of the ancient middle eastern place called Ophir (in the Bible too). I'm thinking that in the Bible when it says ''the Urim...'' that it is talking about ''the shiny, brilliant, gold-like things'' sort of. Plural of course because ''im'' in Hebrew makes things plural. Aurora, Aura are obviously all related. Thanks a lot.
|As Dr Stahlke notes, the etymology of metal words like "gold" is not always clear. I can tell you want the standard etymologies are Spanish 'oro' and French 'or' are both direct descendants of Latin 'aurum' which is said to be from Proto-Italic 'auso'- "glow, dawn". Note that this etymology assumes that the root was aus-, meaning that the /r/ was a Latin innovation. In fact, many word-internal /r/'s in Latin were originally /s/, which means that if a borrowing is pre-Latin, you might expect an /s/ and not an /r/. FYI - According to the Oxford English dictionary, the "ore" word is not directly connected with Latin "aurum" There are plenty of words with unclear origins in the Mediterranean region such as "wine" (possibly a Semitic borrowing into Latin), but their exact origins can be difficult to determine because of the way its transmitted. Ideally, you should be able to have a consistent phonetic pattern between original Semitic words and Latin words.
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