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Setting the intonation on your guitar
Correct intonation is a necessity for great guitar tone. Guitars that are not fully and correctly intonated don't ring with the full spectrum of harmonics, frequently sound out-of-tune on chords (even when they are supposedly "tuned up"), and throw out clunker notes even in simple single-not scale runs, higher up the neck in particular.
What does the term " intonation" mean?
Simply put, intonation refers to a guitar's ability to get in tune. Setting the intonation refers to the adjustment of the strings' lengths to compensate for their stretching when they are fretted. This adjustment is usually performed at the bridge by moving the saddle(s) backwards or forwards until the 12th-fret octave harmonic precisely equals the octave found by fretting at the 12th fret.
If the strings did not stretch when pushed down to fret notes, the intonation would be perfectly set with the bridge saddle(s) located at precisely twice the distance from the nut as the middle of the 12th fret is from the nut. Because they do stretch, the saddle(s) must be set back enough to compensate.
When setting up a guitar, intonation adjustments must be performed last, as any other adjustments such as the truss rod, action, or even the pickup heights can affect it. All intonation checking should always be done in playing position in order to account properly for neck flex, which affects string height and therefore string stretch.
How can I check my intonation?
Checking your intonation is easy if you have a quartz digitial tuning meter, preferably one with a meter readout rather than one with only LEDs. Be sure your strings are relatively new, with at least 3/4 of their expected life left.
With your guitar tuned to pitch and held in playing position, compare the note at the 12th fret with the octave harmonic at the 12th fret. They should be the same.
If they are the same and you still have intonation problems, check the open strings and the other fretted notes. If particular frets are out and others are in, look to see if the frets are worn to the point where the string is not leaving from their centers. If so you may need a grind and polish or new frets to cure the problem. Bad scales are not uncommon on handmade or on very cheaply made instruments.
If the intonation starts out bad on the first few frets and gets progressively better going up to the 12th, your guitar may have a misplaced nut. This would throw the entire scale off. You need the assistance of a competent repair person to relocate the nut.
What is involved in adjusting it?
The actual intonation consists of setting the bridge saddles so that the note produced at the 12th fret is an exact octave of the open string. This is best done by a tuning meter to compare either the open string or the octave harmonic (12th fret) with the fretted octave at the same fret. Use gentle finger pressure, as any finger english or "articulation" will disturb the accuracy of the adjustment. If the note is sharp compared to the harmonic, lengthen the string. If the note is flat, shorten the string.
Electric guitars with individually adjustable bridge saddles are the easiest to set, but there are methods that can be used on acoustic guitars and other guitars without built-in adjustments, although those methods are too involved to discuss here. If you check your intonation regularly, it should rarely take more than a few minutes, provided you stick with the same action and string gauges. If you own a tuning meter I recommend that you check the intonation every time you change your strings.
Even the slightest discrepancies from one set of strings to the next can often make a difference. If the amount of adjustment provided by your bridge proves inadequate to intonate one or more strings, it may be necessary to have a repairman take a look. Sometimes a saddle needs to be turned around and re-slotted; sometimes the entire bridge may need to be moved. In general, however, it is a quick and easy home procedure. One final note: always check the intonation with the guitar in playing position, as the flex of the neck would otherwise interfere with accuracy.


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Clinical depression is a mental illness that is characterized by feelings of profound sadness, guilt, anxiety, helplessness, and worthlessness. People with depression can lose interest in everyday activities, making it difficult to develop personal relationships, hold a job, or even complete basic personal-care tasks. The exact cause of depression is not known, but there can be environmental, physical, or mental factors. As a result, treatment may have more than one element to help treat potential causes. Medicines can help treat physical causes like chemical or hormonal imbalances, while counseling can help manage intense emotions and negative thought patterns. Lifestyle changes have been shown to help people cope with depression. Regular physical activity has been shown to decrease incidence or intensity of depression, and research continues to better understand the role of nutrition.
Researchers from Spain studied potential links between dietary choices and the incidence of depression, particularly in relation to the Mediterranean diet plan. The Mediterranean Diet focuses on plant foods like fruits, vegetables, breads, cereals, potatoes, beans and nuts. In this diet, olive oil is the main source of fat. There is very little red meat, with moderate amounts of fish and poultry. Past research has indicated that this type of diet may decrease blood vessel, metabolic, and inflammatory problems that may otherwise contribute to the development of depression. This study, published in the Archives of General Psychiatry, found that a Mediterranean-based diet may have a protective effect against the development of depression.
The prospective cohort study followed 10,094 people over an average of 4.4 years. The participants submitted food frequency questionnaires that were designed to determine the amounts and types of food they ate. Participants were divided into four groups based on their level of adherence to a Mediterranean-style diet. Habits that were considered adherent to the Mediterranean Diet included:
This type of study has an observational design. Researchers do not introduce any factors into the study; instead, they simply observe people in their own environments. As a result, factors other than the ones being studied may influence the outcome. While this type of study can be used to show potential links, it cannot be used to confirm a cause-and-effect relationship. The researchers of this study also noted that they did not account for certain factors, like family history, which may affect the development of depression.
Fruits and vegetables and healthy fats have been shown to provide important protective qualities for metabolic activities and cell health. It is reasonable to assume that a diet with a combination of these benefits may be able to impact the development of depression. You can easily begin to introduce some of these healthy elements into your diet by increasing the amount of fruits and vegetables in your diet, replacing some of your red meat choices with fish, nuts, or legumes, and opting for better fat choices like olive or canola oils. A well rounded diet that adheres closely to the Mediterranean diet is best, but you may find it easier to manage if you choose one or two changes at a time and work your way toward your goal. It is important for you to play an active role in your health care with good lifestyle choices, but if you feel you or someone you know may have depression, it is important to talk to your doctor. Together you can develop a plan to help manage the illness.
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Sánchez-Villegas A, Delgado-Rodríguez M, Alonso A, Schlatter J. Association of the Mediterranean Dietary Pattern With the Incidence of Depression.Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2009 Oct;66(10):1090.
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OT: What is the Most Dangerous Sport?
In the world of professional sports there is always a danger that comes with it. In football it's head to head contact. In hockey it's sticks and pucks to face. In baseball its hits to the face or chest or even being run over. In boxing it's constant hits to the body and head. Each of these sports has dangerous elements within them but which sport out of all the professional sports in the world is the most deadly? How about hockey? A game where players skate with sharp blades, thin sticks and smack around a piece of rubber as hard as a rock. The average hockey player usually is hit between 2 to 10 times in a game by either a puck or stick. If serious enough bleeding occurs, stitches will need to be administered on the wound. Skates can be deadly when player flies into the air after being hit causing a severe threat to a situation such as slashed face, slit neck or even the loss of an eye. Even with all of the danger of hockey it is not the most dangerous sport. Boxing involved physical beatings and constant hand to head punches which overtime can lead to brain failure and brain damage. If the hit is serious enough it can even kill a fighter.
According to the National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which recently released its 26th annual report on the topic, the sport that causes more serious and deadly injuries among women than any other sport is cheerleading. Cheerleading accounted for a whopping 65 percent of high school and 71 percent of college, catastrophic sports injuries among females from 1982-2008. And to be honest I can sort of believe them because I've seen some really bad cheerleading accidents and some of them were pretty bad while others weren't that bad. If you stop and think about it and compare to the physical aspect of football, hockey and boxing to the actual "physics at work" in cheerleading, (flips, jumps, tosses, human formations) during a bad fall could be both fatal or even paralyze the person. Tough call in my opinion but I still say hockey is the most deadly.


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Scott Prochazka is president and chief executive officer of CenterPoint Energy, a recognized leader in delivering natural gas and electricity within the continental United States. CenterPoint Energy is a fortune 500 company with over $20B in assets, 5.5M customers across six states and owns the majority of Enable Midstream Partners. Prochazka has been with CenterPoint Energy since October 2001.
Prior to his current role, Prochazka served in several other roles, including chief operating officer with responsibility for all business units and several key functions, division president of Houston Electric and as senior division vice president of Gas Operations. In these roles he had broad responsibility for operating and financial performance of each respective group.
Prochazka has also served as division vice president for Customer Services and Support Operations overseeing provision of services common to the business units – such as call centers, credit & collections, billing, fleet management and other services. Additionally, he has held roles as division vice president for Houston Gas Operations and as executive director of the Corporate Strategic Planning group.
Before joining CenterPoint, Prochazka worked for Dow Chemical from January 1989 to October 2001 where he held roles in sales, purchasing, product management, asset management, supply chain management, strategy development and new business development.
Prochazka is a past chairman of the Southeastern Electric Exchange as well as the Texas Gas Association. He is a prior board member of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). Prochazka is active today as Chairman of Gridwise Alliance (GWA), an executive committee board member of Junior Achievement of South East Texas (JASET), the Greater Houston Partnership (GHP) and Central Houston Inc. He is a board member of the United Way of Houston, Edison Electric Institute (EEI), Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the American Gas Association (AGA).
Prochazka is married with 4 children and teaches youth Sunday school at his church.
Prochazka is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering.


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This Valentine's Day, try writing a love letter.
It definitely worked for former President Lyndon Baines Johnson, who wrote 90 letters to his soon-to-be wife Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Taylor to woo her into marriage.
The more than half-century old snail mail exchanges between the late president and his wife have been released in their entirety on the National Archives website devoted to his life.
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Dubbed the "1934 Courtship Letters," the letters are part of the two-month correspondence between the moment Johnson proposed to the day the two lovebirds exchanged vows. The courtship letters mark just one period in a 30-year time span filled with the couple's letters to each other.
"Again I repeat -- I love you -- only you. Want to always love -- only you," Johnson writes in a letter dated Sept. 23, 1934. "It is an important decision. It isn't being made in one night -- it probably never will be yours -- but your lack of decision hasn't tempered either my affection, devotion or ability to know what I want."
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Johnson, who was the 36th president from 1963 to 1969, wasn't the only president to win his lady's affection by pen. Former President Ronald Reagan also wrote a few notes to his future first lady, which she later compiled in her book, "I Love You, Ronnie." Richard Nixon, John Adams, Harry Truman, Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson also expressed their love on paper in their free time.
Johnson's personal ambition and determination are evident in the Texan's his letters, something that only became publicly known when he took office, according to National Archives and Records Administration Senior Archivist Regina Greenwell.
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"It is evident early on that he is ambitious and determined. He is trying very hard to persuade [Lady Bird] to marry him," Greenwell said. "It also shows Ms. Johnson's … love of nature and her involvement in beautification."
Most of the letters also focus on Lady Bird's personal tumult over accepting Johnson's marriage proposal while Johnson writes of his travels up and down the West Coast. At one point during their courtship, Johnson sent Lady Bird the book "Nazism: An Assault on Civilization," which, she writes, delighted her because she felt as though she had gained Johnson's trust.
The Johnsons eventually married in November 1934 and continued to exchange letters throughout his time in the Oval Office.
It might have disappointed Johnson to know that the U.S. Postal Service will no longer deliver mail on Saturdays because he preferred to post his mail immediately after writing his letters so that Lady Bird would receive them promptly, according to the website.
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The letters were brought to the national library by a senior administrative assistant at the end of Johnson's term in January 1969. Seven of the letters were published in exhibits, along with extensive oral histories on Lady Bird, according to Greenwell.
The national archives originally planned to publish the letters in honor of Lady Bird's 100th birthday, but were unable to do so until now because of the extensive nature of the project.
"We've made transcripts of each letter, "Greenwell said. "She saved his letters with envelopes with postmarks to date them so we were able to put them in chronological order."
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Great turnout! Our membership drive and first meeting of the semester was a great success. We have 12 new members to add to our renewing membership which brings us to about 30 members and counting... a few more people were unable to attend but will be joining in the next couple of days. At today's meeting we discussed the possibilities for the upcoming semester, recapped the Big Island trip and had a butter taste off between newcomer Naked Cow Dairy, Oahu's only cow dairy, and Costco... as I'm sure you might have guessed, freshly churned, full fat, bright yellow local butter beat the competition by a mile..
Anna, Kevin and I shared a little about the Big Island Culinary Tour which was inspiring to say the least. Next post I will put up pics and stories from each of us about the amazing trip.
The membership meeting also gave us a chance to thank Saeed for his hard work over the summer; pretty much single-handedly running beef cooking demos for Hawaii Beef Industry Council on behalf of Slow Food KCC and all this with a brand new baby girl a.k.a the youngest and cutest Slow Food KCC member! Thanks again Saeed!
Look forward to a schedule of events soon and to lots of Slow Food doings this semester!
President, Slow Food KCC
Aloha and Welcome! This is the Kapi'olani Community College Chapter of Slow Food located in Honolulu, Hawaii. Slow Food is a non-profit, eco-gastronomic member-supported organization founded in 1989 to counteract fast food and fast life, disappearance of local food traditions and people's dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food choices affect the rest of the world. Today, we have over 100,000 members all over the world!
Monday, September 28, 2009
Welcome back and Welcome to Slow Food KCC!
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way cool, glad to hear the first meeting was such a success - great way to start of the semester. - san
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Enjoy our roundup of ten mobile phone related news stories you may have missed this week, including several new international phone launches, news on the PlayBook's sales performance and the new date for Angry Birds on Windows Phone 7.
1. Pantech Announce Powerful Vega Racer Android Phone
Pantech have yet to spread out into Europe, but we hope they'll consider doing so with the Vega Racer. The Android Gingerbread phone has a 4.3-inch touchscreen, an 8 megapixel camera and a 1.3 megapixel video call lens, but the real standout features are the overclocked Snapdragon processor running at 1.5Ghz, and an Adreno 22 GPU too! So far, it's only Korea who will get to try out the Vega Racer. Pah.
2. Angry Birds for Windows Phone 7 Delayed
Oh dear, the hugely popular mobile game has been delayed once again for Windows Phone 7 users. It's sure to make an impact when it finally does get released, but WinPho fans now have to wait until the 29 June to play it on their phones.
3. Microsoft Close Pioneer Studios
Pioneer Studios was Microsoft's skunkworks division, where clever Microsoft folk would develop designs and concepts which would hopefully become future, consumer-orientated devices. The team were responsible for parts of Windows Phone 7, the Kin phones, Zune and even the Courier tablet concept. Microsoft has recently closed the Seattle-based offices, with the 120 staff either leaving the company or joining other Microsoft divisions.
4. Initial US PlayBook Sales Revealed
An analyst has published his estimates for the amount of PlayBook tablets RIM has sold over the first month, putting the figure at 250,000. He adds that this figure should double by the end of Q2. This week, the PlayBook has been given a UK release date of the 16 June.
5. Nokia's Market Share Continues to Drop
More bad news for Nokia this week, as their market share has dropped to 25%, a figure it last saw back in 1997. Although Nokia are still at the top of the chart, analysts are predicting arch-enemy Samsung will steal the top spot as early as next month.
6. Sanyo Innuendo Tries to Make Fold Phones Cool Again
This folding flip-style phone is set to debut on US network Boost, but it's still worth taking a look at thanks to its now-unusual form factor. With the phone closed it has a touch sensitive keypad, but opening the phone reveals a QWERTY keyboard! The CDMA device has a 3.2 megapixel camera and Bluetooth, but the OS is unknown.
7. Angry Birds Mobile Cases for Nokia Phones
You can already buy Angry Birds mobile phone cases for the iPhone, but now an official line has been added to cater for the Nokia N8, X7, C7 and E7 too. Featuring designs with the red bird, the black bird and the green pig, they're a must have for Angry Birds fans!
8. AT&T Get the HTC HD7S
AT&T in the USA have announced the HD7S, a variation on the HD7 Windows Phone 7 device. The chassis is exactly the same as the standard phone, as is the 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 5 megapixel camera, GPS, Wi-Fi and all the other stock features. However, HD7S comes with 16GB of internal storage over our 8GB and appears to use a 4.3-inch Super LCD screen instead of the standard LCD panel found in the European HD7. It's expected to launch on the 5 June.
9. Verizon Get the HTC Trophy
Windows Phone 7 will finally hit the US's CDMA Verizon network on the 26 May, when the HTC Trophy makes its debut. The phone will have the same 1GHz processor, 3.8-inch touchscreen and 5 megapixel camera as the GSM version we're familiar with; but will boast a quad-band radio for 'world' use.
10. Say I Love You with an Android App!
By using App Inventor, a romantic Android fan designed and built his own marriage proposal app, disguised as a promotional Harry Potter quiz. He convinced his girlfriend to give the app a try, and having worked through four questions, the last was 'will you marry me?' he good news is that she said yes, and we hope the happy couple and their HTC Incredible phones live happily ever after!


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This issue of the magazine includes a link to information about the Best of the Best contest sponsored by Club Industry's Fitness Business Pro (see the online table of contents on page 4). The annual contest is a wonderful opportunity to show pride in your staff, your programming and the growth of your business.
One of the categories in the contest is Best Senior Program. As you look at your best senior programs to prepare them for entry in the contest, you should carefully evaluate several considerations. If you don't think you have a senior program that stands out from all the others, has not generated an impressive amount of growth to your bottom line or has not added a growing number of participants within the last year, then consider the following five points:
First, professionalism is key when working with seniors. Although professionalism relates to your leaders' certifications and qualifications to work with older adults, it also relates to them displaying outgoing, fun and engaging personalities. Professionals open conversations rather than wait to be approached. They introduce themselves with pride and confidence, and then introduce participants to each other. They inject humor and anecdotes. They use names, remember names and hear their own names used often.
Another element of successful programs is socialization, which means the program involves camaraderie and fun. It includes walking with a group or a buddy, teaming in a recreational sport, or participating in a group sing-along or routine in the pool.
The activity or program, be it physical or educational, is in a group environment. Groups provide a social experience, and older adults have told us they respond favorably and most often to a social atmosphere. A study in the April issue of the Annals of Behavioral Medicine found that most adults, if given a choice of exercising alone or in groups, would rather exercise with others within their own age group. Exercising in a group provides a social environment, and the experience is energetic, uplifting and satisfying.
Good programs also involve a sense of belonging. The sense of social connection and the member's response to the professional personality of the leader ensure a sense of belonging — the feeling of a club within a club. The senior member who gets involved in a program or club environment wants to be part of a group or social atmosphere that creates a comfort level of acceptance and an easy venue for conversation, friends and laughter.
A sense of belonging ensures the member's security and compatibility to the program, the club, the leader and the other participants. Members with a true sense of belonging will share that with others. Social situations increase the prospect that members will bring others into the program because they naturally want to share their experiences with friends, family or neighbors, but they will also want to show off their activity, their club and their newfound mind, body or spirit life.
Another element to ensure is that you offer member recognition. Often, the recognition can take the form of a ribbon, prize or just applause for things as simple as attendance, birthdays, persistence, determination or having the most fun. Recognition must come from the leader and occur in front of peers, preferably in a social environment.
And fifth, the program must show significant and real retention and growth. If you have provided these five elements, you have specific and impressive numbers that reflect the growth and retention of the program. That would make it a candidate for being one of the Best of the Best.
Sandy Coffman is president of Programming For Profit, a training and consulting firm in Bradenton, FL. Coffman specializes in customer service, programming and retention. She can be reached at 941-756-6921 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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UNICEF correspondent Chris Niles reports on students returning to school in Iraq.
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However a quality education amidst the ongoing conflict remains an uphill struggle for many Iraqi families, and more needs to be done to support their efforts.
The new school year follows one of the most difficult in recent memory. Poor exam pass rates at the end of the last school year reflect the damaging toll of displacement and the pervasive insecurity. According to figures released by Iraqs Ministry of Education, only 40 per cent of final year students in Iraq (excluding the Kurdistan Region) passed their high school exams during the first examination session of 2007, compared to last years pass rate of 60 per cent.
Even more concerning, the same figures showed that just 28 per cent of Iraqs graduation-age population took their exams at all 152,000 out of approximately 642,000 children aged 17 -- although a supplementary exam session currently underway should increase these figures.
Roger Wright, UNICEF Representative for Iraq, stressed that, despite these figures, each and every completed test must be viewed as a success for Iraqi children many of whom braved unacceptable risks to reach exam centres.
Iraqs schools are in urgent need of support, both in terms of access to schooling and the quality of learning children receive Wright said. Well-educated children represent a chance to lift Iraq into a future of security and hope.
A 2006 survey by the Government of Iraq, supported by UNICEF, showed that in the previous year, even before the intensification of violence and displacement, one in six Iraqi children did not attend primary school. Reports from communities suggest attendance has since declined in many areas, due to increased insecurity, security clampdowns, and the threat of direct attacks on schools and teachers.
Displacement has placed an additional substantial burden on Iraqs school system. More than 220,000 school-aged children have had to flee their homes since early 2006. Many were initially unable to attend schools in their new areas for lack of clear policies on mid-year re-enrolment and may have missed months of schooling.
Throughout the summer, UNICEF has been supporting Iraqs Ministry of Education to enhance childrens education prospects for this coming year. Re-enrolment procedures for displaced children are now clearer, and teachers have been re-assigned to ease the burden on overcrowded schools. UNICEF and its partners are helping to restore damaged school infrastructure, and add extra classrooms and water/sanitation facilities; teachers are also being trained to provide psycho-social care for the many children affected by anxiety and loss.
For the first time in Iraq, UNICEF is promoting, together with local communities, a home learning curriculum for children forced to stay at home because of displacement or insecurity; and 20,000 out-of-school children are now enrolled in a special Accelerated Learning Programme to help them finish their education.
Wright praised the incredible commitment of Iraqs families to educate their children and called on all parties to do everything possible to ensure every child can attend classes particularly girls who are especially at risk of having to drop out. He also called for more national and international investment in education initiatives to reach all children. UNICEF is currently relying largely on internal resources to deliver emergency education support.
He also stressed that stronger local security measures, while essential to rebuild the confidence of Iraqs parents and teachers, should never make it harder for children to reach schools.
No Iraqi child should have to sit frustrated at home when they are clearly hungry to learn and build a better future, Wright said. There is no better investment in Iraq at this time than securing its childrens right to a quality education.
About UNICEF
UNICEF is on the ground in over 150 countries and territories to help children survive and thrive, from early childhood through adolescence. The worlds largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.
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First Gold Essay Topics
Pick one of the topics below. The essay is due at the start of class on Monday, 25 Sep.
The essay should be 1200-1300 words (roughly 4 double-spaced pages) in length. Essays must be typed or machine-printed and stapled (no paper clips or folders). Do not use colored paper. Keep a copy of your submitted essay. Use fonts no smaller than 12 points. Use a serifed font, like Times New Roman and not sans serif fonts, like Arial. (While sans serif fonts are easier to read on monitors, they are harder to read, for me at least, on printed paper.) Have a separate title page with 1) your name and 2) your student ID number printed on it. Do not put your name or ID number on the pages of text (I grade "blind"). Text should be double-spaced and have 1-inch margins. Number the pages of text. Put the number of the topic you are answering or the first phrase of the topic at the top of the first page of the essay text so that I know what topic you are answering.


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Ranchia needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 176 designs submitted by 33 freelance designers.
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Chiara Cinema (http://www.chiarastudios.com) is a wedding cinema studio that creates cinematic interpretations of each couple's wedding day.
We target couples in their mid to late 20s. Our target couples are the ones that are unique, quirky, and have a great energy about them.
For us, the logo design is of huge importance as it will draw the attention of someone visiting our webpage immediately. We're hoping that for our young couples, there's a sense of understanding when seeing the logo that they immediately recognize we're a company that embraces youth, individuality, and hand-crafted trade.
Looking for a MODERN / HIP approach as we strive not to be like a classic wedding film studio.
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What we ARE looking for:
1. Simple design with use of clean symbols and logo. Also, the color palette is pleasing and not too loud which is great.
2. Might be a LITTLE too handcrafted and like Anthropologie which comes off as a bit cheesy, but something along this color palette and hand-designed font style looks great as well
3. Great (but optional) to see if a film-related logo (e.g. 8mm camera or camera lens silhouette), but we trust your artistic eye on whether it'll look good with or without it :)
4. Enjoy the VERY subtle aged texture of the text where you wouldn't call it overtly vintage, but adds a nice layer to it.
What We're NOT Looking For:
1. Cheesy cursive
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Owner Chris Jackson is offering guided float trips for the Guadalupe, San Marcos, and Colorado rivers, as well as Ladybird/Town Lake. Wade trips are also offered for the Guadalupe River. We can accommodate anglers of all skill levels, and offer a wader rental program for those traveling anglers, or folks thinking of getting into the sport.
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com or call 830-708-FISH (3474), or check out our online booking system
Alvin Dedeaux Fly FishingGuided float trips on the Guadalupe, Llano, San Marcos and Colorado River. Casting lessons for all skill levels. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Class Five Fly Fishing "First Class on the Water" Fly Fishing Texas Guides and Outfitter around Austin and San Antonio in the Texas Hill Country on the Guadalupe River, San Marcos River, Llano River, Colorado River, and Devil's River. Contact Banning Collins at 512-663-1053 or via e-mail at email@example.com
Expedition Outfitters We offer fully guided trips in boats customized for fly fishing. Come and experience the upper and lower Guadalupe, San Marcos, and the Roaring Fork in Western Colorado. All equipment and instruction provided, individuals or groups. Kevin Stubbs phone: 210-602-9284, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Castell Guide Service Dan Cone, an Orvis Endorsed Guide, provides Texas Hill Country Guidance and Instruction, serving the Llano, Guadalupe, and other rivers. Contact him a 325-423-0045 or via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Hill Country Fly Fishers Kevin Hutchison and his staff offer fly fishing on all Hill Country Rivers, plus individual or group instruction in fly casting, fly tying and on-the-water fly fishing. Kevin's a FFF certified casting instructor and author of the latest edition of Fly Fishing the Texas Hill Country, just published by Fishhead Press (http://www.fishheadpress.com). Contact phone: 512-589-3474 E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Fish for trout, bass, sunfish, gar, catfish and carp. Fly fishing and light tackle adventures for beginners to advanced anglers on Central Texas' most beautiful rivers. Full and ½ day guided float trips are available year round, equipment and instruction provided. Private Fly tying lessons for all levels.
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Cisco Unified MeetingPlace, Release 7.0
From DocWiki
Cisco Unified MeetingPlace provides a rich-media conferencing solution that includes the following:
- Voice, web, and video-conferencing capabilities
- Centralized access
- Real-time collaboration
- Integrated-network security that uses the existing telephony or IP-based infrastructure of your organization
Documentation for Administrators
- Compatibility Matrix -- Lists the components (and their release numbers) that are compatible with the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server Release 7.0.1 and 7.0.2 (Maintenance Release 1).
- Video Endpoint Compatibility -- Provides compatibility information between Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 7.0 and various video terminals when using Cisco Unified Communications Manager Release 6.1(2) or higher.
- System Requirements -- Lists the requirements for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace, Release 7.0, including network requirements, hardware requirements, software requirements, end-user requirements for Web Conferencing, integration requirements, and migration requirements.
- Planning Your Deployment -- Contains information to help you plan the installation of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 7.0 system.
- Installation -- Includes information about how to install Cisco Unified MeetingPlace, Release 7.0.1 and Release 7.0.2 (Maintenance Release 1), as well as information about how to upgrade to MR1 and information about migrating from Cisco Unified MeetingPlace, Release 6.0 to Release 7.0.
- Configuration -- Describes how to configure your system, including quick start configurations, basic configuration, Web Server configuration, call configuration, Media Server configuration, security configuration, advanced configuration, MeetingPlace Conference Manager configuration, and maintenance and monitoring tasks.
- Integration -- Lists information for Microsoft integrations (Microsoft Outlook and
Microsoft Office Communicator), IBM Lotus integrations (IBM Lotus Notes, IBM Lotus Sametime Instant Messaging, and IBM Lotus Sametime Web Conference), and Cisco integrations (Cisco WebEx, Cisco Unified IP Phone, Cisco Unified Personal Communicator, Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Cisco Unity Connection, and Integrating with Jabber Retrieved from "http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/Cisco_Unified_MeetingPlace%2C_Release_7.0_--_Integration"
Documentation for End Users
End User Guides: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/ps5664/ps5669/products_user_guide_list.html
Translated End User Guides: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/ps5664/ps5669/tsd_products_support_translated_end_user_guides_list.html
Information about the DocWiki
The first time that we release documentation for a major release (such as Cisco Unified MeetingPlace, Release 7.0), we release it in HTML onto Cisco.com. We then convert the administration documentation (except for Release Notes) into DocWiki format. We do not convert end-user documentation to DocWiki format.
All updates to the documentation will then occur on the DocWiki only. The original HTML documents on Cisco.com are not updated unless there is another major release of the product. For minor and maintenance releases, we only update the documentation on the DocWiki and not the HTML files or the online help within the application.
Who Can Update the Documentation on the DocWiki?
One advantage of the DocWiki is that anyone with a Cisco.com user ID and password (so Cisco employees, contractors, and certain customers) can update the documentation on the DocWiki. This helps to promote collaboration.
How Do You Update the DocWiki?
Updating the DocWiki is easy!
Before You Begin
Make sure that you have a Cisco.com user ID and password.
- Click Log in on the top right.
- Enter your Cisco. com user ID and password.
- Navigate to the page that you want to update.
- On the top of the page, click edit.
- NOTE: We do not recommend clicking [edit] on the side of the pages
- You are now in editing mode.
- Make changes.
- At the bottom of the page, in the box called "Summary/Reason" enter a short description of your changes or why you are making the changes.
- Click Save page.
The system sends a notification of the change to the documentation team. The documentation team reviews all DocWiki changes to make sure that they follow Cisco guidelines.


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Company of Heroes 2 debut vid - the Forgotten Sacrifice
Relic Entertainment has released a trailer featuring the forgotten theatre of World War II in the debut trailer for Company of Heroes 2. It's below. CoH2 launches on PC next year.
Company of Heroes 2 gets two new screens
THQ's put out two new screens of Company of Heroes 2 on its website. The Relic sequel takes place this time on the Eastern front of WWII. It launches on PC next year. Get impressions of it here.
Company of Heroes 2 implements Order No. 227
Relic has added Stalin's Order No. 227 – Not a Step Back – to Company of Heroes 2. To those unfamiliar with the order, it means no commander had the right to retreat without an order lest they be gunned down by their own soldiers.
Interface keeps RTS out of the mainstream, says CoH 2 producer
The RTS genre is primed to go massive, according to Relic's Greg Wilson, but has to shake its control foibles first.
A cold day in Hell: Company of Heroes 2 moves east
Relic Entertainment demonstrated the sequel to one of the highest-rated RTS games ever made at THQ's pre-E3 showcase last week. Stace Harman's impressions and a video developer interview inside.
Company of Heroes 2 on Eastern Front, out "early 2013"
THQ's confirmed Company of Heroes 2 for a 2013 release, saying the game will take place on the Eastern Front of WWII.
"Briefings" for Company of Heroes 2 begin on May 7
Those anticipating the reveal of Company of Heroes 2 may not have much longer to wait, if a bit of swag sent to Kotaku is any indication. According to the site, THQ sent over a replica of the June 22, 1941 front page of The New York Times along with a card stating that "briefings […]
Company of Heroes 2 releasing in 2013 according to PC Gamer UK scan
Company of Heroes 2 is in the works, according to a scan of the upcoming issue of PC Gamer. The image was posted on Reddit, and the article details a visit the reporter took to Relic to see the game. According to what was gleaned from the scan, the title is set on the Eastern […]
WH40K: Dark Millennium no longer an MMO, lay-offs at Vigil, Relic
THQ has announced Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millennium Online is no longer an MMO, and the titles will be "refocused" as "an immersive single-player and online multiplayer experience with robust digital content, and engaging community features." The resulting change has led to lay-offs at Vigil and Relic.
PC Gamer: Relic developing new Company of Heroes
The latest issue of PC Gamer is reporting that a new Company of Heroes is in development at Relic. Work on the WWII strategy followup is assumed to be taking place at the same time as Dawn of War III, something which was confirmed to be in the making back at E3 by THQ core […]
Space Marine co-op DLC hitting Xbox 360 tomorrow
THQ has announced its free co-op DLC for Space Marine, Exterminatus, will be released on Xbox 360 tomorrow around 9am PST (noon EST, 4pm BST). Released for PC and PS3 last week, the DLC adds four-player co-op and along with the choice of three different marines: Assault, Devastator, and Tactical, each with its own weapons […]
Space Marine co-op mode DLC available now
A shiny new trailer shows off Exterminatus mode, the Horde-like co-op mode available as free DLC for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine.
Three Dawn of War II: Retribution DLC packs hit Steam
Relic has released three new DLC packs for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution on Steam.
Bilson "not sure there's room" for Space Marine sequel beside Dark Millennium
Hoping for a Space Marine sequel there, soldier? It might be sounding glum, gringo.
Warhammer 40K Dark Millennium details surface online
Since the game was originally announced way back in 2007, THQ has been almost completely mum about Dark Millenium Online – but that changed today.
Relic producer reflects on critical reception of Space Marine
Space Marine producer Andy Lang told Eurogamer today that Relic wasn't surprised by review scores
Space Marine Exterminatus DLC launching on October 25
THQ will launch the Exterminatus DLC pack for Warhammer 40k: Space Marine on October 25 for PC, 360 and PS3, Relic has told Eurogamer.
Extra details for Space Marines' Exterminatus Mode pop up online
Electronic Theatre has extra details regarding the upcoming DLC for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine.
Warhammer 40K: Space Marine absent from Steam in UK
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine, released this week, is apparently not available on Steam despite using Steamworks, nor is its demo available either.
Space Marine reviews begin trickling in - everything here
Videogames have proven themselves adept storytellers, effective learning tools, and profoundly able to support whatever the hell WarioWare is. Sometimes, though, you just want to slip out of your pretentious pants, throw on something comfy, and kill everything until even its ghost's ghost is dead. Enter Space Marine. No cover, no notions of so-called "realism" […]
Relic latest
Bilson "not sure there's room" for Space Marine sequel beside Dark Millennium
Relic producer reflects on critical reception of Space Marine
Extra details for Space Marines' Exterminatus Mode pop up online
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine demo trailers ramp up the hype
Space Marine developer diary discusses making "blockbuster entertainment"
Warhammer 40K: Space Marine co-op may be patched in post-launch
Wednesday Shorts: PS Home, Bomberman, Hilleman, post-it wars
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine multiplayer trailer shows customization
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Comic-Con walkthrough demo released
Relic to lend hand with Warhammer 40k: Dark Millennium Online if needed
Relic: Customisation, building armies to be "a big part" in Dawn of War 3
Quick Shots – Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine concept art is quite lovely
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine E3 2011 trailer is born of blood and fire
THQ details Warhammer 40K: Space Marine Collector's Edition and pre-order deals
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6 Sassy Cars for Mom (and Dad)
Mother's Day is a good reminder to keep Mom in mind when it's time to replace the family car. What do moms like? Well, moms are a diverse group with a variety of styles and needs. Our list presents six sassy cars in a range of sizes and price points, all designed to suit Mom. Still, we chose vehicles that Dad can enjoy, too. So when Mom's tired of driving, she can send Dad out to run the errands (and he'll gladly do it).
It isn't cheap, but the BMW X5 does family duty like nothing else on the road, with functionality and poise. An optional third row means Mom and Dad can ditch the minivan in favor of a tougher SUV look. Besides, load up a typical minivan with the features mom needs and the ones dad wants and you're likely in the $40,000 range anyway. The xDrive35i is the bargain of the bunch at about $48,000, but dad may like the 400-horsepower V8 in the xDrive50i. Split the difference with the powerful and efficient diesel xDrive35d - it offers the best EPA-estimated fuel economy of the bunch at 19 mpg city and 26 mpg highway.
Dodge Journey
The Dodge Journey works like a minivan but drives more like a sporty sedan. The Journey's tough look hides an amazingly practical interior that can be ordered with a third row of seating, integrated second row booster seats and rear seat entertainment. Four-cylinder and V6 engines are available, as is all-wheel drive. An optional Garmin navigation system means dad will never have to ask for directions again.
Ford Flex
With the Flex, Ford has essentially created the anti-minivan. It still has seating for seven, but looks nothing like those boxy grocery-getters with the sliding doors. The retro-surf-wagon styling means you can roll up to the elementary school curb with pride. The kids might even think it's cool. The turbocharged EcoBoost version delivers a V8-like 365 horsepower without a big fuel economy penalty, but the Flex has plenty of ponies under the hood even with the base non-turbo V6.
Honda Odyssey
Yes, it's a minivan so mom might not like it. But this minivan has such a slick look and so many innovative features it feels more like a luxury crossover. On the safety front, a three-view rear parking camera means no guesswork when backing up. Inside, there's an available widescreen DVD player with split view, allowing two programs to play side-by-side. Even an HDMI input is available, allowing on-the-road gaming or instant playback of those high-definition vacation videos. The Honda Odyssey also has remarkably athletic handling and a smooth, quiet ride to match its luxurious interior feel.
Kia Sorento
Although the Kia Sorento sports three-row seating for seven passengers, the compact crossover looks nothing like a family car, instead sporting a fresh and hip exterior design. The handling is crisp, acceleration from the available V6 is more than adequate and even with every option you can think of the price barely cracks the $30,000 mark. Standard equipment is a grade above the expected, including 17-inch alloy wheels and heated, body-colored side mirrors with integrated LED turn signals.
Mitsubishi Outlander
It does what a family friendly crossover SUV should do, but with a little extra dose of attitude. Although the Mitsubishi Outlander is small compared to other vehicles on the list, the SE and GT models do include a third-row seat. Dad will like the GT's all-wheel drive and 3-liter V6 that makes 230 horsepower. The V6 is connected to a six-speed automatic transmission that features a manual shift function. A base four-cylinder Outlander starts at about $23,000 while the more powerful V6 GT comes in just a little over $26,000. The more economical front-wheel drive four-cylinder is rated at 28 mpg highway.
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It might be true that moms don't generally drive the most exciting cars on the road. While our choices for sassy mom cars don't represent the pinnacle of automotive performance, they certainly offer style in addition to substance, and that's a combination that might just put a smile on Mom's face. The whole family knows Mom deserves that.


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Alison Brooks was born in Ontario, Canada educated at the University of Waterloo. After graduating in 1985 she moved to the UK in 1989 to form a seven-year partnership in Ron Arad Associates. In 1996 she formed Alison Brooks Architects Ltd, now an 18-strong practice based in Kentish Town, London. With a reputation of delivering the UK's best residential architecture, completed work ranging from a design hotel in Germany to Folkestone's new Performing Arts Centre.
Alison Brooks is the first UK architect to have won the UK's three most prestigious awards for architecture - the Stirling Prize for Accordia Cambridge, the Manser Medal, and the Stephen Lawrence Prize.
Alison Brooks is a CABE National Design Review Panel member and sits on the 2010 RIBA Awards Group. She has been a juror for The Housing Design Awards and the Young Architect of the Year Awards, for which she was a finalist in 1999. Alison Brooks lectures internationally and was keynote speaker at the 2008 RIBA International Conference in Barcelona, RAIS and RAIW Annual Conferences. Alison has been External Examiner at Bath and Lincoln Universities and has led a Housing and Urbanism Unit at the Architectural Association School of Architecture from 2008-2010. ABA's work has twice featured in the Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture.
In 2010 ABA was selected for the Audi Urban Future Award. Her project "Kaleidoscope City" on Future Mobility & Urban Expansion In The Developing World was exhibited at the VIth International Biennale of Architecture in Venice.


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Pippa Middleton & Boyfriend Nico Jackson Hold Hands at Wimbledon!
Pippa Middleton holds her boyfriend Nico Jackson's hand while heading out of Wimbledon on Wednesday (July 2) in London, England.
The 30-year-old younger sister of the Duchess of Cambridge was also joined by her parents Carole and Michael to watch the tournament that day. Also in attendance at the game, but sitting separately, were Kate Middleton and Prince William!
Another part of Pippa's interview on The Today Show aired this week and she talked about her relationship with Kate and what her nephew Prince George means to the family.


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Editor's Note: Rep. Jason Chaffetz, a Republican, represents the 3rd District of Utah in Congress and is appearing in CNN.com's "Freshman Year" series, along with Rep. Jared Polis, a Democrat from Colorado.
Jason Chaffetz says it would be a mistake to use the tax law to punish a specific group of taxpayers.
(CNN) -- I came to Washington, DC, for one reason -- to represent Utah to Washington. When I'm in our nation's capital, I am a voice for the people of Utah. But when I come home, it's their voices I want to hear. I want to be there to listen to frustrations, but also to celebrate successes.
Over the past two weeks I've had great opportunities to do both. I enjoy honoring the outstanding achievements of the people that make America great. But I also appreciate hearing the feedback that helps me understand what worries people at home.
Lately the feedback is all about bonuses, budgets and bailouts. The district office reported that most callers last week were angry about the AIG bonuses. Although callers hate the bonuses, they don't support a 90 percent tax on a targeted group to solve the problem.
During a telephone town hall on Wednesday, the majority of questions from constituents addressed the financial dysfunction in Washington. AIG was the most common symptom mentioned, although there was also dissatisfaction with spending levels, tax policy and the president's budget.
I released a statement on my Web site last week addressing the AIG problem, a problem that worried so many constituents. In my opinion, there is no need to manipulate the tax code to correct the problem that House and Senate leaders created. A better solution would be to withhold future taxpayer funds from AIG until the bonuses are repaid.
We can't undo the past, but we can avoid compounding previous Democrat errors, which is why I also oppose the Democrats' proposal to impose a 90 percent tax on the AIG bonuses. The Democrats are proposing to cover up their mistakes with bad policy.
Manipulating the tax code is bad policy and serves to promote the Democrat agenda of punitive, targeted tax increases on individuals and groups they do not like. Democrats say they're getting our tax dollars back. It's great rhetoric, but it doesn't tell taxpayers the entire story.
There are two important things they are not telling you. First, leaders of the majority party are actually responsible for the bonus payments and are proposing bad tax policy to distract the public from this fact. Second, the proposal to use punitive tax policy to cover the mistake will actually have major unintended consequences when broadly applied. I do not support using broad tax policy to target narrow groups of people.
There is no question that Democrats supported giving AIG this money in the first place. The $165 million in AIG bonuses was made possible by an amendment to the "stimulus" package during the conference committee by Democrat Sen. Chris Dodd.
AIG is not the only company receiving taxpayer funding. Since government's involvement in the economy is unfortunately pervasive and since many legitimate companies receive government contracts to perform services, the Democrats' proposal establishes a precedent to impose or threaten to impose targeted taxes on companies that receive government contracts. Furthermore, retroactive taxation discourages investment and risk-taking.
I hosted three town hall meetings last weekend in three different counties. Again, government financial policy took center stage. People in Utah may disagree on many issues, but on financial issues they seem to be united. They are concerned about spending. They are confused about tax policy. And most of all, they are worried about how much we're borrowing.
They have grave misgivings about the president's desire to be a captain of industry who runs both the public and private sectors. They don't believe Washington has all the answers and they are nervous that more and more decisions that affect them are being made nationally rather than locally. The president's ouster of the CEO of General Motors will do nothing to allay my constituents' fears about government intervention in the private sector.
Concerns about the president's budget mirrored my own. As I expressed in a chat on my Web site last week, this budget spends too much, taxes too much, and borrows too much. If I'm going to represent Utah to Washington, my recent trips home confirm that these are the issues on which I must spend my political capital. Spending, taxing and borrowing are the issues that are keeping Utahns up at night.
Although it is impossible to schedule a formal meeting with every voter in my district, I'm excited about new technology that allows me to talk to hundreds and potentially thousands of people at a time. We have now hosted two Teleforums.
People love this tool because they can participate in a town hall meeting without leaving their home. We were able to dial 30,000 numbers within a two-minute period. Those who have an interest in hearing me answer questions (or who have a question to ask) can stay on the line and learn all about what we're doing in Washington. I plan to use this tool extensively to keep people informed and to help me recognize their questions and concerns.
I love hearing from people in my district, but one of the most uplifting aspects of my job is recognizing the achievements of constituents. It's one of my favorite assignments. For example, we recently honored talented high school artists in the Congressional Art Competition.
When you visit the Capitol, you'll see the winning entry from Utah posted in the tunnel between the Capitol and the House office buildings. I also had the opportunity to work with the Veterans of Foreign Wars to recognize two teachers for their excellence in the classroom. Visiting those schools and meeting with the students was the highlight of my week.
The problems we face are serious. There is a lot of work to do. I know what Utah needs from me and I'm determined to deliver. Meanwhile, I'm grateful for the American spirit that drives people to do great things. I appreciate the opportunity to recognize greatness, to honor service, and to thank those who give us reason to hope for a better future.
The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Jason Chaffetz.
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How GenABEL, and particurlary polygenic function, decomposes the variance of a trait? That is, imagine that I have a trait A with total (phenotypic variance) equals to var(A).
1.- how heritability (h2) is defined? is the ratio between genetic variance of A/ var(A)? Is this genetic variance equal to polygenic variance? Can I, therefore, say that
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h^2=polygenic_variance/var(A)=polygenic_variance/(polygenic_variance + residual_variance)
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polygenic_variance=(polygenic_variance + residual_variance)*h^2
2.- What percentage of genetic variance is assigned to markers? It seems that mmscore function uses the residualY from polygenic function. My idea was that genetic variance could be split into one part explained by markers and another part not captured by these markers but included in the polygenic effect. The residualY variable used by mmscore seems to include both, the variance explained and not explained by markers. Is there a way to estimate both components, to split both variance components?
3.- How the variance components reported by the polygenic function (polygenic + residual variance; variance of residualY, variance of pgresidualY; and variance of grresidualY) relate to total variance of the trait?
I found the variance decomposition reported by GenABEL difficult to understand, at least for myself. Could anyone help me to understand it better?
Thank you for your help!


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The new Range Rover: more details
"Don't change it. Just make it better". This, after many hours in conversation, was apparently the brief from the core customer base for the new Range Rover. Not an easy thing to deliver, but this fourth generation of a British icon would seem to have done it.
After a daily litany of spy shots pinging into the TG.com in-box featuring less and less camouflage, tonight Range Rover L405 finally stepped out in public for the first time at a glittering London event (a natural habitat for Rangeys these days, of course).
Ahead of the bash, we were invited up to Jaguar Land Rover's base in Gaydon to see the car close up. We knew the broad facts. Like the all-aluminium monocoque body that helps the new car come in a whopping 420kg less than the predecessor (a shell, in fact, that is 23kg lighter than the one found in a 3 Series). The new design and interior that continues the brand's velocity into the luxury market. And some astonishing sales figures to live up to (last year 279,606 people bought a Range Rover, more than ever before). But there were plenty of details to come: the new Range Rover is lighter, more refined, more capable off-road, and more frugal with fuel.
Design director and chief executive officer Gerry McGovern's maxim is that "democracy in design equates to mediocrity", and he's fiercely proud of his new creation. Seeing it next to its predecessor, it's apparent that no other SUV has ever really made the third-gen Range Rover (first sold in 2002, remember) look dated. Until this one.
"It's luxury, not bling. They're polar opposites," says McGovern. It certainly looks sleek, lower and longer (mainly because it is: 20mm less tall and a touch lengtheir than the car it replaces). There's that familiar silhouette, a faster screen angle, the iconic floating roof, a new jeweled grille, and in another nod to the outgoing car, the three 'gills' (which have moved to the doors, can be specified in different colours, and are no longer functional). One excellent detail is hidden in the light cluster: a graphic on the main projector beams resembling a high performance camera lens.
The interior, says McGovern, 'gives our customers the feeling that there's no better place to be'. A completely revised dash loses 50% of the switches from the current model. In the back, despite only adding 40mm to the wheelbase, leg room has grown by 120mm. It sat our 6'4" correspondent in complete comfort (which is certainly better than most planes). There's also the option for executive two seat option at the back (with five types of massage), and you can also spec a 29 speaker Meridian sound system. The split tailgate is still present and correct, and is now power-operated.
Powering all this - on a choice of wheels from 19 all the way up to 22 inches – are three choices of engine, including a new entry-level three-litre V6 diesel, which is good for 254 bhp and 0-100 in 7.4 seconds (performance roughly in parallel with the 4.4 TDV8 from the current range, but with a considerable saving in weight). It will also do a claimed 16.02kpl and produce 196/km of CO2. A 4.4 litre diesel V8 (334bhp, 0-100 in 6.5 secs) and the existing supercharged 5.0 litre petrol V8 complete the range, with a diesel hybrid planned for 2013 (bringing emissions down to 169 g/km). All are coupled to an eight-speed ZF auto.
On the road, Land Rover see their main rivals in terms of refinement as the likes of the Bentley Flying Spur, with wind and road noise best in class thanks to new suspension and sound-deadening, but this is still a proper off-roader (albeit one with a potential 18,000 different levels of personalization). Reportedly the Eastnor proving grounds had to be improved to offer it a proper challenge. Ground clearance is up by 18mm to 297mm, there's now 597 m of wheel travel, and the wading depth is up 200mm to 900mm (the car now breathes through a funnel between bonnet and wing) . A new auto setting on the Terrain Response system will monitor conditions 100 times a second and temper the car's response accordingly. And it will still tow 3,500 kg (or seven Olympic horses).
Land Rover anticipate almost 22 lakh SUVs on the world's roads by 2020. And while many will head to China, this is good news for Britain. Their Halewood facility – responsible for the Evoque – is now on 24 hour production to meet demand, creating 1,000 new jobs. The new Range Rover will be produced in in an all-new facility in Solihull.
Prices for the entry-level V6 diesel will not be very far off the cost of the current car. Will you be ordering one, like so many thousands of others, TopGear.com?


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EAST OROSI, Calif. — This was to be the first year Jessica Sanchez was in charge of Thanksgiving dinner.
She began preparations Wednesday, crossing through her family's small kitchen to a bottled water dispenser in the living room and filling a pan to wash the turkey.
She couldn't use the tap water because East Orosi is one of many Central Valley farm communities where the supply is tainted — by nitrates, arsenic or bacteria traced to decades of agricultural runoff.
Jessica's mother, Bertha Diaz, makes about $7.50 an hour picking grapefruit and lemons in the winter, grapes and blackberries in the summer. The cost of the tap water they use for bathing and gardening, plus the bottled water for drinking and cooking, is about 30% of her income.


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Polaris has a genuine interest in preserving the quality of the environment. As a manufacturer of recreational vehicles and other outdoor products, we understand the significance of a clean environment to our business. We are committed to offering emissions compliant products, reducing wastes from our manufacturing operations, and encouraging the environmental awareness of our dealers and customers. We are environmentalists who believe that enjoyment of outdoor recreational activities builds support for the conservation and natural resources programs necessary to sustain the quality of the environment for future generations.
It is the policy of Polaris to comply with all local, state, federal, and international regulations that apply to the environmental aspects of our products, operations, and services. Every Polaris employee is responsible for understanding and complying with this commitment, and with the environmental laws and regulations that relate to his or her job function. As a company, we work proactively to maintain good working relationships with the legislative and regulatory communities and to participate in the development of balanced environmental laws, regulations, and permit approvals that relate to our business.
Polaris is committed to identifying and implementing opportunities to prevent pollution. We encourage pollution prevention ideas generated by our employees, suppliers, and customers. We give a high priority to products and manufacturing processes that use non-hazardous materials, minimize waste and emissions, reduce environmental impact, and facilitate recycling.
Polaris endorses the principles of product environmental stewardship. We promote the responsible use of our products in the environment, and we support efforts to protect and expand recreational trails and shared access to public lands by a wide variety of users.
Polaris works continually to improve our environmental performance. We establish results-oriented environmental goals and conduct periodic reviews to evaluate our progress and direction.


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Analysts' Effect on Companies in the Midst of Disruptive Technological Change
One challenge of managing a public company lies in finding a balance between driving innovation and maximizing shareholder value. At the same time, you face another, often vexing constituency: securities analysts who dissect your every move.
Research from Carlson School Associate Professor Mary Benner suggests analysts can be more influential than previously believed, particularly in times of disruptive technological change. "The trigger for me was reading the about Kodak's demise and hearing analysts say the company was late to the digital party," she says. "I knew that wasn't true--Kodak made the first digital camera in 1991."
Along with University of Pennsylvania doctoral candidate Ram Ranganathan, Benner examined how analysts' comments affected companies in the photography, telecommunications, and newspaper industries, all of which were dealing with technology shifts over the last two decades. The pair collected mountains of information, including stock data, financial details, and analyst recommendations
One finding: those recommendations can have a negative effect. Their research cites this 1994 analyst comment on Kodak's forays into digital: "We are eager to see shareholders' reactions when they realize how much of their money is squandered on 'digital nonsense.'"
While not all of the analyses were so colorful, Benner did find well-defined trends. "First, as analysts became more negative, some firms retreated and cut their investments," she notes. "Second, firms that continued to invest announced share buybacks, which can mollify investors through a short-term share price boost.
"Responding to technological change is difficult internally," she adds. "You need to do things differently--hire new people, change the culture. But it's also important to understand this pressure from external stakeholders. That adds an additional constraint. As I continue to study this topic, I hope to be able to provide prescriptions and more information on companies that have successfully balanced internal challenges with external pressures."
"Offsetting Illegitimacy? How Pressures from Securities Analysts Influence
Incumbents in the Face of New Technologies" was published in the Academy of Management Journal, 55(1): 213-233. (2012)


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Peter Pace, M.S.C., (born November 5, 1945) is a former four-star general in the United States Marine Corps and served as the 16th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the first Marine appointed to the United States' highest-ranking military office. Appointed by President George W. Bush, Pace succeeded U.S. Air Force General Richard Myers on September 30, 2005. His other four-star assignments include being the 6th Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from October 1, 2001 to August 12, 2005 and as Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Southern Command from September 8, 2000 to September 30, 2001.
The Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced on June 8, 2007, that he would advise the President not to renominate Pace for a second term. Pace stepped down as Chairman on October 1, 2007. He was replaced by Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Michael Mullen. Pace retired from the Marine Corps on October 1, 2007.
Pace was born on November 5, 1945 in Brooklyn, New York to Italian American parents and raised in Teaneck, New Jersey, graduating from Teaneck High School in 1963. He received his commission in June 1967, following graduation from the United States Naval Academy. He also holds a Master of Business Administration degree from George Washington University. Pace currently resides in McLean, Virginia; he is married and has a son, Peter, and a daughter, Tiffany. Pace is Roman Catholic.


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22 Aug 2013 07:38:40 AM
Chan Sung Jung Undergoes Two Surgeries, Might Have Another Long Layoff Ahead of Him
(Photo via facebook.com/koreanzombieMMA)
One of the disadvantages that Chan Sung Jung had to deal with in his recent featherweight title challenge against Jose Aldo was the fact that he was coming back from 15 months of inactivity due to shoulder surgery. Jung's fight against Aldo didn't go so well — leaving him with a TKO loss, a dislocated shoulder, a fractured orbital bone, and a jacked-up foot — and unfortunately, any hope of the Korean Zombie rebuilding momentum has gone out of the window.
Jung's manager Brian Rhee confirmed with MMAFighting that the fighter was forced to undergo surgeries for his shoulder and orbital bone injuries. Rhee's initial statement was that Jung would be out for up to a year, depending on how rehab goes, though the length of Jung's layoff is currently undetermined. ("It's wait and see as of right now," Rhee said. "I had misunderstood the doctors prognosis.")
The danger for Jung is two-fold: Becoming a forgotten man in such a talent-rich division — which will become even more clogged at the top the longer that Jose Aldo sits out — and turning in another sub-par performance in his return fight, which could drop him even further out of the contender picture. Get well soon, bro.Read More DIGG THIS


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A doctor from Milton will be honored for his work in understanding and treating breast cancer.
Dr. Dejan Juric of Milton has been recognized by the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center in the fight against cancer.
Juric specializes in targeted cancer therapies, advancing the development of new agents against one of the most frequently mutated oncogenes in metastatic breast cancer and other advanced malignancies.
He is director of translational research at Termeer Center for Targeted Therapies at Mass. General.
He will be honored at the one hundred, an annual event to be held on June 10 at the Westin Boston Waterfront hotel.
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11 Oct 2012 11:58:20 AM
Hot Fighter Alert: 11 Photos of WMMA Rising Star Cassie Crisano
(Photo courtesy of Cassie's Facebook page; click for full-size version. Full gallery is after the jump.)
Props to BabesofMMA for introducing us to Cassie Crisano, a 3-1 amateur MMA fighter from Middletown, New York, who will be making her professional debut this Saturday against Janice Meyer at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 17 in Dover, Delaware. The fight will be streamed live on CFFC.tv.
Like Miesha Tate before her, Cassie took to wrestling early in life, competing among the boys on her high school varsity team. Her competitive accomplishments included finishing second at the first Women's National Wrestling tournament in Albuquerque, and becoming the 138-pound New York State women's champion. After a long recovery from a near-fatal auto accident in 2002, Cassie began training in MMA four years ago, and made her amateur MMA debut in December 2010.
In her own words: "The problem with women in MMA is that there are just not enough of us to be able to take it to the next level as the men. There are too many women that want to be classified as 'A FIGHTER' but the skill level of being a well-rounded fighter is just not there. The talent pool is just not big enough yet. So when a one-trick pony pops up from out of nowhere they become a rising star which ultimately in the end makes women's MMA look like it's a joke."
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META: Info for new MGoBoarders
Every year lots of new people find this corner of the internet, and some struggle to find all the awesome information stored here. First, take a second and scroll up and look under the winged helmet - there are a lot of very useful links. I'm putting some of them here because lots of people have no idea that they exist, and we've seen tons of threads (Where can I watch!?!?) created because... well because people don't know that a sticky thread exists for that.
Brian: http://mgoblog.com/content/about-mgoblog
Not sure who Tacopants is? Slow on the other inside jokes? want to know why Brian has a MS in Computer engineering? There's your answer.
- "Tacopants"? Tacopants is Jason Avant's eleven-foot tall imaginary friend. Chad Henne spent much of 2005 hitting him between the numbers, which are unfortunately eight feet off the ground and made of dreams. Blessed with infinite eligibility and the ability to sneak on and off the field without alerting the referees -- made of dreams, remember -- Tacopants has taken a lesser role in the offense as Henne matures but still pops up at inopportune times. The term has its genesis in this post.
Ethics: http://mgoblog.com/content/offical-ethics-mgoblog
Contact: [email protected]
That's stuff about the guy who runs/owns/is MGoBlog. Think he's betrayed his ethics? Have a tip/correction? Email is a way better way to do it than a dickish thread.
Want to advertise: Talk to Seth.
FAQ http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/mgoboard-faq
Can't start a thread? Not sure if "Denard" is a bad thread title? What's on topic? This isn't Nam, there are rules.
Coming to AA: http://mgoblog.com/content/guide-ann-arbor-eating-drinking
Guide to eating and drinking. Zingerman's is good, but overpriced. Maize and Blue is better. /shots fired
Stuck in a car on a Saturday? http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/listening-gameanywhere
And Finally:
WHERE CAN I WATCH THE GAME:http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/um-friendly-bar-locations-across-us-and-elsewhere
Stop making threads about it.
Hope this has been a helpful and informative little diary. Now go enjoy wife day and the rest of the bye week.


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Topic Title: Holland Thermometer/Timer
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I'm thinking about ordering the Holland thermometer and was wondering if anyone could provide any reviews. I just threw away my second Accurite wired thermometer as they seem to last a year before the cord burns and goes to pot.
Thank you......
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My Holland wireless thermometer works very well, but there are some no-no's if you want it to last. I learned the hard way. Mine is now 1+ years old & has been trouble-free.
1) Strong, BRAND NEW alkaline batteries (Duracell-Energizers) are a must in both units. Off brand or re-chargeables just don't work.
2) Don't get the stainless steel cable too hot. It's not designed to work on charcoal or flamethrower type grills. Directions say 482 degrees max. Use it on larger pieces of meat so it doesn't get too close to the cooking grid.
3) Don't pull the probe out of the meat by grabbing the cable. You will damage the joint between the probe & the cable.


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Nineteenth-Century Baseball Bat Attributed to George Wright in 1869
Starting Bid - $5,000, Sold For - $22,325
The title of this description notes that the offered bat is "Attributed to George Wright In 1869" because it is impossible for us to prove that this is the bat that George Wright used with the Red Stockings in 1869, yet that is precisely what we believe it to be. Offered is a nineteenth-century bat that is decorated by a number of attached items that strongly suggest that this bat was owned by and used by Cincinnati Red Stockings shortstop George Wright during the club's historic 1869 season. Included among the attached items are two extraordinary circa 1869 baseball trophy ribbons, the first of each we have ever seen in private hands, one for the Atlantics and one for the Cincinnati Red Stockings, which themselves are among the most incredible baseball items we have ever seen from the era. The bat itself is extremely impressive, and is the only nineteenth-century bat that we have ever handled that appears from comparison with photographs to be exactly the type, in terms of design and dimensions, used by George Wright and the Red Stockings in countless photos from that era. Nineteenth-century bats, unlike modern-day bats, had no manufacturing labels or model numbers, and were not stamped with the player's name on the barrel, thus making it impossible to definitively state, without additional provenance, that a particular nineteenth-century bat was used by, or was even issued to, a specific player. That being the case, we can only present our opinion that we believe that the offered bat was used by George Wright in 1869, and describe what we base this opinion on. At the very least, it is a monumental museum-caliber bat dating from circa 1869 (identical in style to those used by professional players of the era including the 1869 Red Stockings) accompanied by the two finest, most extraordinary, and desirable baseball trophy ribbons of the era (one Brooklyn Atlantics, and one Cincinnati Red Stockings), which are each the only examples known in private hands, and which could only have originated from someone directly involved with these teams during that era. The bat, measuring 38 inches in length and weighing 37.4 ounces, is very distinctive and is in the classic style of bats from the late 1860s era. The knob features a slight protuberance at the end and the circumference of the handle is only slightly less than the barrel. Very few examples of any baseball equipment other than balls have survived from this era. This is the first and only bat of this type we have ever had. In addition to the trophy ribbons, the bat has been decorated with additional related period pieces. The most direct association to Wright comes from the property tag attached to the handle by means of string. The tag bears the preprinted notation "Property of" followed by the name "Mrs. George Wright" scripted in vintage black fountain pen. Printed above her name, upside down in faded black fountain pen, is an additional notation that reads "Geo. Wright's Bat From 1869 Given By Him To M. T. M." We believe that the initials "M. T. M." almost certainly stand for "Michael T. McGreevy," owner of the legendary 3rd Base saloon, which was so elaborately decorated with baseball memorabilia that it could rightly be called the first baseball museum. McGreevy secured new pieces for his walls as gifts from players and fans alike. After his death, much of his collection was donated to the Boston Public Library. Today, numerous photos exist of the tavern during its heyday in which one can clearly see the vast amount of baseball material on display. After a brilliant career on the diamond, George Wright opened a sporting goods store in Boston. Interestingly, the reverse of the tag features a portion of a printed advertisement for Wright's sporting-goods store, "Wright & Gould." The 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings silk ribbon (7 x 3.5 inches) is affixed to the barrel. This ribbon, issued during the Cincinnati Red Stockings historic 1869/1870 campaigns, remains one of the most incredible finds in the hobby. The only other known example resides in the Spalding Collection of The New York Public Library. The white ribbon bears the team name "Cincinnati" printed in red lettering, above which is the team's unique logo of a bat, belt, and base designed in the shape of the letter "C." The ribbon is attached to the barrel of this bat by means of twenty-two small, vintage nails. Adjacent to the Cincinnati team ribbon is the blue silk ribbon (5.25 x 1.5 inches) of the "Atlantic B.B.C." (also attached by small, vintage nails). The Atlantics ribbon is also, to the best of our knowledge, the only example in private hands, with the only other example also residing in the Spalding Collection of The New York Public Library. The Brooklyn Atlantics were one of the top teams in New York in 1869 and, in 1870, were the first team ever to defeat the Cincinnati Red Stockings. All silk baseball ribbons dating from the 1865 to 1875 era are extremely rare, due to both their fragile nature and the fact that they were intended to actually be worn by players, pinned to their uniforms during games. (The game's elite clubs normally exchanged team ribbons before the game and wore them on their uniforms, a practice which largely ended by 1875.) Few ribbons from this era have survived, let alone from such a prominent team as the Atlantics. Below the ribbons, attached by nails, is a thin strip of white paper bearing the handwritten notation "The Cincinnati Ball Club, Cincinnati, Ohio." An 1869 newspaper article, recapping the undefeated season of the 1869 Red Stockings, including scores of the games, is attached to the back of the barrel, also by means of vintage nails. The final item is the handwritten draft of a newspaper article by legendary Boston sportswriter Tim Murnane, which encircles the center of the bat, regarding the 1869 Red Stockings. The article, penned in black fountain pen by Murnane upon a sheet of yellow paper reads as follows: "The first time I had the pleasure of seeing the Cincinnati Club play was at the Capitoline grounds Brooklyn in 1870. They had won every game up to this time and many were willing to bet they would go through this second season without meeting a defeat. No club ever received as much notice. Wherever they went they were the lions of the hour." Affixed to the yellow sheet is a portion of the published article, as well as additional coverage of that famous game. The Cincinnati Red Stockings ribbon is of such particular importance that if it were not attached to the bat it would all by itself be one of the most extraordinary and major items ever offered relating to the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings. This bat is a fascinating item in every way and one of the most impressive nineteenth-century baseball display pieces we have ever seen. Graded A10 by MEARS. LOAs from Troy Kinunen/MEARS and James Spence/JSA. Reserve $5,000. Estimate (open).
MEARS LOA Presented at this link/web address:
http://blog.robertedwardauctions.com/?p=451&preview=true SOLD FOR $22,325
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Manchester College Receives $35 Million Grant From Lilly Endowment for School of Pharmacy
Dec 20, 2010, 10:25 ET
FORT WAYNE, Ind., Dec. 20, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- A small Midwest college that is producing alumni with sizeable reputations in the science world has received a $35 million grant from Lilly Endowment to launch a School of Pharmacy.
Manchester College, located in northern Indiana, has a Nobel Laureate in chemistry, the inventor of Teflon®, the discoverer of acid rain in North America and the first female commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration among its graduates.
The grant – the largest in Manchester College history – will help the liberal arts and sciences college develop its first doctoral program on a Fort Wayne campus, surrounded by regional hospitals, pharmacies and health care facilities and services.
Speaking on behalf of Lilly Endowment, Sara B. Cobb, vice president of education, said, "We are pleased to offer this funding to Manchester College to assist it in establishing its new School of Pharmacy. The school will further important efforts in Indiana to increase opportunities for education and careers in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) disciplines. The Endowment believes this support should add significantly to the intellectual capital in Northeast Indiana and enhance the vibrant life sciences sector growing throughout the state."
Responding to the national shortage of pharmacists and openings in pharmacy schools, Manchester announced last fall its plans to seek accreditation for a four-year doctoral program in pharmacy, with the first classes beginning in fall 2012.
"Lilly Endowment is making a powerful impact on the college's ability to focus on the most important work before us: building a distinctive, academically strong, mission-centered School of Pharmacy," said President Jo Young Switzer.
"This grant enhances our tools to attract exceptional faculty in a highly competitive market," said Switzer. "When accredited, the School of Pharmacy will enroll 265 students in an intensive four-year Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) program. Regional hospitals, health care facilities and practitioners will provide a rich array of experiential sites and employment opportunities," she added.
The School of Pharmacy also has the endorsement of regional hospital, economic development, governmental and higher education leaders who see substantial opportunities to improve health care in Northeast Indiana. "School of Pharmacy faculty and students will be valued citizens of this region, where they will live, shop and volunteer," Switzer said.
The Lilly Endowment grant will significantly assist with startup costs, especially facility and laboratory needs as well as curricular enhancements. It will enable the school to develop the following strengths:
- A well-equipped, state-of-the-art Fort Wayne facility.
- A curriculum that educates skilled pharmacists with a commitment to be responsible members of their communities.
- An outstanding faculty to partner with a strong pharmacy and academic community in the region.
- Students, faculty and administrators who embrace the distinctive mission of Manchester College.
Perfectly timed in the early stages of the School of Pharmacy launch, the Lilly Endowment grant will enable Manchester College to exceed expectations with enhanced curriculum, specialized experiential sites, state-of-the art educational and research facilities, and institutional capacity, said Philip J. Medon, vice president and founding dean.
Recruiting and hiring are under way for faculty in pharmacy practice, pharmaceutics, medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, pharmacy administration and biomedical science, said Medon, who led the highly successful startup of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's School of Pharmacy.
"Pharmacists practicing in patient-care environments will comprise the majority of the faculty," Medon said. "Pharmacy students will work side-by-side with pharmacists and other members of the health care team in medical care facilities and pharmacies in the community, learning firsthand about patient care in a variety of settings including adult medicine, ambulatory care, pediatrics, geriatrics, infectious diseases and psychiatric services."
For more about the Manchester School of Pharmacy, visit www.manchester.edu/pharmacy. For more about Lilly Endowment, visit www.lillyendowment.org.
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La La Anthony and NBA star hubby Carmelo score a slam dunk when it comes to their Full Court Life.
Q: Is it tough being married to an athlete who has to be on the road with his team a lot?
A: Not really, because I'm a huge advocate of giving each other space. Everyone needs to have something outside the relationship for themselves. And Melo is really involved with Kiyan, 4—he loves going to basketball practice with his dad! We always make time to Skype or talk when he's away, so that definitely helps.
Q: What has motherhood taught you?
A: Patience—and how spot-on my own mother was about everything!
Q: Do you find having a child and a career challenging?
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Q: What do you think of when you hear the word "marriage"?
A: Compromise. Two people with two different personalities always have to be willing to compromise.
Q: Does your husband—like most men—have any habits that drive you crazy?
A: He plays music really loud! I constantly lower the volume.
Q: What does Melo do to make you feel appreciated?
A: Recently I was on the phone with him complaining that I had a headache. Later, when I got home, he had Excedrin and a glass of water waiting. He heard me!


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Does anyone in here think that losing upwards of 1000 antipoints in the course of a month is normal??
If someone had the guts to look into these alliances maybe, just maybe people would be able to enjoy posting here without fear of this sorta thing. Don't bother wasting your neg's on me, i won't post here again.
Get real, how many of you on this site are actually naive enough to think that these alliances arent still here?
It's the same thing on this site everytime, i have had over 9 account's and have been various members since 11-15-2002.......It never changes no matter how hard i try to overlook the comment's in the Ap box, it still makes me wanna leave, and dont say i havent given it time, like i said i have been various members since 11-15-2002.
Neg it, flame it, then let MsMitten's do her job and dump it, shouldnt take long...
The End.
And in response to a thread in the addicts forum, yes people do have multiple accounts(10 is not out of question....... hey i had 9), and they can assign antipoints from them, even if they change the email's. You might wanna change that feature.
And for future reference, when you see an account with around 30 post and 9 or 10 green dots beside the name......be cautious, because something is almost definately aloof.


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January 21, 1934 - June 25, 2013
Montgomery, NY
Frank Joseph Simone of Montgomery, NY, a buyer for ConEdison, passed away on June 25, 2013, in Middletown. He was 79.
The son of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Cortali Simone, he was born January 21, 1934 in Brooklyn New York. He was the widower of Sandra Simone.
Mr. Simone served in the United States Marines.
Survivors include his son, Vincent Simone, at home; daughter, Melissa Simone, at home; grandson, Brandon Baca-Simone. He was predeceased by his brother, Joseph Simone.
Visitation will be Sunday, June 30th from 4 to 7 p.m. at Overhiser Funeral Home, 78 Union St., Montgomery, NY. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Monday, July 1st, at 10 a.m. at Holy Name of Mary Church, 89 Union St., Montgomery, NY. Burial will be in Orange County Veterans Cemetery in Goshen, NY.
Arrangements were made by Millspaugh Funeral Directors; for directions or condolences please visit millspaughfuneralhome.com