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Researchers regenerate inner ear cells
Frankfurt/Stanford – Most types of deafness arise from loss of parts the 15,000 hair cells of the inner ear. A US-German research team headed by Prof. Stefan Heller has, for the first time, succeeded in regenerating hair cell-like cells in the lab (Cell. 2010; 141 (4): 704-16). By adding specific growth factors to embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells from mice, they grew cells that resemble sensory hair cells that act as mechanoelectric transducers in the inner ear. According to Heller, the sensory hair cells derived from optic progentor cells responded to mechanical stimulation with currents that were reminiscent of immature hair cell transduction currents. The vision of the researchers is to identify the factors that direct cells of the inner ear to develop into hair cells.


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Just found this board, evokes lot of memories. Feb '67 found this
18-yr-old in Navy's Electronics Technician school which ended up
paying for itself many times over, and a formative time in my life.
Single, under-21, no car, so on weekends I'd catch a bus into SF and
just ride and walk around; was a nice time then. Never forget, though, the watch duty we'd pull. We'd rotate on "fire-watches" outside the
barracks and school in middle of the night I remember being layered-up
as best I could, but man that wind whipping across the bay would really
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Cycling is often cited as the seventh most popular recreational activity in the U.S., behind exercise walking, swimming, camping, fishing, exercising with equipment and bowling.
Throughout West Virginia's lower Shenandoah Valley counties of Jefferson and Berkeley, cyclists are getting their bicycles out of storage, tuning them up and hitting the road this Memorial Day weekend. Many West Virginians also are taking advantage of the bicycle programs being offered in May and June ranging from car-free routes to basic bicycle maintenance classes.
Chances are, if you are not a cyclist yourself, you know someone who is. One of my best friends, Rob Hoxton, a certified financial planner in Shepherdstown, recently began cycling and loves it.
Regardless of whether you are beginning to train for your first century ride, plan to take your kids for a nightly spin around the neighborhood or use your bicycle for transportation in an effort to live a little greener, it is important that you know the rules of the road and properly insure your bicycle.
A bicycle can cost anywhere from a few hundred dollars for a basic model to several thousand dollars for a fast, light-racing bicycle. In fact, according to the National Bicycle Dealers Association, the U.S. bicycle industry generated $6 billion in sales in 2010, including retail sales of bicycles, related parts and accessories, through all channels of distribution.
More than 39.3 million Americans age seven and older were estimated to have ridden a bicycle six or more times in 2010, according to the National Sporting Goods Association. This was up about 3 percent from 2009. The peak participation year was 1995, with 56.3 million riders. It should be noted the age limit on this number eliminates millions of young people who ride bicycles with wheel sizes of 19 inches and under.
Bicycles and related products appeal primarily to a recreation market in the United States, although there is increasing evidence of many more people riding bikes for commuting and utility needs. NBDA research conducted by the Bicycle Market Research Institute in 2006 reported 73 percent of adult cyclists rode for recreation, 53 percent for fitness, 10 percent for commuting, 8 percent for racing and 6 percent for sport. The figures add up to more than 100 percent because some ride in multiple ways.
Fortunately, bicycles are covered under the personal property section of standard homeowners and renters insurance policies. This coverage will reimburse you, minus your deductible, if your bicycle is stolen or damaged in a fire, hurricane or other disaster listed in your policy. Under most policies, you also would be covered if the bicycle is stolen from your car.
There are two types of coverage for personal property: Actual cash value reimburses you for what the bicycle is actually worth given its age. A 10-year-old bicycle, for example, would be valued at the cost of a comparable bicycle, minus 10 years depreciation.
Replacement cost coverage reimburses you for what it would cost to replace your 10-year-old bicycle with one of like kind and quality at current cost. Replacement cost coverage costs about 10 percent more than actual cash value, but it is a good investment.
Homeowners and renters insurance policies also provide liability protection for harm you may cause to someone else or their property. Most people have $100,000 to $300,000 worth of liability protection as part of their standard home or renters insurance policy. But higher limits are available to protect your assets, though.
You also may consider purchasing either an excess liability or umbrella liability policy. These can be a cost-effective way to raise your liability protection over the amount in your homeowners and liability policy.
If you own a particularly expensive bicycle, you may want to consider getting an endorsement to your homeowners or renters insurance policy. A number of insurance companies have endorsements for sports equipment. Some even have endorsements specifically for bicycles. The endorsement may have broader coverage, and there will likely be no deductible. Your Eastern Panhandle insurance professional or company representative can review your coverage options with you.
- Tom Maiden is a certified financial planner, specializing in insurance, in Shepherdstown. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from West Virginia University and teaches at Shepherd University. For insurance information and safety tips, visit www.TomMaiden.com or www.facebook.com/InsuranceOutfitters


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'Trump on the Ocean' at Jones Beach Gets Go-Ahead
By Will James
New York State reached an agreement with Donald Trump Friday settling a series of lawsuits and clearing the way for the business magnate to build a restaurant and catering hall on Long Island's Jones Beach.
The project has been on hold since 2006.
"We've broken the logjam and ended the lawsuits that have stalled this project for five years," state Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Commissioner Rose Harvey said in a statement. "The Trump on the Ocean LLC project will create hundreds of jobs, provide a boost for Long Island's economy, and bring back a much-needed amenity to Jones Beach State Park."
The Trump Organization plans to invest $24 million to cover the entire cost of the 38,560-square-foot restaurant on the boardwalk.
The main issue of contention between Trump and the state – the proposed basement – will be downsized to 14,000 square feet and will not include kitchens or work areas, as originally proposed, parks officials said in a press release.
"This is a settlement that is good for everybody, especially the State of New York, and will lead to the creation of the finest facility of its kind anywhere in the country," Trump was quoted as saying in a press release. "A facility that the late great Robert Moses would have been proud of. Aside from the magnificence of the building itself, and of equal importance, will be the tremendous number of jobs created."
The restaurant will be able to seat 400 people, and the catering area will be able to accommodate 1,250 guests. The Trump Organization will pay the state $13 million to rent the site over 40 years.


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only 2 wins needed to be certain of CL qualification next season!!Many thanks to Norwich, I just hope our lads step up and take what's up for grabs. What's gone before can't be changed but if we win these next two games it won't matter so much.COYS don't blow it again!!!!!!!
We need an early goal - although we were a bit jittery in the last two games - a bit of calm in the middle from Scotty later on would do a treat...Here's hoping BMJ does us a solid on the last day and gives us a bye... Still gutted for him over lasagne-gate and missing out on 4th...Could he be the one to 'get' us third this year?!!!?


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API Specification
The Slap Fingerprint Segmentation Evaluation 2004 will investigate the accuracy of fingerprint image segmentation systems for use with multi-finger slap images.
The segmentation application to be tested is assumed to run on Windows 2000 or Red Hat Linux 7.2, on x86 platforms. Other options must be approved by the Test Liaison. The application must have a command-line interface as specified in this document; no other user interface is permissible.
The segmentation application must be capable of taking as input either a Wavelet Scalar Quantization (WSQ) compressed slap image, or an uncompressed raw slap image, and outputting up to four uncompressed raw segmented images, each corresponding to one of the individual fingers pictured in the slap. It is recommended that the segmentation application return segmentation quality values, indicating the likelihood that that image was correctly segmented.
1 Application Inputs
1.1 Slap Image Files
The segmentation application must be capable of processing multi-finger slap images stored either in
These formats are defined further below.
1.1.1 Resolution and Dimensions
All images for this test shall employ 500 PPI resolution (horizontal and vertical).
In almost all cases, the dimensions of slap images are within the maxima defined by ANSI/INCITS 381[2]: width less than 83.8 mm (3.3 in), and height less than 76.2 mm (3.0 in). In a few cases, the dimensions may exceed those values, up to a maximum of 101.6 mm (4.0 in), or 2000 pixels.
1.1.2 Slap Image Filenames
Multi-finger slap image files shall be specified in the command line either by relative pathnames, or fully-qualified pathnames. Unix-style forward slashes ("/") shall be used, not Windows-style backward slashes ("\"). For example,
The root filename is defined as the filename without the path or extension. For example,
Filenames will be limited to alphanumeric characters and underscores (i.e. they will not contain blanks). Symbolic links or Windows shortcuts will not be used.
1.1.3 WSQ File Format
WSQ files are compliant with the document WSQ Gray-Scale Fingerprint Image Compression Specification.[4]
NIST has public domain WSQ tools in NIST Fingerprint Image Software (NFIS). [1] A variety of commercial vendors of WSQ tools can easily be found by doing an Internet search, e.g. for "wsq compression software."
1.1.4 Raw File Format
Raw 8-bit grayscale image files are canonically encoded with black equal to 0, white equal to 255, etc.; stored left to right, top to bottom, with one 8-bit byte per pixel. The number of bytes in a file is exactly the image height * image width, as measured in pixels; there is no header.
1.2 Input Parameters
The following information shall be provided as parameters to the segmentation application:
The parameters (if present) will always be in the stated order. Parameters will be separated by spaces or tabs.
1.3 Example Command-line Usage
The following are examples of how the input parameters may be specified to the segmentation application (using "Unix-like" command-line usage syntax). In the following examples, items within "[ ]" are optional.
The application should be named "segment" (Linux) or "segment.exe" (Windows).
2 Application Outputs
2.1 Segmented Image Files
For each slap image file that is input, up to four separate segmented image files may be produced, depending upon the number of individual fingers that the segmentation system is able to find in the slap image. Unless otherwise specified by the application input parameter, Output Path, the segmented image files shall be written to the current execution directory.
2.1.1 Segmented Image File Format
Segmented images shall be stored in uncompressed, raw 8-bit (one byte per pixel) grayscale format and shall preserve the original resolution (PPI) of the slap image. The segmented image shall be encoded canonically (black equal to 0, white equal to 255, etc.) and stored left to right, top to bottom.
2.1.2 Segmented Image Filenames
Segmented image files shall be written with the root filename (as defined in 1.1.2 Slap Image Filenames) concatenated with _{seg_pos} followed by _{finger_pos} and the extension .raw.
Finger_pos shall be written as two digits with a leading zero (if necessary). For example,
Note that if the position code cannot be determined by the segmentation application, it shall set finger_pos equal to 0, for example,
2.1.3 Dimensions
It is assumed that the output files are unlikely to have width or height greater than 1.5 inches (750 pixels), but any width or height up to 4 inches (2000 pixels) is permissible.
Output files with width or height less than 0.1 inches (50 pixels) will be ignored during analysis.
2.2 Meta-information Files
Along with outputting a set of (up to four) segmented image files for a single slap image, the segmentation application shall also produce a single meta-information file for each segmented image. Unless otherwise specified by the application input parameter, Output Path, the meta-information files shall be written to the current execution directory. The meta-information file is stored with a filename equal to the segmented image filename (see 2.1.2 Segmented Image Filenames) with the extension .nsm replacing .raw. For example,
The meta-information file shall contain a series of attribute-value pairs, formatted one per line. Minimally it must contain the following attribute-value pairs:
The following attribute-value pairs may be output by the segmentation system, but are not required. We request that these be output if practical.
For example,
2.3 Error Codes and Handling
The segmentation application shall exit with a return code of zero on success. The participant must provide documentation of all (non-zero) error or warning codes (see section 3.3, Documentation).
The application should include error/exception handling so that in the case of a crash, the return code is still provided to the calling shell.
We request that the following return codes be used:
All errors, warnings and informational messages shall be limited to output displayed via standard output or standard error. No GUI-type dialog windows are permitted.
3 Software and Documentation
3.1 Application type and platform
The application provided shall be command-line driven, and capable of being run in non-interactive "batch mode." No graphical user interface (GUI) is permitted.
Test participants shall provide NIST with binaries only (i.e. no source code) for their segmentation application. Testing of segmentation systems will be performed on commercial, off-the-shelf PCs. Applications running on Red Hat Linux 7.2 or Microsoft Windows 2000 are preferred; other operating systems must be approved by the Test Liaison.
3.2 Installation
Segmentation software must install and run easily to be evaluated.
It is recommended that the application shall be immediately executable without use of an installation program. Please contact the Test Liaison if an installation program is absolutely necessary.
The application shall be executable on any number of machines without requiring additional machine-specific license control procedures or activation.
It is preferred that the application be packaged as a single executable file. If external libraries (such as DLLs) are necessary, they should work from the application directory, and not require installation in another location.
3.3 Documentation
Complete documentation of application usage shall be provided, and shall detail any additional functionality or behavior beyond what is specified in this document.
The documentation must define all error and warning codes.
The documentation must define the range of segmentation quality values, at least to the extent of defining the minimum and maximum values. If thresholds are known, they should be documented: e.g. "values above 0.8 are almost always correctly segmented, and values below 0.2 are almost always incorrect".
3.4 Speed
Software that runs excessively slowly cannot be evaluated. On average, segmentation software should take much less than ten (10) seconds to segment a slap image (using a 1ghz Pentium III). Due to resource limitations, software that takes longer than that may not be evaluated.
Processing speed will be noted but will not be a primary evaluation criterion.
3.5 Sample Data and Results
Participants must test their software using the SlapSeg04 Sample data, and email these results to the Test Liaison for validation before sending software to NIST for evaluation.
[1] NIST Fingerprint Image Software (NFIS)
[2] American National Standard for Information Technology - Finger Image-Based Data Interchange, ANSI/INCITS 381-2004, May 13, 2004, www.incits.org
[3] R. M. McCabe, "ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2000 Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint, Facial, and Scar Mark & Tattoo (SMT) Information"
[4] WSQ Gray-Scale Fingerprint Image Compression Specification, IAFIS-IC-0110 (V3) Criminal Justice Information Services Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, December 1997
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Condensation has caused ice cubes to form on the carpeting, the plastic chairs are frosty wet and frozen to the floor, and a great white tarp anchored down with curling stones serves as a partition between the press and the hockey penalty box area. Thought I'd give you a visual. Thunderstorms were forecast, but the rain held off throughout the stage. Now it it looks like the skies are about to open up. Tomorrow is Bastille Day. Look for the French to attack early and often. So what is Bastille Day? I did a little research. Bastille Day marks the moment in time when the people of France overthrew King Louis XVI and France became governed by the people. It happened in 1789. A mob of citizens stormed the Bastille, an infamous fortress originally constructed in 1382 to defend the east side of Paris. Just thought you'd want to know. I've gotten a few emails asking about the rider's bathroom breaks. The peloton generally stops as a group the minute it leaves the start town and relieves themselves along the side of the road. Later in the race, when things are more competitive and stopping isn't so smart, many riders have mastered the precarious act of steering with one hand and aiming off to the side of the road with the other. Try it some time... not so easy. Other emails center around OLN. Apparently, a whole lot of you think the world of Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen, and think that OLN is trying to phase them out of prime time coverage because OLN's primary viewing audience, the bull riding and bass fishing public (can we say Red State without sounding pejorative and political? I mean, that's what it is) can't stomach two men with Limey accents broadcasting a sports event. OLN's viewing audience is down 50% from last year, a statistic one of their executive producers shared with me this morning (strangely, the Tour still beats NHL hockey in the ratings). They're about to change their name to something like the Versa or Versus Network, and hoping to shed their niche-sport branding. Apparently, making the Tour accessible means American voices talking about American riders. As much as I love Bob Roll and Al Trautwig (and Craig Hummer and Frankie Andreu), I think that stance doesn't give Americans enough credit. Liggett and Sherwen are the gold standard. They belong in prime time. Spending the night here in Vielha. We're in the Catalan region (legend has it that Columbus was a Catalan), and this is the biggest ski resort in the region. The thick local pine forest looks like it has some great running trails and tomorrow's starting line is just twenty miles away in Luchon. Tomorrow we leave the Pyrenees behind, heading back into France and a finish line in the medieval fortress of Carcassonne. It's a hilly stage, but loses altitude along the way. Total distance is 130 miles. I've been to Carcassonne once before, and remember it for its gastronomy. I think I had some sort of cassoulet with beans and turkey hearts. I know it doesn't sound so good, but trust me...Looking forward to taking a long walk and exploring Vielha. Talk to you tomorrow.


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Jenson Button's lap time from the opening day of the Jerez test - when the track was still dirty - left the opposition wary of the MP4-28's potential, and was in contrast to the difficulties Mercedes faced over the week.
Although Hakkinen admits that the next test at Barcelona will deliver a better indication of form, he thinks he has seen enough to judge how the McLaren and Mercedes battle will go.
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Skip to comments.I won't wait until 9/11 to post this
Posted on 08/19/2006 1:22:41 AM PDT by Number57
The horror that was 9/11 will be forever etched into our collective minds.
I want to, again, share the simple memorial site I made, currently hosted by several friends... The Black Day
Yeah I get hatemail.
Who would send hatemail?
Bookmarked for my children.
Thank you,
You should post it in USENET so the the liberals can see what they call a "nuissance".
You would be suprised.....or maybe not.
I remember there was some anger on the left at the time, saying Gore should have been the CIC handling this. Thank God he wasn't, but to be sour about the election at a time like that? Please.
Well done.
Sad. Just nutcases contacting you. Turn them over to the HS.
The hatemail comes and goes. In the months following 9/11, I had not only hatemail, but threats of lawsuits.
I gathered the first 20 or so pics from Usenet, on 9/12.
Some pics were sent to me for use exclusively on the site.
One guy wrote to me... he was in the pic where it's a dusty NY street... and he appears to be dressed in scrubs. It was the only contact I had other than the people that sent me pictures to host.
What an outstanding collection of pictures and words.
You are kidding right?? What scum...
Alright, flame away on me but f**k anyone who DARE flame you on your site. I am sick and tired of the rest of the country after five years who DON'T GET IT alright????
Keep your website alive and in EVERYONE'S FACES
God Bless You and God Bless America!
The first hatemail I got concerned the name 'THEBLACKDAY'.. I was racsist for portraying the day as black. I'm a horrible person.
Thank you for posting this--thank you for remembering. God bless.
What great collection of photos.
LoL Unreal
You did something for humanity.....thank you.
Powerful presentation and a poignant reminder. Thank you for posting and hosting this.
Perhaps you could add navigation and home buttons so that one could backstep.
"Perhaps you could add navigation and home buttons so that one could backstep"
My intention was a simple site, free of buttons/ads/etc.
Going on five years now.. ad-free, as simple as can be. Click the pic, click the pic, etc.
you know it makes me sick so freaking sick
I've never been comfortable with it. Won't ever be.
We Will Never Forget! Thanks for making your site.
The one picture of the ABC news succession of clips (the 9 or more blue squares) of the second plane hitting the second tower showed me exactly what my husband saw with his own eyes on that day. He was working in a building, 20 floors up, in Jersey City on the waterfront (he's a tilesetter).
My husband described to me what he saw, the plane disappearing into the building, and those clips now show me what he saw. He could not get it out of his head for a long time, he cried when he told me about it when he came home that day at noon. I will show him your site. I am sure those clips will be upsetting to him but he will want to see them nonetheless. He is also a volunteer firefighter in our town.
Thank you again for making the site.
Incidentally, how many photos are there?
Haven't clicked on the pictures yet, just scrolled down the comments and saw # 15, and burst into tears.
Ends at 46.
The page had a few more pics, but some were removed per request.
You should click the link.
Those kinds of folks wallow in their own hatred and just look for opportunities to lash out for any reason.
Thank you for your post and site.
Use you browser's backstep button...that works fine!
Thanks for posting this!! I am so glad I had a tissue box near by too.
I'll never forget that day. This past week they've been showing documentaries and stuff on the history channel. The images are all sanitized.
The single screaming radio broadcaster I heard in my office that day...of a second plane...and walking into the training room turning on the TV and soon the whole office gathered round that TV set...no one cried, but no one blinked and a single voice cut the silence...
We are at war.
thank you for taking the time to do this. may I ask where you got the images? I'd like to produce my own memorial
HATE MAIL? I can't express what I'm feeling here, for fear of banishment. Don't let the b@st@rds wear you down.
Gut wrenching!
When I think of the Michigan judge that ruled to shut down surveillance programs that could potentially prevent or limit this from happening again... and again I am angry. We are ALL in danger. Black, white, rich, poor, Republican, Democrat. The enemy that pulled the trigger on the events of 911 hates freedom and will dig as deeply as they are allowed into their bag of evil tricks. We must continue to fight the fight!
Thanks for sharing!
You should show all hate mail.
Everyone should have to watch or see the events on 9/11 on a weekly basis to remind us all of why we are fighting "the religion of peace".
Thank you. We must show this 24/7. We must never forget.
Thank you.
I hope you don't mind if I post what you did on the last page. I've never read it until this morning ...... I'm going to print it, frame it and hang it in my office.
By Leonard Pitts Jr. of the Miami Herald
We'll go forward from this moment
It's my job to have something to say. They pay me to provide words that help make sense of that which troubles the American soul. But in this moment of airless shock when hot tears sting disbelieving eyes, the only thing I can find to say, the only words that seem to fit, must be addressed to the unknown author of this suffering.
You monster. You beast. You unspeakable bastard.
What lesson did you hope to teach us by your coward's attack on our World Trade Center, our Pentagon, us? What was it you hoped we would learn? Whatever it was, please know that you failed.
Did you want us to respect your cause? You just damned your cause.
Did you want to make us fear? You just steeled our resolve. Did you want to tear us apart? You just brought us together.
Let me tell you about my people. We are a vast and quarrelsome family, a family rent by racial, social, political and class division, but a family nonetheless. We're frivolous, yes, capable of expending tremendous emotional energy on pop cultural minutiae - a singer's revealing dress, a ball team's misfortune, a cartoon mouse. We're wealthy, too, spoiled by the ready availability of trinkets and material goods, and maybe because of that, we walk through life with a certain sense of blithe entitlement. We are fundamentally decent, though - peaceful, loving, and compassionate. We struggle to know the right thing and to do it. And we are, the overwhelming majority of us, people of faith, believers in a just and loving God.
Some people -- you, perhaps -- think that any or all of this makes us weak. You're mistaken. We are not weak. Indeed, we are strong in ways that cannot be measured by arsenals.
Yes, we're in pain now. We are in mourning and we are in shock. We're still grappling with the unreality of the awful thing you did, still working to make ourselves understand that this isn't a special effect from some Hollywood blockbuster, isn't the plot development from a Tom Clancy novel. Both in terms of the awful scope of their ambition and the probable final death toll, your attacks are likely to go down as the worst acts of terrorism in the history of the United States and, probably, the history of the world. You've bloodied us as we have never been bloodied before.
But there's a gulf of difference between making us bloody and making us fall. This is the lesson Japan was taught to its bitter sorrow the last time anyone hit us this hard, the last time anyone brought us such abrupt and monumental pain. When roused, we are righteous in our outrage, terrible in our force. When provoked by this level of barbarism, we will bear any suffering, pay any cost, go to any length, in the pursuit of justice.
I tell you this without fear of contradiction. I know my people, as you, I think, do not. What I know reassures me. It also causes me to tremble with dread of the future.
In the days to come, there will be recrimination and accusation, fingers pointing to determine whose failure allowed this to happen and what can be done to prevent it from happening again. There will be heightened security, misguided talk of revoking basic freedoms. We'll go forward from this moment sobered, chastened, sad. But determined, too. Unimaginably determined.
You see, the steel in us is not always readily apparent. That aspect of our character is seldom understood by people who don't know us well. On this day, the family's bickering is put on hold. As Americans we will weep, as Americans we will mourn, and as Americans, we will rise in defense of all that we cherish.
So I ask again: What was it you hoped to teach us? It occurs to me that maybe you just wanted us to know the depths of your hatred. If that's the case, consider the message received.
And take this message in exchange:
-You don't know my people.
-You don't know what we're capable of.
-You don't know what you just started.
But you're about to learn.
Bump it again.
Thanks, it's still upsetting, but we can never forget.
God Bless America
Meet the 167th,
GET you photos--MOUNT THEM on Foam Poster Boards and BE OUT THERE the weekend andDAY of SAept.11th.
Not ONLY you Photos--but the Collectionyou PICKED are stirring, and hit home the --BUT...
Not ONLY the "Darkness" of that Day..
But the LIGHT! and STRENGTH of Americans and the American Way.
The " Battle " may be being WAGED out "THERE; in the field--in 102 degree and cold- sun and down pours-- By Soldiers, Medics, Field Corps.
But WE HAVE "OUR" Job over here too!!
You're a Great American- I am sue you are already out there too spreading the word like you are here too-
You are MORE Than welecome too to come join us in the Streets of NYC too--Or in your home town --this Anniversary--to LET PHOTOS LIKE THESE BE SEEN!
God Bless you & Thank You for your work.
I am sure those Innocents looking down from above who, cowardly had their lives taken away that day- are looking at the Great Work you & many others like you , are continuing to do to NEVER Let their Memory Die! ( No matter HOW HARD the Anti-American liberals would LIKE the memory of America's Strength & Greatness and SACRIFICES just go away and fade!)
See you in the Field, where maybe I can meet up with you and all the others out there that day doing OUT " Patriotic Duty " Too!
Darth Airborne
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The NCAA will unveil the findings of its investigation into Miami athletics and any proposed sanctions Tuesday morning, about 2½ years after the probe began and more than eight months after saying the Hurricanes did not "exercise institutional control" over former booster and felon Nevin Shapiro's interactions with the football and men's basketball programs.
Grambling players stood behind Smith on Monday during a news conference outside of the Eddie Robinson Museum on campus. Smith said the entire team was present and that the vote to return to the field was "100 percent."
Grambling's players staged the boycott because of many issues with university leaders, including the school's rundown facilities, long bus trips to road games and personnel decisions. Grambling president Frank Pogue said Monday night that players would not face any repercussions for the boycott.
Backers for Shane Mosley say the American boxer has withdrawn from his scheduled bout with Anthony Mundine in Sydney on Wednesday because of a contract dispute.
Oklahoma City center Hasheem Thabeet has been suspended one game without pay by the NBA for head-butting the New Orleans Pelicans' Greg Stiemsma.
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Toronto and LA-based producer-distributor Tricon Films & Television has made sales for a raft of lifestyle series including Bitchin' Kitchen, Donut Showdown and Disaster Decks (pictured).
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As individuals, we all know pain and loss. It is the rare person who escapes sorrow. But when one of us hurts, others are there to offer comfort. Communal tragedy is different. When something bad happens to us as a community—whether that is a school, a town, a people, or a country—we struggle to figure out how to tend to our own wounds while taking care of each other. Drawing on compassion, empathy, justice, and love, we can bring out the best in each other, and perhaps, find a theology of hope in the midst of despair.
Communal Tragedy
Birkat haGomel
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Reflections on a Tragedy
Our lives are stitched together with thread that is easily broken. In this time of sorrow, perhaps the best we can do is remember the promise of Elijah—and believe that redemption is near.


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There's a button at the top of the editor for colour- highlight the text and choose the colour.
It doesn't use straight html tags, but bb ones, which have [] around them- bold- I did this manually with <b> </b> replaced with the square brackets.
I used "<>" (wrap HTML tags around selected text)
and in that I used <font color="green"> text to be colored </font>
but it did not work.
Could you please tell me how to color the text?
It would be nice if the tools contain a color palette
for selecting a color.
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There's a button at the top of the editor for colour- highlight the text and choose the colour.
It doesn't use straight html tags, but bb ones, which have [] around them- bold- I did this manually with <b> </b> replaced with the square brackets.
in Firefox!! So I assumed they don't exist. I used another browser
and was able to see the menu for color and font size. Thanks.
But since I don't use the other browser (maxthon), I need to learn
how to do it in firefox.
[red] test [/red]
That's strange- I use Firefox and I get the full editor, though most of the time I use Quick Reply and add the code.
It's COLOR="Red" and /COLOR in the square brackets.
There is a toolbar above the box I am typing in right now. The fourth tool is a large capital "A" with a bold black line under it. Click on that box, select a color, and you should be able to type colored text.
Are you using 'Quick Reply'? If so, you are not getting all the features. Try clicking on 'Quote' or 'Post Reply' to get the Advanced Editor.
Help about vbCode is available here: http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/misc.php?do=bbcode
Tdol, thanks for the reminder about the square brackets.
mykwyner, I understand what you are saying, but I am not able to
see the large capital "A" with a bold line under it. I mean, I have
seen it using another browser, but I am unable to see it in this browser.
Strange, because tdol is using this same browser and is able to see it.
Red5, I am not using "Quick Reply". I have tried both "Quote"
and "Post Reply", but no luck. Thanks for the bbcode link.
Also, you might want to check your user options in the Control Panel. Here's what it says about the message editor:
Make sure you've selected the full WYSIWYG editor.When posting messages to the forums or other members, there are three interface types available to you. The simplest of these is a simple text box, while the last is a fully-fledged WYSIWYG editor, which allows you to format your text as you want it and see the results immediately.
You can edit your options here: http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/pr...do=editoptions
Red5, thanks for posting that link. The editor was set as "standard",
so I changed it to "WYSIWIG" as you suggested. I was hoping that
this would change what I see, but strangely it still does not. I have
logged out, and restarted Firefox just in case, but still no luck.
I don't think it will help, but in case anyone is interested, I
can post a jpg snapshot of what I see on my screen.
I don't want to take up your time on this Red5, as I can color
the text according to tdol's suggestion and the earlier link you
posted about vbCode. And if I HAVE to then I will use an IE
based browser (Maxthon) to see the WYSIWIG editor. As I
write this, it occured to me that I was able to see the color "button"
in Maxthon even though the editor was set to "standard" the
last time I tried a few days ago.
Bobk, thanks for trying to help. I am at 1.5.07 (the latest as far
I as know). Actually FF automatically updates, which I don't like
but there does not seem to be a way to disable auto-updates.
Here is what I see in "help -> about"
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:22.214.171.124) Gecko/20060909 Firefox/220.127.116.11
in case it matters.


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Morning Song
by Sylvia Plath
Morning Song Theme of Youth
Okay, so maybe "babyhood" would be a better way to describe this particular theme. After all, the youth in question has only been around for about a day. Even so, this baby has already garnered quite a bit of attention. It's got enough descriptions attached to its name that it's hard to figure out quite what it means to be a baby anymore – which is fine, since, as our speaker points out, the kid doesn't seem to know enough to care at this particular moment. Nope, Baby is saving up all her strength for screaming. Which is what babies tend to do best.
Questions About Youth
- Why do you think that babies are always the center of attention? How does our speaker describe this phenomenon?
- Is this poem a fairly accurate description of childhood? Why or why not?
- Do you think our speaker is addressing her baby as a baby? Or is she writing a poem for her child to read as a grown up? How does your answer change your reading of the poem?
Chew on This
Try on an opinion or two, start a debate, or play the devil's advocate.
The speaker feels that babies aren't entirely human yet.


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Approximately 76% of the responses were from full service restaurants, defined as casual, family, or fine dining with table service -- with some takeout or delivery. About 17% of the responses were quick service restaurants, buffets, cafeterias, or counter-service with some takeout or delivery. The remaining 7% of responses were from bars, taverns, takeout, catering, or delivery only operations with little to no seating. 63% of the responses were from single-unit restaurants, 30% operated 2-5 restaurants, while the remaining 7% operated more than 5 restaurants.
Restaurants typically have a limited marketing budget, and 31% of respondents stated that less than 1% of their monthly sales was dedicated to marketing (excluding discounts and coupons). 41% spent between 1% and 2% of their sales on marketing while only 28% spent more than 2% of their sales on marketing. Marketing related discounts and coupons looked very similar, with 36% stating that discounting comprised less than 1% of their monthly sales. 38% spent between 1% and 2% while 26% reported sending more than 2% on coupons on discounts.
When asked if they were changing the amount of discounting used in their marketing, 41% of operators expected it to remain about the same, while 23% use no form of discount marketing. 15% of operators expected to increase their discounting while 21% wish to reduce their use of discounts.


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Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 1:19 pm
Post subject: someone please reply!!! period late,neg test
Hi everyone. Thanks for taking the time to read and if you can please reply. My periods are never late but atm its 1week 1day late. I have took a preg test and it came back neg. IM got some of the preg symptoms sore back etc like i did with my 1st child. I didn't find out until i was 5weeks and that's is only because a friend, a mum of 2, made me lol or i probably wouldn't have knew for a lot longer. By this time i had gained almost half a stone in weight and i have gained quite a bit of weight over the past few weeks. But i don't understand why a test is telling in not when i really think i am. Ive researched this and apparently tests can be wrong and some don't tell until over 5weeks despite what they say on the packaging.i just need some advice or even find out whether this has happened to someone else and how many weeks they were until they got a postive test. Thanks again, i hope someone replies. Xxx
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Hi hun. in most cases you will get a positive test on the day your period is due. there is some people who take longer but a majority can tell on that day or even before. Could it be that you ovulated later than normal which will make your period late.
All you can do is wait a few more days or ask the doc for a blood test. good luck
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I have no idea lol. I don't really know how to track the days that ive ovulated as ive been on the pill since i was 15 and im now 23 altough i haven't took it since nov 2013. Thanks for the reply. Its awful not knowing what's going on. From what ive read doctors aren't very nice in these cases so ill wait another week to take a test and if nothing happens by then ill go to the docs. Is it common for ovulation to happen late and how much would this affect my period? Xxx
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If you period was 4th feb and your cycle is 28 days then ovulation would of been around the 17th and your af due 3rd march which would make you 10 days late . Although if you are still getting negatives it is unlikely you are pregnant, there is a small chance you are though I would test again and if it is still negative then call your gp and they can advise you better xx
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You can only use an online calculator if you know how long your cycles are. If you have been on the pill then that is not your cycle but a pill cycle. Even if you know how long your cycles are it can still vary each month. The only way to know for sure is to use ovulation sticks
I think you need a couple of months to gmfigure your cycles out before you know how long they are and if you are trying for a baby then ovulation sticks are great xx


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Oct 16, 2008
Please go check out Who's Your Dachshund today for the guest post from Barb Techel about Frankie, her little Walk N'Roll dog. It's a must read for any dog owner! And don't forget to leave a comment so you can win a copy of her adorable children's book!
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PHOENIX -- A's reliever Brian Fuentes finds an unconventional way to get hitters out.
That's fitting considering his baseball career has unfolded in unusual fashion, too.
Fuentes, a key newcomer to the A's bullpen, didn't even start pitching until he was a senior at Merced High. From there, he moved on to Merced Junior College, thinking a career in forestry was more likely than one in baseball.
Fuentes was drafted in the 25th round by the Seattle Mariners. But his career didn't take off until he converted to a sidearm delivery, one that A's teammate Brett Anderson describes as "funky."
You can't argue with the results.
Fuentes, 35, made four All-Star teams with the Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Angels, and his 183 saves since 2005 are the most in the major leagues among left-handed relievers.
"I would have had different mechanics if I was able to," he said. "It was a blessing in disguise, having an unorthodox delivery."
As Fuentes pushes off the mound, his throwing arm lags behind his body before he whips the ball toward home plate. That makes it difficult for hitters to pick up the ball.
Fuentes had 24 saves and a 2.81 ERA during a 2010 season split between the Angels and Minnesota Twins. Perhaps most important to the A's, he didn't allow a run in 15 outings against American League West opponents.
Oakland signed him to a two-year, $10.5 million deal in January and holds a $6.5 million option for 2013.
Fuentes will be a setup man, but he'll get save opportunities when closer Andrew Bailey needs rest and possibly when the A's face a string of left-handed hitters in the ninth inning.
Lefties hit just .128 (6 for 47) against Fuentes last season.
"He's got like a slow motion, and the ball just pops out of nowhere," A's catcher Kurt Suzuki said. "But at the same time, he throws in the low 90s. You don't pick it up until the ball is pretty much halfway there."
In contrast, Suzuki said adjusting to catching Fuentes has been easy because Fuentes has pinpoint control.
Fuentes grew up in Merced rooting for the A's -- pitcher Dave Stewart was a particular favorite -- but there was little indication he'd have a chance someday to wear the uniform.
He was cut from his junior varsity team as a sophomore but then grew from 5-foot-8 to 6-1 over his final two years of high school. He's now 6-4.
"He had muscle spasms, and his legs ached all the time," Fuentes' mother, Diane, said. "He shot up. The rest of the family is tall, but not that tall."
Fuentes pitched for Merced JC but had an eye toward transferring to Nevada and pursuing a career in forestry.
"I'm just an outdoors type of guy," he said.
But he grabbed scouts' attention, and the Mariners drafted him in 1995.
By 1999, Fuentes was a Double-A starter, utilizing a traditional over-the-top motion but having trouble throwing strikes.
Seattle coaches thought Fuentes could be an effective relief specialist if he converted to a sidearm motion.
"If you saw how he threw, he was kind of a pie-thrower even from up top," said Pat Rice, then Seattle's minor league pitching coordinator. "His stuff was great, just not enough strikes to kind of get over the hump."
Rice remembers Fuentes taking to the change easily and reducing his walks. Rice also saw the makeup of a guy who could eventually handle the ninth inning.
"He was a great competitor and a guy who could shake stuff off," said Rice, now the Giants' Triple-A pitching coach.
Fuentes was traded to Colorado before the 2002 season. By 2005, he took over as the Rockies closer and made the NL All-Star team.
Fuentes was closing for the Angels last season until an August trade sent him to Minnesota, where he took on a setup role.
Now the A's are paying him big money to set up for them. Considering Bailey missed 1½ months with elbow and rib-cage injuries last season, Fuentes could provide valuable insurance.
He said he's ready for whatever he's asked to do.
"I go out, get my three outs and move on," Fuentes said. "I've got a one-track mind when I get out there."


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Apparently we are sending $3.7 billion to do something for the thousands of terrified and hungry children crossing our southern border. I have heard we will hire judges, but their job description has not been clearly detailed.
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the mother
by Gwendolyn Brooks
the mother Theme of Guilt and Blame
There's no doubt about it: the speaker of "the mother" feels a boatload of guilt about her abortions. She has elaborate fantasies about her children that never were, and she even refers to her abortions as a "crime." But did she cause deliberate pain? Is she guilty of murder? Should she be punished? These are unanswerable questions, and in a way they're the wrong ones to be asking. The poem asks us not to judge and blame the speaker, but to imagine ourselves in her shoes. Brooks's portrait of "the mother" is not a condemnation. It's more of an exploration of the feelings of guilt and blame than a judgment.
Questions About Guilt and Blame
- Do you think that the poem judges or criticizes the speaker? Or it is a neutral portrait? What parts of the poem support your answer?
- What is the importance of "deliberateness" to the abortion discussion? Why does the speaker bring it up?
- Are there any points in the poem where the speaker does not seem to feel guilty? If so, where? If not, why not?
- Does the poem present any alternative to abortion? If so, what?
Chew on This
The speaker's guilt is a sign that she made a mistake in having an abortion—she's guilty as charged.
The speaker's guilt is a natural response to having an abortion. The poem is not using it to condemn the speaker (so back up there, Sir-Madam Condemns-a-Lot).


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New England LGBT Paper Rainbow Times Replaces Vandalized Display Box In Salem
Texas AG Ken Paxton Tells Schools To Ignore Federal Guidance On Transgender Bathroom Use
After 13 years together, the lesbian
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Kris Perry, 48, and Sandy Stier, 50,
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the constitutionality of Proposition 8, California's 2008
voter-approved constitutional amendment which defines marriage as a
heterosexual union.
The Supreme Court will hear oral
arguments in the case on Tuesday and is expected to hand down a
ruling in June.
to the AP, the women said they would be in the courtroom when
their lawyer, Theodore Olson, attempts to persuade the justices to
strike down California's ban.
The women married in 2004, when
then-Mayor Gavin Newsom ordered San Francisco officials to issue
marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples. But six months later,
the state Supreme Court invalided those marriages.
"[I]t was one of the sadder points of
our wedding," Perry said.
They said they are hoping the court
issues the broadest possible ruling. And, if the court rules in
their favor, they will marry in a small, private ceremony.
"We did the big celebration a long
time ago," Perry said. "I hope this will be something a lot
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