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Earlier this year GenoLogics entered a collaboration with and launched a new LIMS software for Illumina.[AlienForce - Fotolia.com]
GenoLogics, a provider of laboratory information management system (LIMS) software specifically designed for next-generation genomics labs, reported an $8 million round of financing led by new investor Illumina. Chief commercial officer and svp of Illumina, Tristan Orpin, will join GenoLogics' board of directors.
The financing will be used to accelerate product development for future clinical applications and new desktop sequencing systems. GenoLogics also expects to expand sales and marketing functions.
"This strategic investment in GenoLogics will benefit our mutual sequencing customers," notes Orpin. "We value the unique data management capabilities GenoLogics brings to our customers and the industry."
In February GenoLogics and Illumina entered into a worldwide co-selling agreement under which Illumina can sell the GenoLogics LIMS to its next-generation sequencing (NGS) customers. GenoLogics also has a preferred partner agreement with Illumina, which has allowed the two companies to work closely together to ensure that GenoLogics' LIMS software is complementary to Illumina's hardware and sample prep kits.
In September GenoLogics released the GenoLogics LIMS preconfigured package for Illumina NGS systems and TruSeq sample prep kits. It reportedly speeds up implementation time for labs with Illumina systems while providing users with the flexibility to interface with other genomics systems. Importantly, an application programming interface also allows users to extend the LIMS to accommodate future changes in the lab.
The GenoLogics LIMS preconfigured for Illumina's TruSeq kits includes new features that allow users to develop processes that map to Illumina's TruSeq DNA and RNA sample preparation protocols and to automate the calculation of dilution volumes for library normalization. It also offers views designed to simplify locating individual and pooled sequencing libraries that share similar sequencing requirements when loading flow cells.
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Privately held GenoLogics is based in Victoria, British Columbia. It began developing its LIMS in 2003, delivered its first LIMS to a genomics lab in 2007, and delivered its first LIMS for next-generation sequencing in 2009.
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5 B.S. 'Achievements' People Need to Stop Taking Seriously
Read any list of things that motivate employees to work harder and you'll find that recognition for a job well done regularly outranks money. If I had to guess, I'd say that's probably because the only people who bother to write lists like those are companies that want to pay you less than you deserve. Still, it's an interesting idea, and one that I'm guessing isn't completely without merit.
If you need proof, just consider the countless awards and honors that people spend their entire professional lives working toward, knowing full well that, ultimately, they're meaningless. These bullshit achievements are the topic of discussion on this week's Unpopular Opinion podcast ...
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#5. Getting a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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The Hollywood Walk of Fame is an iconic symbol of entertainment history. Of course, like any other hall of fame, it's also a total sham. That said, unlike, say, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which picks inductees based on the votes of a shadowy group of industry professionals and their own personal agendas, the Hollywood Walk of Fame's only real requirement is that someone has to nominate the eventual recipient. That someone can be anyone from a record label to a production company. Oh, and they also have to pay $30,000. Other than that, anyone is eligible.
Like Pitbull, for example!
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Jennifer Lopez already has one!
He's in the running to receive a star in 2015. This alone should speak to the absurd exercise in randomness that is the Hollywood Walk of Fame selection process, but it's the names of some of the people who've won before him that prove how worthless this prize really is.
Case in point: I apologize in advance for any uncontrolled rage this might spark inside you, but would you believe the Backstreet Boys have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame? Sure you would; they sold a shit-ton of records and had a huge impact on the direction of popular radio in their day. You know who doesn't have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?
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Do NOT say N'Sync!
That's right, N'Sync. That's like only giving Pepsi a star on the soda walk of fame. This imbalance alone is enough to completely destroy any facade of credibility the Hollywood Walk of Fame could ever hope to keep up.
Now, I understand if a Backstreet Boys/N'Sync showdown doesn't exactly resonate with the male side of the audience, in which case I'd invite you to try this one on for size -- Boyz II Men have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, but both New Edition and New Kids on the Block do not.
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It's like Donnie Wahlberg doesn't even exist to these people.
I accept that I may have gone further in the wrong direction there. Here's another -- Terry Bradshaw has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. That might seem weird at first, but mention it to any football fan and they'll remind you that Terry Bradshaw has spent a lot of years in the studio and broadcast booth covering the NFL for Fox. This is a fantastic point that should always be countered with the following: "Yeah, but Howard Cosell doesn't."
If you're unfamiliar, Howard Cosell is easily one of the two or three most recognizable voices and faces in sports broadcasting history.
"Says here I'm supposed to say something racist."
He was the first voice of Monday Night Football. Every single person you know does a Howard Cosell impression, and it's dead on. He's that iconic in his field, and he doesn't have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Comparisons like these are abundant enough that they could occupy every bit of remaining word count in this column, and they are the most damning evidence that a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is a completely meaningless honor.
There's another famous Hollywood award that does a slightly better job of hiding its true purpose ...
#4. Winning a People's Choice Award
Ah, the People's Choice Awards. Those are the good ones, right? After all, just like the name implies, these are the awards that the people choose. What could go wrong? Well, that has gone wrong a lot in this country lately, for starters. Be it politics or picking American Idol winners (more on that later), voting hasn't exactly been America's strong suit. This is how sentences that begin with words like "People's Choice Award-winning film The Heat" happen.
Has "The" ever been a more important distinction in a movie title?
Shockingly, letting the general public loose on an Internet-based voting platform is actually the least problematic aspect of the People's Choice Awards. The bigger problem is advertisers. Well, one advertiser, actually. In this case, Proctor & Gamble. They actually own the People's Choice Awards, and have since 1982. What this means is that if you've watched any broadcast since then, every commercial that sold a product was selling a Proctor & Gamble product.
Like Always Infinity, for periods that last forever.
Sure, like any other nationally televised broadcast, a portion of the advertising must be reserved for network and local tomfoolery, but beyond that, the People's Choice Awards are basically a three-hour commercial for the P&G family of products.
Febreeze, because fuck laundry.
Even the one redeeming quality of the awards, the online voting, seems a lot less fan-friendly when you think of it in relation to a brand hoping to cash in on the general public's desire to tell us who has the best acting chops on Glee.
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He does, apparently.
At least you can't embed an ad in a Gallup poll. That's how the votes were tallied prior to 9/11, an event that likely had absolutely nothing to do with the change. Nowadays, all of the voting is done online, which means Proctor & Gamble has one more revenue stream to exploit under the guise of "letting the voice of the people be heard."
#3. Being Mentioned on a List of People Who Should Be on TV (Because of Your Twitter Account)
Earlier this year, David Letterman, Jay Leno, and Craig Ferguson each ended their long tenures as late night talk show hosts, which, at least in theory, meant a lot of high-profile jobs that aren't usually open were suddenly available for the taking. Like any other question that requires an answer, the Internet had plenty to say about the matter.
Those suggestions primarily came in the form of list articles, most of which had one curious trait in common. With very few exceptions, these lists included seven or eight perfectly legitimate choices alongside a few names that, in all likelihood, you've never once seen on television. What did all of these lesser-known candidates have in common? Without fail, every single one of them had huge numbers of followers on Twitter.
The most trusted logo in televised comedy.
Sure, if you were to scan their feeds, you'd find some decent jokes, but if it seems like a huge leap from tweeting funny from the comfort of home to entertaining people on a nightly basis in their homes, that's because it is. Nothing about the ability to be funny 140 characters at a time implies that you're capable of entertaining millions of viewers with your undeniable charm and stage presence.
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Pictured: The next Craig Ferguson.
Obviously, this is something the people compiling these lists understand perfectly well. What's happening here is a simple case of social media using social media against itself. If you're the writer behind one of these lists and you want more people than usual to be aware of the fact that you think Chelsea Handler would be most at home on CBS, a quick way to maximize page views is to have someone with a lot of followers tweet a link to your article. Naturally, the surest way to make sure that someone tweets that article is to just include them on the list.
It won't surprise you in the least to know that this is a ploy that works almost every time. Landing a job on a television show solely on the strength of your Twitter account is a dream that every social media dreams of, and it's not an impossible one.
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Totally joking, it is!
Several lucky people have indeed landed television gigs after having a good run on Twitter, but those are usually writing jobs. As recently cancelled sitcom history has proven, even that's a risky proposition. Replacing David Letterman with someone whose only credit is that they tweet funny things is the kind of nonsense that would only happen in a terrible movie, most likely one written by someone with a really strong social media presence.
Nevertheless, it's a success story a lot of people are waiting to have written about them, and reading that some dipshit who updates the Entertainment Weekly blog agrees that it should be just makes it all seem that much closer to reality. Of course they'll retweet that article, because how else would Hollywood know how many scripts to order if they didn't?


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Watchdog, it has nothing to do with how much mail the postal service is receiving. They are turning a fine profit every year, about 200 million net profit in 2012 to be exact. Unfortunately their are restricted by the 2006 Congressional mandate that requires the postal service to fund their retirement plan for 75 years something no other company is required to do. This is what creates their 3 billion dollar loss. So if you or anyone else wants to keep their daily mail it would benefit yourself to write your congress person and have this removed.
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What's up with yoga pantsPosted Thursday, January 12, 2012, at 3:26 PM
Okay, what the heck is all the noise regarding the elimination of yoga pants from the acceptable attire at Spencer High School? It's been the hot topic of Facebook from current Spencer students and even some alum are getting involved. One former wrestler's solution is to protest the "unfair" exclusion of the form fitting pants by returning for a visit and wearing his singlet and strolling up and down the halls. I can only beg the question, what's the difference between the yoga pants and the shorts the young ladies wear to play volleyball in. Not trying to pick a fight with VB players here, but lets be honest, what's the real difference. Looking forward to hearing from our readers on this issue!
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I know the guy who had that "solution" and I think it was obvious to those who know him well enough he was being facetious.
But what really is the problem? I agree with you they're not that different from attire people wear, even some provided by the school, for other activities, which was the point of the singlet comment. It seems to me it's just more busy-body nonsense from school administrators who would better serve the community by concentrating more on how to better educate students rather than micromanage arbitrary and inconsistent dress codes nobody has complained is a distraction EXCEPT certain teachers, which I believe is quite telling and implicitly inappropriate on their part.
-- Posted by jlees on Thu, Jan 12, 2012, at 4:52 PM
I don't understand the problem...and have received no official notice from the school regarding the "change" in dress code. If girls can wear short, shorts...what is the problem? The yoga pants are comfortable and basically sweat pants. Most of the soccer team wore them last year and many other athletic teams on and off the field.
Why is there a problem?
I just bought my kids some for Christmas and never imagined any sort of problem from the school.
Where do they draw the line?
What's a sweat pant and what's a yoga pant?
And is it better to wear skin tight jeans?
Or short, shorts?
Or do we need uniforms?
-- Posted by sun34shine on Thu, Jan 12, 2012, at 8:10 PM
It is my understanding that they are NOT officially banned. That was an exaggerated response to somebody being talked to about their particular pair of tight fitting yoga pants. Aren't they all tight?
-- Posted by randy cauthron on Fri, Jan 13, 2012, at 11:27 AM
I say we let the girls wear whatever they want. They are far better at conforming their clothes than adults.
-- Posted by Cookster on Fri, Jan 13, 2012, at 12:08 PM
I agree. There is no difference between yoga pants or really tight pants. Yoga pants just happen to be more comfortable. I think the reason they are so popular is because regular sweat pants tend to be baggy and later in the day they sometimes stretch out, especially around the "BUM" area. Yoga pants retain their shape and don't look at all like droopy poopy no matter how long you wear them. Plus their so dang comfortable! I see no problem wearing them to school. I do think though that short shorts have become a problem. They no longer look like shorts but swimming suit bottoms!
-- Posted by leeceyplus3 on Tue, Jan 17, 2012, at 8:32 AM
When I was in school, a group of girls from SHS (where I did not attend) was petitioning to get jeans removed from the dress code because they were "unstylish, unflattering, and unprofessional". This is just as stupid. People wore neon bike shorts in the early-mid 90's, and these are no more revealing. Also, what's with all the comments on volleyball shorts? The shape of them serves (hehe) a purpose. You can't really compare them to casual wear one would attend the regular day of school in.
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Well,Yoga is the perfectible exercise for fitness of the body and i agree with all reviews.
According to me that yoga work is the best work for reduce the depression and so good for
bring the flexibility in the body.....
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-- Posted by Malton on Fri, Aug 30, 2013, at 1:42 AM
Well,Yoga is the perfectible exercise for fitness of the body and i agree with all reviews.According to me that yoga work is the best work for reduce the depression and so good for bring the flexibility in the body.....
-- Posted by Malton on Fri, Aug 30, 2013, at 1:44 AM
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i3 and i8 electric vehicles. While both are still labeled as
"concepts" at this point, both designs give us a glimpse at what the
production models will look like they the i3 and i8 launch in 2013 and 2014
The rear-wheel-drive i3 is a fully electric vehicle (think Nissan
Volt), which is powered by an electric motor that generates 170 hp and 184
lb-ft of torque. The vehicle has a driving range of 93 miles, can sprint to 60
mph in under 8 seconds, and can reach 80 percent of its battery charge after
one hour (full recharging time take 6 hours).
According to BMW's Klaus Draeger, the body is made primarily
of carbon fiber and aluminum to keep weight at a minimum -- in this case 2,755
pounds. The vehicle seats four people and luggage space is on the small side at
just 7 cu ft.
For a sexier take on the electric vehicle, BMW also has the
new i8, which is a plug-in hybrid. A turbocharged 1.5-liter three-cylinder
engine puts out 220 hp and 221 lb-ft of torque. The gasoline engine drives the
rear wheels, but can also pair up with an electric motor up front to provide
all-wheel drive traction. When both engines are working together, the i8 can
reach 60 mph in less than 5 seconds.
If ultimate eco-friendliness is your goal, the i8 can travel
in a front-wheel drive mode using only the electric motor for propulsion. In
that configuration, the i8 can travel 20 miles on battery power alone before
the gasoline engine kicks in.
Like the i3, the i8 can seat four people.
"The BMW i8 Concept is the sports car for a new generation –
pure, emotional and sustainable," added Draeger.
"We are marking another milestone in the history of the BMW
Group. As Chairman of the Board and an engineer myself, I am very proud of this
project," explained Norbert Reithofer, Chairman of the Board of Management of
BMW AG. "As the world's leading premium car manufacturer, our aim is to offer
customers purpose-built electric-drive cars as well."
quote: That may be so, but the efficient dynamics engines are already starting to hit the street and have been shaming other similarly sized engines.
quote: Which vehicles?
quote: Z4 will come with that and a 2.5L 5-cylinder option that hasn't been fully detailed.
quote: BMW does not use platform engineering as you would understand from the domestic industry. Instead, BMW has a variety of modular systems that can be mixed and matched to meet the needs of different concepts. In each case, these systems are optimized for the specific model. The new Z4 Roadster is built on a unique unibody but features electronics, drivetrain components, and suspension design that are all similar to those of the 1 Series and 3 Series models.


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MARTINSBURG - With the myriad of issues that fall under the purview of the West Virginia attorney general's office, Attorney General Patrick Morissey has a clear vision on his idea of the legal landscape for the state.
During a recent trip to the Eastern Panhandle, Morrisey spoke with The Journal on issues facing the Eastern Panhandle and the state and his transition to attorney general.
As the first person from the Eastern Panhandle to be elected as Attorney General since 1876, Morrisey said the transition to Charleston and the state office has been busy but good.
"There's just a lot of work to do, but I think we've had a good transition both in terms of ensuring that the Eastern Panhandle is going to have an appropriate voice down in Charleston and also building bridges between Republicans and Democrats," Morrisey said.
In addition to his day-to-day duties, Morrisey said he has spent his time cultivating a working relationship with Governor Earl Ray Tomblin and other state officials to be able to accomplish positive things for the state.
When campaigning, Morrisey ran on a 17-point reformation platform that he said he would institute during his first 100 days in office. Since becoming attorney general, Morrisey feels he has upheld his promise to citizens to change the ethical culture in Charleston.
Morrisey feels his message of ethics reform and honesty is particularly applicable for the Eastern Panhandle because it shows that he is concerned about the area's interests when in Charleston.
"Over the last year I realize that people in the Eastern Panhandle felt disconnected from Charleston. I think day-to-day there's just not as much contact between Charleston and the Eastern Panhandle as I'd like to see," he said.
That disconnect is why Morrisey said he values the attorney general's office satellite office in Martinsburg, which provides Eastern Panhandle residents access to resources.
Through the Martinsburg office, Morrisey hopes to conduct more outreach to educate consumers on the scope of consumer protection laws.
While citing some infrastructure issues, Morrisey has ordered an upgrade to the office's technology systems so the Martinsburg office staff will be able to access the same database that is used by the Charleston staff.
Potomac Edison:
While stating that the attorney general's office does not have direct authority over the Public Service Commission, Morrisey is aware of the recent issues Eastern Panhandle residents have experienced with utility company Potomac Edison.
Although the issue is under the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission, the attorney general's office has contacted Potomac Edison to listen to the company's perspective on the billing concerns.
"We've done outreach to the company and they provided feedback to me that they understand the gravity of the problem. We want to make sure that everything is done to prevent this type of situation again in the future."
The attorney general's office is making the phone number to the hotline set up by Potomac Edison for affected residents available and urges residents to use the number. If callers are not receiving appropriate answers, Morrisey asks that residents keep the attorney general's office and the Public Service Commission informed.
Economy and business climate:
After what Morrisey said has been an absence of focus from the attorney general's office for the past several years, he considers the state of West Virginia's economy to be one of the areas more in need of immediate work.
"There has not been a comprehensive review of state regulations in a long, long time. We need to look at a lot of the regulations impacting our state, maintaining of course regulations that have important health, safety and welfare benefit. Then see if there are also ways to make some regulatory burdens a little bit lighter," Morrisey said.
The elements Morrisey considered necessary to create better economic growth for the state are a more competitive regulatory environment, a more competitive tax environment, improving the state's legal climate reputation and education reform.
"There's never just one magic answer to how to create economic growth in a state, but government's role is to reduce the burdens and to empower citizens to act in a manner that challenges their creative juices and creates jobs," he said.
Morrisey plans to bring a "laser-like focus" on the economy to ensure that West Virginia rises in the rankings. An additional reason he believes the state's economy must be improved is so the state budget will not be as dependent on federal money.
Efforts that Morrisey said can be made by the attorney general's office that impact the economy include its interaction with state clients and presenting different regulations or ideas that uphold the law while allowing businesses to comply in a less burdensome manner.
"The Eastern Panhandle has been a driver of economic growth in the state of West Virginia. We need to evaluate what is being done right in the Eastern Panhandle, what more can we do in order to unleash the creative spirit of people in this area to identify even more job opportunities," Morrisey said.
While believing work is needed to improve the state's economy, Morrisey believes the state holds tremendous potential to be an influential area for businesses.
"Improving the state's business climate has to be at or near the top of every elected officials' list until our economic ranking starts to improve," Morrisey said. "The legislature needs to step up and become more aggressive in passing the economic growth agenda by removing the economic barriers that impede businesses' growth."
One of the areas Morrisey plans to focus on is taxes for businesses in the state to be able to better attract businesses. According to Morrisey, West Virginia has the highest combined income and corporate income tax rates compared to adjacent states.
"Even if you could no longer be the worst in terms of those particular taxes and you're average, that will make the state more competitive," Morrisey said.
Second amendment:
With the attention given to gun legislation during the 2013 West Virginia Legislation Session, Morrisey said his office has dedicated a lot of time to monitoring what is happening throughout the state and Washington, D.C.
"The United States Constitution and the West Virginia Constitution recognizes an individual's right to bear arms. We take those rights very seriously. I am an advocate of the Second Amendment and I will stand up for those rights and we'll just continue to monitor the legislation as it continues to move through," Morrisey said.
One of the responsibilities of the attorney general's office is to oversee the state's reciprocity agreements with other states, recognizing a West Virginia citizen's right to bear arms in other states and other states' citizens' right to carry in West Virginia.
To date, West Virginia has a reciprocity agreement with 24 states and an additional eight states formally recognize West Virginia permits. A complete list of states can be found on the attorney general's website at www.wvago.gov/gunrecep.cfm.
"Through the legislation that just passed, we think we could add a significant number of states to that list. There are some states where there are just different standards in place so that the two states can't recognize each other's standards. I think this legislation is going to help," Morrisey said.
- Staff writer Samantha Cronk can be reached at 304-263-8931, ext. 132, or twitter.com/scronkJN.


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One of the downsides of having a personal finance blog is that you often get stuck thinking and talking about the same stuff – taxes, salaries, retirement, blah blah blah; sometimes you need to take a step back and enjoy the things in life that aren't related to money. See, life isn't about making more money, it's about being happy and enjoying the time that you have with the people that you care about. The funny thing about money is that if you let it become everything, you'll find that you never have enough of it and you always want more. And the more that you get, the more you will want. It's an endless cycle that can easily consume you if you're not careful. How many "rich" and "successful" people ask themselves what happened in their lives the last twenty years? How did their kids grow up so fast? How did they get so old?
Life is about happiness, not money.
The difficult thing about money is that when you don't have much of it, you are almost forced to focus on getting more. The difference between earning $0 a year and $10,000 is seriously significant. It's the difference between eating and not eating. The difference between $10,000 and $20,000 is also very seriously significant. Now take a look at the difference between $100,000 and $110,000… the difference is still "only" $10,000 but the actual impact on the quality of your life is much less significant than $0 to $10k increase.
When you're making $0, you want to make more and you try whatever you can to put yourself in a position to make more because each extra dollar you earn means you or your loved ones will eat that night. In that mode, money is everything because you're fighting to satisfy your need to eat and need for shelter. However, the sickening cycle is such that even when you've "made it," you'll want more because you've already pegged your happiness to how much money you're making. The happiest families are the ones that enjoy what they have, even if it's very little.
You are not your income. You are not your assets.
The second point I want to make is that you are not what you make or what you own. Someone who makes $10,000 is not a worse person than someone who makes $20,000 or even $200,000. Do not let your annual income define who you are and don't chase after that extra dollar because you want to impress your peers.
There are some of the hardest working people, the nicest and kindest people, and some of the most generous people; busting their asses off for minimum wage. (the federal minimum wage is only $5.15, which means 50 weeks of 40 hours earns $10,300 – which is another issue entirely and a travesty of pretty epic proportions) I'd take any one of them working in a business I start over the hordes of useless middle managers in large corporations, even though the managers "earn" more in salary.
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Craftsman Trimmer Blower C3 Combo Kit
Get It Cut and Clean It Up With The Perfect Combo Trimmer And Blower Forget about fueling-up, forget dragging cords through garden beds, untangling them from around trees and statues, and stop wasting time with heavy, slow charging batteries. Get the portability and power you need in a lightweight, agile package. The Craftsman C3 19.2v blower trimmer combo puts flexibility and control in your hands, helping you check more items off your to do list, and do it in less time. Built with sturdy casing and rock-solid technology, this combo set gives you the 1-2 punch that you need to get that yard looking its best in a hurry. Featuring a lightweight high velocity trimmer that offers versatile design with an articulating trimmer head, telescoping boom and movable assist handle, this blower trimmer combo takes down stubborn stands of tough weeds while giving you the custom fit you need to be comfortable through hours of work. And when everything is cut and shaped perfectly, you can get all those extra grass and weed clippings off the sidewalk and driveway with the force of cordless leaf blower . With a high velocity tip, this blower creates a venturi action that focuses wind into a powerful 140 mph jet that will move leaves, grass and even small branches with the flick of a wrist. Lightweight, portable and powerful, this combo set features quick charging 19.2 v lithium-ion batteries that give you the power to take-down and clean-up heavy overgrowth in a fraction of time you'd spend with other systems. And part of the revolutionary Craftsman C3 platform, this combo integrates with 30 other tools to get all your tasks, jobs and chores done right. Add this pair to your shop or shed today and get the versatility and agility that'll break the biggest jobs into bite-sized pieces.
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Early practice makes the perfect gourmet
In January and February, Michelin-starred chef Jean Baptiste Thomaes will be responsible for the menus for our First Class passengers on long-haul flights from Germany.
The Belgian chef opened his first restaurant in the tiny Belgian town of Ellezelles at the age of just 22, having finished his training. Since then, his cuisine has attracted gourmets from across Europe. Jean Baptiste Thomaes runs the business successfully with his brother, who is responsible for the pâtisserie.
Thomaes single-mindendly pursues his individual style of cuisine. This style is creative and Mediterranean with an oriental touch — and has been rewarded by the Michelin Guide with a total of two stars. Our First Class passengers will therefore be able to enjoy the highest standard of Belgian cuisine in January and February.
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A sexual term used when a male and a female are having sexual intercourse and the female is a having her period. The period consists of blood and chunks. When the male sticks his penis inside the vagina it is the mexican salsa dip as he gets his dick covered in chunky, blood.
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quote: I've used my phone for almost 2 years now with no case, dropped it bunches of times on concrete and blacktop, and it's just fine. Can't do that with an iPhone.
quote: Spouting hate fuelled drivel, completely wide of the mark and absent of any logical foundation - as usual.
quote: the best selling phone of all time
quote: People are not buying iPhone because of the design
quote: Moto phones are the worst with updates.
quote: She went into an outlet to get help removing a virus and they sent her home with a packet to update her phone to 2.4.
quote: That said, I WOULD be kind of upset if I was stuck on Android 2.1 or earlier.
quote: Most are not stuck at 2.1 (and not upset as far as I can tell). 2.1 to 2.2 brought some changes to Android that I appreciated. That's why being stuck at 2.1 would have been frustrating. It's not clear to me why that makes everything I've said irrelevant, since I'm basically saying some updates are more important than others.
quote: What is interesting is that you don't care if the iOS update actually does anything for you. You're just happy to get it...
quote: In the same vein, there's no specific reason you really wanted an update for your Android phones, you're just upset you didn't get it???
quote: This has reminded me that there really is a group of people out there who would be happier with their device as long as the OEM or Google or Apple incremented the version number on a regular basis (and maybe changes the system theme colors or something).
quote: As far as the button goes: Apple decided not to have more than one button. That doesn't make it useless. Not a whole lot more to say about that.
quote: However, you're actually describing an aspect of how Apple's task switcher works - it's showing a list of recently used apps. Not multi-tasking.
quote: Did you know that you can double tap the home button and see a list of all the apps currently open at the bottom of the screen? If that isn't multi-tasking I don't know what is.
quote: When you move focus off an app it saves the settings and stops running, it does not continue running in the background. This isn't multi-tasking.
quote: iOS, made for the minions and stupid teenage girls of the world. It might make a lot of money, but it's not made for me.


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With an optimum step height, easy-grip handholds, anti-slip steps and lighting to guide your way, the Volvo FE instep provides a comfortable, safe passage between your cab and the world outside.
The two-stair instep features a slip-free surface to ensure a safe passage to and from your cab. The latticed stairs are designed to prevent excess water or slippery snow impeding your passage.
The handholds on the instep provide easy-reach access to your truck. Ergonomically designed, they banish the problem of constant over-reaching and muscle strain when at work.
To ease your task when working in dark conditions, optional stairwell lighting is available in the form of a lamp in the Volvo FE cab door's lower frame.


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Federal regulations govern the return of Title IV (federal) financial aid funds that have been disbursed for a student who completely withdraws from college during a term, payment period, or period of enrollment. The Title IV programs included under these regulations are: Federal Pell Grants, , Stafford Loans, PLUS Loans, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (FSEOG), and Federal Perkins Loans. The regulations operate under the principle that a student "earns" his/her financial aid based on the period of time he/she remained enrolled.
During the first 60% of the enrollment period, a student "earns" Title IV federal financial aid funds in direct proportion to the length of time he/she remains enrolled (that is, the percentage of time during the enrollment period that the student remained enrolled is the percentage of disbursable aid for that period that the student earned). A student who withdraws from college beyond the 60% point has "earned" all Title IV federal financial aid for the period.
Unearned Title IV funds, other than Federal Work-Study earnings, must be returned to the federal financial aid programs. Unearned aid is the amount of disbursed Title IV aid that exceeds the amount of Title IV aid earned under the formula.
The responsibility to repay unearned Title IV aid is shared by the institution and the student in proportion to the aid each is assumed to possess.
The institution's share is the lesser of:
The student's share is the difference between the total unearned amount and the institution's share.
When withdrawing, a student should keep in mind that the requirements for Title IV federal financial aid program funds are separate from the college policy on institutional funds. A student withdrawing from the college during a term in which he or she is receiving a college-funded scholarship or grant will forfeit the scholarship or grant. Students withdrawing after the end of the college's refund period are liable for all of their college charges even when their financial aid is decreased.
Students considering withdrawal or drop courses affecting enrollment status of less than half-time status should call or visit the Financial Aid Office to determine the specific implications. Official withdrawal notification should be provided to the Registrar's Office.
In addition, students who do not successfully complete any coursework during a semester will be reviewed to determine whether or not they may have unofficially withdrawn during the course of the semester. If the Financial Aid Office cannot document a student's attendance through 60% or more of the semester, a student is considered to have unofficially withdrawn and the student's federal financial aid will be subject to the Return of Title IV Aid calculation described above. A student found to have unofficially withdrawn will have the calculation performed using the 50% point in the semester unless a last date of attendance can be documented.
Additional information, worksheets, and examples of return-of-federal-funds calculations can be obtained from the Financial Aid Office.


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Ryan Newman will campaign chassis No. 462 this week at Pocono. It was previously raced at Auto Club and Kansas this year.
Greg Biffle has a three-year average finish of 21.2 at Dover International Speedway, but that is only half the story. His last three spring races have been marred by crash damage.
Tony Stewart has finished worse than his previous start in six consecutive races at Dover International Speedway.
In his last two races on this track, Josh Wise finished 36th at Dover International Speedway. As it turned out, he was followed across the finish line both times by Michael Annett, who has back-to-back 37ths.
Chris Buescher needs to finish 16th or better to avoid having the lowest average finish among Chasers since NASCAR implemented a playoff-style package. He was 18th in this spring's Dover International Speedway AAA 400.
Josh Wise finished 36th in back-to-back races at Dover International Speedway. He started 41st last fall and 40th this spring.
Denny Hamlin finished 15th in the Bad Boy Off Road 300 at New Hampshire, which was the first time in nine races that he failed to crack the top 10.
Chase Elliott was overhauled during the final restarts at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and forfeited a top-10 finish for a result of 13th.
Jamie McMurray finished 19th in the Citizen Soldier 400 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. That was the first time in seven races that he failed to crack the top 15.
Dominique Van Wieringen (No. 30 Durobyte Ford) sits 10th in the current NASCAR K&N Pro Series East standings with two top fives and four top 10s in 13 races this season.
Noah Gragson (No. 55 AlertID/Speed Vegas/Colliers International Ford) heads into the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East season-ending weekend at Delaware's Dover Int'l Speedway ranked fourth in the standings with two wins, four top fives and six top 10s in 11 races.
Spencer Davis (No. 1 Hattori Racing Toyota) is seventh in the current NASCAR K&N Pro Series East standings with one win, five top fives and seven top 10s through 12 races.
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Anybody who claims to have never been hustled, conned, tricked, taken advantage of or ripped off has either been personally blessed by almighty God, developed a serious case of CRS (can't remember stuff) or flat out isn't telling the truth.
It's happened to everybody at one time or another. The worst con ever visited on me took place during my bachelor days on a solo trip to Italy and France. I was to start in Venice, drive down to the tip of the boot, up the Amalfi Coast and finish in Naples before catching a train to the Riviera and picking up another car. Well, everything went great — until Naples. (Go figure.)
I think I was wearing a Red Sox T-shirt and a baseball cap on backward and looking every inch the American sucker as I pulled up to the car rental drop-off. The problem was there was nowhere to park. A gesticulating Italian gentleman speaking broken English persuaded me to let him park the car in a special lot across the street. He was an employee of the agency, after all.
OK — great! Thanks! So out of the car I bound. His demeanor was altered as we exchanged positions, though, and he gave me a furtive look and appeared to be rushed. And then he just ... drove away, leaving me totally dumbfounded and stupefied. All the police could do was laugh. "Buy yourself a nice toothbrush when you get to Cannes!" (The officer didn't really say that.)
Titanic Thompson
There's a book out by Kevin Cook titled "Titanic Thompson: The Man Who Bet on Everything," which profiles America's greatest hustler, a man described by pool player Minnesota Fats as a "genius" and "the greatest action man of all time." Friends have recommended the book because the story is so amazing and because, among other things, Titanic was a scratch golfer.
According to excerpts from the book and a couple of web searches, Thompson (born Alvin Thomas), was raised in Arkansas and began his nomadic, lucrative career in hustling in the rural U.S. in the early 1900s. He would establish himself as an underground legend by winning all manner of proposition bets — some done honestly and some not. On one hand, he might bet that he could perform some amazing feat with horseshoes and then do it, and on the other hand, he might bet how many watermelons within three were loaded on what would appear to be a randomly passing truck while knowing the answer in advance.
A natural athlete with extraordinary eyesight and hand-eye coordination, Thompson was skilled in many sports, a crack shot and a self-taught golfer good enough to turn professional. One of his favorite hustles was to beat golfers playing right-handed, and then double down to play the course again left-handed as an apparent concession.
What his unsuspecting opponents didn't realize was that Titanic was actually an ambidextrous, left-handed golfer, and that making the switch would play to his wheelhouse. During the years between the world wars, in an era when elite pros like Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson were making about $10,000 a year, he would hustle country club fat cats for $20,000 a hole and somehow remain one step ahead of his victims — and the law.
Hogan, a Hall of Famer and one of the best golfers in the history of the game, was taciturn by nature and not given to effusive praise of anybody. "The best shotmaker I ever saw," he said of Titanic. "Right or left-handed, you can't beat him."
Hogan would recall Thompson's knack for working the ball left to right or vice versa, or punching the ball between bunkers onto rock-hard greens.
Asked whether he'd ever turn pro, Titanic replied that he could not afford the cut in pay. "He didn't have to," said Nelson. "He was at a higher level, playing for $25,000 a nine while we played for $150."
If not on the course, Titanic might be seen motoring from town to town in his two-ton Pierce-Arrow with tools of the trade in the trunk: Right- and left-handed golf clubs, horseshoes, a shotgun, bowling ball and a suitcase full of cash. Pool shark, card sharp, raconteur, ladies' man, the ultimate competitor who rarely buckled under pressure — Titanic was "it" (if that's the right word) — as well as a killer.
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By published accounts, he killed five men, all in some form of self-defense. Most killed were hardened criminals, although one was a teenage caddie who tried to rob Titanic at gunpoint hours after a big haul.
He once conned Al Capone out of $500. Another time he is said to have masterminded the double-crossing of crime boss Arnold Rothstein, who allegedly played a role in fixing the 1919 World Series, in a high-stakes poker game. Rothstein refused to pay and ended up getting rubbed out (not by Titanic).
Married five times to young ladies who were all teenagers on their wedding day, Thompson was romantically linked to many women, including actresses Myrna Loy and Jean Harlow. He hustled until his death at age 81 in 1974, by which time he had attained some general notoriety, having been profiled in Sports Illustrated two years earlier.
So Titanic wasn't exactly a choirboy. An entertaining story, though. And not that I'm envious, but I sure wish I had one type of golf game, much less two.
Edward M. Gilbreth is a Charleston physician. Reach him at edwardgilbreth@ comcast.net.


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A term in which can only be used when you are going with the flow of water, which can usually be done at a water park, or a river.
"I was rivering so fast down that water slide"
"I went rivering with my family at Green Valley River"
"I went rivering with my family at Green Valley River"
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Verb; The act of flipping your coat over your head while making a sad face like a pouty little bitch. Made famous by quarterback Phillip Rivers, think of it as his version of tebowing!
Did you see Earl? He's in the corner Rivering cause I've been smashing him all day in Madden!
додав Mellow D 13 Січня 2014
Also a term which refers to shedding an incredible amount of tears capable of making a river. It is usually used when telling others about extremely sad things.
"Hey, did you read that Thorki fanfic I told you about?"
"Yes, and the feels were too much. I was rivering so hard, my poor babies."
"Yes, and the feels were too much. I was rivering so hard, my poor babies."
додав neverenoughsleep 14 Грудня 2013
Moving in confluence, especially when experiencing retreat alongside or upon flowing waters.
The women were rivering when they began to collaborate on a volume of poems about the Mississippi.
додав Rivergirl 06 Березня 2012
When a person cries too much. In this case, when someone is rivering, they are crying a river.
"That was so sad!!! I was rivering all the way up to the part where she passed away in that scene!"
додав shuushuu 26 Квітня 2015


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Wyckoff Essay Published in InsideHigherEd
"What Exactly Is Critical Thinking"
By Vige Barrie | Contact P. Gary Wyckoff
Posted October 11, 2012
Tags Economics Faculty Gary Wyckoff Global Warming Government Hamilton Headlines Hamilton In the News Presidential Elections Public Policy
Using examples from today's political landscape, Professor of Government P. Gary Wyckoff examined elements of critical thinking in an essay titled "What Exactly Is Critical Thinking," published by InsideHigherEd in its Oct. 11 edition. "As I prepared for the start of classes this fall, I tried to pinpoint the critical thinking skills I really want my students to learn," wrote Wyckoff. "And as I listened to public debates on everything from tax policy to Obamacare, five essential thinking skills seemed to be missing, again and again."
Wyckoff, who directs the college's public policy program, described each skill using various political scenarios and referencing issues that included the global warming debate, the president's power to affect the nation's economic health, the balance between investment and debt and biases associated with poor decision-making.