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Stacey Levine is an American novelist, short story author, journalist, and critic. Born in St. Louis, she is a graduate of the University of Missouri school of journalism and the University of Washington. Her fiction and criticism have appeared in numerous journals, including The Washington Review, Fence, Witness, Water-Stone, the Notre Dame Review, the Iowa Review, the Seattle Times, the Rocket, The Stranger, and others. She received a PEN/West Fiction award (1994) and was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award (2006). She has read from her works widely at galleries and university English departments. She wrote the script for a radio play, The Post Office, performed in Seattle (1996), and the libretto for an historical puppet opera, The Wreck of the St. Nikolai (2004). She also was interviewed on the literary talk show "Bookworm." She currently lives in Seattle, where she continues to write fiction and publish in periodicals.
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My Horse and Other Stories;
Dra---, a novel;
Frances Johnson, a novel
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Damond Jiniya was born in Palm Springs CA. He has been singing and performing since he was 5. His exstensive travels throughout his childhood created the diverse entertainer he became. Damond has written and performed music with influences rooted from soul to death metal. He is best known for his time as the singer for "metal legends" Savatage. Currently he has been acting in indie films around the southeast U.S. Damond has also been working with his solo project Starclone.
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http://www.savatage.com
http://www.dietoworms.com
http://www.myspace.com/damondjiniya
http://www.myspace.com/starclone
http://www.hailmetal.com/article899.html
http://www.bnrmetal.com/groups/sava.htm
http://www.music-reviewer.com/10_01/savatage.htm
http://www.stormbringerwebzine.co.uk/Interviews/Savatage-June%202001.htm
http://metal-rules.com/interviews/SavatagePoets.htm
http://www.metal-observer.com/articles.php?lid=1&sid=1&id=1635
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The samsung upstage is the latest talk in the cellular world with its dual-face design. This phone is great for hardcore music lovers who cant go anywhere without there tunes but want to save room by not carrying thee cell phone and mp3 player. This phone is being marketed by sprint right now and will not come out of sprints service for atlest a year. Considering how small this phone is, it has a limited amount of its integrated battery which supports about 2.5 hours of talk-time.
''''Top Cell Phone Features''''
Color Display
Yes
Speakerphone Yes
Camera Phone Yes
Video Recorder Yes
Bluetooth-Enabled Yes
Removable Memory Card Yes
Photo Caller ID Yes
Downloadable Ringtones Yes
Voice Activated Dialing Yes
MP3 Player Yes
Cell Phone Style
Sliding Key Cover No
Style Family Multi-media
PDA or Full Keyboard No
Swivel No
Candy Bar Yes
Flip Style No
PC Card No
Specifications
Removable Memory Card - Type Micro SD Card
Walkie-Talkie or Push to Talk Capable No
Phone Size Small
Dimensions (H x W x D) 4.0x1.7x 0.3in
Weight (w/standard battery) 2.6
Antenna Type Internal
Phone Color Black
Snap-on Faceplates or Covers No
Standard 2.5mm Headset Jack Yes
External LCD Yes
External Volume Control Yes
Hearing Aid Compliance Not Available
Language Options English and Spanish
Voice
Vibrating Alert Yes
Camera & Video
Video Playback Yes
Camera Resolution 1+ megapixel
Camera Flash Yes
Personalization & Fun Downloadable Games / Applications Yes
Ringtones Included Yes
FM Radio No
Preloaded Games Yes
Multimedia Messaging
Text Messaging Yes
Organization
Alarm Clock Yes
Multi-Use / PDA Phone No
Powered by Windows Mobile No
Phone Book Capacity Not Available
Connectivity
IR Port No
Wireless Web Browsing Capable
BREW-Enabled No
Java Enabled Yes
Battery Specifications
type of Battery Lithium Ion battery
Talk Time Not Available
Standby Time Up to 150 hrs
Network Technology
Technology CDMA 850/1900
Mode Dual Mode
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http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/26/sprint-announces-samsung-upstage-99-cent-songs-over-the-air/
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- Declined - while this is clearly a notable topic, and is worthy of an article, it is not written in the neutral tone expected of an encyclopedia. Please rewrite is as an encyclopedia entry, and I'd be glad to create it. Patstuarttalk·edits 18:55, 6 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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The Yamaha Big Bear atv is a 386cc four wheeler with independent rear suspension and four wheel drive. It's list of features includes front differential lock, full floor boards and an analog speddometer.
This makes the 2007 Big Bear one of, if not THE most feature-equiped five speed ATVs still produced.
The Big Bear has changed quite a lot over the years. And especially a lot over the 2006 model. Big Bears of yore were full-time four-wheel drive (an almost unheard of drive system today-- Honda got rid of this system for their 2007 Ranchers) without the luxury of full floorboards or speedometer or differential lock. The biggest difference, though, between the older Big Bears and the Big Bear of today is the addition of IRS (independent rear suspension) which gives the Big Bear 10.5 inches of ground clearence and allows the tires to gain traction independently or at angles unlike a straight axle ATV. This is especially helpful in the deep "skidder" ruts and mud holes of the American South.
Yamaha also states that the Big Bear's seat is 40mm more padded for 2007.
Yamaha's market research showed that 25% of all ATVs sold in America were still five speeds (as opposed to Automatics), and that 50% of that 25% were Southern consumers. Yamaha then redesigned the Big Bear for 2007 to reach this specific consumer.
That "Southern" consumer most notably rides in deep mud and water, so Yamaha added the IRS, in-out four-wheel drive, and locking front differential to accomodate the harsh and sticky terrain. Also added was a fully encased rear "wet brake" system that was described by an industry journalist as working like a clutch (multiple plates encased in oil) but backwards. Wheras you RELEASE a clutch to bring the plates together, the Big Bear's brake is PULLED to bring the plates (connected to the axels) together, thus stopping the ATV. This system is supposedly "maintenance free," though the 2007 model has not been out long enough to prove this true.
It is available in Red, Green, Blue, and camo.
An extra feature Yamaha added to the 2007 Big Bear (another nod to the mud-centric consumers it is made for) is the addition of Mud Lite tires. The Mud Lite is the best selling aftermarket tire in America due to its agressive tread pattern and light weight.
The Big Bear has a very low-geared transmission, offering an ultra-low first gear in place of a high/low range. It doesn't make the 400 the fastest thing on the road, but it does make it a real stump-puller.
All of these features come together to make a strong, torquey, go-anywhere ATV.
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www.yamaha-motor.com
www.atvscene.com/machines/yamaha/bigbear-07.html
www.quadmagazine.com/quad/features/article/0,24942,1594103,00.html
www.yamaha-motor.com/outdoor/products/modelhome/537/0/home.aspx
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Bal Krishna Neupane
Renowned Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of Nepal by challenging controversial articles on constitution, government treaties and cabinet decisions. He has filed many cases against the then government like Tanakpur Barrage. Many renowned cases of public interest litigation like Labor Act Case, Citizenship act case, about authority of CIAA, temporary teachers in school and many other public related cases.
Born on 21st February, 1957.
More than 25 years as an advocate in supreme court of Nepal.
Accused by many of being a royalist lawyer after the people’s movement.
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People of Nepal Who's Who 2007
Published by: Biographical Research Center (Pvt.) Ltd, PO Box no. 8868, Katmandu Nepal
Phone Number: +977-1-6214163
Editor: Narayan Prasad Sharma
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The Emergency Care Practitioner (ECP) scheme is part of a wider healthcare scheme within the United Kingdom to produce advanced practitioners in a number of clinical areas. Members of the public may be familiar with Emergency Nurse Practitioners who often perform initial triage within an Accident and Emergency department.
Emergency Care Practitioners are usually Paramedics or Nurses who have undergone further training to enable them to perform a more varied role within primary care.
The British Paramedic Association describes an ECP thusly:
"An Advanced Paramedic Practitioner will have a detailed understanding of a complex body of knowledge, some of which will be at the current boundaries of paramedic practice through level 6/7 academic education supported by the employing organisation in collaboration with their Highter education institute partners.
They will be able to thoroughly examine and assess patients’ acute and chronic conditions and will be able to record and evaluate an individual’s full medical, social and familial history.
With their advanced knowledge and skills they will be able to suggest and instigate a care plan that may be an alternative to the traditional route of hospital admission, where that is inappropriate, and therefore best suits patients’ needs.
Being able to critically review evidence, arguments and assumptions, they will be in a position to advise patients and care teams on health care issues, health promotion and injury prevention, and be able to reach sound clinical decisions and develop care plans with a greater degree of independence.
They will also have the advantage of being able to prescribe medicines beyond those available to other level II/III practitioners on the paramedic pathway.
Through reflection, mentorship, preceptorship and review, they will be able to continually evaluate their own performance and recognise their personal strengths and areas for development, demonstrating a commitment to lifelong learning. They will also be able to evaluate the performance of others by embracing the role of supervisor, mentor and preceptor."
Emergency Care Practioner schemes are now running all over the United Kingdom and the scope of practice of the ECPs in each area vary greatly. Currently ECPs can perform the clinical skills listed below (these vary by employing trust):
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British Paramedic Association. (2006). A Curriculum Framework for Ambulance Education. http://www.britishparamedic.org/downloads/Published_version_1_02_2006.pdf
NHS Modernisation Agency. http://www.modern.nhs.uk/improvementguides/roles/8_6.htm
NHS Modernisation agency. The ECP Report Right Skill, Right Place, Right Time. http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/documents/digitalasset/dh_4093088.pdf
National Library for Health. http://www.library.nhs.uk/healthmanagement/ViewResource.aspx?resID=125383
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The use of flow cytometric sorting to separate sperm into enriched X- and Y chromosome bearing populations is the only preconception method of gender selection having a solid scientific basis and whose results can be validated by modern molecular techniques such as fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) or by birth results (phenotypic sex). With this method sperm DNA (located in the sperm head) is stained with a DNA-specific fluorescent dye (fluorochrome) and processed through a flow cytometer. The flow cytometer utilizes a laser to cause stained DNA to fluoresce and then measures differences in the amount of fluorescence emitted by the sperm. The differences between sperm fluorescence intensity allows for discrimination between the X- and Y bearing sperm such that the desired sperm may be recovered in a highly enriched population. Because the X chromosome is larger and contains more DNA than the Y chromosome in mammals, X-bearing sperm have more total DNA than Y-bearing sperm. Thus, when stained with a DNA-specific fluorochrome, the fluorescent signal emitted by an X-bearing sperm is brighter than the signal emitted by a Y-bearing sperm.
Using flow cytometry and the DNA-specific flurochrome Hoechst 33342, Dr. Lawrence Johnson and colleagues at the United States Department of Agricultures (USDA) Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD, were the first to sort mammalian sperm into two enriched populations based on differing DNA content. The technology was patented by USDA in 1992. Reports using this procedure to produce normal births in different animal species soon followed. In the human there is a 2.8% difference in DNA content between X- and Y-bearing sperm. Dr. Johnson and colleagues reported the first successful flow cytometric separation of X and Y bearing human sperm into highly enriched populations. The first human pregnancy resulting from the use of flow cytometrically sorted sperm resulted from work done at the Genetics & IVF Institute (GIVF) a Fairfax, Virginia fertility program. In 1998, GIVF reported the birth of babies resulting from the use of flow cytometrically separated human sperm for intrauterine insemination (IUI), in vitro fertilization (IVF), and from intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).
In 1992 the USDA granted GIVF an exclusive license to apply the patented sorting technology for development and use in humans. Institutional review board (IRB) approval was received in 1994 to initiate clinical studies to use the technology for couples at risk for having children with X-linked disease. The clinical study was expanded in 1995 to offer family balancing. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an Investigational Device Exemption in 2000 for GIVF to continue to conduct a clinical trial of safety and efficacy of the MicroSort® Sperm Separation Technology. To date, over 900 babies have been born after using MicroSort® for sorting fresh or frozen sperm into enriched X- and Y bearing populations for use in IUI, IVF and ICSI. Flow cytometric sperm sorting in the livestock species and other animals was licensed by USDA to XY, Inc., a company in Colorado, and has resulted in the birth of tens of thousands of offspring in North and South America, Europe and Asia.
Successful flow cytometric sorting of sperm depends upon the accurate detection of differences in fluorescent signal intensity (a function of sperm DNA content) between the X and Y bearing sperm. The major factors affecting the fluorescent signals that result from the interaction of the sperm and the laser in the human are sperm head shape, degree of sperm-to-sperm differences in head shape, and the difference in DNA content between X-and Y-bearing sperm (2.8%). Human sperm heads (nuclei) are not symmetric about their axes; they have an oval appearance when lying flat but exhibit a narrow profile in longitudinal section. Because of sperm head shape and the nature of sperm nuclear chromatin packaging, the intensity of the fluorescent signal emitted by the edge of the sperm head differs from that emitted by the flat aspect, making sperm head orientation relative to the excitation light a critical factor in analyzing and sorting the sperm.
Sperm move through the flow cytometer in single file in a stream of cell culture medium. The stream is intersected by a laser beam which causes the stained sperm within the stream to fluoresce. Because orientation of the sperm relative to the laser is random ~10 to 20% of sperm are suitably oriented to achieve the most accurate analysis of DNA content and thus, collection of the fluorescent signal. This random orientation results in only a small percentage of sperm, perhaps 10%, being appropriately oriented for accurate sorting. The effects of sperm orientation, coupled with other factors, such as sperm-to-sperm variation within a specimen, the impact of sorting time on sperm survival, and the fact that only 50% of those sperm carry the desired sex chromosome, result in a very small proportion of available sperm actually being recovered by sorting.
The sorting of human sperm human sperm for insemination may be performed using freshly collected sperm or cryopreserved sperm. Semen is evaluation and processed using standard methods, then stained with Hoechst 33342 prior to sorting into separate X or Y sperm populations. At the conclusion of sorting, a sample of sorted sperm is evaluated for motility, progression, and the degree of enrichment in X- or Y-bearing sperm using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Sorted sperm are then utilized fresh for IUI or IVF/ICSI or are cryopreserved for future IVF/ICSI use.
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Cran DG, Johnson LA, Miller NGA, et al. Production of bovine calves following separation of X- and Y-chromosome bearing sperm and in vitro fertilization. Vet Rec 1993;132:40-41.
Cran DG, Cochrane DJ, Johnson LA. et al. Separation of X- and Y-chromosome bearing bovine sperm by flow cytometry for use in IVF. Theriogenology 1994;41:183.
Fugger EF, Black SH, Keyvanfar K, Schulman JD. Births of normal daughters after MicroSort sperm separation and intrauterine insemination, in-vitro fertilization, or intracytoplasmic sperm injection. Hum Reprod 1998;30,2367-70.
Johnson LA, Flook JP, Look MV, et al. Flow sorting of X and Y chromosome-bearing spermatozoa into two populations. 1987; Gamete Res 1987;16, 1-9.
Johnson LA, Flook J.P, Hawk HW. Sex preselection in rabbits: Live births from X and Y sperm separated by DNA and cell sorting. Biol Reprod 1989;41: 199-203.
Johnson LA. Sex preselection in swine: altered sex ratios in offspring following surgical insemination of flow sorted X- and Y-bearing sperm. Reprod. Domest Anim 1991;26, 309-314.
Johnson LA, Welch GR, Keyvanfar K, et al. Gender preselection in humans? Flow cytometric separation of X and Y spermatozoa for the prevention of X-linked diseases. Hum Reprod 1993;8: 1733-1739.
Johnson LA, Pinkel D. Modification of a laser-based flow cytometer for high resolution DNA analysis of mammalian spermatozoa. Cytometry 1986;7, 268-273
Johnson, LA., Welch GR. Sex preselection: High speed flow cytometric sorting of X- and Y- sperm for maximum efficiency. Theriogenology 1999;52,1323-1341.
Johnson LA. Sexing mammalian sperm for production of offspring: the state-of-the-art. Animal Reprod Sci 2000;60-61:93-107.
Levinson G, Keyvanfar K, Wu JC, et al. DNA based X-enriched sperm separation as an adjunct to preimplantation genetic testing for the prevention of X-linked disease. Mol Hum Reprod 1; Hum Reprod 1995;10, 979-982.
Moruzzi JF. Selecting a mamalian species for the separation of X- and Y-chromosome-bearing spermatozoa. J Reprod Fertil 1979;57:319-323.
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- President: Fred Westenberger
- Station Manager: Eric westenberger
Station Location- Millington, Tennessee
Format- Religious Teaching and Preaching
Source- FCC ownership data
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Robert Beam has designed many albums for the recording label Thirsty Ear Recordings. Some of these albums are, At The Center, by Meat Beat Manifesto, Negrophilia, by Mike Ladd, and Balladware, by David S. Ware.
Robert Beam is also a visual artist, having contributed paintings for many NEST organized events, and in some cases has even crafted flyers for these events. Some of his painting can be found at The Green Room , in Bridgeport CT.
In December of 2006, 9 pieces of his artwork were stolen from the Voodoo Lounge on Avenue A in New York City, and have since never resurfaced.
Music:
He is a member of the two-person consortium, THE INTERNATIONAL MEAT, along with original co-member T. Emmerson. The band plays extremely rarely, appearing at times without notice or fanfare, and leaving before objects can be lobbed at them. Their music can be described as "black fuzzy yogurt" (prior to the coinage of this phrase, this has not been recognized as an understood musical genre)
Associations:
Beam has been known to frequent the Nest Arts Factory, reasoning that if he was going to have to drink beer, it might as well be with people he liked. The Nest is located on Hancock Street in Bridgeport. The famous promoter/video artist Dan Ucer, of the United Corporate Entities of Romstar, has been a major supporter of Beam's work, and has offered the opportunity on many occasions to show it.
Jewelry:
Robert Beam has never been known to be one to wear jewelry, but has plans in '08 to get a set of grills.
Nick Names:
"Lord Pim",
"Bobby Maroon",
"Jim Aiken Brown" &
"nu-fast, the automatic freek" have all been used as nicknames for Robert Beam.
Influences:
There is a strong Science Fiction Fantasy aspect to much of Robert beams visual Art. many depictions contain women, heavy metal "hobbits" and a cartoonish character referred to as Monitor Man, that appears to have a vid screen for a head. Another recurrent theme concerns mechanical prosthesis and bionics.
Powers:
Robert beam can tell the future within about 30 seconds before it happens. He also seems to know when to leave a party prior to when something will be sure to happen that causes injury. He is also a gifted yo-yo-ist, but still has not mastered the cat's cradle trick
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Declined. This suggestion doesn't sufficiently explain the importance or significance of the subject. See the speedy deletion criteria A7 and/or guidelines on biographies. Please provide more information on why the person or group is worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia. Thank you. Graeme Bartlett 15:50, 10 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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