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What has more species than any other animal phylum?
Arthropods are not only the largest phylum of invertebrates. They are by far the largest phylum of the animal kingdom. Roughly 80 percent of all animal species living on Earth today are arthropods. Obviously, arthropods have been extremely successful. What accounts for their success?
There are more than a million known species of arthropods. There may actually be ten times that many. Arthropods include insects, spiders, lobsters, and centipedes. The arthropods pictured in Figure below give just a hint of the phylum's diversity. See From Water to Land at http://www.pbs.org/kcet/shapeoflife/episodes/conquerors.html for an introduction to arthropods.
Arthropod Diversity. Dust mites are among the smallest of arthropods. Japanese spider crabs are the largest. Besides size, what other differences among arthropods do you see in these photos?
Structure and Function of Arthropods
Arthropods range in length from about 1 millimeter to 4 meters (about 13 feet). They have a segmented body with a hard exoskeleton. They also have jointed appendages. The body segments are the head, thorax, and abdomen (see Figure below). In some arthropods, the head and thorax are joined together as a cephalothorax.
Arthropod Body Plan. Notice the three body segments of each organism.
The arthropod exoskeleton consists of several layers of cuticle. The exoskeleton prevents water loss and gives support and protection. It also acts as a counterforce for the contraction of muscles. The exoskeleton doesn't grow as the animal grows. Therefore, it must be shed and replaced with a new one periodically through life. This is called molting.
The jointed appendages of arthropods may be used as legs for walking. Being jointed makes them more flexible. Try walking or climbing stairs without bending your knees, and you'll see why joints are helpful. In most arthropods, the appendages on the head have been modified for other functions. Figure below shows some of head appendages found in arthropods. Sensory organs such as eyes are also found on the head.
Arthropod Head. Arthropods have evolved a variety of specialized appendages and other structures on their head.
Some arthropods have special excretory structures. They are called coxal glands and Malphigian tubules. Coxal glands collect and concentrate liquid waste from blood. They excrete the waste from the body through a pore. Malphigian tubules carry waste from the digestive tract to the anus. The waste is excreted through the anus.
Like mollusks and annelids, aquatic arthropods may have gills to exchange gases with the water (discussed below). Terrestrial arthropods, on the other hand, have special respiratory structures to exchange gases with the air. These are described in Figure below.
How Terrestrial Arthropods Breathe Air. Terrestrial arthropods have respiratory structures that let them breathe air.
Underwater Spiders
In the ponds of northern Europe lives a tiny brown spider that spends its entire life underwater. But just like land spiders, it needs oxygen to breathe. So, how does this spider breath? Does it use book lungs? No. In fact, aquatic spiders, known as "diving bell spiders," have gills. Every so often, the spider leaves its underwater web to visit the surface and bring back a bubble of air that sticks to its hairy abdomen. It deposits the bubble into a little silk air tank. This "diving bell" is a gill that sucks oxygen from the water, allowing the spider to stay underwater for up to 24 hours. See http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/06/spiders.html?ref=hp for additional information and additional pictures. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GidrcvjoeKE shows these spiders in action.
Arthropod Reproduction
Arthropods have a life cycle with sexual reproduction. Most species go through larval stages after hatching. The larvae are very different from the adults. They change into the adult form in a process called metamorphosis. This may take place within a cocoon. A familiar example of metamorphosis is the transformation of a caterpillar (larva) into a butterfly (adult). Other arthropod species, in contrast, hatch young that look like small adults. These species lack both larval stages and metamorphosis.
Evolution of Arthropods
The oldest known arthropods are trilobites. A fossil trilobite is shown in Figure below. Trilobites were marine arthropods. They had many segments with paired appendages for walking. As arthropods continued to evolve, segments fused. Eventually, arthropods with three major segments evolved. Appendages were also lost or modified during the course of arthropod evolution.
Trilobite Fossil. This trilobite fossil represents the earliest arthropods. Trilobites first appeared more than 500 million years ago. They lived for at least 200 million years before going extinct. They left behind large numbers of fossils.
Arthropods were the first animals to live on land. The earliest terrestrial arthropods were probably millipedes. They moved to land about 430 million years ago. Early land arthropods evolved adaptations such as book lungs or trachea to breathe air. The exoskeleton was another important adaptation. It prevents an animal from drying out. It also provides support in the absence of buoyant water.
Classification of Arthropods
Living arthropods are divided into four subphyla. They are described in Table below. The Hexapoda subphylum includes mainly insects. There are so many insects and they are so important that they are described in greater detail below.
Subphylum (includes) | Description | Example |
Myriapoda (centipedes, millipedes) | terrestrial; herbivores or predators; 10–400 walking legs; poison claws for hunting |
centipede |
Chelicerata (spiders, scorpions, mites, ticks, horseshoe crabs, sea spiders) | mainly terrestrial; predators or parasites; 8 walking legs; appendages called chelicerae for grasping prey; poison fangs for killing prey; no mandibles, maxillae, antennae; two body segments |
spider |
Crustacea (lobsters, crabs, shrimp, barnacles, krill) | mainly aquatic, predators, scavengers, or filter feeders; two pairs of antennae and claws for hunting; unique larval stage (called "nauplius") with head appendages for swimming |
lobster |
Hexapoda (ants, flies, grasshoppers, beetles, butterflies, moths, bees, springtails) | mainly terrestrial or aerial; herbivores, predators, parasites, scavengers, or decomposers; 6 walking legs; many modified appendages, such as wings for flying |
beetle |
The Big, The Deep and The Creepy
Super Creepy Crawly
Many people have a "shudder" response to certain organisms, particularly arthropods like spiders and insects. This response has been exploited by the makers of horror films to the delight of millions. But we all know that's make-believe except maybe in the deep-sea.
Bathynomus giganteus makes its living as a scavenger which in the deep-sea helps account for its size. Here are some giant isopods at work.
Here's some footage which nicely shows their multiple jaws.
Here's some footage of "babies" in captivity making short work of a fish
Here's Dr. Chris Mah of the Smithsonian Institute showing off a preserved specimen from the Smithsonian collection
You can find out more about these amazing animals here
Use the resources below to answer the following questions
- How have these isopods shown human impact in the deep-sea?
- What animal that may be in your backyard is related to Bathynomus giganteus? What characteristics do they have in common?
- In what way do scientists feel that animals may be responding to life in the deep-sea similarly to how they respond to life on islands?
- How does the biodiversity of organisms in the deep sea change with the availability of resources?
Resources Cited
Youtube source WingerdTiger http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeOSXtBCY30&playnext=1&list=PLF9D1B26FF5D47706&feature=results_main
Youtube source OceanContent http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ1C1N4OG9s&playnext=1&list=PLDB3B9AEAFBBD166E&feature=results_video
Youtube source EnosuiMovie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aW_75EG0XA&feature=fvwrel
Youtube source EnosulMovie http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=0po1CkgTPgA&NR=1
Youtube source cdellamore http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F61jT90GaAI
- http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/07/060710164527.htm
- http://scienceinthetriangle.org/2009/12/deep-sea-paradox-little-food-tons-of-life/
- http://deepseanews.com/2007/04/from-the-desk-of-zelnio-bathynomus-giganteus/
Blue Blood
This Won't Hurt At All
Have you ever been given a shot by a doctor? What about an antibiotic? Know anyone who has ever had surgery? Well, if the answer to any of these questions is yes, then horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) have touched your life. Watch this video and find out how.
Extension Investigation
Use the resources below to answer the following questions:
- What makes the horseshoe crabs blood blue? Does this represent the oxygenated or deoxygenated state of the blood? Explain your answer as much as possible.
- How does horseshoe crab blood (HCB) benefit people?
- How does the immune system of the horseshoe crab compare to the immune system of humans? How does this help explain the usefulness of horseshoe crab blood to humans?
- How does the harvesting of horseshoe crab blood affect the animals?
- What use have humans found for horseshoe crabs other than their blood?
- What is hemocyanin?
- How many eyes does a horseshoe crab have?
- When do horseshoe crabs reach sexual maturity?
- How may the work of Professor Carmela Cuomo help conservation efforts? Explain your answer as fully as possible.
- When do horseshoe crabs first appear in the fossil record?
- Do you think the horseshoe crab is a living fossil? Explain your answer as fully as possible.
Resources Cited
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BssJIxTulrs
- http://www.horseshoecrab.org/med/med.html
- http://horseshoe-crabs.com/horseshoe-crab-anatomy/horseshoe-crab-blood/
- http://www.dnr.state.md.us/education/horseshoecrab/medical.html
- http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/crash-a-tale-of-two-species/the-benefits-of-blue-blood/595/
- http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=281
- Arthropods are the largest phylum in the animal kingdom.
- Most arthropods are insects. The phylum also includes spiders, centipedes, and crustaceans.
- The arthropod body consists of three segments with a hard exoskeleton and jointed appendages.
- Terrestrial arthropods have adaptations for life on land, such as trachea or book lungs for breathing air.
- The earliest arthropods were trilobites. The earliest land arthropods were millipedes.
Use this resource to answer the questions that follow.
- http://www.hippocampus.org/Biology Non-Majors Biology Search: Bilaterally Symmetric Invertebrates
- Describe the arthropod exoskeleton.
- Describe the arthropod nervous system.
- Describe the arthropod respiratory system.
- What are the main subdivisions of arthropods?
- Describe the head of an insect.
- Describe the appendages of chelicerates.
1. Identify distinguishing traits of most arthropods.
2. What is molting? Why does it occur?
3. Name three arthropod head appendages and state their functions.
4. Describe two structures that allow arthropods to breathe air.
5. Assume you see a "bug" crawling over the ground. It has two body segments and lacks antennae. Which arthropod subphylum does the "bug" belong to? Explain your answer.
6. Create a timeline of arthropod evolution.


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Many people are on tight budgets these days. Grabbing that Starbucks coffee in the morning and buying an iPhone game every week can add up over time. There are plenty of expense tracking apps available to help users stick to their budgets, but they all have different features.
Next is in fact another expense tracking app, but it differs from others thanks to its easy-to-use and elegant interface. While it looks pretty on the surface, it may be missing some important features that users desire.
Next is as simple as it gets when it comes to tracking expenses. Users tap on a category to enter the amount in order to create a new expense. The app currently features 27 categories that range from coffee to pets.
Categories that are used are blue, and categories with the most expenses are dark blue. So if users spend $15 on diapers, they would tap the baby pacifier icon and enter the amount in via the on-screen numbers. Users can view detailed expense statistics by week, month and year. Other features include the option to rearrange the home screen icons, an overview list of expenses, and the option to delete with just a swipe on the screen.
Where Next falls short is that it may be a little too simple. The interface looks great, but it doesn't have enough options to help users stick to a budget. It's just a simple expense tracker and that's it. There's no way to import or export, users can't add notes or labels, there isn't any balance support and it doesn't have any integration for the developer's other finance apps like MoneyBook.
Users who just need an easy and quick way to jot down their expenses may enjoy its simplicity, but those looking for a budget-friendly app will find better alternatives. Either way, it's evident that more useful features and better integration would make Next well worth its $1.99 price tag. For now, users may wish to wait for an update or find another alternative if it doesn't suit their needs.

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"No Way Down" is a sparkling pop-rock highlight off the Shins' latest album Port of Morrow, but in the new clip for the track, the band leads it in another direction. Instead of layering the studio cut over a video of, say, home-recorded footage, the band heads to a cabin in the woods of Portland, Oregon and tries out a new take altogether.
The result is something--dare we say?--funky, with James Mercer and Co. highlighting the rhythmic punch of the song. The bass line bubbles, the drums crackle, and the harmonies are naturally pitch-perfect. It's fun to see The Shins as a jamming garage band instead of aloof studio wizards, and the video makes a pretty impassioned case for catching them in the live setting this summer.
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The Impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on Teacher Education and its Implication for Professional Development in Nigeria
This study was designed to investigate the impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on teacher education programme and professional development in Nigeria. The population comprised 825 lecturers of colleges of education. The sample of 206 lecturers were randomly selected using stratified sampling technique. Four research questions and four hypotheses were raised and tested at alpha level of 0.05 significance using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Statistics. Results of the research questions revealed that there is a relationship between ICT and research, effective student learning, access to information materials for teaching and professional development. This was because the mean ratings of lecturers responses were above 2.50 decision rule. The results of the hypotheses revealed that there is a significant relationship between ICT and lesson presentation, access to information on teaching materials, students' effective learning and professional development. It was therefore recommended that government should provide adequate ICT accessories and infrastructures in all colleges of education, fund and proper electricity. Refresher courses should also be organized for teacher trainers and trainees on the operation and usage of ICT.
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Types of Saw Blades
Perhaps the often sighted saw blade is a long steel plate with many saw teeth on one side to saw wood. Actually, besides this traditional woodworking saw blades, there are wide categories of saw blades for various uses. Just say the saw blades' shape, the base of a saw blade can be a long steel plate, a circular blade, a closed steel band, a thin wire, or of other shapes. The blade's teeth are often designed to have many styles to fit the needs of cutting different types of objects. Saw blades can also have no teeth but have just a continuous cutting edge.
From the perspective of the material used to make the saw blade, there are common steel saw blades, High Speed Steel (HSS) saw blades, carbide tipped saw blades, solid carbide saw blades, diamond saw blades, etc. Here we say some of them in more detail.
1. High Speed Steel (HSS) Saw Blades
The whole saw blade is made of High Speed Steel (HSS). HSS saw blades are mainly used to cut steel, copper, aluminum and other metal materials. They can also cut non-metallic materials. The grade of HSS greatly influences the performance of the saw blade. HSS saw blades of higher grade HSS have a higher hardness in high temperatures, and often have a longer lifespan. If stainless steel or other high-strength steels is to be cut, HSS saw blades made of cobalt HSS (e.g. M35, M42) should be used, for cobalt can increase the HSS material's capability to keep its high hardness under the high temperature generated in cutting these high-strength steels.
2. Carbide Tipped Saw Blades
Each of this saw blade's steel teeth is tipped (via welding) with a small piece of sharp tungsten carbide block. This type of blade is also called TCT (Tungsten Carbide Tipped) saw blade. Carbide tipped saw blades are widely used to cut wood, plywood, laminated board, plastic, grass, aluminum and some other metals. The performance of the blade is greatly influenced by the quality of the small carbide blocks tipped and the number of its teeth, and is also influenced by the quality of the blade's steel body.
3. Solid Carbide Saw Blades
The whole saw blade is made of tungsten carbide. Comparing with HSS saw blades, solid carbide saw blades have higher hardness under high temperatures, and are more durable, so they have replaced HSS saw blades in many fields. However, the toughness of tungsten carbide is lower than HSS', so solid carbide blades' cutting edge can be chipped when the cutting parameters are not proper or the machine is not very precise.
4. Diamond Saw Blades
This type of saw blade has small-sized industrial diamonds (synthetic or natural) fixed on its base to utilize the diamonds to cut (actually grind) hard and brittle, or abrasive materials. As diamond is almost the hardest material on the earth, diamond saw blades can easily cut stone, concrete, asphalt, bricks, glass, ceramics, semiconductor materials, gem stone, etc. The methods by which diamonds are fixed onto the base of the blade include metal bonding, electroplating, vacuum brazing, etc. There are many types of diamond saw blades that are used in various fields.
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Frederick William IV of Prussia
This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in German. (April 2012) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
Frederick William IV | |
A daguerreotype portrait done by Hermann Biow in 1847.
King of Prussia | |
Reign | 7 June 1840 – 2 January 1861 |
Predecessor | Frederick William III |
Successor | William I |
Born | 15 October 1795 Crown Prince's Palace, Berlin, Prussia |
Died | 2 January 1861 (age 65) Potsdam |
Burial |
Crypt of the Friedenskirche, Sanssouci Park, Potsdam[1] (Heart in the Mausoleum at Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin)[2] |
Spouse | Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria |
House | House of Hohenzollern |
Father | Frederick William III of Prussia |
Mother | Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
Religion | Lutheranism |
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House of Hohenzollern |
Frederick William III |
Frederick William IV |
Frederick William IV (German: Friedrich Wilhelm IV.; 15 October 1795[3] – 2 January 1861), the eldest son and successor of Frederick William III of Prussia, reigned as King of Prussia from 1840 to 1861. Also referred to as the "romanticist on the throne", he is best remembered for the many buildings he had constructed in Berlin and Potsdam, as well as for the completion of the Gothic Cologne cathedral. In politics, he was a conservative, and in 1849 rejected the title of Emperor of the Germans offered by the Frankfurt Parliament as not the Parliament's to give. In 1857, he suffered a stroke and was left incapacitated until his death.
Early life[edit]
Born to Frederick William III by his wife Queen Louise, he was the latter's favourite son.[3] Frederick William was educated by private tutors, many of whom were experienced civil servants, such as Friedrich Ancillon.[3] He also gained military experience by serving in the Prussian Army during the War of Liberation against Napoleon in 1814, although he was an indifferent soldier. He was a draftsman interested in both architecture and landscape gardening and was a patron of several great German artists, including architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel and composer Felix Mendelssohn. In 1823 he married Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria. Since she was a Roman Catholic, the preparations for this marriage included difficult negotiations which ended with her conversion to Lutheranism. There were two wedding ceremonies—one in Munich, and another in Berlin. The couple had a very harmonious marriage, but childless.[4]
Frederick William was a staunch Romanticist, and his devotion to this movement, which in the German States featured nostalgia for the Middle Ages, was largely responsible for his developing into a conservative at an early age. In 1815, when he was only twenty, the crown prince exerted his influence to structure the proposed new constitution of 1815, which was never actually enacted, in such a way that the landed aristocracy would hold the greatest power. He was firmly against the liberalization of Germany and only aspired to unify its many states within what he viewed as a historically legitimate framework, inspired by the ancient laws and customs of the recently dissolved Holy Roman Empire. Frederick William opposed the idea of a unified German state, believing that Austria was divinely ordained to rule over Germany,[citation needed] and contented himself with the title of "Grand General of the Realm".
Frederick William became King of Prussia on the death of his father in 1840. Through a personal union, he also became the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchâtel (1840–1857), today part of Switzerland. In 1842, he gave his father's menagerie at Pfaueninsel to the new Berlin Zoo, which opened its gates in 1844 as the first of its kind in Germany. Other projects during his reign—often involving his close collaboration with the architects—included the Alte Nationalgalerie (Old National Gallery) and the Neues Museum in Berlin, the Orangerieschloss at Potsdam as well as the reconstruction of Schloss Stolzenfels on the Rhine (Prussian since 1815) and Burg Hohenzollern, in the ancestral homelands of the dynasty which became part of Prussia in 1850.[4]
Although a staunch conservative, Frederick William did not seek to be a despot, and so he toned down the reactionary policies pursued by his father, easing press censorship and promising to enact a constitution at some point, but he refused to create an elected legislative assembly, preferring to work with the nobility through "united committees" of the provincial estates. Despite being a devout Lutheran, his Romantic leanings led him to settle the Cologne church conflict by releasing the imprisoned Clemens August von Droste-Vischering, the Archbishop of Cologne. He also patronized further construction of Cologne Cathedral, Cologne having become part of Prussia in 1815. In 1844, he attended the celebrations marking the completion of the cathedral, becoming the first king of Prussia to enter a Roman Catholic building. When he finally called a national assembly in 1847, it was not a representative body, but rather a United Diet comprising all the provincial estates, which had the right to levy taxes and take out loans, but no right to meet at regular intervals.
Silver Coin of Frederick William IV, struck 1860 | |
Obverse (German): FRIEDR[ICH] WILHELM IV KOENIG V PREUSSEN, or in English, "Frederick William IV, King of Prussia" | Reverse (German): EIN VEREINSTHALER XXX EIN PFUND FEIN 1860, or in English, "One Double Thaler 30 to the Fine Pound" |
When revolution broke out in Prussia in March 1848, part of the larger series of Revolutions of 1848, the king initially moved to repress it with the army, but on 19 March he decided to recall the troops and place himself at the head of the movement. He committed himself to German unification, formed a liberal government, convened a national assembly, and ordered that a constitution be drawn up. Once his position was more secure again, however, he quickly had the army reoccupy Berlin and in December dissolved the assembly. He did, however, remain dedicated to unification for a time, leading the Frankfurt Parliament to offer him the crown of Germany on 3 April 1849, which he refused, purportedly saying that he would not accept "a crown from the gutter". The King's refusal was rooted in his Romantic aspiration to re-establish the medieval Holy Roman Empire, comprising smaller, semi-sovereign monarchies under the limited authority of a Habsburg emperor. Therefore, Frederick William would only accept the imperial crown after being elected by the German princes, as per the former empire's ancient customs.[5] He expressed this sentiment in a letter to his sister the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia, in which he said the Frankfurt Parliament had overlooked that "in order to give, you would first of all have to be in possession of something that can be given."[6] In the king's eyes, only a reconstituted College of Electors could possess such authority.[7] With the failed attempt by the Frankfurt Parliament to include the Habsburgs into a newly unified German Empire, the Parliament turned to Prussia. Seeing Austrian ambivalence towards Prussia taking a more powerful role in German affairs, Frederick William began considering a Prussian-led union. All German states, excluding those of the Habsburgs, would be unified under Hohenzollern authority, and these two polities would be linked in an overarching political framework.[8] Frederick William, therefore, did attempt to establish the Erfurt Union, a union of the German states except for Austria, but abandoned the idea by the Punctation of Olmütz on 29 November 1850, in the face of renewed Austrian and Russian resistance. The German Confederation remained the common government of German Europe.
Rather than returning to bureaucratic rule after dismissing the Prussian National Assembly, Frederick William promulgated a new constitution that created a Parliament of Prussia with two chambers, an aristocratic upper house and an elected lower house. The lower house was elected by all taxpayers, but in a three-tiered system based on the amount of taxes paid, so that true universal suffrage was denied. The constitution also reserved to the king the power of appointing all ministers, reestablished the conservative district assemblies and provincial diets, and guaranteed that the civil service and the military remained firmly in the hands of the king. This was a more liberal system than had existed in Prussia before 1848, but it was still a conservative system of government in which the monarch, the aristocracy, and the military retained most of the power. This constitution remained in effect until the dissolution of the Prussian kingdom in 1918.
Later years and death[edit]
Following the revolutions of 1848, the increasingly gloomy king withdrew from the public eye, surrounding himself with advisers who preached absolute orthodoxy and conservatism in religious and political matters. A stroke in 1857 left the king partially paralyzed and largely mentally incapacitated, and his brother (and heir-presumptive) William served as regent from 1858 until the king's death in 1861, at which point the regent acceded to the throne as William I of Prussia.
Frederick William IV is buried with his wife in the crypt underneath the Church of Peace in the park of Sanssouci, at Potsdam.[4]
Frederick William IV of Prussia was a Lutheran member of the Evangelical State Church of Prussia. It was a United Protestant denomination, bringing together Reformed and Lutheran believers.
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- ^ Dorgerloh, Hartmut, ed. (18 August 2011). "Palaces and Gardens in Potsdam: 18-Church of Peace". Palaces and Gardens (PDF). Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg. p. 4. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
The Church of Peace was built from 1845– 54, based upon Italian models. King Frederick William IV and Queen Elisabeth were laid to rest here.
- ^ Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg, (Hartmut Dorgerloh, ed) (1992–2012). "König Friedrich Wilhelm IV". Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany: Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kultur des Landes Brandenburg. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
Begräbnisstätte: Friedenskirche im Park von Sanssouci; das Herz im Mausoleum im Park von Schloss Charlottenburg in Berlin
- ^ a b c Koch 2014, p. 227.
- ^ a b c Feldhahn, Ulrich (2011). Die preußischen Könige und Kaiser (German). Kunstverlag Josef Fink, Lindenberg. pp. 21–23. ISBN 978-3-89870-615-5.
- ^ Clark, Christopher (2006). Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600-1947. Cabridge, Massachusetts: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. p. 490.
- ^ Ibid. p. 494.
- ^ Ibid. p. 490.
- ^ Ibid. 495.
- Frederick William IV and the Prussian Monarchy 1840-1862, by David E. Barclay, (Oxford, 1995).
- Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600-1947, by Christopher Clark, (Harvard University Press, 2006).
- Koch, H.W. (2014). A History of Prussia. Routledge. ISBN 978-1317873082.
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- "Frederick William IV, king of Prussia". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.
- "Frederick William IV.". New International Encyclopedia. 1905.
Frederick William IV of Prussia
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"Whatever you are, be a good one." Abraham Lincoln
What is an "MFWalkoff?"
Of course jurys are going to be bitter. If they were all sitting there back slapping the finalists that would be unnatural. I mean, people lost a shot at a million and roasting over the coals people who may or may not deserve to be there seems quite normal and human, to me.
Andy:there are places in this world that aren't made out of stone. That there's something inside... that they can't get to, that they can't touch. That's yours.
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Looks like Jeff is saving Abi for last...
"Whatever you are, be a good one." Abraham Lincoln
What is an "MFWalkoff?"
Honestly I think given the way he spoke to the other two, I felt Penner was hoping to show the jury that Lisa outwitted them and outplayed them because she was a well-known actress at one time and is still recognizable by many people even my age (20s-30s). That said only RC respected that.
Personally I was happy with any of the three (and four) winning, and all were deserving. They all played a good strategic game overall in their own ways - none really were on coattails. Refreshing actually.
I will say though that Malcolm blew that change - I expected the second try during at least the 5 pieces (seven including the handles) not at 3 pieces (5).
Oh and yeah that jury was bitter - I think had there been nine people they'd tried their best to do a 3-3-3 split and let the chips fall where they may.
This was the only true thing said by any of the jury tonight (Penner). I'm hoping he won the booby prize of $100,000 because he's honestly earned it. (Does make me wish they did the second $1 million prize like they did the All-Stars mark 1 to ensure Rupert got a million finally - I feel Penner earned one a lot more).
Malcolm was extremely unlucky in the type of final challenge. They picked a challenge where he had his only physical weakness. He gets the jitters when he gets nervous. (Girls, sharks, etc.)
Jury was weird and voted weirdly. Second worst jury ever.
"A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment." -- Jane Austen
I'm trying to remember...didn't Skupin and Lisa go to Penner with a final four deal for him and Carter and he kind of blew them off, so they agreed to one with Denise and Malcolm instead?


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NEW YORK (AP) - After her son was placed in a police chokehold and died saying, "I can't breathe," Gwen Carr would wake up screaming, "Let him go! Give him air!" she said Saturday. When she heard his death had been ruled a homicide, she said, her first words were, "Thank you, Jesus!"
Carr and eight other relatives of the late Eric Garner attended a rally in Manhattan led by the Rev. Al Sharpton that celebrated the homicide ruling issued Friday by the city medical examiner.
Sharpton said the ruling is "probable cause" for the quick arrest of Officer Daniel Pantaleo, the white police officer who used the chokehold on Garner, who is black, on July 17 on Staten Island.
Sharpton said the Staten Island district attorney, Daniel Donovan, "needs to say, 'I'm moving forward to an arrest' or 'I'm deferring to the federal government.'"
Garner's widow, Esaw Garner, added, "I just want them to do the right thing and give me justice for my husband."
Donovan's office did not immediately return a message left Saturday. On Friday, a spokesman said prosecutors were still investigating the death and awaiting a full autopsy report and death certificate from the medical examiner. Donovan will have to determine whether to empanel a grand jury and file charges.
Pantaleo's attorney, Stuart London, did not immediately return a message left Saturday. He declined to comment Friday.
Sharpton announced an Aug. 23 march across the Verrazano Bridge between Brooklyn and Staten Island to demand justice for Garner. He said the date was chosen because it is the 25th anniversary of the shooting death of Yusuf Hawkins, a black 16-year-old, at the hands of whites in Brooklyn.
"We cannot go back 25 years," Sharpton said. "Twenty-five years later in the name of Eric Garner we are going forward."
Garner's arrest and his final pleas of "I can't breathe!" were videotaped.
The medical examiner ruled that Garner was killed by neck compressions from the chokehold and "the compression of his chest and prone positioning during physical restraint by police."
Asthma, heart disease and obesity were contributing factors in the death of the 43-year-old Garner, a 6-foot-3, 350-pound father of six, the medical examiner said.
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton has said the New York Police Department's use-of-force training is lacking and has pledged to retrain all 35,000 officers.
Pantaleo was stripped of his gun and badge pending the investigation, and another officer was placed on desk duty. Two paramedics and two emergency medical technicians were suspended without pay.
The president of the police union, Patrick Lynch, said that if Garner "had not resisted the lawful order of the police officers placing him under arrest, this tragedy would not have occurred."
Associated Press writers Eric Tucker in Washington and Jake Pearson, Jonathan Lemire and Vanessa A. Alvarez in New York contributed to this report.


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Pusha T has been teasing the imminent release of his Fear of God II album for a while, but today, we've finally got some hard information: The album is due out on Nov. 8 via G.O.O.D. Music and Decon, and it features some tracks from the Fear of God mixtape, in addition to a handful of new tracks. The album features big budget cameos from the likes of Kanye, Young Jeezy, Diddy, Tyler the Creator, Rick Ross, Pharrell, 50 Cent, Juicy J, Meek Mill and French Montana. Here's the track list, followed by "Trouble on My Mind":
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second letter of the Greek alphabet, c.1300, from Greek, from Hebrew/Phoenician beth (see alphabet); used to designate the second of many things. Beta radiation is from 1899 (Rutherford). Beta particle is attested from 1904.
beta be·ta (bā'tə, bē'-)
Symbol β The second letter of the Greek alphabet.
The second item in a series or system of classification.
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HHS-Heritage Valley contract
Highmark Inc.'s insurance division, Highmark Health Services, has agreed to a multiyear contract with Heritage Valley Health System, meaning Highmark customers will have continued in-network access to Heritage Valley Beaver and Heritage Valley Sewickley hospitals, as well as affiliated doctors.
Price index inches forward
The consumer price index rose a seasonally adjusted 0.2 percent in September, the Labor Department said Wednesday. In the past year, consumer prices have increased 1.2 percent. That's the smallest 12-month gain since April.
New Nook to be released
Barnes & Noble Inc. is releasing a new e-reader, the $119 Nook GlowLight, for the holidays. The move comes as research firm IDC says the market for dedicated electronic-book readers is declining in favor of tablets.
* Education Management Corp. on Wednesday reported a net loss of $9.5 million, or 8 cents per diluted share, for the first quarter that ended Sept. 30. In the same quarter last year, the Downtown-based for-profit higher education provider posted a loss of $13 million, or 11 cents a share. Net revenue dropped by 4.8 percent to $580.4 million from $609.6 million for the same quarter last year.
EDMC also reported an average enrollment of 116,790 students across its four university systems for the quarter, a decline of 9.3 percent from last year when it had an average enrollment of 128,710 students.
* WVS Financial, parent company of West View Savings Bank, said profit for the three months ended Sept. 30 sunk 45 percent, to $210,000 from $385,000 a year earlier as net interest income, essentially profit on loans, fell 15 percent to $1.1 million. Earnings per share were 10 cents, down from 19 cents.
* Range Resources Corp. reported net income of $19 million, or 12 cents per share, for the third quarter, a swing from its loss of $54 million, or 34 cents per share, during the same period last year. The Texas-based oil and gas firm whose regional headquarters is in Southpointe reported revenue of $442 million for the quarter. Range told investors Wednesday that its southwestern Pennsylvania acreage lies at the heart of the richest Marcellus and Upper Devonian shale spots, and sits on top of a large reserve of Utica Shale gas. The company plans to drill a Utica well in Washington County next year.
* Comcast Corp. on Tuesday posted a drop in third-quarter earnings. The Philadelphia company reported net income fell 18 percent to $1.73 billion, or 65 cents per share. Revenue dropped 2 percent to $16.15 billion.
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The Pulp Canon
Lurid new covers for The Iliad, LittleWomen, and other classics.
In the 1950s, some publishing houses opted to release literary fiction with pulp covers. A striking edition of The Sheltering Sky, for example, promised "a strange tale in the exotic desert"—a tagline that is, when you think about it, both pulpy and apt. Taking such efforts as our inspiration, we asked a handful of designers to create lurid new book jackets for classics from The Iliad to Animal Farm. Click here to see the results.


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People should make decisions nearly every day, some of those decisions are easy to make, while others are quite difficult to implement. Appropriately combined and organized decision-making process will help to control this issue and bring positive outcomes for people enrolled in it. In this paper I will provide decision-making process when I had to make a personal decision, such as enrolling in college. People face a wide range of opportunities every day, as well as certain challenges supporting this process, and the most difficult thing in the life of a person finishing school is to become enrolled in college of his or her dream.
The decision-making process may become challenging for people due to "the lack of structure and entail risk, uncertainly and conflict" (Bateman and Snell, 2012, p. 86). That is why people trying to make some important personal or professional decisions should have some appropriate model to follow in order to avoid such challenges. Bateman and Snell identified six steps or stages pf decision-making process which may be attached to any problem or decision. First, it is necessary to identify and analyze the problem.
My problem was the enrolling in college, as I wanted to enter some specific college helping to build my future professional career. In order to diagnose this problem, I analyzed my past, present and future implications and experiences helping to make the right choice. I took into consideration not only my preferences and ideas, but also opinions of my parents and relatives. Second, it was important to find alternative solutions to this problem, as I had chosen some alternative colleges and educational establishments in case I would not be enrolled in this specific college.
The third stage of decision-making process "involves determining the value or adequacy of alternatives that were generated" (Bateman and Snell, 2012, p. 91). On this stage it was important to understand the possible value of...


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2014 Chicago Auto Show - Nissan Unveils Frontier Diesel Runner Powered by Cummins and 2015 Versa Note SR
CHICAGO – Nissan today debuted two special vehicles that form the centerpiece for the brand's display at the 2014 Chicago Auto Show – the Frontier Diesel Runner Powered by Cummins and the latest addition to the popular Nissan Versa Note lineup, the sporty new 2015 Versa Note SR.
Both were revealed at a press conference by Fred Diaz, senior vice president, Sales & Marketing, Parts & Service, U.S.A, Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) and will be on display throughout the public days of the Chicago Auto Show, February 8 – 17.
"The Chicago Auto Show is America's oldest and largest show and Nissan always likes to bring something new and exciting," said Diaz. "This year we're covering two ends of our product spectrum – a one-of-a-kind powerful turbo diesel-equipped Frontier mid-size pickup and a sporty new look for our popular Versa Note, the 2015 Versa Note SR. Both are great representatives of 'Innovation that excites.'"
The Frontier Diesel Runner, which is based on a Frontier Desert Runner 4x2 model, was created to gauge the market reaction to a Nissan mid-size pickup with a diesel engine and plot a potential future direction for the Frontier. It arrives a mere six months after the announcement of a partnership with Cummins Inc. to provide a 5.0-liter turbo diesel V8 in the next-generation Titan full-size pickup, which will arrive in calendar year 2015.
The sporty new Versa Note SR is one of two new trims being added to the Versa Note lineup for its second year of production, along with the Versa Note SL. Both new grade levels go on sale this spring at Nissan dealers nationwide, joining the Versa Note S, S Plus and SV.
About the Nissan Frontier Desert Runner Powered by Cummins At the heart of the Frontier Diesel Runner is a 2.8-liter 4-cylinder diesel engine producing nearly 200 horsepower and more than 350 lb-ft. of torque, while increasing fuel economy 35 percent over a V6-powered 2014 Frontier 4x2. Special exterior modifications include a custom "Arrest Me Red" and Matte Silver paint treatment, aerodynamic full-bed tonneau cover and tailgate spoiler, and a transparent acrylic hood insert that provides as a window to the engine bay, where all powertrain-related elements continue the red theme.
The 16-inch wheels, borrowed from a Frontier PRO-4X, have been treated with a special two-tone paint – Arrest Me Red for the rear wheels and silver in front, each accented by satin black paint. The brake calipers have also been custom painted in contrasting colors – silver rear and red front.
The Frontier Diesel Runner's interior mirrors the silver and red exterior design, with red accents throughout and carbon-trimmed seats and panels. The front and rear seats feature carbon-print leather appointments with grey accent stitching and black-on-black "Tracks" embroidery. The carbon film-wrapped instrument panel is highlighted by red-tined gauges and a special black-faced diesel-specific three-gauge pod on top of the C-cluster.
About the 2015 Versa Note SR Introduced in June 2013, the second-generation of the popular sub-compact 5-door Versa Note offers an exceptional combination of versatility, technology and value. It is designed to satisfy both the owners' emotional and rational needs with sleek styling and features like the first-in-class Around View� Monitor – all at an affordable price.
The new Versa Note SR's standout styling starts with the modern, sculpted look of the second-generation Versa Note and adds a wide range of exclusive features. In front, a unique fascia and grille combine with a dark headlight treatment and standard fog lights with black and chrome accents to provide an aggressive, sporty character.
Body-color side spoilers and redesigned side mirrors with integrated turn signals complement Versa Note's distinctive "squash line" side profile. The dynamic exterior look is capped off by a unique rear spoiler, SR badging and high-contrast machine-finished 16-inch sport aluminum-alloy wheels with dark paint mounted with 195/55R16 all-season tires.
Versa Note SR interior enhancements include an exclusive 370Z-inspired leather-wrapped steering wheel, suede-like fabric seats with sporty orange accents and double stitching, a redesigned piano black center instrument panel with silver accents and chrome knobs, and Euro-inspired Fine Vision triple-dial gauge cluster with floating trip computer.
Under the skin, the Versa Note SR builds on the foundation of the second-generation Versa Note, including an advanced 1.6-liter DOHC 4-cylinder engine with dual fuel injection and Twin CVTC (Continuously Variable Timing Control) mated to a standard next-generation Nissan Xtronic transmission. The engine is rated at 109 horsepower @ 6,000 rpm and 107 lb-ft of torque @ 4,400 rpm. EPA fuel economy for the front-wheel drive Versa Note SR is estimated at 40 mpg highway, 31 mpg city and 35 mpg combined.
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Nissan delivers a comprehensive range of over 60 models under the Nissan and Infiniti brands. In 2010, Nissan introduced the Nissan LEAF, and continues to lead in zero-emission mobility. The LEAF, the first mass-market, pure-electric vehicle launched globally, is now the best-selling EV in history.


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Esther B. Driekonski, 94, of Wilbur Ave, Kingston, formerly of Plainview, NY died Thursday, December 27th, 2012 at Mountain Valley Manor, Kingston.
She was born in NYC on December 28, 1917, a daughter of the late Ralph and Katherine (Hendrickson) DeYeso. Her husband, the late Alexander J. Driekonski, died October 18, 2003.
Loving mother of Donald R. Driekonski and his wife Linda of Stone Ridge, and the late Alex Driekonski. Caring grandmother of Jennifer Breen and her husband Art, Alex Driekonski and his wife Bridget, and Alison Driekonski. Adoring great-grandmother of Emily, Alex, Danielle, Evan and Meredith.
The Driekonski family will receive friends at the Vernon C. Wagner Funeral Home, 125 W. Old Country Rd, Hicksville on Monday, from 11 am to 12 pm. Burial will follow at Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale, NY.
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Hazleton's nothing-burrito
March 6th, 2014
Eight years and $500,000 later, Hazleton's controversial anti-illegal immigrant ordinance is finally history. The U.S. Supreme Court's decision not to hear the city's appeal means the law is once and for all dead, leaving the Luzerne County municipality with nothing to show.
Well, not entirely nothing. Its former mayor did manage to ride the illegal-immigration issue to a seat in the U.S. House. Lucky him!


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Four Corners and Anticipation Guides:
Both of these techniques "activate schema" by asking students to react in some way to a series of controversial statements about a topic they are about to study. In Four Corners, students move around the room to show their degree of agreement or disagreement with various statements — about, for instance, the health risks of tanning, or the purpose of college, or dystopian teen literature. An anticipation guide does the same thing, though generally students simply react in writing to a list of statements on a handout. In this warm-up to a lesson on some of the controversies currently raging over school reform, students can use the statements we provide in either of these ways.


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Phylum Echinodermata
Echinoderms are "spiny-skinned" invertebrate animals that live only in marine environments. Two major divisions are recognized by biologists: principally attached, usually stalked forms of the Pelmatozoa; and unattached free-moving forms of the Eleutherozoa.
Fossil Pelmatozoa are represented in Delaware by stem fragments or columnals from crinoids or sea lilies. Columnals belonging to the Cretaceous crinoid Dunnicrinus are common finds on the Reedy Point spoils. The calyx or head of this crinoid has not been found, probably because of its fragile nature.
Eleutherozoan fossils include a group of starfish-like, free-moving forms called brittle stars, and a group of armless spiny forms known as sea urchins. Complete sea urchins are rare and highly prized specimens. The most common finds along the canal are isolated spines and plates of sea urchins and small fragments of brittle stars.


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Spreadable Beer!
I sense a tailgate party in our future! Move aside, Nutella, it's time for spreadable beer. Yep, SPREADABLE BEER! I don't know how it tastes but imagine dipping some pretzels in this concoction! Looks like we don't have to wait long to find out what it tastes like.


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The urinary tract is the bodys filtering system for removal of liquid wastes. Antibiotic use, excessive sugar consumption, chronic vaginitis and waiting too long to empty the bladder are just some of the issues that can have a negative impact on the delicate balance within the urinary tract. Cranberry Plus is a concentrated cranberry extract formula that has been designed to help nutritionally support urinary tract health. Cranberry Plus is part of a series designed specifically for women who demand the most and expect nothing less from their supplements.
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Many thanks for the guide Bleak, everything is very simple and to the point. Also many thanks to Maiko for a truly exceptional plugin!
I'd just like to add that people need to restart winamp once they have added the .dll file to winamps plugin folder. Otherwise it won't show up. This should be obvious though.
I also experienced the 0.1ms skip that at first seemingly occurred at any time during playback. One user here mentioned that he fixed this issue by setting his Power Options in Windows to "High Performance". However, I already had my power options set to high performance and I was still experiencing the issue.
I think I may have found the source of the problem in my case. I downloaded a sample 24bit 92KHz file from http://01688cb.netsolhost.com/samplerdownload/ . Specifically the file (LiadovPrevin.flac)
After listening to it a few times, I noticed it skips every time at 2:23. Leading me to conclude it's the files fault and not the plugin.
When using Exclusive Mode, I have found another issue with sudden noise interruptions. It seems to be that any default Windows sound notification, such as clicking on a folder and opening it, interrupts the audio flow with a quick burst of noise/static.
A great example of this is on the Control Panel on Windows 7. Simply open it up and click on any of the browse arrows and you will hear the noise pop up and interfere with the stream.
To fix the issue I disabled all Windows sound notifications:
1. Right click on your speaker icon
2. Select "Playback Devices"
3. Select the "Sounds" tab
4. Select the "No Sounds" sound scheme in the drop down menu
For reference, I'm using an ASUS Essence STX with the unified drivers.
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Asustek Beats Amazon on Tablets
byIn the world of tablet computers, there's Apple and Samsung, and then everybody else. New market-share figures from IDC released May 1 confirm that the Big Two hold commanding leads: Apple is No. 1 thanks to the popularity of the iPad, which had a 39.6 percent market share in the first quarter of the year. And no surprise, Samsung Electronics is second, with its Galaxy tablets commanding 17.9 percent of the market. From there, though, things get interesting.
No. 3 isn't Amazon.com, even though the e-commerce giant enjoyed year-over-year growth of 157 percent for its Kindle Fire devices. The third-place finisher is Asustek Computer, the Taiwan company that first broke from the pack of anonymous outsourcing manufacturers in the late 2000s, when it was a leader in the short-lived era of netbooks. Remember those miniature laptops that once seemed like the future of computing? Asustek was the first to capitalize on them, and for a while the company rode their popularity into the top ranks of global computer makers.
The iPad and its imitators quickly killed off the netbook. While many of Asustek's bigger PC rivals—Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Acer—have struggled trying to find a place for themselves in the new world of tablets, scrappy little Asustek has managed pretty well. It now has 5.5 percent of the tablet market, according to IDC. That's puny compared with the Big Two, of course, but much bigger than anybody else. And Asustek is No. 1 in sales growth, with first-quarter gains 350 percent above the same period in 2012.
The bad news for Asustek: that success isn't necessarily on the strength of its brand. The Taiwanese company is riding the coattails of Google, which has teamed up with Asustek to market its Nexus 7. Thanks to that device, Asustek "continued to see decent tablet shipment demand," IDC said in a statement on May 1. According to estimates by Sanford C. Bernstein analysts, sales of the Nexus 7 topped 2 million units in the last quarter of 2012, more than Asustek's own-brand tablets.
Asustek's success with the Nexus 7 is therefore something of a mixed blessing. Sure, it's nice to be No. 3, behind only Apple and Samsung. But Asustek, like such other Taiwanese electronics companies as Acer and HTC, has spent many years trying to move beyond its roots as a low-margin outsourcing manufacturer for more well-known companies. As part of that strategy, Asustek spun off its contract manufacturing business, now called Pegatron and listed separately on the Taiwan stock exchange. Without Pegatron, the thinking went, Asustek management could focus more on coming out with new products sold under the company's own brand.
There's some good news for Asustek on that front. Its products are beginning to develop a "strong cult following," and users display "higher passion toward the brand," Sanford C. Bernstein analysts Alberto Moel and Lu Bian wrote in a report published in March. Asustek has also managed the transition to the post-PC era better than most of its rivals, "being one of the first companies to come out with Android tablets that actually work," Moel and Lu write. Asustek "is a couple of generations ahead" of other PC companies in tablets.
As Asustek tries to make a name for itself, co-branding with Google for the Nexus 7 is a detour, albeit a profitable one. To be sure, Asustek isn't the only brand-focused Taiwan company to team with a powerful American partner. Troubled smartphone maker HTC has joined forces with Facebook to sell the social networking company's new Home handset. But there's a risk working with big-name U.S. partners. What happens to Asustek if Google decides to find another partner? IDC noted in its May 1 report that Google is likely to unveil a new generation of its Nexus tablet soon. As a result, Asustek "will need to find a way to sustain its momentum," according to IDC. Bernstein analysts Moel and Lu are optimistic, arguing that Asustek's tablets "are competitive enough to stand on their own." They predict market share of about 7 percent by next year.


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With shares of The Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) trading at around $73.06, is TRV an OUTPERFORM, WAIT AND SEE or STAY AWAY? Let's analyze the stock with the relevant sections of our CHEAT SHEET investing framework:
C = Catalyst for the Stock's Movement
When it comes to property & casualty insurance, investors hope for non-events so they can collect their dividends and be on their merry way. It's even better when industry stocks move at a more rapid pace than expected, which has been the case over the past three years. The future is likely bright for Travelers, but Sandy might not be through wreaking her havoc.
Travelers has a lot of exposure on the east coast, and there is no telling what the financial damage might be for the company. There are reports that losses will be in the billions, but that's still a very broad statement. On a positive note, most people don't have flood insurance. This limits the damage. Even though one death is one too many, it should be noted that the death toll wasn't as high as expected, which is another plus. Simply put, the biggest factor for near-term stock performance relates to Hurricane Sandy. We will soon know more about the financial damage.
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One completely different type of storm that Travelers weathered well was the financial crisis of 2008/2009. The stock dropped, but not nearly as much as others. Dividend payments also helped investors get through. It didn't take long for the stock to rebound and climb higher. This is important considering many other stocks still haven't recovered. It shows the strength of the company.
What also shows the strength of the company is that Fitch recently reaffirmed the company's Issuer Default Rating at A+. This increases creditworthiness in the market and boosts investor confidence. Other positives include a Forward P/E of 10.68, solid margins, and operating cash flow over $3 billion.
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Learn about different cosmetic issues that commonly occur on injection-molded parts, and how to eliminate them to improve overall part appearance and performance. This month's tip discusses sink, warp, flash, knit lines, drag, vestiges, jetting, splay and other cosmetic issues.


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(2) Hearing and ruling upon any matter which may be ruled upon by the military judge under this article, whether or not the matter is appropriate for later consideration or decision by the members of the court;
(3) Holding the arraignment and receiving the pleas of the accused; and
(4) Performing any other procedural function which does not require the presence of the members of the court under this article.
(b) These proceedings shall be conducted in the presence of the accused, the defense counsel, and the trial counsel and shall be made a part of the record. These proceedings may be conducted notwithstanding the number of court members and without regard to section twenty-nine.
(c) When the members of a court-martial deliberate or vote, only the members may be present. All other proceedings, including any other consultation of the members of the court with counsel or the military judge, shall be made a part of the record and shall be in the presence of the accused, the defense counsel, the trial counsel, and the military judge.
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A reverend, a deacon, and an insurance salesman walk into a bar... Perhaps not, but they do have business together. Church Mutual is the largest provider of property/casualty insurance, including liability, and workers' compensation coverage, to the religious market. The company insures more than 100,000 religious organizations including churches, – more... offices, schools, senior living facilities, conference centers, and camps. It also provides homeowners insurance to clergy members. Licensed throughout the US, Church Mutual also offers a variety of risk management resources including seminars and safety videos. Regional representatives sell almost 90% of the firm's policies. Church Mutual was founded in 1897.
While the company was founded by Lutherans, it does not retain any single denominational affiliation and instead serves religious institutions of all denominations. Among its specialty products are insurance for mission groups travelling internationally and coverage for professional liability and sexual misconduct liability.
Besides sales made through its more than 180 regional reps, about 10% of Church Mutual's premium volume is generated in five states through independent agents who specialize in church insurance.
In 2010 the company began offering coverage to non-church-affiliated, not-for-profit camps and conference centers. Church Mutual broke records that year as policyholder surplus exceeded the $400 million mark for the first time in its history and assets grew to more than $1 billion. The firm also added almost 7,000 new commercial accounts and had renewals of premium and issued policies greater than 90%. Its annual premium volume was $584 million. – less
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AVALON, TEXAS (Fisher County). Avalon was a school community west of the site of Roby on Alkali Creek in central Fisher County. It was established in the late 1880s. The school seems to have been initially known as Alkali, although two separate districts, Avalon and Alkali, were reported in 1890. At any rate, the school was known as Avalon after absorbing the nearby Fairview district around 1890. Sometime later Avalon was moved north and reestablished on land given by W. Eaton on the Clear Fork of the Brazos River. While in this second location, the settlement was occasionally referred to as Chickenfoot. The school was used as a church and meetinghouse by area settlers. The attempt to merge the Avalon school with the Roby school in 1924 was defeated in an election. The Avalon district was then divided by Roby and Rotan in 1925.
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This Sunday are more images from my fall/winter Lane Bryant catalog from 1938 1939.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Catalog Sunday
catalog Sunday,
house coat,
Lane Bryant,
Monday, February 21, 2011
Please leave a message....
Hello all.
I'm taking a brake. I'm just burnt out. I really need to redirect some of my energy to some other things and after I finished my Air Raid projects I thought now was a great time.
I'll still be sewing, don't worry about that, I'll prolly update NVL with some projects, and Catalog Sunday is all lined up for weeks to come, but I'm gonna chill on this blog for a few weeks.
My Etsy store will still be humming along (it better be, it's my only income right now), and if you are interested, during this hiatus I'll be doing more over at the Gazette.
If you truly have nothing else to do in your monumentally busy lives (unlike myself) read through my ramblings. I hope to catch some more followers that way. I'm way behind all the real cool people :)
Anyway, I'll see you all around the web and back here with tons of new projects in a few weeks and if you have any questions, feel free to email me!
Sunday, February 20, 2011
What I did at the Air Raid **NOW WITH MORE PHOTOS**
My friend Marcy and I were Air Raid Wardens. A lot of people knew who we were and complimented us and took tons of photos. It was fun. I even got to re-visit the Air Raid Warden office they have at the battery.
The Air Raid was a blast. The Fort MacArthur Museum was taken back to the 40s with many displays, civilians and soldiers. It was so much fun walking around and seeing all the people.
Because of the rain, the band played in the battery, which is the main part of the museum. There were three dance floors and they were all packed.
The storm tunnel that connected both sides of battery.
I ran into tons of vintage friends. A lot of the pictures were taken with other people's cameras, so when they filter in to me, I'll amend this post and put them up.
Then the sirens sounded and we appeared to be under attack!!
They gathered all the civilians into a save location and the soldiers got to their positions.
Whew! It was alright. False alarm.
As the night was drawing to a close, I snapped some more photos of the displays of tents and soldiers. There were even a few huddled arounf a barrel on fire for warmth. I didn't get a pic of that, too dark but cool looking.
It was a real good time and I had a blast. It was cold and spots of rain so I kept my jacket on the whole time. I didn't even change into a skirt later like I planned. But the portable restrooms were large enough, so now I know for next time.
My friend Marcy took these.
Here I am with Lauren from Wearing History and her friend (I am so sorry I forgot your name!).
Check them out!
Catalog Sunday
This Sunday in Honor of the LA Air Raid I've posted war time sale fashions from my Chicago Mail order sale catalog dating Feb. 1943.
Air Raid,
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Friday, February 18, 2011
What to Wear to an Air Raid: The final days.
The Air Raid is Saturday! I'm excited!
I finished my sweater yesterday.
Added the buttons and even tried the Warden pin I have on to see how it looks. I like it, but I decided to wear a different jacket.
Something lighter. Plus I though the brown clashed with the overalls and this blue looks much better.
Also nearly finished my new garter belt.
I extended this one down in the back to cover my bum and it fits very well.
All I have to do is add the garters and I'm golden.
I also got around to doing some of the finishing touches on my Warden outfit.
I braided a chain from some of my embroidery nylon for my Warden's whistle.
I've made the armband and I think it looks cool.
I still have to decide what I'm going to do to the helmet. I really don't want to alter it so I might just leave it be.
I'm tired and stressed and out of coffee.
I know, life is so not fair.
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Here's a look at some of today's news surrounding the Canadiens:
The Gazette's Herb Zurkowsky reports that the team's youth movement has pushed some veterans out of the lineup as Bryan Smolinski, Tom Kostopoulos and Patrice Brisebois have been spending more time in the press box than the bench lately.
The Journal de Montréal has a piece on how Christopher Higgins feels after the trade deadline and knowing that the Canadiens showed faith and loyalty in him after refusing to trade him. "I'm happy to be here," he said "I'll have to show my appreciation for their loyalty to me."
In La Presse,
head coach Guy Carbonneau says he knows Carey Price will have some ups
and downs moving forward, but he dismissed the critics who say he
doesn't have enough experience. "You can't buy experience, but you also
can't gain any by sitting on the bench."
Here's a take on the Huet deal from a Washington perspective.
In James Mirtle's Playoff Push, he predicts the Canadiens will finish ahead of the Ottawa Senators and grab third spot in the Eastern Conference.
The Buffalo News reports that Maxim Afinogenov and Drew Stafford have returned from the injured list, but it is uncertain if they will face the Canadiens Friday night.


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The New York Times shines a light on one of the more disreputable yet obvious practices of e-commerce: paying customers to write good reviews for something on Amazon.com. The Times cites an online operation called VIP Deals:
Searching for a protective case for their new Kindle Fire, (shoppers) came upon the VIP page selling a cover for under $10 plus shipping (the official list price was $59.99). When the package arrived it included a letter extending an invitation "to write a product review for the Amazon community."
"In return for writing the review, we will refund your order so you will have received the product for free," it said.
Anne Marie Logan, a Georgia pharmacist, was suspicious. "I was like, 'Is this for real?' " she said. "But they credited my account. You think it's unethical?"
Yes, Ms. Logan. It is. Amazon has since taken down all reviews for the protective case mentioned in the gusher of positive reviews. The FTC mandates that any connection between a merchant and someone promoting a product must be disclosed so the paid customer reviews are not really customer reviews, they're commercials.
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