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Mechanisms that determine the size of plants have fascinated plant scientists of all times, however they are far from understood. An international research team led by plant scientists from VIB and Ghent University report an important breakthrough in the scientific journal The Plant Cell.
They identified a protein complex that controls the transition from cell division to cell specialization. By extending the activity of the complex during leaf growth, more cells divide, giving rise to larger leaves. These insights can now be used to guide plant breeding initiatives towards higher plant productivity.
Cell division is essential for growth and development of all multicellular organisms. In plants, leaf growth consists of two different phases. A first phase is characterized by intense cell division, which leads to the formation of many new cells. During the second phase, cell division activity declines, the cells elongate and acquire a certain expertise.
In a small leaf that just initiated from the stem, almost all cells are in the active division phase. Later on, when the leaf matures, cells at the top of the leaf switch to the specialization phase.
The more time cells stay in the first phase, the more cells are being formed and the bigger the ultimate leaf size will be. It was already known that the protein ANGUSTIFOLIA3 (AN3) fulfils an important role in determining the timing and activity of cell division in the leaf. However, the precise mode of action of AN3 was not yet understood.
State-of-the-art techniques
Plant scientists of VIB and Ghent University therefore used various state-of-the-art techniques to study the effect of the "aberrant" molecular situation on all genes and all proteins at once. As such, the researchers could elucidate the function of AN3 in the model plant Arabidopsis.
Unpacking DNA to switch on gene activity
This process is mediated by so-called "chromatin remodeling" complexes. An international team of scientists led by Dirk Inze of VIB and Ghent University demonstrated that AN3 functions as part of a chromatin remodeling complex.
More precisely, AN3 recruits the chromatin remodeling complex towards specific DNA regions that harbor cell division genes. As long as AN3 is active and keeps recruiting the chromatin remodeling complex, cells retain their division activity, resulting in plant organs with increased size. The AN3 protein complex regulates the length of the cell division phase in the leaf and hence the transition from cell division towards cell specialization.
This research was performed in collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania (USA), the French "Institut de Biologie des Plantes", the Polish University of Warsaw and the Polish Academy of Sciences. The obtained insights can now be used to orchestrate plant breeding activities more efficiently, for example towards higher plant productivity.
Liesbeth Vercruyssen et al. binds to SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexes to regulate transcription during Arabidopsis leaf development. The Plant Cell online 17 januari 2014 doi: 10.1105/tpc 113.115907
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13As I watched in the night visions,
I saw one like a human being*
coming with the clouds of heaven.
And he came to the Ancient One*
and was presented before him.
14 To him was given dominion
and glory and kingship,
that all peoples, nations, and languages
should serve him.
His dominion is an everlasting dominion
that shall not pass away,
and his kingship is one
that shall never be destroyed.
The New Revised Standard Version (Anglicized Edition), copyright 1989, 1995 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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Kate Moss and Pete Doherty have revived their romance after the Babyshambles star's recent progress in his battle with drugs.
Supermodel Kate Moss is back to the hand of on-off boyfriend Pete Doherty. Their on again is presumably provoked by the English singer's recent progress in his battle with drugs. He is reported to have successfully completed rehab.
The reconnected couple was seen at last Sunday's Rhythm Festival in Clapham, acting affectionately. An onlooker told The Mirror, "They got out of the car and held hands as they walked to the VIP area - laughing and touching each other the whole time. They were acting like a couple of honeymooners. You've never seen a couple so tactile. They were kissing passionately and didn't leave each other's side all night."
And as another source claimed Doherty as "clean-cut and coherent", a friend of the couple said "Kate never fell out of love with him. But Pete was stuck in a very druggie circle and she knew she couldn't have little Lila [her daughter] around those people. She told him she would only ever go back with him if he turned his life around once and for all. Now she is convinced he is serious about quitting drugs - and they are falling in love all over again"


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A prototype 2012 Viper was unveiled at a Chrysler dealer conference on September 14th, 2010 in Orlando, Florida. It was also revealed that there would be no 2011 model Dodge Vipers as the Viper range was going to be rebooted in 2012 with the SRT Viper GTS.
The Viper GTS was also placed on display for a single night at the 11th Viper Owners Invitational in Salt Lake City, Utah. SRT CEO Ralph Gilles was present at the event to gather feedback from owners of previous Vipers regarding the styling of the 2012 Viper.
He also announced in the Autumn of 2011 that the 5th generation Viper would be shown at the New York Auto Show in April 2012. Production of the SRT Viper began in late 2012 under the "Street and Racing Technology" brand, which was altered from a performance group to a brand within the Chrysler Group LLC.
Production of the SRT Viper was paused in April 2014 due to poor sales. Following SRT's return to being a tuner brand, the SRT Viper re-entered production in the third-half of 2014 as 2015 Dodge Viper with minor updates. In early 2016, the Dodge Viper was confirmed to cease production in 2017 due to failing to comply to the revised U.S. federal safety standard which will mandate side curtain airbags.
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The SRT Viper GTS appears as a Muscle class vehicle in Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012). The Viper GTS was revealed on June 4th, 2012 on the official Need for Speed website after EA's E3 conference ended.
In singleplayer, the Viper GTS can be found in various Jack Spots. In multiplayer, it is unlocked upon reaching SpeedLevel 38.
The Viper GTS is the fastest accelerating Muscle class vehicle in the game. Compared to its competitors like the Ford Mustang Boss 302, the Viper weighs less and thus benefits from a notably more responsive steering, which is similar to that of Exotic cars.
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) (Mobile)
The SRT Viper GTS appears in the iOS and Android releases of Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) as the #2 Most Wanted vehicle. It is the most powerful car in the Muscle class and is unlocked upon defeating "FANGD" in the Snakebite event. It costs $500,000.
Need for Speed: Rivals
The Viper GTS appears in Need for Speed: Rivals as an RCPD unit. It can be made available for the RCPD in either a Patrol, Undercover or Enforcer specification upon the player completing the associated Rank 7 assignment.
Need for Speed: No Limits
The Viper GTS appears in Need for Speed: No Limits as a Super class car. Its starting rank is 648 PR and 25 blueprints are needed to unlock the car.
The blueprints are available in Underground Chapter 14: One of Us. It is also possible to obtain five randomly found blueprints in the Black Market that are sold for 275 or 375,000 in-game cash.
Need for Speed (2015)
The SRT Viper GTS appears in Need for Speed (2015) as the renamed 2014 Dodge Viper SRT and can be purchased for 88,100.
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We know it's very early but we're already getting excited for Christmas 2017 at The Brampton Mill. Seasonal dishes, perfect puddings, and a range of mouth-watering winter drinks - what's not to love!
Our chefs are working hard to create beautiful dishes ready for Christmas Day 2017! Please note that some dishes in the sample menu may be subject to change.


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Mishka present to us another strong collection for Fall/Winter 2011. The collection transitions effortlessly into several iconic styles which have defined casual menswear over the last few seasons. Unlike it's preppy range from around the same time last year, Mishka remains true to its roots as a streetwear brand with a greater focus on graphics and contrast. As always, the modeling comes courtesy of several underground musicians as chosen by photographer Steve Glashier.
Fall is almost upon us. Did Summer really happen? I feel like we were just trudging through freezing ice a couple weeks back and now our long summer nights and hot summer nights are almost gone. Did we do the most we possibly could with the time allotted us? If not don't worry yourself because regrets are for chumps and improving is what winners do. Summer's great and all but if you bungled your summer you can still tackle Autumn like a champ. Maybe you make up for sleeping through the Fourth of July by getting a headstart on your Halloween costume. Tomorrow can haunt you forever if you let or you can flip those table and haunt the future.
This Fall's clothing line is one of our best. I'm not trying to toot our collective horn but that's just how it is. There's a big back to school theme with varsity, letterman and coaches' jackets. We've got our regular assortment of fucking awesome plaid shirts made with our own custom plaids. We're easing up on the fitteds but making a lot pretty strong snapbacks. We've got some new D.A.R.T. gear for those of you who don't want to sacrifice looking sharp for the sake of clothes that are good for biking in. We've also got some rugby shirts and our knit soccer scarf for those of you who dig the English sports aesthetic.
Our Fall 2011 Lookbook was shot by Steve Glashier who used a bunch of English musicians for models. There's CRIM3S (formerly Story of Isaac) who are a witchhousey duo and O Children who are more early 80s death rock sounding. Then there's Plastician who you already know and Bok Bok from Night Slugs. There's Darq. E Freeker who made that Cherry Ade song and also Redlight, Subscape, Tomb Crew, Roska, Peigh, Spooky from Oil Gang, Alix Perez and also Doorly. Also, there's Rod Azlan the guy who emcees for Dub Police. All in a ll it's a pretty dubby, grimey bunch.
Whether you're headed back to school or wish you were, or are glad as fuck that you're not, you're going to want to get your hands on our Fall line. Sate your desires for just a little while longer by ogling our flashy new lookbook. Cheers!


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A novel strategy to graft functional groups at the surface of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is discussed. Aiming at grafting nitrogen containing groups, and more specifically primary amine covalent functionalization, CNTs were exposed under atomic nitrogen flow arising from an Ar + N2 microwave plasma. The primary amine functions were identified and quantified through chemical derivatization with 4-(trifluoromethyl)benzaldehyde and characterized through X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The increase of the selectivity in the primary amines grafting onto CNTs, up to 66.7% for treatment of CNT powder, was performed via the reduction of post-treatment oxygen contamination and the addition of hydrogen in the experimental set-up, more particularly in the plasma post-discharge chamber. The analyses of nitrogenated and primary amine functions grafting on the CNT surface suggest that atomic nitrogen (N•) and reduced nitrogen species (NH• and NH2•) react preferentially with defect sites of CNTs and, then, only atomic nitrogen continues to react on the CNT surface, creating defects.
Since 1991 [
The functionalization of CNT sidewalls is an effective way to prevent CNTs from aggregation in order to achieve better dispersion and stabilize the CNTs within a polymer matrix through interfacial interactions between CNTs and the host polymer [
Alternative "dry" processes are also being developed such as the ball-milling of CNTs in reactive atmospheres for example [
The use of plasma discharges have also been proposed and developed for the solvent-free modification of the surface of CNTs. Considered as the fourth state of the matter, the plasma is an ionized gas constituting a highly reactive chemical environment and gathering free electrons, ions, radicals, ultra violet to visible radiation and excited neutral species [
In the present work, Ar + N2 microwave (μ-wave) plasma post-discharge treatment of CNT powder has been performed in order to incorporate amino groups on the surface of CNTs. Particularly, special attention has been drawn to the selectivity of the process, aiming at increasing the content of primary amines selectivity grafted on the nanotube surface. Higher selectivity has been reached by the reduction of oxygen contamination and the addition of hydrogen in the experimental set-up.
If the treatment of CNT pellets in the post-discharge allows a very efficient covalent functionalization reaction on CNT surface [
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) spectra of (
A low intensity peak of nitrogen at 399.7 eV appears in the spectrum recorded on treated CNTs (
As previously discussed, the μ-wave plasma post-discharge treatment allows the covalent grafting of nitrogen groups, but also the introduction of oxygen enriched groups on the carbon nanotube surface [
Surface element content of CNTs pellets treated under same treatment plasma parameters and conserved under atmospheric pressure (
|Binding Energy (eV)
|Binding Energy (eV)
When the freshly treated nanotubes were placed under atmospheric pressure via oxygen, the relative concentration of grafted oxygen increased while nitrogen content was lower than when placed in argon. It seems thus that reactive species remain on the surface of CNTs after functionalization process, which can react with oxygen or water vapor present in ambient atmosphere. In order to explain this observation, we suggest that these reactive species are radicals remaining on the CNTs surface after plasma post-discharge treatment. Interestingly, the presence of a significant amount of radicals on the freshly treated CNTs surface has been clearly evidenced by chemical reaction with 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH). DPPH is widely used to test the ability of compounds to act as free radicals scavengers or radical hydrogen donors. In the presence of such species, DPPH turns from purple to pale yellow color corresponding to the reduced form of DPPH [
When freshly treated CNTs (t-CNTs) are contacted with the DPPH solution, the supernatant turns from purple to yellow color, while no evolution of the DPPH purple color is observed when it is added onto pristine CNTs. These observations were further confirmed by UV-visible absorption spectroscopy (
Qualitative assessment of the presence of radicals on the surface of freshly treated CNTs. Photograph and absorption spectrophotometric analysis of (
The molecule of DPPH is characterized as a stable free radical due to the delocalization of the spare electron over the aromatic molecule giving rise to the deep purple color, characterized by an absorption band in methanol solution, centered at a wavelength of about 520 nm. This absorption peak is conserved when the DPPH solution is added to pristine CNTs showing if any chemical reactions occurred. The observed decrease of peak intensity can be related to the decrease of DPPH concentration due to partial physisorption of DPPH aromatic rings on the graphitic CNTs surface. When DPPH solution is added to freshly treated CNTs, this characteristic absorption peak cannot be observed meaning that DPPH is under reduced form after reaction with free radicals present on the t-CNT surface. The DPPH solution was also added to CNTs treated one day earlier, no color change was observed showing that all remaining radicals did react under ambient atmosphere.
Taking into account these observations, one may assume that oxygen contamination of the treated CNT surface is partially due to post-plasma reaction between the radicals remaining active at the CNT surface and ambient air (O2) atmosphere. Accordingly, all μ-wave plasma post-discharge treated CNTs were recovered samples under ambient atmosphere with argon gas for one hour right after the treatment.
In the μ-wave post-discharge plasma treatment, atomic nitrogen species interact with CNTs leading to covalent grafting of nitrogenated groups on their surface without damage to their structure. However, among these nitrogenated functions, primary amines have attracted our attention because they can be used as initiation sites for promoting lactone ring-opening polymerization yielding polyester-grafted MWCNT nanohybrids [
XPS analysis of treated CNT pellet: relative content in [N] and [NH2] and primary amine selectivity; 1[N] = (N/C) × 100; 2 determined using Equation (1); 3 ([F]/3[N]) × 100.
|CNTs Elemental Composition (at.%)
|–NH2 Selectivity (%) 3
Even if the quantity of nitrogen groups is important (11.5 at.%), the amount of primary amines remains limited to 0.3 at.% at the surface of treated CNTs pellet. The −NH2 selectivity value is thus limited to 2.6% which means that only one fortieth of nitrogen functions are primary amines. The quantity and the selectivity of primary amines are thus very low on the surface of CNT pellet treated under these parameters. After the treatment of CNTs powder, no significant traces of fluorine could be detected by XPS while 1 at.% of nitrogen was measured confirming the very low primary amine group selectivity. These observations can be explained knowing that the hydrogen source to yield amine functions is only constituted of residual water molecules and hydrogen traces present in the discharge tube and post-discharge chamber. A solution for reaching a selective −NH2 grafting, is to introduce hydrogen gas in the plasma set-up.
Hydrogen gas was introduced at the top of the discharge tube together with argon and nitrogen gases. The hydrogen molecules are easily dissociated in the μ-wave plasma. A large majority of the molecules are thus transformed in atomic hydrogen H• [
With the increase of the hydrogen flow, the quantity of nitrogen atoms decreased, while the content in primary amine functions is enhanced, resulting in an increase of primary amine selectivity from 2.5% to 26% for the maximal hydrogen flow. It is interesting to note that the oxygen content decreases with the hydrogen flow as well (from 4.5 to 1.8 at.% when introduced H2 content varies from 0 to 56.5 sccm). Different treatment mechanisms can explain this behavior. The used parameters allowed reaching a dissociation rate of N2 of 20% in the Ar + N2 glow. However, the added hydrogen molecules are in majority dissociated in the plasma and this reaction completely modifies the plasma chemistry, which can limit the N2 dissociation rate in atomic nitrogen. The passivation of the CNT surface by atomic hydrogen can also explain the limited grafting of nitrogen and oxygen atoms.
Quantity and selectivity of primary amines and nitrogen content in function of H2 flow directly introduced in the discharge chamber.
XPS analysis of CNTs in function of H2 flow introduced in the μ-wave plasma discharge chamber: relative content in [N] and [NH2] and primary amine selectivity; 1 [N] = (N/C) × 100; 2 determined using equation 1; 3 ([F]/3[N]) × 100.
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|CNTs Elemental Composition (at.%)
|–NH2 Selectivity (%) 3
Evaluation of the quantity of nitrogen atoms grafted on the CNT-surface was not possible through XPS analysis since the nitrogen content proved to be much lower than the minimum nitrogen content detectable by XPS. However, under the same treatment conditions, but without any addition of hydrogen gas in the discharge chamber, the grafted nitrogen atoms were equal to
The introduction of hydrogen gas in the discharge tube during Ar + N2 μ-wave plasma post-discharge treatment of CNTs therefore allows the increase in the selectivity of primary amines grafted on the CNT surface. However, the total amount of −NH2 grafting is reduced due to atomic hydrogen passivation of CNTs. The extent of this passivation cannot be quantified and can impact the CNT properties if the creation of defects in the structure of carbon nanotubes becomes too significant. An alternative process can thus be proposed, that is the introduction of hydrogen gas directly in the post-discharge chamber during the plasma treatment of the CNTs.
Hydrogen gas was directly introduced in the post-discharge chamber, instead of in the discharge tube, to avoid the formation of high atomic hydrogen content, which can react instead of other radicals, resulting in the passivation of CNT surface as previously observed. In this strategy, no changes occur in the Ar + N2 μ-wave plasma allowing the preservation of the N2 high dissociation rate of 20% in the used standard plasma parameters. It was expected that the interaction of carbon nanotubes with atomic nitrogen in hydrogen atmosphere could result in an increase of both quantity and selectivity of primary amine grafting. Different quantities of hydrogen gas were introduced in the post-discharge chamber, the flow varied again from 0 to 56.5 sccm. The values of relative quantity of the elements present on the surface of the treated CNTs pellets, as derivatized by TFBA, were measured by XPS on every sample thus treated, under increasing hydrogen flow, in the post-discharge (
With the addition of hydrogen directly in the discharge, there was no evolution of the grafted nitrogen content, which remained relatively constant around 7.9% regardless of the addition of the H2 flow in the post-discharge chamber. However, the total primary amine content increased continuously from 0.2% to 0.8%, resulting in an enhancement of the −NH2 selectivity from 2.5% to 8.3%. The relative percentage of oxygen atom also decreases when the hydrogen flow is introduced in the post-discharge chamber (from 4.5 to 3.2 at.% when introduced H2 content varies from 0 to 56.5 sccm). In contrast to the treatment of CNTs in the post-discharge of the Ar + N2 + H2 μ-wave plasma, the quantity and the selectivity in primary amines does not saturate at higher hydrogen flow values and increase continuously.
Quantity and selectivity of primary amine groups and nitrogen content in function of H2 flow introduced in the post-discharge chamber.
The treatment of 0.5 g of CNT-powder was thus carried out with the addition of 56.5 sccm of hydrogen gas in the post-discharge chamber. The CNTs were treated for 2 h using standard plasma parameters and, after their compression in pellet, they were derivatized with TFBA. XPS results are represented in
XPS analysis of CNTs in function of H2 flow introduced in the μ-wave plasma post-discharge chamber: relative content in [N] and [NH2] and primary amine selectivity; 1 [N] = (N/C) × 100; 2 determined using equation 1; 3 ([F]/3[N]) × 100.
|H2 (sccm)
|CNTs Elemental Composition (at.%)
|−NH2 Selectivity (%) 3
As in the case of pressed CNT-pellets, the quantity of grafted nitrogen atoms remains identical to the value obtained after the treatment of CNT-powder without addition of hydrogen. The quantity of oxygen also presents the same behavior with a slight decrease from 1.1 to 0.9 at.% with addition of hydrogen. However, the quantity and the selectivity of primary amines are very different compared to the CNT pellet treatment. In fact, the measured quantity of −NH2 is equal to 0.7% resulting in a selectivity as high as 66.7%, which means that 2/3 of grafted nitrogenated groups are constituted by primary amine functions. A quantity of grafted −NH2 of 0.7% is certainly high enough to initiate the polymerization of lactone for example [
A major concern when primary amines are grafted on a surface is their long term stability, commonly referred to as "ageing". For example, the density of primary amine functions grafted on a polymer surface via plasma treatment can decrease by more than 50% with time [
Time-evolution of the surface-compositions of treated pressed CNTs pellets with storage time under ambient atmosphere.
In order to take such stability into account, it may be suggested that primary amine functions could be stabilized by a delocalization of the nitrogen non-bonding electron pair into the aromatic rings of the graphene structure of the carbon nanotubes. This effect can be compared to the resonance delocalization observed in aniline.
The time of the μ-wave plasma post-discharge treatment is one important parameter in determining the quantity of grafted elements on the surface of the CNTs. The evolution of the nitrogen content and primary amine functions quantity (and selectivity) was studied in function of the treatment time. Both CNT powder and pellet has been studied in order to control the influence of the surface area that interacts with reactive species. In both experiments, the treatment was carried out with standard plasma parameters and with introduction of hydrogen (56.5 sccm) in the post-discharge during the process for a time ranging from 0 to 120 min.
Saturation in the content of grafted primary amine is observed after a few minutes of treatment of the CNT pellet while the nitrogen content increases with the reaction time. The resulting primary amine selectivity presents a sharp decrease from 48.1% to 11.1% between 5 and 30 min and then slightly decreases at longer treatment times (
Evolution of nitrogen content and primary amines quantity and selectivity on CNT pellet with increasing treatment time.
The results obtained after treatment of 0.5 g of the CNT powder are presented in
Evolution of nitrogen content and primary amine quantity and selectivity on CNT powder with the treatment time.
Two different trends in the evolution of the content in nitrogen and primary amines can be observed for CNT-powder and pellets. In
The functionalization of 0.5 g of acid treated CNT powder, which presents a high density of defects, was carried out using the same μ-wave plasma post-discharge treatment conditions. A higher quantity of nitrogen is grafted ([N] = 2%) with a selectivity in primary amine functions around 60% indicating the influence of the structural defects on the efficiency of the CNT amino-functionalization.
The effect of μ-wave plasma post-discharge treatment of CNT powder, treated in presence of H2, on the structure of CNTs was investigated with transmission electron microscopy (TEM). TEM images of CNTs before and after primary amine grafting are presented and compared in
Representative TEM images of CNTs (
The multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) used in this work were industrially produced by Nanocyl S.A. (Nanocyl®-7000), via a catalytic carbon vapour deposition (CCVD) process. Carbon nanotubes have a purity of min. 90% carbon. These nanotubes are characterized by an average outer diameter of 10 nm, corresponding to
The CNTs were treated in the post-discharge of an Ar + N2 microwave plasma sustained through a surface wave launched in a quartz tube via a surfaguide supplied by a 2.45 GHz microwave generator. Hydrogen gas can also be introduced either in the discharge or in the post-discharge chamber. The experimental set-up was described elsewhere in detail [
The used plasma parameters for all treatment of CNT pellets and powders were identical allowing the comparison between results. The pulsation time and the period were laid down to 225 μs and 900 μs respectively and the average discharge power was set to 400 W. The pressure in the discharge and the post-discharge chamber were fixed to 36 Torr and 3 Torr respectively. The CNT pellets were placed on a sample holder like schematically represented in a previous paper [
XPS analyses were performed on a VG-ESCALAB 220iXL spectrometer under a pressure typically around 10–10 Torr. The XPS data were collected using monochromated Al Kα radiation at 1,486.6 eV, survey spectra were recorded with a 50 eV pass energy 150 W electron beam power, as well as the high resolution spectra in the regions of C1s, N1s, O1s and F1s with a 20 eV pass energy. Elemental composition was inferred from photoelectron peak areas using the respective photoionization cross-section calculated by Scofield [
The derivatization reaction was performed by exposing pressed CNT pellets to 4-(trifluoromethyl)benzaldehyde (TFBA) vapor in a chamber at 3 Torr pressure and room temperature. The aldehyde group of TFBA reacts exclusively with primary amine functions, as shown by Chevallier
where [NH2] is the percent of carbon atoms carrying primary amines, F and C are the fluorine and carbon atomic concentrations determined by XPS after the reaction with TFBA. F/3 corresponds to the number of −NH2, 8F/3 represents the amount of carbon introduced with TFBA molecules. The [−NH2]/[N] (or F/3N) ratio is considered as a measure of −NH2 groups grafting selectivity, namely the relative concentration of N atoms bonded in primary amines (in % of N). The latter is therefore particularly useful for comparing samples with different [N] values and determining the selective primary amination efficiency of treatment. The time of exposition of each sample to TFBA agent was fixed to 12 h after a kinetic study of −NH2 derivatization [
Concerning the test used to detect radical species on CNTs, a solution of DPPH in methanol with a concentration of 5 × 10−7 M was prepared and 20 mL of this solution was added into test tubes containing each 20 mg of pristine CNTs and freshly treated CNTs.
TEM observations were performed on a Philips CM200 apparatus using also an acceleration voltage of 100 kV. The CNTs were sonically dispersed in ethanol and a drop of the solution was deposited onto the TEM grid.
Surface treatment of CNTs in the Ar + N2 μ-wave plasma post-discharge is an original way to readily functionalize one step CNTs with nitrogenated functions. In particular, the results attest the efficient and selective grafting of primary amines on the surface when H2 is added in the post-discharge chamber, without damaging the CNT structure. Although often underestimated, the influence of the atmosphere on the grafted elements on CNTs after plasma post-discharge treatment has been highlighted. The grafted primary amines proved stable over time. The increase of the primary amines selectivity grafting on CNTs powder has been performed via the reduction of oxygen contamination and the addition of hydrogen in the experimental set-up. The preliminary analyses of the nitrogenated functions and primary amines grafting on the CNTs surface seemed to indicate that atomic nitrogen (N•) and reduced nitrogen species (NH• and NH2•) first react with the CNTs defect sites, then only atomic nitrogen continues to react on the CNT surface creating defects.
The introduction of primary amines on the nanotube surface by μ-wave plasma post-discharge treatment facilitates access to a large number of functional exploitations through the consecutive transformation of the amine functions. Among others, this provides the possibility to anchor groups for further initiation of polymerization reactions, in order to produce nanohybrids in which the CNT bundles can be disaggregated which is of interest for reinforced polymer composites. In this field, our proposed functionalization method provides a flexible and efficient route to covalently link CNTs to the polymer matrix with can result in improved mechanical performance without a decrease in the electrical properties. Another interesting aspect of our process is that the primary amine functions are directly grafted on the CNT surface with links between the function and the graphitic sidewall. This direct link between primary amine functions and CNT would be important in photovoltaic applications [
Authors wish to thank the Région Wallonne and the European Community (FSE, FEDER) for financial support in frame of Objectif 1-Materia Nova. This work is partially supported by the "Fonds pour la recherche en Industrie et en Agriculture" (FRIA), by the Program of Excellence "OPTI²MAT" of Wallonia Region and by the Belgian Federal Science Office (IUAP06/27) and (IUAP06/8). Authors are very grateful to Nanocyl S.A. (Sambreville, Belgium) for the kind supply of the carbon nanotube samples.


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To Google or Not to Google?
You meet a new guy online or in real life and have his name and vitals. Do you Google him? That is the question. My answer: yes and no. Clearly, I have a love/hate relationship with Google.
First, why I love Google: it gives us instant access to any information we want. You want to know Madonna's 2012 concert dates? Google it. Want to know Rob Lowe's first son's name? Google it. Now, for why I hate Google: it gives us instant access to any information we want. Google violates our privacy and makes it ridiculously easy for psychopaths, blackmailers, and stalkers to research their targets. In some areas of Europe, Google Maps in not permitted to publishing aerial photographs of people's homes. Often, the responsibility is on the homeowner to submit a request to Google by a certain date or one is assumed to have agreed to this lack of privacy. Shouldn't it be the other way around? Just because you have satellites in space doesn't mean you can take a photo of me tanning naked in my back yard and put it on Google Maps.


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New for Spring 2017, 3sixteen lightens it up for spring. One of two color ways of plaids, these are washed for a perfect sun faded, worn-in look and feel. Super light weight, uber soft, and ready backyard barbecues and evening strolls on the beach. Ben is 5'10", 170 lbs. and wears size Medium.
-Made of super soft, lightweight 100% cotton Japanese flannel
-Utility shirt silhouette based on vintage workwear with modernized fit
-Casual collar, gusseted sides, two front button-closure chest pockets
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Small town high school kid Benjamin (Michael Angarano) meets one of his heroes, pretnetious author Ronald Chevalier (Jemaine Clement) at a sci-fi convention, where the boy manages to give him a copy ofhis manuscript. Chevalier, though, is a dried-up hack, and takes the idea for his own, tweaking the story to his own demented tastes. Benjamin isn't about to take this lying down...
Napoleon Dynamite creators Jared and Jerusha Hess return
to Utah, exploring the geeky world of pulp sci-fi. Benjamin (Michael Angarano), home-schooled kid and unpublished author, takes his latest terrible novella, Yeast Lords, to a workshop, only for his pretentious idol, Dr. Ronald Chevalier (Jermaine Clement), to nick it and make it even worse. It's slight fun, but can't muster Dynamite's charm.
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Have you ever found yourself asking whether or not something is still safe to eat? I know I do! Especially when you consider all the different markings on labels: sell by, use by, expires on, etc. Well here at Still Tasty you will find the answers to your questions.
The site is divided into three categories, they are:
Keep it or Toss it – this is a guide to whether or not you should keep a food item or toss it. It is divided into food categories to make it quick and easy for you to find the item you have questions about.
The categories are: fruits, vegetables, eggs & dairy, meat & poultry, fish & shellfish, nuts & legumes, grains & pasta, condiments & oils, herbs & spices, snacks & sweets, baked goods, and last but not least, beverages. As you can see, they really break it down.
If you know exactly what you're looking for you can also use the search engine provided above the categories. Just type in your item, and click the search button.
Your Questions Answered – here you will find a listing of food safety questions that you may have always wanted the answer to. For example: is it safe to refreeze thawed meat? If you have a question that hasn't been answered yet, click the link after the question and you'll be taken to a page that will provide you with the e-mail address to send your questions to.
Shelf Talk – this section is a series of food articles. One I think everyone should read and pass along is: Expiration Dates: Should You Pay Attention? There is a lot of helpful information in it about the different kinds of dates that you find on food products. You'll also find an article on keeping your fruits tasty, and one on three different way to defrost foods.
This is a great site that helps take the guess work out of whether your food is still good to keep or not. Check it out today!


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How to pull off a destination wedding
Though a destination wedding can create cherished memories for couples and their guests, couples must be realistic before they commit to walking down the aisle on a Caribbean beach or in a Scottish castle. For instance, couples who still hope their friends and family members can share in their special days must know that a destination wedding might drastically reduce the number of guests who can make it to the wedding. So when planning a destination wedding, couples would be wise to take a few things to heart.
* Make it an affordable affair. Couples often fret about financing their weddings, and the same concerns might come up for those invited to a destination wedding. Don't choose a destination that will require guests to spend a substantial amount of money for a single weekend. Doing so is unfair to your guests, and it might keep many of them from attending the wedding.
* Get the word out early. A destination wedding is typically held in an idyllic locale, and such destinations are usually expensive to visit. Couples should keep this mind and get the word out as early as possible, sending out their save-the-date cards earlier than they would if they were having a more traditional wedding. The earlier you get the word out, the less expensive and more flexible flights might be, saving you and your guests money.
* Seek discounts. Couples who choose traditional weddings are eligible for hotel discounts, wherein the hotel will reserve a block of rooms for the couple and their guests. This is also true for destination weddings. Thanks to the growing popularity of destination weddings, many resorts now have wedding packages that discount rooms for all involved with the wedding. Vendors are often open to negotiation as well.
* Hire a wedding planner. Couples who choose a more traditional wedding can usually get by without the help of a wedding planner. However, couples going the destination wedding route will almost certainly need a wedding planner, especially for those getting married in a foreign country where another language is spoken.
Iin idyllic locales, there may be wedding planners who specialize in destination weddings. Many resorts even have wedding planners on staff or on call. Wedding planners can be expensive, but they're a necessary expense when planning a destination wedding.
* Stay calm. One of the best things about a destination wedding is that they are typically devoid of the stress that comes with planning a more traditional wedding. That's especially true of island weddings, where vendors often move at a slower pace than mainland vendors. What's more, options with respect to decor and cuisine might be more limited for island weddings, so couples won't have to agonize over each and every decision. That said, couples need to adapt to this more laid back approach and make the most of it rather than stressing out over communication mishaps or other bumps in the road.
* Don't make your wedding day your first day there. While a Parisian wedding might sound like the stuff of fairytales, couples who have never before been to Paris should visit at least once prior to their big day, if not once before choosing the destination. This will give you a feel for the locale and a reason to enjoy a pre-wedding getaway.


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Amid Japanese concerns about the growing influence of China in Western Australia, Premier
The deal is the Liberal leader's second foray into international diplomacy in two months.
In September, he travelled to Beijing to sign a memorandum of understanding about trade and investment with the National Development and Reform Commission, the Chinese government's economic planning body.
That trip is said to have sparked concern in Tokyo about Chinese influence in WA, and Japan asked for a deal soon after.
Japan relies on WA for 60 per cent of its iron ore imports and 20 per cent of its liquefied natural gas imports. Gas sales are expected to grow following the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Full details of the MOU have yet to be released. Diplomatic sources in Tokyo confirmed that it was similar in nature to the Chinese agreement. Under that deal, both parties agreed to promote foreign investment on a "best endeavours" basis, including at a company level.
Mr Barnett painted the tie-up with the Japan Bank for International Co-operation, which is wholly owned by the Japanese government, as a recognition of the importance of links between Japan and WA.
"It is expected that this closer relationship will reinforce JBIC's support for Japanese companies' investment activities in Western Australia," he said.
Part of the JBIC's charter is to provide affordable finance to help Japanese companies "acquire strategically important natural resources important to Japan", its website says.
Japan and China are jockeying for a stake in the key WA port of Oakajee. The Australian Financial Reviewreported on Thursday that Chinese-backed iron ore miner
An exclusive right to build the Oakajee port and rail development, which expires on December 31, is held by WA miner
They are struggling to finance the project after cost blowouts. Sources close to Oakajee insisted on Thursday that Mitsubishi was committed to the project and that the only way it would go ahead was through the use of the approved rail corridor.
This would ensure mines to the north of Gindalbie's operations, vital to achieving economies of scale at Oakajee, would be included. Mitsubishi could apply to the JBIC for funds. Murchison released a statement saying Gindalbie's licence to the rail land was not sufficient for the construction of a line.
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This weeks inspiration is terrariums; decorative, magical, and super easy to create and care for. Containers of all shapes and sizes can be instantly transformed in to gorgeous pieces of natural art by simply adding a touch of green. Clippings from household plants and recycled or thrift store containers can be used to inexpensively recreate many of these beautiful ideas.
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Department of State-USAID Joint Strategic Goal Framework
The Joint Mission of the Department of State and USAID is to shape and sustain a peaceful, prosperous, just, and democratic world and foster conditions for stability and progress for the benefit of the American people and people everywhere. To achieve this overall mission, President Obama and Secretary Clinton have emphasized a number of strategic goals that respond to key U.S. foreign policy and national security priorities. Strategic planning and performance management, including evaluation, are guided in the Department and USAID by the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) and the Government Performance and Results Act Modernization Act of 2010 (GPRAMA). In addition, the Department and USAID share a Joint Strategic Goal Framework organized around seven strategic goals. The QDDR serves as the Department of State-USAID Joint Strategic Plan, which is anchored in the National Security Strategy's objectives for U.S. foreign policy and development assistance. The figure above, entitled "Old to New" Department of State-USAID Joint Strategic Goal Framework, is a graphic that depicts the State Department and USAID's new Strategic Goals in comparison to the previous Strategic Goal Framework. Effective FY 2013, the Department of State and USAID began measuring progress, results, and report performance against the new Joint Strategic Goal Framework. In accordance with GPRAMA, both State and USAID are updating the agencies' Joint Strategic Plan.


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Arafat "unconcerned" about Israeli threats to kill him
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A Palestinian infiltrated a West Bank settlement today and killed a Jewish resident before being shot dead, as Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat said he was unconcerned about Israeli threats to kill him.
Nevertheless, a hardline Israeli minister backed veiled threats from Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to assassinate Arafat and dismissed as hypocritical US warnings not to harm Arafat.
Deadly violence continued in the early hours when a Palestinian infiltrated the Avnei Hefetz settlement near the northern West Bank town of Tulkarem and opened fire on a home, an army spokesman said.
A settler who went out to return fire was fatally wounded, and his wife lightly injured when she tried to drag him to safety. Soldiers shot the assailant dead, the spokesman said.
The deaths bring the overall toll since the start of the Palestinian intifada, or uprising, in September 2000 to 3,892, including 2,925 Palestinians and 898 Israelis.
But amid the bloodshed, Arafat said he was unconcerned over veiled threats by Sharon yesterday that he might be the target of an assassination attempt.
"I don't care of it," Arafat told journalists in English after a meeting with the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Monsignor Michel Sabbah, in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
Earlier, Israel's hawkish Internal Security Minister, Tzahi Hanegbi, stood by Sharon, telling public radio it was "important that those who send suicide bombers know that they no longer benefit from the least immunity as the prime minister said.
"If we have information at our disposal about (Palestinian) officials who either directly or indirectly encourage suicide attacks, they are not beyond harm," he added.
"The Americans cannot tell us not to launch targeted operations, while they themselves do so in Iraq and Afghanistan, sometimes against officials who have not touched a hair of an American soldier," he said.
Sharon had been asked by the liberal daily, Haaretz, whether Arafat and the head of the Hizbollah Lebanese militia, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, might be in Israel's sights.
"I wouldn't suggest either of them feels immune... Anyone who kills a Jew or harms an Israeli citizen, or sends people to kill Jews, is a marked man, period," he said in one of his most threatening remarks to date.
Washington swiftly condemned any new Israeli move against Arafat, who has been confined to his battered headquarters in Ramallah since December 2001.
"Our position on such questions - the exile or assassination of Yasser Arafat - is very well known," Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said Friday.
"We're opposed and we've made that very clear to the government of Israel," he said.
Sharon's words came nearly two weeks after Israel's assassination of Hamas founder Sheikh Ahmed Yassin in a helicopter raid on Gaza City, in what was the highest-profile targeted killing since the start of the intifada.
In other developments, troops demolished two houses in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah today as the army wrapped up a two-day operation there, an AFP correspondent reported.
Troops pushed into the town before dawn yesterday and surrounded a two-storey building near the Egyptian border, Palestinian security sources said.
In the northern West Bank city of Jenin, up to 15,000 Palestinians marched in memory of the Palestinians who were killed in a bloody Israeli operation here two years ago.
"We are stronger than we were two years ago and we are going to hit the enemy harder than ever," a speaker from the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, an armed offshoot of Arafat's mainstream Fatah movement, told the crowds.
Jenin governor Ramadan Bata read out a message from Arafat in which the veteran leader stressed that "massacres like those committed in Jenin will never stop the Palestinian people from reaching their independence".
About 53 Palestinians and 23 Israeli soldiers were killed during heavy fighting in the Jenin refugee camp in April 2002.


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After the engagement ring he planned to give to his girlfriend, Emma (Ashleigh Ogden), is stolen, Mike (Ketzal Sterling) enlists his four best buddies for a high-powered mission to retrieve the ring in this black comedy from New Zealand. Delving into the underbelly of Auckland, the blokes don't hesitate to leave a trail of dead bodies in their wake. Sterling also wrote and directed the indie film, which takes place in real time.


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Rated 4.5 / 5 stars
her design is so good that she can look cute in anything ; _ ;
have you ever thought about doing an art stream? i'd love me some live geno if you know what i mean ;)
((dont worry i don't actually know what i mean either))
nah.... i'm a bad streaming person, it would be too boring
Rated 5 / 5 stars
Damn. I love her hair.
Her ass ain't bad either.
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Very nice.
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I despise that genre, too, Matt....I do, too...
The scary part of this is that my name is Matt also. Weird.
matt doesn't like it , but i was talking about a real life friend hahaha
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bmw 2001 330xi intermittent vibration
I have a 2001 330xi. 130k miles. I have had a intermittent vibration since I bought the car. It happens at 60 and faster under load. it last 5 seconds then goes away for 5 second. Also if its vibrating and I let off of gas it stops. I have replaced both front axles, driverside pedastal(complete kit), front diff, rear diff. rear driveshaft joints feel good. front driveshaft looks ok but front yoke on transfer case seems to have play. I'm assuming this would be similar to having a bad u-joint but what confuses me is it comes and goes in cycles under load. i have had bad u-joints before and know the faster u go the worse it gets and isn't intermittent.
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its def in the driveline. its not really bad but enough to where its annoying. you can hear and feel the vibration.
Center diff/transfer case
I had a similar issue with my '01 330xi, starting around 130K miles. Very subtle drivetrain vibration, sometimes visible on the gearshift lever. Got gradually more noticeable as mileage ran up to 145K. However, it was noticeable only at very light throttle in 4th/5th at 45-65 on level ground. My indy eventually traced it to the transfer case (center diff). I never had it replaced and traded it in. The car was only worth $9500, and I would have been in around $4K in parts for the transfer case and clutch (if you're gonna drop the tranny might as well at that mileage).
I read somewhere about the center support for the rear driveshaft possibly causing vibration when worn but still why would the vibration come and go every 5 seconds. Weird
If all else fails, you might want to seek out an old-school shop that has one of these things.
I had a bad vibration on my 2001 330ci above 75mph. Turned out to be the rear differential bushing. Changed it just a few weeks ago and car is rock solid again. Worn bushing was allowing the rear dif to twist causing the half axles to tweak/not be square with the wheel hub / bearing.
Think about it...if the dif twists the CV joints on your half shafts are now loaded up and the car will vibrate at high speed....not good for dif or axles.
Get under the car and look at the bushing attached to your rear differential cover. Mine had a visible crack in it from 11 to 3 oclock position. Does the differential look to be straight up at 12 or is that huge bolt going through the dif bushing/dif cover pointing down a bit, toward the driver side, now go in reverse and look at it...the dif will be tweaked the opposite way.
Check out Pelican parts. I installed the OEM Lemfoerder brand...quite inexpensive but a mother to install without the proper removal and insertion tools.
Thanks I will take a look at it. Was your vibration intermittent or constant?
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Editor's note: in 2006, Skinny Dip replaced Loft as the name of New Belgium's low-alcohol, low-calorie summer seasonal (only minor changes in recipe; i.e. still approximately 4% ABV and spiced with Kaffir lime leaf).
Skinny Dip Description: New Belgium's Skinny Dip started out as a challenge from our founder Jeff to brewmaster, Peter Bouckaert. Jeff was looking for a full-bodied, highly drinkable beer for after workouts - something a little lighter than the rest of the portfolio. Peter, a Belgian, responded: "Only in America would I be asked to brew a beer with no calories and less alcohol." The challenge was to give the beer body and complexity not usually found in beers at the lighter end of the spectrum. The result is Skinny Dip, a full-bodied beer that happens to weigh in at a crisp 114 calories per 12-ounce serving. Cascade hops frolic with a hint of lime leaf, making Skinny Dip a bright, refreshing splash for the summer season.
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Thanks to our story submitters and all those who voted! Read the winning entry, "The Lost Roads of Westwater Canyon," here. The story begins, "We walked the gravel and granite "bench" above the Miner's Cabin at the entrance to the Westwater Canyon Wilderness Study Area. Cut by the Colorado River, Westwater Canyon, in eastern Utah, is a deeply incised cleft..."
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Carol Morsani Hall at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts
1010 N MacInnes Place, Tampa, FL 33602
The hit Broadway musical tells the story of Motown founder Berry Gordy's journey from featherweight boxer to the heavyweight music mogul who launched the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson and many more. Featuring classic songs such as My Girl and Ain't No Mountain High Enough.
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These classes are free and will feature different crafts each week. They are intended for children in grades 2-6. They are taught by high school volunteers. Free tickets will be available at 3:45 p.m. at the Children's Information Desk.
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Retired APD captain returns to force as rookie
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ALBUQUERQUE — When Rob DeBuck saw a police car on the side of the road, he had to fight the urge to turn his vehicle around and help.
When people entered the bookstore where he worked, he'd give them the once over to make sure they weren't going to steal anything.
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Mishcon De Reya is poaching a key Eversheds planning lawyer in a bid to expand its property department.
Gordon Campbell says he was head of planning and environment at Eversheds in the capital, but the firm maintains he did not hold such a title.
He is recognised as one of the leading planning lawyers in London and acts for clients including housing and retail developers.
At Mishcons he will be head of planning, joining a property department of 11 partners and 20 other fee-earners.
Campbell says: "Eversheds London is a good firm but it has no real focus on property work anymore.
"I wanted to move to a more dynamic, more property-focused firm, and while it may be seen as a step down in terms of size of firm there is no difference in the size of the property department or the London office."
Head of property at Mishcons Nick Doffman says: "We have recognised for some time the increasing demand for specialist planning advice. Planning is an element of practically every property transaction we do."
Campbell was a senior solicitor at Eversheds and joins Mishcons in the same position.
At Eversheds he worked for clients including GEC, Church Commissioners and Orbis Pensions Trustees.
Campbell says he was the only person doing planning full time at Eversheds in London, but the firm's property partner William Naunton says: "We have got a planning team of some 30 lawyers including eight partners. He was not the only planner based in London."


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MobileCom Provides Discounted Call Tariffs within University Campus
Wireless operator MobileCom, member of the Jordan Telecom Group, announced in a press conference hjeld on November 24th, the launch of an innovative and exclusive service, which gives subscribers with its "Youth" prepaid offer discounted rates as low as 2 piasters per minute when calling to any MobileCom number within the campus of the University of Jordan, Hashemite University and Yarmouk University.
MobileCom CEO Mickael Ghossein explained that the service comes inline with MoblieCom's continuous efforts to service the ever growing subscribers' base of university students, saying that the new offer will provide flexibility in calling by giving these students the same quality services, but at lower tariffs.
He also added that the selection of these universities coincides with MobileCom's mission to spread its advanced services across the entire Kingdom, pointing out that the company will seek to make this service available in all the universities in the near future.
Earlier this year in March, the company launched an exclusive prepaid offer for Karak Governorate, similar in concept to the aforementioned offer, which offers subscribers highly discounted rates when making calls within the boundaries of the southern Governorate.
In a presentation during the conference, MobileCom said that though its "Youth" offer is not completely new, it gives subscribers many advantages such as the option of choosing three contacts within the same network to talk to at a low-price of 3 piasters per minute. Furthermore, each subscriber gets 50 free SMS and 2 free MMS for every recharging of JD1 in addition to a 20% free credit on every recharging of JD12 or more.
"Today, we provide university students with the best offer in terms of quality and tariff. Our innovative initiative is a translation of our incessant endeavors to provide new solutions, which leads to elevating the quality of services presented to the different segments of the Jordanian society," Ghossein ended.
MobileCom is the Jordanian public mobile telephone network operator, and is the operator of the mobile communications licence granted to Jordan Telecom. MobileCom is a member of the Jordan Telecom Group that also includes e-Dimensions and Wanadoo.
An agreement was signed on 23 January 2000 allowing the JITCO Investment Group, led by France Telecom, to enter Jordan Telecom with a 40 per cent shareholding equity. JITCO is a holding company which is owned partly by France Telecom (88%) and partly by the Arab Bank Ltd (12%).
The company combines local Jordanian capability with the technological advantages and network management/operation experience of one of the world's leading telecommunications operators, France Telecom.
The company has built a new, highly advanced, mobile communications network to serve the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and launched its full public service in Jordan on 15 September 2000.
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- MobileCom Simplifies Staying in Touch with CLI+ from Bharti Telesoft
- MobileCom Sponsors Road Master II Treasure Hunt
- MobileCom provides all residential pay as you go subscribers the ability to talk for 1 piaster per minute day and night
- Kuwait's Wataniya Telecom and Jordan's MobileCom sign MMS agreement
- MobileCom wants 50% of new subscribers this year


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These days we get hot and happening news about a new phone named as Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc. So are the people anxious to know about the Xperia arc review. Sony Ericsson we all know is one of the leading manufacturers in the electronic world that has been manufacturing quality handsets and has been using most of the modern tech features on their handsets. One of their creations called the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc is a device worth grabbing.
It was released on the month of March 2011. The device comes with a superb design, great touchscreen, fascinating camera and a galaxy of useful features including that of social integration. Let us take a detailed look onto the Xperia Arc Review to learn more about its strengths and weakness if any.
Dimension and Display:
The first topic under the Xperia Arc Review is about its Dimension and Display. It has dimensions of 125 x 63 x 8.7 mm and weighs 117 grams. Display of this handset is that of 4.2 inches LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen of 16 million colors at a resolution of 480 x 854 pixels. Its surface is scratch resistant, enables multi-touch input method, Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine that gives reality display image enhancements and Timescape UI are also included as display features.Xperia Arc Review on Processor:
Let's take a look at the operating system in this part of the Xperia Arc review. An operating system of Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) on a CPU of 1GHz Scorpion processor, Adreno 205 GPU, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon. It helps make the phone faster to perform all the tasks along with enabling smooth multitasking.
Xperia Arc Review On Camera:
The Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc has an 8 megapixel camera of great quality that clicks pictures at a resolution of 3264 x 2448 pixels along with autofocus and LED flash assisting clearer capturing at low light. The camera also shoots videos of 720 pixels at 30 frames per second. Other features of this camera include Touch focus, image stabilization, geo-tagging, face and smile detection.
Xperia Arc Review On Sound and Connectivity:
Sound is the most wonderful part of Sony Ericsson phone. Xperia Arc has alert types of vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones along with a loudspeaker and 3.5mm audio jack. Audio and video formats that this phone plays include MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV and MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV and also it has great connecting power 2G Network of GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 and 3G Network of HSDPA 900 / 2100, HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800.
Connecting yourself to the internet and external devices are fulfilled with the presence of GPRS Up to 86 kbps, EDGE Up to 237 kbps, 3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, DLNA, Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP and v2.0 microUSB.
Memory and Battery abilities:
Last topic under the Xperia Arc Review is about its memory and battery abilities. It has a phonebook of unlimited entries and fields and a Photocall with call records that are practically unlimited. The internal storage of the device is that of 320 MB storage, 512 MB RAM along with a card slot of microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included on purchase and Standard battery of Li-Po 1500 mAh that delivers stand-by Up to 430 hours (2G) / Up to 400 hours (3G), talk time Up to 7 hours (2G) / Up to 7 hours (3G) and music play Up to 31 hours.
Overall in this article of Xperia Arc review we come to know that it is a phone that has amazing features, high quality camera, great display, social integration, media support and great data connectivity giving tough competitions to powerful phones like Samsung Galaxy S2 and others.


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Works pretty good for with my Australian accent :-)
Thank you for sharing!
FACTS:1-Nuance licenses their tech to anyone willing to buy (including Target).2-iOS5 beta is close to gold master (ready for public) and there has been no indication in the iOS5 beta keyboard that voice to text will be integrated.3-If Apple was going to use Nuance integrated in iOS5 wouldn't they purchase a license that would cover their third party app developers? Thus if this was the case they would have offered it as a feature in iOS5 beta saving third party publishers the cost.Voice to text will eventually come to iOS but I just don't see it in iOS5 beta. I don't believe the rumors at all and don't see voice to text in iOS as being anything more than another bullet point that Apple can potentially add next year when iOS6 beta comes out.
Works great for me too, excited for more apps to take advantage of this.
This is one of those things that can only be judged when used. I have seen great voice to text applications (google does it right throughout their Android OS) and I have seen it implemented poorly (Apple's current voice search, even with it's limited features, doesn't work nearly as accurately for me as does Google's).
When using my iPhone 4 this is probably the biggest feature I miss. On my EVO I almost never type out a thing when sending SMS unless it is meant to be private and I happen to have an audience at the time.


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Understanding the Basics of Studies and Clinical Trials
Deciding whether you should participate in a study or clinical trial is an important personal decision. Your decision is best made with a full understanding of the process of drug development and your specific role. While the choice is ultimately yours, we also highly recommend that you first discuss it with your physician, as well as members of your family and friends. Learn more about our clinical trials and how you can get involved.
The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation maintains a comprehensive database of studies, clinical trials, and other research into Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. You can use the search tool below to access listings for current and upcoming opportunities to participate in this research. Search by keyword, or specify which disease you have been diagnosed with, as well as your location, to help narrow your search.
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR CLINICAL TRIALS: The purpose of this registry is to provide information about ongoing clinical trials related to IBD. We do require that investigators who wish to be listed provide us with notification that the trial has been approved by their institutional review board (IRB), and each listing is reviewed by the Patient Education Committee of CCFA's National Scientific Advisory Committee. However, apart from studies that are funded by the Foundation, we do not endorse or ensure the scientific merit of trials listed in this registry. People who wish to participate in a study should discuss the opportunity with their personal physician.


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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 8/7/2013 (1473 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
AFTER a week of fireworks on the field and in the sky -- a few big wins, Canada Day, the Fourth of July -- the Goldeyes' spark sputtered on Monday night.
Though reliever Allen Caldwell fought to keep the game within striking distance during the second half, a quartet of errors and a string of walks (three in a row in the fifth inning alone) kept the Fish flopping behind the visiting Gary-SouthShore RailCats, who had already taken the first two games of the four-tilt series.
Although the Goldeyes' 10 hits were only one fewer than the RailCats mustered, they couldn't make 'em count the same, and after eight tight innings the Fish finally succumbed to pressure with some sloppy defensive play in the top of the ninth that put the game away.
Before that, they had some chances to tie: the Goldeyes got a freebie in the fifth, when a bases-loaded balk against RailCats pitcher Morgan Coombs let Fish catcher Luis Alen jog past home. That narrowed the gap to 4-2, and designated hitter Ray Sadler might then have tied the game when he moseyed up to the plate with two runners on base, but with three balls, two strikes and two outs on the board he whiffed on Coombs' final pitch.
In the seventh, another golden opportunity, after Alen banged out a single deep into left field and speedster Tyler Graham -- freshly returned from a two-week stint in the Mexican League -- followed him on-base, but with two outs on the board RailCats third baseman Brian Kolb simply leaned out to catch a fly from left-fielder Mike Coles just outside the foul line to snuff out the threat.
RailCats designated hitter Cristian Guerrero banged out two doubles in five tries at the plate, and got on-base thanks to a Goldeyes fielding error in the fifth. He scored all three times he got on base, including the winning third strike in the third.
Gary first baseman Christian Vitters ripped out a few key hits for his squad, ending with two hits, one of them a two-RBI single in the third that scored the winning run, and one run of his own in three at-bats.
The Goldeyes were turned out in special sky-blue jerseys and ballcaps, which will be auctioned off over the course of the season to raise money for CancerCare Manitoba and the Goldeyes' own Field of Dreams Foundation. On Monday, Josh Mazzola's jersey went for $300 and Fehlandt Lentini's game-worn shirt for $360.
Fans who need their Fish fix will want to make sure to be at Shaw Park on Tuesday, when the team wraps up their homestand against the RailCats at 7 p.m. Then the squad is hitting the road for a 10-game, 13-day swing through Quebec for a little interleague action.