text: I'm not saying that it isn't. But that's just not the job of a Huffman encoder. That would be like an RLE/LZW/Huffman encoder, or what have you. The fact is you would have more than one compression model to transmit, and thus it wouldn't be a strictly Huffman encoder. Obviously, if you were to make a compression *utility* you would probably employ a number of compression algorithms internally. Like I said though it's a matter of delegation. If my utility first passes the data through an RLE encoder and then on to a Huffman coder, would it make sense that the Huffman coder would try to also perform an RLE, and thus yet another compression model to append to the output stream? And what if this gets passed to an LZW encoder that then itself tries to apply a Huffman encoding to it? Every compression method generates overhead. By separating each algorithm clearly we ensure that only one model is generated per compression phase.


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Apple expands iPhone to regional US carrier nTelos Wireless
nTelos Wireless, a Virginia-based wireless company with more than 400,000 subscribers, will become the fifth U.S. carrier to sell Apple's iPhone when it launches on April 20.nTelos is the second regional carrier to partner with Apple, as the company began expanding to smaller U.S. carriers last October when it struck a deal with C Spire Wireless, which has about 900,000 customers.
The 8-gigabyte iPhone 4 will be available through nTelos for $50, while the 16-gigabyte iPhone 4S can be had for $150, 32 gigabytes for $250, and 64 gigabytes for $350. Those contract-subsidized prices are all $50 cheaper than the offerings from the company's competitors.
nTelos offers unlimited voice, text and data for one line for $100 per month. Two lines can be purchased for $140 per month, and additional lines after that cost $50 each.
Availability of the iPhone to nTelos is possible because the carrier relies on a CDMA network, similar to the technology that powers Verizon and Sprint's wireless networks.
As of Wednesday, the iPhone 4S is listed as "coming soon" on the nTelos Wireless website. Sales will officially begin at 7 a.m. on April 20 through nTelos retail stores, at the company's website, or by calling 1-888-427-8858.
"As a wireless service provider well-known for delivering the best value in wireless, we're pleased to offer the amazing new iPhone 4S to our customers," said Jim Hyde, president and CEO for nTelos Wireless. "iPhone 4S offers an abundance of new features, and with our industry-leading, nationwide smartphone plans, customers can now enjoy the nations best networks for less."
nTelos offers nationwide voice and data coverage for subscribers based in Virginia and West Virginia, along with portions of Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Kentucky.
When the iPhone launches with nTelos, it will join AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and C Spire as one of five official U.S. carriers. The one glaring omission from the list of official Apple partners is T-Mobile, which is the fourth-largest wireless carrier in the U.S. with 34 million customers.
T-Mobile's lack of access to the iPhone is a result of the company's 3G service relying on the uncommon 1700MHz and 2100MHz bands, which are not supported by Apple's smartphone. Users who operate an unlocked iPhone on T-Mobile's network are restricted to much slower "EDGE" speeds.


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- Package contains 10 Sweet Success Hybrid Burpless Cucumber Seeds.
- Germination: 6 to 10 days at 75 to 85 F.
- Plant seeds 1 inch deep with 24 inches between plants and 48 inches between rows.
This burpless cucumber is resistant to cucumber diseases. Sweet Success Hybrid Burpless Cucumbers grow about 14 inches long, are seedless (if grown in isolation from other cucumber plants), slender, and straight. They have a mild, sweet taste and skin that is smooth and thin.
Cucumbers are crisp and refreshing, and there's nothing quite like enjoying one fresh from the garden. Whether you want to slice one up for a salad or use a bunch for pickling, cucumbers are definitely a great-tasting garden staple. They are also easy to grow, and fall into two main categories: vine and bush. Vine varieties have a climbing habit that allows you to trellis them to help you save garden space. Bush varieties are compact and are even suitable for container planting.
Planting, Growing, and Harvesting:
Cucumbers like hot weather and plenty of water. Plant cucumbers in a sunny location with well-drained soil and consistent watering. Giving adequate water to cucumbers helps to ensure that they will be juicy and firm by the time you pick them. Cucumbers like a soil pH of 6.0 to 7.0.
Sometimes cucumbers can become bitter. To prevent this from happening, be sure to plant them in fertile soil and minimize stress to the plant. They need enough water and the right temperature (not too extreme) to produce the best possible cucumbers.
Once the cucumbers reach the desired size and are dark green in color (for most varieties), you can harvest them. To do this, simply twist the fruits off the plant or cut.
Recipes/How to Use:
Cucumbers are especially great for adding to all kinds of salads. Enjoy them raw or pickled.
Salad with Sprouts
2 C. mixed salad greens
1 C. sprouts of your choice
1-2. carrots, thinly sliced
1 cucumber, sliced
1 celery stalk, chopped
Toss ingredients together and serve with your favorite salad dressing.


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Wikipedia:Notability (people)
This page documents an English Wikipedia notability guideline. It is a generally accepted standard that editors should attempt to follow, though it is best treated with common sense, and occasional exceptions may apply. Any substantive edit to this page should reflect consensus. When in doubt, discuss first on the talk page. |
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On Wikipedia, notability is a test used by editors to decide whether a given topic warrants its own article. For people, the person who is the topic of a biographical article should be "worthy of notice"[1] or "note"[2] – that is, "remarkable"[2] or "significant, interesting, or unusual enough to deserve attention or to be recorded"[1] within Wikipedia as a written account of that person's life. "Notable" in the sense of being "famous" or "popular" – although not irrelevant – is secondary.
This notability guideline for biographies[3] reflects consensus reached through discussions and reinforced by established practice, and informs decisions on whether an article about a person should be written, merged, deleted or further developed. For advice about how to write biographical articles, see Wikipedia:Manual of Style (biographies) and Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons.
The article title should define what the article is about. If there is enough valid content to fill an article about a person, then that person's name (such as "John Doe" or "Jane Doe") would be an appropriate title. If, however, there is only enough information about one notable event related to the person, then the article should be titled specifically about that event, such as Steve Bartman incident. Sometimes when a famous person dies, there is enough information for an article about their death, such as Death of Michael Jackson or Death of Diana, Princess of Wales. If a notable person's main article is too long to contain all of their works, then a separate page can be created for that information, such as George Orwell bibliography. If the person was the subject of a notable murder, then a title such as Murder of Kitty Genovese is appropriate.
Basic criteria
People are presumed notable if they have received significant coverage in multiple published[4] secondary sources that are reliable, intellectually independent of each other,[5] and independent of the subject.[6]
- If the depth of coverage in any given source is not substantial, then multiple independent sources may be combined to demonstrate notability; trivial coverage of a subject by secondary sources may not be sufficient to establish notability.[7]
- Primary sources may be used to support content in an article, but they do not contribute toward proving the notability of a subject.
People who meet the basic criteria may be considered notable without meeting the additional criteria below. Articles may still not be created for such people if they fall under exclusionary criteria, such as being notable only for a single event, or such as those listed in What Wikipedia is not.
Additional criteria
People are likely to be notable if they meet any of the following standards. Failure to meet these criteria is not conclusive proof that a subject should not be included; conversely, meeting one or more does not guarantee that a subject should be included.
A person who fails to meet these additional criteria may still be notable under Wikipedia:Notability. Editors may find these criteria helpful when deciding whether to tag an article as requiring additional citations (using {{BLP sources}} for example), or to instead initiate a deletion discussion.
Any biography
- The person has received a well-known and significant award or honor, or has been nominated for such an award several times.
- The person has made a widely recognized contribution that is part of the enduring historical record in his or her specific field.[8]
- The person has an entry in the Dictionary of National Biography or similar publication.
Many scientists, researchers, philosophers and other scholars (collectively referred to as "academics" for convenience) are notably influential in the world of ideas without their biographies being the subject of secondary sources.
Creative professionals
Authors, editors, journalists, filmmakers, photographers, artists, architects, and other creative professionals:
- The person is regarded as an important figure or is widely cited by peers or successors.
- The person is known for originating a significant new concept, theory, or technique.
- The person has created or played a major role in co-creating a significant or well-known work or collective body of work. In addition, such work must have been the primary subject of an independent and notable work (for example, a book, film, or television series, but usually not a single episode of a television series) or of multiple independent periodical articles or reviews.
- The person's work (or works) either (a) has become a significant monument, (b) has been a substantial part of a significant exhibition, (c) has won significant critical attention, or (d) is represented within the permanent collections of several notable galleries or museums.
Crime victims and perpetrators
A person who is known only in connection with a criminal event or trial should not normally be the subject of a separate Wikipedia article if there is an existing article that could incorporate the available encyclopedic material relating to that person.
Where there is such an existing article, it may be appropriate to create a sub-article, but only if this is necessitated by considerations of article size.
Where there are no appropriate existing articles, the criminal or victim in question should be the subject of a Wikipedia article only if one of the following applies:
For victims, and those wrongly convicted of crime
- The victim or person wrongly convicted, consistent with WP:BLP1E had a large role within a well-documented historic event. The historic significance is indicated by persistent coverage of the event in reliable secondary sources that devote significant attention to the individual's role.[9]
For perpetrators
- The victim of the crime is a renowned national or international figure, including, but not limited to, politicians or celebrities.[10]
- The motivation for the crime or the execution of the crime is unusual—or has otherwise been considered noteworthy—such that it is a well-documented historic event. Generally, historic significance is indicated by sustained coverage of the event in reliable secondary sources which persists beyond contemporaneous news coverage and devotes significant attention to the individual's role.[11]
- Note: A living person accused of a crime is presumed not guilty unless and until this is decided by a court of law. Editors must give serious consideration to not creating an article on an alleged perpetrator when no conviction is yet secured.
Actors, voice actors, comedians, opinion makers, models, and celebrities:
- Has had significant roles in multiple notable films, television shows, stage performances, or other productions.
- Has a large fan base or a significant "cult" following.
- Has made unique, prolific or innovative contributions to a field of entertainment.
- See WP:MUSIC for guidelines on musicians, composers, groups, etc.
Pornographic actors and models
People involved in pornography:
- Has won a well-known and significant industry award. Awards in scene-related and ensemble categories are excluded from consideration.
- Has made unique contributions to a specific pornographic genre, such as beginning a trend in pornography; starring in an iconic, groundbreaking or blockbuster feature; or being a member of an industry hall of fame such as the AVN Hall of Fame, XRCO Hall of Fame or equivalent.
- Has been featured multiple times in notable mainstream media.
Military personnel
Politicians and judges
- Politicians and judges who have held international, national or sub-national (statewide/provincewide) office, and members or former members of a national, state or provincial legislature.[12] This also applies to persons who have been elected to such offices but have not yet assumed them.
- Major local political figures who have received significant press coverage.[8]
- Just being an elected local official, or an unelected candidate for political office, does not guarantee notability, although such people can still be notable if they meet the primary notability criterion of "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject of the article".
Sports personalities
A sportsperson is presumed to be notable if the person has actively participated in a major amateur or professional competition or won a significant honor and so is likely to have received significant coverage in reliable secondary sources that are independent of the subject.
Invalid criteria
- That person A has a relationship with well-known person B, such as being a spouse or child, is not a reason for a standalone article on A (unless significant coverage can be found on A); relationships do not confer notability. However, person A may be included in the related article on B. For example, Brooklyn Beckham and Jason Allen Alexander are included in the articles on David Beckham and Britney Spears, respectively, and the pages Brooklyn Beckham and Jason Allen Alexander are merely redirects to those articles.
- Avoid criteria based on search engine statistics (e.g. Google hits or Alexa ranking), or measuring the number of photos published online. The adult film industry, for example, uses Googlebombing to influence rankings,[13] and for most topics search engines cannot easily differentiate between useful references and mere text matches. For example, while the Alexa Toolbar is useful, its utility is limited by its userbase (numbers and willingness) and by data scarcity (less data tends to raise error margins). When using a search engine to help establish the notability of a topic, evaluate the quality, not the quantity, of the links.
Failing all criteria
If no criterion can be met for either a standalone article or inclusion in a more general article, and improvements have not worked or cannot be reasonably tried, then three deletion procedures can be considered:[14]
- If speedy deletion criterion A7 applies, use the {{db-person}} tag to request speedy deletion.
- For articles that do not meet the criteria for speedy deletion, but are uncontroversial deletion candidates, use the {{subst:prod}} tag. This allows the article to be deleted after seven days if nobody objects (see Wikipedia:Proposed deletion).
- For cases where you are unsure about deletion or believe others might object, nominate the article for the Articles for deletion process, where its merits will be discussed for 7 days.
Special cases
Failing basic criteria but meeting additional criteria
If neither a satisfying explanation nor appropriate sources can be found for a standalone article, but the person meets one or more of the additional criteria:
- Merge the article into a broader article providing context.
- Place a {{Mergeto}} tag on the page, indicating the page where the article may be merged.
- If no article currently exists into which the person can be merged, consider writing the article yourself or request the article be written.
Failure to explain the subject's notability
If an article does not explain the notability of its subject,[15] try to improve it by:
- Adding the {{cleanup biography}} template, which requests birthdate, historical significance, etc.
- Rewriting it yourself
- Asking the article's editor(s) for advice.
Insufficient sources
If an article fails to cite sufficient sources:
- Look for sources yourself
- Ask the article's editor(s) for advice on where to look for sources.
- Put the
tag on the article to notify other editors. - If the article is about a specialized field, use the {{expert needed}} tag with a specific WikiProject to attract editors knowledgeable about that field, who may have access to reliable sources not available online.
People notable for only one event
When an individual is significant for his or her role in a single event, it may be unclear whether an article should be written about the individual, the event or both. In considering whether or not to create separate articles, the degree of significance of the event itself and the degree of significance of the individual's role within it should be considered. The general rule in many cases is to cover the event, not the person. However, if media coverage of both the event and the individual's role grow larger, separate articles may become justified.[16]
If the event is highly significant, and the individual's role within it is a large one, a separate article is generally appropriate. The assassins of major political leaders, such as Gavrilo Princip, fit into this category, as indicated by the large coverage of the event in reliable sources that devotes significant attention to the individual's role.
When the role played by an individual in the event is less significant, an independent article may not be needed, and a redirect is appropriate. For example, George Holliday, who videotaped the Rodney King beating, redirects to Rodney King. On the other hand, if an event is of sufficient importance, even relatively minor participants may require their own articles, for example Howard Brennan, a witness to the JFK assassination.
Another issue arises when an individual plays a major role in a minor event. In this case, it is not generally appropriate to have an article on both the person and the event. Generally in this case, the name of the person should redirect to the article on the incident, especially if the individual is only notable for that incident and it is all that the person is associated with in the source coverage. For example, Steve Bartman redirects to Steve Bartman incident. In some cases, however, a person famous for only one event may be more widely known than the event itself, for example, the Tank Man. In such cases, the article about the event may be most appropriately named for the person involved.
Editors are advised to be cognizant of issues of weight and to avoid the creation of unnecessary pseudo-biographies, especially of living people.
It is important to remember that "notable" is not a synonym for "famous". Someone may have become famous due to one event, but may nevertheless be notable for more than one event. Conversely, a person may be generally famous, but significant coverage may focus on a single event involving that person.
Lists of people
Many articles contain (or stand alone as) lists of people. Inclusion within stand-alone lists should be determined by the notability criteria above. Inclusion in lists contained within articles should be determined by WP:Source list, in that the entries must have the same importance to the subject as would be required for the entry to be included in the text of the article according to Wikipedia policies and guidelines (including WP:Trivia sections). Furthermore, every entry in any such list requires a reliable source attesting to the fact that the named person is a member of the listed group.
For instance, articles about schools often include (or link to) a list of notable alumni/alumnae, but such lists are not intended to contain everyone who attended the school — only those with verifiable notability. Editors who would like to be identified as an alumnus/alumna should instead use the categories intended for this purpose, e.g. Category:Wikipedians by alma mater. On the other hand, a list within an article of past school presidents, headmasters or headmistresses can contain the names of all the people who held this post, not just those who are independently notable.
Note that the guidance in this section is particularly applicable to people but applies to lists in general, not only lists of people.
Being related to a notable person in itself confers no degree of notability upon that person. Articles about notable people that mention their family members in passing do not, in themselves, show that a family member is notable. See also § Invalid criteria.
Articles on Wikipedians
Some Wikipedia editors have articles about themselves (see Wikipedia:Wikipedians with articles); however, their status as Wikipedian editors by itself has no effect on their notability, regardless of whether they edited Wikipedia before or after their articles were created.[17] (The conflict of interest guideline still has bearing on their editing of articles about themselves.) All articles should be judged solely by applicable content and inclusion guidelines and policies, such as this guideline, Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons, Wikipedia:No original research, and Wikipedia:Verifiability.
See also
- Wikipedia:Namechecking (essay)
- Remove contentious material that is unsourced or poorly sourced
- Dealing with articles about the dead
- Wikipedia:Diplomatic notability (essay giving examples of the type of diplomats likely to meet notability guidelines)
- Wikipedia:Interviews (essay)
- Wikipedia:What is one event (essay)
- Wikipedia:Who is a low-profile individual (essay)
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Catholicism/Notability guide § People (essay giving examples of the types of persons related to the Catholic Church likely to meet notability guidelines)
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Notability guide § People (essay giving examples of the types of persons related to military servicemember likely to meet notability guidelines)
- Wikipedia:Don't build the Frankenstein (essay)
- Wikipedia:Potential, not just current state (essay)
- Wikipedia:Article Rescue Squadron (a WikiProject focused on "Wikipedia articles that are perceived as actually being notable that are going through Articles for deletion (AfD)")
- ^ a b "Notable". Encarta. Archived from the original by Internet Archive.
- ^ a b American Heritage Dictionary definition Retrieved 17 January 2015
- ^ While this guideline also pertains to small groups of closely related people such as families, co-authors, and co-inventors, it does not cover groups of unrelated people, which are covered by the notability guideline for organizations and companies.
- ^ What constitutes a "published work" is deliberately broad.
- ^ Sources that are pure derivatives of an original source can be used as references, but do not contribute toward establishing the notability of a subject. "Intellectual independence" requires not only that the content of sources be non-identical, but also that the entirety of content in a published work not be derived from (or based in) another work (partial derivations are acceptable). For example, a speech by a politician about a particular person contributes toward establishing the notability of that person, but multiple reproductions of the transcript of that speech by different news outlets do not. A biography written about a person contributes toward establishing his or her notability, but a summary of that biography lacking an original intellectual contribution does not.
- ^ Autobiography and self-promotion are not the routes to having an encyclopedia article. The barometer of notability is whether people independent of the subject itself have actually considered the subject notable enough that they have written and published non-trivial works that focus upon it. Thus, entries in biographical dictionaries that accept self-nominations (such as the Marquis Who's Who) do not contribute toward notability, nor do web pages about an organization's own staff or members.
- ^ Non-triviality is a measure of the depth of content of a published work, and how far removed that content is from a simple directory entry or a mention in passing ("John Smith at Big Company said..." or "Mary Jones was hired by My University") that does not discuss the subject in detail. A credible 200-page independent biography of a person that covers that person's life in detail is non-trivial, whereas a birth certificate or a 1-line listing on an election ballot form is not. Database sources such as Notable Names Database, Internet Movie Database and Internet Adult Film Database are not considered credible since they are, like many wikis, mass-edited with little oversight. Additionally, these databases have low, wide-sweeping generic standards of inclusion. In addition, in cases like the Internet Movie Database, inclusion is routine for people in the associated domain and can therefore especially not be taken as evidence of notability.
- ^ a b Generally, a person who is "part of the enduring historical record" will have been written about, in depth, independently in multiple history books on that field, by historians. A politician who has received "significant press coverage" has been written about, in depth, independently in multiple news feature articles, by journalists. An actor who has been featured in magazines has been written about, in depth, independently in multiple magazine feature articles, by magazine article writers. An actor or TV personality who has "an independent biography" has been written about, in depth, in a book, by an independent biographer.
- ^ Example: Matthew Shepard.
- ^ Example: John Hinckley Jr.
- ^ Example: Seung-Hui Cho.
- ^ This is a secondary criterion. People who satisfy this criterion will almost always satisfy the primary criterion. Biographers and historians will usually have already written about the past and present holders of major political offices. However, this criterion ensures that our coverage of major political offices, incorporating all of the present and past holders of that office, will be complete regardless.
- ^ Adrian Degus (2014-02-19). "SEO: Linking Up in 2014". XBIZ. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
Since the early days of our industry we have relied on a standard set of methods to rank our sites for popular keywords, specifically buying and trading links. These two methods have always gone against Google's guidelines, they just didn't have a reliable way to detect it until now.
- ^ Wikipedia editors have been known to reject nominations for deletion that have been inadequately researched. Research should include attempts to find sources which might demonstrate notability, and/or information which would demonstrate notability in another manner.
- ^ The text of an article should include enough information to explain why the person is notable. External arguments via a talk page or AFD debate page are not part of the article itself, and promises on those pages to provide information are not as valid as the existence of the information on the article page itself.
- ^ It is important for editors to understand two clear differentiations of WP:BIO1E when compared to WP:BLP1E. Firstly, WP:BLP1E should be applied only to biographies of living people. Secondly, WP:BLP1E should be applied only to biographies of low profile individuals.
- ^ While actions on Wikipedia can lead to notable topics, such as the Wikipedia Seigenthaler biography incident and the Essjay controversy, the information in those articles is based on independent, third-party sources talking about Wikipedia, rather than Wikipedia itself.


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Update on the Pediatric and wildtype GIST Clinic at the NIH
by Su Young Kim, MD PhD
The National Institutes of Health was proud to host the 1st Pediatric GIST clinic this past summer. The inaugural clinic was very successful, thanks to the many people who volunteered their time for this endeavor. This included the participation of doctors from across the nation, healthcare providers at the NIH who provided their expertise in a variety of fields, patient advocates from GIST Support International and Life Raft Group who contributed valuably to our discussions, but most importantly, the patients and families who took the time and the effort to travel to the NIH to attend. Post-clinic surveys showed that the most informative aspect of the clinic was the opportunity for patients to ask specific questions relating to their care to the panel of doctors in attendance. Although appointment times were limited, our suggestion that patients come prepared with a list of questions that they wished to ask, in order of importance, allowed us to address the most pressing issues.
The goal of the Pediatric GIST clinic was to obtain as much information as possible from younger patients with GIST. We were very successful in fulfilling this objective, again thanks to the enormous amount of work that patients and their families performed to send us their medical records. What we found was that the fourteen patients who attended the inaugural clinic were very diverse in all aspects of their medical histories.
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Second Clinic January 22-23, 2009
There will be many changes for the forthcoming 2nd Pediatric and wildtype GIST clinic at the NIH. The first is the change in the title from "Pediatric GIST" to "Pediatric and wildtype GIST". This is based on the finding that almost all young patients do not have mutations in the genes KIT or PDGFRA, therefore termed wildtype. A percentage of older individuals are also wildtype, and it is our belief that older wildtype GIST patients may resemble patients with Pediatric GIST.
Based on this change, the age range of the participants in the second clinic has increased. To date, we received 14 requests to participate in the 2nd Pediatric and wildtype GIST clinic at the NIH on January 22nd and 23rd 2009. We extended invitations to 12 patients, and we have extended provisional invitations to the other two patients. Our philosophy is that children with GIST represent a very rare population and deserve foremost consideration. Therefore, we will continue to prioritize registration for younger patients. Anyone who was diagnosed prior to the age of 18 who wishes to attend, will be guaranteed a spot in the January 2009 clinic.
More Social Interaction Opportunities
The post-clinic surveys also mentioned that there were too few opportunities to interact socially with other participants. Part of this problem was due to the short duration of stay at the NIH, combined with a very hectic appointment schedule. To alleviate the frenzy of a day too busy, we are now requesting that clinic patients arrive Wednesday evening.
Beginning on Thursday, following a brief introduction session, patients will see a NIH physician for a history and physical examination, followed by meetings with a wide range of specialists, if requested. Thursday evening will be the official welcome to the NIH, with the introduction of patients and families and medical specialists. This will be followed by the second Pediatric and wildtype GIST lecture, given by one of the physicians in attendance. During and after diner, we will provide a more structured environment in order to foster interactions with other patients. On Friday, patients will have the opportunity to ask questions to the panel of physicians. Throughout the day, they will also have the option of attending a host of seminars that address other aspects of cancer, including alterative/complementary approaches, recreational/art therapy, relaxation techniques, nutritional tips and others.
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The NIH Pediatric and wildtype GIST clinic encourages everyone with pediatric or wildtype GIST to contact the NIH and register for subsequent clinics (firstname.lastname@example.com). By attending these clinics, patients will help advance basic science and clinical research for GIST. Your information and medical history will add to a valuable database that acts as the foundation for continued advances in Pediatric GIST.
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Named for Level 1313, a ruthless criminal underground deep below the surface of the planet of Coruscant, the game puts players in control of a deadly bounty hunter as he uses an arsenal of exotic weaponry to hunt down his marks and uncover the truth surrounding a criminal conspiracy. Star Wars 1313 emphasizes epic set pieces and fast-paced combat with a hero who uses human skills and gadgets, rather than supernatural Force powers, to make his way through this dangerous world.


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As a Cobb County probate attorney, I'm often asked, "What are the most important steps I need to take after the death of a loved one?"
While there are undoubtedly a ton of things to do in the days and weeks following a loved one's passing, I like to advise families to start with 8 specific tasks that will help them get a grip on closing out an estate. These steps will ultimately help to beat overwhelm, avoid oversights and give families the time they need to grieve, instead drowning in paperwork and government red tape:
- Secure all property– One of the first things I advise families to do is to secure any property included in your loved one's estate. This means immediately removing valuables and locking everything up tight (including garages and sheds!) to keep the property safe from criminals or vandals. This will also prevent other family members from picking through your loved one's assets before the proper time.
- Request certified copies of the death certificate- A certified copy of your loved one's death certificate can typically be ordered from the funeral home or in Cobb County, Georgia, you can apply for one through the Cobb County Public Health Department. You will need this death certificate to claim social security benefits, transfer property, close out bank accounts and handle any other financial affairs.
- Freeze financial accounts– You'll want to take an inventory of your loved one's financial affairs as soon as possible following his or her passing. Essentially you'll want to make sure all automatic debits are stopped and a freeze is placed on all bank accounts and credit cards that are not jointly owned. It's also a good idea to stop any automatic deposits scheduled to hit the bank account before you officially close it out.
- Locate estate planning documents and contact a probate attorney– 99.9 % of the time, families will need to contact a Cobb County estate planning attorney immediately following the death of a loved one. That's because the administration of your loved one's estate will depend on the legal documents he or she had in place at the time of death. So for example, if your loved one did not have a will or only had a will in place, you will need an attorney to assist you in filing with the probate court. If your loved one had a trust in place, you may avoid the court process, but will still need to contact an attorney to ensure the trust is administered properly and all expenses of the estate are paid.
- Relocate abandoned pets– If a loved one died leaving pets alone in the house, you should immediately take steps to place the animals with another family member, friend or local shelter. You may also want to contact your loved one's attorney to find out if they had legal plans in place (such as a pet trust) to care for their beloved friends upon their passing.
- Contact social security– Social security must be notified following the death of a loved one. You should call them at 1-800-772-1213. Benefits will be stopped upon notification and you can also inquire about surviving benefits for a spouse or child.
- Open Benefit Claims– If your loved one had life insurance or was entitled to death benefits from his or her place of employment, union or civic organization, you must contact such organizations in the days and weeks following your loved one's death to start your claims.
- Consider long-term care for the surviving spouse– If your loved one left behind a surviving spouse who is elderly and unable to live alone, consideration should immediately be given to his or her long-term care. This may range from moving in with another relative to hiring round-the-clock in-home health aides. Nursing home care may also be required in this situation, to which I'd advise you to consult with a Cobb County probate lawyer to discuss potential ways to protect your loved one's assets before making such a move.
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He was born on Friday April 11th 1862, in Glens Falls, NY, USA,.
Charles Evans Hughes has the Master Number 11 as his Maturity Number. Master Numbers indicate nearly complete or complete development of the traits associated with the number they would reduce to. This relation is usually expressed by writing the Master Number and the number it reduces to together. Master Number 11 is often written 11/2.
Freedom and responsibility come with having a Master Number. Charles has the freedom to choose whether to allow his Master Number traits to express themselves or not. If he opts to act responsibly and use his lofty powers, he will find his reward is in the choice itself, but if Charles Evans Hughes chooses to ignore his talents, he might find himself taking more than one step back, and even incur a Karmic Debt.
Even in his early years Hughes exhibits knowledge and wisdom far beyond the normal. As he matures, his knowledge of all things spiritual continue to grow. In his later years Charles Evans Hughes will enjoy pursuing even more knowledge of the mystical and divine. His intuition and psychic abilities will have reached their zenith. Charles will inspire and bring joy to those around him and possibly all of humankind.
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Well, he sure gave a much more convincing speech this time rather than "GOIS BAD GOIS NO HUMAN GOIS BE ANIMALS" rant from last week.
But he's still a Dumberdouche. Quote:
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So...I finally got around to reading through all 160 chapters in one go...I have no idea why I dropped this manga in the first place (probably just forgot about it) but I'm seriously hooked now.
Anyway...yea Dumblemort only has a calm and gentle aura because he truly believes what he is doing is the right thing and that it is for the good of humanity and whatnot...BS but whatever, he'll get a dose of Magi tot he face eventually. But one thing that stuck with me since early on in the series and still hasn't gotten out of my mind is how LITTLE Sinbad can be trusted. He's a cool and nice guy, but he has shown some sly moves (as he puts it) recently that did not sit well with me (mainly the way he took advantage of the princess). I fear that at some point in the future the Aladdin is gonna have some problems with this guy. And...lol at Hakuryuu turning into Sasuke...
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Seriously...I'm really behind when it comes to raw hunting....
anyway, Spoiler for ...:
As for Sinbad....I really like to see how he matches up with queen bitch Gyoukuen In that case....it may come down to Scheherazade in the end. Titus is still there after all.
2012-11-04, 09:01 | Link #430 |
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Sounds good, maybe Aladdin&co will escape to Laem empire and meet up with Alibaba?
Edit: 161 is out, I think Marga won't be able to say a thing in front of Mogammet (nervous), with him saying Gois exist to be ruled by superior magicians. Titus will snap and attack Mogammet, after that they'll try to escape from Hogwarts. Student opinions are split in two, I guess the faction that approves of Hogwarts stay, while the ones that don't will leave like Yamu did.
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Haha, that bit where the first kodor students gathered together to discuss the lecture and ethics reminded me of university. Not bad. The mangaka is sneaky with Mogamett because his country does seem to have improved the standard of living compared to before. Temperature control, food, living space, and health care in return for magoi that the non-mages can't even use? I can see why some of them would want to stay there. That's probably an unheard of luxury for the world's level of socio-political and technological development.
But the pit of death and head counts by the plant whip guy weren't so hot. And "kill escapers and rebels and everyone near them." I wonder if Mogamett will look into healing Marga's health defect. That's what I'm betting on. But maybe he's seeing if she's sharp enough or can do work that lets her into a higher level district. |
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BTW, I'm kinda wondering if there will turn out to be any vessel users/dungeon conquerors among the elite mages? I know that they pride themselves as having a means to defend themselves in a fashion that's unique compared to the Goi who mainly rely on vessel weapons, but I still wouldn't put it past for at least some of them to seek a little extra boost from a djinn. At the very least, I can see people like Myers (who has a strong body despite being a mage) being vessel users.....
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You know what...a sudden image poped into my mind a few minutes ago of Dumblemort doing something to Marga only to have Aladdin snap, remove the gem from his arm and just destroy Dumblemort...it will never happen but still...it's a fun thought. And I wonder if we'll ever see Aladdin raise a dungeon.
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If that's true, I probably missed that fact while I marathoned the chapters. Otherwise, I don't see any reason why they COULDN'T conquer them.... I'd wager that it would depend on how compatible the mage and djinn are with each other (though after reading Randrak's post, I really have to look back at the chapter where the relationship between mages and djinn are explained.....).
Sorry guys, but I find Hakuryuu a LOT more likeable than Sasuke despite them both being similar "avenger" type characters. For one thing, I actually like that he had the balls to confess to Mor the way he did, and more importantly..... I find his hissy fits to be a heck of a lot more entertaining than Sasuke's by far! |
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I cannot find Exact chapter but Yumehara said that Magician cannot be Djin user since their magic will be incompatible or something like that.
Well so far Djin user is Goi. Alladin once have Ugo but is not his djin (I suspect solomon)
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I don't mind that he confessed, but the way he did it.... I just hate people who force themselves on others. Even if it was just a kiss, you just don't do that. Besides, Mor still bears the psychological trauma from her time as a slave. You don't want to be all forceful with a girl like that.
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On Thursday, Jan. 16, Calvin College president Michael Le Roy's January Series lecture focused on eight challenges facing higher education and eight pathways forward.
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Chem Demos turn 25
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The robber fled with an undisclosed amount of money and was last seen running through the parking lot toward Tolbut Street. He was described as white, about 30 years old, 165 to 180 pounds, with a medium build, a thick mustache, a black hoodie jacket, blue jeans, black boots and a mask.
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Per USA Today Sports, the Milwaukee Bucks have met with Jerry Sloan for its head coaching position.
According to two people with knowledge of the situation, the former Utah Jazz coach who resigned abruptly in Feb. 2011 has already met with the Milwaukee Bucks about their vacant coaching position and is being seriously considered. The people spoke to USA TODAY Sports the condition of anonymity because of the private nature of the coaching search.
This is far from a sure thing for Sloan, as the Bucks have apparently met with numerous coaching candidates such as Nate McMillan and Houston assistant Kelvin Sampson, since firing interim coach Jim Boylan after the team was swept in the playoffs by the Miami Heat.
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For years, North Korea has been crushed by a communist command economy, producing little besides mass starvation. More recently, the plight of North Korea's economy has been exacerbated by harsh, foreign economic sanctions — which only seem to have driven the regime to double down on its nuclear ambitions.
Following North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-il's death in December 2011, many around the world had high hopes that his successor (and son), Kim Jong-un, would launch economic and political reforms. Unfortunately, in the year and a half since he assumed power, the new supreme leader has not delivered on his advertised economic reforms,and misery continues to grip all but those in North Korea's communist ruling class.During the past few months, North Korea has been the subject of out sized news coverage. The recent pea cocking by the Supreme Leader — from domestic martial law policies to tests of the country's nuclear weapons capabilities — has successfully distracted the media from North Korea's economic woes.
Indeed, behind the saber-rattling, the missile tests, and the basketball games with Dennis Rodman, is an economic story — one with important geopolitical implications, not only for North Korea, but also for China.
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For years, North Korea's currency, the won, has been officially pegged to the U.S. dollar. That said, exchange controls and a plethora of associated regulations and harsh penalties have rendered the won in convertible. This, of course, has given rise to a healthy black market for foreign currency. North Korea's monetary dysfunction has been accompanied by severe inflation problems.


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Hotel Room Blackout DatesThe Ultimate FREE Family Vacation is available in our hotel rooms except on the following dates:July 12-13, 2013July 19-20, 2013July 26-27, 2013September 6-7, 2013Cabins and Suites Blackout Dates The Ultimate FREE Family Vacation is available in our cabins and suites except on the following dates:May 24-26, 2013June 1, 2013June 8, 2013June 14-15, 2013June 21-22, 2013June 29, 2013July 3-6, 2013July 12-13, 2013July 19-20, 2013July 26-27, 2013August 2-3, 2013August 9-10, 2013August 30-September 1, 2013September 6-7, 2013October 4-5, 2013Lodge Room Blackout Dates The Ultimate FREE Family Vacation is available in our lodge rooms (including our lodge kitchen) except on the following dates:September 6-7, 2013
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On Tap This Week: Sake Pairing and Rock Shrimp Making
South Beach's Haven presents its Video Wednesdays with Double Feature Dinner Special on April 2 from 9 PM-5 AM. While guests enjoy music video projections on the lounge's LED walls, dinner will also be served featuring two skewers, two sliders or two sushi rolls (think: falafel sliders or everything roll) paired with a Ciroc-infused cocktail. The cost is $25 per person (305-987-8885).
Yakko-San offers its Spring Surprise Masumi sake pairing on April 3 from 6-8 PM. Attendees will try various sakes including Arabashiri and Daiginjo alongside a six-course menu prepared by the Japanese venue's chef. The pairing is $60 per person (305-947-0064).
Chef Cindy Hutson hosts her Cuisine of the Sun cooking class inside Ortanique on the Mile on April 5 from 11:30 AM-2:30 PM. Students will learn how to make the chef's signature dishes like red strip beer rock shrimp and lobster linguini along with red velvet mini bundt cakes. The price is $108 per person (305-446-7710).


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Facebook FAIL Friday #141
Know what your kids are doing on Facebook with PC Pandora computer monitoring software…
This is a fail on so many levels… but none of them are actually on the hands of the inmates…
May 3, 2013
Tennessee inmates post Facebook photos of themselves partying with drugs and junk food inside their jail cells
By Carol Kuruvilla, New York Daily NewsLife behind bars looks like one big party for these jailbirds. And they're not afraid to flaunt it.
More than 100 Tennessee inmates reportedly have access to the Internet, where they're posting Facebook photos and videos of themselves surrounded by drugs, cash and piles of junk food.
"Between me and you, this s— ain't half bad," one inmate said in a video.
Tennessee's Department of Corrections combed through 14 state prisons after the images were discovered on social media by WSMV. Along with marijuana and a 7-inch ice pick, authorities found a total of 53 cell phones — a luxury that is banned in the state's prison system. [READ FULL STORY]
Not a smart thing to do in today's climate.
May 3, 2013
Massachusetts teen charged with making 'terror' threats mentioning Boston Marathon on Facebook
By Philip Caulfield, New York Daily NewsA Massachusetts high schooler is facing federal terror charges for posting to Facebook rap lyrics mentioning the Boston Marathon bombing and the White House.
Cameron D'Ambrosio, 18, of Methune, was picked up by feds at around 1:40 p.m. Tuesday after a friend saw the lyrics and called the principal of Methuen High School, who called police, the Valley Patriot newspaper reported.
"Ya'll want me to…kill somebody?" the lyrics said, according to the Boston Globe.
"A Boston bombing wait till you see the [expletive] I do. I'm a be famous rapping, and beat every murder charge that comes across me!" the message said. [READ FULL STORY]
This story is one of a kind. A lady harassed herself through Facebook under the guise of her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend, in an attempt to get him in trouble with the cops. Now she faces criminal charges…
May 04, 2013
Facebook frame-up: Woman stalks herself, blames it on ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend
By Heidi Fenton, The Grand Rapids PressKENT COUNTY, MI — A Comstock Park woman faces criminal charges after police say she admitted to creating false Facebook accounts with her ex-boyfriend's personal information to make it appear that his new girlfriend was threatening her.
Cheryl Nelson, 52, is charged with false report of a felony and unlawful posting of a message.
Nelson, over the course of a year between November 2011 and last October, made at least eight criminal complaints to the Kent County Sheriff's Department, saying she had been the victim of stalking, harassment, assault and home invasion.
On Aug. 12, 2012, Kent County Sheriff's Detective Jason Russo handled a complaint in which Nelson alleged that her ex-boyfriend, Kevin Haarsma, and his girlfriend had left several threatening letters taped onto the front of her home, according to a probable cause affidavit for Nelson's arrest. [READ FULL STORY]
…Over a Facebook post, folks. A FACEBOOK POST.
May 9, 0213
Orlando Llorente, Miami Plastic Surgeon, Tortured Girlfriend Over Facebook Post: Cops
Huffington PostMIAMI — Authorities say a plastic surgeon in Miami attacked his girlfriend for several hours over a Facebook posting, forcing her head into a toilet and stuffing a rag in the woman's mouth at one point.
Police say 41-year-old Orlando Llorente was charged Wednesday with kidnapping, attempted murder and other charges. He was being held Thursday without bail in the Miami-Dade County jail.
Llorente grabbed the 36-year-old woman by the hair on April 21, took her into the bathroom and stuck her head in the toilet, said Miami police spokeswoman Kenia Reyes. She said he also forced her into the bathtub, stuffed a rag in her mouth and poured water over her face.
Police didn't say what was in the Facebook posting that prompted the attack, which authorities said lasted some 16 hours. The woman was let go after promising Llorente she wouldn't tell anyone what happened. [READ FULL STORY]


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- The Colorado Avalanche Information Center provides daily updates for avalanche conditions across the state, including the Steamboat Springs area.
Steamboat Springs The avalanche danger in northern Colorado has subsided over the last five days in spite of gusty winds Monday night that loaded some slopes.
However, backcountry recreationists seeking a way to avoid complacency need look no further than these photos on a powderbuzz.com discussion group.
A handful of photographs in the site's chat rooms show the aftermath of a number of non-injury - but apparently human-caused - slides that took place Dec. 5 on the popular backcountry skiing slopes around the Diamond Peaks.
The area on Cameron Pass is only about 75 miles due east of Steamboat Springs, but is outside the Steamboat zone and in the Front Range zone, as defined by the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.
The center has not published a report about the recent slides. However, it has a current report about snowpack conditions in both zones. The danger here last weekend was considerable Friday and Saturday on all points of the compass but northwest, west and southwest. The danger steadily settled until Wednesday, when it was rated moderate on all aspects.
Avalanche forecaster Ethan Greene reported Wednesday morning that new snow could drift into unusual places on the north and northeast winds. The results could create dangerous slabs on weak snow, he added.
"Although the avalanche danger for the Steamboat zone is generally moderate, the most likely place to trigger an avalanche is on a slope that faces north, northeast, east, southeast, south and southwest and is near and above treeline," Greene wrote.
The recent avalanches at Diamond Peaks took place just to the southwest of the high point of Cameron Pass. They were slab avalanches, according to Steamboat-based retired avalanche forecaster Art Judson. One large slide broke to the ground.


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Blog Archive
Door 28 in the 2010 advent calendar
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/12/28 08:37 CST
Time to open the twenty-eighth door in the advent calendar. Where in the solar system is this cratered and streaked surface?
Pretty picture: Three moons of Saturn
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/10/29 12:08 CDT
The Cassini Raw Images Website always offers rewards to the browser. This evening I found the raw images necessary to create this color composite, showing the hazy orange moon Titan, the mid-sized icy moon Dione, and the tiny rock Prometheus all at the same time.
Pretty picture: Crescent Dione
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/09/10 04:02 CDT
I was busy with other projects today, so today's post just asks you to look at this gorgeous three-image mosaic of a crescent Dione, taken during Cassini's most recent flyby a week ago.
How to Recognize Titan from Quite a Long Way Away
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/08/09 05:16 CDT
You know, I could fill this blog almost entirely with the amazing images that Gordan Ugarkovic locates, processes into prettiness, and uploads to his Flickr account.
Pictures hitting Earth from Cassini's close Enceladus flyby today
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/05/18 05:48 CDT
Cassini flew within 436 kilometers of Enceladus' surface today. Although it's Cassini's 11th targeted flyby of Enceladus, these close buzzes are never routine.
Titan and Dione: The same, but different
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/04/22 05:29 CDT
Here's a new lovely color composition of Titan and Dione captured by Cassini. This one was taken on April 20, 2010; a set of 15 raw images taken of the two moons just showed up on the Cassini raw images website.
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/04/20 04:02 CDT
A big thanks to Bob Nemiroff, editor of NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day website, for picking my composition of a set of Cassini photos of Dione and Titan for today's offering.
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/04/12 05:03 CDT
It's axiomatic that as soon as I post about pretty Cassini pictures, another set of pretty photos will appear on the raw images website.
A feast of pretty pictures from Cassini
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/04/12 01:28 CDT
Cassini has it almost too easy. Point at anything in the Saturn system and you're guaranteed of a shot that looks, at least, pretty.
A busy day for Cassini: Dione plus bonus Enceladus and Janus
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/04/08 12:39 CDT
The Cassini Saturn orbiter just completed its second very close flyby of Saturn's mid-sized iceball moon Dione, and the images from that encounter have been streaming onto the Cassini raw images website this morning.
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/03/19 02:19 CDT
It's been a little while since I posted any Cassini pictures just because they were pretty, so here's a few recent ones, produced by amateurs from the images available on the Cassini raw images website.
Hooray! Cassini's tour has been extended for SEVEN MORE YEARS!
Posted by Emily LakdawallaJohn Spencer on 2010/02/03 01:12 CST
NASA has just announced that once Cassini's Equinox Mission runs out in June of this year, they will extend it a further seven more years, long enough for the spacecraft to see Saturn through its solstice!!
Highlights from the January 1, 2010 Cassini imaging data release
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2010/01/13 03:43 CST
The January 1, 2010 Cassini imaging data release includes everything acquired by Cassini from January 1 to March 30, 2009 in all its high-quality glory.
Awesome Mars Express view of Phobos and Deimos together
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2009/12/11 11:24 CST
My inbox was exploding this morning with messages about a tremendously cool animation released this morning by ESA's Mars Express team. It shows Phobos crossing Deimos, in what's known as a "mutual event."
Planetary Society Advent Calendar for December 1: Dione
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2009/12/01 04:08 CST
I've always loved advent calendars and the way they both managed and heightened my anticipation of the gift-opening frenzy of Christmas morning.
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2008/02/19 04:40 CST
There was a press release from the Cassini mission today about a pile of papers (14 of them!) being published in the journal Icarus about Saturn's icy moons. I haven't had time to read more than the overview article yet, but I wanted to come up with a graphic for an overview of Saturn's moons, and I couldn't resist delving into the massive database of Cassini images to produce something new
A way-cool Cassini picture: rings, Titan, Dione, Prometheus
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2005/10/19 07:12 CDT
I just noticed this picture on the Cassini raw images website. I love these "many worlds" pictures.
Animation from Cassini's approach to Dione
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2005/10/12 09:01 CDT
The images from Cassini's Dione encounter yesterday have started coming back, and there is a really cool set of 16 pictures of Dione and Rhea.


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With the cap improving next year yes its doable. All your doing is clearing up some space this year. It wouldn't be an extension your just moving money to next year.
Sanchez is going nowhere this year. Not happening. He is going to go into training camp and he will compete for once in his pro career for his job. I can't see Woody eating his contract.
The new GM has no ties to Sanchez so he wont be coddled anymore. Time to grow up time to perform and lead or your riding the pine amd gone next year.


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Ferry to Governors Island
172 acres (70 hectares) of quiet in the center of New York Harbor. "Part of the island is a national monument, with astonishing views of the skyline and Statue of Liberty."—Daisann McLane, former New York Times "Frugal Traveler" writer. Ferry leaves from the Battery Maritime Building, at the corner of South and Whitehall Streets in Lower Manhattan. Fee. www.govisland.com
Museum of Chinese in the Americas
In Chinatown, upstairs in a converted school building. Historical photographs, ephemera like old Chinese restaurant menus, and, sometimes, "the local senior citizens group practicing Chinese opera music next door."—Daisann McLane. 70 Mulberry St., 2nd floor; tel. +1 212 619 4785. Fee. www.mocanyc.org
Rubin Museum of Art
One could spend months—years—at great art's New York bastions (the Metropolitan Museum of Art, MoMA, the Frick, Guggenheim, Whitney), but this relatively new kid on the block is an exciting trove of works from the Himalayas and surrounding regions. Fee. 150 W. 17th St.; tel. +1 212 620 5000. www.rmanyc.org
Empire State Building Observatory
Arrive at dusk; get your ticket at the second-floor box office. Head up to the 102nd floor to "witness magic as the lights of the city come on."—Brian Silverman, Frommer's New York author. Fee. 350 Fifth Ave. www.esbnyc.com
Take the Train to a Yankees Game
There's something unforgettable about "being crammed into a subway car packed with rabid Yankee fans on their way to [Yankee Stadium]."—Brian Silverman. Fee. http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com
Central Park
Jog or walk the path around the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir. "Take in the beauty of the park, Central Park West, Fifth Avenue, the skyline."—Brian Silverman. 85th to 96th Sts. www.centralparknyc.org
Brooklyn Bridge
Stroll across this National Historic Landmark for harbor vistas and up-close looks at what was the longest suspension bridge in the world when completed in 1883. "The soul and spirit of New York."—Daisann McLane. www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/bridges/bridges.shtml
Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden
An 18th-century carriage house erected on the banks of the East River "when it was farmland; became a hotel in 1826."—Arthur Marks, who has led New York walking tours for decades. Fee. 421 E. 61st St.; tel. + 1 212 838 6878. www.mvhm.org
Paley Park
One of Manhattan's first "pocket parks"—"a tiny, elegant space, an oasis tucked between tall buildings, with trees, plantings, and a waterfall. Also food and moveable chairs, both important elements in a successful public place."—Lynden B. Miller, New York City public garden designer. 53rd St. between Fifth and Madison Aves. www.pps.org/great_public_spaces/one?public_place_id=69
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Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award
Connie Payton, wife of former Bears great Walter Payton, and her daughter Brittney present the finalists for the Walter Payton Man of the Year award during a press conference. The finalists are Larry Fitzgerald of the Cardinals, Joe Thomas of the Browns and Jason Witten of the Cowboys.
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Golmaal remake News
'Bol Bachchan' first promo to be showcased today
Abhishek Bachchan and Ajay Devgn's much awaited movie, Bol Bachchan is all set to unveil its promo today. Rohit Shetty's comedy of errors, Bol Bachchan will be released all across televisions and websites at 8:59 pm tonight. Abhishek Bachchan will be seen in his first double role in the film, which is a comedy inspired by the 1979 classic Golmaal. The promo boasts of side-splitting gags and action packed sequences, which is Rohit Shetty's trademark.
The first poster of Bol Bachchan showcased Abhishek in two different looks – one features the actor in a confident, macho and moustached look, and the other sees him in a more metrosexual look with a magenta floral shirt and a net vest. The film is co-produced by Ajay Devgn Films and Shree Ashtavinayak LFS Infra Ltd., the movie also features Asin Thottumkal, Prachi Desai, Krushna Abhishek, Neeraj Vora, Asrani and Archana Puran Singh.Click here to read more -


text: JBL/Roxy Headphones Won't Make You a Better Surfer, But Look Cool and Sound GoodJoanna Stern8/19/09 4:00pmFiled to: HeadphonesRoxy On Ear HeadphonesRoxy In Ear HeadphonesRoxyOn Ear HeadphonesIn Ear HeadphonesJblSummermodo11EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink Taking a note from Vivienne Tam and HP's love affair, Roxy partnered with JBL to put out a line of audio gear designed "for women, by women." The neon headphones look sweet and pack solid sound. On the turboprop plane down to Kite Boarding camp in North Carolina the hot blue and green $70 On Ear headphones blocked out a good deal of the background noise, including Blam's snoring in the seat in front of mine. They aren't advertised as noise canceling, but the smaller than average ear cups fit securely around my ears and were super comfortable (you can adjust them "DJ style" to fit behind your head). Besides being able to sleep comfortably with them on, music sounded crisp when awake. However, they didn't make surf song classics like "Wipe Out" sound any more tolerable. Advertisement Advertisement I also took along a pair of the bright pink and orange $40 In Earphones which have a mic for making calls. The sound quality wasn't anything to write home about and is on par with Apple's standard earbuds. The mic didn't pick up much background noise, even while sitting outside near the water.The Roxy headphones didn't make me a better surfer or kite boarder, though neither did the $50 Roxy board shorts I bought. But at least with the help of JBL they offer good sound and should get a chiseled surfer dude, like Laird Hamilton to at least look my way. [Roxy]Summermodo is a chance for Giz to get outside and test our gear where it belongs.Reply11 repliesLeave a reply


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2013: Had one of the top freshman campaigns in school history, running in all six team races and taking the top spot on the squad for all but one ... Posted four top-20 finishes, including a season-best 11th at the Jaguar Invitational ... Ran a season-low 5K of 20:01 at the Mercer RunFit Invitational, taking 12th place ... Season-low 6K came at the PBC Championships, taking 15th overall, finishing in 23:34 ... Ran a 23:55 at the NCAA Southeast Regional, finishing 37th overall ... Chosen to the PBC All-Sportsmanship Team.
High School: Attended West Forsyth High School ... Played under coach Clayton Tillery
Personal: Daughter of Fred and Lisa Roeck ... Born Dec. 25 ... Favorite athlete is Kara Goucher ... Chose Georgia College for the small environment and academic standards ... Favorite movie is All About Eve ... Favorite TV Show is Mad Men.
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miqe(e) is a Qenya noun meaning "a kiss".[1]
Helge Fauskanger has suggested that the form miquë (retaining the same meaning) could be valid Neo-Quenya.[2]
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[edit] See also
- Qenya miq- ("to kiss", verb)
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Qenyaqetsa: The Qenya Phonology and Lexicon", in Parma Eldalamberon XII (edited by Carl F. Hostetter, Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne), p. 61
- ↑ Helge Fauskanger, "English-Quenya Wordlist (Quettaparma Quenyanna)" at Ardalambion (accessed 25 June 2011)


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Type DZYR/Electrical vs. type QNMJ/Plumbing PVC Pipe
I have been working in electrical construction and design for the past 13 years and have had many occasions to witness the installation of underground PVC pipe, for both concrete encased and direct burial applications. Typically, grey PVC pipe, type "DZYR," is used for electrical applications whereas white or type "QNMJ" is used for plumbing. Further, type "DZYR," is manufactured according to UL651 whereas that used for plumbing applications follows ASTM standards.
I had a conversation the other day with a local electrical inspector/AHJ regarding the feasibility of using "plumbing" PVC in lieu of "electrical" PVC piping for a run between my house and detached garage (I had a bunch of extra sticks laying around and considering that it would be carrying some power limited signal/control wiring for alarm, telephone and intercom, I didn't really think that it was a big deal). He wigged and basically threatened to cut off my legs if I did. Once he calmed down, I asked him what specific characteristics of the "QNMJ" pipe made it unsuitable for use as an electrical conduit and he admitted that he didn't know (other than "It ain't grey."). I would like to study the appropriate ASTM and UL specifications to understand what makes these two products different but they are not published on line and are very expensive to purchase. I would guess that the plumbing variety would need to withstand higher pressures/temperatures when compared to the electrical type but again, this is only a hunch. If anyone has any thoughts, please share! And thanx! Advertisement |
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Alternate Materials
Building Codes allow for alternative materials, designs and methods provided the alternate compliance path has been approved.
The International Residential Code, for example, states: R104.11 (IRC 2003) Quote:
I do not have an answer for you other than that the precribed codes are not written in stone and alternative methods and materials can be used if the intent of the code is served. In the case of underground conduit, that intent would be water protection of the cables run inside the conduit as well as physical protection of the cables. If QNMJ can serve to meet the same intent as DZYR, especially for the limited energized cables you will be running, as a building official (not an electrical inspector) I don't (at least in principal) see the problem. Electrical codes, however, do insist that materials be 'listed' and 'labled' by 3rd party inspection agencies and approved for the intended purpose. And since AHJs can be held responsible for their decisions regarding life and limb, they are going to be reluctant to grant you approval for an alternative method and material. Put another way, you'd better have a reason more pressing than "I just have some PVC sticks laying about and would rather use them than spend a few bucks on approved materials" and be ready to back up your alternate method and material claims with things like an electrical engineer's stamped seal on the design if you want approval. In the end it may be less aggravating and cheaper to just buy and use DZYR. Mine isn't much of an answer one way or the other, but it at least shows that you likely can get approval to use plumbing pipe if you put enough effort into the process. And I admit you are doing just that. One place you can look for support if you haven't already done so, is at the International Codes Council website where you can look up Evaluation Reports of products by manufacturer and type: http://www.icc-es.org/Evaluation_Reports/index.shtml Luck AdvertisementLast edited by manhattan42; 07-01-2006 at 10:54 PM. |
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doesn't the grey stuff have thicker walls(sched 40), therefore wouldn't match up to the sweeps you need for pulling it?
Also, if it's low voltage, what does it matter what it's in. The sprinkler guys always use a piece of white pipe for their low voltage between the controller to the ground where it is just direct buried. |
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