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Subsidiary | |
Industry | Retail (convenience stores) |
Founded | 1927 |
Headquarters | Dallas, Texas |
Number of locations
53,000 |
Key people
Joseph DePinto, CEO |
Products | Slurpee beverage Big Gulp beverage Cup Other products include: coffee, sandwiches, prepared foods, gasoline, dairy products, various beverages |
Revenue | $84.8 billion (Estimated) (2009)[1] |
Number of employees
Parent | Seven & I Holdings Co. Ltd. |
Website | 7-eleven.com 7andi.com sej.co.jp |
7-Eleven or 7-11 is an international chain of convenience stores that operates primarily as a franchise.
7-Eleven Inc. is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Its parent company, Seven-Eleven Japan Co. Ltd., is located in Tokyo, Japan.[2] Seven-Eleven Japan Co. Ltd. is held by the Seven & I Holdings Co. Ltd. holding company.
The company's first outlets were named "Tote'm Stores", because customers "toted" away their purchases. Some stores featured genuine Alaskan totem poles in front. In 1946, the name Tote'm was changed to 7-Eleven to reflect the stores' new, extended hours which were from 7:00am to 11:00pm, seven days a week.[3] The corporate name of the company was changed from "The Southland Corporation" to 7-Eleven Inc. in 1999.[4]
In 1927, Southland Ice Company employee John Jefferson Green began selling milk, eggs, and bread from the improvised ice house storefronts in Dallas, Texas, with permission from one of Southland's founding directors, Joe C. Thompson Sr.[5] Although small grocery stores and general merchandisers were available, Thompson theorized that selling products such as bread and milk in convenience stores would reduce the need to travel long distances for basic items. He eventually bought the Southland Ice Company and turned it into Southland Corporation, which oversaw several locations in the Dallas area.[3]
In 1928, a manager procured a totem pole from Alaska and placed it in front of his store. Due to the positive effect on the overall attention generated by this, additional poles were placed at each location and the stores began operating under the name "Tote'm Stores". In that same year, many locations also began selling gasoline. Although the Great Depression led the company to declare bankruptcy in 1931, it still managed to continue operations.
In 1946, in an effort to continue the company's post war recovery, the name of the franchise was changed to 7-Eleven to reflect the stores' new hours of operation, which were unprecedented at the time. By 1952, 7-Eleven had opened 100 stores. In 1962, 7-Eleven first experimented with a 24-hour schedule in Austin, Texas, after an Austin store stayed open all night to satisfy customer demand.[3] By 1963, 24-hour stores were established in Fort Worth and Dallas, Texas, as well as Las Vegas, Nevada.[6]
In the late 1980s period, The Southland Corporation was threatened by a corporate takeover, prompting the Thompson family to take steps to convert the company into a private model by buying out public shareholders in a tender offer. In 1987, John Philp Thompson, the Chairman and CEO of 7-Eleven, completed a $5.2 billion management buyout of the company.[7] The buyout suffered from the effects of the 1987 stock market crash and after failing initially to raise high yield debt financing, the company was required to offer a portion of stock as an inducement to invest in the company's bonds.[8][9]
Operating in this period with exceptionally high interest costs, the private company now encountered financial difficulties with the high debt load. As part of the required restructuring, it sold various divisions such as the ice division and Chief Auto Parts in 1990 to General Electric, and later purchased by AutoZone. In 1998, the company was saved from bankruptcy by the Japanese Corporation Ito-Yokado. This downsizing also resulted in numerous metropolitan areas losing 7-Eleven stores to rival convenience store operators.
The Japanese company gained a controlling share of 7-Eleven in 1991[3] during the Japanese asset bubble of the early 1990s. Ito-Yokado formed Seven & I Holdings Co. and 7-Eleven became its subsidiary in 2005. In 2007, Seven & I Holdings announced that it would be expanding their American operations, with an additional 1,000 7-Eleven stores in the United States.
Seven & I was the fifth largest retailer in the world in 2013, with 35,000 stores in approximately 100 different countries.[10]
Other products[edit]
7-Eleven offers several brands of food and concepts, including Movie Quik, an in-store video-rental service.
Since 2005, the company has offered a prepaid phone service where a cellphone can be purchased directly from a 7-Eleven store in the U.S. or Canada and activated on the spot.
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7-Eleven opened its first store in China's Guangdong Province in 1992 and later expanded to Beijing in 2004, Chengdu and Shanghai in 2011, Qingdao in 2012, and Chongqing in 2013. In China's 7-Eleven stores where Slurpees are offered, the Chinese name 思乐冰 (sīlèbīng) is used. They also offer a wide array of warm food, including traditional items like steamed buns, and stores in Chengdu offer a full variety of onigiri (饭团). Beverages, alcohol, candy, periodicals, and other convenience items are available as well. The majority of these stores are open for 24 hours a day.
Hong Kong[edit]
7-Eleven has operated in Hong Kong since 1981 under the ownership of Dairy Farm. With most locations being in urbanised areas, approximately 40 percent are franchised stores. In September 2004, Dairy Farm acquired Daily Stop, a convenience-store chain located mainly in the territory's MTR stations, and converted them to 7-Eleven stores. As of 2009[update], Hong Kong has 950 7-Eleven stores and has the second-highest density of 7-Eleven stores after Macau, with one outlet per 1.16 square kilometres (0.45 sq mi).
7-Eleven entered the Macau market in 2005 under the ownership of Dairy Farm, the same conglomeration group operating Hong Kong's 7-Eleven. With only 25.9 square kilometres, Macau has 45 stores, making it a single market that has the highest density of 7-Eleven stores, with one store per 0.65 kilometres.
In April 1991, 7-Eleven announced plans to expand its business in Indonesia through a master franchise agreement with Modern Putra Indonesia. Modern Putra Indonesia's initial plans were to focus on opening stores in Jakarta, targeting densely populated commercial and business areas. Other major cities, such as Bandung, Semarang, and Surabaya have been identified as expansion opportunities.[11] There are 128 7-Eleven stores in Indonesia as of 2013[update].
The Indonesian government stated in May 2010 that it will monitor 7-Eleven expansion, as 7-Eleven is licensed as a convenience store instead of a mini-market. Indonesian law limits mini-market ownership to local companies.[12]
Japan has more 7-Eleven locations than anywhere else in the world, where they often bear the title of its current holding company "Seven & I Holdings". Of the 54,210 stores around the globe, 17,009 stores (31 percent of global stores) are located in Japan,[13] with 2,246 stores in Tokyo alone.[14] On September 1, 2005, Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd., a new holding company, became the parent company of 7-Eleven, Ito Yokado, and Denny's Japan.
The aesthetics of the store are somewhat different from that of 7-Eleven stores in other countries as the stores offer a wider selection of products and services. Following the example of other convenience stores in Japan, 7-Eleven has solar panels and LEDs installed in about 1,400 of its stores.[15]
Malaysian 7-Eleven stores are owned by 7-Eleven Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., which now operates 1,472 stores nationwide (as of October 2013). 7-Eleven in Malaysia was incorporated on June 4, 1984, by the Berjaya Group Berhad. The first 7-Eleven store was opened in October 1984, in Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur.[16]
In the Philippines, 7-Eleven is run by the Philippine Seven Corporation (PSC). Its first store, located in Quezon City, opened in 1984. In 2000, President Chain Store Corporation (PCSC) of Taiwan, also a licensee of 7-Eleven, purchased the majority shares of PSC and thus formed a strategic alliance for the convenience store industry within the area.
In Singapore, 7-Eleven forms the largest chain of convenience stores island-wide. There are currently 560 7-Eleven stores scattered throughout the country. Stores in Singapore are operated by Dairy Farm International Holdings, franchised under a licensing agreement with 7-Eleven Incorporated, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, in the United States.
The first 7-Eleven stores were opened in 1983 with a franchise license under the Jardine Matheson Group. The license was then acquired by Cold Storage Singapore, a subsidiary of the Dairy Farm Group, in 1989.
7-Eleven stores in Singapore operate 24 hours a day, with the exception of stores in Biopolis, hospitals, MRT Stations, some shopping centres, Raffles Institution (Junior College), ITE College West, Singapore Polytechnic, Republic Polytechnic, and Nanyang Technological University, which have shorter operating hours.
South Korea[edit]
7-Eleven has a major presence in the South Korean convenience store market, where it competes with Ministop, GS25 (formerly LG25), FamilyMart, and independent competitors. There are 7,064 7-Eleven stores in South Korea; with only Japan, the United States, and Thailand hosting more stores. The first 7-Eleven store in South Korea opened in 1989 in Songpa-gu in Seoul with a franchise license under the Lotte Group. In January 2010, Lotte Group acquired the Buy the Way convenience store chain and rebranded its 1,000 stores under the 7-Eleven brand.
In Taiwan, 7-Eleven is the largest convenience store chain and is owned by President Chain Store Corporation under Uni-President Enterprises Corporation. The first store opened in 1979 and the 5,000th store was opened in July 2014.[17] Taiwan has the world's fifth-largest number of 7-Eleven convenience stores after Japan, the United States, Thailand and South Korea.[citation needed]
The first store opened in 1989 on Patpong Road, Bangkok. The franchise in Thailand is the CP ALL Public Company Limited, which in turn grants franchises to operators. There are 7,816[18] 7-Eleven stores in Thailand as of 2013[update], with approximately 50% located in Bangkok. Thailand has the 3rd largest number of 7-Eleven stores after Japan and the United States.[19]
The company plans to spend five billion Thai baht to expand its business. Two billion will be used to open 500 new outlets, one billion to renovate existing stores, and the rest to develop a new distribution centre in the East.[20]
United Arab Emirates[edit]
Seven & I Holdings announced in June 2014 that they had agreed a contract with Seven Emirates Investment LLC to open the first Middle Eastern 7-Eleven in Dubai, United Arab Emirates during the summer of 2015.[21][22][23] The company also said that they had plans to open about 100 stores in the country by the end of 2017.[21][23]
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The first European 7-Eleven store was opened in Stockholm, Sweden in 1978.[24] 7-Eleven was available in Spain until 2000 with many stores inside Repsol petrol stations, as well as some other petrol-stations across the country. 7-Eleven stores are now solely located in the Scandinavian region of Europe.
The owner of the master franchise for 7-Eleven in Scandinavia is Reitan Servicehandel, an arm of the Norwegian retail group, Reitan Group. After Reitangruppen bought the filling station chain, HydroTexaco (now YX Energy), in Norway and Sweden in 2006, it announced that several of the stores at the petrol stations would be rebranded as 7-Elevens and that the petrol would be supplied by Shell. Other stores remain under the YX brand.
The first 7-Eleven store in Denmark was opened at Østerbro in Copenhagen on September 14, 1993. There are currently 196 stores, mostly in Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, and Odense, including 8 stores at Copenhagen Central Station. In Denmark, 7-Eleven has an agreement with Shell, with a nationwide network of Shell/7-Eleven service stations, and an agreement with DSB to have 7-Eleven stores at most S-train stations.
The first 7-Eleven store in Norway was opened at Grünerløkka in Oslo on September 13, 1986. As of January 2012, there are 162 7-Eleven stores in Norway, more than 50% located in Oslo. Norway has the northernmost 7-Eleven in the world, situated in Tromsø. On a per-capita basis, Norway has one 7–Eleven store for every 47,000 Norwegians, compared to Canada, which has one for every 74,000 Canadians.
Reitan Servicehandel Sverige has held the license in Sweden since December 1997. In the mid-1990s period, 7-Eleven in Sweden received adverse publicity due to the unfavourable labour contracts offered by its then-licensee, Small Shops, an American-based company, resulting in many stores being sold and closed down. For a time, there were only 7-Elevens in Stockholm and Gothenburg.
7-Eleven returned to the south of Sweden in 2001, when a convenience store opened in Lund. Later in the 2000s, the Swedish 7-Eleven chain was involved in controversy when the Swedish TV channel TV3 exposed widespread fraud on the part of Reitan Servicehandel in its management of the 7-Eleven franchise, which Reitan Servicehandel eventually admitted to on its website.
North America[edit]
The first 7-Eleven store to open in Canada was in Calgary, Alberta, on June 29, 1969. There are 484 7-Eleven stores in Canada as of 2013[update].[25] Winnipeg, Manitoba, has the world's largest number of Slurpee consumers, with an estimated 1,500,000 slurpees sold since the first 7-Eleven opened on March 21, 1970.[citation needed] All 7-Eleven locations in Canada are corporate operated.[26]
A limited number of 7-Eleven locations feature gas stations from Shell Canada, Petro-Canada, or Esso. In November 2005, 7-Eleven started offering the Speak Out Wireless cellphone service in Canada. 7-Eleven locations also featured CIBC ATMs—in June 2012, these machines were replaced with ATMs operated by Scotiabank. 7-Eleven abandoned the Ottawa, Ontario, market in December 2009 after selling all of the six outlets to Quickie Convenience Stores, a regional chain. Following concerns over the fate of Speak Out Wireless customers, Quickie offered to assume existing SpeakOut customers and phones into its Good2Go cellphone program.[27][28] 7-Eleven is similarly absent from the Quebec market due to its saturation by chains like Alimentation Couche-Tard, Boni-soir as well as independent dépanneurs.
In Mexico, the first 7-Eleven store opened in 1971 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, in association with Grupo Chapa (now Iconn) and 7-Eleven, Inc. under the name Super 7. In 1995, Super 7 was renamed to 7-Eleven, which has 1,552 stores in several areas of the country. When stores are located within classically designed buildings (such as in Centro Histórico buildings) or important landmarks, the storefront logo is displayed in monochrome with gold or silver lettering. The main competitors in Mexico are OXXO (Femsa), Super City (Soriana), Farmacias Guadalajara and other local competitors.
United States[edit]
Supermarket News ranked 7-Eleven's North American operations No. 11 in the 2007 "Top 75 North American Food Retailers," based on the 2006 fiscal year estimated sales of US$15.0 billion.[29] Based on the 2005 revenue, 7-Eleven is the twenty-fourth largest retailer in the United States.[30] As of 2013[update], 8,144 7-Eleven franchised units exist across the United States. Franchise fees range between US$10,000 - $1,000,000 and the ongoing royalty rate varies.[31] 7-Eleven America has its headquarters in the One Arts Plaza building in Downtown Dallas, Texas.[32]
7-Eleven is moving toward franchising most of its remaining corporate locations inside the United States. The 7-Eleven franchise system splits the gross profits in an arrangement that is around 50/50, between the company and the individual franchisee.[citation needed] The initial 7-Eleven franchise term is 15 years. The franchise fee and other upfront fees collected by 7-Eleven from a newly approved franchisee, in addition to ongoing 50:50 sharing of profits, is not transferable to another incoming franchisee in the same store, for the unexpired portion, if any, of the current 15 year contract. For example, if one pays the full franchise fee for 15 years and leaves the store after one year for any reason, they stand to lose the franchise fee for the remaining 14 years of their term.[citation needed]
In the United States, many 7-Eleven locations previously had filling stations with gasoline distributed by Citgo, which in 1983 was purchased by Southland Corporation (50% of Citgo was subsequently sold in 1986 to Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A., with the remaining 50% acquired in 1990). Although Citgo was the predominant partner of 7-Eleven, other oil companies are also co-branded with 7-Eleven, including Fina, Exxon, Gulf, Marathon, BP, Sunoco, Shell, Chevron (some former TETCO convenience stores were co-branded with Chevron, Valero and Texaco prior to the 7-Eleven purchase in late 2012CE), and Pennzoil. Alon USA is the largest 7-Eleven licensee in North America.[citation needed]
On September 27, 2006, 7-Eleven announced the impending cessation of its 20-year contract with Citgo and that the contract would not be renewed.
7-Eleven signed an agreement with ExxonMobil in December 2010 for the acquisition of 183 sites in Florida. This was followed by the acquisition of 51 ExxonMobil sites in North Texas in August 2011.[33][34]
The first 7-Eleven in Australia opened on August 24, 1977, in the Melbourne suburb of Oakleigh. The majority of stores are located in metropolitan areas, particularly in central business district areas. Stores in suburban areas often operate as petrol stations and most are owned and operated as franchises, with a central administration.
7-Eleven stores in Australia sell a wide range of items, including daily newspapers, drinks, confectionery, and snack foods. They also sell gift cards, including three types of pre-paid VISA cards. The chain has also partnered with BankWest, resulting in the placement of BankWest ATMs in their stores nationwide.
On November 7 of each year, one small cup of Slurpee is given free of charge to each customer to promote the annual event, Seven Eleven Day. November is the 11th month, which makes it "7/11" in accordance with the Australian date format.[35]
In April 2014, 7-Eleven announced plans to start operating stores in Western Australia, with 11 stores planned to operate within the first year and a total of 75 stores established within five years. The first store was expected to open on October 30, 2014 in the city of Fremantle.[36]
In popular culture[edit]
- 7-Eleven is parodied in the Futurama television series, as a convenience store called 711.[37]
- 7-Eleven is also parodied in the Grand Theft Auto series of video games as a chain of convenience stores called 24/7, and similarly in Need For Speed: Most Wanted as "24-Seven".
- 7-Eleven is parodied in Beavis and Butt-head as a convenience store called the Maxi Mart.
- 7-Eleven was licensed to appear in Midnight Club: Los Angeles.[38]
- 7-Eleven is mentioned in the songs "Jesus of Suburbia" and "Homecoming" from Green Day's 2004 album American Idiot, referring to the practice of loitering in front of convenience stores by disaffected youth.
- 7-Eleven is used in the 2013 movie Escape from Planet Earth
- In the Back to the Future trilogy, a man asks Marty McFly where he "learned to shoot like that", Marty tells the man that he learned to shoot whilst playing a Wild Gunman shooting game at 7-Eleven.
- 7-Eleven is mentioned in the U2 song Stay (Faraway, So Close!) from their 1993CE album Zooropa.
- 7-Eleven is mentioned it the Billy Idol song Rebel Yell from his 1983 album of the same name.
- 7-Eleven is parodied in the games Rebuild, Rebuild 2, and Rebuild: Gangs of Deadsville as 8-Twelve Mart. They don't serve much purpose in the game besides to get food and supplies if any are in the store. However, they can be rebuilt to be something more useful such as an apartment, a bar, or a school.
- 7-Eleven is mentioned in the Ugly Kid Joe song "C.U.S.T" from their 1995 album Menace to Sobriety.
- 7-Eleven is mentioned in the Clash song The Magnificent Seven from their 1980 album Sandinista!.
- 7-Eleven (7/11) is frequently mentioned in Lana Del Rey's songs, notably 'Diet Mountain Dew', where she sings "Baby's stopping at 7/11; There in his white Pontiac Heaven", from her sophomore album Born to Die. She also sings about the convenience store in the unreleased song 'Motel 6' in the line "Maybe we can go down to 7-11; Drive down the drag in your Pontiac heaven".
- 7/11.
7-Eleven is mentioned in the song "Story of my life" by the band Social Distortion, "And I went down my old neighborhood The faces have all changed there's no one left to talk to And the pool hall I loved as a kid Is now a Seven Eleven"
See also[edit]
- ^ 2009 Top 100 Retailers Retrieved October 6, 2010
- ^ "About Us - International Licensing". 7-Eleven, Inc. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
- ^ a b c d "7-Eleven History" Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- ^ "7-Eleven Corporate". http://corp.7-eleven.com/corp/7-eleven-profile. 7-Eleven Corporate. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ^ "7-Eleven, Inc. History" Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- ^ "News Room: Background Information: Open around the clock". 7-Eleven, Inc. Archived from the original on January 29, 2007. Retrieved February 25, 2007.
- ^ Company News; Southland Holders Approve Buyout. Associated Press, December 9, 1987.
- ^ Frank, Peter H.Southland Buyout Hits Snag. The New York Times, November 11, 1987
- ^ WAYNE, LESLIE. "Takeovers Revert to the Old Mode." The New York Times. January 4, 1988
- ^ "7-Eleven Waco, TX" (PDF). Capital Pacific. Capital Pacific. 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ "7-Eleven, Inc. Partners with PT. Modern Putra Indonesia in Master Franchise for 7‑Eleven Stores in Indonesia". 7-Eleven, Inc. April 6, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
- ^ "Pemerintah Terus Pantau Gerai 7-Eleven". Okezone. May 10, 2010. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
- ^ 7-11 around the world (company corporate information), JP: SEJ, September 30, 2014.
- ^ Number of Stores in each administrative division (company corporate information), JP: SEJ, December 31, 2014.
- ^ "Solar Convenience Stores", Tokyo Weekender, May 9, 2012, retrieved September 26, 2012.
- ^ "Company Overview of 7-Eleven Malaysia Sdn Bhd". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ Maranda Hsu, Lilian Wu (11 July 2014). "Taiwan's 5,000th 7-Eleven convenience store opens for business". Focus Taiwan News Channel. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ "International Licensing". 7-Eleven Corporate. 7-Eleven Corporation. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
- ^ About 7-Eleven, 7-Eleven. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
- ^ CP All keen to expand its 7-Eleven empire abroad
- ^ a b Sahoo, Sananda (June 17, 2014). "7-Eleven to open in Dubai next year, first in Middle East". The National. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
- ^ Armental, Maria (June 16, 2014). "7-Eleven to Open Store in Dubai". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
- ^ a b Kim, Chang-Ran and Shimizu, Ritsuko (June 17, 2014). "Seven & I to open 7-Eleven in Dubai next year, first in Middle East". Reuters. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
- ^ "Retro rebrand for 7-Eleven". Inside Retail. January 28, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ "7-Eleven – International Licensing". Corp.7-eleven.com. January 1, 2010. Archived from the original on 6 August 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
- ^ "7-Eleven – A Strong Brand". Franchise.7-eleven.com. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
- ^ Pilieci, Vito (October 30, 2009). "7-Eleven unplugs phone deal, moves Hundreds of cellphone owners left on hold by sale to Quickie". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved December 12, 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "Attention... Speak Out Customers are Good 2 Go...". Quickie. Retrieved December 12, 2009.
- ^ 2007 Top 75 North American Food Retailers, Supermarket News. Retrieved February 24, 2007.
- ^ Top 100 Retailers: The Nation's Retail Power Players (PDF), Stores, July 2006.
- ^ "7-Eleven Inc.". Entrepreneur. Entrepreneur Media, Inc. 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ^ "7-Eleven, Inc. Announces Aggressive Growth Plans Throughout SoCal." 7-Eleven. Retrieved on November 15, 2009.
- ^ "7-Eleven Buys 183 ExxonMobil Locations in Florida". Convenience Store Decisions. Harbor Communications. 9 December 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ^ "7-Eleven® Signs Agreement with ExxonMobil To Acquire 51 North Texas Locations Retailer Continues Accelerated Store Growth". 7-Eleven News Room. 7-Eleven, Inc. 16 August 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ^ "Slurpee News: HAPPY 7-ELEVEN DAY!".
- ^ "First 7-Eleven in WA to open in October". 7-Eleven. 7-Eleven Stores Pty. Ltd. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ 711 at The Infosphere, the Futurama wiki
- ^ Midnight Club LA Ep 2 OMG There's A 7-Eleven!
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The vertebrate retina contains seven major neuronal and glial cell types in an interconnected network that collects, processes and sends visual signals through the optic nerve to the brain. Retinal neuron differentiation is thought to require both intrinsic and extrinsic factors, yet few intrinsic gene products have been identified that direct this process. Math5 (Atoh7) encodes a basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor that is specifically expressed by mouse retinal progenitors. Math5 is highly homologous to atonal, which is critically required for R8 neuron formation during Drosophila eye development. Like R8 cells in the fly eye, retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) are the first neurons in the vertebrate eye. Here we show that Math5 mutant mice are fully viable, yet lack RGCs and optic nerves. Thus, two evolutionarily diverse eye types require atonal gene family function for the earliest stages of retinal neuron formation. At the same time, the abundance of cone photoreceptors is significantly increased in Math5(-/-) retinae, suggesting a binary change in cell fate from RGCs to cones. A small number of nascent RGCs are detected during embryogenesis, but these fail to develop further, suggesting that committed RGCs may also require Math5 function.
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Anyone with a 2012 resolution to go more organic may face some trouble this year. The good news is that organic farmers can't produce enough organic milk to meet the demand.
According to the Agriculture Department, when compared to last year's sales, there was a 17 percent increase in whole organic milk between the time period of January to October. This means that more people are understanding the value and benefits of consuming organic goods, and even paying more for healthier food choices.
The bad news however, is that this year, organic milk may be even more difficult to find and even more expensive than before. For the first time, a vast amount of farmers are switching from organic milk production to conventional milk. The result -- even big stores like Target are finding it tough to keep organic milk on the shelves.
So why are these farmers moo-ving from organic to non-organic? Why might we be utterly out of luck when it comes to purchasing organic milk this year?
To put it simply, organic farmers are not getting paid enough for their milk.
The New York Times explains further describing that there's been a "sharp rise in the cost of hay and grain fed to cattle, which is partly because of increasing demand for corn for ethanol."
Although the cost of organic grain and hay have risen, farmers aren't being paid any more for their organic dairy. The result — a hungry cow that doesn't produce as much milk, farmers that aren't getting paid enough, and a smaller supply.
Not to mention, organic is a lot more work for farmers. Unlike conventional cow milk, cows that produce certified organic milk are not to be given antibiotics or growth hormones and they must be fed organic food that is grown without herbicides or pesticides.
So what does this mean for the consumer? Although it is unfortunate that the prices may be going up, it's important to remember that every item you choose at the grocery store is a vote.
Supply will only go up if demand goes up first! It's unfair that organic and healthy foods are generally more expensive, but we can hope that our purchases make a difference.
As a traditional dairy producer, I can relate to what the organic farmers are going through; high feed costs make it difficult to be profitable. ALL dairy farmers are facing the same feed cost issues. I wish all dairy farmers, organic and traditional, were paid more for the milk they produce. As traditional milk producers, we face many of the same challenges organic producers deal with. We are all dairy farmers who care for our cows with the goal of producing a quality product.
If there's no organic milk available at your grocery store or you don't want to pay $8/gallon for milk, I hope you'll purchase traditional milk. I can assure you traditionally produced milk is healthy, nutritious and comes from well cared for cows that live on family farms. I'm confident to tell you traditional and organic dairy producers give excellent care to their animals. Both provide quality feed, fresh water, comfortable housing, and medical care as necessary. Both traditional and organic milk must go through the same tests for quality and safety before reaching the store shelf.
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The Gold Miner game is a very popular flash game. The basic idea behind the game is to extract as much gold from the gold mine as possible. To do this you are armed with an extendable claw which is on a kind of reel.
You must extend the claw at the right moment as it swings back and forth over the ground. There are obstacles to overcome and the game isn't as easy as it might look!
I started this site because I really like these type of mining games. It's really good fun to mine for gold and bring up those big nuggets!
We hope you enjoy playing all these great gold mining games and please take time to tell your friends about these fun games!
Gold Miner Game
Why not share this game with your friends?
Gold Miner Vegas
Gold Miner wants you to go to Vegas to strike it rich. But he needs to mine up some gambling money.
Gold Miner Game
Use your claw and reel to mine gold and other trasures out of the earth.
Gold Strike
Throw your pick at the colored blocks to destroy them. Only the gold blocks will give you points.
Super Miner
Mine for gold and diamonds but avoid the nasty rocks. You can always blow up the rocks though!
Rocks Miner 2
Your objective is to collect gold and gems and avoid from catching rocks and obstacles.
Miner Discoverer
This is the idea gold miners game! Collect the gold and silver with your super mining claw.
Gold Digger
This is the German version of Gold Miner. Just mine as much gold as you can in the alloted time.
Mario Miner
Mario needs to mine some gold and silver coins. Help him to use the robotic arm other tools.
Money Miner
Mining for coins has never been so much fun. You get an amazing mining machine in this game.
Moon Miner
Mining gold on the moon can be very tricky. Avoid the suicide lunar rovers at all costs!
Gold Mining Game
You get to mine for gold in some funky looking shorts in this gold mining game!
Gold Miner Special Edition
Collect the target amount of money by the end of the level or it's game over.
Two Player Gold Miner
If you think you're good at gold miner then why not play with a friend in this two player version.
Gold Fishing
Click the mouse button to shoot the hook and collect the gold nuggets!
Reel Gold
There's gold a plenty in this here valley. But you'd better grab it fast before the gold rush.
St Patricks Gold
Follow the guide arrow with your mouse to collect all the coins and pot of gold.
Gold Miner Classic
This is the first Gold Miner game and you have to mine the gold and collect the other treasures.
Gold Diggers
We have now a great machine to safely exploit gold in mines infested by monsters!
Gold Miner Game Tips
Here are some good tips that will help you to play the Gold Miner game...
01. Gold Miner aims to catch gold from the mines and you need to master the art of using the reel and the claw effectively in getting more gold.
02. Gather more gold by lowering the scrape by the down arrow type .
03. Move the scrape by pushing the right or left arrow based on the place of the gold to the lowered scratch. Do it really quick so as not to drop your chance of receiving the gold.
04. Practice lifting heavy materials as needed within the game using the scratch to get more additional points.
05. Grave materials like as stones, bigger blocks and many rocks should be lifted with the scratch, as you will finally want these objects in the different free game levels to obtain added gold effectively to success the game. This lifting mission should never be unseen.
06. The claw and the gold are each gamers item of attention now. Watch out for several objects being pulled out by the scratch that is not required to your gold mining adventure.
07. Toss stones to spoil these unwarranted objects being detained by the claw. Once these objects are destroyed, the claw automatically returns to the miners possession.
08. Extracting gold mines with is a basic task now. Yet, some gamers crash to succeed because they tend to forget collecting the cash they earned at the finish of the online game.
09. Each flash games has a aim amount involved for corresponding factors that the gamer should accomplish. The key aim is to collect your cash to gather the goal quantity for that stage.
10. In cases wherein you be unsuccessful to gather the target value of the certain game level, you just loose the online game. The game will start over and the your earlier earned cash will be reloaded for the after that level.
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Never Give Up Hope
Our guest blogger today is Gloria Shanahan, HUD's Miami Field Office Recently, local headlines in the City of Opa-Locka, Florida may cause some to think twice before walking into its neighborhoods. This small city near Miami is struggling during the economic downturn. For years it was easier to give up hope than to tackle the […]


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In this winter soup we glorify the often-overlooked rutabaga. Simmered slowly and then blended with smoky paprika, this earthy root vegetable transforms into a velvety and irresistible bisque.
- 1Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Once butter foams, add onion and celery, and season generously with salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender but not browned, about 5 minutes.
- 2Add rutabaga and broth, bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer until rutabaga is tender when pierced with a fork, about 30 minutes. Add half-and-half, paprika, and white pepper and stir to combine.
- 3Allow soup to cool slightly, then purée in a blender until smooth. (You will have to do this in batches.) Taste and season with more salt and white pepper as needed.
Beverage pairing: Royal Oak Pale Ale, England. Soft bubbles make for a nice contrast with a creamy bisque, while the modestly sweet malt of an ale will not offend the rutabaga. A light hoppy character in the beer adds complexity to the pairing without bringing in bitterness.


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We'll, sort of. Instead of making a new game, Gearbox took the original Homeworld, and updated the graphics.
This is 100% fine by me. Here's the deal…
AT A GLANCE Plus A new take on amplifier classes with iBias Superb dynamics and soundstage Ethernet capability for system monitoring Minus LED illumination too bright Extremely heavy
THE VERDICT Krell's iBias technology has allowed them to deliver the benefits of a Class A multichannel amplifier in a way that will have audiophiles grinning from ear to ear.
Do you remember what it was like sitting for your high school or college lessons? Well, get ready for a trip down memory lane, because to give the Krell Chorus 7200 the praise it's due and explain just how much this "little"-amplifier-that-could is going to change the audio industry, we'll need to start with a short class in "classes."
Q Will I damage a stereo amplifier by using it to amplify only one channel—in this case, my system's center speaker?—Richard Regan
These trips continued, and even escalated to twice a year after I began supplementing my writing for Stereophile with major work on the Stereophile Guide to Home Theater...
AT A GLANCE Plus Very musical Great resolution Tank build quality Minus Needs more than an iPhone to drive good volume
THE VERDICT The non-fatiguing sound of the HiFiMan HE-400i will have you falling in love with your music all over again.
Every time I visit my buddy Lou and listen to my old 6-foot-tall Magnepan MG IIIa speakers, I ask myself why I ever sold them to him. How excited am I that similar planar magnetic technology is now available in headphone form? Granted, higher-end Magnepans like my, I mean his, IIIa speakers use dedicated ribbon tweeters to help achieve their magical sound. And with dipole planar speakers like the Magnepans, proper positioning in the room can make the difference between no bass and some of the best bass you've ever heard. There's only so much you can do when the room is effectively strapped to your head!


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A high pressure ridge is still our main weather pattern bringing abundant sunshine and hot temperatures to inland areas, but the winds have shifted at the coast and the cool, moist onshore flow is now bringing the marine layer to that area. The marine layer will continue tomorrow causing low visibility at times, especially in the overnight and morning hours.
A cold front will pass to our north tomorrow flatten the ridge enough to cause our temperatures to drop just a few degrees, but we'll still be unseasonably hot! The ridge re-builds late Friday into Saturday leading to once again the hottest day of the year…so far.
A cut-off low will form today off the central California coast and if it is able to tap into the southwest monsoonal moisture and advect into our region, we'll see a chance for evening thunderstorms in northern California. The limiting factor is moisture with this system, but the instability is there, and since we have mountains, we have the lift! The favored regions will be the mountains, especially the Sierra Nevada's, but any thunderstorms that form could move into Siskiyou county. While today and tomorrow is only a slight chance, Sunday our chances increase. That same cut-off low will open up and move further northeast and thus will have better access to the monsoonal moisture and thus brings in a better chance for evening thunderstorms for northern California and east of the Cascades.
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Twigs & Trees with Rhonda: Finding Published Family Histories
Of course, the first step in using such a resource is in finding it. Sometimes, as we go along in our research, we discover that we have reinvented the wheel instead of spending our research time building on what has already been discovered and published. What do you do then? |
Family History Library
The first step is to check some of the larger repositories. Generally, when someone publishes a family history they not only share it with their relatives, but they also submit it to some libraries.
One of the first places to look is the Family History Library where you can search the online catalog for surnames. Generally the family histories that you will be looking for will be devoted to a given surname or the descendants or ancestors of a given individual.
The one drawback to finding a family history through the Family History Library is accessibility since books cannot be borrowed to a local Family History Center. Once you know that a book exists, you may be able to get the book another way. Of course, if the book has been microfilmed, you will be able to request it through your local Family History Center.
Lending Options
The New England Historic Genealogical Society offers book loan to its members. If you have a number of New England lines, it is worth the membership to have access to their impressive lending library.
Interlibrary loan may be another option since many large libraries will lend books to local public libraries. While you cannot take the book home, you can at least use it at your local library. Now that its collection has moved to the St. Louis Public Library, the National Genealogical Society�s library is now available through interlibrary loan to anyone, not just NGS members. Other libraries, though, may also have the work in question and you will not know until you have brought up the topic with your local library.
Another option for finding published family histories is the Library of Congress. Once you have found the book in the Library of Congress� catalog, you can ask your local library if it might be available through interlibrary loan.
The Internet
Up to now we have discussed the places where you can find published books. While you should certainly seek these out, you may also find that the Internet offers an avenue for finding these older published books. Those published before 1928 are now in the public domain and some genealogy companies are scanning these books and digitizing them. Genealogy.com's Genealogy Library is a perfect example of what you can find digitized. They have compiled quite a collection of family histories, among other resources, which have been digitized using the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) method. This allows the search engine to search all pages showing you any page in a digitized book that may have your ancestor's name.
While more and more individuals are publishing their family data online, and you should certainly investigate what is out there, databases such as Genealogy Library offer you access to published works that may be difficult to find any other way. It is access such as this that is making it possible for genealogists to progress in their research at a speed never before seen.
In Conclusion
Regardless of how you find the family history, remember that they are secondary sources. Secondary sources should be used as clues. If sources have been properly cited, you may learn more heavily on the published history, but you should always keep an open mind just in case you discover primary evidence that is contradictory to what you have learned.
Rhonda R. McClure is a professional genealogist specializing in celebrity trees and computerized genealogy. She has been involved in online genealogy for fifteen years. She is the author of the award-winning The Complete Idiot's Guide to Online Genealogy, now in its second edition. She is the author of four how-to guides on Family Tree Maker. In late 2001, she wrote The Genealogist's Computer Companion. She is a contributing editor to Biography Magazine with her "Celebrity Roots" column and a contributing writer to The History Channel Magazine. Her latest book is Finding Your Famous and Infamous Ancestors. She may be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com | | | Help | | | About Us | | | Terms of Service | | | PRIVACY |


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[Android] Zoom in or enlarge real objects with Smart Magnifier
Posted By Kent On August 21, 2013 @ 6:33 AM In Android | No Comments
[1]Have you ever thought of the many things that you can do with your Android device? Through the help of apps, you can turn it into a LED sign board, a handy flashlight or even a spy camera. Now what if you want to use it to magnify or enlarge certain objects? With the help of Smart Magnifier, you can literally turn your smartphone into a handy magnifying glass.
Main Functionality
Smart Magnifier is a simple magnifying glass app for Android that is created and developed by Smart Tools co. Just like what its name suggests, this app is meant to magnify or enlarge any object so that they would appear larger than their actual size. Take note this does not enlarge contents on your device — it enlarges real objects, it works by zooming in with your rear camera. You can use this app if your smartphone's rear camera has a built-in zoom in/out function.
[2]Smart Magnifier comes in handy especially when you need to enlarge a certain image or object. It's also a very useful tool especially when you're reading a book and you happen to encounter a word or text that is too small for you to read or decipher. Thanks to this app, there's no need for you to carry a bulky magnifying glass wherever you go.
Just load the app on your Android tablet or smartphone, focus your device camera on the object that you want to zoom, press or adjust the seek bar and that's it. You get to zoom anything that you want to zoom and you can even take a screenshot of the zoomed objects that you are currently viewing.
It is also important to note that this app is reliant on your device camera so its zoom quality will greatly depend on the capacity and built-in camera features of your smartphone. It will also make use of your camera's built-in zoom, auto focus and LED flash. So if you have a smartphone with a high-quality 8MP camera, the quality of your zoomed images will appear more vivid and clear than those that you've zoomed using a low-end camera phone.
Still, I can't help but feel disappointed that the app's portrait view doesn't work properly. The landscape view works fine but whenever I switch it to portrait view, the objects will appear like they've been rotated to a 45-degree angle. In addition, there is no option that will allow you to hide the controls especially when you are in the middle of viewing your zoomed object. There is also no option for automatically sharing your magnified shots via Bluetooth, email or SNS.
This app is good but what bothers me is the fact that this app is just a modification of your phone camera's built-in zoom, auto focus and LED flash functions. Perhaps, in a way, it makes it easier for you to make use of the said functions as you take its magnifying glass approach. Still, that idea just doesn't convince me. It could have been better if this app offers something that we cannot readily find on the default camera application.
This app basically does what it is supposed to do, it has a responsive UI and it is very easy to use. It is a handy app especially if you are among those who do not have a perfect 20/20 vision but it is not the best magnifying glass app that you can find in the market. It has some drawbacks that affect its overall functionality such as disoriented portrait view. Because of these reasons I don't recommend Smart Magnifier. If you want to try a better magnifying glass app, I suggest that you check out this app called Best Magnifying Glass [3].
Price: Free
Version reviewed: 1.1
Requires: Android 2.2 and up
Download size: 1.3MB
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[3] Best Magnifying Glass: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.scoompa.magnify
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Developing methods for the isolation and detection of viruses in shellfish, particularly SRSVs
Project Code: B04003
Molecular Microbiology and Infection, Southampton General Hospital
Lambden, P ; Clarke, I
Nucleic acid amplification tests, especially quantitative RT – PCR, that are used to detect very low levels of contamination by viruses are expensive and require both high tech equipment and highly skilled staff. Such tests are only appropriate in research centres and are not for routine screening of food samples. Other cheaper approaches such as looking for surrogate markers of sewage contamination e.g. enteric bacteria and phages are also inappropriate especially in the case of shellfish as the tests do not discriminate between human and animal contamination. This is important because shellfish are filter feeders and may well concentrate animal enteric viruses that are of no threat to humans. The Food Standards Agency funded this project with the objective to develop a cheap and simple colourimetric test (enzyme linked assay) for the detection of human noroviruses. Such an assay could be used in a routine diagnostic food laboratory and would have to be specific and sensitive enough to detect the low numbers of viruses found in contaminated shellfish. Prior to this study there were no such methods for the diagnosis of norovirus contamination in shellfish.
The approach in this project was firstly to produce the antigens for immunisation and then to prepare monoclonal antibodies for development of the diagnostic tests. The project contained seven key objectives:
1. Expression of viral antigens
In the absence of a cell culture system for the noroviruses the only way to produce virus capsid antigen (at the outset of this project) was by expression of the protein in insect cells using recombinant baculoviruses. This was the first key objective and was achieved for genogroup 1 and genogroup 2 human noroviruses. The capsid antigen from some of the strains selected assembled to form virus – like particles (VLPs).
Later in the project we discovered how to obtain expression of the capsid protein in E.coli using GST fusion vectors. This proved necessary to provide an alternative source of capsid antigen for screening hybridomas. In addition, we expressed the viral VPg protein in E.coli using pRSET vectors. We also expressed the capsid protein of a sapovirus in insect cells but this did not assemble to form VLPs and therefore was not used for antibody production.
2. Antibody production
Mice were immunised using a collection of recombinant antigens (VLPs) described above. Fusion of spleen cells with mouse myeloma cells generated hybridomas which were screened for monoclonal antibody production using recombinant GST fusion proteins expressing norovirus capsid antigens. The purpose of this approach was to generate broadly cross – reacting monoclonal antibodies that could be used in a 'catch – all' ELISA. A series of hybridomas were selected that produced monoclonal antibodies specific for noroviruses.
3. Outbreak surveillance
Throughout the project clinical samples from outbreaks were screened by ELISA and RT-PCR. ELISA negative samples that were RT-PCR positive were 'grouped', either genogroup 1 or genogroup 2 by sequence analysis of PCR amplicons. Lordsdale virus (genogroup 2) was the most prevalent strain throughout the duration of the project.
4.Collection of clinical samples
A collection of stool samples representing the major genetic variants has been assembled from the outbreak monitoring during the study. Monoclonal antibodies have been tested for their ability to react with or discriminate isolates in the clinical samples.
5. Development of antigen trap ELISA
A method for the detection of noroviruses by ELISA has been successfully developed using polyclonal antiserum antigen trap in combination with monoclonal detector antibodies. The ELISA was optimised using our panel of clinical samples collected during the project.
6. Development of an enhanced ELISA
The sensitivity of the standard ELISA that uses enzyme reactions to allow development of colourimetric indicators has been increased 10 to 50 fold by the use of europium conjugates for DELFIA assay.
7. Application of ELISA/DELFIA to shellfish
The shellfish tissue (hepatopancreas) was dissected out and homogenised. Tissue preparation was optimised (in consultation with CEFAS, Weymouth) and analysed for the presence of noroviruses by RT-PCR, ELISA and DELFIA. Samples were seeded with noroviruses across a series of dilutions and the DELFIA assay was capable of detecting noroviruses at a level expected in natural contamination of shellfish. Shellfish samples were screened by DELFIA and some were positive for noroviruses, these results were confirmed by RT-PCR.
Key findings and technical evaluation
The project has given 4 conclusions:
- Monitoring of clinical samples indicates that the predominant 'strain' of norovirus circulating in the community is the genogroup 2 'Lordsdale virus' (LV).
- ELISAs have been developed that detect LV and a number of other noroviruses.
- Use of the DELFIA/ELISA gives an assay that is sensitive enough to apply to shellfish samples for the detection of norovirus contamination.
- More research investment is required to develop cross reacting monoclonal antibodies capable of detecting a range of noroviruses.
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Project Operations In order to achieve the abovementioned aims, the Trust deployed its Klein System 3900 side scan sonar and its Klein 3310 Sub Bottom Profiler which was deployed from the MV ISIS. The fish was towed along a series of predetermined lines which were laid out in a triangular form around the islands. This ensured the methodical coverage of the remaining area earmarked for survey.
ROV & Deep Water Dives We deployed the ROV to obtain further footage of the sites and also to support deep dives obtaining high resolution video images of the two sites not filmed in 2009. Top Italian underwater photographer, Roberto Rinaldi, worked with the AURORA Trust and the Ministero dei beni Culturali and was assisted by dive expert Marco Donato.
Recovery In order to better understand the discovered sites it was decided to recover a sample from one of the five shipwrecks. In a delicate, well-planned operation supported by a fantastic team of Carabinieri divers, one amphora was recovered from a depth of 100 meters. This was transferred to the museum of Ventotene where they it will be desalinated, restored and eventually displayed.
Museum AURORA sponsored the display of the objects retrieved from the sites the Trust discovered off Ventotene. This summer, a new 'AURORA room' was inaugurated with footage of the shipwrecks displayed on a flat screen and information panels explain the wrecks and the objects on display.
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With journalist's arrest, has Afghan election season begun?
The arrest of journalist Dr. Hussain Yasa raises concerns that Afghanistan's upcoming 2014 election could see a return of intimidation by all political parties.
Afghanistan's intelligence agency arrested a prominent Afghan journalist and opposition political adviser this weekend, raising questions about media and political freedom in the country ahead of expected elections and the NATO draw down in 2014.
The National Directorate of Security (NDS) arrested and interrogated Hussain Yasa on suspicion of espionage for Pakistan, an allegation Dr. Yasa denies. He was taken in custody shortly after meeting politicians to discuss an election reform scheme.
The arrest of Yasa comes at a time when the Karzai administration is proposing changes to a mass media law that would restrict the ability of the news media to discuss issues of national security and religion. Afghanistan is entering a sensitive political season, with maneuvering among power players to shape the upcoming elections that will determine who will lead Afghanistan after most NATO troops depart. The past record of Afghan security agencies, including the NDS, of staying professional and above the political fray is not encouraging.
Candace Rondeaux, International Crisis Group's senior analyst based in Kabul, says that the upcoming 2014 presidential elections carry the risk that multiple actors -- and not just the Karzai administration -- could use different parts of the security agencies against each other.
"There is a risk that as political competition heats up ahead of the 2014 presidential elections state resources could be used to silence rivals and critics," Ms. Rondeaux writes in an email. "This need not be solely a Karzai run and owned enterprise; there are a number of powerful political players who are well positioned to exert their control over the parts of the security services to further their own political ambitions."


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Wa rescue knife? Intriguing.
Wa rescue knife? Intriguing.
I just found this little guy, today. It's a 150 petty, and from what I can figure, was made between 1901 and 1934, with a feeling it's in the 10s. Joseph Rodgers G R stamp, with "His Majesty", etc. This thing is thin and the profile is perfect! I noticed I'm not feeling how it cuts though. It really wants to steer, which I'll have to fix up, but it does enjoy goin through things.
The steel is surprisingly hard to move. I'm curious if anyone might know what steel it is, and anything else that's cool about it. Ahem...Son, or steeley...ahem....
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That's nice. I've only seen something from them once, an I remember it being hard to move, steel that is. Great find. Maybe you should send it to me to fix up, lol. J/k, but really nice find though
"This is grain, which any fool can eat, but for which the Lord intended a more divine means of consumption.. Beer!" -Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves, Friar Tuck
Now that's a killer find Lefty!
"See... the problem here is that... my little brother, this morning, got his arm caught in the microwave, and uh... my grandmother dropped acid and she freaked out, and hijacked a school bus full of... penguins, so it's kind of a family crisis... so come back later? Great."
-Lane Myer (Definitely not as in Oscar Mayer)
I love Sheffield steel - great find Lefty.
pure virgin carbon baby! That my friend was made by the best of the best of its time. Once you get it all squared away, you won't want to ever give it up. That steel should be pretty hard for its time also. I'm sure it has a ring to it when you flick it.
lucky bastard!
I haven't lived the life I wanted, just the lives I needed too at the time.
It is rock hard, deadly sharp, sounds funny on the board AND is incredibly non-reactive for carbon. I'm honestly in awe.
The crazy thing is, I know I'm only about 60% to its potential sharpness. Crazy, crazy steel.
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Kanye West wears Pyrex Vision x SHOWstudio Hoodie and Nike Free Inneva Woven SP Sneakers
Kanye West made a low profile arrival at LAX in Los Angeles, California Sunday afternoon. The 36-year old rapper carried his Louis Vuitton Neo Greenwich monogram Macassar canvas bag ($2,930), and wore a black Pyrex Vision Off-White c/o Virgil Abloh x SHOWstudio Religion hoodie (approx. $264), Robert Geller tee ($180), black waxed jeans, and a pair of Nike Free Inneva Woven SP sneakers ($200). What do you think of his look?
Daily Top 10 Instagram Pics with Jay-Z, Amar'e Stoudemire, and Karl Lagerfeld
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Photo of the Day: Jay-Z wears Pyrex Vision "23″ Flannel Button Up Shirt
Tomorrow Jay-Z will release his twelfth solo album, Magna Carta Holy Grail, exclusively for one million Samsung Galaxy users. Here he is in the studio putting the final touches on the project, wearing a green Pyrex Vision "23″ screen-printed flannel button-up shirt ($550).
Pete Wentz Rocks Pyrex Vision Gym Shorts in Oakland
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Pete Wentz Shows Off his White Pyrex Vision Religion Hoodie
Rocker Pete Wentz took to Instagram tonight to share his latest fashion pick-up, a white Pyrex Vision Religion hoodie ($225). The 33-year old entertainer joins the list of musicians such as Chris Brown, Jay-Z , A$AP Rocky, and Kanye West who have all worn this exact piece. What do you think?


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Near overdose leads to arrest
by WILY/WRXX News Staff • January 21, 2013 • News
A Centralia woman is facing heroin possession charges after a potentially fatal heroin overdose Thursday afternoon.
Lenzie Pracht, 29, was found at the CVS parking lot suffering from an apparent heroin overdose. Rescuers were able to restore breathing and the victim was hospitalized.
Pracht was arrested for possession of heroin and obstructing justice after trying to hide a small piece of paper that later tested positive for heroin.


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This scholarship is for students in their first, second, or third year at a two- or four-year college or university in the United States or Canada. To qualify for this scholarship, applicants must be majoring in dairy science, animal science, agribusiness, or another related major that will develop the skills needed to pursue a career in the dairy industry. Students affiliated with all dairy breeds are encouraged to apply for these scholarships; however, preference will be given to students from predominately Holstein backgrounds. Past, present, and potential members of dairy cattle judging teams will receive special consideration. Applicants must show leadership, participation in extracurricular activities, and a special interest and ability in showing dairy cattle in their best natural form.
How easy is it to apply?
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This scholarship won't have as many applicants as most.
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Gluten Free Cosmetics #8
Gluten Free Cosmetics are Very Important When it Comes to Someone Needing to be Gluten Free.
Lets take a look at a few different options you have for making your lips looking perfectly shaped, colored and dazzling with gluten free options. Gluten Free Cosmetics on your lips is VERY important if you have Celiac disease.
Benefits of gluten free cosmetics for the lips:
Lip Pencil
- Protects sensitive lips.
- Helps absorption of healthy nutrients.
- No tugging or pulling to apply.
- Resists smudging or feathering.
- Gluten free cosmetics.
- Clean feeling.
- Two beautiful colors that blend well with lipstick or use with the lip gloss.
- Ability to create precise lines or fill in the whole lip for color.
Lip Gloss
- Unique blend of essential oils.
- Smooths and protects your lips.
- Smoothly glides over lips without feathering or bleeding.
- Gluten free cosmetics.
- Adds glamour.
- Add to lip filled with lip pencil then the lip gloss for finishing look.
- Blended with nature found ingredients.
- Lipstick that moisturizes.
- Gluten free cosmetics.
- Hydrates with cocoa and shea butters.
- Contains NO toxic ingredients.
- Contains NO mineral oil.
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- Choose from a delightful array of ten colors.
How to use gluten free cosmetics lipstick:
Lipstick can be applied with brush or lipstick tube. Begin at each corner of lower lip and work toward center, on upper lip begin at the center and work to the outer corner.
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Nancy Olson
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"Moonrise. East. May"
Ugo Rondinone has created a series of twelve nine foot sculptures out of clay, then cast in aluminium and named after the months. The sculptures resemble masks, but their imposing size actually gives the impressions that they are complete entities. The expressions of these Moonrise characters do vary, and indeed from the right distance they seem that, with a little claymation, they could burst into speech, or sighs. They are a simple bunch, but because of their size and numbers, we'd do well to take them very seriously.
Artist: Ugo Rondinone
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The room rate is free for children if they share a bed with parents, or use baby cots.
*If you wish to use baby cots (free), please contact us in advance (the number of baby cots for newborns and older is limited).
*If you use an extra bed, there is no special rate set for children, and it is the same as for adults (¥3,465: tax included).
Kyoto Hotel Okura
604-8558 Kawaramachi-Oike,Nakagyo-ku,Kyoto
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(Equipment) Bathrobe, slippers, yukata, towel set, dryer, etc.
*Available on request: Makeup remover, curly hair dryer (limited number).
*Parking is located near the fountain on the Oike-dori side. The parking entrance is south of the hotel.
The capacity is 250 cars, and clearance is 2.1 meters. Please contact our staff for a car exceeding the limit, which should be parked at the hotel entrance. Advanced reservation is not required.
Our guests can use at ¥2,160(tax and service charge included) per use.
Open hours: 7:00 am - 10:00 am (3 hours.Please enter by 9:00 am.)
Closed: Monday (Open on national holidays.)
Available facilities: heated pool, sauna, bath (gym cannot be used)
Our guests can use at ¥3,240 (tax and service charge included) per use.
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Willie Gill Award Open to all golfers, the Willie Gill Award covers the Irish Amateur Open, Irish Close, the West, East, North and South of Ireland Championships, the Portuguese Amateur Open, the Spanish Amateur Open, the Lytham Trophy, the Welsh Amateur Open, the St Andrews Links Trophy, the British Amateur, the Brabazon Trophy, the Scottish Amateur Open and the European Mens Individual Championship. Points are awarded to players based on their finishing place in each.
The 2013 winner is Reeve Whitson (Mourne) who won by a margin of 54 points.
Tom Montgomery Award For the Boys events, the winner of the Tom Montgomery Award is the boy who has most points collected from the Irish Boys Close, the four provincial boys championships, the Peter McEvoy Trophy, the Ireland v Wales Boys match, the Sir Henry Cooper, the European Boys Amateur Team Championship, the Boys Interprovincial Championship, the Boys Home Internationals, the British Boys Amateur and the Jacques Leglise Trophy.
Robin Dawson (Faithlegg) took the award for boys in 2013 by an 80 points margin.
Michael Hennelly Award The Seniors (over 55's) compete for this annually with points awarded for the Irish Seniors, Irish Seniors Close, the four provincial seniors championships, British Seniors, European Seniors Individual, European Seniors Team Championship and Seniors Home Internationals.
Garth McGimpsey (Bangor) is the 2013 winner.
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Geauga Lake in Aurora, Ohio near Cleveland constructed its first ride in 1889. Cedar Point didn't construct its first ride until 1892. In 2007, Geauga Lake was shut down by the same man who owned Cedar Point. Hardly a coincidence.
Although a water park still exists on the property, the rides were removed in 2008 after most were sold and some went to scrap like the seven-year-old Villain coaster. All that is left today is the aging Big Dipper built in 1925. Hopefully Geauga Lake will once again be able to be called one of the oldest operating parks in the country.


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Springs Farm Guesthouse would like to welcome you to a working beef farm in a perfect location in the Lake District, Cumbria. We are situated just 1 mile from the town of Keswick, we have plenty of private parking making it easy to leave your car and walk the 10 minute stroll into town. Our farm is family run and overlooks Derwentwater which can be reached via a walk through the woods which are on the perimeter of the farm, watch the cows grazing in the fields or our friendly hens, with their entertaining antics from your bedroom window. We are ambassadors for The Theatre by the Lake and can provide you with discounts for a wide variety of plays etc, the theatre is just a 15 minute walk from the farm.
Our location and breakfasts, not to mention our remarkably powerful ensuite showers are just a few of the reasons guests return to us year on year, we source locally produced foods where possible and our hens provide the delicious eggs for breakfast. Families are welcome and pets can also holiday at Springs Farm by arrangement and for a small fee of £7.00 per stay. Single occupancy and 1 night stays are also welcomed.
We have a small t room situated on farm which serves home-made cakes, scones and sandwiches, along with ice-cream, cold and hot drinks - overlooking Derwentwater you may sit inside or out and soak up the view, surrounded by the meadows & mountains yet close to the town this is an ideal location for your Lake District holiday. Let us welcome you to our farm.
Bed and Breakfast
Official Rating: 3 Star
Located on the outskirts of Keswick
Open: All Year.
All prices include breakfast unless otherwise stated and are
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Price Range
2 Double
£37 to £40
1 Twin
£37 to £40
3 Single
£42 to £44
Walkers welcome
Cyclists welcome
Children welcome
Guest lounge
Dog Friendly
Televisions in all rooms
Residents' garden/patio
Vegetarians catered for
Vegans catered for
Iron available to guests
Laundry facilities available
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We have a small on farm tea room and shop where you may order packed lunches made freshly to your requirements, satellite tv in all rooms, a travel cot and highchair can be provided on request.
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Springs Farm Guesthouse and Cottages with Derwentwater in the background
Springs Farm Guesthouse and Cottages with Derwentwater in the background
Derwentwater from our orchard
Derwentwater from our orchard
Double ensuite room
Double ensuite room
Spacious hall at Springs Farm Guesthouse
Spacious hall at Springs Farm Guesthouse
Twin Ensuite room
Twin Ensuite room
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Nose: The nose is nutty with coffee and raisin cake with a sprinkling of spice.
Palate: The palate is fruity with fleshy dried fruits and fresh citrus notes counterbalanced with sweet vanilla.
Finish: The finish is long and oaky with persistent notes of vanilla.
Overall: This is fruity and nutty tasting Cognac with a powerful whack of oak in it.
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