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What is SPC?
In today's competitive environment, the quality of the products you produce effects your global competitiveness. To efficiently manage the quality of products they deliver, companies apply methods of Statistical Process Control (SPC).
Manufacturing is not precise. During production, variations occur anytime and are often hard to accurately predict. Statisticians have developed statistical methods that monitor and control a process. SPC is used to help uncover and minimize variations in the production process. Your set parameters, or specification limits, are used to determine the quality of the product you manufacture. These set parameters are boundaries set by your customer that allow you to distinguish an acceptable product from a nonacceptable product. As you are manufacturing products, taking samples and recording the data, each data point is compared with your specification limits on a run chart.
As you collect sample data at each step in the production process, you will be able to recognize common cause and special cause variations. You can view control charts with upper and lower control limits based on the production process. From this data, you can determine if a characteristic is in statistical control, spot when a characteristic is trending towards being out-of-control, and immediately take corrective action without affecting the end product. This easily allows you to determine and improve the stability of your process.
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Comparing a set of specifications to the natural operating range of our production process shows us how well an in-control process meets the customer requirements. The Cp and Cpk are capability indices which make this comparison easy. Both indices are ratios of the natural operating range of your process compared to the set specifications. The Cp index shows you if your measurements are conforming to a normal distribution. The Cpk index shows you whether or not your process is on target. Cp and Cpk together tell you how capable your production process is of consistently producing a product according to your customer specifications.
What is SPC Software?
Manually gathering data can be time-consuming. However, using real-time Statistical Process Control (SPC) Software, you can automate the data collection process.
"With Synergy 2000, operators take the measurements and push a button and the data is saved and available for review instantly," said Bob Hyland, Process Engineer, for Acme Aerospace.
SPC software enables a company to prevent defects before they occur. SPC software results in savings for the company by:
- Reducing scrap
- Reducing rework
- Increasing user productivity
- Efficiently managing the lifecycle of your machines
- Developing new products with existing equipment
SPC software also benefits quality personnel, engineering, and management staff by providing them instant insight into production.
"Using the Synergy 1000 SPC software is a lot more user friendly, because you can run SPC in real-time. Now if anything goes out-of-specification, I get an email notification at my desk instead of having to physically be on the shop floor. In the past, we wouldn't know if we were trending towards being out-of-control or not," said Brian Brooks, VP of Operations for Domestic Fastener & Forge, Inc. (DFFI).
The quality of the products your suppliers deliver to you affects your overall quality as well. With the Synergy 2000 SPC software, you can manage the quality of your suppliers' products.
"We now have the ability to give a supplier a screen shot and tell them that they need to adjust the chemicals in their plating tanks in real-time," said Dan Heimann Quality Manager for MASS Precision.
Using the SPC software also means you can provide documentation immediately for the customer.
"Sometimes we are asked to send materials directly to the ship yards. These are usually orders with a fast turnaround. Because the data is readily available in the Synergy 2000 SPC software, we can provide all the documentation quickly along with the products we are shipping out," said Bob Batsche, Quality Manager for Carlisle & Finch Co.
Stable and Capable Processes are the Bottom Line
You know quality and process improvement are critical. In as little as TWO WEEKS, our software can give you a clear picture of the stability and capability of your process and show you where improvements can be made. Guaranteed!
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,Wesley Mancini Ltd. and Classical Elements Inc. have partnered to launch a new upscale rug line come January during the ShowTime trade event here at High Point.
The new line is a major development for Wesley Mancini Ltd. as well as a natural extension of its other product lines — which now include bedding, drapery, decorative trimming and drapery hardware, the company said.
"With having advance color and design direction based on both the jobbing and furniture industries, I know what colors and design themes will be available two years in advance to the public, which is a great advantage for designing rugs," Mancini said. "We will now be able to design larger scale patterns that will blend with our other interior textiles. We are designing high-end rugs with the best quality wool, best quality vegetable dyes, as well as finishing. There is also an opportunity to have custom sizes made for the design trade."
Stuart Gans, president of decorative accessories supplier Classical Elements, which specializes in trimmings, drapery hardware and fine hand-knotted Persian rugs, expects Mancini's textile designs "will translate into incredible rugs," he said. "The rugs will be thoroughly high-end, from design through the production. We will only be offering these in hand-knotted, vegetable-dyed wool."
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The garma garam khabar is that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan have started scouting for play schools for their li'l bundle of joy, Aaradhya. It seems Aaradhya is very tech savvy and grasps things easily. And the Bachchan family would want nothing but the best for their sweet baby girl.
Meanwhile, Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao's kid Azad Rao Khan has already started going to play school. In fact, we spotted a recent picture of Azad being accompanied by his nanny and a bodyguard. It seems daddy has already hired one to protect his li'l master from detractors. We are sure the tiny tots are gonna have some fun kiddie times in school…!


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Anthony Stokes feels his partnership with Gary Hooper has progressed so well that he instinctively knows where his fellow Celtic striker is running.
The Irishman's brilliant overhead volley against Hibernian on Saturday was his first goal from open play since the 9-0 victory over Aberdeen on 6 November. The stunning strike, which followed his penalty in the 3-0 victory, coincided with Hooper's return following a four-week absence with an ankle problem.
Englishman Hooper finished off a Stokes cross to grab the opener at Easter Road, and the Republic of Ireland striker was relieved to have his partner back after several games as a lone striker.
"It's quite tough up front [on your own]," Stokes said. "I wouldn't be the strongest in the air. I'm not bothered, if the gaffer plays me up front on my own – I will put in a shift and try as hard as I can. But Hoops coming back makes it a lot easier for me because I've got someone to play with up there.
"I think I have a very good understanding with him. In a way we are different players but the runs we make are very similar. I've always a fair idea of where he is on the pitch so it makes it easier for me."
Celtic host Aberdeen again on Saturday in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League in the first of three matches against the Dons in 11 days.
But Stokes is not banking on another rout, with Aberdeen having won four games and drawn one since veteran management team Craig Brown and Archie Knox took charge. "I think it's going to be a completely different game," Stokes said. "I have watched them over the last few weeks and their form has completely turned around.
"We are just going to have to approach it like we do any game and show them full respect."
Celtic midfielder James Forrest has lost his appeal against the red card he picked up against Hamilton earlier this month, the Scottish Football Association confirmed.
The SFA's review panel yesterday dismissed the claim for wrongful dismissal submitted by the Parkhead club after their player was ordered off in the match at New Douglas Park on 12 January.
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My first Herb/Veggie Garden 659 Attachment(s) So, I started a garden a couple weeks ago. I bought a 72 seed started green house, and 6 packs of seeds. i got: parsley, basil, cucumbers, tomatoes, oregano, and rosemary. I planted twelve starter thingys each. The cucumbers started first about 4 days in. two little leaves each at first :) and now, its a total of 8 plants sprouted and replanted some of them are like 3' long already! 7 days in the basil started, it staying closer to the oil than the cucumbers, and taking longer to come up, but its making progress day by day :) at 10 days the parsley started, and some of them are almost ready to re-pot :) maybe an inch tall today, so maybe tomorrow i can replant them. the oregano, tomato and rosemary are gonna take a bit longer, but im excited :) My fiance is very annoyed with how often ive been checking on them (once i the morning, once at lunch, and a couple times in the afternoons) but there seems like theres something new every time i look! ive got them potted in miracle grow mixed with Annie poo, and a layer of miracle grow on top to keep the smell from annoying my neighbors when its hot XD the cucumbers are going to have to be re-potted soon, and it was my understanding i needed some kind of standing chicken wire for them? I know i'll need something for the tomatoes to climb, and ill have to trim the rosemary, but is there anything special for basil or the others? Ill have pictures tomorrow, just gotta remember my camera cord! |
659 Attachment(s) oh, and i got a pack of wild flower seeds, just for fun, and some of those have started sprouting! so ill be taking pictures of them too! and of the lilys that arent doin so hot taht alex got me for valentines day. they're hanging in there, ish. |
Analisa, for those of us who are buried in snow, we don't need to hear about your gardening, thank you very much. We are so jealous we might start hating you just for mentioning it. |
pleeeeese keep telling us garden stories.. snowed under people are just jealous,,, I am also very jealous as I have had to give up my garden... bleh. Claire |
I feel for you all with a ton of snow, still. Here, the ornamental plum trees are a blush of heavy rose-pink. Daffodils are at the height of their beauty. Tulips are holding off for two more weeks, and the rose bushes have tender red budded leaves. My lawn looks like a set from "George of the Jungle". The Robins have that melodic song that announces Spring. Hummingbirds are starting to buzz each other for mates, the horses show signs of midges bothering their tender parts, the sky has deep dark thunderclouds, then is a radiant blue, than back to the scowls and the wind. The brown twigs of the bare winter trees are pulsing with pink life, they look almost maroon when seen from a distance. my garden is being so rapidly colonized by pigweeds that given another sunny day I shall have to surrender the yard to them. My front lawn is a bed of green moss, a legacy of long winter rains that leach the soil into an acidic soup. When it rains hard, like yesterday, my neighbor children can play with "boats" made from leaves in the gushing water down the curbside drains. My car begs me to wash it. Best I get about that before she puts me to shame. Welcome Spring! I am so grateful to know you again. |
^lol, I like what you did there, Tinyliny. Just wanted to mention the chicken wire might cut into the tomatoes when they become heavily in bloom. We use stakes, with bailing twine stretched between them, and we interweave the tomato plants into the bailing twine as they grow. :) This method works well with-- well, weve planted just about every kind of tomato, including grapes, and spoon tomatoes. It also works well for beans, peppers, or anything that needs support. How we wrap the twine around the stakes is-- we go from one side to the other-- say we start by wrapping the twine on the left side of the stakes, when you wrap the second, wrap it to the opposite side, and so fourth-- continue up the other side, and do it again-- by that i mean, when you get to the end come back up the row of stakes, and do the same thing.. Kinda a lot of work, but totally worth it. |
PICS?! I just started my Jiffy Garden so no sprouts here yet. |
659 Attachment(s) I'll have pic up as son as i get back from lunch, the manchild NEEDED my camera cord for god knows what. sorry saddlebag, im just excited! and tiny, i have no idea if i can keep a plant growing, so dont go too fast! Thank you toto!!! the tomatoes havent sprouted yet, but ill have to do something like that for the cucumbers at some point right? i have "big boy" tomatoes :) the name made me giggle. Im going to be giving a couple of my sproutlings as Easter presents, but hopefully im going to have an awesome little garden soon! |
Piccys! 659 Attachment(s) how do i resize pictures? |
659 Attachment(s) got it, here y go!!! tall ones are the cucumber :) and the other potted ones are cilantro. the one still i the seeder is parsley. o i fibbed a bit, no oregano. tomato, cucumber, basil, rosemary, CILANTRO and parsley. ;) and the last pot is my wildflowers!! |
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Get out of town this weekend to Bray to catch some great musicians at the 12th Bray Jazz Festival. Stars include BBC jazz singer of the year Christine Tobin; three-times Grammy Award-nominated Hamilton de Holanda from Brazil; American jazz guitar great Kurt Rosenwinkel; gypsy...


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David Coulthard Pips Gran Turismo Gamers By Half A Second
Posted by Madagasca in Gran Turismo 5 on September 9th, 2011
On Monday, 05 September, 2011, Formula 1TM ace David Coulthard was thrilled to take victory in an innovative Mercedes-Benz virtual reality race staged simultaneously at two locations in Surrey, England. Driving a real-life 6.3 litre V8 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, 'DC' completed a 15 minute shoot-out around the Dunsfold track, home to BBC Top Gear. Up against him were six drivers in the virtual Gran Turismo(R)5 version of the SLS AMG racing on the same track but from the comfort of Mercedes-Benz World at Brooklands in Surrey.
With a live-feed from both locations being broadcast on the Mercedes-Benz website, the stakes were high. Coulthard was keen to uphold the honour of his profession while the gamers were keen to upstage the master and win a trip for two to attend the Brazilian Formula 1 Grand Prix as guests of Mercedes-Benz.
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The First Uncharted 3 TV Spot Airs Tonight
Posted by Jay in Commercials, QuickNews, Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception on September 8th, 2011
During tonight's NFL Season kickoff, Sony has the first TV spot for the title planned to play during the Packers/Saints game. And yes, it is all in-game. You can watch it above!
Review: Deathspank: The Baconing
Posted by pedrolabate in DeathSpank, Deathspank: The Baconing, Featured, PS3 Reviews / Vita Reviews, PSN on September 8th, 2011
Deathspank: The Baconing isn't your average PSN Title. Its graphics far exceeded my expectations, and some of the features are far from the standard on titles like this. The game is first and foremost a hack and slash, but the most interesting aspect of the game is the over-the-top humor. With that said, my experience with the game had mixed results. Even though it certainly offered me good entertainment, a game breaking glitch (that happened on the 4th "chapter") prevented me from finishing it, so I took it to heart and gathered enough information to finish writing this.
LittleBigPlanet 2 Price Drop; Move Support Enabled!
Posted by Jay in DLC, LittleBigPlanet 2, PlayStation Motion Games on September 8th, 2011
I am a LittleBitLate with this news, but LittleBigPlanet 2 is now $39.99 "at participating retailers", so if you haven't picked it up because of the price, now might be a good time to do so. Also, earlier in the week, there was a new update available for LBP2. One that allows you to play the game using the Move controller.
To go along with that, Media Molecule will also have the Move Pack DLC available next week, a video showcasing that can be viewed up top. From the looks of things, it adds quite a bit more to the already great gameplay the game provides! Here's some information about the Move Pack (from littlebigplanet.com):
Featuring a brand new story mode; Rise of the Cakeling, a new power-up for Sackboy called the Brain Crane, and a suite of creative tools to help you build your own Move games, paint your own stickers and record movements, the Move Pack is our biggest DLC add-on pack to date!
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Treasuries Fall After Fed Says U.S. Economic Activity Improving
Susanne Walker and Cordell EddingsTreasuries fell, pushing yields on benchmark 10-year notes up from almost three-month lows, after the Federal Reserve said policy makers see improvement in economic activity while maintaining monthly bond purchases.
Government debt had rallied earlier as the Treasury's auction of $29 billion of seven-year notes received the highest demand since May. The Fed removed a sentence from the previous policy-meeting statement that had said tighter financial conditions could slow the improvement in the economy.
"The market was looking for more of a dovish take," said Sean Simko, who oversees $8 billion at SEI Investments Co. in Oaks, Pennsylvania. "It was more upbeat than expected. Rates are lower today than they were at the last meeting, which will help fuel future economic growth."
The 10-year note yield rose three basis points, or 0.03 percentage point, to 2.54 percent at 5 p.m. in New York, according to Bloomberg Bond Trader prices. It earlier fell three basis points to 2.47 percent. The 2 percent note due in September 2020 dropped 9/32, or $2.81 per $1,000 face amount, to 99 21/32.
Treasury trading volume at ICAP Plc, the largest inter-dealer broker of U.S. government debt, rose to $347.6 billion in New York, surpassing the 2013 average of $314 billion. Volume reached a 2013 high of $662 billion on May 22 and a low of $147.8 billion on Aug. 9.
The Fed's $85 billion in monthly purchases will remain divided between $40 billion a month of mortgage bonds and $45 billion in Treasury securities.
January Taper
Benchmark yields have fallen from a two-year high of 3.01 percent on Sept. 6 as traders bet the Fed would delay tapering until the first quarter, with a Bloomberg survey of analysts on Oct. 17-18 forecasting a March taper.
Jennifer Vail, head of fixed-income research of the Minneapolis based U.S. Bank Wealth Management, which oversees $110 billion, forecasts the Fed trimming its bond purchases starting in January.
"We were so close to tapering before, and the market is underestimating the growth trajectory and the Fed's desire to taper," Vail said during a visit to Bloomberg's New York office. "A January taper would give the Fed a few months of clean data to look at, and we expect that data to be stronger."
Federal Shutdown
Ben S. Bernanke is pushing unprecedented accommodation into the final months of his Fed chairmanship as he seeks to shield the four-year economic expansion from the impact of higher borrowing costs and this month's partial U.S. government shutdown. The 16-day closing resulted in the furloughs of as many as 800,000 federal workers and delayed release of data the Fed says it needs to evaluate the economy.
Fed officials decided at the September meeting to postpone a trim in their monthly bond buying after yields on 10-year notes rose to almost 3 percent at the beginning of the month from 1.63 percent in early May on expectations of a pullback.
The seven-year notes sold today drew a yield of 1.87 percent, the same as the forecast in a Bloomberg News survey of seven of the Fed's primary dealers and the lowest since May. Direct bidders, non-primary dealer investors that place their bids directly with the Treasury, purchased the highest percentage on record.
Auction Demand
The bid-to-cover ratio, which gauges demand by comparing total bids with the amount of securities offered, was 2.66, the highest since May and compared with an average of 2.6 for the previous 10 sales.
Direct bidders purchased 23.9 percent of the notes, compared with an average of 19.3 percent at the last 10 auctions. The previous high was Dec. 21, 2012.
Indirect bidders, an investor class that includes foreign central banks, purchased 42.3 percent of the notes, compared with an average of 40.5 percent for the past 10 sales.
Policy makers currently are falling short of their employment and price goals, with joblessness at 7.2 percent -- compared with 5 percent when the 18-month recession began in December 2007 -- and annual inflation rates missing their 2 percent target by a half percentage point or more every month since November, based on the personal-consumption-expenditures price index.
U.S. companies added 130,000 jobs in October, down from September's 145,000 gain that was revised lower, figures from Roseland, New Jersey-based ADP showed today. The median forecast of 39 economists surveyed by Bloomberg called for an advance of 150,000.
Inflation Numbers
A separate Labor Department report showed the consumer price index increased 0.2 percent in September, matching the median forecast of 86 economists surveyed by Bloomberg, after rising 0.1 percent the prior month. Overall consumer prices increased 1.2 percent in the 12 months through last month, the smallest gain since April.
The Fed has kept interest rates at almost zero since December 2008 and undertaken three rounds of bond buying that have swelled its balance sheet to a record of $3.66 trillion.
The Fed repeated that inflation "has been running below the committee's longer-run objective but longer-term inflation expectations have remained stable."
Price gains have lagged below the committee's 2 percent long-run target. The cost of living rose as projected in September as fuel charges climbed, capping the smallest year-to-year gain in five months.
The consumer price index increased 0.2 percent after rising 0.1 percent the prior month, a Labor Department report showed today. The Fed's preferred gauge of inflation, the personal consumption expenditures index, rose 1.2 percent in August and hasn't breached 2 percent since March 2012.
Central-bank officials "want to see those inflation numbers come up a little bit," Ira Jersey, an interest-rate strategist in New York at Credit Suisse Group AG, one of the 21 primary dealers that trade with the Fed, said in an interview on Bloomberg Television. "The Fed is still in risk-management mode, so they are going to continue to buy bonds."


text: This Normal-Sized iPad Case Expands Into a Full-Sized KeyboardAndrew Liszewski11/05/12 1:20pmFiled to: KeyboardsipadBluetoothElecomAppleGadgets16EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink Despite what Microsoft wants you to think, keyboard-packing tablet cases aren't a new idea. It's just that typically you have to settle for a cramped set of keys that are only a marginal step up from an on-screen layout. So borrowing an idea from IBM's old butterfly ThinkPad keyboards, Elecom has created a transforming iPad 3 case that doesn't leave touch typists feeling cramped. As far as naming goes the TK-FBP048ECBK probably isn't going to stick in your head, but the clever mechanism that allows the keyboard to split in two and fold away into a footprint no bigger than the iPad 3 is worth remembering. A Bluetooth connection means the iPad's dock connector remains available for charging, and the keyboard's USB rechargeable battery should keep it running for weeks at a time. Combined with a built-in stand it looks like the ideal portable keyboard for people who use their iPads as laptop replacements. But at $210 it's a pricey alternative to just carrying a separate keyboard. [Elecom via Damn Geeky]


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Jay Ambler wrote: Kevin Sullivan developed one of the best angles in professional wrestling when he played the Prince of Darkness role on the idea he was possessed by Satan. Sullivan split from his tag team role with Mike Graham and by 1981 was using this angle that would endure for next 15 years.
His Army of Darkness included at one time or another 'Superstar' Billy Graham, 'Dirty' Dick Slater, Jesse Barr, Black Bart, Angelo Mosca, Roddy Piper, Mark Lewin as the Purple Haze, Bob Roop as Maya Singh, Jim Duggan, Jake 'The Snake' Roberts, Ron Bass, Rick Rude, Mike Davis as 'The Dream', One Man Gang and the Zambaui Express. Their primary managers, at one time or another, were Sir Oliver Humperdink, Percy Pringle (Paul Bearer), Gary Hart and 'Gentleman' Jim Holiday. At one time rock musician and shock man Alice Cooper was employed as part of The Army's promotion. Their primary rivals were Dusty Rhodes, Blackjack Mulligan, Mike Graham, Mike Rotundo, Barry and later Kendall Windham.
Sullivan did a series of matches in 1982-83 that pitted him against Dusty Rhodes. When Rhodes was touring in other territories on behalf of the NWA, often times this role was filled by Blackjack Mulligan. Mike Graham or Barry Windham. During a Christmas 1982 'loser leaves town' match with Sullivan against Rhodes, Jake Roberts dressed as Santa Claus interferes and causes Rhodes to lose the match. Afterwards Sullivan is involved in a series of attacks against his adversaries that causes CWF president Eddie Graham to 'suspended' him for a year.
During 1983 Sullivan emerges as The Masked Lucifer with a black rose on his coat's lapel. Shortly after this Rhodes comes back as The Midnight Rider and the two begin an on air war of words. This climaxes in a Halloween steel cage match where Lucifer attempts to climb out of the cage and Rider pulls him back down using his trunks, exposing his bare butt. Rider (Rhodes) wins the match and unmasks Lucifer to be Sullivan. Eddie Graham then bans Sullivan for life.
Some had very short runs. Piper wrestled in Florida for only a year at the most. The same with Mosca. During his short run, Rick Rude became the Southern Champ when he defeated Pistol Pez Whatley on television and if I'm not mistaken brought along Pringle. Abdullah the Butcher was also part of this group with Sullivan along with the Z-Express, both managed by Gentleman Jim Holiday.
Florida wrestling was some of the best. Eddie Graham had a good thing going pitting Rhodes, Mulligan, Graham, et al against Sullivan, Humperdink, et al. Florida was a place where -my opinion-guys 'cut their teeth' and was a proving ground before they made it to bigger promos-AWA, WWF and the NWA. Florida wrestling launched the careers of Jake Roberts, Rick Rude, Lex Luger and made Billy Jack Haynes a household name.


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Eligible for draft: 2008 | Catches: Left |
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2006-07: Started the season with the Soo Indian Midgets in the MWEHL. Selected by the Sioux City Musketeers in the 2006 USHL Entry Draft with the 12th overall pick. Received an immediate call-up from Sioux City and joined the team in October. Was the youngest player in the history of the Musketeers to win a game in goal at only 16 years of age.
2007-08: Returned for his first full season with the Musketeers. He started off strong, earning a nomination to the Western Division team for the USHL Prospects/All-Star Game. Played for Team USA at the 2007 World Junior A Challenge. Hit a rough spell but was able to bounce back and has been the driving force for the Musketeers postseason push.
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Robinson is very quick, has a good glove hand and his lateral movement is very good. His rebound placement is really good with pucks in front of him as well as deflecting pucks out to the sides. He is very competitive, works very hard both on and off the ice, is very disciplined and wants to be that go to guy. He is very level headed and is good about working through tough situation and coming back strong. He is a good decision maker with the puck but it has been expressed that he could do a better with his stickhandling He doesn't use his stick all that much when it comes to playing the puck or delivering poke checks. He could also work on his angles and moving up to challenge shooters.
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Expense Ratio: The fund has a 2.04 expense ratio before reimbursements and waivers, as well as a front load fee of 5%, making it very expensive. It has a Morningstar Rating of five stars.
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Returns: The Integrity Williston Basin Mid North America Fund's 12-month return of about 70% outperformed the broader market's 21% return over the same period. However, the fund lost about 44% over the past five years, while the S&P 500 had a return of about 8% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average had an approximate return of 16% during the same period.
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- Minimum Investment: $1,000 ($250 IRA)
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John Rogers portrayed ordinary, everyday, urban and rural people doing ordinary, everyday things. Through his Rogers Groups he offered an unrivaled transcript of the manners, sports, amusements, social customs, domestic interests, costumes, and even modes of furnishing of the period. John Rogers made statues of Civil War soldiers, family groups, literary topics, theater scenes and historical figures. His statues ranged from eight to forty-six inches tall.
John Rogers was born in Salem, Massachusetts on October 30, 1829, a descendent of the original settlers of the colony. He gave early evidence of artistic interests and even as a young child, showed a taste and talent for drawing. However, it was the feeling of his parents that an artist's life was little better than a vagabond, and in 1845, at the age of sixteen, after what was considered a good education in the town schools, he was placed in a dry-goods store in Boston, with the intention of learning the business. However, John Rogers felt certain he was not suited for this line of work, and in 1848 he entered a machine shop in Manchester, New Hampshire to learn the trade. During this period, John Rogers devoted himself to his art with enthusiasm and his attention was first drawn to sculpture, in particular. John Rogers began to model in clay in his leisure hours. In 1856 John Rogers sought work in Hannibal, Missouri, and in 1858 he visited Europe to continue his formal education in sculpting. On his return in 1859 he went to Chicago, where he modeled, for a charity event, "The Checker Players," a group in clay, which attracted much attention. This event marked the beginning of an unusual career.
Between 1860 and 1893 John Rogers sculpted approximately 85 different patented groups of statuary. During that period, some 25 workman in his New York factory turned out thousands of plaster castings of his works. Of some subjects executed by John Rogers, on a few copies were cast and sold. Of other John Rogers Groups, thousands were sold. In John Rogers' 30 year career, the artist sold over a million dollars of sculpture, a lot of money for art in those days. It is estimated that a total of 80,000 – 100,000 casting of his groups were produced during John Rogers' lifetime. By the 1880s, it seemed that families who did not have a John Rogers Group were not conforming to the times. Even Abraham Lincoln had a John Rogers Group.
John Rogers' sculpture of "The Slave Auction," which was exhibited in New York in 1860, brought him to the notice of the general public. This was the forerunner of the well-known war series of Civil War statuettes which included, among others, the "Picket Guard" (1862), "One more Shot" (1864), "Union Refugees" (1864), "Taking the Oath and drawing Rations" (1866), "Wounded Scout" (1864), and "Council of War" (1868).
John Rogers' works on social subjects, most of which were sculpted following the Civil War, were also very popular. Among the most commonly found John Rogers Groups today are "Coming to the Parson" (1870), " We Boys" (1872), "The Favored Scholar" (1873), "Going for the Cows" (1873) and "Checkers up at the Farm" (1875).
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John Rogers also sculpted several statues illustrating passages from literature, including a series of three groups illustrating Washington Irving's "Rip Van Winkle" (1871) as well as "Why don't You speak for Yourself ?" (1885) from Irving's "Miles Standish." In addition, John Rogers' frequently used subjects from Shakespeare, including "The Wrestlers" (1881) from "As You Like It", "Is it so nominated in the Bond?" (1880) from "The Merchant of Venice," "Ha! I like Not That" (1882) from "Othello, and others.
John Rogers was also commissioned to execute a number of monumental sculptures, including the sculpture of General John F. Reynolds (1881-1883), which stands before the Philadelphia City Hall, and in 1887 he exhibited "Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman," a huge bronze group.
Our 1971 book on John Rogers was recently republished, and we have a few extra copies, if you would like to acquire one. The book chronicles each John Rogers Group with a photograph, size, patent or design date, and pertinent anecdotes. It's useful today as a reference for interpreting life in Victorian America and today's collectors will covet the pictures, personal letters, advertising, and social commentary presented in the text.
My family and I have been active buyers of John Rogers Groups for over forty years. If you have a John Rogers statue that you are interested in selling, we would be pleased to hear from you. If you have a John Rogers statue and would just like to "talk Rogers" also feel free to give us a call or send us an email.
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If you ski, surf, motocross, wakeboard, bike or enjoy other outdoor activities you can now capture stunning aerial video for under $1500 – without using a helicopter or specialized filming crew.
Ex-Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis tests early prototype
AirDog, designed by a team of leading aerial system specialists based in Riga, is an easy-to-use auto-follow drone for the GoPro camera and is targeted at anyone passionate about action sports. Foldable, fast and tough, the drone is able to track and follow users and their trajectory capturing every frame with impressive accuracy. AirDog has a flight time of up to 20 minutes and can zip along at 40mph (65km/hr) keeping up with most action sports. To use AirDog, simply strap the programmable remote on your wrist or helmet, choose one of the seven preset auto-follow flight modes (or use the iPhone or Android App to map your flight path) and AirDog will do the rest – even take-off and landing is completely autonomous.
Edgars Rozentals, CEO and founder of Helico Aerospace Industries, is convinced that the latest design based on long-range BlueTooth technology is a winner. In June a Kickstarter campaign was launched with the goal of raising $200,000. Four weeks into the campaign and it already looks like the project will raise in excess of $1M. This investment will go into future improvements including an obstacle avoidance solution to avoid walls and trees.
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Walter McGinn was born on July 6, 1936 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. He was an actor, known for Three Days of the Condor (1975), The Parallax View (1974) and Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977). He was married to Robyn Goodman. He died on March 31, 1977 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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My bacon-wrapped tenderloin looks time-consuming to make but requires just 30 minutes of prep work before baking. A big slice of the stuffed beef is almost a meal-in-one.
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- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 cup butter, cubed
- 1 can (14 ounces) water-packed artichoke hearts, rinsed, drained and chopped
- 2 cans (6 ounces each) sliced mushrooms, drained
- 1-1/2 cups chicken broth
- 1 package (6 ounces) stuffing mix
- 1 beef tenderloin roast (3 to 3-1/2 pounds)
- 4 bacon strips, halved
- In a large skillet, saute onion and garlic in butter until tender. Stir in the artichokes, mushrooms and broth. Bring to a boil. Remove from the heat. Stir in stuffing mix; cool slightly.
- Cut a lengthwise slit down the center of the tenderloin to within 1/2 in. of bottom. Open tenderloin so it lies flat. On each half, make another lengthwise slit down the center to within 1/2 in. of bottom; open roast and cover with plastic wrap. Flatten to 1/2-in. thickness. Remove plastic.
- Spread stuffing mixture over meat. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side. Tie the roast at 2-in. intervals with kitchen string. Place on a rack in a shallow roasting pan; arrange bacon pieces over roast.
- Bake at 425° for 40-50 minutes or until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a meat thermometer should read 145°; medium, 160°; well-done, 170°). Let stand for 10 minutes before slicing. Yield: 10 servings.
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The Crew Came Too! Even the crew on the Raging Stallion set were shocked at the grand finale of Gay Dreams. There was so much cum in the room that you could smell it throughout the entire mansion. The grips and photographers on the set had just witnessed the most amazing sex ever filmed and they could not hold it in. In something that may never before have happened in the history of porn, the entire crew shot their loads--too turned on to keep working without sexual relief. Shooting Gay Dreams was an over-the-top experience that will deliver pleasure to thousands of men for years to come. Gay Dreams is the finest film that Raging Stallion has ever had available to offer.
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This chapter describes the special characters that can be used in Text queries. In addition, it provides a list of the words and characters that Oracle Text treats as reserved words and characters.
The following topics are covered in this chapter:
The grouping characters control operator precedence by grouping query terms and operators in a query expression. The grouping characters are:
Table 4-1 Characters for Grouping Query Terms
Grouping Character | Description |
( ) | The parentheses characters serve to group terms and operators found between the characters |
[ ] | The bracket characters serve to group terms and operators found between the characters; however, they prevent penetrations for the expansion operators (fuzzy, soundex, stem). |
The beginning of a group of terms and operators is indicated by an open character from one of the sets of grouping characters. The ending of a group is indicated by the occurrence of the appropriate close character for the open character that started the group. Between the two characters, other groups may occur.
For example, the open parenthesis indicates the beginning of a group. The first close parenthesis encountered is the end of the group. Any open parentheses encountered before the close parenthesis indicate nested groups.
To query on words or symbols that have special meaning to query expressions such as and & or| accum, you must escape them. There are two ways to escape characters in a query expression:
Table 4-2 Characters for Escaping Query Terms
Escape Character | Description |
{} | Use braces to escape a string of characters or symbols. Everything within a set of braces in considered part of the escape sequence.
When you use braces to escape a single character, the escaped character becomes a separate token in the query. |
\ | Use the backslash character to escape a single character or symbol. Only the character immediately following the backslash is escaped. For example, a query of blue\-green matches blue-green and blue green. |
In the following examples, an escape sequence is necessary because each expression contains a Text operator or reserved symbol:
'high\-voltage' '{high-voltage}' 'XY\&Z' '{XY&Z}'
In the first example, the query matches high-voltage or high voltage.
Note that in the second example, a query on XY&Z will return 'XY Z', 'XY-Z', 'XY*Z', and so forth, as well as 'XY&Z'. This is because non-alphabetic characters are treated as whitespace (so XY&Z is treated as 'XY Z'). To match only XY&Z, you must declare & as a printjoin. (If you do, however, XY&Z will not match 'XY & Z'.) For more on printjoins, see BASIC_LEXER.
Note: If you use braces to escape an individual character within a word, the character is escaped, but the word is broken into three tokens.For example, a query written as high{-}voltage searches for high - voltage, with the space on either side of the hyphen. |
The open brace { signals the beginning of the escape sequence, and the closed brace } indicates the end of the sequence. Everything between the opening brace and the closing brace is part of the escaped query expression (including any open brace characters). To include the close brace character in an escaped query expression, use }}
To escape the backslash escape character, use \\
Table 4-3 lists the Oracle Text reserved words and characters that must be escaped when you want to search them in CONTAINS
Table 4-3 Reserved Words and Characters
Reserved Words | Reserved Characters | Operator |
ABOUT | (none) | ABOUT |
ACCUM | , | Accumulate |
AND | & | And |
BT | (none) | Broader Term |
BTG | (none) | Broader Term Generic |
BTI | (none) | Broader Term Instance |
BTP | (none) | Broader Term Partitive |
EQUIV | = | Equivalence |
FUZZY | ? | fuzzy |
(none) | { } | escape characters (multiple) |
(none) | \ | escape character (single) |
(none) | ( ) | grouping characters |
(none) | [ ] | grouping characters |
HASPATH | (none) | HASPATH |
INPATH | (none) | INPATH |
MDATA | (none) | MDATA |
NT | (none) | Narrower Term |
NTG | (none) | Narrower Term Generic |
NTI | (none) | Narrower Term Instance |
NTP | (none) | Narrower Term Partitive |
PT | (none) | Preferred Term |
RT | (none) | Related Term |
(none) | $ | stem |
(none) | ! | soundex |
SQE | (none) | Stored Query Expression |
SYN | (none) | Synonym |
(none) | > | threshold |
TR | (none) | Translation Term |
TRSYN | (none) | Translation Term Synonym |
TT | (none) | Top Term |
(none) | * | weight |
(none) | % | wildcard character (multiple) |
(none) | _ | wildcard character (single) |
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My 2 year son was diagnosed on the autism spectrum 3 months ago. I wanted to share my blog entry on autism awareness with you all. I am a newbie to the autism world, but I hope you find it informative http://myyellowbrickroad0301.blogspot.com/
Anyone who likes Stella & Dot jewelry should check out this site. The jewelry is very nice and you would be supporting a good cause. http://www.stelladot.com Would like to add that the blog is wonderful. It is informative and relaxed. These are the kind of blogs that moms should read, to allay fears and/or to seek help in an informed manner. Where does your son fall on the spectrum? My daughter decided to go into occupational therapy because of working with children on the spectrum (at a DIR Method school). She wants to work specifically with spectrum children. I wanted to also put out some information for parents of adult children with Autism. A very good friend, who has been involved with assisted living facilities, has recently opened a residential/non residential facility for adults with Autism. Unfortunately, many adult children with Autism wind up in the system, when their parents can no longer care for them. This facility is the first of it's kind and has gotten a lot of press. Anyone who would like more information can PM me.
Your blog is wonderful, UGG. I wish you the best of luck and success with your son and his therapies.
UGG, thanks for sharing. My friends with autistic kids have said repeated that knew in their gut that something was wrong with their babies. It just took a while for things to unfold. What kind of therapies are you doing with your son? I have one friend that had great success with RDI.
IceAlisa-thank you so much. Like I said-this is all new to me but I am really trying to educate as well as not be this autism super hero mom-having a child with ASD is scary and people in my family don't get that it is a disability and that my son is truly a special needs child. It is so friggin annoying. Algonquin-We are doing developmental therapy, speech therapy through Early Intervention and trying to appeal our insurance company's decision to not fund ABA. Right now my son attends a preschool that has an ABA inclusion program and they are giving us 90 days to work through the insurance issues with an extremely discounted tuition. For us, it is unaffordable without insurance so if we do not get approval for ABA, we will have to take him out of the school. I am devastated. he will not thrive in a regular daycare/preschool setting.
I think that you are making excellent educational and informative points in your blog. I know a developmental psychiatrist who complained that moms would drag their kids to see him only because the kid was lining up their toys. You talk about this, that one symptom, taken on its own and in the absence of problems with social interactions, language, etc. are not indicative of ASD. But the moms still come, the same way they bring in their kids with a viral cold and want the doc to do something about it. There are specific diagnostic criteria that you listed and the child has to qualify for several of these to receive a diagnosis. Kudos to you for educating yourself and getting an early diagnosis which meant early intervention. I hope you get to keep him in the preschool where he is now, sounds like a good place for him.
UGG, your blog is great! It definitely educates people on how living with a young autistic child is. And may I say, given his obsession with letters, he may make a fantastic typographer one day. You sound like you're doing the best for him and I'm sure he will be flourish with a mom like you supporting him!
Crusin- when he received his diagnosis, he met all criteria for a dx of "Autistic Disorder" but because of his age and because some of his social behaviors such as his social smile, the neuropsychologist felt more comfortable giving him a diagnosis of PDD-NOS. I was not sure how I felt about this but all of the disorders are going away next month and all children will just have "Autistic Disorder" so I did not persue discussing it with her further. So right now I would say he is considered to have mild autism but it is so hard to tell in a 2 year old. I am sure this year I will get a more clear picture. He is non verbal, for the most part. The only word he says is "good" (he says it like "ga") has very minimal gesturing, he is obsessed with anything that spins, and letters. He cannot use a fork or spoon yet, cannot use a straw yet, and his language understanding is really minimal-like I cannot say "does your tummy hurt" and have him shake his head yes or no. Or I cannot say "Ok we are going in the car now" and have him understands what that means. he understands simple phrases like "bring me your cup" or "show me your foot". He spins all of his toys instead of playing with them-this is something we work on in therapy. for example instead of playing with a toy car, he turns it over and spins the wheels. he smiles at me all the time, always hugs me, and when I say mama he touches me. He is really good at puzzles and he knows all the letters of the alphabet and all of his shapes
UGG, hopefully, as he gets older, you will have a clearer picture of where he stands. The good news is that you have so many options, today, for academics, treatment, and therapy. Not every child will respond to every method. My daughter was/is very impressed with DIR because of the socialization skills the kids learn. Often kids are taught rote ways of responding in "social situations". However, if the stimulus changes or the situation changes, they don't always understand how to implement the trained response. DIR teaches them to respond in a more abstract, interactive way. He is a very luck little boy, to have a mother who has taken it upon herself to become very educated and calm.
UGG, thanks for sharing your blog. It is very informative. I love the letter thing, so cute! I was very worried about autism when I was pregnant, but I am less worried now. Not that it isn't a serious diagnosis, and I am sure a challenge to deal with, but I educated myself a little on it and that made it less worrying, as with anything. I liked how you said 'inappropriate toy use' that is a great way to think about it. good luck with the early intervention, and with your insurance company! Your son has the best chances with the parental support you give him!
UGG, I am so sorry that you are having trouble with your insurance company. I hope that you win your appeal. As for lining up toys, an early development specialist told me that that is often a sign of early math skills. So, some parents that are freaking out, actually have a budding mathematician on their hands. From my understanding, autistic kids play is not functional or imaginative and they fixate.
This story from ABC News made me : and http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=8281792 Go Carly! I'm so glad that she can finally "speak" with her parents and tell them what she's thinking. It revealed a truth that no one expected - that Carly's actually quite bright and that she fights with her brain over her body every single day. If her brain would let her, she would talk like any other teen. Also, for those who don't have the patience to type, there's now the iPad and enterprising, empathetic folks who make apps that make it easy for nonverbal autistic children to communicate. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7385686n Just look at the guy's face when he's ordering his own meal and answering questions using the app!
Remarkable! I was aware of the use of iPads with children on the spectrum. But, seeing it in action...
I know it's almost the end of April...but what are some good online resources, or support groups perhaps, for parents of autistic children? My coworker just told me her son is autistic, and his behavior is putting her at the end of her rope. I've met her son, and he seemed pretty normal to me, as much as I can ascertain "normalcy" in an 8-year-old boy (he was hyper and boisterous, but friendly and wanted to show me things on his iPad), but then again I had no idea how he was doing in school, and how he is in everyday life. He's high-functioning, but he can lash out uncontrollably, and lacks the focus to do...pretty much anything. Part of her anxiety is her approach to the whole situation - my coworker is a capital-P Perfectionist, and even though she isn't trying to necessarily shape her son into a "normal" child, it pains her when she can't control something, and she doesn't know how her son is going to turn out. And if she isn't Perfect, she feels like a failure. So she's carrying around this guilt of being a crappy mother because she can't change her son's behavior. It's hard for her to let go of the control. She's taking him to a counselor next week, and I think that will help everyone figure out what will be best for him. It's clear a normal school environment isn't doing him any good - he's bright, but he doesn't have the focus to do ANY classwork and often fails tests because he stops in the middle of them. And unfortunately, the real world is not that kind to dropouts who don't have the focus to say, start their own potentially lucrative business... It's also really hard, because pretty much she's on her own for this. Her husband would rather put all his kids in baseball, even if means dropping out of school to do it.
One thing I would suggest, if she isn't already doing it, is that she get some help for herself. Being OCD and a perfectionist, myself, I can relate to her feeling out of control. I sincerely hope that she is getting counseling herself, it will make a big difference in her ability to cope and how her son reacts to her. Her feelings of guilt and being a crappy mother, may well transfer to her son feeling like a crappy son. Aside from that, finding a good school and getting occupational therapy for the son, is important. Here are some resources: http://autismnow.org / http://www.autismspeaks.org/family-services/resource-library/websites-families / http://www.special-learning.com/parents/home I hope they are helpful.
I just read a bit more on UGG's excellent blog, and she was writing how an online support group has really helped. That will probably help your friend too.
She's starting to. She's already taking medication for the OCPD, but it's hard. She compares herself to other, "more successful" people and always thinks she's never good enough at anything, but she completely misses the big picture and doesn't acknowledge that the people who are "better" than her also aren't doing EVERYTHING she's trying to do at once! I just want to be able to take some burdens off her shoulders and not have her freak out about it. Yes, I think a good school and occupational therapy will be the thing to do. Aside from the periodic lashing out, he didn't seem all that different to me, and I chalked the lashing out to being well, an 8-year-old boy. But finding out he's autistic has answered some of that. But he plays with other kids, relates to people, so it's just hitting the areas that he's deficient in. It will be manageable. I think that's what she needs to hear. Thanks for the links. She's still doing this on a grad student salary, so finding the money is hard too. Alf met her husband at the wedding, and doesn't think he's a terrible guy - I don't know him that well, so I don't think it's fair for me to accuse him of being two-faced. I know I've only heard her side of the story and definitely there's his side that needs to be considered, but if she feels so much pressure and tiptoes around him so much, the communication wires are crossed badly SOMEwhere. Again, another ball to juggle for her. Yes, I'm considering sending her UGG's blog too, who's approaching this with a sound head and a plan. However, I'm also thinking that the three therapists UGG has for her son will make her feel even more terrible that she can barely afford one, once a month.
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UGG - thank you for sharing something so very personal. I can't even imagine what it is like to have your precious two year old given a diagnosis of anything....... Totally devastating, of that I am sure. It sounds like you are doing all the right things....early intervention, therapy. It is going to be a difficult road, with hard fought and hard won battles and heart wrenching defeats. This is your new normal, and shame on people for not understanding....especially family members. There is so much pressure on parents to have a "perfect" child, and a perfect life. And, you actually do have perfection.............your son is Perfectly Mason. Good luck. And your friends here (me included) will be sending you our best thoughts.
Oh no! Do you have to rewrite the whole thing? Sorry for all the trouble - my Season Pass ended and I didn't get an alert that I was over my inbox limit as a result. On another forum I'm on, I actually get an alert on top of the page if my PM box is close to full. Thanks so much for caring.
For those in the know, just how prevalent is ASD for older parents? Someone I know quipped that autism was really an issue with older parents. I know there is a correlation there, but didn't know how strong a correlation it was (though offhand I can't think of any parents under 30 who have ADS kids).
My aforementioned coworker gave birth to her autistic son at age 23. So it definitely does happen. But yeah, I think being older is a "risk." Obviously, that doesn't mean that if you're a young parent, you're automatically in the clear.


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Hickey, Raymond (2002) A Source Book for Irish English (Library and Information Sources in Linguistics, vol. 27), John Benjamins, hardback, ISBN 90 272 3753 0 (Eur) / ISBN 1 58811 209 8 (U.S.) 541 pp., CD-ROM (Windows), $136.00 Book Announcement on Linguist: http://linguistlist.org/get-book.html?BookID=3940 http://linguistlist.org/issues/13/13-2459.html Elizabeth J. Pyatt, Penn State University The handbook 'A Source Book for Irish English' is the latest volume of John Benjamins Library and Information Sources in Linguistics series which collects references for specialized language topics such as Irish English. This book consists of four portions - a ''Historical Overview'' of the English language in Ireland starting from the medieval period, an overview of ''Research Themes'' in the scholarship of Irish English, the ''Annotated Bibliography'' containing over 3,400 entries and then various appendices, including information about the CD-ROM. Irish English, also known as Hiberno-English, refers to the form of English spoken in Ireland. This variety is of potential interest to traditional dialectologists, sociolinguists, and also to creolists since many features of the native Celtic language Irish, such as heavy use of clefting, were transferred to this form of English as the population lost Irish. As can be imagined from the proximity of Ireland and England, the history of English in Ireland has been long, complicated and sometimes turbulent. The historical overview gives an excellent synopsis of the social and political situation starting from the initial Norman settlements in the 12th century through the Protestant plantations of the 16th-17th centuries to the secret 'hedge schools' run by Irish language scholars, then the modern era. Hickey also mentions other linguistic events in Ireland such as contact with Old Norse and Flemish through various settlements or colonies. The synopsis is followed by a list of key documents starting again from the Anglo-Norman era. The research themes section sketches out what issues have been of concern to historians and linguists. The bulk of the source book is the annotated bibliography. At almost 400 pages, this section alone comprises almost three-quarters of the book. This section is also organized by topic, and the range and depth of topics is truly impressive as will be discussed later in this review. Each entry is numbered in order to facilitate searches on the CD-ROM and in the book itself. For instance, the historical overview and research themes contain reference numbers which refer to the bibliographic section. In addition, each entry is accompanied by a short annotation explaining the contents of the article or book. The CD-ROM contains the references in an electronic database, but unfortunately for this reviewer, it is only accessible in PC format. The database files are available with a special PC database or in Microsoft Access format. However, some of the shorter reference files are in RTF format which is usable on most platforms. The first section of the bibliography covers references to works about ''English in Ireland'' and includes general works, regional studies including Dublin, Belfast and Ulster (Northern Ireland), medieval resources, contact issues, the influence of Irish on Irish-English, linguistic analyses (phonology, morphology, lexical, syntax and acquisition) and the use of Irish-English in literature and drama with special sections on Joyce, Swift, O'Casey, Synge and the Irish ''brogue.'' The second section covers what Hickey calls ''Extra-Territorial Varieties'' or language issues related to the diaspora of Irish English speakers to Britain, North America, Australia and New Zealand in the 18th-19th centuries. This section actually begins with the linguistic relationship between Ireland and Scotland and then Ireland and the Isle of Man. The socio-linguistic relationship between these three regions is complex because both English and a form of Irish or Gaelic is spoken in all three. The rest of this section finishes with references to Wales and various regions in Britain then moves to North America, with special sections on New Foundland, Appalachia and the Caribbean. This section also includes papers which explores potential relations with North American and Caribbean creoles including African American Vernacular English. The last portion includes sources for the Southern Hemisphere including Australia, New Zealand, Asia and Africa. The next section is ''Additional Languages'' and includes basic citations for the Celtic languages, Norse, Flemish, Anglo-Norman and Shelta (a gypsy language if Ireland), plus issues of Irish and English bilingualism and language planning. The last two sections are ''General References'' covering history, politics and literature in Ireland and ''Collections'' organized by world region. This book is a valuable resource for specialists of Irish English as well as in other sub-disciplines such as creoles, Celtic linguistics, English language dialectology and Germanic linguistics. Indeed, even scholars of Irish literature and history could find this source book very valuable, since the detailed organization of the bibliography makes it easy for scholars to review the type of references they are interested in. In addition, the historical overview is well-written and extremely informative for both novices and experts. The chronology at the end of the book is another valuable research tool. However, for a researcher interested in getting an overview of Irish English linguistic features, this may not be the best source to begin with. Some information is available, but it is interspersed within the annotations or in the Research Themes section which themselves are mixed in with historical or dialectal themes. The focus of the book is the bibliography and that would be its recommended use. Fortunately, some information about general sources is provided in the initial sections. One technical quibble I have is that the database files on the CD-ROM are apparently accessible only to PC users. The Macintosh user group may be in the minority, but, in my opinion, still a significant market force in the field of linguistics. A parallel set of files in the cross-platform FileMaker Pro database format or even comma/tab delimited delimited files could be made available. In particular, the text delimited are relatively easy to import into other database programs or a spreadsheet Excel. 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All things considered, any potential casino decision is still a number of years away. That hasn't stopped Yormark and the Panthers from taking the next step on and off the ice.
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