Glass and Mirror pushed its record to 3-0 with a 79-39 drubbing of the Barbie No-Accounts in Carroll County Sunday over-30 men's league action last week.
Rick Springer and Mark Carr paced the winners with 22 and 15 points, respectively.
The Travelers tied Glass and Mirror for first with a 66-50 victory over Carroll County Times.
Dave Winkles, Dennis Francey, and Mike White each had 14 points for the 3-0 Travelers, while Eric Bachman had 11 for Times and Bob Trazkovich added 10.
Lehigh had a big game with a 94-66 win over Interior Design Nutritionals.
Larry Brooks scored 22 points for Lehigh and Nevin Smith had 21.
Terrence Henley scored 21 for Interior Design and Frank Coss added 13.
* Monday open division: Wilson Sports took over first place with an 81-63 decision over Bowling Brook.
Herman Costley and Dean Douglas scored 25 and 18 points, respectively for Wilson. Bowling Brook was led by Matt Bullett's 19 points and Chuck Banks' 13.
Terry Barnes and Mike Bledsoe each had 14 points to lead the Outlaws over Peace and Plenty Farms, 76-51. Kevin Smeak scored 12 for Peace and Plenty.
In an shootout, S.F.A. defeated Willow Oak Builders, 102-94.
Steve Taylor poured in 35 points for S.F.A. and Courtland Thomas and Tim Bradley added 25 and 23, respectively.
Larry Bosley had 23 for Willow Oak, Brian Eslinger 22 and Tim Warehime 19.
* Tuesday open division: The Hoosiers beat Sturgill, Rager and Lehman, 84-52.
David Macharsky and Leland Hughes each scored 24 points for the Hoosiers. Lee and Geoff Sturgill had 18 and 12, respectively for Sturgill.
Random House topped Marada Industries, 47-39, in a low-scoring affair.
Floyd Hopkins had 13 points for Random House and Randy Walkling had 10. Jeff Stocksdale scored 15 for Marada.
The Gamblers slipped by Four Seasons, 59-56.
Chris Yingling and Scott Thompson hit 15 and 14 points, respectively for the Gamblers. Bill Butz had a game-high 16 points for Four Seasons and Sean Smith added 15.
* Wednesday open division: First-place Gettemy defeated Action Refrigeration, 75-72.
Eric Miller had 19 points for the winners and Marc Rudolph and Dave Barnes added 17 and 16, respectively. Wayne Duncan had 20 for Action and John Koepke, 18.
Bobby Briggs had a league-high 36 points to lead Now and Then Antiques to a 100-65 win over Crouse Ford.
Troy Warehime added 19 for the winners. Mark Janney scored 19 and Dave Crouse 12 for Crouse.
Maria's beat Lippy Brothers, 75-60.
Jim Hursey scored 26 points for Maria's and Joe Novak added with 16. Jay McGinnis paced Lippy with 18 and Wade Zufall added 15.
* Thursday 30-over division: Normandy Health and Fitness moved into first place with a 77-74 verdict over Eldersburg Pool.
Kevin Knisley scored 22 points for the 3-0 victors, and Dan Lytwynee tallied 20.
John Bare hit a game-high 23 points for Eldersburg Pool and Randy Hayes had 16.
Eckenrode Insurance topped Zentz Roofing, 68-47.
John Wuenschel scored 19 points for Eckenrode and Scott Kohr scored 12. Burke Sutter hit 13 for Zentz.
Lippy Brothers scored a 60-47 win over Westminster Bank.
Zack Flynn popped in 17 points for the winners and Chris Nevin had 11. John Boyd's 13 points paced Westminster Bank.
St. John's Basketball
* Grades K-2: The first-place Eagles topped the Hornets, 14-12.
Shawn Wynne scored 10 points for the 5-0 Eagles and Kevin Collins had eight for the Hornets.
The Owls beat the Panthers, 14-4, as Matt and Brandon Duke, and Dan Hull, each scored four points.
The Magic beat the Cavs, 10-4. Tommy Rockwell paced the winners with four points.
The Spurs and Lions played to a 12-12 tie. The Spurs' Billy Lennon and the Lions' Timmy McKenzie and Brandon Reisdorf each had six points.
* Grades 3-4: The Knicks ran their record to 5-0 and solidified their hold on first place as they topped the Spurs, 14-12.
Brendan and Justin McDaniel had six and four points, respectively for the winners, and Ben Yingling had five for the Spurs, who lost for the first time.
The Sonics topped the Jazz, 12-10. Marcus Frisby had six points for the Sonics and Justin Englund six for the Jazz.
The Rockets beat the Suns, 14-4, behind Brett Oster's six points.
Tommy Fletcher had six points and Andy Cheng four to lead the Terps to a 17-12 victory over the Celtics.
The Pistons defeated the Nets, 16-13, behind Zach Hepler's eight points.
To submit Carroll County recreation information, call (410) 225-4574.


text: In 1868, Jean Moura took up the post of Administrator of the French protectorate of Cambodia, established the previous year by invitation of the country's rulers who wanted freedom from Thai control. Apart from a short break in 1870, Moura stayed in his post at Phnom Penh until 1879. The foreword describes Moura's determined efforts to find out about every aspect of Cambodian history and culture, and explains how on his return to France he prepared this two-volume, illustrated reference work. Published in 1883, it was announced as the first serious study of Cambodia, indispensable to those wishing to seek their fortune in this most beautiful of French colonies. Volume 1 begins by describing Cambodia's geography, geology, natural resources and agriculture. Moura then discusses topics including exports and trade, the layout and architecture of towns, religion, administration and law, language, literature and education, and the customs of Cambodia's different ethnic groups.

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AIBS Welcomes Three New Member Societies
The AIBS Board of Directors voted to welcome the Natural Areas Association, the American Malacological Society, and the Orthopterists' Society into the AIBS federation, bringing the total number of member societies and organizations to 85.
The Natural Areas Association, founded in 1980, has as its mission to advance the preservation of natural diversity. It works to inform, unite, and support persons engaged in identifying, protecting, managing, and studying natural areas and biological diversity across landscapes and ecosystems. It publishes the Natural Areas Journal and the newsletter Natural Areas News and maintains a Web site at www.natareas.org. NAA sponsors an annual conference and international workshops.
The American Malacological Society, founded in 1931 as the American Malacological Union, is an international society of individuals and organizations with an interest in the study and conservation of mollusks. The society sponsors an annual meeting and publishes the American Malacological Bulletin and a newsletter, the AMS News. The society also maintains a Web site at http://erato.acnatsci.org/ams/.
The Orthopterists' Society, founded in 1976, is an international scientific organization devoted to fostering research and publication in all aspects of the biology of Orthoptera and related organisms. The society publishes the Journal of Orthoptera Research and a newsletter, Metaleptea, as well as Occasional Papers and Publications on Orthoptera Diversity; it has a Web site at http://viceroy.eeb.uconn.edu/OS_Homepage/. The organization meets internationally every three years.
AIBS Participates in Stakeholder Meeting for Department of Interior Strategic Plan
AIBS Public Policy Representative Ellen Paul took part in a two-day stakeholder meeting convened by P. Lynn Scarlett, Department of the Interior assistant secretary for policy, management, and budget, to help develop DOI's strategic plan. David Blockstein, AIBS Public Policy Review Committee member, also attended the session in his capacity as senior scientist for the National Council for Science and the Environment.
In the past, DOI strategic planning was a collection of bureau and agency strategic plans. Now, DOI intends to develop its own strategic plan, consistent with Secretary Gale Norton's “Four C's”—conservation through communication, cooperation, and consultation. This session, one of six, focused on the preservation and restoration of natural resources, although it also touched on resource use and recreation, which are the themes of future meetings. Ultimately, DOI will use the input and resulting strategic plan to shape its fiscal year 2004 budget request.
Paul and Blockstein also attended a stakeholder meeting held in October 2001, the USGS Listening Session.
AIBS Represented at International Biological Control Symposium
Matthew Greenstone, science editor of BioScience, delivered a paper at the First International Symposium on Biological Control of Arthropods, which took place 13–18 January 2002 in Honolulu. The paper described molecular methods used to verify the establishment of an exotic natural enemy after its release in South Africa to control an exotic cereal pest, the Russian wheat aphid. Greenstone developed the methods, which employed aphid species-specific polymerase chain reaction primers, at USDA's Agricultural Research Service in Stillwater, Oklahoma, before joining the BioScience staff. A proceedings volume containing all of the papers delivered at the symposium will be published later this year by the US Forest Service.
The 150 symposium participants represented research efforts in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Guinea, New Zealand, the Philippines, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. They discussed ecological, ethical, technical, and policy issues connected with the rearing, conservation, augmentation, and release of biological control agents in glasshouse and field crop settings. The second international symposium is tentatively scheduled for fall 2005 in Switzerland.
AIBS Holds Roundtable on Agricultural Biosecurity
By John Pugh, Senior Scientist, AIBS SPARS Division
The inaugural AIBS roundtable on bioterrorism, “Agricultural Biosecurity,” was held at the National Press Club on Friday, 30 November 2001. The speakers were Laurence Madden of Ohio State University, Mark Wheelis of the Microbiology Department of the University of California–Davis, and Rocco Casagrande of Surface Logix. Curt Mann, special assistant in the office of the secretary of agriculture, spoke as a representative of the USDA.
“Be prepared to think the unthinkable,” President Bush cautioned after September 11. Casagrande stated that only 0.1% of the total $10 billion national budget to counter terrorism is directed against agroterrorism. The grim forecast presented by the roundtable scientists suggested that this figure should be greatly increased. Bioterrorism has not been high on the national security agenda in the United States since 1969, when government-funded research on biowarfare was curtailed as the nation prepared to sign the Biological Weapons Convention in 1972. Teaching the biology of exotic plant and animal pathogens at universities and veterinary colleges was not considered relevant in the last 30 years, and consequently there is now a severe shortage of trained experts capable of rapidly diagnosing and responding to unusual plant and animal infections. Wheelis reminded listeners that preventing agricultural bioterrorism in the United States is impractical because of the huge area to be defended, and he stressed that what is required is a clear plan on how to respond to and control outbreaks of specific crop or animal diseases.
US agriculture is a prime target for bioterrorists, because of low genetic diversity among crop plants, lack of genetic resistance to exotic plant and animal pathogens, the limitation of agriculture to only a few cash crops, and poor response capability. Moreover, because many infectious agents spread rapidly, often facilitated by transportation of feed and livestock by farmers, a bioterrorist would only have to initiate an infection and nature would do the rest. Today's bioterrorist would need no specialized equipment or expertise.
Casagrande's presentation focused on the economic impact of livestock diseases. He recounted how a recent outbreak of the foot and mouth disease virus (FMDV) in Taiwan destroyed the pig farming industry on the island and cost $15 billion in lost trade. The outbreak was traced to three infected pigs imported illegally from China, where FMDV is endemic. The virus spread from one farm to 713 within two weeks.
No FMDV outbreaks have occurred in the United States, though the recent devastating outbreak in the United Kingdom put US authorities on high alert. To further demonstrate how the United States has made itself such an attractive target for bioterrorists, Casagrande shared some alarming statistics: Only four meat packing facilities process 90% of all meat in the United States; commercial poultry farms typically contain millions of birds; and the 30 largest feedlots fatten more than 50% of the nation's cattle. Clearly, attacks on any one of these large sites would have major consequences. Losses in trade and consumer confidence usually continue for many months after a country succeeds in controlling an outbreak of FMDV or other serious livestock pathogen. On a more optimistic note, it is likely that restricting animal movement combined with rapid diagnosis and response would thwart most agricultural terrorism.
Madden discussed plant pathogens with biowarfare potential. Approximately two-thirds of the 50,000 diseases of plants in the United States are caused by fungi. The United States spends approximately $33 billion to control crop diseases each year, and the chemical industry struggles to stay ahead of the game by developing new pesticides that will overcome resistance of pathogenic organisms. There has never been a concerted effort in the United States to eradicate some of the more serious crop diseases, such as wheat stem rust, soybean rust, late blight of potato, and bunt of wheat. Plant pathogens also spread rapidly if favorable weather conditions prevail. Madden cited citrus canker and chestnut blight as examples of plant diseases that have rapidly spread through regions of the United States in recent years.
Agroterrorism has a long history. One ancient example occurred in 600 BC, when the Syrians poisoned the drinking wells of their enemies with alkaloids (perhaps ergot of rye). Accusations can rarely be proven: witness Cuba's long-standing claim that the US Central Intelligence Agency attempted to contaminate the country's tobacco crop with downy mildew in the 1960s. Madden emphasized the urgent need for an agreed-upon list of the top 10 most dangerous plant pathogens and for an international effort to develop a response to bioterrorism attacks that employ these organisms.
Curt Mann's comments addressed the USDA's response to recent events. While clearly not at liberty to disclose details concerning national security, he told us that as part of the government's Homeland Security initiative, steps had been taken to improve defense of the nation's food supply and of the pathogens stored at the five USDA containment laboratories, and to provide increased levels of security for USDA personnel and general infrastructure. In 2002 the department will add 350 new inspectors to the 3400 that currently patrol US borders. The 7400 meat inspectors employed by the USDA have been on full alert since the FMDV outbreak in the United Kingdom this summer. We were reminded of the heavy responsibilities confronting administrators at USDA, where approximately 100,000 employees maintain a complex and extensive infrastructure that includes the nation's water supplies, electric power lines, nuclear power, dams, telephones, and railroads.
In sum, agriculture represents a relatively soft target for bioterrorists. The vast area of arable land in the United States, current farming methods, ease of handling of crop and animal pathogens by nonspecialists, low risk of disease or capture for the perpetrator, and the natural rapid rate of spread of infectious agents all contribute to creating this highly vulnerable situation. However, greater education and research on exotic pathogens, rapid detection of bioattacks, and a clearly defined plan of action in response to infections with specific crop and animal pathogens will help curb the effectiveness of a bioterrorist attack.
Roundtable on Bioterrorism Threats to Natural and Urban Ecosystems
AIBS partnered with two of its members, the Ecological Society of America and the Association of Ecosystem Research Centers, to hold a public roundtable on bioterrorism threats to natural and urban ecosystems on Friday, 22 February 2002, at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.
Panelists were Mark Wheelis, Section of Microbiology, University of California–Davis, who spoke on “Ecological Aspects of Bioterrorism”; Terry Yates, vice-provost for research, University of New Mexico, and deputy director of the National Center for the Study of Emerging Viruses, who addressed the question “How do we know if we are under attack?”; and James Ehleringer, Department of Biology, University of Utah, who spoke on “Forensic Ecology and Bioterrorism.” Commentary on the proposed National Ecological Observatory Network was provided by Mary E. Clutter, assistant director of the Directorate for Biological Sciences, National Science Foundation, and by Tom Weimer, deputy assistant secretary for water and science, Department of the Interior.
Videotape sets of the roundtable are available for $20, plus shipping and handling; call 202/628-1500, ext. 202, or e-mail email@example.com. A complete AIBSnews report on the event will appear in a later issue of BioScience.
Dr. Wheelis's presentation can be found at www.fas.org/bwc/agr/main.htm
“A Population-Dynamics Approach to Assess the Threat of Plant Pathogens as Biological Weapons against Annual Crops,” by Laurence V. Madden and Frank van den Bosch (BioScience 52: 65–74).
“Biological Terrorism Targeted at Agriculture: The Threat to US National Security,” by Rocco Cassagrande (Nonproliferation Review 7: 92–105).
The AIBS home page—www.aibs.org—has a number of links to sites with information concerning biological warfare agents.
AIBSnews compiled and reported by Donna Royston

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Recent Developments within Semi-Solid Forming at the Institute for Metal Forming Technology
This paper illustrates several research activities being carried out within the Center of Competence for Casting and Thixoforging Stuttgart (CCT `NOVUS´). A new method for manufacturing Metal Matrix Composites out of the semi-solid state has been developed at the Institute for Metal Forming Technology, Universitaet Stuttgart, and applied for patent pending. Within this new manufacturing method for the production of fibre and particle reinforced composites now disadvantages of liquid-phase-techniques can be reduced in combination with decreased manufacturing costs compared to conventional MMC-production technologies due to short cycle times and the ability of near-net-shape forming. It is obvious that manufacturing process in the fabrication of metal matrix composite materials will influence in some extent the performance of these materials. A current research project at the Institute for Metal Forming Technology (IFU), contributes implementing specific boundary condition of the manufacturing process to numerical analysis. Such boundary conditions exert direct influence on product quality. For manufacturing of metal matrix composites limiting factors are e.g. temperature, pressure, deformation, etc. Detecting input-parameter for numerical analysis basic rheological parameters, such as static and dynamic yield points, hysteresis and shear rate jump tests, detection of the differential structural parameter, evolution of apparent viscosity of different castalloys are topics of current research project at the Institue for Metal Forming Technology. For reheating-process of semi-solid alloys new technologies have been developed and applied for patent pending by the Institute for Control Engineering of Machine Tools and Manufacturing Units (ISW). The two main advantages of this technique as compared with other induction heating techniques are the direct online determination of liquid-, solid fraction and heating-homogeneity as well as robustness against variations of prematerial (chemical composition, billet-diameter, etc.).
G. Hirt, A. Rassili, A. Bührig-Polaczek
M. Liewald and P. Unseld, "Recent Developments within Semi-Solid Forming at the Institute for Metal Forming Technology", Solid State Phenomena, Vols. 141-143, pp. 109-114, 2008

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The Linksys Velop is the latest in a rapidly growing line of mesh, or "whole home" Wi-Fi systems from the likes of Google, Netgear, and Ubiquiti. Like its competitors, Velop is designed to help remove the dreaded dead spots that plague a home wireless network, ensuring that you've got complete coverage whether you're sat right next to the router, or you've retreated to the garden shed for a spot of well-deserved me time. All you have to do is stick an extra Velop router (or "node" in Linksys speak) in the room with poor coverage, and hey presto, you've got faster Wi-Fi.
Where the Velop differs, aside from in its monolithic stature, is in its technical chops. Velop is the only consumer-focused mesh Wi-Fi system to offer tri-band connectivity—which provides a dedicated wireless link between each router in addition to the two required for devices to connect to it—alongside the option for a Ethernet-based wired backhaul and dynamic channel selection, the latter minimising interference from neighbouring Wi-Fi networks.
Such tech doesn't come cheap. Velop starts at £199 (~$230 in the US) for a single router, which is around £50 more than comparable standalone routers, and £199 more than the free router typically bundled in with home broadband packages. The price rises to £349 (~$380 in the US) for the all-but-mandatory twin pack, and to an eye-watering £499 (~$530 in the US) for a triple pack. Other mesh systems sell for similar prices, although, Velop's swankier tech and (mostly) user-friendly setup process makes it the more appealing option.
How appealing depends on the size of your home, and just how much you value reliable Wi-Fi. Velop can make a dramatic difference to a home network—but not everyone will see the benefit.
Wi-Fi for beginners?
Setting up Velop is either relatively straightforward or painfully frustrating, depending on your current broadband setup.
Inside the box are the Velop nodes, accompanying power adaptors, and a single flat Ethernet cable. The small white nodes with a single status light up top are inconspicuous enough, if not the design triumph Linksys wants them to be, and oddly look better from the mesh-covered back rather than the plain front. Their small footprint does at least make them easy to fit onto a tightly packed shelf or tabletop, though.
Less thought was put into the square, bulky design of the power adaptors that spread out wider than a standard plug socket. If you plan on using the Velop adaptor with a multi-plug extension, don't expect to be able to plug anything else in next to it.
Don't expect to plug much into a Velop node either: there are just two gigabit Ethernet ports on the bottom—one of which is taken up by an Internet connection on the first node—and there are no USB ports for plugging in devices like printers and hard drives. Linksys expects you to connect every device via Wi-Fi, which is a nice thought, but not every device supports Wi-Fi by default.
Sky's standard Sky HD box doesn't support Wi-Fi without an add-on, while British Gas' smart home Hive Hub only works over Ethernet. If you have more than one or two Ethernet devices, you need to factor in the costs and space for an additional Ethernet switch to add ports.
For a router setup that costs as much as £500 (~$623), though, it's disappointing that the connectivity options are so sparse. The similarly priced Netgear Orbi provides four gigabit Ethernet ports and a USB port on each of its nodes.
Instructions in the box are minimal, and simply say to download the Linksys setup app, which is available for both Android and iOS. Windows Mobile users (sorry Peter) are out of luck. The Linksys app—which initially uses a Bluetooth connection for initial setup—provides step-by-step instructions on how to plug in the Velop, depending on what type of broadband connection you have. There are two main connection options to choose from: "Single Device," which is a combined modem and router and the most common configuration for UK users, or "Dedicated Modem," where a Wi-Fi router is connected to a separate modem.
In the latter case you simply unplug the separate router from the modem and directly replace it with the Velop. A word of warning if you're a Sky Fibre user, though: Sky used to provide separate modems and routers with its fibre service, but has never officially allowed the use of third-party routers. There are workarounds and custom firmware available for certain Asus routers to enable the required DCHP Option 61 security protocol (I use the Asus RT-AC68U), but Velop does not support it. To use Velop with Sky Fibre you have to select the Single Device option and leave your router plugged in.
Sadly, none of this is reflected in the Linksys app, which instead throws out error messages, or asks for a username and password for login via the more common PPPoE method. A word of warning in the app or on the box for potential buyers with Sky Fibre wouldn't go amiss.
There are also complications when using the "Single Device" option, although setup is generally smoother. Plug one end of the included Ethernet cable into the existing router, the other into the bottom of Velop (which tucks neatly away underneath), and the app does the rest. Well, sort of. Since the existing router is still active, at a minimum you need to turn off its wireless functionality in order to avoid interference. Ideally, you need to go a step further and turn off all of the router's routing functionality and use it just as a modem, otherwise known as "Bridge Mode." This avoids complications and potential performance issues that arise from having NAT functionality (Network Address Translation) active in both the old router and Velop.
One of the primary roles of NAT is to make devices on a private network (i.e. your home or office) publicly accessible, even though they don't have a public IP address. At best, bouncing through two different routes introduces the dreaded "Double NAT" latency. At worst, it breaks functionality in apps and devices that depend on UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) port forwarding to reach the Internet. When a device connected to the Velop—which is in turn connected to the old router—attempts to set up a port forwarding via UPnP, it ends up being forwarded not to the Internet but to the old router.
Common apps like Skype can fail to work correctly without correct port forwarding, and complex NAT setups are notorious for breaking online gaming functionality in Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. Since there are so many different routers users could be using, it's not surprising that Linksys doesn't include any instructions on how to enable Bridge Mode or turn off Wi-Fi. But it does take the shine off Linksys' promise of an "easy setup," particularly for novices that may never have opened a router configuration page in their life.
Ploughing on through the setup process to create an SSID and Linksys account for cloud-based access to Velop—which takes the app an age to figure out whether Velop has an Internet connection and to apply an out-of-the-box firmware update—I encountered another problem. Part of the process involves disconnecting from the Velop via Bluetooth and then reconnecting to it via Wi-Fi using the credentials inconveniently printed on the bottom of the router.
Unfortunately, since at this stage the router does not have an Internet connection, Android continues to route data through its mobile data connection by default. This throws up a "connection not detected" message in the Linksys app, which I could only fix by manually disabling mobile data on my phone.
It's another sign that perhaps Linksys' software could have done with a wee bit more development time. After all, if you must forgo any sort of advanced Web-based interface in the spirit of keeping things simple, you'd be better be sure it works without issue.
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Buying a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Puppy via internet?
Breed: Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
Gender Male / Female
Age: 0 to 2 years old
A few more puppies are available. Beautiful orange /ginger/ red with white markings !!
The puppies have a passport, have been dewormed and have been vaccinated. Fixed price!
We are affiliated with “X”…
So, you are looking for a Toller dog or Toller puppy and scanning the internet for the last couple of days or weeks. Reason for coming across the above-mentioned ad is because:
- Looking for a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever / Toller
- You would like to have one for a great price
- You don’t want to wait long for a Toller pup as you want one fast!
Look beyond the sweet face of the puppies on the picture and first…
Of course, if you desperately want to have a Toller puppy fast and for a great low price, you can be successful but PLEASE take care of other questions first, as there can be serious RISKS! If you buy a puppy through Internet Sales Sites you have often no guarantee that the parents have been examined for hereditary diseases. There are multiple diseases in the breed, including eye disorders, autoimmune diseases, epilepsy, and hip dysplasia.
Breeders who are affiliated with the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Clubs have various health examinations carried out. All results are published on the club’s website and a good breeder will be happy to show you the results.
Did you know that there are eye diseases in the breed that can make your dog blind? Breeders who are members of the Toller club have a DNA test for these conditions. Because of this, they can guarantee that your dog will never get such an eye disease. And there are even more mandatory studies that ensure that the breed remains as healthy as possible.
Toller breeders who advertise on Internet Sales Sites are often deliberately not affiliated with a recognized breed club. Therefore, they do not have to do health examinations, puppies are often poorly socialized and the parents are not properly cared for. Be aware that you are not saving a puppy by buying him/her from a bread breeder.
You only make room for the next litter. In addition, chances are you will have to incur additional vet fees that will end up making you lose even more money than for a well-bred puppy.
What do you have to pay attention to?
There a couple of RED FLAGS that you should at least pay attention to:
It is not a good sign if the breeder sells many different varieties of dog breeds. You can often check this by clicking on ‘view other advertisements’ on Internet Sales Sites. Always Google a breeder first by searching for the name of the breeder + place name. If you come across negative stories, be extra vigilant. A breeder who has a lot of litters is lacking hands to properly care for and socialize the puppies. That is simply not possible and therefore does not happen.
If you buy a puppy that has not been properly socialized, you have a greater risk of behavioral problems.
Breeders who advertise on Internet Sales Sites are often affiliated with an association (X) created by themselves. Often there are no rules, this so-called association is only used to appear reliable but the opposite is true. These breeders can even deliver puppies at your doorstep and offered as a service but is intended to prevent people from coming over and seeing how the dogs are kept.
Also, be alert if someone has a litter only once. Even then you have no guarantee that the parents have been examined for the disorders that occur in the breed. Ask for copies of the results of the hips (HD) and eyes (ECVO, PRA, and CEA). Is the breeder unable or unwilling to show it?
Then there is a chance that the parents have not been tested or that the results are not good. It is better not to buy a puppy from such a breeder. And I cannot see this often enough, make sure emotions are not interfering with your judgments..
You are going to watch the puppy:
If you encounter one of the situations below, these are strong indications that you could deal with a bread breeder.
- You do not end up in people’s homes, often in a yard or in a shed.
- The puppy will be ‘picked up’ for you .. you have no possibility and chance to see the complete litter and housing.
- The mother dog looks skinny and poorly groomed and acts anxious or apathetic instead of being comfortable.
- Or worse, there is no mother dog or you will not see the mother dog.
This can mean two things:
- The breeder does not want to show how she looks and is housed or what her character is. Remember that the mother influences the character of the puppies.
- The breeder imports puppies (without a mother dog) that are often removed from the mother much too young, with all the harmful consequences that this entails.
At ‘delivery’ you will be informed that you have ‘warranty’ .. but only if you use their vet, otherwise the ‘warranty’ will expire. This is not common with recognized breeders; you can just choose a vet yourself. There is an evasive response to questions about the parents, health results and socialization.
Again: every responsible breeder will be happy to show you all the papers.
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Want to know more about the breed?
A Toller is an intelligent dog that should keep you physically and mentally occupied. A consistent upbringing is a requirement. A Toller, like other dogs, is NOT born social, sweet, child-friendly and obedient, the breeder and mother dog has the first share in this.
That is why it is so important that a dog gets a good start at the breeder. Would you like to know more about the breed or would you like to get in contact with breeders who do breed according to the regulations of the recognized breed club?
Then visit a Toller club website or contact the Toller information point, or continue reading on this website RetrieverPlanet.com where I have written enough great information about the wonderful Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Breed that can help you make the best possible choices buying and taking care of a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever puppy of dog.

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Chitral is an ancient, romantic, heart-wining, and mountainous holiday destination in the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The ring of fascinating and majestic Hindukush range add glitters to the gold of Chitral beauty that has mysterious geography.
The green valleys, glaciers, passes, alpine like temperature, amicable and hospitable population make stay here worth reminiscing. The proximity to Chitral River adds one more string to the bewitching bow of Chitral. The town enjoys a soothing elevation of 4,980 feet from the sea. This magnificent beauty is made of 350 square kilometres. Also, there are such villages and towns whose elevation is amazingly high. Top of the list is Susum, with an altitude of 10,500 feet. It is blessed with nine such mountain whose height is above 7,000 meter. The minimum altitude is 4,000 meters here. The glaciers make up another part of the treat, which is available for tourists. Then, there are ten glaciers whose area vary from 7 to the fascinatingly 33 kilometres.
Furthermore, there are 15 passes. The least elevation in this category is 10,500 feet (Lawari) while the greatest altitude is 19292 feet (Kachi Kani). Trekking and trout fishing constitute irresistible attractions here. An old fort here not only adds to attractions but also serves as food for those who are in thrall to history. Sahodur Polo Tournament attracts many people.
Historically, Chitral has been an important town because it was en route to invading hordes of raiding soldiers. It shares quite a long border with Afghanistan on its three sides, north, south, and west. It is quite a small town with one market spread across a single street. The course to Chitral passes through Swat, Dir, and Lowari Pass. From Dir, off-road vehicles are an appropriate mode of transportation to tread in the Chitral town. Alternatively, a tourist can reach here by air, at a subsidized charge, from Islamabad. However, seat confirmation is subject to weather. Rather, a tourist needs an off-road vehicle to explore other faces of Chitral beauty, such as Shadur, Garam Chasma, etc.
The climate in Chitral is pleasant in summer but harsh in winter. The cultural here has shades of Turkish, Greek, Iranian and Tatar. Khowar is the language of Chitral. The orchards and terraced fields of barley and wheat provide food, income and another charm to this accessible hard area of Pakistani northwest.
Visitors are required to report to the local police station on arrival. A visit to Kalash Valley, a one of its kind facet of Pakistan, requires permission from the district administration.


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This guidance describes the design of an easy-to-manufacture smart solar street lamp using GreenPak. With solar energy and batteries, it can effectively provide energy for any type of light without causing trouble. Solar street lamps are novel because they can be turned off. - In case of power failure, it can still work normally. It also enables electricity to be used for other purposes. The \"intelligent\" part of the street lamp can automatically light up when moving objects are detected. The final design is a truly energy-saving solar intelligent street lamp. This design can be extended to larger power lights, such as lighting for infrastructure lighting, or to very small lights, such as lights for beautifying and illuminating roads, landscapes and gardening. In all of these applications, GreenPak\'s design will remain similar. For this project, Silego\'s Greenpak configurable mixed-signal integrated circuit（CMIC)has been used. The three key functions of programming in chip are: 1. - Motion Induction 2- Solar induction 3- Battery-level inductive motion induction saves electricity. Light is allowed to rotate only when any moving object is detected. To do this, a passive infrastructure-Red (PIR) Sensors have been designed. The PIR motion sensor has a separate output pin and VCC and GND pins. The PIR sensor basically detects the infrared radiation level. Once a change in radiation level is detected, it sends a signal notifying the change. The sensor is one of the most commonly used sensors in motion detection. (see Fig. 2) Ambient solar Induction solar panels are used to sense ambient light. A solar panel provides full output in full direct sunlight and zero output in the absence of light. These conditions can then be converted to the appropriate level to generate the digital input pins of the CMIC. By using a simple voltage dividing circuit, the 18 volts generated by solar panels can be converted to 3 volts. 3V signal for high voltage- The level logic input of SLG46140 V CMIC. Battery power monitoring and charging battery power monitoring is also an important aspect of the system. In this design, a sealed wire-Acid (SLA) Batteries are in use. SLA batteries have wide applications, high reliability and high cost- Effective batteries. Compared with batteries with other chemical components, the charging method of secondary batteries is much simpler. SLA batteries need to be charged at a constant current equal to 0. 1C ( Here C = the capacity of the battery at full charge, ampere-hour) The voltage is about 1. It is 5 volts to 2 volts higher than the rated output voltage. Therefore, the charging circuit can also be simpler. It is important to note that at full capacity, the 12V SLA battery will provide an open-circuit voltage of about 13. 2 volts. When discharging, the open-circuit voltage measured by the battery is slightly less than 12V. But because our CMIC can\'t measure such high voltage, these need to be converted to acceptable range. Similarly, a simple voltage divider is used to divide the voltage into about 800 mV, indicating that the battery has been discharged and about 1150 mV indicating that the battery has been fully charged. Then these voltage levels are input into SLG46140 V CMIC and compared with their analog comparators. As we will see in the next section, these comparators play a critical role in the overall project implementation. By downloading greenpak software to view pre, greenpak IC can be easily programmed to control intelligent solar street lights. - Make intelligent street lamp design document. Connect the GreenPak development kit to the computer, insert the unprogrammed SLG46140 V GreenPak IC into the development kit socket, and then click on the program. The integrated circuit will be automatically programmed into an integrated circuit, which will control intelligent solar street lamps. Once the IC is programmed, you can save the IC in the development toolkit socket for easier access to pins, or mass production. You can create a small PCB board to access the chip. Now that Greenpak IC has been programmed to control intelligent street lights, you can jump to step 4. If you want to better understand and modify the internal circuit of the intelligent street lamp design file, step 3 will give you an overview of how Greenpak\'s intelligent street lamp design file is programmed. The GreenPak schematic diagram for implementing the design is shown in the figure. 5. Description of the sales used: Pin 3: Digital input pin for detecting the presence of ambient light. - Pin 4: A digital input pin for detecting motion or the presence of an object. - Pin10: Analog input pin for battery power monitoring. - PIN12: Digital output with 1Xpush- It is used to control the pull-out mode of LED. - PIN14: Digital output with 1Xpush- Pull the output mode to control the charge current entering the battery. 3 - Bit and gate: 3- The bits and doors in this design ensure that the lights are turned on only when all conditions are met. Conditions such as the detection of nearby motion, the presence of surrounding sunlight and the required battery power are the three bits that determine the output of the gate. Battery power monitoring: two analog comparators（ACMP0 and ACMP1) Monitor battery voltage. As mentioned earlier, two 800 mV and 1150 mV voltage levels are used to determine battery status. If the measured battery voltage drops to 800 mV or less, the comparator（ACMP0) The output is zero. This output is fed into 3- Input and gate, in turn, output is zero, and lights are turned off when the battery voltage is detected to be too low. The high level voltage is measured during charging and will be used as a voltage divider input comparator for CMIC pin 10 input. (ACMP1). Once the voltage level reaches or exceeds the reference voltage set on the reverse input（ In this case, 1150 mV) Comparator output is high. Once we reach the level we want, we need to cut off the battery charge, so it\'s low. - Level output is required, so a simple inverter is used. Input of solar cells: As mentioned earlier, when there is no ambient light, the output of solar cells is zero/digital. -Low signal. Because lack of sunlight is one of the conditions for turning on street lights, we need to convert it into digital signals. - High, so our Hemen also exports a high. Therefore, an inverter is also used here. Use counters as a means of prolonging the output cycle: In the above design, counters（CNT0/DLY0) It is also used to produce a certain delay when pin12 of CMIC turns off the signal. This results in an expected delay and avoids fast output switching. (see Fig. 6) Use of counters as a means of prolonging output cycles: In the above design, counters（CNT0/DLY0) It is also used to produce a certain delay when pin12 of CMIC turns off the signal. This results in an expected delay and avoids fast output switching. (see Fig. 6) This section describes the use of external circuits required to drive larger loads (such as 10W LED lights) and recharge batteries. In order to create the most efficient and energy-saving circuit, MOSFET has been used in contrast to the ordinary BJT. This will result in faster switching time and higher/lower power consumption. Battery Charging Control: IRLZ44N HEXFET Power Supply MOSFET（ Similar mosfets, such as fqp30n06l, can also be used. Used, it is n- Channel-enhanced MOSFET. This kind of MOSFET is specially designed to work at gate voltage level. (3V and 5V) Small controllers and integrated circuits are easy to produce. The data table of MOSFET describes the threshold gate to source voltage. （Vgs(th)) For leakage current ID of about 1 ampere, it is about 3 volts. According to the electrical specification of pin 12, our small CMIC can easily achieve this. ( Similar to pin 14). LED lamp control: Similar to charging control circuit, this part of our project also uses IRLZ44N HEXFET MOSFET to switch 10-watt LED, which is the main lighting source. Because we want to control a 10-watt LED with a 12V battery, we need to be able to provide about the current. 0. 8 Amp. The circuit is shown in Figure 8. These circuits can be connected to a circuit board or connected through a dead circuit. This paper introduces the design of intelligent street lamp with SLG46140 V Greenpak CMIC as the main control element. It has been proved that this small integrated circuit can perform the task at hand while minimizing power consumption. It is also very effective to provide appropriate design tools during the implementation of this project. The project can also be enhanced by introducing other circuits, such as detecting dust on solar panels or external overvoltages. - The driving switch locks the LED output.


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Stay updated on all the news and notes today in the Steelers Now Daily Notebook.
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No Brown, no Bell. We should win it all this year.
— James Farrior (@JamesFarrior) July 29, 2019
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My scouts in Pittsburgh keep raving about LB Ola Adeniyi, undrafted in 2018 out of Toledo. He's picked up where he left off last year when he led Steelers in preseason sacks before going on IR. Nobody can block him. Ran 4.83 at pro day with 26 lifts, but nothing else stood out.
— Gil Brandt (@Gil_Brandt) July 29, 2019
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Buccaneers S Orion Stewart Out For Season With Torn ACL https://t.co/3WDp5661gj pic.twitter.com/v2AlEECG6M
— NFLTradeRumors.co (@nfltrade_rumors) July 29, 2019
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Could @Steelers fans see a new name on their stadium in the near future? Sources say @KraftHeinzCo is not expected to keep the company name on @heinzfield (no longer has a Pittsburgh HQ). Current naming-rights deal runs through 2021 https://t.co/FW131UN5C1 $ pic.twitter.com/QTduJuwUuu
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CLEVELAND -- Cleveland police are investigating after a woman was found dead in a motel on the city's east side.
The 25-year-old woman's body was discovered by staff at a Cleveland motel in the 17000 block of Euclid Avenue around noon Saturday.
She was reportedly bleeding from the mouth and pronounced dead by EMS on scene.
Police say they suspect her death was a homicide.
The cause of death has yet to be determined and no arrests have been made at this time.
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**Editor's Note: Police originally said the woman was 40-years-old. The story has been updated to reflect new information regarding the victim's age.

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Tom Mullen, aerospace and defense expert at PA Aerospace and Defense, shares commentary on the proposed Raytheon and United Technologies merger with National Defense Magazine.
The article notes that a day after Raytheon Corp. and United Technologies Corp. proposed its “merger of equals,” analysts and lawmakers sounded off on what would be a seismic shift in the world of defense contracting. United Technologies had already made plans to spin out their air-conditioning and elevator nondefense units and create another aerospace and defense business leveraging its acquisition last year of aircraft parts and subsystem supplier Rockwell Collins, which has since changed its name to Collins Aerospace.
Tom says innovation will be a challenge in such a large organization. "While the combined resources of the firm will be formidable, the spread across so many areas, the challenge of integration, and the legacy cultures of each will make it imperative to do something new around innovation. If they do not manage to create an innovation culture they will struggle to sustain market share.”
He adds: One positive is that the merger could create opportunities for the companies to offer broader systems. “If they are very bold, they could add more capability to the Collins aerostructures business and offer new platforms. At minimum, there are significant opportunities to create cost efficiencies by consolidating manufacturing and corporates.”
But on the other hand, the companies cover a sprawling span of business areas and could require divestments of some assets, he added.
Tom continues: “Carve-outs and sell-off of non-core businesses will add disruption on top of the big challenges of integrating such large and diverse companies.”


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The sacked former chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, Rameez Raja continues to be in the limelight. While in office and now even after being thrown out of the board, Rameez Raja is either creating a ruckus with his statements or getting himself insulted. A new case has been added in this connection going on for the last few days and this can put Rameez Raja in trouble. Difficult – Money scam in PCB. This matter has come to the fore from the tweet of a junior cricketer from Pakistan, who has alleged that he was not paid for playing in the Pakistan Junior League.
On Saturday 31st December, PCB decided to discontinue the Pakistan Junior League tournament started by Rameez Raja after just one season. Expressing his displeasure over this decision, Rameez Raja tweeted, It is sad that PJL has become a victim of vendetta politics and has been shut down while 7 players out of it reached the emerging category of PSL 8 and 3 players from Pakistan- There are reserves in the New Zealand series.
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Responding to Rameez’s tweet, a Pakistani man named Haroon wrote, “It was a great idea, but don’t you think giving $22,000 to under-19 boys was too much?” I think PJL should have been continued but we could have managed its expenses in a better way.
We never got paid haroon bhai
— Shamyl Hussain (@shamylhussain09) December 31, 2022
Then the reply that came on this tweet exposed the claims of PJL and Rameez Raja. Under-19 player Shameel Hussain, who played for the Gwadar Sharks team in this tournament, made a sensational disclosure. Shameel, who was the captain of the Gwadar team, wrote, “Haroon Bhai, we have never received any payment.
36 crore loss, tournament closed
During Rameez Raja’s tenure last year i.e. in October 2022, Pakistan Junior League T20 tournament was organized on the lines of Pakistan Super League for under-19 level cricketers. 6 franchises also participated in this tournament and players from some other countries besides Pakistan also came to play. However, the new PCB chief Najam Sethi has decided to call off the tournament as it had caused a loss of more than Rs 36 crore (INR) to the PCB.
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Henry Cavill recently made some comments about his role as Superman in the upcoming movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Cavill was spotted at the GQ Style and Dunhill party in Mayfair, where he discussed his role in the highly anticipated film.
According to WWD, Cavill talked about how Superman’s god-like abilities make him slow to anger.
“Superman wouldn’t get into a cage fight with just anyone. Imagine, you wouldn’t get into a fight with someone if they hit you and you didn’t feel it, barely registered it. Superman wouldn’t even notice; he’s not quick to engage,” Cavill said, alluding to the fight between Superman and Batman in the movie.
Meanwhile, as the film gears up for its release next spring, two photos of Wonder Woman have leaked online. The images, which were posted by Heroic Hollywood, have sparked the discussion of how big of a role Wonder Woman is going to play in the movie.
The images are promotional material for Batman v Superman and feature two depictions of Wonder Woman in action. The first image shows an outline of Wonder Woman, with both Batman and Superman in the background, while the second one features Wonder Woman standing in full costume.
In order to shed more light onto Wonder Woman’s role in the new movie, Gal Gadot recently interviewed with Superherohype where she revealed a few spoilers concerning her part as Wonder Woman in the film.
“She [Wonder Woman] has unbelievable endurance. She is exceptionally strong. She can jump really high and practically fly,” Gadot stated in the interview. “She knows tons of martial arts styles. She is a strong and serious woman.”
In the comic world, Wonder Woman is a warrior princess whose abilities include a range of superhuman powers. Along with her incredible skills in the combat department, Wonder Woman wields a few weapons of her own, including the Lasso of Truth, two bracelets that are extremely durable, and a tiara. Although fans are well aware of Wonder Woman’s powers and weapons, it still is unclear just how she will be portrayed in the new film.
Along with Gadot and Cavill, the film also stars Ben Affleck, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, and Holly Hunter. The film is being directed by Zack Snyder, with the screenplay written by Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is set to premiere March 25, 2015.
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The annual University of New Orleans quality of life survey has been released. Orleans Parish residents say things are looking up.
The UNO survey finds 47 percent of Orleans Parish respondents say the city has become a better place to live over the past five years.
Jefferson Parish responses were also positive — at 42 percent.
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Im genuinely crying over this.
But I loved Cedric for scientific reasons too. I thought he was going to help us save Tasmanian Devils from extinction.
Dr. Alex Kreiss is the cute boy in that pic.
Dr Kreiss says it was a difficult day.
"We would see and do something with Cedric every week so it was a very sad day and not just for me but for the keepers that looked after him since he was born, for the other vets that worked with him and that did health checks with him. So it was very sad."
University of Tasmania vet, Barrie Wells, has told The World Today that Cedric had stopped eating and looked unwell.
"In the early days, he gave a lot of hope that there would be the possibility of a vaccine," he said.
"It didn't turn out to be. He has contributed tremendously to our understanding of the possibility of vaccination which we still think is quite a possibility."
This is what I want with animal research. Scientists and technicians who love and respect the animals they are working with, and animals that never die in vain.
Thank you, Cedric. I hope we can figure something out for your species.
Wow. The comments on the article about his death. Wow.
what a cutie!
now i want one.
Our attitudes about tazzies has gone a complete 180 in the last few years. Once Cedric's species was the devil incarnate, now they're cutie-pies. Guess framing does make a difference.
Sarcophilus soon to follow Thylacinus into oblivion. What other species do we lose next? Can our own species be far behind?
And can the sky falling be far behind that?
Oh no... Cedric died.
Yeah, that was in Book 4. The series has been done for a while now.
I just went back and read the article on MHC-1 and Tasmanian Devils. If lack of MHC-1 diversity is a major reason in the spread of this cancer, then why do humans and other MHC-1 diverse beings get cancer?
Sorry if this question is stupid, I'm a complete layman in terms of biology.
I'm a complete layman on this, too. But AFIK the answer to your question is: "Cancer" is a term that encompasses a vast range of conditions that result in some form of uncontrolled cellular division.
Kat: not all cancers occur by the same means (cancer is just a name for uncontrolled cell proliferation of any kind). Our bodies have multiple ways of stopping cancer (or causing it) - normal mechanisms of making lots of cells (eg in response to wound healing, or for growth) get up-regulated and go a bit haywire; genes that spot mistakes in the DNA get knocked out for some reason, so your body goes round making faulty DNA which can lead to cancer; cancer cells can find ways to hide that they're cancer cells from your body's defences...
Kat: This cancer works kind of like a tissue graft, spreading from animal to animal, and it helps that the devils are genetically very similar. Normally cancers aren't contagious, and each human or animal develops a "new" cancer (although sometimes it's helped along by a contagious virus).
Human cervical cancer is similar, and that's how there can be a vaccine for it. Not yet for the tassies' cancer, alas.
Human cervical cancer is similar, and that's how there can be a vaccine for it.
Human cervical cancer is the kind that's (usually) caused by a virus, the vaccine is for the virus, not the cancer. It would be much more difficult to develop a vaccine against an infectious cell line.
There's a directly sexually transmitted clonal cancer in dogs that's more similar to the devil cancer.

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Matisse pioneered a revolutionary use of color, refusing to accept that color must reflect the real world. Matisse moved around the wheel, using jarring colors to quickly become a ‘bad boy’ of French art.
The Russian Impressionist movement included a number of artists who received little recognition in the Western world. Two such artists, Igor Grabar and Abram Arkhipov, are excellent representives of the two schools of the movement.
During Raphael’s apprenticeship in Florence he had the opportunity to see Leonardo work on the Mona Lisa. This exposure influenced Raphael's work, making it more dynamic and complex.


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In what one could consider an attempt at hipster irony before hipster irony became annoyingly pseudo-cool, back in the ’80s the Garbage Pail Kids trading cards eventually spun off a series of small plastic figurines in mini trash bags, labeled “Cheap Toys with Crummy Candy.” It was truth in advertising, even though kids assumed it was sarcasm.
It’s possible that any larger kind of toy might have run into legal issues had they been seen to directly compete with Cabbage Patch Kids in any direct way, but they really didn’t have to be THAT cheap. We know this because come October, Topps is finally doing fully painted, good versions of these toys, in the same scale and called MiniKins. In a twist that probably does qualify as legitimate hipster irony, there are chase variants in single colors to replicate the original cheap versions. Rather than candy, they come with smaller versions of the classic stickers.
You know what has to come next, right? Time for a movie reboot. And let’s be honest, Hollywood really can’t do worse than the original this time.


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The croupier god comped me a suite at The Palace, (offseason), and led me through the hallways personally, making smalltalk, explaining how the elevators work, keeping a steady pace while his scuffed rake dangled from a black elastic loop sewn custom into the lining of his white suit jacket. He opened the coded door for me, (first try), deciphered the thermostat, unstuck the drawers, programmed the remote to new, in-house channels, and turned the well-dressed bed down.
He said, “This luxury is where you lie.”
He handed me a gold card with my name embossed, black laurel in the upper right corner framing a female silhouette with an EZ-Read magnetic strip on the backside hovering over a hotlist of company-owned joints.
He said, “This is how we feed you for free.”
He strummed his swarthy fingers over an orderly row of three-score and ten play-worn purple checks arranged in an open, unfinished wooden box lined in remnant green felt and set on top of the empty honor bar.
He said, “And these? These are a very good start.”
As of today, this poem is ten years old. Crazy crazy crazy. Happy New Year everyone!
1. Being a Horrible Hose Beast to myself doesn’t accomplish anything.
2. Self-Compassion vanquishes the Horrible Hose Beast even if it does look like a big, long-haired sissy.
3. Cold showers are invigorating only in the summer when the “cold” water comes out pool water warm because it’s a million degrees outside.
4. I can wash my hair and my whole body with one stock pot full of stove-heated water. (Did I mention our water heater broke this year?)
5. I can still remember the classical piano pieces I learned last October even though, after I learned them, I didn’t practice again until this October. Muscle memory is righteous.
6. I am capable of injuring myself in my sleep. I am gifted like that and also middle-aged.
7. I can withstand hour long phone calls with narcissistic jerks.
8. Other people can stand hour long phone calls with this narcissistic jerk.
9. If I spot it, man oh man do I got it!
10. Eight million twelve step slogans.
11. That even I give in and say “god” when what I mean is “gods.” Stupid three letter words being easier to type. Stupid western world thinking polytheists are weirdos.
12. With all the progress I’ve made at not being a Horrible Hose Beast, the Horrible Hose Beast is still worried about other people thinking I’m a weirdo. Sissy Self-Compassion doesn’t care, but says it’s OK that Hose Beast cares and wants me to give myself a big hug. What a sissy!
13. Life without corn syrup is possible and even preferable. Who knew?
14. My psychiatrist is kind and conscientious enough not to strangle me.
15. I am capable of watching a three hour concert sitting on a hard wooden bench in the Southern California level freezing cold with a spasming back. I am a middle aged endurance hero.
16. I am capable of talking about myself for 25 straight minutes without being a narcissistic jerk. At least I hope I am. If not, I owe about forty people a big apology.
17. Doing service for others is magical. Like, seriously, pop pop pop! Magical. That’s also a sissy thing to say. No less true though.
18. I can keep commitments… most of the time.
19. Tasing yourself hurts like a son of a monkey. Good news! If I ever need to tase anybody, I want it to hurt like a son of a monkey.
20. Wine and lightning are an excellent way to get and stay in the presence of the gods.
“…but I resisted the thought of a Czar of the Heavens, however loving His sway might be.” -Bill W., “Bill’s Story,” Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 12
I have chronic PTSD nightmares. I woke up from a particularly bad night—screaming screaming screaming—orange and red death screaming all night—and when I took my pup out for potty, I saw that her pee spot, over time, had formed an unmistakable heart on the pavement. An unmistakable heart with dog plops scattered about.
I sat on the edge of the brick planter box watching her squat, my arms wrapped tight around me, still shaking a little, and I smiled. I hadn’t the energy to laugh, but here was the Czar of the Heavens laughing for me.
How loving is the sway of this Czar that he would draw with his own shining finger a dog piss heart for me while my horror was screaming in my sleep? Pretty damn loving.
“I love you,” says this Czar, “even when things are shitty, and maybe especially then. This heart isn’t drawn around the shit. It’s drawn right thought it.”
Is in the boring section where The bright kids go Bright and boring is the book They whisper over, holy thing Bright, boring, book bound Just like the angels they read about.
Not that I have a hangup about Angels. If only their books were Dark and dusty, we might know Each other better. But I Bet there are boring dark spots Too. I have to bet because who Would know? The spots are dark Dark as a yawn Dark as the inside of a Closed fist. Dark as a book Bound mind. Dark as a priest’s dark closet
Not that I have hangups about Priests either. Or hangups About what they hang up in Their dark, yawning closets
Skeletons on pink padded Hangers, white ribboned Rose and garlic sachets Tied around their necks?
I wonder whether the casket lid is A death trap like those recalled Drop side cribs that snatched Babies into the jaws of death
But if it is a death trap, it isn’t Inappropriate for this funeral Where my little Christ-love lay Blessed barely an age Before being laid to rest with All this ceremony. All this Ceremony. I’m going to miss this And funeral/baptism cake and potatoes Going off into the worldly world Christ-love less. Loving without Magic underwear and ordinations And special water and oil For anointing and dove Down comforters and man— That casket crib was chock full of stuff I think I can live without. I think I think I can live without.


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Castle of Shikigami is the dark, supernatural first installment in Alfa System’s highly regarded shoot-’em-up series, newly translated and brought to the PC by Cosmo Machia and Degica Games.
The Summer heat is scorching. Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Force has had enough. One after another, 32 female victims were found brutally murdered. Could this be the work of the occult? Call in the specialists!
Choose one of six characters and utlise their unique abilities to defeat the demons infesting modern-day Tokyo in this vertically scrolling shooting game. Use each character’s shot, special Shikigami attack and bomb to conquer each stage and it’s boss to ultimately discover who or what is behind “The Castle of Shikigami Incident”.
- Six playable characters with unique abilities and storylines
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With the continuous development of science and technology, fpc soft boards should be used more and more widely, and there are more and more types of surface treatment. There are different processes according to different customer requirements. At present, there are four common processes, which are described in detail in the following sections.
1. Gold deposition, also known as gold melting, refers to the chemical reaction of copper and gold on the surface of the base material by chemical methods, and the other two are integrated into one. Its advantages are that it can make the welding effect more solid, bright and colorful. Its disadvantages are that it is difficult to produce. Due to the chemical reaction during production, it will produce relevant gases. If it is not handled properly, it will produce toxic gases, which will cause certain damage to the production environment;
The general process is: deacidification cleaning -->micro etching -->pre leaching -->activation -->chemical nickel plating -->chemical gold leaching; There are 6 chemical tanks in the process, involving nearly 100 kinds of chemicals, and the process is relatively complex.
Advantages: It is not easy to oxidize, can be stored for a long time, and the surface is flat. It is suitable for welding thin gap pins and components with small solder joints. The preferred PCB board with keys (such as mobile phone board). Repeated reflow soldering is not likely to reduce its solderability. It can be used as the base material for COB (Chip On Board) wiring.
Disadvantages: The cost is high, and the welding strength is poor. Because of the use of electroless nickel plating process, it is easy to have the problem of black disc. The nickel layer will be oxidized over time, and long-term reliability is a problem.
2. Gold plated. As the name implies, gold plating is to spray a layer of gold on the surface of the substrate. Since there is no chemical combination of copper, the gold content on the surface is higher than that of the gold deposit, and the gold is brighter, but the welding effect is not as good as that of the gold deposit;
Advantages: Long storage time>12 months. Suitable for contact switch design and gold wire binding. Suitable for electrical testing
Weaknesses: high cost, relatively thick. Additional design wires are required for gold finger plating. Because the gold thickness is not always the same, when it is applied to welding, it may lead to embrittlement of solder joints due to too thick gold, affecting the strength. The uniformity of electroplating surface. Electroplated nickel gold does not cover the edge of the wire. Not suitable for aluminum wire binding.
3. Tin plating. Just like gold plating, tin is used instead of gold. The melting point of tin is not as high as gold, the hardness is not as high as gold, the color is poor, and the welding effect is good;
The general process of tin plating is: micro etching → preheating → coating flux → tin spraying → cleaning.
Advantages: Long storage time; After the PCB is completed, the copper surface is completely wetted (completely covered with tin before welding); Suitable for lead-free welding; Mature process, low cost, suitable for visual inspection and electrical testing
Disadvantages: Not suitable for wire binding; Due to the problem of surface flatness, there are also limitations on SMT; Not suitable for contact switch design. Copper will dissolve during tin spraying, and the plate will undergo a high temperature. For particularly thick or thin plates, tin spraying is limited and production operation is inconvenient.
4. OSP, namely oxidation prevention process. It is also a chemical method, which can avoid or slow down the oxidation of pads under certain circumstances. It is the most widely used process in FPC surface treatment except for gold deposition.
The general process is degreasing -->micro etching -->pickling -->pure water cleaning -->organic coating -->cleaning. Compared with other processes, process control indicates that the treatment process is relatively easy.
Advantages: simple process, very flat surface, suitable for lead-free welding and SMT. Easy rework, convenient production operation, suitable for horizontal line operation. The board is suitable for multiple processing (such as OSP+ENIG). Low cost and environment-friendly.
Disadvantages: limit of reflow times (the film will be damaged if the thickness is welded for many times, and there is basically no problem if it is welded twice). Not suitable for crimping technology, wire binding. Visual inspection and electrical measurement are inconvenient. N2 gas protection is required for SMT. SMT rework is not suitable. High requirements for storage conditions.
In terms of price, it is difficult to give an accurate price list due to the different manufacturing processes of FPCs.
The above is about the four common fpc flexible circuit board processes compiled by Xiao Bian. I hope it will be helpful to you. If there is still something unclear


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I am honored to be giving the Joseph I. Waring Jr. Lecture: "Tuberculous lives: Smollett, Keats and Orwell" at The Waring Historical Library at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) on Thursday, March 24, 2016 at 5:30 pm in the Basic Sciences Building auditorium on the campus of the Medical University of South Carolina.
The lecture falls on and marks World TB Day, March 24th, which is designed to build public awareness that tuberculosis today remains an epidemic in much of the world, causing the deaths of nearly one-and-a-half million people each year, mostly in developing countries. World TB Day uses the date of Dr. Robert Koch's announcement of the discovery of the cause of tuberculosis as a moment to reflect on what still needs to be done to combat this disease. The theme of World TB day 2016 is "Unite to End TB".
Tobias Smollett (1721-71), John Keats (1795-1821) and George Orwell (1903-1950) shared the common fate of so many throughout history: a life lived with, and death from, tuberculosis. The experiences of Smollett, Keats and Orwell span the period from the 18th century to the dawn of the antibiotic age and provide a window onto doctors’ aspirations to treat an incurable condition and patients’ hopes and despairs. While 4000 people a day continue to die from tuberculosis these narratives still resonate.


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- Impetigo is a bacterial infection of the surface of the skin.
- Impetigo is more common in children than in adults.
- The two types of impetigo are non-bullous and bullous impetigo.
- Impetigo symptoms and signs include
- small blisters,
- dark or honey-colored crust that forms after the pustules burst.
- Impetigo is contagious and is caused by strains of both staph and strep bacteria.
- Impetigo is not serious and is easy to treat with either prescription topical or oral antibiotics. Scarring is very rare.
What is impetigo? What causes impetigo?
What are the types of impetigo? What are impetigo symptoms and signs? What does impetigo look like?
There are two forms of impetigo:
- Non-bullous impetigo: This is the more common form, caused by both staph and strep bacteria. This form initially presents as small red papules similar to insect bites. These lesions rapidly evolve to small blisters and then to pustules that finally scab over with a characteristic honey-colored crust. This entire process usually takes several days. These lesions often start around the nose and on the face, but less frequently they may also affect the arms and legs. At times, there may be non-tender but swollen lymph nodes (glands) nearby.
- Bullous impetigo: This form of impetigo is caused only by staph bacteria. These bacteria produce a toxin that reduces cell-to-cell stickiness (adhesion) causing separation between the top skin layer (epidermis) and the lower layer (dermis). This leads to the formation of a blister. (The medical term for blister is bulla.) Bullae can appear in various skin areas, especially the buttocks and trunk. These blisters are fragile and contain a clear yellow-colored fluid. The bullae are delicate and often break and leave red, raw skin with a ragged edge. A dark crust will commonly develop during the final stages of development. With healing, this crust will resolve.
Is impetigo contagious?
How is impetigo diagnosed?
What is the treatment for impetigo?
What are possible complications of impetigo?
One potentially serious, but rare, complication of impetigo caused by strep bacteria is glomerulonephritis, a condition producing kidney inflammation. Many specialists are not convinced that treating impetigo will prevent glomerulonephritis from occurring.
Will impetigo leave scars?
Because the crusts and blisters of impetigo are superficial, impetigo generally does not leave scars. Affected skin looks red for a while after the crusts go away, but this redness fades in a matter of days to weeks.
Can impetigo be prevented?
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I saw an electronic toilet seat on sale at Costco the other day that made me think about advances in toilet technology. That's not a topic most people spend any time contemplating.
Copenhagen, Denmark's culture design agency UiWE has dedicated plenty of time to the topic with its PeeBetter project. As the name might lead you to believe, it's all about figuring out better ways for people to pee in public spaces.
Follow me here. So far, the big triumph of the PeeBetter project is Pollee, a prototype urinal for the gals. It debuted this summer at the massive annual Roskilde music festival, where notoriously long bathroom lines have held up women for hours.
UiWE says it best: "Pollee is an open air, touch-free urinal made for a semi-squat position." It can handle four women at a time compared with a traditional toilet's inefficient quantity of one. It also features the clean, rounded lines of contemporary Danish design.
This isn't a case of one female urinal fits all. UiWE came up with three variations: the high-walled Pollee Shy for those with privacy concerns; the Pollee Topless, which has low outside walls and a fully covered bottom to afford "a good view, yet some discretion"; and the Pollee Naked with lower walls for women who don't mind letting it all hang out.
I imagine there will be varying reactions to this news. Some people might say, "Ick." Some might think, "No way would I use that." Others may conclude that anything that shortens those interminable women's bathroom lines deserves a Nobel Pee Prize.
UiWE is currently soliciting feedback, including posting a "pee survey," to hone the Pollee concept. Ladies, would you use it?


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Defense security experts have traditionally differentiated data protection strategies based on whether the information is at rest or in motion. But in today’s highly mobile world, many people have trouble distinguishing between the two modes.
For example, is the data really at rest when it’s sitting inside a mobile device such as a laptop computer, smart phone or USB memory stick that is itself likely to be in motion much of the time?
Cmdr. Greg Czerwonka, chief of the Coast Guard’s information assurance policy division, said any confusion about resting vs. moving data can be easily solved by understanding that the term “in motion” only applies to data traveling through a network. “The data could be an e-mail in transit, information being downloaded from a website, the process of remotely logging in [to a website or database] through a cellular phone or other mobile device, and so on,” he said. “Data stored or being used on a mobile device is considered data at rest.”
Definitions aside, the big task Defense Department and military service network administrators and users face is moving data securely across a mind-boggling array of data transmission technologies that include 3G/4G wireless networks, long-distance wired networks, Wi-Fi local-area networks and microwave links. The challenge is awesome, though the burden has now been somewhat eased by data-in-motion security practices that are now uniform across all DOD organizations. “The security rules are the same for all DOD personnel, regardless of location,” Czerwonka said.
For reasons related to cost, deployment speed and convenience, defense organizations are deploying larger numbers of commercial laptops, smart phones and tablets that send data across commercial 3G and 4G wireless networks, largely relying on the security protections commercial carriers build into their systems. “Increasingly, the U.S. military market has turned to [commercial] technologies for cost-effective solutions to enhance their mission,” said Greg Akers, senior vice president in charge of security initiatives at Cisco Systems’ Global Governments Solutions Group.
Ray Letteer, cybersecurity chief at the Marine Corps’ Command, Control, Communications and Computers Department, said wireless carriers build a good deal of protection into their mobile networks. “3G provided significant security improvements from the older 2G systems,” he said. “We do not, at this time, see any issues in pre-4G LTE implementations that show either an improvement or decrement to security” above 3G safeguards.


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Entatech will introduce EMTEC’s range of flash drives to the UK channel.
Currently distributed in over 50 countries, EMTEC’s range includes optical media, cleaning solutions, and 2D and 3D character flash drives.
“EMTEC’s range is the perfect addition to our retail portfolio. The range of flash drives combines fantastic design with the technology and reliability that consumers look for,” said Paul Olliver, retail, solutions & displays channel manager at Entatech.
“Not only does the range offer users an effective and reliable solution – for a variety of uses – but resellers will benefit from attractive products that catch the attention of the end-user, whilst also offering fantastic margin opportunities.”
EMTEC’s range includes official 3D character flash drives. Each flash drive is designed exclusively by EMTEC, with a capacity of up 8GB and compatibility with most operating systems.
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Robotics is a fast growing area of engineering and science, but it is easy to forget that its development is a relatively recent innovation. With robots playing an increasingly significant role in a number of areas, how exactly will they be applied in the future?
It is worth remembering that although the advent of robots is a modern phenomenon, the idea and concept stretches back to 1495, when Leonardo da Vinci sketched the first plans for a humanoid robot. It would take until 1913 for the first practical robotic machine to appear when Henry Ford installed the world’s first moving conveyor belt assembly line in his car factory. Seven years later, the word “robot” itself was coined for the very first time by Karel Capek in his play Rossums Universal Robots. The 1950s and 60s saw a leap in robotics development thanks to the Cold War space race and by 1997 artificial intelligence had progressed to the level at which a robot was able to defeat chess master Gary Kasparov. Today, robots are being deployed in all sorts of areas. The field of discovery is perhaps the most exciting, with robots going where humans cannot. Models such as the CHIMP, developed at the National Robotics Development Center at Carnegie Mellon University, executes tasks in dangerous, degraded environments. A similar model was recently lowered into a two thousand year old tunnel in Mexico and uncovered three unexplored chambers from the famous Pyramid of the Sun complex. Of course, NASA is also pushing the frontiers of discovery, with the NASA Johnson Space Center developing an exciting humanoid robot to perform dynamic, dexterous tasks, while the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory is constructing RoboSimian, which is also likely to provide both mobility and stability to operations in space.
The current wave of robotics enhances the contemporary entertainment world too. Entire teams of soccer-playing robots compete in the RoboCup for example, with organisers saying that they hope to develop a team capable of beating the actual World Cup holders by 2050. Meanwhile, the brilliant poker bot is a card-playing champion, processing opponents’ moves and responding accordingly.
And it is this development of artificial intelligence, whereby robots are programmed to act in accordance with likely human behaviour, which will probably see the most exciting and some would say worrying developments in robots in the coming years. The HRP-2 robot, developed as a joint Japanese-French project is even able to move based on the thought process of its master. The potential for aiding the elderly or disabled could be immense.
However, mimicking human thought could also have profound moral consequences. Drone technology is just one example of the growth in robotic warfare. Yet, with designs being developed whereby robots not only execute military orders but also identify the enemy itself, one has to ask whether robots can ever be programmed to make such weighty decisions effectively.
Of course, some argue that robots will soon put humans out of jobs, taking on mundane tasks at a fraction of the cost of an employee. However, the progression of the farming industry for example is evidence that so long as humans can be useful in overseeing the robots in question, employment need not suffer while production can be increased. With so many questions remaining about the technological and moral impact of robots, the future of robotics will be nothing if not fascinating.