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Set alternately in a city crumbling into cavernous disparity between rich and poor, and on an island characterized by hardscrabble sustenance, Lauren Carter's debut novel tells the dystopic near-future story of everyperson Sandy Burch-Bailey. The ... Read More »
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Firewall is a new game we've been working on for the past month or so. It's a simple but addictive puzzle game where you deflect threats away from a computer's core by matching their colours. The further through the game you get the faster it gets with, in theory, no limit!
We submitted Firewall to Apple for review today, so watch this space for a release date very soon.
Prisoner 84 Android Release
We have now made Prisoner 84 for Android available for download through our website.
The reason this is not appearing on the Google Play Store is due to the size limitation of apk files without using an extra download system within the application which we were not prepared to do.
Another reason is due to unfortunately high piracy rates we have been suffering with our other games on android, we don't see much worth in putting the effort in. We realise there are many methods to try and cut down the ability to pirate applications such as the licensing library from Google, however we feel that this would be detrimental to the game(s) and would only serve to cause problems for legitimate customers having to be online to play the game(s).
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You will require Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) or higher.
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Air Cadets & Cabby now available on Android
Prisoner 84 Halloween Sale
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New Cabby update now on the App Store
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Air Cadets update out now on the App Store
We are pleased to announce that Air Cadets has passed, and is now available to download on the App Store. Why not click here to download it right now? After all, it is free!
You might also have noticed that we've updated the main Air Cadets page with all the latest info and screenshots for the new version. The update includes the following new trailer…
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First look at Air Cadets update!
Having updated Prisoner 84, and more recently Cabby, we've decided to finally revisit the first ever game we made for iPhone: Air Cadets.
Anyone who's fired up Air Cadets on current devices will probably have noticed a few issues, most notably the frame rate. So we've decided an update is in order, and as usual we've got a long list of improvements we will try to implement. But nothing is set in stone just yet, all we can tell you is that it will remain free-to-play!
The following is a screen shot of our current build which offers a brief glimpse at some of the visual improvements we've already implemented.


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A group of pastors and evangelists is scheduled to take part in "Passing the Torch" impartation services, scheduled for April 20 at the Elkins High School Auditorium.
The event is sponsored by Rivers of Living Water Ministries.
Some of the planned speakers include noted evangelist, author and teacher Dr. T. L. Lowery; evangelist and teacher the Rev. Greg Casto; and the Rev. Michael Boggs, pastor of Rivers of Living Water Ministries.
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Boggs will kick off the day's events by ministering during the 10 a.m. service, followed by Casto sharing the Gospel at 2 p.m. Lowery will impart from the Word of God and his many years of ministry experience during the 7 p.m. service.
Lowery has spent the last 60-plus years ministering as a pastor, evangelist, teacher and author. He is the founder and CEO of T.L. Lowery Global Foundation, where he continues to lead many to Christ, raise up and mentor leaders within the church and in all things bring glory to God.
Casto has experienced many signs, wonders and miracles as promised by God. He pastored the Spirit Life Church of God in Pasadena, Texas, for two and a half years. He also serves as the Ministries Director of the T. L. Lowery Global Foundation in Cleveland, Tenn., alongside Lowery.
After graduating from West Virginia University with a degree in wildlife management, Boggs and his wife Alicia relocated to the Elkins. Rev. Boggs received his master's degree in theology from West Virginia Christian University. In 2006, Boggs founded Rivers of Living Water Ministries, where he currently serves as pastor.
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On Friday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer excitedly proclaimed: "Anticipation already running high for tomorrow's season premiere of Saturday Night Live when the show announced that Alec Baldwin will be playing Donald Trump." Fellow co-host Savannah Guthrie chimed in: "That put the anticipation into the stratosphere." She then wondered: "We think there will be laughs, but will it actually have an impact on the election?"
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- On the occasion of World Wetlands Day, February 2, UNESCO's Man and
Biosphere Programme (MAB) and the Ramsar Bureau - in charge of the
implementation of the Convention on Wetlands signed in Ramsar (Iran) in 1971 -
are launching a Website about these rich but vulnerable ecosystems (
Over 50% of the world's
wetlands have been destroyed over the past 100 years and only 10% of the
remaining wetlands are protected. It is feared that flood-related disasters and
water shortages will increase in 60 countries by the year 2050 unless the
remaining wetlands are preserved.
Speaking about World Wetlands
Day, whose theme this year is "Wetland World - A World to Discover", the
Director-General of UNESCO, Koďchiro Matsuura, declared: "I hope that World
Wetlands Day will help mobilize action to stem the alarming disappearance of
these rich and complex ecosystems, home to numerous endangered species of flora
and fauna. Their preservation depends on our ability to find wiser ways of using
natural resources. The study of wetlands and their conservation through the
implementation of the Ramsar Convention are essential both for biodiversity and
for the preservation of fresh water resources which is ever more crucial if the
needs of growing human populations are to be met in the years ahead."
UNESCO has been involved in the
study and preservation of wetlands through its Man and Biosphere Programme whose
network of 391 reserves includes 59 sites which are also Wetlands of
International Importance under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. This year's
World Wetlands Day marks the 30th anniversary of the Convention. UNESCO and the
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protected wetlands we find: Tonle Sap (Cambodia), Pantanal (Brazil), Lac
Saint-Pierre (Canada), Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta (Colombia), Camargue
(France), Hara Biosphere Reserve (Iran), Volga Delta (Russian Federation),
Langebaan (South Africa), The Everglades (USA) and the Delta du Saloum
(Senegal). Some exceptional wetlands are also protected through their
inscription on UNESCO's World Heritage List.
On February 2, the Grosses
Walsertal in Austria, which contains many important and rare types of wetland
sites with endangered flora and fauna, will be inaugurated as a reserve under
UNESCO's Man and Biosphere Programme.
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Greenville, S.C.-based World Acceptance (NASDAQ: WRLD ) is looking for a new CFO.
On Tuesday, World Acceptance announced that after eight years with the company, and seven years as chief financial officer, Kelly M. Malson is planning to retire soon. World Acceptance has begun seeking a replacement, and Malson says her departure date will depend in part on the company's progress in finding a replacement, indicating that she wishes to help create a "smooth transition" for her successor.
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Locally elected and appointed officials voted on the following matters in the past week:
Lycoming County Board of Elections voted 2-0 to approve new polling place locations in Jackson, Loyalsock and Wolf townships to be effective for the general election in November. Voting yes were Commissioners Tony Mussare and Ernie Larson. Judge Richard A. Gray was absent.
City Council voted 6-0 to create an ordinance amending a city parking law to change the parking permit issuance requirement from city police to Williamsport Parking Authority. Voting in favor were President Bill Hall, Bonnie Katz, Liz Miele, Don Noviello, Randall J. Allison and N. Clifford "Skip" Smith. Councilman Jonathan Williamson was absent.
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The Williamsport Area School Board voted 8-0 to hire Peter D. Chapla as assistant superintendent with a salary of $120,000. Voting yes were David Stone, Lori Baer, Jerene Milliken, Karen Confer, Diane Turner, Jane Penman, Spencer Sweeting, and Robin Knauth. Nicholas Grimes did not attend. By the same vote, the board hired Anne Logue as director of human resources for the district with a salary of $83,500.
The South Williamsport Area School District voted 6-0 for the district to enter into agreement with ACE American Management Advisors Inc. for student accident insurance for the 2014-2015 school year. The insurance provides interscholastic athletic coverage at an annual premium of $8,357. It also provides voluntary student accident plans at a rate of $22 for a school time plan and $88 a 24-hour plan. Voting yes were John Engel, Donald Lowe, Greg Anthony, Joseph Pulizzi III, Sam Burch and Cathy Bachman. Absent from the vote were Chris Branton, Jerry Broskey and Sue Davenport.


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AUBURN HILLS -- It was the end of a grueling three-hour practice, and other than his sweat-drenched T-shirt, you would never know it based on Rasheed Wallace's upbeat demeanor.
The timing of it, just hours after a 106-80 loss to a bad Minnesota Timberwolves team, made it even more notable.
"I'm cool," Wallace said. "Can't be tired, can't be lagging behind."
And maybe more importantly, players and coaches are doing their best to avoid getting caught up in the results of these early season games.
"We know it's going to be a long season," Pistons guard Richard Hamilton said. "We just want to keep getting better, and hopefully be playing our best basketball of the season in the playoffs."
When Detroit handed the Los Angeles Lakers their lone loss of the season Nov. 14, Pistons players were not exactly overjoyed. And when Minnesota came into The Palace of Auburn Hills on Sunday and handed the Pistons one of their worst home losses in franchise history, they were not exactly hitting the panic button.
"It was just one of those nights you wish you never have, but they happen," Pistons guard Allen Iverson said.
Bad performances are bound to happen to a team in transition, which Detroit has been since the Iverson trade. The transition period will take another twist in December when Antonio McDyess is expected to rejoin the team.
In the meantime, Detroit should benefit from its three practices in four days this week.
Pistons coach Michael Curry is pleased with the improvement in practice.
"The next thing is to take it out on the court in the game and continue to get better in the game," he said.
Curry, though, recognizes it will take time.
"This is going to be a process. I understand the end result is what we're looking at, and I understand we have to try and grow everyday," Curry said.
"From what we watched the last couple of days and what we've done on the practice court, we're going to be better."
Some things won't change
Curry will rotate Kwame Brown and Amir Johnson into the starting lineup at center. That will not change now that McDyess, who started 78 games last season, will rejoin the team.
"Dice is never going to go in the starting lineup," Curry said. "Some nights, we're going to play Kwame as a starter. Some nights, it's going to be Amir. That still hasn't changed."


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I agree 100% My pride is a gift and a curse. I may miss some women along te way but I feel the law of averages is in my favor. Also, you have to have some type of respect for yourself… you know what you like and don't, so why diminish it off the strength. I wont front, I have been the baby please take me back dude, but once I woke up, I knew Id NEVER do that again!
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I have never begged for anything in my life. Why start now. This has nothing to do with my pride, or my ego or a sense of self respect (though I believe those are good enough reasons not to beg). For me it's a common sense proposition. If someone wants you, they want you. If they don't, they don't. They've made a decision. I'm going to keep it moving. I shouldn't have to fight them down in an attempt to win them back….
I knew exactly which Sade song was gonna be attached –I'm good like that 😉 but no, you are not wrong. I think there are very FEW instances where begging is acceptable, and this story wasn't one of them, IMO. I read twitter every day and wonder if people have any sort of dignity based on the thirstiness I encounter so…I'm convinced a lot of ppl don't. LOL. but you do, so be glad. 🙂
I would beg if I truly effed up and felt like it could be fixed, and was worthy of forgiveness. But seriously you only gon' get one GOOD BEG outta me. if that don't work then…I guess I'm just sh*t outta luck.
I have never begged someone to take me back. But then again, something is seriously right with me, because I have the best luck with women. So women are like buses, miss one, next one coming. I have had an ex beg me to take her back, after she DEADED me. Like Slim was saying with the 80-20 rule… i'm probably a 80% good man, and 20% good man that women hate. I'm the type of guy who says what I mean and doesn't compromise my word for the sake of making a woman happy. So women get unhappy. For example, if I said, "I'm not spending over $400 on shoes that are not for me." I don't care if all your friends boyfriends got the new Jimmy Choos, you can go head… So yeah, shorty thought she would find a man who could do things for her that I couldn't, found out that she appreciated my stubborness because i'm very reliable.
So we all agree that we won't beg anymore for whatever reason…but have you guys ever given in to begging?
I'm especially curious about the men because a) begging seems like more of a woman thing to do and b) men in general (not you hyper-evolved types) are more likely to make bad decisions when their head is swole. Pause?
I find begging distasteful. You'll actually lose marks with me for begging.
maxie…^^^^ this one right here is mine
and Dr. J I buy my own shoes (but they're gucci)
not that i'm begging or anything…i have some pride 🙂
ew. why would you beg someone who doesn't want you to be with you? no thanks.
and double ew to a beggar. it's even more pathetic.
you already know what i'm gonna say (cuz i told ya last night).. but yeah, when i was young (er) i asked someone not to break up with me.. we'd broken up so many times, i didn't think he was serious.. then when i found out he was, that conversation took a different turn.. in my defense, we were supposed to get married, so THERE!
but honestly, i can't do it now.. pride goes before the fall, but i haven't fallen yet!
once i got used to not having him around, and i realized JUST how much he was sucking my energy dry.. he started comin around with that "there's just something about you.." (I knew that!) and bribing our mutual friends to get my phone number.. "she used to make this shrimp pasta, and i want the recipe" type of b.s..
i can't lie, the ego boost felt good.. but he wasn't telling me anything i didn't know before.. so now, there was NO taking him back.. it's like trying to re-plug into the Matrix after you've been set free..
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like you i'm a very prideful individual. i could never see myself begging anybody for anything. if a woman wants to leave me that bad then good ridden. *shrug*
Now I consider myself a very prideful woman. But I'm not going to lie, I did beg my ex to take me back, and looking back on it now, I don't even know who that woman was! I mean I went into the ugly cry LOL!, and his response to me was "we have heal before we get back together". In my defense I was with this person for 3 1/2 years, and I didn't realize that the reason he was keeping us in limbo was because he was seeing someone else.
After that I NEVER DID THAT AGAIN!! It's to the point where when I have a disagreement with my current boo, and we stop speaking, I will not pick up the phone and call him first. It's just not in me, to beg someone to talk to me. Yeah I'm stubborn and I may be taking it too far, but I never want to feel like that again.
BTW, after I got my senses back, when my ex was trying to get back with me, he was the one doing the begging, and if you know me in real life, I'm famous for my STONE FACE, AND #BLANKSTARE!! LOL!


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Introduction to Lambda Calculus
Introduction and motivations
The lambda calculus is a useful tool in Computer Science
it constitutes the foundation for functional programming
it is the meta-language of denotational semantics (the "best-bet" standard for specifying programming language semantics)
it provides (one version of) a theory of computation (the more traditional version is via Turing Machines)
Lambda calculus comes from logic and mathematics
it provides a generalized notion of function (untyped, higher-order functions)
it provides a generalization of algebraic and logical notations
it can be used as a foundation for constructive mathematics
What is lambda calculus?
it is "the" formal theory of functions (i.e., it formalizes functions first, rather than encoding them in other terms, as in set theory)
it is "just" a better (more direct) notation for functions
How does lambda calculus differ from traditional mathematical treatments of functions?
in traditional math, functions are always first-order and usually typed; in (pure) lambda calculus, functions are higher-order and untyped
in set theory, functions are coded as their graphs (i.e., sets of pairs); in lambda calculus, functions are viewed operationally, in terms of rules or algorithms
allows us to distinguish different algorithms and thus different running times, styles of expression, etc.
allows us to connect to the functions via concrete language: this is how we define and use them, not just what they are
Variations on lambda calculus
the pure, untyped calculus (what we will study here)
applied calculi with extra constants (e.g., for logic or arithmetic)
combinatory logic: no bound variables ("points-free")
deBruijn numbers: another way of eliminating variables
typed calculi: a rich family of calculi which model typed programming languages, higher-order logics, etc.
Syntax of the lambda calculus
Notational conventions
M, N, P, … range over lambda terms (the main syntactic category)
x,y,z, … range over variable names; actual variables may be drawn from any (countably infinite) set of symbols
Context-free grammar of expressions
M ::= x | λx.M | M N
the first form of term is just an occurrence of a variable
the second form of term is called a lambda abstraction: its meaning is a function
the variable in an abstraction is bound by the construct; the body term is the scope of the binding
the third form is (function) application; the left part is called the operator, the right part the argument
Abbreviations, precedence and other syntactic conveniences
function application associates to the left
the scope of lambda extends as far as possible to the right (up to the end, or a closing parenthesis)
λx.M N ≣ (λx.(M N)) ≢ (λx.M) N
multiple successive abstractions are often abbreviated with a single lambda (if variables are multi-symbol, then use commas or spaces to separate)
λxyz. M ≣ λx. (λy. (λz.M))
Some sample terms
the identity function
(λx. x)
a polynomial in x
(λx. x^2 + 2x +3)
the 'constant-function producing function' (Haskell's const)
(λxy. x)
function composition
(λfgx. f (g x))
the 'twice' function
(λfx. f (f x))
Lambda calculus as a direct means of defining functions
lambda abstractions stand for (denote) functions directly, so that no separate mechanism for parametric definitions is needed
normally, we define functions only indirectly, by way of application to a parameter
f x = x+3
we wouldn't accept such an indirect definition if we were defining, say, negative numbers in terms of positive ones
x+4 = 1
we would prefer to define negative numbers directly, using a separate notation unique to them; this notation liberates our thinking and allows us to focus on the new concept
x = -3
similarly, lambda calculus allows us to define functions directly, and therefore to focus on them as separate entities
f = (λx.x+3)
here the lambda abstraction appearing on the right is a kind of inverse of function application, just as subtraction is a kind of inverse of addition
Syntactic operations
Some intuitions
intuitively, bound variables can be changed without changing meaning
(λx.x) = (λy.y) = the identity function
intuitively, application substitutes the argument for the bound variable in the function's body
(λx.x+3*x) 17 = 17+3*17
although pure lambda calculus contains no constants (such as + or 3), these can be added to the language for more practical applications
Notions of free and bound variables
the bound variables of a term are those bound by some abstraction
BV(x) = {}
BV(λx.M) = {x}
the free variables of a term are those not bound by some abstraction
FV(x) = {x}
FV(λx.M) = FV(M) \ {x}
when substituting terms or variables for bound variables, we need to take some care to avoid confusing one bound variable for another
(λxy.x) y = (λx.(λy.x)) y = (λy.x) [y/x] =? (λy.y)
Substitution formally defined
we define a formal notion of substitution which respects bound variables
M [N/x]: the term M with the term N substituted for all free occurrences of x
x [N/x] = N
y [N/x] = y (for y≢x)
(λx.M) [N/x] = λx.M
(λy.M) [N/x] = λy. (M [N/x]) (for y≢x and if y∉FV(N))
(λy.M) [N/x] = λz. ((M [z/y]) [N/x]) (for y≢x, y∈FV(N), z fresh)
M P [N/x] = (M [N/x]) (P [N/x])
Theory and operational semantics of the lambda calculus
Basic notions of reduction
Beta reduction
(λx.M) N →β M [N/x]
Eta reduction (or expansion)
(λx.M x) →η M (when x∉FV(M))
Alpha reduction (or equivalence)
(λx. M) →α (λy. M[y/x])
Delta reductions (for applied calculi)
2+3 →δ 5
Of these various rules, alpha reduction is the most innocuous; we normally ignore it by considering terms modulo their "alpha-equivalence classes" and by adopting some convention to avoid any clash of variables
Extended notion of reduction
the basic notions of reduction determine relations on terms; we take the reflexive, transitive and compatible closure of these basic notions to get a (full) notion of reduction on terms (compatible closure just says that if a sub-term reduces, so does the term that contains it)
Different reduction orders
since reductions might apply to various sub-terms, there may be several ways in which we can reduce a given term; in fact, some might terminate whereas others might not
(λxy.x) I Ω where Ω = (λx.xx) (λx.xx) and I = λx.x
Normal form
when a term can be reduced no more, we say it is in normal form
some terms may have no normal form
Ω = (λx.xx) (λx.xx)
some terms without normal form may still yield information (e.g., a term representing the list of all digits of π)
Equality on terms
symmetric and transitive closure of reduction; gives us the primitive notion of equality on terms
equality on terms is in general undecidable
Church-Rosser theorem
if two terms are equal, then they reduce to a common term
Normal-order reduction
if a term reduces in finitely-many steps to a normal form, then reducing by the strategy "left-most/outer-most first" will yield that normal form
Expressive power of the lambda calculus
We can encode all the usual mathematical and logical notions in terms of lambda calculus
this is similar to the way in which these notions are encoded in pure set theory
"pure" theories are good for theoretical studies; applied theories usually categorize entities by some kind of types
we can encode True, False and if-then-else as follows:
True ≣ λxy. x
False ≣ λxy. y
if M then N else P ≣ M N P
i.e., if-then-else = λxyz. x y z
Natural numbers
we can encode a natural number n as the n-fold self-composition operator
Zero ≣ λfx. x
One ≣ λfx. f x
n ≣ λfx. f (f … (f x) … ) (n occurrences of f)
we can then encode addition, multiplication and exponentiation
+ ≣ λmnfx. m f (n f x)
* ≣ λmnf. m (n f)
^ ≣ λmn. n m
we can encode pairs and projection function as follows
(M,N) ≣ λz. z M N
fst ≣ λp. p True
snd ≣ λp. p False
Defining recursion
we can define λ-terms which implement general recursion
Y ≣ λf. (λx. f(x x)) (λx. f(x x))
Θ ≣ (λxy. y(xxy)) (λxy. y(xxy))
we can define factorial this way
fact = Y (λfn. if n=0 then 1 else n * f (n-1))
Definition of a combinator
a combinator is any closed lambda term ; i.e., a term without free variables
Combinatory logic as a separate theory
rather than defining combinators as certain lambda terms, we can devise a calculus with combinators alone
in Combinatory Logic, each combinator has a rule which shows its behavior under reduction
S f g x → f x (g x)
K x y → x
I x → x
All terms with variables can be translated into combinatory terms which behave like lambda abstractions
abs x (x) = I
abs x (y) = K x (for y≢x)
abs x (M N) = S (abs x M) (abs x N)
the translation for lambda abstractions just substitutes abs x M for λx.M


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I lost 40 f&$@ing pounds and my cholesterol went up, what the hell?
Her friend: i am sorry to hear that
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Her friend (again) Cut out red meat n fat u will feel a lot better trust me I'm doing it now.
Her friend (yet again)I'm down 8 lbs in two weeks
original poster: I don't do Adkins, I barely eat. They want me to take more meds f&$@ that I can't handle anymore meds.
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It may not catch on as a chant on the terraces, but research has found that football referees suffer from "illusory feelings of superiority" and an exaggerated sense of their abilities.
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Not only did San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan set a new NBA record for most career double-doubles (158) in playoff history passing former Lakers guard Magic Johnson, he also broke former Lakers center Kareem Abdul Jabbar's record for the most minutes played in the NBA Finals.
Going into Game 4, Kareem was the all-time leader with 8,851 minutes. Duncan needed 13 minutes and broke it well into Game 4.
Kareem offered his congratulations to No. 21 showing class in the process.
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A general survey of world geography with an exploration of political, physical, and cultural geographic themes. Students will learn the countries of the world, basic geographical forms, climate, and how to use maps effectively. (Directed study)
A broad study of the current global issues of political, economic, cultural, and environmental significance that face the United States and the world. Special attention will be given to understanding the geographical significance of those issues. (Directed study)
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This class centers on the American involvement in Southeast Asia from 1965 to 1972 through the disciplines of History and English. It also covers to a lesser degree the French colonial experience in Indo-China and the history of the united Vietnam after reunification in 1975. As an interdisciplinary course, the focus is not only on the historical narrative but on the literature of the period as well from American, South Vietnamese, and North Vietnamese sources. Film, music, and direct recollections of the U.S. Vietnam veterans are used in the course.
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More rain is likely tonight as the temperatures dip into the 40s, according to the service.
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January 21, 2008, 10:31 AM
Is it bad? Too much wear on the springs? Will it weaken the springs? No harm done? WHat's your opinion?
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January 21, 2008, 10:39 AM
Well I'm not sure of the long term effects, but I leave one AR mag loaded, as well as one for each pistol. I figure if I need a gun I probably won't have time to sit and load a mag first.
January 21, 2008, 10:42 AM
Assuming good quality magazines using good quality springs the springs should be fine just about indefinitely. As a rule spring steel is fatigued through use and not through sitting in a compressed state. You may want to download by a round or two for piece of mind.
January 21, 2008, 10:49 AM
No harm done, as long as the magazine isn't loaded beyond its rated capacity. Assuming the spring was properly manufactured, it's repeated cycling of the spring that will wear it out, not loading it once and leaving it loaded.
I suppose heating the magazine really hot while the spring is compressed could be a problem (could anneal the spring in the compressed position), but I think you'd cook off the ammo first.
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January 21, 2008, 11:00 AM
Thanks everyone. I appreciate your responses and confirmation of my own thoughts and beliefs.
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The Fabulous Thunderbirds
Like seasoned hourly laborers, the Texas T-birds know how to coast along and still create the illusion that they're giving you your money's worth. That's the case with Powerful Stuff, even though the Fabulous Thunderbirds didn't sweat much over this record, it's still a treat.
The ordinarily prolific Kim Wilson has written or co-written only three songs on the album. Another downside is that Wilson's spirited harp playing is almost nonexistent. That's balanced, however, by a greater helping than usual of Jimmie Vaughan's guitar chops. This record is also a tad fancier in production values and arrangement (especially harmonies) than is the norm for the Thunderbirds. That's most noticeable when the band strays into "Knock Yourself Out" and "Close Together," a couple of uncharacteristically airy rockers. When they play it closer to the vest, as on the lethal rattlesnake shake of "Mistake Number 1," they've never sounded better. If you're a follower of the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Powerful Stuff may at times give you the distinct impression that the boys are drifting a bit. But somehow when the record's over, you have to acknowledge that they got the job done. Maybe when you had your back turned. (CBS Associated)
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Plastics Debate Continues with Artist Chris Jordan Weighing In
Yesterday, I mentioned a conversation I had with plastics proponent Greg from Plastics.com and posed several questions for Fake Plastic Fish readers to answer.
Greg has responded to my post with an article on his own blog: "Plastic: What is it good for? Absolutely lots!" Greg invites your comments on his blog — comments which members of the plastics industry will read!
Visual artist Chris Jordan, whom you might recognize for his brilliant social & environmental series called "Running The Numbers," attempted to respond on Greg's blog, but his comment was too long. So here it is. Feel free to respond, forward, and discuss with friends. Chris raises important issues about all corporations and whether or not they actually respond to consumer demand or are actually in the business of manufacturing the demand they want.
Hello Greg, greetings from Seattle. I'm an artist and cultural activist who… Read the rest


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Scavenger receptors were first described by Michael Brown and Joseph Goldstein in 1979 based on a finding that macrophages endocytosed and degraded acetylated low density lipoprotein (LDL) at a higher rate than native LDL. Subsequent studies showed that they bound multiple ligands, ranging from bacteria, protozoa, self, and modified self targets.
There are currently eight classes of scavenger receptors, classes A-H. Many of these receptors have multiple names, leading to some inconsistencies and confusion.
A workshop was organized by the NIAID, NIH to help develop a clear definition of scavenger receptors, and a standard nomenclature based on that definition. Fifteen active members of the scavenger receptor field participated in this meeting and reached a consensus definition and a proposed nomenclature for scavenger receptors.
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