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Pet Therapy and Gabriel's Angels
As a long time supporter of a local charity called Gabriel's Angels and a new Board member, I was LONG overdue to go on a pet therapy team visit to view first hand the good work Gabriel's Angels is doing for our at-risk children in our communities. Last night I met Therapy Team Connie and her big lovable Rottie Sam, who was more than ready to get his pets and hugs, at a local girls teen center that houses gals who do not have a home to go to for various reasons and who desperately need help getting on their feet and learning how to pick and trust good people in their lives. This is where Connie and Sam, and many other teams, come into play. Connie and Sam visit the center twice a month and based on the screams for Sam as we walked into the center, the girls know they are coming and look forward to their visit! Sam connects with these girls on an emotional, caring and loving level that only animals can. I watched them hug him, pet him, and most importantly talk to him and bond with their roommates over him. Gals that were sitting in the corner by themselves got up to join the "Sam circle" and began interacting with the others. As a teen who struggled with where I fit in and who was bullied and a bit shy, it moved me to tears to see this as it took me back to being their age and looking forward to getting home to my lab mix, Brandy, who I knew would have wags and kisses for me to make me feel better. Brandy gave me unconditional love without any judgement on days where I felt hopeless and alone and that is what Sam gives these girls. It is a true gift.
During our visit, Connie asked me to speak about being a working artist and we had the gals doodle on a purple poster board together encouraging them to draw or write things that are meaningful to them. The creativity came out in a big way and the conversations were wonderful. There was even singing! These gals have talents and insights that run deep and if they make good choices they have a fighting chance for a good life. The therapy team visits not only show them unconditional love but open the doors to conversations about life and decisions that they will face all while encouraging them to continue down the right path. Powerful, isn't it?
The doodles and writing the girls did will be used as a back drop for a project I am currently working on for Gabriel's Angels. Their faces lit up with excitement and pride when we told them they were an integral part of something special. The reality is, THEY are all something special and unique.
If you would like to find out more about Gabriel's Angels you can read about us on the website at http://www.gabrielsangels.org. Whether you want to become a therapy team, volunteer your service or even donate money, helping serve the at-risk children in our communities is a gift you can feel good giving!
Thank you Connie and Sam for a life changing moment and including me in your visit. I can't wait to go back!
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Jill is a stand-up comedian who, on any given night, would rather be cuddling at home with her two kids and the family cockapoo, Jessie.
"My childhood dog was 18 when he passed away, and I vowed I would never go through the pain of losing another animal. I waited 20 years before allowing another dog to steal my heart, and she did it big."
The Bryan family found the furry black sweetheart at a local shelter in 2010 and knew she was the missing piece to their family.
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Acer's 5739G uses the full width of its case for the keyboard and numeric keypad. The numberpad is large and ideal for use with Excel, while the keyboard has a standard layout, although it seems a bit cramped on the left side. The keys' action is light and but feedback is a bit weak. The touchpad is moulded into the case, with a stiff, see-saw button set away from the edge of the case.
The Aspire has the same distinctive design as Acer's previous laptops, with a glossy lid, textured wrist-rest and a touch-sensitive control strip across the top of the keyboard. It's not quite as busy as some models we've seen and it's well built, although the lid isn't as rigid as we'd like. The 15.6in screen with its 1,366x768 resolution has warm colours and even backlighting, but bear in mind that it has a reflective, glossy finish.
An Nvidia GT 240M graphics card powered the 5739G to a playable 29.2fps in our Call of Duty 4 benchmark. It won't be able to handle the very latest 3D action games, but you should be able to play most games even if you have to lower quality settings. It's more than capable of playing HD video, and HDMI and S/PDIF outputs give you flexibility if you want to connect to a larger screen or an AV system.
You may not want to though, as the built-in speakers are quite beefy, with more bass than we've come to expect from laptops. With Dolby Home Theater support, you get virtual surround sound, but it's a bit boomy and the surround effects are off-centre. It's loud enough to fill a small living room, however, and makes the 5739G one of the few laptops that could make do for the odd movie night.
With average performance in our benchmarks, the Aspire is suitable for general use, but might struggle with more demanding video or image editing applications. It has a decent set of expansion ports; the only things you might miss are an ExpressCard slot and Bluetooth. Overall it's a well-rounded laptop, but there are better alternatives out there including Samsung's R620 and the Sony Vaio VPC-EB1S0E.


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A new DNA test offers commercial applications including correctly labeling fish and helping air safety investigators.
SAN FRANCISCO — When a Chicago couple grew dangerously ill two years ago after eating a home-cooked fish dinner, Canadian scientists figured out what had sickened them by using a new genetic test.
The test is designed to identify animal species based on subtle variations in a single gene. Dubbed the "barcode of life," it provides a fast, cheap alternative to sequencing the entire genome.
By applying this technique to a remnant of the dinner, scientists at the University of Guelph in Ontario discovered that the Chicago couple — who recovered — had dined on poisonous puffer fish that had been mistakenly labeled as a safe monkfish, according to a report in a scientific journal.
"The incident showed regulatory authorities, especially the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, that DNA barcoding could be useful in food safety investigations," said Robert Hanner, a biology professor at the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario at the University of Guelph, where the test was performed. "Now we are trying to make barcoding easier to use in the field, so fish inspectors and buyers can catch such errors in advance," Hanner said.
Guelph has been a leader in the Consortium for the Barcodes of Life, an international effort to develop this quick, precise way to differentiate species. Formed in 2004, the consortium includes hundreds of scientists from 43 nations.
The barcoding technique targets a single gene located in the mitochondria, the energy-producing region of the cell. This gene appears to be active in all living things and consists of 648 base pairs of DNA. Each species arranges that short snippet of DNA differently, which makes it a useful genetic marker to identify "birds, butterflies, fish, flies and many other animal groups," as scientists explain on a website about DNA barcoding.
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Though barcoding is primarily a research tool, Hanner said it has started to find real-world applications such as helping air safety investigators identify birds that collide with jets during take offs and landings.


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"When I was living in Tibodaux [in south Louisiana], we used to do these one-nighters with Guitar Slim," Shorty recalls. "He would do all this crazy stuff with his guitar. His valet would come up to the stage, and Slim would climb up on his shoulders and have him run through the crowd while he was playing guitar. He'd jump all over the stage and lay on his back and kick up his heels; he'd be on his stomach playing guitar. I thought, 'If he can do that, why can't I?' So I decided to turn flips on-stage."
He debuted his new moves during a Daytona Beach performance with bandleader/saxophonist Barney "Goo Goo" Lewis. After two painful and unsuccessful attempts, Shorty's feet finally connected with the stage. "Oh, it was rough," Shorty admits. "The first two times I tried, I landed right on my head. It hurt so bad I could hardly see, and I had this big knot on my head, but I kept on playing. By this time most of the guys in the band had quit playing, and Barney thought I was going to kill myself. But I kept praying, 'Please, Lord, help me make this, please help me.' And I took a running start, closed my eyes, and managed to land on my feet. People started hollering and screaming and throwing money, so I kept on doing it. That's how I eventually made a name for myself -- by dancing around and doing crazy stuff with my guitar."
Although a 1984 automobile accident kept Shorty earthbound for the next four years, he says he's doing better flips now than he was 30 years ago: "I do kung fu now to keep in shape, and I do my stretches every day. The kung fu helps build up your body. You've got to take care of yourself, watch the food you eat, and keep in good shape. Too many of the people I came up with are gone now. They're just dropping like flies. But being on the road all the time really helps. I like all the scenery and getting to meet new people all the time. And I love being on-stage and making people smile. Seeing the expressions on people's faces when I'm playing makes me feel good and lets me know I'm getting my message across."
According to Shorty, that message is "just be happy and enjoy life. That's what I'm all about."
Guitar Shorty performs Saturday, February 17, at Tobacco Road, 626 S Miami Ave; 374-1198. Showtime is 10:00. Admission is $5.
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Founded | 1981 | |||
Commenced operations | September 1, 1981 | |||
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Frequent-flyer program | Mileage Plan | |||
Airport lounge | Board Room | |||
Fleet size | 53 | |||
Destinations | 42 | |||
Company slogan | Wings of the Great Northwest | |||
Parent company | Alaska Air Group | |||
Headquarters | SeaTac, Washington, USA | |||
Key people | David L. Campbell (President)[1] | |||
Website | horizonair.com |
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Founded | 1981 | |||
Commenced operations | September 1, 1981 | |||
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Frequent-flyer program | Mileage Plan | |||
Airport lounge | Board Room | |||
Fleet size | 53 | |||
Destinations | 42 | |||
Company slogan | Wings of the Great Northwest | |||
Parent company | Alaska Air Group | |||
Headquarters | SeaTac, Washington, USA | |||
Key people | David L. Campbell (President)[1] | |||
Website | horizonair.com |
Horizon Air Industries, Inc. operating as Horizon Air[2] is a regional airline based in SeaTac, Washington, United States.[3][4][5] It is the eighth largest regional airline in the USA, serving 42 cities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Horizon Air has been featured in several films, including the 1983 motion picture WarGames and 1995 motion picture Georgia.
Horizon Air and its sister carrier Alaska Airlines are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group. It is also a substantial codeshare partner of American Airlines and Delta Air Lines.
Horizon Air was formed in May 1981 by Milt Kuolt, and started operations on September 1, 1981 with three Fairchild F-27 aircraft.[6] Its headquarters were in an area that is now within SeaTac, Washington.[7]
Horizon Air's first route was from Yakima to Seattle, and one week later, Pasco to Seattle.[8] The general offices of Horizon Air were operated out of an old house behind Sea-Tac airport. Horizon acquired Air Oregon on June 17, 1982, after both airlines were losing hundreds of thousands of dollars monthly, in order to consolidate and reduce their operating deficit.[9] Horizon agreed to purchase Transwestern Airlines of Utah in September 1983, once again to try to reduce operating deficit of the airline.[10] A single Fokker F28, purchased in July 1984 from an African carrier, was the first jet owned by Horizon Air; however their first jet was a wet leased Douglas DC-9.[11][12] Additional Fokker 28s were leased from US Air during the mid-1990s.[citation needed]
An initial public offering occurred in 1984 to secure operating capital, which after only one profitable year since founding, was needed to keep the airline afloat.[13]
On September 8, 1985 Horizon signed an agreement with de Havilland Canada to begin purchasing the airline's first brand new aircraft, the de Haviland Dash 8.[14][15] In the summer of 1985, Horizon entered into its first codeshare agreement with United Airlines,[16] which attracted the attention of Alaska Airlines, which struck a deal in November 1986,[17] approved by the Transportation Department in late December.[18][19] Late in 1985 Horizon entered into an agreement to purchase their chief competitor in Washington, Cascade Airways,[20] but by early 1986 were released from the agreement.[21] In 1988 Horizon signed a codeshare agreement with Northwest Airlines. In 1989, Horizon became an international carrier when it began service to Vancouver, BC and Victoria, BC in May of that year using both Dash-8-100s and Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner.
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Horizon was the launch customer for the Dornier 328 turboprop, intending to replace the Fairchild Metroliners with this new aircraft which promised jetliner speed and comfort.[citation needed] The second Dornier 328 prototype was painted in Horizon colors.[citation needed] Twelve were delivered between November 1993 and November 1995, but they were quickly phased out in 1997 in favor of fleet standardization around the Dash 8.[citation needed]
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In the spring of 2007, Horizon launched service from Los Angeles and Seattle to Santa Rosa, California to take advantage of the burgeoning wine and tourism industry. This was a significant coup[citation needed] for the Sonoma County region which had not had regularly scheduled air service in almost six years. The new routes proved so popular that in the fall of 2007, Horizon commenced non stop service from Portland, OR to Santa Rosa, and expanded the schedule for non stop flights between Los Angeles and Santa Rosa. It is wholly owned by the Alaska Air Group and has 4,040 employees (at March 2007).[22]
In early 2011, Alaska Airlines' management took over decisions about Horizon's route choices and marketing.[23] The Horizon Air brand was retired and all Horizon planes were repainted with Alaska Airlines' livery.[24]
Horizon's 42 destinations are located in the U.S. states of California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Baja California Sur (Mexico), and Alberta and British Columbia (Canada).Codesharing with Alaska Airlines, American Airlines,[25] and Delta Air Lines allows Horizon Air customers to fly to cities not served by Horizon Air throughout the U.S. as well as the rest of the world.[26]
Horizon Air operates 53 narrow-body aircraft as of October 2014, with a single economy class service:[27] [28]
Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers (Economy) |
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The average Horizon Air fleet age is 8.9 years old as of October 2013.[29] The Q400 is a 76 seat, high-wing turboprop. All Horizon Air aircraft are operated in a single class configuration. Each row has two seats on either side of the aisle. As such, there are no middle seats on Horizon, only window or aisle. Horizon Air features all leather seating.[30]
In May 2011, SkyWest Airlines began operating six of Alaska Airlines' West Coast routes using five Bombardier CRJ-700s purchased from Horizon Air. SkyWest owns, operates, crews, and maintains the aircraft, while Alaska Airlines schedules, prices, and markets the flights.[31]
Aircraft that have been in service with Horizon Air in the past are (in alphabetical order):
On May 31, 2011, Horizon Air phased out the last of its CRJ-700 planes and now operates only the Q400.[27][33] In January 2007, the Q200s were removed from Horizon Air service and were dry leased to CommutAir.[39]
At the start of the carrier, Horizon had a painted sunrise with a small beach with capitalized words saying "Horizon". Until recently, the current Horizon Air livery was very similar to its parent, Alaska Airlines, except for a dark red (rather than blue) cheatline, and the tail includes a stylized sun and sunset logo, rather than an Eskimo. Eleven Q400s are currently painted in special liveries. Some Dash 8-100's and -200's (no longer in service with Horizon Air) had names of Horizon destinations preceded by "Great City of" or "Great Cities of" printed on the front of the airplane. The first Dash 8-100, N811PH was dedicated as the "Great Cities of Seattle/Tacoma" and the second airplane, N812PH was the "Great City of Portland". N824PH was dedicated as the "Great Cities of Pullman/Moscow" on one side and the "Great Cities of Moscow/Pullman" on the other side. N363PH (Dash-8-Q200) was the first airplane to incorporate the "deep bing cherry red" on the underside of the engine nacelle. This became the standard for Horizon's brand liverey as well as the current Alaska Airlines livery. Prior to this change the underside of the nacelle was painted "Horizon White".
On January 25, 2011 Horizon Air announced it was retiring its public brand and adopted the trademark Eskimo of its sister company, Alaska Airlines, on its fleet. As part of the brand change, Horizon's Bombardier Q400 fleet will be repainted with a new paint scheme prominently featuring "Alaska" across the fuselage and the Eskimo on the tail. The plane will continue to include the Horizon logo on the sides of the aircraft, which will now appear in Alaska's dark blue color.
Ten Q400s are painted in special liveries:
Many of the airline's other special liveries feature the colors and logos of universities located on the West Coast.[41] These include:
In addition, two aircraft were in the "Comfortably Greener" scheme to highlight the fuel-saving attributes of the Q400 over regional jets. First N439QX, then N438QX were painted in this scheme. The aircraft were later repainted into the airline's standard Alaska/Horizon livery introduced in 2011.
Many of the airline's services are the same as those offered by Alaska Airlines, which is Horizon Air's sister company.
Board Room is the Alaska Air Group airport lounge, and are located in five west coast airports including: Anchorage, Los Angeles, Portland, San Francisco, and Seattle. Board Room Members also have access to Delta Air Lines Sky Club at airports across the country. Memberships start at $45 for a single-day pass, up to $875 for a new three-year membership.[47][48]
Mileage Plan is the travel rewards program of the Alaska Air Group, Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. The program's airline partners also include Oneworld member airlines American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, LAN, and Qantas; SkyTeam member airlines Air France, Delta Air Lines; as well as Air Pacific, Era Aviation, Frontier Alaska, Mokulele Airlines, and PenAir.[49] MVP and MVP Gold are Mileage Plan's top tiers for experienced travelers.[50]
The Mileage Plan program has no membership fee, and any mileage will be valid to the last day of the 24th month following the month of the last flight or transaction date. In addition, if a Mileage Plan member does not accumulate mileage within nine months after becoming a member, or a Mileage Plan member's account remains inactive at zero mileage for a consecutive 24 month period, the Mileage Plan account will be canceled.[51]
The MVP, MVP Gold and MVP Gold 75 program is the frequent flyer service status program and is divided into three membership levels, MVP, MVP Gold, and MVP Gold 75, based on the member's travel in the last calendar year. All membership levels include free checked baggage. Higher-tiered members are provided with increased travel benefits such as bonus mileage, priority boarding and airport lounge access.[47]
MVP level is achieved or retained when the member earns 20,000 miles (32,000 km) on Alaska Airlines or Horizon Air, 25,000 miles (40,000 km) on Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, KLM, Air France, or LAN Airlines, or 30 one-way segments on any combination of Mileage Plan members. Membership benefits include 50% bonus mileage, priority check-in at First Class counters, priority seating on board Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air flights, as well as a 50% discount on Board Room lounge membership initiation fees. Members booked in fare class Y and YAS can be upgraded to First Class at any time, and all other fare categories within 48 hours of flight.[47]
MVP Gold level is achieved or retained when the member earns 40,000 miles (64,000 km) on Alaska Airlines or Horizon Air, 50,000 miles (80,000 km) on Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, KLM, Air France, LAN, or 60 one-way segments on any combination of Mileage Plan members. Membership benefits include 100% bonus mileage, priority check-in at First Class counters, and priority seating on board Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air flights. Members booked in fare class Y, S, B, M, H, or Value and Full Flex fares can be upgraded to First Class at any time, and all other fare categories within 72 hours of flight. Travel companions also receive this benefit, and members are given four complimentary upgrade certificates for guests annually.[47]
MVP Gold 75 level is achieved or retained when the member earns 75,000 miles (121,000 km) on Alaska Airlines or Horizon Air, 90,000 miles (140,000 km) on Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, KLM, Air France, LAN, or 90 one-way segments on any combination of Mileage Plan members. Membership benefits include 100% bonus mileage, priority check-in at First Class counters, and priority seating on board Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air flights. Members booked in fare class Y, S, B, M, H, or Value and Full Flex fares can be upgraded to First Class at any time, and all other fare categories within 72 hours of flight. Travel companions also receive this benefit, and members are given four complimentary upgrade certificates for guests annually. A 50,000-mile (80,000 km) bonus is awarded to MVP Gold 75 members.[47]
Since 1991, Starbucks coffee is served in-flight on all Horizon Air flights, and is brewed at the terminal and served in thermos containers on board the aircraft.[52] Horizon has set itself apart from its sister company and other airlines by offering, to passengers of age, free Northwest beer and wine.[53] Other free beverages include Coca-Cola products, juices, and tea.[54] Horizon also offers a limited buy on board meal service. This includes a variety of snack packs. Unlike Alaska Airlines, there are currently no plans to install in flight wireless internet on board Horizon Air planes.[55]
Since Horizon Air's founding, no fatal accidents have occurred.
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While education technology promises to help instructors better achieve their teaching and learning goals, technologies are emerging and evolving at a tremendous pace, and it is challenging to know which technologies are right for a specific instructor's or institution's needs. The McGraw-Hill Learning Institute brings together faculty and thought leaders in education technology, course development, and instructional effectiveness to share strategies, ideas, and techniques for implementing instructional technology and research-based approaches to teaching in the college classroom. The Learning Institute designs and hosts faculty development experiences such as teaching and learning symposia, workshops and webinars.
"We meet with thousands of faculty and institutions every year, and while the people we speak with are excited about the changes taking place in education and education technology, many are looking for guidance about what these changes can mean in their specific setting," said Tom Malek, vice president, McGraw-Hill Higher Education Learning Solutions. "Our goal in launching the Learning Institute is to provide the guidance and exploratory environment institutions and instructors need to develop personal familiarity and engagement with new technologies and practices that promise to rejuvenate instruction and deliver stronger learning results and outcomes. We're especially excited to be able to deliver Magna Publications' industry-leading materials and resources on our path to delivering a one-stop-shop for professional development."
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A quarter of all available shares in Manchester United on the New York Stock Exchange have been bought by a US investment firm, it has emerged.
The club's investor relations website confirmed that Baron Capital now owns 24% of the stock, representing a total 2.5% stake in the club.
Analysts saw the purchases as long-term investments rather than any early attempt to potentially buy out the Glazer family, which released 10% of the club to the stock market in 2012 to raise funds.
The Glazers, who purchased United in 2005, still retain a 90% stake.
On its website, Baron said it remained positive on United's prospects, despite a slump in form on the pitch since the departure of club manager Sir Alex Ferguson at the end of the 2012/13 season.
Under his successor, David Moyes, United have fallen out of contention for domestic silverware and are on the verge of elimination in the Champions League after a 2-0 loss to Olympiakos in the first leg of their last 16 tie.
Baron Capital said that reports of a new multimillion-dollar contract with US sportswear manufacturer Nike had encouraged it to increase its stake in the club, despite United's on-pitch troubles.
"Shares of Manchester United dropped ... due to a delay in the signing of a new global merchandise deal with Nike and the team's poor performance on the field," the firm said on its website.
"The Nike deal is still expected to be signed, but has been pushed out from this fiscal year.
"We remain positive on the company's prospects going forward."
Shares in the club were up 0.1% at $15.85 in early Tuesday trading, near three month highs.
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Biologics continue to gain ground as therapeutics, with 11 Biologic License Agreements approved in 2011 by FDA, and a staggering 900 or so products in the pipeline according to PhRMA, including 300 monoclonal antibodies, 298 vaccines, and 78 recombinant proteins other than mAbs (1). This year's survey suggests that the great rush to enter the biologics field has given way to a slow, steady rise in new entrants, but new entrants and old hands all face production challenges. To understand these challenges, Pharmaceutical Technology asked those involved in the production of biologics about the issues that concern them most, and about their choice of equipment for bioprocessing.
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The largest group of respondents to this years survey worked at biotech companies, 38%, with 24% from innovator companies, and with a scattering of respondents from contract services companies or from academia or nonprofits. Half of the respondents (51%) said their companies produced only biologics, while the other half produced both large and small molecules. When asked what type of drugs they produced, 34% of respondents said they produced branded drugs, 21% said generic drugs, and another third, 33%, said they produced neither branded nor generic, and so presumably were producing biologics still in the development phase.
Different products, different concerns
This years results indicate that some of the enthusiasm for biosimilars may be waning now that FDA has released its draft guidelines. The number of respondents who say that they are planning to make follow-on biologics is down slightly from 2011, 36% compared with 45% in 2011. Twenty five percent say they are not planning any follow-ons, compared with 21% last year, and 39% are uncertain if they will do so, compared with 34% in 2011.
For purification, those who produced protein-based products used chromatography with protein A (51%), chromatography with other resins (68%), and ion-exchange chromatography (70%). The proportion of those who used membrane-based filters, 64%, is increased somewhat over last year's reported 53%.
Those who produced nucleic acid-based therapies listed purification (35%), scale-up (25%) and stability (25%) as being their most pressing concerns. Fewer than 10% of respondents indicated that analytics or automation presented technical challenges during the manufacturing process. Of those making cell-based products, 38% indicated that process development continued to be a challenge, with scale-up (35%) and costs (33%) also of great concern. Adequate bioreactor volumes were a concern for only 18% of respondents, and cell viability a challenge for 19%.
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What if one salesman really likes the toupee and so does his customer?
Is it the responsibility of the rightminded salespeople who dislike toupees to stop the toupee sale?
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What if one salesman really likes the toupee and so does his customer?
Is it the responsibility of the rightminded salespeople who dislike toupees to stop the toupee sale?
Look. If you hire me as your wardrobe advisor, and I sell you an ugly toupee because I want to get it off my hands, I have violated my duty towards you as your wardrobe advisor. This is exactly the point. People keep misstating the case as "there's nothing wrong with selling someone an ugly toupee". This is exactly the kind of sidetracking I was talking about.
There is nothing wrong with shorting a CDO. Unless you're also the one who put the CDO together and sold it to investors, telling them it was a strong CDO. Do you see?
If someone wants to buy a really ugly toupee, is the salesman guilty of some crime for selling it to him?
Using a CDO as a toupee is somewhat complicated, but just as ridiculous.
john powers: That's a very different scenario from going short on something, while being in a position to stack the deck to ensure that it does fail, and all the while telling your clients to go long. If that's indeed what happened; let's see how it turns out.
Heimdell, this is not a helpful explanation. A helpful explanation would put forth the best arguments both the government (SEC) and Goldman are making, and point out where the fault lines are. This article does that?
I think before deciding whether "Goldman is evidently betting that everyone's eyes will glaze over at the alphabet soup," certain things should be considered. For example, didn't the customers know what they were buying. I mean, what they bought couldn't exist unless there were individuals/entities on the other side of those transactions, making the opposite investment. That's sort of how it works... Should Goldman have told them that they were hedging their previous investments? Maybe? I don't know. That's doesn't seem to be the worst omission in the world in terms of the decision making. If I were their customer and I was told that, I don't see me stopping in my tracks and saying "well that changes everything!". But maybe the customers can say they would like to know that, and that it's important. I'm not sure, I don't invest billions of dollars, so I'm not really aware of what investors like that consider important info v. unimportant. I also wonder what the relationship between Goldman and its customers is. Is Goldman just facilitating a transaction their customer wants to make, or are they supposed to jump in there and say to their customer, "whoa, you're being dumb here." Also, while hindset is 20-20, it might be nice to know whether Goldman knew at the time to jump in and tell their customer the way the housing crisis would unfold. Lot of questions. But this blog author, taking his queue from a panel that can't seem to help but be outrageous and over the top, doesn't help clarify these questions, or help people think intelligently about this (in my opinion).
These committees are absurd. Their explanation of the world seems like its almost never right; it's so dramatic, there's always the evil person doing evil things, and the Senate here to save the day! I have a hard time believing the nonsense of politicians who barely seem to have more than a passing grasp of what they're talking about (as in, they know enough only to BS for a little while, so to someone who has no knowledge of the industry, the politician sounds like an expert that knows what's going on).
Goldman is a big company. What if some of the bankers there thought it was a good idea long, and others thought it was a good idea to go long?
Shouldn't bankers be selling to both their clients interested in going long and those interested in going short?
You can open an ETrade account and go long and short on the same stock in about 15 minutes.
What Goldman did was wrong, but I want to make sure we blame all the idiots involved, not just Goldman. Goldman was evil and greedy, but if the buyers weren't stupid and greedy, they may have been able to figure out that housing couldn't rise forever. Goldman figured it out.
I doubt the people buying the CDOs were single mothers of three.
I've gotten to the point where I can read the title of the post and tell if M.S. wrote it. Not that I disagree with him/her on this particular issue (I don't even see anything debatable on this issue) but I just once want to wake up to a post entitled "The Case for Sarah Palin" and be pleasantly surprised to see it signed by M.S.
Nice explanation, MS. Goldman is evidently betting that everyone's eyes will glaze over at the alphabet soup.
How to prevent this type of chicanery going forward is the biggest question. It seems to me that some kind of institutional split to prevent these conflicts of interest is necessary. We absolutely cannot trust mega corporations to "self regulate"...
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Ramirez has overcome control problems to perform well recently, but has not maintained a starting spot. He has yielded just four earned runs on 19 hits in last 31 1/3 innings pitched, but has also walked 19.
Despite lowering his ERA from 6.82 to 4.06, a lack of run support has continued to prevent Ramirez from earning a win since April 1.
Jones was hitting .258/.287/.313 with 20 stolen bases in 79 games for the Mariners.
Jones has sparked two straight big wins over the Astros, following his four-hit game Monday. He went 3 for 6 Tuesday with three runs scored. He added two RBI to go with a triple in the win.
Jones has raised his season average 20 points over the last two games, as he is now hitting .295/.325/.365 in 200 at-bats.
Jones, who added two runs Monday, finished June with a .292 average, .306 on-base percentage, .321 slugging percentage, .626 OPS, one double, one triple, five RBI, 14 runs and 12 stolen bases in 28 games.
But after getting off to a roaring start when he took over as the Mariners' starting center fielder in mid-May, stolen bases are about all he's provided.
Sure, he's hit a respectable .316 (12 for 38) over his last nine games, but with only one extra-base hit. And considering he has just one walk in his last 24 games, he'll need to hit that well to reach base often enough to factor in Fantasy. In those 24 games, he has just a .266 on-base percentage.
Ultimately, if Jones doesn't get on base often enough, the Mariners will find someone who does, so while adding him isn't such a terrible idea if you need steals, you wouldn't want to count on him for too much either.
Jones reached on a fielder's choice in the first inning and then stole second base and third base before being driven in by a home run. He reached on another fielder's choice one inning later and stole second again, coming home on a double by the next batter. Jones finally reached base safely with a single in the fourth inning, but he was somewhat appropriately erased at second base by a fielder's choice. Jones has hit .281/.318/.356 with 22 runs and 10 stolen bases in 146 at-bats.
"I didn't think he would be overmatched at this level, I didn't think he'd do as well as he's done this quickly," manager Lloyd McClendon said, per MLB.com. "Does it surprise me? Not really. He's a very talented young man. Very athletic. His speed causes problems on the baseball field for other teams. We knew he was capable of this with what we saw in spring training. He's probably a little faster than I thought he would be."
Jones was sent down in order to make room for Sunday's starter, Brandon Maurer. Jones singled in his only at-bat in the majors.
Montero had just recently emerged from the doldrums at the plate that had begun early last season. He hit .600 in his last 10 at-bats with two home runs and two doubles, but now must try to work his way back to the big-league club.
Choi hit .295/.394/.535 with 18 home runs and 85 RBI in 424 at-bats across three levels last season. Romero hit .277/.331/.448 with 11 home runs and 74 RBI in 375 at-bats with Triple-A Tacoma. Jones hit .275/.347/.419 with six home runs, 46 RBI and 28 stolen bases in 363 at-bats with Double-A Jackson.
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3 A Bit Of A Let DownCaleaus | 22/05/2007 | See all Caleaus's reviews (8)This is not exactly what you'd expect from the Two Ronnies. Although a great opportunity to have the entire First Series on DVD it's not brilliant. The odd sketch that actually appears aren't too bad however only around half of these earlier programs actually involve sketches. The variety acts are a bit too frequent and lack the quality expected in future programs. The only thing that does it justice is the News readings at start and finish (which are still as good as later shows) and the musical extravaganza at the end. All in all I'd say OK but not amazing I'd stick to later series.
4 excellent comedy.emperor10 | 15/11/2009 | See all emperor10's reviews (277)very,very enjoyable.hard to realise just how old this is,and that its their very first series.sure,some of it is hit and miss, but the hits outweigh the misses. the only downside,which had me reaching for the fast forward button, was the truly awful appearances of tina charles and new world.but, still worth getting.
4 The start of one of the best comedy duos in historyPenfold | 17/07/2007 | See all Penfold's reviews (10)It is amazing to see much of the format already in place at this early stage. And great to be able to buy whole series in one go, rather than some editor's idea of the best bits (which even if they do match with your selection, you have seen plenty of times) Don't go expecting the consistancy of the later series, but it's still very entertaining
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So I'm making good use of my vacation days this week and I took in another gay movie this week. I'm not going to lie, Longhorns, directed my David Lewis, was really bad. The writing was weak, the story line was weak, and most of they guys were 7's at best. One thing Longhorns wasn't short on though was full frontal nudity! Yeeeaah baby!!!
As a society, we've demanded and exploited the female body in every medium known to civilized culture. Women actresses are expected to show their boobs and vaginas and we see the full female form all the time. Don't get me wrong, I am not anti-boobs. I am very pro nudity and very pro the human body. I just think women have borne the brunt of fulfilling our exhibitionist societal needs for a long time and I applaud any effort, especially in film, to bring more male frontal nudity to the big (pardon the pun) screen.
I think it'd bold and brave for actors to show their junk for the camera and it sure does go good with popcorn when you kicking back watching a gay flick. You're lucky to get one male schlong for a split second in a movie, even in this modern-day and age, but Longhorns goes above and beyond. There are no less than THREE different guys in three different scenes who let it all hang out. My favorite penis would be Jacob Newton's. Just in case you were wondering. :-)


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First of all hey I'm new okay on to the question. Basically I'm a 23 year old guy and am interested in buying my first gun, I was wondering if I would be allowed to for the following reason. When I was 16 I was quite the stupid kid and was taking drugs (otc pills), they had believed I was attempting suicide but I was actually doing it for a high and was sent to a psyche ward at a hospital by my parents for evaluation for 2 days and was found to not be mentally ill after explaining it. I do not know if it is still on my record and if it still matters as it was 7 years ago and I haven't had any run-ins with the law since or anything similar that has happened. I took a 10 question online pre-test out of curiousity and one of the questions was whether I had stayed in a mental institution so I clicked yes and I was told that I couldn't purchase a gun according to the site, (I think it was ask.com). I just don't see how something that happened almost a decade ago and lasted 2 days could affect me now but I am unsure. Is anyone an expert with this, if I am unable to hunt with my Father over something like this I am going to be pretty aggravated as we recently moved to the country and were looking forward to hunting on our new land. Also, I was sent to the actual hospital itself before the psyche ward because they pumped my stomach and a cop was watching me the entire time, that's as much as I can remember from the event.
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Interesting question, but more for an attorney to decipher if your youthful visit was an "involuntary commital". IOW, i am not a lawyer, but i would suggest you consult one about this important of a matter. I was thinking that it was only if the courts had you committed that you would be a "prohibited person". read this: http://www.atf.gov/publications/download/p/atf-p-5300-15.pdf page 6
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Not an attorney- am a gun collector. The question on the form 4473 has to do with being "adjudged mentally incompetent". That generally means that there is a formal hearing where is person is judged (by a judge or government appointed panel of doctors) to be mentally incompetent, and/or committed against their will for treatment of a mental illness, or ordered to undergo treatment. It does not refer to a person that is hospitalized for an evaluation, nor to a person that seeks medical assistance, counseling, etc of their own choice.
What we have here is... failure- to communicate.
I don't see why you couldn't own one. If you were not found mentally ill, you should be good to go. Asking an attorney that has dealt with gun laws before may be a good idea though.
Just to be sure of your mental health: Did you vote for Obama? j/k
Thanks for the feedback everyone, I'm pretty sure it wasn't a court order and it wasn't a legal issue, it was because of my school, they had me do the evaluation after I was found on drugs now that I think about it. It seems I wasn't "committed" or anything so I should actually be fine, I will check with an attorney in the near future as well.
In Texas the normal route such things take is called an OPC, or Order of Protective Custody if handled in a hospital setting. A POEC is a Peace Officer's Emergency Commitment. Neither are an adjudication of insanity or mental disease. They are merely a legal mechanism to get someone into a mental health facility to be evaluated by doctors as to their danger to themselves or others. Generally 48 hours of involuntary confinement for evaluation. Most people are helped through their crisis, given medication and/or referrals to counselors. Such a temporary commitment does NOT preculde one from future firearms ownership. Remember though, the advise you get for free on the internet is probably worth every penny you paid for it. Consult with a competent attorney well versed in Mental Health laws and Firearms laws for a difinitive answer.
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Okay, I have talked to some people I know about this as well since posting and they all don't see why I couldn't buy one. I only have $300 saved up currently so I am still a ways off from being able to afford one but in the next paycheck or two I'll go ahead and try but if they don't let me I will then get a lawyer involved.


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Romantic in soul if not in body: sitting still at the piano
People often have a vision of the romantic instrumentalist as someone who moves around, as if a physical mirror to the music's inner turbulence; and, conversely, some have the belief that the cooler the body language the cooler the music making. Historically this was not the case, and artists of premium romantic credentials were often the stillest physically when they played: Horowitz, Rubinstein, Hofmann, Rachmaninov … and the latter's great friend and favoured interpreter Benno Moiseiwitsch.This film was made towards the end of Moiseiwitsch's life when practising and alcohol (the absence of the first and the omnipresence of the second) had taken away the earlier sheen of his playing. But it's an interesting view into an earlier world where an aristocratic elegance and effortlessness at the keyboard was something to be prized and sought after.
I haven't asked an ear specialist about this, but I've often wondered whether we actually hear better when our heads are still. Even animals freeze to attention, cocking their heads, when they want to hear something important; and few things are more important for the pianist on the physical level than listening to the shaping of a phrase, the filtering of a pedal effect, or the balancing of a chord.
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