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The 7th annual hunt, set for Feb. 8-10, is intended to manage the number of coyotes, which prey on livestock.
Steve Gagnon of the Adin Supply Co. grocery store, a co-sponsor of Coyote Drive 7, told public media station KQED that hunting is a way of life.
"What we have here is part of our heritage," he told KQED. "It's been going on for years and years."
The Pit River Rod and Gun Club is also a sponsor.
Members of Project Coyote, the Animal Welfare Institute, the Center for Biological Diversity and other groups are asking the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and the California Fish and Game Commission to scrap the contest in Modoc County.
That is the area where wolf OR-7, also known as Journey, has been spotted after entering California from Oregon in December 2011. OR-7 is the first gray wolf seen in California since 1924, according to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife.
The wolves are protected under the federal Endangered Species Act.
"There can be no biological or legal justification for setting coyote hunters loose in an area where gray wolves are mounting a return after an absence of nearly 90 years from the state," D.J. Schubert, a wildlife biologist with the Animal Welfare Institute, said in a news release.
The groups say the hunt violates new state legislation that requires the Fish and Game Commission to use "ecosystem-based management" and the best available science in the stewardship of California's wildlife.
"Killing coyotes — or any wild animal — as part of a contest or tournament is ethically indefensible, ecologically reckless, and counter to sound science," said Camilla Fox, Project Coyote executive director and a wildlife consultant to the Animal Welfare Institute.
So far, 3,160 people have signed on online petition on change.org to stop the hunt.


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There are 22 achievements with a total of 1000 points.
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|Spoon Fed Ogre
|Complete the game in Charming Difficulty.
Level select does not work for this achievement, you have to do every mission in Charming difficulty. Go to options to set the difficulty, then select the first mission. After that when you select "Continue" it will pick up where you left off, so you won't have to remember what level you stopped on. Most of the enemies take one shot to kill, so it won't take very long, especially if you've gone through the game once already and know where everything is. This costs 15,500 from the shop and will most likely be one of the last things you get. Work on finishing up the collector achievements while doing this.
|Glorious Liege
|Complete the game in Grimm Difficulty.
Once again, level select does not work. This only costs 1,500 from the shop, so I would suggest doing a few levels on Normal, then buying this and starting over, that way you won't have to do the game three times, but just twice instead. Don't worry too much about any of the perfect level quests, you can use level select on Normal and go back to do any you miss.
|Hail to the King!
|Complete all 20 missions of the game for the first time in any difficulty.
As it says, doesn't matter the difficulty, but whatever way you play through your very first time will unlock this. I would suggest doing Grimm first just so you don't have to go through the game that many times.
|Questing Rookie
|Complete 33% of the Challenge Quests in the game.
See "Questing Ogre".
|Questing Fiend
|Complete 66% of the Challenge Quests in the game.
See "Questing Ogre".
|Questing Ogre
|Complete all the Challenge Quests in the game.
Challenge quests are everything on the checklist you can view by pressing start at any time during a level. Each level has a "perfect" achievement to get through the level without dying, so if you're going for these and you die, start over. You do have to find all the mugs to get these achievements, but you do not have to find the drawings. Most of them are extremely simple, aside from the collecting.
|For the Fridge
|Collect 33% of Coloring Book Pages in the game. (Any Difficulty)
See "Art Collector".
|Upstart Artist
|Collect 66% of Coloring Book Pages in the game. (Any Difficulty)
See "Art Collector".
|Art Collector
|Collect 100% of Coloring Book Pages in the game. (Any Difficulty)
There is one drawing per level, except the tutorial and the catapult mini-game levels. here are all the locations:
Level 2 (The Docks): After you exit the building with the statue of Hook, jump up to the left on a small ledge.
Level 3 (The Pirate Ship): This is in the first room, but you can't get it right away. Once you switch to Puss, backtrack and use his double-jump off the boxes and toward the camera.
Level 4 (Ye Olde Ruins): Just before entering the castle, break the lamp post on the right of the door.
Level 5 (Ye Olde Road): On the left side just before you encounter the wagon, there is a small offshoot with two boxes.
Level 6 (Academy Grounds): Punch all of the hedge statues and it will appear in the middle by the large dragon.
Level 7 (Prison Cell Block): When you float down toward the end of the level to activate a switch, it's toward the back of the pipe as you're floating.
Level 8 (High High Peak): After the first bridge, move toward the camera a bit and you can go down a slope to the left.
Level 9 (Ice Lake): As Arthur, when you come outside to activate the switch, move toward the camera on a narrow ledge.
Level 10 (Ice Cave): Inside the second snowman, on the right side of the passage.
Level 11 (Prison Detention Center): As soon as you start the level, move toward the camera and break the box.
Level 12 (Forest Ambush): You'll find it while breaking open all the cannons.
Level 13 (Merlin's Hills): After killing the guys who were throwing balls at you from the ledge, break the cannon to their left.
Level 14 (Evil Queen's Castle): In the left wing of the castle, get to the top where the level is and jump across to the bookcase.
Level 15 (Stromboli's Workshop): In the room with the teeth, you need to climb to the top and to the left there is a present. Push that off and to the other side of the room to get on the slope the balls are sliding down, it is at the top.
Level 16 (Catacombs): In the room after you kick the stone block three times, take the small pulley up and break the box.
Level 17 (Rundown Streets): At the part with the cannon, make sure it doesn't knock over the double-stacked pedestal, then jump up onto it and jump once more to get the page.
Level 18 (The Grand Finale): In the barrel at the back of the stage.
|The Finisher
|Perform 100 finishing moves.
Anytime you see over an enemy's head, hit it. Shouldn't take long and after that you can just pummel everyone with , because the finishing move animations are kind of annoying after a while.
|The Juggler
|Launch 50 Enemies into the air then catch them with Shrek.
To do this, charge a punch with and then follow the arrow/circle and position yourself under it. When the person is nearing the ground, hit the button to catch them. Takes some getting used to, but it's actually quite simple.
|Survivor Shrek
|Achieve a Perfect on every level. (Normal difficulty or higher)
Obviously easiest on Normal, simply go through every level without dying. If you fall into a hole or off the side, this counts as dying and you'll need to start over. The health works much like Call of Duty where the sides of the screen will turn orange and then red when you're losing health, simply avoid getting hit for a bit and it will go back to clear. Go through the game first on Grimm for that achievement and you should get some of these done, then use level select on Normal to finish them up.
|Super Ogre
|Use Super Ogre Power 5 times with Shrek or Fiona.
Collect blue orbs to fill the entire gauge in the upper left of the screen, then press + to trigger your Ogre Power, which is similar to a "Bullet Time" sequence. You just have to activate it, not kill any enemies or anything.
|Novice Collector
|Collect 33% of all Souvenir Mugs in the game. (Any Difficulty)
See "Master Collector".
|Amateur Collector
|Collect 66% Souvenir Mugs in the game. (Any Difficulty)
See "Master Collector".
|Master Collector
|Collect all Souvenir Mugs in the game. (Any Difficulty)
Every level has a number of mugs hidden inside, you can only track your progress from level to level, but once you have them all on every level, you'll obviously be done. Break open every box or light or cauldron or anything, as well as explore all the "hidden" parts of the level that the camera doesn't see, run toward the camera and off to the sides. Your progress saves, so once you have a mug, you never have to get that same one again.
|Ice Dragon Tamer
|Defeat the Ice Dragon. (Normal Difficulty or higher).
You will get this progressing through the story mode. Can't miss it. To defeat her, you need to do a jump attack and hit her in the head. If you are getting hit, jump onto the snow bank and keep jumping in a counter-clockwise circle while your health regenerates, then go back in for more.
|Music Critic
|Defeat Captain Hook. (Normal Difficulty or higher).
Also got in story mode and can't be missed. All you have to do is defeat all his pirates and cannons, you never actually fight Hook himself. Just keep pummeling all the minions and it'll be over eventually.
|Upstaged Charming
|Defeat Prince Charming. (Normal Difficulty or higher).
First you will have to defeat a bunch of minions, as well as a Cyclops which can be tricky (use a jump attack to kill the Cyclops, , then in the air). Arthur's attack (spin move) is pretty useful here if there are a number of enemies. Charming will come down to attack you himself after a while, and some ropes appear on the stage. Cut down both ropes to free Shrek, then do a finishing move on Charming and he's done for.
|The Collector
|Complete all of The Collector series of quests.
This is all the crowns, hooks, peg legs, etc. I think this is separate from the mugs and drawings, but I got both those achievements first, so I can't be sure if you still need those to get this one or not. They really are not difficult to find for the most part, just break open every barrel or anything you find and explore the "hidden" portions of the level that the camera doesn't tend to see. Run toward the camera and off to the sides whenever possible.
|Super Ogre Power Extreme
|Use Super Ogre Power 10 times with any character.
Same thing as "Super Ogre", just an additional five times.
|Ogre Smash!
|Use Fairy Dust Attack 50 times with any character.
A fairy dust attack counts both when you use only the attack (when your gauge is not full, but slightly filled) as well as when you use the + (when the gauge is full), so it should come about halfway through your first play through.
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Tony Kennedy comes from Kundabung, just inland from the North Coast of NSW. (about 400km from Sydney)
Hes been bee keeping since he was 14. In the early days he worked for a major apiary with over 3000 hives. Even when he took a break from professional bee keeping he kept a few hives as a hobby.
Tony also likes to play a bit of guitar and used to play country and western around the pubs and clubs years ago. He is also fond of fishing and camping and every year he likes to go away to the coast for a few weeks with a tent and a fishing line.
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A few years ago, Tony was helping out a mate with his hives and heard about the beetle being introduced. The first time he saw the beetle was in 2004 and was so alarmed by the potential damage it could cause he had several bad dreams and sleepless nights about it. Eventually he realised he would have to try to do something about the problem, and began designing his trap.
It is a non chemical trap which is placed at the top of the hive, between the frames of honeycomb. It provides just the sort of enticing dark crevasse the beetles are attracted to. But once they enter the trap through the slots they are caught in the vegetable oil in the bottom and are unable to escape.
The trap is positioned at the top of the box or super. It is usually wedged between the middle two frames in the box. It comes in two parts; The top part, which is like a wide toothed comb, rests on the top of the frame. The bottom trough, containing the vegetable oil, is clipped on below and sits between the top bars of the frames.
Once the trap has been set in place, the bees will actually help secure it with their own type of glue. (The same they use to build and secure everything else in the hive). A mat is placed over the tops of the frames to stop the bees getting glue or honey on the lid. This also creates a warm dark environment which attracts the beetles. More than one trap may be used between frames, depending on the level of infestation. When beetles enter the hive the bees will chase them, often to the top.
The beetles look for any narrow space where the bees cannot go. (Rather like cockroaches do in your kitchen). This trap looks like the perfect dark nook to hide in, but once the beetles fall in they are coated in the oil and drown.
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If history is any guide, about 35 active major leaguers eventually will make the Hall of Fame.
That might sound excessive — more than one per team. But it's more judicious than, say, 1928, when there were 55 future Hall of Famers spread across 16 teams.
So, we'll stick with the premise that there are about 35 future honorees in the major leagues this year. The question: Who are they?
Some of them are youngsters. Maybe a Jason Heyward or a Buster Posey or even a Dustin Ackley eventually will land in Cooperstown. But potential is fool's gold in baseball, so we aren't going to worry about them right now.
Some of those future immortals are in the middle of their careers and need only to remain healthy to get in the Hall. I mean, is there any doubt that Joe Mauer is a Hall of Famer?
But we're more concerned with what players have actually done to this point. We'll get back to you in 15 years on Heyward.
That leaves us with, we'll arbitrarily say, 22 spots for future Hall of Famers. Let's take a look:
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These are the five-star candidates, the guys who could retire today and unequivocally be described as a "future Hall of Famer," provided they don't leave a stash of steroids buried beneath their locker. We'll even list them in order of Hall of Fame worthiness:
Mariano Rivera
Derek Jeter
Ivan Rodriguez
Albert Pujols
Ichiro Suzuki
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That was the easy part. The four-star candidates are more difficult, either because they're still building their career statistics, or because they have some chink in their armor:
Alex Rodriguez
A-Rod clearly has Hall of Fame credentials. He might wind up with the most impressive career numbers of any player in history. But he also has the taint of steroids, and Hall of Fame voters don't take that lightly.
Rodriguez might have to wait three or four years, but he'll eventually go into the Hall, and I think he'll be the first known steroid user to be elected.
Jorge Posada
He doesn't have huge career numbers. Then again, he's a catcher. Compared with other catchers throughout history, there's no way Posada can be left out. I almost placed him in the five-star group.
Roy Halladay
Halladay looks as though he'll eventually be a no-doubt selection. If he got hit by a bus tomorrow, I think he would go in anyway. A .667 career winning percentage is a big part of that, but a postseason no-hitter will have just as much of an impact on his candidacy.
Vladimir Guerrero
With a .318 average, 442 homers, and many contemporary sluggers out of the running because of steroids, Guerrero is nearly a shoo-in.
David Ortiz
Todd Helton
Helton has superior career numbers. Ortiz is infinitely more famous. And it's the "Hall of Fame," not the "Hall of the Best Players."
Omar Vizquel
Vizquel might be helped by the steroids era more than anybody. Voters will be eager to prove that there still was a place for slick-fielding singles hitters during that period, and Vizquel could be the primary beneficiary of that romanticism.
By the way, Vizquel has played more games at shortstop than anybody in history, has appeared in more games than any other active player, ranks third all-time in assists by a shortstop, and has 11 Gold Gloves. Voters love those kinds of things.
Scott Rolen
The appropriate reaction is, "Huh?!?"
But Rolen has eight Gold Gloves at third base, and has more doubles, homers, walks and stolen bases than Brooks Robinson, along with a better batting average and much better on-base and slugging percentages.
Andruw Jones
At his peak, Jones might have been the best fielder ever to play center field. Add in more than 400 homers, and he's almost certain to get in — even though he hasn't had a productive season since he was 29.
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That gives us 16 players, which still leaves plenty of room. The remaining three-star candidates can be broken into several categories.
Guys who would be five- or four-star candidates if not for the specter of steroids: Jason Giambi and Miguel Tejada.
Starting pitchers who are on track but need several more solid seasons: Johan Santana, CC Sabathia, Roy Oswalt, Mark Buehrle, and Tim Hudson.
Sluggers who might put up numbers too big to ignore: Miguel Cabrera, Lance Berkman, Adam Dunn, Magglio Ordoñez, and Mark Teixeira.
Guys who might get in under the "He played a key position and was a decent enough hitter" corollary: Carlos Beltran, Edgar Renteria, Mike Cameron, Adrian Beltre, Orlando Cabrera, Johnny Damon, and Torii Hunter.
And the "Wow, he was great, how come nobody noticed it while he was playing?" club: Bobby Abreu.
With somewhere between 20 and 30 of these players eventually going into the Hall of Fame, maybe the electors will notice Abreu before it's too late.
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Losing Your Religion? Analytic Thinking Weakens Religious Belief
Most of the world's population believes in God, or gods, but alongside them there are also hundreds of millions of nonbelievers. What makes one a believer or not?
Religious faith is likely a complex phenomenon, shaped by multiple aspects of psychology and culture, say the authors of a new study. But the researchers, Ara Norenzayan and Will Gervais of the University of British Columbia in Canada, showed in a series of clever studies that at least one factor consistently appears to decrease the strength of people's religious belief: analytic thinking.
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How to Plan a Fall Garden
In the southern states a fall garden means starting tomatoes and such indoors, as the fall is the best growing time for them.
To our neighbors far north, planning for the fall would involve at least low tunnels and cold frames.
This post is for everyone in between.
Succession planting, or following one plant with another, is a great way to make the most of the space you have.
At this time of year, your peas have probably started to die off. You cold weather crops are either in or beginning to bolt. And anything over-wintered is likely going to seed.
This means some space will be available for crops that can take cooler temperatures.
Here in the zone 5/6 Jones' garden we have already sown our second crop of peas. Early maturing garlic was followed by plantings of winter squash.
In between the rows of onions, which are starting to show signs they are ready to harvest, we have direct sown seeds of cabbage for a fall crock of sauerkraut.
As the potatoes are harvested, turnips and rutabaga seeds will go in. Where the spinach bolted, more carrot seeds were planted.
These are all veggies that can take the cold; and that is the main piece of information you need to know about following one crop with another.
The other things are what 'days to maturity' actually means, and when your first frost in the fall is expected.
That way you can better time what you are planting to mature in the fall or even into winter.
When we first started gardening we used to think we could only grow food from the end of May until the frost in the fall.
Now we know we can garden pretty much all year 'round.
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Tena Kropp - July 20, 2014
Are there any Fall crops in which seeds need cooler soil in order to germinate? I recently planted lettuce, spinach, carrots and beets where spinach came out. Only the lettuce grew.
gj - July 21, 2014
Most crops can take the cooler temperatures, but only a few and rather unusual ones prefer it. My guess would be that they didn't get the constant moisture they need to germinate. Carrots are especially notorious for that.
Kim - July 23, 2014
Thank you! I found this information very helpful. Now I know why my carrots look like they want to cry. More water


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He refuses to believe that I need foreplay!
My boyfriend doesn't understand that females need foreplay first before we have sex. He just thinks it's okay to "put it in and off we go". I've tried to explain to him that females need foreplay, but he doesn't believe me. He thinks just because he is "hard" I should be too. I'm trying to find some articles based on facts that females DO need stimulation before having sex, but to no avail. Can someone point me in the right direction please?
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My boyfriend and I have sex a lot and we both enjoy it. However, I can't feel him ejaculate inside me and I hate asking him if he's done because it's a real turn-off for both of us. Is it normal for girls to not be able to feel guys come inside them? And if so, how can I tell when he's done?
He thinks it's unattractive when I touch my clitoris, but I don't enjoy sex otherwise!
When I have sex it doesn't really feel that good. For me to have an orgasm I HAVE to play with my clitoris and my boyfriend finds it very unattractive. I don't know how to stimulate my "area" right and I think the advice would be nice. I'm 18 years old and I think that it is a bad thing that this is happening to me so young! I just don't feel the "amazing pleasure" I hear other girls talk about. How do I stimulate myself to have a healthier sex drive and feel the pleasure I hear about? Thank you for the help and support!
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Last night my boyfriend had a few drinks and he got really honest with me...He said that he thinks when were in bed its always all about me and he thinks it should be more about him in return. I don't know what he wants me to do, mostly we have sex missionary but often with my legs in different positions. I do enjoy being on top and get on top often, but maybe that's not enough? I have given him oral and always believed I was good at it. What positions are more pleasurable for men where women do more of the work? I was also wondering if a man orgasms every time he comes?
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I know for a guy, sex is over once he ejaculates. But when is the sex over for a girl? Because I've always been told in sex ed that the guy is "finished" once he cums & that girls don't always ejaculate during sex. But I never really thought to ask about when a girl is "finished." So when does a guy know the sex has finished for both, if the girl doesn't always "finish off" like guys do?
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My boyfriend and I have been going out for one year and have been sexually active for some time. Usually we have pretty good sex. But lately I've just been getting upset because I can never orgasm through intercourse. I know that's normal for girls but when I ask him to do other things, he usually doesn't want to. I almost always orgasm when he eats me out but he hardly ever does that and if he does it's never long enough. He wants to just move into having sex. I'm starting to feel like it's a chore for me and sex is just a way to get him off and then we're done. But I want to feel pleasure too. I already love him and love being with him sexually but is there a way we can try to make me orgasm through vaginal intercourse? Or is there a way I can make it more comfortable for him to eat me out?
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I searched this site after having a weird experience while masturbating, which I have now come to realize is female ejaculation. The thing is I absolutely hate the feeling that goes along with that, so I have since stopped masturbating to avoid it happening again. However I currently have a partner and we are beginning to consider becoming sexually active (we know how to protect ourselves, and are above the age of consent in our area no worries) however I was wondering if there is anything I can do to avoid female ejaculation while being stimulated by my partner. I find it to be pretty gross, though I have talked to my partner about it I am unsure as to whether or not he is ok with it. Any help you could give would be appreciated. Thank you.
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Boston MC [artist id="2101071″]Slaine[/artist]'s first love is music, but after landing roles in the 2007 film "Gone Baby Gone" and last year's "The Town," his horizon has expanded a bit.
Born George Carroll, Slaine got his start alongside Boston rap legend Edo G. and fellow MC Jaysaun in the group Special Teamz, who released their debut album, Stereotypez, in 2007. From there, Slaine hooked up with another hip-hop luminary, Everlast from House of Pain. Together, Everlast, Slaine, Ill Bill, Danny Boy and DJ Lethal hooked up to form La Coka Nostra. As a rapper, Slaine made a name for himself in hip-hop's underground but wasn't a widely recognizable face — that is until actor/director Ben Affleck saw him in a local newspaper and expressed interest in casting the MC in his film "Gone Baby Gone."
"He had never heard my music. He just saw my face in the paper, and he was casting, I guess he thought I looked the part," Slaine said of how he hooked up with the Academy Award-winning Boston native. "My picture was in the Boston Herald talking about what I was doing with my music. I woke up one afternoon, and I had 66 missed phone calls. They called me in to do an audition — turned out I had to do five auditions."
Affleck had to fight with the producers to get the first-time actor the role of drug dealer Bubba Rogowski and then brought him back years later to play bank robber Albert Magloan in "The Town." Next up for the rapper/actor is "Cogan's Trade," a mob-inspired flick starring Brad Pitt and Ray Liotta.
Lately, Slaine has been working overtime with the music. This past summer, he released his State of Grace mixtape with DJ Statik Selektah and then quickly followed up with his latest album, A World With No Skies 2.0. "I'm at the same level, if not further along, with my film career than I am with my music career," Slaine said of the balance between his two arts. "I've had a long independent music career, but people almost know me more now for films. So it's hard, because it's not the same as a Ludacris or an Ice Cube, where they have that mega-success in music and then they can kinda just take time off and shoot movies.
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Researchers around Dr. Michael Hirtz from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Dr. Aravind Vijayaraghavan from the University of Manchester have developed a new method to produce artificial membranes: Using a nanoscaled tip, they write tailored patches of phospholipid membrane onto a graphene substrate. The resulting biomimetic membranes, i.e. membranes simulating biological structures, allow for the specific investigation of functions of cell membranes and the development of novel applications in medicine and biotechnology, such as biosensors. The method is now presented online in Nature Communications.
Lipids (from Greek lipos, "fat") are central structural elements of cell membranes. The human body contains about 100 trillion cells, each of which is enveloped in a cell membrane which essentially is a double layer of partly hydrophilic, partly hydrophobic phosphorus-containing lipids. These cell membranes contain numerous proteins, ion channels, and other biomolecules, each performing vital func-tions. It is therefore important to study cell membranes for many areas of medicine and biotechnology. Better understanding of their functions will open up novel applications, such as sensors with biological components, use of enzymes as catalysts, or specific introduction of medical substances. However, it is very difficult to study the membranes directly in live cells inside the human body.
Consequently, researchers frequently use model membranes that are applied to special surfaces. These biomimetic systems, i.e. systems simulating biological structures, are more convenient and can be controlled much better. An international group of researchers around Dr. Michael Hirtz, head of the project in the research unit of Professor Harald Fuchs at the KIT Institute of Nanotechnology (INT), and Dr. Aravind Vijayaraghavan from the University of Manchester, Great Britain, now presents a new method to produce biomimetic membranes: They write tailored patches of phospholipid membrane onto a graphene substrate by means of lipid dip-pen nanolithogra-phy (L-DPN), a method developed at KIT.
"The L-DPN technique uses a very sharp tip to write lipid mem-branes onto surfaces in a way similar to what a quill pen does with ink on paper," explains Dr. Michael Hirtz from the INT. This tip has an apex in the range of a few nanometers only and is controlled with a high precision by a machine. In this way, minute structures can be produced, smaller than cells and even down to the nanoscale (1 nanometer corresponds to 10-9 meters). By employing parallel ar-rays of these tips, different mixtures of lipids can be written in parallel, allowing for patterns of variable chemical composition with a size smaller than that of an individual cell.
The graphene that is used as a substrate is a semi-metal with unique electronic properties. According to Dr. Aravin Vijayaraghavan from the University of Manchester, the lipids applied onto graphene spread uniformly, thus forming high-quality membranes. Other ad-vantages of graphene are its tunable conductivity and its property to quench fluorescence of labeled phospholipids. When the lipids contain the corresponding binding sites, such as biotin, the membranes actively bind streptavidin, a protein produced by certain bacteria and used in various biotechnological methods. When the lipids are charged, charge is transferred from the lipids into graphene. This changes the conductivity of graphene, which may be used as a detection signal in biosensors.
The researchers around Hirtz will use their biomimetic membranes in the future to construct novel biosensors based on graphene and lipids. It is planned to design sensors that react to the binding of proteins by a change of conductivity as well as sensors detecting the function of ion channels in membranes. Ion channels are pore-forming proteins via which electrically charged particles can cross the membrane. "Protein sensors might be applied in medical diag-nostics. Controlling the function of ion channels is important in drug research," the KIT scientist says.
M. Hirtz, A. Oikonomou, T. Georgiou, H. Fuchs, & A. Vijayaraghavan. Multiplexed biomimetic lipid membranes on graphene by dip-pen nanolithography. Nature Communications DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3591.
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At the end of the press briefing, he addressed journalists who were interviewing him on a number of issues. He also made it clear that this whole Battle of the Champion was his idea and that the two artistes have been paid. Proceeds from the gate collections will go to the promoter.
However, before the day could end, the Ndiisa Butti Sipapa star acted contrary to his latest track Ndissa Butti that portrays him as one who takes one step at a time and not in a hurry by attacking Bobi Wine on his wall.
Bebe wrote: "Imagine this lito thing called Kadingo Bobi Swine rehearsing ma songs, wrong move boy. Toswaza Ba Fan Bo. Hahaha. Now the day this pig dies here, Bobi Swine, take ma advise and come with a coffin in which you will be taken back after Bebe Cool's concert at Lugogo this Friday.."
At this rate, 500 police officers and the 100 military police men and women might not be enough if this is the tone these guys are using. However, some music pundits say that the Login show on NTV in which Bobi revealed that when Bebe's manager approached him, he gave a condition that he takes 85% share of the proceeds if he is to perform. This might have led to the current out burst.
Bobi added that to his surprise, Bebe agreed to take the 15% and it's because of the money that Bobi Wine accepted to be part of the show which he has kept on referring to the Battle of the 'Champion'
Bobi Wine whose reality TV was to start today on Bukedde TV but postponed to next Wednesday has not yet responded to the accusation of rehearsing Bebe's songs. But supposing it was the way Bebe is putting it, wouldn't this be a clear win for him instead of going for the Golola/Naggy situation in which one walks away with the belt and the other goes with the win.
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Who is fooling who
Posted by kinyera Johhn Bosco on 03/05/2012 - 12:29 PM
NONSENSE!!! Twakoowa abafere
Posted by pretty on 03/05/2012 - 04:59 PM
I actually was more of a bobi wine fan but now i kind of think these two are equally stupid. Gwe kano ka bebe be a man not a coward a**hole, if you want to insult him do it in his face not on your facebook wall. Temulina na sente mwasama bwasami. Tubakooye
Posted by Mbalakasolo on 03/05/2012 - 09:25 PM
it is known that backing dogs do not bite so bobi wine is a backing dog,and it has gone in records that he is nothing compared to Bebe cool
Posted by prince henry on 05/05/2012 - 06:23 PM
bobi tumukoye avemu ku bayimbi abamusobola nga ba bebe
Posted by doctor smooth on 05/05/2012 - 06:47 PM
bobi wine is the Champions but Bebe Cool is actually stupid he likes showing off and i can only tell him to show off to his wife and the kids but not to H.E BOBI WINE a man of all people, bobi wine keep it up man
Posted by I. JOSHUA on 07/05/2012 - 02:45 PM
its not about the money money money .... we jus wanna make the world dance. dats y i prefer bebe. its not about the 85% but who ur fans are.bebe cool all the way.
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the top 5 are no brainers, its really down to Carpenter and Segura, and for me, this is actually a no brainer too. Carp's multi eligibility along with his better lineup makes him a top 5 2B, whereas Segura's second half was downright miserable. Drop Segura and be happy that you did. Still try to draft him though, he's a good dynasty pick.
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Thanks i agree.
well segura had a great season and i was glad to have him, but he slumped badly at the end. is the last part of the season an indication of what is to come in 2014? i would pass on him, bob
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Thanks appreciate the feed back. I was glad to have him all year.Great first half slumped bad second half. My reasoning on keeping him was he's 23 slim pickings at ss and he can't get worse. I think this was his first full season. I think.... So going forward is he the first half player or second half player. Idk . I'd be ok with a happy medium.
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Roto this year going to H2H next year. 10 team league.
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Post your roster in a visually appealing format. I am not sorting through your comma delimited #$%$.
Dick Strong Dick Strong Sep 29, 2013 2:57 PM Flag
Post your entire roster...
...also...post the number of teams in your league and your style of play (roto or H2H).
trout, fielder, darvish, cano, beltre and segura
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Thanks. I'm leaning towards segura because of the short comings of that position. I like carpenters multi position eligibility. I've had Beltre the past three years and have loved his production. But with age and struggles since mid August to now i wonder how long before the wheels fall off. Tuff decisions. No one believes in PUIG?????
It's H2H...forget pitching, Darvish should not be an option in a kiddie league that allows streaming.
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If it's Darvish then yes you should consider.
Last pick should be between Carpenter and Segura. You make the choice. Check out my post with your name in it. A bunch if the guys from these message boards are making a league next year and want you in.
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The games afoot Watson..
I fancy NC will be back…he pulled one way and the Liebherr's pulled another..
.. plus a SERIOUS conflict of interest if as Chairman he plays both sides against the middle…
When the family realise the best bid is from him or his consortium they will take it but not until they find it out for themselves…
..at the moment it is a business far away for which as NC has made it look relatively easy they probably think they or someone else can do better/earn them more..
Unfortunately football is not like that!
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Anyone know the background to it?
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What is wrong with this picture?
Anyone know the background to it?
Almost looks staged...
it looked faked or chopped
the right side looks discoloured, no?
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The key to these shots and whether they are fake is usually the shadows, and this one looks like it's real enough.
The discolouration on the right side is in fact a wrap over the scaffold of the building while it undergoes stonework renovation underneath.
It would have been more realistic if something was airborne.
Because Germany is so well known for Freds riding full suspension MTBs through the city. :rolleyes:
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He has huge hands and is doing a "Home Alone--Oh Nooooo" pose.
The angle of the shades don't match (pole's shade and guy posing for photo)
Bike seems to have only one leg.
The man posing for the camera has his hand in his pants and his pants are wet.
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A One-day Tour of Helsinki, Finland
When our plane landed in Helsinki, we felt like stars of a reality TV show. We had just under 24 hours to explore this city we had never before laid eyes on, and then it would be time to catch our onward flight.
Normally, I would not arrange to spend such a short amount of time in a brand-new place. I prefer to have a few days to get my bearings, relax and people-watch, and hit some of the major sights.
But in this case, our family was finishing up a monthlong trip through Eastern Europe. We had flown from California on Finnair because that airline offered the best deal on round-trip tickets from Los Angeles to Budapest. For our return trip, we were offered either a 12-hour or a 23-hour layover in Helsinki, the airline's hub.
Since we knew that 12 hours would not have given us time enough to even leave the airport, we took the overnight option and booked a single night at a hotel in the city center.
Before leaving on our trip, we had Googled Helsinki a few times to learn about the city, and one fact that sticks in my mind is that Helsinki has one of the highest per-capita incomes in the developed world. We also posted a query on Lonely Planet's Thorn Tree forum for suggestions on how to spend our single day and night in the Finnish capital.
Responded one person to our query: "You can see all the main sights in Helsinki in one day. The city center is really compact and easy to navigate, so just head toward the Kauppatori (the Finnish word for market square). Helsinki really comes alive during the summer, and even though there may be a bite in the air, there will be lots of cafes and restaurants with tables outside along Esplanadi so that you can enjoy the sunshine. However, be prepared for food and drink to cost quite a lot — especially if you are arriving in Finland from somewhere like Estonia."
Our first stop at the airport, after withdrawing euros from an ATM, was the tourist office, where we purchased one-day transit passes for me, my wife and our 15-year-old daughter for just over $40. This turned out to be one of the best deals of our entire stay. The passes were good not only for Helsinki's local buses and trams, but they also covered the express bus back and forth from the airport to the city center and even the public ferry to Suomenlinna Island, one of the city's top attractions.
The airport bus was jam-packed with people and luggage, but it only took about 30 minutes before it dropped us off at the main train station, a walk of only five minutes or so from the Hotel Arthur, where we had booked a triple room for $143.
The hotel was worn but clean and had no air conditioning, which made for a hot, sticky night in late July. On a more positive note, a generous buffet breakfast was included in the price. We were traveling light because we had checked our bags all the way through, bringing with us to Helsinki only essentials such as medications in a small backpack. While this was handy for moving around, it meant we had no change of clothes for our layover, which turned out to be a questionable decision.
It was midafternoon when we stepped out of the hotel, armed with our transit passes and a tourist map provided by the desk clerk at the hotel who had circled a few key locations in blue ink.
We took a tram to Market Square and boarded a ferry for Suomenlinna, an island where the Swedes built a fort in 1748 when they ruled the territory that is now modern-day Finland. The fortress is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The ferry was packed with local families and tourists heading out to the island. Once the ferry docked, we joined the throngs who hiked among the ruined walls of the fortress, picnicked on the many green spaces or fished from a stone jetty. As we walked along the island's pathways, we even came across a well-dressed crowd having drinks before entering a theater for a performance of "Peter Pan."
Back on the mainland, we strolled through Market Square, where a New Orleans jazz band entertained the afternoon crowd. Nearby were some of the city's iconic sights, such Helsinki Cathedral, City Hall and Uspenski Cathedral. We snapped photos but didn't opt to tour any of these distinctive buildings.
Exploring on foot, we worked our way back toward our hotel, stopping for dinner at a Nepalese restaurant, where we enjoyed a meal of "momos" (dumplings) and curry dishes washed down with spiced chai tea. Finally we rode a tram to Storyville, a jazz club on the opposite side of the train station from our hotel. There we decided to sit in the open-air cafe across from the main club for a nightcap rather than descend to the club's basement, where a saxophone could be heard wailing into the night.
By this time, both our energy and our euros were waning. As the writer on the travel forum had warned, Helsinki's prices were a shock to the system after our travels in Eastern Europe, where things were much more affordable. A glass of beer, not even filled to the top, averaged $8, as compared to $2 or $3 in Budapest or Sophia. During our 23-hour stay, we spent all the euros ($538 worth) we had withdrawn from the ATM, including our costs for lodging, food, transportation and a few souvenirs.
The night turned steamy when we were caught in a brief but furious downpour. Teens congregating in an open plaza near a museum ducked for cover beneath an overpass, and we straggled back to our hotel, damp but grateful for the respite from the heat. The rain continued to pour during the night, loudly hissing and gurgling through the open windows of our hotel room.
The skies had cleared by morning. After breakfast, we went in search of a store where we could buy a change of clothing and settled on Finland T-shirts from a kiosk at the train station for about $20 apiece. Then it was on to the airport bus and our flight home.
For further information about visiting Helsinki, go to www.visithelsinki.fi/en or www.hsl.fi.
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