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The Cotton Foundation
Major activities carried out during 2010.
The Foundation continued its important role in industry members' quest for profitability by assisting in ongoing research and education efforts. The Foundation's agribusiness members contributed dues of $278,800 in support of 20 general research and education projects in the Foundation's 2010-11 year. These projects include studies related to herbicide resistance, pest management, ginning, fiber quality, agronomic practices, plant breeding, education and pink bollworm eradication.
U.S. cotton is enjoying a healthy return on investment from these efforts. National Cotton Council staff calculates that taking into account cash and in-kind services, the Foundation's general projects enjoy a return of about $3 for every dollar devoted to these projects.
Foundation general projects support projects ranging from herbicide resistance to this gin emission research.
Some Foundation members continue to go above and beyond their dues support by channeling funds toward special projects – efforts that are helping the NCC address industry's needs.
One of those endeavors, "Vision 21," features three phases which cover detailed demographic consumer studies in China and India, cotton life cycle analysis, and cotton flow research. The flow component was completed in 2010 and anticipated completion of the other two is early 2011.
A learning module and educational video were completed for Herbicide Resistant Weeds project. Technical training material was developed to aid in detection and management of resistant weeds and to assist proactive training for locations with no known herbicide resistance problem to date. These tools are helping the NCC in its quest to provide producers with the latest information on managing for resistance and how to avoid its occurrence.
Not to be overlooked was the Foundation's ongoing support of vital NCC communications vehicles, including the Cotton's Week newsletter, AgDay Cotton's Week and the Cotton eNews electronic newsletter. Foundation underpinning of the NCC's web server made it possible for the NCC to post multiple cotton-related educational materials, including streaming video.
Through the years, the Foundation consistently has provided targeted assistance to short- and long-term industry priorities and needs. The Foundation has proven to be a particularly flexible and resilient 501(c)3 organization – even during periods of economic downturn. From the producer standpoint, it is reassuring to know that U.S. cotton can rely on solid fortification as it seeks to thrive in today's highly competitive fiber market.
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New Delhi, (IANS) The swearing-in ceremony of Karnataka Chief Minister-designate H.D. Kumaraswamy on Wednesday will be used as a "show of strength" of the opposition parties ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, in a possible line up against the BJP.
But Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhara Rao decided to give the ceremony a miss and flew to Bengaluru on Tuesday to meet Kumaraswamy, apparently to avoid being seen in the company of Congress leaders.
Prominent leaders of around a dozen political parties including UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi, BSP supremo Mayawati, Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, DMK leader M.K. Stalin, RLD chief Ajit Singh, CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury and actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan of Makkal Needhi Maiam are all set to share the dais on Wednesday.
Besides these political heavy weights, Chief Ministers Arvind Kejriwal (Delhi), Pinarayi Vijayan (Kerala), Mamata Banerjee (West Bengal) and Chandrababu Naidu (Andhra Pradesh) are expected to attend the oath-taking ceremony.
Striking a different path, Chandrasekhara Rao — who mooted the idea of an anti-BJP, anti-Congress federal front — will not be present.
The Chief Minister's office in Hyderabad confirmed that Rao will not be able to attend the ceremony due to some official engagements. However, informed sources said Rao did not want to share the dias with Congress leaders and thus met Kumaraswamy a day earlier.
Rao has held discussions with some opposition leaders including Banerjee over the formation of the federal front.
The effort of uniting the opposition parties gained momentum after Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party cast aside years of differences to come together to defeat the BJP in two crucial Lok Sabha bypolls in Uttar Pradesh – in seats that had been held by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya.
Kumaraswamy was in Delhi on Monday where he met Congress leaders and discussed "long term relationship on mutual trust" of the newly-formed coalition and vowed to give a joint contest to the BJP in Karnataka in 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
Responding to the efforts of the opposition, BJP President Amit Shah claimed that the atmosphere in the country is in favour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the NDA would retain power with bigger majority than 2014.
"What will Mamata Banerjee do in Karnataka and what will Kumaraswamy do in Bengal," Shah said in response to a question on the efforts of Congress-led opposition and added that all these political parties were also against the BJP during the 2014 elections.
In an anti-climax to the hectic political developments since the split verdict in May 12 Karanataka Assembly polls, the BJP lost power in Karnataka as Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa resigned on Saturday just before the trust vote, as he did not have the numbers to prove his majority.
His resignation paved the way for the formation of a Congress-Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) government headed by Kumaraswamy.
The May election in 222 constituencies of the total 224 threw up a hung House, with no party securing majority. Polls in two constituencies were deferred.
The BJP won 104 seats, the Congress 78, the JD-S 37, and one each was bagged by the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party, and an Independent.


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Q: Do dates of service fall in between membership date range I have two tables one is the customer_service table with dates of service and the other is the membership table where the member can exist multiple times if they have had lapses in their membership effective and expiration dates. Below is a basic example of how these table might layout.
How might I find dates of service that fall outside or in between membership date ranges. A simple join will not work with this due to the member possibly having multiple date ranges for their membership under the same ID. Would this require some form of iteration here? I am unsure as to the best way to approach this kind of issue.
Customer_Service Table
id | customers   | Dos
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 1 | Rodney      | 01/18/2018
 2 | Jim         | 02/15/2018
 3 | Tom         | 01/01/2018
 1 | Rodney      | 02/15/2018
 3 | Tom         | 03/01/2018

Membership Table
id | Effective_date | End_date
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 1 | 01/01/2017     | 12/31/2017
 1 | 02/15/2018     | 05/20/2018
 2 | 06/20/2016     | 01/25/2018
 2 | 02/25/2018     | 12/31/2099
 3 | 01/01/2018     | 06/01/2018

A: A simple approach is below.  The query will identify rows in CUSTOMER_SERVICE where DOS does not fall between any periods in the membership table for that customer.
SELECT * FROM CUSTOMER_SERVICE CS
WHERE NOT EXISTS (
    SELECT * FROM MEMBERSHIP M
    WHERE CS.ID = M.ID
       AND DOS BETWEEN EFFECTIVE_DATE AND END_DATE
)

Or alternatively:
 SELECT CS.* FROM CUSTOMER_SERVICE CS
 LEFT JOIN MEMBERSHIP M ON M.ID = CS.ID
      AND DOS BETWEEN EFFECTIVE_DATE AND END_DATE
 WHERE M.ID IS NULL

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O bug consiste quando aperto o qualquer botão de fala, as vezes nem consigo falar porque não abre a fala na tela, mas funciona normal sem qualquer fone que tenha bluetooth, com ou sem o cabo ligado no dispositivo. Fone que eu tenho FON-2045D.
The bug is when I press any talk button, sometimes I can not even speak because it does not support the on-screen speech icon, but it works fine without any headset that has bluetooth, with or without the cable plugged into the device. Earphone I have FON-2045D.
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Irish Central, 29 Oct 2018.
An Irish singing donkey named Harriet is capturing the hearts of people all around the Internet.
Irish man Martin Stanton helped usher Harriet to fame after he posted a video of the Irish singing donkey to Facebook over the weekend.
He included a video of Harriet singing, which has now been shared over 3,600 times and gathered over 100 comments. Several news outlets have shared the video of Harriet singing, and its YouTube video has over 140,000 views.
Not bad for a donkey from Connemara!
Stanton noted that he originally called Harriet Harrison before realizing the donkey was indeed a female.


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Funeral arrangements announced for Officer Croom
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyle Hamrick
Funeral arrangements for Tuscaloosa native and Meridian Police Officer Kennis Croom will take place this week, from Thursday, June 16 to Saturday, June 18.
The arrangements for the 30 year-old officer killed in the line of duty are as follows:
Thursday, June 16 – memorial service held at Meridian High School Gymnasium (2320 32nd Street) at 1 p.m.
Friday, June 17 – viewing held at Northport Funeral & Cremation Service (5404 Watermelon Road) from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Omega Ceremony held at Northport Funeral & Cremation Service at 6 p.m.
Saturday, June 18 – celebration of life at Shelton State Community College (9500 Old Greensboro Road)
Croom will lie in state from 11:oo a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and the service will begin at 1 p.m.
He will be interred at Memory Hill Gardens (2200 Skyland Boulevard East).
According to an article by Darkhorse Press, a Mississippi news site covering law enforcement, the 30-year-old responded to a situation where a male suspect had allegedly killed a woman and was readying to kill four children. The suspect is said to have shot Croom before he fled the scene.
The Tuscaloosa Patch reported that Mississippi State Highway Patrol officers took Dante Bender, 31, into custody for the alleged murder of his wife and Croom Friday morning in Ackerman, Mississippi.
Officers from the Tuscaloosa and Northport police departments escorted Croom's body home in a procession that started at the Greene County line and traveled up McFarland Boulevard to Northport Funeral & Cremation on Watermelon Road.
He studied at the University of Alabama, interned at the Tuscaloosa Police Department and worked for several departments in Alabama and Mississippi before he moved to Meridian.
Croom was the son of Kelvin Croom and Tracy Clyde, and brother of Kevin, Tamara and Teresa.
In lieu of flowers, the Croom family asks that donations be made to the Croom Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded to "make a difference in high crime, disadvantaged areas of West Alabama."
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Mae Takien – Spirit Residing in the Hopea odorata Tree
Charms & Amulets
Mercy, Loving Kindness, Popularity
Opposite Sex Attraction
Purge Evil, Bad Luck, Break Spells
Legend & Myths
Spells for Amulets
Spells for Specific Situations
Guman Thong Dood Rok ( "Sucking The Umbilical C ord , In Utero" ) by Luang Phor Sai, Wat NamWijit, Changwat Srisaket
Phaya Main Tahka Gob Kam (King of Frog that brings growth / fortune) made by Phra Ajarn Apiwat InnTahWanno of Wat TungPong, Mae Hong Son Province
U- Ting from Tai Yai
Phra Kring Jakkapat Narai and Takrut Jakkapat Narai, Luang Phor Kalong, Wat Khao Leam
Guman Thong Kanongrit (Dood Rok), Luang Phor Mak, Wat Khao Lek Rang Sadow
Legend, Myths and Origins
Luang Phor Anan, Wat BangPleeNoi
Thais believe that there are certain spirits that choose to reside within specific objects. Some of the most famous of these, are those that choose to live in Hopea odorata trees. To identify examples of these trees, check the cleanliness of the area surrounding it. A clear, tidy patch with a conspicuous absence of fallen leaves and debris, indicates that a spirit is in residence. Like proud homeowners sweeping clutter away from the facades of their homes, it is believed that the spirits living in these trees take great pains to keep their places of residence neat and presentable.
Hopea Odorata tree (The Takien tree)
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If a shrine is built for these spirits, the spirits are called "Mae Takien". Spirits that choose to make their homes in the tree trunk instead (Ton Takien), are referred to as "Nang Takien". These trunks (Ton) are sometimes cut down to make boats. The spirits residing in these boats are called "Mae Ya Nang Ruea".
Mae Takien often manifest as beautiful female spirits with long, flowing hair that is never pinned. Oddly enough, they are known to wear make-up and often appear garbed in pretty Choodthai Sabai Chiang (Thai traditional dresses). Mae Takien are known to be very protective of the sanctity of their living quarters. They do not appreciate the company of disrespectful guests, such as people who prod their trees in jest, litter in the area around it, or refuse to lower their volume. Mae Takien are known to be exceedingly vengeful whenever the sanctity of their home is violated by inconsiderate interlopers.
Thais believe that before these trees can be felled for use, special rites need to be performed to appease the spirits, even if the tree is visibly dead. BuangSuang ceremonies are conducted first, to seek Mae Takien's permission and blessings to use the tree, usually as a material for a house or boat. After the task has been completed, another ceremony is performed to give thanks and show appreciation to the spirit.
Choodthai Sabai Chiang (Thai traditional dress)
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1 Control over Paranormal Phenomenon
1.1 1st Story
1.2 2nd Story
1.2.0.0.1 The Macabre Knowledge of Guman Thong Part 2 – Worship Methods and Spells
2 Mae Takien Shrine – How to pray
Control over Paranormal Phenomenon
Mae Takien are known to possess immense spiritual power and can cause paranormal phenomena to occur in our physical world. They can corporeally affect circumstances to a certain degree, and Thais have been known to visit shrines of Mae Takien to ask for their wishes to be granted. These two stories about this ability, have their origins in Thai Folklore:
1st Story
There exists a boat at Changwat Saraburi
, crafted from a Ton Takien, that was reserved solely for the King's use. It was made in ages long past but has remained remarkably preserved and well-maintained to this day.
Many years ago, villagers in the area reported hearing the mysterious, disembodied cries of a woman. The cries would go on and on for days on end, but their source was never found. They consulted a wise man in the village, who, after some divination, determined that the cries were coming from a sunken tree, deep under the river. They were from a Mae Takien. Apparently, a branch from her Takien tree had earlier been cut down to build Sao Ching Cha (a city gate). After cutting down the tree, they realized that the top part of the tree would not fit certain superstitious requirements. Perhaps it was blemished or bent in an inauspicious manner, and it was summarily discarded into the river. The tree eventually floated downriver to Changwat Saraburi.
Sao Ching Cha
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The villagers conducted an elaborate ceremony to appease the Mae Takien, selecting an auspicious date and hour to fish the log out of the river. They then sought the permission of the spirit to carve the log into a boat. From then on, the cries were never heard again.
This story involved a lady who worked as a make-up artist on movie sets. One day she was involved in a production that took place in the forests of Southern Thailand. Before commencing, the crew conducted a simple ritual ceremony to seek permission to carry out filming there, in order not to offend the sanctity of the spirits dwelling in the forest.
While filming at a waterfall in the area, it began to rain heavily. The equipment was showing signs of malfunction, disrupting the entire shoot. The director decided to call it a day. At this point, the storm began to blow through again.
The make-up artist was trying to pack her equipment into the production van. Opening the back doors, she was surprised to see a lady with long black hair, with her back facing her. She was curious as to who this lady might be, as she did not recall anyone on the set who looked like that. The lady was tall, with her head touching the roof of the van. She sat silent and still, despite the make-up artist's repeated requests for her to identify herself.
Suddenly, the lady turned her head sideways and vomited out a gooey black liquid containing leaves and wood chips. Shocked, the make-up artist ran for her life, eventually reaching the rest of her team, whom she frantically related what she had just seen. However, no one believed her. The team hurriedly packed up their remaining equipment and prepared to return to town.
On the journey back, the make-up artist was sitting on the seat where the apparition had earlier sat. Passing an area down the road, her colleagues caught a glimpse of a tall lady with black long hair on the side of the road, glaring angrily at the occupants in the car. They asked her if she saw the lady too, but she was too frightened to admit it. Upon reaching the hotel, she fell terribly ill. Two more passengers in convoy inexplicably fell ill too.
Another van had not left the forest, and while they were preparing to do so, one of the team members was possessed. The director, who was with the group, attempted to communicate with the spirit possessing girl, who angrily retorted that they had not requested permission from her to carry out filming. They had littered and disrupted the peace with their incessant chatter. After completing their filming, they did not conduct a ceremony to offer thanks. In retaliation, she threatened to take the lives of the 3 crew members who had fallen ill, if a proper ceremony was not conducted as soon as possible. The director and crew hurried back to prepare for the ceremony. As they left, they noticed a huge Takien tree and were surprised that they had not noticed it earlier.
A proper ritual was performed to seek forgiveness for angering the Mae Takien spirit. After the ceremony, the 3 people who had fallen ill, miraculously recovered.
The Macabre Knowledge of Guman Thong Part 2 – Worship Methods and Spells
Mae Takien Shrine – How to pray
There is a shrine dedicated to Zhao Mae Soi Sangwan
(the name of the resident Mae Takien there) at Wat Huay Mongkhon
, Changwat Prachuab Khiri khan. The story goes that in November 2549, a policeman named Sip Tam Ruad Eak Manoch GlinUbon
found a Ton Takien underwater in the river adjacent to his plots of land near Pan Buri
. While he was wading in the river, his brushed against a small mound hidden underwater. Curious, he dives into the river to have a look and realized that the "mound" was actually a log. He told his father, TongSup GlinUbon
, about it. They felt that they could probably use the log to build something, so father and son tried to fish the log out. The log, however, refused to budge.
Soon words of this incident reached the ears of Luang Phor Pairoj Pa Pad Saloh
, Zhao Awat of Wat Huay Mongkhon. He instructed his students to bring bulldozers there, and tie ropes around the log, before attempting to lift it up. To their astonishment, however, the ropes broke. When Luang Phor heard about this, he knew exactly what was going on. He held a ritual (Phithi BuangSuang Unchern) to ask for permission for the log to be bought out of the river. Sip Tam Ruad Eak Manoch GlinUbon also had to conduct Khor Kha-ma (a ritual for apology) as he had not asked for permission to bring the log out before his earlier attempt. When the ceremonies were done, they effortlessly retrieved the Ton Takien, which turned out to be nearly 30metres long.
They then used this log to build a shrine for the spirit residing within. It was named San Zhao Mae Soi Sangwan
. Many visitors come to the shrine to pray, hoping to have their wishes granted. Once their greatest hopes are fulfilled, they offered Choodthai Sabai Cheang and make-up tables to the spirit in gratitude for turning their fortunes.
Offerings for Mae Takien in another location of Thailand
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Offerings of Choodthai Sabai Chiang to Mae Takien in another location of Thailand
(Picture References: sideroad/Shutterstock.com)
This is also one of the reasons why certain amulets are made of Mai Takien. It is believed that the wood is charged with spiritual essence, and will enhance the efficacy of an amulet.
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Most people who become an infamous part of history are haunted by a dark past. Whether it was an uneasy childhood or a traumatic event as a teenager, something led them to a life that is so far off the beaten path that it morphed into something evil. Some people use this as an excuse, while others merely point their fingers and say the person was destined to fail. Even worse, some say the person should never have been born. Humanity calls these lapsed people monsters, psychopaths, or even vermin. The law usually calls them felons.
I am a felon, and this is my story. Nothing herein is trumped up, cushioned for effect, or otherwise overstated for shock value. I don't justify what I've done, but neither do I refute it. I'm a man who had it all and watched it get stripped away in one horrifying, numbing incident. I might be convicted in the courts, but many would believe that I was behind a victimless crime. I never hurt anyone, yet so many people hurt me because of my actions.
For years, I was a drug dealer. People hear the term and picture me slinging poison out of baggies stuffed away in the trunk of a beaten–down car. That wasn't me; I never sold poison. My Product could even be regarded as medicinal. For many, it is. I sold hormones. Anabolic steroids were my drug of choice.
In the 1990s, if people were indulging in synthetic forms of what makes up the chemistry of men, they probably got it from me. Maybe not hand to hand, but somewhere along the line I was involved. The operation was big, the profits were large, and the risks were high. Like all things, it eventually came crashing down. And when it did, there was no pretty picture to be painted. Tears had been cried, blood had been shed, lives had been ruined, and the ride came to a screeching halt when I found myself behind bars.
When I was arrested, it was all over the national news. Some newspapers put the name Gregg Valentino in the same sentence as drug kingpins like Pablo Escobar and Manuel Noriega. These guys were traffickers of cocaine and heroin, poisons they knew were taking the life right out of people. I've never wavered in my belief that I was selling a safe Product. Every night of my life after I started dealing drugs, I slept well, whether on the 1,200–threadcount Egyptian cotton sheets of my New York home or on the paper–thin and stained rag they give you in jail. The one thing that never bothered me was the thought that I had hurt someone.


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Tag: Military Science Fiction
Interview with Michael Mammay, Author of 'Planetside'
Veronica Scott - August 9, 2018
An interview with MIL-SF author Michael Mammay
Anime roundup 4/26/2018: A Different Spin
Petrea Mitchell - April 26, 2018
In this week's viewing: Remakes and sequels don't necessarily mean the same old same old, and it's time to make the final cut for what to follow the rest of the season!
The U.S. military has a weapon that can create human speech...
Kermit Woodall - April 12, 2018
Voices out of thin air...combined with heat...that sounds vaguely familiar...
Anime roundup 4/5/2018: The Monster Mash
Petrea Mitchell - April 5, 2018
In this week's viewing: It's the end of the season, it's the beginning of the season, it's full of crazy spooky things either way!
Spring 2018 SF Anime Preview
Petrea Mitchell - March 28, 2018
Did the past season seem lackluster? Well, get ready to be snowed under by more sf options than ever!
Anime roundup 1/4/2018: Best of 2017
Petrea Mitchell - January 4, 2018
In this week's viewing: Hozuki wraps up (for now), and a look back at the best and most memorable shows of 2017.
Slaughterbots – a Chilling Short Film
Kermit Woodall - November 19, 2017
What happens when we let our weapons choose their own targets?
Scide Splitters: Terminal Alliance by Jim C. Hines
David Kilman - November 1, 2017
Jim C. Hines, known for his fantasy novels, tries his hand at humorous military SF and presents us with an unlikely group of heroes—Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse.
Summer 2017 SF Anime Preview
Petrea Mitchell - June 30, 2017
Summer is here and so is the next gargantuan shipment of shows from Japan. Take a look at what's showing up a few days from now.
Review: Omon Ra by Victor Pelevin
Ricky L. Brown - May 2, 2017
Omon Ra by Victor Pelevin mixes historical global perception with the fictional absurdity of the military sciences dictated by a political climate that we can only hope is purely satirical.
Anime roundup 4/6/2017: You Say Goodbye, and I Say Hello
In this week's viewing: The old season departs, but first, the new season! I promise it'll make sense when you click through...
Anime roundup 3/30/2017: Nevertheless, They Persisted
In this week's viewing: Fewer season finales than expected, though ACCA bows out.
Anime roundup 3/23/2017: Are We There Yet?
In this week's viewing: Everything's heading for the endgame!
Anime roundup 3/16/2017: The Wrong Stuff
In this week's viewing: Tanya the Evil expands into rocketry, ACCA clings grimly to the idiot ball, and more!
Anime roundup 3/9/2017: Paranoia Doesn't Still Mean They Aren't Out To...
Petrea Mitchell - March 9, 2017
In this week's viewing: CHAOS;CHILD reaches maximum paranoia, Tanya the Evil is setting up a nasty surprise, and more!
Anime roundup 3/2/2017: The Big Picture
In this week's viewing: ACCA and CHAOS;CHILD get a lot closer to assembling their puzzles, and more!
Anime roundup 2/23/2017: Worth Waiting For
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In this week's viewing: Tanya the Evil and CHAOS;CHILD are desperately trying to stay on schedule, ACCA drops some long-delayed revelations, and more!
Anime roundup 2/16/2017: Counting Coups
In this week's viewing: ACCA is still chasing coup rumors, but Iron-Blooded Orphans comes up with one, and more!
Anime roundup 2/9/2017: Turnabout
Petrea Mitchell - February 9, 2017
In this week's viewing: Iron-Blooded Orphans gets Tekkadan some revenge, Tanya the Evil starts to enjoy her job, and more!
Anime roundup 2/2/2017: Dog Eat Dog
In this week's viewing: Tanya the Evil climbs the corporate ladder, the bureaucratic machinations of ACCA get ever more complicated, and more!
Anime roundup 1/12/2017: The Winter of Our Discontent
Petrea Mitchell - January 12, 2017
In this week's viewing: It's time for the first helping of 2017 premieres! Um, you may want to brace yourself.
Anime roundup 12/29/2016: Shoot For the Moon
Petrea Mitchell - December 29, 2016
In this week's viewing: Cheating Craft finishes up and Iron-Blooded Orphans soldiers onward.
Anime roundup 12/22/2016: The Bitter End
In this week's viewing: Izetta, Magical Girl Raising Project, and BBK/BRNK all wrap up, and more!
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In this week's viewing: Izetta and Magical Girl Raising Project get ready for their finales, and more!
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In this week's viewing: Magical Girl Raising Project starts resolving into factions, BBK/BRNK shuffles its alliances again, and more!
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I have been doing nothing for the past few days. I went to my Apple store and started the line. Call me crazy, but i have nohting to do.
Where is you Apple store? Did you talk to anyone in the store first to tell them you are waiting? yes, pics please!
I assume you're at the Pasadena Apple store? You're nuts kid. I'm glad to going to one of the Apple stores in a mall that do not allow overnight campers. Good luck!
Totally nuts! More power to ya!
How are you posting then? Fill us in on the details.
More power to you. Like I've said, if I had nothing to do and someone to hang with down there I'd be the first in line too.
Not me. Three and four days is too much. I hope you took some deodorant.
I'm seriously thinking about hiring me a bum to wait in line.
How are you going to keep a charge on your laptop for that long a period of time?
I think he's just kidding. That would just be plain nasty to wait three days outside of a store without a bath.
Haven't you ever been camping? You get used to it after a while.
you can take baths while camping. That's what lakes and streams are for.
I don't think he is kidding. He's been talking about camping and being first in line since I joined this forum. If he wants to be all nasty by Friday, then more power to him.
He hasn't replied so maybe we have the answer.
Yeah, it's to his advantage. The people in the store will want to process him and git him out of the store ASAP!
I bet he'll be back before long. I gotta call BS on that one.


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ImageConvert converts all or several images in a selected directory from one image format into another. ( BMP, PNG, JPG, GIF, ICO, TIFF, WMF ). Addtional the image resolution, orientation and color is changeable.
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Systematic variation in the apparent burning area of thermonuclear bursts and its implication for neutron star radius measurement
Sudip Bhattacharyya, M Coleman Miller, Duncan Galloway
Precision measurements of neutron star radii can provide a powerful probe of the properties of cold matter beyond nuclear density. Beginning in the late 1970s, it was proposed that the radius could be obtained from the apparent or inferred emitting area during the decay portions of thermonuclear (type I) X-ray bursts. However, this apparent area is generally not constant, preventing a reliable measurement of the source radius. Here, we report for the first time a correlation between the variation of the inferred area and the burst properties, measured in a sample of almost 900 bursts from 43 sources. We found that the rate of change of the inferred area during decay is anticorrelated with the burst decay duration. A Spearman rank correlation test shows that this relation is significant at the
Bhattacharyya, S., Coleman Miller, M., & Galloway, D. (2010). Systematic variation in the apparent burning area of thermonuclear bursts and its implication for neutron star radius measurement. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 401, 2 - 6.
Bhattacharyya, Sudip ; Coleman Miller, M ; Galloway, Duncan. / Systematic variation in the apparent burning area of thermonuclear bursts and its implication for neutron star radius measurement. In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 2010 ; Vol. 401. pp. 2 - 6.
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Often, it is enough to be inspiring and engaging at work. If your employees buy into the vision you have set your company's sights on, and you make them feel they are valued, their input is necessary and they are not dispensable in the pursuit of that vision, you may be on to something.
There will come a time when an employee makes a mistake that affects your company. How you react to this mistake will spell the future out for everyone, particularly the employee in question.
How are you going to inspire confidence if you do not allow mistakes? What matters is how the company responds, what solutions are valuable at this point and how you'll make them happen as a team. Do not embarrass your people in front of others.
You can be stern, but you can't be a bully. Be reasonable and look at the big picture.
Sometimes, the environment—literally—is what spells the difference between success and failure for employees. Many employees perform better when they are away from the usual distractions. And almost everyone is better at what they're doing when they are close to nature.
Think about this when you build your business or when you have to relocate. An office away from the city rush and noise may be what your people need if they value that silence and closeness to nature to concentrate. This is perfectly doable, as many modern offices have shown.
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The exploration of Gauss's law continues with an infinite charged plane. Translational symmetry illuminates the path through Gauss's law to the electric field. Deeply interactive content visualizes and demonstrates the physics.
In our previous examples a rotational symmetry inspired us to choose a curved surface to simplify Gauss's law. With an infinite plane we have a new type of symmetry, translational symmetry. A moment's thought convinces us that if we move parallel to the plane, then any point looks like any other point. The plane always extends infinitely in every direction. As a result, we expect the field to be constant at a constant distance from the plane. This same symmetry tells us the field will be perpendicular to the plane. If the field had a component parallel to the plane, it would imply that there is something special about that direction. But for an infinite plane there is nothing special about any direction, so any component of the field along the plane would be a contradiction.
Another symmetry, reflection, allows us to say that the field is equal in magnitude, but opposite in direction on the other side of the plane. Looking towards the plane from a few cm away, I see an infinite wall of positive charge, and expect a field directed away from the wall.
You, looking at the plane from a few cm away on the opposite side see exactly the same thing. You see an infinite wall of positive charge, and expect a field directed away from the wall.
In the earlier examples we sought a surface with some parts that were parallel to the field, and other parts that were perpendicular to it. We can do the same thing here. Start by choosing surfaces perpendicular to the electric field on opposite sides of the charged plane. Obvious candidates have easy to compute surface areas, like a circle or a square. Traditionally, a circle is used. We place two circular surfaces a distance h from each side of the plane. A Gaussian surface must be closed, so we connect to two surfaces, and we have a cylinder.
The electric field lines extend out at right angles to the plane.
The constant field from the charged plane.
The electric field from the plane passes perpendicularly through the ends of the Gaussian pillbox and does not pass through the sides at all.
Once again we tackle Gauss's law. You have seen it so often, you can probably recite it from memory now.
This fits the pattern we have seen before. When the electric field is constant and perpendicular to the surface, the flux is E A .
For the body of the cylinder, the key is to see that the field is parallel to the surface.
So the electric flux is twice the field strength times the area of the cylinder cap. This fits nicely with the idea that the field is outward bound, and hence contributes E A , at each cap.
To extract useful information from Gauss's law we also need the enclosed charge, which is just the charge density of the plane, σ , times the cross sectional area where the surface intersects with the plane.
This is independent of position!
The field lines emanating from the charged plane do not diverge. This makes us believe that the electric field is constant with distance from the plane. The application of Gauss's law has confirmed this. So now the field strength at h = 10 from the charged surface is the same as at h = 20 . We can understand this by noting that the same field lines pass through the caps of the Gaussian cylinder no matter how far they are from the plane.
Next up we will look at the application of Gauss's law to a system of charges, parallel charged planes.


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Q: Where do those nulls come from? I have seen discussions of unwanted nulls in the output in the context of building lists with conditions on the elements, but that is not involved here. I would like to know where the nulls come from and how to avoid generating them.
Clear["Global`*"]

localGroup =
  AstronomicalData["LocalGroup"];

properties = {
   "AlphanumericName",
   "StandardName",
   "AlternateStandardNames",
   "NGCNumber",
   "ApparentMagnitude",
   "Constellation",
   "Declination",
   "RightAscension",
   "DistanceLightYears",
   "GalaxyType",
   "HubbleType",
   "RadialVelocity",
   "Redshift"
   };

lgTable = {#, Table[
      {
       properties[[n]],
       AstronomicalData[#, properties[[n]]]
       },
      {n, 1, Length[properties]}
      ]
     } & /@ localGroup;

displayTable[record_] := Module[{},
  Print[
     #[[1]] <> ": ", #[[2]]
     ] & /@ record[[2]];
  Print["\n"]
  ]

(* display two records for illustration *)

displayTable[#] & /@ lgTable[[1 ;; 2]]

A: Look at Scan and Map in the documentation, Scan[Print, {1, 2, 3}] returns nothing while Map[Print,{1,2,3}] returns three Null
Just change the last line to:
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Holiday debt doesn't have to haunt you for months on end. Here's how to wipe it out quickly.
Overspending during the holidays is hardly a novel concept. During the 2017 season, the average American racked up $1,054 in debt, and 2018's average could well surpass that benchmark. If you're kicking off the year new with a pile of holiday bills, the sooner you devise a plan to tackle them, the less they'll hurt your finances in the long run. Here are five steps you can take to recover from the holidays so they don't haunt you throughout 2019.
Perhaps you charged up a $500 balance on a store credit card, racked up another $400 on your primary credit card, and owe $200 to an additional retailer with whom you financed your purchase directly. Rather than assume it makes sense to pay your smallest individual debt first (in this case, the $200), figure out which debt comes with the highest interest rate, and make that the first one you tackle. For example, if your store credit card charges 20% interest and your remaining debt is costing you 14% and 8%, respectively, work your way down that ladder so that you're paying the least amount of interest at the end of the day.
In an ideal world, you'd have created a budget well in advance of the holidays and used it to help yourself avoid the debt you ultimately landed in. But if that didn't happen, compensate now by setting up a budget and use it to see where your money is going. This way, you'll get a sense of how much cash you might have available from your earnings to apply to your existing debts, as well as a sense of which current living expenses you have the option to reduce.
You work hard to enjoy life, so the idea of drastically slashing your expenses to pay off holiday debt might seem wholly unappealing. But while depriving yourself of luxuries on a long-term basis might read like a downer, doing so on a temporary basis isn't nearly as bad.
So figure out how much money it'll take to pay off your holiday debt and see if living frugally for a limited spell will enable you to eliminate it. Let's say you owe $1,200 coming off the holidays, and currently spend $400 a month on entertainment and clothing. Cutting out that spending for a three-month period could do the trick in rendering you debt-free in a relatively short amount of time, all the while leaving you with a light at the end of that tunnel.
A new year can bring ample opportunities to get your hands on extra money, whether it's a raise, a performance bonus, or a tax refund. If you're staring at a pile of debt from the 2018 holidays, resist the urge to spend that additional cash and instead apply it to your debts -- especially if you don't want to cut back on spending in the interim. If, for example, you're expecting a bonus in March that you know will suffice in covering your outstanding balances, you can hold off on slashing expenses and instead apply that windfall to your debt.
Just make sure you'll really be getting enough incoming cash to do so. For example, if you owe $1,000 from the holidays and are expecting a $1,200 bonus, know that you won't get the full $1,200 once taxes are factored in. Similarly, just because you typically get a tax refund doesn't mean you're guaranteed one this year, especially since the 2018 tax overhaul shook up the system a bit.
If you're not expecting a windfall this year (say, you didn't get a raise at work, there's no bonus to look forward to, and you're not convinced you'll end up with a refund from the IRS), rather than wait for additional income to fall in your lap, go out and earn it. These days, millions of Americans are holding down side hustles, and if you manage to snag a lucrative one, you could be debt-free in no time. Keep in mind that you don't necessarily have to subject yourself to dull or tiring work to earn extra cash. You can instead hone a skill or hobby and turn it into a moneymaking opportunity (think crafting, photography, and writing, to name a few).
Starting off a new year buried in holiday debt is a good way to stress yourself out and thwart whatever financial goals you may have otherwise set for yourself. Follow these steps to dig out of debt, and you'll be better positioned for a successful 2019.


Join us to celebrate Earth Day!
The plaza will be filled with eco-minded organizations and vendors!
Browse a native plant sale, take a closer look at an electric car, and learn how to compost. Find out what the Roving Radish is, purchase local meat, and do some safe sungazing.
Many of the Commons businesses will be offering Earth Day specials – have you ever had an Earth Day cupcake?
Participating organizations and businesses: Lauren's Garden Service, Howard Astronomy League, The Roving Radish, Master Gardener BayWise program, Master Gardener Grow-It-Eat-It program, Howard County Bird Club, Win Kelly Chevrolet, Antwerpen Nissan, TLV Farm, Hensing's Hilltop Acres, Tin Lizzy, Caiffestry, Master Gardeners Composting program, and the Howard County Conservancy.
Tyke Time at the Commons – Meet Belle the Owl Kupcakes & Co. hosts a Coffeehouse with Poetry!


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Another genetic change leading to human minds
Wang Yinqiu and colleagues (2005) report on the phylogenetic history of the PACAP precursor gene in humans and closely related primates (hat tip: Dienekes). They find that human genetic sequences differ from chimpanzees by 17 amino acid substitutions, but that the sequence is highly conserved in other mammals:
Surprisingly, when the human and chimpanzee protein sequences were aligned with those of other mammalian species, 11 out of the 17 amino acid substitutions were found conserved in mouse, rat and sheep, indicating that the accelerated evolution of the PACAP precursor only occurred in the human lineage (Wang et al. 2005:7).
The amino acid substitutions on the human lineage were shared by a sample of 50 human individuals without variation, although 3 additional polymorphic sites were found in this comparison. The significance of this pattern of variation within humans was not reported; my own assessment is that the sample was not designed to test the coalescence time of the gene within humans or other attributes of the human-specific variation at the locus.
A couple of observations about the pattern of evolution of this gene strike me. First, like other genes believed to be related to human brain evolution, the role played by this one is as yet basically unknown. According to Wang and colleagues, the gene product is a neurotransmitter that appears to be involved in neurogenesis of the cerebral cortex, as reflected by its association with holoprosencephaly, a developmental defect of the forebrain. But just how the function of this gene in humans may be different from in other mammals, or how it may have led to
Second, during the course of human evolution this gene underwent not one episode of positive selection, but many -- possibly as many as 17 (or even more, counting possible reversals). It is not known whether these adaptive changes followed upon each other rapidly or not. For example, one adaptive change in the gene sequence may have set off a relatively rapid pulse of selective changes, as a spreading postively selected allele found new fortuitously adaptive combinations with rare alleles at other genetic loci. Under this scenario, the adaptive changes in the gene may have occurred during a relatively short time period. Or each amino acid substitution might reflect an independent evolutionary change in the ancient human lineage, perhaps following upon a series of changes in other genes. In this case, the distribution of times between substitutions would be essentially random, and could spread across the entire evolutionary history of the human lineage. Finding the difference between these options may be impossible, unless the interactions of PACAP with other genes can shed light on the mechanism by which putative earlier forms may have functioned.
Last year, Dorus and colleagues established that genes involved in the nervous system have experienced higher rates of evolution within hominoids, and within the human lineage in particular. This work depended upon the observation of a significant excess of amino acid substitutions across many genes. Likewise, the earlier study of the ASPM gene observed that it was likely a component of the evolution of the human brain, not because of a recent coalescence in humans, but because of evidence of multiple amino acid substitutions during human evolution. Together with the current study, these observations appear to be indicating not that there was a single, critical period of evolutionary change of human cognition, but instead that there was a succession of genetic changes at many different genes across much of the time range of human evolution.
That observation goes nicely with the fossil evidence for changes in the brain. Although this evidence is severely limited in what it can tell us about the structure and function of the brain, it is very powerful in its ability to tell us about changes in brain size. The trend in human brain sizes has involved several different periods of expansion during human evolution, including a gradual (i.e. not sudden) evolution of larger brains across the Middle and Late Pleistocene. Each instance of brain size evolution must have required concomitant changes in the genetics of brain function and development. Nor should we expect that the evolution of brain-related genes would have been limited to the time periods of brain expansion, since both behavioral and life history changes may have influenced human brain function and development without requiring expansions in brain size. In any event, the evolution of the brain was likely a more or less continuous process during human evolution, and the genetic record appears to be documenting that.
Wang Y, Qian Y, Yang S, Shi H, Liao C, Zheng HK, Wang J, Lin AA, Cavalli-Sforza LL, Underhill PA, Chakraborty R, Jin, L, and Su B. 2005. Accelerated evolution of the PACAP precursor gene during human origin. Genetics (published ahead of print) April 16, 2005. Genetics online
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Come feast on stories at our final event. Traditionally, when the Bogong moth swarmed in the cool regions of Mount Bogong during summer, local tribes would gather to conduct ceremonies and feast on this protein rich food source. Our Bogong is a celebration and sharing of crafted spoken word pieces from master storytellers. This event is followed by our Blak & Bright artist's party. Featuring Bruce Pascoe, Ali Cobby Ekermann, Natalie Harkin, Sam Wagan Watson, Kat Clarke and Jane Harrison.


A successful retirement requires planning. The resources in this section can help you make the most of your retirement accounts.
If you enrolled in the Basic Retirement Plan, SRA or 457(b) plans, the investment funds and beneficiary designations for your accounts are a default unless you specifically made changes. You may change these at any time by contacting TIAA or Fidelity Investments. Note that any changes you make must be done for each account for which you have enrolled.
Here are some steps you can take now to help you build financial freedom for your retirement.
You can manage your account online, update your personal information, sign up for e-delivery of quarterly statements and use multiple planning tools by setting up online access to your accounts with TIAA and Fidelity Investments.
Designating a beneficiary is critical to ensure that your retirement account will be paid to the person or people you choose. If you don't designate a beneficiary for the retirement savings plans, for both TIAA and Fidelity accounts you may have, the account will be paid according to the person or persons surviving you in the following order: spouse, children, parents, siblings, personal representative (executor or administrator. Family status changes, such as marriage, divorce, birth, or adoption may affect your desired beneficiary intentions. Name your beneficiary for your retirement savings accounts and review your beneficiary designations periodically to be sure they are up to date. Please note that designating or changing your beneficiary for the U-M retirement savings plans does not update it with MetLife for the U-M life insurance plans. You need to designate beneficiaries for each account you have.
If your address changes, or if you experience a name change due to marriage or divorce, update your personal information directly with TIAA and Fidelity Investments. It is vital that your mailing address on record with the retirement savings plan companies is current so that you receive quarterly statements and important notices and to ensure the privacy and security of your account(s).
If you enrolled in the Basic Retirement Plan, SRA or 457(b) since 2008, the investment fund is a default unless you specifically made changes. You may change your funds any time by contacting TIAA and Fidelity Investments. Note that any changes you make must be done for each account for which you have enrolled.
Having the right mix of investment funds that reflect your current risk tolerance is key to achieving your savings goals. It is important to periodically monitor and re-balance your portfolio because over time the investment returns of your funds may result in accumulations that are no longer aligned with your target investment goals. Meet with a retirement specialist from TIAA and Fidelity (or both) or use their web tools to determine your risk tolerance and activate a free automatic re-balancing feature.
Several additional retirement planning and account management tools are available for U-M plan members from TIAA and Fidelity Investments.
If you are eligible, participating in the university's Basic Retirement Plan is a smart way to invest for your future. Saving even more can help you reach your retirement savings goals faster.
Start contributing now to the 403(b) Supplemental Retirement Account (SRA) and 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan, or increase your contribution if you already participate. All faculty and staff are eligible to contribute, including temporary staff, rehired retirees, and emeritus titles with funding. There is no minimum contribution required for either plan. You can save with traditional tax-deferred contributions or with after-tax Roth contributions, or both.
Savings you accumulate can help fund health care needs in retirement, such as the monthly premiums for Medicare Part B and medical plan coverage, as well as medical deductibles and co-pays.
You can look up your individual contribution limits in Wolverine Access under Employee Self-Service > Benefits > Retirement Self-Service > Calculate Ret.Contribution. Wolverine Access shows a "per pay amount" that indicates how much you can save per paycheck for the rest of the year.
To max out your savings in the 403(b) SRA or 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan for the year, adjust your contributions to this amount under Initiate Ret. Savings Elections in Retirement Self-Service.
When making changes, timing matters! Be sure to refer to the online enrollment and change deadlines. Remember, the 403(b) SRA and 457(b) have different deadlines to change the amount you contribute.
You can meet with TIAA and Fidelity Investments retirement specialists to review your retirement savings goals, receive personalized advice on selecting investment funds, and help you plan your path to a secure retirement.
Take steps to safeguard your retirement savings account(s) and prevent unauthorized use of your identity and information.
You gain access your account(s) through the TIAA and Fidelity websites and telephone centers by creating a user ID and password, along with other personal identifying information. Your user ID and password should be kept strictly confidential, as they serve as your identification and authorization for plan transactions such as transfers and withdrawals. If you suspect that someone knows your user ID and/or password, change them immediately and contact TIAA and Fidelity.
TIAA offers Voice Biometrics, an authentication tool that identifies you by using your natural voice patterns on the TIAA Automated Telephone System (ATS) – 800-842-2252. The tool provides an extra layer of security and enhances authentication. A voiceprint is not a recording, rather a numeric sequence representing the shape and size of your vocal tract, which is compared each time you call. Voiceprints are encrypted and cannot be used to gain access to any other system. For more information, visit TIAA Voice Biometrics.
Fidelity offers two-factor authentication at login, to help ensure that only you have access to your retirement savings account and personal information. With two-factor authentication at login turned on, you will need to enter a security code in addition to your password to gain access to your account. Learn more about Fidelity two-factor authentication.
Fidelity offers MyVoice℠, new technology that can confirm your identity through natural conversation whenever you call about your U-M retirement savings plan. A voiceprint is unique to you, like a fingerprint. When you call Fidelity, the representative will invite you to enroll. Contact Fidelity at 800-343-0860 for more information.
If you have a Fidelity account separate from your U-M plan, such as an IRA, Fidelity offers VIP Access from Symantec for added security. When you download VIP Access to your phone, tablet, or computer, you will receive a randomly-generated code to use in addition to your Fidelity username and password. You'll be prompted to enter your unique VIP code when accessing your account through Fidelity.com, NetBenefits®, and the Fidelity mobile app. Call Fidelity at 800-544-6666 or visit fidelity.com/security/soft-tokens/overview for more information.
It is your responsibility to ensure your records are current with TIAA and Fidelity, including your name, mailing address, email address and beneficiary. You should periodically verify that your personal information is up-to-date, especially if you have a life event such as marriage, divorce, moving, where your name and or address or other personal information changes. Contact TIAA and Fidelity directly to submit a change in your personal information or to update your beneficiary.
TIAA and Fidelity will send quarterly statements, tax reporting documents, various disclosures, and confirmation of transactions such as transfers, rollovers and withdrawals to your address or email that is on file with them. They will also send confirmation of other transactions like an address or name change or password reset to you. If you request a password reset, make sure your TIAA and Fidelity mailing address and email are current. Updating your address with the university does not update your address with TIAA or Fidelity. You should carefully review all reported transactions for accuracy and appropriateness. If any are inaccurate or appear questionable, contact TIAA and Fidelity immediately.
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Windows XP was considered the best operating system when it was officially released. With the minimalistic design and the good looks, it had back in the day. it still has quite a number of fans to this day after 19 years of age. Windows XP was officially released in August of 2001 and almost after 2 decades people still want to use this operating system.
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Microsoft Windows XP was the successor to all of its predecessors including (Windows 2000). Windows XP was Microsoft's major release of the year 2001 which clearly made the headlines in a very short time and also changed the complete view of people towards operating systems.
It was first released in two different versions which were Windows XP Home and Windows XP professional edition. As the name suggests, Windows XP Home edition was made for home users and didn't have advanced features while Windows XP Professional edition was created for Businesses and Professionals.
Despite the release of Windows Vista a bit after Windows XP, it was still the dominating Windows for quite the time until Windows 7 arrived.
Windows XP was a huge improvement over its predecessors if compared to Windows ME and 2000. The new Windows XP featured a set of new updates which made it much superior to the previous operating systems. The biggest change was the interface and easy navigation. Windows XP was given a new look and many changes were given to this new operating system like Desktop, Start menu and even a set of new icons. Windows Explorer now had thumbnails making it much easier when sorting through files on your computer.
There were noticeable improvements regarding performance too. Windows was booting faster than before, Logon and Logoff were made faster and many more. application loading times were made quicker. another update was the Windows Multimedia programs, the updated version of Windows Moviemaker, Windows Media player, and Photo viewer was also added.
Microsoft Windows XP Key Features
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Built-in CD burner: User could now Burn files directly onto CDs without the need to install additional CD burner software.
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Hello again! That's right, the Fairway's back, bigger and better than ever before, now on a brand new server together with two new Apple IIGS archives!
French speaking IIGS users rejoice! I have included French language versions of the following games: The Bard's Tale, Defender of the Crown, Life & Death, Monte Carlo and Rocket Ranger.
I have also included some new memorabilia - promos for Destroyer, World Games and PBI's games.
For convenience, I have also separated all previous News into their respective years.


Well, what a wonderful surprise to wake up to about four inches of snow this morning! Went to bed last night expecting maybe some light rain, not really believing the slight chance of snow would come through, but it did (in Bozo, too)- wheee! Very fluffy, very pretty. And not too cold, either – about 30 degrees, so shoveling was a breeze. And here's the other surprise: was that Senator Conrad Burns that I passed & said hello to at Smith's grocery store this morning at about 10:30 am? Sure looked like him; I asked the cashier if she thought it was Senator Burns, and she replied that she didn't know, but mentioned that the gentleman said he was stocking up for a long drive.
Not too cold….30 degrees? I've said it before, but I must say it again: You are a sick puppy.
It's a chilly 64F here. Need my coat to go outside…BRRRRRR…..
He has a weird/funny mole thing on his upper lip, if that helps. Heh.


I (or shall I say my hair) had a very interesting weekend! Saturday I had a photo shoot! Here's a little sneak peak from the shoot! I have a hard time NOT smiling in pictures. I don't think I look right trying to "SMIZE" so I gotta show the teeth. LOL!
Sunday, The Natural Hair Expo came to Jacksonville and I was asked to participate as one of the hair models for the fashion show segment of the expo! I happily obliged. Here is what they did to my hair. It's RED!!!! (It will not stay this way for long!). It reminds me of Ledisi and Janelle Monae! Please click on their links to see what I mean. Very natural-looking!
Here are the outfits I wore for the show.
Another model and myself wearing clothing from Meow & Barks Boutique a local boutique with FABULOUS clothing and accessories! Please click on the link and take a look at some of the accessories from Meow & Barks online.
Here are some more outfits from the show!
This outfit was from another local designer whose name I forgot…..that's terrible of me isn't it?
I had lots of fun modeling this weekend! As for my hair, I toned it down some for work and will be back later to show you some work OOTD with my red hair LOL!
Super cute! You look smoking hot!
OK now it is my turn to ask you…is there ANY hairstyle you can't pull off??? OMG I love it! And the local designer is amazing.
Your hair looks so fun! Sounds like a great weekend!
Your hair and your outfits were awesomely fierce! I love the red!!
Your outfits are amazing and look stunning on you! I like your hair, it's so fun!
Okay, yup, your definitely hair twins with those ladies! But you look so wonderful, Trice. I too have the "problem" (it's really not) with smiling in all my pictures. I try and do that sultry, serious stare, but I just end up looking constipated or scared. LOL! So, I need to give that up. haha Other girls do it great, but me, no so much. All the outfits y'all got to wear for the show are also very nice. Did you get to keep them? They look nice on your bod!


i`m working on my WW2 Encyclopedia file as usual and currently running through 76mm calibre guns.
weight of shell, muzzle velocity, range, etc.
Covenanter Mk I CS - Armed with 3-inch howitzer. CS stands for close support.
Covenanter Mk II CS - Armed with 3-inch howitzer.
Covenanter Mk III CS - Armed with 3-inch howitzer.
Crusader I CS (Cruiser Mk VI CS) (Close Support) mounted a 3 inch howitzer in the turret instead of the 2-pounder.
Crusader II CS (Cruiser Mk VIA CS) mounted a 3 inch howitzer in the turret.
Equipped with a 2 pounder gun in the turret (150 rounds), and a coaxial Besa machine gun. There was a 3 inch howitzer in the hull (58 rounds). It was a tank that was noted for poor mechanical reliability. It was the main tank issued to the Canadian forces at Dieppe.
The Churchill I, therefore was armed with a 2-pdr gun in the turret with a co-axial 7.92mm Besa machine gun. To supplement this, a 3-inch howitzer, capable of firing a heavy High Explosive round was mounted in the hull. This provided the tank with the ability to take on enemy bunkers, and other hardened targets. As these were immobile, mounting the howitzer in the hull should not prove to much of a disadvantage.
There were two types of 3inch Howitzer fitted to these tanks.
They were the 3inch Howitzer Ordnance Quick Firing Mk I and IA.
source: British And American Tanks Of World War 2, by Peter Chamberlian and Chris Ellis.