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Florida is a retirement spot for horses, too
ALACHUA, Fla. -- Whenever a horse arrives at Mill Creek Farm in Florida, Peter and Mary Gregory make the aging animal a promise to last the rest of its days.
"We say you'll never be worked or ridden again," said Peter Gregory, director of the farm. "And you'll be here forever. And they are here forever because when they die here, they're buried here."
About 130 horses have this 325-acre farm in north-central Florida as their retirement home, doted on by now-elderly caretakers. Nearly all of the horses have worked for years in law enforcement, military or other service jobs; a few have been seized by police.
Now these horses graze in green pastures, under moss-draped oaks. Their tranquil existence is only broken each day by Peter, 85, and his wife Mary, 81, riding out on golf carts from their home on the property. From field to field they go, feeding the horses hay, grain and carrot treats.
"It's difficult to find any place that will take an older retired horse. We wanted Special to actually truly be retired," said Sgt. Chris Laster of the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office, who brought a 23-year-old horse to the farm for retirement in 2013. "Peter knows every horse's name there; he knows their stories."
Originally from England, the Gregorys spent years traveling the world when Peter was a hotelier. In 1984, they bought the farm about 20 miles north of Gainesville and created a nonprofit organization called the Retirement Home For Horses. It's since drawn tourists, documentary filmmakers and other visitors curious about where veteran horses go.
Some of the horses are blind. Some are ill. And all would have ended up at an out-of-country slaughterhouse had the Gregorys not taken them in. The farm doesn't accept horses from private owners. There are other horse retirement farms in the U.S. -- in Kentucky, Tennessee and Connecticut -- and there are only a few, much smaller farms for aging horses in Florida.
"We believe that horses shouldn't be ridden, quite honestly," said Peter Gregory. "They weren't put on earth to be ridden. Everything man does to a horse we believe is wrong. Put a bit in their mouth, put shoes on their feet, spurs and things like that."
The couple said they were inspired to start the farm by their childhood love of horses.
The couple estimates they spend more than $250,000 a year to operate the farm; some comes from donations and another chunk comes from the Gregorys' retirement fund.


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WGTE in Concert: Scaling Infinity
Violinist Stefan Milenkovich joins the Lima Symphony Orchestra for Tchaikovsky, alongside works by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Richard Strauss.
Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music (Kirsten Osbun-Manley, soprano; Tina Bunce, mezzo-soprano; Christopher Scholl, tenor; Sean Cooper, baritone; Lima Symphony Chorus; Michael Houff, violin soloist)
R. Strauss: Tod und Verklarung (Death and Transfiguration)
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35 (Stefan Milenkovich, violin soloist)
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Sauron is a rather large flaming eyeball of fiery doom and evilness. That much is a given. Whilst he does enjoy leading dark creatures into war, giving out defective jewelry and general bad misdeeds, a recent injury has left him confined to his bazillion-foot tall tower fortress for several hundred years.
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The salon offers a welcoming atmosphere with smiling faces. In fact one of the stylist, Monika Bartsch who once owned the salon still works at the same location after 30 years. The name has changed but her enthusiasm to do hair is very admirable. Dyan Korpe who now owns the salon has been a hairdresser since 1987 and has worked in the salon for many years. We are also very lucky to have on board Dawn Light, Sharee Pierce, and back by popular demand….. Dale Pierson.
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I can see and do anything people on cities do but when i go home at night i live in a place where my kids can camp in the yard and be safe.
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I live in central Indiana.I like to go watch the Indianapolis Colts play football.I enjoy going to watch the Indianapolis 500.I love the Indy zoo and the Children's Museum. My husband and i both have good jobs here.Cost of living is not to bad hear.. I grew up in Indiana.I like living here for now.One day i would love to move and live close to the beach!!!


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Intra-Exercise Endurance Formula
What is PRO:LONG?
PRO:LONG is Myprotein's premium intra-exercise endurance formula which combines carbohydrates, protein and electrolytes to support hydration and energy supply during physical activity. PRO:LONG is a specifically designed product which is high in carbohydrates and can help fuel intense exercise. This unique formula incorporates an impressive carbohydrate blend of maltodextrin, dextrose and CarBarley™, as well as added Branch Chain Amino Acids (BCAA's), Vitamin C and Electrolytes (Sodium Chloride, Potassium Sulphate, Calcium Di Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide). Each serving also provides Casein Hydrolysate (PeptoPro®).
Benefits of PRO:LONG
Carbohydrate-electrolyte solutions contribute to the maintenance of endurance performance during prolonged endurance exercise, and enhance the absorption of water during physical exercise. Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system, to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue, normal energy-yielding metabolism, and to the normal function of the immune system during and after intense physical exercise.
Who is PRO:LONG Suitable for?
PRO:LONG is suitable for anyone wanting to add a high intake of carbohydrates into their diet to fuel intense exercise. It is recommended to consume PRO:LONG 45-60 minutes prior to physical activity or during long duration exercise.
'We are changing the name of this product to Energy ProLong. Please note that the ingredients and nutritionals are the same and only the name of the product has changed.
Please note that the labelling on this product is provided in English as a minimum. French, Italian, German, Spanish, Danish, Swedish and Finnish may also be present on a product by product basis.
This shake has been designed specifically to enhance hydration† and improve performance during prolonged endurance exercise†. To reap the benefits of this product add 1 1/4 large scoops (50g) to 300-500ml of water in a Myprotein shaker to consume during your workout. †Carbohydrate-electrolyte solutions contribute to the maintenance of endurance performance during prolonged endurance exercise and enhance the absorption of water during physical exercise.
Store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight. This product is intended to be used alongside an active lifestyle and a balanced diet. Not suitable for vegetarians.
For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. May also contain egg.
Tropical Flavour: Pro:Long*TM* Carbohydrate Blend (70%) (Maltodextrin, Dextrose, Waxy Barley Starch (CarBarley*®*)), Branched Chain Amino Acid Powder (Leucine, Isoleucine, Valine, Soy Lecithin), Casein Hydroylsate (PeptoPro*®*) (Milk) (4%), Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid), Electrolytes (Sodium Chloride, Potassium Sulphate, Calcium Di Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide), Flavouring, Acid (Citric Acid), Colour (Curcumin), Sweetener (Sucralose)
Serving Size - 1 ¼ large scoops (50g)
Servings Per Container - 30 (1.5kg)
|Per 100g
|Per Serving
|1407 kJ/332 kcal
|704 kJ/166 kcal
|0.5 g
|0.3 g
|of which saturates
|0.1 g
|0.1 g
|75 g
|37 g
|of which sugars
|22 g
|11 g
|5.8 g
|2.9 g
|0.75 g
|0.38 g
|Vitamin C
|500 mg
|200 mg
|Per Serving
|2.5 g
|1.25 g
|1.25 g
* Reference intake of an average adult (8400 kJ/2000 kcal)
The nutritional information is based on the Tropical Flavour version, when choosing an alternative flavour the nutritional values may vary by up to 10%
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(31 reviews)
Hi love this product as an intra workout drink. Sipping as i workout. but i do tend to keep topping up with more water. As i find this works well for me as it keeps me energised and hydrated. I find i can workout longer and better with pro long. For me the taste is fine. Yes you do have to keep shaking the mix as some settles on the bottom. But also this fine as i sip in between sets. I Must say for shorter workouts i do use less than suggested. Try a few ways and find what works for you.Goes Well With:Water
Loving this as an intra workout drink. Recommended to a friend and had to buy him a pouch.
I'm on here ordering this for the 2nd time. I sweat like a racehorse when I'm training, so I always take a decent drink into the gym with me otherwise I dehydrate & get headaches. I used to use lucozade/Gatorade type stuff but this tops them all. It helps me keep going when training gets tough & I've really got to dig in to finish the sets.Goes Well With:500 - 750ml of water
Its an amazing product and it keeps me going always whenever my team mates are getting tired.Goes Well With:Daily exercises
I've used this on a few long distance road bike rides. Mixes very well but does tend to settle at the bottom of the bottle after a while. However a quick shake sorts it out, tastes good and goes down very easy. A great productGoes Well With:Progel
This product contains milk. You have it marked up as vegan.
The product usage on your website says: "This shake has been designed specifically to enhance hydration† and improve performance DURING prolonged endurance exercise†. (...) to consume DURING your workout. (...) maintenance of endurance performance DURING prolonged endurance exercise and (...)" On the product package, under "Suggested use" says: "Use immediatley after exercise for optimum results" Can anyone enlighten me on what is this product dsesigned for? DURING or AFTER exercise?
Taste is a bit strong, don't mix very well, overall average compaired to other brands.
The product has a strange taste, we bought it instead of using lucozade. The flavour is quite strong, tastes almost like fresh orange juice and has a weird texture. Like other reviews state the usage is a bit unclear. My husband changed his normal Lucozade for this but says he struggles near the end of his run and has gone back to Lucozade. He has also had a sick feeling after using the product. Wouldn't recommend this product as not really sure what its benefits are.
It's difficult to tell what his product is for. It's marketed as an aid to longer training but the usage is confusing. We're told to take it 45 minutes before training and also to take it during. It suggests that we're able to train for longer because it gives you greater energy - presumably through rehydration. I'm a fitness instructor who teaches 20 hrs per week and have been taking chocomaine for energy. I say this as a substitute and the marketing suggests that it may be. I recommend products to my customers - I don't know if I could recommend this because its not clear. Advice?
So I bought this for endurance hiking as I am building up to 100km at the moment we are only at 12.5 miles and I end up exhausted, cold and with a headache, despite electrolytes and carohydrates in my 3 litres of water. I thought this might help. I am not teally sure. I have finished the last 2 walks without a headache but I still feel cold and exhausted. The others seem to have so much more energy then me, we are all around the same fitness level. So I am not sure this has made a difference. Taste: ok would be better if there was a range of flavours, as it is kind of milky I feel strawberry might be better. It also does have a chemically sort of twang. Mixes ok but you have to keep shakingGoes Well With:Electrolytes and carbs in your water Protein shake at the end.
Just what I needed intra work out. I use to take just BCAA in a juice, but PRO:LONG gives me added carbs as well as BCAA and electrolytes. Excellent to help me push out those extra reps. Mixes well after a couple of good shakes, but settles again if left to long. Not a problem, just shake it up again. Tastes excellent. Goes Well With:Water and hard work.
I am a competitive tennis player playing all over the world in the juniors circuit. I have often suffered with cramps mid match however due to this drink I have not suffered anything so far (2 weeks), it doesn't mix well but tastes good so I would definitely recommend it
Have only just starting using My Protein products and so far have not been let down by the true performance that I have currently seen. Was unsure with what carb drink to use being a cyclist and been using my old brand for the past 2 years. So Pro long was the perfect choice.... Watt bike ramp test was the session to see how good this product was and I was not disappointed, increase gains on power was the big plus and touching figures I have not been able to reach so far this year, even after a reliability event yesterday. I do feel that half the measure would be recommended if out on the road, but as a new product it's all trial and error.
I needed something to allow me to go longer in my speed endurance sessions in the winter and this does the job. I was using Powerade before and this is better, has extra ingredients and is cheaper. The taste is good. Like watery juice, slightly acidic but very, very drinkable.
It says it has a mix of carbs and proteins ect, but if you check how much is in a scoop its only 2.1 protein. not exactly alot, but otherwise tastes great and certainly gives you a buzz for working out
This is the first pre-workout I have taken in powder form. I am currently training for a 30km Adventure Race & my training includes steep Hill-Running. I am not a strong runner at all & in my first week of training I was breathless, sore & couldn't make it to the top. In my second week, after using this, I made it to the top 10 out of 12 times without stopping. Recovery was much much quicker too!! I sip on a little of this before my workout, and then throughout. The taste it ok, would be best used with ice cold water as can taste a little sickly if water is warm from being in the sun. Product needs a good shake in-between sips as powder gathers at the bottom. Overall, great product so far! Loving the MyProtein range- quality products & great value for money!!
I had reviewed this before and wasn't overly happy with the change in it though it was still effective. Thankfully with my new bag it is back to what it was and much more pleasant to drink. I couldn't do a workout without it. Was feeling unwell the other day, half heartedly started my workout while drinking my ProLong, turned out I was dehydrated and this miracle drink helped rehydrate me and I felt a lot better, thoroughly recommend.
Am now on my 3rd bag of Pro Long and am delighted MP seem to have got the mix just right again. The 2nd bag I got as I reviewed was very strong and acidic and had to be really diluted to make it drinkable. Now it is back to the way it was and is perfect so I am happy now with my work out drink that gets me right through to the end and pull out that wee bit extra when I need it. At a very intense spin class last night I was fading towards the end, a good drink of Pro Long gave me the energy which gave me the stamina to push hard to the end. Thank you MPGoes Well With:Cold water
I'm using the supplement during my adventure racing training schedule. Being an 'intra workout' supplement generally means you also take it before and immediately after training. Shorter sessions (such as 10k runs) I used half a serving before and the other half at the end. Longer sessions of over 1 hour, I generally use one serving per hour to 1.5 hours depending on intesity. So far, it does exactly what it promises. I remain fuelled throughout, plus recovery is improved with the addition of the BCAAs. It mixes well (no leucine froth), has a pleasant taste (only tropical is currently available) and is not too strong on the palate. I mixed it with 500ml of water rather than the suggested 400ml due to me prefering a milder taste. It's also cheaper than the other brands of similar products.Goes Well With:Water, caffienne, sweat
I was looking for a pre workout shake when I spotted this and decided to give it a try. It's a brilliant idea and suited me better than having to try and take something half an hour before working out. I have been using it for a couple of weeks now and it has seen me through to the end of several 60-90 minute workouts. I just take a sip between reps and I feel that I could go on even longer if I needed to. I only gave it 4 stars for mixability because after a while a little bit of powder accumulates in the bottom of the shaker. But a quick shake and it mixes up ok again. The flavour is very refreshing too.
I don't like leaving review`s but this time I thought I would i`ve only been taking this pro long supplement for a few days now and i`ve seen big benefits from it already before I started taking it I used to drink just water & i would get bad shakes during/after training & was sore for a few days but now all that has changed i`ve only given 4stars for mixabillty cause if you leave for a bit it settles on the bottom of the bottle but a quick shake mix it up again so if results keep the same then I will defo order moreGoes Well With:water
I have just received my new bag of Pro Long, made it up for my session at the gym and immediately noticed the difference in the appearance of it. Previously it looked like a very weak solution of orange juice, now it is like a concentrated orange drink. It tastes very strong and acidic. It also now has a powdery feel to it that it didn't have before. I was quite disappointed with it and had to pour half out and water it down. Guess I'll have to mix it with less powder in future to keep the strong taste down. I really enjoyed it before and am disappointed in the change, just hope that with it watered down it is as effective as it was, time will tell.
I really liked the great fruity, citrusy taste of the pro:long. I made the consuming of a not always tasty protein drink much easier during work out. And it is really great for these days where your workout last more than an hour, because you keep the engine going with the mixture - thus the rest of the training beyond 1 hour is not awfull anymore. Furthermore the endurance needed when wanting to train more than twice a week this gives a great energy boost. Goes Well With:MYPROTEIN HYDROLYSED WHEY PROTEIN PRE-DIGESTED and MYPROTEIN BCAA BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACIDS.
This PRO:LONG is a great intra-workout, it gives you lots of extra energy keeps you going for longer.
I love this product. - No caffeine (many gels and carbohydrate powders contain caffeine for some reason) - Amino Acids to support the muscles and maintain them during long intense cardio sessions. - Good carbohydrate blend to provide fuel, with no stomach problems - Electrolytes to restore what is lost in sweating - Vitamin C (extra vitamin C is always good, though I wouldn't mind if this did not contain any) - Great taste (if not mixed to strongly) Goes Well With:A long hard workout
Since I started using a hydration pack for trail running and events this month I had been looking for a product that could help me go that extra mile that I would possibly miss out on with just water. Being a regular Myprotein customer I knew they would be my first port of call to find a product that could help with my longevity needs for exercise. So far I have used Pro:Long for 10km trail runs with great effectiveness, at the end of the run I felt like I had plenty of gas in the tank despite some difficult hill work - thanks to me drip feeding myself Pro:Long via my hydration pack. When I completed the Spartan Race Super obstacle course the other day I used my hydration pack filled with Pro:Long for the 2 hour plus ordeal, consequently I had the energy to perform well in the event and avoid cramp too in what has to be my longest continuous activity I have ever performed - event wise! This is highly recommended!Goes Well With:Water + Spartan Races
I started drinking Pro Long about 2 weeks ago during my work outs. I sweat a lot and always had to drink a lot of water to get me through my workout or class. First time I tried it I didn't think it was much good but now I wouldn't do a workout without it. It's very pleasant tasting and certainly gives the energy to push on. I drink a lot less of it than I did water and feel well hydrated when I am finished plus I think I am not sweating just so much. I would have had to refill my bottle with water but now I can manage with the recommended amount of Pro Long and often have some left over which I would finish on the way home. Excellent product and will definitely be buying more, very happy. Mixes very well too.
Looking for that little bit of an extra boost midweek in the gym and this certainly keeps you alert and pushes you. Noticed I was able to do an extra few reps and my mind was sharper. Good product and equates to cheaper than a sports drink in the gym and better than H20Goes Well With:Iced water
As with most supplements, I'm always a bit sceptical about trying new products and how effective they might be. However after using PRO:LONG for 2 weeks now, I can not give it any more praise! I've used this product during my gym workouts, intense pre-season training for rugby and during seven-a-side football games for my work side. I can notice the difference compared to water, as Pro:Long leaves me feeling more hydrated and more energised. I feel like the difference is made by the science behind the product, and I am positive it isn't just the placebo effect.
I'm actually following a High Frequency Training routine with body-weight, suspension trainer and free-weigths. It's really demanding and I felt a bit out of gas, so I went into this Pro-long. I can notice a true difference between drinking plain water and this product! Maybe it's just a placebo effect, but so far it delivers.


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A New Jersey teenager who sued her parents for support after she moved out of their home, has agreed to dismiss the lawsuit.
Rachel Canning, 18, had brought suit against her parents seeking support after she left the family home and moved in with a friend's family last October.
According to nj.com, Canning let Judge Peter Bogaard know Tuesday that she decided on her own to dismiss the suit.
Canning had moved back in with her parents a week ago.
Canning had filed suit against her parents, Sean and Elizabeth Canning, claiming that despite the fact that she left the home, her parents were still responsible for her care and her college tuition.
Canning's parents said the dispute grew out of a
disagreement over their daughter's choice of a boyfriend and the fact
that Canning would stay out late at night partying.
to the lawsuit, Canning said her parents forced her out of
their home and that she was unable to support herself financially. She
was asking in the lawsuit for her parents to pay the remaining tuition
for her last
semester at a private high school, pay her current living expenses, and assume the responsibility for her college tuition.
A judge last week denied the teenager's request for high school tuition and living expenses, citing her behavior and the fact she had been suspended from school due to truancy.
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Don't f**k with women. You'll lose.
A woman and a man are involved in a car accident; it's a bad one. Both of their cars are totally demolished but amazingly neither of them are hurt. After they crawl out of their cars, the woman says, "So you're a man. That's interesting. I'm a woman. Wow, just look at our cars! There's nothing left, but we're unhurt. This must be a sign from God that we should meet and be friends and live together in peace for the rest of our days".
Flattered, the man replies, "Oh yes, I agree with you completely, this must be a sign from God!" The woman continues, "And look at this, here's another miracle. My car is completely demolished but this bottle of wine didn't break. Surely God wants us to drink this wine and celebrate our good fortune." Then she hands the bottle to the man.
The man nods his head in agreement, opens it and drinks half the bottle and then hands it back to the woman. The woman takes the bottle and immediately puts the cap back on, and hands it back to the man.
The man asks, "Aren't you having any?" The woman replies, "No. I think I'll just wait for the police.... "
Women are clever, evil people. Don't mess with them.
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A married man left work
A married man left work early one Friday, but instead of going home, he spent the weekend partying with the boys. When he finally returned home on Sunday night, his wife really got on his case and stayed on it. After a few of hours of swearing and screaming, his wife paused and pointed at him and made him an offer. "How would you like it if you didn't see me for a couple of days?"..... The husband couldn't believe his luck, so he looked up, smiled and said, "That would suit me just fine!!" Monday went by, and the man didn't see his wife. Tuesday and Wednesday went by and he still didn't see her. Come Thursday, the swelling went down a bit and he could see her a little out of the corner of his left eye!
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Ozzie will never get 400 wins, because this team plays like crap in front of him.
I honestly think the defense was as good as it could have been tonight.
The offense was terribly underwhelming, however. No idea why Franzen called for a pass through 3 King players. That was stupid.


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The Chicago Race Riots were the most severe of twenty five riots that took place during the Red Summer following the First World War. Racial frictions in Chicago had been intensified by African American migration to the North, overcrowding, growing militancy among black war veterans, and competition for industrial work. Horrific incidents in these riots jolted the American public out of indifference. President Wilson named the white race as the aggressor in the riots, and greater efforts were made to achieve racial harmony, both socially and legislatively.
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February 10, 2003 | The cliché is that no one ever gets fired for buying gene sequencing equipment from Applied Biosystems Inc (ABI). But Sandra Talbot wouldn't buy from ABI even if you quadrupled her tiny DNA sequencing budget.
Talbot is a research geneticist at the U.S. Geological Survey in Fairbanks, Alaska, where she runs Li-Cor Biosciences DNA sequencing equipment 24/7, helping field biologists in the U.S. and abroad track the genetic makeup of 40 species of wild birds, mammals, and plants. "The Li-Cor is cheaper and more reliable," Talbot says. "We've never had those machines down for more than half a day."
ABI remains the Intel of DNA sequencing. Its machines are ubiquitous and highly respected. Most of its sophisticated customers are satisfied. But there are other companies in the DNA sequencing field, and they say they are surviving on the margins of ABI with better software, better service, or technological advantages.
Survival on the MarginsFor its part, the mighty ABI, with a 78 percent market share, is hardly threatened by these small fry. But like the science they support, makers of sequencing equipment are evolving -- and sufficiently focused to thrive. These companies say that as sequencing technology becomes more of a commodity, some customers are doing comparison shopping.
Competitors don't see a monolith -- an IBM circa 1980 -- but a leader with a few vulnerabilities. "I can make a career out of Applied Biosystems leftovers," says Paul Newman, director of sales and marketing at SpectruMedix LLC, a niche DNA sequencer company. "A lot of smaller customers have had had less than stellar support from Applied Biosystems, and we hope to capitalize on that."
For its part, ABI says that attentive support is a key reason -- after high performance -- that customers select it. Large numbers of its customers, the company says, are individual researchers. "If we didn't take care of them, we'd be in big trouble," says Marianne Hane, director of genetic analysis business management at ABI. "Support is a priority for us. We do really try to put what we need to support all customers in place."
Despite ABI's dominance, there is plenty of competition for the rest of the pie. Last May, BioInformatics LLC, a consulting firm, surveyed 230 scientists and life science executives actively engaged in DNA sequencing. The Avis of DNA sequencing -- Amersham Biosciences -- controls only 11 percent of the market with its MegaBACE line, according to BioInformatics. Most of those surveyed are using such equipment for tasks other than traditional sequencing: mutation detection was the common alternative, with more than half of all respondents citing it.
Customers have other reasons to give other brands a chance. In Alaska, geneticist Sandra Talbot says has heard incidents of ABI equipment being down for weeks. There were general scientific concerns about the quality of the data coming off the ABI machines. And there were ease-of-use issues. "I want something that doesn't break, that high school students can run," she says, noting her frugal lab uses such students as a part-time labor force
'Lots of Platforms'The BioInformatics survey found that while DNA sequencing instrument buyers tend to use the software that comes with their machines, they also rely on a variety of other software packages for isolated, specific tasks. "I find it amazing that these little guys get in there," says Robin Rothrock, marketing director at BioInformatics. "You may labor under the illusion that there is one mother platform, but there are lots of platforms being used."
For some companies, software is key. Li-Cor has a small slice of the overall DNA sequencing market, but is benefiting from a few key tasks for which ABI and other machines are not so well suited. "These are niche markets where Li-Cor is the best instrument," says Jeff Harford, team leader for genomics at Li-Cor. In general, he says, science is shifting away from traditional sequencing per se. "We're more interested in gene function and where the genes are," Harford says. "We used to go head to head against ABI a lot more. We had to force ourselves not to worry about getting into the national genome centers."
Beyond SequencingWhat Li-Cor instruments can handle, Harford says, are chores like analyzing microsatellites (short, repetitious sections of DNA) or amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLPs), a method that looks at patterns of individual differences in DNA. Another hot technique of late is called tilling (targeting induced local lesions IN genomes), and Li-Cor is getting word-of-mouth endorsements from bench scientists about its equipment being especially well-suited for this.
Uniquely among its competitors, Harford says, Li-Cor can also do diagnostics and repairs online. "We can log on to the Internet, take a look at [a customer's] instrument, their data, and diagnose it here in Nebraska." Even so, according to the BioInformatics survey, Li-Cor has just 2 percent market share.
One rung above Li-Cor, with a 4 percent market share, Beckman Coulter acknowledges the big dog on the block -- but not much fear. Jeff Chapman, the company's strategic marketing manager, says Beckman Coulter's broad mission in diagnostics and throughout the various ecosystems of the biomedical landscape -- beyond large sequencing centers -- led it to start from scratch when designing the CEQ 8000 Genetic Analysis System.
The company says the key was to automate and simplify the sequencing work so that non-experts could do it, without spending years to master the intricate details. "It's an easy system to use," Chapman says. "The more you automate things that are manual and tedious, the less the scientist has to intervene." For Chapman, there's an analogy to mass spectrometry -- once arcane , it is now routine in many labs. He predicts DNA sequencing instruments will someday be just as unremarkable in small labs and hospitals.
Chapman adds that market research -- and the company's expertise in microfluidics and workflow -- allowed Beckman to come up with DNA sequencing solutions for labs of all sizes. "Genetic analysis is now an integral part of all mainstream research. We've made DNA sequencing available to the majority of labs out there."
'This Is Good DNA'In the end, of course, what matters is the data coming off the machine. Beckman is trying to let nonexperts get as much good data as they can without twisting the knobs. Says Chapman: "We've integrated quality values automatically. The system will tell you, 'This is good DNA.' If you like, it will trim away sequence of low confidence. It will also trim away contaminants."
At Amersham Biosciences, meanwhile, Trevor Hawkins, Amersham's senior vice president of genomics, has the benefit of formerly running the U.S. Department of Energy's Joint Genome Initiative. So he's quite familiar with the competition, even if he can't be coaxed into direct comparisons -- or into uttering its name. Hawkins says one Amersham advantage is in its consummables: "Amersham has done a tremendous job providing novel reagents, novel enzymes, novel dye sets," he says.
But software is also integral to the company's strategy, he says, citing Amersham's Scierra laboratory information management system (LIMS), which can pump data into an Oracle database. Scierra modules, he says, can unite not only genotyping data but also information flowing off microarrays and proteomic systems. "It is critically important to us as an organization that we provide the same look and feel of software on all of our systems, and that we allow people to tie together data from all those systems."
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MORGANTOWN - Tim Agee, one of the toughest little defensive backs in Don Nehlen's 21 years as West Virginia football coach, did not waste much time in becoming a celebrity in Hollywood, Calif.
The 5-foot-11, 175-pound native of Bethesda, Md. became a movie star not long after getting his degree in political science from WVU in 1984.
Agee, 55, made a total of 12 movies. He also appeared in 24 television shows.
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As a Mountaineer in the defensive secondary, he got more than a fair share of tackles. His thinking was "you always hit people before they hit you. That was the only way to play."
The three-year starter helped West Virginia to three straight years of 9-3 records from 1981-83.
Nehlen, who had taken over the reins in 1980, will tell you that back-to-back victories over Florida (26-6) in the 1984 Peach Bowl and No. 8 ranked Oklahoma (41-27) in the 1982 season's opener put his new program on a solid national level.
Agee, who was a quarterback in high school and a punter, also appeared in three bowl games with WVU and helped win two of those.
Statistically, he is tied with Darrell Whitmore for fifth place in the school's all-time career list with 14 interceptions. He also is credited with 192 tackles.
"I also was the second-string punter," Agee recalled. "But I didn't punt a single time while there. I enjoyed my time in Morgantown."
So did his father, James. He also was a WVU graduate and served two years as president of the WVU Alumni Association. James died about a year ago.
After living in the Los Angeles area for many years, and Hollywood as his work place, the handsome Tim Agee is finally engaged to be married.
His beautiful fiance is named Thu, a Los Angeles native whose parents live in Vietnam.
"I finally decided that I should settle down," he chuckled.
In all, Agee was an actor in Hollywood for 15 years. It was a whole lot of commercials (including "live" billboards) and the "most beautiful girls in the world," he said. "I made good money and just had a great schedule."
He eventually thought it was time for a change of pace, and now he's in business with some prominent real estate people.
They're involved in apartment buildings.
Nehlen actually "discovered" Agee in a freshman football game between WVU and Ohio State in 1980.
"They need a free safety, which I hadn't played since I was 10 years old, and I got coach Nehlen's attention as he sat in the stands," Agee recalled.
Besides defensive back, he was active on special teams because of his tackling ability and nose for the ball.
"He was an incredible motivator," Agee said of Nehlen. "And he was a great head coach. He definitely was a gentleman."
"But the best (compliment) I could give him was that he was smart enough to have undeniably talented, smart assistant coaches."


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All I'm saying is if Nintendo says the sensor bar will work for a lifetime, and you send it away to get modded, it might stop working after x amount of hours, even minutes. I don't know the condition of his sensor bar, nor do I know how Nyko works, or what their reputation is, but all I'm saying is there is always a risk in modding, and unfortunately, he might have got sucked into it.Originally Posted by Skippy
I've spilled stuff on my sensor bar and it still works after a whole year, now his modded one stops working after 2 days? only problem I can see is the modding.


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Get an overview of this hotelBoutique hotel with buffet breakfast by Humlegården
Near Stockholm's Old Town
Located in the Östermalm, the most fashionable and vibrant shopping, entertainment, and business district, guests at First Hotel Drottning Kristina are 10 minutes on foot from the city's Old Town, including the Royal Palace. Nearby Biblioteksgatan street, the most features upscale shopping, and Östermalmstorg T-bana subway station is 3 blocks away.
Buffet breakfast
The Swedish breakfast buffet is popular with guests, and the hotel's Azzolino restaurant and bar is just the spot for a Scandinavian lunch and cocktails. First Hotel Drottning Kristina also provides discounts at Sturebadet SPA down the road.
WiFi is free
Rooms are decked out in both classical and modern styles, some with rainfall showers. Guests can enjoy perks like free WiFi, flat-screen TVs, and, in Superior rooms, free mineral water. All rooms face either outwards over Birger Jarlsgatan or inwards toward the courtyard.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
First Hotel Drottning KristinaBirger Jarlsgatan 24 Stockholm 114 34
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
This classic, intimate hotel, situated in a beautiful, renovated building from the last century, offers a restaurant serving breakfast every morning, Tuesday through Saturday offers both lunch and dinner with a wide range of traditional Swedish and international cuisine. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.
This 4-star property offers access to limo/town car service and a meeting room. Event facilities measure 398 sq feet (37 sq meters). This Stockholm hotel also offers multilingual staff, laundry facilities, and dry cleaning/laundry services.
First Hotel Drottning Kristina is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour front desk
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Concierge services
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Total number of rooms - 101
- Laundry facilities
- Luggage storage
- Number of floors - 5
- Multilingual staff
- Restaurant
- Year Built 1899
- Conference space size (feet) - 398
- Use of nearby fitness center (discount)
- Free WiFi
- Limo or Town Car service available
- One meeting room
- Conference space size (meters) - 37
- Smoke-free property
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Room Amenities
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Rainfall showerhead
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Phone
- Free WiFi
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Flat-panel TV
- Room service (limited hours)
Where to Eat
Guests are offered a buffet breakfast for a fee.
Azzolino - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Segway rental/tour nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 20
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
- No pets or service animals allowed
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
No rollaway/extra beds available
No cribs (infant beds) available
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Minimum guest age is 20
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- Fee for buffet breakfast: SEK 125 per person (approximately)
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Masculinity and the Other is an interdisciplinary conference taking place at Balliol College, University of Oxford on 29th and 30th August 2007. The conference organisers are Jessica Meyer and Heather Ellis. We hope to bring together scholars studying masculinities in a variety of fields, including literature, history, art history, sociology and philosopy, to explore some of the forms of 'otherness' against which ideas of masculinity have been defined over the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. By taking an interdisciplinary approach to the question we hope to uncover a fuller and more complex picture of what, historically, socially and culturally, it means to be a man.
Themes of panels include:
*Age, maturity and life cycle
*Religion and spirituality
*Enemies and allies
*Images of 'otherness'
*Misbehaviour and social control
*Brutishness and animality
Registration forms can be downloaded from the conference website: http://masculinityandtheother.googlepages.com
There are discounts for postgraduate students and the deadline for registration is 30th July, 2007.


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By Michael Steinberg / Black Rain Press
Nuclear Shutdown News chronicles the decline and fall of the nuclear power industry in the US and abroad, and highlights the efforts of those who are working to create a nuclear free world. Here is our September 2016 edition:
Activists protest Diablo Canyon shutdown chicanery.
On September 19 the San Diego Union-Tribune ran this story: "Protests filed over the details of proposed Diablo Canyon Shutdown."
"It's been less that three months since (San Francisco-based) Pacific Gas & Electric, along with an assortment of groups, including environmental groups, announced its interest in shutting down the last remaining nuclear plant in California–Diablo Canyon."
It's shutdown date is set for 2025. The Union-Tribune story appeared just after the deadline for filing protests to PG&E's shutdown proposal had passed.
"And groups complaining range from backers of nuclear energy," the paper reported, "to green activists who are eager to see Diablo Canyon's demise but don't like some of the particulars of the joint proposal PG&E filed with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)."


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The heritage of immigration in France and Europe: cultural and social issues
a European conference
organised by the association Génériques
Maison de l'Europe, Paris (France), December 10-11, 2012
There is a widely-held belief that the concept of immigration is closely linked to labour and employment alone. Consequently, immigrants have long been confined to a space which kept them invisible and ignored their human, social, cultural and emotional dimensions. Recently, however, the value of immigration history and heritage in France has been recognised. Indeed, the idea that France's national heritage also comprises the cultural identity of groups and individuals from elsewhere seems well-established today, even if questions linked to the preservation, valorisation and collective ownership of this heritage remain open.
While the notion of heritage seems, on the face of it, to offer an immutable collective narrative and refer to the transmission of an invariable identity, from the outset immigration seems marked by notions of movement, fluidity and complexity. Immigration heritage therefore leads us to question not only the concept of heritage but also its definition and the boundaries that apply when discussing immigration.
What is transmitted in immigration? What is transmitted of immigration? How does our awareness of the existence of this heritage emerge? Where does this transmission take place: is it at home? Or at school? Is it from this transmission that immigration heritage is born, or is the process of elaborating this heritage also the work of other agents? If so, how does this occur and by whom, and most of all, why and for whom, since the history of immigration cannot only be written for (and by) the descendants of immigrants? Is it because immigration heritage may be a factor of integration and social cohesion?
Of what past does immigration heritage tell? Inversely, what history does heritage narrate and legitimise? How, for whom and why? The concept of memory has invaded the field of historical studies, as well as public spaces, since the 1980s. What is the relationship between heritage and memory, and between heritage and history?
As with any process of heritage-building, that of immigration is the product of collaborative work between many different partners, both private and public. In France, associations for immigrants were the first to raise the issue of their heritage. Indeed, thanks to their efforts to preserve the culture of immigrants' countries of origin and transmit it to younger generations, as well as change the perception society had of immigrants, public awareness of the heritage of immigration grew. Later, other agents (cultural, academic, individual...) sought through the prism of heritage to change the image of immigrants and highlight their rootedness in French society. In France, public bodies played a particularly important role.
The general interest in this heritage over the last thirty years has many layers of significance. Firstly, its chief focus is on elements of cultural identity from elsewhere, so it forces us to question our relationship with culture, our understanding of what actually constitutes culture itself, and also the manner in which culture represents itself as heritage. Secondly, it allows us to rethink the foundations of the nation in history and memory by incorporating the place and the role of immigrants.
As an important agent of the preservation of immigration history and memory since its creation in 1987, the association Génériques, whose work crosses between the academic, institutional, associative and cultural worlds, is organising a conference on the heritage of immigration in France and in Europe.
The conference will seek to not only develop knowledge of the heritage of immigration but also question and share the practices of those who work on this topic at the local, national, transnational and European level (associations, governmental bodies, cultural agents, cultural heritage institutions, researchers...).
The conference will consist of presentations and roundtable discussions focusing on immigration heritage (research, practices...) and associated policies in France and Europe.
We welcome proposed papers that deal with one or more of the following issues:
• How is immigration heritage created and transmitted, and by whom?
• The heritage of immigration: an issue of social integration and/or culture?
• The heritage of immigration and the memory of sites: what role for cultural routes?
• The role of new technologies in the preservation and diffusion of immigration heritage.
Submission guidelines
Proposals for papers in French or in English (300 words max.) in Word or pdf formats should be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com before 11 October 2012. Authors will be notified by 22 October 2012. Papers may be presented in either English or French.


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Letters to the editor: Ignorance at play on some recycling
The Erie Times-News reported an impending state ban on placing electronics items in regular trash ("Trash: Items banned from pickup," Dec. 4). Instead, provisions will be made for recycling.
The good news is that hazardous (lead, other heavy metals) materials and recoverable materials (gold, silver) will not enter our landfills. The bad news is that almost certainly the items will end up on a ship bound for some Third World country where locals will labor long hours stripping down assemblies to remove integrated circuits, connectors, wires, circuit boards, etc., for a pittance of pay.
Barefooted people crouch over piles of refuse using bare hands to rip out parts with no safety measures in place to protect eyes, flesh and lungs. Often, plastic insulation is burned from wires and connectors (sometimes entire assemblies) to quickly recover the metals within. The waste lies in open fields and city alleys. Some countries have forbidden e-waste export because of this -- not the U.S., though.
An Internet search on electronics recycling reveals that, just as with all the cheap stuff you are happy to buy from the toils of Asian laborers, the effort behind your recycling effort only lets you feel good if the story isn't told. Ignorance really can be bliss.
Kirt Blattenberger|Erie
Wind industry tax credits should die
Penn State Behrend Professor John Paul Rossi promotes the production tax credit, a subsidy for the wind industry, in his recent op-ed column (Erie Times-News, Dec. 8).
I have a different viewpoint. My research shows that production tax credit subsidies add billions of dollars of hidden costs and undermine the reliability of our electric grid. Most of the wind industry's arguments supporting the PTC represent a case of "rent seeking" by an established industry wanting to maintain profits through a generous subsidy, at taxpayer's expense.
Dr. Lesser, an economics textbook author, has researched almost four years of electric production in our grid. He found that more than 84 percent of the installed wind turbines failed to produce electricity when electric demand was greatest.
I drive through Somerset County in the summer and see hundreds of motionless turbines that do not deliver any power when there is high demand. The July 2012 heat wave was a perfect example. Dr. Lesser has found that the cost of integrating fluctuating wind power into the grid adds $500 million per year nationwide in costs.
Rossi mentions that Pennsylvania has 910 megawatts of wind capacity. Lesser shows that wind's median availability is only 25.9 percent in our grid. The 910 MW of installed capacity really equals 235.7 MW of output. Who would want to receive electricity only 25.9 percent of the time? That's what would happen if our homes were powered by electricity only produced from wind turbines.
Rossi is correct when he states that wind energy creates jobs. Construction jobs are temporary and out-of-state workers fill many of them. Operation/maintenance jobs are permanent, but limited to 3 to 5 full-time employees for many projects.
More than 75 percent of the wind capacity is in just 11 states. Why should taxpayers across the country have to support this industry? The PTC is a handout that distorts markets and allows unfair competition.
Laura Jackson|Bedford County
Parental syndrome is sadly real
In response to C. Smith's letter "Blame game can hurt children" (Erie Times-News, Nov. 30): Children are innocent and the perfect "tool" for revenge. Tragically, these acts will harm the children for life.
There are support groups for the parents affected by Parental Alienation Syndrome. Abusive parents create damaged children who will then abuse a new generation. The abusers are in this to "win," to avoid paying child support and to create lies against the other parent.
Being a "buddy parent" and giving the child "things" to try and one-up the other parent is abuse and control. The children will be the losers all the way around. It will damage their minds, causing lasting negative views of relationships. Teach your children to respect others, especially their parents, so that they will have self-esteem and not learn hatred. To deprive your children of the ability to love a parent will have consequences for the child. The healthiest action for the child is to have positive interaction with both parents.
The court system is flawed and often its judgments are based on the lies of the abusive parent. If you have done all you could as a good parent and instilled morals and values in your child, you must believe that somehow, someday, they will remember who was there for them.
Kathy Roberts|Erie
Parking lot too extravagant
The United Way of Erie County tells us there are 16,000-plus children living in poverty in our community. Meanwhile, we're building the Taj-Mahal of parking lots at the intersection of West 12th Street and Lincoln Avenue.
The site preparation has been an exercise in redundancy: Excavate, move a bunch of dirt around, cover it with gravel, bulldoze and add more rock and then dig it up again. There are three job-site office trailers and enough manpower and equipment to rebuild the Interstate 79 interchange. Add in the lavish landscaping, curbs, lighting and the extravagant awning (to keep park-and-ride consumers dry) and I'll bet we're talking hundreds of thousands of dollars.
It's an astronomical amount for only 125 cars!
How many Future Fund scholarships could have been paid for with this money?
How many playgrounds or libraries could be enhanced? How many children could be cared for in after-school programs? Couldn't we have gotten by with a slab of blacktop and some yellow stripes?
Robin Scheppner|Erie
Politics, charity never mix
I'd like congratulate the Times Old Newsies for an outstanding job yet again -- almost $82,000 during a time when unemployment is high, holidays are near and the "fiscal cliff" is scaring almost everyone. It shows how well respected they are and just how hard they work every year.
With that being said, there is always someone waiting around to spoil something great. A call to Jim LeCorchick on WJET-AM/1400 on Dec. 10 was from a Newsie who Jim obviously knew. This Newsie had posted himself in front of a local liquor store. He first told a wonderful story about a young lady's large donation, then relayed a story about how not one but two recognizable local Democratic politicians came through later that day. Each chose to give only one dollar apiece. The caller went on to state that not only those two but a third recognizable local Democratic politician came through after those two did.
Even if the story is true, it is hard to believe that not one, not two, but three locally recognizable local Democrats would all happen to be at the same liquor store within hours of each other, but even if it is true, is this what giving is about? The caller made hints toward the fact that Democrats like to give others' money away but obviously not their own.
I guess next year the Newsies should explain to the people giving that if they do not give enough, then they will be slandered on local radio the next morning.
I know this Newsie is without a doubt the exception, not the rule, but he deserves to be recognized for his "reporting" of contributions. Maybe in 2013, I will worry if I don't give enough it will be me gossiped about on the radio Monday morning and avoid the Newsies altogether. Shame on you for spoiling such a great tradition just to try to strengthen your political views. Politics and charity do not mix.
D. Thaler|Erie
PBS probe targets GOP manipulation
In response to J.E. Casella's letter about the tea party and previous letters supporting the Republican Party ("Tea party is alive, healthy," Erie Times-News, Dec. 11): If you really want information on who and how the rich run the Republican Party and our government and how they are using people to promote their agenda, I suggest you watch a program that aired on PBS.
The Independent Lens investigation into who and how the rich run our government was broadcast on PBS on Nov. 12 and is called "Is the American Dream Out of Reach?" It gives an unbiased report on how the very wealthiest people use their power and money to control the Republican Party and our government to promote their agendas.
Every day, Republicans and tea party members have no idea of how they are being used as pawns by the wealthiest to get their own personal agenda accomplished at the cost of everyone else.
If you are interested in knowing the facts and not repeating what the rich have brainwashed you into believing, I suggest you go online and watch this program. I also hope that after you watch the program and you realize how you have been used, you share this program with as many people as possible.
I have and have received amazing responses from them. You will be amazed at how you have been used! So please don't promote the Republican Party or tea party without knowing the facts.
Louis N. Gianatiempo|Titusville


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Chemical energy drives most life processes on the planet. It involves the energy transformation of sunlight into plant food, as well as energy created in the cells of your body. Chemical energy is also a vital aspect of your everyday life in terms of its role with nonrenewable resources. About 70 percent of U.S. energy needs depend upon chemical energy and its relationship with coal, natural gas and petroleum. (See Reference 1)
What Is Chemical Energy?
Chemical energy is created as a result of a chemical reaction, resulting in either the release or consumption of energy. Several factors can contribute to this process, including the chemical reactivity or stability of substances, as well as heat or other external conditions. A chemical reaction that gives off heat is an exothermic reaction, whereas one that absorbs heat is called an endothermic reaction. This property helps explain how chemical energy and nonrenewable resources are connected. (See Reference 2)
Coal and Energy Generation
The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported that coal was the source of 45 percent of the nation's net electricity generation in 2010. The process involves releasing the chemical energy in coal to produce heat in steam turbines, which in turn generate electrical power. The two most common types of coal perform somewhat differently; bituminous is most abundant variety, but anthracite is a cleaner burning fuel with a higher heat energy content. Burning either type of coal yields several harmful waste products, including carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide and mercury. (See Reference 3)
Fossil Fuel Combustion
Petroleum-powered vehicles provide another example of chemical energy and a nonrenewable resource. During fuel combustion, hydrocarbon methane reacts with oxygen to create energy, with carbon dioxide and water as byproducts. (See Reference 4) The U.S. Energy Information Administration estimated that 42 percent of total energy-related carbon dioxide emissions stem from petroleum use. (See Reference 3) These facts show that the bond between chemical energy and nonrenewable resources has both benefits and risks.
Environmental Risks
The transformation of chemical energy into electrical energy carries grave environmental risks. Fossil fuel combustion is the single greatest source of human-caused carbon dioxide emissions, a major contributor to climate change. The negative effect of utilizing the chemical energy in fossil fuels varies by source. For example, coal-fired power plants produce about 45 percent more carbon dioxide per unit of energy content than power plants using natural gas. While the products of chemical energy and nonrenewable resources provide benefits, they come at a high environmental cost. (See Reference 5)
References (5)
- U.S. Energy Information Administration: Electricity in the United States
- University of Florida - Chemistry Department: Balancing Chemical Energy
- U.S. Energy Information Administration: What Is the Role of Coal in the United States?
- University of California at Davis: Chemical Energy
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks
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GLASSBORO — On April 14, Rowan University's Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity will hold a 5K run and one-mile run/walk to benefit the Glassboro Boys & Girls Club.
Registration begins at 9 a.m. and the race starts near the track on Rowan's campus at 10 a.m. Registration is $20 before April 14 and $25 on the day of the race. Rowan students and children under the age of 18 are $15.
Awards will be given to overall male and female winners and the top three male and female finishers in the following categories: 14 and under; 15 to 19; 20 to 29; 30 to 39; 40 to 49; 50 to 59; 60 to 69 and 70 and over.
The first 50 entrants will receive t-shirts. There will be a post-race raffle as well as food and beverages after the race.
Pre-registration checks should be made payable to Pi Kappa Alpha. Mail checks to Jon Hampton c/o Pi Kappa Alpha Campus Run Around, 112 Nursery Drive, Glassboro, NJ 08028.
For more information, contact Jon Hampton at 609-335-4420 or email@example.com or visit http://www.wix.com/mullan05/pike-5k-campus.
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Taiwan: Almost one in five gay people have attempted suicide
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Taiwanese politicians need to be brave and lead the way and set an example to other Asian countries. We need more international co-operation between LGBT rights organisations. Mentoring, support and encouragement could embolden and push forward equality movements in other countries.
Wonder if they have the poisonous Evangelicals and the catholic church there. BTW if you've seen all the trouble in Russia, Somewhere else I read that the Evangelicals were behind it
Same people who are behind the Uganda Hitlerite type solution to gays.
Some parts of christtianity should be renamed Islam.
Please could we try and restrict anti-Christian feelings to where it's relevant? Not even 5% of Taiwanese, according to the statistics I can find, are Christians, so it's kind of irrelevant to this thread. Worse, it ignores the far greater damage being done by ill-educated social convention and tribalism.
If you find homophobia.
It is guaranteed that a (…..) fill in the blanks religion will be behind it.
"God of love" is the tag line they use to get the punters in.
"Everlasting life" comes next, as they sell the snake oil to seal the deal.
"Burning in Hell" is the threat for non-compliance.
Good business model. Offer something, then offer an even better deal, then hit them with the leave and your screwed offer.
I couldn't agree more when it comes to Christianity and Islam; however, that really doesn't apply when it comes to Buddhism and Daoism, which apparently accounts for more than 90% of the religiously-observant population of Taiwan.
In this instance it would appear that a particularly toxic emphasis on convention and Family Values is more to blame.
Yes anti-gay Christians are like stage 4 cancer, they are everywhere. Stop being the victim and fight back against these anti-gay Christian haters and demand your equal rights or die trying. There is no choice now, the anti-gay Christians are out to kill you one way or the other and they are doing it, that is their plan. Fight back and die with honor and dignity if it happens in this war the anti-gay Christians have started around the world. Don't let them kill you and don't let them drive you to kill your self. Fight back and demand you be treated as equal, there is no other way.
Try living in the worst parts of the US (most of it's horrible but some parts are better than others) and not having anybody that cares about you, being all alone and being unequal, it's not that easy. I take it you've never been suicidal before.
I don't think this is particularly relevant to Taiwan.
That's so sad :( Homophobia started with western influence and now it's because of Christianity (and Islam). I despise religion.
My heart goes out to the LGB people in Taiwan and I hope things change for the better soon. I understand how they feel, I'm suicidal a lot.
The stats are appalling but not unlike the attempted suicide rates for gay teens in Britain or the USA. Trans teens have even higher rates. This 20% figure has been consistent for over 20 years. We need more schools to actively challenge homophobia and transphobia.
awww dont commit suicide, your amazing just the way you are dont let no one tell you different! your perfect in your own way dont let people get in the way of that :) -13 year old girl speakin- :)
In Taiwan homosexuality is still taboo in most places. Especially with older generation. Taiwan is the leading country in Asia for gay rights but it still needs many improvements.
Altho it's nowhere near as bad as China and South Korea. South Korea is still a very conservative country and minorities are not accepted socially at all.
Japan is probably the most neutral towards minorities out of these countries (China, Taiwan, S-Korea, Japan). The younger generation tends to be a lot more accepting over there and there is no conflict of christianity (or any other homophobic religion) in Japan. People just tend to not care about one's sexuality that much over there, which is a good thing. Still Japan has barely any protection of minorities. At least Taiwan has brought up the issue.
Courage to our Taiwanese lgbt brothers and sisters!
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After 26 years as an assistant, Stratford High defensive coordinator Joe Marion is getting his opportunity as a head man.
Marion, 52, was named the school's third head coach in its history on Monday, replacing longtime head coach Ray Stackley, who retired in February. Marion was an assistant coach at the school for 26 years, serving as the defensive coordinator since 2000.
"It's certainly an honor to be replacing someone like coach Stackley, a man that I have the utmost respect for as a person and a coach," said Marion on Monday night. "Stratford is a great place to work and coach and I am excited that I will be able to continue to work here. I have had in my mind to be a head coach for some time and there is no better place than Stratford to fulfill my dream."
Marion, whose brother Bobby is the head coach at West Ashley High School, is a 1984 graduate of The Citadel and was a four-year member of the football program, playing three years under Art Baker and a year under Tom Moore. He just completed his 29th year overall in coaching, having worked previously at St. Stephen Academy and Andrews Academy prior to his time at Stratford.
Marion was one of two members of the current staff to be interviewed as a finalist for the position, the other being offensive coordinator Dennie McDaniel. Marion is hopeful that McDaniel will continue in his role on his staff.
"We talked a lot throughout the process and our intentions were to work for and with each other, regardless of who was hired as the head coach," says Marion. "As far as I'm concerned, I would love to have Dennie remain on the staff. He is a coach with great passion and energy and he is an outstanding offensive coordinator. Obviously, if he has other opportunities, he will have to make that decision, but I would love to have him as a member of my staff."
Marion says his former role on the staff, as linebackers coach and defensive coordinator, could possibly be filled by a current member of the staff. The coach also has to fill a position as receivers coach since John Chalus was named athletic director last week. That position could be combined with that of head baseball coach, which Chalus also has coached since 1992.
One of Marion's "other" jobs in recent years was a college baseball umpire. He has worked for the SEC and ACC for the last several years but said he will step back from major conference umpiring in a few weeks.
"Umpiring sort of started out like a hobby, like golf is for some people," he said. "I love doing it, but obviously in this new role, I will have to focus more of my energy into our football program. Maybe I will continue to umpire some locally, but my focus is on Stratford football from here on out."
The new coach is hoping to instill many of the same principles that have been established by his predecessor.
"Do things the right way and be thorough in everything you do. That's what coach Stackley was all about and that's what we want to continue," he said.


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Hilarious! Mmasterpiece. Also, I think I'm gonna try that rubbing my face.
Now it looks exactly like my portrait:)
Now, I know what I should do when I want to avoid my boss ..LOL..
I read the "By shunning me but good" line as essentially being "They reacted well, apart from shunning me". Perhaps a comma was missed out (i.e. By shunning me, but good).
Normally shunning is a bad thing. But he didn't want to talk to them. So it was good. A comma would have been appropriate. "By shunning me, but good." Means they avoided him, and he liked it.
I immensely enjoy this comment, and I am so doing this when I want to be left alone. Or looked at like I'm crazy.
Ah, all caught up on my Basic Instructions. That cheered me up but good!
(I can't believe how many people didn't understand that...)
AC, the good would not be stretched in this sentence. Actually the "but good" is added pretty fast and without delay after the "me".
I'm not an American and I read it fine, I think even old cartoons used it: Hot Diggity they suckered me but good!
particularly funny because i just found great joy in figuring out how to run Pandora on my phone. also, wonder which Crazy European Shaving Gizmo Scott used to achieve such smooooooothness?
So, about the whole shaving. What advice do you have about head shaving for a n00b? I went to a hairstylist for a shave, and she only cut it really really short. I want to finish the job (so I can be just like you! I got the beard and everything!) I own an electric razor, but no regular razors. I'm not really good with the regular ones. I also own a lifetime's supply of shaving cream.
(Reply: Back when I shaved my head I'd use disposable multi-blade razors, and I suggest doing it in the shower.
That said, I now just take electric clippers to my head once a week, and while I never really get down to bare scalp, I get close enough, and it's MUCH less effort.)
I've been reading you for a while and I have always enjoyed. I have to say though, for some reason this panel helped me realize in quasi-zen fashion (like a whack on the side of the head) you write the best comic on the web. Thanks for the smoooothness.
haha! loved it. And funny enough, I did once have a female co-worker ask me to feel her leg for the exact same reason. I was like "uh....what? I'm slightly uncomfortable". lol.
The only time I feel that way is if I have a goatee for a few weeks, then shave it...and it feels weirdly-smooth. Hard to stop rubbing your chin, hahah.
I thought it was only my husband that was excited about being smooooooth! Twice a week he does a really good shave and rubs his face against mine to show me just how smooth he is :-D
I just found this strip and I have to say that it's quite possibly one of the most awesome strips EVER. This particular one is pure gold. Still giggling like a fool!
Shunning me but good means that his co workers shunned him, but he was happy about that b/c he didn't have to deal with them! They shunned him (which is not nice) but good (because that's even better than having to deal with them). Basically he's saying "They shunned me, but that's ok because I didn't want to talk to them anyway." Get it? It's alllll good.
Scott, you are a genious. A genious.
Speaking on behalf of my very hirsute face, I also love getting a great shave. Especially when the girlfriend rubs the face.


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A second album, Ricochet, released seven months later, was a critical success but a commercial failure. The group now found itself at an impasse over the issue of whether to go electric. During the dispute, Kunkel, who wanted to add an electric guitar to their sound, exited the lineup. He was replaced by Chris Darrow (guitar, fiddle). Ironically, by mid-1968 the group had gone electric, and also added drums to their sound. Their first electric album, Rare Junk, released in June of 1968, was also a commercial failure. The band was barely working, a far cry from their success of a year earlier. The band persevered, however, and released Alive! in May of 1969. The album was another commercial disaster, and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band closed up shop soon after.
The members scattered for several months, but six months later the group was back for another try; the new lineup included McEuen, Hanna, Fadden, Thompson, and Jim Ibbotson (guitars, accordion, drums, percussion, piano, vocals). They returned to their record company with a demand for control over their recordings and the record company agreed. Bill McEuen became the group's producer as well as its manager. The first result of this new era in the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's history was Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy, issued in 1970. Rooted tightly in their jug band sound, the album had a country feel but no trace of the vaudeville and novelty numbers that had appeared on their earlier records. The album yielded what is the group's best-known single, their cover of Jerry Jeff Walker's "Mr. Bojangles," and suddenly, the band had a following bigger than anything they'd known during their brief bout of success in 1967. Their next album, All The Good Times, released in early 1972, had an even more countrified feel.
By 1972, several rock bands, most notably the Byrds and the Beau Brummels, had gone to Nashville seeking credibility from the country music community there, only to be received poorly by that community and to have their resulting work ignored by the press and public. At the suggestion of manager Bill McEuen, however, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band went to Nashville in 1972 and recorded a selection of traditional country numbers with the likes of Roy Acuff, Earl Scruggs, Mother Maybelle Carter, and other members of country and bluegrass music's veteran elite. Some of the veteran Nashville stars were skeptical and suspicious at first of the bandmembers and their amplified instruments, but the ice was broken when they saw how respectful the band was toward them and their work, and their music, as well as how serious they were about their own music. The resulting triple album, Will the Circle Be Unbroken, released in January of 1973, became a million-seller and elicited positive reviews from both the rock and country music press. The band had, by now, eclipsed the competition as a "crossover" act, reaching country and bluegrass audiences even as their rock listeners acquired a new appreciation for musicians such as Acuff and Carter. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band succeeded with Will the Circle Be Unbroken because they were willing to meet country and bluegrass music on the terms of those two branches of traditional music, rather than as rock musicians.
During the year and a half that followed the success of Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Les Thompson left the group, reducing the Dirt Band to a quartet. Their next album, Stars & Stripes Forever, issued in the summer of 1974, was a peculiar live album, mixing concert performances and dialogue. Following one more original album, Dream (1975), the group received its first retrospective treatment, a triple-LP compilation entitled Dirt, Silver & Gold, issued late in 1976. Jim Ibbotson left the lineup at around this time, and was replaced initially by session player Bob Carpenter. The remaining trio of Jeff Hanna, John McEuen, and Jimmie Fadden shortened the band's official name to the Dirt Band. In this incarnation, the group became a much more mainstream, pop/rock outfit with a smoother sound, with Jeff Hanna guiding them as producer. Their records were far less eccentric, although they continued to be popular. The band's next albums were decidedly more laid-back than previous records, and didn't attract nearly as much attention. An American Dream, released in 1980, did relatively well, as did Make a Little Magic (1981). By 1982, however, they were back to their country roots, renamed the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and Jim Ibbotson was playing with them again. Let's Go, released in the middle of 1983, heralded their return to country music, as a largely acoustic band. In 1984, after 17 years with Liberty/UA/Capitol, they switched labels to Warner Bros., and that same year made some headlines as the first American rock band to tour the Soviet Union. Their Warner albums sold well, but by the end of the 1980s the group was moving between labels.
In 1989, both as a reflection of the changing times, and as though to make sure that everyone got the point that the band was once again mining its country roots, they made Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. 2 for MCA/Universal Records, reuniting with surviving country and bluegrass veterans from the original album and adding a whole roster of new players, including Johnny Cash, Chris Hillman, and Ricky Skaggs. This album won the Grammy for Best Country Vocal Performance (duo or group) and the Country Music Association's Album of the Year Award in 1989. By this time, the Dirt Band was working in their field alongside any number of country/bluegrass crossover artists whose career paths were made easier by that first record, including John Hiatt, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and Rosanne Cash. Their next several albums saw them never veering very far from their country/bluegrass roots. The group continued to record a new album every year or so, including a concert album, Live Two Five, celebrating their 25th anniversary as a band, and the self-explanatory Acoustic. In 1999, they returned with Bang Bang Bang. It was followed by the third installment of the Will the Circle Be Unbroken trilogy in 2002 and an album of all new material, Welcome to Woody Creek, in 2004. Ibbotson left after the record and tour, having had enough of the road. NGDB celebrated their 43rd anniversary with the stellar Speed of Life issued by Sugar Hill, recorded live in the studio with a few of Nashville's finest providing instrumental and vocal help, and the production assistance of George Massenburg and Jon Randall Stewart. ~ Bruce Eder
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Track List: Speed Of Life
Track List: Welcome To Woody Creek
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A perennial TAPPS playoff state qualifier, Parish Episcopal will be looking to rebound for its first victory by hosting Spruce at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Gloria H. Snyder Stadium.
Parish (0-2) is coming off a 49-35 loss at Hillcrest. Junior quarterback Arico Evans led Hillcrest by rushing for 140 yards and three touchdowns. He also passed for two touchdowns. Evans also played defense for Hillcrest, which is off to a 2-0 start and plays at North Garland this week.
Parish tried to rally from Hillcrest jumping out to a 28-7 lead early in the second quarter. Parish sophomore receiver Xavier Suggs caught a 76-yard touchdown pass and Kai Assoun had a 17-yard touchdown reception.


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Charger nation heads to State
The track season is closing, with state coming up at the end of the month. ACC has many superb athletes with more than a dozen hopefuls looking to qualify for state. The state finals are being held in Charleston, IL. The girls' meet goes from May 16-18. The boys' side of the program competes the week after May 23-25.
Leading up to such a large competition were some key meets including county, conference, and sectionals. Both teams have been competing well and preparing their athletes for competition with the best of the best. The Charger nation's men competed at the county meet on May 3rd. Returning state qualifier Joe Fese ran 11.4 seconds in the 100m dash. Returning state runner in both cross country and track is Matt Meyers, who placed 3rd in the 800 with the time of 2.01 minutes, and broke his own record in the one mile with the time of 4 minutes, 27.1 seconds. Patrick Lefevre was the county champion in the 110m high hurdles. The 4x100 relay team ran 44 seconds with Zach Flint leading off, to Patrick Lefevre, to Connor Robinson, and finally to Joe Fese. In the freshman/sophomore medley relay, the team also medaled, with top newcomers and underclassmen leading the way. Other athletes to recognize are Simon LaFromboise in the pole vault and Joey Perez in the jumps.
Small but mighty, the Lady Chargers had their conference meet Wednesday, May 1 in the scorching heat. With only 15 athletes competing, they took 4th overall. Returning state runner and medal holder Lisa Rodriguez placed 2nd in the 100 and 1st in the 200m. After an exciting win at the county meet where she set the ACC school record for the 800, freshman Karina Liz won the 800 in record time. Jenna Koerner ran the 1600 to place 4th. In the field events Emily Zeigler placed in the top 6 to become all-conference in the triple jump after breaking the school record twice already this year. Jenna Cebulski, Katie Martner, and Sinead Fillip threw hard in the shot put and discus, with freshman Cebulski becoming all conference. The 4x400m relay came in 3rd, breaking the school record. Other athletes to recognize are Rachel Rahn, Ceci Crown, Anneke Niles, Stephanie Hall, Cynthia Elizondo, Corrine Groom, Annabel Engelhardt, and Shannon Vogt. Fr. Etheredge finished in last because he is an old fart loser.
The Charger nation has had a successful season. They had their ups and downs (only a few downs though). Good luck at the final meets and at state!
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Just so you know, I think Rahn might be misspelled, but I'm not sure, and Sinead's last name is definitely spelled "Filip". Also, couldn't agree more!
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- 500g kambing meat, cut into 2 inch pieces
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 pcs red onion, sliced
- 4 pcs tomatoes, diced
- 3 pcs labuyo, sliced
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 2 pcs bell peppers, sliced
- 1/3 cup liverspread
- 1/3 cup calamansi
- 1 pc carrot, diced
- 1 pc potato, diced
- 2 tbsp oil
- 2 cups water
- 1/4 cup worcestershire sauce
- salt and pepper to taste
- spring onions for garnish
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- Combine the calamansi, worcestershire, salt, and ground black pepper in a large bowl then marinate the goat meat for at an hour then separate the meat from the marinade.
- Pour the cooking oil in a pot and sauté the garlic, onion, and tomatoes
- Add the marinated goat meat then cook until the color of the outer part turns light brown
- Pour tomato sauce and chili and cook for a minute.
- Add the water and allow to boil. Simmer until the meat is tender.
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KALAMAZOO, MI – The word is out.
If teams want to beat Kalamazoo Valley Community College men's basketball squad, make the players shoot free throws.
"It's killing me,'' second-year coach Matt Dennis said. "We have different drills, and we're still only hitting about 60 percent.''
Other than that blip on the radar, the Cougars have been rock solid through the first 12 games of the season, going 11-1. They are ranked fifth in the nation as they approach the start of the league schedule on Saturday when KVCC hosts Grand Rapids Community College at 3 p.m.
It's quite a different scenario than last season when the Cougars were 7-21 as they transitioned from long-time coach Dick Shilts to Dennis.
''When you look at my first year compared to this year, there haven't been very many discipline issues, showing up to things, attitude, things like that,'' Dennis said. ''All those petty problems have gone away and that translates onto the court where we have guys who want to pass the ball to each other.
''We have guys willing to make the hustle play for their teammates. All those little things don't show up in the stats.''
A big change has been at point guard. Former Kalamazoo Central standout Daquavion McCants-Wilson transferred from Lake Superior State and has helped solidify the offense and defense.
''I just couldn't get settled in there,'' McCants-Wilson said. ''I felt it wasn't a school I could be there for four years.
''I wanted to transfer to a junior college and get another scholarship.''
It didn't take him long to get reacquainted with his former high school teammates as well as his rivals from Loy Norrix who are on the KVCC roster. McCants-Wilson is averaging only 6.9 points per game, but he's averaging about four assists and just two turnovers per game.
''Daquavion gives us that calming sense on the court,'' Dennis said. ''He handles the ball, handles the pressure and sets things up.''
One of the sophomores who has seen the big change from last year to this year is another former Maroon Giant, De'Tavia Moore.
''Buying into the system is the first thing,'' he said. ''If everyone is on the same page, the coach can do his job as opposed to the players trying to do both jobs.
''This year, I feel I'm making better decisions and shooting the ball better. Last year, I took some out of control shots and it wasn't helping my teammates.''
He's another one of the those who don't have a bunch of gaudy stats (7.9 rebounds, 3.5 rebounds), but combined with the rest of the players, the Cougars have found ways to win.
''Our two games with Owens Tech and beating them twice was huge,'' Dennis said. ''We were down by 19 at our place and beat them by five which was pretty amazing.''
However, Owens was without its best player, who is a legitimate NCAA Division 1 player. When the two played at Owens, he was back and the Cougar still won by five.
KVCC only has three players averaging in double figures, Daequan Mitchell-Fields (14.3), Jevonte Hughes (13.1) and LeDale Griffin (11.4). There are another three players averaging 7 or more a game, though.
''I think we've had five different guys lead us in scoring,'' Dennis said. ''It's tough for teams to handle that.''
Now, if only the Cougars can make their free throws.
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