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SAMMAL - No. 2(digipack)With No 2, Sammal releases the follow-up to their critically acclaimed eponymous debut on February 14th through Svart Records. The present-day flagship of Finnish progressive rock sails back in time again to the authentic tones and warm soundscapes of the 1970s on their forthcoming EP, titled No 2. The band doesn't show off with unnecessarily technical playing or super-hard song structures, but focuses on forging upbeat atmospheres with strong melodies and fresh vintage sounds. Sammal relies on live playing in the studio, which brings the listener closer to the band: the production breathes so care-free that you can almost touch the notes floating in the air. No 2 is not a companion piece to the debut, nor is it a preview of the second full-length, which will be released via Svart Records next winter. It is a mini-album, which stands on its own. Sammal wanted to clear their closet from older gems, and prepare for a new era with this release. Three of the five songs featured on the EP are old demo songs, which were re-recorded at the same session with a new track "Vankina varisten" and a cover of Aphrodite's Child's "Magic Mirror," translated as "Peilin taikaa," in the summer of 2013.
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text: Please fully complete the following form to register as a volunteer for Canada-Wide Science Fair 2013. Asterisks indicate a required field. General Information First Name * Last Name * E-mail Address * Phone Number * Age (on May 11, 2013, if under 18) * Volunteer InformationFor which activity/activities would you like to volunteer?Please click below on "Volunteer Descriptions" for more information on opportunities.Volunteer Descriptions Registration Office Assistant Volunteers are needed to assist with general office duties in the registration office from Tuesday, May 7 to Friday, May 10 (Hours: min 4 to max 8 hrs per day). These positions are a great way for students to earn volunteer hours. Duties may include creating lists from our registration database, compiling information and putting together kits and delegate packages. Must be able to lift up to 10 kg. Registration: Greeters, Associates, Floor Monitors, Floaters & Campus Tour Guides 30-40 volunteers are required for various jobs on the arrival date of the CWSF (Saturday, May 11) to assist with the registration process (Hours are from 8am to 10pm. Volunteers may select multiple shifts of 4 hrs each). Greeters: welcome participants upon their arrival and direct them to the registration centre and parking areas as required. Associates: work the registration desk. Floor Monitors: help participants find their rooms, locate their luggage and answer general questions. Floaters: guide participants through the registration process. Campus Tour Guides: provide orientation tours of the campus. If you are friendly, outgoing and personable, we want you as part of our team. High school students are encouraged to apply and earn volunteer hours. U of L students who are very familiar with the campus would be preferred Campus Tour Guides. Transportation We will welcome finalists and delegates upon arrival at the Calgary International Airport (YYC) on Saturday, May 11. Approximately 30 volunteers are required and will work in pairs. We require one or more French-speaking volunteers. As each group arrives, you'll welcome them and help them get their luggage, direct the group delegate to check-in, and then escort the group to their coach for transport to the U of L. Safety Check Team and Security Volunteers Do you tend to focus on making things safe for others? If so, then volunteering as a member of the Safety Check Team (SCT) may be right for you. We are looking for 30 people to facilitate the safety checks of finalists' projects on Saturday, May 11 and Sunday, May 12. Training and mentoring will be provided. This is a great opportunity to see the projects and interact with Canada's top science fair students! Good communication skills are essential for this position and bilingual volunteers (English/French) are especially needed (minimum age 21). School Tours and Public Viewing The CWSF invites the public and media as well as middle and high school groups to visit the Exhibit Hall to interact with CWSF participants and view the projects. Join us in greeting visitors, making them feel welcome and giving directions. We need 6-8 (1-2 French speaking) friendly people for each day of school tours to meet school buses as they arrive on campus, direct them to the designated parking lot and guide groups from meeting areas to the Exhibit Hall. At the end of the tour, you will guide groups to the departure area. 3-4 volunteers are needed to stamp passports and pass out small prizes as students leave. School tours are scheduled for Monday, May 13 and Thursday, May 16, 9am - noon. Public viewing is scheduled for Sunday May 12, 2 - 4:30pm and Friday May 17, 9:00am - noon. Food Service Food service offers a variety of volunteer opportunities during the week of the CWSF. From delivering snacks to participants in the evening, to replenishing water and snacks in the Exhibit Hall and judging area and assisting with "keeping things tidy" in various locations, the food services team will be kept busy in a fun environment. We need energetic volunteers with good people skills and the ability to lift up to 10 kg. Day and evening volunteer hours are available. Exhibit Hall We are looking for 30-40 energetic volunteers to help assemble the required elements of the Exhibit Hall on Saturday afternoon, May 11 and early morning on Sunday, May 12. Some volunteers will be required to lift heavy items. Some will be required to use basic tools (training is easy) and others will be required to help finalists with last minute adjustments to their projects as they are setting up. We will need 10-20 volunteers during the day on Sunday to help finalists set up, 10-20 to be available and supportive during judging (Tuesday) and about 20 to help with take-down on Friday. Please note, we can also accommodate some volunteers who might have physical limitations who could act as greeters (and would also control access to the Exhibit Hall) or work in an administrative role. Security We need 2-4 volunteers at the times below to assist with security of the Exhibit Hall. Duties are light and the main job will be to check badges at the door, and ensure appropriate access. Past experience in a security role would be beneficial but not mandatory. These positions may be well-suited for seniors and/or people with physical limitations. Exhibit Hall: Sunday, May 12: 1pm - 4:30pm Monday, May 13: 9am – noon Tuesday, May 14: 9am - 5pm Thursday, May 16: 9am – noon Friday, May 17: 9am – noon Gym Mezzanine: Monday May 13: evening Tuesday, May 14: 9am - 5pm Office Support/Communication - Technical Do you enjoy working with technology, computers, cameras, and photocopiers? Do you enjoy interacting with the public? Are you creative? If so, one of these positions could be for you. Office support: perform general office duties, such as answer the phone, make photocopies, etc. Shifts would be scheduled daily between 9am and 5pm and are flexible. Communication/Technical Assistant: assist with the production of newsletters, slide shows, and other documents for public release (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, CWSF website). Duties include writing, proofreading, and taking pictures. Knowledge of Microsoft Windows, BlackBerry devices and programs such as Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and AfterEffects would be an asset. Volunteers who have both a camera and a laptop would be assets but these are not necessary for the position. Shifts would be scheduled daily between 9am and 5pm and are flexible. Judging Support Team The National Judging Committee (NJC) relies heavily on volunteers to ensure a smooth judging operation. These volunteers play a major role in making sure that judges have a positive and rewarding experience. Some volunteers will be privy to confidential information regarding award winners therefore discretion is required. Assembly of judging badges: prepare judges' name badge (May 11 & 12, four hours) Chief Judge's Runners: perform any task required by the Chief Judge; one fully bilingual (May 13 & 14, 8am - 8pm) Movers: help move the judges' office and set up in the Exhibit Hall and arena. Must be able to lift up to 10 kg. (May 13, 8am - 3pm) Reception: work the registration table (May 13, 3pm - 7pm; May 14, 7am - 9am) Meet & Greet: meet and direct judges in the parking lot/outside entrance (May 13, 4pm - 6pm; May 14, 7am - 9am) Garbage Collectors: keep the judging area tidy, ensure that no judging-related paperwork is thrown into the garbage (May 13, 4pm - 9pm; May 14, 8am - 8pm) Team Runners: verify that all judging teams are complete. At least one person must be fully bilingual (May 14, 8am - 10am) Phone Jockeys: phone any missing judges on judging day. At least one must be fully bilingual. (May 14, 8am - 10am) Computer Experts: help judges use the Internet Café to print documents and access the Internet. These volunteers require knowledge of Internet browsers, Microsoft Word, BlackBerry devices, Adobe PDF readers, and printer troubleshooting. (May 14, 8am - 9pm) Paperwork Runners: collect and sort all paperwork from the judging teams. Strict confidentiality is required. (May 14, noon - 9pm) Data Input: must have a typing speed of 40 wpm without error (May 14, noon - 3pm and 4pm - 10pm) Science and Social - Science Challenge (Monday Afternoon - May 13) The Science Challenge takes place from 1pm – 5pm on Monday, May 13 at the U of L. We need about 20 volunteers (U of L students who know the campus are encouraged) to lead groups of 25 people around campus to Science Challenge locations. Science and Social - Campus Social (Tuesday Evening - May 14) For this evening, we will need about 30 volunteers (U of L students who know the campus are encouraged) to assist with activities starting at 6:30pm. Volunteers are needed from 6pm - 9pm on Tuesday, May 14. Science and Social - Southern Alberta Tour Day (Wednesday May 15) Tour Day is an all-day (8am - 9pm) event highlighting the scenic, historic and cultural landmarks of southern Alberta. About 30 highly personable volunteers (including 6 bilingual-English/French) will be required as bus tour guides. Volunteers should be generally knowledgeable about the sites and history of southern Alberta including Waterton Lakes National Park. Science and Social - Discover Downtown Lethbridge (Friday Afternoon/Evening - May 17) Discover Downtown Lethbridge is the final event of the fair, and an opportunity for participants to discover the history, culture, shopping and food experiences of Downtown Lethbridge. About 20 volunteers will be required to run various fun activities in the downtown core on Friday, May 17 from 2pm - 9:30pm. Science and Social - General General volunteers will be required throughout the week to assist with the preparation and presentation of Science and Social committee activities. These include delivery of food, games, etc. to the finalist/delegate lounges and assisting with other activities as required. First Choice * - Select -No PreferenceRegistration Office AssistantRegistration: Greeters, Associates, Floor Monitors, Floaters & Campus Tour GuidesTransportationSafety Check Team and Security VolunteersSchool Tours and Public ViewingFood ServiceExhibit HallSecurityOffice Support/Communication - TechnicalJudging Support TeamScience and Social - Science ChallengeScience and Social - Campus SocialScience and Social – Southern Alberta Tour DayScience and Social – Discover Downtown LethbridgeScience and Social - General Second Choice - None -No PreferenceRegistration Office AssistantRegistration: Greeters, Associates, Floor Monitors, Floaters & Campus Tour GuidesTransportationSafety Check Team and Security VolunteersSchool Tours and Public ViewingFood ServiceExhibit HallSecurityOffice Support/Communication - TechnicalJudging Support TeamScience and Social - Science ChallengeScience and Social - Campus SocialScience and Social – Southern Alberta Tour DayScience and Social – Discover Downtown LethbridgeScience and Social - General Third Choice - None -No PreferenceRegistration Office AssistantRegistration: Greeters, Associates, Floor Monitors, Floaters & Campus Tour GuidesTransportationSafety Check Team and Security VolunteersSchool Tours and Public ViewingFood ServiceExhibit HallSecurityOffice Support/Communication - TechnicalJudging Support TeamScience and Social - Science ChallengeScience and Social - Campus SocialScience and Social – Southern Alberta Tour DayScience and Social – Discover Downtown LethbridgeScience and Social - General During the week of the Canada-Wide Science Fair, when are you available to volunteer? Saturday - May 11 Morning Afternoon Evening Sunday - May 12 Morning Afternoon Evening Monday - May 13 Morning Afternoon Evening Tuesday - May 14 Morning Afternoon Evening Wednesday - May 15 Morning Afternoon Evening Thursday - May 16 Morning Afternoon Evening Friday - May 17 Morning Afternoon Evening Are you able to help in the days prior to the event? * Yes No Do you speak French proficiently? * Yes No Do you have first aid training? * Yes No Are you familiar with the University of Lethbridge? * Yes No Are you familiar with Lethbridge? * Yes No Do you have any creative training? * Yes No i.e. Visual Arts, Graphic Design, Drama, et cetera. If yes, please specify Are you able to lift heavy objects? * Yes No (10 kg) Do you have any technical training? * Yes No (i.e., AV, photography, computer, etc.) If yes, please specify Do you have experience working with students? * Yes No What is your science background? * Graduate School Level Post-Secondary (College/University) Level High School Level None What is your T-shirt Size? * - Select -XSSMLXL Men's sizes only. Dietary Restrictions (if any)? Optional Additional Information How did you hear about the Canada-Wide Science Fair? Did you volunteer for the Canada-Wide Science Fair last year? No Yes A Volunteer Orientation Session will be held closer to CWSF 2013. Information on the date and location will be emailed to you. We hope you will attend. Printer-friendly versionPDF version


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root@stage-apache:/data/www/example.com# ls -al total 32 drwxr-xr-x 8 staginguser www-data 4096 2012-08-30 16:03 . drwxr-xr-x 26 root root 4096 2012-08-27 15:11 .. lrwxrwxrwx 1 staginguser www-data 11 2012-08-30 15:38 htdocs -> htdocs-0522 drwxr-xr-x 16 staginguser www-data 4096 2012-08-24 12:31 htdocs-0483 drwxr-xr-x 16 staginguser www-data 4096 2012-08-30 15:38 htdocs-0522 drwxr-xr-x 16 staginguser www-data 4096 2012-08-24 12:31 htdocs-0683 drwxr-xr-x 5 staginguser www-data 4096 2012-08-24 11:59 htdocs-base drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2012-06-06 14:03 logs drwxr-xr-x 12 staginguser www-data 4096 2012-08-24 12:30 example.com-0483 drwxr-xr-x 12 staginguser www-data 4096 2012-08-24 12:30 example.com-0522 drwxr-xr-x 12 staginguser www-data 4096 2012-08-30 15:37 example.com-0683I need to keep logs, htdocs-base and last two htdocs-nnnn and example.com-nnnn folders, in fact I need to remove two folders the htdocs-0483 and the respective example.com-0483 folders. This is the script that will do that.
1. #!/usr/bin/tclsh 2. cd /data/www 3. set skins [exec ls | grep -v dev] 4. puts $skins 5. foreach {skin} $skins { 6. puts "The current skin is $skin" 7. cd $skin; 8. puts "Now I am in $skin's directory" 9. set ver [exec ls -r | grep "htdocs-0"] 10. set vers [exec ls -r | grep $skin] 11. set last [llength $ver] 12. puts "there are $last skin versions for $skin" 13. for {set i 2} {$i<$last} {incr i} { exec rm -r [set folder [lindex $ver $i]]; exec rm -r [set folders [lindex $vers $i]]; puts "I've removed the $folder and $folders"} 14. puts "I am done with $skin skin, going up to the next skin\n\n" 15. cd ../ 16. }The 1st line determines to what interpreter the commands in the script should be sent, as you can see that's tclsh(TCL). The 2nd line takes us to the folder where all sites aka skins are located. The 3rd line executes
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-v dev is to negate grep matching rule, I am doing it to skip folders starting with "dev".
The 4th line prints out all the skins (hmm, why I left it here). The 5th line starts the foreach cycle for all skins, it takes all skins in skins list one by one and assigns them to a variable named skin, which takes the current skin name as value on every iteration. The 6th line defines itself. The 7th line takes us to current skin's directory, we put
$ sign before variable's name to pull out its value not the name. The 8th line defines itself. The 9th line is a very important line, it takes all the folder names starting with htdocs-0 and pushes them into the ver list. The 10th line does almost the same it takes all the folder names starting with the current skin name and pushes them int vers list. 11th line takes the length of the list named ver, which is by the way is equal to (or at least should be) ver list's length and assigns it to the variable named last. 12th line prints the quantity of the version, and the name of the current skin, actually it defines itself, too. 13th line is the most important and the easiest line to understand, it is simply a for cycle, which has structure "for {index}{condition}{increment}{body}". The
set i 2 means that we are starting to count from 2, that's done to skip first two folder because they are newest two folders, the last two versions of the skin, and they should be kept. The
$i<$last means that index aka i should increase all the way to the length of list named ver (remember the line 11).The
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exec rm -r [set folder [lindex $ver $i]]; assigns the current ith element of list named ver to the variable name folder, the the current ith element of the list named ver is the name of skin version's folder.The
exec rm -r takes that name and removes that folder.The
exec rm -r [set folders [lindex $vers $i]]; means exactly the same for list named vers. The last step of the for cycle the command
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We assume the combinatorial viewpoint of Joni and Rota in using Hopf algebras to separate and build an object from its fundamental pieces. We construct the Hopf algebra of polynomials and determine its endomorphisms and automorphisms. Then, the set of orientable, low-dimensional manifolds with and without boundary can be given a Hopf algebraic structure with the connected sum as the multiplication and the disjoint union as the addition. The automorphisms prove useful when we consider the Prime Factorization Theorems of low-dimensional manifolds. Factorization systems of this type often enable one to classify manifolds in a given dimension. When the classification system of low-dimensional manifolds can be given a Hopf algebraic structure, we show that the Hopf algebraic structure yields a categorical equivalence. We briefly discuss generalizing these results to include to higher dimensional manifolds.
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A Game of Thrones
by George R. R. Martin
A Game of Thrones Introduction
In a Nutshell
A Game of Thrones is like The Lord of the Rings meets the nightly news. It's got all the things you want in an epic fantasy novel: knights, castles, war, barbarians, strange gods, made-up languages, and even dragons (sort of). But it also has sex, murder, conspiracy, mutilation, incest, rape, and worst of all, lice. So, if you picked up this book hoping for an escape into an anxiety-free land of enchantment and chivalry, then you're probably going to be disappointed: A Game of Thrones may be fantasy, but it's also very real.
A Game of Thrones is the first book in George R.R. Martin's fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire, which is currently five books long and not yet complete. (Check out the "Brain Snacks" for some fan angst over that fact.) This first novel tells the story of a medieval-like fantasy land that's different from what we're used to in this type of book: you're not going to get wizards throwing magical fireballs and you're certainly not going to find absolutely evil demons fighting against perfect heroes.
Instead, what we read is a lot more like our own history: there's a civil war, and the characters you like don't always do the right thing (and don't always win). Unlike other fantasy stories, where people worry about dragons (The Hobbit, we're looking at you), people in Martin's world worry about infection and poison and debts that they owe.
On top of its real-but-fantastical content, we also love A Game of Thrones because of how it's set-up: each chapter is told through the eyes of some particular character, from a young child to an exiled princess. Each of these characters gets several chapters to share their story, so we get to know these characters pretty well while still hearing the story from all angles. (See our discussion of "Narrative Technique" for more on that.)
Martin had been a writer almost all his life: he sold his first professional story when he was just twenty-one (so, if you're procrastinating about writing your fantasy epic, get to work). He also had a gig as a Hollywood writer, but itching for something different, he started to write A Game of Thrones in 1991, between projects. Clearly, Martin let himself write a giant, epic story – the kind of story that he couldn't write when he was working for Hollywood, the kind of story that would be too expensive for Hollywood to make. Go ahead, Hollywood, we dare you.
Oh wait. In 2011, HBO actually turned A Game of Thrones into huge, expensive TV series. Though the book wasn't a mega-hit when it first came out in 1996, the whole HBO thing helped quite a bit. And in addition to the highest honor of being made into a TV show, A Game of Thrones won the 1997 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel; and the Daenerys chapters won a Hugo Award for Best Novella when they were printed separately as "Blood of the Dragon." Not bad.
Why Should I Care?
We hope your school or workplace isn't run by people who keep dragons as pets; but except for that and a few other things, the world of A Game of Thrones looks a lot like the world today. That's right – the big ol' fantasy novel is really quite, well, real. Just hear us out.
George R.R. Martin's novel may not be about your upcoming math test or annual employee review, but this book is about people doing the following things:
- growing up
- changing
- dealing with adversity
- arguing with family
- making friends
- making enemies
This is a story about being put into situations where you may want to act heroically (or just effectively), but where it's not always clear how to go about doing that. And because we read this story from multiple points of view, it helps us remember that everyone – even the villains in our own lives – have their own conflicts and baggage.
So in many ways, A Game of Thrones gets us thinking about our own lives. Because when it comes down to it, this is a story about ordinary, everyday life. Plus dragons.


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Alex McLeish thinks Joe Jordan would be an excellent appointment as the next Scotland manager.
The Scottish Football Association is on the look-out for a new manager for the national side after sacking Craig Levein on Monday.
Bookmakers have installed Gordon Strachan as the favourite to succeed Levein, but there have been calls for Jordan to be considered for the position.
Jordan enjoyed a glittering playing career with AC Milan, Leeds and Manchester United, but he has not managed a team on a permanent basis since 1997 when he was in charge at Bristol City.
Jordan has spent most of his recent years as Harry Redknapp's number two at Portsmouth and Tottenham, but McLeish thinks the 60-year-old would have no problem making the step up to international management.
"Joe Jordan is a fantastic candidate," McLeish told BBC Radio Five Live's Sportsweek programme.
"He is tactically tremendous because of working with Harry all these years and with the different systems they have played. I don't think Joe would be caught short in terms of tactical nous at that level."
McLeish, who also thinks former Celtic manager Strachan would do a good job if appointed, managed Scotland for 10 months with relative success before quitting to join Birmingham, who were then in the Barclays Premier League.
There was an initial clamour for the 53-year-old to take the job again after Levein's dismissal, but he insists he would prefer to take charge of a top-flight English side instead after his recent disappointing spells in charge of Birmingham and their neighbours Aston Villa.
"It's not that I wouldn't like the job. If I was offered the Scotland job... it's a very difficult job to turn down, but I feel I have unfinished business in England and I like the day-to-day stuff," the former Rangers manager said.
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Chapter Home
Microscopic mimics of prostatic carcinoma
Nephrogenic metaplasia / adenoma
Reviewers: Komal Arora, M.D., (see Reviewers page)
Revised: 22 May 2014, last major update June 2012
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● Also known as adenomatoid metaplasia
● Metaplastic response of urothelium to injury
● Also associated with renal transplantation and intravesical bCG for bladder urothelial carcinoma
● Most common site is bladder; rarely affects prostatic urethra
● Extension of small tubules into fibromuscular stroma may simulate adenocarcinoma
● Usually does not recur
● Increased shedding of renal tubular cells, together with injured urothelium or damaged host defenses, leads to adherence of renal tubular cells and the initiation of processes that result in nephrogenic adenomas (N Engl J Med 2002;347:684, N Engl J Med 2002;347:653)
Case reports
● 72 year old man with TURP for obstruction (Case of the Week #209)
Micro description
● Tubules (96%), inflammation (95%), extension into muscle (77%), structures resembling vessels (73%), peritubular sheaths (65%), prominent nucleoli (54%), cords and individual cells (46%), thyroidization (38%), blue-tinged mucinous secretions (32%), papillary configurations (19%), signet ring cell-like tubules (12%), no mitotic figures
● Adjacent urothelium (69%) with cuboidal metaplasia (61%) or squamous metaplasia (28%)
● Tubules composed of single layer of cuboidal or flattened cells with clear to eosinophilic cytoplasm, round nuclei with fine chromatin
Micro description
Various images
Case of the Week #209:
72 year old man with obstructive symptoms
Left to right: PIN-4 (AMACR+, p63-, CK903-), CK7+, PSA-
Positive stains
● CK7 (100%), focal PSA (36%), focal PSAP (50%), 34betaE12 (diffusely positive-11%, focally positive-44%, negative-44%), S100A1 (Am J Surg Pathol 2009;33:1031), AMACR (Am J Surg Pathol 2004;28:701), PAX2 (Mod Pathol 2006;19:356), PAX8
Differential diagnosis
● Prostatic adenocarcinoma: not associated with GU trauma, no adjuacent urothelium present, infiltrative, more atypia and pleomorphism, no thyroidization, usually no inflammation, CK7-, S100A1- (Am J Surg Pathol 2001;25:802)
● Clear cell adenocarcinoma of the bladder: occasional clear cells, more prominent pleomorphism, especially hyperchromatic enlarged nuclei, and extensive muscular invasion (Hum Pathol 2010;41:594)
Additional References
● Am J Clin Pathol 1981;75:185, Hum Pathol 1994;25:390, Mod Pathol 1992;5:617, Arch Pathol Lab Med 2006;130:805
Fibromyxoid nephrogenic adenoma
Micro description
● Admixture of classic tubular form of nephrogenic adenoma and compressed spindled cells within a fibromyxoid background
● Background matrix stains for mucin with periodic acid-Schiff and mucicarmine (Am J Surg Pathol 2007;31:1231)
End of Prostate > Microscopic mimics of prostatic carcinoma > Nephrogenic metaplasia / adenoma
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At Tuesday's meeting of Lancaster City Council, Charlotte Shaw, widow of the city's longest-serving mayor, was given a quilt made from his shirts bearing the city's logo.
Joe Shaw, who was mayor for 33 years, died last November.
Several months ago, Charlotte Shaw brought several of his shirts by City Hall to be given to municipal employees, but city staff decided to have a quilt sewn for her, instead.
Almost a month after an Ohio teen died from a "brain-eating amoeba" found in the water at the U.S. National Whitewater Center, officials are still deciding how to dispose of that water.
The U.S. National Whitewater Center closed June 24, but it still contains12 million gallons of water in a big pool.
The mobile game that has swept the nation in the past two weeks is getting many young Lancaster residents off their couches and into the city to play.
It's called Pokémon Go.
The "augmented reality" app ties the virtual world of Pokémon to real-life landmarks around downtown Lancaster and across the country.
Residents of Indian Land's Legacy Park subdivision say heavy construction traffic from a neighboring development is destroying two of the community's roads.
Leslie Jamieson of Xandra Court has lived in the neighborhood for seven years and walks her dogs along Vance Baker Road twice a day.
Jamieson said since July 5, a steady stream of dump-truck traffic in and out of a new development at the end of the road has caused severe cracking along the shoulder of Vance Baker.
The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office will hold a hotdog fundraiser next Wednesday, July 20, for two employees who have sons with costly medical conditions.
"Both children have conditions that will require repeated and continual medical care and visits," Maj. Matt Shaw said Thursday. "The families have had to travel to medical facilities outside of local area."
Brian Garner
Landmark News Service
As many as three lightning strikes were determined to be the cause of last week's fire that severely damaged Lando Baptist Church in eastern Chester County.
According to Eddie Murphy, chief of the Lando Fire Department, lighting struck the church on July 7 about 7:30 p.m. and again at 8 p.m.
"The fire cooked in the attic for about four hours before it got out," Murphy said.
Lancaster's eighth-annual National Youth Empowerment Kid's Day Festival is expected to see its largest year yet, after the county school district joined the effort and invited its 12,000 students to attend.
Festival organizer Ja'Von Crockett is a Lancaster native and an Atlanta hair stylist with a passion for children and community ministry. His festival began seven years ago on Lancaster's Hampton Road in front of his mother's home.
One hundred years ago this week, no one here knew history-making floodwaters were barreling down from the N.C. mountains toward Lancaster County. And by the time they arrived, it was too late to warn anybody.
"The old-timers from here who witnessed it called it the greatest flood since Noah," said local historian Lindsay Pettus, explaining how three mid-July days in 1916 changed life along the Catawba River. "At the time, nobody had ever seen anything quite like it."
Scores of Indian Land residents seeking access stickers to dispose of household trash at the Foxhole Recycling Center in Mecklenburg County have been turned away due to a greater than expected demand.
Up until this month, Indian Land residents were able to use the Foxhole, just north of the state line, free through an agreement made with Mecklenburg County after Lancaster County closed the community's convenience center on Jim Wilson Road in 2013.
A CSX freight train derailed at the state line west of Waxhaw, N.C., Thursday morning, blocking two roads off Waxhaw Highway.
CSX spokeswoman Melanie Cost said the accident occurred about 10:30 a.m. when a freight train traveling from Atlanta, Ga. to Hamlet, N.C. derailed near Tory Path Road. The train had three locomotives, 69 loads of mixed freight and 51 empty cars.
The derailment blocked Hector Road on the S.C. side of the border, Lancaster County Fire Marshal Stephen Blackwelder said, but residents were able to reach their homes via other routes.
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Lord Jim
by Joseph Conrad
Minor Characters
Character Analysis
Alexander M'Neil
This Scotsman was a friend of Stein from back in the day. Alexander helps introduce Stein to his future wife, a Malay princess, and Stein always remembers him fondly.
Bob Stanton
Stanton is a water-clerk who drowned while trying to rescue a woman from a drowning ship. Marlow brings up Stanton's tragic death while discussing Jim's own water-clerk career, perhaps as a contrast to Jim, who has by now abandoned ship on the Patna. Jim's cowardice looks all the more cowardly against Stanton's heroism.
Chester and Robinson
Chester and Robinson are the odd duo that offers Jim a sketchy job on a guano-collecting mission when our hero begins to quit job after job after job. Motormouth Chester does all the talking, and Robinson chimes in every once in a while, but without really revealing anything about himself. In fact, all we really know about Robinson is that the dude was a hard-core drug smuggler and killer of seals. Not cool dude:
"Know my partner? Old Robinson. Yes, the Robinson. Don't you know? The notorious Robinson. The man who smuggled more opium and bagged more seals in his time than any loose Johnny now alive." (9.4)
Despite Robinson's checkered past, Marlow seems to have a soft spot for the guy. He notes that he is growing senile, and that Chester is basically using his friend to suit his own ends.
Unlike Robinson, his Australian buddy gives us a lot to work with. Chester's past is just as checkered as Robinson's, plus he's a loud-mouthed speculator, who is not shy about his money-making goals. If Chester is starting to sound like a jerk, it's intentional. Marlow is a fairly open-minded guy, but he has serious issues with Chester. Chester may "accept" Jim, but he has no plans to help him overcome his reputation. In fact he plans to use Jim's notoriety for his own ends to conduct his shady business. Jim's public shame is convenient, and Chester has no qualms about taking advantage of it.
Chester's recklessness is common in the world of Lord Jim, but he takes risky business to a new level. Marlow shows a lot of smarts when he steers Jim clear of Chester and Robinson's moneymaking scheme. We're betting Jim would be thankful, too. After all, the guano-grubber is never heard from again, and all those sailors are presumed dead in a hurricane.
Doramin's Wife
Doramin's wife could be read a couple different ways. We might see her as a nameless wife of a powerful man, overshadowed by her husband and silenced by all the men huffing and puffing around her. Or we might see her as the book's sole mother figure, who manages to be a loving caretaker for our novel's troubled men despite her low position on the totem pole. In the end, she's a little of both:
Doramin's old wife, full of business and commiseration, was issuing shrill orders to her girls. "The old woman," he said softly, "made a to-do over me as if I had been her own son." (25.3)
She doesn't even get a name here, but we know she's a good, stern mother-figure. So while she's stuck in the shadow of her powerful husband, she manages to carve out a role for herself as a mom. Perhaps there's some power in that?
Egstrom and Blake
Egstrom, a German man, and his business partner Blake own a ship supplier, and they give Jim a job as a water-clerk after he disgraces himself aboard the Patna. We don't know much about them, but we do know they have quite the stormy relationship:
We could hear in the shop Blake upbraiding Egstrom in an abusive, strained voice. They had been associated for many years, and every day from the moment the doors were opened to the last minute before closing, Blake [...] could be heard rowing with his partner incessantly with a sort of scathing and plaintive fury. (18.5)
Despite the fact that these two are forever fighting, they have a fondness for Jim, especially Egstrom, and that fondness helps reinforce our notion of Jim as a sympathetic character.
Captain Elliot
Captain Elliot is the man in charge at the port where Jim and the Patna crew arrive after abandoning ship. Elliot lets the Patna gang have it, particularly the Captain when he discovers what went down. To which we say, good on you, Elliot.
The French Lieutenant
He never gets a name, and he's only in a few scenes, but the French lieutenant plays a pivotal role in the novel. For one thing, he provides Marlow with some key information about the Patna.
That's right, the French lieutenant is none other than the man who rescued the Patna, and he tells Marlow that key information. But what's really interesting is this Frenchman's take on the whole debacle. Looking back on it, he has this to say:
One talks, one talks; this is all very fine; but at the end of the reckoning one is no cleverer than the next man – and no more brave. Brave! This is always to be seen. [...] Each of them [...] would confess that there is a point – there is a point – for the best of us – there is somewhere a point where you let go everything [...] And you have got to live with that truth – do you see? Given a certain combination of circumstances, fear is sure to come. (8.6)
It almost sounds as if the lieutenant is on Jim's side, doesn't it? Or at least he seems to understand where Jim is coming from. What Jim did was exhibit a lack of self-control, and in the end, that doesn't make him all that much different from anyone else. You can't blame Jim for being afraid; it could happen to anyone, "given a certain combination of circumstances."
He's providing yet another lens through which we can view Jim and his actions. Marlow takes this to heart, just like he takes Stein's perspective to heart, and Jim's, too. The French lieutenant reminds us that there are a lot of different ways to look at the Patna scandal.
Jewel's Mother
She may be nameless, but Jewel's mother (Cornelius's wife) gets some very vivid descriptions:
Who was the woman he had mentioned in connection with Patusan I can't say; but from his allusions I understand she had been an educated and very good-looking Dutch-Malay girl, with a tragic or perhaps only a pitiful history, whose most painful part no doubt was her marriage with a Malacca Portuguese [...]. (21.3)
She doesn't sound too happy, now does she? Think about it. She is stuck on a remote island with an abusive husband with whom she clearly shares no love. Plus, there's the matter of her death, which is described as pitiful:
In a far corner upon a few mats the moribund woman, already speechless and unable to lift her arm, rolled her head over, and with a feeble movement of her hand seemed to command – No No! and the obedient daughter, setting her shoulders with all her strength against he door, was looking on. (33.6)
In the end, Jewel's mom seems a victim of unfortunate circumstances. We know she must have some redeeming qualities because Stein had a soft spot for her, but she's so wrapped up in despair and suffering that we don't get to see these qualities in action.
Jim's Dad
Jim's dad is one of the more sympathetic characters in the book. He's an elderly parson back in England. His fondness for his son is noted by many characters throughout the book, and Jim seems to genuinely miss his father. Of course we don't ever get to know him very well, seeing as how he's back in Jolly Old England. But we do have his letters:
I send you also an old letter – a very old letter. It was found carefully preserved in his writing-case. It is from his father, and by the date you can see he must have received it a few days before he joined the Patna. Thus is must be the last letter he ever had from home. He had treasured it all these years. The good old parson fancied his sailor-son. (36.7)
Jim, it seems, loves his old man just as much as his pop loves him. That love reminds us that Jim is a pretty good guy, and it also adds another layer of sadness and grief to the Patna incident, which appears to coincide with when Jim lost contact with his dad.
If this were any old novel, Jones would be the brave and loyal servant to the brave and heroic Captain Brierly, the Alfred to his Batman. But this ain't any old novel. While Jones is undoubtedly upset and distraught over Brierly's suicide, the fact of the matter is that he didn't actually like Brierly, so you'll have to pardon him for not shedding a tear:
"I was loath to go, and that's the truth, Captain Marlow – I couldn't stand poor Captain Brierly, I tell you with shame; we never know what a man is made of. He had ben promoted over too many heads, not counting my own, and he had a damnable trick of making you feel small." (6.5)
Jones is one of the most honest characters in the book, and he doesn't shy away from acknowledging painful and unpleasant truths, like the fact that his boss was an arrogant jerk. It probably would have been easier for him just to eulogize Brierly to Marlow and go about his business. But he doesn't do that. Instead he takes the time to acknowledge Brierly's faults, his own mixed emotions and regret, and his confusion over Brierly's death. A curious Marlow is of course grateful for Jones's chattiness.
As a matter of fact, Jones and Marlow actually have a fair amount in common. Both are aging sailors who have been shown up by the young upstarts Brierly and Jim. Plus, Jones and Marlow are also both storytellers who focus their stories on the tragic young sailors they've encountered. They know what the sea can do to a man.
Kassim is a close counselor to the Rajah. He's a double-dealer who engages in all sorts of political intrigue after Brown arrives on the scene. Kassim plays a role in harming Jim's power-base and getting him killed, but other than that, he's not exactly a star player.
Mohammed Bonso
This man was Stein's best friend during his youth. Stein married Mohammed's sister, the "princess," and had a daughter (Emma) with her. Mohammed is assassinated because of political intrigue, and the loss is very painful for Stein – the dude was like a brother to him.
Captain O'Brien
Captain O'Brien is not, we repeat not a fan of Jim. In fact, he thinks the whole Patna affair was despicable:
"It's a disgrace to human natur' – that's what it is. I would despise being seen in the same room with one of those men. Yes, sir!" (18.7)
While we might be tempted to just tell O'Brien to take a chill pill and call it a day, for his day and age, that reaction was stock and standard. O'Brien's words remind us just how scandalous the Patna incident was, and just how hard Jim will have to work to get his reputation back. Especially when you consider the fact that these very words arouse so much shame in Jim that he quits his job.
Rajah Allang
Rajah Allang is one of many power-players on the tiny island of Patusan. He's the head honcho when Jim arrives, but he has competition from the likes of Doramin, Sherif Ali, and of course Jim and Gentleman Brown, too.
Despite his power, the Rajah doesn't play a huge role in the novel. His main moment to shine occurs when he captures Jim and locks him up as soon as our hero arrives on the island. Of course this plan quickly backfires and Jim's daring escape from lock-up becomes the stuff of legends. It appears our Rajah is an accidental hero-maker.
The Rajah doesn't just disappear after this, though; he teams up with Gentleman Brown later on and in a roundabout way contributes to Jim's untimely death. Guess he got his way in the end.
Schomberg is a hotel-keeper who gives Marlow the lowdown on Jim's barroom brawl with a Dane that results in him fleeing town and his job once again. He's one of many witnesses on whom Marlow relies to piece together Jim's lengthy story.
Sherif Ali
This dude is bad news. He is always attacking the denizens of Patusan, and causing trouble for Jim and his buddies. Of course all this antagonism gives Jim a good chance to show his heroic stripes. In his most traditionally heroic episode in the book, Jim executes a daring plan and defeats Sherif Ali and solidifies his place as a hero and leader on Patusan. Thanks for the opportunity, Ali.
Solomon Islander
This nameless servant is Brown's right-hand man and has some parallels to Tamb' Itam. Unlike the upstanding Tamb' Itam, the nameless Solomon Islander is about as bad as Brown and murders for his master on occasion.
Stein's Wife and Daughter
Stein always refers to his late wife as "my wife, the princess." This must be one heck of a lady. Of course we never learn what her actual name is, but no matter. She has a bit part in a sweeping novel. The one thing we do learn is that her daughter's name was Emma, and that both Emma and her mother died of a fever many years earlier. Poor Stein.
The way Stein speaks of his wife and daughter gives us a lot of insight into who they are to him, not necessarily who they are as people. Stein describes his wife in two ways: in her relationship to him (she's his wife) and in her relationship to her community (she's a princess). By calling out the princess part in conjunction with the wife part, Stein seems to be bragging about his wife. But can you blame the guy? She sounds pretty awesome:
[S]he begged me to have no fear for her. She could defend the house against anybody till I returned. And I laughed with pleasure a little. I liked to see her so brave and young and strong. (20.10)
The fact that Stein's wife is not white is something that isn't emphasized much in the book. This is a book focusing on men out and about in the empire, and the reality was that many of these men could, would, and did have relationships with non-white women. It's just a matter of fact. This means, of course, that their daughter Emma is of mixed race, which puts her in quite a different position from that of either of her parents.
One last thing worth noting about Stein's wife is how she parallels two other characters in the book: Jewel and Jewel's mother. All these women were non-white and all had romantic relationships with European men that ended rather poorly, which is to say, in death.
Tamb' Itam
Jim's loyal servant Tamb' Itam is definitely the kind of guy you want to have around when you're in a fix. A Malay former slave, Tamb' Itam becomes Jim's right-hand man after Doramin frees him from slavery. His close relationship with Jim parallels the relationship Jim has with Dain Waris. The key difference is that Tamb' Itam is Jim's servant, which means he will always be treated a little differently. He will always be in Jim's shadow.
Tamb' Itam does not get many moments of stardom in the novel, but when he is in the spotlight, he really shines. Tamb' Itam is the one who finally takes out the evil, awful Cornelius in the heat of battle, and he is the one who tells the story of Jim's fate to Marlow. So while Tamb' Itam spends much of the novel serving others, in the end he manages to find his own voice.
The Yucker Brothers
The Yucker Brothers are merchants who employ Jim (just as nearly everyone in Southeast Asia seems to have at one time or another) before Jim settled down on Patusan. Clearly these two are the most important characters in the novel by far... or not.


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The second floor of the Alaska Department of Public Safety building in Juneau was evacuated for about an hour this afternoon (Monday), while a structural engineer checked the facility.
State Chief Procurement Officer Vern Jones says employees in the building heard a noise, which was determined to be the main structural beam shifting under the weight of heavy snow on the roof.
"We're told the design of the building was meant to allow for some deflection, and the question really was, was that within what the building was designed for? And we were told that yes it was, and the building was safe to occupy," says Jones. "Almost certainly it was the snow on the roof, just the weight of the snow."
Signs posted on the first floor of the building informed workers that the 2nd floor was off-limits as of 12:15 this afternoon. "DO NOT Go upstairs," the signs warned. Deputy Public Safety Commissioner Terry Vrabec says employees were cleared to return at about 1:30 p.m. He says about 20 DPS employees were affected by the evacuation.
Built in the 1970s, the structure was originally meant to be a temporary home for Public Safety employees.
Last October, the Parnell Administration opted not to build a new state office building in Juneau, which would have housed employees from the Departments of Public Safety, Labor, Fish and Game and Corrections. Instead, the administration decided it would focus efforts on renovating the Douglas Island Office Building.
At the time, Administration Commissioner Becky Hultberg said the Public Safety building was not worth renovating and employees would have to be moved at some point. Jones says there's no timeline for moving those workers.
"That's still an ongoing process. I really don't have any information to update you at this time. But it is an ongoing process," says Jones.
In the dozen or so years he's managed the Public Safety Building, Jones says this is the first time he can remember an issue with structural integrity.
Recent headlines
Foodland IGA installs new sign to complement remodelNew signage is being installed at Foodland IGA in downtown Juneau. Store director Rick Wilson anticipates the work will be done Tuesday afternoon.
Southeastern elementary school evaluated for landslide riskThe city of Sitka announced Monday, Aug. 29, that the Gavan Hill area, including Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary School, may be at risk for landslides. Shannon & Wilson, a Seattle-based geotechnical firm, identified the landslide hazard zones during an assessment of the area.
State says Ketchikan transfers won't overburden Johnson Youth CenterAs of Monday, the Ketchikan Youth Facility slated for closure had seven kids in it and the Johnson Youth Center had four.
State should talk to U.S. Department of Justice before certifying primary results, lawmakers sayConcerns focus on how the recent primary election was handled in some precincts.


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> will not get any ACKs, my question is: in this case, will the socket
> in the sending end noticed this kind of failure and close the socket
> for the calling program? *If so, how long will this happen?
> (Supposing the keeep-alive option is off)
Yes, the error will be "send timed out" or its equivalent. The exact
amount of time depends upon the exact settings on each end, but 50
seconds to 4 minutes is typical.
Note that TCP does not guarantee that an end that does not send data
can detect a connection loss. The connection is only tested so long as
there is unacknowledged outbound data.


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Julius Caesar
Caesar isn't really a traditional antagonist, in that his primary goal isn't to screw over the protagonist. However, he is touched by a desire to rule the state. If we think of Brutus as a defender of the state, then Caesar's actions against the Roman Republic understandably set him against Brutus. Brutus is antagonized by Caesar's ambition. In fact, it's concern over Caesar's ambition that gets our hero Brutus into this whole mess in the first place.
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Lousy PowerPoint practices; U.K. wants open source; The case for desktop Linux; Paperless living
PowerPoint train wrecks
Source: CIO magazine
CIO's Thomas Wailgum showcases real-life presentations that serve as case studies of how not to use PowerPoint.
The online article includes eight horrific slides, each with an explanation of the problem — which is obvious in most cases — and a snooze rating of one to five Zs.
Microsoft's Bill Gates earned ZZZZ for a slide packed with images that attempts to explain cloud computing. "Experts universally say: Keep the images to a minimum (like, one image per slide) and keep the text as brief as possible," Wailgum wrote.
A NASA presentation about the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster also earned a ZZZZ rating and a ding by design expert Edward Tufte, a legend in publishing. The offending slide fails to "display a sense of engineering intelligence or discipline" and is a "presentation mess."
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Galen Gruman, executive editor of InfoWorld, said government agencies and big businesses should consider ditching Microsoft products in favor of Linux.
Linux products have already gained a foothold in server rooms, but most agencies have shied away from using them on desktop PCs, beyond a few niche users. Linux is ready to play outside those niches, Gruman wrote. "My verdict: Desktop Linux is a great choice for many regular Joes with basic computer needs."
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"I'm not suggesting every organization chuck its Windows or Mac OSes for desktop Linux," Gruman wrote. "But many companies, government agencies and educational institutions can chuck at least some of them."
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He switched to paying bills online, started reading books in digital format, got rid of paper records of all types and began photographing any files he needed to preserve.
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"Despite all this, going as paperless as possible is worth doing — the less paper, the better," Elgan wrote.
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Warsaw's Delicate Urban Fabric
When Poles start ranting about history, I tend to stay out of it, but I just can't sit this one out. The anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall has prompted Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski to go casting about for something communist to demolish in Poland, namely Warsaw's the Palace of Culture and Science. I couldn't disagree with Mr. Sikorski more.
He's not the only with an instinctive hatred for the building sometimes referred to as "Stalin's boot in the heart of Warsaw," an impressive wedding-cake skyscraper, which unfortunately deprives the Polish capital of a centralized downtown, thus keeping many taxi drivers in business as they ferry late-night partygoers from one club to another at the other side of town.
Mr. Sikorski said the 44-floor building isn't energy efficient and that he would like to see it razed and replaced with a park and a pond where Varsovians could picnic. I would venture that Poles picnic and barbeque too much already. Only about 50% of Poland's working-age population is working. Some critics have even accused Prime Minister Donald Tusk of preferring to play soccer over ruling the country. Warsaw looks bleak and gray right now, but the city has many parks and tree-lined streets. We don't need any more.
I have a soft spot in my heart for the building. It houses my favorite café, Kulturalna, a dance school I sometimes attend, as well as theaters and Poland's most prestigious private college, Collegium Civitas.
Sure, shabby chic Kulturalna is hard to find, and you have to brave a barren, windswept parking lot/parade ground to get there, but that's what Warsaw is all about. It's the hidden Warsaw that you have to work to find that makes living here so rewarding and makes it so difficult for tourists to enjoy the city.
Word War II destruction, communist-era mismanagement and restitution cases that cast doubt on who owns real estate, and thus cause serious underinvestment, have left Warsaw with huge swaths of empty lots sprinkled around the city. We don't need another one.
The real urban planning debate is centered on what should fill the massive parade ground around the palace. The space is so big, I think it tends to intimidate architects.
One plan is for the construction of a small forest of glass-and-steel skyscrapers, plus a low-rise modern art museum, to partly obscure the palace's subjective ugliness. Fine. Still, I'd like to postulate for an at-least partial restoration of the pre-war street grid to weave the area bac into Warsaw's fragile fabric.
There's a film noir playing in Warsaw right now, Rewers, filmed in black and white and set in Stalinist-era 1950s Poland. I hope I won't give too much away by saying that in the movie, the building becomes a burial site for a character who turns out to be a villain as well as the place to honor his memory many decades later.
The message is clear: the palace is a part of Warsaw, just like communism is a part of Polish history.


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As many of you know, I worked on building a set of adirondack chairs for my church's auction. Wasn't sure I'd get them done since I was not feeling well – but I managed. Anyway the auction was tonight and it went really well. The set brought $475 and now I'm making another set for another $475 for the church! Everyone oohed and ahhed and generally made me feel good about the time and effort I put into these.
Anyway – this is what I donated.
Now I've got to get busy on the other set—but that's a good thing. The second couple is not in a hurry so that helps.
I'm just tickled they brought that kind of money. So I guess this is a brag post – or maybe a boastful post or a thankful post—- or just a tickled pink post.
I appreciate everyone who encouraged me and watched my blog on this project.
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs today announced the Apple iPad and the Apple iBookstore at an invitation-only event in San Francisco, at the Yerba Buena Center for the Performing Arts in San Francisco. Here are full details and pictures.
The Apple iPad will be available worldwide in just 60 days. Steve Jobs described it as: "Our most advanced technology in a magical and revolutionary device at an unbelievable price."
At the start of the speech Jobs said the iPad plugs the gap between the smartphone and laptop. He dismissed netbooks, saying they 'aren't better than anything'.
"Slow, low quality displays," Jobs said. "They're not better than a laptop at anything, just cheaper. We don't think they're the 3rd device."
Apple's answer is the Apple iPad, which will run all Apple iPhone apps straight out of the box - either at their native size or stretched to fit the 9.7in screen. Users will be able to move apps from their iPhones to the iPad.
Apple iPad, Steve Jobs
The Apple iPad is a slate PC that looks like a big iPhone. It has a home button and an aluminum bezel like a MacBook. The 9.7in, 4:3 touchscreen is made of glass. It's only half an inch thick, and weighs just 680g (about half a smallish laptop).
It contains a 1GHz Apple A4 chip, which is both processor and graphics. The Apple iPad will come with 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB of flash solid state storage.
Connectivity is handled by 802.11n WI-Fi internet, and Bluetooth 2.1. It has an accelerometer and compass, speaker, microphone and 30-pin connector.
A hardware keyboard dock can be attached, and works in portrait and landscape modes.
To complement the Apple iPad, Apple is launching the iBookstore online store, a kind of iTunes or App Store for e-books.
At the launch, Steve Jobs said users can personalise their home screens. The iPad is also a web-browsing device. In fact, Jobs boasted: "It's the best browsing experience you've had."
Some models of the Apple iPad come with 3G connectivity. In the States this will be available through AT&T, with an up to 250MB a month deal costing $14.99. Unlimited data is $29.99. There's no contract, it's pre-pay, month-by-month.
Available in under two months, there are six Apple iPad models, ranging in price from $499 to $829. UK pricing is not yet known.
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs today announced the Apple iPad and the Apple iBookstore at an invitation-only event in San Francisco, at the Yerba Buena Center for the Performing Arts in San Francisco.
The Apple iPad sports a touchscreen QWERTY keyboard, and will run the iWork productivity suite, making it more than a gaming and web-browsing device. Jobs demonstrated using it to type by simply popping it on his lap.
Jobs demonstrated email composition, photo-viewing on the Apple iPad. The iPad uses metadata to display the time and the place images were captured. The iPad displays this on a big map with pins in it.
Similar to the Apple iPhone, the Apple iPad can be controlled using gestures on it's touchscreen. If you tilt it, it switches from portrait to landscape resolution.
The interface resembles a cross between the iPhone interface, and Mac OS X. It utilises the extra screen space to have panes and floating windows, but also has tabbed browsing.
The Apple iPad has a calendar feature, that resembles Apple's iCal application. Video is displayed in landscape format. At the launch, Jobs demonstrated video using YouTube.
Apple iPad: battery life
He claimed that the Apple iPad will enjoy up to 10 hours of battery life in use. Jobs said that it has more than a month of sleeping battery life, and automatically goes to sleep when you put it down.
Apple's Scott Forstall demonstrated gaming on the Apple iPad, as well as painting a picture using Brushes.
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs today announced the Apple iPad and the Apple iBookstore at an invitation-only event in San Francisco, at the Yerba Buena Center for the Performing Arts in San Francisco.
He also showed off the much-vaunted newspaper application, inviting New York Times' Martin Nisenholtz on stage to read his paper. The Apple iPad is a touchstone product for the newspaper industry, which hopes that it will provide a new medium of digital delivery, easier to monetise than the open internet.
Apple says the iPad captures the essence of the reading experience. You can jump to sections, and look at articles. At the demonstration Apple's Scott Forstall said the reading experience is great: you can tap to change number of columns, and resize text at a pinch. Video is embedded, and with connectivity you can get updates of breaking news in all the sections.
Nisenholtz said he was 'excited to pioneer new journalism'.
Apple iPad: new journalism?
Referring to the various software features demonstrated, Jobs said: "Isn't that awesome? They only had two, two and a half weeks to work on this. Imagine what they can do with more times."
Apple's Phill Schiller demonstrated the iWork suite. According to Macworld.com's Jason Snell: "Putting a "work" suite of apps on this device is a big deal, because it says that it's not just a toy, not just for recreation, but also for people who want to get work done. That's interesting because it broadens who Apple will sell this product to."
All the traditional productivity applications are here, including the Keynote presentation app, a word processor and spreadsheet. Input is by the touchscreen keyboard, but a dock is available with a hardware keyboard. The apps will cost $9.99 each.
Snell: "The more I see about this device, the more I start to think that Apple really does want you to replace your laptop with this thing. At least for some tasks that people currently use laptops for because there's been no other option."
The Apple iPad syncs with iTunes on your Mac/PC just like the iPhone or iPod touch. According to Jobs you can sync Photos, Music, Movies, TV shows, Contacts, Calendars, Bookmarks and Applications.
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs today announced the Apple iPad and the Apple iBookstore at an invitation-only event in San Francisco, at the Yerba Buena Center for the Performing Arts in San Francisco.
The product's launch comes after a few years of rumours and speculation surrounding Apple's development of a tablet-like device. Media outlets and enthusiast sites reported the device would fill a product gap for Apple between its iPhone smartphone and MacBook device. The Financial Times reported in December that Apple would host an event to launch the tablet-like device in January.
But Apple isn't the first company to launch a tablet. Some of the top PC makers including Dell, Hewlett-Packard and Asus showed off multimedia tablet prototypes with different screen sizes at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month. Many of those handheld devices were based on Google's Android Linux OS and provided the ability to surf the Internet, view multimedia and read e-books.
An HP Slate running Windows 7 was shown by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer during a keynote address at CES. The Slate will ship this year. Dell also reminded everyone that it is developing a similar device, showing a tablet with a 5-inch screen.
Executives from PC companies have said the rapid growth of mobile Internet and touchscreens created a new class of tablet computing devices. But Apple has an edge over the PC makers as it has a history of introducing products like the iPhone and iPod that have changed the way devices are designed.
The rumors helped Apple define the tablet market even though it hasn't shipped a device, said Roger Kay, president of Endpoint Technologies Associates in a research note sent in early January. Tablet launches by other PC makers were perhaps triggered by Apple's threat to enter the market.
"One has to wonder, if Apple were not aiming at this market with its trademark accuracy, whether the rest of the industry would
care so much," Kay wrote.
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Watermelons: Nature's Keg
Still pumping your watermelons full of rum? What is this, summer camp? It's time to grow up and start converting your watermelons into kegs. The instructions for the Watermelon Keg come from none other than the National Watermelon Promotion Board—which surprisingly is an actual thing. Essentially you slice off a thin layer from the bottom end, slice open the top, scoop out the meat (or liquefy with booze), and jam a spigot in the front. Presto! Your watermelon keg is born.
Watermelon Keg
- 1 medium-large oval or oblong watermelon (seeded or seedless)
- Kitchen knife
- Cutting board
- Green dry erase marker or ¾"-1" thick painter's trim tape
- Channel knife (can use top of a vegetable peeler as alternative)
- Large bowl & spoon or scoop
- Apple corer
- Spigot
- Twine & straight pins
- Watermelon juice or punch recipe
- Wash the watermelon under cool running water and pat dry.
- On a cutting board, place the watermelon on its side and cut off 1/4"-1/2" from both ends, being careful not to cut too deep into the white part of the rind. One side will provide a sturdy base.
- Use dry erase marker or painters tape to make a thick band on the upper 1/3 and lower third of the watermelon that will represent the metal bands around a barrel or keg and use the channel knife to trim away a thin line to represent those metal bands.
- Hollow out the watermelon with a spoon or scoop, reserving the watermelon pieces to make your favorite punch or juice. Be sure to leave about 2" of watermelon flesh towards the bottom of the watermelon so the Spigot can be placed.
- Use an apple corer to cut a circle for your spigot to fit through the watermelon rind, placing it about 2-3 inches above the bottom of the watermelon. Screw your Spigot into place.
- For added detail, carefully pin twine in your lines you've made to represent the metal bands around the barrel/keg. Be careful that the pins do not poke through into the barrel/keg.
- Place the barrel/keg on a saucer or plate and fill with your favorite chilled punch or juice recipe.
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I absolutely love this. Brilliant!! Will have plenty of these at my next summer party when watermelon's come into season. Thank you for this.
Tried it today. Filled with just ice water….so refreshing on a hot day.Will def make the adult version for next Ladies Day
I totally did this!!!!! Instead of a watermelon I used a bottle!!!!! And instead of juice I used Vodka!!!! It was so good!!!! Sometimes I keep me "bottle of vodka" in the freezer for added refreshment on a hot day!!!
I always love to see new interesting summer food ideas. The watermelon keg looks really interesting and there are thousand possibilities to mix and serve the drinks…
Absolutely amazing! Best thing to happen to fruit since apple pie!
Yummy! I'm not a big drinker, but this would be fun, filled with water and some lemon slices for a babyshower or small picnic somewhere!