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It's been months since Aria learned of her mother's death.
Months since Perry became Blood Lord of the Tides, and months since Aria last saw him.
Now Aria and Perry are about to be reunited. It's a moment they've been longing for with countless expectations. And it's a moment that lives up to all of them. At least at first. Then it slips away. The Tides don't take kindly to former Dwellers like Aria. And the tribe is swirling out of Perry's control. With the Aether storms worsening every day, the only remaining hope for peace and safety is the Still Blue. But does this haven truly exist?
Threatened by false friends and powerful temptations, Aria and Perry wonder: Can their love survive through the ever night? In this second book in her spellbinding Under the Never Sky trilogy, Veronica Rossi combines fantasy and sci-fi elements to create a captivating adventure - and a love story as perilous as it is unforgettable.
©2013 Veronica Rossi (P)2013 HarperCollins Publishers
Busy mom who loves to read but doesn't always have the time. I enjoy YA, Romance and the occasional Best Seller.
"Way beyond my expectations! Amazing sequel"
Let me start by saying I absolutely loved this one! I'm always nervous that the 2nd book in a trilogy will just be filler with no real substance. Well this book is no filler!
There is just as much action, heartbreak, romance, character development, pulse-pounding excitement and adventure as Under the Never Sky. I couldn't put this one down!
At first it took me awhile to adjust to the new male narrator. To me it just gave this book a different vibe then the first. Of course it doesn't help much that I didn't care for his narration (too flat in my opinion). However, the book is so good that it didn't really matter once the story got going.
If you loved Under the Never Sky then you will absolutely love this one too. Just be warned that it will leave you anxious for book 3.
Loving books :) Quick and honest reviews.
"MUST keep reading!"
This book kept me involved, on edge, happy, sad, angry and had me laughing. This trilogy has it all. Worthy read!
The first book was a little slow trying to set it all up but then its fast pace and on edge the whole time. I finished in one setting.
"interesting story, slow motion narration"
The storyline is very interesting.I like the different "worlds" that come with completely opposite ways of living. Also it is fascinating how the character of Aria is dealing / changing with being outside "her world".
I'm not finished with the audiobook yet due to the narrator... Although I very much would like to know what happens next in the story, I just HAVE TO take a break after about 20 minutes listening to that narrator - either because I'm about to fall asleep while waiting for him to finish one tiny sentence or because I'm getting too annoyed (almost aggressive) with the SLOW PACE and EMOTIONLESS narration! It's sad really, that a different performer wasn't picked to tell the story.
His performance is tempting me to NOT finish this audiobook - that should say it all...
Yes, definitely I can see a movie coming. And I leave it up to HOLLYWOOD to decide on the stars:)
I love urban fantasy, paranormal romance, YA, and dystopian. My favorite authors are Ilona Andrews and Kim Harrison.
"Great book!"
I really love this series. it is passionate and so well written.
Start with Under the Nerer Sky (book 1) which is also brilliant! If you can read the novella 'Liv and Roar Under the Never Sky' I would read it first, but you don't have to read the novella to understand book 2 if you have read book 1. It is not on audible.com, but it is pretty short and it really gives you a nice background.
I didn't love the narrator, but he wasn't distracting bad or anything.
A 50-something who loves sci-fi, cozy mysteries, thrillers, an occasional romance, and any genre if it is a good story. And especially if it makes me laugh! No vampires or zombies though - these are NOT sci-fi!
"Romance isn't always easy"
The second story of this (planned) trilogy is just as good as the first. Aria and Perry find that love doesn't smooth over all the bumps in the road, and there are plenty of bumps for them. Their love story helps to bring together the Dwellers and the Outsiders, though mostly they are kicking and screaming all the way! I'm looking forward to the next story. I just hope that the original narrator returns. Michael did an adequate job, but I got irritated at some of the mispronunciations.
TV-free, Battery-operated-toy-shunning, Natural-ish Mama
"PLEASE bring back Bernadette Dunne Flagler!"
I wish I had something constructive to say but alas, I am just going to rant about the narrator at this point. If you loved the narration on "Under the Never Sky", be very wary of this book.
I thought "Under the Never Sky" was one of the best listens I've ever had from Audible. Bernadette Dunne Flagler was AMAZING - she just did an amazing job performing that book. I was SO, SO looking forward to hearing her again on this sequel.
Well, they didn't bring her back, for whatever reason. (Only DEATH would be a good enough reason, to my mind, and I certainly hope and pray THAT wasn't the case!)
I am about fifteen minutes into the MUCH anticipated "Through the Ever Night", and already I can envision myself bashing my head against my keyboard in frustration and misery.
This narrator is TERRIBLE! And he doesn't pronounce "Scire" correctly! He says it "sire"...in the first book it clearly says that it is supposed to sound kind of like "scare". Rrrgghh! I can't stand narrators who don't do their research! And he .... reads.... so ....freakin' .... slowly! It just sounds so fake. Sigh. Weep. Weep. Sob.
Will update this review when (IF) I can make it through this audiobook. I hope I can hear past the narrator and get into the story so I can actually FIND something to like.
Was there anything TO like about this "narration"? So unemotional, so fake...no feeling of really being WITH the characters, as in the first book. I feel like someone is reading to me, not like I am INSIDE another world. He makes the characters sound childlike and goofy.
Aria is read as though she is a total melodramatic, wussy ...CHICK.
Perry is read like he is about fifteen and a little mentally challenged. Totally NOT sexy.
Bring back the narrator from "Under the Never Sky"!!!! Tears on my laptop keyboard.
Stab my ears with a sharpened pencil.
Get Bernadette Dunne Flagler to reprise this book! PLEASE get Bernadette Dunne Flagler back and rerecord this book so that it can be worthy of the first one! PLEASE!
"Decent - But Lacks Immediacy"
This was a decent read - strong writing and fewer plot holes than most YA dystopian made it a interesting if bleak second novel.
In this second installment, the two main characters are separated for nearly the whole book. Each has a mission but minor stuff happens and the characters mope over missing each other and because they are in a romeo/juliet type of situation.
I honestly found this book a bit boring. As with the first book, it lacked immediacy and a real sense of danger. Nearly all characters are morally balanced and lacking the viciousness I'd expect in a 'mad max' type of scenario. But even odder, the question of nurture vs nature is explored and the 'city dweller' girl who had everything done for her physically is able to pick up fighting, do long treks, etc., because "her father was an outsider so she is half outsider." I honestly never considered adaptability to a harsh environment a genetic trait.
Also inexplicable for me are the decision made by people in the story. People do things because they are hard headed - and no one seems to feel any fear or worry (this includes all the side characters).
Again, the book seemed well written - better than a lot of YA Dystopian out there. But it really lacked enough emotion and immediacy to draw me in.
Just a book fool.
"Middle Book Syndrome"
I will admit I am a bit undecided on this one. It has been a couple days since I finished this book and honestly I am having a hard time vividly remembering it. I think that in itself says it all...
Middle book syndrome is a lot like middle child syndrome. It's not the exciting beginning where everything is new and full of wonder. It's not the finale where all is uncovered and the pieces fall into place to reveal a beautiful picture you couldn't even imagine, no the middle book is just that, the middle. Full of whatevers and what if's.
I still found myself enjoying this book and if you loved Through the Ever Sky then don't miss this one, for I have a feeling book three will be getting 5 stars all around!
"even better than the last one"
I read the book in five hours and thought it was amazing. So well written and such a compelling storyline. middle books are often fillers, this was not. it was action packed and full of great stories that will link the two books on each side together. now I get to listen to it on audio which gives me another experience and I love to hear the story with another voice. especially as I'm female and English and the narrator is male and American! brilliant!
hard to directly compare books but there's shades of a lot of books, Logan's run comes to mind as does a number of other dystopians but for quality of writing, it is way out there.
I'm sure I'm not alone having a soft spot for Roar who gets some real ink time in this book, bless him and of course Perry and Aria are still adorable too.
a few actually but without giving away spoilers I will choose a benign one. the turtle falcon!
I very rarely post reviews, a book has to be rather special for me to gush about it.
I read book one a while ago and just felt lukewarm about it. There was nothing that I couldnt stand. The realms were interesting and some of the ideas but the story never had me sucked in so much that I "couldnt put it down". I feel the same way about book 2. Overall listening while driving was enough to entertain me but it wasnt something that I was dying to get back to every time I was in the vehicle. I wouldnt say dont read it but I would say dont expect a riveting story. Its a good in-between book.
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So, say we are working with non-CH mathematics. This means, AFAIK, that there is at least one set $S$ in our non-CH mathematics, whose cardinality is intermediate between $|\mathbb{N}|$ (card. of naturals) and $|\mathbb{R}|=2^\mathbb{N}$, the continuum.
Question: what kind of objects would we find in this set $S$?
Also: is this mathematics radically different from the one where CH holds?
Specifically, are there results that are used in everyday math , at a relatively introductory level, which do not hold on our non-CH math.?. What results that we find in everyday math would not hold in our new math? Would there, e.g., still exist non-measurable sets? Maybe more specifically: what results depend on the CH?


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I have two polygons $P_1 \subseteq P_2$ in the plane, and I would like to determine to which polygon a given point $p\in P_1 \setminus P_2$ is "closest", by means of the following measure: $$r(p)=d(p,P_1)/d_p(P_1,P_2),$$ where $d(p,P_1)$ is the distance between $p$ and $P_1$ and $d_p(P_1,P_2)$ is the distance between $P_1$ and $P_2$. The $p$ subscript in that case indicates that this distance between both polygons will vary according to where $p$ is located, and the idea is that the smaller (resp. larger) $r(p)$ is, the closer it is to $P_1$ (resp. $P_2$).
I know about the formulas for computing the distance between a point and a line segment, but this does not seem to be enough here. I might be thinking a bit too much in algorithmic terms, but my idea was to construct a circle with center $p$ and let it grow until it "hits" either polygon (or both); the distance between $p$ and $P_1$ (or $P_2$) is then given by the radius of the smallest circle centered at $p$.
This answers the question of how to compute $d(p,P_1)$. However, I'm having trouble seeing how I should compute $d_p(P_1,P_2)$. Any ideas? Is this well-known? If that helps, one can assume that $P_1$ and $P_2$ are rectangles whose sides are pairwise parallel.


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Consider vector X =( X_1 ... X_N), consider the discrete Fourier transform $Y=F(X)$.
I am interested to minimize $|Y|_{\infty}$, by permutation of numbers X_i, how to do it ?
Here $|Y|_{\infty}$ is infinity norm of the vector Y i.e. just the maximum of absolute values of components of Y.
More close to life problem is a little more complicated: my numbers X_i are splited at several subsequences such that |X|=const in each subsequence. And I am allowed to make "block" permutations of these subsequences. The goal is the same as to minimize $|Y|_{\infty}$
Background: roughly speaking the OFDM based ( = most advanced) radio telecommunication systems (LTE, WiMax, new WiFi) make the Fourier transform before transmitting data symbols to the space. Average power is fixed, but people care also about the maximal instant power, which they do not want to be big. Instant power is just the maximal component of the vector.


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Trojans Host Mars Hill on SaturdayFebruary 28, 2014
ANDERSON, S.C. – After adding a key South Atlantic Conference victory over Tusculum last Sunday, Anderson University men's tennis looks for its first winning streak of the season when its hosts Mars Hill on Saturday. First serve from Max Grubbs Memorial Courts is set for 1 p.m.
The Trojans
Beginning the match with two doubles victories, the bottom of AU's lineup clinched the 5-4 win over TC on Sunday, as sophomores Paul Michael Calhoun (No. 4) and Inaki Iriberry (No. 5) and senior Danilo Faria earned singles wins, capped off by a three-set triumph by Faria to end the match. The trio at the bottom-half of the lineup combines for a 6-2 singles record in Anderson's last three matches, as Calhoun was the lone Trojan to record a team point against nationally-ranked Coker last Saturday.
While the Black and Gold have posted just five doubles wins for the season, the sophomore tandem of Iriberry and Tomas Passalacqua is 3-3 at the No. 2 position, while winning their last two matches. In singles, Iriberry matches his doubles mark with a 3-3 record, tying Calhoun and Faria for the most wins on the team.
Despite holding a 2-4 overall record as a team, the Trojans are 2-1 in SAC play, as they sit in fourth-place in the conference standings. Nine teams in the league are chasing undefeated Queens (2-0), Wingate (1-0) and Coker (1-0) for the top spot in the league standings.
The Lions
Opening its SAC schedule with a 6-3 win over Catawba and an 8-1 setback to conference newcomer, Queens, Mars Hill is 3-5 after combining its fall and spring schedules following its second straight loss on the season to King on Tuesday.
MHU is led by junior Euquerio Guerrero who is a perfect 4-0 in the spring, highlighted by a three-set win over UNC Asheville's Thomas Panoulos at the No. 1 position. Following the win against UNC Asheville, Guerrero has posted three straight straight-set victories. Guerrero's only setback of the 2013-14 season was to Tusculum's Lukas Winkelmann during the fall slate.
Despite the success at the No. 1 position, the Lions have struggled throughout the lineup as they hold a losing mark in every singles position for the year. In doubles, Guerrero is teamed up with Sam Lee as they combine for a 4-4 record, but have dropped their last two matches.
The Series
In the last three seasons, AU is a perfect 3-0 against Mars Hill, defeating the Lions by a combined score of 20-7 for the regular season. Last year, Anderson earned a 6-3 win over MHU, capped off by five singles wins.


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No one should have to do something that violates their beliefs. If you want an abortion, I believe Planned Parenthood is a viable option. I was informed that they make a lot of money performing this procedure, but I could be wrong about this as I have never looked it into myself. I am generally against abortions, except for rape, incest, or endangerment to the mother, but I can't stop someone from choosing to have an abortion. The Supreme Court ruled that it is legal.
- 12:29 p.m. March 17, 2012
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What of the police officer forced to arrest someone for Marijuana when the
police office believes the law is unjust and immoral to make such a thing
criminal and illegal?
What of the county clerk who feels that EVERYONE should be married and that being forced to deny same-sex couples marriage licenses violates her conscience?
Sometimes there are aspects of our jobs that we don't agree with. If they are that unconscionable to you, DON'T TAKE THAT JOB. It's that simple.
- 12:41 p.m. March 17, 2012
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What of the police officer forced to arrest someone for Marijuana when the police office believes the law is unjust and immoral to make such a thing criminal and illegal?
What of the county clerk who feels that EVERYONE should be married and that being forced to deny same-sex couples marriage licenses violates her conscience? "
If a person believes abortion is killing a person then illegal drugs or not marrying someone is hardly a comparable situation. murder vs recreation or marriage? Just not even close.
- 12:57 p.m. March 17, 2012
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So many avenues to follow in a nursing career!
Simply go into a different medical specialty, should you find women's health to be offensive to you.
- 1:16 p.m. March 17, 2012
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How about you don't work for places that force you into the moral problems.
Like the officer example who is forced to enforce laws on pot even though he
doesn't believe in them.... well my answer is get another job and work where you
are not forced to do things you don't believe in. I don't want law enforcement
people upholding the law if they don't believe in it..... "sorry, it's my
job" doesn't cut it. You chose for it to be your job.
We aren't forced into a cast system. We have choices. Every choice has a benefit and a cost. If the type of medicine you are working in causes issues, move on to something else. No one can make you do a job you don't agree with - you always either choose to do it, or not to.
It is a choice.
- 1:30 p.m. March 17, 2012
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Police officers are sworn in to uphold the law...even if they disagree with it. That is very different from a nurse who was on the books as being opposed to abortion. Beyond that, what might be her responsibility as a healthcare worker to treat a mother whose health is potentially in danger is a NON-ISSUE in this case as the abortion was elective (as I understood it from the article).
It seems to me that going by your logic all Jews who want to be chefs should be forced to cook and serve pork...right? Or just don't take the job...
Give me a break.
- 1:31 p.m. March 17, 2012
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The sad reality is stated in the last paragraph of this well written and documented article, silence and end all opposition.
- 1:32 p.m. March 17, 2012
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The difference is that both the police officer and the county clerk swore to uphold the law. Medical professionals swear an oath that their only cause is to save lives and not harm them. Most doctors and nurses don't object to aborting pregnancies when the life of the mother is at stake or in cases of rape and incest. But to force a doctor to break his/her solemn oath (that dates back 2500 years) is wrong. In almost any area in the US it is not hard to find an OBGYN that will perform an abortion. Anyone who wants this procedure to be a requirement is looking for acceptance more than accessibility.
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"We aren't forced into a cast system. We have choices. Every choice has a benefit and a cost. If the type of medicine you are working in causes issues, move on to something else. No one can make you do a job you don't agree with - you always either choose to do it, or not to.
It is a choice."
We've heard the pro-abortion argument before. Thanks.
The act of that results in a pregnancy is also a "choice". If you don't want a pregnancy, don't engage in the act. Evidently, you and your Pro-Abortion people are only concerned about choices...and not consequences.
No one ever talks about what "choice" that embryo has?
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Strange that the courts will now allow conscientious objections to assisting in abortion, but will allow conscientious objections for prison doctors who refuse to participate in lethal injections (such as in cases in California and North Carolina). Where is the sense in that? Are we now going to say that all doctors must be willing to participate in executions in order to be a doctor?
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If there's a viable alternative person in the hospital who can perform the procedure then that should be the route taken. If there isn't then well... you're the only one available and you're going to have to deal with it.
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Once more a Deseret News article displays a glaring lack of editorial expertise
and a factual error. Senator Frank Church was a Democrat from Idaho, and not a
Republican as the article states.
On another point, the medical arts are about healing, not taking of life. A health care worker has a perfect right to opt out of procedures that exist only to take life. What Cedar Sanai did in this case was heinous and a gross violation of a person's conscience. I hope a suitable penalty is part of the result of this lawsuit. Health care would take a grave turn if only those willing to take life could be in that profession.
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It's very simple. There are just as many different disciplines in the medical
profession as there are in any other profession. If a person doesn't want to
deal with the need to provide a certain professional service, then choose an
area of the profession where that undesirable service isn't involved. When I
was practicing law, the idea that I might represent and win an acqittal for a
guilty person was not something I wanted to contemplate. I handled it by not
practicing criminal defense work since there were many other attorneys who would
not have a qualm doing so. Problem solved.
The same is true for those in the medical profession who doin't want to have to be involved with termination of pregnancies. Let them find another area of medicine in which to work. Again, problem solved.
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No doctor or nurse should ever be required to act against their conscience in the case of an elective abortion.
Forcing healthcare workers to act against their conscience infringes their First Amendment rights to the free exercise of religion. It also runs contrary to Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: "Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance."
PRACTICE and OBSERVANCE.
Selling ice cream is legal...that doesn't mean every restaurant should be forced to provide it. Then again, by your logic, each restaurant should be mandated to sell ice cream if it isn't readily-available enough to a demanding customer. Right?
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This article highlights a very interesting and important debate that will have
HUGE implications for our freedoms.
We all enjoy the right to seek an abortion if we so choose, but do we have the right to obtain an abortion from a specific individual? I would suggest that we do not.
Arguing that a medical patient's right to seek a certain procedure implies that they can force any medical care professional to provide that service (even against their will and conscience) is tantamount to arguing that a shopper can force a store to carry and sell cigarettes and alcohol simply because he or she can legally use them. This is simply not the case.
A person's right to seek a treatment does not hinge on whether a specific provider will give it to them. Indeed, they are free to obtain the treatment from locations where it is available. I see no reason why the right to seek a service cannot coexist with health care professionals' right to follow their conscience. Neither party's right is more important than the other party's, therefore neither right should be allowed to overrule the other.
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There is a big difference in laws preventing you from doing something that they claim is immoral and laws that force you to do something that you believe is immoral. I think the fact that they are still willing to let Jehova's Witnesses not participate in or support local governments (such as not paying taxes or not joining the military), yet they are willing to force those in the medical field to perform or assist in an abortion, is a good sign that the moral compass of the left is way off. It almost seems as if their priority is to promote wickedness (it's obviously I higher priority than receiving revenue from JWs). And people wonder why most LDS are conservatives!
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Abortion falls into the category of women's health. If you don't like that, then choose a different type of medical specialty.
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Hi Christy,
Let's examine the implications of your suggestion in different fields:
Adult video falls under the category of video. Does that mean that those consumers who are of age to legally obtain adult videos can force any store that sells videos to carry adult videos too? After all, it would seem to fall within that retailer's specialty. Let me guess: you would just tell the store owner that if they don't want to sell adult videos, they shouldn't have entered the field of video sales in the first place, right?
Breast augmentation falls under the category of plastic surgery. Does that mean that all plastic surgeons must provide breast augmentation to any customer who seeks it (after all, they do have a right to seek it)? Would you say that anyone who wants to practice plastic surgery must, by default, offer any and all types of plastic surgeries that are performed within their field? If they don't want to do EVERYTHING that is covered by their field, just choose another field, right?
Sounds silly, right? So it is when forcing anyone to violate their will and conscience.
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We need good medical professionals. They need the best education available to them possible. There are some things that some still view to be sacred. What about the Hippocratic Oath to do no harm? However it almost at times seems that Santorum is right in regard to higher education. Not that higher education is bad. The more education you have is better. But those in education who provide the way for new medical professionals and others to develop their skills can place their students who still view certain things to be sacred in situations where their beliefs are compromised. Then places of employment then require staff to go against these beliefs or be fired or possibly not even hired in the first place if they are unwilling to perform procedures the employee believes brings more harm than good. Some say then don't go into those professions. That's not good when we need them.
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I'm talking about women's health, not adult videos.
And here's another tip -- if you don't like abortion, don't have one.
Also, don't try to wipe out sex education in school. (Thank you, Governor Herbert.)
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WLP775 English Cider Yeast
Classic cider yeast. Ferments dry, but retains flavor from apples. Sulfur is produced during fermentation, but will disappear in first two weeks of aging. Can also be used for wine and high gravity beers.
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"Excellent Cider Yeast"
Tried this yeast on my 3rd batch of cider. Used fresh pressed cider from a local orchard that was UV pasteurized. Made a 50/50 starter from DME + water and the cider. Added brown sugar to increase OG and pitched the yeast. Visible fermentation from my airlock was observed in a little over 4 hours at 70 degrees F. As explained in the description of this yeast, a slight sulfur smell was produced during fermentation but clears up quickly. Racked to the secondary with a hydrometer reading of 1.000. Despite the very low sugar content (or next to none), a hint of residual sweetness could be noted with exceptional apple flavor and slight tartness. I had planned on back sweetening the cider but might leave it as is because it tastes great. Definitely an excellent cider yeast.
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To 6 gallons of Honeycrisp cider I add 4 lbs of dark brown sugar and yeast nutrient and energizer per label instructions. Gravity starts at app 1.073 but this yeast gets it rolling within 10 hours at my cool temps!
Interesting enough it top ferments for a few days then collapses and drops to the bottom, slowing mightily at exactly a week with curious consistency.
I rack and set it back in the cellar temp for 2 weeks where it ticks mighty slowly and clarifies, unable to get critical mass. Another rack and chill for a week and I have 11% abv liquid gold; lightly sweet apple glory that is craved by all.
8 batches this Fall, all perfection.
"Great for Dry Cider"
I've made a Cyser using this with 5 gallons of cider, 3 lbs of honey and 2 lbs of brown sugar. It's a great dry cider with a lot of carbonation. I would guess if you up the sugars you may be able to get a sweeter cider out of it. There is definitely a good apple taste.
Check out my blog for updates, I'm sure I will be brewing another in the fall:
"Will use again"
Fermented a bit slowly, but I used real apples and still tasted them in the finished product ... I was happy! Also, the yeast fermented all the way up to 17% EtOH. I thought I was going to have to re-pitch, but it just kept going. I plan on using this one again next fall.
"... loving fermentation ... "
Worked great right out of the tube. Transferred to a secondary where left to ferment another three months at 54 degrees. Excellent results will use again as fermenting at a low temp allowed for a long slow but loving fermentation with crisp clean results. O.G. 1.095 F.G. 1.030.
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We have experimented with several types of yeast for our homegrown apple and cherry plum ciders. From now on we will use only the WLP775. The clarity and pure flavor of the WLP775 ciders is far superior to anything else we've used.
"... I tried this monster"
After using several other types of yeast that were recommended to me, I tried this monster. From now on, this will be the only option for me as far as my cider is concerned. Even young, it tasted wonderful.
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I really like this strain of yeast - it's very active. Usually is done fermenting in about 10 days. I will always come back to this yeast for my Cider experiments!
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What is the origin of this yeast?
Our English Cider Strain came from a working cidery in England. The actual cidery is a trade secret. Once we received the strain, we re-cultured and cleaned up the strain. We really like the strain due to its unique ability to retain apple character, while still fermenting to dryness.
I recently purchased a vial of your English Cider Yeast for a batch of cider I am making. I was unable to find out what percent alcohol I can expect. I will be adding sugar and fruit to it and don't want it to end up terribly sweet.
12% would be the highest you would want to go.
We're making cider here and using your 775 English Cider yeast, which we love. One question, my basement's constant temperature is about 55F and I see that the optimum fermentation temperature for this yeast is 68-75F. What ill effects might we have from our below optimum temperature fermentation?
You may see a very slow and sluggish fermentation, and there is a possibility of the yeast shutting down entirely. What I would recommend is to get fermentation active in a warmer environment before you place it in your basement. Or try a "fermwrap" blanket for the carboy.
Do I use apple juice (freshly pressed) as a base for culturing and if yes how much juice do I need with one vial of yeast?
You can use either juice supplemented with nutrients or a malt-based medium to culture the cider yeast (as you would do with yeast for a beer starter). I would recommend making a mixture of half juice and half malt in order to acclimate the yeast to the cider environment, while still getting a good deal of nutrient and food from the malt. You can make a 2 liter starter with one vial of yeast.
How long do I have to let it ferment before putting it into the fridge?
For 2 liters, it will take 2 days to get the correct cell volume (about 240 billion cells). If you want to make a smaller starter (1L for about 150 billion cells), you can culture it for 18-24 hours. This yeast will keep for 4-6 months in the refrigerator.
After the fermentation, do I stir the yeast mix up before adding to individual bottles?
No. You don't want to mix up what has already settled out.
After culturing it what would the quantity of my cultured yeast be?
Culture to 2 liters (one vial directly into 2 liters) and pitch entire starter for 5 gallons of cider.
After I made the 2 liter starter, how much of it do I use to make another 2 liter starter as I want to make about 15 gallons of cider?
You can pull 50-100mls of the two liters to pitch another 2 liters. After this, I would not pull from the new 2 liter batch - it gets risky at that point as far as contamination and mutation goes. The method I would recommend to make a larger slurry, however, is to take the original 2 liter starter and pitch that into a bigger size, say 2-3 gallons. Aerate and let that go for a day or two and that should give more than enough yeast to pich 15 gallons of cider.
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Can you play a midifile thorough a workstation (via connected laptop) but play a sound on the keyboard not in the midifile? And if so, how? Thank You.
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Yes, this is definitely possible. What you want to do is hook up that keyboard/synth via MIDI to your computer, and set the MIDI out to the MIDI that goes to the keyboard.
In XP, you can find this under Control Panel, Sounds and Audio Devices, the Audio tab, and down towards the bottom, MIDI music playback. Change the default device. Once you've done this, play a MIDI file with just about anything, and your keyboard will handle it.
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WFS-T like store to database connection.
Technique of spatial data editing via web browser described in this tutorial is extreamly easy: http://workshops.opengeo.org/geoext/...tml#geoext-wfs
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Is there something like this for non-spatial data? What will handle store-to-database communication as good as WFS-T? Abovementioned solution is also good for non-spatial data but I would like to avoid using geoserver all the time
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I'm reading this book as an introduction to category and I have a problem with the definition of the dual category given on page 25. The right way to get the dual category can be described by turning around arrows and permuting the order of their composition. However I don't know how this works out with the statement
The set of morphisms $\text{hom}_{\bf{A}}(B,A)$ is already defined and the category $\bf{A}^{OP}$ is sopposed to contain morphisms, which are turned around, i.e. morphisms with different domain and codomain. How can these new ones equal the one from the first category? I remember reading this before in a book, and although the english wikipedia doesn't use this expression, the russian (?) one seems to use this definition as well.
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Alford, who had guided New Mexico to three NCAA tournament appearances in his six years there, led the Lobos to a 29-6 record and No. 3 seed in this year's tournament. But New Mexico lost to 14th-seeded Harvard in the second round of this year's NCAAs.
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KATIE COURIC, NBC ANCHOR: Fifteen of the 19 hijackers on September 11 were from Saudi Arabia, and now a new book alleges that many high-ranking officials in Saudi Arabia may have helped fund Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda. One of those officials is Prince Turki Al-Faisal. He spent more than 20 years as head of Saudi intelligence and is currently Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Great Britain. Your Royal Highness, good morning.
PRINCE TURKI AL-FAISAL, SAUDI AMBASSADOR TO GREAT BRITAIN: Good morning, Katie. Nice to talk to you.
COURIC: Well, nice to have you. As I mentioned, this new book by Gerald Posner specifically names you as being the person who donated as much as $2 billion to Osama bin Laden in hopes of keeping him in Afghanistan and out of Saudi Arabia. You've acknowledged meeting him a number of times, so is there any truth to these recent allegations?
AL-FAISAL: Absolutely no truth whatsoever. When I met bin Laden, it was before the Soviets withdrew from Afghanistan in the '80s. And the last time was 1990. So the assertion that I met with him in 1991 is totally false. And this fellow, Posner, he bases all these allegations on unnamed sources and it makes you wonder why they're unnamed.
COURIC: Prince Turki, could you have possibly been an unknowing go-between for someone higher up in the Saudi government?
AL-FAISAL: How can I be unknowing and a go-between at the same time, Ms. Couric? This is totally fabricated story and without any basis of fact at all. And, as I understand it, even some officials in the United States have denied the allegations made by this fellow Posner.
COURIC: In his book, he also describes the interrogation of a terrorist known as Abu Zubaydah, the number three man in Al Qaeda. Apparently U.S. officials rigged up a room to make it seem as if he was being interrogated in Saudi Arabia. They gave him sodium pentathol or truth serum. And according to the book, at that point Zubaydah relaxed, gave interrogators Saudi numbers to call and named three members of the royal family who would be able to help him out of his situation. And then, in a very strange twist, all of those people are now dead. They all died, some mysteriously, within months of each other. What do you make of this account?
AL-FAISAL: Well, this is what makes it so sad and so really reviling about the book. It takes three people like Prince Faisal bin Salman, well-known to the United States because he was the owner of one of the Kentucky Derby winners a couple of years ago, and two other princes, and all three had absolutely nothing to do either with politics or with bin Laden or with terrorism. And he maligns them by these aspersions in his book. And what he bases his information on is leaks from sources in the administration: one from the White House as he claims, and the other one from the CIA. Why doesn't he name his sources so that people can question them?
And this is what is so disgusting about the whole book is that it is based on unnamed sources and really a rehashing of stories that came about since September 11.
COURIC: Why, in your view, Prince Turki, do so many questions still persist about Saudi Arabia and its role in September 11 and its role in the fight against terrorism?
AL-FAISAL: Well, I have absolutely no idea, because what we have been doing before and since September 11 is to work very closely with the United States in combating terrorism, and more particularly in combating Osama bin Laden. When I was director of intelligence in the Kingdom in 1997, our defense minister proposed to your director of central intelligence - George Tenet, at the time - the setting up of a joint committee to pursue and follow all of the actions and information particularly about bin Laden. And that committee has been meeting since 1997 on almost a bimonthly basis, one time in the States, one time in the Kingdom. And ...
COURIC: If that's the case, Prince Turki, and you were head of Saudi Arabia's intelligence service for 24 years, did you have indication that these attacks were imminent? And if so, did you warn the United States in any way?
AL-FAISAL: If we had any indications that they were imminent, we would have shared them with the United States immediately because that committee was standing and working at that time. But both of us, the United States and Saudi Arabia, did not have that information.
COURIC: What do you make of the 28 pages that were redacted from the official report by Congress on September 11 having to with Saudi Arabia? Do you know what those pages contained? And how do you feel about the fact that they were redacted?
AL-FAISAL: Well, our foreign minister went to meet with President Bush on this specific issue and asked him to release those papers, because we knew that by not releasing them it would leave room for people to speculate and to make accusations and to make innuendoes about Saudi Arabia and so on.
We have nothing to fear. If there are any facts that can be proved in those 28 or 29 pages about Saudi Arabia, let's thrash them out, bring them out into the open, and we can follow them up and investigate them and jointly take action against them. But to leave them sequestered like that, without anybody being able to see them, at least from our side, is leaving the situation in a very terrible state because we're accused without knowing what we're accused of.
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Do You Know What Planned Parenthood Actually Does?
Planned Parenthood keeps landing smack-dab in the middle of the Republicans' war on women, ostensibly for its abortion practice. But that seems strange, considering this chart:
Only 3% of their patient care actually goes to abortion services. And, according to federal law, Planned Parenthood cannot actually use government funds on abortion procedures. So, if Planned Parenthood gets defunded, it'll hurt poor people who are in need of cancer screenings, contraception, and STD testing.
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I have recently bought an R1 from Bill at Nodal Ninja (thanks for that!). I have that sat on a Manfrotto 190XPROB and am using a Sigma 8mm f/3.5 F3.5 EX DG on a Canon EOS 450D.
I have had VERY limited experience of producing virtual tours and want to seriously get into this area. Having bought all this via recommendation, I am now feeling I have bitten off more than I can chew it feels!.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by CJC1952 from Outstanding choice!!! I bought a black pair of these, and liked them so much I bought the brown ones a month later! This is an outstanding shoe, possibly the most stylish and most comfortable I've ever owned (in over 30 years). With the Adidas technology it's like walking in a high performance training shoe (which I just ran a marathon in), with great style and comfort! I get compliments on both pairs wherever I go, whether it's in the courtroom or a museum. I highly recommend these for just about any occasion.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by Dmitri from very good product love rockport! nothing but good, good service and amazing shoes, beautiful and very comfortable
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Rated 4 out of 5 by Trenchdigger from Many more! These boots are excellent! Very light weight (As light as my running shoes). Very comfortable. I wear these all day, every day for work, and they keep me comfortable and supported all day. I should note that either my feet are getting wider or Rockport sizing is getting narrower. Maybe a bit of both. For the first time, I had to purchase a wide model ... the medium width was too narrow for my size 9.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by Rick59 from Excellent for business casual or dress I've always enjoyed Rockport shoes and this item is no exception. Beautiful style and extremely comfortable. The shoes run a little narrow but they are a perfect fit for my feet. I'm completely satisfied with this selection.
Date published: 2013-03-25
Rated 3 out of 5 by DHone from Returned Tried them but the true walk feature did not offer an advantage and in my mind felt a bit more difficult to walk in than the 7 other pairs of Rockport shoes I own. I am almost exlusive to Rockport.
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At NC State, education is inseparable from economic growth. Our mission isn't just to teach students; it's to train tomorrow's workforce. So we encourage them to tackle tomorrow's challenges, gaining the skills they need through practical degree programs, cooperative learning and on-the-job training.
On our Centennial Campus, we work with more than 60 public and private partners to kick-start the local and national economies. The many initiatives and centers we host serve as hothouses for industries of the future.
If we can't find the business we need to work with, we start it. Our research has launched more than 100 companies, creating 400+ new consumer products and thousands of jobs throughout the state and across the country.
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NC State research doesn't go on a shelf. It goes wherever it's needed.
Our students, faculty and partners apply their learning to meet global challenges and improve everyone's quality of life — whether that means promoting science and technology education in a Raleigh high school or starting a sustainable sanitary pad business in Kigali, Rwanda.
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Announcing the New Online MEDEX Portal
As part of Yale's Travel Assistance Program through MEDEX, before you leave and while you are traveling you can now access destination information for 173 countries, view details of Yale's MEDEX program, and contact the MEDEX Emergency Response Center directly. All you need is an internet connection.
Some of the many portal highlights include the ability to:
It only takes minutes to set up your personal account for access to all of this information. Instructions can be found on the Risk Management web site at: http://www.yale.edu/riskmanagement/programs/medex. For more information on our MEDEX program or the new portal, contact Vicki Ramsay at 2-8258 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
If Faculty or Students in your department are traveling overseas, there are new tools available to help ensure they are prepared for what they may encounter in another country. The MEDEX portal is just one facet of an overall foreign travel plan recently established. Other components include a pre-trip orientation, a pre-trip checklist for travelers, an orientation for Faculty Trip Leaders, or for Trip Sponsors, and a template for an emergency plan for use by leaders or travelers in the event of an emergency while traveling. If you would like more information on this program, please contact Vicki Ramsay or Marje Lemmon at 2-0140, or email@example.com.


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BEAUMONT (November 30, 2012)—An elderly Beaumont man died in a house fire likely started by a space heater in his home.
Beaumont police identified the victim Friday as Junius Hill.
Police say firefighters late Thursday night responded to emergency calls about a burning house.
Neighbors reported Hill was still in the home.
Investigators say the victim was found in the bedroom where the fire evidently started.
An autopsy was ordered.
The National Weather Service says temperatures were in the 50s at the time of the fire.


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Celebrities (and Their Kids!) Who Love StarbucksBreia Brissey
Amy Adams and Aviana 1 of 13Aviana, daughter of The Fighter star Amy Adams, relaxes while the rest of her fam enjoys their morning java. Aviana is a little too young to be sipping on Starbucks herself, but if this outing is any indication, it won't be long before grabbing a morning cup of coffee becomes part of her regular routine!
Jessica Alba and Honor Marie Warren 2 of 13Alba's daughter, Honor, must really enjoy coffee time. Mom's Starbucks treat means an exciting stroll down the sidewalk &mdash she looks like she's having a swingin' good time.
Alyson Hannigan and Satyana 3 of 13Satyana, Hannigan's child with Alexis Denisof, will probably look back on her frequent Starbucks trips with great fondness. Who knew the coffee giant was such a family-friendly establishment?
Pete Wentz and Bronx Mowgli 4 of 13Pete Wentz leaves a local Starbucks with his son in tow. We're wondering if the smallest drink is for Bronx and the other cup is for mom, Ashlee Simpson. Either way, the only child of this music couple seems to be enjoying himself!
Jennifer Garner and Violet Affleck 5 of 13Violet is all smiles holding her own tasty treat. (Wouldn't you be too if Jennifer Garner let you pick your own Starbucks snack?)
Melissa Joan Hart and Mason 6 of 13Melissa Joan Hart made a Starbucks pit stop during a bike-riding lesson with her son, Mason. Which do you think he liked more? Riding his bike or that sip of mom's drink?
Teri Hatcher and Emerson 7 of 13Teri Hatcher enjoys a shopping trip with daughter, Emerson Rose, in Beverly Hills. We're guessing this mother/daughter bonding time is a lot less dramatic than what this Desperate Housewife is used to.
Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise 8 of 13Katie Holmes' daughter, Suri, is already known for being one of the trendiest 4-year- olds out there. So naturally, Suri must be seen drinking from an equally trendy coffee joint.
Katie Holmes and Bella Cruise 9 of 13Holmes doesn't just share Starbucks time with Suri. Here, Katie bonds with her stepdaughter, Isabella Cruise, during a shopping trip in Toronto.
Karla James and Sunny 10 of 13Karla, ex-wife of Jesse James, takes their daughter, Sunny, on a Starbucks run in Sunset Beach, California.
Kevin Federline and Sean Preston 11 of 13K-Fed and Sean Preston, his eldest child with Britney Spears, spend an afternoon playing in the park. Maybe Kevin needs the caffeine to help keep up with his 5-year-old?
Jon Gosselin, Cara and Mady 12 of 13Reality TV's famous father of eight takes his oldest daughters, twins Cara and Mady, for an after-school trip to Starbucks.
Stephen Baldwin and Hailey 13 of 13The youngest of the Baldwin brothers seems to be a little preoccupied with his phone call. Fortunately, his daughter, Hailey, is busy enough enjoying her Starbucks not to care.
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Eastman Studios History
Jervie Henry Eastman was born, July 20, 1880, in White Cloud, Michigan. His family moved to northern California in 1886. In 1898, Eastman launched his photographic career in Sisson, California (later named Mount Shasta), as a view photographer. He became a partner in the Shasta View Company in 1907. Eastman lost his entire stock of plates and cards in a fire in 1912.
In 1921, Jervie Henry Eastman moved to Susanville and established Eastman & Company as a commercial photography and post card studio. In 1936 he hired Mirl Simmons, a young photographer from Hillsborough, West Virginia, to help with the postcard photography. In 1947, Eastman and Simmons became partners. The business had expanded to provide photographic supplies to southeastern Oregon and studios in Westwood, Weed, and Susanville.
Eastman retired from photography in 1959 and sold his share of the business to Simmons. He died in Susanville on February 11, 1969.
Simmons ran the Eastman Studios until 1980, when he retired and sold the business to John and Shirley Castle. Mirl Simmons died on April 27, 1987, in Jamestown, California.
The Eastman's Originals Collection (the historical postcards and negatives) was sold to Anne Fisher in 1982. She managed the collection until her retirement in 1994. She donated the collection to the University of California, Davis, in 1994.
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Special Collections has digitized films from the Eastman Originals Collection through our participation in the California Audiovisual Preservation Project (CAVPP), a grant funded project that is administered by the California Preservation Program. The films, which are of scenes of Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Tehama, and Trinity Counties, are hosted on the Internet Archive as part of the California Light and found Collection and can be viewed here.


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With the holidays coming up, it is a great time to decorate your home!
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If I alter the partitioning in oracle and trying to retrieval the data,is necessary to mention the partition name or not?
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The whole point behind partitioning in Oracle is that it is transparent to the queries. And if your query only needs data from one partition, then Oracle will (if it can) only read that single partition.
So if you have a table partitioned on, for example, year so that each year's data is stored in a separate partition, a query such as:
Oracle will only scan the partition for the year 2013.
On the other hand, if you are altering the table to add or remove partitions, you will more often than not need to name the partitions. This isn't always true: for example, Oracle 11g has interval partitioning where Oracle can automatically create new partitions for new data as needed -- perfect for the example I just mentioned.
You don't necessarily need to mention the name of your partition in the select statement since oracle can figure this out as part of it's execution plan, however to avoid that overhead of oracle figuring out the partition itself, you can mention the name.


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Frontier Texas is calling their newest 4,000 pound outdoor sculpture the "world's largest buffalo skull".
The distance from one tip of the buffalo horn to the next curves a span of 26 feet. It was designed so that children could crawl inside through the eyes of the skull.
"It's still a piece of art," said Jeff Salmon, Executive Director of Frontier Texas. "It's not exactly to the level of a piece of playground equipment so it's not exactly perfect for kids but we believe it is safe to climb through and climb out of."
The $15,000 sculpture was funded by the T & T Foundation. Some people said there's no better place for it to be.
"Frontier Texas was actually the site of the buffalo bone pile and there were thousands and thousands of buffalo killed in this area in the late 1870's," said Kim Snyder, the Frontier Texas Board of Directors President.


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What Does SPF Mean?
Last Modified: August 13, 2012
A sun block with SPF of 30 will protect me from the sun for 30 minutes: Fact or Myth?
Rachel Woods, RN, Nurse for the Surgical Dermatology Program at Penn Medicine responds:
SPF increases the time you have in the sun before your skin begins to turn red...about 20 minutes for a fair skin individual. So SPF 30 for that fair skin individual would increase that time by 30. You still need to reapply every 2 hours or sooner.
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There's no prizes for guessing that the Mario Balotelli story is still top of the agenda across this morning's media outlets.
According to this morning's Guardian, the City striker could leave City for AC Milan this week.
"Mario Balotelli's Manchester City future could be decided this week, with talks expected between the champions and Milan on Monday," reports the paper's Jamie Jackson.
"City are said to want £31m for the striker but the fee may end up nearer to the £24m he cost them from Internazionale in the summer of 2010.
"If the clubs fail to agree a price, there is an outside chance of a loan move which would see the striker at San Siro for the remainder of the season."
Elsewhere, The Independent claims Carlos Tevez will not seek a new contract with the Blues when his current deal expires next year.
"Speaking to the media in Argentina, Tevez said that he would have preferred to be playing for Boca Juniors against River Plate rather than facing Fulham on Saturday and that he plans to return home in the summer of 2014," writes Tim Rich.
"Playing for Boca Juniors, where he began his career as a 16-year-old, would have obvious appeal for Tevez, who turns 29 next month."
'"I have a year left on my contract and Manchester City want to sign me for two more seasons,"' he said. '"However, Boca's president has said the door is always open for me to rejoin them and I'm dying to pull their shirt on once more."'
Remember we here at mcfc.co.uk will be first to confirm any rumours currently doing the rounds.


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STEUBENVILLE - The Steel Valley Regional Transit Board figures the time might be right to identify businesses and public agencies potentially interested in switching to compressed natural gas, and then figuring out what the cash outlay might be as well as the return on investment.
Transit Manager Frank Bovina said they've had the idea on the back burner "for about a year-and-a-half, "but it's probably the major project we're looking at as having potential for the future."
"Obviously, we're looking at a lot of projects, like replacing the bus-washing system and improvements to the building and grounds," he said. "A lot of smaller projects, nothing out of the normal. The CNG is kind of a special thing, we believe it can have impact for Steel Valley and others, but we'll need participation by more than Steel Valley to have realistic potential to do something."
Bovina said it's being done in other communities, like Akron, with good results, but there has to be enough interest to justify the expenditure.
"There's info out there that kind of identifies what the potential return could be, but it doesn't really identify it on an individual basis what the capital requirements would be and what kind of real return can be expected," he said. "Really, what we're trying to see if if there's enough of a return to justify a public-private partnership in developing CNG in our area."
Generally speaking, he said if you figure gas prices at $4 a gallon, "converting to a CNG product might provide up to $2 a gallon savings, but ... what each entity could get back would depend on the amount of capital involved, the conversion cost, the mileage you get, the miles they drive."
He said SVRTA spends somewhere around $100,000 a year on fuel, "sometimes a little less, sometimes a little more."
"There might be significant savings that can be shared all around," he added. "And at the same time, if the private sector actually ran the fueling station and other private entities provided support services, those would basically be new jobs."
Bovina said SVRTA has about $15,000 remaining in federal stimulus funds that it could use to develop the basic inventory, "and we hope at that point to apply for a development grant that would provide a full study."
He said it's a long-term project, "but we see a lot of value to it."
"We know we're not going to be the first guys on the block, we're not reinventing the wheel," he said. "It's just a question if we can get enough participation together to really provide adequate return for everybody and realistically compete for any funding that's available."


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Anime actually got its start in Japan over 100 years ago. Live action movies weren�t that popular and there wasn�t a great deal of variety in the actors. Over in the United States and United Kingdom, the population is mixed with so many different skin and hair colors that finding different looking actors for parts wasn�t a problem. Apparently it was over in Japan.
While anime seems to have become extremely popular almost overnight, it has actually had a following in western countries for years. Even some of the classic American cartoons like Bambi and Betty Boop are inspired by anime. The large eyes on both Bambi and Betty are based on a particular style of anime that shows a lot of emotion.
The manga most of us are familiar with are translated versions of the original Japanese story lines. Although many English speaking artists and writers are getting in on the trend. The traditional books or stories are read from top to bottom and right to left, although this isn�t always the case any more. The cover and first few pages might have color, but most of the other pages are in black and white.
In Japan, most of the manga is produced in magazines using very cheap, thin paper � like a phone book. These books contain entire stories and sections of stories all bundled together. Most books are anywhere from 300 to 800 pages long!
If you love manga and anime, The Doll Palace can help you get your fix. With tons of new anime coloring pages, you can practice your very own style of art. You might even upload a few of your own favorites to share with everyone else.


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This is a high level question regarding some recent posts about enhancing web browser security from an end-user perspective.
What business/organisation(s) would have:
- Sufficient technical skill to evaluate technologies needed for safe, secure web browsing
- The capacity to publicly recommend a set of technologies to achieve the same
- Does not have conflicting goals of Certificate Authorities nor other goals of other businesses/governments
- Would be likely to revise those recommendations as new information regarding risk and in-the-wild threats were made available
My idea is to have a "Connection Security Index" that is associated with the HTTPS lock Icon.... it's somewhat analogous to the rating approach of the Windows user experience:
I intend work with those companies, and do what is needed to make what I believe is a small yet effective improvement to the user experience regarding HTTPS. (see this link for the change I'm looking to make)


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This function adds a home link into my nav menu, but it is added to 3 other menus I am using as well. I don't quite understand where to add code to only display in my primary nav.
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6 Steps to Cure a Whiny Child
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Give Positive Reinforcement
When your child talks politely or pleasantly, take notice, and respond. Saying, "I like the way you used your manners," will show your child that her efforts don't go unappreciated, and that she doesn't have to resort to whining to get what she needs.
The same goes for older children and teens. If your teen approaches you in a mature manner about something she needs or wants, responding positively will help keep this trend going.
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How would you estimate the number of ATPs required to transcribe, export and translate a single eukariotic protein?
The cost of transcribing and translating a hypothetical average gene in yeast has been calculated as 551 activated phosphate bonds ~P per second (Wagner, 2005).
For your question about a single gene, the cost would be 49.3 * 1474 ~P for the mRNA and 30.3 * 385 ~P for the translation, which would result in around 84 thousand ~P. This is probably a very misleading statistic as you can transcribe multiple proteins from a single mRNA.
How the cost of mRNA synthesis and translation are calculated is described in detail in the paper. A large part of the cost comes from the synthesis of the basic building blocks, the nucleotides and the amino acids.


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WHEELING - A Chesapeake Energy well in Wetzel County produced more than 1 billion cubic feet of natural gas last year, leaving the mineral owner who signed the lease with a nice windfall.
For surface owner Martin Whiteman, however, all it produced was a headache because the company lawfully took some of his farmland to build the well pad, leading him to file suit against Chesapeake to try to recoup some of his losses.
West Virginia University geology professor Tim Carr said those who own the mineral rights to some Ohio County wells could be gathering up to about $7,000 per day, based on a number of variables. However, surface owners who own no mineral rights gain nothing.
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DRILLING CAN PROCEED — Natural gas drillers like Chesapeake Energy can proceed without the possibility of appeals by surface owners, due to a decision by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. - Casey Junkins
Thanks to a decision last week by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, surface owners will continue to have little, if any, say in how and where natural gas wells are positioned on their land. The high court determined surface owners do not have the right to appeal drilling permits issued by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection.
"We understand our rights are limited but do not believe they are so limited as to deprive us of all the due process rights property owners should have," said Dave McMahon, founder of the West Virginia Surface Owners' Rights Organization. "Surface owners are very disappointed, but we will not give up."
Many who live in West Virginia - and some who live in Ohio - may own the surface of the property on which their home sits, while someone who lives in a completely different area of the country owns the coal, oil and natural gas under the surface. This can cause problems for everyone because the mineral owner and the gas company have the right to extract the minerals - and can do so without much regard for the desires of the surface owner.
Industry leaders hailed the high court's decision, as West Virginia energy law attorneys Bridget D. Furbee and Armando F. Benincasa said the action would end industry concerns by eliminating "the possibility of delays by surface owners for otherwise lawful drilling permits."
"The decision ends significant concerns within the industry that if surface owners were granted appeal rights that future permitting in the state would be greatly impeded if not halted in some instances," Furbee and Benincasa wrote in their explanation of how the ruling would impact drilling in West Virginia.
The case originated from a conflict in Doddridge County involving EQT Corp.'s efforts to drill gas wells there. Once EQT filed for DEP permits to drill, surface owner Matthew Hamblet filed objection comments with the DEP. After the DEP issued the permits anyway, Hamblet sought relief from the Doddridge County Circuit Court.
The high court's decision, authored by Justice Margaret Workman, states, "Here, EQT has a legally binding lease that grants it explicit rights of access to the oil and gas underlying Mr. Hamblet's property."
She adds that the court finds no provision in state law that gives a surface owner the right to appeal DEP drilling permits.
Workman wrote that the high court "urges the Legislature to re-examine this issue and reconsider whether surface owners should be afforded an administrative appeal under these circumstances."
Although surface owners lost out on this case, McMahon said the fight continues.
"We continue to hope that in the long run, our state will not make all the mistakes with the Marcellus shale that it did with coal and will continue to work toward that goal," he said.


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WINGATE, N.C. – The Anderson University men's basketball team suffered its lowest shooting percentage in at least five seasons, as the Trojans wrapped up their three-game South Atlantic Conference road swing with an 85-75 setback to Wingate Saturday afternoon at Cuddy Arena.
Anderson (16-6, 11-5 SAC) slipped into a tied for second place in the league standings, while seeing its win streak halted at seven games. Wingate improved to 13-7 overall and 10-6 in the conference and has won two of its last three.
The Trojans held a 47-44 rebounding advantage and pulled down 16 offensive boards, while scoring 18 points off 11 Bulldog turnovers, but it was not enough to offset their 29.2 percent shooting from the field.
Anderson senior guard Chandler Hash poured in a game-high 27 points, including 25 in the second half, while adding three steals and three assists. Junior guard Myson Jones netted 19 points and senior guard CJ Gleaton tallied 17 points, nine rebounds, two assists and a pair of steals.
Junior guard Ryan Daye led the Bulldogs with 19 points, while sophomore guard Xavier Griffin netted 15 points. Senior Deion Turman posted a double-double with 15 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. Freshman Isiah Cureton chipped in 12 points and 11 boards.
"The effort was there," said Anderson head coach Jason Taylor. "We played hard but we have to play better. Despite shooting just 29 percent, we still had an opportunity to win the game."
Early long-range accuracy propelled Wingate to a 13-6 lead, as the Bulldogs connected on 3-of-4 treys inside the opening five minutes of the contest, while Gleaton's traditional three-point play pulled AU within 13-9 at the 14:27 mark of the opening frame
But WU answered with its fourth 3-pointer in five attempts to push back out to a seven-point cushion 19 seconds later. With 14:09 remaining in the first half, Wingate was shooting 85.7 percent from the field, while the Trojans were just 3-of-14 (21.4 percent).
Less than three minutes later, Anderson junior Nick Jackson nailed a 3-pointer from the right wing to trim the Bulldog lead to 17-14, but the Bulldogs countered with seven unanswered points and pushed out to a double-digit, 25-15 cushion with 7:43 left in the first half. Shooting woes continued to plague the Trojans, as AU was just 4-of-21 (19 percent) through the first 13 minutes as Wingate steadily built a 14-point lead with just more than a minute left in the first half.
Anderson center Chris Ross countered by dropping in a basket and Gleaton drained a 3-pointer as Anderson closed the half with five straight points and trailed 36-27 at intermission.
Wingate posted five straight points to open the second half and reclaimed a 14-point lead, but Jones cut the deficit in half by netting seven straight points for Anderson, as the Trojans pulled within 41-34 with 17:28 left.
Anderson still trailed by double digits with less than 13 minutes on the clock when Hash connected on his first 3-pointer of the afternoon and Gleaton dropped in one-of-two from the line to pull AU within 52-46. The Trojans closed the gap to six on four more occasions before Hash's layup at the 5:07 mark pulled Anderson within 67-64, but the Bulldogs withstood the challenge as Cureton responded with a jumper and Terrill Hilliard added a trey to boost the Wingate advantage back to eight, at 72-64.
Hash knocked down another 3-pointer, moments later, but five was as close as the Trojans would get over the final 3:26, as the Bulldogs made just enough free throws (7-of-11) inside the final three minutes to hold off the Trojans for the third consecutive time.
Anderson returns to the Abney Athletic Center on Wednesday, as the Trojans open a two-game homestand by playing host to Mars Hill at 8 p.m. The contest will be a rematch of the Jan. 15 contest that saw AU defeat the Lions, 79-70, in Mars Hill, N.C.