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That's the cover blurb on the Nov. '52 issue of HOT ROD magazine. Beneath that declaration of national pride is a photograph of a wide, low streamliner. Its sunburned crew, including builders George Hill and Bill Davis, are dressed in grimy T-shirts and cuffed jeans, just a group of young California hot rodders testing a backyard-built machine. They went out to Bonneville because they wanted to run fast, but they did more than that. They broke a 15-year-old record and ushered in the era of the American top-speed hero. More than 60 years would pass before Bill Davis would be back on the salt with a reborn version of the car that started it all. The story of his first build and the equally challenging rebuild gives us a look at how innovative racers were in the '50s, and how Bonneville is still influential today.
The Hill-Davis streamliner was cover-worthy back in 1952 for reasons of both design and performance. Its sleek shape was an early use of fiberglass in land-speed racing. Its integrated rollbar was designed with safety in mind at a time when drivers considered an open-faced Bell and a leather jacket to be plenty of protection, and its driver, George Hill, earned international respect for backyard builders by breaking the longstanding speed record held by Germany's Auto Union (today's Audi) factory streamliner. In the late '30s through the early '50s, most major top-speed records were set by European racers with factory–or even government–backing. These high-dollar teams went out in cars boasting Mercedes power or Porsche-designed V16s, and they ran more than 200 mph to claim bragging rights for their countries and companies.
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In 1952, a 22-year-old mechanic named Bill met an ambitious driver named George at a local car club meeting, and the two decided to take on those Autobahn numbers at the American no-limits surface of the Bonneville Salt Flats. Both men had raced roadsters on the salt, but they felt that the new "streamliner" design, which was making guys like Dean Batchelor and Alex Xydias famous, was the way to go. They were the opposite of the big German teams, independents working after-hours in their garages, spending their own money. Friends and family donated time and materials, but as the first summer meet approached, it looked as if they were out of coin and time. Someone suggested they approach the Burbank Junior Chamber of Commerce for help. The town ponied up $125, and the streamliner headed to Utah, red flanks proudly sporting the words "City of Burbank." On the salt, George took the wheel and surprised everyone by running an average of 230.16 mph. A month later, the City of Burbank returned to Bonneville with a new paintjob and a new sponsor (Bob Estes Mercury). George set an international record, beating the Auto Union and landing on the cover of HOT ROD. In the following years, the streamliner got different sponsors, drivers, and paintjobs, but it was always one of the major players at the speed meets and made regular appearances in HOT ROD and other performance magazines of the time. In 1955, with an early Hemi beneath its skin and the Mobil Oil Pegasus on its nose, the streamliner made its last run.
On the left is the original streamliner on the cover in 1952. C&T engine builders Don Clark and Clem Tebow crouch beside the car, while driver George Hill and Bill Davis plan to make history. Below is the 2013 team, Bill Davis once again stands to the right of the car, Randy Domeck and Brian McCutcheon take the C&T spots, and driver Denny Jamison sits in the cockpit.
At 230 mph–or it may have even been as fast as 250 mph, witnesses disagree on this point–the successful Hill-Davis streamliner became a short-lived airplane. As it came down, it bounced, shedding its fiberglass shell in a puff of salt and splinters. Once it finally slid to a stop–the frame naked, the wheels wrong-side up–spectators were amazed to see driver Ed Losinski climb out, somewhat bruised but surely pleased that when Bill and George had built the car, they'd decided to include a rollbar in their design. Ed was lucky, but the streamliner was done. Its swoopy profile would not grace Bonneville's curved horizon again until August 2013, when retired Indy mechanic Dave Thomas brought both Bill Davis and the City of Burbank back to the salt.
Dave met Bill Davis through open-wheel racing. They became friends and worked together restoring vintage IndyCars. Dave knew Bill had done some land-speed projects back in the '50s, but it wasn't until Bill pulled a tattered photo of the City of Burbank streamliner from his wallet during a lunchtime discussion of land-speed racing in 2005 that Dave realized how influential his friend had been in the early days of streamlined record-setting.
As Bill told the story of the faded photo, Dave started thinking about re-creating the streamliner and taking it back to Bonneville. "It seemed like a good idea at the time," Dave says, after nearly eight years of work to make it happen. Building a vintage race car is always a challenge, but there were two elements of the City of Burbank build that made it even more difficult. The first problem what that this was not a restoration. There was nothing there to start with, no tattered original body or rusted frame, so they'd have to start from scratch. The second complication was that neither man wanted to do all that work for a piece of sculpture. They wanted to run it, which meant it would have to pass a tech inspection that the original car Bill built with George Hill never did. Fortunately, George had been a writer as well as the driver, and many of the stories about the streamliner included measurements and build details. With George's notes and Bill's memory, the arduous task of re-creating the lost racer began.
Because race cars tend to evolve over their lives, one of the first decisions to make in any restoration is which iteration to re-create. The Hill-Davis car only ran as the City of Burbank for one meet, but Dave and Bill felt that first version was the one they wanted to see again. "We tried to keep it as period-correct as possible," Dave says. "But when we had to make a change for safety, or because a part was no longer available, we didn't beat ourselves up over it. After all, Bill was working on the project, one of the original builders. If he liked an idea, then we felt pretty good about it."
Bill took on the job of building a frame for the streamliner. He mocked up the chassis shape in PVC pipe and then welded up 3-inch round chrome-moly tubing for the frame. In 1952, the guys used components from their roadsters as well as junkyard parts for the suspension and steering. These days it's a bit harder to come across '26 Dodge steering parts in a junkyard, but the rebuilt streamliner still uses Ford Model A suspension and springs, shortened and reworked, just like when it was first built.
The original engine from the '52 version of the car still exists, but the museum where it's housed was understandably reluctant to put it back into use. For the 2013 run, the City of Burbank was powered by a 276ci Ford flathead backed by a '39 Ford three-speed manual transmission.
The most complicated part of the build was the body, a historically accurate bit of trouble, since laying up the plaster form and creating the fiberglass bodywork over it was difficult for George and Bill the first time around, too. "When we pulled the first body panels off, I thought they were too flimsy," Dave says. "I read George's descriptions of their first pull of the body back in 1952, and he had some of the same concerns. It didn't exactly make it easier, but it certainly felt like I was somehow connected back in time. This whole build has been about reconnecting with a time when there were no limits in motorsports. Bonneville was a place where you could race anything."


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To any human being with an action movie pulse, Bruce Willis will forever be known as John McClane, the wisecracking and seemingly indestructible hero of the Die Hard series. Besides Die Hard, Willis often has a habit of popping up (and delivering solid performances) in movies with impeccable pop culture relevance, whether they be Pulp Fiction, Sin City, The Sixth Sense, The Expendables, or even Beavis and Butt-Head Do America. A movie star, an Emmy-winning TV actor (on Moonlighting and Friends), a musician, and a popular recurring guest on The Late Show with David Letterman, Bruce Willis has yet to wear out his pop culture welcome, and his many fans continue to embrace his cinematic and television appearances with open arms.
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bruce willis stars in moonlighting and die hardOn the idea that television might be a better match for his skills, Bruce Willis ventured to Los Angeles to audition for roles. He came out swinging and connected with guest spots on Miami Vice and The Twilight Zone before beating out 3,000 other actors to land the part of private detective David Addison Jr. on Moonlighting in 1985. While the on-set disagreements between Bruce Willis and costar Cybill Shepherd were legendary, their show was a ratings winner that won Bruce Willis an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama and earned him a ticket to lead roles on the big screen in Blind Date (with Kim Basinger) and Sunset.
In 1988, Bruce Willis was cast in Die Hard in his career-defining role. As John McClane, the New York cop who finds himself in a skyscraper controlled by terrorists, he saved the day while providing a series of ad-libbed wisecracks. The box office smash reshaped the action genre, spawning a number of rehashes (Under Siege with Steven Seagal, Speed with Keanu Reeves) and an explosive sequel in 1990.
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bruce willis in pulp fiction and the sixth senseIn 1994, Bruce Willis experienced a career turning point when Quentin Tarantino hired him to play troubled boxer Butch in Pulp Fiction. Besides serving as a comeback vehicle du jour for John Travolta, Pulp Fiction did the same thing for Bruce Willis by showing his acting versatility and re-establishing his pop culture relevance. A third go-around as John McClane in 1995's Die Hard with a Vengeance was also hugely successful and later that year, his subdued turn as a time-traveling convict in Twelve Monkeys (opposite a crazy and googly-eyed Brad Pitt) received much critical praise.
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Tesla's goal is to accelerate the world's transition to electric mobility with a full range of increasingly affordable electric cars. California-based Tesla designs and manufactures EVs, as well as EV powertrain components for partners such as Toyota and Daimler. In Q1 of 2013 Tesla has delivered more than 10,000 electric vehicles to customers in 31 countries. Tesla's Model S is the world's first premium sedan designed and engineered from the ground up as an electric vehicle and was named Automobile Magazine's 2013 Automobile of the Year® and Motor Trend's prestigious 2013 Car of the Year®.
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The folded letter below was carried by the steamer Syren on one of her thirty-three successful blockade-running trips, the most made by any blockade-runner during the Civil War. As the average number of successful runs by a blockade-runner during the war was only four, the record of the Syren is equivalent to the life span of eight "average" steamers. In second place for the number of successful blockade-running trips was the steamer Alice with a distant twenty-four runs.
The Syren was a sidewheel steamer built at Greenwich, Kent, England in 1863 and designed specifically for blockade running. She was owned by the Charleston Importing and Exporting Company. The Syren began her career rather late in the war with her 5 November 1863 maiden voyage from Nassau to Wilmington. Much of her success can be attributed to the daring captains and pilots who ignored many of the norms of blockade-running. Rather than leaving port only at the time of the new moon, she frequently departed at the quarter moons and often in poor weather. With these elements of surprise operating in her favor, slipping through the naval squadron guarding the harbors became easier. It is reported that the Syren at one point made three round trips to Charleston while the other blockade-runners, awaiting a new moon, never left port.
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|Sweet glasswork and continental styling make this Italian import a treat for the eyes.
Style-wise, the curvaceous, Italian-designed flying bridge motoryacht is the trendsetter these days. Drop by any marina in the country and you'll likely encounter several midrange motoryachts--and probably a few mondo motoryachts--that derive their appearance and panache from the famous Italian flair for fabulous fashion.
What makes great styling work, of course, is the stylist's ability to maximize style while engendering a smidgen of practicality. The extra visibility afforded by the familiar double-eye-shape side windows on most modern Italianate motoryachts is a good example of this, and so are the cockpit shade their elongated boat decks offer and the convenience of their lower helm stations, which are functional yet seamlessly blend with highly finished European decors.
The Italian-built Aicon 56 perfectly reflects this style. Not only has Italian designer Fulvio di Simoni taken the exterior layout of this creamily gelcoated, three-stateroom, three-head motoryacht well beyond contemporary thinking, he's also incorporated a level of practicality that's sure to give competitors a run for their money, both stateside and in Europe.
How did di Simoni do it? He simply moved the steering station on the flying bridge astern a half-dozen feet or so, which admittedly cuts lounge space on the boat deck but also frees up enough space below to create standing headroom at the lower helm, as well as to allow the installation of unusually large windshield panels. Is this important? I can't tell you how many times I've slammed my noggin' on the overhead of an Italian-style cruiser's lower helm station, then had to squint through its impossibly narrow, overly raked windshield.
There's another advantage to di Simoni's new take on the modern flying bridge configuration, although it requires some prefatory explanation. I guess because I'm generally a pretty lucky fellow, I wound up having to dock the 56 several times stern-first in a variety of slips at Miami's Miamarina on test day, both before and after our sea trials on Biscayne Bay. I used the steering station topside for this pleasant little chore, of course, although given the excellent visibility through the broad, sliding-glass door at the back of the saloon, I could have used the lower station just as easily. At any rate, handling the boat from the flying bridge for such a lengthy time eventually precipitated a revelation: Visibility aft was absolutely great! By simply facing toward the stern while standing to starboard of the engine controls--slick, fingertip-clickin' ZF Mathers electronic models, by the way--I could look straight down the cockpit stairwell and eyeball both the transom and the dock while backing down.
The fact that this so shocked my tender sensibilities during my test segues perfectly into a closely related bone I have to pick with most manufacturers of midrange, flying-bridge motoryachts these days, all with upper steering stations situated way forward of di Simoni's. Do you understand how challenging it is for the average gal or guy to back one of these babies up when the stern's impossible to see? Or the swim platform's impossible to see? Or the dock? Or the line handlers?
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April 2002 — By Mike
Pump Primer
|Part 3: Diaphragm Pumps
Smear the new impeller with liquid dish soap or something equally slippery and water-soluble, and push it onto the shaft. (The lubrication is important to keep the impeller healthy until the pump primes, so use plenty.) Don't worry too much about deflecting the vanes in the proper direction; they'll sort themselves out on the first rotation. Replace the setscrew and hose, if necessary, then replace the paper gasket under the faceplate with the one that came with the new impeller. Don't use gasket compound. When you start the engine, watch for water to appear in the exhaust before getting underway.
Diaphragm Pumps
Again, maintenance and repair are simple, but read the directions first, as some diaphragm pumps are more complex internally than others. Basically you open the pump body, clean or replace the valves (making sure to install them so they operate in the correct direction), check the diaphragm and replace it if necessary, and reassemble. You don't have to lubricate anything, and the pump will prime itself quickly. Diaphragm pumps run dry without harm. Diesel-fuel lift pumps of this type will live for literally thousands of hours of operation, freshwater pumps for almost as long.
It's daunting the first time you have to repair any pump, just like the first time you do anything involving tools and expensive bits of gear. But most folks with opposable thumbs can handle the job easily by taking their time and reading the directions. Knowing how to keep your pumps pumping will save you lots of money, downtime, and aggravation, so it's worth learning how ahead of time…before you're high and dry.
Mike Smith is a licensed yacht- and commercial-boat captain living in Stamford, Connecticut.
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Dennis Berthiaume was playing with the laser in 2010 when he aimed it at a helicopter patrolling a neighborhood for human smugglers. The pilot became disoriented and lowered his special goggles to protect himself. The helicopter had been following a van with illegal immigrants inside.
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The co-pilot then took over, terminated the surveillance mission and began to search the area that the laser came from. The helicopter was hit several more times, and the co-pilot was struck "directly in the eyes, causing disorientation and spotting vision," according to paperwork filed at sentencing.
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Randy Orton(C) vs Sheamus- Randy Orton wins the World Title at the Elimantion Chamber from ADR. And Sheamus elimates Orton from RR and that turns Orton heel by coming back in and beating him down.
Winner- Still World Champion Randy Orton.
UnderTaker vs CM Punk- Punk loses title to Rock at RR and then he loses at the EC. Then he comes out and says I Am The Best The World and to prove that this year I will beat The Best In The World at WresltManias and the that's "The Deadman" Undertaker. A couple week later Taker plays minds games with Punk and tells him at Mania he Will R.I.P
Ryback vs Big Show- This is pretty much to get Ryback his WrestleMania momemnt. But hoisting him up in the air for a longer Shell Shocked!!
Brock Lesnar vs Triple H- The night after EC HHH comes out and says my arm is feeling a lot better but I want another peice of the man who broke it. So Lesnar if you have the guts come on out and accept my challenge you coward. Then week after week the feud contuies.
Winner-Triple H
Intercontieal Championship
Wade Barret vs R-Truth- Can't really think of anybody else at the moment. Just a filler title match. Barret Barrage gets stornger.
Wnner-Wade Barret
United States Championship
Antino Cesaro vs The Miz vs Kofi Kingston- Personally I would love to see this match. This will prove how good of a US Champ Cesaro is and can be. And Miz and Kingston in the match it make it a classic. But Cesaro will retain title.
Winner-Antino Cesaro.
Sin Cara vs Rey Mysterio- Sin Cara will play the heel. Cara and Mysterio will keep losing matches and Mysterio would be the one to keep getting pinned. Then Cara will turn on him saying its his fault they can't win anything.
Winner- Sin Cara to continue his build as a heel.
Divas Chamiponship
Eve(C) vs Kaitlyn vs Layla vs Tamina Snuka- Same ol Divas match -sigh- maybe a couple of good moves but overall boring probably. The title will change hands though.
WinnerKaitlyn. If she doesn't win it earlier.
Monet In The Bank Contract
Dolph Ziggler(Holder) vs Alberto Del Rio- I know Del Rio just won the World Title. But I think h won it just to be easy championship bait for Orton at EC. So he is hungray for that World Title again. And what easy way to do that then by going after the MITB holder and now since ADR is a face this match could work. But the heel would provial in this match.
Winner-Dolph Zigger.
Thanks for taking th time to read this. I would love some comments. Bad or good I will take it. Just take it a little easy. And if I can improve just give me advice thanks. And hope you all enjoy this little blog.


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So, lately when I've been meditating (Breath Meditation, observing the senations of breathing mainly at the abdomen) I've been getting a very odd spinning sensation after about 30-40 minutes-- sometimes it's back and forth, sometimes it's in circles. It's difficult for me to tell if my body is actually rocking slightly with the sensation or not. It has an interesting character-- it'll be there for a few minutes, go away, come back slightly differently.. very odd!
Does anyone else get this? Is it common? Is it in any way relevant, or shoulid I just ignore it? Is there anything describing such a thing in Theravada literature?


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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - The Capital Improvement Board has reached a new deal with the Pacers.
The CIB voted this afternoon to extend their contract with the Pacers for another year. The original three-year contract for 33.5 million dollars ends in June of 2013. The latest agreement gives the Pacers a 10 million dollar loan to cover the operating expenses of the Fieldhouse. Those on the board say this allows more time to come up with a long-term deal.
CIB president Ann Lathrop says the group looked at long term and short term issues and decided it was important to get the Pacers in the building for another season.
The CIB originally thought it had to pay the city the $15 million as a PILOT, or payment in lieu of taxes. Board members said the State Board of Accounts told the CIB not to pay the 15 million dollar PILOT that is due in January. They said it was not appropriate to take on that added expense. The money was allocated in the 2013 budget by the city council to pay for extra public safety measures. The CIB is currently appealing that decision.
The president of the CIB says they have 10 million dollars appropriated for the Pacers that will be paid in two 5 million dollar increments.
A representative for the Pacers says they are happy with the agreement and now they will start working on a long-term deal.


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Myopic Control for High Myopes Using Orthokeratology (HM-PRO)
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|Device: Orthokeratology lenses Device: Single-vision spectacle lenses
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|High Myopia - Partial Reduction Orthokeratology Study
- Determine the change in cycloplegic axial length in the study and control groups [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
- Determine the incidence of adverse effects in cornea, the palpebral, bulbar and tarsal conjunctiva in the study and the control groups [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
- Rate of regression during the daytime [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
|Study Start Date:
|July 2008
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2012
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Orthokeratology lenses
Children wearing orthokeratology at night for partial correction and spectacles at daytime for residual refractive error will be study group
Device: Orthokeratology lenses
Nightly use of orthokeratology to correct the refractive error and over-specs for a period of two years
Other Name: Corneal reshaping therapy
Single-vision spectacle lenses
Children wearing single-vision spectacles in the daytime for correcting the refractive error will serve as control group
Device: Single-vision spectacle lenses
Daily use of spectacles to correct the refractive error for a period of two years
Other Names:
Detailed Description:
Orthokeratology (ortho-k) has been shown to have strong potential for retardation of myopic progression in low myopes. To date, clinical experience has shown the technique to be less effective in achieving full myopic reduction in high myopes. Would myopic control be possible for high myopes undergoing partial correction ortho-k treatment?
A randomized, longitudinal study is designed to investigate the efficacy of partial correction ortho-k in retardation of myopic progression in high myopic children. Eye growth in terms of axial length elongation in children wearing ortho-k and over-spectacles (to correct residual refractive errors) (study group) and those wearing single-vision spectacles (control group) will be evaluated and compared.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|8 Years to 11 Years (Child)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Myopia (refractive sphere): > 5.75D
- Astigmatism: < ½ of myopia; with-the-rule astigmatism (axes 180 +/- 30) ≤1.25D; astigmatism of other axes ≤ 0.50D
- Spherical equivalent (SE): > 5.75D
- Anisometropia: ≤ 1.50D in both refractive sphere, refractive cylinder and SE
- Best corrected monocular visual acuity: equal to or better than 0.10 in logMAR scale in both eyes
- Willingness for randomization
- Availability for follow-up for at least 2 years
Exclusion Criteria:
- Strabismus at distance or near
- Contraindication for contact lens wear and orthokeratology (e.g. limbus to limbus corneal cylinder and dislocated corneal apex
- Systemic or ocular conditions which may affect contact lens wear (e.g. allergy and medication)
- Systemic or ocular conditions which may affect refractive development (e.g. Down syndrome, ptosis)
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00977236
|School of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
|Hong Kong SAR, China
|Principal Investigator:
|Pauline Cho
|The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|Pauline Cho, Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00977236 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|September 14, 2009
|Last Updated:
|July 11, 2013
Keywords provided by Pauline Cho, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University:
corneal reshaping
myopia control
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Refractive Errors
Eye Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 20, 2017


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Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart may have given some insight into Nick Saban's future in football Friday, when he said Saban was "driven" to be the greatest coach in the history of the game.
"No question," Smart said. "He's driven to be the best."
That, in relation to Alabama, means he still has a few obstacles to overcome before he rises past Paul "Bear" Bryant. And if you're reading into that, even another national championship on Monday wouldn't elevate him to The Bear's status among Tide faithful.
But he'd be a heckuva lot closer than anyone in gingham would ever have imagined. If the Tide wins its third national title in four seasons, Saban will become the first Alabama coach to accomplish that feat.
He'd still trail Bryant in national championships (6-4; Saban also has one from LSU in 2003), but would be within striking distance of encroaching on the holy ground that is Alabama reverence of Bryant.
He would also tie legendary Notre Dame coach Frank Leahy and Southern Cal's John McKay as the only coaches with four national titles.
So think about that when you're wondering if Saban will leave for the NFL one more time.


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Why not make going to the show a special occasion.
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Feedback for Tiki7 Use file galleries for wiki attachments
r35073: bug: if you upload a file to a wiki page, the file gallery is created but the file is not uploaded to this newly created gallery fixed for 7.1
- Page names with a comma (') will prevent file uploads. Ex.: http://demo.tiki.org/7x/tiki-index.php?page=test123%2Cvirgule
- r14162 is reported to introduce the following issue:
- File gallery names are chopped off at 80 characters, but wiki pages are sometimes longer
- What happens if page is renamed or deleted?
- File Gallery is not deleted and there is no way to manually delete ex.: tiki-list_file_gallery.php?galleryId=272 has no delete button and since it's not browseable like most file galleries, I can't delete from parent view
- Once you activate, existing attachments are no longer available
- yet, they are still in tiki-admin.php?page=wikiatt
- There should be a way (beyond WebDAV) to navigate all file galleries that are linked to wiki pages
- It would be nice to have an optional column here: tiki-listpages.php
- There is no script to move data back and forth from wiki_attach to file_gal?
- It creates a file gallery for each page (even if it doesn't yet have a file attached) and thus, since your last visit grows.
- Archives are working at tiki-list_file_gallery.php?galleryId=6 but not on the wiki page
- Workaround is to not use archives
UI to improve
- All operations (Replace, edit properties, etc) should send you back to the wiki page after.
- wiki attachments in File Gallery: search result link doesn't link to wiki page?
- Can be fixed more easily with improvements in Tiki8
to test
- Watch : does it work for file gallery attached to wiki page?
- Search in Files : test with Lucene (expected to be OK)
- Check if perms are OK
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{wishes filtervalue="36" status="p"}
{wishes filtervalue="36" status="c"}
Making Image galleries obsolete
Please indicate below what is needed to make Image Galleries obsolete. (and thus they can be removed because everyone will be using file galleries).
- A data migration script.
- See Robert Plummer, who has a basic script
- Redirect scripts so old URLs work
- Features/characteristics that image galleries have that file galleries don't:
- Separate thumbnail files are created
- Can set size of thumbnails and regenerate
- PNG images don't seem to lose transparency like they do with file galleries
- Can scale images (although this has never worked for me)
- Can browse full size images with one image per page with related info
- Can sort thumbnail view by name, date, hits, user, size


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In the last few days, investors have been freaking out about soft holiday sales. A report by MasterCard's SpendingPulse said sales for the two months before Christmas were up just 0.7%. The news caused investors to hit the eject button on the retail sector. While we won't know the results until all the retailers have reported one name I follow, Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance (ULTA), is on track to report a strong holiday quarter. Cosmetics tend to sell well in any economic environment, and I think ULTA will end up a big winner this season.
When I wrote about ULTA in June, the stock was at $95.05 -- basically the same place it is now. But I still think ULTA is one of the most exciting names in the specialty retail space and should be able to reach $120/share....277 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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Kohfeldt pointed out to me that the toilet has all the traits of a toilet from a ship—including an open side slot for seawater to be pumped in. The knobs on the faucet bear text written in Blackletter—the famous and classically German family of typefaces that Hitler adored. (The Nazis, in 1933, chased typographer Jan Tschichold out of Germany for advocating use of sans-serif fonts instead of Blackletter, among other design travesties.) The toilet has been a "functional tourist attraction" since 1952, Kohfeldt said. People would take road trips—as I had—just to see it. (Indeed, the toilet is listed in Roadside America's online guide.)
But last year, the toilet finally did make it to London as Hitler intended, when a British game show—Four Rooms, a lot like a British version of Antiques Roadshow—flew Kohfeldt and the toilet out to appear on the air to be sold. Although they couldn't find a buyer, Kohfeldt said he was happy to accept the free trip and relished an opportunity to mock the Führer by taking the toilet to places Adolf only dreamed of.
While Kohfeldt seems proud of his object's notoriety, he seems remarkably unexcited by the fact that he owns Hitler's toilet. This may be because the story of Hitler's possessions in Florence only begins with his toilet.


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Impact of Inflammation Biomarkers on the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Definition
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The ARDS has a clinical definition with criteria of the American-European Consensus Conference (1994). This definition inconveniently applies to a lot of patients with acute respiratory failure.
We know that there are 2 forms of ARDS morphology on CT scan : "lobar attenuation" (loss of aeration with no concomitant excess in lung tissue) predominating in the lower lobes and "non lobar attenuation" with diffuse and massive loss of aeration with excess lung tissue in all the pulmonary parenchyma.
Today, plasmatic biomarkers are used as prognostic and diagnostic markers of ARDS. Some of them are characteristics of the different damages in the ARDS (alveolar epithelium and vascular endothelium lesions) : sRAGE, SP-D, PAI 1 and sICAM 1.
This study's hypothesis is that patients with ARDS criteria and lobar morphology on CT scan present loss of aeration but no inflammatory pulmonary oedema, whereas patients with non lobar morphology on CT scan present both characteristics.
The primary purpose of our protocol is to show that the patients who respond to ARDS criteria and have a lobar morphology on CT scan do not have an elevation of the biomarkers specific to the pulmonary aggression of ARDS.
|Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
|Procedure: blood sample
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
|Official Title:
|Impact of Inflammation Biomarkers on the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Definition in Intensive Care Unit
- Plasmatic concentrations of biomarkers specific to the pulmonary aggression of ARDS in the 2 different morphologies on CT scan (lobar and non lobar): • sRAGE • SP-D • sICAM 1 • PAI 1. [ Time Frame: within 24 hours of enrolment ]
- Compare the 2 different forms of CT scan morphology in term of : • Mechanical ventilation duration • Mortality at 28 days • Mortality at 90 days [ Time Frame: within 48 hours of enrolment ]
|Study Start Date:
|June 2010
|Study Completion Date:
|November 2011
|Primary Completion Date:
|November 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|blood sample
Procedure: blood sample
This study's hypothesis is that patients with ARDS criteria and lobar morphology on CT scan present loss of aeration but no inflammatory pulmonary oedema, whereas patients with non lobar morphology on CT scan present both characteristics.
The primary purpose of our protocol is to show that the patients who respond to ARDS criteria and have a lobar morphology on CT scan do not have an elevation of the biomarkers specific to the pulmonary aggression of ARDS.
Detailed Description:
This multicentric prospective observational study will compare the level of different biomarkers specific to ARDS damages : the soluble form of the receptor for advanced glycation end products (sRAGE), the surfactant protein D (SP-D), Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1) and Soluble Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 (sICAM 1) in the two pulmonary morphologies of ARDS on CT scan : lobar and non lobar.
Patients under mechanical ventilation and with ARDS criteria for less than 24 hours(American-European Consensus Conference, 1994) will be enrolled.
Within 24 hours of enrolment, 10ml of blood sample will be collected and stored at -80°C. Plasmatic biomarker concentrations will be determined through ELISA method.
Within 48 hours of enrolment, patients will have a pulmonary CT scan without injection (end of expiration and ZEEP), a classical practice in this pathology.
Nine university hospitals will take part in this study.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients > 18 years
- Patients within the first 24 hours after onset of ARDS according to the 1994 American-European Consensus Conference (AECC)
- Patients under mechanical ventilation
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy
- Acute exacerbation of diabetes
- Dialysis for end-stage kidney disease
- Alzheimer's disease
- Amyloidosis
- Evolutive neoplastic lesion
- Chronic hepatic disease: type C hepatitis, non alcoholic cirrhosis and adenocarcinoma.
- Evolutive COPD
- Patients enrolled in another study
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01161901
|CHU Clermont-Ferrand
|Clermont-Ferrand, France, 63003
|Principal Investigator:
|Jean-Michel CONSTANTIN
|University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
|Responsible Party:
|University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01161901 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|July 13, 2010
|Last Updated:
|July 4, 2014
Keywords provided by University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand:
Plasmatic biomarkers
Lung Morphology
Mechanical ventilation
CT scan
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult
Acute Lung Injury
Pathologic Processes
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Respiration Disorders
Infant, Premature, Diseases
Infant, Newborn, Diseases
Lung Injury
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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The other thread got me thinking this may be a good place to ask a question if you're curious as to whether something is really special or not.
I'll start.
As far as I know, a giant nipple on the bottom of the disc does not make it collectible, just really easy (usually) to spin on your finger.
Post your questions, or links to questionable claims here, and I'm sure this board can set you straight.


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Event Details
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Hey All!
We are offering FREE TICKETS for Gotham Comedy Club on Tues Oct 22nd at 9:30pm
The show is called "Comedy Juice" and features all professional comedians (no amateurs), who you've seen on: Comedy Central, Chelsea Lately, MTV, Late Night TV (Letterman, Conan, etc), HBO, Showtime, & More! This show definitely features some of the BEST comedians in comedy!
One of our headliners will be Pete Davidson, co-star of MTV's "Guy Code" & "Wild N Out!" Plus we will also have additional headliners added the week of the show!
All RSVP's through Eventbrite are added to the GUEST LIST for FREE ADMISSION! However, Guest List is first come first serve so you all MUST ARRIVE EARLY!
The show starts at 9:30pm but your party MUST arrive by 9pm, PLEASE DONT BE LATE!
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Hope to see you all at the show, it's going to be a fun one!
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Every City and Large Town in Ireland offers myriad opportunities for a big night out. But every couple living in that area has their own idea of what constitutes the perfect 'Blow Out'. For Mr & Mrs 40-Something from Drumcondra it might be an All-You-Can-Eat Buffet in their local Curry-oake House in Capel St with Sing-a-longa-Bollywood and a Crate of BYO Beer followed by 5 games of Bingo in Cabra . For Derek & Diana Dubarry Deckshoes from Dalkey it's Sushi & Sashimi, a single perfectly shaken Cocktail in The Shelbourne, a night at The National Concert Hall followed by a nightcap and a game of bridge in the hushed environs of Tim's Private Members Club. For a pair of Rathmines Rockers it's free finger-food and a few pull-your-own pints in The Baggot Inn, a go on The Cosmic Coaster in Dr Quirkys, a mosh at a Death Metal Gig in Fibber Magees and a final late-night leer in a basement lap dancing club on Dame St.
Now imagine our 40-Something Marrieds, our Dalkey Yachties and our Rathmines Rockers are all about to spend three nights on the town... TOGETHER! Each of them in turn treating the other two couples to their own version of the perfect couples BIG NIGHT OUT. Impossible in the real world of tight social streaming, but in the socially engineered world of TV - unmissable!
Six In The City is a Reality TV Comedy of Manners as the couples terrorise each other with their hilariously mismatched social agendas. As nights out progress, strained politeness turns to incredulity, incredulity to annoyance, annoyance ratchets up into anger and anger to all out war!! Six In The City is cast with an eye for strong, opinionated, sociable but socially incompatible couples. It's constructed and narrated for maximum conflict and ultimax comic effect. It has the potential to make Come Dine With me look like a series of tea parties on a convent lawn...
Six In The City opens with an introduction to each competing couple. We see them at home together, they talk about how they met, what they do, we see them at work, they talk about their hobbies and interests and we see them at play - but crucially we don't catch a glimpse yet of how they like to spend their social lives.
The V/O flags that Mr & Mrs Fortysomething will host the first Big Night Out and we see the 3 couples meeting for the first time at the rickety Backstreet Curry 'n Karaoke House they favour, with crates of lager under the table and a sing-a-longa Bollywood session in full swing.
We follow the 2 guest couples' reaction to the food, the setting, the enjoinders to sing. The night progresses to the Bingo Hall and on to The Disco Bar. We chart the inter-couple tensions, the petty snubs and snobberies. On parting, at the close of the nights' 'festivities' the two guest couples score the night's entertainment - on an enjoyment scale of 1 to 6. The host couple in their turn score their guest's level of involvement from 1 to 6 and, on parting, they all react separately on camera to their experiences. The Big Night Out is repeated as our Dalkey Yachties and finally Rathmineshost their perfect evenings. At close of show the highest scoring couple wins their own tailor-made International Big Night Out.


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Why Productivity Growth Matters So Much
One economic theory is that business cycles are caused, at least in part, by technology introductions and their resultant impact on productivity -- this is termed the real business cycle theory. While economists don't all agree on this theory (or others as well), one can conceptually understand how productivity growth has been correlated with episodic bouts of economic growth, or lack thereof. After all, productivity gains are what allow the economy to produce more with given inputs of labor (and capital, in some measures) and are essential to increasing living standards.
Researchers at the Chicago Fed recently documented this relationship. Beginning in 1973, low rates of productivity gains were associated with a moribund economy in the 1970s. Then, beginning in the early 1980s, productivity began to grow, modestly at first, and economic growth responded upward in turn. In the mid-1990s, productivity growth took off in tandem with the tech and Internet boom, and we had a booming economy....368 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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Brewers not ready to restore Axford as closer
MILWAUKEE -- John Axford's third consecutive scoreless outing on Thursday was his best yet, but Brewers manager Ron Roenicke was not quite ready to restore Axford to the closer's role.
"I still think there's a little bit to go," Roenicke said. "But all of his fastballs are down in the zone, unless he tries to make a guy swing at a high one, which is what he used to do. When he comes in and he's throwing all pitches down, I feel he's going to do well. … I like what he's doing."
So what makes Roenicke say there is still a "bit to go?"
"I look up and I still see 94 [mph]. I'm used to seeing 96," Roenicke said. "Last year it was a little bit harder than [2012], but the results weren't the same, so I'm not saying it's all about velocity. But there's a difference between 94 and 96."
Axford responded by touching 96 mph with the final pitch of his scoreless seventh inning against the Cubs on Friday night. Darwin Barney led off with an infield single and advanced on a sacrifice bunt, but Axford struck out David DeJesus swinging on a 95 mph fastball before Starlin Castro went down swinging at a 96 mph pitch to end the threat.
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brew Beat, and follow him on Twitter at @AdamMcCalvy. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Corsair Raising Money For Charity With 24 Hour Gaming Marathon
Subject: General Tech | October 17, 2012 - 12:22 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: gaming, extra life 2012, donations, corsair, childrens miracle network hospital, charity
What is better than a 24 hour gaming marathon? A gaming marathon that raises money for a charity that helps kids that need medical help, of course!
Popular memory and PC chassis manufacturer Corsair has assembled a 12 man team of gamers that will be participating in the Extra Life 2012 gaming marathon. Lasting 24 hours, teams will play a game of their choice all day. Much like a traditional run/walk marathon, the teams and members are sponsored by donators. In this case, the "runners" are gamers, and 100% of the donations pledged to Team Corsair go to the member's local Children's Miracle Network Hospital.
Founded in 1912, the Children's Miracle Network Hospital in Oakland provides medical care to approximately 200,000 patients a year that otherwise could not afford treatment.
Senior PR Specialist for Corsair Robert Pearce blogged about the upcoming marathon and is the team captain for the Corsair team. He stated that he found out about the Extra Life marathon through a Reddit post and hopes to beat last year's numbers. Specifically, Extra Life 2011 raised a total of $1.2 million for Children's Miracle Network Hospital and the Reddit team in particular managed to raise $2,740 in donations from its 10 man team gaming for 24 hours. At the time of writing, Team Corsair has 12 members, and has $2,582 in pledged donations – or 52% of their $5,000 goal.
Interestingly, Corsair will be live streaming their 24 hour long gaming session. You will be able to see your marathon gamers in action and know that your donation is going to a good cause (it's actually for the kids heh). The Corsair live stream will begin at 8 am (PST) on October 20th, so be sure to check that out and give the Corsair team a virtual pat on the back. If you want to sponsor the Corsair team with a donation, you can find their Extra Life 2012 team page here.
Mozilla Starts Asking For Donations from Users
Subject: General Tech | December 30, 2011 - 11:42 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: mozilla, firefox, donations, browser
Mozilla, the company behind the popular open source Firefox web browser recently struck a quite lucrative deal with Google for providing the big G with a default search box and google search start page. Apparently, 900 million (over three years) is not enough for the company; however, as they have started asking for user donations of at least $10.
According to their new story page, "We believe the Web is a place where anyone can come to build their dreams." The non profit states in the accompanying video that they are more than just a web browser, they are a global community fighting to keep the web a good, innovative place. And that, they argue is why they need your support; to make the web a "force for good by making a donation today."
Personally, this feels like a cross between late night PBS broadcasts as a kid and Wikipedia's pleas for donations. Sure, if you are a big fan of Firefox it couldn't hurt to support them; however, I don't think they are going anywhere any time soon. What are your thoughts on this as a user?
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More homes fuel further employment opportunities says Stroud's leading housebuilder
12:05pm Tuesday 15th July 2014
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12:05pm Tuesday 15th July 2014
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THE managing director of Persimmon Homes says that a 28 per cent increase in the number of house completions in the first six months of the year is fuelling further employment opportunities across the region.
Carl Haley, Managing Director of Yate-based Persimmon Homes Severn Valley today welcomed news that the business legally completed 6,408 new homes in the first six months of 2014, a 28 per cent increase on the same period last year, when the housebuilder completed 5,022 new homes.
"Every extra home we build leads to more employment, both directly at Persimmon Homes Severn Valley as well as with our diverse range of suppliers across the region," said Carl.
"We have a robust recruitment programme in place to bring new people into the business, whether it's trained professionals or apprentices and trainees. Since January we have had 16 new people join the company and with the second half of 2014 set to be just as busy as the first half, we are looking forward to welcoming more new people to the business in the coming weeks."
Total revenues have increased for Persimmon by 33 per cent to £1.2 billion, compared to £0.9 billion for the same period in 2013.
Persimmon will open 100 new sites in the second half of 2014 across England, Wales and Scotland. In Bristol, Gloucestershire and North Somerset, the business is set to start building at the former GCHQ headquarters in Cheltenham, Bishops Sutton in the Chew Valley, Bishops Cleeve and Lyde Green Village, Emerson's Green in Bristol, including a new phase at Haywood Village, Weston-super-Mare.
Carl said the company was now turning its attention to the second half of the year: "Everybody knows that there is a shortage of new housing and we're working hard to deliver homes into the communities where they are most needed. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank local people for their continued support, which we aim to repay by creating new jobs and driving the local economy forward."
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Changing Direction on Amazon
Amazon (AMZN) is the enigma of retail. It is all about sales. To measure this on a price-to-earnings basis is simply a joke. To measure this on margins or based on cash flow might even be worse. But quarter after quarter, it doesn't seem to matter. The stock often gets hit initially after hours, and then pops right back higher. I know that many folks will attribute it to a short squeeze, but the short interest here is really nothing of note. I believe since the first major reversal I can remember where AMZN did a dip from $118 to $100 then fully recovered the next day, almost everyone plays the same trade: Buy the big after-hours dip. It is almost a foregone conclusion that AMZN will rally if it sells off. I saw it on Twitter last night. A very good trader I know was making a sarcastic reference toward it, but he was 100% right. That is the trade everyone is playing. The story, the results, the margins, the guidance or anything else don't matter, really.
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B&B's Ashley Jones (Bridget) and Drew Tyler Bell (Thomas) have been confirmed to be among the presenters at the International Emmy Awards Gala on Monday, November 19th at the New York Hilton Grand Ballroom in New York City.
Hosted by Roger Bart, the evening will be highlighted by the presentation of special achievement awards to former Vice President Al Gore (founder of Current TV) and Patrick Le Lay (CEO/Chairman TF1, France). Other presenters include Sam Waterston, Lorraine Bracco, Alan Cumming, Gloria Reuben, Eric Bogosian, Carole Bouquet, Rob Morrow, Katrina Bowden and George Wendt. Nominees in attendance include Stephen Fry (UK), Takeshi Kitano (Japan), Muriel Robin (France), Brenda Ngxoli, (South Africa), Lazaro Ramos (Brazil), Victoria Wood (UK), Lilia Cabral (Brazil), Pierre Bokma (The Netherlands) and Bobby AuYeung Chun Wah (Hong Kong, PR China).
The International Emmy Academy honors excellence in international television programming, and this year's Gala boasts over 1,000 of the world's top network heads and decision-making executives in attendance from more than 300 countries and territories worldwide, and more than 250 national and international media cover red carpet arrivals, the awards and the after-award press room.
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Many fears disappear when we become adults, but some fears are never outgrown. Five friends recently discovered that they were all, to some extent, afraid of the dark. None sleep in total darkness; each prefer to have a different light on all night. With further discussion, each also admitted that he or she performs a different nightly routine before retiring. Can you discover each person's full name, the light he or she keeps on at night, and each person's habitual practice before bedtime?
Friends: Donald, Gretchen, John, Dawn, Stephanie
Last names: Upgraff, Foster, Weatherton, Buchanan, Young
Routines: Closes closet door, checks locks, put a phone by the bed, pulls down the shades, and looks under the bed
Lights: Desk lamp, hall light, night-light, overhead light, computer screen
1. Either Donald or Stephanie admitted with some embarrassment that he or she always checks under the bed before getting in it.
2. The person who double checks all the house locks sleeps with either the Winnie-the-Pooh night-light or a desk lamp on.
3. The five people are: Gretchen, Dawn, Buchanan, the person who sleeps with his or her computer screen lit, and the person who always keeps a phone near the bed for security.
4. Weatherton (who isn't Dawn) and the person who sleeps with a night-light are members of the opposite sex.
5. Neither John nor Stephanie sleeps with the hall light on.
6. Dawn isn't the person who pulls down the shades at night.
7. The person who sleeps with the overhead light on (who is surnamed either Foster or Young) doesn't find it necessary to keep a phone by the bed.
8. Mr. Upgraff routinely closes the door to his closet, lest the creepy things that lurk within emerge while he sleeps.
9. Buchanan doesn't sleep with the Winnie-the-Pooh night-light.
10. Young sleeps with either a desk light or the overhead light lit.
HintJohn and Donald are male; Gretchen, Dawn and Stepanie are female.
AnswerDonald Weatherton, hall light, phone
Gretchen Young, overhead light, shades
John Upgraff, computer screen, closet
Dawn Foster, night-light, locks
Stephanie Buchanan, desk lamp, checks under bed
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First-ever limited-edition statue based on Sneyd's work...
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Playboy magazine cartoonist Doug Sneyd has granted The CS Moore Studio the license to create the first-ever limited-edition collectible statue based on Sneyd's world famous work. Award-winning Sculptor Clayburn Moore, known for his masterful presentation of the female form, will collaborate with the artist on a 1/8 scale statue based on a never-before-published Sneyd mermaid cartoon.
Sneyd has been a cartoonist for Playboy magazine since 1964. For nearly 20 years, starting in the mid-60's, his "Doug Sneyd" and "Scoops" news cartoons appeared daily in newspapers across North America. His charmingly cheeky cartoons capture vivacious, gorgeous women in a manner that's always fresh and irresistibly lively.
As a special bonus, each Sneyd Mermaid Statue will include a Certificate of Authenticity featuring the cartoon. Suitable for framing, the certificate will be signed by both Sneyd and Moore.
"Doug Sneyd is one of the great cartoonists of our time," said Moore. "This is a dream come true and I couldn't be happier to be collaborating with Doug on this project."
"When I told a collector of my Playboy cartoon originals that I was working on a project with Clayburn Moore, he said, 'He's a fine sculptor. You're in good company, Doug,'" said Sneyd. "To be associated with a sculptor of Clay's caliber on an artistic endeavor is exciting; I know fans of our work will be anxious to see the finished art. It's a great opportunity for both of us."
The Sneyd Mermaid Statue is scheduled to ship in 3rd Quarter 2011.
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The National League of Cities will hold its Congressional City Conference from March 9, 2013 – March 13, 2013 in Washington DC, at the Wardman Park Marriott Hotel, a short distance from our lovely DC inn. The Conference, expected to draw over 2000 elected city officials, will span federal policy issues important to municipalities, including infrastructure and job development, and budget reduction efforts. In addition, the conference will hold leadership training seminars and networking events for constituency groups. Please see the map below for easy walking instructions from our Guest House to the conference- a pleasant 15 minute walk.
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Once the rain lifted, the Quaker State 400 got off to a wild and bizarre start at Kentucky Speedway.
First, part of Denny Hamlin's flat tire flew off his car, damaging the cars of leaders Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jimmie Johnson.
Then Kyle Busch spun.
And then Kurt Busch hit Brad Keselowski, sending Keselowski spinning and igniting a multicar crash that also collected Greg Biffle.
Busch dove to the apron of the track to pass Keselowski, but his car appeared to shoot up the track and hit Keselowski, who spun up the track and hit the wall. Keselowski's car then slid back down the track and Biffle, Dave Blaney and Travis Kvapil all plowed into him. The crash brought out a red flag that lasted for about 18 minutes.
Busch took the blame for the crash.
"That didn't work out so good," Busch told his team over his radio. "The track just threw me back into him. That was all my fault."
Keselowski, who likely will fall out of the top 10 in points with the crash, was dejected but took the accident in stride.
"It was just a wreck, wrecks happen," Keselowski told TNT. "It takes a chain of events to get there. ... We were just trying to be patient. It looks like we were going to get the whole race in with the rain and there was no reason to drive like an animal. Apparently, I'm the only one who got that memo.
"It was just one of those deals."
Keselowski did say that Busch made an ill-advised move trying to race on the apron of the track.
"I know he didn't intentionally wreck me but we all know the track has a really bad bump down there and there's no reason to go down there, but he did," he said.
Keselowski didn't seem to care much for Busch's apology.
"I'm still wrecked. He's smarter than that. He knows better than that," he said.
Biffle, who had climbed from 13th to sixth in the standings in the past three weeks, also could take a big hit in points.
"I just saw the 2 spinning and I knew I had to get to the bottom but my car was loose and I had nowhere to go," Biffle said. "It looked like guys were going for the win on Lap 48. It's unfortunate. It sucks to get taken out like that."
Biffle said the rough and bumpy track may have also been partly blame.
"It's the roughest racetrack I have ever raced on in my life," Biffle said.
Earnhardt and Johnson were battling for the lead after a restart on Lap 36 when Hamlin had a flat tire. As he was trying to get to pit road on Lap 37, part of his tire flew off and Earnhardt and Johnson both ran over it, causing minor damage to the front of their cars.
Johnson stayed on the track and took the lead, but Earnhardt pitted on Lap 49 for his crew to repair the damage and was running 26th shortly after the race resumed.
Kyle Busch spun on his own and appeared to suffer no damage to his car. He returned to the race after pitting.
Keselowski, the defending Sprint Cup champion had slipped to ninth in the standings after two early penalties for technical infractions and a recent slump.
"We're just going to go do our thing," he said. "It's just kind of a little streak of bad luck. It will turn around and when it does we'll be in victory lane and be all right."


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The Department of Herpetology provides catalog numbers as promptly as possible for specimens being deposited as vouchers. Normally, these specimens must be sent directly to the AMNH so that proper tagging and cataloging may be assured; however, the Department also recognizes that investigators may in rare cases need a few catalog numbers (e.g., for type specimens) ahead of time. When absolutely necessary, the Department will oblige by sending catalog tags only under the following procedure:
- Send complete data and relevant paperwork (e.g., letter of donation, copies of permits) for all specimens to be cataloged in the Department of Herpetology.
- Specimens will be promptly cataloged and AMNH Amphibian or Reptile Collection numbers will be assigned. If there is special consideration needed in the assigning of catalog numbers, this information must be included with the complete data.
- The AMNH number tags to be tied to specimens will be sent and handled as a Department of Herpetology Loan. Complete catalog data will be included on this invoice, to be verified by the investigator.
- On receipt, the Loan Invoice white copy needs to be signed, dated, and returned. Return of this copy is confirmation that the AMNH herpetological tags have been tied to the specimens and that the corresponding catalog data are correct.
This procedure is a safeguard for the investigator, as it prevents duplicate assignment of catalog numbers and facilitates proper curation when the tagged specimens arrive to the Department of Herpetology.


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Heifer has provided education and seeds for this family to grow food. Sparrow joins kids in the village in helping with food that they plan to eat and sell to make money for the family.
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Lee District Neighborhood Resource Fair April 21
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Lee District Neighborhood Resource Fair April 21
The Lee District will host a Neighborhood Resource Fair Saturday, April 21, at the Franconia Governmental Center, 6121 Franconia Road, Alexandria, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Registration begins at 9 a.m. Light refreshments will be available.
"When all is said and done, the most important thing we do is protect the integrity of our neighborhoods," said Lee District Supervisor Dana Kauffman. "This fair is a face-to-face opportunity for citizens to take action."
Residents, civic association members and homeowners association representatives are invited to attend. County staff will be on hand to help with advice and information on:
- Property maintenance
- Building without permits
- Parking issues on public streets
- Junk vehicles on streets and private property
- Trash
- Blighted properties
- Police and safety concerns
- Grass height enforcement
- Health concerns and hoarding
- Streetlight upgrades and new installations
- Traffic calming and street maintenance
For more information and to request reasonable ADA accommodations, contact the Lee District Office at 703-971-6262, TTY 711, or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Lcgm8 and me staffed as videographers at the Scandinavian Open 2010. We have masses of videos and pictures and sorting it out takes a while. A music video is coming in the next few days. Finals later.
This is how we want to show aces.
Also check out lcgm8 account at Youtube for a lefty ace on round two hole 18 457' by Markus Mäntylä from Finland. We'll update it shortly to a higher resolution and append an interview.
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Tough time for jobs in California
Forbes has several articles asking tough questions about the job market in California. The sad truth is that California is losing jobs to other states and other countries, as the high tax burden and cost of living makes it difficult for employers to commit to the state.
Now, you have to take into account the agenda at Forbes. While the business magazine is excellent, the ideological bent is very clear. The publication favors free markets and loathes taxes. While you would expect that from most business writers and publications, Forbes sometimes takes that to an extreme.
That said, they often make compelling arguments when presenting cases where business development is hindered by taxes and regulation, and California has become the poster-child for many of these problems.
In one provocative article, a Forbes writer argues that California is becoming more like France.
A friend of mine who is a successful venture capitalist shared a depressing observation over dinner recently: "California is like France," he said. "I try not to hire here, and I certainly would not launch a company here. But the wine is good."
Listen up Sacramento, your tax base is moving elsewhere.
"California has competition," says Mehta. This is starting to show. A report recently released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows Silicon Valley lagging. Tech employment fell nearly 17% between 2001 and 2008, while nationally those types of jobs grew 4%. Silicon Valley's 11.8% unemployment level is higher than the nation's.
"It's a combination of taxes and talent," says Mehta. "Taxes and expenses here are high, and we can get the talent or move it elsewhere. This wasn't the case 10 years ago."
Another article details how employers like McAfee are moving employees outside the state.
The dysfunctional nature of California politics is now catching up to the state. Meanwhile, other states are seizing the opportunity with incentives and other aggressive tactics to brings in jobs. Will California wake up?


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Stoneware decorated with tenmoku, grey and black matt glazes, Australian, c. 1973, painted 'BS' monogram, height 37 cm.(14.5 ins), diameter 13.5 cm. (5.3 ins).
Bernard Sahm, active 1949-c1990
This vase from the 1970's is one of the "columnar 'pipe' shaped vessels" that maintained a thread of kinship from the 1960s through to the 2000s.
This vase was bought at the Rozelle markets about three years ago. I had decided that I would like some more Australian studio pieces. I liked the sculptural qualities of the piece which was being sold by an ex-student of mine who deals in good quality items. I have learnt to trust the 'eye' of this young man. It reminded me of a chess piece at first and of a Samurai warrior: traditional, familiar shapes but with a comical twist.
Unlike most contemporary ceramic artists, Sahm's early ceramic training was in commercial studio Martin Boyd Pottery, Terra Ceramics in Sydney and, in 1956, at Gutenhalde Ceramics in Stuttgart. The Sahms then travelled to Britain, where Bernard secured work at Harry and May Davis's Crowan Potteryn near St Ives, in Cornwall, England. He was throwing an amazing 100 lidded pots a day.
''His work is strong and elegant. He is a traditionalist but he is never dull or conventional.'' wrote the critic James Gleeson.
Bernard Sahm was a greatly respected potter whose work is represented in all the major galleries of Australia. Sahm's original approach to his art took up the counter-cultural spirit of the times using parody and wit to portray what Sahm saw as the absurdities in society. Themes from an exhibiton in Faenza Italy in 1976 were: Pillars of Society, Art Machines, Mind Modifying Machines, Concept Dispensers, Helpful Hints, and Funerary Urns. Over time the nature of his output increasingly blurred the distinction between ceramics and sculpture while at the same time critiquing society and specifically the art world. The ceramic work of Bernard Sahm (1926-2011) is represented in all the major galleries of Australia.
Teaching and Academic Positions
1964-1976 Taught Ceramics at National Art School, Sydney.
1977-1984 Senior Lecturer and Head of Ceramics Department, Sydney College of the Arts.
The success of many ceramic artists who have graduated from the Sydney College of the Arts stands as a testament to his vision.


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Automated Connective Tissue Torque Sensor (StromaTorque)
This study has been completed.
Stromatec, Inc.
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Robert Davis, Stromatec, Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: April 1, 2012
Last updated: October 8, 2013
Last verified: October 2013
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Detailed Description:
The purpose of this study is to develop a measure - the needle torque test - capable of detecting connective tissue abnormalities associated with musculoskeletal disorders.
|Connective Tissue Musculoskeletal Pain
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
|Official Title:
|Automated Connective Tissue Torque Sensor
Further study details as provided by Robert Davis, Stromatec, Inc.:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Number of needle revolutions to achieve threshold torque [ Time Frame: Time zero, 30 minutes and one week ]
|Study Start Date:
|February 2012
|Study Completion Date:
|January 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|January 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Healthy controls
|Chronic low back pain
|restricted hamstrings
|systemic scleroderma
|joint hyperlaxity
Detailed Description:
Chronic musculoskeletal pain is a source of considerable disability, work absenteeism and health care costs. A major obstacle to the treatment of these conditions is the lack of methods to objectively assess connective tissues and measure the effect of treatments. Needle torque test technology under development in this project will potentially enable objective measurement of connective tissue abnormalities associated with musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction. This could help evaluate the efficacy of various treatments and enhance the objective monitoring of patient progress in clinical practice.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
community sample
Inclusion Criteria for chronic low back pain subjects:
- back pain that has disrupted activity for more than half the days in the past 12 months.
Inclusion Criteria for restricted hamstring subjects:
- 90/90 test of more than 20 degrees
Inclusion Criteria for systemic scleroderma subjects:
- physician diagnosis
Inclusion criteria for joint hyperlaxity subjects:
- Beighton test score of 7 or higher
Exclusion Criteria for all subjects:
- surgery or scars in thighs or low back
- neurological or major psychiatric disorder
- bleeding disorders
- acute systemic infection
- pregnancy
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01570647
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01570647
|United States, Vermont
|Stromatec, Inc.
|Burlington, Vermont, United States, 05401
Sponsors and Collaborators
Stromatec, Inc.
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
|Principal Investigator:
|Robert Davis
|Stromatec, Inc.
More Information
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Robert Davis, Principal Investigator, Stromatec, Inc.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01570647 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
R44AT004379 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|April 1, 2012
|Last Updated:
|October 8, 2013
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Musculoskeletal Pain
Muscular Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
Signs and Symptoms
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017