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Social & Emotional Activity Finder
PBS KIDS' beloved characters model behavior and provide strategies that help kids manage their emotions, build friendships and develop good character. Use this activity finder to further foster your child's growth.
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"All of Us Together" Song
The Tiger Family celebrates being together with a song around the campfire.
"Ask Questions about what Happened" song
A song about how friends can help if you talk with them about your sad feelings.
"Freeze" Dance Make Believe
Daniel makes believe he is playing "freeze dance" with his stuffed animals.
"Grr, Grr, Grr, Out Loud" Song
A song to help you keep on trying, even when something is new and seems hard to do.
"Hold My Hand and Know that I'm with You" Song
This is a song about some of those times when it helps to hold a grownup's hand.
"Look for the Helpers" Song
A song about some of the many helpers who keep us safe, especially when we feel scared.
"Look What I Made" Song
Daniel and friends sing a song about how good it feels to make something yourself.
"Sharing is Fun for Me Too" Song
Daniel and his friends sing a song about how it can more fun when you share.
"Stomp Three Times" song
When you can't get what you want, you can stomp to help yourself feel better.
"Take Your Time and Do It Right" Song
This song reminds children of the things they can do when they take their time and go slow
"Taking Care of You Makes Me Happy Too" Song
Daniel helps Margaret in so many ways and that makes him feel happy.


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The chance to get outside and feel the wind against your face…to barrel down a hill or glide through the trees… to experience the dramatic blue and white of winter…that may be the essence and appeal of skiing. Scattered throughout Idaho, nineteen resorts offer a variety of runs to experience this snowy ritual.
With the country's first destination ski resort, and world's first chairlifts, at Sun Valley… the state of Idaho will always hold a special place in the history of downhill skiing. But it's the community ski hills where people often first learn to have fun in the snow. And while certain aspects of skiing and snowboarding are seen as individual sports, there is a social side to skiing as well. Often groups of skiers hit the slopes together, and sometimes ski resorts involve entire communities. Outdoor Idaho looks at three Home Town Ski Hills.

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bkleinhe needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 28 designs submitted by 7 freelance designers.
My developers have created flash availability calendar. But they are not designers and the application looks like it was created by developers. I need detailed designer to create mockups according to specifications.
This is detailed project, I've outlined the project requirements in detail here:
- Mockup of Calendar #1
- Mockup of Calendar #2
- Mockup of modal window
- Mockup of popup calendar used for date entry
- copy of competitor calendar described in project requirements


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CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - Procter & Gamble (P&G) voluntarily recalled some dry pet food with the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
The recall involves Eukanuba dry dog foods, Iams dry dog foods and Iams dry cat foods.
Officials say the products were distributed in the United States, but represent approximately 0.1% of annual production. The products were made during a 10-day window at a single manufacturing site, and no other dry dog food, dry cat food, dog or cat canned wet food, biscuits/treats or supplements are affected.
Salmonella can affect animals eating the products, and there is risk to humans from handling contaminated pet products, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with the products or any surfaces exposed to these products.
Pets with Salmonella infections may be lethargic and have diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever, and vomiting. Some pets will have only decreased appetite, fever and abdominal pain. Infected but otherwise healthy pets can be carriers and infect other animals or humans.
Consumers who purchased a product should stop using the product and discard it and contact P&G toll-free at 800-208-0172 (Monday – Friday, 9 AM to 6 PM ET), or via website at www.iams.com orwww.eukanuba.com. Media Contact: Jason Taylor, 513-622-1111.
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sterngang needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 300 designs submitted by 61 freelance designers.
Cutting-Edge (Gee, never heard that before) sports media company (pre-launch) is looking for a wicked cool logo. Don't hold back! Think outside the box! Come out blazing with your best stuff!
We want a logo for Spordio and we want it to rock for our business cards, website, and every New York City bus we can slap a sticker on!
Spordio is a full-service online media network featuring sport and team-specific radio and video channels designed for the hardcore sports fanatic. We need a flashy, awesome logo to attract the best talent, intimidate competitors, excite our partners and say, "Hell Yeah, our logo puts your candy-ass LogoFactory crap to shame!"
- Must blow us away
- Must be easy on the eyes
- Must not use pink or purples
- Nothing generic or mindless
- No bats, balls or anything too obvious
- No rainbows or use of 9 colors
- Don't show us something you wouldn't proudly display on the front page of your portfolio
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Bette Mandl, EdD
Professor Emerita
Department of English
Phone: 617-573-8277
Fax: 617-305-1744
Email: email@example.com
- EdD, Boston University
- MA, New York University
- BA, Brooklyn College
Research Interests
- Modern American Drama
- Neuroscience and the Arts
- Women and Literature
- Modern British Literature
Employment History
At Suffolk since 1976.
Articles in Books and Journals
"Broadway Boundaries: Neil Simon and Popular Culture." The Playwright's Muse. Ed. Joan Herrington. NY: Routledge, 2002. 78-89.
"Women's Movement: The Personal as Political in the Plays of Wendy Wasserstein." Wendy Wasserstein: A Casebook, ed. Claudia Barnett. NY: Garland, 1999. 3-11.
"Beyond Laughter and Forgetting: Echoes of the Holocaust in Neil Simon's Lost in Yonkers." Neil Simon: A Casebook. Ed. Gary Konas. NY: Garland, 1997. 69-77.
"'Alive Still in You': Memory and Silence in A Shayna Maidel." Staging Difference: Cultural Pluralism in American Theatre and Drama. Ed. Marc Maufort. N.Y.: Peter Lang Publishing, 1995. 259-265.
"Guest Editor's Foreward." The Eugene O'Neill Review. 19 (Spring and Fall, 1995): 4-6.
"Gender and Design in Eugene O'Neill's Strange Interlude." The Eugene O'Neill Review. 19 (Spring and Fall, 1995):123-128.
"Desire under the Elms." Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism, Vol. 49. Ed. Laurie Di Mauro. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Inc., 1993. 296-298.
"Absence as Presence: The Second Sex in The Iceman Cometh." Eugene O'Neill: The Critical Response. Ed. John Houchin. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood UP, 1993. 184-190.
"Disturbing Women: Wendy Kesselman's My Sister in this House." Modern American Drama: The Female Canon. Ed. June Schlueter. Rutherford, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson UP, 1990. 246-253.
"Feminism, Postfeminism and The Heidi Chronicles." Studies in the Humanities 17 (December,1990): 120-128.
"Theatricality and Otherness in God's All Chillun Got Wings." Feminist Re-readings of Modern American Drama. Ed. June Schlueter. Rutherford, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson UP, 1989. 48-56.
"Wrestling with the Angel in the House: Mary Tyrone's Long Journey." The Eugene O'Neill Newsletter XII (Winter 1988): 19-24.
"Family Ties: Landscape and Gender in Desire Under the Elms." The Eugene O'Neill Newsletter XI (Winter 1987): 19-23.
"Images of Transformation: Joyce's Ulysses in Mid-Lfe." Journal of Mental Imagery 10 (Summer 1986): 79-86.
"The Politics of Representation in The Marriages between Zones Three, Four and Five." Notes on Contemporary Literature XV (March 1985): 4-5.
"Absence as Presence: The Second Sex in The Iceman Cometh." The Eugene O'Neill Newsletter 6 (Summer/Fall 1982): 10-15.
"Martha Quest: The Dynamics of Mood." Doris Lessing Newsletter 5 (Winter, 1981): 3-4.
Book Reviews and Reports in Journals
"Tribute: Frederick C. Wilkins." Eugene O'Neill Review 34 (2013): 251-252..
Rev. of Tennessee Williams's Influence on Fifteen American Playwrights edited by Philip Kolin. Modern Drama 52 (Winter 2009): 499-501.
Rev. of American Women Playwrights: 1900-1950 by Yvonne Shafer. Theatre Research International 24 (Spring 1999): 114-115.
Rev. of Struggle, Defeat or Rebirth: Eugene O'Neill's Vision of Humanity by Thierry Dubost. The Eugene O'Neill Review 22 (Spring and Fall 1998): 194-195.
Rev. of Susan Glaspell: Essays on Her Plays and Fiction, edited by Linda Ben-Zvi. The Eugene O'Neill Review 20 (Spring and Fall 1996): 153-155.
Rev. of "A Kind of Alaska": Women in the Plays of O'Neill, Pinter and Shepard, by Ann C. Hall, in The Eugene O'Neill Review 17 (Spring and Fall 1993): 203-205.
Rev. of Eugene O'Neill and the Emergence of American Drama, edited by Marc Maufort, in The Eugene O'Neill Review 15 (Spring 1991): 107-109.
Rev. of Eugene O'Neill: Three Plays, edited by Normand Berlin. The Eugene O'Neill Review 14 (Spring and Fall, 1990): 108-110.
Rev. of Critical Approaches to O'Neill, edited by John H. Stroupe. The Eugene O'Neill Review 13 (Spring 1989): 92-95.
Rev. of Tragic Drama and the Family: Psychoanalytic Studies from Aeschylus to Beckett, by Bennett Simon. The Eugene O'Neill Review 13 (Spring 1989) 90-92.
Report on O'Neill panel of NEMLA Conference. The Eugene O'Neill Review 13 (Spring 1989): 61-63.
Rev. of Beyond Power, by Marilyn French. NWSA Perspectives 4 (Winter 1986): 34.
Report on panel of conference: "Eugene O'Neill - The Later Years." The Eugene O'Neill Newsletter X (Winter 1986): 24-25.
Courses Taught
ENG 103 - Advanced Freshman English
ENG 216 - World Literature in English
ENG 343 - The 19th Century English Novel
ENG 366 - Modern British Fiction
ENG 387 - Women and Literature
SF 101 - Seminar for Freshmen


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When someone named Scott enters your home and devours the KFC you bought with your last dime in front of your starving children.
"The chicken man cometh: is when a man from Iceland once ate sixteen cooked chickens in front of a starving family.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The Brandeis University women's fencing team went 3-3 over the weekend at the 2013 Eric Sollee Invitational at MIT. The Judges posted wins over UAA rival NYU (15-12), Haverford (17-10) and Yeshiva (24-3), while falling to #10 Pennsylvania (7-20), Duke (7-20) and Stevens Tech (11-16). The Judges are 15-9 overall this season.
In their always competitive meet with NYU, the Judges and Violets split 5-4 decisions, with Brandeis taking the sabre and NYU the epee. Seniors Emmily Smith (Stony Brook, N.Y. / Ward-Melville) and Zoe Messinger (Short Hills, N.J. / Millburn) picked up wins in the final rotation to give the sabre squad the victory. That enabled the foil squad to win their last three bouts and clinch the win, with rookie Caroline Mattos (Providence, R.I./LaSalle Acad.) going 3-0.
Mattos led the foil squad to the team's best record at the meet, winning four of their six matchups, defeating Stevens in addition to wins in the three Brandeis victories. Mattos tied for the Judges' top individual record, going 11-4 and improving to 63-12 overall this season. Rookies Emilia Dwyer (New York, N.Y. / Hunter H.S.) and Annette Kim (Morganville, N.J. / Freehold) also won nine bouts on the afternoon.
Messinger and the sabre squad had some of the toughest matchups of the meet, with five of their six matches decided by 5-4 scores. In addition to their 8-1 win over Yeshiva, the Judges defeated NYU and Haverford, while putting up the best performances against Duke and Penn in losses. Messinger matched Mattos at 11-4 overall, while Smith also had nine wins.
The epee squad earned wins over Yeshiva (7-2) and Haverford (5-4), while falling to NYU (4-5), Stevens (1-8) and Duke (9-0). A young squad, their top winners were all freshmen. Gwendolyn Mowell (Wyckoff, N.J. / Indian Hills) and Rosa Zhang (E. Setauket, N.Y./Ward Melville) each had five wins, while Sonya Glickman (Valhalla, N.Y. / Valhalla) and Alexis Gremillion (Houston, Texas / Awty International) had four apiece.


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Spell Your Furniture: A Series of Alphabet Design
Letters are very special. There are only 26 letters in the English language, yet they hold infinite potential as they are the building blocks of words. So, as we all know, letters form words and words create language. But could letters, as special as they are, build something in addition to words. How about furniture?
Joel and Elmy thought letters could become pieces made to assemble into word furniture. So they took the alphabet, and built letters into a CHAIR, TABLE, and LAMP. Each piece is created by the letters of the word that is the object. So the letters C, H, A, I, and R, actually make a chair.
The design is brilliant and fun, and each piece brings the indispensable elements of language into furniture. Now words aren't just words.
The Alphabet series is not available everywhere, but you can order it online, and the design of the plywood letters allow for cheaper, flat-packed shipping.
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Klinsmann summons players for World Cup camps
CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. soccer coach Jurgen Klinsmann is turning to experienced hands in looking to set his roster for the World Cup in Brazil.
He has called 26 players to Carson, Calif., for a camp that runs from Jan. 6 to Feb. 1, ending with an exhibition match against South Korea. After six days in California, though, 23 players will head to Sao Paulo from Jan. 13-25 for a dry run for this summer's tournament. The team will then return to its U.S training center.
The preliminary roster features 10 players who helped the U.S. advance to the World Cup for the seventh straight time. Midfielder Graham Zusi led all players with nine appearances while defender Omar Gonzalez and forward Eddie Johnson had eight each.
"We are all very excited for this camp because, as a team, it will give us our first taste of Brazil," said Klinsmann. "This is a very important camp in our preparations for the World Cup. It's important for the players to continue developing their bond and sense of urgency for the tournament. It's important for us to see how they do in Brazil, how the new players fit with the group and to make sure everyone is focused on reaching the highest level for next summer."
The roster:
Goalkeepers: Tally Hall (Houston Dynamo), Bill Hamid (D.C. United), Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake);
Defenders: Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders FC), Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy), Clarence Goodson (San Jose Earthquakes), Michael Harrington (Portland Timbers), Chris Klute (Colorado Rapids), Chance Myers (Sporting Kansas City), Shane O'Neill (Colorado Rapids), Seth Sinovic (Sporting Kansas City), DeAndre Yedlin (Seattle Sounders FC);
Midfielders: Eric Alexander (New York Red Bulls), Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo), Mix Diskerud (Rosenborg, Norway), Benny Feilhaber (Sporting Kansas City), Luis Gil (Real Salt Lake), Dax McCarty (New York Red Bulls), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City);
Forwards: Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy), Eddie Johnson (D.C. United), Mike Magee (Chicago Fire), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes).


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|Corson Surname DNA Project
Participants: 80
Welcome! This project is sponsored by the Corson/Colson Family History Association.
Purpose and GoalsThis project supplements document-based genealogical research of individuals with the CO _ S_N surname (i.e., CORSON, COLSON, COURSON, COURSEN, CORSEN, CORSSEN) and variants such as CORSA, CORSAW, DECOURSEY, RACER, and VROOM in the following manner:
As a DNA surname study, the project focuses on the Y-chromosome (carried by male-line descendants), whose characteristics identify only family lines, not individuals.
We are looking for more participants to submit DNA samples for testing or to help fund the cost of tests for their family members. If the project interests you, please read about how to participate. Partial reimbursement of test costs for individuals from certain family lines is available.
If you have any questions about this project, please contact the project coordinator, Michael Corson:
Most Recent News
20 Feb 2018 - SNP results arrived for participant #3 (Div. VII)
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Labor Force
The labor force is estimated to increase by 12.8 million persons between 2006 and 2016;
about 6.3 million (49 percent) will be women.
In 2016, women are expected to comprise 46.5 percent of the estimated 164.2 million persons in the labor force.
During the 2006-2016 period, total employment is projected to increase by 10.4 percent from 150.6 to 166.2 million.
Over the 2006-2016 period, employment in professional and related occupations is projected to grow at the same rate as employment in service occupations both at 16.7 percent.
Between the 2006-16 period, production occupations are expected to see a loss of slightly more than half a million jobs (528,000).
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations will decline by 29,000 jobs due to increased mechanization,
rising imports of food and fish, and consolidation of the agricultural industry.
Occupations: Fastest Growth
The fastest growing occupations are dominated by professional and related occupations associated with health care and the provision of social and mental health services. Examples of these occupations are:
- Health related: personal and home care aides; home health aides; medical assistants; substance abuse and behavior disorder counselors; social and human service assistants; physical therapists assistants; pharmacy technicians; dental hygienists; and mental health counselors; mental health and substance abuse social workers; dental assistants; physical therapists; and physician assistants.
- Computer related: network systems and data communications analysts; computer software engineers, applications; computer systems analysts; database administrators; and computer software engineers, systems software.
- Personal care and service related: makeup artists; theatrical and performance; skin care specialists; manicurists and pedicurists.
- Other fast growing occupations: veterinary technologists and technicians; personal financial advisors; veterinarians; financial analysts; gaming surveillance officers and gaming investigators; forensic science technicians; marriage and family therapists; gaming and sports book writers and runners; and environmental science and protection technicians, including health.
Rapid growth in health-related occupations reflects an aging population that requires more health care, a wealthier population that can afford better health care, and advances in medical technology that permit more health problems to be treated more aggressively.
The fastest growing health-related and personal care occupations are already dominated by women and it
stands to reason that women will continue to do so.
Occupations: Largest Growth
The 30 occupations with the largest job growth are much less concentrated in professional and related occupations than the 30 fastest growing occupations.
Examples of these are:
- Professional and managerial: registered nurses; general and operations managers;
computer software engineers, applications; accountants and auditors; management analysts; computer systems
analysts; and network systems and data communications analysts.
Service related: retail salespersons; janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners; child care workers; maids and housekeeping cleaners; and security guards.
- Office and administrative support: office clerks, general; bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks; executive secretaries and administrative assistants; receptionists and information clerks; and customer service representatives.
- Health care support: home health aides; nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants; personal and home care aides; and medical assistants.
- Food preparation and serving related: waiters and waitresses; combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food; and food preparation workers.
- Teaching: post secondary teachers; elementary school teachers, except special education; and teacher assistants.
- Transportation and material moving: truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer; laborers and freight and stock, and material movers, hand; and truck drivers, light and delivery services.
- Other: landscaping and grounds keeping workers; carpenters; and maintenance and repair workers, general.
Short-term on-the-job training is the level of post-secondary education or training most workers will need to become fully qualified in the majority of these large growth occupations.
Sources: US Department of Labor, Census Bureau, Womens Bureau, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics


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Dave White's first movie review was of the animated feature Snoopy Come Home. He was seven years old...Read full profile
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Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.
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Metascore®Generally unfavorable reviewsbased on a weighted average of allcritic review scores.
The film isn't so much funny as it is merely amusing — a laundry list of inappropriate and potentially embarrassing moments that strive mightily, but never quite manage to land the laugh.
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Forced, formulaic and never believable. It's a particularly unholy combination.
There's not a bad performance in this movie. De Niro, Keaton and Sarandon are particularly good, what a surprise. But it feels as if all the guests at "The Big Wedding" are wearing ID tags telling us their one Plot Point.
The movie's own brand of charm has its subset of smarm.
The fact that the three actors who do most of the fooling around — Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton and Susan Sarandon — have a combined age of 202 pegs this as a sex romp for the Viagra crowd.
The movie, in its basic concept, is corny and contrived, but as written and directed by Justin Zackham, it's executed in a pleasantly wry and understated fashion.
See all The Big Wedding reviews at Metacritic.com
Pause for kids 15 & under
Award-winning actors wasted in forgettable, racy comedy.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that The Big Wedding is racier than most family wedding comedies and could make for an uncomfortable parent-teen movie night. There's lots of sexual content -- the opening scene shows Robert De Niro about to perform oral sex on Susan Sarandon -- as well as discussion of virginity, sexual orientation, and open marriage. There's also adultery, public displays of (more than) affection and brief nudity (a woman's naked behind is visible as she skinny dips). In addition to the sex jokes and sex scenes, you can expect frequent strong language ("f--k," "s--t," "a--hole," "bitch," etc.) and drinking (the father and the priest are both alcoholics).
Messages: In the end, family members and best friends repair their relationships and commit to having a blended family of relatives who trust and love each other, despite their many flaws and personal problems. They lie and deceive to get there, but their intentions are mostly good.
Role models: Although everyone has many hang-ups and relationship issues, each of the family members realizes that honesty and open communication is the key to getting past old hurts and betrayals. The adult siblings are successful and care about each other.
Violence: Physical comedy includes people falling fully dressed into a pool and Don getting slapped or punched by each of the women in his life.
Sex: The very first scene includes a discussion of oral sex and a man about to perform it on his dressed (except for her underwear) partner. A 29-year-old doctor is a virgin who wants to save himself for someone special but then is easily seduced by a Colombian woman who strips to skinny dip with him (she's shown from the back). She also fondles him at the dinner table. Premarital sex is discussed in front of a priest. The entire family discusses their mother's discovery of tantric sex and her "9-hour orgasm." Two loud sex scenes include exes who do it for old times' sake and a virgin who promptly wants to do it again after his first time. Parents discuss adultery, and another set of parents talks about bisexuality and having an open marriage. Discussion of medical sexual aids (i.e. pills).
Language: Frequent strong language includes "f--k," "s--t," "a--hole," "douche," "d--k," "c--k," "bang," "muff," "hell," "ass," "crap," "oh my God," and one "c--t."
Consumerism: Brands notably shown or mentioned include Alfa Romeo, Mac, Cartier, the Plaza, and more.
Drinking, drugs and smoking: Don and Father Moinighan discuss going through AA together and how hard it is to stay on the wagon. On the wedding day, Don gets drunk and starts spouting off inappropriate comments. Adults are shown having drinks throughout the wedding weekend at dinners and receptions. Lyla tries to smoke in a hospital but is stopped.
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28 U.S. Code § 1874 - Actions on bonds and specialties
In all actions to recover the forfeiture annexed to any articles of agreement, covenant, bond, or other specialty, wherein the forfeiture, breach, or nonperformance appears by default or confession of the defendant, the court shall render judgment for the plaintiff for such amount as is due. If the sum is uncertain, it shall, upon request of either party, be assessed by a jury.
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 785 (R.S. § 961).
Word "actions" was substituted for "all suits brought," in view of Rule 2 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. For the same reason, words "according to equity," after "to recover so much as is due," were omitted.
Words "or upon demurrer," after "default or confession of the defendant," were omitted in view of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 7(c), abolishing demurrers.
Changes were made in phraseology.
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| Carmichael Numbers with a Square Totient
Banks, W. D.
Let $\varphi$ denote the Euler function. In this paper, we show that for all large $x$ there are more than $x^{0.33}$ Carmichael numbers $n\le x$ with the property that $\varphi(n)$ is a perfect square. We also obtain similar results for higher powers.
| On the Spectrum of an $n!\times n!$ Matrix Originating from Statistical Mechanics
Chassé, Dominique; Saint-Aubin, Yvan
Let $R_n(\alpha)$ be the $n!\times n!$ matrix whose matrix elements $[R_n(\alpha)]_{\sigma\rho}$, with $\sigma$ and $\rho$ in the symmetric group $\sn$, are $\alpha^{\ell(\sigma\rho^{-1})}$ with $0<\alpha<1$, where $\ell(\pi)$ denotes the number of cycles in $\pi\in \sn$. We give the spectrum of $R_n$ and show that the ratio of the largest eigenvalue $\lambda_0$ to the second largest one (in absolute value) increases as a positive power of $n$ as $n\rightarrow \infty$.
| Harmonicity of Holomorphic Maps Between Almost Hermitian Manifolds
Chinea, Domingo
In this paper we study holomorphic maps between almost Hermitian manifolds. We obtain a new criterion for the harmonicity of such holomorphic maps, and we deduce some applications to horizontally conformal holomorphic submersions.
| Right and Left Weak Approximation Properties in Banach Spaces
Choi, Changsun; Kim, Ju Myung; Lee, Keun Young
New necessary and sufficient conditions are established for Banach spaces to have the approximation property; these conditions are easier to check than the known ones. A shorter proof of a result of Grothendieck is presented, and some properties of a weak version of the approximation property are addressed.
| A Representation Theorem for Archimedean Quadratic Modules on $*$-Rings
Cimpri\v{c}, Jakob
We present a new approach to noncommutative real algebraic geometry based on the representation theory of $C^\ast$-algebras. An important result in commutative real algebraic geometry is Jacobi's representation theorem for archimedean quadratic modules on commutative rings. We show that this theorem is a consequence of the Gelfand--Naimark representation theorem for commutative $C^\ast$-algebras. A noncommutative version of Gelfand--Naimark theory was studied by I. Fujimoto. We use his results to generalize Jacobi's theorem to associative rings with involution.
| Cusp Forms Like $\Delta$
Cummins, C. J.
Let $f$ be a square-free integer and denote by $\Gamma_0(f)^+$ the normalizer of $\Gamma_0(f)$ in $\SL(2,\R)$. We find the analogues of the cusp form $\Delta$ for the groups $\Gamma_0(f)^+$.
| Small Zeros of Quadratic Forms Avoiding a Finite Number of Prescribed Hyperplanes
Dietmann, Rainer
We prove a new upper bound for the smallest zero $\mathbf{x}$ of a quadratic form over a number field with the additional restriction that $\mathbf{x}$ does not lie in a finite number of $m$ prescribed hyperplanes. Our bound is polynomial in the height of the quadratic form, with an exponent depending only on the number of variables but not on $m$.
| Huber's Theorem for Hyperbolic Orbisurfaces
Dryden, Emily B.; Strohmaier, Alexander
We show that for compact orientable hyperbolic orbisurfaces, the Laplace spectrum determines the length spectrum as well as the number of singular points of a given order. The converse also holds, giving a full generalization of Huber's theorem to the setting of compact orientable hyperbolic orbisurfaces.
| A SAGBI Basis For $\mathbb F[V_2\oplus V_2\oplus V_3]^{C_p}$
Duncan, Alexander; LeBlanc, Michael; Wehlau, David L.
Let $C_p$ denote the cyclic group of order $p$, where $p \geq 3$ is prime. We denote by $V_n$ the indecomposable $n$ dimensional representation of $C_p$ over a field $\mathbb F$ of characteristic $p$. We compute a set of generators, in fact a SAGBI basis, for the ring of invariants $\mathbb F[V_2 \oplus V_2 \oplus V_3]^{C_p}$.
| Hartogs' Theorem on Separate Holomorphicity for Projective Spaces
Gauthier, P. M.; Zeron, E. S.
If a mapping of several complex variables into projective space is holomorphic in each pair of variables, then it is globally holomorphic.
| Holomorphic 2-Forms and Vanishing Theorems for Gromov--Witten Invariants
Lee, Junho
On a compact K\"{a}hler manifold $X$ with a holomorphic 2-form $\a$, there is an almost complex structure associated with $\a$. We show how this implies vanishing theorems for the Gromov--Witten invariants of $X$. This extends the approach used by Parker and the author for K\"{a}hler surfaces to higher dimensions.
| Matrix Valued Orthogonal Polynomials on the Unit Circle: Some Extensions of the Classical Theory
Miranian, L.
In the work presented below the classical subject of orthogonal polynomials on the unit circle is discussed in the matrix setting. An explicit matrix representation of the matrix valued orthogonal polynomials in terms of the moments of the measure is presented. Classical recurrence relations are revisited using the matrix representation of the polynomials. The matrix expressions for the kernel polynomials and the Christoffel--Darboux formulas are presented for the first time.
| Generalized Eigenfunctions and a Borel Theorem on the Sierpinski Gasket
Okoudjou, Kasso A.; Rogers, Luke G.; Strichartz, Robert S.
We prove there exist exponentially decaying generalized eigenfunctions on a blow-up of the Sierpinski gasket with boundary. These are used to show a Borel-type theorem, specifically that for a prescribed jet at the boundary point there is a smooth function having that jet.
| On the Rational Points of the Curve $f(X,Y)^q = h(X)g(X,Y)$
Poulakis, Dimitrios
Let $q = 2,3$ and $f(X,Y)$, $g(X,Y)$, $h(X)$ be polynomials with integer coefficients. In this paper we deal with the curve $f(X,Y)^q = h(X)g(X,Y)$, and we show that under some favourable conditions it is possible to determine all of its rational points.
| The Erd\H{o}s--Rado Arrow for Singular Cardinals
Shelah, Saharon
We prove in ZFC that if $\cf(\lambda)>\aleph_0$ and $2^{\cf (\lambda)}<\lambda$, then $\lambda \rightarrow (\lambda,\omega+1)^2$.
| On Projectively Flat $(\alpha,\beta)$-metrics
Shen, Zhongmin
The solutions to Hilbert's Fourth Problem in the regular case are projectively flat Finsler metrics. In this paper, we consider the so-called $(\alpha,\beta)$-metrics defined by a Riemannian metric $\alpha$ and a $1$-form $\beta$, and find a necessary and sufficient condition for such metrics to be projectively flat in dimension $n \geq 3$.
| $2$-Clean Rings
Wang, Z.; Chen, J. L.
A ring $R$ is said to be $n$-clean if every element can be written as a sum of an idempotent and $n$ units. The class of these rings contains clean rings and $n$-good rings in which each element is a sum of $n$ units. In this paper, we show that for any ring $R$, the endomorphism ring of a free $R$-module of rank at least 2 is $2$-clean and that the ring $B(R)$ of all $\omega\times \omega$ row and column-finite matrices over any ring $R$ is $2$-clean. Finally, the group ring $RC_{n}$ is considered where $R$ is a local ring.
| A Big Picard Theorem for Holomorphic Maps into Complex Projective Space
Ye, Yasheng; Ru, Min
We prove a big Picard type extension theorem for holomorphic maps $f\from X-A \rightarrow M$, where $X$ is a complex manifold, $A$ is an analytic subvariety of $X$, and $M$ is the complement of the union of a set of hyperplanes in ${\Bbb P}^n$ but is not necessarily hyperbolically imbedded in ${\Bbb P}^n$.
| A New Tautological Relation in $\overline{\mathcal{M}}_{3,1}$ via the Invariance Constraint
Arcara, D.; Lee, Y.-P.
A new tautological relation of $\overline{\mathcal{M}}_{3,1}$ in codimension 3 is derived and proved, using an invariance constraint from our previous work.
| Connections on a Parabolic Principal Bundle, II
Biswas, Indranil
In Connections on a parabolic principal bundle over a curve, I we defined connections on a parabolic principal bundle. While connections on usual principal bundles are defined as splittings of the Atiyah exact sequence, it was noted in the above article that the Atiyah exact sequence does not generalize to the parabolic principal bundles. Here we show that a twisted version of the Atiyah exact sequence generalizes to the context of parabolic principal bundles. For usual principal bundles, giving a splitting of this twisted Atiyah exact sequence is equivalent to giving a splitting of the Atiyah exact sequence. Connections on a parabolic principal bundle can be defined using the generalization of the twisted Atiyah exact sequence.
| Extension of the Riemann $\xi$-Function's Logarithmic Derivative Positivity Region to Near the Critical Strip
Broughan, Kevin A.
If $K$ is a number field with $n_k=[k:\mathbb{Q}]$, and $\xi_k$ the symmetrized Dedekind zeta function of the field, the inequality $$\Re\,{\frac{ \xi_k'(\sigma + {\rm i} t)}{\xi_k(\sigma + {\rm i} t)}} > \frac{ \xi_k'(\sigma)}{\xi_k(\sigma)}$$ for $t\neq 0$ is shown to be true for $\sigma\ge 1+ 8/n_k^\frac{1}{3}$ improving the result of Lagarias where the constant in the inequality was 9. In the case $k=\mathbb{Q}$ the inequality is extended to $\si\ge 1$ for all $t$ sufficiently large or small and to the region $\si\ge 1+1/(\log t -5)$ for all $t\neq 0$. This answers positively a question posed by Lagarias.
| The Waring Problem with the Ramanujan $\tau$-Function, II
Garaev, M. Z.; Garcia, V. C.; Konyagin, S. V.
Let $\tau(n)$ be the Ramanujan $\tau$-function. We prove that for any integer $N$ with $|N|\ge 2$ the diophantine equation $$\sum_{i=1}^{148000}\tau(n_i)=N$$ has a solution in positive integers $n_1, n_2,\ldots, n_{148000}$ satisfying the condition $$\max_{1\le i\le 148000}n_i\ll |N|^{2/11}e^{-c\log |N|/\log\log |N|},$$ for some absolute constant $c>0.$
| Schubert Calculus on a Grassmann Algebra
Gatto, Letterio; Santiago, Ta\'\i se
The ({\em classical}, {\em small quantum}, {\em equivariant}) cohomology ring of the grassmannian $G(k,n)$ is generated by certain derivations operating on an exterior algebra of a free module of rank $n$ ( Schubert calculus on a Grassmann algebra). Our main result gives, in a unified way, a presentation of all such cohomology rings in terms of generators and relations. Using results of Laksov and Thorup, it also provides a presentation of the universal factorization algebra of a monic polynomial of degree $n$ into the product of two monic polynomials, one of degree $k$.
| Dunford--Pettis Properties and Spaces of Operators
Ghenciu, Ioana; Lewis, Paul
J. Elton used an application of Ramsey theory to show that if $X$ is an infinite dimensional Banach space, then $c_0$ embeds in $X$, $\ell_1$ embeds in $X$, or there is a subspace of $X$ that fails to have the Dunford--Pettis property. Bessaga and Pelczynski showed that if $c_0$ embeds in $X^*$, then $\ell_\infty$ embeds in $X^*$. Emmanuele and John showed that if $c_0$ embeds in $K(X,Y)$, then $K(X,Y)$ is not complemented in $L(X,Y)$. Classical results from Schauder basis theory are used in a study of Dunford--Pettis sets and strong Dunford--Pettis sets to extend each of the preceding theorems. The space $L_{w^*}(X^* , Y)$ of $w^*-w$ continuous operators is also studied.
| Equations and Complexity for the Dubois--Efroymson Dimension Theorem
Ghiloni, Riccardo
Let $\R$ be a real closed field, let $X \subset \R^n$ be an irreducible real algebraic set and let $Z$ be an algebraic subset of $X$ of codimension $\geq 2$. Dubois and Efroymson proved the existence of an irreducible algebraic subset of $X$ of codimension $1$ containing~$Z$. We improve this dimension theorem as follows. Indicate by $\mu$ the minimum integer such that the ideal of polynomials in $\R[x_1,\ldots,x_n]$ vanishing on $Z$ can be generated by polynomials of degree $\leq \mu$. We prove the following two results: \begin{inparaenum}[\rm(1)] \item There exists a polynomial $P \in \R[x_1,\ldots,x_n]$ of degree~$\leq \mu+1$ such that $X \cap P^{-1}(0)$ is an irreducible algebraic subset of $X$ of codimension $1$ containing~$Z$. \item Let $F$ be a polynomial in $\R[x_1,\ldots,x_n]$ of degree~$d$ vanishing on $Z$. Suppose there exists a nonsingular point $x$ of $X$ such that $F(x)=0$ and the differential at $x$ of the restriction of $F$ to $X$ is nonzero. Then there exists a polynomial $G \in \R[x_1,\ldots,x_n]$ of degree $\leq \max\{d,\mu+1\}$ such that, for each $t \in (-1,1) \setminus \{0\}$, the set $\{x \in X \mid F(x)+tG(x)=0\}$ is an irreducible algebraic subset of $X$ of codimension $1$ containing~$Z$. \end{inparaenum} Result (1) and a slightly different version of result~(2) are valid over any algebraically closed field also.
| Points of Small Height on Varieties Defined over a Function Field
Ghioca, Dragos
We obtain a Bogomolov type of result for the affine space defined over the algebraic closure of a function field of transcendence degree $1$ over a finite field.
| Involutions of RA Loops
Goodaire, Edgar G.; Milies, César Polcino
Let $L$ be an RA loop, that is, a loop whose loop ring over any coefficient ring $R$ is an alternative, but not associative, ring. Let $\ell\mapsto\ell^\theta$ denote an involution on $L$ and extend it linearly to the loop ring $RL$. An element $\alpha\in RL$ is symmetric if $\alpha^\theta=\alpha$ and skew-symmetric if $\alpha^\theta=-\alpha$. In this paper, we show that there exists an involution making the symmetric elements of $RL$ commute if and only if the characteristic of $R$ is $2$ or $\theta$ is the canonical involution on $L$, and an involution making the skew-symmetric elements of $RL$ commute if and only if the characteristic of $R$ is $2$ or $4$.
| Essential Surfaces in Graph Link Exteriors
Ikeda, Toru
An irreducible graph manifold $M$ contains an essential torus if it is not a special Seifert manifold. Whether $M$ contains a closed essential surface of negative Euler characteristic or not depends on the difference of Seifert fibrations from the two sides of a torus system which splits $M$ into Seifert manifolds. However, it is not easy to characterize geometrically the class of irreducible graph manifolds which contain such surfaces. This article studies this problem in the case of graph link exteriors.
| Extensions of Rings Having McCoy Condition
Ko\c{s}an, Muhammet Tamer
Let $R$ be an associative ring with unity. Then $R$ is said to be a {\it right McCoy ring} when the equation $f(x)g(x)=0$ (over $R[x]$), where $0\neq f(x),g(x) \in R[x]$, implies that there exists a nonzero element $c\in R$ such that $f(x)c=0$. In this paper, we characterize some basic ring extensions of right McCoy rings and we prove that if $R$ is a right McCoy ring, then $R[x]/(x^n)$ is a right McCoy ring for any positive integer $n\geq 2$ .
| Amalgamations of Categories
MacDonald, John; Scull, Laura
We consider the pushout of embedding functors in $\Cat$, the category of small categories. We show that if the embedding functors satisfy a 3-for-2 property, then the induced functors to the pushout category are also embeddings. The result follows from the connectedness of certain associated slice categories. The condition is motivated by a similar result for maps of semigroups. We show that our theorem can be applied to groupoids and to inclusions of full subcategories. We also give an example to show that the theorem does not hold when the property only holds for one of the inclusion functors, or when it is weakened to a one-sided condition.
| Global Geometrical Coordinates on Falbel's Cross-Ratio Variety
Parker, John R.; Platis, Ioannis D.
Falbel has shown that four pairwise distinct points on the boundary of a complex hyperbolic $2$-space are completely determined, up to conjugation in ${\rm PU}(2,1)$, by three complex cross-ratios satisfying two real equations. We give global geometrical coordinates on the resulting variety.
| On Functions Whose Graph is a Hamel Basis, II
P{\l}otka, Krzysztof
We say that a function $h \from \real \to \real$ is a Hamel function ($h \in \ham$) if $h$, considered as a subset of $\real^2$, is a Hamel basis for $\real^2$. We show that $\A(\ham)\geq\omega$, i.e., for every finite $F \subseteq \real^\real$ there exists $f\in\real^\real$ such that $f+F \subseteq \ham$. From the previous work of the author it then follows that $\A(\ham)=\omega$.
| A Comment on ``$\mathfrak{p} < \mathfrak{t}$''
Shelah, Saharon
Dealing with the cardinal invariants ${\mathfrak p}$ and ${\mathfrak t}$ of the continuum, we prove that ${\mathfrak m}={\mathfrak p} = \aleph_2\ \Rightarrow\ {\mathfrak t} =\aleph_2$. In other words, if ${\bf MA}_{\aleph_1}$ (or a weak version of this) holds, then (of course $\aleph_2\le {\mathfrak p}\le {\mathfrak t}$ and) ${\mathfrak p}=\aleph_2\ \Rightarrow\ {\mathfrak p}={\mathfrak t}$. The proof is based on a criterion for ${\mathfrak p}<{\mathfrak t}$.
| Generic Quasi-Convergence for Essentially Strongly Order-Preserving Semiflows
Yi, Taishan; Zou, Xingfu
By employing the limit set dichotomy for essentially strongly order-preserving semiflows and the assumption that limit sets have infima and suprema in the state space, we prove a generic quasi-convergence principle implying the existence of an open and dense set of stable quasi-convergent points. We also apply this generic quasi-convergence principle to a model for biochemical feedback in protein synthesis and obtain some results about the model which are of theoretical and realistic significance.
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Böröczky, K.; Böröczky, K. J.; Fodor, F.; Harborth, H.; Kuperberg, W.
| Geometric ``Floral'' Configurations
Berman, Leah Wrenn; Bokowski, Jürgen; Grünbaum, Branko; Pisanski, Toma\v{z}
With an increase in size, configurations of points and lines in the plane usually become complicated and hard to analyze. The ``floral'' configurations we are introducing here represent a new type that makes accessible and visually intelligible even configurations of considerable size. This is achieved by combining a large degree of symmetry with a hierarchical construction. Depending on the details of the interdependence of these aspects, there are several subtypes that are described and investigated.
| On the X-ray Number of Almost Smooth Convex Bodies and of Convex Bodies of Constant Width
Bezdek, K.; Kiss, Gy.
The X-ray numbers of some classes of convex bodies are investigated. In particular, we give a proof of the X-ray Conjecture as well as of the Illumination Conjecture for almost smooth convex bodies of any dimension and for convex bodies of constant width of dimensions $3$, $4$, $5$ and $6$.
| On Projection Bodies of Order One
Campi, Stefano; Gronchi, Paolo
The projection body of order one $\Pi_1K$ of a convex body $K$ in $\R^n$ is the body whose support function is, up to a constant, the average mean width of the orthogonal projections of $K$ onto hyperplanes through the origin.
| A Note on Covering by Convex Bodies
Tóth, Gábor Fejes
A classical theorem of Rogers states that for any convex body $K$ in $n$-dimensional Euclidean space there exists a covering of the space by translates of $K$ with density not exceeding $n\log{n}+n\log\log{n}+5n$. Rogers' theorem does not say anything about the structure of such a covering. We show that for sufficiently large values of $n$ the same bound can be attained by a covering which is the union of $O(\log{n})$ translates of a lattice arrangement of $K$.
| A Class of Cellulated Spheres with Non-Polytopal Symmetries
Gévay, Gábor
We construct, for all $d\geq 4$, a cellulation of $\mathbb S^{d-1}$. We prove that these cellulations cannot be polytopal with maximal combinatorial symmetry. Such non-realizability phenomenon was first described in dimension 4 by Bokowski, Ewald and Kleinschmidt, and, to the knowledge of the author, until now there have not been any known examples in higher dimensions. As a starting point for the construction, we introduce a new class of (Wythoffian) uniform polytopes, which we call duplexes. In proving our main result, we use some tools that we developed earlier while studying perfect polytopes. In particular, we prove perfectness of the duplexes; furthermore, we prove and make use of the perfectness of another new class of polytopes which we obtain by a variant of the so-called $E$-construction introduced by Eppstein, Kuperberg and Ziegler.
| Successive Minima and Radii
Henk, Martin; Cifre, Mar\'\i a A. Hernández
In this note we present inequalities relating the successive minima of an $o$-symmetric convex body and the successive inner and outer radii of the body. These inequalities join known inequalities involving only either the successive minima or the successive radii.
| Transversals with Residue in Moderately Overlapping $T(k)$-Families of Translates
Heppes, Aladár
Let $K$ denote an oval, a centrally symmetric compact convex domain with non-empty interior. A family of translates of $K$ is said to have property $T(k)$ if for every subset of at most $k$ translates there exists a common line transversal intersecting all of them. The integer $k$ is the stabbing level of the family. Two translates $K_i = K + c_i$ and $K_j = K + c_j$ are said to be $\sigma$-disjoint if $\sigma K + c_i$ and $\sigma K + c_j$ are disjoint. A recent Helly-type result claims that for every $\sigma > 0 $ there exists an integer $k(\sigma)$ such that if a family of $\sigma$-disjoint unit diameter discs has property $T(k)| k \geq k(\sigma)$, then there exists a straight line meeting all members of the family. In the first part of the paper we give the extension of this theorem to translates of an oval $K$. The asymptotic behavior of $k(\sigma)$ for $\sigma \rightarrow 0$ is considered as well.
| Shaken Rogers's Theorem for Homothetic Sections
Jerónimo-Castro, J.; Montejano, L.; Morales-Amaya, E.
We shall prove the following shaken Rogers's theorem for homothetic sections: Let $K$ and $L$ be strictly convex bodies and suppose that for every plane $H$ through the origin we can choose continuously sections of $K $ and $L$, parallel to $H$, which are directly homothetic. Then $K$ and $L$ are directly homothetic.
| On the Bezdek--Pach Conjecture for Centrally Symmetric Convex Bodies
Lángi, Zsolt; Naszódi, Márton
The Bezdek--Pach conjecture asserts that the maximum number of pairwise touching positive homothetic copies of a convex body in $\Re^d$ is $2^d$. Nasz\'odi proved that the quantity in question is not larger than $2^{d+1}$. We present an improvement to this result by proving the upper bound $3\cdot2^{d-1}$ for centrally symmetric bodies. Bezdek and Brass introduced the one-sided Hadwiger number of a convex body. We extend this definition, prove an upper bound on the resulting quantity, and show a connection with the problem of touching homothetic bodies.
| Hamiltonian Properties of Generalized Halin Graphs
Malik, Shabnam; Qureshi, Ahmad Mahmood; Zamfirescu, Tudor
A Halin graph is a graph $H=T\cup C$, where $T$ is a tree with no vertex of degree two, and $C$ is a cycle connecting the end-vertices of $T$ in the cyclic order determined by a plane embedding of $T$. In this paper, we define classes of generalized Halin graphs, called $k$-Halin graphs, and investigate their Hamiltonian properties.
| Covering Discs in Minkowski Planes
Martini, Horst; Spirova, Margarita
We investigate the following version of the circle covering problem in strictly convex (normed or) Minkowski planes: to cover a circle of largest possible diameter by $k$ unit circles. In particular, we study the cases $k=3$, $k=4$, and $k=7$. For $k=3$ and $k=4$, the diameters under consideration are described in terms of side-lengths and circumradii of certain inscribed regular triangles or quadrangles. This yields also simple explanations of geometric meanings that the corresponding homothety ratios have. It turns out that basic notions from Minkowski geometry play an essential role in our proofs, namely Minkowskian bisectors, $d$-segments, and the monotonicity lemma.
| Modular Reduction in Abstract Polytopes
Monson, B.; Schulte, Egon
The paper studies modular reduction techniques for abstract regular and chiral polytopes, with two purposes in mind:\ first, to survey the literature about modular reduction in polytopes; and second, to apply modular reduction, with moduli given by primes in $\mathbb{Z}[\tau]$ (with $\tau$ the golden ratio), to construct new regular $4$-polytopes of hyperbolic types $\{3,5,3\}$ and $\{5,3,5\}$ with automorphism groups given by finite orthogonal groups.
| Indecomposable Coverings
Pach, János; Tardos, Gábor; Tóth, Géza
We prove that for every $k>1$, there exist $k$-fold coverings of the plane (i) with strips, (ii) with axis-parallel rectangles, and (iii) with homothets of any fixed concave quadrilateral, that cannot be decomposed into two coverings. We also construct for every $k>1$ a set of points $P$ and a family of disks $\cal D$ in the plane, each containing at least $k$ elements of $P$, such that, no matter how we color the points of $P$ with two colors, there exists a disk $D\in{\cal D}$ all of whose points are of the same color.
| Two Volume Product Inequalities and Their Applications
Stancu, Alina
Let $K \subset {\mathbb{R}}^{n+1}$ be a convex body of class $C^2$ with everywhere positive Gauss curvature. We show that there exists a positive number $\delta (K)$ such that for any $\delta \in (0, \delta(K))$ we have $\Volu(K_{\delta})\cdot \Volu((K_{\delta})^{\sstar}) \geq \Volu(K)\cdot \Volu(K^{\sstar}) \geq \Volu(K^{\delta})\cdot \Volu((K^{\delta})^{\sstar})$, where $K_{\delta}$, $K^{\delta}$ and $K^{\sstar}$ stand for the convex floating body, the illumination body, and the polar of $K$, respectively. We derive a few consequences of these inequalities.
| Some Infinite Products of Ramanujan Type
Alaca, Ay\c{s}e; Alaca, \c{S}aban; Williams, Kenneth S.
In his ``lost'' notebook, Ramanujan stated two results, which are equivalent to the identities \[ \prod_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{(1-q^n)^5}{(1-q^{5n})} =1-5\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\Big( \sum_{d \mid n} \qu{5}{d} d \Big) q^n \] and \[ q\prod_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{(1-q^{5n})^5}{(1-q^{n})} =\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\Big( \sum_{d \mid n} \qu{5}{n/d} d \Big) q^n. \] We give several more identities of this type.
| A One-Dimensional Family of $K3$ Surfaces with a $\Z_4$ Action
Artebani, Michela
The minimal resolution of the degree four cyclic cover of the plane branched along a GIT stable quartic is a $K3$ surface with a non symplectic action of $\Z_4$. In this paper we study the geometry of the one-dimensional family of $K3$ surfaces associated to the locus of plane quartics with five nodes.
| The Irreducibility of Polynomials That Have One Large Coefficient and Take a Prime Value
Bonciocat, Anca Iuliana; Bonciocat, Nicolae Ciprian
We use some classical estimates for polynomial roots to provide several irreducibility criteria for polynomials with integer coefficients that have one sufficiently large coefficient and take a prime value.
| The Parabolic Littlewood--Paley Operator with Hardy Space Kernels
Chen, Yanping; Ding, Yong
In this paper, we give the $L^p$ boundedness for a class of parabolic Littlewood--Paley $g$-function with its kernel function $\Omega$ is in the Hardy space $H^1(S^{n-1})$.
| A Note on Locally Nilpotent Derivations\\ and Variables of $k[X,Y,Z]$
Daigle, Daniel; Kaliman, Shulim
We strengthen certain results concerning actions of $(\Comp,+)$ on $\Comp^{3}$ and embeddings of $\Comp^{2}$ in $\Comp^{3}$, and show that these results are in fact valid over any field of characteristic zero.
| Intuitionistic Fuzzy $\gamma$-Continuity
Hanafy, I. M.
This paper introduces the concepts of fuzzy $\gamma$-open sets and fuzzy $\gamma$-continuity in intuitionistic fuzzy topological spaces. After defining the fundamental concepts of intuitionistic fuzzy sets and intuitionistic fuzzy topological spaces, we present intuitionistic fuzzy $\gamma$-open sets and intuitionistic fuzzy $\gamma$-continuity and other results related topological concepts.
| Boundary Behavior of Solutions of the Helmholtz Equation
Hirata, Kentaro
This paper is concerned with the boundary behavior of solutions of the Helmholtz equation in $\mathbb{R}^\di$. In particular, we give a Littlewood-type theorem to show that the approach region introduced by Kor\'anyi and Taylor (1983) is best possible.
| Group Actions on Quasi-Baer Rings
Jin, Hai Lan; Doh, Jaekyung; Park, Jae Keol
A ring $R$ is called {\it quasi-Baer} if the right annihilator of every right ideal of $R$ is generated by an idempotent as a right ideal. We investigate the quasi-Baer property of skew group rings and fixed rings under a finite group action on a semiprime ring and their applications to $C^*$-algebras. Various examples to illustrate and delimit our results are provided.
| Computing Polynomials of the Ramanujan $t_n$ Class Invariants
Konstantinou, Elisavet; Kontogeorgis, Aristides
We compute the minimal polynomials of the Ramanujan values $t_n$, where $n\equiv 11 \mod 24$, using the Shimura reciprocity law. These polynomials can be used for defining the Hilbert class field of the imaginary quadratic field $\mathbb{Q}(\sqrt{-n})$ and have much smaller coefficients than the Hilbert polynomials.
| Numerical Semigroups That Are Not Intersections of $d$-Squashed Semigroups
Moreno, M. A.; Nicola, J.; Pardo, E.; Thomas, H.
We say that a numerical semigroup is $d$-squashed if it can be written in the form $$ S=\frac 1 N \langle a_1,\dots,a_d \rangle \cap \mathbb{Z}$$ for $N,a_1,\dots,a_d$ positive integers with $\gcd(a_1,\dots, a_d)=1$. Rosales and Urbano have shown that a numerical semigroup is 2-squashed if and only if it is proportionally modular.
| Lipschitz Type Characterizations for Bergman Spaces
Wulan, Hasi; Zhu, Kehe
We obtain new characterizations for Bergman spaces with standard weights in terms of Lipschitz type conditions in the Euclidean, hyperbolic, and pseudo-hyperbolic metrics. As a consequence, we prove optimal embedding theorems when an analytic function on the unit disk is symmetrically lifted to the bidisk.
| On $L^{1}$-Convergence of Fourier Series under the MVBV Condition
Yu, Dan Sheng; Zhou, Ping; Zhou, Song Ping
Let $f\in L_{2\pi }$ be a real-valued even function with its Fourier series $% \frac{a_{0}}{2}+\sum_{n=1}^{\infty }a_{n}\cos nx,$ and let $S_{n}(f,x) ,\;n\geq 1,$ be the $n$-th partial sum of the Fourier series. It is well known that if the nonnegative sequence $\{a_{n}\}$ is decreasing and $\lim_{n\rightarrow \infty }a_{n}=0$, then% \begin{equation*} \lim_{n\rightarrow \infty }\Vert f-S_{n}(f)\Vert _{L}=0 \text{ if and only if }\lim_{n\rightarrow \infty }a_{n}\log n=0. \end{equation*}% We weaken the monotone condition in this classical result to the so-called mean value bounded variation (MVBV) condition. The generalization of the above classical result in real-valued function space is presented as a special case of the main result in this paper, which gives the $L^{1}$% -convergence of a function $f\in L_{2\pi }$ in complex space. We also give results on $L^{1}$-approximation of a function $f\in L_{2\pi }$ under the MVBV condition.
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By Chris Myson
On another night, there is no doubt Celtic could still be in their tie against Juventus and heading to Turin in three weeks with a fighting chance of reaching the Champions League quarter-finals.
Neil Lennon will wish he had not gambled on selecting defender Efe Ambrose mere hours after he returned from the Africa Cup of Nations.
If the home side had not disastrously switched off after two minutes or if the referee had penalised Stephan Lichtsteiner for outrageous grappling in the box from multiple set pieces, we could have been looking at a very different first-leg result.
Ultimately though, the early goal from Alessandro Matri and strikes in the last 10 minutes from Claudio Marchisio and Mirko Vucinic handed Juve a 3-0 victory to silence a vociferous home crowd in Glasgow.
Antonio Conte's team are only the second side – after Barcelona - to achieve an away win over Celtic in the Champions League era and have already booked their place in the last eight as a result.
|MATCH FACTS | Celtic 0-3 Juve
Games at the highest level, though, are decided on the finest of margins and ultimately Celtic came up short at the key moments and saw their mistakes punished.
Switching off defensively and allowing Matri to race clean through on goal from one long pass within minutes of a two-legged tie was naïve to say the least, gifting a vital away goal to the Old Lady.
It is true Celtic dominated possession and territory for long spells after the opening goal, but they only really created one clear chance, which ironically fell to flop of the night Ambrose, who failed to head home Charlie Mulgrew's pinpoint cross in the second half.
Even then, with the tie still by no means out of reach with the score at 1-0, the home side ran out of steam badly in the final 20 minutes and saw further defensive errors ruthlessly picked off by the clinical Italians.
It was a harsh lesson for Celtic in what is required to succeed at the highest level of the European game. Sure, this is a team that beat Barcelona, but two-legged ties in the knockout stages are a very different proposition to group stages matches.
The early goal allowed Juve to maintain an essence of control of proceedings throughout, using their experience to withstand the inevitable home pressure and pounce ruthlessly when the time was right to kill the tie.
This remains a very young Celtic side. They are going to lose key man Victor Wanyama in the summer and may have to sell Gary Hooper too, but the majority of the squad will remain in Glasgow for several years to come.
|Juventus are 9/1 to win the Champions League with Paddy Power
They can be proud of their efforts this season in reaching the last 16 for the first time in five years, but they must be sure to learn the lessons of what is a morale-denting defeat if they are to become post-Christmas performers in the Champions League on an annual basis.
With the SPL title certainly in the bag, the European journey now almost over for another year and after elimination in the League Cup, there is only the Scottish Cup matches which will have significant importance placed on them for the rest of 2012-13.
That gives Lennon plenty of time to develop his Celtic squad, assess his options and plan a renewed assault on the continental stage next year.
Ultimately, after months of hype and build-up, Tuesday night was a big disappointment. It was still a night to remember, another incredible atmosphere and a superb experience to welcome the giants of Juventus to Glasgow.
But the hosts were given a harsh lesson on what is needed in the knockout rounds and will have plenty of time to think about their errors as they watch Juve performing in the latter stages of the competition.
Reaching the last 16 has brought some much-needed European pride and valuable revenue to Celtic since their campaign began with the first of two qualifying ties back on August 1.
A heavy defeat and a harsh lesson from Juventus will have been a bitter pill to swallow, but if they can learn from both the highs and lows of this campaign, they should be ready to fare better if they come up against sides in the class of Juve in the years to follow.
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Hippest Hair Salons
BY: Gayot | Jan 3, 2014
As one of the least conservative cities in the world, San Francisco might seem like a place where anything goes in the style department. And while that's true to a certain extent, a perfect haircut or day-of blowout will always be in style, and might help you score points with a significant other or at that big meeting. Here are a few of San Francisco's hippest hair salons. If you're looking for a paparazzi-ready style session, single-concept Drybar in the Fillmore is the place. The highly focused salon offers neither cuts nor colors, but will perk up your 'do in no time flat. And unlike many premier shops, Drybar charges a mere $40 for their service, regardless of hair length. And if you weren't convinced yet, hear this: mimosas and complimentary snacks are included. Should the skies open up, they may even give you an umbrella as you walk out, to keep your new mane beautiful no matter the weather. Glama-Rama in the Mission is, perhaps stereotypically for this city, both an art gallery and a beauty salon. Flat irons, bridal updos, full highlights and dreads – Glama-Rama handles anything you can comb at it, all in a warmly retro setting full of artwork from nearby creative types. Some art is even done by the staff themselves, proving that it's a fine line between art and hairdressing. Hayes Valley's Hair Play is also a great option for any woman looking for a change. Whether it's a dramatic difference in length or a bold new color, Hair Play's stylists have both an eye for detail and a desire to lavish their attention on everyone's locks. Ladies who rock bangs know that every eighth of an inch can be crucial, and that's where the Pretty Pretty Collective comes in. When it's time for a bit of a snip without making a fuss over the rest of your tresses, this crew will take good care of you with precise trims, as well as a full array of salon services. Although a slightly higher price point than many others, unisex Pretty Pretty is where the Mission's garden-variety babes go to become knockout beauties.
BY: Gayot
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Jan 31 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-related
stories were reported by media on Thursday:
* Germany plans a modest reform of its banking sector that
would put a cap on risky activities but not lead to the breakup
of banks or significantly impair big institutions like flagship
lender Deutsche Bank, according to a draft law seen
by Reuters.
* Prosecutors are investigating the former management of
Italy's troubled Monte dei Paschi bank for bribery and
fraud, judicial sources said on Wednesday, as pressure grew on
the Bank of Italy and bourse watchdog Consob.
* Endo Health Solutions Inc has held talks in
recent weeks with drugmakers potentially interested in buying
the maker of pain relief medication, people familiar with the
matter said.
* Russian state technology firm Rusnano is planning to sell
through a private placing of 10 percent of its shares between
March and June, its chief executive Anatoly Chubais said in an
interview with the Interfax news agency.
* Quintiles Transnational Corp, the largest
provider of testing services to drugmakers, has chosen Morgan
Stanley, Barclays Plc and JPMorgan Chase & Co as joint
bookrunners for a planned initial public offering, people
familiar with the matter said.
* Germany's second-biggest lender Commerzbank by
2015 plans to shed half of the workforce at its mortgage unit
Hypothekenbank Frankfurt, formerly known as Eurohypo, according
to an internal paper obtained by Reuters.


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She's hoooot, But says "Oh yeah" a bit to much for my taste ;D
Id take those sloppy seconds but I would cum in her ass instead of her pussy
I got a huge tattoo that covers the lower half of my back, and I'm planning on getting more. Tattoos are not just for guys, thank you very much.
anybody who says aww the tattoos ruined it for me or ahh they killed my woody is a douche tattoos are hot and by no means should it kill a mans wood......... fuckin tools
good tatoo and had sex...
if I never saw another tattoo on a girl for the rest of my life it would be just fine
love tattoos total turn on
a lovely body spoiled by tatt,s..
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Kolt, I think you like dick !
I'd fuck blondie for sure.
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dam, don't you all worry about pregnancy? and STD's?, or does everybody get tested before filming?
Good video
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i love you
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great cunt luv the cum deep in my cunt so runs out slowly
Man,she is loving the dick...wish it was me...Lol
Nice tattoo. That's all
Hey, sa te dirais un plan à 5?
holy fuck shes is sexy
Tattoos....at least you got something to read while you fuck her
haha it does go straight up her nose!
Great pair of tits she can ride a dick!
if she were a blonde
I would love to watch that thick prick fuck my wifes big, hot hairy, juicy pussy then fuck her second.
Go herd
i would fuck her everyday at least 6 times a day.
Good job we're not all the same. I thought her a really sexy chick tats or no tats.
Although tatts don't do it for me, I'd fuck her in a heartbeat! Bitchin' tits too!
u guys are dreaming chicks with tattoo's are fuckn hot i love them more the better
they got that white rug at ikea
hahaha is that a koala tattoo on her leg?
this girl's fucking hot
best girl ever!
Anybody knows her name??
My girl goes to Otis and is into threesomes. We're going to find this girl!
No Way man! Tattoos are a total turn on. Then again...i'm a musician...so that's kind of the type.
Great boobs
Tramp stamps are the only acceptable tattoos for girls, they're the only tattoos that guys even pay attention to as we are plowing your skanky asses from behind, amiright Kitty?
Yeah i'd LOVE to fuck the shit outta her!! She can take a huge cock and BANGING!!!! wow!!
they're tested, plus girls use contraceptive pills.
Hot vid. Hot girl. I would love to do her and my wife at the same time.
esos tatuajes enel cuerpo me ponen la poya para explotar
love tooooo
one lucky tatooist, must have spent hours working on her body, too many tataoo's for working in porn tho, good for one thing tho ,fucking for fun


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Linux just keeps popping up on many of the popular gadgets that are hogging the limelight nowadays. Some are quite conspicuous about it, like the Android phone that is being developed by a group that makes it very obvious, calling themselves the Open Handset Alliance. However, there are some that don't flaunt Linux around, like the Amazon Kindle. Not that they have to, but well, allow me to do it for them here anyway.
What's there to flaunt?
"To flaunt" is synonymous to "to display", so let's take it from there. The Kindle is just one of a number of eBook readers that have been popularized by their distinctive displays, operating on a technology named electronic paper or e-paper. Uh-huh, E-paper... WHICH IS? Ok, E-paper is a type of display that has two essential features: an appearance that closely mimics that of ink on paper and an energy consumption that is substantially lower than those of conventional displays like CRT or LCD. So why would you want to have a display that is just like, well, ordinary paper? The answer is pretty simple; ordinary if you like: think eyestrain. How long can you peer into that CRT monitor or even an LCD screen before your eyes start telling you that it's had enough? Not longer than you could when reading from a book, right? The reason lies in the fact that reading from paper makes use of reflective light while reading from a conventional screen is practically reading from the light source itself; backlight remember?
Largely because of this feature, practically all of the popular eBook readers make use of this technology. Yes, yes, but where does Linux come in? Well, most of these readers run on the Linux operating system. Below is a list of the more popular eBook readers operating on e-paper technology and at the same time running Linux.
Amazon Kindle
Arguably the most popular eBook reader, this device would top this list even if it were not alphabetically arranged. While it may not hold the largest display area, at 6" diagonally, its ability to download eBooks from Amazon has made it an overwhelming favorite.
BEBook eReader
Talk about file format support: pdf, mobi, prc, epub, lit, txt, fb2, doc, html, rtf, djvu, wol, ppt, mbp, chm, bmp, jpg, png, gif, tif, rar, zip, mp3. Talk about built-in language support: English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch, Chinese, Russian, Greek, Ukraine, Turkish, Japanese, Korean, Bulgarian, Estonian, and Polish.
Cybook Gen3
This device is stocked with a built-in dictionary lookup; one feature that the other readers on this table are not endowed with. Note taking is also made easier with its bookmark menu. At 0.9 s, it provides one of the faster full-screen refresh rates, resulting in a more seamless reading experience.
eRead STAReBOOK
One of the thinnest, at 3"; one of the longest battery lives, serving up to 10,000 page turns per charge; one of the fastest boot up times, at 15s; and one of the lightest at 176g. This eBook reader is packed with superlatives. And to top it all, price isn't one of them.
Ganaxa GeR2
Not much has been written about this particular eBook reader. Some of the known features are: a primary display with 8 levels of gray, a higher contrast, and a faster display (although no number has been specified). One notable description is its striking resemblance with the STAReBook (shown directly above).
Hanlin eReader V3
This reader has one of the better batteries in the lot, allowing you to turn 9,000 continuous pages on a single charge. Supports SD/MMC expansion memory. Also supports a wide array of file formats: PDF, TXT, RTF, EPUB, LIT, PPT, WOLF, DOC, CHM, FB2, PRC/MOBI, HTML, DJVU, MP3, TIFF, JPG, GIF, BMP, PNG, RAR, ZIP.
Hanlin eReader V9t
Tied with the iRex Digital Reader, this device tops this list in terms of screen size, at 10" when measured diagonally. It has a touch panel, which is one of its best qualities, and can support the ff formats: PDF, DOC, WOLF, HTML, JPG, TXT, CHM, RAR, ZIP, and other image files.
iRex Digital Reader
Also fitted with a 10" screen, it is one of two of the largest in this class. And like that other large screen reader, it allows you to make handwritten notes onscreen just like an ordinary pen and paper combo. This device however is equipped with WIFI and Bluetooth connectivity.
iRex iLiad
While it does not have a colored display, it is one of the more graphically-empowered readers with 16 gray levels. The same screen also allows user interaction through a touch-sensitive surface. It offers an SDK, allowing users to port or develop a number of Linux apps.
Sony Reader Digital Book
This device comes equipped with a front light that can come handy when a backup light source is needed. It is one of the thinnest in this class, coming in at a sexy 0.4". Its touchscreen surface allows user interaction through a finger or a stylus.
If you're interested, you can play around in an environment that closely mimics these devices. E-ink, the company that supplies the displays for almost all of the devices mentioned above provides a prototype kit with a host system that comes with a pre-installed Linux operating system. Yes, that means it's pretty hackable. If you want to see how Linux runs on paper, electronic paper that is, I suggest you give it a shot... and don't bother to take out your pen.
This entry was written for Tech Source from Bohol by John Carl P. Villanueva of Steaming Open Cup.


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Jim Plush got impatient for Zend to update their Zend Studio Plugin for Mozilla and Firefox, so he did it himself.
Again, I can't wait any longer for people to update firefox2 extensions. Here is a download link for the Zend Toolbar Extension for Firefox 2: http://www.litfuel.net/plush/files/ZendFirefoxToolbar-1.5.1.xpi.
The Zend Studio Plugin for Mozilla/Firefox allows developers to debug and profile PHP applications (running on the Zend Platform) through the web. Check out Zend's page for more information.


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MOSCOW -- A hunter in the Russian Far East was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months of community service and fined about $18,500 for killing a tiger, a rare case in this country of punishment for poaching the animal.
Khasan District Court found Alexander Belyayev guilty of killing one of the remaining 500 tigers in the Maritime Territory and the Khabarovsk Territory.
Ecologists hailed the verdict as a success in the struggle to protect the rare species. An estimated 30 to 50 tigers are killed each year by poachers and local residents, said Vladimir Krever, head of the World Wildlife Fund's Russian Biodiversity Program.
"Of dozens of cases related to tiger killings over the last three years, this is the second guilty verdict, and such a harsh one that leaves us a hope that it may serve as a good lesson to potential poachers," Krever said in an interview.


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Martha Speaks "Martha Puts Out The Lights (Pts. 1 & 2)" Martha gets people to sign a petition to ban fireworks, but Helen and her friends are devastated.G
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The Electric Company "Spooky Summer Soiree" For the yearly Spooky Summer Soiree costume party, The Electric Company decides to dress up as animals dressed as monsters. Jessica and Marcus don't have their costumes yet, and Annie Scrambler, with the help of Gilda, has bought all of the costumes at the discount costume store. Marcus and Jessica hit the neighborhood sidewalk sales to find what they need while staying within their budget. D
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WordGirl "A World Without WordGirl, Part 1/A World Without WordGirl, Part 2" A WORLD WITHOUT WORDGIRL, PART 1 - When Becky's most amazing birthday party ever gets interrupted one too many times by citizens in need of WordGirl's assistance, she wishes on her birthday candle for a WordGirl-free world. After they're blown out, she realizes her wish has come true. What has she done?! Vocabulary Words: Obligation, Antsy. D
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Wild Kratts "Zig-Zagged" Chris and Martin get caught in the middle of a Zebra stampede, and when the dust clears, a lone baby Zebra is left behind. The Wild Kratts must find the young zebra's herd and return him to his mom. Along the way, they learn the secrets of patterns in the creature world and how the zebra's stripes are critical to a special defense called "confusion camouflage. D
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Cyberchase "Problem Solving In Shangri-La" The kids treat math problems like a challenging game when they are taken prisoner by a Zen Master.G
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Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman "The Fetch Finale" It all comes down to this! In the Season Five FETCH! Finale, Ruff has learned that PURRS, the organization that runs Go Get It!, is an EVIL CAT ORGANIZATION! PURRS plans to brainwash the entire country with a device that makes everyone think they're cats! PURRS is also responsible for the disappearance of Ruff's parents.After learning that PURRS headquarters is hidden somewhere inside a water park, Ruff sends the FETCHers to find a way inside. Now all Ruff needs to do is stop the brainwashing device, find his parents, and crown a FETCH! Grand Champion!! All in a day's work for Ruff Ruffman!. D
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Nightly Business Report Facebook goes public. We talk to a technology analysts about what was behind the stock's erratic first day ride. We look at the issues on the table for the upcoming G-8 and NATO Summits. D
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Great Performances at the Met "The Enchanted Island" This world premiere combines baroque music by several composers with a new English-language libretto featuring characters from Shakespeare's The Tempest and A Midsummer Night's Dream. The starry cast features Danielle de Niese, Joyce DiDonato, David Daniels, Pl?cido Domingo and Luca Pisaroni. British theater artist Jeremy Sams devised and wrote the work, which is conducted by baroque specialist William Christie. Scenic designer Julian Crouch blends 18th-century theatrical techniques with advanced video projection designs.G
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rugby, game that originated (1823), according to tradition, on the playing fields of Rugby, England. It is related to both soccer and American football . The game is said to have started when a Rugby School student named William Webb Ellis playing soccer picked up the ball and ran downfield with it instead of kicking it. Other English schools and universities adopted the style in the mid-19th cent. In 1871 the English Rugby Union was formed to standardize the game. Rugby was introduced (1875) into the United States, but faded as football developed. In 1895 an argument in England over paying players led to a split between groups of clubs and two forms of the sport have existed since: the professional game (now called Rugby League) with 13 players per team and the amateur Rugby Union, with 15 players. The rules differ slightly, but the basic idea for both is the same. The rugby field is roughly 160 yd (146 m) long and 75 yd (69 m) wide, with goal lines 110 yd (101 m) apart and two in-goals (corresponding to football's end zones) 25 yd (23 m) deep. A halfway line divides the field, which is further subdivided by other lines parallel to the goal line. The goal posts have measurements similar to those used in American football, and the ball, although larger and more rounded, is similar to the American football. Players may kick, carry, or pass (to the sides or to the rear) the ball though tackling is permitted, blocking is forbidden. Unlike American football, rugby features almost continuous play after penalties and out-of-bounds plays, however, a scrum (in which the two opposing lines of forwards kick the ball thrown between them) starts play again. Various points are scored for carrying the ball into the opponent's in-goal (a try), conversions (kicking the ball between the goal posts after a try), field goal kicks, and penalty kicks. A rugby match is in halves of 40 min, and may end in a tie. Sevens is a form of rugby with seven players on each side and halves of 7 min (10 min for a championship or series final), but the field and most other aspects of the game are similar to regular rugby there are Rugby League and Rugby Union versions of sevens. A Rugby Leage World Cup was first held in 1954 a World Cup for Rugby Union was established in 1987. Outside the British Isles, the sport has been popular in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, France, and Romania. It has gained a measure of recent popularity as a club sport in American colleges, sometimes played in the spring by football players. Like soccer, there are women's leagues and women's World Cup competition in both forms of rugby.
See R. Williams, Skillful Rugby (1980) K. Quinn, The Encyclopedia of World Rugby (1991).
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To fully appreciate this dip a true love for spinach is an absolute requirement. I'm talking Popeye here. I adapted the recipe from Giada and cut the recommended amount of spinach in half which still resulted in a very strong spinach flavor. The cannellini beans add bulk and creaminess but not much else, being they're such a mild bean they absorb the essence of the spinach right up.
Homemade tortilla or pita chips are the perfect vessel for scooping up all this vibrant, green-goddess-goodness. They're a cinch to make too: cut corn tortillas or pita bread into quarters, brush lightly with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and bake until lightly golden. If you're looking for something a little healthier to balance out your Superbowl snacks then this will do the trick.
1. In a large skillet, heat a tablespoon of oil over medium-low heat. Add the garlic, cook until fragrant, about 1 minute, add 1/2 of the spinach and cook until wilted, repeat with remaining spinach. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
2. Place extra-virgin olive oil, spinach, cannellini beans, lemon juice, balsamic vinegar, salt, and pepper in the bowl of a food processor. Blend until smooth, adding more olive oil as needed until it reaches a consistency you're happy with. Taste and season with additional lemon, vinegar salt and/or pepper if needed.
3. Serve with tortilla or pita chips, endive spears or crostini.
Baked Tortilla Chips
Corn tortillas
olive oil
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Brush tortillas lightly with olive oil, stack and cut into quarters. Spread out in one layer on a baking sheet. Sprinkle with salt and bake 12-15 minutes until lightly golden.


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as learning about them from experience.
First-year day division and first and second-year evening
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The day division students who are accepted into LADR begin
the certificate program in their 3rd semester of law school.
The evening division students who are accepted to LADR begin
the certificate program in their 4th or 5th semester of
law school.
Throughout the LADR program, you will learn legal doctrine,
lawyering skills, professional values, and work in Chicago-Kent's
teaching law firm, supervised by clinical professors who
are expert practitioners and mentors. You will learn the
art of lawyering through intensive skills and clinical training.
Your experience will teach you how to become a competent,
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To learn more about this program, you may contact Prof.
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Judicial Externship is a 4-credit hour, Pass/Low Pass/Fail
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judges or a designated Illinois appellate or circuit court
Judicial Externship enables a student to become involved
in particular legal problems through research and writing,
and to contribute to the resolution of those problems by
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Working closely with attorneys in the Chicago office,
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We usually hand out evaluation sheets on our courses. We tell participants that they should give their feedback anonymously unless they are happy for us to use their name, and that of their employer, on this website and on flyers. So here are 25 "excellent" and attributed reasons for booking Benefits and Work training:
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"Excellent course, well facilitated and excellent handout". David Greenway, Terrence Higgins Trust.
"Excellent. Rare to have a trainer in such good control of material and group". Sue Marshall, Anchor Staying-Put, Herefordshire.
"Excellent. Very good content and information clear and concise. Trainer very friendly and in control of session". Dawn Clode. Employment Opportunities.
"An excellent day. Nothing to say about it but it was just right for me. Many thanks". Roger Flower. Somerset Social Services.
"Excellent. Very well delivered in a systematic style with plenty of further information made available". Marie Adams. Vale Day services, Acute Mental Health.
"Excellent, clear, easy to follow. Made a lot of sense. Will be very helpful to both me and my clients. Well done". Lindy Coombs, Bristol Care and Repair.
"An excellent course . . . will highly recommend to Stroke Association for further training of staff." John Boden, Stroke Association, Bristol.
"I found the training excellent and has enabled me to adjust my approach to produce a fuller and more substantial application and provide a more supportive role to my clients. Thank you." Lisa Barnfield, Care and Repair Monmouthshire.
"Excellent day. Many hints and tips on filling in DLA and AA forms. Language was easy to understand. Although a mixed group with differing expertise, the day was useful for all. Very useful- confidence to give correct info and advice." Jackie Smith, Torfaen Opportunity Group.
"Excellent course including links to other useful agencies" A. Andrews, Moorlands Housing.
"Trainer was very knowledgeable, understandable and helpful. Thank you. CD is excellent and really helpful. All the course material is easy to read and will be extremely useful in my work. The course helps to make sense of a very complex and confusing benefit and application process." Angie Darlington, Cymdeithas Tai Hafan.
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Justice Web Collaboratory: Public Access to Justice Systems and Systematic Design Workshop (ID 589) offered in conjunction with the Institute of Design
The course is taught by Professor Charles Owen of the Institute of Design and Professor Ronald Staudt and is worth 4 semester hours. Law students may audit this course or take it for credit as approved by the assistant dean and Professor Staudt. Chicago-Kent and the National Center for State Courts are partners in the Justice Web Collaboratory -- a national Internet project designed to support judges use of the web and improve access to justice using the tools of the Internet.
For 18 months beginning in Fall, 2000 the Law School, the Institute of Design and the National Center for State Courts will study and propose a redesign of the complex civil court processes. The target of this study and design project is the construction of a consumer-based model for public access to justice. In Phase 2 of the project, interdisciplinary teams of graduate students from the Institute of Design and law students from Chicago-Kent will continue the research begun in the Fall 2000 Justice Web Collaboratory IPRO.
This course introduces students to the application of Structured Planning methods in relation to complex design problems at the system level. Teams investigate the pro se litigation process in the courts of several states and will develop proposals for improving the quality of the process for litigants and the courts. Team techniques are emphasized, and formatted information handling and computer-supported structuring processes are used at appropriate stages of project definition, information development, structuring, concept development and communication.
An emphasis will be placed on the integration of new information and communication technologies. This represents a bold attempt to harness the power of the Internet and the most advanced process design technologies in order to fundamentally re-engineer civil court processes in which self-represented litigants seek to access judicial services. The consumer-based approach will better meet the needs of not only self-represented litigants, but also the needs of lawyers, judges, court staff and others involved in the judicial process.
Classes are tentatively scheduled for Tuesday and Friday afternoons from 2:00-6:00 p.m. at the Institute of Design, located at 350 N. LaSalle. Scholarships are available. Students are encouraged to also enroll in ID 529 Structured Planning, either for credit or audit.
Human Resources hours at the Downtown Campus
A Human Resources staff member is available at the following times in room 447 of the Downtown Campus:


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