text:
The articles by Brooks and McGee1 and Gonzalez-Gay et al2 describe the diagnostic dilemmas associated with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), especially in patients with atypical features and a normal erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). Clinically, patients with PMR often present with initial thrombocytosis, a fact that has not been addressed in the literature. To examine the relevance of early thrombocytosis in PMR, we performed a retrospective study of 23 patients (14 women and 9 men; mean age, 67.3 years) who fulfilled Bird's diagnostic criteria1 for PMR after exclusion of individuals with disorders that have similar clinical manifestations, such as infections, malignant neoplasms, and collagen disorders. A prompt response to corticosteroid therapy was documented in all patients. Seven of the patients had biopsy-proved temporal arteritis, clinical details of which are described elsewhere.3 Platelet counts, ESR, and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels were monitored during diagnostic workup and for the first 3 weeks after initiation of corticosteroid therapy. Platelet counts were determined automatically (Cell-Dyn 3000 Multi-Angle Polarised Scatter Separation Laser Differential Device, Abbott Diagnostics, Delkenheim, Germany) (normal range, 150-400×109/L); ESR and levels of CRP were determined by standard methods.
Thank you for submitting a comment on this article. It will be reviewed by JAMA Internal Medicine editors. You will be notified when your comment has been published. Comments should not exceed 500 words of text and 10 references.
Do not submit personal medical questions or information that could identify a specific patient, questions about a particular case, or general inquiries to an author. Only content that has not been published, posted, or submitted elsewhere should be submitted. By submitting this Comment, you and any coauthors transfer copyright to the journal if your Comment is posted.
* = Required Field
Disclosure of Any Conflicts of Interest*
Indicate all relevant conflicts of interest of each author below, including all relevant financial interests, activities, and relationships within the past 3 years including, but not limited to, employment, affiliation, grants or funding, consultancies, honoraria or payment, speakers' bureaus, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, royalties, donation of medical equipment, or patents planned, pending, or issued. If all authors have none, check "No potential conflicts or relevant financial interests" in the box below. Please also indicate any funding received in support of this work. The information will be posted with your response.
Some tools below are only available to our subscribers or users with an online account.
Download citation file:
Customize your page view by dragging & repositioning the boxes below.
More Listings atJAMACareerCenter.com >
The Rational Clinical Examination: Evidence-Based Clinical Diagnosis
Original Article: Does This Patient Have a Hemorrhagic Stroke?
The Rational Clinical Examination: Evidence-Based Clinical Diagnosis
Quick Reference
All results at
JAMAevidence.com >
Enter your username and email address. We'll send you a link to reset your password.
Enter your username and email address. We'll send instructions on how to reset your password to the email address we have on record.
Need assistance?
Athens and Shibboleth are access management services that provide single sign-on to protected resources. They replace the multiple user names and passwords necessary to access subscription-based content with a single user name and password that can be entered once per session. It operates independently of a user's location or IP address. If your institution uses Athens or Shibboleth authentication, please contact your site administrator to receive your user name and password.


text:
DJ Khaled is taking no time off. After releasing his "Kiss The Ring" album last year, he is planning to return with his 7th studio effort this year. Today, he drops the album trailer announcing that the title will be "Suffering From Success". Look for more details to come soon.
Watch the trailer below.
Previously: DJ Khaled Ft Rick Ross, Meek Mill, French Montana, Jadakiss & Ace Hood – I Did It For My Dawgz (Video)

subset: commoncrawl


text:
The Republic are now on six points in their World Cup group with Germany and Sweden ahead of them and Keane is adamant Trap should stay.
Keane said, "The manager knows that with the squad of players we have, we are quite capable of qualifying, and I believe we can qualify, there's no question about that.
"I still believe we can qualify and I am sure the manager believes that too, so I believe that the manager will be there with us.
"It's out of my hands, but I am sure every player would probably say the same, we want him to stay and continue this campaign."
FAI Results
DROGHEDA United booked a place in the Europa League next season with a late goal as they beat champions Sligo 2-1 on Friday night. Gary Twigg said his goodbyes to the Shamrock Rovers fans with both goals as they beat UCD 2-1 in Tallaght.
Cork City won 3-0 at home to Dundalk, Bohs won 4-1 at Bray and Derry were 2-1 winners at home to St Pats in a dress rehearsal for the FAI Cup final.
Soccer Shorts
WATERFORD United have gained the upper hand in the Airtricity League First Division play-off after beating Longford Town 2-0 at Flancare Park in the first leg on Saturday night . . .
IRELAND'S under-19 women's side is through to the second round of the UEFA Under-19 Women's European Championship after an 11-0 win over Latvia . . .
SLIGO Rovers defender Jason McGuinness has won the Airtricity/Soccer Writers Association of Ireland Player of the Month award for September.


text:
For the backdrop we used a large polka dot print in orange to make it a bit more colorful and fun instead of using the traditional red, blue and yellow color scheme. You can easily make this collection in the traditional color scheme by simply changing the background!
Our smaller explosions/ crash signs (fit on a 11x17 piece of paper) with Zap, Pow, Boom, name and age with white colloids, lightening bolts to create an explosion.
The Superhero sweets that caused the "sweets explosion" at our Superhero Birthday party!
In our Vintage Superhero Birthday party collection are candy bar wrappers with mini explosions and 2 Super CRUNCH bar designs. We filled little tin buckets (we found them at Target in the dollar bins!)
We had large favor toppers filled with chiclets, M & M's or glum balls would work great too!
We also had cupcakes with our cupcake wrappers and half with our cupcake toppers.
Our cupcake toppers/ party circles come in 2 sizes 2.5" circles and 2" square tags
We used our 2" toppers as tags attached to our extra large swirled suckers!
We had white bags filled with popcorn with our "pop" tag! You can also use these on soda pop or pop rocks


text:
Share Photo
FILE - In this Aug. 17, 1967 file photo, Undersecretary of State Nicholas Katzenbach testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee which is studying a resolution aimed at giving Congress more power in foreign affairs, saying that the President has the top foreign affairs power under the Constitution. Katzenbach, who held influential posts in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations and played a prominent, televised role in federal desegregation efforts in the South, died Tuesday, May 8, 2012. He was 90. (AP Photo/Henry Griffin)


text:
Contest: The Four Slide Sales Pitch
August 3rd, 2007 by Dan Meyer
[Update: the final entries are here.]
In the spirit of Chicago Graduate School of Business' recent announcement, we'd like to see how well you can sell yourself in four (4) picture-only slides. No audio, no video, no hyperlinks, no multimedia miscellany. Just pictures and text. Make us want you. You have a week.
- Design your slides. Use Keynote, PowerPoint, Photoshop, a discarded tray liner from Whitecastle, whatever. Just keep the size below 1920×1080, a constraint which will affect none but the most diehard designers.
- E-mail your name and blog address (if applicable), to dan [at] mrmeyer [dot] com. Attach your slides.
- Post any reflections on the process in the comments below.
- Friday, August 10, 23h59, Pacific Standard Time
- Christian Long (think:lab)
- Scott McLeod (Dangerously Irrelevant)
- Dan Meyer (dy/dan)
- A subscription to rockin' good design periodical Before & After magazine.
- You own your slides, though we'll post them here (attributed) and, in all likelihood, pick several apart.
How We Got Here
- The Dizzying Chasm, Michael McVey
- Misunderstanding Chicago, Dan Meyer
53 Responses to "Contest: The Four Slide Sales Pitch"
on 04 Aug 2007 at 8:50 am1 Christian Long
Design-smisign. It's about standards and content and you sitting there taking notes from my bullet points, buddy-boy!
This is CRAZY business.
A contest? To demonstrate that teachers have design instincts? That the aesthetic/content mash-up on a PPt slide actually matters when we force our kids to look at our best work, or are forced to review what they submit, too?
What are you going to do next? Suggest that our 'teaching style' matters also?
Absolutely crazy business, Dan. You oughta be drawn-n-quartered for pushing beyond the 2.0 rim shot and the content-is-king battering ram.
I got content. I got bullet points. And you gotta sit there and take notes. That's the arrangement. For hundreds of years. And made better by bullet points on PPt slides, in my opinion.
And now you want me to be a designer? I shop at Target. Let them be designers.
You're a crazy man, Dan. Absolutely 100% crazy.
How this design fru-fru business helps your kids learn the Asquared + Bsquared = Csquared detail is beyond me.
Maybe I'll bullet point my argument on a Microsoft template slide and tell you just how crazy you are.
(psst, Dan.
Seems awfully quiet after the announcement of your contest.
Must be the weekend. Sure it'll pick up a frenzy of steam come Monday.)
Hey, I have another question are we selling ourselves to employers, or to our students?
Here is what I mean…
Look at this from Mr. Moses video (I know it does fit the format, but it makes you ponder the idea of audience): http://mrmoses.org/?p=129
Whereas mine (http://mizmercer.edublogs.org/2007/08/02/if-you-can-write-a-twitter-why-cant-you-come-up-with-an-elevator-speech/) was saying "Hey, here's why you use technology in the classroom!"
I'm getting LOTS of ideas from this.
on 04 Aug 2007 at 7:42 pm3 jackie
Perhaps the reason for it being quiet is that everyone is concentrating on design. Personally, I feel you're a tough act to follow Dan.
Sadly, I've put more thought into this "assignment" than I did for many of my papers for my ed. program — and I haven't even begun creating anything.
Like Mercer, I'm wondering about audience and purpose. For the CGBS applicants, the goal was admission. What's ours? We need more constraints!
The goal here is acceptance to a second-round interview at whatever college/job you want. If you want to angle this towards a business college, we'll adapt. If you want to angle this towards a teaching college, we'll adapt. If you want to angle this towards a school where you'd like employment, we'll adapt.
on 05 Aug 2007 at 10:55 am6 dy/dan » Blog Archive » We're Blowin' Up!
[…] surprise me if The Four Slide Sales Pitch contest hit the front page of Digg this next week. Entries are gettin' outta control so get yours […]
on 05 Aug 2007 at 8:40 pm7 John Pederson
I submit.
on 05 Aug 2007 at 9:33 pm8 edtech Vision - » Four slides
[…] slides By Colette Cassinelli My submission to the four slides contest. Not being one to follow exact rules and being confined to "slides" – here's […]
on 06 Aug 2007 at 5:06 am9 4 slide competition at teaching.mrstacey.org.uk
[…] here, Dan Meyer launched a competition for people to design a four-slide slide deck that would sell […]
on 06 Aug 2007 at 5:40 am10 Not So Distant Future » A challenge we should give our students
[…] case you haven't run across this challenge, dy/dan has posted a contest–the point being to try to sell yourself to a future college/employer/etc. in 4 slides. No […]
Here's my effort, very low-tech, just like me (but enthusiastic and well-intentioned…also like me)
on 06 Aug 2007 at 9:31 am12 dy/dan » Blog Archive » We're hiring!
[…] Here at dy/dan, for the first time, we're opening our spikey-topped wrought-iron gates to one (1) lucky little feller or fella. We're looking for an intern, or short of that, some kind of indentured servant, to help us sort through all these submissions we're receiving for The Four Slide Sales Pitch contest! […]
on 06 Aug 2007 at 9:14 pm13 Chris Duke
(previous comment, URL's picked up the trailing periods).
Blog post re: the contest at http://tinyurl.com/24ffzg
Image directly available from http://tinyurl.com/yq2qfw
-Chris Duke
SL: Topher Zwiers
Thanks for doing this. I also wondered about audience but just figured I was making a pitch to my students to let them know who I am. I know that isn't quite what you had in mind, but I did find it interesting to limit the slide format to the bare essentials.
on 08 Aug 2007 at 8:21 am15 dy/dan » Blog Archive » Two Days Left
[…] snarky commentary on this one. Just two days to submit a four-slide set to the Four Slide Sales Pitch contest. Here's your competition, a fierce but open […]
on 08 Aug 2007 at 2:09 pm16 superdestroyer
The example slide above would be referred to as a"quad chart" in the Pentagon. You can ask for ten's of millions of dollar with a single quad chart.
Gonna fax mine along then. Oughtta be able to pick up at least a fifty-spot for my trouble.
on 09 Aug 2007 at 2:34 am18 4 Slide Show-Off
[…] Here's my entry to Dy/Dan's 4-slide Contest. […]
on 09 Aug 2007 at 5:40 pm19 Tracy Rosen
I've joined the competition!
I'm glad I found out about this (thanks Scott!) – it was fun. It gave me a chance to practice using my 'new' technology. I switched from Windows to Linux (Ubuntu) a little while ago and spent some time this evening playing with different programs in an attempt to make something fancy.
I opted to go for the traditional slide show since there's only a day before the deadline!
Here it is:
on 10 Aug 2007 at 4:13 am20 Neil Winton
These things always make me wish I was
moretalented… Ah well, at least it's given me a lesson plan for some of the classes I'm teaching next year!
on 10 Aug 2007 at 4:16 am21 Neil Winton
Curses… foiled again! I can't enter because dan's mailbox is full! Looks like there's been a mass entry at the last minute – which is just soooo like the kids in school do – you'd think we'd learn!
Yeah, sorry about that. My mail settings are looking good now so feel free to resubmit.
Can anyone help with this copyright question?
on 10 Aug 2007 at 11:01 am24 BlogWalker » Blog Archive » Four Slides Sales Pitch
[…] some of my favorite bloggers. That's when I saw Bud's mention of the Dan Meyer's Four Slides Sales Pitch invitation, which Bud stated he would pass on. And that was certainly my inclination too…but […]
Mine's here.
on 10 Aug 2007 at 10:50 pm26 Mr. H's Blog » 4 Slide Sales Pitch
[…] is my submission to Dan Meyer's 4 Slide Sales Pitch Competition. I don't remember how I found his […]
on 12 Aug 2007 at 1:36 pm27 dy/dan » Blog Archive » Four Slide Sales Pitch: Final Entries
[…] Alice Mercer Diane Cordell Dave Stacey Colette Cassinelli John Pederson Marcie Hull Chris Duke Ethan Bodner Nancy Bosch Glenn Moses Carolyn Foote Kevin Hodgson Graham Wegner Paul Williams Tracy Rosen Jeffrey Pierce Gail Desler Ms. H. Paulo Ho Neil Winton Mindy Jurus And the judges' slides. Christian Long Scott McLeod Dan Meyer […]
on 12 Aug 2007 at 8:15 pm28 Me In 4 Slides? « Mr W's Blogging Great Thing
[…] 13th, 2007 by Mr W dy/dan has been running a really cool competition on his blog based on the recent news that the Chicago […]
on 13 Aug 2007 at 8:12 am29 dy/dan » Blog Archive » Second Place (tie): Paul Williams
[…] The Contest Announcement […]
on 13 Aug 2007 at 11:01 am30 dy/dan » Blog Archive » Second Place (tie): Ethan Bodnar
[…] The Contest Announcement […]
on 13 Aug 2007 at 2:02 pm31 dy/dan » Blog Archive » First Place: Neil Winton
[…] The Contest Announcement […]
on 20 Aug 2007 at 10:48 am32 effectivedesign.org - Me in four slides
[…] a few weeks ago Dan Meyer, who writes dy/dan, held a four slide contest. The purpose was to see if you could represent yourself completely in four slides. Now the […]
on 30 Aug 2007 at 5:18 pm33 » Getting to know you Learnitronics
[…] Funk took some time to introduce herself with a four slide powerpoint presentation, a la dy/dan's contest. This is a project that will hopefully come together for each student in […]
Great looking site so far!! I'm just starting to look around it but I love the title page! panama city florida map
on 08 Sep 2007 at 7:26 am35 The Tech Trainer » Blog Archive » 8/30/07 The 1 Month Back @ Work Rant. Sorry.
[…] at http://www.d11.org/mann/computerliteracy. I should have them posted in a few days. The idea came from Dan Meyer's "4 Slides" contest on his blog, "dy/dan." He was kind enough to let me steal the project for my 7th and 8th […]
on 09 Sep 2007 at 9:45 am36 The Tech Trainer » Blog Archive » 9/1/07 Nothing Like A Little R & R to Cure What Ails Ya
[…] and begin it with the younger ones. We will be posting our first blogs on Think.com, along with our "4 Slides" slide shows introducing […]
on 24 Sep 2007 at 10:46 am37 my 4 slides - a contest entry « leading from the heart
[…] … Now … Next introduced me to the 4-slides sales pitch contest, hosted by Dan Meyer at dy/dan. Here are my […]
on 25 Sep 2007 at 4:26 pm38 A 6 Word Story and A 4 Slide Sales Pitch at Bionic Teaching
[…] Slide Sales Pitch It's similar in idea to dy/dan's four slide sales pitch. how well you can sell yourself in four (4) picture-only slides. No audio, no video, no […]
on 26 Sep 2007 at 5:33 am39 dy/dan » Blog Archive » The New Hotness: Bionic Teaching
[…] Why haven't any of you people told me about Bionic Teaching, a group blog with a healthy fixation on responsible classroom tech (standing opposite wiki-madness™) which interests itself in graphic design more often than not. ¶ You know that feeling? Like you've come home? ¶ Be sure to check their slick classroom integration of our Four Slide Sales Pitch. […]
on 14 Nov 2007 at 4:32 pm40 Not So Distant Future » How long does it have to be?
[…] or simplicity of design are the point? I have in mind assignments like Dan Meyer's Four Slide contest (where participants were asked to represent themselves in just four, well-designed slides), or […]
on 26 Dec 2007 at 10:47 pm41 Ideas and Thoughts from an EdTech » Blog Archive » Top 5 Blog Posts I've Read
[…] The 4 slide Contest by Dan Meyer…a great idea that I reused in many ways both from a practical and design perspective […]
on 04 Jan 2008 at 2:26 am42 » Dan's second design contest: Your Annual Report teaching.mrstacey.org.uk: Thoughts, ideas and reflections on teaching, learning and technology
[…] Report Posted in January 4th, 2008 by Dave Stacey in Elsewhere online Following the success of the four-slide contest over the Summer, Dan has announced a new competition: Design information in four ways to […]
on 27 Jan 2008 at 12:56 pm43 sloanspace » Capturing who you are
[…] This is a variation on the Four-Slide Sales Pitch by Dan Meyer. You can read more about that here. […]
on 29 Jan 2008 at 3:10 pm44 e-learning Now » Blog Archive » The 4 slide Contest
[…] from the blog of Dan Meyer. He posted this starting a 1 week contest with readers submitting using the comment […]
on 10 Apr 2008 at 7:55 am45 Thing #12: Online Conference–Design Matters! | TechBabble
[…] the one more thing I am taking away from this online session is to consider the 4-slide contest proposed by David Meyer for the Chicago Graduate School of Business application. I think this is […]
on 11 Aug 2008 at 8:50 am46 my 4 slides - a contest entry
[…] … Now … Next introduced me to the 4-slides sales pitch contest, hosted by Dan Meyer at dy/dan. Here are my […]
on 05 Dec 2008 at 7:32 pm47 Check it out! 12/06/2008 | Feed for the Brain
[…] dy/dan » Blog Archive » Contest: The Four Slide Sales Pitch […]
on 12 Dec 2008 at 10:09 am48 effectivedesign.org » Blog Archive » Me in four slides
[…] a few weeks ago Dan Meyer, who writes dy/dan, held a four slide contest. The purpose was to see if you could represent yourself completely in four slides. Now the problem […]
on 31 Jan 2009 at 8:33 pm49 THING 4 Three Thoughts on Blogging | BOSTBLOG
[…] grab the attention of the reader. A picture, a graph, or drawing might catch the reader's eye. However, the words and the arrangement […]
on 19 Feb 2009 at 9:20 am50 Taking design in small bites | Not So Distant Future
[…] images could be "traded," posted in the classroom, judged by outside judges(like the Four Slide Contest) or analyzed for design effectiveness by the class. Dan Meyer's Four Slide contest would […]
on 29 May 2009 at 10:05 am51 First day of class at Bionic Teaching
[…] I read this on Dan's blog way back when. I wanted to use it then and I've been waiting ever […]
on 02 Jun 2009 at 9:32 am52 Selling myself in 4 pictures « Technology… Bridging the Pieces Together… One Step at a Time…
[…] we suppose to send this to the contest too. When I click on the link to Dy/Dan's Contest it looks like this was in […]
on 23 Mar 2010 at 9:06 pm53 In Reply to the "Four Slide Contest" « cmduke.com
[…] Meyer, who writes dy/dan, suggested a Four Slide Contest of which the purpose is to see how well you can sell yourself in four (4) picture-only slides. No […]


text:
By Amy Bugala, U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii Public AffairsApril 20, 2012
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- Soldiers and Department of the Army civilians are invited to help restore one of Oahu's most beautiful treasures during a joint Earth Day activity at Kaena Point State Park Reserve, April 28.
U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii, in partnership with the Department of Land and Natural Resources, or DLNR, is mobilizing volunteers from the Army-Hawaii and environmental communities for a community clean up event at the park, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Volunteers are needed to pick-up trash and marine debris along the three-mile stretch of shoreline and provide support to mark the main and shoreline road alignments by emplacing rocks and small boulders along the paths.
"We all share responsibility for the care and maintenance of this special place," said Annelle Amaral, Native Hawaiian liaison, USAG-HI, who is spearheading the effort as one of the many USAG-HI Earth Day service projects in April that focus on environmental stewardship and sustainability.
"This Earth Month service project is an opportunity for the Army to come together with our neighbors and 'malama the aina,' or care for our community and state lands," she said.
Located on the northwest tip of Oahu, Kaena Point is a popular location for recreational enthusiasts islandwide.
According to biologists, Kaena Point is one of the last intact dune ecosystems in the main Hawaiian islands and is home to a variety of rare migratory birds and native plants, including 11 federally endangered species.
DLNR's Division of Forestry and Wildlife says the park is also an ancient fishing and burial location sacred to many Native Hawaiians, providing a place where many generations of families come to fish and collect salt.
Unfortunately, years of irresponsible recreational activities, including off-roading, have contributed to the deterioration of Kaena Point, and threatened the natural and cultural resources at the park.
"Restoration of Kaena Point is going to take an all of us effort; it's a 'kakou thing,'" Amaral said. "This joint Earth Day event is a great way to give back."
Get Involved
Army units and civilians interested in volunteering must register by calling 655-9694, or emailing email@example.com by April 25. Volunteers must be 14 years old or older and should dress for hot, dry and windy conditions.
Sturdy shoes, hat and sunscreen are recommended. Soldier volunteers should wear military-affiliated attire or unit T-shirts. Water, trash bags and gloves will be available, however volunteers should bring their own water bottles. Pets are not allowed at the park.
The Kaena Point State Park Reserve is located at the end of Farrington Highway (Highway 930). It is about 10 miles west of Waialua on the North Shore at the end of Mokuleia. Free parking is available.
Throughout the month of April, many organizations on Oahu, as well as within U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii's Island Palm Communities and the Directorate of Public Works, are recognizing Earth Month with free family events.
•April 20, various times/locations, the Amazing Tree Race. Celebration of the national observance of Arbor Day tree planting will take place on four installations:
-10 a.m. Fort Shafter;
-noon, Aliamanu Military Reservation;
-2 p.m., Helemano Military Reservation;
-4 p.m., Wheeler Army Airfield.
Tree-planting ceremonies are the first step in attaining Tree City USA recognition for each installation. Call 687-8313.
•April 21, 7:30 a.m.-noon, Mauka to Makai Bike Path Cleanup. Meet at Blaisdell Park in Honolulu to assist in the cleanup of the Bike Path that stretches from Pearl Harbor to Waipahu. Call 438-1600, ext. 3307.
•April 22, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Kahanahaiki, Makua Military Reservation. Volunteer service trip to clean out invasive weeds for two hours along a moderately challenging trail. Hike will include a detour to view Makua Valley and leeward coast. Volunteer application must have been received at Oahu Army Natural Resource Program two weeks prior to this event. Minimum age is 14. Call 656-7741.
•April 24, time/specific motor pool to be determined. Live demonstration of bio-based "green" products. Call 656-3103.
•April 25, 10:30-11 a.m., Schofield Barracks. Tour Hale Kula Elementary School. Learn about the school's Sustainable Outdoor Classroom through student-led tours of the working garden, rainwater harvesting system and native plant gardens. Call 656-3086.
•April 25, 2-3 p.m., 1st Lt. Brostrom Community Center, Fort Shafter. Storm drain marker emplacement. Soldier-supported activity to mark storm drains with the important pollution prevention messages. Call 656-3086.
•April 25, 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m., Planet Earth movie night at the Aliamanu Military Reservation Community Center.
•April 28, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Fort Shafter Flats, Earth Day Festival.


text:
As promised, here my comments concerning Duane's discussion of the development of Hebrew with respect to Late Bronze Age Canaanite.
I probably was not as clear as I should have been with my statement:
I also agree with the largest changes in Hebrew occurring between CBH and LBH and Amarna Canaanite's similarity to CBH–especially in Amarna's use of waw's.
which led Duane to say:
I have decided to reflect upon that issue here. Perhaps I am setting up a straw man but I think the underlying presupposition of this comment is that Classical Biblical Hebrew developed out of Late Bronze Age Canaanite. This presupposition is at best problematic.
I would not say that Classical Biblical Hebrew developed out of Late Bronze Age Canaanite. As Duane has discussed in his post it is very difficult to reconstruct the precise development of ancient languages. Furthermore, I agree with Duane that languages develop with a combination of many different influences, both internal and external. In my mind Hebrew is Hebrew (I get more specific than this, keep reading) and we can point to some particular analogues that appear in other languages, whether they are lexical or syntactical. These analogues might indicate some kind of contact, either direct or indirect, between these languages or these similarities could have arisen independently. Each situation needs to be judged on it's own.
Therefore, I would rather treat languages as they stand and not say that x language evolved from x. I am very comfortable saying that x feature in x language has an analogue in x language, but except for certain instances, it is very difficult to trace the precise development of languages. Furthermore, I like to discuss languages–and title languages–based on geography. Even though ancient languages like Aramaic share commonalities amongst the various dialects and such, regions tend to have their own particularities. Furthermore, some languages have syntactical and lexical features of one language while it is written in a script that has similarities to another language. This adds another layer of complexity when we apply general categories to specific languages.
I am not saying that we never use general titles like "Aramaic" and only refer to specific geographic names, such as the language that is found in Sam'al and only refer to it as "Sam'alian" rather than "Aramaic." But, the categorizations of these languages are still in debate and are not always clear-cut. It might be more cumbersome, but it is a bit "safer" to say something like–Sam'alian with analogous features to Aramaic. By saying this you are not committing yourself to implying that Sam'alian "developed" from or "is" Aramaic and you are also leaving open the possibility of other influences upon Sam'alian.
Even though this terminology might be more specific, it is awkward. The general categories of Hebrew, Aramaic, etc. can be retained but we should keep in mind the diversity and complexity that is involved in all these languages/dialects/idiolects, etc. Even for Hebrew, as Duane alluded to, there are various attempts to determine dialects such as Israelian Hebrew, Judahite Hebrew, etc. Even within Israelian Hebrew some advocate "sub-dialects" such as Ephraimite, Galilean, and Gileadite Hebrew.
I am very sympathetic for these movements, but I admit for example that it is sometimes hard to draw clear lines between Ephraimite Hebrew and Galilean Hebrew because we don't have large amounts of a wide array of texts from these areas that include samples from many genres. For more on this subject, see Gary Rendsburg's "A Comprehensive Guide to Israelian Hebrew: Grammar and Lexicon."


text:
The emergence and rapid spread of the H1N1 influenza virus in 2009 made clear the need for a "universal" flu vaccine—one that could protect for decades against multiple, if not all, flu strains. In 2010, scientists with the NIAID Vaccine Research Center brought this concept closer to reality with a two-step immunization approach that elicited infection-fighting antibodies against a range of flu virus strains when tested in mice, ferrets, and monkeys. The researchers first primed, or activated, the animal's immune systems with a vaccine made from DNA encoding the flu virus's hemagglutinin (HA) surface protein. The animals then received a booster dose of the 2006–2007 seasonal influenza vaccine.
The researchers found that although the DNA in the priming vaccine was derived from a 1999 flu virus, the animals produced antibodies capable of neutralizing a wide range of flu virus strains, including those from 1934, 2006, and 2007. Although the prime-boost vaccines were made from H1 subtypes of influenza A, they also neutralized other types of flu, including H5N1 avian influenza, suggesting that a prime-boost strategy could protect against many or all subtypes of influenza A. Further analysis of the neutralizing antibodies revealed that they targeted a portion of the HA protein that varies little from strain to strain, giving hope that this prime-boost vaccine strategy could confer immunity against multiple flu strains.
Clinical trials are currently under way in humans to test the safety and efficacy of prime-boost influenza vaccines.
Wei CJ, Boyington JC, McTamney PM, Kong WP, Pearce MB, Xu L, Andersen H, Rao S, Tumpey TM, Yang ZY, Nabel GJ. Induction of broadly neutralizing H1N1 influenza antibodies by vaccination. Science. 2010 Aug 27;329(5995):1060-4.
To combat new and resistant influenza strains, additional antiviral approaches are needed. The drug Fludase (DAS181), a synthetic protein developed to prevent entry of flu viruses into respiratory cells, has shown activity against various human seasonal flu viruses as well as potentially lethal avian flu strains. Investigators recently studied the effectiveness of Fludase against several pandemic H1N1 influenza viruses, including the 1918 pandemic strain. They found that the drug stopped replication of the pandemic flu strains in cell culture models, and it protected mice from pandemic flu disease. Its antiviral activity against pandemic influenza strains was about the same as against seasonal flu virus, including seasonal flu strains that are resistant to oseltamivir (Tamiflu). These results suggest that Fludase may provide protection should pandemic viruses, such as H1N1, develop resistance to Tamiflu. NIAID is currently supporting clinical trials to study the effectiveness of Fludase in treating non-complicated influenza infection.
Triana-Baltzer GB, Gubareva LV, Klimov AI, Wurtman DF, Moss RB, Hedlund M, Larson JL, Belshe RB, Fang F. Inhibition of neuraminidase inhibitor-resistant influenza virus by DAS181, a novel sialidase fusion protein. PLoS One. 2009 Nov 6;4(11):e7838.
Triana-Baltzer GB, Gubareva LV, Nicholls JM, Pearce MB, Mishin VP, Belser JA, Chen LM, Chan RW, Chan MC, Hedlund M, Larson JL, Moss RB, Katz JM, Tumpey TM, Fang F. Novel pandemic influenza A (H1N1) viruses are potently inhibited by DAS181, a sialidase fusion protein. PLoS One. 2009 Nov 6;4(11):e7788.
Last Updated November 10, 2011
Last Reviewed June 03, 2011


text:
Feedback inhibition, in enzymology, suppression of the activity of an enzyme, participating in a sequence of reactions by which a substance is synthesized, by a product of that sequence. When the product accumulates in a cell beyond an optimal amount, its production is decreased by inhibition of an enzyme involved in its synthesis. After the product has been utilized or broken down and its concentration thus decreased, the inhibition is relaxed, and the formation of the product resumes. Such enzymes, whose ability to catalyze a reaction depends upon molecules other than their substrates (the ones upon which they act to form a product), are said to be under allosteric control. Feedback inhibition is a mechanism by which the concentration of certain cell constituents is limited.
Similar Topics


text:
Tuesday, Nov. 23 - 7 p.m. CT
Phog Allen
Fieldhouse (16,300) - Lawrence, Kan.
SERIES RECORD: First meeting
RADIO: 1230 AM KSIX (Steven King)
TELEVISION: ESPN3.com/ESPN Full Court/Jayhawk TV
LIVE STATS: kuathletics.com
The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi men's basketball team will play its fifth game in 11 days when it heads to Lawrence, Kan., for a matchup with No. 6 Kansas on Tuesday, Nov. 23. The Islanders will be looking to stun the national powerhouse, which is looking for its school-record 63rd straight victory at Phog Allen Fieldhouse. The game is the second of the preliminary matchups in the iBN Las Vegas Invitational, which will culminate Friday (vs. Bethune-Cookman) and Saturday (opponent TBD) at the Orleans Arena.
The Islanders are coming off an 83-70 loss to Ohio in a game where free throws played a major role. The Bobcats were 16-for-19 from the line, while Texas A&M - Corpus Christi was 14-for-27. Demond Watt had another big game for the Islanders, finishing with a career-best 26 points and 12 rebounds.
The Jayhawks have beaten all three of their opponents soundly this year, including the most recent game, a 93-60 win over North Texas on Friday, Nov. 19.
- The Islanders are one of eight teams playing in the LVI. The first two games are at campus sites for each team.
- Texas A&M - Corpus Christi is 3-17 against the Big 12 all-time. The Islanders last played in Kansas against Kansas State on Dec. 20, 2003. KSU won that game 89-50.
- Senior Demond Watt had a career-high 26 points and matched a career best with five assists to go along with 12 boards on Sunday.
- Watt currently leads the Southland Conference in rebounding (10.8), is tied for fourth in blocks (1.5) and is tied for eighth in scoring (17.0).
- Sophomore Terence Jones has gone over double digits in scoring in each of the last three games, averaging 15.0 points each contest.
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi is one of eight teams to play in the iBN Las Vegas Invitational. The first two games will be played at campus sites (at Ohio and Kansas for the Islanders) and the final two games will be played in Las Vegas, Nev., at the Orleans Arena on Nov. 26 and 27.
Also joining Texas A&M - Corpus Christi in the event are Bethune-Cookman, who the Islanders play on Nov. 26, Northern Colorado and Valparaiso, of which they will play one on Nov. 27, and Arizona and Santa Clara, who the Islanders will not play. The two games in Las Vegas will be streamed live courtesy iBN Sports.
Tuesday's contest against OSU was the second of four games this season against Big 12 opponents for the Island University. Texas A&M took the first contest between the conference and Texas A&M - Corpus Christi, 86-65, on Monday, Nov. 15, and the Cowboys slipped by the Hoosiers with a late rally on Wednesday. In addition to those games, the Islanders have tonight's game at Kansas and one at Texas Tech (Jan. 2) later on in the 2010-11 campaign. The schedule is so Big 12 heavy that head coach Perry Clark has joked that he should attend Big 12 Media Day next year.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is 3-17 all-time against foes from the Big 12, including a 1-1 slate against A&M and a 1-2 mark against Texas Tech. Tuesday's game at Kansas will be the first meeting between the two schools.
Senior Demond Watt has shown throughout his career that he can be one of the top power forwards in the Southland Conference, but just as impressive is his propensity for stepping it up in big games.
His last time out against Ohio, Watt posted one of the top performances in the Southland this year, pouring in a career-high 26 points to go along with 12 rebounds and a career-high tying five assists. Watt went 11-for-13 from the line and had an impressive six of his 12 boards come on the offensive end. It was his 13th career double-double, placing him in third on the Islanders' all-time list.
That wasn't his only career-high performance this week, though. In one of the biggest games of his career against Texas A&M last Monday, Watt showed up in a big way, with 21 points and a career-high 16 rebounds. It marked the most rebounds by an Islander player since Corey Lamkin had 18 at Air Force on Jan. 21, 2004.


text:
Rheumatoid Arthritis Health Center
Arthritis Treatments Raise Shingles Risk
Feb. 17, 2009 -- Some of the powerful new drugs that offer relief to rheumatoid arthritis sufferers may increase risk of a different kind of suffering: shingles.
Members of a class of drugs called TNF-alpha blockers nearly doubled the risk of herpes zoster, better known as shingles, among rheumatoid arthritis sufferers in a 5,040-patient German study.
Humira, Kineret, and Remicade are all biologic agents called monoclonal antibodies. Each of these drugs increased shingles risk by about 80%. Enbrel, a slightly different kind of TNF-alpha blocker, did not, says Anja Strangfeld, MD, of the German Rheumatism Research Center in Berlin.
"We compared these different types of TNF inhibitor with conventional disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs and we found there is an increased risk of herpes zoster in patients treated with the monoclonal antibodies," Strangfeld tells WebMD. The risk from Enbrel was not significant.
The TNF-alpha blockers have made dramatic improvements in the lives of people with rheumatoid arthritis. The drugs are also helpful in ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, and Crohn's disease because they calm the out-of-control immune responses at the root of these diseases.
But the new findings strongly suggest that some patients taking Humira, Kineret, and Remicade will have shingles attacks, especially those who have already had shingles, says Richard J. Whitley, MD, professor of pediatrics, microbiology, medicine, and neurosurgery at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.
"It's pretty clear that if you have had previous zoster and take these anti-TNF monoclonal antibodies, you are going to reactivate it," Whitley tells WebMD. "I think it is reasonable to go with Enbrel for patients with prior zoster."
Although there's strong evidence that these anti-TNF-alpha agents increase the risk of shingles, it's not clear whether they increase the risk of severe shingles.
On one hand, about one in five of the German arthritis patients who developed shingles suffered complications. That's higher than one would expect in 50-something men, notes infectious disease expert Robert F. Betts, MD, professor of medicine at the University of Rochester, N.Y.
On the other hand, Whitley notes, there were relatively few cases of postherpetic neuralgia, the dreaded shingles side effect of lasting pain.


text:
Andy Williamson
Posted: June 18, 2012 at 2:00:51 PM
The IMBA Great Lakes Summit was held on June 8th 2012 in Crosby, MN. We had 28 folks attend. The Chapters that were represented were, MORC, CUYUNA LAKES, COGGS, COPPER HARBOR, CAMBA, SUPER CYCLING and WOOLLY. In addition we also had LAMBA (from... Read More / Post Comments


text:
I Am Number Four (BLU)
D.J. Caruso
2-Disc, Blu-ray/DVD.
Three are dead. Who is Number Four? From director D.J. Caruso (Disturbia), producer Michael Bay (Transformers) and the writers of TV's Smallville comes this gripping, action-packed thriller. John Smith (Alex Pettyfer) is an extraordinary teen masking his true identity to elude a deadly enemy sent to destroy him. Living with his guardian (Timothy Olyphant) in the small town he now calls home, John encounters unexpected, life-changing events - his first love (Dianna Agron, TV's Glee), powerful new abilities and a secret connection to the others who share his incredible destiny. Complete with bloopers and more, I Am Number Four is an explosive, suspense-filled ride that will take you to the edge of your seat and beyond.
Product Details
- Starring: Alex Pettyfer, Dianna Agron, Teresa Palmer, Timothy Olyphant, Kevin Durand, Callan McAuliffe
- Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen
- Language: English
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85.1
- Number of Discs: 2
- Rating: PG-13
- Label: Dreamworks
- Release Date: 05/24/2011
- Run Time: 109 minutes
- Catalogue #: 106697
Special Features
- Deleted Scenes
- Bloopers
- Becoming Number Six


text:
Discussion in 'Star Trek - Original Series' started by BlueStuff, Mar 20, 2013.
SCOTT: All others suspended in transit. Who are the guests, by the way?
KIRK: Klingons.
SCOTT: Well, they're right in here.
KIRK: Johnson?
JOHNSON: Security on the way, sir.
Chekov: Captain, leave them where they are. Non-existence. That's so many less Klingon monsters in the galaxy.
(Two more security guards arrive.)
KIRK: Bring them in.
(The Klingons materialise, and are quickly disarmed.)
JOHNSON: Move 'em out. Move!
KANG: Liar!
KIRK: I said no tricks after we reach the ship. You're a prisoner of the Federation of Planets against which you may or may not have committed an act of war.
KANG: There are still survivors aboard my ship.
SCOTTY: Captain, we've not been able to get through to Starfleet Command. All subspace frequencies have been blocked, and there's too much radiation coming from that Klingon ship. It's a hazard to the vicinity.
KIRK: Prepare to destruct.
KANG: Completing the job you started?
KIRK: You wouldn't be standing here if I had.
SPOCK: First group from the Klingon vessel, Captain.
(Six Klingons including two women materialise. They are hustled away except one.)
KANG: My wife, Mara; and my science officer.
MARA: Kang, what has happened?
KANG: More Federation treachery. We are prisoners.
Mara: What will they do to us? I've heard of their atrocities, their death camps. They will torture us for our scientific and military information.
Separate names with a comma.


text:
Salman Khan, Prabhu Deva wanted again?
It is said that Boney saw Malayalam film Bodyguard in Ernakulam and liked it so much so that he has decided to remake it in Hindi. The news has it that he has even met Johnny Sagarika, the producer of the film for the remake rights.
Boney confirmed that he watched Bodyguard as recommended by Prabhu Deva. He added that it is a good film but didn"t watch with the intention of buying its remake rights. He is all praise for its director Siddhique by saying that Priyadarshan has made remade lots of his films in Hindi.
Body admitted that he is doing to work with Prabhu Deva and Salman but is not sure if he would remake Bodyguard in Hindi.


text:
Returning player - what is there to do?
Posted 22 March 2014 - 10:04 PM
I've been playing neverwinter and there's always something going on but in GW there's no pointers as to what to do or where to go
Posted 22 March 2014 - 11:31 PM
There is absolutely nothing to do in Guild Wars 2... That you couldn't do a year ago. Tough break. What else is left is to do dungeons, do events, craft armor and weapons, and look awesome with several degrees of sucess!
And pray to Arceus that Super Adventure Box comes back in April to deliver us all from boredom!
Posted 23 March 2014 - 01:11 AM
Posted 23 March 2014 - 03:05 AM
Quite disappointed really. Was hoping to be able to do a lot of new things after being on a 2 year hiatus only to find out that the PvE side is pretty dead (during release all the maps were loaded with players).
Posted 23 March 2014 - 12:09 PM
It`s not like entirely you don`t have anything to do......it`s just PvE lacks crapload of new maps, zones, dungeons, etc. and Anet prioritized Living Story over really dedicating themselves to expanding the game.....so remains to be seen will they wake up and go to work.
Posted 23 March 2014 - 11:11 PM
Posted 08 April 2014 - 10:38 AM
I went back to GW but haven't played either for a while. I recently discovered however that someone I vaguely know plays, and that seems to have sparked my interest somewhat. Although it would cost more gold than I have to move to his guild's server to try WvW (used to like AB and imagine it's somewhat like that..?)
I logged in yesterday and spent most of my time trying to figure out what to do..
I thought I'd do the Lion's Arch quest (or live story or whatever it's called now) but couldn't work out which step to to. I then decided to work on clearing the quests in my mail box but whenever I went to any of the suggested locations, there was nothing there that related to why I'd gone..
In the end I reverted to my favourite thing, which is exploring. I did the Vizier's tower, and got a 'completed', but kept falling off before making it to the PoI, then I had to go..
I'm going to have another go later. I'm supposing that the quests in my message box have expired/I didn't do them in time, so I should just delete them..? The LA thing.. hmm.. wiki isn't as helpful as I'd like.. are there walkthroughs somewhere that I'm missing..?
Anyway, there's always exploring: nice views, good music, annoying critters..... hehe
Posted 08 April 2014 - 11:15 AM
honnaja, on 08 April 2014 - 10:38 AM, said:
You are so adorable that I just want to pinch you. You remind me of me before this cursed game turned me into a cynic. How cruel of a reality awaits you if you continue playing Guild Wars 2.
Everything you knew about ArenaNet? Well, throw those notions out the window, because the ArenaNet currently in charge is a mockery of the company that brought you Guild Wars 1. The Living Story? It is gone. Forever. You can't replay it, you can't relieve it and you can't impact it in any meaningful way. Any rewards tied to it? Gone. Missions, achievements, zones and instances? Gone aswell. The reason you can't find walkthroughs is because there isn't anything for the wiki to walkthrough...
Comparing WvW to AB is a disservice to the AB system. A cruel mockery. Anything resembling a strategy or team composition is thrown out for a Zergfest. Bigger groups win. If your server is filled is insomaniacs, you basically have won WvW.
There's nothing for you in this game other than Exploration and mindless Dungeon running. And when the next chapter of the Living Story comes along, either you're finished with it in the first week, or you won't finish it at all, or very with difficulty.
Have fun!
Posted 08 April 2014 - 11:26 AM
Next we have www, and achivments, rewards and titles. Crafting better waepons. Till U done this, there will be a new LS and new challange : )
So many things to do, so little time : (
Edited by Vilenya, 08 April 2014 - 11:26 AM.
Posted 08 April 2014 - 12:01 PM
letmewinone, on 23 March 2014 - 01:11 AM, said:
Agree. I've grown an resolution that GW2 dungeons are as much buggy crap as WAR's dungeons were. But in the grim future, there is only WvW! (oh, and LS events, if they mimic the awesome that was the LA event where you had to free the citizens...oh the loot, the glorious loot from killing SO much stuff!)
Posted 08 April 2014 - 12:16 PM
Desild, on 08 April 2014 - 11:15 AM, said:
Desild, on 08 April 2014 - 11:15 AM, said:
Comparing WvW to AB is a disservice to the AB system. A cruel mockery. Anything resembling a strategy or team composition is thrown out for a Zergfest. Bigger groups win. If your server is filled is insomaniacs, you basically have won WvW.
There's nothing for you in this game other than Exploration and mindless Dungeon running. And when the next chapter of the Living Story comes along, either you're finished with it in the first week, or you won't finish it at all, or very with difficulty.
Have fun!
Oh dear, how
Yep, done personal story. Nope, not explored whole map. I thought that the additional storyline stuff was more stuff that was supposed to be done, kinda like the GW 'Beyond' stuff...? I don't want to feel left behind, and if that's the way it's going to be for those of us who can't play as much, that's a shame.
Not really interested in titles or 'leet' stuff. Stuff that does the job that I like the look of is fine for me.. Took me forever to start bothering with titles in GW, and it was only because I did a few that I enjoy (Cartographer i.e. exploring ) that I ended up doing a good few..
Ahh well, exploring it is then. Thanks for your replies.
Off to find a razor blade now.......
Posted 08 April 2014 - 01:37 PM
The 'living story' is dead dead. It has literally been removed from the game in two weeks after the patches hit. You have zero opportunity to replay it, but that's some good news since there was nothing outside of achievement points farm to it. And a boring one at that.
Then turn back, there is nothing except for it in the game. No content outside of one WvW map (not even a good one at being a WvW map, more of a champ farm train fest) and a half-arsed dungeon path have been added to the game since release other than some 'titles and leet stuff'. Even those were mostly temporary..
Posted 08 April 2014 - 03:30 PM
Desild, on 08 April 2014 - 11:15 AM, said:
Posted 08 April 2014 - 03:50 PM
For the past year and half all GW2 got was a lot of fixes/improvements of the ingame features and very little content to play trough. If you haven't done all the dungeons, you should, there is also Fractals of the mists and it's probably the hardest PVE content. WvW got reward revamp and progression added to it, PVP got new maps and better match-ups and a lot of Living story that you can't replay, also mini-games.
The next update will bring a lot equipment rebalance and make the game more alt-friendly and some sort of unification of PVE and sPVP.
If you are expecting anything beside that, you are in for a disappointment.
I am playing since early-access. I always find what to do when i log in. Also WvWvW with a dedicated guild is a awesome.
Posted 08 April 2014 - 04:01 PM
Pariah, on 08 April 2014 - 03:30 PM, said:
I'm denying most the cynism, as the LS is episodic and not meant to linger. There will be more LS events in the future, so the thing is, is that you have to stay playing the game to enjoy them or check the GW2 official site every week to keep caught up. I love me some WvW and the new map is still interesting. Its really how you play and view it. I don't have a WvW guild, but i have a group of buddies and we roam all the time, if not hop on the zerg train. Its good stuff.
But that TA Aetherblade path...wow... Another glitchity-gliched dungeon by ANet. That Clockwork whatever dude at the end is pretty much broken, as the illusions or whatever stop spawning or are never quite near your thief to zipline them in, so its pretty much a moot point. Not to harp, but Arah isn't much better. Alphazard or whatever his name just lolinstagibbs your entire party without warning and if it isn't that, that kills the fun, its the long walks through elite mob-saturated hallways that you get to die running through 8-10 times because theres no way your group can pull enough to handle without getting swamped.
WAR 2.0. Took 4 months to figure it out, but i'm there.
Posted 08 April 2014 - 04:36 PM
Pariah, on 08 April 2014 - 03:30 PM, said:
Okay, you got me. There is also Fractals. And Southsun Cove. Not holding my breath for a return of Super Adventure Box and the Bazaar of the Four Winds, though.
0 user(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 0 guests, 0 anonymous users


text:
DESOTO - Alice Mae Stallings, 88, formerly of East Prairie, died at 1:15 p.m. July 29, 2006, in the Baisch Nursing Center.
Born April 1, 1918, in East Prairie, to the late William A. and Pearl Michie Moore, she lived most of her life in the Jefferson County area.
On Feb. 24, 1937, at Charleston, she married Alfred J. "Jack" Stallings, who preceded her in death on Jan. 2, 1993.
Also preceding her in death were: four brothers, Ralph, Charles and William "Toots" Moore and Delbert Mendehall; and two sisters, Sylvia Ray and Genevieve Decker.
Survivors include: one son, Jim Stallings of Desoto; six sisters, Letha Roberds of Pevely, Georgia Kemp, Laura Russell, Patsy Thomas, Willie B. Norman and Agnes Walker, all of East Prairie; and three grandchildren and two great-
Funeral services were conducted today at Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie. Larry Smith officiated.
Burial followed in the Odd Fellows Cemetery near Charleston.


text:
Hello from Bill and Dallas Traeger! And welcome to our site! We opened Glacier Paving, Inc. in January of 1994. Since then, we have built our company into one of Northwest Montana's leading asphalt paving companies. Bill has been in the asphalt paving business since 1979; he and our superintendent, Brock, have hands-on experience in all aspects of the trade. Together with Bill, Brock and all of our other paving professionals here at Glacier Paving, we have a combined 75 years or more of experience available to you for your paving needs!
We are fully licensed and insured. We specialize in paving private and commercial driveways, parking lots and subdivisions. We provide both hot and cold mix asphalt patching, crack-sealing, seal-coating, and striping. In addition, we overlay parking lots and driveways with or without fabric underlayment.
In short, Glacier Paving, Inc. can handle all of your grading, paving and maintenance needs, and we execute each job with the highest quality! Give us a call today and we will be happy to provide you with a free estimate for your next project!
Copyright Icon Media Communications. All Rights Reserved.
Site design by
icon media communications
| about us
| photo gallery
| testimonials
| supplies & other services
| free estimates


text:
Appendix A
Air Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield
This appendix describes the IPB process as it applies to AD operations. The breakup of the former Soviet Union has caused the Army to shift its focus from the Soviet threat to regional threats. With the current lack of a single well-defined threat to plan against, the IPB process will provide continuous input toward defining that threat. Developing templates will be more challenging and more critical in support of the IPB process.
A-1. FM 34-130 explains the IPB process in detail. The commander uses IPB to understand the battlefield and the options it presents to friendly and enemy forces. IPB is a systematic, continuous process of analyzing the threat and environment in a specific area. By applying the IPB process, the commander gains the information necessary to selectively apply and maximize his combat power at critical points in time and space on the battlefield. Airspace, or the aerial dimension, is the most dynamic and fast paced of the three dimensions. The intelligence staff must consider all the aspects of air operations and must be aware of the capabilities of all air threats, to include UAVs, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, ASMs, and rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft. The G2 and S2 have overall staff responsibility for IPB. ADA and aviation officers must provide input to the G2 and S2 when integrating air aspects into the IPB process.
A-2. The IPB process has four steps:
A-3. Since terrain, weather, and other characteristics of the battlefield have different effects on air operations and AMD operations, aerial IPB differs from ground IPB. Threat forces must be evaluated in relation to the effects that weather, terrain, and friendly operations will have on them. The most significant threats that must be evaluated for aerial IPB are UAVs, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft. Aerial IPB is an integral part of the IPB process at all levels.
A-4. The battlefield includes aerial dimensions in an area of operations, battlespace, and an area of interest. Because of the aerial dimension, each of these parts of the battlefield framework may be different from that of ground force operations.
A-5. The air area of operations is the area where the commander is assigned responsibility and authority for military operations. It usually is, but does not necessarily need to be, identical to the ground area of operations in width and depth. It extends vertically up to the maximum altitude of friendly ADA systems.
A-6. Battlespace is a physical volume that expands or contracts in relation to the ability to acquire and engage the threat. It varies in width, depth, and height as the commander positions and moves assets over time. Battlespace is not assigned by a higher commander and can extend beyond the commander's area of operations.
A-7. The area of interest is the geographic area and the airspace above it from which information and intelligence are required to facilitate planning or successful conduct of the commander's operation. The ADA commander's area of interest is generally larger than the area of operations or battlespace due to the great distances that enemy air and missile systems can rapidly cover. The air area of interest will extend vertically to cover the maximum service ceilings or trajectories of aircraft, UAVs, and missile systems. Horizontally, it will extend to cover the maximum range of aircraft, UAVs, and missiles, plus enemy airfields, forward arming and refueling points, navigation aids, and missile sites. The area of interest extends to the limits from which intelligence and information must be gathered about enemy forces that could affect friendly forces.
DESCRIBE THE BATTLEFIELD's EFFECTS
A-8. The effects of terrain and weather on the enemy and friendly forces must be analyzed. They are different than the effects on ground operations.
A-9. Terrain analysis in support of air and missile defense is significantly different from terrain analysis for ground operations. The nature of airspace does not eliminate the need for terrain analysis because enemy air and friendly ADA will still attempt to use terrain to their own best advantage. IPB focuses on the impact of geographic factors on the ability of enemy air to approach, acquire, and engage a target, or deliver airborne or air assault troops. Analysis of the terrain for air and missile defense follows the same principles as ground analysis and uses the military aspects of terrain: observation and fields of fire, cover and concealment, obstacles, key terrain, and avenues of approach (OCOKA).
Observation and Fields of Fire
A-10. These aspects relate to the influence of terrain on reconnaissance and target acquisition. In the IPB context, observation relates to optical and electronic line of sight. Many battlefield systems require line of sight to effectively operate or acquire and engage targets. These systems include radios, radar, jamming systems, direct-fire weapons, and airborne and ground sensors as well as friendly ADA systems. Fields of fire relate to the terrain effects on weapon systems. Airspace must be analyzed with regard to routes that provide the best protection for air threats entering the target area, and those that provide the best fields of fire once they reach the target area.
Cover and Concealment
A-11. Cover and concealment have slightly different applications with respect to air systems. The following tactics and techniques fall into the context of cover and concealment:
A-12. Fixed and rotary wing aircraft, cruise missiles, and possibly even UAVs will use contour flying, masking, and ground clutter to avoid detection and to provide cover from direct fires. Aircraft will also use the terrain by loitering on reverse slopes, using pop-up tactics, and by using ground clutter and vegetation as a backdrop to enhance concealment.
A-13. Obstacles are broken down into three primary types:
A-14. Of particular interest are obstacles and terrain, which restrict lateral movement within an avenue of approach. This will canalize movement or restrict evasive action. Additionally, terrain may stop the employment of certain air threat systems if the terrain exceeds the system's maximum operating ceiling. Obstacles should be plotted on a modified combined obstacles overlay (MCOO).
Key Terrain
A-15. Key terrain is any locality or area in which the seizure, retention, or control of it will afford a marked advantage to either combatant. In the aerial dimension, these consist of terrain features that canalize or constrain air threat systems, and terrain with an elevation higher than the maximum ceiling of air threat systems. Additionally, areas that can be used for airfields, landing and drop zones, or forward arming and refueling points also need to be considered as key terrain (since these areas could be used to support friendly or enemy air operations). Terrain can be used as an aid to navigation. Man-made features are also used as cues to navigate to targets.
Air Avenues of Approach
A-16. Air avenues of approach are evaluated using the same criteria as for ground. A good air avenue of approach will permit maneuver while providing terrain masking from surface-to-air weapon systems. Some common air avenues of approach are valleys, direct lines from the threat point of origin, and riverbeds. Factors that should be used to determine entry and exit air avenues of approach are as follows:
A-17. Type of Air Threat. UAVs are small and elusive. Although they usually fly at low altitudes, their altitude can vary. Once in the target area, they may fly an orbit attempting to stay out of engagement range of ADA. Most surfaced-launched cruise missiles are terrain following and they use terrain masking. Due to their range, they may take indirect approach routes. Ballistic missiles are not terrain dependent. They fly a straight ground track from launch point to objective. Their flight is not restricted by terrain. ASMs usually fly direct routes from launch platform to the target. Rotary-wing aircraft primarily conduct contour flights. They follow ridgelines and military crests, using the terrain to mask their approach to the target area. Fixed-wing aircraft usually follow major terrain or man-made features. Depending on range, they may fly a straight line to the target. Ordnance or payload may affect range and altitude of the air system and thus influence the selection of avenues of approach.
A-18. Point of Origin. Staff looks at the commander's entire area of interest when determining air avenues. Analysis begins at the enemy airfield, UAV, or missile launch site and works toward the probable enemy objective. This allows a look at the big picture. The staff considers the range of the air systems and location of navigation aids and ground control sites.
A-19. Probable Enemy Objective. Each avenue of approach must end at a target, drop zone, or landing zone; or within reconnaissance, intelligence, surveillance, or target acquisition range of a target. Reverse IPB is used to pick enemy objectives. Potential to support maneuver forces. Air assets that are used to achieve ground objectives will seek to use air avenues of approach coincident with ground avenues of approach. Air assets attacking deep are not limited to these ground avenues. Ground corridors do not limit missiles and ISR UAVs.
A-20. The following questions should be used to evaluate the avenue's freedom to maneuver:
A-21. The following questions should be used to evaluate the avenue's protection for the system and pilot:
A-22. The following questions should be used to evaluate the air threat and pilot capabilities. Can the air system or pilot--
A-23. Air operations are especially susceptible to the effects of weather. Weather analysis for air and air and missile defense operations is designed to predict the most likely time over target and other considerations based on weather effects and light data.
A-24. Many of the same factors the G2 or S2 considers for ground operations are as follows:
A-25. Threat evaluation for air operations consists of a detailed study of enemy air capabilities, organization, and doctrine. The following steps should be used when evaluating the threat:
A-26. Typical questions that should be answered during this step must also include the commander's intent, guidance, critical information requirements and priority intelligence requirements. They are as follows:
A-27. ADA units evaluate a broad range of order of battle data and enemy capabilities to include the ground force and EW threat to ADA units. They also evaluate the answers to the following questions concerning threat systems.
A-28. Capabilities of air systems:
Unmanned aerial vehicles
A-29. Capabilities of threat UAVs:
Ballistic missiles
A-30. Capabilities of threat ballistic missile systems:
Cruise missiles
A-31. Capabilities of threat cruise missiles:
A-32. This should determine what targets are to be labeled as high-value targets. High-value targets are assets the enemy or friendly commander has deemed as important for the successful accomplishment of his mission. High-value targets are determined by operational necessity and weapon system capability.
DETERMINE threat COURSES OF ACTION
A-33. Determining both the enemy air and ground courses of action integrates the results of the previous three steps into a meaningful conclusion. Given what enemy air and missile forces prefer to do, and the effects of the operational environment, what are the enemy's likely objectives and what COA is available to him? The G2 or S2 develops threat models that depict the enemy's air and missile COA. They also prepare event templates and matrices that focus intelligence collection on identifying which COA the enemy will execute. The process of developing these templates and matrices is covered in depth in FM 34-130. The decision support template is an integrated staff product that results from the war gaming of potential friendly courses of action.
A-34. A situation template is a graphic depiction of expected enemy dispositions should they adopt a particular COA. They usually depict the most critical point in the operation as agreed upon by the G2 and G3. However, the G2 or S2 might prepare several templates representing different snapshots in time starting with the initial threat array. The situation template integrates air attack and surveillance profiles with terrain. It focuses on specific air avenues of approach and mobility corridors to determine which avenues are the most capable of supporting specific attack techniques, profiles, and the most direct routes to landing and drop zones to protect and ensure the survivability of air threat systems. See FM 34-130 for detailed information on preparing a situation template.
A-35. An event template is a guide for collection and reconnaissance and surveillance (R&S) planning. It depicts named areas of interest (NAI) where the commander expects to see certain activities of tactical significance and is used to confirm or deny an enemy course of action. These NAI are based on the terrain constraints on air approach routes to potential targets and analysis of the enemy's attack and ISR profiles. The G2 or S2 develops an event matrix to support the event template by providing details on the type of activity expected in each NAI, the times the NAI is expected to be active, and its relationship to other events on the battlefield. Examples of NAI include landing and drop zones, forward arming and refueling points, forward staging areas, and previous BM launch locations. See FM 34-130 for detailed information on preparing an event template and matrix.
A-36. A decision support template is based on the situation and event templates, event matrix, and the war gaming of friendly COA results. A decision support template should depict the following:
A-37. Air TAI and DP are determined in the same manner as for ground operations. However, due to the high speeds of air systems, decision points must be placed significantly farther in advance of the TAI.
A-38. IPB is a systematic, continuous process of analyzing the threat and environment in a specific geographic setting. Applying the IPB process helps the commander apply and maximize his combat power at critical points in time and space by determining the enemy's likely COA, and describing the environment and its effects on operations. Preparation and continuous updates of the aerial portion of IPB are fundamental to the execution of the air and missile defense and land force missions on the modern battlefield.


text:
A Hill of Riches, Worldly and Spiritual
By KIRK KRAEUTLER
Published: April 1, 2001
PRESSED to name the world's most visited holy cities, one might think of Mecca or Jerusalem. Rome maybe. But the name Tirupati would hardly roll off the tongue of many people, at least not many outside India.
Still, the temple above this city in southeastern India is reputed to draw more than a million visitors yearly, thousands a day and tens of thousands on feast days. That makes it not only one of the holy places most trafficked by pilgrims in a nation flush with holy places but also the richest temple in the land. It has been said that when Tirupati cashes in its gold, the heart of the Bombay financial markets skips a beat.
When I visited with my girlfriend Radhika on an ordinary weekday, the wait to enter the temple, even given the shortcut provided by paying a few extra rupees, was eight hours. Many of the thousands gathered had already waited far longer, escaping a sputtering rain by sleeping beneath a narrow, pillar-lined enclosure along the temple, or squeezing themselves into a line that snaked its way through a claustrophobic metal corral, like a winding cattle chute, just outside the entrance.
What draws these multitudes to this site is the god Balaji, also known as Venkateshwara, a dark-skinned deity whose eyes are normally depicted partly obscured by a veil of diamonds, and whose following has blossomed in recent times, making him one of the most popular gods of Hinduism, and the wealthiest.
In Hinduism's deep and diverse pantheon, what makes Balaji stand out so? Apparently, he delivers. He is a god, whose name is sometimes translated as ''giver of worldly wealth,'' with a solid track record of coming through for his devotees, so that his followers consider him a font of miracles and compassion that knows no bounds.
One of the odder measures of Balaji's apparent powers is the trade that Tirupati is reputed to make in shorn hair. In return for having their prayers answered, Balaji's devotees often shave their heads and make the pilgrimage up Tirumala -- the hill where the temple is situated -- many walking more than eight miles up the steep slopes. Some offer their child's first tonsure.
Shaving the head is seen as an offering and a way of purifying the self and stripping away any trappings of vanity and pretense, and atop Tirumala, barbershops and bald heads are almost as plentiful as the narrow vendors' stalls that sell everything from blinking Balaji clocks and Balaji key chains to bangles and baseball caps.
To a Western visitor (of which, on this particular day, there appeared to be just one), the unusual development and ''commercialism'' of the site, where the modern, gleaming white Hotel Bliss smiles down contentedly on the meanderings of the pilgrims, seemed to imbue it almost as much with the feeling of Disney as of devotion. In particular, the wealth of the temple has provided Tirupati with a level of organization and order that seems unique in India.
Tirumala is approached along a broad boulevard lined by the many banks that are the repositories of the temple's ample tithings and where six lanes of traffic are neatly divided by a landscaped median planted with trees and flowers. The winding road to the temple, which would be treacherous under any other circumstance, is one-way up the mountain and one-way down, with reassuring cement barriers protecting visitors from a dizzying precipice. For those on foot, the paved steps up the mountain are shielded from the punishments of the sun by a constructed canopy.
At the top of the mountain, there is a notable absence of the destitute normally found begging outside temples in India. A menu is posted advising pilgrims of the kinds of prayers that can be made in their name for the price of their offering.
And in a remarkably officious attempt at crowd control in a country as crammed with people as any in the world, visitors are registered with a kind of bar-code scanner as they buy their tickets and issued a plastic bracelet that tells them the time, usually hours away, when they can begin lining up.
These signs of relative wealth are a stunning contrast to the town's surroundings in Andhra Pradesh, one of India's least developed states. The routes to Tirupati, narrow, precarious and pitted, where the 80-mile drive northwest from Madras can take four hours, throb with the kinds of uncategorical chaos that often makes road travel in India a bone-jarring, nerve-jangling experience.
For the determined, the energetic, the intrepid, it is a rushed round trip that can be taken in a day if you hire a taxi (about $70), as we did. That disappointingly, did not leave us enough time to brave the wait to enter the temple, which even non-Hindus may do. But no matter your belief, the drive itself is nothing if not a pilgrimage.
Crossing into Andhra from the southern state of Tamil Nadu, the landscape turns decidedly rural and a few oddly shaped ridges, one eerily sloping like a shark's fin, present themselves as harbingers of the more substantial range that shelters Tirupati. Road signs change from loopy Tamilian script to another more obscure, Telugu, resembling stylized waves interspersed with hieroglyphic pelicans.


text:
| up a level
post article
from the interesting-developments dept.
Kevin Toppenberg writes on the hardhats list: I'm frustrated and need to vent a bit. My medical group now consists of 2 office complexes--the main office and my satellite office. At the end of this month, most of the doctors (those in the main office) will be changing management such that they become part of a nearby hospital. That hospital, in turn, is part of a much larger multi-state healthcare network. So the hospital is going to redo the network connections, bringing hospital-level security. Everything has to be standardized. And guess what? There is "zero possibility" that a linux server will be allowed on that network. And if I upgraded to the internet-capable CPRS client, and put my linux server on a separate network, even that would have to go through a (lengthy) coporate approval process which I doubt would be successful. So in a week, my main office will go from having a cost-effective opensource EMR, back to a point where transcriptionists type up notes in Word, print, then delete the file. What a waste! Supposedly "in 6 months" there is going to be a corporate-wide roll out of some other EMR with lots of bells and whistles. Who knows how that will work out..."
I don't even know who to be upset at. I understand the hospital's need to standardize and secure. But it seems that for them, it is 2 or 3 large steps backwards.
I will continue to use VistA in my office for now.
It's fair to say that I'm ticked off...
< | >
|Advertisement: CCHIT certified EMR and Medical Practice Management Software from Medical Software Associates makes patient management easy. Free practice management and medical billing software demo available.
|All trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective companies. Comments are owned by the Poster. The Rest ©2000-2006 Ignacio Valdes, MD, MS.


text:
Only hotels in 41019 zip code are listed below. Search for cheap and discount hotel rates in Covington, KY for your upcoming leisure or conference / group travel. We list the best 41019 hotels and motels so you can review the Covington hotel list below to find the perfect lodging. Hotels in Kenton county and area code 859 are also listed.
Enter your stay dates and any discounts you qualify for to see 41019 rates found only on HotelPlanner!
How should we direct your call?


text:
Who was your sporting hero?
Definitely Hailie Gebrselassie. He's a truly inspirational guy who has done amazing things on and off the track.
What is your favourite film?
Napoleon Dynamite
Which actress should play you if a film were made of yourself?
I would be so surprised that they were making a film about me I probably wouldn't care! Maybe Jennifer Aniston
If you could throw a dinner party for any three people, dead or alive, who would they be?
Jesse Owens, my Grandma and Stephen Fry
And would you be doing the cooking? If so, what would you serve up?
My speciality is sausage and mash, although it's not much of a dinner party food so I would probably take a trip to the local takeaway
What would you be drinking?
I don't drink alcohol at all (which is pretty boring, and definitely a big change since leaving uni!) so it would be a coke for me
If you had not been a rower, what would you have been?
When I was first invited to train with the Great Britain team I was working as a PE teacher so, if it wasn't for rowing, I would probably still be doing that
What is the strangest thing that has ever been said or written about you?
My friends edited my Wikipedia page with some interesting and entirely false stories about me. I only realised when reporters started asking me strange questions about my background!
What is the greatest song ever recorded?
Proud, by Heather Small. Our GB rowing choir sung it at our one and only concert. It was great!
What do you currently have on your iPod?
Quite a mix. I listen to my iPod on the rowing machine, which we are on for about an hour and a half at a time so I try and keep my music collection up to date
Do you have any superstitions before or after a race, and/or what is your strangest habit?
I try not to be too superstitious, but I do have a habit of getting pumped up at the start line and slapping my arms and legs, which seems really loud when everyone is silent waiting to race
What is your favourite TV programme - your guilty pleasure...?
Probably the only way is Essex! Typical no-thinking TV to switch off with after training
What is the nicest place you've ever visited?
I have rowed in some really amazing places. Lake Bled in Slovenia and Lake Karapiro in New Zealand are two that really stand out
Who was the greatest competitor you ever faced?
It is really hard to pick a single person out. Our event (the women's pair) is incredibly strong and a lot of the crews we race are fantastic competitors
Which of your fellow rowers would you have the best night out with?
Definitely my pairs partner Heather Stanning. Rowers know how to have a good party as we have a lot of Saturday nights in to make up for!
What is the food and/or drink that your coach has to stop you from eating/drinking?
In the winter months in rowing we do such a high volume of training that I can get away with eating almost anything. That said, I am not afraid to admit that I do have a bit of a problem when it comes to Cadbury's Creme Eggs. The fact that they don't seem to be available all year makes me feel I have got to really make the most of them whilst they are around!
How do you celebrate when you win a race?
Obviously in rowing the boat and extreme fatigue on crossing the line mean we cannot really perform any kind of elaborate back-flipping goal celebration routine! Most of the time after race wins for us its a case of enjoying the moment, doing a bit of analysis and making sure we recover really well so we are in the best shape possible to prepare for the next competition. Definitely a hug for Heather as, with just the two of us in the boat, we can enjoy it together
- Sports & Recreation
- Arts & Entertainment


text:
Councilmember Hans Riemer Tours the Reserve
At Large Council Member Hans Riemer and his son Henry, age 3, came to the Reserve on April 9th for a grand tour of area farms, historic resources and a view to some of the threats to the continued viability of farming here in Montgomery County. Hey, plus Henry got to hold a chicken and pat a piggy! Dolores Milmoe of Audubon Naturalist Society and MCA's executive director Caroline Taylor began the tour at Pooles' Store in Seneca and led the Reimer boys around the countryside culminating with a visit to the ford on West Old Baltimore Road. There in the chilly, clear waters of Ten Mile Creek, volunteer stream monitors from Audubon gave evidence to the need for protection of that watershed: an abundance of micro and macro invertebrates signaling a still high quality stream that faces threat from Clarksburg's planned Stage 4 development. MCA Board member, Gwen Reese and Sean and Greg (also on MCA Board) from Rockland's Farm joined the tour to give both historic and producer prospective. The day was gray…the tour golden!


text:
ESL (English as a Second Language)
International and other students admitted to Lasell College who require English as a Second Language (ESL) support will be assessed for appropriate placement based on TOEFL scores, individual conferences and/or the English placement exam into Level 1 or Level 2. Each level places the students into a supportive structure with special attention to the individual student's level of language acquisition (see Course Descriptions), structured ESL tutoring and support for transition to the American culture and American system of higher education.
Structured ESL Tutoring:
Students will be assigned to the Academic Achievement Center (AAC) during specific times when an ESL specialist, Conversation Partners, Communication Tutors and/or other tutors are available to provide individualized attention to language acquisition needs. Students can elect to use the ACC more than the structured three-hour time block.
Support for Students' Transitions to the American Culture and Lasell College:
In order to ensure that all students in the program have easy access to an academic advisor, follow the appropriate course sequences and make best use of available services, students will be assigned to an academic advisor in the Academic Advising Center for the first year. The advisor will monitor students' progress and address needs as they arise while helping new students learn to navigate resources at Lasell College.
Since all new students at Lasell College enroll in First Year Seminar, FYS 103, during their first semester, new students in the ESL program select a special section of FYS entitled, American Culture: Myths & Realities, to help make a smooth transition into the Lasell College community as well as the American culture and history. This is accomplished through engaging activities involving reading, discussion, working on team projects, in-class activities, and other explorations of the myths and realities of American culture. This seminar-based course will take an historical approach to how the American culture and the United States have been portrayed in popular domestic and international media throughout the past century. In particular, students will investigate the continuities and changes in these representations through multiple perspectives, including each others. Through a multi-disciplinary approach students will reach a better understanding of myths and realities of American culture in the past and the present.


text:
Events to Run Grant
Grant Name: Events to Run Grant
Funded By: New York Road Runners
Eligibility: K-12 School or Youth-Focused Nonprofit
Purpose: This school year, NYRR is excited to launch Events to Run, the latest resource from its suite of free youth running programs and teaching tools. To celebrate this launch, NYRR will award a total of $20,000 worth of grants to schools and non-profits to help support youth running and fitness events. There will be 40 grants of $500 each awarded to schools or organizations in the U.S.
Deadline: February 13th, 2012
Award Min: $500
Award Max: $500
Additional Information: Questions can be e-mailed to email@example.com
Website: Click Here
Entry filed under: Grant Spotlight. Tags: Grants, Health/PE.


text:
Vegetables from the home garden are fresher, may have better nutrient values, and are often less costly than those sold in store.
University of Illinois Extension
Get Started for FREE
Sign up with Facebook Sign up with Twitter
I don't have a Facebook or a Twitter account
Your new post is loading...
Your new post is loading...
Monica S Mcfeeters's curator insight, March 17, 2015 7:38 AM
It is important to start them young. Things that matter need to be introduced early for the very best results. Don't forget to mix fun with the work....and the dirt....
Eric Larson's curator insight, May 3, 9:27 AM
Good Martin Luther King Jr. day idea for next year. Why wait?
Richard Spencer's curator insight, April 11, 6:09 PM
Starting seeds in doors
When sowing seeds this a excellent guide extensive guide - seeds only two things.
(1) Warmth
(2) Moisture
This is because at the early stages of development the seed coating needs to break down until the first petiole break through the soil.
Hence that why the soil needs to loose for the roots to develop
Then when its develop its third leaf it should be repotted until it ready to be planted out


text:
Blekko Automatic Detection Tool (Recommended)
Is your PC infected with Blekko? To safely & quickly detect Blekko we highly recommend you run the malware scanner listed below.
Download SpyHunter's* Malware Scanner to detect Blekko What happens if Blekko does not let you open SpyHunter or blocks the Internet?
Technical Details
File System Modifications
Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.
- The following files were created in the system:
# File Name Detection Count 1 %PROGRAMFILES%\ blekkotb_soc\ blekkotb_019X.dll 3,771 2 %PROGRAMFILES%\ blekkotb\ blekkoDx.dll 1,979 3 %PROGRAMFILES%\ blekkotb\ auxi\ blekkoAu.dll 1,728 4 %PROGRAMFILES%\ vafoontoolbar\ mystartblekkotemplateX.dll 372 5 %PROGRAMFILES%\ blekkotb_005\ blekkotb_005X.dll 323 6 chrome-extension_gkejcdfpncpfdjjnebcihbajagiijohk_0.localstorage 284 7 chrome-extension_gkejcdfpncpfdjjnebcihbajagiijohk_0.localstorage-journal 281 8 %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\blekko 225 9 %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\blekko Anti-Phishing 222 10 %PROGRAMFILES%\blekko 222
More files
Registry Modifications
Tutorial: To edit and delete registry entries manually, read the tutorial on how to remove malicious registry entries.
Tip & Warning: Editing and removing the wrong registry keys can severely damage your PC, so remember to backup your Windows Registry! To optimize your Windows Registry and speed up your PC, download RegHunter's registry cleaner.
Tip & Warning: Editing and removing the wrong registry keys can severely damage your PC, so remember to backup your Windows Registry! To optimize your Windows Registry and speed up your PC, download RegHunter's registry cleaner.
- The following newly produced Registry Values are:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}blekko Anti-PhishingHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\AppDataLow\Software\blekkotbSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, value: blekko Anti-PhishingSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, value: blekko Anti-Phishing
- The following CLSID's were detected:
HKEY..\..\{CLSID Path} {be96ee77-7df5-417c-91b1-cb7e1e5b7ba8}
Posted: December 28, 2012 | By SpywareRemove
Rate this article:
Threat Metric
The Threat Meter is a malware assessment that SpywareRemove.com's research team is able to give every identifiable malware threat. Our Threat Meter includes several criteria based off of specific malware threats to value their severity, reach and volume. The Threat Meter is able to give you a numerical breakdown of each threat's initial Threat Level, Detection Count, Volume Count, Trend Path and Percentage Impact. The overall ranking of each threat in the Threat Meter is a basic breakdown of how all threats are ranked within our own extensive malware database. The scoring for each specific malware threat can be easily compared to other emerging threats to draw a contrast in its particular severity. The Threat Meter is a useful tool in the endeavor of seeking a solution to remove a threat or pursue additional analytical research for all types of computer users.
The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:
Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.
Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.


text:
Citing Sources
Citing is the process of giving credit to the sources you used to write your paper. Citations can be located in the text or at the end of the work in a bibliography. It can be difficult to figure out what needs to be credited.
Quick Links:
APA Style
Widely used in psychology, education, and other social sciences
MLA Style
Used in literature, arts, and humanities
AMA Style
Required style for medicine, health, and biological sciences
Turabian Style
Specifically designed for college students to use with all subjects
Chicago Style
Commonly used in history, humanities, and non-scholarly publications
What is Citing?
Citing is the process of giving credit to the sources you used to write your paper. Citations can be located in the text or at the end of the work in a bibliography. It can be difficult to figure out what needs to be credited.
Use this rule of thumb: If you knew a piece of information before you started doing research, generally you do not need to credit it. You also do not need to cite well-known facts, such as dates, which can be found in many encyclopedias. All other information such as quotations, statistics, and ideas should always be cited in your papers.
Duplicate publication, sometimes called self-plagiarism, occurs when an author reuses substantial parts of his or her own published work without providing the appropriate references.
from Rosenzweig, Merle, and Anna Ercoli Schnitzer. "Self-plagiarism Perspectives for librarians." College & Research Libraries News 74, no. 9 (2013): 492-494 (link to article).
While the above quote mostly addresses published works and is therefore more a matter of copyright, it is considered plagiarism to submit the same work or paper for two or more classes. If you wish to submit a paper written in one class for credit in another class you must obtain permission from the both the instructor of the original course and the instructor of the current course before submitting the same, or substantially similar, paper. Failure to do so is plagiarism and academic fraud, and may lead to disciplinary action.
Editorial Style
Editorial style, also known as style guides or style manuals, are the guidelines that ensure papers and other documents are presented in a consistent format to ensure clear and consistent presentation of written material. Editorial style concerns uniform use of such elements as:
- punctuation and abbreviations
- construction of tables
- selection of headings
- citation of references
- presentation of statistics
- and other elements of every manuscript.
(from The American Psychological Association Style site)
Managing your sources
There are many different citation managers that can help you organize your citations and build bibliographies. Solutions include Zotero, a free Firefox extension that is great for capturing and archiving screenshots, Mendeley, a citation manager that is particularly good at managing .pdf files, and EndNote, a manager that is used heavily in the sciences. Most citation managers offer options like organizing citations into folder, building bibliographies, attaching files and links, and sharing your citations with others. Compare all citation managers.
>> Download this graphic as a .pdf file. Or Compare all citation managers.
Print Style Manuals
The complete hardcopy style manuals contain examples about citing a wider variety of sources than these web pages do, as well as other things you may need to know, such as margins, font size, etc. You can find style manuals in the following library locations:
Style Manual
Call Number
The ACS Style Guide: A Manual for Authors and Editors [Chemical], 2nd ed.
Chemistry Library, Geology Reference
American Medical Association Manual of Style, 10th ed.
610.149 Am3s2007
Veterinary Med Reference, Main Reference
The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed.
655.25 C43m2003
Main Reference, Undergraduate Library, most departmental libraries
The Complete Guide to Citing Government Documents
Main Reference, Main Stacks, Oak Street
A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, ... [Turabian], 6th ed.
Main Reference, Undergraduate Library, some departmental libraries
The MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing, 3rd ed.
808.02 Ac47m2008
Main Reference (Info Desk), English Reference
The MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th ed.
808.02 M72m1 2009
Main Reference, Undergraduate Reference
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed.
Main Reference (Info Desk), Undergraduate Library, Education Reference, some departmental libraries
Scientific Style and Format : The CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, 6th ed.
Biology Reference, Natural History Reference, Vet. Med. Reference
More information on citing sources
- The Writer's Workshop can help you with writing your paper; their site contains resources covering most grammar and writing needs.
- The University of Victoria Writer's Guide is a dynamic database suitable for answering most writing questions.
- The classic guide on usage, composition and form for the English language, William Strunk Jr.'s Elements of Style (1918 ed.), is available to you in full-text.
- When faced with the stickiest of citation questions, The Slot: A Spot for Copy Editors may be able to help you with APA-related questions.
- If you have questions regarding citing electronic resources, please visit IPL's Citing Electronic Sources.
- Cite a Source: University of Illinois Library
- Citing Print & Electronic Resources
- Citing a U.S. Government Document in MLA or APA, a Cornell University LibGuide
- Compare all citation managers
Based on: http://www2.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citation.htm Long Island University, Robert Delaney


text:
WENCO is a US based company that delivers engineering, procurement, construction, maintenance (EPCM), and project management to governments and clients in energy and construction industries around the world.
We are specialized in these major markets:
Corporates and NGO's
With headquarters in Los Angeles, California, WENCO is committed to safety, diversity, environmental leadership, social responsibility and ethical business practices. These core values ensure that the decisions we make today are the right decisions for tomorrow. We expect our business partners to adhere to these fundamental values and apply them to how they do business in the United States and around the world.


text:
shoppers recently viewed this!
Alanna Bess Jewelry
Round & Dagger Drop Earrings
- Color:
- turquoise
Qty: 1
- 1
- 2
- 3
Description: 18K yellow gold vermeil round and dagger drop earrings with lapis and turquoise details
- Fishhook closure
- Please note: Stone shape and size may vary due to natural gemstone variations. These pieces should not be worn in the shower or pool.
Measurements: 1.65" long, ¼" at widest point
Material: 18K yellow gold vermeil, lapis lazuli, and turquoise
Brand: Alanna Bess Jewelry
Origin: United States


text:
Category: Compile Time
Tags: none
Permanent link to this entry
Vince Kraemer writes the entries in this blog.
No bookmarks in folder
The views expressed on this blog are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Oracle. Terms of Use | Your Privacy Rights |