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Publisher Larry Tobin's Ups-N-Downs column in the Aug. 22 Tomahawk Leader
There is no doubt in my mind that the single most significant instrument of rude behavior employed by mankind since the digital gesture is the cell phone! Now, in itself, the cell phone has many valued uses, just as does the middle finger on the human hand. It's the lack of consideration employed by people who use them that cause the problems.
Yes, everyone in my family has a cell phone. Mine is shut off most of the time. I got one originally for use in emergencies and while at my cabin. The only people who have the number, generally, are my family and the people at our office. They know it's to be used only in emergencies.
I also used to use my first cell phone – a bag phone – when I went out West. Now, however, since the switch to digital systems that has been mandated, when my bag phone died I had to buy a small hand-held version. It does not have near the power that the bag phone did and it's virtually useless in the areas where I spend most of my time out West.
Everyone hears about the abuses of cell phones while people are driving and those abuses are many. I've seen people with a cell phone stuck into their ear with one hand while trying to manipulate a soda or Big Mac with the other – and trying to drive at the same time. I've also seen people weaving all over the road (and off of it) and at speeds varying 10 miles either side of the legal limit while chit-chatting with someone via cell phone.
But the rudeness goes well beyond the automobile. It's incredibly rude, I think, to be in a public place where at least a reasonable quiet is normally expected and have someone's cell phone ring. I've been to weddings and funerals where the cell phone has rung during the ceremony.
I also think it's obnoxious when you go to a restaurant for an evening out and someone's phone is constantly ringing. My wife, Kathy, and I were at one of the Northwoods' better restaurants awhile back where a man and two women were seated at a table nearby. For more than an hour as we sat there, the man talked on his cell phone, totally ignoring the women he was with. If he had been with me, it would have lasted about 10 minutes and I would have asked to be seated at another table – without him!
There have been times when I've heard someone speaking and thought the person was addressing me. When I turned around, it was just someone talking on a cell phone. Once I was shopping in a local grocery store (I do that a lot for my wife and me) when a guy walked in ahead of me who was talking on his cell phone. I encountered him all over the store as I shopped and again after I checked out. He never hung up. You could hear him, it seemed, over most of the store.
That's another bone of contention. It seems like people who use cell phones in public places automatically go deaf. Apparently they can't hear half of what's said on the other end of the conversation so they naturally think that person can't hear them either. They naturally turn up their own volume.
Cell phones are great for keeping track of where your children are, that I will grant you. However, I don't think every kid needs a cell phone. When kids are calling their friends between classes in school all the time, it's just plain ridiculous.
When six-year-olds have cell phones and get three calls (in a public place while with their mothers) in 15 minutes, that's ridiculous.
Like I said, cell phones have their place (and it's not often in public) and value. Many people have dropped their land line phones, which I also may do someday. But when you're in a public place or driving, shut the things off. You'll make the world a kinder, gentler place in the long run.


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when two hobos partake in combat usually armed with nothing or maybe a broken beer bottle or pipe
bum fights usually happen under bridges
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I'ma serve rocks. All day, all long.
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when two homeless people brawl for cash or booze
" it's called bumfights"
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Where you get stupid-ass hobos and pay them little or no money to fight and do other stupid shit for your own sick amusement.
Paying on to tattoo BUMFIGHT across his knuckles or his forhead for a couple slugs of whiskey.
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(noun) A well attended and lengthy drinking session.
"Where are we going for the bumfight this week?"
"How about Weatherspoons?"
"How about Weatherspoons?"
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Controversial homevideo, or "documentary", where young men decided to video tape the real "street life." Includes bums fighting, bums being tied up, and vandalism.
BumFights is even too sickening for Tom Green! But Tom Green is some one-balled faggot so who cares! Go Rufus!
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Your Take: What Is Your Total Credit Limit?
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I thought it would be fun to add up all the credit limits of every credit card and line of credit we had to see what that amount was.
My total? $69,600 (we don't have any lines of credit)
My cards (starred ones are cards I actively use):
- * Citi mtvU Card – $9,600
- Discover Miles – $1,000
- Discover More – $11,000
- * Capital One Platinum Mastercard – $10,000
- Citi Platinum Select MasterCard – $18,000
- * American Express TrueEarnings – $20,000
My wife? $35,500. (and we just did a quick Citi credit limit increase request and they raised my wife's limit on one of her cards by $1,500 with no credit pull)
I win! (just kidding)
Is there a point to all this other than to have a meaningless pissing contest? First, it's important to know your total credit limit because you want to know, if the crap hits the fan, how much money you have access to. Knowing that we have $100,000 in unsecured credit is only important if we ever need that sum in the first place. While unsecured credit cards won't be the first place we turn to for funds, at least we know it's there and we can make informed decisions knowing the "worst case."
Another benefit of this exercise is that we have a listing of every credit card we have. I don't carry the Discover Cards or the Citi Platinum Dividend card, they're hidden somewhere in our house. Even though I don't use them, I should know that I have an account there and the details of that account. Going through this little exercise jogs my memory about the credit cards I have.
Finally, I was a little surprised that I had $69,600 of unsecured credit at my fingertips (though if you ever read some of the App-o-rama's at Fatwallet, $69k is what those wizards can get in a day's time). I can see now why credit card companies are cutting credit limits. All it takes is a job loss, which isn't reported to credit card companies or credit bureaus, and I could very quickly rack up some unsecured credit card debt.
So, do you know your total credit limit? If so, how much is it?
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Men's Tennis Signs Rigney To NLI For 2014-15
MUNCIE, Ind. - Ball State head men's tennis coach Bill Richards announced the signing of Collin Rigney Greensburg, Ind./Greensburg High School.) to a national letter of intent for the 2014-15 season.
"We are pleased Collin has decided to join our program," said Richards. "Collin was a First Team All-State player each of the last two years despite playing tennis on a very limited basis. Last summer was the first summer he played tournament tennis. He had always played summer baseball instead. Collin is a great athlete playing four sports at Greensburg High School. Besides baseball and tennis he was a starter on their 2013 State championship basketball team and also lettered in football which he participated in during tennis season splitting time between the two. I am confident that once Collin dedicates himself to only tennis he will develop into an outstanding player."
Rigney, a four-sport athlete for the Pirates, returned to the state finals in tennis as a senior at the No. 1 singles position after winning two matches in Bloomington. He finished his senior regular season with a 25-0 record. Rigney was eliminated in the state quarterfinals after losing a three set match to Yorktown's Ian Landwehr. Rigney is currently ranked third in the state out of all the seniors from the 2013-14 class by tennisrecruiting.net. In 2010-11, Rigney was a state quarterfinal participant he also was a sectional and regional champion along with earning first team all-district honors and all-state honorable mention honors. He ended his sophomore season with a 20-2 overall record at the No. 1 singles slot. As a junior, Rigney was a sectional champion but lost in the regionals. He was named first team all-District and first team all-state ending that year with a 23-2 ledger.
Rigney is the son of John and June Rigney, June was inducted into the Indiana High School Tennis Coaches Association Hall of Fame in February of 2013. She played high school tennis at Jennings County High School where she amassed a 105-4 record at the No. 1 singles position. Rigney went on to play at the University of Indianapolis. From 2002-07, Rigney coached girls high school tennis at Greensburg High School, where she compiled a 72-24 record with three conference and sectional titles.


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Renovation of Ravenswood Mansion at Smith Park Now Complete
The City of Brentwood announces the completion of restoration at the historic Ravenswood Mansion, and is now accepting reservations for event dates beginning in August of 2014. The beautiful antebellum home, located on Wilson Pike south of Split Log Road, was built in 1825 and was recently renovated by the City as part of its first phase of development for Marcella Vivrette Smith Park. Though construction of the entrance road and utilities to the park will continue through the spring, the restoration contractor has finished work on the house and the City is ready to book weddings, receptions, and other events for fall 2014.
"This is a major milestone for our Smith Park project" noted Brentwood Mayor Betsy Crossley. "I think residents will be proud to see what has been accomplished with this important piece of Brentwood's history. PBG Builders and Leatherwood have done a marvelous job bringing this historic gem back to life."
The 320 acre Smith Park property, including the historic house, was acquired by the City three years ago. The City Commission authorized acquisition of another 80 acres in October as part of an option dating back to the original purchase in 2010. The intent of acquiring the 400 acres was to increase the amount of active and passive park space available to residents, as well as preserving scenic open space.
Ravenswood Mansion was built by James Hazard Wilson II and named for his best friend, Sam Houston, whom the Native Americans affectionately called "The Raven." The Wilson family, and the elegant home they built so long ago, are a significant part of Brentwood's rich history. When the house happened to be situated on property that the City of Brentwood was interested in acquiring for park land, residents and city officials developed a plan to save the home. They decided in 2010 that the best way to preserve the historic asset was through restoration and use as a venue for weddings and other events.
Most of the 400 acres will remain in a natural state, largely forested with abundant wildlife, nature trails, and the spring headwaters of the Little Harpeth River. Parts of the property will be used for active recreation such as ball fields, picnic areas, and possibly mountain biking trails, improvements which will be developed over the next several years.
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It's no coincidence Gov. John Kasich announced he would pursue expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act while he also proposed a new two-year budget.
True, participating in the program to extend Medicaid to another 365,000 Ohioans wouldn't significantly affect the next biennial budget. The federal government would cover the full cost for the first three years, beginning in 2014.
But the impact on future state budgets might be limited, and overall the program could have a positive effect in Ohio, including better health care for more residents. That's why the governor, in making the announcement, said "I think that this makes great sense for the state of Ohio."
That's partly because the federal government is to pay the full cost of the expansion for the first three years and 90 percent thereafter. According to the Kasich administration, the federal government would give Ohio $2.4 billion to cover the newly eligible over the next two years starting in July and $13 billion over the next seven years.
Plus, the change could save the state and those who buy health insurance money because fewer people might seek medical care at emergency rooms and get more regular care from family physicians. Also, the state could save on medical care for prisoners.
And Kasich is pushing for an opt-out clause, meaning Ohio could withdraw from the program if the federal government doesn't foot is share of the bill as promised.
But the finances might not favor folks who not only pay taxes in Ohio but pay federal taxes as well. The federal government's share of the expanded Medicaid program is expected to cost $1 trillion over 10 years.
Maybe that's why Kasich earlier had criticized Obamacare as a "massive new tax on the middle class."


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MARTINSBURG - Woodrow Wilson's Donte Nabors really couldn't help it.
He was born with a legacy tag, with a name that is basketball royalty in Beckley, a city where hoops is king.
His dad, Gene, was a star for Woodrow Wilson in the early 1990s and went on to play at Louisiana State and Robert Morris.
His uncles, Brian and Andre were also stars for legendary coach Dave Barksdale.
So the expectations were high.
A year ago, Nabors started early in the season but was relegated to the junior varsity team when he struggled with his shot.
What a difference a year has made.
Nabors became the first Beckley player in more than 20 years to average 20 points (20.5) and was leader of the group that came up with the motto 'Refuse to Use' which Woodrow Wilson rode to 19 straight wins (after a 4-4 start) all the way to the state championship game, where the Flying Eagles lost to Martinsburg, 57-52.
Nabors was the only underclassmen on the Class AAA boys basketball all-state first team released Sunday by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association.
It was quite a turnaround for the junior.
"I just got off to a really poor start last year, and that made me want to work even harder," Nabors said. "I wouldn't say there was any more pressure because of the name. To me, it's just my dad and my uncles. I know they were great players. I want to be better than they were."
Gene and Brian, both all-staters at Woodrow Wilson, are assistant coaches under Ron Kidd.
"He worked hard, and that was a credit to him," Gene Nabors said. "Being the dad, I kind of stepped away from it and let my brother (Brian) work with him. I am extremely proud of how hard he worked. He never complained, he never missed a workout. We told him this, 'When you aren't working, someone else is.'"
"Donte has the ability to be better than Gene, Brian or I were," Brian Nabors said. "In some ways, he is. His dad was a scorer and Donte can be a scorer. Andre was a great defensive player, and that is where he improved the most this season. I was probably somewhere in the middle. If he continues to work hard, he can be better than we were.
Nabors knows what that means.
"They both have state championships," Donte Nabors said. "That is what I want. Honors are nice, but this is Beckley and we play for championships."
One who does have a state championship is the first-team captain, Donte' Grantham of Martinsburg.
Grantham, who was also named the Evans Award winner (as the state player of the year) Sunday, captains the first team all-state team.
Grantham, who averaged 18.3 points and 9.1 rebounds, had 20 and 17 in the win over Woodrow Wilson.
"It's an honor to be on that list with a lot of great players," Grantham said. "We all kind of know each other through Twitter and stuff. I know a lot of these guys from AAU. It's a pretty huge honor to be picked the captain of that great group of players."
Grantham, a repeat first-teamer, in addition to leading his team to a state title, became the first Martinsburg player to finish with 1,000 career points and 500 career rebounds.
Nathan Adrian of Morgantown is also a repeat selection. Despite missing six games with an ankle injury, Adrian, who has already committed to West Virginia, averaged 20.5 points per game and 13.7 rebounds.
Chase Connor, who was a first-team Class AA selection last year, made first-team AAA team this time, after Shady Spring was reclassified to Triple-A in the fall.
He led Class AAA players in scoring with a 27 ppg average. He also averaged 6.4 assists.
George Washington's Luke Eddy was his team's top option all year and the senior responded with a 26.5 average.
Princeton guard Ryan Meadows capped a huge senior season by averaging 21.7 points, 5,4 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game.
Wes Mitchem, who nearly led Parkersburg South to the Class AAA semifinals before it fell to Washington, also averaged a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds per game.
University's Travis Tomer averaged 17.6 points to round out the first team.
Ra'Shaud Kincaid (10 points, 8 assists) of Class AAA semifinalist South Charleston is captain of the second team. He is joined by Washington's Dominique Newman (15.7 ppg, 3.3 apg) Musselman's Trevon Wesco (19.1 ppg, 13.3 rpg, 3.7 apg), Woodrow Wilson's Andrew Johnson (15 ppg, 5 rpg, 6 apg) Huntington's Arick Nicks (19.5 ppg, 10.2 rpg), Lewis County's John Riley, (25.1 ppg, 14.2 rpg), Nitro's Angelo Sirianni (21.0 ppg) and Greenbrier East's Rondale Watson (21.6 ppg, 8 rpg, 3 apg, 3 spg).
Point Pleasant's Dillon McCarty captains the third team (17.1 ppg, 4 rpg, 4 apg, 3 spg) and is joined by Martinsburg's Jalen Lewis (15 ppg, 5 apg), Hedgesville's Juwan Powell (14.8 ppg), Washington's Kendell Smith (10.9 ppg, 9.4 rpg), South Charleston's A.D. Cunningham (13.6 ppg. 6 rpg), Preston's Jimmy Galusky (19.1, 4 rpg), Capital's Carrington Morris (19.5 ppg, 10.5 rpg) and Hurricane's Henry Sorsaia (14.7 ppg, 8.7 rpg).


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A nickname that is often used, by either parents, relatives, or their friends, to refer to people with the name "Sean" when they were a child. The nickname seems to never wear off, and is often a source of embarrassment for the person in question when a parent uses it to address their child in public.
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MORGANTOWN - West Virginia's 2011 football team isn't as talented as some of its predecessors.
But it will be remembered herein as certainly one of the luckiest. I think that the biggest reason the 23rd-ranked Mountaineers are 9-3 overall, 5-2 in the Big East, and with a share of the conference championship, and are BCS bowl bound against Clemson in the Orange Bowl Jan. 4 in Miami.
You've got to give first-year head coach Dana Holgorsen and his fine staff a heap of credit. They kept alive hope by making adjustments and/or changes to win some games WVU could have lost.
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Make no mistake, this team was not without some outstanding players. Junior quarterback Geno Smith rewrote passing record-books. So did 1,000-yard-plus wide receivers Stedman Bailey and Tavon Austin, who also was second nationally in all-purpose yards.
Defensive standouts include linebackers Najee Goode and Jewone Snow; defensive lineman Bruce Irvin and Julian Miller; and defensive backs Terence Garvin, Pat Miller, Eain Smith and Keith Tandy.
And you can't forget high-scoring place-kicker Tyler Bitancurt, among others.
But the Mountaineers never could muster any positive consistency as a team this year.
Hopefully, that can be developed for a second season under this mostly new lineup of coaches.
The spread offense installed by Holgorsen last spring lacked an impressive, productive rushing attack to go with the Big East's best aerial attack. But that didn't keep Austin from his vast running contributions in various ways.
WVU also could benefit from stronger starts to games. It required strenuous second-half rallies to win some games.
Just about the only strong start West Virginia had was Sept.17 at Maryland. The Mountaineers built a 27-10 halftime lead, but then they needed an interception to win 37-31.
The need for a bounce-back was never more evident than in the regular-season finale, 30-27 win at South Florida. Najee Goode forced a fumble to give WVU possession for a closing drive that Bitancurt capped with a 28-yard field goal as time ticked out.
He was mobbed in celebration because it was the game-winner. Indeed, the kick was a life-saver for the Mountaineers.
A reporter had asked Bitancurt a week earlier whether he'd like to beat old rival Pitt with a game-ending field goal?
"No," he replied. "I want to beat Pitt by more than three points."
As luck would have it, however, that was the situation the following Thursday night in Tampa, Fla.
No West Virginia coach, player or fan was complaining about it.
Not even the young man who booted the ball. Did he feel the pressure?
"I'm under pressure on every kick," Bitancurt said.
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Open music: is it viable?
"Open source is a good idea, but no one uses it in the real world." "We can't risk our business on open source--where are the major players?" "We need to know it can work." If you've worked in the IT industry for the past ten years or so, you can remember similar quotes.
No one was willing to bet their business on such a radical way of thinking. Even the notion of this whole new "open source thing" was scary to many. Although we are seeing a change of heart from many in the software side (even Microsoft has contributed to the Linux kernel), it should come as no surprise that the bulk of the recording industry is wholeheartedly against the notion of freedom in music. With all of the encumbering digital rights management (DRM) on music files and giant warning labels on nearly every CD for purchase, the landscape looks very similar to the one we saw of software in the late 1990s. In other words, not only is there essentially no support from the music industry to free their art from overly restrictive licensing models, but, because of this, there is little incentive for indie labels and musicians to do the same. People feel that if the artists and companies they know say it's bad to free music, then it must be bad.
However, it appears that this situation is starting to change. While getting sucked into the infamous "Wikipedia Effect," I stumbled across the Nine Inch Nails (NIN) Wikipedia entry. I've always been a fairly passive NIN fan--listening when they're on and enjoying what I hear, but I rarely actively sought out their music. So it came as a surprise to me that both of their most recent releases have been set loose with the Creative Commons Non Commercial-Share Alike license. Which boils down to this: anyone, anywhere can take any part of the music and, as long as they do not use the works for profit, can remix and sample as much as they want. Moreover--this part is key in my opinion--any derivative works must contain the same license. This means that for the thousands of people who have sampled or remixed NIN's music, the music they release is therefore able to be reworked. A cycle has been started that is hard to break--and it is one that I think many people are thankful for.
Which brings up an interesting point. NIN had to leave their controlling label (Interscope) in order to achieve this kind of control over their music. This is something that many smaller artists are incapable of doing on their own due to the way the industry is set up. Even so, Trent Reznor (primary songwriter/creative force for NIN) has been quoted as saying that this project "doesn't feel like an overwhelming success." Unfortunately, the source linked here doesn't exactly speak to what parts he is calling a success or failure. So with that in mind, this much can be said for certain: much like the pioneers of open source software, it's not going to be a walk in the park for the pioneers of an open music industry. However, if more giants like NIN can do this, then it will start making it easier for the rest of the industry to do so. If it continues to prove a viable model for musicians and record labels alike, even the dinosaurs of the industry will be forced to take notice (again we can point to Microsoft as an analogy). Art is meant to be shared, and to share is human. Many of the same principles that are applied to open source software can be applied to the entertainment industry as a whole. NIN still sells their music online and in stores and are still making a good profit. Their music is being shared more than it ever was and under the blessing of the creators. It can work. If more big guns can start doing this, then it's only inevitable that the smaller ones can follow suit.
So, that leaves the next question: who else do you know that does this? Small or big artists, please post them in the comments section. I'd be curious to know if others have broken free and started embracing what is hopefully the future of the industry. Do you see this sort of trend as a good or bad thing? For more information on what you can do with Nine Inch Nails' music, go to remix.nin.com. Included is a free download of their latest album, with many source files of tracks from their albums.
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If I recall correctly Reznor had referred to the "pay what you want" model for the Saul Williams disc he produced as not being a particular success. For that disc Williams and Reznor released the album for free and you could pay what you wanted; most didn't pay.
Since then Reznor has tried 2 different release types. "Ghosts I-IV," a 4 disc instrumental album, was released with the first disc free of charge and a nominal charge for all 4. "The Slip" was recorded quickly and released immediately in digital form as soon as mastering was completed. It was released completely for free in FLAC and other formats. Reznor used that to back a big tour that brought in revenue. Both of these albums are copyleft.
I too was introduced to the potential success of open licensing in the music world by "Ghosts I-IV" and "The Slip". Prior to this I had been opposed to the closed nature of the music industry, as patent-encumbered formats and DRM were becoming the norm, but I never realized there was a feasible alternative. I knew that I wanted the system to change but I had no idea how that might happen or how I could support it, so I just went along with the status-quo. I had heard of the Creative Commons license but never expected it to be something that would catch on or ever become viable on a large scale. Then one of my favorite bands, the kind with a large enough following to really be able to inspire change in the way the industry works, came along and released two very successful albums under a Creative Commons license. This gave me hope that we could begin to see a shift.
Radiohead also toyed with some of these ideas not too long ago, by releasing the music video data for "House of Cards" and the tools to make the video (although unfortunately not the music itself) under open licenses. They also initially released this album, "In Rainbows", with an open distribution model where users could choose to pay whatever they wanted (even nothing) for the album. I took this opportunity, as did many others, to support this effort by giving a few bucks in the hopes that it would catch on. If I remember correctly they made a reasonable amount of money out of it and the album was a hit well before the official release on a physical medium.
More recently the music site Jamendo has given me the means to locate and support bands who choose to release their music under copyleft licenses. At first I was skeptical and didn't expect to find much that I would enjoy, but I was very wrong. In fact I'm listening to a creative-commons progressive rock album by JT Bruce that is pretty good as I write this comment :)
So, I wholeheartedly agree that open music is very viable and I truly believe its popularity will continue to grow. I wish I could say that every song in my music player is under a copyleft license encoded in an open format, but I'd be lying. However if more widely renowned bands and their labels start to embrace openness, and more music is distributed through open channels, hopefully that could be the case in a few years.
Jonathan Coulton releases all of his music CC by-nc. Every bit of it, except for covers and "Still Alive" (the Portal ending theme), which he wrote but, rather obviously, did not perform.
After listening to a number of his songs streaming on his website, I went out and grabbed a torrent of all his music in FLAC. It felt really cool knowing that I was doing this thing (downloading music via P2P) the music industry hates, and that it was all completely legal and blessed by the artist.
However, if more giants like NIN can do this, then it will start making it easier for the rest of the industry to do so. If it continues to prove a viable model for musicians and record labels alike, even the dinosaurs of the industry will be forced to take notice (again we can point to Microsoft as an analogy). Art is meant to be shared, and to share is human. Many of the same principles that are applied to open source software can be applied to the entertainment industry as a whole.
Recently a couple of billionares started recruiting other billionares to join them in giving away half of there wealth to (presumably carefully chosen) charities. In other words "wealth" is also meant to be shared and to share is human.
My hope for the future: not just software, not just art, but "wealth" being the means necessary to first get by in life but then also to get by comfortably become "open".
We all (mankind) need a Declaration of Independence type view of not just politics but also of commerce, finance and industry...: the people (of each land) are the sovereign thereof and not just their chosen form of government be and need to be of, by and for them. Anybody / any organization aspiring to operate within the bounds of any people's sphere of interest must be required to intend and in fact to act in that people's best interest. Like Martin Luther King ...: "I have a dream"


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Someday, maybe decades from now, members of Canisius' 2012 football team will come across a piece of paper that the team received from its coaching staff in the preseason.
At the top of the sheet is a goal that many around Western New York might have scoffed at.
"11-0. Perfect season."
Canisius accomplished just that Saturday, finishing off one of Western New York football's finest seasons over the last decade with a hardfought 28-20 victory over Bishop Timon-St. Jude in the Monsignor Martin Association championship game.
A crowd of about 3,000 spent a sunny afternoon at Ralph Wilson Stadium watching Canisius record a program-record 11th win, completing its first undefeated season since 1976 (7-0-1). It is the first undefeated season for a Monsignor Martin Association large school since St. Joe's went 10-0 in 1998.
"It's been an amazing 11 months, from the workouts they did in the weight room in the offseason to the commitment they made," said second-year coach Rich Robbins, whose team finished a 4-7 season last year by losing to St. Joe's by one point in the MMA semifinals. "We talked about it inside our locker room – 11-0. I don't think a lot of people outside our locker room believed we could do it.
"Our No. 1 goal was 11-0 – perfect season. Eleven-and-0, perfect season, Monsignor Martin Association championship. Today, we realized those things. It's a real special feeling. I'm so proud of my staff and the kids."
Canisius' unblemished schedule included victories over Section V (Rochester area) Class AA champion Aquinas, Section V Class A semifinalist McQuaid and Walsh Jesuit of Ohio, the kind of out-of-town opponents that have usually kept some of the best Monsignor Martin champions in recent years from completing an unbeaten season.
Canisius, ranked first in The Buffalo News Large School Poll since Week Six, won championships in the Monsignor Martin regular season and postseason for the first time since 2009.
"You couldn't have asked for a better finish, 11-0 and to top of it off like this, with a comeback victory," said senior lineman Ryan Hunter.
As has been the case much of this special season, junior running back Qadree Ollison and Canisius' offensive line settled things late. Ollison ran for 195 yards and three touchdowns on 38 carries to finish the season with Canisius records in yards (1,876) and rushing TDs (25).
"It's a great feeling," Ollison said of the win. "I think the reason is that the whole team bought into it. We cared so much for each other. When all 55 guys come together as we did, great things happen. … Offensive coordinator Tom Coppola has a lot of faith in me, and when the coaching staff has faith in you, it's a great feeling, just to know that they care and they know you can get it done."
Bishop Timon-St. Jude (6-5), also in its second year under coach Charlie Comerford, ended its season by reaching the program's first Monsignor Martin championship game. The Tigers, who were seeking their first outright title since 1994, fought back from a 14-0 hole before taking a 20-14 lead in the third quarter.
Canisius overcame four turnovers in the game, including a fumble on its first drive of the second half that would lead to a 77-yard drive by Timon as it took the lead on junior Adam DiMillo's 3-yard score with 5:37 left.
From that point on, Canisius controlled the game behind Ollison and its defense. Ollison's 13-yard touchdown – and junior Chris Alaimo's kick – gave the Crusaders a 21-20 lead with 2:36 left in the third.
In the fourth quarter, Timon faced a fourth and 4 at its 12, but the same Canisius line that helped create lanes for Ollison stuffed a run that would set up another Ollison score. Canisius took over at the Timon 12 with 4:07 to play, and Ollison went in from 2 yards with 3:22 left for the 28-20 lead. Timon was still within one score, but Canisius closed the game quickly by limiting the Tigers to four plays and then ran out the clock.
"Our linemen up front, our running back, we wear people down," said Robbins. "As much as we've gotten everybody's best shot in the first half … at the the end of the third quarter, the fourth quarter, we start to do what we need to do."
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"Josh & Me & BABY makes three!!!" she Tweeted.
This will be the first child for the couple, who wed in January 2009 in Malibu.
Both Fergie, 37, and Duhamel, 40, have been clear about their desire for children – but kept the timeline open.
"Not right this second," the Black Eyed Peas frontwoman said in May 2011, while her husband added, "We'll go there at some point."
It seems the time has arrived.
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Gearing up for this week's CBGB release, pop culture website Vulture have posted a great new interview with Rupert.
First and foremost, he discusses his absence from popular social media website Twitter saying, "A lot of people have already said that I should give it a go, but I don't think I'd be very good at it! It's just not something ... I'm not great at any of those things, really. Maybe one day, though."
We did, however, manage to squeeze one tweet out of him during last year's CBGB set visit. See it here!
One of the hottest topics for the film is undeniably when Rupert, as Cheetah, drops trou during one scene:
And you didn't end up having to hide any butt tattoos, either, right? Tom Felton started a rumor during the promotion of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows that you guys were all going to get cast tattoos, à la The Fellowship of the Ring. I think it was something like lightning bolts on your left buttocks?
Oh, yeah. I kind of vaguely remember that. I'm still up for that. We were actually seriously thinking about it. It wasn't just a joke. There were loads of people that said, "We'll get them." To mark the end of an era, I guess. But it never actually happened in the end. If I did do it, they have cover-up makeup, right? I could cover it up if I had to? That would work.
As well as a beautiful comment on working with Alan Rickman (Severus Snape) again:
Did you feel any echoes of Ron and Snape in the scene where Cheetah first meets Hilly? Because you're being so polite and calling Alan Rickman sir ...
Yeah, I was kind of getting flashbacks. I love Alan. He's one of my favorites, and he was completely transformed. I was surprised when I saw him. He was just completely in that zone, as he was when he was Snape, when he was quite intimidating. And yeah, when I was doing that first scene, it was weird! I was getting flashbacks of when I was 11, because I kind of grew up with him, really, in a weird way, so he's been in my life for a long time. So it was kind of cool to see him out of that world and in a completely new environment.
Read the full interview here.
Be sure to stay tuned to RupertGrint.net, as we report from tonight's NYC premiere as well as hosting a Hangout On Air with the one and only Cheetah Chrome on Thursday!
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Many of Ball State's football student-athletes are spending their summers working as interns at various businesses in the Muncie community.
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"The overall development of our student-athletes is a primary part of our mission as a football program and it is something I take great pride in personally," Ball State head coach Pete Lembo says. "Some of our players will have an opportunity to play at the next level, but all of our guys need to be ready to make a successful transition to the real world. Their football experience is a big help, but nothing replaces an internship. We are very grateful for the strong relationships we have built with many local businesses in a very short period of time. A positive by-product of this internship program is that many community members get to establish a personal relationship with a student-athlete. This makes following our team in the fall more meaningful."
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What better day to tell a man he's going to be a grandfather then on his 60th birthday?
The lovely couple wrapped a pair of 'Grandpas' shoes in a box with a card and a sonogram picture. Then, captured a moment that will be cherished for many years to come.
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2 Pianos 4 HandsFor anyone who ever dreamed big—and then didn't quite make it, this is the riotous story of Ted and Richard, childhood friends who spent years chasing the same goal: concert pianist stardom. Two actors, two pianos, and dozens of characters grace the stage in this hilarious portrayal of pushy parents, eccentric teachers, and the triumphs and tortures of being extraordinarily good (or failed?) musicians.11/30/2013 - 12/22/20131300 Bingham Street Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
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Metropolitan Opera District AuditionsWinners from this first round of Metropolitan Opera National Council auditions will proceed to the Great Lakes Region Auditions in February, whose winners compete at The Met for semi-finals in March. Finalists perform on The Met stage with its orchestra for broadcast on May 17th on Classical QED 89.3.11/30/2013Time: 10:00 am - 3 pmLocation: Kresge Theater, Fine Arts Building, Carnegie Mellon University
24th Annual Festival of LightsView and purchase one-of-a-kind holiday trees beautifully decorated by businesses, organizations, and individuals at the historic Samuel Warden Mansion. Sponsored by Braddock Trail Chapter, National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution.11/30/2013 - 12/08/2013Location: 200 S. Church St., Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County
Heinz Chapel Choir - Music for the Holiday SeasonALL PERFORMANCES SOLD OUT. Classical WQED-FM 89.3 will broadcast the Dec. 4th invitation-only concert live at 7:30 pm. John Goldsmith directs the Heinz Chapel Choir in his 25th and final set of holiday concerts as music director. The a capella program includes O Come, O Come Emanuel, traditional English, Polish, Ukrainian, and Basque carols, and contemporary settings by Arvo Paert, Eric Whitacre and Kirk Mecham. 11/30/2013 - 12/08/201311/30 - 8:00 pm12/01 - 3:00 pm12/06 - 8:00 pm12/08 - 3:00 pm website
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Winter Fest is now under way at the Delta Center in downtown Milwaukee.
The six-day event features more than 50 different rides, games and other activities for kids, including an indoor zip line.
"It (the zip line) was awesome, very fun. Glad I did it. Never done anything like that before. I was wondering how it'd feel when I got to the bottom. Maybe it'd give me an adjustment in my back. It was good," zip line rider Colleen Tadych said.
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Our Dia de los Muertos sugar skull party is always a grand old time, but this year was particularly fun and looking back at the photos is a great reminder of all the sweet faces and hilarious moments we had!
There was glitter everywhere, someone sat on a pastry bag filled with blue royal icing, and there was a hipster Leonard Nimoy sugar skull. I mean, how could it get better than that.
The nice part about this event is that we can be inclusive and share the day with kids! And man almighty, did we have some lovely princesses and sparkly costumes.
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It takes a lot of hands to make a project like this happen.
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Also, we could never do this event without Three Kings. We worry sometimes that the glitter and feathers left behind at a project like this will cause Three Kings to give us the boot, but they're so darn nice and supportive. We're forever grateful!
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Allan Reyes has been a prominent designer in Palm Beach for the past 20 years. He is known for his attention to detail and sourcing of unique, unusual, and eccentric decorative items.
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DELAND, Fla. – Backed by the bat and the arm of senior pitcher Meredith Owen, the Stetson University softball team handed USC Upstate its first conference loss, splitting a doubleheader with the Spartans, Tuesday in DeLand. Stetson took the first game 2-1 as Owen recorded her 50th career win, but dropped the second game of the day, 2-0 to its conference foes.
Owen took to the circle in the first game for her seventh start of the season and the 80th of her career. The contest was scoreless through the first three and a half innings as Owen held the Spartans to just one hit. In the bottom half of the fourth, it was Owen's turn to do some damage at the plate as she smacked her sixth home run of the season, a booming shot over the left field fence to put the Hatters up 1-0.
Stetson held that lead until the sixth, when it would add to the slim margin after Chrissy Morello's lead-off triple set the stage for a Demi Meza sac bunt and it was quickly 2-0, heading into the top of the seventh.
A solo home run by Upstate right fielder Ryan Rector cut the Hatter lead in half, but Owen shook off the long ball and retired USC in the final frame for the win, the 50th of her decorated career. Owen became just the sixth player in program history to accomplish the feat and did so striking out a pair of batters in the process.
In the night cap, senior Sarah Read got the start and went five innings, scattering eight Upstate hits, which led to two runs. The Spartans scored in the second and the fifth and lead by that margin, heading into the sixth, when Courtney Brandt came in relief to pitch the final two frames. Brandt was effective, giving up just one hit and striking out three, but the Hatter bats were held to just one hit, a single to center by Kayla Drury in the fifth. Spartan pitcher Anna Miller went the full seven and was credited with the win as Read (6-1) was tagged with her first loss of the season.
A pair of Hatters had two hits apiece during the Tuesday twin bill as Drury was 2-4 with a walk and Morello went 2-6 with a run scored.
With the split, Stetson moves to 13-4 overall and 1-1 in A-Sun play, while USC Upstate is now 23-3 and 4-1. The Hatters and Spartans go at it once again on Wednesday afternoon at Patricia Wilson Field. First pitch for the single contest is scheduled for 4 p.m.
Tickets start at $5 for the game on Wednesday and can be purchased online at GoHatters.com/tix or at the Patricia Wilson Field box office. Stetson students, faculty, and staff are free with a valid ID. Subscription based live video of the Stetson games will be available on HatterVision. Live stats, the Stetson softball twitter feed, and the Hat-Alerts text messaging system will provide in-game updates as well.
--Meredith Owen has exactly 50 wins in 80 career starts.
--Owen's home run was the 24th of her career, placing her in sole possession of third place on the all-time program list.
--Tuesday's Game 1 victory was Stetson's first conference opening win since 2009, when it defeated Jacksonville 3-2 on the road.


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If the Detroit Red Wings didn't want people to fight or chirp in camp, I'm willing to bet they would let the youngsters know. It's part of the game and so are peculiar injuries. "Oh well."
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... I just set the JPG quality to 80% and that is it. I did that based on a past study...not sure if it still holds true:http://regex.info/blog/lightroom-goodies/jpeg-quality
"Quality 73" in Lightroom, for example, is not the same as "Quality 73" in Photoshop or any other app that I know of
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Without a doubt, the decision by Walmart officials to hire every veteran who wants a job and was honorably discharged in the previous year should be copied. Over and over.
The declaration by Walmart's U.S. CEO, William S. Simon, that the company would hire any returning veteran who wanted a job is a significant step in genuinely thanking those who have served this country. The promise represents among the largest hiring pledges for veterans in history.
The program, which officially begins on Memorial Day, will enable the hiring of more than 100,000 veterans in the next five years, which is the length of the commitment.
The effort couldn't have come at a better time, with the unemployment rate for veterans of the recent wars higher than that of nonveterans, even though those numbers have been declining. It was just below 10 percent for all of 2012, down from 12.1 percent the year before. Unemployment for nonveterans was 7.9 percent in 2012.
Walmart is among the world's most revered and loathed retail companies. Admired among those preoccupied with the bottom line as well as shoppers looking for bargains, and despised by labor for its low wages, poor benefits and difficult working conditions. A bribery scandal in its Mexican operation, detailed by the New York Times, justifiably has critics speculating that the hiring of veterans is simply a publicity ploy to deflect scrutiny from the company's problems.
It should be noted that Walmart will be eligible for sizable tax breaks under a U.S. tax provision that was extended through 2013 in which employers can get tax credits of as much as $9,600 for hiring veterans.
However, those tax breaks are available to other companies, and it was Walmart that stepped up with the big offer. Those other companies should do their part and hire qualified veterans.
Walmart officials make a convincing argument that hiring veterans is not only the right thing to do, it's the practical thing to do. Simon insisted: "Hiring a veteran can be one of the best decisions any of us can make. … These are leaders with discipline, training and a passion for service."
First lady Michelle Obama, along with Jill Biden, wife of the vice president, have worked to assist veterans and military families with "Joining Forces," which encourages businesses to hire veterans. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, also has worked to stem the high unemployment rates among New York veterans.
The government has an obligation to make sure the men and women who have served this country are prepared to return to civilian life. And the private sector has a moral obligation to show its support by employing those veterans.


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Use the dropdown boxes below to find publications related to specific animals, conservation issues, and regions.
Part I of this report describes how we identified unreported habitat disturbance under the Texas Habitat Conservation Plan for the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard.
Supplement: Habitat Disturbances under the Texas Habitat Conservation Plan for the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard »
This supplemental presentation illustrates the claims made in "Habitat Disturbances Under the Texas Habitat Conservation Plan for the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard" using satellite imagery that clearly shows instances of unreported habitat disturbance.
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Defenders of Wildlife works on the ground, in the courts and in the halls of Congress to protect native wild animals and plants for future generations.
Outlines the funding levels Defenders of Wildlife is advocating for in Fiscal Year 2014 for the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the US Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the US Geological Survey, and the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
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Conflicts between people and wildlife pose a serious challenge to conservation. We need long-term solutions that allow people and wildlife to coexist.
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Kick ass kids that talk with a boston accent and have seen movies such as "The Departed". These people eat, sleep, drink (alcohol), and listen to the Dropkick Murphys. These people are the TRUE Americans of this world.
"Bostonian is the way to be ya fuckin cock suckah"
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A person who comes from, grew up in, or resides in Boston, Massachusetts. (No doubt they will be a huge Red Sox, Celtics, Bruins, and Patriots fan.)
The minute he told me to, "pahk my cah in Hahvahd yahd," I knew he was a Bostonian!
by Michelle Koz. September 15, 2006
person who was born and grew up in Boston. Die Hard Sports fan from the Sox To the Bruins. Knows there way around the twists and turns of downtown. Has a knack for hating anything New York related. Sometimes might leave off an "r" or add "wicked" when speaking or put an "ie" in ur neighborhoods name and call it "Westie" or "Southie" and of course the MBTA is just the "T".
Mike had lived in boston since he was a boy, now having been there for most of his life he is no doubt a Bostonian for life.
by Boston Joe August 26, 2007
Kick ass kids that talk with a boston accent and have seen movies such as the "Departed". These people eat, sleep, drink (alcohol), and listen to dropkick murphies. These people are the true americans of this world.
Bostonian is the way to be ya cock suckah
by Matt Flannigan April 12, 2008
An arrogant, provincial person who never says "Please" or "Thank you" under any circumstances
When approaching the counter at a Dunkin' Donuts (a Boston-based coffee/donut fast food chain with extremely disgusting coffee that all Bostonians think is "wicked awesome"), they will say either "Gimme a cawffee" or "I need a cawffee." That will be the end of their dialogue, as they slam their money down, take their change, and greedily start sucking on their "cawfee" without even so much as looking at the person serving them.
by Cheltonian September 14, 2013
Someone who grew up around or in Boston and is proud of it. They know each and every way around town and are die hard sports fans and hate New York. They dont pronounce the letter : "R" and live for their city. The term "wicked pissah" hasnt been used in YEARS as well, just to let everyone know.
That bostonian has the coolest accent, and he loves his city A LOT.
by district02128 June 14, 2010
A generation archetype of polo wearing, private school attending, and inherently capitalistic infected youth. Usually a die-hard sports fan (Patriots, Celtics, Red Sox) that thinks he or she is bamf, and almost always associated with pseudo-rebellion practices such as excessive weed and booze consumption. Although Bostonians are raised and born in Boston Mass, they will typically have a beach house in cape cod, and are materialistic although they frequently deny it. Their parents are incompetent morons who live a happy empty life with their hoard of massive cash, and will supply a future to their children after paying off Harvard to accept them. They are often mildly interested in alternative rock, and could be compared by analogy to preppy classy gwedos, and are often scoffed at by New Yorkers. Bostonians can also be refered to boston stoners, a derogatory although sometimes endeering name for completely avarage weed adicts whose mass conformity in moccasins/loafers and slacks leave them as a slightly laughable argile failure of prototype. Everyone pretends to stand them while secretly laughing. Warning: to those of you shaking your head, this probably applies to you.
*In defense of the masses, some bostonians are insanely chill mother fuckers, who should only slightly resent this definition.*
*In defense of the masses, some bostonians are insanely chill mother fuckers, who should only slightly resent this definition.*
Julia: Dude, I spent all summer on the vineyard, If I see another Bostonian I swear to god, I'm gonna run down the street burning a red sox jersey and american flag, then politely ask them to eat shit and die.
Bo Bo: Fuck that man, I'll lace their weed with roofies and hope they get butt fucked by angry New Yorkers.
Bo Bo: Fuck that man, I'll lace their weed with roofies and hope they get butt fucked by angry New Yorkers.
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Conventional cell- and bead-based assays can be time-consuming, manual procedures providing only semi-quantitative data. Using high-content analysis systems to obtain object-based, quantitative data is costly and requires expert user input and analysis as well as application-specific modifications.
The CellReporter system from Genetix is a multi-application solution that overcomes these challenges to provide accurate, object-based data suitable for a wide range of assays to determine, for example, cytotoxicity, cell viability, apoptosis, cell proliferation, and antibody quantification. Since assays require no further interaction once set up, the system can be easily integrated into automated robotic systems to increase productivity.
Utilizing state-of-the-art imaging technology and image-analysis software, the system generates high-quality, quantitative data by imaging, analyzing, and generating a report based on individual cells or beads.
The system can be used to run a wide range of assays without the need to change hardware or software. System control and image-analysis software, developed in collaboration with users, provides an intuitive, step-by-step workflow that requires only minimal training. In addition, imaging using multiple wavelength filters makes it possible to multiplex a number of assays, thereby greatly improving speed and output of results.
With many labs under pressure to increase throughput, conventional ELISA assays used to quantify binding and efficacy of different antibodies and antigens become a rate-limiting step. The CellReporter system is ideally suited to run homogenous, bead-based assays used, for example, to quantify antibody production during cell-line development.
The bead-based approach enables a one-step mix-and-read assay as opposed to a multistep multiwash, required for an ELISA. Figure 1A gives an overview of the assay principle: beads are coated with appropriate capture antibody, mixed with antigen (for example, supernatant from cells transfected or fused to produce a specific antibody or protein) and a second fluorescently labelled detection antibody. After complex formation, beads settle at the bottom of the well where they can be imaged individually by the system to produce object-based data.
Figure 1B shows typical images from an IgG quantification assay. During image analysis, a white light algorithm identifies individual beads so that subsequent fluorescence readings relate only to identified objects. This prevents any labeled antibody remaining in solution from distorting results. Fluorescent aggregates will also be excluded from the data thus reducing the risk of false positives—a recognized problem when using conventional plate readers. The mean fluorescence per well is used in the same way as ELISA readings to produce quantitative data from a standard curve to determine antigen concentrations and/ or antibody efficiency.
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Using a gating software feature, the proportion of cells that are apoptotic can be quantitatively measured in each well and the efficacy of the drug determined.
When a cell is in the late stage of apoptosis, the nucleus condenses and fragments—revealed by the Hoechst 33342 nuclear dye. The CellReporter system has an advantage over many imaging systems in that it not only detects a signal, but also measures the standard deviation (SD) of the signal within the identified object—in this case the nucleus of the cell. This parameter can be used to separate apoptotic from nonapoptotic cells. The SD of the nuclear stain is high in fragmented nuclei. Figure 2 shows nuclear staining in apoptotic and nonapoptotic cells, and the analysis that reveals the relative proportions of each in a histogram format.
A third parameter, using labeled antibodies against different caspases, can also be studied enabling interrogation of the complete activation chain from onset of apoptosis to cell death.
Claire Bungard, Ph.D. ([email protected]), is application specialist, Xiao Zhang, Ph.D., is R&D scientist, and Alasdair Robertson, Ph.D., is biology discipline leader at Genetix.
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$41; $27 with City resident creditYoung dancers will experiment and explore their movement and rhythm through music. A short recital will be presented for family and friends during the last class of each session. Simple costumes may be requested. No special shoes required.If registering online please confirm that you are paying the correct fee. *Resident fees apply only to those living within Yuma city boundaries. * Non-residents paying the incorrect fee will be immediately notified. Failure to pay non-resident fees when applicable may result in removal from program. For more information, please call (928) 373-5202.
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on March 25, 2013 - 7:15 AM
When I recently hosted an online discussion, I heard from people trying to deal with the everyday personal financial issues that dominate their lives.
Here are some examples, and my answers.
Q: How do my husband and I know when or if it's time to hire someone to help with our taxes? We bought our first house this past year, have made significant donations to charity and yet we still owe money. That has me wondering if we've missed something.
A: There really isn't a rule of thumb about when to bring in a professional. But the federal tax code has become so complicated and ever changing that the vast majority of Americans need the help of a professional tax preparer or tax preparation software. Close to 60 percent of taxpayers hire someone to prepare their returns, and another 30 percent use software that can cost $50 or more.
The complexity of the code allows sophisticated taxpayers or the people they hire to find "loopholes" that reduce or eliminate their tax liabilities, wrote Nina Olson, the national taxpayer advocate, in her annual report to Congress. It's this last point that fuels the tax preparation business. We are all afraid we will miss a deduction.
The fact that you are asking the question because you are unsure what you might have left on the table is a good indication that it's time to hire a tax professional or get some tax software.
If you decide to hire a professional, choose carefully. The Taxpayer Advocate Service has some helpful tips at www.taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov. Search for "Choosing a Tax Preparer." Steer clear of preparers who guarantee refunds or base their fees on a percentage of the refund.
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SpecialitiesVery cosy restaurant with rustic decor. After you had a good portion of Älplermagronen, a torchlightt descent from Flüematt back to the village is the best exercise for burning calories.
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Asia Pacific Dance FestivalJuly 8, 2013 - July 26, 2013
Manoa Campus, Kennedy Theatre and the UHM Dance Building
This year's Festival will be held July 8 to 26 and will showcase dance from Hawai'i, New Zealand, Korea, and Taiwan. The Festival incorporates performances, public lectures, and workshops.
The Asia Pacific Dance Festival is a co-production of the East-West Center Arts Program and UH Mānoa's Outreach College.
For more information, go to http://outreach.hawaii.edu/community/asiapacific/default.asp
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Available online at www.etickethawaii.com, by phone at 944-2697, or at any UH Ticket outlet (Stan Sheriff Center, Ward Center Rainbowtique Store).
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