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A new modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) based on a synthesized
Silver ions or colloidal/nanoparticles are used in a large number of applications in the photographical industry, electrochemistry, medicine and are included in different household products for marketing purposes due to their antiseptic properties. All forms of silver are highly toxic [
Sensitive analytical methods are required for the reliable measurement of Ag(I) due to its typical low concentration levels in different real samples (environmental and waste waters, foods,
Different 4,4′-bipyridine derivatives have been used as electron relays in horseradish peroxidase biosensors [
Electrochemical reduction of different diazonium aromatic derivatives was characterized and used for surface modification of different carbon electrodes (glassy carbon, graphite, carbon fiber, carbon paste, carbon nanotubes,
The aim of our study was to develop a method to modify GCE surface using a synthesized monoaminated alkyl derivative of 4,4′-bipyridine for the electrochemical determination of Ag(I). For this purpose we have modified 4,4′-bipyridine with an amino moiety in order to bind it on the electrode surface by crosslinking with glutaraldehyde. First, 4-nitrobenzene groups were grafted on the electrode by electrochemical reduction of the corresponding diazonium salt. In the next step, the nitro groups from the GCE surface were reduced to amino groups by applying a catodic potential. Subsequently, the amino groups from the GCE surface were activated with glutaraldehyde (GA) [
All electrochemical measurements were performed using a PGSTAT302N potentiostat/galvanostat (Metrohm-Autolab, The Netherlands,
ABP was synthesized according to a literature procedure [
The procedure for modifying the GCE surface is based on the reduction of diazonium salt and was adapted from a previous protocol developed, optimized and characterized by our group for enzyme immobilization on platinum (micro)electrodes [
A preconditioning of the modified GCE surface was carried out before each analysis by recording ten cyclic voltammograms from −0.2 to +0.6 V at a scan rate of 50 mV/s in the electrolyte solution (acetate buffer). The modified GCE was immersed in 25 mL Ag(I) standard or sample stirred solution buffered at pH 5.2. Ag(I) was reduced to Ag(0) by applying a potential of −0.6 V for 180 s followed by 15 s equilibration. Then, the electrode was moved to another electrochemical cell which contained a deoxygenated electrolyte solution of pH 5.2 and DPV was recorded from +0.1 to +0.5 V with 50 mV/s scan rate; 100 mV pulse amplitude; 4 ms modulation time and 25 mV step potential. After the analysis, the modified GCE was cleaned at 0.3 V for 60 s in an acetate buffer solution to remove completely the accumulated analyte. One modified GCE can be used more than 30 times.
The immobilization protocol of ABP on GCE is based on the electrode surface modification with 4-NBD. Amino groups used for ABP crosslinking with glutaraldehyde are bounded on GCE surface. This method was previously optimized and characterized for acetylcholinesterase immobilization on Pt (micro)electrodes [
The reversible peaks of Fe(CN)63− observed with polished GCE were slightly reduced at the GA/4-NBD/GCE and also at the ABP/GA/4-NBD modified GCE, but the electron transfer still takes place at a significant rate. This demonstrates the possibility to use the electrode and only partial surface fouling is produced by modification. During the optimization of electrode modification protocol the minimization of surface fouling was a key factor taken into consideration.
A nonspecific adsorption was observed during GA contact with the surface of diazonium modified GCE. Activation with GA of amino groups from electrode surface (step three of the modification protocol) was studied using different methods: (1) by immersing the electrode in solutions with different concentrations of GA in PBS pH 7.0; (2) by deposing a drop of 10 μL GA solution on the GCE surface and (3) by keeping the GCE in the GA vapors atmosphere. The use of GA in solution leads to surface passivation while the reaction using the GA vapors atmosphere minimized this problem. After the reaction with GA the electrode was sonicated for 15 min in PBS pH 7.0, citrate buffer pH 3.0 or water, to remove the unreacted GA. The best results were obtained by sonication in PBS. Cyclic voltammograms of 1 mM Fe(CN) 63− in PBS were also recorded with polished GCE and after the immersing of GCE in GA vapors atmosphere for one hour. It was observed that the peaks of Fe(CN) 63− ions were smaller than those obtained with polished GCE due to a small adsorption of GA on electrode surface. The GA/GCE was then sonicated in PBS for 15 min and the adsorbed GA was removed (
Nonspecific adsorption of the ABP on the surface of polished GCE was studied by immersing the GCE in a solution of 1 mM ABP in PBS for 2 h, 4 h and 20 h and recording the cyclic voltammograms of 1 mM Fe(CN) 63− in PBS. No significant changes were observed even after 20 h suggesting the absence of nonspecific adsorption of ABP on the surface of the GCE (
The storage stability of the GCE modified with ABP was studied in different conditions: in PBS pH 7.0, citrate buffer pH 3.0, water or in air. After 1 h, 20 h and 3 days no significant modification of cyclic voltammograms of 1 mM Fe(CN) 63− in PBS was observed when the electrodes were kept in PBS and for this reason the modified GCE must be stored before and after use in PBS.
DPV determination of Ag(I) was performed with 3 different blank electrodes in order to justify the usefulness of our synthesized 4,4′-bipyridine derivative: bare GCE, 4-NBD modified GCE and GCE/NBD/GA 2-chloroethylamine. A solution of 1 μM Ag(I) was used for these experiments. For the bare GCE it was obtained only a small and wide peak. In the case of a GCE modified only with 4-NBD no peak was found from 0.1 V to 0.5 V. When a 4-NBD/GCE modified with 2-chloroethylamine was used, the recorded DPV for a blank solution showed only an increased signal noise. No peak was identified from 0.1 V to 0.5 V for 1 μM Ag(I). These results indicate that the accumulation and DPV analysis of Ag(I) ions on the surface of the modified GCE was a consequence of the complexing and electrochemical mediator properties of the ABP.
The intensity of DPV peaks is strongly influenced by the working conditions. Among experimental parameters that one has to optimize are: pH value and composition of the supporting electrolyte, the deposition time, reduction potential and stripping scan rate. The first parameters investigated were the pH and the composition of the supporting electrolyte. Different solutions were tested: 0.1 M HNO3, 0.1 M HCl, acetate buffer pH = 3.6–6.5, 0.2 M KNO3, PBS (pH 7; 0.06 M Na2HPO4, 0.04 M KH2PO4). The results had shown that the voltammetric peaks corresponding to the Ag(0) oxidation were obtained in all cases. The best analytical signal was obtained using a deoxygenated solution of acetate buffer pH 5.2. The composition of the supporting electrolyte may produce the precipitation or complexation of the silver ions formed by stripping. This may have a positive effect on the analytical performances of voltammetric techniques, like the Br− that produces soluble AgBr2− after AgBr precipitation [
The reduction potential, accumulation time and scan rate were optimized one variable at the time. The effect of the reduction potential on the intensity current of the analytical signal was studied by varying the reduction potential from 0 to −0.8 V for a concentration of 0.4 μM Ag(I) in 0.1 M acetate buffer pH 5.2 and a reduction time of 30 sec. The highest peak current was obtained at −0.6 V, while smaller analytical signals were obtained for the other tested potentials (
The dependence of anodic peak current on Ag(I) accumulation time was investigated using a concentration of 0.4 μM Ag(I) for accumulation times between 30 s and 240 s. The peak current was found to significantly increase with the accumulation time until 180 s, followed by a plateau. For maximum sensitivity, a 180 s accumulation period was used for all the measurements (
DPV has the advantage that it increases S/N ratio due to minimization of capacitive current. The influence of scan rate on the anodic peak current was investigated in the 0.001–0.1 V/s interval. It was observed a linear increase of anodic peak current with the scan rate between 0.001 V/s and 0.05 V/s, a behavior characteristic for adsorbed electroactive substances. For scan rates higher than 0.05 V/s Ag(I) peaks were wider and in consequence anodic peak current decreased. Hence, a scan rate of 0.05 V/s was deemed optimum (
The DPV voltammograms recorded for different concentrations of Ag(I) prepared in acetate buffer solution (0.1 M, pH 5.2) are presented in
Electrode surface saturation was observed at the values of concentrations higher than 1 μM Ag(I). The detection limit was estimated to be 0.025 μM Ag(I) for 180 s of accumulation time. The relative standard deviations for six successive measurements of 0.1 μM Ag(I) and 0.4 μM Ag(I) were 4.7% and 3.6%, respectively. The sensibility of the modified electrodes is 5.4 A/(M*mm2) and was calculated from the slope of the calibration graph divided by the geometric area of GCE (7.06 mm2).
This limit of detection obtained with the proposed modified electrode for Ag(I) detection is better than those obtained with other modified electrodes. The limits of detection reported in literature for silver analysis was 4.8 mM for an electrode modified with
Potential interference from several common ions with Ag(I) analytical signal was investigated. The modified GCE was immersed in a electrochemical cell containing the support electrolyte, 0.8 μM Ag(I) and different concentrations of Cu(II), Zn(II), Cd(II), Pb(II), Fe(III) or Ni(II). After accumulation, the DPV scan was performed in the same domain, from −0.2 V to +0.6 V. Only a peak corresponding to Ag(0) oxidation was observed in the presence of the tested ions. No interferences were observed in the presence of 0.1 mM Zn(II), Pb(II), Fe(III), Ni(II). In the presence of 0.1 mM Cu(II) and Cd(II) was observed a 11.5% and 6% decrease in the analytical signal of Ag(I). The results show that the modified GCE is selective and can be used for Ag(I) determination in water samples without any significant influence from other common metal ions.
The ABP-modified GCE was used for the determination of Ag(I) in water samples. The samples were collected from the Dambovita River in downtown Bucharest and from the tap water from the Bucharest public network. Five hundred mL of each sample was filtered and buffered with sodium acetate/acetic acid 0.1 M. 25 mL of each solution were added in the electrochemical cell and the working procedure was applied. Because the presence of the Ag(I) in the real samples was not detected the standard addition method was applied under the same experimental conditions. The analytical results and recoveries for Ag(I) ions added to the sample solutions are given in
ABP was synthesized to introduce an amino moiety in a 4,4′-bipyridine structure. This amino group was used for attaching the compound to a GCE surface using 4-NBD based chemistry. The obtained modified GCE is stable and can be regenerated for at least 30 successive analyses. A DPV analysis method specific for Ag(I) detection was developed by modification of a GCE with ABP. The developed modified GCE presents good sensitivity and reproducibility and a great selectivity for Ag(I) determination. The analyte ion is preconcentrated by chemical interaction with the ABP-modified GCE. The calibration graph of Ag(I) showed a linear dependence from 0.05 μM to 1 μM Ag(I), with a sensibility of 38.327 μA/μM and a detection limit of 0.025 μM Ag(I). No significant or only minimum interferences from other cations were noticed at interfering concentration levels 125 times higher than that of the analyte.
This work was supported by the Romanian Ministry of Education and Research (UEFISCDI projects BLUEBOXSENS 82102/2008 and PN II-RU TE-100/2010). Paper revision by Alina Vasilescu is gratefully acknowledged.
The cyclic voltammograms of 1 mM Fe(CN)63− in PBS (pH 7, 0.1 M KCl) on a polished GCE (
Recovery results of Ag(I) added into tap water and river-sample (n = 4 ± SD).
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After Jodie Foster officially came out of the closet at 2013 Golden Globe Awards, another Hollywood star Victor Garber addressed his sexual orientation. The actor playing Canadian Ambassador Ken Taylor in "Argo" confirmed he's gay when recently met at TCA winter press tour.
After the panel for his new NBC show "Deception", Greg in Hollywood blogger Greg Hernandez asked him, "Wikipedia lists Rainer Andreesen as your partner. I wondered if that's something that's public, that you've confirmed." Reportedly looking a bit surprised, he replied, "I don't really talk about it but everybody knows."
The Jack Bristow of Jennifer Garner-starring series "Alias" went on confirming that he has been dating artist and model Rainer Andreesen. "He's going to be out here with me for the SAG Awards," he added.
It, however, wasn't the first time Garber mentioned his relationship with Andreesen. Back in April 2012, the "Titanic" star said in an interview with Canadian magazine FYI, "My companion Rainer Andreesen and I have been together almost 13 years in Greenwich Village. We both love New York," when asked what he's proudest of.


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At this stage, the case for Australian controls is weak – but it's worth considering under what conditions that might change.
The freely floating Australian dollar has played a useful stabilising role in recent decades, weakening when the economy needed a trade boost, and strengthening when global demand and local inflation pressures were strong.
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What can we do? The Reserve Bank still has scope to cut rates further, not in the vain belief this will push the $A down, but to help offset some of the currency's depressing effects on the economy. But the RBA will be loath to cut too far, lest it spark speculative excess and make it harder to bring them back to more normal levels later.
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Imagine my surprise and skeptism when I opened an email two weeks ago that I fully expected to delete and mark as spam. "Costa Rica's Tourism Board would like to give you a free trip to Costa Rica". Whaaaa??? Yeah right - total sham I thought. De-lete. Almost. I sat on it to decide how or if I would reply because I was a teeny bit curious but a lot skeptical. What if it was real. Probably not. It's too good to be true. Yeah, totally not real. Maybe it is. Before I replied another email came in with news that another blogger had accepted the gift and they (ad agency) would be happy to answer any questions or help put my mind at ease in case I was skeptical. Yes, definitely skeptical and definitely had questions...lots.
I spoke with two women at the ad agency (in Atlanta, Georgia) for the Tourism Board of Costa Rica and was happy and comfortable with our conversation but also asked for contact info of the other blogger who already accepted the offer. They gladly and quickly supplied me with info of the woman behind the Marriage Confessions blog who decided to go on the trip. She provided very detailed reasons why she was 100% comfortable with her decision. After we emailed back and forth and I did some more hunting around online (including googling "Costa Rica Gift of Happiness fraud/sham/hoax/evil trick"), I felt confident this was a real deal and I accepted Costa Rica's Gift of Happiness. Wooot! I'm SO excited. It feels unreal.
So what does a trip to Costa Rica have to do with Fig+Sage? A couple things:
1). Costa Rica prides itself on it's sustainability efforts, green initiatives and is an eco-tourism destination. The country's motto is Pura Vida (Pure Life). I'll be flying on Nature Air, Costa Rica's first carbon neutral airline, staying in Certified Sustainable Tourism (CST) hotels, going on guided nature hikes through the rainforest, touring an organic coffee plantation, visiting an active volvano and learning how to surf, amongst other fun things.
2). After much thought, last month I decided to take a blogging sabbatical this January. Gwen Bell and her Digital Sabbaticals have been inspiring me lately and speaking my language. My sister named my sabbatical The Fresh Air Project. Shortly after this decision an old dear friend sent me a message. What is going on girl?? after I indicated I was in a funk. Oh you know, just comtemplating life and the pursuit of happiness (something our high school science teacher used to say all the time). Little did I know that A Gift of Happiness was just around the corner. I believe everything happens for a reason and it's no mistake this trip presented itself soon after I decided I need to step away from a good portion of technology for awhile, re-connect with nature and myself, reassess goals and make decisions about the future. This really could not have come at a better time.
I love Fall but part of me feels a sense of dread before winter as I've learned since moving to the Midwest five years ago that I won't see much sun or plants for the next 4-5 months. You don't realize those two things are so essential to life until they are gone. I never used to believe that S.A.D. was a real thing when I lived in California where it was pretty much always 75 and sunny, give or take. I was spoiled in the weather department. I realize that now. Now I know S.A.D is totally real. In the dead of winter, in the midst of blizzards, ice storms and five layers of clothing, I always forget what it's like to see foliage and start to doubt that I'll ever see the sun or plants again. Yes, I get extreme in extreme elements that last for months. My husband's uncle who lived in Michigan for many years gave us a piece of advice when we moved to The Snowbelt and said that in order to survive these winters, it's essential to travel somewhere warm, sunny and tropical in the middle of them to retain slash regain sanity and get some Vitamin D. Finally, after five winters my husband and I are going to do just that. And that makes heading into this season so much more bearable and exciting.
The logical part of my brain believes that happiness is a state of mind rather than a place but I truly believe being somewhere you love to live or visit most definitely has a big influence on one's mental state. I haven't talked about it here before but life as I knew it was uprooted almost six years ago when I had to move across the country and leave behind my family and friends. It was the hardest thing I've ever done. Talking about it still makes me choke up. I felt like a homesick fish out of water and often still do. Mulling, contemplating and obsessing over whether or not a place can make one happy is something I've put a lot of time and energy into. Probably a little too much. It's something I have to consistently work on. My conclusion is that while happiness comes from within, you can definitely become happier, at least temporarily, by visiting a place that makes you feel good. That is my hope for Costa Rica. Be happy and do things I normally wouldn't do. Breathe fresh air and experience a different culture. Take it all in and live in the moment but take lots of pictures so I can remember the moments after they are over.
I find it ironic that I'm from the Happiest City in America (okay, a couple towns over but close enough) and I'm going to visit the Happiest Country in the World. It will be interesting to compare differences. Did you know Costa Rica is the greenest and happiest country in the world according to the Happy Planet Index? I really can't wait to experience it for myself! Truth be told, I've let out several squeals lately and done a happy dance or two.
I received my official Gift of Happiness Certificate a couple days ago:
|Welcome letter from Mr. Allen Flores, Costa Rica Minister of Tourism
|Gift of Happiness box wrapped in linen & with a cute (not real) grasshopper
|Responsibility-sourced wood engraved Gift of Happiness Certificate
Have you ever been to Costa Rica? Would love to know what you did there, where you stayed, what you'd recommend or what you thought. Everyone I know who has been said it's absolutely amazing. I can't wait for these 8 days and 7 nights!
If you'd like to experience A Gift of Happiness, free trips are offered daily over on the Visit Costa Rica - The Costa Rica Tourist Board Facebook Page. Watch this video for a cute little sloth commercial. Who knew sloths sound like surfers?!
Disclosure: The Gift of Happiness Adventure trip is an all-inclusive (except for lunches, dinners and things we want to do that isn't on their itinerary or any souveniers, obvs) and has been offered to us at no charge courtesy of The Costa Rica Tourism Board. No one's telling me what to write - my personal experience in Costa Rica will be transparent, real and honest as our reviews always are.


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UK bankers fight extradition over Enron scam
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Lawyers for three British bankers accused of plotting with senior Enron fraudsters to embezzle almost $US20 million ($29.1 million), have called for a magistrate in the UK to dismiss an extradition request from a Texas court, suggesting the alleged conspiracy was "none of their business".
Former senior NatWest bankers Gary Mulgrew, David Bermingham and Giles Darby are alleged to have duped the bank out of $US7.3 million in what the UK's Crown Prosecution Service, representing the US authorities, said on Monday was "a story interwoven with the collapse of Enron".
The bankers' two alleged co-conspirators - Enron chief financial officer Andrew Fastow and his lieutenant at the energy firm Michael Kopper - have entered into broad plea-bargain agreements in the US and signed statements admitting their role in an alleged plot with the British bankers. The bankers are alleged to have hatched a plot with Fastow and Kopper involving the hugely undervalued sale of NatWest's interest in an elaborate offshore corporate structure, controlled by Fastow, which had been set up to provide Enron with a hedge against various liabilities.
In 2000 Fastow told his Enron colleagues he needed $US20 million to unwind NatWest's interest in the structure. In fact, US authorities claim, $US7.3 million was split equally among the British bankers, while Fastow and Kopper shared $US12.3 million.
The US authorities claim emails between the British bankers provide details of the plot. One said: "The story looks compelling, and even Andy would have trouble arguing that the benefit split is anything other than equitable." Another said: "We should be able to appeal to his greed." A reference to Fastow, US authorities suggest.
Alun Jones, QC, for the bankers, told Bow Street Magistrates Court in London of his concern about relations between the US and UK authorities under the terms of Britain's new Extradition Act, which does not require the US to produce evidence of crimes alleged. "If the US authorities say 'jump' and the UK authorities immediately leap into the air, we should be told at the outset of this case," he said.
Mr Jones noted that the alleged victim of the fraud was a British bank; the defendants were British; and "90 per cent of the alleged scheme took place in England".
He suggested that seven counts of wire fraud on the US indictment against the bankers were peripheral to the core allegations of UK-based fraud. The charges should not, therefore, be regarded as meriting extradition, he said. "Any normal, sensible person would regard this as none of [the US authorities'] business ... We want to know why is this case not being tried in the UK?"
Mr Jones said the new extradition law raised particular concerns as it released the UK's Home Secretary from a discretionary role in this kind of extradition decision. "If somebody has been extradited from this country, there is no person who is accountable for it. There is nobody now who has the responsibility for saying: 'This extradition is fair."'
Mr Jones is preparing to make further objections to extradition, claiming the bankers would not face a fair trial in the US. Lawyers say they will be under pressure to enter into plea-bargain agreements in the knowledge that more than 90 per cent of defendants who do not do so in Texas are found guilty.
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Flower Cosplay Finally Happened!
Posted by Kellee on March 29th, 2010
This was seen at PAX East. So awesome! If you are one of these two people, email us – you completely rock!!
5 Comments:
March 29th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
Epicly Awesome!!!!
I never thought I'd say this, but I like that guy's shoes.
March 30th, 2010 at 2:18 am
I never thought it was possible (actually I never thought of it at all).
March 30th, 2010 at 2:24 am
These folks are genii!
April 1st, 2010 at 6:30 am
Aha, awesome – good to see people will find a way to cosplay anything. Even plants and metal.
April 2nd, 2010 at 12:30 am
Love the glowing ring. nice subtle touch


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Since I didn't get Reply-Message to work, I decided to look into the source
code, I found that if the authentication didn't work out this line would
Considering the fact that its onlt shows the content of the HTML file, where
does the RADISU Reply-Message gets assigned to the variable that suppose to
show the error, also which line reads the radius attributes?
-----Original Message-----
From: Jonathan De Graeve [mailto:Jonathan dot De dot Graeve at imelda dot be]
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 11:58 AM
To: Alex M
Cc: Monowall Support List
Subject: RE: [m0n0wall] RE: Radreply message for CP
> Van: Alex M [mailto:radiussupport at lrcommunications dot net]
> Verzonden: donderdag 30 november 2006 15:46
> Aan: Jonathan De Graeve
> CC: Monowall Support List
> Onderwerp: RE: [m0n0wall] RE: Radreply message for CP
> Hmm didn't work, but I will debug with packet viewer..
> How about modifiy it so if radius sends nothing and access-reject is
> then generate message that user have enetered locally or show defult
> message
> such as username pass incorrect?
You can just use the error html page for this purpose. No need to change
the code.
Jonathan De Graeve
Network System Engineer
IMELDA vzw
Mail: jonathan dot de dot graeve at imelda dot be
Tel : +32(0)15/50.52.98
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On Tue, 2002-10-29 at 01:10, Heinz J . Mauelshagen wrote: > > Gregory, > > as Jon already thought, this seems to be a flaw in the VM subsystem. > > The ksymoops you provided shows that, because it fails in vmalloc when > lvm_snapshot_alloc_hash_table() tries to allocated virtual memory for the > copy-on-write exeception table it needs to track the changes which happen > to the original logical volume. > > Is there any chance to prove that by running the system with less than 2GB > of memory and _without_ high memory support for a test run? > > Regards, > Heinz -- The LVM Guy -- Actually, yes, I can run this on several other smaller-memory systems. I've got a machine I've been working on setting up that's 2GB exactly, and several others running 2.4.19 & LVM 1.0.5 with less than 1GB of ram. However, I've not had any of these systems produce errors like these. I can run the 2GB system with and without high memory support and try to induce a similar failure. Are there any specific tests you'd like me to run on this other system, in case I can't induce an Oops on it? Thanks, Gregory -- Gregory K. Ade <gkade bigbrother net> http://bigbrother.net/~gkade OpenPGP Key ID: EAF4844B keyserver: pgpkeys.mit.edu
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text: I too have recently rewritten CGI::App and most of its core plugins. That was not my original plan. You may remember recently I was recommending people make use of class-level initialisation and only do object-level initialisation (ie per cgiapp instance) for those things that can't be shared. However, when I looked into it more deeply (as part of a separate task) I found that support for this within plugins is quite sketchy and unreliable. CGI::App itself doesn't really support the idea in any clear way. I also thought that rearranging the code inside CGI::App would help me and others understand the flow better. So I started to refactor. But then I encountered code that is convoluted, for example a six- line subroutine that was much clearer in one line. So I started to rewrite. And then I decided the whole thing would be easier to code against as well as easier to read if I made my Stash plugin be used within CGI::App itself (much like Catalyst & Mojolicious). So then I realised I was departing from being CGI::App compatible. That's where that story ends. As soon as you've broken compatibility you've distanced yourself from the CGI::App community and your one-man project is dead. My time wasn't wasted cos I then refactored again so that the good bits are separate extensions that can be used with CGI::App or Mojolicious. [They're close to being published; tests need to be improved and documentation needs to catch up.] I thought that my micro-framework would still fill a niche: those cases where you want the functionality of Catalyst but with a 1 MB du footprint. Unfortunately those smart people over at Mojolicious had a fabulous 2011 and can do much more than my framework and still sit inside 1 MB. So if you're still reading, my strong recommendations are: * Respect CGI::App for what it is. If you need more, go see Mojolicious::Lite and Mojolicious itself. * Ignore people like Ron & me who are tempted to do rewrites that will never have the community that CGI::App grew. Two years from now both of our frameworks will still contain more bugs and fewer working examples than CGI::App. * Ron, if you do continue with Snapp, try borrowing some of the smart ideas from Mojolicious::Lite, but * like me, I suspect you'll fall in love with Mojolicious and Snapp will just be an amusing memory. Happy coding, Nic


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(Update: The Human Rights Council on Friday passed a resolution condemning Libya's violent crackdown on protestors and recommending that it be suspended from the HRC. Unusually, the text was adopted without a vote. The matter must go to the U.N. General Assembly, where a two-thirds vote is required for a council member to be suspended.)
(CNSNews.com) – On the eve of an emergency U.N. Human Rights Council meeting on the crisis in Libya, the European Union has significantly toughened a draft resolution, raising for the first time the prospect of challenging Libya's membership on the council.
Still, the new text prepared ahead of the meeting does not call directly for Libya's removal, but rather recommends that the U.N. General Assembly give "consideration" to holding a vote on suspending it.
Friday's "special session" of the Geneva-based HRC may be the biggest test yet of the value of the top U.N. human rights body – and of the Obama administration's decision to embrace it.
The administration said Thursday it supported Libya's removal from the HRC.
"The Libyan government has violated the rights of its people," State Department spokesman Philip Crowley told a press briefing. "Taking this step continues the increased isolation that the Libyan government is facing."
There is no provision for a council member to be expelled outright. A member "that commits gross and systematic violations of human rights" may be suspended, but the chances of that actually happening in Libya's case remain slim.
First the E.U.-drafted resolution would have to pass Friday in the 47-seat council, where Islamic states and their customary allies led by China, Russia and Cuba, hold a majority of seats.
Assuming that hurdle is cleared, the second one is even bigger: Two-thirds of voting and present countries in the General Assembly would have to vote to suspend Libya.
The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) and Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) together account for 124 countries out of the total 192 U.N. member states. Most members of both blocs have traditionally closed ranks against any perceived "interference in domestic affairs" by Western-led democracies.
Discussions in Geneva Thursday provided a glimpse of the divisions and how they may affect the first hurdle – getting the resolution through the HRC.
Speaking for the African group – which alone comprises 13 of the 47 members – Nigeria said the suspension call was premature.
Cuba and Saudi Arabia, leading voices in the NAM and OIC respectively, concurred. Some of the 13 African members are also members of the OIC and all are members of NAM. In addition to those, the OIC and NAM together account for another 15 members of the council.
Furthermore Russia and China, both influential HRC members, consistently oppose what they view as outside interference in the affairs of states – a stance underlined by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during meetings in Brussels on Thursday.
Even though some OIC members (notably Jordan, the Maldives and Qatar), and some Latin American members of NAM (notably Chile) may support the resolution, reaching the required 24 votes will be an uphill battle.
'Let the chips fall where they may'
Western diplomats at the U.N. frequently dilute the wording of resolutions in a bid to get the broadest possible support; by toughening the wording of this resolution, the drafters have likely made its passage even more difficult.
Even so, a close observer and leading critic of the HRC said early Friday that of the two options – a stronger resolution that does not pass or a watered-down one than does – he favored the former.
"We opt for the stronger text," Hillel Neuer, executive director of the Geneva-based U.N. Watch, told CNSNews.com.
"Let the chips fall where they may, but the free world must speak with moral clarity," he said.
"If the governments of China, Cuba and the African Group object to the U.N. condemning a mass murderer, then their own citizens, and the people of the world, will have been done a service to know this."
U.N. Watch has led a campaign by non-governmental organizations to have Libya removed from the HRC.
E.U. members of the council amended the draft after coming under fire from a coalition of these NGOs, and were also prodded by some governments unhappy with the earlier version.
The strengthened draft resolution includes a reference to the fact that all members of the HRC "have an obligation to uphold the highest standards in the promotion and protection of human rights."
As CNSNews.com has reported, this "obligation" – although included in the U.N. resolution that established the HRC in 2006 – has not stopped the General Assembly from voting onto the council, usually by large majorities, at least 18 countries whose human rights records draw frequent and widespread criticism.
The resolution also says the HRC "decides to urgently dispatch an independent, international commission of inquiry … to investigate all alleged violations of international human rights law in Libya … with the view to ensuring that those responsible are held accountable."
It also inserts stronger language like the phrases "indiscriminate armed attacks against civilians" and "the need to hold to account those responsible for attacks, including forces under government control, on civilians."
Neuer welcomed the new draft resolution, saying that the original one had "ignored the fact that Libya's council membership is a moral obscenity that must be rectified immediately.
"After our objections were widely published, the EU thankfully revised their draft."
Although necessary, Friday's special HRC session is in itself far from a sufficient international response to the violence in Libya, Neuer said.
"We need to see concrete international action, like a no-fly zone. The U.N. Security Council must take immediate action on the ground to stop the bloodbath. Meanwhile, all it has done is adopt a press statement, and a relatively mild one at that."
The U.S. will be represented at Friday's HRC meeting by its permanent representative on the body, Ambassador Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe.
President Obama is also dispatching Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Geneva, but she will take part in the high-level segment opening a regular, month-long session of the council, which begins on Monday.
Obama said Wednesday Clinton would "hold consultations with her counterparts on events throughout the region and continue to ensure that we join with the international community to speak with one voice to the government and the people of Libya."


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palghat Overview
You can reach palghat from Bangalore by road in about using a cab upon driving using a cab.
palghat (also known as palakkad) is a municipality and a city located in the indian state of kerala and is the administrative headquarters of the palakkad district. the old name of the city was palakkattussery and later came to be known with its current name. the city is quite populated and is ranked on seventh position in terms of population. the main language spoken in the city is malayalam. however, other languages spoken here are hindi, english and konkani. it is situated at a distance of 350 km from the capital thiruvananthapuram. the city marks the gateway into the state owing to the palakkad gap. the city has a dry and tropical wet climate over most of the months excluding march and april which are the two hottest months. the nearest airport from the city is coimbatore international airport located at a distance of 62 km. some other close airports are kozhikode airport and cochin international airport. the closest railways stations are palakkad junction railway station and palakkad town railway station. the city is nicely connected through the roads to nearby cities by the national highways 47 and 17..


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The Record Calendar lists events submitted by University- sponsored groups and organizations and student groups recognized by the Michigan Student Assembly. Items must be submitted in writing to The University Record, 412 Maynard St., 1399, by fax (764-7084) or via e-mail, firstname.lastname@example.com by 5 p.m. Tuesday six days prior to publication. Asterisk (*) denotes events to which admission is charged.
Tuesday, October 30
HillelParsha and Pizza, 6-7:15 pm, 769-0500.
Saturday, November 3
*Exhibit Museum Dinosaur Tour, 2 pm; Autumn Stars, 1:30 & 3:30 pm, Planetarium; Sky Legends of Three Fires, 12:30 & 2:30 pm, Planetarium; 763-4191.
Arts at MichiganThe Heidelberg Project Tour (reg req), 10 am-5 pm, Detroitcall ahead, 764-5123.
*Kelsey MusFamily Day (res req), 10 am-noon, 647-4167.
Physics DeptWhy Superconductivity? 10:30-11:30 am, Rm 170, Dennison Bldg, 764-4437.
Sunday, November 4
*Exhibit MuseumDinosaur Tour, 2 pm; Sky Legends of Three Fires, 2:30 pm, Planetarium; Autumn Stars, 3:30 pm, Planetarium; 763-4191.
Tuesday, November 6
SAPACOpen House, noon-5 pm, Rm 202, 715 N Univ, 998-9368.
Wednesday, November 7
Mich LeagueYoga (res req), 6-8 pm, Henderson Rm, 763-4652.
Monday, October 29
LS&AFilm Series: Chameleon Street, 6 pm, Mich Theatre, 764-7414.
Pierpont CommJazz Jam, 8-10 pm, Leonardos, 647-6838.
Tuesday, October 30
*Univ Mus SocSt Petersburg Conservatory Chamber Ensemble, 8 pm, Mich Theater, 764-2538.
Wednesday, October 31
Mus ArtArt Video: The Secret Life of a Geisha, part 2, 12:10 pm, 647-2064.
*Univ Mus SocPhilip on Film: Dracula, 8 pm, Mich Theater, 764-2538.
Pierpont Comm Music at Midday, noon-1 pm, Leonardos & Piano Lounge; Jazz Combos, 8-10 pm, 647-6838.
Thursday, November 1
English DeptPoetry Reading, 5 pm, Hale Aud, 615-3710.
*Univ Mus SocPhilip on Film: Shorts, 8 pm, Mich Theater, 764-2538.
Sch MusSymphony Band Wind Ensemble, 8 pm, Britton Recital Hall, 764-0583.
Friday, November 2
Ctr Japanese StdsFilm: Magino Village: A Tale, 7 pm, Lorch Hall Aud, 764-6307.
*UACRomeo and Juliet, 8 pm, Mendelssohn Theatre, 763-8587.
Ctr Chinese StdsFilm: Tropical Fish, 8 pm, Aud A, Angell Hall, 764-6308.
*U-M Flint Theatre DeptThe Doctors Dilemma, 8 pm, U-M-Flint Theatre, (810) 237-6520.
*Univ Mus SocKoyaanisqatsi, 8 pm, Mich Theater, 764-2538.
Saturday, November 3
*U-M Flint Theatre DeptThe Doctors Dilemma, 8 pm, U-M-Flint Theatre, (810) 237-6520.
*UACRomeo and Juliet, 8 pm, Mendelssohn Theatre, 763-8587.
Sch MusChamber Choir, 8 pm, Hill Aud, 764-0583.
*Univ Mus SocKoyaanisqatsi, 8 pm & midnight, Mich Theater, 764-2538.
*Canterbury HouseThe Rattling Wall Collective in Dutch, 8 pm, 665-0606.
Sunday, November 4
*UACRomeo and Juliet, 2 pm, Mendelssohn Theatre, 763-8587.
*U-M Flint Theatre DeptThe Doctors Dilemma, 2 pm, U-M-Flint Theatre, (810) 237-6520.
Tuesday, November 6
LS&AFilm Series: Images from Detroits Cass Corridor, 7 pm, Nat Sci Aud, 764-7414.
Sch MusSaxophone Studio Recital, 8 pm, Britton Recital Hall, 764-0583.
Wednesday, October 31
*Taking Good Minutes, 9 am-noon.
Thursday, November 1
*Managing Work Expectations, 8:30 am-noon.
Friday, November 2
*Writing it Right: Grammar, 9 am-noon.
Wednesday, November 7
*Business Writing for the Computer Age, 8 am-noon.
*Process Mgmt & Improvement Skills, 8:30 am-2:30 pm.
*Thriving During Change, 1-4:30 pm.
IT Education Svcs, (734)
763-3700, reg req
Most Workshops in Campus Safety
Services Bldg (CCSB)
Monday, October 29
*Visual Basic Intro, 8:30 am-12:30 pm, Rm 2074, CSSB.
*Effective Web Design II, 1-4 pm, Rm 2078, CSSB.
Tuesday, October 30
*PowerPoint, 8:30 am-12:30 pm, Rm 2074, CSSB.
*Access Intro, 1-5 pm, Rm 2074, CSSB.
*Access Reports, 1-5 pm, Rm 2078, CSSB.
Wednesday, October 31
*DreamWeaver IV, 9-11 am, Rm 2074, CSSB.
*Excel II, 9 am-noon, NI3F30 NIB.
*HTML Authoring Intro, 1-5 pm, Rm 2074, CSSB.
Thursday, November 1
*Photoshop I, 8:30 am-12:30 pm, Rm 2078 CSSB.
*Excel III, 9 am-noon, Rm 2074 CSSB.
*Computing Fundamentals for Windows, 1-4 pm, Rm 2074 CSSB.
Friday, November 2
*Dreamweaver I, 9 am-noon, Rm 2074 CSSB.
Tuesday, November 6
*Access Tables & Relationships, 8:30 am-12:30 pm, Rm 2074 CSSB.
*PageMaker Intro, 8:30 am-12:30 pm, Rm 2074 CSSB.
*FileMaker Pro I, 1-5 pm, Rm 2074 CSSB.
Wednesday, November 7
*Java Script Intro, 1-5 pm, Rm 2074 CSSB.
Monday, October 29
Mech Engin DeptC Haas/H Petroski/A Vesic, Success and Failure in Design, 3-4 pm, Chesebrough Aud, 763-5299.
*CEWY Liber, Developing an Effective Resume (reg req), 5:30-8 pm, 998-7080.
Taubman CAUPJ Pallasmaa, Eliel Saarinen Lecture, 6 pm, Rm 2104, Art & Arch Bldg, 763-6518.
Physiol DeptB Thompson, Hypothalamic Gene Expression Patterns Following Food Deprivation, noon, Rm 2736, Med Sci II, firstname.lastname@example.com.
Tuesday, October 30
SNRET Anderson, Free Market Environmentalism: Oxymoron or Policies for the Future, noon-1:30 pm, Rm E1503, Business Sch, 615-6431.
Pharmacol DeptE Johnson, Critical Events in Trophic Factor Deprivation Induced Neuronal Death, 3 pm, Rm 3330, Med Sci I, 764-8165.
Physiol DeptPanel Discussion: Job Search & Academic Research, 4 pm, Rm 2901 LRC, 647-7005.
Ctr Chinese StdsD Yang, Reshaping Government Ethos in China, noon, Rm 1636, Intl Inst, 764-6308.
Inst HumanitiesF McSparren, The Middle English Dictionary Goes Electronic, noon, Vandenberg Rm, Mich League, 936-3518.
U-M Detroit ObservatoryF Blouin, History and Memory Problems in the Pursuit of the Past, 7 pm, 763-2230.
Wednesday, October 31
Psych DeptG Brown, Suicide Risk Assessment Measures & Instruments: Whats Practical and Psychometrically Sound? 10:30 am-noon, F2305, MCHC Aud, 936-5891.
Sub Abuse Rsrch CtrC Johanson, Evaluation of the Subjective, Reinforcing & Discriminative Stimulus Effects of MDMA in Humans, 3-5 pm, Vandenberg Rm, Mich League, 998-6500.
Physiol DeptS Morrison, Neural Diversity Generated by Interactions Between Diverse Environments & Stem Cells, 4 pm, Rm 7745, Med Sci II, 763-2021.
CREES/Univ Mus SocN Zonina, St Petersburg: Architectural Image, noon-1 pm, Rm 1636, Intl Inst, 764-0351.
Thursday, November 1
*Geriatrics CtrG Bernstein, Our Curious Universe: Latest Developments on Cosmology, 10 am, Kellogg Eye Ctr Aud, 988-9353.
LS&AChallenging Community: Women Activists in Detroit, 3-5 pm, Anderson Rm D, Mich Union, 764-7414.
SNRES Lippman, From Kingkos to Greenpeace: A Growing Consensus on Sustainable Forestry, noon-1:30 pm, Rm E1503, Business Sch, 615-6431.
Friday, November 2
Philosophy DeptJ Richards, Tanner Lecture: Roger Frys Formalism, 4 pm, Aud A, Angell Hall, 763-3493.
Kinesiology DeptTeaching Physical Education: Multidimensional Relationships, noon-1:30 pm, Bickner Aud, Kinesiology Bldg, 764-1343.
Civil/Env Engin DeptLand Subsidence in the United States, 4 pm, Rm 1528, CC Little Bldg, 763-2275.
Saturday, November 3
Philosophy DeptTanner Lecture Symposium, 9:30 am, Vandenberg Rm, Mich League, 763-3493.
Sunday, November 4
Life Sci, Values & Society PrgmT Robinson, The Psychology & Neurobiology of Addiction, 7:30-8:30 pm, Rm 100, Hutchins Hall, www.lifesciences.umich.edu/values/index.html.
Monday, November 5
Nursing Hist SocietyL Simms, Oral History with Lillian Simms, 6:30 pm-8 pm (potluck begins 5:15 pm), Rm 1334, N Ingalls Bldg, 994-1918.
UM-D Stdt BoardSex Signals, noon, Dearborn ROC, (313) 593-5668.
Tuesday, November 6
Inst HumanitiesJ Richards, Deciphering the Dead: Individual, Text & Context in Ancient Egypt, noon, Vandenberg Rm, Mich League, 936-3518.
Ctr Chinese StdsS Lin, In the Realm of No Life & No Death: Variations on a Theme in the Inner Chapters of Zhuangzi, noon, Rm 1636, Intl Inst, 764-6308.
Wednesday, November 7
Physiol DeptIntegrative Genomics Symposium, 1:30-5 pm, Ford Aud, Univ Hosp, 647-6460.
Sub Abuse Rsrch CtrE Armstrong, Drinking for Two? Legal, Societal & Policy Responses to Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, 3-5 pm, Kalamazoo Rm, Mich League, 998-6500.
CREESP Kubicek, Is Ukraine Capable of Being Democratic? The Fallout from Kuchmagate, noon-1 pm, Rm 1636, Intl Inst, 764-0351.
Monday, October 29
Sen AssemblyPresidential Search Forum, 4-6 pm, Aud B, Angell Hall, 763-9411.
Tuesday, October 30
Nichols Arboretum FriendsB Schneider, A Celebration of Native Shrubs; K Mendeloff, A Look Back at A Midsummers Night Dream in the Arb; 7 pm, Vandenburg Rm, Mich League, 998-9542.
Tuesday, November 6
Geology Dept/Sci Rsrch ClubPhysics of Dense Iron & Earths Inner Core, 7:30 pm, Rm G-390, Sch of Dentistry, 761-4320.
Monday, October 29
University LibBeyond Copy, Cut & Paste (reg req), 1-3 pm, 206 Hatcher Lib, email@example.com.
Law SchThe World Trade Organization, Customary International Law & the Structure of Global Governance, 4-5:30 pm, Rm 116, Hutchins Hall, 764-0535.
Tuesday, October 30
*M-Fit Culinary SchGood Fats, Bad Fats, 12-1:30 pm, Demo Kitchen, E AAHC, 975-4837.
Tuesday, October 30
Taubman CAUP/Sch Ed/Ofc VP Govt RelatBuilding for the Future (reg req), 8 am-4:30 pm, Anderson Rooms A-D, Mich Union, www.umich.edu/~govrel/bftf.html.
Wednesday, October 31
Hlth Sci LibHidden Power of PubMed and More (reg req), 1-3 pm, LRC 3950, Taubman Med Lib, 763-2037.
Physiol DeptNeural Diversity Generated by Interactions Between Diverse Environments & Stem Cells, 4 pm, 7745 Med Sci II, 763-2021.
Col PharmacyVACM-1, A Cullin Family Member, Regulates Cellular Signaling and Growth, 4 pm, 2548 CC Little Bldg, 764-8117.
Thursday, November 1
Turner ClinicTaking Care of Aging Relatives, 6-8 pm, Rm 1139, Geriatrics Ctr, 764-2556.
Friday, November 2
CEWLets Look Forward: Life Planning for Undergraduate Women (reg req), 1-5:30 pm, 330 E Liberty St, 998-7080.
Civil/Environ Engin DeptLand Subsidence in the United States, 4-5 pm, 1528 CC Little Bldg, 763-1464.
Saturday, November 3
CEWSecuring Your Future: Looking Ahead to Graduate School, 9 am-noon, Mich Rm, League, 998-7080.
Monday, November 5
Law SchSexuality, Feminism & Asylum: The Conduct/Identity Conundrum, 4-5:30 pm, Rm 116, Hutchins Hall, 764-0535.
*CEWScholarship Savvy (reg req), 5:30-8 pm, 330 E Liberty St, 998-7080.
Tuesday, November 6
*Exhibit MusCretaceous Creations, 4-5:30 pm, 994-8004.
Wednesday, November 7
CEW/Career Planning/Sch Pub PolCareers in International Human Rights & Welfare, 6-7:30 pm, Rm 1636, 1080 S Univ, 998-7080.
*M-Fit Culinary SchHoliday Hors dOeuvres & Appetizers Featuring Monahans Seafood, 6-8 pm, Demo Kitchen, E AAHC, 975-4837.
*CEWCrossing the Border from Home Work to Paid Work: A Workshop for Women Planning to Re-enter the Workforce (reg req), 9:30 am-3 pm, 330 E Liberty St, 998-7080.
Noon-12:50 pm Mon-Fri, 8-9:50 pm Thurs, 2-3:50 pm Sat & Sun.
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Alcoholics AnonUnity AA Group, Mon-Fri, closed discussion, cross-addicts welcome, 12:10 pm, Rm 3100, Mich Union, 332-1247.
Guild HouseDrumming & Meditation, 7-8:15 pm Sun, 802 Monroe, 662-5189.
Health System Pulmonary RehabAnn Arbor Better Breathers, 2-4 pm, 1st Mon, Dominos Farms EBA Club, 998-8723.
HIV/AIDS Support Group5:30-7:30 pm, alternate Thurs, Taubman Ctr, 936-8186 or (888) 224-7939.
LGBT AffairsCreative Expressions Group, 1 pm Sat, call for room number, 763-4186.
Turner Geriatric ClinicCaring for Your Mate, 2-3:30 pm, 4th Tues, Conf Rm, Cancer & Geriatrics Ctrs Bldg; Caring for Aging Relatives, 2nd Wed, Ste C, Turner Res Ctr, Plymouth Rd; African American Senior History Preservation Group, 1:30-3:30 pm, every other Thurs, Sr Res Ctr, 2401 Plymouth Rd; 764-2556.
Campus Information Centers: Michigan Union & Pierpont Commons Lobby; 764-INFO (4636), www.umich.edu/~info.
Medicare Assistance Program: 9:30 am-noon Tues; Turner Res Ctr, 2401 Plymouth Rd, Ste C; 764-2556.
Photo ID: 8:30 am-5 pm Mon-Fri, Entree Plus Ofc, Pierpont Commons, 763-6294; 8 am-5 pm, Mon-Fri, Rm G270, Wolverine Twr, 3003 S State, 763-7671; 8 am-5 pm, Mon-Fri, Rm 100 & Rm 1000, Student Activities Bldg, 763-4632; 7 am-4:30 pm, Mon-Fri, Rm C158, Med Inn Bldg, 936-0100.
S.A.F.E.WALK: 24 hrs, North & Central campus, 763-9255.
AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC COLLECTION AND NC STANDIFER VIDEO ARCHIVE OF ORAL HISTORY, BLACK AMERICAN MUSICIANSIncludes rare scores, sheet music, photographs, original 78 rpm recordings (now on CD), movie scripts, rare manuscripts and videotaped interviews with historically important Black musicians. Viewing and listening facilities available. 101 West Hall, 8:30 am-4 pm Mon-Fri, 764-8338.
BENTLEY HISTORICAL LIBRARYThrough Nov 30: Getting Around Detroit: Three Hundred Years of Transportation, 1150 Beal, N Campus, 764-7414.
CARILLON RECITALSListen & watch: noon-12:30 pm Mon-Fri & 10:15-10:45 am Sat, Burton Memorial Tower; 1-1:30 pm Mon-Fri & 1:15-2 pm Sun, Lurie Tower; 764-2539.
CTR FOR AFROAMERICAN STDS/ASSOC OF BLACK PROFESSIONALSThrough Nov 17: Between Earth & Sky in Ghana South Africa, Intl Inst Gallery, Sch Soc Work Bldg, firstname.lastname@example.com.
COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CTRThrough Oct 31: A Healing Journey: Confronting Cancer Through Art, Level B1, 764-8492.
EXHIBIT MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORYThrough Nov. 30: Karen Anne Klein: Drawings from the Collection; Pterodactyls; Back to the Sea: The Evolution of Whales, Rotunda Lobby, 763-4191.
GIFTS OF ARTThrough Dec 13: Baskets & Handmade Paper by Karen Koykka ONeal & Pat Jackunas, Fl 1, Taub Lobby S; Ceramics by Kay Yourist, Fl 1, Taub Lobby N; Paper Cutwork by Marie-Helene L Grabman, Fl 1, Taub Lobby S; Hand-painted Photography by Bridgett Ezzard, Fl 2, Main Corridor W, Univ Hosp; Historical Artifacts from the Collection of the U-M Museum of Anthropology, Fl B2 Main Lobby, Cancer/Geriatrics Ctrs; Picture Quilts by Sue Holdaway-Heys, Fl 1, Univ Hosp Lobby; Snowflakes by Thomas Clark, Fl 1, Taub Lobby N; Travel Photography by Doris Kays Kraushaar, Fl 1, Turn Clin Lobby,Cancer/Geriat Ctrs; 936-ARTS (2787).
HATCHER GRAD LIBRARYThrough Nov 21: Dynamite Voices: The Broadside Press in Detroit, 7th Fl, Special Collections Lib, 764-7414.
INSTITUTE FOR THE HUMANITIESThrough Dec 1: Fireplaces & Other Pewabic Ornamentation, 2nd Floor, 350 S Thayer, 764-7414.
KELSEY MUSEUMThrough Dec 23: The Fabric of Everyday Life: Historic Textiles from Karanis, Egypt, 764-9304.
MEDIA UNIONThrough Nov 16: Local Color, Original Artwork by encOmpass, Gallery, 764-5319.
MICHIGAN UNIONThrough Oct 29: Silent Witness Exhibit, Study Lounge, 763-3202; Through Nov 2: Dia de los Muertos, Art Lounge, 763-3202.
MUSEUM OF ARTThrough Nov 25: Donald Sultan: The Smoke Rings, Apse Gallery, Works on Paper Gallery & Museum Living Rm; Ongoing: African Art of Dual Worlds, Curtis Gallery; Through Jan 6: Japanese Fishermans Coats from Awaji Island, W Gallery; 764-0395.
PIERPONT COMMONSThrough Nov 20: Ann Arbor Fiber Arts Guild, Wall Gallery; 647-6838.
RESIDENTIAL COLLEGEThrough Nov 30: Pewabic Pottery, Gallery, 764-7414.
SCHOOL OF ARTThrough Oct 29: Regeneracion: In Honor of & Inspired by Dia de los Muertos, Ctr for Grad Stds, Art & Arch Bldg; Through Nov 4: Everything Can Be Different, Slusser Gallery, Art & Arch Bldg; Nov 2-30: Coordinate Transform: A Crying Post Project, Robbins Ctr, Art & Arch Bldg; 936-2082.
TAUBMAN CAUPThrough Nov 15: From the Beginnings, Mitchell Giurgola Architects & MGA Partners, 1958-2000, Rm 2106, Art & Arch Bldg, 763-6518.
THE STEARNS COLLECTIONOne of six major collections of musical instruments in North America; contains more than 2,000 instruments, both Western and non-Western, ranging from typical period pieces to rare items, Sch of Mus, 763-4389.
U-M DETROIT OBSERVATORYThrough Dec: U-M Detroit Observatory Salutes Detroit on Its 300th Birthday, Main Lobby, Hatcher Lib, 763-2230.


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In individuals with high blood pressure, their blood pressure stays elevated all or most of the time. Their blood pushes against the walls of the arteries with a greater-than-normal force. If untreated, this can lead to serious medical problems. Click the red buttons below to learn more about these problems.
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Thickening in the artery (atherosclerosis) related to high blood pressure can be dramatic. A healthy artery is wide and allows blood to flow freely. By contrast, a clogged artery is narrow, thick, and makes the heart work a lot harder to pump blood through it. Arteries anywhere in the body can be affected, including those to the heart itself and the brain. This can lead to a heart attack or stroke.
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Phrasal Verb and Prepositional Verbs
Phrasal verb is a type of verb that operates more like a phrase than a word such as go up, as in 'the balloon went up' put off as in 'don't put it off any longer'.
Such composites are derived primarily from verbs of movement and action (go, put, take) and adverbial particles of direction and location (up, off, down) the base verbs are mainly mono-syllabic and may underlie a range of phrasal verbs.
For example, in phrases such as get in, get out, get off, get away and get back, the combinations are used both literally and figuratively, and are often idioms or elements in idioms.
To get away with the murder,
To get back at some one, etc.
A prepositional verb is a preposition and its compliment together.
For example, in the house, near the end and so on. Such a unit, functions in different ways in a sentence. It can follow a noun in a noun phrase as 'the man in white suit'. It can also follow particular verbs and adjectives.
Come and look at my paintings.
Are you fond of animals.
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AFC Wimbledon have unveiled Neal Ardley as their new manager and the former Dons' midfielder says he will put his heart and soul into taking the club to the next level.
Ardley, who spent 11 years as a Wimbledon midfielder from 1991, was chosen by the board ahead of caretaker manager Stuart Bassey - who remains as first team coach for the time being.
Lee Bradbury and the bookies' favourite Robert Page were also on the shortlist of four candidates the board were considering this week.
Ardley and new assistant Neil Cox will be introduced to the Kingmeadow faithful before taking charge of the League Two clash with Cheltenham on Saturday.
There are question marks over the 40-year-old's lack of experience as a league manager, but the Epsom-born former U21 England international points to his five years as youth academy manager of Cardiff City and more than 400 top-flight appearances - including 245 for Wimbledon - as good grounding for the challenges ahead.
But first and foremost, Ardley is excited about his first management position.
He said: "I am under no illusions about the task ahead but I will put my heart and soul into doing it right. I can guarantee the fans that I will work 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the club.
"At the end of the day, the only thing I can be judged on in terms of the fans and their history with the club and love of it, is the results and taking AFC Wimbledon forward."
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A HORROR film shop which frightened off financial backers at Bournemouth Town Hall has won the support of councillors.
Dr Death's Cinema Surgery opened at the weekend in Boscombe's Royal Arcade, with genre star Caroline Munro lending her support.
It was the brainchild of Gary Baxter, who came off jobseeker's allowance and did business training before applying for start-up loans.
But he was forced to run up large debts after Bournemouth council's Community Finance Company refused him a loan. Mr Baxter says he was told the committee had 'ethical' problems with his business.
Now two Conservative councillors for Boscombe West have voiced support for Mr Baxter's shop, which sells hard-to-find films, memorabilia and masks.
Cllr Chris Wakefield said he had visited the shop and spent "loads of money" on Doctor Who memorabilia.
"I think it's lovely. It brings something totally different into the Royal Arcade," said Cllr Wakefield, who said he grew up on the horror films of Peter Cushing.
"I'm all for new business starting up. The quirkier the better and you can't get more quirky than this. I think it will draw people in for the right reasons."
Cllr Phil Stanley-Watts questioned the decision not to give the business a £15,000 loan.
"I don't see or understand why it's been turned down," he said.
"The shop's not in any way harmful to the public. It's a traditional gothic type of shop and gothic horror is part of this country's tradition, going back to Frankenstein and Dracula and that type of thing."
He pointed out that Boscombe was already keen to trade on its links with Frankenstein author Mary Shelley, whose son Percy Byshhe Shelley had nearby Shelley Manor built for his ailing mother.
Mr Baxter said the launch was a "huge success".
"It's been brilliant," he added.
"We've had lots of positive feedback and lots of people coming in and having a look and we're looking forward to having more people come down and see us now we're open."


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Ben of Hodinkee visited the AP restoration department, a place where they take care of complicated and complex time pieces. Ben summed it all up in his blog post and ends it with a great video that you really have to check out. The only thing that bothers me though, is the following message on Hodinkee: "We are told that 80% of the jobs they receive come from other watchmakers who have tried to service a watch but simply can not, or have tried and actually damaged the mechanism in the process."
So people, please make sure to really trust your watch maker or repair service and make sure they are up to the job. If not, you now know what to do.
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Top mushroom producer Hokuto Corp. failed to declare nearly ¥1 billion in taxable income for the five years through March 2011, it was learned Tuesday.
Hokuto corrected the declarations and paid nearly ¥300 million in back taxes, including penalties, in December, sources said.
At issue were massive loans to a U.S. subsidiary. The Kanto-Shinetsu Regional Taxation Bureau reportedly determined interest rates were set at unfairly low levels and that part of the parent's income was transferred to the unit under the preferential treatment.
According to Hokuto, it set up the wholly owned California subsidiary in July 2006 for production and sales. The company has extended loans to the unit for assistance, with their balance expanding to ¥5.6 billion as of the end of March 2011.
The tax authorities are believed to have maintained that the interest rates on the loans were lower than those that the unit might have paid if it raised funds locally.
They have also told Hokuto that it had incorrectly reported the timing of advertising spending, according to the company.
Hokuto said the company had differences of opinion but that it accepted the authorities' instructions and revised the interest rates.
Established in 1964, Hokuto produces mushrooms in the U.S. and Taiwan as well as in Japan. It posted group sales of ¥51.5 billion in the business year to last March.


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Fifth Grade Students' Thinking Process with Repeating Patterns
Patterns, which are foundation of function, are the cornerstone of mathematics. There are different kinds of patterns in mathematics; pictorial/geometric patterns, number patterns, linear patterns, repeating patterns. Repeating patterns include a recognizable repeating cycle of elements. Repeating patterns assist young children to develop the process of linking various representations and to see the commonalities and differences between each. On the other hand, repeating patterns are a vehicle for working with symbols, a conceptual stepping stone to algebra and a context for generalization. For this reason, the studies on repeating patterns are very important especially for small childrens. The main purpose of this study is to determine elementary school fifth grade students' thinking process when dealing with repeating patterns.
This study was conducted to 12 fifth grade students who have different mathematics achievement level (low, middle and high) in a average socio-economic elementary school. The data of the study was obtained from task-based interviews. All interviews were video-recorded. The collected data were analyzed through classification containing three sections, namely; data reduction, data display, drawing conclusion and verification.
According to the results of study, most students had difficulty in finding the unit of repeat in a repeating pattern. It was seen that the students who could identify the repeating unit could obtain the numerical relations between the figures in the unit of repeat, continue the pattern to the next step, and create a repeating pattern. On the other hand, the students who could not identify the repeating unit could not also identify the relation between the figures, and hence could not identify the figure in the next step. They chose the hard ways like counting separately the figures, or drawing figures. The reason for this case was that the students have not had much experiences with patterns.
Keywords: Patterns, Repeating Pattern, Elementary School Students
Dr. Dilek Tanisli
Lecturer, Faculty of Education
Dr. Aynur Ozdaş
Full Professor, Faculty of Education
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No wonder corporate lawyers have been busy. While big-ticket M&A has hogged the headlines, the maturing AIM had a boom year in 2006. A total of 366 companies hit the index according to Deal Monitor, in addition to numerous fundraisings, transfers and reverse takeovers by AIM names. Of the 366 flotations, 278 were IPOs.
While the actual number of IPOs represents a decrease from the 335 seen in 2005, it is still significantly higher than the 243 that came to the market in 2004. In addition, the money raised by each individual IPO has increased.
The reasons for the altered activity are as diverse as the business interests of the 1,600 stocks listed on the exchange, although common themes throughout the year were a flight to quality and flotations from companies outside the UK.
So which firms are the winners? The Lawyer investigated IPO statistics and AIM client rankings to find out.
Rich pickings
Stephenson Harwood took the lion's share in 2006, acting for 16 floating companies. It acted for a further two between January and April this year, according to data from Deal Monitor (see table). This is a dramatic change from The Lawyer's last AIM survey (January-December 2004), when Stephensons did not even reach the top 20 firms by number of AIM deals. However, while at face value the latest result is a strong showing, Stephensons still does not even figure in Hemscott's ranking of the top 20 law firms by number of AIM clients.
As of 8 May Norton Rose topped this chart with a total of 60 AIM clients, followed by DLA Piper with 58, Pinsent Masons with 57 and Eversheds with 53. The top 10 also features names such as Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP), Field Fisher Waterhouse (FFW) and Lawrence Graham, all of which did appear in the 2004 deals rankings.
Most of these names were also prominent when it came to acting for IPO companies in 2006 (see table), with Norton Rose representing the highest number of nominated advisers (nomads) with 12.
According to Peter Bradley, corporate finance partner at Stephensons, while there was a drop in the number of IPOs from the previous year, 2006 was an abnormally strong year for AIM flotations, with the UK benefiting from turbulence in global markets: rather than listing on volatile home indices, many companies sought to enter the relatively stable UK market via AIM.
The bulk of Stephensons' AIM work came from China, with the firm advising on eight Chinese listings during 2006, in addition to a number of reverse takeovers. It seems Stephensons' Asia investment has paid off.
According to Bradley, these companies are seeking to list in the UK because of the combination of a three to four-year waiting list for admission to domestic stock exchanges, the Hong Kong market focusing on large companies at the expense of smaller players, and because AIM has been well marketed overseas.
"We have about 20 per cent of our headcount in Asia now," he says. "It gives a good base to market from and AIM itself has been doing a lot of marketing in Asia."
Among the IPOs on which the firm acted for the flotation company were Eastern European Property Fund, which raised £20m, London Asia Chinese Private Equity Fund, which raised £50m, and Charlemange Capital, which raised £120m.
International growth
Listing companies in the form of funds has been a big focus for Stephensons over the past year, with sectors such as real estate and renewable energy coming to the fore at the expense of traditional AIM players such as oil exploration and mining companies.
That said, Patrick Graves, a partner at Osborne Clarke, which acted for seven floating companies in 2006, points out that the internationalisation of AIM has come about as a result of the interest these oil and gas companies generated in the first place.
"When AIM first started a lot of the stocks listing were oil and gas exploration companies," says Graves. "There was a real bandwagon because they generated a lot of international interest. Now the exchange is international in its own right."
One IPO Osborne Clarke acted on earlier this year, with Pinsents acting for the nominated adviser, was Nighthawk Energy, a US company with a market capitalisation of £37m.
This was an interesting float to work on, says Graves, because the company is effectively an investment vehicle that owns the principal oil and gas asset in the US state of Utah.
"It owns 37.5 per cent of an area of land and the balance is owned by the people going to develop it," he says. "It's multijurisdictional, so there was a lot of input from lawyers all across the US."
Graves says companies such as this are turning to AIM rather than listing in the US because regulations here are lighter, while the cost of listing is lower and the liquidity of the market is attractive.
On the back of this growing internationalism Osborne Clarke is winning a number of clients from Malaysia, with the firm acting on the flotation of telecoms provider GMO last September. The company, which has a market capitalisation of £50m and which raised £5m at float, is based in Malaysia, incorporated in Jersey and carries out the bulk of its activities in China.
Graves adds that Osborne Clarke is currently in discussions with a Malaysian financial services company about bringing a number of its businesses to AIM. The company has undertaken some work on the Singapore Stock Exchange in the past, but is attracted to AIM due to its international outlook.
Growing market
Lawrence Graham, which advised companies on 12 AIM floats in 2006, has also seen a reasonably high level of business come from Asia.
In March last year the firm floated Vinaland, a property fund dedicated to development and investments in Vietnam. The fund raised $204m (£102.9m) on entering AIM. The firm also acted for the Pacific Alliance Asian Opportunities Fund, which invests in China and which raised $275m (£138.68m) on floatation.
Lawrence Graham partner Tim Casben says: "Some of the funds we've been doing have been interesting because of their size and the whole funds sector on AIM has been pretty prolific. AIM was never meant to be a market for funds, but this is being driven by investment in overseas companies and it's easier for them to float on AIM than the full list."
In addition to the Chinese and Vietnamese funds, the firm has acted for KSK Power Ventur, one of the first Indian companies to float on AIM.
According to Casben, Lawrence Graham has been concentrating on the international market and so far has had some success there.
"We've been marketing quite aggressively internationally over the past year and during that period have done an equal amount of UK-based and international work," he says. "The majority of our work in development at the moment is international, coming from the US, South Africa and Malaysia."
FFW, which advised eight companies on flotations in 2006 according to Deal Monitor (although the firm contests that the figure was slightly higher), is also seeing an influx of foreign AIM clients, particularly from the US and Australia.
Anthony Brockbank, head of the AIM team at FFW, says: "The exchange has marketed itself well in other jurisdictions, particularly the US and Australia. It's difficult to raise finance in Australia and the companies find it much easier to raise money in London.
"The US regulations make it expensive in terms of corporate processes to be in the US."
Brockbank adds that the firm recently floated Plantic Technologies, an Australian manufacturer of biodegradable plastic. As well as fitting in with AIM's overseas companies trend, Plantic is symbolic of a growing trend for eco-friendly listings on the market.
"This company is representative of the way that AIM is moving in terms of green and environmentally friendly companies. AIM is good at reacting to demand in this respect," says Brockbank.
Looking elsewhere in the world, he adds that there has been a lot of interest from companies in former USSR countries, such as the Ukraine and Kazakhstan.
Neil Matthews, head of the equity capital markets group at Eversheds, which advised on eight IPOs during 2006, agrees that there is a growing internationalisation of AIM, pointing out that around 70 Russian companies are currently queuing up to list in London.
Although some of these companies will never make it to market while some will float on the main exchange, Matthews says a good proportion are likely to make it on to AIM. Eversheds is currently working on two prospective AIM floats from Russia.
Matthews says there is a big appetite for such IPOs from Russia, with half the companies waiting to list active in the utilities sector, while the remainder range from media companies to chemicals producers.
In addition to work for Russian clients, Eversheds is currently working on an early stage Indian float and has also advised on the flotation of Indian and German property funds.
"Around the world there's been a lot of real estate growth and there's investor appetite for AIM because, for example, there's no liquidity in the Indian stock market," says Matthews.
Despite this flurry of activity from overseas firms, DLA Piper partner Charles Severs stresses that AIM is still very much a domestic UK market, with the vast majority of companies listed on the index based in the UK. Although he does add that DLA Piper has handled work for companies in countries as diverse as the Ukraine and Israel.
Severs believes part of the reason for AIM's continued success is the high level of cash being put into the market. This has increased during AIM's lifetime, because when the index launched in 1995 many investors such as fund managers could not invest in its stocks. Since then their investment mandates have altered to incorporate AIM, leading to far greater liquidity for its members.
Expected slowdown
Despite the strong showing of AIM IPOs during 2006, the start of 2007 has heralded a more muted time for flotations on the main market's junior cousin.
Between January and the end of April the index accepted a total of 58 flotations, according to Deal Monitor, less than a quarter of 2006's total figure in a third of the time.
According to Severs, one reason for the reduction in activity is the flight to quality that is being seen across the board, with many companies seeking to list on the main market due to its perceived superiority. This could spell bad news for AIM specialists, since main list IPOs tend to get hoovered up by the top 10.
In addition, there is a growing trend in the market that any company valued at £100m or more is being pushed away from AIM towards the main market.
According to Matthews, the number of floats has lessened due to a combination of market conditions as well as the growing pressure on nomads to bring only good-quality companies to the market.
"The volume of floats will be down this year, but the hope is for better-quality companies," he says.
Casben adds: "There's a feeling in the market that the [London] Stock Exchange is ready to make an example of the first nomad that falls on the wrong side of the line. Small companies tend to do badly and everyone's trying to raise the bar of companies that are floating."
For Bradley at Stephensons, the slowdown this year is natural following AIM's bumper year in 2005 followed by the strength seen in 2006. Pointing out that the high level of activity seen over the past two years was always going to be unsustainable, Bradley says there has to be a limit to the capability of London institutions to "gobble up" these companies.
"It would be a good idea to open this up [to foreign investors] and make it a more global market," he adds.
While the number of IPOs has dropped this year, Osborne Clarke's Graves points out that there has been an increase in the number of secondary fundraisings on AIM.
"One of the biggest advantages of AIM is that the costs of raising money after IPO are pretty low because companies don't have to write pre-emptive letters to shareholders," he says. "They'll generally get the authority from shareholders at IPO and will just pay a commission to the broker for placing the stock with institutional shareholders."
Casben adds: "There's still a question mark over liquidity, so there's been a greater concentration on consolidation rather than on new issues. We have clients who have pressure to do deals coming from their international investors."
Of the firms advising companies on their flotations in 2007, Fasken Martineau Stringer Saul has already acted on four deals, while Osborne Clarke acted on three, with a list of names such as BLP, Eversheds, Lovells and McGrigors scoring two each.
Among the largest floats so far this year was that of the Prosperity Russian Domestic Fund, a vehicle that invests in Russia and former Soviet countries, that has a market capitalisation of $365m (£183.88m) and which raised $350m (£176.32m) on its float in February. Debevoise & Plimpton acted for the fund, while Stephensons represented the nomad on the deal.
Dawnay Day Sirius, a property investment company operating in Germany, listed at the beginning of May and raised £185m. Olswang represented the company, with Lovells acting for its advisers.
Aim flotation fees
In terms of the fees lawyers earn for acting on AIM floats, the general consensus is that it is difficult to do anything for less than £100,000, although it very much depends on the type of business seeking to list.
For example, Lawrence Graham partner Tim Casben says the fee for an Asian property company would be between £175,000 and £200,000, while a UK-based tech company, which would not require as much due diligence, could be in the region of £150,000.
Eversheds partner Neil Matthews says many law firms, particularly if they are winning clients as part of a beauty parade, will be prepared to take a slightly lower fee for floating a company on AIM because there is a high chance of future benefits.
"You have to look at an AIM float as a bit of an investment," says Matthews. "You have to consider that the company will be doing a lot more in the future and you'll get more fees for doing M&A work." Agreeing, Osborne Clarke partner Patrick Graves adds: "Low billing goes on -particularly where companies are going to be acquisitive. Lawyers might take a view on the IPO fee because they'll get all the acquisition work."
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