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************************************************************************ _____ _____ _ _____ _____ ____ _ __ _________________ | ___|_ _| / \ | _ | ___|/ _ | \ / / __/ _____/ | |___ | | / _ \| |_| | |___| | | |\ v / _/ __/ |___ | | | / /_\ | _| ___| | | | | | / __/ ____| | | |/ _____| |\ \| | | |_| |/ ^ \/ ___/ /______| |___/ |_| \_|_| |____//_/ \________/ _ ____ __ __ _____ _ _ _____ _ _ _____ _____ _____ / \ | _ \\ \ / /| ___| \ | |_ _| | | | _ | ___| ___| / _ \| | | |\ \ / / | |__ | \| | | | | | | | |_| | |__ | |___ / /_\ | | | | \ \/ / | __|| | | | | |_| | _| __||___ | _/ _____| |_| | \ / | |___| |\ | | | | | |\ \| |___ ___| | |__/ |____/ \/ |_____| | \_| |_| \___/|_| | |_____|_____| |/ | | \| D I N O S A U R P L A N E T ************************************************************************ An FAQ/Walkthrough by CyricZ Version 1.2 E-mail: email@example.com ************************************************************************ Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. FAQ 3. Controls, Menus, and Basic Tips 4. Characters 5. Items, Collectibles, Powers, and Abilities 6. The ThornTail Store 7. Enemies 8. Walkthrough A. Prelude i. General Scales' Galleon ii. Krazoa Palace iii. Krazoa Shrine 1 B. Chapter 1 - Star Fox Reporting i. Arwing Mission - To Planet ii. ThornTail Hollow iii. Ice Mountain iv. SnowHorn Wastes v. White Grubtubs C. Chapter 2 - DarkIce and Hot Lava (SpellStone #1) i. SnowHorn Wastes ii. Arwing Mission - To DarkIce Mines iii. DarkIce Mines iv. ThornTail Hollow and Moon Mountain Pass v. Volcano Force Point Temple D. Chapter 3 - Fly Me to the Moon (Krozoa Spirit #2) i. Moon Mountain Pass ii. Krazoa Shrine 2 iii. Krazoa Palace E. Chapter 4 - Sea and Sky (SpellStone #2) i. Cape Claw ii. Arwing Mission - To CloudRunner Fortress iii. CloudRunner Fortress iv. Ocean Force Point Temple F. Chapter 5 - Dance of the LightFoot (Krozoa Spirit #3) i. LightFoot Village ii. Krazoa Shrine 3 iii. Krazoa Palace G. Chapter 6 - Roar of the RedEye (SpellStone #3) i. ThornTail Hollow ii. Arwing Mission - To Walled City iii. Walled City iv. Volcano Force Point Temple H. Chapter 7 - Race Through the Snow (Krozoa Spirit #4) i. ThornTail Hollow ii. SnowHorn Wastes iii. Krazoa Shrine 4 iv. Krazoa Palace I. Chapter 8 - Prison Break (SpellStone #4) i. ThornTail Hollow ii. Arwing Mission - To Dragon Rock iii. Dragon Rock iv. Ocean Force Point Temple J. Chapter 9 - The Krazoa God (Krazoa Spirits #5 and #6) i. Walled City ii. Krazoa Shrine 5 iii. Krazoa Palace iv. The Final Battle 9. Miscellany A. Fuel Cells B. Cheat Tokens and Game Well Maze C. Staff Energy Upgrades 10. Standard Guide Stuff A. Legal B. E-mail Guidelines C. Credits D. Version Updates E. The Final Word ************************************************************************ 1. Introduction Hi, and welcome to my Star Fox Adventures FAQ! This FAQ is meant to provide you with full strategies on conquering this, the final masterpiece from Rare to Nintendo. In this game, Team Star Fox answers a distress call from Dinosaur Planet, and it's up to Fox to get down there and stop the planet from tearing itself apart. ************************************************************************ 2. FAQ Q: What is Star Fox Adventures? A: SFA is an action-adventure game, with just a little bit of flight sim. It comes to us from Rare and Nintendo. Q: Why is Fox starring in this game? Didn't it used to be Dinosaur Planet? A: Yes, this was originally intended to be released on the N64, starring a furry guy named Sabre. Nintendo wanted to make a Star Fox game that wouldn't focus so much on flying. Rare and Nintendo mutually decided to introduce Fox into this world. The transition actually goes pretty smoothly. Q: Is this really the last game from Rare for a Nintendo system? What are your thoughts on Rare, now? A: Yes, Nintendo has sold its shares in Rare back to Rare, and Microsoft has taken them up. My feelings? Well, although I will definitely miss Rare, business is business, and I definitely see Nintendo's reasons for letting them go. Q: What do I do with Cheat Tokens? A: Go talk to the WarpStone and ask to go to the Game Well Maze. Find your way to the center and you'll find a well to drop the Token in. If it gives you a "Cheat Activated" message, go to the Main Menu and look around for something new. Q: How do I get back into LightFoot Village? A: There are three trees with targets on them. Hit the target closest to the gate, then the one furthest, then the middle one. Q: Why can't I go back to other areas after I get to the Krazoa Palace for the final time? A: Rare's sadism? I dunno. If you wish to return to the planet and do more stuff (or fly the Arwing missions), you must make your final save no later than earning the fifth Krazoa Spirit. Once you get that Krazoa Spirit, you're past the point of no return. Q: I've only got 99%! Where's the 100th percent? A: Percentage of the game doesn't count secret stuff, just actual events in the game. As the latest you can save is before (or during) fighting the last boss, the last percent point is obviously the defeat of the final boss. ************************************************************************ 3. Controls, Menus, and Basics ====================================== Controls: Standard: Control Stick: This controls your character's movement, and their aiming when using a ranged weapon. A Button: Generic action button. This attacks, examines things that have an "A" floating above them, and selects things from menus. In the top right corner of the screen, you'll often see a description near the A button for what it does, specifically. B Button: Cancel Button. This puts away your weapon, and cancels selections from menus. X Button: Evasion Button. Without a weapon, this is a forward roll. When in combat, it's a series of different flips and rolls. Y Button: Quick Inventory. When in your C-Stick Inventory, press Y to select an item for later use. Once you've selected the item, press Y and you'll use it without going into inventory. Control Pad: PDA Display. This switches the function of Fox's Personal Data Assistant, in the lower left corner of the screen. It toggles between maps, general area information, and a compass that seeks out Fuel Cells. L Button: Pressing the L Button will center the camera behind your character. Holding it down all the way will keep your view focused straight ahead, and allow you to sidestep. R Button: Defend Button. If you have the staff, this will generate a force field when not in combat, and will be a simple block while in combat. Z Button: First-Person. This will bring the camera into your character's eyes. Move the Control Stick to look around. If you've picked up the Hi-Def Display, you can use the C-Stick to zoom in and out. C-Stick: Inventory. Left and right will cycle through the three inventories: Weapon (yellow), Sidekick (blue), and Item (red). Up and down will scroll through all the items in those lists. Select one to use with A, or save it with Y for later use. START Button: Pause Button. In addition to stopping the frenetic action, you can also chat with General Pepper, Slippy, Peppy, or save your game. Arwing: Control Stick: Moves the Arwing around in the corridor. Like old Star Fox games, the Arwing is always flying straight ahead, and you can only re-orient yourself in the corridor, not turn around. A Button: Fire lasers. B Button: Fire bombs. Hit again to detonate prematurely. Y Button: Boost. Hold for a burst of speed. X Button: Brake. Hold to slow down. L/R Buttons: Roll. This tilts your Arwing on its side. Click the button all the way to perform a barrel roll, which creates a small shield that'll make you resistant to damage for a second. START Button: Pause and Communicator. ====================================== Menus: --- Main Menu: On the title screen, pushing Left and Right will allow you to focus on different members of Star Fox. Fox covers jumping into the game and erasing save files. Peppy covers options: widescreen and rumble. Slippy covers the audio volumes. ROB covers the subtitles in cutscenes. --- In-Game Menus: General Pepper: This is your basic inventory count. On the front side are all the major items you've collected, as well as your status in health and power. Tapping the C-Stick will allow you to see what special items you've picked up. Peppy Hare: This is the map section of the comm. On the front, you'll see a full map of Dinosaur Planet, and you'll be able to look at all areas visited. The area where you have something to do next has a special mark. Using the C-Stick will show you the other side, where you can see what maps you've collected. Slippy Toad: Slippy's always watching, and on hand to offer advice. If you've no clue what to do next, chances are the Slipster has a good hint for you. ====================================== Basic Tips: Don't forget about Slippy. His information is actually quite invaluable. You should definitely have a chat with him if you don't know what to do next. This may go without saying, but like most Rare games, it defintely is worth it to you to explore every nook and cranny. When you get new abilities, poke around for places to use them, as there undoubtedly will be. Combat is actually pretty simple once you get the hang of it (to the point of tedium, especially when fighting basic Sharpclaws). I've found that there are three different types of combos: leaving the Control Stick neutral (multi-kick), holding Down while tapping A (spin and charge), and holding any other direction while tapping A (jump slash). Please correct me if this isn't the case. The heart above your enemy's head is its life, so you can watch yourself whittle him down. There are also special moves you can pull out of dodging. If you roll forward and attack, you'll do a jump-slash. Attack again to do a spinning jump slash. If you roll to the left or right and attack, you'll do a low sweep. The sweep is devastating against a Grunt that has been doubled up. Note the locations of boxes that hold health-restoring items and Magic Plants. They do regenerate after time, so exploit that fact. The only thing that will cause you to officially pass out is for your energy to be depleted. Long falls into "nothingness" will not kill you at all. Instead, they deposit you back at the beginning of the area with the drop, and everything you had done between that and falling is reset. That's all I've got for now. Anyone with any more ideas can submit them. ************************************************************************ 4. Characters ====================================== Main Characters: Fox McCloud: Savior of the Lylat System, Fox hasn't been doing much since his victory over Andross eight years ago. This new mission to Dinosaur Planet could well justify his standard fee. Krystal: A young lady from Cerinia, Krystal is also answering the distress call on Dinosaur Planet. She's armed with her staff and a wealth of magical powers. Tricky: Fox's sidekick throughout the game, Tricky is the Crown Prince of the Earthwalker Tribe. He'll be able to lend a hand in exploration, if you've got enough of his favorite food. ====================================== Supporting Characters: Peppy Hare: Having retired from active duty, Peppy hangs on with Star Fox as their tactics advisor. Slippy Toad: Ever the tinkerer, Slippy signed on with R&D in Corneria recently, but is still helping out Star Fox whenever he gets the chance. His recent contribution was a jukebox to the Great Fox. ROB the Robot: Slippy's been constantly upgrading ROB to the point where he's now a valued member of the team, as opposed to just an AI for Great Fox. General Pepper: The commander-in-chief of the Cornerian armed forces, Pepper sometimes calls on Star Fox for help in dangerous situations. General Scales: This tyrant and his Sharpclaw tribe were rejected from society by the more peace-loving tribes. He's currently massing an army to take over Dinosaur Planet for his own ends. Warpstone: A being of living rock, this giant does exactly what his name implies; he magically transports our heroes to new locales. ====================================== Tribes on Dinosaur Planet: EarthWalker: One of the two ruling tribes on DP, these most resemble Earth's Triceratops. They're fast, strong, and wise. ThornTail: These are one of the more peaceful tribes, living in Thorntail Hollow and protecting the Warpstone. LightFoot: Resembling Earth's Velociraptors, this spiritual tribe has become more suspicious with the growing Sharpclaw infestation. CloudRunner: The other of the two ruling tribes are related to Earth's Pterodactyl or Pterandon. They're a proud and valiant race. HighTop: Resembling the giant herbivores of Earth, these giants are among the most gentle on DP. SnowHorn: These woolly mammoths have adapted to the harsh life of the SnowHorn Wastes. RedEye: Resembling Earth's giant flesh-eaters. These dinosaurs were under EarthWalker control until General Scales took them over. SharpClaw: A rather anthropomorphic breed of dinosaur. They believe themselves the superior of the dinosaurs races. ************************************************************************ 5. Items, Collectibles, Powers, and Abilities There is most defintely no shortage of pickups lying around Dinosaur Planet, as Fox and friends will soon find out. ====================================== Common Items - These are the most common items found in the game, and you'll be thankful for it. Dumbledang Pods: Found in containers and on defeated enemies, one pod will restore two small life energy pieces (half a big piece). Pukpuk Eggs: Found in containers and on defeated enemies, one egg will restore four small life energy pieces (one big piece). Energy Gems: Found lying around, or in Magic Plants, these gems restore your Staff Energy. Green restores a tiny amount. Red restores a little more. Yellow restores a lot (most of it when your meter's still small). Blue completely restores your Staff Energy. Scarabs: The currency of Dinosaur Planet. They're found in containers and under rocks. Green scarabs are worth one. Red are worth five, and Gold are worth ten. Use them to purchase items in the ThornTail Store or to give to other beings. ====================================== Expendable Items - These items are used during the course of your adventure. They're not as easily collected as Common Items, but a sharp explorer should be able to pick up places to find them quickly. Fuel Cells: ROB dropped a ton of cells so that your Arwing could get around, but an error caused them to be scattered all over Dinosaur Planet. You need to find Fuel Cells so you can power your Arwing to take you to the four areas that are above Dinosaur Planet. Although there is a finite number sitting around the planet, you can buy as many as you want from the Storekeeper, and you don't need all the ones lying around to finish the game. Blue Grubtub Fungus: These mushrooms are given to Tricky so that he can perform tasks for you. You can carry up to 15 of them. You can give Tricky a total of five at a time (you can view his status in the upper left corner). You'll find them lying around. They'll freak if you get close, so you have to whap them with your Staff to pick them up. Bomb Spore: You'll find these in their respective plants. They look like round pods with smoke coming out of them. Shoot them with the Fire Blaster and they'll explode, causing three Spores to drift out. Once you collect them, you can use them on circles of soft earth, mostly which are near walls. Once you plant them, shoot from afar with your Fire Blaster and they'll explode, taking out any obstacles in the area. You can carry a maximum of seven. Firefly: Once you buy a Lantern, you can use it to contain these floating balls of irridescence. When you've captured them, select the Lantern from your inventory and a Firefly will float out and follow you around, lighting up dark areas. Moonseed: These strange crescent-shaped seeds are guarded by Kalda Choms. When you defeat them, they'll leave behind a seed. The place to use these seeds is patches of dirt that are next to cracks in walls. Plant them, and then have Tricky use his Flame on them, and the plant will shoot up the wall and you'll have a makeshift ladder to scale. BafomDad: These bouncy guys are your extra lives. If you fall in battle, and are carrying one of these, you'll automatically be fully restored. In the beginning, you can only carry one, but buying a BafomDad Bag at the store will allow you to carry ten. ====================================== Major Items - These are special or story-driven items. Hi-Def Display Device: Pick up this for 20S in the Store. You can use it to activate the Zoom feature when you go into first-person mode with Z. Firefly Lantern: For 20S, you can pick up this item at the Store. With it, you can capture Fireflies in the field. Dinosaur Horn: This is found in SnowHorn Wastes. When you find a pad with the horn on it, blow it! Spellstones: There are four Spellstones in all: two are Fire Spellstones and two are Water Spellstones. They're formed of Dark Matter and contain the power of Dinosaur Planet and prevent it from tearing itself apart. When you find them, you must return them to their respective Force Point Temples. Oh, and every time you collect one, you'll get an extra big energy piece in reserve. Krazoa Spirits: These ancient phantasms are responsible for all life on Dinosaur Planet. They were hidden to prevent being exploited by General Scales. They must be returned to Krazoa Palace. ====================================== Staff Powers - Found in underground passages, any time you're near a shrine that can empower your staff, your staff will glow green and vibrate in your hand. Fire Blaster: Your first power is a simple shot of red energy. It's not serious fire, as in, it can't ignite things, but it can cause damage and hit far-off buttons. You'll find it in ThornTail Hollow behind the well. Rocket Boost: When you find a small floor tile with blue light coming out of it, you can use that spot to boost yourself pretty darn high, once you collect this power. You need to hold down the button to charge up the boost. You'll find it in the well in ThornTail Hollow. Ice Blaster: This is a much shorter range power than Fire Blaster. Hold down the button and you'll let out a steady stream of frigid air. You can douse flames with it, and freeze enemies. You'll find it in the Volcano Force Point Temple. Ground Quake: This power will cause you to jump up and slam the staff into the ground, stunning all enemies in the area. It's particulary effective on Kalda Choms. You'll find it in Moon Mountain Pass after returning the first SpellStone. SharpClaw Suit: This disguise will allow you to go unnoticed amongst enemies, and if you step on yellow pads with red light, you can activate them. Also, there are some boxes and barrels you can only pick up when in disguise. You'll find it in CloudRunner Fortress after being captured. Portal Device: After finding and restoring the third Krozoa Spirit, you'll be able to get this after saving a mother ThornTail's eggs. When you come across a portal, use this to open it and pass. Super Ground Quake: You'll find this in the Walled City. It's more powerful than the standard Ground Quake and knock over really big guys. ====================================== Tricky's Abilities - You have a strange relationship with your little dino pal. Although you two talk like partners, you order him around like a pooch. These aren't exactly found, so much as Tricky just up and tells you what he can do. If Tricky can use one of his special abilities in a specifica area, a "?" will appear above him. Find: If you find small circular patches of rock, have Tricky use this command to dig up what's underneath. Also, Tricky can dig through small weak sections of certain walls. Stay: Use this ability if you want Tricky not to move, such as when you need him to weigh down a switch, or if you're sick of him following you. Heel: Use this command if you want to cancel Tricky's Stay command. He'll come running to your side. Play: Once you've purchased Tricky's Ball from the Store, take a break and throw it around so he can chase it. If you throw it enough, Tricky will change colors. He changes colors every ten throws. Some have suggested (and I myself believed) that changing Tricky's colors actually changed how he acted in the game, making him faster or more efficient. After observing this for a while, I can say it's untrue. This is just a color change. Colors: 1st: Yellow with purple top 2nd: Purple with yellow top 3rd: Green with blue top 4th: Green with yellow top 5th: Purple with blue top 6th: Blue with purple top 7th: Greenish-yellow with purple top Flame: Once you've made some progress in SnowHorn Wastes, Tricky will start using this power. If you find any ice walls, or bramble patches, or anything that could be set fire to, use this command. ====================================== Arwing Powerups - When in flight, there are several pickups available to fight off the spaced invaders. Some are in containers and you have to shoot them to open them up. Energy Ring: A sliver ring. This will restore your shields when they're depleted. Bomb: A red circle with a B. Fire this with B and you'll take out a cluster of enemies. Twin Laser: Two green lines and an L between. This will allow you to fire both the Arwing's lasers linked. Find a second one to get Hyper Lasers, which are quite rare. Gold Ring: Self-explanatory. These allow you to progress in the game. ************************************************************************ 6. ThornTail Store In ThornTail Hollow, there is a door that leads down a wall and over a little climb and into the Store. The Storekeeper will explain the whole deal when you first arrive. The basic deal is that when you select an item, the Keeper will show up and show you its base price. You can haggle him down lower if you wish. You can't make a lower offer than half the price, and he'll just say it's too low, anyway. After the first time, raise the price and suggest it. If he says it's too low three times, he'll call you a cheapskate and you'll have to try again from the beginning. NOTE: You can't even haggle something unless you have the required amount of Scarabs for the base price. The center of the Store has a well from where you can buy a Cheat Token for 20 Scarabs (look in the Extra Items section for info about Cheat Tokens). Left Chamber - This chamber mostly has common and expendable items: Dumbledang Pod - 3 Sb 3 Dumbledang Pods - 10 Sb Pukpuk Egg - 6 Sb 3 Pukpuk Eggs - 15 Sb Bomb Spore - 5 Sb Fuel Cell - 10 Sb Blue Grubtub Fungus - 12 Sb Firefly - 10 Sb Middle Chamber - This chamber has several special items and some maps. Rock Candy - 10 Sb Hi-Def Display Device - 20 Sb Tricky's Ball - 15 Sb BafomDad Holder - 20 Sb SnowHorn Artifact - 130 Sb Firefly Lantern - 20 Sb Cape Claw Map - 5 Sb Krazoa Palace Map - 5 Sb Dragon Rock Map - 5 Sb Ocean Force Point Map - 10 Sb Right Chamber - This chamber is nothing but maps. ThornTail Hollow Map - 5 Sb Moon Mountain Pass Map - 5 Sb LightFoot Village Map - 5 Sb DarkIce Mines Map - 5 Sb SnowHorn Wastes Map - 5 Sb Walled City Map - 5 Sb CloudRunner Fortress Map - 5 Sb Volcano Force Point Map - 10 Sb NOTE: You'll also find a Rocket Boost Pad. You can come here when you get that Staff Power. There's not much up there, though. Just some Scarabs. Game Room - To the left or right of the exit, you can enter the Scarab Scramble game room. Bet between 1 and 10 Scarabs and the Storekeeper will toss them into the middle of the pit with the same number of purple Scarabs. Collect all your Scarabs except the purple ones and you'll win double the amount you bet. If you touch a purple one at any time, you'll only keep what you got before then. So, the Maps are quite helpful if you want a bird's eye view of the area, but they're not entirely necessary. You can buy the common and expendable stuff as needed. You'll need almost all the special items. Tricky's Ball isn't required. Neither is the BafomDad holder, although it's a definite help. ************************************************************************ 7. Enemies There are plenty of bad guys to shake a stick at in this game. General rule for enemies on the ground is to whack them. Air enemies should be gunned down with your Fire Blaster. Wraith: A floating, glowing apparition. If you get close, they'll start spinning and they'll home in on you. Take them out from afar. Red Grubtubs: These are a more territorial version of the mushrooms you find. They don't move, but if you get close, they shake a red cloud of dust off that hurts. You can't destroy them, but you can shoot or hit them to stun them. SharpClaw Grunts: These are the guys you'll take the most time fighting. I've lumped all walking, fighting SharpClaws in one group, as the only things that really change about them are their weapons. They're all fought the same, though. If they start blocking, block one from them and quickly retaliate. Link together a combo to knock them down quickly. Snipluk: This small burrowing guy pops up and down and spits at you. He can move a bit underground, but he can't take too many hits. Try to get the drop on him as he comes up. Kooshy: This guy is similar to a Snipluk. The differences are that he doesn't move around, and he normally just stays up out of the ground. If you get close, he'll duck down, only to come back out when you get further away. Rush in close quick to hit him. Spike Plant: These little wall-hugging plants like to shoot out a spiky appendage when you get close. The only way I've found of beating them is to freeze them with the Ice Blaster, then whack them with the Staff. Bloops: Recognizable by their annoying screeches, these guys fly around, home in on your position and swat you. Best way to take them out is from afar with your Fire Blaster. HoleDwellers: Although kinda rare, these guys live in dark holes, and you can only see their glowing eyes. They spit green stuff at you, so shoot them with the Fire Blaster before they become trouble. Bat: Very similar to the Bloops, except quite a bit smaller. These guys are actually a challenge to hit with your Blaster. Flame Bat: You can't do a thing to these warm weirdos until you get the Ice Blaster. Once you do, let them get close and freeze them. Kalda Chom: A very resilient enemy found on Moon Mountain Pass. You cannot attack them directly, but if you perform a Ground Quake, you'll shake them up and can hit their soft back. Two hits should do it. FireCrawler: These guys retreat into their shells when hit, which catch on fire. You can still hit them while they're in their shells, but it takes forever. To take them out quickly, use the Ice Blast until they freeze, and whack them to shatter them. Fungus Turtle: These pains-in-the-neck splash about in the water, where you can't use your staff. The only way to take them out is to Fire Blast them from the shore, which can be difficult if they're far off. Spybot: A guard and surveillance machine, Spybots scour a set area and anything not on their side that wanders into their spotlight gets zapped. Shooting them with the Fire Blaster will stun them. RedEye: A nasty, large dino. You can't lay a hand on them until you get the Super Ground Quake. Once you do so, use it to knock them over, then Fire Blast their heads, or throw a Fuel Barrel at them. Cannonbots: Guarding the prison on Dragon Rock, these four robots fire a steady volley of laser blasts at anyone nearby, and they're protected by shields. The shields need to be deactivated before they can be destroyed. ************************************************************************ 8. Walkthrough This walkthrough is divided into chapters based around finding the major items in the game: The Spellstones and the Krazoa Spirits. ==================================== A. Prelude As the game opens, you learn a young girl named Krystal answers the distress call from Dinosaur Planet. She swoops down on a CloudRunner and attacks General Scales' Galleon as it flies in the air. --- i. General Scales' Galleon Use the Stick to orient yourself and press A to fire shots from the CloudRunner. Your first target on the ship is the two cannons spewing flame at you. Once fire bursts from them, attack the spinning propeller underneath. After taking out all four blades on the propeller, shoot the two fire cannons again until they're destroyed. Now, the Galleon will swing around and attack head on. Shoot the head to land on the deck. Once you land, walk up to the front of the ship, follow the game's prompt, and press A when you reach the young dino-ling in the cage. When you speak to him, a couple of doors someways back will open. Go back along the deck and down the ramp to reach the hold. Right in the center of the room is a key on a platform. Take it into your possession. Now, head back up to the deck, walk over to the caged bird and you'll have a little encounter with the big smelly General Scales. He'll toss Krystal over the side, where the CloudRunner will catch her. She'll leave and decide to head for the source of the distress signal, which seems to be from a nearby palace. --- ii. Krazoa Palace When you land, start by avoiding the Wraiths floating around and speaking to the EarthWalkers lying around. They'll give you basic tips on control. Start by walking over to the locked door. Open up your Inventory with the C-Stick and select the Key to open the door. Pick up the Fuel Barrel behind. Once you use the Barrel, a new one will be generated on the pad on the floor nearby. 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NOV. 3, 2008--One of the films created by a University of Wisconsin-River Falls Communications Studies and Theatre Arts department special topics class was selected as an official selection in the Milwaukee Spotlight Student Film Festival and took first place under the narrative filmmaking genre.
In a special topics course for feature filmmaking taught by Evan Johnson, two groups were required to make an original 10-minute film for their final project.
Both films were a success and one, "Pushed Over," was entered in the Milwaukee Spotlight Student Film Festival. The festival included pieces put together by both high school and college students. The types of films in the festival covered a wide variety of genres including poem interpretations, animation, short documentaries, narrative filmmaking and experimental shorts.
The student film crew (L to R) included Brad Brookins, a senior majoring in English from St. Paul , Chris Kibellus, a sophomore from Exeland , former UWRF student Ryan Brennan, former UWRF student Cody Dinsen, who composed the score, Melissa Murphy, a senior majoring in English from Stillwater, Minn., Holly Conwell, a junior from St. Michael, Minn., and Nathan Piotrowski, a sophomore majoring in English from Stevens Point. Not pictured is Beth Van Kampen is a junior majoring in psychology from St. Paul.
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Thankfully, we have emcees like Trek Life to drop records that remind us of the true essence of Hip-Hop. With his latest release, Just the Music, you can't help but think about summer days as a kid,... More
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Song: Non Fiction
If DJ Babu and Trek Life were books… well, I'd be really confused about how a couple bundles of paper and glue had managed to record music together. But, to roll with this completely... More
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Song: So LA (J Bizness Remix)
Though that living in the City of Angels was all it took be a true Los Angeles repper? Think again. On this newly-released remix of his latest single, Trek Life demonstrates that it's a little... More
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Song: Due West (Has-Lo Remix)
Rap may be (as Chuck D once famously remarked) "CNN for black people," but that description far from exhausts its potential; on new single Due West, presented in a remixed form courtesy of... More
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The first release from Trek Life's remix project is the Apollo Brown reworked What It Is, a cut that unabashedly shouts out those whom the west coast wordsmith feels worthy of calling L.A. home,... More
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Song: Back In Demand
With the 200th (yes, 200th!) entry in our DJBooth.net Freestyle Series, we're proud to present a brand new, exclusive freestyle from Trek Life, the up-and-coming west coast emcee who recently... More
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Song: Ready to Live
Is it just me, or is there a deep, philosophical vibe in the Booth today? On Big K.R.I.T.'s If I Should Die, the Mississippi native explained that, though he's got plenty more to do,... More
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Song: As the World Turns
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2nd child of Pa. couple dies after only praying
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A couple serving probation for the 2009 death of their toddler after they turned to prayer instead of a doctor could face new charges now that another son has died.
Herbert and Catherine Schaible belong to a fundamentalist Christian church that believes in faith healing. They lost their 8-month-old son, Brandon, last week after he suffered from diarrhea and breathing problems for at least a week, and stopped eating. Four years ago, another son died from bacterial pneumonia.
Prosecutors said Tuesday that a decision on charges will be made after they get the results of an autopsy.
Catherine Schaible's attorney, Mythri Jayaraman, cautioned against a rush to judgment, and said the couple are good parents deeply distraught over the loss of another child.
"There are way more questions than answers at this point. We haven't seen the autopsy report. We don't know the cause of death of this child," Jayaraman told The Associated Press. "What we do know is Mr. and Mrs. Schaible are distraught, they are grieving, they are tremendously sad about the loss of their most recent baby."
A man who answered the phone at a listing for Herbert Schaible declined to comment and hung up.
A jury convicted the Schaibles of involuntary manslaughter in the January 2009 death of their 2-year-old son, Kent. The boy's symptoms had included coughing, congestion, crankiness and a loss of appetite. His parents said he was eating and drinking until the last day, and they had thought he was getting better.
The Schaibles were sentenced to 10 years' probation.
At a hearing Monday, a judge told the couple they had violated the terms of their probation, noting the Schaibles had told investigators that they prayed to God to make Brandon well instead of seeking medical attention.
"You did that once, and the consequences were tragic," Philadelphia Common Pleas Judge Benjamin Lerner said, according to the Philadelphia Daily News.
Prosecutors on Monday sought to have the couple jailed, but Lerner permitted them to remain free because their seven other children had been placed in foster care.
"He feels they are a danger to their children -- not to the community, but to their own children," Assistant District Attorney Joanne Pescatore, who prosecuted the couple in 2010, said Tuesday.
Herbert Schaible, 44, and his 43-year-old wife grew up in the First Century Gospel Church in northeast Philadelphia and have served as teachers there. The church's website has a sermon titled "Healing -- From God or Medicine?" that quotes Bible verses purportedly forbidding Christians from visiting doctors or taking medicine.
"It is a definite sin to trust in medical help and pills; and it is real faith to trust on the Name of Jesus for healing," says the message, from last May.
A phone message left with the church on Tuesday was not immediately returned.
The church's pastor said in 2010 that the couple had never received medical care themselves beyond the help of a lay midwife who attends home births.
The Schaibles did take their children for medical checkups as required by their probation, according to Jayaraman, the defense attorney. Jayaraman said that Brandon was checked by a doctor when he was 10 days old, but she did not know whether the child had seen a doctor since.
"Nobody argues that these aren't very loving, nurturing parents," she said Tuesday. "Whether their religion had anything to do with the death of their baby, we don't know."
Rubinkam reported from northeast Pennsylvania.
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This is an excellent organization. Virtually every form of support, volunteer, in-kind exchange and donation, is used immediately to fill an immediate need. Feeding Veterans in particular & homeless in general are primary customers. Virtually no one is turned back. Organic Soup Kitchen, OSK, serves people across all of our economic and social strata. The only qualification is answering the question, would you like to eat, with Yes.
Growing up my dad was often out of work and we were hungry. We picked field greens and stir-fried them. People would come by with food, it was deeply appreciated.
When my daughter was growing up we supported Salvation Army Kitchen. When we shopped for our holiday meals we picked up a duplicate of each item, same brand and quality. The second helping was for those who would not be fed otherwise. We bagged the items splitting the duplicates between those in need and our home. I felt that doing beats lecturing. She continues to be a volunteer in each community she lives in.
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Continue to be available and share what I have learned. OSK staff are continuing to improve OSK's performance in all that is required to honor those OSK serves and all who contribute. These are perhaps the most ethical non-profit managers I have worked with. Parallel to my paid career of 35 years I volunteered with non-profits. I have learned to assess non prof The easiest way to assess a non-profits based on how they run their business and the quality of service they provide to their customers.
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Anthony, Andrea, Tony, and their team of volunteers and donors provide a beautiful, healthy meal for about 1,000 homeless men, women, and children every major holiday.
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Trooper Karim Boukabou is on the beat Friday, and looking for impared drivers.
Anybody that drives with an impairment can have different characteristics, says Boukabou, who works out of the Bellevue district office.
He says he was not surprised to hear about the charges leveled today, by King County Prosecutors.
They formally accused Caleb Floyd, of striking and killing 23-year-old Blake Gaston of Bellevue, in a car-bike accident on October 4th.
Prosecutors say Floyd admitted then to using marijuana. Recent blood tests confirmed the belief, and said Floyd had 9.8 Nanograms of THC in his blood, nearly double the legal limit, according to court documents.
On a personal level, I have seen the troopers, that I work with and myself, have seen an increased level of arrests in marijuana, says Boukabou.
A recent AP study concluded in the first six months of 2013, 745 people tested positive for marijuana. Typically, there are about 1,000 positive pot tests on drivers in a full year.
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International Rectifier Introduces DC Bus Converter Chip Set Re-Defining Distributed Power Architecture for Networking and Communication Systems.
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 14, 2003
International Rectifier, IR(r) (NYSE:IRF), today unveiled the first group of products in the family of DC Bus Converter Chip Sets that re-define the underlying distributed power architecture for 48V-input, 150W board-mounted power (BMP) converters used in telecom and networking systems.
IR's DC Bus Converter Chip Set architecture establishes benchmarks for overall efficiency, power density and simplicity, delivering more than 96% efficiency at 20A/150Wout in a circuit footprint less than 1.7 square inches. The Chip Set enables a 53% size reduction when compared to industry-standard quarter-brick form factors and slashes component count in isolated converters from approximately 50 components to 20.
The new Chip Set consists of a single IR2085S control IC and one pair each IRF7493 primary- and IRF6603 secondary-side HEXFET(r) power MOSFETs, plus the IRF7380 for primary-side bias and an IRF9956 for the secondary-side gate clamp. The Chip Set is designed for the isolated front-end of two-stage distributed power architectures (DPA) with an intermediate bus voltage feeding non-isolated point-of-load (POL) converters.
Two-stage DPA schemes do not require a tightly regulated intermediate bus voltage, since the POL will typically accept a relatively wide input voltage, and the POL provides the needed regulation to the load. In addition, multiple DC Bus Converter Chip Sets can be placed in parallel for higher power requirements.
"IR's DC Bus Converter Chip Set architecture removes the need for a regulated output at the intermediate stage, eliminating expensive feedback circuitry. Therefore, the overall solution is less complex, the component count is reduced and the board space needed for the conversion is smaller, while achieving over 96% efficiency," said Carl Smith, Marketing Manager for Networking and Telecommunication Products at International Rectifier.
Technical Highlights
The IR2085S control IC is the heart of the DC Bus Converter Chip Set architecture, based around a 50% fixed duty cycle, self-oscillating control scheme. The IR2085S replaces two SO-8 packaged devices, and is optimized for DPA applications. Features include an integrated soft-start capacitor that gradually increases duty cycle from zero to 50% for 5msec to limit in-rush current during start up, and maintains equal pulse widths for the high- and low-side MOSFETs throughout the start-up sequence.
The low- and high-side pulses for the half-bridge are matched to within 25ns to prevent transformer imbalances during operation. Other features include 1A gate drive current optimized to work with IR's next generation low charge primary side MOSFETs, and includes adjustable dead-time from 50nsec to 200nsec to protect against shoot-through current. The deadtime can also be adjusted to limit the amount of body diode conduction on the secondary side, therefore maximizing efficiency.
The IR2085S has programmable switching frequency up to 500kHz for design flexibility. Higher switching frequency decreases output voltage ripple and allows use of smaller, lower loss magnetic components. Circuit designers can control switching frequency and deadtime independently with just two external components to customize circuits for their particular application.
A floating channel designed for bootstrap operation up to 100V DC and VCC supply under-voltage lockout is included. The IR2085S uses a new high voltage, high frequency level shift technology with high dv/dt immunity. The immunity is in the range of 50V/nsec to prevent unwanted turn on of the lower MOSFET in the half-bridge, and enables faster switching speed.
On the primary side, two 80V-rated IRF7493 MOSFETs in the SO-8 package are employed in a half-bridge configuration. It has low combined on-state resistance and gate charge, at 15mOhm(max) at 10V gate-to-source voltage, 31nC total gate charge and 12nC gate-to-drain charge for maximum switching performance.
On the secondary side, two 30V-rated IRF6603 MOSFETs in the DirectFET(tm) package are used in a self-driven synchronous rectification topology. It has low on-state resistance and a thermally enhanced package, at 3.9mOhm(max) at 10V gate-to-source voltage, and 1 degrees Celsius per watt thermal resistance to the PCB to deliver maximum current capability and efficiency.
IR's new architecture uses two biasing components. The IRF7380 dual 80V MOSFET has close threshold voltage matching and is used on the primary side in a novel biasing scheme. The IRF9956 secondary side dual MOSFET provides a gate clamp for the secondary-side synchronous rectification MOSFETs, clamping the drive voltage to 7.5V.
Data sheets for the new DC Bus Converter Chip Set are posted on the IR Web site:
IR2085S: Primary-side control IC, fixed 50% duty cycle, self-oscillating (1 per chip set): http://www.irf.com/product-info/datasheets/data/ir2085s.pdf
IRF7493: Primary-side MOSFET used in half-bridge (2 per chip set): http://www.irf.com/product-info/datasheets/data/irf7493.pdf
IRF6603: Secondary-side MOSFET for self-driven sync rectification (2 per chip set): http://www.irf.com/product-info/datasheets/data/irf6603.pdf
IRF7380: Primary-side MOSFET for primary-side bias (1 per chip set): http://www.irf.com/product-info/datasheets/data/irf7380.pdf
IRF9956: Secondary-side MOSFET for gate clamp bias (1 per chip set): http://www.irf.com/product-info/datasheets/data/irf9956.pdf
Pricing and Availability
The DC Bus Converter Chip Set samples and evaluation tools are available now. Production release for the Chip Set is June 2003. Pricing is US $7.67 for each Chip Set in 10,000-unit quantities.
About International Rectifier
International Rectifier is recognized as a leading supplier of power semiconductors and systems solutions. IR's patented HEXFET(r) power MOSFETs, IGBTs and high-voltage ICs make electricity work smarter in industrial automation and controls, automotive electrical systems, consumer electronics, computers and peripherals, telecommunications, lighting and satellite/launch vehicle applications.
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IR(r) and HEXFET(r) are registered trademarks of International Rectifier Corporation. All other product names noted herein may be trademarks of their respective holders.
For more information, contact Wayne Yoshida, firstname.lastname@example.com, 310-252-7726.
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Conihasset Capital Partners Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Diversified Fluid Systems Announces Strong Order Growth
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"While we are obviously pleased to see the industry begin to recover from the sharp contraction experienced in the 4th quarter of 2008 we are extremely gratified to see that the products, service and expertise of DFS founders and highly skilled personnel have been so well received by some of the biggest customers in the industry during this challenging time," stated
"DFS core focus is on purity and process control. We believe that need for high purity fluid delivery systems used in cleanroom manufacturing coupled with the rise of nanotechnology and other applications where a single particle of dust can dwarf and contaminate the work product it comes in contact with will continuously feed the need for ever more sophisticated purity and control systems. This is why Conihasset made the investment in DFS," Bailey added.
About SEMI: SEMI is a global industry association serving manufacturing supply chains for the microelectronic, display and photovoltaic industries. On the 20th of each month SEMI publishes the industry book to bill ratio for the three month period ending the 30th day of the previous month. The information referenced above can be found at www.semi.org.
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Safe Harbor Language: Statements included in this press release that are not historical in nature are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "1995 Act"). The words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "guidance," "target" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. The Company cautions readers that forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. The Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the 1995 Act.
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(LOS ANGELES) -October 29, 2008 - Green Dot Public Schools, the largest charter school organization in Los Angeles, together with Ten-Time World Champion fighter in six weight divisions, Olympic Gold Medalist and the pride of East Los Angeles, Oscar de la Hoya, hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony today, officially opening De La Hoya's namesake school, Oscar de la Hoya Ánimo Charter High School in Boyle Heights, California. Councilmen Jose Huizar and several hundred community members attended the celebration..
The school was originally formed in 2003 with a donation of $1 million dollars by De La Hoya along with an additional $3.5 million dollar donation by De La Hoya in 2008 to support Green Dot and its efforts to transform education in Los Angeles. Until now, classes were taking place in a temporary site while construction was completed.
The Oscar de la Hoya Ánimo Charter High School, built at the former site of De La Hoya's Boxing Gym, was designed by TFO Architecture and built by Howard S. Wright Constructors. It is the first public high school to be built in Boyle Heights in 80 years and will be home to 550 students in grades 9-12. The four-story school is 51,281 square feet covering 0.8 acres of land and includes a rooftop deck, 25 classrooms, two computer labs, four science labs, a covered parking garage and a boxing gym. The school has several green features including high efficiency mechanical and electrical equipment, natural lighting and low emission paint and flooring.
"This school has been a dream in the making since 2000 after the great success and popularity of the Oscar de la Hoya Learning Center that opened in 1998," said Oscar de la Hoya. "Providing our children a high-quality education and a safe environment is the best gift we can give them. Every student in the world should have access to a free, high-quality public education that prepares them for life. I encourage more people from the private and public sectors to take a more active role in education reform."
De La Hoya, whose foundation is dedicated to helping underprivileged families in East Los Angeles, has been actively involved with his namesake school since its inception in 2003 and has delivered the commencement speech twice. De La Hoya is a strong believer in supporting the community and often visited the temporary school to encourage the students to study hard and dream big.
"Oscar de la Hoya has been an incredible partner and true believer in the Green Dot mission," said Steve Barr, Founder of Green Dot Public Schools. "He continues to be a hero and a great role model for all the students who have graduated and are yet to graduate from Oscar de la Hoya Ánimo Charter High School."
Oscar De La Hoya Ánimo Charter High School has graduated 322 students in the past three years and 72% were accepted into four-year universities. The school was ranked 53rd among America's Best 100 High Schools by the U.S. News and World Report in December 2008 and was named a California Distinguished School in 2009. The school has a 96% attendance rate on a daily basis and has won several academic competitions when competing against schools with much higher income levels.
"Finally, we have a new beautiful campus," said Oscar de la Hoya Ánimo Charter High School Principal, Dr. Harris Luu. "We will forever be thankful for Oscar's contribution and his continued commitment to supporting public education."
The success of the Green Dot schools, whose students score on average 113 points higher than Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) high schools on the state of California's Academic Performance Index, is credited to the "Six Tenets" school model. The "Six Tenets of High Performing Public Schools" calls for schools to: 1) be safer and no larger than 500 students each; 2) implement a college preparatory curriculum for all students; 3) empower principals, teachers, parents and students to own all key decisions related to budgets, curriculum and hiring; 4) add more dollars to classrooms and significantly increase teacher pay; 5) value and support parent participation; 6) stay open later for community use.
By implementing this model, Green Dot has produced incredible results, helping students close the achievement gap, graduate from high school and attend four-year colleges."
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Franklin Resources was upgraded at Citigroup to buy from neutral. Global bond flows are sustainable, the U.S. business is undervalued and the equities business is performing best in class, Citi said. Price target goes to $200.Carlyle Group (CG - Get Report) was downgraded at UBS to neutral from buy. Fundraising efforts will weigh on results in the near term, UBS said. Price target goes to $32. Cisco Systems (CSCO - Get Report) was upgraded at FBR Capital Markets to market perform from underperform. $19 price target. Company appears to be gaining momentum in the SDN area, FBR Capital Markets said.
Dupont Fabros (DFT) was upgraded at Jefferies to buy. $32 price target. Company can continue to generate solid bottom-line growth, Jefferies said. Endo Health (ENDP) was downgraded at Lazard Capital Markets to sell from neutral. $27 price target. FDA denied Opana CP, Lazard Capital Markets said. Express Scripts (ESRX) was upgraded at Jefferies to buy from hold. $74 price target. Uncertainty is gone and the company should resume share repurchases, Jefferies said. Corning (GLW - Get Report) was upgraded at Morgan Stanley to equal-weight. LCD prices are more stable and the company is hedged against the yen, Morgan Stanley said. $16 price target.
Invesco (IVZ) was downgraded at UBS to neutral from buy. Progress toward margin target has been solid and is priced in, UBS said. Price target goes to $35. Johnson Controls (JCI) was upgraded at Lazard Capital Markets to buy from neutral. $45 price target. Recent meetings with management confirm that operations are improving, Lazard Capital Markets said. Omega Protein (OME) was upgraded to buy at TheStreet Ratings. Owens Corning (OC) was upgraded at Keybanc to buy from hold. $51 price target. Insulation margins should improve with the housing recovery, Keybanc said. PAR Technology (PAR) was downgraded to sell at TheStreet Ratings. Parker Hannifin (PH) was initiated with a buy rating at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch. $112 price target. Earnings will likely exceed expectations in fiscal 2014, BofA/Merrill said.


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With the NUKE4ALL application you can use the NUKE remote in conjunction with any device that is capable of receiving MIDI control change commands, such as many popular VST and Audio Unit plug ins and instruments. What's more, in combination with your favorite harddisk recording/MIDI sequencing software you can even record automated parameter movements of more than one parameter at one time directly from the NUKE. Custom assignable control change numbers let you set up your NUKE to fit your setup and working preferences and all settings are remembered across sessions so you are always "ready" when starting up the program.
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The NUKE is an USB device that is attached to any USB port of your Macintosh. Originally developed by Hartmann Music as remote control for their NeuronVS software synthesizer the NUKE4ALL application lets you use this remote for any other synthesizer by translating the knob and stick movements into MIDI messages. For this to work, the NUKE4ALL application needs to be running in the background and your NUKE needs to be plugged in to any USB port on your computer.
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It's been nearly 30 years since W. Neal Burnette first coined the term "Western blotting" to describe the electrophoretic transfer of protein gels onto nitrocellulose membranes1, and in many ways the technique remains exactly the same. The gel transfer "sandwich" Burnette describes in detail, for instance, would be familiar to anyone running a Western blot today.
Yet much also is different. Where Burnette detected murine leukemia virus proteins using radioactive iodine-labeled protein A (which binds antibody molecules), today's researchers can take their pick of far safer methods.
Perhaps the most popular is chemiluminescent detection, in which an enzyme-conjugated secondary antibody (that is, an antibody that targets another, primary, antibody, which itself targets the protein of interest) drives a light-generating reaction, which can be detected either on film or in an imager.
Exceptionally sensitive and popular, chemiluminescence nevertheless suffers from two major drawbacks. The first is that it is, "at best," semi-quantitative, says Steve Shiflett, technical product manager for Thermo Fisher Pierce Protein Detection Products, precisely because of its reliance on enzyme kinetics.
Additionally, and perhaps more importantly, chemiluminescence is a single-plex reaction, says Peter Chiang, product manager at Cell Biosciences, a company that sells Western blot imagers. "Traditional chemiluminescence gives off light, [but] you cannot distinguish light from light." As a "one-color" technology, chemiluminescence cannot be used to detect multiple overlapping proteins simultaneously.
Enter fluorescent Western blotting.
Thanks to an extensive color palate of available fluorochromes, researchers can probe multiple proteins (typically two or three) simultaneously, enabling easy quantification by comparing one protein's abundance to an internal control. Alternatively, by using both phospho-specific and "pan" antibodies, researchers can measure the fraction of a given protein that is phosphorylated, something that is not otherwise possible without first stripping and reprobing the blot, because the masses of the two isoforms are so close together.
"If you want to multiplex and normalize your signal with a housekeeping protein, you can only do that reliably with fluorescence," observes Åsa Hagner McWhirter, a senior scientist at GE Healthcare.
Fluorescence is also more quantitative than other approaches. Chemiluminescent signal intensity varies with substrate incubation time and exposure time, but that is not true of fluorescence.
David Chimento, antibody validation group leader at Rockland Immunochemicals, whose team runs both fluorescent and chemiluminescent Westerns, says, "It's very difficult to compare [chemiluminescence] experiments. Small differences during setup, such as timing, freshness of reagents, etc., can change the total light signal output, whereas with fluorescence, it's fairly constant."
That's because a given fluorophore will produce a specific amount of light – no more, no less. Results can therefore be compared across experiments, even those separated in time by many months. "When using a stable fluorophore, I can do a blot, image it, store it for three months, and image it again, and be pretty confident that the signal will be the same," Chimento says.
The problem with chemiluminescence can be even worse for those researchers who use film rather than imaging systems, because film has a relatively restricted linear dynamic range; if a researcher "blows out" or overexposes the signal in the film in the vicinity of a highly abundant protein, it becomes impossible to compare that abundance with another protein in the same experiment, especially if they differ greatly. By contrast, fluorescent applications typically have a relatively wide linear dynamic range—about three orders of magnitude, according to Chiang. "And because you have a broader linear dynamic range, [fluorescence] is more quantitative and more accurate," he says.
Though the Western blotting workflow is more or less identical regardless of detection method, there are products specifically designed for fluorescence applications—the blotting membrane itself, for instance. Most standard nitrocellulose and PVDF filters autofluoresce under excitation illumination.
"It's important to pick a membrane with very low inherent fluorescent properties," says Ryan Short, imaging marketing manager for Bio-Rad Laboratories. "If you don't … the fluorescence from your secondary antibody may be drowned out by the background fluorescence."
A number of companies offer low-fluorescence blotting membranes, including Millipore's Immobilon FL (recommended by LI-COR for use with its Odyssey imagers); Thermo Scientific's Low-Fluorescence PVDF Transfer Membrane; and GE Healthcare's HyBond LFP (PVDF) membranes.
Another potential source of autofluorescence is blocking buffer. Millipore's Blok-FL blocking reagent was "specifically formulated for fluorescence," says Sahar Sibani, product manager in Millipore's protein detection group. A protein-free formulation (as opposed to common blocking reagents, such as bovine serum albumin or powdered non-fat milk), this buffer is stable at room temperature, says Sibani.
Other fluorescence-optimized blocking reagents include Rockland Immunochemicals' protein-based Blocking Buffer for Fluorescent Western Blotting, LI-COR's non-mammalian-protein Odyssey® Blocking Buffer, and GE Healthcare's ECL Advanced Blocking Reagent.
You'll also need fluorescently labeled antibodies. Usually, it's the secondary antibodies that are labeled, but labeled primaries may also be used.
Thermo Scientific DyLight Western Blotting Kits contain fluorescently labeled secondary antibodies to rabbit and mouse primary antibodies, as well as fluorescence-friendly blotting filters; one kit uses fluorophores in the red/far-red region of the spectrum, the other, near infrared.
Similarly, GE Healthcare's ECL Plex CyDye-conjugated antibodies include mouse and rabbit secondaries labeled with the company's Cy2, Cy3, and Cy5 fluorophores, and users can add homemade CyDye-labeled primaries, as well, says McWhirter. (Antibody labeling kits are available from a variety of vendors, including GE Healthcare.)
However, if researchers plan to use homemade labeled antibodies, McWhirter recommends using them for internal controls, such as housekeeping proteins. "As you will be labeling your primary antibody, it is most appropriate to use them for the detection of a protein that is relatively abundant, since this skips the signal amplification generated by usage of a secondary antibody," she says.
For all its advantages, there is one metric by which fluorescence doesn't measure up to chemiluminescence: sensitivity. Chimento estimates that chemiluminescence "is maybe 10-to-100-times more sensitive," meaning it might be a better choice for extremely low abundance proteins. Recently, however, GE Healthcare developed a protocol for "three-layer probing," offering somewhat increased sensitivity, according to McWhirter.
Typical Westerns are so-called "two-layer" assays: the primary antibodies are not labeled, but the secondary antibodies are (thus, there are two layers of reagents on the blot). In a three-layer experiment, one secondary is labeled not with a fluorophore but with biotin. This is then detected by a third reagent—the third layer—which in this case is either fluorescently tagged streptavidin or a fluorescent anti-biotin antibody.
According to McWhirter, the resulting 15-fold boost in sensitivity stems from the signal amplification that occurs as each successive layer is applied. "The third layer adds more signal," she explains, "because you can bind many streptavidin molecules per antibody and many CyDyes [fluorophores] per streptavidin."
The final element required for fluorescence Western blotting is an imager. Laser-based scanners with photomultiplier tube detectors and CCD camera-based epi-illumination systems are available, including GE Healthcare's Typhoon FLA 9000 and LI-COR's Odyssey (laser-based), and Bio-Rad's VersaDoc, Cell Biosciences' FluorChem Q, and GE Healthcare's ImageQuant LAS 4000 (camera-based).
In general, such systems are not limited to fluorescence Western blotting imaging, and consideration should be given to what other applications the lab needs when making a purchase. Bio-Rad's VersaDoc, for instance, can handle chemiluminescent, fluorescent, and colorimetric Westerns, as well as fluorescent gel imaging. Similarly, GE Healthcare's Typhoon FLA 9000 can read fluorescently labeled two-dimensional protein gels, for example, as well as store phosphor screens for imaging radioactive gels.
Other useful tools for fluorescent Westerns include labeled protein markers (from GE Healthcare and Thermo Fisher Scientific), a stripping buffer formulated for fluorescent blots (Thermo Fisher Scientific), and even chemicals designed to enhance protein binding to membranes, which can improve signal (Millipore's ChemiLucent Plus).
Whatever particular combination of samples, antibodies, buffers, and membranes you choose, though, your best bet is to optimize your experiment first. "That's a general truth of Western blotting," says Margaret Dentlinger, marketing product manager at LI-COR Biosciences.
Bio-Rad's Criterion Stain Free Gel Imaging System uses specially formulated, dye-infused pre-cast gels to enable researchers to assess the efficiency of protein transfer before committing precious antibodies to it. Coomassie blue is incompatible with Western blotting, whereas stains such as Ponceau S Red can label the blot, but not the gel. With Criterion, says Short, using only the stain in the gel itself "you can check the protein load, check the transfer efficiency, and then you can decide if you really want to go through the Western blotting process."
Once you've made that decision, LI-COR's MPX Multiplexer Blotting System enables users to tweak up to 24 conditions simultaneously in a gasket-sealed multiplexing incubator, so they can get the most fluorescent bang for their buck.
"It's a very cool little tool," Dentlinger says. "It's a quick way to optimize without using too much material."
1W.N. Burnette, ""Western Blotting": Electrophoretic transfer of proteins from sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gels to unmodified nitrocellulose and radiographic detection with antibody and radioiodinated protein A," Anal. Biochem, 112:195-203, 1981.
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How many times a week should you train each muscle group for best strengh results
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How many times a week should you train each muscle group for best strengh results
i was doing some research and people were saying once a week was not enough, right now i have been doing each body part once a week and have been making some gains , but i didnt no if twice a week would be better.
Westside trains each group twice a week.
i wouldn't really recommend westside to most people though. it's really overwhelming for the average lifter, i'd say (in terms of amount of dedication required)Quote:
Originally posted by Scott S
Westside trains each group twice a week.
anyway, to answer the question, i have separate days for squat/bench/DL. a lot of leg muscles get hit on all days though (i toss some olympic lifting in the routine as well)
Sure, I was just giving it as an example of a more strength-centered routine.
I may try Westside someday, but I'm fully aware that I'm not experienced enough for it yet.
Twice is good
(2 bench days, 2 lower body ie squat deadlift days)
does anyone have any research or info that states there theory to which is better once of twice a week?
Everyone workouts differently I think. Some people hit the same muscles once a week, others 2x a week, and still others 3x a week.
All my friends, well those that do workout, do full body 3x a week but none of them are really serious lifters. They are all bigger than me and lift alot more than me so it must work.
I workout each muscle once a week, but I'm really considering going to 3x a week. I might try HST still thinking on it, here is a link if you are interested. They have a forum also and from what I was reading people see great results. Then again people see results working out the same muscles once a week also hehe.
I think that any method works, as long as you don't overtrain, work hard, and keep adding weight, etc. But when it comes to which is better I can't say cause I'm not experienced enough. Goodluck man.
whats HST have to do with powerlifting?
I dunno I don't know anything about powerlifting.Quote:
Originally posted by unshift
whats HST have to do with powerlifting?
why are you replying to threads regarding it then? :)
Woops sorry didn't know the question was specific to powerlifting. Just saw strength and figured that was getting bigger/stronger. But yea this is the powerlifting forum your right heh.
It depends. What kind of strength? What goals?Quote:
Originally posted by eatdirt40
How many times a week should you train each muscle group for best strengh results
on the contrary, westside is very "light" in comparison to numerous powerlifting routines and methods. it's very easy to follow if you know how to listen to your body.Quote:
Originally posted by unshift
i wouldn't really recommend westside to most people though. it's really overwhelming for the average lifter, i'd say (in terms of amount of dedication required)
if you want overwhelming, go metal militia. in terms of volume, and volume of work in the 80%+ range westside looks like kids play in comparison, even when acknowledging that MM doesn't do lower body work.
my goals are to get bigger and increase strengh
Westside dedicaiton has more to do with knowing what your weaknesses are, not so much the volume of work. (Although, if you think the 'light' DE days are somehow easy I'm a little confused - the hardest workout of the week by far is DE squatting)
dirt - you need to be a little more specific than get bigger and stronger. bigger for what? stronger for what? Do you want to be a PLer? Train to be better at baseball? Compete as a bodybuilder?
My basic suggestion for you is to us a basic training split with compound movements, occasionally testing your limits, and including a great deal of GPP (running, jumping, climbing, swimming, etc, etc). How you structure that will be more about your personal preference than anything else.
oh yea.. DE squats murder me
im going to stick with once a week for each body part
You're going to stick with being mediocre. There is no way hitting a body part once per week, ad infinitum, is optimal for any goals of training.
Train as heavy as possible, as often as possible, while staying as fresh as possible." Dr. Vladimir Zatsiorsky
I'm pretty sure he didn't say he's going to stick with once per week for the rest of his life, so this statement doesn't really help or mean much.Quote:
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You're going to stick with being mediocre. There is no way hitting a body part once per week, ad infinitum, is optimal for any goals of training.
You can certainly make quite a big of progress training bodyparts once per week.
You can get away with more volume in your workout, try to at least have a few near maximal sets and workout with a lot of intensity. To achieve your goals you'll also need to consume quite a few calories, more than you probably expect. Don't shy away from anything, carbs, protein and fat all will be your friend while trying to add size and strength.
Try to keep your heaviest sets to the major compound lifts, and maybe you could try basing your program around these lifts.
I think the program I enjoyed most a while back was something like a pull/legs/push/deadlift routine. You don't have to have a seperate deadlift day, if deadlifts aren't that important. I can't remember if that was the exact order, but you can sorta experiment the first few weeks and find what you like best.
I wouldn't recommend just taking a program and following it word for word without trying it first. Give it a few weeks, and then evaluate what you like/don't like, or what lifts seem to interfere with other lifts on days following. Then you can make the necessary adjustments.
But you will have to eat more to facilitate achieving your goals.
im eating 3500 calories a day and gainined about 1 a week. im seeing good size results so far thought.
P.s- hurt my elbow... its hurting me the last week and i think im taking a week off from ne exercised that bother this so it will heal


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After viewing Fox News for an extended period of time to get a feeling for what's occurring there, it is clear to me now: It's President Obama's fault.
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With all due respect to Jake Steinfeld ("Declaring war on childhood obesity," Op-Ed, Feb. 21), no matter how many fitness programs and heightened education plans for children are established, they may still go home and be fed fatty, high-calorie "meat and potato" meals (drenched in gravy, of course) by parents who don't know any better.
Kids tend not to question their parents about food issues. How about partnering the conscious-raising efforts to include adults?
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The goal of Jake Steinfeld's foundation to fight childhood obesity is great, but I question the solution of putting a fitness center in every elementary and middle school.
Why must children need to be indoors using expensive equipment when the can be playing outdoors (weather permitting) as we all did before video games and the Internet? Our parents limited TV time and we all played outside — and not just in organized sports. Gym class at school was the same without a fitness center.
Why can't parents limit the use of the new technology and get their children eating healthy food rather than the fast and processed food their children want? Parents are responsible for their children's health, not schools with fitness centers.
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Rajakumari demands Venkateswara Rao's resignation from House, Purandeswari's apology
ONGOLE: Congress workers on Monday attacked TDP senior leader and MLC Nannapaneni Rajakumari with sticks and stones leaving her badly mauled at Karamchedu, native village of Union Minister of State Daggubati Purandeswari's husband and Parchur MLA Venkateswara Rao.
Ms. Rajakumari went to the village as part of a team appointed by the TDP to inquire into alleged irregularities in payment of wages to workers under National Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme (NRLEGP).
Other members of the team were two MLAs - Hemalata (Satyavedu) and Lalitakumar (S Kota) and two MLCs – Y.B. Rajendra Prasad and Siddha Raghava Rao.
Even as the team members were examining the job cards at the panchayat office, Congress workers mobbed them and picked up a row with Ms. Rajakumari and hauled her up for making 'derogatory remarks' against the Daggubati couple some time ago.
The wordy duel soon turned violent with Congress workers pushing and pulling Ms. Rajakumari. Some others pelted stones in which Ms. Rajakumari's gunman sustained bleeding injury on his head. In the melee, Ms. Rajakumari lost her consciousness.
The TDP leaders were aghast over the developments. Satyavedu MLA Hemalata made good her escape. When they regained their wits, they took Ms. Rajakumari in a car to Chirala for medical help.
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Speaking to The Hindu over telephone from her hospital bed, Ms. Rajakumari said it was a clear attempt on her life. She held the Daggubati couple responsible for the ugly incidents. Saying that the attack was planned and motivated, she demanded Dr. Venkateswara Rao to resign his Assembly membership and sought an apology from Ms. Purandeswari. She also asked the Congress to take action against Dr. Venkateswara Rao and put an end to his "murderous" politics.
TDP district president Karanam Balaramakrishna Murthi, who went to the village along with the team, blamed the police for remaining mute spectators to the one-hour 'sordid drama.' He said 250 persons, some of them in a drunken state, went to the panchayat office only to disturb their inquiry.
As the TDP candidate got 450 votes majority in Karamchedu village in the recent Assembly elections,
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Dr. Venkateswara Rao was waiting for an opportunity to settle scores with his political adversaries. The NRLEGP controversy brewing over the last fortnight came in handy for him, Mr. Murthi said.