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The curtain came down on the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company Saturday night with an emotionally charged performance of Hunchback, the cast members holding their hands over their hearts in a nod to the historic moment, then performing a slow, synchronized turn, their right arms outstretched, to acknowledge the theatre.
Many in the crowd were in tears, as the final production in the regional theatre company's 49-year history came to a close. The company's artistic managing director Max Reimer and board chair Jeff Schulz remained in their seats, along with a few other audience members, long after the final curtain call.
"It's devastating," said Schulz, as stagehands swept up and struck the set for the final time. "I can't believe it's happening."
The theatre company's final performance came just a day after the shocking announcement that the company would have to shut down, due to overwhelming financial problems.
"The thing that I think is very emotional tonight, why I think there's so many tears, is this particular venue has been home to so many new experiences," said Reimer, who is originally from Vancouver and took over at the Playhouse in 2008. "Many of us saw our first plays here. I did."
Outside the theatre about 200 people – including prominent members of Vancouver's arts community – gathered to rally against the closure and celebrate the theatre company's accomplishments.
"This is a beautiful world class city," rally organizer & actor Jennifer Clement told the crowd, standing on top of a white station wagon. "We hosted the Olympics and we can't even host a professional theatre in our downtown core?"
Spirit of the West frontman John Mann climbed on top of the car (it was, in fact, his Ford Focus) and performed Save This House, the crowd singing along to the chorus. Mann is also an actor, and has appeared at the Playhouse in shows such as Beyond Eden and Of Mice and Men.
"For me it was the first time I ever really got to be on the stage," he told The Globe and Mail afterward. "All the theatre I've done is because of this place. It means a lot to me."
The Playhouse – a regional theatre company which uses the city-owned theatre space also called the Playhouse – announced on Friday that with a crushing debt load of $900,000 to $1-million, it would be ceasing operations at the end of its run of Hunchback, which was scheduled to close Saturday night.
"I couldn't believe it. I was shocked out of my mind," said Gabrielle Rose, an accomplished actor whose first professional job was at the Playhouse 40 years ago. "I know a lot of people seem to not think that it's very important, theatre, but it is part of the cultural landscape of a city and just to let it go like that?"
The closure will mean layoffs for about 15 permanent staff, a loss of work for about 200 contractors, and ripple effects across the theatre community in Vancouver and beyond.
A protest vigil was hastily arranged and despite the short notice and the rainy weather, a crowd gathered, shining flashlights on the theatre and each other, and chanting "keep the lights on."
After the speeches, NPA Vancouver City Councillor George Affleck approached Clement and told her he was going to try to set up a meeting to figure out if there's something that can be done at the municipal level. "I'm the opposition, but I can raise hell," he said.
People carried signs ("I want to live in a city that has a home for both the Canucks and Chekhov"), wrote on the walls and sidewalk in chalk ("The Telus Playhouse Sounds Good to us") and on sticky notes ("Shame on you Vancouver Shame Shame"). One local critic's recent Playhouse reviews were posted up. Another sign read: "This is a vigil, not a wake. Keep the Playhouse Alive."
A letter distributed at the vigil from playwright Morris Panych (whose Gordon is playing across town at the Arts Club Theatre Company's Revue Stage) urged people to "fight with all of their will against the demise of this company."
That was most certainly a common theme at the vigil; many spoke of finding ways to revive the Playhouse.
"How can a company like this pass way just because they can't meet their payroll or whatever? There has to be a way to keep it going. There has to be a way to figure out. Because it's too important. It's part of our fabric," said Bill Millerd, artistic managing director of the Arts Club, which is thriving – and has been the Playhouse's chief theatrical competition. "I hope everybody can work on this. Maybe this is the beginning of something, what's happening here tonight."
Reimer does not dismiss the idea of some sort of revival. Despite looking tired and a bit wrinkled, he was clearly buoyed by the vigil and all the support he's received since making the announcement.
"The passion won't end," he said. "Forty-nine years of building it and creating a community and being part of a community – I don't think that just ends. I think people who have been involved in this will find a way to have something else come up."Report Typo/Error
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I love to read biographies of great Christian Men. They have influenced me greatly. Those stories gave me wisdom on the most important decisions of my life. This post is from J.R. Duren. A husband and father, he also read the lives of great Christians. He has written a book called Living Like Lions.
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The Secret World patches, adds server
The Secret World patches, adds server
Updated on: Jul 10, 2012 at 14:47
By TJSonntag
The Secret World
Publishers: Funcom
Type: MMORPG
Themes: contemporary, fantastic, rpg
Status: Final
Costs: Subscription
The Secret World, which released on July 3, just implemented patch 1.0.1, fixing a number of bugs and other player issues. The developers of the game have been paying close attention to any problem reported by the community, and the long list of issues addressed on the patch notes confirms this.
Additionally, the demand on the game has been high enough that another role-playing themed server has been added. Gamers can now choose to create a character from any of the three factions on the Leviathan server.
There are still some problems with a few of the chat channels, and at least one crafting toolkit that asks for the wrong type of material but doesn't work for any type. These issues are being ironed out as the game progresses, and players can count on an even smoother experience in the game now than was available at launch just last week.
The Secret World is a conspiracy themed MMO with a modern day setting in which players explore the myths and legends surrounding New England, Romania and Egypt, among other locales. It is developed and published by Funcom, the team behind Age of Conan.
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An Investment Opinion
Farewell, Fool Dale Wettlaufer (TMF Ralegh)
October 14, 1999
Longtime readers may wish to know I have come to a fork in the road and that I intend to take it. The time has come for me to move on after a happy four-year relationship with The Motley Fool.
It's been an interesting journey, to say the least. I joined the Fool as a message board moderator right after leaving the brokerage business, which in 1995 was, for the most part, not ready or capable of taking advantage of the opportunities brought to business by the Internet. Within a year, I was invited down to Alexandria, Virginia to join the Fool full-time, working with the dynamo known to the world as MF Templar, Randy Befumo.
The idea was never to come here and make a bunch of money on stock options. Remember, the year was 1996 and you didn't have the ridiculous IPO activity taking place that you see today. The idea was to come here and work with intelligent people who shared a desire to improve their abilities to analyze businesses. Changing the world was a secondary goal and fed well off the first goal, but my priorities lay in taking advantage of the intellectual freedom afforded to me by the Fool.
Not that I want to sound selfish there, but I took it for granted that the world was going to be changed in favor of the individual investor by the Internet, whether The Motley Fool existed or not. I think we helped accelerate things by asking (sometimes necessarily browbeating) companies to open their conference calls and pay attention to individual investors. I think we've done a very good thing in pointing out the deficiencies of the mutual fund model. And I think we've done a good thing in putting together a business where people can get together to share their insights and advance their analytical skills. Say we never existed, though. You'd still have Yahoo! and Silicon Investor, you'd have John Bogle, and you'd have someone fill in the education niche somewhere. So I hesitate in taking too much credit for revolutionizing the world.
I look at the investing mentality of the Fool as its most unique attribute. So many organizations are devoted to get you the knowledge or inside word that's going to give you an edge in trading. A failing of one of my favorite news-oriented websites is that it grades itself over one-week, three-week, one-quarter, and half-year time spans. That's a heartbeat or two in the career of an investor and in the life of a company. Too many online brokers today want to give you an edge in trading.
The commercial where the punker office boy and the executive agree to "research" K-Mart is particularly amusing, as if looking at a price-chart and an earnings estimate constitutes research. Or the one where the young mother "thinks" she just made $2,000 or whatever. Or how about the class of immigrants who can't speak English but love this country because of its online trading? If you can't say "I'm going to the store," how can you read an annual report or SEC filing? What passes for "investing" today is worrisome. "My Dad is retired, but daytrades" is a very sad phrase, in my opinion, because I'm pretty sure how that's going to end for a number of people.
That we've emphasized intelligent discourse and a true investing philosophy over trading is something I think the Fool should be proud of. Few other publications are geared this way. If you look at pretty much anything outside of Squawk Box on CNBC, the discussion is geared toward who's made or missed their earnings estimate this quarter or you get 80-year-old widows calling "experts" on the former Buy, Sell, or Hold to ask "K-Tel, Buy, Sell or Hold, short- and long-term, please."
Hey, not that millionaire sell-side analysts are all helpful, either. Here's a line of reasoning I don't get: "We believe Compaq can achieve its announced price cuts and thus hit our earnings estimate. We further believe the company deserves to trade at a 20% premium to the S&P 500 and inline with Gateway and Dell. Thus, we believe Compaq can trade at $45-50 in the near-term." For that wonderful wisdom, none of which has anything to do with analyzing the true intrinsic value of Compaq, the analyst makes a boatload of money. Or as a retail investor, you get the honor of being so low in the food chain that the analyst writes one report for you and tells the institutional investor something totally different. The retail investor and the company being covered see the "buy" rating and the institutional investor hears what the analyst really thinks (nudge, nudge, Coca-Cola Company).
Finally, you get the mutual fund industry. You know the Fool's problems with it. People in the industry know the problems with it, too. Most years, you pay for no negative economic value-added to a bunch of people who profess long-term investment but who turn over their funds at a 70% yearly rate. That's an average holding period of 1.4 years. Further, most of these funds have so little conviction in their best idea that they put 1% to 2% of the fund's assets into it. It's hard to come up with 50-100 ideas that are going to beat the market, after tax, every 1.4 years, even when you're a fund manager with tons of resources.
Ironic, isn't it, that I'm about to tell you that I'm joining a mutual fund company? I don't think so, actually. I've accepted an offer to join Legg Mason Fund Adviser in Baltimore, where I'll be working as an analyst on Legg Mason Special Investment Trust, Legg Mason Value Trust, and some other funds. The people I'll be working with -- Bill Miller, Lisa Rapuano, Robert Hagstrom, and my former and future colleague Randy Befumo, among many others -- think as true investors should think. They invest in a company and don't kick it out of the fund because it's accomplished a level of gains predetermined to merit a sale.
They're not afraid to think of themselves as value investors, buying companies at a discount to the net present value of the future cash flows it can create for investors, and own companies such as America Online, Dell, and Amazon.com. Among many "value investors," the social pressure from peers would be enough to keep away from owning any of these. While they might like things that other classic "value people" own, such as Berkshire Hathaway or Freddie Mac, they prefer to try to figure out what's going on with companies such as Amazon.com and why they're worth so much rather than stand on the sidelines like some of the classic value people and decry all .com companies as nothing more than a bubble.
That the people at Legg Mason try to figure out companies based on their intrinsic merits, and not based on their being a "technology company" or an "Internet company" or "growth" company versus a "value" company is why I wanted to join them. Independence of thinking in the face of contrary prevailing opinion is one characteristic of successful investors. Another characteristic of successful investors is the ability to think. "We've got to get long on the Internet" is a different thing than "Amazon.com is a great company on its own merits, here are the qualitative and quantitative reasons why."
What I'm going off to do is work with rational, businesslike investors. Looking back, I hope that's what we and I have promoted here; looking forward, that's what I want to do, whether it's working on mutual funds, running a holding company, or running a McDonald's franchise. The wrapper isn't nearly as important as the philosophy. I'm confident that I'll be working with people that follow the correct philosophy.
I've said my good-byes and thank-yous to everyone here, so this isn't going to be an Academy Awards-type speech. But I do want to say thank you again to everyone and reiterate my desire to maintain a friendly association with the Fool. It's been a pleasure working here and getting to know so many fun and intelligent people.


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For Principals — On August 17, 2009 DPS Risk Management released the first in a series of Traffic Safety videos on DVD. Getting to School Safely for Principals is a 16 minute video designed to help principals deal with traffic safety issues around their school.
On December 2, 2009 DPS Risk Management distributed copies of its Traffic Safety DVD series for Parents and Students to all DPS elementary and K–8 schools. This series includes the following 10–13 minute segments, available in both English and Spanish:


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Our next contender is a bit different. Apple TV was designed specifically as a means of getting media content from the Internet and your Mac or PC and getting it into your living room where it belongs, and everything from the physical design to the services and software is built for doing just that. The unit, resembling a flattened Mac Mini, is small and virtually silent, yet still boasts an integrated 40GB or 160GB HDD, Ethernet plus 802.11g and 802.11n wireless connections, not to mention HDMI, component video and stereo and digital audio outputs with which to hook it up to your A/V system. You might not care about looks or noise levels, but chances are that other members of your household will. If so, the Apple TV is a much easier sell than the Xbox 360 or PS3.
I'm not what you might call a Mac person, but the Apple TV doesn't seem phased by a PC connection. Just plug it in and set up your network connection and all you have to do is switch on your PC, fire up iTunes and enter the passcode that Apple TV puts up on the screen. Ease of use is a plus point in general. If you've used a recent iPod or the iTunes Store then using Apple TV is really just an extension, with a CoverFlow system for browsing content in most cases and easy to follow lists and thumbnails when not. Cleverly, you don't need to go through your PC to do a lot of things. Built-in browsers for YouTube, Flickr and Apple's own MobileMe makes it easy to check out a range of Web 2.0 content on your TV screen without having to fiddle with that nasty remote control/Web browser combination. Integration with the iTunes Store is so good that it's practically transparent.
On the one hand, you could say that Apple TV isn't the best media player for those of us outside the relatively closed Mac/iTunes/iPod ecosystem. It doesn't like Microsoft's media formats, and without some reasonably technical hacks there's no way to get Xvid or DivX files working. With iTunes on your PC acting as a media server you're pretty much stuck with the file formats that Apple's software prefers unless you use a third-party app to convert them. That's good if you like working with AAC and H.264, but not so great if you prefer WMA and OGG Vorbis. Needless to say, any TV you record using Windows Media Center or download with the BBC iPlayer is also a no-no, without a little hacking and converting.
On the other hand, there are things that Apple TV does better than any rival player. Apple TV was built to synchronise content between the iTunes library on your PC and a copy cached on its own internal hard disk, and the process is pretty much flawless. You can happily leave it on its default settings, or fine tune how iTunes and Apple TV swap video or photos to your heart's content. You can use the same features you use in iTunes to prepare downloaded video files for your iPod to prepare them for your Apple TV and overall it's another example of how Apple breaks down the old 'chain of pain' in getting media from one device to another, admittedly with the usual caveat that wide format support is the inevitable casualty.


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Despite the relative success of the Help to Buy scheme and the hope surrounding the recent announcement of a Help to Buy ISA, finance still remains a significant barrier facing prospective homeowners hoping to step on to the ladder, with many finding themselves pushed to their financial limits in their attempts to purchase a home
One of the first things you'll need to decide is when you are thinking of moving. If you are looking to move in the immediate future, your focus will be on making aesthetic improvements to make your home more 'sellable'. Alternatively, if a move is a year or more away you could benefit from taking on a more significant project to add value to your home.
I hate VAT. I hate it as both a business owner and a consumer. But I hate it even more when it's not 'wrapped up' within the price of the product or service that I am purchasing, as a consumer. So why do professional services, that are selling to the consumer, quote fees that are 'exclusive', or 'plus VAT'? It has never made sense to me.


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D.Bahn to buy engines from Bombardier for up to 1.5 bln eur
BERLIN May 2 (Reuters) - German railway operator Deutsche Bahn has agreed a 1.5 billion euro deal to buy up to 450 electric engines from Canada's Bombardier, the German group said on Thursday.
Bahn has placed an initial order for 130 electric engines, mostly for freight transport but also including 20 for passenger trains. It has an option to purchase a further 320 engines until 2023.
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On this page you will find prices and informations to buy your external hard drives Memup Kwest Evolution 500 GB 3.5 with confidence. Wikio Shopping also provide a price evolution based on lasts six weeks, some customers reviews and photos to help you choose the best Memup products at the best price.
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It's official! The date for IHOP's next National Pancake Day is Tuesday, March 7, 2017!
During National Pancake Day, the company's largest philanthropic event of the year, more than 1,500 IHOP restaurants across the country will invite guests to enjoy a complimentary stack of IHOP's signature delicious buttermilk pancakes from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Guests will be encouraged to make a voluntary contribution to their local Children's Miracle Network Hospital (we encourage guests to contribute at least what they would have paid for the pancakes - or $5).
And even better - guests who make a $5 donation will receive a coupon good for $5 off their next visit!
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Une maison familiale : confortable, pratique, pour toute la famille
Our apartment is a typical Parisian apartment very charming (floors, moldings, etc..). It is ideally suited to one or two families with children and/or babies. It is comfortable and well equipped and has many books, CDs, DVDs, etc.. It has a lounge with fireplace, dining room, 3 bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom and separate toilet. Many facilities are available as internet free-access (wifi) and free phone to the USA.
Very well located in quiet area, close to Canal St Martin, Oberkampf and Marais (very close to metro lines)
Our area is very nice with a lot of cafes, restaurants and food and wine shops.
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Children can make new friends by participating in many games and activities offered at the children's playground in the hotel.
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Is it the Spring Drive, Kinetic, or Solar? Or none of the above?
Is it the Spring Drive, Kinetic, or Solar? Or none of the above?
I'd say the Kinetic is the hybrid, because it's actually a quartz movement with winding rotor to charge the battery.
Buy the seller! "Trust but Verify" quote- Ronald Reagan....Hidden Content
A watch when you wear it, it saves you money on gas in your car...lol
Seriously never heard the term before... Maybe a Spring Drive could be classified as a hybrid but never heard anyone call it that before.
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A "hybrid watch" is a watch with movement that consists of a mechanical part and an electronic part for its proper functionnement, regardless of the type of power source.
The Seiko Spring Drive is hybrid because it has an electronic regulation system powered by a mechanical rotor + mainspring as power source.
The Omega SMP Quartz is hybrid because it has a jewelled mechanical movement powered by a motor with battery as power source.
All ana-digit watch be it battery / solar / kinetic operared are hybrid because they have mechanical + electronic parts in the movement.
Don't be confused with hybrid car which is a car with two redundant power-source (electric + combustion engine).
Ball - Casio (G-shock) - HMT - Longines - Parnis - Seagull - Tissot - Victorinox - Yema
From what I read before in SD forums, they always call it a hybrid because of its automatic winding as power source and the quartz regulation. I'd say then the kinetic will also fall into that category, although the power it saves from the winding goes into a rechargeable battery rather than a spring.
In the popular parlance, watches come in three varieties (ignoring outliers like the Accutron tuning fork): Fully mechanical, fully electronic/quartz (e.g., the typical Casio), and hybrid.
In the opinion of some of us, it's meaningless to lump all watches that aren't fully mechanical or fully electronic as "hybrid," but that's the way the popular mind works.
Thus, a Spring Drive, which generates its own power like any other automatic watch, but has a electronic escapement, is lumped (in the popular mind, not the discerning mind ;) ) with watches that are largely electronic, battery powered, but have analog hands.
Go figure.
Not that it really matters. Those of us who buy what we like rather than what we think others like don't really care about such silly labels. People who like to feel superior by dismissing the Spring Drive movement as a "quartz" watch like silly labels, but the rest of us can consider the source there....
Seiko Spring Drive Chronograph SPS003
Oris TT1 Titan Diver Chronograph 1000M
IWC Portuguese Chronograph 3714-01
Grand Seiko Spring Drive GMT SBGE001
The Spring Drive is considered a Hybrid for a few attributes....partly because it has a mechanical power source (the mainspring) but mainly because the escapement is both mechanical....spinning glide wheel driven by the spring unwinding....and electronic....the mechanical spinning glide wheel's speed is monitored and adjusted via an electro mechanical brake which is regulated by a quartz crystal.
Traditionally, a watch was classified as quartz or mechanical based on the escapement.....the SD escapement was so new and different, it began to be classified as hybrid.
Eco drive, kinetic etc. are basically quartz watches with alternative methods to keep the battery charged with traditional quartz driven movements.
Any watch not being purely mechanical or digital is hybrid.
Ball - Casio (G-shock) - HMT - Longines - Parnis - Seagull - Tissot - Victorinox - Yema
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The Lady Celts Volleyball team hit the road for the third straight weekend to face conference foes, No. 1 ranked UT-Brownsville and Our Lady of the Lake University. The road trip proved to be a rocky one as the Celts dropped both matches to bring their overall record to 15-12 and 4-3 in Conference.
The weekend started with a daunting challenge of facing the No. 1 ranked team in the country that is now 23-0 on the season on their home court in Brownsville. The Lady Celts came out of the gate battling for every point, but the size and the fire power the Scorpians possesed was just too much. In the end, the Lady Celts lost 3-0: 15-25, 16-25 and 10-25. They were led by junior middle block Lauren Curley in kills and senior Libero Brittany Downs in digs.
On Saturday, the Celts moved on to San Antonio to take on Our Lady of the Lake. The Celts defeated the Saints 3-0 in the first match of the season on Sept. 1. This time around on the Saints' home court would be a different story. The Saints came out on fire, and the Lady Celts could not find a way to slow them down. The Lady Celts dropped the match 3-1: 16-25, 16-25, 25-18 and 13-25. The Lady Celts were led offensively by Regina Trapp with 15 kills and defensively by Brittany Downs with 20 digs.
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Vista is the only non-charter, independent study school serving 7-12 grade students in the Fremont Unified School District. Students are referred to Vista through their home school or through the Student Support Services Department of the Fremont Unified School District. Referrals to Vista are screened by the Department Chairperson, counselor, and the Principal to determine if the placement is appropriate. Students must have the skills necessary to succeed in such a course of study. The Department Chairperson, counselor, and Principal analyze student test scores, previous grades, and attendance patterns to help make this determination. Vista is not an appropriate school for students who have poor academic skills or who are seriously credit deficient.Often, students who attend Vista are those who participate in a major activity outside of school, students who feel uncomfortable in a traditional setting, who are bullied, harassed, or otherwise struggle socially, often find their niche at Vista.
Who attends Vista Alternative School?
The student body consists of young people, who because of unusual responsibilities or personal problems, find that the alternative school program more effectively meets their needs.
How do I enroll at Vista Alternative School?
Students are eligible to transfer voluntarily to Vista Alternative School from any of the five comprehensive high schools through the following procedure:
A referral form is completed and signed by an administrator from the student's home school.
The student and a parent/guardian must attend a Vista orientation prior to attending classes.
What are the graduation requirements for Vista Alternative School?
The graduation requirements consist of successful completion of 200 high school credits, and the successful completion of the California High School Exit Exam. The mandatory core curriculum classes that must be completed are identical to the comprehensive high school with exception of 30 elective credits.
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In order to have a successful time in school, it is important for students to understand appropriate behavior and academic expectations. Students will be required to attend class twice per week from 8:15 AM – 2:00 PM either Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday. There will be teacher instruction, group discussion, and group activities, so your support and effort is needed to ensure that each class is productive and pleasant. Please be on time, respect everyone, and actively participate.
Earning Credits:
5 credits are earned for completing assignments and earning an average of 60% or better on quizzes and tests. In addition, students need to have a minimum of 75% course participation to earn 5 credits. Participation is not just being present; it also means being engaged in learning. Students who do not earn a minimum of 60% on the work OR do not have a minimum of 75% participation will NOT receive 5 credits. They will have 0 credits and an F grade. NO partial credit is earned!
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Homework will be due at the next class time. Math work should always be done neatly in pencil, always showing all the work. Essays are to be typed or written neatly in pen. Essays that are assigned must be done in order to pass the class. If you get a poor score on your homework, you can re-do it and turn it in to raise your score. If there is an excused absence, you will be allowed to make up the homework you missed. If there is an unexcused absence, the late homework will be accepted for only 50% credit. Late homework will not be accepted after the related test is given.
Classwork and Participation- 20% of overall grade
Students are expected to come to class on time and participate in the in-class assignments and activities. Students will be expected to participate in discussions and work with each other during the class time.
Tests and Quizzes- 60% of overall grade
If you get below 70% on a test, you may correct all the errors and raise your grade up to 70% If you are absent when a test is given, you may make it up before or after school. Failure to make up a test results in a grade of Zero.


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Electronic properties and quantum transport in Graphene-based nanostructures
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Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) represent a novel class of low-dimensional materials. All these graphene-based nanostructures are expected to display the extraordinary electronic, thermal and mechanical properties of graphene and are thus promising candidates for a wide range of nanoscience and nanotechnology applications. In this paper, the electronic and quantum transport properties of these carbon nanomaterials are reviewed. Although these systems share the similar graphene electronic structure, confinement effects are playing a crucial role. Indeed, the lateral confinement of charge carriers could create an energy gap near the charge neutrality point, depending on the width of the ribbon, the nanotube diameter, the stacking of the carbon layers regarding the different crystallographic orientations involved. After reviewing the transport properties of defect-free systems, doping and topological defects (including edge disorder) are also proposed as tools to taylor the quantum conductance in these materials. Their unusual electronic and transport properties promote these carbon nanomaterials as promising candidates for new building blocks in a future carbon-based nanoelectronics, thus opening alternatives to present silicon-based electronics devices.


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Get an overview of this hotelNewly-renovated Herndon property with an indoor pool
Popular property highlights
With a stay at Hyatt Regency Dulles in Herndon, you'll be in the historical district and minutes from Center for Innovative Technology Complex, and close to Herndon Centennial Golf Course.
This 4-star hotel is within close proximity of Frying Pan Farm Park and Industrial Strength Theatre.
Make yourself at home in one of the 316 air-conditioned rooms featuring iPod docking stations and flat-screen televisions. Your pillowtop bed comes with down comforters, and all rooms are furnished with double sofa beds. Complimentary wired and wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming provides entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature spring water baths and designer toiletries.
Take advantage of recreational opportunities offered, including a 24-hour health club, an indoor pool, and a spa tub. This hotel also features complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and gift shops/newsstands. Guests can get to nearby shops on the complimentary shuttle.
Satisfy your appetite at the hotel's restaurant, which serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Dining is also available at a coffee shop/café, and room service (during limited hours) is provided. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired Internet access, a 24-hour business center, and limo/town car service. Planning an event in Herndon? This hotel has 29000 square feet (2694 square meters) of space consisting of a conference center and meeting rooms. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary at scheduled times.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
The newly-renovated Hyatt Regency Dulles is equipped with a secluded outdoor patio and gazebo. The hotel's 24-hour fitness center includes free weights, weight machines, 4 exercise bikes, 3 stair machines, and treadmills. Nearby is the indoor splash pool (complimentary for hotel guests, summer hours are Monday-Friday, 5-10 PM and Saturday and Sunday, 9 AM-9 PM and during the off season, closed Monday-Friday, open Friday 5-9 PM, and Saturday and Sunday 9 AM to 9 PM) and spa tub, both overlooking the patio. The hotel's Elements restaurant serves American cuisine for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A hot and cold breakfast buffet is available from 6:30-11 AM daily, and coffee is available in the lobby. Room service is available during limited hours.
The hotel operates a complimentary, half-hourly scheduled shuttle from Washington Dulles International Airport between 4:15 AM and 12:30 AM daily. Self-parking is free during your stay. A 24-hour business center includes computers, printers, copiers, and complimentary high-speed Internet access. Free WiFi is also available in the restaurant and lobby bar. The hotel also offers 29,000 sq feet (2694 sq meters) of meeting space which can accommodate a wedding or a conference.
- Number of floors - 13
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Conference space size (meters) - 2694
- Conference space size (feet) - 29000
- Indoor pool
- Free airport transportation
- Concierge services
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee shop or café
- Restaurant
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Meeting rooms 14
- Conference space
- Multilingual staff
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Total number of rooms - 316
- Gift shops or newsstand
- ATM/banking
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Television in common areas
- Elevator/lift
- Bar/lounge
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Wedding services
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Express check-in
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- 24-hour health club
- Free shopping center shuttle
- Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
- Computer station
- Grocery/convenience store
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Designated smoking areas
- Laundry facilities
- Garden
- Terrace
- Picnic area
- Luggage storage
- Long-term parking (surcharge)
- Number of meeting rooms - 14
- Year Built 1989
- Free area shuttle
- 24-hour business center
- Free self parking
- Conference center
- Snack bar/deli
- Use of nearby fitness center (discount)
- Spa tub
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Indoor pool
- Separate living room
- Free Wi-Fi
- Area shuttle (complimentary)
- Grocery/convenience store
- Snack bar/deli
- Laundry facilities
- Bowling alley on site
- Sofa bed
- Microwave (on request)
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Long-term parking (surcharge), Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Room service (limited hours)
- Premium TV channels
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Air conditioning
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Phone
- Coffee/tea maker
- Microwave (on request)
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Designer toiletries
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- Spring water bathtub
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Sofa bed
- Cable TV service
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Separate living room
- iPod docking station
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Separate bedroom
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Sofa bed size
- Down comforter
- Pillowtop mattress
Where to Eat
Elements - This restaurant serves American cuisine and is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Start your morning with a buffet breakfast, available each day from 6:30 AM to 11 AM for a surcharge. You can order a meal from room service during limited hours.
Nearby Things to Do
Golfers have a choice of 5 courses within 10 miles (16 kilometers). The closest is Reston National, an 18-hole course 5 miles (8 kilometers) east. Woody's Golf Range, 8 miles (13 kilometers) away, has a driving range, miniature golf course, and basketball court.
The indoor heated lap pool is open all year and has a lifeguard on duty. Hours are Friday from 4 PM to 9 PM, Saturday and Sunday from 9 AM to 9 PM. The pool is closed Monday-Thursday.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or near this Washington, DC-area hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Skydiving nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Bowling alley on site
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Up to 2 children 10 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 0.0 per stay.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 50 per accommodation, per stay
- Dogs and cats only
- 1 per room
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: USD 20 per person (approximately)
- Pet fee: USD 50 per accommodation, per stay
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 0.0 per stay
- Facilities fee: USD 15 per person, per stay and includes use of:
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- Hyatt Dulles
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- Hyatt Dulles Hotel Herndon
- Hyatt Herndon
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Up to 2 children 10 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
Park and Away Offer
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Waterless washes
I wrote a blog on the importance of waterless washes about a month ago. Based on the write ups on this forum, I very rarely see amateurs using these type of products. I think if the general public (non pro detailers) knew how versatile they were, more people would have them on hand.
I get plenty of e mails and PMs about how to properly detail an engine and of course about paint correction, but not one about waterles washes. This one product can really replace several other detaling products.
Well, in case you want to read the blog, here is the link. Hopefully it will help you.
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie to shoot a Kenyanian movie in South Africa
In a few months the hollywood stars, will be headed to SA to shoot two movies both relating to Kenya, The Kenya republications report that they have ditched Kenya in favour of our land(SA)
Brad, will feature in a film called Africa, written by an oscar-winning script-writer Eric Roth – A true story based on anti-poaching activist Richard Leakay. The movie will be directed by Angelina Jolie.
The main reason of change of location was reported by the daily nation that "The verdict is out; Kenya is winning the war against malaria but losing the battle in making the country an attractive filming location,"
Hillary Swank will be shooting a movie as well, about the westgate mall siege, where 65 people died – in Nairobi. Yet again Kenya locations wasn't favourable… Said Film Producer Richard Harding.


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Little history please! Where'd you get it, how much, how's the recoil on it, etc?
This is a discussion on Benelli M2 Tactical within the Defensive Rifles & Shotgun Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; This is my baby. Benelli M2 Tactical. 18.5'' barrel, holds seven rounds, inertia driven, and can shoot all 8 rounds as quick as you can ...
This is my baby. Benelli M2 Tactical. 18.5'' barrel, holds seven rounds, inertia driven, and can shoot all 8 rounds as quick as you can pull the trigger. Also have a 26 inch barrel for skeet, trap, hunting, etc. I feel sorry for the criminal thats steps into my home looking for trouble... on second thought, no I don't! In any event, just wanted to show off a little.
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Gun control is hitting what you aim at...
Little history please! Where'd you get it, how much, how's the recoil on it, etc?
Great lookin'(and actin') weapon.
I have had the M1 Super 90 for some time now. Got two 7 shot and two 5shot mags. Had same sights(rifle) but took them off. Replaced rear with pistol night sight. Application >>>night hunting coyotes in Maine. Daytime crows also. Probably got 2K rds thru mine. Never replaced a single part.
The main reasons that I bought this weapon was that it shoots very fast,minimum recoil(due to its operating system),easy cleaning and maintance,light weight,firepower,and...........hell,it's a Benelli.
Can't understand why more people don't take a serious look at these short,light, Benelli's for their HD shotguns. To heck with the "strokerz"(pumps) when I can have a Benelli auto. Ever seen someone "short stroke" a pump during periods of high stress. I have, and it aint purdy. I would also say that the Benelli operating system makes them just as reliable as the pumps.
I have a friend that carries one, with the 14" entry bbl., every day in "far off places". He has done 3 "tours" of 4 months each carring the same weapon.
If I was gonna get a tax stamp for anything it would be for a 14" bbl for my M1 S90.--------
This gun was bought for the purpose of shooting some 3-gun matches, and still serves in that capacity (very well I might add). With the extra barrel, and longer magazine extension, I paid about $1200, which isn't too bad in my opinion. The recoil is more significant than a gas gun, but still VERY manageable. I've shot slugs through it for the 3-gun stuff, and it didn't bother me at the end of the day. Also, probably the cleanest shotgun I've even owned. I have shot boxes and boxes of shells through it, and it looked like it had only a few rounds through it. In quite a few rounds, I've only had one FTE, and it was during the break-in period, so I wasn't too concerned. When they say the inertia driven stuff works, they mean it!
Any other questions, let me know!
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Gun control is hitting what you aim at...
Very nice!..
I too have a Benelli M1 Super 90 purchased in 1989 (Heckler & Koch were the importers at that time) that has many thousands of rounds through it. The only extraction failures I've experienced with it were at a trap range (I purchased a 26" hunting barrel from Benelli) after shooting several hundred light trap loads without cleaning.
The only other complaint I have is that I can't get a SureFire front grip...it's an early model with the serial number before the SureFire cutoff...
Enjoy yours...like RSSZ said, it will be a fine home defender...
"I surrounded 'em"- Alvin York
"They're ain't many troubles that a man can't fix with seven hundred dollars and a thirty ought six"- Jeff Cooper
=I have a M1S90 Tactical with the 7 shot tube, tritium ghost rings, and a Streamlight M3X for a mounted light. I just used mine for a basic shotgun class on Saturday, and of course it ran flawlessly.
I bought mine after spending a few duck/goose seasons with my SBE. Im now a convert to the Benelli inertia system. I still cant get over how clean they stay and how easy they are to break down for cleaning.
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From the Lab
Fresh ideas. Audio experiments. Compositions in the works. Some well-formed, some just sketches. That is The Lab. Hear early incarnations of our experiments in progress. The pieces will likely make their way to the stage or studio some time in the future.
Experiment: "Sunday's Song"
March 6, 2013
This one is a very raw tune -- just a shell of ideas at this point. Plenty more to come...
Instruments: Rhodes, guitars, bass on hammond, tenor sax
Experiment: "Horse Cow Sandwich"
March 2, 2013
Here's a new composition from the last couple weeks. The band has been cranking out more and more writing each week to get ready for our next album. Stylistically a slightly new direction for us....
Instruments: Bass on organ, Ableton drums, guitars, rhodes
Experiment: "White Rhino"
December 10, 2012
The newest experiment from our lab has a little bit of that later era Fela-led Egypt 80 vibe. We hear a lot of moving horn lines on this cut.
Instruments: Guitars, Hammond organ bass line, Rhodes
Experiment: "Nuke Ev"
December 3, 2012
K Ford wrote this song sketch a few days back. It's the workings of some ideas that would translate to horn lines and possibly guitar/wurlitzer parts.
Instruments: Organ, rhodes, ableton drums
Experiment: "Danjuma (Instrumental)"
November 17, 2012
Last night we started with a drum pattern written last July in Oregon on our last Summer West Coast tour. (It's amazing what will come to mind with 8+ hours in a van.) Everything else around the drum pattern fell into place in about 90 minutes or so. Recorded at Fullerton Recording Studios.
Instruments: Hammond bass, hammond organ, Ableton percussion/drums, guitars


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Accent on views surround this prestigious brick home in desirable Pilesgrove. Situated atop a hill, this gorgeous home boasts breath taking views of rolling farm fields and incredible sunrises and sunsets. This expansive center hall colonial is a great place to call home. It is perfect for entertaining and everyday living with the open floor plan. Loaded with upgrades that include pella windows throughout, hardwood floors, and a large gourmet kitchen with maple cabinets, granite counter tops and stainless appliances. The large breakfast nook with a butlers pantry flows into the family room with a gorgeous fireplace. Upstairs has a master suite with a tray ceiling, and two sided fireplace into the en-suite bathroom. Freshly painted and new carpets throughout! There is laundry room accessibility on both the first and second floor with a mudroom off of the back trex deck and adjoining garage. The walk out basement is just waiting to be finished to provide additional living space. Storage abounds with the garage, full basement and shed. A one year home warranty is included. New Septic pump! New well tank! Custom touches are everywhere and the taxes could be lowered with an appeal immediately. Make the move of a lifetime and see this one of a kind home in a terrific community today!TAX APPEAL IN PROCESS
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Language: English | Number of Pages: 224 | Format: Paperback | In other languages: (other languages) Indian (Hindi)
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Popup Dungeon - Kickstarter Updates# 16-18
Ring Runner has been busy this week, and posted more updates for it's roguelike RPG Popup Dungeon. The game has earened $28,219 of $80,000 with 27 days left.
Update #16 - Introducing... Rook.
We at Triple.B.Titles love the classic storybook art style of Banner Saga. For us it evokes memories of childhood favorites like Sword in the Stone and the artwork in fairytale books. And you might be able to deduce that we're pretty big fans of the tactical turn-based strategy gameplay too!
This is why we're very proud to announce Rook as our first official playable cameo character. He will be included upon release along with many more as of yet unrevealed cameo characters.
Update #17 - Portals of Fate
Portals of Fate are optional, high-risk, high-reward, passages that can make or break a run. You never know what lies beyond the portal. It could be a horde of treasure, a vending machine room, an extra-tough boss battle, a whole other dungeon level, or a room of wall-to-wall minotaurs!
Update #18 - Meet your Composer!
Today's update features a short interview of our very talented, up-and-coming composer, Gabriel Lefkowitz. Listen to him discuss the challenges presented by Popup Dungeon and how he plans to achieve the right tone for our soundtrack. You'll also get a peek at some of his other work.
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went to the races last night and like usual there was nothing even close to quick. watched my friend in a v6 mustang get smoked by an obd1 gsr that misshifted twice. that was pretty funny.
anyway after sitting there for a half hour another group of cars rolls up and in that group is a white rsx-s with exhaust. i figured he would be my only competition of the night so i asked to race. the guy didnt seem like he knew much about cars because he asked me twice if my car was turboed. after some talking i finally get him to race.
launched pretty crappily at 4500 and then bogged a tiny bit but still had him by 2 cars by the end of first. by the end of third that lead had increased to 4-5 cars and i shut down from there.
i've raced type s before and one i raced with an intake was right there with me (40 mph roll). then the cops came so we left. it was a decent night i guess.


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West Seattle splits as Legion tourney opens
By Tim Clinton
West Seattle got out of the gates quickly at the AA South District American Legion baseball tournament, only to have them slam back in its face to put its season on the ropes.
The Westsiders, who entered the tournament as the No. 4 seed, opened with a game against No. 5 seeded Bellevue on Thursday afternoon and put them away by an impressive 10-3 score.
But it was a different story when they advanced to play No. 1 seeded Eastlake that evening as they took an 11-1 loss in the action at Woodinville High School.
West Seattle advanced to play Juanita in a loser's bracket opener Friday afternoon, and needed to win that game, a second that night and the loser's bracket final at 3:30 p.m. Saturday to reach championship play.
The Westsiders would then need to win at 6 p.m. Saturday and then take the if-necessary championship at 1 p.m. Sunday to take the South District title and go on to state action in Walla Walla.
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Raymond James Ups Williams-Sonoma to Strong Buy
Raymond James upgraded Williams-Sonoma (WSM ) to strong buy from market perform.
Analyst Budd Bugatch says strong, consistent results, continued cost controls, a slight acceleration in plans to expand emerging brands, and the increasingly compelling valuation prompted his upgrade. He notes his and the consensus estimates were 19 cents earnings per share for the second quarter; the retailer posted 23 cents earnings per share. Sales of $690 million were $11.6 million above his estimate. Bugatch says high same-store sales accounted for $9 million of sale variance, vs. his estimate. Also, a lower-than-forecast selling, general, and administrative expense accounted for the bulk of the earnings upside. He raised his 22 cents third-quarter earnings per share estimate to 23 cents, upped the $1.57 fiscal 2005 (Jan.) estimate to $1.62, and upped the $1.83 fiscal 2006 estimate to $1.86. He set a $40 12-month target.


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"We are a special university. Our campus is the entire world. We explore the pressing issues facing humanity.", says Jakob Rhyner, UNU Vice-rector in Europe, director of the Institute for Environment and Human Security.
Connecting worlds of knowledge – the academic relations initiative
The Research and Academic Relations Initiative strengthens the international networking of research in Germany – not only with attractive scholarships for students and researchers, but also with new German Science and Innovation Centres and centres of excellence at universities abroad. The Federal Foreign Office's Research and Academic Relations Initiative, launched in 2009, is expanding its existing range of scholarships. For example, there will be more support for international graduates of German schools abroad and young academics from crisis regions.
Optimum conditions for top international research
Top-level research is conducted at hundreds of non-university institutions in Germany. The institutes of the Fraunhofer and Max Planck Societies and the Helmholtz and Leibniz Associations collaborate closely with international scholars. German research organizations engage in basic and applied research on the most important issues facing humanity and affecting our future. The facilities of the Fraunhofer and Max Planck Societies and the Helmholtz and Leibniz Associations provide ideal conditions for doctoral students from abroad.
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At the End of the Line? A Thought on Young People's Prospects in Zimbabwe
It is now incontrovertible that Africa has a demographically young population. The demographic youth bulge is now a centre of focus in development theory and the practice quest for forward-looking governance planning.
For Zimbabwe, the youth bulge is an opportunity that must not be let to slip away. It is a concern for the Zimbabwean youth that youth concerns appear to be at the end of the long line of other national priorities.
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Help so confused - I read site and still trying to figure out.
atoms of same element are exactly alike
an atom is mostly empty space with a dense - postiveily chareged nucleus
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Democritus was the first to come up with the idea that all elements were composed of atoms (about 400 BC). No one paid any attention to this idea and it was based on philosophical speculation and not experimention. In the late 1700s, scientists began to realize that the concept of atoms provided an explanation for many experimental observations about the nature of matter. By the early 1800s the Law of Conservation of Matter and the Law of Definite Proportions were accepted. John Dalton then put all of this together, with his four point that
1.elements are composed of extremely small particles called atoms.
2.All atoms of a given element are identical and atoms of different elemnts are different.
3.Atoms are not created nor destroyed.
4.Compounds are formed by atoms combining in definite ratios (small whole numbers).
Rutherford advanced the idea that atoms consist of a core (nucleus) that carried a positive charge with the electrons outside the nucleus. The atoms was mostly empty space. Bohr added the idea that the electrons were in definite orbits about the nucleus and that each orbit had a particular energy level.


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Defining a conversational space for curriculum leadership
Elliott, Bob, Macpherson, Ian, Mikel, Ed, Bolotin, Pamela, Crosswell, Leanne, & Aspland, Tania (2005) Defining a conversational space for curriculum leadership. Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy, 2(2), pp. 119-138.
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Quietly but noticeably, two trends have been occurring over the past few years: A move toward "locavorism" and a demand for fresh produce. The fresh produce trend is evident from a Produce Marketing Association consumer survey from 2010 that showed an increased interest in buying fresh fruits and vegetables and shopping at farmer's markets, while such retailers as Bartell Drugs, Meijer and Duane Reade are devoting significant shelf space to locally sourced products.
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text: ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Photonix® (NYSE MKT: API), a leading supplier of Optoelectronic components, sub-systems and systems to industry, announced today that it has booked a $1,562,072 order to ship within the next 20 months. The order is for a custom photodiode used for the Navy's Guided Missile Systems. The Navy's Guided Missile Weapon System is the world's most modern ship self-defense weapon, and has been specifically designed to provide exceptional protection for ships of all sizes. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130304/LA69982LOGO ) This Missile is a supersonic, light-weight, quick-reaction, fire-and-forget missile designed to destroy anti-ship missiles. Its autonomous dual-mode passive RF-to-IR guidance design, requiring no shipboard support after missile launch, uniquely provides high-firepower capability for engaging multiple threats simultaneously. In commenting on the order, Jean-Pierre Maufras, API's General Manager of the Optosolutions Group, said, "We are honored to have been awarded this contract. This missile program has been one of the Navy's most reliable missile guided systems and API is proud to continue to be a part of this successful endeavor. We have been continuously working with the OEM to improve the products and its reliability and we are delighted to see our hard work rewarded by this vote of confidence. This is an ongoing program and we are confident we will see additional business in the near future as we are well positioned to support our customer efforts spanning to 2020." About Advanced Photonix, Inc. Advanced Photonix, Inc.® (NYSE Amex: API) is a leading supplier with a broad offering of optoelectronic products to a global customer base. We provide optoelectronic solutions, high-speed optical receivers and terahertz instrumentation for telecom, homeland security, military, medical and industrial markets. With our patented technology and state-of-the-art manufacturing we offer industry leading performance, exceptional quality, and high value-added products to our OEM customer base. For more information visit us on the web at www.advancedphotonix.com. The information contained herein includes forward looking statements that are based on assumptions that management believes to be reasonable but are subject to inherent uncertainties and risks including, but not limited to, unforeseen technological obstacles which may prevent or slow the development and/or manufacture of new products; potential problems with the integration of the acquired company and its technology and possible inability to achieve expected synergies; obstacles to successfully combining product offerings and lack of customer acceptance of such offerings; limited (or slower than anticipated) customer acceptance of new products which have been and are being developed by the Company; and a decline in the general demand for optoelectronic products. API-G


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The names of Feline almost all used by Apple, like Leopard, Snow Leopard, Lion and Mountain Lion. So what Apple will call OS X 10.9? Trust me, many people are guessing right now. The most convictive name right now is Lynx, according to AppleScoop.
AppleScoop said they have gained the information from an insider of Apple-OS X 10.9 will be called Lynx. This source claimed that he saw some internal papers that seem to be finalizing the name of the operating system.
Most people think it's the most reliable name, because Apple already registered the trademark of this name a long time ago. Also, look at the picture, Lynx surely would make a great thematic release for a Mac OS X version that was focused on cloud or internet integration, and especially integrated wireless networking — look at those antennas!
What other possibilities? CultofMac said the name could be Space Lion. Well, it made me feel like I heard about the information of Angry Birds. By now, Space Lion is rejected by most people. And just for fun, the possible name could be Sabretooth, Cougar or Catwoman.
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No, that's not a rhetorical or trick question. Recent events in the publishing industry have left me asking that as a serious point of confusion and discouragement.
I know this is an ongoing complaint about the state of literature. Over a century ago, people complained about penny dreadfuls and dime novels, and then moved on to complaints about pulp magazines, comic books, and mass-market paperbacks.
In many ways, this argument has historically been framed as genre fiction versus literary fiction, but I've known too many genre authors (including myself) who genuinely care about the craft of writing to allow that attitude to stand. Now the ability of people to accept low-quality writing is creating surprising situations.
What Are the Gatekeepers Protecting Behind the Gates?
In recent decades, publishers were seen as the gatekeepers, the ones protecting readers from crap writing. A story didn't need to be merely good, it had to be great. Publishers began cultivating their reputations as these gatekeepers.
As self-publishing rose in prominence in recent years, publishers promoted those reputations even more. They wanted readers to associate their names on the spine with quality writing in order to differentiate themselves from the deluge of self-published books.
A self-published label doesn't automatically mean the writing will be crap, just as a traditional publisher doesn't guarantee quality. However, that fact didn't stop some agents and publishers from bemoaning the lack of gatekeeping infecting the industry.
Enter the "celebrity" books. These are the books that publishers provide to readers regardless of their quality (or lack thereof) because, like any business, they're trying to make money. Yet, even the Snooki book was edited (and most likely, ghost-written), as the publisher didn't want to damage their reputation too much.
So, what are we to make of the Vintage Books deal for Fifty Shades of Grey? Vintage Books, an imprint of Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group (which is part of Random House), is supposedly known for highbrow literature. Which begs the question, why did they release their version of the ebook yesterday with zero editing?
Many people love these books, but even they admit the writing is in desperate need of editing. At Jezebel, where they share several amusing NSFW (not safe for work) excerpts, their consensus was "the book is pretty ridiculous — for every lashing there's an "OMG!""
(Mildly NSFW tangent: One sentence from the excerpt had me laughing out loud: "Pulling off his boxer briefs, his erection springs free." Hello, dangling (*ahem*) modifier! Did his erection have little hands to pull off those boxers? *snicker* Sorry, I'm not trying to bash anyone—every author makes those blunders—but that's why editors are so important.)
With their decision to release the ebooks with all these errors intact, Vintage Books has proven they care about money more than their reputation, more than quality writing, and more than the readers. They say an edited version is coming later—as if that makes everything better.
No, what that means is they're perfectly happy to sell a version they admit needs editing for the full price in the meantime because they don't want to lose any potential sales during the current media storm simply due to that pesky concept of quality. There's healthy greed, and then there's naked, ugly greed that breaks trust with readers.
Are the publishers gatekeepers of anything? Can they still claim to protect the reader? Do they still care about quality writing?
Signs point to "no."
As I discussed with agent Rachelle Gardner after my rant about how publishers view social media, "[It seems like] the numbers are more important than the words." And she essentially agreed with me. This latest deal by Vintage Books is yet another example confirming that sad fact.
Do Readers Care?
As mentioned above, readers know and recognize that the writing quality in Fifty Shades of Grey is less than great. Yet, many of them love the story anyway.
In fact, the book has often been labeled "literary" instead of "genre" fiction, despite the writing quality. And if literary isn't defined by high-quality writing, what is it defined by? Too much navel-gazing? Not enough of a plot?
Does that mean readers don't care about quality writing either?
An argument can certainly be made that good storytelling forgives almost any writing sin. As a writer, I'm more sensitive to mistakes than typical readers because I've trained myself to look for them in my own writing. So yes, my ability to enjoy crap writing is negatively affected in that regard, but this lack of discernment among the NY literary crowd surprised me as well.
Regardless, I have an answer for the question posed the title: Who cares about quality writing anymore?
Me—and all those thousands of other authors who read craft books, attend workshops, value their beta readers and critique partners for feedback, and push themselves to continually improve.
On some level, we always write for ourselves. We write because we have to, because we'd go stir crazy without that creative outlet, because we want to make our ideas and characters manifest on the page.
That means we don't need anyone's "permission" to aim for quality writing. Even if no one else cares whether I edit dangling modifiers from my writing or spend several minutes debating whether that sentence should have a comma, I care.
I care because I'm a perfectionist. I care because I respect my readers. I care because my name, my brand, and my reputation are important to me. I care because I approach writing as my profession. I care because I'm passionate about writing.
I care because I'm me. And that's really all that matters.
Do traditional publishers still offer benefits to readers over self-publishers? Do publishers still function as gatekeepers? Do you think readers care about writing quality? How important is writing quality to you? What do you think about this Vintage Books deal? Does it break an implied trust with readers to sell an unedited version?Pin It


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