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The past two years have seen M.I.A enter the stream of superstardom; she collaborated with Madonna at the Superbowl, guested on Jay Z's set at the Radio 1 Festival, and even recruited Wikileaks founder Julian Assange for an opening spot (via Skype) on her latest tour (supporting her new tour de force, 'Matangi'). It was at last weekend's New York Terminal 5 show that Assange called M.I.A "the most courageous woman working in western music." Find out for yourself tonight and tomorrow night when the British Sri Lankan superstar arrives in L.A. for an exclusive two night performance at The Belasco Theatre. Special guests yet to be announced. Don't miss it.- Julian Hooper, Flavorpill
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BRAAAAAAAAAHM! BRAAAAAAAAAHM! BRAAAAAAAAAHM! BRAAAAAAAAAHM! You hear that? Nope, it's not the trailer for "Inception," it's the copycat sound design used by every tentpole film now -- yeah, we're looking at you "Battle: Los Angeles" and "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" -- and that appears right in the midst of the latest spot for "Rise of the Planet of the Apes."
Playing like a PETA-sponsored infomercial, the takeaway here is: chimps aren't people. So if you experiment on them, they will go crazy and then try to kill you. Ouch. Luckily James Franco is here to save the day with his science and probably with explosions too, along with Freida Pinto, who does something more substantial in the movie we're sure (or at least we hope). Anyway, John Lithgow, Andy Serkis and Brian Cox (BAD GUY ALERT) round out the cast in an origin story that will chronicle the engineering feat that advanced intelligence in apes and set off the war for species supremacy. Rupert Wyatt directs and we'll say this lest we get accused of being "haters" -- the special effects look pretty good.
The words "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" will circle your giant tub of cross promotional popcorn on August 5th. Trailer below.
Sean | June 4, 2011 1:26 AM
Meh. I'll see it. But Pinto looks fuckin annoying in this.
sidney falco | June 3, 2011 3:10 AM
get an I, ROBOT feel (and look) when the apes start revolting
dark clouds | June 3, 2011 3:08 AM
@Toothy Jack
Agreed. I get such a sinking feeling about Green Lantern. On the one hand, Reynolds was a terrible casting pick, and I won't mind him getting taken down a peg. On the other hand, a flop will be a real kick in the balls to DC films. It will really undermine their faith and strategy of putting out anything other than Batman films and poorly done Superman films.
Toothy Jack | June 3, 2011 2:48 AM
Flop of the summer! This, and Green Lantern.
Nick | June 3, 2011 2:19 AM
Um, not once did I hear the Inception soundtrack in that trailer.
Piotr | June 3, 2011 1:24 AM
To continue this summer's on going critical deception, it's safe to assume that because you think the trailer looks bad, that means the movie'll be good.
Because Thor was excellent and not at all bad. And Bridesmaids was the funniest movie of the year and not mildly pleasing but ultimately too long.
Just like X-Men is going to be thrilling and not cheesy like Kick Ass. And Super 8 is going to make you jump in your seat and not have you leaving the theatre frustrated at Abrams' inability to provide satisfying closure.
Anon | June 3, 2011 1:12 AM
First Trailer to use this sound was Transformers. Ignition Creative. Credit where its due...
Jake | June 2, 2011 12:24 PM
District 9 and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen use similar tubasynth sounds in their trailers as well. Both of those predate the kick-ass Inception trailer, if memory serves.
Sara | June 2, 2011 11:57 AM
I have my doubts... I like Franco... but he looks weak here.
Magnus | June 2, 2011 11:48 AM
Looks absolutely fantastic! The special effects looks ace and story seems intelligent. Anyone who thinks that James Franco can't carry a movie haven't seen 127 hours or Howl. Franco was also by far the best part of Pineapple Express.
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Salt on the wound for fired "Basketball Wives" star Jennifer Williams -- TMZ has learned her expensive Bentley is on the verge of being repossessed ... by force of law.
The Toyota Motor Credit Corporation in Syosset, NY just filed a lawsuit against Williams, claiming she stopped making payments on her used 2006 white Bentley back in 2009 -- and it wants the car back.
According to the lawsuit, TMCC has made several attempts to peacefully repossess the vehicle ... but was unsuccessful. Now, it wants a court to FORCE Williams to give back the car.
TMCC is also demanding Williams pay the entire outstanding balance on the car -- $92,310.
A rep for Williams tells TMZ, "Jennifer hasn't been served documents in reference to this lawsuit. Anything related to community property acquired during the marriage, such as the car, is an issue that is currently being addressed in her divorce proceedings."
TMZ broke the story ... Williams filed for divorce from her husband Eric in July 2011.
I speak for all the just and fair-minded people in this thread so it is fitting that i'm first. Who the f*** cares about this chocolate dipped paris hilton replica. LoL Oh well.... at least i still have MY Bentley. Thumbs up to this comment and we'll go for a ride. :P
Are they going to repo her weave as well?
Bentley or not, she's still a sexy chick!
ive never had a car repo'd...i didnt realize that you could stop payment 2009 and it takes until 2012 for a lawsuit to come about...when she started making bball wives money, not a fortune, but enough to pay off the debt....why did she not? really confused on all fronts here.
Borrow money from Toyota to buy a Bentley... What a concept!
Broke ass bitches acting like they are rich in the show...freaking gold diggers...this bitches came from the getto and act like they **** don't stink....I can't stand fake ppl...buy a train pass now u freaking wannabe high class.
Gold digger trash.
Black people think that the first step after having there face on TV is buy a Bentley and an Escalade.
It sounds like Eric stopped paying for it while they were still married. On the show Ev said there was a time during Jen's breakup that she didn't have a car. Does Eric have it? Maybe Toyota needs to check his driveway.
Here we go, Bentley to Hoopty, "Nizzer Rich" Next it will be a fall from grace, which hurts in the eye of her "Friend"
Weave, or wig?
If she is driving it she needs to pay for it. It doesn't matter if it was community property, and her ex bought it and they are going through divorce. Once she realised he has stopped paying for it, she should have picked up the payments. This ninjas is crazy!!
What a shock. She is as fake as the day is long. So the fact that she was pretending to own a Bentley just makes her act look even more phoney than it already did. Now that she is out of a job, they better come get it quick before she has to live in it.
The only thing the dumb bitches on these have to offer is vagina, nothing more nothing less. The worst is the stupid ho from the Real World, worthless puta.
How is a divorce filed in 2011 relevant to stopped car payments in 2009? Does she reliaze that's a 2 year difference? Now, if the payments stopped in 2011 because her huband controlled the money and idn't make them, MAYBE I could see the relevance. Still, she should've returned the car in that situation.


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Don't be scared to smoke the good stuff. Man you were scared of that defense on that thursday night watching them State Dogs play LSU. If I reamember right you said " We have to play this defense". I hate to blow my own horn, but toot toot. I told ya'll we had nothing to worry about. Anyway enough about me being right. For all you none believers pick up a pipe and start smoking you some I'm giving you another chance at joining me for what I'm smoking.
I hope Dooley has his Volenteers ready for a good ole dawgy beat down that they are about to recieve. They could not run the ball on Tulane's defense and trust me Tulane's defense is well...sucky ( I know they have not played Tulane, it's just an anaolgy). They all of a sudden aren't going to get a running game over night, so expect them to pass it alot. Our Dawgs defense will be all over this and will score at least one touchdown off an INT. The Dawgs offense will finally have a complete game and not even Bobo's playing calling is going to stop it. Georgia wins by 17, Murray has a career day, Crowell goes for 150 and and the Volenteer's fans will be so impressed that they burn Patton's orange jersey. Go ahead and start smoking just remember, Puff Puff Give.
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jusqu-icitoutvabien says: You guys were writing about possible alternatives to tumblr sometime in the past 6 months and I can't remember the site you mentioned, if you guys have any idea what I'm talking about any help would be appreciated. It wasn't Medium, I know that at least. If you have to answer privately 'tis chill.
» SFB says: I actually am pretty much an enthusiast of CMSes, so I'll give this one some public love. I'm pretty sure the site I mentioned is Ghost, which is a budding open-source platform. It's quite young, but it has a good community and will likely be in an amazing spot not long from now. I'm also looking at other options. But I'll say pretty much the coolest thing I've seen lately is the Harp Platform, which is a web development platform reliant on a flat-file structure. You build a theme, load up a folder full of Markdown posts, and boom, you have a website. It also has pre-processors so you don't have to convert your code when writing. I've been playing with an idea on it off and on for the last month or so, and being able to code natively in SASS and Jade rather than CSS and HTML is frickin' awesome.
On this topic, a more general thought: I love me some Tumblr, but I gotta admit that the site's approach to SEO leaves me willing to explore other options. By that same juncture, though, I wonder aloud if 2014 is the year that SFB gets reinvented or retired entirely. I think that five years of finding links on the internet is a good point to consider clearing a new path or finding a new approach. Maybe the goal is doing less better. Maybe the goal is working on a platform where I can create on the fly. Either way, the gears in my brain are working. — Ernie @ SFB
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Chronicling the downfall (?) of Toronto's mayor. A project by Alex Fitzpatrick.
It's high time we had a Rob Ford-centric Tumblr. Read, follow, launch a Tumblr burner account, and follow again. Then if you want to launch a third Tumblr burner account … well, you're on crack.
lisapete says: Have you ever considered putting your explanations, notes, comments, etc., BEFORE one begins to scroll down through the pictures you post? As I am scrolling down through a post of five to eight or so pictures, I would appreciate knowing what I am looking at, rather than needing to scroll back up after I have finally arrived at the notes. Maybe that is your point (?), but it would be so much more efficient to put them before. I hope you will seriously consider making this change. Thanks!
» SFB says: This is a mechanic that's common in the Tumblr interface. The dashboard works exactly like this. While we could technically do this by rejiggering the theme, it would go against the way Tumblr generally works, and it would also complicate the look of the interface. While we definitely appreciate the feedback, it'd be a matter of working against convention in this case, if that makes sense. — Ernie @ SFB


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That's if the city council approves a $3.5 million street improvement plan Monday evening.
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And if they do, are we screwed?
There's been a lot of excitement so far by the (what I would call) "general media" about this team. Soren Petro, for example, interviewed either Jayson Stark or Buster Olney earlier today, to which he proclaimed the AL Central to be a two-horse race between the Royals and the Tigers; the pundit basically agreed.
I'm not so sure. While the bullpen is good, I think Royal fans might be surprised to find that bullpens are "up" everywhere around the league. The offense, outside of Butler, Gordon and the increasingly consistent Alcides Escobar, is entirely suspect; Lorenzo Cain, I'm looking at you, and it's a glare full of skepticism.
Make no mistake about it: this team is winning on its pitching. We're 23rd in Runs Scored, and substantially further below the actual "mean." In runs allowed, we ranked THIRD (3rd). In all of baseball. Well ahead of the Rays, Dodgers, and a light-year ahead of the Nationals. That simply won't stand.
So I guess I'd like to be optimistic. I just don't see this team founded upon a sustainable model of success. Hosmer and Moustakas look lost, Francouer is still Francouer, and Lorenzo Cain is playing above his head. For the team to continue to succeed, Wade Davis and Ervin Santana need to continue to dominate. The only alternative is that Felipe Paulino and Danny Duffy replace them before they are able to regress. I'm going to go ahead and bet now that, that doesn't happen; and further, that Paulino doesn't even sniff the rotation until there's an injury to someone else. I know I'm being the turd in a the punch-bowl here, but can we continue to succeed like this?
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Good morning of exercise. I am hopeful that I can use this time between now and Thanksgiving very productively, even if Thanksgiving week itself is certain to be a nutritional disaster.
Was a bit late getting over to the pool, and had ambitious plans for further exercise, so I didn't swim much, but it was very nice (triceps distinctly sore from yesterday!):
500 straight as 100 free, 25 alternating breast, back
4 x 150 kick-drill-swim by 50 (IM order)
75 IM no free (easy), 75 free (hard)
1250 meters total
45 minutes core strength class
60 minutes spin
I've got the business card for the trainer I want to work with; I'm going to email her as soon as I finish writing this post and see what her schedule looks like...
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- Danielle in Iowa in Seattle said...
The good bit about staying around for Thanksgiving is that I usually only have one day of being completely off the rails nutrition-wise!
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ATLANTA (AP) - A proposal to change the power structure of Atlanta's mass transit system raises Georgia's complicated politics of race.
The tension is evident when comparing the demographics of MARTA riders against those seeking change. Surveys show about three-quarters of transit riders are black. The lawmakers seeking a larger role in decisions for northern Atlanta and its predominantly white suburbs are white.
Rep. Mike Jacobs' bill would keep MARTA's board at 11 voting members but change who appoints some of them. For example, the Fulton County Commission, dominated by black Democrats, now selects its own appointees. The bill would allow a caucus of municipal mayors mostly from majority-white communities to pick 2 of 3 MARTA board members from northern Fulton County.
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Alyssa Jayne Milano
Name: Lyssa,Conan
Name: Alyssa Jayne
Milano Occupation:
Date of Birth: 19 December1972
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New
York, USA
Height: 5' 2"
Relations: Mother: Lin, fashion designer
Father: Tom, musical editor Brother: Cory, born
Hair color: Brown
Eye color: Brown
Sign: Sagitarius
Rosary bead on back, angel on left ankle, garland
of flowers on right ankle, sacred heart on her behind,
fairy kneeling in grass on hip.
Jayne Milano was born in Brooklyn, New York on December 19th
1972. Seven years later, after seeing the Broadway play "Annie",
she looked up to her parents and said: "I can do that". Her
professional acting debut came one year later at age eight,
in the role of "July" in the tour of the very same Tony-winning
Broadway musical. article
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spent over a year playing the role on tour before returning
to New York to appear off-Broadway in the first American
musical adaptation of "Jane Eyre" at the Theater Opera
Music Institute. She also appeared in Wendy Wasserstein's
one-act play, "Tender Offer" at the New York Ensemble
Theater, "All Night Long" at the Second Stage and "Warning
Sigsbut in 1984 at age 11 as "Samantha Micelli" in the
ABC sitcom "Who's The Boss". It ran for eight years,
in which time she won three Youth In Film awards for
Best Supporting Actress Alyssa: "It was a great way
to grow up, but I was sad to see it end. It's like graduating
High School when you're sad and excited at the same
Alyssa returned to T.V. in her first regular series
since "Who's the Boss?", on April 14th, 1997 when Alyssa
joined the cast of Fox TV's "Melrose Place". She shot
the last six episodes of the 1997 season. And in the
1998 season, she was a regular in all 33 episodes of
the show. Alyssa played Jennifer Mancini, younger sister
to Michael Mancini. Upon moving to Los Angeles from
Boston, Jennifer started all kinds of trouble. She became
Amanda's nemesis, Michael's partner in crime, and a
lover to one of the characters!
Alyssa was last seen on the little screen last November
as Denise Harris in "To Brave Alaska" , an ABC-TV movie.
In the film, Denise and her boyfriend are abandoned
in a desperate arctic wilderness and only her determination
and strength saves their lives. The film was actually
made in Vancouver BC, and Alberta , Canada, and filming
it was no walk in the park. Alyssa had to skidoo (snowmobile)
two miles each day to the set, and do underwater scenes
in a giant water tank. Alyssa: "We had our costumes
padded with heat packs, but it got so cold that I would
lay on the dog (Newman) to keep warm."
has also starred in the TV movies : "The Surrogate"
(ABC), "Confessions Of A Sorority Girl" (ShowTime),
"The Canterville Ghost" with Sir John Giulgud (BBC),
"Driving School" (NBC), "Dance Till Dawn" (NBC), "Candles
In The Dark" (Family Channel), and "Casualty Of Love
(The Amy Fisher Story)" (CBS). In March, 1998 Alyssa
starred in the Disney Original Telefilm "Gold Rush".
on "The Wonderful World of Disney". In the telefilm,
Alyssa played a young adventurer who set out during
the Alaskan Gold Rush to discover her fortune. Alyssa
is back on weekly as Phoebe Halliwell in the Spelling
produced "Charmed" along side Shannen Doherty and Holly
Marie Combs Charmed aires every Wednesday night on the
WB Network!
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Petition against Hooksett board member gains more than 80 signatures
Resident Alyssa Zapora Ehl started the petition because of what she says is Lyscar's erratic behavior towards fellow board members and members of the public.
"What it is, I have been very clear in saying this since the beginning, I can work with anyone, I have never had this kind of problem before and if you want to talk logically I can talk. But attack me personally and I counter attack. They disagree that a politician should do that, that a politician should take a higher ground, and that's just not me," Lyscars said.
"I think the level of unhappiness (with Lyscars' behavior) is increasing in the community. And I don't think it is about people who disagree with him but about the lack of respect. Two people can adamantly disagree but you don't hold up a winky face. I myself have been criticized in meetings and sat there, I have not argued with the public or held up signs. We live in a country where people are allowed to have opinions," Korkosz said.
Ehl admitted that she was hoping the petition would garner more than 83 signatures in a month, but said that many people are afraid of signing it because they fear Lyscars' reaction.
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" he was using diuretics pretty heavy leading up to the show.. He said it was his last show and wanted to go all out.. Said he didn't want to do what it took to gain 20 pounds to be competitive.. But yet went to extreme for his conditioning "
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If anyone is interested in the diuretic topic (I don't have much to add to the information concerning Seccarecci's death), I actually grabbed my phone while running errands and reached out to the former head of the WNBF, now head of another federation, longtime Pro competitor, and all around damn knowledgeable guy concerning bodybuilding (especially natty/tested competitions).
He said that testing for diuretics is standard in the expanded panel being used by WADA-accredited labs. A run of the mill drug test would detect PEDs, with diuretic testing as an available option should a promoter wish to do so.
As I've said in other threads, the level to which a federation holds their athletes accountable for banned substances is quite variable. I can rattle off a list of names of competitors who have failed WNBF show tests, and a month later are competing in a different "drug tested" federation. Does that mean that all natties use diuretics, or even (gasp!) some type of anabolics? Nope. It simply means that just like in any sport, some people play by the rules, and others don't.
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I'd say his proclamations of wanting to go out with a bang, and it being his last show was rather... prophetic.
Might be too soon. And the following statement will be rather cynical of me, but these guys are in control of their own lives, and it is their decision to do something stupid like pushing it. They do call it "pushing it" for a reason. I can only feel so bad when this type of thing happens. What did people expect to happen?
Most interesting, is what do these young guys expect to happen pumping gram upon gram into their system to "catch up" to pro level quickly. Its like a time bomb, no one knows when its going to go off, but its certainly armed.
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MADISON (WKOW/ANGIE'S LIST) -- 2013 is drawing to a close, but before you focus on new resolutions, you may want to complete one more project this year.
If you make your home more energy efficient before December 31st, you could be eligible for a federal tax credit.
First up, you may want to start with a home energy audit.
"One of the issues we had was around switches and plug outlets throughout the house," homeowner Steve Chase said. "There was one that was maybe worse than the others, we knew it was kind of cold, but we did not realize quite how bad it was."
A home audit found a fix and gave chase peace of mind by proving recent home improvement project weren't wasted.
"We didn't build the house, we bought the house existing and it had been five years old when we moved in," Chase explained.
There are several products and appliances that may qualify for a tax credit - including insulation, heating and cooling equipment, roofing and windows.
But before you commit to any improvements, evaluate your home's needs.
An energy audit can help do that by telling you how much energy your home uses and what you can do to improve efficiency.
"I have my infrared camera here and what we do is we go through the house. We look at everything, floors, doors, windows, and ceilings - everything that we can think of and we are trying to find issues within the house," Energy Auditor Art Tompkins said.
Auditors also conduct a blower door test to find leaks.
"This is the skin of the blower door and I preassembled it. It goes right into the door like this," Tompkins said.
An audit typically takes about three to four hours and costs $250 to $800.
Most auditors take pictures, both infrared and digital, and include those in a report with descriptions and suggestions on how to fix issues.
"When hiring an energy auditor you want to make sure they are an independent third party. The auditor should come in and give you an assessment. They shouldn't be selling you the actual items," Angie Hicks said.
You should always be home at the time of the audit so you can walk through your house, room by room, with the auditor.
Click here for a full list of products and appliances that qualify for the tax credit.
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This Friday, 7-Eleven will celebrate their caffeinated version of National Coffee Day.
CofFREE Day is being celebrated one day earlier this year by offering everyone a free large-size cup of hot coffee, or cappuccino, tea or latte, from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. local time while supplies last.
In a news release, 7-Eleven said it wants to invite everyone across the U.S. to kick off the weekend by making a morning stop at participating 7-Eleven stores.
As 7-Eleven is celebrating National Coffee Day by offering free coffee to customers, it will also offer a free vote in 7-Election, the unabashedly unscientific and "just-for-fun" poll for the next President of the United States.
Every four years, 7-Eleven unveils custom coffee cups for each presidential nominee and tracks customers' votes through purchases.
The 7-Eleven coffee poll has correctly mirrored the final national results in 2000, 2004 and 2008 elections.
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oh yeah sure, how about if a million people like this…. I'll think about it.
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<3 omg! whoever you are, anon, you are crazy! I'm far from perfection. But thank you so much sweet pea.
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I think it's like the chin shape, dimples, eyebrows, and maybe the smile when she's showing teeth?
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You keep right on thinking that the Texians were here illegally if it makes you feel better. Either way, the Texians won and guess what? This is now one of the 50 states in THE UNITED STATES of AMERICA. You can wave your Mexican flag and hope that someday Mexico regains ground that was once theirs. It's probably not going to happen. This part of the country will continue it's decline though. Of that you can be sure of.
The last time "any" administration gave 3 seconds thought to immigration was shortly after Pearl Harbor was attacked.June 30, 2011 at 5:30 a.m.
So, ALL illigal immagrants intered this country during "this administration" because all past administrations enforced the immagration laws? Really?
Ask Austin to enact laws requireing all employers to use the E-Varify system.June 30, 2011 at 12:55 a.m.
I'm not sure about the statement by someone that said 90 percent of the Texas army were illegal immigrants. Fact is, many of these Anglos were citizens of Mexico who had came to Texas under Mexico's colonization laws and actually took oaths to become Mexican citizens which many of them did. These days we have immigration laws in this country that are not enforced by this administration. But when you come to this country illegally, you are a law-breaker and criminal, and should be punished.June 29, 2011 at 2:53 p.m.
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art,June 29, 2011 at 12:22 p.m.
do you call all those so-called texans who in 1836 died in Goliad, Refugio and the Alamo at the hands of the mexican army "law breaking criminals" since 90+% of the Texian army was comprised of illegal aliens in Texas?
If we didn't demand and consume the goods and services produced by illegal aliens or if the number of immigration visas for the people who come and stay here illegally to produce the goods and services that we demand and consume was increased, there wouldn't be a profit motive for smugglers like these.June 29, 2011 at 8:24 a.m.
"Illegal immigrants".June 29, 2011 at 6:55 a.m.
How about plain and simple: Law breaking criminals.
If I broke into your home and took what I think I need, it would be criminal on my part.
The same applies to, (as the VICAD calls) 'immigrants'.
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BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – South Brunswick High School will celebrate Thursday night the life of a teenager who tragically died earlier this week.
James Prince, 17, drowned Tuesday night while swimming near the Oak Island Pier.
Medical crews attempted to revive the victim by doing CPR, but he never regained consciousness.
According to a spokesperson from Brunswick County School, Prince was a senior and student athlete at South Brunswick High School who touched the lives of everyone he met.
A memorial service will take place Thursday night at 7:30 on the school's football field.
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PLATTSBURGH — Energy-efficiency incentives for small businesses and nonprofits were promoted during a recent workshop at the Town of Plattsburgh.
Jamie Rogers, energy program coordinator for the Adirondack North Country Association, said he oversees local participation in the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority's Green Jobs Green New York program.
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Free energy assessments are available to entities that use 100 kilowatt hours or fewer per year. Those can be done with no obligation to make suggested improvements, Rogers said.
The businesses and nonprofits have two options for financing if they want to implement improvements.
A Participation Loan calls for NYSERDA to provide 50 percent of a loan, up to $50,000, at zero percent interest and the lender to provide the rest at market rate.
On-Bill Recovery Financing, available from energy providers such as New York State Electric and Gas, allows the client to use the money saved on the energy bill to pay for efficiency upgrades.
Rogers said participation is a simple process.
"It amazes me how many small businesses don't take advantage of this," he said.
Marilyn Keis-Hartunian, a NYSEG marketing and sales analyst, provided information on the utility's Small-Business Energy Efficiency Program, which she called perfect for smaller enterprises.
To qualify, the business must use fewer than 100 kilowatt hours per year. The program provides free energy assessments, mainly for lighting systems.
If the client decides to go ahead with energy-efficiency improvements, NYSEG will pay 70 percent of the project.
Typical projects include replacement of fluorescent fixtures with more efficient lamps and ballasts, a switch from incandescent bulbs to compact fluorescents and an upgrade of exit signs to light-emitting diode technology.
NYSEG's contractors will install the new equipment and even haul away the old materials, Keis-Hartunian said.


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After deliberating for seven days, the jury informed Judge Fidler that they were deadlocked. He asked how many jurors were on each side but did not want to know how they were leaning. The foreman told him that they were split 7 to 5. The judge weighed the possibility of giving them a lesser charge to consider, manslaughter. Previously both the prosecution and the defense had rejected the addition of a manslaughter charge, and Judge Fidler ultimately decided not to give the jury this option.
The jury told the judge that his Special Instruction Number 3 was the problem. In his final instructions to the jury, Judge Fidler had said, "It is the prosecution's contention that the act committed by the defendant that caused the death of Ms. Clarkson was to point a gun at her, which resulted in that gun entering Ms. Clarkson's mouth while in Mr. Spector's hand. The prosecution bears the burden of proving that defendant Spector committed that act. If you do not find that the prosecution has proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant committed that act, you must return a verdict of not guilty."
It seemed clear that not all of the jurors bought the prosecution's scenario of what had happened to cause Lana Clarkson's death.
Attorneys wrangled for three days over the issue of writing a new instruction for the jury. Judge Fidler finally ruled that Special Instruction Number 3 "misstates the law" and was an "absolute error." To remedy the situation, he told the jurors to disregard it and issued a modified instruction, stating that to find Spector guilty of second-degree murder, they would have to agree that he "committed an act with a firearm that caused the death of Lana Clarkson, such as:
"a. Placing the gun in her mouth or forcing her to place the gun in her mouth at which time it discharged;
"b. Pointing the gun at or against her head, at which time it entered her mouth and discharged;
"c. Pointing the gun at her to prevent her from leaving his house, causing a struggle which resulted in the gun entering her mouth and discharging."
Judge Fidler explained that there were simply examples. "These are inferences you may draw from the evidence but are not required to do so. You may reject them. These are only possibilities that you may consider." But in order to convict, they had to agree that Spector acted with "malice aforethought."
The defense objected to the rewritten instruction and demanded a mistrial. Defense Attorney Bradley Brunon characterized it as "a rescrambling of the egg." Fidler denied their call for a mistrial and the jury continued their deliberations.
But on September 26, 2007, the twelfth day of deliberations, the jury sent word to Judge Fidler that they could not reach a verdict. After 44 hours of deliberation and six ballots, they were deadlocked 10 to 2 with the majority favoring conviction. The judge declared a mistrial.
Spector, who was facing fifteen years to life in prison for second-degree murder, remains free on $1 million bail.
At a news conference afterward, Sandi Gibbons, a spokeswoman for Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley, said, "We're disappointed and we will begin immediately preparing for the retrial."
Jury selection for the new trial was scheduled to begin in Los Angeles, CA on October 20, 2008. No further developments in the case are expected until at least the spring of 2009.
Spector is also facing a civil trial filed by Lana Clarkson's family, which will probably not begin until there is a verdict in the criminal case.
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For Your Consideration: Global Warming
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There has been a rather large segment of the population suggesting that the planet was going through a major climate change that would have a disastrous impact on the earth and that this change was primarily man's fault due to the hydrocarbons from fossil fuels, this position has been presented with increasing intensity for the past three to four decades.
The government over this period has produced a massive quantity of legislation to curb the use of fossil fuels to reduce the hydrocarbons that go into the atmosphere, and now that their prognostications are becoming questionable the government is no longer calling the event global warming, it is now climate change, but it has not eased up on its demand to reduce hydrocarbons.
The South Pole's ice cap appears to increasing in density and the North Pole's mass, in area, has increased to about 900,000 sq. mi. in a relatively short time, there is no point in presenting some of the ominous predictions that some people are giving as a result of this turnaround that the Polar Caps are experiencing.
One may suggest that the position of the Earth in relationship to other bodies in our solar system, especially to the Sun, may have some influence on our climate, the fact that the Sun has cycles of activity, just as the Earth has, would suggest that this body would influence our weather significantly.
The changes that occur in the Earth's gravitational field, the changes in weight distribution due to plate tectonics, and mans' constant manipulation of the environment are just a few of the obvious dynamic that are contributing to the planets ever-changing climatic conditions.
Now it's also being suggested that the methane that is being released during fracking which releases methane gas, is contributing more to the global warming than that of the other fossil fuels, it would seem there is no stopping these people that are intent on killing the nation's ability to supply the country with the wide variety of fossil fuels.
These very same people are more than willing to ignore the impact that their, so called, clean renewable energy is having on the environment, they fail to mention the number of birds that are killed by the wind generators that are spring up around the country or to mention the harmful chemicals that are employed to produce the solar panels that are taking up massive acres of land, prevent the growth of vegetation and preventing the earth from soaking up the heat during the day. The government is spending millions of dollars, if not billions, to develop a costly and inefficient energy source at a time that our economy is in shambles. It gets a little tiresome to hear these global warming advocates continually assert that most climatologists have reached a consensus that man and his use of fossil fuels are responsible for climate warming, as if this declaration made their position fact --- not a very scientific way to approach a subject that is having such a devastating impact on the nation's economy.
These very same people make climatic calls that often don't pan out, and yet we allow these people to influence our economy with their poorly constructed theories, is it any wonder that our country is in the shape that it's in, but it would be unwise to fault the climatologists when it is really the responsibility of our government officials to exercise a little common sense, but that might be asking too much of our representatives.
Time has come to place the blame for the nation's poor economic state on our Congress and the administrator, this L shaped recovery will continue as long as the current policies are kept in place by this administration, the administration has a complete lack of understanding when it comes to economics, it would also be a major oversight to ignore the contributions made by the Federal Reserve. The electorate needs to start educating themselves in some basic economic principles and making sure that the people that they are electing have a good grasp of the basic economic principles, instead of getting lost in the rhetoric that most politicians present to the electorate, which sounds good but tells use nothing.


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There's no harm in pausing to recognize the tragedy in Sandy Hook....In fact we did so at this week's City Council meeting and I am sure most Americans of all ages have already taken time to reflect and remember, perhaps during the President's remarks on Sunday or at church or while just thinking about what went down.
Now state government is organizing the collective moment for tomorrow morning at 9:30. I've already reflected on what happened, so I am excusing myself from the Governor's group exercise.
However, if you haven't reflected on the matter already, you may want to avail yourself of New York's organized mourning.
New York Schools to Join in National Moment of Silence for Sandy Hook | Politics on the Hudson
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I guess skoole prayer is okay if the purpose is to get everyone on board for the need for new gun laws.
- December 21, 2012 at 8:19 AM
Would I love to hear a moment of silence from the pandering politicians seeking to make hay out of this opportunity.
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"Now, my goal is to score two wins, because I need many points."
In Formula 3 Euro Series qualifying at the 3.629 kilometres long Nürburgring sprint circuit, Daniel Juncadella (Prema Powerteam, 1:22.675 minutes) claimed first place.
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"It was an almost perfect weekend." – Roberto Merhi
Having already won the first FIA Formula 3 International Trophy race at the 7.004 kilometres long Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium, Roberto Merhi (Prema Powerteam) was also unbeatable in the second race. At the finish, he had a margin of over 23 seconds over Marco Wittmann (Signature). Laurens Vanthoor (Signature) ended up fourth behind William Buller (Fortec Motorsport).
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"Of course, I am very happy with this victory at Spa."
Spaniard Roberto Merhi (Prema Powerteam) has won the fourth season round of the FIA Formula 3 International Trophy. The points' leader scored an undisputed lights-to-flag victory from William Buller (Fortec Motorsport) and Jazeman Jaafar (Carlin).
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Merhi begins strongly in Spa
Formula 3 Euro Series drivers dominated proceedings in qualifying for the FIA Formula 3 International Trophy at the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit. Euro Series' points' leader Roberto Merhi (Prema Powerteam, 2:17.438 minutes) set the fastest lap time at the 7.004 kilometres long Grand Prix circuit, followed by Marko Asmer (Double R, 2:18.502 minutes) and Marco Wittmann (Signature, 2:18.800 minutes).
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Formula 3 Euro Series Norisring race 3 report
Marco Wittmann (Signature) decided the 15th season round of the Formula 3 Euro Series at the 2.3 kilometres long Norisring in his favour. On a wet track, the 21-year old scored a lights-to-flag win and thus moved up to second place in the drivers' standings. Roberto Merhi (Prema Powerteam) finished second, but remains the Formula 3 Euro Series points' leader. His margin over Wittmann is currently 31 points. Daniel Abt (Signature) took the flag in third place.
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Formula 3 Euro Series 2011 Norisring race 2 report, results and photo
Marco Wittmann (Signature) claimed victory in the second Formula 3 Euro Series race at Norisring. The Franconian, who only lives 40 kilometres away from Norisring, had a thrilling battle for the lead with Roberto Merhi (Prema Powerteam), in which the German eventually came out on top.
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Formula 3 Euro Series Norisring race 1 report
Nigel Melker (Mücke Motorsport) won an action-packed 13th Formula 3 Euro Series' round at the 2.3 kilometres long Norisring in Nuremberg, after Laurens Vanthoor (Signature) and Marco Wittmann (Signature), who had crossed the finish line ahead of the Dutchman, each were given a 30 seconds' time penalty for a yellow-flag infringement.
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From pole position, Daniel Juncadella (Prema Powerteam) won the twelfth season round of the Formula 3 Euro Series. At the 4.326 kilometres long Red Bull Ring in Styria, the Spaniard took the lead at the start and went on to win the race with a five seconds' margin over Nigel Melker (Mücke Motorsport).
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Formula 3 Euro Series in Spielberg, Austria
Roberto Merhi (Prema Powerteam) claimed victory in the eleventh season round of the Formula 3 Euro Series. At the 4.326 kilometres long Red Bull Ring, only re-opened in May, the Spaniard scored his second victory, having already won the first race of the weekend in the morning.
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This article was written by Tracy Rackensperger and originally published in Advance on August 2, 2004. We thank the publishers of Advance for allowing us to reprint this article.
The Rehabilitation Research Center on Communication Enhancement, commonly referred to as the AAC-RERC, is a consortium of partners from around the country supporting the research, training, and dissemination of information relating to augmentative communication. The AAC-RERC is funded by the National Institute on Disability Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) to positively affect the lives of people who use AAC.
Recently, the AAC-RERC established activities to be conducted within the next five years regarding access. These activities fall into five major themes: improving the availability of AAC to a more diverse population, meeting the demands of users in todays society, enhancing AAC usability and performance, improving access methods to AAC technology, and promoting better compatibility of AAC and common technologies.
Improving the Availability of AAC to a More Diverse Population The complexity of AAC technologies may make it difficult for individuals who have a cognitive and/or language disability to use them. This is due to the high degree of learning required to become a proficient communicator. The AAC-RERC is carrying out several measures to address this issue. These projects include Visual scene displays for beginning communicators (Janice Light, Pennsylvania State University), Visual scene displays for adults with aphasia (David Beukelman, University of Nebraska; Jeff Higginbotham, University of Buffalo-New York), and Visual scene displays and intelligent agents for persons with autism (Howard Shane, Childrens Hospital-Boston; Kevin Caves and Frank DeRuyter, Duke University).
Meeting the Demands of Users in Todays Society Individuals with significant communication disabilities have high expectations for their lives. Individuals must be properly supported in achieving their educational, career, and social goals. The AAC-RERC recognizes these needs and are conducting the following activities: Literacy support technologies for individuals who rely on AAC (Janice Light and David McNaughton, Pennsylvania State University), Telework to improve employment outcomes for people who rely on AAC (David McNaughton), Specialized AAC vocabulary research (Diane Bryen, Temple University), and Enhancing the role of listeners in AAC interactions (David Beukelman; Kevin Caves).
Enhancing AAC Usability and Performance The AAC-RERC recognizes that individuals who use AAC need to communicate quickly and efficiently when engaging in conversations. Thus, this need is being addressed through these projects: Communication performance assessment: monitoring/simulating AAC (Jeff Higginbotham) and Improving interface performance efficiency between AAC and information technology systems (Kevin Caves; Jeff Higginbotham).
Improving Access Methods to AAC Technology For many, improving the way communication devices could be utilized would make their lives easier. Individuals would be able to use their devices with less physical effort. To address this need, a number of ventures are being undertaken, including AAC technology to supplement intelligibility of residual speech (David Beukelman; Kevin Caves), Recognition of dysarthric speech (Kevin Caves; Howard Shane; Diane Bryen), Gesture recognition (Kevin Caves; Howard Shane), and Brain interface (Kevin Caves and Frank DeRuyter; Jeff Higginbotham).
Promoting Compatibility of AAC and Common Technologies As mainstream technologies advance, individuals grow more dependent on them to be successful. People who use AAC must be able to use these common technologies in order to become a success and a part of the global village. The AAC-RERC acknowledges this need and is addressing it by developing related activities. These activities include Technology and policy watch (Frank DeRuyter and Kevin Caves; Diane Bryen; David Beukelman; Howard Shane) and AAC Webcrawling-communication content from the Internet (Jeff Higginbotham)
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We were thrilled to be able to work with Grace Bonney of design*sponge and her fianacé Aaron on their wedding invitations. The wedding was held under a Spanish Moss Oak tree in the charming city of Savannah. Each invitation was printed on a one of a kind vintage handkerchief and wrapped with a letter pressed band printed with a faux bois pattern and the couples initials. As a special touch many of the male guests arrived wearing their "invitations" as pocket squares.
Read more about the invitations and the rest of Grace and Aaron's beautiful wedding at design*sponge and Martha Stewart.


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Ballot Access, Debt Jubilee, Legalization of hemp/marijuana-try discussing my platform sometime, instead of my stand up act, Green Party!—
Roseanne Barr (@TheRealRoseanne) May 02, 2012
Oh, honey. We thought they were one in the same. You are actually trying to be serious? Bless your precious heart.
And, please, stay away from the ganja.
americans! YOU NEED TO VOTE FOR IDEAS, NOT PPL, OR PARTIES!—
Roseanne Barr (@TheRealRoseanne) May 02, 2012
Uh. Isn't that what happened last time? People voted for the idea of Obama. Look how well that turned out!


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Two years ago my three sons and I traveled to the BWCA for a fabulous 8-day trip. Piragis did us a great service providing us with two new ash-trimmed Seliga's.
The boats were perfect. Loaded with gear they tracked true and portaged with relative ease. They were dry through two considerable wind and rain storms and we had little difficulty with waves and weather vain affect.
I was glad for the extra free board when the severe weather hit and the slightly upturned ends are a classic and distinct design. So much so that this spring we purchased one ourselves and look forward to our return to the BWCA with our own craft.
If you have read of Joe Seliga, then his memory and legend add even further to the rich heritage of this sadly now expiring company, Bell. We have used the North Wind model (also great) and I also own the 15 foot Rob Roy.
My money went for the Seliga though and I will be proud to pass it onto my children when that time comes. Thank you Joe, and thank you Bell.
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If you always wanted to be a boat builder, you might be familiar with the name Joe Seliga. Yes, that's Joe Seliga - the wood and canvas canoe builder who lived in Ely, Minnesota. Well, we are boat builders. And with Joe's great design paired with our KevLight™ laminate, you have a downright inspiring rendition of a classic wilderness tripping canoe.
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Mary J. Blige stars in an AT&T commercial for their lineup of mobile phones. The spot, titled "Shedding Styles," shows the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul changing clothes to the tune of her Darkchild-produced single "The One."
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Happy Cinco De Mayo everybody! We all know Americans will take over any holiday to have a good time and Cinco De Mayo is no exception. So if you too want to get in on the action, here are some fab drink recipes to request at your local bar or to throw your very own party!
|Blood Orange Jalapeño Margarita
1 1/2 ounces Tequila Don Julio Blanco
1 ounce blood orange puree
1 jalapeño, muddled
Splash of lime juice
Splash of agave syrup
In a Boston shaker, muddle jalapeño. Add Don Julio Blanco, orange puree, lime juice and agave syrup to cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Shake well. Strain into a margarita glass over ice.
Recipe courtesy of New York City Mixologist Elayne Duke.
|Cucumber Muddle
1 ounce Tequila Don Julio Blanco
1 ounce St. Germain
4 cucumber slices, muddled
1/2 ounce agave syrup
1/4 ounce lime juice
1 teaspoon of orange bitters
In a Boston shaker cocktail glass, muddle four cucumber slices. Add Don Julio, St. Germain, agave syrup, lime juice and orange bitters to cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well. Strain into a highball glass over ice.
Recipe courtesy of New York City Mixologist Elayne Duke.
|Watermelon and Apple Margarita
2 oz Herradura Silver tequila
1/2 oz Lime juice
1/2 oz Agave nectar
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Isaac Hayes built his recording career on providing an aural soundtrack for many a romantic evening, which is why Isaac Hayes Sings For Lovers is a perfect addition to Concord's For Lovers series.
Ike's groundbreaking Hot Buttered Soul album set the stage for a whole raft of lovemaking music created by fellow soul men like Barry White, Al Green and Teddy Pendergrass. Sensual, sometimes erotic, Ike's deep velvet tones provide the perfect backdrop for seduction and the For Lovers release includes a number of prime examples.
His ability to add his own special touch to the music of Burt Bacharach and Hal David is evident with his treatment of "Walk On By" on the aforementioned Hot Buttered Soul. On this new compilation, he brings his interpretive magic to the songwriting duo's "The Look Of Love" and a nine-minute version of "(They Long To Be) Close To You."
"Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)," penned with longtime songwriting and production partner David Porter, started out as a Johnnie Taylor Stax hit. Hayes puts his indelible stamp on it as he does with pop group Bread's '71 hit "Baby I'm-A Want You." The essence of Hayes' skill as a slow jam master can be found on cuts like "Someone Made You For Me," "Make A Little Love To Me" and the brilliant "Let's Don't Ever Blow Our Thing," from the 1976's Juicy Fruit (Disco Freak), a suitable finale to this sumptuous set of sexy soul music.
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Here is a hip hop magazine's recent posting on the 5 best looking jerseys from the 1990s. I came across this by way of a buddy of mine (J57 of the Brown Bag Allstars) who did the text interview interspersed between the entries. As you all might imagine a particular favorite of this site is featured at number one.


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Protein Purification Strategies and Preparation of Cell-Free Extracts
An important part of biotechnology research is to use protein engineering techniques to design or modify proteins with optimized properties for specific industrial applications. In order to do this, scientists must be able to isolate and purify proteins of interest so their conformations, substrate specificities, reactions with other ligands, and specific activities can be studied.
The degree of protein purity required depends on the intended end use of the protein. For some applications, a crude extract is sufficient. However, for other uses, such as in foods and pharmaceuticals, a high level of purity is required. In order to achieve this, several protein purification methods are typically used, in a series of purification steps.
Each protein purification step usually results in some degree of product loss. Therefore, an ideal protein purification strategy is one in which the highest level of purification is reached in the fewest steps. The selection of which steps to use is dependent on the size, charge, solubility and other properties of the target protein. The following techniques are most appropriate for purifying a single cytosolic protein. Purification of cytosolic protein complexes is more complicated and usually requires that different methods be applied.
- The first step in purifying intracellular (inside the cell) proteins is preparation of a crude extract. The extract will contain a complex mixture of all the proteins from the cell cytoplasm, and some additional macromolecules, cofactors and nutrients. Crude extract may be used for some applications in biotechnology, however, if purity is an issue, subsequent purification steps must be followed. Crude protein extracts are prepared by removal of cellular debris generated by cell lysis, which is achieved using chemicals and enzymes, sonication or a French Press. The debris are removed by centrifugation and the supernatant is recovered. Crude preparations of extracellular proteins may be obtained by simply removing the cells by centrifugation.
- For certain biotechnology applications, there is a demand for thermostable enzymes: Enzymes that can tolerate high temperatures without denaturing, and while maintaining a high specific activity. Organisms that produce them are sometimes called extremophiles. An easy approach to purifying a heat-resistant protein is to denature the other proteins in the mixture by heating, then cooling the solution (thus allowing the thermostable enzyme to reform or redissolve, if necessary. The denatured proteins can then be removed by centrifugation.
Intermediate Purification Steps
- In the past, a common second step to purifying a protein from a crude extract was by precipitation in a solution with high osmotic strength (i.e. salt solutions). Nucleic acids in the crude extract can be removed by precipitating aggrigates formed with streptomycin sulfate or protamine sulfate. Protein precipitation is usually done using ammonium sulfate as the salt.
Different proteins will precipitate in different concentrations of ammonium sulfate. In general, proteins of higher molecular weight precipitate in lower concentrations of ammonium sulfate. Salt precipitation does not usually lead to a highly purified protein, but can assist in eliminating some unwanted proteins in a mixture and concentrating the sample. Salts in the solution are then removed by dialysis through porous cellulose tubing, filtration, or gel exclusion chromatography.
- Modern biotech protocols often take advantage of the many commercially-available kits that provide ready-made solutions for standard proceedures. Protein purification is often performed using filters and prepared gel filtration columns. All you have to do is follow the instructions and add the right volume of the right solution and wait the specified length of time while collecting the eluant (what comes out the other end of the column) in a fresh test tube.


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GREAT ride quality, near luxury quality interior (on a loaded model) at a entry level price, aluminum v6 at an i4 price, 100k PT warrantee
Expensive required routine maintenance, minor repairs are expensive and unnecessarily difficult, V6 could use more pep
Value Car Not Such A Great Value... But A Joy To Drive — Very comfortable and quite car with loads of features. Had standard features that weren't even available as options on the Accord and cost thousands less. However, the optional V6 was not nearly as powerful as the V6 options for the Accord... It's performance was a HUGE step down from my previous car, a Grand National. Fuel economy was not as good as you would expect for the level of performance, but then, with all the options, even with the aluminum V6, it was a pretty heavy car. I would have loved this car because of its comfort, ride quality, and extra features, however, the ownership cost was excessive. The car had a great warranty, but to maintain the warranty required very expensive routine maintenance. The required transmission services and timing belt changes were astronomically expensive. After the warranty expires, you learn that even simple repair tasks are made difficult and expensive because of poor accessibility to most parts of the drivetrain. Good car with few problems, however, even minor problems carry major repair costs!
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lots of power
not a very manly car, few modifications possible
Good Car For Every Day Driving But Not A Tuner At All — Great car, lots of pep. Never owned a Hyundai before and was kinda nervous about the quality but it has put up with the beating ive given it so it must be good. Fastest 'zippy' car ive ever driven, a great car
Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)
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All the pros i named the car has no faults its a Hyundai's best selling car for a reason! I have recommend this car to friends and they have listened! You get more then you pay for with the Hyundai So... Read More
Fun For All
This car is fun to drive, handling in rain is amazing. The heated seats make a long drive much better. And I can fit 3 car seats in back. Braking system works great and has an eco boost that helps get... Read More
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I Love The Spaciousness Of This Car.
I really enjoy using this car, however so does a large population of others. I hate it when I go out in any given parking lot and see a bunch of sonatas all with my same or similar colors. Thank goo... Read More
In Style
I love the styling and advanced tech in this car. Bluelink, voice control, telemetrics, phone connectivity etc.. the larger wheels on the SE drove me to this model over the Limited, and the dual tip e... Read More
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The car has a lot of features you find in the typical higher end cars, like heated leather seats. The stock entertainment system is more than adequate, I wouldn't consider trying to upgrade with after... Read More
Great Car And A Great Deal!
This car is fun and easy to drive. It runs smoothly and is a gas saver. I average about 30-32 miles per gallon on a tank of gas with a good mixture of city/highway driving. Truly a great car! Read More
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Wonderful car all round! Makes a great everyday driver and would make a great first car!!! :) Excellent gas mileage and interior room! Also makes a great family car!! Has a very large trunk and very b... Read More
#1 Commuter If You Need More Room Than A Compact
All in all a great commuter vehicle without having to go to a compact. Price wise it was a good buy and reliable enough to keep fora long time. Hyundai has made leaps and bounds in the last few years ... Read More
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This Car Has Great Features For The Price - Awesome Family Car With Navigation For Those Day Trips.
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EVERYONE was bitterly disappointed with the result against London Irish and also with the performance.
Results haven't gone our way this season but the performance levels have improved immeasurably over the last eight weeks.
We have played some big teams in Gloucester, Saracens and Biarritz and the levels have increased a lot.
The big disappointment against Irish, as well as the loss, was the fact we didn't really do ourselves justice.
There are 10 games to go in the league and matches to be won so we need to analyse where we haven't performed as we look forward to the Leicester Tigers game in February. Before then we have games in the Amlin Challenge Cup and LV=Cup and these are an opportunity for us to get some form and confidence.
We are not a massive squad so there won't be wholesale changes but it is a chance for the younger players to be involved again.
Every time they have played for us they have been great so it's good for their development.
I have been impressed with all the younger players at the club, they have got ambition to succeed and better themselves. As well as being good players, they are also good people as well.
Max Stelling and Ben Howard, who signed senior contracts this week, have done well when they have played and it's those sort of players who will take this club forward in the future.
Following the Irish defeat, I think it will be good for us to play with a smile on our faces and with the shackles off over these next few fixtures, starting against Sale Sharks in the Amlin Challenge Cup tomorrow.
We need to get some form for the last batch of league games and show what we perhaps haven't so far this season.
On a personal level, it was gutting to miss the London Irish match but I am feeling a lot better than I have over the last couple of weeks.
It's been frustrating because I have had a few concussions during my career and I have only taken a few days to recover but this has been nearly three weeks.
Hopefully, I will start running towards the end of this week and if that goes well I will look to progress that next week. It's too early to say when I will be back — with these things there are certain protocols that you have got to abide by — but I won't be playing against Sale tomorrow.
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Rescue crews work at the scene of a 17-car pileup south of Exit 23 on Interstate 93 Saturday afternoon. (Dan Seufert/Union Leader Correspondent)
NEW HAMPTON - A chain-reaction accident involving at least a dozen motor vehicles on Interstate 93 north closed a section of the highway near Exit 23 for about two hours Saturday afternoon as snow made the highway treacherous, according to authorities.
A separate six-car collision was reported just to the south, and another crash occurred just to the north of Exit 23, Fire Chief Mike Drake said.
One report said 17 vehicles were involved in the biggest crash, but state police reported the largest accident involved 12 vehicles on both sides of the highway just before 12:30 p.m., with additional accident scenes between Exits 22 and 23 in Sanbornton.
State police also reported other vehicles off the roadway, but didn't say how many total were involved.
No one was seriously hurt. Five people were taken by ambulance to local hospitals and later released, state police said.
"The conditions were treacherous, there was very low visibility," Drake said. "This storm seems worse than the (Thursday) storm that wasn't so bad."
For a period, traffic was rerouted via Route 132. I-93 was reopened about 2:20 p.m.
One driver involved in the biggest crash, who asked not to be identified, said his car was towed away. He stood outside a gas station near Exit 23, waiting for a ride.
"It all happened so fast, and then I got hit and all these cars were all over the road," he said.
He said he was on his way to his home in Madison.
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Like many of our readers, I'm heading to Paris this summer. And like other procrastinators, I haven't booked my flight yet.
I've been holding off because airfares to Europe from the US continue to slide — even for summer travel. However, my trip is now just weeks away, so the time has come to whip out the plastic and book it.
Flying the OpenSkies
Imagine my happy surprise this morning when I logged into Gmail and saw this Google advertisement displayed at the top of the page: (Gotta love that creepy, targeted advertising!)
The ad states: "Openskies 1st anniversary – flyopenskies.com/NYC_Paris – Special business class offers NYC Paris roundtrip for only $550."
This wording seems unambiguous enough. OpenSkies, the business class-only airline that flies between New York, Paris, and Amsterdam, is celebrating their first anniversary by offering New York to Paris roundtrip flights, in business class, for $550.
The offer seemed remarkable, although not inconceivable. After all, the Guardian reported yesterday that British Airways, which operates OpenSkies, is considering selling off or shutting down the airline. Perhaps this was some sort of promotion intended to fill up their planes.
The rest of the story…
When you click through, however, you discover…
Wait a second: The "$550 roundtrip" immediately becomes a "$550* o/w based on a r/t purchase"? How can that happen?
To be sure, I tested their rates with my dates (July 20 – August 3). A $550 cheapo seat was available for the outgoing flight, although the return seat was a hefty $1,930. If I returned a day earlier, however, I could score a $662 seat (and yes, another $550 return seat would be available if I pushed back my return date several days). In the end, that "$550 flight" turned out to cost $1,328.
Calling OpenSkies…
Thinking that I had perhaps misread, or at least misinterpreted, the ad, I called OpenSkies to discuss the matter.
I explained to the friendly reservation agent that I was calling because I had seen an advertisement for a "New York to Paris roundtrip for $550." His response:
"That's right. Let me have a look. (clicking) I think that's per sector. Hmmmm. (more clicking) Not really for a return flight, is it?" Nope. "Yeah, it's $550 one-way based on a return basis. That's what it says here."
Here, being on their website. "But what about this ad you're running?" I asked.
"It's unfortunately not correct. I haven't seen the ad myself. But it's based on a return purchase."
What to do?
We're left wondering what to think. Was this a simple instance of clumsy wording? Had I misread the ad? Are there $550 roundtrips somehow available on the carrier (unbeknownst to their reservation agent)? Or worse, was this deliberate "truth-stretching"?
In any case, this Cheapo thinks that OpenSkies should stop running the ad.
Ironically, I think that their one-way $550 sale is actually quite interesting. They should simply inject their ad with accuracy by making one simple switch: "Special business class offers NYC Paris only $550 o/w".
Granted, I probably wouldn't have clicked. But at least I wouldn't feel duped.
What do you think?
Do you find this ad misleading? Should we know better as consumers and just ignore "too good to be true" offers? Did we misunderstand the ad in the first place? Let us know in the comments section below!
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To top it all off (literally!), when we took this post live at 1 PM EST, a familiar advertisement ran at the top of the page…
The irony is soooo "2.0."
Believe me, the mislead was on purpose. Some copy writer is feeling the guilt right now while an account manager is convincing him or herself it's not at all misleading. Kind of like when I used to work on bank ads suggesting to customers closing bank branches was more convenient for them.
Yes, the ad is wrong and misleading. Contacting the airline was correct to verify. The official Open Skies website is clear about pricing and easy to understand. However, what procrastinator knucklehead thinks he can get business class RT to europe for $500 when a typical one way fares are over $1000??
Now see, I thought FOR SURE you would be calling OpenSkies' ad department and demanding truth in, well, advertising. You Cheapos are feisty, I know this!
p.s. Take me with you.
Heck, I think it's immoral to advertise "$XXX one-way" with "based on round-trip purchase" in the teensy-weensy small print (I drooled over the NY Times Sunday Travel section as a kid). But just about everyone is onto that by now, and I really only see it in print ads these days. As it is, I feel like advertised travel specials only exist about 2% of the time.


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on Feb 9, 2011 at 11:08 am
Mayor Jac seemed to be the reluctant councilor at last night's meeting, pointing out that only 12% of the population is of school age. Is the subtext "only kids should care" ? A more prudent pol might add parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts to their voting block calculations.
Of course parents will argue for their kids but let's also credit others in the community with being enlightened enough to see that everyone benefits from educating the next generation of citizens to be productive and useful members of society. I'm not talking about property owners seeing their house values climb but about how we all benefit by building a good community, one kid, one class one school at a time.
Better to spend on schools now than prisons and food stamp programs later!
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Why can't the city seek corporate sponsorship for some of these Shoreline projects?
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Thank you to Daniel Debolt for his articles to bring this issue to our attention and thank you to the Share Shoreline group for spearheading this push.
I just read the original March 2010 article and can't figure out the real reason why the MVLA school district is not behind this in a more vocal way. I read that they're better funded with the Los Altos property taxes, but why would anyone in the right mind leave millions of dollar on the table? What's the REAL reason?


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Authorities are investigating a fatal accident that happened in Downtown Reno Sunday night.
According to the Reno Police Department, the driver of an SUV headed east on Maple Street ran a red light at Sierra Street. The SUV slammed into a car, and the SUV tipped onto its driver's side and slid several yards, down a hill toward the eastbound lanes of Interstate 80.
Crews were able to keep the SUV from reaching I-80. But the driver of the SUV died at the scene. Police say his two small children -- ages 4 and 6 -- were wearing their seat belts, and they were not hurt.
The people in the car were uninjured as well.
Police say the man who lost his life was from the Bay Area.
Alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the crash.
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Angels DFA Brandon Wood. Thank God for trades that never happened
When I saw the Angles DFAed Wood, a former top prospect, I immediately thought of this discussion on here a couple years ago in which many people, myself included, wanted to trade Jonathan Sanchez for him. One of many "let's trade for a bat!" ideas that were popular at the time. Thankfully the Giants were smarter than that.