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Friday, February 8, 2013
Agility Trials: Ann Arbor Dog Training Club.< less
Feb. 8-10. Dog trainers lead their animals through an obstacle course and jumps of various heights. Spectators welcome.
8 a.m.-early afternoon, Canine Sports Recreation Center, 7275 W. Joy Rd., Dexter. Free to spectators. 995-2801. [map]
"Creating Corporate Culture That Rocks": WCC.< less
Talk by Hard Rock International former senior director of training Jim Knight, who oversaw the corporations learning initiatives, including its corporate university, Rock 101.
9-11 a.m., WCC Morris Lawrence Bldg., 4800 E. Huron River Dr. $25 in advance at wccnet.edu
Tuesday Winter Democratic Rides: Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society.< less
Every Tues., Dec.-Mar. The assembled riders choose their own pace, distance, and destination. Also, riders can start at 11 a.m. from the gazebo in downtown Dexter (994-5908). Note: Riders should be prepared to take care of themselves on all AABTS rides. Carry a water bottle, a spare tire or tube, a pump, a cell phone, and snacks.
10 a.m., meet at Wheels in Motion, 3400 Washtenaw. Free. 545-0541. [map]
"Drop-in and Draw: Fridays in the Gallery": UMMA/Ann Arbor Art Center.< less
Every Fri. All invited to make drawings inspired by works in the museum. Art Center instructor Lea Bult is on hand to offer guidance.
11:10 a.m.-1 p.m., check-in at the UMMA information desk, 525 S. State. $10 (includes materials). 763-UMMA. [map]
Chime Concert: Kerrytown Shops.< less
Every Wed., Fri., & Sat. All invited to play one of 100 songs, with melodies transcribed in numbers, on the 17-bell chime's numbered keys. Ambitious players can add chords.
Noon-12:30 p.m. (Wed. & Fri.) & 10:30-11 a.m. (Sat.), Kerrytown Market & Shops. Free. 369-3107. [map]
"Creation: A Religious View of Science": Temple Beth Emeth Lunch and Learn.< less
Every Fri. TBE rabbi Robert Levy leads an informal discussion. Bring a lunch, if you wish.
Noon-1 p.m., TBE, 2309 Packard. Free. 665-4744. [map]
"Lunchtime Tour": UMMA.< less
UMMA staff give a 30-minute talk about various themes in the museum's collection.
12:15-12:45 p.m., meet at the UMMA information desk, 525 S. State. Free. 764-0395. [map]
"Human Rights Held Captive: Perspectives on the Justice System": Human Rights Through Education at the University of Michigan.more >
"Human Rights Held Captive: Perspectives on the Justice System": Human Rights Through Education at the University of Michigan.< less
This weekend-long conference will explore a wide range of topics including the imprisonment of minorities, prison conditions, incarceration and sentencing, prisoner reentry and rehabilitation, the death penalty, and detention and torture on both domestic and international levels. Below are some of the people who will be speaking at our conference:
+ Paul Butler, the author of "Let's Get Free: A Hip Hop Theory of Justice" and a professor of law at Georgetown University
+ Shane Bauer, an investigative journalist detained in Iran from 2009 to 2011
All events free and open to the public. Registration is not required but encouraged. Participants are welcome to come and go as they please.
More info and complete schedule at www.hrte.org.
Rackham Graduate School Amphitheater, Level 4, 915 E. Washington St. Free. firstname.lastname@example.com www.hrte.org [map]
"Great Books at the Senior Center": Chelsea District Library.< less
CDL and Chelsea Senior Center staff lead a book discussion for all adults.
Sept. 6: A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson's hilarious best-seller about his 5-month-long adventure hiking the Appalachian Trail.
Oct. 4: The Good Father, Noah Hawley's suspenseful psychological novel about a physician's quest to unlock the mind of a suspected political assassin--his own 20-year-old son.
Nov. 1: Into Thin Air, Jon Krakauer's account of the harrowing experiences of a group of mountain climbers who attempted Mt. Everest.
1 p.m., Chelsea Senior Center, 512 Washington, Chelsea. Free. 475-8732. [map]
"Read to the Library Dog": Chelsea District Library.< less
All kids age 6 & up invited to read one-on-one for 10 minutes to a dog trained to help improve kids' reading skills by pretending it is interested in being read to.
3:30-5 p.m., CDL, 221 S. Main, Chelsea. Free. 475-8732. [map]
U-M Center for South Asian Studies Lecture Series.< less
Feb. 1: University of Peradeniya (Sri Lanka) English professor Sumathy Sivamohan on "The Practice of Translation: Academic Exercises and Activist Stances." Feb. 8: Duke University cultural anthropology professor Harris Solomon on "Epidemic Proportions: 'Globesity' and the Accumulative Body in India." Feb. 22: Indiana University journalism, cultural studies, and Indian studies professor Radhika Parameswaran on "Exfoliating Colorism: Contestations, Comedy, and Critique in India's Transnational Media Field."
4-5:30 p.m., 1636 SSWB, 1080 South University. Free. 615-4059. [map]
"From Aristotle to O'Neill: Western Influence on Cao Yu": U-M Confucius Institute.< less
University of Britiish Columbia theatre & film professor Siyuan Liu discusses the influence of Western dramaturgy on this 20th-century Chinese playwright.
4-5:30 p.m., NCRC Dining Hall (Bldg. 18), 2800 Plymouth. Free. 764-8888. [map]
"Quartet": Michigan Theater.< less
(Dustin Hoffman, 2012). Comedic drama about a home for retired opera singers where the arrival of one of the residents' former wife disrupts their annual concert celebrating Verdi's birthday. Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Bill Connolly.
Michigan Theater. Tickets: $10 (children under 12, students with ID, seniors age 55 & older, & U.S. veterans, $8; MTF members, $7.50; films before 6 p.m., $7). 668-TIME. [map]
Ducks Unlimited Chili Bowl: Ducks Unlimited.< less
This sports-themed chili cook-off raises funds for Ducks Unlimited, the world's leader in wetlands and waterfowl conservation. The evening is a family event with games for kids and raffles and auctions for all ages. Tickets are available at 734-623-2000, $10 per individual, $20 per family, and that includes an annual membership to DU as well as your dinner that evening. Special packages available.
UA - IBEW Hall, 7920 Jackson Road. $10/individual, $20 family. 734-623-2000. firstname.lastname@example.com www.ducks.org
Magic: The Gathering Tournament: Get Your Game On.< less
Every Sun. & Tues.-Fri. All invited to compete in tournaments of this popular collectible card game using Elder Dragon Highlander (Tues.), Legacy (Wed.), modern constructed (Thurs.), standard constructed (Fri.), and booster draft (Sun.) decks. Prizes. Bring your own cards (except Sun.).
6 p.m. (Tues.-Fri.) & 1 p.m. (Sun.), Get Your Game On, 310 S. State. $5 (Tues., free; Sun., $15 includes cards). 786-3746. [map]
Fusion Dance Lesson Series: Ann Arbor Swing Dance Association.< less
Join us for an all levels fusion dance series. Fusion Dance is a mixture of blues, lindy, west coast swing, tango, and other dances. Rather than creating a specific style of movement, it focuses on building a dynamic partner connection and adapting the style of movement to whatever music is playing.
If you have never partner danced before, the series will provide an accelerated introduction to the fundamentals that allow you to dance with a partner to any music.
If you have danced a partner dance before, this series will challenge you to think about how your dance style can restrict what it is possible to do with a partner. It will also help you to appreciate from a different perspective the fundamentals of what it means to connect with a partner and just dance.
We will be collecting recommendations for music from attendees and incorporating that music into the lessons so that everyone can dance to their favorite songs (we will focus on music under around 125 beats per minut
Phoenix Center, 220 S. Main St. (Above Elmo's). $20. email@example.com http:
Saline Singles monthly dinner: Saline Singles.< less
We're a group of single men and women who meet on the second Friday of each month for dinner at a local restaurant -- just to enjoy time with old friends, and to meet new ones. You may arrive as a stranger, but you'll leave with lots of new friends! Join us on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013 at Mangiamo Italian Grill in Saline for a relaxing dinner and friendly conversation. All are welcome, not just Saline residents. Invite and bring your single friends!
Mangiamo Italian Grill, 107 W. Michigan Ave., Saline. The cost of your own dinner. 734-769-5210. email@example.com www.salinesingles.com [map]
"Friday Night Out": Waterloo Recreation Area.< less
Nature programs presented by WRA park interpreter Katie McGlashen leads a night hike with some owl calling. Warm drinks.
7-8:30 p.m., Eddy Discovery Center, Bush Rd. (west from Pierce Rd. off I-94 exit 157), Waterloo Recreation Area, Chelsea. Free. $10 annual vehicle entrance fee. 475-3170.
"Into the Woods": Dexter High School Drama Club.< less
Feb. 1-3, 8, & 9. Erin Palmer directs students in Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Tony Award-winning musical, a darkly comic reworking of several Grimm fairy tales. The show features one of Sondheim's most eclectic scores, ranging in style from jazz to vaudeville to rhapsodic ballads and operatic duets and trios.
7 p.m. (Feb. 1, 2, 8, & 9) & 2 p.m. (Feb. 3), Dexter Center for the Performing Arts, 2200 N. Parker Rd., Dexter. Tickets $10 (students, $8). 424-4240. [map]
"Living a Life of Art and Craft": Photo Studio Group Professional Photography Lecture Series.more >
"Living a Life of Art and Craft": Photo Studio Group Professional Photography Lecture Series.< less
Photo Studio Group owner Benjamin Weatherston gives a slide-illustrated talk on his work and his notion of analytical creativity.
7 p.m., Photo Studio Group, 834a Phoenix Dr. Free; preregistration required at photostudiogroup.com
"Matters of the Heart": EMU Music Department.< less
The EMU choirs perform works by Handel, Brahms, and others.
7 p.m., EMU Pease Auditorium, W. Cross at College Place, Ypsilanti. Free. 487-2255.
"Race: Are We So Different?": U-M Natural History Museum William R. Farrand Public Lecture.< less
Talk, in conjunction with the opening at the U-M Natural History Museum of this traveling exhibit (see Galleries) by and University of California-Riverside anthropology professor Yolanda Moses, the president of the American Anthropological Association when the exhibit was conceived and co-author of a new book by the same title. She discusses the exhibit, book, and related topics with U-M vice provost for academic affairs Lester Monts.
7-8:30 p.m., Biomedical Sciences Kahn Auditorium, 109 Zina Pitcher Pl. (off E. Ann east of Glen) Free. 764-0478. [map]
"The Altruists": U-M Basement Arts.< less
Feb. 7-9. Joseph Tran and Jon Manganello direct U-M students in Nicky Silver's comedy about a group of disorganized young radicals whose morality is put to the test when a shallow soap-opera actress asks for their help after murdering her boyfriend.
7 p.m. (Thurs.-Sat.) & 11 p.m. (Fri.), U-M Walgreen Drama Center Studio 1, 1226 Murfin, North Campus. Free. basementarts.org. [map]
"Anything Goes": Burns Park Players 30th Anniversary Show.< less
Feb. 1, 2, 8, & 9. Burns Park Elementary School students, parents, and friends--a group cited by former Ann Arbor News drama critic Chris Potter as one of the best theater groups in town--perform Cole Porter's delightful Depression-era musical about romantic liaisons among the passengers on an ocean liner bound from New York to England. The score contains many of Porter's best-known and most lyrically erudite songs, including "I Get a Kick out of You," "Blow, Gabriel, Blow," "You're the Top," and the title song. These shows almost always sell out, so get tickets early.
7:30 p.m. (Feb. 1, 2, & 8) & 2 p.m. (Feb. 9), Tappan Middle School auditorium, 2251 E. Stadium at Brockman. Tickets $15 in advance at Morgan & York (1928 Packard) and (if available) at the door. $30 patron tickets available in advance by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com (with subject line "Patron Tickets"). burnsparkplayers.org. [map]
"Jazz @ Calvary": Calvary United Methodist Church.< less
Performance by the Equinox Jazz Trio, with vocalist and flutist Kelly McDermott. The group plays unique arrangements of traditional jazz songs.
7:30 p.m., 1415 Miller. $10 suggested donation. 769-0869. [map]
"Pieces for Cello All by Its Lonesome": EMU Music Department.< less
Lecture-recital by EMU cello professor Kate Blaha.
7:30 p.m., EMU Alexander Recital Hall, Lowell at E. Circle Dr., Ypsilanti. Free. 487-2255.
Advanced English Dance: Ann Arbor Community of Traditional Music and Dance.< less
Caller and band TBA. For experienced English country dancers.
8-11 p.m., Concourse Hall, 4531 Concourse Dr. (off S. State across from the airport). $10. (248) 288-4737. [map]
Angell Hall Observatory Open House: U-M Student Astronomical Society.< less
Feb. 8 & 22. All invited to peer through the telescopes in the observatory and on the Angell Hall roof and to view shows in the planetarium. Also, short astronomy presentations by club members.
8-10 p.m., 5th floor rooftop observatory, Angell Hall (enter through Haven Hall on the Diag side of the building). Free. 764-3440. [map]
Cyrille Aimee: Kerrytown Concert House.< less
This acclaimed young NYC-based French jazz vocalist, winner of the first Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, is recognized for her feisty and girlish vocals, crisp phrasing, and rhythmically driven style. Born in Samois-sur-Sein to a French father and Dominican mother, Aimee's music reflects gypsy, Caribbean, and pop influences. "One minute she is a French chanteuse, the next a playful salsa singer, the next she dabbles in Bobby McFerrin-like electronics with a loop pedal," writes a New York Times reviewer. "Everything is connected and integrated into an internationalist concept of jazz that has no stylistic hierarchy." Tonight she is backed by the guitar trio Guitar Heroes, including Michael Valeanu, Guilherme Monteiro, and Adrien Moignard.
8 & 9:30 p.m., KCH, 415 N. Fourth Ave. $15-$30 (students, $5). Reservations recommended. 769-2999. [map]
Jay Larson: Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase.< less
Feb. 7-9. Ann Arbor debut of this up-and coming suburban Boston-bred stand-up comic, a frequent guest on TV who specializes in autobiographical tales spiked with large doses of whimsy and the fantastical. Preceded by 2 opening acts. Alcohol is served.
8 p.m. (Thurs.-Sat.) & 10:30 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.), 314 E. Liberty (below Seva restaurant). $9 (Thurs.) & $12 (Fri. & Sat.) reserved seating in advance, $11 (Thurs.) & $14 (Fri. & Sat.) general admission at the door. 996-9080. [map]
MTango Beginner's Bootcamp Series: MTango.< less
MTango is a student organization dedicated to spreading the joy of Argentine tango in the University of Michigan community and beyond. We pride ourselves in providing outstanding teachers at affordable prices, and we look for instructors who are not only excellent dancers and experienced teachers but are also articulate and personable people. We also host social dance parties and share our talents through performances. MTango offers a popular intensive beginner's series in Argentine tango (no partner or experience required), as well as classes for more advanced dancers. It's a great way to meet people, listen to awesome music, relax, share a few dances, and have lots of fun!
Mason Hall - 3rd Floor, 419 S. State St. $25 for 6 classes. 313-820-4229. firstname.lastname@example.com www.umich.edu
NewFound Road: The Ark.< less
Highly regarded rootsy bluegrass band from southwestern Ohio known for its tight harmonies, driving groove, and what All Music Guide calls the "rich, chesty baritone roar" of lead singer Tim Shelton. The band has an acclaimed new CD, Live at the Down Home, that includes an astonishing rendition of Bill Withers' soul classic "Ain't No Sunshine.
8 p.m., The Ark, 316 S. Main. Tickets $15 in advance at Herb David Guitar Studio, the Michigan Union Ticket Office (mutotix.com); and at the door. To charge by phone, call 763-TKTS. [map]
Rachael Van Dyke - Northern Reflections - Reception: The Common Cup Coffeehouse.< less
I find myself most comfortable when away from the tradition of easel and canvas. I am often on my hands and knees actively engaged with the drawing, my bare feet thick in charcoal and oil bar. Outdoors, I tape charcoal onto the tip of a 3-foot stick to use as my drawing tool. Using these techniques allow for a more natural, spontaneous, and spirited drawing. These organic movements are revealed in my landscape work through juxtaposing patterns and colors of the farmlands and vineyards of northern Michigan.
Runs through February 27.
The Common Cup Coffeehouse, 1511 Washtenaw. Free. 734-327-6914. www.commoncupcoffee.com [map]
Symphony Band: U-M School of Music.< less
Michael Haithcock conducts this music student ensemble in Ives' The Things Our Fathers Loved, Sierra's Fandangos, Wagner's Trauermusik, Grainger's Lincolnshire Posy, and Maslanka's Symphony No. 4. Preceded at 7:15 p.m. with a lecture by Haithcock.
8 p.m., Hill Auditorium. Free. 764-0594. [map]
Yo La Tengo: The Ark.< less
Inventive, emotionally direct rock 'n' roll by this veteran New Jersey postpunk trio featuring the alternately haunting and menacing husband-and-wife vocal harmonies of guitarist Ira Kaplan and drummer Georgia Hubley. The band is often compared to the Velvet Underground, partly because of its blend of what one critic calls "fuzzed out mayhem" with "almost narcotic Eno-esque soundscapes," and partly because of its refreshingly unpretentious bohemianism. "Yo La Tengo can move from finely observed songs about domestic life, sometimes accompanied only on acoustic guitar, to tornadoes of existential rage," says New York Times reviewer Peter Watrous. The band has a brand-new CD, Fade.
8 p.m., Michigan Theater. Tickets $27 in advance at the Michigan Union Ticket Office and all other Ticketmaster outlets. To charge by phone, call (800) 745-3000. [map]
"Bach on the German Theorbo": Academy of Early Music.< less
Celebrated Swiss lutenist Hopkinson Smith-touted by the San Francisco Chronicle as "without doubt the finest lute player in the world today"-performs 3 Bach suites for cello, which he's transcribed for theorbo (bass lute). Preceded at 6:45 p.m. by a lecture about the program.
8 p.m., St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 306 N. Division. Tickets $20 (seniors, $17; students, $5) in advance at AcademyOfEarlyMusic.org & Nicola's Books (Westgate shopping center), & by phone, and at the door. 528-1838.
"Brill": Performance Network Professional Season.< less
Every Thurs.-Sun., Jan. 10-Feb. 10. David Wolber directs the world premiere of local playwright David Wells' comedy-with music by the veteran local rock 'n' roll singer-songwriter Frank Allison-set in 1959 in the Brill Building, the longtime epicenter of the pop music universe whose hegemony is under assault by the rise of rock 'n' roll. It's about a washed-up Big Band songwriter who tries to make music with a young woman who shows up at his office with her guitar, her aspirations, and more than a few secrets. Stars Phil Powers and Sarah Ann Leahy. The Feb. 3 performance is preceded at 6:30 p.m. by a "Cultural Conversation" ($10; reservations suggested) hosted by Performance Network artistic director Carla Milarch with the director, designers, and cast.
7:30 p.m. (Thurs.), 8 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.) 2 p.m. (Sun.), & 3 p.m. (Jan. 26 & Feb. 9), Performance Network, 120 E. Huron. Preview tickets: whatever you can afford to pay (Jan. 10), $22 (Jan. 11, 13, & 17), and $30 (Jan. 12). Jan. 18 opening night tickets: $39 & $41 includes reception. After Jan. 18: $27 & $29 (Thurs.), $32 & $34 (Fri. & Sun.), $25 & $27 (Sat. matinee), $39 & $41 (Sat. eve.). $3 discount for seniors age 60 & over. Tickets available in advance at performancenetwork.org & by phone, and at the door. $10 student discount in advance, half-price student tickets at the door only. For reservations, call 663-0681; to charge by phone, call 663-0696. [map]
"Light Cavalry": Comic Opera Guild.< less
Feb. 7-9. This veteran local company presents the North American premiere Franz von Suppe's charming 1866 Viennese operetta known mainly for its popular overture. It's the story of a beautiful young orphan girl taken in as a lowly cleaning wench by the mayor and his wife. When a Hussar Colonel recognizes her as his lost daughter, he makes it his business to see to it that some comeuppance is delivered, but in an amusing way.
8 p.m. (Thurs.-Sat.) & 2 p.m. (Sat.), Lydia Mendelssohn Theater. $20 (seniors & students, $17) in advance at the Michigan Theater Ticket Office & mutotix.com, and at the door. To charge by phone: 763-TKTS. Info: 973-3264. [map]
"The Meaning of Almost Everything": Purple Rose Theatre Company.< less
Every Wed.-Sun., Jan 10-Mar. 9. See review. Guy Sanville directs the world premiere of Purple Rose founder Jeff Daniels' comedy that combines slapstick, vaudeville, tragedy, and farce in an exuberant romp of a play that explores the pain and joy of human existence. The story concerns 2 men who live in an undefined place and time where nothing happens. One wants to remain in the safety and comfort of this environment, while the other wants to leave.
8 p.m. (Wed.-Sat.), 3 p.m. (Wed. & Sat.), & 2 p.m. (Sun.), Purple Rose Theatre, 137 Park St., Chelsea. Jan. 10-17 previews: Tickets $22 (Wed. & Thurs.), $27 (Fri. eve. & weekend matinees), $32 (Sat. eve.). After Jan. 17: Tickets $27 (Wed. & Thurs.), $37 (Fri. eves. & weekend matinees), & $42 (Sat. eves.) in advance at purplerosetheatre.org, and by phone. 433-7673. [map]
"Translation": U-M Dance Company.< less
Feb. 7-10. This U-M dance-student company presents 4 works by guest artist Bill T. Jones, a renowned NYC choreographer known for offbeat monologue-laced dances and a style that superimposes hip-hop and mime-influenced moves and such athletic motions as push-ups over a classic ballet foundation, and works by U-M dance professors Amy Chavasse, Jessica Fogel, and Sandra Torijano. The program is highlighted by the 1st movement from Jones' 1989 Bessie Award-winning D-Man in the Waters, a celebration of the resilience of human spirit Jones created shortly after the death of his partner, Arnie Zane, from AIDS. Fogel's Hath Purest Wit: Anagrams for Eight Dancers and Thirteen Letters, a whimsical work, set to the writings of Marcel Danesi and Lewis Carroll, in which the dancers embody anagrams invoking the act of puzzle solving. Cravasse's Headless Woman, an homage to the curiosities that scintillate the imagination, and Torijano presents a new work exploring Latin American art and poetry.
7:30 p.m. (Thurs.), 8 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.), & 2 p.m. (Sun.), Power Center. Tickets $20 & $26 (students, $10) in advance at the Michigan League and at the door. To charge by phone, call 764-2538. [map]
"Friday Night Swing (& Blues)": Ann Arbor Swing Dance Association/Ann Arbor Community of Traditional Music and Dance.more >
"Friday Night Swing (& Blues)": Ann Arbor Swing Dance Association/Ann Arbor Community of Traditional Music and Dance.< less
Every Fri. Lindy hop, East Coast swing, Charleston, blues, and Balboa dancing to music spun by DJs. Followed at 11:30 p.m. by blues dancing. No partner needed. Preceded at 8 p.m. by beginning lessons.
9 p.m.-1:30 a.m., Phoenix Center, 220 S. Main. $5 (students with ID, $3; $1 discount for AACTMAD members) includes lessons. 417-9857. [map]


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By Samantha L. QuigleyAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14, 2006 Servicemembers and their family members with financial questions need look no further for the answers than a new column on the CinCHouse Web site, www.cinchouse.com.
CinCHouse and the Military Officers Association of America recently launched a new advice column for young military families addressing questions about pay and benefits, Meredith Leyva, CinCHouse founder, said.
"This is a terrific opportunity for our (Web site) visitors, who represent the youngest and newest members of the military community, to get solid advice from a trusted source," she said. "It's wonderful to have experts from (the association) to get them the straight scoop and clarify a lot of myths."
The Military Officers Association of America, a nonprofit organization, is the leading voice on compensation and benefit matters for members of the military community, according to the association's Web site.
CinCHouse is a nonprofit organization of military wives that provides military wives and women in the military advice on managing everyday life, according to the organization's Web site. The group is a member of the Defense Department's America Supports You program, which highlights grassroots and corporate support for U.S. military members and their families.
A team of association experts will take questions from a designated discussion forum on the CinCHouse Web site and via e-mail, Leyva said. The every-Monday column will provide detailed answers to those questions.
Additionally, both questions and answers will appear on CinCHouse Web site discussion forums, Leyva said. She said she hopes this will generate additional discussion of the topic as well as follow-up questions.
"Every member of the military family is an important part of the MOAA family as well," retired Navy Vice Adm. Norb Ryan Jr., president of the Military Officers Association of America, said. "It's all about making our servicemembers and their spouses understand how valuable they are to our country."

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Hide Chan Ramen - a bit of a letdown
So, after reading Kenji's glowing review of Hide Chan, I had it in my mind to check this place out. A few weeks went by, until tonight, when the opportunity presented itself to go with some eating buddies.
We were all pumped up at the prospect of having the pork toro, and the ramen with extra fatty broth. To our dismay, these things have been 86ed from the menu. Instead of the the pork toro, there is now char siu ($4.50) The buns are still on the menu but are now filled with the afore mentioned char siu. Only one meager slice per bun. Which were stale, dry and mealy. And they no longer offer the options of broths. The ramen was good but not as good as Ippudo or Minca, smaller and not as generously adorned. We were nonplussed.
It's not like anything was bad, aside from the buns. Perfectly acceptable. Service was courteous and quick. But our expectations were not met and we agreed that with all the other options in town, we probably wouldn't be back. If I was already in the neighborhood, I guess I could maybe be convinced to go back for the onsen tamago, a preparation I fell in love with when I went to Japan last spring. But otherwise, not really worth the detour. Unless by some miracle they put these things back on the menu......
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Malaysian Leaf Frog
Scientific Name:
Megophrys nasuta
Adult Size:
between 3 and 4 inches. Females average 5 inches.
The Malaysian Leaf Frog is native to the humid forests of Indonesia, Malaysia, Borneo, and the outlying islands. Leaf Horned Frogs tend to be rather inactive, both in captivity and in the wild. In their natural habitat, the Leaf Horned Frog usually sits absolutely motionless on the forest floor, relying on its camouflage to hide in the leaf litter. The calls of Leaf Horned Frogs are best described as soft metallic "ching" noises, but these frogs will not make noises if they are disturbed. They tend to spend roughly equal amounts of time in water and on land.
Captive Environment:
A minimum of a 10 gallon aquarium should be used for one frog. Use reptile bark or shredded coconut bark as a substrate. Keep damp at all times. Change substrate as it becomes soiled. Use a screened lid for proper ventilation. Live or artificial plants may be used. Also, a cave or hollow log is recommended to give the frog a hiding place. They like to hide out in shadowy areas.
UVB emitting full spectrum lighting is optional for your nocturnal reptile. However it may prove to be beneficial to the long term care of your pet reptile. The light should be positioned less than 18" from your pet for maximum effect. Glass blocks ultraviolet light, and air circulation, therefore it should never be used as a top for the enclosure. A 12- hour day/ night lighting cycle is a good start for your pet reptile. Using a timer is the best way to ensure that the proper amount of light is received.
Malaysian Leaf Frogs require cooler temperatures than most common pet frog species, between 65-75F. Use an under tank heating pad to maintain your aquarium temperature. Use a thermometer to ensure proper temperature range is maintained.
A bowl of clean, de-chlorinated water should always be available. Frogs do not drink water, they absorb it through their skin, therefore a water dish should be provided that is large enough for the animal to easily get in and out of.
They will eat insects (crickets), small rodents, small lizards, and even other frogs. Their food should always be dusted with a calcium supplement.
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More to liver then just onions?
Does anyone know any other easy to cook liver recipes,other then the friying on a skillet and onions and mushroom, would be great to have some more ideas on this.
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By Douglas J. GillertAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, June 23, 1998 Health care for family members and retirees isjust as important as field hospitals to deployed soldiers' ability toperform their mission, said a senior Joint Staff medical planner.
"We've got to stop thinking of [service members] as beingautomatons who just take orders, go off over the horizon and forget aboutthe world until such time as they may come back," said Dr. (Rear Adm.)Michael Cowan, deputy director of logistics for medical readiness.Deployed service members, he said, need to know their families are beingtaken care of and that they, too, will get the health care treatmentthey need before and after they retire.
"Whenever we put an American pair of boots in the field, we needto fill those boots with somebody who is healthy and fit to do thatparticular job," Cowan said. "That means a combination of the right kindof training, good health surveillance, vaccinations and good health habits.And that guy has to be socially and psychologically fit as well."
Cowan wields much influence as director of the Pentagon's forcehealth protection plan. Today, his concerns, and those of other medicaland line planners throughout DoD, are on the verge of changing medicaldoctrine. The changes, however, aren't revolutionary but rather reflectthe evolution of medical care, Cowan said.
The admiral said he and his medical colleagues changed their wayof thinking: U.S. medicine in the past focused on cure, while doctorstoday take more interest in prevention. For the military, he said, thistrend means deploying healthy, fit soldiers and protecting them fromenvironmental factors that could return them home ill or suffering fromnoncombat injuries.
Although military medicine in many ways follows the same pathsof progress as medicine in general, service medics face unique challenges,Cowan noted. As warfighting changes, so must military medics change theway they treat battlefield casualties, he said.
"The old business of deterrence and readiness has been replacedby shape, respond and prepare, which puts us into a full spectrum ofmilitary activities throughout the globe," he said. "The way we will goto war in the future will be on a sparse battlefield -- very few peoplecontrolling the battle with high technology and high lethality."
Cowan and his colleagues from DoD and the services settled onmore than a dozen priorities for improving force health protection. Theyinclude enhancing en route "care in the air" during medical evacuations,mobile surgical units, and environmental surveillance and protectionagainst chemical and biological hazards. Another priority, leveragingnew technologies, includes research and development of new products likelightweight packets of artificial blood and bandages that stop bleeding.
The services also must better document events affecting deployedservice members' health, a lesson learned from the Gulf War, Cowan said."One of the most acrimonious things about the Gulf War has been ourinability to reconstruct events -- where people were, what was done tothem and why. In the future when events occur that make us suspicious,we need to be on top rather that try to figure it out later on."
Even as the new rules are being written, the services aredeveloping and implementing the initiatives, Cowan said. "For example,we now know more about the soil, air and water of Bosnia than we knowabout Fort McNair [an Army installation in Washington, D.C.]. We're doingconstant surveillance, constant environmental probing, including lookingfor biological and chemical hazards including, but not limited to, warfare."
Another Gulf War lesson is the need to involve people in theirown health management, he said. "In the anthrax vaccination program,we're spending a great deal of time explaining to people why we're doingthis. Anthrax is a kind of poster child for force health protection.We have a terrible, dangerous risk of mass destruction and a safe vaccinethat can essentially eliminate that risk.
"All these things are coming together, and we are now experiencingrecord low levels of disease and nonbattle injuries in all of ourdeployments," Cowan said. "In Bosnia and Southwest Asia, those levels arebelow what you see in folks stationed back home."
Cowan's office plans to publish a capstone document this summerthat outlines force health protection measures for the next 10 years.The staff also has begun rewriting the joint medical doctrine. Bothdocuments will reflect the initiatives DoD is taking to better protectforces and take care of their families, Cowan said.
"The force health protection plan acknowledges that we've beendoing the right things -- but in bits and pieces and frequentlyreactively," Cowan said. "We can do better if we get in front."


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A method and composition for extending the viability of immotile sperm is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of (a) preparing an animal for semen collection; (b) collecting semen from the animal; (c) treating the collected semen with a storage buffer solution to substantially inhibit sperm motility; (d) storing the semen for a length of time and at a certain temperature; and (e) reactivating the sperm to normal motility by mixing the inhibited sperm with an activation buffer.
1. A method for extending the viability of sperm which has the capacity to become motile comprising the steps of:
(a) preparing an animal for semen collection by washing the animal with a preparation solution;
(b) collecting semen from said animal;
(c) treating the collected semen with a storage buffer solution to inhibit motility by at least 90 percent;
(d) storing the semen for a length of time and at a certain temperature in said storage buffer solution; and
(e) reactivating the sperm to normal motility by mixing the inhibited sperm with an activation buffer.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein said preparing comprises washing the animal by immersion into a buffer solution containing 2-[N-morpholino]-ethanesulfonic acid.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the storage buffer solution comprises a solution containing 2-[N-morpholino]-ethanesulfonic acid.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein sperm storage buffer solution comprises a formulation of 50 mM potassium chloride, 5 mM 2-[N-morpholino]ethanesulfonic acid, 5 mM 3-[tris(hydroxymethyl)methylamino]-1-propanesulfonic acid, 425 mM sodium chloride, 27 mM magnesium chloride, 29 mM magnesium sulfate, 10 mM calcium chloride, and 2.4 mM sodium bicarbonate.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the stored sperm is reactivated to normal motility by diluting the stored sperm with an activation buffer at a ratio of four parts sperm to seventeen parts activation buffer.
6. The method of claim 5 wherein the activation buffer is hardware sea water.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein said storage is performed in a sperm storage buffer solution having a pH of about 6.0.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein said storage is performed at a temperature of about 4-5° C.
9. The method of claim 8 wherein the semen is incubated at room temperature prior to said storage at about 4-5° C.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein said storage is performed in a storage solution containing NaCl.
11. The method of claim 1 wherein said washing the animal with a preparation solution comprises washing the exterior of the animal with the preparation solution.
12. The method of claim 1 wherein said sperm is stored for 4 days.
13. A method for extending the viability of sperm which has the capacity to become motile comprising the steps of:
(a) preparing an animal for semen collection;
(b) collecting semen from said animal;
(c) treating the collected semen with a storage buffer solution comprising 2-[N-morpholino]-ethanesulfonic acid to inhibit motility by at least 90 percent;
(d) storing the semen for a length of time and at a certain temperature in said storage buffer solution; and
(e) reactivating the sperm to normal motility by mixing the inhibited sperm with an activation buffer.
14. The method of claim 13 wherein said storage is performed in a sperm storage buffer solution having a pH of about 6.0.
15. The method of claim 13 wherein said storage is performed at a temperature of 4-5° C.
16. The method of claim 13 wherein said storage is performed in a storage solution containing NaCl.
17. The method of claim 13 wherein said sperm is stored for 4 days.
18. A composition for preserving and extending the viability of immotile sperm having a pH of about 6.0, comprising about:
(a) 50 mM potassium chloride;
(b) 5 mM 2-[N-morpholino]ethanesulfonic acid;
(c) 5 mM 3-[tris(hydroxymethyl)methylamino]-1 -propanesulfonic acid;
(d) 425 mM sodium chloride;
(e) 27 mM magnesium chloride;
(f) 29 mM magnesium sulfate;
(g) 10 mM calcium chloride; and
(h) 2.4 mM sodium bicarbonate.
This application is based on provisional application Ser. No. 60/095,081 filed Aug. 7, 1998.
This invention relates to the collection, treatment and storage of large quantities of quiescent sperm, and more particularly to a novel method of storing immotile sperm for several days at 4-5° C. without the use of exogenous metabolic inhibitors, antioxidants or detergents.
The collection and storage of immotile sperm has been widely studied in sea urchin and avian species. Despite such efforts, storage of viable samples has been limited to short timeframes, e.g. 6-12 hours with turkey sperm. Indeed, extensive efforts have been directed to developing liquid storage procedures for holding turkey sperm for 24 hours and longer (Bakst, et al., Oviductal Sperm Selection, Transport and Storage in Poultry, POULT. SCI. REV., 5:117-43 (1994); Thurston, Storage of Poultry Semen above Freezing for 24-48 Hours, PROC. FIRST INT'L SYMP. ARTIF. INSEM., 107-22 (1995); Bakst, et al., Modification ofEthidium Bromide Exclusion Procedure for Evaluation of Turkey Sperm, POULT. SCI., 70: 336-70 (1991); Lake, Recent Progress in Poultry Reproduction, WORLD'S POULT. SCI. J., 45:53-59 (1989); Wishart, Physiological Changes in Fowl and Turkey Sperinatozoa During in vitro Storage, B R. POULT. SCI., 30:443-454 (1989); Sexton, Comparison of Commercial Diluents for Holding, TurkTey Sperm 24 Hours at 5° C., POULT. SCI., 67:131-34 (1988); Sexton, Research Note: Influence of Damaged Spermatozoa on the Fertility of Turkey Semen Stored for 24 Hours at 5° C.) However, these studies demonstrate that fertility is generally lower when hens are inseminated with semen stored more than 6 hours.
The basic procedures for semen collection and artificial insemination (AI) for poultry was established in the 1930's (Lake, Historical Perspective of Artificial Insemination Technology, FIRST INT'L. SYMP. ARTIF. INSEM. POULT., pp. 1-20 (1995)). Various methods such as refrigeration, cryopreservation, diluents/buffer systems, detergents, antioxidants and exogenous metabolic inhibitors have been utilized to increase storage viability; however, none of these have proved to be unequivocally successful in obtaining the desired effects.
A significant feature of the reproductive physiology of poultry, for example, is the hen's ability to store fertile sperm for long periods of time. Sperm storage tubules, which are structures found in the distal half of the oviduct of all avian species, sequester and store sperm which are slowly released over time to insure an adequate population of sperm at the site of fertilization (Donoghue, A. M., et al., Storage of Poultry Sperm, 1997, unpublished; Bakst, Oviductal Sperm Storage in Poultry: A Review, REPROD. FERTIL. DEV., 5:595-599 (1993)). Turkey hens inseminated before the onset of egg production can produce fertilized eggs up to 16 weeks after insemination (Christensen et al., Efficacy of Fertilization in Artificially Inseminated Turkey Hens, POULT. SCI., 68:724-729 (1989)). The mechanisms of prolonged sperm storage in the sperm storage tubules are unknown, but they are believed to include reversible suppression of sperm respiration and motility as well as stabilization of the plasma membrane and maintenance of the acrosome (Bakst 1993, supra).
There are many diluents in the prior art to extend and maintain sperm viability in vitro. For example, with turkey semen, diluents such as Beltsville Poultry Semen Extender II, Instruments for Veterinary Medicine formula and Minnesota Turkey Growers Association formula have long been used commercially. The basic characteristics common to nearly all diluents include agents to maintain pH, osmolarity and to provide an energy source for sperm (see review, Christensen, Diluents, Dilution and Storage of Poultry Semen for Six Hours, FIRST INT'L. SYMP. ARTIF. INSEM. POULT., pp. 90-106 (1995)). The buffering agents have included mixtures of phosphates, citrates and/or organic zwitterionic molecules such as BES (N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-aminoethanesulfonic acid) and TES (N-Tris(hydroxymethyl)methyl-2-aminoethanesulfonic acid). One phenomenon apparently consistent with the diluents of the prior art is the decline in fertility with poultry semen stored greater than 6 hours after the first 5 to 8 weeks of egg production. Over the course of egg production, the efficiency of the sperm storage tubules decreases and, thus, even late season declines in fertility and hatch are not uncommon with fresh inseminations. When semen is stored 24 hours or longer, in vitro fertility problems are magnified (Donoghue, et al., 1997, supra). Recently, appropriate concentrations of lipid and amphipathic-soluble antioxidants maintained viability, membrane integrity, and motility of turkey sperm after 48 hour in vitro storage better than the control (Donoghue, et al., Effects of Water- and Lipid-Soluble Antioxidants on Turkey Sperm Viability, Membrane Integrity, and Motility During Liquid Storage, POULT. SCI., 76:1440-45 (1997)). However, maintenance of fertility was not established in vivo. Accordingly, there is a definite need to create a diluent/buffering system which mimics the environment for sperm storage within the hen thereby allowing the in vitro storage of semen for extended periods of time without decreasing in vivo fertility.
Additionally, an improved sperm storage system is needed for sea urchin sperm and sperm of other species. With sea urchins, many studies aimed at examining the intracellular signaling pathways that initiate the activation of flagellar motility have relied on detergent-permeabilized sperm reactivated with exogenous 32P-ATP (Bracho et al., M
It is a principal object of the present invention to provide an improved composition and method for effectively storing immotile sperm without impairing fertility.
Another object of the invention is to provide an improved composition and method for the collection, treatment and storage of immotile sperm obtained from sea urchin species.
A further object of the invention is to provide an improved composition and method for storing immotile sperm without the use of exogenous metabolic inhibitors, antioxidants or detergents.
According to a broad aspect of the invention, there is provided a method for extending the viability of immotile sperm, comprising the steps of: (1) preparing an animal for semen collection; (2) collecting semen from said animal; (3) treating the collected semen with a buffer solution to substantially inhibit sperm motility; (4) storing the treated semen for a length of time and at a certain temperature; and (5) reactivating the sperm to normal motility. The preparation step, an important aspect of the invention, comprises washing the animal by sequential immersion into three trays with cold sperm storage buffer (MSSB) at approximately 5° C. to remove sea water. The animal is bathed in each tray for 30-45 seconds using latex gloves and then placed briefly on paper towels to drain excess buffer.
The objectives, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent to those skilled in the art from the following more detailed description of the preferred embodiment of the invention made in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a flowchart depicting the inventive process 10 for preparing the animal and collecting, treating and storing immotile sperm.
FIG. 2 is a bar graph showing the effect of spawning pre-treatment, storage and incubation conditions on sea urchin sperm motility. The sea urchins were washed in sperm storage buffer (SSB) or MES sperm storage buffer (MSSB) as described below in the detailed description of the preferred embodiment. Sperm stored in SSB and MSSB at 4-5° C. were incubated at room temperature (22° C.) for 5, 30 and 60 minutes prior to an initial dilution in SSB and MSSB and a final dilution in NMAB where motility was quantitated. Bars indicate mean value ± standard deviation. Missing bars indicate 0% motility for all replicates. Statistical comparisons of motility between SSB and MSSB at each 5, 30 and 60 minute time point were all significantly different (P<0.02 or better) except for the 30 and 60 minutes at 96 hours (no significant difference indicated by *).
FIG. 3 is a bar graph showing the effect of storage conditions on sperm motile properties. Sea urchins were washed and spawned in SSB or MSSB as described below in the detailed description of the preferred embodiment. Sperm stored in SSB and MSSB at 4-5° C. were activated at 22° C. by an initial dilution in HSW following by a final dilution in MAB where motility was quantitated. Bars indicate mean value ± standard deviation. No significant differences were found in any of the motile properties of activated sperm stored in SSB and MSSB.
A flow chart depicting the inventive process 10 for collecting, treating and storing immotile sperm is shown in FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention generally comprises the steps of preparing the animal, semen collection from the animal, treating the semen with a buffer solution, storing the buffered semen mixture, and reactivating the sperm's motility. Collection can be accomplished by various known methods. In the collection process, it is important that the handler be careful not to contaminate the semen sample with feces, urine or bacteria, which adversely affect semen quality.
The collected semen is diluted with a buffered salt solution to extend the semen, maintain sperm viability in vitro and ultimately maximize the number of animals inseminated. In the inventive process, the following buffers are utilized: artificial sea water (ASW); hardware sea water (HSW); sperm storage buffer (SSB); and 2-[N-morpholino]ethanesulfonic acid (MES) sperm storage buffer (MSSB). The chemical composition of these buffers are:
Adjustment of HSW to pH 8.3 is necessary to make the final solution pH 8.0 after addition of sperm in SSB or MSSB. In addition, the following buffers are used: Motility assay buffer (MAB) containing 0.1% bovine serum albumin (BSA) or polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) in ASW; and non-motility assay buffer (NMAB) containing 0.1% BSA in MSSB or SSB. Adding BSA to these buffers prevents sperm from sticking to the plastic surfaces used in motility measurements.
The following example illustrates the present invention.
Preparation of Sperm
Ripe sea urchins (Stronglyocentrotus purpuratus and Lylechinus pictus) were obtained from Marinus (Long Beach, Calif.). The animals were washed by sequential immersion into 3 trays containing 2L each of cold sperm storage buffer (SSB) at approximately 5° C. to remove sea water. The animals were bathed in each tray for 30-45 seconds using latex gloves and then placed briefly on paper towels to drain excess buffer. Shedding of gametes was induced by intracoelomic injection of 1-2 ml cold 0.5M KCl throug several sites on the peristomial membrane of the oral side. Sperm were collected by inverting male sea urchins over beakers filled with cold MSSB. Sperm were allowed to settle for 30-40 minutes at 5° C. and then carefully collected with a Pasteur pipette, to avoid resuspension and excessive dilution with buffer. A pool of sperm from several animals was made to minimize individual variations. A few experiments were carried out with sperm from animals that were not washed with SSB prior to spawning. In these instances, sperm were also collected in MSSB as described above. In addition, a portion of sperm was collected directly into ASW for use as a control to assess the activation of motility of sperm collected in MSSB. Storage of sperm was always done at 4-5° C.
Activation and Quantitation of Sperm Motility
Immotile sperm were activated by dilution into activation buffer (HSW) as described below. Control experiments were carried out by transferring sperm into non-activation buffer (MSSB). Quantitative analysis of sperm motility was performed as described below. Adjustments were made to compensate for the greater average curvilinear velocity of sea urchin sperm compared to other species. Motility chambers were prepared by attaching a press-on letter 'O' (Chartpak RDC 49) to the center of a plastic petri dish (Falcon 1029). The 32 um thick letters created a well of fixed depth. Sperm were diluted into HSW for activation, or MSSB for control. The sperm suspension was then immediately diluted into MAB or NMAB. Dilutions were made at a ratio of 1 ul of sperm suspension to 200 ul of MAB or NMAB, to yield approximately 10-30 sperm per field during video microscopy. A 10 ul aliquot of t he diluted sperm was then placed in the center of the well. A plastic cover slip (Fisher 12-547) was then carefully pressed over the suspension using the reverse end of a 5 ml Pipetman pipette tip (Fisher 21-375-3) to seal the chamber and ensure uniform well depth and distribution of the sperm. Motility was quantitated within 2 minutes of sperm dilution. To examine the effect of temperature on motility activation, some experiments were performed with sperm that were allowed to incubate at room temperature in MSSB prior to initial dilution into SSB or MSSB and then subsequent dilution into NMAB for motility analysis. Times of incubation are described where appropriate.
Video microscopy was performed at room temperature (22° C.) using a Nikon Diaphot inverted microscope with 20×BM phase objective and 1× video adapter connected to a Dage CCD72 camera. The video signal was sent via a video time clock (For.A VTG33) to a Panasonic VHS video recorder (Model AG-2550). Motility was recorded on multiple viewing fields for 15 seconds per field for a total of 4 minutes.
Video tapes were analyzed using the CellTracks, version 5.0 (Motion Analysis Corp.). Adjustable parameters were set as follows: frame rate=60/sec; duration of capture=23 frames; minimum motility=25 um/sec; maximum burst speed=700 um/sec; micron/pixel ratio=1.2401; minimum cell size=3 pixels; maximum cell size=12 pixels; number of cells to find per well=400; minimum number of fields per sample=3. Data from a minimum of 400 cells was collected. Replicate wells were analyzed for each treatment. Parameters quantitated were percent motility (MOT), curvilinear velocity (VCL), straight line velocity (VSL), linearity (LIN), amplitude of lateral head displacement (ALH), average path velocity (VAP), and population progressiveness (PRG=MOT×VCL/100). Statistics were calculated from replicate well data.
Previous methods of collection of immotile sperm allow spawning directly on the surface of the animal to avoid contact of the dry sperm with the activation conditions of ASW. In the inventive method, animals were washed in SSB prior to spawning to minimize the risk of sperm contact with the pH and potassium conditions which promote motility activation. In addition, this method yields immotile sperm that do not have to be treated with metabolic inhibitors to reduce background motility.
Applicants' studies indicate that the buffering capacity of solutions used for collection and storage determine the propensity of sperm to initiate motility activation. This is supported by the results shown in FIG. 2, which indicate that SSB appeared to have enough buffering capacity to prevent sperm activation for the first 24 hours, but was insufficient after 48 hours storage at 4-5° C. FIG. 2 also shows that activation of motility within SSB was enhanced by incubation at room temperature. Sperm activation was significantly higher after 72 hours storage and the effect of incubation at room temperature was also significantly higher. In contrast, no activation was observed in sperm stored in MSSB for 48 hours at 4-5° C. and incubated at room temperature for up to 60 minutes (FIG. 2). After 72 hours storage at 4-5° C., some activation of MSSB sperm was observed but only on sperm incubated for 30 and 60 minutes at room temperature prior to motility analysis. After 96 hours storage at 4-5° C. and 5 minutes incubation at room temperature, sperm stored in SSB showed motility activation that was significantly higher than the motility activation of sperm stored in MSSB. However, activation of sperm motility was similar in both buffers after 30 and 60 minute room temperature incubation. The results presented in FIG. 2 could be attributed to the buffer composition of ASW, HSW, SSB and MSSB. Due to the presence of 5mM TAPS (pKa-8.4 at 25° C.) to SSB, sperm activating buffers (ASW and HSW) had good buffering capacity at pH 8.0 and pH 8.3, and sperm stored in MSSB remained immotile after 48 hours, and essentially remained immotile after 96 hours storage at 4-5° C. No significant differences were found in the motile properties of sperm stored for 96 hours at 4-5° C. in SSB or MSSB after activation by dilution in HSW and MAB, as shown in FIG. 3. It appears, however, that the motility parameters of sperm decreased substantially after 72 hours storage in both buffers. The effect of these storage conditions on the functional properties of sperm, namely fertility, is under investigation.
Additionally, applicants found that increasing the MES concentration in MSSB to 10 mM appears to be toxic to sperm. The activation of immotile sperm stored in MSSB containing 10mM MES was significantly lower when diluted in HSW than similar dilution of sperm stored in SSB or MSSB containing 5 mM MES (data not shown). Applicants found no difference in the activation of sperm collected from animals that were washed with SSB or MSSB prior to spawning.
Applicants did not attempt to determine whether there was a pH change in SSB due to presence of sperm; however, it is postulated that some of the observed activation of sperm in SSB was due in part to a slight increase in pH during storage. Moreover, Applicants observed a significant difference in the pH of SSB and MSSB at low temperature in the absence of sperm. After initial adjustment to pH 6.0 at room temperature, SSB showed an increase of 0.2 pH units after incubation overnight at 5° C., whereas MSSB showed no pH change. Finally, activation could also be due to exposure of sperm to sea water remaining on the surface of the animals during spawning. This is consistent with the finding that fresh sperm from animals that were not washed with SSB prior to spawning exhibited flagellar motility regardless of the buffer used for collection These results were observed in sperm analyzed less than 2 hours after collection and are summarized in the Table below. Applicants found that sperm from these animals showed no significant activation (<0.5% motility) in either buffer when analyzed with no incubation at room temperature. However, after 5 minutes incubation at room temperature, both sperm exhibited activation of motility (percent motility was 5±1.4 in SSB and 2±0.7 in MSSB).
activation of motility was considerably higher if incubation at room temperature was extended to 50 min, particularly in sperm collected in SSB (17±2.9 percent motility in SSB versus 9±1.3 in MSSB). These results also support the idea that the buffering capacity at pH 6.0 provided by 5 mM MES plays a key role in the inhibition of motility activation of sperm collected and stored in MSSB. Although the exact mechanism is unknown, inhibition of motility by MSSB appears to be due to the effect of its chemical composition on the internal sperm pH and its high potassium concentration, which is similar to that found in echinoderm testicular luminal fluid. These inhibition conditions are reversed by dilution of sperm into HSW, thus allowing excellent activation.
Applicants have formulated a chemically defined solution that allows preparation, storage and activation of immotile sea urchin sperm for up to 4 days at 4-5° C. with no apparent adverse effects on the motile properties of the activated sperm. Data from these experiments indicate a low background of phosphorylation and that only a few proteins show changes in the degree of phosphorylation during the initial stages of flagellar motility activation. This is in contrast with similar experiments using detergent-permeabilized sperm in which numerous proteins appear to undergo phosphorylation changes during the reactivation process in a high background of phosphorylation.
Although the foregoing invention has been described in some detail by way of example, it will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art in light of the teachings of this invention that certain changes and modifications may be made thereto without departing from the spirit or scope of the appended claims.
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The builders of East Tennessee State University's new parking garage say the complicated design has contributed to the delayed construction of the structure, but architects say the job should have been routine, and point to unseasonable weather as the cause of the setbacks.
Tony Pettit, vice president of Retenbach Constructors, the Knoxville firm hired to manage the construction of the $26 million garage, said Tuesday that issues related to the structure's design have added to delays caused by this year's unusually wet weather and the site's unsuitable soil composition, and predicted that the garage may be ready for vehicles by mid-January.
"It's a complicated design, not just bolts and nuts, there are different elevations and a very intricate facade on the office building," Pettit said of the indoor office space on either end of the garage that will house the parking and public safety offices, a campus visitors center and a food service area. "It's complicated because the rain causes us to get to a certain spot in construction later, then you run into things that don't exactly work one way or the other. You get materials in ahead of time based on what you think is going to work, then it doesn't work, then you have to wait even longer to get different supplies."
Chuck Griffin, President of Knoxville's Barber McMurry Architects, the firm hired to design the new garage, said the pre-cast concrete and brick building's plans are no more complicated than the construction of most other structures, and said the delays at the site have not been caused by the blueprints.
"The delays have everything to do with weather, not design issues," Griffin said. "He knew what the plans called for when he bid the project, and the other delays go back to the contractor ordering materials."
He said a representative from the company periodically visits the job site in Johnson City to check on the progress of the construction, and said the contractors have not reported any issues with the building's design to the inspector.
The 1,200-space garage, along State of Franklin Road to the southwest of the Minidome, was originally intended to open for parking before the start of ETSU's fall semester.
Pettit said the construction schedule was delayed early in the project when graders discovered the soil under the site and the neighboring 200-space parking lot was unsuitable for building.
The contractor had to remove truckloads of dirt from the site and bring in usable soil, then the rains came, giving Northeast Tennessee one of its wettest years yet and further delaying construction.
Pettit said the goal now is to have the building completed in time for the start of the spring semester in January.
ETSU Vice President of Finance and Administration David Collins said that, while the garage may be opened by then for student parking, it's unlikely that the school's public safety department will be able to relocate while students are on campus.
"We're concerned with not having emergency communications while a great majority of students are on campus," Collins said. "We would have to get the new equipment in, shut down in one place and reopen in another, and it would be challenging to do all that before classes start in January."
If the garage is finished by January, student parking and the welcome center could move in, Collins said, but the public safety department may have to wait until spring break, March 10-15, to find a window to move when students aren't present.
To pay for the construction, ETSU increased student fees in 2011 from $25 to $50 per semester.
Originally budgeted to cost $23 million, school officials said the fee increase should still cover the costs when the price tag was increased to $26 million in July 2012 when construction began.
Pettit said he is expecting more than 20 change orders to increase the price even more, largely from the soil complications.


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For some alumni, this will be the first time returning to the mat since their competitive days at UTC; for others, it will simply be another workout. Highlighting the list of competitors are '07 graduates Michael and Josh Keefe and '87 graduate Jeff Rufolo (1984-87).
Michael Keefe (2003-07), who is the Mocs career wins leader, was a NCAA All-American in 2005 and currently holds the career wins record over current UTC head coach Heath Eslinger. He will take on sophomore Josh Condon.
Michael's twin brother Josh (2003-07) was a two-time NCAA Qualifier and Southern Conference champion. He will go against sophomore Alex Hudson.
Rufolo was the SoCon 190 Champion in 1985, '87 and '89. He is set to face off against two-time NCAA qualifier junior Jason McCroskey.
There is a father-son grudge match that will take place between Joe and Dan Waddell. Joe was a letterman from 1977-80 while Dan is currently a junior and the 2009 SoCon 149 Champion.
Three-time SoCon individual champ Ben Reichel (1985-89) will face freshman Cody Hood while two-time SoCon winner Adrian Tramutola (1999-00) will face sophomore Prescott Garner. Jacob Harris (2003-05), the SoCon 149 champ in 2003, will face junior Kelly Felix and Bryan Flint (1989-91) two-time league winner, will try to handle sophomore Robert Prigmore.
Heavyweight Kevin Baltz (1997-00) will put his 2000 SoCon trophy up against senior Matt Lettner in the final match of the day. Other alumni competing include Adam Raines (2003-06), Chris Light (1996-00), John Cofer (2004-07), Daryk Cochran and Josh Ward (1997-00).
Admission is $5 as the Alumni Match also serves as a fundraiser for the Mocs wrestling program.
Below is a line-up of competitors in the Alumni Match
Adrian Tramutola (1999-00) vs. sophomore Prescott Garner
Ben Reichel (1985-89) vs. sophomore Cody Hood
Adam Raines (2003-06) vs. freshman Devante Brown
Chris Light (1996-00) vs. sophomore Dean Pavlou
Josh Keefe (2003-07) vs. sophomore Alex Hudson
Jacob Harris (2003-05) vs. junior Kelly Felix
Michael Keefe (2003-07) vs. sophomore Josh Condon
Joe Waddell (1977-80) vs. junior Dan Waddell
John Cofer (2004-07) vs. junior Brandon Wright
Daryk Cochran vs. freshman Sam Kuntz
Jeff Rufolo (1984-87) vs. junior Jason McCroskey
Bryan Flint (1989-91) vs. sophomore Robert Prigmore
Josh Ward (2003-05) vs. sophomore Niko Brown
Kevin Baltz (1997-00) vs. senior Matt Lettner


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Do I need to send in a head shot?
Yes, a headshot is necessary to complete the application. If you do not have a headshot, any other picture of yourself will suffice. You can snail mail in your headshot, or (preferably) you can email us a digital version of it.
Do I need to sing in more than one language?
It is advisable that you do as the judges like diversity and like to hear the full range of your capabilities. However, your application will not be rejected if you add only arias in one language.
When will I know if I have been accepted to compete?
The moment you mail in your application you are sure of a spot to compete. We do not reject any candidates, as long as you comply with the Governing Rules. This mainly refers to your age of course. However, this year we only have space for 90 singers, so only the first 90 completed and paid applications will be accepted.
What if I applied and I can't make it to the auditions?
If you can not make it to our auditions, we can help you find another District that has space available. It is your responsibility to contact the new district and check if space is available. We will then forward your information to that District, along with your application fee. It is important to let us know as soon as possible if anything changes in your availability.
How do I pay the $30 application fee?
Payment information, including a link to Paypal (the preferred method of payment) can be found here.
Can I apply online?
Yes, you can. The online application is available here, so please take advantage of this new feature.
Alternatively, you can scan in the application and email it, or you can send your info through snail mail.
Can I bring my friends and family to the auditions?
Yes, and the more the merrier. It makes for a wonderful atmosphere when Merkin Hall is filled with people, and it is a great opportunity to perform in front of family and friends. Please sign up here so we can keep track of attendance.
When will I find out about my audition time?
As soon as all the applications have been received, the schedule is made. We usually send out the actual date and time about two weeks before the auditions. Please be aware that due to the high volume of applications, specific time requests can't always be accommodated.
I noted I would be using the official accompanist, but I decided I would like to bring my own. Is that possible?
Yes, you may decide at a later date to bring your own accompanist. Please let us know as soon as possible if you plan to do so because we like to calculate that into our scheduling. Also provide us with their name.
Who are the judges for the 2015-2016 season?
District Auditions: Mary Dunleavy, John Hancock and Gayletha Nichols
Region Finals: Paul Kilmer, Gayletha Nichols and Craig Rutenberg
Can I be informed of upcoming events and next year's auditions?
Yes, just sign up for our mailing list and keep checking our website.
Can I change my aria selection after submitting my application?
Yes, you can change your selection up to the day of the audition. Let us know as soon as possible and we will change the info on your application. If you wish to make any changes the day of your audition, you must make the announcement of the change on stage to the judges.
The deadline is approaching to apply. Can I drop off the application in person?
If you wish to drop of the application because time is running out, you may bring it to the same address as you would mail it to. You may just leave it at the front desk. However, we suggest you use the new online application to facilitate applying.
I have participated in the National Council Auditions before, can I apply again?
As long as you comply with the rules in the Governing Regulations, you are fine. This means you have not sung at the Grand-Finals concert or reached the Semi-Finals twice.
Are there any exceptions to the Governing Regulations?
No, the rules are there to be followed. No exceptions will be made with regards to age, or any other requirement. Please make sure to read the regulations carefully. It is your responsibility to be in accord with the rules. All your info will be checked upon receiving your application, and any discrepancies will disqualify you.
Can I get a refund on my application fee?
No, application fees wil not be refunded, even if you do not make it to the auditions. If, however, you decide to transfer to a different district before the auditions take place, we will forward your application fee to that region.
I feel like I do not have much experience or I have been out of school for a while, can I still apply?
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So I just picked up my new iPad at Walmart, and I noticed the back is very hot. I am wondering if anybody else is experiencing the same thing. I don't know if it's the new battery or the new graphics chip but it is definitely hotter than my iPad 2.
Hot straight out of the box? Or have you been using it? Which apps?
The new graphics processor will run hotter than it's predecessor when pushed. It's been noted in a few reviews but none have expressed concern at it being overly hot.
I plugged it in right off the bat, so it was doing my iCloud backup and the restoring of all of the apps. I wasn't actually running any apps.
It's the lower left side. Don't know if that is the location of the graphics chip or not...
So it was processing the restore. I doubt it's too unusual. If it gets uncomfortable to hold then I'd think about taking it back
I have heard reports that the larger battery and faster processor does heat up the new iPad more than its predecessor, so unless it's uncomfortably hot or shutting down to due to the heat I would expect this to be normal. I've also heard it said that that battery takes longer to charge than the previous model, being about 20 percent more capacity than the "old" one.
Thanks for the responses everyone. I am still a little worried. I have just been checking email and surfing the web for the last hour or so and this left side is getting pretty hot. Both the front and back are uncomfortably hot.
Anyone else experiencing this out there?
From just web browsing mine gets noticeably warm, but not hot or uncomfortable. But I am concerned about how hot it'll get in a case.
It'll be interesting to see how it gets under heavier load.
I can't correct my previous post now, but I meant to say 70 percent more capacity on the battery.
I got my i3 last Friday and noticed right away the heat issue. It is significantly hotter thsn my old ipad. Kind of concerns me. Sometimes it is just uncomfrtable to hold.
The "New iPad" doesn't really get that warm (92.5°F). Nothing to get concerned about!;)
- Nick
It seems like a lot of people are having this problem. Some possible causes have been found. Some say that the battery needs 'conditioning' i.e. draining until its dead and then recharging to 100% a few times. Also some others say that turning off auto-brightness and lowering it to around 70% helps. You could also try disabling iCloud. Try giving your battery a few cycles during the period of a week and see if it helps with the heat/charging issues. If it doesn't you can take it back to apple, you have 14 days from the day of purchase.
It's not a 'problem' as such;
Apple responds to supposed iPad heat issues
Heat is a subjective thing, the same can be said of what you consider is uncomfortable.
Apple's statement says that the higher heat output is within tolerance for the design. That's not to say its within your tolerance. I'd suggest either return it, speak directly to Apple about it or get a case.
It is still less than 2-day old so I will keep my eyes on further information.
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Beta InformationThis article discusses a Beta release of a Microsoft product. The information in this article is provided as-is and is subject to change without notice.
No formal product support is available from Microsoft for this Beta product. For information about how to obtain support for a Beta release, see the documentation that is included with the Beta product files, or check the Web location where you downloaded the release.
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This article describes limitations of the FormsAuthentication.SignOut method, and provides more information about how to ease cookie reply attacks when a forms authentication cookie may have been obtained by an malicious user. This article introduces the following methods that you can use to help reduce cookie replay attacks in Microsoft ASP.NET applications:
This article describes an issue that may occur if a forms authentication cookie is obtained by a malicious user. In this scenario, the cookie may be used to authenticate to a Forms authentication ASP.NET application after the FormsAuthentication.SignOut method has been called. A malicious user would have no way to obtain the forms authentication cookie of another user unless the system of that user has been compromised.
The FormsAuthentication.SignOut method removes the forms authentication cookie from the client computer. However, the FormsAuthentication.SignOut method does not store any persistent representation on the server of the user signing out. Therefore, if the forms authentication cookie is not appropriately protected and the cookie is maliciously obtained by a third party, that cookie can be used to authenticate to the server after the FormsAuthentication.SignOut method has been called. This behavior can occur until the expiration of the forms authentication ticket that is contained in the cookie.
Note Although a cookie also has expiration, forms authentication always uses the expiration time that is contained inside the forms authentication ticket when forms authentication determines whether the ticket is considered expired.
To help reduce the chances of such an attack, help enhance the protection of the forms authentication cookie by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). You should also use absolute expiration instead of a sliding expiration. Absolute expiration restricts the Time to Live (TTL) for the forms authentication ticket.
ASP.NET 2.0 also adds functionality that you can use to help reduce replay attacks by using the forms authentication cookie. You can use the Membership class in ASP.NET 2.0 to promote a more secure solution to sign out forms authentication users.
Help protect the application by using SSLBy configuring the Web application in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) so that SSL is required, all information that is passed between the client and the Web browser will be encrypted. When you use this method, the requireSSL attribute of the <forms> element should also be set to true. When this attribute is true, a compliant browser will not send the cookie unless the connection is being sent through SSL, and the forms authentication feature will never issue a cookie over a non-SSL connection.
In cases where a site has some pages that are under SSL and other pages that are not under SSL, the requireSSL attribute is designed to make sure that the browser does not send the forms authentication cookie when non-SSL pages are requested. However, the user agent has the responsibility to enforce the rule that the browser does not send the forms authentication cookie when non-SSL pages are requested. Therefore, if you configure the whole application to require SSL, you help enhance security.
For more information about how to configure an application for SSL, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
(https://support.microsoft.com/kb/299875/ )How to implement SSL on a Windows 2000 IIS 5.0 computer
Enforce TTL and absolute expirationBy using a short TTL that can be configured through the timeout attribute of the <forms> element, you can help reduce the risk of a cookie replay attack. You also must notice that the slidingExpiration attribute should be set to false. By default, the setting in ASP.NET 2.0 is true.
Use HttpOnly cookies and forms authentication in ASP.NET 2.0In ASP.NET 2.0, forms authentication cookies are HttpOnly cookies. HttpOnly cookies cannot be accessed by using a client script. However, the HttpOnly property is only available in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (SP1). Previous user agents will ignore the property.
For more information about HttpOnly cookies, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Web site:
Use the Membership class in ASP.NET 2.0When you implement forms authentication in ASP.NET 2.0, you have the option of storing user information in a Membership provider. This option is a new feature that is introduced in ASP.NET 2.0. The MembershipUser object contains specific users.
If the user is logged in, you can store this information in the Comment property of the MembershipUser object. If you use this property, you can develop a mechanism to reduce cookie replay issues in ASP.NET 2.0. This mechanism would follow these steps:
For more information about how to help protect forms authentication cookies by using SSL, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
(https://support.microsoft.com/kb/813829/ )Help secure forms authentication by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
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When i was young i told my Mom.
"One day i will become one of the best and greatest hairstylists, and i will take care of the most famous V.I.P's in the world".
I started my job when i was 15 years old, i have been trained in special classes given at l'Oreal Academy in Paris. I am a specialist hairstylist, i do colors, blow dry's, haircuts and etc. I created my very first company when i was 20, and my second one five years later.
I have also worked on weddings in so many famous castles, including Chennonceaux, and Chaumont in the loire valley area in France. During a travel to the U.S, I was recruited by a famous salon in Beverly-Hills where i met Lea Journo and i have been working with her for the past few years I have taken care of some really important people while i was working in this salon. I'm now working at Cristophe salon in Beverly hills, and on part time basis at Kim Vo Salon .
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H-E-B celebrates Earth Day with green giveaway
For the fifth consecutive year, H-E-B will giving away 250,000 of its green colored reusable shopping bags to customers in Texas to encourage recycling efforts. From 11 a.m.-3 p.m., April 22, customers who bring in at least five plastic bags, from any store, to recycle will get a coupon entitling them to a free reusable […] [Read More]
Data company ranks AT&T 1st
A recent report from Seattle-based RootMetrics has ranked AT&T as the No. 1 carrier for wireless network performance in San Antonio. Here's what the report said of AT&T. "The most significant change was the broad availability of AT&T's LTE service. Their speeds jumped dramatically on LTE, with their average download speed moving from 4.3 Mbps […] [Read More]
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The San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for its 2012 Business Awards, which will be in July. The categories for the awards include Business Owner of the Year, Corporate Executive of the Year, Rising Star of the Year, Community Service Award, Family Excellence Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award. Nomination forms […] [Read More]
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"I think she was on her back when it happened but I was not paying attention because we are rolling around." That gem is from the male partner in a story running in the news.com.au, about a women who was awarded workers compensation after being injured during sex while on a work trip. From the […] [Read More]
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Greate camping trip, with a very good guide in this awsome nature!
Doing what: Overnight Uluru (Ayers Rock) Small-Group Camping Tour
this was the best tour ever, our guide " Keith" was full of knowledge, the camping facility was the best, no crawling into a tent but walking into a nice little cabin with 2 single beds with blankets, pillows and towels waiting for us. The food was great. If you want to learn and discover what is central Australia this is the tour you need to take, from Uluru to Kings Canyon and everything in between, you wont regret any minutes. Everything was very well organise, good management of our time. No regret. I Highly recommended this tour.
Doing what: 3-Day Ayers Rock, Olgas and Kings Canyon Camping Safari
Excellent tour guide (Keith) who was enthusiastic, entertaining and very knowledgable; providing many interesting facts and talking to us about interesting features, such as plants that have functions in the environment you'd never know about. The food was excellent and exceeded expectations for this kind of tour. The accomodation/sites were exactly what I was hoping for considering it was a camping trip.
Doing what: 3-Day Ayers Rock, Olgas and Kings Canyon Camping Safari
Great tour guide (knowledgeable, friendly). The itinerary was well planned and we saw a lot of the Outback highlights. Enjoyed the campsites (though they could use some sort of camping chairs for sitting at the fireside). On our second night we had another tour group "take over" our campsite due to a booking error. Wasn't ideal for either group especially given the tour isn't a cheap one and you always hope that things are better organized to avoid these types of problems. Despite the issues, we did enjoy our time and the scenery is stunning!
Doing what: 4-Day 4WD Camping Tour: Uluru, Kata Tjuta and Kings Canyon
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Where can I get screen printed posters made?
I've got some designs I want printed. Small run, around 25 pieces. I've been trying to get something set up with Holy Mountain, Shout Out Loud, etc. but it's been quite difficult getting a response. Any other suggestions I should check out? Both companies I listed use French paper, which is what I'd like to use.
Help me archive my T-shirts
I want to properly archive a large collection of T-shirts. What's the best way to store these, considering that the most important part is the print, which is made of Plastisol, a PVC-based ink? [more inside]
Skitch like app for Windows?
Is there a screen capture program or browser addon for Windows (Vista, ack) that is better than Gadwin Print Screen or as awesome as Skitch (Mac only, ugh)?
Customizing an I-Am-Not-A-Paper-Cup.
I'd like to have a drawing, which I have as a jpeg, printed onto a porcelain I am not a Paper Cup. Does anyone know where I can have this done in NYC? [more inside]
Where can I find a high-quality jumbo t-shirt printer?
Where can I find a high-quality jumbo t-shirt printer? Preferably one that will seem rip the tags out of the blanks to be printed on. [more inside]
Can anyone recommend a great screen printer in the Kansas City metro area?
Can anyone recommend a great screen printer in the Kansas City metro area? (Lawrence is probably too far, but not out of the question.) Looking to do several small, high-quality, runs of 50 to 100 shirts. Willing to pay for great service and product.
Maybe I'll just use Comic Sans and hork *everyone* off
What one font is the easiest to read on both on a computer screen *and* off a sheet of paper? [more inside]
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Below is a list of all parts for the Kenmore Refrigerator 10644029601. To find the repair part you need, you can browse the list below or you can narrow your choices by searching for a part by name or description.
NOTE: Per manufacture, if this part is not the original part, you may need to replace with the complete bin assembly.
This set of two electronic control boards contains both the emitter and the receiver. These boards tells the icemaker when it's full and that it has to dump the ice, and it also tells the icemaker when to refill with water.
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