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Chelsea, 1 feby, 1843—
Dear Marshall,
Many thanks for your good hearty Letter; the sunniest I have read for a good many days. I hope that Forster will call upon you soon;1 that you will find one another mutually supportable Phenomena in this world, where it is not pleasant to be alone!—
What you report of your recession from Public Radicalism is altogether agreeable to me.2 You have chosen the better part, I do honestly think. It needs that you go on in the same, to higher and higher heights; that hundreds and thousands gradually fall into the same, and escort and encourage you thereon! This is actually my opinion. A real Aristocracy. in place of a false imaginary Aristocracy, is becoming and already become indispensable for English Society,—and the Captains of Industry, not the Captains of Idleness whatever array and honours they may for the present hold, are the men for that.3 Not "arms and the man" now our epic; no, it is "Tools and the man."4 Not "arms and the man"; how much less "White waistcoats and the man!" I counsel you to go on, and be a real King, and guide, and just Law-ward (antique for "Lord"5) or Preserver of God's Law, among your people. The first man that effectually accomplishes such an example will be a blessed man in England. Go on, and fear not! Indeed, "it is not pleasant to be alone," as I say; but every man must hold himself ready, on occasion, to be it. All good fellows I have ever heard of were often-times in that same "minority of one": they stood there, worked there, and it gradually became a minority of two, of many; gradually a majority, and at length a universality!—
The Book I am writing will be at Press, if I prosper, in some six weeks, and out before the summer. It is properly a development of the very things I am now writing here to you. I think of calling it "Past and Present," or some such title: it is partly historical, partly oratorical,—dreadfully difficult to bring under any of the "icals" or "oricals," and keep from looking too bedlamical! A "Tract for the Times" full of the most portentous Speculative-Radicalism ever uttered in Governess-English, or even in Carlylese as they call it!— All this is a dead secret hitherto, and you need not speak of it to anybody.
Mrs Marshall sends me a beautiful Postscript; for which pray return her in my name most kind thanks;—I will thank her in speech again, some day, by and by.6
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In 1996 I had the opportunity to travel to Italy with my mother, father and brother Vince. I spent two weeks in Sicily visiting my mother's side of the family and two weeks in Italy where I met my father's relatives and visited Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan and points in-between. Everywhere I went I took a multitude of photographs. As a result of that trip this book was created.
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Almost every early day description, narrative and historical note written about the Canadian River uses the words "dangerous," "treacherous," "quicksand" and "death." Whether man, beast or wagon was involved, the river often took its toll.
Old Tascosa was established because of the easy river crossing marked by centuries-old buffalo trails. Another well-known crossing was at Indian Creek, where gravel washed down from the creek during floods provided a firm bottom across the river. At various times and at certain locations along the river, men made a living guiding both wagons and early automobiles across the channel. In some areas, lead steers and river horses could be rented to help guide trail herds across the flooded waterway.
Noted Panhandle historian Cleo Tom Terry wrote of Canadian River casualties. Iva Stovall, the Matador Ranch wagon boss, rode off into the river at flood stage and neither he nor his horse were ever seen again. Jay Taylor, a well-known Panhandle cattleman, once had an employee ride into the river and dropped from sight instantly. Mr. Taylor flew his airplane up and down the river for days afterward but never found any sign of the cowboy and mount.
A pet phrase used by cowboys in describing the river was, "That old river will bog a saddle blanket at times." All riverside ranches kept a few river horses experienced in crossing quicksand.
During the early 1940s, we leased the old Parsell Ranch west of Canadian, Texas. This was before cattle trucks and good roads, so almost all cattle movement to and from market was made on the hoof. The easiest way to the Canadian railroad stock facilities was to use the bottom of the Canadian River.
At that time, when the river was not flooding, the channel was a mile-wide band of reddish colored sand often the site of dust storms if the wind was from the west. The river bottom contained thousands of small brush-covered islands of all sizes. You learned quickly the islands were anchored by tangles of barbed wire washed down from upstream during prior floods. At that time, my father believed the actual quicksand spots were caused by live springs coming to the surface, keeping the sand loose and disturbed.
We learned to watch the surface closely while riding. The experienced river horses took quick, short steps, almost dancing to the side to prevent the quicksand from sucking their feet downward.
Cattle not used to quicksand walked out to water to drink and instantly sunk to their bellies, unable to free their legs. Most had to be rolled over on their sides, freeing their legs before they could be pulled or could scramble to safety.
Dad always made sure I was mounted on a bay horse named Two-Step. When a "quickie place" appeared, Two-Step immediately shifted gears over into "The Canadian River Two-Step" and sidled out to firmer ground. At ten years old, I thought this was the most exciting thing that had happened in my life.
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I am safely back home in Annapolis County, but I am tired and fairly achy after spending three days standing on a concrete floor at the Blooms by the Sea show in Yarmouth so this will be another short post. The big attraction for today was Neville MacKay of My Mothers Bloomers in Halifax giving a very lively presentation of flower arranging. While I was at our booth during the presentation I could tell by the repeated laughter that this was a popular session. At the end of the presentation the arrangements were auctioned off and I was amazed by those I saw leaving the arena. I would like to congratulate the organizers for a successful event. We look forward to next year.
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Neighbors living under the glare of Brandon Whitehead's strobe lights, accompanying Christmas music and the constant stream of traffic on a normally quiet block of Northeast 63rd Street don't seem to mind.
Sure, there may be close to 200 cars that come through every night to witness the home's display. And, sure, some of the onlookers try to park and occasionally plug up the street. But the hubbub is all in the name of holiday spirit, says Austin Castaneda, who lives across the street from Whitehead's display in the Orchards area.
"People line up down the road for a chance to see it," Castaneda said. "It's a holiday tradition."
The display, among dozens of eye-catching Christmas light extravaganzas in Clark County, draws crowds for its prominent blinking lights
synchronized to music. Whitehead also likes to hand out candy canes to visitors. By this week, he'd already handed out 1,632.
So do residents living in the shadows of these displays like the activity, or hem and haw about it?
Most of the residents in several neighborhoods view it favorably, as it turns out.
Neighbors on 63rd Street say they look forward to Whitehead's display each year. He's good about working with his neighbors, they say: He turns off the loud music after 9 p.m. and makes sure onlookers don't park in front of residents' driveways.
Linda Schulze, who lives down the street from Whitehead, said she enjoys the display and doesn't notice traffic problems.
"I wouldn't want to live across the street, though," she admits. "There's a strobe light that blinks. You'd have to close the blinds."
Still, "I think it adds to the holiday spirit," she added.
And holiday cheer, not grumbling neighbors, is exactly what these spectacular displays bring to other neighborhoods, residents say. The light display of the home of Jody Strickland and Jeff Hibdon on Northeast 176th Avenue in the Fisher-Mill Plain neighborhood has caused neighbors to want to beef up their own Christmas lights. The display, in a candy-cane theme, includes snowmen in the front yard and Santa's reindeer on the roof.
"It's hard to match them," said Stephanie Klug, who lives across the street.
Several neighbors on the street have tried to one-up them: Christmas figurines and lights pepper houses on both sides of the Strickland-Hibdon home. Klug said you'd be the odd neighbor out if you didn't show some flair.
"My husband wasn't going to do lights this year," Klug said. "I was like, 'You can't not do anything living next to a house like that.'"
In the Lincoln neighborhood, on Northwest 42nd Street, nearly all the residents have light displays. That definitely brings a lot of cars through the area, said neighbor Ethan Lehman.
On some nights, he estimates seeing 100 cars drive through, and some of them will briefly park right in front of his house.
But the fans are courteous. "If I'm trying to drive in, they'll move," Lehman said.
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RIM Introduces the New BlackBerry Bold 9780 Smartphone
Research In Motion today adds a new BlackBerry Bold with the Bold 9780 smartphone. The QWERTY messaging phone is the first Bold smartphone that featuring BlackBerry 6 OS. It comes with an optical trackpad,WiFi, GPS, 5 megapixel camera, 512MB RAM and microSD card slot. The GSM Quadband (1900/1800/900/850 MHz) BlackBerry will be available worldwide next month.
"We are very excited to introduce the BlackBerry Bold 9780 featuring the new BlackBerry 6 operating system," said Carlo Chiarello, Vice President, Product Management at Research In Motion. "This new model builds on the highly refined mobile experience that BlackBerry Bold users already know and love and delivers a wide range of enhancements including a rich new user interface, a fast and powerful WebKit-based browser, broadly improved communications and multimedia capabilities, an incredibly useful Universal Search feature and a high quality 5MP camera."
Additional features of BlackBerry 6 include expanded messaging capabilities with intuitive features to simplify the management of social networking and RSS feeds (Social Feeds), and integrated access to BBM (BlackBerry Messenger), Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and various instant messaging applications on the BlackBerry Bold 9780 smartphone. Its enhanced multimedia experience rivals the best in the industry and includes a dedicated YouTube app. It also features redesigned Music and Pictures applications and a new universal search feature that allows users to more effectively search for content on the smartphone as well as extend their search to the Internet or to discover applications on BlackBerry App World.
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Gardiner turned in 399 kills on the season to go along with a .244 hitting percentage, 247 digs, 44 blocks, 26 assists, 24 service aces and 445.0 points.
"I'm honored to be listed among this great class of athletes," Gardiner said. "As young as we were this year, they could have chosen a number of people off our team so I think this represents our team effort all season long. First, I'd like to thank my teammates for pushing me and always working to get better throughout the season. I'd also like to thank my coaches for all their hard work this year and the Mississippi State fans being unbelievably supportive all season."
Gardiner was twice named SEC Freshman of the Week during year. Her first selection came just one weekend into her career when she earned Maroon Classic All-Tournament team honors by tallying 64 kills, 52 digs and five blocks in the four-match tournament. Gardiner's second selection came after turning in 32 kills, 18 digs, four aces and three blocks against then 15th-ranked Kentucky and Georgia.
The opposite from Grapevine, Texas, finished the season leading all SEC non-seniors with 4.03 kills per set, which was third-best overall. She also led all underclassmen with 4.49 points per set and was fourth overall in the category. Gardiner turned in 10 double-doubles on the season, good enough for sixth-most among NCAA rookies.
Gardiner managed to accomplish all her feats before missing the last four matches of the season with a hand injury.
"We knew from the moment we began recruiting Kimmy that she would be a special player for us," fifth-year MSU head coach Jenny Hazelwood said. "She has a tremendous work ethic and refuses to accept anything but the best. She's not only one of the top freshmen in the SEC but one of the best in the country and her maturity on the court was vital to us this year. It is a very well deserved honor for Kimmy and I could not be happier for her."
Hazelwood has now guided a player to SEC All-Freshman team selections for the last three consecutive years beginning with Lainey Wyman in 2011 and MSU's current record-setting libero Roxanne McVey in 2012.
Regional and national AVCA awards will be announced in the coming weeks with Gardiner and several of her teammates up for multiple awards.
The fourth-ranked Missouri Tigers took home a bulk of the conference awards as Molly Kreklow was named SEC Player of the Year and Wayne Kreklow was name SEC Coach of the Year after UM posted the first undefeated season in conference history. The Tigers also had four All-SEC selections.
Fans can follow the Mississippi State volleyball program on Twitter @HailStateVB, Instagram @HailStateVB and Facebook at facebook.com/HailStateVB.
Complete SEC Postseason Awards
Player of the Year: Molly Kreklow, Missouri
Libero of the Year: Taylor Unroe, Florida
Freshman of the Year: Carly Kan, Missouri
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Camila Jersonsky, Auburn
Coach of the Year: Wayne Kreklow, Missouri
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Meredith Hays, Arkansas
Camila Jersonsky, Auburn
Alex Holston, Florida
Chloe Mann, Florida
iva Recek, Florida
Taylor Unroe, Florida
Brittany Northcutt, Georgia
Whitney Billings, Kentucky
Alexandra Morgan, Kentucky
Briana Holman, LSU
Lisa Henning, Missouri
Carly Kan, Missouri
Molly Kreklow, Missouri
Whitney Little, Missouri
Juliette Thévenin, South Carolina
Allie Sawatzky, Texas A&M
Shelby Sullivan, Texas A&M
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Alex Holston, Florida
Anni Thomasson, Kentucky
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After the impact, Sergeant May's patrol car was pushed into a tree in the front yard at 306 S. Santa Cruz, and the suspect vehicle
hit the house at 306 S. Santa Cruz. The suspect was killed instantly. A resident in the house sustained minor injury.
The sergeant was trapped inside of his car after it came to rest. Modesto Police, Firefighters and Stanislaus County Consolidated
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I have a question about the definition of a seed of a cluster algebra. It is said that a seed is a pair $(R, u)$, where $R$ is a quiver with $n$ vertices, $u = \{u_1, \ldots, u_n\}$ is a free generating set of the field $Q(x_1, \ldots, x_n)$, see Page 10 of the paper.
I think here $u_i$ is in terms of $x_1, \ldots, x_n$ and $u_1, \ldots, u_n$ generate $Q(x_1, \ldots, x_n)$ freely. Is this true? Thank you very much.


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Gillespie and Moore were competing as individuals since the Wildcats did not make the cut after the first two rounds of play.
The 72-hole tournament, which was held at the Hazeltine National Golf Club (Par-72, 7,196 yards), was won by Georgia, who had a four-day total of 1180. The Bulldogs won the national championship by three shots over Oklahoma State (1183). Northwestern was third at 1189, while Washington place fourth at 1189. Arizona State rounded out the top-five at 1192 and defending national champion UNLV, was sixth (1195).
Individually, Northwestern's Luke Donald won medalist honors after carding a 4-over-par 284. One of just three golfers to shoot under-par, he won the national title by three shots over Georgia's Ryuji Kelly and Washington OEs Troy Kelly, who each had a 1-under-par 287. Arizona State's Paul Casey was fourth at 2-over-par 290.
Gillespie's sixth place finish is the best showing for a Wildcat at the NCAAs since Rory Sabbatini finished second to Tiger Woods at the 1996 NCAA Championships.
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My Macbook Pro (unibody, mid 2009, 13") supports the 1920x1200 resolution of my screen, using the VGA display port adapter, but when I connect that through a simple USB + VGA KVM, the resolution becomes limited to 1920x1080, ruining the whole experience.
I'm guessing it happens because the Mac can't figure out what kind of screen is attached to the cable.
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Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research > Research > Section for Metabolic Genetics > Metabolic Genetics staff > Scientific Director Ol...
Scientific Director Oluf Pedersen
MD, DMSc, Professor and specialist - authorized in endocrinology and internal medicine.
Curriculum Vitae
Current position
Director at Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Section for Metabolic Genetics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (DK). Professor of Molecular Metabolism and Metabolic Genetics, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.
Education, Authorization, Clinical Career, University Faculties and International Academic Training
Medical Doctor (MD), University of Aarhus, DK (1972); Doctor of Medical Science (Dr Med), University of Aarhus (1983); Danish Health Board-authorized Specialist of Internal Medicine (1987) and Specialist of Endocrinology (1987); Chief Physician and Research Director at Steno Diabetes Centre and Hagedorn Research Institute, Copenhagen, a leading European and WHO-collaborative diabetes centre (1989 – 2010); Professor of Molecular Diabetology at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen (Personal Chair) (1995-2000); during 2001-2011 a similar professor appointment at University of Aarhus; Professor of Molecular Metabolism at University of Copenhagen (from 2008-); Professor of Metabolic Genetics, University of Copenhagen (from 2010-); Visiting Professorships at Harvard Medical School, Boston (2 yrs), and Peking Union Medical College and Beijing Genomics Institute (1.5 yrs).
Leadership and Academic Supervision
Extensive leadership experiences with multidisciplinary clinical and basic research teams at Steno Diabetes Centre and Hagedorn Research Institute; Founder and Director of Lundbeck Foundation Centre for Applied Medical Genomics in Personalised Disease Prediction, Prevention and Care (www.lucamp.org) (2007-2014) - an international research centre of excellence with partners from all Danish Universities, Berkeley University, California and Beijing Genomics Institute, Shenzhen; since 2010 director of Section of Metabolic Genetics, Novo Nordisk Foundation Centre for Basic Metabolic Research; University supervisor for 46 research fellows who have achieved their doctor of medicine (Dr. Med.) or their PhD degrees and for 50 master students.
Selected Examples of Research Innovation
Cell biology: Development of state-of-the-art methods for isolation of human fat cells and accurate measurement of polypeptide hormone binding, signaling and action in human adipocytes which have become standard within the research field; original studies demonstrating molecular causes of insulin resistance in human adipose cells and skeletal muscle tissue; first demonstration that physical contraction stimulates translocation of GLUT4 in skeletal muscle through a mechanism distinct from that of insulin.
Metabolic genetics: discovery of common and low-frequency gene variants associated with common cardio-metabolic traits through conduction of pioneering large-scale whole-exome sequencing studies with massive genotyping follow-up. Identification and characterization of multiple gene variants associated with distal and intermediary cardio-metabolic phenotypes.
Gut microbiomics: as a partner in the EU-Metahit initiative (www.metahit.eu) delivered contributions to the first and second metagenome-sequencing-driven gut microbial gene catalogue of 3.3 and 9.8 mio genes, respectively; with quantitative metagenomics demonstrated that about a fourth of the general white population is markedly deficient in gut microbiota diversity and abundance and featured by insulin resistance, dyslipidaemia and proinflammation; reported the first quantitative metagenomics study of gut microbiota in diabetes and the discovery of a new biological fingerprint, gut enterotypes.
Clinical diabetology: contributed with new standards for type 2 diabetes treatments on the basis of findings from the Steno-2 landmark study: a randomized trial comparing the effects of an intensive multifactorial intervention with that of conventional treatment on angiopathy in high-risk patients with type 2 diabetes. The study demonstrated that 8 years of intensive intervention with realistic behavior modifications and individualized polypharmacy against all modifiable risk factors for vascular morbidity cuts the risk of diabetic comorbidities in heart, vessels, eyes and kidneys by half. Similarly, a follow-up assessment 13 years after the initiation of the trial showed a 50% reduction in overall mortality. The outcome of this first-in class structured multifactorial and whole-patient-care intervention approach has influenced current international guidelines for diabetes treatment.
Publications and bibliometrics
Author or co-author of >640 scientific articles with >540 original papers in peer-reviewed journals including NEJM (5), Nature (5); Nature Biotechnology (2), Nature Methods (1), Nature Genetics (17), PNAS (3), Lancet (3), PLOS Genetics (6), Am J Hum Gen (4), J Clin Invest (10), Diabetes (72), Diabetologia (83); and 101 scientific reviews or textbook chapters; Web of Knowledge bibliometrics (Thomson Reuters); total citations 29,820; h-index: 77.
Other scientific activities
Invited lecturer at >500 international or national conferences. Dissemination of research outcome to the public through popular articles, science web castings, newspapers and magazines and national and international TV.
International and National Scientific Network Development Principal investigator (PI) partnerships in 7 EU-financed research consortia and 17 long-term research initiatives sponsored by the Danish Research Councils or private Danish research foundations; active partner in development of international scientific networks with the focus on human genetics, e. g. deCODE genetics, DIAGRAM, MAGIC, EGG, Beijing Genetics Institute (BGI), Shenzhen, Lund University, Turku University, Pasteur Institute in Lille and Imperial College in London, Oxford University, Michigan University, Berkeley University, BROAD Institute in Boston, more Universities in New Delhi and Chennai, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese-Japanese Friendship Hospital, Beijing RIKEN and Tokyo University and with focus on human gut microbiomics, e.g. INRA/MetaGenopolis in Paris, DTU in Copenhagen, EMBL in Heidelberg, University of Gothenburg, VIB Bruxelles University, and BGI in Shenzhen.
Recognition and Offices of Honor
Received recognition including 14 international and national personal honorary awards of science (unsolicited); Knighthood of Queen Margrethe II; president and chair of the Danish Diabetes Association (1995-2000) – a NGO with about 70,000 members and a professional staff of 35; services as chairman or member on boards of scientific societies, biomedical councils, grant bodies and scientific journals.
Declaration of potential conflicts of interests
Project grant support: Oluf Pedersen and his team of investigators have, together with allocation of competitive research grants from national and international public or private grant bodies, obtained unrestricted research grants from pharmaceutical industries. Lecture- and consulting fees: Oluf Pedersen reports travel-, congress- lecture- or consulting fees from Glaxo-Smith-Kline, Servier, Sanofi-Aventis, Astra Zeneca, Bayer, Probi and Eli Lilly.
Royalties: Oluf Pedersen reports royalty fees from medical and scientific textbooks.
Oluf Pedersen, Professor, MD, DMSCi,
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Digital Vision will unveil a new workflow for RED RAW data at NAB. In addition, the company will show file-based workflows for film and broadcast and improved integration with NLE systems.
The company will also show Turbine, an approach to distributed processing that combines the reliability and scalability of a render grid with the performance of a computer cluster. Turbine adds scalable processing power to all Digital Vision software solutions and can improve render times by a factor of 10 or more. Turbine is linked directly to the Film Master processing manager, and as effects and layers are built by the colorist, it kicks in and distributes the work across all available nodes.
Digital Vision has also added a host of new stereo grading features providing easier grading of left eye and right eye and overall look on a shot or scene basis. In addition, the company will be adding monitoring support for the Zalman range of stereo monitors for assist stations to allow reviewing of convergence and editorial decisions outside of the grading theatre.
Also at NAB will be the 2009 (V2) release of the DVO image processing tools for film and video. The DVO New Tracker, for example, allows artists to track people's faces and objects with a single button press and can deal with all kinds of motion automatically.
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Teen Volunteer Program
The Turtle Bay Teen Volunteer program offers young people from our local community the opportunity to explore and work at various sites and disciplines within Turtle Bay Exploration Park. These areas include the Turtle Bay Museum, Paul Bunyan's Forest Camp, and Turtle Bay's McConnell Arboretum & Botanical Garden. The various disciplines include Art, Science, History, Forestry, Horticulture, and Animal Care. Teen Volunteers also have the opportunity to work with special events, programs, and projects we offer to our community and members.
We take great pride in watching our teens grow (both literally and figuratively) into positions of leadership, along the way gaining confidence "on the floor" interacting with guests, learning important skills such as customer service, communication, team-work, and about the various disciplines we explore with our guests.
Teen Volunteers who seek to increase their level of responsibility have many opportunities to do so through becoming Shift Leaders and joining our Teen Leadership Council.
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- Teens who can commit to a minimum of one year volunteer service (September - August) with Turtle Bay Exploration Park.
Our program is geared toward the development of our youth, and therefore there are a limited number of positions available.
Interested teen applicants must be 13 years old by June 1 for our Teen Summer Program (mid-June to mid-August), and 13 years old by September 1 to be considered for the Year-Round Program. Teens who participate in the Teen Summer Program have priority placement for the Year-Round Program.
Please note that teens interested in volunteering in the Animal Care Program must first complete the Teen Summer Program, where they receive important training on customer service, public interaction, teaching, and safety. Teens that are consistent, responsible, and show an eagerness to learn and develop their skills have a greater chance at being invited to participate in the Animal Care Program for the School Year (minimum one year commitment). Animal Care volunteers are accepted in spring only. For teens interested in Animal Care, but applying in fall, you are welcome to apply for Education or Horticulture then interview for Animal Care in the spring.
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Wear an entirely unique piece of 2,000-year-old history. The glass in this aqua-hued jewelry began life as a vase, jug, or vessel. Uncovered from ancient Roman archaeological sites in modern-day Israel, and sourced from a reputable antique dealer authorized by the Israeli government, each not only bears the marks of its past life as a household or temple object, but also has been transformed by the very earth in which it rested. Each piece of Roman glass is framed by a sterling silver bezel.
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The set was a gift from my husband, so I couldn't return it. I liked the earrings as they seemed to be a bit better made. The glass was beautiful on both the earrings and necklace, but the necklace was very thinly made and the definition of the metal workmanship was poorly done. It just didn't seem worth the price paid. I love the idea of the ancient glass, but just wish the metal work had done it justice.
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We've been covering constituency tests in my syntax class and whenever it comes to doing the Coordination (also know as conjunction) test, it isn't making sense to me. I'm just not sure how it proves constituency. Does anyone have a concise explanation?
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As I understand it, the definition of 'constituent', according to Wikipedia, is:
Coordination is the act of combining words or groups of words into a single unit using the preposition "and", and then confirming that they still behave exactly like each of the nouns would individually. Example:
If you tried to do this with two words that cannot be constitents, e.g. a noun and a verb, it proves their inability to be constituents:
There is a concise explanation, with clear examples and a warning about the fallibility of the test, half way down the short article at http://faculty.biu.ac.il/~danong1/courses/2011-2012/287/slides/3.Constituency-nup.pdf .
[A] As an example of the use of the test, consider the question: Is in the kitchen a constituent in the sentence
(1a) Is she in the kitchen?
The fact that we can construct the well-formed closely related coordinated sentence
(1b) Is she in the kitchen or in the bathroom?
is considered strong evidence that in the kitchen (and now in the bathroom) is/are constituents.
[B] As an example where the test is used to disprove constituency, consider the question: Is wants another a constituent in the sentence
(2a) He wants another dog. ?
A correctly related 'sentence' involving coordination is:
(2b) * He has a and wants another dog. (Formed from fusing, using coordination, the sentence He has a dog with He wants another dog in the obvious order).
However, the resulting structure is ungrammatical, so wants another is not a constituent in (2a).
[C] As an example where the test gives a false result according to most grammarians,
consider the question: Is He enjoys a constituent in the sentence He enjoys writing sentences.?
We can construct the well-formed larger coordinated sentence He enjoys but she hates writing sentences., where the test would indicate that He enjoys and now she hates are constituents, but where most grammarians would claim that they are not.
This example is from Wikipedia, which goes on to inform us:
Thus while the coordination test is widely employed as a diagnostic for constituent structure, it is faced with major difficulties and is therefore perhaps the least reliable of all the tests mentioned.
Though there is an even stronger warning earlier in the article:
These [constituency] tests are rough-and-ready tools that grammarians employ to reveal clues about syntactic structure. A word of caution is warranted when employing these tests, since they often deliver contradictory results. Some syntacticians even arrange the tests on a scale of reliability ...
conjunction can be categorized in what is called 'conjunction Reduction' in GB (Government and Binding) Theory and also by using Chomsky-Adjunction. This is so when applying especially PSR1={phrase structure rules} and PSR11 and some T-Rules={Transformation rules}. This is the case where we have the 'segregatory and combinatory coordination'. For example, James likes meat. Eugene likes meat. These two sentences can be conjoined using 'and' by deleting the common phrase in both in the process called conjunction reduction. Thus we will have the following sentence: 'James and Eugene like meat.' This is what we can call combinatory coordination from segregatory coordination.


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It's Halloween weekend at Union!! With thesis and meetings and the craziness of last week, I barely had any time to get excited, let alone think of a costume for my last Halloween here. Regardless, we went out for Halloween fun and ended up at the U-Program (which is an organization on campus that does programming like bingo, comedians, and other night events) Haunted House last night! At first we debated on going in because it looked 1. Huge and 2. Terrifying, but we decided to brave it. With a broken flip flop, sore throats from screaming, and some cramped hands from squeezing tightly, we finally made it out. Here's hoping there's less haunting in store for tonight!
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Buffalo has just put the finishing touches on its new TeraStation (TS-XEL/R5) series of NAS devices.
The family comes in 2, 4 and 6TB capacities with the enclosure supporting up to four SATA HDDs in RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10 modes. Of course, it also supports hot swapping and Apple's Time Machine and sports Active Directory integration. Connectivity for extra storage is possible via two USB 2.0 ports and the unit can be connected via dual Gigabit Ethernet.
The first shipments will begin in Japan this month at prices of $946, $1,180 and $1,535 for the 2, 4 and 6TB models respectively.


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The easiest way to identify the year of your old Ford tractor is by the serial number. However, sometimes the number is unreadable due to some damage or the engine/transmission has been swapped from another tractor. Hybrids (8N tractors with 9N engines or 9N tractors with 8N engines, etc) are not uncommon. A lot of parts swapping has gone on over the last 50+ years and lots of these tractors are made up of parts from more than one unit. If that is the case, you will have to use other identifying clues to get a ballpark year on your tractor.
You may need to brush away a lot of rust and dirt before you can read the numbers. The numbers are usually not stamped very deep (or very straight). Try different angles and light sources to make the number visible. There will always be either a star or a diamond at the beginning and at the end of the serial number. You will only see the diamonds on 8N tractors with a serial number after 8N 433578. All earlier 9N-2N-8N models have the stars. All models made after the 8N will have the diamond markers. The format for the serial number on the 9N-2N-8N tractors is *8N12345*. All serial numbers will begin with either 9N or 8N followed by the number.
There are no 2N serial numbers; all 2N tractors retained the 9N serial numbers. The exception to the 9N or 8N format is the 9NAN and 8NAN prefix which identifies a kerosene burning tractor. These are common in Europe, but extremely rare in the US. There is also the 9NBN prefix for industrial tractors and the BNO25 and BNO40 prefix used on the MotoTug tractors.
It's also not unheard of to find N tractors with an engine serial number that begins with A253-xx or a similar variant. These were stationary power unit engines or combine engines. Some will have "Ford Industrial Engine" tags attached. Since they were the same as the tractor engine, many have found their way into tractors as replacement engines over the years.
Note that the "font" used on the number stamps was a little unusual. The uppercase letter "I" was used as number "1", and a lower case letter "b" was used a the number "6". That same "b" was turned over to become the number "9". The NAA serial number was the last one to use the model prefix as part of the serial number. After the NAA tractor, the hundred series and up tractors have a model number stamped above a strictly numerical serial number. You will need both of those numbers to identify your tractor.
Some casting codes on 9N-2N-8N engine blocks, transmission housings, and rear axle housings can also help pinpoint a date of manufacture. A code such as G187 would mean the part was cast on or after July 18th, 1947. D252 would be April 25th, 1952. The hydraulic pump housing on the 8N is aluminum and has the actual casting date on it directly in front of the bottom drain plug. However, pumps have been changed over the years, so this date should only be considered to confirm other dating clues. Below are the serial number ranges and some of the features of the tractors in that range.
N series 1939 - 1952
Just a quick glance from a distance can tell you whether you're looking at a 9N-2N or an 8N Ford tractor. Note the difference in the wheel lug bolt patterns in the photos below.
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|8N Ford Tractor
9N-2N-8N Serial number location
|1940-'47 9N-2N dash
|'50-'52 8N dash with Proofmeter
Model 9N 1939 - 1942
Model 2N 1942 - 1947
|9N-2N pre '44 "I"beam style radius rod
|'44 2N-'52 8N oval tube radius rod
|9N-2N 3 speed transmission
|8N 4 speed transmission
Model 8N 1947 - 1952
|'39-'50 front mount distributor
|'50-'52 side mount distributor
In late '52 Ford introduced the new NAA series tractor for '53 which marked the end of 8N production. 1953 was Ford's 50th anniversary so the new tractor was called the Golden Jubilee in celebration of that event. The NAA - Jubilee had a more powerful overhead valve engine, live hydraulics, and redesigned front sheet metal with the "cyclops" medallion in the center of the hood. It was slightly taller, longer, and heavier than the 8N.
Serial number location on the first 22,238 NAA models was on the left front of the
engine block just below the head as shown in the photo below.
Serial number location on later NAA models was on the left side of the transmission case
just below the flat above the starter bulge as shown in the photo below.
|1953 NAA Jubilee hood emblem
|1954 NAA hood emblem
In late '54 Ford introduced the new expanded line up of the hundred series tractors for '55. First came the 600 and 800 series followed by the 700 and 900 series. The 600 series was basically the 134 cubic inch NAA with a few updates. The hydraulic lift was improved and the rear axles were redesigned as one piece to eliminate the separate axle and hub used on the 8N and NAA. The 800 series had a 172 cubic inch engine which provided a lot more power. It's hood was raised 2 inches to allow for a larger gas tank and the rear differential and housing was larger and stronger than the one on the 600 series. The 700 series was the row crop tricycle version of the 600 series and the 900 series was the row crop tricycle version of the 800. A wide front end option was available for the row crop tractors. Two transmission options were available, a standard 4 speed and a 5 speed that could be had with or without the two stage clutch live pto option. The model number identifies the tractor options within each series. For example, a model 640 tractor is a 600 series with a 4 speed transmission (non-live pto), hydraulics and a pto.
|Hundred series utility tractor
|Hundred series row crop tractor
In late '57 Ford introduced another expanded line up for '58 renamed the "01" series. These included the 501 (offset) 601, 701, 801, and 901 series tractors. Several improvements were made and new options such as power steering appeared. Horsepower increased across the line and some color schemes were changed. The 134 cubic inch gas or 144 cubic inch diesel engined 501, 601, and 701 series became known as the Workmaster tractors and had an all red hood with gray only on the grille, fenders and wheels. They retained the earlier NAA-600 style grille. The 172 cubic inch gas or diesel engined 801 and 901 were known as the Powermaster tractors. Their paint scheme included a red hood center with gray sides and new "egg crate" style grille. All got a new medallion for the front of the hood and new styled rear fenders.
|The 601 Workmaster series tractor
|The 801 Powermaster series tractor
|The 5 speed transmission shifter
|The Select-O-Speed transmission shifter
|Used 1955 - 1964
|Introduced in 1959 used thru 1964
|1963-64 2000 series
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Thanks to an alert tipster, who was aware of details about fugitive Charles Mozdir's dog "Lucky," New York City police were able to track down the sex- whereabouts of the California sex-criminal Monday at the Smoking Culture Shop on West 4th Street where he had been working for about a year. The unnamed informant (who reportedly is not from the City, had contacted authorities after seeing a story about Mozdir, 35, on John Walsh's new CNN show, "The Hunt" about a week ago. Although the show did not reveal that Mozdir was traveling with a black lab the informant was able to place him in the area.
"The fact that the tipster knew the animal's name was a critical piece of corraboration," stated San Diego supervisory deputy US Marshall Steve Jurman. "We are always looking for that little something that made it stand out as more credible. Once we heard the dog's name, we knew it was the real deal."
Although police searched his apartment at 621 E. 11th Street, they found nothing of significance, NYPD spokesman Stephen Davis said that local residents remembered seeing Mozdir and his dog at the shop. Things turned ugly, however, when he was approached by officers, and opened fire on them, shooting Detective Mario Muniz, 45 in the abdomen and wounding two Fugitive Task Force Marshalls, Ryan Westfield and Patrick Lin, before being killed himself.
Mozdir, a wedding photographer, had been arrested for sexually assaulting a young boy he had been babysitting. According to the feature on "The Hunt," federal authorities said they later found "evidence of "child pornography and bestiality on his cellphone and computers."
Following his arrest, Mozdir reportedly posted $250,000 bail, but later missed an arraignment in San Diego Superior Court, and a $1 million bench warrant was issued for Mozdir's arrest in June 2012. Since then the Fugitive Task Force had searched for him in Coronado, Georgia, California and Mexico before finding him in the Greenwich Village neighborhood.


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The majority of security systems in Davidson, NC come with an alarm that was designed to scare intruders and bring attention to the fact that your home has now been broken into. But today's burglars have learned to ignore the deafening sounds of an alarm, and nowadays we often don't know our neighbors on even a first name basis. An ADT Monitored Home Security System gives you an extra level of safety with their high-tech Burglary Monitoring service in Davidson.
If you are considering the wide range of home alarm systems available, your main objective is usually to find a security system that's going to provide you with the best defense against burglars and home invaders in Davidson. While an ADT Monitored Home Security System will help give you the reassurance that you're defending your house against the most common dangers, there are more situations that be a threat to you and your family in North Carolina. With the advanced security features available for your ADT Monitored Home Security System, you will be protecting your loved ones from these dangers.
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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2012 Article IV Consultation with the Republic of San MarinoPublic Information Notice (PIN) No. 12/46
May 8, 2012
Public Information Notices (PINs) form part of the IMF's efforts to promote transparency of the IMF's views and analysis of economic developments and policies. With the consent of the country (or countries) concerned, PINs are issued after Executive Board discussions of Article IV consultations with member countries, of its surveillance of developments at the regional level, of post-program monitoring, and of ex post assessments of member countries with longer-term program engagements. PINs are also issued after Executive Board discussions of general policy matters, unless otherwise decided by the Executive Board in a particular case. The staff report (use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this pdf file) for the 2012 Article IV Consultation with San Marino is also available.
On April 27, 2012, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with the Republic of San Marino.1
After four years of GDP contraction, largely manifested in a sharp fall in exports and investment, the economy remains fragile, with recent activity indicators pointing to limited signs of recovery. Rising unemployment, stagnant wage growth, and lower confidence have all contributed to falling private consumption and low inflation. Real GDP is estimated to have declined by 2.6 percent in 2011. The recession is expected to linger this year, in line with output developments in Italy, which accounts for 90 percent of Sammarinese exports.
Financial sector balance sheets continued to compress on the back of steady outflows of deposits, while banks' profitability and capital have weakened significantly, mainly due to rising nonperforming loans. The planned recapitalization of the largest bank, Cassa di Risparmio della Repubblica di San Marino (CRSM) remained elusive, but has gained traction in recent months. Further progress has been made on meeting the Financial Sector Assessment Program's (FSAP) recommendations, including strengthening the supervisory functions and independence of the central bank and lowering barriers to international regulatory cooperation, as well as on broader transparency initiatives. The development of a sustainable business model for the financial sector remains a long-term challenge.
The fiscal position has weakened, mainly due to a sizeable decline in tax revenues. Tax receipts, in real terms, are estimated to have fallen by more than 15 percent over the past two years, largely due to the recession and lower revenues from the financial sector. The fiscal deficit is estimated to have widened from about 2 percent of GDP in 2010 to around 3 percent of GDP in 2011.
Executive Board Assessment
Executive Directors considered that growing uncertainty about the external environment and the future role of the Sammarinese financial sector weigh on the near-term outlook, raising the risk of a protracted recession and greater financial sector vulnerability. In this context, normalizing relations with Italy and pursuing the unfinished reform agenda would facilitate fundamental structural changes and strengthen medium-term prospects.
Directors noted the marked declines in financial sector liquidity, asset quality, and profitability. In particular, they urged a prompt recapitalization of the largest bank, with government involvement conditional on a new business model and the participation of existing shareholders. More broadly, Directors underlined that the financial sector needs to adapt to the changed domestic and international environment, including by searching for new areas of competitive advantage.
Directors acknowledged the continued progress made on the recommendations of the 2009 FSAP, particularly in strengthening the central bank's supervisory functions and independence, but considered that more remains to be done. They also commended the steps taken on broader transparency initiatives and looked forward to early action to address remaining deficiencies in the regime to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism.
Directors welcomed the measures taken to contain the 2012 budget deficit but called for a comprehensive medium-term consolidation plan, given growing fiscal risks. They agreed that permanent measures to increase the revenue base should be the focus of such a plan, with additional savings arising from further public administration reform. Directors also stressed the need for a deficit financing plan, which could involve issuing debt instruments on capital markets.
Directors underscored the importance of restoring competitiveness and developing a sustainable growth model. They agreed that structural impediments to growth need to be eased, including by promoting foreign investment and relaxing obstacles in hiring skilled nonresident workers.
Directors reiterated their concerns about shortcomings in economic statistics which hamper policy design and evaluation. In particular, they encouraged the authorities to produce balance of payments data and devote additional resources to meeting international standards for national accounts and government finance statistics.


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A lot of Jon and Sarah Russell's shtick is their alleged "Christian" lives.
First, I believe that Jon Russell is as much a Christian as my Cavalier Spaniel.
As a general rule, Christians neither lie, nor cheat, not steal, nor allow a misleading silence to continue.
Odd then, isn't it, that every time he posts using a fake name to attack a political opponent or support a political ally, Jon Russell is, well, lying. Every time he told us he had a degree, he was, well, lying. Every time he referred to Sarah Russell as a doctor or physician, he was, well, lying.
Not very Christian of you, Jon.
And Sarah's failure to confirm both that she is the source of the comment posted here and that Jon has been posting under various fake names for years?
That's not very Christian of you, either.
Integrity is hard to come by in the political world these days. But for a couple involved in politics, and particularly when one of them is an elected official who holds himself up to be special because of his alleged religious foundations... to lie this way, to mislead this way... to neither confirm nor deny this way?
I think both of you are going to have a lot to answer for.
For a Christian, telling the truth is not a sometimes thing. For posers who turn that stuff on and off like a switch?
Not so much.
Situational ethics as opposed to spiritual. It's what's for dinner.
The blog that NOBODY reads... but everyone gets upset about. Exposing the dark underside of the political world of Clark County, Washington... The least read and most talked about blog around.
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Any candidate with true values and serious intent to make the country better is rapidly squashed today.
And, by the very voters who demand such from candidates, not to mention party leaders.
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Safehouses in GTA IV
As in previous Grand Theft Auto games, safehouses in Grand Theft Auto IV are available in Liberty City for Niko Bellic to use to save the game, watch TV, and a wardrobe to change his clothes. GTA IV has a total of five safehouses, one of which becomes inaccessible early on, and one of which is optional.
The number of safehouses in GTA IV is a sharp reduction from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which offered up to 37 safehouses, however none of the five safehouses are required to be purchased, as the player is automatically awarded safehouses upon completion of specific missions.
Safehouses are redesigned in GTA IV; instead of spinning save icons, the player approaches the bed within the safehouse, and selects the option to sleep and save their game. Garages used to store vehicles are replaced by yellow-outlined "RESIDENTS PARKING ONLY" parking spaces located on the street outside the safehouses; these parking lots are able to hold up to two full-size sedans, and are also known to be able to save helicopters. A television is also available in each safehouse, and two safehouses offer additional equipment — a pool table at the optional northern Algonquin safehouse, and a laptop with internet capability at the eastern Algonquin safehouse. The northern Algonquin safehouse can also be used for internet acess on the main floor of the building.
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Although some safehouses will not be available until their appearance in the story (and one may be skipped entirely), their parking spaces are still usable to the player. For example, players may park vehicles at the Bohan safehouse at any time from the beginning of the game, despite the safehouse itself only being accessible later in the game. Note also that once Roman's apartment in Broker is no longer able to be used, its parking spaces will remain functional.
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|Roman's Apartment
|Mohawk Ave, Hove Beach, Broker
|Completing The Cousins Bellic; Unavailable after Roman's Sorrow, however the parking space can still be used.
|South Bohan Apartment
|Joliet Street, South Bohan, Bohan
|Completing Roman's Sorrow. Given to Niko and Roman by Mallorie Bardas' family. Used by Niko and Roman after the Broker Safehouse is burned down.
Completing Hostile Negotiation and waiting for Roman's phone call. Used by Niko and Roman when Roman wins enough money to buy it.
|Playboy X's Penthouse
|Xenotime St, North Holland, Algonquin
Killing Playboy X and sparing Dwayne in The Holland Play. Dwayne gives the apartment to Niko as thanks for killing Playboy. Can still be accessed and interacted with if you don't kill Playboy, but you can't save, change your wardrobe, and watch TV. The parking space can still be used no matter what.
|Alderney Safehouse
|Mahesh Ave, Alderney City, Alderney
Completing Ray Boccino's first mission A Long Way to Fall and Derrick McReary's first mission Smackdown. You'll then recieve a text message from Ray to "Keep an eye out for you".
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Mahavishnu Orchestra: John's Song #2
John's Song #2
Mahavishnu Orchestra
The Lost Trident Sessions (Columbia Legacy CK 65959)
John McLaughlin (guitar),
Jan Hammer (keyboards), Jerry Goodman (violin), Rick Laird (bass), Billy Cobham (drums).
Composed by John McLaughlin.
Recorded: London, June 1973; released 1999
Rating: 90/100 (learn more)
In 1999, producer Bob Belden came across the master tapes of what would become The Lost Trident Sessions. Belden had been working on the remastering of Birds of Fire when he spied the infamous tapes from the failed Mahavishnu Orchestra third studio recording attempt. At the time of those sessions, the original Mahavishnu Orchestra was well on its way to internal Armageddon. Belden immediately knew he had found the Holy Grail of fusion music. Within the year, the album was on the shelves and was popular enough to reach #2 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Charts. That is quite a feat when you consider the music had been recorded 26 years previously.
"John's Song #2" is the album's highlight. It sounds very much like the musical style that McLaughlin was to adopt for his new Mahavishnu Orchestra. In fact, it would have sounded right at home on Visions of the Emerald Beyond. Though not as rough around the edges as a typical MO tune, it is relentless in its drive. McLaughlin spews out notes furiously and adds rhythmic riffs behind Jerry Goodman's soaring violin. This is one of Goodman's best Mahavishnu performances. There is a lot of highly energetic intricate unison playing that, by this time, had become expected of the band. The tension mounts until it is released by a guitar riff that has been sliced-off clean by a knife.
Considering the tapes had been gathering dust for all those years, the sound quality is amazingly good. Still, the album was never finished. Any Mahavishnu fan can tell that. I mean, they never even got around to giving this tune a real name. One can only imagine how the band would have honed the pieces on the album had they all been getting along.
Reviewer: Walter Kolosky
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Installing Ubuntu 12.04 on EFI system
I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my preinstalled windows 7 Sony vaio E series laptop following instructions here: http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2012/05/17/how-to-dual-boot-ubuntu-12-04-and-windows-7/
Everything went well and I am able to boot into Windows after completing installation of Ubuntu. Now following instructions on web I tried to add Ubuntu to my BIOS using Easy BCD (but forget to add windows 7 entry). As a result, I loose Windows 7 OS and can't boot into either OS then I successfully repaired Windows 7 using recovery CD.
Now my problem is that I can't reinstall Ubuntu 12.04 using Live CD it halts every time before disk partition step giving error.
ubi-partman crashed.
ubi-partman failed with exit code 141. further information may be found in /var/log/syslog. Do you want to try running this step again before continuing? If you do not, your installation may fail entirely or may be broken.
and, any choice to continue will result in the same error.
After that following some solutions I ran boot-repair commands in terminal (from Live Ubuntu mode) and got the following output. :
Now, after restart I can't boot into either Windows or Ubuntu.
Even any attempt to run Windows repair is failed and I got the message :
'No operating System found'
I don't know what went wrong after running boot-repair command.
Please help in solving this issue.


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SNAPSHOTS is just that – photos I have taken at random of some events like "The Charity Shoot" "The Gold Sovereign" "The Yorkshire Trophy" and the "Awards Night" at the NSW GC during the year 2011. Some portraits of my Skeet friends were taken during 2010.
This project was born of a need to record events, faces and special moments at our club. During my years of shooting (1992 till today) and since joining NSW GC after the closure of my first club (Wakehurst GC), I have lost a number of friends, seen oldies pass on, and witnessed youngsters join only to disappear off the scene. I constantly struggle to remember names and faces and that seems to be an ever increasing occurance!!
I hope that SNAPSHOTS will trigger a memory, stir an emotion, bring a smile to your face, if not now in the future. Let's record it for our friends, families and future members of our beautiful club.
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Although Medvedev achieved marginal foreign-policy successes at best , such as the New START and Russia's WTO accession agreement, and had a positive image abroad, it cannot be said that he altered the course of Russia's post-Soviet foreign policy. Medvedev made little real progress in dismantling Cold War legacies and institutional cornerstones in Russia's relations with the West, and particularly its attitudes towards the US and NATO. According to the Alexander Nicoll of the International institute od Strategic Studies argues that Medvedev Putin capitalized on anti-American sentiment to boost his popularity during his presidential election campaign. Under Putin, building new relationships will be difficult, given the long-standing narrative, fuelled by Putin himself, depicting NATO as a conspiracy that seeks to exploit, undermine and encircle Russia.
One can also point out that under Medvedev, Russian foreign policy remained reactive: his only original initiative – the proposed Euro- Atlantic security treaty – was poorly executed and will leave no lasting legacy. Though he began the process of re-orienting Russia's policy towards Asia, progress was limited. Moscow will see the forthcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Vladivostok as an opportunity to enhance its influence, and it is expected to increase oil exports to Asia.
The Russian Federation's first goal is the reestablishment of a Russian foreign policy that is "assertively pragmatic", this directly stems from what is the result of Russia's collective insecurity due to the steady and undeterred decline in relevance. Russia is still coming to grips with its diminished position both economically and military. It seeks to maintain it's international self-esteem by acting as a "check and balance" to the West.. . Lavrov and Deputy Prime Minister and former Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov both explicitly rule out "Cold War" as a label for Russo-American relations, their subordinates are not so soothing. The Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr' Losyukov, speaking in Tehran, said that" Washington was using Korea and Iran's proliferation as an issue to consolidate its global strategic position, i.e., invoking those two states to justify its missile defense program. If this issue cannot be resolved by diplomatic means, he warned, Russia will carry out a series of military acts to balance and establish security." When you examine the foreign policy of Russian Federation Presidents Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin on an individual basis, scholar and foreign policy experts agree that by Putin is the most misunderstood of all Russian Leaders. Much like Khrushchev and Yeltsin. Putin's foreign policy has been shaped by the era in which he ruled. Tasked with bringing economic and foreign policy reform to a struggling and internationally irrelevant Russia. Tsygankov on pg. 131 describes Putin as " critical of past practices of over extending Russia's foreign policy resources." Then Tsygankov follows up with describing Putin as pragmatic and full of self-concentration on pg. 131. Tsygankov firmly establishes in Chapter 5 that Putin unlike Gorbachev was not eager to replicate Western social democratic or liberal values. Putin is quoted by Tsygankov as saying that Russia would never become a" 2nd edition of the U.S or Great Britain". Putin's strong and focused foreign policy seeks to build alliances within its region to counter China, the US and EU. Russia has interjected itself in the Middle East as check on US influence.
The second foreign policy goal of the Russian Federation is securing the territorial integrity and stability of its vast Eurasian landmass. Since the fall of the Soviet Union Russia's inability to maintain dominance and influence in its historical geographic sphere of influence posed a major problem in the 1990's and posed it single most existential threat to the Russian Federations ability to rebuild its fractured national and international Identity. This was a result of the inability of the Soviet Union thus its eventual collapse. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Medvedev are well aware of Russia's two most significant regional foreign policy weaknesses. The first weakness being the erosion of influence and interest in Central. Dmitri Trenin on page 5 Russia Reborn - Reimagining Moscow's Foreign Policy in the Foreign Affairs Journal published in Tuesday, November/December 2009 issue supports this argument of Russian reengagement when he states "Russia needs hard power, too, but the kind that addresses the challenges of the present, not the past. It needs a well-trained and well-equipped mobile army to deal with crises along its vast border, as well as a modern air force and a modern navy. In many cases, Russia will not be acting alone. It will need to master the mechanisms of military and security cooperation in Eurasia with its allies in the CSTO, its NATO partners, and its Asian neighbors, such as China, India, and Japan. " The next traditional weakness come from Russia's inability to produce economic productivity, more specifically Russia's in ability to compete in Central Asia and the Balkan Region with China.
The third and most significant Russian foreign policy objective is reestablishing itself as viable alternative in international trade and finance. As mentioned in the previous paragraphs, Russia must institute polices that secure and progress its economic security as well its border integrity and political standing. Russians' inability to produce economics prosperity is the single most significant danger to the Russian State. Tsygankov continues on page 35 to explain that this was recognized by leader such as Mikal Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin. The Russian Federation goal is to emerge from the 1990's with a quasi-free market economy where Russia is an exporter of goods and services other than their oil and military weapons. This will come with very strong regulation from its authoritarian government seeing as Russia does not want to lose social or fiscal control over its state.
Lets be frank about Demitry Medvedev and his tenure as in his current , has no authority, but he is the future of Russia … he inherited a much more stable and functional country than Putin from Yeltsin. While Putin's authoritarian leadership gave Russia a direction out of its murky transitional path, corruption remained a concern during Medvedev's term; Medvedev, and likewise Putin as prime minister, sought to fight corruption and strengthen the rule of law. Medvedev's priority was to strengthen Russia through the dictatorship of law and legal nihilism. In terms of foreign policy, Medvedev continued Putin's push for a globally recognized and important Russia." It is with little doubt that Putin's apprentice has what it takes to play on the world stage it is of little consequence until he gets the keys to the car….. for good.


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I've probably started this blog post four different times by now. I usually prefer my posts to be at least a little interesting to read (and interesting to write, for that matter) but somehow I can't get this one going.
All I want to do is tell you that I've started listening to Coffee Break Spanish which is an amazing (and free) podcast teaching you Spanish in 15-20 minute episodes. It's perfect for commuting, since I can listen to each episode 3-4 times in one day without getting tired of it – which means it's got a good chance of actually sticking in my mind. And the lessons progress nice and slowly, so you don't feel overwhelmed by all the new words and phrases.
The episodes feature a teacher teaching Spanish to a student, and both of them speak English with a strong Scottish accent. It's pretty awesome, even if it took me a couple of tries to get used to :) The site offers a bunch of other languages as well but I've only tried the Spanish episodes so far.
Anyway, I had such problems starting this post because I wanted it to be more than just a commercial for a podcast... you know, I wanted to say something meaningful and deep about... something, I don't know. If I knew it, I would have written it already :)
So here you have it: a blog post about a podcast teaching Spanish, disguised as a blog post about the difficulty of writing interesting blog posts. Gotcha!


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For the Surface Pro owners out there, you best be careful with your device. Mobile device repair site iFixit has taken the Surface Pro apart and rated its ability to be repaired a 1 out of 10, the lowest score possible. Just to open the device, they had to remove over 90 different screws.
Other notable devices that received a similar score would be the Retina iPad, which received a score of 2/10, and the Retina MacBook Pro, which received a 1/10 score because of all of the adhesive used to secure things in place.
The Surface Pro makes use of a "metric duckload" of adhesive to secure the screen. While we're not quite sure just how big a "metric duckload" unit of measurement is, we have a feeling it's not a small quantity. Basically, you shouldn't attempt repairing a Surface Pro unless you are a trained professional and have lots of practice.


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The iconic Mrs. Robinson returns to the big screen courtesy of Roanoke's historic Grandin Theatre. The classic 1967 comedy "The Graduate" will be shown this Saturday May 10 as part of the Grandin's monthly Classic Film Series presented by Friendship Retirement Community. Showtime is 10 a.m. in the theatre's main auditorium and admission is free.
Anne Bancroft saw a career that spanned six decades and a renowned performance as strong willed Irish teacher Annie Sullivan in "The Miracle Worker" that earned both a Tony on stage and an Academy Award for the 1962 film version. However, her best remembered role is that of Mrs. Robinson, the older married woman seducer of shiftless recent college graduate Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman). This becomes even more amazing considering that Mrs. Robinson is supposed to be twice Benjamin's age but Bancroft was in fact only 35 years old at the time opposite a 30 year old Hoffman.
Their affair encounters the mother-of-all-complications when Benjamin's parents introduce him to Mrs. Robinson's daughter Elaine (Katharine Ross). He at first shuns her but ultimately falls obsessively in love with her. He determinedly sets out to win her hand in the seemingly insurmountable face of Mrs. Robinson, Mr. Robinson (Murray Hamilton), a guy named Carl (Brian Avery) and Elaine's own aversion to him.
"The Graduate" offered Dustin Hoffman his breakout role and his first Oscar nomination, but it was not one that came easily. Hoffman auditioned and screen tested countless times over the course of a lengthy casting process at the dogged behest of his agent. The production team originally saw Benjamin as a tall, strapping and dashingly handsome guy. Fortunately, director Mike Nichols realized that was the wrong direction to go, saw Hoffman as the perfect choice and made film history.
The movie also features an equally iconic soundtrack. It's punctuated by Simon & Garfunkel's "Mrs. Robinson," "The Sound of Silence" and a host of folk guitar riffs. You'll be singing "dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee" for days afterward.


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The old saying, "Home is where the heart is" is especially true when a loved one faces leaving home, whether short-term to recover from surgery or long-term because of Alzheimer's disease or other disabilities. And sometimes a family member needs assistance with daily living tasks, supervision, or supportive living.
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According to the Animal Welfare League of Warsaw, to celebrate Be Kind to Animals Week May 2 - 8, the American Humane Society is running a contest for kids. For raising money for homeless animals with a lemonade stand, your child could win a Nintendo DS Lite game system.
To enter the contest, children aged 6 - 14 should run a lemonade stand and donate the profits to help animals in shelters. Parents should submit a picture of their children running the lemonade stand, along with an application. To access the application, click here. The contest ends May 10, so you'll need to hurry.
So in a world where crush videos are unfortunately legal, encourage your children to be kind to animals and they may win a Nintendo system as well as helping shelter pets.
To sign a petition to encourage lawmakers to pass a bill outlawing crush videos, click here.


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Live ScoringCHICAGO – The UIC women's gymnastics team gets set to open its regular season Saturday when it welcomes No. 17 Arizona to the Physical Education Building. The meet is scheduled to kick off at 5 p.m. CT."We are excited to start of the season and also to match up against a national powerhouse like Arizona," co-head coach Peter Jansson said. "We still have some lingering injuries that have impacted our depth, so it will be a great opportunity for several of our athletes to get some experience. Either way, we are excited to start a season where we will see a lot of new faces and some great gymnastics from our Flames."The Flames are back in action after holding their annual Mixed Pairs exhibition meet on Dec. 7 at the PEB with the men's squad. Senior Catherine Dion came away with the best scores in three events to lead the team on vault (9.60), beam (9.75) and floor (9.70), as junior Citlali Cuevas produced a 9.35 for the top score on uneven bars.Following a 2013 season that resulted in a first-place finish in the Midwest Independent Conference, UIC will look to improve on its accomplishments as it welcomes five newcomers and returns nine, including Dion, who represented the Flames last season at the NCAA Regional alongside former gymnast Chantel Turk.The last time UIC met with Arizona was on Feb. 4, 2011, in Tuscon, Ariz. The Wildcats defeated the Flames, 195.400-193.450, but UIC's mark of 193.450 was its highest of the season.


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Developments and an upgradeby leeling1289:mymelody.com
A lot has been going on in Pony Valley lately. The first thing is that 2 of my ponies got pregnant and in 4 days time I should have the first baby out. It will be the baby of Midnigth Star and Indigo. Twilight also got pregnant and the father is a pony of another player. The pony's name is Skylar and he is a real beauty but I'm not uploading a picture of him, since I don't have the owner's permission to do so.
I'm currently upgrading my ponies a bit so I can give birth to unique ponies. So far Twilight has gotten the most upgrades but I have managed to give 2 other ponies some minor upgrades.
Nayua (Mare) Love type
Nayua just got a background on her to match her race, which is Love.
Midnight Star (Stallion) Air type
Midnight Star got himself a new coat tht resembles a night sky with stars on it. He also got an animated tattoo that is a bolt of lightning. His hooves has been decourated with stars as well as being dyed in a golden colour to match his name. His mane remained golden to match the stars and new colour on his hooves.
Besides the upgrades I recieved 3 new ponies so my total is now 7. 2 of the new ponies are part of the 6 basic ponies that you can always buy, and the last is a quest reward. The quest is to have one pony of each basic race in full health.
Arano (Stallion) Feline type
Umino (Stallion) Water type
Bloody Cloud (Stallion) Pegasus
Well, I guess that's all really. I'll update you guys with more stuff when I have it. Bye


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Much respect to Kelethean
I just wanted to do a shout out to Kelethean to say many thanks for the rescue last night.
After a very uneventful night of sniping from Berezino apartments two nights ago (Thanks to Yvnu for the tip from the bandit master) I logged back in last night to forage around and ran into an enemy on the stairs. I managed to take him out but surrendered my own two and a half week old life in the process.
Kelethean came to the rescue and managed to save my stuff, ride half way down the coast to Elektro on his motorcycle to pick me up and get me back to loot everything. He also made the ultimate sacrifice when he got jumped by a zed while climbing down a ladder.
To me this exemplifies the TOG spirit and I look forward to returning the favour.
thanks for the shout out, I was only returning the favor that many of the TOG members did for me not to long ago.
this is awesome
Feel good thread of the week.
Well I thought we could use some possitivity at the moment.
TOG still rules.
Well done, good work on the Team work and the shout out!
Nice work, seems there are co-op things we can do to give everyone a warm tingly feeling inside :)
Nice rescue Kelethean. In TOG we trust!
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The Couch! The Couch!
Hooray!! The couch is HERE!
If you are new or unfamiliar with the couch dilemma you can check out this post (there are TONS of amazing comments so check those out too!)
The inner turmoil that I was having was about to make me explode (first world blogger problems I know) The other problem that I was running into was the lack of options, It is super hard to find a vintage couch in great condition, especially a velvet one.
But the heavens opened when I saw that one of my favorite friends Kathy posted that she had a couch to sell. It was tufted, velvet, and ORANGE and in great condition! I was sold.
Now I know what you are thinking. WHITE WALLS? In Mandi's house?!! Oh my friends, there is so much more to be done. I have a custom stencil from Royal Design Studios that should be arriving in a few days and LOTS of other things that are in process right now that I cant wait to show you!
So what do you think? Do you love the couch? Do you think I made the wrong choice? Do you have an old couch that you love??
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psychonauts holloween costumes
anyone dress up in a psychonautic fashion this hollows eve?
i went as raz, you can see it on doublefines news page
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i'm the one on the left
and no, i will not marry amanda
MARRY ME THAN!! ~drool~
lol, I'm kidding. Even though Amanda shall be crushed.
Last year, I was Milla and I got called a gogo dncer a bunch.
6 year old-Hey it's a...dancy girl.
Me-I'M MILLA VODELLO, INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN PSYCHONAUT AND LEVITATOR!! QUIT GETTIN SO MUCH CRAP CANDY AND GO PLAY SOME DAMN VIDEO GAMES!!
How can you not love double-fine? What other game company out there does this kind of stuff with/for their fans? NO-ONE! Much love. I think that both the costumes they featured kicked butt. Koodus to you sir.
On a side-note, I too dressed up as Raz alittle bit for a Halloween festivity. Not my main costume. Just alittle bit of fun I had. I would post pics and send them to Double-fine and such. But it sucked.
The Double Fine website is the only developer website I frequent. It's such a funny, and community-inspired website.
edit: Also, much congratz for getting on the site.
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Very small physical size but a tad big as a file. Hope OK. Save it once it's up perhaps.
Thought rather neat tho - Tom Cruise in Colateral I am told - for which he apparently undertook quite a bit of training.
His body movement to left on draw looks good as does his gun aquisition from under jacket. BG on left gets two from retention and then BG on right gets three from a fully extended two hand hold. All looks satisfyingly decisive!
Hmmm - won't show for me as self size - it's still small - but, have to click on thumbnail I think to display.


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WonderCon is always full of new and exciting things for pop culture fans to enjoy. Here are just a few of the events happening Saturday April 19 at the Anaheim Convention Center. Please note that all locations and times are subject to change.
Once Upon A Time
Fans of the television series won't want to miss this special screening of an upcoming episode of "Once Upon A Time". After the screening two of the shows Executive Producers as well as two of the cast members will be on hand to reveal some of the secrets of the show.
This program is being held in room 300AB from 1:00pm-2:00pm
Psychology of Cult TV Shows
A panel of therapists and scientists discuss the psychology behind TV shows such as "Doctor Who", "Sherlock", "Firefly", "Arrow" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". They will try to identify who "geeking out" might help people cope with painful experiences. Learn how do our favorite character personal demons reflect our own.
This program is being held in room 210A from 1:00pm-2:00pm
Twentieth Century Fox Presentation
Twentieth Century Fox will be presenting a surprise presentation of one of their upcoming movies or productions. Not much is being released about this event so attendees are in for an adventure.
This program is being held in the Arena from 12:45pm-2:45pm


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