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Showbiz – The 730 Interview
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Being an architect of one of the most revered eras in hip-hop comes with a price. Not only is every move scrutinized and every progressive step analyzed to ensure its hip-hopness, but one is expected to speak for an entire generation, and sometimes, the entire landscape of hip-hop. For Showbiz of the legendary Diggin' in the Crates crew, that burden is never too much to bear. The producer behind classics like "Sound of da Police" and "Soul Clap" while proclaiming the greatness of "Panda" doesn't feel any pressure, and that's because he can stand behind what he's done and knows where he's going. Whether it's helping put together his team's BPM web series or executive-producing the new D.I.T.C. project Studios or O.C.'s upcoming album Same Moon, Same Sun, one can rest easy knowing Show is doing any and everything except mailing it in. In this exclusive interview, Showbiz talks about his role on the new Studios album, how he's grown as a producer, his production techniques, and much more.
It's been a long time coming, but the new Diggin' in the Crates album, Studios, is here. What are your thoughts on how Studios came out?
I executive produced the album, so of course I'm very satisfied with the outcome. It took me a couple of months to put it together and I'm happy with the way it came out it did. I'm very excited about it and we've been getting very good reviews on it.
When you look at executive producing an album like this, do you feel any pressure, especially with how long fans have been asking for a new Diggin' in the Crates project?
O.C. – The 730 Interview
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From holding down the bulk of emceeing, along with partner in rhyme A.G., on his crew's long-awaited new project, Studios, to a gang of new albums coming in the next couple of years, Omar Credle hasn't even had time to stagnate, much less consider it. Thanks to an impressive range of verses on the new Diggin' album Studios, O.C. shows why he's one of the game's most consistent. In this exclusive interview, we talk the new album, his creative process, why he can't remake Word…Life and much more.
I love how you started off the Studios album with the first verse. Your first line is "We've still got the game in a noose." Did you know that'd be how the album would start?
Not at all. That was something, you know, Show is like the orchestrator when it comes to the music and the tracklisting and stuff like that. He runs it by us, usually, when he puts together a tracklist. But I didn't know it was going to start the album off outside of the Big L intro, nah.
That seems like a really fitting way to start it though.
Right. I mean, it is what it is. You know, at the end of the day, I played my position and do what I do and everybody has a position in the crew, even L. L still has a position. He's not here physically, but anything that we can implement with him and his voice, obviously, is dope.
When you look at Diggin' in the Crates and still being on top of your game, do you feel like with this album, you're at your lyrical best?
Diamond D Interview
From crafting hits with one of the greatest collection of musical talents ever assembled, the Diggin' in the Crates crew, to carving out a successful solo career, Diamond D has earned true legend status. Oh yeah, let's not forget how his dusty, head-nodding collection of beats helped to define what most fans would consider to be the greatest era of hip-hop. And then there's The Diam Piece, Diamond D's new compilation, produced entirely by the legend himself and featuring a slew of vets and new school MCs. Diamond D talks to HipHopGame in an exclusive interview to discuss The Diam Piece, his artist BigRec, the 15th anniversary of the passing of Big L, some new D.I.T.C. music, and much more.
Ray West Interview
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Ray West is someone you need to get familiar with. Besides producing for legends like A.G. and O.C., West runs the indie label Red Apples along with his partner-in-crime A.G. Ray sits down with HipHopGame to discuss his projects, the label, his production techniques, the LUV NY project, and much more in this exclusive interview.
DJ Skizz feat. Roc Marciano, A.G., O.C. & Godfather Pt. 3 – Light Years
DJ Skizz brings a dope lineup for this joint off his B.Q.E. (Brooklyn-Queens Experience) album coming September 17th on Soulspazm Records.
Trinity (A.G., Sadat X & DJ Jab) Ft. Reef The Lost Cauze, Eternia, Everlast, Immortal Technique, Slug, Sha Stimuli, Grand Puba, D-Stroy, Roxanne Shante, Audible Doctor, Ill Bill & Roc Marciano – Sometimes
What a crazy lineup for Trinity's 20″ album available now from Fat Beats.
Download it here


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This article is for a speculative species; a creature that has not been assigned to a taxon by any official media or material. This article may be deleted in the future for the sake of parsimony.
Harpactognathus (meaning "seizing/grasping jaw") was a genus of pterosaur found in the Late Jurassic-age Morrison Formation of Albany County, Wyoming, USA. It is based on NAMAL 101, a partial skull consisting of the snout, recovered from near Bone Cabin Quarry in 1996. The species name honors the discoverer, Joe Gentry, a volunteer for the Western Paleontological Laboratories, in Lehi, Utah.
Its describers found it to be most similar to Scaphognathus among pterosaurs, albeit substantially larger (estimated skull length of 280-300 mm (11-12 in), estimated wingspan of at least 2.5 m (8.2 ft)). Because of the similarity, Harpactognathus was assigned to the subfamily Scaphognathinae of the family Rhamphorhynchidae. This genus is also notable for having a low bony crest running all the way to the tip of the beak (pterosaur bone crests usually do not reach the tip) and for being the oldest known Morrison Formation pterosaur, having been found in the Salt Wash Member (Kimmeridgian).
Swooper, a blind pterosaur from the television series episode, "The Hermit of Black Rock", is believed by some fans to be a depiction of Harpactognathus. He resembles a Pteranodon with the tail of a Rhamphorhynchus, having no teeth and a small, pointed crest on the back of his head. Swooper is a teal color with a grey beak, underbelly and fuzzy collar around his neck.


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Poles in France
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1,000,000 (2009) [1][citation needed]
2% of the French population
Île-de-France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Alsace, Lorraine, Centre-Val de Loire...
Polish, French
Christianity, Atheism, Irreligion, Judaism
Poles, French, Silesians
Poles in France form one of the largest Polish diaspora communities in Europe. About one million people of Polish descent live in France, concentrated in the Nord-Pas de Calais region, in the metropolitan area of Lille, the coal-mining basin (Bassin Minier) around Lens and Valenciennes and in the Ile-de-France.
Prominent members of the Polish community in France have included Frédéric Chopin, Adam Mickiewicz, Adam Jerzy Czartoryski, Aleksander Chodźko, Marie Curie, Michel Poniatowski, Raymond Kopa, Ludovic Obraniak, Edward Gierek (who was raised there), Matt Pokora and singer Jean-Jacques Goldman and Rene Goscinny.
Stanisław Leszczyński's Palace in Wissembourg
1.1 Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
1.2 French Revolution and Napoleonic wars
1.3 Great Emigration (1831-1870)
1.4 Interwar period
1.5 Polish resistance during the Nazi occupation in France
1.6 French Poles after WWII
1.7 From the year 2012
2 Notable Polish French people
2.2 First half of the 19th century
2.3 Second half of the 19th century
2.5 1940s
2.10 1990s
Hôtel Lambert was a center of Polish exiles associated with Prince Adam Jerzy Czartoryski.
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth[edit]
Close ties between the Kingdom of France and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth were cemented in the 16th century, when emissaries from Poland persuaded French Prince Henri de Valois to stand for election as King of the Commonwealth. Valois won and reigned for two years in Poland but abdicated after he inherited the French throne as Henri III.
French Revolution and Napoleonic wars[edit]
Many members of the Polish Szlachta fled to France during the rule of Napoleon when 100,000 Poles tried to throw off Russian rule in Poland early in the 19th century. Many had enlisted to fight in the Grande Armée, like Józef Antoni Poniatowski, Ludwik Mateusz Dembowski Polish commanders of the Napoleonic Wars and Polish legionnaires.[citation needed]
Great Emigration (1831-1870)[edit]
The Polish Library in Paris, founded in 1838, was added in 2003 to UNESCO's Memory of the World Register.
Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption is the main Polish church of Paris.
The so-called Great Emigration was the flood of exiles in the aftermath of the 1831 November Uprising, made up of political elites mainly from the Russian Partition of Poland between 1831–1870 who settled in France.[citation needed]
The Potocki Palace in Paris was built in years 1878-1884
Interwar period[edit]
Another wave of Polish migration, this time in search of manual work, took place between the two World Wars, when they were hired as contract workers to work temporarily in France. After the outbreak of World War II Polish refugees also fled Nazi or Soviet occupation.[citation needed]
Polish resistance during the Nazi occupation in France[edit]
Main article: Polish resistance in France during World War II
During the Nazi occupation of Poland, a specific Polish Resistance group, Polska Organizacja Walki o Niepodleglosc – Organisation Polonaise de Lutte pour l'Indépendance (POWN), was created on September 6, 1941 by the Polish general consul in Paris, A. Kawalkowski (code name Justyn), and fought alongside the French Resistance. There were also other Polish Resistance movements in France, most notably former soldiers from the Jaroslaw Dabrowski Brigade who had fought in the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War went on in their struggle against Fascism in the FTP-MOI. Since 1941 PPS activists in Northern France had also founded two resistance movements, Organisation S and Orzel Bialy (White Eagle). In 1944 Polish Committees for National Liberation (PKWN) were set up to support the Communist Polish army. There were clashes between POWN resistants, under the authority of the London-based Polish government in exile, and the Communist FTP-MOI resistants.[2]
French Poles after WWII[edit]
When the Communists took power in Poland, several thousand French Poles decided to go and live in the "Socialist paradise", as some Armenians in France moved to the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic.[citation needed]
There are estimates of 100,000 to 200,000 Poles living in Paris, and many EU program guest workers live in regions of the south, including Arles, Marseille and Perpignan.[citation needed]
From the year 2012[edit]
The number of new Poles who migrated to France has multiplied, many are students and traders and other percentage are displaced workers who come from Poland to work in France. Poles are well integrated into French society. The number of new Polish citizens in France amounts to 350,000 in 2012.[3]
Notable Polish French people[edit]
18th century[edit]
Statue of Stanisław Leszczyński, Nancy
Stanisław Leszczyński (1677-1766) King of Poland, Duke of Lorraine
Maria Leszczyńska (1703-1768) Polish Princess, queen consort of France
First half of the 19th century[edit]
Monument to Frédéric Chopin, Parc Monceau, Paris
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) pianist and composer.
Samuel Rosenthal (1837-1902) chess player.
Marie Walewska (1786-1817) noblewoman and mistress of Napoleon I.
Second half of the 19th century[edit]
Count Xavier Branicki (1816-1879) magnate, financial and philanthropist.
Marie Curie (1867-1934) physicist.
Joseph Babinski (1857-1932) doctor.
André Citroën (1878-1935) founder of Citroën.
Guillaume Apollinaire (1880-1918) poet, playwright and novelist.
Jean Epstein (1897-1953) filmmaker, film theorist, literary critic and novelist.
Marie Epstein (1899-1995) actress, scenarist and film director.
Gaston Palewski (1901-1984) politician.
Bernard Pullman (1919-1996) biochemist.
Michel Sima (1912-1987) sculptor, photograph and ceramicist.
René Leibowitz (1913-1972) composer, conductor, music theorist and teacher.
Jean Snella (1914-1979) football player.
Haroun Tazieff (1914-1998) volcanologist and geologist.
Marcel Landowski (1915-1999) composer.
Joseph Wresinski (1917-1988) pastor.
Simone Signoret (1921-1985) actress and writer.
Michel Constantin (1924-2003) actor.
Michel d'Ornano (1924-1991) politician.
César Ruminski (1924-2009) football player.
Henri Krasucki (1924-2003) trade-unionist.
Georges Charpak (1924-2010) physicist.
Henri Burda (1926-1965) football player.
Charles Denner (1926-1995) actor.
Jean-Marie Lustiger (1926-2007) cardinal.
René Goscinny (1926-1977) writer and humorist.
Roger Walkowiak (1927-2017) road bicycle racer.
Raymond Kopa (1931-2017) football player.
Jean Stablinski (1932-2007) road bicycle racer.
Jeanloup Sieff (1933-2000) photograph.
Roman Polanski (1933- ) actor, film director, writer and productor.
Claude Berri (1934-2009) actor, film director, productor and scenarist.
Georges Perec (1936-1982) writer.
Michel Jazy (1936- ) long-distance runner.
Jerzy Giedroyc (1906-2000) writer and political activist.
Robert Budzynski (1940- ) football player.
Joachim Marx (1944- ) football player.
Sylviane Agacinski (1945- ) feminist, philosopher, author and professor.
Georges Lech (1945- ) football player.
Raphaël Kleweta (1949- ) artist.
Jean-Jacques Goldman (1951-) singer.
Axel Poniatowski (1951-) mayor and deputy.
Gerard Krawczyk (1953-) actor.
Catherine Ringer (1957-) singer.
Yannick Stopyra (1961-) football player.
Bruno Wolkowitch (1961-) actor.
Marc Minkowski (1962-) musician.
Laurent Romejko (1963-) TV animator and journalist.
Juliette Binoche (1964-) actress.
Mathieu Amalric (1965-) actor and filmmaker.
Sandrine Kiberlain (1968-) actress and singer.
Elsa Zylberstein (1968-) actress.
Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet (1973-) mayor and deputy
Frédéric Michalak (1982-) rugby player.
Dimitri Szarzewski (1983-) rugby player.
Laurent Koscielny (1985-) football player.
Soko (1985-) singer.
M. Pokora (1985-) singer.
Alexandra Putra (1986-) swimmer.
Constance Jablonski (1991-) model.
See Category:French people of Polish descent for prominent Poles in France
France–Poland relations
Great Emigration
Polish Catholic Mission
Rosa Bailly
Migrations from Poland since EU accession
Blue Army (Poland) (1917–1919)
Polish Army in France (1939-1940)
^ http://www.prezydent.pl/x.node?id=74
^ Nentwik, Stanislas. "La résistance polonaise en France". Gazeto Beskid (in French). Retrieved 2009-11-12.
^ The Guardian article
List of Polish associations in France
Radio Polonaise in Paris
Poles in all France
Polonia and Polish minorities
Lechites
Polish-Lithuanian people
Colonization attempts by Poland
Polish population transfers (1944–1946)
Repatriation of Poles (1955–59)
Migration to France from Europe
Hungarians
Russians
Belarusians
Ukrainians
Swedes in France
Finns in France
Danes in France
Southeast Europe
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TSA Funds Enhance Security and Create Jobs
Written by Molly Mulrain Latest News, National Security Jul 8, 2010
In an effort to strengthen the Transportation Security Administration's security efforts and employment opportunities, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced yesterday that approximately $56 million of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARPA) funds will be allocated to the Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Orlando International Airport and St. Louis International Airport.
The funding will go towards a new inline baggage screening system in the main terminal at Charlotte Douglas International Airport and a design of an upgraded inline baggage screening system in Terminals One and Two at St. Louis International Airport.
Additionally, Orlando International Airport will receive $7.5 million to expand their closed circuit television system with several hundred cameras to provide enhanced surveillance capabilities throughout the airport.
These funds are expected to create more employment opportunities within the TSA, as well as streamline the ticketing process and bag search.
"These enhanced inline baggage screening systems and expanded surveillance capabilities will strengthen our ability to detect and disrupt threats of terrorism," said Secretary Napolitano. "By utilizing Recovery Act funds to enhance vital airport security technology projects, we will continue to streamline the passenger check-in process and enhance airport security, while boosting local economies."
According to DHS, of the $1 billion of ARPA funds allocated to TSA for aviation security projects, $734 million is given to screening checked baggage and $266 million is allocated for checkpoint explosives detection technologies.
The legislation was signed into law by President Barack Obama in February
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Baseball Sports Spectrum
Pittsburgh Pirates pick up Andrew McCutchen's club option
By Justin Adams Nov 3, 2017
Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen in Spring Training. Photo Courtesy: Terry Foote(Flickr) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons)
Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen will remain with the team for another season.
The Pirates have exercised McCutchen's $14.5 million option on Friday in the final year of his contract. In 2012, the All-Star signed a six-year $51.5 million deal.
"I know myself. I've been here long enough. I've played long enough. I've had ups and I've had downs," McCutchen said to MLB.com. "I know how to handle those things and the experience behind all that comes with just playing the game. It's just going out and doing my job."
The 31-year-old finished this season hitting .279 with 28 home runs and 88 RBI. McCutchen has spent his entire career with the Pirates and was the 2013 NL MVP.
As one of baseball's elite players, McCutchen, an outspoken Christian, shared in 2016, his desire to use the platform that baseball has given him, to give back to others and point people back to the God that created him.
"A lot of people feel that in order to make a difference, that you got to be this big person," said McCutchen to Sports Spectrum. "You have to be this famous person. You got to have this much money. But the fact is, if you're for God, you're making a difference already. Just a small gesture goes such a far way."
Cutch talked about how his faith in Jesus Christ is what he focuses on and when he deviates from that, things get all messed up.
"The more I started to concentrate on God, the less I started to concentrate on individual accolades and stats and baseball," said McCutchen to Sports Spectrum. "I just started looking at things from a different spectrum. Reach toward God, look toward Him, the game is just different. I play it differently."
McCutchen talks more about how he came to faith in Christ in a story from The Increase.
Pirates,
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The Houston-born, Dallas-raised Sasha Lane makes her acting debut in American Honey, an uncompromising and emotionally honest road film from Fish Tank writer/director Andrea Arnold. Lane plays teenager Star, who flees a very bad situation at home to join a magazine crew that's traveling across the Midwest. Star quickly falls for Jake (Shia LaBeouf), who plays the right-hand man of the magazine crew's distrustful leader (Riley Keough). Lane, who briefly studied at Texas State University in San Marcos, will next star in The Miseducation of Cameron Post. American Honey premiered locally during last year's Fantastic Fest and is now available on DVD and Blu-Ray.


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The economics of pitch invasions
Ronald Duncan
Agenda: A Journal of Policy Analysis and Reform
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Home Construction Image Gallery Never worked with a contractor before? Learn what to expect. See more pictures of home construction.
Imagine if Vincent van Gogh had dictated his vision of "Starry Night" to another artist to paint. Even if he had selected the color palette and demonstrated the appropriate strokes, that whimsical landscape would probably look a far sight different from van Gogh's original idea.
That very problem of converting someone else's idea into reality is the primary point of tension between clients and contractors. One party dreams of a remodeled master bath with a marble sunken tub and a mile-wide vanity, and the other has the tools and resources to make it happen. Because of the tricky nature of such partnerships, clients would be foolhardy to hire contractors without learning what's in store after they sign on the dotted line.
Before any construction project gets under way, clients must accept that something will probably go wrong at some point. The schedule may be pushed back while waiting for a specialty appliance to arrive, weather could delay the start date, a window frame may not fit into its allotted space or some other minor catastrophe could occur. For this reason, it's crucial to hire a contractor who communicates well and keeps the client continually updated on the good, bad and ugly.
As the stress level rises, it becomes even more important for clients to stay in contact with the contractor and any architects, designers and subcontractors involved.
When drafting a contract for a remodeling or construction project, the document should include a statement of understanding on how change orders will be handled. Change orders refer to any alterations a contractor makes to the original, agreed-upon project plan. That keeps the client informed of any resulting changes to the project schedule and final billing.
Depending on the size of the project, contractors will hire out various subcontractors to complete the work. For example, if a client is remodeling a bathroom, a contractor may find a subcontractor to handle the plumbing, another to install wiring and a third for laying the countertops. And with so many cooks in the kitchen, the final dish will only be as good as the individual contributions.
Bearing that in mind, clients should talk with their contractors and review what aspects of the project will be tackled by subcontractors. From there, clients should check up on the subcontractors slated for the work and verify their certification, expertise and quality of service. If red flags go up during the process, they can discuss it with their contractors.
According to the National Association of Home Builders, the average price per square foot of housing in the United States is $88.55. That's a 60 percent increase from 1992, when the average was $55.18.
Contractors expect clients to know exactly what they want. It's then the contractor's job to turn that idea into a reality -- not to fill in the blanks. To make that happen, clients must be prepared to deliver specific, detailed requests; otherwise, the final product won't match up to the original concept. In doing so, savvy clients will educate themselves about the general flow of similar construction or remodeling projects, be able to read blueprints, and know how to clearly communicate their needs to the contractor, project manager and subcontractors.
Communication is paramount to having a positive experience with a contractor. If clients want to be able to get in touch with their contractors at a moment's notice, they should also be just as available. To establish an open line of communication, it's a good idea for clients to set up regular face-to-face meeting times at the outset of projects. That way, they'll have an opportunity to inspect progress and catch any possible mistakes early in the construction phase.
Clients should keep in mind, however, that routine meetings shouldn't spiral into micromanagement sessions. Contractors are hired for their expertise, and they should be allowed to exercise it, while staying in close contact with their customers.
The series of nitpicky tasks, such as tightening door knobs and picking up stray nails, that's left until the very end of a construction project is called the punch list in contractor speak.
A remodeling or construction job is a shared project between the client and the contractor. Just like contractors need employees and subcontractors to help lay tile, pour cement, sand down crown molding and so on, they also rely on clients to do their part. It's up to them to research any local ordinances that may impede construction or require special permits to break ground.
The project area should also be prepped for the crew, whether that means cleaning out the contents of a soon-to-be-remodeled kitchen or clearing the space for an in-ground swimming pool. Depending on the intensity of the job, the customer-contractor relationship can last for months at a time. That's why clients must lay a solid foundation of planning and organization for a contractor to build from.


Deb has had a solo career as a contemporary visual artist for well over a decade. She has focused on Abstraction and revels in creating large atmospheric paintings filled with light and colour both in Acrylics and oils.
Deb also uses printmaking processes such as etching, aquatint and monotype to create small representational works, through to extremely large abstract print pieces.


Q: What's the challenge that this Jets team presents and is it any different from when you guys played them a few weeks ago?
TB: Yeah, it's a tough division opponent that we know pretty well. It's a tough, grind-it-out game. They're well-coached, they've got some good players, good defense, playing well offensively so it's a big test.
Q: If you guys win this game, you secure a playoff bye. How important would that be?
TB: I think playing well this week's been the focus, and anything beyond that, we haven't even talked about for good reason. I would say it's tough to win a game and this is a tough one and we've got to focus on this one hundred percent, which we have, and just be prepared to go out and play our best. I think a good 60-minute game is still out there for us and that's what we're working to do and this would be a good time to do it.
Q: Is there a level of dissatisfaction that you haven't put together the full 60-minute game you want yet?
TB: I think it's out there for us and I think it's a great opportunity for us. We've been working and building and trying to get there and it's been a lot of moving parts all year – it's just part of the football season, it's like that for us, like that for everybody. But competing for all 16 weeks is what it's all about and we're at Week 16 and we've got to finish strong.
Q: Earlier this week, you said on the radio that you plan to play next year. Can you elaborate on that?
TB: Yeah, I don't want to elaborate much. This week's the one that matters and that's what we got to do – take care of business this week.
Q: Rob Gronkowski spoke yesterday about dealing with mental challenges this year. How have you noticed him handle some of those challenges and have you tried to help him in any way in terms of dealing with some of that stuff?
TB: Yeah, he handles it well and I think for all of us, over the course of 16 weeks, it's not all going to be perfect. It very rarely goes where you just breeze through. It's a challenging, tough grind and mentally, emotionally, you have to be in a good place. Gronk's fought hard, he's been available a lot. I think we're all looking forward to this week.
Q: Is there a stat in terms of evaluating quarterback play you pay attention to more than any other?
TB: Not really. I'm not really a big stat guy. I'm into wins. Wins is the one and that's what we're here for. There's a lot of ways you can evaluate stats and so forth. Winning the game is what's most important.
Q: Has completion percentage ever been a big one for you?
TB: I think just making the right plays. I think your focus as a quarterback is just making the right play whenever it's there. You could throw a ball away instead of taking a sack and it looks like you have a low completion percentage but you're making a good play for the team. I just have to make good plays for the team and that part of it is just good, solid football and making good decisions, throwing to the guys who are open. Sometimes ending a drive with a punt is not a bad thing when you consider a lot of other factors, it's just – that's part of football, making good decisions.
Q: How about touchdown to interception ratio? I would think that would be one that means more to you, keeping turnovers down and touchdowns up.
TB: The ratio is not as big of a deal as the interceptions because I think the turnovers are what hurts you. If you turn the ball over, you're not giving yourself an opportunity to score. Whether you throw it in from the 1 [yard line] or hand it off on the 1, a touchdown's a touchdown. But interceptions are tough to overcome if you're giving the defense a lot of chances to score more points.
Q: Were you at all frustrated with some of the criticism of the passing offense last week? You were running the ball well and when one thing's working, there's no need to overthink it and go away from that.
TB: I just think when you look at it, you're trying to be – you look at each play differently and at the same time, they're all individual plays and it just comes down to good execution. If you throw it five times in a game, you'd love to have five well-executed pass plays. If you throw it 50 times, which we've done, you like to have 50 of those, and the games are going to take different shape and so forth. It really comes down to execution in the run game and the pass game and them complementing each other so it makes it difficult to defend.
Q: Ben Watson announced yesterday that he'll be retiring at the end of the season. What do you remember from playing with him and are you impressed he's been able to be productive for so long?
TB: Ben's been a great friend for a long time and had an incredible career. He'll certainly be missed. He had a great impact on this team and every team he played for because of the person he is. He's just a great man, great father, great husband, great player, great teammate. We'll always be in touch so wish him nothing but the very best.
Q: Do you feel that playing at Gillette Stadium gives you and your team any kind of an edge?
TB: I think if we play well, the crowd's into it. But I think the one positive I see from being here is we practice in the elements all the time and I think we're so used to playing in this climate with the ever-changing weather conditions that we have. Just understanding how it works in our stadium and I think those things end up being a benefit if we use them the right way. We love playing here, we've done a great job, communication's certainly better at home which helps. But going out and executing in whatever conditions, hopefully we handle them better than our opponents.
Q: What are some of the unique challenges of facing a team that's coming in here with nothing to lose? You've faced this sort of scenario before.
TB: Yeah, definitely. We've talked about all those things. We've prepared for all those things. We play this team a lot and they defend us a little differently each time that they play us. They've got good players, they've got a good scheme, they have a lot of defense, they have a lot of calls, they're well-coached and they kind of pick what they want to do. I'm sure they'll be aggressive and we've got to be able to counter that and whether they're playing more man than zone or blitzing or not blitzing or how they're blitzing or where they're blitzing from, we've got to be prepared for all of it and hopefully we are.


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Researchers find that auranofin and RAPTA-T can work together to kill tumour cells.
Researchers find that attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder drug atomoxetine could benefit children with dyslexia.
Researchers in the United States use peptide from Komodo dragon to enhance wound healing in mice.
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Last minute cramming and revisions are done with, and the moment all the prep has been leading to is finally here. True, it might seem there is nothing left to do but arrive on time and give your best, but a bit of strategic planning for G-Day gives you an edge.
First of all- this in fact has to be taken care of beforehand- check out the exam venue. Visit the venue once, preferably on the same day and time of the week that your test is scheduled. This way, you know how long it takes to arrive from your residence, check out the traffic and calculate accordingly when you need to start off. Not to mention that finding the location will not be a problem.
Arriving at the test centre on time is a must. Latecomers are not allowed entry. Don't venture out with only the time-speed-distance proportions in mind. Include in your calculations the unexpected: what if your car breaks down or there is unexpected traffic? So, make sure there is some buffer time allotted to the journey. Plus, you should reach a bit early as well.
Reach the venue around 30 minutes before reporting time. This gets you familiarised with the place, and seeing the other candidates, your nerves will calm down as well.
Have a good night's sleep before the exam. This will keep you from feeling sleepy and tired during the test. Don't fall asleep during the drive to the venue or just before exam starts. You will be groggy and unfocussed.
Exam day jitters are highly likely to kill your appetite, but food intake is mandatory. Of course, eat light. High calorie and/or sugary snacks are a strict no-no as you will be feeling tired later on. Just eat enough to get you through the exam; hunger pangs can be quite distracting.
Carry a bottle of water inside the test room. Keeping yourself hydrated is a must. Wear comfortable clothing. A simple and decent outfit is what you are looking at here.
Don't overburden yourself with too much to study in your spare time before the exam starts; last-minute cramming is not too helpful, and you will only end up feeling more nervous. Just carry a single book/practice paper. Better still, a book of puzzles can be used as a handy distracter that will keep your mind fresh and sharp as well.
Travel light. Do not carry anything you can't take into the exam room, other than the bare essentials of course. Besides, storage space in the venue is going to be limited, and neither the GAMSAT Office nor the exam venue takes responsibility of the security of the belongings.
Before you leave home, double check on your belongings. It would be a shame to have to go back to retrieve something you have forgotten.
The ACER booklet gives a list of must-have and prohibited items. Apart from them, make sure you have everything you need, including a set of pencils (medium soft 2B or HB) – an extra set, just in case- an eraser or two and a pencil sharpener. Carry a wristwatch with you if you feel like it.
Do not forget to take your admission ticket with you. This is your key to the venue.
Each of the abovementioned documents must be current. The passport must have been issued within two years. In case you did not have any of the abovementioned documents, make sure you have obtained them after registering for the test.
The photographs on the IDs must be current and in colour, representing how you look on the day of the test. Unless there is a match, you are likely to get turned away.
Check the expiry date of your documents carefully. Expired documents and photocopies are not accepted as valid, and you will get turned away from the test centre unless you have the current originals.
The abovementioned documents, and only those documents, will be accepted as proof of identification. No other document, including but not limited to student ID cards, will not be accepted.
Remember that if you are found in possession of any of the abovementioned items once you have sat down for the test, it will be considered unethical behaviour, and the consequences might be severe. Misconduct penalties might include disqualification from the examination or withholding of the results.
Speaking of unethical behaviour, the rules are pretty strict in this regard. All of the following are regarded as misconduct, and the repercussions are severe if you are found guilty of even one.
Remember that a lot of the unethical acts- both listed and otherwise- might happen accidentally, or simply because you were not aware of the rules. So, be careful once you are inside the room. Before entering, empty your pockets except for what you are allowed to take in. Be quiet inside the test room, and avoid conversation with other candidates.
Keep a level head at all times. Nerves are usually high-strung during a competitive exam, but try to stay relaxed. Just remember that you have done your best, and the rest will be just fine. Blanking out right before the exam starts is a common phenomenon; you might feel as though suddenly a lot of what you have studied has slipped your mind. Don't panic; this is perfectly normal, and you will be fine once you read through the paper.
Utilise the reading time perfectly. Read carefully through the paper and segregate in your mind the questions you certainly can answer, those that require some time and those you have no idea about. And keep your pencils down while doing this. Once exam time starts, begin by finishing the questions you can answer without a second thought. Next, move on to those you have to think about, but don't spend more than a minute on each question. If that time passes and you still don't know the answer, move on to the next one. You can come back to it later. Keep the blind guesses for last.
The GAMSAT examination runs for around 4-5 hours, from the time of your arrival to the completion of the examination itself. This includes the time taken to run regular examination procedures as well. You need to make arrangements likewise if you are being collected post-exam.
An extra ten minutes of reading time is provided before the 3-hour test commences, during which you are not allowed to write anything. Visit the bathroom before the test begins, because you will not be allowed during the reading time and the last 15 minutes of the test.
Extra time is not provided to any student; there is no exception to this rule. Also, there are no rest breaks, although the candidate can request to visit the washroom if necessary.
Carry only the most necessary items for the exam with you to the venue.
Keep an extra set of pencils and erasers.
Have a good night's sleep before the exam.
Eat something light but filling before the examination.
Reach the exam venue earlier than the time given in the admission ticket.
Do not carry any prohibited item long with you to the exam venue.
Avoid committing any unethical conduct, so be up-to-date with all the rules.
Do not engage in any sort of communication with any fellow candidate.
Keep a cool head during the examination.
Start with questions you can certainly answer, and move on to the rest later.
Keep some time in the end for revisions.
GAMSAT is a hard nut to crack, but not an impossible one. Practice, of course, is the first and foremost step. Give your best to the preparation, and a lion's share of your worries are over. When you take the test, remember that it is an unseen one, and there might be some questions you cannot answer. Give them your best shot, and apply the months of practice to the rest.


Malaysian street food may be seen as a newcomer to the wider international palate, but lets go back to where it all started.
Picture yourself wandering through the bustling streets of Kuala Lumpur. You're hit by a tantalizing aroma that reminds you that it's snack time. A hawker crosses your path carrying baskets of food and rice on a long yoke across his shoulder. One basket contains rice and the others hold a selection of fried fish, beef, chicken, curries, and vegetables.
Nasi Kandar originated in the streets of Malaysia. Thus creating what we now have at a sit down eating establishment that serves a tantalising array of different nasi kandar foods. 'Nasi' is Malay for rice and 'kandar' means yoke. The name symbolizes the original means of transporting food in neighborhoods. These places are unpretentious and relaxed.
There's one thing you should know, eating at a Nasi Kandar is not going to be the healthiest choice… or healthy at all. This food is meant to be fast and cheap. However being a student of nutrition and still wanting to partake in the favorite pastime of Malaysians, eating at a Nasi Kandar, I decided to see how I could still eat there without giving myself an early heart attack. Luckily for me there are a few options, if you can get past the fried fish and chicken. Mind you I'm not saying these are "healthy" choices but definitely healthier options than the usual fare.
How about a plate of local green beans, gourd, bean sprouts and cabbage sautéed in a nice blend of chilli and an array of sauces? The blend of tastes and textures is satisfying to the taste buds.
If you need more than just veggies to fill your plate, you can't go wrong with some tantalising tandoori chicken. Be careful – this is sure to add some spice to your palate. The soup cart is usually open only for dinner, with some great options, goat tongue anyone?! Not your thing? Then maybe a filling chicken soup.
Although naan (flat bread) is a common fixture at a Nasi Kandar, a healthier alternative would be Thosai (dosa), originally from South India. Thosai is a common breakfast or dinner food. A fermented mixture of rice and black lentils, it contains no sugar or saturated fats making it a complete protein. It's texture is soft and light, similar to a crêpe. And for those looking for a gluten free alternative to bread, this is perfect.
Eating at a Nasi Kandar is an experience not to be missed. It's a well woven part of Malaysian culture and you can't help but feel like one big family when eating there. The mood is always light and relaxed whilst watching a game of football or catching up with friends. Grab a plate and join the experience.
Iman Salam writes for her blog, Faithfully Yours, where she blogs about fashion, faith, and food. Born to Palestinian parents and raised in San Francisco, currently she resides in Kuala Lumpur with her husband and three children. She is a certified personal trainer, teaches physical education and is pursuing a masters in nutrition.


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With a little time to rest and regroup, Jamie and I reflected on the passage this morning over coffee (J) and English Breakfast tea (B- thank you, Clauson's Fine Teas!).
Overall, much of this passage was right out of the textbook. We left with the evening land breeze and sailed our way offshore. Things broke, but nothing serious. We bobbed around in the doldrums, and screamed along in the trades. We reefed (and unreefed) countless times- Ty and Jamie were downright slaphappy when they wrestled with the reef lines for the 12th time one afternoon. We sat in the cockpit watching for the green flash at sunset, and traced constellations at night. Many books were read and many knots were practiced.
What *wasn't* textbook? Plenty. Most notably, because it made our lives uncomfortable, were the swells. Think of riding swells in the ocean like riding a roller coaster, except in this mental film you are slowly moving one frame at a time– the gradual uuuupppp and dowwwwn happening so slowly that it's more like the world moves around you, instead of you moving in the world. We had those rolling swells…very briefly. Instead, during our first days at sea, the swells began coming from not just the prevailing NE but from the SE as well. Wind waves often joined these two swells making for water coming at us from three or more directions at any given time. It made for very confused seas, slapping our hull one way when you'd expect to be pushed another. The overall result was lumpy, bumpy, and occasionally very jerky. Only in the ITCZ did the multi-directional sea state finally abate, but at that point there was nothing happening anywhere around us… just big, flat, doldrumy expanse. We know of a couple of other boats in the fleet who flooded their engines in the sizeable following seas.
The other big exception to typical crossings (is there really a "typical"?) was the wind direction. The standard course, and one we planned on, is a swoopy S-shaped curve. Once we were well offshore from Mexico, Totem would continue west/southwest through the NE trades, jet south through the ITCZ around the equator, and then angle back to the west to complete run to the Marquesas. This puts prevailing winds at or behind the beam, giving us a mostly downwind journey. By contrast, the wind was forward of the beam for almost the entire passage. This has some definite advantages: we had excellent sailing. Going upwind, we were better able to handle the confused seas. Chafe to our sails was minimized, although it's fair to say we simply had other forces resulting in different kinds of wear and tear to contend with instead. On the other hand, it introduces more heel, and life at an angle takes some getting used to.
Currents played us more than we anticipated. The counter current north of the equator was generally not favorable. At one point we were pushed east at over a knot; at other times, it was right on the nose, kind of south/southwest, just slowing us down. Starting at around 2* south, we had up to 2 knots of current pushing us west- very favorable! These didn't entirely agree with the historical data…an El Nino symptom? We don't know.
What would we do differently? In hindsight, We would have tried to cross the ITCZ sooner. This would have let us take advantage of the strong westbound current which lay just below the equator without worrying about being swept so far west that we would not be able to get to Hiva Oa without tacking upwind. As it was, we aimed for roughly 6* N, 126* W- but didn't get across the equator until 129* W. Boats following the conventional wisdom (and 2010 advice) of weather guru Don Anderson were directed to 130*W as a target. This put them so far west that we know several who had to tack upwind or power their way into a more favorable position…really not a desireable situation.
Most of the gear breakage was the result of slatting (banging back and forth) in the combination of light air and lumpy seas that we spent many days working through- here's a rundown.
The single-sideband radio. This stands out as it was by far the most painful and still unresolved breakdown. The symptoms began on our 5th day out, and it was dead for transmission by the 17th day. I would really like the Furuno fairy to come sprinkle some pixie dust on us now, please.
Fishing gear. Yeah, yeah, poor us! We only landed two piddly little fish (a wee mahi mahi, and a small skipjack…both returned to the sea) but something much larger ran off with a our gear… not once, but four times. But you know what? That big fish that bit our stainless leader cleanly… we probably didn't want it anyway.
Tricolor bulb. The pretty red/green/white light at the top of our mast burned out the very first night. We ended up using our anchor light instead, which may have been a blessing in disguice as it was an LED and saved us oodles of amps.
Boom vang tang. A 5/8″ plate, less than two years old and welded to our boom, broke cleanly off at the weld.
Another eye, this one a 3/8″ stainless eye on the boom for the main sheet to attach to, broke right off as well. More slatting / repetitive shock damage.
Two shackles broke in succession; both used for a barbor haul to sheet our genoa at a more favorable angle. In one, the center pin broke (note to self: must write harken. not happy about this) and it bent into uselessness. In the other, a the pin backed out (our fault. forgot to mouse it)- that at least was readily replaced.
UV cover on jib: the bottom row of stitching has come undone over about a two-foot stretch. We might have noticed this back in La Cruz when we could fix it that trusty sailrite from Ceilydh which lounged in our cockpit for a couple of weeks. Evan, you're just goign to have to bring it to the south pacific.
Dodger stitching busted. It was only one panel, but basically, after two years, stitching had become sun-rotted and failed when pressure was applied to the eisenglass pane- it just popped it right through. Although sails were well inspected for rotten stitching, we completely missed going over the soft sides of our hardtop dodger. This too could have been easily reinforced before departure, although with a little hand sewing and 5200 it was back on duty in short order.
Overall, this really was a *good* passage. Our breakdowns which occured were all in lighter air where we could readily address them. Nobody got hurt. We had an amazing addition to the crew, Ty Anderson, who perpetually added positive energy and contributions to our floating island. The kids were a dream, despite the uncomfortable sea state- conditions which have driven more than a few of our fellow cruising friends to reconsider their notion of ocean sailing…there are non-joking jokes going around about the Flying Wives Club for several first mates on their future ocean crossings. We had fun playing around with good ol sailing stuff, from finding positions with the sextant to learning and tying knots. You might even say that our unexpected conditions were to be expected, becuase it's a big effing ocean and there is no perfect consistency.
Would we do it again? Oh yes! But this time, with a functioning radio please.
hi, thanksso much for the detailed writings. We have been following your adventure with such pleasure!


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February 21 and 22, the newly innovated and updated Tompkins Emerging Technology Center (ETC) will be hosting discussion sessions and live demonstrations featuring the latest Robotic piece picking and parcel sortation system. Visit the Tompkins Robotics Event page for details.


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Yoshitaka Amano: M
Text (German/English) by Ralf Christofori
84 p with 95 coloured illustrations
310 x 240 mm, softcover with flaps
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M in Yoshitaka Amanos World
Yoshitaka Amano was born in Shizuoka in 1952 and, on leaving the production company Tatsunoko at the tender age of 30, had already become a star in the firmament of Japan's Manga-scene. His early animation series »Speed-Racer« and »G-Force«, as well as the later »Final Fantasy« proved to be immensely popular, becoming permanent fixtures in 70s TV entertainment schedules, particularly in the USA. The mass Japanese animation and comics market's insatiable appetite has subsequently turned Amano into a fully-fledged superstar.
With a few notable exceptions, contemporary art in Japan has continually been reproached for its style of imitative appropriation, until that is a new batch of artists burst onto the scene at the end of the 90s. On their own admission they owe a lot to Amano, be it Mariko Mori's futuristic barbie-esque dreamscapes and performances or Takasha Murakami and Yoshitomo Nara for instance, in whose paintings the graphic borrowings from Manga proliferate in the funny faces or as unformed babies and little bears. Next to his work on further Mangas for a variety of new applications, be they films, as book illustrations, ceramic designs or as video games, Amano has recently revisited the 700 year old painting tradition of sumi-e. This technique using ink on fine rice paper is based upon expression, brush stroke and absolute precision, leaving no room for error. The Zen idea of penetrating to the essence of the matter is coupled here with an automatism, which construes the thing being painted as a kind of second nature, or as (American) critical opinion has described it: »the introverting of something extrovert in the form of an applied mutation … and, as a merging of different ideas of time, allowing past and future to coalesce.«
Amano has Mangas coming out of his ears, Mangas he can use and fashion everywhichway in a variety of guises, situations and modes of expression. In between however, he has been fascinated by the challenge of transferring pictorial elements derived from the ancient sumi-e painting tradition onto highly polished placards. And here, aside from of any skill involved, his supra-dimensional eyes and chins, furrowed brows, silhouettes and details appear to be drawn from the same inexhaustible but anonymous reservoir, from which modern pictorial language also feeds; they have quite literally lost their Japanese innocence and have become universal ciphers in a universalistic culture. Were one to ask Amano where he is currently living, it is indeed fitting that he should reply: mostly Tokyo, New York and Paris.
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This handbook offers a comprehensive overview of the field of Persian linguistics, discusses its development, and captures critical accounts of cutting edge research within its major subfields, as well as outlining current debates and suggesting productive lines of future research. Leading scholars in the major subfields of Persian linguistics examine a range of topics split into six thematic parts. Following a detailed introduction from the editors, the volume begins by placing Persian in its historical and typological context in Part I. Chapters in Part II examine topics relating to phonetics and phonology, while Part III looks at approaches to and features of Persian syntax. The fourth part of the volume explores morphology and lexicography, as well as the work of the Academy of Persian Language and Literature. Part V, language and people, covers topics such as language contact and teaching Persian as a foreign language, while the final part examines psycho- neuro-, and computational linguistics. The volume will be an essential resource for all scholars with an interest in Persian language and linguistics.
Anousha Sedighi is Professor of Persian and Persian Program Head at Portland State University. She received her Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Ottawa in 2005. She has published on syntax, morphology, and teaching Persian as a heritage language. Her publications include Agreement Restrictions in Persian (Rozenberg/Purdue University Press, 2008; republished in 2011 by Leiden University Press/University of Chicago Press) and Persian in Use: An Elementary Textbook of Language and Culture (Leiden University Press/University of Chicago Press, 2015). She served as the President of the American Association of Teachers of Persian (2014-2016) and she currently sits in the executive board of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages.
Pouneh Shabani-Jadidi is Senior Lecturer in Persian Language and Linguistics and Persian Language Program Head at McGill University. She received her Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Ottawa in 2012. She has published books and articles on psycholinguistics, particularly on processing compound words in first and second language. Her publications include Processing Compound Verbs in Persian: A Psycholinguistic Approach to Complex Predicates (Leiden University Press/University of Chicago Press 2014), and What the Persian Media Says (Routledge, 2015), as well as the Routledge Introductory Persian Course and Routledge Intermediate Persian Course (2010, 2012, with Dominic Brookshaw). She serves as reviewer for the Journal of the International Society for Iranian Studies, the International Journal of Applied Linguistics, Lingua, Sage Open Journal, and Frontiers in Psychology.


Strictly Come Dancing 2017: First songs and dances revealed | HELLO!
The excitement for Strictly Come Dancing is building! The BBC have announced the first dances and songs this year's celebrities will be taking to the Strictly ballroom next weekend. Stars including Ruth Langsford, Gemma Atkinson, Aston Merrygold and Alexandra Burke will show off their fancy footwork in the hopes of impressing new head judge Shirley Ballas and her counterparts Bruno Tonioli, Craig Revel Horwood and Darcey Bussell, as well as the audience and TV viewers.
The celebrities have been hard at work, training long-hours in the studio after they were partnered up with their professional partners last week. And it seems some have been thrown in the deep end, with a few dancing the jive and Paso Doble in the first week!
Alexandra Burke and Gorka Márquez are Waltzing to (You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman by Aretha Franklin.
Former JLS star Aston Merrygold and Janette Manrara will Foxtrot to It Had To Be You by Harry Connick Jnr.
This year's Strictly Come Dancing live shows begin next Saturday, airing on BBC1 at 6.25pm.
Strictly 2017: week 2 songs and dances revealed!
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Home Biotech Stocks Novavax (NVAX) Stock: Buy The Dip, Thank Me Later!
As mentioned above, Novavax is having a relatively rough day in the market, trading in the red as investors are unsure of whether or not to hold on. Nonetheless, I believe that these declines represent a strong potential opportunity.
The reason for this has to do with recent news and movement in the stock, as well as the company's pipeline. Currently, the company has two core candidates under development.
The flagship candidates at NVAX are ResVax, an RSV vaccine and NanoFlu, an influenza vaccine. Both of which have the potential to be blockbuster vaccines if they hit the market.
However, in February, the stock plummeted as the result of a Phase 3 failure of the ResVax candidate. Nonetheless, the company hasn't scrapped the drug and still believes that it may be able to find a path toward approval. Nonetheless, I believe that the declines as a result of the failed trial were far worse than they should have been, making the stock heavily undervalued.
Nonetheless, my view isn't based on ResVax. While the candidate may have a path toward approval, that asset is up in the air. My bullish opinion on the stock has to do with NanoFlu.
We all know that seasonal influenza vaccines are losing efficacy from one flu season to the next. We've watched as flu outbreaks continue to get worse each year as strains of the ailment continue to grow vaccine resistant.
As a result, there is a rush to come up with a seasonal flu vaccine that actually works, and NVAX is one of the key competitors in the race. Clinical data has proven to be overwehelmingly positive. Should the data continue to go in the right direction, NanoFlu could be the top flu vaccine on the market once approved.
At the moment, the influenza vaccine market is expected to grow to be worth more than $11 billion per year by 2025.
Considering all information available, I believe that if the company only had NanoFlu, the stock would be trading far higher. However, fear surrounding ResVax seems to be discounting the tremendous potential that NanoFlu has to become a blockbuster and the value that is created from this potential.
In my opinion, the positive data and large market size leads me to believe that this is an opportunity that's hard to pass up.
One of the first lessons that we learn when we start to work in the market is that finding a stock at its low point with strong potential and holding it for the long run can lead to significant gains.
I believe that Novavax may go a little lower in the short term, but in the long run, has potential to become a millionaire maker.
Nonetheless, as is usually the case, our partners at Trade Ideas were the first to alert us to the declines. Currently (11:31), NVAX is trading at $0.63 per share after a loss of $0.015 per share or 2.32% thus far today.
Moving forward, the CNA Finance team will continue to keep a close eye on NVAX. In particular, we're interested in following the story surrounding the company's continued work to bring NanoFlu to market. We're also interested in what the company will do to bring ResVax to market after the recent trial failure. Nonetheless, we'll keep an eye on the story and bring the news to you as it breaks!


New Zealand Division was in the line south of the River Douve with the front line forward of Ploegsteert Wood. It was a period of heavy activity and the viewer needs to remind themselves that at the time the film was taken the ambulances handled some 800 wounded men in the fortnight, and 106 were also killed.
The Division had one Field Ambulance for each infantry brigade and these were coordinated by the ADMS (Assistant Director of Medical Service) to provide the divisional medical plan for the evacuations of casualties and the treatment of sick in the Divisional area.
An important film showing the system of casualty evacuation and treatment in the New Zealand Division on the Western Front 1916-1918. It may be that this film, though innocuous by today's standards, was not released by the WOCC because it was too realistic and did not get to NZ audiences until after the war.


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On Dove, I've unmuted the microphone, and the volume is sufficient for recording. When I record with gnome sound recorder, I can see the microphone volume bar move while I talk, but if I have the format set to .ogg, I hear nothing upon playback. If I change the format to any of the other 3 (.flac, .wav, or .spx), then I can play it back and hear the audio fine.
Added testing info. Recording in ogg file format fails completely, recording in spx format is truncated after the first 2 seconds. Recording in wav and flac formats work fine.
On my system, recording is OK with OGG and FLAC,but nothing with WAV and SPX.
is this happening on non-dove hardware too?
Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. The issue that you reported is one that should be reproducible with the live environment of the Desktop CD of the stable release - Oneiric Ocelot. It would help us greatly if you could test with it so we can work on getting it fixed. You can find out more about the development release at http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/ . Thanks again and we appreciate your help.


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