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Mark of Cape Town, writes:
My wife and I need to purchase a new bed (King size). I have done a lot of research on the internet and inevitably end up at your blog which I find very useful and informative indeed. Congratulations on the service you provide!
I am 250lbs and my wife 123lbs. I would very much like to get a Latex mattress, but unfortunately there does not seem to be a latex bed available in this country such as your Sealy Beachside that you regularly recommend. Also, the only proper memory foam brand available here is Tempur-pedic. Firstly I do not want a memory foam bed and secondly it is very overpriced here, being fully imported.
I found a shop that said that they had a latex matress manufactured locally, but I am not so sure about the composition as they say it is made up of Polylatex and I can find no information on such a product. It is manufactured locally by a firm that produces Foam products, so I am wary. (http://www.vitafoam.co.za/).
From what is available here, I have decided that a Sealy product in the upper end range would probably be my best bet. Please could you look at the following website to see what is available to me? http://www.sealy.co.za/springfree_springfree_body.asp. The Springfree range (containing some latex) interests me as well as the Pocket on Pocket Boxed Pamper Top with Latex (preferred by my wife). What you see on these sites is all that I can find out about the beds.
My wife constantly complains about pains in her back and neck. I have a large frame and also suffer from back problems, having had a back operation some years ago. Very recently (April 2009) I had a motorcycle accident and suffered acetabulum (hip socket) fractures requiring 2 operations and 8 weeks in hospital. The hip is far from repaired and I am still undergoing therapy, so I require a firm, yet comfortable bed and am thus prepared to buy a top of the range Sealy.
I would really appreciate your opinion and recommendation regarding what you think would be the correct bed for us to get. Thank you, and once again, congratulations on a great blog.
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Hi Mark. I checked out both websites. The first makes no mention of latex...only poly foam. They do have some foam with holes in it. The holes come for the pins in the mold and has always been how latex is made. Recently, it was found that if you make poly foam in a similar mold, it'll hold up better than the convoluted foam will....one of the changed made in the newer Stearns & Foster line.
Since you've been reading, you'll already know that latex is the most durable of all the foams. Having a thick block of poly foam and putting a little latex on it, is not at all the same.
Your physical problems appear to be reasonably severe. Not having the resiliency of latex, I'm afraid that the poly foam mattress will quickly lose it's comfort for you.....especially since your body will be more sensitive to whatever changes the mattress goes through as it ages. Also, your focus on a mattress in the top range may not be of service to you. Top line bedding, here in the US, means a lot more padding than you need and poor performance as a result. I confess that I haven't a clue as to what the industry is like in South Africa.
On the plus side, you have described what you need...firm support with a soft top.
I'd suggest that you find a firm, basic, interlocked coil mattress for the firm support you need....not top range, but certainly of good quality. Then, going back to that first website, order a naice soft 2" thick layer of "holed" poly foam for the comfort that you also, need. As the bed ages and the foam on top compresses and loses its comfort, replace only the foam top to regain the feel you need.


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Premiere seven-seat modification Citroen C4 Picasso with the prefix Grand is scheduled for September 2013 at the Frankfurt Motor Show, but now is not the appearance of the car mystery. Photo spies captured the family bus during road tests in France.
Citroen C4 Grand Picasso 2014 model year did not surprise those who have managed to go through the design of a new family Citroen C4 Picasso. The machine has the same narrow daytime running lights on the main unit of optics and thin A-pillars, smoothly flowing out of the window – problems with visibility should not be.
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Terry Lundgren, the Chairman, President and CEO of Macy's, delivers an insightful retail innovation presentation at last year's Global Retailing Conference. The CEO opened the conference while highlighting the different steps Macy's was taking to innovate within the retailing industry. He pointed out that when creating an innovation strategy or plan of action, it is crucial to consider the size and type of one's business. This will ensure efficient and suitable strategies.
He expressed his strong belief in the need to take online initiatives of the brand and apply them in store. The next phase of the brand, he explained, will be one in which the online and in-store experience of the store will be one in the same.
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Dec 10th 2011 10:29PM My main complaint throughout the three specs is Demonology's conflicting stat priorities with affliction and destruction. This wouldn't be a problem if demo were on the lowest rung like during WotLK, but given that it is the highest parsing spec, it makes it difficult to switch between demo and, say, destro. Both Aff and Destro require enormous amounts of haste to do the best damage, whereas demo throttles your haste at around 1584 rating (one extra tick of Immolate), so as not to have too many impending doom procs. It requires us to have two seperate sets of gear, which is hard to collect against so many other casters vying for lur phat lewtz. Other than that. I luvs me some HoG!
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Oct 31st 2011 8:26PM Well, i'm hoping its definitely that pre-5.0 perspective. I think it just wasn't feasible for drain life to be filler according to the content/gear-scaling.
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Oct 31st 2011 7:15PM I was thinking Malefic Grasp would actually be the new Affliction filler. Obviously incinerate is sticking around for destruction, but Shadow Bolt is more of Demonology's filler du jour than affliction's. This makes more sense when you look at the amount of locks on the forums mourning the demise of DL-Aff. I can't wait to see how the spell works in any case though =P
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Oct 27th 2011 2:35PM I want Vinnie Jones (Juggernaut from X-Men), to play my Orc warlock. And make him a villain >=D
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September 2012 Horoscopes, by Madam Lichtenstein
If you thought this summer was hot and sticky, just wait until September. Chatty Mercury traverses three signs – Leo, Virgo and Libra – and therefore aspects several planets through its month long travel. What we say, counts. But potty mouths get hit on the knuckles and any strong opinions will be judged by those in charge. How mouthy do you want to be?
Famous Libras: Michael Douglas, Cheryl Tiegs, Bryant Gumbel, Robert Duval, Barbara Walters, Chubby Checker. Sigouney Weaver, John Mellencamp, Jeff Goldblum
ARIES (MARCH 21 – APRIL 20)Your public reputation can go up and down and all around like a roller coaster. What you expect to happen may not happen exactly to plan. So don't bank on any specific event to help you gain control of a situation. Shake-ups may feel uncomfortable but they often help to focus you and produce good results ….eventually. Be diplomatic and prepared for anything and everything, Aries.
TAURUS (APRIL 21 – MAY 21)While you may hanker to get out of town and travel, travel may prove to be too difficult or problematic and there may be lovely temptations closer to home. Go with the cosmic flow this September, Taurus. Wax poetic and let the world come to you. For all you know, there is some exotic tall drink waiting for you at the corner bar. Either that or some domestic brew… haha.
GEMINI (MAY 22 – JUNE 21)Sexual intrigue may prove to be a little too intriguing this September. You may get caught with your pants down in some inappropriate time. And trying to explain yourself to too many amours at one time or with an important relationship could be impossible. Geminis with an itch to be scratched should first see if the itch is an urge or rash. Maybe a topical cream will help…?
CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 23) Relationships will have their ups and downs so expect many surprises and changes. If there are some important issues that need to be addressed, try to postpone any serious conversations until well into the fall. For those Cancers who are in the market for a catch, you may find yourself attracted to someone totally unexpected. Variety is the spice of life!
LEO (JULY 24 – AUGUST 23)While it may not sound very exciting, your day to day job or "to do"s will definitely become more exciting. If you thought that you could glide through the day on your good looks alone, think again. Not only do projects come fast and furious, they will have their challenges and changes. Nothing is as easy as it seems. Uh, maybe its time to take a vacation, Leo?
VIRGO (AUGUST 24 – SEPTEMBER 23)Creativity is highlighted. Anything can happen when you are inspired but try to rein in your vision so you can complete what you start. Virgos will be on the top of everybody's party list now. Your social life can become a whirlwind of opportunity. That sounds great… until you have to choose between two very desirable invitations. Such problems!
LIBRA (SEPTEMBER 24 – OCTOBER 23)If you are planning to do a range of home improvements this September, be prepared to do more than you anticipated. There will be a few things that you never knew you needed to do until now and things that all of a sudden need to be done because of some other action you took. Surprise! But don't panic. Family is there to help. Uh or are they??
SCORPIO (OCTOBER 24 – NOVEMBER 22)Do you have a strong opinion? Try to keep it to yourself for now. You may blurt out something that you later regret. Scorpios are usually very politic and careful about what they say but now you speak first and think later. Use the time to hob nob with the neighbors and get into mischief close to home. There is plenty of time to heat up the air later this fall.
SAGITTARIUS (NOVEMBER 23 – DECEMBER 22)Money comes and money goes. But now you can expect your money to go, go, go. Do your research and avoid any rash financial decisions. Wait before you go out and splurge on something (or someone) totally unnecessary. Sagittarians are generous and lucky. Be generous later and lucky that you don't lose your shirt now. Of course going shirtless might save you on drycleaning….
CAPRICORN (DECEMBER 23 – JANUARY 20)You are in the epicenter of all the action. Can you fully capitalize on this opportunity or will you find ways to undermine your influence? Stay calm, cool and collected. The secret to success is to take everything in stride and not be stressed by any unexpected turn of events… of which there will be a few. You are a nimble mountain goat, Capricorn. Balance and win.
AQUARIUS (JANUARY 21 – FEBRUARY 19)Aquarians seem to have a sixth sense this September which is great as long as your ESP is accurate. There may be instances where you believe one thing to be true only to find out that the reality is slightly different. Maintain your wonderful sense of humor and use your "gift" for entertainment purposes only… at least for the next four weeks.
PISCES (FEBRUARY 20 – MARCH 20)You are a particularly magnetic personality this September, Pisces. Friends want to get in on your act. Are you interested in travelling with an entourage everywhere you go? Maybe or maybe not. Know when to include the crowd in your plans and when to go your own way. Some activities require you to go solo .. or with only one other special escort.
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Sun and IBM Initiate OpenDocument Project
Sun Microsystems and IBM have kicked off an open source community project dealing with conversion of documents into OpenDocument Format (ODF).
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Alfred Portale of Gotham Bar and Grill is one of the pioneers of what used to be called the New American cooking. His style, a combination of dramatic vertical presentations, French technique, and urban pizzazz, perfectly encapsulated the energy of the movement in the eighties and nineties. All these years later, Portale is still at Gotham, and still turning out some of the city's best food, minus the towering drama of old. "As for all that verticality, once it became very trendy and talked about, that's when I began to back away from it," Portale says. "My style has changed and evolved." At least one dish still reaches for the stars: Portale's roasted lobster, a constant on Gotham's menu. Scroll over the different parts of the dish to see it described in the chef's own words.


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Myth 6: "General" or wide-ranging patents are more likely to have higher returns or royalties than specific ones. Minutiae makes for successful niche-building, even though the thought of making your claims cover as much ground as possible is much more ambitious. Take CEPTYR 's lead, and focus on one area that is your core expertise to start off with. CEPTYR Inc. founders William Ettouati and Nick Tonks decided to focus exclusively on a very specific kind of drug, and they're now sharing a sandbox with pharmaceutical giant Eli Lily just four years post-inception. Unlike most biotech start-ups, Ettouati and Tonks figured out what their unique specialization was and stuck to it. "Our goal is to develop the first drug of this kind, and we gained Eli Lily's confidence on the strength of our proprietary drug development technology," says the 35-year old Tonks.
Myth 7: If I need to change my business focus, then the money I invested in filing a patent will be wasted. You may not make money from a patent by applying it yourself, but you can pursue licensing royalties. Craig Nabat, 32, changed his focus from marketing his own invention, FINDIT , a device for locating keys and other lost items, to including other inventors' products in his business. When determining the value of your product or service, there are two ways of pricing: "cost-plus" and "demand." Cost-plus incorporates your fixed and variable costs and adds your desired profit margin (the "plus"). Demand pricing is based on what the market will bear-or what you can "demand" for your proprietary product. That said, you'll have to find the intrinsic value in what you could've delivered to market. What cost savings, what productivity increases, does your product provide?
Once you figure out the monetary benefit, you can price your product accordingly so you deliver value, but you're also maximizing your sale price. Don't forget to factor in the lifecycle of your product or service: Will customers come back for more, and how soon?
Myth 8: Concentrating on a single patented product is amateurish-it gives the impression of a fly-by-night business that'll vanish once the product novelty wears off. Patents can provide what is known as a "maintenance" aspect to your business that doesn't require, well, maintenance. A healthy, small, continuous income is sometimes called a maintenance brand, product or service. Inventor-entrepreneur John Janning generated respectable profits from a product that needs very little maintenance, freeing up his time for marketing and inventing. It was the uniqueness of the product-a Christmas tree light string that stays lit regardless of whether a light burns out, falls out or is placed in the socket incorrectly-that finally got it into Lowe's and Target this past Christmas. This type of underlying value attributed to your patented product prevents a low seating in terms of market share from being looked upon as liabilities to potential investors.
Myth 9: The industry I'm in is mature-I can rely on other, more certain, marketing tactics. Starting out in an industry that's already mature means you have to work harder to communicate and reinforce the consistent values of your company, instead of grafting on a mélange of different faces. There's nothing like an in-house-developed patented product or service to build long-term trust and show that, even though you're a newcomer, you definitely know what you're doing. "The patents I hold are crucial to our marketing, our status as an innovative company and [our ability to keep] competitors at bay," Adamson says.
Not only can you name a patented product or service, but you can develop a consistent and distinctive advertising message around your company's main focus instead of going with whatever promotion fads are hot at the moment among your competitors.
Myth 10: Everyone who was at the staff meeting where we brainstormed gets to put their name on the patent. You'd be paying honorariums like mad if this were true! Unless the inventor is yourself or a partner in the business, royalties from patent licenses generally go to the company, not the employees who came up with the invention. The company is the assignee-the person or legal entity that has actual ownership of the patent.
Many entrepreneurs have figured out that aggressively pursuing patents is an integral long-term strategy that pays off. There's nothing like knowing you can do something to build confidence, and holding a patent is a constant reminder to yourself that your business idea will work.
Jasmine Pui has patents pending in the areas of horticulture, museum and curatorial arts, medical instrumentation and artificial organs.
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Posted: 12/20/2012
The following is a joint press release from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, and Iowa State University.
WATERLOO – Due to the winter storm, the informational meeting regarding the recently released Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy scheduled for Friday in Waterloo will instead be held as a webinar.
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I am remodeling my not so big kitchen. We use a microwave to warm up drinks and leftovers. I don't have a lot of space in my kitchen and I hate the idea of taking up so much valuable base cabinet space with a microwave drawer. What I really want is a small microwave that I can install in a shelf in 12" deep cabinets. Sharp makes a model with 15" depth but it is designed to vent down, to be installed under a cabinet. I want it to be about 18" wide. Do you know of any nice looking microwaves that aren't as big as most of the ones sold today. Thanks for your input. |
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I think someone else who wanted a MW on a shelf in the cab used a GE Spacesaver, also designed to go under a shelf. Try to avoid Frigidaire if you can (my countertop Frigidaire died after 18 months). |
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The nurse anesthesia program is a 28-month course of study designed to prepare professional nurses as practitioners of nurse anesthesia eligible for national certification.
Applications to the program are accepted throughout the year for consideration by the Nurse Anesthesia Admissions Committee each Spring. Each new class will begin in January.
The mission of the nurse anesthesia program is to provide the students a clinical and didactic curriculum which enables them to meet graduation requirements of this program and to take the National Certification Exam so they can practice as CRNAs.
In meeting our mission, the nurse anesthesia program accepts the following beliefs:
Program Statistics:
Since the inception (2003) the program has had a 94.5% graduation rate and a 93% first time pass rate (100% overall pass rate) on the National Certification Examination.
The class of 2012 had 12/12 students (100%) graduated, and 12/12 students (100%) passed the national certification examination on first testing.
The class of 2013 had 10/12 students (83%) graduated, and 10/10 students (100%) passed the national certification examination on first testing.
The class of 2014 had 10/11 students (91%) graduated, and 10/10 students (100%) passed the national certification examination on first testing.
The East Carolina University College of Nursing Nurse Anesthesia Program was developed in 2002. In October 2006 the program received a 10 year accreditation from the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA; 222 S. Prospect Ave., Park Ridge, IL, 60068, (847) 692-7050).
The Council on Accreditation is a specialized accrediting body recognized by both the United States Department of Education and Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Click here to visit the COA website.
- Human beings are individuals with needs, values, worth, and dignity. Although many human responses may be generalized and are predictable, all humans are unique and constantly interact with the environment in efforts to achieve a balance between their own unique needs and those of society. Adaptation is a process of seeking a maximum level of human functioning. Nurse anesthetists assist patient's physical and psychosocial adaptation to the anesthesia environment.
- Society is comprised of individuals, families, groups, and communities that possess dynamic structure, values, and beliefs which influence individual and group behavior. Members of society live in settings, both rural and urban, with varying levels of wellness and health care needs.
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- Nursing, as a discipline and a practice profession, is at once an art and a science concerned with human response to illness or potential health problems. Nursing involves caring for and about people. The goal of nursing is to assist individuals, families, groups, and communities to promote, attain, and maintain health or assure peaceful death through collaboration among clients, professional nurses, and other health care providers. Nurses are accountable to the clients they serve and are responsible for advancing nursing knowledge, critical thinking, theory, research, and lifelong inquiry.
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News release from Oregon:
At halftime of the Oregon-UCLA women's basketball game on Saturday, two qualified recipients will receive the Becky L. Sisley award, which recognizes professional achievement, community service and support to the University of Oregon.
Sisley served as the first and only Director of Women's Athletics from 1973-1979. She also coached basketball, field hockey, softball, and was instrumental in creating a level playing field for women to compete in intercollegiate athletics. Current women's basketball coach Bev Smith received the honor in 2006.
This year, Charlene Carter and June Liu will be recognized.
Carter entered Oregon in the fall of 1978 after graduating from an international high school in Germany. She played on the Northwest Championship field hockey team in 1979 and the Northwest Championship club soccer team in '80 & '81. She earned a degree in Physical Education and had her first job as a teacher and coach in Mountain View, Calif. After two years she became an instructor for ASK Computer Systems, earning the "Instructor of the Year" in both 1988 and 1989. After returning to Eugene in 1989 to join the family business, she worked her way up to become President of Carter & Carter, Financial in 1996, and is currently the sole owner of the business. Carter has been a mentor and advisor for Committed Partners for Youth, and has been honored by Eugene Red Cross, Zonta Club, and the local HIV Alliance for service to the community. A donor to the Alumni Association and the Fast Break Club, she recently gave an endowment to support the new College of Education building.
June Liu is a Eugene native who played softball for the Ducks from 1979-1982. She was a four-year starter and team captain as a junior and senior. Liu graduated in 1982 with a degree in Recreation and Park Management, and went on to earn a Masters Degree in Public Policy and Administration from Long Beach State. Liu spent
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On Thu, September 2, 2010 6:41 am, Hartmut Noack wrote:
We have always had pop music. Doesn't it give you a cause for concern that
we were able to create so much damage in the past without the modern mass
media system brain washing us into complicity?
> NO! Rock/pop music with all its wildness, its unpredictability and its
That may have been the case when rock was considered a new form of art and
it was not at that point considered commercially viable enough to warrant
the interests and adoption of the mass media. It was in effect rebelling
against the system by making it viable to feel and express sexual and
violent emotion.
My concern is that we have now come to a point where the producers making
pop music are crafting works that explicitly aim to perpetuate a frame of
mind that is beneficial to the ongoing production of their artwork (bank
accounts) at the expense of disabling or hobbling the "positive"
progression of the listener.
IMO music and associated media that defines it's listeners as only
interested in the emotions stimulated by sexual/violent imagery is given a
priority on the airwaves over more intelligent options. I find it to be a
detrimental and callous attack on the listener. It also makes me seriously
concerned for the potential of society to improve when we are constantly
being told what to think by the mass media who can only come up with the
imagery of sex and violence as a sustainable business model.
It is a self fulfilling system whereby the people who are prepared to
participate in it are the ones reaping the rewards offered and the ones
who are not are sidelined and kept out of the discourse even though the
ideas they have to offer are just as valid and potentially more powerful
than the status quo.
By maintaining and accepting a system where the callous, manipulative and
selfish are the ones who get rewarded we are allowing for the future
generations to be subjected to the same abuse.
Hence combating this abuse with carefully crafted subversive pop using the
same production techniques with the explicit aim of rendering the effect
of the more callous music null and void or at least significantly
decreasing the effect seems like a reasonable use of an artists time.
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[1918] Massarray Technology: High Throughput Method for Unlocking the Presence of Recurrent Fusion Gene in Cancer.
Maryou B Lambros, Rachael Natrajan, Radost Vatcheva, Henning Gohlke, Malcolm Plant, Susanne Muller, Jorge S Reis-Filho. ICR, London, United Kingdom; Sequenom GmbH, Hamburg, Germany
Background: Fusion genes result from chromosomal structural rearrangements and play pivotal roles in the biology of many solid tumours. We and others have recently demonstrated that breast cancers harbour fusion genes, however most of the fusion genes identified in breast cancer appear not to be recurrent with the exception of ETV6-NTRK3 in secretory carcinomas and MYB-NFIB in adenoid cystic carcinomas. Conventional approaches to determine whether a fusion gene is recurrent (e.g. fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) and reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR)) are either labour intensive or prone to false positive results. The aim of our study was to develop a high throughput method to investigate multiple samples for the presence of novel fusion genes based on the MassArray technology (iPLEX® assay).
Design: Nine breast cancer cell lines previously subjected to massively parallel sequencing and known to harbour 10 specific fusion genes previously validated by Sanger sequening and FISH were used as the study group. RNA was extracted from 126 formalin fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) breast cancers, 9 breast cancer cell lines and HeLa cells, and converted to cDNA. Small amplicons (70-150bp) were designed based on the breakpoint positions within the cDNA sequence of a given fusion gene, followed by a single primer extension from one partner of the fusion gene to the other. Two pairs of extension primers were used to extend from one partner of a given fusion gene to the other and vice versa. A multiplex of 13 PCR amplicons, were used to identify 13 fusion genes discovered recently in breast cancer cell lines. Positive results were validated by RT-PCR.
Results: MassArray displayed a sensitivity of 98.9%, a specificity of 95.2%, a positive predictive value of 38.6% and a negative predictive value of 99.9% to detect all fusion genes tested. All positive results were validated by RT-PCR and sequencing. Fusion genes were accurately detected in cDNA dilutions of up to 1:5.000. Although no recurrent fusion genes were detected and validated in the small cohort of primary tumours analysed in this study, all fusion genes were accurately detected in the panel of cell lines used.
Conclusions: The high level of sensitivity of the MassArray assay suggests that such high throughput assay can be used as a screening tool to investigate the presence of known fusion genes. Further work is required to minimise the number of false positive results. The small PCR amplicons (70-150 bp) used for the MassArray assay facilitates the usage of FFPE tissue samples.
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If You Leave Me, I'll Die: 9 Popular Songs That Unlock BioShock Infinite's Mysteries
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LOS ANGELES — As you're traveling through the dystopian city of Columbia in next year's BioShock Infinite, make sure to keep your eyes — and your ears — wide open.
Ken Levine, creative director of the upcoming game, told reporters here on Thursday that he was pushing back its release date by one month, to March 26, for extra bug-fixing and polish. Wired then played the first six hours of Infinite to see firsthand what the team is lavishing such extensive care on.
2007's BioShock was praised for its intricate, highly detailed depiction of Rapture, an underwater city that fell victim to its own hubris. With Columbia we see another such city, but this one in its prime, not yet having destroyed itself. It is a hundred times more detailed and extravagant than Rapture, and players who explore every nook and cranny will find all kinds of messages, supporting story elements and thought-provoking details buried by Levine and his writing team.
BioShock made great use of period music to set a particular mood, and some of the songs were clearly chosen for their lyrics, which mirrored elements of the story's plot. For BioShock Infinite, this is taken to the extreme. Dozens of popular songs are scattered liberally throughout the game, whether played on gramophones and radios or sung by characters. As I played, I jotted down the lyrics I heard so that I could revisit the songs later. Not only do the songs mirror the plot of the game — sometimes capturing the gameplay at exactly that time — but there are significant themes that emerge as you look at the soundtrack as a whole.
"It's very intentional, and you will learn about that," Levine told Wired on Thursday. "We don't break the fourth wall a lot, we're not commentating in that way. But music is an important aspect of what's going on in that world."
Here are nine pieces of music that I found as I explored BioShock Infinite's opening sequences; note that these may change slightly in the final version of the game. Also note that some minor plot spoilers will necessarily be included.
"(Give Me That) Old Time Religion," traditional
It was good for the Hebrew children
It was good for the Hebrew children
It was good for the Hebrew children
It's good enough for me.
Gimme that old time religion
Gimme that old time religion
Gimme that old time religion
It's good enough for me.
"Old Time Religion" is in the genre of songs known as "Negro spiritual," a song created by enslaved African Americans and subsequently being incorporated into white gospel singing as well. More to the point, this particular song was sung gleefully at the murder of Leo Frank by an antisemitic lynch mob in 1915.
It plays on a gramophone as main character Booker DeWitt enters a lighthouse off the coast of Maine, the entryway to the floating city of Columbia. Not only will he discover soon that it is an overtly racist society (wherein the Irish and the Jewish people do not count as white), but the pathway to the entrance is lined with overtly religious text whose meaning will soon become clear.
"Will the Circle Be Unbroken," traditional
You can picture happy gath'rings
Round the fireside long ago,
And you think of tearful partings
When they left you here below.
Will the circle be unbroken
By and by, by and by?
Is a better home awaiting
In the sky, in the sky?
As DeWitt enters Columbia and becomes acquainted with the city's founding "prophet," Father Comstock, a chorus sings this traditional hymn. The song, sung in character by Courtnee Draper, who plays the game's leading lady Elizabeth, was used in a trailer released one year ago. The lyrics concern the one question humans have been asking, and getting no answer to, for millennia: What happens after we die?
But there's a little more to it than that, as shown in these verses. First, there's the notion of loved ones leaving you, the tearing of separation, a theme which will recur again and again in the songs of BioShock Infinite. And of course, the "better home in the sky" serves as the conflation of Heaven with the man-made floating paradise of Columbia.
"Ain't She Sweet," Ager/Yellin
Ain't she sweet?
See her walking down the street
Now I ask you very confidentially
Ain't she sweet?
BioShock Infinite doesn't turn violent for at least an hour, maybe two, after its beginning. This song plays during the peaceful early hours, on a radio in an abandoned store. It is the most innocent and upbeat selections of the popular music that plays in the segment of the game I experienced.
By the time you hear this song, you've heard about "the Lamb," the Prophet's child, who is adored but not ever seen by all of the residents of Columbia. Those residents are on the lookout for the "False Shepherd," who is said to be coming to the city to deceive and take the Lamb away. If you're a total music nerd, you know that the song was written in 1927, making it an anachronism in Infinite's 1912. But by this point, the game has already heavily suggested that some degree of time travel or alternate universes might be at play here.
"God Only Knows," The Beach Boys
If you should ever leave me
Though life would still go on, believe me
The world could show nothing to me
So what good would living do me
God only knows what I'd be without you
And speaking of anachronisms: Just as you walk out of that abandoned store, a barbershop quartet called (ahem) The "Bee" Sharps appears, singing what is titled on a nearby poster as "A Song For Columbia!" but is actually Brian Wilson's 1966 masterpiece. You could be forgiven for not noticing that a song from 1927 is out of place in 1912, but this is a more overt indication that something is not quite right. Moreover, the song's lyrics again bring up the idea of separation and co-dependency and death: Without you, I'd be so despondent and useless that I might as well just not be alive anymore.


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noun \ˈme-tə-ˌfȯr also -fər\: a word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar
: an object, activity, or idea that is used as a symbol of something else
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- "He was drowning in paperwork" is a metaphor in which having to deal with a lot of paperwork is being compared to drowning in an ocean of water.
- Her poems include many imaginative metaphors.
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- You see, menudo is our chicken soup for the body and soul, our metaphor for bread-and-butter issues. —Joe Rodriguez, San Jose Mercury News, 20 May 2003
- The hapless Humpty Dumpty often crops up as a metaphor for the second law of thermodynamics. —Charles Day, Physics Today, December 2002
- Ben Strong, senior, football player, leader of the prayer group, the boy whose very name is a metaphor, has been besieged by the media for interviews. —Jayne Anne Phillips, Harper's, November 1998
- The number of songs containing ambiguous metaphors and intriguing but obscure symbolism could be extended indefinitely. Still, … there are hollers, work songs, field songs, and blues whose meaning is really not subject to a great deal of interpretation. —Lawrence W. Levine, "The Concept of the New Negro," 1971, in The Unpredictable Past, 1993
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noun (Concise Encyclopedia)Figure of speech in which a word or phrase denoting one kind of object or action is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in the ship plows the seas or a volley of oaths). A metaphor is an implied comparison (as in a marble brow), in contrast to the explicit comparison of the simile (a brow white as marble). Metaphor is common at all levels of language and is fundamental in poetry, in which its varied functions range from merely noting a likeness to serving as a central concept and controlling image.
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Fri, Mar 17, 06 at 19:54
What am I doing wrong? This is the first year I have grown from seeds. Mostly everthing is germinating well but then they grown straight up and fall over and die. What am I doing wrong? Also I have some Violas that I had to germinate in the dark. Now they have germinated do I take them out of the dark? |
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- Posted by tastefullyjulie zone 6 (My Page) on Fri, Mar 17, 06 at 20:10
Yes on the violas. For an answer to your first question you'll have to give us more info on the conditions you are growing the seedlings in. What kind of planting medium, what kind of light, temperature, moisture, etc. |
- Posted by rose_is_a_rose z4 SW Ont (My Page) on Fri, Mar 17, 06 at 20:37
- Posted by tastefullyjulie zone 6 (My Page) on Fri, Mar 17, 06 at 21:10
They are extremely leggy which is probably from being too warm and not receiving enough light. Do you have them in a window, and if so, does it have a south or southwest exposure? I would try re-potting them and covering the stems almost up to the first leaves. You would be best off to get them under some flourescent lights (very close, almost touching) but if you can't do that they should definitely be in a southern window and turned daily so that they don't bend toward the light for a long period of time. Worst case scenario you may need to start over under better growing conditions. |
- Posted by pitimpinai z5 Chicago (My Page) on Fri, Mar 17, 06 at 21:11
Damping off caused by fungus. Have you ever considered using the Winter Sowing method? Please check out the link below. There is no problem of damping off whatsoever. It's really fun too. There is an enthusiastic group of gardeners who swear by it: |
Here is a link that might be useful: Winter Sowing outdoors the easy way.
- Posted by rose_is_a_rose z4 SW Ont (My Page) on Sat, Mar 18, 06 at 10:27
Thank you for your responses... pitimpinia.... I have tried winter sowing and loved it!!! In fact I have some winter sowing going right now but I thought I would try some seeds indoors this year since my daughters east facing room is empty as she is at school. ... I put out anything that hasn't yet germinated outside this morning and I think I will keep to that method.... the others that have sprouted I'll just cross my fingers and sow more for outside today |
- Posted by tastefullyjulie zone 6 (My Page) on Sat, Mar 18, 06 at 11:20
Ahh, east is no good. |
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WINNING ROULETTE SYSTEMIs it possible to earn money from online gambling? Are there any 100% sure winning roulette systems? Are there actually people who make a living from gambling? The three questions have a same answer yes. 1. Choosing a better online casino. /recommendations/ Every online casino has a specific payout. An online casino payout is a number that is calculated from monthly statistics usually by a third party auditing firm. The payout value describes how much of the casino's monthly turnaround returns to players and how much is kept by casino. It is calculated from actual casino software logs for all games played in the casino during the past month. As all casino games are precisely balanced from statistical viewpoint the payout dynamics comes from elsewhere and casinos with highest payout ratios are more attractive to the players because players have better chance to win. The payouts at the different online casinos vary from 95% to about 99%. For example: an online casino with reported 98.5% payout implies that out of (hypothetical) $1,000,000 that players wagered last month $985,000 was won back or otherwise taken by the players, leaving the casino with only $15,000. So, one of the things that you always must look for is the casino's payout. The bigger the better. The fair too, because there is always a chance to be deceived from a casino with no declared payout. 2. Introduction to the Roulette game. The Roulette is the most fair casino game (from the games that you play against the casino of course). Why? Because of the bet payoffs, which are the same for all roulettes in every casino and the efficient value (chance to win the betting) x (payoff coefficient). This efficient value in one slot game for example is much smaller (vary from 30% to 90% according to the slot machine type) than the roulettes' (which vary from 92,1% to 94,7%). Here are all the roulette bets possibilities, chances to win, payoff coefficients and efficient values:
May be you've noticed that the efficient values of all betting types are under 100%. Does this means that you will always lose from the most fair casino game? Yes. Every regular player that plays at the roulette for long time will have less money at the end. What if I make a big straight bet and I win, I'll get ahead with a lot of money, won't I? Yes, you will, but you can't win every day in such way. After some period of time, in which you will lose little by little, you will reach your start money again. So, you can't make a living in such way. The casino earn from the regular players. But not from all players. And here comes the betting strategies, which help you win the "unbeatable roulette". But first 3. Choosing a betting type. As you can see from the bets descriptions above, only the five-number bet efficien value is different from the others (with 2,6% smaller). So one of the eight bet possibilities fades out from the choice of "wanna be a winner" player. But the other seven bet types have the same efficient value. So, the next thing, in which we compare these seven types is the chance to win the betting. The bigger chance means that you'll need less start money to fulfil your strategy. And the 8) betting type has the biggest chance to win the betting. But there are six possible bets from this type. You can place money on red, black, even, odd, low or high. The "winning order" comes here 4. Introduction to the strategy. Do you know, what is a geometric progression? Here is one example for those of you who dont know: The numbers 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 are given. Can you guess which is the next number? It's 64. The relation between the numbers is that every number from the sequence is twice bigger from the previous. A sequence from numbers with any relation valid for all numbers from the sequence is called progression. If you haven't understand that good, look here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometric_progression. The betting strategy rely on a simple geometric progression. Check the following table:
This table describes the following thing:
So, now you ask yourself what is the chance to have 9 times no red number?
This table is the answer to your question the chance to have nine times in a row no red number is 0,3%. This means that from 1000 times you've played with this system, 3 times you will lose and the other 997 you will win. 997 times you win 1$, this makes (+997$) for you, and 3 times you lose 511$, this makes (-1533$) for you. Overall (-536$). So, this shows that the system isn't a winning one yet. But look what is the chance to lose 10 times in a row 0,16%. This means that from 1000 times, you'll lose 1,6 times. This is the same like: from 2000 times to lose 3 times. This gives you 1997$ - 3 x (511$) = 464$. The system is now a winning one. And 464$ / 2000 = 0,25$ per one play time. And this money will be more, if you can afford more bets. If you lose 0,08% of the time you play (this means 11 same bets in a row), you'll get 0,6$ per one play time. But why you need to afford paying the bets, when you can simply make spins without making a bet. And here comes the system, which gives you the incredible 0,9$ per play time. 5. The winning system itself. Get a sheet of paper or simply create one document, and copy the following table in it.
Make as much blank rows (in the table above they are 4) as you have space for (one sheet of paper can have like 20 ~ 30 blank rows for example). Every time you spin the roulette (doesn't matter if you've made a bet or not), you'll have to enter the winning number in the column "Number" and then make a "X" mark (or some other mark of your choice) in the columns, where this number takes part. For example:
If the ball stops on 0 or 00 make a blank row.
Now, follow this rules in order to execute the strategy correctly.
The last 2 spins the ball has stoped on 30 and 11 you have no "X" in the same columns and you should make a free spin.
The last 2 spins the ball has stoped on 27 and 7 you have "X" in both "Red" and "Odd" columns. You look at the previous row for a "X" mark in "Red" or "Odd" column. There is "X" in "Red", but no "X" in "Odd". You look now at the previous row for a "X" mark in "Red" column. There isn't any. So, in the last 3 spins the ball has been stoping on "Red". Now you place your bet on "Black".
I am sure that you haven't understand these three rules very good, but with the following example you will. 6. Example for playing with this system on online casino roulette or how to make 380$ within eight hours. I have chosen http://www.goldenpalace.com online casino, because of their 98,6% payout, 300% bonus to my first deposit and the possibility to play European Roulette (unlike the American Roulette, the European Roulette doesn't have 00, so the chance to lose 11 times in a row is 0,06% instead of the 0,08% by the american type). I deposited 200$ and in my casino account they were 600$. I needed to have 511$ in my account to be able to make 9 bets in a row. So, I started And I stopped after eight hours with 980$ in my account. The following sentences describe my first 30 spins. Enjoy!
When you have 0 or 00 don't panic that you won't have any "X" marks in your row. Simply double the bet and take the 0 or 00 as you have received a number, which makes you lose. In this case you should take the 0 as black number, but you shouldn't enter "X" in the "Black" column, because 0 isn't count as "Black". By the roulette rules 0 and 00 aren't any even numbers too.
I bet 1$ on even 13 black odd. I lose.
I started with 600$. After 30 spins I had 613$. For one hour I made 100 spins. After the first hour I had 650$. After eight hours playing with this system I managed to earn 380$. I had 980$ in my account. I cashed out 469$, so I could have 511$ in my account for tomorrow. Pretty nice day I would say. Starting with 200$, leaving with 469$ and staying 511$ in the account. I was like YEAH! |


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The support and patronage of boaters is key to the success of the Maryland Clean Marina Initiative. In order to promote environmentally responsible boating, the Initiative has incorporated educational materials for boaters into the Maryland Clean Marina Guidebook. Other materials-such as clean boating tip cards and oil absorbent pads–are being distributed to boaters through marinas and at public events. Call (410) 260-8770 or email us if you would like to receive boater education materials.
Clean Boating Tip Sheets
- Vessel Cleaning and Maintenance
- Selecting a Bottom Paint
- Underwater Hull Cleaning (Tips for boat owners, divers, and boatyards.)
- Petroleum Control
- Sewage Handling
- Waste Containment and Disposal (including hazardous wastes)
General Clean Boating Tips
For use around marinas and while on the water anywhere.
Contain Trash
- Do no let trash get thrown or blown overboard
- If trash blows overboard, retrieve it--consider it "crew-overboard" practice
- Pack food in reusable containers
- Buy products without plastic or excessive packaging--plastic is deadly to fish and birds
- Do not toss cigarette butts overboard--they are made of plastic (cellulose acetate)
- Purchase refreshments in recyclable containers
- Recycle cans, glass, plastic, newspaper, antifreeze, oil and lead batteries
- Call 1-800-4-RECYCLE or visit MDE's webpage for locations
- Bring used monofilament fishing line to recycling bins at your marina or tackle shop
Fuel Cautiously
- Remember, fuel expands as it warms up
- Fill your tank just before leaving on a trip
- If you fill your tank upon your return to port, fill it only 90%
- Use oil absorbent material to catch drips from the fuel intake and the vent overflow
- Fill portable fuel tanks ashore--where spills are less
- Add a fuel conditioner to your tank if you use your engine infrequently
Control Oil In The Bilge
- Keep your engine well tuned--no leaking seals, gaskets or hoses
- Place oil absorbent material or a bioremediating bilge boom in the bilge
- Place an oil absorbent pad under the engine
- Replace oil absorbent materials regularly
- Check fuel lines for damage--replace with alcohol resistant hoses
- Secure fuel hoses to prevent chafing and leaks
- Never discharge bilge water with a sheen--it is illegal
Properly Dispose of Oil Absorbent Materials
- If the pad is saturated with gas, allow it to air dry. Reuse.
- If the pad is saturated with diesel or oil, double bag it in plastic--one bag sealed inside another. Dispose in your regular trash.
- Bioremediating bilge booms should not be sealed in plastic bags--the microbes need oxygen to function. Discard in regular trash.
Clean Gently
- Wash your boat frequently with a sponge and plain water
- Use detergents sparingly
- Use phosphate-free, biodegradable and non-toxic cleaners
- Clean wood with a mild soap powder and a nylon brush--not harsh chemical cleaners
- Conserve water--put a spray nozzle on your hose
Maintain Your Vessel Wisely
- Collect all paint chips, dust and residue. Dispose in regular trash.
- Share leftover paint and varnish
- Bring used solvents and waste gas to local hazardous waste collection day
- Keep your engine clean so you can spot leaks
- Slip a plastic bag over used oil filters before they are removed to capture drips
- Use premium two-cycle engine oil
- Use alternatives to toxic bottom paints
- Never discharge raw sewage in Maryland waters
- Use restrooms on shore
- Under way, use approved Marine Sanitation Devices (MSDs)
- Discharge Type I or II MSDs over deep water--avoid discharging in swimming areas, marinas, anchorages or over oyster bars
- Establish regular maintenance schedule for your MSD based on manufacturer's recommendations
- Pumpout and rinse hold tanks regularly
- Use enzyme based products to control odor and reduce solids in holding tanks
- Avoid holding tank products that contain quarternary ammonium compounds (QAC) and formaldehyde
Dispose Of Fish Waste Properly
- Do not throw fish waste into marina waters
- Use fish cleaning stations where provided on docks or at marinas
- Discard waste over deep water or in the trash
- Save waste and use as chum or bait
Protect Sensitive Habitat
- Proceed slowly in shallow areas
- Do not disturb wildlife
- Avoid contact with submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV)
- Watch your wake--it can lead to shoreline erosion and disturb wildlife
Be A Responsible Boater
- Learn about products and practices which are environmentally safe
- Share the information with other boaters
- Help guests understand that, on your boat, no trash is thrown overboard
- Obey laws governing speeding, littering and discharge
- Encourage boating facilities to provide trash cans, recycling bins and pumpout stations
- Support marinas that are environmentally responsible
Funded in part by National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration Award No. NA670Z0302
Clean Boating Lesson Plan
The Clean Boating Lesson Plan may be used by any instructor wishing to educate boaters about general pollution prevention measures. It is divided into four slide shows,
each followed by a handout for students. You may preview the slide shows by following the links below or save the files to your own computer for more detail.
Once downloaded and saved to your computer, you can open the slide shows in MS Power Point and view the "instructor's notes" section. The notes
provide much needed detail for presenting the slides to students.
The "Lesson Plan Introduction and Instructions" will also provide an overview and table of contents for all four sections of the Lesson Plan. Please
email the Clean Marina Program at firstname.lastname@example.com with any questions.
- Lesson Plan Introduction and Instructions
- Petroleum Control Power Point Slide Show (234 KB)
- Petroleum Control: Student Handout
- Sewage Handling Power Point Slide Show (186 KB)
- Sewage Handling: Student Handout
- Waste Containment and Disposal Power Point Slide Show (186 KB)
- Waste Containment and Disposal: Student Handout
- Vessel Cleaning and Maintenance Power Point Slide Show (185 KB)
- Vessel Cleaning and Maintenance: Student Handout
Each segment contains an MS Power Point slide show with speaking notes for the instructor, and a handout for students. Additional resources are also mentioned in the slide show notes for instructors seeking more information on a given topic.
Chesapeake Bay Hotline
Call 1-877-224-7229
to report any of the following- Boating accident or reckless activity
- Fish kill or algal bloom
- Floating debris that poses a hazard to navigation
- Illegal fishing activity
- Public sewer leak or overflow
- Oil or hazardous material spill
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PG-13| 1 hr. 28 min.
Plot Summary
A Beverly Hills socialite (Jean Simmons) pays a would-be private eye (Chris Lemmon) to watch her stepdaughter (Lea Thompson) in Europe.
Cast: Chris Lemmon , Jean Simmons , Lea Thompson , Mills Watson , Viveca Lindfors , Nancy Cartwright , Joe Michael Terry ,
Director: James Kenelm Clarke
Genres: Comedy drama