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Teresa R Franklin, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor of Neuroscience in Psychiatry
Member, David J. Mahoney Institute of Neurological Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Member, Center for Functional Neuroimaging, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Member, Penn Medicine Neuroscience Center, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Treatment Research Center/Center for the Studies of Addictions
Brain and Behavioral Vulnerabilities Laboratory
3900 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-222-3200
Fax: 215-386-6770
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B.S. (Chemistry/Biology)
Lycoming College, 1986.
Ph.D. (Neuroscience)
MCP Hahnemann University , 1999.
Post-Graduate Training
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for the Studies of Addiction, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA , 1999-2002.
Cognitive Neuroscience Fellow, Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, 2001-2001.
Research Associate, Center for the Studies of Addiction, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2002-2002.
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Description of Research Expertise
My ultimate goal as an Addiction's Researcher is to characterize pharmaco-responsive endophenotypes in smokers to aid them in achieving successful smoking cessation. There are two major factors that motivate relapse to smoking: a) craving induced my pharmacological withdrawal from nicotine and b) craving elicited by exposure to smoking reminders (smoking cues). We hypothesize that there is inter-individual variability in the relative contribution of withdrawal- and smoking cue-induced craving to relapse. In our lab we focus on cue-vulnerable subtypes of smokers – and pharmacotherapies that reduce relapse rates in these subtypes. The tools I am using to identify the subtypes are a) appetitive smoking cue videos in a withdrawal vs sated imaging paradigm, b) the quantitative imaging technique of continuous arterial spin labeled (CASL) perfusion fMRI, c) GABA B agonists such as baclofen, d) the partial nicotinic agonist and FDA-approved agent, varenicline, e) behavioral probes that predict relapse, including treatment outcome, f) objective measures of smoking behavior, and g) a candidate gene approach of functional polymorphisms involved in smoking behavior. We have published and replicated our findings showing that genetic variance in the dopamine transporter (DAT) modulates brain and behavioral responses during smoking cue exposure. We are currently exploring the interaction between the DAT and other dopaminergic regulating molecules, which have been shown to be involved in reward and smoking cue responsivity.
Further exploration into the characterization of phenotypes in smokers includes the study of sex and menstrual cycle influences on smoking behavior. Evidence suggests that female smoking behavior is motivated more by the sensory aspects of smoking while the relative contribution to continued smoking in males is influenced more by the maintenance of nicotine levels in the brain (withdrawal). Although preliminary neuroimaging data supported this hypothesis, in a large cohort, we have shown the opposite; males and females both show activation to smoking cues in the medial orbitofrontal cortex but males have stronger and more activation in a priori reward-related structures. We have also shown that menstrual cycle phase influences smoking cue responsivity and treatment outcome: luteal females (females in the premenstrual phase of their cycle) have greater subjective craving elicited by smoking cue exposure compared to follicular females. Further, we demonstrated that premenopausal females who begin treatment in the follicular phase, and are simultaneously protected from withdrawal have at least a 70% chance of success in smoking cessation compared to a 20% success rate in females who begin treatment in the luteal phase.
In addition to studying genetic and male/female/menstrual cycle influences on smoking cue responsivity, we also are examining the brain and behavioral responses to smoking cues in smokers with co-morbidities such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), anxiety disorder, and marijuana addiction. For example, varenicline, which has positive effects on cognition may provide dual benefit to ADHD smokers by improving attention and focus, while also aiding in smoking cessation. We also have data evincing that varenicline, which is known to reduce withdrawal and the reinforcement received from smoking, also blocks subjective craving and the reward-related neural 'signature' of smoking cue exposure. Our unique perfusion fMRI paradigm allowed us to deduce the mechanisms underlying varenicline's effectiveness. Further, we have evidence that both marijuana cues and smoking cues activate the same reward-related brain circuitry, suggesting that medications that might aid smokers may also aid marijuana-dependent cigarette smokers. Evidence suggests that an anxiety-prone cue-vulnerable subtype will respond to baclofen, which we have shown has efficacy in a smoking reduction study and blunts both brain activity in reward-related neural activity in the brain in 'at rest' and during smoking cue exposure.
Additional studies include the use of the imaging technique, single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), and the DAT-specific radiotracer, TRODAT to examine whether the DAT-mediated effects on smoking cue reactivity are due to less available or less functional DATs.
Ultimately, the goal for contemporary medicine is to establish brain/behavioral/genetic endophenotypes of medication response, so that treatment strategies can be tailored to manage individual vulnerabilities to aid in conquering this devastating and difficult to treat addiction.
Selected Publications
Franklin, T.R., Wang, Z., Wang, J., Sciortino, N., Harper, D., Li, Y., Ehrman, R., Kampman, K., O'Brien, C.P., Detre, J.A., Childress, A.R.
Limbic activation to cigarette smoking cues independent of nicotine withdrawal: a perfusion fMRI study
. Neuropsychopharmacology 32(11): 2301-2309, 2007.
Franklin, T.R., Harper, D., Kampman, K., Kildea-McCrea, S., Jens, W., Lynch, K.G., O'Brien, C.P., Childress, A.R.
The GABA B agonist baclofen reduces cigarette consumption in a preliminary double-blind placebo-controlled smoking reduction study
. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 103(1-2): 30-36, 2009.
Franklin, T.R., Allen, S.S.
Influence of menstrual cycle phase on smoking cessation treatment outcome: a hypothesis regarding the discordant findings in the literature
. Addiction (Abingdon, England) 104(11): 1941-1942, 2009.
Franklin, T.R., Wang, Z., Sciortino, N., Harper, D., Li, Y., Hakun, J., Kildea, S., Kampman, K., Ehrman, R., Detre, J.A., O'Brien, C.P., Childress, A.R.
Modulation of resting brain cerebral blood flow by the GABA B agonist, baclofen: A longitudinal perfusion fMRI study
. Drug and alcohol dependence 117(2-3): 176-183, 2011.
Franklin, T.R., Wang, Z., Li, Y., Suh, J., Goldman, M., Lohoff, F., Cruz, J., Hazan, R., Jens, W., Detre, J.A., Berrettini, W., O'Brien, C.P., Childress, A.R.
Dopamine transporter genotype modulation of neural responses to smoking cues: Confirmation in a new cohort
. Addiction Biology 16(2): 308-322, 2011.
14. Franklin, T.R., Wang, Z., Suh, J.J., Hazan, R., Cruz, J., Li, Y., Goldman, M., Detre, J.A., O'Brien, C.P., Childress, A.R.
Effects of varenicline on smoking cue-triggered neural and craving responses
. Archives of General Psychiatry 68(5): 516-526, 2011.
Franklin, T.R., Wang, Z., Shin, J., Jagannathan, K., Suh, J.J., Detre, J.A., O'Brien, C.P., Childress, A.R.
A VBM study demonstrating 'apparent' effects of a singe dose of medication on T1-weighted MRIs.
Brain Structure and Function 218(1): 97-104, 2013.
Wetherill, R.R., Childress, A.R., Jagannathan, K., Bender, J., Young, K.A., Suh, J.J., O'Brien, C.P., Franklin, T.R.
Neural responses to subliminally presented cannabis and other emotionally evocative cues in cannabis-dependent individuals
. Psychopharmacology 231(7): 1397-1407, 2014.
Wetherill, R.R., Jagannathan, K., Shin, J., Franklin, T.R.
Sex Differences in Resting State Neural Networks of Nicotine-Dependent Cigarette Smokers
. Addictive Behaviors 2014 Notes: AOL January 23, 2014; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306460314000070.
Young, K., Franklin, T.R., Roberts, D., Jagannathan, K., Suh, J.J., Wetherill, R.R., Wang, Z., Kampman, K., O'Brien, C.P., Childress, AR.
Nipping cue reactivity in the bud: Baclofen prevents limbic activation elicited by subliminal drug cues
. Journal of Neuroscience 34(14): 5038-5043, 2014.
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Warner To Return As Redbirds Manager In 2013
Eversgerd Tapped As Pitching Coach, Budaska As Hitting Coach
By Memphis Redbirds | January 4, 2013 7:15 AM ET
Warner will be joined on the Memphis bench by hitting coach Mark Budaska, athletic trainer Jeremy Clipperton, strength & conditioning coach Sean Johnson, and a new but familiar face: pitching coach and former Redbirds pitcher Bryan Eversgerd.
The 43-year-old Warner, who has spent every year since 2000 in the Cardinals organization and enters his 10th as a field manager, 13th as a coach, has compiled a 586-591 record (.498) as a minor league manager.
Warner was originally drafted by the Cardinals in the 17th round of the 1991 draft as a shortstop out of the University of Wyoming and spent nine years playing in the Cardinals farm system prior to entering the managerial ranks. He played for the Redbirds at Tim McCarver Stadium from 1998-99 and was recognized as the first Redbirds player selected as a Pacific Coast League All-Star in 1998.
Budaska - who guided Redbirds batters to a .257 team average in 2012 - returns to Memphis for his sixth year as hitting coach.
Eversgerd, who pitched for parts of four seasons in the Major Leagues during a 12-year pro playing career, will serve his first year as a pitching coach with Memphis after spending four of the previous five seasons in the same capacity for the Double-A Springfield Cardinals. He begins his 11th overall year as pitching coach in the Cardinals organization. Eversgerd replaces Blaise Ilsley, who was recently promoted to a position as St. Louis' bullpen coach.
Signed by St. Louis as a non-drafted free agent during a June tryout camp at Busch Stadium in 1989, Eversgerd went 2-5 with a 5.16 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 76 games (one start) at the Major League level with St. Louis (1994, '98), Montreal (1995), and Texas (1997).
Eversgerd pitched nine seasons in the Cardinals organization, including three with the Redbirds from 1998-2000 (12-15, 3.27 ERA, 148 SO). The left-hander ranks 3rd in Redbirds' history with 156 relief appearances and was a member of the Pacific Coast League championship team in 2000.
Clipperton, the 2008 PCL Minor League Trainer of the Year, returns to the Bluff City in 2013 to serve his second season with the Redbirds and fourth at the Triple-A level, while Johnson returns to Memphis for his fourth year as the club's strength and conditioning coach.
The Redbirds open the 2013 home slate at AutoZone Park against the Oklahoma City RedHawks at 7:05 p.m. on Thursday, April 4. Season tickets, mini-plan packages, and group outing plans for the 2013 season are currently on sale. Contact the Redbirds at (901) 722-0299 to order or for further details.
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Tornados to host annual Play 4Kay game on SaturdayFebruary 16, 2012
Brevard, N.C. - The Brevard College basketball teams will host their annual Play 4Kay Day, for the Tornados home games on Saturday, February 18th, against Lenoir-Rhyne University. The women's game will tipoff at 2 p.m. in Boshamer Gymnasium, while the men will tipoff against the Bears at 4 p.m.
The Play 4Kay initiative is a global, unified effort for the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's (WBCA) nation of coaches to assist in raising breast cancer awareness on the court, across campuses, in communities and beyond.
All Brevard College basketball players, coaches and support staff will be wearing pink t-shirts, sponsored by the Transylvania Regional Hospital on game day to promote awareness of the disease. All gate proceeds for the Feb. 18 basketball games will be donated to the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. Additional donations will also be collected throughout the evening's festivities.
The Brevard College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee will be selling Breast Cancer Awareness items and Pink Ribbons to honor friends and loved ones affected by cancer and the Transylvania Regional Hospital will have a booth set up in the lobby of Boshamer Gymnasium to pass out literature concerning breast cancer. There will also be a starting lineup of Breast Cancer survivors announced in conjunction with the BC women's basketball team starters in the pregame ceremonies. Halftime of the women's and men's games will be performed by the Pisgah Dance Academy and the Brevard College cheerleaders.
The WBCA began Play 4Kay as an initiative to raise breast cancer awareness in women's basketball, on campuses and in communities. The late Kay Yow, former North Carolina State University head women's basketball coach, served as the catalyst for the initiative after her third reoccurrence of breast cancer in 2006.
In 2007, more than 120 schools unified for this effort and helped make the inaugural year a success. In 2008, over 1,200 teams and organizations participated, reaching over 830,000 fans and raising over $930,000 for breast cancer awareness and research. The 2009 campaign raised over $1.3 million, reached over 912,000 fans, unified more than 1,600 participating teams and organizations, and saw 56+ schools break attendance records at their event. In 2010, over 1,800 participants came together to surpass $1,045,000 in donations and reached more than 922,000 fans across the nation. Over 22 schools broke attendance records through their participation.
Overall, the WBCA Pink Zone has raised over $5.2 Million for the Kay Yow foundation in only five years.


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I would love to see him get some 1 like shogun next or some1 of that stature. Shogun seems a good choice though. He is on a bit of a slide at the minute and if jimi could get past him then he stands in good sted
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I would love to see him get some 1 like shogun next or some1 of that stature. Shogun seems a good choice though. He is on a bit of a slide at the minute and if jimi could get past him then he stands in good sted
I don't know if Jimi is ready for any of the top 10 quite yet tbh!
Yeah lets not throw him in the deep end, he had enough sense to not sign for the UFC when they first came calling, he knows he needs work and time. Granted he has looked very good so far and hopefully that will continue but why rush him into the top ten? Let him smash a few more people first..
I wasn't rushing him. I think it's a very winnable fight. Shogun is on a massive slide right now. And he would stand and fight jimis fight. So I think it gives him a good chance to chuck his name up there. If it was bader he would have a better chance with his wrestling. So given rua would fight how he wanted then. It would make more sense if you get me
He is 33 lads if he has hope of been a name in the company he does not have time to waste as his explosiveness could possibly start to slow down in the next 2 years so needs to make his haye while the sun still shines. That been said was very very impressed with the way he handled Jimmo I didnt really know much about him before just that he was a tough guy and rank 1 in UK but I certainly know him well enough now to say he will reach top 5 imo in the next 2 years. Id fancy seeing him against Shogun then if he wins give him Dan Henderson or Glover Teixeira then a fight against whoever is holding rank 2 to 3 which should be Jones Gus and Daniel Cormier and if he wins that he gets his shot. Mentioned Tex after Shogun as I expect Tex to be possibly between rank 6 and 4 by the time they would fight. If that's the route he took then he will have a good chance of cracking it as he should be 35 which is a make or break age for a fighter of his style imo.
James Te Huna is a perfect fight for him I reckon. A very tough guy and a very respected LHW.
Just watching the replay of the fights last night and with all due respect I don't know if he's ready for a guy like Shogun, he looked tentative in the fight last night IMO and a guy like Jimmo isn't near the top ten.
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MSHA Awards Kentucky Grant for Training and Education
ARLINGTON, Va.- The U. S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has awarded the state of Kentucky a grant totaling $603,327 for training, education and other mine safety and health activities. Kentucky has approximately 737 active mines and 20,031 miners.
The amount is part of an overall grant of nearly $7.8 million being made this year to 48 states and the Navajo Nation.
"Education and training are among the primary tools available to help us achieve the healthiest and safest mines possible," said Dave D. Lauriski, assistant secretary of labor for mine safety and health. "In fact, they comprise one of the key elements - along with enforcement and technical assistance - that make up MSHA's Triangle of Success. These are the tools that the law provides us to influence safety and health in the mining industry.
"This grant will enable the state of Kentucky to work toward a goal that we all share - ensuring that every miner returns home safely at the end of every working shift," Lauriski added.
States participating in the grant program provide a variety of instruction - from entry-level training for those who are starting in the mining industry to annual refresher classes and instructor courses for those who will be training other miners. Many of those courses meet the requirements under federal training standards. Other training covers responding to medical emergencies at remote mining sites, noise abatement, mine rescue, water hazards rescue and certifications for various jobs ranging from electrician to hoisting engineer.
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The Composite Dairy Cattle Registry of Butler, Missouri is open to all dairy cattle breeders and producers that have a need for registering their animals to identify, track, document and maintain the ancestry of past generations and future offspring.
The Composite Dairy Cattle Registry offers an affordable and efficient system to register cattle of any breed or combination of breeds.
A benefit of the Registry is cattle that do not qualify for registration in a registry - due to percentage of breed or the breed crosses, - can be registered. The Composite Dairy Cattle Registry has also been designated the official breed registrar for the Milking Fleckvieh for North America (USA and Canada).
The Composite Dairy Cattle Registry has also been approved for providing export certification for dairy cattle being exported overseas.
Composite cattle are still new to many producers, and as with anything new, it takes time before there is wide spread acceptance. Marketing composite cattle, or any breed of cattle, present real challenges for producers both big and small, but this can also lead to some real opportunities.
Among the comments that we are hearing is - "To be honest, I am pleased to see a Composite herd book being established. It is a way to document these cattle which has not been available before. Whether you like composites or not, they are a factor in our industry that is not going to go away anytime soon."
Breeders who raise Holstein, Jersey, Brown Swiss, Guernsey, and Ayrshire have name recognition because commercial cattlemen are aware of these breeds. This is not the case when it comes to Composites. While some of the breed associations are making changes to register their breed mixed with other breed genetics, there are still many Composite crosses developed by breeders or groups of breeders, that with these breed crosses there is no registry that will accept these cattle.
The technology to provide documentation and genetic evaluations of Composite dairy cattle is available, and breeders can join together through the Composite Dairy Cattle Registry. We will help producers - seedstock and commercial - have a better understanding of composite cattle and a source for more information along with genetic evaluations and pedigree information on their cattle.
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LONG BEACH - It was criticized as disastrous to Long Beach's fiscal health and hailed as the rightful return of money to taxpayers.
But whatever it was when voters passed it in 2000, Measure J, which reduced the utility users tax from 10 percent to 5 percent, can at least be quantified now.
Halving the tax added to water, gas, electric and phone bills has resulted in $354 million less revenue for city coffers, according to numbers provided to the Press-Telegram by the city's Budget Management Bureau.
That contributed toward decisions by city leaders to cut spending by $209 million, largely on the back of public safety, the biggest portion of the budget, and eliminate 811 jobs since 2004.
How those dueling nine-figure numbers are viewed depends on what side of the still-smoldering debate over Measure J one sits.
At least one elected official believes in putting the utility tax issue before voters again, this time as an increase.
"A lot of the cuts we've had to make are, in my opinion, outrageous," said Councilwoman Rae Gabelich.
Gabelich acknowledged that good things have come from the reduction to the tax - Long Beach government has been forced to become more efficient, and things such as a $175,000 annual discretionary fund for each council district have been eliminated, for example.
But the scaling back has gone too far, Gabelich argues, when there is talk about eliminating one of the Long Beach Police Department's four substations and dropping crews on certain fire engines from four to three.
"I don't think it's positive for the citizens," she said.
To Gabelich, raising the utilities tax is one of the most attractive revenue-gathering options to stem the rollbacks - each 1 percent increase nets $8 million for the general fund, she said, and a full 5 percent pick-up would cost users $12.50 on a monthly bill of $250.
Louis Baglietto, the campaign consultant who wrote Measure J, deemed Gabelich's breakdown "cavalier."
The increase may not sound like a lot to someone who lives in Belmont Shore, he said.
"If you're someone living in Central Long Beach or downtown, it makes a big difference," said Baglietto.
The driving force behind Measure J was former Long Beach resident Norm Ryan, who had a brief and frenetic political career in the city that included unsuccessful campaigns for council and mayor.
Opponents of the initiative said that reducing one of the city's largest revenue sources by half would lead to painful cutbacks to city services, including police and fire.
The city-sponsored Measure I sought a smaller reduction to the utilities tax, to 7.5 percent, but Measure J ultimately received more votes.
Ryan eventually moved to Shasta County to take a position as chief executive officer of the Haven Humane Society in Redding. He was convicted in 2009 of five felonies for embezzling about $1,400 from the nonprofit animal-control authority and sentenced to 180 days in jail.
The push to undo Ryan's work hasn't found much support from Gabelich's colleagues.
During a discussion last month of revenue options presented by staff, three council members - Gary DeLong, Patrick O'Donnell and Gerrie Schipske - spoke against any tax increases.
In an interview, Mayor Bob Foster called looking at recent budget cuts and comparing it to money that would have been realized had the utility users tax not been halved "a bad juxtaposition."
"To be blunt, if we would have had the extra $40 million (those years), it would have been spent," Foster said. "The natural tendency of policy makers is to spend what they have."
Privatizing critical operations such as fleet servicing and refuse collection should be studied before officials consider increasing the utilities tax, Foster added.
"It's not our money, it's the public's money," he said.
"We have, and should have, a higher level of care in dealing with other peoples' money than we do our own."
The question of when council members would take up a tax raise is in some ways as important as if they would.
A general-use tax measure intended for the November ballot would require a unanimous vote of the council and a declaration of an emergency before Aug. 7 under state law, according to City Attorney Robert Shannon. It would then need to be approved by a majority of voters to be enacted.
A tax dedicated for a specific purpose requires a majority council vote and approval by two-thirds of voters.
On a city primary ballot, any tax measure needs a majority council approval and a two-thirds affirmative vote of the electorate for a specific purpose, or a majority vote of the people for a general-use tax, Shannon said. The next city primary election is in April 2014.
Citizens could also get an initiative on the ballot by petition.
Gabelich, who is termed out this year, said discussion about the issue is stymied because politicians are fearful of talking about raising taxes when they have to run for office.
"Somewhere along the line, I think people should be allowed to decide for themselves. I don't know what the fear is in that," said Gabelich, who talked about the utilities tax before she decided not to run again for her seat.
One downtown resident said if the choice were presented to him, he'd say no.
"It hurts too much already," said Ken Sumen. "I don't think that charging hard-working Americans more is the way to go."
To Baglietto, recent revelations by the city, such as $18 million in unpaid parking tickets, show that some lessons about the Measure J campaign are still unlearned.
"While I know the council and mayor have gotten the message," Baglietto said, "I think there needs to be more action by city staff."
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Darkling beetles are in the class Insecta, order Coleoptera and family Tenebrionidae. Darkling beetles represent what most people would consider the typical beetle. There are approximately 1,400 species of darkling beetles in North America. Most live in the western United States, including about 100 species of the genus Eleodes. Only about 150 species of darkling beetles occur in the eastern United States.
Darkling beetles are common in many habitats, but are especially adapted to arid regions.
Darkling beetles are approximately 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) in length. They have chewing mouthparts and one pair of antennae. The antennae are often segmented into 11 parts and are thread-like, bead-like or slightly cubed. The darkling beetle does not have any major distinguishing characteristics. There are no bumps or outgrowths, as they are uniformly smooth and black; one end is easy to tell from the other. Wings of the darkling beetle are fused, rendering this beetle flightless.
Darkling beetles can live from 3-15 years.
IIn the wild: Darkling beetles commonly eat decaying vegetation, such as dead leaves or rotting wood At the zoo: Apples, oranges, romaine lettuce and monkey chow
The female lays her eggs in the soil. When larvae hatch, they look similar to commercial mealworms (genus Tenebrio). Larvae have six legs, and are slender, cylindrical, light brown and worm-like in appearance. When larvae reach the proper size, they pupate in the soil. They emerge as adult darkling beetles.
Both larvae and adults are general feeders and scavengers, feeding on decaying fungi, leaves, seeds and other organic matter. They occasionally eat live plants. Darkling beetles are ground dwellers. They are active both day and night, but spend the hottest part of the day in moist areas, such as the undersides of logs and rocks, in fungi, and in other cool, dark places.
Members of the genus Eleodes have perfected an interesting defense against predators, which include birds, reptiles and amphibians. When threatened, a beetle stands on its head and elevates its rear end. When the aggressor gets within striking distance, the beetle emits a foul-smelling black fluid, driving away its adversary. This is why darkling beetles belonging to the genus Eleodes, have the nickname "stink" beetles.
Incredible darkling beetles are located at Woodland Park Zoo's Bug World. You'll go "buggy" while viewing exciting seasonal displays that take you on a journey to different bioclimatic zones around the world. You may come face-to-face with recycling cockroaches, assassin bugs, web-spinning spiders or scuba diving beetles, to name only a few. The only way you'll find out which bugs you'll encounter is by visiting Bug World. Don't miss it!
Darkling beetles are common throughout the world. Human-caused changes in land use are escalating, and this affects the natural habitat required by darkling beetles and other animals for survival. Vast forests are being removed for timber or other paper products, and industrial emissions are polluting water and air resources. Additionally, habitat is rapidly converted by expanding human communities and agricultural needs. It's only a matter of time until many insect species populations will become severely reduced, or eliminated.
Humans need insects. Often unnoticed, darkling beetles and other insects are essential for maintaining the balance in nature and health of the living world. Here are only a few of the benefits insects provide:
The effort to save animals and their habitat requires cooperation and support at the international, national, regional and individual levels. You can help in this cause. Join and become active in Woodland Park Zoo and other conservation organizations of your choice. To conserve habitat for beetles and other insects, reduce your use of pesticides and herbicides, and work to preserve vegetation in your neighborhood and in tropical regions.
Contact Woodland Park Zoo at email@example.com to find out how you can support conservation efforts at the zoo. Learn other ways you can help conserve wildlife and the habitats they require for survival by visiting our How You Can Help page.
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text: Add this to your signature if you wish to help new users find some basic information. Unity Terminology and Acronyms! Code (csharp): [CENTER][URL="http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/132458-Table-of-contents-amp-Thread-translation"]Unity Terminology and Acronyms![/URL][/CENTER] Introduction This thread has been created on behalf of Pat.Mathis and his idea of a translation thread where people may post there ill-constructed posts/threads and request for them to be re-written by the users in a more presentable manner, also, to add to this, this thread will contain a selection of development terms and unity lingo that you may see be used around the forums but unsure of there meanings. This thread will also contain several tips on how to portray yourself in the forums to avoid flaming and any other community issues. Chapters: ·1 - Unity Forum Lingo And Acronyms - Acronyms used around the forum and basic terminology. .2 - Defining Genre - Game genre briefs and descriptions. ·3 - Unity Engine Terminology - Brief descriptions of a selection of Unity components. ·4 - 3D Software Terminology - Brief descriptions and definitions of a selection of 3d software terminology. ·5 - 2D Software Terminology - Brief descriptions and definitions of a selection of 2d software terminology. ·6 - Tips For Presentation - How to portray and present yourself. ·7 - Unity Translation - About submitting you're threads/posts for correction and translation. Unity Forum Lingo And Acronyms This segment of the thread contains an alphabetized list of acronyms and some meanings of words that you may see around the forums. It is recommended that you should write in full rather than using some of these acronyms for clarity in your posts. If you have any acronyms or terms you wish to be added to the list, Post below in the same format as they are presented here. A ·AFAIK = As Far As I Know B ·Bump = Bring Up My Post C D ·DFTT = Don't feed the trolls E F ·FAQ – Frequently Asked Question(s) ·Flamer = Someone who makes inflammatory, abusive or directly offensive comments. ·FYI = For your information ·FOV = Field Of View G ·GUI = Game User Interface / Graphical User Interface ·GDD = Game Design Document ·Gooey = Terminology used to refer to GUI (Game User Interface / Graphical User Interface) H ·Handle = Name used in online chat/forum ect ·HTH = Hope This Helps ·HTML = Hypertext Markup Language I ·IMO = In My Opinion ·IMHO = In My Honest Opinion / In My Humble Opinion ·IRC = Internet Relay Chat ·IRL = In Real Life ·ITYM = I Think You Mean J ·Jaggy = Aliased Computer Graphics ·J/K = Joke / Just Kidding ·JGI = Just Google It K ·KK = "Ok", Primarily seen in chat. L ·Lag = Slang term for slow Internet speeds or high Internet latency ·LFG = Looking For Group ·LFM = Looking For More ·Lurker = Someone who frequents a Usenet group without participating in discussions M ·MMO = Massively Multi-player Online ·MMOFPS = Massively Multi-Player Online First Person Shooter ·MMOG = Massively Multi-Player Online Game ·MMORPG = Massively Multi-player Online Role Playing Game ·MOTD = Message of the day ·MOO = Multi-User Domain - Object Oriented N .NPS = Non-Photo Realistic ·Noob = An inexperienced user or an annoying person. ·NSFW = Not Safe For Work; Warning about content that may get the viewer in trouble with his employer or co-workers, Adult clips/games. ·NDA = Non-Disclosure Agreement ·Null = Nothing ·NTC = Non-Twitch Controls, The user has no direct control over his or her character but instead controls the game, which relays instructions to said character. O ·OP = Original poster / Opening Post / Over Powered ·OS = Operating System ·OT = Off Topic ·OO = Object Orientated ·OOP = Object Orientated Programming ·OTT = Over the Top - usually describing behavior or design. P ·Ping = Ping is a computer network administration utility used to test the reachability of a host on an Internet Protocol ·P2P = Peer To Peer / Pay To Play ·PLMK = Please Let Me Know ·POV = Point Of View ·PVE = Player Versus Environment. ·PVP = Player Versus Player ·[/BPCS = Pre-rendered Cut Scene, often capable of higher graphical output Q ·QFT = Quoted For Truth R ·RL = Real Life ·RPG = Role Playing Game ·RTS = Real Time Strategy ·RTCS = Real Time Cut Scene, the cutscene is viewed in real time as it is executed in the engine with a mixture of animations and scripts ·RTT = Real Time Tactics ·RTM = Read The Manual S ·Snail mail = Normal paper mail service ·STW = Search The Web ·SSS = Sub-Surface Scattering ·SHMUP = SHoot 'eM UP ·SQL = structured query language T ·TBH = To Be Honest ·TOS = Terms Of Service ·TTT = To The Top; used to bump a thread ·TPS = Third Person Shooter ·TBS = Turn Based Strategy ·TBT = Turn Based Tactics ·TC = Twitch Controls, the game is controlled directly by the player, generally used in FPS genre U ·UTSE = Use The Search Engine V ·Voxel = (Volumetric Pixel) is a volume element, representing a value on a regular grid in three dimensional space. W ·W/O = Without ·WTB = Want To Buy ·WTS = Want To Sell ·WTT = Want To Trade X Y ·YHBT = You Have Been Trolled ·YW = You're Welcome. ·YOYO = You're On Your Own. ·YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary Z Symbols and Numerical ·@ = AT, for example @CharlieSamways. generally used when directing a message towards a user. ·3D = 3 dimensional; containing a X,Y and Z axis ·2D = 2 dimensional; containing a X and Y axis ·2.5D = Is played in 3D but constrained to 2D perspective For a full extensive list of general use acronyms use the reasources below: Click Here Click Here Defining Genre ·Advergames = Games developed for advertising purposes. ·Adventure = Adventure games involve exploration of, and interaction with, the environment as a main facet of gameplay. ·Classic Arcade = Classic arcade games refer to games that originally existed on freestanding coin-operated machines, Generally with a pixel art feel and style. ·Fighting = Fighting games involves rendering opponents unconscious or dead by using a number of different moves. ·First Person Shooters = Games in which the player has a first-person perspective of their character and generally have a selection of weaponry to use. ·First Person Sneaker = This is a sub-genre of First Person Shooter, where the focus is on stealth rather than combat or shooting. ·MMORPG = 'Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games' are multi-player role-playing games that enable thousands of players to play in a virtual online world at the same time. ·MOO = 'Multi-User Domain - Object Oriented' is a type of MUD that allows players greater freedom such as creating new objects and character descriptions and programming new verbs. ·MUD = 'Multi User Dimension' (or 'Multi User Dungeon' or 'Multi-User Domain') is a text-based, game-world on the internet where the players can interact using text commands. Generally RPG games. ·Platform = Platformers are games in which the player jumps from platform to platform. Game-play generally includes running and jumping. ·Puzzle = Puzzle games are games that usually require the player to solve a puzzle such as a maze, logical problem or positioning different pieces together. ·Racing = Racing games involve the player competing in races, generally in vehicles. ·RPG = 'Role Playing Games' are games in which the player's character has skills and abilities represented by statistics. Gameplay involves the characters exploring and completing quests that build up their statistics and possessions. Can be single or multi-player. Generally there are several roles to choose from, stereotypically: Mage, Warrior and Ranger. ·Shooters = Shoot em' Up or Shooter games involve shooting or destroying multiple objects and opponents. ·Strategy= Strategy games require the player to take on a leadership role and oversee every detail of the provided scenario(s). Gameplay focuses on strategies and careful planning and resource management in order to win. ·RTS= 'Real Time Strategy' games are strategy games played in real time. ·Educational/Serious = Educational/serious games are games aimed at teaching, discussing or debating real-world concepts via gameplay. ·Simulations = Simulation games attempt to realistically mimic conditions of a particular environment or activity. ·Sports = Sports Games emulate traditional physical sports such as basketball and golf. ·TPS = 'Third Person Shooters' offer players a third person perspective of their character. Unity Engine Terminology All information here has been gathered from the Unity reference manual and simplified to give a short definition and explination of each of the terms. To see more and gain a more thorough understanding visit here: http://unity3d.com/support/documentation/Components/index.html Once again if you feel any terms are missing, post below to have them added, Also if any are incorrect, post to have them changed. Featured here are Asset components, Audio Components, Animation Components and Physics Components. Upon request I shall take the time to document all features seen in the official documentation. Asset Components Assets are the models, textures, sounds and all other "content" files from which you make your game. ·Cubemap Texture = A Cubemap Texture is a collection of six separate square Textures that are put onto the faces of an imaginary cube. Most often they are used to display infinitely faraway reflections on objects, similar to how Skybox displays faraway scenery in the background ·Meshes = At the core of any 3D game are Meshes - objects consisting of triangles, with textures applied. ·Flare = The Flare itself is a combination of a texture file and specific information that determines how the Flare behaves. ·Font = Fonts can be created or imported for use in either the GUI(Game/Graphical User Interface) Text or the Text Mesh Components. ·Movie Texture = Movie Textures are animated Textures that are created from a video file. By placing a video file in your project's Assets Folder, you can import the video to be used exactly as you would use a regular Texture. ·Procedural Materials = Procedural Material Assets are textures that are generated for you while the program/game is running ·Render Texture = Render Textures are special types of Textures that are created and updated while the program/game is running ·Text Asset = Text Assets are a format for imported text files. ·Texture 2d = Textures bring your Meshes, Particles, and interfaces to life, They are image or movie files that you lay over or wrap around your objects. Click here to find out more about Assets in Unity. Audio Components These Components implement sound in Unity. ·Audio Clips = The audio data used by Audio Sources. Unity supports mono, stereo and multichannel audio assets ·Audio Listener = It acts as a microphone-like device. It receives input from any given Audio Source in the scene and plays sounds through the computer speakers. ·Audio Source =The Audio Source plays back an Audio Clip in the scene. If the Audio Clip is a 3D clip, the source is played back at a given position and will reduce the amplitude over distance. ·Audio Filters = AudioSources and the AudioListener can have filter components applied, by adding the filter components to the same GameObject the AudioSource or AudioListener is on. Filter components change the way the sound is heard by adding features such as echos. ·Reverb Zones = Reverb Zones take an Audio Clip and distortionates it depending where the audio listener is located inside the reverb zone. They are used when you want to gradually change from a point where there is no ambient effect to a place where there is one. For example when you are entering a cavern. Click here to find out more about Audio in Unity. Animation Components ·Animation = The default animation that will be played when a scene is played/started. ·Animation Clips = store all animation data that can be used for animated characters or simple animations. Click here to find out more about Animation and Unity. Physics Components Unity has NVIDIA PhysX physics engine built-in. This allows for unique emergent behaviour and is generally very cool. ·Box Collider = The Box Collider is a basic cube-shaped collision primitive which detects when an asset collides to trigger events. ·Capsule Collider = The Capsule Collider is made of two half-spheres joined together by a cylinder which detects when an asset collides to trigger events. ·Character Controller = The Character Controller is mainly used for third-person or first-person player control that does not make use of Rigidbody physics. ·Constant Force = Constant Force is a quick utility for adding constant forces to a Rigidbody. ·Fixed Joint = Fixed Joints restricts an object's movement to be dependent upon another object ·Hinge Joint = The Hinge Joint groups together two Rigidbodies, constraining them to move like they are connected by a hinge. ·Mesh Collider = The Mesh Collider takes a Mesh Asset and builds its Collider based on that mesh. It is far more accurate for collision detection than using primitives for complicated meshes, It detects when another asset collides to trigger events. ·Physic Material = The Physic Material is used to adjust friction and bouncing effects of colliding objects. ·Rigid Body = Rigidbodies enable your GameObjects to act under the control of physics. ·Sphere Collider = The Sphere Collider is a basic sphere-shaped collision primitive which detects when an object collides to trigger events. ·Spring Joint = The Spring Joint groups together two Rigidbodies, constraining them to move like they are connected by a spring. ·Interactive Cloth = The Interactive Cloth class is a Component that simulates a "cloth-like" behavior on a mesh. ·Wheel Collider = The Wheel Collider is a special collider for grounded vehicles. It has built-in collision detection, wheel physics, and a slip-based tire friction model Click here to find out more about Physics in Unity. Image Effect Scripts This group handles all Render Texture-based fullscreen image postprocessing effects. They are only available with Unity Pro. They add a lot to the look and feel of your game without spending much time on artwork. ·Anti-aliasing (Post Effect) = The Antialiasing (PostEffect) offers a set of algorithms designed to give a smoother appearance to graphics ·Bloom And Lens Flares = Blooming is the optical effect where light from a bright source (such as a glint) appears to leak into surrounding objects. The Bloom and Lens Flares image effect adds bloom and also automatically generates lens flares in a highly efficient way. ·Colour Correction Curves = Color Correction Curves make color adjustments using curves for each color channel. Depth based adjustments allow you to vary the color adjustment according to a pixel's distance from the camera. ·Contrast Enhance = The Contrast Enhance image effect enhances the impression of contrast for a given camera. It uses the well-known unsharp mask process available in image processing applications. ·Crease = The Crease is a common non-photorealistic (NPR) rendering technique that enhances the visibility of objects by adding outlines of variable thickness. ·Depth Of Field 3.4 = Depth of Field 3.4 is a common postprocessing effect that simulates the properties of a camera lens. The name refers to the fact that the effect has had significant performance and feature improvements in Unity 3.4. ·Edge Detect Effect Normals = This version of the Edge Detect image effect creates outlines around edges by taking the scene geometry into account. ·Fish-eye Image Effect = The Fisheye image effect creates distorts the image as if viewed through a fisheye lens ·Global Fog = The Global Fog image effect creates camera-based exponential fog. All calculations are done in world space which makes it possible to have height-based fog modes that can be used for sophisticated effects ·Sun Shafts = The Sun Shafts image effect simulates the radial light scattering (also known as the "god ray" effect) that arises when a very bright light source is partly obscured. ·Tilt Shift = Tilt Shift is a specialized version of the Depth of Field effect that allows for very smooth transitions between focused and defocused areas. ·Vignetting = The Vignetting image effect introduces darkening, blur and chromatic aberration at the edges and corners of the image. ·Blue Image Effect = The Blur image effect blurs the rendered image in real-time. ·Colour Correction Image Effect = Color Correction allows you apply arbitrary color correction to your scene as a postprocessing effect (just like the Curves tool in Photoshop or Gimp). ·Contrast Stretch Image Effect = Contrast Stretch dynamically adjusts the contrast of the image according to the range of brightness levels it contains. ·Edge Detection Image Effect = Edge Detect image effect adds black edges to the image wherever color differences exceed some threshold. ·Glow Image Effect = Glow (sometimes called "Bloom") can dramatically enhance the rendered image by making overbright parts "glow". ·Greyscale Image Effect = Grayscale is a simple image effect that changes colors to grayscale. ·Motion Blue Image Effect = Motion Blur image effect enhances fast-moving scenes by leaving "motion trails" of previously rendered frames. ·Noise Image Effect = Noise is an image postprocessing effect that can simulate both TV and VCR noise. ·Sepia Tone Image Effect = Sepia Tone is a simple image effect that tints an image to resemble an old photograph. ·Screen Space Ambient Occlusion (SSAO) = Screen Space Ambient Occlusion (SSAO) approximates Ambient Occlusion in realtime ·Twirl Image Effect = The Twirl image effect distorts the rendered image within a circular region. The pixels at the centre of the circle are rotated by a specified angle; the rotation for other pixels in the circle decreases with distance from the centre, diminishing to zero at the circle's edge. ·Vortex Image Effect = The Vortex image effect distorts the rendered image within a circular region. Pixels in the image are displaced around a central circular area by a specified angle; the amount of displacement reduces with distance from the centre, diminishing to zero at the circle's edge. Click here to find out more about Image effects in Unity. 3D Software Terminology This segment will explain some basic terminology you may come across when using any 3d software package such as blender, Maya, 3DS max and others. Comment below if you wish to have any terminology that you know included or any terminology here changed. ·Aliasing = Artifact or distortion, often referred to as 'jaggies'. In a 3D rendered image, the most common example is the stair-stepping effect seen along the edges of objects. ·Ambient Occlusion = Ambient Occlusion is a shading method that is often used as a replacement to Global Illumination because it can be much faster to render and easier to control. ·Anti-aliasing = Techniques to remove aliasing artifacts. ·Bump mapping = A Bump Map alters a mesh height and/or depth visually by using different strengths of light on a texture map, but it does not alter the mesh geometry. ·Constraints = Limits movement and rotation ·Convex hull = a convex hull is points that can never form a concave bridge ·Displacement mapping = An alternative technique in contrast to bump mapping, normal mapping, and parallax mapping, that uses a heightmap to cause an effect where the actual geometric position of points over the textured surface are displaced along the surface normal according to the values stored into the texture. ·Dynamics =The branch of mechanics dealing with the way masses move under the influence of forces. ·Heightmap = A grayscale digital image used to store three-dimensional data. It´s usually used in bump mapping, displacement mapping and for terrain mesh generation. In a heightmap, the intensity of a pixel's color represents the height displacement of the mesh's corresponding coordinate. A white pixel represents the highest point in the map while a black pixel marks the lowest point in the map. ·Keyframe = A frame from an animated sequence, at which a significant animation event or change takes place. ·Fixed Function = A Fixed Function is a hardware limitation, where the hardware can't do programmable shaders. Instead you set states prior to your draw calls. ·Surface Shaders in Unity is a code generation approach that makes it much easier to write lit shaders than using low level vertex/pixel shader programs. ·Normal = A three-dimensional vector which is perpendicular to a surface. ·Normal Mapping = It is used to add details to shading without using more polygons. ·Pixel Shader = A graphics processing function that calculates effects on a per-pixel basis. ·SSS = Sub-Surface Scattering. The effect of light penetrating a surface and illuminating the inner layers. ·Texel = Texture element. A pixel that is part of a texture map. ·Texture mapping = The process of assigning an image to a 3d surface. To see the full manual simply Click Here. 2D Software Terminology This segment will explain some basic terminology you may come across when using any 2d software package. such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Gimp and others. Comment below if you wish to have any terminology that you know included or any terminology here changed. ·Artboard = Printable portion of the work area, where illustrations can be finalized. ·Bitmap Images = Images created using a grid of small squares called pixels. also called raster images or pixel images. ·CMYK = The color mode used for printed output. cyan (c). magenta (m), yellow (y), and black (k) inks are combines to create the desired colors. ·Colour Mode = Determines the color model used to display and print the file. ·Guides = Non-printing lines that can be used to create boundaries or guidelines in a drawing. ·Picas = Measurement system frequently used in graphic design. there are six picas to an inch. ·RGB = The color mode used for illustrations to be viewed on computer monitors. red (R), green (G), and blue (B) are combined with light. ·Vector Graphics = Illustrations made up of lines and curves that are defined by vectors created with mathematical formula. ·Anti-Aliasing = Anti-aliasing makes text and shapes look smooth in bitmap graphics. ·Gradient = A gradient, or graduated fill, is a color fill that gradually blends from one color to another. ·Tonal Histogram = A histogram that is a graph that depicts the tonal range of an image. ·Layer = Layers are used to work separately on different 'pieces of paper' and overlay them. They are used so that you can work on a certain item without effecting the rest of the document. ·Noise = Noise in digital photos consists of any undesirable flecks of random color in a portion of an image that should consist of smooth color. ·Sprite = A two dimensional image, often with transparent areas, that is drawn to the screen from frames of images to create a moving image. ·Tile Map = A tile map is a graphics technique which generates a larger graphic from re-using a number of smaller graphics to save RAM and increase real-time rendering performance. This technique is used to create many 2d games such as the Super Mario Bros and Sonic. Tips For Presentation When writing your posts/threads you should try be as careful as possible with spelling, grammar and terminology. Along with the use of acronyms. It is recommended that you avoid as much acronym use as possible as it 'dumbs down' the quality of your post/thread. For spelling it is always best to spell check your post/thread to avoid silly mistakes that may make your post/thread hard to understand, If you are uncertain about the corrections offered by spell checker you should Google the definition of the suggested word to find out whether it fits. Grammar checking is one of my least done habits, which is unfortunate. You should always double check your post/thread to see whether it makes sense and also to check for punctuation. Aside the English aspect of your writing you should attempt to make your post/thread looks nice, to do this you can add simple formatting by: underlining key headings to define points throughout your post/thread; italicize important words you wish to emphasize; Paragraph when relevant to avoid topics with no relevance merging; Use align center when appropriate and wrap any code in code tags. To check whether your post/thread is looking okay just hit the preview button beneath. Another tip you may want to consider is the feel of your writing. If you wish to be taken seriously you should make a strong attempt to portray yourself in a 'professional' mannerr. Try not to type how you would talk to your friends, try to avoid implying emotion in your post/thread as emotion is not greatly understood over text and can be misunderstood. If anyone has any tips for presentation and portraying yourself please post below and I can add overtime. Unity Post And Thread Translation The idea is that you may post below your threads and posts to have them corrected or translated by the community, The reason for this is so that if you wish to create a more professional and well presented thread you can do so without having to rely on Google translator or your spell checker. Please bare in mind that the community are still just people who do also make mistakes in typing but I hope to see everyone help as much as they can. To those looking for corrections and translations: If you are planning on having your thread corrected please still try your best to write the thread/post clearly so the corrector can understand what you want to be said. If you are planning on having your thread translated you can attempt to Google translate your thread/post to then have it corrected but it is not required. We are sorry in advance if no body can help your translation, Just remember that there may not be anyone who knows the language well enough to translate. To those looking to help in the translation and/or correction: If you are planning on correcting someones post please be extra careful in doing so and only do so if you feel your English is at a high enough standard to ensure quality presentation. Formatting is also acceptable when re-writing a thread/post but remember to re-post it in code tags with a preview of the final presentation also. When you have corrected someones thread/post respond to them simply by using the '@' symbol and there name like you would in any other thread, it is then there choice whether they wish to use your corrected version or not. If you are translating a post from another language please make sure it is a language you know thoroughly, It would be even better if the language is your native language. Thank you for reading and I hope many if any find use for this thread, if you have any acronyms or terms you wish adding please write below. Humble Regards -Charlie Samways; www.csamways.com NOTE: I shall be adding to the 2d terminology shortly.


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I thought the iPad mini was to challenge the nexus 7 and other smaller tablets? Or am I wrong
When you restore the system you loose nothing. Ive restored and updated my galaxy tab and never lost a thing. Every time i restore my iPad i loose everything and have to start from scratch again. iTunes backup is crap and takes hours.
Its actually faster to restore an android phone than it is to restore an iPhone. I did it last week and the iPhone took half a day where the android phone was restored in an hour.
IOS is crap. You NEED to jailbreak it to even come close to Android OS.
Only when IOS is jailbroken is when it comes user friendly. Android is user friendly from the start and doesn't need to be jailbroken.
IOS will never come close to Android as its so locked up tight.
Android is not the holy grail of mobile OS's and certainly not user friendly.
I have a galaxy tab 10.1. It came with 3 email apps (gmail, email and Samsung mail)... Why? Not only that, they do not interact with each other, so if you set up your account on each and check email on gmail, it won't show up on Samsung email.
Now there are like 3 or 4 media players - why? Because each one lacks a functionality the others compensate for. I can't even get this to be displayed in portrait mode by spinning the tablet.
A self defeating feature of android is how applications are handled. Take for example, The Weather Channel App, Chase Banking App, and Facebook App. Compare these to the iOS versions:
I could dissect these apps, but the bottom line is that the android version waste so much space on the screen. In facebook, it is either tiny print or if you choose to enlarge it, then everything gets fuzzy. Weather channel, this looks like it was built for a smaller tablet but tries to mathematically position it's info on larger tablets which leaves 80% of the screen empty. Chase has issues as Weather Channel and Facebook.... text too small and positioned wrong.
I have downloaded games on the GT 10.1 some are great looking some are unplayable, especially when it comes to tilting the tablet. The orientation just is way off, like tilting the tablet up and down to go left and right, if it works at all.
Another thing is, and this is a Samsung thing, they do not keep your os up to date. I got this tablet 1 year ago christmas. It came with 3.2 and was it 6 months after 4.0 was released did I get an update. There is no talk of 4.2 coming to GT10.1. Sure I can root this and put on some hacked version to get 4.2 however, looking at the hacked version of 4.0 at that time, if I did root and update at the time, I would have lost camera and some other essential thing.
I like to Skype , I like to mess around with the camera. It wasnt an option.
Another thing is that no matter how great the os is (4.2, 5.0, 6.7) - if the apps are not graphically pleasing, they will still look like crap on a killer OS
I have had an android phone since 1.5 doughnut and no OS iteration has got even close to iOS. Wished I had used iPhone for years previous because it makes me sick thinking of all them hours wasted on repairing a buggy OS and all the times my phone died halfway through the day. I love the concept of android but it has MASSIVE FATAL weaknesses that make it unusable


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Feldman, Deborah. Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots
In this debut memoir, Feldman gives readers a fascinating glimpse into her life growing up in the extremely religious Satmar Hasidic community as well as her eventual escape from that life. The daughter of a mentally unstable father and gay mother, who also decided to leave the extremely orthodox community as a young woman, Feldman was raised by her grandparents who firmly adhered to the religious and social customs of their culture. As she grew up, she struggled with the increasing expectations of her community to marry while her only real desire was to indulge in English language literature in her home where only Yiddish was allowed. When Feldman is married to a nice Satmar boy, she believes he will be the perfect husband, one that will allow her to explore her interests which most of the community would frown upon. Unexpectedly however, their first year of marriage is a disaster; full of difficulties with their sex life along with crippling anxiety for Feldman.
When Feldman finally becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son, she finds the courage to step outside her community for the first time. She aggressively pursues a college education while planning her escape from her disappointing marriage and a community where she no longer belongs. Intriguing and extremely personal, this memoir explores the striking metamorphosis of young woman.


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I've used BT5 on VirtualBox, but decided to burn it do a disc instead and boot it as my main system, as I in virtualbox could'nt hack wireless 'cause I couldnt find any wi-fi. And now, here comes my problems:
1. After I type startx, it gives me the black screen. I found a fix on that error, where the one who helped me, said that I should add this code in the "grub": "xforcevesa noapic noapci nosplash irqpoll --" without the quotes. So, I did that, and my BT5 started atleast. I don't know if this is a bad code? :-(
2. Now, when I come to the desktop, I have to wait about 15 minutes before it shows the "Install Backtrack", and like 10 more minutes before the "Applications" etc appears. I can't see the icon of "Install Backtrack" it is just a sheet of paper. Also, it comes up with some errors about gnome or something, where I either can choose to delete something or don't delete. Also, when the application tab appears, when I then press it, it goes all laggy again, and it takes about 10 minutes again before it responds, then I can go alittle further before it lags again.
I don't know if any of these problems is maybe a problem with the code I used at the grub? I don't think it is, but I'm new to this, so...
I got a HP G62 Notebook laptop. 4 Gb RAM - Intel Pentium CPU 2.00 GHz - ATI Radeon HD 5(something)... - I got the BackTrack 5 R3 - gnome - 32 bit. PLEASE HELP ME! All help will be highly appreciated!
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LAKEWOOD - Ernie Aguilar was a warrior on the battlefield of Kuwait. Today he's a warrior for his fellow veterans on the campus of Long Beach City College.
For his service and work helping other local veterans - especially those with PTSD - the Lakewood resident was recently awarded the National Defense Service Medal, along with being named the 39th Congressional District's "Veteran of the Month" by Congresswoman Linda Sanchez in December.
Sanchez described him as a "tireless advocate for veterans" who has "dedicated himself to advancing the rights of veterans and raising awareness of veterans' issues."
Aguilar joined the Army in January 1995. He served in the 1st Calvary Division as an infantryman and medic during Operation Desert Shield, and honorably discharged in June 1997.
"When the Gulf War happened I was one year from graduating from Cal State Los Angeles and I wanted to go in (the Army). I felt like it was my patriotic duty to go in and aid other people," he said. "I had three uncles killed in Vietnam and two came back. My grandfather was a right hand to Cesar Chavez, so I come from a lineage of serving the military and I felt in my heart I needed to do this."
His service, however, was cut short due to post traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, a mental health condition that can occur after someone goes through a traumatic event like war, assault, or disaster.
"We had a hard service, sometimes training in places where I saw a lot of my fellow soldiers killed," he said. "We did three months in Kuwait in foxholes in the sand - no sheds, no buildings, just being on the land."
According to the Center for PTSD, 7 to 8 percent of the population will suffer the mental condition at some point in their lives. About 5.2 million adults have PTSD during a given year, a small portion of those who have gone through a trauma.
After Aguilar's discharge he says PTSD was not a subject he could discuss: "I didn't know what it was," he said.
To add to the distress, there was no special homecoming for the troops.
"When we we got back there were no banners, no bands, no welcome back. Just grab your gear and keep trucking," he said.
Aguilar said he was "trained to kill and to save lives," and that his transition into civilian life was very difficult.
"I became a workaholic and I got into trouble, drinking, drinking and driving. I went to jail," he said. "But, it gave me a second to reflect on my life and think about what was causing me to do that."
Aguilar said it took treatment to realize he was reacting to what he now knows as "triggers," including the smell of diesel fuel, and loud sounds or noises.
Some years later, when Aguilar tried to return to college, he found it wasn't a veteran-friendly place, he said.
He left and returned in 2009, where today he works along with other veterans on campus to ensure veterans' needs are met. He plans to go to California State University, Dominguez Hills.
Thanks in part to Aguilar, the veterans club at LBCC ensures veterans find resources such as counseling, jobs and financial benefits.
"It's not just me, it's all of us," he said. "We are a group of individuals who say, `We will be damned if the younger generation of veterans (doesn't) get their just deserves."'
He said he's "flattered that they gave me an award, but I'm just as human as anybody else. I have my errors in my life and probably those I will commit in the future."
Aguilar, who still receives counseling for PTSD, also speaks to veterans about the effects of the disorder.
"I was tired of hearing of a lot of people trying to commit suicide," he said. "A lot of our younger veterans are brilliant, but because of the PTSD, depression, alcohol or whatever triggers it, people are dying because of senseless stuff."
Sanchez said Aguilar's work with veterans has saved lives.
"We all owe Mr. Aguilar a debt of gratitude for his dedication," she said.
Aguilar, however, believes all veterans deserve similar recognition. Americans love their rights, he said - but forget who helps them attain rights.
"That's our guys and girls in the service," he said. "We got to learn to say `thank you, welcome home.' "
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CHICAGO -- The National Automatic Merchandising Association has named General Mills' Mark Kelly its 2013 Vending Supplier of the Year, and Jeff Rawlins of Vend Catering Supply as Coffee Service Allied Member of the Year. The awards will be made during the association's annual OneShow convention and product exposition in Las Vegas.
Kelly (pictured at right) is western regional sales manager for General Mills, based in Portland, OR. A 30-year industry veteran, he began his industry career at the product distribution company that today is Vistar. He then joined Gardetto's, where he was instrumental in positioning its novel savory snacks as leaders in a new category. Gardetto's subsequently was acquired by General Mills, where Kelly continued his work with category management.
NAMA executive vice-president and chief operating officer Dan Mathews said, "During his tenure at General Mills, Mark Kelly has made significant contributions to the advancement of the vending industry and most notably micromarkets, a recognized industry game-changer."
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Rawlins is a longtime active participant in NAMA, the Western Coffee Association, the California Automatic Vendors Council and the Arizona Automatic Merchandising Council, serving on a number of committees. "Well respected by his customers, peers and brokers alike, we are delighted to recognize Jeff and congratulate him on this well-deserved award," the NAMA vice-president concluded.
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In the first book of his promised trilogy, Journey (If Where You're Going Isn't Home), Max Zimmer takes us on a soul-searching trip to 1950s Bountiful, Utah, where he and his fictional adolescent counterpart, Shake Tauffler, grew up in the shadow of LDS Church headquarters.
It's a trip worth taking, whether the reader's roots are in Utah or elsewhere. Readers curious about the ideas and customs that contributed to the development of men such as Mitt Romney, the Republican Party's last presidential nominee, also might find the book enlightening, since Romney and Shake received a similar religious upbringing.
Journey, recipient of a coveted ForeWord Clarion Five Star Review, is especially evocative for me, as I was raised in the same conservative Utah town in the mid-20th century. The story awakened so many memories, whether riding bicycles to West Bountiful's railroad tracks to smash pennies, slurping milkshakes at Bountiful Drug's soda fountain or watching Morry the barber slash at my brothers' sideburns. Yet many of those memories, stirred by Shake's religious childhood, are painful for this one-time wannabe Mormon.
Zimmer's story demonstrates the church culture can be difficult for members as well. Shake struggles with issues of religious and racial prejudice when he examines doctrine concerning the curse of Cain, when he chats with Mexican workers, when his neighbors shun a generous widow who had sung in Chicago nightclubs before winding up in Bountiful's foothills, when he listens to the black musicians who move his soul.
His early confusion over faith is captured in conversation between buddies: "You're not supposed to question things," one declares, to which another answers, "I don't. I just need for them to make sense."
Although Mormonism, as described in meticulous and often gnawing detail from a 12-year-old's point of view, has much to do with the development of Shake's conscience and world view, he also is shaped by his Swiss parents' anxieties. His father is so worried about fitting in and pleasing his Mormon leaders that he and his frustrated wife almost squeeze the creativity and ambition out of their sensitive yet spunky son. But Shake's spark is kindled by outsiders who see strength and genius in his drive for the thing his immigrant parents and culture try so hard to squelch: jazz.
Yes, jazz something that hardly fits the normal Mormon mold. Accustomed to hymns and classical music, Shake first hears jazz on the truck radio while moving to Bountiful from the sandy southern Utah ranch where his father did the bookkeeping. Throughout this book, Shake's spark is fanned to an exhilarating flame by the trumpet, an instrument that, perhaps paradoxically, calls to Shake much as Angel Moroni's horn alerted 19th-century Americans to the Book of Mormon.
Besides being an engrossing and complex coming-of-age story, Journey is written in a lyrical yet gutsy style akin to the work of J.D. Salinger, Mark Twain or John Steinbeck.
"Bountiful," Zimmer writes in Chapter 1. "A town whose name you can't get used to because it doesn't feel finished, just the start of a name, just an adjective. Bountiful. Like naming a town Little. Or Yellow or Shiny or Fat. But you're here, here instead of Switzerland, because of your grandfather. Because he translated the Book of Mormon and a lot of Mormon hymns into the German language." As if making a movie with words, Zimmer clearly knows what he's doing with description and dialogue.
He should. After doing graduate work and teaching writing at the University of Utah in the 1970s, Zimmer accepted an invitation to Yaddo, the legendary artists retreat in upstate New York. By the end of the summer, he was teaching fiction writing at the State University of New York at Oswego. His first year there, Rolling Stone magazine praised him as a raw new voice in American fiction for "Utah Died for Your Sins," his story that won the Pushcart Prize.
Teaching has been a large part of his career four of his SUNY students even named their rock band Maxxzimmer in his honor but he also has tended bar in Manhattan and still writes for the power industry with his wife, Toni, in New Jersey. On the side, he writes a human-interest column for the automotive magazine Kit Car Builder, spoofing "Burning Man" Fieros and the art of getting ants drunk.
Journey, the first four years of a 10-year trek that takes Shake from Utah through the West and then to Austria, is available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other online sites, as well as through Weller Book Works, The King's English Bookshop and other local bookstores. The second book of the series, Of the World, will be released in June; the third, Instrument of the Lord, is expected next spring. I can hardly wait to see what Shake does and discovers next on his search for self-awareness and maturity.
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