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A palatial home for a family or bunkhouse for a group in the wild.
- Vertical walls make the best use of interior space, while 7-foot standing space allows for plenty of headroom
- A removable divider curtain allows for one room or two, and two side-opening D-style doors provide private entry into each room
- Windows on each side enhance visibility and ventilation; include 'quick stash' feature that eliminates the need for fabric ties or loops/toggles
- Full mesh roof allows air circulation and reduces condensation
- 75D StormShield polyester fly includes pockets to store storm guy-outs and lines when not in use
- E! Power Port lets you bring electrical power cord inside tend through dedicated zippered port
- Two gear lofts and multiple interior pockets organize small items
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Awesome Family Tent
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
I decided to surprise my wife with a family tent she'd been hinting on for a long time. The features of this Eureka where a great match in terms of what we were looking for, based on the positive reviews on this tent and my personal experience with another Eureka tent purchased some 20 years ago (still in service) I decided this was the one. While it was mid summer and out of stock many places, I was pleased Backcountry had it available to ship; as I've never had a problem with them in terms of price or shipping.
The tent is very roomy and robustly constructed. All seams throughout are taped; I went over the seams from the outside with sealer and had no issues on a week long camp trip this summer. The last evening of the trip it was a complete downpour / electrical storm...the tent didn't budge and stayed dry despite a significant amount of water that had run underneath it as we were camped on a slight incline. The pole layout is very easy to figure out, we practiced setup at home averaging 15 minutes from bag to staking.
It comes with a nice bag, but I ended up using a larger canvas duffle I had laying around...this tent is on the heavy side and found it more comfortable/easier to pack and carry that way.
When this says "wall type" and then says it's "double wall", what exactly does that mean?
Hey Gary,
Double wall tents have two layers fabric compared to most tents that just have a single layer or ply. The double wall helps insulate and helps with moisture control. You find double wall construction most commonly on four season winter tents. Let me know if you have other questions on this tent or tents in general.
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Not one but two interviews with Abit today. This time at the World PC Expo in Tokyo, Chainbolt from OCAU took some time out to talk with Scott Thirwell, Abit's marketing guru - from way back.
OCAU: Does this mean that all motherboards that come in an "ABIT" labeled box are produced by ABIT in the ABIT factory in Shanghai?
ST: Absolutely yes! Every ABIT board is produced by ABIT! (looks very serious)
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Look Scott, you finally get your picture up on TweakTown!

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Now available: International Framework for Action to Implement the Smuggling of Migrants Protocol
While 129 States, to date, have ratified the United Nations Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, giving effect to the Protocol remains a challenge in all regions.
Countries in Europe and North Africa Confront Human Trafficking
Representatives of 35 countries have reaffirmed their commitment to regulate migration flows from the developing south to the industrialized north in order to curb the trafficking of human beings across the Mediterranean Sea.
US State Department Establishes Human Smuggling & Trafficking Center
Section 7202 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 established the Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center.
IOM report on Thailand's 'lost generation' of child migrants
The International Organization for Migration's report on migration in Thailand argues that Thailand risks creating a "lost generation" of more than 100,000 migrant children who are stateless and deprived of education.
Immigration Issue Muddles Fight Against Human Trafficking
One of the region's leading agencies in the fight against human trafficking in Florida is battling on another front as well — to raise enough money to continue its efforts.
U.S. Senate Approves Bill Assisting Abandoned Alien Children
On October 11, the Senate approved, by unanimous consent, a substitute amendment to a bill (S.
Indonesian Government Starts Crackdown on Labor Smuggling Rings
Police have arrested a businessman and an immigration officer at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport as part of a crackdown on a human trafficking ring.
Child Labor Situation in Thailand
The child labour situation in Thailand is improving...but young migrants pose new challenges.
UK makes migration and trafficking a priority for EU presidency1
The United Kingdom's priorities for the European Union presidency include developing an Action Plan on people trafficking (available from the UK Presidency of the EU http://www.eu2005.gov.uk) and working for greater EU-wide police co-operation.
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On 1 March 2005, the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men and the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population held a joint hearing on the integration of migrant women in Europe in Paris.
Bali Process Meeting Brisbane, Australia 7-8 June 2004
Senior Officials' Meeting of the Bali Ministerial Conference on People Smuggling and Human Trafficking (Bali Process) was held in Brisbane, Australia on 7-8 June 2004.
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The Heidelberg School of Music Guest Artist series begins the 2015-16 season with a performance by Dr. Jackie Edwards Henry, harpsichord. Dr. Edwards Henry will present an eclectic program of works including keyboard music from the Baroque masters in addition to several works by living composers.
The second half of the program will feature the Ohio premiere of Travelin' Music, by Heidelberg composer Doug McConnell. This multi-movement suite is a fond salute to the American folk song tradition. Commissioned by Dr. Edwards Henry, the suite is dedicated to the memory of Jackie's husband, Dr. William P. Henry, whose love of music and the harpsichord inspired Jackie's work with this instrument.
Dr. Jackie Edwards-Henry is Professor of piano and piano pedagogy, and Coordinator of Group Piano at Mississippi State University where she has served since 1991. As a solo and collaborative pianist, she has performed in recital or for national or international conventions in Canada, Europe and the United States, including performances at the Prague Conservatory, the Royal Welsh College of Music, Arts and Drama, Cardiff, Wales, and Cité de la Musique et de la Dance, Strasbourg, France.
She has completed three CD recordings: Saxophone and Other Voices with Gail Levinsky; performed the title work with Levinsky on The Tipping Point; and Contemporary Czech Music for Flute and Piano with Lana Johns, released by Centaur. As a harpsichordist, she performs regularly with the MSU/Starkville Symphony and premiered Travelin' Music by Douglas McConnell, a commissioned solo harpsichord suite of American folk music, at the June 2013 Convention of the Historical Keyboard Society of North America in Colonial Williamsburg, VA. Dr. Edwards has written articles for American Music Teacher, Keyboard Companion and Clavier Companion, and has presented posters, papers or presentations for MTNA, CMS, World Piano Pedagogy Conference, and Mississippi Music Teachers Association.


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Second Army's astute commander General Sir Herbert Plumer, long familiar with fighting in the Salient had already recognised the vital importance of the Ridge and had, over a year earlier, quietly initiated preparations for its capture. These included the driving of a number of deep mines under the enemy's forward positions which would be exploded at the start of the general attack. An unprecedented amount of time and effort was expended in the construction of these 24 mines along the entire line of the Messines Ridge. Mining operations in this sector had begun in the spring of 1915, but the idea of a 'mining offensive' dated from September 1915 when the Engineer-in-Chief (Brigadier-General Fowke) proposed conducting mining operations on a much larger scale; these plans were approved by Haig on 6 January 1916.
The selected mining points were as follows: (from south to north) 'The Birdcage (at the south-east corner of Ploegesteert Wood; Trench 122; Trench 127; Petit Douve Farm; Ontario Farm; Kruisstraat; Spanbroekmolen; Peckham; Maedelstade Farm; Petit Bois; Hollandscheschuur Farm; St Eloi; The Caterpillar; Hill 60. Note that at some of these points more than one mine was established. The dangerous and difficult work of tunnelling and loading the sap heads with ammonal explosive was done by: 171st, 175th and 250th Tunnelling Companies (Royal Engineers), together with 1st and 3rd Canadian Tunnelling Companies and 1st Australian Tunnelling Company.


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If you're looking for anime similar to Berserk, you might like these titles. All recommendations are made by Anime-Planet users like you!
Thousands of years in the future, the world is overrun by demons and vampire lords. Doris, a young girl, has become the target of the great vampire lord Count Magnus Lee, who wants her as his plaything. After being bitten by the Count, she seeks the help of D, an elite vampire hunter, who decides he must venture out to slay the Count and his demon underlings to save this girl in despair.
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Both Berserk and VHD are true classics which a fan of the fantasy genres can't help but to love. D and Gatts are characters that will forever be etched in the minds of the fans of the gory and fast-paced action/fantasy genres.
Both VHD and Berserk have main characters who, on the surface, are heartless killers/hunters but underneath they both feel cursed by their destinies. Also in both of them there is a smattering of demented villains and gore.
It was prophesied that Alexander the Great would first rule the world and then destroy it. Born the prince of Macedonia, his father was determined to have him remain an obedient military pawn whilst his mother wished for him to be a destroyer of worlds. Now, as Alexander moves across Babylonia towards the "Hindu" lands, enemies from both outside and within his camp struggle to stop him before he can conquer the world and bring about the prophecy of its destruction. Can the world be saved, or is fate truly the deciding factor of life and death?
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Both are stories of strong men, which hold destiny of many in their hands. Both struggle with their fate, even if their perspective isn't the same, as Alexander knows to be a ruler while Gutts (the Berserk protagonist) doesn't realize it.
Both great series with lots of action. There are the huge battles where its army vs army, and the smaller battles where the heros duke it out. The constant action leaves no time to get bored of the story lines. In both however, the stories are amazingly complex filled with friendship ambition and destiny. The plot of Alexander is more mystical and based on politics, philosophy, and strategy, whereas berserk (from Guts' perspective) is more about the path of a warrior and the human condition (the nature of evil), both contain elements of each however. I loved both of these series and would highly reccomend them to anyone who needs more badass in their life.
In 2010, the Britannian Empire enslaved Japan using powerful mecha known as Knightmares; in the aftermath Japan was renamed Area 11, and its people began a hard and terrible existence. Lelouch, a Britannian student living in Area 11, has grown up hating the Empire and everything it stands for. One day, in the middle of a terrorist attack, Lelouch meets a mysterious girl who grants him the ability to control minds. Can he use his new power to fight for freedom, or will his hatred twist his good intentions into mindless acts of vengeance?
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Despite significant differences in settings, medieval Europe vs. post-apocalyptic Japan, there are substantial similarities in plot and character design. Both revolve primarily around the relationships of two friends - one of whom has political and military ambitions. There is also a good amount of political scheming, violence, military maneuvering, and tragedy in each. So if the change in setting isn't too much for you and your focus is more on the story elements, you will most probably enjoy one if you liked the other.
If you like either of these anime, you'll like both. Code Geass is as Berserk would have been if Griffith was the hero, but he wasn't physically capable, and if Guts were a justice loving illogical kenshin type. Conversely, Berserk is as Code Geass would have been if Suzaku was the hero, had Lelouches questionable moral compass, and joined the the Black Knights.
Berserk is a more mature anime with a deeper philosophical underbelly. Code geass is a more superficial anime pandering to young teenagers at times. Fortunately, thought the main character is in highschool, that occupies like 1/20th of the first series, so focal point is the strategy and battles.
Like I said, if you like one, you'll like the other... unless you're young and you think Code Geass is the "bestest anime evar!"
Since General de Jarjayes of France's Royal Guard always wanted a son, he brings up his only daughter Oscar to dress, fight, and behave like a man. When Oscar's excellent swordsmanship wins her the honored position as bodyguard to Louis XVI's new bride, Marie Antoinette, the Jarjayes household believes it can finally be proud. However, what nobody realizes is the pit of thorns the royal court in Versailles has become – with all its excessive opulence, it attracts not just those with status and wealth, but also those with ruthless ambition. To confound matters, Marie Antoinette turns out to be an airhead whose selfish actions are turning the starving population against her. Amidst the sordid schemes and terrible tragedies, and with the tide of history sweeping against the nobles, can Oscar protect her new King and Queen whilst upholding justice for the oppressed peasants of France?
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Both shows deal with commoners who rise in the royalty ranks, and both feature characters (main and secondary) who through hardship and sacrifice discover who they really are. Both have a hierachy theme throughout and deal with the dark side of humanity.
Don't let the shoujo sparkles, pretty dresses and bold colors fool you -- The Rose of Versailles and Berserk have much more in common than meets the eye.
Both shows take place in a time where battles were fought with swords and horses, and a great deal of time is spent in both series focusing on the soldiers who fight battles -- either for noblemen or for hire. However, what makes Berserk and Rose of Versailles so similar is their expertly crafted characters who change over time; the relationship between Guts and Griffith closely mirrors the one which Oscar and Marie Antoinette share. Furthermore, both series are wrought with tragedy and mature emotional issues that I haven't seen in many other places.
All in all, while Berserk is definitely the scruffier, gorier series, it's fantastic characters and solid plotline make it a solid recommend to The Rose of Versailles. I highly recommend both!
The war between the monarchical Galactic Empire and the democratic Free Planets Alliance has raged ceaselessly across the galaxy for over a century, with the fleets of both powers having fought countless battles. Currently the conflict revolves around the strategic Iserlohn Corridor, one of only two passages of space through which the two forces can access each other. Here the Empire has built the nigh-impregnable Iserlohn Fortress, whose deadly weaponry has thwarted repeated efforts by the Alliance to capture her. Phezzan, a neutral mercantile state, controls the other corridor. The long war has resulted in an indecisive stalemate, but there are two men from the two worlds who will change everything: Wen-Li Yang, a gifted strategist from the Alliance who wants nothing more than to retire and be a historian; and Reinhard von Lohengramm, a man from the Empire whose ambition knows no bounds. Their loves, struggles, triumphs and failures play across an interstellar stage of intrigue, war and death.
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The animation isn't great in either, but looking past that one finds exceptionally rich writing for an anime; featuring strong characterisation - particularly of a beautifully bishonen male who seeks after power who has a complicated relationship with another prominent character - and an epic, multi-faceted plot. Admittedly Berserk ends far too soon, the scope of its sweeping epic cut painfully short - while Galactic Heroes marches through a staggering number of episodes to a masterful conclusion - but fans of one should by all means try the other as well.
Both of these anime feature an epic and dramatic story centered around two deep and well developed characters. Among these characters I found Griffith from Berserk and Reinhard from LOTGH to be very similar, both being young feminine looking men with dangerously grand ambitions, strategic genius, and subversive ideas. They also each share a distinct tone in their storytelling which can best be described as poetic. This poetic aspect overlays the constant brutal battles that drive each of these anime and creates an unsettling but engaging contrast. I think that anyone who is willing to overlook the shift in scenery and time period will appreciate one series if they did the other.


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Earned Income is the amount of a subscription that is earned after an issue is mailed. Unearned Income is the remaining funds that are left over until the expiration date is reached.
For example: a $24 one-year subscription–after 1 month, has earned $2 and the remaining $22 is unearned.
Subscription Revenue that is reported on the Financial Statements is NOT the same as the sales or cash collected for the month. Therefore, the Payments Report is NOT equal to the Financial Statement Subscription Revenue.
Interlink calculates these figures each day for every record-sort of like the interest on a loan-and gives totals for every record for month-end reports.
The Interlink Reports should balance with the reports from your bookkeeper. To do this accurately each month, what you post in Interlink must also be posted into SNAP. You should work WITH your bookkeeper to balance (daily, weekly & monthly). The Payments Report should balance with the Type Sale 62 report, which also matches the cash deposited into the bank. (Payments = T S 62 = Deposit). Don't forget to make sure that all website subscription money or PayPal funds are posted into both systems.
When you print the Earned Income Report and the Payments Report (that is due on the 1st working day of the month by NOON), check the grand total on the Payment Report and compare it to the Pay column on the Earned Income Report. If there is a difference between these 2 numbers, print the Pay for EI Report and find it. This report lists the payments that are used to calculate the payment column on the Earned Income Report.
Most of the time, Interlink will automatically calculate the income when you close the last issue of the current month. Payments posted after income is calculated is what causes the differences noted above. The payments posted after the income is calculated will show up on the Payments Report but will not show up on the Payment for EI Report or will not show up and be calculated in the Earned Income for that month-they will show up on the next month's income. Your payment report should match what the bookkeeper has posted into SNAP and what was deposited into the bank.
For example: if you are a weekly Wednesday paper and it's Friday, June 26th when you close the issue to allow you to run labels for the next week's issue (which is Wednesday, July 1st), the system knows that it's month-end and that income needs to be calculated. When you are ready to print the 2 reports to fax to me on July 1st (the 1st working day of the month) – income should already be calculated. To verify: print the Earned Income Report – is the date at the top (xx-xxxx) correct? If not, manually calculate by clicking on Tasks/Calculate Income and reprint the report. Any payments you post after you close the issue on Friday will be listed on the Payments Report but will not be listed on the Earned Income Report or the Payments for EI Report.
On the first working day of the new month-fax me the Payment Report and Earned Income-both without details-or just the last page of the Earned Income that shows the totals). I enter the figures from these reports into a spreadsheet that goes to Accounting to be balanced with SNAP totals and GL balances.
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* The PowerPoint slideshow that is included in this packet is used by accounting to train bookkeepers.
* When you print the Earned Income Report and the pay column prints with $0, first check to make sure the report printed for the correct month. Second, call Deannie and be prepared to send your list to Interlink to be fixed overnight.
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Have you been putting off that colonoscopy because of fear? Isn't it way past due for one? Let me attempt to try and shed a little light on this much needed and necessary procedure.
The AMA recommends screening for early detection about age 50 for both men and women.
A colonoscopy is the screening and examination of the large bowel and the small bowel with a camera and a tube passed through the anus. I know it sounds painful but the potential patient is sedated and put to sleep in a hospital setting. The procedure takes only about 30 to 60 minutes (including sedation). Any polyps that are present are removed at that time. Polyps have the potential to be or can become cancerous. Once the polyps are moved then studied under a microscope to determine if they are cancerous or precancerous.
The preparation is more involved that the actual procedure. To prepare for the test, your doctor will prescribe dietary modifications. You may be asked to limit or eliminate solid foods for a few days before the colonoscopy. You will also be asked to take laxatives by mouth to clean out the colon. Now a days, the laxatives are much easier to endure than perhaps some years ago. As with anything that is done in life, there are also risks but they are rare.
The possibility of having colon cancer far out ways the preparations and procedure. Do not allow fear to keep you from this much needed screening any longer.


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Thursday, May 31, 2012
My latest Sally Hansen Salon Effects Nail Polish Strips design — applied by celebrity manicurist Tracylee Percival — is called "Love Letter." In this photo, I'm wearing it with my Hathor swivel-ring design, turquoise side up.
The turquoise center of the ring flips over to reveal carnelian on the other side. Two rings in one! I also have a pair of matching swivel earrings. Model Tina J is wearing them in this photo.
I wrote about the inspiration for the Hathor designs — and the challenges of producing them — in 2010.
Here's another look at the manicure.
I've been very happy with the Sally Hansen product; my snake-patterned manicure lasted over two weeks. If some chrome looks were added to the line, it would be perfect.
I like that this design is called "Love Letter" because FitzRoy the cat has a sister called Love Letters in the Sand. She's going to be a show cat, so she has a fancy name.
The breeder told me that after I took FitzRoy, Love Letters pined for him and barely ate for a more than a week. Although FitzRoy was a bit nervous in his new home at first, he didn't pine for a second. A month later, he's totally relaxed. Possibly too relaxed.
Typical female behavior and typical male behavior, right? Makes me think of high-school sweethearts going to different colleges. The gal spends freshman orientation crying, while the guy parties without a care in the world! Biology is so unfair.
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Wendy! That ring is such a stunner, and your nail art is ravishing!
Took the words right out my mouth, the ring is to die for!
you know i always love seeing your manicures
love the story about fitz-roys sister!
you will have to let us know how she ends up doing in the world of show cats.
Fab manicure. FitzRoy has you as his love slave now! We kitties are so fickle.
Love the nails! They look great.
Poor Loveletters though, I understand – Annabelle, the Momma cat we have now, still occasionally looks for her girls (who apparently love their new home) making Momma-cat meows.. And the boy kittens, York and Bruce, are so happy and chill with an emptier house.
Giggling at Fitzroy's pose! Spike likes to do that in the direct middle of the floor. Did I mention I have five cats now!?
Hilarity! FitzRoy… what a lover.
The sister looks totally different, but she has that same 'target' pattern on her side.
Your nails are too cool… one of my favs so far.
I like this nail design very much! I feel kind of sorry now for FitzRoy's sister. FitzRoy does look like he's ready to party.
Love the nails!! And the ring is gorgeous!
That's my fave Sally Hansen manicure of yours yet.
FitzRoy doesn't look the missin' type…lol.
I like the manicure. I keep telling the husband that I need a mustache cat, but he hasn't given in yet.
Great manicure, I love the design and the colour. The first time I read about these nails I thought, oh, stick-ons! I can do that! But you're right, these are best left to the pros, especially if you have a hard time with regular polish.
The photo of Tina J is stunning and showcases your ring and earrings brilliantly!
Typical female behavior totally BUT she'll eventually go off to win every blue ribbon around and FitzRoy will be a lazy spoiled brat. Ha! Also pretty typical!


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Isaac Julien is one of the most prominent documentary and feature filmmakers in Britain. Julien is receiving the Persistance of Vision Award from the SF International Film Festival, and his film, Ten Thousand Waves, recently shown at the MOMA in New York, will screen for audiences Sunday, April 27, at 3:30 p.m.
In 2002, he received San Francisco's Frameline Award for his contribution to LGBT film. In 2001 he was nomnated for the Turner Prize for his films The Long Road to Mazatlan (1999) and Vagabondia (2000), made in collaboration with and choreographed by Javier de Frutos,
Earlier works include Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask (1996), Young Soul Rebels (1991), which was awarded the Semaine de Ia Critique Prize at the Cannes Film Festival the same year, and the acclaimed poetic documentary Looking for Langston (1989).
Copresented by the Queer Conversations on Culture and the Arts, an alliance of the Queer Cultural Center (QCC) and programs at California College of the Arts (CCA) in Visual and Critical Studies and Architecture.


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At Sony's press conference during IFA 2009, four members of the Gizmag team were among those treated to a demonstration of the company's latest 3D technology. While animated features are one thing, we all agreed that the snippets of football footage shown in 3D looked amazing. It's a whole order of magnitude above 2D - no matter how big or fast your flatscreen - when it comes to feeling like you are actually watching the action live. We walked away convinced that sports broadcasting will be the real turning point for the technology and it's certain to play a key role as major players try to convince people to start buying 3D TVs from next year. Sony understands this and has just announced a deal with FIFA to shoot selected matches from the 2010 World Cup in 3D. Being the world's most popular sporting event, this has to be the perfect platform with which to usher in the new technology.Read More
It seems the world has become obsessed with 'skinny' – watch your diet, exercise more and aspire to be 'model thin'. But skinny isn't always better when it comes to speakers – good sound reproduction needs room to vibrate. However, at IFA, Fraunhofer scientists (in cooperation with Sennheiser electronic) presented a completely new concept for ultra-flat loudspeakers that still deliver full sound reproduction. What's more, these speakers can be integrated inconspicuously on walls or in furniture because they're only 24mm thick (0.94-inch). Read More
After seeing CE devices that were certified for DivX Plus HD playback at IFA 2009, wondering what exactly what DivX Plus HD was, and finding next to no information about it on the web, we decided to go straight to the source. In short, it's a bunch of nifty stuff for both high-definition content consumers and creators, but if you want to know much, much more, click through for the video of Tim Hanlon talking to DivX at IFA.Read More
Looking more like a power tool that just transported from the Starship Enterprise, the latest hand-held vacuum from Dyson has a 10-minute battery life and a digital V2 motor that delivers constant, strong suction - ideal for small cleaning tasks around the home or in a car, boat or caravan. The DC31 has a dual power mode that gives the operator a six-minute burst of power for higher suction at the flick of a switch. Dyson demonstrated its two models, the DC31 and the DC31 Animal to our team at IFA this month, and gave Gizmag's Kate Seamer an exclusive interview. Read More
Full HD video conferencing has been available for some time - provided you can afford to spend over $20,000 on a product like Cisco's TelePresence 500. Until now that is. FaceVsion's FXexpress Pro is an ExpressCard-based hardware accelerator with an HDMI input, capable of encoding and decoding 1080p H.264 video at 30 frames per second in real-time for 1080p video conferencing - and it's available for under $200. Gizmag's Tim Hanlon talked to Facevsion at IFA 2009 - click through for the video.Read More
Having launched its S 400 HYBRID, currently the most fuel-efficient luxury-segment saloon with a petrol engine, Mercedes-Benz is set to show its Vision S 500 Plug-in HYBRID technology vehicle in Frankfurt next week. Aimed at demonstrating the company's scalable and intelligently organized set of hybrid systems, and previewing the next model, the compact 15-kW electric motor hardly differs from the S 400 HYBRID, yet is three times more powerful and can be elegantly incorporated into the housing of the 7G-TRONIC seven-speed automatic transmission. Read More
Ever since Electrolux introduced the couch-potato to the Tribolite, vacuum cleaner manufacturers have been coming up with progressively smarter, more efficient ways to automate this common chore. iRobot has been busy refining the Roomba and Dyson came up with something that looks more at home on the battlefield in the DC06, but this time it's LG's chance to get involved and the new Roboking promises intelligent cleaning using a range of advanced sensors. Read More
We've seen HD media players like the Western Digital WDTV and the Popcorn Hour A-110 before, but Ellion's LazBox 110 packs best-in-class functionality into a small form factor at a mass market price.Read More
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Version of Record online: 12 NOV 2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01580.x
© 2009 International Society for Sexual Medicine
The Journal of Sexual Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 2pt2, pages 964–970, February 2010
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Dhikav, V., Karmarkar, G., Gupta, R., Verma, M., Gupta, R., Gupta, S. and Anand, K. S. (2010), Yoga in Female Sexual Functions. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 7: 964–970. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01580.x
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- Version of Record online: 12 NOV 2009
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- Yoga;
- Female Sexual Functions;
- Female Sexual Function Index;
- Female Sexual Dysfunctions;
- Female Sexuality
Introduction. Yoga is a popular form of complementary and alternative therapy. It is practiced both in developing and developed countries. Female sexual dysfunctions are common and do not always get adequate clinical attention. Pharmacotherapies for treating female sexual dysfunctions are available but suffer from drawbacks such as poor compliance, low efficacy, and side effects. Many patients and yoga protagonists claim that it is useful in improving sexual functions and treating sexual disorders.
Aim. To establish the effect yoga can have on female sexual functions.
Methods. We recruited 40 females (age range 22–55 years, average age 34.7 ± 8.49 years) who were enrolled in a yoga camp and were given a standardized questionnaire named Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) before and after the 12 weeks session of yoga.
Main Outcome Measures. FSFI scores.
Results. It was found that after the completion of yoga sessions; the sexual functions scores were significantly improved (P < 0.0001). The improvement occurred in all six domains of FSFI (i.e., desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction, and pain). The improvement was more in older women (age > 45 years) compared with younger women (age < 45 years).
Conclusions. Yoga appears to be an effective method of improving all domains of sexual functions in women as studied by FSFI. Dhikav V, Karmarkar G, Gupta R, Verma M, Gupta R, Gupta S, and Anand KS. Yoga in female sexual functions. J Sex Med 2010;7:964–970.


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I brought Godflesh's Streetcleaner without the faintest idea of what Industrial was. I'm sure that everyone here knows what it feels like to discover an entire new genre. You get the sense that there's an entire new plain of incredible music awaiting you, and that all you have to do to seize it is to walk forward - you have the obligatory classics and founders of the genre, the mid level bands whom the adamant fans always mention with a superior air, and then you have the hordes of others, and you hope you'll be the ones to find some gems among them – and you can't wait to start exploring. This was the feeling that greeted me with Streetcleaner.
The first step is generally to research the classics of whatever genre you've just broken into. A bit of asking around and I was given a fairly comprehensive list for Industrial. This list included bands like Swans, Pitchshifter, Skin Chamber…and Head of David. They looked perfect. I was told by several associates that they were one of the founders of the genre, that they were an amazing band, and that they had Broadrick on drums. The one thing I never asked about is what album to get. When looking at their albums at CD Universe, Seedstate was the cheapest. Okay, I thought, this seems to be the place to start. I decided to check on metal archives to see if there was anything about that album, but there wasn't, so I took a chance and pushed 'order.'
The intro was nothing like what I expected, and served to put me on edge. Still, I decided to wait to pass judgment until the album got going. The first track, Honey Lives, took my forebodings, exaggerated them, and then recorded a song with their nightmares. This isn't Industrial Metal. No, this is something far closer to Pop. The drumming doesn't drive the music anymore, although I suppose it's still the key instrument. The beats have some surface-level similarities to those on albums like Streetcleaner, but it goes no deeper. These are far more repetitive, and utterly lack the calculated, mechanical coldness that was the main charm of Godflesh's. The bass generally follows the drums, but it merely grooves along without ever doing anything worthy of note. The guitar merely sits back and only comes in to back up the rest of the music with cheesy chords and poorly done lead-esque passages every once in a while. The vocals are one of the worst offenders. They're laidback and completely clean. They completely drive the music, and when they're absent everything just pointlessly waddles around for a few seconds until they come back.
In this matter the songwriting is utterly asinine and completely predictable. The drums generally form a repetitive beat, everything else just follows along making noise, and the vocals lead everything forward toward the billboards. As if to underline just how stylistically similar this is to Industrial METAL, there are countless moments, generally intros and the like, which sound great. A great example of this is the intro to Human Feel. There are a few really cool bars of lead guitar and drums, and it sounds like it's going to be a terrifying, desolate track. Instead, the guitar changes to a far more comforting, pointless passage which repeats aimlessly until the singer comes in. What about Broadrick? How on earth did he play on Seedstate and Streetcleaner only a few years apart? Well, my answer came soon enough. It turns out that he left the band before this album, and has been quoted saying that his bandmates new material has an unhealthy interest in Bon Jovi.
Alright, so I think we've established that this isn't metal. It lacks any sort of heaviness, is completely vocal driven, and there's nothing on this CD that can even loosely be described as a riff. But is it good Pop? Well, I can't say. I'm not an authority on Pop, and I don't pretend to be one. I know that this album bored me, and that I had to force myself to listen to it. In fact, I'm going to make a confession: I broke my own rules on this one. I try and force myself to listen to an album three times before reviewing it, but this is the second time, and I'm shutting it off the second I finish this review. Why? There're no secret depths to be explored, I know what it is, and it's Pop.
I know what you're thinking, "Wait, if it's not even BAD Pop, why am I giving it such a low score? Is it just because it's not metal?" Well, yes, it is. It's not an objective score, and it's not supposed to be. If you say that you objectively analyze music, you're deluding yourself. It's an impossibility. I personally think that having drums blast at 200 BPM, having guitars play random chords, having an inaudible bass, having incoherent shrieks as vocals, layering the whole thing in distortion, and recording it live on an eight track makes for great music. Most of my friends think that'd be something equivalent to sonic torture. I disagree. Is there opinion objectively more or less true? Of course not. I think that radio friendly beats, Poppy songwriting and a complete lack of metal qualities as a weakness. Is it objectively one? Of course not. "Now wait," you're probably saying, "Would I find it okay if a country music fan came on here and gave Conqueror a shitty review?" No, I would not, but not for the reasons that you think. This is a metal site. He should know what he's getting into. You shouldn't hunt down stuff to hate. On the other hand, if he bought War Cult Supremacy under the influence it was some kind of Satanic, Canadian, Country music, and wrote it an awful review on a Country website telling others to stay away and that they're actually not Country in the slightest; I'd have no problem with that. This isn't an objective declaration of shit, this is merely a warning to fellow metalheads that this isn't metal and that if that's what you're looking for, stay away.


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Game, not mental state, failed Westwood at Open
LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England (PA Sport) -- World No. 3 Lee Westwood insists that his game let him down and not his mentality as he finished the Open Championship at 6 over par on Sunday.
The Ryder Cup star has had eight top-10 finishes in his last 10 majors, including six in the top three.
Expectation is always high for Westwood going into his home major, but with his 40th birthday in April next year he now has to constantly field questions about whether time is running out in his quest to secure one of golf's biggest prizes.
He began the tournament with birdies at his first two holes, but it was downhill from that point and rounds of 73-70-71-72 meant he finished well down the field.
"I made the cut but I didn't have much of a game coming in so I didn't expect too much," said Westwood. "You'd like to be coming into it ripping it and every part of your game in good shape but sometimes it's not so sometimes you just have to make it what you've got.
"You certainly need a bit more luck at the Open Championship with the draw, but that didn't really come into play this week," he explained. "But this is probably the hardest of the four (majors) to win."
Asked whether the barrier to his major breakthrough was mental and not technical, he was sure in his answer.
"I have felt pretty calm in the major championships. I've had a lot of good chances and nearly won quite a few," he said. "I never get down on myself, really. I always look for the positives of everything.
"I hit the ball okay today but what I was working on I didn't quite get it right," he added. "I had a pretty big pull two or three times and one time it cost me a double bogey and one time it cost me bogey.
"You just learn to live with it and just keep working on it," he concluded. "It's one of those things. You play golf long enough you have no problem with it."
And his response to the inevitable question about his age?
"Life begins at 40, so they tell me," he said.
Westwood will head back to his home near Worksop to present trophies on Monday at the junior golf day he sponsors, and then visit some of his golf academies before flying out to the United States -- where it is believed he will be house-hunting in the Orlando area having made the decision to relocate to the United States.
"I'm not doing it merely for the sake of it," he explained. "I think playing over there on the courses all the time and with those kind of practice facilities and the right kind of weather should have a big effect considering three of the four majors are played there.
"I like playing on the PGA Tour now," he said. "It was well reported that I struggled over there but over the last few years I've seemed to enjoy it a lot more and now have a good time over there."


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Short Track, Downhill & Super D conclude USA Cycling MTB Nationals
West Dover, Vt. (July 22, 2007)—Mary McConneloug (Chilmark, Mass./Kenda-Seven) and Adam Craig (Bend, Ore./Giant) each brought home their second national titles from the 2007 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships brought to you by X-Fusion on Sunday. McConneloug rode to a victory in the pro women's short track cross country event two days after capturing her third national title in the Olympic-style cross country race, while Craig claimed a stars-and-stripes jersey in the super D competition to compliment Saturday's cross country win.
In the 20-minute criterium-style off-road race, McConneloug attacked on the final lap to take the victory by two seconds over runner-up Willow Koerber (Ashville, N.C./Subaru-Gary Fisher) and third-place finisher Rachel Lloyd (Fairfax, Calif./Proman Paradigm). Midway through the race, a seven-woman lead group formed with McConneloug, Koerber, Lloyd, Georgia Gould (Ketchum, Idaho/Luna), Shonny Vanlandingham (Durango, Colo./Luna), and Trek-VW teammates Sue Haywood (Davis, W.Va.) and Lea Davison (Jericho, Vt.). With the group pushing a fast pace, Haywood and Davison were the first to lose contact with the leaders before a late-race surge by Koerber further taxed the front group. With one lap remaining, McConneloug attacked on the course's only climb to create a two-second separation – an advantage she held to the finish.
"I watched the expert men's field race earlier today and it definitely looked like the last time up the hill was the place to make the move," McConneloug explained. "I'm really psyched my fitness came to a peak this weekend."
For McConneloug, one of the most decorated American cross country competitors over the last several years, Sunday's short track championship was her first.
Lloyd finished just a fraction of a second behind Koerber to place third, while Vanlandingham was fourth and Gould fifth.
In the men's short track race, 2006 national cross country champion Ryan Trebon (Ventura, Calif./Kona) added another stars-and-stripes jersey to his closet with a solid victory, pulling away from Craig in the final laps of the 20-minute contest. After suffering mechanical problems in Saturday's cross country race which forced him to withdraw, Trebon entered the short track race with a set of fresh legs while Craig had already raced early Sunday morning, capturing a super D national title. The two were clearly the strongest in the race and opened a late-race gap on the remainder of the field before Trebon rode away from Craig to take the win by a 12-second margin.
"I've been feeling really good lately and had really good fitness, so I was bummed about yesterday," Trebon said. "I think Adam was a little tired after the super D this morning, so I felt like it was my race to lose. At the end of the race he was showing signs of slow legs, so I figured it was the right time to stick it to him. I was really motivated to win and wanted to get a result."
Todd Wells (Durango, Colo./GT Bikes) and Sam Schultz (Missoula, Mont./Subaru-Gary Fisher) finished third and fourth respectively, both 22 seconds back, while Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (Boulder, Colo./Subaru-Gary Fisher) rounded out the top five, 27 seconds down.
In the pro men's super D competition, Craig clocked a winning time of 7:57.20 to win the title ahead of Mike West (Boulder, Colo./Maverick) by 14 seconds.
Meanwhile, Lloyd garnered her second podium performance with a victory in the women's super D. Lloyd finished 28 seconds ahead of Marla Streb (Los Osos, Calif./Luna).
In the day's other major pro competition, Kathy Pruitt (Lake Almanor, Calif./Jamis) and Cole Bangert (Twin Lakes, Colo./Morewood) earned national titles in the pro downhill event. After securing the second seed in the qualifying round, Pruitt beat top-seeded Melissa Buhl (Chandler, Ariz./KHS) by two seconds in the finals, while the 36th-seeded Bangert rode a flawless final to beat second-seeded Luke Strobel (Renton, Wash./Maxxis) by just one second.
2007 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships brought to you by X-Fusion
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Pro Men's Short Track Cross Country
1. Ryan Trebon (Ventura, Calif.) 23:53.6
2. Adam Craig (Bend, Ore.) +0:12
3. Todd Wells (Durango, Colo.) +0:21
4. Sam Schultz (Missoula, Mont.) +0:22.2
5. Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (Boulder, Colo.) +0:26.8
Pro Women's Short Track Cross Country
1. Mary McConneloug (Chilmark, Mass.) 22:22
2. Willow Koerber (Ashville, N.C.) +0:02
3. Rachel Lloyd (Fairfax, Calif.) +0:02
4. Shonny Vanlandingham (Durango, Colo.) +0:03
5. Georgia Gould (Ketchum, Idaho) +0:03
Pro Men's Downhill
1. Cole Bangert (Twin Lakes, Colo.) 3:55.9
2. Luke Strobel (Renton, Wash.) +0:01.9
3. Christopher Herndon (Etowah, N.C.) +0:06.6
4. Tim Sharp (Golden, Colo.) +0:07.7
5. Geritt Beytagh (Fletcher, N.C.) +0:08.2
Pro Women's Downhill
1. Kathy Pruitt (Lake Almanor, Calif.) 4:37.5
2. Melissa Buhl (Chandler, Ariz.) +0:02.3
3. Marla Streb (Los Osos, Calif.) +0:09.2
4. Dawn Bourque (Campton, N.H.) +0:16.1
5. Lisa Myklak (Boulder, Colo.) +0:20.8
Men's Super D
1. Adam Craig (Bend. Ore.) 7:57.2
2. Mike West (Boulder, Colo.) +0:14.2
3. Brian Fawley (Robinson, Texas) +0:31.8
4. Samuel Koerber (Ashville, N.C.) +0:41.1
5. Michael Broderick (Chilmark, Mass.) +0:43.6
Women's Super D
1. Rachel Lloyd (Fairfax, Calif.) 9:07.0
2. Marla Streb (Los Osos, Calif.) +0:28.2
3. Kelli Emmett (Colorado Springs, Colo.) +0:59.6
4. Jamie Whitmore (Mount Aukum, Calif.) +1:00
5. Dawn Bourque (Campton, N.H.) +1:29.4
About USA Cycling
Recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee and the Union Cycliste Internationale, USA Cycling promotes American cycling through its 60,000 members and 2,500 annual events. USA Cycling associations include the BMX Association (BMX), National Off-Road Bicycle Association (mountain bike), U.S. Cycling Federation (road/track), the National Collegiate Cycling Association and the U.S. Professional Racing Organization (professional men's road). For more information, visit www.usacycling.org or contact USA Cycling Director of Communications, Andy Lee at 719-866-4867.
Recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee and the Union Cycliste Internationale, USA Cycling promotes American cycling through its 60,000 members and 2,500 annual events. USA Cycling associations include the BMX Association (BMX), National Off-Road Bicycle Association (mountain bike), U.S. Cycling Federation (road/track), the National Collegiate Cycling Association and the U.S. Professional Racing Organization (professional men's road). For more information, visit www.usacycling.org or contact USA Cycling Director of Communications, Andy Lee at 719-866-4867.
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Since Harlem's hip hop heavyweight Cam'ron linked with Vado to form The UN releasing two studio albums in 2010 and 2011, there has been much speculation of a potential reunion of Cam'ron's original clique, The Diplomats, or Dipset, except the whereabouts of any such project is anyone's guess. Also questionable is another official studio LP by the one time Rocafella signee. 2014's 1st Of The Month Volume 1 EP is another of Cam'ron's attempts to prove his relevance and maintain his presence in the rap game. His mix tapes, including 2013's Ghetto Heaven Vol. 1, never disappeared, but this EP might be a sign of larger projects to come from the near rap legend. At five tracks long, 1st Of The Month Volume 1 has Cam'ron still proper and sharp with his careful, confident rhyme flow. The production is epic yet unlikely to find a place in the long term memories of the listeners. Some borrowed modernity in the beats seems unoriginal but remains a sign of the times. Cam'ron delivers his trademark street, gangsta imagery and storytelling and even digs a little into his personal life, but the album lacks the types of fresh concepts that made some of his prior albums memorable in terms of style. The mere length of the album is cause to question its legitimacy, but truth be told, all the elements and aspects of the music are strong enough to sustain a full length LP if more tracks were created. Cam'ron keeps the guest list to a minimum and comes across hungry in ambition. He definitely has not fallen off. He is still cool and cruel in his whole creative, artistic, musical aura, but the 1st Of The Month Volume 1 EP is only a little more than a stepping stone in his career.
Cam'ron keeps his status strong in his '1st Of The Month Volume 1' EP
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RALEIGH — Net growth in the percentage of North Carolina students
attending schools of choice between 2001 and 2010 posed no threat to
traditional public school enrollment. That's a key conclusion in a new
John Locke Foundation Policy Report.
"Opponents of school choice treat it as a dire threat," said report
author Dr. Terry Stoops, JLF Director of Education Studies. "That
includes N.C. State Board of Education chairman Bill Harrison's recent
comment that this year's proposed education tax credit bill amounted to
the latest effort to 'dismantle public education.'"
"But the hard facts linked to school choice don't match the rhetoric,"
Stoops added. "The traditional public school system remains the primary
provider of schooling for most North Carolina families."
Stoops documents state-by-state data on the percentage of students
attending schools of choice compared to traditional public district
schools. He notes how those percentages changed from 2001 to 2010.
Stoops also documents specific enrollment data for private, charter, and
home schools nationwide.
CJ: If ALEC violates tax-exempt status, what about NCSL?RALEIGH — Activities such as bill drafting, model legislation, and
disseminating research and analysis for the use of legislators are
standard activities for many nonprofits of the right and left. Only ALEC
has drawn the ire of left-of-center groups for its participation in
these activities.
CJ: Public debt puts N.C. in nation's bottom thirdRALEIGH — North Carolina is $37.6 billion short
of the money it needs to pay its long-term bills, according to a June 25
report by the Institute for Truth in Accounting. The "Financial State of the States" report reveals that North Carolina
is one of 44 states with financial obligations far outweighing
government assets.
CJ: Insko: N.C. will create health care exchangeCHAPEL HILL – While some states are opting out
of expanded Medicaid provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act, state Rep. Verla Insko confidently predicts North Carolina
will participate in the expansion despite a temporary spike in costs to
the state.
CJ: Martin board refuses to lease vacant building to charter schoolRALEIGH — Newly created Bear Grass Charter
School planned to open its doors this August in an abandoned high school
building, but the Martin County Board of Education said the building is
not for sale or rent.
NC utilities panel calls Johnson to testifyRALEIGH — Ousted Duke Energy chief executive Bill Johnson will tell his
side of the story next week as the N.C. Utilities Commission escalates
its probe into his firing. He is expected to counter charges that
reinstated Duke CEO Jim Rogers made before the commission this week.
Monday, July 16, 2012 at 12:00 pm NoonA meeting of the Shaftesbury Societywith our special guest Steve MilloyOutlaw Experiments? Human Testing at the Environmental Protection Agency
Capital Quotes
"All I can say is we're the fourth-highest unemployment rate in the nation. Something's not working."— Republican gubernatorial nominee Pat McCrory, as quoted by the Associated Press, in introducing his economic platform.
"I'm confident that what we've done is what the voters asked us to do in 2010."— Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, talking to the Greensboro News & Record about the just-completed session of the General Assembly.
"In 30 years of practicing law, I've never seen someone drop a permit application because they might get sued."— David Farren of the Southern Environmental Law Center, commenting to the Charlotte Observer on the N.C. Department of Transportation's decision to withdraw water-quality permit applications for the Garden Parkway, a proposed toll bypass in Gaston and Mecklenburg counties. Farren believes that the DOT study on which it would base its applications was flawed in much the same way that studies on the Monroe Connector/Bypass were recently found wanting by a federal appeals court.
"The school calendar, with the flexibility, is better than what it was but is not as good as it should be."— State Superintendent of Public Instruction June Atkinson, as quoted by the Associated Press, talking about a new law giving school districts a choice between a minimum number of school days or a minimum number of hours.
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Fischer, R F; Baltes, C; Weiss, K; Pazhenkottil, A; Rudin, M; Boesiger, P; Kozerke, S (2011). Linear Response Equilibrium versus echo-planar encoding for fast high-spatial resolution 3D chemical shift imaging. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 211(1):80-88.
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In this work Linear Response Equilibrium (LRE) and Echo-planar spectroscopic imaging (EPSI) are compared in terms of sensitivity per unit time and power deposition. In addition an extended dual repetition time scheme to generate broad stopbands for improved inherent water suppression in LRE is presented. The feasibility of LRE and EPSI for assessing cholesterol esters in human carotid plaques with high spatial resolution of 1.95×1.15×1.15 mm(3) on a clinical 3T MR system is demonstrated. In simulations and phantom experiments it is shown that LRE has comparable but lower sensitivity per unit time relative to EPSI despite stronger signal generated. This relates to the lower sampling efficiency in LRE relative to EPSI as a result of limited gradient performance on clinical MR systems. At the same time, power deposition of LRE is significantly reduced compared to EPSI making it an interesting niche application for in vivo high field spectroscopic imaging of metabolites within a limited bandwidth.
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Key Points.
- Utah Moms' for Clean air has the potential to be extremely effective if sticks to its core mission.
- Utah Moms' may have made a serious tactical error by embracing the Physician's for a Healthy Environment petition.
- Rallies can be tainted by just a few people and Facebook is not the place to air differences.
- Plans to relocate the prison could be disrupted by the clean air movement.
- Business will push back hard when its plans are impacted by clean air proponents.
- Business and clean air advocates will find some areas of agreement as business tries to co-opt or buy off its opponents.
On January 25, thousands drove, bused, bicycled and walked to the Utah State capitol to call for action on cleaning up Utah's air.
The following are random observations based on the speeches given and interviews with those attending the rally.
Utah Moms for Clean Air has the potential to be the most effective of the various groups in encouraging legislators to pass clean air bills as long as they keep the focus on child health and avoid making unfounded or unrealistic demands that their opponents can turn against them.
Developers, the powerful Salt Lake Chamber, and lobbyists for heavy industries impacted by the Moms' demands will be hard pressed to counteract large numbers of mothers and their children if they show up at the legislature in force. The main threat to the Moms are the non-Moms who they align themselves with and who present a more radical agenda and a decidedly less sympathetic face.
Utah Moms for Clean Air may already have made a serious tactical error by embracing the Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment's petition that is on the self-described progressive, MoveOn.org website.
The petition has a series of demands that open the way for their opponents to portray them as left-leaning, progressives whose real goal is to stop all economic growth rather than finding a solution to air pollution.
Demands in the petition include:
- a ten year moratorium on freeway construction,
- a ten year moratorium on the construction of any fossil fuel power plants.
- a ten year moratorium on any heavy industrial sources of pollution including expansions of Kennecott, oil refineries, cement plants.
- a mandate for maximum pollution control technology on existing plants within two years.
- an open end to open air burning by agriculture, Hill Air Force Base and ATK,
- phasing out the Geneva gravel pit at the point of the mountain.
- the end to all tar sand and oil shale permitting.
- Authority for state and local governments to implement more stringent air quality rules than those imposed by the federal government.
Rallies allow a few individuals to taint an entire cause. As the Tea Party learned, a handful of people with controversial signs will be seized on by the opponents of a movement in order to discredit it.
The clean air rally Moms had to be concerned when a large sign reading "Birth Control Prevents Pollution" was placed directly in front of the speaker's podium because it took away from the core message of protecting children and it could be used to link the Moms to abortion and other birth control methods or groups.
Facebook is not the place to discuss differences. A controversy arose when a spokesperson for Peaceful Uprising took the microphone and used decidedly leftist rhetoric (They're killing first nation people. We need to work with people of color and low incomes to stop tar sand development. There is environmental racism. We demand racial and economic justice, etc.).
Peaceful Uprising bemoaned the poor treatment it received from rally organizers on its Facebook page and Moms' Cherise Udell responded. Thus, rather than handling the disagreement privately, they put it on line for the world to follow.
Plans to relocated the prison, which is driven by major developers who will make millions, could be disrupted if the clean air groups demand that priority be given to relocating the refineries and that the prison be left where it is.
In fact, a commonly voiced demand of those attending the Saturday rally was that refineries had to be relocated before any action is taken to move the much less polluting prison. Concern was also expressed that moving the prison may actually result in more air pollution if the land is used for a major commercial development that draws still more cars into the area.
Push back will come from business in the form of a well-funded campaign to counteract and discredit the clean air movement if the pressure becomes too great. The powerful Salt lake Chamber and its allies will reinforce their already strong influence over elected officials, the bureaucracy and appointed boards that administer clean air regulations.
Business and clean air advocates will find some areas of agreement as business tries to co-opt or buy off its opponents. Business will support a local option sales tax increases to fund mass transit since the business community has managed to exempt itself from most sales taxes. Therefore, the incidence of the sales tax increase will fall fully on private citizens and the poorest of the poor will be hit the hardest.
Clean air advocates may go along with business in order to get more bus lines. They may also forego some of their other demands in return for token positions on boards and study committees.
Still other demands will result in strong push back from Utah's powerful real estate and business community as well as from organized labor that will lose construction jobs. These demands include (1) reprogramming the money from the Davis Corridor highway construction to mass transit and (2) withdrawing permits for refinery expansion.


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One of the coolest things about Gmail is their Gmail Labs, a collection of experimental (but infinitely useful) tools that improve our email experience. Here are my personal favorite Gmail Labs features:
Canned Responses
This is my favorite: a very useful feature for professional photographers because of the time saved, not to mention the wear and tear of your fingers, typing the same email response over and over again. The canned responses allow you to save a templated reply, easily accessible from within your Gmail Compose window. I have a standard reply that I use as a template to further customize for each client, before hitting the Send button. Now you can use the time savings to shoot more, and plan the future of your business!
Boomerang for Gmail
The Boomerang plugin for Gmail is one of the best things ever invented. I use it to auto-remind me to follow up on a client enquiry if they don't respond within a pre-determined time frame. Saves me the hassle of manually keeping track, and also potentially improves client sign up rate too!
Signature Tweaks
This allows your custom email signature to appear before the quoted text (the correspondence history) which does wonders for marketing. The default setting of Gmail places the signature after the quoted text, so if you have a looooong email thread your nicely formatted signature only appears right at the bottom of all that. Actually I only just discovered this feature, so my emails will be better off from now
My signature looks like this:
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Right-side Chat
This feature sends the Google Chat panel to the right-hand side, enabling me to see most of the mail folders on the left column. This is especially useful if you have a large screen (monitors 22″ or larger) because the right-hand side is used for ads anyway, with the default settings.
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Public meetings
Wednesday, Dec. 12
•Brookings Rural Fire District, 10 a.m., Brookings Fire Hall, 898 Elk Drive, Brookings.
•Harbor Rural Fire Protection District, 7 p.m., Harbor Water People's Utility District conference room, 98069 W. Benham Lane, Harbor.
Thursday, Dec. 13
•Harbor Water People's Utility District, 5 p.m., district conference room, 98069 W. Benham Lane, Harbor.
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Justin Timberlake Broke The Law Over... Onion Rings
Justin Timberlake was looking sharp at the LA premiere of his new movie Trouble With The Curve in LA last night, alongside Amy Adams in her scarlet dress.
He dropped by to appear on Jay Leno's show after walking the red carpet, and confessed that he once broke the law over… er… onion rings.
Justin told Jay: "I've gotten a couple of tickets. I had a funny story though in Florida – a state trooper pulled me over in the middle of the day and I had just come from Burger King. One of my favourite things about Burger King is you get onion rings there so I had just chowed down on a bevvy of onion rings. Apparently onion rings get me excited and I wanna drive faster. I was probably driving way too fast and he pulled me over and so he thought I was drunk driving."
Hang on, Justin, we thought you were "lovin' it" at McDonalds, not getting onion breath at Burger King…
Cast that thought to the back of your mind and take a look at this hot video of Justin looking good with Amy last night. Gorgeous! BS
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"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is it's natural manure." -Thomas Jefferson
...bout time.
Reason a ground assault has never happened here.
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How to change the pattern of rescuing wounded men
Even before you go to a therapist talk to some people you know who have healthy relationships. These people should be people you are comfortable with and you know you can confide in them. Admit your problem and tell them about it. As them if they noticed you tend to rescue people and what they think is the reason you are the way you are. You may be surprised at what they say. It may be a real eye-opener.
These interviews with people you trust will allow you to open up to people about your issues and to understand that sometimes your family and friends can be very helpful in helping you become a whole person again.
The second step is self-talk which is also known as daily affirmations; you need to do this daily if you want to create change in your life These affirmations must be affirmative. Do not tell yourself that you are useless and cannot change, or even that you did your best. Even though that statement is positive it is also a hindrance to change. It suggests that you can't do better and you always can do better if you want to change. This step is critical and you must evaluate at all times what you are telling yourself in your romantic relationships.
Using affirmative self-talk can help change the way you approach life. For example, if you meet a man and he tells you something that is bothering him you can tell yourself that although you feel for him, this is his issue not yours. Your job is not to change him but to change yourself. Remember you need to get stronger yourself and protect yourself from the strain and pain of getting too involved with a wounded soul. There is always room for human compassion but that does not mean you have to wear yourself out or sell your soul to this man. Some example of positive affirmations include: "I am not a doormat. I will learn to make better decisions concerning the men in my life. "I will find the right man for me who is my equal. "
If you are already married try to differentiate when your husband really needs your help or when you just want to jump in, cure him, baby him, or take over. Knowing when you need professional help or when he does is a vital aspect of a good relationship. Remember the affirmation, "I will make the right decisions?
Remember you need to practice these affirmations daily. You will become a stronger and more positive person because of it. It will take about six months for the brain to register your new thought patterns but of course if you feel you need professional help and you have the means to get that help go for it. It will be worth it in the long run.


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Oklahoma City--Arizona juniors Caitlin Lowe and Kristie Fox repeated as first-team All-Americans, while teammate Alicia Hollowell, a senior pitcher, earned her fourth All-America honor from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.
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Lowe and Fox were at-large selections on the first team while Hollowell made it as a pitcher.
All three are in Oklahoma City for UA's participation in the program's 18th Women's College World Series appearance. The Wildcats take aim at the bigger prize beginning with an opening-round game at 10 a.m. (MST/PDT) Thursday against Oregon State.
Lowe leads Arizona with a .430 batting average at the top of the order, Fox leads with 15 home runs and 63 runs batted in to go with a .401 average and Hollowell is 27-4, with an ERA of 1.00 and 356 strikeouts.
UA left fielder Autumn Champion, a first-team All-American in her first two years, turned in a remarkable season with a .411 batting average and the team lead with 54 runs and 74 hits. The NFCA selection process, however, considers first-team All-Region players nationally before evaluating other candidates. Champion was a second-team All-Pacific Region selection in mid May. She was selected as a second-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American yesterday.
The honors for the three Arizona players were the 76th All-America citations by 35 different Arizona players since the first, infielder Karen Fellenz in 1984.
Tennessee, which also qualified for the WCWS, led all teams with five selections, all first-team honors. Arizona, Northwestern and UCLA had three each.
2006 Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-America
First Team
P Cat Osterman, Texas
P Monica Abbott, Tennessee
P Jennie Ritter, Michigan
C Haley Woods, California
1B Jenna Hall, Illinois
2B Veronica Wootson, Florida State
3B Andrea Duran, UCLA
SS Lindsay Schutzler, Tennessee
OF Danyele Gomez, UL-Lafayette
OF Sarah Fekete, Tennessee
OF Katie Cochran, Arizona State
UT Cambria Miranda, Oregon State
DP Kristi Durant, Tennessee
AL Caitlin Lowe, Arizona
AL Kristie Fox, Arizona
AL Tonya Callahan, Tennessee
AL Anjelica Selden, UCLA
AL Kristin Vesely, Oklahoma
Second Team
P Alicia Hollowell, Arizona
P Angela Tincher, Virginia Tech
P Kristina Thorson, California
C Rachel Folden, Marshall
1B Ianeta Le'I, BYU
2B Caitlin Benyi, UCLA
3B Brette Reagan, Baylor
SS Christina Clark, Fresno State
OF Lindy Winkler, Sacramento State
OF Norrelle Dickson, Oklahoma
OF Kellie Middleton, Georgia
UT Serena Settlemier, Kansas
DP Jessica Strickland, Colorado State
AL Stephanie VanBrakle, Alabama
AL Eileen Canney, Northwestern
AL Alexis Switenko, Syracuse
AL Jackie Wong, Utah
Third Team
P Crystal Cox, North Carolina
P Brianne McGowan, Oregon State
P Emily Turner, LSU
C Becky Marx, Michigan
1B Garland Cooper, Northwestern
2B Dominique Lastrapes, Washington
3B Megan McAllister, Georgia
SS Tammy Williams, Northwestern
OF Stephanie Brown, Notre Dame
OF Brittany Rogers, Alabama
OF Catalina Morris, Stanford
UT Jessica Doucette, Georgia
DP Amber Smith, Illinois State
AL Leslie Klein, LSU
AL Lacy Wood, Louisville
AL Ashley Charters, Washington
AL Erin Floros, San Diego State
AL Chelsi Lake, Baylor


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After adding the "US Mobile Wallet Market Insight," Research and Markets now announces a new addition, "India Ayurvedic Cosmetics market Opportunity Analysis 2018" report to their offering.
Research and Markets is the world's leading source for international market research reports and market data, providing businesses with the latest data on international and regional markets, ket industries, the top companies, new products and the latest trends.
Consumers worldwide, especially in India, are going green, mostly in the cosmetics market, which has been driven by products that use natural or herbal components. The market share of natural based products has been increasing gradually and companies are feeling pressured to focus on sustainability and reduce their environmental footprints.
Indians have been traditionally inclined toward natural products such as makeup, hair oils and salt and sugar scrubs, for their beauty needs. Consumers around the world have started to be more aware of the benefits of using natural herbs, that companies are now translating the ancient Ayurvedic recipes into modern easy to use formats with superior quality.
Consumers are becoming more conscious of the ingredients that go into the products and are averse to chemicals that are known to cause side effects. Companies are engaging in advanced research of plant-derived peptides, encapsulated actives, active plant stem cells, complex extraction processes and clinical testing to deliver products that are acceptable to the well-informed customers.
Today, the Indian cosmetics industry has a plethora of herbal cosmetics brands such as Forest Essentials, Biotique, Himalaya, Biossom Kochhar, VLCC, Dabur and Lotus.
In the coming decades, the market for Ayurvedic cosmetics products in India is expected to grow at a rapid pace and the market is only beginning to get populated with these brands.
By Pia Talwar


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Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trail
Richmond Loop
The Richmond Loop offers a variety of habitats, supporting a diversity of wildlife, just a short commute from Virginia's capitol. The loop begins northeast of Richmond in the typical eastern arboreal forests of Pole Green Park, proceeding to the wetland areas along Upham Brook at Three Lakes Park, to Vawter Street Park's riparian woodlands along the Chickahominy River. The Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is a wonderful stop for the inquisitive naturalist, in particular the native gardens which educate visitors on the natural flora and fauna of Virginia. Two battlefields, as well as the adjacent Chimborazo City Park, are situated on bluffs, pertinent to the function of forts that once stood on the grounds. From these hillsides, enjoy expansive views of the city and hike the downward trails into remote woodland for an afternoon of naturalizing. All three of the James River Park's sites are situated just south of the heart of downtown, but the wildlife doesn't seem to be bothered by the metropolitan surroundings.
Loop Map
Ashland/Hanover Chamber of Commerce
Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce
Richmond Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau
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It's that time of the year where teenagers everywhere are getting that back to school anxiety. Rather it is your first day of High school, second, third, or fourth year, you have shown some level of excitement. Many teenagers are awaiting dates for the homecoming, seeing old friends, meeting the new teacher, meeting new friends, and joining new sports or other group activities. The word is out, who has been asked to the first major dance of the school year. How important is getting asked out?, What's your expectations of the female or the male who will be asking you out? What will your parents think about a date? What will you wear?. These are all the questions that creates the anxiety in teenagers. Over the years teenage girls tend to go to the Homecoming dance the first couple of years alone. However boys are always seeking a date, trying to find the best looking date.
It is important to know your schools discipline code before purchasing homecoming tickets. If you received disciplinary action that may prevent you from attending the dance it would be wise to let your date know before hand. While some think this is just an ordinary night, this night becomes special to those who are attending for the first or last time.
When it is time to coordinate outfits for the dance, couples should discuss what color they are wearing, and how comfortable each person want to be with what he or she is wearing. Make certain that if you are going casual, both persons are casual. Don't wear a simple dress and your partner is wearing a tuxedo. Don't were sneakers and jeans and your partner is wearing a nice sparkly dress with heels. Don't let the anxiety get the best of you, coordinate ahead of time.
Once the excitement settles from the dance, it's on to the next big thing. Getting to know one another. When meeting new friends understand that each person is unique in his or her own way. Understand that people you meet may already have friends, but are not afraid to meet new friends. Introduce your old friends to the new friends so that no one feels left out. Try to remember how you felt when you had no one to talk to on your first day at a new school.
High School excitement never tends to go away, year after year you will meet new people, and each year you will meet new teachers. Understanding your teachers expectations can make life easy for you. Make school as fun as possible, you must attend regularly and complete all assignments assigned to you. Kick the anxiety to the curb and enjoy your high school years. Meet new people and have some fun.


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UNCW athletes' GPA well over 3.00
Published: Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 11:47 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 11:47 p.m.
The 412 student-athletes at UNCW put together a composite GPA of 3.112 during the fall semester, as 64 percent of all athletes had at least a 3.0 effort.
The women's soccer team, which made the CAA tournament final in November, posted the highest GPA at 3.576. The women's tennis team was second at 3.521.
The men's basketball team, serving a one-year postseason for missing the Academic Progress Rate (APR) required by the NCAA, had a 2.969.
Men's soccer player Etienne Boulanger also was named the Outstanding Exercise Physiology graduate by the faculty in the Department of Health and Applied Human Sciences.
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Morariu, C; Racz, P; Stiller, B (2009). Design and Implementation of a Distributed Platform for Sharing IP Flow Records. In: 20th IFIP/IEEE International Workshop on Distributed Systems: Operations and Management (DSOM 2009), Venice, Italy, 27 October 2009 - 28 October 2009, 1-14.
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Experiments using real traffic traces are of key importance in many network management research fields, such as traffic characterization, intrusion detection, and accounting. Access to such traces is often restricted due to privacy issues; research institutions typically have to sign non-disclosure agreements before accessing such traces from a network operator. Having such restrictions, researchers rarely have more than one source of traffic traces on which to run and validate their experiments.
Therefore, this paper develops a Distributed Platform for Sharing IP Flows (DipSIF) based on NetFlow records between multiple institutions. It is assumed that NetFlow traces collected by each participant are archived on separate storage hosts within their premises and then made available to others using a server that acts as a gateway to the storage. Due to privacy reasons the platform presented here uses a prefix-preserving, cryptography-based, and consistent anonymization algorithm in order to comply to different regulations determining the exchange of traffic traces data.
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Aug 26, 2013 9:15 AM
What would it sound like if you gave Taylor Swift a full orchestra and a buttload of acid? Once the screaming subsided, it might sound a little like The Asteroids Galaxy Tour and their second album Out of Frequency ($10). The hot blonde weirdo lead singer (think a 21st-century Debbie Harry) is backed by a captivating rock band and a killer horn section. You may have heard them before on Gossip Girl, opening for Katy Perry, or during your most recent fever dream. Try "Around the Bend" or "Lady Jesus" from their first album for a taste.
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LG GB106 and GB110 seem practical, quite affordable
Two new entrants into LG's entry-level mobile phone lineup have been introduced recently, and these are the LG GB106 (pictured left) and LG GB110 (pictured right). Both phones come in small candy bar form factors, have built-in FM radios, and small color displays. And above all, they have affordable price tags.
Sporting rounded corners in its high-quality plastic body, the LG GB106 is a cheap little number that's suitable as a backup mobile phone. It has several hotkeys on its 5-way d-pad, and its FM radio feature works even without an attached headset because the FM antenna is built-in. Sound may also come out through the external speakers.
The display of the LG GB106 measures 1.5-inches, it has only 1 MB of user memory, and it has a 950 mAh Li-Ion battery capable of giving it up to 400 hours of standby time and 4 hours of talk time on a charge.
Moving on to the LG GB110, we find yet another entry-level mobile phone, only this one's equipped with a microSD card slot that supports up to 2GB of memory. There's a built-in VGA camera as well. Besides which, other features are practically the same with the LG GB106.
Both models are expected to be made available this month, though info on pricing was not given.
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If you thought you'd seen it all, and thought that driving around the roundabouts of Spain is a mess. If when you rented a car in Ireland and had to drive on the left wouldst roundabouts to the contrary, here I commented something further crimp the loop: The world's largest roundabout (and Europe)
This system of roundabouts located in Swindon, Great Britain, challenges the most skilled driver, especially if you are a foreigner there. The added difficulty of driving on the opposite side we add the complex rotation system. Seems difficult? Here you can see a video that shows how the driving experience is there.


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