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21 comments:
- Bonnie said...
A friend of mine has those buzz lightyear wings for her little girl and they're pretty awesome!
and it definitely looks like you are enjoying being home :)
- October 20, 2010 at 7:58 PM
- annoyed army wife said...
Super cute photos! I love the mouth photos - those are hilarious!
- October 20, 2010 at 7:59 PM
- Carmen said...
I'm so glad that you are having a good time at home and that hopefully the time is going by rather quickly! You look great in all the pics =)
- October 20, 2010 at 8:10 PM
- Ash and Matt | A SoCal Story said...
I'm so glad you got to go home during this deployment. It must be so nice being with good friends and family! Little brothers are always sure to brighten a girl's day :-) That picture of Aiden in ABUs is too cute!
- October 20, 2010 at 8:15 PM
- LTarmywife said...
The kids are adorable, the flowers are gorgeous, those boots in the one picture are incredibly cute, and the paper chain is a great idea!
- October 20, 2010 at 8:53 PM
- A Law Student in Love with her Marine said...
The roses are so sweet! And I love the paper chain idea :)
- October 20, 2010 at 9:03 PM
- ♥ Elizabeth said...
Awesome pictures! I am doing a paper chain, but I'm going to do a link a day and write something on it, and then when he gets home, we'll read them. I can't believe how long yours is! GORGEOUS FLOWERS! Lucky lady ♥ And kids always make adorable pictures- like the mouth ones- too cute. {And me and my husband still do our rockstar poses!}
- October 20, 2010 at 9:31 PM
- ♥Miss Brittney♥ said...
How fun! Its always good to have the support of good friends and family while your hubby is deployed! :) I couldn't have made it through our first deployment without them.
- October 20, 2010 at 9:48 PM
- C said...
Oh, it looks like you are having so much fun with all the little bb's! Get it girl.
- October 20, 2010 at 11:59 PM
- Chelle said...
I can't believe you haven't played Just Dance before?! I farking love that game.
- October 21, 2010 at 12:37 AM
- Radiant Readhead said...
OMG!!! for one, those pics of the cell phone smiles are hilarious!!!!! second, thank you so much for your comment....like I said, the support wonderful people like you are what help me get through!
- October 21, 2010 at 3:09 AM
- AbbeyG said...
LOVE LOVE LOVE the cool dude pose, the buzz lightyear wings, and your boots!!!
ESPECIALLY LOVE the roses from Afghanistan. :)
- October 21, 2010 at 8:37 AM
- Miss E said...
It looks like you have been having an amazing time in Arizona! I love your paper chain idea
- October 21, 2010 at 9:50 AM
- Steph said...
Cute pictures! Glad to see you are having some fun.
- October 21, 2010 at 11:30 AM
- Allie said...
SO cute! I love the pictures and those cookies look YUMMY.
- October 21, 2010 at 12:19 PM
- Jen said...
aww I love all the pictures!! Beautiful flowers too!!
- October 21, 2010 at 3:59 PM
- Random Musings Of My Life said...
I Love the pics!!
You will have to come by my place for a BIG surprise!!!
I love the roses two thumbs up!
- October 21, 2010 at 5:21 PM
- Birdie said...
Looks like too much fun!! And what is it with the name Aiden? I thought I was so unique:(
- October 21, 2010 at 9:14 PM
- Paula Kathlyn said...
LOVE those mouth pictures at the top! And what a little cutie in uniform in the last picture :-)
- October 22, 2010 at 11:52 AM
- Goodnight moon said...
Loved all the pictures! Those smile apps are too cute! And...you HAVE to get mini cammies...it's a must!!!!
- October 22, 2010 at 4:45 PM
- Maranda said...
So cute! That iPod app is hilarious! And...it's "ganache." ;-) I'm glad you are having a good time!
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Why use Nautilus?
In my opinion, Nautilus is a great champion all around. He has the health to stay around, and the damage to take down other champions easily. His great stats combined with his ability to keep an opponent from getting away with Dredge Line, which can pull enemies towards him as well as latching on to terrain for a quick getaway, Depth Charge, his ultimate, which not only knocks the opponent airborne and deals a nice amount of damage, but also stuns for enough time to take them down, and Staggering Blow, a passive ability which makes the first hit on an opponent do significant damage and stuns them. If you play Nautilus right, you can take down anything.
Summoner Spells
Standard Ganking Spells
I don't think I need to explain the summoner spells I picked, but I'll give you a short explanation. If you are trying to gank someone, and they run with a speck of health, you may not be able to follow them, for reasons such as- Depth Charge is down, or they have run into a group of friends. TO solve this, you use Ignite to take down that little speck of health that they have left. If they are running and you just happen to miss with Dredge Line, then you can use Flash to catch up and get the kill.
Why Not Go AOE?
Allot of guides focus on Riptide. There is a simple answer- Most Nautilus guides are for soloing lanes. This guide is not. This makes Titan's Wrath the best option, as it provides a damage shield, improves your damage, and has a small AOE as well! This does not make Riptide a bad thing to have, and so it comes second in my priorities of leveling an ability. Dredge Line is a great spell for getting close to a champion or moving faster, but it is not something that you really need to level, because damage is definitely not it's main use.
Runes and Masteries
These are Absolutely Crazy Choices!
They may be crazy choices. I have not leveled enough to use them all, but as far as masteries I did research and looked them up, so they should be good choices. As far as runes, well... you may want to just play with what you have, or look somewhere else, because I have not been able to use them and cannot find much about them. All I can say is, I went off of what I knew, and how I went about this whole build- Nautilus needs Speed, Mana, and Damage.
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As I said in the last Chapter, Nautilus needs Speed, Mana, and Damage. To start, you address this with Boots of Speed and the usual health pots, with a mana potion thrown in there. The Ruby Crystal and Doran's Ring are there for health and mana, as well as building to later items. Did I say later? I meant the very next item. Phage is always a great item to have, for it's damage, health, and it's Unique Passive: Icy. Again, Nautilus needs speed, which is why I suggest Berserker's Greaves, which I picked over other boots for it's increased attack speed. Also, Zeal helps in the same way. Thornmail is a great item for armor and its Unique Passive, which deals damage to attacking enemies. Lich Bane also has a nice Unique Passive, as well as giving Mana and Speed. Finally, Warmog's Armor gives a huge amount of health, making sure you don't drop in the field.


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We've been wanting to get this, and the Vietnam War memorial, from NCHS up for sometime, but, as can be seen, we've been frustrated by the glare present in the NCHS lobby. My son recently took this photo with his cell phone camera, and it'll have to do until we can somehow get a photo without glare. These types of monuments are hard to photograph in general, as the lighting conditions are always poor in one way or another.
This plaque lists NCHS's dead from World War Two, quite a number if you consider that the overall number of students in the 1940-45 time frame would have been considerably smaller than now. Of course, it was also the only high school in the county at the time, so everyone of the bottom end of military age was attending the school.
Also notable is that this is one of several monuments in Casper Wyoming commemorating the dead of World War Two, which says something both as to the impact of the war upon the town, and the number of people who were in the service.


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As part of a growing number of authorized economic operator programs, trusted traders receive benefits such as expedited border clearance in return for investments in security and compliance. The measures identified by the ICC as representative of trusted traders are broken down into categories of management engagement, internal coordination, controlled environment, customs compliance, intellectual property, export and import controls, logistics management, brokers and agents, security, recourse to experts, personnel skills, automated systems, and engagement with government. Highlights of these measures include the following.
- ensuring that a senior manager with broad authority over all pertinent staff is assigned and accountable for oversight of internal trade compliance
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- assuring that goods not permitted to be sold in the country of manufacture or production are not exported without the prior consent of the competent authority of the importing country
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- employing automated systems to communicate with brokers and government agencies (where possible) and receive notifications from border agencies and external sources
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Is it a dummy variable or are they trying to treat it as a continuous variable?
Why can't you just dummy code it into 11 binary variables?
Hello ,
I am working on a data with a dummy variable values not just 0 or 1. It has fractions as values which denote the number of month within a year the a certain policy was in effect ; like 0.33 for 4 months and 0.5 for 6 months. This is the first time I am seeing this kind of dummy variable. I will appreciate any advise on how to proceed
Is it a dummy variable or are they trying to treat it as a continuous variable?
Why can't you just dummy code it into 11 binary variables?
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That doesn't sound like a dummy variable then.
I don't have emotions and sometimes that makes me very sad.
It is a dummy. I will explain , somethin like a variable for the presence of gun control law in a state. In a panel data from 1990 to 2000; if the a gun control law was present throughout the year value is 1, if absent throughout the year value is 0 but if started let say by September 1 , it will be 0.25 ( 1/4th of the year) . if by July then value is 0.5( 1/2 of the year)
So once again... Doesn't sound like a dummy variable to me. It just sounds like a variable that measures the percent of the year that a criteria was or wasn't met. I'm not sure why you're tied to calling this a dummy variable (which has a specific meaning).
I'm not sure what your question is though.
I don't have emotions and sometimes that makes me very sad.
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The way I see it is you can keep it as is, and it has the interpretation that Dason mentioned just above, or you can make 11 dummy variables as hlsmith noted. X1= 1 if effective in January; 0 if not....X11= 1 if effective in November; 0 if not... December would be the base level in my example, but that's arbitrary and you might have a better reason for selecting one month as the base level in comparison to another.
The choice depends on whether or not you think the relationship is more smooth and the average is about the same for these groups, in which case you may opt to keep the current variable, again not a dummy variable. If you think the relationship needs to account for discrete changes in the means between groups, or maybe that slopes differ between the groups, then the dummy variable route may be more appropriate for you (need interaction if you want different slopes between groups).
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Discussion in 'Junior League & Tournament Talk' started by mrmo1115, May 7, 2007.
i know there might not be alot of replies but any one playing in the2007 mayor's cup in new york?
I've heard of it many time, but what is it exactly?
yeah its a competition for all kids who are in schools in the new york area
the age groups are middle school singles, middle school doubles, varsity singles, and varsity doubles
you can only play one event and it works out like any other usta tournament how ever sometimes your at a disadvantage because the age groups are so wide apart i.e. the middle school tournament ranges from 6th-8th grade so you have a chance of playing a 14's or 12's player
also i know that there is a school event in which my school (and i played) lost to horace mann in the finals
What school do you go to, and can anyone enter?
well i go to middle school 67 louis pasteur middle school
our best 3 singles are (and in order)
1. David Arroyave
2. Me
3. Leighann Sahagun (top 20 in girls 14's)
these are my picks for the mayor's cup-the winners.predictions
1. Alexander Petrone
2. Richard Del nunzio
3. Andrew Adams
4. Jonathan Raude (i'm not sure if he's playing it....but if he is he'll win it easily)
For the individual event, usually the top 2 players of the school enters (for singles) and the top doubles team.
How do I join? Am I even eligible to join? I'll admit im not the best but i want to give it a shot. I play by myself, im not part of any high school team or usta program.
So any info on join would be appreciated.
Also, hows the competion level?
Thank you
unfortunately the deadline passed for this years tournament but if you will still bei n middle school or high school next year u can enter
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I regret that part, said Cowell. But then of course you have a baby and you look at the baby and you kinda go this is what happened from it. In this situation you are not going to come out of this well because of the circumstances. It is not something I am proud of or wanted to happen in terms of hurting anyone. It just happened."
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Waywardspeak. Gotta love it.
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"Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now - always." - Albert Schweitzer
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Together 10 years
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..that feeling you get in your stomach, when you heart's broken. It's like all the butterflies just died.


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You want to be part of a research group on the paranormal?
all devices for the emf acquisition, and those for the recording of evp, costing tens or hundreds of dollars, and not all can afford them to buy them. But you have an Android device that has a complete set of sensors and with this software you will be able to use them and have an electromagnetic detector and a respectable evp recorder.
Application for registration of EVP and more scanning through EMF sensors. The application uses your phone's sensors to capture substantial differences in the environment. Some parameters change with the approach of entities and one of the ways to communicate with them is the EVP. Changing the value of the parameters in the first screen will activate the scan.
Instructions for use:
During recording, magnetic values, sounds and movements will be detected by the sensors and processed by an algorithm from the microphone and converted into words and phrases that will be spoken by the TTS of your device.
Each hypothetical intelligent entity could deliberately alter these values and interact with you. All spoken words are saved in audio and text.
By buttons on the main screen, pui rendered in 3D radars, connect to the facebook page, connect other applications, share your recordings and chat with other users.
📷 camera:
- During surveys you can take pictures and review them from the gallery.
To open the camera: Click on the camera button.
To open the gallery: Long click on the camera button.
Automatic mode:
Self-Timer: Change of the Self-threshold value, and if a hypothetical entity approached to your device and the threshold of electromagnetism were exceeded, would start an automatic recording.
Manual mode:
- Click the Recorder button;
- Reset to remove any disturbances;
- Set the parameters;
- Activate the disorder (optional);
- Click on the button in the center;
- Will begin recording during which you can ask your questions;
Play back recordings:
- From the first screen, click on the button File list;
- Short Click to replay or delete the file;
- Long click to share
- During playback, you can turn on the spectrogram;
- During playback you can also share your results with the world;
- Click the chat button;
- Sign up (only the first time) by entering a user name and password;
- Chat and meet other users;
The application may be incompatible with some older devices, remember that you have 15 minutes to test the application and request the money back. The application does not use dangerous or harmful instructions, the incompatibility is due to hardware diversity of devices.
You do not always expect to find ghosts everywhere and if you are in the right place and at the right time, it will mark the pendulum moving in the red zone, or oscillate between the green and yellow zone. The words spoken by the device are processed by calculations, and may have been created by mathematicians changes of the sensors is not always attributable to entities.
The authors are not liable for damages, strong emotions, fears, of all injuries that bad and incorrect use of the application could create things or people.
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TREND: Special Treatment on Ceilings
Often the ceilings in a home are left plain and white.
Forgotten and ignored. It's sad, really.
Not anymore!
On blogs everywhere and on the pages of our magazines, I'm seeing ceilings in every room of the house getting special treatment.
In this bathroom, the lilac walls are a fashion-forward choice, but it's the darker plum ceiling that creates the cozy feeling in this spacious master bath. With such bold colors in the bathroom, the rest of the room is kept fairly simple with white countertops, white accents and a neutral colored floor. Don't be afraid to paint ceilings a shade or two darker than the wall color. If you want to create a cozy, cocoon-like feel, it's the perfect way to do so without overhauling the room.
One of the easiest ways to add personality to your ceiling — without painting it a bold hue or giving it a serious overhaul — is to add a distinctive ceiling medallion. This works best in rooms with one large light fixture, rather than one with many sources of light. You can find them at your local big box stores, as well as more intricate ones at salvage shops. We did this in our daughter's room above an IKEA chandelier. It just helps to makes the room feel special and dressed up.
If you feel like making a bolder choice for your ceilings, you could add paneling or beams – or in this kitchen's case: both. A couple of weeks ago Editor Kristina McGuirk talked about the resurgence of paneling in kitchens, and this post showcases that thinking. Pickled poplar on the ceiling of this kitchen balances the rest of the room's elegant and gracious decor.
Or you can go the route of simple beams from some reclaimed wood. In this renovated farmhouse, the low ceilings were very low, so they were opened up to the studs and beams of reclaimed wood were added for architectural interest and needed support. The crisp white of the rest of the decor is the perfect counterpoint to these rough and rustic beams.
So no matter the proportions of your room or the room in general, don't forget the ceiling when you're updating and refreshing. Give the ceiling some love, too!
- Kelly Eagle, Home Editor, BHG.com


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Discussion in 'Stud, Stallion, Bull and Cock Photos' started by adonis697, Dec 13, 2015.
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Fair Warning: This article is utterly and completely filled with spoilers - both from the comic books and for the upcoming Season 7 of The Walking Dead alike. DO NOT continue if you do not wish to be spoiled. You've been warned.
Since The Walking Dead is derived from Robert Kirkman's comic books series, it's only logical that fans will try to predict what's about to happen on the TV show by comparing it to the comics. While you can watch the trailer and read a detailed breakdown of it, I concentrated on relating the frames to their comic book references. This way I came across some more spoilery content not meant for the faint of heart. So, here I'll try to predict what Season 7 of The Walking Dead may bring and, for that, I'll be using both the Comic Con Season 7 trailer and The Walking Dead comic books. I've done a comic book vs trailer breakdown recently, detailing all the frames that relate to the story from the comics.
The Season 7 trailer has given fans a lot to conjecture about - without even showing any of the main characters - so below you'll see comic book imagery and trailer stills side-by-side, with a brief prediction based on the book's plot. Keep reading, and you'll find that "it's going to be pee pee pants city here real soon".
Resetting the Mood
One of the biggest worries after that cliffhanger on The Walking Dead Season 6 finale was how the producers would start Season 7 right where they left off. Some said that the premiere would start after Negan had killed one Survivor, and that we'd only see the death in a flashback. Others wondered if Lucille's victim would only be revealed later on in the season but, if the promotional photos and the Comic Con trailer are any indication, it seems showrunner Scott M. Gimple has decided to pick up Season 7 moments before Season 6 ended.
The infamous eeny-meeny line-up has been reassembled in hopes to get viewers back into the fearful and emotional mental state they were in last season's finale. Having the whole Negan introduction play out once more - perhaps with some extra dialogue - might just bring viewers into the hopelessness of the Survivors' stalemate. A shrewd choice, in this writer's opinion, because this opening sequence is pivotal to ensure any death will carry any weight and have any true meaning at all.
Negan's Home Sweet Home
The Walking Dead has done a fantastic job of bringing the comic books' prime locations to life on the screen and, no doubt, the Sanctuary will be no exception. Negan's compound is an abandoned factory, protected by barbed-wire fences and a chained walker fence alike. Similar to what the Season 6 finale showed us - with chained walkers closing off one of the roads Rick's group intended to take - the walkers in the Sanctuary serve both as a 'keep out' warning and a defense against invaders.
So far, from what we can gather from the trailer, it seems the chained walkers will be used by the Saviors on the show as well. There are also impaled walkers around the perimeter, which seems pretty efficient in stopping anyone from entering, if you ask me. The Sanctuary is where one of the most epic face-offs from 'All Out War' (Issues #115 to #127 ) takes place, and it might just be that Negan will end up having a 'No Way Out' situation on his plate.
Gregory's Downfall
When the Survivors went to the Hilltop for the first time last season and met their leader Gregory, his own people tried to kill him right in front of the guests. In a clear indication of his absolute lack of leadership, Gregory taunted Maggie and totally discredited her proposal simply because she was a woman. He talked down to her - and even offered to take her a his lover - only to walk out of his main house and get stabbed in the guts. What a true leader!
The fact his own men were willing to kill him for Negan is a clear indication that no one actually believes him able to lead them against the big bad. And they would be right. Gregory took Maggie's / Rick's offer to off Negan because he knew no better, but he's too fearful to encourage his people to fight against their oppressor. That's when Maggie comes in - should she survive Negan on the show - and that's why, for some, Glenn's death is so important. It's Glenn's loss that propels Maggie into leadership position in the Hilltop later on and that, eventually, seals Gregory's fate.
The Survivors Meet Shiva
In the comics, it's Rick who introduces readers to the Kingdom, when Jesus takes him to Ezekiel for the first time. Considering the Survivors' fate is a huge question mark at the moment, and that Morgan and Carol are already on their way there, a leadership reunion may take a while after all.
The roar we get from Shiva in the trailer, originally happens when Rick's group of survivors meet the King and Michonne seems to have a problem with Ezekiel having a tiger for a pet. She pulls out her katana, threatening Ezekiel, and that's when Shiva advances on Michonne and the group and roars. According to Ezekiel, violence doesn't sit well with her - yes, Shiva is a girl!
Another Tara?
In the comics, our Tara doesn't exist. That would explain why a Savior gets to be named Tara and why that woman next to Dwight in the still above looks so much like the Tara from the books. This showdown happens as a result of Rick's plan to have Jesus trailing after Dwight, in hopes to finding out more about the Saviors. As it turns out, Dwight eventually reaches one of Negan's outposts and the Saviors there soon realize he's been followed. They then proceed to take Jesus down - after some ass-kicking on his part - and Tara wants to be the one to off him, but Dwight denies it.
The trailer features a car chase and some stunts that involve Dwight and Tara - who will clearly be renamed - but it's hard to know if that scene has anything to do with Jesus. Given Dwight doesn't have a bike to leave Alexandria on - since Daryl doesn't exist in the comics also - it might just be that they've changed how Jesus gets caught on the show. Don't fret about Jesus though - that guy is as slippery as an eel.
Do You Hear Whispers?
Now, if you know who the Whispers are, don't diss this theory just yet. And for those of you who have no clue, let me explain.
The Whispers are a whole new set of antagonists, who only appear after the 'All Out War' chapter is long concluded in the comics. They are a group of survivors on their own, who cut off dead people's skin and dry it, so that they may latter wear it to walk among the walkers. The Whispers are a more contemporary - and gross - adapted version of what Rick and the gang used to do with walker guts in the early seasons. Only they're secluded and dangerous, with a pretty bad leader, and will not stand anyone disturbing their lifestyle.
Granted they only appear later on, but what about those dried walkers we see Heath and Tara - our Tara - face off with in the trailer? They're emerging from sand as a group - something the walkers don't do is act as a group - and their walker make-up seems a bit different from the usual. The one thing Charlie Adlard did on the comics, to make sure the Whispers were set apart from normal walkers, was to give their eyes a more sunken look. So, where your regular walker has somewhat white eyes, the Whispers have black ones. And don't those walkers from the trailer have said darker eyes? Here's a TV show walker comparison for you!
Of course, it is definitely way too early to bring about the Whispers on The Walking Dead - I hear ya! - so it may just be that Greg Nicotero has decided to change his walkers' look for the upcoming season. The walkers have been decaying from season to season - as has the title sequence - hence it's entirely possible that these walkers have dried out faster due to being more exposed to the heat and sand. To find out whether or not they're the Whispers, we'll have to wait until Season 7 premieres - or the producers indulge us with some extra footage.
For all of you who've read this far, remember that - although the footage is legit - The Walking Dead is famous for twisting things around from the comics to the screen. So, even if they sometimes follow what Robert Kirkman envisioned in the books, the showrunners manage to add their spice to it - making this prediction business particularly hard for fans.
Whatever prediction you and I may have, one thing about this trailer is absolutely 100% sure: Gimple and his gang have succeeded in diverging any and all attention from the Season 6 cliffhanger to what's next for The Walking Dead Season 7. We all had our doubts about how they'd put a trailer together without any main characters in it and still make it worth our while. Well, they've pulled it off and - in this writer's opinion - they nailed it!
Season 7 of The Walking Dead premieres October 23, on AMC.
Did you take out any other comic book references from the trailer? Let me know in the comment section below!


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Simon Davis is a comic artist best known for his fully painted art work on Sinester Dexter, Black Siddha and Stone Island. However, he is also a member of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists and has produced prize-winning art. After graduating from Swindon Collage of Art in 1988, Simon worked as a graphic designer and freelance illustrator of books and magazines for the next five years before moving into comics work in 1993.
Since starting in comics, Davis has largely worked for 2000ad and has been a major contributor to Sinister Dexter. He painted the its first full-length story, Gunshark Vacation, which was described by the then editor David Bishop as a big fat hit. He has also been the co-creator on several recent stories including Ampney Crucis Investigates, Black Siddha and Stone Island.
Thanks to John Burdis for allowing me to use this sketch.


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Caloric restriction decreases skeletal muscle mass in mammals, principally due to a reduction in fiber size. The effect of suboptimal nutrient intake on skeletal muscle metabolic properties in neonatal calves was examined. The longissimus muscle (LM) was collected after 8 wks consuming a control (CON) or caloric restricted (CR) diet and muscle fiber size, gene expression and metabolic signal transduction activity was measured. Results revealed that CR animals had smaller (P < 0.05) LM fiber cross-sectional area than CON, as expected. Western blot analysis detected equivalent amounts of PGC1α-1 but reduced (P < 0.05) amounts of the splice-variant, PGC1α-4 in CR LM. Expression of IGF-1, a PGC1α-4 target gene, was 40% less (P < 0.05) in CR than CON. Downstream mediators of autocrine IGF-1 signaling also are attenuated in CR by comparison to CON. The amount of phosphorylated AKT1 was less (P < 0.05) in CR than CON. The ratio of p4EBP1T37/46:total 4EBP1, a downstream mediator of AKT1, did not differ between CON and CR. By contrast, protein lysates from CR LM contained less (P < 0.05) total GSK3β and phosphorylated GSK3β than CON LM, suggesting blunted protein synthesis. Smaller CR LM fiber size associates with increased (P < 0.05) CAPN1 activity coupled with lower (P < 0.05) expression of calpastatin, the endogenous inhibitor of CAPN1. Atrogin-1 and MuRF expression and autophagy components were unaffected by CR. Thus, CR suppresses the hypertrophic PGC1α-4/IGF-1/AKT1 pathway while promoting activation of the calpain system.
- skeletal muscle
- PGC1a
- caloric restriction
- Copyright © 2017, American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology


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Fri 11 May 2007
Singapore - Night Grand PrixPosted by Craig under Formula 1
It's been confirmed that as of next year, Formula One will be hosting a night race in Singapore - should make for interesting viewing, and will also mean the race is televised at a reasonable hour for us fans watching in Europe.
While I think it's important that the sport continues to strive forward, to new places and introducing new ideas, I also think that the safety of spectators and drivers should be of paramount importance. To that end, it's surely sensible to have to test this new format of F1 racing - presumably by lighting a track with the same equipment that's being proposed for Singapore and then letting some of the cars loose on it.
In the grand scheme of things, there's not a huge amount of time to be worrying about this kind of thing as the teams are all busy with the current season before heading into a testing ban which will take up a fair bit of the winter break, so any proposed tests would have to be put in place fairly soon.
The powers-that-be say that if there's any safety issues at all then they will switch to the usual daytime running order, so we'll just have to wait and see what transpires over the coming weeks and months.
You can read more about the news of the night race on the excellent BlogF1.
Closer to home, Michael Schumacher is attending the Spanish GP in Barcelona this weekend, his first visit to a Grand Prix meeting since his retirement at the end of last season. Judging from this pic, he is already in practice for the Singapore night race by dressing in the dark this week…
Again, there are more pictures of Michael from over the Spanish GP weekend on BlogF1 - this time in somewhat more conventional team clothing, which perhaps he should stick to in future!


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NO BORING SEDANS — At least not from BMW, which
used the L.A. show as a backdrop to introduce the new M5.
BMW claims the V-8 "supercar" will be the world's fastest
sedan, and will be priced at around $55,000.
HEY THERE, SPORT — Sports cars dominated the two-day press portion of the Los Angeles auto show. Porsche Cars North America President Fred Schwab beamed broadly as he hefted the Robb Report's "Luxury Car of the Year" award, presented to the redesigned 911 Carrera Cabriolet. A moment later, Schwab unveiled the latest entry into the 911 lineup, the four-wheel-drive Carrera 4. Fielding questions, the executive dropped a few hints about Porsche's upcoming joint venture with Volkswagen. The two automakers are developing a high-performance, off-road vehicle that will reach market in 2002. They will share a common platform, but that's all. "The two (versions) will be totally unique" from each other, Schwab promised.
'S' STANDS FOR SLEEK AND SWIFT — The Ford team had several sporty prototypes on tap, as well. Mercury's Cougar S concept sports coupe "takes the basic Cougar and turns up the performance switch," according to Ford's design director, J Mays. The Cougar has won raves for its taut "edge design," and the "S" ratchets things up on the styling side as well, thanks to touches such as the aluminum air intake and brightwork exhaust. Will they build the Cougar S? Stay tuned, Ford insiders hint. The same goes for the Cosworth Focus, a high-performance version of the next-generation Ford division subcompact. (The base Focus already is on sale in Europe, and will replace the long-lived Escort here in the U.S. next fall.) The Cosworth concept car boasts a turbocharged ZTEC-E engine turning out "more than 200 horsepower," hints Mays, who adds, "We see this vehicle as having huge potential for the Southern California market. As an alternative, says Focus brand boss Al Kamerer, Ford may go with a slightly less powerful SVT Focus for the U.S. market. It would feature a normally aspirated engine putting out a still respectable 160 to 180 horsepower.
IF BIGGER IS BETTER — Well, then the Jeep Commander would certainly make moves for king-of-the-hill honors. Like the Lincoln Blackwood, this full-size sport-utility vehicle is, for the moment, at least, said to be nothing but a concept car. Perhaps, but rumors continue to surface that DaimlerChrysler wants to put a version of the Commander into production, hoping to tap the booming demand for up-market SUVs.
Less certain is the fate of the fuel cell system this prototype was wrapped around. (Indeed, the hardware wouldn't fit under the hood of the largest current Jeep model, the Grand Cherokee.) Fuel cells transform hydrogen gas and oxygen into water vapor and electric current. It's as clean a power source as one can get, but you won't find hydrogen pumps at your local filling station. DaimlerChrysler has been developing a converter system that transforms regular gasoline into hydrogen and carbon dioxide. Unfortunately, admits Jeep engineering chief Bernie Robertson, the technology doesn't work — at least not yet — "though we think it has promise."
Fuel cells remain a favorite of other manufacturers seeking alternate power systems, including General Motors. The automaker hints it may be having a bit more luck with its own system, such as the one displayed inside an Opel Sintra, the European version of the Pontiac Trans Sport minivan. But it seems likely that there'll either need to be a source of pure hydrogen gas or that carmakers will use a simpler on-board conversion system that could run on methanol, a relatively simple form of alcohol.


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This quiz is going to determine what kind of imagination you have whether it be that of a 5 yr. old or that of boring scientist or whatever. Anyway have fun!
What do you think when you hear,"parallel universe"?
- outer space with stars and planets and such
- Other
- a world made of candy
- another you and another everything but opposite
If you are reading a book about a world of magical creatures such as fairies, trolls and wizards(etc.), you imagine them in...
- happening just upon the words you're reading (literally your mind sees them on the pages of the book)
- Other
- all around you (as if you are an invisible being watching from inside the scene)
- movie form (the way you would assume it would look like on a movie screen)
You are trapped in a dungeon with no one else but a known murderer, what do you do?
- Other
- take out my magic piece of chalk and draw a circle on the wall that only lets me pass, helping me escape
- whisper,"have fun" to the murderer and use my magical powers to transport me out of there and to the festival that i am late for
- take the highly acidic chemical in the vial from my pocket out and use it on the bars of the single window in the room to get out
You are able to transform into one other person every night for the rest of your life. Who is it?
- my favorite cartoon/anime character
- some random drawing i did once/ someone i made up
- my favorite celebrity/ someone famous
- Other
You are your imaginary friend, who are you?
- Other
- someone i made up in my head to keep me company
- a yellow walrus who can fly and loves to eat cotton candy
- someone that i made up in my mind specifically to talk to or someone that i wish i had the courage to be
Your result:


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On a disc Azure, a globe Celeste, gridlined Argent, environed by four mullets, one in chief, one in dexter, one in base, and one in sinister of the last, all within a narrow border Yellow.
Attached above the disc, a Blue scroll edged with a narrow Yellow border and inscribed "NOT WITHOUT US" in Yellow letters.
Attached below the disc, a Blue scroll edged with a narrow Yellow border and inscribed "514 LOGISTICS READINESS SQ" in Yellow letters.
Ultramarine blue and Air Force yellow are the Air Force colors. Blue alludes to the sky, the primary theater of Air Force operations. Yellow refers to the sun and the excellence required of Air Force personnel. The four radiating stars represent the major functional areas of the unit that are critical to the wing's mission. They are arranged in a cardinal formation to signify the dynamic scope of air and space operations. The synergistic efforts of Logistic Plans, Supply, Fuels and Vehicle Maintenance create the ability to present and sustain combat capable forces across all of the Services and the full range of military operations. Supply provides sustainment of weapons systems and Airmen to project combat airpower and homeland defense; fuels provides the lifeblood and power to weapons systems; vehicle maintenance guarantees the serviceability of ground mobile assets; and logistics plans integrate multiple disciplines that ensure synchronized and measured support to the warfighting requirements. These functional areas are embodied within the sum of the emblem to epitomize the cohesive team of logistics readiness which ensures the successful provision of agile combat support capability to the operational mission.
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A bit of Gandhi appreciation
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I was happy to see the surprise on Mr Rude's face when I checked out of the hotel the next morning. I didn't show animosity towards him, I didn't want to give him the pleasure. Although honesty is generally a good policy, I also think people need to work things out for themselves sometimes. Especially people who work in industries which require you to understand people, like tourism. Rude hotel owners the world over need to understand that the success of their business comes down to customer service - so many fail to see that and the conntempt they show towards their guests is all too clear.
I decided to get the local RSRTC bus to Ahmedabad at 10am. It was only a tiny bit cheaper than the private buses at INR 121 (£1.
Ahmedabad isn't a massively exciting city, but I wandered round for a day taking it in. Its biggest claim to fame I guess is that it is where Gandhi's Free India movement started back in the early part of the 20th century. I visited the Sabarmati Ashram (free entry) which was the spiritual community that Gandhi set up with the aim of gaining support and belief for India's independence from the British. Its a great and humbling place to walk round (especially as a Brit) and you can easily imagine how the group lived here. There are plenty of displays outlining the struggle and the determination with which Gandhi peacefully fought the occupiers - 'non violence' he called it. He finally succeded when India gained independence on 15th August 1947, although sadly he was assassinated less than a year later. He's still revered today as a 'saint' and its not hard to see why when you understand what he did for the country. The Gujaratis of Ahmedabad are especially proud, it all started here...


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MCC is really good I've done a couple classes with them in the past.ReplyDelete
Unfortunately I can't see any pictures they don't seem to be there
Jackie x
Thank you for letting me know the photos were sorted. I love all your cards but I think the last one is my favourite. This looks like a really useful class to do I will have to look out for it being repeatedReplyDelete
Have a great week
Jackie x
They are really lovely Hazel, i struggle, too with Cas, because i want to use flowers and more flowers. xxxReplyDelete
Hazel, These are truly gorgeous xReplyDelete
These are all really lovely Hazel, this is the one area I always struggle in. It is that always wanting to add more itch lol.ReplyDelete
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You are always fab at CAS Cards Hazel… and these are all beautiful… wonderful layouts and colours…. it's hard to pick a favourite but everything has come together so beautifully on the last one… I love how the heart ties in with the sentiment! :-))ReplyDelete
Hope you managed to get some sunshine… it's been a lovely day weatherwise.
Love and hugs
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Hi Hazel, those are really classy cards! Love CaS myself and these are great examples of them - I've often found that what I thought was going to be a simple card with very little embellishment turns out to be one of the most difficult. I suppose if you've got very little else on the card what you do have matters!ReplyDelete
I noticed you said in the posts below this one that you aren't too well - hope you are feeling better soon.
Nice work Hazel and it sounds like a really interesting and useful course. Love all these cards, JxReplyDelete
These are all gorgeous hun, but I love the last one. The colours are so scrummy!ReplyDelete
Thank You for Visiting my blog, I hope you have enjoyed your stay, thanks for your comments they mean a lot to me,
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In this study, we combine four key quantities in an atmosphere-based analytical framework: (i) atmospheric CH4 enhancements above background (ΔCH4) were determined from measurements at a network of continuous monitoring stations, inside and upwind of the urban core (Fig. 1), for 12 mo in 2012–2013; (ii) the NG fraction of the observed ΔCH4 was quantified for cool and warm seasons by measuring atmospheric ethane (C2H6), a tracer of thermogenic CH4, and comparing ratios of C2H6 and CH4 in the atmosphere and in the pipeline gas flowing through the region; (iii) total CH4 emissions were derived from an atmospheric transport model, which quantitatively links surface fluxes with observed ΔCH4 using assimilated meteorology; and (iv) the fraction of delivered NG lost to the atmosphere was estimated by comparing CH4 emissions to spatially explicit data on NG consumption. The result encompasses NG losses from the entire urbanized region, including emissions from NG transmission, storage, distribution, end use, and liquefied NG importation.
Most recent analyses of the environmental impact of natural gas have focused on production, with very sparse information on emissions from distribution and end use. This study quantifies the full seasonal cycle of methane emissions and the fractional contribution of natural gas for the urbanized region centered on Boston. Emissions from natural gas are found to be two to three times larger than predicted by existing inventory methodologies and industry reports. Our findings suggest that natural-gas–consuming regions may be larger sources of methane to the atmosphere than is currently estimated and represent areas of significant resource loss.
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