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Going against the flow is always a challenge, but some waterfall-climbing fish have adapted to their extreme lifestyle by using the same set of muscles for both climbing and eating, according to research published January 4 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Richard Blob and colleagues from Clemson University.
The Nopili rock-climbing goby is known to inch its way up waterfalls as tall as 100 meters by using a combination of two suckers; one of these is an oral sucker also used for feeding on algae.
In this study, the researchers filmed jaw muscle movement in these fish while climbing and eating, and found that the overall movements were similar during both activities.
The researchers note that it is difficult to determine whether feeding movements were adapted for climbing, or vice versa with the current data, but the similarities are consistent with the idea that these fish have learned to use the same muscles to meet two very different needs of their unique lifestyle.
"We found it fascinating that this extreme behavior of these fish, climbing waterfalls with their mouth, might have been coopted through evolution from a more basic behavior like feeding. The first step in testing this was to measure whether the two behaviors really were as similar as they looked" says Blob, lead author on the study.
Citation: Cullen JA, Maie T, Schoenfuss HL, Blob RW (2013) Evolutionary Novelty versus Exaptation: Oral Kinematics in Feeding versus Climbing in the Waterfall-Climbing Hawaiian Goby Sicyopterus stimpsoni. PLoS ONE 8(1): e53274. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0053274
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If you don't know Amelia, she is a kooky housekeeper who, in every book, misunderstands her employer's directives. In one scene, Amelia is asked to "draw the drapes," but rather than pull the curtains closed as her employer asked, she takes out a pen and paper and literally draws a picture of the fancy living room curtains. The scene always struck me as funny not just because of the farcical play on words, but also for the absurd formality of it all — I mean who really ever draws the drapes unless they are staying at a hotel?
Well, as it turns out, I now do, but that wasn't always the case. I was always more of a "let the shade down" kind of a girl. In fact, most of my window treatments in past and present homes have been unfussy Roman shades, wood or tortoise blinds. The only curtains I have ever had have been in my living room and/or dining room and, given the purpose of the rooms, have never needed closing. But all that has changed.
In my newly decorated bedroom, I have three sets of floor-length ivory linen curtains that have leading edges piped in thin red grosgrain trim. They are elegant, tailored and crisp — very unlike Mrs. Rogers' fancy swags — but, like Amelia's employer, I insist on drawing them closed. In fact, I take great pleasure in pulling them tight every night, not because I need privacy (there is not a house anywhere in sight) but because the task seems special, even luxurious. The action makes me feel like I am indeed staying at a hotel, and the ritual of opening them in the morning has become my own kind of sun salutation.
What led me to finally curtain-up? The architecture of the room demanded it; I have two windows in the bedroom and one large French door, and because I wanted to treat them all the same, curtains were really my only option. I kept them as simple as possible — no ballooning, pelmets or valances — but even so, they were expensive, mostly because of the sheer volume of fabric needed. (Decorators always say the money is in the curtains!)
Know this: For curtains to look really good, they need to be full. When closed, they should fully cover the window while maintaining a few soft folds for volume. I usually measure the window, add about four or five inches to each side (to account for the curtain rod), then double that dimension — so a 36-inch window gets about 88 inches of fabric width. Most fabric is 54 inches wide, so to avoid wasting any, I use a width and a half for each panel (54 inches plus 27 inches equals 81 inches).
If you want an even fuller, ball-gown look, multiply the width of the window by three. If you are buying pre-made panels, you might want to buy at least two for each side of the window. To me, it is far worse to hang curtains that are too small than to hang nothing at all. As for length, mine just skim the floor, but if you want them to pool on the floor, add six to eight inches to whatever your rod-to-floor measurement is.

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But all states and territories have signed an agreement to allow them to share information about five launch sites for the scheme.
Bilateral deals on launch sites in NSW, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and the ACT were reached during Friday's Coalition of Australian Governments meeting.
But Ms Gillard did not manage a repeat of her deal on Thursday to share the costs of the NDIS on a roughly 50-50 basis with NSW.
The federal government will chip in just over half of the $6.45 billion a year the scheme is expected to cost in NSW when it becomes fully operational from mid-2018.
Ms Gillard said that although Western Australia and Queensland had not signed up to host launch sites, they would share in information gleaned from the first stage as a result of the latest COAG agreement on NDIS.
"I did not expect premiers and chief ministers . . . to be in a position in 24 hours to fully analyse and understand what that benchmark meant for their state," she said.
"But I will be saying to my colleagues assembled here, the fact that we have got this done with NSW means that we can now work through with other states and territories and reach long-term agreements about the national disability insurance scheme."
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Hi guys, I had a person post a rather damning post on my item page about my support and was wondering what you guys think of this, (I'm on a 5 star support rating) basically yesterday I didn't reply to the comments as I had client work, was watching the Apple keynote etc. so I put a comment on twitter:
"Not a very productive day today, that's what happens when you work from home and get distracted with stuff, back to the office tomorrow :)"
One of the people who bought one of my themes was following me on Twitter and then posted this because I didn't reply to their comment straight away (btw, this person has had 14 posts in my support thread and countless emails, plenty of support in my opinion), anyway this is what she said:
"Not a very productive day today, that's what happens when you work from home and get distracted with stuff, back to the office tomorrow :)"
You've been on twitter, but what about supporting your customers Simon?
Hope you enjoyed your films!
Would have been nice to have heard back from you…….think I'll stick to from now on. Themeforest designers get back to you when they feel like it.
Not on my shift they don't.
Themeforest is same old same old – pay your money then regret it.
With a theme a week old I expected a bit more….but alas.
Never again! This is my last ever purchase on Theme Forest.
Thanks for the giving me the nail to put in the coffin!
Basically, what I'm wondering is who's in the wrong here, the way I've always seen it is
a) Support is not required, it's a choice b) 24 hours to answer a comment is an acceptable amount of time to wait right? c) What comes first, clients and their emails or buyers of TF templates and their comments?
Your thoughts on this would be much appreciated.
For those interested, this was my reply:
I'm sorry you feel that way, but what you need to understand is that I'm a freelancer, I have clients as do many authors on this site, ThemeForest is a source of passive income for most of the authors on here, we have jobs so we provide support when WE HAVE TIME not the other way round. That's what happens when you pay $35 for a theme, hence the reason why themes are so cheap on here.
As for my comment on Twitter, what I do in my day has absolutely NOTHING to do with you, if I want a less than productive day then I can. Most buyers on here understand that ThemeForest is not the first priority for authors, we are all freelancers and have clients who have our full attention, ThemeForest is a second income stream. If you want support within an hour then go to a company that has a dedicated support department, but having worked for the leading premium theme company in the support department I know full well that 24 hours for a reply is perfectly acceptable.
Now I'm sorry that you feel that you've had a bad experience, but my support is amongst the best on ThemeForest, just look at my ratings, and considering I've given you more support than I would have given anyone else (I count 14 posts on this thread and a number of emails in my inbox, and only a few that are bugs which are always present in new themes), I think my support has been excellent and just because I don't reply to you within less than 24 hours you write such a damning post about my support is totally out of order.
Contact Themeforest support if you want your money back but they'll most likely refuse you because my support has been excellent and ThemeForest will agree.
You did nothing wrong. Occasionally you're going to get a buyer who expects the Earth (along with your undivided attention and expertise) for the $35 they paid for a theme.
You did nothing wrong. Occasionally you're going to get a buyer who expects the Earth (along with your undivided attention and expertise) for the $35 they paid for a theme.
I can not see what they had to complain about either. I am constantly amazed by the comments of some customers.
At the same time amazed by the support given by the majority of the Authors. I wonder when they sleep especially for the first few weeks. Many customers ask for additional functions and fixing small items that is usually more their design requirements for their site or customer, at the same time bombard the author with support questions.
I know when I am coding or working on a site I need to be able to concentrate, usually I turn off phones and my email for long enough to get what I need done.
From what I have seen of your work and your support you earnt your 5 stars, dont worry too much about the noisy minority, just think about the thankful majority that gave you the 5 stars.
I like the way you reply to the email
I like the way you reply to the email
Who needs a buyer like this one?
Let him leave TF if he wants (not that he'll get that much support elsewhere), for the time you put replying to him you could have won 10 other buyers with your excellent support.
I think your answer was pretty good, couldn't have said better. I've had some buyers like that, I even had one who bought the theme and demanded free customizations, but the majority of the clients are very comprehensive and understand that we give support on our free time and that there's a limit to how much we can do in some cases.
At the same time amazed by the support given by the majority of the Authors. I wonder when they sleep especially for the first few weeks.
Sleep? I think I forgot what's that…
Well the problem is that the buyers are being spoiled big time. There are ways to start addressing this issue and take off some of the workload off Authors and set realistic expectations for the buyers. I think this is spiraling out of control.
A few others and me suggested a new support structure for items in 2 or 3 other threads.
Well to be honest my reply would of consisted of about 2 words – no one is my boss, I provide very extensive documentation, videos, faqs and soon to be my own support forum – even most hosting companies take 24hrs to reply to support and that can be many sites having issues – heck Media Temple that are touted as being superior have some of the worse response times from a hosting company ticket support area I have ever seen. 24 hours to reply is acceptable – and let's not forget – entirely up to the author – you could just never reply – but I know that your support level is fantastic, your themes and documentation methodical and you present yourself with professionalism.
If they do not like – then move along.


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Facing a groundswell, BP backed off requiring the waivers on Monday afternoon.
There is no groundswell of opposition to 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' coming from our military.
Another 20,000-plus people would join the groundswell over the coming week.
There has been no rain in the night, and no groundswell to produce any vibration.
For it is the nature of a groundswell to be exceedingly deceptive.
The courage and the endurance women must possess to face a groundswell like this!
All over the country the groundswell of unrest was steadily and rapidly rising.
The third-phase waves are of much longer vibration period and wide amplitude, and have been compared to a groundswell on the sea.
A groundswell on, but we are getting along, and feel very thankful to Him who has favored us.
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Question 1: Im planning to have 3rd surgery on my upper eyelid (lowering) and fat grafting on for sunken eyes. Will the 3rd surgery or fat injection cause trauma to my orbital fats and make them even hollower? because my friend had a nose job and she thinks that her eyes became sunken ever since, even though she did not remove any fats. Question 2: is that possible? thanks
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Loss of orbital fat during eyelid surgery
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losing orbital fat during eyelid surgery, while significant loss is pretty rare, is always a possibility.loss of orbital fat during nasal surgery would be even more unusual.
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"I had all my research stuff for the book out on my table and this old lady doddered in and said: 'I went to my first dance at the Green Mill' - and the client went blank. He hadn't heard her speak a sentence in months. 'I wore a lobelia-blue dress with paillettes of Chinese white and we danced to the Duke of York's favourite foxtrot, which was Bye Bye Blackbird.'
"I knew that the Duke of York was there at the time because that was one of the things that happened in 1928. So very, very carefully I asked her: 'What did the Green Mill look like inside?' and she said that it was a Dutch interior with milkmaids and cows and that it was blue and white, and then she shut down again."
This anecdote is delivered in a torrent of words, which is typical of the way things will go for the rest of our encounter. I listen and she talks, grasping my hand - the hand that holds the tape recorder - directing it closer to her mouth and giving me frequent, friendly little squeezes and pats of encouragement.
As her story about the old lady demonstrates, Greenwood is a meticulous researcher. Once the research is finished, though, she wisely lets it provide a rich yet unobtrusive backdrop. In a rather nice tribute, the granny's evening gown makes it into what became The Green Mill Murder, where it's worn by Fisher, but the description of the dance hall's interior, so obsessively sought, is disposed of in a couple of sentences.
This desire to pay tribute to the past goes even further in Greenwood's new book, The Castlemaine Murders, which begins with Fisher receiving a real fright in Melbourne's Luna Park ghost train, when one of its spooky props turns out to be a genuine corpse, mummified and riddled with bullets. (This plot element was inspired by something Greenwood came across in the memoirs of an American forensic anthropologist who did the autopsy on a mummified body discovered in a funhouse by the crew of the 1970s TV show The Six Million Dollar Man.)
But while researching the story of the Victorian country town of Castlemaine, where Fisher's latest quest to find out whodunit has taken her, Greenwood discovered a real hero. In 1857, a mob rioting against Castlemaine's large Chinese population had been turned away by just one local policeman.
"After a lot of digging, we found out his name, which was Thomas Cook. He told the whole riot to go home and be good and they did. They smashed all the windows in the police station on their way, but they did go home." Not only does Greenwood provide us with a stirring description of how it might have happened, she has also petitioned the Police Historical Unit to give this officer a posthumous award for valour (they're looking into it).
Later this year, we'll see the publication of Kerry Greenwood's first crime novel set in present-day Melbourne, but don't expect her to be leading us down any mean streets. Earthly Delights will have cats in it and delicious food. Greenwood knows that, once again, she probably won't win any awards, nor even critical acclaim. But she knows, too, that such a story will appeal to others as it appeals to her.
Fisher's penchant for taking care of various waifs and strays provides a sense of warmth and comfort, touching her readers at an emotional level seldom reached by the hard-boiled brigade. (And they appreciate it.)
Just a few weeks after the release of The Castlemaine Murders, Abbey's, Sydney's crime specialist bookshop, reports that not only is it their best-selling crime novel, but it also tops their most popular general fiction list.
Greenwood is not ashamed to admit she likes a happy ending - perhaps, she suggests, because she rarely gets to know the end of the true crime stories she encounters in her day job - but, for her, it is about more than living happily ever after: "What makes a happy ending for me is that sense of, yeah, of comfort and order. Someone's cooking something, the door is shut, the bad guys are gone and everything is back to where it ought to be."
The Castlemaine Murders, by Kerry Greenwood, is published by Allen & Unwin, $19.95.
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WVSweetie Pie replied to psawyer's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes - Baking & Cooking TipsThanks, Peter. That certainly answers my questions and gives me a good recipe to boot!
WVSweetie Pie posted a topic in Gluten-Free Recipes - Baking & Cooking TipsI have baked my Bob's Red Mill cornbread to make cubes for drying and toasting in the oven, but have forgotten what the oven temp. should be set at and for how long to toast them. Anyone remember?? Whoops!! That heading should have read TOASTing cornbread croutons.
WVSweetie Pie replied to WVSweetie Pie's topic in Celiac Disease - Related Disorders & Researchmissy'smom: Thanks so much for your informative and helpful replies. I have looked at the link you provided and undertstand some of it, but will need more time to process more of it. My 105 reading was a fasting test and my doctor told me that I need to come in and have an AI test now. I believe that she is on top of this early, but I will not accept a diagnosis of diabetes without the other, more involved test. This was the first time my score has ever been at or over 100, although it's always hovered in the 90's. I do understand what the "white" food items do to blood sugar which is why I questioned my gluten-free starches/carbs which now seem to consist of white rice, tapioca flour, etc. Thanks again for all of your help.
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WVSweetie Pie posted a topic in Celiac Disease - Related Disorders & ResearchI'm not sure that I am posting in the correct forum or not, but...I have been gluten and dairy free for about 2 years now. I'm self-diagnosed as intolerant after having had a colon resection 4 yrs. ago and experiencing increasing difficulties since then. I've read a lot and educated myself a lot since that time and don't need a "certificate" to tell me what my body already knows. I cannot tolerate gluten & dairy products without bloating, horrid gas, diarrhea, and minimal cramping. My question is this: my blood test results are approaching the questionable range for diabetes (105 last week). I try to be pretty good about eating healthfully, but since switching from whole wheat/whole grains to gluten-free flours (even though some are whole grains), I wonder if this can account for this increase in my blood sugars and throw me then into diabetes? I know that I now eat too many carbs (I cook my own foods-not packaged stuff)especially when I don't have something cooked to eat...especially gluten-free bread. I am 69 years old with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, & arthritis (all well-controlled with meds) and I'm not obese although I could stand to lose 20-25 pounds. Anyone have any thoughts on this?
WVSweetie Pie replied to WVSweetie Pie's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes - Baking & Cooking TipsThanks, again, RiceGuy for your thoughts and experience. I'll keep these things in mind when I try this recipe again. It really is good.
WVSweetie Pie replied to WVSweetie Pie's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes - Baking & Cooking TipsThanks, Rice Guy, I never dreamed that perhaps the bread was over-rising. I'll keep that in mind next time. Yes, that recipe has been used by many with great success, but I am new to breadmaking using all the various ingredients. Before this, I had always used the Bob Mills gluten-free multigrain bread mix, but found myself reacting recently to it for some reason. I had successfully used it for over 2 years and loved it. I also wondered about beating the dough. I will use my flat paddle again as I did the first time. The recipe calls for beating the dough for 3-4 minutes on medium. One person even mentioned beating hers on high for 5 minutes. How would beating it for too little or too much affect the dough? Could it have a bearing on my results? I will check my measuring cups also.
WVSweetie Pie replied to WVSweetie Pie's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes - Baking & Cooking TipsI used the flat paddle last week when I tried my first loaf. The dough rose to the top, but lost height while baking and cooling. (It didn't fall) Today, I used the dough hook. What the heck is it for anyway? Made sense to me. Anyway, again the dough rose to the top and after about 45 min. rising, began to lose height. It continued to go down as it baked and consequently, my slices are only 2 inches high. It's smaller than the one I made last week. It's delicious, but what's wrong? Shouldn't it be taller than that? After all that work, all those ingredients, and cleaning up half the dishes in my kitchen, shouldn't there be a greater reward?
WVSweetie Pie replied to WVSweetie Pie's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes - Baking & Cooking TipsThanks for your thoughts. Next time, I'll check the weather!
WVSweetie Pie posted a topic in Gluten-Free Recipes - Baking & Cooking TipsLast week I baked the flax bread that everyone has raved about. It was quite good, but I did not experience what I think should have been sufficient rising. Most people mention even going over the top of the pan. Mine did raise (somewhat unevenly) to the top of the pan, but during backing and cooling did shrink some. The middle of the bread was probably only 2 or 2 1/2 in. high. The sides were somewhat higher. My ingredients were room temp. and my yeast was new. I wonder about the beating. I used the flat beater from my Kitchen Aid mixer. Should I have used the other one to incorporate more air into the batter? Thanks for your experienced help.
WVSweetie Pie replied to mamatide's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes - Baking & Cooking TipsHelp, please. I made this bread last week and it is delicious. However, it did not raise over the pan (as some have stated) and then shrunk after baking and taking out of the oven. It was probably 2 1/2 in. high. What am I doing wrong? My ingredients are room temp., yeast is new, etc. I beat it with my flat beater on my Kitchen Aid. Should I have used the other beater to incorporate more air into it? I'm making it again today and want it to be like everyone else experiences. Thanks.
WVSweetie Pie replied to Chrissyb's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes - Baking & Cooking TipsI also use tofu to substitute for the cottage/ricotta cheeses. Works just fine and lets me continue to enjoy my lasagna.
WVSweetie Pie replied to WVSweetie Pie's topic in Celiac Disease - Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & SymptomsYes, the "diapers" make a world of difference. You only have to clean yourself up rather than your surroundings. Thanks for the good wishes.
WVSweetie Pie replied to WVSweetie Pie's topic in Celiac Disease - Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & SymptomsLet me say that this problem really intensified 6-8 wks. ago. It was only occasional before then. My BM's were pretty normal before then (since my colon resection almost 3 yrs. ago.) Nothing has changed in my life and as far as meds, I've not changed anything. Most of them are generic and come from India, so it has been a dead-end trying to find out contents. I do not eat anything processed, cook my own foods, rarely eat out, have a dedicated toaster, and make my bread from Bob's Red Mill multi-grain mixes. I added dairy to my list of things to avoid probably 6 or 8 mos. ago when I determined that it was a problem, too. I'm wondering now if I need to look at soy. I am self-diagnosed through what I've experienced and learned. As I mentioned before, this sensitivity began during the year of 2007 after I had had a colon resection for repeated, serious episodes of ischemic colitis. Before that time, I had always had severe constipation. I had a blood test about a year ago which was negative (as I knew it would be because I wasn't consuming gluten). I know those tests are worthless anyway. I'm just kind of looking at this as my becoming more sensitive to the same things?? Before 6-8 wks. ago, I was pretty stable with my non-gluten and non-dairy lifestyle. I try to be careful with cc since my husband is not sensitive to gluten. I have not changed cosmetics or shampoos. I'm up very early this a.m. since I had to get up and clean myself up again. (Thank goodness for that "diaper.")I guess I'm to the point that maybe I need to go back to my GI doc. again to make sure nothing else is going on, but I realize that as far as sensitivites, I probably know more than he does. I guess one of my main questions, ravenwood glass, is did you/others experience the same symptoms of varying BM's (sometimes like mud, sometimes little pieces that float, just occasionally sometimes frothy but not light in color, and accidents at night? Is this normal given the gluten/dairy intolerances? Thanks for your interest and help.
WVSweetie Pie replied to WVSweetie Pie's topic in Celiac Disease - Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & SymptomsI've never heard of these products. Where would you find them? And tell me more about celiac conferences. Where do you find those? Thanks for your information and interest.


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Boomers will spend more than $4 billion this year on anti-aging solutions and treatments, and account for the majority of laser vision correction procedures currently being performed. The sports and fitness industry is counting on boomers to lead a surge in sales in the coming years. So, why is it that boomers are so willing to do what it takes to look, see and feel younger, but often ignore things we could be doing to hear better?
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From: Thomas Krahn <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Discovered SNPs from Walk the Y
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:34:15 -0500
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Ken Nordtvedt wrote:
> Four SNPs were discovered in haplogroup I2a several days ago --- L158 to L161.
> They are not put into Krahn's y browser. And yesterday some folks wanting to order them said they were not in FTDNA's catalog of SNPs for sale.
I've updated Ymap (http://ymap.ftdna.com).
Within the next days we'll make a larger update of the advanced orders
page and according to our current plans the following list of markers
will be included:
SNP Mutation Ancestral Derived Chr Position_start
Position_end RS-Number Comment
L126 C to T C T ChrY 13411027 13411027
rs34790845 Found in a I-M284 person
L130 G to A G A ChrY 6813503 6813503 n/a Found
in one R-L21 person
L131 C to T C T ChrY 17882202 17882202 rs2215828
Downstream hg T-M70?
L132 C to T C T ChrY 15973591 15973591 rs7893044
Downstream of R-L1
L133 G to A G A ChrY 6992199 6992199 rs35573420
Derived in a E1a x (M44, P110) person
L134 C to G C G ChrY 13360329 13360329 n/a Found
in a hg J WTY participant. Most likely synonymous with hg J (M304, P209)
L135 C to A C A ChrY 13638642 13638642 n/a Found
in a hg R-L2* WTY participant
L136 T to - ins del ChrY 7630823 7630823 n/a
Derived in J-P56 and J-P58, ancestral in J-M365
L137 G to A G A ChrY 10401250 10401250
rs34441307 Found in a I-M284 person
L138 A to T A T ChrY 2902214 2902214 rs9786091
Possibly synonymous with M269
L139 G to A G A ChrY 13981304 13981304 n/a Found
in a hg G-P303* WTY participant, ancestral in G-L13
L140 T to - ins del ChrY 7630859 7630859 n/a
Found in a hg G-P303* and G-L13 WTY participant
L141 - to A del ins ChrY 2948607 2948607 n/a
Found in a hg G-P303* and G-L13 WTY participant
L142 G to A G A ChrY 6813306 6813306 n/a Found
in G (and one E?). Ancestral state unclear.
L143 G to T G T ChrY 15935511 15935511 n/a Aka
DYS643 Null, downstream E-V13*
L147 T to C T C ChrY 6813258 6813258 n/a Derived
in J-P58 and O? (ancestral in E, G, H, I, J-M67, J1* and R)
L148 G to T G T ChrY 15951058 15951058 n/a Found
in a hg R-L48* WTY participant
L149 T to G T G ChrY 8486380 8486380 n/a Found
in a hg G-P303 WTY participant
L150 C to T C T ChrY 10618791 10618791 rs9785831
Downstream of R-L23
L151 C to T C T ChrY 15001941 15001941 rs2082033
Downstream of R-L23
L153 A to G A G ChrY 5735094 5735094 rs2565384 Q1b?
L154 T to G T G ChrY 8674138 8674138 rs35178723 G?
L155 C to T C T ChrY 5418993 5418993 rs2573840 G?
L156 A to T A T ChrY 15684135 15684135
rs35190095 G2? (G1 ancestral)
L157 T to A T A ChrY 17072101 17072101
rs17222657 derived under I1? and R-U152?
L158 G to A G A ChrY 21905948 21905948 n/a Found
in a hg I-M26 WTY participant
L159 T to G T G ChrY 14320358 14320358 n/a Found
in a hg I-M26 WTY participant. Intercalation of a poly G with a
dinucleotide STR.
L160 G to A G A ChrY 14711938 14711938 n/a Found
in a hg I-M26 WTY participant
L161 C to T C T ChrY 20923106 20923106 n/a Found
in a hg I-M423 WTY participant
U1 A to G A G ChrY 13568272 13568272 rs9785956
Downstream G-P303 (Sims et al 2009)
M521 C to T C T ChrY 6882948 6882948 n/a
Downstream E-M78?
Please note that most of these SNPs are largely unexplored. I can only
make sure that you get a reliable SNP result but the exact topology and
the frequency in the population are entirely unknown for many of them.
So please only order them if you're absolutely sure what you're doing.
The table above was only a quick summary of the data I have available.
The haplogroup specialists on this list may find errors and reply with
their opinion/correction so that we can capture the biggest
misunderstandings before they get on sale.
Also if you are missing a marker feel free to remind me. I will check
and see what I can do or I can at least give an explanation why we
didn't include that marker yet. The SNPs in the list above are all
verified to work as a sequencing assay in our lab but we haven't tested
positive controls for all of them yet. If you have tested positive for
one of the terminal SNPs in a different laboratory you may want to
contact me so that I can look up if I still need a positive control
sample for that particular marker.
I hope this helps,
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Investors are pouring cash into the big U.S. industrials - especially those that have been laggards or are facing problems.
The leading stocks on the Dow Jones industrials Monday include Boeing Inc. (production delays), Caterpillar Inc. (weak capital spending), General Electric Co. (financial woes) and the beleaguered drug sector with Merck & Co. and Pfizer Inc. Also among the top performers Monday is Kraft Foods Inc., which is in the midst of a hostile and potentially expensive takeover offer for Cadbury PLC.
"It's the oid story" said Ron Meisels, a technical analyst with Phases & Cycles. "Markets climb a wall of worry."
Many portfolio managers in London and Toronto have remained on the sidelines and now new cash is coming into the market, he said. "People recognize that the year-end is coming and if they show a huge cash position at the end of the year, they know that is not what they are hired for."
Sitting on the sidelines and waiting for a correction has been a costly exercise, Mr. Meisels said. "Our indicators suggest there is further upside potential for the time being in the U.S."
Health care and industrials should continue to perform well. "If they didn't knock [the stocks]down, they probably will go up," Mr. Meisels said.
While the U.S. banks continue to struggle compared with their Canadian peers, that sector still faces a lot of technical consolidation, he said.
The Dow Jones industrial index rose 1.5 per cent, or 157.65 points, reaching 10,428.05 Monday afternoon, a 13-month high.
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Our Makeout Session Confessions
There's nothing like a good makeout sesh in a forbidden location. Well, sometimes. Over here in NYC there's not much privacy, so sometimes we have to get creative about where we get it on. Bar bathrooms, taxis, park benches, stairwells, any semi-private nook will do when you're really hot to trot. After the jump, some makeout tales. Tell us, where have you gotten down and dirty?
"I went to a friend's work party at her office and I met a hot guy there. We found a little conference room to make out in. Only problem was, we were so into getting it on that we didn't notice the sign saying the door was broken. We managed to lock ourselves in. We had to use all of our combined strength to break out of there. It kind of added to the excitement."
"It was 4 a.m. and this dude and I were leaving a club. I was in college so I couldn't bring him back to my dorm. Instead we decided to get busy in an abandoned lot where they were doing construction. We climbed into one of the bulldozers and he went down on me. I still think about how dirty that was. Not like dirty kinky, like dirty dirty. I left there covered in dust. Gross."
"I made out with the lead singer of the band Beulah in the back of a cab. That was awesome."
"I am ashamed to say I gave a guy a blowie on my balcony because my college roommate was asleep in our bedroom. I hope no innocent people on the street were unfortunate enough to have to see that."
"Once, an amorous embrace in a dive bar bathroom stall was interrupted by a bro puking in the urinal."
"I'd just gone to a work party, where the drinks were flowing freely, when I met up with a guy I've had a bit of a crush on for a while. We made out for more than an hour in a doorway outside a bar, before getting in a cab to go back to my place. And then—I passed out. For the first time since freshman year of college, I swear. When I woke up, at first I felt like I was home in bed—and then I realized I was with this guy, who was yelling my name on repeat, totally panicked. I actually felt fine and after apologizing profusely said, 'I feel like I touched a nerve there.' He nodded and said, 'Yeah, my dad is an alcoholic.' He didn't get out of the car at my place, and continued home. And he hasn't responded to an email of mine since."
"There's a room above the kitchen in my parents' house with this cool spiral staircase leading up to it. It's the room where they put overnight guests. It also happens to be really far away from my parents' bedroom, so my older brother and I always used to hook up with our boyfriends and girlfriends there because no one would catch us. No joke: with all the action going on up there, we broke the bed. My mom was, like, 'Why is the bed up there broken?!' One day a year ago she met with the son of the people who built our house back in the '40s. Apparently that little room above the kitchen was the 'maid's quarters.' But the son told my mom that on weekends the maid would go home to her own family and kids would go make out on her bed, so they called it the 'necking room.' I'm proud to be keeping the tradition alive!"
"I gave a guy a BJ on a bar stairwell once."
"It was the end of a great date with an awesome guy. I was definitely not going back to his place, but I wouldn't have minded some kissing in the cab ride home. The plan was to make two stops and drop him off first. We had started holding hands and it was clear that we were about to make out in the cab. However, when we got in the cab, the cabbie had such bad BO that the mood was completely spoiled. All I could do was hold my held out the window like a sick dog."


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"Davoud" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected] > Greg Crinklaw wrote: >> > Sorry Ed, but your response seems a bit of a non sequitor to me. I was >> > explaining the purpose of the CometObs group, not trying to denigrate >> > people for not being interested in comets. > > Edward Erbeck: >> Hum - Just what did I write that led you to think I thought you were >> denigrating any thing/one? > >> >The OP (and I though perhaps you) seem to have a misunderstanding about >> >the >> >purpose of CometObs. > > As OP, I can confirm that I have no understanding of CometObs. I said > as much when I said "Comet observers seem to be a different breed -- I > scoured the 'CometObs' Yahoo group in addition to other web sites and > learned that they have a particular reporting format that I'm certain > meets /their/ needs. It gives a great description of the various > components /without/ giving their sky coordinates." > >> I thought it as a wonderful source of information I felt worthy of >> sharing, no more no less. > > Mr. Crinklaw -- no disparagement meant here -- is a very sensitive man. > Two days ago he responded to someone else's post by saying "Given that > you have never once written anything to me that wasn't a criticism (the > fairly recent one on comets-ml were so mean-spirited and hurtful I > actually left the forum for several months)..." gives evidence of this. > > I don't remember what I said that offended him and caused him to place > me in his killfile, but he said I was there "for good reason," and when > you think about it, he cannot be wrong, because one's reasons for > shunning another are personal and not really subject to judgement by > another. > Maybe he should consider Efflexor.
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I need an early lunch recommendation. I am in Brentwood, my dining companion is coming up from OC and has an after-lunch meeting in Gardena (but can come further north for lunch).
Person A likes: anything that is farm-to-table/seasonal, seafood, sushi, japanese
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Budget--not looking for a cheap place, it needs to be a nice place in both food and atmosphere, but not "5 star nice" (or 5 star price, for that matter). (Mariscos Chente, while delicious, wouldn't be the right kind of place for this! :-)
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The Jimmy Graham grievance hearing is expected to be heard by an arbiter in approximately 30 days, Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis confirmed Saturday.
The crux of the issue is whether Graham should be considered a tight end or a wide receiver for franchise tag purposes. Graham has been tendered as a tight end at $7.05 million for one year, even though he lined up outside or in the slot approximately 67 percent of his snaps, which the NFLPA argues would make him a wide receiver, according to the collective bargaining agreement. If Graham wins, his franchise-tag salary would increase to $12.3 million.
The NFL Management Council and NFL Players Association (which is representing Graham) will argue the merits of the case before an arbiter. Both sides can reach an agreement before the hearing date.
The winner of the hearing would gain significant leverage in future long-term contract negotiations.
Signings of the times
Saints officials considered drafting a quarterback in the later rounds Saturday and likely will sign an undrafted rookie free agent quarterback, coach Sean Payton said.
The team is expected to sign upwards of 20 rookie free agents Saturday and Sunday who will participate in next weekend's rookie minicamp.
Payton said three Southeastern Conference quarterbacks came up for discussion in the Saints war room Saturday. Two went right before the Saints picked at Nos. 167 and 169 in the fifth round. Kansas City selected Georgia's Aaron Murray at 163, and Alabama's AJ McCarron went to Cincinnati one pick later.
LSU's Zach Mettenberger went to Tennessee two picks into the sixth round at No. 178.
"Those three players were guys we looked closely at and begin to see a value once it got into the later rounds, where our grades were a little bit better than maybe where they were selected,'' Payton said. "They were in the discussion and talked about.''
Saints signings began trickling in shortly after the draft ended. None have been confirmed by the Saints, but they include: S Ty Zimmerman (6-foot-1, 202 pounds), Kansas State; RB Tim Flanders (5-9, 210), Sam Houston State; DL Micajah Reynolds (6-5, 307), Michigan State.
What's in a number?
Oregon State wide receiver Brandin Cooks is just the second player to be selected by the Saints in the 20th slot of the first round. In 1993, the Saints selected Notre Dame tight end Irv Smith after working a trade with the San Francisco 49ers to move up from No. 26.
That year, the Saints also selected future Hall of Fame tackle William Roaf at No. 8 and fullback Lorenzo Neal in the fourth round after trading outside linebacker Pat Swilling to Detroit.
With the 91st pick of the NFL draft, the Arizona Cardinals selected Pittsburg State wide receiver John Brown. The Cards acquired that pick from the Saints on Thursday that resulted in Cook's selection. ... With the 242nd pick, the San Francisco 49ers took Boston College defensive tackle Kaleb Ramsey. The 49ers acquired that pick from New Orleans in the trade for outside linebacker Parys Haralson in August.
When Cooks and the Saints eventually come to contractual agreement, he is expected to get a signing bonus of approximately $4.5 million, based on NFLPA projections. ... Saints sixth-round pick Tavon Rooks, a right tackle from Kansas State, celebrated his 24th birthday Saturday.


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A military coup is underway in Egypt and it will not succeed without bloodshed, a security advisor to President Mohammad Morsi said on Wednesday.
The unnamed advisor told Reuters he expects the army and police forces to use violence to remove pro-Morsi demonstrators.
AFP reported that Egyptian security forces imposed a travel ban on Morsi and several top Islamist allies over their involvement in a prison escape in 2011, security officials said.Airport officials confirmed to AFP that they had received orders to prevent the leaders -- including Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood chief Mohammed Badie and his deputy Khairat al-Shater - from travelling abroad.
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Jilbab, winner of the C.C.A. Oaks (gr. I) in July, will be the 120-pound highweight in Saturday's Cotillion Handicap (gr. II) for 3-year-olds at Philadelphia Park. The daughter of A.P.Indy will face 10 rivals in the Cotillion, the signature race of the fall at the Bensalem, Pa. track.Jilbab, a Kentucky-bred homebred raced by Godolphin Racing and trained by Saeed bin Suroor, won the 1 1/2-mile C.C.A. Oaks after stumbling badly at the break, making up 10-plus lengths to win by 1 1/2 lengths over Tarnished Lady and Shop Til You Drop. She followed that performance with a fourth-place outing in the 10-furlong Alabama Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga.Jibab will have Mike Luzzi in the saddle and will break from post 2 in the 1 1/16-mile event.Second in the weights at 119 is Pin Oak Farm's homebred Alternate. The stakes-winning daughter of Seattle Slew has a 3-3-1 mark from seven starts, with the Go For Wand Stakes at Delaware Park highlighting her resume. She has also placed in the Monmouth Breeders' Cup Oaks (gr. II), Delaware Oaks (gr. III), and Susan's Girl Breeders' Cup.Out of the Green Dancer mare Strike a Balance, Alternate is trained by H. Graham Motion. She will break next to Jilbab from post 3 and be ridden by Eibar Coa. Coa was aboard for her last start in the Monmouth Oaks. Pass the Virtue, the winner of the Susan's Girl Breeders' Cup at Delaware Park, is next in the weights, co-weighted at 118 with Smok'n Frolic. Pass the Virtue, a winner of five of 13 starts, also has the Rhododendron Stakes at Charles Town to her credit. By Slavic, out of the Halo mare Occasional Virtue, Pass the Virtue is owned by Susan Christiansen and is trained byLeslie Glazier.Smok'n Frolic, from the Dogwood Stable, won the Demoiselle Stakes (gr. II) in her 2001 finale, but is winless in four starts this year. The daughter of Smoke Glacken, bred in Florida by Cherokee Farms, also won the Tempted Stakes (gr. III) and Fashion Stakes last year in New York. Herbert Castillo Jr. has the mount.Cotillion Handicap (gr. II), $250,000 Philadelphia Park, 1 1/16 miles, 3-year-old fillies, Oct. 5
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1 Pupil 111 Stewart Elliott
2 Jilbab 120 Michael J. Luzzi
3 Alternate 119 Eibar Coa
4 Smok'n Frolic 118 Heberto Castillo Jr.
5 Spelling 113 (No Rider)
6 Whoop's Ah Daisy 113 Edwin L. King Jr.
7 Nasty Sabrina 114 Michael Duane Pindell
8 Pass the Virtue 118 Alberto Delgado
9 Cat Rocket 115 Abdiel Toribio
10 Preferred Option 115 Victor Carrero
11 Sixtyone Margaux 115 Julian Pimentel
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Oscar Pistorius is not one to sit still. The double amputee triple world record holder skips about, fetching chairs and coffees, looking after others as he talks about competing in the Paralympic World Cup in Manchester this week. Watching him move is fascinating. He challenges every stereotypical notion about what it means – and how it must feel - to be disabled.
Pistorius has had prosthetic legs since he was 11 months old but in sports-mad South Africa his parents raised him like any other child, even playing rugby at school. "I think mentally it probably built me up. It made me strong in the sense that I don't see difference, a competition is a competition, it's not disabled or abled."
At boarding school in Pretoria the other kids treated him as an equal, playing pranks on him as mercilessly as anyone else. "My mates used to hide my legs in the morning. I'm not a morning person anyway so I was always late having to look for my legs which would be hidden on top of a locker or something."
Learning about disabled sport came much later in his life. "I only started competing in disabled sport four years ago. At first it was really weird, I had this stereotype a lot of people have about disabled sport being a second grade version of able-bodied sport, then I got into it and I realised how wrong I was." But as Pistorius blew the paralympic world away – setting world records in the 100, 200 and 400 metres – the-22 year-old quickly realised that to run even faster he would also have to compete against able-bodied athletes at the highest international level. It was not an easy concept for people to get their head round.
"When people say, 'Why do you want to run in the Olympics?' they're like, 'You're not going to win.' People who ask that question are people that don't understand the theory of running to run your best time, they are people who run to win. But it's not just about winning. If I run in the Olympics, my chances of running a personal best are very good because I'm running against guys way stronger than me."
His attitude has not been welcomed by everyone. When Pistorius announced his intention to compete in the 400m at the Olympic Games in Beijing – against able-bodied runners – he was viewed with suspicion by the International Association of Athletics Federations. The accusation was that his prosthetic legs – Cheetah Flex-Foot carbon fibre limbs – gave him an unfair advantage. A ban was promptly put in place and the IAAF probably thought that would be the end of it. It thought wrong.
Pistorius gathered together 12 of the best biomechanical scientists in the world – "we got the leading scientist in artificial intelligence, guys who have been testing hopping patterns of kangaroos for the last 30 years and breathing patterns in elephants, it was incredible" – together they took the case to the court of arbitration for sport, and won. Ultimately Pistorius failed to make the 400m qualifying time of 45.55 seconds, missing out by 0.3sec, but it was a landmark decision that made him an international hero.
"Afterwards I received emails from around the world from athletes saying they had not been able to compete at their state or club meet because of the IAAF decision but now they could. The court case was horrendous for me but the verdict made it worthwhile."
A look at those prosthetics makes the whole episode seem farcical. From a distance they look space-age but in close-up they are crudely cut pieces of carbon fibre bolted onto wooden boards, the leg joints softened with bits of old grey foam. Pistorius groans describing how they feel to wear. "They're so uncomfortable! I hate them," he says, "they're so tight because they can't be loose because of loss of energy. I wear them an hour-and-a-half a day and when I take them off I'm ripping them off. They're very low tech. The carbon fibre is a great invention but there's nothing really to them.
"You get some scientists or professors with doctorates and some of these okes [guys], you read their stuff and you think, this guy's never had experience of artificial limbs. Gert-Peter Brüggemann [the scientist employed by the IAAF in their case] was set up so badly by the IAAF. The tests they made him do were completely misdirected. They asked him to do a VO2 max test – for a sprinter that's like the stupidest shit ever. They lost their case so badly it was a joke. They just made such stupid comments. I don't think they ever thought I'd take it up further, they thought I'd just roll over."
After losing so much time fighting court cases last season Pistorius had hoped to crack the 400m qualifying time for the world championships this summer. But the daredevil athlete, known for riding motorbikes and driving fast cars, had a wake-up call when he crashed his boat in February, breaking ribs and smashing his face. Pistorius admits he was lucky to survive.
"My friend and I just wanted to have a chilled weekend so we took the boat for a ride down the river. The water level was high because of all the rain in January and there was a pier that was hidden under the water. We were riding on the river at dusk and we were riding into the sun. I just didn't see the pier. When we hit it I went straight into the steering wheel. I broke my ribs and my jaw and smashed my eye socket. I still haven't got much feeling in my nose, my cheek or my lip and the doctors say that whatever sensation doesn't come back in nine months won't come back at all."
Soon South African newspaper reports surfaced claiming that there were empty bottles found in the back of the boat. "They wrote I was intoxicated at the time. It was really tough for my family. As a sportsman you are used to the ups and downs of the media but your family is not."
But Pistorius had more pressing concerns on his mind. "After worrying about whether I was going to live or not my next thought was my athletics career. The accident has changed me. You go through an experience like that and you cannot stay the same."
"I'll slow down," he promises. "I've sold my car that was too fast and I haven't ridden superbikes since my accident. I won't stop riding completely but I have to look at my life, the boat accident wasn't doing anything reckless but you have to say there are aspects of my life that I can minimise taking chances on. I have to re-evaluate."
After six weeks unable to train his schedule has been badly disrupted. "The first week I was running I had a gumguard in my mouth because my jaw was still wired. But I'm very lucky to still be able to make something of this year. It hasn't changed my goals, it's going to be hard to obtain but I'm still going for it." Finding an extra half a second in a sprint is no easy task, especially after such a serious accident; does he really think it is possible? Pistorius laughs. "As you've seen I'm not bad under pressure."
Pistorius says he is not a natural spokesperson, that it is not his primary intention to change the way the world sees disability, but he slips easily into the role. In terms of changing people's perception of disability the next generation are his biggest hope. "Kids are really honest. When my godson was three years old he went into a shop with his dad and saw the plastic mannequins with no feet. He said, 'Look! He's got feet like Oscar's!' I think that's great. I wish parents would be more open with their kids about disability. Often when I'm in shops and kids are staring I'll go up and explain why I have prosthetic legs. Parents are always like, 'Don't stare!' but they're stupid because they shouldn't make it a taboo. If they didn't, then kids would just be like, 'Oh, there's a guy with prosthetic legs' or 'a guy in a wheelchair'. It wouldn't be a big deal."
• Oscar Pistorius will compete in the BT Paralympic World Cup, for which he is an ambassador, on 24 May in Manchester.


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Romero Leads K-State Past Charlotte
Romero Leads K-State Past Charlotte
Nov. 10, 2013
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MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State built a 24-point lead halfway through the first half, but Charlotte clawed back into the game in the late stages of the second before free throws sealed the Wildcats' win on Sunday, 73-65, at Bramlage Coliseum.
Kansas State (2-0) was led by freshman guard Leticia Romero. The product of Las Palmas, Spain, registered game-highs of 25 points and eight rebounds while also dishing out three assists.
Charlotte (1-1) saw four players reach double figures, led by Ayanna Holmes with 15 points. Also in doubles figures were Hillary Sigmon with 14 points, Kira Gordone with 11 and Lefty Webster with 10.
For the second straight game, K-State pieced together a strong start. The Wildcats held an 8-0 lead in the first four minutes of the game, as Kindred Wesemann connected on a pair of three-point field goals to jump start the offense. Wesemann finished with nine points and four rebounds.
The Wildcats continued their hot start, building a 15-0 lead to force the 49ers into using a second timeout in the first six minutes. Following the timeout, Charlotte would get on the board with a three-pointer but K-State used a 7-0 run to hold a 22-3 lead with 12:39 remaining.
Katya Leick sparked the run with a three-point play followed by a layup for five straight points. This was Leick's first action in a K-State uniform since transferring from Nebraska in the spring of 2011. She finished her first game as a Wildcat with nine points and seven rebounds.
K-State would build a 24-point lead with 8:08 remaining in the opening stanza, capped by a Haley Texada three-pointer to give K-State a 32-8 lead. Charlotte would use a 9-0 run over a two minute stretch and an 11-5 run to end the first half to narrow the game to 39-28 at the half.
Charlotte closed the game to eight, 45-37, early in the second half by using a 7-0 run. K-State responded with an 11-0 run, with five different players scoring during the stretch, to hold a 56-37 advantage with 10:21 remaining.
The 49ers would climb back into the game with a 10-2 run to bring the contest to 68-63 in favor of the Wildcats with under a minute to play. A free throw from Romero and four free throws by Texada sealed the win for the Wildcats.
K-State tallied a .377 field goal percentage for the afternoon, but were 27-of-36 (.750) from the foul line. K-State held Charlotte to a .364 field goal percentage and forced the 49ers into 17 turnovers.
Kansas State will now take to the road for the first time this season, as the Wildcats travel to El Paso, Texas to face UTEP on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 3 p.m. (CT). The game audio will be available for free at kstatesports.com/allaccess. The Wildcats will return to Bramlage on Wednesday, Nov. 20, to host Wichita State at 7 p.m. For ticket information, visit www.kstatesports.com or call 800-221-CATS.


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Salim Gasmi (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Fri, 29 Oct 1999 23:55:45 +0200
At 14:56 29/10/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Yikes! I have a hard time believing that your patch_accents program would
>not start clobbering all sorts of data in db.docdb that it shouldn't.
>I'm assuming the whole point of this is to strip out the accents from
>the document excerpts, so that excerpt highlighting works for unaccented
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>If so, why not just strip out the accents on the fly in
>htsearch/Display.cc, before doing any searches on the excerpt, or
>better yet, just poke in some entries in the translate table, set in
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>in String.cc could also be done much more efficiently with a mapping
>The best approach, though, would be to define a new "accent" fuzzy match
>algorithm, which, when given a word, would search the word database
>for all accented and unaccented equivalents. The main engine of this
>would be very much like the current htfuzzy/Substring.cc algorithm.
>It would be more work, but you'd have something that would be selectable
>by the search_algorithm config attribute, and would fit in well with
>the existing code.
I agree with all of your remarks.
I have been also amazed by the fact that my patch_accent
was not totally corrupting de db file ;)
Looks like, ASCII codes modified are not used as separators and attributes.
Please note I took care of only modifying bytes that were in an ASCII
string :)
In fact I just have written this patch to match my purposes.
I made it public because after searching "accents french"
on the htdig site, I found a huge numbers of people trying
to get a solution ....
Don't be wrong, this patch is not an academic one,
it is a dirty and straightforward one (as I said on my page).
My point of vue, of a *good* patch is something like a conf file, let's
call it transcode.conf
which would contains characters equivalences.
this file would be used by htsearch and htfuzzy.
Best regards,
Salim Gasmi <http://www.gasmi.net>
System and network administrator.
SdV Plurimedia <http://www.sdv.fr>
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