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Munich, Germany - The R&S SMF-K27 option allows users to configure the R&S SMF100A for pulse trains for radar specific developments and tests. The R&S SMF-K28 option makes the instrument the first signal generator worldwide to handle power analysis.
Pulse trains consist of pulses with different durations. Their pulse width and pulse pause can be user-configured. Such signals are frequently used in radar systems to improve performance. Interfering with such pulses is far more difficult than with single-pulse signaling. These pulses also enable radar receivers to detect incorrect measurements more easily and prevent receivers from being "blind". The R&S SMF-K27 option allows users to generate pulse trains with very short rise and fall times. It makes use of the full dynamic range and speed of the pulse generator and modulator that can be integrated as options into the R&S SMF100A. This pulse train generation concept is unique. To benefit from the pulse train option, the R&S SMF100A must be equipped with the R&S SMF-K3 (pulse modulator) and the R&S SMF K23 (pulse generator) options
Microwave signal generators are standard tools for developers of amplifiers and other components. When developers want to measure the signal power on DUTs, however, they may have to rely on a power meter or spectrum analyzer, for example. The R&S SMF-K28 option offers the unique alternative of performing power analyses such as compression point measurements using an microwave signal generator. The results can be read, stored and also displayed as a diagram. In addition, the power versus frequency value can be measured to test the frequency response of a filter, for example.
The R&S SMF100A microwave signal generator outputs the measured frequency response on its display. Furthermore, it offers insertable markers for indicating which power is determined at a specific frequency. To take advantage of these functions, a power sensor of the R&S NRP-Z family simply needs to be connected to the microwave signal generator. An external PC is not necessary.


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As Facebook announced early in December, Sponsored Stories are now appearing in the news feed. They are labeled as Featured Stories, and work the same way as Sponsored Stories by showing your or your friends social interactions with brands and companies. The ads look similar as regular wall posts.
"We'll be labelling these stories as Featured instead of Sponsored. We are using the term Featured because we want to make it clear to people that they're seeing content from a page or person they have chosen to connect with." a Facebook spokesperson said.
Not all sponsored stories will immediately become featured. According to Facebook, marketers can only pay for stories to be featured in your news feed if you have explicitly liked the page. But there is a catch (as always), because you are always connected to your friends, their featured stories will appear in your news feed as well, "to keep things consistent.".
Featured stories you may see:
When a Page you like posts something new
When a friend likes something (such as a Facebook Page or individual Page post)
When a friend checks in somewhere, plays a game or uses an app
Facebook hopes to show people no more than one Sponsored Story in their News Feeds per day and the story will be clearly labeled. This I believe is going to be the case just in the beginning, to avoid user backlash.

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The Fenway Foul-Up: Mike Walsh and Kate Hopkins are super-lucky. They have tickets to the Boston Red Sox game and all-access passes to Fenway Park. But during batting practice, the lucky bat that belongs to Big D, the star slugger of the Red Sox, is stolen!
The Pinstripe Ghost: Mike and Kate are waiting for Kate's mom at a boring press conference in Yankee Stadium when the team official says something that makes Mike perk up his ears. There are rumors that the ghost of Babe Ruth is haunting the new stadium!
The L.A. Dodger: It's spring break and Kate and Mike are off to Los Angeles to visit Kate's dad, a scout for the Dodgers. But strange things have been happening to Kate's dad. Is someone after Mr. Hopkins' top secret scouting reports?
The Astro Outlaw: Before a game at the Astros' ballpark, Mike and Kate get to meet astronaut commander Nick Rice at the nearby Houston Space Center. He's planning to display a very rare moonrock at an autographing event later. But just before the event, a nefarious outlaw knocks out the commander and steals the moonrock!
The All-Star Joker: Mike and Kate are at the All-Star game! That's where they meet Andy, whose dad, Josh Robinson, is an All-Star catcher. But before the Home Derby ends, Josh finds himself in hot water.
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Vince stars as Hants win at Hove
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9:42pm Friday 23rd May 2014
By Simon Walter
JAMES Vince inspired Hampshire to a first win as T20 Blast captain in a floodlit thriller against Sussex.
Vince continued his love affair with Hove by continuing his mesmerising form in all formats, setting up an 18-run win with a 31-ball 52 after winning the toss.
He also shone in the field in his first big test as captain as Hampshire defended 177-5, restricting Sussex to 159-5 in reply.
Vince scored his career-best 85 not out at Hove three years ago as well as a match-winning 58 there in the 2012 YB40 semi-final.
He was just as classy last night. His eight fours included a beautiful cover-drive against slow left-armer Ashar Zaidi early on.
And after losing Jimmy Adams for a 12-ball 19, he struck another slow southpaw - former England man Michael Yardy - for a couple of juicy sixes.
The first was a handsome hit and he reached fifty from only 25 balls by pulling his second maximum over mid-wicket.
He and Adam Wheater, who made a 25-ball 34 after being elevated to No.3 in Michael Carberry's absence, put on 49 for the third wicket, narrowly avoiding a calamitous run out before guiding Hampshire to an impressive 65-1 at the end of the six-over powerplay.
When Vince finally succumbed to a very good catch by a tumbling Matt Machan, Wheater took the initiative.
He showed why he was picked to bat at No.3 in Michael Carberry's absence with a wonderful six over long-off against Steffan Piolet and dominated a third-wicket stand of 31 with his former Essex teammate Owais Shah, who contributed six.
It was a boundary-less debut for Shah, who faced 22 balls for his unbeaten 17.
After a below-par Big Bash with the Hobart Hurricanes, he will hope to capitalise on the short boundaries at Merchant Taylors' School against his former Middlesex teammates on Sunday afternoon.
But Sean Ervine was in fine fettle. His 23-ball 38 featured an audacious scoop shot against Yasir Arafat and two sixes, the first of which was a colossal hit against Piolet over mid-wicket, and on to the third-floor balcony of an adjacent block of flats.
Will Smith's all-round skills were another vital cog in this win.
His five-ball 13 not out was a decisive cameo and he followed that with a match-winning 2-21 with his off-spin, which proved very effective on a slow track.
Rookie off-spinner Brad Taylor was hit out of the attack by Rory Hamilton-Brown on his T20 debut.
But having conceded a mere single off Sussex's first over, Smith bowled Hamilton-Brown and Ben Brown with the first balls of his second and fourth overs in the latter half of the innings.
Dangerman Luke Wright hit the first three balls of Chris Wood's second over for 14 before departing to a sensational catch by a backpeddling Jimmy Adams during the powerplay, from which Sussex managed 48-2.
They were always in the game, until Wood (2-36) celebrated his return by bowling Ed Joyce in the penultimate over.
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The New Balance 574 may be a classic lifestyle sneaker, but it's still a performance shoe at heart. Through the years the easily recognizable silhouette has been dipped in an assortment of colors, the latest being a bright set of hues for the Windbreaker Collection, which also boasts some tech upgrades.
For Spring 2013 you get four colorways (black/purple/red, blue/grey/black, yellow/gray/navy blue and red/grey) of the NB 574 outfitted with a textiled, ripstop like upper. The Encap midsole that provides cushioning is still there. Beyond aesthetics, more profound updates include a higher instep in the midsole, deeper toe box and a wider forefoot. There is also a tighter fit around the heel, which is probably important if you plan to actually jog in these.
All the kicks are available on Foot Locker now for a very reasonable $75 a pop.
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Manchester United starlet Gerard Pique is pleased he will not be one of the club's youngsters farmed out on loan.
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Manchester United starlet Gerard Pique is pleased he will not be one of the club's youngsters farmed out on loan.
As a result of the shock 2-0 home loss to Coventry City in the Carling Cup, which showcased a number of the club's most promising youngsters, Sir Alex Ferguson has stated that most would be sent out on loan.
Ferguson had previously hailed his latest crop of babes as the best in a generation but some are not hitting the heights expected by the United boss.
However, Spanish defender Pique will not be one of those sent out and he is relieved, having spent the whole of last season on loan at Real Zaragoza.
"I am pleased that I will be staying. Since coming back from being on loan I just wanted to stay here and try to play," said Pique.
"I am not playing a lot at the moment but I am feeling confident I can work and find a place in this team. The defence is working well and the team is doing well so it is difficult to break into the team. But every time I have the chance I will try my best.
"Just to join the team and be on the bench is a nice experience. I am just working to be a better player and hopefully start some games as well.
"When you are young every season is crucial. At this age every year you have to grow up as a player, so every season is crucial.
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Apple QuickTime RLE Sample Decoding Remote Code Execution VulnerabilityZDI-12-075: June 6th, 2012
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This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Apple QuickTime Player. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within how the application decodes video samples encoded with the RLE codec. When decompressing the sample, the application will fail to accommodate for the canvas the sample is rendered into. This can cause a buffer overflow and thus can be taken advantage of in order to gain code execution under the context of the application.
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Clark County Circuit Clerk Mary Jones Resigns
(Kahoka, Mo)– The Clark County Circuit Clerk placed on administrative leave Wednesday has since resigned.
Circuit Judge Gary Dial issued the order placing Circuit Clerk Mary Jones on leave Wednesday afternoon. Jones' resignation on Thursday comes after reports of possible financial improprieties in the Circuit Clerk's office.
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How Mammalian Brains Map in 3D
Remember that famous scene from Star Trek II – Kirk and Khan are engaged in a classic submarine-style fight in a large gas cloud. Spock has analyzed Khan's tactics and deduced that while Khan is genetically engineered to be brilliant, he is inexperienced. "He's thinking two-dimensionally," concludes Spock. Next we see the Enterprise rise up out of the depths of the cloud (relatively speaking) and get a sneak attack on Khan's ship from behind.
While very dramatic, I always wondered how realistic that scene was. Is there a naive tendency to think two-dimensionally, even when flying out in space? Well, new evidence suggests that perhaps there is.
Neuroscientists have published a study in rats in which they look at the activation of two specialized types of neurons, grid cells and place cells, in rat brains as they navigate a three-dimensional space.
For background, place cells are special neurons that fire in relation to an object's location. Grid cells fire in relation to an object's distance. With direction and distance our brains can map where stuff is in relation to us and other stuff. The research, however, has focused on two-dimensional location. Hayman and colleagues therefore decided to study place and grid cells in 3D apparatuses – a climbing wall and a vertical helix.
What they found was that the grid and place cells functioned as predicted in the horizontal plane. However, the grid cells (the ones that encode distance) fired very little or not at all in response to vertical distance. In other words – rat brains are good at mapping how far something is, but not how high it is.
Of course, this is just one study in rats, so we need to explore this issue further, with different mammals (hopefully eventually humans) and in different experimental setups. The experimenters infer that what they found is generalizable to the mammalian brain. This is not unreasonable, but I wonder if primates who were adapted to living in trees developed more of a three-dimensional mental map. If so, did humans retain that enhanced vertical mapping, or did our ancestors lose it on the planes of Africa?
If we assume that the results of this study apply to humans, does that make sense in terms of our own experience. Obviously, we can think three-dimensionally – we can think about how high something is. But we may still retain a horizontal bias. It does seem as if we are more comfortable with the horizontal plane than the vertical dimension. The difference may be between having dedicated hardware that is very good at horizontal reasoning, and having to use more general cortical resources to transpose our spatial reasoning into the vertical dimension. This would give us the ability to map in 3D, but just better and more effortlessly in the horizontal plane.
A horizontal bias has been detected before and published in the psychological literature. Hansen and Essock, for example, found that we process horizontal nature scenes best, then vertical scenes, and least well oblique. This makes sense as these orientations match what we would most encounter in nature. Schipper et al also found a horizontal bias in contour detection. Subjects could still detect contours (in this case ellipses) in the vertical direction, but it took a bit longer, suggesting more processing was required. Durgin et al also found a horizontal bias in our ability to judge distance. There are other studies as well. This phenomenon is referred to as perception anisotropy – a difference in how we perceive the horizontal vs vertical dimension.
It therefore seems that the new study is confirming and explaining the underlying neurological basis for the previously documented horizontal perception bias, and that this bias does extend to humans.
So it does make sense that Khan would have defaulted to the natural human horizontal bias in how we map and think about the world around us. Our brains can deal with the vertical dimension, obviously, but it takes a bit more effort and perhaps training. I imagine that Starfleet has a class that's titled: "Tactical reasoning in a three-dimensional arena – do not neglect the vertical," or perhaps, "Attacking on the oblique – how to exploit your opponent's monkey brains." Perhaps they even have to adjust for the varying perception biases of different species. Maybe Romulans are better at reasoning in the vertical plane, and Klingons have an oblique bias.
Probably, though, any species that evolved mainly on the surface of a planet would have a similar horizontal bias. That's where most of the interesting stuff is happening.
25 Responses to "How Mammalian Brains Map in 3D"
# SteveAon 08 Aug 2011 at 8:22 am
The nerdiness is strong in this one…
# mufion 08 Aug 2011 at 8:43 am
Chalk one up for Spock.
# PhysiPhileon 08 Aug 2011 at 9:05 am
"I wonder if primates who were adapted to living in trees developed more of a three-dimensional mental map. If so did humans retain that enhanced vertical mapping, or did our ancestors lose it on the planes of Africa?"
Last week, I was talking with my girlfriend about estimating distances. I made the comment that, in my experience, women are worse than men at judging distances – so we tested it (small data-set, I know). From our chairs, we wrote down the distance and heights of a few things. Interestingly, our horizontal distances were pretty much the same but I was MUCH better at estimating vertical distance. E.g. I estimated the ceiling at 8.5′; whereas, she said 12′ (actual height was 9′). 12′ was absurd to me because I knew I can not dunk a basketball, but I can easily touch the ceiling.
So I wonder if vertical mapping is a learned brain function. If you habituate someone to a 3D environment using, for example, a flight simulator, this should "create" 3D mapping.
On a side note – in the 6th paragraph, why was the number 0 used in "h0pefully?"
# banyanon 08 Aug 2011 at 9:10 am
@PhysiPhile: Are you taller than your gf? That may partially explain your increased ability to gauge the height of things, especially when you have access to heuristics like how high you can touch and so on. Also, like you said it's a very small sample size.
I remember listening to the developer commentary in the game Portal, and they mentioned how the early levels repeatedly train the player to look up and not just around so that you will continue to do so in the later levels.
# cr1ton 08 Aug 2011 at 9:28 am
I've actually wondered what an adjustment it must be for pilots and astronauts to work and think in a 3D environment.
# daedalus2uon 08 Aug 2011 at 10:00 am
What would be interesting would be looking at bats.
But bats might not have a pure 3D space representation because their sonar has a fairly short range. It doesn't work much beyond a certain range because the sound attenuates and the delay times get too large.
Fish do tend to stay at the same depth because changes in pressure affect the volume of their swim bladders.
# Bronze Dogon 08 Aug 2011 at 10:08 am
Heh. I've been playing a game in development called Shores of Hazeron. It's a sci-fi game: Build cities on planets to mine resources, design and captain starships, etcetera.
I've had occasions where I get briefly lost on my ship because I forget which deck is which (decks are stacked vertically), and I end up in the engine room when I'm trying to go to the hold or airlock.
The amusing thing is that I'm playing a race of bird men, who probably would have better vertical orientation.
# Karl Withakayon 08 Aug 2011 at 11:30 am
As humans, we have naturally have very limited ability to move to change our vertical elevation, but have much greater ability to move about in the other two dimensions. Even for tree dwellers, the vertical axis is severely limited for primates compared to the other two.
Another interesting aspect to consider is orientation. We evolved in an environment with gravity, and a natural sense of (and need to know) "up" and "down". When pilots loose that orientation, it's a bad thing.
Nearly all sci-fi tends to work in 2-3/4 D space as if they were flying in the atmosphere or sailing submarines on Earth. Ships tend to move about mostly in the two planer directions while climbing or diving in elevation rather than freely moving about in three dimensions. All ships tend to be oriented the same relative to each other facing "right side up" though there would be no reason to do so in space. (Ships also tend to be designed to defend themselves in 2-3/4 D space in terms of weapons placement.)
In Wrath of Kahn Enterprise changed "elevation" while maintaining its orientation rather than rotating and heading directly for Reliant head on. Why? Because the film makers were using a submarine model of motion to match the theme of submarine style combat, even though the submarine motion doesn't make sense in the absence of a large gravity well.
The battle scene in them movie Serenity always makes me aware of our limited ability to manage 3D space. Serenity had to navigate around moving obstacles from all directions and angles.
Every time I see that scene I am aware that it would be nearly impossible to for a human to actually fly through the battle. There are too many oblique moving obstacles to keep track of and still map a safe route.
However – even that scene starts with all the ships on each side on the same the plane.
# daedalus2uon 08 Aug 2011 at 1:45 pm
There may be some aspects of the Star Trek universe that compel orientation of ships with artificial gravity in the same plane. The artificial gravity doesn't cancel out accelerations in the horizontal planes. Maybe it can't? Maybe there is an aspect of space that does provide a preferred orientation and the artificial gravity has to align with it.
# Karl Withakayon 08 Aug 2011 at 2:06 pm
Nice plot convenience theater explanation.
In the Star Trek universe, the orientation of artificial gravity may have something to do with the natural alignment of dark energy &/or dark matter (or madeupskion particles) relative to the galactic plane.
But, if so, how can you propel your ship in a direction perpendicular to the natural orientation of artificial gravity, or are you condemned to only visit stars relatively close to the "gravitational plane"?
Maybe a ship's artificial gravity field (weakly) extends so far beyond the ship that it interferes with the fields of other "nearby" ships unless they are aligned with each other.
# TheBlackCaton 08 Aug 2011 at 2:34 pm
This is a big issue with sound localization. Our ability localize sound in the horizontal plane is excellent, we can separate out two sounds that are just 1 degree apart if it is straight ahead. Our ability to localize sounds in the vertical plane, hower, is terrible, 10 degrees at best.
To be fair, this is largely a physical issue. Our ears are aligned in the horizontal axis. That means our primary sound localization cues, timing and intensity, are useless for the vertical plane. We have to use much less precise spectral cues in the vertical axis (those little folds of skin around your ears actually distort sounds in very specific ways depending on horizontal and vertical direction, and we are sensitive to that).
However, not all animals have that problem. Barn owls, for example, hunt almost exclusively by hearing where the sounds made by their prey is coming from, and they have to do this very quickly in three dimensions (since they are flying). They do this by have asymmetric ears. This asymmetry means that timing cues (which ear gets the sound first) still work in the horizontal axis, but loudness cues (which ear is the sound loudest in) work in diagonal axis. By comparing timing and level cues they can very accurately determine where a sound is coming from in three dimensions. And in fact it appears there is a structure in the middle part of their sound processing pathway that actually has a map of three dimensional space, with each cell's location corresponding to the location in space it is sensitive to.
# daedalus2uon 08 Aug 2011 at 3:22 pm
Karl, orientation might not affect translational motion. If you had a gigantic gyroscope, you could still translate it in any direction, you just couldn't rotated it about its rotational axis. You would have to move it while maintaining its orientation.
# Karl Withakayon 08 Aug 2011 at 3:40 pm
True, but in the Star Trek universe, ships are almost always aligned in the direction of travel.
# TheBlackCaton 08 Aug 2011 at 4:32 pm
"Maybe a ship's artificial gravity field (weakly) extends so far beyond the ship that it interferes with the fields of other "nearby" ships unless they are aligned with each other."
I think most submarine captains would tell you that broadcasting your location like that is NOT a good idea when the enemy has homing weapons. Heck, they could just toss a few dumb bombs in your general direction and your own ship would such them right to you.
# Karl Withakayon 08 Aug 2011 at 4:51 pm
Well, as much of a fan as I am, the Star Trek universe has never been very internally consistent. For every hole we try to patch, another hole or two appears in its place.
# tmac57on 08 Aug 2011 at 6:17 pm
I believe that science fiction writers have predicted the greatest force yet to be discovered.It is derived from the Adhocion particle. With it,all things are possible.
# sonicon 08 Aug 2011 at 6:24 pm
I wonder how it looks to a spider. They seem to be able to handle up-down and across really well.
# Woodyon 08 Aug 2011 at 7:20 pm
This topic reminded me of a recent article I read about autism visual processing:
Many if not most autistic individuals process sensory information differently than non-autistic individuals. It appears that based on this study, autistic individuals are more adept at processing symmetry in the vertical and oblique planes than non-autistics.
Maybe we should have them pilot our future spaceships!
# Mlemaon 08 Aug 2011 at 7:56 pm
Our binocular vision, on a horizontal plane line, enhances horizontal depth perception. A third eye above the other two would increase our vertical depth perception. But it's more efficient to just move one of the two horizontal eyes up a little, since we've not required as much in the way of vertical differentiation. Ever notice that most people are a bit cock-eyed in that way? If you close one eye, and then the other, the scene will move left to right, but also up and down a little, yes? Um, I hope I'm not the only one that's a little cock-eyed….but if I am, perhaps I have better vertical depth perception! (just worse aesthetics)
Flies are really good in 3D. Their eyes are huge, bulging, multi-faceted globes. Feeding lots of visual information to their brains, which probably only needs a little more room for the garbage-finding apparatus.
# eiskrystalon 09 Aug 2011 at 4:02 am
If you are moving multiple crafts through space, having some kind of perpendicular standard would reduce the likelihood of accidental crashes. Especially at warp speeds. I could see why you would want all ships following your command to be in similar planes to your ship.
# starskepticon 09 Aug 2011 at 7:09 am
"I could see why you would want all ships following your command to be in similar planes to your ship."
…in that case – it only takes one ship to give valuable info to an enemy fleet…
# eiskrystalon 09 Aug 2011 at 4:28 pm
True, but i would expect once battle commenced for all that to go out of the window anyway. The perp-line would only be for non-threatening travel while warping.
# Neil_Ozon 12 Aug 2011 at 3:06 am
Maybe our brains are 2D because we essentially live in a 2.01D world. The vast majority of us would have traveled thousands of kilometers across the surface of the earth and yet would at most moved less than 10km above or below sea level. For any person born before 1850 most likely they would have moved only a few kilometers up or down and usually over quite a long time.
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Ubisoft is offering console gamers the chance to try out its open-world driving game The Crew next month, with a beta test scheduled for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Gamers can head to The Crew website now and register their interest in the console beta, which will take place in "late September." After registering, you receive the following message: "Thank you for registering! You will receive an email confirmation if you're chosen to participate in the beta."
The Crew already had a closed beta test for PC last month, and another PC beta is starting Aug. 25.
Ubisoft has also announced that it will release The Crew on Xbox 360, alongside the already-confirmed PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC versions. All four versions of the game will release on Nov. 11.
"It's Ubisoft's objective to continue to meet the needs of consumers who have not yet made the move to the new console generation," Geoffroy Sardin, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Ubisoft, told CVG, explaining the decision to release on Xbox 360.
"The Crew was originally built for the new generation of consoles," he added, "but we have always had a desire to make it accessible to as many people as possible."
Ubisoft handed development of the Xbox 360 version of The Crew to Asobo Studio, which was behind 2009's Fuel, also an open-world driving title.
Despite it being developed externally, Sardin said that the Xbox 360 experience will include the "same core features, massive scope, mission variety, and overall driving experience" as its current-gen counterparts.


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The Zanesville Police Department is currently investigating two area robberies.
Detective Sergeant Ric Roush said around 10 p.m. on Monday, a robbery occurred at Speedway Gas Station located at 930 Blue Avenue. Another happened on Tuesday at 1 a.m. at Moto Mart Gas Station at 2341 Maple Avenue. He believes the two incidences are related.
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The suspect is described as a white male, six feet tall, medium build, wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt and ball cap. Detective Roush said they are classifying these crimes as unarmed robberies.
"Both of the victims in these robberies state that the person did make some comment or gesture in some way to indicate that they may have possibly been armed even though no weapon was observed," he said.
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Austin Mahone "Say You're Just a Friend" featuring Flo Rida Song Review — 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Austin Mahone is about to straight up conquer pop music.
That takeover has been well underway for a while, and his latest single "Say You're Just a Friend" featuring Flo Rida proves to be the next massive stop forward to the top. Merging a slick bass line and sunny, danceable production, the track echoes with pure and potent energy.
Mahone's voice sails over the music smoothly, and he carries the hook with inimitable panache . Then, Flo Rida drops by for a propulsive verse that heightens the energy even more.
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I am sort of excited, sort of feeling cruddy! I have been fighting off a cold all week, and I think after spending two hours outside our local grocery store last night selling popcorn for Scouting, it hit me hard!!
The kids have no school today, and nothing like procrastinating and putting of swaps until the last minute! I will make a few, I am not going to over do it this time around~I have another one of our Big group meetings in 2 weeks, where I will be swapping again.
This is one of the swaps I am making. I bore quickly of mass producing anything, so I will have a few different designs to swap with.
Hope you have a super Friday~ Hopefully I will get to meet a few of you in Portland tomorrow!!
Off to rest so I feel better!!
Details: Merry & Bright, Short & Sweet. River Rock, WW, & Real Red CS. Dashing DS Paper. Timber Brown Stazon ink. 1 3/8 circle punch, scallop circle punch, river rock ds ribbon, dimensionals, & brads.
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October 12, 2007
Heading out for Portland...
2 comments:
- Kathy said...
Cute swap! I hope you feel better and have a great time at Regionals.
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- Angie Tieman said...
Oh, love that little reindeer with the red and river rock!! Looks great!
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March 2014 – CompTIA (www.comptia.org) and PEOPLECERT (www.peoplecert.org) today announced the signing of a global agreement for the delivery of CompTIA exams through PEOPLECERT's online (web) proctoring delivery service.
Candidates for CompTIA certification exams can access PEOPLECERT's online proctoring service, which enables them to choose the time and location of their exam and take the exam through a secure environment with the support of an online proctor.
Collaboration between the two organizations begins immediately with the CompTIA Strata IT Fundamentals exam. Other CompTIA exams will be added in the future.
PEOPLECERT's online proctoring service adds to CompTIA's current exam delivery channels and supports the association's global outreach by making CompTIA exams available at any location worldwide.
"The global demand for IT workers with validated skills continues to grow," said Terry Erdle, executive vice president, skills certification, CompTIA. "We're meeting this demand by making our certification exams more accessible to more people in more locations".
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CompTIA has more than 30 years' experience in developing vendor-neutral skills certifications to support professional development throughout the global IT workforce. In 2013, IT professionals around the world earned more than 125,000 CompTIA certifications.
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Although widely adopted in the academic sector, online proctoring has seen a slow growth in the certification industry that has traditionally been a brick and mortar one. However, continuous investment in its quality and security features by global certification organizations such as PEOPLECERT which is ISO 17024 accredited and certified with global quality standards, including ISO 27001 for Information Security, is today making online proctoring the fastest growing trend in the professional certification industry. Already PEOPLECERT's largest partners -global training organizations and corporations-, deliver their exams through the organization's online proctoring service and the number continues to grow.
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Bad Points
Small screen
Limited memory in older version
Beeps to indicate when my junctions coming up.
General Comments
The Garmin eTrext Vista is the best small handheld for world traveling.
You can get around 20 hours on a set of AA batteries and it can be used in a car but the screen is small and it beeps for changes of direction rather than using speech.
One limitations on the system is that the old vista c only has 24mb memory which isn't enough for all the UK (about 1/2) - this means you have to upload relevant maps for the area you wish to travel to onto the unit from your laptop - The Vista does accept external memory cards though so there is a way around this last problem.
You can keep the Vista in your pocket so it won't get stolen and you can also set waypoints to guide you around town. I use this feature to help me when walking back to my car and have even used the feature to help me locate my car in the NEC car park!


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Hamilton Airport Hotel & Conference Centre
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Hamilton Airport Hotel & Conference Centre
About the Hotel
Property Location
When you stay at Hamilton Airport Hotel & Conference Centre in Rukuhia, you'll be near the airport and convenient to Mystery Creek Events Centre. This hotel is within the vicinity of Hamilton Gardens and Monavale Blueberries.
Make yourself at home in one of the guestrooms featuring refrigerators and minibars. Wireless Internet access (surcharge) keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and ceiling fans.
Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities
Be sure to enjoy recreational amenities, including an outdoor tennis court, a sauna, and a seasonal outdoor pool.
Enjoy a satisfying meal at a restaurant serving guests of Hamilton Airport Hotel & Conference Centre. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access, a 24-hour front desk, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.
Hotel Facilities
- Free self parking
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Restaurant
- Tennis on site
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Outdoor seasonal pool
- Laundry facilities
- Bar/lounge
- Sauna
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- 24-hour front desk
- Conference space
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I'm completely in love with everything for sale in the French Heritage and Lighting sales today.
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Hi Stacy! Lots of great ideas here, but I especially love the living room with the Saarinen chair added. I was thinking of pulling one of mine from the breakfast room and putting it in the living room...now I just need to have the cushions re-done! Always something:) Have a great weekend!
Great collection of inspiration! I love the two pieces of art over the fireplace in the one picture!
Have a blessed and wonderful day!
Love the bedroom near the end, with the blazing fireplace and the dog sitting in the chair. My kind of room. xx's
Loved all the rooms except maybe the black one, not really my thing and not sure I would ever be that bold. Great selection. I hope you're having a wonderful weekend!
I just love Carolyn Roehm's bedroom - and in fact, her entire house! I also love that white floral bedroom.
Thanks Stacy!
Love the one with the union flag and the kitchen with the soft blue walls.
Love the whlte and pale blue bedroom with the white four poster bed...such a serene bedroom...
Also love the "gingerbread" over the mantel...
Fun looking at all the different styles and takes on things.
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DHTML Lab - DHTML Diner - NS4/IE4: Using the Keypress Event (4)
Produced by Peter Belesis andAll Rights Reserved. Legal Notices.
Created: June 05, 1998
Revised: June 05, 1998
URL: http://www.webreference.com/dhtml/diner/keypress/keypress4.html
This is a DHTML cross-browser technique.
In longer script listings, cross-browser code is blue, Navigator-specific code is red, and Explorer code is green.
Statements used:
switch (whichKey) { case "y": mess = "Great, send it along!" break; case "n": mess = "Oh, come on. You must!" break; default: mess = "You must press Y or N!" } alert(mess)
Using the Keypress Event (4)
1. Include this script in your page:
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript1.2"> <!-- IE4 = (document.all); NS4 = (document.layers); if (NS4) document.captureEvents(Event.KEYPRESS); document.onkeypress = doKey; function doKey(e) { whichASC = (NS4) ? e.which : event.keyCode; whichKey = String.fromCharCode(whichASC).toLowerCase(); switch (whichKey) { case "a": ...statements to execute if "a" is pressed... break; case "b": ...statements to execute if "b" is pressed... break; case "1": ...statements to execute if "1" is pressed... break; case "2": ...statements to execute if "2" is pressed... break; case "y": ...statements to execute if "y" is pressed... break; case "n": ...statements to execute if "n" is pressed... break; . . other alphanumeric "hot" keys . default: ...statements to execute if no "hot" key is pressed... or include the break statement: break; } } //--> </SCRIPT>
2. Define your "hot" keys as strings in the switch statement's case labels, as in the example above.
3. In each case label, place the appropriate JavaScript statements to be executed when that key is pressed. End statement list with a break.
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5. If the hot keys are case-sensitive, omit the toLowerCase() method when declaring whichKey, and define different statements for upper and lower case characters.
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Professional wrestlers may seem like tough guys, but underneath their shiny spandex outfits and long, flowing hair (clearly a sign of ultimate masculinity), they have hearts of gold. Daniel Bryan, for example, recently met with a seven-year-old boy who has had brain cancer for almost four years, and says he's Bryan's biggest fan. It's okay if you need to go grab some Kleenex before you look at the pictures.
Well, we really hope the Mayans were wrong. We aren't quite ready for the world to end -- we need to know how 'Breaking Bad' ends. Here are some memes to cheer you up and bolster your confidence that we just might see the sun come up on Saturday after all. Enjoy!
Fine. Time magazine was right -- Barack Obama is the Person of the Year. We can't argue with this photo, which was taken back in October.
We're hard pressed to think of a better way to showcase the two main genres of reality television than this side-by-side comparison of the Thompson (of 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo' fame) and the Kardashian families' Christmas cards.
Let's give some props to the Animation Domination folks for this warped take on the classic holiday special 'A Charlie Brown Christmas.' This is worse than the worst-case scenario we imagined for Charlie Brown and the gang.
Here's your daily dose of cute -- Santa pretending to sleep for a picture with a sleeping baby.
It's nice to know that Google isn't just harvesting information about us and selling it to advertisers. Look! They also used our searches to make this video...
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"But does it have a novelty Twitter account...
Well, the year is nearly over, so let's look back and hate on it a little bit. So many, many things were annoying this year. People starting saying "cray-cray" all the time, and for some reason they also all decided it was okay to waggle their chewed up gum halfway out of their mouths on the train. It's not. It's never okay.
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U.S. Dream Academy Recognized for Their Important Work in Education
The U.S. Dream Academy was excited to be recognized in new legislation recently introduced by Congressman Chaka Fattah (PA-02), who unveiled America's FOCUS (Fund for Future Opportunities and Outcomes in the United States) Act, that directs billions of dollars towards programs that will improve health, education and development, and public safety outcomes for all Americans. The U.S. Dream Academy was recognized in the bill along with 13 other nonprofits and national groups doing great work in the youth mentoring and STEM fields. The legislation was introduced by Rep. Fattah at the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia during a press conference at which U.S. Dream Academy founder and President, Wintley Phipps, introduced Congressman Fattah.
Without using taxpayer money or increasing government spending, the bill will offer an opportunity to intentionally and significantly boost grant support to three areas that will increase the United States' economic competitiveness: youth mentoring and STEM education; medical research and innovation; and justice reinvestment.
The specific goals of the America's FOCUS (Fund for Future Opportunities and Outcomes in the United States) Act of 2013 legislation are to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit all fines, penalties, and settlements into a special fund called the America's FOCUS Fund, including;
- Reserves 33% of revenue in the America's FOCUS Fund for investments in each of the following areas: STEM education and youth mentoring; justice reinvestment efforts; and innovations in medical research and development.
- Uses the remaining revenue to reduce the national debt.
Through these investments, the United States will ensure that our young people receive the skills and development they need to compete on the international stage and succeed in American public life, that our citizens live longer, more productive lives, and that our communities are safer through cost-effective, evidence-based criminal justice reform efforts.
For more information about the U.S. Dream Academy, visit www.usdreamacademy.org.


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Controlling for endogeneity in the health-socioeconomic status relationship of the near retired
Although there is a strong correlation between health and socioeconomic status (SES), the direction of causation is not empirically clear. This study a uses a two stage methodology to control for endogeneity. Using data from the U.S. Health and Retirement Study, the results show that after controlling for endogeneity, labor force status turns out to be an even more important factor in determining health than in the case where endogeneity is not controlled for. In particular, unemployment generates much higher odds for worse health as measured by both subjective and objective health measures.
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DEFINITION of 'Black Box Accounting'
The use of complex bookkeeping methodology in order to make interpreting financial statements time-consuming or difficult. Black box accounting is more likely to be used by companies seeking to hide information that they do not want investors to readily see, such as large amounts of debt, as the information would negatively affect the company's shares or ability to gain access to funding.
BREAKING DOWN 'Black Box Accounting'
Black box accounting is not illegal, as long as it adheres to GAAP or IAS guidelines, depending on the location. But is generally considered unethical, as it is designed to obscure a simple and accurate picture of a company's financial health. The use of complex formulas also creates skepticism about the accuracy of the numbers displayed in financial statements.


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ST. PAUL -- Flames GM Darryl Sutter says he knew the team was rolling the dice by adding so much salary at the NHL trade deadline.
It finally came up snake eyes.
Due to a run of injuries and being bumped up against the salary cap, the Flames had to play last night's game against the Minnesota Wild with only 16 skaters, as opposed to the 18 teams are allowed to dress.
Sutter last night said the team understood that scenario was a possibility when they added Olli Jokinen and Jordan Leopold. Well aware Todd Bertuzzi would be back from knee surgery around this point, the moves left just enough money under the cap for one AHL call-up.
Who could have guessed defencemen Cory Sarich, Robyn Regehr and Adrian Aucoin would all suffer injuries over two games?
"We lost $12 million on defence in two games. It's not hard to do the math," Sutter said. "I played in the league when it was 17 and two (skaters to goalies), and it should be 17 and two.
"To be honest, I'm not totally comfortable with 16, but 17 would be fine. I'd just prefer to have six defencemen."
The Flames summoned defencemen John Negrin and Matt Pelech from the minors to fill the void on the blueline, but had to demote forwards Warren Peters and Dustin Boyd for cap reasons.
Still, prior to last night's game, Sutter was happy about his team clinching a playoff berth despite a rash of injuries that's seen them also go without forwards Rene Bourque the last six weeks, Andre Roy the last couple of weeks and Wayne Primeau since early December.
Defenceman Mark Giordano has been out since mid-February and fellow blueliner Rhett Warrener hasn't played all season.
"Our team, amidst it all, has done a hell of a job," Sutter said. "Everybody that comes to Calgary, everybody talks about their injuries, but we're third or fourth in the league and managed to stay right there. Most teams either drop out or are out, and we've managed to stay right there.
"We managed to make the playoffs with five games left with the whole second line out and now have two or three defencemen out. I'm proud of their accomplishment.
Funny, but the team was rather nonchalant about clinching a playoff spot in Dallas after Thursday's 2-1 victory cinched the deal.
"Nobody talked about it," Sutter said. "To do that again, quietly, is pretty good for the group. Post-lockout, you don't take it for granted. It's not easy to do. If it was, why don't the same teams always do it?
"And with what we had to go through this year, and still have a shot at winning the division is good -- still have a shot of getting home-ice."
Which means they can find a silver lining amidst the injuries -- the opportunity to insert some prospects.
"Injuries aren't good, it doesn't matter," Sutter said.
"The reason Vancouver is tied with us is because they got healthy. Since we started losing guys, we're one game over .500. You don't win with smoke and mirrors in this league, you win with good players and being injury-free. That's one thing you can't predict before the season.
"But we clinched the playoff spot, so I want to look at these young guys to see if they can help us."


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Commish to expand Mo-Bay Street Crime Unit
Sheena Gayle, Gleaner Writer
Police Commissioner Owen Ellington is seeking to expand the Street Crime Unit in Montego Bay, St James in light of its success in nabbing lottery scammers and other criminals and seizing their assets.
The Street Crime Unit is a combination of detectives and regular police personnel who overtly and covertly patrol the city of Montego Bay to ensure the safety and security of citizens.
They deal with robberies, larceny, extortionist, scammers and lower level crimes.
"The Street Crime Unit has been fully established and it is the unit that made the early dent on the lottery scammers arresting a significant amount of them, seizing assets, and money," the commissioner of police said at the official re-opening of the Barnett Street Police Station in Montego Bay on Friday.
"It seems to me that we may have to expand the size of the unit in Montego Bay given the scale of criminal activities that is going on down here," he stated.
In 2011, Denver Frater who was an assistant commissioner of police at the time, lobbied for the establishment of a Street Crime Unit to effectively deal with criminal activities in the tourism capital.
The police station located at 14 Barnett Street is an ideal location for the Street Crime Unit because of its proximity to the town.
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There's a little online debate going among my music journo pals concerning the relative merits of singers who write and perform their own material vs. those only handling the performance end of the business (we're talking non-classical here). In the course of the discussion, a general hostility has emerged towards pop stars whose hits are penned by someone else—even in cases where the relationship produces results considered to be quite brilliant. In response to this perceived snobbery, one poster chimed in, "They don't write their own stuff at the Met or Philharmonic, either. It really dents their reps…."
It gets me thinking. In general, we don't write and perform our own stuff, but even in the age of The Matrix we also don't swing so far over the other way as to have a team of paid professionals craft us a "number one with a bullet" orchestra hit. Lots of Billboard charters do it, but what if we did?
Before we get off on the obvious objections, I am not suggesting any sort of dreaded dumbing down of the composition—an audience should not be underestimated as "too stupid" to appreciate great music, even if they can be marketed into purchasing tickets to real crap. This is not supposed to be a gimmick, but a challenge to shift the considerations made during craftsmanship and to expand the available talent at the table. What if five composers were asked to pool their creativity and give life to a piece that audiences will want to hear even more frequently than Beethoven? Popularity shouldn't be our only motivation, but when you're working in a performance art, shouldn't it be one of them? And in this case, if we pushed that aspect to an extreme, would the result necessarily be the intellectual wasteland we seem to like to assume it would be? I'd argue that it's a worthy experiment and I wouldn't mind being pleasantly surprised by the results.


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NQF Updates Viral Disease Care Measures
The National Quality Forum on Tuesday endorsed four new measures for HIV care and re-validated 10 other measures designed to improve the way physicians treat other viral illnesses such as HIV and hepatitis.
About 1.2 million Americans now live with HIV infection, and healthcare spending on medical care, research and prevention totaled $21.3 billion in 2011, according to statistics maintained by the Kaiser Family Foundation. The four new HIV measures join another eight NQF endorsed measures for HIV care.
Among the four new endorsed measures, designed so that health plans and other payers might improve quality of care based on accepted evidence-based practice, are tracking the percentage of patients who regardless of age, and with a diagnosis of HIV:
- Had at least one medical visit in each 6-month period of the 24-month measurement period with a minimum of 60 days between medical visits, to determine medical visit frequency.
- Did not have a medical visit in the last 6 months of the measurement year.
- Had an HIV viral load less than 200 copies/mL at the last test during the measurement year to determine viral load suppression.
- Are prescribed antiretroviral therapy during the measurement year, to make sure patients are receiving prescription medications.


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By many standards, the Zanesville football team had a successful 2012 season. The Devils went 9-1 before falling short to Canal Winchester in the opening round of the playoffs. But evere since, the Devils have had a bitter taste in their mouth.
This season, head coach Chad Grandstaff returns a star studded cast that will stop nothing short of a state championship. The Devils begin their regular season journey Friday night at home against Newark at Sulsberger Stadium.


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On Wilde Island, Rosalind and her mother live their lives in exile, awaiting the time they can reclaim their rightful place on the throne. And there is reason to hope - a 600-year-old prophesy has decreed that they will do just that. But little do they know that their destinies hinge on Rosalind's amazing, shameful secret: beneath her gold gloves, the fourth finger of her left hand is in truth a dragon's claw.
©2007 Janet Lee Carey; (P)2008 Recorded Books
"Thoroughly compelling." (Booklist)
"Devotees of fantasy adventure stories will certainly find treasure here." (School Library Journal)
"Get ready to be whisked away!"
I bought this book because I was craving something else narrated by Bianca Amato. I do not usually choose fantasy stories, but thoroughly enjoyed this one. Ms. Amato's voice has such power, such emotion. I loved this book in audio, and highly recommend it.
"Something different is always good"
Ms. Carey has crafted a wonderful tale told from a fresh perspective. There are such interesting characters within this tale. A fascinating departure from the norm. I did not know what to expect but, I thought I was in for the conveyor belt of one of the numerous re-hashings of Arthuian tales with a dragon, a wizard, some knights, etc etc. I just purchased this as a mindless diversion for a long plane flight.
I was very pleasently suprised!
A new story line for this legend is not so easy to come by. Ms. Carey has crafted something new, with charcters and an adventure that held your interest and a storyline that finishes one part of the tale nicely but, leaves you waiting eagerly the next installment.
If you are looking for a truly imaginative and entertaining branch of the Pendragon legend it is here your search will end. I actually listened to this twice and was just as entertained the second time as the first. Bravo and thanks for a truly new tale. Now hurry up and publish the next one!
"Fantastic fantasy"
A tale exploring the various shades of love and betrayal, Bianca Amato's rich voice evokes images and, eventually, tears. The story can be savored by children and adults alike.
"Excellent Narrator and Characters"
I am a fan of Binaca Amator her voice is lyrical and takes me into the characters head and spirit. Dragon's Keep is a good fantasy novel written for teens. The plot is interesting and the book has good character development. However, I felt that the ending was rushed and built on a series quickly written plot devices to produce the ending and conclude the book. I was to say the least disappointed.
"Everybody dies"
I could have lived without this book, as it was frequently extremely depressing. I absolutely would not recommend it for a student who is at all prone to melancholia. The story was good, but the was far too much emphasis on people dying, etc. I think the book could have been just as good without all the gore.
Transition of the heroine from a useless princess to a savior.
I think Ms. Amato did an admirable job with this book, and it must have been difficult with all the overly gory descriptions. She kept me engrossed when I wasn't fast-forwarding thru that gross parts.
"Woe is Me"
Woe is me that I ever selected this audio book. I had high hopes for the story idea; however, the storyline development is much, much too predictable.. The performance is flat...the intonation never changes--the narrator sounds worried through the entire presentation, but perhaps she was directed to sound that way. I had to really stick with it to get to the end.
"enjoyed immensely, would recomend to anyone."
very well written, narration was superb.
you can easily get lost in this fairy tale.hope to find one just as good.
"A fantastic tale!"
Yes, I would recommend this book to any lover of Medieval history and fantasy. Ms Carey does a wonderful job of combining fantastical elements - such as dragons - with actual history - the feud over the English crown between Maude and Steven - and then weaves it into a story where belief is easily suspended, in which the heart races, aches, soars, and then aches again. I didn't want the book to end.
Fantasy meets historical fiction. I loved it.
I chose this book because Bianca Amato read it - she is an amazing story teller. Her voice has a way of pulling me in. I could listen to her all day.
I wanted to listen to this book all the way through in one sitting. I was not able to, of course, but it was a treat to be able to listen to it. I just wish it hadn't ended!
There was a negative review in which the reviewer said this book was terrible, that she had to fast forward through the gruesome parts, and that she wouldn't recommend this book to anyone. To her I say, your loss. To others I say, take reviews with a grain of salt. This book was great and I just wish that there were more Carey books available on Audible.
"Dragon's Keep"
Very Good read. Easy to follow and listen to. From the first chapter to the last it held my attention.
Rose and Kits friendship
Rose of course.
When Rose and Dragon meet.
"An Incredible Story!"
This was an Incredible story! The narration was was awesome and the story itself was mesmerizing! I never wanted to stop listening and I didn't want it to end!
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ADVENTRX Receives Refuse to File Letter from FDA on ANX-530 New Drug Application
ADVENTRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has received a refuse to file letter from the (FDA) regarding its New Drug Application (NDA) for ANX-530 (vinorelbine injectable emulsion). In the letter, the FDA indicated that the data included in the initial submission from the intended commercial manufacturing site was insufficient to support a commercially-viable expiration dating period. FDA identified only the one chemistry, manufacturing and controls (CMC) reason for the refusal to file. ADVENTRX plans to meet with the FDA as soon as possible to discuss its response.
To support a commercially-viable expiration dating period, the stability data provided in the ANX-530 NDA met ICH filing requirements for a new drug. Site-specific stability data from lots manufactured at the intended commercial manufacturing site also were submitted in the NDA.
"We believed, following discussions with the FDA at a pre-NDA meeting, the stability data package included in our initial submission supported both NDA acceptance and appropriate expiration dating. However, we now expect FDA will require additional site-specific stability data to accept our application. Although we plan to discuss the particular filing requirements with the reviewing chemists, site-specific stability studies are already ongoing and our recent financings provide us the capital to continue this work and, we expect, resubmit the application," said Brian M. Culley, Chief Executive Officer at ADVENTRX.
"We will work closely with the Agency to understand its new requirements and define the path to a successful resubmission at the earliest possible time," Mr. Culley continued.
ADVENTRX submitted the NDA for ANX-530 on December 30, 2009. Based on current regulations, once an NDA is submitted to the FDA, FDA has 60 days to preliminarily review the NDA submission and assess whether the NDA is sufficiently complete to permit a substantive review. If it determines that the NDA is not sufficiently complete, the FDA issues a refuse to file letter to the applicant. ADVENTRX plans to request a meeting with the FDA as soon as possible to discuss its comments on the NDA submission and to reach an understanding on what would be required for the ANX-530 NDA to be accepted for review.


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Power-One Inc. posted a net loss of $1.1 million, or 1 cent per share on sales of $69.3 million in the second quarter, compared to a net loss of $10.3 million, or 13 cents per share on sales of $56.2 million in the year-ago second quarter. Results also improved from the first quarter of 2003, when Power-One lost $3.1 million, or 4 cents per share on sales of $56.3 million.
The Camarillo, Calif., power supplier reported net new orders in the second quarter of $66.4 million, up 9.5% sequentially, and a book-to-bill ratio of 0.96. Overall turns business was 48% during the second quarter compared with 50% in the first quarter of 2003.
"We are certainly pleased with our second quarter sales, which exceeded forecasts due to increased demand, growth from new products and pull-in requests from our customers, "said Steve Goldman, chief executive of Power One, in a statement. "Although we continue to maintain a cautious outlook on our industry, we are encouraged by trends that indicate some industry turnaround by early 2004. Regardless of industry conditions, however, we expect to gain market share with our new technologically innovative products."
For the third quarter, Power-One anticipates net sales to be around 65 million, with net loss per share of 4 to 6 cents as the company realizes higher costs from research and development of its new silicon based power modules.


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White Sox ready for Cactus League
White Sox ready for Cactus League action
In fact, the always outspoken White Sox manager used the word "hate" when describing the 10 days or so of work leading up to the actual on-field action.
So, count Guillen as one person in particular who can't wait for the first pitch of Wednesday afternoon's Cactus League opener against the Rockies at Tucson Electric Park. It's a time when the preseason evaluation process truly begins.
"I think [practice in Spring Training] is boring, but everyone does it," Guillen said. "It's a routine thing.
"Now, this gives me an opportunity to see what kind of players I have and what kind of team I am going to bring to Chicago. One thing about it is I love the competition the guys create."
Unlike last spring, when the 2006 roster was all but set for the defending World Series champions, Guillen will pay close attention to a number of personnel battles over the next month. The fifth starter's slot, the final one or two openings in the bullpen and the roster's 25th and final man eventually will whittle down 11 or 12 possibilities to fit the three or four openings.
But the start of Cactus League play does not mean the same thing to every player in camp. Some players use it simply as a way to get ready for the upcoming season. Others are trying to make an imprint on the men in charge. There are a few who might even be auditioning for jobs with other teams through strong play.
Here's a look at a few different viewpoints coming from the White Sox clubhouse, with Wednesday's spring debut on the horizon.
The accomplished veteran
During a recent conversation by text message with his wife, Jamie, Mark Buehrle poked a little fun at his slight change of status in the White Sox rotation for the upcoming season.
"I was texting her, and I said, 'Hey, I get to start the opener,'" said Buehrle with a wry smile. "Then there was dot, dot, dot, and then I told her, 'But it's Spring Training.'"
Jose Contreras will take the mound when the White Sox begin the 2007 regular season against Cleveland on April 2 at U.S. Cellular Field. Buehrle gets the call Wednesday against the Rockies.
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Coming off the worst half of baseball over his stellar seven-year career, in which Buehrle finished 3-7 with a 6.44 ERA after last season's All-Star break, the three-time All-Star is not trying to reinvent his repertoire. He came into camp almost 10 pounds lighter and having started throwing earlier in the offseason, with that extra work having paid dividends during the early workouts.
Buehrle certainly won't begin to doubt his ability if he gets hit hard during Spring Training. But he certainly would like to carry this rejuvenated feeling throughout his March appearances, while getting in his requisite work.
"If you get beat around, it's not as big of a deal, but I want to show last year was a fluke and I can still get it done," Buehrle said. "I still want to go out and throw up zeroes and get guys out.
"Obviously, it's not as big of a deal starting down here. I'm still sure I'm going to be nervous on Wednesday."
The non-roster invitee
As a veteran of 14 big-league seasons, 754 games played and six different teams, Eduardo Perez had signing options other than the White Sox prior to Spring Training. But the affable 37-year-old also is a student of a game and understood there could be a fit in Chicago for a strong right-handed bat.
"If I didn't feel I could make the team, I wouldn't be here," Perez said. "I've played against the White sox for a few years and just this [American League Central] division, it's back-loaded with lefties.
"I knew the White Sox had a little problem against lefties, and I felt I could help the team. It's a championship-caliber team. We saw it two years ago, so why not again."
Perez hit .275 against southpaws in 2006, with nine home runs and 28 RBIs, and has 50 of his 79 career home runs coming off left-handers. Perez could be in the mix for the 25th roster spot, depending on the pace of Scott Podsednik's recovery from offseason sports hernia surgery and whether the White Sox decide to take 11 or 12 pitchers.
But Perez isn't putting any pressure on himself to impress the White Sox over the next few weeks. They know what he brings to the equation, and he's just trying to reaffirm their views in Arizona.
"After all these years of doing it, to be honest, my focus is just to be healthy and do the same thing I've always been doing," Perez said. "If I try to do anything different, if I tried to press, I become something I'm not."
The rookies on the roster bubble
Don't tell left-handed rookie John Danks or fleet-footed rookie outfielder Jerry Owens that Cactus League games basically don't hold a high level of importance.
"This is my big leagues right now," said Danks, who is taking part in his third Cactus League season and received an extended look from Texas last spring. "I don't have any real time in the show. This is it for me right now. To face hitters I grew up watching, it makes it a lot of fun."
This 21-year-old pitching phenom, acquired in an offseason trade with Texas, follows Buehrle and Jon Garland to the mound Wednesday against Colorado. If Danks pitches well during his handful of scheduled appearances, he could actually experience the Majors when the statistics are listed on the back of baseball cards. General manager Ken Williams mentioned Danks as one of three viable candidates for the fifth starter's slot, along with Gavin Floyd and Charlie Haeger.
As for Owens, he plans to play in Arizona as if it was the regular season in an effort to move from Triple-A Charlotte to the White Sox outfield.
"Some of the guys have the luxury of getting ready for the season during Spring Training," Owens said. "I have to make the team. I have to be in mid-season form, and I'm excited for the opportunity to show Ozzie what I can do."
The pragmatic approach
Leave it to catcher A.J. Pierzynski, who experiences physical abuse even during the Cactus League, to provide a solid summation of the spring's overriding theme.
"Just try not to get hurt and learn the new guys, that's all you can do," Pierzynski said. "I want to get to Opening Day healthy and ready to go."
Scott Merkin is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.