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Chevy shows off coming SS rear-drive performance sedan
Chevrolet is getting its zoom back.
General Motors has unveiled the production version of the all-new Chevy SS, the brand's first eight-cylinder rear-wheel drive performance sedan in 17 years.
The vehicle's introduction comes a month after GM showed a completely redesigned 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray to much fanfare at the Detroit auto show.
Both performance cars will reach dealerships in the third quarter, injecting a fresh dose of horsepower into Chevy showrooms, where most of the recent new vehicles have been sold on improved fuel economy.
The 2014 Chevy SS, which draws inspiration from the Super Sport vehicles of GM's past, doubles as Chevrolet's new NASCAR Sprint Cup stock car. It will debut next Sunday in the Daytona 500. And Chevy chose to unveil the new production SS at Daytona International Speedway ahead of qualifying over the weekend. You can see both cars in the video from Daytona below.
Chevrolet shows off its new NASCAR racer and new Chevy SS rear-drive performance sedan for the street due later this year. General Motors
The new sedan's 6.2-liter Chevy LS3 V8 engine, the same one used in the 2013 Corvette, boasts 415 horsepower and 415 pound-feet of torque. It can accelerate to 60 m.p.h. in "about 5 seconds," GM said. It has a six-speed automatic transmission with TAPshift paddles mounted on the steering wheel that enable manual shifting. Pricing won't be revealed until later this year.
The five-seat SS shares the same global rear-wheel drive architecture as the Chevrolet Camaro, the Caprice police vehicle and the VF Commodore made by GM's Australian brand Holden.
"The Chevrolet brand was largely built on the strength of rear-drive performance sedans, yet it's been 17 years since we've offered one," Mark Reuss, president of GM North America, said in a statement. "The all-new Chevrolet SS fills that void better than any other vehicle in the brand's rich history. The comfort, convenience, spaciousness and V8 power make the SS a total performance package unlike any other on the road today."
The SS replaces the Impala as GM's NASCAR vehicle. GM recently redesigned the Impala and hopes to reposition it for retail, rather than fleet buyers.
GM designers sought to distinguish the SS from the Caprice, which is only sold to law enforcement agencies. Some fans have questioned whether the two vehicles will be much different.
But GM has said the Chevy SS version sold to the public will be very similar to the vehicle raced on the NASCAR circuit.
It has staggered front and rear wheels that are pushed out to the corners to "enhance the sporting, muscular stance of the SS," GM said. "Up front, the aluminum hood features a subtle 'power bulge' hinting at the power of the engine underneath."
For the first time on a Chevy, GM is offering a feature called automatic parking assist that takes control of parallel or reverse right-angle parking while the driver controls the throttle and brakes.
Standard features on the SS include leather seats, the Chevy MyLink infotainment system, Bose speakers, rear camera, forward collision alert, lane-departure warning and side blind-spot alert.
More Details on the 2014 Chevrolet SS
• Body style and driveline: Front-engine with rear-wheel drive
• Assembly: Elizabeth, Australia
• Engine: 6.2-liter, overhead-valve Chevy LS3 V8
• Transmission: Six-speed automatic with TAPshift paddles enabling manual shifting
• Wheelbase: 114.8 inches
• Length: 195.5 inches
• Width: 74.7 inches
• Height: 57.9 inches
• Seating: Five passengers
• Legroom: 42.3 inches in front, 39.7 in back
• On sale: Third quarter of 2013
• Pricing: To be revealed later this year
• Shared architecture: Chevrolet Camaro, Caprice police vehicle and VF Commodore made by GM's Australian brand Holden


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Official Stock Paper of Northern
Fine Commercial Printing
Volume XXX
Number 151
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The following from the Arizona
Gazette is self-explanatory: .
An order requiring that Santa
Fe limited train No. 3, westbound,
receive and deliver passengers at
all stations where it makes regular
stops in Arizona, will be issued
tomorrow by the corporation com
mission. It is expected that the Santa Fe
will immediately take steps to
fight the order in the federal
courts, on the ground that it inter
feres with interstate traffic. Dur
ing the hearing before the corpo
ration commission last week,
Santa Fe attorneys intimated that
such a course would be taken.
Several months ago the Santa
.Fe issued an order that limited
train No. 3, westbound, and No.
4, eastbound, should not receive
or deliver passengers at any point
in northern Arizona except Ash
Fork and Williams. Williams is
the junction point for the Grand
Canyon railway and Ash Fork for
the S. F., P. & P. line-.
Although stops were made by
both trains at Kingman, Seligman,
Flagstaff and Winslow, passengers
would not be taken on at those
points, nor would tickets to those
stations be sold. The Santa Fe
people explained that the order
was made because they wished to
reserve their limited trains for the
accommodation of through pas
sengers, not to handle local trafic.
' There was little complaint re
garding No. 4, as several other
trains travel eastward about the
same time that it passes through
northern Arizona. The denial of
its use to local passengers did not
isenously inconvenience anvone.
t But. with .N0.-3.it was a different
' proposition. It is the only west
bound passenger train on the main
-line of the Santa Fe in the even
ing. Complajnt was made that
.passengers arriving in Winslow
or Flagstaff in the morning could
jnot leave till the next day, though
they might wish tj depart in the
' A hearing was held and the
Santa Fe company made a hard
fight to justify its order, which
fwas generally regarded as retalia
j tory for the passage of the 3-cent
Ifare measure. The corporation
commissioners were not convinced
iof its justice, and will therefore
r.issue uii uiuci icijuiiuiK
an order
that1 it
be rescinded. The order will go
linto effect about ten days after its
L Suffers Loss by Fire
Last Friday evening Wm.
Beeson's engine house and a tank
Fbfgasoline "went up in smoke"
?at their loading and sawing camp,
I a few miles from town. The
I camp is situated close to the rail
J road tracks to facilitate loading,
I and it is thought that sparks from
a passing engine ignited the build
ing, fortunately me camp nau
been "cleaned up" the day pre
vious, and there was little wood in
the yard. The engine, building,
etc., were destroyed. The tank of
gasoline exploded and made a
lively fire for a short tirne. The
loss is probably belweeh $25J
and $300,
Will Issue New Booklet
fhe Sun has begun the work of
I printing the catalogue for the sum
1 mir term of the Arizona Normal
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ger than the one issued last year,
and will be a Rood advertisement
for the school. The Northern
Arizona Normal is growing and
enlarging in more ways than one.
It is keeping abreast of the prog
ress of the northern part of the
state and as an institution of learn
ing is already classed among the
best. The new booklets will be
reaciy W 'distribution in the early
Man Run Down by Train
Last Monday evening a man
named Lucas was struck by pas
senger train No. 3 as he was on
his way home, the accident
occuring at the crossing on south
Broadway. "Dad" Powers and
son W. H. Powers were near
when the accident occurred, and
hastened to the unfortunate man's
assistance. A physician was
hastely summoned and the injured
man was removed to Dr. Man
ning's office where his injuries
were dressed. One leg was ter
ribly mangled, and his head was
severely cut and bruised in several
places. He was removed to the
hospital, where he is being cared
for. No. 3 is a west bound train
and it is thought that as he was
walking with his back to the train
that it struck him before he was
aware of its coming.
Last Monday The Northern Ari
zona Auto Co. began the work of
breakingground for the erection
of a new automobile garage, on
the lots just south of Santa Fe
depot. Teams and men are busy
with the work of excavating and
soon the work of erecting the
building will begin. The build
ing will be large and roomy,
which will make it possible to
care for a large number of ma
chines at one time. Aside from
running a regular garage the fa
mous Studebaker autos will be on
sale. It is the purpose of the
company to render first-class ser
vice at moderate rates and as
"Casey Jones" will be in charge
tof the mechanic.il end of things
it goes without saying that all
work will be done in a thoroughly
workman-like manner.
The new garage will be pushed
to completion as rapidly as pos
sible. Arrested on Fraud Charge
Upon advice from Benson Sher
iff Thos. Pulliam arrested J. W.
Crawford the latter part of last
week. The sheriff came up from
Benson with the necessary war
rant for Crawford and left Sunday
with his man. Mr. Crawford is
charged with fraud in connection
with a cattle deal in the southern
country, but as to the validity of
the charge, that will come out in
the trial.
Apparently through a further
misunderstanding J. W. Crawford
who was arrested at Tempe on a
Benson warrant some time since,
was arrested at Flagstaff Tuesday
on another warrant really a copy
of the first warrant for the same
offense upon which he had been
before arrested, and which he had
straightened up easily the first
time. To be arrested twice upon
the same charge after thinking
everything is all right, made
Crawford decide that he would go
immediately to Benson and see
about the matter, which he did.
Another explanation was made and
if there are any more warrants in
he different, parts of toe State fpr
him on t'ais s.itne charge they will
be called in immediately. The
whole matter was due to misun
derstanding of parties. Crawford
is a successful cattle buyer, and
was on his way to a cattle ranch
ne'ar Flagstaff when apprehended
a second time. Phoenix Repub
lican. '
Presbyterian Church
Services next Sabbath at the
usual hours. .
Sabbath school 9:45 m-
Morning worship it.
Evening worship 7:45. !
Young people's service 7 p. tti.
Friends and strangers welcome
at all services. ,s ,
C. A. FoREMANJPastorJ
Mexico City, Feb. 18. Fran
cisco I. Madero has been forced
out of the presidency. He was
arrested at the natio'nal palace
shortly before 2 o'clock this after
noon by General Blanquet. Gen
eral Victoriano Huerta, com
mander of the federal troops, was
proclaimed provisional president.
About the time Madero was seized
by Blanquet, Gustavo Madero,
his brother, the former minister
of finance, was arrested by Gen
eral Huerta, who was dining with
him in a public restaurant.
All members of the cabinet
promptly were placed under arrest
with the exception of Ernesto
Madero, the uncle of the presi
dent, who had the portotolio of
finance. He was apprised of tho
intentions against the Madero gov
ernment and made his escape.
Notwithstanding the fact that
some definite action was expected
today, the coup d'etat at the pal
ace caused a sensation and the
exact status of affairs could not
be ascertained for several hours.
The direct movement against Ma
dero was the result of a plot
which had been brewing since
From the first it had been
khown that General Blanquet was
unwilling to fight. His men were
of the same mind. He held com
plete command over them, and it
was not doubted they would fol
low him in any adventure, which
they did at the national palace
this afternoon. The forces, num
bering 1,000 men, which arrived
late yesterday, sTe sent imme
diately to the- palace, ostensibly
to relieve the reserves there.
Tli- reserves were sent into tlie
field. A n agreement between
Generals Blanquet and Huerta
was reached last night, but the
first intimation that Blanquet's
men had of the new role they were
to play was shortly before suc
cessful stroke was made. Blan
quet drew his men up in order
and ddlivered a stirring speech.
"This inhuman battle must
end," he said. "The time has
come when some drastic means
must be taken to stop a conflict
in which father is killing son and
brother is fighting against brother;
when non-combatants are sharing
the fate of war and all of this
because of the caprice of one
Blanquet then issued orders for
the arrest of the preisdent and
assigned a detachment to duty.
Madero soon was a prisoner in
his own rooms.
One reason given for the atti
tude of General Blanquet from the
beginning was the presence of his
son in the ranks of Diaz.
The Rev. C. A. Foreman, who
has been pastor of the local Pres
byterian church for the past six
months, has been called to Albu
querque, where he will be asso
ciated with Rev. H. A. Cooper in
church and sanitarium work. Rev.
Foreman has won many friends
in Flagstaff during his stay here,
who regret very much that his
departure is necessary. The work
in Albuquerque is such that one
man cannot handle it to the best
advantage, and Mr. Cooper has
called for help. In Rev. Fore
man he will have an able assist
ant. The local church has ex
tended a call to Rev. O. K. Alex
ander, who graduates from the
McCormick seminary of Chicago
in May. Rev. Foreman will leave
after Easter, the 23d of March.
W. H. Sloat of Ignacia, Colo
rado, was visiting Flagstaff the
first of the week.
New Band Leader
Prof. D. T. Stanley of Deming,
New Mexico, arrived in the city
the first of the week, and has been
employed by the Flagstaff band to
teach or instruct the members in
music. The professor comes
highly recommended as an in
structor in band music, and has
just finished an engagement .with
the band at Deming, which was a
very successful one. The boys
are taking a renewed interest in
the band work since Mr. Stanley's
arrival, and it is proposed to make
the Flagstaff band one of the best
in the state. The people of our
city should take an interest in the
band and aid the members in per
fecting an organization of which
we may all feel proud. We have
good musical talent and under
wise instruction will develop
rapidly. The boys intend giving
an open air concert within two or
three weeks.
Phoenix, Ariz., Feb. 15. Sen
ator C. B. Wood has introduced
in the senate a bill providing for
the creation of a state reclama
tion service and a bond issue of
$20,000,000 to reclaim arid or
semi-arid lands.
Probably no bill introduced at
this session of the Arizona legis
lature will cause more discussion,
either in the legislature itself or
throughout the nation. It is yet
too early to tell what chance the
measure has of passage. In the
house of representatives Drennan
will make a hard fight for it. In
the senate it will have a strong!
champion in Senator . F. Brown'
of Casa Grande.
The bill provides for the issu-1
f asce of $70,000,000 worth of bonds
by the lunding and loan commis
sion. They shall not bear inter
est of more than five per centum
per annum, or be sold for less
than par.
The bonds shall be sold in
denominations of Si.ooo each as
rapidly as money is needed for
carrying out reclamation projects
the state decides to undertake.
Money raised from the sale of
bonds shall be placed In the state
reclamation fund. This fund will
be under the control of the state
reclamation commission. Section
4 of the bill reads as follows:
"There is hereby created a state
reclamation commission which
shall be composed of the gover
nor, secretary of state, state audi
tor, attorney general, who shall
constitute the permanent members
of said commission, with power to
transact business, and an irriga
tion engineer. The engineer to
be appointed by the governor with
the approval of a majority of the
remaining permanent members of
said commission and the president
or presidents of the board of
directors of each irrigation and
drainage district or districts, who
shall have filed application for
state aid as provided in this act."
The reclamation commissioners
shall examine such project for
which aid is desired. If it is ap
proved, the land owners shall
form an association and issue
bonds. The bonds shall be taken
up by the state at par, out of the
reclamation fund, and held till
they are . worth par in theopen
market. They will bear interest
at a rate of one and one-half per
cent greater than the state's re
clamation bonds.
V. R: N. Greaves has taken the
editorship of the Winkelman
Herald, and will commence at
once in his riew work. The new
editor ot the Winkelman paper is
one of the best qualified men in
this section to handle the paper of
the Winkelman country and will,
no doubt make the paper a credit
to the community as well as a
material help to the section.
The following contribution is
from one who attended the Rodeo,
and who gives his opinions straight
from the shoulder:
The Rodeo is over. An excel
lent array of riders were present
and some good work done but
few people were pleased with the
decisions, the open range men
standing little chance and not re
ceiving a fair appreciation in
Several good men were cut out
without apparent cause and in the
broncho busting the decision was
a joke. Even the judges wrangled
over it for an hour or more before
it was given out.
Northern Arizona boys did not
turn out in great force, as many
were disgusted with last year, but
the few who did enter for the
ntling were almost all in the finals,
and two of them were apparently
dropped without cause, except
they were very good riders and
R. B. Lewis, of Flagstaff, who
broke the worst horses in that
district, was in the semi-finals.
His horse did not pitch. A few
days ago Lewis rode Cyclone"!
to a finish until he fell with him,
but that did not disqualify. An
other man in the semi-finals had a
horse which did not pitch and was
given another show, but Lewis,
who was riding in great form, was
not given a chance. The Yaqui
(Ed Ardunes) of Williams, well
known as a good "peeler" and
winner of second las year, rode
' Hot Foot" and was in the finals
but was not given another show,
although he rode everything slick
and clean.
The decision gave he award to
Hugh Clark first, Art Acord sec
ond. Almost everyone's opinion
gave Acord the preference, but
Bud Osborne did some great
riding and really deserved it, after
the forced elimination of Lewis
and "Yaqui."
The moving picture shows and
circus riders, including a few
heavyweight jockeys took the
other money and prizes in the
,relay, trick riding, etc. The cat
tle cutting contest was another
joke the way jt was worked out.
Episcopal Services
On Sunday in the Elks hall the
following services will be held:
Sunday school 9:45 a. m.
Morning prayer and sermon
11 a. m.
Afternoon prayer and sermon
4 p. m.
Lenten services every Wednes
day afternoon at 4:30.
Choir practice every Thursday
evening at 7 o'clock.
Joseph Lyons Meade, Rector.
Last Wednesday evening was a
very pleasant occasion for the
Knights of Pythias and their
friends. It was in observance of
the anniversary of the order that
brought the members and their
frierids together in this most en
joyable social relation. A nice
musical program was arranged,
and it was carried out in the usual
excellent manner. After enjoying
the program it was announced
that one important feature yet re
mained in store tables laden with
good things to eat were groanirfg
under their burden and everybody
took part in these exercises with
a willingness that testified to the
goodness of good things. All
who were present enjoyed the
evenings' entertainmsnt, and only
regret that it is a yearuntil another
anniversary can be enjoyed. The
K. P.'s maintained their reputa
tion as royal entertainers.
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Relief Bill
Washington, Feb. 19. A bill
authorizing the payment of $71,
000 to El Paso and Douglas citi
zens for injuries from shots fired
across the boundary by Mexican
revolutionists in 191 1 passed the
senate today. The house still has
to act on it.
Miss Dean a recent arrival from
New York City, now has charge
of Ihe millinery department in
Babbitt Bros, store, and comes
highly recommended as an artist
in her line.
new reseWoFrTs ""
needed improvement
Last year there was much talk
of a second reservoir. Talk was
about all there was to it. The
real necessity of another and
larger reservoir has most forcibly
demonstrated itself again this
winter in closing down the mills,
shutting off the lights after mid
night, and other inconveniences.
The argument against the new
reservoir to the effect that a suffi
cient amount of water could not
be conserved to last through the
usual "frozen" period is not suffi
cient grounds upon which to re
fuse the improvement. A new,
large reservoir, the repairing of
the pipe lines, with necessary im
provements in the water system,
will tide over the period which
has heretofore caused so much
trouble in shortagcof water. The-
growth of the town demands an
improvement in the water condi
tions, and it is hoped that early
in the season the town council
will see its way clear to begin the
work of making the necessary
againstThe pro-
posed lease law
A communication from Corn
ville, Arizona, says:
"A cattle growers meeting was
held at Middle Verde on February
15th. By an unanimous vote the
meeting decided against the pro
posed lease law. Petitions will
be sent to many parts of the state
for signatures, which will be for
warded to our law-makers at
Washington, D. C, and which
will protest against the proposed
lease law on the public domain."
Northern Game Preserve
An interesting measure was in
troduced in the legislature which
creates a game preserve in south
ern Coconino and Navajo counties,
known as the Coconino state game
preserve. The boundaries de
scribed are very irregular. The
boundary begins at the summit of
Baker's Butte, runs northeast to
East Clear creek, down this creek
to the summit of the east wall of
Clear Creek canyon, west across
the summit of Chevellon butte to
the intersection with Chevellon
canyon, thence up the east wall of
the canyon to the junction of
Chevellon creek and West Chevel
lon, up the east wall to the source
of the main creek, south to the
rim of Tonto basin, northeast
along the rim to a point directly
north of Baker's butte, and thence
north to the point of beginning.
This bill was introduced by
Speaker Linney, by request. The
preserve is to be particularly for
the herd of elk being imported
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CHEROKEE COUNTY – Adrenaline Rush Zip Line Tours is a wild adventure on the outskirts of Jacksonville, where you can zip line across one of the longest zip lines in Texas – the "Adrenaline RUSH Zipline".
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There is an age limit of 5 years old and a weight minimum of 50lbs and maximum of 275 lbs. Small children may require a tandem ride with a sibling or adult.
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1) The Jaguars have regressed. It's hard to make any other argument. In Week 3, the Jaguars beat the Colts, 22-17, and it was more than a late pass from
2) This team is baffling. OK, so maybe saying the team is baffling isn't exactly learning anything. But this team has played well on the road – not great, but decent. At home . . . nothing. Five games, five 15-point losses. That saps the life out of a team and it just defies reason. No one knows why, but the home struggles have defined the season and the definition right now isn't pretty.
4) You need to cover Reggie Wayne. The Colts' veteran wide receiver had eight receptions for 96 yards, and it only seemed like every one was on third down for exactly the yardage needed. There were far too many times Wayne and the rest of the Colts' wide receivers just ran way too open.
7) Cecil Shorts is good . . . Shorts hasn't played perfectly. He, like every other Jaguars receivers, has had too many drops. But he has consistently made plays more than any other Jaguars receiver, and he was within one questionable call of a huge game Thursday. As it happened, he still had a 52-yard reception and finished with his second career 100-yard game.
9) The Jaguars lost their cool. The Jaguars had six personal fouls in the game, and while those penalties didn't cost the Jaguars the game they don't help. The team had struggled a lot this season. You don't go 1-8 without struggling a lot. But they hadn't often looked out of control. At times in the second half, it looked like the Jaguars weren't sure what to do – and by trying to do too much in inappropriate situations they committed penalties. Mike Mularkey said that's not the sort of team the Jaguars are going to be. That needs to be true. You can't win in the NFL that way.
10) We just don't know yet on Blaine Gabbert. Again, this isn't exactly "What We Learned," but reality is he's midway through his second season as a starter. He shows flashes, and there were times on Thursday he looked really, really good. Then, there were times he throws a pass in the flat that is an easy interception. The question is, "Where will Gabbert be at the end of the season?" Right now, we just don't know.


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Hitachi deal boosts nuclear plans
Plans for a fleet of new nuclear power stations received a massive boost when Japanese engineering giant Hitachi took over a deal to build two power plants which could be feeding electricity into the national grid in the first half of the 2020s.
The £700 million deal will create thousands of jobs for construction workers, engineers and other skilled employees, and will spark a multibillion-pound investment in the nuclear industry.
Hitachi is buying Horizon Nuclear Power, which has the rights to build reactors at Wylfa on Anglesey, North Wales, and Oldbury in Gloucestershire, from its German owners E.ON and RWE npower. The Government and unions welcomed the deal, but green campaigners described it as a "risky and expensive gamble".
The new facilities are expected to generate power to up to 14 million homes over 60 years. Up to 6,000 jobs are expected to be created during construction at each site, with a further 1,000 permanent jobs at both locations once operational.
Hitachi and ministers played down safety fears in the wake of the tragedy in Fukushima, pointing to the UK's strong regulatory regime and the company's track record in building safe nuclear plants.
Tatsuro Ishizuka, vice president of Hitachi, said the company would invest billions of pounds in UK nuclear operations, adding: "Our aim is to build safe nuclear power stations, on time and on budget, to provide long-term, affordable energy."
Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey said it was a "big deal" for Hitachi and the UK's energy sector, which proved that the coalition's energy strategy was working. Mr Davey said he was "extremely happy" that a Japanese company had bought Horizon, paying tribute to the way the industry had dealt with the Fukushima disaster.
Welsh Secretary David Jones insisted that the conditions as well as the design of the reactor in Anglesey were distinctly different from the one in Japan. "You have to remember that there were specific conditions in Fukushima; for example, the seismic conditions, which don't apply in Wales," he told BBC Wales.
Prime Minister David Cameron said: "It will support up to 12,000 jobs during construction and thousands more permanent highly skilled roles once the new power plants are operational, as well as stimulating exciting new industrial investments in the UK's nuclear supply chain."
But Friends of the Earth's Guy Shrubsole said: "This is a risky and expensive gamble for Hitachi that other energy firms are unwilling to take - and contrary to the promises the coalition has made, the public will end up funding it."


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SOS: Save Our Seabirds From Commercial Fishing Boats
Many conservationists have been talking about how commercial fishing practices have all but destroyed many of the most significant fish populations on the planet, like the snapper and giant bluefin tuna, however not as much attention has been drawn to the way outdated fishing techniques are negatively impacting other marine species, like sea birds.
According to a recently formed coalition of conservation organizations that includes Britain's own Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, seabirds like the Albatross and and petrel are frequently becoming the innocent victims of a fishing practice known as long lining, or trawling.
Although they are slightly different in execution, both long lining and trawling involve dragging lines and/or nets behind fishing boats for long distances. Because these lines carry fish bait and bits of discarded fish flesh on the boat decks, they act as magnets for seabirds who treat them like their at-sea buffet.
Fishing boats that are deploying long lines of baited hooks can often spell the end for these seabirds, which swoop down to obtain the tasty morsel, only to become ensnared on the hook and plunged under the water where they soon drown.
According to the RSPB, fisheries, including those using long-lining and trawling, are believed to kill 100,000 albatrosses annually. Eighteen of the world's 22 species of albatross are facing extinction, and bycatch in fisheries is the most significant threat to the family worldwide.
It's important to point out that these birds aren't being intentionally killed, although their dwindling numbers are the result of a reluctantance on the part of fisheries to make changes to keep the birds from swarming to the bait.
In a recent appearance on the public radio program, Living on Earth, Grahame Madge of the RSPB pointed to an inexpensive boat modification that could help save the birds without affecting the fishing process.
"What we want the tuna fisheries to do is to adopt more mitigation measures. So, for example, if fishing vessels can pay out streamer lines from the back of their vessels that will enable them to build effectively two curtains down either side of the long line, which deters albatrosses and other seabirds from getting too close to that killing zone right at the back of the boat," said Madge.
These streamer lines would operate much like a scarecrow in a cornfield, creating a fluttering distraction that would prevent albatrosses and other birds from getting too close to the bait lines.
Although many seabirds are affected by commercial fishing practices, the albatross has emerged as the poster child for the RSPB and its coalition of supporters. In his interview with LOE, Madge goes on to explain why:
"There's something about an albatross that touches you, even if you've not seen one and it's that that we've been tapping into really, this public consciousness toward albatrosses. And when you think that albatrosses can live until they're 60, be [breeding] until the age of 50, but lay one egg every two years, when you start losing birds from that population, then that's really bad news for the individual, but also for the species, itself. The Wandering albatross certainly has the largest wingspan of any bird and it's a bird that is supremely adapted to its environment. When you see these magnificent creatures in their environment, it makes you realize what a wonderful force evolution is and how terrible it would be if these birds weren't sail the winds any longer."
Check out the Save the Albatross campaign being sponsored by RSPB and Birdlife International to learn more about this issue, and commit to sustainable seafood choices whenever you can.
Image credit: www.britishecologicalsociety.org


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If it is the desire for the Cleveland Browns to make an attempt at signing Matt Cassel or Matt Moore or trading for Matt Flynn in the belief that each need a change in scenery, then why is there not similar thought given in the case of supporting Brandon Weeden? If the teams casting off those quarterbacks actually have a gem on their hands, are there teams in the NFL that look at Weeden the same way? Are the Browns giving Weeden an appropriate evaluation?
The Browns have tape of Weeden and a firm list of circumstances that the new front office considered difficult given the changes that they made on the coaching staff. It is a roster that has not received much convincing endorsement from the new front office. If the Browns' decision makers were convinced that the coaching staff was not worth keeping in tact, how do they evaluate the pockets of success that Brandon Weeden had in his rookie campaign? Was he a rookie quarterback who showed promise despite a difficult situation?
Down the stretch, Weeden was inconsistent on tape, but good on paper. Since the end of the 2012 season it has been said that the playbook had to be adjusted in response to Weeden's difficulty in reading defenses. He will be entering a critical second year and will already be with his second offensive coordinator.
Although the Browns may still add a quarterback, the situation with Weeden can be looked at as foreshadowing a potential trade, or as an example of an overall attitude change that the new staff is trying to facilitate.
Like their predecessors, the current Browns front office is attempting to alter the culture of the team. Where the previous group succeeded in assembling a talented roster, perhaps they filled the roster with too much youth too quickly for a team that had a five year plan. Did they create an environment where young players did not push themselves to their highest point of potential because they were abruptly handed a job? From the amount of reserved praise that President Joe Banner and Coach Rob Chudzinski have expressed, it seems like they want the players to do what works best for everyone–work as hard as they can all the time.
To some, comments by Chudzinski and Banner indicate future trades and potential upheavals of the depth chart, but no earth shaking actions have been taken yet.
Brandon Weeden has publicly stated his intent to work as hard as he can to be the starter. Trent Richardson has expressed some positive belief in him. Maybe things are coming together months ahead of training camp.


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Using the HoloMonitor time-lapse cytometer, cell death and viability can be monitored over time without fluorescent labeling or other treatments. Unlike traditional microscopy, the HoloMonitor provides quantitative data on parameters such as cell area, thickness and volume, which are useful in detection of live/dead cells.
Holographic microscopy has successfully been used in cell death/viability studies. The optical cell volume and the optical thickness of a dying cell change over time. Healthy cells are often irregular in shape and thin, dying cells are round and thick while dead cells are round and thin. Several authors have observed a large decrease in optical cell volume during cell death. Living/dead cells have been detected equally well using cell roundness and cell thickness parameters as with fluorescence-based methods.
While volume is an efficient parameter to detect dead cells in homogeneous cell populations, it is not optimal for heterogeneous cell populations due to the overlap in volume between small living cells and large dead cells. HoloMonitor presents alternative parameters to volume, such as optical thickness, area and irregularity.
In this application note we show how the HoloMonitor can be used in viability analyses of populations by monitoring and characterizing cell morphology of individual cells during treatment with an apoptosis-inducing drug. The acquired data are then used for further viability analyses of populations. The viability analysis performed using HoloMonitor was compared to manual cell counting using a haemocytometer and trypan blue staining of dead cells.


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Keeping up with the Kims
The U.S. government isn't the only one hoping to stimulate its national economy by raising available Internet speeds. JooAng Daily in Korea reports that the Korea Communications Commission has announced an infrastructure investment plan that will increase high-speed iInternet service speeds to 1Gbps, and wireless broadband service speeds to 10Mbps. Both are 10x the current service speeds, which are far higher than those we enjoy (or endure) in the U.S..
The plan calls for a total spending of 34.1 trillion won ($24.6 billion) over the next five years. The central government will put up 1.3 trillion won, with the remainder coming from private telecom operators. The project is expected to create 120,000 jobs.
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KT, the nation's biggest landline phone operator, voiced support for the plan. "Under the plan, we won't have to give up our landline phone business right away, and the mainstream is Internet telephony service, so we think the plan is positive," said a KT official.
The KCC said the changes will make high-definition TV images up to 16 times clearer, and interactive TV services such as e-commerce and home schooling will also be possible. The service will also make it possible to watch I-Max films on home TVs.
Can you imagine an American telephone or cable company official saying the same thing?
So, a question. What does that kind of capacity to ordinary users invite for development, especially of the free and open source variety?
Doc Searls is the Editor in Chief of Linux Journal
Do you think there will come
Do you think there will come a time when the speed is not really going equate to actual needs? For example, I have 2Meg connection speed, but I couldn't imagine why i'd need anything much faster. Maybe if I was downloading a lot of large files then I may need to upgrade my connection, but for normal internet use, what is the high speed useful for? Surely everything over a certain speed (say 2Meg) is more than enough for most?
Mikel (Webmaster for lazy boy recliners)
And yet...
Us here in the third-world countries like New Zealand are stuck on an average of 3-Mbit with a 5GB cap... Internet doesnt seem to be a priority here, and then theres the fact that our government is making everyone guilty until proven innocent with regards to downloading anything... It's stupid really...


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Around the Farm: June 16
Around the Farm takes a quick look at some of yesterday's performances by Indians prospects throughout the system. The positions listed below are where the player was playing in yesterday's game.
Jason Kipnis - 2B, Columbus: 3-4, 2 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, K. Man, has Kipnis been on fire of late! In his past ten games, he's hitting .400 (16-40), with 2 2B, 3 3B, and 3 HR. He's also scored 12 runs during that span. Even more amazing, his stats in his past ten games include a .444 OBP/.825 SLG/1.269 OPS. To say that his bat is major league ready is an understatement. It's more than ready. He's raised his batting average to .304 on the season as well.
- Ezequiel Carrera - CF, Columbus: 3-5, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI, K, SB. We'll see Carrera back in Cleveland before season's end, no doubt about it.
- Zach McAllister - SP, Columbus: 4 IP, 2 H, BB, 3 K. Rain cut short McAllister's outing, as well as the Clippers game. Nevertheless, McAllister turned in four solid outings.
- Tim Fedroff - CF, Akron: 1-3, 2B, BB. The hit machine continues to contribute. The only thing holding him back is the lack of extra base hits.
- Beau Mills - 1B, Akron: 2-4, R, HR, RBI, 2 K. Mills has stepped out of the gate running and hasn't looked back since being activated.
- Travis Hafner - DH, Akron: 2-4, R, 2B, K. Looking to be activated in Cleveland soon, Hafner hasn't disappointed, going 3-6 so far in Akron.
- Nick Weglarz - LF, Akron: 2-4, 2 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI. The power has finally come out for Weglarz. This is the exact power we need in a bat in Cleveland.
- Matt Packer - SP, Akron: 4.2 IP, 10 H, 6 ER/7R, 5 K. (L, 2-7) Packer hasn't been the same breakout star that he was a year ago and is one of the most disappointing prospects this season.
- Eric Berger - RP, Akron: 2.1 IP, H, 5 K. He really stopped the bleeding for the Aeros after a poor showing from Packer.
- Abner Abreu - RF, Kinston: 1-4, 2B, BB, K. The MIA bat has finally made an appearance in Abreu's hands.
- Drew Pomeranz - SP, Kinston: 7 IP, 5 H, ER/R, BB, 7 K. Pomeranz continues to dominate the Carolina League and should be promoted to Akron shortly. Currently, his ERA sits at 1.93. Not too shabby for his first professional season.
- Preston Guilmet - CP, Kinston: IP, 2 K. (S, 16) Guilmet has become a consistent force in the K-Tribe 'pen, who may start earning a Cory Burns reputation.
- LeVon Washington - CF, Lake County: 1-4, R, 2B. Continuing to work through his struggles, Washington is slowly working out of his funk.
- Mike Rayl - SP, Lake County: 3.2 IP, 2 H, o ER/1 R, 8K. Rayl has been absolutely dominant this season and this appearance was no different.
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Department of English , Ramnarain Ruia College, Matunga, Mumbai – 400 019.
The Department of English was founded along with the establishment of the college 1937. In the past, distinguish academic lile Jnyanpeeth awardee Prof. V.D.Karandikar, Prof. V.M. Paranjape, Dr. K.Pakrasi, Prof. K.Shri kumar, Indian English poet Prof. I.M. Jayakar and eminent Marathi writer and translator Prof. Sadanand Rege have enriched the Departement and created a strong tradition of excellence.
Dr. Anjali Bhelande
Associate Prof. and Head
M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., DHE.
Mr. Arjun Kharat
Assistant Professor
M.A., B.Ed., SET, M.Phil (In progress)
Ms. Meera Suryanarayanan
Temporary, Full Time Lecturer
Dr. Dinaz Munshi
Visiting Lecturer
M.A., Ph.D.
The Department is currently headed by Dr. Anjali Bhelande. Dr. Bhelande is a distinguished scholar in the field of English language and literature. She is the author of three books, Lord of the Flies: A stylistic analysis (Mumbai: Writers' Workshop,in association with, S.N.D.T. University, 1996), Self Beyond Self: Ethel Wilson and Indian Philosophical Thought(Mumbai:Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, 1996), and Articulating Gender(Ed.), with Mala Pandurang. New Delhi: Pencraft International, 2000). Her critical writing has been published in national and international journals. She won the Graduate Student Award and the Faculty Research Fellowship, Instituted by the Govt. of Canada for doctoral and post doctoral research respectively. Her work in the field of Canadian Literature has received deep appreciation from eminent critics in India and abroad. (Seehttp://www.canlit.ca/reviews-review.php?id=14134)
Her areas of research –interest are holistic education, spiritual philosophy, feminism and stylistic. Dr. Bhelande is currently involved in the editing and publication of the profound works of Indian mystic Dada Gavand. She has been the editor of the Ruiaite and of Film Eys. She was also the chairperson of the Ruia Film Society for several years.
Mr. Arjun Kharat has an MA from the University of Mumbai. His areas of research interest are Dalit Literature, Renaissance English Literature and American Literature.
Ms. Meera Suryanarayanan
Dr. Dinaz Munshi has done her doctoral research on nineteenth century British women novelists. She is an experienced teacher of Eglish and French and a scholar in the field of postcolonial literatures.
FYBA: Semester One: Communication Skills in English – Paper I
Unit 1: Basic Language Skills: Grammar and Usage 9 lectures
The ability to fill in the blanks, correct errors, choose correct forms out of alternative
choices, join clauses, rewrite sentences as directed, and replace indicated sections with
single words / opposites / synonyms are to be taught.
To be assessed through paragraphs or sentences
Unit2: Comprehension of an unseen passage 9 lectures
This should imply not only (a) an understanding of the passage in question but also (b) a
grasp of general language skills and issues with reference to words and usage within the
passage and (c) the power of short independent composition based on themes and issues
raised in the passage.
Passages are to be taken from Literary / Scientific / Technical writing as well as from
the fields of Journalism / Management / Commerce.
One passage is to be given. The length of the passage should be about 250 to 300
Questions framed should include those which require recognition as well as analysis,
interpretation and evaluation.2
To be assessed by both objective/multiple-choice and short-answer type tests.
Unit 3: Phonology and Stress Marking 9 lectures
This will involve training in sounds and correct pronunciation.
Unit 4: Social and Official Correspondence 9 lectures
Official Correspondence includes:
a. Enquiries, complaints and replies; representations
b. Letters of application for jobs
c. Letters to the editor and Social appeals in the form of letters/pamphlets.
Students should be acquainted with Different Parts of official correspondence and Seven Cs
of communication
Unit 5: Interpretation of Short Unseen Literary Prose Pieces (fiction and non-fiction)
Semester Two: Communication Skills in English – Paper II
Unit 1: i) Types of Logical Structures: 9 lectures
based on Analysis, Argumentation, Classification.
"Comparison and Contrast" and "Cause and Effect" relationship
Exemplification, Definition,
Statement- elaboration: Expanding points into paragraphs.
Listing, Chronological patterning, Process
Repetition, General- Specific, Specific-general
ii) Principles of Editing 9 lectures
Punctuation, Substitution of words, Restructuring of sentences, Re-organising sentence
sequence in a paragraph, Use of link words and Principles of Coherence and Cohesion.
Unit 2: Summary Writing 9 lectures
This is to create an awareness in students regarding the organization of material—the points
and sub-points, the logical connection between these points. This will include making
students aware of the notions of the "main idea",/ "thesis statement" and the " supporting
ideas" ,with a view to training them to shorten the material, to capture the essence and
present it in a precise manner.
Unit 3: Interpretation of Technical Data 9 lectures
Students should be taught to read and interpret maps, charts, graphs. They should be able to
write a paragraph based on the data given there.
Unit 4: Report Writing 9 lectures3
Committee reports, news paper reports and activity reports.
Two topics should be given in the examination and students should attempt one out of two.
Unit 5: Interpretation of Short Unseen Poems 9 lectures
With poetry, it may sometimes be advisable to include pieces from earlier periods, which
are often simpler than modern examples. Students should be able to grasp the content of
each piece; explain specific words, phrases and allusions; and comment on general points
of narrative or argument. Students will write an appreciation / evaluation expressing their
point of view based on the issues /themes raised in / arising out of the given piece of
writing. A series of questions could be set to elicit the appreciation from the students.
FYBA: Semester One: Introduction to Literature – Paper I (Short Stories and Novel)
Unit 1: Terms: Short Story, Novel, Plot, Character, Setting, Narrative, Point of View,
Bildungsroman, Picaresque, Epistolary, Stream of Consciousness, Novel of Social Reality,
Psychological Novel and Historical Novel. (15 Lectures)
Unit 2: Novel: Jack London's Call of the Wild or R. K. Narayan's Man-Eater of Malgudi
(15 Lectures)
Unit 3: Short Stories (15 Lectures)
Dorothy Parker – "A Telephone Call"
Oscar Wilde – "Happy Prince"
Washington Irving – "Rip Van Winkle"
Somerset Maugham – "Luncheon"
O'Henry – "The Gift of the Magi"2
Gabriel Garcia Marquez – "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings: A Tale for Children"
Semester Two: Introduction to Literature – Paper II (Poetry and Drama)
Lectures: 45
Unit 1: Terms: Lyric, Dramatic Monologue, Sonnet, Ballad, Epic, Satire, Ode, Tragedy,
Comedy, Farce, Melodrama, Chorus, Hamartia, Verse Drama 15 lectures
Unit 2: Play: Oscar Wilde's Importance of Being Ernest or Sophocles's Oedipus Rex
15 lectures
Unit 3: Poems 15 lectures
Nissim Ezekiel – "Soap"
Sonnet: John Milton – "On His Blindness"
Dramatic Monologue: Robert Browning – "My Last Duchess"
Lyric: William Blake – "Piping Down the Valleys Wild"
Ballad: Walter Scott – "Lochinvar"
Ode: John Keats – "Ode to Nightingale
SYBA: Semester One: Introduction to Journalism: Paper 1 (Fundamentals of
Journalism and Reporting )
Unit 1: Introduction - What is news, Evolution of Indian Press, News Agencies, Electronic
Journalism, Ethics in Journalism (15 Lectures)
Unit 2: Organisation and structure of newspaper- Circulation, Advertising, Editorial and
Mechanical Departments (15 Lectures)
Unit 3: Basics of Reporting - News Value, News Gathering, Readers' interest, qualities and
aptitude necessary for a reporter, Types of report, Depth reporting (15 Lectures)
Unit 4: Writing of Reports - Basic principles: objectivity, accuracy, speed, clarity and, Parts of
a news report, 5Ws, Headline writing, Types of Leads, and Report writing (15 Lectures)
Semester Two: Introduction to Journalism: Paper 2 (Editing, Feature Writing
and Page Making)
Unit 1: Basics of Editing: Principles of editing, editorial policy, role of the Editor, role of the
News Editor, role of Chief Sub-editor, role of Sub-editors (15 lectures)
Unit 2: Editing Process: Language and style, editing for space, editing for correctness, editing
for clarity, compiling, editing on computer (15 lectures)
Unit 3: Feature Writing: Types of features: Obits, Reviews, Columns, Trend stories, How to
write features (15 lectures)
Unit 4: Design and Make up: Make up and its functions, Types of Layout: Horizontal , Vertical
Make up, Circus Make up, Modular layout, Broadsheet layout, tabloid layout, page-making on
the computer, Fonts and Typography (15 lectures)
SYBA: Mass Communication
1. A ) Communication Theory ( 15 lectures)
a. Elements and process of communication
b. Types - interpersonal, group and mass communication
c. Modes - verbal and non-verbal
d. Means – traditional , modern and digital
e. Functions/ objectives – information transmission, education , advertising,
entertainment, etc.
f. Barriers – physical, linguistic, psychological and cultural
B ) Nature of Indian audience - demography, psychology and sociology of
the Indian Mass
2. Functions of Mass Media in Modern India ( 15 lectures )
a. Entertainment – Cinema , television and radio
b. Publicity / propaganda /advertising - print media , radio and television
c. Education / Instruction/ Awareness building – print media, radio , television
( mass campaigns for specific issues- social concerns, environment, human rights,
gender , equality, etc.) 4
d. Socio-political criticism / opinion building – print media , radio , cinema and
3. Print Media ( 15 lectures )
a. Invention / Origin and technological advancement of print media
b. Newspaper in India – the beginning , development and landmarks
c. Major newspapers in English , Hindi and Marathi at present
d. Major formats of newspaper and their target audience
e. The making of a daily – personnel and stages involved
f. Magazines – their types and readership
4. Radio ( 15 lectures)
a. Invention / Origin and technological advancement of radio
b. Broadcasting in India – the beginning , development and landmarks
c. Major formats and their target audience – news, radio plays, talks, music ,
commercials , etc.
d. Making of a radio programme- personnel and stages involved
1. Television ( 15 lectures )
a. Invention / Origin and technological advancement
b. Telecasting in India – the beginning , development and landmarks
c. Major formats and their target audience- news, debates, interviews, daily soaps,
reality shows , etc.
d. Making of a television programme - personnel and stages involved
2. Cinema ( 15 lectures )
a. Invention / Origin and technological advancement
b. Cinema in India – the beginning , development and landmarks
c. Types – Documentaries , feature films , art films , etc.
d. making of a film - personnel and stages involved 5
3. Internet and Social Networking Sites ( 15 lectures )
a. Invention /Origin and technological advancement of internet
b. Internet as a mass media – its role and importance as a global media
c. Social networking sites - their beginning and growth as a Mass media
d. Social networking sites – their nature , advantages and disadvantages
4. Media related concerns & issues ( 15 lectures )
a. Journalistic values- truth, objectivity, credibility, right to publish and right to
b. Ownership, control , governance and management of different media
c. Censorship and freedom of expression
d. Comparative merits and limitations of different Mass Media in India
e. Effects of various media on specific audiences - Women , children, youth , etc.
f. Contribution of Mass Media to national development
SYBA: Semester I: Indian Literature in English Paper-III
(Short Stories & Novel)
Unit 1: Concepts: Lectures: 15
i) The rise of English studies in India
ii) Pre-independence fiction
iii) The Partition as portrayed in the novel and short story
iv) Women fiction writers
v) Dalit fiction
vi) Diasporic fiction
vii) The postmodernist Indian English novel
viii) Postcolonial fiction
Unit 2: Short Stories: Lectures: 15
R. K. Narayan The Martyr's Corner (from Malgudi Days, India
Thought Publication, Madras, 1982, repr. 1998, ISBN
S.H.Manto The Assignment (Mottled Dawn, 1997, Penguin Books
India, ISBN 0-14-027212-7)4
Salman Rushdie Good Advice Is Rarer than Rubies (from East West,
Vintage Canada, 1994, ISBN 0 394-28150-0)
Waman Hoval The Storeyed House (from The Poisoned Bread, ed.
Arjun Dangle, Orient Blackswan, 1994, ISBN 0 86311254 4)
Unit 3: Novel: Lectures: 15
Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay Song of the Road (original Pather Panchali,
Indiana University Press, 1975, ISBN-10:
Amitav Ghosh The Glass Palace (Harper Collins, 2002, ISBN
Bhalchandra Nemade Cocoon (original Kosala, Macmillan Publication
Semester II: Indian Literatures in English -- Paper IV
(Poetry & Drama)
Unit 1: Concepts: Lectures: 15
i) Early Indian English poetry
ii) Poetry after the 1950s
iii) Women poets
iv) Dalit poets
v) Indian English non-fictional prose
vi) Modern Indian drama in English and translation
vii) Nativism
Unit 2: Poetry: Lectures: 15
Henry Derozio "To India – My Native land"
Rabindranath Tagore "Authorship"
Nissim Ezekiel "Poet, Lover, Birdwatcher"
Kamala Das "An Introduction"
Agha Shahid Ali "Postcard from Kashmir"
Menka Shivdasani "The Atheist's Confession"
Kabir "It is needless to ask of a saint the caste to which he belongs" (santan jāt no pucho nirguniyan…) (From One Hundred Poems of Kabir translated by Rabindranath Tagore)
Dilip Chitre From Says Tuka:
"I am cripple"
"When he comes"6
Unit 3: Drama: Lectures: 15
Vijay Tendulkar : Kamala
(From Five plays by Vijay Tendulkar, OUP)
Partap Sharma : Sammy
(Rupa & Company, New Delhi in association
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unqlite 0.1.3
Python bindings for UnQLite, the embedded NoSQL database.
Latest Version: 0.6.2![](http://media.charlesleifer.com/blog/photos/unqlite-python.png)
Python bindings for [UnQLite](http://unqlite.symisc.net), a lightweight, embedded NoSQL database and JSON document store.
UnQLite features:
* Embedded, zero-conf database
* Transactional (ACID)
* Single file or in-memory database
* Key/value store
* Cursor support and linear record traversal
* JSON document store
* Thread-safe
* Terabyte-sized databases
* [unqlite-python documentation](http://unqlite-python.readthedocs.org/)
* [UnQLite's C API](http://unqlite.symisc.net/c_api.html)
## Installation
You can install unqlite using `pip`.
pip install unqlite
## Basic usage
First you instantiate an `UnQLite` object, passing in either the path to the database file or the special string `':mem:'` for an in-memory database.
Below is a sample interactive console session designed to show some of the basic features and functionality of the unqlite-python library. Also check out the [full API documentation](http://unqlite-python.readthedocs.org/en/latest/api.html)
To begin, instantiate an ``UnQLite`` object. You can specify either the path to a database file, or use UnQLite as an in-memory database.
>>> from unqlite import UnQLite
>>> db = UnQLite() # Create an in-memory database.
### Key/value features
UnQLite can be used as a key/value store.
>>> db['foo'] = 'bar' # Use as a key/value store.
>>> print db['foo']
>>> for i in range(4):
... db['k%s' % i] = str(i)
>>> 'k3' in db
>>> 'k4' in db
>>> del db['k3']
>>> db.append('k2', 'XXXX')
>>> db['k2']
The database can also be iterated in key-order:
>>> [item for item in db]
[('foo', 'bar'), ('k0', '0'), ('k1', '1'), ('k2', '2XXXX')]
### Cursors
For finer-grained record traversal, you can use cursors.
>>> with db.cursor() as cursor:
... cursor.seek('k0')
... for key, value in cursor:
... print key, '=>', value
k0 => 0
k1 => 1
k2 => 2XXXX
Cursors also support a couple shortcut methods to simplify common iteration patterns:
>>> with db.cursor() as cursor:
... list(cursor.fetch_count(3))
[('foo', 'bar'), ('k0', '0'), ('k1', '1')]
>>> with db.cursor() as cursor:
... cursor.seek('k0')
... list(cursor.fetch_until('k2', include_stop_key=False))
[('k0', '0'), ('k1', '1')]
There are many different ways of interacting with cursors, which are described in the [Cursor API documentation](http://unqlite-python.readthedocs.org/en/latest/api.html#Cursor)
### Document store features
In my opinion the most interesting feature of UnQLite is its JSON document store. The [Jx9 scripting language](http://unqlite.org/jx9.html) is used to interact with the document store, and it is a wacky mix of C, JavaScript and maybe even PHP.
Interacting with the document store basically consists of creating a Jx9 script (you might think of it as an imperative SQL query), compiling it, and then executing it.
>>> script = """
... db_create('users');
... db_store('users', $list_of_users);
... $users_from_db = db_fetch_all('users');
... """
>>> list_of_users = [
... {'username': 'Huey', 'age': 3},
... {'username': 'Mickey', 'age': 5}
... ]
>>> with db.compile_script(script) as vm:
... vm['list_of_users'] = list_of_users
... vm.execute()
... users_from_db = vm['users_from_db']
>>> users_from_db # UnQLite assigns items in a collection an ID.
[{'username': 'Huey', 'age': 3, '__id': 0},
{'username': 'Mickey', 'age': 5, '__id': 1}]
This is just a taste of what is possible with Jx9. In the near future I may add some wrappers around common Jx9 collection operations, but for now hopefully it is not too difficult to work with.
More information can be found in the [VM API documentation](http://unqlite-python.readthedocs.org/en/latest/api.html#VM)
### Collections
To simplify working with JSON document collections, `unqlite-python` provides a light API for
executing Jx9 queries on collections. A collection is an ordered list of JSON objects
(records). Records can be appended or deleted, and in the next major release of UnQLite there will
be support for updates as well.
To begin working with collections, you can use the factory method on ``UnQLite``:
>>> users = db.collection('users')
>>> users.create() # Create the collection if it does not exist.
>>> users.exists()
You can use the ``store()`` method to add one or many records. To add a single record just pass in a python ``dict``. To add multiple records, pass in a list of dicts. Records can be fetched and deleted by ID.
>>> users.store([
... {'name': 'Charlie', 'color': 'green'},
... {'name': 'Huey', 'color': 'white'},
... {'name': 'Mickey', 'color': 'black'}])
>>> users.store({'name': 'Leslie', 'color': 'also green'})
>>> users.fetch(0) # Fetch the first record.
{'__id': 0, 'color': 'green', 'name': 'Charlie'}
>>> users.delete(0) # Delete the first record.
>>> users.delete(users.last_record_id()) # Delete the last record.
>>> users.all()
[{'__id': 1, 'color': 'white', 'name': 'Huey'},
{'__id': 2, 'color': 'black', 'name': 'Mickey'}]
>>> users.filter(lambda obj: obj['name'].startswith('H'))
[{'__id': 1, 'color': 'white', 'name': 'Huey'}]
This code is based in part on nobonobo's [unqlitepy](https://github.com/nobonobo/unqlitepy) library.
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|2nd July 2005, 06:31 AM
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> The figures given in the 807 app report do reference voltages to ground. They shouldn't've, but this is quite common when dealing with VT specs.
That line should read "Plate Supply Voltage"; someone had tired fingers.
In commercial design, you are "given" a certain voltage (maybe the Buyer got a "deal" on some odd-volt power transformers) and you have to make the most of it. We assume that anyone can read "300v, 250Ω cathode resistor" and know the actual voltage across the tube is less.
> I assume that self bias would be essentially identical to fixed bias.
Only if the individual tubes have ZERO 2nd-harmonic distortion.
Real tubes have significant 2nd-H nonlinearity. 6L6/807 has a lot.
From a typical grid bias point, going 10V positive may increase current 50mA but 10V negative decreases it only 40mA. Tube Gm goes down with current.
The most obvious proof is any tube-manual condition for single-ended operation. The plate current should be the same at idle and at full-signal: in fact it declines significantly at full signal.
Look again at Miles' 807 data. For self-bias we have 88mA+5mA= 93mA flowing in 250Ω, grid bias voltage is -23.25V. For an ideal tube working in "good" conditions, the peak grid voltage will be equal to the grid bias (fixed-bias shows 45V p-p or 45V/2= 22.5V peak for 22.5V bias). But the self-bias condition shows 57V p-p or 28.5V peak... from a -23.25V bias point? They are not driving the grids positive, they are swinging current up and down, and tube nonlinearity means more up than down. Cathode current increases, which shift the bias voltage. I figure 114mA, the chart shows 119mA, good agreement.
And that's ignoring load current. At 6K6 load, the cathode current wants to go up to 154mA. If we were using the 250Ω cathode bias resistor, the grid-cathode voltage would shift to -38.5V. That kind of major shift would put the tube at very low Gm at the zero-crossings (what sand-heads call crossover distortion, but much softer) and a high THD number. To keep that from looking too bad, they spec a higher 9K load for lower signal current.
If the load impedance is very-very high, or signal current is very-very low, then yes: self- and fixed-bias come to about the same thing. But power is very low too. For "interesting" impedance, current, power, self-bias is like a "fixed" bias that actually varies with signal level.
All of that assumes perfect bypassing. And no positive-grid overdrive. Even so, I don't believe the 2% versus 4% sheet-spec has anything to do with electrolytic distortion. Those guys were clever enough to fix or subtract any flaws that were not really in "their" tubes. Cap-distortion will vary with frequency, tube distortion won't, so they could quickly check for cap-crud. While they used the $0.10 caps in the consumer products, a Lab has $1.00 electros and $100 banks of oil-caps they can use to "perfect" their measurements. And it is reasonably valid to use the resistor to find the full-power bias point, then replace it with a tapped truck-battery (0.1Ω dynamic resistance) to take the THD measurement.
But self-bias does not have a bad rap in speech/music work. We don't have sustained full-power tones. Musical dynamic peaks are short enough that a $0.50 capacitor (couple-hundred uFd) will not change much before the transient is passed. Put a voltmeter on a self-biased amp's cathode resistor and play music. If it idles at 23.25V, then most normal playing will stay there or rise to maybe 23.5V occasionally. Driven into the edge of audible clipping, it may rise to 24V, with hard-rock maybe 25V. But speech/music can't force a decently-bypassed self-bias stage all the way to the 28.5V bias that we see in steady-state test-tone testing, not unless it is "beyond gross clipping".
|2nd July 2005, 10:15 AM
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Use a rectifier bridge, a cap a series resistor, a cap, a series resistor, pot and resistor in series to ground and then a cap at the viper of the pot.
In my OTL i use 100u, 22k, 220u, 22k, 22k pot and 39k, with 220u at the pot viper. this is compeletly silent and has no effect whatsoever on the hum level, in a push-pull amp the requirements are very low any hum on the bias is cancelled due to balance, but the circuit I describe is more than enough for any SE-amp also.
To use an electronic regulator for bias is serious overkill and a complete waste of time and money.
A problem with using a electronic regulator is that the bias voltage stays fixed even when the mains and anode voltage is dropping which means that the cathode idle current goes down.
What you need is that the bias voltage also is automatically adjusted so that the cathode idle current stays the same, this can be sometimes easily achieved by using a zenerdiode in series of one of the series resistors of the circuit described above.
Without the zener the bias voltage usually will drop to quick which means that the cathode current increases, (at least for high Gm tubes)
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|2nd July 2005, 06:19 PM
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Ok, I'm missing something here. I've assumed that the function of the bypass capacitor is to keep the voltage at the cathode constant for music signals (bypassing AC). If that's true, I don't see how that differs from fixed bias (perfect cap assumption). If the cathode/plate/ grid voltage relationship is the same in both cases, output should be the same. And signal swing should be the same. Charging the cap to a higher level under clipping makes sense, I think I get that. But otherwise, I don't see why the current in the tube should be different from the fixed bias case. Are those chart values taken under static conditions? That would be different. Sorry if I'm slow. I'd like to understand this.
One thought; even with a perfect cap, you'd see some ripple at the resistor/cathode. Is that what leads to the higher distortion?
BTW, I really appreciate your posts. You go to great lengths to provide a detailed explanation.
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There is no difference all things being equal. But all things aren't equal- in order to keep that bias reasonably constant, the tube operating conditions are generally changed so that the cathode current doesn't vary as much from idle to full power. In theory (and maybe more than theory), you could trade off being able to run sustained power levels above the idle and bias up an automatic bias output stage to run the same conditions as fixed bias. Mullard had a nice little treatment of this in their tube book, calling it "low loading."
Low loading is a fine and efficient way of running automatic bias, BUT it is not suitable for loud music with limited dynamic range (i.e., most pop). And it's unsuitable for test bench analysis, but that's a pretty liveable trade-off.
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|2nd July 2005, 07:57 PM
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Thanks Both,
I think I've got it. It seems the significant issue is charging up that cap so that the cathode voltage drifts higher. At lower outputs, the circuits are mostly equivalent, sonic subtleties allowed for. I wasn't weighing in on one side or the other, just wanted to understand the issues.
|2nd July 2005, 11:46 PM
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Can I ask a further question about combination bias? This could be done in several ways, for instance:
a) Bypassed cathode resistor and fixed bias on grid (Bill Beard's 'split bias' for example)
b) Unbypassed cathode resistor and fixed bias on grid (e.g. Axiom amp from Chimera labs, where I believe the unbypassed cathode resistor on each 300b was 100 ohms)
c) the so-called "harmonic equaliser, with an unbypassed common cathode resistor and fixed bias.
Referring to a previous post:
"my RCA RC-16 manual shows a max grid resistance for the 2A3 at 500K for cathode bias and 50k for fixed bias"
My question is how do you calculate the grid resistance needed when you use combination bias? In the case above it's clearly between 500k and 50k, but where???? Andy
|3rd July 2005, 12:30 AM
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You get to have the fun of guessing!
Why not just use the lower value just to be safe, then design the driver to accommodate that?
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|3rd July 2005, 12:37 AM
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Why not just use the lower value just to be safe, then design the driver to accommodate that?>
You're interfering with my love affair with Russian teflon .1uF coupling caps. I already have ten of them per channel in my preamp to make up 1uF. I'm thinking of going balanced which is twenty more. Have mercy - hazard a guess!
|3rd July 2005, 01:23 AM
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My guess is that you should interpose a 6SN7 cathode follower direct coupled to the 2A3s, then use those caps with the canonical 1M grid leak on the 6SN7.
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My guess is that you should interpose a 6SN7 cathode follower direct coupled to the 2A3s, then use those caps with the canonical 1M grid leak on the 6SN7.>
Yes - I can see a lot of sense in that. Still wondering about the grid resistor in combination bias.......................... ah well.
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Proceeds from sales of this beautiful song about coming to terms with a bereavement will be donated to St Christopher's Hospice.
The single was released on 1 December 2016 and is available for download from music download sites and streaming services. Fly Away is the first single from Peter Marsh's forthcoming album 'Back To The Beginning' (which will be released in early 2017). 'Back to the Beginning', includes a number of tracks inspired by the loss of Peter Marsh's partner, Laurence, three years ago. Laurence was cared for by St Christopher's Hospice at the end of her life and Peter is donating the profits from sales of 'Fly Away', a single from the album, to St Christopher's, in her memory. Although it was inspired by his personal loss, Peter believes and hopes that 'Fly Away' will be meaningful and inspirational to anyone suffering from the loss of a loved one - those memories which can be especially difficult to deal with at Christmas time. We're sure you'll agree that it's a beautiful song and we encourage you to download the track from one of the following links: Remember you'll be benefiting St Christopher's with every purchase!
Download 'Back to the Beginning', Peter Marsh's new album
Ten songs that offer slivers of magic and moments of sublime comfort, an album of love and loss, optimism and progression that evokes a diverse range of musical genres from funk rock Lucky Man, soul Shoulder to Cry On acoustic Fly Away to the jazz blues feel of the title track Back to the Beginning.


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Yes | No | Report from tbogg10 wrote 4 days 2 hours ago last year for spring break i went down to GSMNP trout fishing, its really beautiful down there, i hope to go back soon, this time armed with a fly rod, i actually stayed in cherokee, NC near bryson city, but we went through the Tennessee side to get there. nice pics by the way
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Well let me remind you all i hate the fact tha my so called cherokee people raped,murder,my black cherokee, the white man sold who black-cherokee's, our own african people sold us into slavery.
The Newest Indians, DNA, the Black Cherokee, and the Trail of Tears
Yes | No | Report from tbogg10 wrote 3 days 22 hours ago what a beautiful deer, ive never hunted on reservations but i have fished on the cherokee reservation for trout, it was pretty good fishing.
The cherokee, seminoles, apache, our true fathers of America.
Fred ♪ ♫ ♪ says: bizzaro, I am an okie and like many okies, I am part cherokee.
Think Progress » Virginia Gov. McDonnell proclaims April 'Confederate History Month.'
Yes | No | Report from ilikehunting wrote 2 weeks 1 day ago deer do not fit too well into a jeep cherokee but we used to have a plymouth voyager and i guarantee i could fit a deer in that thing. as well as a ladder stand and a hunting buddy. no joke minivans are awesome. (never thought i'd say that) +1 Good Comment?
I have hunted, fished and four wheeled out of a 88 blazer,73 blazer, 93 jeep wrangler, 94 cherokee, 89 caprice, 73 landcruiser, 99 Silverado, 01 Dodge diesel and a 03 Subaru.
Hi-I am from calhoun Ga where the movie "Give me Liberty" was filmed on a cherokee Indian Reserve there called "New Echota" Many of my cousins were extras in the film-I remember being so excited sitting in front of the tv with popcorn just waiting to watch the made for TV movie I was 9 then it came on and there was no sound!
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The first results from a new test asking patients if they would recommend Doncaster and Bassetlaw's hospitals to loved ones are out.
Results for the trust were slightly above the national average with an average overall Net Promoter Score of 74 - compared to the national figure of 63.
The score for inpatients only was 77 - compared to the national figure of 70 and 59 for A&E patients only compare with 53 nationally.
The test was introduced in April.
Patients who attend Emergency Departments or who have an overnight stay on a medical or surgical ward are asked to complete the survey.
The scores for each inpatient ward and Emergency Department at Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Bassetlaw Hospital and Montagu Hospital in Mexborough will be published on www.dbh.nhs.uk.
Deirdre Fowler, Acting Director of Nursing, Midwifery & Quality at the Trust, said: "This kind of feedback is a very valuable way of assessing and continuously enhancing the quality of the care we provide so we would encourage all our inpatients and anyone attending our Emergency Departments (A&E) to take part. We do listen and respond to what our patients and visitors say and make improvements as a result."


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Very exciting news about SFDL!
SFDL will be holding their Sports & Music fest this year but in 2000 this fest will be bigger than ever! Bands that will be playing the fest are Coal Chamber, Powerman 5000, Staind, and Taproot. The concert portion will be held in the Amplithatre and will be free(my fav 4 letter f word) The sports section of the fest will be held in the Amplithatre parking lot and will feature 2 street courses a moto cross stunt area and 2 half pipes. I can't wait for this festival! No date is set for the Festival as of yet but lasy year's was held in mid-June!
YYYYEEEEEAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!! Coal Chamber and PM5K are soo good. I saw Coal Chamber with Slipknot in March and PM5K with Static-X in October and they were both awesome. I wish i could be there for this one :)....yes, Magnum Allan is somewhat of a "Goth," but will not wear make up ....this is really not about coasters!! I will scan a pic of myself for your enjoyment in about a month. Allan.
All of that in one Amplithatre. How can that Amplithatre hold so much. I wish our Amplithatre was that cool


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A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
CHILVERS-COTON, a village and a parish in Nuneaton district, Warwick. The village stands adjacent to the Coventry canal and the Coventry and Nuneaton railway, 1 mile S of Nuneaton; and has a station on the railway. The parish includes also Griff hamlet, Arbury Park, and Nuneaton workhouse; and its post town is Nuneaton. Acres, 3, 730. Real property, £12, 884. Pop., 2, 764. Houses, 624. Ribbon-weaving and coal mining are carried on. The living is a vicarage in the dio. of Worcester. Value, £106.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is good; and there are Independent, Wesleyan, and Roman Catholic chapels, a large free school, and charities £250. See Arbury.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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|Chilvers Coton AP/CP Nuneaton PLU/RegD Warwickshire AncC
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text: So if you have a TV or a Facebook account or have ever heard of a blog, you probably heard Kanye might be getting the axe as Beyonce's publicist after the weekend's events. Just in case you have none of the above, a quick recap: 19-year old girl who is not Beyonce wins funny-shaped award, Kanye angry, you wouldn't like Kanye angry, steals microphone, antics ensue. Well, word is 'Ye actually sort of apologized on his blog, saying he thinks Swift is very talented and "I like the lyrics about being a cheerleader and she's in the bleachers!" So that's fun. When we were writing this, Kanye's blog actually couldn't be accessed to confirm. Either that or he was speechless? That seems likely. (Via: SPIN via KanyeUniverseCity)