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Flapper, or Glider? A Reply to Speakman & Thomson on Archaeopteryx
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The Volant Urvogel: A Reply to Speakman and Thompson.
As in all matters pertaining to the urvogel, in which contention is legion, there remains a vivid debate as to just what the aerial faculties of Archaeopteryx were. Classically, Archaeopteryx has been regarded as a glider at best, incapable of powered flight (e.g., Heptonstall 1971). However, in the past 20 years new data from reexamination of the urvogel material, and the spectacular discovery of new fossils attributable to Archaeopterygidae (Wellnhofer 1993) have called into question classical assumptions about the aerial capabilities of this marvelous animal. Increasingly, the argument that Archaeopteryx represents a strictly or largely gliding stage in avian evolution is at odds with reality, and one must question the validity of these assertions, which for years seem largely to have been accepted as a matter of convention, substantiation or lack thereof notwithstanding.
The landmark International Archaeopteryx Conference in Eichstatt, held in 1984, reached the consensus that the urvogel was indeed capable of active flight, though it was likely not a skilled aerialist nor was it capable of long-distance migratory flight (Hecht et al 1985). This so called "Eichstatt Scenario" is solidly supported by the data at hand, and curiously, has been further corroborated by the discovery of the seventh urvogel skeleton, attributed to Archaeopteryx bavarica by Wellnhofer (1993).
These developments notwithstanding, there remains steady dissent to the conclusion that the urvogel was capable of flapping flight (Tarsitano 1985, Rayner 1991, Speakman 1993, Speakman & Thompson 1994, Bock & Buhler 1995). In particular, the studies of Speakman (1993) and Speakman & Thompson (1994) have reached the conclusion that the urvogel was incapable of any more demanding aerial activity than passing gliding, and these researchers have gone straight to the heart of the issue: the remigial asymmetry values observed in Archaeopteryx.
Feduccia & Tordoff (1979) and Feduccia (1996) have argued vociferously that the asymmetrical remiges observed in Archaeopteryx are prima facie verification that the urvogel was in fact capable of active, flapping flight not unlike modern birds. However, Speakman & Thomson's arguments are found wanting in substantiation, as is the assertion that the key to the volant abilities of Archaeopteryx lies in the asymmetry of the remiges.
Asymmetrical Remiges
There is a strong temptation to equate the form of the remiges in Archaeopteryx with definitive evidence establishing whether or not this animal was capable of active flight. After all, there is a biophysical correlate between an asymmetric remex and the ability of an airfoil to support active flight, a correlate underscored by the symmetry observed in the remiges of neoflightless birds (Feduccia & Tordoff 1979, Feduccia 1996).
Contrary to the assertion of Speakman & Thompson (1994), the remiges of Archaeopteryx are clearly asymmetrical, as is observed in the isolated fossil remex and HMN 1880 (most vividly seen on the counterslab). In this regard, the emphasis on the asymmetry values as a diagnostic tool for aerial capacity, which Feduccia & Tordoff (1979) and Speakman & Thompson (1994) have placed on these data, is warranted. However, the strictly quantitative analysis of the asymmetry values offered by Speakman & Thomson (1994) is misleading in that it imputes to the figures these researchers arrived at, greater credibility than they merit. Quite simply, while the remiges are preserved well enough (particularly in HMN 1880) to verify their asymmetrical vane, they are not preserved well enough to permit precise numerical calculation of the asymmetry values of the remiges (Elzanowski in Chiappe & Witmer 2002). Similar emphasis on quantitative analysis of the remigial asymmetry values (e.g., Norberg 1995) is equally baseless.
It thus becomes clear that (contra Feduccia & Tordoff 1979, Feduccia 1996) we must seek more definitive evidence for the volant faculties of Archaeopterygidae amongst other data. Considering the difficulties in quantitative analysis of the remiges outlined above, Speakman & Thompson's insistence on using the asymmetry values of the flight feathers is inexplicable.
The Beginnings of a Volant Pectoral Architecture
While testimony to the effect that in flight performance Archaeopteryx was essentially a modern avian (e.g., Feduccia 1996, 1999) are clearly at odds with the data available, the fact remains that in the osteology of the urvogel we witness the earliest stage in the drastic modification of the pectoral girdle and thoracic limb to accommodate flight functions.
The traits of the pectoral girdle which most strongly suggest that Archaeopteryx was capable of active flight include: a) a broad, hypertrophied furcula, b) a robust preglenoid process of the coracoid (=biceps tubercle?), and the acute scapulocoracoidal angle (Feduccia & Olson 1979, Feduccia 1996, 1999, Elzanowski in Chiappe & Witmer 2002, Paul 2002).
The morphology of the archaeopterygid furcula is particularly illuminating. As demonstrated by Feduccia & Olson (1979) and further commented on by Feduccia in the 1996 edition of his tome, The Origin and Evolution of Birds, the furcula and adjacent coracoclavicular membrane serve as principal sites of origin for the pectoralis major, the wing-depressor musculature in birds which powers the downstroke. Concomitantly then, expansion or hypertrophy of the furcula is a correlate of increased mass of the pectorales, indicating robust musculature affording a powerful downstroke. These data are difficult to account for if the urvogel was strictly limited to gliding, as there is no need for a robust M. Pectoralis major in a gliding animal.
The robust craniodorsal process of the coracoid, identified by Elzanowski (in Chiappe & Witmer 2002) as the "preglenoid process," of uncertain homology, is on the contrary, almost assuredly homologous to the biceps tubercle (Ostrom 1974, Chatterjee 1997, Paul 2002). That this structure should be vastly enlarged in the urvogel further testifies to the ability of the pectoral architecture in Archaeopterygidae to support active flight. While the biceps tubercle and the dorsal migration seen in Archaeopteryx most likely had their principal effect on the deflection of the tendinal insertion of the supracoracoideus towards the as yet un-enclosed triosseal foramen, this "preglenoid process" may also have been a site of origin for the coracobrachialis. This muscle may have been the principal wing-depressor powering the downstroke (Elzanowski in Chiappe & Witmer 2002), although from the morphology of the furcula, it seems more probable that the coracobrachialis augmented the pectoralis major.
Lastly, the scapulocoracoidal angle of the pectoral girdle observed in Archaeopteryx falls within the range of 60-65 degrees, comparable to that observed in flighted birds (Feduccia 1996, Elzanowski in Chiappe & Witmer 2002).
Worth examining is Chatterjee's (1997) curious assertion that as Archaeopteryx lacked a supracoracoideus pulley system, and thus could not effect supinatory rotation by which a wing flip could be executed (Ostrom et al 1999), permitting take off from the ground, it could therefore not elevate its wings dorsally. Chatterjee thus concluded that the flight path in Archaeopteryx would have been undulating, with the urvogel needing to gain altitude between each downstroke, in order to affect another downstroke, as it lacked the physical ability to power the recovery stroke. However, the supracoracoideus is not essential for elevating the wing for the recovery stroke, and the deltoideus major, or other dorsal elevators can serve in its stead (Olson & Feduccia 1979, Feduccia 1996, Elzanowski in Chiappe & Witmer 2002). There is thus no data to support Chatterjee's conclusion that Archaeopteryx could not power a recovery stroke.
Aspect Ratio and Wing Loading
Aspect ratio refers to the relation of wing length to wing width and reflects the modification of the airfoil to accommodate a variety of flight profiles, from gliding, to rapid maneuvering. Wing loading is the relation between the total area of the airfoil and body mass, in other words, the number of grams any square centimeter of the airfoil must support. As is the case for aspect ratio, wing loading data indicate the aerodynamic qualities of the airfoil in question.
Where does Archaeopteryx fall out in a data plot of aspect ratio/wing loading figures of extinct and extant birds? Curiously, the urvogel plots roughly along the median line in both aspect ratio and wing loading (Norberg 1985, Pennycuick 1989, Feduccia 1996, Elzanowski in Chiappe & Witmer 2002). The wing is elliptical, with moderate wing loading and low aspect ratio, and most closely resembles the wing of galliform, columbiform, and passerine birds suggesting a similar flight profile, albeit at a far cruder level (Van Tyne & Berger 1976, Feduccia 1996). Curiously, the urvogel lacks the exaggerated high aspect ratio wings of such consummate gliding forms as Diomedea spp.
The data provided by the wing loading and aspect ratio figures for the archaeopterygid wing are not compatible with the view that Archaeopteryx was strictly or primarily a gliding form.
The totality of the data from osteological, aerodynamic, and morphological research suggests that contrary to the impression of some, the urvogel was indeed capable of active, flapping flight, albeit on a crude level. In a similar vein, the ambiguity presented in several recent accounts, (e.g. Paul 2002), as to the relative skill with which Archaeopteryx flew is unfounded—the volant faculties of the urvogel are readily apparent.
Bock, W. & Buhler, P. 1995. Origin of birds: Feathers, flight, and homeothermy. Archaeopteryx 13: 5-13.
Chatterjee, S. 1997. The Rise of Birds: 225 Million Years of Evolution. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
Elzanowski, A. 2002. Archaeopterygidae. In: Chiappe, L. and Witmer, L. (eds.), Mesozoic Birds: Above the Heads of Dinosaurs, 129-159.
Feduccia, A. 1996. The Origin and Evolution of Birds, First Edition. Yale University Press, New Haven.
Feduccia, A. 1999. The Origin and Evolution of Birds, Second Edition. Yale University Press, New Haven.
Feduccia, A. & Tordoff, H. B. 1979. Feathers of Archaeopteryx: asymmetric vanes indicate aerodynamic function. Science 203: 1021-1022.
Hecht et al. 1985. The Beginning of Birds. Proceedings of the International Archaeopteryx Conference, Eichstatt, 1984. Freunde des Jura-Museums, Eichstatt.
Heptonstall, W. B. 1971. Flying ability of Archaeopteryx. Nature 228: 185-186.
Norberg, R. A. 1995. Feather asymmetry in Archaeopteryx. Nature 374: 221.
Norberg, U. 1985. Evolution of flight in birds: aerodynamic, mechanical, and ecological aspects. In: Hecht et al (eds.), The Beginning of Birds, 293-302.
Olson, S. L. & Feduccia, A. 1979. Flight capability and the pectoral girdle of Archaeopteryx. Nature. 278: 247-248.
Ostrom, J. H. 1974. Archaeopteryx and the origin of flight. Quarterly Review of Biology 49: 27-47.
Ostrom et al. 1999. Humeral rotation and wrist supination: Important functional complex for the evolution of powered flight in birds? In: Olson (ed.), 301-309. ** Of which media?
Paul, G. S. 2002. Dinosaurs of the Air: The Evolution and Loss of Flight in Dinosaurs and Birds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
Pennycuick, C. J. 1989. Bird Flight Performance: A Practical Calculation Manual. Oxford Science Publications, Oxford.
Rayner, J. M. 1991. Avian flight evolution and the problem of Archaeopteryx. In: Rayner, J. M. and Wooton, R. J. (eds.), Biomechanics in Evolution, 183-212.
Speakman, J. R. 1993. Flight capabilities in Archaeopteryx. Evolution 47: 336-340.
Speakman, J. R. & Thomson, S. C. 1994. Flight capabilities of Archaeopteryx. Nature 370: 514.
Tarsitano, S. 1985. The morphological and aerodynamic constraints on the origin of avian flight. In: Hecht et al (eds.), The Beginning of Birds, 319-322.
Van Tyne, J. & Berger, A. J. 1976. Fundamentals of Ornithology, Second Edition. John Wiley & Sons, New York.
Wellnhofer, P. 1993. Das siebte Exemplar von Archaeopteryx aus den Solnhofener Schichten. Archaeopteryx 11: 1-48.


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"The Winter of Warmth and No Snow".. As of February 15th, that is what we are seeing. .Let's get some of that "Boston Snow" back here! Some good news though.. Reservoir is on the rise from last Fall and has been ice -free for most of the winter. Level is just over 6k acre feet. It can hold 43K, so, still low, but very manageable. Here is a link you can follow for the Reservoir level. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nv/nwis/uv/?site_no=10292500&PARAmeter_cd=00065,72020,00062,00054
The water tempurtures have been warmer, but that just means most of the fish are feeding and.. growing!! The Fish and Wildlife(F and W) planted plant Brown Trout last September from the Fillmore Hatchery, Ca. as did Desert Springs Trout Farm, from Oregon. The size information can be difficult to obtain at times, but most fish were in the 7 to 14 inch range. Again, info is spotty but I think we got around 2K fish from both hatcheries. And the BFEF(Bridgeport Fish Enhancement Foundation) got some Brown Trout that will be planted this Spring.
OK.. now some not so good news, but we have to be aware of what is going on with our Fisheries. I urge you to do some checking on your own, as well as keeping up with the latest news. Some good sources include Western Outdoor News, Californias Sportsmans League, local media, local fish reports etc. etc. In a nutshell the F and W decided that California's Fish Stock will be reduced by 50%. UGH!! And, the size will be smaller... "we thought 1/3 of all fishing license fees was to go to stocking!!", has been a common question, and deserves an answer, though not quite that simple. Assembly Bill 1148
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1148 , got put in place and is using that money for "Heritage Trout" AND "Wild Trout." The current F and W Director, Charlton H. Bonham, numerous Environmental Groups, Cal Trout etc. etc. can be thanked for this.
Wild trout are not Native Trout. They are Trout that reproduce in the waters they were placed in, called "Spawners." Yet...if this is not confusing already, the F and W are planting triploids(sterile, not spawners) to make sure the wild trout go away.. Again, reliable info of what is happening to our fisheries is super hard to come by. Media, genarally, won't touch the subject. Though there are hints out there that maybe, just maybe, some "investigative reporting", no spin, is coming our way! "
Also one would think our own MCFC(Mono County Fish Commission), or the local fish raisers would know some of these rules.. Not so much.
So, one possible solution might be.. have private industry take over, get a trout stamp to help fund, reduce limits(sorry folks) and let us be on our merry way, planting fish!!
OK, I think the Opening Weekend will be good! Launching will, no doubt, take place near the Dam at the Bathtub, just like last year. Plenty of parking and make sure you stop by our store for latest information! Also.... The RV Park will be operating from April 1st on, weather permitting.
Trolling will be best but if April turns out to be as warm as February, then Bait and Fly-fishing will be Hot! Get your Rapala's, Excel Lures, Trolling Flies, Swim Baits, Needlefish and all, those fun things, ready!! Boats and Motors should be checked, as well as Safety Vests, New line and Warm clothes. Get your License!! Check local reports such as Sierra Drifters Guide Service/ Fish Reports, or Reagan's in Bishop, Ken's in Bridgeport, for updated conditions and what to use. Make plans soon, (Opening Day in Mono County, APRIL 25, 2015), keep checking the weather, pray for a "Miracle March/ April and... please call if any questions. 760 932-7001
Also, remember, THER ARE OPEN WATERS IN MONO COUNTY RIGHT NOW!! Hot Creek, Upper Owens River, West and East Walker Rivers. Special regulations of course, but the fish are HUGE!! Check out the Middle and Lower Owens River and Pleasant Valley Reservoir. Great Times!! Always keep a copy of F and W's regulation book with you, and be safe!
Here are some useful "LINKS" always educational and informative about conditions..
Sierradrifters.com for excellent pictures and updates on our fisheries.
http://www.hunt-fish-sierra.com/ Reagan's in Bishop,
http://monocounty.org MC Tourism
Reservoir levels http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nv/nwis/uv/?site_no=10292500&PARAmeter_cd=00065%2C72020%2C00062%2C00054
Triploids http://www.az-tu.org/Triploid_rainbow_trout.pdf
NOAA http://www.weatherlink.com/user/bpresweather/index.php?view=main&headers=0
MINE http://www.bridgeportreservoir.com/weather.html
Mammoth Weather http://www.mammothweather.com/
Thank you for reading and visiting. All for now and hope this helps.
Happy End of Winter(I wish for MORE)/ Spring! Pray for rain and Snow!!
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Lately, I've been having trouble with balance.
You see, there's the Julie that I want and know I can become and the Julie that I am right now.
{and yes, I just spoke in third person}
Let me give you an example:
Today, I came home from work with a set schedule in my mind. I would visit Todd at work (he's there 24 hours today) and then go to a yoga class at 6:00 pm. That did not happen and instead, I putz around the apartment, reading blogs and looking for summer work until I became exhausted. I decided to take a cat nap for an hour which turned into a two hour nap.
I had every intention of waking up early and taking my good yogi-self to yoga. Instead, I slept for what seemed like forever, had dinner, and then met Todd later. At least by visiting Todd, I was able to do something from my original schedule, right?
Kidding aside, this is what I tend to do pretty regularly. It does not help that I'm a natural napper and since I'm done with work earlier than most people, I have the late afternoon to take a cat nap instead of exercise. I actually think that napping is in my DNA. My mom is a napper and was when I was little. I see no problem with napping except when it gets in the way of goals and scheduling.
I just want to become that person that exercises almost daily with no excuses. What I am doing is not helping me get to where I want to be as a person. I need to stop with the excuses, plan for naps accordingly, and get off my ass and run/do yoga/go for a walk/whatever.
Maybe some type of June challenge would help me… maybe break a sweat everyday, perhaps?
Oh, and on a totally unrelated note, I am sooooo excited because I'm finally trying out Noodlecat tomorrow! I've been wanting to try out this place foreverrrrrr and tomorrow is perfect. It's basically high-end ramen noodles. I mean, how can that not be awesome??
mmmm… I'll be sure to blog about it ASAP.
P.S. My intended schedule for tomorrow.
- Workout before work.*
- Work.
- Go to Noodlecat
*hard part
P.P.S. There is a neighbor playing guitar and right now his is singing and playing American Pie… I love it and now I wanna go camping and sing around the campfire.Pin It


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The Aeolian Master - Book One - Revival HTML version
The sudden disengagement was like a dowse of ice-cold water.
Again Lyil looked at her watch. "Time really flies," she said.
Ben knew what was coming. "Yeah, it does." He knew she had to get up early. "Well, I better . . . "
She stepped closer and took his hand. She leaned forward. "No," she whispered. "Don't leave." She led him
toward the bedroom. "I'll probably have to skip my workout tomorrow morning," she added. "And besides,
I'm on vacation."
This time he didn't mind that she had interrupted.
Ben stood on the swording platform thinking about Lyil. It was nine days ago that she had asked him to
spend the night, and he hadn't spent another night in his guest quarters since. He only went back to get his
things and to check out.
Ben's relationships with women in the past had always been fleeting and noncommittal. Considering his age,
this didn't bother him, and in his mind he had reasons why he never formed a permanent relationship—such as,
he was too busy with swording or he was too busy with his professional life as an Archaehistorian, but now he
was beginning to think that they had just been excuses while he was waiting for someone like Lyil. For the first
time in his life he was forming a solid relationship, and it was at the worst possible time. Crap, he thought as he
flexed his sword. He was on a planet far from his home planet, and he was busier now with swording and
Archaehistory than he had been during the past.
Ben looked to his left at the ringside box seats, which were designated for his friends and family and saw
Lyil sitting with Tam and Rand. Her long red hair was a sharp contrast amongst all the Tarmorians throughout
the stadium with their heads of black hair. He nodded in her direction, and she smiled back.
He whipped his sword through the air a couple of times. It whistled, sharply. Then he turned and looked at
his opponent.
Doog was a man who looked darker than any of the other Tarmorians Ben had seen. It wasn't so much his
brown skin nor his black hair, which made him look dark, but rather his deep set, penetrating, black eyes, which
lurked behind a long, sleek nose. As a result he had an almost sinister look about him.
Ben noticed that Doog seemed fidgety and anxious. Perhaps he was nervous, after all there was only one
match remaining after this one. And whoever won this one would be going to the finals.
This was the tenth round, the semifinals. Everyone had been knocked out of the tournament except for
four—Ben, Doog, Zirnen, and Julian (an offworlder whom Ben had beaten in the Galactic Games). The odds-
on-favorite to win the semi-final matches and advance to the finals were Ben and Zirnen. In fact the odds were
overwhelmingly in favor of Ben and Zirnen at ninety-five to one.
Ben looked at one of the four clocks, which was located on one of the walls above the spectators. There was
a little more than two and a half minutes before the match would begin. It wasn't customary for Ben to be
looking at the clock like a nervous novice anticipating the beginning of the match, but today he realized he was
anxious to get started. He didn't care about winning as much as he was looking forward to having dinner with
Lyil and her friends. He wanted to finish this match quickly.
He glanced at the stands, and what he saw was a crowd of people composed mostly of Tarmorians, some G-
staff, and some offworlders dressed in brightly colored, vacationers' clothing. The stadium was packed to
capacity. Excitement permeated the air. The spectators were anxious, and so was Ben.
He did some stretching motions to limber his muscles. And while he was doing them he decided to take his
mind off Lyil and concentrate on Doog. He was, after all, close to winning a Tarmorian tournament.
Ben was waiting for the buzzer, when Doog suddenly did the unexpected. He put his sword on the mat and
walked toward Ben until he was but a few feet away. "I just wanted to shake your hand before the match
begins." He stuck out his hand and grasped a hold as Ben extended his. "Swording is my life," he said. He let
go of Ben's hand. "And I've never crossed swords with anybody as high up in the ranks as you. This is a great
honor. And believe me I want to beat you, and I'm going to do my best."
"I would expect nothing less," said Ben.
Doog smiled. "Yes, but I've seen you perform. So, in the event that I should win I just wanted to say I'm
sorry, because it'll have to be a lucky strike."


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SVTF Help: Good Brake Pads
Well midway through another autox season and my break pads have seen better days. I'm looking for some pads that will be effective from 200-800 degrees so that I can track them and still drive the streets with them, but I'm having a real hell of a time getting any info on this for the pads available.
Does anyone know of references or links to manufacturers of decent SVTF pads? I know of EBC, Baer, factory, etc . . . but what are the effective braking temp ratings for their respective pads?
I like my Hawk HPS pads for street, more grip the stock and good feel. Hawk makes an HP Plus especially for autocross, so that might be worthy of a try. There's a guy over in Macomb with a shop that'll get you a good price on the pads too.
A BMW buddy of mine sent me here:
I am going to go with the Hawks myself here in a few weeks. I have heard a lot of good things.
Check here for EBC stats I use the red pads myself anf theres no fade.
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Hey all,
This is my first time posting so I hope I'm doing this right.
I need some immediate help with my 8 month old, he's become extremely aggressive with my other dog.
I have a second shepherd named Captain who is 8. Jack ( my puppy) and Captain have been like buddies since we originally brought jack home. Granted, there have been times when jack has irritated Captain and he would growl at him, or they would rough play..but it was never mean or aggressive.
It started with the kitchen. I was cooking one day and captain came walking by me, jack was already by my feet and when he saw captain coming closer he started raising his fur, growled, and lunged at captain. I managed to get them to stop but got some scratches myself. I assumed it was just over food, and have been trying to just keep them apart if I know i'll be cooking, or when I feed them, but really it's a pain.
Lately, if Captain and Jack are in the hallway together Jack will raise his fur, start growling, and just go at Captain. I don't get it, they've been fine up until about 2 weeks ago when all this started.
Captain is fixed, and jack isn't but we're getting him fixed on the 21st of this month. Hoping that this aggression is just a lot of hormones.
Does anyone have any advice? I try to teach jack to " be nice" but i'm not sure it that's enough.I just really don't want to see either of my guys get hurt obviously. I just want them to be buddies again.
Get a trainer. Jack is resource guarding you.
Keep them separated. It takes a couple of weeks for the hormones to come back down to normal levels.
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Red robots in the house: ABB robots Help a Traditional Black Forest Brewery
On the production floor, the scene is like one from a delicate and very precise ballet of technology: an ABB robot bends gracefully forward and grips a stainless steel beer keg gently but firmly around its "waist," then smoothly rotates it 90 degrees and carefully places it, inverted, in the
Robotic Welder Leads Trailer Manufacturer Down Productivity Path
Arc welding takes on a new look at Titan Trailers as a robotic-welding system takes over high-volume production of aluminum and steel couplers, swing-door assemblies and other weldments. As a result, productivity and quality have measurably improved. Innovation is the norm at Titan Trailers, a supplier to the hauling
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st: Sample selection with autocorrelated errors
Sun, 19 Jul 2009 12:28:27 -0400
So nobody answered my question and I hope it was because it was a difficult problem and not because my posting was too unclear!
Anyway, I think I found an answer to my question. The Wooldridge textbook considers the issue of sample selection, truncated samples, and attrition in panel data in chapter 17 of his book. It's relatively simple to follow and also considers the case of heteroskedasticity and serially correlated residuals, in case you are interested.
I still have one more issue in my estimation, but I'll post this message separately.
Best regards,
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>> To: email@example.com
>> Subject: st: Sample selection with autocorrelated errors
>> Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:41:25 -0400
>> Hello everyone!
>> I posted the message below earlier but I have decided to change the subject and make it a bit more general and see if you guys can suggest some references.
>> As my message below describes, I would like to run a model in which there is a sample selection component and autocorrelation in the errors. The problem is that, because of selection, some of the past residuals are not observed.
>> Also, each observation is a bond issued by a given country, so observations are "clustered" both by the different countries that issue these bonds, and by the time period in which they were issued (e.g., a country may issue 3 bonds in a given quarter-year, and then none for the next two quarters, and then 2 the following quarter, and so on).
>> Could you suggest how I can address these problems or can you point at any references?
>> Thank you very much!!
>> Adrian
>> ----------------------------------------
>>> From: firstname.lastname@example.com
>>> To: firstname.lastname@example.com
>>> Subject: st: ARCH disturbances in truncated samples?
>>> Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:27:49 -0400
>>> I am running a model that has the spread of a bond as a dependent variable and a bunch of domestic and global variables on the right-hand side. The spread is an inverse measure of the price for which the bond is sold to potential bondholders and gives a sense of the bond issuer's creditworthiness (higher spread indicates lower creditworthiness). Examples of domestic variables are GDP growth, debt/GDP, reserves/imports for each individual country where the bond issuer resides, while examples of global variables are the US interest rate and various liquidity and volatility indices.
>>> One problem is that I have quarterly macroeconomic data but I only observe the spread whenever countries actually issue a bond. Countries may decide not to issue a bond because the market will simply not buy the bond (for example, in the middle of a crisis) or simply because the country doesn't want to issue it (one quarter they may issue 3 bonds and the next quarter they may not need to issue at all).
>>> Now I am not exactly sure of how to model this other than with a Heckman selection model (let me know if you have other suggestions). One problem is that I think my errors are not standard Normal, iid errors... but that I think they follow some sort of ARCH structure -- for a given country, for example, the error this period may be related to the error in the previous period. The problem is that "the previous period" may not be exactly t-1... but the previous period when there was a bond issue...
>>> How do I account for this?
>>> Thank you very much in advance...
>>> Adrian
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For most of us, getting out of bed is the hardest part of the entire day. And realistically, most of us wouldn't give up an hour's worth of sleep for anything, especially to hit the gym at the crack of dawn. Here are just a few of the benefits of motivating morning work outs.
Food for thought
A recent study conducted at Appalachian State University found that morning workouts are best if you desire a better night's sleep - and who doesn't? The researchers tracked the sleep patterns of participants, aged 40-to-60, who walked on a treadmill for 30 minutes, three times a week. Participants also worked out at three different times: 7 a.m., 1 p.m. or 7 p.m. Turns out, those who hit the treadmill at 7 a.m. slept longer and had deeper sleep cycles than those who exercised at other points throughout the day. In fact, the morning crowd spent up to 75-percent more time in the reparative "deep sleep" stage at night.
A 75-percent increase in deep sleep? That sounds like a dream come true.
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Here are some really easy tips to get you going in the morning so you can have that satisfying morning workout.
Put on your workout clothes. Just put them on and give it a second. The simple act of gearing up for your workout may be enough to get your butt out the door.
Eat a healthy breakfast. Food is fuel. Having good stuff in your body will allow you to get the most out of your morning workout.
Wait until it's light out. Your body is much more inclined to want to work out when the natural light is out to help wake it up.
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Lastly, don't forget to pat yourself on the back when you hit small goals.
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If you're not normally a morning person and the thought of an early morning workout just makes you want to hide under the covers, here's a neutral morning wake-up call that you can do at home:
Perform some simple body-weight exercises such as pushups, split squats, overhead reaches and lunges, holding the stretch position in each movement. You should aim for 10 reps on each exercise and run through the circuit twice. This will get your blood flowing, wake up your muscles, mind and nervous system. It also burns calories and kick starts your metabolism.
If you love being in the water, here's a rejuvenating swimming exercise that's perfect for beginners.
According to Olympic swimmer, Ricky Berens, it's important to mix up your swimming routines if you want to stay in shape. Swimming workouts are also great motivating morning workouts too. Swimming for distance is important because it will help build muscular and aerobic endurance. Start your warm-up with a kickboard for 200 meters. Complete a 500-meter freestyle and rest for two minutes. Complete a 400-meter freestyle followed by a minute and a 30-second rest. Then, if you're feeling up to it, repeat this cycle again starting with 200 meters and working your way back up to 500 meters.
If you're looking for something a little low key that will also help you relax in the morning, here are some more soothing options.
If you want some more mellow options for a motivating morning workout, you could always find a nice, relaxing place to go for a walk or try your hand at some morning yoga for basic flexibility and balance training. Yoga is very effective at relieving stress and improving relaxation as well as toning muscles and building strength.
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One minute of silence was observed in memory of the Munich 11 during the opening of an exhibit at the Hungarian Jewish Museum in Budapest.
The tribute to the 11 Israeli athletes killed by Palestinian terrorists at the Munich Olympics in 1972 came spontaneously at the request of an audience member during the opening ceremony of the new exhibit.
The new exhibit, created by the Hungarian Jewish Museum in conjunction with the Hungarian Sports Museum, features the lives of Hungarian Jewish sportsmen, who once won Olympic gold medals for Hungary, but were then deported from the country and killed during the Holocaust.
The one minute of silence was held in the presence of the Israeli Ambassador to Budapest, David Admon, who was an invited guest to Monday's opening, timed not by chance for the day after the London Olympic Games ended
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This coming Saturday, October 1, at 1:00 p.m., attendees at Lambtown (Dixon, California's Wool Festival) will attempt to set a new World's Record for Most Knitters Knitting Simultaneously. The current record-holders are in Roscommon, Ireland, where (on April 30, 2011) 1,174 knitters were certified as having fulfilled the Guinness criteria:
--everyone knitting continuously for 15 minutes--on STRAIGHT needles--yes, practice ahead of time--without dropping a needle--this violates the Guinness "continuously" requirement
If you can help, please check out this site: www.lambtown.com/Applications/WRAApp.doc
There's also information on Ravelry at http://www.ravelry.com/events/world-record-knitting-at-lambtown
Dixon is easy to drive to from just about anywhere. It's right on Interstate 80, between Sacramento and San Francisco. Narrowing in, it's between Davis and Vacaville. Lambtown takes place at the Solano County Fairgrounds, and is a full-on Wool Festival: shearing demos, live alpaca and lambs/sheep, sheep-herding competitions (dogs), Sheep to Shawl (weaving) competition, Spinning competition, vendors (yes, ladies: shopping!), food, and I can't remember what-all else. I cancelled my attendance at a knitting class once I found out that Lambtown was a real-live Wool Festival, and THEN I found out about the World Record Attempt!
It was meant to be.
Please join us if at all possible! Numbers count. Bring extra straights and yarn for knitters who may stumble upon the event!
Sounds like FUN!!!!!! Wish I could come, but since I live across the country in NJ this event is not meant to be (for me).
Have fun, happy shopping AND HAPPY KNITTING!!!!!!!!!!!knitcindy
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This scientist is passionate about orang-utans, Borneo and Sumatra.
Q You're the president of the non-profit The Orangutan Project. How quickly is the orang-utans' habitat disappearing?
A The rainforest is disappearing at a rate of 300 football fields a minute. This is a crucial time for not only the future of orang-utans but all Indonesian wildlife, indigenous communities and the economic and environmental sustainability of those countries.
Q What's in your hand luggage?
A Toiletries, anti-malarial medicines and a laptop.
Q What's a must-have for spending days in the rainforest?
A You want to have a good insect repellent, leech-proof socks and a torch. OK, you may think you don't need a torch for a daylight journey, however, trips can and do get unexpectedly extended and you really don't want to spend a night in a rainforest without a torch.
Q Best travel advice you've ever received?
A In Jakarta and Bali, use Blue Bird Group taxis.
Q You're part of a network fund-raising "$212,000 in 2012" for orang-utan conservation. Where will expedition participants go and what will they see?
A People have a choice of three locations: Tanjung Puting National Park, Sabangua Forest or Gunung Leuser National Park. Whichever tour is chosen, participants will visit the towns and go on riverboats and on foot into the jungle to see wild and rehabilitated orang-utans and other wildlife in those areas, escorted by experienced local guides. Travellers will also see where The Orangutan Project's funds are being used.
Q What have orang-utans taught you?
A Orang-utans are the most intelligent beings on the planet after humans. Scientists have for a long time studied animals, especially the great apes, to find out more about humans. The main purpose of this has been focused on finding out what makes humans unique and special. I have learnt a lot from orang-utans - however, this is exactly because we are not unique. We are only different in degree, not kind.
The Orangutan Project and Orangutan Odyssey host fund-raising journeys to Sumatra and Borneo. See orangutanodysseys.com or orangutan.org.au.


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for example in a Task List you want to filter the people that are displayed in the "assigned to" column. You just want to display the people from a specific SharePoint group like "ChangeUser Owners" as shown in the picture below:
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Cuisinart® Coffee Grinder1909373
web ID: 7806038
Grind beans to the perfect consistency for the best tasting coffee. Cuisinart® coffee grinder with stainless steel construction provides years of superior performance.
- bowl holds up to 2½ ounces of beans, enough for 12 cups of coffee
- transparent lid with measurement markings
- one-touch switch with safety interlock that does not allow grinder to operate unless it is properly assembled
- convenient cord storage
Rated 3 out of 5 by MoeHartman from Okay for the price, but not the best As an habitual coffee drinker who grinds his own beans, a coffee grinder is truly an essential appliance. I bought this to replace a model by another brand that no longer worked. It was on sale, and I figured it would be about the same. Initially, I had a model that didn't work, but I was able to exchange it in a store. I am satisfied with how the grinding works, but unlike other grinders I have used, the bowl is molded to the machine. Not being able to detach the bowl makes it difficult to transport the coffee to my french press or coffee maker, and I usually end up dropping some of the coffee in the process. It also makes it a bit more difficult to clean the bowl. I'd prefer to clean the bowl in the sink without having to move the whole grinder. I suppose there is no danger unless it is plugged in, but it still feels awkward to me. Between the non-detachable bowl and the broken model that I originally had, I would really recommend looking for something different, although it does more or less get the job done.
Date published: 2016-04-05
Rated 1 out of 5 by sunflower62 from Very unsatisfied with this product I have other products by Cuisinart like the can opener & ice cream machine and they were very nice quality. But the first one came with a cracked top on it....so took that back and reordered a second one. This one looked like it was going to be okay as I looked in the box. it came out together and looked fine until I went to pick it up to take to the kitchen and the whole bottom fell out. I couldn't believe my eyes. I never made it to my kitchen with my new coffee grinder. So returned that one and decided not to try for a third one. I don't know what the problem is but just don't want to try again and have to drive 18 miles to return a third one. DO NOT FEEL IT IS WORTH THE MONEY FOR THIS PRODUCT.
Date published: 2010-11-01
Rated 4 out of 5 by tobyopal from Coffee Grinfer After receiving the grinder broken, I returned it to my nearest store. They were very friendly and took the broken grinder back for credit with no problem. I then purchased a new, working grinder in store and brought it home. Have only used it once, but so far, my expectations have been met.
Date published: 2011-06-30
Rated 4 out of 5 by DKGgirl from Nice grinder Works as expected. Used mostly for spices so I keep my other one for coffee.. I like my [other brand] better, but for the price, this is a nice grinder.
Date published: 2012-07-05
Rated 4 out of 5 by deeriot071 from simple and works I really like this grinder so far, it is very simple, easy to use, and get's the job done, I have no remarks whatsoever
Date published: 2014-12-18
Rated 5 out of 5 by margarine from great product for prize I have used this coffee grinder a couple of times and it has worked great.
Date published: 2016-03-30
Rated 2 out of 5 by alycorn25 from bottom of the line grinder I didn't read the description to see if it had a detachable chamber to pour the grinds into my coffee maker. It doesn't, so I returned it. Also, the box looked like it rolled in the delivery truck a few times. Very tattered up. I was concerned I wouldn't be able to return it.
Date published: 2015-08-26
Rated 5 out of 5 by kb111351kb from Great grinder Consistantly grinds coffee beans quickly and easily.
Date published: 2015-09-16
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This unit is not designed to work with espresso pump machines. You need an ultra-fine grind for espresso for optimum results. You would need a CONICAL or a BURR Mill unit. Cuisinart offers model #DBM-8 which jcp.com is adding to the site soon. When available you can find this item by searching for 780-6060. Hope this helps!
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Jan 22, 2013 - By Christina George, Staff WriterThe Fremont County Democratic Party has voted to voice opposition to Senate File 104 regarding the Wyoming Superintendent of Public instruction post. The party further urges the legislation's defeat in the House of Representatives.
"We want people to know that this is not a Republican thing or a Democratic thing," Democratic Party member Michelle Hoffman said in an interview Monday. "We want people to know it's an issue about having a voice and that we all have a right to be heard, and we feel a few are trying to take that away."
Every four years, voters in Wyoming go to the polls and select a state superintendent. However, if Senate File 104 is passed, most important duties of the position will be turned over to a director appointed by the governor.
The legislation is on its way to the Wyoming House of Representatives after being approved by the Senate.
"This step takes away the voice of the people," Hoffman said about the bill. "By pushing Senate File 104 the way that it's going down, the people of the state lose their voice."
Hoffman was the Democratic nominee for state superintendent in 2006, losing to appointed Jim McBride. Hill then defeated McBride in the Republican primary in 2010 before winning the general election.
The Democratic Party's decision was unanimous among members attending the Jan. 20 monthly meeting at Hudson Town Hall. The group also agreed to forward its motion to others including all Democratic House representatives and members of the local party.
Fremont County Republican Party chairman John Birbari said his group has not taken similar action regarding the bill.
"As a party, we have not taken a position on that one way or the other," Birbari said.
Legislators representing Fremont County residents have different points of view about the bill. Rep. Lloyd Larsen, R-Lander, last week said he supports the legislation because more checks and balances are needed to assure appropriate policy decisions are made.
Rep. David Miller, R-Riverton, and Sen. Eli Bebout, R-Lander, last week both expressed reservations about the bill. Bebout said he would prefer voters maintain a role in state education policy.
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2010-04-23 / Obits
Victoria Giordano
Victoria Giordano, a 20-year Rockaway resident, died April 20.
Giordano lived in Rockaway Park and owned a ladies hat business for many years in Brooklyn, New York.
She is survived by her sister, Mary Vicosi; Lizbeth, Bobby, Richard, James, Luke and Alana Giordano; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Donza Funeral Home, East Rockaway, New York. A funeral mass was held at St. Francis de Sales Church, Belle Harbor. Interment followed at St. John's Cemetery, Woodhaven, New York.


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[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]"KIRKLINGTON, (with Upsland), a parish in the wapentake of Halikeld, and liberty of Richmondshire; 6 miles SSE. of Bedale. Here is a large and handsome church (see Churches for photograph). The living is a rectory in the deanry of Catterick, diocese of Chester, in the patronage of Lady Ormond, and the Rev. Thomas Place is the incumbent. Here is also a Free School, with a small endowment, left by Lady Ormond. This neighbourhood abounds with vestiges of antiquities, particularly the entrenchment of a Roman or Danish camp. Pop. 337."
Information on the following places in this Parish is contained on a supplementary page.
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For years, researchers have puzzled over how some cells guide themselves toward a chemical that spreads itself around. Now, in this week's issue of Science, Johns Hopkins researchers identify a protein that accumulates toward the front end of a cell and helps cells "sense" their way to a target.
"Gradient sensing is important in everything from inflammation, disease fighting and blood vessel growth to wound healing and prenatal development," says Peter Devreotes, Ph.D., a professor of biochemistry and senior author of the study. The finding, he says, brings researchers one step closer to understanding this chemical-sensing mechanism and using it to develop treatments.
"If we understand the process of chemotaxis, in the future we may be able to encourage or inhibit it," says Devreotes. "This could be beneficial in encouraging wounds to heal, treating cancers by slowing blood vessel growth, or reducing inflammation thereby controlling arthritis."
The process by which cells are able to move themselves toward certain targets is known as chemotaxis. When a cell wants to attract another cell, it releases signaling molecules called chemoattractants. These molecules travel toward the other cell and set up a shallow pool around it. The cell will then move toward the source, even when the number of chemoattractant molecules near the front of the receptive cell is only 10 percent higher than near the back. In addition, one edge of the cell, known as the "leading" edge, is more sensitive to stimulation, which further helps guide the cell toward its target. Given these pieces of information, pondered researchers, how did the cell know which direction to travel and how did it determine its leading edge?
To answer the questions, Devreotes and his colleagues have been studying an amoeba named Dictyostelium, which behaves like many chemotactic cells. This "social amoeba" responds to a chemoattractant known as cAMP, and its response allows it to commune with its fellow amoebae in survival maneuvers. Research in the last decade on Dictyostelium demonstrated that cells use receptors coupled to G-proteins to sense chemoattractants. Just like other chemotactic cells, the amoebae can sense shallow gradients and have only one leading edge.
Devreotes and his colleagues searched for unevenly distributed proteins within the social amoebae that could explain how cells sense direction. They knew that when chemoattractant molecules dock on receptors, the receptors change their shape, and this change attracts G proteins floating in the cell's membranes. When researchers examined the distribution of receptors, however, they found that the receptors were distributed equally around the cell.
In 1998, Devreotes and his colleagues hit the lottery when, after sorting through a number of chemicals inside cells, they discovered that the leading edge of a cell contain greater amounts of specific proteins. These proteins, called PH domain-containing proteins, float freely in the body of the cell but are pulled to one side when the G-protein signals are activated. The researchers did this by attaching fluorescent green protein tags to PH domain proteins and then peering through a microscope to determine to which side of the cell these tagged proteins flocked after being subject to cAMP. They discovered that the fluorescent proteins reliably marked the places on the membrane where the G-protein signals are active.
In the current Science, the researchers say they now know what makes the cell's leading edge more sensitive to stimulation. They attached the fluorescent green protein to a part of the G-protein. When they examined the cells under the microscope, they found the G-proteins were accumulated on the cell membrane toward the leading edge. In another experiment, the Hopkins researchers chemically paralyzed the cells and caused them to lose their leading edge. The researchers found that the G-proteins then became evenly distributed around the outside of the cell and that the cells became equally sensitive at all points.
"What this tells us is that a cell can sense all over its surface but it can only lead with its front end," says Devreotes. The researchers say that although others have suggested that an uneven distribution of proteins might be involved in chemotaxis, theirs is the first such protein to be concretely identified as doing so.
For more information on chemotaxis research, travel to the Devreotes Lab at http://www.med.jhu.edu/devreotes/. Graphics are also available at this site.
Other authors of the study are Tian Jin, Ning Zhang, Yu Long, and Carole Parent. The National Institutes of Health funded the research.
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