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The most renowned American authors in Western fiction are brought together in one bang 'em-up, shoot-it-out collection! Including titles by Louis L'Amour, Brian Garfield, Marcia Muller, Bill Pronzini, Thomas Thompson, John M. Cunningham, Chad Oliver, Donald Hamilton, Loren D. Estleman and Owen Wister.
"Not what I expected"
The Nameless Detective is called upon to find out how rare books and maps are being stolen from an antiquarian bookshop with a faultless alarm system. He goes undercover in the store, only to be foiled when a theft occurs right under his nose. Then, as he ponders the case (while on a date with the lovely Kerry), he's violently struck from behind by a car that seems bent on driving him off the road. Will Nameless survive this attempt on his life and solve the case?
"Weak writing and weaker reading"
This is a collection of fifty short stories by veteran mystery and crime writer Bill Pronzini, best known as the creator of The Nameless Detective series. This collection crosses over a broad range of styles and characters, settings and plots, showing the breadth and depth of Pronzini's prodigious talent. Included are murders, swindles, double-crosses, crazed children, and much, much more.
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Two novellas and two short stories featuring Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster Bill Pronzini's iconic Nameless Detective. Zigzag is an original novella in which a safe and simple accident investigation becomes the unraveling of a twisted murder scheme.
Can the true identity of the Sherlock Holmes imposter be revealed at last? Sabina Carpenter and John Quincannon are no stranger to mysteries. In the five years since they opened Carpenter and Quinncannon, Professional Detective Services, they have solved dozens, but one has eluded even them: Sherlock Holmes or, rather, the madman claiming his identity who keeps showing up with a frustrating - though admittedly useful - knack for solving difficult cases.
Drug lords, missing millionaires, corrupt cops… just another day for Carpenter and Quincannon Detective Services. Two missing bodies and two separate investigations take Carpenter and Quincannon from the heights above San Francisco Bay to the depths of Chinatown's opium dens. For John Quincannon, this is a first: searching a Chinatown opium den for his client's husband, missing in the middle of a brewing tong war set to ignite over the stolen corpse of Bing Ah Kee.
"Checkmate." That was the last word uttered to Charlie Chan and Prefect of Police Claude DeBevre by a dying reporter. The man had been murdered....stabbed to death and left to die in a vacant hotel room. It is the second murder in 24 hours at the Transcontinental Chess Tournament, and Charlie Chan has been summoned from a peaceful and long-deserved vacation to help solve the crime before international scandal ruins the tournament's good name!
"not long enough"
In his first chronicled adventure, the Nameless Detective hires on to handle the ransom payoff in a kidnapping case. Financier Louis Martinetti doesn't trust the police to deal with the man who snatched his 9-year-old son from his military prep school, nor is it clear that he trusts the members of his own household. On the appointed evening, Nameless takes a briefcase that contains $300,000 in cash to a secluded location chosen by the kidnapper. Then all hell breaks loose.
"Not the Nameless I have come to expect."
In The Bughouse Affair, this first of a new series of lighthearted historical mysteries set in 1890s San Francisco, former Pinkerton operative Sabina Carpenter and her detective partner, ex-Secret Service agent John Quincannon, undertake what initially appear to be two unrelated investigations. Sabina's case involves the hunt for a ruthless lady "dip" who uses fiendish means to relieve her victims of their valuables at Chutes Amusement Park and other crowded places. Quincannon, meanwhile, is after a slippery housebreaker who targets the homes of wealthy residents.
"Terrific, engaging detective story!"
Weeds by Stephen King: When a meteorite lands on his property, Jordy Verrill envisions an easy payday. Unfortunately for Jordy, this is no ordinary rock - and the uncompromising force inside has found its first target.
Jordan Wise was an ordinary, unexciting accountant with a San Francisco engineering firm, insecure about his future - until he met Annalise Bonner. She only cared for adventure and the good life and, intoxicated by her, Jordan Wise resolved to get it for both of them. Drawing on his considerable bookkeeping skills, he embezzled half a million dollars of his company's money and arranged the perfect escape for him and Annalise. However, he couldn't control what happened next...
"Makes me want to plan my escape!"
Ravaged by time and abandoned by the people who once flocked there in search of golden nuggets, Ragged-Ass Gulch is a ghost town. What's left is a small, proud, and close pack of people who aren't looking for change. But change seems to be afoot as several mysterious fires plague the town. That's where the Nameless Detective comes in….
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The Nameless Detective has taken many cases over the years...and these two will test his agency's resources. The first involves a woman whose husband is accidentally killed in a remote cabin in the Sierras. The wife isn't buying that he was alone, and she's determined to uncover his secret and get closure...in spite of any potential heartbreak. Nameless' next case is a missing person - a person who was agoraphobic and never left the house.
When Nameless is hired by Cory Beckett, a beautiful young woman who claims to be a model, to find her missing brother, Kenneth, it seems to be a routine matter. Kenneth has fled San Francisco in a drug-induced panic to avoid trial on a charge of stealing a valuable necklace from the alcoholic wife of the man for whom he works, wealthy yachtsman Andrew Vorhees.
His name was Roy Sands, and he had everything to look forward to. He was getting out of the service and coming home to marry his beautiful fiancée. He had his debts paid, money in the bank, and a happy new life ahead of him. Then he disappeared.
When a pleasant afternoon's bicycling through Golden Gate Park with a friend ends with the revelation of threatening letters, followed by a gunshot in a mansion garden, Sabina Carpenter knows this is a case that demands her immediate and undivided attention. The questions her partner John Quincannon has to unravel are not difficult: Wrixton, a wealthy banker, has met his extortionist's first demand, but the order to pay another $5,000 is too much to face. The banker's real problem is something he doesn't want to reveal.
A series of seemingly random murders along a 50-mile stretch of the rugged northern California coast, committed by an unknown dubbed the Coastline Killer. A young couple with marital problems, Shelby and Jay Macklin, who decide to spend the week between Christmas and New Year's at a friend's remote coastal cottage. Two couples in a neighboring home whose relationships are thick with festering menace. These are the main ingredients of this chilling and twist-filled tale.
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He's just gotten some bad news, and its impact has made him immobile and fearful. He's always known that the racking cough was not just something that was going to go away, that the ache in his chest was indicative of something more serious. And now he's found out that he has a lesion on his lung which could be malignant. He's set to sit and wait and do nothing else until he gets the results, but is swayed into action by a call from an old buddy of his from the service, Harry Burroughs.
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Bite into this delectable collection of "whodunits" from some of today's hottest mystery writers. Whet your appetite with Sara Paretsky's "Skin Deep," in which V.I. "Vic" Warshawski takes on a chi-chi salon after one of its clients turns up dead. For your next course, try Wendy Hornsby's award-winning "Nine Sons," a country schoolteacher's recollection of a gifted student whose farm life was more troubled than it seemed.
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The dangers of complacent success: don't stop when you are finished
I try to listen to and learn from every person I meet, whether at a conference, an internal or customer meeting, or even a social gathering. Some executives (and I talk primarily about audit and risk executives) are receptive, as you might expect, to the potential that new practices and technology offer. Some are open to the possibilities offered of continuous controls monitoring (not just transaction monitoring, but monitoring that actually confirms the operation of controls), business intelligence, providing assurance on governance and risk management, and so on. Our discussions are fruitful and I continually refine my thinking from what I hear.
But some are less open and receptive. True, some can see real obstacles – such as the diversity of their technology infrastructure. However, others seem to be quite happy where they are and aren't really interested in change.
For a while, I struggled to understand this – and then it clicked.
Do you know the expression: "think out of the box"? For some time, I have been extending the metaphor to "get out of the box" and then "stay out of the box". The latter is necessary because once you have fixed what was broken and created a new, much more efficient and effective situation, you can fashion that into the fabric of a new "box".
The people I am talking to who are happy where they are have, as a rule, been successful creating their current set of processes, their organization. They have been recognized and rewarded. But, they have fallen in love with their situation and created a "box" for themselves – one they find it hard to get out of, let alone think out of. This will, in time, catch up with them.
Years ago, I took a position as the head of internal audit for an oil company. I asked what happened to the previous gentleman, whom I had met and knew had been at the company for many years. I was told that while he had been successful and satisfied both the audit committee and top management, he had a "run-in" with the new CEO. Apparently, the CEO came in with new ideas and expectations – including for internal audit. My predecessor was so in love with the box he had crafted that his eyes and ears were closed and he could not hear the CEO's new ideas. His box was, in fact, now an old box – and his thinking was old thinking.
The lesson for me is quite clear.
When you set about fixing your function and realizing a vision for it, don't stop when you are finished. While what you have created may be leading-edge and ahead of every competitor and peer, it won't stay that way for long.
Make sure your new function has the agile ability to continue to change, develop, and grow. Don't build a new box to stifle your ability to embrace change.
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Re: Feedback needed[edit]
It looks great overall. When looking at it in a thumbnail, it took a while to get my bearings of what part of the world I was looking at. Maybe switch around the colors to make the oceans gold? –Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone 00:14, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
- Heh, well then in that case, it should be fine.
Also, Done with the adjectives. –Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone 00:18, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
Ilikepie's comments[edit]
I think the wording on the stand looks a bit unnatural. I think that it should be a different font that I know, but I can't seem to recall its name. Pie is good (Apple is the best) 01:51, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
- What about font like this [1]? -- penubag (talk) 06:33, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
- That font seems better, but is there a way to blur it so that it looks more realistic? Pie is good (Apple is the best) 22:14, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
- Looking at it zoomed, you can see that the words protrude from rather than being carved into the base - this might be why they look unnatural. It looks like they've been stuck on there (like the stick-on letters you can buy at the store). Penubag, can you invert them so that they are receding rather than sticking out? The Transhumanist 21:05, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
- The lettering on atlas is carved. Your mind just perceives it as it's protruding, sort of like what happens when you stare at this image for too long. I could protrude it and see if it looks different to you, but doing so will make it look like it's protruding to other people. -- penubag (talk) 22:35, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
- Looking at it zoomed, you can see that the words protrude from rather than being carved into the base - this might be why they look unnatural. It looks like they've been stuck on there (like the stick-on letters you can buy at the store). Penubag, can you invert them so that they are receding rather than sticking out? The Transhumanist 21:05, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
- That font seems better, but is there a way to blur it so that it looks more realistic? Pie is good (Apple is the best) 22:14, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
Chirag's Comment[edit]
As a Advertising and Marketing professional, I prefer simplicity. This logo is quite complex. Rich colours and too many things happening. Thus said. Design is a personal preference. You could try the same thing in out in line art, or run it through a charcoal filter or some such. ChiragPatnaik (talk) 14:58, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
- It's not a logo. It's an award (like a barnstar). Thank you for the comments though. :) The Transhumanist 22:05, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
Thehelpfulone's Comments[edit]
Hi! I don't like the blue colour for the bottom bit, it looks a bit too odd. What context is it supposed to be used for? The man's face isn't visible and I don't think the gold goes well with the blue. I like the idea of a globe with the wiki logo, however. The Helpful One Review 18:33, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
- Hmm, I always thought that the blue balanced out all the yellows on top. But if not, what color would? Would it look better if I desaturated (took out some blue) or grayscale it? When you say the man's face isn't visible, are you saying it's too small, or too blurry or what? Please see the full resolution. -- penubag (talk) 22:43, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
- I think desaturating might help with the blue, but the man's face on full resolution looks too blurry, on the normal one it's too small and too blurry. The bottom half of the globe where the water is looks odd with lots of little circles? I think the blue of the water looks too fake, what about a more definite shade of blue (just an idea). The Helpful One Review 13:43, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
coolgyingman's comments[edit]
I think it is good but you should probably get rid of the bottom block or change it. It clashes with the gold and just looks completly unnatural. But other than that it is good. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Coolgyingman (talk • contribs) 22:57, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
AstroHurricane001's comments[edit]
Hi. Overall, it's pretty good. I do notice a few small minor problems however:
- The bluish colour does look a bit awkward compared with the gold above, and the pattern is just a bit boring.
- The edges of the image of the Greek god statue (Atlas?) look a bit unnatural, especially with the right elbow and foot on the left side of the image.
- I don't think this is a big problem, but the Caspian Sea and Great Lakes are missing on the globe.
- The "ocean" areas of the globe are mostly OK, but I think it could be a bit better with a slight tinge of gold blended in but still with enough contrast, and there appears to be an odd pattern near the equator, and the NE Pacific looks strange compared to the other areas of the ocean.
- The puzzle pieces could use some of the Wikipedia logo's characters, if that's allowed (ie. no copyright issues).
- The darkest parts of the statue are a bit too dark.
- There appears to be a weird bulb-like thing on the statue's left foot (right side of image), which looks like the foot is squished or split in two.
- It's kind of hard to tell what the creature on the statue's right shoulder is...a dog?
- The inside of the globe looks just a little bit unnatural.
- The "r" on "Developer" looks too close to the edge of the blue block.
That's about it. Thanks. ~AH1(TCU) 01:26, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
- Good points. Here are some further comments on each:
- Maybe the base should be black and white, or grayscale?
- It appears the edges were damaged when the original image background was manually erased. To fix that would require re-extracting Atlas from the original image. Atlas' right foot (on the left side of the image) does appear to be damaged. See the original image for comparison at http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Jimbo_holding_Wikipedia.jpg . It appears some of the original image's background wasn't erased.
- I didn't notice the Great Lakes/Caspian Sea thing until Astro mentioned it - and he's right, they've disappeared! (They were on the previous version). Penubag, can you restore them?
- Perhaps the oceans should just be a darker shade of gold than the continents? Then it will look like they are part of the same integrated whole. With the oceans a different color altogether, it looks like the globe is made of copper with gold continents added.
- The symbols on the wikiglobe were left out because they are simply painted on - which doesn't fit with the sculted nature of the rest of the trophy. If they can be carved into the globe, I wouldn't mind having them put back in - but I have no idea how to do it.
- Concerning the dark areas, the image has somehow become warped there. Look at Atlas' right gluteus maximus (butt cheek) in the original image. In the current version his butt cheek has become totally deformed. Can that be fixed?
- The blob on the left foot is actually behind it. It's the lion pelt he's wearing - it drapes to the ground. The image would look better if that were removed so that his foot could be clearly seen.
- If people don't recognize a lion pelt when they see one, I don't think there's much we can do about it. Though you can see the paws and claws pretty clearly in the original image, but these have been blurred beyond recognition in this version. Can that be fixed?
- The color of the inside of the globe doesn't match the color of the outside of the globe (of which it should be a darker shade).
- Don't worry about the word placement at this time - they will likely be replaced with a new trophy name.
- The Transhumanist 21:50, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
- Good points. Here are some further comments on each:
- Regarding the base of the trophy, I'll come up with a desaturated and a grayscaled one.
- I hadn't noticed that some of the pieces have been destroyed, that'd be easy to fix though.
- Carving the symbols onto the wikiglobe would make it be too crowed imo. Having the map, the puzzle, and the symbols would be too much.
- About his gluteus maximus, I though that part actually looked good like that. But I guess it looks too wrinkly. I'm not sure how to fix this but I'll give it a try.
-- penubag (talk) 23:22, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
Summary of changes[edit]
- Done Change the blue color of the base to something lighter
- Done Fix the Caspian Sea and Great Lakes
- Done Fix the dark parts of the statue to a lighter color
- Done Fix the gradient inside the globe
- Attempt to fix damaged areas ( right foot, butt)
- Done Erase parts of background that should have been
- Done Lighten dark areas, darken light areas
All done; I overwrote the preexisting file with the new one. -- penubag (talk) 02:59, 7 December 2008 (UTC)


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New findings on the link between nerve cells at the interface to the hippocampus
Neuroscientists in Bonn and Heidelberg have succeeded in providing new insights into how the brain works. Researchers at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) analyzed tissue samples from mice to identify how two specific proteins, 'CKAMP44' and 'TARP Gamma-8', act upon the brain's memory center. These molecules, which have similar counterparts in humans, affect the connections between nerve cells and influence the transmission of nerve signals into the hippocampus, an area of the brain that plays a significant role in learning processes and the creation of memories. The results of the study have been published in the journal Neuron.
Brain function depends on the active communication between nerve cells, known as neurons. For this purpose, neurons are woven together into a dense network where they constantly relay signals to one another. However, neurons do not form direct contacts with each other. Instead they are separated by an extremely narrow gap, known as the synapse. This gap is bridged by 'neurotransmitters', which carry nerve signals from one cell to the next.
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Dr von Engelhardt's research team specifically focused on two protein molecules: 'CKAMP44' and 'TARP Gamma-8'. These proteins are present, along with AMPA receptors, in the 'granule' cells, which are neurons that receive signals from areas outside of the hippocampus. It was already known that these proteins form protein complexes with AMPA receptors. "We have now found out that they exert a significant influence on the functioning of glutamate receptors. Each in its own way, as chemically they are completely different," says the neuroscientist. "We identified that the ability of a nerve cell to receive signals doesn't depend solely on the actual receptors; CKAMP44 and TARP Gamma-8 are just as important. Their function cannot be separated from that of the receptors."
This was the result of an analysis in which the researchers compared brain tissue from mice with a natural genotype with brain tissue from genetically modified mice. Neurons in the genetically modified animals were not able to produce either CKAMP44 or TARP Gamma-8 or both.
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The number of receptors doesn't change suddenly, but remains largely stable for a certain amount of time. "This condition may last for hours, days or even longer. This long-term effect is essential for the creation of memories. We can only remember things if the connections between neurons undergo a long-lasting change," says the scientist.
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However, CKAMP44 and TARP Gamma-8 also act over shorter periods of time. The research team discovered that the molecules affect how quickly the AMPA receptors return to a receptive state. "If glutamate has docked on to a receptor, it takes a while until the receptor can react to the next neurotransmitter. CKAMP44 lengthens this period. In contrast, TARP Gamma-8 helps the receptor to recover more quickly," says von Engelhardt.
Hence, CKAMP44 temporarily weakens the synaptic connection, while TARP Gamma-8 strengthens it. Through the interplay of these proteins the synapse is able to tune its sensitivity to a specific level. This condition can last from milliseconds to a few seconds before the strength of the connection is again adapted. Specialists refer to this as "short-term plasticity."
"These molecules ultimately influence how well the nerve cell is able to react to a rapid succession of signals," the scientist summarises the findings. "Such a rapid firing enables neuronal networks to synchronize their activity, which is a common process in the brain."
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Much to the researchers' surprise, it turned out that the two proteins influence not only the synapse but also the shape of the nerve cells. In the absence of these auxiliary molecules, the neurons have fewer dendrites to establish contact with other nerve cells. "The organism can use CKAMP44 and TARP Gamma-8 molecules to regulate neuronal connections in a number of ways," von Engelhardt says. "This ability depends on the balance between the partners, as to some extent they have a contrary effect. The way in which the neurons of the hippocampus react to signals from other regions of the brain is therefore highly dependent on the presence and the expression ratio of these molecules."
Since the two molecules act directly on the structure and function of synapses of granule cells, Jakob von Engelhardt considers it probable that they also have an influence on learning and memory.
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Millions of adults have found themselves branded too fat because of controversial body mass index (BMI) tests currently used to assess whether someone is carrying excess weight or is more likely to die.
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Inojosa said BVI is an important step toward answering some of these concerns.
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