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Smartphones vehicle control and alarm functions are implemented
Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 smartphone was launched in June 2013. The phone comes with a 5.80-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 540 pixels by 960 pixels. Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 price in India starts from Rs. 19,000.
The Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 is powered by 1.4GHz dual-core it comes with 1.5GB of RAM. The phone packs 8GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 64GB via a microSD card. As far as the cameras are concerned, the Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 packs a 8-megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 1.9-megapixel front shooter for selfies.
The Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 runs Android 4.2 and is powered by a 2600mAh removable battery. It measures 162.60 x 82.40 x 9.00 (height x width x thickness) and weigh 182.00 grams.
The Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 is a dual SIM (GSM and GSM) smartphone that accepts Micro-SIM and Micro-SIM. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth and 3G. Sensors on the phone include Compass Magnetometer, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor and Gyroscope.
How to download Kopel Tech form Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8?
- Check the Android version to verify compatibility of Kopel Tech with Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8.
Find Android version: go to "Settings" - "About the phone" - "Android version". Make sure Kopel Tech is compatible with Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8.
- Click the download button to download Kopel Tech in Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8.
- Once the download and installation are complete, find Kopel Tech in your home screen and tap the icon to open it.
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REDLANDS >> As the 91st season of the Redlands Bowl begins to wrap up, the crowd numbers still stay strong. Some Redlanders come devoutly every Tuesday and Friday night while other out-of-area travelers merely read about the performances in the local events column and think to give it a try.
On Friday evening, we were reminded of the essence of "small town" Redlands. It's when locals have the option of venturing out to see a movie at the Krikorian Redlands Cinema 14, enjoy drinks at a local tavern five minutes away in downtown or even just stay home and relax after a long week at work.
Yet what better way to spend a summer evening than with warm weather and welcoming crowds at the Bowl — and by embracing the community in which we are so lucky to live in. And by enjoying a jazz concert from the Marcus Roberts Trio.
Mistress of ceremonies was Redlands Daily Facts editor Toni Momberger. She gave her very own personal Broadway performance of the Bowl rules — giving the crowd a good laugh. Many people in the audience began to clap along to her fun tune.
"The trio you're going to hear tonight is the bomb," Momberger sang.
On bass for the evening was Rodney Jordan, on drums was Jason Marsalis and on piano was Roberts, who lost his sight at the age of 5 yet still acquired the ability to play the piano, and as the crowd admired — oh so well!
The crowd welcomed the trio with a great cheer after every number. Each piece of music they played highlighted the trio's talents as individuals as well as a group.
The stage was decorated with their intimidating instruments and two beautiful bouquets of flowers provided by the City Florist of Redlands.
The trio brought a lively performance of jazz to the Bowl, showing the audience how truly talented they are. The "Redlands community" essence that began the night felt like it was almost transformed into a New Orleans evening sitting at a café bar in the French Quarter or along the Mississippi River.
The audience enjoyed popcorn and cold ice cream throughout the evening, thanks to the usual from the Optimist and Soroptimist clubs. All that was missing were the crepes and cappuccinos.
Marsalis on the drums was given multiple solo features. The youngest member of the trio definitely gave the group a lively spirit to their music.
"He's the greatest drummer of his generation," said Roberts.
Before the concert, sponsor Paul Barich, dressed in white pants rather than his usual white jacket, embraced the essence of the Bowl, saying that it really is one of the great jewels of Redlands.
The evening's usual community spotlight did not take stage, giving the crowd more time to mingle with family and friends, and giving more anticipation for the main performance.

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text: OK, so Matt Schaub's contract needs renewing after next season. With the talent we now have and the youth of this team, the Texans will be in a tight spot signing a number of players to contracts over the next year or two. With that said, does the emergence of TJ Yates as someone with a higher cieling than Schaub lead the Texans into a difficult decision. Apart from simply, do you let Schaub go or keep him, there is the question of whether to trade him and get some picks in return this coming offseason, or do you prefer to sit Yates next season and let him learn before making him the full time starter. I know I'm probably getting ahead of myself somewhat, but then again everyone was talking about trading Mario before we'd even seen Brooks Reed play so maybe this discussion is overdue!


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Ardent Leisure, the owner of Dreamworld on the Gold Coast and a range of other leisure properties, is raising up to $70 million to fund its acquisition of an Australian health club portfolio and expand its indoor entertainment business in the US.
The raising – from both institutional and retail investors – will direct capital into the most dynamic divisions in Ardent's business.
Earnings in that division rose more than 21 per cent in 2011-12, offsetting a dismal performance in Ardent's rain-soaked Gold Coast theme parks.
As well, Ardent is keen to keep rolling out its popular US-based Main Event facilities, which bring together bowling alleys, food outlets and conference rooms under one roof.
Chief executive Greg Shaw has begun meeting investors for a $50 million institutional offer underwritten by UBS, to fund the Fenix transaction. A new debt facility completes financing for the deal, which is priced at 4.7 times Fenix's pre-tax 2013 earnings.
A separate $20 million retail offer will be used to reduce debt and drive development of new Main Event venues. That division had been posting 20 per cent like-for-like growth over the past two years, Mr Shaw said.
"We've recently just opened our tenth site in San Antonio, which is significantly exceeding expectations.
"We're very actively growing that business in the US. We expect to double the size of the portfolio within three years," he said.
"That will help us accelerate growth in that business."
It was a similar story in Ardent's health club division, Mr Shaw said.
"The acquisition we announced today is part of broader reweighting of our business toward our high-growth divisions."
Mr Shaw said the health clubs and Main Event model was highly "scalable", allowing Ardent to win growth as it acquired and developed new facilities.
"That's how we see an ability to really leverage the expertise we have in our businesses," he said.
Pre-tax earnings from Ardent's theme parks fell 10 per cent in 2011-12 as rain washed out some key days. The operator wrote down their value by 12 per cent.
Nevertheless, Mr Shaw said better weather so far this year should help the Gold Coast parks deliver improved earnings.
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On how she blows off steam: "Honor is the best cure for stress," Alba told us. "When I spend time with her, I get instant perspective. I can be hard on myself if I don't do everything perfectly. But now that I have her, there's no time for that. I want to teach her that you can learn from your mistakes, and if you keep moving and stay positive and loving, everything will work out."
On what she does in the Internet: "I've bought 70 percent of my house off CraigsList! I've found so many things: couches, tables, lamps. I love the idea of recycling furniture and there being a history there."
On her marriage: "I love the way I feel after Cash and I wake up. Or talk on the phone. Everything! Every time I see him or talk to him, I fall in love with him all over again."
On life in 10 years: "I'd love to be raising my kids on a farm in the South of France. My mother-in-law has lived there for more than 20 years, and she has a beautiful setup. I want to be able to allow Honor and my other kids, who I hope to be blessed with in the future, to maintain their innocence for as long as possible. There is so much time to be an adult."
Hear Alba chat about the shoot, her daughter, her new movie and how she stays happy and healthy in our video below!
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David Pieper wrote: > > I'm trying to build 7.1 from source on a RedHat box. > Here's what I keep ending up with: From the gcc version it appears you are on a RedHat 6.x box. > It seems like I'm missing something, but what? kernel-headers? -- Lamar Owen WGCR Internet Radio 1 Peter 4:11
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RUSSELL BRAND'S LA-based talk show Brand X is to get a second series.
The next run of 13 episodes, shown on Sky Atlantic in the UK, will extend the
format from 30 minutes to an hour.
Fox executive Nick Grad said: "Russell's irrepressible energy and unique style
have made Brand X a daring show where anything can happen."
– NOT Going Out star Lee Mack is to host a new panel show called Duck
Quacks Don't Echo.
A Sky1 pilot early next year will see four celebrity guests argue their case
for a wacky statement which is then proved or debunked via experiments.
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Bucs WR Bryant doubtful; Dolphins' Porter probable
Published: November 13th, 2009 | Tags: Antonio Bryant, Derrick Ward, Joey Porter, Justin Smiley, Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Week 10 injuries
Buccaneers WR Antonio Bryant is listed as doubtful for Sunday's game against the Dolphins. Bryant has struggled with a knee injury, and he missed last week's game against the Packers.
Buccaneers RB Derrick Ward is questionable with a knee injury.
Dolphins LB Joey Porter returned to practice Friday and is listed as probable with a knee injury. Justin Smiley, the Dolphins' starting guard, is doubtful with a shoulder injury after missing practice all week.
- Check out NFL.com's complete Week 10 injury report.
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Well, one way to do it with just sql , AFAIK, at least, is to use something like (untested) SELECT COUNT(query2.*), query1.all_kod,quey1.nev,query1.megall,query1.erkezik_ido,query1.indul_ido,'910_' || COUNT(query2.*) FROM (/*your query goes here */) query1, (/*and here */) query2 WHERE query1.indul_ido >= query2.indul_ido Try this out, then tell me if it worked I'm Assuming that no two trains depart at the same time. Is this true? Also, be aware that this is quite slow when the output becomes too extense, and it is suitable only for small outputs. Best, Oliveiros PS- Always include the mailing list in CC, as someone more knowledgeable than me may help you faster and/or better ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ruzsinszky Attila" <ruzsinszky(dot)attila(at)gmail(dot)com> To: "Oliveiros C," <oliveiros(dot)cristina(at)marktest(dot)pt> Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 11:41 AM Subject: Re: [NOVICE] Modifying selected records >> Does your output have any kind of order? > Yes. > >> For ex, by the arrival/departure time of the train, or by registration >> number or something? > Now: order by indul_ido (means: departure time). > >> Is that a big listing? Or it produces just a few dozens records? > I think no. The give example is 37 records. I think the maximum will be > 100-150-200 records. > > Bye: > Ruzsi
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It took a little longer than expected, but Plague Inc. is now available for Android through Google Play. Plague Inc. is a strategy game that's all about creating the worst health epidemic the world has ever known. The goal is to infect and kill everyone on Earth with your customizable virus, bacteria and other afflictions.
Plague Inc. is free, but the full game can be unlocked from within the game for $0.99. The paid version removes all advertisements and allows you to speed up time. In the future, the game will be updated with more plagues such as the Neurax Worm and zombies.
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Press Releases of Tuesday, 26 July 2011
Source: FGJ
We received, with heartfelt regret, the death of Mr. Larry Bimi. This sad event occurred on Friday, July 22, 2011 after a short illness.
Mr. Larry Bimi was, immediately prior to his death, the Chairman of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), an office he held since 1998. Throughout his adult life, Mr. Larry Bimi strived to correct injustice wherever he found it. This he always did by way of educating people on their civil and political rights. This quality was what made him the obvious person to occupy an office whose prime mandate is to create and sustain within the country the awareness of the principles and objectives of the 1992 Constitution.
He was determined to ensure that the ordinary citizen of this country (Ghana) knew his/her rights, duties and responsibilities. He was untiring in his effort to entrench civil and political rights in our society. Through his initiatives, innovation and dedication many have come to appreciate the essence of the fundamental human rights and freedoms contained in our Constitution.
The records show that he was resolute in the fight against child labour, moral decadence, teenage pregnancy, inadequate educational infrastructure, unbridled executive power and corruption. It was through Mr. Larry Bimi's astute leadership that the presence of the NCCE is felt in all the Districts and the thousands of communities in this country.
Indeed Mr. Bimi was bold and unyielding in his quest to champion what is right. He was keen in exposing the wrongs in our society irrespective of the clout of the perpetrators.
His boldness and valour were abundantly expressed in the case of Tinieye v The Republic, which was decided in the turbulent days of 1979. As a fresh graduate from the university Larry fearlessly challenged the validity of a Decree made by the Supreme Military Council (SMC). The said Decree (SMCD 3) expressly took away a citizen's right to counsel. In that case young Larry argued that the said Decree was void in as much as it was not in the interest of the people of Ghana. Even though he did not obtain judgement in the case, Larry is always remembered for the tact and valour with which he argued before the Court. One of the analogies he drew was that if the Supreme Military Council were to come out with a law that if a person goes to a hospital with appendicitis, the appendix should be removed by an operation performed by a nurse instead of a surgeon, the law will be invalid. He closed his case by daring the courts of Ghana in the following words:
"The judges and courts of this country will be doing the people a wealth of good if they were with apologies to Lord Denning, M.R. not to behave as timorous souls and to hold laws that are inimical to the people of this country to be invalid when cases come before them."
These qualities, as one would expect in our part of the world, led him into conflict with certain very powerful groups of people and authorities in this country.
In this regard, we wish to remind the general public that Mr. Bimi was one of the four lawyers who have been blacklisted by a group calling itself the Association of Magistrates and Judges of Ghana (AMJG). The other lawyers are Dr. Raymond Atuguba, Mr. Abraham Amaliba and Mr. David Annan.
Mr. Bimi, Dr. Atuguba and Mr. Amaliba were present at a roundtable discussion organized by the NCCE on 29th April, 2011 in Accra to mark the 11th Constitutional Week celebrations. During the discussions the three lawyers, after reviewing research findings by certain international and domestic research institutions, made statements to the effect that there was a high level of corruption in the judiciary. Due to this, the four lawyers have, among others, been denied access to the courts of Ghana since May this year. This, however, did not deter Mr. Larry Bimi from continuing with the fight against corruption in general and judicial corruption in particular in this country. Certainly, all attempts by the AMJG and subsequently the Ghana Bar Association (of which he was a member) to cow him and the other lawyers into submission have failed.
We the members of the Forum for Governance and Justice (FGJ) consider the achievements of this noble son of Ghana as a great legacy, which is worthy of honour.
We therefore, assure the good people of this country that we shall not abandon the principles for which Mr. Larry Bimi lived and died. We shall continue to ensure that no person, who seeks the ends of freedom and justice, shall be cowed into submission.
Even as we mourn Larry, his queries at the round table discussion would continue to sound in our minds. He said:
"Secondly Ghana is a third world country and we need investments … Any person who wants to bring money and invest in Ghana would want to be assured that if he enters into any private agreement, any private contract, his investment would be protected. And the only institution that can protect his investment would be the judiciary… What sort of judiciary do we have? Do we have a judiciary that is going to be waiting to be given instructions on telephone as to which way a particular private contract should be decided?"
We extend our heartfelt condolences to the family and loved ones of the late Mr. Larry Bimi. Yes they have suffered a heavy loss; but Ghana has suffered a greater loss.
May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace.
Dr. Clement A. Apaak
Convener, Forum for Governance and Justice - Ghana
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Dr. Samuel C. K. Buame
Leading Member, Forum for Governance and Justice - Ghana
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Max Bemis, frontman for the New York-based band Say Anything, was diagnosed three years ago as bipolar. This, he says, made absolute sense — it explained his manic episodes. In fact he attributes the lyrics of the band's 2004 debut, ... Is a Real Boy, to the disorder.
If that weren't enough, around the time that album dropped, he was also trying to survive a volatile breakup with his first love. It was an experience that, along with his diagnosis, drove him to check into to a mental hospital. When the transplanted Los Angeleno finally came up for air, with his life put back together, he hauled his band into the studio to record the followup to its much-lauded debut.
The result: In Defense of the Genre, a double-disc concept album that pretty much is the definition of autobiographical. It's so audaciously ambitious that even Bemis can't take it entirely seriously.
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Say Anything, Hellogoodbye, and Polysics perform as part of the MySpace Music Tour Wednesday, November 7, at the Fillmore Miami Beach, 1700 Washington Ave, Miami Beach. The show starts at 7:00 p.m., and tickets cost $21.50. Visit www.ticketmaster.com.
We chatted with him recently and only in retrospect realized our goal to get him to, um, say anything to words related to his life and career also seemed strangely like a Rorschach test. It was a complete coincidence, given his bipolarity. But Bemis didn't appear to mind, and dealt out nothing but unhesitatingly honest, revealing answers to our battery of prompts.
Sophomore albums.
Pressure. But I'm proud of it.
How I prefer things to be.
Neurotic frontman.
The Devil.
Pretty irrelevant classifications.
Means as much as the term rock and roll does.
Concept album.
Any good album should be strung together in some way.
Rock star.
A subjective term.
Powerful, and you have to be selective about them.
Indie rock.
Doesn't mean the same thing anymore.
They're varied, with various levels of loyalty and substance.
Change as you get older, and you figure out what you have.
Love story.
A common thread through all humanity.
Regret, complete isolation.
A good thing, but only in healthy doses.
Freddie Mercury.
Probably the best singer of all time.
My pills help me get through the day. It's not so much that I'm sedated; it's so I feel like I always do.
Part of my spiritual basis, but it doesn't encompass my whole spiritual being.
Not something negative.
Los Angeles.
Beautiful weather and a lot of vacuous people.
New York.
Same deal, except the weather's not as good.
They're fun.
Like musicians, some of them are in it for the right reasons, some of them are in it for the wrong reasons.
Saves the Day.
My favorite band.
A useful tool, but it has its drawbacks and unnecessary subcultures.
Lloyd Dobler.
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Investors Remain Positive with End of Year Market Numbers
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(NEW YORK) — With many records at the stock market this year, investors are remaining positive as 2013 comes to a close.
On Friday the Dow Jones Industrial Average stayed flat while the Nasdaq Composite fell slightly. The Dow finished the day down 1.47 points to 16,478.41, while the Nasdaq fell 10.59 points to 4,156.59.
With 50 record-high closings at the Dow so far this year, Art Cashin with UBS Financial Services says one reason investors have stuck with stocks is that it looked like the best place to be.
"A lot of money has flowed into the market based on the T.I.N.A. concept… That stands for, There Is No Alternative, and many investors felt that with bonds — looking to see yields going up, that stocks were about the only place you could put money in to make money," Cashin said.
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The start of Charr Week is here! The Charr is one of the five playable races that will be featured in the upcoming Guild Wars 2. Each day ArenaNet will let us in on new information about this class, so make sure you're checking back on GW2G and the ArenaNet blog for updates!
Here's the schedule of what's to come on the ArenaNet blog:
- Monday: We learn about the Village of Smokestead.
- Tuesday: Audio clips of charr chatter and a behind-the-scenes glimpse of how they bring ideas to life
- Wednesday: Artists write about the visual design of the charr.
- Thursday: video tour of the charr homeland and updates to GuildWars2.com
- Friday: The life and lore behind charr and their society.
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Wisconsin Restaurant Association officers and staff will present over $100,000 in donations to the New York State Restaurant Association's Restaurant Employee Disaster Fund in New York City Nov. 6 and 7.
Wisconsin restaurants and industry suppliers spent September and October collecting donations for the fund, developed by the New York State Restaurant Association to aid families of hospitality workers left in need. The fund drive peaked Oct. 11, designated "Dine for America Day."
The Wisconsin Restaurant Association greatly exceeded its expectations.
"We started with a donation from the Wisconsin Restaurant Association in the amount of $5,000," Ed Lump, president and CEO of the Wisconsin Restaurant Association said in a statement. "We are so pleased to have raised over 20 times that amount with the help of our members."
Checks have poured into the Madison office of the Wisconsin Restaurant Association for weeks. Each check was accompanied with a handwritten note.
"Our restaurants were proud to be a part of Dine for America," one note from a Milwaukee restaurant said.
Marsh Shapiro's Nitty Gritty restaurant, 223 N. Frances St., raised approximately $5,000 from patrons and about $2,500 from staff tips in their own fundraiser, waitstaff manager Tammy Lachman said.
Members of the Wisconsin Restaurant Association said they were honored to be involved in the Dine for America project.
"When our board of directors discussed how to help the victims of Sept. 11, they immediately focused on the New York Restaurant Employees Disaster Fund," Lump said. "Restaurant owners and staff felt a strong kinship with their colleagues in New York, knowing that in most cases pensions and other provisions would not be an option for these families."


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I finally find the time to post a few pictures of my cruise along the Danube,This one is in Salzburg, Austria.
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Coastal art students and mentors exhibit work
Curated by Gallery Director Will Hipps, the exhibition will feature companion works in varied media by eight emerging artists and their faculty mentors.
"Empathetic, intellectual and intuitive bonding takes place through two-way creative interactions between art mentors and art students," said Hipps in the exhibition statement. "The students benefit from the skill, experience and expertise of professional artists and teachers. In turn, the students may spur new questions stimulating the mentors' artistic or pedagogical visions."
The reception for the show will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, and it's free and open to the public.
The gallery is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. It's located in the Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts, room 129.
For more information, call 234-3466 or visit the Web site at visualart.coastal.edu and click on Gallery. The exhibit continues until Nov. 7.


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Ex-manager of Sonic charged in theft inquiry
A former general manager for the Sonic drive-in on Ridge Road is accused of stealing $12,734 from the restaurant and using at least part of it on a gambling trip, according to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office. James Alan Phipps, 53, kept 19 of Sonic's cash deposits and a refund check that were supposed to be deposited in the bank, a report states. He is accused of pocketing the money between March and December of last year. A witness told authorities Phipps used money from a Sonic deposit envelope during a gambling trip. As detectives began investigating, Phipps called the Sheriff's Office and confessed, spokesman Doug Tobin said. "He wanted to come clean," Tobin said. Phipps said he was getting help for his gambling problem. Detectives say the money is gone, but Phipps offered to repay it and drove from his new home in Arkansas back to Pasco County to turn himself in, the report said. He was booked into the Land O'Lakes jail Tuesday on a charge of scheming to defraud. He is being held in lieu of $10,000 bail.
Charter school seeks new chief
Academy at the Farm, one of Pasco County's first charter schools, is looking for a new director. Michael Rom, who helped found the rapidly growing school, surprised many people by announcing that he will retire on July 1. But he explained that the timing is right, as the Academy at the Farm has no major expansion planned for the first time in several years. "What's best for the school and the future of the school is to bring someone in who will take it for the next five to 10 years," said Rom, who turns 63 this summer. "Next year is the best year for that." The school is taking applications for another week and then a selection committee will review candidates and make a recommendation to the board.
Agency offers help on Medicare plans
Now is the time for seniors to review their Medicare Advantage health plans. The Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-Pinellas Inc., in partnership with the Florida Department of Elder Affairs' SHINE (Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders) program, is providing free assistance to seniors who are weighing their options. Counselors can be reached by calling toll-free 1-800-963-5337. Callers can also request a face-to-face appointment with a SHINE volunteer. To provide the best assistance, counselors need to know what medications and providers the patient uses, and whether they have received any notice of changes in their coverage.
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The Glass Mountain, A Polish Fairy Tale (no. 2)
The front cover features a drawn colored illustration of a man and an eagle on the top of Glass Mountain. The title ?The Glass Mountain. A Polish Fairy Tale? is written in yellow and white lettering above and below the illustration. The back cover contains an illustration of Raspberry Jell-O and the second half of the recipe for Mrs. Rorer?s Bavarian Cream. The inside panels being with a story for ?The Glass Mountain? and continue with five Jell-O recipes. The recipes listed are Glorified Rice, Tomato Jell-O Salad, Grape Juice Frappe, Pineapple Trifle, and Mrs. Rorer?s Bavarian Cream. All recipes are written in black lettering and entail directions on how to prepare the dish.View this piece: jpg pdf
Donor: Sliker, Shirley Brocker
Brand Name: Jell-O
Publisher: Genesee Pure Food Co. (Le Roy, N.Y.)
1928 (ca.)
6.4 x 7.6 cm
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Language: English
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Copyright: Permission is granted from the copyright owner/holder.
Citation: The Glass Mountain, A Polish Fairy Tale (no. 2). The Alan and Shirley Brocker Sliker Collection, MSS 314, Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries. Available at http://www.lib.msu.edu/exhibits/sliker/detail.jsp?id=1923


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Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 659391, 7 pages
Antidepressive-Like Property of Dichloromethane Fraction of Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus and Relevance of Monoamine Metabolic Enzymes
1Department of Physiological Sciences, Federal University of Goiás, Campus Samambaia, 74001-970 Goiâania, GO, Brazil
2Laboratory of Neuropharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, CEP 88040-970 BLOC D CCB, Federal University of Santa Catarina, UFSC, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
3Sciences and Technology Unit, Goias State University, BR 153, No. 3105, CEP 75132-903, Fazenda Barreiro do Meio, Anápolis, GO, Brazil
4Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Goiás, Setor Universitário, CEP 74001-970 Goiâania, GO, Brazil
5Department of Physiological Sciences, Institute of Biology, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, BR465, km 07, Seropédica, 23890-000 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Received 29 September 2012; Revised 6 December 2012; Accepted 6 December 2012
Academic Editor: David Mischoulon
Copyright © 2013 James Oluwagbamigbe Fajemiroye et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus popularly referred to as craveiro is considered as a calming agent in different local preparations. The present study attempted to examine antidepressant-like effect of dichloromethane fraction (DF) and role of monoamine oxidase (MAO), tryptophan, and tyrosine hydroxylase. Based on the research focus, tail suspension (TS), forced swimming (FS), and open field (OF) tests were conducted after oral administration of DF (125, 250, or 500 mg/Kg). Ex vivo assay of MAO was also conducted to evaluate inhibitory effect of DF (250 mg/Kg). Administration of DF elicits antidepressant-like response in the TS and FS. However, DF 500 mg/Kg did not alter mice performance in these models. The data obtained in the OF showed a reduction in total crossing and rearing activity; these effects suggest motor interference in TS and FS performance. Mice pretreatment with p-chlorophenylalanine methyl ester (PCPA) (100 mg/kg, i.p.—serotonin biosynthesis inhibitor) for 4 consecutive days or acute administration of α-methyl-p-tyrosine (AMPT) (100 mg/kg, i.p.—catecholamine synthesis inhibitor) blocked anti-immobility effect of DF in the FS. In ex vivo assay of MAO, DF did not inhibit catabolic activity of MAO. Our findings support antidepressant-like activity of DF and suggest an effect that depends on monoamine biosynthesis.
1. Introduction
"Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus" (Gomes) L.R. of Myrtaceae family is popularly known as "craveiro-do-mato," "craveiro," "louro-cravo," "cataia," "chá-de-bugre," and "louro" and "pau-cravo" [1, 2]. The genus Pimenta consists of approximately 15 known species of which only Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus occurs in Brazilian flora. Popular applications (tranquilizer, nerve tonic, cold relief, diuretic, aphrodisiac, digestive, and menstrual realized. The FS was realized following the treatment procedure unproblems) of its leaf extract in different preparations have been reported especially in the county of Campos do Jordão, São Paulo, Brazil [1–6].
Previous neuropharmacological screening of essential oil, ethanolic leaf extract, and active fractions of the Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus leaf demonstrated behavioural alterations in the open field, elevated plus maze, light dark box, and barbiturate sleep induction tests without any form of motor incoordination [7–9]. Evaluation of the antidepressive-like property of dichloromethane fraction (DF) of Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus is borne out of its anxiolytic property that has been associated with monoaminergic receptor [8].
The hypothesis of biogenic amine involvement in depression has produced several generations of antidepressant agents (monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs), selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), selective noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor (SNRI), and atypical antidepressants among others). The fact that clinical responses to drug effects take weeks of sustained treatment [10] and occurrence of plethora of side effects make discovery of new compounds inevitable. Meanwhile, considering the fact that conventional antidepressant and natural products have demonstrated efficacy in the clinical treatment and experimental model of anxiety [11–20], anxiolytic-like property of dichloromethane fraction obtained from ethanolic leaf extract of Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus makes evaluation of its antidepressant effect imperative.
Thus, we hypothesize that the efficacy of aforementioned antidepressive drugs or natural products to treat anxiety or vice versa is a function of the active principles in these compounds and underlining mechanism of their neuropharmacological action. In this manner, the aim of this study was to investigate antidepressant-like property of DF on mice and involvement of metabolic enzymes (tryptophan hydroxylase (TrOH), tyrosine hydroxylase (TOH), and monoamine oxidase (MAO)).
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Preparation of DF and Phytoconstituent Analysis by HPLC
The leaf collection, identification, voucher specimen (herbarium) deposit, extraction, and partitioning of ethanolic leaf extract to obtain DF as well as qualitative and quantitative analysis of this fraction by HPLC were achieved following the procedure described in our previous work [8].
2.2. Animals
Male albino Swiss mice ( g) were provided by Central Animal House of Federal University of Goiás (UFG). They were housed under controlled environmental conditions (°C, 12 h light/dark cycle) and allowed free access to standard food and water. All experimental procedures were conducted with strict adherence to the regulations of ethical principles in animal research as adopted by the Brazilian society of laboratory animal science. The experimental protocol was approved by research ethic council of the Federal University of Goiás (no. 104/08).
2.3. Drugs and Administration
p-Chlorophenylalanine methyl ester (PCPA, 100 mg/kg) and α-methyl-p-tyrosine (AMPT, 100 mg/kg) used to deplete monoamine (indoleamine and catecholamine, resp.) were administered intraperitoneally to groups of mice; imipramine (IMI, 30 mg/kg), diazepam (DZP, 5 mg/kg, Cristália, Brazil), clorgyline 15 mg/kg (an irreversible and selective inhibitor of monoamine oxidase A), and tranylcypromine 15 mg/kg (a nonselective and irreversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase) used as standard drug were dissolved in 0.9% saline, dichloromethane fraction (DF, 125 to 500 mg/kg) was dissolved in vehicle (2% polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate in 0.9% saline) while control animals received appropriate equivalent vehicle. Oleanolic acid (Sigma, EUA) was used as a standard for HPLC analysis of DF. All solutions were freshly prepared on test days and administered (10 mL/kg of mice body weight).
2.4. Pharmacological Procedure
2.4.1. Tail Suspension Test (TS)
According to the method described by Steru and his collaborators [21], duration of immobility following DF treatment was measured over 6 min of TS. In this model, mice were suspended 50 cm above the floor by adhesive tape placed approximately 1 cm from the tip of the tail. Mice were treated orally with DF (125, 250, or 500 mg/kg), IMI 30 mg/kg, or vehicle prior to TS.
2.4.2. Forced Swimming Test (FS)
Assessment of antidepressant-like effect of DF was conducted in FS. Pretrial exposure (15 min, 24 h prior to the test) of mice to this apparatus was followed by a 6 min test period during which scoring of immobility time was realized. The FS was realized following the treatment procedure under Section 2.4.1 and placement of mice in a cylinder (42 cm high, 18 cm in diameter) filled with water (24°C) up to 30 cm. Experimental subject was considered to be immobile when it ceased struggling and making minimum movements necessary to keep afloat [22]. In subsequent experiment mice were pretreated intraperitoneally with, 0.9% saline, PCPA 100 mg/kg for four consecutive days, or AMPT 100 mg/kg 4 hours prior to the oral administration of vehicle, DF (250 mg/kg), or IMI 30 mg/kg and were subjected to forced-swimming test to examine the effects of indoleamine or catecholamine depletion, respectively.
2.4.3. Open-Field Test (OF)
Mice were individually placed at the centre of the open field apparatus in a sound proof experimental room to measure rearing and locomotor activity during 5 min after oral administration of vehicle, DF (500 mg/kg), or DZP (5 mg/kg). The floor of the OF is divided into 8 sectors of equal area. The number of crossing and rearing was registered for further statistical analysis. The apparatus was cleaned with 10% alcohol after mouse exposure.
2.4.4. Ex Vivo MAO Assay by Spectrophotometric Method
Mice were treated acutely with DF (250 mg/kg), clorgyline 15 mg/kg (a selective inhibitor of MAO-A), or tranylcypromine 15 mg/kg (a nonselective and irreversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase) and sacrificed by decapitation after 60 min. Brain tissues homogenates were prepared according to [23] and stored under −20°C in aliquots and used as the source of MAO within 48 h. Enzymatic activity was measured according to [24]. Protein concentration was estimated by using Bradford method [25].
2.5. Statistical Analysis
In order to compare level of significance between two groups, unpaired Student's t-test was used as described by Drummond and Tom [26, 27]. To compare more than two groups, we used ANOVA followed by Dunnett's test to compare test with control group or Student-Newman-Keuls to compare all pairs of means. All values of were considered to be significant.
3. Results
The chromatograms in Figure 1(a) (sample DF) and Figure 1(b) (reference drug, oleanolic acid) showed relative composition of oleanolic acid (OA) to be 7.82% with respect to the concentration of DF injected (relative composition of OA = [(Cr × As × 100) ÷ (Cs × Ar)%] where Cr is concentration of reference drug, Ar is area under reference drug curve, Cs is concentration of sample, As is area under sample curve). In the pharmacological tests; like imipramine (30 mg/kg), DF (125 or 250 mg/kg) significantly reduced immobility in the TS and FS as shown in Figures 2(a) and 2(b), respectively. As shown in Figures 3(a) and 3(b), DF 500 mg/kg and diazepam (DZP 5 mg/kg) altered the number of crossings ( and , resp.) and rearings ( and , resp.) in the open-field test (OF) significantly when compared with the vehicle treated group. Reduction in these parameters is an indication of motor incoordination by DF 500 mg/kg or DZP 5 mg/kg treatment. Effect of biosynthetic enzymes inhibition that result in indoleamine (serotonin) depletion was shown in the FS with p-chlorophenylalanine methyl ester (PCPA100 mg/kg, i.p.) pretreatment for four consecutive days followed by acute oral administration of vehicle, DF (250 mg/kg) or imipramine (30 mg/kg) as described under Section 2.4.2. Figure 4(a) showed a reduction in antidepressant-like effect of DF () with PCPA pretreatment. Administration of this tryptophan hydroxylase (TrOH) inhibitor alone did not elicit significant behavioural alteration in the FS. Similar observation was made with the α-methyl-p-tyrosine (AMPT 100 mg/kg, i.p.) pretreatment, an inhibitor of tyrosine hydroxylase (TOH), the rate-limiting enzyme for catecholamine biosynthesis, administered 4 h before the FS. Figure 4(b) shows blockade of DF anti-immobility effect by AMPT (). Effect of DF on brain MAO as investigated showed, unlike clorgyline and tranylcypromine that reduced MAO activities to % () and % (), respectively, its ineffectiveness to inhibit MAO activity (%, ). With this result, it is obvious that DF do not have inhibitory effect on any of the MAO isoforms (A and B).
4. Discussion
Previous phytochemical analysis of the fractions obtained through liquid-liquid partitioning of the ethanol leaf extract of P. pseudocaryophyllus showed the presence of triterpenes, flavonoids, besides the (E)-methyl isoeugenol which constitute almost all of the essential oil (approximately 94%) [28]. In the dichloromethane fraction (DF), notable phytoconstituents identified with appropriate standards are oleanolic acid and methyl isoeugenol as earlier reported [8]. Being one of the major phytoconstituents found and isolated, quantitative analysis of oleanolic acid showed a relative composition of approximately 8%. Meanwhile, estimation of DF doses administered in present study is based on its effective dose in previously published [8] and unpublished data.
The neuropharmacological activity of dichloromethane fraction (DF) had been demonstrated and was associated with the involvement of serotonergic pathway [8]. As earlier stated, investigation of antidepressant-like effects of DF is partly reinforced with the hypothesis that anxiolytic property of DF could be linked with its putative antidepressive action. In order to screen antidepressant effect of DF, tail suspension test (TS) was conducted. TS is a predictive and well-established animal model of antidepressant activity [21] that permits investigation of anti-immobility property of a novel molecule. Significant reduction in immobility time in TS and consistent reduction of this parameter in the forced swimming tests can be associated with antidepressant-like effect of this fraction. These results are similar to those obtained with imipramine treatment (norepinephrine/serotonin reuptake inhibitor) that is known to elicit an antidepressant response in FS [29]. FS remains one of the most effective and widely acceptable preclinical animal models [22, 30].
Acute treatment with the standard drug or DF seems not to satisfy the aspect of face validity in this test considering the notion that therapeutic actions of antidepressant drugs evolve gradually with chronic treatment [31–33]. However, preliminary study showed that anti-immobility activity of DF at the doses tested in this work was not significantly different as compared to the chronic treatment (data not shown). This may be of clinical benefit as cases of nonadherence and risk attached to chronic treatment can be drastically reduced. In contrary to the position of some authors that immobility is an adaptive coping mechanism to conserve energy [34, 35], we share the opinion that immobility reflects behavioural despair and is a reliable means of demonstrating predictive validity [36, 37].
The insinuations of acquirement of anxiolytic properties by antidepressants following chronic administration [38] may not truly represent the cellular processes involved. In this study, we were able to show in contrast to this assertion antidepressive effect of DF (a fraction that has shown anxiolytic-like property) with an acute treatment. In essence, this result can be attributed to the presence of active principles that are capable of eliciting antidepressive-like activity. Oleanolic acid among other constituents may have played a role in this activity as there are reports that demonstrated antidepressive effect of some triterpenes [39, 40] and linked oleanolic acid to CNS-mediated antinociceptive effect [41].
However, the intriguing nature of DF 500 mg/kg (highest dose) insignificance effect in antidepressive models (TS and FS) led us to its evaluation in the open field. In this animal model, parameters (locomotor activity and rearing, which some authors considered as vertical movement) that are susceptible to the effects of myorelaxant or sedative agent were evaluated to augment information obtained on antidepressant models. Interestingly, reduction in these parameters as a result of DF 500 mg/kg administration is an indication of motor incoordination. Moreover, CNS stimulatory effect is also one of the commonly found false positive effects of natural or synthetic product in these models. However, previous results [8, 9] did not show any form of motor alteration (psychostimulatory or sedative) after DF 250 mg/kg oral treatment.
In an attempt to investigate possible mechanism of action involved, biosynthetic enzymes was hypothesized to influence the synaptic level of monoamine. Metabolic activities of cytosolic enzymes like tryptophan hydroxylase (TrOH) and tyrosine hydroxylase (TOH) indirectly influence monoaminergic transmission. TrOH and TOH are rate limiting enzymes in serotonin and norepinephrine synthesis, respectively. Evidences in the literature showed that inhibition of norepinephrine and serotonin synthetic enzymes blocked antidepressant effect of desipramine or fluoxetine, respectively, and elicit a rapid return of symptoms in depressed patients [42, 43]. Serotonin and noradrenaline depletion approach has been utilized [44] in animal model to elicit depressive-like behaviour. Mice were depleted of serotonin with the parachlorophenylalanine (PCPA) (tryptophan hydroxylase inhibitor) for 4 days [45] while α-methyl-p-tyrosine (AMPT) was used to deplete catecholamine storage [43, 46]. Pretreatment with these biosynthetic enzymes inhibitors in this research abolished antidepressive-like response to DF treatment. These results are in agreement with the results in the literature that showed increase in affective disorder symptoms due to inhibition of monoamine synthesis by PCPA and AMPT [47, 48].
Reduction in immobility time in this research is a reflection of an increase in swimming and struggling. According to Millan [49], dual norepinephrine and serotonin reuptake inhibitors may produce persistent effects on both noradrenergic and serotonergic neurotransmission for greater efficacy and a more rapid onset of action. Anti-immobility response which could be regarded as a measure of physiological alterations to acute DF treatment may be associated with the development of synergy among neural pathways.
Moreover, activity of drugs on MAO has been employed in the treatment of depression. In the treatment of this neural disease, monoamine oxidase inhibitors especially MAO A inhibitors (clorgyline, moclobemide) have proved to be more effective compared to MAO B inhibitor-like selegiline [50, 51]. MAO A is acknowledged for its preferential catabolic activity on 5-HT and NE (substrate). Research has also demonstrated antidepressant action of vast number of medicinal plant extracts among which is Hypericum perforatum that inhibits monoamine oxidase (A and B) [52]. Unlike DF-treated group, data obtained on MAO ex vivo assay showed significant reduction in enzymatic activity with the clorgyline and tranylcypromine treatment as compared to the vehicle treated group. Based on the experimental data and standard drugs used (clorgyline 15 mg/kg, an irreversible and selective inhibitor of monoamine oxidase A [53] and tranylcypromine 15 mg/kg, a nonselective and irreversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase (MAO) [54]), we can infer that DF is not an effective inhibitor of MAO.
In conclusion this work reveals antidepressive-like property of dichloromethane fraction and integrates new findings of possible mechanisms underlining antidepressant action with a growing body of evidence on vital role of monoamine biosynthetic enzyme. Subsequent preclinical study will be focused on active principles that are responsible, toxicological study, and dose extrapolation for possible clinical trial.
This research was supported with grants provided by CAPES, FAPEG, and FUNAPE-UFG.
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Guy Ritchie and his sons Rocco, 10, and David, 4, were snapped having lunch at Wagamamas in London on Wednesday (September 1).
The Sherlock Holmes director had picked the two up at his ex-wife Madonna's home, giving them kisses each. One of Madonna's bodyguards then joined them.
The boys have been spending a lot of time with their dad while Madonna films her movie W.E. The night before, they had dinner with Guy and his 28-year-old girlfriend Jacqui Ainsley.


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The national taxi industry body is looking into claims against Auckland Black Cabs, owned by the biggest taxi business in New Zealand, and Auckland Airport has vowed to speak to the company about its high fares.
Christchurch businessman John Ascroft contacted the New Zealand Herald about his $198.40 fare for a 37.4km trip with Auckland Black Cabs to Albany in February - that's $5.30 for every kilometre he travelled.
The same company, which is owned by industry giant Auckland Co-op Taxis, also charged an Auckland family $155 for their 34.1km ride home to Devonport on Saturday and an Australian couple $94 for a 21.1km trip into the city last month.
Auckland Co-op Taxis is a member of the NZ Taxi Federation.
The concerned passengers contacted the Herald after we published on Saturday a price comparison by global travel company CheapFlights that showed Auckland as the third most expensive of 24 cities around the world for catching a cab from its airport to city centre.
The average Auckland taxi fare was given as $3.50 a kilometre, two places behind the most expensive city, Berlin ($4.06 a kilometre).
Mr Ascroft said his fare was unbelievable. He laid a complaint with the firm, but it never responded. He was concerned about the impact on "unsuspecting"tourists. "Black Cabs in particular ... it really upsets me from a tourism point of view."
Auckland Airport general manager Richard Barker said he was concerned by the claims and would be speaking to taxi operators.
"I am horrified that someone could be charged that much. I want people to get the best-value transport into the city and I am more than happy to take it up with Black Cabs."
The airport had no control over prices in the deregulated industry, but companies provided their NZ Transport Agency-approved pricing schedules as part of a tender process to be able to operate from the airport.
"Based on the rates the taxi companies provide to us ... there should be no way it should have gone anywhere close to what he was charged."
Mr Barker said staff provided advice on where to get transport and which modes were the most affordable.
New Zealand Taxi Federation president Roger Heale said he was disgusted and would ensure the matter was investigated.
"It is something that I will take up with Auckland Co-op because if you are aligned with a company that is demanding a certain standard of its taxis then it should be uniform and there is no way that they should allow their drivers to [charge] like that.
"It is up to those companies that are associated with the Fed to bring those companies they purchase whose operators are really not compliant up to standard ... but unfortunately that doesn't happen overnight."
Mark O'Brien, compliance officer for all Auckland Co-op Taxis-owned brands, said he did not recall Mr Ascroft's complaint. However, he agreed the fare sounded too high and said he would investigate.
He would also follow up the other two incidents, but said passengers should be checking fare schedules before getting into a taxi.
In April an Australian couple, who did not wish to be named, contacted the Taxi Federation after being charged $94 for a 21.1km journey from the airport to the Rydges Auckland Hotel in the city centre.
The taxi driver, Ray Chandra, told the Herald: "That's the normal price of a taxi ... it can be up to $130. It depends on traffic and all that."
The Transport Agency approves taxi companies' rates and investigates complaints if they cannot be resolved between a passenger and a firm.
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The World's End Stars Appear at 'The Official Edgar Wright Show' at Gallery 1988
Edgar Wright with artist Joey Spiotto
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It's just after 6 p.m. and the line for "The Official Edgar Wright Art Show" at Gallery 1988: West is halfway down a side street south of Melrose Avenue. This isn't a mad rush to secure tickets to purchase one of the limited edition prints. It's an orderly queue that has been building since the previous evening. People have brought lawn chairs.
Jake Menache and Max Golden arrived at noon. They're friends from back in their film school days and Wright's breakthrough movie, Shaun of the Dead, was a big deal for them. Aside from being fans of Wright, they had their eyes on a couple prints that would be available here. A few minutes before they met, they got their numbers, 18 and 19. They were still close enough to the front to have a pretty good chance at getting what they wanted and, in the end, they did.
Up at the front of the line is Alex Solether. He has been here for just over 24 hours. It's the first time he's camped out for something. Before this, he hadn't spent more than five hours in a line. "I feel like I'm running on fumes," he says.
The experience may have been exhausting, but Solether looks ecstatic when we meet up again inside the event. He had just bought an Alex Pardee print of The Wright Stuff. It's the image used on the showcard for this event. Shaun, the titular character of Shaun of the Dead, appears with sunken cheeks, blank eyes and an exploding head. Out of the gore emerges references to multiple Edgar Wright films. There are records and bullets and beer bottles, swirling around characters from films like Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and Hot Fuzz. It's an impressive piece. Solether now owns the first signed and numbered print out of an edition of 15.
Nick Frost at the opening of "The Official Edgar Wright Show" at Gallery 1988.
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Camping out for a spot in line has become a semi-regular occurrence at Gallery 1988. The gallery, with two outposts on Melrose Avenue, does a lot of tribute shows dedicated to hot properties and popular directors. People come here in part for the prints, which feature the works of a wide variety of artists in limited numbers and at fairly low prices.
This show is a little different in that the subject of the tribute, Edgar Wright, is set to appear at the event with his frequent collaborators, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. Pegg and Frost both star in Wright's latest film, The World's End, which will open on Friday. Pegg co-wrote the script with Wright.
See also: The World's End Creators Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright Versus Starbucksification
"The Official Edgar Wright Show," however, is special for more than just the tie-in to the new movie. "It's almost seven years in the making," says Jensen Karp, co-owner and co-curator of Gallery 1988.
Seven years ago, the gallery launched a popular series of art shows called Crazy 4 Cult, where artists draw inspiration from cult films. They worked with Kevin Smith on the first show, who introduced the gallery to some of his friends. Amongst them was Edgar Wright, who had recently made a cult hit of his own, Shaun of the Dead. Karp remembers a conversation where Wright mentioned that he hoped to one day have enough films to spawn an art show. Last year, Karp brought up that conversation to Wright and the pieces started to fall together.
Simon Pegg with artist Keith Noordzy
Liz Ohanesian
Shaun of the Dead is an incredibly popular point of reference for the show, which runs through Sept. 7, and took a number of forms. Artist Nick Stokes made a board game based on the film, called Get to the Winchester. However, the popularity of Shaun of the Dead isn't at the expense of Wright's other work. There are a number of nods to Hot Fuzz, the police action comedy that also starred Pegg and Frost, as well as Wright's adaptation of Bryan Lee O'Malley's Scott Pilgrim comics. There are a few pieces dedicated to Spaced, the British television show that launched the careers of Wright, Pegg and Frost.
Later in the evening, Wright, Pegg and Frost do make an appearance at the gallery. They emerge from a room behind the sales desk and are immediately swarmed by fans. Despite this being a thick crowd in a very small space, they are friendly and approachable and appear genuinely excited to check out the art on the walls. They talk to the artists and the fans, sign a few things and pose for a lot of photos.
At San Diego Comic-Con last July, I attended roundtable interviews for World's End. During the Q&A sessions, I asked Wright about how word of his work spread to the U.S. He mentioned the Internet as a means of diminishing "cultural barriers" between the U.S. and U.K.
"When I was growing up, British comedy didn't hardly travel to the States at all," he said. "You maybe saw 2 percent of the shows that were being produced, Benny Hill and Are You Being Served?"
Throughout the latter half of the 20th century, if you were an American kid who really liked British comedy, you were going to have a heck of a time trying to track down new stuff to watch. Since then, comedy from the U.K. has become much more accessible and the popularity of Wright, Pegg and Frost is testament to that. That there are about 100 artists who knew their work well enough to create pieces based on them (and multiple pieces, in some cases) is a big deal. That there are people who spent at least half a day in line to buy a print and maybe have the chance to meet them is bigger than that.
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Despite the rather understated appearance of the packaging, the heatsink itself has quite an unusual design, making it look a bit more exciting than the likes of the Noctua NH-D14. It takes the form of a dual-tower design with eight U-shaped heatpipes, passing through the CPU block at the bottom.
The CPU block itself is made from nickel-plated copper and has a mirror finish. It is also slightly bowed which is claimed to help improve performance.
The eight 6mm heatpipes pass through the base at the bottom and extend through the stacks of fins on either side.
The heatsink itself stands 165 mm tall in total, and consists of two stacks of aluminium fins arranged around the eight nickel-plated copper heatpipes. It measures 130 mm deep with the fans installed and 103 mm on it's own.
All of the heatpipes are capped on the ends, giving the cooler a very tidy appearance.
Thermalright supply two TY-145 140 mm fans with the cooler which can spin up to 1,300 RPM. This is the differentiating factor between this Special Edition version of the cooler and the Extreme version which has 2,500 RPM fans.
Therefore this model is designed with acoustics in mind.
When the fans are attached, the cooler is very large indeed. It's even wider than the Noctua NH-D14 and Phanteks PH-TC14PE which makes it huge.


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GATESVILLE — After 47 years, McKamie Stadium is ready for an update.
Built in 1966, Gatesville's home stadium has seen plenty of wins and losses over the years, but beginning next season, the stadium could have a new look.
Plans are in motion to renovate the facility, including replacing the natural grass with turf and expanding the track to meet UIL regulations.
Should everything go according to plan, the renovations would be complete in mid-August, and Gatesville head football coach/athletic director Kyle Cooper could not be happier.
"I see it as not only a great opportunity for our football program, but for our band, our soccer teams and our track kids," Cooper said. "Whether it is for P.E. or field days or youth programs. … I just think it is something our community has been needing for a really long time."
While plans for the project were discussed at Monday evening's regularly scheduled school board meeting, nothing is official as of yet.
A preproposal meeting will be held Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., when potential bidders come to Gatesville to view the site prior to submitting a quote for the job.
Bids on the project are due by May 28 by 2 p.m. and a special board meeting is set for June 5 at 6 p.m. to discuss pricing and to select a contractor.
"(The school board) could come in and say, 'We don't want to do it,'" Gatesville ISD superintendent Stewart Speer said. "It doesn't sound like that will happen. It really sounds like everyone is on board. I haven't had any opposition to it."
The project can begin as soon as graduation is complete and the campus is cleared of students, according to Huckabee Architects vice president Daren Kirbo. Should the work take longer than scheduled, Cooper has arranged to play the Hornets' season opener on August 30 and the following game, if necessary, at McGregor. The Bulldogs play their first two games of the season on the road.
A major reason for the renovations stems from the amount of upkeep the grass surface requires due to the wear and tear it takes from the elements, such as lack of rain and damaging ultraviolet rays.
"When you look at the economics of turf, it pays for itself," Cooper said. "Fiscally, the responsible decision to make is to put it down."
"Right now, if it is raining on Tuesday or Wednesday, we are not going to play a junior high game on Thursday," added Speer. "The field can't take it. It would be gone for the rest of the year."
In addition to resurfacing the track, the lanes would be widened to accommodate UIL regulations. Currently, the track is comprised of eight 36-inch lanes, which will be expanded to 42 inches each.
"We would have the ability to host our district meets, area meets from the lower levels (Class 1A and 2A) and possibly even some 3A meets," Cooper said. "Potentially, that opportunity is extremely alluring."
Other renovations include modifying the stands to be more accessible to the handicapped and placing stands for the school band behind the end zone.
Once the project is complete, Cooper believes McKamie Stadium will have a wide appeal for teams looking for a neutral site to play postseason games, which would be economically beneficial to both the school system and the city as a whole.
"Having this nice of a facility in Central Texas, we are going to draw a number of programs to the area," he said. "The Waco, I-35 corridor is always slammed. Every year, it is hard to get those fields booked come football playoff time or for soccer playoffs. We are centrally located, so it is a great place for people to meet up, and if we have the facilities to support that, then those opportunities are going to present themselves to us."


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An 8-year-old boy was shot in the abdomen at his home in Gresham Saturday afternoon in what investigators said appears to be an accidental shooting.
Police were called to the home in the 17900 block of SE Marie Street around 2:20 p.m. after the shooting. The boy was rushed to a hospital for emergency surgery and is said to be stable.
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Family Christian vows to donate profits to charity
Fri, 16 Nov 2012 21:03:15 GMT —
Just in time for the holiday season, Family Christian stores are making a business move to give even more to charity.
Now that the company is under new management it's pledging to give 100% of its profits to Christian causes and faith-based ministries around the world.
In the past Family Christian gave out 10% of its profits.
Management says the donation is not a promotion; it's a part of a change in the entire business structure.
"We'll donate our profits after we cover our operational expenses. There are costs associated with running the business. So once the operations of the business have been paid anything over and above that will then be donated to charity," says Tara Powers, Family Christian Spokesperson.
Family Christian has 25 different organizations they support.


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The Love of Dugan Magee (Silhouette Intimate Moments No. 448)
A COSTLY INTIMACY... - Trust had died in Sarah Haywood that terrible night three years ago, an icy emotional armor growing around her heart to take its place. Now the ghosts of her past were resurrected as a serial rapist stalked the city. To feel safe, to BE safe, she needed to trust again. And the only man she WANTED to trust was police detective Dugan Magee... Heat. Cracking and heavy. Dugan had felt it when they first met, and he tried to deny its intensity. Though he was sure Sarah sensed it, too, he knew what such intimacy would cost her. Still, his need to help her, to HEAL her, pulsed with a life of its own. But could he protect her from a madman?
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Same partner for a very long time. Occasionally we pick up a third for some safe fun. Helps us get through the dry spells and has never been a problem. There is no emotional connection and the boundaries are clear.
We've gone out to bars in the past but they seem totally dead now. The online apps are weird because I don't want to broadcast to our neighbors we are sluts.
What do other couples do? Oh and if you are a couple who has beautiful garden of eden sex every night by candlelight and find this appauling. I applaud your ability to "make love" but keep your judgments to yourself or pay the $17 and start your own thread.


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Innovative Computing ,Information and Control, International Conference on (2006)
Beijing, China
Aug. 30, 2006 to Sept. 1, 2006
pp: 230-233
Yang Chen , HuaZhong University of Science and Technology, China
Yong Zhao , HuaZhong University of Science and Technology, China
Based on spatial prisoner?s dilemma theory proposed by Nowak, a model is built to character the evolution of cooperation in heterogeneous population, dismissing the assumption that all agents in population are homogeneous. The influence of the population diversity and spatial structure is studied. The revealing simulation results shows that the cooperation degree in heterogeneous population is much higher than that in homogeneous population, the conclusion is that the will to get heterogeneous resource is an important reason to cause the cooperation. Another result different from past researches is that the randomization degree of the spatial structure has no obvious effects on the time from initial state to quasi-stable state.
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Russell Blackford's "My most popular posts of the year" post reposts an interesting remark about C.S. Lewis:
Meanwhile, forthright Christians who want to argue publicly for the truth of their views manage to be at least as 'shrill' as Dawkins. For example, I'm currently reading Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis, which I don't think I've previously read in its entirety and have not opened for decades. As usual with Lewis, his style varies between blunt, emotive, self-righteous, and downright snide (I'll bracket off how naive the actual arguments are). His approach gets a free pass in our culture, but if an atheist wrote in exactly the same way he or she would be roundly condemned.


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2017/2018 8th RegionWho are the top 10 teams? Who are the top 10 players?Advertisement
Mar 8, 17, 12:32 PM #2
I'm going to say Anderson County will have another very strong team coming back with Penny, Pitman, and Gritton. I think Collins will be good again. They lose two outstanding players, but return McKnight, Feltner, Fort, along with some good young talent that will mature some. I also think Oldham and Walton Verona will have nice teams. Spencer County could be a sleeper. I apologize if I misspelled any names.
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Mar 8, 17, 02:49 PM #3Anderson has 3 possible all region candidates coming back in Penny, Gritton and Pittman. They need to replace Garmon of course but I think they have a good one coming up that's up for the task. Depth I think will be better next year as well. I'd can definitely see them being pre-season top 2.
I think Collins will be pretty good again but will lose some size, and if I'm not mistaken a lot of the WV talent was young/sophomores this year? If so they should be right in the mix again. Spencer County could make some noise but still think they are another year away probably.
I know SO loses Griffin, which is huge for them, not sure who they have coming back, or about OC either.
Mar 8, 17, 04:29 PM #4
Oldham county only looses 1 of theirs main players (Ismael Jones). The strength of their team was in their junior class
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South Oldham loses Griffin, Franklin, Hoover, and another key player but returns D Young & Morrison (he was just a freshman this year). They had a sophomore contribute a lot at end of season too this year
North Oldham loses their top 3 players and returns 1-2 starters and another player who came off the bench as a junior or senior.
Trimble loses players but will be about the same as always
Shelby looses 2-3 starters
Collins loses 2 big contributors but returns a lot of good young talent
Anderson and Spencer will be good next year as they each lose some but return more than they lose.
Mar 8, 17, 04:39 PM #5If Jon Jones returns for Gallatin County, that is enough for me.
Mar 8, 17, 04:50 PM #6The tall kid in the middle at WV, name escapes me but only a sophomore this year. He should be ranked in the Top 10.
Mar 8, 17, 05:06 PM #7SK will be good. Kelch will be a 6'9 Sr., Kitchens 6'1, Robinson 6'0 where starters. They will have 6'0 Fr. Niece who played alot as a 8th grader. Krohman, Friees and Hensley will get alot of playing time.
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WV only lost two seniors out of the starting five. They return Miles, Clinkenbeard, Lay, Pardee, Jones, Grubbs and Shazier, plus they have two more on jv that were only sophomores this year and they didn't get to play a lot of varsity this year, but should contribute next year.
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3. Williamstown -could go up if Fox is granted another year of eligibility
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Andersons to win just like this year. If it was a horse race, I would avoid the favorite and go for a good payday - WV, point guard may be below par, very solid everywhere else . If Miles improves as much as he did this year, it will be WV's to lose.
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1. Poor Trimble Co. Gosh, that's a brutal district for them.
2. To go from a #4 to a #1 Eminence must have some nice transfers "rumoured" to come in.
3. I say it comes down to Oldham Co, Anderson Co, and WV. I'm going chalk next yr. (for once)
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He is too old. They may get a waiver, but he is 19 before Aug 1.
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Mar 8, 17, 08:33 PM #14To me WV is probably the favorite.
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I would probably put Spencer, Collins, South and Simon in the next bunch
Still another group of good teams beneath that group -Gallatin,north, Shelby, williamstown
The rumors at Eminence are that Brown intends to be like Roderick. Could be interesting or he could be jumping to another job.


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A Banker's Last Day at the Office, In a Bank He Built Aggressively
By JEREMY W. PETERS and ERIC DASH
Published: July 31, 2007
There are no grand sendoffs planned. No speeches, either. In fact, Vernon W. Hill II, who founded Commerce Bank 34 years ago, is not even planning to go to the office on Tuesday.
Faced with a federal threat of not being allowed to open any more bank branches unless he stepped aside, the board members of Commerce Bancorp, which Mr. Hill hand-picked, voted last month to remove him as chairman and chief executive effective July 31.
How Mr. Hill rose to become so influential a figure in New Jersey business and politics is the story of an ambitious real estate developer who cultivated powerful friends as he built a network of Burger Kings and then banks across the state. It is also a story of pride and excess.
''It's a Greek tragedy,'' said Allen Starkie, an executive recruiter at Knightsbridge Advisers, who lured several senior managers to Commerce. ''Vernon was an incredibly gifted protagonist who challenged the fates and won, but he developed such extreme hubris that in the end, it undermined his success.''
Mr. Hill's career has been defined more than anything else by a willingness to defy the establishment. He founded Commerce with a plan to make retail banking more like retail shopping, opening spacious branches when the rest of the industry was scaling back. And in the highly regulated world of public corporations, he openly awarded tens of millions of dollars of contracts to friends and relatives, including about $50 million for his wife, who decorated and designed many of the nearly 450 branches.
In Moorestown, the well-heeled South Jersey town he calls home, he built a 46,000-square-foot Tuscan-style mansion where a farmhouse once stood. Construction of the home, complete with a 4,000-square-foot gym and fountains inside and out, so alienated his neighbors that Moorestown established a historic preservation commission.
But last month the establishment pushed back.
Under the terms of a cease-and-desist order with federal bank regulators, Commerce agreed to stop signing contracts that entangled the bank with businesses run by its board members, officers and members of their families.
But his troubles have not ended there. The federal Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the bank's primary regulator, says it is continuing to look into possible insider dealing at Commerce, and two people close to the investigation say the 61-year-old Mr. Hill is at the center of the examination.
Mr. Hill's lawyer, Robert S. Bennett, said in a telephone interview that his client did not believe he had done anything improper. ''I can't believe that he would ever put his interests above those of the bank,'' Mr. Bennett said, noting that the business deals in question were all publicly disclosed. ''These things were done in the sunshine.''
Mr. Hill declined to be interviewed for this article.
This was not Commerce Bank's first brush with the law. In 2004, a federal grand jury indicted two Commerce executives, Glenn K. Holck and Stephen M. Umbrell, on charges of giving loans to the Philadelphia city treasurer in exchange for the city's financial business. In 2005, the two executives were convicted of conspiracy and the treasurer was found guilty of fraud and conspiracy. Although investigators disclosed that they had taped Mr. Hill talking about business with the treasurer, Mr. Hill was never charged.
The son of a prosperous Virginia real estate developer, Mr. Hill ran the bank as if it were his own personal patronage system. He hired numerous people with deep connections to New Jersey municipal and state governments, and then he hired their relatives. He befriended George E. Norcross III, one of New Jersey's most influential Democratic politicians, and appointed him chief executive of Commerce Bank's insurance business. The bank has done business for more than 30 years with the law firm in which Mr. Norcross's brother is a managing partner, and last year it paid the firm $1.4 million for legal services, a move the bank said in a regulatory filing was not approved by the board.
Ever since he opened the first Commerce branch in Marlton, N.J., in 1973 at the age of 27, Mr. Hill was a self-styled maverick with little patience for tradition. Owner of more than 40 Burger Kings, he brought a retail mindset to the banking industry, which never operated that way.
When rivals were closing their branches, Commerce aggressively opened new ''stores,'' as Mr. Hill called them, and kept them open long past the closing times of other banks. Today it is New Jersey's largest bank and has reached into New York City, Washington and Palm Beach, Fla. In light of its recent legal troubles, Commerce has scaled back plans to open new branches this year from 65 to about 50.
As its presence in the state grew, so did its political influence. Today the Commerce board includes not only Mr. Norcross, but also a former Senate president and acting governor, Donald T. DiFrancesco, who came on in 2002, and a former chairman of the Ocean County Republican Party, Joseph Buckelew. On the same day in 1996, Mr. Hill purchased the insurance businesses of both Mr. Norcross and Mr. Buckelew and folded them into Commerce.