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L'Oreal Hyaluronic Power Moisture Hydrating Conditioner
21 reviews
52% would repurchase
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on 12/2/2015 9:42:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Oily, Fair, Neutral
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Green
In the shower this detangled well. My hair feels softer, and it definitely didn't weigh my hair down because I have a lot of waves. I have a decent amount of volume.
Still this didn't cut it, I can get better conditioners that give some volume and still cut down on flyaways and frizz. Aussie Moist is much better. I've been trying a lot of L'oreal products, shampoos, conditioners, styling products...the only products I like and will repurchase are the Elnett hairspray and the color vibrancy dual protect spray.
You have to be careful with L'oreal because they give you so little product in the package, it is often a better deal to buy a higher end brand, because the L'oreal product costs more per ounce. This is also true for their makeup.
I think the skincare and haircare lines of L'oreal have aggressive marketing strategies that focus on great packaging and having breakthrough technology/"sciency" claims --It really is ridiculous to look at the names and claims of the products, and compare them to the results. The ingredients also don't measure up. For instance, Hyaluronic acid is the last ingredient, which means they put a minuscule amount in so they could put it in the conditioner name.
This brand is bunch a hits and misses, but mostly misses for me. (including this conditioner)
on 6/30/2015 12:12:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
I got this and the matching shampoo at Target in huge bottles for $5.99 each so they are a great deal! Conditioner doesn't weigh my hair down, leaves it smelling nice and my hair still feels light. When you get the conditioner on your hands it has sort of this herbal smell to it, but after you wash your hair it smells different, just a very clean nice scent. Will buy again!
on 12/7/2014 11:02:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Medium Brown, Warm
Hair: Black, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Black
This is an okay conditioner. I thought it would help tame my frizzy hair, and while it did, it actually weighed down my hair a ton, not only causing more hair loss in the shower, but also making my hair look flatter while dry.
It's cheap ($4 at the drugstore), but doesn't contain a lot of product. I wouldn't recommend unless you have really, really dry hair.
on 10/1/2014 1:13:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Oily, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
I had very high hopes for this product,there's a lot of scientific claims that unfortunately had no basis in my experience.I'm always on the lookout for something to moisturize my damaged ,fine hair.This did absolutely nothing for it.I went though almost a whole bottle of the stuff with nothing to show for it except nasty build up,and I do clarify at least once a week,so that says a lot.I have also tried the reconstruct version to no avail.this product is nothing short of disappointment.I will stick to my herbal essence hello hydration.
on 10/1/2014 3:45:00 AM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Other, Other, Other
Eyes: Green
NOTE: The ingredients are largely the same as the Volume Filler Thickening and every other L'Oreal Advanced Haircare conditioners.
I like this enough to repurchase, which says a lot since I have no loyalties for my shower hair care. It's not life-changing, but it's really well-priced and is a satisfying daily conditioner.
It doesn't weigh down my hair but does condition it well enough that my hair is shiny and moderately smooth without further styling. I have wavy fine hair that likes to frizz; this helps control that.
The ingredients are meant to be detangling, anti-static, and prevent water loss. It does this without major buildup.
on 8/18/2014 7:57:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Other, Fair, Neutral
Hair: Brown, Other, Medium
Eyes: Brown
I got this conditioner because I ran out of my old stuff and wanted to try cheap. Almost no proteins.
PROS: It feels pretty good when in the shower. Has that usual "moisturizing line" smell, like ocean/beach/something aquatic.
CONS: It is a LIGHT conditioner, by that I mean it doesn't do anything drastic to pull in moisture or moisturize. When I was using this with shampooos that left my hair squeaky clean, my hair was so lifeless/dry feeling once air dried; it's like it did nothing.
OTHER: It is ALMOST protein free, it only has 1 present. My hair is healthy with how I treat it, so I don't need extra protein. The hyaluronic is such a joke though. LAST INGREDIENT PRESENT!
OVERALL: It's... ok. It won't cure dry hair on it's own, you should pair it with something else good like a leave in. It can make hair soft in tandem, but on it's own, it's not strong enough.
UPDATE: Switched to a better shampoo and simply put, I don't think this does a good job of conditioning. It makes my hair feel great in the shower, but once rinsed out, it's like it does nothing. Sometimes my hair is really smooth (to the point of weighed down or like the texture is killed), but it also feels dry at the same time. Don't like that.
on 6/10/2014 9:54:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
I've been using Dove for a while and I've noticed nasty buildup that I had to use DAWN dish soap to get rid of. I switched to this shampoo and conditioner and my hair is back to normal. It's super soft and smells great! Definitely a HG product!
on 9/24/2013 5:00:00 PM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Oily, Olive, Cool
Hair: Black, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Brown
I have straight, coarse Asian hair, and I occasionally color it, so it's somewhat dry right now. I used this with the shampoo, and it didn't have any noticeable effect on my hair. Still feels dry. I do like the scent, though. Not impressed.
on 9/23/2013 9:47:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Brown
I'm over half way through this conditioner and I still don't have a real opinion on it. I like the black packing & it smells good, but it's hard to say what it's doing to my hair. Sometimes my hair feels weighed down & not clean, I'm not sure if it's from this or not. It's obviously not great or I would've noticed, so I won't repurchase. It's just an avaerage conditioner - I've definitely used better.
on 9/3/2013 9:08:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Oily, Fair, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Coarse
Eyes: Hazel
This conditioner is AWFUL! I did my research and was so excited to try this product, so I ran to the store and picked it up this afternoon. The shampoo was excellent...nice, rich lather. So you can imagine my excitement to try out the conditioner! Poop. Complete poop. It felt good in my hair in the shower, rinsed out nicely, and smelled great. But as soon as it started to dry, my ends were sticking together, my hair felt like straw and the frizz was popping up literally within minutes of towel-blotting. I'm getting my shoes on to take this bad boy right back to the store! Next contender? Garnier Fructis Hydra Recharge....wish me luck!!
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Spotlight On...Peter Michael Marino
Hometown: Queens, NY
Education: Buffalo State College
Select Credits: STOMP, writer of the Blondie musical Desperately Seeking Susan (West End, Tokyo), writer/performer of the solo comedy Desperately Seeking the Exit, host & creator of COJONES and SWAP.
Why theater?: Theater is one of the only mediums I truly embrace that expresses my own and others' stories in a multitude of creative ways. There seems to be an unlimited amount of methods to share stories through words, movement, and audio/visuals. The audience is alive in the room with the performer. There's nothing like it. What more can an artist/storyteller/performer ask for?
Tell us about SOLOCOM: SOLOCOM is a solo comedy festival at The PIT that debuted last November and presented 60 world-premiere solo comedies. This year, SOLOCOM will present 90 brand-new solo comedies in two spaces at The PIT over three days. It's exciting, diverse and non-stop. And, every show is only $5. We like to keep the shows affordable so we can reach all kinds of audiences from traditional comedy and theater-goers, to students on a budget, to other artists who want to be entertained and inspired without breaking the bank.
What inspired you to create SOLOCOM?: I created SOLOCOM to provide a platform for solo artists to generate new material. As I tend to create mostly comedy, variety and solo shows, I wanted to create a festival that had only three simple rules: The show must be new. The show must be solo. The show must be a comedy. Of course, the last "rule" is the toughest one to determine from a submission. But when you have 175 submissions from all over the world and across the country, the truly funny ideas and performers float to the top.
What kind of theater speaks to you? What or who inspires you as an artist?: Truthfully, all kinds of theater speaks to me. And when I say theater, I don't only mean traditional Broadway shows, but stuff that's off the beaten path. I enjoy improv, sketch, multimedia, standup, experimental, immersive, storytelling, musical acts. I guess I just think of theater as any kind of performance where there's a live audience. I like shows that make me think, but I also like shows that make me not think. As long as it's entertaining and not boring, I'm usually pretty happy! I get inspired by everything I see. We are all so unique in the way we see the world - and when that vision is translated into a performance, it inspires me to think differently as well as embrace my own unique way of thinking and creating.
What's your favorite showtune?: That's like picking a favorite child, which I fortunately don't have. Children that is. I really don't have any favorites ... but I can listen to the original Broadway recording of "Nine" every day if I had to.
If you could work with anyone you've yet to work with, who would it be?: So many of the people I would want to work with are no longer with us...Harold Lloyd, Buster Keaton, John Ritter, Michael Bennett. To be in a room with any of them would be a dream come true. They all influenced me so much as I was finding myself as an artist. I even wish I could have worked with David Merrick. I know he had a "reputation" but I really admired the way he sold his shows. I'm not helping you out too much here, am I?
Who would play you in a movie about yourself and what would it be called?: Jim Parsons in "All Over the Freakin' Place - In 3D"
What show have you recommended to your friends?: Fuerza Bruta. That show is CRAZY good fun and not at all traditional; yet so exciting and unique.
What's the most played song on your iTunes?: Of course my iTunes library JUST crashed after a tech rehearsal today, but off the top of my head, I have to go back to the overture of "Nine". It's truly the only musical I can listen to all the time.
What's your biggest guilty pleasure?: Margaritas and chili nachos at Cowgirl's Happy Hour. And any "Housewives" show. (And there goes all credibility out the window)
What's up next?: I'm debuting a new show at SOLOCOM called Late with Lance which is a talk show spoof that's hosted by a failed cruise ship entertainer and Broadway musical fanatic. It's got music, dance, improv...everything. I hope to bring it to the Edinburgh Fringe in August. So the next project is really raising money to get to Scotland. Know anyone who might be interested? I make great nachos!
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Book DescriptionFrom the award-winning author of The Song of the Dodo comes a collection of essays in which various weird and wonderful aspects of nature are examined. This book contains tales of vegetarian piranha fish, voiceless dogs, and a scientific search for the genes that threaten to destroy the cheetah.
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Publish Date: 6-Jul-1998
Country of Publication: United States
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Spend a week with friends and family in a gorgeous and spacious Bridgehampton farmhouse with heated pool and gardens. A short drive to the jitney, train, village, ocean, bay beaches - and the nightclubs!
This home is nestled on 1.5 acres, surrounded by trees. It is located just minutes to the Bay and Ocean Beaches of Southampton, Bridgehampton, Water Mill and Sag Harbor.
The house has three bedrooms, three immaculate and clean bathrooms with all luxury amenities located in an ideal spot in Bridgehampton with a heated pool and central air conditioning.
The gourmet stainless steel kitchen includes microwave, coffee maker, blender, toaster, oven, cutlery, dishware, dishwasher.
Formal living room with working fireplace, formal dining room with table and 8 chairs, art and antiques throughout the house.
Deck overlooking the pool and the gardens and woods, has a large stainless steel gas grill and lovely outdoor furniture, including daybeds. The lawn also includes a fire pit.
Cable TV and wireless internet that goes out to the pool area is also included.
All three bedrooms have queen-sized beds.
Washer/dryer are in the basement.
Sleeps six adults and 1 child for up to seven people comfortably. There is also a day bed that sleeps 1 person.
•Private gardens
•Heated Pool
•Propane BBQ
• Central A/C
• Wireless internet
• Cable TV & Roku
• Washer & Dryer
•Parking for up to 4 cars
•1 bike
•Beach chairs available
Parking for four cars.
Guest Access
No Smoking.
This is not a Share!
NO events, celebrations, events or parties!
Guests will have access to world class beaches and golf courses. Strolling into the village for a movie and an evening at a wonderful village restaurant.
Interaction with Guests
The house is peaceful and surrounded by gardens.
I can assist you to find chefs, babysitters, golf and tennis times, shopping and sights, etc!
I am available at any time to help answer any questions about the house or neighborhood.
Each reservation is welcomed with a bottle of wine.
The Neighborhood
It is in Bridgehampton very close to the town of Sag Harbor
Easy access to Southampton, Sag Harbor and The Hamptons.
The closest ocean beach is Main Beach in Bridgehampton or LongBeach which is a Bay Beach in Sag Harbor
It is a 8 minute drive to the historic whaling town of Sag Harbor and an 8 min drive to Bridgehampton Commons ( the only shopping center in the hamptons) Gap, Staples, TJ Maxx, Radio Shack, American Apparel etc
Getting around
It is a short $12 taxi to the Jitney, train station and bus of Southampton and rental car place.
There are many wonderful sites including Sag Harbor, Shelter Island, East Hampton, South Hampton, miles of white sandy beaches for great picnics!
There are many restaurants, outdoor cafes, art galleries, farm stands, vineyards, parks and shops nearby. There are playgrounds, hiking trails, a fresh water lake and a marina close by on Peconic Bay.
The LIRR, Luxury 7 Bus, Hertz Rent A Car are not far away as well.
Rent bicycles in Sag Harbor at Sag Harbor Cycle which is a 10 mins drive
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The neighborhood is densely wooded and you occasionally see wildlife in the backyard. The gardens attract butterflies and various birds.
$7,200 a week for the house.
$8,000 for Labor Day week OBO.
Cleaning fee of $300 per rental.
This is a family home and I am looking to rent long-term (min. 7 nights or longer) only, preferably for the entire August month.
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Steve welcomes everyone's favorite diva, Taraji P. Henson who plays matriarch "Cookie" on Fox's record-breaking hit drama, "Empire."
Taraji brings Steve a sneak peek at the season finale episode (airing 3/18), with juicy details about what viewers can expect to see! Steve and Taraji are long-time friends and will reminisce about the first time they met and working together on the "Think Like A Man" films.
Taraji will also tell viewers of her inspiring journey to become an Oscar-nominated actress, how she landed the role of "Cookie" and what it's like to work with Terrence Howard! Two super fans will receive an "Empire"-themed makeover and will be surprised when Steve introduces them to the person behind their new look … Taraji! Tune in to Steve Harvey on Wednesday, March 18. Check your local listings.
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Her mother Laxmi discovered the body when she went to call Swati for lunch. Family members said Swati's marriage was fixed with the son of her maternal aunt.
They held the boy's family responsible for her death. "The dowry amount was fixed at the time of negotiations three years ago. But offlate, they were demanding more money. They told us they had got other marriage proposals offering more dowry," Swati's father A Srinivasulu said.
Based on the father's complaint, the police have booked a case under Section 498 (A) of the Indian Penal Code against the bridegroom's family. "Though in the suicide note she said she didn't blame anyone, based on the father's complaint we have booked a case and taken up investigation," Inspector P V Ramanaiah of Amberpet police station said.
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Mathis A.S.,Monmouth Medical Center
The American journal of managed care | Year: 2012
Infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and economic burden. However, HCV infection is challenging to treat, because it is underdiagnosed and undertreated. When patients receive standard therapies, sustained virological response is usually achieved in less than 50% of cases. Newer therapies improve the virological and liverrelated outcomes associated with HCV, but at an increased cost of treatment. Because the economic burden of HCV extends beyond treatment costs, clinicians, patients, and managed care professionals must understand the cost-effectiveness of HCV treatment. Improvements in adherence and the delivery of effective care can promote costeffective management due to reductions in long-term disease-related complications, such as hospitalization, liver transplantation, and death. Source
Kaneko Y.,Discovery Research Alliance |
Szallasi A.,Monmouth Medical Center
British Journal of Pharmacology | Year: 2014
Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels are important mediators of sensory signals with marked effects on cellular functions and signalling pathways. Indeed, mutations in genes encoding TRP channels are the cause of several inherited diseases in humans (the so-called 'TRP channelopathies') that affect the cardiovascular, renal, skeletal and nervous systems. TRP channels are also promising targets for drug discovery. The initial focus of research was on TRP channels that are expressed on nociceptive neurons. Indeed, a number of potent, small-molecule TRPV1, TRPV3 and TRPA1 antagonists have already entered clinical trials as novel analgesic agents. There has been a recent upsurge in the amount of work that expands TRP channel drug discovery efforts into new disease areas such as asthma, cancer, anxiety, cardiac hypertrophy, as well as obesity and metabolic disorders. A better understanding of TRP channel functions in health and disease should lead to the discovery of first-in-class drugs for these intractable diseases. With this review, we hope to capture the current state of this rapidly expanding and changing field. Linked Articles This article is part of a themed section on the pharmacology of TRP channels. To view the other articles in this section visit http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bph.2014.171. issue-10 © 2013 The British Pharmacological Society. Source
Van De Beek D.,University of Amsterdam |
Drake J.M.,University of Toronto |
Tunkel A.R.,Monmouth Medical Center
New England Journal of Medicine | Year: 2010
Nosocomial bacterial meningitis is most often related to either complicated head trauma or invasive procedures, such as craniotomy, placement of ventricular catheters, intrathecal infusion of medications, or spinal anesthesia. In addition, metastatic infection from hospital-acquired bacteremia occasionally leads to meningitis. The conditions are associated with different pathogenetic mechanisms and a different spectrum of microorganisms, and therefore the choice of empirical antimicrobial therapy will vary according to the condition. Copyright © 2010 Massachusetts Medical Society. Source
Kassavin D.S.,North Shore LIJ Health System |
Constantinopoulos G.,Monmouth Medical Center
Journal of Endovascular Therapy | Year: 2012
Purpose: To describe the use of in situ fenestration to facilitate management of a disconnected iliac stent-graft limb that could not be repaired by conventional endovascular techniques. Technique: An 85-year-oldman who had a Zenith endovascular graft deployed 3 years earlier for a 10-cm infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm presented with separation of the right iliac stent-graft limb from the main body, resulting in type III endoleak and sac enlargement. The disconnected limb occluded the ostiumof themain stent-graft body, blocking all conventional endovascular techniques to traverse the graft limb-main body intersection. To overcome the problem, the cephalad portion of the proximal disconnected limb overlying the main body gate was successfully fenestrated with an endoscopic FNA needle and continuity restored with a Viabahn stent-graft across the balloon-modeled fenestration. Conclusion: In situ fenestration of endovascular stent-grafts may be a useful adjunct in performing rescues of late complications in patients not suitable for open repair. © 2012 by the International Society of Endovascular Specialists. Source
Brouwer M.C.,University of Amsterdam |
Thwaites G.E.,Kings College London |
Tunkel A.R.,Monmouth Medical Center |
Van De Beek D.,University of Amsterdam
The Lancet | Year: 2012
Rapid diagnosis and treatment of acute community-acquired bacterial meningitis reduces mortality and neurological sequelae, but can be delayed by atypical presentation, assessment of lumbar puncture safety, and poor sensitivity of standard diagnostic microbiology. Thus, diagnostic dilemmas are common in patients with suspected acute community-acquired bacterial meningitis. History and physical examination alone are sometimes not suffi cient to confi rm or exclude the diagnosis. Lumbar puncture is an essential investigation, but can be delayed by brain imaging. Results of cerebrospinal fl uid (CSF) examination should be interpreted carefully, because CSF abnormalities vary according to the cause, patient's age and immune status, and previous treatment. Diagnostic prediction models that use a combination of clinical fi ndings, with or without test results, can help to distinguish acute bacterial meningitis from other causes, but these models are not infallible. We review the dilemmas in the diagnosis of acute communityacquired bacterial meningitis, and focus on the roles of clinical assessment and CSF examination. Source


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Contents: Differentiable Manifolds; Submersions and Immersions; Vector Fields and Flows; Lie Groups; Vector Bundles; Differential Forms; Integration on Manifolds; De Rham cohomology; Cohomology with compact supports and Poincare duality; De Rham cohomology of compact manifolds; Derivations on the Algebra of Differential Forms; Fiber Bundles and Connections; Principal Fiber Bundles and G-Bundles; Principal and Induced Connections; Characteristic classes; Jets.Author Name :Peter W. Michor No Of Visit :617 Posted Comments :
The material presented here consists of a more or less self-contained advanced course in complex algebraic geometry presupposing only some familiarity with the theory of algebraic curves or Riemann surfaces. But the goal, as in the lectures, is to understand the Enriques classification of surfaces from the point of view of Mori-theory.Author Name :Chris Peters No Of Visit :614 Posted Comments :
The geometric approach to the algebraic theory of quadratic forms is the study of projective quadrics over arbitrary fields. Function fields of quadrics have been central to the proofs of fundamental results since the 1960's. Recently, more refined geometric tools have been brought to bear on this topic, such as Chow groups and motives, and have produced remarkable advances on a number of outstanding problems. Several aspects of these new methods are addressed in this volume, which includes an introduction to motives of quadrics by A. Vishik, with various applications, notably to the splitting patterns of quadratic forms, papers by O. Izhboldin and N. Karpenko on Chow groups of quadrics and their stable birational equivalence, with application to the construction of fields with u-invariant 9, and a contribution in French by B. Kahn which lays out a general framework for the computation of the unramified cohomology groups of quadrics and other cellular varieties.Author Name :Oleg T. Izhboldin, Bruno Kahn, Nikita A. Karpenko, Alexander Vishik No Of Visit :560 Posted Comments :
The geometric approach to the algebraic theory of quadratic forms is the study of projective quadrics over arbitrary fields. Function fields of quadrics have been central to the proofs of fundamental results since the renewal of the theory by Pfister in the 1960's. Recently, more refined geometric tools have been brought to bear on this topic, such as Chow groups and motives, and have produced remarkable advances on a number of outstanding problems.Author Name :Oleg T. Izhboldin, Bruno Kahn, Nikita A. Karpenko, Alexander Vishik No Of Visit :830 Posted Comments :
Theodore Frankel explains those parts of exterior differential forms, differential geometry, algebraic and differential topology, Lie groups, vector bundles and Chern forms essential to a better understanding of classical and modern physics and engineering. Key highlights of his new edition are the inclusion of three new appendices that cover symmetries, quarks, and meson masses; representations and hyperelastic bodies; and orbits and Morse-Bott Theory in compact Lie groups. Geometric intuition is developed through a rather extensive introduction to the study of surfaces in ordinary space.Author Name :Theodore Frankel No Of Visit :598 Posted Comments :
Algebraic topology (also known as homotopy theory) is a flourishing branch of modern mathematics. It is very much an international subject and this is reflected in the background of the 36 leading experts who have contributed to the Handbook. Written for the reader who already has a grounding in the subject, the volume consists of 27 expository surveys covering the most active areas of research. They provide the researcher with an up-to-date overview of this exciting branch of mathematics.Author Name :I.M. James No Of Visit :450 Posted Comments :
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This English version of the path-breaking French book on this subject gives the definitive treatment of the revolutionary approach to measure theory, geometry, and mathematical physics developed by Alain Connes. Profusely illustrated and invitingly written, this book is ideal for anyone who wants to know what noncommutative geometry is, what it can do, or how it can be used in various areas of mathematics, quantization, and elementary particles and fields.Author Name :Alain Connes No Of Visit :437 Posted Comments :
This book is intended to serve as a textbook for a course in algebraic topology at the beginning graduate level. The main topics covered are the classification of compact 2-manifolds, the fundamental group, covering spaces, singular homology theory, and singular cohomology theory. These topics are developed systematically, avoiding all unecessary definitions, terminology, and technical machinery. Wherever possible, the geometric motivation behind the various concepts is emphasized. The text consists of material from the first five chapters of the author's earlier book, ALGEBRAIC TOPOLOGY: AN INTRODUCTION (GTM 56), together with almost all of the now out-of- print SINGULAR HOMOLOGY THEORY (GTM 70). The material from the earlier books has been carefully revised, corrected, and brought up to date.Author Name :William S. Massey No Of Visit :440 Posted Comments :
This is a translation of an introductory text based on a lecture series delivered by the renowned differential geometer, Professor S.S. Chern in Beijing University in 1980. The original Chinese text, authored by Professor Chern and Professor Wei-Huan Chen, sought to combine simplicity and economy of approach with depth of contents. The present translation is aimed at a wide audience, including (but not limited to) advanced undergraduate and graduate students in mathematics, as well as physicists interested in the diverse applications of differential geometry to physics. In addition to a thorough treatment of the fundamentals of manifold theory, exterior algebra, the exterior calculus, connections on fibre bundles, Riemannian geometry, Lie groups and moving frames, and complex manifolds (with a succinct introduction to the theory of Chern classes), and an appendix on the relationship between differential geometry and theoretical physics, this book includes a new chapter on Finsler geometry and a new appendix on the history and recent developments of differential geometry, the latter prepared specifically for this edition by Professor Chern to bring the text into perspective.Author Name :S. S. Chern, W. H. Chen, K. S. Lam No Of Visit :464 Posted Comments :
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Even more so than the country's exquisite cuisine, Vietnam's stunning natural beauty captivates hundreds of thousands of tourists every year. With the calm, clear water of Ha Long Bay and Ngu Hanh Son's Buddhist sanctuaries on the Marble Mountains, Vietnam's lush landscape and unforgettable charm serve as a tranquil getaway for appreciative tourists. Culture has been influenced by Cantonese and Hainan immigrants, and it remains inextricably tied to values of peace, serenity, family, community, and harmony, creating a blend of tranquility and togetherness that's sure to elevate any visitor. While the pace of life can seem fast in many Vietnamese cities, take the time to slow down and enjoy the culinary delights that the country has to offer. Whether you opt for a traditional pho dish or decide to sip on a Vietnamese coffee, you will surely be happy.
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
The 62nd annual City bowling championships were completed at Hood River's Orchard Lanes last Sunday. Taking the crown in the team event was the fab five Hood River Supply crew from the Monday night Industrial league. The Supply quintet won by a mere two pins with a team total of 3,501 pins, to 3,499 sticks posted by team Miller Time.
Bowling for the champs were Joey Sheirbon, Ken Kramer, Carl Casey, Jeremy Bloom and Jeff Chenier. The win was sparked by young Bloom, who pounded the pins with a super 735 series that was capped with a great 264 game.
It was just as close in the doubles event where the duo of big-hook artist Brandon Kawachi and powerful Bryan Mason took the title by two pins over the second-place finishers, super-stars Jeff Miller and Greg McDaniel, 1,467 pins to 1,465. That was definitely a battle among heavyweights in the local bowling scene! Third place went to Jesse Flores and Gail Larsen with 1,437 pins.
In the singles event, our local pro's pro Jeff Miller proved his dominance once again winning with a mighty fine 770 pin total. Jeff won handily; there was a tie for second place with 736 pin totals between young Shaiyan Brittle and super star lefty Greg McDaniel, one of the top bowlers in the Northwest. Shaiyan is the big story of the tournament; the newcomer is just out of juniors, still a teen-ager, having starred on the champion HRVHS girl's team last season. Shaiyan also bowled on the Miller Time team that took second place in the team event, so she had a super showing in her first big-time adult tournament. What a great future she has in the game! Fourth place in singles was garnered by Nancy Asai with a 733-pin total and that's news too, as Nancy just happens to be Shaiyan's mother! There are some good genes going on here. Nancy is a star in her own right around here, one of our best. She has a sparkling resume in this great game, including a perfect 300 game. Isn't it great to see two women in the top four singles spots in this, the biggest tournament in town that used to be dominated by men? You bet it is, and that is one of the prime reasons why bowling is such a special game; women are on a par with men! Guys, when you take your date bowling, get ready, she may just beat you.
The scratch and handicap all events crowns for the top bowlers in team, doubles and singles combined is still to be determined as this report is filed. We will notify you on the city all-events winners next week.
Bill (The Real Deal) O'Neill won the Cheetah championship on TV last Sunday, hope you got to see it. Bill was dominant but a bunch of spares were missed, especially 10 pins. Shows all you rightys out there, you've just got to make that 10 pin; don't use your strike ball and normal delivery, go straighter at that 10 pin if you want to make it consistently. Next week is the Viper championship on ESPN at 10 a.m.
Team of the Week:
Brandon Kawachi, 737
Joe Krug, 700
Russ Frazier, 682
Josh Worth, 655
Chad Mason, 645
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Welcome to your sing-able Christmas gift list. What follows is an emergency rendition of "12 Days of Christmas" – for outfitting your home or car in case of snow storm, earthquake, flood or other emergency. Read it as a simple list, or sing it to the tune of "12 Days" – you know, as in " … and a partridge in a pear tree…" Not to make light of it, but the song is a familiar framework for a set of gift ideas that you could consider gathering together, even if the recipient already owns items such as a bunch of coats, tire chains and flashlights. Stores throughout the Gorge are stocked up on all these items. Buying all 12 days might be prohibitive, but here are three ideas for checking any of the dozen off your list (notations follow, 1-12.) The gift items needed to stay warm, dry and safe are also coded to suggest items in your abode (A) in your car (C) or both (B). 12 Gallons of Water (A) 11 Family meals (B) 10 Cans of propane (A) 9 Hygiene bags (B) 8 Packs of batteries (A) 7 Spare coats (B) 6 Bright red flares (C) 5 Cozy blankets (B) 4 Tire chains (C) 3 Flashlights (B) 2 cell phone chargers (B) 1 And a crush-proof first aid kit (B) Price ranges? Here's a few quotes for days Three, Two, Four and Nine: n A family gift of flashlights (three will run $15-30, Hood River Supply, Tum-A-Lum) n Cell phone chargers (two will run $30-60) n Tire chains (basic set, $30, Les Schwab, returnable if unused for the winter) n Family meals ($100 or so should cover the basics for three or four reasonably well-fed days) n The home kit should be kept in a handy place near an exit, and remember that water needs to be replenished every few months. If you have a solid first aid kit already, switch out the gift idea with "and-a-sto-o-u-t- tub-for it-all …" Otherwise, it's a case of assembling your home or car kits and making sure all members of the family know what the resources are and how to use them (ie flares and propane). Emergency situations are at worst life-threatening, at best deeply uncomfortable if you and your family are left without power for an extended period, or traveling and find yourself in a situation where you need to wait out a storm, lengthy traffic delay, or other crisis. Notes on the 12 gift ideas: 12 – Gallons of water: that's one per person in a four-member family to last for three days, the recommended minimum to be prepared for utility outages. 11 – Easy-open packaged goods, energy bars, dried food and nuts are good things to include for nutrition. Think of what your family of four needs for three days to stay fortified and hydrated (see number 12). Can-opener also recommended 10 – If you have a propane camping stove, keep extra fuel handy. 9 – Hygiene bags: put packaged moistened towelettes, toilet paper, and plastic ties in large garbage bags (for personal sanitation) Resource list courtesy of Hood River County Emergency Management, Barbara Ayers, manager/ 541-386-1213. The county also reminds residents to Get a Kit, Make A Plan to connect your family if separated, and Stay Informed. See www.co.hood-river.or.us to opt-in for citizen alerts. Enlarge


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Overseas Contingency Operations: Observations on the Use of Force Management Levels in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria
GAO-17-246T: Published: Dec 1, 2016. Publicly Released: Dec 1, 2016.
Military officials planning for and executing operations under force management levels have taken various actions to maximize military capabilities deployed to countries under those limits, as discussed below:Increased Engagement with Partner Nation Security Forces. The Department of Defense (DOD) has increased its engagement with partner nations through advise-and-assist missions that rely on pa...
Defense Health Care Reform: DOD Needs Further Analysis of the Size, Readiness, and Efficiency of the Medical Force
GAO-16-820: Published: Sep 21, 2016. Publicly Released: Sep 21, 2016.
The Department of Defense's (DOD) approach in its Report on Military Health System Modernization (the Study) did not consistently follow relevant generally accepted research standards for research design and execution. While the Study's recommendations position DOD, over time, to take actions to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Military Health System, GAO found a number of shortco...
Military Readiness: DOD's Readiness Rebuilding Efforts May Be at Risk without a Comprehensive Plan
GAO-16-841: Published: Sep 7, 2016. Publicly Released: Sep 7, 2016.
The Department of Defense (DOD) recognizes that more than a decade of conflict, budget uncertainty, and force structure reductions have degraded military readiness, and the department has efforts under way to manage the impact of deployments on readiness. The military services have reported persistently low readiness levels, which they have attributed to emerging and continued demands on their for...
Army Training: Efforts to Adjust Training Requirements Should Consider the Use of Virtual Training Devices
GAO-16-636: Published: Aug 16, 2016. Publicly Released: Aug 16, 2016.
In 2010, the Army began modifying its training priorities and goals to support a broader range of military operations and is currently implementing five initiatives intended to further define training requirements and resources. GAO identified nine Army training priorities, such as training in an environment that replicates the complex battlefield that its units would experience during combat. Arm...
Defense Weather Satellites: Analysis of Alternatives Is Useful for Certain Capabilities, but Ineffective Coordination Limited Assessment of Two Critical Capabilities
GAO-16-252R: Published: Mar 10, 2016. Publicly Released: Mar 10, 2016.
The Department of Defense (DOD) conducted an analysis of alternatives (AOA) to identify and compare potential solutions to the department's need for space-based environmental monitoring (SBEM) capabilities. DOD initiated the AOA in 2012—2 years after the cancellation of the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System, intended to replace DOD's existing Defense Meteorol...
Defense Satellite Communications: DOD Needs Additional Information to Improve Procurements
GAO-15-459: Published: Jul 17, 2015. Publicly Released: Jul 17, 2015.
The Department of Defense's (DOD) procurement of commercial satellite communications (SATCOM), or bandwidth, is fragmented and inefficient. Historically, commercial SATCOM was used to augment military capability, but DOD has become increasingly reliant on commercial SATCOM to support ongoing U.S. military operations. DOD policy requires all of its components to procure commercial SATCOM through th...
Defense Inventory: DOD Needs Additional Information for Managing War Reserve Levels of Meals Ready to Eat
GAO-15-474: Published: May 7, 2015. Publicly Released: May 7, 2015.
The military services determine their war reserve materiel (WRM) requirements for Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)-managed items based on operational plans that support warfighting scenarios and other inputs such as deployment schedules and equipment-usage data. WRM can include repair parts, construction equipment and supplies, and chemical protection suits, among other items. Service officials stat...
Special Operations Forces: DOD's Report to Congress Generally Addressed the Statutory Requirements but Lacks Detail
GAO-14-820R: Published: Sep 8, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 8, 2014.
GAO found that the Department of Defense's (DOD) report to Congress on special operations forces (SOF) and U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) addressed or partially addressed each of the eight mandated reporting elements, but did not include additional details on the analysis that underpins the department's conclusions on several reporting elements. Specifically:�Reporting Element 1: The...
Human Capital: Opportunities Exist to Further Improve DOD's Methodology for Estimating the Costs of Its Workforces
GAO-13-792: Published: Sep 25, 2013. Publicly Released: Sep 25, 2013.
The Department of Defense (DOD) has improved its methodology for estimating and comparing the full cost to the taxpayer of work performed by military and civilian personnel and contractor support, but the methodology continues to have certain limitations. Best practices state that cost estimating rules should include a common set of standards that minimize conflicts in definitions, but DOD's metho...
Defense Forensics: Additional Planning and Oversight Needed to Establish an Enduring Expeditionary Forensic Capability
GAO-13-447: Published: Jun 27, 2013. Publicly Released: Jun 27, 2013.
The Department of Defense (DOD) has taken some important steps to establish an enduring expeditionary forensic capability by issuing a concept of operations in 2008, followed by a directive in 2011 to establish policy and assign responsibilities. As required by the directive, DOD has drafted a strategic plan to guide the activities of the Defense Forensic Enterprise, including expeditionary forens...