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Robert Daniel Sanchez
Robert Daniel Sanchez, 66, of Mission, Kansas, passed away December 31, 2012 at his home.
He was born March 9, 1946 in Dodge City, Kansas, son of Louis and Linda Sanchez. He attended Cathedral Catholic School and graduated from St. Mary's of the Plains and received a masters degree from Kansas State University. He taught mathematics in Australia and then worked at Southwestern Bell until he retired.
Robert is survived by his wife, Marilyn, two daughters, Erin (Aaron Peter) Winters and Kelley Sanchez and grandson, Samuel Winters, sisters Linda Roush, Vicky Smith and Diane Sanchez and his father, Louis Sanchez.


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Marc van Regenmortel serves as an Emeritus Director at the CNRS in the Biotechnology School of the University of Strasbourg. He was born and educated in Brussels. He obtained a Ph.D. degree in virology at the University of Cape Town in 1961. He served as a Professor in microbiology at several universities in South Africa and France and was for 22 years a Director of the CNRS Immunochemistry laboratory in Strasbourg. He has published 16 books and 390 papers and reviews in immunochemistry and virology. He serves currently as an Editor-in-Chief of Archives of Virology, Journal of Molecular Recognition and The Open Vaccine Journal and an Editor of Analytical Biochemistry, Advances in Virus Research and Journal of Immunological Methods. In 2009, he coedited with Brian Mahy (CDC, Atlanta) the 3rd edition of the 5-volume Encyclopedia of Virology (Elsevier).
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Dostanic has said goodbye to troubled FK Obilic, despite having a contract which runs until 2004. "I am tired," he said. "The situation in the club is not the reason. I am not afraid. The real reason is that I am very tired. After a break I will decide what to do next. It is possible that I will return to coaching next season."
Hopes dashed
Obilic ended the season in eighth place, which was not enough to earn them a place in the forthcoming UEFA Intertoto Cup. Dostanic added: "We wanted to reach the Intertoto Cup, but our poor performances at home left us far behind."
Second spell
It is not yet known who will succeed Dostanic, who was in his second spell at the club having taken over last December with the club worried about the threat of relegation. His previous reign came during the 2001/02 season.
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text: On Tuesday 01 June 2010 20:01:48, Jordan Cooper wrote: > FP newbie here, > > I'd like to start learning how to program more purely. Immutability is > something that tends to confuse me when it comes to handling state, > and I figure the only way I'll understand is if I do it myself. If you don't want to pass the state around explicitly (and that gets tiresome rather soon), you can hide it from view using a State monad. Depending on what you do, that could be either the simple Control.Monad.State[.Strict].State or, if you need the functionality of other monads, Control.Monad.State[.Strict].StateT Using monad transformers (generally, types ending with a capital T) is, however, often less than obvious to beginners, so it might be a good idea to not dive in at the deep end, but rather to acclimatise oneself in the shallower waters first. A good way to get used to State is writing yet another parser combinator library (look e.g. at the API docs for parsec to see what combinators to implement -- you don't need to write them all, you'll learn how to use State before that). > > In the past I coded a little chess game in C, where two computers > played each other (not well, but they made legal moves). I figured > this might be good to try and accomplish the same thing in Haskell. > > Any general advice before I embark would be appreciated, though my > main question has to do with data structures. In C I used a > two-dimensional array to represent the board (I realize there are more > efficient representations, but I'm aiming for understanding over > performance). If performance isn't important, you can also use a two-dimensional array (Data.Array; Array (Int,Int) (Maybe Piece) for example) in Haskell. Actually, immutable arrays in Haskell are surprisingly snappy (at least if you compile with optimisations). Another option is using Data.Map and representing the gamestate as a Map from positions to pieces. > I'm not sure what the natural functional equivalent > would be, seeing as how arrays are immutable. There are also mutable arrays, Data.Array.ST and Data.Array.IO with the common interface Data.Array.MArray If you use STUArrays or IOUArrays, you can get very fast code, but it's better to come to close terms with declarative functional programming before learning how to write "almost C" in Haskell (your "almost C" will look far less ugly then). > > Tips appreciated! Hmm, you'll probably need -- GameState : whose turn, which piece where -- Move : which piece, from where, to which square evaluatePosition :: GameState -> Value -- Value could be Int or something else as long as it's comparable -- this is the really hard part chooseMove :: GameState -> Move -- for all legal moves, evaluate the position if that move were made -- choose the most promising one -- if you try to implement an elaborate strategy, that'll be hard too, -- you'll need to figure out which branches to cut off early and when -- to stop looking further -- You'll probably want to add a pseudo-random generator to choose -- a move when there's no clear favourite makeMove :: Move -> GameState -> GameState > > Thanks, > J


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The American Shakespeare Center's (ASC) touring troupe will give two performances March 21 and 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Texas Union Theatre. Performing Shakespeare's "As You Like It" and "Measure for Measure," the ASC will give Austinites a taste of their energetic performance style. The visit is sponsored by the Department of English, Plan II, the College of Undergraduate Studies, the Harry Ransom Center, and Shakespeare at Winedale.
Tickets are $15, $10 for UT ID-holders (ID will be required to enter the performance with this ticket) and are available through the Shakespeare at Winedale website. Audience members are encouraged to come early, as there will be pre-show music and entertainment beginning at 7p.m. both nights.


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Hi Tom
You would need to set the programming card with the movements of throttle stick first, then plug ESC to the card as:
Pull out ESC connector(signal/positive/negative) which is used to connect with receiver, just plug it to the programming card after setting done on it, wait for seconds, then switch the same connector back to receiver. It would not be hard to do.
Hi Ken
Great! You are almost correct.
You could set the new ESC by following its enclosed manual (would probably be the same as it was) without applying the programming card at all. You are right at this method by applying throttle stick on Tx and ESC only.
The second method would make throttle function more sophisticated. You would need to set the programming card for your desired functions with the movements of throttle stick on transmitter first, then plug GWS new ESC to the card, wait for
seconds, then switch the connector of ESC back to receiver.
Sorry for I could not post full manual now, hope I have stated
that clearer.
I agree pulling the plug from the RX and plugging into the card is a simple task. What is not so simple is getting to the RX in my PT-17 and TM400, for example. That is a royal pain in the behind to remove (at minimum) the four tiny screws on the lower struts and then unbolt the lower wing just to get to the electronics. In that case, just being able to re-program by moving the throttle sticks like the Castle Creations ESCs, Cool Running ESCs, etc. is much better. If I were doing all this ESC tweaking on the test bench, or just once before the plane was fully assembled, or had access to the RX without plane disassembly (e.g. my Formosa or flat-form 3D plane) it would be a different story, I guess.
<edit> OK, I read more posts and see the basic features CAN be toggled with just the throttle stick movements. Excellent! But I still don't see how the card can be programmed with the throttle stick, or why it would need to do so with the DIP switches. It would also be good to know what the basic features are, and what extra features are accessed with the programming card (since it is an option extra cost component). I think the best solution would be to post a .pdf file of the ESC and programming card instruction manual on your web site, and provide a link here so we can go read it.
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Any programing method that requires that the Tx be switched on is not suitable for use at any busy club flying field. Frequency time can be at a premium, with a wait for the frequency to be free and then a time limit on its use. One would want to use the time limit for flying not for equipment adjustment.
Would not a Three Position Lever Switch on the programing box fulfill the functions of the throttle stick. All of the programable ESCs I have used the throttle stick is placed in one of thee positions, full throttle, half throttle and low throttle, to program the ESC.
Hi Ken, Tom and Hovertime
You could set the programming card and make it applicable with ESC at home, it would not be better to set it at flying clubs' field. Ken is right, use the time limit for flying not for equipment adjustment on fields. However Tom would need to work more on
your PT-17 and TM for pulling out ESC connector.
You could set new ESCs with movements of throttle stick on Tx
simply by following the ESC manual, almost the same way as it was.
Setting on programming card would need to turn on/off 2-3 of
12 tiny switches on it for the desired function respectively, you would need to use a toothpick to turn on/off that switches, something like making a tick on it, tick it on/off.
Hi Tom, I'll check them up more on next Monday to see if it is a must to set the card with movements of throttle stick. Probably I would need to set ESC with Tx first, then set the card, and plug ESC with it, then switch ESC back to receiver for its sophisticated
functions-- Ray has stated these functions on last page. May be
you are right, setting the card without applying Tx. It seems I forgot something on weekend as I did not bring them home for
more studying. Chen
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Hi Friends
I've today studied more on the programming card for its setting.
I would like to clarify its setting procedures as below:
Set the programming card for desired functions by turning on/off 1-3 tiny DIP switches (there are 12 totally) on it without applying throttle stick on Tx at all, using a ball pen to turn the switch would be easier.
Next, plug ESC to the programming card then connect battery
pack with ESC (turn on ESC), turn off ESC after the setting data well restored (normally made within seconds), then switch ESC back to Rx.
It would need to set the desired range of throttle stick movements on Tx with ESC by following manual.
Friends who do not have programming card could set the new ESCs with movements of throttle stick on Tx by following the ESC manual only, almost same way as it was.
Are we off topic here? This thread is for tracking GWS announcements. Can those who want to discuss esc programming start a separate thread so I don't keep getting unnnecessarily excited about a new important announcement, only to find it isn't. Apart from anything else it would be much harder for a search to turn up your info than if it was in a dedicated thread - so you'd be helping others in the future.
Thanks folks
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Likelihood based methods dominate much of phylogenetics these days. That isn't to say that you don't see parsimony, nj, or other methods, but maximum likelihood and Bayesian trees are the norm. Here, I am going to describe how we calculate the likelihood of the data given the model and a tree. We will also go through some extensions.
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While I was at the book fair, the boys decided to go to Main tower with their dad. They went out in the afternoon because it was heavily raining in the morning.
Main Tower is a 56-storey, 200 m (656 ft) skyscraper in the Innenstadt district of Frankfurt, Germany. If the antenna spire is included, the building stands at 240 m (787 ft). The structure was built between 1996 and 1999, and the tower's design features what appears to be two connected towers. The smaller of the two is of a cuboid shape and a design common to 1970s architecture. The second and taller of the two towers is a circular tower with an entire blue glass exterior which features the transmission tower on top.
Named after the nearby Main river, the tower has five underground floors and two public viewing platforms. It is the only skyscraper in Frankfurt with a public viewing observatory. It is the 4th tallest building in Frankfurt and the 4th tallest in Germany, tied with Tower 185.
Here are some pictures of my family taken on top of the building:
They went for a late lunch after that and waited for me at the Frankfurt Am Main Hauptbanhof. We later went shopping at Hauptwache and Zeil.
Zeil is a popular shopping mile where most well-known department store chains are to be found, but also where a host of specialised shops offer an extensive range of goods. There's Zeilgalerie and Frankfurt Hoch 4. There are also cafes, snack bars and restaurants here.
Zeilgalerie with a hole behind me.
We were all very tired and decided to go home by taking a train at Hauptwache Station. On the way there, we were stopped by a 'policeman'. He was not wearing a uniform at all. He flashed his so-called police ID card (looked more like ID card) very quickly and asked everyone of us to open our wallet and show him our money. I was like 'oh, are we going to be robbed!'. I was panicking but my husband and sons were very calm. We followed what he wanted us to do; show our wallets. There were not much cash, so he let us go! Before we leave, he shook my husband's hand and pat his back. Gila. Entah apa-apa. And later he said, '"take care."
Phew! That was very close. I had my own plan in my mind; scream as loud as I could if we got robbed.
It was a mind-boggling experience. We had came across many policemen around town and none, none of them stopped us and asked us to show our wallets. I am sure my family and I had the same thoughts in our heads during our journey back to Offenbach; who was the man? Was he really a policeman? Was he just a crazy man who wanted to be a policeman? Was he a concerned citizen who wants to know if we have enough money in our wallet? Was he a street robber? Was he? Was he?
Braving the temperature of 4°C was enough to freeze our thoughts of what had happened and the questions were soon subsiding. In my head during the walk; heater and nasi impit & sambal ikan bilis. I was very sure the boys too.
The neighbourhood of the place we stayed in Offenbach.


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It is quite astonishing how when it comes to diplomacy, the US finds it so hard to take yes for an answer.
Take for example Syria. Whether or not chemical weapons were used and by whom, I think all reasonable people would agree that getting rid of those weapons anywhere is a good thing. And that is what we seem to be moving towards in Syria as a result of the Russian/Syrian plan triggered by John Kerry's remark. It is going to take some time. After all, the US is far behind schedule on its own promises to reduce its chemical weapons stockpile.
If the Obama administration wants an example of the difficulties involved in destroying chemical weapons, it might reflect upon its own struggles to get rid of cold-war era chemical arsenals stockpiled in tightly controlled storage facilities in Kentucky and Colorado.
The United States promised, but failed, to destroy these stocks by 2012 at the very latest. The most recent forecast from the US is that the process of "neutralising" the chemicals in its Colorado weapons dump will be finished by 2018; the date for Kentucky is 2023. That will be 11 years after the US promised to destroy its chemical weapons stockpiles, and eight years after Russia – the other major possessor of declared chemical weapons – says it will have finished destroying its arsenal.
So even if it takes some time for this to happen in Syria, can't we just accept that the end result is the important thing irrespective of how we got there? And yet we have this caterwauling in some quarters about how doing so makes the US look weak and president Obama appear subordinate to Russian president Putin. Some are wailing at Obama in frustrated disappointment, stamping their feet and crying "You promised us a war! You promised!"
Cenk Uygur has a roundup of these hysterical reactions.
The defense of Obama supporters that the eventual outcome was due to some deep strategy on his part, an idea encouraged by the Obama administration, is also ludicrous. It was plain that he had decided to go to war against Syria but the unexpected defeat of David Cameron's push for war in the UK parliament, the massive American opposition that was causing Congress to resist even the efforts of the Israel lobby in the US, and his lack of strong evidence that the Syrian government had used chemical weapons, caused him to switch gears and accept the new reality.
But that should be welcomed as a sign of rationality triumphing over obstinacy. Kevin Drum sums it up well:
Can we please get over the silliness I'm hearing from a few quarters that President Obama had gamed out the whole Syria affair before it even happened? It's embarrassing. John Kerry made an obviously unscripted comment—which the press twisted into a "gaffe" because, hey, that's what they do—and Russia seized on it for reasons of its own. Perhaps to gum up the works. Perhaps to get itself out of a jam it was tired of. Who knows? But Obama pretty plainly didn't plan it and didn't welcome it.
There's really no reason to go down this path anyway. If you want to give Obama credit, give him credit for something he deserves: being willing to recognize an opportunity when he sees it. I can guarantee you that George W. Bush wouldn't have done the same. But Obama was flexible enough to see that he had made mistakes; that congressional approval of air strikes was unlikely; and that the Russian proposal gave him a chance to regroup and try another tack. That's not normal presidential behavior, and it's perfectly praiseworthy all on its own.
Through sheer dumb luck and Kerry's verbosity, we may have averted another unnecessary war. Let's accept it gratefully and move on. But Kerry may still salvage defeat from the jaws of victory by suggesting that if the decommissioning of the chemical weapons doesn't go ahead according to his own arbitrary schedule rather that the standard timetable for such things, then the deal may be off. This is a bit rich coming from him given that, as I said above, the US is way behind schedule on the elimination of its own stockpile of such weapons. But there is this ridiculous imperative in US politics that any deal that is arrived at by mutual agreement is somehow a defeat for the US. What must happen is that the other side must be seen as capitulating to US demands.
The Daily Show highlights the absurd reactions to the Russian/Syrian offer to decommission its store of chemical weapons.
(This clip aired on September 1o, 2013. To get suggestions on how to view clips of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report outside the US, please see this earlier post.)


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Regional Competitiveness: Some Conceptual Issues and Policy Implications
As the notion of competitiveness itself arises many doubts regarding its meaning and interpretation, so does the notion of regional competitiveness. The important problem is that the conceptual issues related to the regional competitiveness have been translated to the regional policy level. They have implied many failures that the regional policy ¾ seeking to achieve competitiveness and consequently sustainable economic growth and well-being of its people ¾ has been experienced world-wide. The paper focuses upon what is meant by äregional competitivenessö. Through an analysis of this it tries to analyze some of conceptual issues that may be potentially misleading for regional policy consideration and action.
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It's now official. The one and only Cher herself revealed that she will kick off her "Dressed To Kill" 49 city North American Tour beginning in Phoenix on March 22nd with stops in NY, LA, Boston, Las Vegas, and other major markets. The tour comes to TD Garden on Wednesday, April 9.
Cher's previous tour "The Farewell Tour" later dubbed "The Never Can Say Goodbye Tour" was one of the most successful tours ever by a solo artist and played for a record-breaking 325 dates and seen by over 5.5 million people.
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Butternut Squash Bake Recipe
- 1/3 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 can (5 ounces) evaporated milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups mashed cooked butternut squash
- 1/2 cup crisp rice cereal
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in the eggs, milk and vanilla. Stir in squash (mixture will be thin).
- Pour into a greased 11-in. x 7-in. baking pan. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 45 minutes or until almost set.
In a small bowl, combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over casserole. Return to the oven for 5-10 minutes or until bubbly.
Freeze option: Bake casserole as directed without adding topping. Cool; cover and freeze. Freeze topping mixture in a resealable plastic freezer bag. To use, partially thaw casserole and topping in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Sprinkle topping over casserole and bake until bubbly. Yield: 6-8 servings.
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"i made this for Thanksgiving 2 years ago and my family still wants me to make it every fall. i love it!"
"This casserole is better as a dessert. We are not fond of sweetened dishes with dinner, but I thought I would try it just once. The casserole is so extremely sweet that the topping would be overkill. I would happily serve this as a dessert, sans topping. But as a side dish, I would make it without the sugar or vanilla next time. Will be delicious to allow the squash to show its natural taste. We ate this for dessert."
"This is a terrific way to prepare butternut squash.The topping makes it almost candy like. So very good!"
"This was wonderful. I cut the sugar in half, and used non fat evaporated milk."
"I'd looked at this recipe and didn't notice any coconut being called for! I also followed "Measter's" tip and used spices ( 1 tsp. ground cinnamon, 1/2 tsp. ground ginger, 1/4 tsp. each nutmeg and cloves) as I find squash rather bland as a vegetable. I also used quick oats in place of the rice cereal and added 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon to topping. I'd used 1 lb. cooked frozen cubed butternut squash which I'd microwaved for 6 minutes, then mashed."
"I have made this delicious squash dish so many times, I couldn't begin to count. There have been many times when guests have wanted to pass on having some ("I don't like squash ") but I have said, "Just try it". Lo & behold, they are soon asking for more.I often double the recipe, but only use 1/2 cup butter & 1 cup sugar. Also, the doubled recipe turns out just fine with the full can of evaporated milk & extra squash if you have it. This year's bumper crop of butternut squash in our garden will ensure that we will enjoy this side dish many times over the winter!"
"I can't count how many times I have made this recipe. If I am using butternut.....this is my go-to recipe. The recipe has been requested from those who have had it at my house. I actually double the recipe and do a 13 X 9 dish. That way a standard size can of evap milk works and I don't have to measure out and have some left back. Depending on the size of my butternut squash. After peeling, cubing and boiling in salted water. I get a 5 to 6 cups yield and I use all and the recipe still comes out fine. I even have made a day or two ahead and refrigerate without baking. And this too helps out with last minute prep when entertaining. As for the topping, I have even served it with marshmallows for a variation. This recipe has never failed me yet. It is definitely a keeper. Actually I have just prepared it for entertaining on Sunday!"
"A 5 out of 5 rating is actually an insult for this elegant recipe. I have not only made it with butternut squash but also with sweet potatoes and yams. It is sooooooo versatile. I cut back the sugar 25% and it is still quite sweet. Next time I will cut back 50% and see what happens. My guess is it will still be wonderful. I also skipped the cereal."
"A friend's husband brought this to my dinner and I loved it. Even the grandkids and my son who hate squash loved it. I doubled the top."
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Time to work on reloading. .308's just about got perfect ballistics for a short-legged round. We shot 168gr. Sierra BTHP match 40 years ago, but out of a 30-06 cartridge-had considerably better downrange performance than the .308. out of an M40-A1
That's a really nice setup, Ikeepitcold, but I don't know if I'd want to take it into CA, it's got that evil pistol grip and adjustable stock. By the way, I did my undergrad work at UNR.
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Thats 40 rounds more than I have. I'm looking for some unprimed .308 brass, Win. or Rem. I'm all set with powder/primers/bullets.
I haunt the LGS's & Wally-World...no luck yet. That Is a NICE rifle you have there, I have a DPMS LR-308. What brand of scope do you have on the rifle? I can't make it out in the pic.


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Global coordination mechanism for NCDs
In consultation with Member States, the WHO Secretariat plans to develop a global mechanism for NCDs, as outlined in paragraphs 14-15 of the WHO Global NCD Action Plan 2013-2020 (resolution WHA66.10)
The purpose of the proposed global mechanism is to improve coordination of activities which address functional gaps that are barriers to the prevention and control of NCDs. The global coordination mechanism is to be developed based on the following parameters:
- The mechanism shall be convened, hosted and led by WHO and report to the WHO governing bodies.
- The primary role and responsibility for preventing and controlling noncommunicable diseases lie with governments, while efforts and engagement of all sectors of society, international collaboration and cooperation are essential for success
- The global mechanism will facilitate engagement among Member States, United Nations funds, programmes and agencies, and other international partners, and non-State actors, while safeguarding WHO and public health from any form of real, perceived or potential conflicts of interest.
- The engagement with non-State Actors will follow the relevant rules currently being negotiated as part of WHO reform and to be considered, through the Executive Board, by the Sixty-seventh World Health Assembly.
Resolution WHA66.10 requests the WHO Director-General to:
- Paragraph 5.2: to develop draft terms of reference for a global coordination mechanism, as outlined in paragraphs 14–15 of the WHO Global NCD Action Plan 2013–2020, aimed at facilitating engagement among Member States, United Nations funds, programmes and agencies, and other international partners and non-State actors, while safeguarding WHO and public health from undue influence by any form of real, perceived or potential conflicts of interest, without pre-empting the results of ongoing WHO discussions on engagement with non-State actors.
- Paragraph 5.3: to develop the draft terms of reference referred to in paragraph 5.2 through a formal Member States' meeting in November 2013, preceded by consultations with:
- Member States, including through regional committees;
- United Nations agencies, funds and programmes and other relevant intergovernmental organizations;
- nongovernmental organizations and private sector entities, as appropriate, and other relevant stakeholders;
and to be submitted, through the Executive Board, to the Sixty-seventh World Health Assembly for approval.
The consultative process is as follows:
- 23 July 2013 - The WHO Secretariat published a first WHO Discussion Paper (including a "zero draft" Terms-of-Reference") on this website for a web-based consultation until 30 October 2013. Member States, UN organizations, intergovernmental organizations, relevant NGOs and selected private sector entities are invited to share their comments in response to the first WHO Discussion Paper by sending an email before 30 October 2013 to firstname.lastname@example.com. The WHO Secretariat will publish all contributions received by email on this website. All comments submitted are subject to review by the Secretariat prior to the Secretariat posting them on the WHO web site. WHO reserves the right to summarize and/or edit any submission in consultation with the submitting party.
- 14 August 2013 – Informal dialogue with relevant NGOs (WHO Executive Board Room) - Member States will be invited to observe the informal dialogue
- 15 August 2013 – Informal dialogue with selected private sector entities (WHO Executive Board Room) - Member States will be invited to observe the informal dialogue
- 2 September 2013 – 30 October 2013 –Member States may wish to discuss the first WHO Discussion Paper at the Regional Committees
- 31 October 2013 – Taking into account the feedback received from the web-based consultation, the Regional Committees and the informal dialogues, the WHO Secretariat will publish an Updated WHO Discussion Paper for a web-based consultation until 10 November 2013.
- 11-12 November 2013 – Formal Meeting with Member States to complete the work on a terms-of-reference
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Homemade Beef and Noodles
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 10
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 246.3
- Total Fat: 5.6 g
- Cholesterol: 40.3 mg
- Sodium: 443.9 mg
- Total Carbs: 28.0 g
- Dietary Fiber: 3.6 g
- Protein: 21.6 g
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Number of Servings: 10
1.5 Pounds Stew Meat
1 Can Beef Broth
2 Packets Brown Gravy
1 Pkg Ronzoni Whole Wheat Noodes Wide Noodle Style
2 Garlic Cloves
2 T Extra Light Olive Oil
Cut beef into bite size pieces. Brown beef with Garlic and Olive Oil until carmelized. Boil Noodles according to package directions. Mix can of Beef Broth and 2 Gravy Packets together and pour over Browned Beef. Add noodles, mix and eat.
Number of Servings: 10
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For small and midsize businesses, the challenge of building an IT storage infrastructure that is both effective and affordable can be daunting: the amount of information these organizations need to store is constantly increasing, while IT budgets are staying the same, or possibly even shrinking. IT managers will most likely find themselves having to do more with less.
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New flicks with celebs in interfaith relationships and from interfaith backgrounds, plus their baby news!Go To Pop Culture
March 2012
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Dear InterfaithFamily.com Network Professionals,
One of the most observed Jewish holidays, Passover, will be here in a short month. With a famous movie and a Broadway play about the Exodus, most people know the story of Moses and Pharaoh. What most people don't realize is the one chosen by God to confront Pharaoh, the one who was chosen to receive God's law on Mt. Sinai, was married to Zipporah, the daughter of a Midianite priest, when he first saw the burning bush and heard the voice of God. Yes, another biblical interfaith marriage!
You can highlight their relationship, and Zipporah raising Jewish children, as you create programming for the interfaith couples and families in your communities:
Here are some other ideas that will help those who are newer to Judaism and Jewish culture to enjoy the holiday:
Some organizations will be hosting community seders that introduce the basics of the Haggadah, but there will be many who will appreciate a refresher. InterfaithFamily.com offers you videos: one that shows how to assemble a seder plate and a second with a child reading the four questions that, paired with this audio clip, can help any child (or adult) feel well prepared.
This is only a sampling of the many resources on our Passover Resource Page.
We've encouraged you to make your organization a member of the InterfaithFamily.com Network and many of you have followed through. (For those ready to list your organization now, let me know and I will walk you through the simple instructions.) You promote your events and activities to individuals and families of all backgrounds, including interfaith couples and families, by listing your events on the Network and you have followed our suggestions for creating a welcoming website. Hooray for making your welcome so explicit!
Now we have an easy, visual way to instantly show all the visitors to your organizations' website that you are a welcoming institution! You can add the InterfaithFamily Organizational Affiliate Badge to your website's homepage. Please do so today and demonstrate your welcome even more. Click here to check out the badge and get instructions on how to put it on your site.
Here is some content that you can easily cut and paste into a message for your congregants, pointing out some of the many resources at InterfaithFamily.com.
With one month to go, it is time to start thinking about coming out of Egypt. Don't make the Passover/Easter weekend be your personal time of slavery. Begin planning early to make whatever you do easier. Will you host a seder at your home on April 6 or 7? Or will you be at the home of family or friends? What changes would you like to include this year? Will you be hosting or joining family and friends for Easter on Sunday the 8th?
Do you want tips to make your seder more inclusive?
Are you looking for new Passover recipes?
Maybe you just are looking for some ideas to enliven your seder.
And for the many families in our community who wonder how to join the Easter celebration of cousins or grandparents on April 8, this article gives some useful suggestions from the experience of interfaith couples.
And join the Passover and Easter discussion board at InterfaithFamly.com to share your thoughts and ideas and read the creative solutions of our many writers.
Please consider printing and displaying our Passover booklet, Setting the Passover Table Made Easy in your lobby. It could easily be the curriculum of a workshop or class, or a gift to religious school or pre-school parents. Let's make it easy for all who want to know more about this wonderful holiday find a comfortable place at the seder table.
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cheap (245) Beaver Valley, Beaver County, Pennsylvania | July 24, 2013
So this place always looks busy and big from the outside off of 30. Go inside and you think its a small steeltown bar but behind the initial bar is a big dining area. Friendly staff, very helpful. You'd think they would have lots of revertowne brews on tap considering the large number of taps. About 4 were dedicated to rivertowne. Its not real modern like many preppie places so you are very comfortable inside. Many TVs around the bar and even tho there were few people at the bar, the TV was turned up a little. Good whole wings for 70 cents each, fine deal. Oh yea, coolers full of singles in there too.
nike (48) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | July 30, 2011
I've been to this place many times, but since I moved to the other side of the city, I don't get there as often as I would like. Since I was golfing in that area of town, always a must stop. Great selection of beers (imports and micros), plus the 24 rotating beers on tap. Excellent food, must try the pizza! They make there own dough. Plenty of parking in the front, entrance is separated by a bar area and a dining area. Two pool tables in the back. Excellent service. It's worth the stop, but being in North Versailles, a little inconvenient for a lot of people. It is a shame they don't give any discount for buying 12 pack of micros to go. What happened to that practice?
FROTHINGSLOSH (90) GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania | October 11, 2009| Updated March 2, 2010
This has become my go to spot. Fairly typical bar atmosphere - clean but nothing special to look at. There is a on outdoor dining area as well as the main bar. The staff is fairly knowledgeable, very friendly and pretty attendant. They have 24 taps that rotate frequently. The menu is fairly large and the portion sizes are very good at a good price. About 200 bottles that do not rotate very frequently. My current home away from home.
pet3rman (24) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | February 6, 2007| Updated July 27, 2010
Great atmosphere. Nice people. Very knowledgeable. Allow you to sample before deciding. Taps are switched weekly and new beers are added. Strong seasonal section. Good IPA selection. Awesome food. Comfortable and relaxed. One of the best around.


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Times are tight and fuel is expensive (as are the buses), so when someone tells you that they've got a means of transport that will get you around at times that exactly suit you (unlike a bus) and it would give you well over 100 miles per gallon, you've just got to listen.
Adrian from Church Street Motorcycles, Ventnor got in touch with VB a while back to suggest we might like to try the Honda Vision 110 scooter and with the Olympic Torch Relay coming to the Isle of Wight, it seemed like a perfect opportunity to test it out.
Why the Torch Relay?
We planned to report live from each of the stops on the Olympic Torch Relay and as a semi-reformed motorbike rider, I knew that two wheels are better than four when there traffic to negotiate around. And one thing we knew for sure was there was going to be a lot of congestion around the Torch – even if it was just going to be the sheer number of vehicles the Relay was bringing of their own!
I hadn't ridden a scooter before and the sit up position was quite different to what I was used to. Rather than tucking your feet up like a racing-jockey, as you do on a sports bike, the scooter is quite like sitting on a chair, with your legs being shielded from the on-coming winds by the cowling in front of you.
Getting it started is a doddle due to the electric start and you don't need to think about having to turn the headlights on, as that's automatic.
Simple controls
The controls are simple. If you can ride a bicycle, you'll know how to ride a scooter as both brakes are controlled through cycle-like pull brake levers. To get moving, you simply twist the right-hand throttle and you glide away at a perfectly acceptable speed. There's also no gear changing to worry about.
Unsurprisingly performance isn't electric – that's not what scooters are for – but I found no trouble maintaining my position in traffic on the many different speeds of Island roads I travelled on. Equally if you need to travel slowly, the throttle was easy to control.
When you park, just pop up the lock on the seat and you can store your helmet safely, so you don't need to carry it around and it's out of the rain.
Finding a place to park is easy. Amazingly, at the time of writing this article, you can park free of charge within any designated Isle of Wight Council pay and display area on street or in bays in their car parks.
Following the Torch
When I was tracking the Olympic Flame route, I went all over – to every place it was shown in public. Setting off from Ryde, I rode over to Totland; then Yarmouth; Carisbrooke; then Newport; ending at East Cowes. Returning to Ventnor in the evening, followed by a few other local trips got me covering 89.1 miles on the scooter.
At each and every stop I quickly found an easy place to park, close to the route of the Torch, and when it was gone, I was the first one out of the area.
Not only that, but as the day went on and the traffic queues got longer, I was able to safely make my way past all of the traffic stuck in jams to the front of the queues.
Frankly, if I hadn't had't been on a bike, there's no way I would have been able to get to the centre of the action to see the Torch go past.
It's easy to see how, when applied to commuting, this can be a significant advantage.
So let's get down to brass tacks about the cost of running it.
We'll open with the yearly road tax. £16. Yes, £16 for a whole year.
Heading to the petrol station, the anticipation of how much I'd spent was high. I knew that I hadn't taken it easy when riding in the national speed limit areas, so I felt it unlikely that I'd get close to the Vision's 145 MPG quoted in Government figures.
Indeed I didn't, but amazingly I'd only used £4.91 worth of fuel. That works out to 5.5p per mile at an impressive 115 MPG.
For about the cost of taking a Southern Vectis bus just from Ventnor to Newport (£4.50), the Vision will get you between Ventnor and Newport for almost four return journeys for nearly the same amount of money.
The Honda Vision 110 is £1,899 on the road and Church Street Motorcycles are running a credit purchase scheme with Honda that, once you've put £99 down, you pay £53.30 a month at 6.9%APR over three years, then you own it outright.
*Honda are currently offering £100 cashback in a promotion running until the end of September 2013*
Take it for a demo ride
If you'd like to take the scooter for a demo ride, get in touch with Adrian.
Contact details
Church Street Motorcycles
Church Street
Isle of Wight
01983 852232
Please support Church Street Motorcycles. By them and other companies sponsoring features and taking advertising, they enable you to continue to read VentnorBlog for free – Ed
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The permselectivity of the parietal pleura was determined in spontaneously breathing anesthetized rabbits and dogs. In rabbits, we injected intrapleurally 5 ml of 1-g/dl albumin solution containing 100 microCi of 131I-labeled albumin plus 100 microCi of either lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) or alpha 2–125I-macroglobulin. Dogs received 100 ml of 1-g/dl albumin solution containing 100 microCi of 131I-albumin plus 100 microCi of alpha 2–125I-macroglobulin. A transpleural pressure gradient was set, lowering the intracapsular pressure to -30 cmH2O. The solvent drag reflection coefficients (sigma f) were calculated as the ratio between tracer concentrations in capsular and pleural liquid collected at 60–180 min. In rabbits sigma f was 0.44 +/- 0.2 (SD) for albumin, 0.84 +/- 0.1 for LDH, and 0.93 +/- 0.05 for alpha 2-macroglobulin. In dogs sigma f was 0.30 +/- 0.19 for albumin and 0.53 +/- 0.15 for alpha 2-macroglobulin. The hydraulic conductivity of the parietal pleura was 2.18 +/- 1.54 microliters.h-1.cmH2O-1.cm-2 in rabbits and 1.22 +/- 1.13 microliters.h-1.cmH2O-1.cm-2 in dogs. The parietal pleura could be modeled by two pore populations with radii of 83–89 and 156-222 A. The permeability coefficient averaged 0.08–0.21 x 10(-6) cm/s for albumin, 0.06–0.09 x 10(-6) cm/s for LDH, and 0.01-0.03 x 10(-6) cm/s for alpha 2-macroglobulin.
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Introducing Popcart - the widget that scans the recipe you're reading, and sends you everything you need via your local online grocer.
Popcart is the fastest way to grocery shop for the recipes you want to cook - plan and shop for a week's worth of meals in minutes.
Install the Popcart button and then, when you've found a recipe you want to cook, click it to transform those ingredients into a shopping cart.
Popcart is just plain smart - total recipe price is calculated, common ingredients are optional, and substitutions are given for out of stock items.
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The tool works. It's also as smart as you'd hope. When it breaks out a recipe for you, it sticks pantry staples like cooking oil into a separate section below and doesn't automatically add them to your cart.
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I started taking family photos as my daughters were extremely photogenic!! I didn't really have a niche as such with my photography I just took memorable photos of the kids, however in 2008 I decided to sell all my camera kit to do the "Family Garden" for the kids as you do, as by that time I only really got the camera out on special occasions anyway so I couldn't justify have £3000 worth of camera kit in the cupboard just for special occasions.
I missed my photography for several years...but you find other things to occupy your spare time especially with kids about.
In 2011 I purchased a D7000 and have slowly been building my kit back up much to the wife's complaints because we all know camera kit isn't the cheapest of kit to buy, camera, lenses, filters, flashes, tripods, tripod heads, camera bag, memory cards, backup facilities, software... and the list goes on and on. At the end of 2011 I started to notice amazing landscape photography on the internet and wondered how on earth do they do that, and began to ask myself why don't my photos look like that, so I set out a challenge to learn landscape photography.
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A sea hare, a gulper eel, and a colony of sea pork
Ocean oddities coming out of nowhere
Leorah Gavidor 10:30 a.m., Nov. 21
Hi, Matt:
When my boyfriend drinks beer out of a glass, he puts a paper coaster or the like on top of the glass to cover the opening. He says it keeps his beer colder longer. I never thought of glass or paper as an insulator, but a lot of things don't always make sense to me, especially after a couple of beers. What do ya think?
-- Tipsy in San Diego
Hi, Tipsy. Your boyfriend Dipsy has things a little confused. Paper (in layers) does make pretty good insulation, but he'd have to wrap his beer in an entire issue of the Reader to have it work very well. Once it's poured, his beer is constantly gaining heat on all surfaces, the glass and the beer, until the funky bar air and the beer are the same temperature. The cold isn't escaping from the top. My guess is, Dipsy got this trick from his dad. But I'll bet Dad did it because he thought it kept the beer from going flat. This old, old bar trick might keep your beer a little fizzier if you abandon it to shoot some pool (beer gas escapes until the beer and the air above it are equally saturated), but after the first three or four, who can tell the difference anyway? Bars are pretty much like the real world, just with more drunks and fewer physicists.


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Reviewed: 14 July 2014 by Imogen
Recently I was fortunate enough to receive this book to review for Lovehoney.
I can't pretend to have read loads and loads of erotic novels, but my collection is slowly increasing and my horizons ever expanding. The website page recommends this book for fans of Fifty Shades. However, I have never read any of the Fifty Shades books, so I can't offer any kind of comparison between Kenner's work and that worldwide phenomenon. I have heard far too many awful comments about the writing in Fifty Shades, so I have avoided it, although I'm sure one day curiosity will probably get the better of me!
So, what were my initial impressions? To be totally honest, I wasn't terribly enthusiastic to begin with. For the first couple of chapters I thought it was predictable and the main female character, Angie, was a bit of a whinging rich girl. It followed the fairly standard plot line of girl who has admired guy from afar for years, but he would never want her... or would he?
Then all of a sudden I was gripped! Once the main male character, Evan, became a bigger part of the story and the action started, I couldn't put this book down.
I loved the relationship between Angie and Evan. He had a bit of darkness and secrecy surrounding him, and she is the frustrated bad girl who's trying so hard to be the good girl for other people, but really just wants to let go and surrender everything.
There was still the occasional line that made me cringe a little and some parts of the plot seemed a bit silly and unnecessary, but I found the chemistry between them electric, so was able to overlook most cringe-worthy parts.
The sexual scenes are nice and variable, although I was expecting a little more if I'm honest. The Dom/sub aspect of this is kept fairly tame, but I suppose that will make it more generally appealing. There's a bit of bondage, some spanking and food play, as well as some fairly vanilla moments, and some very loving moments.
What I liked best about most of the sex scenes was not actually the sex itself, although that was very well written. What I enjoyed the most was the build-up, the tension. Their first few encounters probably have the least real action, but I found them by far the most exciting and erotic to read about. I think that's what I enjoyed about Kenner's writing, the subtleties and little details.
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This Day in Jewish History 1870: The Mysterious Murder of One of New York's Wealthiest Jews
Benjamin Nathan, a scion of New York's eminent Sephardic clan, was bludgeoned to death in his Manhattan townhouse. More than a century on, the murder remains unsolved.
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Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation Restructuring Utility Operations On Long Island
Privatized Utility System Will Focus on High Performance under Strengthened State Oversight
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed legislation that dramatically revamps the electric utility on Long Island. The legislation privatizes utility operations on Long Island, improves customer service, including stabilizing rates and enhancing emergency response and preparation; reduces the cost of Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) debt; and implements tough state oversight for the new utility company. It also achieves savings to allow the new utility to seek a rate freeze for 2013, 2014 and 2015.
"The legislation that was signed into law today ends the LIPA as we know it, and creates a new utility system that puts Long Island ratepayers first," Governor Cuomo said. "LIPA has offered lackluster service for too long and after its failure to perform during Superstorm Sandy it was clear we needed a change. With today's bill signing, ratepayers on Long Island are getting a utility whose operations will be run by PSEG with its award winning record of performance during disasters. This legislation also seeks to establish a rate freeze for this year and the next two years while adding, for the first time, real state oversight of Long Island's utility operations to ensure continued service and accountability. Today marks a bright new day for residents and businesses on Long Island."
In response to LIPA's failures during and after Superstorm Sandy, Governor Cuomo convened a Moreland Commission to investigate the utility company's response, preparation, and management, among other utility companies. As a result of this investigation, the Moreland Commission concluded that LIPA's failures were the result of a dysfunctional bi-furcated management structure that allowed poor customer service, high rates, lackluster storm preparations, and inadequate infrastructure to persist without being addressed.
The legislation signed today sets in motion an end to the failed management structure of LIPA, gradually giving PSEG full authority over the utility's day-to-day operations including budgeting, maintenance, storm preparedness and response, infrastructure improvements, and energy efficiency and renewable activities.
LIPA will be reduced to a holding company with a significantly smaller staff, set at levels only necessary to ensure that the authority is able to meet its core obligations, and with a new board reduced to nine members. This maintains the utility's eligibility for FEMA and tax benefits, but offers the benefits of PSEG Long Island's more efficient management structure as a private company.
The reduced LIPA board will be responsible for rate decisions based on the record that is established by the Department of Public Service (DPS). If this board amends or modifies the DPS recommendation, it must hold a public hearing to explain its actions.
Since the late 1990s, LIPA's debt has not decreased and represents almost 10% of ratepayer bills. Escalating property taxes have also contributed to high rates. To provide relief for ratepayers, the bill signed by the Governor today reduces the cost of LIPA's debt by refinancing up to half of the $6.7 billion debt at a lower interest rate. A 2% annual property tax cap is also established for the transmission and distribution system. As a result of these and other expected savings, LIPA and PSEG Long Island are seeking a rate freeze for 2013, 2014 and 2015.
Under the new system, utility performance and rates will be subject to tougher state oversight under a new Long Island office of the DPS, which has the authority to review PSEG Long Island's operations and issue recommendations to the LIPA Board for implementation. Proposed rates will undergo an independent review by DPS that includes public hearings. DPS also performs independent reviews of PSEG Long Island's storm preparedness and performance. Capital planning is also subject to DPS review on an annual basis, and the State Comptroller retains the auditing powers that were held prior to today's signing.
PSEG Long Island will also remain committed to renewable energy and becoming more energy efficient. The new utility will not only design and administer efficiency and renewable programs, and continue recently approved renewable power procurement programs; it is also required to produce a new capital and operating plan. This includes recommendations for energy efficiency, smart grid solutions and distributed generation to give customers more value and reliability from their service.
The new system will remain under public ownership with tax exempt financing for new capital investments and eligibility for FEMA reimbursement for major storm costs. To ensure stronger and more effective state oversight, the DPS staff will be responsible for reviewing proposed rates, including a 9 month process with public hearings and reviewed by independent DPS staff.
Senate Co-Leader Dean G. Skelos said, "This new law will bring much-needed oversight, protect ratepayers and ensure those in charge are better prepared to deal with dangerous storms. Moving forward, we must continue to focus on stabilizing rates and improving the service that is provided to Long Islanders and we must ensure that this new entity is as responsive and accountable as it can be."
Dave Daley, Vice President, PSEG – LIPA Transition, said, "The residents of Long Island and the Rockaways rightly expect their electric provider to deliver energy safely, reliably, and with an unrelenting focus on customer service. PSEG has been named "America's most reliable utility in the nation" five times in the last eight years and the "most reliable in the Mid-Atlantic region" for the past 11 consecutive years. We look forward to the opportunity to bring this kind of service to the people of Long Island and the Rockaways beginning on January 1, 2014."


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Don V. "Niners In It (49ers Super Bowl Remix of Kendrick Lamar's "Swimming Pools")"
San Francisco 49ers fans don't fool around when it comes to getting work done on a strict deadline in support of their beloved team. Instant proof of this lies with dedicated Niners fans/brothers Nick Tannura and Vince Tannura from San Francisco who recorded and produced their latest Niners rap video ("Niners In It") in a matter of days so as to have it done ahead of Sunday's (Feb 3rd) anticipated Super Bowl XLVII game in New Orleans against the Baltimore Ravens for which the Niners are the across-the-board favorites.
Vincent, aka rapper Don V., recorded the track "Niners In It" over a Kendrick Lamar instrumental last Thursday night and over the following couple of days did some post-production tweaking and mastering on the track. Then on Sunday last (Jan 27th) his brother, recent SF State University film school graduate / up-and-coming music video maker Nick came up with a storyboard and a list of San Francisco locations for Don V. and a group of their friends/fellow Niners fans from the Mission District (and their cool rides) to travel to and shoot some scenes at - including Kezar Stadium (former home of the 49ers), down near the Wharf (where I interviewed them), and on the Bay Bridge. Then from Sunday night, between school work and other commitments, Nick put in as much time as possible to edit the music video to have it completed by late Tuesday night and uploaded to YouTube by early yesterday (Wednesday) morning - all in plenty of time for this Sunday's big game.


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My name is Krys. I am a genetic scientist that likes to sew and make crafty things. I don't know how that happened. ACP: http://www.acparadise.com/loves/ambrosia DA: http://windaria.deviantart.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/krys
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よ!エルッフィです!WCS2011(世界コスプレサミット)フィンランド代表チームの一名だよ. よろしく! コスプレの全部は自分で作る!日本語は三年間ストックホルム大学で勉強して、英語より日本語が好きだ。 背が高い(190cm)のでコスプレをするのは時々難しいの (>_>)" 日本の友達が作りたいので、FBとかツイッターで会おうぜ! ツイッター: https://twitter.com/ElffiCosplay I'm Elffi, a Finnish male cosplayer! I was in the WCS (World Cosplay Summit) Team Finland 2011! ENG/FI/JPN Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElffiCosplay Contact and booking: email@example.com
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Not much to say, really. I'm a 25 year old anime/video game addict from the far off land of Massachusetts that just loves to dress up every now and then. I've been doing this since 2004 and I love it! Cosplay.Com = http://www.cosplay.com/gallery/m10651/ ACParadise = http://www.acparadise.com/loves/dymatrex CURE = http://en.curecos.com/profile/?ch=106864 Would you like to know more?
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From the small Greek kingdom of Macedonia, the young King Alexander defeated the Persian Empire, Egypt and all lands to the gates of India. Waging war with his best friend, fellow warrior--and lover--Hephaestion, by his side, Alexander The Great unified nations by the blood of his sword--preparing the way for the spread of Greek culture, the Roman Empire and Christianity as his enduring legacy.
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2.3.7 Flat and Orderless Functions
Although Mathematica matches patterns in a purely structural fashion, its notion of structural equivalence is quite sophisticated. In particular, it takes account of properties such as commutativity and associativity in functions like Plus and Times.
This means, for example, that Mathematica considers the expressions x + y and y + x equivalent for the purposes of pattern matching. As a result, a pattern like g[x_ + y_, x_] can match not only g[a + b, a], but also g[a + b, b].
This expression has exactly the same form as the pattern.
In[1]:= g[a + b, a] /. g[x_ + y_, x_] -> p[x, y]
In this case, the expression has to be put in the form g[b + a, b] in order to have the same structure as the pattern.
In[2]:= g[a + b, b] /. g[x_ + y_, x_] -> p[x, y]
Whenever Mathematica encounters an orderless or commutative function such as Plus or Times in a pattern, it effectively tests all the possible orders of arguments to try and find a match. Sometimes, there may be several orderings that lead to matches. In such cases, Mathematica just uses the first ordering it finds. For example, h[x_ + y_, x_ + z_] could match h[a + b, a + b] with xa, yb, zb or with xb, ya, za. Mathematica tries the case xa, yb, zb first, and so uses this match.
This can match either with x a or with x b. Mathematica tries x a first, and so uses this match.
In[3]:= h[a + b, a + b] /. h[x_ + y_, x_ + z_] -> p[x, y, z]
ReplaceList shows both possible matches.
In[4]:= ReplaceList[h[a + b, a + b],
h[x_ + y_, x_ + z_] -> p[x, y, z]]
As discussed in Section 2.5.3, Mathematica allows you to assign certain attributes to functions, which specify how those functions should be treated in evaluation and pattern matching. Functions can for example be assigned the attribute Orderless, which specifies that they should be treated as commutative or symmetric, and allows their arguments to be rearranged in trying to match patterns.
Some attributes that can be assigned to functions.
Plus has attributes Orderless and Flat, as well as others.
In[5]:= Attributes[Plus]
This defines q to be an orderless or commutative function.
In[6]:= SetAttributes[q, Orderless]
The arguments of q are automatically sorted into order.
In[7]:= q[b, a, c]
Mathematica rearranges the arguments of q functions to find a match.
In[8]:= f[q[a, b], q[b, c]] /.
f[q[x_, y_], q[x_, z_]] -> p[x, y, z]
In addition to being orderless, functions like Plus and Times also have the property of being flat or associative. This means that you can effectively "parenthesize" their arguments in any way, so that, for example, x + (y + z) is equivalent to x + y + z, and so on.
Mathematica takes account of flatness in matching patterns. As a result, a pattern like g[x_ + y_] can match g[a + b + c], with x a and y (b + c).
The argument of g is written as a + (b + c) so as to match the pattern.
In[9]:= g[a + b + c] /. g[x_ + y_] -> p[x, y]
If there are no other constraints, Mathematica will match x_ to the first element of the sum.
In[10]:= g[a + b + c + d] /. g[x_ + y_] -> p[x, y]
This shows all the possible matches.
In[11]:= ReplaceList[g[a + b + c], g[x_ + y_] -> p[x, y]]
Here x_ is forced to match b + d.
In[12]:= g[a + b + c + d, b + d] /. g[x_ + y_, x_] -> p[x, y]
Mathematica can usually apply a transformation rule to a function only if the pattern in the rule covers all the arguments in the function. However, if you have a flat function, it is sometimes possible to apply transformation rules even though not all the arguments are covered.
This rule applies even though it does not cover all the terms in the sum.
In[13]:= a + b + c /. a + c -> p
This combines two of the terms in the sum.
In[14]:= u[a] + u[b] + v[c] + v[d] /. u[x_] + u[y_] -> u[x + y]
Functions like Plus and Times are both flat and orderless. There are, however, some functions, such as Dot, which are flat, but not orderless.
Both x_ and y_ can match any sequence of terms in the dot product.
In[15]:= a . b . c . d . a . b /. x_ . y_ . x_ -> p[x, y]
This assigns the attribute Flat to the function r.
In[16]:= SetAttributes[r, Flat]
Mathematica writes the expression in the form r[r[a, b], r[a, b]] to match the pattern.
In[17]:= r[a, b, a, b] /. r[x_, x_] -> rp[x]
Mathematica writes this expression in the form r[a, r[r[b], r[b]], c] to match the pattern.
In[18]:= r[a, b, b, c] /. r[x_, x_] -> rp[x]
In an ordinary function that is not flat, a pattern such as x_ matches an individual argument of the function. But in a function f[a, b, c, ... ] that is flat, x_ can match objects such as f[b, c] which effectively correspond to a sequence of arguments. However, in the case where x_ matches a single argument in a flat function, the question comes up as to whether the object it matches is really just the argument a itself, or f[a]. Mathematica chooses the first of these cases if the function carries the attribute OneIdentity, and chooses the second case otherwise.
This adds the attribute OneIdentity to the function r.
In[19]:= SetAttributes[r, OneIdentity]
Now x_ matches individual arguments, without r wrapped around them.
In[20]:= r[a, b, b, c] /. r[x_, x_] -> rp[x]
The functions Plus, Times and Dot all have the attribute OneIdentity, reflecting the fact that Plus[x] is equivalent to x, and so on. However, in representing mathematical objects, it is often convenient to deal with flat functions that do not have the attribute OneIdentity.


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Okay, how much do we love Netflix? Seriously, it's like the best thing ever. Not only do I get to keep up with every television show ever made in history, keep up with movies, watch a bunch of shit I loved as a kid (Um, we watched the He-Man and She-Ra Christmas special over the holiday and…wow. Wow. Wooooow.), but I also get to watch Documentaries. I actually love documentaries. There's something compelling about reality under a lens, something I might not know about before I watch it. So here are some documentaries I've watched lately:
- The Queen of Versailles — This is about billionaire couple Jacqueline and David Seigel. He made a gozillion dollars in the timeshare buisness and then the economy collapsed and they are on the verge of disaster… and right in the middle of it they were trying to build a hundred million dollar house. Yeah, a hundred million. This movie blew my mind. To be so removed from reality… to be so removed from real relationships… it's very strange. And totally compelling and worth a view.
- Kevin — Kevin Gant was a musician in Austin who then roamed away from the industry under mysterious circumstances. The filmmakers find him and try to uncover the story or where he went. It's very short and not particularly coherent… but that works considering the story.
- H.H. Holmes: America's First Serial Killer — Yeah, I love the murder shows. It is an issue. I don't plan to work on it. This was a fascinating portrait of a reallllllly screwed up dude.
- Special When Lit: A Pinball Documentary — Follows the pinball industry from the heights of the 50s-90s until the fall of the late 90s until today. An interesting portrait of moving with the time or dying on the vine.
- Heckler — About just what it says: hecklers to comedians and the response to it. As someone who does a public thing and then gets criticism, it was very interesting. I didn't always agree, but I got it.
- Nirvana: Nevermind — A documentary about the making of Nirvana's pivotal album and it's awesome. Love hearing from producers and the other guys in the band about those days and how they made them without any thought about what the impact of this album would eventually be.
And I have a ton more on my list, too! Adding some every week. I won't love all of them, hell, I won't even finish all of them (I had to stop Paul McCartney is Really Dead because it was… terrible), but it's fun to have the option to watch something about some topic I never knew I wanted to find out everything about. How about you? Seen any good documentaries lately?


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LOS ANGELES, May 3 (UPI) -- Lesbians, gays and bisexuals in California are almost twice as likely to experience intimate partner violence as heterosexuals, researchers said.
Elaine Zahnd, a sociologist at the Public Health Institute, partnered with the University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Health Policy Research in conducting the California Health Interview Survey, which found almost 4 million adults in California reported being a victim of physical or sexual violence from an intimate partner.
One-quarter of the 4 million report being forced by their intimate partner to have sex, the researchers said.
Almost 28 percent of lesbian or gay adults in California report intimate partner violence during their adult lives, 40.6 percent of bisexuals report intimate partner violence and 16.7 percent of heterosexual adults report intimate partner violence, the study said.
"These findings should cause us to reconsider our assumptions about the root causes of violence, even as we redouble our efforts to eradicate it," Zahnd said in a statement.
Women are almost twice as likely to be victims of adult physical violence as men and are eight times as likely to report being the victim of sexual violence since age 18, the study said.


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It's no secret that toddlers love selfies, but could it be setting them up for disappointment down the road?
While the verdict is still out, some experts are suggesting that by giving into toddlers' demands to immediately view digital images of themselves, we over-indulge their need for instant gratification. As ABC News reports, Gillian Flaccus writes in her article "Toddlers Love Selfies: Parenting in an iPhone Age" that this could be harmful to a child's sense of satisfaction as they develop.
And according to Deborah Best, who is a professor of cognitive developmental psychology at Wake Forest University, toddlers "like things immediately, and they like it short and quick. It's going to have an impact on kids' ability to wait for gratification. I can't see that it won't."
I can relate to the instant gratification problem. If you're like me and have been the victim of a toddler pushing you out of the way to get a better look at the photo mere seconds after it was taken – or even while you're still taking the photo – you'll identify with this issue.
In order to protect ourselves from catapulting toddlers begging for our smartphones, Best recommends we scale back on instantly gratifying our kiddos, instead treating it as a quiet activity that allows the family to reflect on each moment instead quickly scrolling to the next one.
This is good in theory, but if you're tried to teach a toddler to be patience, it's not easy! There's no denying the how much toddlers love selfies. My two-and-a-half year old daughter, for example, will sit with us for up to 20 minutes in a row to look at photos in which she appears (in toddler time, that's equivalent to two hours).
But as the article points out, this interest is nothing new. Kids always have enjoyed looking at photos of themselves, and as Flaccus notes, this "plays an important developmental role as they develop a sense of self." Best is concerned about the immediate demand for (and over-abundance of) these images, but she acknowledges the benefits of allowing toddlers to view selfies, such as building a positive self-esteem.
We've seen this in our own home. In addition to scrolling through images on our smartphones, we look at family photo albums with our daughter. She asks questions about her relatives, and we enjoying telling her stories about when she was a baby.
Flaccus points out that this kind of interaction helps kids figure out their "place in the world," which is pretty cool. Toddlers do love selfies, and that's ok.
Our daughter hasn't figured out yet that she can take photos with our smartphones, but I'm sure that once she starts, she won't stop. Then, most likely, our own patience will be tested!
Do you think we over-indulge our kid by allowing them to view photos right away?
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Alexandre Pato's agent says his client is very keen on joining Chelsea permanently this summer.
Pato, who joined the Blues back in January on a loan deal until the end of the season, has struggled for game time since arriving due to poor fitness levels and injuries.
The Brazil international failed to play for two months but finally managed to make his debut in the 4-0 thumping of Aston Villa on April 2, winning a penalty and then converting it.
He also started Saturday's 1-0 defeat to Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium and the two performances so far have highlighted his quality.
A permanent deal hinges largely on whether incoming manager Antonio Conte is a fan of Pato but the latter's agent, Kia Joorabchian, says a Stamford Bridge stay is the dream.
"He wanted to come to Chelsea, that was his first choice," he told Goal. "He loves the Premier League and wants to stay here if Chelsea want to keep him.
"I think a lot of things will change between now and the end of the season. He was very successful in his first Premier League match and he needs to continue to impress."


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Cosplayer Mia Hinano > Costume of Lum (Urusei Yatsura)
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- 06-02-2013
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The wig is from Arda, and I love it! Easy to style and wear and had the perfect Lum color in my eyes :) The horns are made from Sculpey clay, very easy XD The top is just a strapless bra covered with yellow dancewear; the bottom is made from dancewear lined with yellow jersey, and the shoes are ballet flats covered with the same dancewear (I wore white knee-highs under it so it wouldn't appear so thin). I drew all the stripes on with black fabric marker, and that's it! Made it in like 2 days, mostly with leftover dancewear. It was easy considering the amount of thinking that went into it; I just couldn't decide what kind of fabric I wanted to use since the only kind of stretchy fabric I could find was the dancewear and it kinda had an orangey tint to it, but I went with it anyway. I was going to use invisible straps but they looked funny so I just taped the top onto myself with apparel tape, and it worked great! I also have small elf ears, vampire fangs, and green contacts because I really wanted to bring out all the small details about Lum that makes her who she is - an alien!
- Personal Thoughts:
- FINALLY!!!! Been wanting to cosplay Lum for the longest time but never had the guts to do it - until I just said what the heck, who cares, I really love Lum, I'm just gonna do it, lol. It was also awesome that it coincided with it being my 30th cosplay I've done! :D
Urusei Yatsura is my absolute favorite manga, and also the reason I'm a huge Rumiko Takahashi fan. We had all the manga at my house since my dad is a fan of it and so I got to grow up reading it and watching it!
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MV-22 Osprey Makes Precautionary Landing In SW Amarillo
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News Channel 7 reports that a MV-22 Osprey made an emergency landing in the southwest area of Amarillo today due to a "non-emergency maintenance problem".
The emergency landing was made around the Helium and Hollywood Rd. intersection, so if you saw something crazy going on over there earlier today, rest assured it's not UFO's taking over Amarillo.
"The pilots elected to land the aircraft as a precaution due to a suspected non-emergency maintenance problem which is undetermined at this time," said Schroeder.
I guess it's a good thing Bell Helicopter is here, since they are the ones that manufacture the Osprey, it's like mobile repair service, or something like that. I have no idea what I'm talking about actually.
See the full story here on News Channel 7.