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HLS has 8/11 on Farm!
- Posted by: Safaladi » Tue Feb 20, 2018 9:32 pm
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Hello all, we've been actively using the HLS Discord server for comms, but for those who still visit the site, just wanted to give an update:
HLS is doing well, we are working on Heroic Coven, and should be continuing to progress to the end of heroic over the next few weeks. We are still recruiting DPS, and prefer ranged, though all may apply. Please talk to Maplefire#1962 on Discord if interested. We may be looking into Mythic mode in the near future and would like to fill a few more dps slots, so there's still time!
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HLS moves to 4/11 H Antorus
- Posted by: Safaladi » Fri Jan 05, 2018 10:13 am
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HLS moves to 4/11 in H Antorus. We took out two bosses that we were working on - Eonar and High Command. Nice work on all who were present!
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HLS moves to 2/11 Heroic Antorus!
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We finished off the last of Normal mode this week, and jumped into Heroic mode. We almost got our third boss down, Eonar, but we will see her on farm status before too long.
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HLS Moves to 9/11 N Antorus
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Last Thursday, HLS got 4 more bosses down in Normal mode. Heroic progression is just around the corner!
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If games were between 45 and 55 minutes long, Northwestern would be on the road to Pasadena. Instead, the Wildcats' inability to close games late during Big Ten play will doom Pat Fitzgerald's team to no better than a third-place finish in the Big Ten Legends Division.
On Saturday, Michigan followed in Nebraska and Penn State's footsteps in breaking Northwestern's heart in the fourth quarter. This one, since the Wildcats knew they needed a win in Ann Arbor to maintain a spot in the Big Ten hunt, might have hurt worst of all.
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The two went back and forth over the game's first 50 minutes: 7-0, 7-7, 14-14, 24-14, 28-24. With 4:40 left, Northwestern's Trevor Siemian's 15-yard pass to Tony Jones gave the Wildcats a 31-28 lead.
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In a rural farming town in Yoknawpatapha County, the Bundren family prepares for the death if its matriarch, Addie Bundren. An ex-schoolteacher and mother of five children, Addie becomes ill and requests that she be buried with her family in the town of Jefferson. She had four children with her husband Anse, Cash, Darl, Dewey Dell, and Vardaman, and one son - Jewel - from her extra-marital affair with a local priest named Whitfield. A master carpenter, Cash persistently works on her coffin, as neighboring farmers Vernon and Cora Tull offer their help and sympathy. Feuding sons Darl and Jewel depart on a lumber job as their mother lay dying, in order to make three dollars in wages. While they are absent, Addie closes her eyes and takes her final breath.
When the boys return, Anse prepares the family for the journey to Jefferson. They place Addie in the homemade coffin and then inside the rickety wagon. It has been raining heavily, causing the land to be troublesome for traveling. When they reach their first destination, they discover that the bridge has been washed away. Tull has followed them to the bridge wanting to help, while his wife Cora prays for their souls. Convinced that they must persist, they travel across the river without Tull's mule. He eventually gives it to them. However, as they attempt to cross the ford, a loose log disturbs the wagon, injuring Cash's healing leg, almost losing the coffin in the water, and killing the mules.
Anse mortgages his farming tools and trades Jewel's horse for a new team of mules, so that the family can move forward. Enraged by Anse's chicanery, Jewel vanishes from the farm in which they are staying. As the Bundrens pass through Mottson, they pour concrete around Cash's leg in a futile attempt to set and heal it, and Dewey Dell tries to get an abortion from a local pharmacist, with no luck. When the evening comes, they stay at the Gillespie barn. Vardaman becomes fascinated with the buzzards surrounding his mother's coffin and Jewel returns to bicker with Darl. One night, Vardaman sees Darl set fire to the barn, causing its imminent destruction. Jewel dashes into the barn to save his mother's coffin and several farm animals and burns his back while doing so.
The family sets out the next day for Jefferson and arrives prepared to bury Addie. A local pharmacy worker seduces Dewey Dell as she attempts to get an abortion, while Peabody tends to Cash's now-destroyed leg. The family discovers that Darl is the man responsible for setting fire to the Gillespie barn and realizes that Gillespie plans to sue them. Instead of sending him to jail, Anse arranges for Darl to be committed to a mental asylum. Darl laughs hysterically on the train to Jackson, his new home.
Anse visits a local house to borrow spades to bury his dead wife, and consequently spends time with another woman. After they bury Addie, Anse returns the spades and does not come back to the wagon until the following morning. When he returns, he is clean-shaven, has a mouthful of new teeth, a gramophone, and a new wife.


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I realise this thread was started a long time ago but as a new member I have just seen it. I have recently finished installing CAT5 network throughout the house because I too was fed up with dropped wifi signals.
I have a 1950s house which I have been gradually doing work to including wiring and heating improvements. As I have been laying cable and pipe runs I have also laid network cables. each room has a minimum of two outlets which run back to a central switch cabinet in my study which also houses the router, printer etc. Yes there are a lot of cables but they are concealed in trunking where they show otherwise they run under floor above ceilings or in voids. I have used an old heating duct which ran from sub floor to roof space for the main cable access which made life easier.
I have 24 runs all together but at the moment not all are used. I have worked on the theory that its better have too many than not enough.
As part of this development I have also installed Owl Intuition to control heating and monitor electrical use and Mi Home to control electrical devices throughout the house. So for example if teenage daughter leaves hair straighteners on after a fixed time in the morning they will default to off anyway when she should be on her way to college. Bathroom and stairway lights etc only stay on when someone is in the zone otherwise they go off.
All sockets in set groups will go off at set night times so they cant be left on all night or all day depending on what that socket is used for.
All sockets can be over ridden as can light switches.
having sockets included in the automation is something we wish we'd done more of - we have a few, plus most of our appliances are included in the automation, but now wish we'd everywhere always run a pair - one automated, one not, at every free-socket location ...
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- Religious cleavages refuse to disappear, and may be evolving into a major axis of political and social conflict.
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The nation-state remains the key crucible of power in terms of elections, public policy and in international negotiations, but it faces new challenges. Territory and power no longer align. Boundaries and borders are shifting.
Boundaries can be geographical, social, cultural, religious or economic. We need to understand how they are created and interpreted. Every boundary is an expression and exercise of power and this raises normative issues, particularly those relating to justice and the divisions between public and private and at the global level between North-South and South-South relations. The debate about the centrality of trust in social and political life has been reactivated.
How we frame these issues depends in part on our disciplinary assumptions and methodologies. We need to think again about how to conceptualise power, for example in terms of legitimacy, sovereignty or questions of global governance/locality. Boundaries within our discipline and with other disciplines are shifting. Space and scale are becoming increasingly important in the thinking of political science. What other tools or multi-method approaches do we need to respond to these changes? Political science can play an important role in informing the choices that come with the reshaping of power.
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While there have been many discussions regarding the solution(say using the Fourier transform or the lattice Green's function approach) to the two-point resistance of an infinite-square resistive lattice my doubt is actually related to one thing common to almost all the approaches to the problem i.e how does having applied a unit current and removed the same current between the points on which one wants to determine the effective resistance between, imply that the currents at the other nodes are zero.Moreover in order to obtain the difference equation (discretized Laplacian) one makes use of the Kirchoff's current law(which talks about the current in the branches connecting neighboring nodes).
So say i applied a unit current, $I_{m,n}=\delta_{m,mo}\delta_{n,no}- \delta_{m,0}\delta_{n,0}$ at the $(m,n)$th point on the lattice. In order to use my KCL i would need talk about the current in the branches which are incident at the point/node (m,n).So this means that the current emanates from point $A$ and reaches $B$, $C$, $D$ and $E$. But then as soon as it reaches those points does it become zero??
But this doesn't make sense right since we are removing the same unit current from another point(different from the m,nth point on the lattice) in this case from node $O$.
Could someone resolve the same for me.


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Sleep bruxism (SB) is reported to vary in frequency over time. The aim of this study was to assess the first night effect on SB.
A retrospective polysomnographic (PSG) analysis was performed of data from a sample of SB patients (12 females, 4 males; age range: 17-39 years) recorded in a sleep laboratory over 2 consecutive nights. Sleep parameters and jaw muscle activity variables (i.e., rhythmic masticatory muscle activity [RMMA]) for SB were quantified and compared between the 2 nights. Subjects were classified into groups according to severity of RMMA frequency, such as low frequency (2-4 episodes/h and/or < 25 bursts/h) and moderate-high frequency (≥ 4 episodes/h and ≥ 25 bursts/h).
Overall, no first night effects were found for most sleep variables. However, total sleep time, sleep efficiency, and stage transitions showed significant time and group interactions (repeated measures ANOVAs, p ≤ 0.05). The RMMA episode index did not differ between the 2 nights, whereas the second night showed significantly higher burst index, bruxism time index, and mean burst duration (repeated measure ANOVAs, p ≤ 0.05). Five patients of 8 in the low frequency group were classified into the moderate-high frequency group on the second night, whereas only one patient in the moderate-high frequency group moved to the low frequency group.
The results showed no overall first night effect on severity of RMMA frequency in young and healthy patients with SB. In clinical practice, one-night sleep recording may be sufficient for moderate-high frequency SB patients. However, low RMMA frequency in the first night could be confirmed by a second night based on the patient's medical and dental history.
Hasegawa Y; Lavigne G; Rompré P; Kato T; Urade M; Huynh N. Is there a first night effect on sleep bruxism? A sleep laboratory study. J Clin Sleep Med 2013;9(11):1139-1145.
Sleep bruxism (SB), a sleep-related movement disorder, is characterized by repetitive jaw muscle activity associated with tooth grinding or clenching of teeth.1–4 SB can be associated with orofacial pain, masticatory muscular hypertrophy, temporomandibular joint disorders, headaches, sleep apnea, and insomnia.2,3 SB is subjectively reported by patients who are aware of jaw clenching upon awakening or who have been told by their parents or sleep partner that they grind their teeth. SB diagnosis is based on subjective reports and clinical signs and symptoms (e.g., tooth wear), and its current presence can be confirmed by electromyographic (EMG) recordings of the masseter and/or temporalis muscles.3 The SB-related EMG jaw muscle activity recorded are rhythmic masticatory muscle activity (RMMA) episodes and bursts, which are scored as sleep traces and quantified in number.2 RMMA can be observed in 60% of controls, but shows a higher frequency in bruxers (≥ 2 episodes/h).2 However, a previous study showed that SB patients may be categorized into heterogeneous frequency groups in terms of RMMA episode index, such as low frequency (2-4 episodes/h and/or < 25 bursts/h) and moderate-high frequency (≥ 4 episodes/h and ≥ 25 bursts/h) groups.5 In support of this categorization, the two groups differed in terms of certain clinical features (history of more frequent grinding reports and less jaw pain in the moderate-high than low frequency group).4
Current Knowledge/Study Rationale: The first night effects on sleep parameters and the frequency of rhythmic masticatory muscle activity (RMMA) were assessed based on two-night polysomnographic recordings in sleep bruxism (SB) patients.
Study Impact: Overall, no first night effects were found for sleep variables and RMMA frequency. However, since RMMA frequency might be underestimated in some patients for the first night, low frequency of RMMA can be confirmed by a second night based on the patient's medical and dental history in clinical practice.
To our knowledge, with the exception of a few studies using home ambulatory recordings with one to three EMG channels on masticatory muscles, the influence of the first night effect on jaw muscle activity related to SB has not been assessed.6,7 The first night effect in the sleep laboratory is reported to affect many recorded sleep variables, and thus, in clinical research settings, polysomnography (PSG) recordings obtained during the first night of a study are generally excluded from the analysis to avoid the first night effect. The main characteristics of the first night effect are short total sleep time and REM sleep, lower sleep efficiency, longer REM sleep latency, and decreased slow wave sleep.8,9
Jaw muscle activity related to SB can be recorded in a sleep laboratory or at home using ambulatory recording systems. Home sleep recordings offer a stronger likelihood of capturing environmental influences on jaw muscles activity related to SB.10,11 However, in the absence of audio-video control to distinguish RMMA from other orofacial activity (e.g., coughing, swallowing, or somniloquy), RMMA is overestimated by about 20%.12 In addition to these limitations of sleep recording, SB related EMG recording can be very challenging due to night-to-night variability. RMMA frequency has been reported to fluctuate over time for both sleep laboratory and ambulatory home sleep recordings.6,13 In a sleep laboratory setting, night-to-night variability, from second night recordings and above, was reported to be 25.3% for RMMA episodes per hour and 30.4% for burst number per hour.13 The variability of RMMA episodes over time is critical in studies assessing the benefit of management approaches, such as cognitive behavioral therapies, medication, or oral appliances or devices known to alter jaw muscle activity.14–17
The aim of this study was to assess the first night effect on categorization according to severity of RMMA frequency and in relation to sleep macro-structure, while controlling for first night to second night variability. We also assessed the first night effect on psychobehavioral variables (e.g., anxiety, stress, fatigue) in relation to consecutive nights at the sleep laboratory.
In this retrospective study, data were drawn from 16 SB patients (12 females; mean age ± standard error = 25.2 ± 1.5 years) who underwent ≥ 2 consecutive overnight PSG recordings in a sleep laboratory at the Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal. Initial inclusion criteria were age from 18 to 45 years with a reported history of teeth grinding ≥ 3 times per week. Subjects were then screened for orodental and general health problems using: (1) questionnaires addressing general health, SB, SB and pain, headaches, daytime sleepiness, and sleep quality; (2) a clinical examination by a dentist to detect SB signs, including a physical assessment of the jaw, neck, and mouth; and (3) a panoramic dental X-ray to assess dental health and the temporomandibular joint. The sleep study was performed to confirm the SB diagnosis according to the Research Diagnostic Criteria for SB1,2 and to rule out additional sleep disorders (i.e., periodic limb movement syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea). All patients were nonsmokers and were not taking any medications. They were instructed to refrain from consuming caffeine and alcohol on the day before sleep recording. The sleep recording protocol was approved by the hospital's ethics committee, and all study participants read and signed a written consent form.
Polysomnographic recordings (≥ 7 h) were performed for each participant on 2 consecutive nights. Surface electrodes included 2 electroencephalograms (EEG: C3A2 and O2A1), bilateral electroculograms (EOGs), an electrocardiogram (ECG), and 7 EMGs on the chin/suprahyoid, bilateral masseter, temporalis, and anterior tibialis muscles. All masseter and temporalis EMG channels were used to score RMMA. A detailed description of the method is provided elsewhere.18 To assess respiratory function and exclude sleep breathing disorders, nasal airflow was measured with a thermistor sensor (Thermocouple; Protech, Woodinville, WA, USA). Respiratory efforts were assessed with thoracic and abdominal effort belts. Oximetry was continuously monitored with a finger pulse oximeter (Datex-Ohmeda; Louisville, CO). All signals were recorded using acquisition and analysis software (Harmonie Software; Stellate Systems; Montreal, QC, Canada). Simultaneous audio-video recordings were made for visual scoring of sleep motor activities, other body movements, and oropharyngeal sounds.
An independent sleep technologist scored sleep stages based on polygraphic traces according to the standard method developed by Rechtschaffen and Kales,19 using 20-sec instead of 30-sec epochs. Cortical arousals (microarousals) were scored for both nights (Night 1 and Night 2) according to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine criteria.20 PSG sleep data were first scored by a trained sleep technician working at the sleep research center. EMG muscle activity was scored by another trained research technician and calibrated by one of the investigators (GL). Masseter and temporal EMG bursts with durations > 0.25 sec were selected for sleep motor activity scoring, which was conducted according to published criteria.5,18 The presence of RMMA is recognized by contraction patterns for both the masseter and temporal muscles: phasic (≥ 3 rhythmic EMG bursts lasting from 0.25 to 2.0 sec) and tonic (sustained EMG burst lasting > 2.0 sec) burst.21–23 RMMA bursts are grouped into RMMA episodes (with ≥ 3-s interval between RMMA episodes): phasic (≥ 3 phasic bursts), tonic (≥ 1 sustained EMG tonic burst), and mixed episode (phasic and tonic bursts).21–23
Orofacial activity was defined as all types of motor activity (activity of the bilateral masseter or temporalis muscles), not including the above-mentioned RMMA characteristics.23 Audio and video recordings were carried out simultaneously to distinguish RMMA from nonspecific orofacial activities, and to document any body movements that co-occurred with orofacial movements.23 Based on the scoring, the following variables were calculated: episode index (number of RMMA episodes per hour of sleep), burst index (number of RMMA bursts per hour of sleep), orofacial index (number of orofacial episodes per hour of sleep), and bruxism time index. These indices include all types of bursts (phasic and tonic) for calculated bursts index and bruxism time index.24 The calculated episode index includes all types of episodes (phasic, tonic, and mixed), even though only 0.5% of episodes were tonic in this study.
Subjects were categorized into 2 groups according to the frequency of RMMA episodes, represented by the calculated RMMA episode index, in order to determine night-to-night variability.5,18 The low frequency group included patients who showed a low frequency of RMMA (2-4 episode index and/ or < 25 burst index) in ≥ 1 of the 2 consecutive nights. The moderate-high frequency group included patients who showed a moderate to high frequency of RMMA (≥ 4 episode index and ≥ 25 burst index) in the 2 consecutive nights.
Participants answered 5-point questions concerning anxiety, stress, fatigue, and nervousness at 4 different times in relation to sleep recordings: in the evening just before PSG recording and in the morning just after PSG recording for both nights. Items of the evening and morning questionnaires were as follows: "At this moment, do you feel anxious? (Anxiety); stressed? (Stress); nervous? (Nervousness); fatigue? (Fatigue); depressed?" (Depression). The results of the 5-point questions were classified as 1 = "No" or 2-5 = "Yes."5
The population sample size was estimated using a preliminary analysis of the data, with a conventional α of 0.05 and a power level of 0.80 to avoid incorrect inferences in the results interpretation.
The normality of the data distribution was verified using the Shapiro–Wilk test. When data were non-normally distributed, square root or logarithmic transformations were performed. To compare data between Night 1 and Night 2 or between the low and moderate-high frequency groups, repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) were performed with time (Night 1, Night 2) as a repeated measure and group (low frequency and moderate-high frequency) as the between-group factor. Paired t-tests or two-sample t-tests were performed when the interaction between time and group was significant. Correlations between Night 1 and Night 2 were assessed as either Pearson correlation coefficient (normal distributions) or Spearman correlation coefficient (non-normal distributions). Changes in self-reported psychosocial variables (anxiety, stress, fatigue) were assessed using McNemar test. Night-to-night variability was estimated with the coefficient of variation. A p value ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant. No p value adjustment for multiple tests was done, since the tests were in accordance with the aim of the study. All statistical analyses were performed using a commercially available software package (IBM SPSS Statistics, Version 20.0.0 for Windows; SPSS, Chicago, IL).
Both the low frequency and moderate-high frequency groups consisted of 8 subjects each (6 female; 2 male). Mean age was 26.1 years (17-39, min-max) for the low frequency group and 25.6 years (17-37) for the moderate-high frequency group.
Table 1 presents the sleep characteristics and the RMMA distribution over Night 1 and Night 2. Total sleep time, sleep efficiency, and stage transitions showed significant time and group interactions (repeated measures ANOVA, p ≤ 0.05). For these variables, no significant differences were found between Night 1 and Night 2 in the low frequency group (paired t-test, p ≥ 0.32). On the other hand, the moderate-high frequency group showed higher values for these three variables in Night 2 compared to Night 1 (paired t-test, p < 0.05 for total sleep time and stage transitions, p = 0.07 for sleep efficiency). When comparing the low frequency and moderate-high frequency groups for both nights, no significant differences were found for these 3 variables (two-sample t-test), with the exception of less total sleep time in Night 1 for the moderate-high frequency group (p = 0.01). Altogether, these results suggest that the moderate-high frequency group had less total sleep time in Night 1 than in Night 2. With the exception of sleep stage 2, no other significant differences in any sleep variables were found between the Night 1 and Night or between groups (Table 1).
Sleep and jaw muscle activity variables
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The correlations between Night 1 and Night 2 for all sleep and EMG jaw muscle activity variables are shown in Table 2. For sleep variables, the majority of correlations are medium to strong, with significant p-values.
Correlation coefficients for Night 1 and Night 2
For all jaw muscle activity variables, no significant time and group interactions were found (repeated measure ANOVA; Table 1). For the RMMA burst index, bruxism time index, mean burst duration, and orofacial index, a significant difference was observed between Night 1 and Night 2 (repeated measure ANOVA, p ≤ 0.05). For the low frequency and moderate-high frequency groups, the burst index was 1.6 and 1.4 times lower and EMG activity was 2.2 and 1.4 times shorter (e.g., bruxism time index), respectively, in Night 1 compared to Night 2 (p ≤ 0.05, Table 1 and Figure 1). The orofacial index for Night 1 was 1.5 and 1.6 times lower than that for Night 2 for the low and moderate-high frequency groups (Table 1, p = 0.03). The other variables showed no significant differences between Night 1 and Night 2.
(A) Episode index; (B) Burst index; (C) Bruxism time index. CV, Coefficients of variation as the mean (minimum-maximum); Low, low frequency group; Moderate-high, Moderate-high frequency group; RMMA, rhythmic masticatory muscle activity. Squares and dashed lines represent the low-frequency group. Triangles and solid lines represent the moderate-high frequency group. In panel A, the horizontal line distinguishes the low frequency group from the moderate-high frequency group. In panel B, the horizontal line distinguishes the low-frequency group from the moderate-high frequency group.
Individual results for RMMA variables. (A) Episode index; (B) Burst index; (C) Bruxism time index. CV, Coefficients of variation as the mean (minimum-maximum); Low, low frequency group; Moderate-high, Moderate-high frequency group; RMMA, rhythmic masticatory muscle activity. Squares and dashed lines represent the low-frequency group. Triangles and solid lines represent the moderate-high...
For the 2 groups, the RMMA episode index increased from Night 1 to Night 2 in 10 of 16 subjects (6 subjects in the low frequency group, 4 in the moderate-high frequency group). The RMMA burst index increased from Night 1 to Night 2 in 12 of 16 subjects (6 subjects in the low frequency group, 6 in the moderate-high frequency group). In other words, 63% of subjects showed an increase in the RMMA episode index in Night 2, and 75% of subjects showed an increase in the RMMA burst index in Night 2 (Figure 1). When the severity of RMMA frequency was assessed, 5 low frequency SB patients in Night 1 fell into the moderate-high frequency group in Night 2 based on the RMMA episode index, whereas using the RMMA burst index, 3 low frequency SB patients in Night 1 fell into the moderate-high frequency group in Night 2. However, only one patient with moderate-high frequency RMMA group in Night 1 changed to the low frequency group in Night 2 based on the RMMA episode index. Overall, 6 of 16 patients (37.5%) changed category from Night 1 to Night 2 based on the RMMA episode index.
The correlation coefficients for the RMMA episode index were -0.01 and 0.74 for the low frequency and moderate-high frequency group, respectively. The correlation coefficients for the RMMA burst index were 0.19 and 0.43 for the 2 groups, respectively. The correlation coefficients for the bruxism time index were 0.43 and 0.72 in the low frequency and moderate-high frequency groups, respectively. Thus, for these variables, the low frequency group showed weak correlation between Night 1 and Night 2, whereas the moderate-high frequency group showed strong correlation.
Fourteen of the 16 subjects answered the 5-point questions concerning anxiety, stress, fatigue, and nervousness (Table 3). No significant differences were observed between Night 1 and Night 2. However, the p-value for fatigue approached significance (p = 0.07), suggesting that these subjects felt slightly more fatigued in Night 1 than in Night 2.
Self-reports of psychosocial variables between Night 1 and Night 2
In this study, we assessed the first night effect on the frequency of RMMA and jaw muscle activity in a sleep laboratory. The results showed no first night effect on the sleep of young healthy subjects with SB. The RMMA episode index did not differ between the first and second nights, although the burst variables (e.g., burst duration) significantly changed between the two nights. However, RMMA showed first night effects in less than 40% of a low frequency group, where some patients had a low frequency of RMMA in Night 1 which increased to a moderate-high frequency in Night 2.
In PSG studies, the first night effect is common: it lasts from one night up to several nights25–29 before normalizing. The main characteristics include decreased total sleep time, lower sleep efficiency, more intermittent wake time, decrease in slow wave sleep and REM, and longer REM latency.8,9 The origin of the first night effect is multifactorial and can include the following factors: (1) discomfort caused by electrodes, (2) restricted movement due to gauges and cables, (3) potential psychological consequences of being under scrutiny, and (4) changes in the environment.26 Therefore, in sleep mechanism studies and randomized controlled trials, the first night is usually used for adaptation to sleep laboratory conditions: data drawn from the first night are used mainly to exclude sleep disorders. On the other hand, several characteristics related to the variability in sleep parameters of the first night effect (e.g., sleep efficiency, total sleep time, microarousal) were not observed in some previous investigations30,31 of healthy young adults. In this study in healthy young subjects, no first night effect on sleep variables was observed, with the exception of slightly longer stage 2 sleep. The results of this study are similar to those of previous studies. Edinger et al.32 and Suetugi et al.33 demonstrated longer stage 2 sleep in Night 1 than in Night 2 in healthy young adults. Similar to our results, some studies30,31 have demonstrated no change in sleep variables from Night 1 to Night 2. It is possible that the first night effect could be diminished by better quality recording environment and improved comfort for subjects.
Interestingly, only the moderate-high frequency group showed shorter sleep and more stage transitions, in addition to a trend towards lower sleep efficiency. A bruxer has higher stress sensitivity (and panic symptoms) than a non-bruxer.34 Therefore, patients with moderate-high RMMA frequency might have greater difficulty adapting to the sleep laboratory environment.
The results showed no overall first night effect on severity of RMMA frequency in young and healthy patients with SB. Although the RMMA episode index did not change overall, a higher RMMA burst index, burst duration, and bruxism time index on the second night was observed. In other words, only the burst modality within each episode differed between Night 1 and Night 2. Thus, no effects were observed on the severity of RMMA frequency (i.e., low and moderate-high frequency). The following hypotheses might explain the low impact on the classification according to the severity of RMMA frequency. First, the number of stage transitions was significantly higher in Night 2 than in Night 1 for the moderate-high frequency group. The majority of RMMA episodes occur during NREM sleep,14,18,34 most often during the unstable sleep time immediately before transition into REM sleep.34 This explains the slight increase in the RMMA burst index during Night 2 despite the lack of difference in the RMMA episode index. Second, the results showed a substantial night-to-night fluctuation in these variables. According to previous studies, the coefficient of variation for night-to-night variation in the RMMA episode index was about 25% over 37 nights in 9 SB patients with moderate-high RMMA frequency,13 22% over 30 nights in a subject who underwent sleep laboratory PSG recordings,35 and 37% over 4 nights per subject (n = 6 with SB) using ambulatory PSG recording.6 Compared with these data, the night-to-night variation in the RMMA episode index in this study was slightly higher (at 30%) using sleep laboratory PSG recordings.
Furthermore, our results suggest that if night-to-night variability is taken into account, the first night effect on RMMA occurrence is weak. For the second night, 63% of subjects showed an increased RMMA episode index, and 75% showed an increased RMMA burst index. Under natural conditions, 50% of subjects would be expected to show an increase and 50% a decrease due to random variability. However, in our study, the percentage of subjects who showed an increase in the second night is slightly above what would be expected for random night-to-night variability.
The results of the questionnaires indicated no first night effects on anxiety, stress, fatigue, or nervousness, either before or after sleep. Additionally, no group differences were found in the results on any question items. Consequently, we could not conclude an association between psychological factors and bruxism, in accordance with previous studies.5,36 This might be explained by the absence of differences for the sleep variables and the fact that all subjects were young and healthy.
SB is a disorder related to sleep instability and arousal,14,22,34 and is primarily associated with RMMA. A clinical diagnosis of SB is usually based on reports of grinding sounds by sleep partners, tooth attrition, tooth mobility, tooth fracture, and damage to tooth restorations and prostheses. Because the RMMA incidence readily changes over time, it is difficult to diagnose current SB activity. Clinically useful diagnostic criteria for SB have been established by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.1 Various assessment tools are now used for clinical and research purposes. Methods are also available for assessing SB, including the use of oral appliances and muscle activity recorders. However these methods are limited in their clinical application due to insufficient standardization of numerical criteria for jaw muscle activity and the lack of evidence-based justifications such as reliability, accuracy, and reproducibility.5,13,36 In 1996, Lavigne et al. proposed PSG cutoff criteria for SB diagnosis to be used in combination with an overall patient assessment.18 The discriminative power of these criteria was recently reconfirmed.5 However, the fluctuating nature of RMMA13 will inevitably be reflected in fluctuations in PSG recording results. According to these criteria, despite the inter-individual variability of first night effects on the RMMA occurrence, an SB diagnosis in patients with moderate-high RMMA frequency, determined in the first night (e.g., ≥ 4 episode index and ≥ 25 burst index) remains stable, as suggested by the previous study.14 However, the severity of SB activity frequency would be underestimated on the first night when patients show low RMMA frequency.
Several limitations of this study should be considered when interpreting the results. First, the sample size is small, and the subjects were young and healthy. Second, in order to focus on first night effects on SB, SB patients with no orodental or sleep problems were investigated. However, SB can occur concomitantly with other common sleep disorders such as obstructive sleep apnea and periodic leg movements in sleep.37,38 Unlike SB, these sleep disorders are more prevalent in the elderly than in young adults.37–39 Third, we did not consider sleep position, which can influence RMMA frequency as well as respiratory functions.40,41 Finally, it remains to be clarified how RMMA frequency is influenced by other proposed risk factors for SB (e.g., caffeine, alcohol).2,3 The potential influence of the above-mentioned factors on the first night effects of SB would therefore constitute a clinically relevant direction for future studies.
In conclusion, in young and healthy patients with SB, first night effects were absent for sleep macrostructure and on severity of RMMA frequency. In clinical practice, one-night sleep recording may be sufficient for SB patients with moderate-high frequency of RMMA. However, low RMMA frequency in the first night could be confirmed by a second night based on the patient's medical and dental history.
This was not an industry supported study. The authors have indicated no financial conflicts of interest. No off-label or investigational use was made of any medical devices or pharmaceuticals. This study was supported by a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). Dr. Hasegawa's visit to Montreal was supported by Japan's Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Grant No. 23792263).
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"Idol" Phil Stacey's soulful release
Phil Stacey was a music minister at a Denver Metro area church right after he graduated from college. Photo courtesy of Provident Label Group
Yes, that was Phil Stacey you saw on the 16th Street Mall in Denver a few weeks ago. The former Naval officer and an "American Idol" finalist was in town promoting his Reunion Records debut "Into the Light" (Provident Label Group).
Stacey, who served as a Christian music minister for a Denver Metro area church right out of college, teamed with legendary Christain music producer Brown Bannister (Steven Curtis Chapman, Amy Grant, Mandisa – another "Idol" star) to create a soulful, pop CD that features strong vocals and insightful songwriting.
"You're Not Shaken" is a message of hope and faith for all those going through valleys in these tough times and shows off his powerful vocals. The title track, "Into the Light" reveals Stacey's pop side and encourages his listeners to "step out and reach for God's hand," to "find what you've been looking for."
The former Naval officer's patriotic side comes out in "Old Glory," a song he wrote after performing at a ball and seeing the American flag flying on a ship in the Florida waters. Stacey's keyboard skills and vocal range shine in the "acoustic" version of the song that Stacey said gets the tune back to its original form — he wrote it while sitting at the piano. As he tells it, the song saw many reneditions (drums, guitars) when he was in the Navy, but this piece is much suited to the bare-bones edition and is sure to bring a sense of pride to many Americans. "Her strength can't be found in her colors … her colors are found in you and me."
"Whether we agree on politics or not, we can agree on the greatness of the United States," Stacey said in a release. Ahem.


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The spin period of FUNcube-1 continues to change..Presently it is over 4 minutes so the dipole antennas on the spacecraft can be end on to your station very two minutes. At this point you will receive only very weak signals of course.
We will be very happy when we find out the reason for the spin period changes.
In the meantime, many thanks to Colin, Jim and Terry for keeping track of the data and providing this graph!


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The Present State and Future of GlassyEyes3 comments Posted by Ira at Thursday, June 27, 2013
Hello everyone,
Things have been a bit quiet around here for the past few months and there are a number of reasons why.
First, I've been busy with client work. This is a good thing. The economy seems to be headed on a positive course and it's been filling my hours with opportunity.
Secondly, the State of Minnesota has enacted a new Internet taxation policy that effectively shuts me and any other affiliate income funded blogs and websites down. I could move I suppose, but there are too many things to love in this state. If you don't already live here, it's a cold, horrible place to live, you'd be much happier in Wisconsin. ;-)
I'm not against internet taxation, I just hope that the Federal government can come up with a tenable plan that works for states and internet retailers. I'm not optimistic this will happen soon.
So where does that take us? I'm not shutting things down at this point -- expenses are paid for the rest of the year. I am potentially looking for a buyer in a state that has no personal income taxes -- this is the safest bet long term.
I'll look into the possibility of adding traditional advertising to help offset costs. The effect of that is likely to be more posts and broader content to justify and increase the value of the simpler flat-rate ads.
I'm still wearing glasses and am still excited about the market shift that has happened in this field over the past nearly seven years. I talk to more and more people wearing affordable, online, eyeglasses. They're enthusiastic and so am I.
Hope you're having a wonderful summer -- don't forget the sunglasses!
- Ira
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Cornyn cages Stockman, Democrats may need runoff to settle Senate nominee
Primary election returns aren't final, but John Cornyn crushed his proclaimed tea-party challenger while Democrats might face a May runoff to settle on Cornyn's November foe.
We've piled up our latest fact checks of Cornyn and outright winners Greg Abbott and Wendy Davis. For the latest results, go to www.statesman.com.


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I am new to java, and have just started on classes. I am trying to do a project, however I cant find many resources on classes, and really need some help ASAP.
I have written a class Time.java, however whenever I try to use it in another program (even just create an instance), I get the error:
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The classpath is correct and the class is in the right place. I need to get this error sorted quickly and dont have anyone else to ask. I am probably doing something very wrong and obvious, I dont really understand how to write and use my own classes as the book I have does not explain it very well.
Any help/advice would be very helpful. Do I need to do something else to use it (import or something)? The class complies OK.


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While it may be the largest city in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, there's much more to do in Minneapolis than explore its amazing waterways—although there's plenty of that to do (and, as it happens, quite a few beaches to kick it at in the summer months, too). While it has remained under the radar of most travelers, Minneapolis' reputation for an amazing theater scene, stunning cuisine, and legendary park system have combined (along with a host of other things) to make this a burgeoning metropolis like no other.
Let's start with the theater. Not necessarily what you'd think of when you're thinking Minneapolis, right? But, when it comes to live theater, Minneapolis plays second fiddle only to the Big Apple. From improv to politically-charged socially minded satire on the leading edge of theater, you can expect to find a huge variety of performances to fit your bill.
With a performance scene as rich and vibrant as Minneapolis', it shouldn't come as too much of a surprise that there's also a heap of world-class museums and art galleries to explore. If you're really looking to get a taste of local flavor while you're here, we have three words for you: beer and coffee. From locally-sourced sour beer and expertly-pulled ristretto shots to classic lagers and a solid cup of drip coffee, your drinking needs should be more than well catered to. There are also a ton of distilleries around, too (if you're looking to get into the spirit of things)—not to mention a bar scene that spans from punk to speakeasy and locally-loved dive to rooftop sake brewery.
Summers, though, are when things really get going in Minneapolis. Kick back at a beach, head out on a fishing trip, drive a tank, ride a bike, rent a SUP, people watch in a park—just get outside! But don't forget to sample the city's bounty (preferably on one of the many patios that sprout up). To say that Minnesota's rich harvest goes to good use would be a bit of an understatement in the fabulously delicious world of Minneapolis' dining scene. You can expect modern, chic farm-to-table spots; flawlessly classic bistros, casual diners with seriously amazing food, well-loved local dives, and a fleet of international options that span the culinary world.


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Mediterranean-Style Braised Chicken Thighs
Chicken thighs have a sweet meaty taste that goes well with a variety of herbs and spices. The combination of tomatoes and olives that you add to the chicken thighs in this recipe suggests a Mediterranean flavor.
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Yield: 4 servings
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 small onion
1 garlic clove
8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
1/4 teaspoon crushed, dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
4 plum tomatoes
2/3 cup pitted green or black olives
1 cup chicken broth
1 can (15 ounces) chickpeas, drained and rinsed
Chop the onion and mince the garlic clove.
Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large sauté pan.
Add the onion and garlic and sauté over high heat for 2 minutes, until limp.
Add the remaining oil and heat.
Add the chicken thighs and brown 2 minutes per side on high heat.
Do this in two batches, if necessary. Remove the chicken and set aside.
Add the oregano, paprika, cumin, salt, and pepper to the pan.
Chop the tomatoes.
Stir in the tomatoes, olives, chicken broth, and chickpeas.
Cook over medium heat 1 minute for flavors to blend.
Add the chicken thighs and spoon the pan juices over the chicken.
Cover the pan and simmer the chicken for 5 minutes.
Again, spoon the pan juices over the chicken. Cover and cook 5 more minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.
Per serving: Calories 425 (From Fat 231); Fat 26g (Saturated 4g); Cholesterol 100mg; Sodium 1,274mg; Carbohydrate 17g (Dietary Fiber 4g); Protein 32g.


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About the WorkComposer: George Frideric Handel
© Dr. Richard E. Rodda
Messiah, An Oratorio (1741)
George Frideric Handel
Born February 23, 1685 in Halle, Germany.
Died April 14, 1759 in London.
It was Gay and Pepusch's satirical romp of 1729, The Beggar's Opera, that first soured the fashionable London taste for what Samuel Johnson described in his 1755 Dictionary of the English Language as "an exotic and irrational entertainment" - Italian opera. As both composer and impresario, Handel was London's most important producer of opera, and he toiled doggedly for the entire decade of the 1730s to keep his theatrical ventures solvent, but the tide of fashion (and the virulent cabals of his competitors) brought him to the edge of bankruptcy by 1739. As early as 1732, with the oratorio Esther, he had begun to cast about for a musical genre that would appeal to the changing fancy of the English public. Neither that work nor the oratorio Alexander's Feast of 1736 had the success that he had hoped, however, and the strain of his situation resulted in the collapse of his health in 1737, reported variously as a stroke or as acute rheumatism and depression. Much to the surprise and chagrin of his enemies, he recovered (he was often lucky with his health - a metal frock button deflected a sword point in a duel when he was young, saving his life), and resumed work. The oratorios Israel in Egypt and Saul appeared in 1739, but created little public stir. Determined to have one last try at saving Italian opera in London, he spent the summer of 1740 arranging production details and searching for singers on the Continent for his upcoming winter season. After returning to England in early autumn, he completed what proved to be his last two operas, both of which failed ignominiously on the stage. Imeneo, premiered on November 22nd, closed after only two performances; Deidamia (January 10, 1741), after three. Handel's publisher, Walsh, despite having good success selling the recent Op. 6 Concerti Grossi, could not find enough subscribers to warrant printing the score of Deidamia. In February, Handel largely withdrew from public life and he seldom left his house on Brook Street, near Grosvenor Square. His competitors rejoiced.
Rumors began to circulate that Handel was finished in London. Some held that his health had given way for good; others, that he had died. The story given greatest credence, one fueled by Handel's composition of some Italian duets - pieces largely useless in London - was that he planned to return to the Continent. A letter printed in the London Daily Post on April 4, 1741 called for public support to convince him to stay. Handel was never one to share his feelings, so nothing definite is known of his plans during the early months of 1741. However, in the summer he suddenly sprang back to creative life, inspired by a small book of Biblical texts that had been compiled by Charles Jennens, a moneyed fop of artistic pretensions but a sincere admirer of the composer (his preserved collection of every score Handel published on subscription is an important source for modern researchers) who had earlier supplied the words for the oratorios Saul and L'Allegro, il Penseroso e il Moderato, based on Milton's poem. Handel's imagination was fired, and he began composing on August 22nd. The stories have it that he shut himself in his room, eschewing sleep and leaving food untouched, while he frantically penned his new work. Twenty-four days later, on September 14th, he emerged with the completed score of Messiah. "I did think I did see Heaven before me and the great God Himself!" he muttered to a servant.
It was long thought that Handel, a devout Christian and Bible scholar, composed Messiah out of sheer religious fervor, with no thought of an immediate performance. In his book on Handel, the late distinguished scholar of 18th-century music H.C. Robbins Landon contended that the work was written at the request of William, Duke of Devonshire, the Lord Lieutenant of Dublin, who visited London early in 1741. William, who knew Handel largely through his sacred vocal music, apparently asked him to provide a new work for performance at a series of concerts in Dublin that would aid various Irish charities. "It is characteristic of Handel that, in the midst of his sorrow and debts, he could dismiss both, as it were, with a wave of his pen and write his magnum opus for a charity far away," wrote Robbins Landon. At any rate, Handel's newly regained enthusiasm stirred by William's request continued to percolate, and he began Samson immediately upon finishing Messiah, completing that score, except for two numbers, within six weeks.
Handel was undoubtedly glad to leave London and its bitter disappointments in November 1741 for the journey to Dublin to produce his new oratorio. He traveled by way of the ancient cathedral town of Chester, where he met the fifteen-year-old Charles Burney, later to become the most important English-language chronicler of 18th-century music, and read (badly) through a few of Messiah's unfamiliar choruses with some local singers. He arrived in Dublin on November 18th, being "universally known by his excellent Compositions in all Kinds of Musick," trumpeted the city's press. It was the beginning of one of the happiest periods of Handel's life, when, as he wrote to Jennens, he passed his time during the ensuing nine months "with Honour, profit and pleasure." He gave six concerts of his works in the new Neale's Music Hall on Fishamble Street between December 23rd and February 10th, a series with which he was especially gratified since it was arranged for him (rather than, as was typical in the 18th century, by him) by the local gentry and charitable organizations who had invited him to Ireland. The success of those programs was so great that a second series was given in the spring. In addition to some instrumental and sacred vocal works, he presented L'Allegro, Alexander's Feast, the Ode to St. Cecilia's Day, Esther and a revised version of the failed opera Imeneo, which succeeded as a "new serenata" with the title Hymen. The acclaim he received at those Irish concerts must have been sweet, indeed, after the difficulties he had endured in London. "The music sounds delightfully in the charming room, which puts one in such spirits, and my health being so good, that I exert myself on the organ with more than usual success," he recorded of his efforts and rewards at the keyboard.
Preparations for the presentation of Handel's grand new oratorio went on throughout the winter of 1742. Choristers were assembled from Dublin's churches, the best available soloists and instrumentalists were engaged, and the date of the premiere was set for April 13th. The public rehearsal on April 9th roused excitement to such a pitch that the following announcement had to be placed in Faulkner's "Dublin Journal" concerning the official first performance: "The Stewards of the Charitable Musical Society request the Favour of the Ladies not to come with Hoops [i.e., hoop skirts] this Day to the Musick-Hall in Fishamble Street. The Gentlemen are desired to come without their Swords, as it will greatly encrease the Charity, by making Room for more company." Through these sacrifices, the capacity of the hall was raised from 600 to 700 on April 13th. An almost equal number, hoping for a ticket, are said to have milled about outside. Messiah was a triumph. "It gave universal Satisfaction to all present; and was allowed by the greatest Judges to be the finest Composition of Musick that ever was heard," announced Faulkner's Journal. Handel repeated Messiah on June 3rd, and lingered a while longer before leaving Dublin on August 13th with sincere but never-fulfilled promises to return.
The Irish triumph of Messiah did not follow Handel back to London, at least not immediately. He wanted to present his new oratorio as soon as he returned, but he knew that there would be, in the words of Robbins Landon, "strong opposition to hearing the words of the New Testament in a theatre peopled by actors and actresses of loose morals and dubious sexual habits." He chose instead to give the Old Testament-based Samson on February 18, 1743, and it proved to be the first of his oratorios that won unqualified acclaim in the British capital. Messiah was ready for its London premiere on March 23rd at Covent Garden, though he chose not to bill the work under its true title but called it, simply, "A New Sacred Oratorio," hoping to skirt some of the indignation of the more puritanical audience members and of Edmund Gibson, the Bishop of London. The ploy succeeded only in part. "Any work about the Omnipotent should never be performed in a playhouse," fumed one clergyman. Some of his colleagues tried to shut down the theater. (It is an interesting sign of those 18th-century times that the Church never publicly raised such objections to oratorios based on the Old Testament - the Jewish Old Testament, as it was viewed.) Messiah, still known only as "Handel's New Oratorio," was given twice more in 1743, and twice again in 1745, then put aside. Not until the death of Bishop Gibson and his succession by the more liberal Thomas Sherlock in 1748 did Handel again mount Messiah, at last under its original title, for a single performance at Covent Garden on March 3, 1749. It was, finally, the following year that Handel's surpassing masterpiece began to receive its due. After the April 13, 1750 Covent Garden performance, Handel presented it again, on May 1st, for the benefit of the London Foundling Hospital, a charity that had been established in 1740 by Captain Thomas Coram for the "Maintenance & Education of Exposed & Deserted Young Children." The concert also commemorated the dedication of the Hospital's Chapel and the organ therein that Handel had already contributed. (Handel's other local charitable interest was the "Society for the Support of Decayed Musicians & Their Families," later more sanitarily renamed the Royal Society of Musicians.) Messiah, buoyed by a wave of public good will inspired by Handel giving its proceeds to a worthy cause, was a huge success. He presented it for the Foundling Hospital annually thereafter. It was the last work he directed, only eight days before he died on April 14, 1759.
Ever since the London audience belatedly approved Messiah in 1750, it has remained one of the best-known and most widely performed of all musical works. It is the only important piece of Baroque music with an unbroken performance tradition from the time of its creation to our own day. It was heard in America as early as 1770. A performance of Messiah by over 500 musicians was the focus of the celebration of the centennial of Handel's birth at Westminster Abbey in 1784. (It was then thought that he was born in 1684 - the monument above his grave in the Abbey still wrongly bears that date.) In 1789 Mozart arranged the orchestral accompaniments for a performance in Vienna sponsored by that champion of "ancient" music, Baron von Swieten, Court Librarian and librettist for Haydn's The Creation. George Bernard Shaw reported in one of his turn-of-the-20th-century columns of music criticism on a performance involving some 4,000 (!) participants. (About the tradition of the audience standing for the "Hallelujah Chorus" initiated by George II during one of Handel's Messiah performances, Shaw noted that "it is the nearest sensation to the elevation of the Host known to English Protestants.") Today, there is probably not a major city in the Western world that does not hear Messiah at least once a year.
For all of its unparalleled popularity, Messiah is an aberration among Handel's oratorios, the least typical of his two dozen works in the form: it is his only oratorio, except Israel in Egypt, whose entire text is drawn from the Bible; it is his only oratorio without a continuous dramatic plot; it is his only oratorio based on the New Testament; it is his only oratorio presented in a consecrated space during his lifetime, a reflection of the sacred rather than dramatic nature of its content ("I should be sorry if I only entertained them; I wished to make them better," he told one aristocratic admirer); it has more choruses than any of his oratorios except Israel; the soloists in Messiah are commentators on rather than participants or characters in the oratorio's story. None of this, of course, detracts a whit from the emotional/artistic/(perhaps) religious experience of Messiah. (Handel and Jennens never appended the definite article to the title.) Its three parts - The Advent of the Messiah, The Passion of Christ, and His Resurrection - embody the most sacred events of the Christian calendar, yet its sincerity and loftiness of expression transcend any dogmatic boundaries. In the words of George P. Upton, the American musicologist and early-20th-century critic of the Chicago Tribune, "Other oratorios may be compared one with another; Messiah stands alone, a majestic monument to the memory of the composer, an imperishable record of the noblest sentiments of human nature and the highest aspirations of man."
Upcoming Performances
National Symphony Orchestra: Handel's Messiah


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Shirley Quemby - CTC South West Member Group - Certificate of Merit
Shirley Quemby - CTC South West Member Group - Certificate of Merit
This is done by organising cycle workshops in a local college, by organising CTC Dr Bike surgeries in the town centre and local Fairs and events and encouraging every newcomer to our Beginners Group rides. Shirley writes leaflets and posters and searches out sites and places for their display and presentation.
Shirley has contact with a number of local borough councillors and transport and planning officers and takes every opportunity to ensure that cycle facilities in the borough are increased and maintained. To this end Shirley sits as a CTC representative on the local council cycle forum so helping to shape borough cycling facility policies and has taken on the task of writing the minutes, which cover several pages, giving a very clear and detailed record of every meeting.
Shirley takes every opportunity to encourage individuals to use their bicycle for both leisure and utility purposes.


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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Cobra men's basketball team blew past the Brevard Tornados 108-80 on Saturday in their South Atlantic Conference match-up. With the win Coker improves to 6-4 overall and 3-3 in the SAC.
Five different Cobras scored in double digits, and 14 players total combined for the 108 Coker points. Larry Felder led the way with 19 points and 10 rebounds, while Teon Beckett, Julian Nelson and Errick Bethel scored 13 points each and James Brown added a career high 10 points.
As a team the Cobras shot 66 percent from the field and 48 percent from beyond the arc. They also scored 68 points off the bench and held the lead from start to finish.
Coker started the game with a 27-7 run and they never looked back. Heading into halftime the score was 51-29 in favor of the Cobras. Brevard was able to put up 51 points in the second half, but Coker tallied 57 of their own to take home the 108-80 victory. The 108 points was just eight points shy of the Cobras all-time record of 115 points in a game.
The Cobras will be back in action on Wednesday (Jan. 8) at home against the Queens University of Charlotte Royals. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. following the women's game at 6 p.m. It will be Trinity Byrnes Night at Coker, with all Trinity Byrnes faculty, staff and students will receiving free admission to the games.
McDonald's Player of the Game – Larry Felder


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Forest Acres Camp for Girls
Forest Acres Vision Statement
Empowering girls to accept challenge, develop skills, experience leadership, and form friendships, in a safe and relaxed environment.
- Challenge
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Our philosophy encourages a safe, supportive and cheerful atmosphere in which to have fun, develop friendships and learn a variety of skills and values. A successful summer at camp is filled with many accomplishments both on and off the field and not measured by wins or losses but in the effort that goes into the journey. The key to our success is individual attention. Indian and Forest Acres encourage as much independence as a child is capable of handling to achieve their goals. Our program is structured so that all campers are active during each period, while also providing choices to meet personal needs.
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IBM MobileFirst for iOS Order Commit provides real-time views on product data and vendor performance. The app integrates with systems of record to ensure order commitments are assembled more accurately. It ensures orders align to merchandise strategy and streamlines the buying process on demand – whether on a buying trip, touring factories or visiting stores. Predictive analytics helps support modeling of buy quantities, product selection and vendor negotiations.
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Mathematically speaking....Mets Stink!
4 comments:
- Eli from BrooklynSeptember 22, 2010 at 11:21 AM
So does this mean no book deal? It sure does deserve one. Thanks for such a wonderful season of drawings and I can't wait for next years! You're the best!ReplyDelete
Thank you Eli! I'm glad we met , in a way. I am probably going to journal the 1986 season after this is over. Let's see how much I have in me.ReplyDelete
Peace bro
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HP's TouchPad was the most popular non-iPad tablet in the first ten months of this year, according to a new study from the NPD Group. The TouchPad has the second-largest tablet market share with 204,000 units sold (17 percent of the market), trailed by Samsung at 192,000 units.
These numbers are likely the result of the TouchPad's heroic tale of redemption: a launch followed by unfavorable reviews, tragic sales, disownment by HP, and finally a fire sale that brought it to glory and another manufacturing run. HP never released figures stating how many TouchPads were sold before and after the price was dropped from $499 to $99, but reports at the time suggested Best Buy alone had managed to sell only about 25,000 units at the original price.
NPD Group's numbers suggest that the TouchPad outsold Samsung's Galaxy Tabs, though by a fairly narrow margin. Other manufacturers trailed HP more distantly: Asus holds 10 percent of the market with its Eee Pad Transformer, Motorola's Xoom has 9 percent, and Acer's Iconia Tabs running Android or Windows also has 9 percent.
During the investors' call when HP stated it would be discontinuing the TouchPad, the company said the reason was that the tablet had failed to grab the number two spot in the two months it had been on sale. It took some doing, but HP managed to achieve its goal after all.