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Cardcaptors: Test of Courage
- Rated: NR
- Genre: Family and Kids
- Release Year: 2004
- Running Time: 60 minutes
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Parents need to know that there are occasional tidbits regarding Japanese culture; one episode concerns a field trip to an ancient shrine cave that is reputed to be haunted. Sakura seems timid and often seems to need the help of an arrogant male cardcaptor. The show looks attractive, with occasional use of impressive effects animation. The characters are appealing, but slow-moving stories may put off viewers looking for more action. Ten-year-old Sakura is an appealing heroine for preteens; though insecure about her skills, she rises to the occasion when necessary. Teens find the adventures of Sakura and friends a little too sedate.
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In CARDCAPTOR: TEST OF COURAGE, ten-year-old Sakura accidentally releases the spirits of the Clow when she opens a Clow card book. With the help of Kero, the Clow card guardian, she becomes a Cardcaptor, assigned to the task of recapturing the Clow cards and returning them to the book. In "Sakura's Rival," Sakura encounters Li, a new exchange student whom she discovers is a fellow Cardcaptor. Despite their mutual dislike, Sakura eventually needs his help to capture Reiju, the thunder beast. "Time and Again" finds Sakura reliving the same day and having to take a despised music test over and over again. She discovers that a Clow card is affecting time's passage. In "The Cave," Sakura's class goes on a field trip to a nearby cave that's reputed to be haunted. Sakura overcomes her fear of ghosts, only to have the rest of her classmates disappear! Could it be -- a Clow card?
Is it any good?
Despite the theme song's modest claim that Cardcaptors is "a quest for all time," this latest animated series from Japan is considerably more sedate than previous imports like Pokémon or Digimon. The show spends a lot more time examining the daily life of its 10-year-old heroine -- her school travails, her crush on her older brother's best friend -- than epic mystical battles. When the battles do come, they're less about physical confrontations between creatures than about dueling forms of energy -- which gives the animators ample opportunity to dazzle the audience with various forms of effects animation. The character of Sakura is very likable, as is Madison, her best friend. An amusing footnote to each episode has Madison enthusiastically videotaping Sakura's battles and providing her with a new homemade superhero costume for each one -- costumes that Sakura is unimpressed with, but obligingly wears anyway.
Strangely, this first volume doesn't include the episode in which Sakura first encounters the Clow cards. The American distributors wanted to start the series with the introduction of Li, Sakura's male Cardcaptor rival, in an attempt to draw in young boys. Unfortunately, Li isn't a particularly likable character, at least as he's portrayed in these three episodes. He does little more than glower at Sakura and express skepticism at her Cardcaptor abilities, while continually extolling his own skills. This makes it somewhat frustrating when Sakura must ask for his help in order to capture more Clow cards. Still, these episodes are charming enough, and their emphasis on the more mundane aspects of the characters' lives sets them apart from typical anime fare.
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Families can talk about how Sakura overcomes her fears and faces her (literal) demons to capture the Clow cards.
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Theatrical release date: | January 6, 2004 |
DVD/Streaming release date: | January 6, 2004 |
Studio: | Pioneer |
Genre: | Family and Kids |
Run time: | 60 minutes |
MPAA rating: | NR |
MPAA explanation: | Not Rated |
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Each Wednesday night, Julia, a single mother with one child, escapes the doldrums of her boring job as a telephone operator and travels to a dance club in Mexico City. There she meets up with her longtime dance partner, Carmelo, and they spend hours dancing a popular Cuban dance known as the Danzon. But, when Carmelo doesn't show up one night, Julia embarks on a long and whimsical journey to find him -- a journey on which she learns a thing or two about herself.

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The Punjab government has moved the Punjab and Haryana High court seeking directions to the Centre for paying the state the 3% infrastructure development (ID) cess on the procurement of food grains by the union agriculture ministry.
The hearing is fixed for July 15. On September 24, 2008, Punjab increased the ID cess from 2% to 3% but the Centre continues to pay back at 2%. The arrear, counted for the past six years, now is 850 crore.
In the petition, the Punjab has demanded the balance payment at the earliest, while the union ministry has called the claim unreasonable.
The cess is based on the Punjab Infrastructure Development Act under which Punjab Infrastructure Development Board (PIDB) was created.
"The cess is to fund development in the state, which has no major alter native sources of income.
We depend on money raised from the procurement of food grains," said a state food department official, justifying the levy. All related taxes are based on the Punjab Agriculture Produce Marketing Act.
Other than the ID cess, the Punjab government collects 5% value-added tax (VAT), 2% rural development fund, 2% market fee, and 2.5% commission agent fee; taking the total taxes to 14.5%.
For the procurement of wheat on since April 1, the Centre has set Punjab's cash credit limit at 18,300 crore Reserve Bank of India.
The tax will help the state government put maybe 2,250 crore in its coffers by the end of the procurement season, for temporary relief to the fatigued economy. It will help the state clear a month's salary-and-pension bill for 2,000 crore.
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Alfred is a town in York county, Maine. It was formed in 1808. Alfred began keeping vital records in 1803 and town records in 1824. For more information, contact the county at 16 Saco Rd./P.O. Box 129, Alfred 04002. On the attached map, Alfred is shown as 13 in York county.
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Zeugnisse von Christo, a 4 ½ x 6 ¾ inch 36-page monthly, edited and published by Jakob and Abraham Kröker at Spat, Crimea, Russia, first issue January 1901. Two issues are in Mennonite Historical Library (Goshen, Indiana, USA) (January and February 1901); the further history is unknown. The editors announced the periodical as a "collection of sermons," one to be printed each month, each to be "by a brother and worker in the work of the Lord." The first number contained a full sermon by Jakob Friesen, preacher in Rückenau, on Romans 1:16, plus an extracted sermon by F. L. Meyer on 1 Corinthians 9:27; the second contained a sermon on Romans 6:23 by Elder David Dürksen and one by C. H. Spurgeon. The agent for America was John F. Harms of Medford, Oklahoma. Twenty sermons were collected and published in one volume entitled Zeugnisse von Christo.
The Mennonite Library and Archives (North Newton, Kansas, USA) has a volume with nine monthly installments containing two to three sermons each by Jacob Friesen, F. L. Meyer, David Dürksen, Jacob Kröker, Spurgeon, Johann Fast, F. B. Meyer, E. H. Hopkins, Isaak Regehr, Viebahn, Abr. Wall, J. Hudson Taylor, J. G. Kargel, and J. Reimer.
Author(s) | Harold S Bender |
Date Published | 1959 |
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Bender, Harold S. "Zeugnisse von Christo (Periodical)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 29 Mar 2017. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Zeugnisse_von_Christo_(Periodical)&oldid=79009.
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Bender, Harold S. (1959). Zeugnisse von Christo (Periodical). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 29 March 2017, from http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Zeugnisse_von_Christo_(Periodical)&oldid=79009.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Kitchener, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1026. All rights reserved.
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Chipper Jones is hitting .226/.382/.347 this year, and .225/.366/.344 dating back to August 1 of 2009, a sample of 302 at-bats. For a career .306 hitter whose lowest mark from 2006-2008 was .324, that seems unthinkable, but the 38-year-old has slowed down considerably. He's still as patient as he's ever been, walking in 20.4 percent of his plate appearances (a rate you could say is passive rather than selective), and even with the low batting average he is not striking out often (15.3 percent of his at-bats). 4 comments have been left for this article.


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Sex is part of a healthy life and is part of your quality of life. Most people with heart failure can still have an active sex life. If you have mild heart failure, your doctor will likely say that sex is safe for your heart. If you have more severe heart failure, your doctor will likely check your health to make sure sex is safe for you.footnote 1
If you or your partner is worried about having sex, talk with your doctor about your concerns. Your doctor or another health professional can give you support and advice.
How to make sex easier on your heart
Sex is like any activity that makes your heart work harder. So you can try things that make sex easier on your heart.
- Be well rested before having sex.
Avoid sexual activity when:
- It's very hot or humid outside.
- You're under stress.
- You've just had a meal.
- Don't drink alcohol for at least 3 hours before sex.
- Stop and rest if you have trouble breathing.
- Stop if you feel lightheaded or have chest pain or pressure, palpitations, or a fast heartbeat.
- Try other ways to be intimate that don't make your heart work so hard. These include hugging, cuddling, and kissing.
How to be safe
Tell your doctor if you're having symptoms, such as trouble breathing, when you have sex.
Talk with your doctor before trying an erection-enhancing medicine. If you take a nitrate medicine, do not take a medicine such as sildenafil (Viagra), tadalafil (Cialis), or vardenafil (Levitra). Combining these medicines can cause a life-threatening drop in blood pressure.
Get help for problems
Unfortunately, many people with heart failure also have sexual problems. Your interest may drop, or you may have shortness of breath or other symptoms that limit your ability to have sex. Men may have erection problems. Women may have sexual problems too.
Talk with your doctor. Counseling with a health professional can help you resume sexual activity.
You can get help for erection problems or other sexual troubles.
Related Information
- Levine GN, et al. (2012). Sexual activity and cardiovascular disease: A scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation, 125(8): 1058–1072.
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- Levine GN, et al. (2012). Sexual activity and cardiovascular disease: A scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation, 125(8): 1058–1072.
- Steinke EE, et al. (2013). Sexual counseling for individuals with cardiovascular disease and their partners: A consensus document from the American Heart Association and the ESC Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professionals (CCNAP). Circulation. Published online July 29, 2013 (doi:10.1161/CIR.0b013e31829c2e53).
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Craig When Thom Schnellinger started working as Moffat County High School assistant principal in 2005, one of his career ambitions was to become the school's principal.
Three years later, he has achieved that task.
Schnellinger officially will begin the position of MCHS principal August 4. Taking the job following the resignation of former principal Jane Harmon, Schnellinger has jumped headlong into the post that he has been hoping to obtain for several years.
"Leading a school has been a goal of mine for a while," he said. "I'm really excited at the prospects of the new school year, and I think that the students will enjoy it, too."
Students were the motivation for Schnellinger, 52, to start working in an administrative capacity after teaching visual arts in schools in Aztec, N.M., and Buena Vista for 22 years.
"I was always involved in leadership within the arts," he said. "Eventually, I felt the burden to really step up and help both the students learn and the teachers teach. I wanted to help my colleagues and my students, and I got a lot of great support from the parents and administration there."
Schnellinger's transition from assistant principal to the full-fledged title has been smooth, since he was intent on becoming the head of MCHS since his initial hiring.
"I told them during my interview that it was all part of my plan," he said. "Change is always happening in a school. It has to, because it's also happening in the world outside. It may have happened a little sooner than I expected, but I was ready for it."
Schnellinger considers many of his interpersonal goals reached during his tenure as assistant principal, including a development of student relationships and an encouragement toward learning.
Schnellinger's replacement as assistant principal will be Michael Silverman of Englewood High School.
"I'm excited to get him on board," he said. "He actually has a background in business and earth science, but he's also skilled with computer technology. I don't mind the technological stuff, but it certainly helps to have someone who really knows it."
Silverman will share the assistant principal position with Travis Jensen. Jensen will oversee the freshman and junior classes while Silverman oversees the sophomores and seniors.
Schnellinger also has hired Karen Chaney, a former attorney, to work in the alternative school's Youth Experiencing Success program at Boys & Girls Club of Craig. Chaney is the only confirmed hire for next year, with Schnellinger still looking to hire teachers for math, choir, woods and Spanish.
Schnellinger hopes to revitalize student government and the level of student involvement, though he does not have plans for major changes to the school in his first year.
"I don't want to shake things really hard just yet," he said. "For now, I'll start out slow."
His main focus is to prepare students for life after school.
"High school is all about getting ready for the post-secondary experience," he said. "Whether it's college or vocational school or whatever, these kids need as many tools as they can get for their futures."
Schnellinger believes that parents and the community should be partners in creating the education necessary for his students, for whom he has high hopes.
"I expect them to think big and learn important skills, because otherwise, they'll have no opportunities."
Schnellinger paraphrases Winston Churchill in issuing a challenge to MCHS students.
"Success isn't forever, failure is rarely fatal, but courage is everything," he said. "I want students to have the courage to step out, grab all the education that they can and do their best."


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Are you New to RA? Then Read This!
If you're reading this, you've probably just been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. You're also probably reeling, more than a little relieved to finally have an answer and so scared you want to curl into a ball under the covers. MyRACentral is here to help you through the adjustment, answer your questions and give you support. This post answers some common questions for people who have a new diagnosis and will get you started on getting a handle on life with RA. To learn more about our site, check out the Welcome tour of who we are and what we do.
Knowledge Is Power
Feeling lost and not in control is normal, but remember that you have RA, it doesn't have you. One of the best ways of starting to feel more in control is to know more about your disease, so check out our area about the basics of RA. Finding a good rheumatologist is essential and it's a good idea to come prepared to your appointments. Your doctor is an important member of your team, but it's your body and your life and that means you are the team leader - reading about how to be a good advocate for yourself can help make you more comfortable with being in charge. You also need to know about more than just your disease itself and The First Year with Rheumatoid Arthritis is an excellent book that can help you get back on track.Medication Is Your Friend
After a diagnosis of chronic illness, we instinctively want to get better. That means eating healthy, getting exercise and not putting any chemicals in our bodies, so no drugs, right? Not so when you have RA - at least about the drugs. It's essential to get the disease suppressed as soon as possible to protect your joints from the kind of damage that can affect your mobility in the future. RA used to come with the prognosis of inevitable deformity and disability, but that has changed. About 10 years ago, Biologic medications came on the market and they have drastically changed the prognosis. It is now possible for most people with RA to lead a pretty normal life and to significantly delay or even prevent damaged joints.There are a number of medications used to treat RA, both to suppress the disease and to control symptoms of inflammation and pain. People react differently to medication - what works well for some might not work for you and vice versa, so it can take a while to find the right drug. When considering the pros and cons of a medication, you have to think about what it's worth to you to protect your body and your life from the damage that can be caused by RA. Researching the meds suggested by your rheumatologist means reading about side effects and that can be enough to turn your hair white. Keep in mind that drug companies have to list all possible side effects, but that most people experience fairly minor ones that can be managed with some easy tips.
At this time, Western allopathic medication are the best choice for controlling your disease, but many people with RA also use alternative treatments, such as acupuncture, massage, naturopathic medicine and vitamins and supplements.
Get Support
Being diagnosed with RA changes your life and it's normal to experience feelings of depression. You have to grieve the loss of your healthy self before you can get to a place of acceptance and healthy coping skills. Consider counseling, especially Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. CBT teaches you to think differently - about your disease, choices, life and it can be a tremendous help in adjusting to your diagnosis and dealing with RA throughout your life.A chronic illness can put a strain on your relationship, how you and your partner work together and your sex life. Couples therapy can help you explore your feelings in a safe environment, guided by a therapist and it can make your relationship stronger.
You will no doubt run into weird reactions from family, friends and colleagues. It's an unfortunate fact that while you're in the middle of dealing with your own feelings about your diagnosis, you have to help those around you understand RA. It can be frustrating, but in the long term it will make life easier for you. If you're single, getting used to telling others about your disease without trepidation can also be helpful when you're dating.
Connecting with others who live with RA can be an essential part of coping well. Although some local support groups do exist, many have to find their support through online communities such as MyRACentral. Having a place where you feel known, where others share your experience and can offer advice from a "Been There" perspective helps you feel less alone.
Get Healthy
Eating a balanced, healthy diet gives you the nutrients you need and helps to maintain a weight that doesn't put extra stress on your joints. Some find their symptoms may also be helped by eating an anti-inflammatory diet or a gluten-free, vegan diet. Using supplements such as multivitamins, cod liver oil and vitamin D can also be important tools in managing RA.It's important to exercise to keep your joints as mobile as possible, but how you exercise depends on the severity of your symptoms. Exercising in water or swimming is a terrific way of moving your body - the buoyancy of the water puts less stress on your joints. Tai chi and yoga are gentler forms of exercise that are also known as meditation in motion, which can help with stress relief, as well. Make sure you talk to your instructor about your RA so you can modify poses that may not be good for your joints. You can also ask your doctor for a referral to a physical therapist who can help you put together an exercise program that will keep you in shape while protecting your joints.
Getting through Your Day
RA can add some extra challenges to your daily life. Managing your resources of energy can play a huge role in how well you're doing. Changing part of your wardrobe can also make it easier on you and believe it or not, it is possible to find comfortable shoes that also look good!To help you with the tasks in your daily life, you may need some doodads or adaptive equipment, such as thicker pens, jar openers, adaptations to how you drive, etc. Working slightly differently at your job can also make it easier on your body and thereby make it easier for you to do the job. Your employer is legally obligated to accommodate you and many of these accommodations - i.e., different ways of doing the job - are fairly easy to do. They can include adjustments to your desk or workstation, flexible hours or working from home, splitting your breaks into smaller, more frequent ones, etc.
Are you feeling overwhelmed yet? This post has a lot of information and links to even more, so take your time and use the linked resources gradually as you need them. And hang in there - it gets easier. Remember that you have adapted to other big changes in your life before, so you have the skills to adapt to RA, too. You're not alone in this - we're here to support you every step of the way.


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The Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine in Singapore, a collaboration between Imperial College London (Imperial) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU), opened in August 2013 and offers a 5-year undergraduate medical degree programme, which will be jointly conferred by Imperial and NTU.
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Oh dear... I guess it's better than a hog crawling out... that would be something else.
Oh dear... I guess it's better than a hog crawling out... that would be something else.
All is well and they are now fine. I followed earlier advice and gave the mesh a good push and they are as right as rain.
Think I'm going to take the buttons off for purely aesthetic reasons.
Glad to hear it.
Great!, now i'm going to remember this everytime i put my headphones on, thanks
There's no need to be afraid. I killed the bug!
I think they were worried about the hog...
All I thought of was the song.."The Bug" by Soul Coughing off the Batman and Robin OST
If you put the cups into a saucer of hot water the buttons will fall off and most of the glue as well. Glad my ,give it a push advise, worked.
ROFL - how do they sound? I wonder. Would be hilarious at least, having a hog's @@$ sticking out of your ear.
Long time Grado Fan.
I have had my SR325is for a few years now. I never really got into using them that much. The sound is terrific, I think it is the comfort factor that gets to me.
Ii used the regular pads it came with, matter of fact have gone through two pair while using my SR80 and the 325's.
I used the comfy ones for about 4-6 months and just recently did the reverse hole mod. They sound great but hurt my ears after a few hours.
I have been putting off buying the G cush because it seems ridiculous to pay so much for some pads...
I was very very wrong....
I really enjoy the G cush pads with the phones. The comfort factor is incredible.
The sound is slightly different. The L cush puts you right in the band, you are standing with them.
The G cush is like stepping back about 5-10 steps. The sound is SLIGHTLY diminished, however I enjoy it more.
I use a Fiio E10 on high gain with bass boost on. I just crank it up slightly.
The left channel is about 5 Db lower for some reason. I readjust on my laptop.
I use ot on my samsung tablet galaxy 2 and it is just terrific with a Fiio E11.
I recommend for those who delayed buying the G cush but have comfort issues, to go for it.
It is a worthwhile purchase.
+ a lot.
Hi to all, I guess I wanna join the club of the owners, #11447
As for the sound and general impressions on these great phones, well I'm not yet sound-literate enough to say much. They are my first "real" headphones and I have yet much listening and lerning to do. I enjoy them very much, that+s for sure! :) I have ordered FiiO E07k to use mainly with laptop and sometimes as portable amp. Has anyone tried that combo yet? I'd like to hear impressions. Also, I didn't buy the official 1/4"-1/8" cable adapter, I have some cheapo, does it really matter?
I found that when using 325i's with my Magni and the G-cush pads they were too bright, but with my modded X-fi in my computer they are fine. I use the reversed L-cush with the Magni and it sounds fine. I guess it depends on what amp you are using. I have also been playing around with G-cush/T-shirt mod and it seems to knock a little of the edge/sharpness off the brigthness. Basically stretch T-shirt material over the driver before putting the G-cush on. Need to do some more A-B testing to see if it holds true for my different amps.


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Jonathan Gottschall "Why Fiction is Good For You":
"The more deeply we are cast under a story�s spell, the more potent its influence. In fact, fiction seems to be more effective at changing beliefs than nonfiction, which is designed to persuade through argument and evidence. Studies show that when we read nonfiction, weread with our shields up. We are critical and skeptical. But when we are absorbed in a story, we drop our intellectual guard. We are moved emotionally, and this seems to make us rubbery and easy to shape.
"But perhaps the most impressive finding is just how fiction shapes us: mainly for the better, not for the worse. Fiction enhances our ability to understand other people; it promotes a deep morality that cuts across religious and political creeds. More peculiarly, fiction�s happy endings seem to warp our sense of reality. They make us believe in a lie: that the world is more just than it actually is. But believing that lie has important effects for society�and it may even help explain why humans tell stories in the first place."
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Sarah Palin was maybe supposed to talk about duck calls on her "Amazing America" series when she talked to Mario Lopez for "Extra." But the former vice-presidential candidate seemed far more interested in talking Hillary Clinton and politics.
The main topic of the conversation in an interview about Palin's episode on a duck-calling competition in Arkansas was the pregnancy of Clinton's daughter, Chelsea.
What does Palin think about Clinton becoming a grandmother she mostly hopes that having another generation on the way will "broaden [Clinton's] worldview."
"I think anyone who is a grandparent really starts looking at even further down the road — you know, we start thinking about things like $17 trillion debt that our nation is under," Palin explains to Lopez. "We're gonna hand that to our grandkids for them to pay off for our shortsighted thinking and spending today? That's not right, that's not fair to our grandkids. Hopefully she'll start thinking along those terms too."
This likely isn't what most new grandparents think about — although maybe they do in political circles.
In addition to thoughts on the budget, Palin expressed a hope that Clinton might rethink her position on abortion as well.
"Just knowing that her daughter Chelsea is pregnant with a baby — it's a real baby! It's not some disposable something," Palin says. "Those who … are in this position now as a parent or grandparent, they realize that sanctity of life — how innocent, how precious it is. And of all places, it should be in the womb that these babies are protected."


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The reason today was selected to celebrate a particular greek letter is that (in the USA) March 14 is written as 3/14. For Dear Readers who haven't gotten the joke yet, pi is an numerical term equal to approximately 3.14. The real exact value of pi, according to Pi Day, has been calculated to over one trillion digits (give or take). And how did that value come about? It is the fudge factor value that, when multiplied by the square of the radius of a circle, equals the circumference of that circle.
Or something close to that.
So in honor of Pi Day, I bring you Payday Pie. Name after that famous candy bar, Payday pie is filled with caramel and peanuts. I used a graham cracker crust because it is easier (to me, anyway) to make than a regular pie crust.
Although math was my best subject in school, I can't read a calendar so Pi Day snuck up on me. As a result, I didn't prep properly (i.e., didn't charge the camera battery) so there is no fancy-schmancy artfully arranged cover-worthy photo to share in time for the post.
Payday Pie
Yield: 1 9-inch pie
Can be made up to 5 days in advance
for graham cracker crust:
1 cup graham cracker crumbs (aprox. 6 whole boards--see this post on how to convert graham crackers to crumbs)
4 Tbl. unsalted butter, melted
2 Tbl. granulated sugar
for filling:
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 Tbl. dark corn syrup
1 cup sweetened condensed milk
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, cut up
1 1/2 cups salted, dry roasted peanuts
Preheat oven to 375F. Combine graham cracker crumbs, melted butter and sugar. Press evenly into a 9-inch pie pan, using the back of a spoon or mini-ladle. Bake for 10 minutes, or until it just starts to brown.
Remove from oven and set aside to cool on a heat-safe surface while preparing filling.
Combine sugar, corn syrup, sweetened condensed milk and butter in a 2 or 3 quart saucepan. Stir constantly over medium heat until the sugar is completely dissolved and the butter has melted. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and continue to boil, stirring only occasionally, for 5 minutes.
Remove from heat; immediately stir in peanuts.
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But when the networking giant announced Thursday that it planned to acquire camcorder maker Pure Digital, it likely had its eye on more than pet-trick and groin-kick videos. In fact, it may be planning to use Pure Digital's technology to extend its telepresence high-end video conferencing system–still an expensive corporate tool–into the home.
In the short term, Cisco can get quick returns from the continued growth of that ultra-cheap camcorder market, says IDC Research analyst Christopher Chute. At IDC's last count in November, Pure Digital had sold 1.5 million Flips, compared with the larger camcorder market's 20 million units a year in sales. That offers plenty of room for adding customers and further disrupting the market for more expensive cameras.
Getting a piece of that growth early could be a boon for Cisco, especially as spending on enterprise networking freezes in the current recession. It's one reason Cisco launched a controversial push into servers Monday (see "Cisco's Data Center Invasion"), and it may also be driving the company into a number of consumer areas–including a line of audio equipment announced in January.
"The old marketing plan for many data infrastructure companies was to sell as many black boxes as possible to every company," Chute says. "Now they have to mine specialized consumer segments, these micropoints of growth."
But longer term, Cisco may be planning on integrating the Flip with home-networking products like its Linksys routers and Scientific Atlanta set-top boxes, eventually using the Flip's cheap high-definition video technology to extend its video conferencing system–what it calls telepresence–to the home. Today, those high-def, low-latency systems use entire rooms at corporate offices–and cost up to $300,000.
Ned Hooper, head of Cisco's consumer business group, wouldn't reveal any future product directions, but said that video fit into a larger strategy of "visual networking" in the home. "Video is the content we think is most transformative," he said. "Flip has transformed how people record and share video, and telepresence has transformed how people communicate," he said. "Telepresence and how it gets packaged is different from other video from a product perspective; but from a platform experience, its the same.
In an earlier interview with Forbes Monday, Cisco's Senior Vice President Carlos Dominguez outlined the company's vision for integrating software capable of telepresence into its set-top boxes. "Eventually we'll put [telepresence] in peoples' home," he said. "You have a high-definition television and a set-top box. All you need is a high-definition camera. That's it."
Of course, a simpler theory to explain Cisco's buy would be its bid to shovel more video content onto the Web. By keeping the price of the Flip low and putting Cisco's marketing muscle behind it, the company could potentially increase the number of consumers using video upload bandwidth, eventually forcing broadband carriers to upgrade their routers.
In November, Cisco announced a new router, the ASR 9000, aimed specifically at Internet service providers looking for fatter video pipes. The router offered a new model of video hosting, caching videos in the ISP's data center rather than a video site itself to speed up delivery to users (see "Cisco Revs Up Video").
Regardless of who owns Pure Digital, the amount of video content online will grow, argues James McQuivey, an analyst with
That means the only intelligent reason for Cisco's nearly $600 buy must be using the Flip to build its own high-definition consumer telepresence, says McQuivey. "I see them using this two or three years from now to launch that high-definition video conferencing system at home, to let you telepresence with Grandma," he says.
As for Pure Digital Chief Executive Jonathan Kaplan, he says he's not concerned whether Flip's technology ends up powering a high-definition camcorder or a home telepresence system. "Whether it ends up in a Flip camera or telepresence or a visual network system … your mind can run wild," he said in an interview. "If we can find simple and high-quality ways to share video, we can transform the market."


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I attended a basketball banquet and a girls team gathered together on the stage. Their coach gave a small speech before she introduced each player. "We didn't win any games this season," she lamented, "but in our hearts we won them all." Wow! What a quote! "In our hearts we won them all." I'll always remember it and hold it in my heart.
Not long after that banquet, I heard a story on National Public Radio about a high school girls basketball team in Texas that lost a game 100-0. I found an article about the game written by Barry Horn for the Dallas Morning News. Horn wrote, "Later on the 100-0 night, Civello [the losing coach] told his girls the life lesson they could take from their loss: 'I told them someday they will be on top in a similar situation and they should remember how they felt when some people were cheering for a team to score a hundred points and shut us out. Hopefully, my girls all learned a lesson in sportsmanship that will last a lifetime.'"
In her wonderful book, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, E.L. Konigsburg made this observation about becoming a team, a family.
Something happened at precisely that moment. Both Claudia and Jamie tried to explain to me about it, but they couldn't quite. I know what happened but I never told them. Having words and explanations for everything is too modern ...
What happened was: they became a team, a family of two. There had been times before they ran away when they had acted like a team, but those were very different from feeling like a team. Becoming a team didn't mean the end of their arguments. But it did mean that the arguments became a part of the adventure, became discussions not threats. To an outsider the arguments would appear to be the same because feeling like part of a team is something that happens invisibly. You might call it caring. You could even call it love. And it is very rarely, indeed, that it happens to two people at the same time - especially a brother and a sister who had always spent more time with activities than they had with each other.
There are winners and losers in all parts of our world —the social parts, the economic parts, the political parts, the religious parts —all parts. I'm hoping and working for a time when we become a team/family/community, when we can cheer for cooperation over conquest, when we can 'give under' instead of 'take over', and when we can say, "In our hearts and in our life together we won them all."
Trevor Scott Barton is an elementary school teacher in Greenville, S.C. He is a blogger for the Teaching Tolerance project of the Southern Poverty Law Center.
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Under the agreement, Merck will acquire all of the outstanding equity of NovaCardia for $350 million plus the amount of cash on hand at the time of closing, all of which will be paid in Merck stock based on the average closing stock price on the five days prior to closing of the acquisition.
"This acquisition continues to deliver on our strategy of targeted acquisitions in areas of unmet medical need in the therapeutic areas of strategic importance for Merck such as cardiovascular diseases," said Richard Kender, vice president of business development and corporate licensing at Merck.
NovaCardia's lead product candidate KW-3902, an adenosine A1 receptor antagonist, is being studied in Phase 3 clinical trials in patients with acute congestive heart failure (CHF). KW-3902 is believed to block adenosine-mediated constriction of blood flow to the kidneys and inhibit reabsorption of salt and water by the kidney, thereby increasing urine volume and maintaining renal function in patients with CHF. To date, no other vasodilator has demonstrated the selective renal vasodilation attribute of KW-3902 that helps preserve renal function. As renal function deteriorates in patients with CHF, higher doses of diuretics are required in order to reduce fluid overload. Multiple studies have demonstrated that renal dysfunction is a strong independent predictor of worse short- and long-term outcomes in patients with CHF.
"We are excited to see our lead product become part of the superb scientific environment of Merck," said Randall E. Woods, president and chief executive officer at NovaCardia. "NovaCardia demonstrated the potential of KW-3902 in clinical trials, and we believe that Merck can expedite the development of this novel agent."
"Merck is very excited to have the opportunity to bring forward potential new treatments for patients with heart failure," said Richard C. Pasternak, M.D., vice president of clinical research at Merck Research Laboratories. "Our acquisition of NovaCardia enhances Merck's considerable internal research efforts committed to the development of new medicines to treat major cardiovascular diseases that are underserved by existing therapies."
NovaCardia recently presented preliminary results from a pilot Phase 3 trial of KW-3902 at a late-breaking session of the European Society of Cardiology's Heart Failure Congress 2007 that indicated a strong trend toward efficacy for the 30 milligram dose. Patients treated with KW-3902 experienced a higher rate of improvement in dyspnea, or shortness of breath, which is a common symptom of CHF, compared to the placebo group, and KW-3902 also enhanced diuresis and mitigated deterioration of renal function that is often experienced by patients undergoing standard treatment. Two pivotal Phase 3 trials, PROTECT 1 and PROTECT 2, are currently enrolling participants in the United States, Canada, Europe, Israel and Russia. NovaCardia in-licensed KW-3902 from Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd., in 2003.
"NovaCardia's management team has done an exceptional job advancing KW-3902 into Phase 3 clinical trials, demonstrating the compound's potential and building NovaCardia into a successful company," said Eckard Weber, M.D., founder and chairman of NovaCardia and partner at Domain Associates.
In addition to Domain Associates, NovaCardia's investors include Forward Ventures, Montreux Equity Partners, Versant Ventures, Skyline Ventures and InterWest Partners. NovaCardia will spin-out a new corporate entity to support clinical development of the company's second compound, K201 (JTV-519) for atrial fibrillation.
"This acquisition gives Merck the possibility to expand its cardiovascular product pipeline into congestive heart failure, an area of important unmet medical need and significant burden to the healthcare system," said Guy Eiferman, general manager of the atherosclerosis and cardiovascular franchise at Merck.
The acquisition is subject to clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act and other customary conditions. The two companies expect to close the acquisition within 45 days.
Merck's 2007 full-year financial guidance, provided on July 23, 2007, did not include the anticipated overall financial impact of any charges associated with the NovaCardia acquisition. Merck will provide an update to the full-year 2007 financial guidance following the closing of the acquisition.
About Congestive Heart Failure
CHF is a widespread and debilitating disease most often caused by a weakening or stiffening of the heart muscle, which leads to a progressive loss in the heart's ability to pump blood effectively throughout the body. There are nearly 5 million people in the United States with CHF, according to the American Heart Association (AHA). With the aging population and more patients surviving the early stages of cardiovascular diseases, the prevalence of CHF is increasing. Approximately 550,000 new cases of CHF are reported in the United States each year, according to the AHA.
About NovaCardia
NovaCardia, Inc. is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on developing drugs to treat major cardiovascular diseases that are underserved by existing therapies.
About Merck
Merck & Co., Inc. is a global research-driven pharmaceutical company dedicated to putting patients first. Established in 1891, Merck currently discovers, develops, manufactures and markets vaccines and medicines to address unmet medical needs. The Company devotes extensive efforts to increase access to medicines through far-reaching programs that not only donate Merck medicines but help deliver them to the people who need them. Merck also publishes unbiased health information as a not-for-profit service. For more information, visit http://www.merck.com.
Forward-Looking Statement
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on management's current expectations and involve risks and uncertainties, which may cause results to differ materially from those set forth in the statements. The forward-looking statements may include statements regarding product development, product potential or financial performance. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed, and actual results may differ materially from those projected. Merck undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Forward-looking statements in this press release should be evaluated together with the many uncertainties that affect Merck's business, particularly those mentioned in the risk factors and cautionary statements in Item 1A of Merck's Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2006, and in its periodic reports on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K, which the Company incorporates by reference.
Contact: Merck Media: Amy Rose, 908-423-6537 or Investor: Graeme Bell, 908-423-5185 or NovaCardia Pam Lord, 619-849-6003
Source: Merck & Co., Inc.


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The Energy Administration (EA) is a single resource for energy efficiency and renewable energy programs, products and services for residential, commercial, institutional, and government sectors in the District of Columbia. The EA develops energy-related policies and plans, and coordinates and facilitates the overall effort of the District Government to achieve reliable, clean and affordable energy. The EA also provides direct financial assistance and discounts to low-income residents to help off-set their energy bills. The EA is comprised of three divisions: Policy & Compliance, Affordability & Efficiency, and Data & Benchmarking.
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The Policy and Compliance Division directs and coordinates the implementation of energy-efficiency and renewable energy programs administered by DOEE, and administers the District of Columbia Sustainable Energy Utility contract. The PCD ensures that energy programs comply with the provisions of the Clean and Affordable Energy Act of 2008, as well as other District and federal mandates. The PCD also develops and recommends energy policies, provides advice on current or future utility rate cases, and drafts the District's energy assurance and resiliency plans.
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Kenley Farmer, Associate Director
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The Energy Affordability Branch (EAB) manages the Energy Administration's direct subsidy programs that assist low-income District residents with their energy and utility bills. The EAB provides emergency and non-emergency financial assistance to low-income residents through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, and administers the Utility Discount Programs that provide discounted rates on residents' electric, natural gas, and water bills.
The Energy Efficiency & Conservation Branch (EECB) helps residents and businesses reduce their energy consumption by providing technical and financial assistance to help identify and install audit-recommended energy efficiency measures. The EECB also provides financing solutions to help commercial property owners implement energy efficiency improvements, and is dedicated to educating District residents about the efficient and safe use of energy.
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The Data & Benchmarking Division conducts research and analysis of energy data, develops record-keeping protocols, and conducts evaluation, measurement and verification of various energy efficiency and renewable energy programs. The DBD is also responsible for conducting a wide range of assessment studies and other activities that support the development of aggressive short and medium-term energy goals, and recommending practical implementation strategies to help the District achieve maximum effective management and use of present and future sources of energy.


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Chatham YMCA School-Age Afterschool Program is designed to offer students many opportunities for intellectual, physical and social development. Children take part in a wide variety of group and individual activities, including homework time, arts and crafts and organized games. We offer a quality program that includes planned activities to complement the school experience.
Children are offered many choices of activities at Woods Charter. Each day, students are welcomed by enthusiatic and caring staff that are there to mold the YMCA program around the interests of the students. Games include soccer, basketball, archery, ladder ball, speed cup stacking to name a few. The YMCA staff also help the students learn and implement the YMCA core values of Honesty, Caring, Repect and Responsibility. In addition to the games, core values, and variety of activities the YMCA staff also focus on homework each day. Homework is extremely important to the YMCA staff. They work closely with parents and teachers to assist where needed. The best part is that our curriculum produces results with happy kids, who have the opportunity to extend their day in a safe, caring, exciting and nurturing environment. Our program operates on site every day that school is in session. If school is closed due to inclement weather, the YMCA before and afterschool program is also closed.
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Deborah Powell was watching TV one September day when she felt God calling her.
"It was in my heart," she said. "It came on the TV. It was just me and my dogs. And I had been asking the Lord to use me because we're supposed to be vessels."
That calling came in the form of Chuck Norris, an actor who sits on the National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools Board of Directors. He was on TV that day promoting the organization, which asks Christians to lobby for the Bible's return to public schools.
Powell said she knew that's what God wanted her to do for Moffat County School District.
"My ultimate goal is to get the Bible back into our school to be part of the curriculum," Powell said. "It's a Constitutional right, as long as we're not trying to indoctrinate one person."
She sent a donation to the council, which in turn sent her an informational packet on petitioning the request onto the school board's agenda.
Powell has spoken at several churches including her own, New Creation Church, and sat at booths at church and craft fairs.
She has gathered more than 650 signatures so far. The council recommends 500 signatures to submit the petition to school boards, but Powell is aiming for 1,000.
"The more the merrier," she said. "If we have more than 1,000, praise God. Because he's why I'm doing this, so he can help our kids."
As soon as she reaches that milestone, Powell said she intends to present the proposal to the school board.
Powell said the course she's proposing would be an elective class at Moffat County High School, and the class would teach the King James version of the Bible, though students could take any translation to class.
The council has a 300-page curriculum Powell said eliminates the possibility of one denomination influencing the class.
Superintendent Pete Berg-mann said the school board is willing to hear Powell's request when she is ready to submit it.
"I think the school board is always in a position where they will listen to all citizens," Bergmann said. "But we also have a comprehensive process that we go through to review and adopt our curriculum."
Bergmann said that process involves staff members meeting each year, at the end of February or beginning of March, to evaluate and make recommendations about the curriculum. Bergmann said adding a Bible class is a topic the board could entertain.
"Obviously, the thing that's controversial would be the content of the class," Bergmann said. "It's questionable as to whether we are maintaining the separation of church and state by considering adopting such a class.
"I think it's a gray line anytime you're talking about using the Bible."
Public prayer and Bible-reading were banned from public schools in 1963, after the United States Supreme Court ruling in the Abington School District v. Schempp case.
The council claims this ruling was not against the study of the Bible, but rather the religious use of it in public schools.
The council's Web site, www.bibleinschools.net, claims its curriculum has been voted into 373 school districts in 37 states. Colorado is not one of those states.
The Web site reports 93 percent of school boards that have been approached with the proposal have implemented the class into their curriculums and 19,000 students have taken the council's course.
Powell said the community's reaction to her petition have been positive.
"Everyone's was more accepting than I thought," Powell said. "Everyone had open arms."
Powell said offering Bible study in the schools makes it more accessible to students than those through churches or nonprofit groups.
"It's so valuable to have this in our school," Powell said. "I think (students will) get out of it a sense of worth -- rights and wrongs. Parents are so young anymore that there's no values."
Powell said she thinks youths today are lost and need some direction, which they can find in the Bible.
"We put the Bible back into the school," she said, "and that puts God's hand back over our schools to watch over our kids."
For more information on the petition or to sign it, call New Creation Church at 826-0792 or visit the church between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. at Centennial Mall, 1111 W. Victory Way.
Michelle Perry can be reached at 824-7031, ext. 213, or email@example.com.


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If you're an oatmeal lover, this recipe is for you.
If you're not an oatmeal lover, this still might be for you.
Most oatmeals are really low on my breakfast totem pole, but this breakfast quinoa dish I really, really love.
It's incredibly easy to make and, with fresh berries, milk and quinoa as its main ingredients, it's a great healthy breakfast choice. It will warm you up on the inside and keep you satiated until lunch.
I first saw it on Pinterest several months ago and immediately repinned it to my "must-try" board. Most of those recipes on that board are still waiting to be made, but this one was so quick, easy and promised to transform my morning breakfast routine; I couldn't resist.
You may want to toast your quinoa before it's used in your favorite recipes as it adds a lot of flavor! To do this, simply rinse a few times under cold water, then toast it in a dry skillet over medium heat. You want to make sure the quinoa is golden brown; this will take around 10-15 minutes. Be sure to give your skillet a good shake every minute or so as you don't want the quinoa on the bottom of the pan to burn.
The original recipe {by Martha Stewart} called for fresh blueberries. We tried it with both dried blueberries and fresh blackberries; both were delicious although the fresh fruit was preferred. Dried fruit can be sweeter so start with less sugar and add more as necessary.
Here's to a healthy & delicious start to your day!
Blackberry Breakfast Quinoa
- 2 cups whole or low-fat milk, plus more for serving
- 1 cup quinoa, rinsed
- 3 tablespoons light-brown sugar, plus more for serving
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon, plus more for serving
- 1 cup (1/2 pint) fresh blackberries, plus more for serving
- Bring milk to a boil in a small saucepan. Add quinoa, and return to a boil. Reduce heat to low, and simmer, covered, until three-quarters of the milk has been absorbed, about 15 minutes.
- Stir in sugar and cinnamon. Cook, covered, until almost all the milk has been absorbed, about 8 minutes. Stir in blackberries, and cook for 30 seconds. Serve with additional milk, sugar, cinnamon, and blackberries.


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A cup of Blake Griffin's water all over him.
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New species for me
I just had to share this one with you guys- I caught it up on a small bay off of Lake Ontario back in June. What a surprise for me. We were fishing for pike when I felt a thump on the deceiver pattern I had tied on. I couldn't figure out what it was at first- a bullhead I thought?- when I got it in I realized what it was - a bowfin!
Has anyone else ever caught one of these on a fly- or at all? I have fished this particular bay/pond quite a bit but never caught anything like it before. The only other time I have seen one was in an aquarium run by the DEC up on the St.Lawrence. I still can't catch a carp though! Geoff |
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You've caught a fish that's prehistoric! Can't say that I've ever caught one, but that must have been a truly unique experience.
A rare fish to add to your lifelist.
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Interesting catch! It's always fun to add a new (or should I say very old?) species to the life list. I remember several years ago someone caught a bowfin while ice fishing in a lake in my town. The species is not native to that lake and they speculated that someone had netted some baitfish from another body of water and got a juvie bowfin in the mix, and then dumped the leftover bait into the lake here. Good thing they didn't release a male and female so they could breed!
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i would speculate that Q is right on the money. Certianly not a native fish to your neck of the woods. I have caught a few "dogfish" on the fly before, and they can be tenacious fighters. Western Ky has a healthy bowfin population, especially in inlets and oxbows of the ohio and Mississippi. Eastern Ky has a few in its north fork of the Ky and the Big Sandy, where the water tends to be a lot more tepid than the mountain streams. All and all, still a great catch!!!!!!!!
Thanks for your comments guys- I did a little search and turned up some info on bowfin. If you are interested I've attached a URL and a couple of clips from the page on bowfin. The first paragraph seems to explain how I caught one - the pond it was in is a bay off of Lake Ontario. I know a fisheries biologist who says they are relatively common up here. The second paragraph describes the fish as being capable of gulping air. --My office mate told me a story about a bowfin he caught years ago- they landed it- got it in the boat where it came of the hook and slithered under the seat. The story goes that 4 hours later the fish was still alive - for all that time no one would reach in to grab it because it would slither out hissing at them! Sounds like a tough fish to me. Fortunately the one I caught was a bit more docile!
http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/conn.river/bowfin.html Millions of years ago the family Amiidae contained many species and had nearly a global distribution. Gradually members of this very ancient lineage became extinct until today only a single species, Amia calva, remains. Amia's distribution is restricted to North America, covering the majority of the Mississippi basin, extending east along the Gulf Coast, covereing the entire peninsula of Florida and extending north up the Atlantic Coast to the Pennsylvania/New Jersey section of the Delaware River. As with many North American aquatics, Amia migrated east through the Great Lakes and the Saint Lawrence River basin into Lake Champlain. Amia is an easily recognized fish. It has a single continuous dorsal fin that runs from the mid-body almost to the tail. Amia's tail has a single lobe and appears to be nearly circular. There is frequently a black spot at the base of the tail near the dorsal edge. Amia has a rather large head with two barbels projecting anteriorly from its nose. Unlike most of the other fish Amia's swim bladder functions much like a lung, allowing this fish to gulp air when dissolved oxygen levels become dangerously low in the weed beds where it lives. |
very interesting. I had no idea that they were, in a word, "native" to that area. I had always placed a dogfish as a warmer water creature. Just shows that I don't know everything! Still a catch of a lifetime!!!
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They say Turkson (Ghana) is the favorite, but I have a feeling Sandri (Argentina) or Ravisi (Italy) could sneak in.
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They say Turkson (Ghana) is the favorite, but I have a feeling Sandri (Argentina) or Ravisi (Italy) could sneak in.
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I sat next to a bishop once on a flight to Tampa.....
I don't know any Cardinals except Musial.
RIP Richard Jeni... fantastic comedian. Check out his act on the church.
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LOLz...Bono is 1000 To 1.
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Antonio Banderas, with Melanie Griffith as Mrs. Pope.
Wrap up the Hispanic and the vapid Californian vote.
What ever happened to Guido Sarducci?
and he will be Italian.....per I cant think of his name back in the 1800s that name all the popes and their shields or signs. and there is some talk of a black pope, but that was in reference to something other than his color. this stepping down thing is highly improper to me. that means the antichrist is on the scene then and ready to be named...........
Listen bro. I'm just saying that be like a reggae band playing at a kkk gathering. It won't go over well. And sorry to say yes Italians especially back home Italians would flip. It couldn't happen. I love Jesus as you,well know and could care less if he used afro sheen. And was blacker then Wesley snipes.


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Revision as of 11:20, 4 March 2009Korsakov (Russian: Корсаков, Japanese: 大泊) is a port town of 36.652 people, in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. It is located on the shores of Anniva bay, on the southern tip on the island, some 42 km south of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, the islands principal city. While rather drab, with few things to entertain the visitor, it does host one of the two ferry connections between Russia and Japan. ContentsGet inBy train
While there are connections by a Japanese build narrow gorge railway, running along the coastline from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, where the islands main airport is placed. Services are random and far between - buses are far more convenient. If the train is your thing, there were 3 daily scheduled departures at the time of writing, departing Yuzhno Sakhalinsk at 05:30,13:45 and 19:44. By busThere are both scheduled, and - leave when full - mini bus connections between Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and Korsakov. both depart for Korsakov in front of the Yuzhno-Sakhalin railway station. Mini buses are the most convenient, ask around the different drivers, they will point you to the right bus. Journey time ranges between 30 to 60 minutes depending on the driver and traffic conditions, and the price is around 200 Rubles. Public bus 115 takes 90 minutes for the same trip, and costs around half. By ferryWakkanai, Japan Ferry's depart for Wakkanai on Hokkaido, Japan, from the sea terminal (Морвокзал) on the southern pier (Южно порт). Ticket sales in Korsakov are handled by the Inflot agency, their office is on the 1st floor of the the large 3 story Upravlinie building next to the sea terminal. The ferry is Japanese operated, by the Heartland Ferry company.[1] Yuzhno-Kurilsk, Kuriles islands There is a ferry service between Korsakov and Yuzhno-Kurilsk on Kunashir island in the Kurils, operated by the Igor Farkhutdinov passenger vessel, however there is no set schedule, as the ship departs only when there is freight to carry, the only way to buy tickets are through a tour agency on Sakhalin. Mainland Russia There are also ferry services on combined freight/passenger ships, to and from the mainland, but schedules and let alone tickets, are very hard to come by if you don't speak Russian, a much easier option to the mainland, is to take the daily scheduled ferry from Kholmsk. Get aroundUnscheduled minibuses and taxis provide the city's quite limited transportation. However the town is compact, and you can easily cover most places on foot. SeeThere are very little in the way of sights in Korsakov. But there is a great view over the harbor, along with an uninspiring monument, on the hill just behind the sea terminal. The main drag Sovetskaya street are lined with small street stalls during spring and summer months, selling fresh fruits and vegetables, according to a wikipedian the strawberries are particularly good.
Outside Korsakov there is a few beaches at the hamlets of Okhotsk (about 1 hour) and Prigorodnoye (about 30 minutes) which also hosts a few Japanese war monuments. But access to both of these sights, requires a car or taxi. EatThere is a few restaurants located along the the main drag, Sovetskaya Street - going south from the central Lenin square.
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Well, but I think at first you just do something for fun and give some beginner's hint.
Well, but I think at first you just do something for fun and give some beginner's hint.
Ok, if I were you and just do something for fun, I will do as the following.
Every instant, to record the position of the center of the dice(three float values), the velocity of its move's direction(three float values), the direction of its axis of rotation(three float values), the angular velocity of its rotation(one float value). Any time, the six vertices of the dice's postion can be caculated by the stored values. If the lowest vertex is very close the ground plane(supposing being a plane) say the distance of them is below some threshold value, then a collision detected. Making some calculation to rectify the above saved value, then to the next instant. Until the velocity of movement and angular velocity of rotation become below a threshold value, then movement of the dice ended.
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I'm very sorry to neglect to indicate storing another important float value for each instant, that is the initial angle of the dice relative to its current axis of rotation, it can be calculated through one definite point of the dice, for instance, one vertex relative to some initial vector, for instance, the cross product of the vector of the rotation axis and the outward vector, for instance.
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Of course, if you consider the friction of the surface, this simulation even becomes much harder.
But for fun, I think the above is adequate.
Best Regards,