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A nickname for Long Island, New York..Most areas in New YOrk have a nickname and Strong Island is the nickname for that area..
Queens-Cop killa Queens,Q-boro
Long Island-Strong Island
Staten Island-Shaolin
Bronx-Bx,Boogie down
Queens-Cop killa Queens,Q-boro
Long Island-Strong Island
Staten Island-Shaolin
Bronx-Bx,Boogie down
by Marceltheman January 13, 2007
What people from Long Island, New York call their place of residence. Suggests pride for where they are from.
Yeah, u kno where we from, Strong Island, mofo!
by Primadonna August 10, 2004
just look up roosevelt long island, or hempstead, thats the hood nigga
strong island aint nuthin to fuck wit, not the hamptons and that tv shit, come see whats been hidden, run through martin luther king drive and youll think you was in athens park bitch nigga, n shit ya draws, you wont say nuthin.
by hustlehod July 27, 2006
Long Island is suburbia. glen cove, baldwin, rockville centre, valley stream is considered long island, however, Strong Island is considered the hood part of long island. Go through Martin Luther King DR. Go through Terrace Ave. in Hempstead.. Go Through Roosevelt, Nassau Road, Babylon Tpke. the Projects in Freeport.. these are areas u never seen or heard of. and talk that hot shit. you will not make it home. I put that on a stack. Real killaz real guns, real drugz. no rap lyrics. I was born in Brooklyn. i thought it was the suburbs until i was introduced to the hood. Niggaz Aint Playin in Strong island. and yes many niggaz have come from brooklyn & queens talkin the long island shit and got fddduckd up and sent home wit a story for the homies back home....
by hustlehod July 27, 2006
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A slang term for Portsmouth & Southsea in the UK. The city of Portsmouth (and the smaller town of Southsea) are in fact on an island, called Portsea Island. The name has been made famous on a range of T-Shirts available in Southsea which have the words "Southsea Bronx - Strong Island" on them.
Out-of-towner: I need somewhere cool to hang out!
Strong Islander: Get down here to the Strong Island and chill!
Strong Islander: Get down here to the Strong Island and chill!
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The vengeful act of crapping on a lover's chest while they sleep.Buy the plush
What people from Long Island call their little island because they think they are "ghetto".
Despite what you may believe, Strong Islanders, people from Brooklyn do not consider you to be their brethren
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I just gathered my swarm. It was rather large and I could not get all the brood. The kind pest control guy waited as long as he could for me to spot the queen, but I did not find her. I had to put the vented lid on my swarm box and let him kill the rest. I have them loaded in my top bar hive with the partition six bars back. Then I put as much of the brood comb into the partitioned area as would fit. I tried to keep it parallel with the bars and zig zag it a little to allow them access.
Here is my questions: How much comb should I leave in the brood area for them to rebuild if I got the queen?
What should I see to tell me if I got the queen or if I should just clean out my hive and wait for the next swarm?
Should I put my entrance feeder on the hive? I will probably do this no matter what because the combs looked a little empty except for the brood.


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In his speech today, President Obama addressed one of the key problems with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court ("FISA Court") highlighted in AFJ's report Justice in the Surveillance State: The lack of a true adversarial process. But it's not clear what he intends to do about it.
As we noted in the report, as things stand now, the judges hear only the government's side of the story. This may help explain why, between 2002 and 2012, the court approved more than 99.93 percent of government requests. (Before 2002, it approved 100 percent.)
The President's surveillance "Review Group" recommended creating a public advocate who would challenge government requests to the FISA Court. The advocate also could appeal adverse decisions. Right now, since only the government appears before the FISA Court, only the government can appeal if it loses. Because the government almost never loses, the court designated to hear appeals has not met in four years.
The FISA Court Reform Act has been introduced in Congress to create such an advocate.
The President addressed the issue, saying:
I am calling on Congress to authorize the establishment of a panel of advocates from outside government to provide an independent voice in significant cases before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
But what does that mean? Does this mean there will be a lawyer vigorously challenging the government in every case? Or is it more like an advisory board that will speak on the general issues raised by "significant cases?" We don't know.
What we do know is that the FISA Court Reform Act would end the ambiguity and deal effectively with this problem.
The president did not address at all another key concern: Currently all judges on the FISA Court are appointed by the Chief Justice of the United States without the advice and consent of Congress. As we noted in our report, judges are chosen from among those currently serving on the federal bench. Chief Justice John Roberts has used this power to name almost exclusively judges initially appointed by Republican presidents, many of whom have a history of working as prosecutors or for the executive branch.
The need for a diverse FISA Court is even more pressing now that it will have more to do. President Obama plans to require intelligence agencies to get approval from the FISA Court before they can examine the vast amounts of telephone data collected by the National Security Agency – except in what he calls "a true emergency." As we noted in a previous post to this blog, another piece of legislation, the FISA Judge Selection Reform Act, would increase the number of FISA Court judges from 11 to 13, and spread the authority to select judges among the chief judges for our federal courts of appeals.
The President acknowledged the concerns of AFJ and others, saying:
There are … those who would like to see different changes to the FISA court than the ones I have proposed. … I am open to working with Congress to ensure that we build a broad consensus for how to move forward, and am confident that we can shape an approach that meets our security needs while upholding the civil liberties of every American.
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Coils I agree with the plug - I would thread the plug and not simply weld something in. That way the threads help seize the plug in place. I really don't think it would blow out with the smaller calibers. We always tell people that drilled into the chamber to just get a new barrel because they are available... if barrels aren't available, then the plug is the only way to go. I would be interested to find out what shear forces threads can take. I know on an engine block when you torque down the threads on the header bolts, the only thing holding the pressures IN is the bolts, so a threaded bolt must be able to handle some pretty good pressures. What pressure is that called? Torque to Yield or something like that? Surely we can find that info to calculate safety margins for a plugged chamber.
Barrel journal is 1.179 on mine. The locking tab that the carry handle presses against is 1.4" but a slip-on collar could be employed to make that little piece. I think that piece is there only to keep the carry hanlde in place anyway.
The problem with a PK is that you will need to set the headspace when you make the barrel. The slot for locking tab (that attaches to the trunion) is machined onto the barrel so you will need to set headspace and cut that notch.


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Is it true they opened the border? If so is it packages only?
Is it true they opened the border? If so is it packages only?
If true, that would make for some interesting news. At best... I bet it is just packages... if anything.
If it were wide-open.... It would make a nice place for some southern bees to spend the summer.... I wonder which would be better... Manitoba or Saskatchewan? Just get out of there before the snow flies...
"If nominated, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve."
sure hope so, its getting to crowded in N.Y.
mike syracuse ny
Whatever you subsidize you get more of. Ronald Reagan
Just a rumor for now.
Nick can you offer some more info. on where you heard the rumor and under what terms? I read recently that Blueberry growers in Canada were looking into opening the border so that they could source US bees at a cheaper costs for pollination. Would be a game changer.
Border is not YET open to package bees.....patience lads.....very high losses in many parts of Canada,and growing blueberry pollination in Quebec and maritime' s. Meeting 's are being held, livelihoods are at stake, a bee business without bees is not a viable business.
It should have never been closed in the first place, it only bought us time in dealing with varroa and the African bee was never a threat.
Bureaucrat bungling ,the powers to be ,knew nothing ,feared the African bee and only that some beekeepers were successfully wintering their whole outfit and getting huge crops to boot.It first closed in Eastern Canada then a year later in the west....it may open the same way and just as fast as it closed. The border will I bet remain closed to bees on comb, same rule as was when it closed
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The boys up in peace river area are pushing (suit) pretty hard to get packages in.
NUTRA-BEE feed supplements
How long has the boarder been closed to bees on comb?
What will change if packages are allowed across, if anything other than more sales for southern package producers and better availability of bees for Canadian producers?
Irwin, do you know why there is huge opposition from Canadian producers to allowing the boarder to open to US packages? I do not understand why there is so much opposition,
"If nominated, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve."
I believe at some point of time in the past , early 1970's-60's American colonies were used in the Maritime 's to pollinate blueberries, an American company ,Bragg Lumber worked pollination on both sides of the border,permits were issued, pollination done, bees returned stateside
"do you know why there is huge opposition from Canadian producers to allowing the boarder to open to US packages?"
Be-careful for what wish for ,sometimes you get more than what you bargained for. US honey producers would love to have access to the vast Canadian land mass and its bountiful honey flows, and would probably allow Canadians access to Almond pollination .More regulation , would accompany this, most provinces do not have registered beeyards like Montana and the Dakotas and a limited distance between those beeyards.I believe the figure was 600,000 colonies in North Dakota on registered sites.
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why would allowing packages across equal access for american migratory beekeepers?
"why would allowing packages across equal access for american migratory beekeepers? " It shouldn't but you should look at the NAFTA agreement, the US might ask for an open border as a condition of supplying packages
Just one county with a heavy quarantine zone around it, nothing in or out that hasn't been frozen in a reefer for at least 3 days
Prior to the Border Closing.... were there many USA- Bees north of the border foraging for Canadian honey? I have no clue.
"If nominated, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve."
Hey Irwin, I like your way of thinking. I run bees along an 80 mile stretch of Canadian border. When making locations the game plan is the closer to the border the better many of which are just a few yards away. I've often thought it's just a tease to the untapped potential north of the USA. ehh! Afterall there's no comparison in the honey making potential of a package and a parent hive running wide open. I can't be the only one with this crazy idea. Lol.
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Seriously, we are going to need another Mao vs Kim thread for all of this Mao vs Kim debate so that we can save this thread for the OTHER skaters within the competition.
Folks there are more than TWO skaters at this competition lets widen the conversation to talk about them.
Just back from lunch, I'm psyched!
I too am just waiting for reports from the other disciplines, in particular dance.
Hopefully I'll get some work done today, lol.
On a serious note, I really am worried about the pressure Mao's receiving from the Japanese press, but she *must* rise above it, this is part of being a champion. Yet despite all that I cannot help feeling sorry for her.
As a country, Japan tops the list when it comes to teenage suicides, wherein the youngster studies hard & does not get into thee presitigious university. The pressure to be p-e-r-f-e-c-t is moreso in Japan than any other country IMHO. Korea's right behind. Here's an article about it:http://www.cbc.ca/news/viewpoint/vp_.../20040527.html
I honestly feel that Japan would have won more Olympic Gold Medals if they didn't pressure their athletes so much (e.g. Midori Ito).
I'm glad I'm an American, my country doesn't expect me to be perfect.
P.S. kudos to Yuna Kim, she looks like a World Champion, and seems to be dealing with the pressure like a champion. Though I'm a Mao Fan, I cannot help but admire this.
Is Yu Na Kim doing THREE 2As again?? Geez.
I love that Mao is doing away with pretty pretty princess programs. But I think there is all kinds of music that would be different from her and yes challenging because of the type of moods she can convey, that Mao is currently NOT trying.
I'd love to see Mao have a program where she put together dramatic Mao and lighter Mao, something that hasn't happened which I think would actually be challenging for her, and would also allow her to highlight her strengths.
I think not highlighting your strengths is a not very smart strategy...Surely there's a way to challenge yourself artistically while showcasing your strengths.
In the case of Mao though my biggest feeling is challenge is good and stuff, I think that consistency is important too. I feel like Mao is always moving to the latest trick, and I think she would be very well served it she took a deep breath stopped and started just working on perfecting the tricks she already has...
Instead of working on a triple axel/triple toe, why not work on getting her triple flip/triple toe consistent? Then once she has that consistent and solid, then put effort on moving to the triple axel/triple toe. I.e triple flip/triple toe and a solid triple loop could be a winning short program plan for Mao. I mean its awesome that Mao wants to do all these cool skills but it seems like the cool skills are at the expense of her consistency and at the expense of winning.
I do wish though there were clips of Kostner, I have a feeling she could be a big factor at this competition.
Unfortunately, this thread will be about Mao and Yu-Na until somebody posts a practice report about the other ladies.
Or Jouby!!!
And how verner and ponsero were doing today, only news i ve read tonight were about Oda!
If Mao truly believes herself that these choices she and her team have made for this season are the best ones for her, then regardless of whether we the fans and the critics might view them as mistakes or not, I wish her the best of luck.
But somehow I just get the impression that she might not be all that happy with the current circumstances.
I don't know.... we will know soon enough.
And sorry, folks. This was another Mao / Yuna post.
Kim's program looked great, jumps real solid, especially that 3L 3T


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Original rape-by-fraud law written in 1872, didn't protect unmarried people
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - It's taken nearly three years, but the rape loophole in California's law has been closed.
Gov. Jerry Brown approved AB 65 after unanimous votes in both the Senate and Assembly.
The previous law, dating back to 1872, stated if someone was raped by a person pretending to be their partner, it wasn't legally rape.
After more than 140 years, the definition of rape is being updated.
"It's a wonderful think that this law has been clarified," said Elsa Granados, the executive director of the Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center.
In 2009, Courtney Wettach was raped in Santa Barbara. A man broke into her house and pretended to be her boyfriend.
Santa Barbara County District Attorney Joyce Dudley couldn't prosecute because Wettach wasn't married.
But that wasn't the end of the story.
"She didn't just sit on her hands," said Granados.
Granados said although it took a long time, the fact that someone was doing something about the law made all the difference.
"For us the moral support is a big factor," she said.
Dudley brought the loophole issue to Assemblymember Katcho Achadjian in 2011.
The law said, when someone is raped by fraud or impersonation, it can only be rape if the victim is married.
Achajian made his case last month.
"AB 65 will update existing law to ensure justice for all victims, regardless of their relationship status," he said.
With both the senate and assembly unanimously passing the bill and with Brown's signature, the law can now protect all victims.
"It makes us all proud that we finally came to our senses and put a protection in place that rape is rape and there are not two ways about it," said Achajian.
"We now have a law in place that doesn't obstruct that ability for them to come and seek justice," said Granados.
The Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center 24 hour hotline: 805-564-3696


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Ballroom dancing to fight effects of MS
By Joni Moths Mueller
Since when is waltzing used in scientific research? Since there has been evidence that dancing helps people who suffer with neurological conditions, including Parkinson's Disease and stroke. Now a study at Marquette is testing whether ballroom dancing can help people who have MS fight fatigue, improve balance and build confidence.
Assisted by the Wisconsin Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and funded by the Marquette University Committee on Research, Dr. Alexander Ng recruited seven people who have MS to participate in the eight-week study that measures the effects of dancing on their physical and psychological health.
"We expect that social ballroom dance will represent an adequate exercise stimulus for cardiovascular conditioning," says the associate professor of exercise science in the College of Health Sciences. "We are also testing to see if ballroom dance improves balance, gait, depression, fatigue and self-reported quality of life."
Already, Ng spots some "dance data" or, in science parlance, early results: "A little bit of normal frustration with lots of smiles, laughter and improvement."
It's true. The laughter is contagious when the dancing couples take the floor for the weekly class taught by research associate Pamela Landin, who holds a master's in sports medicine and was a competitive ballroom dancer at one time.
She gets the participants moving and not to music by Johann Strauss. No, this class waltzes, rhumbas and fox trots to Beyoncé's "Single Ladies," and music by Nikki Minaj, Celtic Women, Shawn Kingston, Maroon Five and more.
"I play music I competed to," says Landin.
She demonstrates a step and then it's the newbies' turn. "Just dance and don't think," Landin says. "Your mind will get in the way."
That's easier said than done but the dancers are game. They execute steps that are a little foreign, moving slowly at first. Pretty soon their pace quickens. Jeffrey and Terri Gingold circle Cramer Hall 050, their steps becoming a tad smoother with each progressive turn.
Jeffrey, Law '88, was diagnosed with MS in 1996. It affected his vision first and then progressed to numb his left leg and left hand. He and Terri say this class is a way for both to stay in shape.
"Dancing gives me confidence that I haven't felt in awhile," says Jeffrey. "People with disabilities often feel they have to go into the shadows. Dancing is different. You have to get on the floor; you can't dance in a closet."
"We've attended every session. It was a little intimidating at first," admits Terri.
There is ample evidence that ballroom dancing or partner dancing is beneficial for people with neurological disorders, according to Ng, but its benefits haven't been tested with MS.
"Exercise is recommended for persons with MS," he says. "However, people with MS tend to be relatively inactive. Ballroom dance could be a fun, lower-impact alternative to traditional exercise."
Vicki Raddant was diagnosed with MS when she was 33 years old. She says it affects her balance and causes fatigue. Although she didn't want to get out of bed for today's dance class, she also didn't want to miss the fun and she says the exercise helps relieve stress.
"Each class helps repair the damage that's going on here," she says, pointing at her head.
So Raddant and the entire class rock step and march. They practice the cuddle, the underarm turn and the man's turn. They learn to synch their arms and legs, and circle the floor without bumping into other couples. They do all of this while Landin calls out to remind them that dancing is challenging but also a lot of fun.
The class will test Landin's claim when they celebrate their newfound skills at a ballroom dance with friends and family in August.


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Efficacy of Three ACTs for the Treatment of Falciparum Malaria in Maradi Niger
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Study treatments:
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- Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine
Maradi, Niger
Principal Objective:
To measure the clinical and parasitological efficacy of the three artemisinin combination therapies over a period of 42 days from the start of treatment and with polymerase chain reaction assay (PCR) adjustment.
Secondary objectives:
- To determine the blood concentration of the non-artemisinin component of the treatment (lumefantrine, desethylamodiaquine or piperaquine) at day 7
- To assess the incidence of adverse events during the follow-up period;
- To measure speed of parasite clearance
In vivo non comparative study as for WHO standardised protocol. The study also measure the concentration of the non-artemisinin component.
Target population:
Children under 5 years of age consulting the integrated health centres of Andoumé and Dix-sept portes in Maradi.
Sample size:
221 patients per study treatment; 663 patients in total.
Treatment allocation:
- Early treatment failure,
- Late clinical failure,
- Late parasitological failure,
- Adequate clinical and parasitological response.
- Cumulative success or failure rate (Kaplan-Meier analysis).
- Proportions of early treatment failures, late clinical failures, late parasitological failures, and adequate clinical and parasitological response (called also Per-protocol analysis).
Drug: Artesunate-amodiaquine
Drug: Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine
Drug: Artemether-lumefantrine
Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Efficacy of Artesunate-amodiaquine, Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine and Artemether-lumefantrine Combination Therapies for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria in Children Aged 6 to 59 Months in Maradi, Niger 2012-13
- Adequate clinical and parasitological response [ Time Frame: 42 days after treatement start ]Absence of parasitaemia on day 42, irrespective of axillary temperature, in patients who did not previously meet any of the criteria of early treatment failure, late clinical failure or late parasitological failure.
- Early treatment failure [ Time Frame: 1 to 3 days after tratment start ]
- General danger signs or signs of severe malaria on days 1, 2, or 3, in the presence of parasitaemia , or
- Parasitaemia on day 2 higher than on day 0, irrespective of axillary temperature, or
- Parasitaemia on day 3 with axillary temperature ≥ 37.5°C, or
- Parasitaemia on day 3 ≥ 25% count on day 0 irrespective of axillary temperature.
- Late clinical failure [ Time Frame: from day 4 to day 42 after treatment start ]
- General danger signs or severe malaria in the presence of parasitaemia on any day between day 4 and day 42 in patients who did not previously meet any of the criteria of early treatment failure; or
- Presence of parasitaemia on any day between day 4 and day 42 with axillary temperature ≥ 37.5 °C in patients who did not previously meet any of the criteria of early treatment failure.
- Late Parasitological Failure [ Time Frame: from day 7 to day 42 after treatment start ]- Presence of parasitaemia on any day between day 7 and day 42 with axillary temperature < 37.5 °C in patients who did not previously meet any of the criteria of early treatment failure or late clinical failure.
|Study Start Date:
|June 2013
|Study Completion Date:
|November 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|November 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Efficacy estimates at 95%
Drug: Artesunate-amodiaquine
antimalarial ACT
Other Name: AS-AQ Winthrop® Sanofi Aventis
Efficacy estimates at 95%
Drug: Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine
antimalarial ACT
Other Name: Euratesim, Sigma-Tau
Efficacy estimates at 95%
Drug: Artemether-lumefantrine
antimalarial ACT
Other Name: Coartem, Novartis
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|6 Months to 59 Months (Child)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age between 6 and 59 months
- Weight ≥ 5 kg
- Mono-infection with P. falciparum detected by microscopy
- Parasitic density between 2,000 and 200,000 asexual forms /µL of blood
- Axillary temperature ≥ 37.5°C or history of fever during the previous 24 hours
- Ability and willingness to comply with the protocol for the duration of the study and to comply with the study visit schedule (home is within one hour of walk from the outpatient department, no near-term travel plans, etc.)
- Consent of a parent or guardian who is at least 18 years of age.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Presence of general danger signs as defined by the WHO,
- Presence of signs of severe malaria according to the definitions of WHO,
- Severe anemia (haemoglobin <5 g/dL),
- Known history of symptomatic cardiac arrhythmias or with clinically relevant bradycardia,
- Family history of sudden death or of congenital prolongation of corrected QT interval,
- Use of antiarrhythmics or neuroleptics,
- Known history of hypersensitivity to any of the study medications,
- Severe malnutrition (defined as a weight-height ratio of < -3 z-score according to the 2006 WHO reference (20) and / or a mid-upper arm circumference lower than 115 mm and / or the presence of symmetrical oedema of the feet),
- Presence of a febrile condition due to a disease other than malaria (i.e. measles, acute lower respiratory tract infection, otitis media, tonsillitis, abscess, severe diarrhoea with dehydration, etc.)
- History of a full treatment course with one of the three study drugs in the past 28 days. The prior incomplete intake of one of the three study drugs or prior intake of antimalarial drugs not being tested in the study does not exclude a patient from participating in this study. However, information on these previous treatments will be carefully recorded.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01755559
|Andoumé Health Centre
|Maradi, Niger
|Principal Investigator:
|Francesco Grandesso, MSc
|Study Chair:
|Lynda Woi Messe, MD
|Study Chair:
|Ibrahim M Laminou, PhD
|Study Chair:
|Jean-François Etard, PhD
|Responsible Party:
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01755559 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|December 19, 2012
|Last Updated:
|November 26, 2015
Keywords provided by Epicentre:
artemisinin-based combination therapies
Plasmodium falciparum
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Malaria, Falciparum
Protozoan Infections
Parasitic Diseases
Artemether-lumefantrine combination
Antiprotozoal Agents
Antiparasitic Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Antifungal Agents
Antiplatyhelmintic Agents
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 25, 2017


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- The Airbus A380 has just celebrated its fifth anniversary as a commercial aircraft
- It's 15 meters wider than a Boeing 747 "Jumbo Jet"
- There are now 89 A380s in service around the world, operated by nine airlines
It was conceived in secret in the 1980s but it's difficult to miss the Airbus A380 these days.
The giant aircraft is a true leviathan of the sky and has just marked its fifth year of commercial service.
In October 2007 Singapore Airlines became the first airline to fly the A380, the world's longest commercial airliner at the time. That title is now claimed by the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental, but the A380 is still wider and carries more passengers.
Since first taking to the skies to great fanfare, 89 A380s have come into service around the world, with Thai Airways recently becoming the ninth airline to operate the "Superjumbo."
In total, 257 orders for new A380s are booked in, with Airbus aiming to ramp up production to as many as three aircraft per month in the coming years.
Cultivating this demand is essential if the plane is to be profitable. The A380 initially arrived three years overdue and billions of dollars over budget. Other setbacks during its first five years of service -- including cracks in the wing components discovered in January this year -- have also slowed production as checks and repairs were made on the worldwide fleet.
Despite these challenges, Airbus says it expects to break even on the A380 by 2015. Key to this expansion is securing large orders in emerging markets such as Brazil, China and Mexico, the company says.
Stiff challenges will undoubtedly come from Boeing's 747-8i, but with a few years' head start, Airbus hopes the A380 will see off the competition.
Check out the gallery at the top of the page to see more of the Airbus A380's impressive stats.


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In Mugabeland, the rule of law means each and every individual obeys the dictates of the One and only Ruler, his royal highness, the good Lord of Violence, Robert Mugabe. Tendai Biti might be Finance Minister of Zimbabwe, but he belongs to the opposition Movement for Democratic Change which means, by definition, his fate is destined to be a short one. Mr. Biti received a letter and a bullet delivered at his home, no doubt by one of the loyal thug stooges of Mugabe. The note in Shona said simply, "prepare your will" which was a message informing the Finance Minister that the president of the nation did not either like what he was saying or doing. Mr. Biti responded by saying, "violence is the language of the intellectually defeated. I am undeterred."
Mr. Biti, for some strange reason, turned the evidence over to the police. That is the equivalent of turning over drugs to a Mexican drug lord for safe keeping. Most probably, the crime of Mr. Biti was to send inflation downward from its height of 2,300,000%. In Mugabeland, the grand wizard is the only one who accomplishes anything.


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Coast Guard to drop off sea turtles in Gulf Stream
ATLANTIC BEACH - ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C. (AP) - Six sea turtles will begin their journey back to the wild by being loaded on the Coast Guard Cutter Block Island in Atlantic Beach.
The boat will take the turtles dozens of miles off the North Carolina coast to the warm waters of the Gulf Stream and release them into the ocean Thursday as it starts its patrol off the Southeast coast.
One turtle on board represents a milestone for the South Carolina Aquarium's Sea Turtle Rescue Program. A turtle named Gumby is the 100th sea turtle to be successfully rehabilitated and released by the program since it began in 2000.
Loggerhead sea turtles are a threatened species in the Southeast.
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Platform games. What can be said about this genre. They've all been remarkably similar since Super Mario Brothers. You are still weaponless for the most part, still remarkably cute, and still kill your enemies by jumping on their head. So if you buy a platform game, it's obvious that you like that kind of thing, so it's just a question of how weaponless, cute, and bouncy the main character will be this time. In the case of Croc, the main character excels in all three.
The plot, as you can tell above, is your standard, run of the mill, kidnapping fare. You can rescue caged Gobbos on every level, reminiscent of Rayman. The goal of each level is to find the gong that summons Beany the Bird to take you away in a shower of sparkly glitter. This game is really, really cute.
Much like Mario 64, Croc is played from the third-person perspective. Even though the Saturn does not have nearly the same amount of polygonal processing power that the N64 has, it still manages to make Croc look pretty good. The polygons are sharp and clean, and move remarkably smoothly. The Playstation version is even sharper, with less polygonal breaks. Graphically, this game gets high marks.
What about sound and music? Again, nothing to complain about. The music is generally non-intrusive, which is actually quite good because I hate most platform music. The sound effects, however, are fairly well done. Croc's cute little voice rings loud and clear when he yells, "Kablooie" and "Kersplat!" Did I tell you that the cute factor was remarkably high for this game?
The biggest problem with the game is the play control. Stiff and unwieldy, it's hard to get Croc to do what you want at first. Pushing right and left turn Croc while forward and back are absolute movement. This makes it fairly hard to aim your jumps in a fast paced game. Do you have Nights for the Saturn? If so, you might be thinking that that beautifully crafted analog controller could help you in a 3D platform game. No such luck. If fact, it's harder to control Croc with the analog controller then it is to use the regular digital one. Sadness. . .
All in all, Croc is a decent 3D platform game. Nothing to write home about, but nothing to dismiss either. If you like platform games, then this is a good bet. If you don't, go buy some blood and guts fighting game. Do be warned: This game is excessively cute. If the Care Bears make you cringe and the Smurfs make you lose your lunch, you will not like this game. Don't say I didn't warn you . .


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Spring Fling 2012 begins on Thursday, March 29, at Pulaski Tech Little Rock-West from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the student parking lot.
This event, sponsored by Metro Student Ministries, includes a deejay, clown, tattoos, a cash cube, wax hands, a pirate ship, cotton candy, popcorn and hot dogs.
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Senior defensive tackle Sylvester Williams is focused now. But he wasn't always that way.
"I mean it was a rough road – the biggest thing about high school was [that] I started off very bad. My biggest problem was I had problems actually going to school. I also tried to work a job and I would try to work late hours to make more money and if affected me getting up and going to school every day. So the biggest thing is, I started off and I had a lot of people that tried to mentor me in the right direction, but at the time I didn't want to listen obviously, so I would not go to school and I would skip class.
Going into my sophomore year in high school is really when it really started to catch up with me because freshman year I got by. I played basketball my freshman year and I ended up getting kicked off in December for not being eligible for the second half and I went to school my second half of my freshman year and tried to do the right thing and I actually passed every class.
But going into my sophomore year I kind of had the same problem, not wanting to go to class every day and so it affected me and I played basketball again and got kicked off midway through the season – and also they ended up kicking me out of school for the remainder of my sophomore year. When that happened, it kind of cut me, it cut me deep because I took my father to school with me when they kicked me out to try to get me back in school and when he went to the school they told him, they said, 'Mr. Williams, we're not going to allow him to come back to school.'
So my father – he cried, and he told me, 'Son, I just want you to be successful and do the right thing.' And so I think the biggest thing that got me at the point was the fact that he told me, he said, "you need to go to alternative school and get your GED," and I told him that I wanted to go back to school earn my degree the right way – earn my diploma the right way."
After earning his degree, the 19 year old went to work at a truck manufacturing company in Jefferson City, Missouri.
"I would say, one time when my machine head was malfunctioning the guy came over and talked to me. And when he came and talked to me he was about to retire in that March, it would have been March of 2009, and when he talked to me he said he had been there for around 30 something years and was about to retire and when I looked at him, I just kind of told him that I didn't want to be that person and I just started thinking a lot. My father worked in a factory his whole life and I didn't want to be that person that spent his whole life working in a factory and working in this one spot when I knew there was something better in life."
So Williams ended up at Coffeyville Community college and after two successful seasons – he came to North Carolina.
"The biggest thing, the reason why I chose North Carolina was because when I came here and I got a chance to meet some of the fans and see the stadium, and then the academic aspect, and then the great players that they've had in the past, I felt like they had one of the best defensive lines here and me, I felt like I was one of the best defensive lineman and I wanted to play with some of the best guys in the country. So that's one of the reasons why I came here.
In life, I've been through a lot. And I know what it feels like to actually live in the real world and actually have to pay bills and your own apartment so I think a lot of guys don't realize that. So I preach to a lot of guys, I tell them that life outside of Kenan football center, it's a lot harder and you want to prepare yourself because like I said, at the end of the day everybody's not going to be blessed to play in the NFL and your career can end any day, so you want to prepare yourself and humble yourself to those type of experiences that you may experience in life. And the biggest thing is I tell guys [to] work hard and work as hard as you can every day you can because at one point in your life, you're going to have to live in the real world and it ain't going to be as easy as you think it is.
Looking back on myself in high school, I came a long way because I feel like in high school I was a different person than now because in high school my focus was not on my future, it was more on at the moment. I always thought about the moment; like what am I going to do tomorrow, what am I going to do next week? I thought more about hanging out with my friends more than I thought about school and building a future for one day my own kids that I'll have myself. So I can say in a sense I was more selfish than I am now, because now I care about everybody that I'm around. And I try to influence anybody that I shake hands with or [am] involved with I try to influence the person, I try to influence people who I don't even know because I feel like I'm a better person. And I feel like anything that happened to me happened to me for a reason and if I can go back in the hands of time I wouldn't change anything that happened to me in my life because I feel like it made me who I am today."


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"Rosa Parks sat so Martin Luther King could walk. Martin Luther King walked so Obama could run." These words, written on a wall at New York Historical Society, in New York City, speak to several events that have kicked off 2013. Over the past month, Americans have celebrated Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, the second Inauguration of President Barack Obama , the 100th anniversary of Rosa Parks' birthday and Black History Month, which began February 1.
Of course, the fight for freedom for African Americans goes back much further in time than Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks. Right now, the New York Historical Society is honoring African-American history with a special exhibit on abolitionism, the movement to end slavery. As the museum highlights in its exhibit, this year marks the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. The document, issued by President Abraham Lincoln, began the process of freeing slaves in the U.S.
Remembering History
DiMenna Children's History Museum, at New York Historical Society, teaches kids about U.S. history in a fun, interactive way. The museum offers scavenger hunts, book clubs and arts-and-crafts activities to teach children about important moments in our nation's history. In January, the museum held a scavenger hunt that focused on abolitionism.
At the scavenger hunt, Rebecca Mir, an educator at the museum, talked to TFK about the abolitionism exhibit. "The slave rebellions of the 1800s and the Fugitive Slave Act were important events that pushed history forward toward freedom," she told TFK. "The book Uncle Tom's Cabin [by Harriet Beecher Stowe] also caused a lot of controversy and got people to oppose slavery."
The museum has more than 40,000 historical objects that cover 400 years of history. "Kids really like the toy train collection and the board games," said Mir. "Some are 150 years old."
Visiting museums that focus on history is a great way to find out about important people who made their mark on our world. As you think about the historical holidays and celebrations of January and February, remember the heroes who worked so hard to get us here!


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Ethiopia jails nine journalists, renews press crackdown
Nairobi, April 28, 2014--The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the Ethiopian government's arrests of nine journalists in one of the worst crackdowns against free expression in the country.
"With the latest arrests, Ethiopian authorities are turning the peaceful exercise of free expression into a crime," said CPJ East Africa Representative Tom Rhodes.
On Sunday, a public prosecutor in the capital, Addis Ababa, accused the detainees--editor Asmamaw Hailegeorgis, freelancers Tesfalem Waldyes and Edom Kassaye, and bloggers Abel Wabella, Atnaf Berhane, Mahlet Fantahun, Natnail Feleke, Zelalem Kibret, and Befekadu Hailu--of working with foreign human rights organizations and using social media to create instability in the country, according to news reports and local journalists. Tesfalem, Asmamaw, and Zelalem will have their next court hearing on May 7, while the rest will appear in court on May 8, the same sources said. The journalists have not been formally charged with a crime.


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Now we've just been driving the 2014 Nissan Versa Note SL, a diminutive econobox that occasionally manages to achieve some or all of the N, the V and the H. It's not a great ride, even if it is kind of cute-looking.
For now, we'll call it the Note and say from the outset that it seems as if Nissan, maker of such fine iron as the GT-R and the Maxima, phoned it in when it came to the Note. The SL Note, a five-door hatchback, is an upgraded version of the S and it starts life at $15,990. This is the kind of car you buy if you are young and are just starting out in that sometimes splenetic activity known as buying a new car, dealing with new car sales people, dealing with the dealers. Not a lot of fun. So you read up on the various cars, figuring you want something small, light, easy on gas, reliable and affordable; yet you also want comfort, a sprinkling of mod cons, and a noise level at cruising speed that will allow you to converse with the rest of your mates without shouting.
The problem with the Note, however, is that while it does all the things required of it, it does none of them very well. On the road, it wheezes its way up to cruising speed, its 1.6-liter 109-horsepower engine straining away through a continuously variable transmission. Yes, it will get up on the freeway and cruise at or above the speed limits, but it bounces around and lets you know that it would prefer slower speeds on surface streets. Back on those surface streets, it bounces harshly over speed bumps and other road imperfections that most cars would barely notice.
The SL Note we drove had options that tend to make the Note a car that would like to have standing, would like to be counted as a member of that tribe of all the other modern cars out there. There's $1,700 for the "SL Package," which gives you 16-inch alloy wheels (one inch bigger than the standard steel wheels), fog lights, heated front seats, rear view camera, upgraded stereo; for another $800, our Note's "Technology Package" brought us navigation, "streaming audio via Bluetooth," Pandora radio and heated side mirrors. With a few other odds and ends, the price for the car is $19,545. That's a lot for a car like this.
We think of these cars as being in about the $14,000 range and, indeed, the stripper Note S is in that ballpark. But loading it up so it runs out the door for more than $20,000 (with tax and license) should beg the potential buyer to have a look elsewhere.
The first elsewhere I'd check out in the Note's price range is Ford's nifty Fiesta. I'd also look at the Honda Fit, Kia Rio and Toyota Yaris. An argument can even be made to look at used cars in good condition.
New car dealers need to move those cars they take in on trade-in and the lease returns. The dealers will usually keep the best ones for their own used-car lots (sorry…. pre-owned car lots) and get rid of the rest. If I had a choice between a new Nissan Versa Note – S or SL or S anything – I'd opt, instead, for a used low-mileage Honda Accord, Toyota Camry, Nissan Altima/Maxima, or any of a slew of other cars like that.
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Woulda been nice in blue.
Picking him would have fit "perfectly" with the previous choices.......
there was no chance we took him after he snubbed us for his visit
Small, average speed, can't get ready for the combine with a year off, and blew off interviews because he didn't feel well. Yeah he would have been perfect.
I take what I said back, never heard him speak before. Makes Mike Tyson sound like a nobel laureate.
He ended every single sentence of his post-pick interview with 'man'. This kid is about as smart as a sack of hammers.


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A: Oopsy. I should have told you earlier about your wife's water breaking. She's had twins. Sorry about that.
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DOC parole director defends system yet admits evaluation being sought
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Department of Corrections is defending its move to wait four days to find Evan Ebel after he cut his ankle monitor. Tim Hand, director of parole services for the DOC, said the double-murder suspect's behavior while on parole warranted giving him the benefit of the doubt.
Ebel was an intensive supervision parolee. That meant he was required to wear a GPS-tracking ankle monitor. Currently, there are around 180 such inmates on parole in Colorado under that classification. The total number of parolees is closer to 1,400.
Tim Hand said it took parole officers four days to check Ebel's home because of good behavior he had displayed for nearly two months since being released from prison.
"Since Jan. 28, the day he was released, he called in every day," said Hand. "He submitted his urine samples that were clean every time. He was attending treatment, he had a job and he had a residence."
Because of those factors, Ebel was considered someone who was complying with his parole requirements and not someone who needed to be tracked down immediately once problems were triggered with his ankle monitor. Based on Ebel's behavior, Hand said parole officers expected a call from Ebel on Friday March 14 once that alert went off.
"There were no indications that have been reported that Evan Ebel was at all non-compliant up until the middle of March," said Hand.
By Sunday, March 16, Nathan Leon was killed, presumably for his pizza delivery uniform. On Tuesday March 18, Tom Clements, head of the Colorado Department of Corrections, was shot and killed while answering his front door near Monument. Ebel is the primary suspect in both murders.
Hand said they are looking over the record of the parole officer charged with Ebel's oversight though he did call that person an "outstanding officer" on Thursday.
A national organization will also be asked to review parole procedures.
"We hope they give us any and everything they can give us to close any gaps (in parole procedures) that can be identified," said Hand.
Hand believes Ebel's case is simply a miscalculation of how dangerous he was and how little he sought change.
"We are a division of public safety. We manage risk every single day and it's our responsibility to ensure that offenders on parole are complying with orders set forth by the state board of parole," said Hand.


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For several months I've been getting rid of the usual two or three located around the inner edges of the hive top cover. I can get rid of them for a week period by Q-tipping a very dilute solution of clove bud oil and alcohol in the areas where they are seen. The oil evaporates after several days and the cycle begins again. Is there any problem with having these earwigs?
Earwig larvae appear to be the insect that can be found underneath pollen patties- at least that's what I surmise. By the rapid speed that these earwigs mature I can only guess that the eggs were already in the patty when placed in the hive. These days my patties are placed on top of a screen "table" which earwigs avoid.


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Acquiring Knowledge
My main goal is to gain knowledge to support the Bachelors in Information Security I have. This looks like a great place to start.
I'm not a huge Linux person atm but I have been working more and more with Backtrack lately.
Is this course appropriate or should I start lower on the ladder?
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Arlene Bygness
Arlene Bygness passed away at age 85 on Feb. 4, 2014, at the home of her daughter, Ruth, and son-in-law, Ron, in San Diego, Calif., following a brief hospitalization for an aortic dissection.
Arlene was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Don, who passed away on Dec. 28, 2012.
She was born on a farm in Emmet County, Iowa, in 1928, the daughter of Lewis and Isabelle Valen. Arlene was a loving mother of three children: Ron (Janie) of Minneapolis, Rich of Humboldt, Iowa, and Ruth (Ron) of San Diego, Calif., and Backus, Minn. A proud graduate of Waldorf College (Forest City, Iowa), Arlene often recounted her experiences with the Waldorf choir and its memorable 1948 trip to New York City. She also faithfully recorded the Bygness family travels throughout the Midwest, especially the annual summer camping trips to Leech Lake in northern Minnesota. Don and Arlene also enjoyed travels to Norway, Switzerland, England, the Bahamas and Hawaii. She especially enjoyed "living by the lake" on Spirit Lake (Iowa) and Birch Lake (Minnesota), where she was an ardent crafter, including beautiful hardanger. Don and Arlene were actively retired in northern Minnesota and Phoenix, Ariz., for 27 years.
Arlene was preceded in death by her parents, Lewis and Isabelle; brothers, Robert and LuVerne; a sister, Shirley; and a brother, Jim Valen of Spirit Lake, Iowa.
Arlene saw many changes in her lifetime and embraced and enjoyed all of them. Memorial service Feb. 21, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. will be at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Hackensack, Minn. Inurnment will be at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery, Camp Ripley, Minn. Memorials preferred to St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Hackensack, Minn.
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- Cut six 1-1/2" x 30" strips of Red 2000 Fabric
- Cut nine 2-1/2" x 6-1/2" strips of White 2000 Fabric
- Cut nine 2-1/2" x 6-1/2" strips of Blue 2000 Fabric
- Cut four 5-1/2" x 38" strips of Sparkling Blue 2000 for Border
- Cut four 2-1/2" x 38" strips of Sparkling Blue for Binding
- Use 2" Finished Triangle Paper and the White and Blue 2000 Fabric to make the Half-Square Triangles which are used to make the angles in the blocks.
Use a 1/4" seam allowance throughout.
- Add a 2-1/2" x 6-1/2" strip of white fabric to the 6-1/2" square of the Building Print (Illustration "A"). Press.
- Add a half-square triangle to the end of the 2-1/2" x 6-1/2" blue fabric strip. Press. Join both units together to make an 8-1/2" square block (Illustration "A"). Press.
- Create 9 of these blocks. Make 1 more for a pillow, if desired. Arrange the building prints in the order in which you want them to appear in the quilt.
- Determine your three vertical center blocks and add a 1-1/2" x 8-1/2" red fabric strip to each vertical side of all three blocks (Illustration "B"). Press.
- Attach one block to either side of the 3 vertical center blocks (Illustration "C"), being mindful of the placement you determined in #3. Press.
- Add a 1-1/2" red sashing strip to the top and bottom of the horizontal center row of blocks (Illustration "C"). Then, attach the top and bottom rows of blocks to this red sashing strip. Press.
- Add a 1-1/2" red sashing strip to both sides of the 9-block unit, then to the top and bottom of the unit.
- Add Border Fabric, applying straight-cut corners (Illustration "D").
- Prepare for quilting: Use painter's masking tape to tape the backing fabric (right side down) to a table top or a hard surfaced floor. Keep it taut and smooth without stretching it. Spray half of it with KK 2000. Fold the batting in half and lay it over the sprayed half of the backing fabric. Smooth. Spray the other half of the backing fabric, then smooth out remaining half of the batting. Spray the wrong side of the pressed quilt top and smooth over batting. When using KK 2000, use only half as many pins as you normally would.
- Stitch in the ditch around each block and the sashing strips using Sulky Smoke Invisible Thread. (The ditch is the seam line between pieces, blocks, sashings and borders.)
- Quilt each block by stitching three parallel rows 1/2" apart on the white and blue accent strips using Sulky Sliver starting with color #8014, followed by #8001, and then #8016.
- Enlarge the quilting template to the right, trace the design with a permanent-ink marker onto Sulky Solvy. Spray KK 2000 onto the quilt border area and strategically place the stars where you want them to fall. (Ellen overlapped some of the large stars onto the red sashing area.) To remove the Solvy without submerging the quilt in water, run a wet Q-Tip along the stitching line and the Solvy will pull away easily.
- Add the Hanging Sleeve.
- Add the Binding.
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Old Milwaukee dining experience
Over the holidays we wanted to have a special celebration for our daughter and granddaughter's birthdays. We had heard about the new executive dining room at the Old Milwaukee Club in Ideal Corners and called the owner to inquire about it.
Jeff was very enthusiastic and helpful and allowed us to book it with only five adults and one child (normally you need six-12 adults). He called us back several times to help us with our food choices and especially to make it special for our 7-year-old, Angelina.
We would never have expected such a wonderful gourmet dining experience in this area, but to our surprise we definitely had one.
Then Jeff called the next day to make sure everything was satisfactory. Both the food and service were excellent and we would highly recommend it.
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Discussion in 'NFL Zone' started by Kilyin, Oct 24, 2012.
Couple cameos from Jerry, and of course 'the catch'.
It was evident that Eddie and Bill had bumps in the road in their professional relationship. Just look at Bill after 10 years of being with the 49ers and he got really old looking really quick.
I have never seen an owner since that would invest so much into a sports franchise to obtain the pinnacle of success. He was truly one of the greatest owners in league history. An owner that would spend whatever it took to win in a time in the NFL when that was possible.
Yeah, except he cheated his fellow owners.
After Debartolo left Jim Drunkenmiller walks into John Yorks' office asking for the under the table payout Eddie promised him so they could get under the cap in 2004.
Heck of a guy.
Mafia cash and dirty. Heck of a guy.
I've enjoyed every single one of these shows.
Give the creator of these an Oscar. Especially for the Kurt Warner and Walter Payton ones.
..exactly,Debartolo was a true scumbag and wise guy. He had his own salary cap in the 1994 season and who knows when else.
He and Policy were a couple of crooks. I have no praise for them at all.
Interesting with all the opinions on the thread (I knew nothing about the 49ers FO back then, I just kept up with the Cowboys, and not like I do now), that Jerry and Snyder both stated they'd like to have him back in the NFL as an owner.
He didn't like the salary cap either. By the way, even though i couldn't stand the guy, that was a good video.
My best man at my wedding was their main "off site security" guy. Their "on site" guys were out of this world mafia types. All mob money ran the 49ers.


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Question: I am trying to trace records of my great grandmother, who was a famous English concert pianist and toured the world in the 1870s. She visited Europe, Asia, America and Australia, first coming to Melbourne and then touring many parts of the country. Where can I find more information about the ship that she travelled on, the conditions of travel and information about where she performed in Australia?
Answer: The first place to look for people entering and leaving Australia via Melbourne in the late 1800s is the Public Record Office of Victoria (PROV) passenger lists. These don't just record immigrants but anyone who arrived and left Victorian ports. You can search the indexes to them online to find your grandmother's name, the dates she arrived and left and the ships she travelled on. You can then visit PROV or State Library of Victoria (SLV) Genealogy Centre to view and print microfiche copies of the full passenger lists.
Information about ships can be found in a number of sources. Two of the most useful for your purpose are Shipping arrivals and departures, Victorian ports by Marten Syme and Log of logs: a catalogue of logs, journals, shipboard diaries, letters, and all forms of voyage narratives, 1788 to 1988, for Australia and New Zealand and surrounding oceans by Ian Nicholson.
For information about the conditions of travel during the 1870s some information can be found on our Journeys to Australia website, which also has good links to other relevant resources.
Personal diaries kept by passengers and ships' logs also often give you further detailed information about shipboard life. The SLV has a large number of such manuscripts and books of this type in its collection, as do other libraries in Australia.
One resource that is of particular relevance is the online article, Recreating the Polite World: Shipboard Life of Nineteenth-Century Lady Travellers to Australia, which also gives other good references that you may want to explore.
You can also search the newspapers of the day, which will probably mention your ancestor if she was a well-known personality or may have information about the ships she travelled on. Many can easily be accessed online through the National Library of Australia's fantastic website, Trove. This resource has dozens of digitised newspapers from 1803 to 1982 and is easily searchable by name.
All websites and online articles mentioned can be found at right under 'Related resources' and 'External links'.
Hi David, I have checked the Log of Logs and cannot find a reference for a diary from a voyage in 1885. Perhaps try contacting the State Library of Victoria and see if they can provide you with some further information.
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Hearings and Business Meetings
SD-366 Senate Dirksen Building 09:30 AM
The purpose of this hearing is to consider the following nominations:
- Mr. Steven P. Croley to be the General Counsel of the Department of Energy
- Mr. Christopher A. Smith to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (for Fossil Energy)
- Ms. Esther P. Kia'aina to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior (for Insular Areas)
The hearing will be webcast live on the committee's website, and an archived video will be available shortly after the hearing is complete. Witness testimony will be available on the website at the start of the hearing.
Opening Remarks
The Honorable Debbie StabenowU.S. Senator
The Honorable Brian SchatzU.S. Senator
The Honorable Mazie HironoU.S. Senator
Witness Panel 1
Smith Statement 11 14 2013.pdf (51.7 KBs)
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Nicky Hilton leaving dinner last night with a guy who is not her boyfriend.
Padma Lakshmi is on vacation in Mexico.
Rachel Bilson cradles her baby bump while out shopping with her friend.
Rihanna headed to dinner.
Seal checks his messages while his new girlfriend makes sure she gets in the pap shot.
Taylor Armstrong in LA yesterday doing her best to stay relevant.
Taylor Schilling looked great while doing a radio interview yesterday while
her OITNB co-star Natasha Lyonne was at a movie premiere.
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These are absolutely amazing, I am so happy for you that you got on and got to experience the first Dreamliner flight. The Video's are amazing and you have some amazing photo's. It is a true pleasure having you as a blog friend and I look forward to reading more of you amazing travel's.
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I had come to Houston yesterday from Miami after arriving on a 13-night trans-Atlantic cruise from Barcelona. I didn't expect to get a seat on the opening Dreamliner flight, but wanted to be part of the exhilaration as United became the first North American carrier to launch the 787 into revenue service.
After pre-departure events at Houston Intercontinental Airport Gate E5 that included a media preview tour of the aircraft, breakfast buffet, Boeing 787 cookies, two short speeches by United's president and Houston hub director, and a ribbon-cutting ceremony, I jealously watched as passengers boarded the introductory Dreamliner flight
I felt euphoric as I walked down the jetway. I had my picture taken at the aircraft door next to the "Welcome 787" inscription. As I strolled down the aisle, I stopped to take a photo of myself aboard the initial 787 flight, a scene captured by a Chicago Tribune photojournalist. (View my Chicago Tribune photo. You can also view the entire Tribune photo gallery of the first 787 flight.)
Then I made my way to the very back of the airplane, stowed my carry-on luggage in an overhead bin on the right side of the plane, and then found my seat on the left side – 35B is a middle seat in the cabin's 3-3-3 configuration. When the door closed, I was surprised that Seat 35A, the window seat next to me, was empty, so I moved over. The first United Boeing 787 flight and there's an empty seat next to me! I never imagined I would have made the flight, let alone ending up with some extra elbow room!
United's first ever passenger flight on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Flight 1116, departed IAH one minute early at 7:19 a.m
The atmosphere on board Flight 1116 was unlike any other I'd ever taken. This was my first inaugural flight for any new aircraft or route. I've long wanted to do a maiden flight, but this was the first opportunity I had to do so. It was incredibly electrifying to be a part of U.S. aviation history.
Flight attendants began passing out plastic glasses of champagne at 7:48 a.m. United President & CEO Jeff Smisek came on the intercom to offer a toast to the Dreamliner.
"This is a terrific day for us," Smisek said at 7:57 a.m. "I also want to thank all of our coworkers across the system. There was a lot of work to get this airplane here, to get it inducted, to go through the proving runs, and to put it into revenue service today
A United folder was inserted into each seatback pocket containing four pieces of Boeing 787 material: a social-media promo card, fact card, Dreamliner photo, and a certificate for flying on the inaugural departure. Distributed at the gate was a fifth piece of 787 memorabilia, a fact sheet.
"Welcome aboard," states the certificate. "We are pleased to welcome you aboard United 1116, the inaugural flight of our new Boeing 787 Dreamliner from Houston Intercontinental (IAH) to Chicago O'Hare (ORD)."
The certificate also includes a quote from Smisek: "The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a quiet, comfortable, and fuel-efficient aircraft that will provide an excellent inflight experience for our customers and our co-workers. This aircraft represents the future of aviation, and we're proud to be the first airline in North America to add it to our fleet."
United is the sixth airline to place a 787 Dreamliner into passenger service, according to Wikipedia
United is flying the 787 domestically for two months, starting with IAH-ORD and IAH-LAX daily flights, before the new jet enters into international service in early January. The first international route was originally announced as Houston to Amsterdam on Dec. 4, but last weekend United released a change of plans. Presently the first foreign service with the Dreamliner will be Los Angeles to Tokyo starting Jan. 3. In addition to LAX-NRT and IAH-AMS, United also has announced plans for 2013 service using the 787 on these routes: DEN-NRT, IAH-LOS, IAH-LHR, and LAX-PVG.
The social-media card encourages passengers to "take a photo or video of your favorite Dreamliner feature," "give us the best shot of the sky from your seat," "snap a photo of someone truly enjoying the Dreamliner (e.g. dining, smiling, sleeping, relaxing)," or "show how big Dreamliner windows really are: take a photo of something small next to them," then send the images to a United e-mail address for possible posting to Facebook or United's website
Here are some of the facts from the card and sheet distributed by United regarding the Boeing 787:
- REVOLUTIONARY BENEFITS: The 787 will revolutionize the flying experience for United customers and crews while delivering unprecedented operating efficiency, comfort, and lower emissions. Built primarily with composite materials, the Dreamliner flies farther and uses less fuel than similarly sized aircraft, while reducing emissions and noise during takeoffs and landings. Because of these advantages, the 787 will open up new nonstop destinations that customers would not otherwise be able to reach on United.
- EXTERIOR: The 787's exterior consists of 50% composite materials, 20% aluminum, 15% titanium, 10% steel, and 5% other. The Dreamliner's composite exterior produces greater fuel economy, less maintenance, lower cabin pressure, and less time out of service.
- LIGHTING: Dynamic LED lighting that simulates a full day for longer flights, helping passengers adjust their internal clock and increasing comfort during flight. Lighting settings include boarding, meals, relaxing, cruise, sleep, and preloading.
- CABIN: Passengers will experience a quieter flight thanks to a number of interior enhancements such as advanced vibration isolation, quieter air-conditioning, new noise-reducing designs from the inlets and fans, and noise-reducing chevrons on engine nacelles
- STORAGE: More overhead storage space for rolling carry-ons means easier, quicker stowing. Bins are designed to stow carry-on suitcases wheels first, on their sides, maximizing the number that can fit into each bin. The bins are the largest in the industry. They store up and away rather than cutting into overhead space like conventional stowage bins.
- AIR FILTRATION: The 787's new air-filtration system uses High-Efficiency Particulate Air filters to remove bacteria from the air while gaseous filters remove odors, contaminants, and other irritants. This helps reduce headaches, as well as eye irritation and dryness. Plus, over 10% more humidity in the air helps passengers feel rested and less dehydrated after a long flight.
- ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE: The Dreamliner produces 60% less noise, consumes 20% less fuel, and produces 20% fewer emissions than aircraft of comparable size. The 787 engines also generate power in a more efficient way than the engines found on traditional airplanes.
- SMOOTHER RIDE: Special sensors throughout the Dreamliner pinpoint upcoming turbulence, giving the aircraft more time to compensate for it and create a smoother ride for passengers.
- WINGS: Wingspan is 197 feet and covers a total of 3,501 square feet. The wings sweep back 32.2�, providing improved fuel efficiency and climbing performance, as well as shortened takeoff field length
- PRESSURIZATION: The 787 has a cabin altitude of 6,000 feet, compared to 8,000 feet for a typical aircraft. Altitude chamber tests show that because the body absorbs 8% more oxygen into the blood at this altitude, customers are less likely to experience headaches and fatigue. The 787's composite fuselage permits cabin pressurization at this lower altitude.
- RANGE: 787s have 30% more range than today's airplanes of similar size – able to fly up to 8,200 nautical miles (9,430 miles).
- CONFIGURATION: United's 787 offers three categories of seating: BusinessFirst Class (called First Class domestically), Economy Plus, and Economy Class. The BusinessFirst cabin is configured 2-2-2 with fully flat-bed seats. The cabin is split into two compartments: the forward area with 18 seats and the rear area also with 18 seats. Economy Plus offers 70 seats in a 3-3-3 abreast setup with 35-inch seat pitch (compared to 31 inches in regular Economy Class). There's seven rows of Economy Plus in the forward section of the coach cabin plus seven seats in the row behind Door 3 for a total of 70 E+ seats. The regular Economy section has 113 seats for a total of 183 in coach. All seats are in the standard legacy Continental fleet blue hue and are the same style as found in legacy Continental's Boeing 757 and 777 airplanes (and some 767s). View United's official Boeing 787 seat map.
- WINDOWS: Larger windows provide a greater view of the sky
I got up and wandered around the cabin to take a look at all these features myself. It was really neat to be aboard a brand-spanking-new airplane. Everything looked so clean and polished. The big windows with a button to electronically control the shading are really nifty. The lavatories feature automatic flushing toilets – you put the seat down and whoosh! The overheard bins are noticeably roomier. You can also notice the additional space in the cabin – the ceiling height is 8'2" at the center of the Economy Class aisle compared to 6'11" for the Boeing 767, which the 787 is designed to replace. (United has ordered 50 Dreamliners and plans to phase out its 762s, 763s, and 764s as the 787s are placed into service over the next several years.)
I wasn't the only person walking around the cabin checking out all the features of the new Boeing 787. TV reporters were standing up doing shots and interviewing passengers in their seats, still photographers snapped pictures, and customers and United employees mingled. It was like a party at 41,000 feet. I've never seen so many people standing up on a flight
The flight attendants struggled to bring the snack and beverage carts down the aisles for the traditional onboard service due to the large number of folks touring the 787. Unfortunately, nothing special was offered beyond the champagne toast – you had to purchase a snack box in coach if you wanted one, likewise for additional alcoholic beverages. Most disappointing, there was no cake served at the gate in Houston before departure nor onboard – perhaps because of the early morning schedule of this maiden flight?
Several other folks aboard the maiden trip were from Washington including Adam and Sean, a couple seated behind me, and Joel, a UA flight attendant, who sat next to Adam and Sean. Up in First Class, I chatted with a woman wearing a 787 T-shirt – she and her husband were also from the D.C. region.
Smisek walked throughout the cabin talking to passengers, autographing boarding passes, and having his picture taken. Later he conducted several one-on-one media interviews in the rear galley just behind where I was sitting.
The captain came on the intercom at 8:36 to provide some statistics about the flight: The takeoff weight was 375,000 pounds (maximum takeoff weight is 502,000 pounds)
We landed at ORD on Runway 10 at 9:38 a.m. after a flight time of 2 hours 9 minutes – much too short! It went by so rapidly.
Passengers applauded the smooth landing, then we taxied into Gate C20, where the Boeing 787 was met with a "welcome wagon" of fire trucks and police cars. We received a water-canon salute from the fire trucks as we pulled into the gate, arriving four minutes early at 9:45 to complete the inaugural flight of United's Boeing 787 Dreamliner – an phenomenal experience I will remember forever.


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Lets not forget who our 1st rd pick was this past yr, in David Wilson.. If were gonna run better, and get the most outta WIlson, we also need to sure up the Oline, and i think it'll pretty much be a nessecity of the Giants going forward...
The guys missed more games this yr, has nothing but 20tackles and a pass defended on the yr.. Hes basically a non contributor to our efforts this season and has had seasons like this in the past... WHy in the world would u bring this injury prone guy back, unless ur getting em for dirt cheap?
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Walter Football put out his weekly mock today, and he has my mock basically.. Hes got Ansah going in RD 1 and Jordan Hill in RD 3, and hes got Khaseem Greene(who i love) in RD 2... Thats a nice mock.. Dosen't help the oline, but there will be a positon being ignored no matter what we do.. FA'cy is obviously a must to help teams, as u can't usually do it all in the draft.. I love that mock though..
Well KP being hurt this season may allow him to be resigned for not that much money.
Bigger question is if they can cut Rolle without getting a huge cap penalty.


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THP to increase patrols during Halloween
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Tennessee Highway Patrol Colonel Tracy Trott announced Tuesday that State Troopers will plan for increased patrols and conduct a variety of enforcement plans to help ensure a safe Halloween for citizens across the state.
Halloween is consistently one of the top three days for pedestrian injuries and fatalities, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Additionally, the Centers for Disease Control estimate children are four times as likely to be struck by a vehicle on Halloween as any other day. NHTSA also noted that 52 percent of all national fatalities occurring on Halloween night involve a drunk driver.
"We are urging motorists to pay attention to the road and don't drive distracted or impaired. State Troopers will seek out and remove any aggressive or impaired drivers from our roadways to allow for a safe and happy Halloween," Colonel Trott said.
Last year in Tennessee, three people were killed during the Halloween period between 6 p.m. on October 31 through 6 a.m., November 1. Two of those fatalities were alcohol-related. That compares to zero fatalities during the Halloween period in 2011.
As of October 28, there have been 66 pedestrian fatalities in Tennessee in 2013. That's 15 more pedestrian deaths compared to this same time last year. The CDC reported that alcohol involvement – either for the driver or pedestrian – was reported in 47 percent of traffic crashes that resulted in pedestrian fatalities nationwide.
According to the National Center for Statistics and Analysis, 115 child pedestrian fatalities occurred on Halloween over a 21-year period (1990-2010). That is more than twice the average number of 2.6 fatalities on other days of the year. The study also concluded it was particularly dangerous between the hours of 6:00-7:00 p.m.
In 2012, state troopers issued 328 speeding citations and arrested 13 individuals on suspicion of drunk driving on October 31.
This Halloween, the THP will conduct bar and tavern checks, sobriety checkpoints, and seat belt saturations across the state. Below are tips parents, children and motorists should keep in mind before heading this Halloween.
Tips for Motorists
• Slow down. Watch for children walking on roads, medians and curbs.
• Be extra alert when pulling in and out of driveways.
• Be especially alert for children darting out from between parked vehicles and from behind bushes and shrubs. They're excited and may not be paying attention.
• Do not pass other vehicles that have stopped in the roadway. They could be dropping off children.
• If you are driving to a Halloween party, put your mask on after you park the car.
• Never drink and drive – tonight or any night. If you are partying, designate a driver.
Tips for Parents
• Adults should accompany children at all times and supervise their "trick or treat" activities.
• Teach children to "stop, look left-right-left, and listen" before they cross the street.
• Instruct children to stay on sidewalks and to cross only at corners or crosswalks.
• Use a flashlight and wear retro-reflective strips or patches on your clothing or costume to be more visible to motorists.
• Be certain that the mask does not obstruct vision or hearing.
• Ensure that costumes do not impede walking or driving ability.
Tips for Pedestrians (children and adults)
• Require children to wear retro-reflective materials and carry a flashlight at dawn and dusk and in other low-light situations, such as rainy or foggy weather.
• Before crossing a street, stop at the curb or edge of the road and look left, right and left again to be sure no cars are coming. Continue to check for traffic while on the street.
• Walk – never run – from house to house or across the road.
• Cross the street only at intersections and crosswalks.
• When crossing at an intersection with a traffic light, be sure to watch for turning cars. Obey all pedestrian signals.
• Walk on sidewalks whenever possible. If there are no sidewalks, walk on the left side of the street facing traffic.
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My predictions:
- Ouya will launch in 2013 and make virtually no impact. Its game line-up will be a list of unappealing ports. Worse, only two months later Microsoft and Sony will steal all attention by announcing their new consoles at E3.
- Both consoles will better support streaming of games, and Sony's console will allow any publisher--at their own discretion--to lock discs in a way that prevents them from being resold. Microsoft's console will come equipped by default with an improved kinect, or kinect-like device, and its marketing will be mainly directed at casuals.
- Microsoft's new console will have a seemingly rushed launch to meet Holiday Season 2013, and Sony will promise a Q1 2014 release, although it may possibly be pushed by then.
- In summer 2013, Valve finally starts talking in more detail about their steam console, although we have no known release date. Throughout the summer it will release more details and information, gauging excitement. Valve avoided E3 because they saw the console announcements coming.
- Valve's steam box launches Summer 2014 alongside some new Half Life content, and a new IP
- These 3, with the Wii U, will be the home console options through to 2020.
- Windows 8's app store will aggressively force top-tier developers to release on that platform as well as Steam. Steam is not going to touch Windows 8 with a 10-foot pole, although Users can still download Windows 7 steam on the Windows 7 desktop in Windows 8 (confusing, slightly, but this is how it is for now).
- Steam will try to slowly shift its weight onto Linux, the Mac and its new home console, but none of these paths will succeed. Most hardcore gamers are more likely to switch from Windows 7 to 8 than 7 to Linux. Many Linux distros aren't very well supported by the very expensive hardware these gamers have spent hundreds on (see: Gigabyte mobos), and Steam will always be available for them on Windows 7 (along with other game distribution platforms like gog, desura).
- Windows 9 will launch in 2015, backwards compatible with Windows 8 but not at all compatible with Windows 7 or prior. You won't be able to access apps except through the Windows 9/8 app store. Steam is nowhere to be found here.