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PKCPL necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 68 diseños de 26 diseñadores freelance.
CopperPeakLogistics.com, a wine shipping and logistics company, has launched a program with VillageGreenEnergy.com to offset the carbon emissions caused by shipping wine around the country. We are looking for a logo that
1) wineries can place in their online shopping cart and website to indicate to customers that they participate in the program
2) Copper Peak can use in its marketing materials and website
CPL Green
We want a simple, elegant logo that wineries can use on theirwebsite and Copper Peak can use in printed materials in wine shipments tocustomers. The goal for the logo is to communicate to customers thatthe winery has made all of their shipments green and carbon neutral.
A press release on the program is located here:
- Green color probably a must. Other colors that would be good are the yellow color in Copper Peak's logo, which can be seen at http://www.copperpeaklogistics.com, as well as black and white
- Simple, elegant, not too busy
- Needs to be simple and more traditional in design - we want wineries with a conservative high end brand to feel as comfortable using it as more modern brands.
- Must have the words "CPL" and "Green" in the logo - ideally written as "CPL Green"
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64gp)...Most people want to live a long, healthy life...But the "French Paradox" doesn't support the ides. The French eat and drink more than any other nation. They are also heavy smokers who experience more problems with their livers, kidneys, and stomachs that people from the U.S and the U.K.... So what is the reason for this apparent paradox?


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Lazarus (Moore)
Archimandrite Lazarus (Moore) served as a missionary in Palestine, Transjordan, India, Greece, Australia, California and Alaska.
Biographical timeline
The future Archimandrite Lazarus was born in 1902 in England. In his early adulthood, he moved to Alberta, Canada, where he worked as a farm labourer for several years. It was here that he sensed the call to become a missionary. He went to an English missionary college for five years. During his time, he became Orthodox, and was received into the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia.
In 1934, he spent seven weeks on Mount Athos, and then he went to Yugoslavia, where he lived as a monk. He was later ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Feofan (ROCOR), and was sent to (what was then known as) Palestine to serve the Russian Mission in Jerusalem. In 1948, however, Israel was founded and gave the property of the Mission to the Soviet Union; this act left the Russian Mission, under ROCOR, dispossessed. Hieromonk Lazarus then served as a priest to the Russian Convent in Aïn Karim and Transjordan.
This lasted a short period of time. In 1952, Hmk Lazarus was sent to India, where he helped in missionary work for twenty years. Much of his translation work was done and published during this time. Due to black cassock's being offensive to local residents, he wore a white cassock instead. While in India, he met Mother Gabrielia, whom he consulted in his translations of the Fathers and of the Psalter.
In 1972, Archimandrite Lazarus was called to Greece; in 1974, he was called to Australia. In 1983, in what ended up being the most successful missionary endeavour he was involved in, Fr Peter Gillquist invited Archimandrite Lazarus to California to assist the former Evangelical Orthodox Church in their move into the Orthodox Church. He moved to Alaska in 1989 to continue this work. On November 27, 1992, Archimandrite Lazarus reposed in Eagle River, Alaska, from cancer.
Books Translated
- The Ladder of Divine Ascent, by St John Climacus
- The Psalter.
- The Arena: an offering to contemporary monasticism, by St Ignatius Brianchaninov. Jordanville NY: Holy Trinity Monastery Press, 1991.
- The Old (Fr. Lazarus Moore translation) Jordanville Prayer Book, Online
Books Authored
- St Seraphim of Sarov - a spiritual biography, New Sarov Press, 1994.
External links
- A short life of Archim. Lazarus, November 27.
- A short description of the activities of Fr Lazarus in Australia.
- On Fr Lazarus Moore and Fr Matta El-Meskeen


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You can change the Cairo-dock configuration to match your need. I like the default display but may be you don't. Configuration menu can be accessed by doing right click on the Cairo dock then select 'Configure' menu.
Configuration 1: Position on Screen
The default is bottom. You may change to Right, Left or Top. I've tried to change it to right, but it's didn't work. It moved to right but I can't access it. May be, it's be caused my screen resolution.
Configuration 2: Auto Hide
I suggest to activate the auto hide function. Otherwise when you open an application, Cairo dock will stay on the top. You can see the sample below.
Configuration 3. TaskBar
When you enable it, it will show the current application (running) in the dock. You can go directly to your application when you click the current application icons. It will help you when you open few applications. But for me, I prefer to disable it.
Configuration 4. Accessories.
There are 5 accessories that you can choose. Weather, Cairo-Penguin, Wife, Terminal and Power Manager. If you don't need, don't use it. Because it will consume your memory.
Configuration 5: Functions
There are 11 functions that you can use. These are Shortcut, rendering, Log out, systray, gnome integration old, dust bin, dbus, compiz-icon, Show desklets, Show desktop and Xgamma. Like I said, if you don't need it, don't use it.
Configuration 6: Control PC
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There a well known, long-established patterns for beating Pac-Man's mazes, up until the ninth Key, as Buckner & Garcia sang. Still, Pac's adversaries exhibit behaviour that, if not exactly tactical, is still complex.
Chad Birch, a researcher from Calgary, writes Game Internals, which "aims to spread knowledge of interesting game mechanics beyond the game-specific enthusiast communities." The breakdowns are comprehensive and written even for those with no understanding of the game.
So it's intriguing to read up on the three phases of ghost behaviour, the durations of each, the areas of the screen to which they will run when in "scatter" mode (pictured), and why, exactly you're able to play chicken with Pinky and Inky fake them into turning away from you.
I'm not saying it'll make you into a Pac-Man champion, but it's a great weekend read and sheds a lot of light on a game that defined its time and, in its own way, was ahead of it.
Understanding Pac-Man Ghost Behavior [Game Internals]


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Tatiana Ivanova (MATI '11) graduated in May from the very demanding Translation and Interpretation degree program at the Monterey Institute. As if that was not enough of a challenge, she somehow found time in between classes and assignments to work on a translation of the 1989 award-winning novel Holes by Louis Sachar into Russian. Her translation was published by the Russian Children's publishing house Pink Giraffe in the beginning of June, less than a month after she received her master's degree. Tatiana has already started translating her next book for the publishing house, Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea. Not a bad start to what is sure to be a wonderful career!
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By David Ponce
Seriously. The folks at B-Reel have taken a Mindwave headset from Neurosky, a Scalectrix slot car set, a bunch of other parts and hacked together a way to control the cars with your mind. And it works! Concentrate means go, get distracted means stop.
What if you could run a slot car race using your brain? We did a bit of research on this and it didn't take long to realise we already have all we need to make these ideas come to life; we just needed to connect the dots and find an easier way to integrate different disciplines to make the magic happen.
These are the steps B-Reel went through:
– researched components and library we could have used
– procured a device that reads mind signals, a Scalextric, Arduino, some tools and electric components
– designed a small electronic circuit to connect Arduino to Scalextric
– wrote the Arduino script to control the Scalextric
– wrote a small Processing application to control the car with the computer mouse
– connected the brain reader device signal to the Scalextric
But the proof, as they say, is in the pudding. So do yourself a favor and watch the above video. It's mostly towards the end that you start seeing the guy actually voluntarily controlling the car, starting and stopping at will. Awesome stuff.
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According to People magazine, former Stars forward Mike Modano and wife Willa Ford have decided to divorce.
"It is with great sadness that after five years of marriage, Willa and Mike have decided to divorce," Ford's rep said in a statement to People. "They remain friends and wish each other success and happiness."
The couple dated for more than four years before their engagement over the Thanksgiving weekend in 2006. They married on Aug. 25, 2007, in the first marriage for both. At the time, Ford told People magazine, "I'm really one of those old-fashioned Southern girls who wants to get married, have a little time as newlyweds and then have babies."
Modano is the all-time leading American scorer in the history of the NHL and played 20 seasons with the Dallas Stars organization. He played one season with the Red Wings and announced his retirement as a Star this summer.
Ford is in the cast of Magic City on Starz and appeared in the third season of Dancing with the Stars. She also is a singer, whose album Willa Was Here made the Billboard charts in 2001.


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DateThursday August 16, 2018 at 6:30pm PDT
past event
ActivitiesMountain Bike
LocationWestside - Sproatt, British Columbia Canada
RegistrationOpen Free
Billy and Bob are at it again- climb up those 27 switchbacks and prepare for a techy descent.
Sign in: Twenty One Mile Creek Access Road
Start: Twenty One Mile Creek Access Road
Apres: Whistler Connection offices on 8056 Nesters Road
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WORCA hosts Thursday night Toonie Rides with the sponsorship of local businesses and organizations. The rides cost $2 (Toonie) with half of the entry fee going into WORCA's trail maintenance fund, and the other half into a pot for the top riders – usually locals who are training for the nationals or even the World Cup, so they can use every cent they get.
The 'Ride' part of the name is more about our mandate, which is to foster the use of bicycles in the community. There are a core group of 'racers' in our series and we do reward 1st, 2nd and 3rd places however the majority of riders are just out to have fun, explore the trails, get a bit of exercise, and socialize with other members.
You need to be a WORCA member to participate for insurance reasons, but every cent that doesn't go to the insurance companies is channeled back into protecting and maintaining Whistler's exceptional network of bike trails.
The races are open to everyone, young and old, and of all abilities.
All participants must wear a helmet and ensure that their bikes are in good working order. Bring water, tube repair kits, and tools because you never know.
A Toonie tip: Review the course maps each week as the range of difficulty can vary week to week depending on what the sponsor has in store for everyone.
The ride starts at 6:30pm. If you want to push yourself and ride hard, make sure you are there before 6:30pm so that you can position yourself near the front of the pack. If you start late, you will end up trying to pass a lot of people who are slower than you. If you want to go at your own pace you may want to start a bit further back in the pack. This way you won't have faster riders trying to pass you all the time. Some Toonie Rides will have staggered starts to break the group up a bit more.
Helmets are Mandatory: Mountain biking can be hard on the body so please ensure you're looking after your most important asset and wear a helmet!
Stay on the Trail: As WORCA members we do our best to take care of the trails we have so they will last a long time. That means that we always stay on the trail. Cutting corners and riding off trail are not acceptable.
Crowding: Sometimes the course becomes congested with riders and everyone is off their bike. This is part of the Toonie Ride experience. Be patient, wait your turn and eventually you will get going again. Passing: If you are riding along with people behind you, ask them if they want pass. Check regularly to see if there is anyone on your tail. If you notice someone behind you all of a sudden, they have already beaten you. Let them pass you when it is safe to do so. Likewise, if you would like to pass the person in front of you, ask them politely if you can pass them. Make sure it is a safe place to pass, stay on the trail and thank them for letting you by.
Walking your bike: Sometimes the trail gets steep or very technical and people have to get off their bikes. This is perfectly fine and expected. If you are walking your bike and another person is riding their bike, step out of the way so they can continue riding. Someone on their bike always has the right of way. If you are the person riding on the trail and you come across people walking, call out 'rider up!' so they have time to move out of the way. Remember that sometimes you will get 'bumped off' your bike by riders in front of you. It's going to happen and you can't take this too seriously. Smile and have fun.
Food & Beer: The Toonie Rides would not exist without the support of our sponsors. The sponsors set the course, marshal, and sweep it. They are not obligated to provide beer and food for everyone but most choose to do so. Show your appreciation to the sponsors by only having one serving and thanking them. The après is not a full course meal, but it is beer and a bite for $2. The sponsors appreciate your gratitude!
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LEGENDTrail Difficulties
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
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- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
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- Wet
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- Access Road/Trail
- White
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- Double Black Diamond
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- Indigenous
- Military
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Washington, DC— The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is accepting applications for the 2010 Native American Library Services Basic Grants program. Federally recognized tribes and Alaska Native villages and corporations may apply for these grants in either the Basic or the Basic with Education/Assessment Option categories.
These noncompetitive grants are designed to support traditional core library services in tribal communities across the country. The supplemental Education/Assessment Option provides funds for continuing education opportunities for library staff and on-site library assessments. In 2009, IMLS awarded 31 Basic Grants and 177 Basic Grants with the Education/Assessment Option to American Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages and corporations.
Please note that IMLS is publishing the Basic Grant guidelines separately from the competitive Enhancement Grant guidelines, which will be available in mid-January 2010. This will allow tribes that apply only for the Basic Grant to download application materials faster and access only what they need.
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text: Composer-vocalist Lisa Bielawa is a 2009 Rome Prize winner in Musical Composition. She takes inspiration for her work from literary sources and close artistic collaborations. Gramophone reports, "Bielawa is gaining gale force as a composer, churning out impeccably groomed works that at once evoke the layered precision of Vermeer and the conscious recklessness of Jackson Pollock," and The New York Times describes her music as, "ruminative, pointillistic and harmonically slightly tart." >> more


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University Hills provides an affordable and private home away from home where students can live and study in the Toledo, Ohio area.
Serving the University of Toledo, University Hills is located just over 450 feet from campus! You're not going to find off-campus housing any closer than that!
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CaptureBack overhead scanning
PhaseOne captureback overhead scanning station:
The PhaseOne Overhead scanning station is comprised of a medium format camera with a hi-res digital back. The combination of the speed of a film photography camera with a digital image capture sensor make the PhaseOne station the most versatile, fast, and powerful scanner in our digital program.
The PhaseOne captureback can be used for large format materials upwards of 40 to 50 inches, all the way down to very small materials like coins or stamps. Due to this scanners very fast image capture and optimization cycle, our group relies on this scanner to take on all different types on materials. some materials that are scanned on this scanner are; newspapers, manuscripts, maps, photos, large format negatives (on a lightbox). Large collections with many objects that need scanning are completed much more rapidly with the capture back as apposed to a flatbed scanner.
Technical Information:
Default Setup
- PhaseOne P45 DigitalBack
- Mamiya 645AFDIII Camera body
- Kaiser motorized column
- Custom made Digital Transitions scan table
- 80mm lens at f7.1 and a 1/40 of a second, shooting done in manual focus, "Mirrorup" mode.
Default File/Output Settings
- Camera Raw *.IIQ output from the digitalback, these files are then output as lossless *.tif files by the CaptureOne software.
- ICC Profile: PhaseOne P45 Tungsten
- "Linear Response" tone curve profile
- No digital exposure adjustments
Associated Hardware
- Buhl Soft Cube series SC-150 lights, 4300k
- Mamiya electronic cable release, with 12ft cord
- anti-static wrist strap
Associated Software
- CaptureOne v4.5.2
- "MirrorUp Mode" drains the batteries!! if you suspect that the mirror is stuck in the up position, and it is not resetting after its timeout period. pulling the lens release lock breaks the circuit connected to the mirrors electromagnet.
- If there is a problem with establishing connection between the camera, digitalback, or software, this can be reset by turning off all three components and restarting them in the following order... software -> digitalback -> camera.
- The lens on the camera has an autofocus setting useful for quickly aquiring focus of the subject. However because the large lens is oriented in a vertical position pointed down at the scan table, the weight of the lens will cause the camera to become out of focus as the mirror movement vibrates the camera during secsessive image captures! please make sure the lens is securely fastend after your done focusing and that the lens is set to "MF" manual focus before you begin your capture session
- If the drivers cannot be installed on Windows XP Service pack 2 or 3, it may be necessary to roll the firewire drivers back to Service Pack 1 firewire drivers, according to the Phase One Knowledge Base.
- For more information, see:
- http://www.lib.ua.edu/wiki/digcoll/images/d/d3/PhaseOne_articleID-1696.pdf - a description of the problem.
- http://www.lib.ua.edu/wiki/digcoll/images/a/ac/XP_SP2_1394_FIX_V2.zip - the fix recommended by Phase One.
- Make sure the patch is run on the drive for the computer to which the Phase One is installed.
- The camerabody "err db" of which there are a few "db" related errors pertains to either a permissions issue with the directory that the software is trying to write the capture too, or to a lack of sufficient or perception of sufficient disk space on the sessions harddrive. making sure that the permissions are set to write and the disk is adequately empty for the session you are saving to will fix the problem. If you need to clear disk space make sure to empty the session trash folder and system trash bin to free up the space. Also the "err db" error has been seen to accompany the mirror being stuck in the "up" position. to release the mirror you must disrupt electric power to that component of the camera body, this is done by pulling the lens release lock (WHILE HOLDING THE LENS!) or by removing and reseating the batteries from the camerabody.
Resources and Links:
- Capture_Back - internal link to workflow
- PhaseOne digital camera systems [1]
- Digital Transitions overhead camera systems [2]
- Mamiya camera 645AFDIII [3]


text: We all want to understand God's purpose for our lives, but how do we discover the specific plans He has for us? In this series, "Call of Duty- Answering God's purpose for your life", discover your passion and the position God has for you in His Kingdom. Every believer is called to make a divine difference in this world.


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Springtime in Barcelona: Montjuïc
Written by Lucy Brzoska
Poo-poo. Poo-poo. Perched on one of the tall Cyprus trees that surround Montjuïc cemetery, a hoopoe is calling, a peaceful sound of spring. But a rival takes objection, and a bout of fierce hissing ensues, as the aggressor tries to claim the territory. Feathers are spread wide – the wings, tail and crest – making the birds appear double in size.
A common visitor to Barcelona on spring migration is the Willow warbler. This one was thoroughly grooming a blossoming Judas tree.
A much rarer migrant is the Vagrant emperor dragonfly. Like the Willow warbler, it had paused on Montjuïc to refuel, after probably beginning its journey in North Africa. It was hunting by the ponds in the Jardins de Mossen Cinto, a male recognisable by its blue saddle.
The discrete presence of pheasants has been detected on Montjuïc this winter, but spring is making them bolder. This one was strutting in full view along the cemetery wall.


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SHANGHAI (April 24, 2 p.m. ET) — Business in North America continues to improve for giant Chinese injection molding machine maker Haitian International Holdings Ltd., according to one of the company's senior officials. At the Chinaplas 2012 trade show, Helmar Franz, executive director and chief strategy officer for the Ningbo-based firm, stressed the importance of the U.S. market globally.
"A big part of our Chinese market is also driven by America," he said. While it's almost impossible to quantify, he said, "the connection with the North American market is much more than just sales in the U.S." Multinationals and also smaller, foreign-owned companies in China need support locally, so when business conditions improve abroad, it can have a positive effect on their operations in China.
Franz also praised the efforts of Absolute Haitian Corp., their Worcester, Mass.-based U.S. affiliate for "doing a great job" for them. As reported recently from the NPE2012 show, Absolute Haitian is opening a technical center in a western suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, to handle increased business and build stronger links with auto parts manufacturing companies in the region.
Franz noted that, because of Haitian's strong position in China's domestic market, "export always has greater potential for us." And he said the greatest opportunities for export currently lie in the areas surrounding the United States, particularly Mexico, as well as in Southeast Asia.
The latter markets are being driven in part by rising costs in China, which prompted Haitian last year to launch a factory in Vietnam, where it is making only its standard presses. Thailand, he noted, is big user of all-electric presses, and Japanese makers are quite strong there.
At Chinaplas, Haitian was touting second-generation models of all its best-selling machines. Franz said the company has sold a total of more than 60,000 presses in the past five years, and claims a market share of more than 40 percent for all injection machines in China's domestic market, with a much more dominant position in the sector for machines of 1,000 tons of clamping force and larger.


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Rebel Without a Cause
By Jay Carr
"The A List: The National Society of Film Critics' 100 Essential Films," 2002
Columbia had "The Wild One." MGM had "The Blackboard Jungle." Warner Bros had owned the rights to Dr. Robert M. Lindner's "Rebel Without a Cause" since 1946, tested Marlon Brando in 1947, then tabled it when they couldn't sign him. It was revived for a young actor named James Dean. More than revived. During the shoot, when "East of Eden" was released and Dean be-came an overnight star, studio head jack Warner ordered the black-and-white filming to cease and told Ray to start all over again, using color. Dean exchanged his black leather jacket for a red nylon windbreaker and never looked back as "Rebel With-out a Cause" was promoted to the A-list. What nobody foresaw was that this modestly begun film would define a new genre, tap the zeitgeist, and be instrumental in opening the floodgates of the 1960s.
[Which ended with, 'We are stardust, We are golden, we are billion year old carbon [credits]']
Unlike most so-called juvenile delinquency films, "Rebel Without a Cause" spends almost no time in high school. Its framing planetarium scenes seem intended to impart a cosmic dimension to the film. Certain there's ironic intent in the high schoolers early on being forced to sit through an astronomer's lecture on the order of the universe. What transpires on the planetarium steps at the end speaks of a fundamental disorder of the universe. It was no accident that a trench coated planetarium staffer entering the scene as everybody else is leaving is Ray, putting his seal on the moral chaos that makes a mockery of any idea of an ordered universe.
Although "Rebel Without a Cause" takes its name from Lindner's serious book about a psychiatric case study, it took nothing else from Lindner. To a postwar America shook up by the fact that things didn't return to a complacent acceptance of traditional societal roles, jolted instead by an attack on the very legitimacy of adult authority, "Rebel Without a Cause" was rightly perceived as a threat to an already shaky structure. Father didn't know best. Faster wasn't even up to behaving as a father, protecting his son and leading him into adulthood. The message Jim Start was receiving up from the hypocritical. Anaesthetized adult world was that Jim and those like him were on their own. "Rebel Without a Cause" is an indictment of adult abdication. The film's only adult capable of showing understanding (a juvenile copy also significantly named Ray) isn't there when Jim needs him and goes looking for him in the precinct house.
Jim's opening scene, in which he's seen drunk, cradling a toy monkey, in an obvious reversion to an infantile state, was improvised. It's one end of the arc described by the film. At the end, following Jim's futile attempt to save Plato's life, Jim's father tells him: "You did everything a man could." Without help from his own father, or any of the other dysfunctional mentor and authority figures in his world, Jim has undergone a rite of passage, growing in one night from frightened child to authentic adult. Rebel Without a Cause, an allegory of growth and the painfulness of growth, transcends its own lurid excesses and now-dated topicality to stand as the kind of big pop myth that defines the Hollywood studio movie at its most potent.
A reduced gravity aircraft is a type of fixed-wing aircraft that provides brief near-weightless environments for training astronauts, conducting research and making gravity-free movie shots.
Louis Essen, elected FRS for developing the Caesium Clock, wrote to Nature that the alleged confirmation of Relativity by the gentlemen who took Caesium Clocks round the world by airplane was bogus because the caesium clock did not have the claimed accuracy. Nature refused to publish, preferring the PC 'confirmation' of relativity to stand.
Einstein's simple thought was only a "thought-experiment", but today most of us have seen images on television of astronauts in orbiting spacecraft that illustrate dramatically what Einstein saw in his mind's eye. We call it zero gravity or zero-g [or OG]. If there had been spacecraft in Einstein's day, everyone might have had the same happy thought!
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There froze the frozen rose
Where heroes go to chosen lows.
As sleepy does doze in rows
The antler show just grows and grows
In deeper lies a hidden pond
Where cooler fawns will all abscond.
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The first images the Hubble Telescope sent back to earth were fuzzy and out of focus, an incredible disappointment to NASA. In 1993, NASA sent off the first Hubble repair mission, which was to install the COSTAR instrument (or Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement). Hetlinger said he was the program manager for the instrument, which was designed to fix the issues with the telescope's lenses.
COSTAR was built by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., which Hetlinger worked at from 1980 to 2001.
he was a Navy pilot from 1956 to 1959 for Patrol Squadron Four (VP-4) or "Skinny Dragons."
After leaving the Navy, Hetlinger attended Concordia Theological Seminary from 1964 to 1968 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He earned the Master of Divinity (MDiv).
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The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of the science and treatment of end-stage heart and lung diseases. The purposes of the Society are: to associate persons interested in the fields of heart and lung transplantation, end-stage heart and lung disease, and related sciences; to encourage and stimulate basic and clinical research in these disciplines and to promote new therapeutic strategies; to hold scientific meetings featuring presentations and discussions relevant to these disciplines; to sponsor a scientific journal for the publication of manuscripts related to these disciplines; to establish and maintain an international registry for heart and lung transplantation; and to award research grants and establish endowments for the study of these disciplines.
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The National Jewish Medical and Research Center, formerly the National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, was founded around the turn of the century to care for the victims of tuberculosis. The Hospital provided treatment for victims, while the Denver Sheltering Home (the Center's forerunner) provided care for children of victims. The two institutions merged in 1978 and now constitute the largest U.S. medical center devoted to the study and treatment of chronic respiratory diseases and immune system disorders, including asthma, emphysema, tuberculosis, chronic bronchitis, interstitial lung disease, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, and lupus. Research activities cover an ever-broadening range of both basic and applied science, from examination of basic life processes to in-depth clinical studies of particular diseases. The Center provides an information service called LUNGLINE, (800)222-LUNG, for individuals with questions about lung diseases and allergies. Beyond the areas of study and treatment listed, LUNGLINE offers information on pneumonia, sarcoidosis, smoking, asbestosis, cystic fibrosis, occupational lung diseases, and other topics. Professional staff publish scientific papers and participate in seminars and conferences. In addition, the Center conducts a formal medical and research fellowship program to train young physicians and researchers in the latest methods of investigating and controlling these illnesses.
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PHCentral.org has provided Information, Support and Advocacy since 1999, and is an all-volunteer, patient-managed 501(c)3 non-profit organization. The mission of PHCentral is to be the definitive internet resource for PH-related information for patients, caregivers, and medical professionals.
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Guiding newly-diagnosed patients to answers and support;
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Offering a forum for an array of opinions on PH topics;
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Connecting patients, caregivers, family and friends with shared interests and talents;
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Defining the roles of organizations within the international PH Resource Community: groups which offer support, education, advocacy, treatment development, or research toward a cure;
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The mission of the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) is to help find a cure for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), advocate for the pulmonary fibrosis community both locally and in Washington, D.C., promote disease awareness, and provide a compassionate environment for patients and their families. PFF provides a number of online resources for patients, caregivers and family members, including support group information, an archive of educational webinars, and listings of pulmonary fibrosis medical centers. PFF also makes print resources (patient handbooks, brochures and newsletters) available to the public.
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The Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) is a non-profit health organization, serving patients with pulmonary hypertension, their family members and the medical professionals who treat them. Its mission is to find ways to prevent and cure pulmonary hypertension, and to provide hope for the pulmonary hypertension community through support, education, and advocacy and awareness. PHA provides ongoing educational opportunities for patients and the medical community; the chance for patients to connect with others through support groups and online communities; print and online newsletters; and numerous other resources. PHA also funds cutting-edge research on pulmonary hypertension in collaboration with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the American Thoracic Society and the American Heart Association. Pulmonary Hypertension is a simplified name for a complex health problem: high blood pressure in the lungs. It is a rare and currently incurable, but increasingly treatable condition that affects both genders and people of all ages and ethnic backgrounds.
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The LAM Foundation provides support, education, and hope to women with Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), a progressive, debilitating lung disease. Our goals are to organize, marshal the forces of the scientific community, raise LAM from obscurity, and conquer it in a decade. The Foundation holds an annual research conference in Cincinnati for physicians, scientists and patients. Research pilot projects are funded at $10,000-$25,000 and three-year fellowships are funded from $35,000-$50,000 each year.
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The White Lung Association, formed in 1979, is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to the education of the public to the hazards of asbestos exposure. The Association developed programs of public education and consults with victims of asbestos exposure, school boards, building owners, government agencies, and others interested in identifying asbestos hazards and developing control programs. The Association maintains a collection of print and audiovisual materials on asbestos. The Association is funded by donations and by fees for its services. The Association's over 45,000 members throughout the world are primarily victims of asbestos. The Association represents the needs and stories of asbestos victims from the public, the legislature and the courts.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard sailing team has released its spring 2013 schedule, which currently features 22 major regattas and three home contests.
"The team is looking forward to the spring season," Harvard sailing head coach Mike O'Connor said. "We have a tough schedule that will test the mettle of our young program. We wanted a schedule that would enable all of our starters to sail in multiple top-flight fleet race regattas, and I feel as though we have achieved that."
The Crimson opens the season by hosting the Sharpe Trophy Team Race, an eight-team regatta featuring local foes Yale, Boston College, Dartmouth and MIT, March 2-3 at 9:30 a.m.
After a trip to Maryland for the 66th Truxtun Umstead Trophy at Navy, Harvard will co-host the 84th Boston Dinghy Club Cup with MIT March 23-24 at 9:30 a.m. Also that weekend, the coed squad heads back to Maryland to compete in the Navy-hosted Owen, Mosbacher & Knapp Trophies.
The women will sail for the 27th Women's Brad Dellenbaugh Trophy at Brown March 30-31, while the coed team will split its squad for two local regattas, the BU Trophy and the 3rd Mystic Lake Team Racing Invitational at Tufts. On April 6-7, the women will visit Boston University for the 45th Women's President's Trophy.
The championship portion of the schedule begins April 13-14 as the coed team looks to defend its 2012 New England coed title, its first in 11 years, at the New England Dinghies, hosted by Brown, Robert Williams and Providence.
Eight NEISA qualifiers from the New England Dinghy Championship will compete in the ICSA Semifinal Dinghy Championship April 27-28 at Hampton University for a chance to sail for the 78th ICSA/Gill Dinghy Championship hosted by Eckerd College May 28-30. Last season, the coed squad finished third at the ICSA coed national semifinals and placed fifth at the ICSA/Gill Dinghy Coed National Championship, marking the third straight year Harvard has finished in the top five.
The women's New England Championship will be a local affair with Tufts welcoming teams to its sailing center April 20-21 for the regatta's 43rd installment. The top eight teams will qualify for a spot in the 46th ICSA Sperry Top-Sider Women's Championship, which will take place at Eckerd College, May 21-24. The Crimson took third at the Women's New England Championship and eighth at the Sperry Top-Sider/ICSA Women's National Championship in 2012.
Harvard will play host to nine schools for the 64th Fowle Trophy for the New England Team Racing Championship May 4-5, and the three best finishers will move onto the 54th ICSA APS Team Racing Championship May 25-27 at Eckerd College.
During the fall portion of its schedule, the coed team qualified for the Coed Atlantic Coast Championship by edging Vermont by one point for eighth-place in the Schell Trophy Oct. 27-28. The coed squad finished sixth twice, in the Hood Trophy at Tufts (Sept. 22-23) and Captain Hurst Bowl at Dartmouth (Oct. 13-14), while the women sailed to eighth-place results in the Toni Deutsch '58 Regatta (Sept. 8-9) and the Women's Intersectional at Yale (Oct. 13-14).


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CAMBRIDGE, MASS. - Senior co-captain Dean Gibbons scored three goals, including the game-winner, to lead the 20th ranked Harvard men's lacrosse to an 11-9 win over No. 16 Massachusetts Tuesday under the lights at Harvard Stadium. With the win, the Crimson improves to 6-2 overall and snaps a 13 game winless streak against the Minutemen in Cambridge.
Junior Jeff Cohen also scored a hat trick while Terry White added two scores and Matt Hull, Daniel Elipp and Ryan Stevens all found the back of the net for the Crimson. Hull had three assists on the night, including a feed to Gibbons with 2:28 left on the clock for the victory.
Massachusetts took an early 2-0 lead in early in the game. Hull and Cohen put away goals for the Crimson to make it 3-2 at the end o the first. The Crimson trailed 5-3 at the half. The Minutemen scored three of the first four tallies in the third frame increase their lead to 8-4 with five minutes and 39 second left to play in the third session.
Gibbons took a pass from Hull with 5:10 to go and fired it in the net to spark a four-goal scoring streak for the Crimson. Stevens' unassisted goal with 1:10 left in the third evened the score.
Gibbons gave the Crimson its first lead of the night, 9-8, with 8:17 left to play. Ryan Hantverk scored the equalizer for the Minutemen just over three minutes later. Andrew Parchman, who started the night off winning 5-of-5 face-offs, won the next face-off and the Crimson offense took over. The Crimson put up six unsuccessful shots but maintained possession of the ball. Hull picked up a ground ball handed off to Gibbons seconds later for the win. UMass won the next face-off but Harry Krieger made the stop, one of 19 on the night, Harvard cleared the ball and called a timeout. The Crimson put one more in the net before the end of the game, this time a scored from Eipp on an open net.
Hull had seven ground balls and a caused turnover for the Crimson, while Cohen and Eric Slingerland caused two of the Minutes 18 turnovers.
Harvard outshot UMass, 37-35, in the game and won 12-of-23 face-offs. The Minutemen held a 47-46 edge in ground balls.
The Crimson travels to Albany for its second-straight non-conference game Saturday. Face-off is at 2 p.m.


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Let me walk with you part of the way.
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Is the blue part an objective complement or an adverbial to the entire sentence?
Good morning, Xianyu.
(1) I think (think) that "part of the way" is a noun phrase being used in an adverbial manner.
(2) The books call this a so-called "adverbial objective."
(3) Here is a similar example in one of my books: I have often walked that way.
(a) The explanation is that "that way" is functioning as an adverb modifying the verb (Have walked).
(4) I think my book would interpret your sentence as: (You) let me walk with you (to the extent of) part of the way. ("part of the way" is said to modify "walk.")
(5) Some more examples from my book:
(a) He ruled (many years).
(b) They worked (all day).
Have a nice day!
Credit: Descriptive English Grammar (House and Harman) -- an "old" but wonderful book for ordinary people who want to understand grammar in plain English.
I am not sure in "Let me walk with you part of the way," "part of the way" has a definite adverbial status.
walk the way; walk the distance; walk 10 miles
Which question could elicit the string of words?
Walk what?
Walk how far?
Does the passive work?
Part of the way was walked.
Hello, corum and Theparser. I'm really grateful for your replies.
I did a search in the internet and I found out some definitions about 'object complement'.
Here it is: An object complement is an noun, pronoun, or adjective which follows a direct object and renames it or tells what the direct object has become. It is most often used with verbs of creating or nominating such as make, name, elect, paint, call, etc.
e.g. He painted the door red. (i.e The door has become red.)
Everybody calls me Xianyu. (i.e. me (I'm) Xianyu.)
So according to this grammar rule, 'part of the way' is not definately an object complement, because it is not impossible for YOU to become 'part of the way'.
However, I'm still confused about whether infinitive can be an object complement?
I quoted these following from my English dictionary:
> "I'd like you to meet"
> "I want him to know"
> "my mother didn't want me to go out"
> "do you wish me to ring you back?"
> "he wanted us to go together"
Are these infinitives object complements? If not, what on earth they should be?
Looking forward to everybody's reply. Thanks again.
All sentences you enlisted are equal in terms of structure. Why? Let us put under scrutiny the first sentence. After our investigation, we will see that all the tests I put to the constituent holds true for the bolded strings of words in the other sentences.
1. Semantic test.
I'd like you to meet.
What does this sentence mean? Is it you who I would like? Not really, no! It is the fulfillment of the proposition, that I am eagerly awaiting. Wait a minute. This sentence is short of an argument.
I'd like you to meet (X).
This sentence needs an object after 'meet'..
2. Substitution by a proform:
I would like you to meet me.
I would like it.
3. Topicalization:
[You] I would like [to meet me].
[You to meet me] I would like.
4. Coordination test:
I would like [you to meet me] and [him to meet her].
5. Right Node Raising:
I would like _ today and _ also tomorrow, you to meet me.
6. Idiom Chunk
I would like [the fat to be in the fire].
I would like [you to meet me].
Conclusion: [you to meet me] is a constituent, a proposition, a tenseless (non-finite) subordinate clause, a direct object.
Good morning, Xianyu.
(1) You have asked a really great question.
(2) I will keep the exciting news for last!!!
(3) First, let's look at one of your sentences: I want him to know.
(a) As an ordinary native speaker, I accept the usual interpretation:
(i) I want + him to know. "Him to know" is called by some books a so-called infinitive phrase. Object of "want."
(4) Here's the exciting news that I just noticed in my favorite grammar book (for ordinary people): Descriptive English Grammar by Professors House and Harman (it's "old": 1950).
(a) You are 100% correct: an infinitive can, indeed, be considered an objective complement.
(b) The professors were discussing in particular why some infinitives don't use to- .
(i) Then they said something which you had already noticed (but I was too stupid to have ever noticed):
When the infinitive is used as an OBJECTIVE COMPLEMENT after certain verbs, the "to" is usually omitted:
I saw him LEAVE. (He left)(Words in parentheses are mine -- NOT the authors'. The three sentences ARE theirs.)
I heard her SING. (She sang)
She made me LAUGH. (I laughed)
(4) I will leave it up to the experts to answer your question more fully. Thanks for the question. In trying to answer, it was I who learned more about my native language.
Take care!
I looked up 'meet' in my dictionary to find the characteristic of 'meet'. My dictionary was happy to tell me that 'meet' is not only a vt. but a vi. as well. When it is a vi., it doesn't have to be followed by an object.
So I don't think that 'I'd like you to meet' was wrong.
As far as I could see, 'I'd like you to meet'='I'd like you to attend a conference.'
MEET [intransitive]: to come together in the same place in order to discuss something:
e.g. The committee meets once a month.
The two groups will meet next week to discuss the project.
To TheParser,
No more experts are interested in my thread, but it doesn't matter. with you, corum and an grammarian of sixty years old (I mean your favorite grammar book), that's enough. LOL... only joking. I hope other experts won't take offence at what I said.
Ok, let's go back to our discussion.
I remember my teacher ever saying that to deduce 'object complement' depends on the relationship between a 'direct object' and a word or a phrase which follows the 'direct object'. If the relationship between a 'direct object' and its follower can be turned into subject-predicate sentence pattern, we can come to the conclusion that they are 'object complement' relationship.
e.g. My mother didn't want me to go out.(I will (want to) go out) Who want to go out? It's me, not my mother who didn't allow me to. So 'to go out' is definately belong to 'object complement'. The other sentences I enlisted also hold true for the rules.
If we take ME out from this sentence, it will become 'my mother didn't want to go out'.
My mother + didn't want + to go out (SVO). It's not 'object complement'.
Is my paraphrase correct?
Thank you for your keeping the exciting news!!!
Last edited by 羡鱼-Xianyu; 11-Apr-2010 at 09:28.
Good morning, Xianyu,
(1) Hopefully, others will contribute their thoughts.
(2) I found this in a "younger" book (1954) titled Understanding Grammar by Professor Paul Roberts, Cornell University.
(3) He analyzes this sentence: We thought him to be a fool.
(a) "him" = subject of "to be"
(b) "fool" = complement of "to be"
(c) "him to be a fool" = object of thought.
(a) "him" = direct object of "thought"
(b)"to be a fool" = objective complement.
(4) The professor writes that since an object and objective complement form a UNIT, it might be more "realistic" to consider an infinitive phrase as a direct object.
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1. The Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act provides for limited retroactive sentence conversion. Eligibility for retroactive sentence conversion is defined as follows: The Kansas Department of Corrections shall prepare a sentencing guidelines report on all inmates imprisoned as of July 1, 1993, except those who have convictions for crimes which, if committed on or after July 1, 1993, would constitute a severity level 1, 2, 3 or 4 felony on the sentencing guidelines grid for nondrug crimes. K.S.A. 21-4724(c)(1).
2. A conviction for voluntary manslaughter is a severity level 3, person felony under K.S.A. 21-3403.
3. Under the facts shown, petitioner's conviction of voluntary manslaughter makes him ineligible for retroactive sentence conversion. Thus, when he was returned to prison for a technical violation of his parole, he was not eligible to serve only 90 days.
Appeal from Reno District Court; WILLIAM F. LYLE, JR., judge. Opinion filed August 28, 1998. Affirmed.
Lisa Nathanson, assistant appellate defender, and Jessica R. Kunen, chief appellate defender, for appellant.
Timothy J. Chambers, county attorney, and Carla J. Stovall, attorney general, for appellee.
Before BRAZIL, C.J., RULON, J., and LARRY T. SOLOMON, District Judge, assigned.
RULON, J.: Petitioner Willmore L. Bradley appeals from the denial of his K.S.A. 60-1507 action seeking retroactive sentence conversion under the Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Act (KSGA), K.S.A. 21-4701, et seq. We affirm.
On August 15, 1978, petitioner entered a plea of guilty to voluntary manslaughter and robbery. The sentencing court invoked the Habitual Criminal Act, K.S.A. 21-4504, due to a prior conviction on April 22, 1975, of burglary and sentenced petitioner to 10 to 40 years on the voluntary manslaughter count and 10 to 40 years on the robbery count. These sentences were ordered to run consecutively, making an aggregate sentence of 20 to 80 years.
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Ultimately, a hearing was held. Petitioner claimed he had served 16 years and 2 months on his sentence. Previously, petitioner had been released on parole but then returned to prison on a technical parole violation for 3 years. Again, petitioner was paroled and, again, he was returned to prison on a technical violation. Petitioner argues that if his sentences were retroactively converted under the KSGA, he should have served only 90 days for the technical parole violation. Petitioner argues that the failure to retroactively convert his sentences and release him violated his right to equal protection of the law and due process and served as an ex post facto law.
The sentencing court ruled against petitioner, finding Chiles v. State, 254 Kan. 888, 869 P.2d 707, cert. denied 513 U.S. 850 (1994), controlling. The court further found petitioner was to remain under the parole system because he was not subject to conversion under the KSGA.
Petitioner contends the sentencing court should have determined for each offense (1) the proper severity levels, (2) the applicable criminal history, and (3) his eligibility for retroactive sentence conversion. Petitioner further asserts that if he is found to be statutorily ineligible for conversion on one of the offenses, he is still entitled to retroactive conversion of the sentence on the remaining offense because his sentences run consecutively.
The KSGA provides for limited retroactive sentence conversion. Eligibility for retroactive sentence conversion is defined as follows: "The [Kansas Department of Corrections] shall prepare a sentencing guidelines report on all such imprisoned inmates except those who have convictions for crimes which, if committed on or after July 1, 1993, would constitute a severity level 1, 2, 3 or 4 felony on the sentencing guidelines grid for nondrug crimes . . . ." K.S.A. 21-4724(c)(1). A conviction for voluntary manslaughter is a severity level 3, person felony under K.S.A. 21-3403. Under the facts shown, petitioner's conviction of voluntary manslaughter makes him ineligible for retroactive sentence conversion.
The necessity to determine eligibility for retroactive sentence conversion of any remaining offenses not statutorily ineligible and the criminal history of each offense were addressed in Doolin v. State, 24 Kan. App. 2d 500, 947 P.2d 454 (1997). Doolin was convicted of attempted aggravated robbery, conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery, and aggravated battery in 1992. His sentences on all charges were to run consecutively. The Court of Appeals ruled in Doolin, "since Doolin's sentence for aggravated battery is not eligible for conversion, his other sentences for attempted aggravated robbery and conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery are also rendered ineligible for conversion." 24 Kan. App. 2d at 504. Under Doolin, because petitioner's sentence for manslaughter is not eligible for conversion, his other sentence for robbery is not eligible for conversion.
A determination of petitioner's criminal history by the sentencing court is not necessary. The Doolin case controls this issue as well. Petitioner is ineligible for a retroactive conversion of his sentence due to the severity level of his offense. A voluntary manslaughter conviction has a presumptive sentence of imprisonment, excluding petitioner from retroactive application of the guidelines to his sentence for this offense. See 24 Kan. App. 2d at 504.
Next, petitioner argues Chiles v. State, 254 Kan. 888, 869 P.2d 707 (1994), which held that the limited retroactivity provision of the KSGA does not violate the Constitution was wrongly decided. In State v. Lunsford, 257 Kan. 508, 511, 894 P.2d 200 (1995), the court stated:
"The defendant's second argument on appeal is yet another attempt to have this court overrule Chiles v. State [citation omitted]. No argument is presented that was not considered and rejected in Chiles. This issue is without merit and has been rejected by this court so many times it no longer warrants additional citations upholding Chiles."
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