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My wife is a resident of Parkview's Memory Care Facility and I can say that she is getting the best care. The Caregivers are awesome and you can see how loving and caring they are just by how they interact with her.
She has settled in real well which was a major concern of mine since I had taken her out of another Memory Care Facility because of my concern for her care and safety.
I truly can say that I made the right choice in moving her to Parkview. The Caregivers are awesome and the Directors are really engaged and are also very Passionate and Caring.
We've moved into Parkview. The staff and the other residents are just super. They were a lot of help. We try to meet as many new people as possible every time we go to eat in the dining room. The food is delicious. Our son and daughter-in-law like to come up and join us every chance that they get. The apartments are very nice. We have over 1100 square feet with two bedrooms and a very nice kitchen. We have our own washer and dryer in the unit and a small little porch outside. We've been here for three weeks. There are lots of things going on. It's like a cruise. They have all kinds of entertainment, happy hour on Friday, movies, bible study, water aerobics, exercise, card games, dominos, a very nice library, a beauty salon and barber shop in the place.
We liked Parkview the best because of the atmosphere and environment. The director and sales person we spoke with were excellent. When we visited, it was meal time, and it looked like they were really enjoying themselves. The residents seemed very happy.
What a beautiful place to call home! We have lived here two years and have made more friends, and experienced more enjoyable activities than we ever imagined at this season of our lives. It is a great big family with a caring and dedicated staff.
This is a wonderful place to call "home." Everyone has made me feel special.
Dad has lived here 5 years and it's been great the whole time! The staff are wonderful and so caring. Apartment is spacious and beautiful with lots of storage, community is beautiful, grounds are nice, wonderful amenities, great programs and activities. Highly recommend this community to anyone!
Wonderful environment! Our parents love it! From breakfast in the morning to coffee into the afternoon with friends. Events for all the Holidays. It's been a blessing.
My dad has lived at Parkview in Frisco for five years and we have been very happy. The facility is beautiful, the people are so nice and caring, his apartment is spacious and attractive w two bedrooms, two full baths, a full size kitchen w full-size appliances, a dining area, a huge master bath, large walk-in closets, and lots of storage. They have had the same staff for many years, many of them have been there since it opened. They have lots of activities and special events with high quality entertainment. And have shuttle service for church, doctor's appointments, and shopping. There are so many more amenities and services – too many to name. I highly recommend this community to anyone!
We have lived at Parkview in Frisco for a little over a year. An important factor in our choice of Parkview was its proximity to children and grandchildren. At the same time, we appreciate the convenience of many shopping centers, medical services, churches, sports and other entertainment venues. We enjoy the varied activities that are available to residents. There are several different exercise classes, games, and clubs that range from the frivolous to the intellectual, not to mention the outside presenters who conduct sessions on topics of interest to us and our neighbors. Our only complaint is that there are often activities we would like to attend, but they overlap or occur at the same time. Needless to say, we haven't had time to be bored.
However, since moving here, we have discovered that our neighbors are the greatest attribute of this community. From the day we moved in, we found the staff not only to be helpful, but enthusiastic in their work. We seldom eat a meal in the dining room that at least one member of the staff doesn't come through stopping by tables to greet and check on residents. We've also met some fascinating people living here. Residents have lived in or visited almost every country in the world. They have retired from professions as varied as education, chemistry, engineering, medicine, coaching, sales, music, and service in every branch of the military. All have interesting experiences to share, and more often than not there are more connections than we could have expected. The interaction among residents and with staff members is occasionally noisy, but that lively atmosphere confirms the choice we made in coming to Parkview.
This community is brand new. I did get a chance to tour the community though. The community is super clean and it sparkles. They offer a lot of activities that they try and get all the residents involved in. The staff was good at answering all of my questions. They however are still in the licensing process. It will be two months or more before they have availability [for Assisted Living and Memory Care].
I looked at Parkview in Frisco six years ago when it first opened – I loved everything about it. But, my parents felt they were 'too young' (mid-70's) to move in. Fast forward to now – six years later – and they are in their second month of residence.
Over the last six months we looked at many, places in person (and dozens via the internet) – but none of them had 'the entire package' except Parkview. For US, that meant: Low Entry Fee, Curb Appeal, Resort-Style Amenities (pool, exercise room, activities, beauty salon/barber shop, movie theater {not just chairs in front of a TV}, library, game room), Well-maintained Grounds, Large 2 Bedroom Apartment (higher ceilings, normal-sized kitchen), Restaurant-Style Dining (with good selection, good food and large portions).
Parkview was the last place that we visited in person. We had put a deposit on another property, then decided to revisit Parkview at the last minute. The moment we walked in we all realized that it was THE ENTIRE PACKAGE. We had a meal in the beautiful dining room and the food was great. We followed that up with a tour of available apartments and found a perfect two bedroom, with two full baths, and huge kitchen with lots of storage space, a balcony patio and a small 'bonus' room they could use as an office and storage room.
The process from there on out was swift and pleasant. They provided us with numbers of people who specialized in 'senior moves', they were excellent and reasonably priced. The entire apartment was recarpeted, painted, and almost renovated prior to the move-in date.
My parents have interacted with, and had real conversations with, more people in the last eight weeks than in the last two years while in their own home. They are beginning to participate in activities – poker and 'brain' games for Dad, and exercise and puzzles for Mom. I really believe that this is the BEST place for them to live.
Oh! I almost forgot – Parkview is building a Memory Care building that will be complete sometime in 2016. This is important because we were also looking for that aspect in our ENTIRE PACKAGE! Perfect place – Parkview.
I think they do a great job overall at Parkview! The staff here is friendly and courteous, and they'll always go out of their way to help. The service is very good in general! It's a nice looking, clean place, the rooms are a nice size, and they've got a pool. I also think they do a great job with the food. It's not fine cuisine, but it is always tasty!
This is an AMAZING community – not only is it beautiful inside and out but the staff is sooo friendly and helpful (many of them have worked there for years!!) and the residents are sweet as can be. I've noticed that there's ALWAYS a happy buzz in the restaurant – which to me says a lot about how much people enjoy themselves and I've NEVER seen that so consistently at any of the other many many communities that I've been to – and the food is GREAT! Parkview actually have the ONLY restaurant that I've been to in the US where I can get a salmon cooked and served as it should be – and I'm from northern Sweden so I definitely know my salmon! 😀 …and the grilled chicken salad with the Chef's homemade dressing – O M G it's so fingerlickin' gooooood I wished they sold it bottled!! The last time I visited, I got the chance to see their new Assisted Living and Memory Care next door and…WOW!! That is the most astonishing AL/MC that I've EVER seen – on any side of the Atlantic ocean! It seriously looks like a serene SPA with a Texas-twist – it's sooooo beautiful in every little detail and it's amazingly well thought through to help the residents thrive. It totally astonished me and still, I have a veeeery critical eye when it comes to living conditions and surroundings! 😀 I definitely recommend this place!
Parkview has been our home for five years. The staff is so friendly and helpful, and the grounds are just beautiful. I still feel like I am living at a resort. The amenities are great, and I am so glad I don't have a house to take of. The calendar is filled with every activity you could possibly want to participate in. There is never an excuse for the lack of anything to do. My husband and I have never regretted our decision to move to Parkview. Our Parkview friends are like family.
It was just about three years ago that my wife and I decided that a senior retirement complex was right for us. We visited dozens of sites on the internet, and drove to six places in the north Dallas area. The one place that jumped out to us was Parkview in Frisco. We have never been sorry that we chose this as our home. It is a an attractive facility, and the landscaping is beautiful. Parkview has several different floor plans and apartment sizes, but we chose a two bedroom, two bath apartment that meets our needs perfectly. It has a modern kitchen, large living/dining room and a comfortable balcony with a view. All utility expenses (except TV and phone) are included. Our maintenance needs are also included and fixed rapidly just by a phone call. But it is the friendly residents and serving staff that puts Parkview ahead of other retirement complexes. Smiles and hello's greet you in the hallways and warm conversations are the norm in the dining room. And by the way, the food and service in our Embers Restaurant is first class, with a wide variety of selections and all prepared and served well. We love to take cruise vacations, and our life "aboard" Parkview is very much like that on a premium cruise ship: daily activities, entertainment, dining, etc. So if you are looking for a retirement place, you should come by Parkview in Frisco. We think you will like it . . . we certainly do.
Recently I decided to make a change in my life. I sold my home in another city and moved to Frisco, Tx. After looking at many places to live, my family and I chose Parkview. After 5 1/2 months I have never regretted this decision. Parkview is my beautiful new home! The residents are wonderful, funny or can be serious, caring and a very diverse group of new friends. They help in every way possible and they really care for you. I enjoy the weekly house cleaning, the transportation, the MANY activities, including movies, and especially the well prepared meals. There is a variety of choices for every meal and the staff works diligently to meet your every need. For anyone thinking about moving to Senior Living, I encourage you to visit us. We really like "new" friends.
I am beginning my third year at Parkview in Frisco and when people ask me why I don't move into one of the new facilities being built I tell them it's because of the people. The Parkview staff go to the extreme to try to make sure we have a pleasant, rich life. Whether it's activities in the building, trips to local or regional sites, food served in the dining room or maintenance of the physical plant, they try to do it to the best of their ability every time. What they do and how they go about doing it is one of the great intangibles that can never be measured. I'll take Parkview in Frisco over any of the other independent living facilities in the area every time.


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Charlie Crowe is a true embodiment of the virtues of a liberal arts education. The Frankfort, Ky. native had the following advice to offer Georgetown students: "Don't be afraid to take classes outside of your normal area. You'll probably be surprised at what you like." As a chemistry and English double major with a minor in mathematics, Charlie has certainly taken his own advice.
A graduate of Western Hills High School, Charlie says he chose Georgetown College because of its admissions office. He says, "Whereas I got form letters with my name filled into a blank from most other colleges, the admissions officers at Georgetown actually took an interest and were much more active in talking to me."
It's a good thing Charlie chose Georgetown because its liberal arts culture allowed him to explore all of his interests. Charlie is a member of both the American Chemical Society and Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society. The Renaissance man studied English literature while abroad at Regent's Park College, Oxford, has played the piano for nine years and plans to attend graduate school for chemistry.
He may have an interest in the sciences, but Charlie's passion for reading reaches all the way back to his childhood, when he played Little League Baseball. Rather than spend all of his time in the dugout watching the game, Charlie brought books with him to games and read when he wasn't playing. When asked what he likes to read, Charlie said, "I have always liked Neil Gaiman and I think that the Sandman graphic novel series is one of my favorite books of all time." He continued, "Mark Z. Danielewski's 'House of Leaves' is one of the most terrifying and mind-bending books that I have ever read." His favorite canonical authors, or "English Major" texts, as he calls them, include William Shakespeare and Emily Dickinson.
Deciding on a favorite chemical reaction was slightly more difficult. Eventually he declared, "I don't want to make any of the professors mad at me for jilting their area of expertise, so we'll say something simple like an acid-base reaction. That's pretty diplomatic."
When asked about his favorite Georgetown memories, Charlie mentioned "midnight Wal-Mart runs for five-hour energy, coffee and chocolate" and weekend shenanigans with friends. "Oh and, you know, Oxford," he added. "My experiences at Oxford were both one of the best academic experiences I've ever had and the most exciting period of my life." That's why Charlie recommends that every Georgetown student "looks really seriously into studying abroad."
Another high point in Charlie's experience at Georgetown has been his wife, Elizabeth Crowe, formerly Elizabeth Fannin. Liz, a native of Inez, Ky., is a Georgetown College graduate of 2011 and is currently studying medicine at the University of Kentucky. She and Charlie married in July of last year.
Demanding academic schedules have made it difficult for Charlie and Liz to make concrete plans for the future. Eventually, Charlie plans to attend graduate school and may want to teach chemistry at a small college. For now, he and Liz are preparing to spend the summer in Bethesda, an area about ten miles outside D.C., where Charlie will be working at the National Institutes of Health in the National Cancer Institute with Dr. William Figg, who holds an honorary bachelor's degree from Georgetown College. Regardless of where Charlie and Liz end up, their future is certainly bright.

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Denise Richards is a liar?
Charlie Sheen's manager has told Page Six that Denise Richards' wild allegations are just a bunch of lies to try and win the custody battle for their children:
"All of this is nothing more than child-custody issues. This all started because Charlie wanted 50-50 custody . . . When Denise said no. Charlie said, 'Then let a judge decide.' The next day, she comes out with a bunch of bull[bleep] claims. Did he gamble on sports? Big deal. Every guy I know does. Show me a guy who hasn't seen porn on the Internet. Does that mean he's not a good father? No. This guy lives for his kids. And she drummed all this up so he can't see his kids. It is the single worst behavior of a parent I have ever seen.
"There are groups like Alcoholics Anonymous. Denise needs to go to National Enquirer Anonymous. This shouldn't be fought in the press. Is Charlie upset? Yes. Did he threaten to kill her? No. Would he kill her? No way. When someone tells her something she doesn't want to hear, they're out the door."
Denise also allegedly told Charlie she'd been seeing Richie Sambora since last November and not March as everybody is reporting. Additionally, sources say that Heather Locklear and Denise' neighborhood friends are no longer talking to Denise because they're appalled with her. This whole situation is like a plot to some ridiculous soap opera. Pretty soon Richie Sambora is going to rip off his face and it'll turn out he was Denise Richards' twin sister all along. And he's pregnant with her child. And has amnesia.


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In order to inculcate the importance of donating blood among youngsters, a blood donation camp was recently organised in Jorhat, Assam.
The camp was organised by the student's body of Assam Agriculture University (AAU), Jorhat in association with Jorhat Medical College and Hospital and Red Cross Society, Jorhat.
A large number of students turned out to donate blood for the cause to save lives of needy people.
"We had visited the Jorhat Medical College and it was in an appalling state, as the number of blood units was almost nil. In our university, we are trying to inculcate this sacrificial habit. People are ready to save lives by donating blood," said Bobby Borah, Assistant Professor, AAU.
The donors supported the noble cause wholeheartedly.
"Today, blood donation is very important, as a student it is the first step of healing the world. It is the least I can do in one way. I am glad to be a part of this camp," said Flora Paite, a blood donor.
"I think it is a noble cause and we have to go for it, especially as youngsters. This is the need of the hour and we should promote such activities," P. Shekhar, another donor.
The active participation of the youth in the northeast in social sector reflects their growing responsibility towards the society. (ANI)


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During the expansion of the village in the 1950s the site of the manorial hall was developed to house first a Grammar school and then additionally a Secondary Modern. Both schools were later combined in 1965 to make up the current John Port School, one of the largest Secondary schools in the entire country. Each day almost as many people come into the village to the school as live there. John Port School became an Academy in April 2011.
Each year the school holds a 'Leavers Day' celebrations for the Year 11 students. To view the slideshow for July 2016 please click here. For previous years choose 2015; 2014; 2013; 2012 or 2011. You can return to this page by clicking 'back' in your web browser
Etwall Primary School
Etwall Primary School is a co-educational Community Primary School for children from 4 to 11. The oldest part of the school was built in 1870, with money provided by the Governors of Sir John Port's Charity Fund. A further classroom was added under similar funding in 1905. The Primary School website can be accessed here.
For children aged 5 and under, Etwall also has a Pre-school which currently runs from the Frank Wickham Hall.
Kadampa Primary School
The Kadampa Primary School Derbyshire is a brand new primary school welcoming pupils from age 3 to 11. It is in Etwall, Derbyshire, around 5 miles out of Derby City Centre. The school resides in the historic Ashe Hall, a neo-Jacobean, listed building set within beautiful grounds, which it shares with Tara Kadampa Meditation Centre (Tara KMC)
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The BlackBerry 10 launch event will not only reveal all important details surrounding the new platform, but will also introduce us to the first BlackBerry 10 smartphones. How many and exactly what these smartphones are going to be like is still unknown, but it's safe to say that we'll see the much-leaked BlackBerry Z10 full touchscreen smartphone, which alone is a quite a good reason for you guys to stick with us, because we're going to cover every single detail about the event and the products that will get announced there.
This is our liveblog dedicated to the BlackBerry 10 launch event! Here you'll be able to follow its progress, as well as get info and pictures directly from the keynote. Stay tuned, guys, the event is scheduled to begin at 10AM ET | 9AM CT | 7AM PT | 3PM GMT!


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The Spaniard, 32, is a huge cycling fan and friendly with a number of professional riders including Alberto Contador, with whom he almost set up a team in 2009.
Alonso admitted in an interview in 2010 that it was a dream of his to be a team owner one day. "It's a project for me – a kind of dream I have because I love cycling," he said. "Creating a top team and being in a position to win the Tour de France will give me a nice feeling."
Spanish reports on Monday suggested that Alonso and his sponsors would buy the World Tour licence and plan to build a team around Samuel Sánchez, the 2008 Olympic road race champion, who like Alonso hails from Oviedo in the northern region of Asturias. The pair are close friends and train together during the winter.
The team, which will be based in Asturias, had looked on the verge of folding at the end of the season after their main sponsor – the Basque telecommunications company Euskaltel – said that it was pulling out of the sport because co-sponsors had failed to deliver expected funding.
In a surprise move, however, Alonso has agreed to purchase the Basque Pro Cycling Team company that owns the licence to Euskaltel Euskadi.
There is no indication yet as to whether or not it will be renamed for 2014. "The negotiations will be completed in the next few weeks," the team said in a statement.
Alonso, whose relations with Ferrari hit a rocky patch this summer after he criticised the pace of his car, set Formula One tongues wagging on Sunday night when he sent a message to his 1.7 million Twitter followers announcing: "I have important news coming these days... Stay tuned here on Twitter and on the Web. !!!"
An article on the driver's official website on Monday explained the reasons behind his decision to invest in Euskaltel Euskadi, insisting that his team would be built on the values of "transparency and zero tolerance", presumably a reference to the drugs scandals which have engulfed professional cycling in recent years.
"The new team will honour the contracts of those cyclists currently under contract to Euskaltel Euskadi for the 2014 and 2015 seasons," the article said.
"The wish is to provide continuity and grow the team little by little, incorporating top names from the cycling pack with the intent of a moderate transition towards an international project whilst medium to long term, there is the firm intention of becoming a global model."
The Basque squad are taking part in the Vuelta a España, the country's Grand Tour, in which RadioShack-Leopard's Chris Horner on Monday reclaimed the leader's red jersey after winning the 116-mile 10th stage in 4hr 30min 22sec with a late charge on the final climb to Alto de Hazallanas.
The American, 41, who also led the Vuelta after winning stage three, broke away from a group that included Vincenzo Nibali, Ivan Basso and Joaquim Rodríguez with around three miles to go. Tuesday is a rest day.


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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) will be discussed in detail here as an example of virus structure. In some cases, comparisons between HIV-1 structure and that of other viruses will be made, either because other viruses are better understood or to illustrate variations in these processes.
Schematic representation of the structure of HIV:
HIV is a fairly complex virus, although by no means the most complicated known. The virus is thought to contain 2 identical copes of a positive sense (i.e. mRNA) single-stranded RNA strand about 9,500 nucleotides long. These may be linked to each other to form a genomic RNA dimer.
The RNA dimer is in turn associated with a basic nucleocapsid (NC) protein (p9/6). By analogy with other RNA viruses, this nucleoprotein filament may be helical, although this has not actually been determined in the case of HIV.
The ribonucleoprotein particle is encapsidated by a capsid made up of a capsid protein (CA), p24. The capsid environment also contains other viral proteins such as integrase and reverse transcriptase. It also contains a wide variety of other macromolecules derived from the cell including tRNAlys3, which serves as a primer for reverse transcription. The capsid has an icosahedral structure.
The capsid is in turn encapsidated by a layer of matrix protein (MA), p17. This matrix protein is associated with a lipid bilayer or envelope. The matrix protein may be:
The HIV envelope is derived from the host cell plasma membrane and is acquired when the virus buds through the cell membrane. An envelope is a common feature in animal viruses but uncommon in plant viruses. In the case of herpesviruses, the envelope is derived from the nuclear membrane. Other viruses such as vaccinia derive an envelope from the golgi body. A viral envelope contains the lipid and protein constituents of the membrane from which it is derived. In addition it also contains viral proteins often forming spikes or peplomers. The major HIV protein associated with the envelope is gp120/41. This functions as the viral antireceptor or attachment protein. gp41 traverses the envelope, gp120 is present on the outer surface and is noncovalently attached to gp41. The precursor of gp120/41 (gp160) is synthesized in the endoplasmic reticulum and is transported via the golgi body to the cell surface.
Other types of virus structure are known:
TMV, an RNA virus, is a particularly well understood example of virus structure. Protein subunits can be placed around the circumference of a circle to form a disc. If the discs are stacked, then a tube is created with room for the nucleic acid down the middle. A closer examination of these virus structures shows that the coat proteins are not arranged cylindrically but helically. This is because of the propensity for nucleic acids to adopt helical structures. By arranging the protein subunits helically then equivalent bondings between the proteins and nucleic acid can be made- except for the two end subunits. All known filamentous viruses are helical. Typically they are 15-19nm wide. The length depends on the size of the genome but 300-500nm is within the normal range. The structure of TMV can be described in terms of the number of subunits per turn of the helix i.e. 16.3. The pitch or rise per turn of the helix i.e. 2.28nm and the axial rise per subunit i.e. 0.14nm.
It is possible that the nucleoprotein filament of HIV has a similar structure. Nucleocapsid proteins are usually basic (+) proteins to neutralize and facilitate the packaging of acidic (-) nucleic acid.
The subunits of the capsid are located around the vertices or face of an icosahedron. An icosahedron has 20 equilateral triangles arranged around the face of a sphere. It is defined by having 2, 3 and 5 fold axis of symmetry.
There are several reasons why viruses adopt icosahedral symmetry.
One is that triangulating a dome into 20 is the best way of producing a shell of equivalently bonded identical structures. It is the minimum free energy structure. The real situation is more complicated than this, because all known viruses have more than 20 subunits. 60 subunits can obviously be arranged symmetrically around an icosahedron. Only a very few viruses have such a small number of subunits e.g. ØX174. This may be because it is difficult to maintain an integral particle with a small number of subunits. Viruses generally fit 60 x N subunits into their capsids. N is sometimes called the triangulation number and values of 1,3,4,7,9,12 and more are permitted. However more than 60 subunits cannot be arranged in an equivalent fashion around an icosahedron.
Consider a T=4 virus:
The minimum free energy solution is to divide each triangle into 4 further triangles and place a subunit at each corner. There will be 12 x 20 subunits, i.e. 240 with 12 pentamers and 30 hexamers. They are obviously not equivalent, but 180 are and the remaining 60 are making similar contacts. They are said to be quasi equivalent.
Protein subunits are not spaced independently but cluster because this maximizes the intermolecular interactions which stabilize the particle. To illustrate this consider a particle with 180 subunits, 3 kinds of clustering are possible:
One consequence of this clustering is that bonds between subunits in a capsomer are stronger than bonds between capsomers which means they can be isolated for functional and structural studies.
Self Assembly: Seminal experiments in 1955 by Fraenkel Conrat and Williams. It was shown that TMV virus spontaneously formed when mixtures of purified coat protein and its genomic RNA were incubated together. This means that the structure that TMV adopts is self-ordered and therefore corresponds to a free energy minimum.
Fidelity: DNA, RNA and protein synthesis are all subject to occasional error By using a smaller protein and hence gene, it means there is less chance of an error occurring.
Economy: The correct structure can be formed with the minimum of waste since if a subunit is synthesised or folded incorrectly then only a small unit has to be discarded.
Complexity: There are physical constraints which prevent the tight packing of say an octahedron or tetrahedron. Put crudely, the holes between the subunits would be too big and the particle too leaky. Small number of contacts would be insufficient for stability.
The larger the number of subunits the more stable the virus becomes. The larger the virus particle and the bigger and more complex its genome can be.
BPMV is an icosahedral comovirus. It has a bipartite RNA single stranded genome of positive sense. It is a T=3 virus like the picornaviruses. Many of these have evolved from a common ancestor and the proteins have a similar fold.
In a T=3 virus such as poliovirus there are 3 different subunits per 60 triangles. BPMV is subtly different. It is composed of 60 triangular units. Each unit is composed of 3 antiparallel beta-barrel proteins.
60 copies each of coat protein of two types:
S: 22Kd
L: 42Kd
These are made as a polyprotein, C-B-A. A is cleaved off. S(A) has 1 beta-barrel structure and L(C-B) has 2. This gives 180 subunits if you take the beta-barrel as the subunit. Each domain is 180-190aa long. Subunit structures have been determined. B and C are the L subunit covalently linked, interface stabilized by hydrophobic interactions. Helix in A domain interacts with a helix in B. Quaternary structure is clearly spherical due to polypeptide protrusions. It forms a wedge 50Ä long 17Ä at narrow end and 30Ä wide at large end. Two shades of green are the large subunit, small subunit is blue.
It is also possible to map some of the RNA chain in this structure, i.e. about 7 bases. Looks like A-form RNA and it's magnitude is such that this must occur some 60 times in the structure. This suggests that the RNA itself has icosahedral symmetry. Contacts between the RNA and protein are visible, in a pocket between the C and B domains. The interactions are electrostatic and van der Waals bonds.
The structure of HIV is complex. Its overall shape is thought to be icosahedral. The glycoprotein spikes showed a skewed icosahedral symmetry which is thought to reflect the icosahedral structure of matrix. The triangulation number is 71(!). The capsid is also icosahedral and may contain 1890 subunits with a triangulation number of 63(!). The nucleocapsid may adopt a helical nucleofilament structure or may also be icosahedral (not known).
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Bossk is a bounty hunter who appeared in Star Wars Episode V: in The Empire Strikes Back.
He attends the bounty hunter gathering in Something, Something, Something, Dark Side. Darth Vader, played by Stewie Griffin, calls him "lizard man" and claims he saw him fight with Captain James T. Kirk, William Shatner's character from Star Trek.


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TAMPA — Next week, a small army of evaluators will descend upon the Hillsborough County schools. Their mission: decide whether the district deserves accreditation.
Officials say they're hopeful the 40-member team from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools will like what they see. But it's not a slam dunk.
"I wake up in the middle of the night wondering, do I have this right," said district coordinator Dennis Holt. "Are people informed enough to answer the questions the right way?"
Since 1914, individual high schools in Hillsborough have routinely won accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The voluntary process serves as a stamp of approval for colleges, employers and other groups that seek to gauge school quality.
But next week's visit is different, since Hillsborough is seeking full-district accreditation — something only a relative handful of school systems have attained.
On Monday, members of the visiting team will interview superintendent MaryEllen Elia, school board members, her senior staffers, and around 210 principals, Holt said. They'll scrutinize the district's strategic plan, look under the hood to see how student data is being measured, and poke through the budget.
The next day, they'll fan out to 40 schools and see if reality conforms to what they've been told.
"The things we've reported, are they evidenced out in the schools?" Holt said. "At the end of the day, they will probably have talked to 400 or 500 parents, and that's not even counting the people they will run across in the parking lot."
Some schools won't know if they're being visited until an evaluator shows up. But that's not so unusual in a district that gets plenty of attention from state officials, said Christi Buell, principal at Sulphur Springs Elementary.
"For us, it's really business as usual," she said.
At every school, the evaluator will meet with principals, teachers, students and parents. And the door will be closed.
"They shoo the principal out," he said. "It's strictly confidential."
On Wednesday at 3 p.m., the team will deliver its report in a public meeting at 901 East Kennedy Blvd.
Hillsborough officials say they're confident the district will win accreditation — but it might not earn a perfect grade.
"They will commend us for some things we do very well, but they will certainly make recommendations," Holt said. "It's not a rubber stamp by any means."


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Summer is slowly coming to a close. And with that means goodbye to the absurdly hot temperatures we've been having in DC, sunburns, and #beachbod hastags. Most importantly, the ending of summer hopefully means less distractions as I continue my To Cook or Book challenges.
Nothing screams summertime fun like burgers, and if you're like the hundreds of city dwellers with no convenient access to a grill, burgers can be a hard dish to serve when all you're left with is a small 4 plate electric stove top. For this week's challenge I decided to put my electric stove top to use with The Bob's Burgers Burger Book. With puns that wont quit, The Bob's Burgers Burger Cookbook offers both fans of the show and fans of burgers simple, straightforward recipes of over 70 different burgers. The recipes are delightfully easy (sometimes to a fault) and straight forward. Each recipe has a pun-ny title such as "Shake your honeymaker burger" and "Sympathy for the deviled egg burger". In all honesty, the puns alone make the book a good read.
I decided to give myself a bit of a challenge and try the "Bleu by You Burger". Mostly because it involves a red wine reduction. Anyone who has seen me attempt a reduction knows how much anxiety this causes me since I can almost never reduce to the correct consistency. This normally leads me to state of panic (i.e. dumping in spoonfuls of cornstarch) which results in a horrific mixture of liquid and gelatinous chunks. The recipe itself is quite easy, but once again I found myself panicking over the reduction. After allowing it to simmer over double the instructed amount of time, I gave into bad habits and did anything I could think of to thicken the red wine. What I got in the end was jam. Red wine jam. On any other occasion this would have been a winning situation but it wasn't exactly the consistency I was looking for.
This week's restaurant we just happened to stumble upon after our after dinner walks during the week. Radiator is a new restaurant and bar attached to the Mason and Rook Hotel in Logan's Circle. The outdoor seating was spacious with a mixture of high top counters, two person tables, and even outdoor couches. Executive chef Jonathan Dearden offers a clean and modern menu of tapas style food. And can I just say, there wasn't a single thing ordered that I did not enjoy. The corquetas were divine, perfectly cripsy on the outside and warm and gooey on the inside. And even though I was there for their burger, the lamb belly tacos quite honestly stole the show. A fusion of Indian flavors with a soft "taco" shell mean't that the third taco had to be awkwardly shared between two people because we both wanted more. The burger itself was perfectly cooked to my liking. The red onion marmalade added the perfect level of sweetness to compliment the oozing layer of cambozola. My one qualm would be that there weren't enough truffle fries. I love fries. I am definitely the obnoxious diner who accidentally fills up too much on fries then refuses to touch the rest of my meal.
To Cook or Book?
The Bob's Burgers Burger Book is delightfully charming and loyal to the series. With easy to follow instructions there is absolutely no excuse to have delicious burgers from the stove. However, Radiator not only served up a delicious, moist burger, but every dish that we ordered surprised and delighted us. There aren't too many restaurants in D.C that I would go back to (mostly because there are always too many new ones keeping me busy) but Radiator would definitely be on my list. For this week I would have to say book it
The Bob's Burgers Burger Book
Author: Loren Bouchard, Writer's of Bob's Bugers and Cole Bowden
Hardcover: 128 pages
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Voters, please take notice of your polling location this year! Please come to the primary election on Tuesday, Aug. 14. I would also like to remind you, if you want to lessen the time at the polls to show your driver's license. There are many people who speak fast and showing your license verifies whether, in my case, you have said D, B or G.
I watched the Monday night council meeting and it clearly reiterated my opinion that we need a woman on the council! Barbara Burandt is a researcher and a listener. The council needs to listen to those who speak at the open mic. These people came to express their concerns and if you are truly interested in their concerns you would give them your undivided attention. Are you council members representing your constituents or just your own opinions?
In Barbara Burandt's profession as a lawyer she has dealt with many different types of people. She is a very calm, collected person. She researches projects so she knows exactly what she is talking about. Barb is a very humble person. No matter what ward you are from, she is concerned about you.
I implore you of Ward 3 to vote for Barbara Burandt so we of Elk River can get back on track and move forward!—Lola Driessen, Elk River


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Kristin Cavallari's Baby Bump is Starting to Show, and It Too Is Adorable
Kristin Cavallari landed at LAX airport in Los Angeles today, and the petite reality star's pregnant belly is just beginning to show. The 26-year old blonde beauty is married to Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler and the couple are already parents to a son, 15-month old Camden. Kristin announced her second pregnancy last month and just posted this "pelfie" (pregnant selfie? no? okay) to her Instagram account last week:
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Rank: Scaled
Shields: 0
Hull: 26,000
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Attack: 4,590
Defense: 6,910
Cloak: 100
Rewards: 1 x Trader's Boon
Expires: After you spend 100 Energy by selecting "Dismiss" button from the NPC Actions tab
- 1. To be able to successfully run a "Bio-Scan" on this NPC you have to have have scanned a new planet or invaded a newly alerted one in the last 24h. To run a "Bio-Scan" costs 100 Energy from the NPCs Actions tab.
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SAINT LEO, Fla. – The Saint Leo women's tennis team (6-11, 1-5 SSC) took down the University of Tampa Spartans (2-14, 0-7 SSC) by the final score of 6-3, Wednesday afternoon from the Saint Leo Tennis Center in Sunshine State Conference action.
The Lions won 2-of-3 doubles contests, before overwhelming the Spartans in singles play, 4-to-2.
The Green & Gold took to the winner's circle right from the beginning, as the No. 1 doubles duo of Jeanette McDonald and Shaena Keefe blew past the Tampa tandem of Kourtney Stark and Molloy Welsh, 8-3. Christine Clyne and Gina Schifano matched their teammates' scores in an impressive performance at No. 3 doubles, winning 8-3.
The impressive doubles performances gave the team the momentum they needed heading into the singles play.
McDonald and Keefe wrapped-up notable, straight-set wins at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, as McDonald took down her opponent 6-1, 6-1 and Keefe was nearly stride-for-stride with her teammate, winning 6-3, 6-1.
Gina Schifano and Tamara Bustard also posted consecutive-set wins. After claiming the opening set 6-2, Schifano powered her way past Wooten to win 6-0, completing the sweep. The same could be said for Bustard at No. 6 singles as she overmatched Briana Ryan in the straight-sets 6-1, 6-3 win.
The SSC victory was the first conference win by Head Coach James Bryce, still with two conference matches remaining. In the win coach Bryce said, "I am proud of my girls. They rebounded well from our last meeting with Tampa. But we need to continue playing like this as we head into a crucial part of the season."
The win avenged a tough 6-3 loss to the Spartans back in February.
The squad will return to the SLU Tennis Center on Thursday, April 1 for a 3:00 p.m. match with Hillsborough Community College.


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LEBANON -- Travis Carter registered 198 total yards of offense and two touchdowns and the Cumberland defense held Georgetown College to just 81 yards on the ground in a 31-21 Bulldog victory Saturday at Lindsey Donnell Stadium.
The win was the first for the Bulldogs over Georgetown since 1998 and just the third for Cumberland against the Tigers in the last 20 years.
"We were more physical today, in both the offense and defensive lines," said CU head coach Dewayne Alexander. We've got good skill players on the perimeter and we can throw the ball deep, but there are times you need to be able to line up and run the football.
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LEBANON -- Thirty-five year old Julio Cervantes clocked a time of 18:25 Saturday morning to win the sixth annual Sherry's Run 5K. The overall women's winner was 29-year old Katherine Kopinski who finished the course in 21:04.
Jeff Brown, 45, was the male masters winner at 20:33 while 40-year old Amy Breedlove was the female masters winner with a time of 23:30.
An all-time record of over 3,100 runners, walkers and supporters flocked to Sherry's Run to support Wilson County's largest grassroots cancer fundraising effort.
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Recall of Select Dog Bones Wholegrain 1kg
Recall of Select Dog Bones Wholegrain 1kg
Monday, 21 July 2014: Countdown is issuing a recall of Select Dog Bones Wholegrain 1kg purchased at any Countdown, SuperValue or FreshChoice store nationally from 13 June 2014 with a best before date of 26/11/15.
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The ECB Coaches Association (ECB CA) performs a key role in supporting the ECB's Coach Education and Development programmes and its member coaches.
The ECB CA provides a range of high quality membership services and an infrastructure of local County Board Coaches Associations which take responsibility for, on behalf of the ECB, the organisation, delivery and assessment of the key elements of the ECB's Coach Education and Development Programmes.
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Acme Brick Receives Partners of Choice Award
Acme Brick Co. recently announced it is one of 24 companies nationwide to receive David Weekley Homes' 2013 "Partners of Choice Award"with an "A" ranking. Acme achieved the "A" rating for Quality. This is the second consecutive year that Acme has received the award.
David Weekley Homes, the largest privately held home builder in America, implemented the award in 2004. The evaluation platform reportedly allows the company to analyze supplier performance in diverse industries, provide feedback and recognize outstanding achievers.
"David Weekley Homes' A-Quality rating is an important benchmark to us as we strive for continued improvement, and recognizes the dedication of all the people who have made Acme Brick an enduring standard for the brick industry for 122 years," said Bill Lemond, senior vice president.
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A report by Global Witness said the illegal lumber exports to China were destroying some of the most bio-diverse and temperate forest in the world.
The report alleges that the illicit trade is going on with the knowledge of the Burmese and Chinese authorities.
China's rapid growth is devastating Burma's environment, it said.
Fifteen tonnes of illegally logged timber is passing over the Burmese border into China every seven minutes, 24 hours a day, every day of the year, the report said.
Ninety-five percent of it is illegally exported, Global Witness said.
China signed a commitment to address concerns over illegal logging in 2001, but is has since more than doubled its consumption of illegal Burmese timber, Global Witness said.
Both the Chinese and Burmese governments have declined to comment on the allegations.
Smuggled goods of all sorts pass relatively freely across the Burmese border into China because of widespread corruption amongst the military officials that control the area.
A year ago, Burma's former Prime Minister Khin Nyunt was removed from his post following allegations that he had controlled and profited from many of the smuggling routes.


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ANN ARBOR, MI—National health spending in August 2015 was 5.7% higher than in August 2014. While spending growth in 2015 has exceeded the historically low 4% levels experienced in 2009 through 2013, there has been a gradual decline in the growth rate since the February 2015 high of 6.8%. Prescription drug spending grew the fastest of the major categories at 9.2% year over year, though down from its multi-year high of 14.6% in December 2014.
Health care prices in August 2015 were 1.2% higher than in August 2014, breaking a string of 1.1% readings. Even with this slight acceleration, prices are growing only two tenths above the decade-plus low of 1.0% growth registered in August 2013. Year-over-year hospital prices rose 1.0% in August, the highest since September 2014, though quite low in historical context. Physician and clinical services prices fell 1.0% and have been near -1% for 8 straight months. Prescription drug prices rose 4.7%, the first uptick in price growth in 2015.
The health sector added a strong 34,400 new jobs in September, with minimal revisions to July and August. Hospitals continued robust hiring, adding 15,500 jobs in August, and have added 124,000 jobs so far in 2015, 54,000 in the third quarter alone. The health share of total employment increased each month in 2015, reaching 10.69% in September, a new all-time high. Health jobs grew 3.2% year over year, while nonhealth job growth dipped from a post-recession peak of 2.3% at the beginning of 2015 to 1.8% in September.
These data come from the monthly Health Sector Economic IndicatorsSM briefs released by Altarum Institute's Center for Sustainable Health Spending (http://www.altarum.org/HealthIndicators).
"We have previously noted the spending growth acceleration and large health-sector employment gains associated with expansion of health insurance coverage, stronger economic growth, and special factors such as new hepatitis C drugs," said Ani Turner, deputy director of the Center. "We are seeing some evidence that these impacts are declining as 2015 progresses, but whether health spending growth continues to moderate or the historic slowdown is over will depend on how these potentially temporary drivers continue to play out, and the degree to which the Affordable Care Act and private-sector forces continue to exert cost containment pressure to drive lasting structural change."
Please see our September Health Sector Trend Report for additional details based on the September 9, 2015, release of the Quarterly Services Survey.


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Polaris has released their 4th quarter numbers, and It looks like it's champagne time at their headquarters. Unlike Harley-Davidson, which reported yet another loss in the 4th quarter, Polaris has moved firmly into the black.
Net income for the fourth quarter 2010 was a record $54.5 million, an increase of 24 percent over the same period in 2009. Record sales of $618.4 million for the fourth quarter 2010 increased 31 percent over 2009 fourth quarter sales of $471.8 million.
For the full year ended December 31, 2010, Polaris reported record net income of $147.1 million, or a record $4.28 per diluted share, compared to $101.0 million, or $3.05 per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2009. This represents a 40 percent increase on a per diluted share basis and a 46 percent increase in net income.
Polaris, of course, makes much more than motorcycles, but Victory certainly did its part in 2010, moving 81,624 motorcycles compared to 52,811 in 2009. That's a 55% increase in sales, and was the largest sales increase of any of Polaris' product lines.
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How Getting Out of a Speeding Ticket Taught Me a Life Lesson
I love New Jersey, and I have an immense amount of respect for every single person who lives, works or plays here in the Garden State. With that said, it's that respect that got me thinking last night… just after I got pulled over in a town I won't identify, on a road that will also remain unsaid.
First, I admit I was speeding. No doubt about it. I saw the cruiser pull out as I whizzed past. It got right up behind me, and I knew what was about to happen.
I pulled over and saw the officer getting out of his car. But at the same time, I also noticed that I was a little to close to the roadway. I put my hand out the window, made a "hold on one second" gesture, and then pulled my car further from the busy road.
As the officer approached he thanked me for that. He then asked why I was speeding. I told him the truth, that I didn't realize I was going that fast. I was passing a slower car in the left lane on my way home from work. Then I told him I was sorry.
I then gave him my license, registration and insurance information. He went back to his car, no doubt to check and make sure I didn't have any outstanding warrants — which I don't.
He came back and told me he wasn't going to give me a ticket. Awesome! But why not? I was speeding. Heck, I admitted it.
What I think it comes down to is respect. He saw, before ever speaking to me, that by pulling my car further from the road, I respect both him and the job he does. He also realized that I have enough respect for both him and myself that I wasn't going to make up some story about why I was speeding.
The whole thing got me thinking about respect. How just a little bit of it goes a long way. How just recognizing that a police officer, your waiter at dinner, your boss, your secretary, your teacher, your parents, your kids… they all just want a little respect.
We all have to cross paths now and then, and we're not always going to like one another. But let's not ever forget that we wouldn't be where we are today if someone didn't show us a little respect along the way. So why not return the favor?


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By JENNIFER HORTONThe Wilson Post
Foreclosures may have been up in Wilson County in 2008, but an official with the local real estate association said 2009 is already improving for buyers and agents.
Lyndon LaFevers, president of the Eastern Middle Tennessee Association of Realtors, said Thursday he was feeling much more optimistic about home sales for 2009 as opposed to last year.
"We had a really slow, nothing, in November and December," he said, but noted phone calls have picked up since January from prospective buyers.
"I've already felt it in January. It feels good again," LaFevers said
Figures released earlier this week by the Tennessee Housing and Development Agency show Wilson County had 530 foreclosure filings in '08, representing 1.28 percent of the housing units here. That places Wilson County 30th out of 95 counties in the number of foreclosures. THDA compiled the list of county foreclosures using data from RealtyTrac® US Foreclosure Market Report.
The list shows that Wilson County's foreclosures increased last year by 79 percent from 2007 when 296 properties were foreclosed. The numbers were also up from 2006 by 162 percent when 202 foreclosures were filed.
Shelby County had the highest number of foreclosures with 15,516, or 3.94 percent; and Davidson County was second with 4,203 foreclosures. In terms of percentage, however, Davidson County was 16th in Tennessee with 1.53 percent of units foreclosed.
Pickett County, according to the list, had the lowest number of foreclosures in 2008 at four. It was followed by Moore County with six and Hancock County with nine. Foreclosures in DeKalb County declined in '08 by 24 percent and in Decatur County by 18 percent. Sullivan County had the highest increase from 20 foreclosures in 2007 to 234 filed in '08 for a 1,070 percent hike.
A report provided by Amy Hamilton, a former EMTAR president, noted that the sale of 66 homes closed in January. The median price of a home this past month in Wilson County was $166,500.
She noted there were 399 new available homes and 105 of them were under contract, an increase from December '08 and not too far below January '08's number.
"The opportunities are there. Interest rates are below 5 percent and money is available in Wilson County. I'm feeling good about it again."
"At the current median sales price, a buyer can purchase a home for principal and interest payment as low as $945.50…based on a 5.5 percent interest rate with a 30-year amortization," Hamilton said. "There are still great loans available with very little money down, especially for first time homebuyers and rural housing loans."
The website www.bankrate.com on Thursday listed a 30-year fixed rate mortgage at 5.24 percent, a drop of 3 points, in the greater Nashville area. A person buying a home for $165,000 with a 30-year fixed rate mortgage would pay $910.11 a month during the life of the loan, the website noted. It also said that six months ago, the interest rate for such mortgages was at 6.39 percent.
A 15-year fixed rate mortgage dropped by 7 points on Thursday, the website said, to 4.95 percent, a decrease of .92 percent from six months ago when the rate was 5.87 percent. A person buying a home for $165,000 with a 15-year fixed rate mortgage would pay $1,300.52 during the life of the loan.
The website noted that some financial institutions had mortgage rates that were higher and some had rates that were lower for both 30- and 15-year mortgages.
Wilson County has fared much better than many other areas across the nation in terms of real estate because banks locally did not offer sub-prime mortgages, or mortgages approved for borrowers whose credit was insufficient to obtain a conventional mortgage. Wilson also has fared better because of its location, LaFevers said, noting the county is on the airport side of Nashville with a major interstate running through and access to two others.
"People are attracted here because of the business we have. It's a convenient place to live," he said.
LaFevers added that Wilson County will bounce back before many other places nationwide. "We'll recover long before the nation. We'll feel it as we go into spring. Our prices just haven't been that far off."
The complete report from THDA may be viewed online at www.thda.org/Research/rsrchcvr.html.
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Panasonic PT-AE3000U Projector Review
Panasonic has continued with the same, successful, very good menus that have worked well in their previous home theater projectors. There are minor changes, and of course settings and controls for new features. I like that Panasonic puts just about everything on their main picture menu and the advanced menu found inside that menu. On the downside, the menu size is very large, which blocks a good chunk of the entire screen, making it a little tough to see the effects of what you are adjusting. You can, however select different positioning for the menu. (I normally like putting menus in the lower left corner.)
At the time of this posting, I have all the menu images shot and resized, but, in an effort to get the review up quickly, the menu section will be finished and up in the next 48 hours.
Remote Control
Panasonic has given up on the learning remote that they provided with previous models, and gone back to a very nice, basic remote control. Range seems good, but not great. The backlight is nice and bright. The keys well spaced. I did find that I would often hit the aspect ratio button when going for the Menu (and not looking), but I suppose that an owner, will, with practice, not have that problem for long, if at all.
The image of the remote control and a description of layout and functions will be added shortly.
Lens Throw
The PT-AE3000 can be placed as close as 9.9 feet, or as far back as 19.8 feet from a 100 inch diagonal 16:9 screen (as measured from the front of the lens). This provides about as much placement range as is found in any home theater projector. If you plan on a different sized screen, you can use these numbers to figure out the appropriate distances. A 90″ screen would have distances 90% of those listed above for a 100″ screen, and so on.
Note, that if you are planning to go 2.35:1 screen and use the anamorphic lens "emulation" (or "pseudo anamorphic lens") features, because it involves zooming the lens, to set that up properly you will no longer have the same placement flexibility. Rather, you won't have all that same placement flexibility if you plan to watch more than just Cinemascope movies. You'll definitely be limited to a narrower zoom ratio if you still also want to watch HDTV or regular TV. According to Panasonic, if you go with a 100″ 2.35:1 screen (for both cinemascope and HDTV), then the closest you can place the projector – measured from the front of the lens – is 10.4 feet, and the furthest from the projector screen would be 15.8 feet. That's a lot less depth, so some who want to shelf mount in the rear, may not be able to place the projector far enough back for a rear shelf, if their room is fairly deep.
Keep in mind, a 100 inch diagonal 2.35:1 screen is about five inches wider than a 100 inch diagonal 16:9 screen, and about ten inches shorter in height.
Lens Shift
When it comes to lens shift, the Panasonic PT-AE3000 home theater projector has manual vertical and horizontal lens shift. This makes for excellent placement flexibility. According to the (less than completely clear manual), the projector can be placed anywhere (for a 100″ diagonal 16:9 screen) from a half screen height (screen height is approximately 49 inches), above the top, or below the bottom of the screen as measured from the center of the lens. That translates into about 24.5 inches above the screen surface top, or the same amount below the bottom of the screen surface. That's about as good as it gets. Panasonic does not publish any numbers for working with a 100″ 2.35:1 screen. I'll try to figure that one out later, and add to this review.
People with high ceilings will really like all that lens shift, as the projector will not have to hang down as far as it would if it had less vertical lens shift range.
There is also 40% left to right horizontal range (more than almost anyone needs). Remember, using horizontal lens shift limits the maximum amount of vertical lens shift.
Anamorphic Lens
Yes, the PT-AE3000 will support anamorphic lens and sled. With this projector, though, you can opt for the same 2.35:1 Cinemascope type screen that you would buy if you got an anamorphic lens, but by using, instead, the Panasonic's "pseudo" anamorphic lens emulation that I have been discussing. Saves thousands of dollars, but isn't quite as good of a solution, from a pure performance standpoint. Either way, though, and those primarily interested in movies, end up without those pesky letterboxes at the top and the bottom of most movies
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Turtle Power is in your hands! Your precise katana controller movements command Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael as they master their battle skills in the secret training dojo arena to take down Shredder and the Foot Clan. Multiple gameplay modes add extra excitement as your motions control your Turtle around the treacherous dojo trapdoors. Train, battle and score with the Battroborg Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!
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The pastor of Miracle Faith World Outreach Church in Connecticut dropped dead. After Bishop Bobby Davis confessed adultery to his congregation, we suppose he experienced a heart attack, we're not sure. All we know is this pastor is dead.
Now it seemed like he and his wife, Christine had a wonderful ministry. Miracle World Outreach Church was a multi-cultural ministry and he and his wife just celebrated their 50th anniversary, according to FoxNews.com. Now, we do not know why after being married so long Bishop Davis fell to adultery, but obviously he was very sorry for the sin he committed.
Since this was a faith ministry, we wonder why there was no one to raise him up? Years ago, a ministry built on faith would often raise the dead. However, we wonder if there are just signs on church buildings, but no wonders happening across the nation? This tells us something after this pastor's death, doesn't?
There's one more thing saints of God, although Bishop Bobby Davis asked for forgiveness before falling to his death, Bishop Earthquake Kelley said that there would be some pastors who would die right in their pulpits. You will hear him say why on this following video, but not saying this is the cause of Bishop Davis death. However, Bishop Davis is one of several who have dropped dead in the pulpit since Bishop Kelley gave his testimony on national television.
May Bishop Bobby Davis rest in peace and we are praying for his dear wife.
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Pastor Confesses Adultery in Church to Congregation, then Drops DeadIt is reported that loud shouts and yells of support were coming from congregants the moment the pastor died
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Haitians moving forward with help from Bridgeville missionaries
After arriving in Atlanta to board a plane to La Croix New Testament Mission in Haiti, Jack Crawford knew he was among friends.
"When we were boarding this plane, I (looked) at the people and I started thinking, 'These aren't office workers. These are people going to (Haiti).'
"The whole plane was full of missionaries. It was all missionaries. Kids from schools and churches. It was something to see."
Crawford, 71, and his wife, Barb, also 71, were among a group of five from Bethany Presbyterian Church in Bridgeville to make the trek to La Croix, which is about a five-hour drive north of Port-au-Prince. Also on the mission trip were Barb Mours, Sandy Smith and Laurie Sysak.
Pastor Vaugelas Pierre, a Haiti native who converted to Christianity, has served at the mission, which includes preschool to 12th grade school buildings in seven villages in La Croix, and helped it grow since 1975.
Bethany Presbyterian has supported the La Croix mission over the past 10 years, donating money to pay for children's education and food.
Crawford's daughter, Bonnie Eichler, traveled there 10 years ago to work with a medical team and has returned periodically to teach elementary school students.
Jack said the mission started with 20 children and grew to more than 3,000 in the area.
"You can pick them out because all the kids have uniforms on. They all dress alike in each school. It's so neat to see...to see where it went, what it's doing, and to see the results, it's awesome. They've got kids coming to the United States now to go to college."
This was the Crawfords' first time traveling to Haiti. Jack has participated in numerous mission trips over the years to Africa, Mexico, Kentucky and along the Mississippi River.
"What I saw in Haiti just blew my mind because they were working down there, the whole country works all day long. They might make a couple bucks and buy a concrete block to put on their house. It's not going up quick, but everybody's working. Everybody's trying to fix their houses up."
Jack said the mission's complex includes five concrete buildings, two and three stories high, measuring about 100 by 100 feet.
"Everywhere you look are houses with (reinforcing bars) sticking out of them. That's what made most of the buildings collapse. There was no rebar in them. They just collapsed.
"When I was in Africa, everything was old and dilapidated. (In Haiti), everything is new and growing. The people are unbelievable. They clean their clothes in the creeks. Their clothes are spotless. Their shirts are ironed with a charcoal iron. The people are so clean."
Jack said the group met children they have sponsored at the mission during the trip.
"These kids are educated. They're going to know how to do things. Some are actually learning trades besides a regular high school education they're getting. That's awesome.
"We didn't get to meet them all because the school was closed for a holiday," he says with a chuckle.
The convoy traveled with 100 children's dresses and each person carried two suitcases, weighing 70 pounds each, full of books for their library.
During the week, Jack built wooden tables and chairs for his daughter's classroom.
"They had nothing. They were sitting on the floor. Little tables and little chairs for the little guys," he said.
"(Eichler) had to have an octagon. It took me a while to figure out how to make an octagon. But we did it and it turned out real good."
Jack said he hopes to return to the country in the future.
"I've been trying to get down there for 10 years. Back then, there were wars and floods and famine. You couldn't get into the country. They wouldn't let you in.
"I'm very impressed with what's going on....it's totally different now. When (Eichler) first went down there, there was nothing but dirt roads up to La Croix. Now there's a highway, The traveling's not bad, riding on smooth, asphalt roads."
Positive reactions from Haitians greeted him everywhere.
"The people are just awesome. They're friendly and easy to get along with. They're happy to see you. To the kids, it's an honor to be sponsored. They were very happy."
Jack left filled with hope for Haiti's future following devastating earthquakes, floods and hurricanes.
"It just flattened the whole town, But everywhere you look, it's growing. Everywhere you look, they're working."
David Mayernik Jr. is a staff writer for Trib Total Media.


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TORONTO, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index edged higher in a seesaw session on Friday, led by financial and energy stocks as investors raised bets for U.S. interest rate hikes this year after a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Yellen.
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"I hate fighting people who are scared. When you fight somebody who is scared you never know what they're going to do. They turn and run, that's why I'm gonna go to boxing. I'm gonna try boxing because they've got to stand with you. If I get knocked out I don't care because at least it's a fight. I've tried a lot of boxing, I'm falling in love with boxing and I know I can put butts in seats over there."
There ya have it… Former UFC light-heavyweight champion just told ESPN that he would rather pursue a career in the sweet science of professional boxing over his MMA career.
While current contracts will prevent him from making an attempt in the striking only discipline professionally if Rampage has his way we may see him in the ring after his UFC days are done.
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A View from the Heights Magnificent scenery and spectacular views, fun activities for the entire family and opportunities to focus on history as well as on issues facing contemporary Israel. Manara,… Read more
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Thermal wonders from the ancient world According to our tradition, there are four holy cities in Eretz Yisrael. Jerusalem, of course, is one of them. The others are Chevron (Hebron), Tzefat… Read more
On and Off the Beaten Track at… Independence Hall
The aspirations of our people to return home and re-establish Jewish independence in the Land of Israel, preserved tenaciously through 2,000 years of galut, came to a dramatic climax in a small museum… Read more
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During Israel's War of Independence, the construction of the Burma Road, a bypass to Jerusalem through the mountains, was an extraordinary feat that allowed Jewish soldiers to avoid the dangers of the… Read more
On and Off the Beaten Track in … Gush Etzion
There is no area in Israel that more symbolizes the flow of Jewish history than the Gush Etzion region, situated just fifteen minutes south of Jerusalem. And as Israel prepares to celebrate its… Read more
On and Off the Beaten Track in . . . Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu
A religious kibbutz that is a world leader in the technology of organic farming "God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to work it and to guard it" (Bereishit 2:15). In Israel, the… Read more
On and Off the Beaten Track in . . . The Golan
A well-preserved and partially reconstructed synagogue in Katzrin Archeological Park, one of the many batei knesset in use when Jewish life thrived in the Golan Heights during Mishnaic times. Photos:… Read more
On and Off the Beaten Track… The Menorah—Official Symbol of the State of Israel
The Knesset Menorah stands about fifteen feet high across from the main entrance to the Knesset. Photo: www.sasson-photos.com Upon the founding of the State of Israel, the menorah was chosen as… Read more
On and Off the Beaten Track in… the Af-Al-Pi-Chen Museum
The Af-Al-Pi Chen was one of the ships that participated in the struggle to bring Jews to Eretz Yisrael clandestinely during and after WWII. Today, it serves as a museum that dramatically tells the… Read more
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Sunday, 7 July, 2002, 19:13 GMT 20:13 UK
Single jab blow in MMR row
The UK's only supplier of a single dose rubella vaccine is to stop making it - sparking fresh controversy in the row over the MMR triple vaccine.
Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline said it would stop producing rubella vaccines at its factory in Belgium.
It cited a worldwide drop in demand for single vaccines with the increasing take-up rate of the triple measles, mumps and rubella jab.
Campaigners believe the move will put families under more pressure to use the triple jab, as stocks of single vaccines diminish.
Many parents have refused to allow their children to be given the three-in-one vaccine after a study suggested it may be linked to autism.
GlaxoSmithKline said it would continue to supply the NHS with rubella vaccines until its contract ran out in January 2004, but said the stocks it had left would be "made available to non-immune women of child-bearing age".
"Ninety countries worldwide are now using the MMR vaccine and the scientific community believe this is the right way to vaccinate," said a spokesman.
"No country is recommending the use of single vaccines over MMR."
"This can only be a cynical coercive attempt to undermine parental choice and force families down the single jab route," she said.
"Parents all over the UK are clamouring to vaccinate their children. Having the rubella jab on the NHS was a legitimate route where family doctors could give it first, then the other jabs.
"This closes off that avenue. It's going to make it more difficult for parents to protect their children. It seems to go against common sense."
Mrs Fletcher called on the Health Secretary Alan Milburn to explain why production of single vaccines was being reduced despite "growing demand", and to consider finding another manufacturer.
A Department of Health spokesman said single rubella vaccines would continue to be provided to women of child-bearing age - but not to children - on the NHS.
"As far as we're concerned, we have our own supplies of the rubella vaccine. We are currently tendering for more for next year but that is not going to be with GlaxoSmithKline."
Statistics from the Public Health Laboratory Service, published last month, show just 70% of 16 month-olds received MMR vaccinations in March - down 6% since the end of last year and well below the government's target of 95%.
Some doctors believe the UK should follow the example of other countries by making MMR vaccination compulsory.
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Calm Down, Everyone! Justin Bieber Naked Photos Have Not Leaked … Yet
Good evening. Moments ago, Ami texted to alert me to a rumor she heard about Justin Bieber naked pics leaking onto the internet today. Sighing, I turned off the burners on my stove. Dinner can wait, I thought. I must get to the bottom of this immediately! So, I did some Googling and here is what I've found out…
Justin Bieber's laptop and camera were stolen while he was performing in Tacoma, Washington, this week. He is very upset about this because the stolen items contained "personal footage." Oh Biebs, you tease! Naturally, everyone is like, OMG SEX TAPE NAKED PHOTOS PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!! (Or, alternatively: PLEASE GOD NO!!!) However, my exhaustive research — which included five minutes of clicking through Tumblr's horrifying array of photos featuring Bieber's head Photoshopped into extremely graphic gay porn scenes — reveals that any nude photos of Bieber (which we have no reason to believe actually exist) have not actually leaked onto the internet.
There is one photo — featuring a naked man clutching an uncircumcised wang — that is making the rounds on Twitter right now that is being touted as this newly leaked Justin Bieber naked photo. However! A) The head is cropped out so there's no way of identifying it as him and B) I found that same photo on a Tumblr blog post from 10 months ago. So, not new. And probably not Bieber.
Now that we're clear, I'm going to go make some kale. G'night!


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WINTER PARK, Fla. (March 20, 2017) – Rollins women's lacrosse goalie Malorie Olin has been named Sunshine State Conference Defensive Player of the Week for the period ending March 19, league officials announced Monday. This marks the first SSC weekly award of the season for Olin.
Olin played 120 minutes between the pipes over the course of two contests this past week, helping the Tars to an 8-2 overall record, and continuing to help the seventh-ranked Rollins women's lacrosse team ride a streak that has seen them win seven straight. The junior opened up the week with seven saves and two ground balls against Seton Hill, where she faced 16 shots from the Griffins while allowing only seven goals. The Skaneateles, N.Y. native closed out the week with 12 saves against Belmont Abbey. Olin faced 18 shots from the Crusaders, allowing only three goals all contest. On the week, Olin added three ground balls.
The Tars return to action on Friday, March 24, when they take on Shepherd University at Tierney Field in Baltimore, Md. Game time against the Rams is set for 6:00 p.m. Links to live coverage will be provided on RollinsSports.com.
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