text: Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums :: View topic - Mr.Kittipath Sam-ang Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Mr.Kittipath Sam-ang Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Opinions View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message YONGYEJoined: 11 Nov 2003Posts: 6 Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 11:10 pm Post subject: Mr.Kittipath Sam-ang Have you ever read National Geographic ? . National Geographic is a documentary booh which contains many topics such as tourism , history , technology and new discovery etc. In my opinion , I like National Geographic for 2 reasons . First, I can spend free time efficiently . When you have free time , you may play sporttttttts or sleep but I spend my free time reading National Geographic . When I read it , I feel enjoyable and relaxing . Some times , I feel exciting . For example , about 2-3 fear ago , some explorers of National Geographic discovered mummy in Maxcio . It makes me feel excited and I also enjoy looking at the pictures and read all contents about that survey . The 2 nd reason ,it provides a lot of knowleage. National Geographic can bring you to countries which you dont know . Moreover , you can learn about history of a many countries . We can learn outside class as real experience . It help me know about real world which there is none in class . For example , from survey in Maxico , I know that there is not only a mummy im Egypt , but also in Latin America such as Brazil , Peru and Bolivia . In conclusion , National Geographic is a wonderful book because I can spend free time efficiently and it provides a lot of knowledge . Do you agree with me ? Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Opinions All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Student Forums----------------ComputersCurrent NewsCultureEnglish SchoolsFamilyFilm and CinemaFoodHealth and FitnessHelp CenterHobbiesHolidaysLearning EnglishLiteratureMaking FriendsMusicOpinionsPetsScienceSportsThe Strange and MysteriousTOEFL and Other English ExamsTravel You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Dave's ESL Cafe is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Banner Advertising | Bookstore / Alta Books | FAQs | Articles | Interview with Dave Copyright © 2018 Dave's ESL Cafe | All Rights Reserved | Contact Dave's ESL Cafe | Site Map Teachers College, Columbia University: Train to Teach English Here or Abroad Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group


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Many of the bales from the 2007 cotton crop, one of the largest in High Plains history, will be processed through Plains Cotton Cooperative Association (PCCA), a farmer-owned, cotton marketing and denim manufacturing cooperative headquartered in Lubbock, Texas.
"We are prepared to warehouse, process, and sell millions of cotton bales produced in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas," said PCCA Communications Director, John Johnson.
PCCA has warehouses at Liberal, Kansas; Altus and Frederick, Oklahoma; and Sweetwater, Rule, Memphis, and Flower Mound, Texas.
PCCA was founded in 1953 and has grown to be one of the largest cotton marketing organizations in the world. "Our overall mission is to add significant value to the cotton marketed for our members by being the supplier of choice to our business partners in terms of quality, service and value," Johnson said.
In 1975 PCCA developed TELCOT, a marketing system designed to be an electronic extension of the way cotton producers had traded for decades.
"TELCOT was a centralized system where buyers and sellers could meet to trade cotton via terminals connected to PCCA's mainframe computer," Johnson said. "When the Internet became available, the system was updated to become compatible with it, and a new company, The Seam, was created," Johnson said. "The Seam functions as a real-time cotton trading system similar to the New York Stock Exchange. It provides producers a number of options for selling their cotton and gives them access to the major buyers of U.S. cotton. This presents opportunities to receive the most competitive price available at the time of sale."
Before PCCA can judiciously sell members' cotton they have to determine quality. Originally this was done by hand in USDA cotton classing facilities. This system was extremely slow, requiring up to 15 minutes or longer to determine each of the various fiber properties.
Consequently, PCCA began pioneering development of the High Volume Instrument (HVI) system in the 1960s to measure fiber properties from a bale sample. Seven fiber properties from the sample are measured and recorded in approximately 30 seconds, eliminating potential for human error. The record is electronically attached to the bale and remains with it to its final destination.
PCCA also owns a denim mill in Littlefield, Texas, with a total capacity of 38 million linear yards of denim annually. It has been a major supplier of denim fabric for 31 years. "We are the world's largest producer and supplier of Texas-style cotton. The American Cotton Growers division is a major denim manufacturer renowned for innovative denim fabrics and customer service.
"Our product line includes high-fashion denim fabrics made from 100 percent cotton and cotton/spandex blends. These fabrics are offered in a variety of weights, weaves, constructions, dye shades and finishes. With denim, the possibilities are almost endless, which is why denim is constantly being reinvented," Johnson said.
As a service to cotton gins, PCCA offers a full line of user-friendly Windows-based gin software programs that track the flow of information in the gin office. The programs begin with the ginning process and end with the Co-op's dividend allocation.
PCCA also provides service and support for the programs with experienced professional personnel.
"We constantly upgrade our various procedures, systems, and computer software and hardware to stay current in the marketing world so we can provide our members the best service possible," said Johnson.


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The atmosphere of a fishing village in a historic setting
The fishing village of Luanco is less than 40 kilometres from Oviedo. It has an interesting historic centre as well as beautiful beaches washed by the Bay of Biscay. It is well worth having a stroll around this village, whose origins go back to medieval times. It has many palace buildings, mostly from the 18th century, as well as some Modernist constructions. You should also visit the fishing harbour and the promenade, an ideal spot for a drink at one of the local bars. Luanco is the tuna capital of Asturias. Gastronomic events focusing on this fish have been held here since 1984.
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X-Ring Newsletter
Technical Newsletter From Your Ballistic TechniciansVolume 10, Issue 1
|How Deep Should Bullets be Seated in 9mm Cases
By Robert Treece
A caller to our tech service referenced a loading data source and was confused about the different O.A.L.'s (over all lengths) mentioned. Well, sorry, but there is no catch-all answer to that question.
All the bullet companies do have different shapes of projectiles when offering a similar product. This can change length to a degree that requires adjustment of seating depth to allow correct cycling. Load data should be adjusted because of seating depth and construction. By construction I mean that the projectiles can be made using different jacket materials, different hardness of lead, bearing surface length variations, plus different ogive angle and different base thickness. You should establish O.A.L. according to recommended guidelines of manufacturer (if available) and functioning capability for feeding the loaded round.
|What is 7.62 mm? I Thought it Stood for .30 Caliber (.308")
By Robert Treece
That is half right!
I'm sure you've heard of .30 Caliber (.29999") (7.62mm) -- that refers to the initial bore that is drilled into the barrel for making one that will use .308" bullets; rifling, or grooves, are then most commonly "pressed" or cut, giving the 7.82mm or .308" groove diameter. Jacketed bullets should be the diameter of the grooves, and lead bullets normally .001" larger. If you do the math: 7.62mm x .03937 (a conversion # to change from mm to inches) = .29999" / hence .30 caliber and from a dimensional listing on our product catalog that also shows "7.82mm" mentioned with our .308 diameter bullets; this computes as 7.82mm x .03937 = .30787 / hence .308", the actual bullet diameter--good shooting!
|Determining Twist
By Rich Machholz
Frequently we ask callers "what is your twist" and the response is "well I'm not sure". There is an easy solution. You can determine the twist rate of your barrels quite easily by using a cleaning rod with a tight fitting patch or brush and a Sharpie Marker. Start the moist patch on a jag and push into the barrel at the muzzle, making certain the rod rotates freely and the jag is snug in the rod. Pull the patch to near the muzzle and make a witness mark on the rod and handle so you can tell when you have achieved one complete revolution and make a mark at the muzzle around the rod. Now, push the rod into the barrel, watching index mark on the handle. When the rod has made one complete revolution make another mark around the rod at the muzzle. Withdraw the rod, watching the index mark to verify the revolution. If all goes well, one revolution will be at your first mark on the rod. All you need to do is measure the distance between the two marks on the rod and that will be one turn in twelve inches or what ever the measurement between the marks might be.
By Duane Siercks
No, this article is not about studying for finals but getting ready for fall hunting season. We commonly encounter callers that are trying to prepare at the last minute and we all know the frustration of "Things Ain't Workin'" syndrome. This is a good time for developing loads and fine tuning that load or changing out that old scope you have been meaning to upgrade and maybe try that "new" powder that may be just the ticket. It will be better to find out that you might have a problem or need to change things now while you have time and also while bullets, powders, etc. are readily available. Hopefully you have never been caught when your dealer or distributor has had a run on supplies due to the hunting season starting soon, but if you have, you know what I mean. Remember, if you have questions or need suggestions, give us a call at 1-800-223-8799.
|Loading on Progressive Presses
By Carroll Pilant
With the need for some high volumes of ammo for IPSC, IDPA, NRA Action Pistol, and other types of shooting, many shooters have turned to progressive presses for their reloading needs. Many shooters want to go to a progressive press but are afraid to, from all the talk about double charges, no charges, varying charge weights and other problems. There are a few simple procedures that will alleviate these problems that are usually caused by poor loading techniques in the beginning. One of the main problems with people trying to operate a progressive press is the speed they try to reload. They try to run the press just as fast as they can, which in turn, doesn't give the charge bar enough time to dump powder and refill uniformly. Plus, as they rotate the case from station to station it can sling powder out of the case. In presses such as the Dillon 550, the granules of powder then get carried around by the shell plate and eventually fall into the cup for the primer seating stem and puts dents in each primer you seat. To eliminate this damage to the primer cup you should check every 25 rounds to make sure there is no residue. Double charges can be solved by using a powder that fills the case up enough, so that if you should for any reason, try to double charge a case, the powder will be at the top of the case or running over, which is a sure tip-off that something isn't right. You should notice this immediately when you are trying to seat a bullet. (If you aren't that attentive, you need to take up a hobby besides reloading anyway!). With the case 2/3 to 3/4 full with each charge, you can visually see the powder in each case, so you know your powder measure isn't clogged up and not dumping powder also. I have a rule in my reloading room, that if you ever stop the stroke on the handle for ANY REASON, such as a bullet tipped over sideways and you backed the ram up slightly to straighten the bullet, YOU DO NOT FINISH THAT STROKE, until you are sure it didn't dump a partial charge of powder. Either pull the case out (on new cases, you can look down inside while it is still in the press and see if there is any powder, the shiny insides of the case will show it ) and make sure it is empty. Then you can continue on if it is empty. If it isn't, pull the case and dump the powder back into the measure, put it back in the press and continue. In some circumstances, if you stop partially through a stroke, the charge bar may have moved over enough that is started to dump some of the powder and then when you lower the handle, it comes back and picks up a full load of powder and when you complete the stroke, you have a full load plus a partial load in the case you have just loaded. (This is once again where a powder that fills up much of the case, will tip you off that you have a problem) Pick powders that meter easily. It will give you more consistent powder charges which in turn give you more uniform velocities and accuracy. Check each of your dies to make sure they haven't backed out slightly from vibration. It is very easy for the seating die or the crimp die to back out slightly and leave you with bullets mixed in that are to long or not crimped enough. I usually box up my ammo after every 100 rounds. That way, if something did slip, you don't have 500 rounds to sort through, to see which ones were long, etc. If you keep the ram on the press clean and lubed along with any moving parts lubed lightly, this will make the effort used to operate the press much smoother and easier to operate. Keep the shell plate and areas of the press itself free and clean of powder residue and any other debris that could cause problems. If you will follow these tips, they will help give you more consistent loads from your progressive press and your press will literally last you a lifetime.
|Bianchi Cup 25th Anniversary
By Carroll Pilant
The 25th NRA Action Pistol match, "The Bianchi Cup", had a surprising finale. Doug Koenig , Bruce Piatt, Kelly Gilmore and Phil Hemphill all shot a perfect score of 1920. The X count is used to break ties in such cases. You can actually shoot a perfect 1920 without a single X (It isn't likely, but is possible). This year, both Doug and Bruce both had an X count of 183 which tied them for first place. The Shoot-off to settle the tie was fired at the long range stage of the practical, the barricade, the falling plates, and the mover. Koenig won the shoot-off over Piatt. Both were shooting the Sierra 9mm, 115 grain JHP. Neither is a stranger to the winners circle at the Cup. This is the 7th time Doug has won it (1990, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003) and the 4th year in a row for the title. Bruce won it in 1993, 1997, and 1999. The Bianchi Cup, which is held at the Green Valley Rifle and Pistol Club near Columbia, Missouri attracted shooters from 10 different countries. It is held each year the week proceeding Memorial Day weekend.
|Sierra Launches New Web Site
Catering to those interested in more technical exterior ballistics data and information, Sierra launched the new web site (www.exteriorballistics.com) on June 15. Technical information from both the 4th and 5th Edition reloading manuals as well as the entire Exterior Ballistics tables from the 4th manual are present on the site. A question and answer message board will keep you informed and entertained. Technical articles from Sierra Ballistic Experts Ted Almgren and Bill McDonald as well as the Sierra Ballistic Technicians will appear periodically. Please let us know how you like this new site.
|Sierra Ballistic Legend Dies
By Kevin Thomas
We were recently saddened to learn of the passing of one of Sierra's long-time icons, Martin J. (Jim) Hull. Jim was a well known figure in the shooting community, particularly among High Power and Long Range competitors. Jim began his competitive career shooting .30 caliber matches in 1949, and shot his first National Championships (Camp Perry) in 1951. He became something of a Camp Perry legend, competing in every subsequent National High Power Championship held there until 1979. During his active shooting years, Jim was a firing member on several U.S. Palma teams, won the California State High Power Championships twice, as well as most of the individual trophies awarded at the Camp Perry at one time or another. After having served as a Merchant Marine Seaman in WWII, Jim joined Sierra early on, starting in the shipping department. His interest in competitive shooting soon earned him a position in the fledgling ballistics lab, where he was responsible for the vast majority of Quality Control firing conducted in the range. Jim managed Sierra's Range Operations from 1970 until his retirement in 1989. To those of us fortunate enough to have worked with him, Jim will be remembered as a true mentor, knowledgeable in all aspects of ballistics, firearms reloading and shooting. He is survived by his wife . . . and every competitor who has ever spent a sunny day on a High Power range, from Camp Perry to Bisley. He will be missed.
|Dave Coletti took this trophy 1300 pound Eland at 185 yards with the Sierra .338 caliber, 250 grain SBT in Africa this May. He used his .338-06 at 2540 fps. The bullet penetrated through both shoulders. Dave reports "Sierra is THE Premium Bullet".
|Chris Crispens used the Sierra .30 caliber, 180 grain SPT ProHunter exclusively on his recent Africa trip. "Last April I went to Namibia and used this load to take six animals, all one shot kills, and my Professional Hunter was absolutely impressed and kept raving about its' performance," Chris reports. On the trip Chris took kudu, gemsbock, blue and black wildebeests, warthog, and zebra.


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Lenovo-IBM Deal a Response to Slumping PC Market
As PC sales continue to slump, Lenovo is looking for acquisitions to help it brace for the decline. The WSJ's Yun-Hee Kim get details about the deal from reporter Juro Osawa.
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Ottawa Senators 50 Imprinted Golf Tees
Bring your love for the Senators off the ice and onto the greens with these teamspirited golf tees. This pack of fifty 2.75" long tees are painted with two different team colors and imprinted with the team name. Whether you are at the driving range whacking balls like Happy Gilmore, or are doing your best Jack Nicklaus impression on the tee box, your admiration for the game of hockey and the Senators will boldly show. And with fifty golf tees, you'll have plenty of time to get your golf game up to par with your hockey skills.
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National Public Lands Day Celebrates Outdoors
September 23, 2011 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on National Public Lands Day Celebrates Outdoors
The National Park Service and the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America's national parks, invite Americans to enjoy the outdoors free of charge tomorrow (Sept. 24) in observance of National Public Lands Day. As part of the 18th annual celebration, the National Park Service will waive all entrance fees and host special events for visitors and volunteers.
"Ranging from the community playground to the world's first national park, about one third of our country's land is public space – set aside for all of us to enjoy," said National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis. "Whether you prefer to lend a hand on a volunteer project or just take it easy, let's move outside on National Public Lands Day and experience these wonderful places."
For the largest National Public Lands Day event taking place this year, the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation have partnered with Nickelodeon to host the 8th annual Worldwide Day of Play. The flagship Worldwide Day of Play event will take place in Washington, D.C. on the Ellipse in President's Park, next to the White House. This year's Worldwide Day of Play will be the biggest yet, with an entire day of physical activities and games for kids and their families to encourage active and healthy lifestyles.
The National Park Service has developed a special Junior Ranger program for the day that will give kids a pedometer and encourage them to walk the length of trails in national parks across the country. National park rangers will also help kids try out a climbing wall and test their speed in a tent-raising race.
Also on September 24, Nickelodeon's networks and website will go dark from noon to 3 p.m. (ET/PT) in an effort to inspire kids and families to get up and get active. Visit http://www.worldwidedayofplay.com for more information.


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'Heaven Is for Real' review: A crisis of faith
"Heaven Is for Real," a well-acted Christian film about a boy who claims to see heaven, goes over the top on many occasions, but not for reasons that some might suspect.
Based on a true story, this is a movie about faith and how even the most devout of us can question it. Though you can probably guess from the title how it all ends up, the scenes in which the characters struggle with their core beliefs are thoughtful and dignified.
What rings less true is the Mom and apple pie vision of the Nebraska town where the story plays out. The first 15 minutes seem like a long-running Chevrolet car commercial, though no puppies show up. This town is more heaven than heaven itself, a place where intolerance, racial tension and financial ills seem a world away. (People may talk about money problems, but we don't buy it for a second.)
"Heaven" has some nice things going for it, though, starting with its solid cast. Greg Kinnear, one of our most undervalued actors, is his usual solid self as Todd Burpo, a pastor whose spiritual beliefs are thrown out of kilter when his 4-year-old son, Colton, nearly dies from appendicitis and casually announces afterward that he's paid a visit to heaven.
Todd laughs it off at first, but Colton knows exactly what his mom and dad were doing while he was near death. The boy's account divides the congregation, but his observations continue to get more astonishing - and more difficult to dismiss. (Some of film's most affecting scenes owe a great debt to "The Sixth Sense.")
Director Randall Wallace, who wrote "Braveheart," gets an outstanding performance from Connor Corum, the boy who plays Colton. In lesser hands, this character could have been cloying, but there's not a false note in the young actor's work. At one point, when Colton is describing heaven, he appears to be more preoccupied with his Spider-Man figurine. It's a great moment: The boy is just a boy and has no earthly idea what all the fuss is about. Yet maybe he does.
Wallace is less successful with the heavenly scenes, which threaten to get a little cheesy at times. We see billowing clouds and angels and Jesus and bright light, but those images don't carry as much power as when Colton simply describes what he's witnessed.
In fact, the images of heaven somehow diminish the impact of the boy's experience, perhaps because heaven is just too profound for anyone to film.
"Heaven" has a tough time getting to the finish line. Kinnear gives the requisite life-affirming sermon in fine fashion, but then the film returns to an image of a young painter - an image presumably intended to buttress the argument that what the young Colton saw was real. Were the filmmakers afraid we needed more convincing, or did the filmmakers need more convincing themselves?
Heaven Is for Real: Christian drama. Directed by Randall Wallace. With Greg Kinnear, Thomas Haden Church, Connor Corum. (Rated PG. 100 minutes.)
David Lewis is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: email@example.com


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Costner takes batting practice in Cleveland
CLEVELAND (AP) — Kevin Costner took timeout from filming his football movie in Cleveland for a little batting practice before the Indians played the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.
"We have a new player, bro," Indians first baseman Nick Swisher said of the actor who will play the general manager of the Cleveland Browns in the movie "Draft Day." ″We signed him to a one-day contract. We've got Kevin Costner on our side."
Wearing an Indians' jersey and cap, Costner hit several line drives from pitches thrown by bullpen coach Kevin Cash as Cleveland's players looked on. He also played catch in the outfield, fielded grounders at shortstop and took time to chat with several players and coaches.
"I was actually glad I made contact because I haven't swung in a couple years," Costner said. "I thought my chances of swinging through the ball were just as good as fouling it off."
While many of Costner's films have had a baseball theme, "Draft Day" has him as a Browns' executive attempting to acquire the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft. The movie began shooting in Cleveland last month and is scheduled to be released next year.
Costner's baseball-related movies include "Field of Dreams," ″Bull Durham," and "For Love of the Game."
While in town, he's attended several games and thinks the Indians can win the American League Central.
"I've been to about three or four games and they've won every one of them," Costner said. "I really think this team could win the division. I've watched a lot of baseball and they have a couple of good pieces of DNA, and one of them is they come from behind. Not all teams can do that. They've got the right amount of athletic arrogance to do that."
The Indians entered Sunday in second place and trailed Detroit by three games.
"I think if they just make up their mind, they're going to go to somebody else's gym and beat 'em up," Costner said. "I think they can run Detroit down. I think they pose a lot of problems."
Costner laughed as he talked about how he has enjoyed his stay.
"Cleveland's been great to me," he said. "I like the town. I told my wife how fun it is to walk around. I'm not a drinker. I think you've gotta drink to fit in here."
Costner drew a lot of attention in the Indians' clubhouse as he dressed for his workout Sunday morning. Pitcher Justin Masterson wasn't aware the Oscar-winning actor was at the ballpark until he saw him across the room.
"I looked over there and said, "Hey, that's Kevin Costner,′ " Masterson said. "It's cool to see him here."


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Some are 16 feet long and weigh as much as a heavy piece of furniture. Others are as tiny and as light as a ballpoint pen.
Some are 16 feet long and weigh as much as a heavy piece of furniture.
Others are as tiny and as light as a ballpoint pen.
As organist Marcia Andrews moved her fingers on a recent Monday, the 1,500 pipes — many of which adorn the wall behind the pulpit — emitted enchanting, symphonious music that lifted through the sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church Spartanburg.
Andrews has been the church's organist for 20 years; she said she plays the pipe organ every Sunday morning.
"It's very much a part of our service," she said. She's been playing since she was 14.
Holt Andrews, music director at First Presbyterian and Marcia's husband, said there is a great appreciation within the church for its musical heritage and sound.
"If we didn't play the pipe organ one Sunday morning, we'd definitely have to prepare the congregation for that," he said.
While the intricate, beautiful instrument can be seen and heard in many older churches in downtown Spartanburg, it's scarce outside the city limits, especially in newer churches.
There are several reasons why, according to the Rev. Dr. Jim Goodroe, director of the Spartanburg County Baptist Network:
-- The number of people who can play them is dwindling.
-- Musical styles have moved away from pipe organs.
-- Pipe organs cost about $1.5 million; the initial cost is too high for many churches, and they are expensive to maintain.
Don't tell organists such as Marcia Andrews that the pipe organ might be losing its flair.
It's not going anywhere, she said.
However, she does agree there might be fewer people learning the instrument now than in past years.
And so does Teresa Holiday, who has been playing the pipe organ at First Baptist Church Spartanburg since 1989.
"I know some churches don't use their organs as much anymore, and that could be because there just aren't as many people who play them as in the past," she said.
Students at Converse College can no longer major in the organ.
In 2009, as part of a restructuring, the college eliminated the program because of a lack of demand.
"It is not projected to increase in the future," said Converse spokeswoman Beth Lancaster. "Converse continues to offer organ instruction in our Petrie School of Music, which is a key component of our comprehensive music instruction."
Brennan Szafron, an organist at Episcopal Church of the Advent who also works as adjunct professor at Converse, said he'd like to see organ majors come back.
"I don't know if it will ever come back, but Converse does require its piano majors to take organ for two semesters, so that's a good thing," he said "There are people out there interested in the organ, but it just doesn't seem that way."
Converse College provided proof on a recent Saturday that young people are still, in fact, very interested in learning the pipe organ.
Seven local students ages 13 to 18 attended a seminar, "Pedals, Pipes and Pizza," which is offered twice a year.
During the event, Szafron showcased the pipe organ inside the Twichell Auditorium, which is said to be one of the largest pipe organs in Spartanburg.
"This has over 3,000 pipes," he told the students, before demonstrating the different sounds the organ is capable of creating. Some lower registers seemed to shake the floor, while some sounds resembled a flute, a clarinet or a symphony orchestra.
"They don't sound like anything else. The larger the pipe, the lower the sound," Szafron said.
The students at the seminar also learned about the history of the pipe organ, dating back to the third-century B.C.
Louisa Dunn, 15, said she has been playing the piano for years and thought the pipe organ would be good to learn as well. She heard about the seminar and decided to attend.
"It's a very interesting instrument," she said.
Matthew Brown, organist at First United Methodist in Salisbury, N.C., was one of the presenters during the seminar. He doesn't know how many, if any, of the students in attendance would pursue becoming a church organist, but he says the point is to get more people to play.
"I think through events like this, we can foster a rebirth of this instrument," he said.
He believes that rebirth might already be happening.
"Young people are looking to go to a church and hear things they can't hear on the radio or at a Lady Gaga concert," he said. "The pipe organ is something different."
Marcia Andrews says the organ, with its many parts and elegant pipes, still has appeal to adults and children alike. Children will often come up to the instrument after Sunday services and ask questions. Often, First Presbyterian Church will open up the wall behind the pulpit and let children crawl through the tunnel of pipes, pulleys, levers and strings — the heart of the instrument.
The church has an additional pipe organ in the chapel that is often played for weddings and funerals.
"It's the bread and butter of a wedding," she said.
While some people might prefer more rock-sounding praise and worship music, and others the more traditional hymns, "There's no reason you can't do both," Holt Andrews said.
"There will always be a place" for the pipe organ, he said.


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Institute for Russian Jewry to hold full-day seminar on Israeli culture
The Brandeis-Genesis Institute for Russian Jewry (BGI) will hold its second Plus One Retreat on Sunday, Feb. 5, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Temple Israel in Boston.
More than 60 Russian-speaking Jewish students will take part in a day of learning, conversation and reflection about Israel and its culture. The event will focus on different aspects of modern Israel ranging from society and music to current geopolitics in the Middle East. It will include an interactive lecture, creative workshops and intellectual discussions.
It is a "Plus One" retreat, which means that in addition to attending, every BGI fellow is going to bring a friend as a their "Plus One."
A keynote speech will be delivered by Shai Bazak, the general consul of Israel to New England.
Categories: Humanities and Social Sciences, International Affairs


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Thursday's lease agreement between the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority and the Dynamo ends almost five years of discussions and negotiations, which began almost immediately after the announcement of the Dynamo's move from San Jose, Calif., to Houston on December 16, 2005. The stadium is expected to open in early 2012 and seat about 22,000 fans.
READ: HCHSA, Dynamo announce stadium agreement
The total project is expected to cost $95 million, with none of the money coming directly from taxpayers. The city acquired the land for $15 million in early 2008, ceding the land to the Dynamo for the construction process and to the HCHSA as the long-term landlord. The Dynamo's ownership group – AEG, the Brener International Group, and former boxer Oscar De la Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions – and a contribution from Texas Southern University, whose football team will also play at the stadium, will provide the roughly $60 million estimated for construction costs. Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone 15, a public financing tool to encourage public-private partnerships which is based on increased tax revenue generated by the development of the stadium, is expected to provide for infrastructure improvements around the stadium.
Although the stadium, located across U.S. Highway 59 from Minute Maid Park and the George R. Brown Convention Center, is expected to be an economic boon for the East End – generating $163.5 million and roughly 1,500 jobs in the construction process alone, according to an independent study conducted by the Economics Research Association – county participation in the TIRZ had been a major stumbling block for more than a year, but it was finally approved by Houston City Council on April 7 and Harris County Commissioners Court on April 13.
Former Dynamo president / general manager Oliver Luck had spearheaded the push for the stadium, with new president Chris Canetti taking over most of the Dynamo's presence in July. The club has hired Populous as the stadium architect, with Manhattan Construction Group executing the project, and ICON Venue Group serving as owner's representative.
The new stadium will seat roughly 22,000 fans. The Dynamo have drawn almost 1.5 million fans for Major League Soccer and playoff games over their five years in Houston, an average of 17,924 per game. The stadium is expected to be the 11th stadium built for Major League Soccer, including one in Kansas City, Kan., set to open in 2011.
The stadium would be the fourth professional sports venue built in Houston since construction began on Minute Maid Park in 1997 but the first since the Toyota Center opened in 2003. Populous was the primary architect or involved with the other three projects, each of which cost more than $250 million and was financed mostly by public bond money, according to the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority.


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Searching the test case list
The primary purpose of ClusterFuzz is to find bugs by analyzing crashes. The test case list page provides information on recent crashes and allows users to search based on certain criteria.
By default, when typing into the search box ClusterFuzz will filter based on all displayed information about the test case as well as some additional metadata, such as the name of the fuzzer that found the crash. The general formats for searches by a field name are "field:value" or "field=value". If you wish to search for a string that may contain spaces, enclose the value you want to search for in quotes. A full list of search fields can be found in the advanced options section.
ClusterFuzz will filter the list to only show fields that match all of your criteria. If you wish to list terms that match any of a number of criteria, separate the terms with "or" (e.g. "impacts:stable or impacts:beta").
List bugs from a particular fuzzer
If you have taken the time to write a fuzzer for ClusterFuzz, you probably want to know when it finds crashes. Luckily, this is very easy. Simply type the name of your fuzzer into the search box, and browse the listed test cases.
List confirmed security bugs
While triaging incoming bugs from ClusterFuzz, it is often useful to search the list for all confirmed (non-flaky) security bugs. To do this, simply enter "confirmed:yes security:yes" into the search box. This works by filtering the list to only display test cases that match both of those criteria. If you wanted to search for all confirmed security bugs found by a fuzzer named "test_fuzzer", you could search for "confirmed:yes security:yes test_fuzzer".
List crashes without associated bugs
It can also be useful to display only crashes that do not yet have bugs filed for them. ClusterFuzz supports the keyword "null" for value searches as an alias for the empty string. You can search for test cases that do not have any bugs filed for them by enter "bug_information:null" into the search box (this is equivalent to a search for bug_information:"").
Using detailed view
If you wish to see additional information about all test cases listed, you can click the "Switch to detailed view" link above the search box in the top-right corner of the test case list page. Additional information includes the name of the fuzzer that found the crash, job type, original file name of the test case, and whether or not it is a stable regression. It also provides access to a few options that make it easy to perform bulk operations on test cases, such as redoing jobs and deletion.
Advanced options
The previous examples do not cover all cases. A full list of fields that you can search by are included below.
Viewing test case details
Once you have identified a test case that you wish to investigate further, ClusterFuzz will provide you with detailed information on the crash. It also simplifies some common tasks that you may want to perform, such as filing a bug.
Issue tracker options
To open a new bug from the test case details page, simply click on the "file bug" button at the top of the page, fill out any information you can, and submit the form. For security bugs, you will also be prompted to select the severity. For guidance on how to determine the severity of a bug, see the chromium severity guidelines.
Similarly, you can use the "update bug" button to associate a test case with an existing bug. To do this, you only need to provide the bug number that it should be associated with.
Redo analysis for a bug
Sometimes, ClusterFuzz messes up. This is most common with flaky test cases and test cases that take a long time to process. If ClusterFuzz reports information that you suspect is wrong for a particular test case, such as a poorly minimized test case or incorrect regression range, you can redo certain jobs by clicking the "redo" button. Check the boxes for the jobs you wish to redo, and submit the form.
Delete a test case
If for any reason it makes sense to delete a test case, this can be done from the test case details page. Use the "delete" button and follow the prompts to delete the test case if you are sure that it should be deleted.
Code Search integration
For job types that do not use custom builds, frames in the stack trace will link directly to the relevant chromium code in Code Search. This can be useful when analyzing the crash to try to triage it, or for initial investigation if you are assigned a ClusterFuzz bug.
Regression and fixed analysis
Whenever possible, ClusterFuzz will attempt to calculate a range of Chromium revisions where a crash was introduced. This is referred to as the regression range. This is not attempted when a test case is flaky, or when a custom binary is being used by the job type for the test case.
If you click on the link for a range, you will be taken to a page that lists not just the revision range for chrome, but also for dependencies such as Blink, V8, NaCl, and more. For the chromium revision and certain commonly updated dependencies, such as Blink, there will be links directly to the changelist for the revision range in question. For less commonly updated dependences, you may need to manually find the changelist.
Additional requirements
Occasionally, ClusterFuzz test cases will have special requirements that must be taken into consideration while trying to reproduce a test case.
Test cases that require HTTP must be hosted on an HTTP server to be reproduced.
Interaction gestures
Tests that require interaction gestures will be accompanied by an interaction gesture string. This string was automatically generated by ClusterFuzz and may include various keyboard inputs, mouse movements and clicks, or other gestures. Sometimes, the gesture causing the crash may be obvious, though other times this can be difficult to reproduce these crashes outside of ClusterFuzz.
Uploading test cases
ClusterFuzz does much more than just fuzzing. When crashes are detected, it performs additional tasks such as test case minimization, finding regression ranges, determining whether a bug affects the current stable and beta branches, checking to see if the bug has been fixed, and more. Obviously, all of these things can be useful even for bugs that were not found by fuzzers running in ClusterFuzz. The test case uploads page allows you to upload test cases to ClusterFuzz for analysis.
Uploading a single test case from a file
To begin uploading a test case, navigate to the test uploads tab in ClusterFuzz and select a file to upload. If your test case requires multiple files, you can upload an archive. If you do this, make sure that the file that should be passed to chrome on the command line contains the string "run" or "index" somewhere in its filename. Single file uploads will be passed to chrome regardless of file name.
Uploading multiple test cases at once
Sometimes, it makes sense to upload multiple test cases to ClusterFuzz at once for simple verification and analysis. To do this, bundle the test cases into a zip, tar.gz, or tar.bz2 archive and select the archive as the file to upload. Check the "Multiple test cases" checkbox and continue the upload using the same process used for a single test case. Any other settings, such as job type, will be applied when testing all files in the archive.
Uploading a "raw" test case
The "raw" option allows test cases to be uploaded by providing the contents of a file directly instead of uploading a file. This is useful when dealing with reports that have very short reproduction cases, as reporters will usually just paste the contents directly into the report body in these cases.
Uploading a "URL" test case
Occasionally, it makes sense to have ClusterFuzz create a test case from a URL rather than a file. This can be useful if crash reports are coming in for a particular URL and you want to test it quickly. Simply enter the URL into the text box, and the bots will pull down a copy of the current page contents. This does not always work consistently, so if it fails you may need to take some time to prepare a test case to upload rather than using this option.
Advanced options
Bug information
If you enter a bug number, ClusterFuzz will automatically update that bug once it has finished processing the test case. When ClusterFuzz detects that the issue has been fixed, it will update the bug again with the fixed range.
Time in seconds to run this test case before giving up and terminating the binary. This defaults to whatever the specified timeout is for your selected job type. Only change it to a higher value for a flaky test where you think a larger timeout will help. ClusterFuzz tries each test many times before determining that it is unreproducible, so selecting an excessively high value here will usually only result in a long wait before receiving a report.
ClusterFuzz generates random user gestures while fuzzing test cases. To be able to reproduce these simulated gestures, it associates a list of them with each test case. If you want to try to reproduce a test case with a ClusterFuzz gesture string, you can provide one when uploading the test case.
HTTP support
This option should be used if the bot should host the test case on a local HTTP server rather than passing it to chrome directly on the command line. This is not usually necessary, but may be required for certain test cases.
High-end bot
A few of the bots that make up ClusterFuzz are more powerful than the others. They are used to perform some specific tasks such as symbolization. Some test cases may not be able to run properly on a lower-end bot. In these cases, you can choose to analyze the test case on a high-end bot. Please make sure that you only do this when it is absolutely necessary. Try running on a lower-end bot first, and reupload with the high-end bot option only if it did not reproduce and you believe that this will make a difference.
Uploading fuzzers
As the name suggests, fuzzing is the primary purpose of ClusterFuzz. For more information on writing a fuzzer and preparing it for use with ClusterFuzz, see the ClusterFuzz fuzzer guide.
Uploading a simple fuzzer
If your fuzzer has been prepared according to the fuzzer guide, the actual upload process is fairly straightforward. From the fuzzers page, you can fill out the fuzzer upload form. Only a name and the archive that makes up your fuzzer are required.
The fuzzer name must be unique. If you give your fuzzer the same name as another fuzzer, it will update the existing fuzzer to a new version. This is handled this way because, occasionally, advanced options must be changed from fuzzer version to version. Many advanced options are not included in the simple "update fuzzer" form in the fuzzer list. In general, it is a good idea to give your fuzzers a simple name prefixed with something that identifies you.
Next, you should select the archive to upload for your fuzzer. ClusterFuzz supports zip, tar.gz, and tar.bz2 uploads. As explained in the fuzzer guide, it is best to include the string "run" somewhere in the name of the file that should actually be executed to run your fuzzer. Doing this will allow ClusterFuzz to detect it automatically. If you have more than one file with "run" in its name, or if for some reason you are unable to name the file to execute your fuzzer in this way, you can specify the name by explicitly entering an "executable path" in the fuzzer upload form.
You will also have to provide job types that should be used for your fuzzer. Job types are defined on the jobs page and control factors such as which platform the test cases should be processed on, which binary should be used for fuzzing, and much more. The most commonly used job type is "linux_asan_chrome_mp", which simply passes the test cases to an asanified chromium build on a Linux bot.
Updating a fuzzer to a new version
Usually, to update a fuzzer you simply need to select it in the fuzzer list, select "update fuzzer", and upload the new file. If the update requires a change to one of the advanced options for the fuzzer, upload it as though it were a new fuzzer and use the same name. After you update the fuzzer, you should check that it is running properly by making sure it is still generating the correct number of test cases by viewing test run output in the test case list. Unless you have a good reason to do so, you should not delete your fuzzer. This can cause some issues for existing test cases associated with your fuzzer.
Uploading a data bundle
You can upload a data bundle for a fuzzer from the fuzzer list page. To do this, find the fuzzer in the fuzzer list either by paging through it or searching for the fuzzer name. When you have identified the fuzzer that you want to add a data bundle for, simply click on the update data bundle button, select the archive for the data bundle, and upload it. This does not support any advanced data bundle options. To use these options, the data bundle will have to be uploaded from the data bundles page. See the uploading data bundles section for more information.
Advanced options
Occasionally fuzzers require special configuration. This is most common for fuzzers that test network protocols and require scripts to run not just when fuzzing, but also when Chrome is launched.
Test case timeout
Time, in seconds, to wait before terminating the binary and assuming that there was no crash. This should only be modified if you have a very good reason to do so. Inflating the timeout unnecessarily wastes cycles on the bots.
Test case count
Number of test cases to generate each time the fuzzer runs. In most cases the default is 1000, though this varies by job type.
Executable path
Path within the archive of the binary to run for fuzzing. It must accept the standard command line arguments for ClusterFuzz, as mentioned in the fuzzer writing guide.
Launcher script
Launcher scripts are scripts that are executed instead of directly launching Chrome when processing fuzzed test cases. Arguments passed to the launcher script will make up the command that should be executed for the job type, followed by the resource generated by the fuzzer. See the launcher scripts section of the fuzzer guide for more information.
External contribution
The external contribution checkbox must be checked if you are uploading a fuzzer from an external contributor. This makes it easy to keep track of reports from the fuzzer that may be eligible for rewards under the Chromium Vulnerability Rewards Program.
Uploading data bundles
Many fuzzers rely on some kind of input data to generate test cases. The data associated with a fuzzer is separated into a data bundle so that either one can be updated easily without interfering with the other. It also allows certain data bundles to be shared between multiple fuzzers. For small data sets (less than 100MB), no special configuration is required. The "Cloud Storage" option should be used for larger data bundles.
Uploading a basic data bundle (< 100MB)
Basic data bundles can be uploaded directly from the fuzzer list page as described in the uploading fuzzers section. They can also be uploaded by filling out the form on the data bundle list page. When using the data bundle upload form, the fuzzer name must be specified. If your data bundle is small, do not check the "use Google Cloud Storage" checkbox. For more information, or if you are uploading a large data bundle, see uploading a Cloud Storage data bundle.
Uploading a Cloud Storage data bundle (> 100MB)
The process for uploading a Cloud Storage data bundle is essentially the same as uploading a basic data bundle, but the underlying behavior is very different. Disk space on the ClusterFuzz bots is limited, so large data bundles are stored on Cloud Storage and replicated on certain bots in each zone that serve these files using glusterfs. Accessing these files is slower, and unlike the directories for usual data bundles, these are read-only.
LibFuzzer corpora
See https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/master/testing/libfuzzer/efficient_fuzzer.md#Seed-Corpus for information of how to upload a seed corpus for a LibFuzzer-based fuzzer. There is more automation in place for libFuzzer fuzzers, so you don't need to go through the usual ClusterFuzz data bundle flow.
Viewing crash statistics
Crash statistics serve multiple purposes in ClusterFuzz. If you do not have a particular fuzzer in mind while viewing the statistics, you can see the most common crash stacks and frequency with which they are being triggered. If you are developing a new fuzzer, you can confirm that it is working properly.
Viewing all crashes
To view a list of all crashes sorted by frequency, simply visit the crash statistics page. From here, you can filter using the list using the search box and order by any of the columns in the table.
Filtering crash statistics
Several options are provided for filtering crash statistics. This can be useful if you only want to see recent crashes, crashes for a particular fuzzer, or have other criteria that you want to filter by.
Fuzzer name
If you only want to see crashes found while running a particular fuzzer, you can filter using the form on the left side of the screen. Choosing a fuzzer and job type will filter to only show crashes found by the selected fuzzer while using the selected job type.
Job type
If you only want to see crashes found while running a particular job type, you can filter using the form on the left side of the screen. Choosing a fuzzer and job type will filter to only show crashes found for the selected fuzzer while using the selected job type.
Security flag
You can also choose to limit the list to crashes with security implications. By default, all crashes are shown.
Last X days
By default, the crash statistics page only shows crashes from the previous day. If you want to search farther back in time, you can change this here.
Defining job types
ClusterFuzz allows job types to be defined easily. A job definition is a collection of environment variables set on the bots running a job. These define which binary to run, how many test cases to generate, and much more.
Defining a job type for an asanified chrome target
Sometimes, managing a custom binary is not ideal. This usually happens if you are testing an area of the code that changes frequently enough that you do not want to manage a custom binary, but also cannot pass test cases to chrome directly. This most commonly comes up when working with IPC handlers.
Often, fuzzer test cases cannot be passed to Chrome directly. Whenever possible, a build target should be added so that ClusterFuzz can pick up changes automatically, and so that it can do additional analysis such as regression or fixed testing.
Job types for builds from this location should include the following definitions:
RELEASE_BUILD_URL_PATTERN = https://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/chromium-browser-asan/asan-linux-release-([0-9]+).zip
SYM_RELEASE_BUILD_URL_PATTERN = https://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/chromium-browser-asan/asan-symbolized-linux-release-([0-9]+).zip
SYM_DEBUG_BUILD_URL_PATTERN = https://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/chromium-browser-asan/asan-linux-debug-([0-9]+).zip
REVISION_PATTERN = .*-([0-9]+).zip
STABLE_BUILD_URL_PATTERN = http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/chromium-browser-asan/asan-linux-stable-([0-9.]+).zip
BETA_BUILD_URL_PATTERN = http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/chromium-browser-asan/asan-linux-beta-([0-9.]+).zip
VERSION_PATTERN = .*-([0-9.]+).zip
These tell ClusterFuzz where to pull its builds from. You will then need to define an APP_NAME, which is the name of the binary within the archive that should be executed, and APP_ARGS, which represents how the command line for running your application should be formed.
APP_NAME = my_target
The previous example is the simplest case possible and would launch a command of the form "/path/to/my_target fuzz-mytestcase-1". You can add as many command line arguments as you need. If your test case is passed as a variable, APP_ARGS can be defined as something like the following:
APP_ARGS = --flag-1 --testcase-file=%TESTCASE%
Defining a job type with a custom binary
Using a custom binary is much simpler than working with an asanified chrome target, but has the disadvantage of needing to be manually updated. When defining the job type, simply upload an archive along with the job definition. This will be the custom binary associated with the job. The name of the binary itself should be specified by the APP_NAME variable, and the format for the command should be specified by the APP_ARGS variable. "CUSTOM_BINARY = True" must also be defined for job types that use custom binaries, but this will be added automatically.
A sample job definition that uses a custom binary follows:
APP_NAME = chrome
APP_ARGS = --snipped-some-arguments --ppapi-flash-path=%APP_DIR%/libpepflashplayer.so --user-data-dir=%USER_PROFILE_DIR% %TESTCASE%
USER_PROFILE_ARG = --user-data-dir
NET_LOG_ARG = --log-net-log
WINDOW_ARG = --window-size=$WIDTH,$HEIGHT --window-position=$LEFT,$TOP
MULTI_PROCESS = True
CUSTOM_BINARY = True
Advanced options
Variables in job definitions
A job definition is made up of a set of variables that will be defined as environment variables when ClusterFuzz runs. Some commonly used ones are included below, but this is not intended to be a complete list.
Command format strings
You may have noticed that APP_ARGS supports some strings with special meanings, such as %TESTCASE%. A full list of these is included in the following table.
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CHAPEL HILL � North Carolina coach Roy Williams said he's unsure whether sophomore P.J. Hairston will play at No. 1 Indiana on Tuesday night after suffering an injury to his left knee in practice.
Williams said Hairston was hurt during Sunday's practice and was being evaluated Monday. Senior guard Dexter Strickland said the injury occurred during a dribbling drill and that he doesn't expect Hairston to be ready for the Hoosiers.
Team spokesman Steve Kirschner said Hairston has a mild sprain.
Hairston is third on the team in scoring at 10.8 points off the bench and is shooting 35 percent from 3-point range.
The No. 14 Tar Heels' trip to Indiana in the ACC / Big Ten Challenge will be their fifth straight game away from home, including three games at last week's Maui Invitational.


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Serum levels of macular carotenoids in relation to age-related maculopathy (ARM): results of the Muenster Age and Retina Study (MARS)
Suche in Medline nach
|22. September 2004
It has been suggested that macular carotenoids, lutein and zeaxanthin, may protect against age-related maculopathy (ARM). We evaluated the association between blood concentrations of macular carotenoids (lutein, zeaxanthin) and age-related maculopathy.
The Muenster Age and Retina Study (MARS) is a prospective study which investigates factors associated with the progression of ARM. At baseline, about 1,060 patients underwent physical and ophthalmological examination and a detailed interview. Blood was collected for biochemical analysis. The ARM status was assessed by standardized grading of digital fundus photographs. The association between serum concentrations of the macular carotenoids, lutein and zeaxanthin, and the prevalence of ARM was assessed univariately and adjusted for cofactors by multiple logistic regression.
After exclusion of patients with lutein or zeaxanthin supplementation (n=143), we included 312 male and 456 female participants in the analysis (mean age 70.9±5.5 years, 59.4% female). 23.6% had a normal bilateral fundus, 48.0% showed signs of early ARM (uni- or bilateral) and 28.4% of late ARM (in at least one eye). No association was observed between serum levels of lutein or zeaxanthin and the presence of ARM. The odds ratios (OR) for the highest vs. lowest quartile were 0.80 (95%-CI, 0.50-1.28) for lutein and 0.86 (95%-CI, 0.53-1.40) for zeaxanthin. After control for age, gender, smoking and dyslipidemia, the odds ratios for lutein (0.92; 95%-CI, 0.53-1.60) and zeaxanthin (0.92; 95%-CI, 0.53-1.61) remained essentially unchanged.
In this baseline assessment of a large cohort study, no relation was found between serum concentrations of the macular carotenoids, lutein and zeaxanthin, and the prevalence of age-related maculopathy (ARM).


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Rachel McAdams: Maxime Simoens for Cannes!
Rachel McAdams is white hot in a Maxime Simoens dress with floral accents at the photocall for her new movie, Midnight In Paris, at the Palais des Festivals during the 2011 Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday (May 11) in Cannes, France.
The 32-year-old Canadian actress was accompanied by director Woody Allen, and co-stars Owen Wilson, Lea Seydoux, Michael Sheen, and Adrien Brody.
Midnight in Paris is a romantic comedy about a family traveling to the French capital for business. The party includes a young engaged couple forced to confront the illusion that a life different from their own is better.
FYI: Rachel finished her look with Ferragamo peeptoe pumps and accessorized with Bavna earrings and a Brumani ring.
40+ pictures inside of Rachel McAdams wearing Maxime Simoens…


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DUBAI (Reuters) - Emirates EMIRA.UL expects a revamped version of Boeing's (BA.N) 777 airliner to be available to customers in six to nine months, the carrier's president said, adding technical issues affecting Dreamliner jets will not affect progress.
"The engagement on 777X continues. I believe it will be launched and we'll see that in six to nine months," Tim Clark told reporters in Dubai on Sunday.
Boeing appears to be at least a year away from offering a new version of the 777, Reuters reported in November, quoting people familiar with talks between the aircraft maker and its customers.
Emirates, Boeing's biggest customer, has said it will need to replace its old 777s from 2017, which is prompting the push for a new version.
The airline has been pressing for the 777X to come out sooner rather than later. The 777 is one of the most successful jets of all time in terms of sales, and airlines are eager for a version that can go farther on less fuel with more passengers.
Clark said problems arising out of a series of battery-related issues that led to grounding of Boeing's 50 Dreamliner aircraft in commercial service in the last three to four weeks is likely to worsen in the short-term but he expressed confidence that the company would address it.
"The problem is extremely challenging for the planemaker and its customers but Boeing will sort it out. It will get worse before getting better. They'll overcome it," Clark said.
The groundings have cost airlines tens of millions of dollars, with no solution in sight. Emirates does not own any Dreamliners and it has no orders for it.
Clark also said he was not worried about a potential tie-up between Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways and India's Jet Airways (JET.NS). Etihad is close to taking a stake in India's Jet, the Abu Dhabi airline said last week after reporting a tripling in profits for last year.
"I am more threatened by the fact that we have not got more seats. They are already full and we need some more," he said.
Emirates expects revenue for the fiscal year ending 2012-2013 to grow between 18 percent to 20 percent and expects profits to rise over the previous year, he said, without giving details.
"There will be an increase in net earnings but that will not be without difficulties," he said, adding that revenue would grow at an annual rate of 18 to 20 percent as it has almost every year for the airline.
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Let's do some blatant copy/paste from Ars Technica. A few days ago they ran a story called "What's in your home theatre system?". This poll wasn't so much about listing specific speaker types or amplifier models as it was about a number of more recognisable devices you could vote for. Let's copy their idea, but make it more open: what's in your home theatre setup - and list everything, from CD player to DVR to the type of cabling used. Be as anal about is as you want. Read on for my setup.
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I watch all my media through my PC. I have some Altec Lansing 2.1 speakers which play whatever Amarok (or WMP if I am on Win7) is playing at the time. I also play DVDs/content off the internet on an old 19" CRT display which happens to have better color and contrast than my LCD monitor.
I also have a netbook which I will sometimes watch stuff on when I am drinking on the back porch. Unfortunately my netbook is kinda stuck with Windows, and my media server is having some Samba issues.


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This is my first time on this site so I'm sorry if this is posted in the wrong place or anything. But I have a few questions about my kitten who I'm worried might be sick...
So I adopted my kitten, Dinosaur, from a shelter about 4 months ago. I've never had a kitten (or cat) before so I made sure to read up on how to take the best care of her I could.
Since the day I got her she has had horrible smelling poop. I took her to the vet when I got her and mentioned it, and they said to not feed her so much wet food. At the time I was giving her dry food during the day and a bit of wet food every night at dinner. After the vet I cut down her wet food to once every three days and gave her more dry food. Her smell improved a bit, but not very much. I called the vet and they said it was probably nothing and that was probably just the way she was.
I was a bit skeptical but since she seemed healthy in every other way and I figured the vet knew more then I did I took their word for it.
So this problem has continued over the last 4 months. But in the last week she's started having a few more problems. She's started peeing in the bathtub, even though she has used her little box just fine up until this point. And she vomited once this week.
I really don't know what do do. I live with 3 people who, although they wanted a cat when I got her, freak out anytime she does anything remotely 'wrong', I don't want to go back to the vet to just have them dismiss me (and her) again as "just being that way". And I don't know if she's sick or just acting out behaviorally for some reason (obviously not the throwing up, but I think that might be because my housemates are idiots and she might have ate something they left lying around since she hasn't thrown up since).
I've been doing some research, and thought that she may have a UTI. But she doesn't seem to be showing any of the other symptoms of it. I just really want my little dinosaur to be happy and healthy. Please help
Not a lot of vets have the first clue about what cats should and shouldn't be eating, so it's not that surprising that your vet gave such poor advice.
What are the brands/flavours of foods your cat is eating? Excessive grain content can be a frequent cause of stinky poop.
"To close your eyes will not ease another's pain." ~ Chinese Proverb
We must not refuse to see with our eyes what they must endure with their bodies. ~ Gretchen Wyler
She eats whiskas kitten food for both the dry and wet food. I'm not sure of the grain content of them, but I will check them for sure.
I only have one litter box but I am planning on getting another as soon as I move (in 2 weeks) once I can live on my own without my housemates. However I clean it everyday, and that seems to have been enough for her up until this point.
Chicken by-product meal, Corn Gluten meal, Ground Yellow Corn, Rice, animal fat (Preserved with bha/bht), Soybean meal, Natural Chicken flavour, Wheat Flour,...Tons of grains, making it really high in carbohydrates, and a poor quality protein source with the chicken by-products (which could be beaks and feathers, not actual muscle meat).
I can't find any Whiskas canned kitten food online, but I'm betting there's a lot of wheat gluten and more by-products in it. I highly recommend finding some better quality wet foods like Wellness, Merrick, Precise, Nature's Variety, By Nature....etc. Doesn't necessarily have to be specifically for kittens (there aren't any "kitten" variety mice or birds in nature - growing cats just need more food per pound than adults do).
Try cleaning it twice a day and see if that makes a difference. What type of litter do you use? Is it maybe starting to smell, even though you scoop it regularly? I find clay litters retain odors and can get kinda nasty after a couple weeks, requiring total replacement. Maybe she'd like a pine or paper based litter better. There is also something called Dr. Elsey's Cat Attract litter which has herbs in it that encourage cats to use the litter box. It's clay-based so you'll have to swap it out for fresh litter more frequently but it can be quite effective.
Where is the box located? Is it possible she got startled when peeing at some point and now associates the box with a scary event?
"To close your eyes will not ease another's pain." ~ Chinese Proverb
We must not refuse to see with our eyes what they must endure with their bodies. ~ Gretchen Wyler
Okay thank you I didn't know that! Whiskas was what my vet recommended, but as you say they may not know much about the exact nutrition. I will go out and look for one of those brands today.
The litter box is located in my room, since my housemates will not let me put it anywhere else. I don't think she's been startled by anything in here, since I'm often in here with her. But I will try cleaning it out completely today and see if that helps. Right now I'm using non-scented clumping litter. If cleaning it out totally doesn't help I'll look into trying one of the types you mentioned.
Thank you! Dino and I appreciate it =)
I have 2 cats, and they eat the same foods, both dry and wet, the one does not have much smell to her "smellies", however, the other one would knock over a hearty sailor. Oh yes, the smelly is usually never covered. Therefore when I get a wiff I clean it up right away otherwise it spreads through out the house.
I think it is the same with humans, some have much more smell than others when in the bathroom.
Be sure you read all the ingredients on the labels and make sure your kitty gets the best, not the cheapest. You don't want a lot of filler, and stuff they do not need.
have fun with your kitty
take care
Okay thank you I didn't know that! Whiskas was what my vet recommended,
i would try to find another vet but that is just me and a lot of vets dont know squat about cat nutrition
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Seems like this will have 24 episodes and airs on sunday according to Mahou.org.
I'm really hope this will offer more than just 'nakkid boobz' alone. The main character looks quite badass but a premise containing breast milk as an important element of the story worries me.
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Wow. It all depends where we go from here, but there is a lot happening in this one: story in several directions, fighting, seiyuus, interesting characters, strange fanservice, etc.
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I liked both the OP and, especially, the ED, which is by a group of seiyuus who can all sing (see Midonin's post).
EDIT: Early posts on 2channel hated it, but partly because the network broadcast shows too little in the fanservice. They are waiting for the normally less-censored satellite broadcast. Later in the night, more positive posts are appearing. (It aired at 3:30 am, and now it is around 7am in Japan.) By the way, I discover that I have the correct starting date/time in my winter schedule, but had 4 Jan in my preview post a month ago. The broadcast time changed between then and now. When we get to the beginning of the season, my schedule and Mahou Showtime are usually right, from the Japanese sources.
EDIT2: I've just taken a look at the manga, and I see why some fans were disappointed that there wasn't more nudity, lol. There is plenty in the manga.
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Well along with Vampire Bund, best response I can muster is meh, this comes across better than Vampire Bund as a 1st ep but even then thats not really saying much.
Thing about this series is I like the concepts but the story and some of the main cast kinda let it down for me, altho saying that oddly I found myself liking Teresa the most and she's rather plain really.
well I'll stick with it cause it does have the service and thats usually good enough for me
Weirdly I'm not sure if I think they have gone overboard with Tomo or not
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interesting (despite the tit sucking gimmick). some very nice art and i really like Ayumi Fujimura's voice - so the blacksmith mini reunion is cool. the show does suffer from some awkward censorship (cutaways and whatnot). though i still look forward to seeing where this goes.
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On the qwaser.jp website, looks like they've just started (good timing with the airing censored episode) to advertise their director's cut edition DVD/Bluray, set for release on 4/21
I think the Tokyo-MX version will air Monday. If I'm correct (I'm not sure), they have aired some shows censored, and some shows uncensored (queen's blade s1 i think), so it may go either way here
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I'm a little more enthusiastic about episode one than many people, although I really don't know if the show will gain interest or lose it as things progress. At least ep1 made a strong impression on me.
However, I do know that I just love the cast: Sanpei Yuuko, Hanazawa Kana, Hirano Aya, and Takagaki Ayahi are some of my favorite seiyuus. Fujimura Ayumi is a rising star. Toyosaki Aki is the moe voice of the moment. And it is great to hear Hikasa Youko in a role very different from her break-through role of Mio in K-On.
So to keep all the roles and voices straight, I have made a characters/seiyuus page with pics of the characters and of their seiyuus, and some info about each seiyuu. Click here.
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Wow, this is really, really bad. It's similar to Kampfer if you took away its humor - what would you be left with? I giggled a little at the end, but the rest was just worthless. I'm not at all tempted to continue.
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The night at Flower started in earnest around 8. We had quite a rush and it stayed busy for an hour or so. By 9:30 things started to taper off, and I took my break and had some much needed dinner. Next time I plan to pack a snack for the BART ride over.
Amusing moment: The first time a vodka order came in with the waitress comment, "Cosmopolitan," E. said, "I'm making that. I don't want you writing that you came to work here and made Cosmos all night." For the record, there were three or four orders for Cosmos and, even more amusing, one order for a Long Island Ice Tea.
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I was really happy to be given this chance to work behind the bar with these talented men. It was a tough, but fun evening.
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As I rode home on the BART, I felt excited and energized. The time I'd spent at Flower was one of the most satisfying work experiences I'd had in a few years. Somehow, I almost felt less tired after working 8 hours of my normal job and 5 hours at Flower than after just working a day of my normal job. Achey, sore, and burned, it must be said. But still, somehow more alive.
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