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Definition of factor in English:
1A circumstance, fact, or influence that contributes to a result: his skill was a factor in ensuring that so much was achieved she worked fast, conscious of the time factor
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- Similarly, family and friends of students have been considered an influential factor in choosing an agriculture major.
- Timely administration is a key factor in achieving positive results with hyaluronidase.
- What is the greatest factor in contributing to childhood obesity?
element, part, component, ingredient, strand, constituent, point, detail, item, feature, facet, aspect, characteristic, consideration, influence, circumstance, thing, determinant
1.1 Biology A gene that determines a hereditary characteristic: the Rhesus factor
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- Homeobox genes encode transcription factors involved in many aspects of developmental processes.
- These findings provide insights into how genomes and environmental factors interact to determine phenotypes.
- In related studies, the genetic factors determining the conformation of curd was analyzed.
2A number or quantity that when multiplied with another produces a given number or expression: an amount that exceeds it by a factor of 1000 or more
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- Multiply your X factor by 159 to reach a daily total of 2,067 calories a day.
- Here, the change often seemed to be proportional to the molecular weight of the solute multiplied by a factor of two, three or four.
- Take the maximum draw weight of the bow required and multiply this by a factor of 5.
2.1 Mathematics A number or algebraic expression by which another is exactly divisible.
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- So what about those Fibonacci numbers with no factors (apart from 1 and itself, of course)?
- The fraction 10/12 can be reduced, because both the numerator and denominator have factors of 2.
- A number that only has two factors, one and itself, is called a prime number.
3A level on a scale of measurement.
Example sentences
- You can select from the standard list of scale factors or key in your own.
- Your weirdness factor goes off the scale of this test.
- As expected, the sympathy factor has tilted the scales of a nation already dissatisfied with the government.
3.1(With numeral) a sunscreen of the sun protection factor specified: factor 30 sun cream
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- The application of sunscreen with an SPF factor of 8 reduces production of vitamin D by 95%.
- For tropical sun exposure, a protection factor of 15 or higher should be more than adequate for all day exposure.
4 Physiology Any of a number of substances in the blood, mostly identified by numerals, which are involved in coagulation. See factor VIII.
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- These include a change in the balance between procoagulant and anticoagulant factors in the blood.
- In hemostasis, there is a balance between procoagulant factors and natural anticoagulant proteins.
- In recent years literature is emerging on the role of different factors of blood coagulation in arterial thrombosis.
5An agent who buys and sells goods on commission: his father was chief factor for the Hudson's Bay Company
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- The brassfounders' traditional use of factors and agents accounts for the maddening anonymity of the catalogues.
- Each district was normally headed by a chief factor, who reported to the departmental governor.
agent, representative, deputy, middleman, intermediary, go-between;
estate manager, land agent, land steward, reeve
5.1A company that buys a manufacturer's invoices at a discount and takes responsibility for collecting the payments due on them.
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- Usually notice is given to the account debtor and the debts are collected directly by the factor.
- It is the factor who then receives payment from the importer.
5.2Scottish A land agent or steward: the house became home to the estate factor
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- The factor who manages the estate is Peter Graham from Bidwells in Inverness.
- Within two years they were selling paintings and objets d' art, and within five years they had moved into the estate factor's house and mothballed Whittingehame.
- Peter Ord, the factor of Balmoral Estate, said he hoped that work would start on the scheme within the next 12 months.
verb[with object]
1 Mathematics another term for factorize. last year researchers factored a number 155 digits long
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- It meant that the resources needed to use previously known algorithms for factoring numbers of a given size could now be used to factor significantly larger numbers.
- I don't understand how to start out factoring this algebra.
- But if you could factor large numbers then you could break these codes.
2(Of a company) sell (its invoices) to a factor: they collected rents while he factored these forfeited estates
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- Of considerably more importance is that Scanchem is now factoring its invoices, and thus increasing its apparent borrowing, the outstanding amounts being secured by a charge on the book debts of the company, as is normal.
- They were however concerned that they might be factoring bogus invoices.
- Consider factoring or invoice discounting - drawing down bank finance against your debtor balance.
Phrasal verbs
factor something in (or out)
- Include (or exclude) something as a relevant element when making a decision: when the psychological costs are factored in, a different picture will emergeMore example sentences
- The Department of Education had estimated the bill for compensation would reach €508m, rising to €610m when legal and administration costs were factored in.
- Courts Service chief executive officer PJ Fitzpatrick said they did not see the original lease until much later and were unaware refurbishment costs were factored in to the rental price.
- Puppeteers argue their fees are low if their working hours are factored in, including preparation for the show and the cleanup.
factorable adjective
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- It should be noted that the number of tickets in each column and row is six, a factorable number divisible by two and three as well as by six and one.
Late Middle English (meaning 'doer', also in the Scots sense 'agent'): from French facteur or Latin factor, from fact- 'done', from the verb facere.
Words that rhyme with factorabstractor, actor, attractor, compactor, contractor, enactor, exactor, extractor, infractor, protractor, redactor, refractor, tractor, transactor
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What might be considered a trio of gimmicks at other restaurants if not executed well, come off as tasty entertainment at Maya, chef Richard Sandoval's latest restaurant inside the Westin Riverfront Resort in Avon.
First there's the tableside guacamole, available in four varieties: traditional, bacon, spicy crab or tuna tartare, the last of which is made with serrano chilies, chipotle and sesame seeds. It's topped with cubed raw tuna and simple jicama salad. You can order it as spicy as you'd like. Rather than corn tortilla chips, it's served with fried wontons, which furthers its Asian flavor profile.
"I had someone order it all deconstructed, with the tuna separated, because they thought it was strange to combine those flavors," said food and beverage director Fletcher Harrison, who reminded the gentleman that sushi rolls often do just that, combine seafood like tuna or crab with avocado. And there's a reason its done. The tuna guac is so good you might be tempted to hoard it on your end of the table all night.
Then there's the "fire table," where homemade corn tortillas, made with masa prepared in house, are cooked over a round comal, a flat griddle used in Mexico and Central America.
Chef de cuisine Radames Febles called up plenty of corn mills in his hunt for the perfect masa to make the perfect tortilla. He made around 150 different batches of tortillas in his quest, he said. But it was worth the effort.
"It's the star of our show; it needed our attention," said Febles, who has been putting in long hours to get the restaurant ready to reopen.
As he's been telling his friends, "We're not just opening a Mexican restaurant, we're opening THE Mexican restaurant. And I'm so excited about that."
Flaming drinks
Near the comal is a station set up for the bartender to concoct a flaming coffee with Bailey's, Frangelico, Amaretto or Kahlua for dessert, that is if you prefer to sip your dessert instead of tucking into the de-constructed mocha, our table's favorite dessert, with white chocolate coffee mousse, a decadent chocolate brownie and lychee granita.
Maya is a formula that Sandoval knows works. His flagship restaurant has locations in New York City as well as in Dubai. Sandoval himself was in town last week, working in the kitchen, tweaking menu items and visiting with guests, asking for their frank opinions about what they liked and disliked about their meal.
"I usually come the week before and the week after a restaurant opens," said Sandoval, who has restaurants around the country and the world, with seven more restaurants slated to open over the course of the next year. "I work on the menu, work with the flavors. It takes us a few months to get it to where I want it to be."
Sandoval lives in Newport Beach, but bases his restaurant group out of Denver, since it's more central to his East Coast restaurants, he said.
New look, familiar flavors
With its antique Mexican tile-work, dark stained wood floors, communal tables, hand blown glass lanterns and stylish leather-upholstery, Maya feels completely different than Cima, the restaurant housed in the space from 2011 up until mid April. In six weeks, the restaurant was gutted and got a complete face lift.
"Before it felt cold, it didn't feel like a warm place," said Sandoval who is happy with the new decor, which is very similar to the other Maya restaurants.
The dining experience is more casual than Cima, and the menu has a lower price point, with entrees ranging from $10 for the pork tacos, to $34 for the grilled coriander beef tenderloin with Oaxaca cheese enchiladas.
If you're looking for something very traditional, opt for one of the three moles: pipian mole made with toasted pumpkin seeds, tomatillos and cilantro; amarillo mole made with hoja santa (a traditional Mexican herb) and chilhuacles amarillos (chiles with citrus flavors and a hint of smoke) and the classic poblano mole from Puebla, Mexico, which is made with around 58 ingredients, Febles said.
"It's the most complex sauce we have," he said.
Pair the poblano mole, complete with subtle chocolate flavors, with the beef short rib ($24), a generous portion of fork-tender meat served with black beans, caramelized fried plantains and Mexican rice. A side of pickled red onions cuts through the richness of the meat.
For Chef Febles, the pork carnitas are one of the stand-out dishes on the menu. Slow roasted for 48 hours with sweetened condensed milk, the dish includes two cuts of pig: pork tenderloin and pork shoulder and is served with avocado puree, black beans, Mexican ricotta cheese and red onion-mandarin salsa.
"It tastes like home," Febles said.
Family footsteps
It's that very idea — food as memory — that got Sandoval started in the restaurant business to begin with. His father was a restaurateur, but more than that, he grew up in Mexico with his grandmother's cooking.
"In Latin culture, food is everything," he said. "There were always massive tables filled with food."
And to Sandoval, you have to understand that culture to translate it for the diner, which is why he take his chefs on "conferences" each year, basically trips to Central America or Asia, depending on which restaurant you work for, to eat the food, immerse themselves in that environment and draw inspiration from the source.
"It really motivates the chefs," he said.

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Mike's Pizza and Pasta opens in former Pro's building
Published: Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, March 1, 2013 at 4:42 p.m.
Everyone has their own idea of how the best pizza should taste, said Mike Kurimsky, owner of Mike's Pizza and Pasta at 803 Spartanburg Highway in Hendersonville.
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Where: 803 Spartanburg Highway
Hours: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. seven days a week. Bar open later.
Phone: 828-692-2002
Website: www.mikespizzaandpasta.com
With that in mind, Kurimsky said, "We'll make a pizza any way you want."
A person's taste for pizza pie usually comes from their youth and where they grew up, the pizza maker said.
"Some people like thick crust, some like thin; some like a lot of sauce, some like a little cheese," Kurimsky said.
If there is no special request, the pie is served with a crust of medium thickness, crispy on the top and bottom.
Signature items on Mike's Pizza and Pasta menu include homemade meatballs, manicotti, lasagna and wing sauce. But the menu would not be complete without a customer favorite — garlic knots.
"They are second to none," Kurimsky said.
The appetizer is made from homemade pizza dough tied in a knot, baked and topped with olive oil, garlic and parmesan cheese.
"It all starts with good food," said Kurimsky, who first opened Big Mike's Pizza in Brevard in 1999. "Good food brings people back."
He brought his two sons, 24-year-old Mike and 20-year-old Matt, onboard to work at the new location for the experience. One works in the kitchen, the other in the dining room.
"So far so good," Kurimsky said. "I thought it would be good to give them a jumpstart on life."
Kurimsky bought the Spartanburg Highway store Nov. 12 and they renovated the entire inside of the restaurant. The attached bar is called East Side Pub.
The restaurant will add more for customers in the coming weeks, including a pizza buffet, salad bar and daily food and drink specials.
The 110-seat restaurant, formerly Pro's Pizza, is open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., and the bar stays open later. The menu can be found online at www.mikespizzaandpasta.com.
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Many improvements have been completed at the Gridley Boat Ramp by the City of Gridley which include a new concrete boat ramp, parking area, boarding floats, restrooms, sewer lift station, fish-cleaning station, slope protection and drainage and lighting, signage and secure access.
Secure access means entry cards are simply flashed before the scanner and an arm raises for access. The mechanism is advanced enough to recognize if a vehicle is towing a trailer and the length of the vehicle and/or trailer so that the arm waits a sufficient amount of time before coming back down.
The access cards are even used at the handicap accessible restrooms to ensure that only card holders are able to use the restrooms.
This $935,000 project was funded through a State Department of Boating and Waterways grant derived in part from taxes paid by boaters and fishermen.
Access cards can be purchased at Gridley City Hall for $25 for the first access card and sticker, $10 per year renewal fee, $5 for an additional sticker with the same address, and $5 or change of vehicle ownership.
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Obama to Investors: Please Panic, at Least a Little Bit
The president of the United States usually lives by one simple rule when communicating with investors: A rising stock market is good. A falling stock market is not.
Washington's worsening stalemate over the shutdown and debt ceiling is changing that approach.
President Barack Obama and his top economic officials appear to be pushing for some market unrest to exert pressure on the GOP to throw in the towel. Asked in his CNBC interview Wednesday whether Wall Street is right to remain calm over the standoff, Mr. Obama replied: "No."
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"I think this time's different," he said. "I think they should be concerned…. When you have a situation in which a faction is willing potentially to default on U.S. government obligations then we are in trouble. And if they're willing to do it now, they'll be willing to do it later."
Gene Sperling, director of the White House's National Economic Council, offered a similar view earlier this week: "There is a false sense of complacency among some in the market that somehow things will be always solved at midnight," he told Bloomberg News.
And last week, as the stock market hovered around record highs, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said the market calm about the standoff "is a bit greater than it should be."
In budget battles over the past three years, Obama administration officials often tried to save their worst fears for meetings behind closed doors. They often told investors it's unthinkable that the U.S. government would default on its debt or other obligations. "I think the markets should understand … the U.S. will meet its obligations. Congress will act as it always had to make sure we meet its obligations," then-Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said in 2011. "There's always a little political theater around this," he said.
The summer 2011 debt-ceiling debacle, when lawmakers went down to the wire and sparked a U.S. credit-rating downgrade, led Obama administration officials to a different approach: leave the default risk on the shoulders of the GOP with a strict we-won't-negotiate stance. That strategy appeared to work earlier this year, leading top House GOP officials to bypass a debt-ceiling fight for other budget battles. The "full faith and credit of the U.S. government has to be met," Rep. Peter Roskam (R., Ill.), a member of the House GOP leadership team, said earlier this year.
The summer 2011 experience showed that markets will wait until the U.S. actually comes close to running out of wiggle room on the debt ceiling before they start worrying. Ultimately, the U.S. didn't default on any obligations that year. But the fight, which triggered a downgrade of the nation's triple-A credit rating by Standard & Poor's, helped spark a 16% slide in the Dow Jones Industrial Average in the months that followed.
This time, a stock-market slide early that forces congressional action could be reversed if it's not accompanied by turmoil in other financial markets. Many analysts have been bracing for a "TARP moment," akin to the fall 2008 experience when the House first rejected the Bush administration's $700 billion bailout plan. The Dow fell almost 778 points in a single day; the House passed the deal later in the week on a second try after businesses and other constituents reached out to their lawmakers.
Mr. Obama has been trying to build that business pressure earlier, enlisting Wall Street CEOs — in a White House meeting Wednesday — to push lawmakers even harder.
In a report released Thursday, the Treasury Department warned of an economic disaster if the debt ceiling isn't raised in time.
"In the event that a debt limit impasse were to lead to a default, it could have a catastrophic effect on not just financial markets but also on job creation, consumer spending and economic growth," it said in the report.
Most investors aren't falling for it — at least not yet. The Dow has closed up or down with a move of less than 1% during the first two days of the shutdown.
The risk for them — and for the Obama administration — is that the dire warnings could contribute to an even worse market panic late in the fight.
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It's a Wrap! The #OPNX13 Menu in Review
By kristin.jellison on Oct 01, 2013
Well, it was a big few days at OPN Exchange @ Oracle OpenWorld 2013. A smorgasbord of keynotes, events, cocktail parties, speaker sessions, tests and demos spread out across San Francisco's Moscone Center last week. With so much offered, we want to give you a quick review of the menu, in case you couldn't make it to every event.
The courses began with Sunday's OPNX13 Keynote. We heard from Mark Hurd, Safra Catz, John Fowler, and more. Partners in the packed Keynote Hall sampled strategic plans with strong, full-bodied character and overtones of gratitude. After all, as Andy Bailey reported, 40 percent of Oracle's revenue and 80 percent of interactions come from the partner community. So a hearty applause for all of our #oraclepartners.
Up next was a round of OPN Exchange General Sessions with infusions of Technology, Applications, Hardware and the Internet of Things – the results were devoured by partners and customers alike!
Sunday's menu concluded with an AfterDark Reception, shaken on the rocks. Partners and customers mixed it up at the top of the Metreon, while Team Oracle aerobatics pilot Sean D. Tucker held court, shaking hands and signing autographs.
Ah, but those were only the appetizers! The rest of the week showcased world-class fare for small and big appetites alike...
- Partners sampled the Oracle kitchen's most exclusive preparations at 50+ Partner Sessions
- Over 100 partners took their partnership-cooking skills to the next level, earning new Specialized certifications at OPN Test Fest
- Two lucky co-pilots carved the San Francisco skies with Sean D. Tucker and Team Oracle
- The Social Media Rally Station served up rare tips for making your personal social media brand sizzle
- Joel Borellis' chatted with Oracle Partner Award winners KPI Partners, Enkitec and Helix Business Solutions in OPN Live interviews
- Partners from around the globe planted, tended and watered new networks and connections at the OPN Lounge. We're looking forward to seeing the fruits they bear over the next year
Are you full yet? We sure hope not. The desserts are yet to come.
Until next year,
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There were 98 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Saturday. At that time, there were 1,445 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,411. When the jail is full, some inmates may be released early.
Weapons arrest: Two men were arrested after officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 1500 block of South American Street about 11 p.m. Friday. Among a group of people officers found in the area, one man was in possession of a handgun and another in possession of brass knuckles. Edgardo Silverio, 24, was arrested on suspicion of carrying a concealed firearm, carrying a loaded firearm and drug possession. Miguel Jacobo, 20, was arrested on suspicion of drug and weapons possession.
Person shot: A 20-year-old man was shot about 1:41 a.m. Saturday while sitting in his vehicle in a parking lot in the 8100 block of North West Lane. He sustained a minor gunshot wound and his vehicle was struck several times. There was no description of the shooter.
Robbery: A man was in a park in the 600 block of Houston Avenue about 2:50 p.m. Saturday when three people took a cellphone from his backpack and fled north on Alabama Avenue. One of the thieves was described as a black woman 17 to 18 years old, 5 feet 8 inches tall and 110 pounds with black hair, brown eyes, a black shirt and dark blue jeans. The second was a black man 17 to 18 years old, 5 feet 8 inches tall and 150 pounds with black hair, brown eyes, a black and white striped shirt and camouflage shorts. The third was a black boy, 11 to 12 years old, 5 feet tall and 110 pounds with black hair, brown eyes, a white shirt and a yellow Polo baseball cap.
Auto theft arrest: Sokoun Hin, 28, was arrested on suspicion of auto theft after an officer spotted him in a stolen vehicle about 1:55 a.m. Saturday in the 2500 block of Estate Drive.
The California Highway Patrol did not submit an incident report.
The Stockton Fire Department responded to 118 calls for service in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Saturday, including four vehicle accidents, 90 medical calls and one structure fire.
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Hundreds to gather for Houma Indian powwow
Published: Friday, September 20, 2013 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, September 20, 2013 at 11:31 p.m.
About 1,200 people, most American Indians, are expected to gather Saturday for a powwow sponsored by the United Houma Nation.
"It's a wonderful gathering of native people," powwow organizer Lanor Curole said.
The free powwow is set for 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Houma Airbase Arena, 221 Moffet Road.
It will include dancers from several Southern states, including Alabama, Texas and Oklahoma, as well as local participants. The public is invited, and spectators are encouraged to bring lawn chairs.
In its fifth year, it attracts crowds from all over the country, Curole said.
"Last year, we had 1,200 people," Curole said, including residents from Oklahoma and Oregon.
The powwow especially honors individuals with disabilities for the talents and abilities they contribute to the community.
"A powwow is a place of acceptance, and everyone who comes into that powwow is equal," Curole said. "That naturally fits into disabilities awareness."
People with disabilities can participate in some parts of the dances.
"The interesting thing with disabilities is that they're not all visible," she said.
Festivities will include dance contests for children and adults. The top prize is $250 in cash.
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The Monterey native graduated in 1960 from Santa Clara University. He served as an Army officer, congressman and CIA director, among other roles, before he became defense secretary in 2011. He retired in 2013.
"Leon Panetta is an extraordinary public servant and a true American statesman," Saint Mary's President James Donahue said in the announcement. "His high regard for public service is inspiring and we are honored he will address this year's graduating class at Saint Mary's."
About 730 students are expected to graduate this year from the Catholic liberal arts college; it's the largest class in the school's history, according to St. Mary's.
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Connecting Mobile Apps to an Oracle Backend
By Eric Jensen on Jan 31, 2013
The standard way would be to stand up some type of app server. You could choose to actually host the application on the web, and simply connect to it from the mobile device using the browser or some type of container app. Or set up a web interface for data access from a native app, typically through a RESTful interface. These approaches have advantages; development cycles are short, and it's easier to scale when your data is all server-side. However, there are drawbacks as well. Most of these center around performance. Because of the extra layers of abstraction, web apps are slower than native apps in general. When you add in the latency of accessing all your data over the network the problem worsens. Data driven apps are the most susceptible to this.
Because of these drawbacks, there is a large and growing market for high performance native applications. These apps store their data in a local database to maximize throughput and minimize latency. Of course, this method creates a problem. These mobile devices are now islands of data, where valuable information is effectively trapped in local storage, not resident on the backend where its value can be maximized. The good news is Oracle already has the solution. Database Mobile Server was created specifically to solve this problem.
Oracle Database Mobile Server is designed to keep whole networks of mobile and embedded/M2M devices in sync with an enterprise backend. It has a compelling feature set:
- Designed to synchronize any generic data set
- On any combination of supported platforms
- Sync can be 1-way or bidirectional
- Initiated on the client or server side
- Triggered by database or external events
- Includes device/application management features (MDM/MAM) for centralized control over your device network, including remote provisioning of apps, databases
- End-to-end encryption of data, both at-rest and in-flight, means you don't have to sacrifice security for performance
To summarize, Database Mobile Server enables native applications utilizing local data to enjoy the best of both worlds: high performance, low latency UI as well as the numerous advantages of having all your data organized and available in a centralized location.
Before I wrap up, a quick sidebar: from time to time we run across folks who are tempted to solve this problem by simply connecting their mobile app directly to an Oracle Database, often using JDBC. This practice might seem appealing, especially given that Android already runs a JVM, however it should be avoided. The various forums are full of explanations why this is a bad idea, so I won't go into it. Suffice to say, the approach outlined here offers the same advantage, simply developing a mobile app without standing up any web backend for data access. It also has the added advantages of not creating any of the security, performance, and reliability issues associated with direct mobile devices connections to backend Databases.
In a future blog post, I'll cover the development steps necessary to use this approach in the most straight forward way possible. I think you'll be surprised at how easy it is to have the best of both worlds.
I will also discuss how you can leverage popular mobile app frameworks such as Appcelerator Titanium to create native apps using technologies derived from the web, for dramatically shorter development timelines.
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The Truckee High wrestling team produced some impressive results at the Sparks Invitational this past Friday and Saturday, led by senior Tyler Curtis' win in the 182-pound weight class.
The Wolverines - competing with a depleted roster of just four wrestlers, due to injuries, academic ineligibility and family issues - sent freshman Conner Jacobs, junior Mitchell Harrity and seniors Curtis and Javier Virrey.
Curtis' performance was the most impressive of the group. The youngest of four wrestling siblings and the son of longtime Truckee coach Ron Curtis, the senior won all five of his matches en route to his championship. He was voted by coaches Most Outstanding Wrestler in the upper weight.
Tyler Curtis started out 3-0 the first day of the tournament, pinning Daniel Loyola of South Tahoe, Adam Jamie of Damonte Ranch and Conner Stripe of McQueen. The next day, Curtis defeated Jesse Francki of Fallon by a 13-5 decision to advance to the finals, where he squared off against Duncan Wyatt of Yerington.
Curtis took care of business in the final match with a 12-6 decision over Wyatt, who had pinned all of his opponents in the first period leading up to the finals. Curtis entered as the third seed in the 182-pound weight class.
"At the time I did not feel right trying to place him higher than that when he had only five matches so far and the number one seed had a 13-5 record," said coach and father Ron Curtis.
Curtis remains undefeated on the season at 10-0.
Harrity, meanwhile, advanced to the third round of the championship bracket in the 138-pound weight class.
He won a 8-6 decision over Saul Guetierez of McQueen before pinning Justin Sell of Silver Stage, which set up a third-round match against Tae Workman of Fallon. Workman won by pin, but the final outcome does not tell the story of how close the match really was, coach Curtis said. Harrity was winning 6-5 before making a crucial mistake.
"Making it to the third-round championship bracket was huge for Mitchell," coach Curtis said. "He was assured of placing in the tournament."
Unfortunately for Harrity, however, the junior suffered a hip and groin injury and could not continue in the tournament. "I believe Mitchell will have a productive season," coach Curtis said.
Harrity remains 4-1 overall.
Jacobs, wrestling at 132 pounds, won a close match against Yerington's Christopher Weitma by a 7-5 decision. He then ran into Nathan Heck of Fallon, the No. 2 seed, and lost by pin. Jacobs lost his next match against Harrison Cisneros of Yerington and was eliminated from the tournament.
Wrestling at 160 pounds, Virrey, who was competing for the first time this season, lost his first match against Roberto Landa of Reed by pin.
"I wasn't expecting a lot from him," said coach Al Salas. "It is going to take awhile for his skills to be sharpened."
Virrey then lost a close decision, 5-4, to Pablo Miller of Galena, bumping him out of the tournament.
A total of 27 schools participated in the tournament.
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Grown in the tropics year-round, bananas never go out of season—but they aren't going to waste, either: Americans eat more of them than any other fruit. So we got inspired by your No. 1 snack, and transformed it in these recipes, using it in classics—see our take on the ultimate smoothie—as well as in curveball ways: bananas + lime + a few more tasty ingredients = a sensational zesty salsa to serve with seafood.
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- Great gunwarning --- long but good review
This is an amazing gun. I have had it for about 2 months now and it's great.
For starters some websites have named it the best gas pistol out there.
It has exceptional quality. It is full metal
-My dad who was in the army and shot real ones says he would've thought it was real if it weren't for the orange tip.
It's very powerful and definitely leaves good welts.
It has very nice kickback but not too much that it messes up the accuracy
It is very accurate- My bbs fly basically perfectly straight and you can adjust the hop up. (I highly recommend .25g bbs)
It has good ammo capacity- 25 rounds
The trigger pull is very smooth and I can shoot very fast with it, probably over 4 rounds a second.
The tactical grips are amazing by the way. they fit your hand perfectly
It also has rails if you want to put a laser or a light or a scope (for lols) on it
it's very easy to take apart and reassemble
very accurate especially with .25g
smooth trigger and you can shoot fast w/ it
easy to take apart
full metal
magazine capacity
locking slide
bad@ss especially w/ laser and a silencer (i wish i had them)
not too expensive
white dot sights
guzzles gas (you won't mind and you'll get over it) ...
my advice is to buy this gun...
use .25s, get another magazine, don't shoot really fast for a long time because it will use gas up faster, always leave gas in the magazines so the seals won't dry up and it will stop gas leaks, and buy some lube.
I hope to get lots of headshots with it ...
- KJW M9 Tactical Full Metal Gas Blow-Back HandgunOkay, first off, please mark this review as helpful if it was.
Now on to the gun. This gun is a copy of the Berreta 92FS.
When you open the box you will be amazed by the realism. It has
full Taurus trademarks and good build quality and finish.
It is very durable, being full metal.
Now, for performance. WOW! 320fps!
That is some serious power for a pistol. With an effective range
of over 100ft, you can use this gun as a primary if you want.
Two nice features that further add to the realism of this gun are the blow back action and the locking slide.
Oh, here's a nice feature. The integrated metal rail on the top of this gun can be used to put on a small red dot sight or, as mentioned in another review, a scope for laughs. There is also a rail on the bottom for lasers. The locking slide also is functional, telling you that you need to reload. The magazine holds 23rnds.
- AmAzInG!!!!Ok... I've had this gun for months. Has NOT let me down! I love it. Can take several 5ft drops and only suffer a few little scratches. Here pretty soon I�m getting some extra mags. It's awesome.
Full metal
Gas blow back
26 round mag capacity
Realistic weight
Realistic feel
Probably best GGB on the market.
320 fps
Kinda a gas hog.
Gotta fill it with gas each time you reload.
Other than that none!
- GREAT GUNthis is an all around good gun at a good price.if you like m9's this is probably the best one in its price range. this m9 has a lot of pro's about it and no con's that i can think about.
- great range
- high fps
- all metal (solid construction)
- 26 rd mags
- insane accuracy
- tactical rail
- this gun even has accessories that were specifically made for it that you can buy. you can get replacement M9 ENHANCED TACTICAL GRIPS, and you can buy a FULL METAL OUTER BARREL. On top of that you have all of the possibilities that the tactical rail gives you.
- Great!Buy this gun!
I got it when it was 20 bucks cheaper, so that rocks.
Full metal
But it takes a lot of gas
and also don't loose the trigger spring
- this gun is great !!!!when i first got it, the mag broke.... but then i bought a new one and that thing is a beast!!! great fps and realistic blow back i suggest you get this gun
- GREATThis is by far my favorite pistol yet. Very heavy and realistic. The mags feel great, but are a little wobbly. The barrel is also a little wobbly. Also, after about 3 yards, it drops a lot so the range could be better.Besides that, a great buy and definitely worth the money.
PS hurts a lot if shot in bare skin from close range
- Great gun for certain areaI bought this gun last year around winter time and it broke (manufacturer error). I sent it back and didn't have another issue with breaking. But I couldn't shoot through an entire clip (I thought it was the gun), but in the summer it worked fine. So green gas is good for a warm climate, but if you live in a cold temperature area buy the CO2 version. It's more expensive but is worth it to be able to use it all year.
- The BESTThis is soo awesome. It has a crisp blow back and is so accurate. Haven't had any problems with it. It can go 2 mags worth on a single fill of gas or propane. It's worth the extra 20$ over the regular kjw m9, plus it has a rail for lights and lasers. It also shoots 20 fps more. GET THIS GUN - YOU WON'T REGRET IT!
- I used this in battle....There were no survivors. Everyone was laughing at me because I only had 2 m9s to play a match. I had my Spring m9, and this! The guy that laughed the hardest (We called him "Doritos") got killed by THIS. I snuck around behind him until I shot him in the fleshey part of his arm, the only part he had no armor.
Main point: Get this gun!


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A new Getting Started Guide has been added to the website. This guide is a valuable tool for users who are new to LaunchPad and who are installing for the first time. It's also helpful to users who are migrating their keypad to another machine. With the new v2010 version of LaunchPad, you can install the keypad software on your home, office and laptop computer, even if you have only one keypad. This makes LaunchPad completely portable from machine to machine, regardless of the operating system and processor speed involved. The only thing required is a download of the software to the computer, an install of the software, and then copying of the Authorization Code XML file to the root folder of the LaunchPad v2010 installation.
Example of XML file: 0030555_LaunchPad.xml
The filename of the file contains the keypad's Serial Number + _LaunchPad.xml. This makes it easy to identify the file to the keypad. If you have multiple keypads, you can use multiple XML files.
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The EITF met on November 14th, 2013 to discuss six issues. PwC's EITF Observer provides you an insightful summary of decisions reached and the changes affecting GAAP.
At its November 14th, 2013 meeting, the FASB's Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) reached final consensuses on four issues affecting consolidated collateralized financing entities, service concession arrangements, low income housing tax credit investments, and collateralized consumer residential mortgage loans. A consensus-for-exposure was reached on an issue pertaining to the classification of certain government guaranteed residential mortgage loans upon foreclosure by a creditor. Discussions also continued on an issue affecting the application of the pushdown basis of accounting. The final consensuses and consensus-for-exposure must first be ratified by the FASB at its December 11, 2013 meeting before becoming final accounting standards updates (ASUs) or being exposed for public comment.
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When I was younger I was diagnosed with a mild case of asthma - I was generally fine unless I was excersizing, or exerting myself in cold weather. As I got older this basically went away, but I would still find it difficult to breathe through periods of heavy exertion. I started C25K last week, and managed the 60 second intervals pretty well (only having some difficulty after the last few reps), but started having diffuclty catching my breath today after the very first 90 sec interval. I'm worried about how I'll be able to do the longer runs if I'm already having trouble breathing through this.
Is this something that EVERYONE goes through and I'm just worried for nothing over it? Or is this still a bit of my asthma coming back to haunt me? Also, what can I do about this? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
And now Harry, let us step out into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure. -APWBD
Completed: W6D3
Started Couch to 5k on Nov 2nd, repeated week 3 (1x) and week 4 (2x)
You may want to see your doctor and get an inhaler. I have asthma which is generally under control. I take my inhaler 10 minutes prior to my runs. I was also having a terrible time early on in my runs, and felt like the breathing was a challenge. This program does build you up. I am now in week 6, and able to make it through the longer runs (I ran 20 minutes last week, and 10 minute intervals last night). I think the one thing that I would recommend is running very slowly. I jog as slow as possible (13-14 minutes per mile) so that I can keep breathing regularly. I know that I will not complete the distance, but I am completing the time running. Take it easy and if you are really feeling out of breath or lightheaded, stop and catch your breath. I always give myself that out, but I don't need to stop. I have found that the program builds on itself, and you will get stamina. At the beginning 30 seconds was a challenge for me, and tomorrow I will be running for 25 minutes straight. Again, just run really, really slowly and concentrate on your breathing. I breathe much harder than other people, but I am doing it. One other caution, if it is cold where you are, you may want to get a scarf or bandana to breathe through. I have found that really cold air makes it harder for me to breathe. I do not live in a cold climate, but I do ski, and my asthma is triggered by cold air as well.
Good luck with your running, you can do it!
Started C25K 10/1/09 C25K Graduate 12/12/09
I started out not being a runner, but now I can say I really enjoy it. I use the Jeff Galloway method.
Miraclebabies.org 5K 11/15/09 43:17
St. Patricks Day 10K 3/17/12 1:30:28
Yes, you should talk with your doctor.
And maybe just for motivation: Haile Gebrselassie (the world record keeper for marathon) also has asthma.
So there're no limits
I am now training for a marathon.
Feel the joy of running
k9178 - You know, it didn't even occur to me that I could use an inhaler at this point; I will definitely discuss that with my doctor on my next visit. And I'm very encouraged to know that my breath capacity and endurance will increase as I progress. Hearing stories like yours always makes me recommit to finishing this program, so thank you.
Atsipootes - Jackie Joyner-Kersee is asthmatic, too. It's amazing to think of their accomplishments, isn't it? Thanks!
And now Harry, let us step out into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure. -APWBD
Completed: W6D3
Started Couch to 5k on Nov 2nd, repeated week 3 (1x) and week 4 (2x)
I too have been diagnosed with asthma, but I'm now running marathons. The key (for me) has been in purchasing a good heart rate monitor (chest strap linked to a wrist watch style monitor). I established a heart rate zone of Aerobic with an alarm set to go off at my DANGER area (155 beats per min "BPM"). When the alarm goes off... it will, then slow down to a walk OR Stop until it is back in control. The wheezing might not even be noticable at that time but your heart rate would have kicked up.
I ended up purchasing a Garmin ForeRunner 301 (~$100 ebay) as it provides significantly more data in addition to heart rate plotting. I beleive the heart rate monitor has helped me lose weight and build endurance while avoiding keeling over. Losing my breath happens if I'm running too fast, or get a sudden breath with something in it that adversely effects my airways. Being aware of your asthma has you dodging the things which trigger an attack. I walk a large circle around smokers, especially cigar and pipes. I'm not afraid to run when it's really, really hot and humid (I live in Florida) but my heart rate monitor slows me down to a walk very often. The hotter it is the slower you end up running. when it's really cool, then I can run a lot faster and further without the beep-beep warning of the heart rate monitor going off.
I used to carry my inhaler, but now that I've lost 50+ pounds, it's a thing of the past. ALSO, I joined a weight watchers meeting. That is an excellent organization, if you're overweight then I guarantee your wheezing is worse!!! Shed the mass and run with a heart rate monitor strapped to your chest. Good luck!
Let me know what happens. I have very mild asthma and never used an inhaler but now that there are leaves everywhere I find it harder to breath. I just don't know if it would a difference or not.
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Dice sets, especially 7-piece RPG dice sets. Everything from metal dice sets and stone dice sets to pearlized and magma dice sets. Also includes other sets of dice such as 10d6 crystal dice sets.
Blue & Black Elvish Dice (Set of 7)$17.95
Set of Blue and Black Rune Dice$17.95
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As I write this, I'm looking at at single row of buttons at the top of this WordPress 'Write Post' text area that allows me some basic text formatting options; bold, italic, strikethrough, bulleted list, numbered list, and so on. A few of my clients have asked for more formatting options like the ability to change the font size and color. Most of the options they're after are actually just hiding.
If you're seeing a single row of formatting buttons, try the last one on the right. It shows the 'Kitchen Sink' which is a second row of formatting options like style, underline, justify, text color, etc, and is sure to satisfy the perfectionist blogger.
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This patch adds an IAdminConsoleProvider extension point to Trac that lets plugins add custom commands to TracAdmin.
Bugs/Feature Requests
Existing bugs and feature requests for AdminConsoleProviderPatch are here.
If you have any issues, create a new ticket.
NOTE: There are two patches available. The -refactor patch fully refactors trac-admin, moving all commands into their appropriate source modules (eg. ticket commands end up in trac.ticket.api, etc.). If you don't care about this (which you probably don't), grab the other patch.
You can check out the source for AdminConsoleProviderPatch from Subversion at http://trac-hacks.org/svn/adminconsoleproviderpatch.
Example from DiscussionPlugin:
from trac.core import * from trac.admin.console import IAdminConsoleProvider class DiscussionConsole(Component): implements(IAdminConsoleProvider) def get_console_commands(self, tracadm): self.tracadm = tracadm yield ('forum', self._help_forum, self.do_forum, self.complete_forum) yield ('topic', self._help_topic, self.do_topic, self.complete_topic) ...
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Every day, the Devils Lake Journal publishes a selection of stories both in print and on the web you can't find anywhere else.
Today, Wednesday, December 19, 2012, found only in print in the pages of the Devils Lake Journal will be Columns by Scott Privratsky and Tony Bender on page 4 and Man pleads guilty to stealing car with child in it page 2.
Found only on the web will be Today in History - Dec. 19 and a photo gallery from Just for Kix winter program.
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The Daily Startup: CloudVelocity Aims to Extend Corporate Data Centers Seamlessly Into the Public Cloud
Top stories in today's VentureWire:
CloudVelocity emerged from stealth on Wednesday with a $5 million Series A investment from Mayfield Fund and a software platform that aims to ease corporate worries about the public cloud. Founded by veterans of NeoPath Networks, a file storage management system that Cisco Systems acquired in 2007, CloudVelocity has been incubated by Mayfield for about two years. Its software, which is patent-pending, "makes public clouds look like a seamless extension of an enterprise data center," said Mayfield Managing Director Navin Chaddha.
Tony Post, the former chief executive of Vibram USA–best known for its glove-styled running shoes–has returned to the footwear game with a startup called Topo Athletic. To grow the business, Topo raised $5 million in Series A venture funding from the multistage investment firm Norwest Venture Partners. Topo plans to release its first running and cross-fit shoes in North America by May 2013.
Also in today's VentureWire, Banking on his close relationship with the chief executive of Chinese startup Dratek Technologies, Tony Luh of venture capital firm DFJ DragonFund said he believed an investment in that business would be a way to gain from the growth of mobile technology. Six years later, Mr. Luh and Dratek's now-former chief executive, Chen Yi, appear to have finally ended a legal feud involving multiple lawsuits…Koozoo, which recently closed a $2.5 million seed round, wants to connect old smartphones into new video networks. It will launch an app early next year enabling users to stream and share live videos from old smartphones. Koozoo wants to turn the now-widespread ability to shoot video into real-time, searchable streams, documenting conditions around the world…and Danish startup Trustpilot recently closed a 10 million euros round from the firms that backed Spotify and Skype in their early days. Trustpilot makes trusted user-reviews system designed to work as well for merchants as it does for their customers and plans to bring it to the U.S. Index Ventures led the funding, joined by Trustpilot's earlier backers SEED Capital Denmark and Northzone.
(VentureWire is a daily newsletter with comprehensive analysis of all the investments, deals and personnel moves involving startups and their venture backers. For a two-week trial, visit our homepage, scroll to the bottom and click "try for free.")
Elsewhere around the Web:
Venture-backed SolarCity failed to price its IPO Tuesday as the public markets remained cool to clean-tech companies. Backers of the company, which sells and installs rooftop solar panels, include DBL Investors, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Mayfield Fund and Silver Lake Kraftwerk.
In another sign that enterprise-facing start-ups are the rage in venture, New York Times blog DealBook takes a look at some of the hot topics.
Matrix Partners, one of the last holdouts on the Waltham, Mass., hill that used to be the center of Boston venture capital, is moving its headquarters to Cambridge, Mass., to be closer to startups around MIT, says the Boston Globe.


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Trey Anastasio Band,
Thursday, 08/11/2005
The Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO
Set 1: Money, Love and Change, Dark and Down, Sweet Dreams Melinda, Air Said to Me, Drifting, Tuesday, Cayman Review, Spin[1], Night Speaks to a Woman, Anything But Me[2], The Inlaw Josie Wales[3], Dogs Stole Things[3], Pebbles and Marbles[3], Friday[2], Love That Breaks All Lines[4], Invisible[5], Shine, Mr. Completely, The Way I Feel, Come As Melody > First Tube
Encore: Love is Freedom > I Am the Walrus
[1] Dedicated to Roger Holloway.
[2] Trey solo acoustic; TAB debut.
[3] Trey solo acoustic.
[4] Trey (on acoustic) and Ray (on piano) only.
[5] Trey on acoustic (with full band).
Notes: Trey dedicated "Spin" to his high school friend, Roger Holloway. This show featured the TAB debuts of "Anything But Me" and "Friday." "Anything But Me" through "Friday" were performed solo acoustic. "Love That Breaks All Lines" was performed by Trey on acoustic guitar and Ray on piano.
Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Jennifer Hartswick, Skeeto Valdez, Ray Paczkowski, Christina Durfee, Les Hall, Tony Hall


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Johnson Controls Inc. was named the lead bidder for battery maker A123 Systems Inc.'s auto assets, setting the stage for a likely bidding war at bankruptcy auction next month involving the U.S auto-parts maker, China's Wanxiang Group Corp., Germany's Siemens AG and Japan's NEC Corp. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.
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OAKLAND -- Will Cherry grew up close to the Warriors' practice facility, attended camps at the facility as a youngster and served as a camp instructor there in the summer the last four years.
On Monday, the former Montana star guard was again at the Warriors practice facility, this time for an NBA predraft workout with five other players.
"I have been coming here since I was younger, doing the Warriors camps. ... Every time a Warrior person would come and talk to us, I always dreamt of being one of those persons," Cherry, a 2009 McClymonds High graduate, said. "I can remember always going through these drills and ... winning a lot of awards, going home with bags and bags of stuff, Warrior stuff, Warriors ball, Warriors shirts, autographed hats, you name it, I had it in my closet."
Cherry worked out for the Warriors along with guards Keion Bell of Missouri and D.J. Cooper of Ohio, guard/forward Dwayne Davis of Southern Mississippi, forward Keith Clanton of Central Florida and center Ehimen Orukpe of Wichita State. As of now, the Warriors do not have a pick in the June 27 draft.
"It's definitely an amazing day for me," Cherry said. "It's all about showcasing what you've working on after college."
Cherry starred for the undefeated McClymonds team that won the 2008 California Interscholastic Federation Division I state title, and continued that success at the college level.
He was named first-team All-Big Sky for the past three seasons and the defensive player of the year for the conference as a senior. The 6-foot-1 Cherry averaged 13.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.9 steals per game for the Grizzlies this past season. Cherry graduated from Montana on May 18 with a degree in communications.
When asked what he could provide for the Warriors as a player, he said "I'm tough and rugged. I come from Oakland ... Being in Oakland, I'm pretty sure you go down the list of guards, they are tough and rugged and they have a never-say-die attitude."
"Also ... I pride myself on defense. I don't like getting scored on."
Cherry talked about an April 27 incident in Missoula, Mont., that resulted in misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest against him.
"That's an unfortunate situation," said the 22-year-old Cherry, who said that it happened in a bar and alcohol was involved. "I didn't go looking for trouble or nothing like that. Basically I was just trying to decipher a situation when things spiraled out of control and a punch was thrown and hit me ... so I was forced to defend myself."


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Definición de condition en inglés:
- This Monday, an ice storm once again left the university parking lots in extremely unsafe and dangerous condition.
- Sections of the footpaths are in an extremely dangerous condition, and all the more so given that it is our old folk who use them most.
- Subsequent inspection by another garage well versed in Minis revealed that the car was in extremely dangerous condition.
- Not wanting to take chances, now the puppies are given syrup as a booster dose to improve their health condition, says the animal keeper.
- Get yourself into good physical condition before you even consider racing
- The job applicants were evaluated in eight categories, including physical condition, health and personality.
- The patient had rheumatoid arthritis, a condition associated with pyoderma gangrenosum.
- Although this is an extremely difficult condition to live with, Eloise was in high spirits throughout the trip.
- In order to treat this condition, you will need to visit the vet.
- He saw radical skepticism as a necessary consequence of the misery of the human condition.
- Artists through the ages have formed questions, comments and concerns about the human condition.
- Alleged experts on the human condition voiced concern that the recipients would be somehow damaged.
- It is good for such boys to measure themselves with their equals in age, of a humbler condition in life.
- Born in December 1864, in Fère-en-Tardenois, France, Camille grew up in a family of humble condition.
- It was further agreed that no person is expected to continue living in conditions unfit for human habitation.
- Difficult social and economic conditions are not regarded as grounds for granting asylum, Ask said.
- It was also aimed at revealing the poor conditions under which people lived in the province.
- The influence of different conditions during the combustion process was investigated by altering the speed and load of the test engine.
- For the private sector employer, the ability to vary the cost base to market conditions and company performance is vital.
- In the market conditions which now prevail, you can choose your supplier.
- In the event of unkind weather conditions, the show will be moved indoors.
- The weather conditions had grounded the air ambulance usually used for the transfer.
- Weather conditions, ground conditions, selection policies, and match fixes are too innumerable to measure or adjust for.
- The payment required by this section is taken to be a condition of every aquaculture permit.
- They then agree to allow the surviving parent to live there - which must not be a condition of the will.
- It was he who suggested that they have a child - in fact he demanded it as a condition of staying with her.
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- That effect may be conditioned on the influence of outside factors and participant attributes and may change over time.
- The gods were derived from the world of nature for the simple reason that life in Mesopotamia was controlled or conditioned by the seasons.
- And I think that is conditioned by the winter approach and by Ramadan.
- But I would also say there is a pleasure in self-display that should be shared with those men and boys who have been conditioned into thinking that the only gratification and power is in looking.
- I had to actually ask what that meant in terms of the APR and in two cases they even had to go and look it up because they've been so conditioned into only revealing the monthly figure.
- We have become conditioned into being, behaving, reacting to any situation in a certain way, and we perpetuate this conditioning by the way we think.
- Redwing boots also sells products to help you condition your boots, like Boot Oil or Mink Oil.
- The cost of professionally produced and conditioned seed of agronomic crops is only two to four percent of the cost of production.
- He invented a device for putting water vapor into the air to condition yarn produced in textile plants.
- Bouts can take a very long time and if you're not conditioned you will struggle.
- He was previously conditioned by Ken McPeek, who saddled him to his victory in the Belmont Stakes along with his win in the 2002 Sir Barton Stakes.
- Julio Franco, 45, still is playing because he is superbly conditioned.
- Always apply as much hair conditioning protection as possible.
- After washing and conditioning your hair, comb it from the crown to the ends and let it air-dry.
- Bigfish Shampoo is also enriched with panthenol to nourish, moisturize and condition your hair.
- Keg or brewery conditioned beer is produced so that it is ready to drink as soon as it leaves the brewery.
- It isn't ale, either, and although the bottled versions are bottle conditioned, they are much bubblier than English bottle conditioned beers.
- Her beers are traditionally brewed, mostly organic and bottle conditioned.
- Beers being allowed to condition naturally in the cask calls for a certain care in handling.
- Until fairly recently bottled Guinness was a real ale: the beer wasn't filtered or pasteurized but allowed to condition in the bottle.
- At the same time, Giolitti, always walking a tightrope between the conservative and progressive components of his own majority, was heavily conditioned in what he could offer.
- The new refrain is that, while the amendment does indeed protect an individual right, the exercise of this right is conditioned on the existence of and participation in a state militia.
- The discretion should be conditioned on the existence of some need to remove the ship from the Australian Territorial sea; and the Act should provide standards by which it is to be exercised.
in (or out of) condition
- In a fit (or unfit) physical state.Oraciones de ejemplo
- It is a condition of mind in which the mind is out of condition.
- Early pre-season practice should stress conditioning and fundamentals because the team must be in condition before the first game.
- Now, I know that someone who has great natural shape but is out of condition won't beat someone with a lesser shape who is in condition.
in no condition to do something
- Certainly not fit or well enough to do something: you're in no condition to tackle the stairsMás ejemplos en oraciones
- She certainly was in no condition to drive herself to the hospital, and it didn't appear that she was going to be able to draw anyone near this place anytime soon.
- But off-camera the consensus was that by election time those listed would be in no condition to cast a ballot, let alone offer themselves as candidates.
- Obviously you are in no condition to think straight.
on condition that
- With the stipulation that: he proposed deep cuts in offensive forces, on condition that an agreement be reachedMás ejemplos en oraciones
- They stressed, however, that they would only support this option on condition that there was no reduction in the level of healthcare provision.
- He was given special leave from school on condition that upon his return he gives a presentation to his year group about his African experiences.
- After escaping and being recaptured three times he was allowed his freedom on condition that he left New Zealand.
Middle English: from Old French condicion (noun), condicionner (verb), from Latin condicio(n-) 'agreement', from condicere 'agree upon', from con- 'with' + dicere 'say'.
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After the Norman Conquest, French became the language of the law in England and many French legal terms made their way into English. Verdict came immediately from French, but goes back to Latin verus 'true', source also of verify (Middle English), veritable (Late Middle English), and very (Middle English), and dicere 'to say', from which addict (mid 16th century) originally 'assigned by decree' and so bound to something; condition (Middle English) speaking with, agreement; contradiction (Late Middle English) 'speaking against'; dictate (early 17th century); predict (late 16th century) 'speaking in advance'; and numerous other words derive.
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Program 6 Notes
Raymonda Act III
Raymonda is a glorious spectacle, with virtuosic dancing that captures the allure of Eastern Europe, choreographed to a ravishing score by Russian composer Alexander Glazunov, his first ballet. Typical of its creator, Marius Petipa, the choreography is classically elegant, combining formality and spirited folk dance. And in the interpretive hands of the legendary Rudolf Nureyev, who created his own adaptations of both the full-length and this one-act version, Raymonda gains yet another element— the earthy passion that made Nureyev unlike any dancer before him. As Grant Coyle, who staged Raymonda Act III for San Francisco Ballet for the 2012 Repertory Season, says, "Every solo shows his influence; he has put his stamp on it. There are some very Rudolf touches."
Petipa choreographed the three-act Raymonda in 1898 for the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. But the story, set in medieval Hungary, was more hindrance than help in keeping audiences engaged. From that convoluted tale—of a love affair, an attempted abduction, and a duel to the death—what has survived, for the most part, is the celebratory third act, which anticipates the nuptials of Raymonda and her love, Jean de Brienne.
Nureyev had danced in Raymonda in 1959, soon after he joined the Mariinsky Ballet (also called the Kirov). After defecting to the West in 1961, he staged his version of the complete ballet on The Royal Ballet at the Festival of Two Worlds in Spoleto, Italy, in 1964, dancing Jean himself with Doreen Wells as Raymonda. (Margot Fonteyn, Nureyev's preferred partner since 1962, missed the premiere because her husband, Panamanian diplomat Roberto Arias, had been critically injured.) Nureyev staged his full-length Raymonda around the world: Australian Ballet in 1965, Zurich Ballet in1972, American Ballet Theatre in 1975, and Paris Opera Ballet in 1983. The Royal Ballet premiered this one-act version at London's Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in 1966.
A one-act Raymonda entered San Francisco Ballet's repertory in 2000, extracted from Nureyev's full-length version. This season's production is the one-act made for The Royal Ballet, which includes three solos pulled from other parts of the full-length ballet. Nureyev added them to provide "more opportunities for the audience to see the strength and style of the female artists in a one-act ballet," said former Royal Ballet dancer Bruce Sansom last season, then a ballet master and assistant to Artistic Director & Principal Choreographer Helgi Tomasson.
In this one-act, Coyle sees "a definite personal style" infused by Nureyev, especially for the men. "The choreography is quite heavy and challenging," Coyle says. What he describes as "well-grounded, basic technique—very strong, and masculine" is common now. But, he adds, "when Nureyev did it, in the early '60s, it was not so common for men to do this much in classical ballet. We owe this development to Nureyev."
Raymonda Act III has take-your-breath away spectacle in the form of sets and costumes by designer Barry Kay, which Coyle describes as "absolutely ravishing, so opulent and lush." The white costumes, detailed with gold, fur, and feathers, pop against the rich tones of the massive set. And there's spectacle, too, in the brilliance of the dancing. That's one reason why Tomasson likes to keep this ballet in the Company's repertory—maintaining a balance between the technical challenges of classical work and the freedom of contemporary ballets is vital. "It's fun to experiment with new works," he says, "but to keep that level of excellence in your technique, you need to dance the classical ballets. [Raymonda] fits into that idea of getting back to basics technically."
Coyle describes Raymonda as "very exposed—this classical purity is very demanding. Dancers strive to achieve this every day in class, so to be doing it in performances is good. Raymonda is all about "style and finesse," he says, adding that it has "one of the most wonderful endings." With the full cast doing a unison side-to-side step, "it builds and builds," he says, "and suddenly it's finished. That's what great classical dance is about."
-Program notes by Cheryl A. Ossola
Ibsen's House
In making Ibsen's House for San Francisco Ballet's New Works Festival in 2008, choreographer Val Caniparoli wanted to create a tour de force for five women. For source material he turned to Nordic playwright Henrik Ibsen, mining strong female characters from five of his plays. However, Caniparoli is quick to say that knowing the plays isn't essential to enjoying the ballet. "I'm not telling any story," he says, explaining that he took "the essence from the plays, using that as the point of departure. If I've done it right, you can sense five women, five different relationships, and their predicaments."
Still, watching Ibsen's House does offer a sense of Ibsen's work, whether or not viewers are familiar with his plays. Ibsen, known as the "Father of Modern Drama," challenged Victorian societal conventions in his plays of the late 1800s; in that sense he was an early feminist, outraging viewers with his radical ideas about gender roles in society. Caniparoli chose women from these five plays—A Doll's House (1879), Ghosts (1881),Rosmersholm (1886), The Lady From the Sea (1888), and Hedda Gabler (1890)— because of their dominant characters."They were being challenged about what was the norm, what you could or couldn't talk about," he says. "Ibsen was a rebel in that way."
Caniparoli, a principal character dancer with the Company, choreographs widely, most recently for Richmond Ballet (Swipe), Joffrey Ballet (Incantations), Ballet West (The Lottery, to a commissioned score by Robert Moran), and Singapore Dance Theatre (Chant, to music by Lou Harrison). A world premiere for Colorado Ballet, to music by Poul Rugers, will open in March. A theater major in college, Caniparoli has often blended dance with literary art forms. At San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater he worked with Artistic Director Carey Perloff on A Christmas Carol, A Doll's House, and The Tosca Project. And he has done his fair share of story ballets: The Nutcracker, Lady of the Camelias, and A Cinderella Story. "I grab from my[theater] background in all of that," Caniparoli says. "What makes Ibsen's House different is that I'm not telling one story."
For the score, Caniparoli chose Piano Quintet No. 2 (minus the third movement) by Czech composer Antonin Dvorak. The music was written in 1887, around the same time Ibsen's plays were. And Dvorak's score has layers of feeling that mirror the passions buried within Ibsen's characters; emotions, once freed, that are compelling enough to lead them to defy traditional mores.
Emotions are everything in Ibsen's House. Ensuring that the dancers understood their characters was a crucial part of developing the movement, so Caniparoli had the dancers read the plays or watch them on DVD, and he brought Perloff into a rehearsal to describe key motivations and responses for each character. Disregarding the dancers' ages, he freed himself to create movement based purely on the characters' feelings.
In the ballet's first two movements, Caniparoli first presents the women alone and then in duets with their male counterparts. He uses small, simple gestures to reveal character (the smoothing of a dress, a hand brought to the mouth), then snatched away (a fist thudding against a chest). He revels in letting the choreography be driven by emotion, describing how, in the first movement, the character of Nora from A Doll's House dances to music that "you'd normally have someone doing histrionics to. But all she is doing is standing with her back to the audience and doing this slow gesture. To me that makes more sense."
For the third movement, Caniparoli goes beyond the confines of the plays, exploring the consequences of the characters' shattered lives. "It's like the aftermath," he says, "how the men are feeling, which you might not see in the play." But still the women predominate, threading their way through the men's psyches like reminders of what has been—or what might have been.
-Program notes by Cheryl A. Ossola
Symphonic Dances
In Symphonic Dances, his first work for San Francisco Ballet, choreographer Edwaard Liang chose to create a "spiritual, abstract world," he says, "what you would call the in-between, where it's neither this world nor the next world." His concept is a perfect match for his choice of music, Sergei Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances. "It's very spiritually based," Liang says of the score. "Some people would call it dark, but I consider it intensely spiritual."
Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Liang grew up in the Bay Area, training at Marin Ballet and later at the School of American Ballet in New York. A former soloist with New York City Ballet, he performed on Broadway in Fosse and then joined Nederlands Dans Theater. Named one of Dance Magazine's "25 to Watch" in 2006, Liang received a Choo-San Goh award for choreographic potential for his work with The Washington Ballet. After guesting for a few years with such companies as Norwegian National Ballet and Morphoses, Liang retired from dancing to choreograph full-time. Now he creates ballets for companies worldwide, including Singapore Dance Theatre and the Joffrey, Houston, Tulsa, Shanghai, and Kirov Ballets. Besides Symphonic Dances, two other Liang works, Distant Cries and Somewhere in Time, are in SF Ballet's repertory.
The way Liang sees it, his 2012 commission for San Francisco wasn't just a new ballet; it was a creation tailored to the Company. And so his choice of music was critical. He'd been "a huge fan of [Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances] for years," and decided that, though intimidating, it was perfect for SF Ballet. "It's a huge orchestration, really just big, bold music," he says. "And that's one of the reasons why I was drawn to it."
Rachmaninov made his name not only as a composer in the Romantic tradition, but also as a brilliant pianist. Although he left Russia during the Revolution, eventually settling in the U.S., he once said that he could never separate his Russianness from his music. Symphonic Dances, written in 1940, was his last composition. Calling it Fantastic Dances at first, Rachmaninov hoped Michel Fokine would choreograph to it. But Fokine died in 1942, and Symphonic Dances didn't become a ballet until 1994, when NYCB Ballet Master in Chief Peter Martins used the score for his ballet of the same name.
It's likely that Rachmaninov was aware that Symphonic Dances would be his last composition. He included the Gregorian chant "Dies irae," part of a requiem mass, in the third movement of this late-in-life work; in the first, he quoted himself, revisiting a melody from his poorly received Symphony No. 1. And near the end of the score, he penciled in the word" Alliluya." Images of death, a resurrected melody, and an exclamation of joy—all fitting content for a final masterpiece
Once Liang had chosen his music, he asked a friend who teaches composition at Juilliard to work on the score with him."Even though Rachmaninov is really beautiful to listen to, it's quite complex in structure," Liang says. "I come from the house of [George] Balanchine and [Jerome] Robbins, and music comes first."In studying the score, he knew immediately where the three pas de deux would fall, and when the ensemble of 18 dancers would be onstage."It's very, very structured— in my mind," says Liang. "Yet at the same time it's so lush, so flowing."Working on the third-movement pas de deux in early rehearsals, he told the dancers, "It's lush, but what's going to create this is your connection together. Find that."
Liang infuses his rehearsals with what seems to be a perpetual air of serenity and calm. Those hours in the studio are the most rewarding part of choreographing, he says. But the process is still a mystery. "For me there is no recipe," Liang says. "I'm just lucky that I get to do what I do."
-Program notes by Cheryl A. Ossola


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STOCKTON - A man was taken to a hospital Wednesday night after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds in south Stockton, police said.
Officers responding to a report of a person shot at 9:42 p.m. near 10th and Bieghle streets located a man with gunshot wounds to his body, police said. The victim was transported to a hospital, where he was listed in stable condition. The victim said he did not know who shot him and police were unable to locate any witnesses.
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Easyrider2609 Easyrider2609 Jan 27, 2013 11:55 Flag
Bless em All!
Lads you all know the song, so lets have it: Bless em all, bless em all, the long and the short and the tall, Bless all the Sgts and WO Ones bless all the Corporals and their blinking Sons! Repeat chorus, You`ll get no promotion this side of the Ocean so come on my lads bless em all! Now all you have to do is add the right words in place of the obvious ones and you have it! I wanted to call this thread "Bigger Fish To Fry", but that sounded too fishy if you get my meaning? Concentrating on promotion, right, sound tactics, but coming after defeats by Wednesday and Barnsley, it, well, it smells! Promotion should come when you are ready for it, NOT, I repeat not as a carrot to be held out because of other mishaps, Shades of Galateri! For those too young to remember he tried to distract his miserable politics by invading the Falklands! Bless em all, bless em all, the loooong the sh...........an the ta...........!Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
I'll join in, long as you don't sing though.
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Easyrider2609 Easyrider2609 Feb 2, 2013 15:01 Flag
Aww Al, mind if I just Hum along?


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Halle Berry ex-fiancee Gabriel Aubry was clearly the instigator in his Thanksgiving Day brawl with Berry's current fiancee, Olivier Martinez, law enforcement sources told TMZ.
So much for the first guy throwing a punch having the best chance of winning.
Investigators now believe it's clear Aubry committed two batteries on Martinez before Martinez had the chance to turn Aubry's face into French toast.
Aubry went to Berry's Los Angeles house to drop off Nahla, their 4-year-old daughter. Olivier apparently walked outside and told Aubry "We have to talk."
Based on interviews with witnessed (squirrels, pigeons, a lawn elf), detectives concluded Aubry pushed Martinez and swung at his face, making contact with his shoulder.
Martinez, who has boxing experience, defended himself by punching Aubry three times in the face.
Police told TMZ they're "concerned" about what they believe are "Gabriel's ongoing anger issues."
As one law enforcement source put it, "It seems he's still having a hard time getting over his break up with Halle."
That's some seriously insightful analysis, right there.
The good news for Aubry is that Berry and Martinez have told prosecutors they don't want Aubry charged with anything, because it wouldn't be a in Nahla's best interests. Sources told TMZ the case will be set for an informal hearing at the District Attorney's office, with the likely outcome being that Aubry agrees to take anger management courses in exchange for the mater being dropped.
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