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For the past 2 or 3 years my mil has been a pain in the a** at times. She is one of those mother's that just wants to be all up in the business and is having a hard time excepting that there is another woman in her son's life that means a lot to him and his loves and cares for! Well to fast forward to last month; she kept saying how he was asking her if she was coming back for our son's pre-k graduation since she had just left and went back home in March from being here since Dec.15. Her response (when she was telling me) was "no I was at the christening so let the other grandma be there for the graduation." For whatever reason she has something against my mother which is probably because my mom and my children, especillay my son, are so tight and my mom lives only an 1hr 20mins away. So I just said whatever and would end the conversation. Well I have this thing about naming my children something that does not (in her words) sound black or labels them as being a particular race and this all came from when I was a manager and my district manager whow was mixed would say that a certain name sounded black or ghetto and wouldn't call people in for interviews, so that's where this whole name thing comes from. So when I was trying to figure out a middle name for my son I mentioned that I was adding Connor and Ashton to the middle name pool but his first name is Isaiah. Well on Friday she calls and asks me how was Connor doing and I said who is Connor??? She said I thought that was what you were naming the baby and I had to go back and explain the whole middle name thing to her once again and told her that his name has been Isaiah even before I knew he was a boy. This woman had the nerve to say that "I don't like Isaiah because it's a very black name!" All the devils in hell rose up in me and I came mighty close to cursing her out, but I just told her that that's his name and she'll be alright. Who does that? And when at anytime do you tell a pregnant woman or any parent that you don't like their baby's name? I think she also is jealous of the fact that my mom was helping me pick out names and I never asked her for help. Do you all think I handled it correctly? She is also talking about coming down here before I have the baby and honestly I don't want her here!! How do I tell her without causing more drama or bad blood between us?? Thanks in advance for your help!
My mother-in-law vent-it's kinda long...sorry!
Just trying to be optimistic... Do you mthink maybe she was trying to feel you out about coming back? after all she had just spent almost 3 months with you all - her son probably would never want his mother to leave, but maybe she wanted to know what the woman of the house felt? also, remember that hurting people hurt other people- sometimes unintentional... since your mom lives closer and is closer to the children maybe her own guilt/hurt about being so far away is doing the talking for her... you did share some of the name debate with her- maybe she expected to also be included in the idea process as your mother is.. after all sharing this experience with her son in certain ways means she has to go through you-- she has to ASK you for liberties that your mom gets to just "TAKE" because you are her child.. that has to be hard and somewhat uncomfortable for her at times making her act out... kwim? no matter what he shares with her about the pregnacy, men are not as emotional, talkative, expressive,etc. as we are and maybe she feels left out of the blow by blow updates you share with your mom??
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kiddi6-I thought about the whole guilt thing but she had an opportunity to be closer to them after she retired but choose to stay in NJ so that's on her. I have tried to include her in every way I can regarding things that go on with our children especially while I'm pregnant but she wants to be in control of how I do things and that's not gonna happen. The reason she wasn't included in the naming process is because weren't not that close and this is something that was/is extremely important to me. Don't get me wrong we have had our good moments; she always wanted a daughter so she used to take me shopping all the time and on holidays we would spend all day/night in the kitchen together sharing family recipes and all that good stuff but I just don't like drama!! I'm a family person and would love to include her in everything just as I do my parents but she has to leave the drama at home!! I think the overall issue is there is another woman in her son's life and she just can't stand it!!
Loving my little blessings...Jalen 11/04, Madison 9/06 and my newest addition, Isaiah 9/10!!
I would let your husband handle it... OMG... my boyfriend's mom is a piece of work also... she lives about 15 minutes away... but so does my mom I don't have to deal with her... I will just let my boyfriend handle her... I don't want to be rude... but she's not going to control anything in my household... she tried to get me to go to a fair on yesterday... it's over 90 degrees outside... my ankles are swollen.. she knows all this.. I told my boyfriend... why would she want me out in that heat? he said.. yeah that would have been too much walking for you.. and to top it off.. she got home at 11pm... I would have been pissed off to be gone that long... and the Lakers were playing too...
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sorry for the delayed response, I moved....
I hope all works itself out and I'm gonna thank my "lucky stars" that my in - laws are super cool! I don't know what I would do if I had to micro manage them -- LOL!
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There was lots to do on a rainy Thursday at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility at Management & Training Corporation officially got the keys from GEO Group.
New Warden Frank Shaw comes to EMCF with three decades of experience in the Illinois Corrections Department.
"We've walked through the facility, and seen how the security procedures are," says Shaw, "and what we want to do is we want to make this a safe and secure environment, we want to the community to feel good about the fact that no inmates are going to leave this facility unless they discharge."
Shaw says there has been some confusion as new staff learn the ropes at the prison.
The Warden also addressed the prison population at EMCF, he says that he wants to make sure it remains a mental health facility, and he aims to look at the prison population as it stands right now.
Concerns were raised several years ago when inmates from Parchman were transferred to EMCF.
One time EMCF Authority President Bill Ready told us in April he believes that move led to many of the current issues at the facility.
"I certainly can't speak as to what happened back then in terms of what inmate population was brought into the facility," says Shaw, "our goal is that this is going to be a mental health type facility."
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but then, i only played 1 card on the second/third turn?
still unsure what cause it to fail though….. it failed right after my opponent used spear of destruction which only deals 1 dmg (banished a magic lamp)
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The body positive movement has made headlines this year and is slowly infiltrating high fashion. Recently many companies have started initiatives to celebrate curvier women and the famous Pierllei calendar hopes to continues this trend with it's 2015 release. Super model Candice Huffine will be the first plus size model featured in 50 years.
Candice Huffine is no stranger to making news as a trail blazing plus model. From being featured in major publications like Vogue and Harper's Bazaar to working with Karl Lagerfeld and Carine Roitfeld. The 29 year old Huffine will star alongside top industry names like Adriana Lima and Natalia Vodianova in the upcoming calendar.
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A former mayor of Sunflower has been sentenced to three years' probation for stealing designer purses.
Michael Pembleton was arrested in March and was accused of $7,000 worth stealing designer bags from the Dillard's at the Pemberton Square mall in Vicksburg, police said.
Pembleton worked as the assistant manager at the store, authorities said.
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Cheryl Ann Scherer, then 19, went to work on Tuesday, April 17, 1979, at Rhodes 101 on Main Street in Scott City. Some time between 11:40 and 11:50 a.m., she was abducted. Scherer's car, keys and purse were left at the scene. Approximately $480 in cash, was missing from the register.
"She just disappeared," said a bewildered Scott County Sheriff Bill Ferrell.
Twenty-five years later law enforcement officials have yet to locate Scherer or her abductor, and Ferrell along with Scherer's family insist they will continue searching for the missing pieces to Scherer's disappearance.
"We didn't give up. The Scherers haven't given up, and we won't," said Ferrell, who keeps Scherer's file next to his desk all the time.
And despite the number of years that have passed since Scherer was taken, family and friends will never forget.
"It's always on your mind -- when you go to bed at night and when you wake up in the morning," admitted Cheryl's mother, Libby Scherer. "But there's been a lot of prayers, I'll grant you."
Hours and days following Scherer's disappearance, the Scott County Sheriff's Department interviewed hundreds and hundreds of people, but no eye witnesses, Ferrell noted.
"We've always wondered why somebody didn't see this" pondered Scherer's father, Ray Scherer.
The only other business next to the Rhodes in Scott City then was an IGA grocery store, which was closed due to the funeral of the store owner's mother.
The closest lead over the years came in 1984 when Ferrell interviewed convicted serial murderers Henry Lee Lucas and partner Otis Toole.
Lucas and Toole, along with Toole's niece and nephew, had traveled on Interstate 55 between Memphis and St. Louis the day Scherer was abducted and had killed a girl and dumped her body around Crystal City, they told Ferrell. Authorities never found a body, but to Ferrell's knowledge, no other girl was reported missing between Memphis and St. Louis at that time either.
However, when Ferrell showed Lucas a picture of Scherer, Lucas said she was not the girl he killed, Ferrell recalled. The fact that Scherer had bright red hair puzzled Ferrell because surely someone would remember that, he said.
"The sheriff's department has done everything they can to try and find her," said Libby Scherer.
Since then the department has only received small and insignificant clues, but nothing that has ever led to anything, Ferrell said. However, the department receives clues every year and they do follow up on them, he said.
"I always felt that if it was a local person, we would have heard something from someone through rumors or something," Ferrell said.
Ferrell said his biggest fear is another law enforcement agency found Scherer over the years, but wasn't able to identify her.
"There are so many bodies across the United States that go unidentified, especially 25 years ago," Ferrell said. "My biggest fear is it's been some case worked on that no one knew about, and it got put in a filing cabinet. And now whoever was working at that time isn't working now."
The Scherers said their religious faith, close family and friends have helped them through the hard times.
"We're just thankful that the good Lord gave us 19 years with her," Libby Scherer said.
It doesn't get any easier and you never forget it, Ray Scherer said. "You just have to do it. Cheryl would have wanted us to go on," he said.
The Scherers admit the hardest part over the years is just not knowing -- not knowing where their daughter is, what happened, who took her or if she's OK.
"At least if they found her, it might lead to how it happened," Ray Scherer pointed out.
And the Scherers are still doing whatever they can to find their daughter.
Late last year, Ray and Libby Scherer provided DNA samples and now the sheriff's department has a DNA profile of Scherer. The profile could help identify Scherer in the future.
Also, it's television and newspaper interviews that the Scherer's feel may trigger a memory in someone who may have witnessed something that may help locate their daughter.
"There may be someone who knows something but was scared years ago to come forward. Or there may be someone who hurt her and has a guilty conscious and wants to come clean," Libby Scherer pointed out.
Ferrell's 29-year-run as sheriff will end Dec. 31, but the search for Cheryl will continue, he insists. The case will not be closed, he said, adding that Jerry Bledsoe has been working the case with him, too.
"I don't think this department will quit," Ferrell said. "This is an emotional case for me, but it's also for five other people who were working here when it happened."
As for the Scherers, they said they will continue to remain hopeful.
"When you give up, all hope is gone," Libby Scherer said. "Miracles do happen. She might be out there somewhere."
For more information, visit the Scott County Sheriff's Department Web site at www.sheriffferrell.com/missing_persons.h... or to report information about Scherer's disappearance contact the sheriff's department at (573) 545-3525 or (573) 471-3530.


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An Iowa man made a remarkable discovery, the giant bone of a mammoth in the backyard of his Oskaloosa property.
The bone was unearthed in July 2010 by John and his two teenage sons when they were looking for berries on their property.
One of the boys thought it was a ball in a creek but on digging further they noticed that it was actually a massive bone.
"I could see a marrow line around the edge of this ball," John said, an amateur palaeontologist.
"And the ball was actually the head of a femur… I said 'boys, that's a bone. That's a really big bone".
"The size of this discovery is quite uncommon. It's pretty exciting, partially because the mammoth is being discovered where it died. And we know that because we're finding very large bones right alongside very small bones.-- Sarah Horgen
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The Iowa family dug up the enormous bone and displayed it in their living room. However, they kept the discovery a secret known only to few close friends, until recently.
In the hope of finding more bones, John reached out to archaeologists and palaeontologists for further digging. Experts identified the femur to be that of a mammoth.
The excavation project has been undertaken by University of Iowa Museum of Natural History.
"The size of this discovery is quite uncommon," said Sarah Horgen, education coordinator at the museum. "It's pretty exciting–partially because the mammoth is being discovered where it died. And we know that because we're finding very large bones right alongside very small bones.
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Two digs have been held so far at the archeological site. The volunteers have found several mammoth bones including vertebrae, feet bones as well as its floating and thoracic ribs.
According to experts, the mammoth is at least 12,000 years old and was extinct by the end of the last ice age.
Since the bones were buried nearly ten feet underground, they are well preserved and in a good condition.
Archaeologist Marlin Ingalls of the Iowa State Archeologist's office said, "Finding the small bones is a very significant attribute in terms of the possibility of finding a nearly complete skeleton."
"There will be additional excavations out there in about two weeks in the hope that we can enlarge the excavation and recover as many of those as possible."
Once the paleontological dig is over, John gets to keep the bones as they were discovered on his property.


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Escape NYC and take a leisurely cruise up the Hudson River to historic Bear Mountain. You'll enjoy a 2.5 hour cruise each way with an Onboard Oktoberfest – new this year! Once docked, you'll have approximately three hours to enjoy Bear Mountain's natural beauty, abundant hiking trails, zoo and more.
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On your cruise to Bear Mountain you'll sail past the Palisades, Grant's Tomb, the George Washington Bridge and the Cloisters before cruising up the Hudson River. This trip is especially gorgeous in the fall, when the trees lining the river put on a spectacular display of russet and gold. Enjoy German beer and food at an Oktoberfest celebration on the boat, with live music on Saturdays and Sundays.
Bear Mountain is 45 miles (72 kilometers) north of New York City, in the Hudson Highlands. Enjoy about three hours of free time to discover this site independently. Highlights you can explore during your two-hour visit include Trailside Museums and Zoo, Iona Island Estuarine Reserve and Bird Refuge, Perkins Tower, the merry-go-round and pavilion.
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How to Have a Restful Holiday Season
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Holiday time offers an abundance of "To Do's": parties, shopping, decorating, school activities and much more. According to Sleep Specialist Anita Bhola, MD of The Edythe Kurz Center for Sleep Medicine at Nyack Hospital, It is very easy to get caught up in the excitement and ignore the fact that we need adequate rest. "Sleep deprivation can weaken your immune system, impair decision making, and impact your ability to handle all of these demands," she explains. "Children are also affected by a lack of sleep during these very busy times." What can you do to ensure you and your family receive enough sleep to enjoy the holidays feeling healthy and alert? Dr. Bhola shares some tips to help ensure a restful holiday season.
Stick to regular bedtime schedules. Try and keep their pre- bedtime activities as normal as possible. Unusual activities before bedtime can disrupt their ability to fall asleep. Be realistic. Don't expect children will be able to participate in every festivity. Pick and choose; keep a balance that will allow for a regular bedtime for the majority of the season.
Parents with newborn babies should keep lights dim at night and create a restful atmosphere to encourage sleep. During the day, wake your baby for feeding and expose them to natural light.
It is suggested that adults need between seven to nine hours of sleep a night. That amount of sleep may seem unreasonable, but without it you risk a negative effect on your cognitive ability to handle holiday schedules.
Don't sleep in after a late night of shopping or celebrating. Try and rise within an hour of your normal wake time so as not to throw off your internal clock. Take a nap during the day, even if for 20 minutes. That break can refresh you and help your body rejuvenate.
Be aware of alcohol intake, especially close to bedtime. Enjoying too many cocktails may make you sleepy, but you will not fall into a deep sleep until the alcohol has been metabolized. Often, after that, vivid dreams make restful sleep impossible. Drink plenty of fluids – water, water and more water.
Watch the sweets and late night treats. Your blood glucose levels will be raised only to drop a few hours later which will signal your body that it is time to refuel – disturbing your sleep. Try eating a lighter dessert and do so several hours before bedtime, giving your body a chance to digest.
Crowded stores, travel, and increased expenses equal stress. The body reacts by increasing adrenaline which interferes with the ability to sleep. Worrying about things keeps us up at night. Try shopping online to eliminate time away from home and late nights of wrapping gifts. If possible, make travel plans early on, pack lighter, ship gifts in advance and go with the understanding that schedules may be delayed, so you can use that down time to read a new best seller.
If you have trouble falling asleep, drinking a warm glass of milk or herbal tea can help soothe you enough to get some rest. Massages, exercise and help from friends are all ways to de-stress and make the holiday season a truly enjoyable time for you and your family.
With road trips to visit family and friends aplenty, drivers very often make the trip by driving at night or without taking any breaks. This can all add up to impairing your ability to drive safely. Drowsy driving can result in crashes, trips to the hospital and even fatalities. Make sure you get a good night's sleep before hitting the road. Avoid alcohol and sedating medications such as antihistamines. Take a break every 100 miles or 2 hours, and do not drive long distances alone. The equivalent of two cups of coffee can increase alertness for several hours. Don't be too rushed to arrive at your destination. It's better to allow time to drive alert and arrive alive.
Long distant air travel can often cause "jet lag," a phenomenon which can have a profound effect on your sleep and alertness. This condition results from an imbalance in our body's natural "biological clock" caused by traveling to different time zones. When traveling to a new time zone, our circadian rhythms are slow to adjust and remain on their original biological schedule for several days. This results in our bodies telling us it is time to sleep, when it's actually the middle of the afternoon, or it makes us want to stay awake when it is late at night. Sleeplessness can also occur when trying to sleep in a new or unfamiliar environment. Some simple behavioral adjustments before, during and after arrival at your destination can help minimize some of the side effects of jet lag.
Individuals with sleep apnea, who are traveling during the holidays, should carry their CPAP devices and use them regularly. Additionally, individuals with sleep apnea patients should practice mindful eating at holiday feasts as weight gain may be difficult to shed and can render CPAP less effective.
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PUNE: The enterprising Pune farmers will be happy this Valentine 's Day as the demand for their roses in the US and the Europe markets has increased by about 25%. The prices have also increased by about 20% to 25%.
Pune is the biggest rose exporter in the country. The city exports about 45 to 50 lakh rose stems during Valentine's Day. "Most of the flowers in the international market come from the African countries, while India's share is very less. But this is the supply of flowers from Ethiopia is less which has increased demand for our flowers," said the Pune district flower growers' president Shivaji Bhegade.


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A man described as small is on the loose after robbing a Palm Desert Circle K store at the stroke of midnight.
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What is dubbed the ``Los Angeles Tea Party'' will feature speakers, including actress Victoria Jackson, explaining ``what can be done to get our voices heard that we're displeased with the budget, stimulus package and extra taxes we're going to bear because of the new budget," said Ashley Ingram, a Republican activist and one of the event's organizers.
The event is part of the ``Nationwide Chicago Tea Party,'' which is urging members of Congress to ``repeal all your irresponsible spending bills'' or ``we will retire you at the ballot box in 2010.''
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There will be no actual dumping of tea into Santa Monica Bay because ``we want to prove Republicans can be ecologically friendly,'' Ingram said.
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The Monaco based rider rode a good Superpole where he only lost a bit of ground with his second qualifying tyre. Being in the front two rows was the minimum goal for him, as he is well aware that starting out front on a track like this one is a huge advantage. The rider, who is currently lying second in the rider standings is in a good position to be able set his sights on the top prize.
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T & M Commercial Funding259 Minot Ave Auburn, Maine USA
T & M Commercial Funding Todd Johnson, Jacob Machaud Hard Money Lender Operating Out of House: No Formal Education: Doesn't Understand BPO's Auburn Maine
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Simply google their address, which foolishly I didn't, to see what you are dealing with: 259 Minot Ave, Auburn, ME 04210
T&M Commercial Funding, Todd Johnson, and Jacob Michaud, pre-approved a transaction with full knowledge of credit history and all of the details. Their "underwriter", Todd Johnson, and Jacob Michaud took 3 weeks to find a person to do an appraisal. They failed to find an appraiser and blamed it on my property which is a typical corner property in South Minneapolis. They then rejected the estimate of an appraiser with over 20 years of experience in BPO's. Her estimate after 15 hours of research was approximately $200,000. Their estimate was $40,000 - $50,000. Seriously, a property in South Minneapolis going for that amount? I will buy every single one if that is the price!!!! The commercial property I own was nearly complete and only needed $75,000 to finish. The city was going to contribute an additional $20,000 at a minimum. Jacob Michaud wrote that my property was a "White Elephant" and a "Ginger Bread House". The information provided him included plans for a new grocery store across the street, 200 new employees occupying another building, and a revitailization plan supported by the city of Minneapolis.
The process took over 6 weeks to recieve their condosending feedback. The CEO Todd Johnson, who has no college education, would not return my phone calls. Jacob Michaud has a basic education and is very junior at best. They wasted my valuable time and wasted money in the process!
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T&M is a legit hard money lender. Ive been using them for years for flip funding. This guy is clearly disgruntled about the value in his property. If you need hard money, dont hesitate to use these guys.
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I would like to take a moment to remind any viewers that 1 bad report in 14 years is a very good track record! T&M Commercial Funding has funded thousands of loans over the last 14 years and we strive to exceed our client's expectations on a daily basis. We lend with dignity and confidence, and provide funds too many folks that cannot get money traditionally. We have references all across the country and can provide proof to anybody looking for hard money or private funds that we are indeed, a real lender AND good at what we do!
I'm going to take the time to reply to this borrower's statement individually as the information provided is grossly misconstrued.
"Simply google their address, which foolishly I didn't, to see what you are dealing with: 259 Minot Ave, Auburn, ME 04210"
Please do! If you google our address of over 10 years, you will see our local office here in Auburn Maine is not a home, but indeed a commercial. You can clearly see our sign out front.
"Their "underwriter", Todd Johnson, and Jacob Michaud took 3 weeks to find a person to do an appraisal"
Before we lend our private funds on any real estate, we need to establish a value. It is true that we had a hard time finding a real estate agent to perform the market analysis on this particular property. It's a rural area, but the main issue was the style of this particular property and how unique it is. The first 2 agents that accepted the assignment cancelled the order after visiting the property. They reported that it was impossible to compare and did not feel they could adequately establish a value. Please see the picture in the link I have provided. You can see how unique and non-conforming this property really is.
Link to a 3rd party site showing the original listing: http://www.cbburnet.com/property/details/1898906/MLS-4178001/3800-3rd-Avenue-S-Minneapolis-MN-55409.aspx
"The process took over 6 weeks to recieve their condosending feedback. The CEO Todd Johnson, who has no college education, would not return my phone calls. Jacob Michaud has a basic education and is very junior at best. "
Todd Johnson, the CEO, has been underwriting loans for over 30 years. His job is to approve quality loans and ensure that we will not have any exposure on any particular deal. He felt that 125,000 investment secured by this property was not a safe investment. To respond to the quote above, I would agree that this loan request took longer than most. The client did indeed call everybody in our phone tree, but the correct procedure was to continue communication with myself, the loan officer.
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EDMONTON - Ending the way it started three months ago -- with a win over the Vancouver Canucks -- the 2012-13 season has come to a close.
Highlighted by the heroics of rookies Nail Yakupov and Justin Schultz, who combined to record seven points, six Oilers recorded multi-point nights in a 7-2 rout.
Yakupov's hat trick pushes him ahead of Jonathan Huberdeau for the lead in rookie scoring with 17 goals and 31 points this season.
"I'm pumped for the win and am very excited about scoring all the goals," said Yakupov. "I think we showed that we can play this way. We wanted to put on a show for the fans. I want to play in the playoffs and I think everybody wanted to, but this happened. Next year we're going to try and make the playoffs and play better."
The late-game explosion was not only impressive -- it was record-breaking.
The Oilers scored five goals in three minutes and 35 seconds, setting a new benchmark for the fastest five in club history. The previous record was set on Feb. 27, 2004 when Fernando Pisani, Adam Oates, Shawn Horcoff and Ethan Moreau tallied in a span of 5:38.
"It was fun," said Taylor Hall, who ended the season with 16 goals and 50 points in 45 games. "We played pretty well all game. It seemed to be that they let up a couple shifts and we seemed to bury a few. It doesn't matter what team it is, to give our fans a show like that in the last game at the end of the year is fun for us.
"We really played well these past two games. If we would have done that all year, who knows where we would be right now? It was nice to put in an effort like that. Our fans are so good and it's good to end on a good note."
"It's really nice," added Justin Schultz. "It's still the Canucks and they're our rivals. It's nice to go out on a good note, especially against them.
"We started doing what we wanted to do all year in these last two games. Now we know we can do it. Hopefully we can start doing that every game next year."
The Canucks got best scoring chance seven minutes in when an ill-timed pinch by Nick Schultz led to a 3-on-1 back the other way. Leading the charge, Derek Roy, Steven Pinizzotto and Dale Weise failed to engineer much of anything, resulting in one of the easier saves Devan Dubnyk was forced to come up with on the night.
Dubnyk made 28 saves in the win.
At 15:41, a hooking minor to Hall put the Canucks on the power-play. With 25 seconds left in the penalty, a backdoor feed by Jannik Hansen connected with Derek Roy, who neatly deposited the puck into the open side past Dubnyk, who had little chance to make a save.
Following a dominant, minute-long shift by Ryan Smyth, Mike Brown and Anton Lander, Canucks defenceman Kevin Bieksa's clearing attempt landed in Section 101, resulting in an Oilers power-play chance that went for nought.
Late in the second period, emotions reached a boiling point as Smyth and Ryan Kesler engaged in a heated stare-down at centre ice. The gloves stayed on, but only for a moment. With less than two minutes to play in the period, Bieksa swarmed Ladislav Smid and before long, everyone on the ice was involved in the brief melee.
Riding the momentum and feeding off the energy of the sold-out Saturday night crowd, the Oilers brought the game back on even terms at 18:40. Finding a seam, Justin Schultz curled to the boards and wristed a shot that connected with the stick of Jordan Eberle to the left of Luongo. Neatly redirecting it on his backhand, the puck found the net as No. 14 collected his 15th goal and 36th point of the season.
Penalties to Hansen (boarding) and Mason Raymond (delay of game) gave the Oilers an extended 5-on-3 early in the third. Quickly scooping a Corey Potter rebound off Luongo's left pad, Yakupov bounced a shot up and over the sprawling goaltender to give the home side a 2-1 lead.
The Canucks replied in a hurry.
Pouncing on a rebound left by Bieksa at the lip of the crease, Tom Sestito raced in and slapped a shot past Dubnyk 80 seconds after Yakupov's go-ahead goal.
At 7:27, Canucks defenceman Keith Ballard was sent off to serve a holding minor. On the ensuing Oilers power-play, chances at both ends came fast and furious. First, Raymond and Weise orchestrated a dangerous-looking 2-on-1, but Dubnyk came up with a massive save.
Moments later, Corey Potter had all day to walk in and launch a bullet on goal, but Luongo stood tall.
Out of the box as his penalty expired, Ballard was sprung on a breakaway. Dubnyk was sensational once again, stoning the initial shot with his left pad, then flexing the other to deny the trailer, Maxim Lapierre.
The chances (and goals) kept coming.
Justin Schultz got it all started by scoring at 13:17, knocking home a centering pass by Luongo. Yakupov added another less than a minute later, beating the netminder with a wicked wrist shot to make it a 4-2 game.
"It felt good to get one in my last game," said Schultz. "To get the win, more importantly, we had a lot of fun out there."
Then Eberle got in on the action, slipping a backhand shot past Luongo to extend the lead. Making it a four-goal lead, Yakupov collected his hat trick at 15:47, sliding a shot under the goalie's pad and recording his 31st point of the season.
"(Yakupov) loves to score and he loves to play hockey," said Hall. "He shows that enthusiasm in games and in practice. It's good to see. You've seen a pretty good transition period of a player's career. He's made a lot of strides in areas in areas that he wasn't well known for this season."
"I feel more comfortable," added Yakupov. "I play with the captain (Horcoff) a lot and he helped me a lot this season."
Jerred Smithson added another late, slapping a shot past Luongo from the high slot to make it a 7-2 game with less than four minutes to play.
"We're not pleased with our final placing and we wanted desperately to still be playing after today," said Head Coach Ralph Krueger. "I thought with the situation we were in before these final two games and having played so many games this week, the group showed a lot of character in digging out a win."
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Device identifies dangerous liquids by
analyzing light. By Eric Rosenthal
After air travel security banned bottled water and
baby formula, I began wondering why they didn't
use a device to determine the contents of liquids. If a
liquid was detected to be safe, security could allow it
on the plane. Spectrometers can identify the chemical makeup of a material by shining light on it and
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These devices are usually very expensive, but
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Arduino board from sparkfun.com. Use the Arduino
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Definition of philander in English:
verb[no object]
(Of a man) readily or frequently enter into casual sexual relationships with women: they accepted that their husbands would philander with other women
More example sentences
- There is, however, one class of married man that should be free to mislead and philander as they wish: guys who were strong-armed into buying expensive engagement rings for their wives.
- The naïf in this case is gorgeous Leslie, whose fiancé Logan philanders with Agnes while expecting Leslie to be faithful.
- Hubert philanders openly with Sonia, while Henri and Ines are in the bedroom trying to shut the child up.
womanize, have affairs, flirt
informal play around, carry on, play the field, sleep around, fool around
Mid 18th century: from the earlier noun philander 'man, husband', often used in literature as the given name of a lover, from Greek philandros 'fond of men', from philein 'to love' + anēr 'man'.
Words that rhyme with philanderAmanda, Aranda, Baganda, Banda, brander, candour (US candor), coriander, dander, expander, gander, germander, goosander, jacaranda, Leander, Luanda, Lysander, meander, memoranda, Menander, Miranda, oleander, panda, pander, pasanda, propaganda, Rwanda, sander, Skanda, stander, Uganda, understander, Vanda, veranda, withstander, zander
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The blue bird often visit the water body behind my apartment to catch fish, snails etc. The bird spend quite some time to get a mouthful. It waits in the water, sometimes wade along the bank following a fish or something else. I just tried to capture the daily challenge and hard work put in by this bird, while it looks back at me while i was following.
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I was recently asked this question by an experienced academic at the NY Oracle Users Group event I presented at.
Does MySQL support ACID? (ACID is a set of properties essential for a relational database to perform transactions, i.e. a discrete unit of work.)
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A Woodworker's Guide to Grain Direction
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Veneering Unplugged
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Get your internet hands on an old woodworking magazinecomments (15) February 24th, 2012 in blogs
If you're an Old Arn kind of woodworker, you might have heard the name "The Deltagram" before. But I'm guessing most of you haven't. I surely hadn't before today (and I am an old arn kind of guy). What's "The Deltagram," you ask? Well, it was a mini-magazine published by Delta from 1932 until 1972. Between the covers, there are tips, techniques, and furniture plans. There's even a reader's gallery, showing off the work of "Delta craftsmen." So, why am I telling you this? Well, "The Deltagram" has long been lost for most us, but no more. The website This Old Workshop has come to an agreement with Delta that allows them to put up two issues of "The Deltagram" a month. The scaned and in PDF format. You're able to download them for free. (Direct link.) I looked at the two issues that are up now (the first and last to be published) and they're cool. Take a look. Enjoy.
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with = wish...
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... not the Start!
Oh well... I sure feel small... with I could crawl under the rug...
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Trying again!
Very GOOD!
Lance, thank you for the information!
Posted: 8:47 pm on March 5th
Lance, thank you for the information.
Posted: 8:45 pm on March 5th
We have scoured the internet for the past five years in an attempt to have every issue. We are still lacking a few of the issues but have enough to put them up for the next couple of years for sure. The toughest part is finding the ones from the early thirty's in tact many of these issues will be scanned from the books and the year books that later followed. Also we will pay fair market value for any issues we do not have in the original magazine form if you have any just email me. email@example.com our goal is to have every issue in the digital archive and to promote them as the tool they were meant to be when the delta education department was formed.
This also gives me a public chance to thank all the people at Delta who were involved in this project. The New delta has embraced the original Delta in a very exciting way. This project is just the beginning of great things from this old workshop.com and Delta in a couple of days i will decide what issue will go up next and i am curious if any of you have a request for a specific issue ill be sure to get it up if we have it. just post here or email me if you have a desire
Posted: 4:14 am on March 5th
Delta also produced a four-volume set of reduced-size reprints in the late '40s, covering all issues from 1932 through 1948. I'm lucky to have a set.
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of the magazine before now so i'm looking forward
to reading them.
A big thanks to T.O.W. and Delta too for making the
the magazine available.
(I'd never heard of T.O.W. before either. I live
a sheltered life methinks.)
Posted: 1:11 pm on February 25th
If you're a member of the website, you already have access to a digital version of the magazine. Just click on the "member page" link in the upper right hand corner of the screen.
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This will be a different type of fall for sports fans across Michigan. Both the Tigers and Lions have fans excited. The Pistons are gone for awhile and they weren't any good anyway. The Red Wings will be good, but it's too early for hockey also. The Lions have won 10 straight games if you count four during the pre season. They play at Minnesota Sunday where they've lost 13 straight times. But that was then and this is now and the Lions are 3 1/2 point favorites to end that streak. Just think they could actually start their season with a 3-0 record.
And the Tigers are angling for home field advantage through at least a portion of the playoffs. They caught fire after the All-Star break and were the hottest team in baseball. Can they get to the World Series? Why not? Who else scares you? I don't see anyone. The Phillies would be a World Series favorite, if they get there, right? Two teams from Detroit, both exciting, both with big dreams and wild fans and that doesn't even take into account the thrills Michigan and Michigan State football might add this fall as well. What a great sports season in Michigan!


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Different versions of this essay, about how I'd like my memorial service, have appeared in various publications, but I'm repeating it here--only to ensure that that nobody calls me a "wretched soul" (from the hymn "Amazing Grace." I never did like that line). Not that I'm planning on going anywhere soon, so you can ditch the panicked call to 911. Just consider this a proactive measure on my part and listen up pals:
THIS is how I'd like be remembered.
For starters, I want my greyhounds, Elvis and Lucy, at my service. They may be confused and a bit scared, wondering why their human has left them and they're suddenly living with someone else. But they must be at my service. If any one thing were to capture my essence, it would be found in the love I have for these dogs. Elvis and Lucy are as much a part of my family as blood relatives and close friends. They sit. And stay. In the row reserved for family.
I want people to laugh. Really. I hope my friends will muster the courage to stand up and tell funny stories about me because I will have died without tears and regrets. So I never married. Never had kids. Never had the corner office, wrote a best-seller or squeezed into a pair of size two jeans. Know what?
Don't care. Doesn't matter. I was happy. Content. Grateful to wake up each day healthy, in a warm bed, with a roof over my head, a job to sustain me and people who loved me.
Amidst carnations (take note: my favorite flower), I'd like my sister, Jennifer, to talk about that joke she played on me, the one where she convinced me that her house was haunted. Pam, my best friend, should 'fess up about us attending a Donny Osmond concert--uh, in our forties. Richard can share memories from our time at Dublin High ("it's all your fault!"), and Deb can laugh about that time in New Orleans when we feared we were being sold as middle-aged sex slaves.
Shared lives and experiences. In good times and bad, through grimaces and grins, we held each others' hands for strength and support. And laughed. Always, we laughed.
Music must be an integral part of my service. Friends may know me as an Elvis Costello fan(who do you think my dog is named for...that Presley dude?), but there are many songs I hold dear, mainly due to fond childhood memories.
Moon River by Andy Williams. Just about any sixties tune by Johnny Mathis or Herb Alpert. The instrumental Love is Blue by Paul Mauriat. Clair de Lune, because my father would play it on the piano and as a child I thought he had composed it. I remember hearing it on the radio one day and running to him in hysterics, screeching that someone had stolen his song.
I love the poignancy of God Only Knows by The Beach Boys. The optimistic Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head by B.J. Thomas, and the corny Everything is Beautiful by Ray Stevens. Since lyrics should be somewhat relevant, given the circumstances, this probably rules out Always Look at the Bright Side of Life by Monty Python. My friends can make that call.
Oh, but there is one song that must be played. Someone once quoted these lyrics to me, in an email response to an article I wrote about adopting Elvis. It's from the Beatles Abbey Road, incidentally my all-time favorite album. The song is titled, appropriately enough, "The End. " Just 28 words long, the last eight say it all. The same eight words I quoted just last week in my Valentine's Day post:
And in the end...
the love you take,
is equal to the love,
You make.
And with that final song, my service will be over. Held on a day I hope to dodge for many years to come.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
And in the End
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Polishing up my "put it in your mouth and suck on it" Taco Bell story...
- February 26, 2010 at 9:37 AM
Hopefully, if this day ever comes, we'll both be ancient and me so old I can't remember the sex slave story. (Which by the way readers, is about massive confusion vs. scandal).
In any case, you'll have to settle for me laughing AND crying.
- March 6, 2010 at 9:19 AM
Wait! I changed my mind! I want to tell the one about dragging you away from the irresistible young man in Paris who was holding your hand and making you swoon a la Pepe Le Pew.
I think that one makes us both look a lot better.
- March 6, 2010 at 9:30 AM
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Known for products with vibrant colours and wild packaging, Hard Candy lovers have something new to look forward to this spring. February 1, 2013 (yes – that's tomorrow!) marks the launch of Hard Candy Apparel, a new line of junior ladies casual active wear that will include casual shorts, sweats, hoodies, and more. Much like its makeup, the line is vibrant, fun, and will be available exclusively at Walmart Canada with prices ranging from $12 to $16.
To celebrate the launch, Hard Candy hosted an intimate event at Edition Richmond and treated guests to goodies, swag, and of course, a candy bar (yum!).
Okay, I admit it. I'm a nail polish snob. I usually stick to more high-end and expensive brands, but the Hard Candy nail lacquers were definitely my favourite product at the event. Available in finishes like Crushed Chromes, Crystal Confetti, and Candy Sprinkles, these are perfect for spring (plus they're only $3.98 – uh, hello!). My fave? 651 Black Tie Optional.
Make-up is not my forte, so primer is something that's never really been a part of my make-up routine. Tarol, one of the events make up artists, was kind enough to give me a bit of breakdown so I was excited to try it out. Though I don't have anything to compare it too, so far so good!
While these aren't really my style, they're great pieces for younger girls. Plus, each garment comes with a limited edition gift with the purchase of Hard Candy Plumping Serum in Life Preserver. Fun!


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Principles of Information Design
By Geoff Hart | Fellow This column focuses on the principles of information design, the art and science of understanding how humans process and comprehend information, and using that knowledge to develop more effective ways to communicate. Please send comments to firstname.lastname@example.com. Sadly, the time has come to say farewell, and this will be the final installment of my column on information design. In this article, I'll try to summarize the principles that underlie what I've written about during the past five years, spanning more than 20 articles in Intercom since 2006. Understand Your Audience One of the technical communicator's… Read the rest


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Synonyms of plug in English:
3 informal he put in a plug for his new book
piece of publicity, favourable mention, advertisement, promotion, recommendation, mention, good word, commercial
British informal advert
pull the plug on informal
- we pulled the plug on the new product line and laid off about 90 employeesdiscontinue, wind up, stop, end, terminate, abort, bring to an end, put an end to, put a stop to, finish, bring to a halt, call a halt to, cancel, drop, dispense with, do away with, get rid of, abolish;North American informal quitrare intermit
verbBack to top
1 plug the holes with dowels
stop (up), seal (up/off), close (up/off), cork, stopper, bung, block (up/off), dam (up), fill (up), pack, stuff;
North American stopple
3 informal don't say a word or I'll plug you
shoot, hit, shoot down, gun down, pick off
informal blast, pump full of lead
plug away
- informal he plugged away at his writingtoil, labour, toil away, plod away, work away, slave away, soldier on with, persevere with, persist with, keep on with, plough on with, hammer away, grind awayinformal slog away, beaver away, peg awayarchaic drudge away
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KOLKATA: RBI told banks to prepare a roadmap for extending services to all small villages with less than 2,000 population. It has also told bank captains to ensure quality of services and improve lending to the underprivileged mass through their existing financial inclusion channels.
Banks are now extending services through 138,502 rural outlets comprising 24,085 rural branches, 111,948 business correspondent outlets and 2,469 outlets through other modes. RBI has given state-level bankers' committees the mandate to prepare blueprints to cover unbanked villages of population less than 2,000.


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Esophageal Cancer is a devastating and aggressive disease, but it can be beaten. The Esophageal Cancer Awareness Association (ECAA) is dedicated to helping patients, caregivers, survivors, family members, and anyone at-risk of the disease.
Our site offers easy-to-read information on Esophageal Cancer (EC) – descriptions of the disease, its diagnosis, staging, treatments, and other factors. Our goal is to create a community of survivors, patients and caregivers that together can provide support and information while also increasing awareness of the disease. If you have any questions, we are eager to offer any help we can.
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Spencer Gates Awarded John H. McConnell Scholarship
The Hilliard Bradley High School standout is a winner both in and outside the classroom.
Wednesday, 05.30.2012 / 1:49 PM ET / Features
By Rob Mixer - BlueJackets.com (@RobMixer)
Spencer Gates never strives to be "elite," but his unwavering work ethic has put him at the top of his class.
The recent graduate of Hilliard Bradley High School was awarded the John H. McConnell Scholarship by the Blue Jackets Foundation today, in recognition for his exceptional achievements in the classroom and his community. Gates, 17, not only established a cumulative GPA of 3.91 upon graduation, but was also a Scholar Athlete for 10 seasons of athletic competition. As for his future plans, Gates will be attending the University of Cincinnati in the fall as part of a unique opportunity - he was one of 40 students accepted into the school's inaugural program for architectural engineering.
Beyond the classroom, Gates has been extremely active in the Hilliard community. He's a key part of the TOPSoccer program, which provides children with special needs the opportunity to play soccer. He participated in four different varsity sports and was the senior class' vice president in 2011-12. Gates has been active in mentee programs in the field of architectural engineering and has real-world experience working with Jezerinac Geers & Associated Inc., a local firm.
Gates recently sat down with Bob McElligott and Jackets TV to discuss the scholarship, his future plans, and a whole lot more. Check out the video above to learn more about our 2012 John H. McConnell Scholarship recipient. Congratulations, Spencer!
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The SEC Works on Its Street Cred
With the five-year anniversary of the financial crisis fast approaching, time is running out for the SEC to bring any civil cases before the statute of limitations runs out. While the government watchdog has worked in the past few years to toughen up its oversight of the Street, questions still remain about how much progress its made. Jean Eaglesham stopped by the MoneyBeat set to talk about her page-one story on the new SEC.


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In Dr. Dvir's lab, we choose a biochemical approach to understand the underlying mechanism of transcription by RNA polymerase II. In principle, we break down cells and reconstitute a transcription reaction from purified cellular components (yes, it works!). There are two basic questions that one can ask:
We are beginning to have some good answers for these questions. RNA polymerase II requires a template DNA that includes a "core promoter", and an ensemble of five nuclear proteins, called "the general transcription factors". The illustrations in the box below highlight these molecular components and what is known about the key steps that are part of this process.
In Dr. Dvir's lab, we study the very early stages of transcription. Following the binding of the polymerase at the promoter, transcription begins with the formation of first phosphodiester bond, which is also called transcription initiation. The formation of the next 15 phosphodiester bonds comprises the next stage on transcription called promoter escape. Apart from RNA polymerase II, the rest of the proteins that are involved in transcription during these two stages are different from the ones that participate in elongation, the latter part of transcription.
Promoter escape is of particular interest to us because there is some evidence that like initiation, it is a regulatory stage in gene expression. Regulated stages in a process are often rate-limiting due to slow steps and usually have specific cofactor requirements. During promoter escape, which has been shown to have both of the aforementioned characteristics of regulatory process stages, the transcription complex undergoes changes in composition which affect the function of the complex. Additionally, the transcription complex has been shown to respond to regulatory mechanisms of specific gene expression.
Early Steps in mRNA Synthesis
|Most Class II promoters contain an eight-nucleotide sequence dubbed the "TATA box", located approximately 25 bases upstream of the transcription initiation site (-25 position). The TATA box is specifically recognized by the polypeptide transcription factor TFIID, forming tight protein-DNA interactions between its amino acid residues and the DNA bases. The binding of TFIID is the most specific protein-DNA interaction event in promoter recognition. Another area of importance is located around the +1 position (the "Initiator" element), which will be accessed directly by the polymerase.
|The binding of TFIID at the TATA box allows the association of two addition transcription factors, TFIIB and TFIIF, to form a protein-DNA complex to which the RNA polymerase can bind. The location of the TATA box and the specific assembly of the transcription factors with the polymerase help position its catalytic site directly across +1 for transcription. This pre-initiation complex is dubbed "closed complex" to indicate that strand separation in the DNA surrounding the initiation site has not yet occurred.
|TFIIH is a transcription factor that can catalyze open complex formation, paving the way to initiation of transcription. Its association with the proteins of the closed pre-initiation complex requires prior binding of another transcription factor, TFIIE. If ATP is present, promoter opening occurs.
|Three ATP-dependent activities reside in the multi-polypeptide TFIIH: One is a protein kinase, the other two are DNA-helicase activities. Opening the double-stranded structure of the DNA at the initiation site is catalyzed by the DNA-helicase subunits, using ATP hydrolysis to provide energy. The "transcription bubble" forms.
|Transcription initiation is defined as the formation of a phosphodiester bond between the first two nucleotides of the RNA transcript. To accomplish this step, the transcription bubble needs to be maintained open, and nucleotides complementary to the sequence of the coding strand in the DNA must be available.
|Following the formation of the first phosphodiester bond in the new RNA, additional nucleotides will be added according to the sequence of the template strand. The polymerase slides forward along the template, and the RNA is growing in length. However, before the RNA has reached a size of 15 nucleotides, the transcription complex is functionally unstable, i.e., transcript elongation is often interrupted and a new transcription cycle has to be established. The occurrence of these unsuccessful initiation attempts decrease dramatically once the RNA has reached a length greater than 15
|While the polymerase continues to slide forward along the DNA template, elongating the RNA, it is clear that most; if not all of the transcription factors of the initiation complex are no longer associated with it. We are not quite sure when and how this happens. It is also known that during the elongation phase, a different set of transcription factors becomes associated with the polymerase.
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The Glenn Torres first degree murder and rape trial continued Tuesday. Torres is accused of killing 19–year–old Paula Moore in 1992. The defense called for a mistrial after the prosecution alleged the defense had destroyed fingerprint data while handling evidence.
Judge Amanda Bailey denied the motion saying she, along with the jury, most likely understood that the lawyers wouldn't be allowed to handle evidence they could have possibly contaminated.
Also, the prosecution questioned an expert print analyst with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. The prosecution focused on the fact that Torres's print was found on the passenger door handle. The prints of the two teenagers who stole Moore's car, unaware her body was in the trunk, were also found on the car.
The defense primarily focussed on the fact that 11 of the 18 useable prints found on, or in the car, were unidentified. They alleged the most important print on the gear shift was one of those unidentified prints.
The print of Torres was found on the front driver side door just above the door handle. The investigator with the C.B.I. said the print was in this position with the finger tips up, which is not consistent with someone driving the car, but leaning on it.
Day six of the trial continues Wednesday.
If convicted, Torres will face life in prison without the possiblity of parole.
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Definition of bangtail muster in English:
bangtail muster
Entry from British & World English dictionary
A count of cattle on a station, involving cutting across the tufts at the tail ends as each is counted.
Example sentences
- In Ozzieland, they conduct a 'bangtail muster' by the doing the same thing to cattle as a means of identifying them when taking a census of the herd.
Late 19th century: bang in the sense 'cut (the tail of an animal) straight across'; compare with bang1 (sense 2 of the verb).
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I'm teaching HCI Design at undergraduate level, and I want my
students share their DIx concepts on video. Unfortunately I'm not
specialist in video-making tools. Therefore, I was wondering if you
can give me some advise about the basic software tools and some
tutorials about the process.
Thank you.
Omar Sosa Tzec.
Is anyone using iRise for simulations, requirements gathering, or any other
I would be curious to know your experiences.
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It brings up the question "Are Social Networks, Media and Software the
new third place?"
Where does one go to assuage loneliness or boredom? Do you open Twitter?
Swing by Facebook? Is email a third place?