text:
Fantasy Live Podcast: Getting personal
NFL.com Staff | Tags: NFL Fantasy Live podcast, Elliot Harrison, Heath Evans, Michael Fabiano
Hour 1 –
Hour 2 –
Subscribe to the podcast via iTunes
Heath Evans busts into the show and joins Michael Fabiano and Elliot Harrison to talk NFL playoff football and NFL.com's Fantasy Playoff Challenge. In the second hour, Fabiano and Harrison get personal in the "Fantasy Cantina" as they talk about potential breakout and sleeper fantasy players for 2012 and go over the NFL.com Playoff Challenge.
Guidelines: Fan feedback should be within the guidelines for the NFL community. These guidelines will be used to identify those comments that will be removed from display on the site. Please keep your comments relevant to the topic, not abusive or combatant towards other fans, and don't share any personal details. To report inappropriate comments, click the "X" that appears in the top right corner when your mouse is hovered over the chosen comment.
Comments may be no longer than 2000 characters and will post to the site shortly after submitting.


text:
Summit County Juvenile Court's Crossroads Program will receive the Outstanding Program Award at the Ohio State Bar Foundation's Annual Awards Dinner on Oct. 7 at the Embassy Suites Columbus-Dublin.
In 2003, Judge Linda Tucci Teodosio identified a significant number of youth being referred to the drug court who had a co-occurring mental health disorder. Addressing the drug issues alone without also treating the underlying mental health condition was often ineffective. Thus, the Summit County Crossroads program was created as one of the first of its kind nationally.
The young offender, supported with family involvement, works intensively with a probation officer to develop individual goals. As the youth and family progress through four phases of treatment and supervision to address these goals, they are supported by community-based alcohol, drug and mental health provider agencies.
"Our program is a true community effort as we provide wrap-around services so the youth's real needs can be met," says Katy VanHorn, administrative director. "Kids often self-medicate with drugs and drink because they are overwhelmed with mental needs that have not been treated adequately. They then act out, often become aggressive and destructive, and end up being one of the 54,000 juveniles locked up nightly in this country."
Replacing negative behaviors with healthy coping skills is not an overnight process. The program typically takes a year for a participant to complete. When the youth meets the goals and remains substance-free, the delinquency charges are eventually dismissed and expunged.
VanHorn adds, "Even a juvenile who doesn't complete the program has been known to call back to say, 'I totally get it now... maybe a bit late ... but I get it.' Our goal is to turn lives around. We just don't always know when."
The OSBF's Outstanding Program Award is bestowed annually on a program that generates improvements in the Ohio justice system.
The Ohio State Bar Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity that works to advance the law and build a better justice system. Through our grants and programs, we educate and perform outreach to the public to make the law fair for all Ohioans. For more information about the Ohio State Bar Foundation, visit www.osbf.net.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
A year ago, at their annual meeting in Melbourne, the world's leading men's tennis players were angrily discussing the possibility of boycotting the Australian Open.
At this year's player meeting, Craig Tiley, the Australian Open's tournament director, and Steve Wood, Tennis Australia's chief executive, were the recipients of a standing ovation.
"That was a level of appreciation I've never seen before from the players toward a Grand Slam," said Justin Gimelstob, a player representative on the Association of Tennis Professionals' board of directors. "You can argue the how and why, but right now, as of this date, this is the only place where the players feel like they are truly heard."
It is also a place in the midst of a growth spurt. A new national tennis center with eight indoor hard courts, five outdoor hard courts and eight red clay courts opened last year at the eastern edge of Melbourne Park. It features plunge pools for recovery, an extensive weight room and fitness area and, this week, many impressed players.
"This is the best facility of its kind at any of the Grand Slams," Nicolas Mahut of France said Tuesday.
The center and the expansion of the grounds now under way elsewhere are part of an initial 366 million Australian dollar, or $386 million, redevelopment project financed entirely by the local Victoria government. More redevelopment is in the planning phase, too, all of which underscores the fact that the Australian Open, once the least prestigious of the four Grand Slam tournaments by far, continues to gain acreage and clout.
Its officials also have been the most openly supportive of the men's players' demands for a greater percentage of Grand Slam revenue and have committed much of their increase for 2013 to the early-round losers.
"I said to the players at the meeting, 'Why are we doing this? Why are we being aggressive with prize money?"' Tiley said. "And I said 'I'm looking at you all in the eye right now. It's because of your careers.'
"Some of you in this room are making a good living, and a lot of you in this room and every one of you who is not in this room are not making a living.' So I said, 'We will make a promise to you that we will do our part in changing that."'
The Australian Open raised prize money by $4 million for this year's event, and the U.S. Open announced last month that it also would increase total prize money by $4 million for the 2013 event. The French Open and Wimbledon have yet to announce their 2013 purses.
But not all $4 million prize-money increases are equal in the eyes of the players. While they applaud the Australian Open leadership, many remain deeply dissatisfied with the U.S. Open's announced totals in part — but only in part — because they were packaged with an additional, 15th day of play in the form of a Monday men's final.
"Even without the Monday final, it still would have been disappointing, that amount of money," said Gimelstob, who said the players were still intent on pressuring the U.S. Tennis Association, which owns and operates the U.S. Open, to alter its offer for 2013.
U.S. Open officials argue that their approach is both generous and temporary. Gordon Smith, chief executive of the USTA, said by telephone that the tournament found itself in a financial predicament this year.
Smith said the tournament was committed to scheduling a day of rest between the men's semifinals and final to bring itself in line with the other major tournaments and to acknowledge the increased physicality of the men's game. To do so, the tournament needed not only to alter its long-established schedule but to renegotiate its agreement with U.S. television network CBS.
According to Smith, the cost to the tournament in 2013 for switching the men's semifinals to Friday and keeping the final in its Sunday slot would have been about $10 million, while the cost of keeping the men's semifinals on Saturday and scheduling the final on Monday was considerably less, at $1.5 million.
That is also because switching the semifinals to Friday would have required a loss of two ticketed sessions.
"I have great respect for the players," Smith said. "But I don't think it's reasonable to say, 'Increase your prize money by millions of dollars and take a $10 million hit to give us a day of rest."'
The U.S. Open has finished on a Monday the past five years because of rain, but the final was still officially scheduled for Sunday during those years.
"We've only committed to this Monday final for one year," Smith said. "We are in the midst of renegotiating our television rights agreements in this calendar year, and it is our preference moving forward to negotiate a rights deal that will, one, allow us to have a Sunday final and, two, will be a deal that will allow us to continue to increase prize money. That's our perfect world."
The USTA's contract with CBS runs through 2014, but Smith did not rule out maintaining the Monday final if economics dictate, even if a Sunday final and a 14-day event remained the USTA's preference.
"We've certainly tried to explain this in every form we can that we're not doing a land grab for Monday, and that it's an interim, one-year thing," Smith said.
It is unclear whether further negotiations with the ATP will be impacted by the announcement Tuesday by the ATP chief executive, Brad Drewett, that he will soon be stepping down because he has been diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Drewett, an Australian, has been one of the principal negotiators for the players, as has Roger Federer, who is president of the ATP Player Council.
"It's been very hard to see him not doing so well, so we wish him the best, of course," Federer said. "Can only thank him for everything he's done already and more. I'm sure he's going to stay on for a bit more and do more work, so we thank him for that."
Federer and the other players are well aware that their leverage is at a high, with the men's game in a particularly attractive phase and with the stars generally unified and engaged.
"Things will go forward," said Gimelstob, who expressed confidence that the French Open and Wimbledon would produce prize-money proposals that would prove satisfactory to the players at least for this year.
The negotiations have been about prize money but also about a philosophical approach, with Smith and other Grand Slam leaders arguing that they have an obligation to finance the game at the grass-roots level in their countries and to finance lower-level professional circuits.
The players, while recognizing that obligation, maintain that this should not keep the USTA and the other Grand Slam leaders from rewarding their players at a rate similar to the rate in regular ATP events.
They view the current state of remuneration as a historical inequity that needs to be corrected and argue that several regular tour events are also run by national federations that have developmental responsibilities.
In general, the percentage of gross revenue applied at ATP events ranges from 20 percent to 30 percent. Estimated revenue for the Australian Open this year is about $150 million, and for the French Open the estimate is $200 million. Wimbledon, whose revenue is the most difficult of the four to estimate because it is run by a private club, is believed to be somewhat in excess of $200 million, with the U.S. Open at about $250 million.
Tiley said that with the favorable exchange rate, the Australian Open will pay out about $31 million in combined men's and women's prize money this year, which would put it close to the 20 percent mark.
The Australian Open also has provided an extra $1,000 this year to all players, including those in the qualifying, to help with expenses.
The U.S. Open, which will pay $30 million — up $6 million from 2011 — is still at about 12 percent of gross revenue.
But though Smith and the Grand Slam leaders generally reject the linkage to revenue, Smith said he had told the players that from 2012 to 2017 the USTA would commit to increasing singles prize money by "75 percent minimum."
"Depending on the rights agreements and depending on other things it could be more," he said.
"Our point that we want to make is that we are addressing their concerns in a proactive and a substantial way but we are the biggest tennis market in the world still," he said. "We need to make sure we promote the game in this country so that the game remains popular, people play it, people are fans, and people are interested in it. And we need to do the prize-money increase in a rational way that does not take away our ability to promote the game, promote our summer U.S. Open series and to market that and market the game. Because that's to everyone's benefit, the players and everyone else."
Gimelstob said that the USTA had communicated well but that did not mean the players agreed with the message. And he expressed doubt that the players would accept the announced prize-money proposal and schedule without a fight, even if the USTA tried to emphasize that this was only a one-year solution.
"I love the U.S. Open, but if the USTA truly believes they can wait it out and hope they can weather the storm this year, there could be catastrophic consequences for both sides, and that is what I truly hope doesn't happen," he said. "If it comes down to a game of chicken and ego and stubbornness, there's a lot to lose for a lot of people in this sport."
- New York Times


text:
OUR GOAL: We seek to substantially increase donor investments in faculty and research to ensure Duke Law can continue to attract and retain professors who are scholars and teachers of the highest caliber. Through the Duke Forward campaign we will secure funding for seven new distinguished professorships; two new professor of the practice positions; two visiting distinguished professorships; and general and programmatic faculty excellence funds.
The challenges our society faces — from climate change and financial regulation to health care reform and human rights — have important legal dimensions. Duke Law faculty help shape conversations on these issues through their scholarship, research, and counsel. They provide testimony at congressional hearings, comment publicly on policies and legislation, and consult with organizations and government agencies around the world. Their work enhances their teaching as they engage students with the opportunity to grapple with real-world problems and develop innovative solutions. And our professors love to teach.
Through the Duke Forward campaign, we seek increased investment in faculty and research to ensure Duke Law can continue to attract and retain professors who are scholars and teachers of the highest caliber. Endowed professorships support distinguished scholars who thrive in our collaborative environment and drive our reputation for excellence.
Read more about how philanthropy supports Duke Law faculty:
- Endowed chair honors a father and a legacy
- Simon '73 and Carroll '74 create endowed professorship
- Fishman creates professorship
- Baxter, Purdy, Richman, and Siegel honored with distinguished professorships
- Ichel professorship to enhance constitutional law faculty
Knowledge in the Service of Society
Illuminating the debate over health care reform
Professor Neil Siegel, co-director of the Duke Program in Public Law, has been a leading voice in the public debate on health care reform, testifying before Congress, offering public commentary, and developing scholarship that has influenced policymakers, pundits and, possibly, Supreme Court justices. Read more
Serving above the din of politics
Professor H. Jefferson Powell, a leading scholar of constitutional theory and history, also has a long record of public service, most recently as deputy assistant attorney general in the Office of Legal Counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice. After his recent service at the DOJ, he has set forth two messages about the workings of the political machine: (1) not everything is broken, ugly and partisan, and (2) there is no need why any of our political life has to be what much of it has become. Read more
Supporting innovation through scholarship
Arti Rai, the Elvin R. Latty Professor of Law and a noted expert in patent law and innovation policy, served in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, heading the policy analysis for legislation that became the America Invents Act. She integrates lessons learned from public policy work into her highly interdisciplinary, and highly renowned, scholarship. Her latest work explains why patents aren't the sole incentive for exploring new uses for existing drug compounds. Read more


text:
Jurors deciding the fate of a Florida real estate developer charged with shooting his wife to death asked to see the handgun Friday, the first day of deliberations.
Jurors listened to instructions from the judge overseeing Bob Ward's murder trial before heading to the jury room after 9 a.m. About an hour and a half later, they asked to see the gun.
Ward is accused of fatally shooting his wife, Diane, in September 2009. It came days before she was to give a deposition in a lawsuit alleging that he blew millions of dollars on big houses and expensive cars while his business failed.
Defense attorneys say Ward's wife was suicidal and he was trying to stop her from killing herself.
Jurors later asked to see a yardstick that defense attorneys used to demonstrate the distance between Ward and his wife at the time of the shooting. Circuit Judge Jenifer Davis refused to send it to the jury room out of concern jurors would conduct their own demonstrations without the scrutiny of prosecutors and defense attorneys. The judge said jurors could view it in the courtroom, if they wished.
The jurors also asked to have the transcripts of some witnesses read back to them.


text:
Pentadactyl limb....
Moderator: BioTeam
9 posts • Page 1 of 1
Pentadactyl limb....
The pentadactyl limb is a characteristic of mammals or primates?????
Kiekyon already answered. Use your brain, do some search on the web on the structure of mammal limbs etc.
Science has proof without any certainty. Creationists have certainty without
any proof. (Ashley Montague)
Re: Pentadactyl limb....
Pentadactyl limbs is a common feature found in tetrapods.
The class amphibian, reptile, aves (birds), and mammals fall under this superclass tetrapods.
The order primates fall under the class mammalia (mammals).
So primates are mammals and they are Pentadactyl.
Re: Pentadactyl limb....
Mapd I think you are mixing Pdt Lmbs with Opposing Thumbs, which would make a very interesting study.
9 posts • Page 1 of 1
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest
© Biology-Online.org. All Rights Reserved. Register | Login | About Us | Contact Us | Link to Us | Privacy Policy |


text:
On Sale
Autometer Ultra-Lite Series 2-1/16'' Water Temperature 100-260 °F Gauge (4355)
MAP Loyalty Program: Earn $ 3.72 Toward Next Purchase!PART# AUT 4355
$185.95 $209.51
You Save 11% ($23.56)
Ultra-Lite Series 2-1/16'' Water Temperature 100-260 °F Autometer Gauge
Engines don't like high water temperatures, Heat is the enemy of performance and reliability. Keep tabs on your temps with the most accurate, quickest responding water temperature gauge on the market. AutoMeter's advanced 1/8" NPT temperature transducer is included as well as a direct plug in wiring harness for ease of installation.
- Traditional incandescent lighting illuminates around the perimeter of the dial
- Includes data acquisition grade temperature sender, providing unmatched accuracy and durability even in the harshest environments
- AutoMeter's race proven digital stepper motor electric instruments provide unmatched accuracy which is further increased by utilizing a self calibration sequence during power up
- The accuracy of digital stepper motor gauges is further increased by utilizing a self calibration sequence during power up
- Universal
What's in the Box?
- Gauge kit includes 1/8" NPT temperature sender
- 3/8" and 1/2" NPT adapters
- Wiring Harness
- Bulb and socket assembly
- Red and green bulb covers
- Mounting hardware
- Detailed instructions for installation


text:
We've already seen quite a bit from Sony this year. We had a chance to try out the PlayStation VR headset and play games like EVE: Valkyrie and Adr1ft on the PS4. At this year's E3, you can probably expect to see much more on PlayStation's VR projects, but we're also looking forward to getting more information on the games we haven't seen since last year. Games like The Last Guardian and Horizon: Zero Dawn have been largely kept behind closed doors, but E3 2016 might give us another look at the big upcoming PS4 games and new, yet-to-be revealed titles.
We're going to be following everything coming out of Sony's E3 press conference very closely. If you want to get every last bit of information from the show floor, watch the livestream (on Monday June 13 at 6pm PDT), and for our immediate impressions of the announcements, bookmark this page. We're going to update this article with everything you need to know leading up to E3 and giving you a full summary when it's all said and done.


text:
Klemm Music Songbooks For Piano
one result.
The prices shown include VAT. Free Shipping from €199
No results were found :-(
One of your filters is filtering so well, that no products were found! Deactivate filters
One of your filters is filtering so well, that no products were found!
You can remove your filters and start again or use the previous filter you selected.
Klemm Music Deutscher Liederschatz
Klemm Music Deutscher Liederschatz: 250 German traditional folk songs, 7.500 professionally arranged Finale scores and -parts for listening,printing,editing,transposing, Includes full version of the notations software NotePad (Windows XP/Vista/Win 7,Macintosh OS X 10.5-10.8), Contents: Ade zu guten Nacht, Als wir jüngst...
Available immediately
Available immediately
This item is in stock and can be dispatched immediately.Standard Delivery Times


text:
by Bruce Strand, Sports editor
Nate Prosser, the former Elk who skated for the Minnesota Wild the past five seasons, is now a member of the St. Louis Blues.
The 28-year-old defenseman signed a one-year deal with the Blues on Monday, three weeks after the Wild elected to let him to go free agency when his two-year contract expired on July 1.
"It's an exciting time. It took a few weeks, but we got it done and I'm happy to sign with the Blues," Prosser told the Star News on Tuesday.
Prosser, signed by Wild at the end of the 2010 season just after his final game with Colorado College, played 126 games for the Wild, mostly in the last two seasons. This past season, he had two goals and six assists, with a plus-two rating in both 53 regular-season games and 10 playoff games.
"The Wild thought it would be best for me to see what I could get through free agency," said Prosser, whose agent is Neil Sheehy, former NHL player from International Falls. "It was kind of a mutual agreement."
Prosser saw brief action with the Wild right after signing in 2010, then played a handful of games with the NHL club the next two seasons, while spending most of his time with Houston, the Wild's affiliate in the American Hockey League. He had a two-way contract then, meaning one pay level for the NHL and one for the AHL. The Wild gave him his first one-way contract in February of 2012, a two-year deal.
"It was always my dream to play with my home town team," Prosser reflected, "and those were five great years that I will always cherish. I had a lot of good teammates and I will keep in touch with them. I got to play over 100 games with the Wild and gained valuable experience."
His highlight with the Wild came this January when he scored two game-winning goals, one of them the same day Elk River hosted Hockey Day Minnesota. That led to a lengthy feature story by the Star-Tribune's beat writer for the Wild, Michael Russo, about the scrawny kid from the Handke Pit who wound up in playing the NHL as a 6-foot-2, 203-pound defender.
Prosser, a 2004 ERHS graduate who left during his senior season to play in the USHL, was not drafted as a 19-year-old, but had a solid career at Colorado College and earned a shot with the Wild.
Russo blogged this item June 14: "The Wild likes Nate Prosser, but if you look at the depth chart, the role Prosser will continue to play here is an in and out defenseman. So Prosser is expected to test free agency in an attempt to become a regular elsewhere. If there's not a job to his liking, the Wild may be interested in re-signing him next month (barring jobs being full)."
And this on July 15: "So stay tuned on all this. Hopefully everything works out for Prosser. One of the nicest players I have ever covered and my feature on him here was still one of my favorite stories I wrote last season."
Prosser signed a two-way contract with the Blues, so he'll have to make the team in training camp. He's optimistic.
"I have played against them a lot and I like their style and their systems," Prosser noted. "Their players seem to be working for each other and have a little bit of an edge, and I think I can bring that style to this team."
St. Louis tied for the fourth-best record in the NHL regular-season in 2013-14 at 52-23-7 although they lost in the first round of the playoffs. The Blues are coached by Ken Hitchcock, who has a 603-382-171 record with five NHL teams.
Prosser will be the second former Elk to suit up for the Blues. Dan Hinote played his last three NHL seasons there after six with Colorado. They are two of four ERHS graduates to play in the NHL, along with Paul Martin, currently with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and Joel Otto, who played for Calgary and Philadelphia.


text:
by Joni Astrup
Associate editor
The manager of parks, recreation and the ice arena for the city of Cottage Grove has been chosen as Elk River's new parks and recreation director.
The Elk River City Council voted 5-0 April 18 to direct City Administrator Lori Johnson to negotiate with Zac Dockter. The offer is contingent on the outcome of Dockter's background and reference checks. Johnson told council members that Cottage Grove also would like to keep him.
The council chose Dockter after interviewing him during a special council meeting April 18.
He was one of 113 applicants. Five of the applicants were interviewed by a committee. Dockter was the only candidate the committee recommended be interviewed by the city council.
Dockter has been the parks, recreation and ice arena manager in Cottage Grove for the last 10 years. Prior to that he managed the ice arena in Princeton. He has a degree in business management from St. Cloud State University.
He told the council he is interested in the job because Elk River seems like a very forward-thinking, active community with regard to parks and recreation. "There are cities twice your size that would absolutely love to have the amount of parks you have, the facilities you have," he said.
He also said his wife is from the area.
During the council interview, Dockter was asked about his strengths. He said he is a strong leader, very easy to get along with and a "pretty mellow" person.
"I make way more friends than I do enemies. I don't think I have any enemies," he said.
He also said he's a team player and doesn't hold grudges.
Dockter said he's passionate about parks and recreation and lives it. He plays hockey and softball, golfs and likes to fish. When he has spare time, he likes to take his kids to a park.
After the interview, the council discussed the matter before voting to offer him the job.
Mayor John Dietz thinks Dockter would hit the ground running and believes he would be a very good leader.
Council Member Paul Motin described Dockter as "really solid."
Other council members also spoke in favor of hiring him.
Before voting, the council asked Elk River Parks and Recreation Commission Chair Dave Anderson, who was in the audience and served on the interview committee, what his thoughts were on Dockter.
Anderson replied: "I'm very impressed. I don't impress easily."
Dockter would become just the second parks and recreation director in the city's history. Bill Maertz was the first one. Maertz worked for the city for six years until last June, when he left for a job in California.
The city offered the job to another candidate last year, but she declined it. That resulted in another search that led to Dockter.
The position is a super department head overseeing not only parks and recreation but the ice arena, library, Pinewood Golf Course, senior center and activity center.
Elk River chooses new parks, recreation director
by Joni Astrup


text:
Dopamine Receptor Imaging in Mood Disorders
- Full Text View
- Tabular View
- No Study Results Posted
- Disclaimer
- How to Read a Study Record
This study seeks to increase the understanding of dopamine receptor function in the brain during major depressive disorder and bipolar depression, as well as genetic changes that may be behind changes in those receptors' actions. Dopamine is a natural messenger in the brain, involved in reward, motivation, and mood.
Volunteers aged 18 to 55 who have primary major depressive disorder and those who have bipolar depression (20 in each group), who are not HIV positive and do not have AIDS, and who are not pregnant or breastfeeding may be eligible for this study.
A telephone interview will be held, for patients to answer standardized questions about psychiatric or medical symptoms they may have experienced during their lifetime. Those eligible for the study will undergo interviews and laboratory tests. A psychiatric interview and clinical assessment will collect various data. Patients will undergo the following procedures and tests:
- A brief neurological examination
- A one-minute electrocardiogram to measure electrical activity of the heart.
- Laboratory tests measuring several substances in the blood and urine.
- Pregnancy test.
A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan will be done to create an image of the volunteer's brain structure. The technique of MRI uses a strong magnetic field and radio waves to obtain images of body organs and tissues. During the MRI scan, volunteers will lie still on a table that will slide into the scanner for 30 minutes and in some cases up to but no more than 90 minutes. Volunteers will be asked to lie as still as possible during the procedure. Then a PET system will create two images of brain blood flow-one of brain dopamine 1 receptor and one of dopamine 2/3 receptor binding. Volunteers will be given a radiotracer, a tiny amount of a drug that can be detected by a special camera in the PET scanner. A tiny flexible tube will be placed in the vein of one arm during each PET scan but during the MRI scan. Volunteers will be asked to lie still on the PET scanner table. A mask with large holes for eyes, ears, and mouth will be placed over the head, to keep the head from moving. After radiotracer injections are given, the PET scanner will create brain images. There may be two PET scanning sessions, each requiring about 3 hours of scanning. During only one of these there will be breaks. At the end of the scanning session, volunteers will be asked to drink several glasses of water and urinate immediately, to reduce radiation exposure to the bladder wall.
Genetic screening will help to enhance researchers' understanding of the role of dopamine receptors in depression. A small blood sample, about 2 tablespoons, will be collected, to isolate DNA from blood cells. Some of the blood samples or DNA may be stored for future studies, but those samples will remain coded, so participants will not be identified. This study will not have a direct benefit for participants. However, the results may provide knowledge to help people in the future. This study does involve compensation.
|Mood Disorders Depressive Disorder, Major Bipolar Disorder
|Study Type:
|Official Title:
|Dopamine Receptor Imaging in Mood Disorders
|Study Start Date:
|June 21, 2005
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|November 12, 2010
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 55 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
The presence of inclusion and exclusion criteria will be established using both unstructured psychiatric interview with a psychiatrist and the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID; (Williams et al., 1992). Family history of mental illness will be obtained using the Family Interview of Genetic Studies (Maxwell, 1982).
MDD Depressed Sample: Forty-six subjects (ages 18-55) male and female will be selected, with primary MDD currently depressed as defined by DSM-IV criteria for recurrent MDD.
Bipolar Depressed Sample: Forty subjects (ages 18-55) male and female will be selected who meet DSM-IV criteria for bipolar I or II disorder and are currently depressed, with HDRS score in the moderately-to-severely depressed range (greater than 18). Subjects may be inpatients or outpatients. Because effective treatment will not be discontinued for the purposes of this protocol, subjects will be identified who have never been treated or who have discontinued medication due to lack of efficacy, noncompliance, physician order or other reasons prior to study entry.
Healthy, Control Sample: Forty-six subjects (ages 18-55) male and female who have not met criteria for any major psychiatric disorder will be selected. From this large sample a control subject will be matched to each depressed subject for age, gender, handedness and stage of menstrual cycle. The control subjects will have no known first degree relatives with mood disorders.
Subjects must not have taken antidepressant or other medications likely to alter monoamine neurochemistry or cerebrovascular function for at least 3 weeks (8 weeks for fluoxetine and for any drug with known anticholinergic effects) prior to scanning. Because effective medications will not be discontinued for the purposes of this study, subjects will be identified who have never been treated or who have discontinued medication due to lack of efficacy, noncompliance, physician order or other reasons prior to study entry. Subjects will be excluded if they: a) have had serious suicidal ideation or behavior in the previous two months, or b) psychosis, or c) medical or neurological illnesses (i.e. seizure disorder, a coma in past) likely to affect physiology or anatomy, d) a history of drug or alcohol abuse within 1 year or a lifetime history of alcohol or drug dependence (DSM IV criteria), e) are HIV positive or have AIDS, f)current pregnancy (documented by history and pregnancy testing prior to scanning), g) current breast feeding, h) general MRI exclusion criteria which include the subject having a pacemaker or significant claustrophobia.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00116077
|United States, Maryland
|National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
|Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00116077 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|June 26, 2005
|Last Updated:
|June 30, 2017
Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):
[F-18] Fallypride
Dopamine Receptors
Mood Disorders
DA Receptors
Major Depressive Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Depression
Healthy Volunteer
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Depressive Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
Mood Disorders
Depressive Disorder, Major
Pathologic Processes
Mental Disorders
Behavioral Symptoms
Bipolar and Related Disorders
Dopamine Agents
Cardiotonic Agents
Autonomic Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Protective Agents
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


text:
By Advocate Staff
A suspect sought for shooting a shotgun into a PG&E substation last fall has been arrested, according to a Fort Bragg Police report.
On Jan. 29, federal agents arrested Brian Clay Stacy, 47, of Morro Bay and Fort Bragg, for alleged vandalism and negligent discharge of a firearm.
The arrest came after a report of shots fired from a shotgun into a PG&E electrical substation on Oct 19. A lengthy investigation followed.
Fort Bragg Police, assisted by law enforcement officers from the U.S. Department of Justice, ultimately got a federal indictment with an arrest for Stacy.


text:
Search from over 10 Million Auto Parts
- Fast Shipping
- 30-Day Return Policy
- Low Prices
1991-1998 BMW 318i Head Bolt Set - Victor Reinz W0133-1632507
Click to Enlarge (Read reviews)
Availability: (>25) In Stock
Condition: New
Shipping Options: Ground, Overnight, 2 Day
Part Number: W0133-1632507
Brand: Victor Reinz
Notes: Torx set
Product Description
Although comparable to head studs, BMW 318i Head Bolt Sets permit significantly easier car maintenance of most motor parts and also allow for motor disassembly without taking out the entire engine block. The Head Bolt Set must maintain under the stress within the combustion chamber. Head Bolt Sets are common fasteners utilized within automobiles in order to lock various engine parts for regular utilization. Your Head Bolt Set needs to be positioned using a torque wrench in order for it to be entirely safe. To ensure continued safe operation of your vehicle, replacing a damaged Head Bolt Set is often needed. Installing a Victor Reinz Head Bolt Set for your BMW 318i will make sure that your vehicle is running its best.
|Description: BMW 318i Head Bolt Set. Brand: Victor Reinz. Fits Years: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98. Torx set - W0133-1632507
More Head Bolt Set Brands for 1991-1998 BMW 318i
- $20.08
I have been in the auto repair business as an employee and owner for 45 years and Parts Geek has made it so easy and fast to buy quality parts for my customers,I have passed their web site on to al...


text:
I went in to the clinic for my first photofacial 3 days ago extremely nervous after reading other people's postings. I figured my face would turn bright red and my skin would start to flake off within a day or two. Although I didn't want this to happen for the short term, I did want to see results. However, nothing happened at all. No redness, no flaking, nothing. I have fair, pinkish skin. I paid a lot of money for 6 of these treatments. Is it possible I will not see any results?
No Results After First Photofacial?
Doctor Answers 6
Photofacial results after 1 treatment
Photofacials or IPL or BBL are meant to be done in a series of 3-6 treatments. 1 treatment sometimes produces nice improvement, but in some cases you don't really start seeing the results till the 2nd or 3rd treatment. That said, the results are also a function of which machine was used (is it a medical-grade photofacial, or from a salon) and the experience and settings of the laser operator. Be patients, and speak with your dermatologist to make sure you have realistic expectations and good results. ~ Dr. Benjamin Barankin, Toronto Dermatology Centre.
A lot of factors are at work here. First, your base color of skin and the type of problem you have is important. The darker you are, the more conservative the first treatment.
Learn more: http://www.facebook.com/elitemdspa
IPL requires multiple treatments and is typically no down-time
Photofacials or IPLs are explained to my patient (in most cases) as a no downtime procedure. Most patients can walk out of clinic with a little make-up after the procedure without any marked change in the skin. Typically, brown spots may turn darker and flake off a week after treatment, areas of redness may temporarily be more pink, but this fades quickly. Pronounced scaling/flaking of the skin is unusual unless IPL is combined during photodynamic therapy. IPL should always be approached as a series of treatments, more than one treatment is necessary for therapeutic success. Hang in there.
You might also like...
Photofacial should not cause redness and peeling
Photofacial should not cause redness and peeling. These are signs of overheating of the skin and are not necessary for good results.
Results after a first photofacial
The first treatment with a laser or light device is as much therapeutic as it is diagnostic. We as physicians learn how your skin responds to the light treatments at the same time as we treat the skin to obtain results. An individual's skin varies in the amounts of sun damage and light sensitivity. So the settings of the laser or light device by necessity need to be more conservative on the first treatment so as to minimize the potential for burns or scars. With subsequent treatments the settings on the device will be adjusted based on your skin's response to the first treatment.
With all that, three days are not sufficient to see results. Even though some results are apparent fairly quickly (like the "coffee grounds" in the pigmented areas) the skin lightening will gradually take place over the next several weeks, assuming the patient is diligent about using sunscreen on a daily basis.
In addition, what you will see is a gradual smoothing and better texture to your skin after a few weeks post-treatment. We use IPL/photofacials to decrease reds and browns in the skin, but the wavelengths of light that reach the deeper portions of the skin also cause some increase in new collagen generation, a great side benefit of photofacial treatments.
Depending on skin type, the degree of sun damage, and the photofacial settings, results will vary. I recommend that you see your provider regarding your concerns.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


text: We're staying at Pop Century. Walk me through the decision making process when deciding. Do we put the yellow tags on our luggage and have Disney take care of picking it up and delivering it to our resort? Or do we pick up our bags ourselves and take them with us. We plan on arriving at 2pm on a Saturday. We're not going to any parks on our arrival day, we plan to just explore, swim, and eat in the food court. We could take our swimming stuff in our carry on luggage.... Thanks


text:
Journalist Debbie Selinsky is currently sailing aboard Seabourn Odyssey on a seven-day "Greece & Dalmatian Delights" cruise. She shares her experience from the first few days of her voyage.
Though I've visited Greece many times, I looked forward with no less excitement to the 7-day "Greece & Dalmatian Delights" on board the elegant 458-guest Seabourn Odyssey. We started our three-country cruise in Athens, where we had dinner on the roof of the Athens Hilton overlooking the Acropolis and visited the still-new Acropolis Museum -- both activities well worth doing even if you're in town briefly pre-cruise.
When friends hear that I'm going to visit Greece again, they always say, "Oh, are you going to Santorini?" or "Is that pelican still in the courtyard in Mykonos?" No one would argue that Santorini is glorious or that Mykonos is pure romance, but on this trip, I'm discovering that Greece has secrets -- numerous lesser-known ports that are best accessed on a smaller ship like Seabourn Odyssey.
First, there is Monemvasia (which means The Rock and loomed outside our balcony when we rose that morning), a charming town that is the gateway to the ancient ruins of the city of Mystras, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Seabourn Odyssey anchored off Monemvasia
Passing through the city of Sparta, which is built atop the ancient city of Sparta, we rode about 90 minutes by bus to Monemvasia, to Mystras, which with its restored palaces, city walls, vaulted alleys and beautiful churches retains its aura of mystery.
Our knowledgeable and amusing tour guide Dionisia Sklavounakou, who described Mystras as "magical but hot," led us across massive grounds and ruins, painting a verbal picture of the once powerful fortress and settlement, which flourished the 13th through 15th centuries before it fell to the Ottoman Turks. Since that time, the site has remained important. The last man who lived in a small dwelling on the grounds died a couple of years ago, but the major renovation work remains ongoing. If you've been to the ruins of Ephesus in Turkey and loved it, you'll appreciate Mystras.
The ruins of the ancient city of Mystras
And it only seems fitting, in light of the recent Olympic Games in Russia, that we visit the birthplace of the Olympic Games at Olympia in the 8th century BC. We arrived there by docking at the port city of Katakalon, known for its intriguing Museum of Ancient Greek Technology and Museum of Ancient Greek Instruments and its export of carrots and raisins.
We rode the air-conditioned (Yes!) coach 30 minutes to the green valley where Olympia is located. Unlike Mystras, few original structures remain intact. "You must use your imagination to picture what this looked like," our guide said as she regaled us with complex stories of the political and cultural considerations that led to the first Olympic games as well as Greek and Roman mythology that is interwoven in most of Greece's history. The earliest athletic competitions were held to honor the dead at their conical gravesites and to praise their greatest god and goddess, Zeus and Hera.
Dionisia spoke of many, many differences between the earliest games and the games as we know them today. For example, she grinned, "If a man ran like a turtle, if he was Greek, he could still run in the Olympics. It was more about the opportunity to get together and form alliances between countries and city states then." After a month (usually in July or August) of practice and getting to know their competitors, the actual games lasted five days -- two days of revelry and ceremony and three days for the actual competitions.
And yes, I went there: "Dionisia, did they indeed compete in the nude?" "Absolutely," she said.
With our tour guide par excellence, we trooped around the wide sites, viewing the remains of the Roman baths of Kronos, the Gymnasium, the Palaestra or wrestling school and the remaining brick walls of the Workshop of Phidias, where the Golden Age sculptor is said to have worked on the huge statue of Zeus (one of the seven wonders of the world) said to have stood in the temple. The 5th century BC Temple of Zeus has only one column standing, but the site of the drums and capitals of Doric columns tumbling down like a house of cards is striking.
Other highlights on the site are the Temple of Hera (or Juno), which boasts several fluted columns that are among the oldest in Greece have been expertly restored; the Stadium, which was the world's first and could accommodate 45,000 spectators; and the site's Museum, which holds many original and restored statuary, pottery and other archaeological items found during excavations. The museum is a must-see since it helps you put the pieces of the ruins together.
Our final Greek gem before moving on to Croatia and then to Italy, is a small, charming seaside town called Parga. Stunningly pretty with its colorful hillside houses and harbor lined with boutiques, tavernas and outdoor cafes, Parga is a great place to stretch our legs and walk up the 64 steps up to the Venetian-style Castle of Parga.
The charming seaside town of Parga
Younger guests and ship staff flocked to Valtos Bay, Pargas main beach, while others meandered back to the ship for yet another fabulous meal, for a relaxing massage, a bit of sun bathing or a refreshing swim. Guests who were quick on the uptake -- like us -- are lucky enough to visit Seabourn Odyssey's unique Restaurant 2, where you get tiny portions of a full menu prepared by Chef Geoffrey Juanillo. Think White Plum Tomato Cappucino, Grilled Lobster Newberg with lemon risotto, and Chateaubriand with bernaise sauce and asparagus ragout. Paired with five perfect wines, the meal ended with a just-big-enough portion of Soft-Centered Chocolate Ganache Cake with vanilla ice cream.
Capt. Mark Dexter promises continued beautiful days with not a raindrop in site -- take that, North Carolina!
Tomorrow, we approach one of the Mediterranean's most popular hotspots – Dubrovnik, Croatia, with the smaller city of Hvar to follow before we reach Ravenna, Italy, in the home stretch toward Venice.
Written by: Debbie Selinsky
Want to know more? Follow us on:


text:
The Rhode Island Division of Taxation is offering a Tax Amnesty program which will allow certain taxpayers to pay the full amount of overdue taxes plus 75% of any interest due, without having to pay the remaining interest and any penalty amounts due, and without being subject to any other civil or criminal penalties.
Rhode Island's Tax Amnesty Program will run from September 2, 2012 through November 15, 2012 and applies to taxes that were due on or before December 31, 2011. The amnesty includes 2011 Rhode Island personal income tax returns, which were due April 17, 2012.
Rhode Island's Tax Amnesty program includes, but is not limited to, the following types of taxes:
Corporate income tax
Estate tax
Fiduciary income tax
Personal income tax
Sales tax
Use tax
Cigarette and tobacco products taxes
Employer taxes - unemployment, temporary disability insurance
Some exclusions to the Tax Amnesty program are:
Taxpayers facing criminal investigation are not eligible for tax amnesty.
Taxpayers party to any civil or criminal proceeding pending in any court of the United States or the State of Rhode Island, for fraud in relation to any State tax imposed by the laws of the State and collected by the Tax Administrator.
If a taxpayer is eligible for tax amnesty, a payment plan may be set up. However, the full amount of the tax and 75% of any interest due must be paid no later than December 14, 2012.


text:
Just enter your e-mail address into the box below
and click on Subscribe. You can unsubscribe at any
Download My MP3
Organizer - Free Edition v.2.0 Build 10 (2.4 MB)
The free version is fully functional, except
for a limit of 500 files that can be stored
in the archive.
Upgrade to version 2.0 Bulid 10
If you allready have installed a previous version of My MP3 Organizer
(either the Free or paid versions), you can download this patch
to upgrade to latest version.
Please note that you need to have installed version 2 to
run this upgrade of My MP3 Organizer.
upgrade (3 MB)
For older upgrades please go to this
Ogg Vorbis Tag Converter ver. 1.0
Convert between Ogg and id3v2 tag. Can also remove id3v2 tags from
Ogg files.
Download Ogg Vorbis
Tag Converter 1.0 (171 KB).


text:
Rs. 5.5 lakh worth of mobile phones stolen - Sakshi
Sat, Sep 19, 2015, 12:10 PM
Thieves decamped with mobile phones worth Rs. 5.5 lakh, from a shop at Chilakalaguda in Secunderabad, last night. They made a hole in the wall, behind the shop and entered it, before stealing the phones. Ironically, the shop is on the main road, beside the Chilakalaguda police station. Moreover, it was quiet crowded even until late in the night, owing to Ganesh festivities.


text:
A federal judge issued a restraining order yesterday, temporarily blocking the publication of author Fredrik Colting's book "60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye"–a novel revisiting characters from a classic J.D. Salinger novel.
According to Publishers Weekly, judge Deborah Batts granted a temporary order against the book that some have described as a sequel to "The Catcher in the Rye," and must decide in the next ten days if she will permanently enjoin publication. In addition, the judge will rule if Colting's book was fair use of Salinger's work.
The article explained: "Batts's ruling is the first time that the Second Circuit has explicitly ruled that a single character from a single work is copyrightable … [Batts] ruled that Caulfield, though appearing in only one book, was sufficiently delineated."


text:
We pick up right where we left off, back at the dilapidated hospital where Eric is fanging off to Russell Edgington. "Hello old friend," he says from behind those sharp pearly whites. For a menacing vampire Mr Edgington is looking the very picture of frail, his skin is white as chalk and, in a nice touch, he is even wearing pyjamas. Bill and Sookie are watching from the doorway and Alcide is right behind them ... until he isn't. Alcide yelps and we see him being dragged across the floor by a wolf. Ah, so that's what Russell had up his sleeve, a pack of rabid V-addicted wolves - of course!
Sookie chases after Alcide, Bill chases after Sookie but he gets attacked by a wolf and Eric runs after Bill, which of course leaves Russell to his own devices – never a good idea. Pyjamas or no pyjamas Russell is always ready to exploit a weakness and he is by Sookie's side in seconds. He lusciously inhales the air around her: "You're just what the doctor ordered, my twee fairy vixen," he drawls. You've gotta hand it to the old vamp, he just summed Sookie up perfectly with only three words.
He aims his fangs at her neck ....ZAAAAP!.... Sookie unleashes her microwave fingers on him (sidenote: it turns out she no longer needs to modernise her kitchen).
Eric, who has now finished slaying wolves, returns to finish what he came for. He has Russell by the face and is about to finally do away with his arch nemesis when Bill gets in his way - and by "gets in his way" I mean points a stake at his back. Gutsy move Bill, what gives? "If you kill Russell we both die," he explains.
Bill convinces Eric to deliver Russell to the Authority alive but it turns out to be a moot point, the Authority is already there. Dressed and equipped like SAS troops they are all over the scene like a bad rash. The opening titles roll without giving us an update on Hottie McWolf.
AFTER the credits we cut to Jessica flying backwards through a doorway and into Fangtasia – this has to be her best entrance yet. She is mid-flight and mid-fight with Tara who had been sucking neck with her ex-boyfriend Hoyt. Jessica might be older but Tara is bad-ass who now, thanks to her vamp transfer, is a bad ass with mad skills. No contest; Jessica goes down. Mama Pam gets up from Eric's her throne and calls an end to the entertainment.
"I guess that whole friendship thing is on hold," Jessica says tearfully, which marks the first break up of the episode. Tara is still foaming at the mouth and Pam has to drag her off by the hair – so it's just another bar fight in a Southern backwater town then!
"You made me proud," says Pam to her vampire spawn, "like a human is proud of a dog." Oh Pam stop, all that gushing is making me blush.
BACK at the hospital Russell is now in Authority custody and he isn't going quietly. Well duh! Find me a megalomaniac that does. He calls bullshit on their religion and says that Lilith doesn't exist – it might just be me but I can't help wondering if Lilith is a metaphor for something.
Russell is dragged away and golly we see that he is also wearing slippers - when he decides on a look he really goes all the way!
As Rusty Edges makes for the exit a walking six-pack enters; it seems Alcide is ok after all. While doing up his pants (shirtless of course) he quickly explains how he got away from the wolf JD and, it has to be said, the alpha vibe is practically reeling off of him in waves. It's horribly off putting, oh wait, no, that other thing.
The Authority isn't happy that Bill and Eric involved a wolf and two humans. B&E make up a weak cover story (Sookie and Alcide were humping like 'livestock' in the van apparently, ha!). The Authority wants the humans killed as "they know too much" but Bill manages to downgrade it to a good old fashioned glamouring. It seems the Authority isn't aware of Sookie's powers and Bill wants to keep it that way. He approaches Sookie and aims those piercing blue eyes at her face.
Eric goes to do the same with Alcide and the atmosphere noticeably changes. Eric unsheathes his fangs; Alcide flinches but stands his ground. In a surprising twist Eric bites himself. "We owe you wolf," he says, and then proceeds to slowly and lovingly rub Alcide's face with his own blood thereby clearing up wolf-man's injuries. Wow, that was ... intimate.
Speaking of intimacy, Bill is delivering Sookie a royal glamouring and it's devastating: "You will remember nothing of this night, nothing of me or Eric, it will be as though we never met. And you will live your life as you were meant to live it... in the sun, with others like you ... human." The glamouring of course means nothing but the delivery is everything; he is breaking up with her.
Changing the mood somewhat, Eric delivers his own break-up wishes to Alcide: "You will remember nothing of us showing up tonight or anything that happened afterward. And you will always protect Sookie, with your life, and you'll keep your hands off her, romantically speaking ... and she kind of disgusts you." Haha, this is going to be fun.
BACK at Fangtasia, Jessica is sitting in a booth nursing a drink. I guess she really has nowhere else to go because if I was very publicly beaten up in a bar by the owner's daughter I certainly wouldn't be hanging around. Hoyt has decided that her fight with Tara means that Jessica is still in love with him and he foolishly tells her as much. Oh dear twisted, deluded Hoyt, it really is time you got a clue. He says he is willing to do whatever it takes to get her back no matter how depraved and one wonders if this is what rock bottom looks like. Jessica attempts to break up with Hoyt again – "it's OVER" – but will he actually comprehend it this time?
SO far it has been a looooong night but before the sun comes up we pay a visit to Jason, who is on his couch dreaming that his late father is with him. He remembers that his dad used to call him "champ" and it's a really sweet moment. He vows to avenge his father's mysterious death but wakes up before his dad can finish delivering him a warning - argh, frustrating!
A new day dawns and it's a beautiful sunny morning in Bon Temps where Alcide has woken up in Sookie's bed (alone, dagnabbit). Her room is a sea of pink flowers and country charm and I now have a better idea of why she vomited in there last week. Wolf-man is a unit, his limbs hang off the bed and he looks like Gulliver waking up in Lilliput, but held down by a floral quilt rather than rope and nails.
He wanders downstairs to find Sookie at the kitchen table acting, well, sooky. Too depressed to retain her Southern hospitality she tells him to get his own coffee and breakfast (I shudder to think what Gran would say).
Sensing her foul mood (he sure is perceptive) he asks if there is anything she needs. "A f*ckin' normal life," she responds. Indeed, but I don't think a werewolf is in any place to help with that; the phrase "barking up the wrong tree" comes to mind (sorry, couldn't resist).
Thanks to Eric the last thing Alcide remembers is carrying Sookie upstairs for some quality time – funnily enough that moment is stuck on replay for me too. Unfortunately for Alcide, in the post-glamouring cold light of day the idea of being with Sookie is kind of gross.
"We drank a lot last night huh?" he asks, wondering how to delicately enquire about just how far they went. "Not enough," is her pithy but unhelpful response.
She then remembers that he can't remember anything so she restores his memory (you with me?).
And I guess that joke is over, which is a shame because I was really looking forward to seeing Eric's mischief deliver some much-needed comedy.
Back to the drama and with full memory restored Alcide quickly realises that a) Russell is alive b) Bill and Eric are idiots for not killing him when they had the chance, and c) packmaster JD is juiced up on V (hmmm, V juice, verjuice? There's a marketing ploy Maggie Beer didn't think of!).
All caught up in "Jackson all over again" he runs off to save the day, and hopefully his memory hasn't extended to Sookie vomiting on his shoes (I wonder if she was selective? I'm not proud to say it but I would have been).
He's out the door without so much as a backwards glance leaving Sookie alone with her shattered dreams. "Bye, I'm just going to stay here and quietly slip into a coma," she says to herself.
Poor Sook, break ups suck, even when your ex boyfriend is a dead man who you technically broke up with a while ago because you found out he was stalking you. What was that about wanting a normal life?
She heads off into work which actually is about as normal at it comes on this show. She bumps into Jason who tells her about finding their cousin at the fairy nightclub. She says they must save her because fairies are dangerous, and ugly too. Jason thinks she has really high standards but doesn't question it.
OVER to Bill and Eric, the Authority is sending them back to HQ and Bill is putting his best political face forward and being all "Lilith is awesome, I love Lilith". I think Eric put it best when he said: "Enough with this religious bullshit, Lilith can f*cking blow me."
Afraid they are heading into certain death they instead arrive to a celebration in their honour. Salome has been interrogating Russell but to no avail (does anyone really believe she is trying?). Bill and Eric have their i-stakes removed and Roman salutes their good work with the blood of an ancient Austrian haemophiliac (let's be honest, anything less would have been insulting).
Roman sends Nora off to fetch Russell so he can be staked and thus top off the celebrations, because fireworks are so passé. Bill says there is nothing he loves more than an execution, not seeming to mind that his nose is now brown. "Boy scout," says Eric. "Delinquent," he replies.
MEANWHILE Jason and Sookie are stumbling around a field trying to find the fairy nightclub and it turns out Sookie's telepathy is better than a GPS device. Once inside Alan Ball puts on his best Baz Lurhmann with a TV budget and so far so sumptuous. Sookie questions Hadley while acrobatic dancers bump and grind in the background; Hadley turns out not to be the font of information she was hoping for (what a shock!).
Sookie and Jason then meet Claude and his fairy sisters, the Claudettes. Claude has information on the death of their parents and he reluctantly tells her it was a vampire, not the natural freak flooding they have always believed it to be. The vampire was apparently attracted to a bloody bandaid in the backseat of the car (Sookie's of course). The upshot is that their death was caused by Sookie and she quite understandably doesn't like this explanation and gets all zappy fingered. Tragically she didn't clue in to the fact that her microwave fingers are a fairy trait and that she of course is now surrounded by fairies. D'oh! The Claudes (yes, plural) point their own glowy fingers at her and it starts to look like a Jackson Five film clip.
BEFORE we find out what happens to Sookie we are taken back to the Authority where Rusty is being brought out to meet his maker. Salome drags him past Nora's cell where Eric is trying to get some sense out of her. Give up Eric, that Sanguinista ship has sailed.
Russell enters the party spewing his anti-Lilith agenda and it has to be said he is making sense (except for the part where he wants to eat humans). With flourish Roman presses his iPhone and ... nothing, the i-stake app fails. He must be with Vodafone. A gleeful Russell takes the opportunity to turn the tables and, screaming "peace is for pussy cats" (or something to that effect) ... SPLAT ... he stakes Roman.
WOW. I actually really didn't see that one coming.
We end with Nora in her cell, arms wide open, heart pointed to the sky. She says "praise her" and Salome sheds a bloody tear.
Before we leave:
Lafayette visits his mother Ruby at the nursing home. She tells him of her visit from Jesus (Lafayette's boyfriend and her former carer) and warns Lala that he is in trouble; someone who may be called Dan Bartolo is coming. As he leaves she says that Jesus (the god) still loves him even though he is an abomination, which is a little harsh on fry cooks in my opinion.
Alcide visits a bar where the patrons are all wolves and it is as scary as it sounds (still not as scary as Hotshot which thankfully hasn't made a reappearance). He publicly outs JD as a V-user and challenges him as packmaster. A sassy wolfette seconds his challenge and something tells me we will be seeing her again.
Sam lives (hmmm, perhaps I should've told you that earlier). Luna is ok too. They are both recovering nicely in hospital which is quite miraculous really. Little Emma is with her grandmother and we seem to be veering into another sub plot here; just like Ifrite this one is failing to set me on fire.
Not only does Sam live but he convinces Andy to let him hunt down the killers. His special shifter senses means he is better than all the world's detectives put together. They follow the scent to a weapons supply store where Sam kills the owner with a crossbow; he really is quite murderous these days, so much for the friendly collie of old.
Hoyt is last seen being dragged into the van of the shifter-hating rednecks. They saved him from being (willingly) sucked to death by a male vampire. And in answer to my earlier question, it turns out this is what rock bottom looks like.
Terry breaks up with Arlene with the unusual explanation of an evil smoke monster. Surprisingly Arlene doesn't believe him and thinks he has just gone off his meds, silly woman. They end their relationship by the pool table in Merlotte's as a sad country tune plays in the background. Sure they are no Ross and Rachel but it is quite touching all the same.
They said what?
Roman on the price of vintage blood: "It cost a f*cking f*ckload of money."
Terry breaking up with Arlene: "I'm being hunted by an evil smoke monster that wants to kill me and everyone I love."
Sookie and Jason stumble upon the fairy nightclub: "That's my sister you fairy f*ckers, bring her back here".
Russell explains why he loves feasting on humans: "I like it, it's fun, it makes my d**k hard".
Andy after narrowly avoiding death: "Jesus tits!".
Bites and pieces:
Gore rating: Medium to high. A busload of humans faced a gory death and Hoyt ends up wearing a vampire.
Nude or prude: As prudish as it gets - no sex, no nudity. The thrills were provided by the saucy fairy nightclub dancers (you don't get to say that very often!).
High point: Glamouring is fun. And Sam lives (whoops, I almost forgot him again).
Low point: Sam in a hospital gown and slippers (I wish I could forget that). And Claude, because after reading the books I was expecting something more along the lines of Brad Pitt from Troy rather than a tall hobbit.
Any particular highs and lows for you? Will Sookie be ok? And what was your favourite quote?


text:
"Companies that are involved in construction of different building structures are known as construction companies."
Construction companies are those companies that require the expertise of civil engineers and architects as large scale buildings are the result of combined efforts of many people.
The top 10 construction companies that are present in Pakistan are as follows;
Top 10 construction companies in Pakistan
- Rockwell Group
Rockwell is one of the leading contracting firms with specialization in Foundation Engineering, Hydrology and civil works. It is having numerous drilling rigs around Pakistan. Rockwell is also proving their expertise in civil foundation works.
- Ahansaz Contractor (Pvt) Limited
- Habib Construction Services
Habib construction services are on the way to progress of the the construction field so that construction works in Pakistan are compatible with other leading countries in the world. They are doing good in providing all the facilities of civil work i.e. from construction firm is providing innovation to the conventional construction process. The company uses newest technologies to give their consumer the best results in order to fulfil their needs.
Izhar Construction
imagination to the completion of the project
- Taloo Builders & Developers
- (Pvt) Limited
Izhar group of companies is providing time effective and cost effective solutions and engineering facilities. It have been working on great projects that not only involve building of sky scrapers but also the oil/gas rigs, dams etc.
- Paragon Construction (Pvt) Limited
Paragon construction has been providing construction field a constant monitoring and detailed planning in order to provide efficient and on-time working. It is very keen to provide results that are error-free.
- Habib Rafiq (Pvt) Limited
Habib group of companies have provided the best in the market and stand tall when it comes to the market completion by providing best human and electromechanical resources.
- AMCE (Pvt) Limited
An Islamabad based company that has provided it's services in very prominent areas like:
- Sports Complexes
- Housing
- Steel Structures like Grid Station.
- Healthcare Projects
- Industrial Units
- Educational Institutions
- Retail outlets
- Entertainment parks
- Public utility projects
- Aviation projects
AMCE has made it's place in Pakistan as the top-notch construction company. The latest designing techniques and the assistance that they seek from the worldwide experts have made them reach the heights of success.
- Waquat Builders & Developers
Company working since 1986, providing their customers best of the best and fulfilling all their quality needs and demands.
- MIDJAC Construction (Pvt) Limited
Company working since 1943, making world a better place to live with quality and all high standards so that the consumer stays at ease and gets the building structures fulfilling their dreams.
You Find this Article By:
- construction companies in pakistan
- construction company names in pakistan
- top civil engineering firms in pakistan
- civil engineering companies in pakistan
- building construction companies in pakistan
- top ten private construction in pakistan
- give the conturction company name pakistan
- Izhar group of company all current construction projects name list in Pdf
- List of all civil engineering compenies in pakistan
- ranking of construction companies in Pakistan


text:
Written by Catherine Bolgar*
In some ways, the car of the future is a blast from the past.
The electric car was invented more than 100 years ago, but was overtaken in the 1930s by petrol-powered autos.
Electric vehicles (EVs) are getting a second wind as a more sustainable alternative to cars. EVs produce no tailpipe emissions—an important quality because global carbon dioxide emissions from passenger cars and freight transport are forecast to double by 2050 according to the International Transport Forum, with cars accounting for the lion's share.
While the electricity powering EVs may be generated by fossil fuels, it still pollutes about 40% less than regular cars. And that could be cut by shifting toward renewable energy for the electricity EVs use to charge up.
About 180,000 EVs are on the road today, a drop in the ocean compared with the global fleet of over a billion petrol -powered cars, a number expected to grow to three billion by 2050. The Electric Vehicles Initiative, a forum of 16 countries, hopes to get 20 million EVs on the road by 2020, which would represent 2% of total passenger cars.
In other words, we're still a long way from the future.
Why are EVs such a hard sell? The advantage of petrol-powered cars is unlimited range, something that has become inseparable from the essence of "automobile"—this thing that lets you go anywhere, at any time. EV ranges run from 70 to 100 miles (112 to 160 kilometers) on a single charge. Statistics show that 95% of vehicle trips in the U.S. are less than 30 miles and that only 1% of trips are more than 70 miles, so current EV range is plenty for most trips.
People cite worries about having to look for a charging station, or that charging will take longer than topping off the gas tank does. However , EVs have advantages.
Drivers are accustomed to a routine of filling their gas tanks weekly, even though it's smelly and, in bad weather, unpleasant. "One of the conveniences of electric vehicles is you plug it in overnight and don't have to go to the charging station," says Don Anair, research director of the clean vehicles program of the Union of Concerned Scientists.
A range of innovations aims to address some of the technical problems.
- Better batteries. Consumer electronics such as smartphones have helped drive advances in battery technology, particularly in improving battery life while reducing size. Auto-makers are shifting to lithium-ion batteries, from nickel-metal hydride batteries. However, researchers continue to chase new technologies, such as lithium-air, silicon alloy anodes, lithium metal graphene-anode and other battery combinations. Already, the cost of batteries for plug-in EVs has dropped by half in the past four years, and the size and weight have shrunk 60%.
- Hydrogen fuel cells. A technology at an early stage of commercialization is EVs powered by hydrogen fuel cells. "It's a good option for consumers looking for an EV, but who don't have a place to plug in to charge," Mr. Anair says.
- Old mixed with new. The hybrid uses both electricity and petrol fuel, with a growing range of choice. At the mostly-petrol-with-a-little-electricity end of the spectrum, conventional hybrids switch to electric in high-consumption situations like traffic jams, with batteries charged by regenerative braking and the gasoline engine. Plug-in hybrids run on the battery and switch to the internal combustion engine when the battery is out of juice. At the mostly-electric end of the spectrum, an EV with a range extender keeps powering the wheels from the battery while a small gas motor charges the battery enough to run the car farther. A range extender allows for a lighter-weight battery, which helps improve efficiency.
The first battery-powered vehicles with range extenders are on the market. BMW's electric vehicle, the i3, now has an optional range extender that adds up to 75 miles of driving on a charge. General Motors has added a range extender to the Chevrolet Volt and Opel Ampera.
In the future, consumers will have more choices of low-carbon vehicles to drive," Mr. Anair says.
- Lighter vehicles. Reducing weight, whether for EVs or conventional vehicles, improves efficiency. The internal combustion engine burns fuel to make power, but only 25% to 30% of the energy in a gallon of gasoline turns the car's wheels, while the rest is lost as heat, explains Lawrence Burns, professor of engineering practice at the University of Michigan. If the driver weighs 150 pounds (68 kilograms) and the car weighs 3,000 pounds, then only about 1% of the energy is being used to move the driver. "We have to get vehicles more in line with our body weight," he says.
Lighter materials such as aluminum, carbon fiber, magnesium, composites and steel alloys are gaining favor already, as a way to meet fuel efficiency requirements. Ford's new F-150 pickup truck , for example, now has an aluminum body, reducing the weight by 700 pounds.
With nanotechnology, we are able to create new types of materials with new products," Dr. Burns says.
One reason why consumers shy from lightweight or small vehicles is how they withstand crashes. In the future, connected and driverless vehicles will improve traffic flow and reduce accidents. "We can have cars that don't crash, so we can get mass out of the car," Dr. Burns explains.
Connectivity and big data could help in another way: by improving systems for people to share vehicles and to deliver goods more efficiently. A global shift away from cars could save $100 trillion, cut 40% of urban passenger transport emissions and avoid 1.4 million early deaths by 2050, according to a new study.
We not only need to improve the vehicles or fuels, but also to think of the whole transport system and how you can improve services in passenger transport and logistics, making use of information and communications technology," says Nils-Olof Nylund, research professor at VTT Technical Research Center of Finland, which has launched a program to make Finland a model country for sustainable transport by 2020.
In looking at mobility as a service, the goal is to reduce the need for cars and instead increase public transport, walking and biking, he says. Key to public transport are frequency and communication—people don't like to wait for public transport, especially in bad weather. Knowing exactly when the bus will arrive, thanks to a smartphone app, can eliminate that barrier.
In addition, buses, which run along fixed routes on fixed schedules, are ideal for electrification—charging stations can be located on the routes, Dr. Nylund says.
What I see coming is not one thing but a combination of connected, shared, driverless, tailored vehicles, combined with business models focused on selling miles, trips and experiences, not just cars, gasoline and insurance," Dr. Burns says. "Technologically, I don't think there's anything that stops us from having a dramatically more sustainable transportation system than in the past."
*For more from Catherine, contributors from the Economist Intelligence Unit along with industry experts, join The Future Realities discussion.


text:
Nigel HoSang
We get the feeling every season: one morning, we open our closet, and we're bored with absolutely everything. But this fall, we're feeling somewhat re-inspired, thanks to our 'Denim Girl,' PEOPLE StyleWatch fashion assistant Laura Cusson, who showed us 30 cute ways to wear denim over the course of, yes, 30 straight days. If you didn't catch her cute looks on Twitter, Instagram (@peoplestylewatchmag) and Facebook, we've put them all together in a convenient gallery, with fashion credits for each, so you can recreate the looks yourself! We particularly love day one (left), when she wore an awesome Twelfth St. by Cynthia Vincent blazer, day nine, when she added some leather, and day 29, which included polka dots and a pink jacket. But honestly, we really loved them all. So take a look at the photos — we hope you find some fall fashion inspiration, too!


text:
Before a number can be transferred to Vodafone, we are required to obtain a Customer Authorisation from the Rights of Use holder.
The Customer Authorisation form contains important terms and conditions that you must agree to before the number can be transferred.
To complete the Customer Authorisation, you'll need to be the Rights of Use holder. You'll also need to provide the account number of the current service provider or your date of birth. This information is used to validate your details with your current service provider.


text:
E-mail letters, Oct. 7, 2010
Domestic abuse article needed stats on marriage status
Daily Sentinel reporter Amy Hamilton is an engaging writer. Her recent three articles telling of domestic abuse rightfully gained prominent front-page placement in a Sunday edition.
This horrific crime may be a sad manifestation of society descending into incivility and worse. We need to know more about it. Hamilton's investigation appeared to be in-depth and reported with clarity. The piece that told us about Sgt. Lonnie Chavez of the Grand Junction Police Department and his efforts to increase awareness was particularly good.
In all of the data amassed by the police department, dutifully collected and reported to us by Hamilton, there is a glaring omission: Of the investigated cases of domestic abuse, how many of them involved couples committed in marriage and how many by couples in some other arrangement? How can we evaluate the incidents as a whole and their impact on society without considering such a vital and simple bit of information? And further, why is this information missing from Hamilton's otherwise good reporting?
One can't help but think that answers to these questions might give readers an even more complete picture of a serious problem.
How low will gaming industry go?
One wonders how low entertainment will go to make a buck. The Electronic Arts (EA) video game which had Taliban targeting — or should we say, killing — American troops is only the latest new low. The publishers claim they decided to change "Taliban" to "Opposing Force" to be, as one article states, "sensitive to families and friends of fallen soldiers."
Actually, they changed only because of public outcry. Further, the executive producer claims that the game was intended as a "big thank-you letter to the troops." If anyone believes that, they are invited to come and see the T-Rex grazing in the public lands behind our home near Whitewater.
When it comes to entertainment these days, I am reminded of a question from the '60s limbo dance move: "How low can you go?"
Obama unlikely to be able to help Bennet
Regarding Bill Grant's thesis that an Obama visit would push Bennett across the finish line ahead of Buck in November, it is unlikely. Colorado Democratic primary politics do not portend general election results.
So far the Republicans are successfully identifying Bennett with mainstream Washington. This coming Friday's unemployment report will be another nail in the Democrat/Progressive electoral coffin. Progressives should recognize that in the short term overreaching during economic tumult is a losing proposition. However, in the long term the policies enacted by Obama/Pelosi/Reid, particularly passing the health care bill, will reap long-term rewards for their cause.
Grand Junction
Vote 'Yes' on Amendment 63
Regarding the editorial on Amendment 63: It was a perfect 10. The opinion is completely wrong and for all the wrong reasons.
It was said the state amendment would be superseded by federal law. But the fact is that most anything created by man can be changed by men. The federal government, no matter how they may proclaim their power, is not omnipotent. The will of the people can and will trump federal law.
The sophomoric claims of possibly "curtail the state's ability to license" is laughable. And, "could prohibit colleges from requiring ... students to have health insurance" is not this exactly what it is all about.
No one and no government should be able to force and/or require anyone to buy anything. Such attitudes as expressed in the editorial are the very attitudes we can thank for the mess we are currently opposing. The most effective and the most helpful thing we can do is support every movement, every entity, every person in this very real effort to throw the government from our backs.
To vote "No" on 63 is to tacitly approve of Obamacare. Do you approve of Obamacare? If not, you must vote "Yes" on 63 so all other like-minded citizens can take heart and remain steadfast. I hope you will vote "Yes" on 63.
Grand Junction
Vote Melissa Hart for CU Regent
I was disappointed to see The Daily Sentinel endorsement of Steve Bosley for another term as CU Regent at-large. For the last decade, Melissa Hart has taught at CU and been an active voice in helping making the decisions that shape CU's future.
Hart is able to bring the perspective of an educator, one the board really needs now to make the right decision to keep CU affordable for Coloradans. There are no current educators on the Board of Regents – which puts them out of touch with the real issues facing the university and the students that go there. Hart has what it takes to keep CU one of the top Universities in the
Melissa Hart knows that administrative cuts will be left to university officials, not the Regents. Hart, however, has a clearly defined vision that the Regents should be leaders for CU through these hard economic times without abandoning Colorado families who can't afford the rising cost of higher education. Hart believes the Regents should proactively encourage greater donor and grant support for the University. Additionally, Hart believes that collaboration with other Colorado colleges and universities is key to making education affordable for all students.
Bosley and the current board are proposing tuition hikes of 9.5 percent next year and then 9 percent for the four years after that coupled with elimination of more courses and programs. Actions like this, without equal increases in available scholarships, are keeping CU's high quality education out of reach for Colorado families.
CU needs a Regent focused on affordable education. CU needs Melissa Hart.
Grand Junction
Life begins at conception
Regarding the personhood issue on the ballot: The day that one sperm penetrates the egg a new and unique individual is formed. All the features of this new person are set, boy or girl, eye color, hair color, dimples of the cheeks and cleft of the chin.
At 18-21 days the foundations of the brain, spinal cord and nervous system are laid. At 21 days the heart begins to beat and a day later the eyes begin to develop. From 28-32 days two tiny arms make their appearance and budding legs follow two days later. The mouth begins to take shape, the nose starts to develop, blood flows in the baby's veins but stays separate from the mother's blood. The tongue begins to form and the face makes its first appearance.
At 42 days the brain is divided into three parts, emotion and understanding language, one for hearing and one for seeing. Joints begin to form. Mom now misses her second period. Tell me this is not a human being.
When I was first pregnant I was carrying a baby. Not a glob or a "choice." Why is it if we planted a new forest with tiny seedlings they are considered trees and would be condemned if we pulled them out but there seems to be no problem ripping a child out of the womb. We are a sad, sad people. God forgive us.
Grand Junction