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If Barclays' Numbers to 2013 Don't Add Up
Barclays must raise its returns and that means making its investment banking arm Barclays Capital a more efficient user of capital. It needs more profit if it's to have flexibility in its Basel III capital, while also sustaining growth and sidestepping a capital raise. Simple really..
In a recent presentation, Barclays CFO Chris Lucas outlined a couple of scenarios for the next three years which saw the bank's core Tier 1 capital ratio rise to 11.5% by the end of 2013 with no organic growth in risk-weighted assets, or remain at the current 10% if it grows assets by £75 billion. Those scenarios are based on its estimate that it will have £505 billion of risk-weighted assets (RWAs) after Basel effects and on consensus estimates of its net income.
The trouble with consensus estimates is that they can deteriorate, as those on Barclays have done this year. According to FactSet, the mean consensus estimate of net income for next year has dropped by a fifth from about £5.6 billion at the start of 2010 to £4.48 billion now.
Barclays' estimate of RWAs by end 2013 is problematic too. It insists it can reduce the amount of assets that Basel III regulations would produce without this having an effect on revenue generation. It says it can manage that effect away. Clever–if it can pull it off. The bank's calculations also don't include Basel III deductions to capital, from items such as the treatment of stakes in other financial companies.
This has led some analysts to forecast a capital shortfall for Barclays.
Evolution Securities assumes Barclays will need a 10% core Tier 1 ratio under a 'U.K. finish' but will end 2012 at 8.7%, leaving £7.4 billion for Barclays to find. From that you have to deduct 2013 earnings and maybe add the effect of accounting changes to the Barclays pension deficit. This, of course, assumes that all the capital requirement needs to be equity and that contingent capital is absent. In any case, Evolution says it's "very likely" that Barclays' core Tier 1 will be below 9% in 2013.
Apart from an understandable desire to dominate global investment banking, Barclays Capital's expansion into the equities and M&A sectors was always partly a reaction to the new post-crash regulatory environment.
As Dixit Joshi, then head of equities for Europe and Asia, told us in February, "the equities business we're assembling has high return on equity, low utilization of risk weighted assets and fits very well with the new regulatory environment." Quite–and that needs to be stepped up while Barcap must maintain its big market share in FICC.
Bob Diamond, BarCap chief and CEO-designate of parent Barclays PLC, is said to favor returns over growth. Barclays needs to make a return consistently higher than the cost of capital which it puts at 12.5% across the group. It looks likely that BarCap will continue to be rebalanced in order to be less capital intensive and improve its returns.
Barclays' shareholders could be the ones to bear the brunt if its net income fails to meet expectations over the next three years. The bank's projections look to imply an annual dividend payout of 20% for 2010-2013 so if income comes up short, shareholders may have to deal with the slack. Either that, or Barclays sacrifices growth by allowing lower organic RWA growth.
On a recent analyst conference call, CFO Lucas said the bank still expects a return on equity from Barcap of 15-20% by 2013 and 13-15% from its global retail banking unit. This year's estimate downgrades have often included cuts for Barcap even though its revenues are seen as less volatile than those of some other investment banks.
Nobody expects the fourth quarter of this year to turn out to be a bumper period and expectations for next year echo the sentiment about 2010 a year ago–Panglossian.
Bankers say there is plenty in the deal pipeline, but what of the confidence to bring it to market? Uncertainty over the future of the euro will continue and economic recovery still looks patchy. If Barcap undershoots and conditions don't improve as quickly as some expect for the retail bank, Barclays could end up with a capital problem that shareholders will be asked to solve.
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''Difficult to see. Always in motion is the future.''
In the following days the remaining Sith were rounded up and either arrested or killed. The rest of the Jedi crawled out of their hiding places and helped with the process. In the next few months the atmosphere on Coruscant became bright and friendly again. The Imperial Palace has been turned into a museum, after the corpses were transported out, of course. The Moffs have lost their titles and instead performed some different functions for the government. The Galactic Senate has been reestablished and a special first session was demanded. Marasiah Fel, the new Empress had an important announcement. The senators answered the call and the Senate Rotunda was filled with representatives from every system that was, until now, a part of the Empire. Marasiah emerged on the platform that was usually occupied by the Chancellor.
''Loyal Senators, I have called you all here today to relay this news that will change the course of our history. As of this moment the Empire is no more. My father was a good man, but he held the Empire out of sheer naivete and pride. I hope I know better. I am hereby reforming our system into the Third Galactic Republic. According to the laws of the first, Old Republic, the Senate will have the most important role in making the most crucial and delicate decisions for the wellfare of our vast interplanetary socety. I will assume the role of Chancellor and perform it in accordance to the laws of the Old Republic. That Republic, after all, had the longest lifespan and I hope that this one will last even longer. I am also hereby ordering the Imperial Knights to disband. If they chose to do so, they may rejoin the Jedi Order, whose members I ask to once again assume the roles of protectors and mediators in this frail galaxy. Of course it won't be all milk and honey from the start. We have a long way of rebuilding ahead of us and it is my hope that we can rebuild the institution that is the Republic successfully. I thank you for your time, Senators and wish you many prosperous years of service to our Republic.''
And with those words the first session of the Senate was over. Cade Skywalker watched the speech from the entrance to the Senate Rotunda. He was now training on Coruscant, in the newly restaurated Jedi Temple. Soon his training will be complete and he will become a Jedi Master himself. Marasiah saw him watching and smiled. He smiled back, his usual smug smile, nodded and quietly left.
Jariah Syn, Deliah Blue and Rav returned to Socorro and continued their bounty hunter lives, but they remained in contact with Cade. They were even offered the positions of Ambassadors of the Republic on Socorro, but they politely declined. That just wasn't their life.
''So what happens now?''
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''Yes, time and the minds and the desires of the people.''
''Precisely. The galaxy is at peace for the moment, but it is the nature of things to bring chaos after order and bring order after chaos.''
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''No, Ralik, not master. Teacher. That's all I am as well as any other elder member of our Order. You must be on your guard too and learn carefully everything we teach you, because the galaxy will need you once more, some time in the future.''
''Yes, teacher. I will do my best.''
''Nothing else will do. The Lenari planet-factory is still out there somewhere along with their cloning labs.''
''You didn't destroy it?''
''We couldn't find it. When we arrived at the coordinatees you gave us we found nothing but empty space.''
''They must have heard of the fleet's defeat and moved it.''
''Yes, but they will show themselves again one day and you must be ready for them when that day comes.''
''I will not fail.''
Somewhere, hidden deep in the Unknown Regions an enormous, planet-sized factory floated through space. Next to it a small planetoid with a cloning lab under its surface. Both with full Lenari crew complement. Overseer Crull stood at the factory's viewport and gazed into the empty space. The hour of the Lenari will come again. One day in the future.
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The two droids were finally home.
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It's not just a 48x-writing burner. It's a 48x24x48x CD-RW coming from TDK. Besides being rated to extract digital audio at 48x, this CyClone comes with an incredible 24x re-writing speed. Is the 48x24x48x the fastest CD-RW drive ever?More information at HardwareZone


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Guest Blogger: AZ Old Dog
A discussion occurred on the last BlogMocRadio about Data Mining, what is it and how is it used.
Let me start with the side that my Paycheck Continuation Program (PCP) is involved with on a daily basis, Just In Time Inventory or JITI. This is Data Mining at its' finest!
Ever walked into almost any commercial enterprise and seen employees running around with hand held Bar Code Scanners, ever had you purchase rang up by passing over or under a scanner and then paid for said purchase with a Credit or Debit Card! Answer yes to any of those and you have been data mined! Mind you that most US commercial enterprises (Notable exceptions for Google, Microshaft and anything associated with GE) use this data to tailor what they carry in a given region, when and how much they order and what demographics (remember the cards) are buying their goods.
Each store involved has what most call an In Store Processor (ISP). Now the ISP could be called an Idiot Savant of computers as it includes a full Commercial Transactions Node (think ATM at your Bank) and a continuous communications node to wherever the company's Master Inventory Control Point (MICP) is. I know where most of them are but have this little thing called Confidentiality Agreements (CA) in place here.
All decisions with the (sometimes) exception of Local Hiring and Firing are made at the MICP. The individual stores do what they are told! Ever walked into a chain store and found something on sale, unadvertised over night? That item is not selling well in your region and the MICP projects a need for that shelf space! Better to sell it at reduced price or even a small loss compared to having to dispose of it or ship it back! Many chains have associated chains where the High Dollar but popular items that are fixing to go "Out of Style" are cross-shipped to and sold as Discount! Don't ask me to name names, see CA above.
All of these methods as well as regional and demographic patterns are used to determine what to purchase, when to purchase, when to ship and get it to the store just as it will sell! Important here also is how much an individual store can be expected to sell!
This Boys and Girls is how beneficial Commercial Data Mining works. Now let us translate this to the Political Realm!
First you need a Sugar Daddy to buy you a Master Control Point (MCP) and all the Internet bandwidth you need. Enter George Soros and his endless bag of money in cooperation with an outfit not legally associated with a Political Party, let's call it Organizing for America (OFA) just as something to use OK?
Now your MCP does not need a huge investment (Hell, I have four machines in my house that could host it) mostly a good sized Server Grade machine and lots of Network Storage (NS). NS is desired as we are going to store and transmit lots of data and NS can be expanded as needed cheaply and with a minimum of fuss! What it really must have is damn good data management software and a rock solid communications link! Who are we going to talk to?
How about the community leaders in every local group who is going to agree with what we want to do. Here is where legally a Political party can become involved as they are just one little communications node in our dispersed network. What do these nodes need to function? A cheap piece of secure communications software, that's it. With a computer that they probably already have and the cheap ass software they are now a functional node in our huge data mining operation!
Next we send from the MCP what information we want like say names and voting patterns! We could also ask for anything any prominent person has ever done stupid. Or even better how about anything that person has ever said or done that could be twisted out of context to make them LOOK stupid or evil.
Next set of marching orders from the MCP is "What to Say and When!" Thus at say 1:00 PM all nodes start saying the exact same thing at the exact same time! Who the hell cares if it is true or accurate!
What then occurs in large portions of our modern society is called Information Waterfall. Many, many people will hear it and the assumption becomes that because everyone and everybody is saying the same thing "It Must Be True!"
This is the danger of the Distributed Network more so that Inbound Data Mining, the phenomenon of Outbound Data Mining (ODM)!
ODM is the weapon that OFA is trying to use! Any piece of dirt or innuendo that can be found or developed against a political enemy is brought in processed and distributed to all the nodes in a matter of minutes and no one on our side has the damn brains to start using this power!
The problem with this model is that much of the control of information and efforts is shifted away from the personalities running the operation to the troops running the nodes. On the Progressive left that is no problem as they are united in thought and deed! Not so on the Right!
Neocons, Socons, Fiscons, PaulBots and just plain "Do It My Way" country club Republicans divide the Right better than Odumbbutt ever could. Each and everyone of these groups that launches and kind of effort wants to Keep Control!
If only we could get together and find the points we agree on build that into our MCP software as Priority's and build our own Bi-Directional Data Mining effort because until we do we will always be one step behind OFA!
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December is the twelfth and final month of the year. December has 31 days and its birthstone is the blue turquoise. People who are born between December 1st and 21st are under the zodiac sign of Sagittarius (the Archer) and all those born between December 22nd and 31st are considered to be Capricorn (the Goat).
In North America, December is often a cold month that can produce snowy conditions or even blizzards. Hence, it is a prime time of year to go ice skating outdoors or even sledding! December days are short and it gets dark before 5pm—but this comes with one major advantage: holiday lights.
December is probably best regarded as being the month that contains one of the world's biggest holidays—Christmas. Since the sun sets early, scores of residential houses and shops come alive with vibrant and twinkling Christmas lights. Santa Claus, reindeer, Christmas trees, elves, snowmen, and more can all appear as part of Christmas décor which is widespread throughout most of the world. Although Christmas Day always occurs on December 25th, the holiday is celebrated for over a month. Furthermore, December 31st is also the holiday of "New Years' Eve" when the whole world waits to welcome in a New Year!
Due to its association with Christmas, December is a month that is mentioned in many holiday songs and movies, or at least heavily referenced. For example, "Let It Snow" is a classic holiday tune that remarks on the "frightful" snowy weather that often occurs in December. Films like "Miracle on 34th Street" and "Home Alone" also center around Christmas/December.
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Alicia Walicke is no vintner. Her wine knowledge begins and ends with the price tag. But a $3.99 bottle of cheap wine was all she needed to gain entry to see her jailed lover. Walicke, a Texas woman on a mission, wanted to wine and dine her way into jail. Now that's some crazy, stupid love.
Reports the Huffington Post: "Alicia Walicke of Cedar Park was charged with misdemeanor theft and freed on $5,000 bond Friday. Police say Walicke stole a bottle of wine from a gas station Wednesday. An arrest affidavit says police found the woman outside the business and drinking the wine. The affidavit says she told police that she wanted to see her boyfriend, who was arrested hours earlier, and told them wanted to go to jail."
Her selection of wine? Mad Dog 20/20. Her fine wine outlet? A Shell gas station. Not the most urbane choices on a wine drinker's palate.
Says the Urban Dictionary:
As majestic as the cascading waters of a drain pipe, MD (Mogen David; Mad Dog for short) 20/20 is bottled by the 20/20 wine company in Westfield, New York. This is a good place to start for the street wine rookie… You'll find this beverage as often in a bum's nest as in the rock quarry where the high school kids sneak off to drink. This beverage is likely the most consumed by non-bums, but that doesn't stop any bums from drinking it!
That sounds about right for the 22-year-old Walicke, who was all smiles in her mug shot by the way.
As if this story wasn't romantic enough, her arrest record showed that Walicke pilfered the rotgut wine because "her boyfriend was arrested earlier that evening and it was her fault, so she wanted to make things right and go to jail," the warrant said.
WSBTV out of Atlanta commented on a prior charge of Walicke's, saying she was "previously charged with assault against a public servant in March when she bit a police officer's arm while officers were trying to restrain her after she became combative when they responded to a call about her making suicidal threats."
Police said at the time that she was "under the influence of an unknown drug."
Classy girl. And no, she didn't get to spend any time with her yearned for swain. But rumor has it that the two darlings have a date night set for Arby's when they are released. He has a coupon.
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TELEVISION presenter Michael Parkinson will become Sir Michael, after he is knighted in the New Year's honours list, according to British media.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the Queen have approved the award, which The Sun newspaper said would be announced on Saturday.
Parkinson, 72, was made a CBE in the 2000 Queen's Birthday honours list.
In a television career spanning more than three decades, Parkinson has interviewed some of the world's most famous names, from Muhammad Ali, Nelson Mandela and Orson Welles to Tony Blair, Tom Cruise and Lauren Bacall.
Since his first television interview in 1971, he has quizzed more than 2000 celebrities, taping around 650 episodes.
Parkinson is a frequent visitor to Australia. An avid cricket fan, he has come here every summer since 1978, mostly to follow the game, but also to avoid the harsh northern winter and catch up with old friends.
The affable Yorkshireman has, over his 36 years in television, perfected the gentle celebrity interview, becoming one of the world's most popular media personalities.
His final chat show, broadcast to more than 8 million viewers in Britain on December 16, featured David Beckham, Sir Michael Caine, Sir David Attenborough, Dame Judi Dench, Dame Edna Everage and Billy Connolly in a two-hour special.
"Over the years it has been a privilege to meet some of the most intelligent and interesting people. It has always been a great joy and I shall miss it," he said on his final show.
Last month bookmakers Ladbrokes closed the book on the Barnsley-born miner's son being awarded a knighthood after punters placed a flood of bets on him becoming Sir Michael.
Parkinson's final show will be broadcast on the ABC at 10pm on Saturday, January 19.
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"The AEBN VOD Awards are always one of the highlights of our year," said AEBN's Suzann Knudsen. "We can't wait to see the nominees, because there are always surprises - we all have our personal favorites, but since these really are picked by the online viewers, we don't always know what's going to show up in the final results."
Nominees for this year are:
Amateur: ATK Natural And Hairy 13 (Amateur Teen Kingdom); My Sister Is A Slut (V-9 Video); Pussyman's Amature Home Videos (Pussyman); Real Naughty Couples (Doghouse Digital); and Women Seeking Women 37 (Girlfriends Films)
Gonzo: Fuck My Mom ... And Me 2 (Lethal Hardcore); Jack's All Stars (Vouyer Media); Richard Is Big Mann On Campus (Bone Digital); Wanna Fuck My Daughter Gotta Fuck Me First (Devil's Film, Devils Film); World's Biggest Cum Eating Cuckold (Kick Ass Pictures)
Feature: Carolina Jones And The Broken Covenant (Adam & Eve); Cyber Sluts (Wicked Pictures); Eskade The Submission (Evil Angel, Rocco Siffredi Productions); Pornolympics: The Anal Games (Private Media); and Roller Dollz (Adam & Eve, Zero Tolerance)International: A Mia Moglie Piace Trans (Topax Films); Dorcel Airlines: Paris - New York (Marc Dorcel); French Extreme (MEGA-FILM); Roppongi After Dark (Asian Eyes, Third World Media); and Slam It In A Slut (Harmony Films Ltd.)
BDSM: Bad Boyz Bound And Fucked 2 (Maxine X Productions); Bound (Powersville Inc.); French Extreme (MEGA-FILM); Golden Dreams (Luxuria Production); and My Space 3: Bound (Sinsation)Overall: Fuck My Mom ... And Me 2 (Lethal Hardcore); It's A Mommy Thing 3 (Elegant Angel Productions); Mom And Dad Are Fucking My Friends (Doghouse Digital, Mile High Media); Secretary's Day 2 (Smash Pictures); and Wanna Fuck My Daughter Gotta Fuck Me First (Devil's Film, Devils Film)
Transsexual: America's Next Top Tranny Season 2 (GoodFellas Productions); Bare Back Mount Him (Combat Zone); Gia Darling Will Kick Your Ass (Third World Media, Gia Darling); Shemale Domination (Magnus Productions); and Transsexual Prostitutes 53 (Devil's Film, Devils Film)
Performer of The Year: Belladonna, Gianna Michaels, Jenna Haze, Lisa Ann, and Tera Patrick
Best Newcomer: Dakoda Brookes, Faye Valentine, Madison Ivy, Nika Noire, and Tori Black
Since 2006, AEBN's VOD Awards have recognized the most popular films and stars of the year, as chosen by the viewing habits of the millions of fans who visit the company's global network of theater. Nominations are based on minute sales in the theaters in one calendar year, decided upon with a precise, in-house accounting system.
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The very best in the game industry were honored Wednesday night at the Game Developers Choice Awards in San Francisco. The 14th annual awards ceremony is part of the Game Developers Conference, happening through Friday at the Moscone Convention Center.
The Game Developer Choice Awards is a chance for the digital game industry to be honored with peer recognition. These awards go to the best developers and games over the past year when it comes to artistry, creativity and technology.
Several awards were handed out, including those for Lifetime Achievement, recognizing the total career of a developer on game development. That award went to Ken Kutaragi, the former chairman and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment.
The Pioneer Award was presented to those who came up with a game concept, design, or a breakthrough in technology when it comes to setting the stage for the future of games. The award went to Marc Merrill and Brandon Beck for League of Legends.
The Ambassador Award went to those who have helped in the advancement of the game industry. The Ambassador Award went to Anita Sarkeesian, creator of Feminist Frequency.
The Game of the Year, however, was one of the most sought after awards of the night. It is presented each year to game developers to recognize overall best game release. There were five finalists this year. For this year, the award went to The Last of Us by Naughty Dog/Sony.
There were also awards handed out for such categories as Innovation, Best Game Design, Best Visual Art, Best Downloadable Game and Best Handheld/Mobile Game, among others. Papers, Please won for Innovation, BioShock Infinite won for Best Audio and The Fullbright Company won for Best Debut of Gone Home. The Audience Award Winner was Kerbal Space Program.
The Game Developers Conference began on Monday. It is the longest-running, and largest event of its kind for professionals in the video game world.


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The "chest monster" that first appeared as a vexing inconvenience for greedy adventurers has become a staple of fantasy gaming everywhere. In this article we journey backwards through time to find out where the aggravating chests with mouths came from.
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1st edition Mimic
The mimic might have originally had its origins in Philip K. Dick's short story, "The Colony," published in 1953:
The plot centers on an expedition to an uncharted planet, on which the dominant, predatory life form is capable of precise mimicry of human technology.
You can read the full story here.
Spoiler alert: It doesn't end well for the crew, who gets so desperate that they strip naked. This is also probably why the story hasn't been made into a film. It was made into an excellent radio play however.
2nd Edition Mimic
The mimic debuted in the first edition of Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, as a very angry chest:
The mimic's 1st edition illustration never better resembled its most famous disguise: an enticing treasure chest, raising its pseudopod against the thief trying to pick its lock. Although shown in the guise of a chest (and appearing as such in module A3: Assault on the Aerie of the Slave Lords), the original description stated -- "Mimics pose as stonework, doors, chests, or any other item or substance they can imitate." So mimics were never restricted to wooden objects: "They are able to perfectly mimic stone or wood."
There were two types, the big dumb ones and the intelligent smaller ones who were willing to negotiate for treasure. The big ones are what made adventurers paranoid enough that they wouldn't open chests without first poking and prodding them from a distance.
3rd Edition Mimic
The mimic came to be known under a different name, as TVTropes explains:
A Chest Monster is an enemy or hazard that has disguised itself to look like something positive: a power-up, an ally, a Save Point, or — in the archetypical example — a treasure chest. They are frequently called "mimics" for this reason, and are generally stronger (sometimes much stronger) in battle than the surrounding Mooks in the area. Sometimes they are ordinary chests with a monster locked inside. It may or may not be possible to escape from a Chest Monster once it's been disturbed — you either defeat it, or die trying.
By the time the mimic showed up in third edition, the small/large differentiation was eliminated in favor of the larger version. Who wants to fight a small mimic anyway?
Miniatures of mimics are rare, at least partially because mimics can be anything. But the form they're best known for -- a chest -- only recently became a staple of the miniature world. Wizard of the Coast never produced one, but Reaper did, known as the Mockingbeast:
The mockingbeast isn't just revealing itself, it's leaping to attack by extruding a foot beneath it. Little beady eyes glare mischievously from the top. Fangs bristle from the top and bottom of the open chest that forms its mouth, and a tongue swirls inside. This is an old sculpt too, a medium-sized figure harkening back in the days when there were two types of mimics.
That's right kids, there were once two types of mimics: smart ones who would negotiate and big dumb ones that would just try to eat you. They were differentiated chiefly by size, with the smaller ones being the smarter of the two. This also made the bigger mimics far less successful, as they had an overwhelming tendency to masquerade as chests no matter how large they were -- which is enough to make most adventurers poke the 10-foot wide chest with a stick.
You can purchase this miniature at Amazon.


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Knowing the Newcomers 2012: Gabe Snider
July 27, 2012
UICFlames.com: You have been familiar with the UIC program for a long time now, having committed to play for the Flames all the way back in February 2010. What specifically about this program was intriguing to you while being recruited?
Gabe Snider: I immediately clicked with Coach Moore when he first watched me play. He showed a lot of interest right off the bat, and talked about how I would fit in well with the system they were trying to put in at UIC. I liked the guys and the campus, and felt like I fit in, so I committed early. I wanted to be a part of what is being built here.
UICFlames.com: When you officially signed at UIC last November, coach Moore talked about you bringing a winning mentality to the Flames, based on your experience playing for a winning program at Whitney Young High School. What type of things did you learn during your high school career that will help you as you transition to college basketball?
Gabe Snider: Whitney Young is a great school. You learn a lot, not only on the court but off it, as well. My experience there helped me become a better person. I learned a lot of life skills, and I feel like I matured a lot in high school. It's already helping with the transition now that I'm a college student; I feel like I'm prepared for the academic and athletic challenges. On the court, our practices were very structured and very disciplined, and it's the same way here, so that experience has helped. In college, the game is faster and more physical; the competitiveness that we had within our team at Whitney Young is going to help me at this level.
UICFlames.com: You obviously grew up in Chicago. What specifically about the city made you want to continue your college basketball career in your hometown?
Gabe Snider: I thought about going away to college, but Chicago is a great city. There isn't anything that I'm missing out on, because I'm still in an urban area and a world-class city, one of the best cities in the world. A lot of kids want to go away to get that "college experience," but even though I'm only 10 minutes away from home, I don't feel that way. I'm living here on campus with my teammates, and getting acclimated to college earlier than most.
UICFlames.com: You were one of the top shooters in the state of Illinois last season. Do you describe shooting the ball as your biggest strength? How else would you describe your game to fans that didn't get a chance to watch you play in high school?
Gabe Snider: Shooting the ball is definitely my biggest strength, but I don't want UIC fans to think that's all I can do. I certainly had the reputation of a "shooter" in high school, but I've never really liked that characterization, because I know there is so much more I can do as a player. I like to be really active on the floor, particularly on defense. My ball-handling and court vision have also improved a lot, although there is definitely room for improvement there. I want to be known as a complete player, and one that can be relied upon to help this team win games.
UICFlames.com: Who were some of your basketball idols growing up? If anyone, who did you model your game after?
Gabe Snider: A lot of people have asked me that question. I really never had anybody that I watched on individual basis, or made it a point to watch play. I've watched a ton of NBA and college ball over the years, but never really made it a point to model my game after any one player. I watch the game as a whole, and pay attention to every player's strengths and weaknesses. Every player in the NBA got to that level for a reason; they're great basketball players, so you can take little things away from everyone you watch.
UICFlames.com: From playing in pick-up games and working out with all of your teammates during the past couple of months, what do you feel will be one of the main strengths of this team when the season tips off in November?
Gabe Snider: What's impressive to me is the amount of team chemistry we have, and that's really going to help us on the court. We've spent a lot of time together this summer, and I really think our chemistry is going to be a huge strength. I also feel like we have a lot of depth at every position, so there's going to be competition every day in practice. We definitely have the potential to be a good team this year.
UICFlames.com: What do you plan on majoring in at UIC?
Gabe Snider: I'm Undeclared right now, but I want to be a student in the Business school.
UICFlames.com: What are the elements of the game you feel you need to work on before the season tips off?
Gabe Snider: For me, it's going to come down to the details. At this level, there are so many parts of the game that we didn't focus on in high school, as specifically as you do in college. Once the details and the speed of the game become natural to me, I feel like I'll be ready. Playing so much this summer has really helped with a lot of those things.
UICFlames.com: The NCAA instituted a new rule this year that allows teams to practice up to two hours per week during the summer. How beneficial do you think being able to go through organized practice with your new coaches and teammates has been?
Gabe Snider: It's been great for me, and I think it's been great for our team. During our first practice in June, I didn't feel like I was entirely prepared for how things would be run at this level, because it was new to a lot of us. But now, I have a better understanding of the system, things are coming more natural, and I can just focus on making plays and helping my team in whatever way they need me. I feel like I'm already getting better as a player in this system. That's huge, because even though we have a lot of new players, we'll have a pretty solid understanding of the offense and some of the things we like to do within our system when the season starts.


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There are many problems in the NFL. Sure labor is relatively tame right now, and fan interest is near the peak. But the problems are plentiful. Referees locked out. Lawsuits. And Bountygate dominate the headlines.
But lets take a look at how they got here.
Back when Michael Vick was involved in his dog fighting case, the NFL feared that Vick might harm the game much more, because the allegation was that he was bankrolling a gambling operation. That could have been a black eye, and the NFL dodged it.
Then came Spygate, and Goodell made a decision that the prospect of cheating in the game could taint the game, and maybe have a broad impact. He was admonished by senators, the FBI, and the DOJ for destroying evidence and the possibility of obstructing justice. But he took it to avoid at the very least a PR nightmare, and at the worst the fall of the game from grace. There has been some recent movement suggesting that the Patriots team also had some additional communications systems in helmets, and certainly the NFL hiring "communications consultants" to monitor radio frequencies at games suggests there was at least a possibility of that happening - but this was never investigated (no doubt Goodell smiled over his good fortune).
And now comes the Saints bounty program. While the coaches being involved is bad, and their suspension is merited, the inclusion of the players was always questionable. Sure, its possible they were scape goats. Its also possible that Goodell had evidence to support they somehow were involved with the guy outside the NFL - remember the twice-convicted felon - who was contributing to the pool. The thing is that we'll never know. Goodell has - it seems to me - a real problem here because he does not want to reveal specifics for fear that the felon had some influence, paid players, or somehow (because games happen across state lines) that there is an implication of racketeering.
So Goodell acted as judge, jury, and executioner in handing down punishment. Only the players fought it, and won. Now Goodell faces a new series of problems. He can retain the special master to review the evidence and work with them to hand out new punishments (thus revealing what he knows to some and opening up the door to possible outside investigation or at least a PR problem), or he can let it go. If he lets it go, it sets a bad precent for meting out punishment to players.
And worse, the legal challenge proves the NFL is vulnerable. All of these former player suits for concussions are now very real threats (I don't know, but can guess, that the NFL figured they could win these challenges, and now it seems less certain).
So the NFL is at a bit of crossroads and its not clear what will happen next. But there is no reason the NFL has to remain the most popular sport. There is always a chance that will change.


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This is a visual book that shows the process and the different stages prior to completion of the carved figure. It is not an instructional book.
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BlackBerry Curve 8900 officially released in Canada, via Rogers
After some rumors that showed up about two weeks ago, RIM and Rogers have now officially released the BlackBerry Curve 8900 in Canada
The new smartphone is offered by Rogers for as low as $179.99, but this price is only available with a 3-yr contract agreement and a data plan of at least $45 per month.
Measuring only 13.5 mm in thickness, Curve 8900 may not be as advanced as the BlackBerry Bold, but that doesn't make it an un-cool device. It actually has some features that are better than the ones the Bold offers, like a 480 x 360 pixels display and a 3.2 MP camera with autofocus and flash.
And, of course, you also get a full QWERTY keyboard, GPS, Wi-Fi, full HTML browser, email and so on. The only important thing that's missing is 3G, but all BlackBerry Curve owners out there are probably used to relying on GPRS and EDGE only.
Although it's not yet featured on Rogers' official website, the BlackBerry Curve 8900 should be available for purchase in the carrier's stores across Canada.
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There is only so much that can be done for either gender, with the genetic issue. We are going to look like our parents in many ways and therefore there is only so much you can do to alter your body shape as Mother Nature is a powerful predictor of how you will look.
Men can do a lot to reduce their belly fat by cutting out fried foods, beer and the like. Due to their ability to burn body fat and put on more muscle than women, they tend to lose body fat easier than their counterparts - much to the displeasure of their mates.
Let's take a closer, and more in depth, look at women and their hormonal weight gain issues.
Achieving hormonal balance is such an important aspect of any weight/fat loss program, but it is often overlooked. When hormonal instability exists, it is nearly impossible to lose weight effectively, healthfully and permanently. Insulin, cortisol, estrogen, testosterone and thyroid hormones all control blood sugar levels, body fat storage, metabolic rate, and energy levels. These hormones act in concert with one another - if one is out of balance it will affect the entire system.
Cortisol is one of the most important hormones to concern ourselves with, when considering fat/weight loss success. It is produced by the adrenal glands, secreted during times of stress, to increase blood sugar levels. The adrenal gland influence is responsible for physical, emotional and psychological effects: from the level of your sex drive, to your tendency to gain weight. Although cortisol is beneficial in acute stressful situations, chronically elevated cortisol levels are detrimental in many ways. Too much of it and you'll be overweight.
Chronically elevated cortisol levels result in elevated insulin secretion, poor thyroid hormone function and imbalanced production of estrogen and progesterone. This combination favors increased body fat storage - making your diet and exercise efforts seem wasteful, frustrating and insufficient.
Any weight loss plan that overlooks hormonal imbalance is incomplete. The good news is that hormone balance can be restored naturally through dietary changes, nutritional supplementation and lifestyle modifications - including exercise, stress management and energetic healing.
There is no evidence that shows the theory of "spot reduction" as having any success. The reason being: the area you are attempting to slim down does not have immediate access to burn/use the fat nearby. You can do a great job of firming and toning the muscles surrounding the area, but the effort of building muscle in any particular area will not reduce the fat in that particular area.
Some areas seem to be more stubborn than others at reducing their fat contents. The fat surrounding a woman's thighs in particular was deposited there for the long term and will not be reduced or eliminated until other areas of the overall body fat have been reduced.
Keep on your healthy diet, keep exercising and focus on being healthy.
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A 300-year-old library in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India will undergo renovations, Mohammad Akhef reported for The Times of India on Sunday, August 10, 2014. Syed Aejaz Hussein, C.E.O. of the Maharashtra State Board of Wakfs (trustees of Muslim mosques and cemeteries in the State of Maharashtra) announced this decision in the hopes of attracting more tourists to the city's Panchakki complex.
Baba Shah Musafir, also known as Hazrat Maulana Mohammed Ashoor, who is regarded by Sufi Muslims as the equivalent of a saint, founded the library in the 18th (Christian) Century. He was a native of Bukhara Province (also known as Buxoro Province) in what is now the Republic of Uzbekistan, a sovereign country that was formerly part of the Russian Empire and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
At its height, the library had over 100,000 books thanks to students who spread out across the Muslim world. The collection experienced a considerable decline in the 20th Century.
In 1949, over 80,000 books went to Hyderabad, which was then the capital city of Hyderabad State.[1] At that point, 15,000 books remained.
In 1970, the Wakf Board voted to close the library. The library re-opened in 2008, according to Akhef, but I found another article from 2009 that presented the re-opening as news.
The collection now consists of between 2,500 and 3,000 books, depending on which source one believes. This suggests that several thousand books were either appropriated by other libraries or outright stolen in the past generation. According to Akhef, "the library still has books handwritten in Arabic, Urdu and Persian on Sufism, religion, medicine, law and philosophy."
The complex of buildings is called the Panchakki (water-mill) in reference to the site's watermill where in former times grain was ground to make bread for pilgrims. The library is located behind the mosque and near the tomb of its founder.
The collection includes a copy of the Koran handwritten by Abul Muzaffar Muhi-ud-Din Mohammad bin Aurangzeb (lived 1618-1707, reigned 1658-1707), Alamgir (emperor) of the Mughal Empire. One can guess at the value of a copy of the Koran handwritten by Emperor Aurangzeb in a city Aurangzeb renamed after himself while he was a prince and Viceroy of the Deccan.
Akhef described the book as having "a leather cover with gold embossing on both sides. Every full stop in the book is marked with a golden dot."
He quoted Hussein as saying, "Due to poor maintenance of these rare books and manuscripts, there are fears that we may lose them and so we are renovating a portion of the historic classrooms here and will refurnish them, install air-conditioners and will put the books on shelves, for tourists to sit and take a look."
The books in the library are among the oldest ones available in the country. These are from Iraq, Iran, Qatar, Afghanistan, Russia and Egypt. The Holy Quran written by Aurangzeb Alamgir attracts the highest number of tourists.
The trustees also plan to place a number of artifacts on display.
Hafeez Abdul Jaleel, a volunteer librarian, told the newspaper, "The library established by the Sufi saint suffered losses during the Nizam's era, which ended in 1949, when over 80,000 books were shifted to the Kitabkhana in Hyderabad. Most of these books were sent abroad. Since there was nobody to take care of over 15,000 books, the Wakf Board in 1970 closed the library, with its condition further deteriorating. Now, we have only over 3,000 books in the library."
Aurangabad draws many tourists because the city has a number of monuments, including Bibi Ka Maqbara, a mausoleum Aurangzeb had built for his first and favorite wife, Dilras Banu (1622-1657). It looks remarkably like the Taj Mahal, which his father, Shah Jahan (1592-1666), built for his mother, Mumtaz Mahal (lived 1593-1631, ruled 1628-1658). The architect, Ata-ullah, was the son of the architect of the Taj Mahal, Ustad Ahmad Lahauri.
[1] During the British Raj, Hyderabad was the capital of a princely state. It was ruled by a dynasty of princes called Nizams (Administrators) rather than directly by the British. The rulers of these princely states recognized British monarchs (Queen Victoria, Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII, and George VI) as their suzerain (overlord) as Empress or Emperor of India. In 1947, the British partitioned British India (or the British Empire of India) into two parts along religious lines: the Dominion of India, which was supposed to have a Hindu majority, and the Dominion of Pakistan, which was supposed to have a Muslim majority. Around 1,000,000 people Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs died in Partition-related violence. Lt. Gen Muzaffar-ul Mulk Wal Mumalik Nizam-ul-Mulk, Nizam-ud-Dowla, Nawab Sir Mir Osman Ali Khan Bahadur of Hyderabad intended for Hyderabad State to remain independent of the Dominion of India, also known as the Union of India, but the Union of India invaded Hyderabad in 1948. He agreed to serve as Prince-Governor until 1956. The Dominion of India became the Republic of India under the new Constitution of 1950. [The Dominion of Pakistan, which became the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in 1956, was in two parts: East Pakistan and West Pakistan. They were separated by hundreds of miles of Indian territory. In 1971, East Pakistan gained independence from West Pakistan as the People's Republic of Bangladesh.] In 1956, the federal states of India were reorganized along linguistic lines. Hyderabad State broke into three smaller states: Maharashtram Karnataja, and Andhra Pradesh. The city of Hyderabad became the capital of Andhra Pradesh. With the legal bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh into a smaller state also called Andhra Pradesh and Telangana under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act (2014), it became the capital of State of Telangana and will remain the capital of the State of Andhra Pradesh for ten years, at which point a city in that state will become its capital.


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Summertime Super Foods
2 pounds red potatoes, cut into large piecesPlace potatoes in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until tender. Drain and cool. Remove skin if potatoes are not organic. Cut potatoes into 1/2 inch cubes. Place them in a large bowl and add celery, onions, peppers, and carrots, then toss gently. Mix mustard, VegiZest and Vegenaise together and spoon over potato mixture. Toss gently to coat. Cover and chill at least one hour. NOTE: To make Eggplant "Mayonnaise" peel 1/2 eggplant and dice. Steam until soft. Place the cooked eggplant in a blender along with 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 2 tablespoons tahini, and 1 1/2 teaspoons VegiZest or other no salt seasoning, and blend until smooth & creamy. Serves 8.
2 orange sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into large pieces
2 stalks organic celery, chopped
1/2 medium onion, chopped
1/3 cup each green, red, yellow, & orange peppers, chopped
1/2 cup carrots, grated
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon VegiZest or other no salt seasoning
3/4 cup low salt mayonnaise or Vegenaise (a vegan alternative) or use Eggplant "Mayonnaise" (see recipe below)
Sunshine Slaw
4 carrots, gratedToss carrots and apples with lemon juice. Add raisins and almonds. Mix in mayonnaise or Vegenaise. Serves 4.
1 1/2 apples, peeled and chopped
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1/3 cup raisins
1/3 cup slivered or sliced almonds
1/3 cup low salt mayonnaise or Vegenaise
Super Summer Vegetable Blend
3 tablespoons waterIn a large skillet add 3 tbsp water, thyme, dill, oregano, basil, zucchini, garlic, tomatoes, onions, peppers, and mushrooms. Cover and cook over medium/high heat for 8 minutes. Meanwhile mix arrowroot, VegiZest, vinegar, and 2 teaspoons water together in a small bowl. Add sauce to simmering vegetables and cook 4 more minutes or until sauce boils and thickens and vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally. Serves 5.
1 teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon dill weed
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon basil
4 zucchini, sliced
3 cloves garlic, chopped
2 tomatoes, chopped
1 medium red onion, chopped
1/2 medium red pepper, sliced
1/2 medium yellow pepper, sliced
1/2 medium orange pepper, sliced
2 cups shiitake, cremini, or oyster mushrooms, stems removed and chopped
1 tablespoon arrowroot powder
1 tablespoon Dr. Fuhrman's VegiZest
1 tablespoon Dr. Fuhrman's Black Fig Vinegar
2 teaspoons water


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Ever since Darren Wilson shot unarmed 18 year old Michael Brown nearly two weeks ago, the town of Ferguson, Missouri has resembled more of a war zone than a peaceful town in the United States. As protesters continue to clash with police, and journalists are arrested, the American people have already began to judge the situation and take sides.
Claiming that the media has been biased toward Michael Brown, and unjust toward Officer Wilson and the local police, supporters of Wilson have set up a "gofundme" charity page to donate money to the officer and his family. The fundraiser titled "Support Officer Darren Wilson" was created on August 17, and as of August 21 had reached over $182,000 in donations.
The summary on the fundraising page reads, "This page has been created to support Officer Darren Wilson of the Ferguson Police Department. We stand behind Officer Darren Wilson and his family during this trying time in their lives." The page maintains that, "All proceeds will be sent directly to Darren Wilson and his family for any financial needs they may have including legal fees."
Critics of Wilson and the police department have stated that the reaction to the situation was fueled by racial tensions towards African Americans. Though many reject those allegations, the fundraising page is highlighted by questionable donations, including donations made Thursday night by members with the tag "Haten***ers," with the slogan, "my name says it all" written underneath, and another with the tag of "Hitler did nothing wrong." with the note of, "Thank you for putting that feral ape down so it couldn't attack any more people." Screen shots of those statements can be seen here and here.
Most donations seem to be coming from people who have a genuine concern for the officer and his family, but those who seem radical only feed into the criticisms of Wilson and the police department.
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LAWRENCEBURG—Dan Summerlin, pastor at Lone Oak First Baptist Church of Paducah, will be nominated as Kentucky Baptist Convention president when the KBC annual meeting convenes Nov. 13 in Lexington.
Summerlin, a former KBC first vice president, will be nominated by Bob Ehr, pastor of First Baptist Church of Lawrenceburg.Summerlin is the first announced candidate for the post."These are certainly significant days in the life of our convention with a lot of changes going on," Ehr said, "and I think Dan could help navigate us through those" changes.
Ehr said he has known Summerlin from their days as pastors in Alabama. Ehr succeeded Summerlin as pastor of Big Sandy Baptist Church in Tuscaloosa, Ala., in the mid-1990s.
"He's a man of a great cooperative spirit," Ehr said of Summerlin. "He really does relate well to all people, regardless of age or the size of one's church."
With the KBC in transition, Summerlin said, as president, he could provide a well-informed voice for pastors who have questions about what's going on.
Summerlin was part of the 15-member Kentucky Great Commission Task Force that recommended moving the KBC to a 50/50 allocation of Cooperative Program funds between Kentucky and Southern Baptist missions causes by 2020. KBC messengers voted in 2010 to adopt the group's report, establishing a renewed vision for the convention and its 2,400-plus churches.
Much of the task force's report emphasized the need for Kentucky Baptists to focus on the Great Commission, Christ's command to take the gospel to all the world. Summerlin said that emphasis must remain the convention's No. 1 priority.
"The Great Commission will help us to begin focusing on missions, focusing on evangelism, reaching out in our communities, helping churches to grow (and) helping churches in baptism and discipleship," he noted.
Much of that mirrors the reorganized KBC Mission Board staff structure which is designed to place more emphasis on evangelism, church planting, revitalizing congregations and mobilizing Kentucky Baptists for missions.
Summerlin said he wants Kentucky Baptists to be "light and salt" in the world and for others to know "what we stand for more than what we're against."
The Paducah pastor said he believes that can be achieved in the Bluegrass, a region with a high volume of leaders. "I've served in other state conventions, but the number of pure leaders is very high here," he noted. "Every voice is a strong voice."
One of the challenges Kentucky Baptists do face, though, is a "generational challenge," Summerlin said.
In the ministry now for more than 30 years, Summerlin said he stays connected to younger pastors through mentor groups. But his extensive experience in the pulpit allows him to understand both sides of the generation gap, he pointed out.
"I think I understand a little of both sides in what they want and what they see in the future, and maybe I can help try to translate for each one what the other group is trying to say," he noted.
If elected in November, Summerlin would become the first president to preside over an annual meeting at his home church since before 1961, when the convention changed its name from the General Association of Baptists in Kentucky to the Kentucky Baptist Convention. The 2013 KBC annual meeting is to be held at Lone Oak First Baptist Church of Paducah.
Summerlin is less than a month shy of marking 10 years as the pastor at Lone Oak First Baptist. An Alabama native, he came to the church in 2002 from University Baptist Church in Huntsville, Ala. He also has served in Mississippi.
Summerlin was elected first vice president at the 2010 KBC annual meeting, at which he also preached the convention sermon. He currently serves as a Western Recorder trustee.
On the Southern Baptist Convention level, Summerlin is a member of the SBC Executive Committee and has served on both the Committee on Committees and the Tellers Committee at past SBC annual meetings.
A graduate of the University of Alabama, Summerlin holds both a master's degree and doctorate from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
According to the 2011 Annual Church Profile report, Lone Oak First Baptist Church of Paducah gave $291,933 (9.54 percent of its undesignated receipts) to the Cooperative Program, ranking No. 3 among all KBC churches in total CP gifts. The church also reported 55 baptisms. (WR)


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FILE – In this Oct. 4, 2013 file photo provided by Katy Scheflen, people run to a man who set himself on fire on the National Mall in Washington. Police on Monday, Oct. 7, 2013 identified the man, who later died, as John Constantino, 64, of [auth] Mount Laurel, N.J., though police had no more information on his possible reasons. (AP Photo/Katy Scheflen, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who set himself on fire on the National Mall and later died was identified Monday, though police had no more information on his possible reasons.
John Constantino, 64, of Mount Laurel, N.J., had burns so severe that authorities needed to use DNA and dental records to identify him. District of Columbia police spokesman Paul Metcalf in an emailed statement confirmed his identity.
Constantino poured the contents of a red canister of gasoline on himself in the center portion of the mall Friday afternoon. He then set himself ablaze, with passing joggers taking off their shirts to help put out the flames. Police had said he was conscious and breathing at the scene.
But he died Friday night at a Washington hospital where he had been airlifted.
Police are investigating the man's possible motives. Lt. Pamela Smith of the U.S. Park Police said she was not aware that he had carried any signs with him or had articulated a cause.
One witness, Katy Scheflen, said she did not hear the man say anything intelligible before he set himself on fire. But she said she did notice that another man with a tripod was standing nearby and had disappeared by the time the police had arrived. It was not immediately clear whether a recording exists.
"He appeared to be waiting for something to happen. After it happened, he was gone," Scheflen, a Justice Department lawyer, said of the man with the tripod.
"I can't say what the connection was between them or whether there was a connection," she added.
The fire occurred in a city with jangled nerves following a Sept. 16 mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard that left 13 dead, including the gunman, and a high-speed car chase outside the U.S. Capitol on Thursday. The chase ended with a woman being shot dead by police with a young child in the car.
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Epitope retrieval
Demasking antigens
Most epitopes are masked (but not destroyed) in formalin fixed tissue and can be detected with antibodies after a proper pre-treatment of the sections. Heat induced epitope retrieval (HIER) has become the most important demasking method, applicable for more than 80% of all antibodies. The efficiency of HIER is largely a function of temperature, time, and pH and chemical composition of the buffer. Temperature and time are inversely related: 120°C in a pressure cooker for 5-10 min. roughly corresponds 100°C in a microwave oven for 20 min. or 60°C in an incubator for 24 hours. High temperature may cause damage to the morphology, especially in case of short fixation or prolonged heating.
Retrieval of many epitopes is also under the influence of pH. Four different main patterns of pH-influenced HIER is seen:
A. Good retrieval throughout the pH range (e.g., CD20, Ab clone L26),
B. Good retrieval at very low and at high pH but a profound decrease in the range pH 3-6 (e.g., Ki67, Ab clone MIB1, estrogen receptor, Ab clone 1D5),
C. Retrieval increasing with increasing pH (the large majority of epitopes),
D. Good retrieval at low pH only (e.g., Prion Protein, Ab 3F4, epithelial related antigen, Ab clone MOC-31).
With the exception of pattern D, a buffer at pH 8-9 is suitable for almost all epitopes. Still, however, HIER is carried out at pH 6 in most laboratories! In our experience, an increase in pH from 6 to 9 gives a four fold staining enhancement on the average. The best high pH buffer is Tris/EDTA (or EGTA) in combination. Addition of urea is advocated by some.
Tris/EDTA pH 9 (10/1 mM) buffer may be produced as follows:
1,21 g Tris, Merck 1.08387
0,37 g EDTA, Fluka Chemika 03680
1000 ml destilled water
Buffer pH is stable at 9.0 - 9.1, usually without adjustment. The buffer is stable for approximately 4 weeks at room temperature.
Special buffers like the DakoCytomation Target Retrieval Solution (TRS), pH 6, provide an advantage compared to the above mentioned alkaline buffers in a few selected cases (e.g., epithelial antigen, Ab clone Ber-EP4; CD31, Ab clone JC/70A; glycoprotein 200, Ab clone 66.4.C2; epithelial related antigen, Ab clone MOC-31).
The other major retrieval method is proteolysis. It has some drawbacks compared to HIER: The requirement for proteolysis is closely related to the fixation time (which is often not known). If the tissue has been shortly fixed, the pre-treatment should be diminished, otherwise the target proteins may be digested away. If on the other hand the fixation time has been prolonged, retrieval may be insufficient unless the proteolysis is enhanced. Antibodies for which the epitopes are better retrieved using proteolysis than HIER are, e.g., cytokeratin (CK) 8/7, Ab clone Cam 5.2; prostate specific antigen, Ab clone 28/A4; collagen IV, Ab clone CIV 22). Pronase is the enzyme most frequently used. Other enzymes like trypsin generally show no advantages. Pepsin seems particularly useful for extracellular epitopes (collagen IV, laminin).
Some epitopes are apparently demasked equally by HIER and proteolysis. Subtle differences may exist, however. Thus, using either of the methods S-100beta protein may be demasked with the same efficiency in nerves, whereas only HIER allow proper detection of S-100beta in some epithelia and striated muscle. Cytokeratin 20, Ab clone Ks20.8, give a false positive staining in some epithelia after proteolysis but not after HIER.
In some cases, where both heat and proteolysis provide a good epitope retrieval, the latter method may require a higher Ab concentration to give an optimal result.
Some laboratories has continued to use proteolytic pre-treatment, once accepted as a good method because of an apparently good control, even though HIER may be much more efficient. See for example a desmin staining based on the two different retrieval methods.
The need for pre-treatment is not always obvious. An example is the detection of CD117, using the polyclonal antibody from DakoCytomation (A4502), where we recommend HIER in an alkaline pH (see illustrations), while others state that the staining intensity is reduced after HIER (Hornick JL. Fletcher CDM Am J Clin Pathol 2002;117:188-193).


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"Stop," I think, and the horse does. Wow. Read more
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Arizona conjures up images of giant saguaros and wide open desert spaces, Phoenix, Flagstaff and maybe even Route 66. But if you're like most people, the first thing you'll think of when you think of Arizona is the Grand Canyon.
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