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Platform: PS3[reviewed], Xbox 360, PC Publisher: Bethesda Softworks Developer: Arkane Studios Genre(s): Action-adventure, Stealth Released: October 9, 2012 ESRB Rating: M - Mature Welcome back once again boys and girls, and welcome back to The Backlog. Time has not been my friend lately, thus limiting my gaming time the last couple of weeks and thus delaying my review for this installment of The Backlog. Today we will be looking into the latest offering from Bethesda and Arkane Studios, Dishonored. Dishonored is a first person, action-adventure game that can be played in a stealth fashion, a straight forward attacking style, or a combination there of. For the purposes of my play through for the review, I employed the combo of the stealth and attacking style. I wanted to try the full … [Read more...]
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Review: Dishonored (PC)
Dishonored (PC [Reviewed], Playstation 3, Xbox 360) Developer: Arkane Studios Publisher: Bethesda Genre(s): First Person RPG/FPS Sim Released: October 9, 2012 ESRB Rating: M – Mature Arkane Studios consists of veterans from the Deus Ex series, Half life series, Thief games and has been 3 years in the making and I'm happy to report the wait was well worth it. It would have been huge shock and arguably one of the biggest letdowns in gaming in years had it not been given the pedigree of the talent that created this game. I'm a huge fan of these kinds of games and I'm thrilled to see them returning. Last year we had the stellar Deus Ex Human Revolution which I reviewed highly here and if you haven't played it yet you need to stop reading this and buy it immediately. Now this year we have this … [Read more...]
Our Three Most Wanted Games of Fall 2012
* This article looks best in a full browser window. Mobile users, sorry it may not appear correctly. It's a very image heavy article. We're in the second week of October already, which means the Fall gaming season is already underway. This season is absolutely stacked with huge releases and a console launch by Nintendo. For us gamers, there is a ton of stuff to be excited for this season and that means hurting wallets and crying bank accounts. The above banner features the box art for 10 games coming out over the next two months, but even that is just a small sample of what's going to be available over the Fall season. The Wii U launches on November 18th and it has an amazing launch line up ready to propel Nintendo into the HD-era and possibly welcome back the so-called "core" … [Read more...]
Choose Your Path to Revenge In This Interactive Dishonored Trailer
It's the week of the interactive trailer for games that come out October 9th apparently. Earlier this week we had the epic XCOM interactive trailer that basically served as a demo tutorial, and today Bethesda has released an interactive trailer for Dishonored titled "Path to Revenge." There's a branch in this trailer that allows for a non-violent playthrough, which is how I want to actually play the game. The trailer is best played in full screen. Dishonored is arriving in stores this coming Tuesday, October 9th, for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. … [Read more...]
Dishonored Goes Gold!
Today is a joyous day for the fine folks at Arkane Studios and Bethesda, as the publisher announced today on their blog that Dishonored has gone gold. After more than three years of development, 30+ versions of the game (accounting for different languages, countries, and platforms) are ready for release. Huge congrats to Arkane's Lyon and Austin offices, as well as everyone else involved with the project. We also send along our congratulations to the team who have been working on the game for the past three years. We'll know in 11 days how good the game is, but everything we've seen, read, and heard indicates that it should be great and really something special. It certainly has that potential. Click on over to the Bethesda Blog to find out how you can win a sign copy of the game and … [Read more...]


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Michael Russo has covered the National Hockey League since 1995. He has covered the Minnesota Wild for the Star Tribune since 2005, after 10 years of covering the Florida Panthers for the Sun-Sentinel. He uses "Russo's Rants" to feed a wide-ranging hockey-centric discussion with readers, and can be heard weekly on KFAN (100.3 FM) radio and seen weekly on Fox Sports North.
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After looking like it didn't belong on the same ice with the Calgary Flames in the first period, the Wild put together an impressive rally tonight to come back from 2-0 down to beat Calgary in a shootout.
Read the game story for all the details, but Jared Spurgeon suffered a possible concussion when he took an elbow to the head from Alex Tanguay 7:57 into the game. We'll see if the NHL decides to punish Tanguay for the blatant elbow.
Spurgeon played one shift after the hit to the head and then was lost for good.
Then, with five minutes left, Marco Scandella, who was playing tremendously to this point, went down to block a Matt Stajan shot. I can't tell on the replay if it got him on the upper leg or midsection or arm. But he'll get x-rays and the Wild will learn the severity, coach Mike Yeo said.
The Wild has Kurtis Foster waiting in the wings, but depending on Scandella, it may have to call up another defenseman (Tyler Cuma?). Also, Steve Kampfer hurt his foot late in the game. He did return, but we'll see how he's doing Friday.
But at one point in the final five minutes, the Wild was down to three defensemen and forward Matt Cullen had to play defense. Read the notebook for that story on www.startribune.com/wild. Some good quotes.
Early in the game on a long 3-on-5 disadvantage, the Wild was also down to 3 D with Nate Prosser in the box for catching a puck and throwing out of the zone and Tom Gilbert in the box for a double-minor for high-sticking Olli Jokinen. Remember, Spurgeon was gone, too.
Anton Babchuk made it 2-0, but despite the long disadvantages, the Wild and Josh Harding kept the deficit to two. That was huge because the fourth line of the Wild – Warren Peters, Jed Ortmeyer and Stephane Veilleux – were credited by the entire team afterward for turning the entire game. Some big offensive zone shifts drew two penalties, including the one where Dany Heatley scored to make it 2-1. All five Wild skaters touched the puck on the goal. Cullen to Gilbert to Koivu to Cullen to Setoguchi to Heatley. First goal in nine games.
The Wild, which outshot Calgary 26-12 the final 45 minutes, took over, held Calgary to three third-period shots and none in overtime and finally tied it on Darroll Powe's first goal in 27 games.
In the shootout, Devin Setoguchi, who fell in Montreal (the worst place to do that because he became a media darling), scored on a lethal shot. He is 2 for 2 in shootouts and 1 for 1 on a penalty shot since falling.
Brent Sutter? With the Flames battling for their playoff lives, he didn't choose Iginla or Tanguay or Jokinen or Glencross. No, he chose Stajan, Stempniak, Jones and Comeau. Harding was 4 for 4 after making 27 saves through overtime as the Wild won its second in a row.
Sutter was red-faced after the game, pacing, kicked a garbage can and got into a loud conversation with GM Jay Feaster.
Yeo was raved about the fourth line, Cullen's versatility, Gilbert's 31 minutes of ice time and the play of Mikko Koivu.
"When we're down 2-0 and we've been in that situation a few too many times recently, there was a different feeling on the bench, and that started with [Koivu] getting guys going and bringing the emotion level back with our team," Yeo said.
A lousy start turned into a heck of a game at the end.
Kent Youngblood is covering practice Friday as I work on my Sunday Insider, then get on a plane for Buffalo. My Sunday Insider will be on the NHL draft and what the Wild's thoughts are on the draft coming up in June.
By winning today, the Wild went from the fourth-worst to the sixth-worst. Remember, only bottom-five can get the No. 1 pick.
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Following in the footsteps of Joe Biden and John McCain, Newt Gingrich is the latest politician to appear on NBC's Parks and Recreation.The Indy Star reports that the former speaker of the House happened upon production of Parks and Rec at St. Elmo Steak House in Indianapolis on Monday when he tried to get lunch.
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Pale yellow. Deeply pitched, slightly reduced aromas of stone fruits, musky gunflint and minerals. Rich, dense and fat, offering superb depth of yellow fruit, spice and mineral flavors. Round and quite powerful in the middle, then builds on the back half, finishing uncompromisingly dry and explosive. This youthfully reduced wine probably needs a good 7 or 8 years in the cellar and should outpace the Folatieres by age 12. At this point in our tasting, winemaker Remy mentioned that consumers were opening the Leflaive 2004s and believing that they were oxidized when in fact they were reduced and in need of air.Author: Stephen Tanzer
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Is it possible to swap an AR 15 between rimfire rounds to 5.56 rounds? I would like to be able to practice with my AR at my local indoor ranges, and possibly change to the higher caliber round when going to the desert or a rifle range.
What parts would I need and what problems would I run into if it is possible?
Thanks in advance!
messed up the title, meant to say 5.56
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"The whole of the Bill (of Rights) is a declaration of the right of the people at large or considered as individuals.... It establishes some rights of the individual as unalienable and which consequently, no majority has a right to deprive them of." (Albert Gallatin of the New York Historical Society, October 7, 1789)
"A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government." - George Washington
HOWEVER- if you buy a .22 rimfire rifle, do not assume that because it LOOKS like an AR 15 that you can just swap uppers. Most of those .22s do not have (or need) a buffer, and there is a size difference on the lowers.
FWIW, the US military has used a .22 LR adapter for years to shoot .22 LR from an M16 (for training where ranges are limited)
What we have here is... failure- to communicate.
Oh yeah. Use THIS: http://www.txmarks.org/cdfiles/Individual%20Weapons/TM%20M-16%2022LR%20Adapter.pdf
What it does is replace the bolt/ bolt carrier group (and magazine) and converts the M16 to a blowback action.
he cant buy that commercially c3, he'll have to buy a commercial adapter......works the same thoug.http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/product/ARR-059


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Kongstruction: Project 340 Vertical Construction at IoA
Thanks to the TouringPlans #Everywhere project, I recently spent nearly two weeks away from Universal Orlando, which is an eternity given the rapid pace of construction at the resort. Most notably, the mysterious construction zone behind Islands of Adventure's Jurassic Park was (when I left) just a formless plot of earth, but now holds the foundation for a enormous future edifice. Attention Kongstruction watchers: Project 340 vertical construction has started in big way, as structural steel for a massive new show building has been erected for a yet-unconfirmed Skull Island attraction.
Here is a gallery of photos depicting recent progress on the upcoming ride, which is rumored to combine indoor/outdoor dark ride elements with 3-D screens to ressurect King Kong, Universal Studio Florida's original icon. Leaks suggest this building may become the massive facade of an ancient jungle temple.
Universal Merchandise: The Film Vault in Universal Studios Florida (Kong, Ghostbusters, BTTF)
Earlier this month Universal Studios Florida opened a new store called The Film Vault which offers products featuring a wide assortment of fan favorite Universal properties including Ghostbusters, King Kong, The Godfather, Back to the Future and more. The store is located across from Transformers: The Ride 3-D and replaces the Delancey Street Preview Center, where guests were used as test audiences for upcoming television shows. The preview center has been moved closer to the front of the park near Schwab's Pharmacy.
Kongstruction: Skull Island Announced, Jurassic Park Arch Removed
Well, it looks like the monkey is out of the bag. For months, we've been mentioning the movement on Project 340, or as we like to call it, Kongstruction. Universal's officially unannounced construction in the expansion pad behind Jurassic Park's Thunder Falls Terrace at Islands of Adventure recently required the removal of an iconic Jurassic Park archway.
The rumors we've reported regarding King Kong returning to Universal Orlando in a new attraction located in that plot have prompted some readers to question why the resort would revive a character with no major pop culture presence since Peter Jackson's 2005 film. As if in response, Legendary Pictures announced at Comic-Con that Skull Island, an original prequel to the Kong mythos, would be released by Universal Pictures on November 4, 2016. Read the rest of this entry »
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Kongstruction: T-Rex Photo Op Relocated
As PotterWatch construction updates wind down, our Kongstruction coverage will begin increasing to keep pace with progress on Project 340, the yet-unannounced King Kong attraction going into the area behind Thunder Falls Terrace in Islands of Adventure's Jurassic Park. This week, let's check out the newly relocated T-Rex photo op, as well as some earth moving on the construction site.
Project 340 Earthmoving
First, here are a few photos of the current state of the Project 340 lands, located between the Thunder Falls Terrace restaurant and Toon Lagoon:
Kongstruction: Islands of Adventure Project 340 Photo Report
With construction on the newly expanded Wizarding World of Harry Potter wrapping up, what is next for Universal Orlando after PotterWatch? Though officially unannounced, insider information and permit filings for "Project 340″ provide evidence that an impressive new E-ticket adventure is being installed in Islands of Adventure. The new attraction is expected to be based on King Kong, utilizing technology from the popular King Kong 360-3D attraction found at Universal Studios Hollywood, along with new indoor and outdoor dark ride elements, to reincarnate a beloved icon from Universal Studios Florida's earliest days. So consider this the first installment of Kongstruction, our ongoing series tracking the progress on this ambitious new project.
Universal Orlando Rumor Tour with HateToFly
Regular readers of my PotterWatch blog series know that many of the juiciest details leaked about the under-construction Wizarding World of Harry Potter — Diagon Alley at Universal Studios Florida have come to us through HateToFly, a prolific poster on the Orlando United web forums. Over the weekend, I took a stroll through both Universal Orlando theme parks with the pseudonymous spy himself, and got the latest lowdown on the future of the resort. So grab a grain of salt and settle in for some of the hottest Universal Orlando rumors anywhere on the Internet.
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We began our walk at the lovely Sweethaven waterside, which is hidden in the back of Toon Lagoon at Islands of Adventure.
Conversations have recently reignited (after flaring up and sputtering out a year ago) about Universal acquiring the theme park rights to The Lord of the Rings and/or The Hobbit from the Tolkein estate, which has been notoriously difficult to negotiate with. More than one source has speculated that the Popeye & Bluto's Bilge Rat Barges whitewater rafting ride could be converted into the barrel escape from the most recent Hobbit film.
Eating at Universal on Just $20 a Day: Snacking Edition
Recently the TouringPlans blog has posted an interesting series of articles explaining how you, Dear Reader, can survive on eating inside the theme park world for just $20 a day. Click on these links to see the plans for Disney's Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom, Epcot, and Animal Kingdom. It's only natural that this financial exercise be extended to the Universal family of parks, and who better to tackle this subject than a man who has eaten a three pound slice of cake at Universal, twice?
At first, this seemed like a no-brainer. Well, duh. A Chicken & Waffle sandwich ($10.99) from Cletus' Chicken Shack and a Flaming Moe ($7.99) from Moe's Tavern. My favorite theme park food item and a show, but after tax the total came out to $20.11. I quickly realized that I would have to get my thinking cap on for this one (plus I was informed from the Grand Poobah himself, Len Testa, that most guests would want more than that during an entire day at the park. I know what you're thinking: Americans.)
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Delek US Holdings Reports Record Second Quarter 2012 Net Income
El Dorado refining margin, excluding finished product buy/sell activity, decreased to $12.74 per barrel compared to $13.71 per barrel sold during the 63 days we operated in the second quarter of 2011.
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Retail segment contribution margin increased to $18.2 million in the second quarter 2012, versus $14.6 million in the second quarter 2011. Increases in fuel and merchandise same store sales and lower overall operating expenses contributed to improved performance as compared to second quarter 2011. Second quarter 2012 results were positively impacted by same store merchandise sales growth of 4.3 percent, which was supported by same store food service sales growth of 9.3 percent. In addition, same store fuel gallons sold increased 2.2 percent as declining fuel prices coincided with the peak driving season. The merchandise margin was 29.7 percent and the fuel margin was 18.2 cents per gallon for second quarter 2012.
At the conclusion of the second quarter 2012, the retail segment operated 374 locations, versus 390 locations at the end of the second quarter 2011.Marketing Segment Marketing segment contribution margin improved to $7.5 million in the second quarter 2012, versus $5.1 million in the second quarter 2011. The improved results were supported by an increase in total sales volumes of 4.5 percent, to 16,670 barrels per day, and the addition of bio-fuel sales. Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures Delek US reports its financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). However, management believes that certain non-GAAP performance measures may provide users of financial information (i) increased transparency into the Company's operations; and (ii) additional meaningful comparisons between current results and results in prior operating periods. For these reasons, management is presenting certain adjustments to GAAP results in order to reflect the ongoing operations of the business. Management believes these measures will help investors better understand and evaluate the Company.
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.–The New York International Gift Fair has invited designers, artists and manufacturers to submit applications for several juried, design-focused divisions at the winter version of the trade show.
The divisions include Accent on Design, A+: The Young Designers' Platform at Accent on Design, Handmade Designer Maker and Handmade Global Design. Applications are available online at nyigf.com/apply. The due date for Accent on Design, Handmade Designer Maker and Handmade Global Design is Sept. 30. For A+: The Young Designers' Platform, the due date is Dec. 2.
The criteria for acceptance by the Accent on Design selection committee are original, creative and authentic product design, new and innovative use of materials, products that address and solve problems, consistent and continuous new product creations, a focus on contemporary design and functionality.
The A+ section showcases work by emerging designers, based on design concept, creativity and originality.
Handmade Designer Maker presents limited-production products across all categories and media. Handmade Global Design spotlights international craft resources with a focus on strong design, traditional techniques and quality workmanship.
The Gift Fair is scheduled for Jan. 28-Feb. 2, 2012, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center and Passenger Ship Terminal Piers 92 and 94.


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Tokyo - A Japanese plant worker has died after 13 tons of molten metal were tipped all over him, police said on Monday.
Kazuki Tada, 23, was working on Saturday morning beneath a huge bucket containing an alloy that had been heated to around 1 300 degrees Celsius at a Nippon Denko plant in south-western Japan.
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BY BECKY SCHLIKERMAN Staff Reporter August 29, 2013 6:30PM
A runner carries the American flag during the 2012 Bank of America Chicago Marathon along Cermak in Chinatown in Chicago, IL on Sunday October 7, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Updated: October 1, 2013 6:37AM
There will be tighter security measures at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon this year following the fatal bombing of the Boston Marathon.
Both runners and spectators will have to go through security and bag screening checkpoints before entering Grant Park, according to a news release issued by marathon officials Thursday.
Runners will now only be allowed to use a clear, plastic bag issued by officials inside Grant Park and at the gear check tents.
And runners will have to pick up their own participant packets, which includes their bib numbers and other equipment, officials said.
"Boston is something that is top of mind for everybody," said marathon spokesman Jeremy Borling.
The April bombing near the Boston Marathon's finish line killed three people and injured more than 200.
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"It's a direction we've been headed," he said, adding that city officials implement similar procedures during large event, such as downtown parades and Lollapaloza.
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A retired Statesville city manager has been named interim city manager in Monroe.
The Monroe City Council unanimously chose Robert Hites to fill the position Wednesday.
In early December, a divided City Council ousted the previous city manager, John D'Agostino, who had only started work in mid-August.
At the time, councilwoman Debra Duncan said the public, elected officials and city employees did not have confidence that D'Agostino could move the city forward, although other council members strongly defended D'Agostino.
That left the city seeking its fifth city manager since late 2000.
Last week, the city council voted to hire a search firm to look for an interim manager, even though it also would need help seeking a permanent manager.
But the group reversed itself this week, and instead installed Hites in the job. He will work about 30 hours a week at $65 an hour, and will start Jan. 6, city spokesman Pete Hovanec said.
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Space: it's the final frontier, and our theme for this episode. From the vast area worked by the border patrol to the experience of those held in detention centers, Latino USA is there. Also: the space and time to ice fish is shrinking in Colorado. A man creates a Puerto Rican jungle in Holyoke, Massachusetts. A neighborhood in San Diego fights for its health. We hear about the cosmic role of Latin Americans, Latinos in space, and take a trip to space camp. And finally, the story of one man trying to create a place for Chicanos in American media.
Latino USA, the foremost Latino voice in public media and the longest running Latino-focused program on radio, is the first radio program to commence equal-access distribution via Captioning for Radio. "Research has shown that Latino children have a higher incidence of hearing loss and deafness than other populations," according to Latino USA's Anchor & Executive Producer Maria Hinojosa. "When the opportunity to break this sound barrier came to our attention, we were pleased to embrace this new technology developed by NPR Labs and Towson University for the thousands of Latinos with serious hearing loss."
The International Center for Accessible Radio Technology (ICART), a strategic alliance between NPR and Towson University, is co-directed by Mike Starling of NPR and Ellyn Sheffield of Towson University.
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Sports Illustrated NHL playoffs covers feature Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins, Chicago Blackhawks, Los Angeles Kings | Home Ice - SI.com
Yes, as you have surmised in the past I am a sports nut and most of all a hockey nut (whole family is).
What other sport do you have a guy getting his jugalr vein cut and he skates off on his own?
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Updating Washington, D.C.'s Mies van der Rohe Library
Friday, April 11, 2014
Henry Melcher.
Earlier this year, the Washington, D.C. Public Library announced that Martinez+Johnson and Mecanoo had won their competition to design the next phase of the city's Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. Check out AN's coverage of the winning design here. The firm beat out two other finalists to revamp van der Rohe's iconic work. Here's AN's guide to the competition and the runners-up.
Ten Finalists Selected for Renovation of Mies-Designed MLK Memorial Library in DC
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Nick Miller.
Out of a crop of 26, ten teams have been invited to present their technical proposals for the renovation of the Mies van der Rohe–designed Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, D.C. District officials are hoping to transform the landmark 1972 building, Mies' last built work and his only in D.C., into a state-of-the-art central library fit for the nation's capital.
Chelsea Market Expansion Approved at City Planning
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Tom Stoelker.
In a unanimous vote today, the New York City Planning Commission approved Jamsestown Properties' plans for expansion at Chelsea Market with few modifications. The building was rezoned to be included in the Special West Chelsea District, thereby allowing developers to increase density after a significant contribution is made to the High Line. Much to the quite literal relief of High Line visitors, this likely means bathrooms will finally find their way to the southern section of the park.
National Building Museum Redefines "Green" Architecture
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Michael Lawlor.
The National Building Museum's latest exhibit presents a new way to beat the summer heat—12 holes of mini-golf designed by prominent local architects, landscape architects, and developers. But if it's windmills and castles you're after, tee off elsewhere. While the course is a challenge, it offers an intriguing (and very engaging) look at Washington's architectural history and future.
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American Realty Capital Trust V Makes First Two Acquisitions
NEW YORK, May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- American Realty Capital Trust V, Inc. ("ARCT V") announced today that it closed on its first two acquisitions – two build-to-suit Dollar General stores located in Mission, Texas and Sullivan, Missouri. The purchase price of the properties was $2.2 million, exclusive of closing costs, and the properties were purchased at an average capitalization rate of 7.7% (calculated by dividing annualized rental income on a straight-line basis by base purchase price).
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The Dollar General stores contain 18,126 rentable square feet and are net leased to a subsidiary of Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG), which guarantees the leases and carries an investment grade credit rating as determined by major credit rating agencies.
Dollar General Corporation is the largest small-box discount retailer in the United States. Dollar General Corporation's stores offer convenience and value to customers, by offering consumable basic items that are frequently used and replenished, such as food, snacks, health and beauty aids and cleaning supplies, as well as a selection of basic apparel, housewares and seasonal items at everyday low prices.Important Notice ARCT V is a publicly registered, non-traded real estate investment trust ("REIT") that intends to qualify as a REIT for tax purposes with the taxable year ending December 31, 2013. The statements in this press release that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the outcome to be materially different. In addition, words such as "anticipate," "believe," "expect" and "intend" indicate a forward-looking statement, although not all forward-looking statements include these words. SOURCE American Realty Capital Trust V, Inc.
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A threesome of me, Orlando Bloom and Paul Nicholls (another Brit actor).
This really hot ass guy at my school with the tightest most perfect ass in the UNIVERSE that I just wanna eat and fuck all day 'til Kingdom Come, or I do...
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"I'm Beginning To Love Myself A Little More Everyday"
a duo of Will Smith and Matthew Mcconaghy
what chu mean? it's always been with or without for me...guess which its been (mostly) for me. don't be to hasty, i do live in cali and i do ho around while still being relatively young and sexy...ok, skip the young part.
Zoom from Doggy Boys.
the last celebrity for me was jamie bell.
the last normal person was a friend of mine from arkansas because we did a little bit of fooling around
Some dude in pigtails and a skirt
The last guy I jerked off to was somebody who was fucking me at a bath house this afternoon. Funny thing is he's a former classmate (from primary school) who recognized me, and I lay down in the sling for him. So it wasn't a celebrity. Does that count?
Tom Welling and TP(Helo)
"If you can't do something smart,do something right."-Jayne Cobb
This man right here: Drew Fuller
David Boreanaz, thanks to the hot thread here.
Chris Jericho
My old teacher...he's always been the only one I can really get off to in my head.
Usually the fantasies involve various other teachers and me in the school showers.
Threesome with Zac Efron and Jesse McCartney.
Being powerful is like being a man. If you have to tell someone you are, you most assuredly are not. ~ Stolen and Edited from Margaret Thatcher
Kevin Zegers.
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Well.... Dr. Drew for me!
David Boreanaz :P
The Game...
Zerlock; boxerdudeuk
WWE's Edge
I'm Spanish...
The last person is an spanish actor, Maxi Iglesias...
a 3 way. me and the treadaway twins.
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A close friend who left me last year to travel. When i jerk off I think of the great sex we had and all the things we would do together if he were with me now.
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Jason Lee, strangely I find him to be so hot
Chris Fucking Jericho
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Chris Jericho while watching Raw, the man's face is so dick hardenning i had to jack off to him.
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Requirements of the Cross-Disciplinary Minor in the Neurosciences
To successfully complete the cross-disciplinary minor in neuroscience, a student must satisfy the following requirements designed to establish breadth and depth of knowledge consistent with the goals of the neuroscience minor.
1. General College requirements (see "Curriculum" section)
- Must include either CHEM 101 or CHEM 106. CHEM 106 is strongly recommended. [Meets Natural Sciences with Laboratory Core Curriculum requirement.]
- Must take PSYC 101. [Meets Social Science Core Curriculum requirement.]
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A. Required courses: 6 credit-hours
- NEUR 201. Introduction to the Neurosciences (4S)
- NEUR 301. Seminar in the Neurosciences (1E)
- NEUR 303. Advanced Seminar in the Neurosciences (1E).
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- BIOL 384. Sensory Biology
- BIOL 419. Neurobiology
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- BIOL 438. Cancer Cell Biology
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Bronze Trophy
Complete all test chambers in the Excursion Funnels co-op course
Simply complete all the test chambers in Course 4.
25 Points
Bronze Trophy
Find the hidden companion cube in co-op test chamber
In Course 4, during the second part of test chamber 9, you will use a repulsion wave to float over a set of spikes below. Use another portal in the room below to the right to move your bots to the left as well as a light bridge on the opposite wall at the far end, near the beginning of the conveyor belt to stop the turrets from entering the area. As you float towards the office at the far end, shoot a portal to the left- on the same wall where the light bridge should be coming from- that will allow a repulsion wave to flow to the right through the opening before the office. Float along to the end and you will find the companion cube sitting in a room. All you have to do is look at it for the achievement/trophy to pop.
Platinum Trophy
Collect all other Portal 2 Trophies
Collect all of the Portal 2 trophies, both single and co-op to get this granddaddy of them all.
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Complete Chamber 3 in the Hard-Light Surfaces co-op course using only 5 total portal placements
For this achievement/trophy, use the video for portal placement and techniques. Basically you need to use 3 portals in the first room and 2 in the second. In the second room, you will need to perform a tricky bank shot with your body to land on the exit platform. It will take some practice, but it can be done.
75 Points
Gold Trophy
After completing co-op, complete Calibration Course online with a friend who hasn't played before
Once you have completed the co-op campaign with a buddy, find someone who hasn't played co-op yet and perform the beginning calibration course with them. You can also ask a friend who hasn't played co-op yet to load the game up for a hug and that will nab you this reward as well as an extra hug since you can't perform the hug until after the calibration is complete. Sadly, playing split screen doesn't achieve this.
20 Points
Silver Trophy
Win 3 co-op games of rock-paper-scissors in a row
During Course 1, you will get the Rock, Paper, Scissors gesture. Simply keep playing until you win three matches in a row. It may take a minute or four, but it will happen soon enough.
15 Points
Bronze Trophy
Complete Course 4 with neither you nor your co-op partner dying
This may be the toughest achievement/trophy of the bunch. To get this, you need to play through the entirety of course 4 without dying. If you do die, you need to start back at test chamber 1. You cannot restart a test chamber halfway through the course and give it another try. It's either all or nothing.
10 Points
Bronze Trophy
Complete all test chambers in the Team Building co-op course
Simply complete all the test chambers in Course 1.
15 Points
Bronze Trophy
For this achievement/trophy I chose to complete test chambers 2, 3, and 4 in Course 2. The first one is easy as well, but has more travelling time to do than the next three. Chambers 2, 3, and 4 can easily be finished in less than 60 seconds each- even when you mess up which I so embarrassingly did in chapter 4- as the video shows.
100 Points
Gold Trophy
Complete all test chambers in all courses of co-op
Simply complete all of the test chambers in Courses 1-5.
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Antarctic microorganism
Antarctica is one of the most physically and chemically extreme terrestrial environments to be inhabited by microorganisms.[1] Nonetheless, on February 6, 2013, scientists reported that bacteria were found living in the cold and dark in a lake buried a half-mile deep under the ice in Antarctica.[2] This finding was later confirmed by scientists on August 20, 2014.[3][4]
Climate and habitat[edit]
Although most of the continent is covered by glacial ice sheets, ice-free areas comprising approximately 0.4% of the continental land mass are discontinuously distributed around the coastal margins.[1] The McMurdo Dry Valleys region of Antarctica is a polar desert characterized by extremely low annual precipitation (<100 mm) and an absence of vascular plants and verterbrates; microbial activity dominates biological functioning.[5] Mean summer high and winter low temperatures in the dry valleys are -5 and -30 °C.[5] Because precipitation is both infrequent and low, seasonal water availability in hydrologically connected soils make areas adjacent to water bodies more hospitable relative to dry upland soils.[5] Polar ecosystems are particularly sensitive to climate change, where small changes in temperature result in greater changes in local hydrology, dramatically affecting ecosystem processes.[6]
Soils in Antarctica are nearly two-dimensional habitats, with most biological activity limited to the top four or five inches by the permanently frozen ground below.[7] Environments can be limiting due to soil properties such as unfavorable mineralogy, texture, structure, salts, pH, or moisture relationships.[8] Visible sources of organic matter are absent for most of continental Antarctica.[6] Dry Valley soil ecosystems are characterized by large variations in temperature and light regimes, steep chemical gradients and a high incidence of solar radiation with an elevated ultraviolet B (UVB) light component.[1] Dry Valley soils originate from weathering of bedrock and glacial tills that consist of granites, sandstones, basalts and metamorphic rocks.[1] Space within these rocks provide protection for microorganisms against some (but not all) of these conditions: i.e., protection from wind scouring and surface mobility, a reduction in UV exposure, reduced desiccation and enhanced water availability, and thermal buffering.[9] Half of the soils in the Dry Valleys have subsurface ice, either as buried massive ice or as ice-cemented soil (permafrost).[1] The permafrost layer is typically within 30 cm of the soil surface.[1]
Microorganisms Overview[edit]
The harsh environment and low availability of carbon and water support a simplified community of mosses, lichens, and mats of green algae and red, orange, and black cyanobacteria near lakes and ephemeral streams.[7] Living among the mats are bacteria, yeasts, molds, and an array of microscopic invertebrates that feed on microbes, algae, and detritus: nematodes, protozoa, rotifers, tardigrades, and occasionally, mites and springtails.[7] Even simpler communities exist in the arid soils that occupy the majority of the landscape.[6]
Microbes in Antarctica adapt to aridity the same way microbes in hot deserts do: when water becomes scarce, the organisms simply dry up, shut down metabolic activity, and wait in a "cryptobiotic" state until water again becomes available.[7] Microbes can also go dorminant in a cryptobiotic state known as "anhydrobiosis" when they become dehydrated due to low water availability.[7] A more extreme survival method would be long term natural cryopreservation. Samples of permafrost sediments aged 5–10 thousand to 2-3 million years old have been found to contain viable micromycete and bacterial cells.[10]
Algae is present in almost all ice-free areas and occurs in soils, as epiphytes on mosses, in cyanobacterial mats and in plankton of lakes and ponds.[11] It is also possible to find algae associated with rocks or living in the thin film of melted water in the snow patches.[11] Presently there are over 300 algal taxa identified on Antarctica, with Bacillariophyceae (Diatoms) and Chlorophyta (Green Algae) being the most widespread on Antarctica.[11] Diatoms are abundant in aquatic environments decreasing in number in terrestrial habitats.[11] Chlorophyta are also important in mats in lakes and ponds but tend to increase their relative importance in terrestrial environments and especially in soils, where they are the densest algal group.[11] Xanthophyceae (Yellow-Green Algae) are an important component of the flora in soils of Antarctica.[11] Other algal groups (Dinophyta, Cryptophyta, and Euglenophyta) are mainly limited to freshwater communities of the Dry Valleys.[11]
Algae species identified in recent research:[11]
- Hantzschia amphioxys
- Heterococcus moniliformis
- Kentrosphaera facciolae
- Luticola muticopsis
- Monodus coccomyxa
- Pinnularia borealis
- Prasiola crispa
- Xanthonema bristolianum
- Xanthonema exile
Distribution of arthropods is limited to areas of high soil moisture and/or access to water, such as streams, or snow meltwater.[11] The springtail Gomphiocephalus hodgsoni is endemic and restricted to southern Victoria Land between Mt. George Murray (75°55′S) and Minna Bluff(78°28′S) and to the adjacent nearshore islands.[12]
Mite species identified in recent research:[11]
- Coccorhagidia keithi
- Nanorchestes antarcticus
- Stereotydeus mollis
- Tydeus setsukoae
Springtail species identified in recent research:[11]
- Antarcticinella monoculata
- Cryptopygus antarcticus
- Desoria klovstadi
- Friesea grisea
- Gomphiocephalus hodgsoni
- Gressittacantha terranova
- Neocryptopygus nivicolus
Typically, the highest numbers of cultured bacteria are from relatively moist coastal soils, compared with the small bacteria communities of dry inland soils.[11] Cyanobacteria are found in all types of aquatic habitats and often dominate the microbial biomass of streams and lake sediments.[11] Leptolyngbya frigida is dominant in benthic mats, and is frequently found in soils and as an epiphyte on mosses.[11] Nostoc commune can develop to sizes visible to the naked eye if supplied with a thin water film.[11] The genus Gloeocapsa is one of the few cryptoendolithic taxa with a high adaptation to extreme environmental conditions in rocks of the Dry Valleys.[11] Actinobacteria such as Arthrobacter spp., Brevibacterium spp., and Corynebacterium spp. are prominent in the Dry Valleys.[1] Thermophilic bacteria have been isolated from thermally heated soils near Mt. Melbourne and Mt. Rittman in northern Victoria Land.[11] Bacteria genera found in both air samples and the Antarctic include Staphylococcus, Bacillus, Corynebacterium, Micrococcus, Streptococcus, Neisseria, and Pseudomonas.[10]
Bacteria species identified in recent research:[11]
- Acinetobacter spp.
- Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius
- Aquaspirillum spp.
- Arthrobacter spp.
- Azospirillum spp.
- Bacillus spp.
- Brevibacterium spp.
- Brevibacterium antarcticum
- Brevundimonas spp.
- Chryseobacterium spp.
- Corynebacterium spp.
- Flavobacterium spp.
- Gloeocapsa spp.
- Hymenobacter roseosalivarius
- Leptolyngbya frigida
- Massila spp.
- Micrococcus spp.
- Modestobacter multiseptatus
- Neisseria spp.
- Nocardia spp.
- Nostoc commune
- Paenibacillus spp.
- Planococcus spp.
- Pseudonocardia antarctica
- Pseudomonas spp.
- Psychrobacter spp.
- Sphingobacterium spp.
- Staphylococcus spp.
- Stenotrophomonas spp.
- Streptococcus spp.
- Streptomyces spp.
Chaetomium gracile is frequently isolated from geothermally heated soil on Mt. Melbourne in northern Victoria Land.[11] Fungi genera found in both air samples and the Antarctic include Penicillium, Aspergillus, Cladosporium, Alternaria, Aureobasidium, Botryotrichum, Botrytis, Geotrichum, Staphylotrichum, Paecilomyces, and Rhizopus.[10]
Fungi species identified in recent research:[11][13]
- Alternaria spp.
- Antarctomyces psychotrophicus
- Arthrobotrys ferox
- Aspergillus spp.
- Aspergillus ustus
- Aureobasidium spp.
- Botryotrichum spp.
- Botrytis spp.
- Chaetomium gracile
- Cadophora ssp.
- Cerrena unicolor
- Cladosporium spp.
- Cochliobolus heliconiae
- Coniochaeta ligniaria
- Curvularia inaequalis
- Debaryomyces ssp.
- Geomyces spp.
- Geomyces pannorum (form. Chrysosporium pannorum)
- Geotrichum spp.
- Hohenbuehelia spp.
- Holwaya mucida
- Mortierella antarctica
- Mucor hiemalis
- Paecilomyces spp.
- Penicillium spp.
- Penicillium jensenii
- Penicillium swiecickii
- Phaeosphaeria spp.
- Phialophora spp.
- Phialophora fastigiata (form. Cadophora fastigiata)
- Phoma spp.
- Rhizopus spp.
- Rhizoscyphus ericae
- Staphylotrichum spp.
- Stereum hirsutum
- Stictis radiata
- Thelebolus microsporus
- Trichophyton eboreum
Mosses & Lichens[edit]
Macrolichens (e.g., Usnea sphacelata, U. antarctica, Umbilicaria decussate, and U. aprina) and communities of weakly or non-nitrophilous lichens (e.g., Pseudephebe minuscula, Rhizocarpon superficial, and R. geographicum, and several species of Acarospora and Buellia) are relatively widespread in coastal ice-free areas.[11] Sites with substrates influenced by seabirds are colonized by well-developed communities of nitrophilous lichen species such as Caloplaca athallina, C. citrina, Candelariella flava, Lecanora expectans, Physcia caesia, Rhizoplaca melanophthalma, Xanthoria elegans, and X. mawsonii.[11] In the Dry Valleys the normally epilithic lichen species (Acarospora gwynnii, Buellia frigida, B. grisea, B. pallida, Carbonea vorticosa, Lecanora fuscobrunnea, L. cancriformis, and Lecidella siplei) are found primarily in protected niches beneath the rock surface occupying a cryptoendolithic ecological niche.[11] The moss species Campylopus pyriformis is restricted to geothermal sites.[11]
Moss species identified in recent research:[11]
- Anomobryum subrotundifolium
- Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostre
- Bryum anomobryum
- Bryum pseudotriquetrum
- Campylopus pryiformis
- Cephaloziella varians
- Ceratodon purpureus
- Didymodon brachyphyllus
- Grimmia plagiopodia
- Hennediella heimii
- Pohlia nutans
- Sarconeurum glaciale
- Schistidium antarctici (form. Grimmia antarctici)
- Syntrichia princeps
Lichen species identified in recent research:[11]
- Acarospora spp.
- Acarospora gwynnii
- Buellia spp.
- Caloplaca athallina
- Caloplaca citrina
- Candelariella flava
- Carbonea vorticosa (form. Carbonea capsulata)
- Lecanora cancriformis
- Lecanora expectans
- Lecanora fuscobrunnea
- Lecidella siplei (form. Lecidea siplei)
- Physcia caesia
- Pseudephebe minuscula
- Rhizocarpon geographicum
- Rhizocarpon superficial
- Rhizoplaca melanophthalma
- Umbilicaria aprina
- Umbilicaria decussate
- Usnea antarctica
- Usnea sphacelata
- Xanthoria elegans
- Xanthoria mawsonii
Carbon appears to be more important than moisture in defining good habitats for nematodes in the Dry Valleys of Antarctica.[7] Scottnema lindsayae, a microbial feeder and the most abundant and widely distributed metazoan invertebrate, often occurs as the sole metazoan species in the McMurdo Dry Valleys.[6] It makes its living eating bacteria and yeast out in the dry, salty soils that dominate the valleys.[7] All other invertebrate species are more abundant in moist or saturated soils where algae and moss are more abundant.[6] Distribution of most nematode species is correlated negatively with elevation (due to temperature and precipitation) and salinity, and positively with soil moisture, soil organic matter, and nutrient availability.[6] Eudorylaimus spp. is the second most abundant nematode, followed by Plectus murrayi who are the least abundant nematodes.[6] Plectus antarcticus eats bacteria and prefers living in ephemeral streams.[7] An average 2-pound bag of dry valley soils contains approximately 700 nematodes, while the more fertile soil found at higher latitudes on the continent may contain approximately 4,000 nematodes.[7]
Nematode species identified in recent research:[6][7][11]
- Amblydorylaimus isokaryon
- Antarctenchus hooperi
- Aphelenchoides hagueri
- Aphelenchoides helicosoma
- Aphelenchoides vaughani
- Calcaridorylaimus signatus
- Ceratoplectus armatus
- Chiloplacoides antarcticus
- Chiloplectus masleni
- Coomansus gerlachei
- Cuticularia firmata
- Ditylenchus spp.
- Ditylenchus parcevivens
- Enchodelus signyensis
- Eudorylaimus spp.
- Eudorylaimus antarcticus
- Eudorylaimus coniceps
- Eudorylaimus glacialis
- Eudorylaimus nudicaudatus
- Eudorylaimus pseudocarteri
- Eudorylaimus shirasei
- Eudorylaimus spaulli
- Eudorylaimus verrucosus
- Eumonhystera vulgaris
- Eutobrilus antarcticus
- Geomonhystera antarcticola
- Geomonhystera villosa
- Mesodorylaimus spp.
- Mesodorylaimus imperator
- Mesodorylaimus signatus
- Monhystera spp.
- Panagrolaimus spp.
- Panagrolaimus davidi
- Panagrolaimus magnivulvatus
- Paramphidelus spp.
- Paramphidelus antarcticus
- Plectus spp.
- Plectus accuminatus
- Plectus antarcticus
- Plectus belgicae
- Plectus frigophilus
- Plectus insolens
- Plectus meridianus
- Plectus murrayi
- Plectus tolerans
- Rhabdblaimus spp.
- Rhabditis krylovi
- Rhyssocolpus paradoxus
- Rotylenchus capensis
- Scottnema lindsayae
- Teratocephalus pseudolirellus
- Teratocephalus rugosus
- Teratocephalus tilbrooki
- Tylenchus spp.
The small amoebae are of two types. The most abundant are Acanthamoeba and Echinamoeba.[11] The second group consists of monopodal, worm-like amoebae, the subcylindrical Hartmannella and Saccamoeba, and the lingulate Platyamoeba stenopodia Page.[11]
Amoebae species identified in recent research:[11]
- Acanthamoeba spp.
- Echinamoeba spp.
- Hartmannella spp.
- Platyamoeba stenopodia
- Saccamoeba spp.
Flagellate species identified in recent research:[11]
- Bodo edax
- Bodo mutabilis
- Bodo saltans
- Heteromita globosa
- Oikomonas termo
The three species listed below were found in moss-dominated moist soils.[11]
Rotifer species identified in recent research:[11]
- Epiphanes spp.
- Habrotrocha spp.
- Philodina spp.
Tardigrade species identified in recent research:[11]
- Acutuncus antarcticus
- Diphascon spp. (form. Adropoion spp.)
- Diphascon alpinum
- Diphascon dastychi
- Diphascon polare
- Diphascon tricuspidatum (form. Adropion tricuspidatum)
- Diphascon victoriae
- Hypsibius spp. (form. Diphascon spp.)
- Hypsibius alpinus
- Hypsibius arcticus
- Hypsibius cfr mertoni simoizumii
- Hypsibius convergens
- Hypsibius oberhaeseri
- Hypsibius scoticus (form. Diphascon scoticus)
- Macrobiotus arcticus
- Macrobiotus cfr polaris
- Macrobiotus mottai
- Macrobiotus oberhauseri
- Macrobiotus polaris
- Minibiotus furcatus
- Ramajendas frigidus
- Ramazzottius spp.
- Ramazzottius oberhauseri
Yeast species identified in recent research:[11]
- Aureobasidium pullulans
- Candida spp.
- Candida psychrophilia
- Cryptococcus spp.
- Debaryomyces hansenii
- Leucosporidium antarcticum
- Leucosporidium scottii
- Rhodotorula spp.
- Rhodotorula laryngis
- Rhodotorula minuta
- Rhodotorula rubra
- Rhodotorula slooffiae
- Trichosporon spp.
- Trichosporon beigelii
- Trichosporon cutaneum
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- ^ Mack, Eric (August 20, 2014). "Life Confirmed Under Antarctic Ice; Is Space Next?". Forbes. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ^ a b c Zeglin, L.H., et al. "Landscape distribution of microbial activity in the McMurdo Dry Valleys: linked biotic processes, hydrology, and geochemistry in a cold desert ecosystem." Ecosystems 12 (2009): 562-573.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Simmons, B.L., et al. "Long-term experimental warming reduces soil nematode populations in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica." Soil Biology & Biochemistry 41.10 (2009): 2052-2060.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Baskin, Yvonne. Under Ground: How Creatures of Mud and Dirt Shape Our World. Washington, DC: Island Press, 2005. 14-37.
- ^ Cameron, R.E. "Cold desert characteristics and problems relevant to other arid lands." Arid Lands In Perspective (1969): 169-205.
- ^ Cowan, D.A. "Cryptic microbial communities in Antarctic deserts." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 106.47 (2009): 19749-19750
- ^ a b c Pearce, D.A., et al. "Microorganims in the atmosphere over Antarctica." FEMS Microbiology Ecology 69 (2009): 143-157.
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- ^ Stevens, M.I., and I.D. Hogg. "Long-term isolation and recent range expansion from glacial refugia revealed for the endemic springtail Gomphiocephalus hodgsoni from Victoria Land, Antarctica." Molecular Ecology 12 (2003): 2357-2369.
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100 Quilts in One Year for Lutheran World Relief
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I have been attending the evening quilting sessions at our church for almost two decades. In the early years, we might make 10 or 15 quilts a year. This year, our goal was to create 100 quilts.


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Women's Voices: Straight Ahead, Smooth & Soulful, Jazz All Ways
Saturday Jun 7, 2014
Albuquerque Museum of Art and History
2000 Mountain Rd NW
Albuquerque, NM 87104-1459
Albuquerque, NM 87104-1459
Phone: 243-7255
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A night of music and song, curated by vocalist Patty Stephens.
With an incredible line-up of some of New Mexico's finest musicians: Zenobia, Tracey Whitney, Patty Stephens and Jenny Bird accompanied by Glenn Kostur (saxophone), Cesar Bauvallet (trombone, percussion), Sid Fendley (piano), Mickey Patton (bass), and Andrew Poling (drums).
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