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Humper is deragotory slang for a person seen as a square. Similar usage to looser, pud or wad. Ocasionally used in a more general greeting amongst friends, as with terms Dude or coach.
Check out the guy with the pink tie trying to impress the waitress, what a humper.
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Nickname for a woman who is sexually active to the extreme; who possesses an agressive sexual history and is actively seeking multiple partners at any given moment (a horny humper).
Yumi's friends simply referred to her as "humper" whenever her name came up in a conversation.
dari Kumachan Selasa, 10 Agustus 2004
A morbid obese man who is obsessed with humping random objects around his home. He spends most of his time in his bathroom humping the shower curtain. He also fantasizes about a hispanic girl named Vanessa watching him as he humps the objects. Oh what fun he has!
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A person who likes Hump day (Wednesday) OR A person part of the Hump Day Group started by Lips_ofan_Angel!
Did you see that humper playing all night long last night?
Woohoo! I am now a humper!!!
Woohoo! I am now a humper!!!
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The 7 Dumbest Things Students Do When Cramming for Exams
#3. Do Exam Problems
There is no way to say this without sounding patronizing: If you're preparing to do an exam, prepare by doing exams. Every year millions of students do their first exam-style problem in the exam hall, and if there's one thing we learned from college it's that the first time you do anything important, you suck at it. Even if you suck at it.
"I wish he'd study a little harder. And not fall asleep during the first question."
Odds are your course wasn't created this term. They've been asking the same questions for years, and the only reason they even pretend to change the wording is because they'll lose their accreditation if they don't. Exam banks, older students, just Googling your course code and the word "exam," there's no excuse for not practicing what you actually have to do. Many students think of preparing for exams like Dragon Ball Z: You focus and concentrate all sorts of power with endless text for weeks, then fire it all out in one perfect blast. But exams are just like everything else. You get good at things by doing them as many times as possible. Which is also most students' real plan in college anyway.
#2. Skip the "I'm So Screwed" Competitions
"I'm so screwed!" The attention-seeking cry of the idiot, one who knows they desperately need to fix themselves but would rather have attention for being useless instead. It's the American Idol of exam season.
SCENE: Library, two dumbasses.
A: Omigod I'm so screwed for this test!
B: I didn't go to half the lectures!
A: Well I didn't go to any!
B: Well I ran over the professor's wife!
A: Well I'm brain-damaged because I was having sex with her in front of the professor when you hit her!
B: Oh hey, I just realized that there are other college students having sex with each other right now!
#1. Don't Complain That the Lectures Didn't Prepare You for the Exam
Complaining that the exam was unfair is generally the best way to go through the uncomfortable process of failing a class, while not learning that any of the above strategies are bullshit.
The most common post-exam complaint is, "Why didn't the lectures just teach us how to do the exam?" For the same reason sex isn't just wetting a condom and throwing it in the toilet. Your professors are actually trying to teach you the subject. Exams aren't the point of education. They're the flaccid little appendix we still sort of need to test if people have been turning up. Exams used to be walking into a room with all the smart people and just talking to them until they decided whether you were a dumbass or not. We suspect most students don't want to go back to that.
I'm sorry, but here at The Real World Incorporated there's no multiple choice section. You actually have to know what the fuck you're talking about.
Now that higher education isn't just for nobility we can't do it that way. Hundreds of thousands of people get into higher education. This is progress. But it's not going to be a perfect system.
You're in college to learn how to think and do things. Exams are an extremely small part of that. If you treat the only minor obstacles in four years of opportunity unmatched in the entire history of human civilization as a huge hassle to be avoided, you're right when you say the educational system isn't working for you. But it's not the educational system's fault.
For more emergency exam advice you can read 11 Exam Study Tips For The Completely Screwed, or review The 6 Best College Majors (For Filling You With Regret).
Luke McKinney has three degrees and has therefore undergone more examinations than Moon rocks. This scientific background lends an air of professionalism to his complaints about Modern Warfare 3 players. He also tumbles and has a website.

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I have kids every year who come to me when they're freshmen. They ask me if I know how they can become a chef. I say, "I know exactly how you can become a chef. Now, are you going to be willing to do the things you need to do to be a chef?" We sit down and we talk about [how] they need to go to their English class, and they need to do well. They need to go to math class, and they need to do well. They need to go to social studies class, and they need to do well. Then they come to my class, and I'll help them learn the things that they need to get a career as a chef.
As they work through my program, they learn how to use a knife and how to do the different cuts when they're a freshman or a sophomore in the First Food class; then they move into the Second Food class, and they learn to cut up a whole chicken for the first time—something their mom and dad probably never have done. They learn a little bit about butchering. They learn a little bit about different diets and how vegetarianism is different from the diet that they have. They learn how food fits into their life a little bit in each of those classes.
That's what education should be. When they move through education, they should be able to see how every class they take fits together. When they come through my program, they can finally put those things together. They see that they needed to learn how to use a knife before they learned how to make their alfredo sauce, before they learned how to make chicken cordon bleu or chicken marsala or brine-glazed pork loin with a marinara.
In my classroom they learn that education matters, and that it's all connected. Science is connected to what they do. English is connected to what they do. It all has to work together. I enjoy that part of what I get to teach, because I [teach] an elective. They aren't required to be there. But when I can help them put all of their education together, all the things that they've learned in one day or one semester, and figure out how that's going to fit into their life and how it all makes sense, then my job is easy after that. It's just harnessing their energy and making sure that they learn all the things that we want them to learn and that they want to learn.
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UK: Semi liquid detrious found in the nasal cavity of humans and other mammals often younger ones.
Mrs Snoddgrass realised that placing Johny at the back of the class was not going to work out either when she noticed him casually picking snotters from his nose and flicking them at the back of his classmates heads.
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John Sandford is the bestselling author of the 22 "Prey" novels featuring Lucas Davenport. He's also written five novels in the related Virgil Flowers series, four techno-caper novels in the Kidd series, and two stand-alone novels. John Sandford is the pseudonym of John Roswell Camp, an American author and journalist. Camp won the Pulitzer Prize in journalism in 1986, and was one of four finalists for the prize in 1980. He also was the winner of the Distinguished Writing Award of the American Society of Newspaper Editors for 1985.
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Legally Speaking- My Stolen Bicycle
By Bob Mionske
Posted Sep. 25, 2003
A year or so ago, my apartment was broken into, and my bicycle wasstolen. It was a classic Italian racing bike from the early 1980's, soI didn't get all that much money from my insurance company.
Recently, I went to a century ride and started riding in a pacelinewith a group of cyclists I didn't know. As I dropped back from riding on point, I looked over, and there was my old bicycle!
I followed the guy back to the finish line, got his auto tag number and called the cops. They say they are looking into it, but nothing so far. What would have happened if I had just grabbed the bike, the guy,or both? Would I have gotten in trouble?(
H.W.(New York
Dear H.W.:(
You did the smart thing. Self-help recovery of stolen property is often legal, but can be tricky. Legally, a person cannot be guilty of stealinghis own property, and proof of title is usually sufficient to defend againstan accusation of theft. A U.S. Military Court of Appeals overturned the robbery conviction of a soldier who recovered an exercise bicycle from the apartment of his former girlfriend. In addition, in most (but not all) states a reasonable, good faith belief that one is the owner of property is an affirmative defense against theft.
However, there are many exceptions and reservations to this general rule. Because your insurance company gave you a settlement on the stolen bicycle, they, not you, may be the owner of the bicycle. Moreover, because you signed a settlement agreement with the insurance company, a prosecutor may be able to argue that you had reasonable notice that the bicycle no longer belonged to you, so you lacked even a reasonable, good-faith belief that you were recovering your own property.
What if the guy you saw at the century was not the thief, but someone who innocently bought it from the thief? A person who pays a reasonable price to a seller, and who is unaware that the seller does not own title, is called a bona fide purchaser. While every state allows the genuine owner (that's you) to recover property from a bona fide purchaser, the genuine purchaser cannot use self-help recovery—she must go through the law. The use of self-help would be illegal.
In a California case, juvenile A believed that juvenile B had stolen his bicycle. To get it back, A took B's bicycle and locked it in his parents' garage (with their permission) until his bicycle was returned. B's parents,knowing only that B's bicycle had been stolen, called the cops. Both kids and the garage-owning parents all ended up going before the juvenile court. In the military court case mentioned above (where the soldier recovered his exercise bicycle from his former girlfriend's apartment) one judge advocate noted that it was a very good thing that the soldier's name was still on the apartment lease and that he lawfully had a key to the door, because if the soldier hadn't, the judge would have cleared him of the theft charge and then had him arrested on his way out of the courtroom for breaking and entering!
This raises one final point you should consider about self-help recoveryof stolen property: the authorities don't like it. Self-help recovery ismessy and tends to get people hurt. In at least two states, Arkansas and Washington, self-help recovery is prohibited if it threatens a breach of the peace. This is probably true in several more states. I believe you exercised sound judgment. It is likely that the reason you haven't heard back from the police is because the guy you saw at the century was a naive buyer, and the police are tracing back his source, who may be a big-time thief or professional dealer of stolen goods (or the police have more pressing cases than a stolen bicycle). I suggest you call your insurance carrier and tell them you might have a lead. They would like to get some of their settlement back, and may have a contact at the police department or district attorney's office they will try. Take heart—there's a fairly good chance you'll see your bike once more.
Good luck,(Bob(
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The information provided in the "Legally speaking" column is not legal advice. The information provided on this public web site is provided solely for the general interest of the visitors to this web site. The information contained in the column applies to general principles of American jurisprudence and may not reflect current legal developments or statutory changes in the various jurisdictions and therefore should not be relied upon or interpreted as legal advice. Understand that reading the information contained in this column does not mean you have established an attorney-client relationship with attorney Bob Mionske. Readers of this column should not act upon any information contained in the web site without first seeking the advice of legal counsel.
This article, My Stolen Bicycle, was originally published on VeloNews on September 25, 2003.
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Similar to its bon fire counterpart, a bum fire involves a pollutant-ridden fire cast in an open steel barrel trash can (make up of trash container is flexible), that a multitude of of skeezy homeless personnel can find warmth, scavenging light, or a cooking surface to decoct the day's loot over. Also known as a hobo heater
"Man these hoes be on me like some gutterpups on a bum fire."
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the painful fiery feeling in one's backside the morning after a hot curry
Wow, that madras last night caused some serious bumfire
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The consequence of a hot curry.
The origin of "bumfire" was from a variation on a Shakespeare sonnet by my friend Paul, in relation to another friend, barling. "Shall I compare thee to a khazi, say? Thou art more curried, and more turbulent. Rough winds do shake the Barling cheeks of gay, and bumfire's wrath doth linger in the gents.."
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a fire in an open oil barrel, surrounded by bums, commonly seen in alleys and ghetto's.
Yo holmes, did you see that bumfire gone wild? yeah, it was more like a barrel in a fire than a fire in a barrel!
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The arsonist started a bumfire
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An absolute smokeshow. More than just a biddie...Shes so hot that all you want to do and all you can think about is taking this girl down to slamtown.
Bro check out that girl that just walked in. Shes an absolute biddington.
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Catherine Brabec makes her feature film debut with A Life Outside, and does not disappoint.
The film follows a group of six New Jersey men who pioneered surfing at the famed Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, NJ. When Hurricane Sandy destroyed the pier, the lives of those surfers were forever changed.
A Life Outside is not just another surfing movie. Brabec is able to touch our hearts by showing just how important the deep bond between these six individuals is, in keeping hope alive after such a tragedy. This story of deep friendship and self-discovery is about not giving up or giving in, and having the courage to overcome all obstacles.
The film makes great use of stock footage showing surfing across the decades beginning in the 1950's. It also enriches the plot with interviews from surfing legends such as Santa Barbara local, Shaun Tomson.
A Life Outside is a treat for any type of audience, whether you're a surfer, or not.
Brabec spoke with NewsChannel 3 about her film, and discussed just what made this documentary so special.
Welcome Catherine.
First off, I read that your film took several years to complete. How long did it take and why so long?
It took close to three years, and the reason it went on for too long was that Hurricane Sandy really affected the story. About a month before Hurricane Sandy came, we'd all gone to Mexico, all the guys, and a couple of the surf legends, as I call them, had joined us. And I came back from that shoot thinking that it was pretty much done and ready to dive into the edit, when the hurricane came shortly after that.
There was no way I could finish the story without including that event that had impacted everybody so greatly. Then we were shooting after that for close to a year, not every day of course, but just following their lives and seeing what the impact was to the area, and the guys, and the surfing. So that's why it went so long.
Weather can be so unpredictable. How important was the element of Hurricane Sandy in making this film what it is?
Well, that's a really good question. As I was editing, I thought about what would the story have been, what would the impact have been, if the hurricane wasn't a part of it. And it would have been a story really about the passion, and the friendships, and the competition, and all these guys looking after each other after all these years...It's a really good story, but when a disaster hits like the hurricane, it's an opportunity to, I don't know, really get to know these people even better and get deeper into their characters.
At what point during the making of this film did you realize you had something special?
I started the film because I knew that there was something special there. These guys were just such amazing characters to me. They're all in their 60's now, and Seaside Park and Seaside Heights are really small little towns on this tiny little barrier island. And in the summer it's a total summer destination but, back when it was a ghost town, and all they had were each other.
Surfing was really what drove them, and I thought there was this sort of intense passion started in their own little bubble, being far away from what was happening on the west coast or in Hawaii. So I was taken by them from the beginning.
Is it safe to say that the film shows the evolution of surfing through the decades just like the six New Jersey surfers evolve in their own lives through the decades? And was this your intention?
At the time, in the late 50's, the early 60's, there wasn't the surf industry that we have today. Surfing hadn't been around for a long time. There was no chance of making money or getting sponsorships back then. It was a really pure activity.
What I love about this story is that these guys are the reality of the everyday surfer. They may not be in the magazines and may not surf those 20ft waves anymore, but that's the reality. These guys are still doing it every single day without cameras, without making money, without fame.
How difficult was it to round up all these surf legends?
(Laughs) I laugh because that was probably one of the most challenging parts of making the film. Not because they were in any way not wanting to be available and be a part of this, but surfers don't like to be scheduled. Mickey Munoz, for example, who I just absolutely adore, scheduled to shoot him a couple of years ago and I was in California with my camera crew, and it was about an hour before we had first set the time and he still couldn't commit because he didn't know if there were gonna be waves.
The scheduling part of it was very hard to pin people down.
That actually leads me into my next question which is, what were some of the challenges and hardships of making this film especially as a woman filmmaker in a male dominated industry?
I don't know if there's anything specific to being a woman that would have made it more of a challenge.
This is my first feature film, and you know...there was a lot of new things to deal with. Things take longer than anticipated. Things were more expensive that you would anticipate.
I think probably one of my biggest challenges was in Edit because that's where you shape your story, and it's like sitting with a mountain of footage, you know? Like being a sculpture with a huge rock and finding the shape to it. I actually just love that process very much, but it wasn't easy. A lot of choices to make. There's things that you leave out.


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WASHINGTON – President Obama is poised to nominate Thomas E. Perez, a Buffalo-area native who now serves as assistant attorney general for civil rights, as the next U.S. secretary of labor.
Sources familiar with the pending appointment confirmed Perez' selection today. He would replace Hilda Solis, who resigned.
The appointment guarantees that the Obama administration – which has been criticized for a lack of diversity in some of its top-level cabinet picks – would continue to have a Hispanic serving as labor secretary.
Perez, 51, could not be reached for comment, and Matt Lehrich, a White House spokesman, declined to comment on the nomination.
Yet the choice of Perez quickly became an open secret in the Capitol, with liberals praising him for his strong record at the Justice Department and a conservative senator indicating that the nomination of Perez could be contentious.
Perez oversaw voting rights lawsuits against South Carolina and Texas during his tenure at the Justice Department. In addition, under his leadership, the Civil Rights Division conducted 17 probes of police and sheriff's departments – the most in its 54-year history, the Washington Post reported.
For example, the Justice Department is suing Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County in Arizona, a right-wing hero, saying his department engaged in racial profiling against Hispanics.
"He has done an outstanding job" at the Justice Department, former Rep. John J. LaFalce, D-Town of Tonawanda, said on Facebook. "Tom has potential to be best Labor Sec since Frances Perkins," who shepherded modern-day labor law into existence during the administration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
But Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, criticized Perez's role in persuading St. Paul, Minn., to drop a case it was set to take to the Supreme Court involving housing discrimination. In exchange for the city dropping the case, the Justice Department agreed to stay out of two whistleblower lawsuits against the city.
The Justice Department was concerned that the fair-housing case could have damaging ramifications in other such cases, but Grassley and other Republican lawmakers have complained that the decision could have cost the government up to $180 million in settlement money.
"If Mr. Perez is nominated he should face a lot of tough questions about this quid pro quo deal he appears to have put together," Grassley said in a statement. "I shudder to think how whistleblowers will be treated in the Labor Department if this quid pro quo with St. Paul is any indication of Mr. Perez's approach to this important area of law."
If confirmed by the Senate, Perez would be the first Buffalo-area native to serve in a cabinet position since Maria Cino, who served as acting secretary of transportation under President George W. Bush.
Perez's parents were immigrants from the Dominican Republic who settled in Snyder after his father, a doctor, got a job at the Buffalo Veterans Affiars Medical Center.
"We were the Chamber of Commerce for all Dominicans in Buffalo when I was a kid," Perez said in a 2009 interview with The Buffalo News. "There weren't that many Dominicans living in Buffalo then, and every time a new family came, we got a phone call."
Perez left Buffalo to attend Brown University and then Harvard Law School.
He later served in a lower-ranking position in the Civil Rights Division at the Justice Department during the Clinton administration and as an aide to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass. He also served as Maryland's secretary of labor, licensing and regulation and on President Obama's transition team.
Buffalo schooled him well for his career as a civil rights lawyer, Perez told The Buffalo News in 2009.
"What makes Buffalo great, and always has and always will, is the people," Perez said. "What I learned growing up in Buffalo was the importance of hard work, the importance of community. Buffalo has had tough times, but the people are very dogged – and civil rights is about being dogged."
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Aaron Ekblad (upper body) has received medical clearance to play.
Dennis Seidenberg will reportedly sign with the New York Islanders.
Kyle Quincey has agreed to a one-year contract worth $1,250,000.
Auston Matthews skated between James van Riemsdyk and Leo Komarov in his first session with the Maple Leafs on Wednesday.
Andrew Shaw will have a hearing with the NHL's Department of Player Safety on Thursday.
Vladimir Sobotka will indeed play in the KHL in 2016-17.
As expected, Connor McDavid rejoined the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday.
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I'm here to complain about the 35% off code too, because at least here I know a lot of people will read it. I made what I thought to be a very compelling argument in their forums for how GMG handled the 35% off debacle, hoping that they would at least acknowledge their bad behavior. I even said something on their Facebook post about it, but they have not responded with one word addressing it. That means they don't care about their reputation or their customers. Honestly, it's now just about the principle of the thing, not just revoking a promised 35% discount. When a company like Steam screws up, at least they stick to their end of the bargain.
I took the survey when I got the email. At the end of the survey you got your code and it stated Jan 1, 2013 as the expiration. The email they sent later was titled "Thanks for the feedback, here's 35% off!" Now, if you already know it's going to be valid until 1/1/13 and you get a confirmation email titled like that, who is going to read through the email and just notice that the date was changed? It's purposeful misdirection and they need to fess up to it and reissue a new 35% off code to the people who did the survey but didn't get to use the code as promised. How about an email to all of the survey takers titled, "Xmas Survey change of expiration!". That gets my attention!
Here's the simple break down.
1) Offer survey via email with a reward for spending the time to do it.
2) Offer the code to everyone else on the planet at the same time for no work.
3) Get massive attention from the deal as expected.
4) Change the terms of the deal with little warning to make sure people wouldn't cash in their 35% code.
5) Ignore all negative response until the smoke clears.
Funny thing is they put up a new 25% off voucher today, but the game I want is no longer on sale. Surprise surprise.
They definitely are trying to screw you over specifically. I would recommend pursuing legal action against them for these dishonorable acts.
So I get why people are upset about the voucher date changing, it sucks, they didn't make it clear, etc. I was waiting to use it, I didn't find anything to use it on prior to it expiring.
I also know that just like today's 25% code, GMG is going to have another code up and another and there will be another game they will have the best price on and I will use them again. No need to beat this thing into the ground. If this is such a huge deal that you won't use them again then don't. Send them a snarky email and be on your way with it.


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Sandal Musk is something that occurs during the summer months for those who habitually wear the same sandals over and over all season. It refers to the horrific funk that wafts up from your sandals once the soul has heated to body temperature.
Erik needs new shoes, you can smell his sandal musk all the way across the office.
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CHESTER, W. Va. - Dale A. Leoni, 57, devoted husband and father, passed away suddenly on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, while on a cruise in the Caribbean with his wife Dee Crawford-Leoni.
A son of the late Ponzy and Esther D'Aloiso Leoni, Dale was born on Oct. 15, 1954, in Steubenville where he went on to graduate from Steubenville Big Red High School.
Dale was a respected colleague at the East Liverpool Review, Morning Journal, Salem News, and Ohio Valley Outdoors Magazine where he served as circulation director for several years.
He retired from the US Army as a Master Sergeant in 1997 after serving his country for 25 years. A member of the elite special operations unit, Army Rangers, he was involved the invasion of Grenada, and spent time on the DMZ in Korea with the 1st Battalion 23 infantry. Dale was a recipient of the Army Achievement Medal and the Army Commendation Medal. Dale was a member of the VFW Post 6450 in Chester.
He is survived by his wife at home, Dee Crawford-Leoni whom he married on May 30, 2012.
He also leaves one son, Travis Leoni of Weirton.
Pastor Steve Cummings will conduct funeral services at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, at the Arner Funeral Chapel in Chester where the Tri-State Veterans Burial Group and the Honor Guard of the West Virginia National Guard will provide full military honors. The family will be present to receive friends at the funeral home from 4 to 9 p.m. today.
You may view this memorial and send condolences at www.arnerfuneralchapel.com.


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Jenny McCarthy hasn't publicly addressed a new romance since she began dating Boston sports agent Paul Krepelka in Dec. 2010. But now, as rumors fly of a relationship with Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher, McCarthy admits she has a certain boy on the brain.
"I'm interested in someone," McCarthy said Wednesday during a Q&A at NBC Universal's Press Day at the Langham Hotel in Pasadena, Calif., while promoting Love in the Wild, a couples competition show she hosts.
When a reporter asked if this mysterious man of interest was in fact a football player, McCarthy, 39, joked with a laugh, "I don't know what you guys are talking about. Um, you know, we shall see."
In fact, she told Parade magazine this week: "I'm taking baby steps ... But I'm giddy right now."
Whether it works out or not, McCarthy says she's finally learned how to be okay single.
"It took awhile," she explained. "I felt like, 'Oh, I'm so alone I have to be with somebody' ... But I got to a place where I was like ... I'm happy with myself. I don't need to have a lover to have love in my life."
And once she got to that comfortable place, "[romance] kind of worked out," she said.
But McCarthy won't be rushing into introducing any beau to her son Evan.
"I have a six-month rule," she said, revealing Evan has only met two men since her divorce 10 years ago. "I don't introduce my son to anybody unless someone makes it six months."
Tick-tock, Urlacher!
Jenny McCarthy Is 'Giddy' About New Romance
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Rochette already belonged to the cast of Holiday Moments on Ice anyway (http://www.dissonskating.com/2012/10...oments-on-ice/) -- but what a shame that Czisny has had a setback.
Czisny didn't withdraw from Worlds 2012 even though she had to have known she couldn't land her jumps. It's not that surprising that she hasn't withdrawn from NHK.
Now that we are 10 days from the start of NHK in Japan, JSF is no longer required to fill a vacancy. Czisny probably wouldn't withdraw until a few days out anyway.
This just fries my grits. I agree with drivingmissdaisy. Some of these women quite frankly just need to retire! I realize that's a tough decision when you've worked for years but never quite realized what you thought your potential was. But in this day and age with some of the younger skaters coming up with incredible technical ability combined with developing presentation skills it's just not sportsmanlike to continue hanging on by your toenails in the hope of a miracle. Have a little integrity please and give back to the sport you've loved for so long.
^ I know, right? Everyone has a chance to be a hero instead of a fool, but no-o-o-o.
Alissa could withdraw, saying she gave it her best shot but now it looks like the better plan is to marshall her resources for nationals.
The USFSA could take the high road and say, now that Mirai has a spot we don't have anyone to send that is more deserving than Osmond, so we throw out support to Kaettlyn.
Then the Japanese federation could say, hot dog! We can add Osmond as well as Mirai and have the competition of the season. Is it remotely possible that Osmond will knock Asada or Suzuki out of the Finals? Anything is possible, but that's why we have competitions.
Win, win, win!
Curses! I'm so sorry to hear this about Alissa.
I know that I should be angry at her for not withdrawing, but I always feel I can't grasp the full story. I wasn't angry at Rachael either (except maybe this year at Skate America, when she clearly had insufficient practice as well as whatever injuries plagued her--she should not have been there).
If Alissa ethically should withdraw, what would Yuka and Jason's role be in either telling her to take that action or allowing her to stay in? What are their obligations as coaches, and will they be tainted by anything if Alissa is seen as "hogging" a chance she can't use?
IMHO, the decisions that Czizny is making regarding continuing her competitive skating career at her age, with her body issues (hip), her injuries, etc. are delusional.
She is DONE. Problem is that she exhibits no signs of accepting that she is a head case whose body is now too old and too damaged to sustain her through the training she needs to do to be competitive and improve, and be a consistent skater with difficult technique.
Czizny, Flatt, Nagasu and Zhang are all American Ladies Competitors who need to RETIRE from competition, skate to make money to pay their families back something, become independent and leave the sport with dignity.
Czizny has a college degree in languages from the age of 18 - 19 or something, but does not appear to be interested in anything except skating until she embarasses herself REPEATEDLY. Her trying to make a "come back" this year is lame and pitiful.


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YEAGERTOWN - William B. Fye Sr., 63, of 18 Pretzel Lane, Yeagertown, died at 9:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, at his residence.
Born on Aug. 24, 1949, in Lewistown, he was the son of the late Berton A. Fye and Mary L. (Ritter) Platzer and the stepson of Albert Platzer, of Lewistown.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a nephew, Christopher Burke.
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William B. Fye Sr.
Surviving are his wife, Brenda K. (Tate) Fye, whom he married on Jan. 11, 1969, and his children, Jennifer Fye, of Lewistown, Billie Kay Johnson and husband, Jeffrey, and William B. Fye Jr., both of Yeagertown.
Also surviving are: siblings, Dorothy M. Burke and husband, Stephen, Sally-Jo Shultz and husband, Alan, Allan A. Platzer and wife, Debora, Larry L. Platzer and Carol, and Michael R. Platzer, all of Lewistown; his aunt, Dora Vega, also of Lewistown; seven granddaughters, Renae Nicole Fye and fiance, Tyler Nicholes, Lynzee Cheri Navarria and husband, Michael, all of Lewistown, Pandora Kay and Cheyenne Aileene Johnson, of Yeagertown, Georgia Elizabeth, Karlee Rose and Sammae Jo Fye, all of Lewistown; a grandson, Liam Vandall, of Alaska; one great-granddaughter, Aimeelynn Elizabeth Navarria; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Bill was a 1967 graduate of Lewistown Vo-Tech.
As a young man, he worked on Solt's farm and later at W.B. Wagner, J.M. Bell Well Drilling, Foundry, Marlette, Overhead Door, and he finished his days as a handyman working primarily on furnaces and plumbing.
Earlier in life Uncle Bill loved to hunt and fish and liked muscle cars and riding his motorcycle. He also was a gun and coin collector, turtle trapper and chicken barbecuer. He loved to cook.
He was an amazing person, a great man and friend always willing to lend a helping hand.
Bill was a member of many local clubs.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 5, at Heller-Hoenstine Funeral Homes, Inc. Woodlawn, 200 N. Main St., Lewistown.
A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, at Alfarata Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to his family in care of the funeral home.
Online condolences may be offered at www.heller hoenstinefuneral home.com.


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GETTYSBURG, Pa. � Two-time Academy Award winning director Steven Spielberg expressed a sense of humility Monday as he delivered the keynote address during ceremonies to mark the 149th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln�s �Gettysburg Address.�
�I�ve never stood anyplace on Earth where it�s easier to be humbled than here,� said Spielberg, whose biopic about the 16th president is currently in theaters.
His remarks were made at the annual event at the Soldier�s National Cemetery in Gettysburg, near the site where Lincoln gave the famous oration amid the American Civil War in 1863, four months after the battle in which the Union turned back an invasion of the North by Confederate troops under Gen. Robert E. Lee.
After spending seven years working his new movie �Lincoln,� Spielberg said the president came to feel like one of his oldest and dearest friends, and he sensed he was living in the presence of what he called Lincoln�s �eloquent ghost.�
�Lincoln wanted us to understand that equality was a small �D� democratic essential,� Spielberg said, describing Lincoln�s three-minute speech as �his best and truest voice� and the single �most perfect prose poem ever penned by an American.�
Carl Sandberg, in his biography of Lincoln, described it as a speech about how democracy is worth fighting for.
�It had the dream touch of vast and furious events epitomized for any foreteller to read what was to come,� Sandberg wrote. �His cadences sang the ancient song that where there is freedom men have fought and sacrificed for it, and that freedom is worth men�s dying for.�
As part of the event, 16 newly minted Americans from 11 countries took the oath of allegiance to become U.S. citizens.
Spielberg spoke of the interplay between history and memory, and between memory and justice.
�It�s the hunger we feel for coherence, it�s the hunger we feel for progress for a better world,� he said.
�I think justice and memory are inseparable.�
The crowd, estimated at 9,000, gave him a standing ovation.
Penn State film major Alison Golanoski, 19, from Gettysburg, said afterward that Spielberg�s passion for Lincoln came through.
�He was very invested in Lincoln as a person, and his personality,� Golanoski said. �I loved all of it.�
The 150th year since the battle will be marked in 2013, particularly around the battle�s anniversary in early July.
�Lincoln,� which stars Daniel Day-Lewis in the title role, concentrates on the period leading up to the president�s assassination in 1865.


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These six tent sites sit at a higher altitude than any others in the park (4,500 ft.), but they are only open to groups. Like its neighbor, Ryan, nearby hiking and climbing spots are the main draw. Reservations accepted, open year-round.
Please enjoy the campsite photos of Sheep Pass campground in Joshua Tree National Park. We will continue to add more campsite photos of the campground if some are not available.


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Sundae Sessions: Cairo Knife Fight, The Opiate of the Living
The second of four Cairo Knife Fight songs performed in front of an intimate audience at Auckland's York Street Studios.
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Weeds and brush in pastures restrict grazing and reduce forage yields. When these undesirable plants take over, grass and, ultimately, beef production suffer. Although mechanical control methods may temporarily appear to do the job, they are labor intensive and costly.
The herbicides outlined in this guide provide quick-acting, proven control that will kill weeds all the way down to the roots. They also provide some residual control to stop weeds that germinate shortly after applications. Controlling weeds and brush in your pasture will help you grow more grass the lowest cost feed for cattle.
Chaparral Herbicide
The most broad spectrum for hard-to-kill broadleaf weeds and some woody plants suchas blackberry, buckbrush, and rose species
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Ideal for pasture restoration, encroaching brush, maintaining fence rows and general brush control
Flexible application options include foliar, low-volume basal and cut-stump treatments
Mixes well with other herbicides. Where mixed brush and broadleaf weeds dominate, tank-mix Remedy Ultra with GrazonNext or Chaparral herbicides for more complete,broader-spectrum and residual weed control.
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Controls many tree and brush species, including blackberry, rose species, sweet gum, osage orange, lantana and wax myrtle. PastureGard is a good choice for sites where a residual herbicide cannot be used.


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Local legislators plan to fight the closing of the State Correctional Institution at Cresson even though the first prisoners were transferred from the facility earlier this week.
State Sen. John N. Wozniak, D-Cambria, said he plans to attend the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday to discuss the impact the closure of SCI Cresson will have on the local economy and community.
Wozniak blasted officials for the clandestine way in which SCI Cresson and SCI Greensburg in neighboring Westmoreland County were selected for decommission.
"Obviously, the secretive way it was handled and the cagey way it was announced make everyone suspicious of how the plan would stand up to public scrutiny," Wozniak said.
Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Stewart Greenleaf, R-Montgomery, granted Wozniak committee member privileges for the hearing.
"I'm grateful for the opportunity to participate in the hearing. The department's plan has raised a lot of questions in my district and I'm looking forward to posing them to the decision makers," Wozniak said.
Wozniak and Rep. Gary Haluska, D-Patton, are expected to attend a Jan. 31 meeting at the Cresson Volunteer Fire Company to discuss the prison closure.
Haluska implored prison employees and residents to contact Gov. Tom Corbett to voice their concerns over the prison closure, expected to be completed by June.
"The guards and other employees who work at SCI Cresson and the people who live in this community who depend on those jobs and the economic activity the prison generates," Haluska said. "None of them had any say in this decision. They didn't even get a warning.
"That's not how responsible and responsive government is supposed to work."
A total of about 800 employees at both prisons will be displaced, officials said. Employees are eligible to transfer to other state prisons.
The 2,400 prisoners will be transferred throughout the state prison system, including the newly constructed SCI Benner facility in Centre County.
Haluska said he would listen to residents' concerns and fight to keep the prison open.
"I know the community is hoping this closing is not inevitable, but in any case, we are going to make sure this administration hears the people of Pennsylvania, even if it refuses to listen to them," Haluska said.


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Hopewell-Loudon at Seneca East
Records: Hopewell-Loudon 3-3, 2-2 MAL; Seneca East 3-3, 2-2 MAL.
Coaches: Hopewell-Loudon, Jeremy Nutter; Seneca East, Ed Phillips.
Last week: Hopewell-Loudon lost to St. Joe 27-13; Seneca East fell to Mohawk, 34-27.
Last year: Seneca East beat Hopewell-Loudon 35-27.
Outlook: It's not as simple as Seneca East's passing against Hopewell-Loudon's running, even if the numbers pull one in that direction.
Hopewell-Loudon's Cody Malone has run for 946 yards, and is putting up 5 yards a carry. To Seneca East coach Ed Phillips, the directive for his defense is simple.
"We've just got to be more physical up front, that's the bottom line," Phillips said. "Their quarterback (Derek Runion) is underrated, he's done some good things, not to be forgotten in the equation."
Runion has thrown for more than 1,200 yards this season.
"Derek has made strides in the right direction," Nutter said. "We'll let Derek loose when need be."
Phillips said a key for the SE defense will be to get off the field. Nutter said his goal is to keep the ball away from an explosive Tigers' offense.
"When you play a team that's as explosive as they are, your best defense is to play good offense," Nutter said.
Phillips is expecting Hopewell-Loudon's defense to be aggressive.
"They attack you. They come after you at all times," he said.
In Ethan Caudill, the Tigers possess the league's most prolific passer, who has thrown for 1,810 yards and 21 touchdowns to just five picks.
"He's scary when he throws and he might be even scarier when he tucks and runs it," Nutter said. "You have to try to make him earn every inch he gets."
North Baltimore at Carey
Records: North Baltimore 2-5, 0-4 MAL; Carey 4-3, 3-1 MAL
Coaches: North Baltimore, Greg Bishop; Carey, Todd Worst.
Last Week: North Baltimore lost to Calvert 49-12; Carey beat Lakota 57-19.
Last year: Carey beat North Baltimore 62-8.
Outlook: On paper, this shouldn't be much of a challenge for Carey.
The Tigers are winless in the MAL, and those losses have been by lopsided margins. Carey has made a habit of feasting on MAL teams in the lower part of the standings.
Still, Worst said he's impressed with some of the things North Baltimore does, especially on offense.
"I think they do a pretty good job on offense, a nice job of running the spread the way it's supposed to be run," Worst said.
Quarterback Lane Bishop is a big part of that, having thrown for more than 1,300 yards and connecting on 12 touchdowns.
The key for the Blue Devils, according to their coach, is not to take the Tigers lightly.
"I think we need to come out and be ready to play," he said.
Fostoria at Woodmore
Records: Fostoria 0-6, 0-4 NBC; Woodmore 4-3, 1-3 NBC.
Coaches: Jim Kelly, Fostoria; Britton Devier, Woodmore.
Last week: Otsego beat Fostoria 48-8; Rossford beat Woodmore 35-7.
Last year: Woodmore won 60-33.
Outlook: Fostoria faces a Woodmore team in the midst of an up-and-down season.
The Wildcats have just one win in conference play, but each of those NBC losses has come against a 5-2 team. They also average just over 37 points per game, with last week's loss just the second time this year they've been held under 34.
Fostoria, meanwhile, has scored only 66 points all season, hitting double digits in a game just twice.
Quarterback Jake Matwiejczyk usually gives Woodmore that on his own, averaging 2.3 TD passes and 1.6 scoring runs per game. The senior has thrown for 1,335 yards and 16 touchdowns this fall, while running for 11 more scores and 628 yards out of the spread offense.
"Their quarterback, Jake Matwiejczyk, concerns us because he's their offensive identity," Kelly said. "He runs it extremely well, he throws it extremely well, he manages the game extremely well. He's one of the top quarterbacks in our league, for sure."
And spreads the ball around.
Tony Rozzi (66-580 rushing) and Malachi Brown (17-440 receiving) have each scored six touchdowns, with Evan Ulinski (27-417 receiving), Dan Sprinski (18-256 receiving) and Brad Bringman (11-96 receiving) all reeling in three touchdown passes.
"You have to account for everybody, and that's going to be challenge for us," Kelly said. "It's a difficult challenge because they're so efficient at both of them. They give you a lot to have to think about. You're defending the whole field, for sure."
Woodmore will also be tough on defense and bring pressure, Kelly said, especially after seeing how much success Otsego had last week against the Redmen; Fostoria ended with only 104 yards of offense.
"They'll bring pressure. We did not do a good job of handling that last week so we've got to be ready for that. We've got to be ready to handle that," Kelly said.
"For us it's really simple up front. We have to play well up front," he said. "We did not do that last week."
He's hoping the return of some experienced players will help all over. A handful return to the lineup after being out the past few weeks for disciplinary reasons. Kelly said he's not sure how much playing time those upperclassmen will see, but he said they will play and help bolster what has become a team heavy with freshmen and sophomores.
"Any time you can put juniors out there or seniors, that's a positive," he said.
Buckeye Central at Upper Sandusky
Records: Buckeye Central 2-5, 1-3 NCC; Upper Sandusky 6-1, 3-1 NCC.
Coaches: Jeff Niedermier, Buckeye Central; Jake Moyer, Upper Sandusky.
Last week: Buckeye Central drilled Crestline, 54-0; Upper Sandusky fell in overtime to Bucyrus, 37-36.
Last year: Upper Sandusky topped the Bucks, 32-20.
Outlook: It was disappointing, but Moyer wouldn't do anything different in last week's overtime loss to Bucyrus, where the Rams suffered their first loss of the season.
"They scored and went for one. We sputtered but scored," Moyer recalled. "Then every kid in the huddle after the score, put two fingers up. I said 'OK, you got us here, your call.'"
The two-point conversion failed and Upper suffered its first defeat.
"I'd do it again, if I had the choice," Moyer said.
Meanwhile, back in New Washington, the Bucks were picking up their first league victory of the season.
"It was homecoming week and the guys were really up for the game. We were really focused," Niedermier said. "They're going into this week with a little bit of confidence."
But he knows that it's going to take a bit more than confidence heading to Upper Sandusky this week.
"They're mad as a hornet I'm sure. I don't they'll be looking to slack off this week and looking to take it to us," Niedermier said. "They're very big up front and have great skills kids. All around they're a pretty good football team."
Moyer said the Bucks are no slouch either.
"Buckeye Central is playing fairly mistake-free football in the videos we've seen. They play a fairly conservative offense and a fairly conservative defense. They don't beat themselves," Moyer said. "If we take care of business, and play offense and defense like we know we can, we'll be OK. The danger right now is trying to out think yourself."
Both teams have their sights set on one thing: playoffs. And one thing needs to happen for both teams to even sniff that reality: perfection the rest of the way.
"We haven't spoken too much about it. Everyone knows intuitively, that's what it has to be," Moyer said. "To have a legit shot at the playoffs, we almost have to go 3 for 3."
Even at 2-5, Niedermier said his team has an outside shot yet.
"We're not outside the realm of the playoffs yet. If we were able to pull some upsets, starting with this week, and some things go our way, it could happen," Niedermier said. "We definitely want to get a few more wins before the season is done and send our seniors out with some more wins."
Lakota at Mohawk
Records: Lakota 3-4, 0-4 MAL; Mohawk 3-4, 3-1 MAL.
Coaches: Dave Vodika, Lakota; Erik Baker, Mohawk.
Last week: Lakota lost 57-19 to Carey; Mohawk beat Seneca East 34-27.
Last year: Mohawk won 35-12.
Outlook: Mohawk looks to continue its turnaround against visiting Lakota. After starting the year 0-4 and not scoring more than 19 points in a game over that span, the Warriors have won their last three games and scored no fewer than 34 points each time.
A run-heavy attack has helped immensely.
Mohawk leads the MAL in rushing (280.9), thanks to Gunnar Johnson and his league-best 163.1-yard average per game. Johnson, with 1,142 yards and 11 TDs, is the only league rusher with more than 957 yards on the ground so far this year. Eric Maskey has run for another 517 yards, but he also leads the MAL with 16 touchdowns.
Baker was asked what the key to the turnaround has been.
"As far as the last three weeks go, our kids are just growing up," he said. "We have embraced our strengths and focused on improving our weaknesses. We are trying to improve mentally and physically every day."
After its last three wins, Mohawk has moved up considerably in the computer rankings. But Baker said his team is not looking ahead.
"We are really just focusing on the moment," he said. "Our goal is to improve every week, to compete. If at the end of 10 weeks we are in the mix [for the playoffs], that would be great for the kids."
Lakota (84.9) is last among the MAL's ground game, with Jordan Jaso's 410 yards topping the Raiders.
Fortunes are reversed on defense, though.
Lakota is ranked third against the run (142.3), while Mohawk sits seventh (233.4) against the run, seventh against the pass (165.4) and last overall (398.9).
"Lakota is one of the most physically gifted teams we will see this year," Baker said. "They have as much size as Upper Sandusky on their lines and the big play ability of Seneca East. They have also used four different defensive fronts during the season. All of this adds up to a great challenge for our team."
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Visual Studio Toolbox: Designing XAML-based Metro style apps with Visual Studio and Blend
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Previously on Visual Studio Toolbox, Robert showed how to use Visual Studio 11 and XAML to start building Metro style apps for Windows 8. In this episode, Joanna Mason shows us how to use Visual Studio's XAML Designer and Blend to make these apps better looking. She demonstrates how powerful Blend is as a design tool and why it is an indispensable tool you should master as you are building XAML-based apps.
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Impressive, but a lot of tricks to learn to become a Master. Nice to see I can sped more time in Visual Studio. Time to dive in an play, and watch some more videos.
Will Blend 5 be release as stand-alone? I think MS made a mistake to force developers to buy the entire suite (and put blend in the most expensive one).
How many Expression Ultimate license has MS sold? really.... 100? 200?
So dear Joanna, just follow Guy Kawasaki advices on youtube
I'm a Blend user myself. I got Blend for free thanks to BizSpark. So for anything design related I'll have Blend open in "split" view, often using the tooling of Blend and writing XAML by hand in equal measure.
But it's good to see the improvements in tooling for VS11 when it comes to XAML. Most of the features I saw were things that past versions of Blend could always do. But it's really going to help those who don't have Blend.
You're not put image on Assets folder, but you hard code path as "/Assets/image.jpg".
Thanks for your tips and tricks.
Oh Please let Blend 5 to export in standard HTML5 as well, and not Win8 only.
After the Silverlight case, i'm not using non standard techs as well. This is the main reason i never have done a Windows Phone 7 app.
If Blend 5 could be used to build Html5 websites, then more programmers will use it to build Metro apps too.
great stuff....
@Michael, I have told too many people to let me know what is the stat of Expression web 4. Uservoice and connect site also look dead. Hanselman write a post that "Visual Studio for front-end developer" but not write EW anywhere in post.
Most recently written article never consider EW when they are talking about VS11 for html5,css. Is that Means you will kill EW4 or user need to use something else like Blend5 (pretty good if msft do it).
So Can someone answer it.
Little cheesy presentation, feels even somewhat unprofessional at times. You can see they want to consider themselves 'designers' not 'code monkeys', and feel uncomfortable with that 'visual studio'. Go back to your Blend product and dark theme.
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The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a valuable tool used in both research and molecular diagnostic laboratories because of its specificity, efficiency, fidelity, and relative ease of use.
Quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) enables sensitive and accurate quantitative measurement of nucleic acids. Both qPCR and reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-qPCR) are used across a wide range of applications such as gene expression, SNP genotyping, copy-number analysis, pathogen detection, drug target validation, and measurement of RNA interference (RNAi).
The quality of qPCR and RT-qPCR results can be negatively affected by many experimental variables. To ensure the validity of assay results, sample extraction and preparation steps must be closely monitored, and the starting material must be well characterized before performing RT and qPCR assays.
Slight differences in pipetting, lack of instrument calibration, improper choice of reference genes, incorrect quantification, and/or use of impure nucleic acid templates can generate erroneous, but believable, results. Therefore, the use of standardized best practices to ensure reliable and meaningful results is recommended. To address the need for standardized qPCR practices, the Minimum Information for Publication of Quantitative Real-Time PCR Experiments (MIQE) guidelines have been developed.
The MIQE guidelines define the minimum information necessary for proper evaluation of qPCR experiments and publications. By detailing all relevant experimental conditions and assay characteristics, the validity of the protocols used can be thoroughly assessed. Complete disclosure of all reagents, sequences, and analysis methods used enables other investigators to reproduce results.
The guidelines address several general categories including sample preparation, QC of nucleic acids, RT, qPCR assay, and data analysis. They also include an extensive checklist of "essential" or "desirable" items to be included in each of the following sections: experimental design, sample, nucleic acid extraction, RT, target information, primers and probe, qPCR protocol, qPCR validation and data analysis.
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For instance, the guidelines recommend the disclosure of the probe sequence as highly desirable and strongly encouraged, but not all vendors of predesigned assays provide this information. Thermo Fisher Scientific provides probe sequences for all Solaris qPCR gene-expression assays.
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Project Silk from the patterns & practices team provides guidance for building cross-browser web applications that use rich graphics, interactivity, and a responsive user interface (UI) to enable an immersive and engaging user experience (UX). These applications use the latest web standards like HTML5, CSS3 and ECMAScript version 5, and modern web technologies such as jQuery, and ASP.NET MVC3.
This is the first video in a series on Project Silk and the Mileage Stats Reference Implementation, a real-world customer facing web application that provides users with the ability to track and compare their vehicles: fuel efficiency, usage, operation costs, and the scheduling of vehicle maintenance reminders.
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Thursday, September 12, 2013
Find a safe place
Dorchester County Sheriff's deputies were called to a domestic violence incident with weapons involved September 2 on Embassy Drive in Summerville. Arriving they were told by the 60-year-old victim that her 47-year-old husband and she were arguing when he grabbed her by the throat and began choking her. He choked her to the point that she felt she was losing consciousness. He put his hands over her mouth and nose and attempted to suffocate her.
She told police she managed to get away but that he then struck at her face with a closed fist hitting her above the eye. She was then kicked in the stomach by her husband so hard she was knocked to the ground, she told police, injuring the back of her upper arm. She said her husband then grabbed a knife and told her if she called the police he would kill her.
The victim said her husband then cut the top of his left forearm telling her that if the police came he would tell them she would be the one who goes to jail.
DCEMS responded to the scene and found the victim's injuries to be non life-threatening. The deputy saw what appeared to be hand prints around the victim's neck and throat, red and blue in color. He also observed a bruise about three inches in length on the back of her upper arm.
The husband denied assaulting the victim and showed police his cut. Police say due to the shallowness, angle of cut and the fact the husband is right-handed; they believe the cut to be self-inflicted. The husband was arrested and charged with Criminal Domestic Violence of a High and Aggravated Nature and remanded to the jail.
In a different assault, Summerville Police were called to The Grove at Oakbrook apartments on Midland Parkway for an assault and battery. The victim told police that the subject came banging on her door at about 1:30 a.m. September 3, and when she opened it, put his hands around her neck and shoved her into her apartment. The victim said the altercation moved into her bedroom where her son was sleeping. She said she was shoved into a mirror shattering it. The man then took her cell phone and locked himself in the bathroom. He then exited the bathroom and shoved the victim to the floor. She asked a neighbor to call police.
However the Subject tells a different story. He says they went out to dinner and that she wanted him to stay the night but he refused so she took his keys. He went to his vehicle and went to sleep but then went back to the apartment at 11 p.m. to ask for the keys when she rushed him and hit him. He said he took her phone and went back downstairs. The male subject did not have any physical indication of injuries. The female did.
Police issued a protective measure to the female victim.
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If you ever purchased a copy of the Altoona Mirror at the Logan Valley Mall, chances are Jim Campbell was responsible for getting it there.
Campbell, a single copy sales and customer service representative in the circulation department, has had a lot of responsibilities at the Mirror, but they ended Friday. It was the day he retired after being in the business for 52 years.
At age 75, Campbell is believed to be one of the longest tenured employees in Mirror history.
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(Mirror photo by Gary M. Baranec) Jim Campbell, an employee at the Altoona Mirror for 52 years, picks up newspapers at Rite-Aid during one of his last days of work.
"I feel like I have known him forever," said Dan Slep, circulation manager, who recalled being a youth when he first met Campbell. At the time, Slep's family owned the newspaper, and he would sometimes accompany his father or grandfather to the office.
"Jim is a joy to be around," Slep said. "You give him a job, and he does it. He is dedicated. He is always here. You can count on Jim."
Slep said Campbell's personality made him a valuable employee.
"He represents the Mirror well," he said. "He has so many friends out there that are customers. He will be missed, not only inside the Mirror, but outside the Mirror."
Campbell has worked in the circulation department for the past 12 years, but through the years he worked in two other areas.
His favorite job was selling ads.
"I did advertising for 30 years," Campbell said. "I sold back page and display advertising. I had customers downtown when it was thriving."
His accounts were the smaller stores, such as Nick's Men's Shop and Endicott-Johnson Shoes. He later sold ads in Hollidaysburg where Lasser's Shoes and Rhodes Gift House were among his customers.
"I had quite a few customers. Enough to keep me busy," he said.
The job was challenging and stressful at times, especially if sales dipped and he had to face the advertising manager.
"One time I made up a full page ad for a customer, and then he told me he didn't want to run it," Campbell said. "I had to go through [advertising manager] Mr. [Richard] Beeler to cancel the ad. It was a little stressful to say the least. [The ad] was worth a pretty good sum of money."
Campbell said during his three decades in advertising, he worked with a lot of different managers who often stepped up the pace and goals for the department. But no matter what the demands, he accepted the challenges.
As a matter of fact, he had to overcome an obstacle to get a job in the advertising department in the first place.
Campbell quit high school in 1954 (after finishing his sophomore year) to join the Navy where he served with an anti-submarine squadron.
His parents had divorced, and it was his way of providing financial support for his mother and younger sister and brother.
But Beeler would not accept him as an advertising salesman without a high school diploma.
"I took the GED test, and I passed it," said Campbell, who didn't even brush up on his academics before taking the exam.
The best part of selling ads was "working with people the customers and the company co-workers," he said, flashing that smile he seems to have for everyone.
He also enjoyed getting out of the office every day.
Actually, all of Campbell's jobs at the Mirror allowed him to get out of the office - whether he wanted to or not.
Excluding the few boyhood years when he was a carrier, Campbell started at the newspaper as a bill collector in 1960.
It was a responsibility he shared with his uncle, Jim Carles, who originally told Campbell about the opening. They started their day at the Green Avenue office, but spent most of it collecting advertising payments from downtown merchants.
"We only had one company car in that department. Uncle Jim had it one day, I got it the next. One day when it was my turn to walk, it was 15 degrees below zero," Campbell said.
Times changed, the Mirror moved out of the downtown area, and Campbell had a company vehicle to fulfill his duties in the circulation department.
One of his duties was picking up unsold copies of the Mirror at stores downtown and throughout the Altoona area, in addition to a weekly trip to Williamsburg, Alexandria and Huntingdon, where he picked up unsold newspapers and collected money from vending machines.
Each morning, he also visited the Logan Valley Mall, where he distributed the Mirror at the Street Corner News and stocked five vending machines. Maintaining the vending machines in downtown Altoona was another one of his roles.
"He's a jack of all trades," said Mike Berndt, single copy manager and Campbell's supervisor.
"He does everything from servicing vending machines to dropping off special publications, like Alleghenies Adventure. He picks up returns, drops off papers if a store is short and deals with the stores.
"He's real easy-going and always willing to help. He may plan to do one thing and I will change it around, and he will say, 'OK.'"
Campbell said he and Diane, his wife of 48 years, have no set retirement plans. They have two daughters, Lori of Tipton and Kimberly Anne (A.J.) Delerme of Duncansville along with five grandchildren.
They may spend time with family or visit his sister Carol Jane Hantula in Los Angeles or his brother Ed in Boston.
As far as why he stayed at the Mirror for about 10 years beyond the average retirement age, Campbell said, "The people are all so likeable. I found a home."


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The 37th Annual Classical Greek Theatre Festival
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Lauren Bradley as Helen
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In Euripides' surprising take on the tale, Helen was never in Troy, having been spirited away from Sparta and a fake Helen left in her place to be kidnapped and taken to Troy, thus touching off the 10-year war. We uncover the fate of the real Helen, as she waits in Egypt for news of her husband and fends off a marriage to the Egyptian king. A blend of tragedy and comedy, Euripides gives us a Helen who deserves more praise than censure.


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on February 4, 2013 - 9:46 PM
A young man with no permanent address has been charged with first-degree robbery and criminal use of a firearm in the holdup about 2 a.m. Monday of the 7-Eleven store in the 900 block of Niagara Street, police said.
Jose Stitt, 18, who was armed with a handgun, was captured in the 500 block of Fargo Avenue shortly after the holdup, police said. He had fled the store with an undetermined amount of cash, police added.


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Jondavid Pollock, MD, PhD
is a form of therapy that employs drugs to kill cancer cells. The drugs enter the bloodstream and travel through the body in order to kill cancer cells. The side effects from the chemotherapy come from the fact that it destroys normal cells as well as the cancer cells.
Options for men may be more limited.
The type of chemotherapy you receive will depend on the type and stage of your cancer. New combinations of chemotherapy are constantly being designed as new information is discovered. The most common chemotherapeutic drug combinations are:
Chemotherapy is usually given by vein, but some forms can be given by mouth as well. Your oncologist will tell you how many cycles or courses of chemotherapy are best for you. Usually there are between 4-8 cycles when the chemotherapy is delivered on its own.
The side effects and amount of time required in the doctor's office depend on the type of chemotherapy you receive, as well as how many cycles you receive and how often. The most common chemotherapy-associated side effects are:
As a result of chemotherapy, you may experience premature
, with all its symptoms and effects, including the loss of fertility. Some chemotherapeutic drugs also may cause serious side effects later on, including damage to the heart muscle (doxorubicin), and very rarely, the development of
much later on.
Chemotherapy can be combined with estrogen-blocking drugs, such as tamoxifen or the newer class of drugs called aromatase inhibitors (AIs). Estrogen binds to the estrogen-sensitive cells and stimulates them to grow and divide. AIs prevent the binding of estrogen to stop the cells from growing. This also prevents or delays breast cancer recurrence. These drugs will produce symptoms of menopause, such as hot flashes or night sweats, in many women. They may also produce a condition called tumor flare in people with advanced cancer metastatic to bone, resulting in increased blood calcium. This may be a serious health threat that requires hospitalization.
deep venous thrombosis
(clotting of the veins in the leg) can occur and can be life-threatening. There is also a reported increase in the risk of
endometrial cancer
in women who take tamoxifen.
Chemotherapy can also be combined with biologic therapy. Biologic agents can be used to alter or boost the immune system to improve the body's ability to fight cancer cells. They can be given prior to surgery to help shrink the tumor. If there is a concern the cancer has spread, or a high risk of occurrence exists, biological therapy can be used after surgery as well.
Breast cancer. American Cancer Society website. Available at: http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/003090-pdf.pdf. Accessed January 6, 2014.
Breast cancer in men. American Cancer Society website. Available at: http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/003091-pdf.pdf. Accessed January 6, 2014.
Breast cancer in men. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed. Updated August 1, 2012. Accessed January 6, 2014.
Breast cancer in women. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed. Updated January 3, 2014. Accessed January 6, 2014.
Last reviewed December 2014 by Mohei Abouzied, MD, FACP
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I am writing in response to the failed lawsuit by the policy holder to get the insurance company to replace their car, in lieu of, repairing the collision damage, re: Jim Porter's column, "Must auto insurer pay replacement value vs. repair costs?"
The article described the legal intent of "breach of contract and breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing" as an attempt to get the insurance company to pay the additional amount to replace the car. In the article the cost to repair the collision damage was less than the value of the vehicle. This is rare; in most instances, the cost to repair collision damage exceeds the value of the vehicle.
The intent of the auto policy's physical damage (comprehensive or collision) coverage is to put you back into the place where you were before the loss occurred, which is why the auto policy has language describing it will pay the lesser of the cost to repair or the value of the car at the time of the loss.
Insurance companies realize this dilemma, and as the article notes will have specific language stating it will not pay for decreased value. However, the article did not note that some insurance companies offer enhanced physical damage coverage to replace the vehicle. If the car qualifies, enhanced coverage may be included in the auto policy or available for an additional premium. Usually the qualifications are the type of car, the year of the car and the car's mileage.
Therefore, if you have bought a new car or truck, talk with your insurance agent about the availability of replacement cost physical damage coverage.
William Lithgow


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NEW CUMBERLAND-Street signs are such a common feature of everyday life that most motorists take them for granted. But first-responders do not.
They rely on such signs to find homes and businesses where they respond to emergencies.
Hancock County officials want to ensure that streets signs that get knocked over because of accidents, disasters or vandalism are replaced in a timely manner.
County commissioners recently authorized the county's Office of Technology and Communication to re-bid the contract for the replacement of street signs. The current contractor is Juszczak Construction of Chester.
Thomas Zielinsky, office executive director, told commissioners this week that it's taking too long to get new street signs up.
"We've run into numerous occasions where the signs have been ordered but haven't been installed, and we get complaints from the public," he said. "It's been anywhere between 30, 45 or 60 days before the signs are installed."
Zielinsky said the goal for sign replacement should be 10 days from the time the contractor receives the material. The current contractor, he said, has other commitments and isn't always able to meet that timetable.
"This isn't their full-time job," he said.
The replacement of street signs in the unincorporated portions of Hancock County is the responsibility of the Rural Addressing Committee, which commissioners have authorized to re-bid the contract later this month.
"Part of our
responsibility is to make sure all the street signs are up and operational so our first-responders can get where they need to be," Zielinsky said. "We're just looking at ... a way to improve getting this out into the county so that the public is not calling us as much."
The new contract will be established on a "time and material" basis and will follow West Virginia Division of Highways specifications, he said. A new procedure also will be developed for ordering signs, poles and accessories.
Street sign poles have to be installed a certain way and are designed to snap off at the base when hit by a vehicle, Zielinsky said. Signs are attached to the poles with a special locking nut to help cut down on acts of vandalism, he said.
Zielinsky estimated the cost of replacing a street sign is $200 to $300.
The new contract will not include the cities of Chester, New Cumberland or Weirton.


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J & D Oriental Rugs
J & D Oriental Rugs, named for Joseph and his son Daniel, built its reputation on their expansive knowledge of antique rugs. While in Iran, Joseph spent 40 years traveling the country and learning about specific rug patterns and techniques. Daniel's sons Ilan and Rodney Zabihi have since joined the family business, and their father travels the world procuring fine rugs to add to the family's collection.


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Joan Black
Jan. 16, 1928-Jan. 4, 2013
Age: 84
Residence: Greeley
Joan Black, 84, passed away Jan. 4, 2013, in Greeley, with family by her side. She was born Jan. 16, 1928, to Henry Everitt and Gladys Victoria (Wendt) Peterson in Dix, Neb.
Joan received most of her education in Dix schools but graduated from Kimball (Neb.) County High School in May 1945. After graduation, she went to Walnut Creek, Calif., and lived and worked there in a soda shop until she returned to Kimball to work. She met and married William Henry Black on Oct. 17, 1947. She was a housewife and worked at several cafes, the school cafeteria, George Risk Industries, and other jobs. She resided in Kimball after the death of her spouse until moving to Greeley, to be near her daughter and son-in-law in 2004, after having some health problems. She resided at Bonell Good Samaritan until 2011, when she moved to Garden Square at Westlake.
Joan is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Linda Jean and Ronald Hatch of Evans; grandson and wife, Eric Shaun and Laurie Hatch of Greeley; granddaughters, Victoria Turner of Brighton, and Sandra Martinez of Pampa, Texas; nine great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; stepson and wife, Darius and Sharon Maltbie of Gordon, Neb.; 10 step-grandchildren, and numerous great and great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brother, Richard "Dick" Peterson; sister, Iva Jean Peterson; great-granddaughter, Shannon LeShea Hruska; and stepson, Clarence Maltbie.
Abiding by her wishes, she was buried in Kimball, Neb., at the Kimball cemetery after a private graveside ceremony.
Arrangements handled by Moser Funeral Home in Evans.
Cleo Lawrence Korgan
May 24, 1940-Jan. 2, 2013
Age: 72
Residence: Boise, Idaho
Cleo Lawrence Korgan, 72, passed away Jan. 2, 2013, in Boise, Idaho. He was born May 24, 1940, to Arthur and Nora (Talbert) Korgan in the farm house in rural Platteville.
He attended Gilcrest School. When he was 16 years old, he moved to Idaho to work as a logger near Featherville. He loved working in the timber and being out in nature. Later, he became a self-taught mechanic and worked in Boise at his father-in-law's service station. Cleo was known for always smiling and joking and being friendly to everyone he met. In 1959, he married Nadine Burrett. She passed away in 2003.
Cleo is survived by his daughters, CleoAnne (Chris) Campbell, and Angela (Butch) Reichard, both of Boise; and son, L.A. (Bobbie) Korgan of Meridian, Idaho; three granddaughters; two grandsons; nine great-grandchildren; brothers, Myrl Korgan of Greeley, Freddie (Joyce) Korgan of Lasalle, and Lennard (Bonnie) Korgan of Gilcrest; and a sister, Gayla (Jim) Shutt of Platteville.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Ardyce June; brothers, Daryl, and LaVern Korgan; and a great-grandson. Arrangements were handled by Boise Funeral Home, Boise Idaho.


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Kovanda One of Three Finalists for Ray Guy Award
Scott Kovanda, a senior punter on the Ball State football team, is one of three finalists for the Ray Guy Award, which goes to the nation's best collegiate punter.
"Scott Kovanda has had an outstanding career here at Ball State both on and off the field," Ball State second-year head coach Pete Lembo says. "It has been a pleasure to work with him closely the last two years. I am pleased to see his accomplishments are being recognized despite having a relatively small number of opportunities to showcase his talent this season."
The other two finalists for the award are Ryan Allen of Louisiana Tech and Kyle Christy of Florida.
The Ray Guy Award - named for football's premier punter - honors the nation's best collegiate punter. The Augusta Sports Council created the award in 2000. Along with awards such as the Heisman Trophy and the Doak Walker Award, the Ray Guy Award honors one of the most important members of any football team. The ASC presents the award live each year on The Home Depot College Football Awards broadcast on ESPN from Orlando, Fla. This year's show is slated for Dec. 6.
Kovanda, who serves as a team captain for the Cardinals, has punted 38 times this season and pinned opponents inside the 20-yard line 23 times. He has helped Ball State to rank fourth in the country in punt return defense with the Cardinals allowing only 1.5 yards per return and having only four punts returned this season. He has punted for 1,540 yards and a 40.5 average this season, including six punts of 50 or more yards.
One of 10 semifinalists for the Ray Guy Award in 2011, Kovanda has 220 career punts for 9,029 yards and a 41.0 career average. He ranks fourth all-time at Ball State in career punt yardage, fourth in career punts and third in career punt average.
The Ray Guy Award winner is selected by a national voting body of Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) coaches, sports information directors, national media and former Ray Guy Award winners. Punters are evaluated on their overall statistics and contribution to the team. Particular emphasis is place on the following statistics: net average, percentage of total punts inside the 20-yard line and percentage of punts not returned.
Kovanda is the latest in a long line of punters from Ball State.
Brad Maynard (1993-96) set the Ball State career record with a 44.2 average and was a consensus All-American as a senior. Maynard was also named the Mid-American Conference Player of the Year and the MAC's Defensive Player of the Year as a senior. He competed 15 years in the National Football League.
Reggie Hodges, the punter for the Cleveland Browns, is in his seventh year in the NFL. Chris Miller completed his Ball State career in 2008 ranked second in Ball State record books with 10,342 punt yards and broke Maynard's career average with a 44.77 mark.
Kovanda marks the second player in the history of the ESPN Home Depot Awards Show to be invited as a finalist for an award. Dante Ridgeway was one of three finalists for the Fred Biletnikoff Award as the nation's most outstanding wide receiver in 2004.