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AIKEN, S.C. – Senior Brian Egwuatu scored a career high 20 points in second-ranked USC Aiken's 109-81 victory over Allen before 1,703 fans at the Convocation Center on Saturday afternoon.
Egwuatu was one of four Pacers in double figures in the contest. Egwuatu also acquired a career best eight field goals in the win, concluding the game almost perfect from the field (8-for-9). His proficiency was made plausible by his prowess underneath the basket with five of his eight field goals coming on dunks, including two via alley-oops.
Egwuatu also collected five rebounds, blocked two shots and had one steal.
Preseason All-American Chris Commons continued his double-figure streak to begin the year by tallying 17 points and six rebounds. Commons has now scored in double figures in all five games in 2008-09 for USC Aiken. The senior forward just like Egwautu only missed one shot from the field, concluding his efforts against Allen 7-for-8 from the floor. Commons also blocked two shots in the win.
Junior transfer Josh Dollard just like Commons has also netted double digits in every USC Aiken outing this year. He obtained his second straight double in the win over the Yellow Jackets on Saturday by scoring 12 and bringing down 11 boards. Dollard's double-double performance against Allen came just one week after he helped USC Aiken open Peach Belt Conference play with a victory by scoring 26 points and corralling 12 rebounds against Armstrong Atlantic.
Cordaryl Ballard was the final Pacer in double figures in the victory. Ballard was a perfect 4-for-4 from the charity stripe against Allen en route to a total of 10 points.
The foursome was part of a USC Aiken effort on Saturday that really never let the game get in doubt. The Pacers were up by as many as 34 points in the contest and they never trailed in the contest.
Overall, USC Aiken shot 58.3 percent (35-for-60) from the field. They were 9-for-22 (40.9 percent) from beyond the arc.
The Pacers coaching staff played everyone available on the bench in the victory with 12 players logging more than 10 minutes in the game. The bench chipped in mightily in the game by scoring 61 of the 109 points.
Allen finished the game with two players combining for 54 of its 81 points. Demetrice Terrell led all players in the game by scoring 30 for Allen in the loss. Terrell knocked down five three-pointers and finished with 10 field goals in total. Teammate Byron Littlejohn came on strong in the second half to finish just behind Terrell with 24 points.


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same prob i m having. Though i dunno about CJ , other affiliate networks (some may pay by mailing the cheque) they dont mind sending it to india. Also if they pay by online service like paypal then u can use it.
if any1 else knows something then i would also like to know the answer to this question...
Personally i think except for lead/CPC no affiliate programs should screen sites as they are going to pay only on a sale. Rejecting affiliates is a bad idea . you never know who you miss!
Lalo , write to CJ or to the concerned Merchants directly explaining about your site/traffic and i am sure you may have success . Wish you Good Luck!
"Commission Junction is not accepting new publisher applications from a number of countries at this time, and India is one of them. This could change in the very near future, but it involves changes to our site and service that are still under development."
Geography has a lot to with it...much is nonsense.
Why does it matter where you live when you are working on a global market?
Because advertisers had very bad expirence with publishers from certain countries especially Russia , China and India . But its mainly CPM and CPC ... But in a affiliate environment where you get paid only if you sell it shoudn't matter ,IMHO . Its sure a shortsight in the networks part.
Lalo maybe you can try the other networks and some independent affiliate programs. You can always buy a US maildrop address and start a US bank account but then you will have US tax liability ...
Maybe a canadian/uk maildrop address and bank account will work?
I believe some matrimonial services run affiliate programs , eg: shaadi.com ( he is a member here) . If you have a good NRI traffic you can try that.
Maybe members from india can help!
>> There are many good programs that will take you that pay per sale
Very true

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It was a struggle to stay warm today as blowing snow, chilling wind and cold temperatures hit mid-Michigan for the first time this winter.
Throughout the Lansing school district, teachers are keeping the kids inside and out of the cold. It's policy when the temperature or wind chill dips below zero. When it's warm enough for the kids to return outside to recess, school officials will see that they're properly dressed. At Bingham Elementary, warm weather gear is provided for those who need it.
In the city of Lansing, all calls regarding cold weather are directed to the emergency management division. The team doesn't step in on routine matters, like the cold weather we're facing, but it will get involved if the chill continues.
City officials say the Advent House and the Volunteers of America are available as heating centers this winter for those who need a place to go out of the cold.
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My dad was 3 times amateur boxing national champ and when i was a kid he showed me how to punch with your hips and he prefered the cross guard so thats how i box but hes been in jail for the past 4 years and i have always trained twice a day 6 days a week for the last 2 1/2 years cardio and abdominal training in the early morning and weight lifting at night anyway im 16 1/2 and i got my first bag its slightly on the heavy side but not heavy heavy and my knuckles have been getting sore so i was thinking of starting to do knuckle push ups/press ups whatever you call them and is it a bad idea to try and train myself? my dad said he trained in boxing gyms but disagreed with some things the trainers would say so he pretty much trained himself just went to the gyms for sparring he sparred with jose torres and torres commented on him being a very good amateur and said he would do well as a pro but he didnt end up turning pro boxed for 20 years losing 2 fights 1 by disqualification and 1 by a close descision to the national champ at the time which he knocked out both times in the rematches anyway my point is if he can accomplish all this just by training himself it cant be that bad to train yourself? I just focus on keeping my chin down shoulders up that kind of thing so any advice would be much appreciated. thanks.


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FSA to ban 'kick-backs' from DFMs to advisers
More on UK Regulation
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The Financial Services Authority is consulting on a change to its adviser charging rules to ensure advisory firms do not receive any "kick-back payments" from discretionary investment managers in exchange for recommending their services.
Under the Retail Distribution Review's adviser charging rules, advisory firms should only be paid for the personal recommendations and related services they provide to their clients through the charge agreed with their client. They should not be remunerated by discretionary investment managers, the regulator said.
The FSA said it made this intention clear in its March 2010 Policy Statement (PS10/6), stating: "Adviser firms should not be allowed to receive commission set by discretionary investment managers for recommending their services, just as they cannot receive commission set by product providers for recommending their products."
The FSA is now consulting on rules to ensure that discretionary investment managers and advisory firms are "left in no doubt about the FSA's requirements".
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Processor(s): Intel Core i7 920 @ 3.8GHz (190MHz x 20)
Cooling: Noctua NH-U12P (Supplied by Noctua)
Motherboard(s): GIGABYTE EX58-UD5 (Supplied by GIGABYTE)
Memory: 3 X 2GB Kingston Hyper X PC3-16000 2000MHz DDR CL9 (Supplied by Kingston)
Hard Disk(s): Western Digital 640GB SATA 2.0 HDD (Supplied by Western Digital)
Operating System: Windows 7
Drivers: ATI Catalyst 9.11 and AMD Catalyst Hemlock Beta Driver
As we mentioned we'll be using the whole ATI Radeon HD 5000 series line up to test the DX 11 capabilities of DiRT2. We'll be starting with the Gigabyte HD 5750 and going to the Sapphire HD 5770.
Moving up higher in the chart we'll be checking out how the game performs with the HIS HD 5850 and Sapphire HD 5870 before we round it all off with the dual GPU video card that is the HD 5970 from Gigabyte.
We'll be testing the game at 1680 x 1050, 1920 x 1200 and 2560 x 1600 in a combination of the high and ultra preset. Depending on the power of the video card will depend on what resolution we test up to when ultra mode is selected.
DiRT2 at 1680 x 1050
Version and / or Patch Used: Demo
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Colin McRae: DiRT 2 features a roster of contemporary off-road events, taking players to the most diverse and challenging real-world environments. This World Tour has players competing in aggressive multi-car and intense solo races at extraordinary new locations, from canyon racing and jungle trails to city stadium-based events.
Powered by the third generation of the EGO Engine's award-winning racing game technology, Colin McRae: DiRT 2 benefits from tuned-up car-handling physics system and new damage engine effects. It also showcases a spectacular new level of visual fidelity, with cars and tracks twice as detailed as those seen in Race Driver: GRID.
We can see that the HD 5750 doesn't struggle to get over 30 FPS in the minimum department, which means none of our other cards that sit above it run into any trouble.
Changing to the Ultra preset we can see that the HD 5750 minimum falls below the 30 FPS minimum that we require. Fortunately the HD 5770 is able to break it, which means that the models above it also don't have any trouble breaking the important 30 FPS minimum.


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From Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
Grant Support: In part by a research grant from the Intractable Disease Division, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Primary Amyloidosis Research Committee, Japan, and a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, Japan (No. 07457124).
Requests for Reprints: Shu-ichi Ikeda, MD, Department of Medicine (Neurology), Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390, Japan.
Current Author Addresses: Drs. Ikeda and Takei: Department of Medicine (Neurology), Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390, Japan.
Dr. Yanagisawa: National Institute for Longevity Sciences and National Chuubu Hospital, Obu 474, Aichi, Japan.
Dr. Matsunami: Department of Surgery, Matsunami General Hospital, Hashiba 501-61, Gifu, Japan.
Drs. Hashikura, Ikegami, and Kawasaki: Department of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390, Japan.
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Background: Liver transplantation holds promise as a treatment for familial amyloid polyneuropathy.
Objective: To determine whether peripheral nerves regenerate in patients with familial amyloid polyneuropathy after liver transplantation.
Design: Case report.
Setting: University hospital in Matsumoto, Japan.
Patient: A 34-year-old woman with familial amyloid polyneuropathy who had liver transplantation and showed marked clinical improvement 3 years after surgery.
Measurements: Histopathologic examination and morphometric analysis of biopsy specimens taken from sural nerves.
Results: Diffuse fiber loss and amyloid deposits were seen in a biopsy specimen of the left sural nerve obtained before liver transplantation (total number of myelinated fibers, 1326/mm2 of the endoneurial area). In the biopsy specimen of the right sural nerve, which was obtained 3 years after transplantation, amyloid deposits remained but the number of myelinated fibers was markedly increased (total number of myelinated fibers, 4740/mm2).
Conclusion: Peripheral nerves regenerated in a patient with familial amyloid polyneuropathy after liver transplantation.
Sural nerve before transplantation. Diffuse fiber loss is seen. Arrowheads indicate a nodular deposit of amyloid. (Original magnification, x140.) Sural nerve after transplantation. Depleted areas of myelinated fibers are less extensive than areas in the left sural nerve. Inset reveals amyloid deposits in the endoneurium after staining with Congo red. (Original magnification, x140.) Right. The area framed in the middle panel at higher magnification. Many small myelinated fibers are present; the arrow indicates a cluster of these fibers. All sections were embedded in epoxy resin and stained with toluidine blue. (Original magnification, x400.) Bars = 50 µm.
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Mexican REITs Enjoy the Spotlight as Investor Doubts Fade
Mexico's fledgling market for real-estate investment trusts has come a long way since Fibra Uno launched the first Mexican REIT in 2011.
Three years ago, Fibra Uno CEO André El-Mann remembers wanting to cry after meetings with overseas investors. "Nobody wanted to know about me. They just wanted to talk about the beheadings they were reading about in the paper," Mr. El-Mann said Wednesday.
The violence that plagues Mexico and regularly made front page news overseas several years ago has been somewhat eclipsed over the past 18 months by enthusiasm over economic reforms and signs that Mexico's middle class is expanding.
The reception was quite different when Fibra Uno, now the world's 14th biggest REIT, came to market last week with a $2.5 billion offering, Mr. El Mann said, with fund managers at firms like Fidelity and Blackrock investing further in the company.
Pedro Aspe, senior managing director and co-chairman at Evercore Partners, noted that Fibra Uno accounts for about half of the nearly $10 billion that Mexican REITs have raised since 2011.
Fibra Uno launched its latest roadshow amid signs of economic weakness at home. Mexico's economic growth has been sluggish over the last 18 months, with a raft of new taxes this year holding back spending after the economy posted a paltry 1.1% expansion in 2013.
The government's focus on reforms led to public sector spending delays last year, while uncertainty about the depth of the overhauls kept private sector investment at bay.
"Everybody is concerned about growth," said Mr. El Mann. "Instead of closing ourselves up in the house to worry, we decided to take action by raising money for more investment."
Bankers report that other private sector firms have also started unleashing more investments this year.
Thanks to the Fibra Uno offering, and a $541.4 million initial public offering earlier this month by the Mexican arm of industrial real estate firm Prologis, the first half of 2014 is shaping up to be a decent one for issuance on the Mexican Stock Exchange.
At least another three issuers may come to market this year, according to Mexican Stock Exchange CEO Luis Téllez.
Investment bankers say demand for Mexican assets remains strong, stoked both by liquidity abroad and a growing domestic pension system.
"The appetite overseas is tremendous," said Luis Robles, Chairman of BBVA Bancomer, Mexico's largest bank.


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Posted 07 August 2004 - 01:37 PM
A brief recap of PGR2 (and just about every other XBox Live game)'s DLC verification:
For each directory, PGR2 loads contentmeta.xbx, and checks its signature. The signature algorithm produces hashes unique to each XBox, by using a unique number in the EEPROM as a salt.
If the signature checks out, PGR2 goes through each file listed in contentmeta.xbx, and checks to see that the file hash matches the hash stored in contentmeta.xbx. If it does, it loads the file. If not, it ignores the content(?). Again, these file signatures are salted with data from the XBox's EEPROM, and thus are specific to each XBox.
Now the progress:
Disassempling PGR2's default.xbe, I think I've found the bit of the XBE that performs the verification of the DLC files (For those of you following along at home, I used IDA's pcf and sigmake to create a FLIRT file from xapilib.lib , and then traced backwards from XCalculateContentSignature to find the signature check.). Changing the byte sequence f3 a6 74 2d 8b 44 24 10 50 e8 to f3 a6 /eb/ 2d 8b 44 24 10 50 e8 would appear to bypass this check, allowing one to modify files in DLC and still have gotham load it. This does not bypass the check of the contentmeta.xbx signature, and thus does not allow DLC to be transferred between XBoxes. This check may be much harder to find, as it is part of the statically-linked xdk library.
Now, the problem:
I don't have Xbox Live, and have no way to try this. It would be very nice if somebody with Xbox Live and some PGR2 content installed could try this hack, and let me know if I'm on the right track. It should allow for the modification of files in an already installed DLC (car ini files would seem like an easy choice). Make sure to back up your DLC before doing this, as modifying even a single byte will make it fail the signature, and thus be incompatible with Live.
Posted 07 August 2004 - 05:17 PM
The problem are rendering in the sky.
It doesn't skip anything, it loads everything.
Edited by DOS4GW, 07 August 2004 - 08:06 PM.
Posted 07 August 2004 - 05:45 PM
As I understand the XDK documentation, an XBox Live title must perform validation on downloadable content to be certified : if the user could modify the downloaded content on the hard disk, he could potentially cheat on Live. It doesn't have to perform validation on its own content, as it is impossible to modify it on an unmodified XBox (and, of course, modified XBoxen are banned from Live).
Some games, DOAX for example, perform validation on their data files anyway, in order to hinder modification even on a modded XBox. To my knowledge PGR2 does not do this, but it /does/ validate XBox Live Downloadable Content, which is why you can't simply copy the Paris pack from one XBox to another. Is my understanding of this incorrect?
Posted 07 August 2004 - 08:13 PM
The content has a new updated default.xbe. Every time you start the game from dvd it will look for a newer xbe on the hdd. But if you copy the content with the new default.xbe to their right locations and start the game from the dvd it will say the disc is dirty. If you start it without the updated xbe and launch a content track as paris or long beach, the game will freeze your xbox the moment you hit A to start driving, due to fubar render. The new xbe contains the update fixing this render issue, so all needed is making it able to load this new file, or change the original.
Edited by DOS4GW, 07 August 2004 - 08:55 PM.
Posted 08 August 2004 - 12:55 AM
changing the string c0 f3 a7 74 04 6a 05 eb af to c0 f3 a7 /eb/ 04 6a 05 eb af disables the header check on contentmeta.xbx . With this modification, PGR2 will attempt to verify downloadable content from another xbox. (Without it, it ignores foreign content completely).
On mine, however, even with both modifications (done to both XBEs), content verification fails, and gotham offers to delete the damaged content 'The auto-update is damaged - press a to delete the damaged content and restart your xbox'.
Either :
a) I've messed up, and there's yet another content verification check
b) I've messed up, and I haven't correctly disabled the content verification check
c) My copy of gotham / paris pack is messed up in some way
While it's most-likely a or b, I'd appreciate it if someone else with (preferably a clean copy of) PGR2 and the paris pack from another Xbox could try these two hex edits, and report their results.
I'd also appreciate it if someone with the paris pack locked to their xbox could try (having first made a backup!) applying this hexedit and modifying a contentmeta.xbx and/or applying the other hexedit and modifying a car.ini , and report if anything odd happens. Also, it would help a lot if you could try applying these patches to the default.xbe in the content pack as well.
My hypothesis is that once all the verification checks have been punched out, PGR2 will load another XBox's version of a content pack just as if it had downloaded it itself: no pink sky, no dirty disk. I hope :)
Posted 08 August 2004 - 02:25 AM
The content is right here, backedup before extracted, its virgin, untrouched. However none of the hexstrings you provided are to be found in either my new or old default.xbe. Dubble checked on two xboxes.
If you're able, I would like to talk this over with you on irc, efnet. My nick is the same.
Edited by DOS4GW, 08 August 2004 - 02:32 AM.
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Posted 23 August 2004 - 04:25 PM
I would be gratefull if you started pgr2, and raced a live car on a paris track, then made a index of e: f: and x: and y:
Edited by DOS4GW, 23 August 2004 - 04:33 PM.
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Posted 18 January 2005 - 11:57 AM
When he achieves to remove these checks, the content would run.
And then of course you cannot cheat on xbl, because the default.xbe would not start any more when the modchip is off.
Posted 19 January 2005 - 12:19 AM
Games : Ultramix and Ultramix2
Patch : Enhanced version still in testing - thanks to the Fish.
Files : ...hold yer horses... Ultramix/2 Downloadable Content Song Pack 1. ...i'd need to test the others... but sadly i don't have them... :-(
first one works. anyone got the others?
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Why Can't Land Rover Show Off Its New Trophy?
Jaguar Land Rover won the coveted North American Truck of the Year award this week as part of the auto show in Detroit. But they have no place to show it off.
The brand bought by the India's Tata Motors after it was sold by Ford Motor Co. than four years ago skipped the North American International Auto Show this year Instead, executives said they opted to show off its latest concept cars at the show in Los Angeles in November and the motor show in Delhi which also runs in January.
"It did feel slightly surreal," Jaguar Land Rover North America President Andy Goss said of the win over breakfast Tuesday at a restaurant not far from the Detroit show.
The all-new 2012 Range Rover Evoque is sleeker than a traditional SUV by the brand and is aimed at upscale urbanites. With 28 miles per gallon fuel economy, it was seen as a surprise pick by 50 auto journalists on Monday over two other finalists, the BMW X3 and the Honda CR-V, based on the following categories.
The Evoque is the lightest and most fuel efficient Range Rover ever produced and went on sale in September, The starting price is $43,995.


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Volume 16, Issue 3, September 2006
Chaotic dynamics in a class of three dimensional Glass networks16(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2213579View Description Hide Description
In this paper, we study chaotic dynamics of a class of three-dimensional Glass networks with different decay constants, illustrate how the horseshoe is generated, and present a rigorous computer-assisted verification of chaoticity by virtue of interval analysis and topological horseshoe theory.
A method for vibrational assessment of cortical bone16(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2213246View Description Hide Description
Large bones from many anatomical locations of the human skeleton consist of an outer shaft (cortex) surrounding a highly porous internal region (trabecular bone) whose structure is reminiscent of a disordered cubic network. Age related degradation of cortical and trabecular bone takes different forms. Trabecular bone weakens primarily by loss of connectivity of the porous network, and recent studies have shown that vibrational response can be used to obtain reliable estimates for loss of its strength. In contrast, cortical bone degrades via the accumulation of long fractures and changes in the level of mineralization of the bone tissue. In this paper, we model cortical bone by an initially solid specimen with uniform density to which long fractures are introduced; we find that, as in the case of trabecular bone, vibrational assessment provides more reliable estimates of residual strength in cortical bone than is possible using measurements of density or porosity.
Direct observation of a "devil's staircase" in wave-particle interaction16(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2216850View Description Hide Description
We report the experimental observation of a "devil's staircase" in a time-dependent system considered as a paradigm for the transition to large-scale chaos in the universality class of Hamiltonian systems. A test electron beam is used to observe its non-self-consistent interaction with externally excited wave(s) in a traveling wave tube (TWT). A trochoidal energy analyzer records the beam energy distribution at the output of the interaction line. An arbitrary waveform generator is used to launch a prescribed spectrum of waves along the slow wave structure (a long helix) of the TWT. The resonant velocity domain associated to a single wave is observed, as well as the transition to large-scale chaos when the resonant domains of two waves and their secondary resonances overlap. This transition exhibits a "devil's staircase" behavior for increasing excitation amplitude, due to the nonlinear forcing by the second wave on the pendulum-like motion of a charged particle in one electrostatic wave.
Switch control for piecewise affine chaotic systems16(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2213676View Description Hide Description
Switch control can be imposed naturally on the piecewise affine system, where the control action switches from an affine subsystem to another according to switch conditions depending on the system states. In this paper we present such piecewise feedback control for stabilizing unstable equilibrium points of piecewise affine systems. The noise effect on the stabilization is also investigated. The original Chua's circuit is used to illustrate our results.
Degeneracy of time series models: The best model is not always the correct model16(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2213957View Description Hide Description
There are a number of good techniques for finding, in some sense, the best model of a deterministic system given a time series of observations. We examine a problem called model degeneracy, which has the consequence that even when a perfect model of a system exists, one does not find it using the best techniques currently available. The problem is illustrated using global polynomial models and the theory of Gröbner bases.
Standing solutions of one-dimensional Boiti-Leon-Pempinelli-Spire system localized in space and periodical in time16(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2218378View Description Hide Description
By means of a special variable separation approach, a common formula with two arbitrary functions has been obtained for suitable physical quantity of model such as Boiti-Leon-Pempinelli-Spire system. Based on the derived formula, some significant types of solitons such as compacton, peakon, and loop solutions localized in space and periodical in time are simultaneously constructed from the soliton system by entrancing appropriate piecewise smooth functions and multivalued functions.
Comparison of the Newtonian and relativistic predicted trajectories for a low-speed periodically delta-kicked system16(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2218379View Description Hide Description
The dynamics of a periodically delta-kicked Hamiltonian system moving at low speed (i.e., at speed much less than the speed of light) is studied numerically. In particular, the trajectory of the system predicted by Newtonian mechanics is compared with the trajectory predicted by special relativistic mechanics for the same parameters and initial conditions. We find that the Newtonian trajectory, although close to the relativistic trajectory for some time, eventually disagrees completely with the relativistic trajectory, regardless of the nature (chaotic, nonchaotic) of each trajectory. However, the agreement breaks down very fast if either the Newtonian or relativistic trajectory is chaotic, but very much slower if both the Newtonian and relativistic trajectories are nonchaotic. In the former chaotic case, the difference between the Newtonian and relativistic values for both position and momentum grows, on average, exponentially. In the latter nonchaotic case, the difference grows much slower, for example, linearly on average.
Fractional statistical mechanics16(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2219701View Description Hide Description
The Liouville and first Bogoliubov hierarchy equations with derivatives of noninteger order are derived. The fractional Liouville equation is obtained from the conservation of probability to find a system in a fractional volume element. This equation is used to obtain Bogoliubov hierarchy and fractional kinetic equations with fractional derivatives. Statistical mechanics of fractional generalization of the Hamiltonian systems is discussed. Liouville and Bogoliubov equations with fractional coordinate and momenta derivatives are considered as a basis to derive fractional kinetic equations. The Fokker-Planck-Zaslavsky equation that has fractional phase-space derivatives is obtained from the fractional Bogoliubov equation. The linear fractional kinetic equation for distribution of the charged particles is considered.
Tracking unstable steady states and periodic orbits of oscillatory and chaotic electrochemical systems using delayed feedback control16(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2219702View Description Hide Description
Experimental results are presented on successful application of delayed-feedback control algorithms for tracking unstable steady states and periodic orbits of electrochemical dissolution systems. Time-delay autosynchronization and delay optimization with a descent gradient method were applied for stationary states and periodic orbits, respectively. These tracking algorithms are utilized in constructing experimental bifurcation diagrams of the studied electrochemical systems in which Hopf, saddle-node, saddle-loop, and period-doubling bifurcations take place.
Kinematic description of wave propagation through a chemical diode16(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2221530View Description Hide Description
The geometry of an active medium can cause wave blocking and induce unidirectional propagation. This well established phenomenon was studied in a previous paper within the framework of the photosensitive Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction and the associated Oregonator model. In the present paper, as an extension of that study, the main factors that influence this phenomenon are interpreted in terms of a kinematic model.
Conservative spatial chaos of buckled elastic linkages16(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2222243View Description Hide Description
Buckling of an elastic linkage under general loading is investigated. We show that buckling is related to an initial value problem, which is always a conservative, area-preserving mapping, even if the original static problem is nonconservative. In some special cases, we construct the global bifurcation diagrams, and argue that their complicated structure is a consequence of spatial chaos. We characterize spatial chaos by the associated initial value problem's topological entropy, which turns out to be related to the number of buckled configurations.
Relations between distributional and Devaney chaos16(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2225513View Description Hide Description
Recently, it was proven that chaos in the sense of Devaney and weak mixing both imply chaos in the sense of Li and Yorke. In this article we give explicit examples that any of these two implications do not hold for distributional chaos.
A note on chaotic unimodal maps and applications16(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2218048View Description Hide Description
Based on the word-lift technique of symbolic dynamics of one-dimensional unimodal maps, we investigate the relation between chaotic kneading sequences and linear maximum-length shift-register sequences. Theoretical and numerical evidence that the set of the maximum-length shift-register sequences is a subset of the set of the universal sequence of one-dimensional chaotic unimodal maps is given. By stabilizing unstable periodic orbits on superstable periodic orbits, we also develop techniques to control the generation of long binary sequences.
Complex dynamics in simple Hopfield neural networks16(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2220476View Description Hide Description
A class of simple Hopfield neural networks with a parameter is investigated. Numerical simulations show that the simple Hopfield neural networks can display chaotic attractors and limit cycles for different parameters. The Lyapunov exponents are calculated; the bifurcation plot and several important phase portraits are presented as well. By virtue of a recent result of horseshoe theory in dynamical systems, we present rigorous computer-assisted verifications for chaotic behavior in the simple Hopfield neural networks for certain parameters and give a brief discussion on the robustness of the chaotic behavior. Quantitative descriptions of the complexity of these neural networks are also given in terms of topological entropy.
Initiation of re-entry in an excitable medium: Structural investigation of cardiac tissue using a genetic algorithm16(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2222238View Description Hide Description
The detailed mechanisms by which re-entry and ventricular fibrillation are initiated in the heart remain poorly understood because they are difficult to investigate experimentally. We have used a simplified excitable media computational model of action potential propagation to systematically study how re-entry can be produced by diffuse regions of inexcitable tissue. Patterns of excitable and inexcitable tissue were generated using a genetic algorithm. The inexcitable tissue was modeled in two ways: (i) diffusive, electrically connected but inexcitable tissue, or (ii) zero-flux, areas of tissue electrically disconnected in the same way as zero-flux boundary conditions. We were able to evolve patterns of diffuse inexcitable tissue that favored re-entry, but no single structure or pattern emerged. Diffusive inexcitable regions were inherently less arrhythmogenic than zero-flux inexcitable ones.
Periodic solution and chaotic strange attractor for shunting inhibitory cellular neural networks with impulses16(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2225418View Description Hide Description
By using the continuation theorem of coincidence degree theory and constructing suitable Lyapunov functions, we study the existence, uniqueness, and global exponential stability of periodic solution for shunting inhibitory cellular neural networks with impulses, Furthermore, the numerical simulation shows that our system can occur in many forms of complexities, including periodic oscillation and chaotic strange attractor. To the best of our knowledge, these results have been obtained for the first time. Some researchers have introduced impulses into their models, but analogous results have never been found.
Chaotic mixing and transport in a meandering jet flow16(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2229263View Description Hide Description
Mixing and transport of passive particles are studied in a simple kinematic model of a meandering jet flow motivated by the problem of lateral mixing and transport in the Gulf Stream. We briefly discuss a model stream function, Hamiltonian advection equations, stationary points, and bifurcations. The phase portrait of the chosen model flow in the moving reference frame consists of a central eastward jet, chains of northern and southern circulations, and peripheral westward currents. Under a periodic perturbation of the meander's amplitude, the topology of the phase space is complicated by the presence of chaotic layers and chains of oscillatory and ballistic islands with sticky boundaries immersed into a stochastic sea. Typical chaotic trajectories of advected particles are shown to demonstrate a complicated behavior with long flights in both the directions of motion intermittent with trapping in the circulation cells being stuck to the boundaries of vortex cores and resonant islands. Transport is asymmetric in the sense that mixing between the circulations and the peripheral currents is, in general, different from mixing between the circulations and the jet. The transport properties are characterized by probability distribution functions (PDFs) of durations and lengths of flights. Both the PDFs exhibit at their tails power-law decay with different values of exponents.
Encryption and decryption of images with chaotic map lattices16(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2242052View Description Hide Description
We propose a secure algorithm for direct encryption and decryption of digital images with chaotic map lattices. The basic idea is to convert, pixel by pixel, the image color to chaotic logistic maps one-way coupled by initial conditions. After small numbers of iterations and cycles, the image becomes indistinguishable due to inherent properties of chaotic systems. Since the maps are coupled, the image can be completely recovered by the decryption algorithm if map parameters, number of iterations, number of cycles, and the image size are exactly known.
Ultra-high-frequency chaos in a time-delay electronic device with band-limited feedback16(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2335814View Description Hide Description
We report an experimental study of ultra-high-frequency chaotic dynamics generated in a delay-dynamical electronic device. It consists of a transistor-based nonlinearity, commercially-available amplifiers, and a transmission-line for feedback. The feedback is band-limited, allowing tuning of the characteristic time-scales of both the periodic and high-dimensional chaotic oscillations that can be generated with the device. As an example, periodic oscillations ranging from 48 to 913 MHz are demonstrated. We develop a model and use it to compare the experimentally observed Hopf bifurcation of the steady-state to existing theory [Illing and Gauthier, Physica D210, 180 (Year: 2005)]. We find good quantitative agreement of the predicted and the measured bifurcation threshold, bifurcation type and oscillation frequency. Numerical integration of the model yields quasiperiodic and high dimensional chaotic solutions (Lyapunov dimension ), which match qualitatively the observed device dynamics.
Breakup of shearless meanders and "outer" tori in the standard nontwist map16(2006); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2338026View Description Hide Description
The breakup of shearless invariant tori with winding number (in continued fraction representation) of the standard nontwist map is studied numerically using Greene's residue criterion. Tori of this winding number can assume the shape of meanders [folded-over invariant tori which are not graphs over the axis in phase space], whose breakup is the first point of focus here. Secondly, multiple shearless orbits of this winding number can exist, leading to a new type of breakup scenario. Results are discussed within the framework of the renormalization group for area-preserving maps. Regularity of the critical tori is also investigated.


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GOLD RIVER, Calif. — In what has nearly become a rite of spring, the Sacramento State women's tennis team claimed its 12th consecutive Big Sky Conference Tournament title and earned an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. The Hornets earned their latest title with a 4-1 victory over Montana on Sunday at Gold River Racquet Club.
The victory takes Sacramento State to .500 for the first time this season, evening the team's record at 13-13. The win was also the 105th straight against a Big Sky Conference opponent. The Hornets will find out their fate for the NCAA Tournament on Tuesday, April 30, at 2:30 p.m.
Sacramento State dominated doubles play to take a quick 1-0 lead. Katharina Knoebl and Jennifer Nguyen combined to win 8-1 at No. 2 and were quickly followed by an 8-0 win at No. 1 from Olivia Boija and Rebeca Delgado.
Singles play was much closer as Montana rallied to win the first set in three of the six matches. Delgado provided Sacramento State with a solid start, defeating Heather Davidson, 6-2, 6-1, at No. 1.
The Grizzlies earned their only point when Sasha Carter downed Boija, 6-2, 6-3, at No. 4.
Nguyen moved Sacramento State's advantage to 3-1 with a 6-4, 6-2 victory at No. 2 over Larence Pelchat. The decisive point came at No. 6 where Andrea Gomez Carus handed Ashley Mackey a 6-2, 6-4, loss.
The other two singles matches were both even when the match ended. Sophie Lohschedit recovered from losing her first set at No. 3 against Haley Driver, 6-3, to come back and win the second set 6-4. She also held a 1-0 lead in the third. At No. 5, Knoebl dropped her first set, 6-2, before winning the second by the same score.
Sacramento State 4, Montana 1
Singles Results
1. DELGADO, Rebeca (SACW) def. DAVIDSON, Heather (UM) 6-2, 6-1
2. NGUYEN, Jennifer (SACW) def. PELCHAT, Laurence (UM) 6-4, 6-2
3. LOHSCHEIDT, Sophie (SACW) vs. DRIVER, Haley (UM) 3-6, 6-4, 1-0, unfinished
4. CARTER, Sasha (UM) def. BOIJA, Olivia (SACW) 6-2, 6-3
5. KNOEBL, Katharina (SACW) vs. GBADAMOSI, Precious (UM) 2-6, 6-2, unfinished
6. GOMEZ CARUS, Andrea (SACW) def. MACKEY, Ashley (UM) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles Results
1. BOIJA, Olivia/DELGADO, Rebeca (SACW) def. DAVIDSON, Heather/PELCHAT, Laurence (UM) 8-0
2. KNOEBL, Katharina/NGUYEN, Jennifer (SACW) def. CARTER, Sasha/MURRAY, Maddy (UM) 8-1
3. GOMEZ CARUS, Andrea/LOHSCHEIDT, Sophie (SACW) vs. DRIVER, Haley/GBADAMOSI, Precious (UM) 5-5, unfinished
Match Notes:
Montana 15-8
Sacramento State 13-13
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (1,4,2,6)


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2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled
2 tablespoons good olive oil
1 tablespoon light brown sugar
½ teaspoon kosher salt, plus extra for sprinkling
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
Halve the sweet potatoes lengthwise and cut each half into 3 long spears. Place them on a sheet pan and toss with the olive oil. Spread the potatoes in one layer. Combine the brown sugar, salt, and pepper and sprinkle on the potatoes. Bake for 15 minutes and then turn with a spatula. Bake for another 5 to 10 minutes, until lightly browned. Sprinkle lightly with salt and serve hot.
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Paul Allen Liese, 72, of Hendersonville, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2006. Born in Cook County, Ill., he was the son of the late John and Louise Retzman Liese.
He was an army veteran. He had been a resident of Henderson County for the past 34 years and was an apple farmer in the Fruitland community. He was active in the Blue Ridge Apple Growers Association and served as secretary-treasurer for many years.
He was a member of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church where he taught an adult Sunday school class, served as a deacon and was a member of the church choir.
He was preceded in death by his former wife, Annie Belle Liese, in 2000, and a sister, Joanne Williams.
He is survived by his wife, Sandra Stackhouse Liese; three sons, David Williams, of Asheville, Danny Williams and wife, Pam, of Aiken, S.C., and Jody Williams and wife, Amber, of Hendersonville; five stepsons, Richard Russell, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Thomas Russell and wife, April, of Waynesboro, Miss., James Russell and wife, Anissa, of Wilmington, Earl Hudgins and wife, Gracie, of Fruitland, and Derrell Hudgins and wife, Helen, of Fruitland and 14 grandchildren.
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Kelly, who had met Billy on the sets of the movie written and directed by Stewart Raffill, had later become engaged to the actor. In late 2005, the couple had unsuccessfully challenged the film's producers to remove Kelly's naked scenes from the movie.
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Christopher Abella's hands glide the pencil across the paper without a hint of hesitancy.
The 11-year-old is indifferent to the two dozen people hovering over him, applauding. He draws yet another of his fashion design sketches.
Asked when he first started drawing, the South Miami K-8 Center student responded:
"As soon as I was able to hold a pencil."
His mother, Lissette Abella, said that was when he was about 2 years old. At the age of 7, he started to draw fashion design sketches.
In less than 10 minutes, a long-legged, narrow-waisted female form clad in an evening gown appears on the sheet of paper. A shawl drapes over her extended right arm, swirls around her neck and trickles down her relaxed left arm.
It was all part of the grand opening of his third solo art exhibition, which is currently on display at the Doral Conservatory and School of the Arts in Miami, Fla. About 50 of his fashion design sketches will be showcased.
Asian-inspired outfits on models with dramatically long eyelashes, elegantly flowing gowns and oversized coats narrowed at the waist with beaded belts are just part of Christopher's collection.
"I just come up with it," Christopher said referring to his fashion design sketches drawn with No. 2 pencils, sharpies and Prismacolor markers.
He said he draws inspiration from early 20th century French designers Erte and Christian Dior, and from Italian fashion designer Valentino.
He sketches about four times a week and he said he enjoys it just as much as playing baseball and watching TV.
Aside from attending the art magnet at South Miami K-8 Center, Christopher takes a weekly class at the Doral Conservatory and School of the Arts where he has studied graphite pencil, color pencils, soft pastels and ink. He also takes a one-hour fashion design study class with Tracy Ellyn, a fashion designer of nearly 30 years, who worked at 7th Avenue Fashion Design Inc. in New York City.
In addition to teaching him the industry standards in fashion design sketching, Ellyn also gives Christopher a book from a particular artist, designer or culture. He studies it for a week and then designs his own collection drawing only inspiration from the book.
The Doral Conservatory exhibition also features a dress based on one of his sketches. Christopher, who lives in Kendall, Fla., has never personally made one of his sketches into an actual dress but he closely supervises seamstresses during the process.
"I told the lady like where to put the stuff. In the back, I told her like with the strap over here how I want it," he explained, pointing to the crisscrossing straps in the back of the champagne-green, knee-length dress.
Christopher, who hopes to one day attend the Design Architecture Senior High School in Miami and then to complete his education at Parsons The New School For Design in New York, is in the process of learning how to cut and sew fabric himself.
Christopher has participated in 10 art exhibitions and he has had three solo ones. The New Professions Technical Institute in Coral Gables will host his fourth solo exhibition."What I admire about him is his humbleness," said Daylis Toledo, who went to the exhibition with her family and goes to the same church as the Abellas. "At such a young age to be able to do this, it's a gift from God."


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MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's point man on Syria and on its relations with the U.S. is turning his attention toward a subject close to Russian hearts - alleged vote theft at the Eurovision Song Contest.
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was meeting Tuesday with his counterpart from Azerbaijan, a former Soviet republic which is investigating why the country's announced votes did not give any points to Russia.
Azerbaijan's foreign minister, Elmar Mammadyarov, said the country's mobile phone operators reported that Russia's Dina Garipova came second in the local vote, which would have given her 10 points.
Lavrov called it an "outrageous incident." Russians take Eurovision very seriously.
Garipova finished fifth overall on Saturday, 17 points behind fourth-placed Norway.
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Our "Green Team" was formed in 2009 to encourage environmentally sustainable practices at our gatherings and in our homes.
Four Eliot Baha'is, and many others from surrounding towns, have completed the Natural Step for Communities study circle series formerly offered by the Piscataqua Sustainability Initiative: http://www.thepsi.net/index.html
An Eliot Baha'i Community representative regularly participated with the Interfaith Sustainability Team (IST) of the Piscataqua Region, which grew out of a 2007 weekend program on sustainability hosted at Green Acre Baha'i School. The IST stopped meeting monthly as of spring 2013.
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The United States Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) is designed to test the muscular strength, endurance, and cardiovascular respiratory fitness of soldiers in the Army. Soldiers are scored based on their performance in three events consisting of the push-up, sit-up, and a two-mile run, ranging from 0 to 100 points in each event. A minimum score of 60 in each event is required to pass the test. The soldier's overall score is the sum of the points from the three events. If a soldier passes all three events, the total may range from 180 to 300. A soldier can score above 300 if the soldier scores at least 100 points in every event. This calculator will make scoring your APFT score easy and fast - including scoring using the extended scale if applicable.
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Interacting selectively and non-covalently with ATP, adenosine 5'-triphosphate, a universally important coenzyme and enzyme regulator.
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with cyclins, proteins whose levels in a cell varies markedly during the cell cycle, rising steadily until mitosis, then falling abruptly to zero. As cyclins reach a threshold level, they are thought to drive cells into G2 phase and thus to mitosis.
Catalysis of the reactions: ATP + protein serine = ADP + protein serine phosphate, and ATP + protein threonine = ADP + protein threonine phosphate. This reaction requires the binding of a regulatory cyclin subunit and full activity requires stimulatory phosphorylation by a CDK-activating kinase (CAK).
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with any protein or protein complex (a complex of two or more proteins that may include other nonprotein molecules).
Catalysis of the phosphorylation of an amino acid residue in a protein, usually according to the reaction: a protein + ATP = a phosphoprotein + ADP.
Catalysis of the reaction: ATP + (DNA-directed RNA polymerase II) = ADP + phospho-(DNA-directed RNA polymerase II); phosphorylation occurs on residues in the carboxy-terminal domain (CTD) repeats.
Any process involved in the conversion of a primary mRNA transcript into one or more mature mRNA(s) prior to translation into polypeptide.
The process of introducing a phosphate group on to an amino acid residue in the C-terminal domain of RNA polymerase II. Typically, this occurs during the transcription cycle and results in production of an RNA polymerase II enzyme where the carboxy-terminal domain (CTD) of the largest subunit is extensively phosphorylated, often referred to as hyperphosphorylated or the II(0) form. Specific types of phosphorylation within the CTD are usually associated with specific regions of genes, though there are exceptions. The phosphorylation state regulates the association of specific complexes such as the capping enzyme or 3'-RNA processing machinery to the elongating RNA polymerase complex.
The phosphorylation by a protein of one or more of its own amino acid residues (cis-autophosphorylation), or residues on an identical protein (trans-autophosphorylation).
Any process that modulates the rate or extent of progression through the cell cycle.
Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of MAP kinase activity.
Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of RNA splicing, the process of removing sections of the primary RNA transcript to remove sequences not present in the mature form of the RNA and joining the remaining sections to form the mature form of the RNA.
The process of removing sections of the primary RNA transcript to remove sequences not present in the mature form of the RNA and joining the remaining sections to form the mature form of the RNA.


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Corvallis ends Wenatchee's bid for repeat
CORVALLIS, Ore. — The two teams in the West Coast League Championship Series combined for four hits in game two Monday as the Corvallis Knights edged the Wenatchee AppleSox 1-0 to claim the title.
Sox All-Star starter Trevor Lubking — the grandson of Gene and Mary Lubking of East Wenatchee — threw a masterful game in the only contest played at Goss Stadium in Corvallis, Ore. Unfortunately Lubking's outing was trumped by Corvallis' Jorge Perez, who sealed the 2-0 series-sweep. Each pitcher scattered two hits, went as far as they could and didn't allow a base on balls. The difference was Corvallis executing a small-ball play in its only real scoring opportunity while the AppleSox couldn't.


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Jack Ingram & Miranda Lambert: Two for Texas
Jack Ingram and Miranda Lambert talk about each other … and a BIG show in their home state.
Relaxing in the green room before their recent CMT Cross Country taping, Jack and Miranda gave CW's David Scarlett an exclusive interview about how their music and Texas roots have brought them together through the years. Here's a bit of what they had to say.
CW: Talk about each other for a minute. Miranda, tell me how long you've been aware of Jack … and a fan? Have you seen him live a bunch of times?
M: He was a rock star to me and I was just startin' out, just findin' myself as an artist and writin' songs and listenin' to his albums and seein' him live. To me, he had everything I wanted to be. So I got hooked. I was so hungry for music…I wanted to see anyone at anytime and be in anyplace where there were people doin' what I loved to do. And just so happened Jack played a lot where I could actually drive there … so [laughs] we went!
CW: Jack, talk about her some…what is it about her?
J: I knew the first time I saw her play. I don't think it was the first time we met. But the first time I saw her play, she was opening a show in the middle of nowhere, man. I actually saw her play for the first time, 'cause my van was broken down beside the stage. And I was so pissed off that we were in the middle of east Texas. She thinks I was a rock star. In my mind, I definitely was a rockstar, you know [chuckles]. You know, what am I doin' here, man? Wonderin' about my career … where is this going? [Laughs] And I remember seein' this girl hop up onstage, and there were like five or six acts on the bill.
M: I wasn't even an act though. I just showed up.
J: That's the thing … she was the youngest, she wasn't even on the bill. No band, just her dad playin' guitar. And I just remember watchin' goin', "Now that's cool. Now, there's someone I could sink my teeth into … she was playing interesting songs and her delivery … it just wasn't BS. It was like … all right. It made my day. I was sittin' there … overheated in more ways than one. And I finally saw something that made me go … yeah, that's cool. That's what I'm talkin' about. For me at that time in my career, a lot of what I was doing had nothing to do with what you and I have talked about—the records and the No. 1s and the No. 1 albums and the platinum tours. It was all about … who's gonna move this thing? Who's gonna shake things up musically? And so, as I was out there fightin' that fight..I was always makin' notes in my mind … of who was gonna help me. Who was gonna be on my side of the fence. And I knew right away that she was. I didn't even know that she was a fan … I just knew right then that I was a fan.
M: If I'd have known that, I'd've probably peed my pants! [Laughs]
CW: Any anxiety about playing with somebody for the first time … even if you are a huge fan and you respect them a lot … just tryin' to make sure that everything flows the way you want it to?
M: Definitely. I'm actually kinda nervous. And I'm usually not.
CW: If you had your preference … are you glad you're taping it tonight … or would you like the adrenaline rush of being up there on the high wire … you've got one shot … let's go for it?
M: I'm glad we're taping it! [Laughs] I think it's a little of both. You want it to have a live feel … you don't want to go … stop … stop … we've gotta start again.
J: I don't mind taping it … but I think neither of us would be scared if this were goin' out to the world live. That's where we come from.
M: I guess what makes me nervous is knowing that we're taping it, actually [Laughs] If we just went and did a show … I'd just go do another show. But this is gonna be around for a long time!
CW: Talk about Big State Festival [Oct. 13–14 in Bryan-College Station, Texas. See bigstatefestival.com]. Anybody on the bill you're really excited about seeing?)
M: There's a lot of people I haven't seen. I don't get out much. I'm a huge Lyle Lovett fan, and I've never seen him at all live, so I'm excited about that.
J: Something like this is really interesting to me, because a lot of ground I've covered before this last year and a half was people askin' me what kind of music I do … after I played a show … and having me try to explain that I play country music. But not necessarily the kind you might hear at a Tim McGraw show. Part of the excitement of something like this is that this festival will provide a complete picture of what country music is. Everyone from Willis Alan Ramsey to the Drive By Truckers … to Tim McGraw. It has to do with great songwriting and telling stories. That's the way I look at it. If 30,000 of those fans are huge Tim McGraw fans, they're gonna walk away bein' fans of a whole lot more than they ever knew about.
CW: There will be a barbecue competition at the festival. Coming from Texas, is it brisket or nothing for you?
J: She goes hunting a lot more than I do. …
M: You can barbecue anything! [Laughs] I like chopped beef.
CW: Gonna make the rounds at the barbecue competition?
M: Well I hope I get to. Yeah. Especially being in Texas. 'Cause when you eat Mexican food and barbecue outside of Texas, it's just not the same. So I'll be sampling that for sure.
CW: Tell me about Miranda being escorted off stage at one of your shows.
J: She asked me if I knew who she was … if I recognized her being from the front row of my shows … when we met later on. I knew her when she was at the front row of shows, 'cause she got up onstage. …
M: Uninvited. … [Laughs]
J: I was all for it 'cause I'd see her play and I knew who she was. And I knew she could sing. But I forgot to tell my road manager … who was also head of security …
M: Who was tackling me! [Laugh]
J: I was like … "Oh cool, here comes Miranda … there goes Miranda … see you later."
M: I was goin', "No Wait! Jack knows me!" He was goin', "She's all right … she's all right" I didn't care, I was onstage with Jack Ingram!
For more on Jack and Miranda, check out the Sept. 10 issue of Country Weekly.


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Both the Registered Environmental Health Specialist (REHS) and Health Officer (HO) licenses are annual licenses and expire on December 31 of each year. Licenses may be renewed upon payment of a renewal fee and upon submission of evidence of completing continuing education credit hours. Only courses which are sponsored by a Provider Organization approved by this Department will be recognized. Recognized courses can be found at the New Jersey Learning Management Network. Participation in meetings of the New Jersey Environmental Health Association and in meetings of the New Jersey Health Officers Association will also provide credits.
Each REHS or HO may renew their licenses as either an active or an inactive license. However, those individuals who are employed by a local health agency that is recognized by this Department must renew as active in order to perform under the color of their license.
Active licenses shall be issued to those individuals who have successfully acquired at least 15 contact hours of approved continuing education. An inactive license shall he issued to those individuals who have not acquired the requisite 15 contact hours of approved continuing education.
Renewal Process
Beginning each October 1, it is time to renew Health Officer and Registered Environmental Health Specialist licenses. As of October 1, 2012 the renewal process has changed, bringing licensees expediency and efficiency in processing. License Renewal Applications are now ONLY available online and offer licensees convenient online payment options. The renewal form is accessed via the New Jersey Learning Management Network
In accordance with N.J.A.C 8:7-1.11(b)1., the N.J. Office of Local Public Health uses a December 1 deadline for renewal submissions. The 2014 license renewal period will begin on October 1 and end on December 1, 2014. Renewal applications received after December 1 will incur a $25 late renewal fee, in addition to the standard license renewal fee. The standard license renewal fee remains at $50 for each license renewed. The late fee (applied when payment is submitted —online or postmarked-- after December 1) is an additional $25 (for each license renewed).
In order to avoid the late renewal fee, please be sure to submit your renewal application with payment in a timely manner. Please note that processing of renewal forms takes approximately 4 business weeks from the time of receipt of a completed application with appropriate payment.
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All License holders seeking to renew their license must complete the online renewal application. To access the online renewal form, log in on the NJLMN. Once the renewal is completed, the license holder has the choice of how to pay the associated fees for renewing. Easy online payment options are now available and include payment by major credit cards or electronic funds transfer from a checking account.
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2.1 General
2.1 General
Geometric design is the design of the visible dimensions of a highway with the objective of forming or shaping the facility to the characteristics and behavior of drivers, vehicles and traffic. Therefore, geometric design deals with features of location, alignment, profile, cross section, intersection and highway types.
2.2 Highway Classification
2.2.1 General
The highway classification process is required by federal law. Each state must assign roadways into different classes in accordance with standards and procedures established by the Federal Highway Administration. Separate standards and procedures have been established for rural and urban areas. For a further description of the classification process, see USDOT, FHWA, Highway Functional Classification: Concepts, Criteria and Procedures.
2.2.2 Principal Arterial Highways
The principal arterial highway system is stratified into the following two subsystems:
"Other principal arterial" highways may be freeways, expressways or land service highways (see types of highways). However, because of the function of principal arterial highways, the concept of service to abutting land should be subordinate to the provision of travel service to major traffic movements. Where permitted, direct access to abutting property should be carefully regulated by license. No absolute right exists for access to a principal highway, and the rights of the traveling public to a safe and efficient roadway must be guaranteed. However, abutting property owners do have a right of reasonable access to the system of highways, unless such right has been acquired by the State.
Except for toll roads, most "other principal arterials" are included in the Federal consolidated primary (FAP) highway system.
2.2.3 Minor Arterial Highways
2.2.4 Collector Roads
2.2.5 Local Roads
2.3 Design Controls
2.3.1 General
1. Primary Controls
2.3.2 Primary Controls
C. Traffic
The traffic volume affects the capacity, and thus the number of lanes required. For planning and design purposes, the demand of traffic is generally expressed in terms of the design-hourly volume (DHV), predicated on the design year. The design year for new construction and reconstruction is to be 20 years beyond the anticipated date of Plans, Specifications and Estimate (PS&E), and 10 years beyond the anticipated date of PS&E for resurfacing, restoration and rehabilitation projects.
The composition of traffic, i.e., proportion of trucks and buses, is another characteristic which affects the location and geometrics of highways. Types, sizes and loadpower characteristics are some of the aspects taken into account.
The following definitions apply to traffic data elements pertinent to design:
2.3.3 Secondary Controls
The assumed design speed should be a logical one with respect to topography, anticipated operating speed, the adjacent land use, the presence of bicycle and pedestrian accommodations, and the functional classification of the highway. Except for local streets where speed controls are frequently included intentionally, every effort should be made to use as high a design speed as practicable to attain a desired degree of safety, mobility and efficiency within the constraints of environmental quality, economics, aesthetics and social or political impacts. Once the design speed is selected, all of the pertinent features of the highway should be related to it to obtain a balanced design. Above minimum design values should be used, where practical. Some design features, such as curvature, superelevation, and sight distance are directly related to and vary appreciably with design speed. Other features, such as widths of lanes and shoulders, and clearances to walls and rails, are not directly related to design speed, but they affect vehicle speeds. Therefore, wider lanes, shoulders, and clearances should be considered for higher design speeds. Thus, when a change is made in design speed, many elements of the highway design will change accordingly.
These three factors apply only to the selection of a specific design speed within a logical range pertinent to a particular system or classification of which the facility is a part.
The design speed (mph) as it relates to the posted speed (mph) is shown below:
B. Design Vehicle
C. Capacity
1. General
The term "capacity" is used to express the maximum number of vehicles which have a reasonable expectation of passing over a section of a lane or a roadway during a given time period under prevailing roadway and traffic conditions. However, in a broad sense, capacity encompasses the relationship between highway characteristics and conditions, traffic composition and flow patterns, and the relative degree of congestion at various traffic volumes throughout the range from light volumes to those equaling the capacity of the facility as defined above.
Highway capacity information serves three general purposes:
b. Level of Service
The factors that may be considered in evaluating level of service include the following:
(1) Speed and travel time
However, in a practical approach to identifying the level of service, travel time and the ratio of demand volume to capacity are commonly used. In general, the various levels of service would have the following characteristics:
Reference is made to the Highway Capacity Manual, Transportation Research Board, 2000 for a thorough discussion on the level of service concept.
c. Service Volume
The objective in highway design is to create a highway of appropriate type with dimensional values and alignment characteristics such that the resulting service volume will be at least as great as the design volume, but not much greater as to represent extravagance or waste. More detailed data on service volume are available in the Highway Capacity Manual, Transportation Research Board, 2000 and A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets, AASHTO, 2001.back to top


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Last night I cuddled up on the sofa with my five-year-old daughter Ruby as we enjoyed one of her favourite TV shows. It was the story of Tracy Beaker — who, I should explain to any non- parents, is a wonderful character created by the children's author Jacqueline Wilson.
Tracy is a young girl growing up in a children's home — she's feisty and funny, but constantly fantastises about a better life. One with parents. Whenever she goes into one of her reveries, claiming to have 'hay fever' when she wants to shed a tear, Ruby gets sad. So last night, when hay fever struck Tracy, Ruby, too, became misty-eyed.
'I'm so lucky to have a mummy and daddy,' she said, hugging me. As I cuddled her back, I felt a terrible stab of guilt in my stomach.
For Ruby nearly didn't have a daddy. For the first two-and-a-half years of her life, I did everything I could to scupper her relationship with her father. In a fit of selfish pique, I attempted to come between them and deny them the right to love each other. It was the most spiteful thing I've ever done.
Thank God her father, James, fought me all the way and dragged us through the hell of solicitors, legal bills and finally to the Family Court, where he won access to his little girl — access that was his by right. He never gave up. Such is the testament of his love for Ruby. And for that, I will never be able to thank him enough.
I remember all too well that wretched day in the Family Court in March 2009 as we sat in front of the judge, with a solicitor between us. James, whom I'd once loved so dearly, looked grey and hollow. I listened with a growing sense of shame as my legal team reeled off the acidic statement I'd made, littered with stupid accusations I'd dramatised to hurt him.
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Jessica Alba overfeeds her first child
"Honor was overfed as a baby. She weighed just as much at six months as she does now. She was really chubby," the Sydney Morning Herald quoted Alba as saying in America"s Late Show with David Letterman.
However, she revealed that her daughter now enjoys a healthy food diet as the actress has cut out sugar from her food. The Sin City actress also shared that Honor doesn"t even have fruit juice.


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The auto age is defunct. Buicks, Chryslers, and Pontiacs disfigure the landscape. Vines sprout in Manhattan. Wolves are seen in downtown Cleveland. And psychiatrist, mental hospital outpatient, and inventor Dr. Tom More has created a miraculous instrument: the ontological lapsometer, a kind of stethoscope of the human spirit. With it, he plans to cure mankind's spiritual flu. But first, he must survive Moira, Lola, and Ellen - and discover why so many living people are actually dead.
Attempting to save the world from completely destroying itself, Tom ultimately begins to understand the quality and caprices of life and the uncontrollable vagaries of time and chance.
©1971 Walker Percy (P)2000 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
"A comedy of love against a field of anarchy…. Percy is easily one of the finest writers we have." (New York Times Book Review)
"A great adventure.… So outrageous and so real, one is left speechless." (Chicago Sun Times)
"Immensely readable, vividly entertaining." (Los Angeles Times)
"Brilliant Novel"
My first taste of Walker Percy. Why did I not read this years ago? Evelyn Waugh meets sci-fi in a Southern setting.
Grover Gardner has a pleasing deadpan delivery that suits the prose and plot. Some of the accents were not convincing but that did not detract much from the whole.
I write for myself, for my own pleasure. And I want to be left alone to do it. - Salinger ^(;,;)^
"A course thread of God"
Every time I read Walker Percy I fall in love. I seduce myself into thinking I'm actually just a bad Catholic and promise myself that next time I get a chance I will lose myself in the desert, the woods, or anywhere I can see the cold stars and the burning sand and live forever somewhere in between.
Reading another Percy novel is like discovering an unopened can of cashews in the cupboard. The amount of joy and delight I get from reading and laughing at Percy's absurd view of religion, life, love, the modern era, etc., is really only approached by a handful of lightly salted cashews and sex. 'Love in the Ruins' is messy and weird and probably could have been edited a bit, but it ALL still works perfectly for me. I laughed through every paragraph and each mark of punctuation. Percy's bad, crazy genius, almost polygamist, Catholic protagonists speak to me in ways that most philosophers (old and new), preachers (godly and godless), and politicians (left or right) fail to. He seems to occupy the ground of the fellow traveler who is just as lost and mistaken as you, but possesses a bit more whit and some extra whiskey.
So where does this novel stack up? It was like a friendly dystopian novel. It was like McCarthy decided to write a comic novel. The vines of his morality slide and creep through every page and his humor dances like a purple martin at dusk. The book might only be objectively a four star novel, but this is my review dammit and I own and carry my biases and I love Walker Percy because he makes me want to both believe AND misbehave.
"One of my all-time favorites"
I love this book. I listen to it once a year. It puts my soul right again. I highly recommend it
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Heart Disease Health Center
Heart Disease and Heart Attacks
In this article
How Is a Heart Attack Treated?
Once a heart attack is diagnosed, treatment begins immediately -- possibly in the ambulance or emergency room. Drugs, catheter-based procedures, and surgery are used to treat a heart attack.
What Drugs Are Used to Treat a Heart Attack?
The goals of drug therapy are to break up or prevent blood clots, prevent platelets from gathering and sticking to the plaque, stabilize the plaque, and prevent further damage.
These medications must be given as soon as possible to decrease the amount of heart damage. The longer the delay in starting these drugs, the more damage can occur and the less benefit they can provide.
Drugs used to treat a heart attack may include:
- Aspirin to prevent blood clotting that may worsen the heart attack.
- Antiplatelets to prevent blood clotting.
- Thrombolytic therapy ("clot busters") to dissolve blood clots that are present in the heart's arteries.
- Any combination of the above
Other drugs, given during or after a heart attack, lessen your heart's workload, improve the functioning of the heart, widen or dilate your blood vessels, decrease your pain, and guard against any life-threatening heart rhythms.
What Other Heart Attack Treatment Options Are There?
During or shortly after a heart attack, you may go to the cardiac catheterization lab for direct evaluation of the status of your heart, arteries, and the amount of heart damage. In some cases, procedures (such as balloon angioplasty or stents) are used to open up your narrowed or blocked arteries. These procedures may be combined with thrombolytic therapy (drug treatments) to open up the narrowed arteries, as well as to break up any clots that are blocking them.
If necessary, bypass surgery may be performed to restore the heart muscle's supply of blood.
Treatments (medications, open heart surgery, and interventional procedures, like angioplasty) do not cure coronary artery disease. Having had a heart attack or treatment does not mean you will never have another heart attack; it can happen again. But, there are several steps you can take to prevent further attacks.
How Are Future Heart Attacks Prevented?
The goal after a heart attack is to keep the heart healthy and reduce the risks of having another heart attack. Your best opportunities to ward off future attacks is to take your medications, change your lifestyle, and see your doctor for regular heart checkups.