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Ardi redefines the branch between apes and hominins
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When Tim White, Gen Suwa of Tokyo University, and Berhane Asfaw described the fossils now known as Ardipithecus ramidus in 1994, they classified the new specimens as Australopithecus. Because the specimens showed some unusual features that differed from other hominins, they defined a new species, Au. ramidus, derived from the Afar word ramid, meaning root.
In all biological sciences, naming a new species requires that the scientists fully describe the specimens anatomically and then provide a diagnosis, stating clearly in what ways the type specimen (the object to which the name is formally attached) differs from other known species. At the time, all they had were teeth and jaws, two cranial fragments and a few arm bones—but these pieces were enough to indicate that these 4.4 million-year-old remains were something new. Au. ramidus had small canine teeth, like hominins and unlike apes. Small canine teeth that don't project below (or above) the rest of the tooth row are a key feature separating apes from hominins. Relative to the cheek teeth, the canines of Au. ramidus were still large but were not projecting. Tellingly, the first milk molar—the tooth that falls out in humans at about age five—was small, narrow and very similar to that of a chimpanzee.
At the end of the paper, the team made a quiet pronouncement that raised a few eyebrows:
We have taken a conservative position here regarding the placement of …[these] fossils at the family and genus levels. The major anatomical/behavioural threshold between known great apes and the Hominidae is widely recognized to be bipedality and its anatomical correlates…. The anticipated recovery at Aramis of additional postcranial remains, particularly those of the lower limb and hip, may result in reassessment of these fossils at the genus and family level.
All taxonomic assessments are subject to revision if new specimens show features not previously known, so why include such a statement at all? I think that the authors had named a new species—only a new species, not a new genus—because they had limited material, none of which answered the crucial question: How did this creature move? Depending on what the rest of this fossil creature looked like, they anticipated that they might need to shift ramidus onto the ape branch of the evolutionary tree (even though the teeth looked homininlike) or—if its pelvis and legs showed evidence of two-legged locomotion—into a new hominin genus. Perhaps they had one of those nonscientific hunches that the postcranial bones would be downright surprising.
In less than nine months' time, an extraordinary but brief corrigendum appeared in Nature, written by the same authors. The name of the fossils was revised from Australopithecus ramidus to Ardipithecus ramidus (abbreviated as Ar. ramidus to prevent confusion). The new generic name, Ardipithecus, comes from the word for "ground" or "floor" in Afar. I know of no other instance in which the naming of a new genus has been published as a correction to a previous paper. More commonly, a new genus is named as part of a detailed reanalysis of already-known material and/or with a thorough description of additional, new fossils. That was not the case here.
The major distinction between Australopithecus and Ardipithecus mentioned in the corrigendum is that the dentition of the new genus is less dominated by large cheek teeth than the former. The implied explanation for the need to revise the name at all was a bald statement that a partial skeleton, including a jaw full of teeth and many postcranial bones, had been found 50 meters from the type specimen and at the same stratigraphic level. "Analysis of this specimen has begun," the authors deadpanned, "and will provide further features with which to characterize Ardipithecus."
The paleoanthropological community buzzed with excitement at this revision. First of all, the note was slipped into a major scientific journal in an unusual way. Second, the paper was as clever a way of saying "We've just found something amazing—wait until we tell you!" as anyone could imagine.
For nearly 15 years, the Aramis team held their peace and worked fervently on analyzing and understanding their new specimens, which continued to pile up. The most spectacular was the partial skeleton of Ardi. About the only comment made in public about the locomotion of Ardipithecus was a quip made by Tim White at a conference, "If you wanted to find something that moved like these things, you'd have to go to the bar scene in Star Wars."
In October 2009, the team published their work in yet another unconventional way. They took over most of an issue of Science with 11 papers (more than 50 published pages of text and figures) written by 47 coauthors on Ardipithecus' anatomy, inferred behavior, geology, dating, associated animals, plants and invertebrates, and preservation. At least as many pages of additional information appeared only in the supporting online material.
The decision to put all of this work into an issue of Science was influenced by a concern to make the facts accessible. Says White, "With the click of a mouse, Science makes available—to anybody with an Internet connection—a massive amount of material and data. This is effectively monographic treatment, for free, now." A conventional monograph is planned for the future.
In a very real sense, the biggest surprise of all was what Ardipithecus ramidus was like. It was like nothing ever seen before.
Ardipithecus may not be the elusive last common ancestor of chimps and humans, but it is far and away the best known of the oldest species. Another species in the genus, Ar. kadabba, lived at least 5.8 million years ago. Together, these new materials give us stunning insights into what the last common ancestor was like.
Practically every paleoanthropologist in the world has drawn a large Y on the blackboard for a class, labeling the lefthand branch "chimpanzees" and the righthand one "modern humans," and putting an X on the stem just below the divergence and labeling it "last common ancestor." Based on genetic distances between chimps and humans, that last common ancestor probably lived 6 to 7 million years ago.
One of the key points Ardipithecus has revealed is how our thinking has been influenced by the very shape of this common Y diagram. Because we humans have foolishly thought of chimpanzees and other apes as primitive, we have been misled into thinking that the last common ancestor would somehow be a sort of half-chimp and half-human. Some even fell into the trap of thinking that the last common ancestor was basically a chimp, forgetting that chimpanzees have had as long to evolve since that ancestor as we have. (Students who are a bit confused on this point are always asking, "But if we are descended from the apes, why aren't there new humans walking out of the jungle today?")
"We have seen the ancestor," says Tim White succinctly, "and it is not a chimpanzee."
The ancestor also was not Lucy. As the best-known specimen of Australopithecus afarensis—a species that lived between 3.6 and 2.9 million years ago—Lucy became iconic of early hominins. Lucy was an especially petite and diminutive female, standing about 1.1 meters tall, weighing about 29 kilograms, with a reconstructed braincase of about 380 cubic centimeters. When she was discovered in 1974, she seemed incredibly primitive and apelike, so the notion took root in many people's minds that our earliest ancestors ought to be small, like Lucy.
In contrast, Ardi is surprisingly large, which would have had a profound impact on her ecological niche. She stood perhaps 1.2 meters tall, weighed a hefty 50 kilograms, and had a brain size similar to Lucy's, variously estimated between 300 and 350 cubic centimeters. She was no chimpanzee, but she was within the same size range (both bodily and brainily) as modern chimpanzees and bonobos.
Like a chimp, Ardi had long arms, but her fingers were only moderate in length, and her thumbs were intermediate between a chimpanzee's relatively short thumbs and humans' relatively long thumbs. Like a chimp, she had a divergent big toe and long toes that could be used to grasp tree branches during climbing.
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In Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know, CFR Senior Fellow and Director for Latin America Studies Julia E. Sweig provides a straightforward guide to Cuba's politics, its often fraught relationship with the United States, and its shifting role in the global community. Award-winning author Sweig has toured the island's prisons, lived with Cuban families following the collapse of the Soviet Union, conducted research in government archives, and interviewed hundreds of Cubans over the last two decades.
Cuba, deemed "an excellent and refreshingly evenhanded primer" by the Los Angeles Times, is divided into four sections:
- • "Cuba Before 1959;"
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Using a question and answer format, Sweig authoritatively answers:
• Why does the United States have a naval base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba?
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Social networker and enterprise software vendor LinkedIn (LNKD) this afternoon reported Q4 revenue and earnings per share that topped consensus expectations, but missed with its Q1 and year forecast.
Revenue in the three months ended in December rose 47%, year over year, to $447.2 million, yielding EPS of 39 cents.
Analysts had, on average, been modeling $438 million and 38 cents per share.
LinkedIn's "talent solutions" business saw revenue rise 53%, year over year, to $245.6 million. Its "marketing solutions" business was up 36%, at $113.5 million. Premium subscriptions to its professional networking service were up 48%, at $88.1 million.
CEO Jeff Weiner called the results "solid" and said that "Moving forward, we are investing significantly in a focused number of long-term initiatives that will allow us to realize our vision to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce."
For the current quarter, the company sees revenue in a range of $455 million to $460 million, below the average $471 million.
For the full year, the company sees revenue in a range of $2.02 billion to $2.05 billion, below the average $2.17 billion estimate.
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Thread: My Gourami may be dying..
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How do they not have enough room they are tiny and have a bunch of open/free space. I don't know anyone who has a larger tank or who even has fish anymore. I'm going to the pet store tonight and I looked it up and the water doesn't have to be really warm and it's not very cold. I have stuff that says it reduces water changes, called easy balance.
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Do you have enough room to throw a a football with a friend in a bathtub?
That is the equivalent of those fish in that tank. A 4.5gallong tank isn't suited for anything more than shrimp-maybe ONE betta if you do it correctly.
It doesn't matter how tiny the fish are, they have to have room to move around and do their business. A puppy can fit into a kennel just fine, but you don't think it likes to be in there, does it?
The water has to be between 72-80 degrees. there really isn't an option otherwise. that is their requirement or they suffer. like humans, or range of internal temps before we get ill. the same applys for fish.
and Easy balance doesn't condition the water. you need something that removes the chlorine/choloramines from your tap water. I suggest a product called PRIME. it is concentrated and last's longer than all the other products out there.
Still need a heater
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Okay we'll I'm sorry but we had a beta in a little bowl it was made for betas and it lived for years so I don't understand why one beta could barely fit in this large tank. And none of them are having problems at all, rather than Nemo, and he is mainly just laying on his side and trying to jump out if he gets freaked.
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We keep fish now according to how they live in nature-tropical water, clean water and room to swim.
These are your fish, you are to treat them as you please and let them suffer.
Nothing I can do about that
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To put it bluntly: People here are trying to guide you by giving you the information required to properly care for your fish.
You can take our advice and apply it, Or you can watch their slow decline and death.
It really is that simple but the choice is up to you.
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Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.
Why pretend there are no stupid questions? Actually, There are many stupid questions: "Should I drink this bleach?" Is just one example.
Having said that, Just because it's a stupid question doesn't mean that it shouldn't be asked. It's better to know.
A warm beer is better than a cold beer. Because nothing is better than a cold beer, and a warm beer is better than nothing.
11-30-2012, 07:41 PM #16Junior Member Guppy
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It is up to me and I have the right things they need. Thanks for saying what I should do. I went to the pet shop and talked them. Goodbye.
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hopefully he'll wake up soon
What answer was this person looking for? Your fish has a cold drop, a few Tylenol in the tank? I registered today just because I read this thread and it made me so angry...
"My fish are all fine so don't tell me what to do. Also one or more are dying."
Unfortunately we get people like this fairly often. Some listen, some don't.
Welcome to the forums, by the way.300 gallon mega tank: sailfin pleco, clown loaches, silver dollars, roseline sharks, congo tetras, new world cichlids
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Tanks for everything but he died, it's this thing 1 of 4 gouramis get and he died yesterday morning. Thanks but all my tank is now under control. I have a place for people to test and a reasonable tank size for the fish I have. Hope you all have a good night.


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jamie found a story on research about what concussions do to athletes, with the insights coming mostly from the study of the donated brains of dead athletes. The NFL has the biggest profile in the piece, but other sports make an appearance too. Turns out that repeated concussions can result in depression, insomnia, and the beginnings of something that looks a lot like Alzheimer's. "The idea that you can whack your head hundreds of times in your life and knock yourself out and get up and be fine is gone," said [retired wrestler] Nowinski. "We know we can't do that anymore. This causes long-term damage."


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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced today that it has awarded a $2.5M contract to Raytheon of Aurora, Colo., and a $2.5M contract to Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. of BoulderThe awards are part of a series of 11 contracts awarded to different firms, totaling $20.5 million, for advanced architecture studies for its Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-R) programNOAA is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
The contracts – each has a 12-month term, with a potential option of six additional months – are designed to help NOAA define future GOES-R requirements, by analyzing different, commercially viable architecturesThrough these contracts, NOAA plans to acquire research and advanced technology information about end-to-end system alternatives from commercial specialists in the aerospace, communications, and data management fieldsGOES-R is scheduled for launch in 2012.
NOAA's GOES satellite provides data products to the commercial, educational, and public sectors to protect lives, property and the environment, and to foster economic growth and promote educational researchThe future GOES-R mission is expected to improve the quality and timeliness of environmental (weather and water) forecasts, understand climate variability, management of ecosystems, and efficient transportation of commerce systems; thus, expanding the safety and economic security of the public
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NOAA used the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) procurement mechanism to solicit these study contractsA BAA is used to advance the agency's knowledge and understanding of the state of the artThrough this mechanism a 12-month award was made to each of the following firms, at the prices statedA priced option exists for NOAA to extend the research by six months, if warranted.
In addition to Raytheon and Ball Aerospace, the firms selected for award were: Spectrum Astro, Gilbert, Ariz., $1,000,000; Integral Systems, Inc., Lanham, Md., $500,000; Carr Astronautics, Washington, D.C., $500,000; Orbital Sciences Corp., Dulles, Va., $2,000,000; Northrop Grumman, Redondo Beach, Calif., $2,500,000; Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc., Columbia, Md., $500,000; Boeing Satellite Systems, Inc., Los Angeles, Calif., $2,500,000; Harris Corp., Melbourne, Fla., $1,500,000; and Lockheed Martin Corp., Greenbelt, Md., $2,500,000.
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Description Running Strawberry Bush or Running Euonymus is a trailing, woodland ground cover which may grow to 12 in. in height, spreading almost indefinitely. Foliage is dense and turns brilliant tones of purple, maroon, and pink in fall. These colors last until late November or early December. When the leaves abscise, bright-green stems are revealed. The fruit capsule, preceded by pale-green flowers with purple stamens, is pink.
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For much of Friday night's WIAA Division 2 football playoff game, Brookfield East was not in top form, while Greendale was playing well.
As a result, the game turned out to be a tight, exciting affair – but in the end, the Spartans made just a few more big plays than the Panthers and walked away with a 28-21 triumph at Stephen J. Gavinski Field in Greendale.
East improved to 10-0 and notched its first-ever second-round playoff victory. The Spartans will meet either Whitefish Bay or Brookfield Central next weekend in a third-round contest.
Greendale, meanwhile, finished an up-and-down season at 6-4.
"It was a great effort," East head coach Tom Swittel said, "but we just didn't play well. We were just out of sync on offense and defense. A lot of credit has to go to Greendale for that. They (the Panthers) played extremely well tonight, maybe as well as they could play, I don't know.
"We made mistakes and made it difficult on ourselves, that's for sure, but we found a way to win."
Greendale head coach Rob Stoltz said, "We played well; we didn't play great. We didn't make all the plays that we needed to make. When you're a team like we are, you have to play great to win. We played very well, I thought, but ultimately, it's not going to do anything for us."
In a game in which the momentum went back and forth, the Spartans were always able to stay one step ahead of the Panthers.
They were able to do so because of a handful of huge plays, including one with just 20 seconds remaining in the first half.
About one minute earlier, Greendale quarterback Josh Ringelberg had fired a laser to a wide- open Cody Kmetz for a 26-yard touchdown. Frankie Rutkowski kicked the extra point to tie the game at 7-7.
After the kickoff, East took over at its own 36 but moved downfield with the help of a defensive holding call on Greendale that put the ball at the Panthers' 43-yard line.
Running back Zach Schober rambled six yards to the 37 and after two incomplete passes by quarterback Zach Damico, East faced a 4th-and-4. Schober took a handoff, headed to his left, found an opening and sprinted down the sideline the rest of the way for a touchdown. Connor Allen's extra point put East up 14-7 with 11 seconds left in the half.
"That was a counter to the outside," said Schober, who finished with 158 yards rushing and three scores. "Basically, what we wanted to do is just get a first down, get 10, 15 yards or so, get our kicker into field goal range and try to put at least three points on the board.
"I broke in the clear, and why did I do that? It's because our offensive line created a big hole for me. That was huge, putting us up by a touchdown at the end of the half."
On its second series of the second half, East drove 65 yards in five plays, with Schober running 36 yards to the Greendale 12, then tallying from six yards. Allen's point after made it 21-7 with 4 minutes, 58 seconds left in the third quarter.
Just when it looked like East might be taking control, however, the Panthers answered with a 58-yard, 11-play march on which Ringelberg ran six times for 32 yards, including a two-yard score. Rutkowski hit the extra point to bring Greendale within 21-14 with 59 seconds left in the third.
Early in the fourth, after Greendale opted for a quick kick by Ringelberg on 3rd-and-18, the Spartans took the ball on their own 18.
They had worked their way to the 33 when they made another crucial big play. Alec James, the standout defensive lineman, came in at running back, took the ball and bolted 67 yards down the left sideline for a score, making it 28-14 with 9:46 remaining in the game.
"We don't use him much on offense because he is so valuable on defense," Swittel said. "Schober was gassed, and when we asked (James) if he could play on offense, he said he had been waiting for the chance."
When Greendale was forced to punt on its next possession, it appeared again as if East was in fine shape. The punt, however, was fumbled, and Greendale's Zack Henderson recovered at the East 45.
Ringelberg completed 4-of-4 passes for 42 yards on the ensuing drive, including back-to-back strikes to Kmetz and a seven-yard scoring toss to Mitchell Brees, cutting it to 28-21 with 4:43 still left.
East's Damico then threw his first interception of the season to give Greendale the ball at its own 34 with 2:14 remaining in the game.
Ringelberg moved the Panthers to the East 49 but then threw too low for Kmetz on third down. His fourth-down pass just missed Brees at about the 20, enabling the Spartans to survive.
Damico collected 60 yards on the ground and 70 through the air, with Brian Smith and Kyle Wirtz combining for 10 catches.
For Greendale, Ringelberg totaled 70 yards rushing and 98 passing, with Kmetz catching six balls for 66 yards. Jake Zywicki added 89 yards rushing. For the second straight season, East ended Greendale's year in the playoffs.
"They're a talented team," Stoltz said. "They have a boatload of seniors who put them in position to make plays, and they make them."
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By NEMS Daily Journal
We asked Parrish Alford and Brad Locke to guess which less-talked-about signee might be a difference-maker for the Rebels and Bulldogs this fall.
Rebels: Derrick Jones, WR, Eupora
Oxford – If Derrick Jones was truly flying under the radar in Ole Miss' top 10 recruiting class, it may be hard for him to do that much longer.
Jones saw his profile raised when Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze raved about him at the Wednesday press conference.
"Derrick Jones may be one of the hidden games in this class," Freeze told reporters.
At Eupora, Jones as been named all-district in basketball as well as football. Freeze, who has basketball in his blood after winning championships as the girls coach at Briarcrest Christian School, made note of Jones' athleticism and his play above the rim.
Jones is listed at 6-foot-2, 185 pounds, a frame that can grow.
That may make Jones a candidate to redshirt this fall, considering there are five wide receivers in the class – including the nation's No. 1-ranked wide receiver, Laquon Treadwell, and a four-star prospect from the Dallas metro area, Quincy Adeboyejo, for whom Ole Miss trumped Texas Tech, Baylor, Nebraska and others.
Jones narrowly missed 1,000 yards on 44 catches as a Eupora senior. He was named all-state and listed as the No. 9 player in Mississippi.
A redshirt year could be in his future, but if basketball play above the rim translates to leaping grabs next August, Jones will make that a difficult decision for Freeze.
Parrish Alford
Bulldogs: Jake Thomas, OT, Columbus
Starkville – National signing day has a natural focus on the present, but the ramifications are long-term. For Mississippi State, one of the best long-term benefits of Wednesday's class could be in the form of Jake Thomas.
The offensive tackle from Columbus hasn't received near as much hype as some of his fellow signees. But the Bulldogs have struggled to find solid tackle play the last couple of seasons, and Thomas could become part of the answer there.
The 6-foot-5, 300-pounder played left tackle at Columbus.
MSU head coach Dan Mullen, who's been watching Thomas since eighth grade, said "one thing that helps him is he's been big for a long time, so he know how to move his body. He's adjusted to being a big man and can move his feet."
Thomas said he was 6-4, 270 in ninth grade, when he played tight end.
He's not locked in as a tackle at State; in fact, Thomas played guard in Tuesday's International Bowl, a high school All-Star game.
Thomas said that "we kind of agreed that I have the ability to move along the line. I'm not really set at any specific place."
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By Tiernan Ray
Following speculation today kicked off by The Financial Times's Alphville blog about Verizon Communications (VZ) teaming up with AT&T (T) to buy out some or all of the assets of Verizon's partner in wireless, Vodafone (VOD), Verizon this afternoon issued a statement saying it still is willing to buy out Vodafone's share of Verizon Wireless, but has no plans to do so now.
Verizon said,
Verizon Communications Inc. ("Verizon") notes the recent press speculation regarding a potential merger with or purchase by Verizon of Vodafone. As Verizon has said many times, it would be a willing purchaser of the 45% stake that Vodafone holds in Verizon Wireless. It does not, however, currently have any intention to merge with or make an offer for Vodafone, whether alone or in conjunction with others.


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Fagor 6 qt. Electric Multi-Cooker - Pressure Cooker, Slow Cooker and Rice Cooker
From Fagor, this three-in-one Electric Multi-Cooker (670040230) serves as a pressure cooker, a slow cooker and a rice cooker, all in one compact appliance. Each of the three cooking applications have their own preset programs within the control panel, allowing you to simply push a button and let the cooker do the rest. The removable nonstick cooking pot has a generous 6 qt. capacity, great for cooking family-sized or buffet-style meals.
In addition to pressure cooking, slow cooking and rice cooking, the control panel also features "brown" and "warm" functions that come in handy before and after the actual cooking process. Use the brown function to pre-cook meats before adding them to stew or queso. Use the warming feature to slowly reheat a meal or to keep food warm before serving. Additional features include a delay timer up to 8 hours, self-locking lid, auto pressure release and anti-overheating protection.
Pressure Cooking Program:In general, pressure cooking drastically reduces the cook time for any meal. Choose between high (9 psi) and low (5 psi) pressure to prepare a variety of healthy meals in minutes
Self-Locking Safety Lid:During pressure cooking, the lid remains tightly sealed and will not open if pressure is detected inside the cooker
Automatic Pressure Release:This setting automatically releases pressure once food is finished cooking, allowing for safer operation while pressure cooking
- Model: 670040230Fagor 6 qt. Electric Multi-Cooker
- Brand: FagorPressure cooking, slow cooking and rice cooking
- Three-in-one countertop cookerBrown and warm functions
- Delay timer up to 8 hoursSelf-locking safety lid
- LED display screenAuto pressure release
- Soft touch control buttonsOverheating protection
- Manual includes 40 recipesPower: 11-V
- Warranty: 1 yearDimensions: 16.5" H x 12.5" Diameter
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Patricia Morrisroe received a B.A. from Tufts University and an M.A. from NYU. She is the author of Mapplethorpe: A Biography and was for many years a contributing editor to New York magazine. She has written for numerous other publications, including Vanity Fair and Vogue. With her husband, Lee, she divides her time between a noisy apartment in New York City and a (relatively) quiet house in Westchester County.


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This is a wonderful recipe for mushrooms. Very simple, so nothing overpowers the delicious earthiness. All I had on hand were some creminis leftover from a barbecue, and it was still fantastic. I can't wait to try with other varieties. Other ideas to play with: add some dry white wine at the end, add thyme, or sprinkle with Hungarian paprika. A definite keeper.
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My adult children decide we needed a new traditional dish for the holidays. One being a vegetarian, wanted a mushroom dish. This recipe was very easy and got rave reviews. I did double it out of need for large family dinner. And because the market didn't have a big variety of wild mushrooms, I did use about half button mushrooms. I'll search for enough wild ones next time. It's a keeper and will become a new tradition.
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The Theme for this years Friends of Scouting Campaign is "Scouting Changes Lives". And that is a fact.. unarguably a fact.
Scouting offers those life changing moments, moments that shape our young men, build character, and most of all provide for lasting memories.
Some of the older guys in the Troop are getting to that point were Scouting may not look to cool to their friends. This is were the life changing happens. Providing a relevant program for them is critical, keeping them engaged in Scouting paramount. As I gave this thought, I thought about the poem "The Road Less Traveled" and how it fit for our young men today. Talk about relevance..
Lets encourage our young men to take that road less traveled. While it may not be cool or popular the rewards of the Scouting trail are many and differences are beyond belief.
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that, the passing there
Had worn them really about the same
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet, knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference
by Robert Frost
Happy Scouting!


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Ganache, the cream and chocolate mixture, is ready to use when it mounds slightly when dropped from a spoon. It will become firmer the longer it cools.
Glaze the cake on a rack with waxed paper under the rack; any extra drips of the ganache will fall onto the waxed paper. When the ganache hardens, you can easily and neatly transfer the cake to your serving plate.
Stir 2 tablespoons freeze-dried or powdered instant coffee (dry) or 1 tablespoon grated orange peel into the cake batter.
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By Chris Kieffer/NEMS Daily Journal
TUPELO – More than 30 years ago, the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal embarked on an ambitious plan to improve literacy in Mississippi.
The late Journal Publisher George McLean was discouraged by low reading scores of Lee County school children and was determined to do something about it. So he donated $1.1 million to fund a reading aide for all 24 first-grade classrooms in Lee County, Baldwyn and Nettleton over 10 years beginning with a pilot program in 1977. This was at a time when Mississippi did not yet have public kindergarten classrooms.
"Mr. McLean really had a heart for children and reading," said Beth Jackson, who taught first grade at Shannon Elementary at that time.
The aide would allow teachers to divide their students into smaller groups to better focus on teaching literacy.
The concept was a new one and emerged from conversations McLean had with Benjamin Bloom, an educational psychologist famous for his taxonomy analyzing different learning types. McLean traveled to Chicago to meet with Bloom and also brought the educational thinker to Tupelo to speak to teachers.
The goal was for all students to be reading on grade level by the end of third grade.
McLean's private gift to public education was rare at the time, and it drew national media attention from the New York Times and NBC News, among others.
"This was unprecedented, probably in the country, we would build community support around reading at first grade and the primary level," said Billy Crews, whom McLean hired to oversee the program and who later served a lengthy tenure as Journal publisher and CEO.
"Who in the country at that time raised money privately to help kids read better? Nobody. If you were giving corporate money, you gave money for college scholarships."
Its impact was swift. The year before the program began, Lee County first-graders scored in the 23rd percentile in reading on the California Achievement Test. During the program's pilot year, when most classrooms only had the aide for half of the year, they rose to the 48th percentile.
Private money was raised to expand the program to second grade in 1980, and when the school year ended, second-grade students scored in the 52nd percentile, a 16 percent increase, and first-graders were in the 59th percentile.
"Some teachers were successful in developing meaningful ways to break classrooms into groups and increase time on task," said Crews, who regularly observed the reading instruction. "I would take the concepts that worked well and share them with others.
"By doing that, I was shining a spotlight on it and saying, what you are doing in first grade is critical to the instructional system."
Jackson said the program made it easier for teachers to give attention to struggling students.
"We built on student's strengths and took them where they were," she said. "Everyone couldn't fit the same mold, so everyone couldn't be handed the same thing. That is a lot of hard work for teachers, but that is the key for students to be successful."
Jackson, who is still in the education field, said they used a lot of multi-sensory techniques then, something she said is now coming back into vogue. They also had a strong phonics program.
The program's success caught the attention of those trying to improve the state's educational system during the early 1980s, and it was included in the landmark 1982 Educational Reform Act.
The law put assistant teachers to help with reading in all kindergarten to third-grade classrooms. It never produced the same results seen in Lee County.
"It is always a problem when you take something to scale and you have a much larger audience," said Cathy Grace, who oversaw the statewide program during its first years as the early childhood coordinator with the Mississippi Department of Education.
The quality of the school's principal made a big difference in how well the program was executed, Grace said. Some school leaders began using the aides for purposes other than for reading.
"We started to see there was a need for guidance," she said. "We were not able to monitor how some principals and superintendents let assistant teachers be utilized in schools.
"We had to constantly remind them, these were not substitutes, they were not secretaries, they were not there to put up bulletin boards or to do playground duty."
Teachers were not familiar with having another adult in their classrooms, and despite training, many of them struggled to use that person effectively, Grace said. The quality of assistant teachers, who were paid less than half as much as a licensed teacher, also varied.
"In many communities, it became an employment thing rather than a teaching thing," said former State Superintendent of Education Tom Burnham. "That was one issue, what kind of qualifications do these people bring?"
Although assistant teachers still exist in Mississippi schools, their numbers have been dramatically reduced by funding cuts through the years. Multiple classrooms often share assistants, and few of them focus specifically on literacy instruction.
The strength of Lee County's program, Crews said, was that it had clearly defined goals, oversight and accountability.
"We had people in the community saying it was important," Crews said. "When you go statewide, you lose that."
The program has had an impact in ideas it has spawned. Former State Superintendent Richard Boyd said some of the things the Barksdale Reading Institute is doing with small-group literacy instruction is similar to concepts from the Reading Aide program. Boyd, who led the state's education system shortly after the Education Reform Act, held a leadership position at BRI when it first began.
"If you did it like we did it at BRI, which is that assistant means not an aide but an assistant teacher really doing some tutoring, then that could pay dividends," said Boyd, who noted he began to see the program slipping away as assistants were used for different purposes.
Jackson now works for the Program of Research & Evaluation For Public Schools at Mississippi State University to evaluate schools that have received state dyslexia grants.
"It is ironic that so many activities you see being encouraged for dyslexic students and struggling readers are so many of the same things we said 30 or 40 years ago would work for students," she said.
"…We really thought it could change Mississippi, and I think if they did it the way Lee County did it, it might have."


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One of North Texas' greatest football players will be returning to Denton this fall.
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DISD AD Ken Purcell praised UNT's efforts to play Monday's games
We finally got past that pesky regional final round of the state high school football playoffs. You know, that round that's been delayed because of all this pesky ice on the roads.
Ryan and Guyer played their respective regional final games yesterday in a "doubleheader" at North Texas' Apogee Stadium (the Ryan game started at 3 p.m., Guyer at 7:30 p.m.)
Denton ISD Ken Purcell had great things to say about the folks at UNT and Derek Grice, the head of facilities at UNT.
As of Monday morning, this is what the field looked like:
PHOTO: Crews work to clear Apogee Stadium. Cedar Hill vs. Denton Ryan at 3 p.m. today. http://t.co/iLqYPgtkPd pic.twitter.com/c3rQRXg4JW
— FOX 4 NEWS (@FOX4) December 9, 2013
And when I showed up to the stadium, the field looked like this:
Checking in from Apogee Stadium for today's game between Ryan and @CHLonghorns #txhsfb pic.twitter.com/3p9F5ixVoR
— Ben Baby (@Ben_Baby) December 9, 2013
Purcell flagged me down in the press box at Apogee and emphatically praised UNT and Grice.
"We started working Thursday on sites, when the storm blew in," Purcell said. "And the University of North Texas has been super. Some people are a little bit bothered by the parking lots and the stands and all that. But yesterday, there was four inches of snow and ice on there. In fact, at 7 o'clock [Monday] morning, there were four inches of snow and ice on there.
"And I was out here and I watched them. They rented tractors and everything to make sure this field is playable, and I'm just amazed at how good this field looks."
Guyer originally was going to play at Justin Northwest, but that game was moved to Apogee and was scheduled after the Ryan game. It was highly important to get the games in on Monday, because the UIL says five days must be between football games.
The UNT athletic department staff also scraped off a section of the bleachers on the student side of the stadium so fans could enjoy a couple of pretty good games.


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The case is slim and clear as advertised. But it doesn't cover the top and bottom section well. Less Bottom coverage is understandable due to speakers, but top part is fully exposed, leaving the iphone very unprotected.If you drop the phone and if top part(side with power key) of iPhone hits ground, there is no chance that the case can protect the phone. It's super slim, but the slimness seems to be at the big cost of less safety for the iphone.
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Product is well made except it does not cover the top or very bottom of the screen hence if dropped can crack screen. Actually mine did because it contacted where the case did not cover screen. Don't trust it get a case that covers the whole screen
Just what I needed. 10/17/2012
This case is just what I needed. A thin case, clear that doesn't make my iphone bulky and it protects it properly.
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Good quality with surprise gift!
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Great price and my wife loves how it fits and still keep the iPhone nice and slim.
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From System Dynamics and Discrete Event to Practical Agent Based Modeling: Reasons, Techniques, Tools Andrei Borshchev and Alexei Filippov. The 22nd International Conference of the System Dynamics Society, July 25 - 29, 2004, Oxford, England
This paper may be considered as a practical reference for those who wish to add (now sufficiently matured) Agent Based modeling to their analysis toolkit and may or may not have some System Dynamics or Discrete Event modeling background. We focus on systems that contain large numbers of active objects (people, business units, animals, vehicles, or even things like projects, stocks, products, etc. that have timing, event ordering or other kind of individual behavior associated with them). We compare the three major paradigms in simulation modeling: System Dynamics, Discrete Event and Agent Based Modeling with respect to how they approach such systems. We show in detail how an Agent Based model can be built from an existing System Dynamics or a Discrete Event model and then show how easily it can be further enhanced to capture much more complicated behavior, dependencies and interactions thus providing for deeper insight in the system being modeled.» 続きを読む
A Methodological Framework for Business-Oriented Modeling of IT Infrastructure Ariel Landau, Segev Wasserkrug, Dagan Gilat, Natalia Razinkov, Aviad Sela, and Sarel Aiber. 2004 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC'04), December 5-8, Washington, D.C., USA
The creation of IT simulation models for uses such as capacity planning and optimization is becoming more and more widespread. Traditionally, the creation of such models required deep modeling and/or programming expertise, thus severely limiting their extensive use. Moreover, many modern intelligent tools now require simulation models in order to carry out their function. For these tools to be widely deployable, the derivation of simulation models must be made possible without requiring excessive technical knowledge.» 続きを読む
Spatial Dynamics of Social Network Evolution Sara Metcalf and Mark Paich. The 23rd International Conference of the System Dynamics Society, July 17 - 21, 2005, Boston, USA
This paper explores the problem of fragmenting social networks enabled by spatial distancing between distinct socioeconomic classes. Such fragmentation is evidenced by the experience of urban sprawl without population growth. We develop a prototype model to examine the spatial dynamics of social network evolution in the face of neighborhood migration. This model draws upon the small world analogy by using an initial template of connections that are "rewired" over time. Spatially, connections are established for neighborhood proximity. Socially, connections are added based upon similarity of economic class.» 続きを読む
Optimizing Freight Transportation Policies for Sustainability - A Simulation-Based Investigation of Freight Transportation Policy Planning and Supply Chains Christopher Glazner and Sgouris Sgouridis, MIT Sloan School of Management
Regional freight transportation policy planning is a difficult task, as few policy-planners have adequate tools to aid their understanding of how various policy formulations affect this complex, socio-technical system. In this paper, we develop a proof-of-concept model to simulate the impacts of public policies on freight transportation in a simulated region. We use the techniques of multi-disciplinary system design and optimization to analyze the formulation of regional freight transportation policies and examine the relative effects of policies and exogenous forces on the region in order to provide insight into the policy-planning process. Both single objective and multi-objective analysis is performed to provide policy-planners with a clear understanding of the trade-offs made in policy formulation.» 続きを読む
A Spatio Temporal Simulation Model for Evaluating Delinquency and Crime Policies Sergio E. Quijada, Juan F. Arcas, Cristian Renner, and Luis Rabelo. 2005 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC'05), December 4-7, Orlando, FL, USA
System Dynamics, has been useful for a variety of disciplines; however, it has limitations in showing a geographical representation of the models under study. This paper proposes a methodology based on layered vectors which allows the use a city's census information to feed a Geographic Information System (GIS). The GIS objects implemented into System Dynamics and located at coordinates X.Y.Z become the entry parameters for the simulation.» 続きを読む
Multimethod Simulation Modeing using AnyLogic Andrei Borshchev, INFORMS Roundtable Meeting Fall 2007, Seattle, USA
The presentation shows you how to develop simulation models, choose abstraction level and methodology.» 続きを読む
On the Dynamic Formation of Infrastructure in Wireless Ad-Hoc Nano-Networks Christos Liaskos, Member, IEEE, and Georgios Papadimitriou, Senior Member, IEEE
Nano-sized wireless ad-hoc networks are expected to play a critical role in future medical, industrial quality control, environmental monitoring and military applications. The networking of nano-nodes will require an even more simple protocol stack, at least until manufacturing capabilities in nano-scales experience a major breakthrough. To this end, the present work introduces a simple physical layer which combines MAC, routing, beam forming and source location discovery capabilities.» 続きを読む
Decreased length of stay after addition of healthcare provider in emergency department triage Theodore Eugene Day, Abdul Rahim Al-Roubaie, Eric Jonathan Goldlust; EMJ Online First, August 22, 2012
The objective of this paper was to determine the effects of adding a healthcare provider in triage on average length of stay (LOS) and proportion of patients with >6 h LOS. The other goal was to assess the accuracy of computer simulation in predicting the magnitude of such effects on these metrics.» 続きを読む
A multi-paradigm, whole system view of health and social care for age-related macular degeneration Joe Viana, Stuart Rossiter, Andrew A. Channon, Sally C. Brailsford, Andrew Lotery, WSC-2012, Berlin
This paper presents a hybrid simulation model for the management of an eye condition called age-related macular degeneration, which particularly affects the elderly. The model represents not only the detailed clinical progression of disease in an individual, but also the organization of the hospital clinic in which patients with this condition are treated and the wider environment in which these patients live (and their social care needs, if any, are met). The model permits a 'whole system' societal view which captures the interactions between the health and social care systems» 続きを読む
Advancement simulation of tunnel boring machines Tobias Rahm, Kambiz Sadri, Christian Koch, Markus Thewes, Markus König, WSC-2012, Berlin
In mechanized tunneling a significant loss of performance resulting from weak spots in the supply chain or unforeseen geological conditions is a frequent and costly problem. Furthermore, disturbances of critical machine components can have such impact on the production that unforeseen modifications become necessary. Due to the sequential character the malfunction of one element might evoke cascading-effects which may result in a complete standstill of the tunneling progress. Transparent evaluation of applicable tunnel boring machine designs is essential in order to improve the productivity, avoid unplanned interruptions and to estimate the project duration in general. In order to meet these defiances, this paper presents a multimethod simulation model to investigate the advancement rate of tunnel boring machines. Processrelated disturbances can be considered easily within the presented simulation model. Simulation experiments demonstrate the purposive functionality of the model and visualize the significant influence of technical failure on the overall project performance» 続きを読む


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YUIN PK3 Earbuds
"Looking at the picture of the PK3's I wasn't expecting much. They look and feel cheap using a generic case for the drivers making them easy to fake. (In fact my first pair were fake!) these earbuds sound GREAT! Especially considering the price ($44) I have a few pair of earbuds in this same and higher price range and these PK3's knock all of them out of the water. They have a flat sounding..." --thebluebulk
" TFTA-2100-2V1S Review Brief version is at the end Thanks to TFTA.EU for the sample. First impressions: Well my first thought is this thing needs a better name because I can't see any one remembering it. My second is that these very much are reminiscent of the Denon C751 to look at and I can see a comparison coming. Actually..." --mark2410
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" These were my sweetest sounding head-gear yet. It would be brilliant all-rounder if it would not require a portable amp for portable use. This is the first reason i left it, otherwise i almost got an ear infection from those foams.., they get dirty in a few weeks of massive use. I recommend them to clean, i boiled them in water. " --angevoi
Thin Film Technology Acoustics - TFTA-2100-3V2B (1XB)
" Intro This is a review of the TFT Acoustics - TFTA 1XB. These are TFTA's flagship IEMs, costing ~AUD$150. This puts them at somewhat upper mid-level IEMs. The 1XB and the 1VS are TFTA's two high end models where the 1XB is tuned to produce more sub-bass. Out of the box, they sounded pretty open, probably due to the small vent but the bass dominated the spectrum. I allowed them to..." --navmau
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" Well firstly this is not a true iem. The sound is about as great as one could get from an earbud. In my limited experience and without trying the pk1, I would say these are the finest buds you can buy. With that said, these are not for everyone, this is a niche product within an already niche market. I find driving it with my D12 anaconda makes for a pleasurable sound,..." --Jamesdeandoa
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" Here are the high end earbuds from the British company RMXdirect Limited (there is a cheaper model called TFTA 1200-V1). TFTA is short for Thin Film Technology Accoustics. The earbuds are advertised in the following way: "Thin Film Technology is a passive dynamic-balancing system, combining acoustic know-how and material knowledge achieved by placing a thin film inside the housing...." --Danneq
Thin Film Technology Acoustics - TFTA-2101-2V1 (TFTA-3V)
Engineered by professionals for professionals. The metal housing relays an honesty not heard before with in-ear headphones. The accuracy and clear audio reproduction and a frequency range that is wider than any other comparable headset on sale today at this price. The tight fitting bud automatically creates noise isolation and extraneous noise is all but eliminated. Full frequency treble,...
Yuin Pk2 Earphones
PK2 earphones are the low impedance version of PK1. Although not as good as PK1, PK2's sound signature is similar to PK1. You don't have to drive PK2 with an expensive head-amp. If you are looking for something with high performance/price ratio, PK2 might be the best choice.
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text: Yesterday I went into the Wal-Mart closest to me. The newly re-arranged toy department was sporting POTJ figures for 4.00! Unfortunately, they only had about a million Boomer droids and Han Bespins left. They were in a pretty remote discount section, I hope this does not mean POTJ will no longer be carried by Wal-Mart. Incidentially, I picked up one of the Boomer droids and it rang up as 2 bucks! I asked the girl to check it again and it came up the same. Could be a mistake though. At the time this Wal-Mart in Shrewsbury, PA was built, it was touted as the biggest Wal-Mart in the U.S. so I wonder if the other Wal-Marts will follow suit as well.


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Friendly Apartment for 3-4 Persons near Metropol Theatre (HG47-18)
Size60 m²
Floor No.(with elevator)
- Kitchen
- Elevator in building
- Family/child friendly
- Internet/WiFi
Accommodation summary
|Hernalser Gürtel, 1170 Vienna, Austria
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In the apartment house you will find the trendy Cafe Latte, where you can have breakfast, lunch or cocktails in the evening, as well as a bakery open till midnight!
A supermarket, restaurants, an ice cream parlor, snack bars, a kiosk (at the underground station) and shops are within walking distance. Fashionable bars and restaurants can be found under the arches of the underground (""Stadtbahnboegen"").
Our apartment house is located in front of an underground and tramway station. It takes about 10 minutes to get to the city center and less than 10 minutes to Mariahilferstrasse with its endless shopping possibilities.
The Metropol theatre is within walking distance, Volksoper and Josefstadt Theatre are within easy reach as well.
You can park your car free of charge in the streets of the nearby 17th district. In the 8th district parking is subject to a parking management scheme restricting parking to a maximum of 2 hours on business days from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and making it subject to a charge.
This apartment is perfectly suited for 4 Persons.
Looking forward to welcoming you!
Birgit and Walter
House rulesChange of bedlinen and towels upon request: EUR 10,- per person.
Internet Account (WLAN): EUR 1,- per day
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Reviews for this host's other properties
Very well located and very nice, very clean and inviting flat. Very friendly and helpful hosts, Birgit and Walther. They recommended us "Kurkonditorei" (Oberlaa, Neuer Markt 16), restaurants with local food and how to get from the airport to Lassallestrasse "as the Viennese do" (Schnellbahn S7 to Praterstern and U1 Bahn in direction Leopoldau one station to Vorgartenstrasse and you are here!).
The woman giving us the key (Katherina) is very friendly and cheerful.
A good stay, thank you.
Appartment was exactly what we expected!
Everything was as written. It was really a clean place. And the place location is good. Birgit and Walter are very helpful people. Thanks for everything.
Perfect location! Nice and clean appartment.
The apartment is very well connected . He noted for its comfort. The only drawback is perhaps the traffic noise but the windows isolate perfectly noise . Communication with the host was at all times very quick and they helped us with any doubt.
Highly recommended.
We had a great time in Viena and really liked the apartment.
The apartment was very clean, spacious and had everything we needed.
We had no issues checking in or out. And the lady that gave us the keys was very understanding and welcoming.
The apartment location is very good. Is not far from the center, you can get there in 10-15 min max with the U1 Metro. You only have 3 stops, and there is a metro station around the corner from the apartment.
You can find a EuroSpar and Billa not far from the apartment (about 10 min walk).
We enjoined our stay and plan to come back. Wen we do this apartment will be our first choice.
very good location, very nice suite as the pictures
I was in Wien in March, the house is 1 minute to the tube station and in 10 minutes you can get the City centre. There is a small shop near the flat perfect to buy food. The flat is quiet and clean and Katherine was very helpful and friendly with us.
Landlord - Helpful and good communication. Detailed instructions to get there provided without asking. Apartment - Looks new and comfortable with good heating. The only thing missing is an oven in case you need to bake a cake or lasagne. Otherwise, it is completely furnished, from coffee machine, microwave oven to fridge. Location - Very convenient. 5 mins to the city center. The U-Bahn station is literally just 30 steps from the main door and there's a convenient store right next to it. It's already on my fave list.
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I have finally got a working version of my on-off Tic-Tac-Toe project ready for release. What I am looking for now is some feedback from this wonderful community as to what I can improve before I enter my final stage of development.
List of known issues:
- Cannot 'X' out of the window,
- Sometimes a shape can't be placed in certain squares, I have yet to pin-point this but am working at it.
- Not very pretty,
- AI is simplistic,
- Save file can be edited, presenting option to cheat,
- I do not have access to another Windows PC, therefore cannot test if the EXE even runs!
- There is a music loop, I have yet to find a royalty free sound so have edited this from my code.
https://dl.dropbox.c... by Stitchs.rar
I am currently editing a lot of rubbish out of my code and am yet unable to share this yet, but it will come soon for critique. Currently it's just the application.
Thanks so much for your time in reading and, if you do download and test, testing.
EDIT: I have now made my code available for Critique, I thank anyone in advance who takes the time to read it and provide feedback.
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The names and descriptions of various types of teas can be confusing, but all the familiar types of Chinese teas - green tea, black tea, white tea, Oolong - are all made from the dried leaves of the tea bush, Camellia sinensis var. Sinensis. The plant is native to China, South and Southeast Asia and commonly called a tea plant or tea shrub. The special features of white tea is that it is picked when the leaf buds are still small and unopened and show fine silvery-white hair like structures. For this reason, white tea is also sometimes called "silver tip" tea. Unlike green and black teas, which are processed to oxidize the leaves under controlled heat and humidity (in a method known as fermentation), white tea is subjected to minimal processing: The young leaf buds are allowed to wither in natural sunlight, then are dried;that is all that is done to them. Because the leaves are so young, and the tea undergoes so little preparation, white tea is considered to provide the most natural flavor of tea. Although tea historians are not sure of the exact date when white tea first began to be produced, it was probably in the early 19th century in Fujan Province, China;it now also grown and prepared in Taiwan and northern Thailand.
Aside from white tea's popularity as a beverage, it also features some chemical constituents which provide important contributions to skin and other tissue health. Tea, that is, all types of Camellia sinensis (there are four varieties and approximately eight cultivars), contain a flavenoid compound called catechins. Up to 30% of the dry weight of a freshly-picked tea leaf is comprised of catechins, a larger percentage than in any other known plant. These catechins act as very powerful antioxidants, scavenging (that is, absorbing) free oxygen radicals in the body. The effectiveness of an antioxidant is measured on a scale known as "oxygen radical absorbance capacity" (ORAC). This scale shows that white tea, like black and green teas, measure well over 1100 units (the exact figures vary depending upon the samples tested), showing an ORAC level 8 or 10 times higher than that of other famously effective sources of antioxidants, such as wild blueberries. The minimal processing used to prepare white tea seems to retain more of the catechins than in other, more processed, teas.
White tea extract provides a range of practical benefits. As an antioxidant, it helps prevent tumor formation and helps to repair skin damage as a result of over-exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun. While white tea extract should not be used as a substitute for sunscreen - every skin care regimen should include the use of sunscreen with an appropriate SPF level - studies have shown that white tea extract can help repair tissues if sun damage does occur. The catechins also work to strengthen elastin and collagen tissues in the skin by fighting the process which helps break down these tissues. As a result, firmer and more youthful looking skin can be maintained.
Medical studies have also shown that white tea extract is also antibacterial and antiviral, helping to overcome skin infection. Combined with its anti-inflammatory effects, white tea extract can provide benefits for such conditions as eczema, acne, rosacea and other forms of dermatitis.
There are indications that white tea extracts protect the Langerhans cells in the human body. These are antigen-presenting immune cells which are found at all levels of the skin tissue and are sometimes called "watchdog cells." Their purpose is to protect human tissue against germs and mutated proteins (pre-cancerous conditions), so by protecting Langerhans cells, white tea extract indirectly boosts the immune system.
Because of its powerful effect, white tea extract is used in a wide variety of skin care products. It is particularly valued in products with the goal of antioxidant effects, skin repair and protection, anti-aging and youthful toning benefits. White tea extract, and extracts from other products of the tree plant or shrub, Camellia sinensis should not be confused with tea tree oil. This other ingredient is steam distilled from an Australian tree, Melaleuca alternifolia and has entirely different benefits. The ingredients lists in skin care products will usually identify white tea extract by including the scientific name of the species, Camellia sinensis.


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I am in....
Gonna be a bad year for Texas schools. With the Lumberjacks losing last night, there might not be one basketball team from the state invited to play. Maybe Baylor.
Wide open tournament this year. I still might pick Duke if they're healthy.
I'm in. Going with either Louisville or the winner of the B1G game today. I pounded everyone UConn two years ago. Kentucky was too easy last year. This year it's wide open.
This years tournament is as wide open as any have been in a long time. There really is no one dominant team and I think that the smaller conferences are catching up to the bigger ones in talent. Being a Syracuse fan it is I believe going to be a short stay for the orangemen. Right now though Louisville is playing really well and will at least make the final four and is my pick to win it all.
My sleeper team is Bucknell, we will see how that works out.
I'm in -My feeling as I'm going through the round of 72. I see someone who can beat someone I think unbeatable . Should be fun to watch.Originally Posted by Izzo
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Everyone's friend is No One's friend
Someday your life will flash before your eyes. It's your responsibility to make sure it's worth watching!
Like every year there were certainly a couple of seedings that one would question. It is as wide open as I can remember, should be fun.
I hate rude behavior in a man, won't tolerate it. Captain Woodrow Call
Being the homer that I am, I would love to see WI match up with Gonzaga!!!!!
Stan b & Elvis
People can say what they want about the Badger, but one has to give credit where credit is due and that is Bo Ryan is a wonderful coach. I find it interesting all the good kids he gets from Minnesota yet those kids are never high on numb nuts Tubby Smith's list. I like your Badger team, they are tough!!
I hate rude behavior in a man, won't tolerate it. Captain Woodrow Call


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Earhuggers stay put while you stay moving. The wrap around the ear design helps keep the earbud in place while you exercise or just do household chores. Comfortable for extended listening sessions. 1.2 meter cord and a limited lifetime warranty.
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Forget about those irritating and uncomfortable earphones that youve used to for so long and try listening to clear, unimpeded sound through the Q:Electronics Noise-Isolating Ear Buds. It features three (3) sizes of ear bud tips which come included in your purchase, in order to provide the most comfortable fit possible. This provides a meticulous sound chamber that accentuates every detail...