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The most important video you will ever watch for performing proper RT-qPCR
Did you think that sample prep and primer design was straight forward? What impact can the use of different housekeeping genes as controls have on your results? You will be shocked at what you find out.
In this video, Sean Taylor of Bio-Rad Laboratories explains exactly what you must know to perform RT-qPCR according to MIQE standards.
December 4, 2013 at 2:40 pm Canadian Biotechnologist Leave a comment
How to ensure significant results from your qPCR studies
So you've heard all the hoopla about MIQE and how important it is to follow the guidelines when conducting your real time qPCR experiments, (if you haven't, you better check this out!), but where's the proof that following MIQE actually makes a difference? After all, qPCR was around for several years before anyone came up with this MIQE stuff. Right? Well…maybe not! As it turns out, qPCR experiments that don't follow MIQE guidelines can be very difficult for others to reproduce and can even lead to incorrect conclusions in gene expression studies.
In a recently released case study involving breast cancer patients, researchers found that the MIQE guidelines played a central role in obtaining the expected conclusions with a positive control target. The article was written to show readers in a simple, stepwise process how to design a good qPCR experiment that covers the major components of the MIQE guidelines. While each step of the experimental design was found to impact the final conclusion (sample collection, RNA quality and purity and the use of appropriate primers), the most striking result was the impact of reference gene selection on the results. At one extreme, normalization by the commonly used GAPDH and 18S reference genes gave either no significant results of statistically significant data that was opposite to the expected outcome, while other more stable reference genes, (HPRT1 and TBP), gave statistically significant data that supported the conclusions from previously published results with this target.
The study concludes that the application of the MIQE guidelines to qPCR experiments result in reliable, quantifiable and reproducible data. With a growing list of journals that are now requiring the submission of supplemental data supporting adherence to the MIQE guidelines,the publication of qPCR data will become more challenging if they are ignored.
So don't miss out on significant data. Use MIQE!
To read the case study click here.
December 20, 2011 at 12:22 pm Canadian Biotechnologist Leave a comment
An Advanced Look at Droplet Digital PCR
As a follow up to our video introduction to droplet digital PCR, we are proud to present you with an advanced video presentation on droplet digital PCR technology. Please have a look and let us know what you think!
December 1, 2011 at 8:30 am Canadian Biotechnologist Leave a comment
Video Introduction to Droplet Digital PCR
As promised in our earlier post on Droplet Digital PCR, we are proud to present the following educational training video "An Introduction to Droplet Digital PCR", given by award winning field application specialist Dr. Sean Taylor.
Be sure to stay tuned for the advanced training video which will be posted in the near future.
December 1, 2011 at 8:00 am Canadian Biotechnologist Leave a comment
A fantastic program for choosing the ideal reference genes
Real time PCR for quantitative analysis of gene expression has become an integral part of many (if not most) research labs around the world. When preparing for qPCR analysis, it is important to choose reference genes than do not vary under experimental conditions and that can be used to normalize your data to accurately reflect changes due to the given treatment. (See: Are you using the right reference genes?)
Choosing the right reference genes can be a very difficult task. Most experts agree that when performing qPCR for gene expression, the more reference genes used, the merrier. Unfortunately, "the more the merrier" is also associated with "the more, the more complicated."
Fortunately, Dr. Sean Talyor, Field Application Specialist at Bio-Rad Canada has found a great program that makes use of many online databases to help you find the ideal reference genes. In the following tutorial, Sean will show you how to use the Refgenes program for choosing your ideal reference genes. The program utilizes a massive microarray database to help determine gene expression under a variety of experimental conditions.
November 3, 2011 at 10:21 am Canadian Biotechnologist 1 comment


text: Enough of these nonsense trade scenarios and the "getting desperate" talk. Bring the Brigaide back to Beantown! He's a veteran that's fresh. Baron Davis called him "Coach Ricky." He's seeing things clearer now and has to be humbled from sitting at the end of the Clippers bench, sorry Rick. lol We could use an in your face defender and, man, i loved his buzzer beaters (2) while he was here. I'm a true Bucket Head and hope he gets a shot at a title. Even sweeter if it's wearing green! Come on Danny, bring RD_12 back to the blog.

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text: I would many times try to squeeze my dad in front of a television with me on Sundays to no avail. My dad has always been old fashioned, well educated, and a big fan of college football. Me on the other hand, although thankful for the old fashioned ways of my fathers teachings, became spell bound with Terry, Franco, and the boys as a child. I attribute my long love for the Steelers in part to my loyal personality.I live and breath for the fall and Steeler football. I am forty years young now, and two wives later, i can honestly say the Steelers are one of the very few constants in my life, along with Jack my bull dog( which i do dress in Steeler glory). Now back to my old fashioned roots. If it wasnt for football, I may have thrown my tv out the window. Seriously................ well there was this small show I did indulge in, named "lost" and "x files". But I often subscribe to the notion that more family time and more reading is beneficial to ones soul, brain, and society than watching the idiot tube. Which brings me to the point of my post. My feelings changed today on the lock out, and I was wondering how all of you feel? NINE Billion dollars, let me say it again NINE Billion dollars. Being thankful was instilled in me at a young age to be. Im outraged that two parties can not realize how fortunate they are. Im outraged these same parties think they can dual with each other and think I will not care enough to turn on them. ( I may not, but I for one dont like to be taken for granted, do you?) I do watch college football, and actually two years ago the drama was very intense and entertaining. ps.............i hate the bowl system. One thing for sure, I want the NFL to suffer at least for a time. We make the NFL what it is, not the star players, remember that ok? I dont know if I will boycott Sundays or not, at this point, but I will most definitely if the NFL loses any games.) i love my Steelers, but I dont pray with them on holiday dinners, and never hung with any of them after work . They are just entertainment , which is worth Nine billion dollars. Am i being to hard on them? Id love to hear what you have to say.


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|Oriental Mindoro
Map of the Philippines with Oriental Mindoro highlighted
|Coordinates: 13°00′N 121°05′E / 13.000°N 121.083°ECoordinates: 13°00′N 121°05′E / 13.000°N 121.083°E
|MIMAROPA (Region IV-B)
|Calapan City
|• Type
|Province of the Philippines
|• Governor
|Alfonso Umali, Jr. (Liberal)
|• Vice Governor
|Giddy On Flory (Liberal)
|• Total
|4,238.38 km2 (1,636.45 sq mi)
|Area rank
|30th out of 81
|Population (2010)[2]
|• Total
|• Rank
|34th out of 81
|• Density
|190/km2 (480/sq mi)
|• Density rank
|49th out of 81
|• Independent cities
|• Component cities
|• Municipalities
|• Barangays
|• Districts
|1st and 2nd districts of Oriental Mindoro
|Time zone
|ZIP code
|5200 to 5014
|Dialing code
|ISO 3166 code
|Spoken languages
|Tagalog, Mangyan, English
Oriental Mindoro (Tagalog: Silangang Mindoro, Spanish: Mindoro Oriental) is a province of the Philippines located in the island of Mindoro under MIMAROPA region in Luzon, about 140 km southwest of Manila. The province is bordered by the Verde Island Passage and the rest of Batangas to the north, by Marinduque, Maestre de Campo (or known as Sibale but official name is Concepcion) Island, Tablas Strait and the rest of Romblon to the east, by Semirara and the rest of Caluya Islands, Antique to the south, and by Occidental Mindoro to the west. Calapan City, the only city in the island, is the provincial capital.
Oriental Mindoro is touted as the country's emerging eco-tourism destination. In 2005, the Philippines was found to be the center of marine fish biodiversity and the home of the most diverse marine ecosystem in the world,[3] by American biologists Kent Carpenter and Victor Springer. Most of the endemic species in the Philippines are found in the Verde Island Passage between Mindoro island and the main island of Luzon. The passage houses 2,983 individual species of algae, corals, crustaceans, mollusks, fishes, marine reptiles, and marine mammals, based on a study conducted by scientists Carpenter and Springer in 2005.
Our study indicates, however, that there is a higher concentration of species per unit area in the Philippines than anywhere in Indonesia, including Wallacea... Special attention to marine conservation efforts in the Philippines is justified because of the identification of it as an epicenter of biodiversity and evolution.
UNESCO, declared Puerto Galera a biosphere reserve[4] under its Man and the Biosphere Programme in the 1970s. The Verde Island Passage is at the apex of the so-called Coral Triangle – the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia – which has the distinction of being the "global center of marine biodiversity".
World War II wrought heavy damages, death and pain to the people of Mindoro. However, social conditions continued to exist without any definitive changes. After the war, reconstruction and rehabilitation of infrastructure and economy took place which ended with the division of the island into two provinces of Oriental Mindoro and Occidental Mindoro on June 13, 1950, by virtue of the Republic Act No. 505.
In the decades after the war, the island continued to become one of the preferred areas of new settlers coming from the overpopulated provinces in the Philippines in search of the new land. Apart from the hope to become landowners or to have better tenancy conditions, the guerrilla war (Huk rebellion) in Central Luzon was an important factor for migration. Under the settlement program of the National Resettlement and Rehabilitation Administration (NARRA) which was founded on June 18, 1954, families from Central Luzon were settled in the Bongabong-Pinamalayan area. This project ended in 1956 after the settlement of 606 families (3,636 people) on 8,600 hectares of public land. Since then new settlers have incessantly migrated to Mindoro until today.
There is currently a conflict going on between the Military and insurgents. On March 6, 2010, eleven soldiers were killed and seven were hurt in a gunbattle with New People's Army in Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro.[5]
The province has a total land area of 4,238.4 km²; with the western portion of the province being mountainous or rugged, hills and flood plains are widely distributed in the eastern portion. Mount Halcon, standing 2582 m above sea level, is the 18th highest mountain in the country and is the province's and island's highest peak. Lake Naujan, the fifth largest lake in the country with an area of approximately 8,125 ha of open water, is located at the northeastern part of the island and the province.
Oriental Mindoro's rich and arable land is suitable for agriculture. It is producing large quantities of rice, corn, coconut, vegetables and fruits like calamansi, banana, rambutan, marang or uloy, lanzones and durian. For that, Oriental Mindoro is also known as the Rice Granary and Fruit Basket of Southern Tagalog. It still is the Banana King and Calamansi King of the region. Its total agricultural area is 169,603.34 hectares. Based on agricultural statistics, 85,244 hectares are devoted to palay production while 21,671 hectares to coconut plantation. The province, for the past years, registered an average of 1 to 2 million cavans as surplus in rice production.
Oriental Mindoro has no distinct wet or dry seasons. Average temperature ranges from 26 to 32 °C (79 to 90 °F). The province experiences maximum rainfall during the months of June to October. Relative humidity is registered at 81%.
Oriental Mindoro is composed of 14 municipalities, with one city, Calapan City serving as the provincial capital.
|Population census of Oriental Mindoro
|±% p.a.
footnote= Source: National Statistics Office[2]
Based on the 2007 Census of Population, Oriental Mindoro had a population of 735,769, which is higher by 53,951 from the year 2000, resulting in an annual population growth rate of 1.06% during the seven-year period.[6] It increased to 785,602 in the 2010 census, making it the most populous province in the region.
The province is largely rural, with 70% of the population engaged in agriculture and fishing and with only 30% living in urban centers. Tagalog is widely spoken in the province. Other languages spoken are Ilocano and Cebuano. Dialects of the Mangyan language are Arayan, Alagnan, Buhid, Hanunoo, and Tadyawan.[7] Most of the population are of Roman Catholic conviction.
The indigenous people of Oriental Mindoro are the Mangyans (Manguianes in Spanish, Mañguianes in Old Tagalog), consisting of 7 distinct tribes. They occupy the interior, specially the highlands. Mangyans have inhabited the island since pre-history. They are believed to have originally traveled from Indonesia and settled down for good in the island.
Oriental Mindoro evokes images of a genuine tropical paradise – white sand, crystal clear water, lush green forests covering majestic mountains and splendid waterfalls. With its largely unspoiled natural beauty, the province has much to offer in terms of tourism and other economic opportunities. Special interest tours such as mountain climbing, trekking, camping, caving, bird watching, island exploration, adventure trips, windsurfing, scuba diving, tek diving, scuba macro photography, snorkeling, keelboat and dinghy sailing are among the exciting recreational activities possible.
Access from Luzon thru the Batangas ports mostly goes thru the Verde Island Passage to reach the key entry point of Oriental Mindoro - Puerto Galera. In November 2004, Puerto Galera was voted a member of the UNESCO affiliated 'The Club of the Most Beautiful Bays in the World. PG is blessed with one of the world's most beautiful natural harbors which also protects ships, yachts and bancas from strong typhoons sweeping in from the Pacific during the rainy season. The Puerto Galera Yacht Club is likewise based here, and runs the Sailing Scholarship Fund, financed by donations and the proceeds from regattas, for the training of more than 100 local children who have brought in medals and awards in the yearly yacht and small boat events. PGYC runs yearly yachting and national dinghy events open to the local and international sailing community to promote the sport of sailing and responsible sailing tourism in the islands.
Puerto Galera, known for lovely white sand beaches and the unfortunate accompanying honky tonk bar scene on some key beaches, is more famous for its exquisite dive sites with a biodiversity of marine life in and around the coral reefs. Interesting UW rock formations and coral gardens are home to colorful marine life, like the numerous species of nudibranch, mantis shrimp, sea anemone, moray and sea fan sea horses. The seas off the coast boast passing dolphin pods, the rarer whaleshark and is part of the migratory small whale route from the Visayas.
Towering 8,488 feet (2,587 m) above sea level, Mount Halcon in Baco, is the country's third highest peak. It is a favorite mountain climbing destination for ecologically aware groups. Oriental Mindoro is also perfect for birdwatching activities of local and migratory species, and is home to mammals like the Tamaraw, an endemic straight-horned water buffalo, reptiles and plant species found nowhere else. Oriental Mindoro is also called and known now as the Lupain ng mahalta. Tamaraw, various flora and fauna found on slopes of Mount Halcon and the native Mangyans, all together add vibrancy to the colors and the richness of nature and culture of the province.
Other tourist destinations include:
Higher education institutions in the province:[8]
A member of the Philippine delegation is 16-year old Abien Fred Agarap who created a computer program designed to protect a computer system from infections and improve its security and stability without committing errors.
Reavis, the ultimate anti-virus
"During my late freshman year, my adviser asked me to remove computer viruses from USB storage devices using the Command Prompt. It was then that I developed my interest in computer programming," said Agarap.
The Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro native initially enjoyed helping the school community clean flash drives, but the tedious task of typing codes time and again eventually motivated him to automate the process by creating his own computer program.
Dubbed Reavis, the program surpasses existing antivirus programs through a four-wall defense protection system that operates simultaneously. To complete a computer scan in 6 seconds, the program consumes only 13-percent of the CPU resources.
According to the young IT whiz, he is not after the money or the potential fame his project will bring. "I'm here just to solve the problem," he said. [9]
Awards and Recognition of Abien Fred Agarap:
A treatment to clotting disorders
Bradley Saunders from Calapan City in Oriental Mindoro is the youngest of the bunch. The 15-year old shared that his curiosity with blood clots started when he fell down chin first and wounded himself while playing basketball.
"I hurried home and told my grandmother what happened. Luckily, she had some all organic powdered coffee, which she applied on my chin to stop the bleeding. That basketball accident lit the bulb for my next investigatory project," he said.
Saunders sought to determine the combined effect of coffee bean, mung bean, and rice grain in the blood clotting of a normal human blood sample.
The findings may have a potential role in the treatment of dengue hemorrhagic fever and in the management of other coagulation disorders. The mixture can also serve as first aid treatment for shallow wounds.
"If the practice becomes recognized, people who live far from hospitals can use thishome staple to prevent infections," he added. "The organic mixture blocksthe bacteria pathway and coagulates blood at a faster rate, making it as effective as first aid treatment to stop bleeding."[10]
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Isla Verde Passage
|Sibuyan Sea / Marinduque
|Occidental Mindoro
|Sulu Sea
|Tablas Strait / Romblon


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Archive for the 'Ubuntu Netbook Remix' Category
The New UI for ARM Based Ubuntu Devices
ARM based platforms traditionally have a problem with graphics drivers and free software. Encumbered by licensing issues, many platforms only ship with 2D based drivers whilst the 3D driver-enabled offerings only frequent the poshest of circles such as Nokia's N900. There are exceptions, but its a painful reality at the moment.
Vendors are trying to work around it, especially as there is the expectation of a ramp-up in the availability of ARM based hardware. Super long-life netbooks, low powered touch based computers, and even a flurry of smaller embedded devices are forecast to hit the market this year, many of which will be based on the Linux operating system. Ubuntu would be a great match for this.
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What would you like to see for ARM based embedded distro's?
So its that time of year again, we released a great product and instead of being content, we want to make an even greater one next time. It's scary to think that I leave for the Ubuntu Developer Summit (UDS) next week but as a Canonical employee we are all charged with coming up with great idea's on how to make our particular field of interest even more awesome than it is now.
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Testing Ubuntu Netbook Remix in a Virtual Machine
So you want to help test the Ubuntu distribution that is customised specifically for netbooks but don't have a netbook to test it on? That's not a problem. What you need is a virtual machine and an Ubuntu Netbook Remix (UNR) image.
New Ventures Ahead
As a follow-up to my work related post about me losing my job to the economic crisis, I though it would be only fitting to announce my new role, that of Ubuntu Mobile Developer for Canonical. I'm really looking forward to working with a hugely talented team and helping Ubuntu continue to be the first choice OS for Linux based machines.


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Jamie Oliver inspires local farm tours
Everyone who's talked to me about Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution is shocked by one sad scene: the first-grade students who couldn't identify fruits and vegetables — including tomatoes.
You'd think the central San Joaquin Valley, with all of of its agricultural bounty, wouldn't have such a problem. Well, one organic farm isn't taking any chances. K.M.K. Farms in Kingsburg is hosting free farm tours 2:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday. Samples of fresh dishes such as fennel-tangerine salad will be available.
"We were sad as we watched Jamie Oliver's new show and saw how a class of children could not identify a tomato!" K.M.K. co-owner Michele Reynolds writes in an e-mail. "So we are joining Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution and opening our farm up…"
So far, more than 110 folks have signed up. Want to join them? Here's a map. RSVP by calling (559) 897-7264, visiting K.M.K.'s stands at the Visalia farmers market and the Vineyard farmers market, sending e-mail, or dropping a line on Facebook.
And if you're not watching Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution, you're missing out on a great show. Here's that sad scene with the first-graders:


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Welcome to Dahlonega, Georgia! At the north end of Georgia's Hospitality Highway and in the heart of Georgia's Wine County is Dahlonega, long credited as the site of the first Gold Rush in America.
The phrase, "there's gold in them thar hills!" was, pardon the expression, coined in Dahlonega. A visit to the Consolidated Gold Mines gives visitors a glimpse of life as a gold miner and Crisson Gold Mines has a working stamp mill. The Smith House has a real mine in their restaurant and the Gold Museum is the jewel of downtown, which has quite a few interesting shops, galleries, and restaurants.
Make sure to stop by the Fudge Factory! There are five distinct and inviting wineries close to town. Dahlonega has evolved into a center for the performing and visual arts. The downtown square is alive at night at both the Crimson Moon and at the Holly Theatre. Recreational activities include horseback riding, hiking, paddling and tubing, cycling and golfing. The local university boasts the George E Coleman Planetarium with free star shows. Dahlonega has a number of annual events that focus on the arts, music, heritage and culture of the area.
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Recently there has been news that the Indianapolis Colts have released two time pro bowler safety Bob Sanders and The St. Louis Rams have released Safety O.J.Atogwe their most valuable player in 2008.The free agent market for secondary players should look interesting for teams that are looking for a player that could make a impact right away to improve their secondary. The free agent market currently looks like it will have big name secondary players such as Bob Sanders, O.J Atogwe, Champ Bailey, and Nnamdi Asomugha.
The Baltimore Ravens may have some interesting options to choose within the free agent market. Raven Fans what player you think the Ravens should take in consideration in signing to their team? Do you think that the possibility of such transaction can happen with the signing of one these players? Or Should the Ravens just keep their focus on the draft and worry about such things later?


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NY man demands estranged wife pay him for kidneyGARDEN CITY, N.Y. – A Long Island surgeon embroiled in a nearly four-year divorce proceeding wants his estranged wife to return the kidney he donated to her, although he says he'll settle for $1.5 million in compensation.
Dr. Richard Batista, a surgeon at Nassau University Medical Center, told reporters at his lawyer's Long Island office Wednesday that he decided to go public with his demand for kidney compensation because he has grown frustrated with the negotiations with his estranged wife.
He claimed he has been prevented from seeing their children, ages, 8, 11 and 14, for months at a time.
"This is my last resort; I did not want to do this publicly," Batista said.
He said he gave his kidney to Dawnell Batista, now 44, in June 2001. She filed for divorce in July 2005, although he claims she began having an extramarital affair 18 months to two years after receiving the kidney transplant, his attorney, Dominick Barbara said.....
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The threat of severe thunderstorms arrives to western parts of Middle Tennessee around midnight Tuesday. It's likely that the weather will already be very active in Arkansas and West Tennessee during the late afternoon and evening. As a matter of fact, the Storm Prediction Center has enlarged the moderate risk area for severe weather for those areas with their late morning update (see first image).
This looks like a classic winter set-up for potentially strong weather: lots of wind energy and a small-to-medium amount of instability. The lack of instability does not mean that we can rest easy; it's likely that severe thunderstorm warnings will be issued while many people are asleep. That's never a good combination, and despite the forecast, some will be caught off guard by the overnight storminess. Because we can't rule out an isolated tornado warning tonight, make sure your NOAA weather radio is turned on before you hit the sack. Members of the News 2 weather team will be on hand to continuously monitor the situation through early Wednesday.
Because the evening and overnight low-level jet stream will be howling at 60 to 70 knots at just a few thousand feet overhead, a wind advisory has been issued for 45 mph wind gusts. That advisory includes most of the Mid-South and actually runs from noon today through 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Per the Storm Prediction Center's late morning severe weather outlook, there's now a 30% to 45% chance that somewhere within 25 miles of any location west of I-65 will sustain wind damage tonight (see updated second image). Areas east of I-65 run between a 15% to 30% chance of that happening. Right now we believe that the line of storms will approach Nashville and the I-65 corridor between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m.
The tornado threat will be the greatest around Arkansas and West Tennessee during the evening time frame. Folks in those areas will want to watch this threat closely. Here in Middle Tennessee we can't rule out an isolated spin-up tornado developing within the anticipated overnight squall line, particularly in the northwest corner of Middle Tennessee. The chance of that happening within 25 miles of your house is around 5% (see third image). The chance has been upgraded to 10% for areas along the Tennessee River on the border between West and Middle Tennessee. Although 5% or 10% seems like a small threat, it has our attention and hopefully yours as well.
While some hail will be possible with this system, that aspect of the storms is the least impressive. There's about a 5% chance of severe 1" diameter hail within 25 miles of a point (see fourth image). The chance is around 15% for areas toward West Tennessee.
It's anticipated that the line of strong storms will gradually weaken as it moves across the Cumberland Plateau in the vicinity of 4 a.m. or 5 a.m. but we'll have to monitor the situation as it develops overnight.
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Squad-based action game from Relic. Set during World War II you must go behind enemy lines to complete a number of dangerous missions.
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Our Verdict: If it weren't for the addition of online multiplayer and a co-op mode, The Outfit would barely be worth playing.
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Dave, have you ever considered a drug habit?
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That's rather gloomy. Not planning on taking anyone with you I hope?
Get out of DC (NOT to a war zone), go meet up with a few (real world) friends, have a beer or two, and stop worrying. None of us can change the world on his own.
Do you still believe that quote, David? I can't tell from your post.
That is an epic quote. Even if you disavow it at present, I do not doubt that there will be many instances in humanity's future where it will serve most aptly.
Just quickly running the numbers, you would have been obliterated by a 20kt nuke if you wanted someone from the IIS to notice you go bye bye during daylight.
Of course if something like that went off, everyone on the planet would hear about that.
Glad to see you are still around.
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Developer EYA is offering new riverfront condominiums in Old Town Alexandria in the building formerly organization.
Plans for The Oronoco at 601 N. Fairfax St. include 60 single-level units ranging from 1,600 square feet to 3,500 square feet, plus private patios and terraces.
Homes are priced from approximately $1 million to $4 million.
Unlike some other development projects throughout the city, this conversion from office to residential is "by right" and does not require review and approval by the Planning Commission or City Council, according to the city's Planning and Zoning Department.
However, the building's transformation requires city staff administrative approval of a grading plan and building permits. City staff plans to allow landscaping alterations and grading changes for creating street-level access to the lobby.
"The city's ability to require additional public benefits envisioned in the Waterfront Small Area Plan, such as improvements to Oronoco Bay Park and an art wall, is limited because of the administrative process," according to an email from Planning and Zoning. "However, the applicant may wish to volunteer some of these improvements."
The building permit process will include demolition and replacement of the exterior skin of the building and interior removal of walls and some other changes. The city has not yet received building permits for exterior demolition work and new construction. A demolition permit has been approved for some interior work.
Construction is planned to begin in August and take approximately 16 months. EYA expects the Oronoco's first residents to move in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to EYA Vice President Preston Innerst.
The company is holding a grand opening event on Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Oronoco Sales Center, 119 Oronoco St., in Alexandria.
Innerst's EYA, which also developed the Old Town Commons project, said The Oronoco fills a need many prospective residents asked for—one-level living.
Innerst noted that most Old Town residences are multi-level and this new project "provides something that's been missing" in Old Town.
Additionally, "the Oronoco is the only new condominium that has the combination of views and direct access from your back door to a park on the Alexandria waterfront," Innerst said.
Building amenities include underground parking, a fitness room/yoga center, pool and pool house, outdoor cooking center, meeting room, playroom and dog washing station. The building will be staffed with a concierge, porter and a 24-hour attended lobby.
EYA on July 24 at 5:30 p.m. plans to host a community meeting at its Oronoco Street sales center to introduce the construction team, discuss the construction schedule and address questions.
The city has invited EYA to attend a Waterfront Commission meeting to share additional information in August or September, after construction has started.
Editor's Note: This article has been updated to reflect that the condos' first residents are expected to move in during the fourth quarter of 2013.


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The Sector Action Plans for construction, forestry, manufacturing and agriculture and fishing [external link] are now complete.
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The State of Workplace Health and Safety in New Zealand - September 2012
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Brick pavers will again be sold in the town of Westport to be placed along Main Street.
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By Phyllis A.S. Boros
Why tinker with a great concept?
Begun as a nonprofit festival in Boston on New Year's Eve 1976, First Night celebrations based on the original concept are going strong — growing throughout the United Sates, Canada and New Zealand.
This year, about 100 communities will celebrate New Year's Eve on Monday, Dec. 31, in an alcohol-free, family-oriented, arts-related fashion, including three in Connecticut as part of the First Night federation: Hartford, Westport and Danbury. Middletown will host a similar event: "Middnight on Main."
So how do they work? Generally, First Night events center on music, dance and theater events — geared for various ages and tastes — presented in a cluster of downtown churches/temples and municipal and commercial buildings.
Kids' puppet shows and teen rock bands are often featured, as well as magicians, comics and jazz, gospel and classical concerts. They start in afternoon or early evening and conclude at midnight or earlier with fireworks or other special events.
A one-time fee is charged that gives entry to all events and shows; patrons receive a wristband or button pin, which must be worn throughout.
And why are they called First Nights? According to the folks in Hartford, New Year's Eve is a time for "renewal and new beginnings. It is an opportunity for the community to look ahead collectively with hope and optimism and appreciate its common bonds. The name 'First Night' symbolizes this forward look, over the technically correct 'Last Night.' "
Information on individual events follow; for full schedules check individual websites.
First Night Westport will feature about 25 different performances from 4 to 10:30 p.m. The annual event, now in its 19th year, "is expected to bring a wider range of entertainment attracting a more adult audience than in the past, while retaining the popular events that have attracted children and teens," organizers say.
"We are always family friendly," says Barbara Pearson-Rac, First Night Westport board president, "but I am excited that we have a variety of venues offing performances for an older audience. These include the Good News Gospel Choir, Chris Coogan, Mark Naftalin, Leslie Orofino, First Night Ballroom, Mystic India and even Drumming About You."
"New to First Night Westport is Mystic India, a troupe of world class dancers wearing vibrant costumes, who perform with the dynamic music of Bollywood Cinema to create an explosion of colors and energy," the festival says.
Director Amit Shan adds: "If you ever wanted to visit India, this is your direct flight there."
Among the other highlights will be Ultra Violet Puppets with puppeteer Wendy Ann Mitchell; Dennis Shore, known affectionately as "Dennis the train man"; Westport's own Leslie Orofino, actress and singer, who has been performing to sold-out audiences at Manhattan's legendary Algonquin Hotel; the Good News Gospel Choir, a 50-voice multi-denominational singing group, founded and directed by musician Chris Coogan.
Dance performances include those by the Lenihan School of Irish Dance and veteran square dancer, Al Brozek, who will be hosting the family square dance.
In addition, popular artist Pat Mason will create animal caricatures; the Magic Genie will be sharing some of his magic; and Mike Valentine will draw caricatures to capture funny, but flattering profiles. Another popular feature is the Bigelow Tea House of the New Year Moon at Westport Town Hall. Fortune tellers, palm readers, psychics, and Tarot card readers will be on hand (small fee charged) with complimentary tea.
John Allegra, of Allegra Farm in East Haddam, will offer free horse-drawn carriage rides through downtown.
Buttons are $15 each; they may be purchased at www.firstnightww.com or at Westport Public Library, 20 Jesup Road.
First Night Danbury will take place in downtown Danbury from 4 to 8 p.m. Buttons are $7.50; 203-792-1711 or visit www.firstnightdanbury.org.
Ted Killmer, consulting producer, says: "I think there's going to be a real lot of surprises at this year's First Night. One of my favorites is 'Belly Dancing for Children,' which we're going to do at the library.
"This is going to be the fourth year that we've hosted mini-vaudeville at the Palace Theatre. In 45 minutes, guests will see three acts. So this year the headliner will be comedian Buddy Flip, who has worked with 'Sesame Street Live,' and who has been on 'Comedy Central' and is very often seen in Atlantic City and Las Vegas. He'll be joined by the Susan King Duo and magician Ben Mesmer."
The finale at Library Plaza (in front of Danbury's library) will "include a wonderful fire show by Rock Inferno. We have an ice sculptor, too, so I always call it a fire-and-ice finale," he adds.
"Hartford's premier New Year's Eve party (is) a multicultural, artistically unique, alcohol-free New Year's experience with countless professional musicians, artists, performance groups and exhibits that inspire thousands of people of all ages to attend each year," say Hartford organizers.
This is the 24th year for First Night Hartford, which will kick off around 2 p.m. It will feature two fireworks shows in Bushnell Park: at 6 p.m. and midnight. Venues will include the public library, City Hall, The Old State House, State House Square, Wadsworth Atheneum, Center Church and Charter Oak Cultural Center and The Bushnell Carousel. Wristbands are $10; $2 for age 3 to 15. www.firstnighthartford.org
"Middnight on Main" will feature more than 100 shows in four blocks of downtown from 3 p.m. to midnight in Middletown. Venues include bank lobbies, performance halls, storefronts, churches and galleries. "With new performances starting every hour and lots of hands-on activities, there is truly something for everyone," organizers say.
All performances are 45 minutes long and start on the hour. A free 6 p.m. rooftop fireworks show will be a highlight, as well as the New Year's Celebration starting at 11:30 p.m. in front of the Church of Holy Trinity, with church bells ringing in 2013. Button are $20, $10 for age 2 to 12. http://www.middnight.org. A button sale tent will be set up in front of Church of Holy Trinity, 381 Main St., Middletown.
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The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch for the entire state until Friday in advance of some heavy rain moving into the area.
There is a flash flood warning for central Hartford County until 8 p.m.
Some parts of northern Connecticut have seen up to 2 inches of rain.
Drivers are asked to avoid water covered roads, and watch for road closures.
There are reports of flooding in West Hartford and Bloomfield, and a tree is down in Hartford.
This June is the second wettest June on record. The all time June record was in 1982 at 13.6 inches of rain.
Connecticut was at the fourth wettest at the start of Thursday, but by 8 p.m. it was second wettest.
There's going to be a lot of cloud cover in the next seven days with periods of showers and thunderstorms, according to Channel 3 Early Warning Weather Meteorologists. That will keep the high temperatures into the 80s and will remain humid.
Some days will be stormier, and thunderstorms that pop up can produce strong winds, heavy rain and dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning, WFSB meteorologists said.
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I love looking into the profile of a pisces because it fits me so well. Read up on a pisces and that is me in a nutshell.
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* selfless
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* love serving their lover
* erotic
* sensitive
* spiritual
* sensual
* creative
In relationships
* easygoing
* emotional
* wearing heart on their sleeve
* needs lover to protect them and make them feel safe
* giving and give too much
* needs a mate that is more grounded
What they need
* someone to complete them
* someone to help them relax and trust
Also a pisces (I've read often) fit well with a Taurus…which Erik is. He really is the yin to my yang.
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TO: The fake runner at the Y
FROM: Cardiogirl
RE: Your running technique
Before I offer constructive criticism, I like to start out on a positive note. Um, you've got a lot of hair on that head of yours — from behind you look like Sarah Silverman. Well, from behind your hair looks like Sarah Silverman's with those long black curls. So there's that. And I have to give you credit for working out in the first place.
Alright, we're gonna talk about your running technique but not before I ask about the fingerless gloves that you wear. They're those ones that weight lifters wear to prevent callouses.
You never lift weights. Ever. I've been there before you got on the treadmill, while you were on the treadmill and after you left the treadmill. You don't touch the weights.
What's up with that? Is it like a costume that gets you in the right mindset to run? Okay, I'm getting tripped up on a side note. I don't care about your gloves; wear them all you want. It's your running technique that's getting on my last nerve.
Clearly you're making an attempt at interval training. Groovy. I'm down with alternating between running and walking. But that's not really what you're doing. You are, technically, running for around two minutes.
But it's not really running when you hold onto the handrails with your elbows locked so you can support your upper body while your legs simulate running.
That's. Not. Running.
Hang on. Michelle is a hard core runner so I'm going to throw this question out to her. Michelle, is this chick running? Is this some new method that strengthens the upper body in order to streamline the running process?
The second part of the problem is that you let the belt run at 5.5 mph while you hop on the frame around the moving belt. You rest for about two minutes, then you get your arms into position, use your right leg to touch the belt once for momentum and then you hop on and run for two minutes.
But that's where you head back to the first part of the problem. You're supporting your upper body on the handrails while your legs run. You do this for up to 45 minutes every time I see you.
It's really annoying. I try not to look. I really do but there are a lot of mirrors in the place and that treadmill you like so much is squeaky. I can hear you pounding away on it over my music. Then of course the pounding stops when you hop on the rails for a rest period.
You better not be logging the miles and calories into Fitlinxx after your workout, because you're barely "running" (and I use the term loosely) half of the time that the treadmill is on.
Because of those breaks you take every two minutes.
So you're not burning those calories or earning those Fit Points when you rest on the frame. If you are logging that stuff you're gaming the system and cheating yourself.
But I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume that you are not using Fitlinxx since I've never seen you log stuff at the computer kiosk.
Can't you slow the belt down to 3.5 mph and walk on the treadmill for a break? Please? What about slowing the pace down when you run to something you can actually handle? And when I say handle I mean a pace that allows you to jog without holding on to any part of the treadmill.
There's no shame in running slowly on the treadmill. The shame comes in when you lock your elbows.
Now I do realize that I cannot change you. My therapist reminds me of that regularly by telling me the only person I can change is me. For that reason I have readjusted my workout schedule. I'll be in the gym when they open the doors at 5 am so I am no long privy to your workout.
I doubt we'll ever meet again, but I am asking you to consider slowing the pace down so you can run upright and unassisted. There's no way you could run a 5K with a walker in front of you so don't do it on the treadmill either, okay?
Farewell and thanks in advance.
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The movie takes place in a "dead-ass town" where three brothers exist. "Hang out" is the only word for what they do. They were named Son, Kid and Boy by an alcoholic father and, in Son's words, "a hateful woman." Son (Michael Shannon) sprinkles the feed at a local fish farm and loses all his money trying to perfect a "system" he thinks can beat the local casino. His wife has just walked out, taking their son. His brother Kid (Barlow Jacobs) would like to get married, but "I worry about taking care of her. I mean, I don't have a truck. I don't have a house. I sleep in a damn tent." The youngest, Boy (Douglas Ligon), lives in his van and is struggling to beat the heat by persuading a home air-conditioner to run off his cigarette lighter.
If this sounds like the setup for a redneck joke, it isn't. The brothers are quiet, lonely, still suffering from abusive childhoods. And consider the remarkable scene where their mother knocks on the door to tell them their father, now married to another woman and with four more sons, has died.
"When's the funeral?" Son asks.
"You can find out in the newspaper."
"You going?"
Son, Kid and Boy attend. After abandoning them, their father sobered up in rehab, found Jesus and started a prosperous middle-class family. Now Son chooses to say a few words over the coffin before spitting on it, and a fight breaks out. This fight will escalate into a blood feud in which lives are lost, blood is shed and yet the enemies are so unprepared that after one buys a shotgun in a pawn shop, he has to be shown how to assemble and load it.
The film is by no means entirely grim and implacable. There are moments of quiet humor, as when Boy finally figures out a way to run the air-conditioner off his car battery and rigs it to blow at him on a riverbank, and to run a blender for his margaritas. Annie (Glenda Pannell) is fed up with Son's gambling habit but is a gentle woman who loves him. Son himself has hopes for his own son and wants to break the cycle of violence. So does the oldest son of the other family, although the dead father seems to have done a better job of bringing up those boys than the first three.
Writer-director Jeff Nichols is working in the same world where David Gordon Green sets his films; indeed, Green is a co-producer of this film, which uses his cinematographer, Adam Stone. The photography is wide-screen; these people live surrounded by distant horizons, the vista broken only by the occasional tree or broken-down tractor. Like Green, Nichols uses sleight-of-hand to sneak in plot details; "Shotgun Stories" has the most subtle dialogue I can imagine to reveal, by implication, that Boy has, or had, an African-American wife or girlfriend.
This film has literally been saved by the festival circuit. After being rejected by major distributors, it found a home in smaller festivals, where word of mouth propelled it into its current wider release. It has qualities that may not come out in a trailer or in an ad but sink in when you have the experience of seeing it. Few films are so observant about how we relate with one another. Few are as sympathetic.
"Shotgun Stories" is as spare as the landscape. Classical drama comes condensed to a harshness: "You raised us to hate those boys, and we do. And now it's come to this." In a movie where so much violence obviously occurs, we see very little of it. Nichols sidesteps the problem of the intrinsic interest of violence by looking away from it and focusing on its effect. We don't get to know the second family very well, but Son, Kid and Boy are closed up within their melancholy. Although some orange flowers and gentle music try to do their work at the end, we can only hope Son finds the life he desires for his own son.
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(Elizabethtown, Ky.) -- In the morning hours of May 18th 2009, 87 year old Otis Moon of Leitchfield, Ky. was kidnapped and robbed at gunpoint by an unknown male and female suspects. The suspects are described as a white male late 30's to mid 40's approximately 5'9 and approximately 180-200 lbs with short gray hair. Female is described as white female mid 30's approximately 150-180 lbs with blonde hair. The suspects threatened the victim with a handgun and forced him to drive to his residence. The suspects then burglarized the victim's home while holding him at gunpoint. The suspects then released the victim and fled the residence in a dark colored Dodge van traveling towards Brownsville.
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NETTELTON, MS (AP) - Joshua Clark has been sentenced to life for the shaking death of his 4-month-old daughter.
The 26-year-old Nettleton man was found guilty of depraved heart murder and sentenced by Judge Thomas Gardner.
Gardner sentenced him to additional 20 years for child abuse.
Clark was arrested in 2008 following the death of his daughter, Kylie Clark. An autopsy revealed her death to be the result of violent shaking.
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Mike Houston agreed to a 5 year deal worth a base annual salary of $210,000 per year with The Citadel according to the coaches new contract.
The contract was obtained by Live 5 News through a freedom of information request.
Houston was introduced as the school's 24th Head Coach earlier this month.
The coach can also earn more through incentives including a $7500 bonus for winning the SoCon title. He'll also get a 3% raise if the Bulldogs win 7 or more games in the regular season.
Houston spent the last three seasons as the head coach at Lenoir-Rhyne.
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