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The board approved a cash dividend of 33 cents per share for the second quarter of 2008, a 10 percent hike from the dividend paid March 18. The dividend is payable June 20 to shareholders of record as of June 5.
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Over the last year, H-D shares have lost a third of their value, slipping from a 52-week high of $65.02 to trading just under $40 today. Earlier this month, the company announced it would lay of 730 workers over the next few months and scale back shipments in the face of weak demand. That move is the company's largest workforce reduction since the 1980s and is expected to cost the company $25 million in one-time severance charges.
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- The captain asks Zachariah if he has anything to say or if the crew has anything to say on Zachariah's behalf. None of the crew speak, but Zachariah defends himself in a speech in which he calls Jaggery "the worst" captain he has ever served under (11.16).
- Jaggery takes Zachariah's speech as a confession and dares anyone from the crew to second the slander. Though it's clear that the crew hates Jaggery, they all remain silent. (Guns can sure be intimidating, can't they?)
- Mr. Hollybrass strings up Zachariah and pulls out a whip.
- Charlotte feels ill and attempts to leave, but Jaggery makes her witness the beating.
- The captain orders Mr. Hollybrass to give Zachariah fifty lashes.
- Charlotte cannot take the cruelty she is witnessing. She lunges at Mr. Hollybrass, grabs the whip, and gets to her feet. In defense of herself, she flicks the whip. It cuts Jaggery's face.
- Captain Jaggery grabs the whip from Charlotte and beats Zachariah mercilessly. He appears to be dead.
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|Former NHL center Igor Larionov formed a company called Il Triple Overtime Wine following his 2004
retirement, which has recently gone international.
Yet, Ward still credits the player and person he is today to the man they call "The Professor," former Red Wings forward Igor Larionov.
"The best thing about Igor -- and I try to live that way now -- is his maturity and composure," Ward said.
"They called him "The Professor" because of his trademark glasses and he was so smart and even-keeled on the ice and off it. He played the game with ease and was just always under control. I remember when I'd lose my composure as a young man, he would always tell me: "Just think the game. Make decisions as carefully as you can and think about how to approach your next move."
"I mean, here's a guy who was maybe 175 pounds and maybe 5-foot-10 but he was so successful on both the international stage and then in the NHL because he always tried to learn the game and then preach what he learned to the young guys around him. He was, and is, one of the best character guys and smartest people I've met."
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The Professor enters the wine lab
Larionov played his last NHL game in 2004, but even before then "The Professor" already was calculating his next move and planning for life after hockey.
When Larionov came to the Red Wings, he befriended Mike Davis, a Detroit-based wine distributor and restaurant owner. A mutual friend put Davis and Larionov in touch because they both shared a passion for wine.
The pair quickly realized that with their respective connections in hockey and the wine business internationally, they had the potential to start a wine company, specifically targeting Russia, a market and economy they felt was ripe for the picking.
"Igor and I became good friends quickly and we figured why not do something with our shared passion for wine," Davis said. "I told him that with the growing economy in Russia and his prominent name there -- he's like an icon -- we could combine that with my connections in the wine business around the world and work with the best in the business. We put our concept together and it just went from there."
So in 2002, following his third Stanley Cup championship, one in which he scored the Game 3 winner in triple overtime, they formed a wine company. Eventually, it would be called Il Triple Overtime Wine, aptly named in honor of that triple overtime winner in Carolina.
The wine company created California and Australian wines that were originally distributed in Russian and Switzerland, but are now distributed in Canada, the United States, and online at www.iltripleovertime.com. Many of the wines have hockey-related names such as "Hat-Trick" a California Cabernet Sauvignon, and "Slapshot" an Australian Shiraz.
When Larionov retired in 2004, he knew he would need something to keep him busy and give him a sense of schedule and balance. Il Triple Overtime Wine has done just that and, in the process, he has found a way to most importantly spend quality time with his family. He also keeps active in the hockey world, coaching youth hockey and running international tournaments in California, Michigan and Russia.
"I knew the lockout was coming and decided that it was time to move on," Larionov said. "I had already got into the wine business and now I decided it was time to go in a different direction and, most importantly, spend quality time with my family and be a parent. I wanted to watch my son develop as a kid and a hockey player, and watch my girls grow up and follow their dreams to be professional singers. So the wine business became a way for me to create a schedule and work around that. It still allowed me to spend time with my family but also kept me busy and helped me pursue another passion of mine."
As Ward pointed out, Larionov has always displayed great patience and a desire to learn and pass on the knowledge he gained. He has approached his wine business in the same fashion.
"I'm very honored to be inducted and I'm really looking forward to this event." - Igor Larionov on his upcoming induction into the IIHF Hall of Fame"It takes time to build your company and clientele, so I've been patient and tried to learn as much as I can about wine and the business," Larionov said. "This is a very interesting business and you meet so many different types of people, so I've done my best to take their advice and apply it to what we do with Triple Overtime, building our business."
Larionov and Davis travel frequently to improve their business and their travels have brought them to Napa Valley, Southern Australia, throughout Canada and the U.S., Switzerland and back to Larianov's native Russia.
During his career, Larionov built many friendships and he is doing the same on his business sojourns.
"I'm really enjoying meeting so many different types of people and sharing our love for wine," he said.
"It's just been such a great and interesting experience."
Connecting Cultures
Larionov and fellow countryman Viacheslav Fetisov were instrumental in breaking the barrier that stopped Soviet players from joining the NHL.
After being drafted in 1985, but struggling to break free from the Soviet Union and the strong-armed tactics of Viktor Tikhonov -- who doubled as coach of CSKA and the Soviet national team for which Larionov played -- Larionov and Fetisov finally made the jump across the Atlantic in 1989 and began their NHL careers.
|lgor Larionov sponsors his International Youth Hockey Tournaments in Russia, Michigan and California.
Since retiring, Larionov has continued to connect the North American and Russian hockey cultures through numerous youth hockey tournaments in Russia, Michigan and California.
For Larionov, it is his way of helping young hockey players experience new cultures and form friendships, just as he was able to do during his NHL career. It is also a way for him to stay connected to the game.
"Hockey is my life and I still love the game so much," Larionov said. "You can never get away from the game completely so I figured I'd start these tournaments for 7-to-15 year-old boys and help them experience what I did when I came to North America.
"This gives the kids a chance to experience different cultures and I think that's very important for us all. So for them to see the game in a different perspective and to form friendships with players from another country is very beneficial to them as they grow and mature."
As always, Larionov tries to preach what he practices and that is to be willing to learn, and exhibit patience and respect for whomever he may meet.
"Those are qualities that I always tried to have and use and, hopefully, these kids can learn to do so through this experience," he said.
The next "Igor Larionov International Youth Hockey Tournament" will take place in Los Angeles from May 22-26. For more information, go to www.iltournaments.com.
Ready to add another highlight
Larionov is part of the 19-member Triple Gold Club, consisting of players who have won gold at the Olympics, World Championships and the Stanley Cup.
In May, he will be honored for his play on the international stage and inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame. For Larionov, this honor will go right up there with the two Olympic gold medals (1984, 88), four IIHF World Championship gold medals, one Canada Cup title (1981) one IIHF World U-20 gold medal (1980), an Olympic bronze medal (2002) and the three Stanley Cup Championships he won with Detroit in 1997, 1998 and 2002.
"I'm very honored to be inducted and I'm really looking forward to this event," he said.
"This will be one of the greatest highlights of my life and I'll remember it forever. I'm proud of what I was able to accomplish internationally and I hope I was able to help others experience what I did.
As anyone who knows Larionov will tell you, this is a well-deserved honor. But, to really honor Larionov one should follow in his footsteps and spread what they have learned from him.
"He's become like a brother to me and that's quite an honor to be so close to such a respected human being," Davis said. "Igor is like they say, a "professor" and one that truly cares about helping others."
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Fallout from the investigation into Infosys's visa practices is helping boost small U.S.-based IT outsourcers.
Officials say they are taking a harder look at Indian IT staff applying for business travel visas at American consulates, after learning how mega outsourcer Infosys used the documents. For two years, the U.S. investigated Infosys on charges that it improperly used short-term travel documents to place employees on-site with American companies for longer term work. Infosys denied the fraud charges but settled with the government for $34 million last week, the largest ever immigration settlement amount. But the greater scrutiny means it can take longer for any outsourcer to deploy temporary IT staff from India — nearly six to eight weeks currently, compared to two to three weeks just a year ago, according to Frances Karamouzis, a Gartner Inc. analyst.
And that greater lead time, together with a narrowing wage gap with Indian providers, are pushing business to a newer breed of U.S.-based outsourcers, like Systems In Motion LLC and Rural Sourcing Inc. These firms take a page out of the book of Indian-outsourcers, providing lower cost tech workers from outside of traditional American tech capitals. But instead of Bangalore or Delhi, these firms are hosting the work out of cities like Minneapolis and Augusta, Georgia, where IT salaries are lower than San Francisco, New York or Austin. The ability to more quickly deploy some of these domestic outsourcers to client sites, has boosted revenue for this category of smaller IT firms around 15% to 20% each of the past two years, estimates Phil Fersht an outsourcing analyst with HfS Research. With the temporary travel documents "becoming a pain to get a hold of, they can turn to these domestic firms to get things done.. And you get a lot more attention from these companies. You a want a million dollars of work done, they'll try as hard as they can with their best resources," Mr. Fersht said.
For example, Systems In Motion, which is based in Silicon Valley but does most of its client work in IT centers in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Minneapolis, has seen revenue grow 56%, to a projected $25 million for 2013. The company saves by using employees in these cities — an entry level associate would cost $48,000 to $50,000 in Ann Arbor, compared to $65,000 in San Francisco. But Systems In Motion can also rapidly deploy its workers anywhere in the country without worrying about immigration issues.
Meanwhile the gap between U.S. and Indian IT staff in narrowing, reducing the cost incentive to send the work offshore. HfS estimates salaries for an average software developer in India have risen more than 50% over the past five years, while those numbers have grown just 10% to 15% in the U.S.
Beyond the tighter immigration procedures, and shrinking savings abroad, Systems In Motion has benefited from the trend of firms deploying software faster, with rapid updates based on trial and error. The rollout of a new version of a platform that once took a year, may now be done in just weeks, in a process called agile development, Systems In Motion's chief marketing officer Debashish Sinha said. That speedy process requires company executives and developers to collaborate more closely, requiring more face-to-face interaction or at least video chat. But such interactions across 12 time zones can be a strain over the long term."You can't have the team staying up until 2a.m. every night. It's just not a sustainable model," Mr. Sinha said. "The visa issue has it made it much harder, but the broader problem is you cannot do this process without facetime."
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Riboprobe® System-T7
Elbashir, S.M., Harborth, J., Lendeckel, W., Yalcin, A., Weber, K., and Tuschl, T.
Notes: In this landmark paper describing RNA interference in mammalian cells, the firefly and Renilla luciferase gene products were targeted for degradation. NIH/3T3, HEK293, HeLa S3, COS-7, and S2 cells were transfected with 1μg pGL2-Control or pGL3-Control Vector, 0.1μg pRL-TK Vector, and 0.21μg siRNA duplex targeting either firefly of Renilla luciferase. The Dual-Luciferase® Assay was used 20 hours post-transfection to monitor luciferase expression. It was found that transfection with 21bp dsRNA can cause specific degradation of a targeted sequence. This was the first demonstration of the RNAi effect in mammalian cells. (3027)
pGL2-Control Vector
pRL-TK Vector
Zhang, M. and Chiang, J.Y.
Notes: To study the transcriptional control of human CYP8B1 by bile acids, the -514/+300 region of the gene was cloned into the pGL3-Basic Vector and subsequently mutagenized at both the 5´ and 3´ends of the CYP8B1 fragment. The various reporter constructs were then transfected into HepG2 cells and the activity assessed using the Luciferase Assay System. Luminescence was determined using a Berthold Lumat LB 9501 luminometer. The Gal4/Id and VP16/MyoD provided in the CheckMate™ Mammalian Two-Hybrid System were used as positive controls for the in a two-hybrid assay that examined the interaction of SHP and HNF4alpha, genes that regulate CYP8B1. The TNT® Quick Coupled Transcription/Translation System was used to synthesize various receptor proteins cloned in expression plasmids. (3083)
CheckMate™ Mammalian Two-Hybrid System
Luciferase Assay System with Reporter Lysis Buffer
TnT® T7 Quick Coupled Transcription/Translation System
Palmarini, M., Datta, S., Omid, R., Murgia, C. and Fan. H.
Notes: In general, transient transfections were performed using 2 × 105 to 4 × 105 cells plated in 6-well plates 24 hours before transfection, with a total of 2µg of plasmid (1µg of reporter vector and 1µg of control) using FuGENE® 6 reagent. The reporter vectors were based on the pGL3-Basic and pGL3-Promoter Vectors.
For MLE-15 (mouse lung), mtCC1-2 (mouse Clara cell), NIH-3T3 (mouse embryo), TCMK (mouse kidney), ST3, (mouse thymus) CP-MRI (sheep choroid plexus) and CP-ATCC (sheep choroid plexus) transfections used 0.5µg of reporter plasmid and 0.5µg of pRL-TK or 50ng pRL-null Vector. Reporter plasmid activity was assessed using the Dual-Luciferase® Assay System. (4271)
pRL-null Vector
FuGENE® 6 Transfection Reagent
pGL3-Promoter Vector
pGL3-Enhancer Vector
Lee, H.Y., An, J.H. and Kim, Y.S.
Notes: Total RNA was isolated from Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii using the SV Total RNA Isolation System. This RNA was used in a primer extension assay using AMV Reverse Transcriptase to determine the transcriptional start site of the mat operon. Nested deletions during the sequencing of the mat promoter were prepared. The firefly luciferase gene from pGL3 Basic was used to construct a reporter construct containing the mat promoter to study transcriptional effects of MatR. The interaction of the MatR protein with the mat operator was mapped. (2308)
AMV Reverse Transcriptase
SV Total RNA Isolation System
Stasiolek, M., Gavrilyuk, V., Sharp, A., Hovarth, P., Selmaj, K. and Feinstein, D.L.
Notes: In this study, a fragment of the nitric oxide synthase type 2 (NOS2) promoter was cloned into the pGL3-Basic Vector. C6 glioma cells stably transfected with this construct were then exposed to various NOS2 inducers and lactacystin. Luciferase activity was measured using the Steady-Glo® Luciferase Assay System. (2435)
Yamada, N. , Yamaya, M. , Okinaga, S. , Nakayama, K. , Sekizawa, K. , Shibahara, S. , Sasaki, H.
Notes: To explore the regulatory effect of a (GT)n repeat on HO-1 gene expression in either A549 cells or Hep3B cells, HO-1 promoter/luciferase fusion genes were constructed using pGL3-Basic Vector and co-transfected with the Renilla luciferase expression vector, pRL-TK Vector. Reporter activities were determined with the Dual-Luciferase® Reporter Assay System. (0130)
Zhu, X. and Craft, C.M.
Notes: The pRL-null Vector was used as a reporter for a DLR® assay (Dual-Luciferase® Reporter Assay System). The promoter from human IRBP (interphotoreceptor retinoid binding protein) was cloned into the HindIII site of pRL-null. Transient transfections were done with 1µg of the pIRBP, 0.4µg of expression construct, and 0.2µg of pGL3-promoter as a transfection efficiency control. Activity of the Renilla luciferase was normalized to the activity of the firefly luciferase. Cells used for this assay were COS-7 and Weri-Rb-1 retinoblastoma cells. (2149)
Bergmann, M., Barnes, P.J. and Newton, R.
Notes: The interleukin (IL)-1ß stimulated release of granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) from lung epithelial cells was explored in this study. To test the promoter activity of GM-CSF, the promoter and enhancer regions were amplified by PCR from human peripheral blood mononuclear cells and cloned into the pGEM®-T vector. After verification by sequencing, the promoter and enhancer were cloned individually and together into the pGL3-Basic Vector. Additionally, an Xho I/Sal I fragment containing the HSV tk promoter, a gene conferring neomycin resistance, and a poly-A tail were cloned into the Sal I site of pGL3 to allow the production of stable transfectants. To perform stable transfections, 20µl of the Tfx™-50 transfection reagent was incubated with 8µg of plasmid in serum-free medium for 15 minutes at room temperature. Preconfluent human A549 type II alveolar carcinoma cells were incubated with the transfection mix for 2 hours after washing with serum-free medium. The cells were then cultured in fresh medium for 16 hours before the addition of 0.5mg/mL G-418. After 21 days, foci of cells developed and were harvested for use in luciferase assays. The cells were plated into 24-well plates, grown to confluency and incubated in serum-free medium. Stimulation by 1ng/ml IL-1ß or 1µM PMA for 12 hours was followed by lysate production and measurement of luciferase activity using the Luciferase Assay System and a Turner luminometer. Luciferase readings were standardized against total protein measurements. The PolyATract® System IV was also used prior to a Northern Blot to obtain purified mRNA. (2742)
pGEM®-T Vector System I
pGEM®-T Vector System II
Luciferase Assay Reagent
Luciferase Assay System, 10-Pack
Reporter Lysis 5X Buffer
Luciferase Assay System Freezer Pack
Luciferase 1000 Assay System
PolyATtract® mRNA Isolation System I (Refill for Z5200)
Hacker, H., Mischak, H., Hacker, G., Eser, S., Prenzel, N., Ullrich, A., Wagner, H.
Notes: Treatment of RAW 264.7 cells were treated with CpG-oligonucleotides derived from bacterial DNA. The cells responded by releasing TNFα and IL-12. The MEK Inhibitor U0126 inhibited the release of the proteins. The inhibitor has no effect on the TNFα promoter or mRNA levels but has a big effect on IL-12 promoter activity and mRNA levels, suggesting different mechanisms of MAPK pathway involvement. Promoter studies were performed with constructs made in the pGL3-Basic Vector and analyzed with the Luciferase Assay System. (1091)
MEK Inhibitor U0126
Muller, C., Yang, R., Beck-von-Peccoz, L., Idos, G., Verbeek, W. and Koeffler, H.P.
Notes: The promoter of the human cyclin A1 gene was studied by the authors of this work. To define promoter activity, various genomic fragments from upstream of the cyclin A1 gene were analyzed in the pGL3-Basic luciferase vector. These constructs were expressed in HeLa cells and in the Drosophila cell line S2. For studies in S2 cells, an expression vector encoding the transcription factor Sp1 was also used. The data for HeLa cells is displayed as fold activation over that of the pGL3-Basic Vector without insert normalized against a CMV driven β-galactosidase control. No β-galactosidase control was used in S2 cells because the viral promoter control vectors all cross-reacted with the Sp1 expression vector. The data in S2 cells is expressed as fold activation over similar transfections without Sp1. (3002)
Babik, J.M., Adams, E., Tone, Y., Fairchild, P.J., Tone, M. and Waldmann, H.
Notes: The Dual-Luciferase® Reporter Assay System was used to study a promoter as well as the 5' UTR of the p35 gene. Reporter studies were performed in the pGL3 Enhancer Vector using a 5:1 ratio of the firefly luciferase vector to the pRL-TK Vector. Studies of the 5' UTR were performed in the pGL3 Control Vector, which was transfected at a 10:1 ratio with the pRL-TK Vector. Studies were performed in A20 B cell lymphoma cell line and the RAW 264 macrophage cells. (1488)
Calvo, S. , Venepally, P. , Cheng, J. , Buonanno, A.
Notes: The authors used the pCAT® Basic and pGL3 Basic Vectors to assay for various slow and fast twitch type troponin I transcriptional regulatory elements. They co-transfected pGL3 Basic-derived Vectors with pRL-SV40 Vector at a ratio of 25:1 using calcium phosphate method. Assayed luciferase activities using Dual-Luciferase® Reporter Assay System in a Berthold luminometer. (1383)
pCAT™3-Basic Vector
Miyasaka, N., Hatanaka, Y., Jin, M., Arimatsu, Y.
Notes: Reporter studies were performed in two modified PC12 cell lines, PC12D and PC12-22a, NS-20 neuroblastoma cells and L6 rat skeletal myoblast-like cells. Promoter constructs were made in the pGL3 Basic Vector. These constructs were cotransfected with the pRL-CMV Vector, a Renilla luciferase expression plasmid, to control for transfection efficiency. The two vectors were transfected at a 100:1 ratio, respectively. The luciferase activities were determined with the Dual-Luciferase® Reporter Assay System. (0696)
pRL-CMV Vector
Sun, C.-H., Tai, J.-H.
Notes: The pSP-luc+ Vector was used as a source of luciferase cDNA for construction of a expression vector in G. lamblia. The promoter of interest was combined with luc+ in a standard cloning vector for study. Deletion mutants of the promoter were constructed with the Erase-a-Base® System. The authors note that the pGL3 Control Vector produced some luciferase activity in the G. lamblia but only 0.5% of the RAN promoter-luc+ construct. (0317)
Erase-a-Base™ System (minus vectors & bacterial strain)
Frohnert, B. I. , Hui, T. Y. , Bernlohr, D. A.
Notes: The promoter region (and 5' deletion variants thereof) was inserted upstream of the firefly luciferase gene in pGL3 Basic Vector. These constructs were co-transfected into CV-1 cells with various different PPAR isoform expression plasmids and pRL-SV40 Vector as a transfection control at a ratio of 50: 25: 1, respectively. Luciferase activities were determined using the Dual-Luciferase® Reporter Assay System . (1125)
Awane, M., Andres, P.G., Li, D.J., Reinecker, H-C.
Notes: IEC-6 cells were seeded into 96-well plates and cultured in the presence of various concentrations of human IL-17. Cell proliferation was measured using the CellTiter 96® AQueous Non-Radioactive Cell Proliferation Assay. The pGL3 vector was used to clone a PCR-amplified piece of the 5' flanking region of the CINC gene, and the Luciferase Assay System was used to assess promoter activation. All transfections of IEC-6 cells used the pSV-β-galactosidase vector as a control for transfection efficiency. Total RNA for Northern blotting was isolated using the Poly ATtract System. (2510)
CellTiter 96® AQueous Non-Radioactive Cell Proliferation Assay
pSV-β-Galactosidase Control Vector
Murata, T., Yamaguchi, M.
Notes: Reporter studies were performed in rat H4-II-E hepatoma cells. Various 5' deletion series of rat regucalcin gene promoter were prepared in the pGL3 Basic Vector. The pGL3-based constructs were cotransfected with pRL-TK Vector at a 4:1 ratio and both firefly and Renilla luciferase activities determined with the Dual-Luciferase® Reporter Assay System. All transfections were performed with the Tfx™-20 Reagent. (0632)
Aberle, A.M., Tablin, F., Zhu, J., Walker, N.J., Gruenert, D.C. and Nantz, M.H.
Notes: Various lipid formulations were used to transfect NIH 3T3 cells with the pGL3 Control Vector to monitor the transfection. The cytotoxic effect of these lipid combinations were measured with the CellTiter 96® AQueous Proliferation Assay (MTS/PMS). (2054)
Yeagley, D., Agati, J.M., Quinn, P.G.
Notes: The H4eII cell line was transfected with 20µg of a pGL3 Basic Vector-derived construct, 2µg of various expression vectors and 2µg of the pRL-SV40 Vector. One of the pGL3 Basic Vector-based constructs had the PEPCK promoter plus a GAL4 binding domain and another had five tandem repeats of the GAL4 domain and a minimal TATA box. Fusion proteins of the Kinase-inducible domain and the GAL4 binding domain as well as the Kinase-inducible domain and a cAMP inducible domain. The system was used to measure activation of luciferase via phosphorylation of the GAL4 fusion protein producing a functional activation domain. All transfections and luciferase activities were normalized to Renilla luciferase activity using the Dual-Luciferase® Reporter Assay System. (0111)
Gawaz, M., Neumann, F.-J., Dickfeld, T., Koch, W., Laugwitz, K.-L., Adelsberger, H., Langenbrink, K., Page, S., Neumeier, D., Schömig, A., Brand, K.
Notes: Luciferase reporter studies were performed in primary HUVECs. Experimental construct were prepared in either pGL2 Basic or pGL3 Promoter Vector and cotransfected with the pRL-TK Vector. Reporter activity was monitored with the Dual-Luciferase® Reporter Assay System. (1147)


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Slacker Radio Arrives on iOS4
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All of the lucky folks receiving their shiny new iPhone 4 devices tomorrow will find that one of the most popular music streaming apps has been updated for iOS4. The new Slacker Radio app supports multitasking, so it can run in the background while you check your email or surf the Web.
Station caching, which downloads more than 1,000 songs to the device for each selected station, can be enjoyed on an unlimited basis by Slacker Radio Plus subscribers or on a 14-day trial basis for Slacker Basic Radio listeners. Even when Wi-Fi is unavailable, station caching allows users to listen to their favorite Slacker Radio music.
Additional features of Slacker Radio Plus include ad-free listening, complete song lyrics, unlimited song skipping and song requests for creating personal radio stations, plus "Peek Ahead" information for upcoming artists and songs.
The free Slacker Radio app is now available for iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and iPod Touch 3rd generation devices. Monthly subscriptions to Slacker Radio Plus are available at the Slacker web site or in-app purchase and are $4.99 if billed monthly, or $3.99 per month if billed annually.
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A Warren County man avoided a possible life prison sentence when a judge acquitted him of raping a toddler.
Warren County Common Pleas Court Judge Donald Oda found 49-year-old Patrick Parker not guilty Wednesday of several charges related to accusations that he sexually assaulted a 3-year-old girl with a screwdriver years ago.
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that the investigation began when the girl told a psychologist about the abuse some two years after it allegedly occurred.
But defense attorneys argued that the girl's story was riddled with inconsistencies. They put experts on the stand to testify she may have been vulnerable to suggested memories.
Prosecutors said they didn't regret bringing the case to trial.


text: Water is circulating through a closed system of pipes in a two-floor apartment. On the first floor, the water has a guage pressure of 3.4 x 10^5 Pa and a speed of 2.1 m/s. However, on the second floor, which is 4.0 m higher, the speed of the water is 3.7 m/s. The speeds are different because the pipe diameters are different. What is the guage pressure of the water on the second floor?


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Avalon: The Return of King Arthur by Stephen Lawhead(7 ratings)
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|Submitted by Michelle
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Stephen Lawhead gave forth a very good attempt at the modern day story of King Arthur, and succeeded marvelously well. However, I was able to set the book down, which isn't something I'm used to doing with one of Lawhead's books. I read all the way through the Pendragon Cycle (5 books) and when i got done with one, if I didn't already have the next book I would rush out to the bookstore (or, more often than not, stew until the store opened the next day) to get it. I had to tear myself from those books to eat and sleep and work. The book Avalon WAS an excellent read, but all it took was to get to the extremely tedious and often plain boring chapters sequencing the "PM"'s indignation and unrighteous anger for me to set it aside to do something/ anything else. I will read and reread this book for many years to come, but I (personally) do not believe that it measured up to the extremely high standard Stephen Lawhead set in the 5 books of the cycle preceding this book. All negativity aside, I did especially love the glimpses of Morgian and Gwenhwyvar, and all the fantastic memories James had. Merlin was a hoot, and while Cal was a little different than I imagined, he was a very good character that you could not help but fall in love with. Cai and Cal managed to be the same person and also very different at the same time, and I find that amazing. I raise my cup to you Sir Lawhead, and offer you the first drink!
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This was an amazing book. I am a huge fan of Arthurian legend and this modern day telling of the reincarnation is something I will read over and over again. Lawhead's diction is amazing, allowing the reader to see, hear, taste, and in some cases touch the things he is describing. He is an amazing writer and I am looking forward to reading the rest of his books. This book has become an old friend. It is an experience in and of itself reading it.
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to the Yale University Visitor Information Center at 149 Elm Street (telephone (203) 432-2300)
Map of the Yale Campus
From north: Take Exit 61. Drive south on Whitney Avenue for approximately five miles. Shortly after the intersection with Sachem Street, the road will split. Stay to the right; you are now on Temple Street. Take a right on Grove Street, and the next left onto College Street. The second cross street is Elm Street; turn left. The Visitor Information Center (149 Elm St.) is on the left hand side of the street near the end of the block.
From south: Take Exit 57. Drive east on Route 34 (Derby Avenue) for five miles to the fork of Derby Avenue and George Street (three blocks past the Yale Athletic Fields). Bear right on George Street. Continue on George Street to York Street. Turn left on York Street and then the third right on Elm Street. Continue on Elm for approximately two and a half blocks, the Visitor Information Center (149 Elm St.) is on the left hand side of the street just before the third light.
From north: Turn off turnpike at I-91 North Exit (Hartford, Springfield Exit) and continue for a short distance on I-91 to Trumbull Street Exit 3. Follow I-91 directions below.
From south: Take Exit 49, I-91 North (Hartford, Springfield). Follow I-91 directions below.
From north and south: Take Exit 3 (Trumbull Street Exit). Stay in the middle lane and continue straight through the traffic light onto Trumbull Street. At the fourth light turn left on Prospect Street. At the traffic light Prospect becomes College Street. Continue on College to the next light which is Elm Street. Turn left onto Elm. The Visitor Information Center (149 Elm St.) is on the left hand side of the street near the end of the block.
On street metered parking is available in front of the Visitor Center and around campus. City parking lots are located at the corner of Crown and College streets, on Broadway opposite the Yale Co-op, and on Temple Street between Chapel and George streets.
On weekdays there is hourly Metro-North service to New Haven from Grand Central Station in New York. For weekend schedule and further information, call 800 638-7646. Amtrak service is scheduled daily from Boston or Washington, D.C. via Penn Station in New York. Call 800-USA-RAIL (or check the Amtrak Web site). Local taxi service is available from the railroad station.
Tweed-New Haven Airport, from which taxi, bus, and car rental service are available, is four miles from campus. It is served by three express airlines: Continental, United, and USAirways. There is frequent limousine service to New Haven from other airports. Connecticut Limousine (located at the Long Wharf Terminal, I-95 Exit 46 in New Haven, 800 320-7298) serves Kennedy International Airport (New York--eighty miles to campus), LaGuardia International Airport (New York--seventy-two miles to campus), and Newark International Airport (Newark, New Jersey--ninety-two miles to campus). Service to Bradley International Airport (Windsor Locks, Connecticut--fifty-three miles to campus and near Hartford) is provided by Fitzgerald Airport Express (800 468-7287, #2), by Prime Time Shuttle of Connecticut (800 RED-VANS), and by Connecticut Limousine.
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Stephen G. moved into a new apartment and decided to sign up for service for Mediacom Cable (not to be confused with the London-based media agency MediaCom). He called the local representative on an ad he'd been given, and was told he didn't have to sign a two-year contract, so he didn't. Later he found out his name was on a Mediacom contract anyway. Surprise!
Someone At Mediacom Forged My Signature On A Service Contract
Gold's Closes Your Gym, Traps You In Contract Anyway
There happens to be a Gold's Gym right inside the building where Cynthia works. How convenient! She took her employer up on an offer to subsidize part of her membership, and was happy with the arrangement. Three months later, the building Gold's announced that it was closing. Not to worry, though: Memberships limited to only that location would change so members could visit any local corporate-owned Gold's club. That's pretty standard when a branch of a chain gyms closes, but Cynthia is annoyed that she joined so close to the change and has to pay for a membership she's unlikely to use. Someone must have known that branch was doomed, but would the front-line and sales employees have known?
Elderly Couple Thought They Canceled The Insurance, End Up Overpaying Anthem $5,000
By the time the couple in their 80's noticed the monthly auto-billing on their bank account, they had overpaid Anthem $5,000 for insurance they thought they had canceled two years ago. That's money these two living on pension could have been using to fix their crumbling front walkway. It was until they beseeched their local consumer reporter and he took an interest in their story did Anthem retroactively cancel their policy and refund their money.
Canceling Verizon Without ETF Over Fee Increase Is Hard But Doable
Some readers have tried out the info from yesterday about using an increased regulatory fee Verizon is charging to get out of contract without paying an early termination fee (ETF). The most successful so far was commenter doogz, who got his ETF cut in half. Here is his story:
MySpace Made It Really, Really Difficult To Cancel My Account
If MySpace were a scorned lover, we imagine it would be the kind that would hold onto your foot as you tried to walk away, crying desperately and clinging as you unwillingly dragged it along. Justin B. was done with MySpace, but instead of just accepting the breakup and letting him cancel the account, it flatly refused to believe it was over.
Did The ECA Charge You For The Membership You Already Canceled?
Last year, we reported on the trouble that members of the Entertainment Consumers Association had with canceling their memberships, as well as other complaints about the group. Now, one reader reports that he was charged for the membership that he canceled earlier this year.
Why Won't Gamefly Answer Their Stupid Phones?
John tells Consumerist that he is having a baffling problem with Gamefly. He can't cancel his son's account online, but customer service is unreachable. The company keeps sending games that he doesn't want and charging his card. What's wrong here? Update: the account has now been closed.
Get Sprint To Credit You For The Discount They're Taking Away
By calling up Sprint and insinuating he might cancel because they're taking away his discount, one of our readers was able to get Sprint to credit his account for the same amount they're taking away from him.
Urban Active Gym Appears Lets You Cancel, Then Charges You More
Gyms are notorious for being difficult to cancel your membership at, so at first Heather thought hers was different. They even backdated the cancellation date so she wouldn't pay for the full month. So nice! A month later, collections called her.
"This Is Why I Canceled Cable," As Told In Collage Form
Redditor Lambboy got an email from his cable company asking him why, oh god why, had he canceled cable? Doesn't he know that without it life is but a cheap oat paste? Lambboy struggled with the best way to communicate his innermost thoughts. The radio buttons on the survey, and, yes, even the optional comment boxes, were insufficient tools with which to express himself. So, he sent them this collage.
How To Cancel A Credit Card Without Hurting Your Credit Score
Say you've got a credit card you don't want for whatever reason and have decided to cancel it. Here are some simple steps you can take to make sure the card a) really gets canceled b) it doesn't harm your credit score.
Charter Communications Rep Says Cable Companies Taking Over All Streaming Video On May 1st
The Charter Communications CSR who spoke with Dustin has some pretty astounding news about what's on the horizon for all of us. It looks like starting May 1st, cable companies will have total, FCC-sanctioned control over streaming video and will take down all competing services.
Why Won't AT&T Cancel My Account?
Usually, when customers try to change an Internet service provider, the ISP will do things like discount the rate or offer some benefit in an attempt to retain your business. But that's not what's happening to Consumerist reader Addie; AT&T loves her so much, they've continued to bill her for six months for a service she doesn't even have.
AT&T Credits New Customer's $200 T-Mobile ETF Just To Be Nice
Mike shared with Consumerist a story that is almost baffling for many reasons. First, he writes that T-Mobile charged his wife a $200 ETF when there were only 90 days left on her contract. But then a delightful, wonderful AT&T customer service rep offered a $200 credit for AT&T service–effectively paying her T-Mobile ETF and earning themselves two delighted customers in the process.
AOL Has No Reason To Cancel Your Free Account
Jim wants his AOL e-mail account to go away. It's a free account, so billing isn't an issue–he just wants it closed. This seems like a relatively straightforward request to anyone except AOL. He writes that the company somehow makes it impossible to cancel a free account.
How Can I Make The Newspaper Stop When I Don't Subscribe?
We know that the newspaper industry is suffering. Subscribers are fleeing, ad revenue is down, and things are generally dark and terrible. However, this does not mean that it is a good idea to throw sacks of junk mail on the lawns of people who won't subscribe to your paper. It will not endear you to them. We're looking at you, Baltimore Sun.
Reach AT&T Executive Customer Service
Got an impossible issue with AT&T wireless? After trying and failing with the regular customer service, you can try this gal who works in the AT&T Office of the President.
Gina Cain
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Aerial7 & Yes collaboration
Los Angeles, CA – January 21, 2010 – When Aerial7 decided to make a collaboration headphone with a snowboard brand, the answer was YES.
Truly rider owned-and-operated, YES Snowboards is backed by David Carrier Porcheron (DCP), Romain de Marchi, JP Solberg and Tadashi Fuse – four of the most respected, hard-charging riders in the game.
"We are two new brands inspired by the same philosophy," says Romain de Marchi. "It made total sense for YES and Aerial7 to collaborate because we both only want the best!"
By combining Aerial7's premium acoustics, signature styling and superior functionality with the passion, creativity and vision of the YES crew, a killer co-branded headphone was born.
Available in Tank and Sumo models, the limited edition Aerial7 x YES headphones will be available at YES retailers worldwide beginning August 2010.
They will make their official debut at the SIA Tradeshow in Denver, CO, which kicks off on January 28th. And, YES, you want a pair!
A day on Blackcomb
Some pow on Black comb ………..
DCP YES. video part
SLC here we come…..
CAli to Utah, mapquest says 11 something hours. I don't know about that, maybe if I stop and look at all the beautiful things along the way:)
Keep you posted.
Here are some photos we snapped while on the Neverland tour. Enjoy!
First day of sledding in BC
RDM: This is my first day of sledding in BC this year and the snow was ok. I didn't expect to have pow but for sure it is a good start for the season! Just did a little photoshoot for my new clothing sponsor rusty !


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Garth Brooks to Release Box Set of Cover Songs for Christmas
Blame It All on My Roots: Five Decades of Hits has 40 songs.
It's gonna be a merry Christmas for Garth Brooks fans.
Garth is releasing an eight disc box set of the songs that influenced his career, the same songs he has been performing at his one-man acoustic show in Las Vegas. The set will include six CDs and two DVDs.
Blame It All on My Roots: Five Decades of Hits has no release date yet, but Garth's people say it will be out before the holidays. The set features Garth covering country classics as well as performing R&B classics, including "I Heard It Through the Grapevine."
Garth also highlights his classic-rock influences, with songs from Jackson Browne, Bob Seger and others.
The set will also include what he's calling "Melting Pot," a collection that includes folk and pop hits like Simon & Garfunkel's "Mrs. Robinson."
Garth's final concert at Wynn Las Vegas will air live on CBS on Nov. 29.
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By Sgt. DaleAnne Maxwell, MND-B PAOFebruary 10, 2009
CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq - As a hard wind blew through Baghdad, the 1st Cavalry Division took over responsibility for the Multi-National Division-Baghdad operational environment from the 4th Infantry Div. during a transfer of authority ceremony Feb. 10.
The ceremony honored the multitude of accomplishments, successes and sacrifices of the "Ironhorse" Division during their past 15 months in Baghdad and looked forward to the continuation of progress by "America's First Team".
This is the third time both of these Fort Hood, Texas-based units have transferred control of MND-B to one another and the first TOA between two major commands since the signing of the Security Agreement Jan. 31.
Lt. Gen. Lloyd Austin III, commanding general, Multi-National Corps-Iraq, presided over the ceremony, saying this past year has truly been historic. The security has greatly improved thanks to incredible efforts of the 4th Inf. Div. under the superb leadership of Maj. Gen. Jeffery Hammond. Over the past 12 months, citizens of Baghdad and the surrounding area have seen an 80 percent decrease in attacks against local civilians, with Iraqi Security Forces becoming more capable of maintaining law and order.
"When the 4th Inf. Div. first arrived here in Dec. of 2007, Baghdad was at the tail end of the troop surge. There were roughly 100 attacks a week in the city, which was down from more than 400 per week just a few months earlier. Three months later the Iraqi Security Forces marched into Basra to engage special group criminals and other Shia extremists. When that happened, Sadr City erupted pushing attacks in Baghdad back up to 400 a week."
Concerned that the fragile security won during the troop surge was at risk of coming apart, Soldiers of the 4th Inf. Div. partnered with Iraqi Army and National Police, engaged insurgents and militias on the streets of Sadr City.
"Attacks are at a minimum, reconstruction is taking place and essential services continue to improve. It is undeniable that the 4th Inf. Div. averted chaos in Sadr City. It was one of the most complex, tactical operational and strategic fights in the history of OIF," said Austin.
The relentless pursuit of the enemy resulted in the seizure of more than 2300 weapons caches and the capture of more than 3000 enemy leaders, facilitators and operators, said Austin. Markets, shops and schools opened; extensive projects started to clean and restore canals and pump stations necessary for irrigating farmlands and micro-grant programs created over 7,000 Iraqi jobs.
"This is a day to give thanks to the people of Iraq," said Hammond. "Baghdad is better today than yesterday. We are thankful for your patriotism. As a result, we have a great partnership. We share the same goals-protect the people, improve conditions and create opportunities."
Hammond then thanked the Iraqi Army Soldiers and the ISF for their accomplishments and improvements that have brought them to the forefront in the security of Iraq. Since taking command of MND-B in Dec. 2007, the 4th Inf. Div. Soldiers witnessed a doubling of their operational area and a reduction of Coalition combat power from 44 combat battalions to 21.
"I ask you to partner with the 1st Cav. They will remain strong. They are well-led by Maj. Gen. Dan Bolger.," Hammond said.
Maj. Gen. Daniel Bolger, commanding general of 1st Cav. Div. uncased his division's colors with Command Sgt. Major Rory Malloy, senior enlisted leader of 1st Cav. Div., assumed command of MND-B and addressed the remaining "Ironhorse" crowd.
"Today we salute Maj. Gen. Jeffery Hammond, Command Sgt. Maj. John Gioia and the fighting Soldiers of the great 4th Infantry Division," said Bolger. "You are our teammates at Fort Hood and in this war. Our two divisions stand together as you have taught us to be "steadfast and loyal"...like the partnership between our Soldiers and the soldiers and police of Iraq."
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AUGUSTA, Ga.---The Augusta chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference held a luncheon Monday in honor of its founder, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
News 12's city government reporter Chris Thomas received the "Reporter of the Year" award from the SCLC.
Augusta Mayor Deke Copenhaver also received Unity Award and
the late James Brown's son, Daryl Brown, was presented with the Humanitarian Award.
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Delaware, Ohio (WTVN) --A Delaware County Grand Jury has indicted a boyfriend and girlfriend who prosecutors say stole items from homes, garages and cars.
Anthony Allen, 22, and Courtney Golden, 19, face grand theft, receiving stolen property, burglary, theft and identity fraud charges.
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For Serra running back Kava Cassidy, nothing motivated him more in the offseason than one play.
The play that sent Bellarmine College Prep to the section final.
The play that finished Serra's season.
The play that Cassidy wishes had not ended with him getting stopped a yard shy of the goal line.
"The ball was in my hands on the last play," Cassidy said last week. "It was fourth-and-3, and I could have punched it into the end zone. But I couldn't get into it. This is a real rivalry game for me."
This game, as Cassidy calls it, is Friday night when second-ranked Serra travels to San Jose City College to play No. 1 Bellarmine College Prep in one of Northern California's marquee high school games of the season.
It is a West Catholic Athletic League opener for both teams and their first meeting since Bellarmine held off Serra 17-12 in the Central Coast Section Open Division semifinals in November.
Much has changed since that game. Serra's new offensive coordinator, Steve Lo, formerly of St. Francis, has successfully installed a no-huddle spread offense to what had been a ground-oriented attack. But the Padres still mix in option plays, making the new offense even more challenging to defend.
"I don't think anybody in our league has run it like they're running it this year," Bellarmine coach Mike Janda said. "They run it very well. It's kind of like an option team, where you've got to defend the dive and the quarterback, plus you're all spread out. They can throw the ball, too."
Bellarmine still has quarterback K.J. Carta-Samuels but has used a committee of running backs to replace last year's backfield of Kenneth Olugbode and Joey Sanfilippo.
The Bells also continue to use the double-wing offense that has been highly successful for their program.
Back from bye week
Bellarmine has not played since a sloppy 41-21 victory over Piedmont Hills on Sept. 20, and Carta-Samuels believes the game Friday will be a good measuring stick for the Bells.
"I'm excited about it being early in the season, just to get it out of the way and see what kind of team we are against a tough opponent," Carta-Samuels said. "If we come out against Serra and make a statement, I think that will really give us confidence."
Last October, Bellarmine followed a narrow win at Archbishop Mitty with an overtime win at Serra and went on to go undefeated in WCAL play.
Motivated by losses
Serra positioned itself to win both games against Bellarmine last fall. But the Bells stopped a two-point conversion attempt in overtime that would have won the game for Serra in October and stopped Cassidy, a sophomore at the time, as Serra was about to take the lead with less than two minutes to play in the CCS semifinal game.
"They're definitely going to have some fire after last year, the way those two games ended," Carta-Samuels said. "I expect the best from them, and they probably expect the best from us. It's going to be a tough game."
Despite offseason coaching changes on offense and defense and new schemes, Serra is off to a strong start. It nearly beat De La Salle to open the season and then routed Encinal and Buhach Colony.
Its starting quarterback, Matthew Fa'aita, injured a shoulder on the first series against Buhach Colony, but the offense continued to excel behind backup Anthony Smock.
Asked about the possibility of starting Friday, Smock said, "We'll be ready. It's a rivalry game, so you've got to be ready."
Serra coach Patrick Walsh added, "Bellarmine is as good as they come. We've played De La Salle and some really tough teams. I don't feel like this will be any different. They're always well-coached, disciplined and we're down there, so it's going to be fun."
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At 6,962 m (22,841 ft), Cerro Aconcagua is the highest mountain in the Americas, and the highest mountain outside Asia. It is located in the Andes mountain range, in the Argentine province of Mendoza.
After Diane Van Deren won the world's coldest, toughest footrace in 2009 – the 430-mile Yukon Arctic Ultra race – one might think she'd rest on her laurels. But that isn't how this super-athlete, mother of three and overall role model is wired. In January 2010 she'll attempt a record-shredding speed traverse of South America's tallest peak, Aconcagua (22,841 feet).
Aconcagua is a massive volcanic mountain that is frequently blasted by a hurricane-force jetstream Argentineans call the "viento blanco," or white wind. It's a serious mountaineering objective that typically takes a climbing team three weeks to summit. Diane's speed trek will climb up the "Polish Glacier" route on the East Face to the summit, and then she'll head down the Northwest side of the mountain. Total distance will exceed 100 miles.
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STURGIS, S.D. – The Sturgis rally trademark wars are flaring up again, with the son of the Black Hills Motor Classic's founder lobbing barbs at the Sturgis City Council meeting this week.
Jack Hoel, the son of Pappy Hoel, told the council and City Manager Daniel Ainslie Monday night that the city should not have to pay for the use of its own name.
His comments came as the city finalized its contract renewal with Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Inc. (SMRI), which owns the rights to the Sturgis name as it relates to the annual motorcycle rally.
"This is nothing but a gift to SMRi," Hoel said.
The contract in 2011 cost the city nearly $50,000 that included royalties paid for land the city leased and banner sales to official sponsors, Sturgis Mayor Mark Carstensen said, as reported in the Rapid City Journal.
The city will not have to pay those royalties in the future. The contract passed Monday is retroactive to the 2012 Sturgis motorcycle rally, the mayor said.
Under the five-year contract approved Monday, the city will continue to pay 10 percent to SMRI for the use of the Sturgis trademarks which, in addition to the name Sturgis, includes Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, Sturgis Bike Week, Take the Ride to Sturgis, Sturgis Rally & Races, and Black Hills.
Ainslie said the city received $269,440 from the 2012 rally as a result of its sponsorship license agreement.
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A 44-year-old man who died in an Ellis County motorcycle accident over the weekend was shot before the crash, authorities say.
Michael Owensby of Ferris was pronounced dead about 9 a.m. Saturday at the scene in the 2700 block of FM 780.
"He was eastbound and left the roadway, hit a ditch and the bike began flipping," Justice of the Peace Jackie Miller Jr. told the Waxahachie Daily Light. "He came to rest in a front yard face down."
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Scutaro willing to risk finger deformity, could play in Atlanta
Baggarly: Injuries mounting for Giants
Marco Scutaro has what orthopedists call "mallet finger," a deformity caused by tendon damage that leaves the patient unable to straighten the fingertip. (USA TODAY IMAGES)
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PITTSBURGH – Marco Scutaro wants to keep playing. He also wants to be able to straighten all 10 of his fingers when his career is over.
He's trying to find a way he can have both -- perhaps as soon as this weekend, when the Giants play in Atlanta.
Scutaro has what orthopedists call "mallet finger," a deformity caused by tendon damage that leaves the patient unable to straighten the fingertip. The Giants' veteran second baseman saw a hand specialist on Wednesday, one day after he was hit by a pitch on the finger in the seventh inning at PNC Park.
Scutaro was told that surgery was not required and the specialist did not rule out playing once the pain and swelling subsides in a couple days. But the usual treatment options – complete immobilization in a splint, or the insertion of a pin -- would not work if Scutaro tries to play.
The pin, especially, wouldn't apply because Scutaro would run the risk of snapping it while playing, such as sliding into a base.
"So we're trying to figure something out," said Scutaro, who was wearing a modified splint when he arrived at the ballpark. "I want to play. I also want to have a good finger. I don't want to live with a finger like this."
If Scutaro doesn't keep the finger straight for at least four to six weeks, it would stay that way permanently.
"If it bends, you have to start from zero again," he said.
Scutaro expressed his desire to Giants manager Bruce Bochy, who was on board with Scutaro trying to play. The club already is playing without Angel Pagan (hamstring) and Pablo Sandoval (strained foot).
"There's no hesitation for us," Bochy said. "If he's comfortablt and he can do it and wants to try, it's in his hands. He knows what he's looking at."
As Bochy pointed out, several players have dealt with the consequences of lifelong bent fingers. Current Giants pitcher Jean Machi is one. Former Giants Travis Ishikawa and Jeff Fassero are others that the training staff mentioned to the manager. When it involves the pinky, functionality is minimally compromised.
The only question is how long the initial swelling and pain will take to subside.
"We'll see how this calms down int he next two or three days," Bochy said. "We're in a holding pattern until then. It's possible this will work with the (modified) splint. ... It's a little of a long shot, but he could be playing in Atlanta."
Scutaro entered Tuesday fifth in the National League with a .332 average and his 26 multi-hit games were the most in the NL. Since he was acquired by the Giants in July of last season, Scutaro's 165 hits are the second most in the majors, just behind Detroit's Miguel Cabrera (166).
Scutaro also is hitting .306 with runners in scoring position and .400 (8 for 20) with RISP and two outs.
But can he hit with some kind of scaled down splint on his finger?
"The way I grip the bat will actually help me," said Scutaro, demonstrating how the knob rests between his ring and pinky fingers. "I don't use my pinky too much."
Last year, the Red Sox's Dustin Pedroia injured a ligament in his pinky finger in July and played through the season, having surgery in October. It wasn't quite the same injury, though.
Scutaro has sustained plenty of hand injuries over the years. Glancing down at his knobby and crooked fingers, he smiled.
"I'm pretty sure I'll just end up with bad fingers," he said. "They're messed up anyway."
Scutaro has a better shot of playing against the Braves than Angel Pagan, whose hamstring rehab continues to move at a deliberate pace. Bochy said Pagan was improved but would nto be activated before the road trip ends on Sunday. He still hasn't done any jogging or baseball activities.
The progress report is better for third baseman Pablo Sandoval, who had "a hop in his step" and said his strained left foot was improved. Bochy is now fully confident that Sandoval will be ready when eligible to come off the DL on June 24, when the Giants open their next road trip -- another three-city jaunt -- at Dodger Stadium.


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During a second trip abroad, ASIMO appeared in front of Chinese people for the first time during the 9-day event of the 7th Beijing International Motor Show held in Beijing on June 5-9, 2002, as you will seen in the pictures and movies below.
The Chinese automobile market is expanding in pace with the country's rapid economic growth, and it was no surprise that the 7th Beijing International Motor Show was jam-packed from the morning. Outside the gate, there were long lines of more people trying to buy tickets to this exciting event.
Honda Booth, designed under the theme of The Joy of Mobility Life, displayed Accord, Odyssey, CR-V, Stream, and the environmentally-friendly Civic Hybrid cars and attracted the enthusiastic Chinese visitors. This show had just another hero, ASIMO the humanoid robot that symbolized Honda's cutting-edge technology.
At the cue from the companion lady, ASIMO came onstage down the stairs and was received with applause and flashlights. ASIMO greeted the audience in the popular Chinese phrase "Nee-how" and demonstrated some favorite steps. ASIMO shook hands good-bye before leaving the stage and the Chinese audience that enjoyed every moment of the incredible performance.
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Price: $175.00
Product DescriptionThe Women's Hardwire CRB (Complete Release Binding) is a telemark binding for those who want to do it all. This binding is perfectly at home in the ski area as it is in the backcountry. It has a smaller size Hardwire heel assembly to fit the smallest women's boots. Convenience, superior skiing performance and safety are achieved with easy boot entry, the Hardwire connecting rods and the dramatically improved Voilé Release Binding.
Our new V-tech riser platform provides a reliable release, retention and makes it much easier to get back into the release unit after an on-snow release. The Voilé Release Binding is the only telemark release binding that will release in a backward fall. The backward fall is typically how most knee injuries are sustained. It is also recommended equipment for skiing in avalanche prone terrain. Having a release system increases the chance of separation of you and your skis, thus helping to prevent injury and deep burial if caught in an avalanche.
Tech Details:
V-tech Release riser with easy re-entry after on-snow release.
V-tech Release riser provides DIN-like release and retention.
V-tech Release for avalanche terrain.
Tempered steel Hardwire connecting rods for lateral control and best on-snow performance.
6000 series tempered aluminum toe-plate for durability and tight boot fit.
Superior strength nylon 20mm riser platform.
Industry standard 4-hole mounting pattern.
Ramped riser platform to compensate for boot rocker.
Stable heel platform climbing wire compatible. Climbing wires securely lock into place.
Weight 3lbs 9oz/1.61kg/pair
Women's Short Rod-Alpine: part# 608-60-10-A, UPC 759948860114
Women's Short Rod-X-Wide: part# 608-60-10-X, UPC 759948860121
Women's Short Rod-Insane: part# 608-60-10-IN, UPC 759948860138