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The terms histochemistry and cytochemistry are used to indicate methods for localizing substances in tissue sections. Several procedures are used to obtain this type of information, most of them based on specific chemical reactions or on high-affinity interactions between macromolecules. These methods usually produce insoluble colored or electron-dense compounds that enable the localization of specific substances by means of light or electron microscopy.
Several ions (eg, calcium, iron, phosphate) have been localized in tissues with these methods, using chemical reactions that produce a dark insoluble product (Figure 1–16).
Figure 1-16
Photomicrograph of a bone section treated with a histochemical technique to demonstrate calcium ions. The dark precipitate indicates the presence of calcium phosphate in calcified bone and cartilage. Noncalcified cartilage tissue (stained in pink) is in the upper portion of the figure. Medium magnification. (Courtesy of PA Abrahamsohn.)
Nucleic Acids
DNA can be identified and quantified in cell nuclei using the Feulgen reaction, which produces a red color in DNA. DNA and RNA can also be analyzed by staining cells or tissue sections with a basic stain.
Although there are general methods to detect proteins in tissue sections, the histochemical methods usually do not permit identification of specific proteins in cells and tissues. Immunocytochemistry, presented later in this chapter, can do so.
Several histochemical methods, however, can be used to reveal, more or less specifically, a large group of proteins, the enzymes. These methods usually make use of the capacity of the enzymes to react with specific chemical bonds. Most histoenzymatic methods work in the following way: (1) tissue sections are immersed in a solution that contains the substrate of the enzyme intended for study; (2) the enzyme is allowed to act on its substrate; (3) at this stage or at a later stage in the method, the section is put in contact with a marker compound; (4) this compound reacts with a molecule that results from the degradation or transformation of the substrate; (5) the final reaction product, which must be insoluble and visible by light or electron microscopy, precipitates over the sites that contain the enzyme. When examining such a section in the microscope, it is possible to see the cells (or organelles) covered with a colored or electron-dense material.
Examples of enzymes that can be detected include the following:
Phosphatases are enzymes widely found in the body. They split the bond between a phosphate group and an alcohol residue of phosphorylated molecules. The colored insoluble reaction product of phosphatases is usually lead phosphate or lead sulfide. Alkaline phosphatases, which have their maximum activity at an alkaline pH, can be detected (Figure 1–17). Acid phosphatases are frequently used to demonstrate lysosomes, cytoplasmic organelles that contain acid phosphatase (Figure 1–18).
Figure 1-17
Photomicrograph of a rat kidney section treated by the Gomori method to demonstrate the enzyme alkaline phosphatase. The sites where this enzyme is present are covered by a black precipitate (arrows). Medium magnification.
Figure 1-18
Detection of acid phosphatase. Electron micrograph of a rat kidney cell showing three lysosomes (ly) close to the nucleus (N). The dark material on the lysosomes is lead phosphate that precipitated on places where acid phosphatase was present. (Courtesy of E Katchburian.)
Dehydrogenases remove hydrogen from one substrate and transfer it to another. There are many dehydrogenases in the body, and they play an important role in several metabolic processes. Dehydrogenases are detected histochemically by incubating nonfixed tissue sections in a substrate solution containing a molecule that receives hydrogen and precipitates as an insoluble colored compound. By this method, succinate dehydrogenase—a key enzyme in the citric acid (Krebs) cycle—can be localized in mitochondria.
Peroxidase, which is present in several types of cells, is an enzyme that promotes the oxidation of certain substrates with the transfer of hydrogen ions to hydrogen peroxide, forming molecules of water.
In this method, sections of adequately fixed tissue are incubated in a solution containing hydrogen peroxide and 3,3'-diaminoazobenzidine. The latter compound is oxidized in the presence of peroxidase, resulting in an insoluble, brown, electron-dense precipitate that permits the localization of peroxidase activity by light and electron microscopy. Peroxidase activity in blood cells, which is important in the diagnosis of leukemias, can be detected by this method.
Because peroxidase is extremely active and produces an appreciable amount of insoluble precipitate in a short time, it has also been used for an important practical application: tagging other compounds. Molecules of peroxidase can be purified, isolated, and coupled with another molecule. Later in this chapter, applications of tagging molecules with peroxidase are presented.
Polysaccharides & Oligosaccharides
Polysaccharides in the body occur either in a free state or combined with proteins and lipids. In the combined state, they constitute an extremely complex heterogeneous group. Polysaccharides can be demonstrated by the periodic acid–Schiff (PAS) reaction, which is based on the transformation into aldehyde of 1,2-glycol groups present in the sugar molecules. These aldehydes are then revealed by Schiff's reagent, which produces a purple or magenta color in areas of the section with an accumulation of polysaccharides.
A ubiquitous free polysaccharide in the body is glycogen, which can be demonstrated by the PAS reaction in liver, striated muscle, and other tissues where it accumulates.
Glycoproteins are protein molecules associated with small, branched chains of sugars (oligosaccharides). The protein chain predominates in weight and volume over the oligosaccharide chain. Because both glycogen and neutral glycoproteins are PAS positive, the specificity of the PAS reaction can be improved by comparing the staining of regular sections with that of sections pretreated with an enzyme that breaks glycogen (eg, amylase present in the saliva). Structures that stain intensely with the PAS reaction but do not stain after treatment with amylase contain glycogen. Figure 1–19 shows examples of structures stained by the PAS reaction.
Figure 1-19
Photomicrograph of an intestinal villus stained by PAS. Staining is intense in the cell surface brush border (arrows) and in the secretory product of goblet cells (G) because of their high content of polysaccharides. The counterstain was hematoxylin. High magnification.
Glycosaminoglycans are strongly anionic, unbranched long-chain polysaccharides containing aminated monosaccharides (amino sugars). The complex molecules formed by the attachment of glycosaminoglycan chains to a protein core constitute the proteoglycans. Some of the significant constituents of connective tissue matrices are proteoglycans (see Chapter 5: Connective Tissue and Chapter 7: Cartilage). Unlike the glycoproteins, the carbohydrate chains in proteoglycans constitute the major component of the molecule. Glycosaminoglycans and acidic glycoproteins are strongly anionic because of their high content of carboxyl and sulfate groups. For this reason, they react strongly with the alcian blue dye.
Lipids are best revealed with dyes that are soluble in lipids. Frozen sections are immersed in alcohol solutions saturated with the dye. Sudan IV and Sudan black are the most commonly used dyes. The dye dissolves in the cellular lipid droplets, which become stained in red or black. Additional methods used for the localization of cholesterol and its esters, phospholipids, and glycolipids are useful in diagnosing metabolic diseases in which there are intracellular accumulations of different kinds of lipids.
Medical Application
Several histochemical procedures are frequently used in laboratory diagnosis of diseases that result in the storage of iron, glycogen, glycosaminoglycans, and other substances. Examples are Perls' reaction for iron (eg, hemochromatosis, hemosiderosis), the PAS-amylase reaction for glycogen (glycogenosis), alcian blue staining for glycosaminoglycans (mucopolysaccharidosis), and lipid staining (sphingolipidosis).
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BlueDragon – ColdFusion (CFML) Engine
by Simon. Average Reading Time: about 2 minutes.
The BlueDragon Server family of Java-based servers (Server and Server JX) enables the stand-alone deployment of CFML. Both BlueDragon Server versions contain a built-in web server for development and testing, and each integrates with Microsoft IIS, Sun ONE/Netscape/iPlanet (JX only), and Apache web servers for deployment.
BlueDragon offers flexibility for the deployment of ColdFusion Markup Language (CFML) pages with native technology platform integration on the operating system, web server and database of your choice.
BlueDragon is an alternative CFML engine comparable to Macromedia's ColdFusion. It is exclusively licensed and distributed by New Atlanta from TagServlet Ltd based out of Scotland. ColdFusion is a proprietary technology based on Web technology industry standards, however, it is becoming a less closed technology through the availability of potentially competing products.
New Atlanta's BlueDragon product, released in 2002, provides a ColdFusion MX 6.x-compatible platform to run CFML-based applications on a variety of platforms ( Windows, Linux, Mac OS, and more). While ColdFusion MX 7 offers new features not available in BlueDragon, some new features in CFMX 7 have long been in BlueDragon (such as sourceless deployment, server-based deployment on OS X, and more.)
BlueDragon 6.2 is available in four editions: BlueDragon Server and Server JX (similar to ColdFusion Standalone editions), BlueDragon for J2EE Application Servers (BD/J2EE), and BlueDragon for the Microsoft .NET Framework (BD.NET).
The first two editions are standalone servers which run on Windows, Linux, and OS X. With BD/J2EE, CFML applications can be deployed on any J2EE server, enabling integration of CFML and J2EE as enabled in CFMX. BD.NET uniquely extends the .NET framework and IIS to permit deployment of CFML applications as native .NET web applications, offering integration between CFML and ASP.NET that's not possible with CFMX.
The Server JX, J2EE, and .NET editions of BlueDragon are commercial products which are available as 30 day unlimited trials which convert to a single-IP developer edition with no expiration. Purchase and licensing information is available on the BlueDragon site.
The Server edition, on the other hand, is free for deployment (though not for hosting, redeployment, or (as of the 6.2 release) commercial use. Intended to gain favor with those comparing to other free web application platforms, there are no differences in CFML tags supported in the free Server edition, but it supports only ODBC drivers on Windows (and only MySQL or PostgreSQL on Linux and OS X), it supports only IIS on Windows or Apache on Linux/OS X, and does not support secured (SSL) connections.
None of the limitations of the free Server edition exist in the commercial Server JX, J2EE, or .NET editions.
BlueDragon offers several advantages (tags, functions, and other functionality) not found in ColdFusion. Similarly, there are a few tags and functions found in ColdFusion that are not supported currently in BlueDragon. New Atlanta maintains a complete list of incompatibilities with Macromedia ColdFusion MX in the documentation.
The .NET edition of BlueDragon may indeed be the most compelling edition for many, since it's something that ColdFusion MX does not support. Designed to run on Microsoft's .NET platform, BD.NET not only enables CFML applications to leverage the powerful benefits of the .NET platform, it also opens the door to integration between CFML and ASP.NET as well as .NET objects.

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Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 18, 2016 -- How does the No. 1 dental school in the country conduct interviews for prospective students?
That's a trade secret, but one thing we can confirm is that the Multiple Mini-Interview format, or MMI, is part of the process.
The University of Michigan School of Dentistry was among the first, if not the first, in the country to adopt this format as part of a dental school admissions process. Applicants meet with a series of interviewers in short, timed sessions that require discussing a variety of subjects. MMI interviewers include members of the Admissions Committee, faculty, staff and current and former students.
So dust off your critical-thinking skills, practice articulating your thoughts, and prepare to talk for 180 of the most adrenaline-filled minutes of your life.
Check out some photos from a recent MMI session this fall (https://www.flickr.com/photos/umdent/albums/72157671610020203), and our most popular Wolverine Bytes blog post with some advice from a former prospective student.(https://wolverinebytes.org/2013/01/03/mmis-what-you-really-want-to-know/)


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Robotech (WildStorm) #1 (of 6)
"From The Stars"
Plot - Tommy Yune
Script - Jay Faerber
Art - Long Vo, Charles Park, & Saka of Udon
Letterer - Jenna Garcia
Asst. Editor - Kristy Quinn
Editor - Ben Abernathy
Special Thanks - Tom Bateman & Erik Ko
Published by WildStorm Productions, an imprint of DC Comics.
Release date - December 18, 2002
Cover date - February 2003
Diamond order number - OCT020801
Estimated sales - 53,023 copies
THE STORYIt is the year 1999. Somewhere in rural northern California, on the fields of Pop Hunter's Flying Circus, young Rick Hunter races excitedly towards his mailbox. Inside is a letter from his dear friend Roy Fokker, currently flying fighters for the military out in the Pacific. He rips the letter open and sits down in the grass beside the mailbox, smiling as he reads the latest from his mentor:
"Dear Rick, sorry I couldn't call you, but my latest mission requires the entire carrier group to maintain radio silence, so this letter will have to do. Has Pop let you fly in the circus yet? I know you've been dying to strap yourself in the cockpit and contribute to your family business ... but remember that flying can be dangerous. Take it from me. So stay sharp and remember everything your pop and I taught you, and I have no doubt you'll be flying rings around me in no time."
Somewhere in the South Pacific, aboard the U.S.S. Kenosha, Roy Fokker returns from his latest run untouched, a feat which doesn't go unnoticed by his fellow fighter pilots. What also doesn't go unnoticed is the fact that he's gone through four wingmen in the last three months, including the one today. "And in all that time," one of the pilots says, "he's never even taken a serious hit."
"Well, he's been flying since he was a kid, right?" a younger pilot, Steve, says. "I heard he was part of a flying circus. I guess it's in his blood."
One of the other pilots tells Steve he can ask Fokker all about it, because he's his new wingman. "Been nice knowin' ya!" he adds.
Steve shrugs it off. "Go ahead and laugh, guys. This guy managed to become a double ace faster than anyone else in Skull Squadron history. Frankly, I'm honored."
As Steve walks down to meet Fokker, Admiral Hayes looks down from the ship's bridge and asks the Kenosha's captain if he thinks this new wingman is going to make it. "I don't know, Admiral Hayes. That's a good question. Fokker sure has blown through his share of wingmen ... but this new nugget got top scores at the Academy, so let's just say I've got my fingers crossed, sir." Hayes laughs, asking if he carries a rabbit's foot as well. "I don't mind telling you, sir, considering our latest mission, it probably wouldn't hurt. Do you really think the Russians would be so careless as to sell their Oscar-class nuclear subs to a foreign power?"
Hayes is quick to respond. "Captain, considering the shape the world is in today, nothing would surprise me. Our orders are to follow the Russian sub that was spotted in these waters, and see if we can find any truth to the rumors. The Pentagon's suffered too many setbacks with all the recent hot spots around the globe. Let's see if we can carry out a mission that they can put in their "win" column."
Meanwhile, aboard the aforementioned Russian sub, the SSGN Minsk, Captain Henry J. Gloval asks his first officer Poruchik if there's any sign of the Americans yet. Poruchik says there's no sign yet, but the sonar station is on alert. "Good, good. If our information is correct, the American Navy has probably dispatched an entire carrier group to follow us by now. They must really think we're so desperate that we'd even sell our most prized vessels ... vessels which could then be used against us! I must say, it's been ages since I've heard a more ridiculous notion. It just goes to show you how strange the world has become. Our military forces are already stretched to their limits, trying to maintain a grasp on the many conflicts which have erupted all over the world. And something in my bones tells me this is going to get worse before it gets better." Just then, the sonar operator informs Gloval that an American helicopter just dropped objects into the water above them. "Sonar buoys. I should've guessed ... Admiral Hayes is a slave to traditional American tactics." He gives the order to go quiet, and Poruchik relays the order to bring the sub to a full stop.
For a moment, all is quiet except the "ping" of the sonar. Then, above the waters of the Pacific, a volley of missiles strikes and destroys the American helicopter. Gloval is immediately informed of this development. He asks if it was one of theirs that hit the chopper, but it wasn't.
Above the water, aboard the Kenosha, Hayes asks if it wasn't the Russians, who shot their helicopter down? He looks out with his binoculars, seething, when the captain tells him the Pentagon is on the line for him. "I'm just a little bit busy right now, Captain," he grumbles. The captain informs him they said it was important. He takes the call. "This is Admiral Hayes, what's -- Well, I'm in the middle of a situation, can't -- I see. Okay. Yes, sir." He hands the captain the phone and tells him he's in charge. "I'm needed back at the Pentagon, ASAP. I want you to send sub hunters after the Minsk, and scramble a fighter squadron to chase down those bogeys." The captain asks why Hayes is being called away. "I honestly don't know," Hayes says. "But what if it is, it's big."
On deck, Roy and Steve rush to their fighters. Roy asks Steve if he thinks he can keep up. "You can count on it, sir!" Steve says with a big thumbs-up. As Roy looks at a photo of himself and Rick in happier times, control tells him he's cleared for takeoff. "Skull One-Eleven here, ready when you are. Let 'er rip, tower!" He shoots off into the sky.
Elsewhere, on the shuttle back to Washington, Admiral Hayes gets a call from the Pentagon. "Admiral, this is Secretary Dellinger. I know you're probably curious about why we're calling you back." Hayes says "curious" is a good word. "Well, I didn't want to keep you in the dark for your entire trip bacl. You'll recieve a full briefing upon your arrival at the Pentagon, but in short ... we've detected a massive unidentified object that appears to be heading straight for Earth's atmosphere." As he takes the words in, Hayes's eyes widen in sheer and utter shock.
Back in the skies over the Minsk, Skull Squadron comes into the range of the fighters that shot down the American chopper. "I count fourteen bogeys, dead ahead," Skull Leader reports. "We've got our work cut out for us, Roy. Lead ahead with Steve and try to break up their formation ... and save some bogeys for us this time!" Roy tells Steve to follow him. When cannon fire begins to come their way, Skull Leader orders them to fire at will. Steve misses with one of his missiles and asks Roy if those are Russian SU-37s they're flying. "No, it's something else ... now pull ahead of me, kid. We're gonna weave a basket!" Steve is unsure -- he points out that he's got a bunch of the enemy craft on his tail. "Absolutely!" Roy responds. "This is an old trick. They're a sucker for this every time!" A short bit of quick maneuvering and gunfire later, and Steve is astonished that it worked like a charm -- the enemy's been torn to shreds. "Would I lie to you, kiddo?" Roy asks.
"Uh oh, Roy -- they got a lock on me!" Steve says, spotting a missile on his trail. Roy tells him he won't outrun it, so he has to outmaneuver it.
"Head for the deck and then pull up at the last second. The missile won't be able to duplicate that move." Steve tries, but goes too low. His nose touches the water, and the missile catches up with him, blowing the plane to scrap.
After a brief moment of shock and horror, Roy recovers and resumes his fight with renewed conviction, tempered with anger. "All right, you bastards, playtime's over," hs snaps. In a matter of moments, three enemy craft are full of holes and going down. He then spots the one that took out Steve. "I wanna see the look on his face when he realizes his ticket's about to be punched. Wait," he says, pausing to get a good look at the enemy fighter, "those aren't Russian markings. Who are these guys?" As his thumb hovers over the trigger to fire his missiles, Roy decides there's no time to worry about that now. "We can sort this out once these guys are taken out for good."
Just then, Roy spots something shining out of the corner of his eye. He looks up ...
Just as the sub hunter aircraft sent to track down the Minsk prepares to launch its torpedoes after it, a blazing light draws towards them. As it draws ever closer, the aircraft is torn apart. On the Kenosha, the captain orders all hands to brace for impact and the deck to be cleared, but it's too late. The incoming blazing object tears past them, and the shockwaves behind it knock the Kenosha on its side, spilling aircraft into the ocean; its escorts are tossed about like bath toys by the tsunami created by the unidentified incoming object's entry. Roy kicks in his afterburners, gaining altitude to avoid a burning death as the flaming object from the stars crash lands on a nearby island.
Beneath the ocean, Gloval is told there are some strange readings coming in. He takes a look at the monitor and orders the ship to dive deeper immediately.
Back in the sky, Roy tries to radio the Kenosha and Skull Squadron, but to no avail. He takes a look towards the island and wonders what the hell is going on.
The Minsk rises to periscope depth and Gloval takes a look outside. He is stunned by what he sees. "Take us to the surface, Poruchik." Poruchik tells him they could be looking at nuclear war here, but Gloval insists. The sub rises, and Captain Gloval gets a look for himself at Macross Island, smoke steadily billowing from its flaming surface, marred by the presence of a massive twin-engined monstrosity.
"This," Gloval says forebodingly, "is a whole new war."
NOTESTIMELINE - Modern Robotech.com timeline.
- Roy Fokker
- Rick Hunter
- Steve (first and final appearance)
- Admiral Donald Hayes (last in flashback in Return to Macross #20, next in Invasion #1 "Mars Base One")
- Henry J. Gloval (last in flashback in Return to Macross #30, next in Robotech: The Graphic Novel)
- Poruchik (first and final appearance)
- Secretary Dellinger (first and final appearance)
On top of that, Lisa is already with Karl Rieber in the Return to Macross story, while in "Mars Base One" they meet for the first time. In the Return to Macross flashbacks, the SDF-1 hasn't crashed yet, while in "Mars Base One" it's explicitly stated that it's taking place in 2001.
Gloval is in a stranger fix, temporally between events that in no way could have had any impact on his storyline according to the modern take. While the story told here appears to be very slightly derived from the old pre-Robotech.com novels and comics -- maintaining Roy Fokker's participation in the conflict raging across the Earth prior to the crash of the SDF-1 and his assignment to the carrier Kenosha -- it shakes up the old storylines quite a bit. For instance, it scales back the nature of the pre-SDF-1 conflict, turning it from one huge conflict called the "Global Civil War" into an explosion of smaller conflicts across the globe. Unlike earlier works, the lines between countries seem to be about what they were in the REAL 1999. In the Comico Graphic Novel, Fokker was a pilot for the "Western Alliance;" the novels and Bill Spangler's Return to Macross referred to him as having been a pilot for the "Internationalists"; here he seems to be flying for the U.S. Navy.
Further -- and this is what throws Gloval's story continuum out of whack -- it takes Captain Gloval and puts him on the opposite side of the conflict from Fokker and Hayes. This is a major difference from all previous pre-Macross era ROBOTECH works, which had put Gloval in command of the Kenosha with Fokker flying under him during this era of war. The only major problem with the new setup is that it has the potential side effect of effectively bolluxing the story Gloval tells Lisa Hayes in episode 15, "Homecoming". As Gloval tells her:
"When we were serving together, a problem came up once about inadequate rations for the men. When he couldn't get any action from headquarters, he ordered our entire division to raid the food supplies of the commanding general. The general thought spies had infiltrated the regiment. He kept sending down orders for us to find them."
All I can figure is that this must have happened in some joint U.N. operation of some sort in the early '90s (the Gulf War perhaps?); McKinney figured about the same, though he had the luxury of a nearly decade-long Global Civil War to explain it away and didn't have the problem of Gloval and Hayes being on opposite sides immediately prior to the crash of the SDF-1. The one thing that helps fit Gloval's story in "Homecoming" into continuity with this issue is the fact that here Gloval does know Hayes by name. The way he speaks of him it seems the two have a history, and the TV series does nothing to suggest that it was always a friendly one, especially considering the way things go in the TV episode in question.
This issue had two different covers, neither of which have much of anything to do with the contents. Cover #1 is a rather nice but fairly stock piece of The Macross Saga art conjured up by Long Vo and his pals at Udon. It's unfortunate that the ROBOTECH logo covers up the top of the image; it would have worked better on the bottom, since there's no important characters' faces there. Heck, the logo covers Gloval's face, and he's one of the few characters on the cover to appear in this issue! Otherwise, though, not bad; the VF-1J isn't even too Super Poseablish. My only other complaint would be that Fokker seems to be wearing a Macross The Movie: Do You Remember Love? pilot's jumpsuit, not a ROBOTECH uniform. Notice how he has no stripe on his shirt collar and the jacket collar is the wrong color.
Cover #2 is also nice, though it's obvious that the model for the VF-1S was the "VF-1S Roy Fokker Last Stand" action figure that was a mail-away exclusive at ToyFare magazine in the summer of 2002. Also obvious from their flatter-than-normal appearance is the fact that the Battlepods were modeled off of the video game Battlecry for the PS2/Xbox/Gamecube. While not a good representative piece of art for this series, it's a really nice piece. Why don't we have a poster of it, or maybe a wallscroll?
Unlike the Comico Graphic Novel and the flashback scenes in Return to Macross, everyone's wearing uniforms that, as far as I can tell, hew pretty close to the present day uniforms of their respective countries, though with a few liberties taken here and there (notably the RDF-style striped shirts underneath the U.S. Navy pilots' flight jackets). I also think Roy's flight helmet probably should have a visor of some sort, but anime-style creative license seems to have been taken so we can more easily identify him in the skies.
On the first page they appear, Hayes and the captain's name badges are blank; on all subsequent pages, they do appear. Hayes is identified only as "Admiral Hayes," though later issues do identify him as Donald Hayes -- as remarked above, this is the second first name the character has been given, though Hayes was only originally given a first name during the Academy run of Return to Macross, so I can very easily forgive Tommy Yune & Co. for not being aware of it. The captain serving under him's name badge appears only in one panel, in such small type that I can't read it -- it's on page 8, and it's slightly askew. Anyone out there able to read it?
The Russians' dialogue is written in a faux-Russian-looking font, which I think is a nice touch. Yes, Gloval was Russian in the ROBOTECH TV series. Yes, I know the character was originally supposed to be Italian in the Macross TV series. Quiet, you.
The fighter that shot Steve down has the same markings that T. R. Edwards's plane had in the old Comico Graphic Novel (which also happen to be the same markings seen on the fighters in the flashbacks in episode 33, "A Rainy Night"). For those of us who know our ROBOTECH, this is foreshadowing; for everyone else, the beginning of a mystery that really doesn't pay off.
When this was released, there was a discussion about the physics of the SDF-1's arrival on one of the ROBOTECH on-line forums. Ironically, it was pointed out that while the tsunami generated by the shockwaves of the SDF-1's arrival would only move the aircraft carrier group around and not utterly destroy them, it would have created enough force to crush Gloval's Minsk, especially if it dove into deeper water. I suppose that's something of a major "oops" given the outcome presented, though I doubt most readers would catch it.
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Jen, I'd Much Rather Live In YOUR House – It's So Much More Glamorous Than Gerard's!
Now that I've seen both Jen Aniston and Gerard Butler's houses in separate issues of Architectural Digest, I've got to say I'm way more impressed with Jen's taste. Whose house do YOU prefer?
Gerard Butler gives us a sneak peek of his ultra-swanky two story NYC loft in the May issue of Architectural Digest, but having seen his The Bounty Hunter co-star Jennifer Aniston's Beverly Hills home in Digest's March issue, I have to say – I definitely prefer Jen's taste!
The 40-year-old Scot describes his Big Apple bachelor pad as "bohemian old-world rustic chateau with a taste of baroque", and based on the photographs I've seen, his digs really DO capture that old European vibe. Still, I prefer the "glamorous, old-fashioned Hollywood" design aesthetic of Jennifer's mansion.
Why? Well, duh….it's so much more feminine, so much chicer, so elegant. True, Jen's house is missing that comfy, lived-in quality that Gerard's has, but at least in her home I know I won't find dirty laundry or messy piles of man-stuff lying around!
Still, let's be completely honest – wouldn't you kill to live in either of these gorgeous abodes?
— Allison McNamara


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Oct. 8 — Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission is considering revamping the way public company reports are formatted and disseminated to investors as part of the agency's review of disclosure requirements, Mark Kronforst, chief accountant in the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance, said Oct. 8.
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Two Zimbabwean female pilots made history when they became the first all woman team to fly from Harare to Victoria Falls.
The pilots, Captain Chipo Matimba and Captain Elizabeth Simbi Petros celebrated their accomplishment on social media.
"Air Zim First:- All Women 737 Flight Deck Crew!!!! Flt to Vic Falls This Morning. Was A pleasure Skipper Chipo Matimba!!!!!!" #FLYBABES #PaintingTheSkyPink
Air Zimbabwe also shared images of the pilots on their flight on its Facebook page.
Simon Massey commented on Air Zimbabwe's Facebook page: "Female emancipation in Zimbabwe is one of the many things for which the country is ill recognised! Kudos Air Zimbabwe for proving a point the western media & most westerners have trouble believing, that good things DO happen in Zimbabwe!"
While Jason Williams who was on the flight said: "Well done ladies ..l came back from vic falls on a flight with Captain Petros ..what a beautiful landing .."
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Why is TierraCast so aggressive about copyright?
We put considerable effort into developing new designs, creating original masters of those designs and producing a high quality final product. Copyright law allows us to protect specific designs from being "knocked off" by competitors who gain from our hard work. We recognize that illegal copies of our parts are sometimes sold innocently; without knowledge that they are protected by copyright. Our initial approach to those handling illegal copies is always friendly and informative and usually brings immediate results. Unfortunately, we have also encountered situations over the years were we must involve attorneys. In the worst of those cases we have had to go to federal court to protect our rights.
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The Indian government's ultra low-cost tablet, now known as "Aakash", has been officially launched today. The Aakash tablet, previously nicknamed as Sakshat, looks different from the prototype flaunted by the telecom minister Kapil Sibal last year. However, the specs of the device are same as previously reported.
The Aakash tablet runs on Android 2.2 Froyo OS and offers Wi-Fi and USB connectivity, 256MB of RAM, 2GB inbuilt storage, and storage expandable up to 32GB via microSD (2GB microSD card bundled).
There are two versions of the device. The Aakash tablet, which is scheduled to hit retail stores next month, will be priced at $60. Check out our previous coverage here.
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- Guide to get support for Aakash tablet PC after pre-order
- Datawind revises retail Aakash name, announces Ubislate 7
- UbiSlate 7 sold out till Feb; pre-orders available for March
- Aakash tablet now selling on NCarry.com
- Five reasons why UbiSlate 7 should have been the original Aakash
- Skip Aakash and buy the Aakash 2 tablet for Rs. 500 more
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Xavier University produced again two topnotchers in the recent June 2016 Nurse Licensure Examination with RACHELLE EVE ALOLOR BENSIG (No. 2) and MA MINVILU VERANO MARBELLA (No. 5) just a few days after making the list among Asia's top universities based on rankings released by London-based education and career consultancy Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) reported that 6,183 out of 14,184 passed the said exam.
The College of Nursing of Xavier University soared high in the June 2016 Nursing Licensure Examination (NLE) with a 100% passing rate and two of her graduates in the top ten.
"This is the fourth consecutive NLE that XU had a 100% passing rate," XU president Fr Roberto C Yap SJ said in a statement. "Moreover, two XU BSN graduates topped the exam."
Xavier's Rachelle Eve Alolor Bensig landed on the second spot with 86.60%, along with two other successful takers.
Another XU graduate, Ma Minvilu Verano Marbella, garnering a score of 86.00%, shared the fifth place with two others.
A total of 39 Xavier Nursing grads passed the recent NLE.
"In your healing profession, may you be servants of Jesus, 'the physician who heals with the medicine of love, for he takes upon himself our suffering and redeems it,'" Yap said.
"May the patients that you care for see reflected in you, 'the tenderness that is a sign of the love that God shows to those who suffer and are cast aside' (Homily of Pope Francis for the Jubilee for the Sick and Persons with Disabilities, 12 June 2016)," he added.
The university president also expressed his commendations to the College of Nursing.
"We thank once again dean Ramona Heidi C Palad, the faculty and staff of the College of Nursing for the excellent guidance and support they steadfastly provide our students," Yap said.
The Professional Regulation Commission reported on Friday, June 17 that 6,183 out of 14,184 passed the NLE conducted by the Board of Nursing in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, and Zamboanga.
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In accordance with this policy, we have access to qualified engineers and technicians within our Technology Centre based in Cape Town. Syntells products and its manufacturing facilities are subject to a very stringent Quality Assurance system that is in accordance with SABS ISO 9001.
Syntell has had an involvement in the public private partnerships and services sector with local authorities over the past 5 years, thereby creating a wealth of experience through the different projects and Customer interaction. Mission: A supplier of road safety, traffic management and revenue collection services and products to local government and utilities in South Africa and selected export markets.
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I don't own an unlined jacket, or a jacket with patch-pockets, so I am looking at the internet for examples of what I am making.
The instructions for this jacket are either for a more advanced sewist, or very vague. I haven't decided which. First it was the bias-tape instructions. They were horrible. I tried, but ended up making bias-tape my own way since Vogue's way only ended with a mess of fabric strips. When I make this jacket again, I think I will buy bias-tape. Also, I was supposed to simply sew on the tape with a regular foot. If I didn't happen to have a bias foot, I would have never been able to do it.
Then I started the lined-patch-pockets. My first pockets looked horrible. After watching some good and bad Youtube videos, I was able to make some nice pockets. This was a good video. Again, very vague instructions by Vogue.
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Have been having a little play with what you can do behind the scenes on these here Blogs and I have managed to set up my first POLL! See box to your immediate right >
I've done this as the first step towards me launching some special little give away prizes in the coming weeks. I want to know where you dream of squandering your little windfalls so I can direct the prizes accordingly.
So far I'm the only one who's voted so things are definitely slanted towards the cothes/shoes category but although I believe in rewarding oneself as often as possible it probably doesn't apply here! Let me know where you'd spend that little imaginary lotto win - I'm looking forward to seeing where the votes fall!


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Danielle Steele's novels are automatically superior to Leo Tolstoy's novels, right? That must be so if you adopt the logic of a common contemporary Republican talking point: Big documents are automatically inferior to short documents.
Increasingly, it seems Republican pols and pundits love to criticize legislative proposals by citing the SIZE of the package. For instance, they are forever scoffing at the number of pages, pounds and words included in Democrats' health reform proposals. They imply that anything that can't be read during a bathroom break should be considered a toilet paper substitute.
While the logic of that simplistic argument is obviously silly –- for instance, the disasterous Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was much shorter than the wildly successful legislation that created the GI Bill — it's also important to not lose sight of the breathtaking hypocrisy of the argument.
After all, opencongress.org recently pointed out that five of the ten largest bills in American history were introduced by Republicans. The No Child Left Behind bill, fathered by Republican Speaker John Boehner, was 274,559 words at birth. And the Bush tax cuts legislation was also a tome. Worse yet, some of the words in these bills were rumored to be polysyllabic.
And really folks, so what? Both Republicans' and Democrats' bills are large and complex because — guess what? — they are addressing large and complex issues.
Why the Republican obsession with their partners' size? The tobacco industry's PR wizards of yesteryear privately confided that the primary product they were selling was DOUBT rather than cigarettes. That is, they had to make medical science seem so complex that non-scientists remained in doubt. Similary, Republicans' focus on health reform girth is all about peddling doubt about life under a reformed system. Because when doubt sells, the status quo lives on.
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Everyone and his dog loves taking quizzes, don't you?
Test yourself with this Brazilian Singers Trivia, and find out how much you really know about them!
Before starting this Trivia, you can listen and watch them performing here.
*If you really want to walk the extra mile, check each of them by visiting the Wikipedia. :o)
01. Which Brazilian singer had the word 'Brazilian' in his full name?
A. Tom Jobim
B. Zé Ramalho
C. Lulu Santos
02. Which Brazilian singer became one of the most beloved stars in Brazil by singing 'O Bêbado e a Equilibrista'?
A. Bete Carvalho
B. Elis Regina
C. Roberta Miranda
03. Which Brazilian singer has been called 'The King' of Brazilian Music, and in the 1990s, became the first Latin American artist to sell more albums than the Beatles?
A. Roberto Carlos
B. Geraldo Azevedo
C. Toquinho
04. Which Brazilian singer, guitarist, and songwriter has been serving as Brazil Minister of Culture since 2003?
A. Luiz Gonzaga
B. Gilberto Gil
C. Arnaldo Antunes
05. Which Brazilian singer is a personal friend of this Web site's author?
A. Elis Regina
B. Ivete Sangalo
C. Sara Bentes
06. Who is considered to be the Bob Dylan of Brazil?
A. Sérgio Reis
B. Noel Rosa
C. Caetano Veloso
07. Who is the current Brazil's most popular female singer based on her CD and DVD sales?
A. Ana Carolina
B. Ivete Sangalo
C. Joana
08. Which Brazilian singer was the leader of the rock band 'Legião Urbana' - singing the Brazilian Popular Music in many languages?
A. Jorge Aragão
B. Tim Maia
C. Renato Russo
09. Which Brazilian singer from Rio de Janeiro is also a composer whose lyrics comment on Brazil's social and economic reality?
A. Chico Buarque
B. Oswaldo Montenegro
C. Milton Nascimento
10. Which Brazilian became known as a kind of crooner in the samba-canção style?
A. Gonzaguinha
B. Jamelão
C. Fagner
01. A. Tom Jobim - His full name was Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim. /
02. B. Ellis Regina /
03. A. Roberto Carlos /
04. B. Gilberto Gil- He has been the Brazil's Minister of Culture since 2003 and is the second black person to serve in the country's cabinet. /
05. C. Sara Bentes - Winner of international prizes, she is one of the sweetest Brazilian voices you will ever hear. /
06. C. Caetano Veloso - He has been called "one of the greatest songwriters of the century". /
07. B. Ivete Sangalo - She is recognized by her powerful voice, charisma and live performances, and has sold over 12 million albums worldwide. /
08. C. Renato Russo - He has a very interesting life story. Google it. /
09. A. Chico Buarque - He came from a privileged, intellectual family background, and paid it forward. /
10. B. Jamelão - He was the official singer at samba school Mangueira's carnaval parades.
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text: Middle-Level Education April 20, 2010 NYSUT's Caught in the Middle Source: Research and Educational Services Download Complete Bulletin. (PDF) Helping students avoid the middle-school trap New York's middle schools are being tested and they are being found sorely wanting. Almost without exception, New York State's middle schools are struggling - and too often failing - to sufficiently prepare their students to meet higher academic standards. Last year, more than half of New York's eighth-graders failed to meet state standards in English and math. The shortcomings in academic performance revealed by the eighth-grade test results have many causes. Behind this poor academic performance is a fundamental flaw in the way many districts view the education of early adolescents. It is an unflattering little secret that the state and school districts are reluctant to acknowledge. In far too many places, school districts mistakenly allow the organization and structure of their schools to dictate the education program that students in grades 5 through 8 receive. State Education Department policies on middle schools actually encourage this. Many elementary schools and junior high schools that contain combinations of grades 5, 6, 7 and 8 operate on the premise that middle-level education is something that only takes place in schools designated as middle schools. Additionally, many school districts create middle schools to meet space needs and address enrollment shifts. Instead of seeing middle education as a supportive but academically rigorous bridge between the elementary grades and high school, they choose what is cheapest or most convenient over what is educationally sound. Download Complete Bulletin. (PDF)


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Back-to-College Sewing Projects
August 7, 2017 in Projects
It's that time of year again! The time when you or a loved one is sending their children off to college for the first time or for the final time! Although it seems as though it will never get easier saying goodbye to them in August, we have gathered a few fun sewing tutorials for college must haves that are guaranteed to make this transition easier for you and your child. Read on to get the scoop and then head to your sewing room to get started.
The Cottage Mama--Embroidered Towel Tutorial
As a college student, losing a towel in the laundromat is one of the worst feelings and happens more often than we realize. Thankfully, Lindsay Wilkes, The Cottage Mama has a solution! Send your child to college with a set of personalized towels. With your embroidery machine, you can easily add their name or monogram. This will make identifying a towel much easier and even add a special touch from home. Find further details on how to get started here.
The Sewing Loft--DIY Makeup Brush Kit
Heather Valentine from The Sewing Loft has designed this perfect gift for the makeup lover heading off to college. As we know, it is rather hard and time consuming to keep your makeup brushes in order and in check, but with this makeup brush case video tutorial, you can help solve this problem for your college student. Watch the video to learn how to create and find more project instructions here.
Kelby Sews--Boxy Bag
Kelly Bowser from Kelby Sews has created and easy-to-follow tutorial to sew a boxy bag. These are perfect for the on-the-go student. Whether they are going to class, to work, study or to the gym these bags make a great place to store the necessities and other valuables. They are just the perfect size and can be easily personalized to fit anyone's style. Find the project details here.
Lia Griffith--Faux Fur Pillows
Faux fur has become an enormous trend in home decor and has been very popular among young adults. That being said, this faux fur pillow tutorial created by Lia Griffith, is the perfect way to modernize and decorate your college students dorm or apartment. Find the instruction here. Plus if they love the faux fur theme for their room, you can also add a throw blanket too. Lia has a tutorial for that as well! See it here.
The Sewing Loft--Fabric Laundry Bags
"Where would I be without a fabric laundry bag" is one of the main questions college students ask themselves after doing laundry on their own for the first time away from home. With the help from Heather Valentine from The Sewing Loft, she makes creating one easy as 1-2-3. This simple tutorial is easy to create for all sorts of laundry sorting like intimate or socks. Help them conquer laundry this year by making these fabric bags with her tutorial here.
Elizabeth Cecchettini--Insulated Lunch Bag
Elizabeth Ceccettini brings us a much needed tutorial on how to create a personalized insulated lunch bag. When running to and from one activity to another, a college students finds little time to have a sit down meal. This lunch bag that is easy to carry around even at the busiest times. Keep your meals cold and your student's feet moving! Find tutorial instructions here!
U-Create Crafts--School Supply Organizer Tutorial
The ladies over at U-Create Crafts put together this neat project to keep your student organized. With this school supply organizer tutorial, a messy college student can become a clean one with only a few steps. This quick and easy tutorial will ensure that their organization skills will improve. Get started here.
Skip to My Lou--Easy Sewn Zippered Pouch Tutorial
This easy sewn zippered pouch from Skip to My Lou, is a great gift for your college student. Made with extra love, these pouches can store anything from chargers to highlighters. Staying organized and having everything you need at the tip of your fingers are essential to the success at school. Make sure your loved one who is venturing off into the big world is prepared at any moment with this personalized zipper pouch! Learn how here.
Amy's Creative Side--Coffee Koozie
Amy Ellis brings us the perfect and easy-to-make gift for your college loved one. The brightly colored 2 1/2″ squares will without a doubt brighten up anyone's day. With the constant extracurricular activities and school work the college life brings, coffee is more than often a must have when trying to juggle everything. Find the details here and watch the video the Fat Quarter Shop created to show you how to create one in thirty minutes!
The Cottage Mama--Embroidered Reusable Snack Bag Tutorial
This embroidered reusable snack bag created by The Cottage Mama, is the perfect on-the-go item that you can create for a college student in just a few easy steps. Say goodbye to disposable snack bags and say hello to these cute reusable bags! Around campus, it is nice to have something to snack on throughout the day and what a better way to do this then in style! Find project instructions here. In addition, watch The Cottage Mama create here in this free Sew at Home class.
That wraps up our Back-to-College sewing projects round-up. Do you know any great projects to make for a college student? Share with us below in the comments. Check back soon for more sewing fun here on Totally Stitchin!


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Eurosound unveiled at CES 2012 – Central Hall, Booth 15348
Bothell, WA – January 6, 2012 – BEHRINGER, award-winning innovator of affordable professional audio and music equipment, is excited to announce its CES 2012 lineup and unveil its Eurosound consumer electronics line. Aimed at music enthusiasts and consumers looking for quality sound, aesthetics and value, Eurosound offers a wide range of products from iPad sound systems to digital drum sets, while remaining true to the BEHRINGER company mantra: "Double the Features at Half the Price."
"We are thrilled to bring our more than twenty years of experience, passion and knowledge of quality concert sound to the every-day music enthusiast," said Gregg Stein, VP Mass Marketing. "We carefully crafted the product line stemming from our professional audio and technology roots with a style and design and that simply makes sense for the international consumer electronics market."
Home Sound: BERHINGER's new Home sound products elevate the art of listening to a high-performance experience for every room of the home. From the Soundscape Air, the multi-room wireless made-for-iPod sound system to the Eclipse XT wireless subwoofer and soundbar set, these products offer a level of aesthetic sensibility, sound, power and ease of use that rivals upscale competitors at twice the price.
Portable Sound: BEHRINGER's new Portable line provides innovative sound solutions for travel, tailgating, poolside get-togethers and much more. Check out the MiniBlu, an ultra-portable, rechargeable Bluetooth speaker with FM and USB, and Tuff Tunes, a practically indestructible water-resistant AM/FM radio for home improvement and construction projects.
Live Sound: Whether you're speaking at a corporate event or hosting a party in your home, BEHRINGER's Live sound line will make users the center of attention. For overall value and versatility, nothing beats the Backyard Blaster, a portable PA system with iPod dock that can be used as a party speaker and is the perfect system for meetings and business presentations.
Sound Creation: Remaining true to BEHRINGER's prosumer audio roots, the Sound Creation line enables anyone to indulge their musical ambitions. From the Teachlite 54, a digital keyboard that teaches how to play piano, to the iSCREAM, an all-in-one microphone and recording solution for the iPad, this line proves that you don't need a professional recording studio to get that "studio magic" sound.
The underlying quality in the BEHRINGER Eurosound products is a commitment to delivering high performance audio at an incredible value, something BEHRINGER has been providing to musicians and audio professionals since the company's inception more than two decades ago. The entire BEHRINGER Eurosound catalog can be viewed at – www.behringer.com/eurosound.
Follow BEHRINGER at @BEHRINGER or facebook.com/BEHRINGER for the latest news on the company's complete line of EUROSOUND products and all of BEHRINGER's award-winning pro audio equipment.
About Behringer:
BEHRINGER, a division of MUSIC Group, was founded in 1989 by Uli Behringer under the mantra "Double the Features at Half the Price". The company has since been designing and producing loudspeakers, amplifiers, mixers, DJ products, microphones, headphones, wireless systems, musical instruments and lighting systems to both professional and amateur musicians for over two decades. Today a team of more than 3,500 people across four continents work to deliver high performance audio at an incredible value in over 100 countries around the world.
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Krugman today:
Republican leaders like to claim that the midterms gave them a mandate for sharp cuts in government spending. Some of us believe that the elections were less about spending than they were about persistent high unemployment, but whatever. The key point to understand is that while many voters say that they want lower spending, press the issue a bit further and it turns out that they only want to cut spending on other people.
That's the lesson from a new survey by the Pew Research Center, in which Americans were asked whether they favored higher or lower spending in a variety of areas. It turns out that they want more, not less, spending on most things, including education and Medicare. They're evenly divided about spending on aid to the unemployed and — surprise — defense.
Always willing to be supported by an eminent thinker, I remind my readers of the Wombat Theory of pork:
pork: waste, fraud and abuse resulting from government spending in somebody else's district. Cut it. They don't deserve it. Parasites, robbed of free will and initiative, sucking on government teat.
effective governance: any federal funds spent in my district. Only our just due for our taxes, and necessary for building a bridge to the 21st century.
See how easy it is? Glad I could clear that up...


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Create a magical Christmas pageant with the Children's Burgundy Nativity Wiseman Costume. This kid's nativity costume is perfect for your Christmas production at church or school this holiday season!
- Children's medium; fits between an 8-10.
- Complete costume comes with robe, belt, and headpiece.
- Dark red robe is made of polyester.
- Hand wash in cold water.
This Christmas season, make sure your church or religious organization has all of the nativity costumes needed for your annual play. Stock up on the costumes and accessories your production needs to put on a show your friends and family will remember!


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- Building was nation's first skyscraper
- Located in the heart of Center City
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The Lowes Philadelphia hotel is approximately 18 minutes from Philadelphia International Airport. A taxi is approximately $28 plus tip. A LadyLiberty shared van starts at $10 per person plus tip.


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There are two inequality narratives floating around the presidential election.
The first is that the incomes of the rich have continued to rise in recent years. The second is that soaring salaries for the rich are a consequence of trickle-down, supply-side economics that began with Ronald Reagan's presidency and accelerated under President George W. Bush.
New stats from the Census Bureau, however, tell a different story. They show that salaries for the top five percent of earners rose fastest under the Clinton administration.


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Without my insane imagination, I wouldn't be where I am now. As a writer, an overactive imagination is everything... and I do mean overactive. I've been known to imagine old hags out of bin bags blowing in the wind, monsters from big rocks at the side of the road, ghostly creatures from the large plant that sways outside my bedroom window at night, not to mention the alien-like lights shooting from my husband's mobile phone in the middle of the night!
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However, without it I wouldn't have written the nine novels that are currently available to buy from online retailers. Witches, vampires, changelings, Nephilim, angels (and more!)... can all be found in my YA books whereas romance, sex, relationships and fun romps can be found in my chick lit!
So the good outweighs the bad. Who needs to swim alone anyway, right?
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Sir Richard's Collection Pack Review
Category: Vegan Condoms | Variety packs
Price: $12.99 for a 12-pack
It is always better to be safe than sorry, but if you want some variety while being safe, Sir Richard's Collection Pack Condoms do just that. This product includes four condoms from three different types – Sir Richard's Classic Ribbed, Sir Richard's Ultra Thin and Sir Richard's Pleasure Dots.
Each condom has gone through numerous tests and is completely safe. They are one of the finest in the world offering you quality and pleasure. These lubricated condoms are made of latex and nicely boxed. Only environmentally friendly techniques and materials have been used when producing them so they are also suitable for vegans. Sir Richard's condoms don't include spermicidal and they come in a transparent color. There is a rounded reservoir tip, all condoms are 53 mm wide and 180 mm in length. The texture varies in different types – either ribbed, thin or with dots.
The price of the pack is around 12 dollars, making it only $1 per piece. And if you buy Sir Richard's condoms, the company is donating one condom to developing countries per each condom bought. By using one of these condoms you do good for three people – your partner, yourself and a person from a far away country you don't even know. This is the best kind of charity.
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Belladonna is an adult star that has made a career out of pleasing herself. With husband Aiden she controls most aspects of her movies, but when you see her pushing a pram through a shopping mall she can be a "mum in disguise". What part of her is haunted? How does she come up with those movie titles? Shouldn't "Cock Happy 3" be "Cock Happiest"?
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This wine was aged for 7 years in bottle before being disgorged. Superb white creamy mousse showing excellent hold. Exceptionally fine bead displaying very good persistence. Pale straw base wine. Aromas of baked bread, biscuit, yeast lees and toast followed by a hint of honeycomb. The palate displays a creamy texture with flavours of baked bread, yeast lees and citrus followed by some toasty nougat end notes. Clean dry finish with aftertaste of cashew, brioche and lees.
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Reduce (computer algebra system)
Reduce is a general-purpose computer algebra system geared towards applications in physics.
|Anthony C. Hearn et al.
|Stable release
April 14, 2011
|Written in
|Portable Standard Lisp
|Operating system
|Computer algebra system
|BSD license
The development of the Reduce computer algebra system was started in the 1960s by Anthony C. Hearn. Since then, many[citation needed] scientists from all over the world have contributed to its development under his direction.
Reduce is written entirely in its own LISP dialect called Portable Standard Lisp, expressed in an ALGOL-like syntax called RLISP. The latter is used as a basis for Reduce's user-level language.
Implementations of Reduce are available on most variants of Unix, Linux, Microsoft Windows, or Apple Macintosh systems by using an underlying Portable Standard Lisp or Codemist Standard LISP implementation.
Reduce was open sourced in December 2008[1] and is available for free under a modified BSD license on SourceForge. Previously it had cost $695.
See alsoEdit
- Comparison of computer algebra systems
- REDUCE Meets CAMAL - REDUCE Computer Algebra System - J. P. Fitch [1]
- ^ "REDUCE Computer Algebra System at SourceForge". reduce-algebra.sourceforge.net. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
External linksEdit
- Official website
- Reduce (computer algebra system) on SourceForge.net
- Reduce wiki on SourceForge.
- Anthony C. Hearn, Reduce User's Manual Version 3.8, February 2004. In HTML format.
- Anthony C. Hearn, "Reduce: The First Forty Years", invited paper presented at the A3L Conference in Honor of the 60th Birthday of Volker Weispfenning, April 2005.
- Andrey Grozin, "TeXmacs-Reduce interface", April 2012.
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text: Earth Angel did not invent the concept of making film sets sustainable. What we did do was make that concept successful. How? By assigning a skilled laborer to that precise task. We are an industry of highly specialized professionals. Our crew of trained Eco Assistants and Eco Supervisors are no different. They are what set us apart - by giving producers the peace of mind that their set is being run in an environmentally sound way. From sorting trash to facilitating donations, the Eco Crew goes the extra mile to ensure there is consistency and accountability on every Earth Angel set.


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If you are thinking of booking your first cruise, you are probably wondering how to have the best experience you possibly can. There are so many options when choosing a cruise line – and so many different places to visit. Not only that, when you get on board you are going to be overwhelmed with all of the different options that are available to you during your cruise. Although a week may seem like a long time, you'll be surprised how quickly time goes by when you are cruising – so you have to make sure that you make the most of your time.
It's important to understand that all cruise lines are not the same – and choosing the right one is the first step to having a great cruise vacation. For example, some cruise lines such as Carnival are perfect if you are looking for a family vacation, whereas others such as Cunard tend to cater for older travelers who are looking for a luxurious experience. The size of the ship you are cruising on can also make a big difference – do you want to be on a large liner that offers all sorts of entertainment and amenities, or would you prefer an intimate cruise on a small ship that gives you the opportunity to get to know the other passengers really well?
It's equally important to choose the right destination. Although you are going to be spending a lot of time on board, you will also be taking shore excursions. Because of this, you need to think about where you are going, not just which type of ship you want to be on. For instance, cruising around the Caribbean feels very similar to cruising around the Mediterranean when you are on the ship, but once you come into port, the experience is entirely different – Morocco is nothing like Jamaica. Also, some cruising experiences are completely unique – such as traveling around the Baltic with Royal Holiday cruise vacations or taking a European river cruise.
Another thing to consider is what you would enjoy doing while you are on board the ship. If you enjoy fine dining, then some cruise lines have top-end restaurants with menus that have been created by celebrity chefs. Other cruise lines specialize in entertainment – for example, Norwegian Cruise Line is known for putting on major stage shows featuring headline acts, and others put on Broadway-style musicals.
Once you do go aboard your cruise liner, the first thing you need to do is to familiarize yourself with the ship and everything that it has to offer. If you do this up front, you won't end up missing things that you want to see – for example, it's a good idea to check the schedule of events on your ship right from the outset. Also, figure out which of the shore excursions you want to take right away – that way, you won't end up finding that they are overbooked when you want to go ashore.


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Join us once again for the best New Year's Eve Celebration not only in Polonia but in Metropolitan Detroit. After our usual sumptuous dinner served by Chef Michal and his wonderful kitchen staff, enjoy dancing until 3:00 am to the sounds of the Pino Marelli Orchestra in the Main Hall and RYTM Music Band in the New Hall. In addition to the open bar, there will be the usual midnight champagne toast and midnight buffet as well as door prizes and other surprises for our guests. All this for the great price of $100 per person. Please call the front office for reservations now in order to secure the seating you want.
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THIS YELLOW fungus was growing on a log at the edge of the path through a conifer plantation at Newmillerdam. I'm not sure whether the log was hardwood or softwood.
It's the first species that I've tried to identify from the Collins Fungi Guide, by Stefan Buczacki and going by his description and the illustration by Denys Ovenden I think this must be Yellow Cobweb, Plebiella sulphurea, formerly known as Trechispora vaga, although I'll admit that my photograph, taken on the 17th, makes it look more like yellow vermicelli.
Thank you to Monique in the Netherlands who tells me this isn't in fact a fungus (see comment), I did wonder about that:
It's called dog vomit slime mold, in Dutch "witch's butter". It's very slimy and it can "walk".
You can see its slime trail over the moss in my photograph.


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There was a segment on the news this morning about a woman who was going to sue the mall, at which she is employed, where she fell into a fountain because she was texting and wasn't watching where she was going. The video from a security camera is shown (repeatedly) and on it you can hear the security guards laughing in the background. In the tape, the woman, luckily with no apparent injuries, grabs her cell phone(can't leave that!), steps out of the fountain, and quickly exits the camera's view. Allegedly (I watch enough Law & Order to know I need to put that in there to cover my own hind parts), one of the security guards was allowed to copy the video to a private cell phone. That guard then uploaded the video onto YouTube. And away it went. As of today, the video has had almost 2 million hits. During the segment alone, the network showed the clip at least ten times. I laughed every time the video was shown.
And so the woman, and her attorney appeared on television this morning indicating that she was pursuing the possibility of suing the mall. She admitted that it was funny and embarrassing, but that the guards did not come to her aid, she could have been hurt, and that it shouldn't have gone on the internet. I laughed even harder. Was she serious???!!!
Here's my take on this whole fiasco…..
If this woman was so embarrassed by this experience, why go on national television to exponentially add to the humiliation, to say that you're suing the mall. Why not just sue the mall? And frankly, her face was obscured on the video, since she was looking down while texting and walking, so why not just deny it if asked. Then it would have been a random video on YouTube, and people would have been none-the-wiser. If she wants to sue someone, maybe she should sue her eye doctor for not testing her peripheral vision. One should see a gigantic fountain in the middle of the corridor, over the top of their phone screen, if her vision is working properly, no? And she worked at the mall, so I'm thinking she'd seen that fountain before. And don't most of us learn in Kindergarten to, "walk on the right," not up the middle. Just sayin'……
But there are far better ways to get your 15 minutes of fame. I'm guessing, she feels like a royal moron. But to make herself feel better, she going to take it out on the mall? Why not sue the fountain company while she's at it? I was taught that if someone falls, check to see if she's okay, and if she is, then laugh. She fell, she got up and ran off, seemingly okay from what we saw on the video. So, learn your lesson and have a good laugh. Hell, I busted myself up skateboarding(see 2/2010 post-"I Killed Mommy"). My husband laughed at me, or rather with me, while I was lying on the ground with a dislocated and fractured shoulder. Granted my incident was not blasted out over the internet, but hey, it's the voyeur age we live in and she was in the wrong place at the wrong time. And will forever be, "Fountain Girl."
On the flip side, she's right. However funny the incident, the security guards, a security guard, any security guard, someone official, should have gone to the scene, or tried to locate her to make sure that she was okay. She could have done more damage, than bruising her ego and wetting up her phone. She could have cracked her head open or knocked her teeth out. Luckily, she didn't. The guards should be embarrassed about not coming to the aid of a mall patron or employee and this only fuels the idea that security guards in malls are of no value and are themselves laughable wastes of space and oxygen. I wouldn't say if it were my mother, since she won't even use her phone for making calls, but if it were my mother, I would hope that someone, especially someone whose job it is to at least assist with public safety in the mall, would come to her aid.
There is a scene in the movie, "The Runaway Bride," that is a reminder to us all. It's the scene at the town luau, where the folks giving toasts are taking shots at the main character, Maggie, for leaving more than a few grooms at that altar. Richard Gere's character, Ike Graham, gives the toast….."May you find yourselves the bull's eye of an easy target. May you be publicly flogged for all of your bad choices and may your noses to rubbed in all of your mistakes…"
Just because we can post videos of other people making fools of themselves, whether on purpose or not, doesn't necessarily mean that we should. After all, it could beyou next time. Or your mother…..


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80s -Vogue American Designer Albers Nippon Pattern No. 2125- Misses Dress and belt. Very loose fitting pullover dress. Mid-calf or evening length has bodice with blouson and circular skirt, with front, back and sleeves gathered into narrow neckband with attached tie ends, oval neckline and center front neckline slit, elasticized waistline, pockets in side seams, hemline ruffle and narrow hem. Above elbow length raglan sleeves with ruffle at lower edge or full length sleeves elasticized at lower edge. Edge stitching. May be worn with narrow self tie belt.
Fits 31.5Bust, 24Waist, 33.5Hip
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In Algebra 1B we just finished our outcome on Writing Linear Equations. Yawn! The students were okay with the lessons, which were mostly chalk and talk. I guess that's what they're used to and don't question it. I on the other hand know better. I know there's great things to come, like Barbie Bungee, and cup stacking, and rope tying. Anyway, the tests proved my point. The students were okay with the information for any given day, but talk about something different during the next class and they confuse the two types of problems.
Now we're on to the next outcome which is applications of linear equations. My hope is that tying these numbers to something real will help and we can go back an retest. My point of entry here is pizza, more specifically Mathalicious' lesson Domino Effect. It took about two days and the students did really well with it. When we started the lesson and the students saw that a medium two-topping pizza cost $13.97 and a medium four-topping pizza cost $16.96, they immediately found the price per topping. I didn't ask them to do that. I wasn't even finished talking about my favorite pizza toppings. It was their natural curiosity that took them there. I can only imagine if I wrote the two ordered pairs on the board (2, 13.97) and (4, 16.95). They would look at me and wait. Because there is no obvious question. Then again without being prompted they were curious about the price of a plain pizza.
We had some great conversations about slope (price per topping) and y-intercept (price of plain pizza), equations, variable, and even domain and range.
Here's the best part. The students even developed their own way to find the pieces of a linear equation. I taught them to find slope, then use vertex form y=m(x-h)+k to write the whole equation. But from Domino Effect this is what they discovered:
Finding slope is still the same. (y2-y1)/(x2-x1) and it makes sense.
Finding the y-intercept is new: To find the price of just the pizza with no toppings you can take the total price minus the price of the toppings.
For the two-topping pizza --> $13.97 - 2($1.49) = $10.99
For the four-topping pizza --> $16.96 - 4($1.49) = $10.99
with Variables --> y2 - x2(m) = b OR y1 - x1(m) = b
You and I know that it's just the slope-intercept formula rearranged, but they have stumbled on to something amazing here.
When the students and I were in the boring outcome of just writing the equations, and I would give two ordered pairs and ask for the equation, they were very concerned about which point to plug into the equation. They would ask me again and again if I was sure they would produce the same answer. I would show them time and again with both points to help get the point across (pun intended). Now after this lesson they see that it doesn't matter which pizza you use to find the price of a plain, they will both produce the same answer. Bingo!!


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A lot of people ask me why I cook and put the effort I do into things that will soon be devoured and forgotten. It's like any passion I suppose. You do it because you love it, and I know it makes others happy and I love sharing something with them. Its a wonderful thing to be able to share something good with someone and enjoy a piece of time and a piece of cake together. There's a sense of achievement and satisfaction in creating something visually beautiful and delicious for the tastebuds. Who needs reasons for doing something they love anyway?
The funny thing is, I used to have such a hatred for food. Some people live to eat...I only ate to live, and only because it was absolutely necessary. In fact, the first 18 years of my life consisted of hiding food and burying school lunches, and the next three I virtually survived uni living off ten cups of coffee a day, a perhaps a little sushi. Okay, I exaggerate, but when you find the joy in food life changes somewhat. I began to see it as art...textures, designs, colours, fillings, contrast. It caught my decorative eye and finally my senses. Bon appetit!
1 cup self raising flour
3 tbsp. icing sugar
1/4 cup custard powder
4oz butter
Sift flour, icing sugar and custard powder together in a medium bowl. Add butter and work into a stiff dough. Roll into walnut sized balls and place on a lined baking tray.
Press each down with a fork. Bake at 180C for 15-20 minutes until a light fawn colour. Cool and join pairs with jam or icing.
Makes 12


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Dropper posts are causing a lot of stir in the MTB world. There are very few things invented in recent years that have changed the way we ride bike to similar extent as remotely height-adjustable seat posts. Off course there are circumstances in which it doesn't do much good for a rider, but for most of us, it is a genuine game changer. However taking positives aside it seems to be a bit of a contraption that doesn't work as well as many could wish and there is plenty of room for improvement. Servicability, cable routing and lever operation is on the top of the list of issues that people have with these things and those Michael J style versions with levers under the seat don't really utilize the full potential of such device.
So yes, the battle for the perfect solution continues, designs are evolving and some companies are beginning to experiment with the new medium of operating the seat post: electronics. By using electronics the system can be made wireless and by doing it this way, the cable routing problems cease to exist. However we are still having very cluttered cockpits and Shmox decided to solve this problem as well. I got my hands on this sketch coming from my agent at Shmox Racing Shocks. They were very ashamed after their T.O.S.S dropper recieved the Troll award for the largest and most prone to damage lever that has ever been mounted on a bicycle, so they gave it a lot of consideration. You see, I always thought that Casheema coating hasn't really helped us in riding by tengibly improving the suspension performance, but it definitely helped Shmox to push their products down our... The shifter probe coming in various sizes and shapes is a hand free system. We use kegel muscles to activate the dropper. There is really little to explain... that is a truly straight forward idea, at least for men, because I am affraid that they will run into gender related issues. Even I am myself reluctant to make any assumptions here.
Congratulations Shmox! NOT!
Arguably yours Wacek Kipszak


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During the 2007 Players Championship, I was renting a house and one morning walked out to get the paper, someone had left the movie "THE SECRET" outside my front door. I have no idea who it was, but I took it inside and watched it and loved the message. I worked on applying the information in the DVD to my golf game and I had a great tournament. I did not think much of it after that week, until I started struggling late in the year. One day, my wife told me to rewatch "THE SECRET" before I left for New York to play in the first FED EX CUP event. The next day, I walked onto the flight to New York, to head for the tournament and Bob Proctor was sitting next to me! I recognized him immediately and asked him to autograph my copy of "The Secret."
I missed the cut in New York and Bob called me on my cell phone and invited me to spend the weekend with him at his home in Toronto. I jumped at the opportunity with the blessing of my wife; Bob started teaching me about the MIND. Clearly, this was not just a coincidence; this was the Law of Attraction working.
Mind & Spirit
As I started to study the mind and work with Bob, I learned of the enormous effect that my mind has had on my golf performance as a young man, I had to think back on the great coaching and great books that were a part of my training. In the past, I have had access to great ideas and information, but I never knew how to change my paradigms. I have learned that with the LAW OF ATTRACTION, that it is my responsibility to do the work. It does take a dedicated, concentrated effort to change the mind. When I focus on winning on the PGA Tour, I won. When I focused on losing my card, I lost my card. I am learning that I have the power to choose what I think about and therefore I attract my results. You will know where my mind is, by the results I am producing. This applies to everyone and everything.
A perfect example of just how strong the positive Law of Attraction is happened to me about a month ago when I was playing in the FBR Phoenix tournament. In the past, my mental state and level of play has not been where it should be, and as a result of that, I had zapped the positive energy from my family and friends when they would follow me in a tournament. During the last six holes of this tournament, I shifted my intensity level and hit it close to the hole on the 12th-but my gallery of friends and family didn't even clap, due to their past experiences with me during tournament play. I knew I needed to pick it up, and I was the focus of their thoughts and their energy, and MY MIND had them in the dumps. Bob is training me to be aware and honest of my present situation and I was able to shift my intensity. I birdied 13, my galleries energy grew, I birdied 15 and there was a greater pick up of energy.
I hit the famous FBR OPEN 16th hole, and I was filled with the positive energy of 20,000 crazed golf fans. I birdied 17 and my gallery was screaming. I hit 3 perfect shots on 18 for birdie to make the cut on the number. I noticed for the first time how Tiger and Phil draw from their crowds. Tiger and Phil are able to tap into the energy of their galleries and the universe. They have even developed the ability to shift energy at will. I attracted my performance both bad and good. When I shifted my mind, my performance shifted. The Law of Attraction gives me exactly what I think about.
The Body:
Meet Tyler Kirkendoll, Ted Purdy's fitness trainer. Tyler knows firsthand what positive energy is, he feels that his work with Ted has been a boost of positive energy that flows over into a number of other areas in his life. And Tyler knows that the key to overall golf fitness has as much to do with your mind, as it has to do with your time in the gym.


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Rams quarterback Sam Bradford returned to Oklahoma for his junior season, even though he might have been the top pick in the draft after his sophomore year.
That said, he still thinks he did the right thing coming back, and counseled current Sooners quarterback Landry Jones to trust himself when making a similar call.
"Obviously, it was his decision. If he feels like he made the right decision, then he did," Bradford said of Jones. "I remember going through that process and people were telling me, 'You should leave,' or, 'You should stay.' At the end of the day, I was like, 'It doesn't matter what you think because you're not the one who is going to live it.'
"I'm excited that he's back. I think he's a great player and I'm looking forward to seeing them play this year. Hopefully, they go all the way and win the national championship."
Bradford could have been the top pick in 2009, after winning the Heisman Trophy and leading the Sooners to the national title game. Instead, he went back to school, injured his shoulder in the opener and missed most of his junior season. It didn't hurt his stock, as he was still the first pick in 2010.
"I know coming back was the complete right decision for me. There's no way I was ready to leave college after two and half years," Bradford said Wednesday at his football camp back in Oklahoma.
"Even though I came back and got hurt, the experience that I gained in that extra year was invaluable. There's no way I would have been able to step into an NFL huddle and lead an NFL team at 21 years old."
Of course, it's easy for Bradford to tell players to stay in school now, as he was the last one to cash the golden ticket that used to come along with the top of the first round.
He signed a six-year, $78 million contract with $50 million guaranteed. By contrast, the 2011 first overall pick, Cam Newton, signed a four-year deal worth $22 million. The extra year in school might have helped Bradford, but it wouldn't have been worth $56 million.