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Adrian Lamo on the line there. Lamo also told me he submitted those chat logs between him and Manning to wikileaks and it's their decision whether or not they want to publish them ...
The allegations are false. If you continue to print false material, there will be repercussions. Mr. Lamo is by no means a credible source. It is disturbing that you entertain him.
I don't have time to deal with CNN, and you want me to play 20questions with a Lamo puppet from 'daily tech'?
Adrian, it was interesting having you in the world. Sorry that things worked out this way. You have made it pretty clear that you are not to be leaned upon; it's sad that someone so very desperate tried. He did not understand it, and now he's locked up.
If god gives me the opportunity to bump into you one day, I'll be presented with many different ways to taking your worthless life. The bright side for you is that you get to choose which way I take. Any suggestions?
quote: With the potential of at the same time compromising Americas security costing lives? Thats an ignorant stance. I myself and many other Americans pay everyday for this type of stupidity in these matters. Get a clue!
quote: Give me a break it's diplomatic transmissions not battle movements. I like how people are all concerned about this costing American lives but they have no problems supporting two wars that are in fact with out a doubt costing American lives for nothing more then what is now Nation Building/Private Security for corporations.


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To Tender or Not to Tender - That is the Question, Bard
The Cubs MLB Reserve List (AKA "40-man roster") is presently full. Of the 40 players on the Cubs MLB Reserve List, eight (Starlin Castro, Kyuji Fujikawa, Edwin Jackson, Chang-Yong Lim, Anthony Rizzo, Jorge Soler, Ryan Sweeney, and Carlos Villanueva) are signed for 2014, and 32 (see list below) are under club control but are unsigned. The Cubs must decide by Monday (December 2nd) whether or not to tender a contract to each of the 32 unsigned players.
Each MLB club is required to submit a list of tendered players to the MLB Labor Relations Department (MLB LRD) on December 2nd (this coming Monday), and then the MLB LRD forwards a copy of the list to the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA). Any unsigned player not on the list is considered to be "non-tendered," and is immediately declared an unrestricted free-agent, free to sign with any MLB or minor league club (including the player's former club). The non-tendered player is removed from the club's MLB 40-man roster, the player receives no termination pay, and the player's former club receives no compensation if the player signs with a different club/organization.
Each unsigned player on an MLB 40-man roster who is tendered a contract must be offered at least the MLB minimum salary ($500K in 2014) and (with a couple of exceptions) at least 80% of the player's previous season's salary, and at least 70% of the player's salary from two seasons back. Some players have a "minor league split" salary in their contract which they are paid if they are sent to the minors. In most cases, a player's minor league "split" salary must be at least 60% of the player's salary from the previous season. (The one exception is if a free-agent signs a major league contract with a minor league "split" salary, the "60% rule" does not apply). The 2014 minor league "split" minimum salary is $40,250 for players who are on an MLB 40-man roster for the first time, and a minimum $80,500 for all other players.
An unsigned tendered player who has accrued at least three but less than six years of MLB Service Time is automatically eligible for salary arbitration. Also, any unsigned tendered player with at least two years but less than three years of MLB Service Time who accrued at least 86 days of MLB Service Time the previous season can qualify for salary arbitration as a so-called "Super Two" if the player is among the top 22% in MLB Service Time of players in that group.
MLB clubs do NOT offer salary arbitration to their unsigned arbitration-eligible players. Rather, an MLB club either tenders or does not tender a contract to each of their unsigned players on December 2nd, and tendered players who are eligible to do so can request the MLBPA to file for salary arbitration in January if the player does not accept the club's salary tender (offer) and the player and the club have been unable to reach an agreement on a contract by the deadline.
The MLBPA is responsible for delivering all requests for salary arbitration to the MLB Labor Relations Department (MLB LRD) on the Tuesday immediately prior to the third Friday in January. Once salary arbitration has been requested, the player submits his desired salary to the MLBPA and the club submits its salary offer to the MLB LRD, and the MLBPA and MLB LRD exchange the two figures on the third Friday in January. The MLBPA and MLB LRD then schedule a hearing with a three-person arbitration panel. Hearings are held on various dates during the first three weeks of February.
The club's offer must be at least the MLB minimum salary and, in most cases, must be at least 80% of the player's previous year's salary and at least 70% of the player's salary from two seasons back. However, if the player received a raise in excess of 50% by a salary arbitration panel the previous season, a 20% maximum salary reduction from the previous season and a 30% maximum salary reduction from two seasons back does not apply, and the club only has to offer at least the MLB minimum salary.
After arbitration has been requested, the player and the club can continue to negotiate back & forth, and the player can withdraw from the process any time up until the hearing. And in fact this frequently happens, as the player and the club will often agree to just "split the difference" (something the panel cannot do). If the matter does go to a hearing, the arbitration panel must choose either the club's offer or the player's figure.
Win or lose, the player is awarded a standard one-year MLB contract with no "minor league split" salary or incentive/performance bonuses. Also, the contract is not guaranteed, so if the player is released during Spring Training, the club would only owe the player 30 days or 45 days salary as termination pay, depending on when the player is released. (A player on an MLB 40-man roster receives 100% of what remains of his salary if he is released during the regular season).
An unsigned tendered player who does not yet qualify for salary arbitration (as well as any unsigned tendered player eligible for salary arbitration who does not file for arbitration by the January deadline) ultimately has to either accept the club's salary offer or just not play. A club (usually the Assistant GM) will negotiate with the player up to a point, but if the club and the player cannot agree on a contract by the first week of March, the club has the right to unilaterally dictate the player's salary and/or renew the player's contract (albeit for an amount not less than the MLB minimum salary, and not less than 80% of the player's previous season's salary and not less than 70% of the player's salary from two season's back). These players are the ones who have a "minor league split" salary in their contract, which the player is paid if he is sent to the minors. The "minor league split" salary must be at least 60% of the player's salary from the previous season.
The Cubs will probably need at least one or two (maybe even three) 40-man roster slots for a Rule 5 Draft pick, a waiver claim, and/or a free-agent or two before the start of Spring Training, after-which they will be able to place Kyuji Fujikawa (2013 TJS) and possibly Arodys Vizcaino (2011 TJS rehab) on the 60-day Disabled List if additional 40-man roster slots are needed. (Players cannot be placed on an MLB 60-day DL until after the start of Spring Training). So I think it's likely that the Cubs will non-tender at least two players on Monday, possibly three.
While the Cubs could release, trade, or outright players to open up roster slots, there are several restrictions during the off-season on releasing and outrighting players, and even for players who can be outrighted without restriction, the Cubs might not want to risk losing the player off waivers. And the opportunity and timing needed to make a trade can be somewhat problematic. So non-tendering a player and then re-signing him to a minor league contract (or in the case of a player eligible for salary arbitration, perhaps non-tendering the player and then re-signing him to a major league contract but with a salary below what would otherwise have been the maximuim-allowable pay-cut) is just a lot easier.
At present, I would say that RHP Daniel Bard and INF Mat Gamel (especially Bard) are the two players most-likely to be non-tendered on Monday, and OF Brian Bogusevic is a possibility, too.
The Cubs claimed Bard off waivers from Boston in September, and he spent several weeks at Fitch Park in Mesa working on his mechanics before reporting to Criollos de Caguas in Liga de Beisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente (the Puerto Rican Winter League) in October. In three outings for Caguas, Bard faced 13 batters and retired one (on a FC), while walking nine and hitting three more (not to mention four WP), before being sent home last week.
If the Cubs tender a contract to Bard on Monday, the absolute minimum they can offer is $1.49M (80% of his 2013 salary). And if he is tendered and then he does not accept the salary offered, Bard would be able to request salary arbitration in January. If that were to happen, the Cubs would risk Bard winning in arbitration (you just never know what an aribitration panel will do) and being awarded a 2014 salary well beyond what the Cubs think he's worth. So I would not be at all surprised if the Cubs choose to non-tender Bard on Monday, and then offer him a minor league contract for a low base salary along with an NRI to Spring Training, plus maybe a player opt-out if he is not called up to Chicago by a pre-arranged date (5/1, 6/1, 7/1, etc).
The Cubs claimed Gamel off waivers from Milwaukee in October, and (like Bard) he is also eligible for salary arbitation. However, the reason for non-tendering Gamel would have more to do with his knee surgeries (he suffered a torn ACL in his right knee twice in two years) & defensive limitations (he probably projects as a 1B-DH at this point in his career) than it would the Cubs not wanting to risk going to arbitration with him, since he isn't likely to get more than $750K no matter what transpires.
But Monday is not just about clubs tendering or non-tendering contracts to arbitration-eligible players. Clubs also must decide whether to tender a 2014 major league contract to any and all unsigned players on the 40-man roster, regardless of whether the player is eligible for salary arbitration or not.
It's also the one time in the off-season when an unsigned player can be removed from the 40-man roster without having to give the player his Outright Release (a released player could be claimed off waivers, and even if he is released and then re-signed, he cannot be added back to the club's 40-man roster until May 15th) or risk losing the player off Outright Assignment Waivers (which are irrevocable if the player is claimed) sometime later in the off-season or during Spring Training.
Last year, the Cubs non-tendered RHPs Jaye Chapman and Zach Putnam, even though neither was arbitration-eligible. But it did allow the Cubs to remove the pitchers from the 40-man roster without having to give them an Outright Release or risk losing them off Outright Assignment Waivers. They then re-signed the pair to minor league contracts (with salaries probably at least equal to what they would have received if they had remained on the 40) plus an NRI to Spring Training. (Becoming a "second-contract" player once he was non-tendered, Putnam also was able to qualify for minor league free-agency a year earlier than he otherwise would have if he had been outrighted).
Just like Chapman and Putnam last year, the Cubs could possibly opt to non-tender OF Brian Bogusevic (unlike Bard and Gamel, Bogusevic is not arbitration-eligible) and then re-sign him to a 2014 minor league contract (for a salary equal to or greater than what he would have received if he had remained on the 40) plus an NRI to Spring Training. Bogusevic is out of minor league options and can elect free-agency if outrighted, so by non-tendering him and then re-signing him to a minor league contract, the Cubs would be able to send him to AAA Iowa if he does not make the Opening Day 25-man roster without having to risk losing him off Outright Assignment Waivers or having him elect free-agency if waivers are secured and he does get outrighted.
The main problem with non-tendering a player and then re-signing him to a minor league contract is that the player has to agree to the arrangement, and even if the player does go along with the plan, the club has to make sure to wait at least ten days after non-tendering the player before re-signing him to a minor league contract (what the Cubs did with both Chapman and Putnam last year). That's because a player who signs a minor league contract prior to the Rule 5 Draft is eligible for selection in the draft. Also, during the ten-days between being non-tendered (on 12/2) and the Rule 5 Draft (on 12/12), the non-tendered player could conceivably get a better offer from another club and sign elsewhere.
Here are the 32 unsigned players presently on the Cubs MLB 40-man roster, with the roster restrictions associated with each player:
Jake Arrieta
Daniel Bard (can request salary arbitration in January - can elect to be free-agent if outrighted)
Dallas Beeler (Draft-Excluded player - cannot be outrighted until 20 days prior to MLB Opening Day)
Alberto Cabrera (out of minor league options - Rule 55 player - cannot be outrighted until he signs 2014 contract)
Justin Grimm
Blake Parker (can elect to be free-agent if outrighted)
Brooks Raley
Neil Ramirez
Hector Rondon (can elect to be free-agent if outrighted)
Zac Rosscup (Draft-Excluded player - cannot be outrighted until 20 days prior to MLB Opening Day)
Chris Rusin
James Russell (can request salary arbitration in January - can elect to be free-agent if outrighted)
Jeff Samardzija (out of minor league options - can request salary arbitration in January - can elect to be free-agent if outrighted)
Pedro Strop (out of minor league options - "Super Two" - can request salary arbitration in January - can elect free-agency if outrighted)
Arodys Vizcaino
Travis Wood (out of minor league options - can request salary arbitration in January - can elect to be free-agent if outrighted)
Welington Castillo (out of minor league options - Rule 55 player - cannot be outrighted until he signs 2014 contract)
George Kottaras (out of minor league options - can request salary arbitration in January - can elect to be free-agent if outrighted)
Arismendy Alcantara (Draft-Excluded player - cannot be outrighted until 20 days prior to MLB Opening Day)
Darwin Barney (can request salary arbitration in January - can elect free-agency if outrighted)
Mat Gamel (out of minor league options - can request salary arbitration in January - can elect free-agency if outrighted)
Donnie Murphy (out of minor league options - can request salary arbitration in January - can elect free-agency if outrighted)
Mike Olt
Luis Valbuena (out of minor league options - can request salary arbitration in January - can elect free-agency if outrighted)
Christian Villanueva
Josh Vitters (Rule 55 player - cannot be outrighted until he signs 2014 contract)
Logan Watkins
Brian Bogusevic (out of minor league options - can elect free-agency if outrighted)
Brett Jackson
Junior Lake (Rule 55 player - cannot be outrighted until he signs 2014 contract)
Nate Schierholtz (out of minor league options - can request salary arbitration in January - can elect free-agency if outrighted)
Matt Szczur
Awesome detail AZ Phil.
Awesome detail AZ Phil.
I didn't realize how thin the Cubs were in the OF, although Josh Vitters might be considered a LF these days.
I forgot Ryan Sweeney signed after the season for 2/$3.5 including $500K buyout in 2016.
2015 opening day outfield
2015 opening day outfield
soler, almora, bryant
Still not sold on Soler, need
Still not sold on Soler, need to see consistency.
As for Almora, that might be a little aggressive. I'm thinking mid-15 callup. He's raw, but the talent is there.
Agree with the mid-'15 callup
Agree with the mid-'15 callup--he has to stay healthy and get his ticket punched at Daytona and Tenn--but not with the description of Almora as "raw."
Still nineteen, Almora has been described as polished, as in, "Scouts say Almora has more polish and better makeup than any high schooler in recent memory." (Try searching "Almora" and "polished.")
Polished is the opposite of raw.
so are people starting to
so are people starting to think that Baez ends up at 2B, with Villanueva at 3B and Bryant in OF?
I dont think Bryant will be
I dont think Bryant will be MLB third baseman.
people are all over the place
people are all over the place with baez, but im hearing a lot more 3rd/SS than 2nd lately...though all 3 seem to be in play.
bryant 3rd/OF...hearing a lot more OF lately than 3rd, especially after AFL. if he does end up in LF, he'll have one hell of a LF'r arm.
from Nick Cafardo's Sunday
from Nick Cafardo's Sunday column...
Daniel Bard isn't getting any better. After three appearances for Criollos de Caguas in the Puerto Rican League, Bard weighed in with a 189.00 ERA. He had allowed eight runs, seven earned, with nine walks, four wild pitches, and no strikeouts in one-third of an inning.
Bard, 28, has lost complete control, even after the Cubs acquired him off waivers from the Red Sox in September. Bard was hoping to reestablish himself with a new team, but efforts to straighten him out by first pitching well in Puerto Rico haven't worked out.
"He's working at it," said Cubs president Theo Epstein said. "He's not giving up."
Bard has not pitched since that one outing and it appears he may be a candidate to be released. He had a 1.93 ERA across 74⅔ innings for Boston in 2010, but his career went south fast starting in August 2011. He was once the best setup man in baseball, but once he became a starter in 2012 spring training, Bard's career spiraled downward. He has lost both velocity and confidence.
"Nobody can seem to figure it out," said one Cubs official. "I think the Red Sox tried a lot of different things, but none of them worked. They exhausted what they felt were all the possibilities. Now it's up to us to find something that works."
The Cubs are expected to keep working with Bard. They can afford to have a much longer leash on him than the Red Sox did.
"Pretty much the same issues he had with the Red Sox," said one National League scout. "He can't seem to locate; his release points aren't consistent. There are plenty of mechanical things wrong. He just can't seem to repeat that delivery. I know the Cubs hope it all comes back to him, and we all hope it does. For his sake. We all remember what he was and we're all baffled by what's happened. Boston did a lot with him psychologically and physically, so everyone's waiting for something to click."
and Cafardo's updates on nine
and Cafardo's updates on nine:
1, Jeff Samardzija, RHP, Cubs — Trade talks have been going on and when push comes to shove, he might get traded. But the Cubs' No. 1 preference would be to re-sign Samardzija and lock him in beyond 2015 and build their future around him, according to a major league source. The Cubs will continue to work on both fronts until the culmination of a long-term extension has been reached or if the extension is improbable.
Really seems like a golden
Really seems like a golden sell high opportunity. I do realize he is a candidate for a huge year someday, but I wouldn't mind seeing a few more high end prospects enter the fold since it looks like next year is going to be another "let's watch the turnstyles slow down" year.
If the Cubs trade him, I
If the Cubs trade him, I would want to see two very high-end starting pitching prospects come back, and preferably not 19-year-olds. I'd much rather see signing him to an extension be the Cubs first direct step toward fielding a competitive team in the near future (2015-ish).
"two very high-end starting
"two very high-end starting pitching prospects"
Or one Archie Bradley.
In all seriousness, Arizona has so many good-looking arms and a need for a MLB SP, I really hope the Cubs work the hell out of that angle.
fwiw...file under "cubs world
fwiw...file under "cubs world series 2014"
"According to Carrie Muskat of MLB.com, the Cubs are likely to tender a contract to second baseman Darwin Barney before Monday's deadline."
Color me unsurprised. So,
Color me unsurprised. So, pretty much how I look right now.
same...just tossing it up
same...just tossing it up there cuz it passed through.
the good new is valbuena is playing 2nd in winter league...now the cubs just need m.olt to be worth a damn this spring. also, that being good news is sad.
fwiw, valbuena...63ab, 17h, 3 doubles, 2hr, 8bb, 12k... .270/.352/.413
Valbuena....I like him as the
Valbuena....I like him as the utility guy, but I don't really want him or Barney at 2B. .222/.302/.352 in 1500 PA's...ugh.
The end of the bench
The end of the bench
by Chris Jaffe
Sometimes, the little things matter. The ability to turn the double play. Taking the extra pitch. Moving the runners over. Sometimes those little things, which can be overlooked easily, add up. Done once or twice, they don't mean much. But over the course of the season ... yeah, they can add up. Sometimes, they can even make the difference between going to the postseason and staying at home.
Darnell McDonald resigned to
Darnell McDonald resigned to minor league deal with spring training invite
ex-Cub Russ Canzler signs minor league deal with Yankees
Navarro gets 2/8M from Blue Jays
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j.buchanan with a nice start...5ip 2h 1bb 3k, 0r/er
zobrist with 2HR and a double through 8
heyward 0-4 :(
Mark Gonzales @MDGonzales
Soler likely to return Sunday, Maddon says
Right now, I'd like to see the Mets first, Giants 2nd.
I believe that since most of the team from last years' NLCS is on the squad this year, they will really amp their game up even more to kick their ass in payback for 2015.
The Giants just do not have the depth in years past, and I think all things equal - and at Wrigley - they could handle them.
I do not want to see the Cards, period. Or their fans, media, or Joe Buck.
I don't want to play Braves in the first round. Any friggin team in the league can win 3 of 5..I hate the first round. Furthermore, I wanted to play the Marlins in 2003 and the Mets over Dodgers last year.
With that said in reverse order:
3. Cardinals: It will be devastating to lose in the first round, but even worse to their main rival. It is increased incentive for the Cardinals, especially after last year. Cards would have nothing to lose, Cubs have everything to lose.
2. Giants: Rotation in the playoffs scare me a bit, but what a lousy team.
1. Mets--because of the losses in the rotation
2. Giants--because they're not the team they were BUT they maybe have bullshit even-year magic?
3. Cardinals--because rivalry and not making the playoffs hurts them more than losing in the NLDS plus getting eliminated by them in the playoffs would make for horrible sports commentary next throughout next season.
Who's asking?
CLE/DET rained out last night already, possible rain-outs in New York (vs. Baltimore), Boston(vs. Toronto) and Philly(vs. Mets) this weekend too.
Not only games involving playoff spots that would need to be played, but any that involve home field advantage.
I got the first one! Second one I'm not even sure what even/odd betting is.
any opponent preference for NLDS?
Mets are down to 1 great pitcher instead of 4. Syndegaard may pitch Sunday which means if Mets win the WC game, he'd be set up for Game 1. There's a chance they clinch a spot by Sunday so he'd pitch the WC and then we'd probably get Colon for Game 1. They've certainly had the hottest bats over the last week and month out of the WC options.
A couple of Cub related puzzles.
Can't teach height and thinness
Hopefully Pirates don't call up A. Lincoln.
j.buchanan going friday...should be...baseball...or something like it.
Wow. I didn't know they could do that.
Nice for Willson, not so much for Addy.
Game is officially called...also officially a tie.
Stats count, no make-up date of course.
Yeah -- seeing the weather -- I hope KB and Rizz are inside, wrapped in blankets and drinking hot chocolate.


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Kenneth Spector - Coding without seeing the screen
- Posted: Aug 10, 2004 at 4:42PM
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Congrats. I am also disabled, though not blind, and have been similarly liberated through technology. Its good to see others succeeding against some common challenges.
This is a great story. I admire Kenneth's "abilities".
It is something that makes me feel small and makes me humble.
We have a very strong focus on accessibility in our Visual Studio 2005 release. In addition, we have been working and testing with both JAWS, the screen reader Kenneth mentions in the video, produced by Freedom Scientific, and Window Eyes, a screen reader
produced by GW Micro. If anyone has any feedback regarding accessibility of either Visual Studio .NET 2003 or Visual Studio 2005, please feel free to contact me via my blog at
Thanks Kenneth for your Honestly during the interview. I am not only impressed by your abilities but by your dedication. Pleasing yourself first is a thing that most people seem to not grasp. I bet you made a lot of people think including myself. Thanks.
Wow... this is really an inspiring post.
It also helped me to make a career choice move too.
Technology is enabling people with disabilities?
Correct. If you have the money that is. Just to give some info:
A. A good screen reader such as Jaws, Supernova, etc, costs about 1500 dollars and above. Plus imagine having to pay that much or perhaps a bit less every year or so for updates to screen readers, just to make them work correctly with a new software, like the new version of Office or a new Windows service pack. The new Visual Studio for example, might work with the latest version of the mentioned screen readers. All users with previous versions of these readers however, who are 90% of the users, are stuck. Also, imagine having to pay that much for screen reader technology or for screen magnification technology for every partially sighted person at your school and for every computer that he/she uses just because the screen reader/magnification companies want to make even more money with their licensing. I am not saying that the effort that is required to build these software is not much. However, prices are usually too high and whatever you do there is always that newest update that you have to get.
B. A Braille display costs around 4000 dollars and above. Where will disabled persons find the extra cash? From a rich uncle's inheritance perhaps.
C. The problem with the Windows platform becomes even worse, since most of the programs on that platform do not have a text command line based interface. Visually impaired persons have difficulties learning a graphical interface, especially if after each new version of the application their screen reader breaks. Also, the Narrator screen reader available in Windows is highly inadequate, although contrary to other popular and costly screen readers it seems to recognize screen elements correctly, even with new and graphically "difficult" applications. This should be an issue for Microsoft because the Linux based operating systems with their text interface seem to be a better choice for blind people. Not only that but there are Linux distributions which have a built-in screen reader in the kernel itself and even those distributions that do not come with a free screen reader, you can easily patch the kernel with free open source screen reader solutions. Even Emacs has its own screen reading solution called Emacspeak. For Linux you can find more accessibility aids for free such as software speech synthesizers. Compared to the high cost of Windows accessibility aids, the lack of functionality in Narrator and the gui only nature of Windows, other operating systems such as Linux might appear a better choice for a blind or partially sighted person at least at first glance.
I think that Microsoft should start making their software even more accessible from the ground up and try to add accessibility afterward. Also, MS should definitely improve the accessibility aids provided in Windows for free, such as Narrator.
Impressive stuff. I find people like Kenneth inspirational. Let's hope people like him can continue to encourage Microsoft to help people with disabilities ensure disability aids are available to all who need them
I have just tried to watch the video, however I can not find how to turn sub titles on. At work I can not hear, as the PC do not have a sound card.
What is the 'access story' for channe9?
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Higher education officials are experts at protecting - and expanding - their "turf." When the money comes from taxpayers, that is a problem.
Too often public colleges and universities compete for scarce state funding with little regard for cooperation to serve the public better. If capital expenditure funding or ongoing support for new programs is available, it had better go to dear old Selfish U. for empire-building instead of to another institution that might be able to utilize the money better.
But a few months ago, Gov. John Kasich told Ohio colleges and universities to get over it. He ordered them to submit a cooperative plan for spending $350 million on capital improvement and repair projects.
That is a significant reduction from the $431 million higher education was allocated in the 2009-10 budget. In normal times it might have been expected the 37 college and university campuses told to share the money would do battle over it.
Perhaps there were some disagreements but, in the end, Kasich was handed a proposal that met his budgeted figure and, wonder of wonders, involves some cooperation rather than confrontation.
Much of the money will have to go for long-postponed repairs to keep buildings and grounds usuable. But it appears the institutions took a farsighted, statewide approach to funds available for new programs. For example, they agreed Stark Community College in Canton should get $10 million - a far bigger piece of the pie than it might have received just a few years ago - for an energy center that will prepare Ohioans to make the most of the oil and gas drilling boom.
It may well be the state's multi-year budget crisis convinced higher education leaders they had to take a different approach to spending taxpayers' money. Whatever their reasoning, they seem to have put turf battles aside for the common good. That is a good thing for Ohioans.


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five days shy of three months since the oil leak started in the Gulf
of Mexico on April 20, and 184 million gallons of oil spilled later,
BP finally found
a solution that successfully contained the oil.
75-ton containment cap placed over the damaged oil well earlier this
week has undergone an extensive 48-hour testing period in hopes of a
successful end result. Thankfully, this method worked. For the first
time since the leak erupted 85 days ago, oil has finally stopped
flowing to the surface of the Gulf.
plugging the oil well is only the beginning of resolving this
environmental disaster. Now that the containment cap is placed and
doing its job, engineers will begin monitoring
pressure gauges making
sure that there are no leaks elsewhere. The worst case scenario right
now is that pressure from the oil under the containment cap could
damage the well further, which would lead to oil spilling out from
other areas on the sea floor.
the waiting
game begins. Any signs of new leaks will means engineers will
have to reopen the cap and let oil spill into the Gulf once again.
The engineers are hoping that the well holds out for the next two
days of close observation, but even if it does hold out, they have to
conduct a seismic survey of the ocean floor to make sure oil isn't
escaping from the well into the bedrock, and in order to conduct such
a survey, engineers have to open the vents again, which releases more
the people living on the Gulf, I'm certainly not going to guess their
emotions," said Kent Wells, BP vice president. "I hope
they're encouraged there's no oil going into the Gulf of Mexico. But
we have to be careful. Depending on what the test shows us, we may
need to open this well back up."
surrounding the Gulf like fisherman and restauranteurs, who have lost
their jobs due to the oil leak, have shown mixed
reviews on the new
containment cap solution. Some are relieved while others
don't trust BP enough to rest assure that this is a permanent
such as Alabama Gov. Bob Riley, showed a greater sense of relief that
BP has closed off the well.
great," said Riley. "I think a lot of prayers were answered
video feed on BP's
website showed the oil cloud, which has been gushing ever
since the Deepwater Horizon exploded and sank, thin and eventually
fade out at 2:25 pm CDT. The containment cap in place is designed to
restrict oil from entering the ocean by restraining it inside the
well and also allowing ships at the surface to siphon oil from inside
of it.
containment cap seems to be doing its job for the time being, but it
is not a permanent solution to this
catastrophe. BP is currently drilling two relief wells, due to be
completed in mid August, which will pump cement and mud into the well
with the idea of plugging it permanently. After this is accomplished,
a mass clean-up, expected to take years, will take place in the Gulf.
little bit counts, and in this case, a huge weight has been lifted
off of many shoulders today, even if it is temporary. Randall Luthi,
president of the National
Ocean Industries Association, which is a trade group representing
the offshore oil industry, noted that "industry officials and
their families are taking a big sigh," but to others, the damage
has already been done and the last thing anyone should do is assume
that this has been taken care of.
think it's a little premature to say it's definitely over," said
Steve Shepard, Gulf Coast chairman of the Mississippi Chapter of the
Sierra Club. "They've gotten our hopes up so many times before
that in my mind I don't think it's going to be over until Christmas."
quote: I didn't vote for Obama, but if you right wingers are going to make up stories... ;)
quote: It's the same government that blocks folks from approaching 20m from a firework display platform. The same government that keeps folks at a 20m distance from cranes on boats, and that keeps folks 20m from boats engaged in firefighting.
quote: It's the same rule. It's just that some folks fail to comprehend the scale of this disaster. That is on your heads, not the Fed and the Coast Guard.
quote: The press is free to report, and I don't see a lot of jack booted thugs beating down doors to suppress the story about the zone. Only folks who violate the same zone that is around other water construction or sites are getting popped. And publishing pictures of their violation, in a public forum, and then wailing as it's used as evidence against them for violating that zone.
quote: Freedom of the press is the freedom to publish. Not the freedom to go anywhere they'd like. Unless of course, you'd like to see press passes sail you through any security check point, and have reporters sitting in on every RNC and DNC or boardroom or military base. Because, that won't have unintended consequences at all, will it?
quote: Make up stories? A Democrat Senator taking a couple of reporters out to see the mess was made up? Come up for air.
quote: But they'll a US Senator go on a fireworks barge? False argument
quote: And the scale has what to do with it? Oh the NEWS STORY. Again False argument. And it IS, PARTIALLY the Feds fault. They were about to give them a safety award, lack of inspections, with help from environmentalists they pushed drillers from known safe drilling depths out into very deep waters. BP holds the biggest chunk of fault but to ignore the Feds, and environmentalists, role is glaringly ignorantAgain false argument, if the area is unsafe for the Press what makes it safe for the Senator or his staff?
quote: This is in the open sea not on a military base though we do allow the press into far more dangerous combat zones. The press was restricted from seeing something that was not "unsafe" but held back for political reasons. Pull your head out.
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Salem tax amnesty program brings in $73K
March 6, 2013
SALEM — The city has received $73,624 to date in income tax payments as a result of the income tax amnesty program made available to city taxpayers last fall, with more money to come from payment......
They request 6 yrs of W2's and tax returns to verify residence, which we provided promptly. We lived in Salem for 3 years - they sent us a statement for 6 years of tax? These people are inept, corrupt, or both. I can also confirm they neither answer, nor return, phone calls. They give you 10 days to remit payment in full or turn over to collections, suspect they don't answer to wait out this period.
On a side note my business partner moved out of state this tax year and we needed to pick a new business location. Guess where we WON'T be locating. Congratulations on your success Salem. Next time I suggest notifying new residents of your tax, oh, perhaps when they sign up for water service, rather than sandbagging them with an audit. People under 40 probably don't get the local paper or follow city gov't. Looking forward to the next election cycle. Hope it's worth the couple hundred bucks. If I don't get through tomorrow, I'm contacting attorneys re: class action. *facepalm*
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Although the D somehow came out of last year looking better than most of us had thought, I feel they absolutely must get an other top four guy by the trade deadline. Honestly, any of our 2-7 guys go down and we are not in bad shape. My main concern is if Kronwall were to miss any kind of time, especially in the playoffs. A D corps in the playoffs consisting of Ericsson or Quincey as the vets, just seems to me like it would be missing too much experience, and composure. We do have a great coaching staff that has done great work with what we have, they can only do so much though.
I honestly feel like Kindl will take a big step next year on the PP, and that he may have already taken that step from what I saw in the playoffs. The main need I feel right now is of a stay at home guy. With that said what does everyone feel here may be our best options as far as a trade goes? Also, if you had to choose one of Quincey-Lashoff-Smith to trade who would it be? At this point if we end up clearing space I wouldn't be against taking a chance with Hal Gill as the #7 guy, we'd be giving up nothing for him and always could package him at the deadline for something.
For the record I wouldn't be totally opposed to trading Smith. Those three are't that far apart in skill I feel like, and Smith's return on a trade would be the most worthy.
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Blood and GiftsIt's 1981. As the Soviet Army burns its way through Afghanistan, CIA operative Jim Warnock is sent to try to halt its bloody progress, beginning a secret spy war behind the official hostilities. In J. T Rogers' Blood and Gifts, Jim and his counterparts in the KGB and the British and Pakistani secret services wrestle with ever-shifting personal and political loyalties. With the outcome of the entire Cold War at stake, Jim and a larger-than-life Afghan warlord decide to place their trust in each other. Andrew Paul directs.04/24/2014 - 05/17/2014Location: TBAwebsite
Eugene Alcalay, pianoInternationally-acclaimed pianist Eugene Alcalay plays music by Beethoven, Liszt, Schubert and Shostakovich in memory of long time PSO violinist Linda Fischer to benefit the St. Andrew's music program. 04/24/2014Time: 7:30 pm5801 Hampton St., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Mozart Festival OpensPrincipal Horn William Caballero premieres Robert Levin's new edition of Mozart's Horn Concerto #1 and Orchestra. Manfred Honeck conducts Mozart's popular Symphony #41 "Jupiter", nicknamed for the Olympian magnitude of its finale. And, Robert Levin improvises his own cadenza in Mozart's Piano Concerto # 20 in D minor.04/25/2014 - 04/27/201404/25 - 8:00 pm04/26 - 8:00 pm04/27 - 2:30 pmHeinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Mozart's The Marriage of FigaroThe Duquesne Opera Workshop (Guenko Guechev, director) presents Mozart's profound and comical opera The Marriage of Figaro with the Duquesne Symphony Orchestra.04/25/2014 - 04/27/201404/25 - 7:30 pm04/27 - 2:00 pmLocation: Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, Carnegie, PAwebsite
Brad Mehldau TrioJazz pianist Brad Mehldau has recorded and performed extensively since the early 1990s. Mehldau's most consistent output over the years has taken place in the trio format. Larry Grenadier (most recently at MCG Jazz with Pat Metheny) and Jeff Ballard round out the trio.04/25/2014Time: 7:00 pm1815 Metropolitan St, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
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Silk Screen Asian-American Film FestivalThe Festival begins with an opening night gala, and features 47 screenings in 4 locations including the local premiere of "Omar," the 2014 Oscar-nominated film directed by Hany Abu-Assad. Omar, a young and bold baker who lives in occupied Palestine, is accustomed to dodging surveillance bullets to cross the separation wall to visit his forbidden love interest Nadia. Sadly, occupied Palestine knows neithersimple love nor clear-cut war.04/25/2014 - 05/04/2014Location: Various theaterswebsite
Philip Glass in Conversation Carnegie Mellon School of Music is proud to present composer Philip Glass. Mr. Glass will engage in a conversation about his music with faculty member Richard Randall as well as take questions from the audience. This event will conclude with the Matisse String Quartet performing Glass' String Quartet No. 5. Free, but tickets required (follow link at right). 04/25/2014Time: 1:00 pmLocation: Kresge Theatre, College of Fine Arts, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
Philip Glass' OrpheeThe myth of Orpheus and Eurydice gets a "lyrical, even seductive" (Washington Times) makeover from Philip Glass, via French visionary Jean Cocteau: the poet Orphee becomes involved with a mysterious Princess. Love eventually triumphs...but not without a price. Matthew Worth is Orphee, Caroline Worra is Euridice. Antony Walker conducts.04/26/2014 - 05/04/201404/26 - 8:00 pm04/29 - 7:00 pm05/02 - 8:00 pm05/04 - 3:00 pmBenedum Center, 231 7th St., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
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Man charged in connection with shooting at Power & Light District
Tommy O.C. Robinson charged with 2nd-degree assault
Jackson County prosecutors charged a Kansas City man in connection with a shooting early Sunday at the Power & Light District.
Tommy O.C. Robinson, 29, was charged with two counts of second-degree assault, three counts of armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon.
Two people were wounded early Sunday morning while standing near 13th Street and Grand Boulevard when shots were fired during an altercation in a nearby parking lot.
Both victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Investigators said Robinson was taken into custody Monday afternoon after a vehicle matching the description of one fleeing the scene was spotted near 35th Street and Michigan Avenue.
According to court records, Robinson admitted to being in the Power & Light District when he got into a fight, and said he fired shots in self defense.
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A crash between a car a Milwaukee Fire Department paramedic unit left several people injured.
The crash happened at the intersection of North 35th Street and Lisbon Avenue around 10:20 a.m.
The paramedic unit and a black car collided and came to rest in front of a food store.
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Our 2 first lines:
V. Filppula ---> 28 years old, good / decent player at best.
H. Zetterberg ---> 31 years old very good / elite at his best.
J. Hudler ---> 28 years old, okay / good at best.
J. Franzen ---> 32 years old, good / decent player at best.
P. Datsyuk ---> 33 years old, elite / elite at his best
D. Cleary ---> 33 years old, okay / good at his best
^^^ We're not too old on offense but we're not young, nor hungry for another run ... and it will keep getting worst. Cleary unfortunately shouldn't even be on a top two line. Franzen - Datsyuk - Zetterberg are all getting a year older, how long will they keep carrying this team on there back?
Filppula & Hudler ...second line players at best, they just don't have that elite level to help this team win another cup.
Bertuzzi is @ 37 ... we're just going to see decrease in his game.
Cleary should not be resigned and be replaced by Miller when his contract runs out.
Helm Abdelkader Emmerton ... will never be that top 2 line players but they are excellent in that role and thank god they are young.
Nyquist looks talented, hope Tatar makes the team next year as well.
Worried on defense tho ... Stuart is good as gone this year. Looks like this will be Lidstrom's last year. His injuries are taking longer to recover and his scoring touch has declined this year. Age has caught up with our captain which is really sad.
I have no idea what's going to happen on defense after this year ... really scares me seeing this team going into next season with:
Kronwall Ericsson
Quincey White
Kindl Smith
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Every other team in the playoffs this year is young and very hungry and I just don't see use competing at there level.
We are missing an elite sniper that could find the back of the net & we will be missing an elite defense after this year.
All tho, a lot of people will hate what I'm going to say ... but it's not the first time that I've said this on LGW and it will not be the last time either but ...
This team will never win a Stanley cup with Jimmy Howard! ... Would love to see him win tho don't get me wrong I love the kid but I just don't see it happening.
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A Hundred Acres Orchard and Market
A fun-filled orchard featuring apples, berries, melons. The indoor market is filled with jams, jellies, sauces, dips, salsas, candy and homemade "take n bake" pies. Also unique is the Krazy Kernel Kettle Korn, produced right in Princeton! Specialty cheeses, such as Antonella, Buffalo Wing Jack, and Tomato Basil Yellow Cheddar are also available. Pair these cheeses with some of the wines that are sold in the new wine shop, or enjoy your purchase on the newly constructed outdoor patio area. The Cider Mill banquet room has been expanded to accommodate 200 guests, so plan your wedding, reception, party, or reunion here!
Bakery opens at 6:00am and Market opens at 9:00 to 5:00pm, Monday- Saturday, and Sunday 6:00 to 4:00 pm. May is spring bedding plants, summer is fresh picked vegetables and fruits. After Labor Day, on weekends, pumpkins, pedal cars, pony and wagon rides, corn maze, animal barn, jumping pillow, food stands and the last weekend in Sept. a Craft Show with live music and over 100 crafters.
The Bureau County Metro Center is a 50,000 square-foot recreation center with full size gymnasium; 25-yard indoor swimming pool with wading pool and observation balcony; racquetball courts; weight room; cardio-vascular room, elevated running/walking track above the gym; and locker rooms. A 40' x 80' multi-purpose room with adjacent kitchen provides the perfect setting for conventions, expositions, meetings, or wedding receptions.
Located one mile west of Princeton in Bureau County, Illinois is the Captain Swift Covered Bridge. Built in 2006, the bridge derives its strength from its burr arch design, an idea patented by Theodore Burr of New York in 1804. Made entirely of wood using 1800s concepts (it has an outer skin of Douglas Fir), the Captain Swift Covered Bridge is the only two-lane covered bridge in Illinois. It has a 16'-3" vertical clearance, a 28 foot minimum roadway width and a 128' span over the Big Bureau Creek. GPS co-ordinates - N41 22.745 W89 29.871
This horse-drawn carriage service is available for scenic tours, weddings and other occasions. Equipped for all seasons. Evening rides in downtown Peoria Fridays and Saturdays during April through mid-October. Thursday through Saturday rides during June through August. Pick-up points at Hotel Pere Marquette and The Landing. $20 for two adults and $5 for each additional person. Children under 10 ride free. Carriage rides available 7 p.m. through midnight. May be hired any time of the year for service in the Peoria and surrounding area. We also have a horse-drawn trolley available for special groups outings. Call for details!!!
Horseback Riding stables including public trail rides, boarding, birthday parties and holiday rides!! And more.
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9-hole executive course with beautiful views of the Illinois River. Great for beginners and seniors.
The marina is surrounded by a nine acre green space with shelter and electricity for picnics or family reunions; public restrooms with showers; playground; grills and picnic tables. For more information on rentals, the picnic shelter, or winter storage, contact the marina or visit their website.
Donnelley/Depue State Fish and Wildlife Area & Complex
This complex is an important North American waterfowl migration corridor. Much of the 3,838-acre complex is managed for waterfowl feeding, nesting, resting, harvesting, and viewing.
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Exposition Gardens, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to provide unique opportunities for diverse educational and recreational experiences, as an integrated partner in the community. Located in northwest Peoria, it provides an excellent location for the Heart of Illinois Fair each July. Our 80-acre facility contains multiple buildings that can be rented during all other times of the year. Easily accessible from I-74 and I-474, Expo Gardens offers miles of free parking, an arena, covered pavilion and a 14,000 square-foot temperature-controlled exhibit hall. Several 50' x 150' buildings can be rented for smaller events and a large, open, unobstructed area can accommodate your truck/auto sales or outdoor flea market. Several areas support wireless internet service and most buildings are handicapped accessible. We can help you with snack bar service as well as assistance in decorating, catering and equipment rentals. We also have a full hook up camping area on the property. Be sure to contact us for your next event!
500-acre Illinois nature preserve offering 7 miles of hiking trails ranging from rigorous uphill courses to flatter, less strenuous paths. The center also features a natural history museum, spacious bird watching room, nature hikes, guided walks and a nature store.
An elegantly appointed venue along Peoria's Riverfront, the Gateway offers the finest surroundings for your next business or social function. Constructed in 1997, this beautiful building was designed and created to be the focal point of Peoria's Riverfront. The Gateway is conveniently located downtown just one block from Interstate 74 and is within walking distance of hotels, major businesses, and many restaurants. The Riverfront provides a spectacular backdrop with its stunning views and the vibrant nightlife offers a unique and festive atmosphere. This is an affordable, convenient site for any meeting, banquet, or conference occasion. With the comfort and versatility the Gateway offers, you will want to make this the new home for your annual banquets and weekly meetings.
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All-weather heated and lighted driving range that recreates golf course hole layouts. Indoor and outdoor practice greens, indoor hitting stations and a 9-hole pitch and putt course.
Enjoy the ever-changing beauty of nature and discover Green View Nursery. Green View is a family-owned business that offers a full service garden center and a gift show. Expert horticulturists and extensive irrigation and fertilization practices allow Green View to produce what we feel is some of Illinois' finest nursery stock: the Green View Grown® Brand. "Today's Garden Center" recognized Green View Companies as one of the Top 100 Revolutionary Garden Centers in the United States for 2009. We join the ranks of the horticulture industry's top independent garden centers for the second consecutive year. Green View was also featured on ABC-TV's "Extreme Home Makeover: Home Edition" for their work on the Grys' home in Pekin, IL.
This is an outdoor facility that includes a zero depth pool with play equipment, water slide, diving well and wet sand play area. Children seven years and under must be accompanied by an adult 17 years or older.
Hornbaker Gardens is a family owned and operated nursery specializing in perennial flowers. Large collections of hostas, daylilies, iris and other perennials draw plant enthusiasts from all over the Midwest to this nursery in the country. Whatever we get interested in as gardeners, we seem to start providing for our customers as well. Thus, the offerings of granite and pottery, bronze sculptures and rusty metal artwork. In 2008, we put up a new building which we call The Shop at Hornbaker Gardens. It is stocked with garden art and other garden accessories where you are sure to find something unique for your garden.
Illinois River Road National Scenic Byway
The Byway unites more than 100 nature-based destinations throughout the Illinois River Valley, beginning in Ottawa and ending 140 miles south in Havana. Find the best spots for hunting, fishing, hiking, biking, canoeing, wetlands, gardens, birding and watching wildlife.
The family fun here includes go-karts, off-road ATVs, miniature golf, batting cages, bumper boats and more. Open daily April through November 1.
Challenging 27 holes of golf and driving range in a country setting with rolling terrain, water and bunkers.
Lakeview Family Aquatic Center
This outdoor aquatic center has a swimming pool, a zero depth pool with play equipment, 2 giant water slides, 1 small slide, diving boards, a video arcard and wet sand play area.An arcade, lockers, showers, concessions and souvenirs are also available! Children seven years and under must be accompanied by an adult 17 years or older.
Lakeview Family Aquatic Center
Zero depth entry pool, 2 huge water slides, one smaller slide, 2 diving boards, children's sand play area, sand volleyball, arcade, lockers, showers, concessions and souvenirs!
Established in 1929, the Leo Donovan Golf Course is an oasis in the city. Beautiful rolling, irrigated terrain combines with water and bunkers to make a 6,168 yard, 18 hole course preferred by golfers with diverse handicaps. Donovan Golf Course is part of the Peoria Park District Golf system.
Come experience a working dairy farm! Milk a cow, feed the chickens, and just learn what it's like to live on a farm. Located just 8 miles from downtown Peoria. Call today to schedule your tour!
This beautiful spot features five acres of landscaped gardens including the Woodland Garden, Children's Garden, Herb Garden and several others. Tropical conservatory is open year-round. Outdoor Garden is open 8:30am to dusk year-round. Closed Mondays.


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Large numbers of drug discovery projects involve the analysis of gene-expression levels to accurately assess target effects. When screening compounds from a library, it is common to use microarray techniques since they provide a broad overview of genome-wide expression levels. Microarrays do have their limitations, however—while they can generate a broad portfolio of data on a single chip, there are sometimes discrepancies over the precision of the expression levels of each individual gene.
Before progressing along the drug discovery pipeline, it is key that microarray results are effectively validated. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) is often used as the final step in any microarray protocol to ensure the accuracy and repeatability of the data prior to further analysis.
The drug discovery process in its entirety can be both time-consuming and costly. In order to streamline this into an efficient workflow, accuracy at every step is essential. The most promising initial hits need to be identified and the least promising candidates eliminated early on. Therefore, microarray data needs to be reliable, and validation via qPCR is a logical quality-control step.
However, qPCR itself has its own challenges, with well-to-well and plate-to-plate variability impacting the accuracy of the quantification of expression. Users need to be confident that reaction uniformity is maintained across each plate throughout an entire PCR run.
In this article, we discuss the use of two Thermo Fisher Scientific products—the Thermo Scientific RNA Spike Control and PikoReal Real Time PCR thermal cycler—as part of a molecular biology workflow to reduce variability when amplifying target sequences.
qPCR relies on the versatility and resilience of the polymerase and primers to produce reliable and consistent results. Invalid qPCR data may be the result of a variation introduced from one of the many steps in the workflow, and a single anomaly can invalidate an entire compound screen.
Users consequently need to ensure that the samples are not contaminated with inhibitors such as salts (NaCl and KCl), detergents (sodium deoxycholate, sarkosyl and sodium dodecylsulfate), and organic solvents (ethanol, isopropanol and phenol), which will essentially decrease their effectiveness.
All of these compounds are used in the purification and isolation of nucleic acids from tissues and cells and can cause a significant reduction in the efficiency of the PCR reaction if not adequately removed.
Ahead of amplification, two RNA samples were analyzed: sample A was uncontaminated; sample B was contaminated with probable inhibitors. The two samples were then evaluated using the Thermo Scientific RNA Spike Control. The spike control molecule was added to either an RNA sample or a pure water sample.
Two routine reverse-transcription qPCR protocols were subsequently run in parallel, one using an aliquot from the RNA/spike molecule sample and one from the pure water/spike molecule sample. The results from both assays are shown in Figure 1, where the difference in Cq values suggests that an inhibitor is present within sample B.
In order to obtain both reliable and repeatable data, uniformity across the PCR plate is essential. By reducing variation between on-plate replicates, melting curve data is improved and quantification is more accurate, thus making the data for analysis more consistent. The PikoReal thermal cycler was tested to assess its ability to provide uniform heating across an entire 96-well plate (Figure 2).
Obtaining such clear uniformity is most essential for highly sensitive assays, where a specific annealing temperature is required and reactions can fail if the temperature deviates from the ideal, significantly impacting the efficiency and specificity of the reaction and potentially bringing the accuracy of the quantified data into question.
Ninety-six replicate reactions were set up in a 96-well plate, with 125 pg/5 µL of Lambda DNA and Thermo Scientific DyNAmo Color Flash SYBR Green Master Mix in each well. A recommended qPCR protocol was performed using the Thermo Scientific PikoReal thermal cycler. Temperature and Cq uniformity were subsequently analyzed across the plate. Cq values were subtracted from the average value of 96 replicates and plotted by well position, as shown in Figure 3.
By providing consistent data across the plate, users can be sure that their qPCR results are a reliable indication of which compounds can be moved forward in the drug discovery pipeline for further analysis.
Multiplexing can be used to provide high-throughput capabilities, as the expression profiles of multiple genes can be examined within one well using different fluorophores. This provides a wealth of expression information within a single qPCR run, saving significant laboratory time. Thermal cyclers such as the PikoReal contain five channels, which enable the fluorescence detection of multiple dyes within the same well. During a four-color hydrolysis probe assay, the PikoReal was used to successfully generate uniform, reliable, and repeatable data (data not shown).
The initial screen of a compound library is essential to determining the subsequent success of the drug discovery initiative. Commonly employed microarray techniques, however, can prove problematic, with the reliability and accuracy of the expression data of individual genes being brought into question. By incorporating a validation step, through the use of qPCR, this potential issue can be eliminated.
In order for this validation to be highly accurate, the margin of error for the qPCR data must be minimal. Inter-plate uniformity is critical to obtaining a reliable qPCR performance. Therefore, the thermal cycler must be able to maintain accurate temperatures across the plate throughout the different phases of each PCR cycle.
The sensitive nature of qPCR protocols means that small variations in Cq can generate large inaccuracies, creating the potential for ideal drug candidates to be overlooked for further development. Through the use of the Thermo Scientific RNA Spike Control and PikoReal Real Time thermal cycler, molecular biology workflows can be executed in a highly efficient manner.
Uniformity across the plate is crucial for primer probe annealing and melt-curve analysis. By having a highly uniform block at all temperatures, the PikoReal ensures accuracy of data for all applications and chemistries that may be required, regardless of plate position.
Furthermore, this thermal cycler reduces energy, plastic, and reagent consumption, supporting efforts of the growing number of environmentally conscious laboratories. By combining an environmentally friendly design with thermal uniformity and a small laboratory footprint, researchers can take advantage of "green PCR" while minimizing variations in their workflow.
Ian Kavanagh ([email protected]) is senior R&D manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific. PikoReal Real-time PCR Systems are currently not available in Canada, Brazil, the U.K., Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Liechtenstein, Denmark, and Sweden.
Ian Kavanagh ([email protected]) is senior R&D manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific. PikoReal Real-time PCR Systems are currently not available in Canada, Brazil, the U.K., Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Liechtenstein, Denmark, and Sweden.
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Becomes first person from Jefferson County elected to the office
January 15, 2013
MARTINSBURG — Patrick Morrisey took the oath of office Tuesday in Charleston as West Virginia's attorney general, the first Jefferson County resident to be elected to the office....
Localgrown-- can you please go to the democratic "sheeple" site and get some new material? The material you have now is wearing thin. And no people won't believe your lies if you say them over and over again.
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How many Tea Party folks do you personally know and civilly converse with on a weekly basis?
Because your impression is WAY off.
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Lord help us! Another Tea bagger here to destroy all the protections we have fought so hard for. So, you elect this Koch Bro puppet and expect him to do what? Remove all the safety regulations and enviromental protections so big business makes more profit. THey wont raise wages, just take away what little laws we have left so big coal can ruin our state. Tea Baggers are just scams for the big corps. and wv people are being fooled by the lies. Its all about profit and nothing about people. WAKE UP WV!
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Good luck Attorney General Morrisey.
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Majoritarian, you make no sense. What Morrisey is doing has NOTHING to do with "entitlements" for anyone. Except maybe some businesses who feel entitled to pollute, cheat and steal..."Trust me, I'm a businessman" rings true for Mr Morissey.
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An AG, the elected leader who has prosecutorial discretion over state related cases, wants to deregulate to promote business... Uber-cons complain about activist judges, and activist prosecutors who want to restrict the use of concealed carry on campuses; but another activist attorney is okay when he shares their views?
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Do you commute out of WV to work? Is that carpetbagging?
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"Another carpetbagger"
Maybe we do need some "outside" help. The Good ol' boys from WV have managed to put us at or near the bottom of every good category and near the top of every bad category. But I know that many West Virginians are happy with "business as usual"
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Another carpetbagger.
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Sitting down with businesses to try to get rid of regulations is not now and never should be the job of the Attorney General. His job is to ENFORCE the laws and regulations. His is not a policy job; he is supposed to be the chief LAW ENFORCEMENT officer of the State, not the best buddy of corporations and businesses seeking to cut legal corners.
This is profoundly wrong.
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Way to go, Mr. Morrisey! Please finally bring some accountability and transparency to the AG's office and to our state government in general.
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Wow first republican since 1928 for the lead attorney in the state, but I guess finding a lawyer who is a convervative is a tough task on its own.
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Dallas Police and Fire investments returned 11.4 percent in 2012
The Dallas Police and Fire Pension System earned an 11.4 percent rate of return, net of fees, on its investments in 2012, according to financial statements released Thursday.
That compared to a rate of return of .03 percent for 2011.
The system had nearly $3.3 billion in net assets at the end of 2012. It owns Museum Tower, the 42-story condo building in the Dallas Arts District that is locked in a dispute with the Nasher Sculpture Center over reflected glare from the tower.
In its financial statements, the pension system said its funding ratio — the actuarial value of its assets compared to the actuarial value of its liabilities — improved to 78.1 cent at the end of 2012, compared to 73.9 percent in 2011.
The unfunded actuarial accrued liability decreased by $127 million to $1.06 billion.
Another measure of the system's financial status is the length of time necessary to amortize the unfunded liability based on the current contribution rate. That decreased to 23 years from 30 years, the system said. The statements noted that the decrease resulted primarily from an accounting change. The pension system switched to a method that smooths gains and losses in asset values over 10 years, instead of 5 years.


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Our state and country are being run by crooked polititions. We have alot going on in state government that people need to know.
http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/04/ ... n_wis.html
How the Dems running our state are pushing a very corrupt bill through.
Here's a site that you can get info on things going on.
There's a bill coming up about guns. S 914
I was told they will be going on break April 22 and plan on pushing alot of bills through about gun rights.(Not in our favor)
Please contact your representatives---research---help stop them.
This site informs you of some of what the Federal government has been up to. Very interesting reading and shows how corrupt they are.


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Weekly mountaintop services will be offered through Tahoe Resort Ministries, Sundays, 2 p.m. at local ski resorts through Easter Sunday. Services are 15 to 20 minutes at: Squaw Valley, top of Links/East Broadway; Alpine Meadows, top of Roundhouse; Northstar, top of Vista Express; Homewood Mountain Resort, top of Madden; Diamond Peak, top of Lakeview Quad; Mt. Rose, top of Lakeview; Sierra-at-Tahoe, top of Grandview. Contact Debbie Wohler at 530-583-2925, 530-448-9359 or tahoeministries.com.


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Assemblyman Sean M. Ryan knocked off two Democratic challengers Thursday night, while former East Aurora Mayor David J. DiPietro appeared to edge out a win in a four-way Republican primary in an Assembly district that spans southern Erie and Wyoming counties.
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Ryan, 47, will have the inside track to return to Albany after winning a three-way Democratic primary that pitted him against Kevin P. Gaughan and Joseph A. Mascia.
"We ran a campaign that talked about the issues that were important to Western New Yorkers," Ryan said from his campaign headquarters on Delaware Avenue. "And that's education, economic development and waterfront development. Those are the issues that are important to Western New York Democrats, and they responded tonight by returning me to office."
Ryan brought in a decisive victory with 64 percent of the vote with 78 of the 79 districts reporting. Gaughan had 29 percent, while Joseph A. Mascia had 7 percent.
Mascia, 67, will appear on the Conservative line in the November election, a ballot position from which it will be tough to win in the heavily Democratic district.
"It's just a tremendous feeling," Ryan said of the primary win. "Last year was my first run, and the challenge always was, 'well, can you hold the seat because someone with a name is going to come after you,' and that was right."
Gaughan, an attorney and civic activist who has built name recognition during a downsizing crusade in recent years, said he tried to run his six-month campaign effort with a "sense of purpose and dignity." He called running for office a "profound education."
"Here's what I learned today and throughout this campaign," Gaughan said, "Western New York is the greatest community in America. There's no place like us."
Ryan won a seat in the Assembly a year ago in a special election after Sam Hoyt left the State Legislature to take a top state economic development job.
Ryan, who grew up in Lackawanna but now lives in Buffalo, won the primary in a district that looked dramatically different than the area he currently represents. The newly redrawn 149th Assembly District will represent portions of Buffalo's West Side, downtown and the waterfront, as well as sections of Lackawanna and the Town of Hamburg.
He said that had a big impact on his campaign.
"Thirty percent of the district is brand new," Ryan said. "I had to go introduce myself to a lot of people in Hamburg. I had to reintroduce myself to a lot of people in Lackawanna."
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DiPietro appeared to emerge the winner of a four-way contest for the Republican line in the November election in a district that spans southern Erie County and all of Wyoming County.
DiPietro called the campaign a "total grassroots effort."
"It was a hard-fought victory," DiPietro said Thursday night. "Both sides battled right to the end. Now's the time to unify our party."
DiPietro, former East Aurora mayor, will face Christina M. Abt, an Independence Party member who will run on the Democratic, Independence and Working Families lines in the general election in the heavily Republican district.
With 97 percent of polling places reporting, DiPietro had 44 percent with 2,510 votes. David P. Mariacher had 38 percent with 2,194 votes.
"I'd like to thank all the grassroot efforts, from Carl Paladino down to all the volunteers who helped me," DiPietro said.
Daniel J. Humiston, best known as the founder of Tanning Bed Inc. and for a 2008 Congressional run, had 13 percent with 739 votes. Political newcomer Christopher Lane, of East Aurora, had 5 percent with 282 votes.
DiPietro received a boost from Paladino, who endorsed him early in the campaign.
The newly drawn district represents the southern portions of Erie County and all of Wyoming County. The district includes 10 towns currently represented by Assemblyman Kevin S. Smardz, a Hamburg Republican who announced in June he would not seek re-election.
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An election for an Independence line in the 146th Assembly District between Raymond W. Walter and Joanne A. Schultz was too close to call at press time. In Erie County, the two shared 50 percent of the votes with 32 of the 38 districts reporting.
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Broad Street in downtown Richmond hosts the 5th annual largest food festival known as Broad Appetit, on Sunday June 3rd. Overall admission to this "smorgasbord in the street" – a veritable foodie paradise is free. You'll find over 60 local restaurants and dining establishments offering $3 mini plates featuring their signature dish or a $5 combo plate from many. Signature dishes will be submitted to be judged by a panel of experts who will determine who has the "To Die For" dish in Richmond. Info
This year, for the first time, Virginia beers will be poured exclusively at the festival. A special sample cup is available for $5 and includes 4 sample tickets. Or, if you choose, full cups of delicious Virginia brews will be available. The breweries represented include Legend, Starr Hill, hardwood Park, Devils Backbone, O'Connor, Roanoke Railhouse, and Virginia Apple Cider from Bold Rock Cider.
Wineries and growers will also be represented.
This year you'll be able to place your vote for the People's Choice through their mobile site – just look for the QR code and follow the directions.
Two sound stages and a cooking demonstration stage as well as a Kids Area stage will be functioning. Check the Schedule as you plan your day! Proceeds from this great day with an emphasis on food benefit The Central Virginia Food Bank/Meals on Wheels. So come support a great cause and taste the finest signature dishes of Richmond's culinary scene from comfort food to vegetarian and Vegan, from southern to Asian, and even Mexican. Best of all, once you're there – no driving! All of these restaurants will be setting up mobile kitchens on Broad Street, just east of Belvidere, between Adams and Henry. Cruise the culinary scene in 4 blocks of Broad. It happens only once a year – so don't miss it! See you there!


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Tuesday, June 5, 2012
The only thing more fun than cleaning out the fridge (year-old Velveeta, anyone?) is cleaning out my car. An exorcism would be more appropriate.
Cleaning out the car sounds like it would take 10 minutes. It doesnt. It never will. First, you have to identify everything, and some of it looks unholy: Is that an apple core shaped like Jesse Helms? Why is there dog hair on the passenger seat when I dont let our dog in my car? Waitis that REALLY dog hair!?! (Turns out the long, frizzy strands were mine. And I owe my husband an apology.)
Im not compulsive about car neatness, but I do clean it out. I can drive around with the flotsam and jetsam of daily life only so long before I freak out and pull up to a 75-cent vacuum kiosk. (The one I use most often has a sign that says, Our vacuums really suck, which I find hilarious.)
But before you can vacuum you must identify everything and then separate it into piles: trash, keep, hazardous waste, etc. For example, on my last go-round, this is what I found in the glove compartment: Dried-out nail polish, outdated bank deposit slips, mummified air freshener, oil change receipts, heartworm medicine, Sucrets, a pop-up container of small trash bags (ha! ha!), two overdue notices from the library and a graduation card for a friend who graduated two weeks ago.
In the actual body of the auto are old magazines, jumper cables, a Trader Joes grocery bag, a frayed dog leash, a Playmate cooler and what are either very small birds eggs or dried-out jelly beans.
You may be wondering why I havent mentioned washing my car. Its because I dont--Widdle takes care of that. Every six weeks or so he stalks around my Equinox, scanning every inch with narrowed eyes. He tut-tuts at the tires, squints at the windshield and scowls at the side-view mirrors. His verdict is always the same: This is a disaster.
Really? A car that doesnt reflect the flecks in your irises is not a disaster. A disaster is when your AC unit explodes and the ceiling falls in, which I would know because it happened in my house 15 years ago. A non-gleaming vehicle is a shame, perhaps, but not a disaster.
My father was a car man. I remember him driving a Ford Fairlane, a Ford Galaxie, a Ford Mustang fastback and a Chevy Nova (nobodys perfect.) But his pride and joy was a dilapidated, rusty 1932 Chevy roadster he lovingly restored and drove everywhere. People used to drive by, make a U-turn, pull up in the yard, knock on the door and offer to buy it. I rode many a mile on that gleaming black Chevys running boards, back before we knew such fun was child endangerment. (My parents also let us play with unvaccinated dogs and romp unsupervised in the woods. Can you imagine?)
My point about my dad is, he always told me to be sweet, get good grades, help with housework, avoid my mothers cooking (sorry, Mom) and never shame the family. I managed to do most of those (sweet is still a tough sell). But not once did he say, Dont forget to wash your car every six weeks or your husband will get annoyed.
Probably because he never thought Id get married, but thats a column for another day.
Julie R. Smith, who almost bought a Pinto in 1976, can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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