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Olympus TG-1 Tough
£360, olympus.co.uk
This solid 12MP compact is waterproof to 12 metres and comes equipped with a superfast f2.0 wide-angle lens – ideal for grabbing pin-sharp sub-aquatic snaps without a flash. It also has a lens mount for fitting Olympus's aftermarket fisheye and teleconverter lenses and the TG-1's auto white balance – a crucial ingredient in underwater photography – is top-notch.
Ikelite/Canon Ixus 125HS combo
£430, camerasunderwater.co.uk
If deep diving is your bag, consider this fathom-friendly scuba package. The Ikelite is basically a watertight plastic casing with a cluster of mechanical buttons that link to the controls of an enclosed compact or SLR. This Canon Ixus 125-specific model is depth rated to an ear-popping 60 metres and is a doddle to use while submerged.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT4
£299, panasonic.co.uk
With its reassuring 12 metre depth rating and robust protective shell, Panasonic's Leica-lensed compact is an ideal partner for snorkelling, boating and mucking about in the surf. Its auto white balance casts a faint off-white hue and the HD video could be a tad sharper but in the main it performs commendably. A fine do-it-all holiday snapper, though there's no telling what a feisty barracuda might think of its bright, goldfish-coloured livery.
Praktica Dpix 5000WP
£80, praktica-uk.com
Don't expect your pictures or videos to win any awards – the Praktica's paltry £80 price tag means you don't have to worry about the yellowy colour temperature and lack of sharpness. It'll take a three-metre dive and come back with 5MP images, making it a worthwhile alternative to forking out for an underwater housing.
Pentax Optio WG-2
£299, pentax.co.uk
Pentax's lurid 16-MP compact may look like the result of an origami competition but there's an undoubted air of rugged dependability about its funky, angular design. The WG-2 is shockproof, crushproof, coldproof and waterproof to a depth 12 metres – perfect for diving around a submerged construction site off the coast of Alaska, then.
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Blonde, buxom, and leggy Amy Hathaway burst onto the scene with a small role in 14 Going on 30 (1988) and followed that up with the sleazy Charles Bronson ass kicker Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989). She managed to keep her pants on for those as well as her next ventures, spots on the TV series My Two Dads and Arresting Behavior. It wasn't until the Roger Corman-produced schlocker Last Exit to Earth (1996) that arousing Amy finally let audiences bang on her cans. She goes back in time to...Join Mr. Skin for the full bio >>
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The iPhone is very popular with the teens. The iPhone having attained a cult status, every teen wants to own an iPhone and is happy about flaunting the same. The multiple uses of an iPhone have exposed it to threats too. Parents need some way to monitor the activities of their teen equipped with an iPhone. iPhone monitoring apps have now come to the aid of parents. Installation of the iPhone monitoring app on your teen's iPhone will allow you to monitor their activities and will allow you to take immediate actions in case of any trouble.
The installation is a very simple procedure. You need to download the app from the vendor website and install physically on your teen's iPhone. Without any trace the iPhone monitoring software will record all the activities and transmit them to a user account. You can review the same remotely from anywhere.
Popular iPhone monitoring apps include Mobile Spy, Mobistealth, Flexispy and SpyBubble. Mobile Spy deserves a special mention as it is credited with the development of commercial spyware for iPhones. Users can also avail the Mobile Spy free trial offer of 7 days and have a chance to use its monitoring features, prior to purchase. All these apps enable remote tracking and in general provide the following features:
- Operate in a stealth mode
- Easy installation
- Call tracking
- Email tracking
- Location tracking
- Provide a record of internet history
- Block and restrict access to certain apps
- Detailed texts of chat logs and SMS
- Access to contacts list
- Access to pictures and videos stored on the phone
The iPhone monitoring software functions stealthily in real time and provides you with means to monitor your teen's activities. Apart from offering amazing features, these iPhone monitoring apps also provide you with a remote control to prevent your teens from mobile threats.
Remote Locking
With the help of the iPhone monitoring software, it is possible to lock the phone from a remote location. Teens are habituated to texting while driving, which is very dangerous and life threatening. You can curb such hassles by locking the iPhone, thus preventing your teen from using the phone while driving.
You can also use this remote locking feature to prevent the iPhone usage during classes. All that you have to do is direct the software to lock the iPhone by SMS commands from the user account.
Geo – Fencing
With the help of this feature, you can restrict the geographical boundary of your teen. You will be alerted immediately, if your teen crosses over the prescribed boundary.
You can easily know if your teen is moving out of the neighborhood without your knowledge and approval.
Monitor SMS Remotely
SMS texting is a rage with teens. It has been found that teens are involved in using abusive language and sexting. To keep a tab on such unwanted habits, you can install the monitoring software.
You will be alerted immediately if any of such keywords have been used in the iPhone text messages.
Listen into the Surroundings
It is essential that parents are aware of the happenings in their teen's lives. You can remotely activate the microphone in the spyware and listen in to the conversations, thus offering you a clear picture about your teen's activities.
Teenage behavior is ridden with highs and lows and worried parents can make use of the remote features in iPhone monitoring apps to monitor their teens surreptitiously and protect them from harm.


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By By Renee Escoffery-Torres, Program Manager TRADOC IOY ProgramMay 29, 2009
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (TRADOC News Service, May 28, 2009) In 1988, The Army Theme Plan tasked the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command to create a recognition program to distinguish the outstanding accomplishments of its instructors. From its humble beginnings in 1989, to this month in 2009, the program has grown, evolved and adapted to changing theoretical constructs and teaching approaches, in an effort to applaud and celebrate the accomplishments of the "Best and Brightest" instructors that TRADOC has to offer.
As most in the training and education community know, before this year, HQ TRADOC had not presented its recognition locally-- plaques and notes and coins were sent to the winner's respective installations for presentation. To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the TRADOC Instructor of the Year program, the winners came to Newport News to receive their awards at the first Army Training and Education Development (ATED) Summit, May 5-7.
TRADOC honored these men and women, who embody the quintessential characteristics of excellence in instruction, in a way befitting the importance of their mission and obligation to our soldiers and our Nation. The TRADOC Deputy Commanding General, Lt. Gen. David Valcourt presided over the ceremony, shaking the hands of our winners and presenting the plaques, notes and coins.
Susan Brownell, the USAR Winner for Instructor of the Year, represented the 84th Training Command, Fort McCoy Wisconsin during the competition.
Brownell was unable to attend, but she was honored despite her absence. According to her Commandant, she "is a master at employing creative training techniques to enhance student learning. Her instruction is laced with a passion for teaching [and]-sincere care for student learning."
Brownell herself feels that her greatest contribution as an instructor is her development and instruction of the ATRRS Operator Course," which in her words is "urgently needed by the USAR to help reduce the number of no-shows and unfilled quotas." She feels her greatest challenge has been being an Army civilian in the world of Reserve training, and connecting with her military students.
CW3 Melissa Farmer, the Warrant Officer Category champion represented the US Army Soldier Support Institute, Adjutant General School, Fort Jackson South Carolina. Farmer now works at Fort Knox.
Her former Commandant at SSI said of her teaching ability, "I strongly endorse...CW3 Farmer... Melissa is an amazing instructor, not only known across this organization, but throughout the Adjutant General Warrant Officer course, for a teaching style that consistently exceeds standards and expertly meets student educational requirements. She is a consummate professional, whose human resource experience is relevant to teach our future leaders."
Farmer's greatest contribution as an instructor was using her own recent deployment "to bring real world situations and work them into training on a daily basis, no matter the topic."
Capt. Laura A. Gordon represented the US Army Quartermaster Center and School, Fort Lee Va. Gordon presently works at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington.
Laura's former Director of Training said about her teaching efforts, "Gordon is the epitome of what an instructor should be. She is very enthusiastic, with a natural ability to educate. [She] challenges students to think critically and provokes great participation."
Gordon finds her greatest contribution is the "passion, enthusiasm and expertise" she brings to the classroom, which "ensures that [the students] understand and learn the material not only because they are required to, but because they want to."
Fort Knox is also home to our next champion, the TRADOC Instructor of the Year NCO Winner for 2008, Master Sgt. David G. Heideman, representing the Armor School. The NCO and Officer categories had the largest number of competitors this year, and Heideman emerged victorious against 19 others in his category.
Sgt. 1st Class Charles R. Porter of the North Dakota Army National Guard is the NGB 2008 Instructor of the Year Winner, representing the 164th Regiment, RTI-ND, Devil's Lake. Porter's greatest contribution as an instructor is bringing his specialized training to soldiers who will benefit "not only in the units but also at home for their personal use." His training on Aca,!A"interior wiring systems, carpentry, and masonry construction" provide practical skills for the Guard in all facets of their lives. His greatest challenge is "interpreting his student's reactions," and tailoring his approach to better help soldiers understand the material.
The civilian category representative, George E. Sutphin, representing the US Army Engineer School, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. According to superiors, peers, and students alike, Sutphin is a "total team player and accomplished professional, whose actions and techniques set the standard for all who work with him." His greatest contribution as an instructor is "the opportunity to make a lasting impact on the future leaders of our military and letting them know that we as a nation truly appreciate their contributions and sacrifices."


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Here in Regina, our goal is to meet our customers' needs and exceed their expectations. Our company has been around for over 45 years, so we are obviously hitting our mark. We attribute our success to outstanding customer service.
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Creative Door Regina is accredited by the Institute of Door Dealer Education and Accreditation (IDEA) and all installers and technicians are certified by the Canadian Door Institute (CDI). We are members of the International Door Association (IDA), the Regina Homebuilders Association (RHA), the Regina Construction Association (RCA), and the Western Retail Lumber Association (WRLA).
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Elliott H. Tasso and Emma Tasso, of Colony, Oklahoma, the sum of $2,000 in full settlement of all claims which they may have against the Government of the United States, due to the death of their child, an infant ten days old, by reason of an accident caused by negligence of the nurse at the Cheyenne and Arapaho Hospital, in October 1932, when said nurse placed the infant child on a table in the bathroom for the purpose of bathing it, and left the room, leaving the child unattended, and during her absence it fell from the table to a hot radiator and thence to the floor, being badly burned and injured in the fall from which it died three weeks later: Provided, That in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior the amount herein appropriated may be held as individual Indian money by the Superintendent of the Cheyenne and the Arapaho Agency, Oklahoma, and be disbursed in accordance with regulations governing such funds: Provided further, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, on account of services rendered in connection with said claim. It shall be unlawful for any agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, to exact, collect, withhold, or receive any sum of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof on account of services rendered in connection with said claim, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000.
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Have Ford Questions? Ask a Mechanic for Answers ASAP
Hi keith, what year is your ranger?
Disconnect ground cable at battery.
Remove engine air cleaner outlet tube.
CAUTION: Fan clutch has left-hand threads so nut must be turned clockwise to remove.
Loosen nut on fan clutch using Fan Clutch Holding Tool T84T-6312-C and Fan Clutch Nut Wrench T84T-6312-D and remove fan blade and clutch assembly from water pump (8501).
Remove 2 screws holding fan shroud to radiator (8005). Remove fan blade and clutch assembly and fan shroud together.
Drain cooling system.
Loosen, do not remove, 4 water pump pulley (8509) retaining screws.
Rotate engine drive belt tensioner clockwise and remove engine drive belt (8620).
Remove 4 water pump pulley retaining screws and water pump pulley.
Remove 3 electrical connectors at generator (GEN) (10300).
On Aerostar only, remove oil fill tube retaining nut at generator stud and lift tube from stud.
Remove 3 bolts retaining generator bracket to cylinder head (6049) and remove generator and bracket as an assembly.
On Ranger only, disconnect crank position sensor (CKP) wiring.
Remove heater water return hose at water pump.
On Ranger only, remove bypass hose from fitting at intake manifold (9424).
CAUTION: Use care not to damage the throttle linkage or fuel lines.
On Ranger only, remove 3 screws securing A/C compressor to power steering pump support bracket. Using a piece of wood bridged from the top of the battery to the throttle body (9E926), suspend the A/C compressor with a wire tie or other suitable material.
Using a Torx® 50 driver, remove enginedrive belt tensioner (6B209) assembly.
On Aerostar only, if equipped with auxiliary heater, remove screw retaining auxiliary heater tube bracket at power steering pump support bracket.
Remove lower radiator hose at radiator and water pump.
Remove 5 screws retaining power steering pump support bracket to the engine (6007) and secure power steering pump and bracket assembly toward battery tray.
Remove 12 water pump retaining bolts and note bolt location.
Remove water pump and discard old water pump gasket.
Clean gasket surfaces on engine front cover (6019) and water pump carefully. (Use care as aluminum gouges easily.)
Position a new gasket on water pump sealing surface using Gasket and Trim Adhesive D7AZ-19B508-B or equivalent meeting Ford specification ESE-M2G52-A to hold gasket in position.
Install water pump on engine front cover and hand-tighten 12 attaching bolts. Refer to Engine Front Cover in this section for tightening specifications.
Reinstall lower radiator hose at water pump and radiator and tighten clamps.
Reinstall power steering pump support bracket to engine and torque to (5 fasteners) (Ranger) 48-61 Nm (35-45 lb-ft) or (3 fasteners) (Aerostar) 40-54 Nm (30-40 lb-ft).
Reinstall engine accessory drive belt tensioner and torque to 35-45 Nm (27-33 lb-ft).
On Ranger only, install A/C compressor to steering pump support bracket with 3 bolts and torque to 22-28 Nm (17-21 lb-ft).
On Ranger only, reconnect bypass hose to fitting on intake manifold and tighten clamp.
Install heater water return hose at water pump fitting and tighten clamp.
On Aerostar only, if equipped with auxiliary heater, reinstall auxiliary heater tube bracket at power steering pump support bracket and torque to 8-12 Nm (6-8 lb-ft).
On Ranger only, connect crank position sensor (CKP) wiring at sensor.
Reinstall generator and bracket assembly to right cylinder head with 3 bolts and torque to 40-54 Nm (30-40 lb-ft).
Reconnect 3 wiring connectors in generator.
Install oil fill tube bracket over stud at generator and torque retaining nut to 42-50 Nm (32-37 lb-ft).
Install water pump pulley on water pump hub and tighten bolts finger-tight.
Wrap engine accessory drive belt around all pulleys except generator. Rotate belt tensioner clockwise and when belt clears, slip over alternator pulley.
Torque water pump pulley bolts to 23-32 Nm (18-24 lb-ft).
Place radiator fan and clutch assembly in fan shroud and slide fan shroud into position. Lower edge of fan shroud should locate in clips at bottom of radiator. Secure top of fan shroud with 2 screws and torque to 6-8 Nm (53-71 lb-in).
Install fan clutch on water pump hub and torque to 41-135 Nm (30-100 lb-ft) using Tool T84T-6312-C and Fan Clutch Nut Wrench T84T-6312-D.
Reinstall engine air cleaner outlet tube and tighten clamps.
Fill engine cooling system to specified level. Refer to Section 03-03.
Reconnect ground cable at battery.
Start vehicle and check for leaks. Allow engine to reach operating temperature and verify no fluid leaks. Shut off engine, check and correct all fluid levels.


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Today, I was sitting on the couch, watching The Avengers with my 4-year-old daughter, who loves the Hulk. When Hulk finally showed up, she excitedly looked at me and screamed, "Hulk Smash" before slamming both of her fists into my balls. FML
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Men's basketball highlights week as the team returns to the court
Discussions of civil rights, American school systems fill week's calendar | December 8, 2003
But all of the week's action isn't happening on the court. Each day through Thursday, Dec. 11, students are invited to sign up for a Nintendo Mario Kart tournament sponsored by Habitat for Humanity. Sign-ups are outside Gallagher Student Center each day from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., in the cafeteria from 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m., and in all resident assistant (RA) offices. The tournament is Saturday, Dec. 13, from 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. in the student center, Room 214. For a $2 entrance fee, participants have a chance to compete for first- and second-place prizes of $75 and $25 gift certificates to Best Buy. For more information, contact Katrina Mahlerwein at email@example.com.
Wednesday, Dec. 10, a nationally recognized civil rights leader in the area of nonviolent, social change is speaking at 7:00 p.m. in the Schiff Family Conference Center. Bernard LaFayette, director of the Center for Non-Violence and Peace Studies at the University of Rhode Island, is delivering a lecture titled "Contemporary Civil Rights: The Spiritual and Social Journey of Bernard LaFayette." The event is free and open to the public.
Wednesday afternoon, the weekly international students' society coffee hour is being held in the Faces of the World Lounge from 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. For more information, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com or call 513 745-2862.
Wednesday evening, the University chamber music ensemble is performing at 7:00 p.m. in the Long Recital Hall in Edgecliff Hall. For more information, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com or call 513 745-3801.
Also Wednesday, the women's basketball Musketeers head to Lexington, Ky., to compete against the University of Kentucky Wildcats in a 7:00 p.m. game. The team, which is 4-2 for the season, is coming off of a strong 78-40 win over High Point in the Provident Bank Invitational on Sunday in the Cintas Center.
A book discussion of Jonathan Kozel's Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools is being held Thursday, Dec. 11, from 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in the McDonald Memorial Library's second floor instruction room. The event, which features members of the University's department of education, is sponsored by On the Same Page, a Cincinnati community-building project designed to use reading to inspire discussion of race, tolerance and diversity. Published in 1991, Savage Inequalities explores the disparities in our national education system and shows the long-term effects of poverty and poor education on the children of America. Kozel wrote the book from his experiences visiting a number of urban public schools across the country, including Oyler Elementary in Cincinnati's Lower Price Hill neighborhood. For more information or to order a box lunch for $7, contact Donna Patterson at firstname.lastname@example.com or 513 745-3883.
For more information about any of the above athletic events, visit the athletics web site or call 513 745-3411.


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On The West Wing, Josh said this and I love him for it. He is sassy and adorable. You can tell I am a total geek for this show!Tags: fans, cups, mugs, fetish, The West Wing, large mug, fan culture, bartlet for americaAdded 9 Years Ago from Cafepress
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Weekend Functional Fitness: Winterizing Your Home and Yard Getting prepared for Winter weather, be it rain or snow, is a chore few of us look forward to. I know I don't. There really is nothing appealing about cleaning the gutters, is there? As a means of self motivation, I decided to explore these tasks on a functional fitness level. Yeah, thinking that way actually motivates me. Here are some alternative ways to view all those Fall chores for prepping your house and yard for the Winter months.


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UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (Sep. 4)
The United Nations is waiting to hear what the Egyptians intend to do about the Security Council directive calling on them to lift their traffic restrictions in the Suez Canal, U.N. officials said today. There was no time limit to such a response in the Security Council resolution passed last Saturday so there is no telling how long the waiting period will be.
Officials said, however, that if Egypt refused to comply, presumably the members of the Security Council would meet and decide what to do about that non-compliance. The previous outstanding case of non-compliance with a Security Council order was the series of Dutch refusals to cease fire in Indonesia on order of the Council. In those cases the council kept pressing its demands and eventually brought a settlement of the Dutch-Indonesian conflict.
Were any nation, such as Israel, to decide that the Council was waiting too long for compliance with its Suez order, U.N. officials pointed out, that nation could call the Council's attention to the situation. It was stressed that there is no reason why the blockade issue should merely lapse because of inaction by Egypt.


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Graduate Courses every 2nd year:
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One of the unique characteristics of the geotechnical group at U-M is that
we put a strong emphasis on graduate level education. We take pride in
preparing not just geotechnical engineers, but geotechnical leaders. Thus,
our group has developed a comprehensive course curriculum intended to
prepare the MSc students for the geoengineering challenges of the 21st
Century. A number of "core" courses are offered annually and are
complemented with courses that are offered every second year.
Graduate students pursuing a MSc degree, may decide to complete the degree either in one or in two years. A student staying for one year, will be required to take all the "core" graduate courses and 2 more from the graduate courses that are offered every second year. If the student decides to complete the MSc in 1.5 or 2 years, he/she will have the opportunity to take more classes or perform independent research, that could also be extended to a PhD level. However, our course curriculum is developed in such a manner that students graduating in one year will be well prepared for the challenges they will face in their practice.
By providing the additional courses that are offered every second year, we also give the unique opportunity to PhD students to take many additional geotechnical classes during the course of their study.
A detailed list of the graduate annual courses and the courses offered every second year is provided below:
|ANNUAL GRADUATE COURSES (Top of Page)
Advanced Soil Mechanics
Deformation and strength of soils; total and effective stress; drained and undrained behavior. Constitutive description: elastic-plastic, hardening/softening, Cam clay model, critical state. Stress paths, and testing of soils. Modeling of reinforced soil: multi-component model, and homogenization approach; fiber-reinforced soil. Theorems of limit analysis; applications in stability assessment.
Foundation Engineering
Prerequisite: CEE 345 or equivalent. I (3 credits)
Application of principles of soil mechanics to: determination of bearing capacity and settlement of spread footings, mats, single piles and pile groups; site investigation, evaluation of data from field and laboratory tests; estimation of stresses in soil masses; soil structure interaction.
Slopes, Dams, and Retaining Structures
Slope stability analyses, seepage through soils, settlements and horizontal movements in embankments, earthen embankment design, landslide and embankment stabilization, earth pressures and retaining structure design.
Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
Prerequisite: CEE 345 or equivalent recommended. II (3 credits)
Ground motion attenuation relationships, seismic site response analysis, probabilistic seismic hazard assessment (PSHA), evaluation and modeling of dynamic soil properties, soil-structure interaction, evaluation and mitigation of soil liquefaction, seismic code provisions and practice, seismic earth pressures, slope stability and deformation analysis, safety of dams, levees and embankments, performance of pile foundations, and additional current topics.
Geoenvironmental Engineering
Recommended: CEE 345 or equivalent. I (3 credits)
Waste generation and disposal; regulations and siting of waste facilities; site characterization for geoenvironmental applications; types of waste and properties; fate and transport of contaminants in soil; soil-water-contaminant interactions; geosynthetic materials in waste containment applications; design, and construction of liner and leachate collection systems; landfill settlement and stability, introduction to bioreactor landfills and emerging technologies for waste disposal; review of technologies for site restoration and cleanup;
|GRADUATE COURSES OFFERED EVERY SECOND YEAR (Top of Page)
446. Engineering Geology and Site Investigation
(3 credits)
Composition and properties of rocks and soils, geologic processes, geologic structures and engineering consequences, mapping and map analysis, airphoto interpretation, in-situ testing of soils and rocks, field investigations, civil engineering facility siting.
CEE 542. Soil and Site Improvement
Prerequisite: CEE 345 or equivalent. I (3 credits)
Analysis of geotechnical problems affecting site use including weak, compressible soil; high shrink-swell potential; and liquefiable soils. Stabilization techniques including compaction, earth reinforcement, admixture stabilization, deep mixing, grouting, precompression, thermal and electrokinetic stabilization, and vibro-compaction.
547. Soils Engineering and Pavement Systems
Prerequisite: CEE 345 or equivalent. I (3 credits)
Soils engineering as applied to the design, construction and rehabilitation of pavement systems. The design, evaluation and rehabilitation of rigid, flexible and composite pavements.
535. Excavation and Tunneling
Prerequisite: CEE 345. II (3 credits)
Selection of methods of attack for excavation of tunnels and deep vertical-sided openings. Tunneling procedures based on behavioral characteristics of soil and rock. Study of tunnel boring machines, shielded and drill-and-blast operations, linings. Soil liner interaction. Deep excavation procedures related to support of excavation systems, methods of installation and dewatering.
541. Soil Sampling and Testing
Prerequisite: preceded or accompanied by CEE 345. I (3 credits)
Field and laboratory practice in sampling and testing of soils for engineering purposes. Field sampling and testing; standard split-spoon sampler, Dutch Cone penetrometer, field vane, Iowa borehole shear device. Lab tests; direct shear, unconfined compression, triaxial compression, consolidation. Laboratory and lecture.
CEE 543: Numerical Modeling in Geotechnical Engineering
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Engineering properties and classification of rocks. Strength and deformability of intact and jointed rock; in situ stresses; lab and field test methods. Stereonets and structural geology. Rock slopes; stability and reinforcement. Foundations on rock.
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Transient and steady state vibrations of foundations; phase plane analysis of foundations with one and two degrees of freedom; dynamic properties of soils; vibration transmission through soils.
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Juan Diego Florez, Diana Damrau Lead Met's Le Comte Ory On Thirteen 7/24
A trio of bel canto stars--Juan Diego Florez, Diana Damrau, and Joyce DiDonato--headline the Met's first-ever production of Le Comte Ory, Rossini's final comic masterpiece. Bartlett Sher's hit production will air on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, July 24 at 12 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings). In New York, THIRTEEN will premiere the production on Thursday, July 21 at 8 p.m., with an encore presentation Sunday, July 24 at 12:30 p.m. as part of SundayArts.
The telecast was originally seen live in movie theaters on April 9, 2011 as part of the groundbreaking series The Met: Live in HD, which transmits live performances to more than 1500 movie theaters and performing arts centers in 46 countries around the world.
Great Performances at the Met is a presentation of THIRTEEN for WNET, one of America's most prolific and respected public media providers.
This performance made headlines the world over as--less than an hour before curtain time--tenor Florez assisted in the delivery of his first child. He welcomed the baby boy into the world, then raced to the Met to sing the opera's demanding title role, a scheming young count who vies with Isolier (DiDonato, in a trouser role) for the love of the lonely Countess Adele (Damrau).
Renee Fleming, who will star in the Great Performances at the Met broadcast of Capriccio on August 14, hosts the broadcast.
All three of the opera's stars appeared in Sher's acclaimed Met production of Rossini's IL Barbiere di Siviglia; Damrau and Florez sang in the 2006 new production premiere and DiDonato and Florez starred in a 2007 Great Performances at the Met broadcast.
Le Comte Ory's hero is Florez's seventh bel canto role at the Met. He also starred in the Great Performances at the Met broadcasts of La Fille du Regiment and La Sonnambula. Damrau has performed at the Met in a varied repertory encompassing stratospheric coloratura roles, such as Mozart's Queen of the Night, as well as bel canto heroines, including the title characters in Lucia di Lammermoor and La Fille du Regiment. DiDonato has won praise for her singing and acting at the Met as Rosina in Barbiere, as well as in the trouser roles of Stephano in Romeo et Juliette and Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro. The cast also includes Susanne Resmark as Ragonde; Stephane Degout as Raimbaud; and Michele Pertusi as The Tutor.
The New York Times called Le Comte Ory "one of Rossini's wittiest and most seamless and sophisticated works" and applauded Sher's "lively, colorful and inventive production." Reviewing the opening of the new production, the Associated Press criticsaid Le Comte Ory "sparkles...with a brilliant cast of bel canto specialists... Florez reveled in the title role's pyrotechnical challenges, including many excursions up to high C and above...Damrau stopped the show with the coloratura fireworks in her entrance aria and proved a consistent, sweet-toned delight...DiDonato sang Isolier with luxuriant tone and dazzling agility."


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Do not, I repeat, do NOT eat before going to Daisy Martinez's home. On Friday we went to Daisy's house to shoot an upcoming FN Dish video, Meet Daisy, for her new round of Viva Daisy! episodes. Within minutes of arriving to her house, Daisy had food in our bellies, and lots of it!
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A number of South County athletes are strong contenders to qualify for this year's state track and field finals. The top three place-finishers at the section championship advance to the state meet in Clovis the first weekend in June.
At the midpoint of the 2009-2010 season, three South County athletes in individual events were positioned to make that trip.
Otay Ranch's Marques Roberts ranks first in the section (and first in the state as well) in the boys triple jump (47-5.5).
Bonita Vista's Alfredo Rodriguez ranks second in the boys 800 run (1:57.0) and sixth in the 3,200 run (9:34.66).
Otay Ranch's Isaac Mallett ranks third in the boys 300 intermediate hurdles (39.84).
Six more Metro Conference standouts were positioned to make a run at those coveted top three state qualifying berths by ranking among the top six leaders in their respective events.
They include:
Otay Ranch's Donald Molton ranks fourth in the boys 100 dash (22.32) and fifth in the boys 100 dash (11.05).
Otay Ranch's David Turner ranks fourth in the boys long jump (21-9.5).
Otay Ranch's Jacob Roach ranks fifth in the boys 1,600 run (4:24.21).
Eastlake's Aaron Goodman ranks sixth in the boys 110 high hurdles (15.81).
Eastlake's Diamond Mitchell ranks sixth in the girls 200 dash (26.09).
Sweetwater's Maila Lucht ranks sixth in the girls 400 dash (59.67).
Otay Ranch ranks sixth in the boys 4x400 relay (3:28.51).
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* Dollar higher, ignores downgrade to Q1 GDP
* Aussie also better bid as Asian shares rebound
* Yen underpinned by data showing Japanese selling of foreign bonds
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SYDNEY, June 27 (Reuters) - The euro nursed broad losses in Asian trade on Thursday as investors turned on the common currency after European Central Bank officials made clear any policy tightening remained a very distant prospect.
The Australian dollar rose modestly as Asian shares recovered after a selloff earlier this week sparked by fears of credit problems in China.
ECB President Mario Draghi, Executive Board member Yves Mersch and policymaker Christian Noyer, were all out in force on Wednesday stressing the ECB was not preparing to start winding down stimulus, in contrast to the Federal Reserve.
The euro plumbed a near four-week low near $1.2984, taking total losses since June 19 to more than 3 percent. It was last at $1.3031, up slightly from late New York levels.
Against the yen, the common currency was at 127.38 , having skidded 0.7 percent to a one-week low of 126.57 on Wednesday.
"The euro has shifted from being a relative outperformer to relative underperformer this week," BNP Paribas analysts wrote in a client note.
"A number of ECB officials have been 'on message' in stressing that policy will remain accommodative, apparently eager to draw an implicit contrast between its stance and the Fed's tapering message."
Not helping the euro, two newspapers on Wednesday warned Italy faced 8 billion euros in losses on derivative contracts restructured at the height of the euro zone crisis, prompting the country's economy minister to deny the reports.
Pressure on the euro helped the dollar index rise to 83.025 on Wednesday, a high last seen since the start of the month. It stood at 82.808, just below 61.8 percent retracement of its May-June fall at 82.97.
Traders said month and quarter-end buying further supported the U.S. dollar, which largely shrugged off a surprisingly sharp downgrade to first quarter U.S. economic growth.
The Commerce Department said gross domestic product expanded at a 1.8 percent annual pace in the quarter, compared with a previously reported 2.4 percent pace.
Traders said the data was historical and a recent batch of encouraging reports indicated that the economy was on a gradual recovery path, keeping intact expectations for the Fed to start rolling back its stimulus later this year.
The Australian dollar managed to outperform the greenback, as Asian shares showed some signs of stabilising, with regional equities posting gain of 1.9 percent.
Still some traders say concerns about a slowdown and possible credit crunch in China could keep the Aussie in check.
"There will surely by a bear market rally from time to time but I don't think investors are eager to take risk in Asia now," said a trader at a Japanese bank.
The currency is also partly helped by development in local politics.
A leadership change in the Labor Party saw Kevin Rudd return as Australian prime minister. Ousted Julia Gillard had struggled to win public support with opinion polls suggesting her minority government was headed for a massive defeat at this year's general election.
With Rudd back at the helm, the hope is there would be more stability in the Labor Party, although local politics rarely have a lasting impact on markets because the major parties are considered very middle of the road in economic policy.
The Aussie dollar rose 0.6 percent to $0.9332, near a one-week high of $0.9345 hit on Thursday.
"While some bounce in the polls and possibly confidence is expected, the political games will be largely a sideshow to deeper issues in the Australian economy. As such we expect no real change to policies or markets for the time being," said Martin Whetton, analyst at Nomura.
The dollar hardly budged against the yen, capped by data that showed large Japanese investors sold foreign bonds for six weeks in a row last week, in their largest net selling in 14 months.
The dollar was steady at 97.77 yen.
There is little in the way of major economic data in Asia, while Europe has a slew of reports including euro zone economic sentiment, consumer sentiment, German employment and import prices.


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My canine teeth are actually in place of my lateral incisor teeth (2nd teeth), so my ortho wanted to shave my canine teeth down. But, she said if I am thinking about getting veneers, it would be a waste. So, I am thinking I want to get some of my gum line removed on the top because it is a little gummy, 10 porcelain veneers, and teeth whitening on the bottom. Does this sound like a bad idea? Living in Florida, how much do you think all of that would cost? Could you break it down for me.
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Lateralization of cuspids
Its sounds like the treatment plan is acceptable provided you work with a dentist who uses a "high end" lab that knows how to turn a cuspid into a lateral at the waxup stage. Also make sure the dentist is experienced at gum contouring with his /her laser. It is critical that this step is planned out and communicated to the lab before any waxup is completed.
I would think a veneer in Fla. would cost $1,500 - $2000 depending on who you go to. Make certain the they use a highly reputable lab and have extensive cosmetic training. One thing I have learned in 20 years of practice is that out of all the places there are to save money, your smile should not be one of them. Its the first thing people notice.
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I have no idea what your teeth look like at this point. But if your only issue is missing laterals then I would consult a different othodontist. pulling canines forward causes so many issues. 1) canines have a function in the mouth which they can't do if they are not in the correct place. I like opening or holding the space and resolving with implants or even porcelain retained bridges if the space is inadequate or uneven. 2) the bone structure above the tooth always looks more full because the canine has a big round root. If your issue is missing teeth ,why cover every tooth in your mouth? I would see a highly experienced cosmetic dentist who then can coordinate care with specialist as needed.
I think getting veneers is a great option! Since the treatment will be extensive I highly recommend you have a consult with a cosmetic dentist versus a general dentist. Make sure you feel comfortable with the doctor and his skill regarding the gum treatment, it is a very important part of the treatment. As far as cost, I am here in MA and prices range everywhere.
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Porcelain veneers would get you the most ideal result
In my opinion the best way to handle missing upper lateral incisors is to open or leave the space needed for them and replace them with dental implants.
Making canines look like laterals is very difficult because they are much larger. Not only the width, length, and thickness but also the size of the root at the gumline. Also the gumline is often different. You can camouflage to an acceptable level but if you are really picky you will notice details that cannot be corrected with this approach. To get the best result, the orthodontist will have to place the canines slighly inward to minimize the root prominence. Then by recontouring the gums and placing veneers you will get a very nice result. But not as perfect as with properly done implants.
The number of veneers depends on your smile and how the rest of the teeth look but at least 4-6 will give the correct proportions.
cost depends on location (rural vs urban) and number of veneers. Also, if the gum can be recontoured with a laser or if it needs to be a more invasive procedure with bone removal. You will need a consultation with the general/ cosmetic dentist and with the periodontist (gum specialist) to get final costs. Veneers should average in the $1100 to $1500 for each one but can vary depending on difficulty of case and number of veneers.
Good luck
Dr. T
10 Veneers and gum treatment?
The treatment plan sounds great , cost can range but make sure you select someone who has experience look at their past cases... cost for veneers $1400.00- $2000.00 per veneer and gum treatment will depend on whether just soft tissue removal or bone and soft tissue removal fee's $1200.00-$3600.00 good luck
Kevin Coughlin DMD, MBA, MAGD CEO Baystate Dental PC
Porcelain Veneers
Your plan sounds perfect! Definitely consult with an experienced Cosmetic Dentist in Florida. The gum recontouring has to be carefully planned and coordinated with the placement of the Veneers. Costs vary widely, depending on location, experience of Dentist, and quality of the Laboratory used.
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A new stem cell trial holds promise for repairing cardiac function after a heart attack.
By the time Bill Beatty made it to the Emergency Department in Howard County he was already several hours into a major heart attack. His physicians performed a series of emergency treatments that included an intra-aortic balloon pump, but the 57-year-old engineer's blood pressure remained dangerously low. The cardiologist called for a helicopter to transfer him to Johns Hopkins.
It was fortuitous timing: Beatty was an ideal candidate for a clinical trial, and soon received an infusion of stem cells derived from his own heart tissue, making him the second patient in the world to undergo the procedure.
Of all the attempts to harness the promise of stem cell therapy, few have garnered more hope than the bid to repair damaged hearts. Previous trials with other stem cells have shown conflicting results. But this new trial, conducted jointly with cardiologist Eduardo Marbán at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, is the first time stem cells come from the patient's own heart.
Cardiologist Jeffrey Brinker, a member of the Hopkins team, thinks the new protocol could be a game-changer. That's based partly on recent animal studies in which scientists at both institutions isolated stem cells from the injured animals' hearts and infused them back into the hearts of those same animals. The stem cells formed new heart muscle and blood vessel cells. In fact, says Brinker, the new cells have a pre-determined cardiac fate. "Even in the culture dish," he says, "they are a beating mass of cells.
" What's more, according to Hopkins lead investigator Gary Gerstenblith, the animals in these studies showed "a significant decrease in relative infarct size," shrinking by about 25 percent. Based on those and earlier findings, investigators were cleared by the FDA and Hopkins' Institutional Review Board to move forward with a human trial.
In Bill Beatty's case, Hopkins heart failure chief Stuart Russell extracted a small sample of heart tissue and shipped it to Cedars Sinai, where stem cells were isolated, cultured, and expanded to large numbers. Hopkins cardiologist Peter Johnston says cardiac tissue is robust in its ability to generate stem cells, typically yielding several million transplantable cells within two months.
When ready, the cells were returned to Baltimore and infused back into Beatty through a balloon catheter placed in his damaged artery, ensuring target-specific delivery. And the watching and waiting began. For the Hopkins team, Beatty's infarct size will be tracked by imaging chief Joao Lima and his associates using MRI scans.
Now back home and still struggling with episodes of compromised stamina and shortness of breath, Beatty says his Hopkins cardiologists were "fairly cautious" in their prognosis, but he'll be happy for any improvement.
Nurse coordinator Elayne Breton says Beatty is scheduled for follow-up visits at six and 12 months, when they hope to find an improvement in his heart's function. At least one member of the Hopkins team was willing to acknowledge a certain optimism. "The excitement here is huge," says cardiologist Brinker.
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A partnership with Mexico's Monterrey Tec pays off.
When medical student Myriam Loyo arrived at Hopkins from Mexico in 2007 to do a three-month clinical rotation, she wasn't sure what to expect. "We didn't know how involved we were going to be in patient care since we were coming from a different country and a different system," recalls Loyo. "But they took us in with open arms. On Day One, I was scrubbed in the OR for an operation where they took almost half of a patient's face off—and reconstructed the defect in the same sitting!"
Loyo and Lourdes Quintanilla-Dieck were the first students from Monterrey Tec to complete medical rotations at Hopkins, as part of a strategic partnership crafted in 2005 between the school and Johns Hopkins Medicine International (JHI).
Charles Cummings, executive director of JHI and a key architect of the agreement, watched with satisfaction as Loyo and Quintanilla-Dieck—ranked No. 1 and No. 2 respectively in their med school class at Monterrey Tec—quickly took to life at Hopkins, wowing everyone they met.
"The residents on otolaryngology–head and neck surgery commented how spectacular the students were and that they were at least as good, if not better, than the [Hopkins] students who had come through on elective rotations," says Cummings. "The faculty was also similarly impressed with the qualifications and core knowledge of these students."
The student rotations (available in oncology and otolaryngology–head and neck surgery) are aimed at broadening educational opportunities for Monterrey Tec's top medical school students. "In the future, there is great potential to expand the relationship and the areas of consultation" between Monterrey Tec and JHI, Cummings says.
Loyo enjoyed her rotation so much that she chose to take a year off to do research in the lab of Hopkins' David Sidransky, then applied to do her residency in otolaryngology–head and neck surgery, facing fierce competition. Of the 275 who matched, only five had been trained outside the United States—and Loyo was one of them. She matched with her first choice, Johns Hopkins, and began work this summer.
Loyo says that her most eye-opening experience has been watching the faculty at Hopkins straddle the two worlds of research and clinical practice. "At my home institution in Mexico, people tend to go in one route," she says. "They are either a full-time scientist or a full-time clinician. There is a communication gap between these two fields. In order to bridge that gap, you really need people who are doing both. I think Hopkins has excelled in doing that."
Loyo expects to spend at least five more years at Hopkins completing her residency, using the experience and knowledge she gains to make an impact in Mexico when she collaborates in the future with academic clinicians in her home country.
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Otolaryngology head tapped as provost.
Three days after the announcement that Lloyd Minor would become the provost and senior vice president of academic affairs—the second-in-command for Johns Hopkins University—the trailblazing otolaryngologist was back in the operating room performing the surgical procedure he devised for a dizziness-inducing inner ear defect that he discovered.
Minor, 52, says that the operation will "probably be my last one for a while," as he assumes oversight of the university's academic divisions scattered over 11 campuses and locations in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and abroad.
In his new post, Minor sees himself "building programs that will have a whole far greater than the sum of the parts. That's the real challenge of the provost's job," says Minor, who joined the School of Medicine as an assistant professor in 1993 and has headed the Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery for six years. During his tenure, the department expanded annual research funding by more than half, increased clinical activity by more than 30 percent, and strengthened teaching and student training.
Minor's "passion is surpassed only by his ability to build consensus and implement ambitious, strategic priorities," said Hopkins president Ronald Daniels, in making the appointment.
Minor, long renowned for treating Meniere's disease—a complex syndrome involving dizziness, hearing loss, and ringing or pressure in the ear—will oversee all university-wide issues, including accreditation, compliance with federal regulations, and research collaborations between schools. The academic deans will report to him.
"Hopkins has been my home for 16 years," he says, "and having the opportunity to participate in the process of taking us all, collectively, to new levels of excellence is really exciting."
Previously, Minor headed the Laboratory of Vestibular Neurophysiology, where he advanced understanding of how the body perceives head motion and maintains balance. One of his greatest achievements came with his research into a little-known disorder of the inner ear that torments its sufferers with a range of disturbing symptoms, including various forms of vertigo. Some patients also experienced "autophony," in which they report hearing their own bodily noises—their heartbeat, for instance—conveyed through their bones into their hearing center.
Minor tracked the disorder to previously unnoticed little holes that had developed in the area of bone between the inner ear canals and the larger cavity that housed the brain. He named the disorder superior canal dehiscence syndrome, or SCD, and soon devised a way to surgically patch the holes, bringing relief to a previously untreated patient population.
A native of Little Rock, Arkansas, Minor received his bachelor's and medical degrees from Brown University. His wife, Lisa Keamy, is a family practice physician in Baltimore. They have two children, Emily, 18, and Samuel, 15.
— Neil A. Grauer
Rapid rise brings Miller to influential post as VP for medical affairs.
Redonda Miller '92, Hopkins Hospital's new vice president for medical affairs, has spent nearly half her life—and all of her career—at Hopkins. "Isn't that crazy?" she says with a typically engaging laugh. "What am I thinking?"
"I came here in 1988 as a medical student, so I've been here 21 years. Why would you leave when you're already at the best place?"
Miller, 43, is an associate professor of medicine. She previously served as vice chair for clinical operations in the Department of Medicine and as assistant dean for student affairs. She succeeds Beryl Rosenstein, who had been medical affairs veep for 15 years and leaves what Miller calls "big shoes to fill." (Rosenstein remains on the faculty.)
Miller says that keeping Hopkins "the best place"—and making it even better—will be a formidable but obtainable goal in an era of increasingly strict oversight; payer and consumer demand for quality; and yet-to-be-determined health care reforms.
In her new role, Miller oversees medical staff affairs; Hospital epidemiology and infection control; medical records and the pharmacy, among a host of other institutional activities. She notes that physician credentialing procedures will become "significantly more burdensome," with the Joint Commission instituting twice yearly, rather than once-every-two-year reviews of physicians' qualifications.
Her experiences in the Department of Medicine as head of several multidisciplinary teams that dramatically improved a number of core measures, including ones that combat pneumonia and post-hospitalization congestive heart failure among patients, should help her in tackling the challenges of her new job. "We've made great strides, not only helping patients but also improving our performance, which is publicly reported [online]," she says.
With "third-party payers, including our government, demanding proof of quality care for their money," Miller says, Hopkins and other hospitals are being judged by new criteria. Known as PPCs (Potentially Preventable Complications) in most of the country and MHACs (Maryland Hospital Acquired Conditions) in Maryland, these are outcomes physicians and hospitals strive to avoid, such as post-operative blood clots and catheter-related urinary tract infections.
Medicare and other payers "are no longer going to pay for those complications. This is a big deal for hospitals," Miller says. Hopkins already does much to prevent such setbacks. Miller is confident the Hospital can become even better.
— Neil A. Grauer
A Leonardo acolyte's inventive stint on TV.
Jonathan Pevsner was 17 when he first encountered a painting by Leonardo da Vinci in a museum. Mesmerized, he stood gazing for six hours straight at the master's charcoal sketch for Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saint John the Baptist.
In the three decades since, the associate professor of neuroscience has collected more than 700 volumes about (and some by) Leonardo; delved deeply into his scientific notebooks and experiments; and endlessly pondered the workings of the man's extraordinary mind.
Pevsner's own remarkable scientific credentials and capacious knowledge of everything Leonardo made him the perfect scholar to participate in the Discovery Channel's six-week reality series last spring, Doing da Vinci. In the series, which aired on Monday nights at 10 p.m., Pevsner was paired with a team of California-based designers, engineers, architects, and carpenters. Their goal: to work from Leonardo's sketches to build six different weapons—a multi-cannon machine gun; a chariot armed with blades on its wheels; a self-propelled cart; a giant catapult; an armored tank; and a three-story siege ladder—to see if they actually work.
"Most of the inventions worked extremely well," Pevsner says admiringly. The most difficult device to build was the catapult "because the main lever arm broke and it was hard to figure out how tightly to wind the ropes to aim a projectile in the right direction," Pevsner says. "Given more time, the team would have overcome their mistakes." There was also the not insignificant challenge of moving a medieval cannonball through the Los Angeles Airport.
Pevsner, 47, who is also an associate professor of neurology at the Kennedy Krieger Institute, says that the Discovery series made him "feel closer to Leonardo."
"Even when tests didn't work as expected, that made me feel even more connected to the process in which Leonardo confronted these machines."
Author of Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics, Pevsner studies and teaches about pediatric brain disorders. He believes that Leonardo's brain would have looked like anyone else's—but he'd love to find out for sure.
"Each genius is a product of his or her time and place, and if Leonardo had been born 500 years earlier or later he surely would have had an entirely different life story because of the environment," Pevsner says. "But in any case, I'd sure like to get ahold of some of his DNA to find out what we could learn from its sequence."
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Ruimzigt is a small village located a few miles from Vreed-en-Hoop on the West Coast of Demerara between Windsor Forest and Wallers Delight. Its approximately 600 Indian residents are mostly of the Hindu faith, whose religious needs are served by a single mandir.
This is above all else a farming community, which still holds strong to its rice-farming tradition.
"Ruimzigt was a rice field," said Mohan Lochan, who told the Sunday Stabroek, that he had lived in the village all his life. "It was given to the workers by the Chinese who use to run it," he explained, and "they gave workers the front to live on [while] the back lands were leased out to rice farmers."
Today aside from rice farming, villagers earn their livelihood by planting cash crops, or as carpenters, mechanics, jewellers and truck drivers transporting paddy from the rice fields.
"This place was muddy," said Ramratti Singh, a resident in the village for 60 years; "there was no water or light," although life was comfortable and simple. She related how villagers would come out and participate in community activities. One such event was the self-help project in the early 1990s organized by the Social Impact Amelioration Programme (SIMAP). "They [SIMAP] provided the clay bricks and we built the roads…" she said, "…and it still standing."
"People use to cheer we on," she continued; "those who didn't work, would cook a pot of food or bring a drinks for we."
"It was thirteen of us on the committee," Lochan chimed in. He said the committee was responsible for retrieving the money for the reduced-price clay bricks SIMAP wanted. "We get $1400 from couple body fuh mek up the $7000 they wanted," said Singh. "It was a nice experience," reminisced Lochan.
Religious celebrations are taken very seriously in the village. One recent example was the Maha Shivratri festival two weeks ago. "The village does come alive," said one resident, referring to that religious holiday.
Sahadeo Sirpaul a rice farmer, told this newspaper when it caught up with him relaxing in his hammock at his Back Street home, that his day usually starts at 5am. Sirpaul said at that time he makes his first journey to his farm to check on his crop while awaiting harvest time.
There is no school or health centre in the community; however, residents can seek medical attention at the West Demerara Regional Hospital or at the Leonora Cottage Hospital. Children attend Windsor Forest nursery and primary schools and depending on how well they perform in the Grade Six Assessments, they can end up at one of the senior secondary schools in Georgetown, or a school on the West Coast of Demerara, like the West Demerara Secondary or Leonora Secondary School. Residents also have access to potable water, electricity and good roads.
The only peeve is flooding which occurs after heavy rainfall. The complaint mostly seems to refer to Middle Street, where residents said the drain was blocked because it hadn't been cleared for quite some time.
Apart from religious celebrations which involve most of the village, there was little in the way of recreation on offer, although some people went to the cricket ground at Windsor Forest. Most villagers, this newspaper was told, worked hard and outside that, stayed home. One resident, however, said the men would go for a drink at one of the rum shops in the village.
As for security, villagers said there was no serious crime, although there was some theft from time to time.
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The J2 Y-DNA project was founded by Costa Tsirigakis in 2006, as an independant of DNA testing company project.
Most project members were also members in the FTDNA J2 project group, and most people in the FTDNA J2 project group were also members of this J2 Y-DNA project. Despite this overlap, Costa always maintained the two projects were seperate entities.
The overall aim was to expand our knowledge on how different haplotype clusters in Haplogroup J2 are related. A specific aim was to closely examine how closely haplogroup clusters correlated to haplogroup sub-clades. For example - can haplotypes be used to accurately predict what Haplogroup J2 subclade a mans Y-DNA is from? can we do this from knowing what haplotype values are most diagnostic for a specific subclade (for clades that we already have a defining SNP), can we use haplotypes to accurately predict how different clusters might be related (ie. before a defining SNP is found) .
The final analysis of this independant project has now been completed (and therefore this independant project has ceased to operate). The FTDNA J2 group continues to operate with a new set of aims etc and can be seen here.
The Final results of the Independant J2 Y-DNA project can be see here
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Hey, we all know and love "The Painman". He's kicked around the Big Country so much that almost everyone who reads this will have had a beer or two with him. Pain is also quite open in person and on the radio so you probably think you know everything about him. Well you don't. The RockShow unveiled one of the Painman's secret talents on this mornings show. Click through for the audio.
The Painman will be live from 7 til 9 atJack Rabbit Slims – 833 East Highway 80 this Saturday night. Enjoy .75 wells, $1 domestics, $7 pitchers from 7 til 9.$6 Irish Car Bombs and $6 Irish Fist Fights All Night. Bicycle Army on stage. A performance by Abilene Pipers and NO COVER
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Yes, that's right - we said Bosch, like the power tool people. While this bottle-opening beauty isn't available here in the states right now, you can get your hands on it at Amazon UK if you're drooling over it as much as we are. Just think of the BPMs (Bottles Per Minute) you'll achieve with four volts of cordless power!
It's really just a 4-volt Bosch screwdriver with a funky corkscrew attachment, but we're going to ignore the fact that the tool can be used like any other screwdriver and pretend that it can only be used for opening wine bottles.
We're not sure who Rocco Murano is, but we like his taste in glasses. We're always on the lookout for distinctive rocks glasses, and our eye was immediately caught by these, with their flashy streak of blue playing through the glass. These glasses come in a set of four, and have a hammered texture to give you a more secure grip after you've had a few drinks out of them.
Bormioli Rocco Murano Rocks Glasses, Gift Boxed, Set of 4, Cobalt Blue
Do shots in a literal way with these glasses shaped like shotgun shells - but expect to shell out a pretty penny if you want to get your hands on them. See what we did there? MadeByAmmo [via UberReview]
We think the UberReview guys said it best:
...yes, they look pretty cool - and the Pelican case is a nice touch, but seriously do you really need to be paying $400 for a set of 6? There are cheaper options, you can buy one for $60, two for $110 or 4 for $200. It seems kind of silly because the people that would get the most use out of them (college students) probably can't afford them.
Earlier this morning, we posted about an Anne Taintor flask that seemed like a nice gift for the lady in your life. We didn't want to seem sexist in our flask choices and leave out men, who are so often ignored when it comes to booze-related gifts. Actually that last part's a lie - this is just an excuse to post about a flask we'd really like to keep our own liquor in.
This roomy 7-ounce flask offers a bit more booze storage for when it's going to be a long night, as well as a stainless-steel exterior coated with a brushed matte finish, which gives it a flatter, less sparkly appearance. As you might imagine, this is good when you're drinking somewhere you maybe oughtn't, and you wouldn't want to attract attention with your bright and shiny flask.
At Blomus Stainless-Steel Flask
Anne Taintor's kitschy mashups of 50's-era art and tongue in cheek sayings have been popular for a few years now on everything from magnets to greeting cards, but this is the first time we've seen them in flask form. We found 8 different styles (accessible through the link below) including the pictured "surely, it's five o'clock somewhere," as well as our other favorite - "why yes, i am that kind of girl."
These petite 4 ounce flasks have a wraparound design and come with a handy funnel to make filling them easier, which means they'll make the perfect gift for a lady in your life (or for yourself).
At Anne Taintor "Five O'Clock Somewhere" Flask
Historically, we didn't spend much time finding the appropriate glass for our beer and spirits - hell, we'll still drink out of a cleaned-out spaghetti sauce jar if we don't have any other options. But it isn't a myth that using the right glass can affect the flavor, aroma and overall experience of the spirit you're drinking - we love our set of Spirit Sippers and use them all the time, especially for reviews. If you're looking for a little something to enhance your next dram of Scotch, check out the Glencairn whisky glass.
Put whiskey on a pedestal with Glencairn whiskey glasses. A smooth, fluid shape echoes the traditional nosing glasses used by blenders worldwide. In luminous, lead-free crystal with a palm-friendly profile and wide bowl to best showcase your spirits.
If you're looking for just the right gift for the GIANT cocktail fan in your life (see what we did there?), look no further than this 60 ounce, three-piece shaker from OGGI. From the zebra stripes to the stainless steel finish, nothing says "You're a great big drunk" like a shaker that will hold 10-ish drinks at once.
At Oggi Zebra Jumbo Party Stainless Steel Cocktail Shaker
There are certain things that go great together. Chocolate and peanut butter. Shoes and socks. Ratchet and Clank. If you ask the folks at Shoot A Brew, the latest combo to go on the list is beer and catapults.
The Shoot A Brew is a cooler that holds 24 beers. It has a handle and wheel for transporting it, and a pass-through lid. But that's not the cool stuff. What makes it stand out is the fact it comes with a remote control, which controls a tiny little catapult that can shoot a beer eight feet through the air to your awaiting hand. Because in our experience, combining beer with projectiles will never end badly.
If you want to see Shoot A Brew performing the way its creators intended, watch the video below. If you want to watch guys try to hit each other in the nuts with catapulted beers, watch any group of guys use this thing after a few drinks.
More at Shoot A Brew [via Thrillist]
If you're on the hunt for a full-on home bar setup, but don't feel like going through the work of building it yourself, this home bar set-up kit from KegWorks might just fit the bill. This kit would also make a great gift for that friend of yours who always insists on making drinks and then cuts your limes with a steak knife on a plate and shakes the drinks in an old spaghetti sauce jar. You know the type.
Ultimate Home Bar Set-Up Kit
Keep reading for the full contents included in this kit - after all, you can never have too many pink flamingo stirrers, are we right?
Hi all, Jake here, Editor in Chief of Liquor Snob. I'm breaking out of our usual editorial voice because the story I am about to share really happened, and better yet, it happened to me this weekend at my birthday celebration (go me for getting older).
I arrived at the bar after my friends, and they told me they had just ordered a round of Irish Car Bombs. I don't drink them often because they don't do much for me - I'd rather go slow and steady with the stout and shoot the whiskey. But, being the agreeable, thirsty guy I am I took one. Apparently my aim was off, because the shot glass entered the pint glass at such an angle that about 40% of the drink splashed onto the table and my lap, forcing my friends to get the bar rag of shame and clean up after me (just the table, not my lap).
What's the moral of this story? Basically I wish the bar had featured The Party Bomber. It's basically a speed loader for bomber drinks, and from what I've seen it eliminates a good portion of the muss and fuss I encountered on my birthday. You put the pint glasses into the contraption, put the shot glasses in the upper half, and when you drop the plunger the shot glass drops and a seal is formed to keep spillage to a minimum.
It's probably not going to make me any better at actually taking bomb shots (I always end up with Bailey's on the bridge of my nose from the shot glass sliding up) but at least I won't have to wear a diaper while I'm taking them. Check out The Party Bomber site for models and pricing. Thank you for listening to my confession - I'll do my 20 hail marys and 3 boilermakers as penance.
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From a product marketing perspective, I wonder if this is unique, I mean, having the launch event in Q1 and making the delivery in Q3. But then I'm not a marketing guy.
Did everyone see the video about the last day for Bill Gates as a Microsoft Full-Time Employee? That day will be in July. I think that some of the SQL Server team got pulled off of development to help plan for that last day. That is the real reason for the delay. ;-)
This may mean even more for the next cycle. MSFT wants to release a new version every 2-3 years (approximately). A slip here means SQL Server 2011 may more easily become SQL Server 2012. Just a thought. :-)
SQL 2008 really should be a SP3-SP4, same tools just a few add-ons. I played with the CTP for a month (I know its not feature complete yet)
- Installation is finally done right
- SSAS has the much needed Aggregations Tab (just use BIDS helper now)
- finally MDX performance improvements (nothing really new)
- T-SQL improvements...meh, nothing of signifigance like SQL 2005 (ranking functions, CTEs, pivot)
- Entity Framework/LINQ...nice but not really SQL 2008 and for now u can deal with the "poor man's" SQLMetal and LINQ to SQL for a lot of the core stuff.
- Reporting Services finally feels more mature, better Report Builder...err Designer :). Nice visualizations from Dundas (already available for SQL 2005)
- finally the stupid exe is called ssms in SQL 2008; sqlwb in SQL 2005 or isqlw in SQL 2000. :) Wonder if the SSIS service is still called MSDts... :)
If you have SQL 2000 and plan on migrating in 6-9 months..wait for 2008. If you have 2005; you'll probably wait for SQL 2012 :)
>>- T-SQL improvements...meh, nothing of signifigance like SQL 2005 (ranking functions, CTEs, pivot)
There are a couple of exiting things
table values parameters are going to be big if you are doing any web work where people can upload comma delimited files
date and time, datetime2
I will save 5 bytes per row by switching to date from datetime, unfortunately I can't use smalldatetime because my data goes back before 1900. Some of my tables have billions of rows, combine that with backup compression and we are talking about big savings
merge AKA upsert
nice to have, I assume it performs better than if exists then update else insert code
I think this is going to be another biggie
Now compare this to the upgrade from SQL 7 to SQL 2000, what did we get? UDFs, Indexed Views? Anything else?
"Now compare this to the upgrade from SQL 7 to SQL 2000, what did we get? UDFs, Indexed Views? Anything else?"
SQL Server 7.0 was released in late 1998/early 1999 and SQL Server 2000 was released in ....Sep 2000 (?). So the gap was 1.5 years or so (?)
SQL 2005 - November 2005
SQL 2008 - Q3 2008 (that is a 3 year gap)
T-SQL-wise the only other thing I think was instead of triggers that wasn't big at all (I remember using it a couple times on views and having the insert statements disperse into tables). The basic XML support int t-sql 2000 was decent and we used that in pretty interesting parts of our Web UI some 6 years ago.
I know certain features to some people are cticical and minimal to others. In my opinion this just builds on the SQL 2005 innovations and SQL 2008 doesn't really innovate much at all (i.e. just borrows from other existing products: BID Helper (aggreagtions) and Cube Design, Red Gate with their intellisense, entity framework (no I am not going to say FoxPro had it for years or its the same thing as HiBernate) but it has been done before). I just think this feels a lot more of a SP than any other release and ties/fixes a lot of items up.
Even going from 7.0 -> 2000 (depending when u upgraded: SSAS 2000, new DTS API, Reporting/Notification Services, 64-bit etc). There was some decent stuff in there.
hello Bart,
>entity framework (no I am not going to say FoxPro had it for years or its the same
>thing as HiBernate) but it has been done before).
Care to elaborate? What do you think MS is trying to do here and what is its real connection with sql server if any? Are they copying existing/pre-existing technology just to grab some market share? Do you think server folks should be concerned with it? Inquiring minds would like to know :)


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