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These consumers make retail purchasing decisions based on pricing and value, not because of uniqueness and other quality-enhancing features that may appeal to the other personas. They usually will frequent a spa if they receive a gift certificate, or if they have heard of a promotion or have received a positive word-of-mouth recommendation from someone they know. Distributing travel sizes that provide an inexpensive sampling method to prove efficacy for new products offers an attractive option for this group. Remember that these consumers want to maximize the value of their purchases.
Meet your customers' needs
By viewing your customers as specific personality types, rather than by age group or market segment, you can meet their needs better by improving your menu selection and marketing accordingly. Cross-marketing efforts also can be implemented that offer unique and innovative problem-solving strategies to satisfy the desires of each group.
When targeting a specific group, it's important to remember a few points. Give consumers self-improvement tools that are understandable, accessible and adaptable. Be realistic when communicating the results of a product or service, as well as what kind of financial investment is involved. Relate products to clients on an emotional level, and emphasize how they affect each of the senses. Enhance the core values of family, connections and experiences by offering discount programs for shared leisure time between family and friends. Don't forget to focus on overall customer service; every consumer—regardless of their personality—is always a customer first.
When you share your expertise with members of each consumer group on a level they can understand, you not only will enhance existing client impressions of your establishment, but also encourage word-of-mouth recommendations that can result in a new client base.


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As another week passes it's time for a weekly link dump. It seems like I added more links to my 'to read' folder than normal this week.
1. Museum Analytics – A great new website that I discovered from the Museums and the Web 2012 conference that was held in California last week. This website is an online platform that allows people to share data about museums and their audiences. The site contains a slew of data about how people interact with museums. I cannot recommend this site highly enough.
2. Museums and the Web 2012 – Speaking of Museums and the Web 2012, this site will be fascinating to anyone with even a passing interest in museums and their future.
3. Think Like a Startup – A link to a whitepaper explaining why more scholars and learners in contemporary society should adopt a startup mentality.
4. History Pin – A social (in the web sense) history site that allows users to 'pin' their own pictures to a world map. It might just be the name, but this site reminds of Pinterest (in a good way).
5. Academic Fashion? – As a reformed fashion-junkie I'm fascinated by anything relating to academic fashion. A Pinterest board by The Thesis Whisperer devoted to the topic of academic dress.
6. Behind Instagram's Success – An article in the New York Times chronicling the history of Instagram. I'm interested by Facebook's acquisition of Instagram and what it says about the future of social networking. There about be a post about this later in the week.
7. Adult Internet Usage in the USA – A recent survey finds that over 20% of American adults do not use the internet. What challenges does this statistic pose for accessibility of digital content?
8. Screening Out the Introverts – An article in the Chronicle about introverts in academia.
9. How College Professors are Using Twitter to Re-engage Students – A blog post describing 7 ways college professors can use twitter to engage their students inside and outside of the classroom.
10. History Without Historians? Medical History and the Internet – An article by Helen King which grapples with a shift towards the 'deprofessionalization' of history on the internet.
So that's it for another weekly link dump. Look out for posts on the site this week about my first day of online programming class, a post about my attempt to double my twitter followers in a month, and much, much more.

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The Affordable Care Act added the so-called "Play or Pay" mandate or "Employer Shared Responsibility" provisions to the Internal Revenue Code (the Code). Starting in 2014, certain employers may be subject to a penalty tax, or "Employer Shared Responsibility Payment," if (1) they fail to offer the opportunity to enroll in an employer-sponsored health plan that offers "minimum essential coverage" (MEC) to substantially all full-time employees (and certain dependents); or (2) MEC is offered but it is unaffordable or does not provide the required minimum value; and (3) at least one of the employer's full-time employees receives a premium tax credit or cost-sharing reduction for purchasing health insurance through an Exchange. This Update provides an overview of the guidance issued to date with respect to the Play or Pay mandate.
The Play or Pay mandate only applies to "applicable large employers" as defined in the Code and the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) proposed regulations published on January 2, 2013. Under the proposed regulations, an employer is an applicable large employer for a calendar year if it employed, on average, at least 50 full-time employees, including "full-time equivalent employees" (FTEEs), both discussed below, (the 50-employee threshold) on business days during the preceding calendar year. The Play or Pay mandate is effective beginning in 2014 but the determination of whether an employer is an applicable large employer for 2014 is based on the number of employees employed by the employer this year (2013).
The employer-employee relationship is defined under the common law standard, as outlined in IRS Notice 2011-36, and adopted by the proposed regulations. "Employer" for purposes of the Play or Pay mandate includes government entity employers (e.g., federal, state, local or Indian tribal government employers) and tax-exempt organization employers, as well as private sector employers.
With respect to employers that are members of a controlled group or affiliated service group, employees of all such group members are counted for determining whether the group is considered an applicable large employer. (However, as discussed below, the calculation of penalties is determined on a member, rather than group, basis.) The proposed regulations reserve for future guidance the application of the aggregation rules to government entities, churches, and conventions or associations of churches. In the meantime, such employers may rely on a "reasonable, good faith interpretation" of the aggregation rules in determining whether an employer under those circumstances is an applicable large employer. For purposes of determining whether an employer is an applicable large employer, the term "employer" also includes a predecessor employer and a successor employer.
The 50-Employee Threshold
To calculate whether the 50-employee threshold is met with respect to a given year, the total number of full-time employees (see below) must be determined for each calendar month in the preceding year. The total number FTEEs (see below) for each calendar month in the preceding calendar year must also be determined. The totals for both full-time employees and FTEEs for each calendar month are then added together for all months in the preceding calendar year, and then divided by 12. If the result is not a whole number, it is rounded down to the next lowest whole number. For example, an employer with an average total of 49.9 full-time employees and FTEEs for 2013 would not be treated as an applicable large employer for 2014.
Full-Time Employee
Pursuant to the statute, full-time employees are those who were employed on average for at least 30 hours of service per week (this includes not only hours worked but also hours for which the employee is paid or entitled to payment even when no work is performed, such as vacation or PTO). For a calendar month, 130 hours of service is treated as the monthly equivalent of 30 hours of service per week, provided this equivalency rule is applied on a "reasonable and consistent basis."
Sole proprietors, partners in partnerships, 2% S corporation shareholders, employees who work outside the United States and leased employees (as defined in Code section 414(n)(2)) are generally not employees for purposes of the Play or Pay mandate. However, individuals who serve in dual roles—such as an individual who provides services as an employee and serves on the board as a director—are employees with respect to their hours of service in the role of employee.
The proposed regulations also provide a number of special rules and exceptions that apply in counting certain types of employees, such as seasonal workers and salaried employees.
Full-Time Equivalent Employees
Solely for purposes of determining whether an employer is an applicable large employer, employers are required to calculate the number FTEEs they employed during the previous calendar year and count each FTEE as one full-time employee in determining whether the 50-employee threshold has been met. To calculate FTEEs for a given month, an employer must (1) add up the total number of hours of service for all employees who were not employed on average at least 30 hours of service per week (up to a maximum of 120 hours of service per employee per month may be included); then (2) divide that total by 120. The resulting number is the number of FTEEs for that month. Fractions are taken into account for calculation purposes, but for purposes of determining whether the 50-employee threshold is met, the fraction is disregarded as described above.
New Employer Exception
Although whether an employer is an applicable large employer is determined based on the actual hours of service of employees during the prior calendar year, an exception exists for new employers that were not in existence during the entire preceding calendar year. A new employer is an applicable large employer for the current calendar year if it is reasonably expected to employ an average of at least 50 full-time employees (taking into account FTEEs) on business days during the current calendar year. The IRS mentioned in the preamble to the proposed regulations that it is considering adopting a safe harbor or presumption to assist new employers in making this determination.
Transition Relief
For 2014 only, an employer has the option to determine whether it is an applicable large employer using a reference period shorter than a full 12 months. The transition relief allows use of a period of six or more consecutive months during the 2013 calendar year, rather than the entire 2013 calendar year. The employer has the discretion to choose which months to use. Allowing an employer to count its full-time employees (and FTEEs) over a shorter period of time to determine whether the 50-employee threshold is met leaves time for it to make any necessary changes as a result of its determination, such as adjustments to its plan or to establish a plan, to comply with the Play or Pay mandate by the beginning of 2014. This transition relief is particularly helpful for those employers who may be very close to the threshold.
Although the definition of full-time employee described above generally applies for all purposes under the Play or Pay mandate, special rules come into play with respect to determining the number of full-time employees for purposes of determining the Employer Shared Responsibility Payment (the penalty tax). For example, employers need not calculate the number of FTEEs for penalty purposes, because part-time employees are disregarded for penalty purposes. Additionally, while the applicable large employer determination is made for a given year based on the prior year's full-time employee count (including FTEEs), full-time employees for these purposes are determined on a monthly basis in the current year.
Recognizing the potential for practical problems to arise, particularly for employers with employee populations working variable hours, the IRS created a special "look-back measurement method" for determining the number of full-time employees exclusively for purposes of the penalty tax. This method is an alternative option to the month-by-month method of determining full-time employee status. The details of this optional calculation method are beyond the scope of this Update. However, the proposed regulations include guidance on how to use this alternative method for:
Under the Play or Pay mandate, there are two ways that an applicable large employer could potentially become subject to a penalty tax: (1) the applicable large employer fails to provide MEC to substantially all full-time employees; or (2) MEC is provided but is unaffordable or does not provide minimum value.
Minimum Essential Coverage
In its proposed regulations issued on February 1, 2013, the IRS defined MEC as coverage under:
As a complement to the IRS proposed regulations, HHS also published proposed regulations that same day, which further defined MEC to include coverage under:
Failure to Provide Minimum Essential Coverage to Substantially All Full-Time Employees
An applicable large employer is liable for a penalty tax if, for any month, the applicable large employer fails to offer the opportunity to enroll in MEC under an eligible employer-sponsored plan to substantially all of its full-time employees (and certain dependents) and any full-time employee of such employer is certified to receive a premium tax credit or cost-sharing reduction for purchasing health coverage through an Exchange (Penalty A).
"Dependent" for purposes of the Play or Pay mandate includes a son or daughter (whether by blood or by adoption), a stepson or stepdaughter, or an eligible foster child of an employee who has not reached age 26. It does not include any other individuals, whether such individuals are considered tax dependents of the employee or not. It also does not include an employee's spouse. Employers are allowed to rely on an employee's representation regarding children.
For purposes of this provision only, an applicable large employer offers MEC to substantially all of its full-time employees for a calendar month if it offers such coverage to at least 95% (or, if greater, five) of its full-time employees and their dependents.
For a calendar month, the amount of Penalty A is equal to the product of (1) $2,000 (adjusted for inflation) divided by 12; and (2) the number of full-time employees of the applicable large employer minus 30. For example, an applicable large employer with 100 full-time employees who fails to offer MEC to substantially all of its full-time employees and one such employee receives a premium tax credit for purchasing health coverage through an Exchange for one month in 2014 is liable for Penalty A in the approximate amount of ($2,000/12) X (100-30) = $11,667 for that month. With respect to an applicable large employer that is a controlled group or affiliated service group, the 30-employee reduction allowance applies ratably to applicable large employer members based on the number of full-time employees each member employs.
Minimum Essential Coverage Provided Is Unaffordable or Does Not Provide Minimum Value
If an applicable large employer offers the opportunity to enroll in MEC under an eligible employer-sponsored plan to all (not merely substantially all) of its full-time employees (and certain dependents) but the employer-sponsored plan's coverage is either (1) unaffordable, or (2) does not provide minimum value, and (3) any full-time employee of such employer is certified to receive a premium tax credit or cost-sharing reduction for purchasing health coverage through an Exchange, the employer is liable for a different penalty tax (Penalty B).
For a calendar month, the amount of Penalty B is the product of (1) $3,000 (adjusted for inflation) divided by 12; and (2) the number of full-time employees who are certified to receive a premium tax credit or cost-sharing reduction for purchasing health coverage through an Exchange, but capped at the amount the employer would pay if it were subject to Penalty A.
For example, an applicable large employer with 100 full-time employees who offers MEC to all of its full-time employees, but the coverage is unaffordable or does not provide minimum value, and one such employee receives a premium tax credit for purchasing health coverage through an Exchange for one month in 2014 is liable for Penalty B in the approximate amount of ($3,000/12) X (1) = $250 for that month because it is less than ($2,000/12) X (100-30) = $11,667.
If 70 such employees of that employer receive a premium tax credit for purchasing health coverage through an Exchange for one month in 2014, the employer is liable for Penalty B in the approximate amount of ($2,000/12) X (100-30) = $11,667 because Penalty B is capped at the amount the employer would pay if it were subject to Penalty A, which is less than ($3,000/12) X (70) = $17,500.
For any calendar month, an applicable large employer may be liable for either Penalty A or Penalty B, but cannot be liable for both penalties for the same calendar month. Neither of these penalties is tax deductible for the employer.
Affordability for Employees
In general, for purposes of the premium tax credit, coverage for an employee under an applicable large employer's plan is affordable if the employee's required contribution (i.e., the employee's self-only premium for the employer's lowest cost health coverage that provides minimum value, discussed below) does not exceed 9.5% of the employee's household income for the taxable year. To assist employers in determining whether they are potentially subject to Penalty B, the IRS has provided three affordability safe harbors in the proposed regulations because employers are generally unaware of all the variables that affect an employee's household income. These safe harbors apply only for purposes of determining liability for Penalty B, not Penalty A, and the safe harbors do not affect an employee's actual eligibility for a premium tax credit. The employer will not be subject to Penalty B with respect to a particular employee even if that employee receives a premium tax credit or cost sharing reduction if the employer satisfies the requirements of any of the safe harbors below. To take advantage of any of these safe harbors, the coverage offered must provide minimum value.
Affordability for Related Individuals
On February 1, 2013, the IRS published final regulations regarding how affordability is defined with respect to coverage under an employer-sponsored plan for individuals who are eligible to enroll in the plan by reason of their relationship to an employee. The regulations specify that coverage is affordable for such related individuals if the portion of the annual premium the employee must pay, whether by salary reduction or otherwise, for self-only coverage does not exceed 9.5% of the taxpayer's household income. Because affordability for related individuals is based on the employee's contribution, not the related individual's contribution, a plan may be considered affordable for a related individual even if the employer pays nothing toward such individual's coverage.
Minimum Value
If coverage offered by an applicable large employer fails to provide minimum value, such employer's employees may be eligible to receive a premium tax credit. Minimum value is defined as coverage of at least 60% of the total allowed cost of benefits provided under the plan—it is a measure of benefits, not a measure of premium. On November 26, 2012, HHS issued proposed regulations which provided the following three methodologies for determining minimum value:
Transition Relief With Respect to Coverage for Dependents
The IRS recognizes that a number of employers who provide health coverage for their employees do not currently provide dependent coverage. To provide these employers with sufficient time to expand their current plans to include dependent coverage, the proposed regulations include the following transition relief. Any employer that "takes steps" toward offering coverage to dependents of its full-time employees during its plan year that begins in 2014 will not be liable for a penalty tax solely on account of such employer's failure to offer coverage to such dependents for that plan year.
In its Questions and Answers on Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions Under the Affordable Care Act published on its website, the IRS has explained that it will contact employers who are potentially liable for penalties and offer them an opportunity to respond. Such contact will only occur for any given calendar year after (1) the due date for employee individual tax returns for that year, and (2) the due date for applicable large employers to file the information returns required to identify such employers' full-time employees and to describe the coverage, if any, that was offered to those employees for that year. If an employer is liable for a penalty tax, the IRS will send a notice and demand for payment instructing the employer on how to pay the penalty tax.
Applicable large employers are not the only ones subject to potential penalties under the Play or Pay mandate. Starting January 1, 2014, an individual who fails to maintain MEC for himself or herself, and any other nonexempt dependents must pay an "Employee Shared Responsibility Payment" as required by the Affordable Care Act. The IRS proposed regulations issued on February 1, 2013 provide guidance on this requirement.
Many categories of individuals are exempt from the requirement to maintain MEC, including:
The maximum annual amount of the Employee Shared Responsibility Payment for a taxpayer who does not maintain MEC for any one month is the national average premium for the bronze level plan available through Exchanges that provides coverage for the applicable family size involved, which includes only the nonexempt members of the taxpayer's shared responsibility family who do not have MEC.
The IRS will notify a taxpayer of his or her Employee Shared Responsibility Payment. Upon receipt of such notice, the taxpayer must include the payment with his or her federal income tax return for the taxable year that includes the month(s) the taxpayer failed to maintain MEC. Married taxpayers filing a joint return for any taxable year are jointly liable for any shared responsibility payment imposed for the year.
Topics: Affordable Care Act, Federal Poverty Line, Full-Time Employees, Healthcare, HHS, IRS, Minimum Essential Coverage, Pay or Play, Penalties, Safe Harbors, Shared Responsibility Rule, Threshhold Requirements, Transition Relief, W-2
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St. Petersburg is the most beautiful city in the world. If you don't believe me, you should wake up in Room 403 of the Grand Hotel Europe and look out your window. Directly ahead you'll find the vast snowed-in lemon wedge of the Neoclassical Mikhailovsky Palace, designed by the ubiquitous court architect Carlo Rossi to resemble a Russian country house (it's the size of a city block). To the left, the flamboyant gold and tutti-frutti domes of Church of the Savior on the Blood. Built as a nationalist rebuke to this elegant and slavishly European city, the church will bring to mind the famous onion domes of St. Basil's in Moscow (no wonder Petersburg's Europhile architectural snobs wanted to dynamite it). To the right, the golden spire of the Engineers' Castle, a quirky apricot fortress-like château, erected on the orders of the rightly paranoid Czar Paul, who was strangled with his own sash a mere 40 days after moving in. And, finally, in the distance across the Neva River, the festively lit Soviet-era television tower, its construction supervised by a brigade of sturdy female comrades. There you have it—architectural hubris, nationalist reaction, regicide by sash, beautiful Socialist women conquering new heights—all out one window, all hemmed in by the bright winter snow, all of it looking hallucinatory, imposing, and anything but real.
No matter how much gorilka one puts away the previous night, in the wintertime it is important to wake up, drink some coffee, and get your galoshes on by 8:30 in the morning, while the sun is still rising. I eat a delectable hard-boiled egg laid by a scruffy post-Soviet chicken that has never met a Western hormone, and head for the Griboedov Canal. I find a spot on the bank next to the pedestrian Lion's Bridge, marveling at the four winged lions, their delicate foreheads dusted with snow, their mouths cleverly issuing the suspension cables that keep the whole structure intact. Later, I stroll down the massive Nevsky Prospekt—a combination of New York's Fifth Avenue, Chicago's Michigan Avenue, and L.A.'s Sunset Strip. I haven't been to the city in two years, and the changes shock me. The 24/7 pop culture parade that is now Russian television—one makeover show might as well be titled Western Eye for the Slavic Guy—has clearly had an effect. In the new Moscow-styled St. Petersburg the words espresso and double latte are as commonly heard as default and bankruptcy. In the city center, sushi and sashimi saturation is complete. Young people are looking less and less like refugees from a Slayer concert and are learning to wear Columbia mountain fleece jackets with abandon. Trying to keep out of a sudden rainstorm, I duck into the new Grand Palace mall at 44 Nevsky Prospekt. There is enough marble here to redo the Parthenon, but the actual patrons are scarce. Petersburg was recently ranked the 10th most expensive city in the world (New York was 12th, by comparison; Tokyo topped the list), a paradox given the fact that the average citizen earns only a few thousand dollars a year, while fewer than half of Petersburg's men will survive until the retirement age of 60. Sadly none of my Petersburg friends can afford one of the $8,000 Paula shot glasses at the fabulous but empty Moser glassware store on the mall's second floor, nor will they be raiding the nearby Escada, Bally, or Kenzo outlets anytime soon.
I cross the Neva River, gleaming patches of ice clogging its vast curving artery, to the city's fashionable Petrogradskaya side. After devoting a glance to the azure tiles and twin fluted minarets of the St. Petersburg mosque—reminiscent of the fabled mosques of the Silk Road city of Samarkand—I walk down Kronverk Prospekt to the mansion of the scandalous prima ballerina Matilda Kshesinskaya, lover of the ill-fated Nicholas II, the last czar of Russia. Imperial lovemaking aside, the Kshesinskaya mansion played a pivotal role in the history of the revolution: the Bolsheviks set up a base camp here,and Lenin took to haranguing agitated workers from its balcony. Inside, fittingly enough, one can find the Museum of Russian Political History, a collection of artifacts tracing Russia's miserable experiments with monarchism, Communism, capitalism, and any other ism to come along. There is a copy of the famous Soviet poster showing a gaggle of happy blond children thanking Comrade Stalin "for our happy childhoods." To get the gist of those "happy childhoods" I walk to another part of the museum where, resting eternally under glass, one can find a simple homemade doll in a black dress sewn by a female labor camp inmate for her young niece.
Luckily, Russians are adept at turning their political misfortunes into rich, sibilant laughter. A kitschy new restaurant called Lenin's Mating Call (Zov Ilicha in Russian) brings the whole Soviet era into perspective by interspersing Communist party speeches with Western pornography on a series of flat-screen televisions. If you're a budding grad student looking for a post-structuralist dissertation, look no further. My friend and I toast the portrait of a young red-goateed Lenin in a biker jacket hoisting a beer our way, then we make short work of the appetizers. Lenin's Mating Call may be a theme restaurant, but the food, surprisingly, is excellent. The zakuski, which are essentially vodka chasers, include a delicate salmon in vodka, slippery marinated black mushrooms, and a comforting plate of homey boiled potatoes in a thick mayo sauce. For our entrée we have the bear-meat pelmeni (Russian ravioli)—soft, buttery, and rich, imbued with a vague hint of winters comfortably spent in a lair. Our Komsomol uniformclad young waitress smiles at us with all 32 of her beautiful teeth, a hammer-and-sickle armband snapped tight over one of her creamy thighs, while a woman's voice over the intercom breathlessly describes the revolutionary things she wants to do to a young pioneer boy. Brimming with vodka (and sundry desires), I head for the bathroom, where an LCD screen has been set up over the urinal. I never thought I would relieve myself while watching Andropov pinning medals on some Kazakh shepherd intercut with footage of buff California porn stars pinning each other to the mattress. I guess you could call this closure.


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Research conducted in the lab of Dr. Laura Santambrogio in the Pathology Department/AECOM.
1. Mass spectrometry of proteins and peptides from different biological fluids (lymph, plasma, synovial fluid), biomarkers discovery; label and label free quantitative proteomics aproaches for monitoring redox changes in the proteomes during aging and autoimmune diseases/cancer.
2. Enzyme based peptidomics coupled with nanoLC/MS/MS for discovery of neoepitopes derived from the processing of extracellular proteins (mainly collagen I and II (human)) by metalloproteases, cathepsins and other proteases.
3. PTM (posttranslational modification) scanning and Redox proteomics (PTM of oxidative stress) assays for profiling of peptides/proteins in dendritic and other immune cells in aging, autoimmune diseases and immuno-compromised pathological states.
4. Biophysical methods for study the proteins folding/unfolding under oxidative stress (oxygen free radical modified proteins): circular dichroism for secondary structural changes during oxidation of collagens, fluorescence studies of the tertiary structures changes during proteins unfolding under pathological conditions (such as reactive oxygen species generated during oxidative stress in aging).
The Lymph Self-Antigen Repertoire. Clement CC, Santambrogio L. Front Immunol. 2013 Dec 16;4:424. eCollection 2013. Review.
Age-related carbonylation of fibrocartilage structural proteins drives tissue degenerative modification. Scharf B, Clement CC, Yodmuang S, Urbanska AM, Suadicani SO, Aphkhazava D, Thi MM, Perino G, Hardin JA, Cobelli N, Vunjak-Novakovic G, Santambrogio L. Chem Biol. 2013 Jul 25;20(7):922-34. doi: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2013.06.006.
Protein expression profiles of human lymph and plasma mapped by 2D-DIGE and 1D SDS-PAGE coupled with nanoLC-ESI-MS/MS bottom-up proteomics. Clement CC, Aphkhazava D, Nieves E, Callaway M, Olszewski W, Rotzschke O, Santambrogio L. J Proteomics. 2013 Jan 14;78:172-87. doi:10.1016/j.jprot.2012.11.013. Epub 2012 Nov 30.
Age-related oxidative stress compromises endosomal proteostasis. Cannizzo ES, Clement CC, Morozova K, Valdor R, Kaushik S, Almeida LN, Follo C, Sahu R, Cuervo AM, Macian F, Santambrogio L. Cell Rep. 2012 Jul 26;2(1):136-49. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2012.06.005. Epub 2012 Jul 12.
Annexin A2 binds to endosomes following organelle destabilization by particulate wear debris. Scharf B, Clement CC, Wu XX, Morozova K, Zanolini D, Follenzi A, Larocca JN, Levon K, Sutterwala FS, Rand J, Cobelli N, Purdue E, Hajjar KA, Santambrogio L. Nat Commun. 2012 Mar 27;3:755. doi: 10.1038/ncomms1754.
Oxidative stress, inflamm-aging and immunosenescence. Cannizzo ES, Clement CC, Sahu R, Follo C, Santambrogio L. J Proteomics. 2011 Oct 19;74(11):2313-23. doi: 10.1016/j.jprot.2011.06.005. Epub 2011 Jun 21. Review.
Microautophagy of cytosolic proteins by late endosomes. Sahu R, Kaushik S, Clement CC, Cannizzo ES, Scharf B, Follenzi A, Potolicchio I, Nieves E, Cuervo AM, Santambrogio L. Dev Cell. 2011 Jan 18;20(1):131-9. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2010.12.003. Erratum in: Dev Cell. 2011 Mar 15;20(3):405-
The lymph as a pool of self-antigens. Clement CC, Rotzschke O, Santambrogio L. Trends Immunol. 2011 Jan;32(1):6-11. doi: 10.1016/j.it.2010.10.004. Epub 2010 Dec 1.
An expanded self-antigen peptidome is carried by the human lymph as compared to the plasma. Clement CC, Cannizzo ES, Nastke MD, Sahu R, Olszewski W, Miller NE, Stern LJ, Santambrogio L. PLoS One. 2010 Mar 26;5(3):e9863. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009863.
Endosomal damage and TLR2 mediated inflammasome activation by alkane particles in the generation of aseptic osteolysis. Maitra R, Clement CC, Scharf B, Crisi GM, Chitta S, Paget D, Purdue PE, Cobelli N, Santambrogio L. Mol Immunol. 2009 Dec;47(2-3):175-84. doi: 10.1016/j.molimm.2009.09.023. Epub 2009 Oct 4.
Immunogenecity of modified alkane polymers is mediated through TLR1/2 activation. Maitra R, Clement CC, Crisi GM, Cobelli N, Santambrogio L. PLoS One. 2008 Jun 18;3(6):e2438. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0002438.
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So I looked out my back window, and right on the other side of my gate (And a little in my yard) Were these little purple flowers. Come to find out (Thank you google) they are viola labradorica. Now, the area they were growing in is the edge of dense woods, norther facing, very shady and moist. Same as the flower bed on the front of my house norther facing, dense shade, moist. So I did a little research on them, says full sun? I took a few and planted them in my garden bed hoping they fill in and make a nice ground cover. Any tips on how to get them to fill in and grow to their full potential? I transplanted them about a week ago, they look really good still.
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If a wedding in a working winery on a world-famous island with incomparable views of the San Francisco skyline sounds too good to be true, you might want to check this place out for yourself. Take the short trip via the Bay Bridge to The Winery San Francisco, try one of their signature wines, and imagine this 20,000-square-foot waterfront facility as the setting for your very special event.
Built for the 1939–1940 Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island, this dramatic venue, along with everything else on the island, is enjoying a fabulous renaissance. Today, in addition to their limited production of extraordinary wines, The Winery SF is also hosting private parties, fundraisers, corporate galas and, of course, wonderful weddings.
If your heart is set on bay breezes, broad lawns, blue seas and bright skies, you might want to tie the knot at one of four picturesque outdoor ceremony sites—the Marina Vista, Winemakers Lawn, Yerba Buena Vista or Chapel Lawn—that surround this versatile venue. Postcard-quality views of San Francisco, its iconic bridges, and the sparkling bay dotted with boats offer gorgeous backdrops for exchanging vows.
Ceremonies can also be performed and receptions orchestrated on the winery's expansive Crush Floor, a big blank canvas that can go rustic, romantic, urban or ultra-dynamic, depending on your vision. A lot more than wine blends beautifully in this 5,500-foot space. As your guests arrive, greet them at the winery's tasting bar—just the spot for everything from pre-ceremony mingling and reunions to that relaxing first glass of bubbly. Then let your celebration unfold in this airy hangar, where handsome oak barrels climb the walls and twinkling lights suspended from the 36-foot ceiling create a star-studded ambiance. Whether you're sweeping elegantly down the aisle or dining and dancing in high style, this flexible setting will certainly fit the bill.
Staircases at both ends of the winery lead upstairs to a whole new level of festivity. The Napa Valley Room and Napa Valley Tasting Bar overlooking the Crush Floor are ideal for a cocktail reception in a relaxed, gallery-like surround that features shiny ebony-colored wood floors, modern white tufted-leather furniture and pendant lighting on dimmers for just the right mood. There's a vintage-style bride's room close at hand, and the Lodi Lounge at the end of the hall can serve as headquarters for the event staff or as a playroom for the kiddies.
Also upstairs, the North Coast Room with its private entrance, large windows and honey-colored wood floors provides yet another ceremony or reception alternative. Fresh and sunlit by day, it shimmers at night with twinkle lights or flickering candles. The adjacent Central Coast Room has a sweet little bar and plenty of space for a small cocktail reception or an intimate after-dinner dance.
Since you seem to have picked both the perfect partner and a great party place, your guests will surely be toasting your super selections with The Winery San Francisco's award-winning wines.
A $500 venue deposit and 25% of the total event cost is required to reserve your date, 25% is due 60 days prior, 25% is due 30 days prior, and the balance is due on the day of the event. Wedding packages start at $85/person, inclusive of venue rental. Food and beverage minimums vary depending on the guest count, day and time of the event and the space rented. Tax, site manager and maintenance fees, and an 18% service charge are additional.
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Tech Tip 3/10/2011 – How To Keep Kids Safe On The Web
The World Wide Web provides a wonderful resource for entertaining and educating children.
However, dangers do exist and it is important for kids and parents to be aware of these dangers and to know how to stay safe online.
This article features practical advice for both kids and parents.
Advice for Kids
The Internet is full of interesting web sites and is a great way to meet new friends across the world who share your interests. Unfortunately, not everyone you meet on the World Wide Web is friendly and some people even pretend to be someone they're not.
To make sure you have a safe time while you're surfing the Web, remember these tips:
- - Avoid giving out your e-mail address to people you don't know
- - Never give out your full name, telephone number, home address or the name of your school
- - Don't open e-mails or attachments from people you don't know
- - If you visit a web site or receive an e-mail that makes you feel uncomfortable, tell your parent or whoever looks after you
- - Don't tell other people your Internet passwords
- - Never agree to meet up with someone you have met on the Internet
- - Try to avoid staring at the screen for too long without a break
Some interesting web sites for you to try:
- www.kidscom.com – fun and games
- www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies – games and fun things to do
- http://kids.yahoo.com – Yahoo! kids search engine
- www.bbc.co.uk/schools – BBC Schools
- www.channel4.com/learning – homework help
- www.kidsmart.org.uk
- www.nspcc.org.uk
- www.nch.org.uk
- www.safekids.com
- www.protectkids.org
Restricting Internet use to a PC in a family room is one way you can keep an eye on your child's browsing activities. You will be able to take an occasional glance to make sure they are safe, without them feeling like you are watching their every move.
Letting them know your concerns and educating them about the dangers of the Internet will help them understand you are not trying to stop them enjoying the Web, just making sure that they have a safe experience.
There are also various software packages available that can help you monitor your child's browsing when you are not in the room.
These programs can record browser web addresses, e-mails, and chat software, and can also filter and block certain web sites and even record what has been typed on the keyboard:
- www.softwarexpress.com – The Internet Babysitter
- www.cyberpatrol.com – CyberPatrol
- www.riasc.net/plg.aspx – Parental Lock Guard
- www.netnanny.com – Net Nanny
- www.naomifilter.org – Naomi
- www.surfsafe.co.uk – SurfSafe
If your kids use Google to search for things, in the Preferences next to the search box there are options under SafeSearch Filtering to block explicit images or text.
There is a plug-in available for the Firefox web browser called Gubble, which allows you to set permissions on which web sites kids can visit.
In Windows it is possible to create a separate user account that can be restricted so that the user cannot install harmful software, remove crucial files or change Windows settings.
Create a new user account for your child by clicking on the Start menu then Control Panel and clicking on User Accounts. Click Create a new account, choose a name and choose a Limited account then click Create Account.
You may also wish to put a password on your own Administrator account so that your child cannot use it to install or remove programs.
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Wonderful doctor! I was recommended to Dr. Straughn by one of my friends that is a nurse that works with her. I am so happy to have found Dr. Straughn. I have had an IUD that was put in several years ago, she eased my mind with issues that I have had questions about, she even ordered an ultrasound to rule out any displacement. No other doctor seemed to be interested in answering my concerns before. I recently had an appendectomy and have a keloid scar from the laparoscopic surgery on my stomach. I have never had a child but Dr. Straughn said that it helps I have that because if I ever have a c-section we could prevent large scars like that by injecting a steroid in the incision. She's so personable and I would recommend anyone to her. She never seems rushed and makes a normally unenjoyable doctor visit into a time that you feel like you're talking to a friend that is genuinely concerned with you and your health.
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Dr. Straughn is the best OB/GYN I have ever seen. I used her for my pregnancy and she was so thoughtful and truly concerned about me and my baby. She answered all of my questions as well as my husbands and my mothers when they would go with me to my appointments. I had a high risk pregnancy and she was excellent and the pregnancy ended up being normal because she was very cautious. She is also great when I see her for my yearly appointments. She is very thorough and if there is something that you have worries about even if it isn't gynecology, she will help you to find an answer. I would recommend her to everyone. I even drive almost 2 hours to see her and don't think twice about it.
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Great doctor and staff. Dr. Straughn was recommended to me by a nurse that works with her. I had been to several other doctors and was never completely happy or comfortable. Dr. Straughn is very thorough and goes above and beyond! She is awesome! I'll never go anywhere else.
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Winston Churchill famously said, "first we shape our buildings and afterwards our buildings shape us". Indeed, the 'built environment' -- the collection of structures, streets and open spaces that makes up our cities, towns, and suburbs -- affects each of us deeply. It makes a difference who constructs what where, how many 'empty' lots are left empty, and which business moves in down the street. This section is for posts about zoning, planning, gentrification, sprawl, neighborhood association goings-on, urban growth boundaries, the effects of Measure 37, anti-Walmart and Starbucks campaigns, and anything else dealing with life not-in-the-country. It's also the place to post small local news that doesn't fit any of the grander categories. For example: interesting weather, non-political community events, star-gazing anamolies, etc.
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The 10th annual Vancouver Peace and Justice Fair will showcase the hard work and creative spirit of individuals, social justice groups, peace organizations, faith communities, performers, artists, businesses, and environmental activists who are making the world a better place.
The Vancouver Peace and Justice Fair builds community among the grassroots peace and justice groups in Southwest Washington. We highlight our common goals of peace and justice at home, our community, and the world. The fair helps each of us find further ways of dedicating our lives to peace and justice. Saturday 9/7/13 ESTHER SHORT PARK 8th and Columbia St. Vancouver, Washington 9am to 4pm - Admission is free!
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Friday Vigils to Save Portland Open reservoirs starts on the Hawthorne Bridge every Friday at 4:00 PM
"Today [Friday] we will be back on the Hawthorne Bridge, Westside at 1st and Madison. We will have signs talking about the covering of the reservoirs and the rate increases etc. We should be there about 4:00 PM until about 5:15 PM, this wimp wears out fast on the bridge, but we make some noise and try to have fun. All are welcome and the only rule is be proud of what you put on your sign; no other rules. If you get a chance stop and say hello to a person who is living on the street, they are having a tough time and could use some cheer; just say Hi." Video: Vigil Announcement | Individuals For Justce Related Feature: report from this old vet
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On the evening of July 26, 2013, Camp Cascadia - the ongoing Friday night occupation of Mt. Tabor - hosted a public occupation of Mt. Tabor, in the name of fighting EPA Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (LT2). Frequent honks and screams of "Thank yoooooooooouuuuu!!!" from passing cars proved to be a supportive, albeit disruptive, occurrence. Though occasionally drowned out by well-intended but bro-ish hoots and hollers emanating from 60th Avenue, the 35 citizens who attended the occupation discussed a wide array of issues.
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FRIDAY, JULY 26, 2013 FROM 5-11PM A Public Occupation of Mt. Tabor (Camp Cascadia) Camp Cascadia assembles every Friday at 5:00pm and disbands at 10:59pm until our one simple demand is met: Mayor Charlie Hales, formally ask Senator Merkly and Representative Blumenauer to petition the EPA, on behalf of our city, for the LT2 Waiver. As the people from Portland, who live here and who love this place and our beautiful city, we ask all who attend this public demonstration to respect Mt. Tabor and the surrounding land. This is our commons.
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Announcement of a community volunteer opportunity
Volunteer opportunity: Become a Tree Scout with Portland Fruit Tree Project! As a Tree Scout volunteer, you will help to find and register fruit trees in your neighborhood whose fruit might otherwise go to waste. Tree scouts serve as a vital liaison between PFTP and tree owners, helping us to connect with people that want to share their bounty with the community. It's a fun way to meet neighbors and help make locally grown produce available to all. Good record-keeping and reporting are essential to this position. All the necessary materials and information will be provided. You can expect to spend approximately 2 hours per week (on average) on this volunteer position, which begins June 22nd and goes through October. Click here for more information on this position and how to apply: http://www.portlandfruit.org/2013-tree-scout-volunteer-position-description homepage: http://www.portlandfruit.org
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Yesterday over four dozen community supporters led by Portland Solidarity Network activists advanced upon a house owned by Patricia Williams and her husband to bring attention to another case of banks trying to evict homeowners and pocket revenue.
StreetNews Report: On Sunday a surprise solidarity event took place in southeast Portland. Yet one more desparate family came forward to the community with their story of being wrongly evicted from their home. Portland Solidarity Network, Occupy Portland members, and community neighbors met with upstanding citizens Patricia Williams and her husband at Raymond City Park to hear her story and bring some support. She addressed the crowd of 50+ people and told them of how she has been ordered to evict by a judge in favor of her mortgage brokerage firm. Williams and her husband have lived in their home for some time, paying off eight years in good faith on their mortgage and they believe the eviction is unfair. Dealing with sickness and financial problems, the couple say they are staying right where they are. Supporters signed a large banner and a neighbor gave a great speech, saying that the couple is well respected within the community where they live. Just like Alicia Jackson and Annette Steele, this woman and her family will not be moved. Video Link: Patricia Williams Will Not Be Moved!
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With over 1,700 people in Portland living without shelter (2011 Street Count), sleeping bags provide crucial protection from discomfort, illness and death.
The Sleeping Bag Drive is now an ongoing organization, and Portland's houseless population need your help! The Red & Black & Laughing Horse Book collectives have teamed up to collect sleeping bags and donations (which will go directly towards sleeping bags as well as weatherproof tarps to protect from the weather) to be distributed in the local area. With so many Portlanders living without adequate shelter and vulnerable to the dangerous, harsh winter conditions sleeping near our homes and businesses, it's our duty to provide what resources we have to assist those in need. Visit www.sleepingbagdrive.com to donate online now, or drop off new or clean sleeping bags at one of the following locations in Portland: The Red & Black 400 SE 12th Ave Open 10AM-10PM (503) 231-3899 www.redandblackcafe.com Laughing Horse Books 12 NE 10th Ave Open Mon-Sat 11AM-7PM (503) 236-2893 (volunteer run, please call for availability) www.laughinghorsepdx.com
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What: Benefit to raise money for the animals of Ananda Farm Sanctuary
When: Thursday, June 17, 7pm to 10pm Where: Sweetpea Vegan Baking Co. located at 1205 SE Stark st Why: To raise money for the animals, and to have a great time! Sweet Pea is putting on a fabulous benefit to raise money to help with vetting costs for the rescue dogs of Ananda Farm Sanctuary. Ananda saved a group of dogs last month who were on death row in Los Angeles. Each of them came in with some very serious health issues, and would have been put down in the shelter had Ananda not stepped up to save them.
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Healthcare activists and their supporters, take over the campus of Regence-Bluecross, in an attempt to meet with their CEO, and have demands heard, but are denied justice, and refused entry.
This is Martha Perez, reporting to you live from SW Portland, where about 50 healthcare advocates are gathered for a non-violent, peaceful sit-in, rally and march around the campus of Regence Bluecross, home to one of the largest healthcare insurers in Oregon state. I am being told the building now is in lock-down, and will remain so, for the time being, in response to this latest action.
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With a designer chicken in a circle and someone who clearly does his own media work the urban farm store is here. Great place for a bunch of hype. Overpriced chicks, feed, and 275$ for a chicken coop!!! I'm not kidding. No selection of seeds. Many good, solid glossy books on the subject of gardening. Go to the library for info, and buy "gardening west of the cascades" ANYWHERE ELSE.
"The backyard food and chicken raising craze has many societal and public policy implications for Portland. Explore them with the man at the center of the local chicken and homegrown food scene, Robert Litt, owner of Urban Farm Store." Local chicken and homegrown food scene? What? And my guy is claiming to be at the center of it? Excuse me? My big problem with the commodification of this movement is that food has gotten incredibly spendy. I do not want anyone to be turned off from growing food because they only have access to overpriced goods. The Urban Farm store is taking advantage of peoples ignorance in prices, and selling an image to yuppies. A very clean, upper middle class image.
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A 10 lane bridge, while still too big, would be preferable to the current 12 lane concept, and there are signs that a smaller bridge might become the new concept
One of the things that jumped out at me from the fact sheets I got at the recent Columbia River Crossing "open house", (last Wednesday), was a projection from a sheet titled, "Traffic Effects of 8, 10 and 12 Lane Scenarios." This sheet compares the "local streets impacted by I-5 backups" in a 10 lane and 12 lane bridge scenario. In the 12 lane scenario, of course, there are no local streets impacted by an I-5 backup, either in Portland or Vancouver. But in the 10 lane scenario, there are six streets or highways that are impacted. All but one of them are in Vancouver. So this really is a Clark County thing. The new bridge must be as large as possible so drivers from the northernmost reaches of Clark County, and probably beyond, can get to Portland in time for...whatever.
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"Twelve Lanes? That's Insane!" chanted 70 Portlanders as they rallied at Mississippi Avenue, just south of Mason Avenue Sunday evening. The rally was accompanied by a mobile bike-carted sound system, live musicians, and a huge banner unfurled from the roof of a nearby construction site reading "More Lanes=More Cars=More Climate Change. No CRC!" The protest followed a "Pedalpalooza" bike ride earlier in the afternoon - organized by Portland Rising Tide which toured areas of North Portland impacted by the current Columbia River Crossing (CRC) proposal, talking to neighborhood activists opposed to the project.
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Over 800 million people are going with out regualr meals as a result of
the global economic crisis. Over 20 percent of public school students in America are homeless. Record forclosures are sending families to seek meals at Food Not Bombs in communities all over the globe. Join us Wed March 18th at the Red and Black Cafe at 7pm for a presentation by one of the founders of food not bombs, Keith Mchenry. Intrested in learening more about Food Not Bombs history or wanting to help out in portland? Come on down for the presentation and meet people from Portland Food Not Bombs and learn how to get involved in the local chapters. http://www.redandblackcafe.org |


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The Tianjin Art Museum, which in April 2009 was won by KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten, has space to house four permanent exhibitions. In addition to rooms for Chinese calligraphy, western art, sculpture, and modern art, there are also galleries in which changing exhibitions can be presented. Together with three additional cultural facilities (a library, an opera house and another new museum) the new exhibition center forms part of a 90-hectare culture and leisure time development in the Hexi district of Tianjin.
This new quarter is dominated by an extensive area of greenery boasting a lake. In the row of striking exhibition and cultural edifices, the art museum is located on the lakeside promenade, which its visible side and main entrance overlook. The new buildings used for cultural purposes face the road, i.e., in the direction of the city, thereby creating a harmonious overall impression.
In front of Tianjin Art Museum the promenade expands to form a plaza, from where visitors are guided via the pedestal storey to the museum's interior. A museum shop with floor-to-ceiling glass opens onto the entrance courtyard and forecourt. This special entrance creates a close link between the museums interior and exterior. At the same time it represents a transition from the lakeside promenade to inside the four-storey exhibition building with its gross surface area totaling 33,000 sq m.
An imposing entrance hall some 14m in height extends across the entire width of the museum and welcomes the visitors on the ground floor. In addition to the entrance hall this level also houses the museum shop, rooms for the museum's collection and archive, administration rooms, a conference area, an educational section with child care, an approx. 500 square meter special exhibition section, as well as the VIP area with separate access for special guests.
In terms of spatial structure the museum is reminiscent of a solid stone cube with precise indentations, cut-outs and hollow spaces. All the exhibition rooms, artists' studio, a restoration room which only visitors can look into, the library, as well as conference and meeting rooms are housed in the solid part of the monolithic structure. The cascade-shaped sequence of stairs and landings leading to the exhibition rooms on the upper storeys seem to have been hewn from this solid slab of stone.
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Drysdale Funerals Tewantin is offering behind the scenes tours and information sessions for all Sunshine Coast groups and organisations.
Drysdale Funerals is proud to be taking part in a world record attempt to collect 1000 bras by 30th May 2013 to contribute to breast cancer research for girls.
Drysdale Funerals Nambour recently held a memorial service to mark Victory in the Pacific Day (VP Day) 2012.
As part of Men's Health Week, Drysdale Funerals Nambour recently organised a 'Blokes Night In' where blokes could get together, have a bite to eat and get some information on various issues regarding men's health.
Drysdale Funerals Nambour recently hosted an Australia's Biggest Morning Tea event in its Chapel, celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the event.
Drysdale Funerals, Tewantin was recently honoured to be able to provide a funeral service for the late Bruce Ruxton AM, OBE.


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{Reader Question} What Fruits And Veggies Will Grow In Shallow Soil?
I have 1-foot high raised beds on my concrete soil. It's really is that hard, filled with rocks and impossible to dig. I put in 2 grapes on a little arbor. What fruits and veggies will survive in such shallow soil? Thank you for any help you can share. – Sharon Hi Sharon. The quick [Continue Reading…]
How Green Is Your Organic Soil Amendment?
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In Rogue Trader, you take on the role of a Rogue Trader and his most trusted counsellors, empowered by an ancient warrant of trade to seek out profit and plunder amongst unexplored regions of space. Your ship will take you to new worlds and uncharted reaches of the void, where you will encounter rivals, pirates, aliens, and possibly even creatures of the warp. You will acquire and spend great wealth and riches, and fame or infamy will follow. You will discover ancient and forgotten mysteries and search out the unknown to find lost human worlds or never before seen celestial phenomena. You must survive the dangers of space, for beyond the threat of vacuum and deadly radiation lurk things Man was never meant to find.
To be part of a Rogue Trader's crew is to stand on the threshold of nearly unlimited opportunity. Vast profits await for you and your fellow Explorers to find and claim. Fame and fortune reward the bold, but the unwary find only an anonymous death.
• Fast character creation to get you into the game quickly, including a lifetime of possibilities with an expanded origin path system.
• Dynamic rules for all eventualities that let you handle everything from social interaction to deadly fast-paced combat, starships and psychic powers to a system of profit and influence.
• Comprehensive background on Rogue Traders, written by Warhammer 40,000 novelist and GW Design Studio member Andy Hoare.
• Build your own starship or begin play with one of the six pre-generated vessels.
Begin your players' path to wealth and glory with a complete starting adventure that puts the Explorers right into the middle of the action. The Rogue Trader core rulebook contains everything you need to start your adventure in the Warhammer 40,000 universe.
Case Quantity: 6 | ISBN: 9781589946750 |
All the power of the universe at your fingertips!
A Game Master's screen for the Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay: Rogue Trader RPG, featuring a four-panel folding GM screen packed with useful charts and tables. Also features a sourcebook including an NPC starship vessel generator, a star system generator, and the adventure "Whispers on the Storm," that takes your Explorers deep into the Koronus Expanse. Fortune and peril await!
Case Quantity: 6 | ISBN: 9781589947054 |
Lure of the Expanse features three adventures set amongst the unexplored stars beyond the Imperium. Wealth and glory await those with the courage to venture into the farthest reaches of space.
In Eye of the Needle, your Explorers will travel to the perilous port of Footfall to learn of a dark prophecy of long-lost riches. In The Heathen Trail, the Explorers find themselves on the path of uncountable riches... but they must cross the wild tracts of the Heathen Stars. Threats abound, but can the Explorers transform danger into rewards? Finally, in The World Beyond, the Explorers discover the location of the legendary treasure world. Now, can they prevail against a host of enemies?
Case Quantity: 6 | ISBN: 9781589947948 |
Many a foolhardy Rogue Trader has passed through the Maw, never to be seen again. Avoid their fate! Equip yourselves with the tools and abilities any worthy Rogue Trader needs to survive.
Into the Storm offers a host of new character options, allowing for increased personalization with the new expanded Origin Path and Alternate Career Ranks. Plus, play as a character from beyond the Imperium with two all-new xenos Careers! Vehicle rules add a new dimension to gameplay and expand possibilities for adventure. Explore uncharted worlds in a Rhino APC or dominate your foes from the cockpit of a Fury starfighter. You can even gain access to an extensive new armoury of weapons, armour, and gear wrested from alien races or rediscovered from humanity's dark past, or augment yourself with new psychic powers for Astropaths and Navigators.
Into the Storm contains everything needed to build and equip a Rogue Trader like no other... and the crew to match.
Case Quantity: 6 | ISBN: 9781589947269 |
In Edge of the Abyss, a supplement for Rogue Trader, detailed descriptions of the Expanse's famous worlds allow players and GMs to plan new Endeavours and adventures. Fight across the frozen surface of Lucin's Breath, plunder the Egarian maze cities, and plumb the secrets of haunted Illisk. Study, negotiate, and war against the inhabitants of the Expanse: xenos races, the vile forces of Chaos, and monolithic Imperial organizations.
The vast darkness of the Expanse brims with legends and secrets. Within Edge of the Abyss are the rare bits of truth you need to explore beyond the Maw. Armed with this priceless knowledge, plot your own course to adventure and profit! Study, negotiate, and war against the inhabitants of the Expanse: xenos races, the vile forces of Chaos, and monolithic Imperial organizations. Learn of six legendary Rogue Traders, each a potential ally, enemy, or source of valuable information. Play through a complete, full-length adventure that pits Explorers against bloodthirsty xenos and offers the chance to plunder lost artefacts of the Egarian Dominion.
Edge of the Abyss offers in-depth descriptions of several important locations in the Expanse, including some never-before-revealed worlds. Additionally, you'll find background information, statistics, and ships for the most powerful alien races and organizations of the Expanse.
With adventure ideas, location guides, and much more, Edge of the Abyss is an invaluable resource for GMs and players alike.
Case Quantity: 6 | ISBN: 978-1-58994-795-5 |
The Frozen Reaches is an adventure for Rogue Trader that throws the Explorers before an impending Ork invasion as they work to save the planet of Damaris. But first, they will need to organize squabbling factions and establish a united front. This is no easy task, as powerful forces are working against them from the shadows...
Use all your charm and influence to prepare a planet's defences as the Ork fleets close in on Damaris. Fight the xenos in space aboard the bridge of your starship, or meet the bloody Orks in brutal hand-to-hand combat on the ground! The choices you make ensure success, or guarantee defeat. Choose wisely, and reap the rewards of your victory.
The Frozen Reaches can be played as a standalone adventure, but the events and characters it introduces are only the beginning. The Warpstorm Trilogy, an epic series of adventures, centers on the exploits of the Explorers as they uncover a great mystery that threatens the entire Expanse.
Do you have what it takes to brave the dangers of a warpstorm?
Case Quantity: 6 | ISBN: 978-1-58994-796-2 |
Beyond the gates of the Maw, savage enemies raise arms against the Imperium. Rogue Traders, backed by the might of the Imperial Navy, must arm their vessels to wrest fortunes from their enemies in bloody warfare!
Battlefleet Koronus is an extensive sourcebook about the starships that traverse the Koronus Expanse. With new rules on Nova Cannons, torpedoes, attack crafts, and squadrons, plus new options for outfitting player ships, this book is perfect for players and GMs alike. Battlefleet Koronus also provides a host of enemy starships to challenge Explorers, and it delves into the rich history of the Imperial Navy and Battlefleet Calixis.
With Battlefleet Koronus, new rules and components allow Explorers to man some of the Expanse's most powerful warships! Take the helm of grand cruisers and battlecruisers and decimate your foes with torpedo salvoes, attack craft wings, and fearsome Nova Cannons. Learn of the Imperial Navy and its squadrons in the Koronus Expanse, the famed Battlefleet Koronus; their ships can prove useful allies, or powerful enemies. Then study the dread warships of vile xenos races and villainous Chaos reavers, the better to know and destroy your foes! Rules for NPC starships and squadron operations make space combat easier to run than ever before; plus, rules for waging ground wars allow you to fight entire campaigns to the final blows!
Case Quantity: 6 | ISBN: 978-1-58994-799-3 |
On the hunt to discover the cause of vanishing settlements and increased xenos sightings, you and your fellow Explorers are thrust on a perilous journey. A great beast has awakened from beyond the edges of the Koronus Expanse, hungering to fulfill its dark purpose. Before you and your fellow Explorers can attempt to seek it out and ultimately destroy it, you must uncover what and where it is. Finding the answer is a nearly impossible undertaking, pitting you against an infamous pirate lord blessed by Chaos.
Citadel of Skulls, the second adventure in The Warpstorm Triology for Rogue Trader, can be played as a standalone adventure or connected to the events introduced in The Frozen Reaches. Prepare to attempt the ultimate heist: stealing a priceless artefact from the vault of Karrad Vall. No sane person has ever risked entering the Faceless Lord's inner sanctum, let alone stealing from him...until you.
Plot your course through Vall's dark cathedral, past quivering slaves and brutal enemies, bloody chambers, and the ossuaries full of bones that give the Citadel its name. And once you reach the Casket of Secrets you'll meet "the Archivist."
An epic adventure of exploration, combat, and acquisition of wealth, Citadel of Skulls will be a suspenseful and thrilling journey. Will you be able to withstand the voyage?
Case Quantity: 6 | ISBN: 978-1-58994-798-6 |
A powerful force has awakened from its slumber somewhere deep within the Hecaton Rifts, and if left unchecked it will spell certain doom for the denizens of nearby sectors. As this ancient evil threatens to destroy both the Koronos Expanse and the Calixis Sector, can you and your fellow Explorers learn the truth of its mysterious origins?
Fallen Suns is the third and final instalment in The Warpstorm Trilogy for Rogue Trader! A lost Eldar Craftworld has begun a dark voyage of death and disaster, and only the Rogue Traders of the Koronus Expanse stand in the way of its rampage. Journey into a perilous realm of madness and ancient hate; from Footfall to the Serpent's Cradle and beyond, you must make common cause with allies old and new if they are to survive. The fate of the Koronus Expanse hangs in the balance!
Fallen Suns can be played as a standalone adventure, or as part of the gripping series of adventures that began with the events of The Frozen Reaches and continued through Citadel of Skulls.
Case Quantity: 6 | ISBN: 978-1-58994-797-9 |
Rogue Traders are accustomed to earning their livings in the grey areas of the law, but a few brave or foolhardy captains take it a step further...
A supplement for Rogue Trader, Hostile Acquisitions provides players and GMs will find all they need to run a campaign on the far side of Imperial Law. From new characters and equipment to creating nemeses and running games based on criminal enterprise, Hostile Acquisitions is an invaluable resource on those Rogue Traders who are more rogue than trader.
Hostile Acquisitions introduces some particularly devious options for players and GMs. Characters gain alternate career ranks, such as the Swashbucker, the House Operative, and the Cold Trader. These new alternate career ranks are highly flavourful, and allow you to make a character with a distinctively "scoundrel" bent. GMs can craft custom adversaries for their groups with the Nemesis Origin Path. You'll also find gear and starship upgrades to facilitate piracy and smuggling, a section on Imperial adversaries and details on Imperial Law, guidelines on how to run a "con" game, and a list of mythical treasures waiting to be "liberated."
Case Quantity: 6 | ISBN: 978-1-58994-800-6 |
Humanity may have settled untold worlds in the Koronus Expanse, but only the most audacious of Rogue Traders would dare claim that it asserts any true dominion over this lawless region of space. For every conquered planet there are dozens more under the control of vile aliens. Explorers operating in the Expanse are sure to encounter these threats in their journeys, either by accident or design, and must be ready lest their ship and their profits be lost.
The Koronus Bestiary, a supplement for Rogue Trader, is a detailed compendium of deadly beasts, hostile xenos, unholy daemons, and other dangers that fill the uncharted regions of the Koronus Expanse. In addition to its many adventure seeds and plot hooks, this comprehensive tome features art and descriptions for a range of foes, including Shadowkith, Thornmaws, Void Krakens, and a host of others. Looking for even more vile enemies? The Xenos Generator rules allow players to create alien species as varied and dangerous as they can imagine!
Case Quantity: 6 | ISBN: 978-1-58994-801-3 |
The Dark Eldar are a plague upon the Koronus Expanse. Any who cross the Maw and sail the void of the Koronus Expanse learn to fear the wicked silhouettes of their ships and their seemingly endless cruelty towards all life, including their own. Only vigilance and firepower keep the worst depredations of these terrible raiders at bay. Do you have the courage to face them in the name of the Emperor?
The Soul Reaver, an adventure in three parts for Rogue Trader, presents a chance for daring Explorers to look deep into the twisted heart of Dark Eldar society in the Koronus Expanse, where they'll attempt the greatest heist of their careers! This, along with a new playable xenos Career Path, the Dark Eldar Kabalite Warrior, offers players useful content long after the adventure concludes.
A copy of the Rogue Trader Core Rulebook is required to use this supplement.
Case Quantity: 6 | ISBN: 978-1-61661-455-3 |
The warp is a domain of nightmares, filled with insanity made manifest and ethereal predators hungry for souls. Yet it is this shadowy realm that a Rogue Trader must tread to seek fame and fortune amongst the stars.
The Navis Primer is a powerful supplement for Rogue Trader! This powerful volume reveals the secret history of the Koronus Expanse's Navigator Houses, while unveiling the Astropath Voidfrost and Soul Ward Disciplines. Players can unleash the unpredictable might of the Waaagh! with the Ork Weirdboy Career Path, and uncover new warp-touched powers, alternate career ranks, and elite advances for Explorers of all kinds. What's more, The Navis Primer provides expanded rules for navigation and astrotelepathic communication, and presents terrifying new hazards and foes from the depths of the Expanse!
This is not a complete game. A copy of the Rogue Trader Core Rulebook is required to use this supplement.
Case Quantity: 6 | ISBN: 978-1-61661-468-3 |
"Ever on forward I race, to the unknown edge of reality. There, in the eternal horizon, lies our glory and our gain!"
–Rogue Trader Alexei Magn
Stars of Inequity is a supplement for Rogue Trader that presents tempting new opportunities for those brave few who make their livings in the Koronus Expanse.
This detailed resource focuses on the perilous worlds of the Expanse. Game Masters can create their own new realms with the World Generator, a system designed to craft unique planets filled with terrible risks and unmatched potential for profit. Players can brave the dangers of planetside missions, crossing the surface of shadowy worlds to explore deadly jungles, ancient ruins, crashed voidships, and more. And with the Colony Creation rules, your group can construct, expand, and control its own outposts on the lost and forgotten worlds of the Expanse!
This is not a complete game. A copy of the Rogue Trader core rulebook is required to play.
Case Quantity: 6 | ISBN: 978-1-61661-594-9 |
It is a Rogue Trader's duty to assist missionaries in spreading the Imperial Creed across the stars. In Faith and Coin, a Rogue Trader supplement for players and GMs, the complex relationships between missionaries and Rogue Traders come to life, with new Endeavors to complete and new worlds to convert. Find sacred relics, smite vile heretics, or embark on new Alternate Career Paths with the grace of the God-Emperor guiding you every step of the way.
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Case Quantity: 6 | ISBN: 978-1-61661-688-5 |
Originally written for use at Gen Con Indy 2013, Binding Contracts, Falling Star, Shedding Light, and Salvaging Solace are adventures for Warhammer 40,000 Roleplaying. The four linked scenarios concern the fate of the Imperial world of Solace. While each adventure stands on its own as a complete module suitable for immediate play, a group that plays all four adventures will spot the connections between the events as they transpire around the hive world of Solace.
Each include a full adventure, pre-generated characters, and the profiles for any NPCs unique to the adventure. Each is designed to be run with the system for which it was written and requires a copy of the appropriate Core Rulebook to play.
In the Shedding Light adventure for Rogue Trader, the Explorers delve deep into the ancient secrets of Solace. Solace was colonised by the Imperium in the final hours of the Angevin Crusade to unite the Calixis Sector, but its secrets wind perilously back into times forgotten by all but the most ancient. There have always been dark tales in Solace's mines about the things that dwell beneath the world's parched surface, but there have also been whispers of fortunes beyond the comprehension of any mortal.
These whispers have spread far and wide and have reached the ears of a daring Rogue Trader, a warrior-privateer who braves the dangers of the unknown in the name of incalculable wealth and glory. Now, an avid group of Explorers journey to Solace, delving deep into an ancient chasm that contains strange relics of forgotten aeons. But when a cataclysm rocks the world of Solace, the Explorers find themselves facing a terrible threat that is not pleased about its rude awakening.
Case Quantity: 1 | ISBN: - |
Twilight Crusade is an adventure in three parts that focuses on the actions of Vir Modren and the politicking between his vassals. It takes the Explorers on a Grand Endeavour into the heart of Modren's Realm, alongside the acolytes of an ardent Inquisitor and his unexpected allies—a hunter cadre of Tau—from the far-flung reaches of the galaxy. The Explorers must venture deep into Modren's domain and negotiate the power-struggles of his many followers in order to gain entry to his personal fortress, where they can confront him directly.
The three chapters of this adventure form a Grand Endeavour that provides the GM with a framework to gauge the progress and success of the Explorers as they venture into Modren's Realm and navigate the intrigues of Modren's vassals. This Endeavour can be modified to suit the GM's needs and broken down into smaller sections or padded out with new goals depending on the actions of the Explorers. A detailed breakdown of the Grand Endeavour's objectives can be found at the end of each chapter of the adventure.
In addition, this adventure gives GMs the perfect opportunity to incorporate the content of the Tau Character Guide, as the warriors of that xenos race are featured extensively throughout.
Case Quantity: 1 | ISBN: 978-1-61661-692-2 |
The 43-page Tau Character Guide provides Rogue Trader players with all the necessary information and rules to play Tau Explorers. Included in this supplement is a concise history of the Tau Empire, rules to play Tau Warriors of the Fire Caste, and an armoury from which to outfit characters with the advanced technology of the Tau.
The Tau Character Guide also offers three options for alternate career ranks, enabling your Explorer to become a Pathfinder, a Drone Handler, or even a Battlesuit Pilot. Of course, the Tau Empire would be nothing without its hyper-advanced technology, and you'll find plenty of equipment and battlesuits in the Tau Armoury. Whether you strike from afar with a Kroot Hunting Rifle, blind your foes with Tau Photon Grenades, or experience the raw power of an XV8 Crisis Battlesuit, you'll find Tau technology is a great companion in the wild space of the Koronus Expanse.
Case Quantity: 1 | ISBN: - |
Rogue Trader collection is © Games Workshop Ltd. 2009-2013. Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer 40,000 Role Play, Rogue Trader, the foregoing marks' respective logos, Rogue Trader, and all associated marks, logos, places, names, creatures, races and race insignia/devices/logos/symbols, vehicles, locations, weapons, units and unit insignia, characters, products and illustrations from the Warhammer 40,000 universe and the Rogue Trader game setting are either ®, ™, and/or © Games Workshop Ltd 2000-2013, variably registered in the UK and other countries around the world. This edition published under license to Fantasy Flight Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved to their respective owners.


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Microsoft, IBM, and Ariba spearheaded UDDI. The project now includes 130 companies, including some of the biggest names in the corporate world. Compaq, American Express, SAP AG, and Ford Motor Company are all committed to UDDI, as is Hewlett-Packard, whose own XML-based directory approach, called e-speak, is now being integrated with UDDI.
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