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Microstamping, or ballistic imprinting, is a patented process that uses laser technology to engrave a tiny marking of the make,
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Supporters of the technology say it will be a "game changer," allowing authorities to quickly identify the registered guns
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"Mandatory microstamping would have an immediate impact of a loss of 50 jobs," New York State Sen. James Seward,
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"You're talking about a company that has options in other states. Why should they be in a state that's hostile to legal gun manufacturing?
There could be serious negative economic impact with the passage of microstamping and other gun-control laws."
None of the above, absolutely NONE.
Just checked the "View Results" and I'm disgusted that anyone on this forum would check any box on that poll.
None of the above.
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In the interest of fairness, I added another option to the poll.
You might get more responses this way.
I support restrictions on automatic weapons, artillery, mortars, explosive rounds, grenades, missiles, etc. I support instant background checks, although they aren't all that effective against first time offenders like Tucson or Aurora. I support that felons, violent offenders, and people using guns in the commision of a crime should not be allowed to have them...
I think it is foolish to think that there should be NO regulation on firearms.
Technically speaking, a Constitutional literalist would be right. What part of "infringed" do you not understand?Quote:
just a Constitutional-literalist would argue that ALL gun regulations are illegal, ALL regulations upon political speech & political assembly are illegal......meaning that a group can protest whenever they like, wherever they like, however they like, for as long as they like.
but of course, society would drive to a hault if we allowed such things. That's why we have protest permits. And that same logic applies to gun regulations.
Same tired argument was used when concealded handgun permits became the norm. The socialist/liberal/generally confused types insisted that society as we knew it would cease to exist and blood would run in the streets.
This country faired quite well without regulations of guns and speech in its infancy.
A protest "permit" is BS. Its just another infringement of freedom of speech. If you dont get the permit issued, then you cant protest? Its just another tool used by weak men that want to control.
Protest permits and CHL's are also a form of taxation in that the .gov gets more of your money to 'allow' you the exercise of God-given rights.
As always, follow the money...
That totally ignores how easily the microstamping can be erased by brushing it with a diamond knife sharpener. And how about plain old dirt on the micro engraving? How about all the firearms and parts around that already exist? Plan to outlaw anything that does not have a unique firing pin with the microengraving on it?
My very first gun repair, performed when I was about 15, was to manufacture a new firing pin for my .22LR. Plan to outlaw files and scrap metal?
No, microstamping is only a "reasonable restriction" that does nothing, but offer a stepping stone to further restrictions, that do nothing for the perceived problems, except the perceived problem that firearms are not illegal.
None of the above works for me.


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Of all the weird hybrid PCs we've seen since Windows 8 landed, the best have come from Lenovo. The company's Yoga notebook — which can be easily transformed into a tablet by bending the screen back — was a bona-fide winner and earned high marks from us.
Now there are new Yogas. The newly updated Yoga 2 was announced here at CES today. It features the same multi-mode configurability as the previous Yoga PCs. The 13-inch version (which I'd recommend over the smaller 11-inch model) starts at $1,000 and comes with a 4th-generation Intel Core i5 processor, a 1920×1080 touchscreen HD display, and a backlit keyboard. You can choose between a spinning 500GB hard drive or a 500GB SSD, and it can take up to 8GB of RAM. Pretty standard stuff for a mid-range laptop, but the fact that you can convert the Yoga into a tablet for games or movies makes it more attractive — especially since Lenovo's 360-degree rotating hinge design is better and more sturdy than any of the other options we've seen on the hybrid PC market.
The 11-incher has a less-powerful quad-core chip, but it's lighter at 2.9 pounds (instead of the 3.5 pounds for the 13er) and much cheaper, starting at $530. Both will ship this winter — the 11-inch in late January and the 13-inch a few weeks later — and both will be available through Best Buy.
Lenovo makes a value notebook of a similar design called the Flex. These laptops have screens that fold back, just not all the way around, so you can't go "full tablet." They also have lesser 1366×768 displays and lesser AMD processors. The new Flexes, also announced today with some internal updates, start at $500 for both the 14-inch and 15-inch models.
There's a new hybrid PC in the Lenovo barn, as well: the Miix 2. There are larger versions of the company's previous Miix Windows 8 tablets, and they now have real keyboards. The new Miix line features a detachable design, meaning that the screen pops off from the keyboard and can be carried around and used like a tablet. You can also pull the screen off, spin it around, and attach it to the keyboard facing backwards, which turns the keyboard into a stand. It's nice for watching videos, but the screen wobbles a bit when you tap on it in this configuration. And of course, it works just like a regular laptop when you want it to.
There's a 10-inch version of the Miix that Lenovo has classified as an ultraportable, which makes sense, seeing how it's netbook-tiny: 0.36 inches thick and only 1.3 pounds. It has a very sharp 1920×1200 touchscreen and comes with a 64-bit Atom processor, up to 128GB of eMMC storage, an SD card slot, front and rear cameras, and an option for 3G wireless connectivity. So even though it's technically a laptop, those are tablet specs, and the 10-incher is priced accordingly at very tablety $500.
If you want something closer to a "real" computer, the 11-inch Miix is the better option. It has a 4th-gen Intel Core i5, up to a 256GB SSD, a 1920×1200 IPS display, as well as the tablet-esque stuff like front and rear cameras, the 3G wireless data option, and the SD card slot. It's a little pricier at $700, but you get much more for your money.
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Benzs LED-illuminated badge is available in the Mercedes accessories catalog, and is dealer-installed. (Starting in August, the units can be ordered with new Benzes and port-installed.) Only a lit front star is available, and currently it is compatible with the C-, E-, GL-, GLK-, M-, and CLS-classes. The extra-bright star will set buyers back $480 before installation if ordered through a dealer, while port-installed units run $550 but carry no additional installation fee. Critically, the neat badge isnt compatible with Benzs Distronic radar-based adaptive cruise-control setup, which operates behind the emblem.
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I'm sure toddler mornings have been discussed before, but can't seem to find any recent thread.
so, who has a early riser here? Have you found any tricks to get your toddler to sleep in a little (by "sleep in", right now, I mean 6h30 am....not setting the bar too high!!!)? If not, what do those early hours look like at your place?
Please give me some good posts to read tomorrow morning!!!
I lucked out with a little guy who generally sleeps until 8-8:30. How much of that is because it's natural for him & how much is because of our habits I don't know. When he was little if he woke up before 7 I brought him to bed with me & went back to sleep. He generally would to & sometimes he would just play beside me.
I have friends who have had luck with setting up a digital clock in their toddlers room. They covered all the numbers but the hour with electrical tape & then showed him that he couldn't wake them up until it was a 6. Not sure how old your child is but it might be worth a try.
I know others who put a tv in their own rooms & when the child woke up would move them into their bed & then let them watch a video for a little bit.
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I do! I do! My goal is 6:30 am too. I find what helps the most is keeping to a very specific schedule where he is getting enough sleep and not getting overtired. One late night and I will struggle for weeks to get him back on track. Overtiredness really is our main issue. I recently tried melatonin when he was stuck in a cycle of overtiredness and starting to wake up earlier and it worked like a dream. I only gave it to him one night but it was enough to get him caught up.
I kind of have a rule that I don't start my day before 6am. If he's up at 5:45am I can get away with ignoring him until 6am and he doesn't get upset. If he's up at 4:30am (haven't dealt with that for awhile, knock on wood!) then I will put him back to bed and tell him it's not morning yet. I will usually do that a couple of times and if he doesn't go back to sleep then I lie down with him and nurse, sing, cuddle, whatever I can do to keep him in bed until 6. For a little while I was putting a snack, drink and new box of toys in his room before I went to sleep. Then he could occupy himself with those for awhile and I could lie in his bed and rest. The 4:30 am wake ups were ROUGH!
Good luck! The early waking is the bane of my existence. I hate it.
My little guy pops up at 7:30 am regardless what time he goes to bed. Some mornings (like this morning) he's up at 5 am. I normally turn on cartoons and make him stay in his bed. He usually falls right back asleep about 30 minutes later. On the weekend, I'm not so lucky so I'm forced to get up at 7:15-7:30 with him until he goes down for his nap between Noon and 1.
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DD wakes somewhere between 7-8:30. We have this super special ultra-absolutely no light gets through roll down blinds. I LOVE them!
We slowly but surely moved my son's bedtime and wake up time so he was sleeping from about 8pm-7am a few months ago (when he was a baby he was a 5:30pm-5:30am kind of kid!) We just started putting him to bed a few minutes later each night, nothing drastic, and moved his nap later and later until he was sleeping in until 7ish in the mornings and napping noon-2ish. But then, I had my daughter and she's another early riser. So she wakes him up in the mornings and now we're back on a 7pm-6am (sometimes 5:30am with my 6 month old) schedule. I just get up and get moving. I'm not a morning person, but coffee helps. We eat breakfast right away (eggs and toast and fruit) and then are usually out walking the dog to the playground by 8am. It helps to get fresh air early in the morning for all of us. And he's been napping around 11am now, instead of noon. The mornings are hard, but at least I get lots of alone time with my husband at night!
Honestly? 6 is way too early for my taste. On weekends, I often let him just play in the bedroom near me while I lie in bed wishing I was still asleep. :P
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DS gets up between 6:30 and 7:00
DD gets up around 9:30 most days.
DS comes in the bed and cuddles for about an hour before wanting to run around though
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My son wakes up 10 - 11 am. He goes to sleep at 930 or 10pm Hes a wonderful sleeper at 15 months. We cosleep but I dont usually go back into bed till 1 or 2 am.
2.5 gets up between 9-10 goes to bed 830-9. No naps here.
DS goes to bed at 9 or 9:30. He's up most days at 6am, sometimes earlier He takes a good miday nap of 2 or 3 hours. Too bad I'm at work during that time so I can't get a nap in myself.
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Oy, my 18 month old gets up at 5:30. My 6yo will sleep till 7am and my 4yo will sleep until 8:30 if he can. I usually have to wake him up to get somewhere.
Proud Mommy to my amazing boys (6 and 4) and my precious little girl (18 months).
My daughter loves to sleep till 8-8:30am and go to bed around 9 sometimes 10p I don't want her to wake up too early. 6:30 to me is too early. Then her nap is around 1pm for about an hour. The way we got her on a schedule as far as night time and early morning is we made her go to bed to make her clock stay on a constant schedule. Now we don't have to make her go to bed she is sleepy around 9pm most of the time and she goes into her bed by herself around her nap time. Super nanny is very helpful she said to make sure there isn't a lot of lighting in the room or else it will cause the child to stay awake longer at night or wake up to early in the morning it will throw their sleep cycle off. so we did that and thats what allows her to sleep better and longer.
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WATCH a local soldier surprise his boys when their hero returns home!
Being the son of a US Marine, not much makes me more emotional than the return of a hero to his family. Give me a few minutes of your day and CLICK the picture to watch a dad make his proud kids so happy at the Churchville-Chili School District. Warning: if you're like me, you will tear up watching the kids reaction.
Army Specialist Robert Thompson Jr. returned from his third tour of duty in Afghanistan and surprised his two sons at the school. Our friends at 13WHAM News recorded the emotional reunion. Listen to the boys as they talk with their dad amongst the heartfelt hugs. It's something special that emphasizes what so many families have gone through to sacrifice for our country.
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MAKING THE GRADE: We are not finished yet
I have asked The Daily News to hold the column I had prepared for this week and print this one instead because it is time sensitive.
This morning I attended the Veterans Day Assembly at Greenville Middle School. This has been an annual event for a number of years and it is always an emotional time for me. Honoring our veterans is always touching, but for me what makes this program special is when we focus on the students.
The gymnasium was filled with middle school students who sat quietly and attentively as three of their fellow classmates read their essays describing patriotism. The third presentation was especially touching because it was so personal. It focused on Bill Delp, a gentleman who is well known locally for his many contributions and his devotion to the creation and development of the Fighting Falcon Military Museum. He is indeed a model of patriotism.
The band and choirs performed several patriotic numbers very well. The individual branches of the armed services were highlighted. Two students played "Taps." Finally, the students and other audience members respectfully recognized the veterans present as their names were read individually.
The entire event was very moving. I am proud of what our students and staff wanted to do for those who have served their country. I can't imagine that the veterans present did not go away feeling appreciated.
But I also thought of the impact on the students and other audience members. And some of the emotion I felt was because of the pride I had in the students and staff of our middle school. It would be very difficult to be present and watch this assembly and fail to recognize the value of our public schools. Of course, there are problems. Of course, we can do better. But if we love our country and care about its future we have to recognize the value of a program to educate all of our children and youth. And we have, in my opinion, an obligation to acknowledge the excellent work being done by many staff members to create citizens who will respect their country and be prepared to participate in our democratic process. I am sorry, but I do not believe that turning this enterprise over to the private sector is the answer. I think that those who agree with me need to make that clear to their representatives in Lansing and Washington.
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See the new article at Seed Magazine "Inheriting Confucius," which discusses efforts to generate a family tree containing the 2 million+ descendants of Confucius.
Kong De-Yong, a 77th(!) generation descendant of Confucius, has been compiling the tree for the last 10 years. Although the Committee is accepting submissions from women and other previously excluded groups, it is not accepting DNA contributions. According to the article, this "hints at the limits of Chinese engagement with the age of genomics, and demonstrates how high cultural stakes can constrain science." Unfortunately, as the author of the article suggests, many people might be afraid of the results of such DNA testing: "Given the potential implications of genetic knowledge for long-presumed members of the [Confucius] family, they think it better not to know."


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I also posted this on NASIOC as well so that I can give you all a chance to take a look.
FS: (For Sale) (PA) Koni inserts NIB for 02-03 wrx wagon - NASIOC
I'm selling Koni inserts for 02-03 WRX Wagon that is never installed.
They are brand new and I brought them for $750.
They can be yours for $650 shipped anywhere in the 48 states.
If you decide to pick them up, then I'll knock out $30.
I can travel up to 100mi if you decide to pick them up.
I'm selling them because I decided to purchase the Tokico D-Specs instead of installing these.
There is nothing wrong with the Koni's, but for what I'm doing, it is not the best shocks for my application.
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Things tend to move a little slower on the Island. People stop to chat about life, strangers honk and wave from their cars. Fishing reports regularly supersede news about the Dow Jones Industrials or the S and 500. Rush hour traffic typically involves leaving 15 minutes early to get a spot on the ferry, rather than sitting in gridlock for an hour. Beautiful sunsets and frolicking wildlife are commonplace, but hardly mundane.Located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Drummond Island is approximately an hour's drive from the Mackinac Bridge. It is accessible by car, plane, or boat.
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The Island is an ideal alternative to traditional, Disney World vacations, providing families and couples with a breathtaking setting to relax and enjoy the rustic beauty that defines the area.
When you visit this year-round vacation spot, cherish your unscheduled time. Walk through the woods and enjoy the fall colors. Swap stories on a boat and enjoy waiting for the fish to bite. Talk about the weather, even if you plan to spend the day indoors. Make a point to see the sunset before you leave.
Call an old friend and take the fishing trip you've been putting off for too long. Plan a romantic getaway and enjoy the seclusion of truly private space. Let your children swim in the lake instead of spending another muggy day at an overpriced amusement park. Host your family reunion on neutral territory.
On your next trip, emphasize the quality of time spent on vacation, rather than the quantity of events on a guided tour. Trade bright lights, ornate hotel rooms, and concierges for Northern Lights, kayaks, and local color. Let the setting and scenery of Drummond Island take care of you--it will provide all that you really need.


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Location, location, location.Since 2006, founders Micah Joseph Wirth and Adrian Jewell Manspeaker have sourced fruit from exceptional vineyards in Russian River Valley, Dry Creek Valley, and Humboldt County. Joseph Jewell Wines are hand-crafted in small quantities. The portfolio features single-vineyard Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, and Chardonnay. Read more
2012 Grist Vineyard Zinfandel Top 100 Wine & Spirits Magazine"This wine could be exhibit one in an argument that site matters as much as vine age when it comes to growing great zinfandel. The vines aren't particu-larly old in the context of California zin. They were planted in 1974 on a hilltop that looks down on Dry Creek Valley on one site and toward the rugged, often impassable ridges of the Coast Range in the other..." Read more
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By Jeffrey Jones
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Canadian energy stocks, including heavyweights Suncor Energy Inc and Imperial Oil Ltd, tumbled with oil and gas prices on Tuesday after initial assessments showed Hurricane Gustav spared major U.S. Gulf production facilities.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's oil and gas group, which includes integrated oil companies, independent producers and oil field service providers, sank 26.05 points, or 6.5 percent, to 375.20.
It was the major factor in a more than 3 percent retreat by the broad S&P/TSX composite index.
The drop came as oil fell 5 percent to $109.71 a barrel, and natural gas futures skidded 8.6 percent to $7.261 per million British thermal units.
Canadian spot natural gas in Alberta sank to an eight-month low, averaging C$6.13 per gigajoule.
Oil could get stuck in the current range, assuming minimal storm damage to Gulf facilities and slack demand for crude amid the weak U.S. economy. Working against that could be a cut in production from OPEC, which meets next week, FirstEnergy Capital Corp analyst Martin King said.
But natural gas prices may be in for a further slide, with inventories climbing quickly after moderate North American weather in the second half of August.
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Re: Simple Question
On 7/10/10 at 3:59 AM, hussain.alqahtani at gmail.com (KFUPM) wrote:
>Is it possible in Mathematica to generate a stand-alone code that
>doesn't require Mathematica to exist for execution. I have done this
>in Fortran and wondering if this exists in Mathematica.
The answer greatly depends on precisely what it is you want to
do. There are a couple of options.
First, there is the Mathematica Player that will run Mathematica
code without an installation of Mathematica. For details see
Wolfram's web site.
The other option would be export expressions as either CForm or
FortranForm and use the appropriate compiler to create a stand
alone executable. But be aware what can be done in this manner
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Music, music and music. I seriously don't think its possible to recreate what music can do for a videogame in any other way, just think how lame the Persona games would be without that awesome music.
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Did you know that Wilson Bentley was a farmer, a scientist, and a photographer? He took pictures of hundreds of snowflakes each year and put them into a book called Snow Crystals.
You will use Internet sites to find information about Wilson Bentley and look at some of his snowflake photographs to help you discover how each snowflake is both similar and different.
You are now ready to begin your quest for information about Wilson Bentley! Print a copy "Snowflake Bentley Webquest Activities" (scroll to the bottom of this page), or your teacher may provide you with this. You will search for the answers to the questions using the internet links listed at the top of each section. Write the answer to each question in a complete sentence. Click on each SNOWFLAKE to read information and find the answers to the questions.
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1. Who was Wilson Bentley?
2. When did Wilson Bentley live?
3. Where did he live?
4. What was his nickname?
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2. What award did this book receive in 1999?
3. How would you describe Wilson Bentley?
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RAGS TO RICHES : Go to this Website to test your knowledge about Snowflake Bentley.
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Giant squid spotted off NSW South Coast
05/06/2012 , 11:57 AM by Ainslie Drewitt Smith
Hold on to your rods, all of you fishermen!
A twelve foot giant squid has been spotted off the coast at Jervis Bay on the NSW South Coast.
Although it was found dead, it's proof that this incredible creature lives in our part of the world.
Al McGlashan is the author of The Fishing Bible and is a fishing writer with the Daily Telegraph – he's also the man who can lay claim to making this awesome sighting!
He says it's the first time he's seen this brightly coloured creature up close and completely in-tact.
"In all my time of fishing, I've never seen calamari rings so big," he said.
"It was massive."
Al says he has always wanted to see a giant squid as they are usually so rare.
"They're sort of one of those mythical things," he said.
"You hear those stories about ancient mariners getting attacked in their boat... and you only hear about the very occasional one being washed up down in Tassie."
Al spotted the monstrous creature during a tuna fishing expedition 50 kilometres off the Coast of Jervis Bay.
It's uncertain exactly how the squid died.
Due to its sheer weight, Al was unable to haul the squid into his boat for an autopsy.
Listen below as Al re-lives the momentous occasion in his long fishing career.
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This is a big one. Bigger animals supposedly exist in the deep off the coasts of Tasmania, Nova Scotia, and Norway. We do not see live ones at the surface due to the pressure differential with deep water like if one of us without protection is taken from ground level to 20 miles (32 kilometers) in space!
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|Patriots Look Poised For Another Super Bowl Run
|Bruins Trade For Drew Stafford
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|Inconsistency Will Continue For Bruins Unless A Change Is Made
The Patriots welcome the San Diego Chargers this Sunday for the 2011-2012 home opener at Gillette Stadium. Brady has a record of 4-1 against Philip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers, including the playoffs.
Both quarterbacks are coming off great games and are looking to lead their teams to a 2-0 record. Rivers threw for 335 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions against the Vikings a week ago, while Brady shined and threw for a career high 517 yards with four touchdowns. It's safe to say the quarterback who plays better will keep their undefeated through the first two weeks of the season.
However, the quarterback isn't the only factor to win this match-up. The Chargers defense held Donovan McNabb and the Vikings passing attack to a total of 39 yards. Granted, Brady and the Patriots is a little bit of a different story, however they still have to perform well against a good San Diego defense to earn a victory.
The Patriots defense has to step up this game, especially the defensive line. Rivers has the ability to pick apart any secondary in the NFL, and if they do not cause problems for him, he will have a field day against the Pats, guaranteed. The secondary can play great but they can't cover a wide receiver forever.
The biggest key to success for the Patriots is to cause serious problems for Rivers and the offensive line. If they do so, Brady and the offense should be able to handle the rest and put up enough points to win. It is time for the New England defense to establish itself.
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We've just added to our 2011 24 Hours of Nurburgring photo gallery with a collection of shots form the ADAC 24h Classic vintage race. As is typical of the grid for the 24h main event, the grid for the classic was an eclectic mix of metal and alloy. For Audi fans, we noted a thin mix that included this NSU TTS (above) and the car below that may be a Volkswagen
Anyone familiar with the late 70s and early 80s designs coming from Audi and other manufacturers at the time would not be surprised to hear the word "boxy" used as a descriptor. At a certain point in the early to mid 1970s, styling houses like Bertone (believed involved in the design of the Audi 50) and Giugiaro (responsible


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I can do no better that repeat in full this excellent tribute to the man nicknamed "McGrory The Story". It's by Stephen Glover in today's Independent.
"The death of Times reporter Daniel McGrory at the age of 54 set me thinking. I never met him, and cannot claim to have been a close student of his work, but he represents for me a kind of ideal. He worked for nearly 20 years for the Daily Express, both as a reporter and a "fireman" who was sent on foreign assignments. By the time Mr McGrory joined the paper in 1979, its great days of foreign coverage, sometimes involving amazing acts of derring-do, were in the past, and when he left it in 1997 they were a distant memory. But he somehow recalled the golden days, when a middle-market newspaper and its readers took foreign news seriously.
"In 1997 Mr McGrory joined The Times, and reported on the Iraq war, the tsunami, the earthquake in Turkey and the terrorist bombs in London. He wasn't the kind of journalist who is feted by television, or a highly paid columnist banging on about his views, but a front-line reporter who was prepared to risk his neck for a story, and who believed in the importance of news. Once the kind of work he did was what every young journalist aspired to - jumping in and out of airplanes, putting oneself in harm's way, filing stories from the back of beyond. Now many of them want to be columnists or Jeremy Paxman. Journalism has changed.
"At 54 he was in a field that seems to be increasingly dominated by younger reporters trying to make their way. The older ones often succumb to drink or PR or take an executive job that they don't really want and aren't much good at. What Mr McGrory did is difficult and gruelling and sometimes lonely work, but important. He kept going at what he did best."
I can only add that Danny's funeral will be held at 1pm on Thursday at St. Joseph's church on Highgate Hill. Times editor Robert Thomson will deliver a eulogy. Norman Luck, one of Danny's former Express colleagues, says all are welcome but, for catering purposes, anyone intending to go afterwards to the reception at Liz Gill's Muswell Hill house should e-mail her.


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BISE Faisalabad Board Matric Result 2016 will be soon out on Wednesday 20th July. The date of declaration of annual result has been decided by Board officials. All Educational Boards of Punjab have decided to declare the annual result on the same date which has been decided to be 20th July 2016. BISE Faisalabad generally conducts the annual matriculation examination in the month of March and April and declares the result either in last week of July or in the first week of August. This Year the annual matriculation examination was conducted in the month of March which ended up in April 2016. And now it is going to declare the annual result in the last week of July 2016.
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The main responsibility of BISE Faisalabad is to uphold the arrangements to manage, organize, supervise and control the examination for matriculation and intermediate level classes in the city and in its jurisdiction. The jurisdiction of BISE Faisalabad is confined to Faisalabad, Toba Taiksingh, Chiniot and jhang. It conducts the examination for matriculation and intermediate students of schools and colleges affiliated with it. BISE Faisalabad arranges the annual examination for thousands of students every year and handles the result quite profoundly. There has never been any error in BISE Faisalabad Matric Result 2016. The Chairman of BISE Faisalabad Syed Mumtaz Hussain has also made precautionary measures to avoid any kind of error. According to him transparency in examination and paper checking system leads a nation to exterminate the dishonesty and it helps the nation to develop and progress.
Numerous students appeared in annual matriculation examination 2016 so Faisalabad Board 10th Class result 2016 will be available here soon and they all are eagerly waiting for the declaration of their annual result. Their result has been made very carefully to avoid any sort of error and it has successfully been made fair, transparent and judicious. BISE Faisalabad Board Matric Result 2016 will be available on internet as well as in all the nearby bookshops in for of gazettes after the official announcement of the annual result, you can also get your result on mobile as well. Student can have necessary information from their respective schools and colleges in case of any ambiguity. They can also visit the official building of BISE Faisalabad which is located at Jhang Road near Murshidabad Bus Stop, Faisalabad.
SSC – part 2 top position holders ceremony will be held on 25th July at 6:00 pm and there will be some well known political personalities along with the Chairman of BISE Faisalabad Syed Mumtaz Hussain. They will distribute prizes among top position holders to encourage them.
Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Faisalabad is an autonomous authority came into existence on 1976. Since then it has been striving to enhance and develop the educational system in the country. It has been working hard to meet the standard of education and providing the best educational services to the students. The examination and assessment process is significant indicator to verify the development of any educational system. The main purpose of BISE Faisalabad is to facilitate the students with best education system. BISE Faisalabad is striving to enhance the educational system on the national level. Character training, talent encouragement and human resource growth are all the outcome of BISE Faisalabad.


text: Citizen Police Review Board Peduto Says Chief McLay Will Be Missed By Paul Guggenheimer • Nov 9, 2016 Casey Chafin / 90.5 WESA When Pittsburgh police chief Cameron McLay informed Mayor Bill Peduto that he was resigning, Peduto's first goal was to try and talk him out of it. "At the beginning, I basically tried to diffuse it in a situation where you would say, 'OK, where is it that you think things would be better?'" Peduto said. But McLay said he realized tensions among the police bureau weren't going to get better. The police union voted in September that it had no confidence in him after a series of bitter disagreements on a variety of issues, including forced overtime. Peduto Says Police Department Needs Boost In Morale By Sarah Kovash • Aug 29, 2016 Megan Harris / 90.5 WESA At a press conference on Monday, Mayor Bill Peduto acknowledged efforts by Pittsburgh Police Chief Cameron McLay to restore relationships between officers and the communities they serve since his hiring in in 2014, but said police need to work a lot harder to achieve the same stasis within their own bureau. Chief McLay Requests Investigation Into His DNC Appearance By Virginia Alvino Young • Aug 1, 2016 Democratic National Convention / Screengrab Pittsburgh Police Chief Cameron McLay on Monday requested a review of his appearance at the Democratic National Convention. Two entities will investigate to determine if McLay's appearance violated any city code. Former Pittsburgh Officer Urges Productive Community Dialogue Following Shootings By Katie Blackley & Katie Zilcosky • Jul 8, 2016 Alex Brandon / AP Images Listen Listening... / 35:42 After five police officers were killed in Dallas Thursday night and two black males were fatally shot by police in Louisana and Minnesota, former Pittsburgh police officer and Citizen Police Review Board member Sheldon Williams said communities need to engage in productive dialogue about these types of situations. Pittsburgh Police Revise Use-Of-Force, Pursuit Policy Following Bloomfield Crash By Megan Harris • Nov 25, 2015 Tony Webster / Flickr Pittsburgh Police Chief Cameron McLay stressed restraint to fellow officers in an internal memo distributed Wednesday that outlined a bureau review of firearms policies related to moving vehicles. Protesters Rally As FOP Contract Negotiations Continue By Kaye Burnet • May 7, 2015 Demonstrators gathered outside the City-County Building Thursday morning to protest police misconduct and petition for changes to the current contract between the City of Pittsburgh and its police force, while representatives of the Fraternal Order of Police presented contract negotiation arguments before an arbitration committee inside. Bill Would Require Special Prosecutor in Police Deadly Force Cases By Kevin Gavin • Dec 19, 2014 An incoming Pennsylvania state senator wants to make sure there are no incidents in the commonwealth similar to those in Ferguson, Missouri and New York where local prosecutors investigated the deaths of citizens at the hands of police officers, and no charges were filed. State Senator-elect Arthur Haywood (D-Montgomery) said Friday he will introduce legislation January 6, the day he's sworn in to office, that would require the state Attorney General to appoint a special prosecutor whenever there's a deadly force incident and a police officer is involved. Police Review Board Still in Need of Members But Hopeful About New Administration By Jess Lasky • Mar 19, 2014 Heather McClain / 90.5 WESA Listen Listening... / 22:59 Pittsburgh's Citizen Police Review Board (CPRB) has recently been criticized for its lack of effectiveness, but despite having three empty board seats and a mayor and city council who are taking a long time to fill the posts, the board feels it is getting a lot of work done. Many of the current board members were never officially appointed. "On October 31st the terms expired. Nobody was succeeded by appointment as of December 31st, so 30 days had lapsed and they were automatically retained in their seats and then what happened was individuals moved. They relocated and were then disqualified from continuing with the board which created the two city council vacancies," said Beth Pittinger, CPRB's Executive Director. Police Chief: Proposal for Training, Partnership Program 'Improper' By Liz Reid • Oct 22, 2013 Tensions ran high Tuesday as members of Pittsburgh City Council met to wrestle with the issue of community-police relations. Up for discussion were three bills sponsored by Councilman Ricky Burgess, one of which would authorize the city to spend up to $150,000 on a police-community partnership program called Unleashing Respect Project, or URP. Citizens Police Review Board Could Weigh in on Rules Before Implementation By Noah Brode • May 15, 2013 Pittsburgh City Council gave unanimous preliminary approval Wednesday to a bill that would allow the Citizen Police Review Board (CPRB) to review police regulations before they're implemented, rather than afterward. The measure, sponsored by Councilman Rev. Ricky Burgess, will be put to a final vote on Tuesday.


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I love the spring-assist opening on the Barrages, but it does make them more difficult to close single-handed. Anyone else notice this or figure out a better way to close it?
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I love the spring-assist opening on the Barrages, but it does make them more difficult to close single-handed. Anyone else notice this or figure out a better way to close it?
Also, I ordinarily would not have bought a Tanto blade knife, but I received a Mini Griptilian so equipped as a Christmas gift. Who can enlighten me on the advantages/uses for this type of blade?
I have 7 Benchmade knives, if you include the "HK" knives. 4 of them are Griptilians (including the Doug Ritter), a full size Barrage, an HK Nitrous and HK Tumult.
If you're addicted to Benchmade, then whatever you do, do NOT buy any Spyderco's. I currently have 4 Spyderco's, and getting ready to buy my 5th. Tenacious, Manix 2, Endura Wave and Paramilitary 2. Going to be buying a Persian.
Benchmades are great and I love mine but I also agree with the comment about not trying Spyderco if you already have an addiction problem with Benchmade. I've been having an itching to pick up another knife but I need funds. A fixed blade Esee has been in my thoughts right along with a Spyderco Manix. I do want to pick up some more Benchmades though but everything comes in due-time. In the line of Benchmades, I'm wanting to try out another Griptilian (Sand color, black Tanto blade) and an Onslaught. These should fit in and be right at home with the Griptilian & Triage I already have. ;-)
Know what you mean about the Esee knives. Just picked up a -3 Mil and a Candiru. I'm now thinking Izulu II to round out that trifecta. They are awesome knives, feel perfectly balanced in the hand.
I carry two BMs every day. 810 Contego and Mini grip.
I have owned several BM knives and really like them. Currently I only have one BM which my wife gave me. It's the 860. Big knife. Solid feel.
I love knives too, and am a big fan of Benchmade. And it's a big ouch when you loose two $100+ knives and have to replace them because they were a couple of your favorites. My EDC at work is the Benchmade 915 Triage and my EDC off duty is the Benchmade Rift & SOG Slim Jim XL. I also throw in the ESEE Izula II quite a bit as an EDC.
My most recent purchase is a Spyderco Paramilitary 2 in Digi Camo and Black DLC blade. It should be here tomorrow. I was supposed to be here today, but it got misrouted.
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A few Bench Made folders
A few CRKT Allen Elishewitz series
And some "Just for fun" kits that I put together
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I carried a Benchmade folder ( still liner-locks at the time ) on an overseas security gig many years ago but forget the model/name. Lost the damn thing.
Almost had an Adamas walk home with me after a recent gun show. Love the style but wanted something just a bit smaller. Dude was going to sell it for $150 cash, major temptation.
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Is there still a cruise to sonic planned this year?
If so can someone please inform me before you leave.
Sadly I will not have the V8 Rabbit or even a MK1 for that matter but at least I will be in a German Car.
Look for me in my red Audi 80 parked in The Heights.


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5Micah Christenson
No. 8 USC Men's Volleyball Beats Concordia
Tanner Jansen leads with 20 kills, 11 digs and 4 blocks on Senior Night.
USC Men's Volleyball Sweeps UC San Diego In MPSF, Home Opener
Alex Slaught had 14 kills to lead the Trojans
Micah Christenson Named To 2013 All-MPSF Second Team
He was USC's only selection on the All-MPSF teams.
USC Men's Volleyball Concludes Trying 2013 Season With 3-0 Loss At UCLA
Young, injury-plagued Trojans finish with 6-18 record.
No. 1 BYU Men's Volleyball Sweeps USC
Trojans now return to Galen Center for final two home matches.
2014: Christenson started at setter for his third season as a junior in 2014 ... He was a USC co-captain for his second year ... Overall in 2014 while starting all 24 matches he played, he led USC in assists (1,046) and aces (25) and was second in digs (210) and blocks (51) ... He was first nationally in assists (11.62, first in MPSF) and 14th in digs (2.33, fifth in MPSF) ... He had 5-plus digs 22 times (including 9 times with 10-plus digs) and 5-plus blocks 4 times ... He served a USC season high 5 aces against UC Santa Barbara ... He made the 2014 AVCA All-American first team, Volleyball Magazine All-American first team and All-MPSF first team ... He won the inaugural 2014 Off The Block Lloy Ball Award presented to the nation's top men's collegiate setter ....
2013: He started for his second season at setter as a sophomore in 2013 ... Overall in 2013 while appearing in all 24 matches (starting 23), he led the Trojans in assists (867), digs (179) and aces (41) and was second in blocks (59) ... He even started the season finale at UCLA at outside hitter and had a career-best 11 kills (he played that spot briefly in several other matches) ... He had 19 matches with 5-plus digs, including 10 times with 10-plus digs (with a USC season high and career-best 19 at Pacific) ... He twice served a USC season high 6 aces (versus Cal Baptist and BYU) and he had a USC season-best and career-high 9 blocks at Pepperdine ... He was sixth nationally in aces (0.45, second in the MPSF) ... He made the 2013 Volleyball Magazine All-American second team and All-MPSF second team, plus he was one of 3 finalists for the 2013 Off The Block National Server of the Year ... He was a USC co-captain ...
2012: He started at setter all season as a first-year freshman in 2012 and had an all-star showing ... Overall in 2012 while appearing in and starting 29 matches, he had a team-best 1,097 assists, 173 digs (second on USC), 76 blocks (third on USC), 12 aces (third on USC) and 29 kills ... He had 19 matches with 5-plus digs (including 4 with 10-plus digs) and 5 matches with 5-plus blocks ... He was eighth nationally in assists (10.75, fourth in MPSF) ... He was the 2012 AVCA and Volleyball Magazine National Newcomer of the Year and made the AVCA and Volleyball Magazine All-American second teams (the only freshman on the AVCA All-American squad), plus he was the 2012 MPSF Freshman of the Year and made the All-MPSF second team and All-MPSF Freshman team ...
HIGH SCHOOL: He was 2011 Volleyball Magazine All-American first team, Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 list and Honolulu Star-Advertister All-State Player of the Year as a senior at Kamehameha-Kapalama High in Honolulu, Hi. ... Kamehameha won the 2011 state Division I championship and was the 2009 and 2010 runnerup, and he was named to the All-Tournament team all 3 years (he was Most Outstanding Player in 2011) ... He was recognized in Sports Illustrated's "Faces in the Crowd" for his 2011 accomplishments in volleyball and basketball ... As a 2009 sophomore, he was Volleyball Magazine High School All-American first team, All-State first team and All-Conference first team ... He was All-Conference first team as a 2008 freshman ... He also played basketball at Kamehameha, which won the state Division I championship when he was a 2011 senior and 2009 sophomore, and reached the state title game in 2010 as a junior ... He averaged 19 points and 11 rebounds in 2011 ... He was the 2011 Gatorade Hawaii Player of the Year, Honolulu Star Bulletin All-State Player of the Year, Honolulu Star-Advertiser All-State Player of the Year and Interscholastic League of Honolulu Co-Player of the Year... He was the 2010 Gatorade Hawaii Player of the Year and Interscholastic League of Honolulu Player of the Year, and made the Honolulu Star Bulletin All-State Fab 15 team (and Co-Player of the Year) when he averaged 16.4 points and 7.3 rebounds ... He made the 2009 Honolulu Advertiser All-State and Honolulu Star Bulletin All-State Fab 15 teams ...
PERSONAL: In the summer of 2014, he started at setter for the U.S. Men's National Team (he was the squad's only collegian) and led it to the FIVB World League gold medal (its first since 2008 and just its second ever) , and then he set during the 4-match USA Volleyball Cup versus Iran ... In the fall of 2013, he was the starting setter for the U.S. Men's National Team at the NORCECA Continental Championships in Canada (the U.S. won for the first time since 2007), where he was named the tourney's Best Setter and Best Server, and the FIVB Grand Champions Cup in Japan (the U.S. placed fifth), as well as being a member of the U.S. Men's Junior National Training Team ... He captained and started at setter on the U.S. Junior National Team that captured the gold medal at the 2012 NORCECA Men's Junior Continental Championship in Colorado Springs, Co., where he won the Best Setter Award ... He started at setter on the U.S. Junior National Team that placed fourth (the team's highest finish ever in the tourney) at the 2011 FIVB Volleyball Men's Junior World Championship in Brazil ... He was a starter on the U.S. Junior National Team that won a gold medal in the 2010 NORCECA Junior Championship in Canada (he was named Best Setter) ... He also started on the U.S. Youth National Team in 2009 and 2010; the 2009 squad finished 10th at the FIVB Boys Youth World Championship in Italy (he was the youngest starting setter to ever compete for the U.S. on a national team) and was named USA Volleyball's 2009 Indoor Team of the Year, while the 2010 squad won a silver medal at the NORCECA Youth Championship in Mexico ... His Outrigger club team was the silver medalist at the 2010 USA Volleyball Junior Olympics in the Under 18 Open Gold Division and he made the All-Tournament team ... In 2008, he captained the U.S. High Performance Select A1 Red team ... His father, Robert, played basketball at Hawaii-Hilo and his mother, Charlene, played volleyball at Hawa'i-Hilo, where she won3 national championships and was named a 2-time All-American ... He is a human biology major at USC ... Birthdate is May, 8, 1993.
Career single-match highs: 11 kills (UCLA, 2013), 19 digs (Pacific, 2013), 9 blocks (Pepperdine, 2013)


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|Zhang, Qing-he
|Birgersson, Goran
Submitted to: Naturwissenschaften
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 3/7/2004
Publication Date: 4/8/2004
Citation: Byers, J.A., Zhang, Q., Birgersson, G. 2004. Avoidance of nonhost plants by a bark beetle, pityogenes bidentatus, in a forest of odors. Naturwissenschaften 91:215-219. Interpretive Summary: The bark beetle, Pityogenes bidentatus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), occurs in mixed conifer and deciduous forests of northern Europe, feeding on limbs of Scotch pine, Pinus sylvestris. Volatiles from leaves or bark of several common nonhost trees in the habitat (e.g., mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia; oak, Quercus robur; and alder buckthorn, Frangula alnus) dramatically reduced the attraction of the bark beetles to their aggregation pheromone components, cis-verbenol and grandisol, in the field. Furthermore, odors from nonhost blueberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), raspberry (Rubus idaeus), and grass (Deschampsia flexuosa) similarly reduced attraction. Collections of volatile odors from field-tested plant tissues were analyzed by GC/MS and shown to contain monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, and 'green-leaf' alcohols, several of which reduced attraction to pheromone traps in the field (e.g. 1-octene-3-ol and B-caryophyllene). Some of the identified chemicals, along with the pheromone components, elicited electrical responses in the antennae of the beetles (electroantennographic responses). These findings indicate that the bark beetle, while in flight, avoids odors from nonhosts as part of the host-finding process, which is more complex than envisioned previously.
Technical Abstract: The bark beetle, Pityogenes bidentatus (Coleoptera:Scolytidae), searches in mixed conifer and deciduous forests of northern Europe for suitable branches of its host, Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris).We tested whether odors from several diverse nonhost trees and plants common in the habitat (e.g., mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia; oak, Quercus robur; alder buckthorn, Frangula alnus; blueberry, Vaccinium myrtillus; raspberry, Rubus idaeus; and grass, Deschampsia flexuosa) would reduce the attraction of the bark beetle to traps releasing its aggregation pheromone components in the field. Volatiles from the leaves or bark of each of these plants significantly reduced the attraction of the beetles to their pheromone. Odors collected from these nonhosts and analyzed by GC/MS contained monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, and "green-leaf "alcohols, several of which (e.g.,1-octene-3-ol and B-caryophyllene) reduced the attraction to pheromone in the field and elicited electroantennographic responses. In the laboratory, reproduction by the beetle was marginal in nonhost Norway spruce, Picea abies, and was absent in the other nonhost trees. Olfactory avoidance of unsuitable nonhosts may have evolved due to advantages in avoiding mistakes during host selection.


text: I am new to the sight. I recently purchased a 99 Eldorado hoping to avoid buying one with a head gasket issue. The seller was not truthful about the condition of the vehicle. I like the vehicle a lot and would like to repair. It has 156k on the odometer. I've looked around and found a shop locally that can rebuild and time sert the engine for 4k. I can also order a motor that has been studded for pretty much the same cost and would prefer the second option. That would leave the engine replacement up to me. Local shops want as much as 2200.00 just to install the new motor. Is removing and installing a nothstar motor too difficult to complete for an average mechanic? I have a 2 car garage and could take my time just curious if I should attempt to do this myself. Any thoughts.


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2CHAINZ: Gets Some Bling From a Judge
2 Chainz kept it cool in court this yesterday morning (Monday) as he gave his plea in a felony drug case.
He was busted at LAX last June for carrying a bottle of lean in his luggage. Accompanied by his lawyer, he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor drug possession and received probation -- no jail time.
But the judge in the case is apparently such a fan that he gave Chainz a gift -- nice little sobriety bracelet.


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Uses of gold in Medicine
The biocompatibility of gold has meant that it has been used in medicine for centuries, particularly in dentistry; however, in more recent years, it has also found as a role in the treatment of disease.
Advances in nanotechnology and a greater understanding of how to manipulate materials at the nano-scale have once again brought gold to the attention of medical researchers. The profession is now identifying ways to exploit gold's unique properties and build advanced diagnostic devices and treatments.
Watch our 'Gold for health' video to learn more about the impact such technologies are having on communities around the world.
Gold nanoparticles are at the heart of the hundreds of millions of Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) that are used globally every year. This well established, and critically important, technology has changed the face of disease diagnosis in the developing world over the last decade.
For example, malaria RDTs work by applying a single drop of blood to a test strip. Gold nanoparticles drive a colour change on the strip if malaria is present. The tests are simple, reliable and robust; they can be used anywhere in the world without the need for expensive equipment or complex supply chains. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), 319 million malaria RDTs were sold in 2013.
Beyond RDT technology, new, more advanced diagnostic technologies are being developed for specific diseases, applying the unique properties of gold nanoparticles.
With World Gold Council support, researchers at Imperial College London worked on improving HIV/AIDS diagnosis technologies. Their experimental gold nanoparticle techniques are able to sense the presence of a target molecule at ultra-low concentration, improving early detection of the disease.
Prostate cancer is the second-most common cancer among men in the United States, and more than 27,000 men die of the disease each year nationally, according to the Prostate Cancer Foundation. The high death toll is partly because the disease has few symptoms in its early stages, meaning that it is difficult to detect.
Existing tests are expensive and inconvenient, but Professor Qun Huo at the University of Central Florida and Dr. Cheryl Baker of M.D. Anderson-Orlando's Cancer Research Institute are working on engineering gold nanoparticles to attach to cancer-related proteins, making them easier to detect. The World Gold Council supported this research to help to accelerate the commercialisation of this technology.
Gold's value in medicine worldwide has lasted for millennia, but its use accelerated during the 20th century, with the evolution of modern medicine.
One example is an injectable compound containing gold found to be effective in treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA) after World War Two. It was brought to market in tablet form in 1985, as Auranofin, by pharmaceutical group Smith Kline and French. Although it has been superseded as an RA treatment, a 2012 study showed that Auranofin could be effective in treating diseases that are prevalent in developing countries, such as dysentery. A further study is exploring its potential to treat leukaemia.
In the 21st century, gold nanoparticles are being used extensively in the development of innovative medicines and medical techniques, including 'needle-less' vaccine delivery and anti-microbial agents. But perhaps the most promising area of research is in the treatment of cancer.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), 7.6 million people died from cancer in 2008, despite advances in diagnosis and treatment. Treating cancer is made more difficult because often the drugs used in chemotherapy can damage healthy cells. Treatments that target cancer cells directly while limiting the impact on the rest of the body could increase the chance of a full recovery. Nanotechnology research is developing more efficient and accurate methods of delivering drugs and other cancer treatments.
CytImmune, a US-based biopharmaceutical company, has developed a method of delivering anti-cancer drugs directly to tumours using gold nanoparticles. The drug is bound to gold particles, which are injected into the bloodstream and travel to the site of the tumour, treating it while leaving surrounding tissue largely unaffected. The technology has gone through its Phase I clinical trials and is undergoing further testing in collaboration with the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.
Another company, Nanospectra, has taken a different approach to using gold to treat cancer. The company has created "nanoshells", consisting of a gold-coated core of silica, which heat up when a laser light of a specific frequency is directed at them. These particles are injected into the tumour, which is then illuminated with a near-infrared laser, destroying the cancer cells with heat.


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"Occupy Gainesville" Here to Stay
It's a movement that started in the Big Apple, and is popping up across the country; and tonight, it showed up in north central Florida.
"Occupy Gainesville" organizers, supporting the "Occupy Wall Street" demonstrations, laid out their strategy for making a mark here.
"I can't be there, so this is the way I can be part of it," said Maggie Tingle, a Brooklyn native and current Gainesville resident.
"I'm a woman who has to get food stamps, has no medical coverage, has no insurance, and works part time, and my hours are constantly being cut," she said.
Tingle is one of hundreds who gathered in Gainesville Wednesday, coming from all walks of life, and this is just the planning stages of "Occupy Gainesville," set to begin on October 12th,and mimic New York's three-week old protest group.
"We will be occupying the central part of the city, in order to raise awareness for these very important issues," said Maya Garner, a local resident.
However, like Wall Street's movement, "Occupy Gainesville" doesn't have a clear focus.
"The working committees is a way to break it down into more manageable groups, to be able to come to a consensus and come up with solutions," she said.
As "Occupy Gainesville" works towards an identity, from this gathering, one thing is certain: it's not just hippies and peace activists.
"There's grandparents, there's parents, there's widows, there's lawyers, there's working class people, there's people without jobs, there's students," she said.
On their quest for change, these people say, they're in it for the long- haul.
"Just understand, it's not a quick fix, but just know there's a lot more people like me," said Tingle.
Organizers met with police Chief Tony Jones, to let police know about their plans for the "Occupy Gainesville" protest next week, scheduled to start at 8am Wednesday, in the downtown Bo Diddley plaza.
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Nepal Telecom is in the hot seat due to poor wireless coverage. The contention is that instead of selecting locations for towers based on GIS analysis, they may have been chosen based on who in one's family owned the land!
The school education department of the Maharashtra government has finalised the master plan for the new primary, higher primary and secondary schools in the rural areas of the state.
"We have done a meticulous school mapping with the help of GIS and tagged all the schools in the Google Earth map as per district and tehsil," a senior official said.
"As per the norms of the Right to Education, the mapping has been done for earmarking schools, with a primary school to be located at every kilometre, a secondary school to be located every three kilometres and a higher secondary school to be located every five kilometres," he said.
I'm not sure if those distances are along main roads or in any direction from the nearest school.
The Economic Times reports Japanese map publisher Zenrin may buy a 24% stake in MapMyIndia, for $30 million.
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Walking Access Commission chief executive Mark Neeson says its new GIS will be accurate enough to show where the public and cannot walk. In time the data should be downloadable to a cell phone.