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Family House nr. Mielan, Gers, Midi-Pyrenees, France. Peaceful Location, 5 Mins to Miélan For All Local Services, 15 Mins to Larger Towns
"La Borde de Clouzet" was once part of a 15th century Chateau complex, part of whose walls still exist in the garden and whose floodlit chapel stands behind the house. The house looks out over lawns, with shrubs and rose bushes, towards fields, hills and the splendour of the Pyrenees, an hour away.
A bridge by the pond, with waterlilies, frogs, fish and a fountain, leads to a further area planted with fruit trees and shrubs. The tiled terrace is shaded by mulberry trees and leads to the covered summer kitchen area with a large mosaic table, chairs for at least 8, a sofa and the Outback gas BBQ, all adjacent to the 10m x 5m heated swimming pool, which has its own shower and can be floodlit at night.
With Wifi reception throughout, guests can access their email and favourite social networks from the comfort of all the rooms as well as beside the pool or in the summer kitchen. Inside the house, a well stocked library, UK Satellite television on a large flatscreen TV, a Windows 7 laptop for use by guests, the fully equipped and stocked kitchen, the paintings and furniture - which mix the antique with the contemporary - reflect the fact that this is the owners' second home. So, of course, does the practice bunker in the grounds!
Children are catered for with various games and a large box of toys from which to choose and a nearby sports complex (Les Vallons du Lac) has a boating lake, tennis, crazy golf, swings and slides etc. as well as a restaurant from which parents can survey their more energetic offspring!
Upstairs, the vast master bedroom suite has its own bathroom and separate loo, the red bedroom has its own bathroom and the green bedroom shares its bathroom with the 4th bedroom. With its thick walls, the house is a cool retreat from the sun and many of the bedroom windows, with fly screens, may be left open at night if desired. There are also fans in all the bedrooms.
Within a radius of 10-12 kms there's a big variety of restaurants at very reasonable prices (especially at lunchtime) and the House Book makes a few suggestions. There are many attractive bastides (fortified villages) in the area, with Mielan and Tillac being amongst those nearby. Mirande, with its 4 supermarkets (incl. both Aldi and Lidl) and large weekly market is just 15 mins away, Pallanne golf course is 12 mins and the mountains and beautiful valleys of the Pyrenees are about an hour away. And, of course, Spain is just across the border, an hour and a half away.
What we love about our house is the way it combines its beams and sense of history with its practicable, easy access to everything. Set in the rolling contours of the S. Gers, almost on the border of the Hautes Pyrenees, it's private but not isolated and we can often hear the cowbells of a local farmer moving his cattle.
It's deeply relaxing and yet, with the Marciac Jazz Festival, Mirande's Country & Western, the cavalcade of the Tour de France every year as well as many other local festivals, exhibitions and evening markets, you'll be spoilt for a choice between a day by the pool, or an exploratory tour of a wine producing chateau, the observatory at the 2877m Pic du Midi de Bigorre, a visit to prehistoric caves or a visit to Lourdes, followed maybe by the falcons, owls and vultures in the Arreau.
The house is just 30 minutes from the A64 motorway and an hour and a half from either Toulouse or Pau airports and their connections to all major European cities. We look forward to welcoming you to an unspoilt corner of France where you can put your feet up and relax in soft, warm and decidedly comfortable surroundings.
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Beautiful and tranquil
About the Owner
About The Owner
Husband and wife, Alan Cook and Elisabeth Guinness (both fluent French speakers) spent some time travelling around France before finding their ideal second home some 6 years ago.
Elisabeth owns the Guinness Gallery in Dublin and Alan, a retired management consultant, is chairman of a major theatrical and literary agency. Their interests include cooking, gardening, Bridge and golf.
The Owner purchased this chateau / country house in 2003
Guestbook comments from the manager
'I love your house, your paintings and furniture xxxxxx. Everything about it. I want to be you!'
Jennie Heath 2008
'A lovely house, so peaceful, we hope to come again soon.'
Allan family 2010
'A fantastic property - the best place we've ever stayed at. We can thoroughly
recommend it.'
Leonard and Davies families 2011
"The house was really well equipped and quite wonderful. All in all it ticked every box" The Stringer Family - rebooked for 2013
Guestbook comments from the manager
'I love your house, your paintings and furniture xxxxxx. Everything about it. I want to be you!'
Jennie Heath 2008
'A lovely house, so peaceful, we hope to come again soon.'
Allan family 2010
'A fantastic property - the best place we've ever stayed at. We can thoroughly
recommend it.'
Leonard and Davies families 2011
"The house was really well equipped and quite wonderful. All in all it ticked every box" The Stringer Family - rebooked for 2013
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Beautiful and tranquil
The house, grounds and surroundings are beautiful. The whole place has a homely feel as soon as you arrive, which is exactly how the owners intend. Great size pool for a family. The house is on the edge of a hamlet so the rear looks out on to farm fields and hills which makes for a very peaceful and relaxed stay. Pretty villages and lakes nearby for canoeing. Highly recommended.
Charming property ideal for family holiday
We had a very enjoyable stay in this charming house, along with another family. Both of us have young children, who enjoyed the spacious garden and using the swimming pool. There is ample room in the house, so that people are not treading on each other's toes. It's a beautiful setting in the quiet French countryside. It's 1 5-10 min drive to a small town with basic shops. We found activities within 1 hour's drive for the kids to do, including horse-rising and visiting a falconry, though they were more than happy to be by the pool/ garden most of the time. We would highly recommend this beautiful house.
My Birthday Treat!
What a fantastic birthday treat to spend almost a week at La Borde de Clouzet in May 2015. The house is most comfortable, my bedroom huge as was the beautifully appointed bathroom, and everything, including the sunny weather, lovely garden and good sized heated pool was really ideal. We enjoyed visits to local towns and restaurants and I can thoroughly recommend this property.
Paradise Found!
What a fabulous treat. Peace and tranquility was requested and that's what we got. The house was immaculate, beautifully furnished and equipped, great pool and superb garden. The kids could just run and run. We loved the area too, quite a few excellent restaurants within spitting distance and whilst the surrounding countryside was a joy to explore, the mountains and Spain were only an hours drive. We also visited the Atlantic coast, a 2 hour drive, but we arrived in time for a late breakfast in Biarritz and explored the coastline down to the Spanish border. We returned home tired, but keen to relax by the pool with a bottle of the local wine, which was excellent! Seems we missed the Jazz festival, next year perhaps. We definitely intend to return next year. Thank you for one of our best holidays in years.
The Perfect Holiday Retreat
Having searched for the perfect holiday retreat for five years we came across this small slice of paradise. The listings and photos promised great things from this property all of which were exceeded including the lack of mosquitoes!
With its sweeping views of the Pyrenees and the rolling hills in the foreground, the house was full of character, very private and secluded whilst being only a 5 minute drive from the delightful village of Mielan with all of the necessary amenities, including a choice of three boulangerie and a great butchers!
The house is vast, accommodating and outstandingly equipped. The pick of the rooms, for us, was the outside kitchen and dining area, with its shade, breezes and proximity to the pool; there was little reason to venture elsewhere during the day. Upstairs the four bedrooms and three bathrooms allowed for flexibility and great comfort. The attention to detail, from the welcome upon arrival to the vast kitchen cupboards stocking every utensil and piece of crockery imaginable and the children books and toys made it a home from home.
The gardens were lush and carefully tended and surround the whole house. Aside from the pool area we favoured the huge area in the shadow of the church which provided the boys with an area large enough for cricket, tennis and golf without ever having the worry of a lost ball! The pool is a great size, safely fenced and was always warm!
Nearby Marciac entertained us with its jazz festival, the town of Tarbes was delightful and we especially enjoyed a trip to the Pyrennes to go up the cable car at The Pic du Midi and picnic by the mountain streams in Payolle.
We hope to return again and again.
Activity and Interests
2 hours drive to Biarritz and the charming resort of St. Jean de Luz, a few kms. from Biarritz.
Biarritz airport 2 hours. Tarbes (Ossun) 45 minutes. Pau 1.25 hours, Toulouse. 1.5 hour, Carcassonne 2 hours. Timings are approx.
Mielan is just 5km and 5 mins. by car for all local amenities. Auch (capital of Le Gers) and Tarbes are both just 40 minutes distant. Marciac home of the second largest International Jazz festival in Europe is only 20 minutes away. This annual event takes place during the first 2 weeks of August. Mirande, 10 minutes drive, hosts it's famous Country Music festival each July, normally 10th to 14th. We display details of many other places of interest on our hall table.
Further Details:
Mielan, just 5 minutes drive, has a small supermarket, restaurant, bars, tabac, take-away Pizza, pharmacy and bank. Trie sur Baise and Mirande (each c 15 mins away) have large supermarkets, Mirande also having a Lidl and a Carrefour. Both Auch and Tarbes are main cities with all conveniences, ditto the more upmarket Pau.
Shops are generally closed between midday and 2pm stay but supermarkets are open. The Casino chain of small shops is open Sunday am; also the Intermarché in Trie. Miélan, Trie and Marciac and Mirande are all 'Bastides' (fortified villages) and are surrounded by numerous others. A DVD (with terrible translation!) on the bastides of the Gers is in the bookcase. "Les Vallons du Lac" , just outside Miélan, is a leisure complex with lots of different activities for childen and it has an excellent restaurant.
One of the delights of the sparsely populated Gers and Hautes Pyrenees depts
(Estampes is almost on the border) is almost traffic free roads, even in summer.
Excursions to chateaux for wine or armagnac tastings can be combined with a
4 course lunch for about 12 euro a head, wine included. A cable car can take one to either Le Pic du Midi or to a scenic tour through the mountains via 'Le Petit Train d'Artouste'. Festivals and evening markets take place throughout
the area in summer and there's even a pig festival in Trie with an English fry up
breakfast! The scenery, with rolling hills, valleys and many rivers is beautiful.
To retreat from the sun, there are 13th century Cistercian abbeys to enjoy and the Cathedral in Auch has outstanding stained glass and carved choir stalls. Spain (with unmanned border) isl about 90 mins away via the hillside
town of Montrejeau whose balcony one can stop by for a panoramic view into the Pyrenees. A trip to Biarritz, Bayonne and St Jean de Luz is also advised via the fairly traffic free A64 or/and via detours into the Bearn and Basque areas.
Prices and Availability
Rental rates
|Rental Period
|Minimum Price
|Additional Nights
|Weekend Night
|Monthly *
|Event Price
Mid Season 2
3 Jun 2017 - 7 Jul 2017
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
High Season
8 Jul 2017 - 26 Aug 2017
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
My Standard Rate
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
* Approximate monthly price. Actual pricing will depend on the days of the month you stay.
Additional pricing information
|No additional mandatory fees
|Refundable Damage Deposit
Booking Notes:
Initial booking by telephone/email at which point a booking form and invoice will be sent. 25% deposit and refundable security deposit of £200 per week is payable at the time of booking and the balance is due 8 weeks prior to commencement of the holiday. The full amount becomes due if the booking is made within 8 weeks from the start of the holiday.
Changeover Day:
Saturday changeover. You can access the property no earlier than 4pm on the date of arrival and you must vacate the property by 10am on the day of departure.
August Bookings are generally for a 2 week stay but exceptions are sometimes possible
Manager's Cancellation Policy
- 50% refund for cancellations more than 30 days before check-in date.
- 100% refund for cancellations more than 60 days before check-in date.
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Property Type
- chateau / country house
- Away From It All
- Family
- Historic
- Romantic
- Sports & Activities
- Tourist Attractions
- Ceiling Fans
- Fireplace
- Garage
- Hair Dryer
- Heating ...
- Internet ...
- Iron & Board
- Linens Provided
- Living Room ...
- Parking ...
- Telephone ...
- Towels Provided
- Tumble Dryer
- Washing Machine
- Wood Stove
- Coffee Maker
- Dishes & Utensils ...
- Dishwasher
- Freezer
- Kitchen ...
- Microwave
- Oven
- Pantry Items ...
- Refrigerator
- Hob ...
- Toaster
- Child's Highchair
- Dining ...
- Dining Room
- Books ...
- DVD Player ...
- Games
- Music Library
- Satellite / Cable
- Television
- Toys
Pool / Spa
- Heated Pool
- Private Pool ...
Onsite Services
- Car Available
Location Type
- mountain
- rural
- village
- autumn foliage
- churches
- forests
- live theatre
- playground
- recreation centre
- restaurants
- winery tours
Leisure Activities
- bird watching
- gambling casinos
- horse riding
- scenic drives
- sight seeing
- sledding
- walking
Local Services & Businesses
- ATM/bank
- Babysitter
- groceries
- laundrette - serviced
- massage therapist
- medical services
Sports & Adventure Activities
- cycling
- fishing
- golf
- golf pass optional
- hiking
- mountain biking
- mountaineering
- paragliding
- ski lift pass
- ski pass optional
- ski
- tennis
- Toilet 1 - Toilet
- Bathroom 1 - Toilet, Bath (no shower), Shower Enclosure, Bidet
- Bathroom 2 - Toilet, Bath with Shower
- Bathroom 3 - Toilet, Bath with Shower, Bidet
- En-suite to master bedroom includes large bath and hand shower, separate shower room, twin basins and bidet. Separate wc. En-suite to bedroom 2 with bath/shower and WC. Bed 3 almost en-suite as bedroom 2, but shares facilities with bedroom 4.
- 4 Bedrooms, Sleeps 8
- Bedroom 2 - 2 Single Bed
- Bedroom 3 - 2 Single Bed
- Bedroom 4 - 2 Single Bed
- Bedroom 1 - 1 Large Double Bed, A cot can be made available
- Description of sleeping capacity: Sleeps 8+ baby (4 Bedrooms) Notes on bedrooms: Large master bedroom has double bed, desk, chairs and sofa bed. Bedroom 2 has twin beds. Bedroom 3 has twin beds. Bedroom 4 has 2 single beds. There is ample wardrobe space in the bedrooms.
- Bicycles ...
- Terrace
- Golf ...
- Garden ...
- Barbecue ...
- Tennis ...
- Self-catering
House Rules
- Max. occupancy: 8
- children welcome ...
- Notes on accommodation: Pool is fenced and has lockable gate, but Gascon pond with fountain is open and younger children would need supervision. The master bedroom and bathroom are extremely large and form a separate suite. Other bedrooms are normal size. The spacious hall incorporates a downstairs loo and wash basin. Pets may well be allowed upon prior consultation. Chess, Scrabble, Boules, cards and a few other games are stored in the base of the bookcase. Tourist literature and House Book with restaurant recommendations etc are on the table in the hall. Guests are welcome to make use of the drinks trolley, tea, coffee and other basics on a replace with like basis. With thick walls, shutters and marble type tiles, the house is refreshingly cool in summer. Outside: Main access to property through iron gates, with gravel drive and gascon pond. Bridge to upper garden with shrubs and fruit trees. Main garden area is lawn with many shrubs and trees and flower borders. Numerous pot plants on the terrace. There is a large grassed area behind the remains of the old chateau wall where there is a sand bunker and a rough green. There is a fenced 10x5m pool which can be heated and lit at night. The outside dining area (see picture) which adjoins the house comprises a top-of-the range Outback gas-fired BBQ, a Moroccan mosaic dining table with 8 chairs and a large leather settee. The garage, which contains one of the owner's cars, can accommodate a second car. Ample sunbeds and comfortable fold up chairs are provided. A gardener maintains the grounds between lets but may also need to mow the area once during lets. If so, he will liaise re a convenient time. Guests are asked to please water the pot plants in summer to prevent them dying. Utility Room: Washing machine, tumble dryer, sink, and freezer. Garden furniture. Door to workshop. Washing powder/liquid provided. Cleaning / Towels / Linen / Maid service: All towels and linen are included. Property and garden are cleaned and maintained between lettings.Maid service can be arranged at extra cost. Other: Dining room. Seating for 10 at stylish glass dining table next to kitchen and French-windows to patio. Candlesticks and candles for romantic evenings (?)


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Many workers of the Sierra Leone Ports Authority (SLPA) are now worried over the fate of their end of service benefits now that government has decided to privatize the Queen Elizabeth II Harbour (Water Quay).
The executive of the Port Workers Union and the Sierra Leone Labour Congress (SLLC) are currently engaged in negotiations with the National Privatization Commission (NPC) and the Government of Sierra Leone for service and redundancy benefits for workers that will be affected by the exercise.
In a recent meeting held at the Sierra Leone Labour Congress head office in Freetown on Sunday 13th February 2011, the retrenched workers were advised to exercise restraint and maintain patience until their concerns were addressed by the appropriate authorities.
In that meeting, the SLLC Education Board Chairman, Mr. Jennings A.B Wright, told the desperate workers to remain calm as they have engaged stakeholders in negotiations on their behalf. He said government and the NPC have agreed to give two months salaries as redundancy compensation plus other two months salaries as end of service benefits to each of the retrenched workers.
But we have not been able to reach any conclusion because the amounts offered are too frustrating. We are asking the government and NPC to go strictly by the Public Utilities Trade Book to avoid confrontation with the workers because every worker is au fait with the agreements outlined in the book, he told the redundant workers.
Mr. Wright said he was personally appalled by the twist in the affair of privatizing Ports.
We are really surprised at this new development because we thought the whole idea behind the process of privatization was to create more jobs at SLPA and improve the standard of the institution to encourage more ships to birch; but to the contrary over eight hundred workers are going to be laid off, he lamented. He however assured the workers that Labour Congress would not allow anybody or institution to dupe or violate the rights of workers in the country.
This was reiterated by the President of Dock Workers Union, Abdul Kanasieu, who vowed that they would not sit by and allow anybody to bend the truth. He said the retrenched workers have right to their benefits in full according to the terms of reference.
The term of services for each and everyone is going to be calculated before payment of benefits are made, he assured. He also advised them to remain patient and not to take the law into their own hands even though the time of payment is overdue.
I am ready to go to prison on behalf of you but please do not betray the cause with untimely agitation yet, he emphasized.
Though the meeting ended on a peaceful note, the disgruntled retrenched workers vowed that they would not allow the APC government and NPC to dupe them and that they would soon go on the rampage if they are not paid their benefits according to the period served and the terms of reference.
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I finally got around to taking pics of this mod I did a month ago. I changed out my 3 interior lights for LED's. I love the look it gives it, it's very suttle blue/white in the car now. All for the low low price of three easy installments of $4 .
Next up I need to run some wires so I can have LED's around the footwells for when the doors are open, not when they are closed.......that would be uber gay. Kinda a Euro touch to go along with my now all black/aluminum interior look.
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Johnny's good friend Ed Sheeran outed the couple last month in his interview with OMG! Insider.
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Free Agent Vince Young is trying to make his way back into the spotlight with the Houston Texans by campaigning for a new job. Below is a recent tweet related to his interest in the Houstan Texans.
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NUSAJAYA: The state government is planning to allocate an area in the old part of Johor Baru city centre for artists to do mural paintings on the walls of old buildings.
The state tourism executive councillor Datuk Tee Siew Kiong said there were several rows of pre-war shops housed in the city centre suitable for wall graffiti.
"This is part of our effort to beautify old buildings in the city centre with historical and interesting architectural elements", he told a press conference here recently.
Tee said the state tourism department would work closely with the non-governmental organisations such as artist associations to undertake the mural painting project.
He said the state government would discuss with the owner of the buildings as well as the Johor Baru City Council (MBJB) as the buildings come under the jurisdiction of MBJB.
Tee hoped those who are planning to do mural paintings to get permission from the building owners or the local councils to avoid misunderstanding which could cause unnecessary problems.
"We welcome every one who wants to make Johor Baru a more interesting place but it must be done positively as the city is not as bad as portrayed by certain quarters", he said.
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The Lakeland Center Implements
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Lakeland, FL –By order of the Lakeland City Commission The Lakeland Center is restructuring their event parking fees and guidelines. Event parking for regular-sized vehicles will increase by one dollar to $8 per vehicle, per entry. Parking for oversized vehicles and overnight parking will increase by five dollars to $15 and $35 respectively per vehicle, per entry. The new rates take effect November 10, 2013 and fees may vary for select event. A full day/multiple entry parking pass may be purchased for $10 regular vehicles and $19 oversized vehicles.
The rate changes reflect several improvements made by The Lakeland Center to better serve patrons and guests. A new point of sale system has been installed at the parking kiosks accepting credit and debit purchases for the first time allowing for greater customer convenience and speedier transactions. The Lakeland Center also provides parking patrols and is continuously maintaining the lots for the comfort of all guests. The new rates are reflective of those charged at similar Central Florida facilities.
"Making changes to the rates was challenging and this decision was not taken lightly by our staff or the City of Lakeland Commissioners. However, this allows The Lakeland Center to offer improved customer service and an overall better experience for our guests. We strive to provide proper staff supervision and maintenance in our lots providing guests a pleasurable experience," said Executive Director Michael LaPan when asked about the rate restructuring decision.
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International publishers funded for translations of NZ books
Creative New Zealand has announced today the first recipients of funding as part of the new scheme supporting the translation of New Zealand literature into foreign languages .
Joy Cowley's junior fiction book Friends: Snake & Lizard will be translated into Norwegian by Oslo-based Cappelen Damm and Alison Wong's NZ Post Book Award winning As the Earth turns Silver will be translated into Spanish by Madrid-based publisher, Ediciones Siruela
Norway's largest publishing house, Cappelen Damm publishes approximately 1300 titles a year within the genres of fiction, non-fiction and children's books. They will recieve $1,800 in funding.
Ediciones Siruela is an independent literary publishing house, with 25 years of experience publishing Spanish and translated literature. It was awarded with the Spanish Prize for the Best Work in Publishing in 2003 and has a varied profile publishing literary classics and modern classics to literary non-fiction, children's books, and philosophy.
This new scheme was developed in response to 2009 research by the New Zealand Book Council, which found that the leading international models for promoting a country's literature focused on a translation grant scheme.
Administered by the Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) the scheme contributes up to 50 percent of the translation cost per title, to a maximum $5000. It was developed after further consultation with the Book Council, PANZ, publishers, overseas funders and members of the literary community.
An online application process and the quarterly 2011 deadlines can be found at the PANZ website.
Announced at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October, the scheme will be launched in the Asian market at the Taipei International Book Fair in February next year
The scheme builds on, and links to, the New Zealand Book Council's support for New Zealand writers to take part in international literary fairs.
There are a number of international literature initiatives funded by Creative New Zealand listed below:
- Writers grants to attend international festivals (administered by the New Zealand Book Council)
- Te Mana Ka Tau, the annual incoming visitors programme for international publishers
- support for New Zealand publishers to participate in the Australia Council's annual Visiting International Publishers programme, and
- Translation grants via literature contestable funding applications.
Criteria and grant levels for the Translation Grant Scheme
- Applications will be assessed by a five-person panel that will include representatives of New Zealand Book Council, NZ Centre for Literary Translation, PANZ and Creative New Zealand
- Grants awarded will contribute up to 50 percent of the translation cost to a maximum of NZ$5,000 per title, and
- International Publishers can apply online at www.publishers.org.nz
2011 applications deadlines
- 1 February 2011
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- 1 August 2011
- 1 November 2011
There is further information on the Creative New Zealand website.


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Just wanted to say, on behalf of the House of Travel Boys , a big thanks to you and your deckie for such a great time. The boys loved every minute of it, oh, I guess, apart from the few chunderers the first nite. I know we'll certainly recommend your charters to others who are interested in a great day out. The boys got 2 bags of fish each to take home, which was a bonus.
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First possum cost me $250 to replace faucet because I hit it with the shovel. Possum killed but still wins. Bourbon was a factor with Possum #1. Possum 2 pulls himself off my glue trap. Possum 3 (mortally wounded by shovel) crawls back into hole under my patio to die. Possum killed and still wins. It's gonna get pretty funky around here!
I am actually scared of these little power houses. They are strong. City ordinance prohibits me from discharging a firearm. Do you think I could invoke The Castle Doctrine here?


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(Reuters) [Israeli] researchers say they have developed marijuana that can be used to ease the symptoms of some ailments without getting patients high.
"Sometimes the high is not always what they need. Sometimes it is an unwanted side effect. For some of the people it's not even pleasant," said Zack Klein, head of development at Tikun Olam, the company that developed the plant.
Cannabis has more than 60 constituents called cannabinoids. THC is perhaps the best known of those, less so for its medical benefits and more for its psychoactive properties that give people a "high" feeling.
But cannabis also contains Cannabidiol, or CBD, a substance that some researchers say has anti-inflammatory benefits. Unlike THC, it hardly binds to the brain's receptors and can therefore work without getting patients stoned.
"CBD plants are available in different forms all over the world," said Klein, adding that the company's plant is free of THC and very high in CBD…
Today cannabis is used in Israel to treat 9,000 people suffering from illnesses such as cancer, Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, Crohn's disease and post traumatic stress disorder, according to Israel's health ministry.
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The guys are coming to finish the job today but i noticed in one or two areas there are bubbles in the spackle...some about 1/4" in diameter and some tiny. What causes this? Thans
It's drywall compound not spackle!
Any number if things can cause it.
Over working it, humidity to high ECT.
Happens to the best finishing job.
A light sanding or a thined finish coat of light weight compound will get rid of them.
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if you apply to much mud or when apply mud on a glossy surface the mud doesnt stick. the bubbles are easily fixed like what joecaption said by giving the area a thin quick coat over it. its nothing major and very easily fixable. happens to the best of us.
I might as well start the argument now. Put a squirt of dish soap in when mixing the mud=no bubbles.
haha no argument with the soap. i never have bubble problems bad enough to do that trick but yes it does work
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So don't use the compound right from the bucket? Mix it with a little water? Thanks.
I find I usually need to mix a bit of water with the bucket mud.
And dish soap in your mud is not approved by USG. It can cause problems with the adhesive in the all-purpose mud and USG will not back it.
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Hurricane Sandy got me
Check out what this hurricane did to my shop. :censored:
This is what I came home from work to see...... :cursing:
60 ft long 16.5 ft high including the 10 ft high x 16 ft industrial door . Notice how it ripped out my office? I was replacing the entire roof from an insurance claim from last Feb. You can see how far I got before this storm reeked havoc. :furious:
Totally pissed :cry:
Hopefully you had insurance.......
edit.....nadorp...reading my original post...I sound like a jerk....my appologies....I didn't want to sound that way....my first thoughts were that being that far inland, you should not have had that damage....but now that you posted that you were in the process of redoing the roof...makes sense....
But I'm still surprised that one wall came down. Did you have rebar in it?
Best wishes on getting it back together.
Rotten timing----what a mess----are you out of business without that building?
Only loss is the building. This is the second time this year wind damaged the building. I was in the process of replacing the entire roof structure when this happened.
Sorry for your misfortune. But at least you weren't in the shop when this happened. Still sucks though. I live in the Eastern Panhandle of WV (Harpers Ferry). Other than a couple of inches of rain, we got nothing from Sandy. Didn't even lose power or satellite tv, though we fully expected to.
That is too bad. (unfortunately, timing is everything...)
If I read right you were replacing roof so equipment was covered or else where?
Cost less to rebuild it this time, no over head.
Sorry man, when the chips are down you have to laugh or cry.
Oh wow, I would be just overwhelmed, I really hate that you have to go through this, sorry buddy, but at least your good big tools were spared.
Was that left side at one time just an open car port type thing?
With the last storm damage, was the roof lifted off of the rafters or that beam?
This is what it looked like a week or 2 ago.....
So....basically, the front part of the roof acted like a sail and pulled the wall down? And without ties your roof rafters...nothing to hold that wall?
" no over head." So its not true what they say about Ohio being round on both ends and high in the middle? Ohio? Dang, that is a storm.
Francois claimed his roofs vertical sides gave it greater wind resistance, I guess you showed him. I never did like Mansards, aside from the flat top, all that extra room just meant more stuff crammed up there till the ceiling collapsed. I reckon you didn't get a chance to get to that point.
It is a shame man, that was nice lookin shop, at least you, yourself, came thru storm to be met by such a sight. Once you get all over the emotions, and take your time on that. Post a pic of new and improved shop. Hang in there, we're rootin for you.
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Barack Obama said this summer that he would be "happy to hear" any health care ideas that rivaled his beleaguered Obamacare, "but I haven't heard any so far."
He needs to get around more.
Public opinion outlets are teeming with proposals that would be formidable alternatives to Obamacare (that's not saying much since recent polls indicate most Americans would actually prefer the 2009 status quo to what they see coming).
The Big Idea is to replace the bureaucratic top-down controls in Obamacare with patient/doctor centered decision making. By each of us becoming accountable for our health care consumption, we could unleash the prodigious power of the free market to provide services efficiently and effectively.
Proper provisions would be made for those requiring catastrophic care or needing subsidies for even routine expenses. Additional measures would be required to make health care more affordable (sharply curtailing medical malpractice and "defensive medicine"), more accessible (giving all premium payers the deduction available to employers) and more rational (selling health insurance policies across state lines, like other insurance products).
The problem is hardly that there are any plans rivaling Obamacare. It is that opponents have failed to coalesce behind a single unified proposal. As Obamacare continues to suffer from unfavorable reactions during its rollout, opponents may yet have the chance to do that.
Yet the party out of power has an inherently difficult time marching in step. The hope is that if Obamacare could be defunded or delayed, a viable alternative could be marketed to a restive public.
Now the golden chance to delay and further discredit Obamacare may be at hand. It turns out that the exemption from Obamacare granted to Congress may be one of the most unpopular things ever done by our government.
You remember the story. Congress rightly included itself and their staff in the original provisions regarding the health care exchanges and the prohibitions against employer contributions. But when the time came for implementation, Capitol Hill had a bipartisan nasty shock. When they finally read the bill, they realized it wasn't a good deal at all, it was going to cost them money and they wanted out.
Well, most Americans are learning that parts of Obamacare work against them. Unions, young adults and seniors are among those groups not pleased when they find out "what's in it," but there's not much they can do about it.
But in the case of Congress, Obama himself came to the rescue. Without authority, he simply decreed that each member and staffer be given an illegal subsidy of $5,000 to $11,000. Both sides of the aisle were quietly thrilled.
Their main argument, when they're forced to discuss it at all, is that there would be a brain drain if the brightest workers had to put up with Obamacare like the rest of us. What twaddle. We'd be far better off if the more productive private sector attracted the best workers.
Now Congressional leaders of both parties have agreed to a truce. Neither side will discuss the issue in the upcoming campaign cycle. But if lawmakers are united in support, voters are equally united in vehement opposition.
In a recent poll done for Independent Women's Voices, an astonishing 92 percent thought it unfair that Congress should be exempt from buying insurance on the same terms as the rest of us. Cutting across party lines and opinions about Obamacare, 88 percent of Democrats and 91 percent of "liberals" agreed.
Sixty-nine percent said they would vote to replace their representative if they accepted the exemption, even if they voted against Obamacare. Moreover, 85 percent of voters disapprove of the "truce," 79 percent strongly so.
This could be a real game changer. As one strategy, Republicans could offer a rejection of the exemption in the upcoming Continuing Resolution. Obamacare supporters would oppose it at their considerable. Yet if they went along, the only way they could keep their own health insurance would be to delay Obamacare itself.
In yet another glaring lack of leadership, Republicans aren't interested at this point. They would rather have their own stuff from government.
It's unbelievable. This is a straightforward conflict between we, the people, and our governing elite. If you want to get involved, go to NoWashingtonExemption.com and make your voice heard.
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Jon Garvin admits it's been hard drumming up members for the Missoula Area Secular Society, playfully dubbed M.A.S.S. Atheists, agnostics, secular humanists and the like usually keep their beliefs—or complete lack thereof—to themselves, he says.
But the number of skeptics and non-theists is on the rise across the country. Groups like M.A.S.S have cropped up in cities like Bozeman, Spokane and Seattle over the last two years, and in the interests of increasing its level of activity, M.A.S.S. obtained nonprofit status from the Internal Revenue Service last month. The move has prompted the group to broaden its agenda from Sunday brunches and occasional pub-crawls to educational lectures on topics like astronomy and stem cell research.
"We're going to be doing more outreach," says Garvin, the group's president. "I think one of the things we want to do now is there's been a lot of talk about putting up a billboard, and we want to get involved with local festivals."
Since its formation in July 2008, M.A.S.S. has struggled to create a sense of community for Missoula's secular individuals. Monthly meetings now attract about 25 people, Garvin says, and the group's online membership on Facebook has grown to 173. They've even attracted several "pastafarians," he adds, a group that sarcastically worships the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
Yet most M.A.S.S. members, like former Loyola Sacred Heart chemistry teacher Milo Coladonato, come from extremely religious backgrounds. Coladonato says he began to fall out of faith while obtaining his master's degree in divinity and theology at Western Theological Seminary, and has noticed others with M.A.S.S. joining after coming to similar "rational conclusions."
"I worked through that whole thing—I realized there's virtually no validity," Coladonato says of organized religion. "It's just a man-made thing, these are man-made books. Any inspiration they provide is a human construction."
While M.A.S.S. had tried to remain non-confrontational with local religious institutions, the group's growing presence has placed it in the middle of recent controversy. Garvin says several M.A.S.S. members had a hand in opposing the church service at the Western Montana Fair this August.
"We just don't want it to be mixed up with government activities," Garvin says. "Especially in such a way that it implies government endorsement...That's a line in the sand."
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Child-friendly and cheap eats in London
Lots of restaurants offer child menus – cheaper, smaller or alternative meals for little ones. Here are a few eateries that we thought were worth a special mention...
The Tate Modern Café offers a free child meal with every adult meal ordered from a set menu. And most dishes are under £10*, so it's good value for money.
For something a bit more upmarket, but that caters well for kids, head to Hix Soho where between 4-6pm on weekdays and 12-6pm on Saturdays kids eat free.
That Place On The Corner was designed by mums, with kids in mind. All food is fresh to order and there's lots for kids to do, without a plastic game or digital tablet in sight.
The Rainforest Cafe is a slice of the jungle in the middle of the city. The little ones will love what's on the special kids' menu and playing in the RFC Kids' Zone.
For more fun and silly ideas on what to do in London with children, visit Day Out With The Kids.
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Demolition Facing Sandy Damaged Homeowners
It was a soundtrack for the season: Tony Bennett singing "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" over the buzz of a generator powering, among other things, a television with Sunday's Jets game.
These creature comforts for local residents and volunteers dropping by the Veterans of Foreign War (VFW) Hall on Mill Road in the Fox Beach section of Staten Island stood in stark contrast to the devastation just across the road: a wetland covered with two roofs of nearby homes and a fully intact deck that had been blown off and washed over by Sandy.
This hard hit neighborhood is one of the places where the city is expected to raze dozens of homes because the devastating storm damage now poses a safety risk. More than 200 homes have already been destroyed by the storm, and the Buildings Department expects to raze another 200 one- and two-family houses in Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island. The news was first reported by the New York Times.
The department is also still inspecting nearly 500 other damaged structures and some of them could also be razed, though a spokesman for the Buildings Department said city is trying to work with homeowners who suffered serious damage to help them make the necessary repairs.
As Buildings Department inspectors walked along Fox Beach Avenue on Sunday, Mike Gerges was getting to work sending able hands, bodies and tools to help with clean up and rebuilding.
Gerges, 56, owns and operates Noosa Contractor Corp. It's a business that came in handy first at his own home in Midland Beach, where the storm sent furniture floating out on to the front yard. "It was a mess," Gerges said.
So he and his guys went straight to work. They drained water and removed mold. After the house dried out, he made structural repairs, brought in an electrician to fix the wiring and had the Department of Buildings sign off on the work so he could get the power back on in his home.
Then he moved on to his neighbors homes. "I helped them out as much as I can, I did not charge them for anything," said Gerges, who's lived in Staten Island for 28 years since immigrating from Eygpt.
When he heard about the amount of damage down the road in Fox Beach, he decided to go there next. So far, he's worked on six homes on Fox Beach Avenue. He's not charging anything for any of the work.
But he also understands that there are some homes that just won't be fixable.
"When the inspector pass by any house, he want to make sure the home is safe for the people in," Gerges said. If homes are not safe, he agrees they should be demolished.
"They have to do, what they have to do," said Gerges.
But in the meantime, he's calling on his fellow contractors to lend a hand.
"I know people who lost children," said Gerges, "This is a time where we have to unite together. Thank God we're in America. God Bless America!"


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School Bus Drvier Admits She Was Drunk
Rochester N.Y.- A guilty plea today from a school bus driver arrested a year ago this month for allegedly driving drunk when she crashed her bus at a gas station.
Amini Kellum was driving for First Student Bus Company. She denied she was drunk but her blood alcohol level was slightly above the legal limit. She crashed the bus at a station on Mt. Read Boulevard after dropping off students in Brighton.
It is expected that she will be sentenced to five years probation and will have to use an ignition interlock device to drive.


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The Lancer is characterized by its full-length buttoned front placket. Like all of the other corsets in the Dollymop line, it is characterized by its gentle waist curve and tail-coat like points. Available online is a style with a black wool body and black shadow-striped wool accents. The stripes on the placket are horizontal, while diagonal stripes decorate the two panels in the back. Customizations to this style include a fully detachable (and reversible) placket, with buttons on both the left and the right sides. We are delighted to work with clients looking for this or other customizations. Please contact email@example.com for design assistance.


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Mhree weeks of non-conference football games has typically been ample time for Waynedale coach Bill Seder to evaluate his team.
This week, however, after watching his team rip its way to a 3-0 start, Seder finds himself holding auditions in the shadow of the Golden Bears' biggest game of the season.
The 2-time defending league champions will be without their leading ball carrier Brad Persinger when they open their Wayne County Athletic League title defense Friday night against arch-rival Smithville (3-0) in Apple Creek.
The loss of Persinger, who suffered a lower break in his left ankle and could be lost for the remainder of the regular season, has left a huge void Seder hopes to fill before Friday.
"An injury to anyone is big when you don't have depth," Seder said. "We are like any other school our size in that we don't have a lot of depth. Injuries to anyone are unfortunate, but they are part of the game. We aren't going to make any excuses.
"We still believe we can win Friday and we're going out with every intention of doing so. The bottom line is we still have to go out and play."
Persinger, who was injured on 5-yard gain with 9:20 left in the fourth quarter in the Golden Bears' 26-8 win over Triway last week, not only creates a gaping hole on offense, but a seam in the heart of Waynedale's defense.
In his first year as a starter, the 6-foot, 155-pound junior rushed for a team-high 284 yards and three TDs and was one of the team's leading tacklers at middle linebacker.
Persinger will be in a cast for the next 2-3 weeks and could return for Week 9 or 10 following rehabilitation. Until then, the Golden Bear will have to do their best to fill his shoes.
"I sensed the kids were down a little when we addressed the team Saturday, but Monday in practice the kids were fine," Seder said. "Over the last three years we have had injuries and have found a way to rally around it.
"We've been here before. We've had injuries in the past and found a way to adapt every year. We have to play the cards dealt to us and we have to stay positive."
The running game shouldn't miss a beat with senior Frank Massaro (6-0, 190) taking over for Persinger at tailback. Massaro, who has split time with Jason Shultzman, is averaging 6.2 yards on 20 carries and has scored a touchdown. Shultzman, a 5-11, 195-pound junior, has also been productive, rushing for 113 yards and a score on 17 carries.
Junior Seth Thompson (5-11, 148) and sophomore Josh Suttle (6-0, 160) are also expected to see time, Thompson has carried eight times for 20 yards this season, while Suttle's only carry came on an 18-yard scoring run in Week 2.
The biggest hole may be on defense, where Persinger and Ben Marthey were developing into two of the top middle linebacking tandems in the area.
Seder expects sophomores Bryce Hewitt (5-10, 150) and Nick Szala (5-11, 165) to fill the voids.
"Those guys are young and inexperienced and that's where we need the other 10 guys to pick it up and take the pressure off," Seder said. "Somebody else has to pick up the load.
"We need more people to make big plays."
While the running game may have taken a hit Friday night, the passing game took a quantum leap forward. Quarterback Jarrod Harmon, who has been impressive if not efficient in his first three games as the starter, is coming off a career performance career against Triway.
The 5-11, 150-pound junior completed 11-of-19 passes for 272 yards and four touchdowns, but more importantly spread the ball around.
Harmon hooked up with his favorite target, tight end Brian Zuercher, for three touchdowns and 127 yards, while also throwing to five other receivers.
Split end Brett Hewitt caught three passes for 76 yards, while Shultzman, Massaro, Mike Cottonbrook and Bryce Hewitt (TD) each had a reception.
"Jarrod has played well," Seder said. "We are slowly beginning to establish other people, which opens things up even more. A good team will take away one good player and we've worked on that. Hopefully, we've gotten to a point where one player is not the center part of the team. There are 10 other players out there who need to contribute.
"Losing Brad was a big loss, but we still believe we are a good team."


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Liberty Ross in Vanity Fair December 2013: I Was Reborn After My Husband's Affair
She was completely blind sided when her ex-husband revealed his affair with Kristen Stewart in 2012, and now Liberty Ross is opening up about the ordeal in the December 2013 issue of Vanity Fair magazine.
During her interview, the 35-year-old model-turned-actress shared details about discovering Rupert Sanders' cheating scandal and the end of her marriage.
Check out a few highlights from Miss Ross' Q&A session below. For more, be sure to visit Vanity Fair!
On finding out about the affair:
"It was horrible. It was really the worst. I have no words to describe what we went through. But I think, for me, something always has to completely die for there to be a rebirth. And, for me, I feel like I'm going through a rebirth."
On staying at a friend's home during the situation:
"I was able to be there completely secluded. I just visualized [being] this sort of Masai warrior. I was just going to stand very still and very strong, and must let it all roll past me. I tried to keep as far away from it as I could and to understand that this is my family and it's the most precious thing to me."
On moving on from her failed marriage:
"It's been very strange for me because my parents have been together for 50 years, so divorce is something I never, ever thought I would do. I'm not a quitter. I've done everything I could to be the perfect wife and mother and really support my husband. But I didn't have any more to give, you know? We were together for 16 years, and that in itself is really beautiful. And we've created two exceptional lives together."


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Daylight Savings Time (DST) during Spring 2010
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This document collects information related to 2010 Spring DST for Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM). For specific details on each issue refer to the associated hyperlink to Cisco Bug Toolkit, Cisco Software Center, or other appropriate resource.
Communications Manager (CUCM)
There are no major changes to version requirements from the Fall 2009 DST event.
Changes for time zones and DST in CUCM 7.1(3) and higher
In CUCM 7.1(3) timezone entries wtih a "*" are compatible with legacy phone loads. In this context legacy means any 3rd generation phones running firmware lower than 9.0(2). So, if you have CUCM 7.1(3) , time zones with a "*" next to them can be used with all your 3rd generation phones. Other time zones will work on these phones only if they have firmware 9.0(2) or higher. In CUCM 8.0 the "*" character changes to "‡".
2nd generation phones will work with all time zones available irrespective of the firmware they have.
CSCtc52241, clarify timezones for legacy /non-legacy phone loads
CSCtc81478, Timezone wrong on 3rd gen phones after upgrade from 5.1.3 to 7.1.3
DST updates are applied independent of CUCM software from version 7.1(3) onwards. So, you will not have to upgrade your CUCM to get DST updates. A separate DST update file will be provided if necessary. That upgrade file would be applied to all nodes in the cluster, not just the publisher. Please refer to the release notes or readme associated with a specific file for more details.
DST in United States
In the US time springs forward on March 14 2010 at 2:00 AM local time. If you have a DST issue, please check whether your CUCM version has the fix for CSCsy25150, CUCM is not sending Daylight Saving Time updates
Summary of fixed versions:
FCS version on www.cisco.com
Engineering Special (ES)*
7.0(2a) – 7.0(2.20000.5)
7.0(1)SU1a – 7.0(1.11002.4)
6.1(3b) SU1 – 6.1(3.3190.1)
6.1(3b) – 6.1(3.3000.1)
5.1(3f) – 5.1(3.7000.5)
* It is recommended to upgrade to a FCS version whenever possible. FCS versions are available in Software Center on Cisco.com. To obtain ES versions you must contact Cisco TAC.
* ES are cumulative. Any ES version higher than those mentioned above will include the fix.
The patch file ciscocm.dst_march_2009.cop.sgn provided in March 2009 only addressed the March 2009 spring forward. It does not properly address any subsequent time change and will actually cause inappropriate time changes. Any full CUCM upgrade performed after the install of that patch will effectively remove the patch.
Use the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Software Compatibility Matrix to identify the proper phone loads for each CUCM release. For ES versions refer to the ES readme. Note there are special upgrade steps for phones going from 8.3(3) or eariler to 8.5(2)SR1 or later.
DST in Argentina
Customers on CUCM 7.1(3) need to apply a DST file, ciscocm.dst-updater.2009o-2.el126.96.36.199.cop.sgn from Cisco.com Software Center.
Others with older versions need to appy the workaround. The workaround for Argentina (primary TZ currently affected) - place phones into Greenland TZ for the affected period
CSCtc85618, DST: Update CM for Argentina rescinding DST in 2009
Other DST issues
CSCsy33379, UCM is not sending DST updates on Friday, Saturday
Supplemental Information
Cisco Unified Wireless IP phone
7925, 7921 and 7920 phones rely entirely on the CUCM for their time. 2nd generation phones also do the same.3rd generation phones obtain the time zone information from CUCM and calculate its own time. So, if your CUCM is patched for CSCsy25150, then you should be good.
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Characterization of different FAD-dependent glucose dehydrogenases for possible use in glucose-based biosensors and biofuel cells
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In this study, different flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)-dependent glucose dehydrogenases (FADGDHs) were characterized electrochemically after "wiring" them with an osmium redox polymer [Os(4,4′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridine)2(PVI)10Cl]+ on graphite electrodes. One tested FADGDH was that recently discovered in Glomerella cingulata (GcGDH), another was the recombinant form expressed in Pichia pastoris (rGcGDH), and the third was a commercially available glycosylated enzyme from Aspergillus sp. (AspGDH). The performance of the Os-polymer "wired" GDHs on graphite electrodes was tested with glucose as the substrate. Optimal operational conditions and analytical characteristics like sensitivity, linear ranges and current density of the different FADGDHs were determined. The performance of all three types of FADGDHs was studied at physiological conditions (pH 7.4). The current densities measured at a 20 mM glucose concentration were 494 ± 17, 370 ± 24, and 389 ± 19 μA cm−2 for GcGDH, rGcGDH, and AspGDH, respectively. The sensitivities towards glucose were 2.16, 1.90, and 1.42 μA mM−1 for GcGDH, rGcGDH, and AspGDH, respectively. Additionally, deglycosylated rGcGDH (dgrGcGDH) was investigated to see whether the reduced glycosylation would have an effect, e.g., a higher current density, which was indeed found. GcGDH/Os-polymer modified electrodes were also used and investigated for their selectivity for a number of different sugars.
KeywordsGlucose biosensor FAD Glucose dehydrogenase Os-polymer Deglycosylation Biofuel cell
Glucose monitoring systems that measure the blood glucose level of diabetic patients are a necessity for diabetes management. Amperometric biosensors have therefore gained much attention in the field of blood glucose monitoring and clinical analysis, but also food industry and environmental monitoring. A variety of different amperometric glucose biosensors has been developed and commercialized for the last two to three decades, but still a lot of effort is put into further development and improvement of their performance [1, 2, 3, 4, 5].
Glucose electro-oxidizing anodes are also of importance for glucose-based biofuel cells, which are proposed as in vivo power sources for pacemakers, micropumps, and so forth [6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]. The key issues for a biofuel cell application are the establishment of new, robust bioelectrocatalytic systems, improvement of power output and stability and high cell performance in real samples [10, 19]. Among today's glucose-oxidizing enzymes, which are used as biocatalysts for biosensors or biofuel cell anodes, glucose oxidase (GOx) has been the most widely used redox enzyme due to its thermostability and high selectivity for glucose.
In the early days of glucose biosensor development, the reaction catalyzed by GOx on, or close to, the electrode surface was followed through electrochemical monitoring of either the liberated H2O2, or the consumed O2. However, both reactions suffer from the applied, extreme potentials opening up the sensor system for interfering reactions [20, 21]. This problem was circumvented by the introduction of artificial redox mediators [1, 3, 5, 14, 22], using a lower potential range that favors a higher selectivity in biological fluids. With efficient artificial mediators available also other redox enzymes, e.g., glucose dehydrogenase, which are insensitive to oxygen, became interesting for biosensors and biofuel cells [20, 21].
Two types of glucose dehydrogenases have been utilized for glucose-based biosensors and biofuel cells. The first is a quinoprotein glucose dehydrogenase having pyrroloquinoline quinone as bound cofactor (PQQGDH), which can use different electron acceptors as redox mediators except oxygen, and have an acceptable good electron transfer kinetics [4]. There are two kinds of PQQGDHs; one is intracellular and soluble and the other one is tightly bound to the outer surface of the membrane. Membrane bound PQQGDH has high glucose selectivity but requires suitable detergents for solubilization and purification [23], while soluble PQQGDH exhibits a low substrate specificity and lacks thermal stability [24, 25]. The other type is nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) dependent glucose dehydrogenase that exhibits higher substrate specificity and stability than PQQGDH. There are, however, several disadvantages with sensor systems based on NAD-dependent dehydrogenases. The cofactor is not strongly bound to the enzyme and needs to be added, it is not long-term stable in either its oxidized form or in its reduced form and the electrochemistry suffers from very high overvoltages and side reactions causing electrode fouling [22]. Therefore, sensor systems based on such enzymes need either an NADH oxidizing enzyme such as NADH dehydrogenases (EC 1.6.99-diaphorase) or a 2e−, 2H+ acceptor, i.e., a quinoic type mediator, to be present in the system to be able to oxidize NADH to NAD+ at a low potential [22].
In addition to the above-mentioned enzymes, thermostable FAD-dependent glucose dehydrogenases (FADGDH) have begun to gain attention in the field of bioelectrochemistry. Different thermostable FADGDHs have been reported [26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32]. FADGDH (EC 220.127.116.11, d-glucose: acceptor 1-oxidoreductase) was first discovered in 1951 in Aspergillus oryzae [30] but remained a little investigated enzyme. Since the usage of FADGDH as electrode catalyst for glucose biosensors [26] and for biofuel cell anodes [33] was promoted, more attention was drawn to it and new members of this type of enzyme were identified from different fungal species [34, 35, 36]. However, very few reports have been published on FADGDH-based electrodes. The advantages of FADGDHs for glucose biosensors are high turnover rates and substrate selectivity, good stability, a lower redox potential than that of PQQGDHs and an oxidative half-reaction of the reduced FAD that is unaffected by molecular oxygen. Due to these properties FADGDHs are interesting candidates for the construction of oxygen insensitive amperometric glucose biosensors and glucose biofuel cell anodes. In this study, three FADGDHs were characterized with respect to biosensor and biofuel cell applications. The recently discovered enzyme from Glomerella cingulata (GcGDH) and the recombinantly in Pichia pastoris produced GcGDH (rGcGDH), were compared with the commercially available GDH from Aspergillus sp. (AspGDH). An Os-polymer [Os(4,4′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridine)2(PVI)10Cl]+, which was previously found to be optimal for GcGDH [37], was used in this study to "wire" the FADGDHs. Furthermore, the effect of the glycosylation in respect to the behavior on the electrode was also investigated using rGcGDH and its deglycosylated form (dgrGcGDH) as an example.
Materials and methods
Chemicals and materials
The enzyme preparation of glucose dehydrogenase from G. cingulata (GcGDH) with a molecular mass of 95–135 kDa (different glycoforms) was a liquid preparation with a protein concentration of 7.4 mg mL−1 and a specific activity of 878 U mg−1 and prepared according to [38]. Recombinantly, in P. pastoris, expressed GcGDH (rGcGDH) with a molecular mass of 88–131 kDa (glycoforms) was a liquid preparation with a protein concentration of 15 mg mL−1, and a specific activity of 836 U mg−1 and was prepared according to [39]. Deglycosylated, recombinantly expressed dgrGcGDH with a molecular mass of 67 kDa was a liquid preparation with a protein concentration of 15 mg mL−1 and a specific activity of 795 U mg−1. For the deglycosylation, rGcGDH was treated with Endo Hf (0.1 mg per mg rGcGDH, New England Biolabs) and α-mannosidase (0.1 mg per mg rGcGDH, Sigma-Aldrich) and subsequent purification by size exclusion chromatography. AspGDH from Aspergillus sp. (molecular mass = 97 kDa, volumetric activity 6,500 U mL−1) was obtained as a powder and a kind gift by Genzyme, UK (www.genzymediagnostics.com). Osmium redox polymer [Os(4,4′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridine)2(PVI)10Cl]+, was synthesized as reported previously in [40].
Potassium phosphate dibasic was purchased from Sigma-Aldrich (Stockholm, Sweden). Poly(ethyleneglycol) (400) diglycidyl ether (PEGDGE) was purchased from Polysciences (Warrington, PA, USA). d(+)-Glucose, d(+)-cellobiose, d(+)-lactose, d-gluconic acid, d(+)-mannitol, d(+)-mannose, 2-deoxy-d-glucose, d(+)-galactose, d(+)-maltose, d(+)-xylitol, d(−)-fructose, fucose, d(+)-trehalose, and d-sorbitol were from Sigma-Aldrich (Stockholm, Sweden). d(+)-Xylose, rhamnose, and acetaminophen were from ICN Biomedicals, Inc. (Columbus, OH, USA). Arabinose was from Sigma (St Louis). d(+)-Glucosamine and sucrose were from Chemicon (Malmö, Sweden). The water was purified in a Milli-Q water purification system (Millipore, Bedford, MA, USA). Standard solutions were prepared by dissolving appropriate amounts in the buffer used as carrier in the flow system (see below) and degassed before use to avoid air bubble formation in the flow system.
Electrode preparation and equipment
For the flow injection measurements, the electrodes were mounted into a flow-through amperometric cell of the wall jet type [41] containing a platinum wire counter electrode and an Ag|AgCl0.1 M KCl reference electrode (+288 mV vs. NHE). The potential of the working electrode vs. the reference electrode was kept at the required value using a three-electrode potentiostat (Zäta Elektronik, Höör, Sweden). The electrode response was registered with a recorder (BD 112, Kipp & Zonen, Delft, The Netherlands). Samples were injected with an injector (Rheodyne, type 7125 LabPRO, Cotati, CA, USA) supplied with an injection loop of 50 μL. A 50 mM potassium phosphate buffer solution at pH 7.4 was used as the carrier in the flow system and pumped at a flow rate of 0.5 mL min−1 (Minipuls 2, Gilson, Villier-le-Bel, France). Cyclic voltammetry experiments were performed with an Autolab PGSTAT 30 (Utrecht, The Netherlands) or an EG&G potentiostat/galvanostat model 273 A (Princeton Applied Research, Oak Ridge, TN, USA) using modified graphite electrodes as working electrode, a saturated calomel reference electrode (SCE), and a platinum foil counter electrode. Argon was purged through the solutions for at least 15 min prior to the experiments. All the results presented below are referred to Ag|AgCl0.1 M KCl reference electrode.
Graphite rods (Ringsdorff Werke, Bonn, Germany) were prepared as described previously in [42, 43]. The geometric surface area of the graphite rods is 0.071 cm2 and the roughness factor is approx. 5 [44]. The Os-polymer was dissolved in Milli-Q water at a concentration of 10 mg mL−1. One microliter of an enzyme solution with a protein activity of 6.5 U μL−1 was spread evenly on the top of the polished electrode. After 5 min, 2 μL of Os-polymer solution (10 mg mL−1) followed by 1 μL of freshly prepared PEGDGE solution (10 mg mL−1 in water) was placed on top of the first layer of the electrode. The electrodes were kept overnight at 4°C under constant humidity for complete cross-linking [43, 45].
Results and discussion
Cyclic voltammetry of osmium redox polymer
In an ideal setup, the enzyme is perfectly electrically connected to the electrode and the measured current (the analytical response signal) represents the actual turnover rate of the enzyme [43]. The turnover rate and likewise the current increase linearly with the diffusional flux of the substrate and with the substrate concentration until the maximum turnover rate of the enzyme is reached [43].
To observe any interaction between the Os-polymer and FADGDHs, cyclic voltammograms (CVs) were recorded for electrodes made with Os-polymer in the presence and absence of GcGDH in 50 mM phosphate buffer at pH 7.4 without substrate. The PEGDGE cross-linker was used for cross-linking of both types of electrodes. The Os-polymer exhibited a single redox couple as shown in the CVs in Fig. 1b. When coimmobilized with GcGDH (Fig. 1b), the wave was slightly shifted into a more negative potential region reflecting the electrostatic interaction between redox polymer and enzyme. This effect was also seen in previous work [14, 43, 52].
For the work with the different FADGDH-modified electrodes in the flow system, the proper working potential was chosen according to the CVs shown in Fig. 1b. The amperometric measurements were thus performed at +175 mV in all experiments reported below, so that there should be sufficient electrochemical driving force to keep the Os-polymer completely in its oxidized form.
Effect of pH
Analytical characteristics
Comparison of different parameters for GcGDH/Os-polymer, AspGDH/Os-polymer, rGcGDH/Os-polymer, and dgrGcGDH/Os-polymer modified electrodes
\( K_{\text{M}}^{\text{app}} \) (mM)
Imax (μA)
Sensitivities (μA mM−1)
Linear ranges (mM)
13.6 ± 1.5
56.0 ± 2.4
2.16 ± 0.07
23.4 ± 4.3
58.3 ± 2.9
1.42 ± 0.10
17.4 ± 0.9
48.8 ± 1.2
1.90 ± 0.05
13.9 ± 3.1
51.5 ± 2.6
2.15 ± 0.13
Figure 2c shows the linear part of the calibration curves obtained for glucose for all three tested biosensors. At higher concentrations, the calibration curves showed a deviation from linearity due to substrate saturation. The sensitivity, linear range and detection limits for glucose were calculated from the calibration curves for the biosensors and are presented in Table 1. The highest sensitivity for glucose (2.16 μA mM−1) was obtained with the biosensor based on GcGDH. The biosensors based on rGcGDH and AspGDH showed slightly lower sensitivities for glucose: 1.90 and 1.42 μA mM−1 respectively. The linear range for biosensors based on GcGDH and AspGDH were between 0.005–18 mM glucose and 0.005–20 mM glucose, respectively. The rGcGDH-based biosensor showed a smaller linear range of 0.005–12 mM glucose. The detection limit for glucose (3.4 μM) was almost identical for all three biosensors. In conclusion, GcGDH showed better sensitivity and lower limit of detection and comparable linear range with already published reports on FADGDHs [27, 28].
Substrate specificity of GcGDH/Os-polymer modified electrode using 20 mM solution of each sugar
Substrate (20 mM)
% of Glucose activity
Gluconic acid
Stability tests
Another stability test for the GcGDH/Os-polymer-based electrode consisted of consecutive measurements of its response to 5 mM glucose. Figure 3b shows the results of the operational stability test of GcGDH/Os-polymer modified electrode under storage conditions (50 mM phosphate buffer, pH 7.4, 4 °C). For this experiment, 50 μL of a 5 mM glucose solution was injected into the electrochemical cell for 6 days. It was observed that the biosensor kept more than 90% of its initial activity after the first day. One can see a slow and linear decrease in the response of the modified electrode during the first day of experiments and then a sudden break down after the second day. After 6 days, the current response was 56% of its initial response. As a conclusion, it can be pointed out that by simple adsorption of the enzymes in combination with electrostatic binding and covalent cross-linking to the Os-polymer on the graphite surface, one can obtain a modified electrode, which has a good and comparable stability with previously reported stabilities of modified electrodes using Os-polymers [28, 46, 47, 50] and can be operational for several days.
Effect of deglycosylation
The investigated FADGDHs/Os-polymer-based electrodes show a high current density, a high sensitivity and a broad linear range towards glucose. The high selectivity of all enzymes towards glucose and the high turnover rates of this substrate suggests the application of these FADGDHs/Os-polymer-based systems for either glucose determination or as bioanodes in glucose biofuel cells. The enzyme/Os-polymer modified electrodes showed a good and comparable stability. The higher current density obtained with deglycosylated GcGDH modified electrodes suggests that the downsizing of the enzyme by deglycosylation is a promising way to enhance the electric contact between the enzyme and the electrode, which leads to the improvement of the electron transfer and thus the current density.
The authors thank the following agencies for the financial support: The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, The Swedish Research Council (VR, projects 621-2007-4124 and 2010-5031), a Science Foundation Ireland Charles Parsons Energy Research Award, and The European Commission (project "3D-nanobiodevice" NMP4-SL-2009-229255). The supply of the Aspergillus sp. GDH by Genzyme Diagnostics is gratefully acknowledged.
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