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New Year's Eve always brings up the same question: stay in or head out? If you opt for the warmth of your couch, pop by City Provisions, Provenance Food and Wine, or Pastoral to stock up on local bubbly, cheeses, meats, and other treats to deliciously toast the New Year. But if you're committed to dressing up and hitting the town, here are what Chicago restaurants have cooking:
- Bistronomic offers two different seatings (5:00 pm or 7:45 pm) for a French chef's table with wine pairings. Dishes include smoked salmon terrine, beef tenderloin Rossini, and profiteroles with nutella sauce.
- Decachannels Gatsby-eqsue decadence at an 8:30 pm dinner. While a live band plays, you can go to town on a caviar bar, charcuterie, lobster thermidor, a bison roast, and other dishes, plus toast with a glass of Dom Perignon champagne.
- Takashi celebrates its fifth anniversary (and 2013, of course), with seven- or nine-course tasting menus. Expect stunningly plated Japanese and French-inspired dishes like yellowtail crudo and white shrimp tartare, roasted venison with butternut squash flan, and an egg and apple galette.
- Didn't get to hit up DMK Burger Bar for all their specialty burgers this year? Good news: score tickets to the Lakeview and Lombard locations, where they'll be passing platters of the date burger with date jam, goat cheese, and prosciutto; the Caesar burger, a chicken patty with parmesan and sun-dried tomato, romaine, Caesar dressing, lemony onions; parmesan fries; marshmallow milkshakes; and other treats. The night includes an open bar from 9:00 pm to 2:00 am.
- Girl and the Goat may be hard to get into for dinner, but tickets are still available for the restaurant's New Year's bash. Expect food stations with a variety of bites by Chef Stephanie Izard, an open bar with beer, cocktails, and wine, and a dance floor with music till 1:30 am.
- Bar Toma offers good luck in the New Year by serving a special dish of crispy braised Becker Lane Berkshire pork jowls with Castelluccian lentils, guanciale, and Nichols Farm baby mustard greens. There will also be a prosecco bar with a variety of sparklers from all over Italy.
- At Baume & Brix, the most decadent feast imaginable includes caviar, lobster, foie gras, oysters, truffles, filet, chocolate… all with a twist. Seatings are at 6:00 or 8:30 pm and include optional wine pairings.
- Can't decide which Bill Kim restaurant to hit? At bellyQ, all of his dishes will be available under one roof. Get noodles and dumplings from Urban Belly and Korean/Puerto Rican dishes from Belly Shack, plus pizza, desserts, and sake.
- Storefront Company in Wicker Park offers two seatings with dishes like ravioli with a hen egg, oysters with apple and pork belly, lamb with spaghetti squash, and passion fruit cheesecake. The first seating is a four-course menu available between 6:30 and 7:00 pm, but if you opt for the second seating, between 9:00 and 10:00 pm, the menu is six courses and includes a reception with cocktails like the Apple, made with Journeyman rum, cider, black walnut bitters, lime, and egg white.
- Ceres' Table offers three or five course tasting menus, with dishes like Jonah crab salad with American caviar, Maine lobster ravioli, and grilled filet mignon and day boat scallop.
- Skip the champagne and go for the hops! Watershed is hosting a beer dinner with five courses and six beers. Dishes include porcini papardelle with lobster, mushrooms, and truffles, which is paired with Two Brothers Heavier Handed Imperial IPA.
- At Hearty, dig into a four-course prix fixe menu with boar sausage in a mustard thyme popover (an adult take on pigs in a blanket), deviled eggs stuffed with caviar, a sazerac crème brûlée, and cocktails from their new cocktail book.
- Make a reservation at Avec, where you'll get favorites like bacon-wrapped dates, fisherman's stew, roasted pork shoulder, and ricotta fruitcake. The restaurant doesn't usually take reservations, so jump on it.
- Finally, secure good luck in 2013 by heading to Mercadito for the Spanish and Mexican tradition of eating 12 grapes at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve. Those grapes come soaked in booze as part of the Los 12 Uvas, made with blanco tequila, white verjus, elderflower cinnamon syrup, lime, cava, and 12 frozen seedless red grapes.
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014 | 1:35 p.m.
All eight Cirque du Soleil shows on the Strip will go dark Friday, March 21, for the unprecedented second-annual performance of "One Night for One Drop" for Cirque founder Guy Laliberte's nonprofit water-for-the-world charity One Drop.
More than 100 Cirque performers will take part in the one-night-only production created and directed by choreographer and dancer Mukhtar O.S. Mukhtar of The Beatles' "Love" at the Mirage. You can read my interview with Mukhtar posted Nov. 11, and check out the photo gallery of first rehearsals posted Jan. 30.
VIP tickets for the exclusive benefit at Michael Jackson One Theater in Mandalay Bay are now on sale at $1,800 each. That also includes the glittering gala after-party with the artists and additional entertainment. Show-only tickets start at $225.
Award-winning vocal group The Tenors will be joined for the stage show by violinist and YouTube sensation Lindsey Stirling, Season 6 "America's Best Dance Crew" champions IaMmE and the return of spoken-word artist In-Q, who dazzled at last year's premiere at Bellagio.
The after-party is set for Moorea Beach Club and will be hosted by comedienne Heather McDonald and features The Supremes star Mary Wilson, painter Natalie Irish who is known as the "kissing artist," piano sensation William Joseph and the band Blues Traveler. I will assist as MC for the auction portion of the party.
"One Night for One Drop" is a joint effort between Cirque and MGM Resorts to provide funding for worldwide safe water access and education. A portion of the night's proceeds also go to our Springs Preserve here for its continuing efforts for water conservation and sustainable living in the Las Vegas Valley.
Guy commented: "It's 2014, and there are still at least 780 million people around the world who do not have access to a safe and steady water supply. It is one of our planet's most urgent problems. There are sustainable solutions to be had if we focus our efforts and resources."
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Priced for the beginning artist, these economical pads contain 15 sheets of acid-free Blick Essentials Watercolor Paper — ideal for light washes or for perfecting techniques. The paper is easy to rework, making it perfect for combining wet and dry media. The pads are available in three sizes, in both tapebound and spiral-bound formats.
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Really nice paper pad
By Carrie
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Comments about Blick Essentials Watercolor Pads:
Great paper for a great price.
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Decent Paper
By old farmwife
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Decent watercolor paper for this beginner painter and the best price on the internet. Thanks!
Low Quality
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I was disappointed in this product, and am rarely disappointed in Blick products. The paper is very thin and watercolor soaks right through. Not watercolor paper at all.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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I'm a bad watercolorist who simply enjoys creating, and this paper is a good value for my fun and games.
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Excellent quality for price
By Chrissy
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I'm an illustration student and use this paper frequently with class projects and homework assignments. It's pretty decent quality for the price, as far as I'm concerned. I use it with pen and ink and watercolor. It will buckle with lots of water added, but so will most other thin watercolor papers
Nice Bright White & Hard Surface!
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This paper has just enough tooth to make color or watercolor pencils glide smoothly yet leave great exture, and not so much that fine nib ink drawing is difficult. At 90 lb., the paper buckles just a little bit when wet but flattens nicely when dry. Just enough translucency on a light box, yet a nice heavy feel. This could be a go-to paper from now on.
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Arrived quickly, well packaged. Need this paper in pristine condition, no bent corners, no wrinkles, and that's how I got it. Very satisfied.
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I hate writing a bad review as I LOVE everything Blick. Ergo, just consider this information that might help you make the right choice for your needs. Bought four of these pads for a class. As a beginner I thought they would be fine for my needs, but they are barely useable for watercolor (may be fine for ink or sketching). Every time I try to put down even a light wash the paper pills badly. Teach took one look at the results and suggested I jsut use it for scrap paper. May be fine for kids, but not for anyone really intested in exploring watercolor seriously. Sorry Blick. Everything else you put your name on is great!
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Commitment No. 15 for Texas A&M comes in the form of a state-champion signal-caller.
High three-star quarterback Kenny Hill (Southlake, Texas/Carroll) confirmed Saturday afternoon that he has verbally committed to play for Texas A&M. The 6-foot-1, 205-pound, dual-threat option led Carroll to a 16-0 season, the Texas Class 5A Division I state title and a No. 6 national ranking in the final Fab 50 poll.
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TV Timeout: Handle With Care
November 12, 2013 03:08 PM
ESPN's Keyshawn Johnson said, "I like the way that Stephen Ross is handling the situation because he can't say too much and I also like the way (NFLPA Exec Dir DeMaurice Smith) is handling the situation. … They have to let due process take place, but at the end of the day, I think there will be some serious consequences on both sides, both from the NFLPA (and the Dolphins)" ("Monday Night Countdown," ESPN, 11/11).
CHILDS' PLAY: FS1's Trevor Pryce: "The locker room is a place that we're not going to have much change because we are grown men paid to behave like children. You should not be playing any game once you become 18 or 21-years-old. You're done playing games, you're a grown-up" ("Crowd Goes Wild," FS1, 11/11).
KEEPING FOCUS: ESPN's Bomani Jones said the "more we make this about Richie Incognito, the more we ignore the big issue and something that's much larger with the Miami Dolphins from the general manager on down." He added, "This seems to be an institutional issue" ("Around The Horn," ESPN, 11/11).
HELPING HAND: PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem said of Birdies for the Brave, a military outreach initiative supported by the PGA Tour, "Our job is not to provide the services, our job is to raise resources" ("Golf Central," Golf Channel, 11/11).
NORTHERN EXPOSURE: Former MLBer Tom Glavine said of the Braves' plans for a stadium in Cobb County for '17, "Atlanta is growing. Everything is going north, so much of the fan base is up that way and I think it makes sense" (WXIA-NBC, 11/11).
END OF DAYS: Cobb County Commission Chairman John Eaves, on the Braves' proposed new stadium: "Hopefully, there can be enough community backlash and some potential second-guessing by the Braves, but I think that to me, Atlanta has been the Braves and the Braves have been Atlanta in terms of the renaissance of this city going back to the 1960's and so why abandon us now?" (WSB-ABC, 11/11).


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Decision on Silva to come after rehab start
Decision on Silva to come after rehab start
CHICAGO -- Cubs pitcher Carlos Silva will make another rehab start on Wednesday for Class A Peoria against Kane County and then the team will make a decision as to whether the right-hander is ready to return to the big leagues.
Silva has not pitched for the Cubs since Aug. 1, when he was pulled after four batters because of an abnormal heart rate. He underwent a cardiac ablation on Aug. 9, and has felt better after each throwing session.
"In the beginning, I was a little anxious, but it felt great," Silva said on Monday about his last rehab outing on Friday in Peoria.
He didn't even think about his heart during the 50-pitch outing.
"I just tried to pitch my game," Silva said. "Hopefully, my next game will be here."
The good outing was a relief for Silva, who used to think his rapid heart rate was caused by adrenaline.
"A lot of people tell you you're going to feel better, you're going to feel more energy, and I felt a lot better," Silva said.


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Wednesday evening Bro. Lyndon led us in our study over Exodus. We had 8 people attend Bible study.
Sunday morning we started out with prayer requests. Our Sunday school lesson for the adults was over John 17:18-15. We had 8 adults in Sunday school. The children worked on their memory verse for the week and there was five children who attended Sunday school. The children sang a song for us and then we all joined together singing hymns unto the Lord. Bro. Talbert brought forth our morning message from Hebrews 11, "Total Faith." We had 18 people present for morning service.
Sunday evening we gathered back for our night services. We had 13 people present. We took up prayer requests and heard specials. Bro. Talbert delivered God's word from Proverbs 29:18, "Vision."
Come join us for services at New Hope. We are located at 205 NE 14th Ave. in Ava. Our service times are Wednesday evening Bible study at 7 p.m., Sunday school at 10 a.m., morning worship at 11 a.m. and evening worship at 7 p.m.
Proverbs 29:18, " Where there is no vision, the people perish; but he that keepeth the law, happy is he."


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A farmers market will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Lindo Lake County Park, 9841 Vine St., Lakeside. Fruits and vegetables, arts and crafts, native plants. Information: (619) 443-9176.
Concert by the United States Air Force Band of the Golden West from 7 to 9 tonight at Santa Sophia Church, 9800 San Juan St., Spring Valley. Free. Information: (619) 463-6629 or santasophia.org/ usafband051409.html.
Computer animation workshop at 4 p.m. today at the Spring Valley Library, 836 Kempton St., Spring Valley. Information: (619) 463-3006.
Lecture on stroke treatment and prevention from noon to 1 p.m. today at the Grossmont Healthcare District Conference Center, 9001 Wakarusa St., La Mesa. Registration required. Free stroke screenings. Information: (800) 827-4277.
A stage production of "Charley's Aunt" will be performed by the Grossmont College theater arts department at 7:30 tonight through Saturday and at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Stagehouse Theatre, on campus near parking lot #1. The campus is at 8800 Grossmont College Drive, El Cajon. Cost is $10 per person, $9 for military and seniors. Information: (619) 644-7234 or grossmont.edu/theatre.
Annual Kids Art Show, Friday through Sunday at Westfield Parkway shopping center, 415 Parkway Plaza, El Cajon. A reception awarding grants to participating elementary and middle schools will be at 6 p.m. Friday at Westfield. Free. Information: friendsofecarts.org.
A senior health fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Santee Trolley Square, 9850 Mission Gorge Road, Santee. Free health screenings. Information: (619) 740-4214.
Military family day for residents of Lincoln Military Housing at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Barona race track, 1750 Wildcat Canyon Road, Lakeside. The event will include racing, a car show, activities for kids, family photos, music and lunch. Free. Information: (858) 505-4136.
Off-road expo from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Westfield Parkway, 415 Parkway Plaza, El Cajon. The event will feature off-road vehicles, gadgets and attire. Information: (619) 579-9974.
A concert will be presented at 3 p.m. Sunday at the East County Performing Arts Center, 210 E. Main St., El Cajon. The "Puerto Rico" performance will feature tumbadorist Gene Perry. Cost is $15 general admission, $13 for seniors, $11 for students and free for children 12 and under with paid adult admission. (Two-for-one coupon at grossmontsymphony.org.) Information: (619) 644-7254, grossmontsymphony.org or ecpaclive.com.
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The trial for a retired Catholic priest facing child abuse charges has been set for this fall.
Monsignor Thomas Bevan, 73, of Cascade, waived his right to a trial within 180 days of being charged during a pretrial conference Friday in Frederick County Circuit Court, according to the Frederick News-Post. His trial is scheduled for Sept. 28.
Bevan was indicted in January on two counts of child abuse. State prosecutors said Bevan sexually abused an altar boy in 1976 when he was associate pastor of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Frederick.
Bevan has denied the allegations.
The Archdiocese of Baltimore removed Bevan in August as pastor of the Church of St. Patrick in Cumberland.
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Cosplayer Oshi > Costume of Luka (Bayonetta)
FOR SALE (Costume Only)
Minimum Price: $80
Vest, 12ft long scarf, gloves, bootcovers, belt buckle, and camera holster only. Pants and jacket not included.
- Most Recent Photo
- 02-18-2010
- Series
- Bayonetta
- Character
- Luka
- Year Completed:
- 2010
- Construction Difficulty:
- Easy
- Costume worn at:
- Katsucon 2010
- Penny Arcade Expo (PAX East) 2010
About this Costume
- Construction Details:
The vest is about the cleanest, nicest thing I've made. Faced with gabardine and fully lined, interfaced, mitered bias tape, etc etc. Too bad it's barely seen.
Gloves and bootcovers are unbacked pleather, and were a biiiiitch.
Leg camera holster is made to fit both my DSLR and my ol' costume-accurate film SLR, with 50 or 28mm lens, lined with microsuede.
Scarf is all fleece, I cheated a bit and did horizontal stripes instead of diagonal, didn't have enough grey fleece. Stripes are thicker than I wanted; cut 5/8" seam allowance, only sewed like 3/8", so it ended up 12ft long! Did I mention there are 65 seams to it?
Belt flower is sculpey attached via wire, painted with acrylic plus a polyurethane glaze. I'm amazed it didn't break under my gut flab.
I'm thinking I'm going to make the coat instead of using that one I found in my closet if I wear it again.
- Personal Thoughts:
- I look really disproportionate in that one photo. Need to change how I wear it to make it look better on me.
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Published today in the journal Science, Professor Frank Caruso from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at The University of Melbourne and his team have developed a new strategy to coat microscopic materials, leading to a new-generation particle system with engineered properties.
This is expected to underpin advances in the delivery of therapeutics in the areas of cancer, vaccines, cardiovascular disease and neural health.
The capsules can be engineered to degrade under different conditions, providing opportunities for the timed release of substances contained inside the capsules.
"Nanoengineered capsules are attracting much attention as drug carriers, as they have the potential to improve the delivery and effectiveness of drugs while reducing their side effects," he said
"Our engineered particle system can be assembled rapidly from naturally occurring materials (minerals and nutrients) with specific physical and chemical properties, making it a versatile platform for various applications."
Professor Caruso is an Australian Research Council Australian Laureate Fellow with interests in engineered materials, polymer science, biomolecular engineering and molecular recognition. He has been named in the Top 20 Material Scientists in the world by Thomson Reuters for citation impact in the last decade.


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Season Extension Symposium Nov. 7
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University of Illinois Extension local foods and small farms educators Grant McCarty and Constanza Echiaz and Horticulture Educator Candice Miller, along with guest speakers from Farm Tek and Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), will lead a symposium on season extension and high-tunnel production from 8 a.m. to noon, Thursday, Nov. 7, at Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden's Clarcor Pavilion, 2715 S. Main St., Rockford.
Presentation topics include production management, cut flower and perennial production, available grants, low tunnels, and the latest equipment on the market for season extension.
Cost is $25 per person; preregistration is required. To register, visit web.extension.illinois.edu/jsw or call (815) 986-4357.
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American admirers of Kingsley Amis, 64, were cheered last October to learn that The Old Devils, his 18th novel, had won the Booker Prize, Britain's most prestigious literary award. "About time" seemed a fitting response to the news, especially from those readers who had discovered the writer's incendiary comic skills as far back as his first novel, Lucky Jim (1954). On the other hand, the thought of Amis' being toasted across Britain was enough to provoke an unsettling question among Stateside fans: Could it be possible that the aging bad boy wrote a book that did not insult or offend anyone?...
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March 21st 2014 Introduction:
The title of this experiment was Embryology and Zebrafish Development. The purpose of this experiment was to measure the effects that caffeine has on the development of zebrafish.
Materials and Methods:
This experiment began with filling two petri dishes about 3/4 full with water and caffeine solution respectively. Twenty healthy (translucent) eggs were placed in each of the petri dishes with the solution. The eggs were checked on periodically on day 3, 5, 7, and 12 for progress in their embryotic development. The purpose of this experiment is to determine the effects of caffeine on the embryotic development process.
Observations and Data:
The first observations were made on the fifth day after the experiment began. The two petri dishes of zebrafish. The observations of the caffeine dish were as follows: all but two of the eggs have hatched except two of the eggs, none of the eggs were found dead, 16 of the 20 original were capable of swimming, and the eyes of the fish had developed to the point of movement. The observations of the water petri dish were as follows: 1 remained unhatched, there appeared to be more egg residue in this petri dish, the eyes had also developed to the point of movement, when agitated the water fish appeared to move faste, and none of the fish were found dead. Based on these early observations the caffeine fish seem to be developing at a slower rate and the fish appear to move at a slower rate.
The second set of observations were taken on day 7. All but one egg in the water petri dish had hatched. Eyes in both dishes, appeared to represent a full range of movement. The major difference between the two when simply observed with the naked eye, when agitated the water fish moved significantly faster than those in the caffeine dish. The caffeine fish also appeared to have a larger remaining yolk indicating that the caffeine fish are developing at a slower rate.
The final set of measurements were attempted on the twelve day. Upon arrival, all fish in both dishes were discovered dead. No more observations could be taken. On the fourteenth day, the six fishes preserved from the seventh day were looked at under a microscope.
The 6 fish were measured for eye diameter, tail length, and total length.
Caffeine fish: Eye diameter (micrometers): 25, 25, and 25. Tail length (micrometers): 250, 250, and 250. Total length (micrometers): 350, 350, and 325.
Water fish: Eye diameter (micrometers): 35, 32.5, and 35. Tail length (micrometers): 250, 250, and 250. Total length (micrometers): 375, 362.5, and 369.
Based on the lengths and diameters recorded of the fish on day seven, overall the caffeine fish are smaller.
The experiments determined that the embryotic development of the fish was affected by the caffeine. The fish developed in the caffeine developed later, reacted slower, and were smaller than their counterparts developed in water. The caffeine hinders development. The results found in this experiment could be expanded to study of human embryotic development in humans and how caffeine affects human fetus developmet.
March 3, 2014
Introduction:This lav was title Invertebrates and the purpose of this lab was to analyze the invertebrates cultivated from the berlese funnels of transect materials. By analyzing the invertebrates a greater understanding of the transects can be reached.
Materials and Methods:
This lab requires microscopes, dissecting microscopes, and previously set up berlese funnel.
Before removing the organisms from the berlese funnel, procedure one involves observing acoelomates, pseudocoelomates, and coelomates. The next step is to randomly select ten organisms from the petri dish, identify them as closely as possible, measure, and describe them. In reality there was only one organism that could be identified from the petri dish, so four other organisms were analyzed from West Virginia leaf litter for practice.
Observations and Data:
Aceloeomates slither in a whip-like motion while the coleomates move by expanding and contracting to move. The coleomate resembles a sterotypical earth worm.
There was only one invertebrate that could be identified. We decided the identified the invertebrate as a springtail and was measured at 2 milometers. A brief description is as follows: 2 antenna, 6 legs, and 6 body segments. Four other organisms were identified in the West Viginia leaf litter, but they are not important for the transect notes as they are not from transect 5.
The purpose of this experiment was to attempt to expand the understanding of transect 5. Since only one invertebrate was discovered, it does not indicate that much about the transect. Transect five differs because it is a mostly man made transect. Fifty percent of the transect is man-made and the rest is treated with pesticides. The low amount of invertebrates in the funnel may have had something to do with the pesticides used on the transect.
February 22, 2014
The title of this experiment was Plantae and Fungi. The purpose of this experiment was to identify the types of plantae and possibly fungi within the transects. By doing this more can be learned about the transects.
Materials and Methods:
The materials necessary for this experiment are as follows: collections from transect, plastic bags, microscope, lily plant and dissection material, fungi to observe, and burlese funnel materials. The procedures for the experiment are as following: 1) Go out to transect and use plastic bags to attempt to collect 5 different types of plants. 2)Collect leaf litter and soil to fill the funnel. 3)Practice identifying the vascularzation of plants and then describe the valscularzatoin of the plants from the transect. 4)Describe the shape, size, and cluster arrangement of the leaves taken from the transect. There might be no leaves because of the winter weather examine the attachment sites if there had been leaves. 5) Examine the reproduction system of the lily by dissectoin. 6) If there were any seeds taken from the transect identify whether or not they are monocot or dicot. 7)Take a look at some examples of fungi created by the teachers and decide which of the three groups it belongs to. 8)Set up the berlese funnel to collect the invertebrates for next weeks lab.
Observations and Data:
There were three plants found within Transect 5, unfortunately our transect did not contain 5 types of plants. The three plants found were rosebushes, weeds, and grass.
The plants would be categorized in the following categories: (rosebush), (weeds), (grass). The vascularization for the plants could be determined by looking at the leaves. Both the grass and the weeds were of parallel vacularzation and the rosebush leaves were branching. The leaves for the rosebush could be described as about 2 inches in length and brown with jagged edges. While a few leaves still clung to the bush many were on the ground due to the frigid weather. The blades of grass were very stereotypical of grass and were straight and green. The leaves of the weeds were about 6 inches in length and were also straight and green. They were grouped in the center and bloomed out from there. There were no seeds to be found at the transect. The only seeds that any of the plants produce are those produced from the rosebush. Those seeds can be identified as dicot.
The rest of the lab was spent observing fungi. The fungi observed was black bread mold also known as rhizopus stolonifer. The classification of the fungi is the phylum of zygomycota in the clas of zygomycetes.The fungi spoangia are important because it is where the spores are formed and those spores lead to the reproduction of the species.
This lab helped prove the diversity of plants and their specialization. If plants can be this varied within such a small transect of American University, the amount of diversity that exists in the world is extremely large. The process for identifying plantae and fungi is extremely important and can be applied to the analyzation of any future section of land.
February 16, 2014
The title of this experiment was Microbiology and Identifying Bacteria with DNA. The purpose of this experiment was to analyze the bacteria multiplied on the agar plates from the previous lab, determine their antibiotic resistance, observe the morphology, and set up a PCR reaction for the next experiment.
Materials and Methods: The materials for the experiment were as follows: the hay-infusion culture, the 7 agar plates from the previous week, cover slips, slides, microscope, oil immersion fluid, sterile loops, gram staining materials, bin, small tubes for PCR reactions, and micropipeters.
Procedures: 1) Notice if the hay-infusion has changed from the week before. 2) Count the number of colonies per agar plate and fill out the data chart. 3)Analyze the difference between the plates with and without antibiotics. How have the bacteria been affected? Record Data. 4)Make sure to label three colonies (two from non tetracycline plates) with a wax pencil. 5) Practice analyzing wet mounts with sample bacteria. 6) Create wet mounts of chosen, labeled colonies. 7) Identify bacteria, describe motility, draw a figure, and record. 8)Test if the samples are gram-positive or gram-negative. 9)Prepare PCR reactions of two of the samples for next weeks lab.
Observations and Data: The hay-infusion jar looked slightly different from the week before. Quite a bit of the water had evaporated and the water had a clearer tint while some of the dirt appeared to have denigrated. The following is the data chart for observing the colonies on the plates.
The next observations occurred when comparing the differences between the antibiotic resistance and the plates without antibiotics. The major differences between the plates were the number of colonies. There were significantly less colonies on the plates with antibiotics than the others. This indicates that there was less antibiotic resistant bacteria in the sample than resistant. The colors of and the bacteria also varied more in the plates without bacteria. The colors on the plates without antibiotics were orange, white, and blue while the tetracycline plates only had the orange colored colonies. Only one species was unaffected by the tetracycline,the convex, circular orange colonies. The bacteria chosen from the three colonies can be described as the following: (The diagrams were drawn based off of a 40x perspective.)
The bacteria resembles fusiform bacilli. It was not moving and did not have a particular arrangement. This sample was taken from an orange colony on the 10^-7 tetracycline plate. This bacteria tested gram-negative.
This bacteria resembles spirilium. It was not moving and did not have a specific arrangement. This sample was taken from a white colony on the 10^-5 agar plate. This bacteria tested gram-positive.
This bacteria resembles spirilium. It was not moving and did not have a specific arrangement. In contrast to the previous bacteria, it seemed longer and appeared more red in color. This sample was taken from an orange colony on 10^-7 agar plate. The bacteria tested gram-negative.
Conclusion: The experiment concluded with identifying a couple of the bacteria strains of the agar plates. There was a noticeable difference between the plates that had been treated and the plates that had not in reference to how many colonies had grown on them. For future experiments the PCR reaction created during this one will be helpful in maybe determining the DNA sequence and from there analyzing how exactly certain bacteria had evolved to be resistant. This research could be helpful in trying to prevent deadly strains of antibiotic resistant diseases.
February, 10, 2014
The title of this experiment is Identifying Algae and Protists. The purpose of this experiment was to practice identifying groups of organisms using a dichotomous key and then put the practice to use identifying organisms in the hay infusion culture. The purpose is to identify the 6 organisms in the hay infusion sample created from soil and plant matter from transect five. The end of the experiment involved diluting the hay infusion culture and applying the dilutions to agar plates to set up for an experiment next week.
Materials and Method:
The following materials were utilized in the experiment: a two page dichotomous key, a sample of known organisms, microscope, slides, covers, transfer pipettes,protozoa, hay infusion culture (created last week). In order to prepare the dilutions for next week the following materials were needed: hay infusion culture, four tubes, 10 mL of water, micropipeters and tips, spreader, 4 agar plates without tetracycline, and three with tetracycline.
The procedures for the practice are as follows: 1. Carry the culture to the work station being careful not to jostle the environment in the jar. 2. Record your observations of the jar. 3. Take a sample from the jar and place a small drop on a slide and place a slide cover over it. 4. Characterize at least three different organisms from the slide. Draw pictures of each and measure the size. See if they can be identified with the key. 5. Repeat the steps with a sample from another area in the jar. 6. Obtain 4 tubes with 10 mL of water. Label the tubes with 2,4,6, and 8. 7. Find 4 nutrient agar plates and 3 nutrient agar plates plus tetracycline. Label the plates and add initials. 8. Shake the hay infusion mixture with the lid on and take 100 micro liters and add it to the tube labeled 10^-2. Mix tube. 9. Take 100 micro liters from the tube and add it to the next tube labeled 10^-4. Mix the tube. 10. Repeat two more times to create 10^-6 and 10^-8 dilutions. 11. For the nutrient agar plates, take 100 micro liters in 10^-2 and place on the surface of the nutrient agar labeled 10^-3. Repeat with the tetracycline plate labeled 10^-3. Carefully use a spreader to spread the sample around the plate. Make sure to use two seperate spreaders: one for the normal nutrient agar plates and one for the tetracycline plates. 12. Repeat the exact procedure for the remaining three tubes. The weakest dilution will only be placed on a nutrient agar plate not a tetracycline plate. 13. Allow the plates to sit at room temperature for a week.
Observations and Data: The following describes the hay infusion culture unperturbed by motion. The dirt previously in the jar collected at the bottom. The water could be described as a murky clear mixed with some opaque white clouds. Some chunks of dirt floated on the top of the water instead of settling at the bottom. Pieces of the grass that had previously been in the infusion could not be seen; either the grass disintegrated or was buried among the dirt at the bottom of the jar. The jar had no particular smell that was noticeable. The first niche from which the sample was taken was the top of the water. The second niche from which the sample was taken was from the bottom near the dirt. The samples were not taken from near any particular plant matter, but if it was the organisms could differ because organisms prefer different environments. Plant matter would offer different nutrients and a different environment to organisms leading to a different sample. Specific guesses of which on the dichotomous key it was are listed above the picture along with any specific notations needed not provided by the picture.
Niche 1--
Organism 1-Peranema sp Immobile
Organism 2- Colpidium sp Very mobile
Organism 3- Pandorna Circular whiplike motion
Niche 2--
Organism 1- Pandorina Immobile
Organism 2- Paramecium Bursaria Immobile
Organism 3- Chilomanas Immobile, especially dark spot in the center
Observations: Had the hay infusion been allowed to sit for another two months, I would hypothesize that the evidence of organisms would be more prevalent to the naked eye as the populations of organisms would be much greater. Another outcome could be that the organisms run out of nutrients and the organisms die. The slides would display unmoving organisms. The selective pressures that could have affected the compositions of the samples could have been the absorption of smaller organisms by their larger counterparts. A lack of nutrients could have killed off of some of the organisms that could not survive a nutrient drought.
The following picture describes the serial dilution process:
The 6 organism samples from the hay infusion were discovered to be paranema, colpidium, pandorina, paramersium bursaria, and chilomanas. These organisms were found in the protazoa and paramecium categories. There was not a direct, straightforward hypothesis in this experiment. The dilutions to see if the bacteria grown in the infusion would be resistant to tetracycline were completed for the following week. Next week, the conclusions will most likely be that some of the bacteria will be resistant to the antibiotic because of the use of pesticides in the rosebed in which the bacteria was found.
January 31, 2014 Lab 1 Introduction: This lab was titled "Biological Life at AU". This lab was made up of two parts. The purpose of part 1 was to understand the cellular evolution of the volvacine line. The purpose of part two was to analyze the transects that will be assigned to us for the whole semester.
For part one the procedures are as follows: 1)Prepare slides of Chlamydomonas(make sure it is living) and analyze under microscope. 2)Add protoslo if necessary to properly view the alga. 3) Locate the conspicuous chloroplast and the the pyrenoid. 4)Repeat the steps examining volvox and gonium under a microscope. 5)For each sample record the data in the chart
For Part two the procedures were as follows: 1)Travel to assigned transect. 2)Describe the general characteristics of the transect. 3)List the abiotic and biotic factors of the transect 4)Using a 50mL conical tube take a soil and ground vegetation sample. 5)Weigh 10 to 12 grams of the soil and place in a plastic jar with 500 mL of deerpark water. 6)Add .1 grams dried milk and mix gently for 10 seconds. 7)Place in the back of the room with the top off.
Observations and Data
Part 1
Though evolution does not always lead to more complex organisms, that is the case with the volvacine line. The least complex of the three alga was the Chlamydomonas. The line evolutionarily advances as to gonium and then volvox. The colonies increase as from chlamydomonas to gonium and then to volvox.
Part 2
For this experiment transect 5 was analyzed. The transect is located in front of Hurst. The plot encompasses the following biotic factors: grass, rose bushes, bugs, and weeds. Soil, stone, bench, rocks, and a stone sign were observed abiotic factors. The location is in the middle of the quad and is relatively flat. The area is of high traffic so I would not predict too many larger animals will be seen in the transect. The vegitation in general was dead or winterized. More observations will be made throughout the semester.
Good start. Take care not to just re-write the directions from the protocol but to include real information. There could have been more information given and both parts explained in more detail. Include hypotheses and discussion of the text in red from the protocol. SK


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NREL Evaluating Fuel and Emissions Performance of GM Parallel Hybrid Buses
2 February 2006
The DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is wrapping up a 12-month performance and evaluation test of the GM/Allison hybrid buses in service in the King County (Seattle) Metro (KCM) Fleet.
Preliminary findings, previewed at the SAE Hybrid Vehicles Technology Symposium 2006, indicate that the hybrids deliver decreased fuel consumption of 20%–43% depending upon duty cycle, a 10%–39% reduction in NOx emissions; and a 51%–97% reduction in PM emissions.
The study involved the on-road evaluation of 20 of the 235 KCM hybrid buses in service and 10 of 30 non-hybrid version, as well as extensive chassis dynamometer testing in the NREL labs.
The results, which will be presented at an American Public Transportation Association (APTA) meeting in May 2006, are in contrast to earlier reports in the Seattle Post Intelligencer about the hybrids falling short of a promised 40% improvement in fuel economy. (Earlier post.)
The hybrids in question are 60-foot articulated buses equipped with the GM/Allison EP 50 two-mode hybrid system—the precursor of the hybrid system currently under development by GM, DaimlerChrysler and BMW.
The buses, by request of King County Metro (KCM) were up-powered with Caterpillar C9 8.8-liter diesel engines.
Dynamometer testing. NREL ran a set of seven cycle (driving pattern) tests on the buses, including custom KCM cycles, the Manhattan cycle, the Orange County Transit Authority (OCTA) cycle, and multiple sets of a more generic Central Business District (CBD) Cycle. All involve heavy stop and go driving at varying speeds, different rates of acceleration, number of stops and distance.
Not surprisingly, the hybrids deliver the greatest benefit in lower-speed, sharp stop-and-go driving (best represented by the Manhattan cycle). Going upgrade and supporting air conditioning can cut the benefit sharply.
On the emissions side, the PM results were particularly impressive.
|Chassis Dynamometer Test Results
|Average Speed
|Hybrid Reduction in Fuel Consumption (g/mile)
|NOx Reduction (g/mile)
|PM Reduction (g/mile)
|6.8 mph
|12.3 mph
|12.6 mph
|CBD with Air Cond.
|12.6 mph
|23.4 mph
|KCM w/o Grade
|23.4 mph
|KCM w/o Grade w/AC
|23.4 mph
On-road testing. For the on-road component, NREL is analyzing maintenance and refueling records for a 12-month period (April 2005–March 2006). The team is evaluating fuel economy, warranty claims, mileage accumulation and service calls.
They also evaluated buses from different transit depots (which have different drive cycles.)
On the fuel economy side, NREL is finding approximately a 26% improvement with the hybrids (3.19 mpg vs. 2.54 mpg) when comparing comparable duty cycles. On the maintenance side, the hybrids appear to go 28% longer between road service calls.
NREL is also wrapping up a comparable study of the series-hybrids in use by New York Metro.
In summary, the findings seem to refute assertions that the GM hybrids delivered "underwhelming" fuel economy—worse than the buses the hybrids replaced—although the benefits tended to be below the 40% that apparently had been the target. (GM now describes its hybrid buses as providing significant—and un-quantified—fuel economy benefits.)
The findings also indicate the importance of the nature of the duty cycle (and, presumably, driver training) in shaping the benefits ultimately provided by the hybrids.
ReFUEL testing summary (To be posted when the report is complete.)
King County evaluation reports (To be posted when the report is complete)
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According to NREL, it was a combination of things--as in the actual driving cycle and the expectations. But King County Metro supported the NREL study. It will be very interesting to see the full report when it comes out, and also to compare it to the upcoming evaluation of the series hybrids that are in NY.
As an aside, ISE Corp was also at the Symposium--they're the ones that make gasoline, diesel and fuel cell serial hybrids. According to the presenter from ISE, they consider that they achieve comparable fuel economy savings to the parallel hybrid--which they say is about 30%.
They have different arguments for why buyers should go with them. :-)
Yes, the Orion series buses being implimented in NY make way more sense. They have a smaller diesel, and a larger motor. Once they can be fitted with a long life Lithium Ion battery, I expect they will provide the 40% improvement in MPG in stop and go routes. Plus the benefit of no cloud of foul smelling smoke as the bus pulls away from the bus stop or school.
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Bulls vs Wizards Final: 87-77 - Recap
Marco Belinelli scored 17 points leading the Bulls to an 87-77 victory over Washington at United Center on Saturday.
The Bulls won the battle on the scoreboard, but not at the payout window as they failed to cover the 11-point spread. UNDER bettors were rewarded when the final score pointed to an UNDER play.
Carlos Boozer had 15 points for Chicago and Luol Deng chipped in with 11 points. Kirk Hinrich had 7 assists for the Bulls, while Carlos Boozer was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 12 boards.
Washington got 14 points from Bradley Beal in a losing cause and another 12 points from Kevin Seraphin. Garrett Temple contributed 5 assists for the Wizards, while Emeka Okafor had 18 rebounds.
Chicago led at halftime, 45-39.
The rebound battle favored Washington as they grabbed 56 boards, while Chicago only had 49.
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UEFA report highlights Premier League wealth and growth of European elite
European football is earning more money than ever before, club debt is down and new stadiums are going up, but a new study shows the vast majority of the wealth is concentrated on a few 'super clubs'.
The findings come from UEFA's eighth annual club licensing benchmark report, a 130-page trove of information that European football's governing body describes as the "first and only full picture" of the financial health of 679 top-flight clubs from 54 leagues up to the end of 2015.
The Premier League emerges as by far the most cosmopolitan league in the world, with the highest percentage of foreign coaches, owners and players, and it is also the richest, earning £3.8billion in 2015, more than the combined total of the sixth through to 54th wealthiest leagues in Europe.
English sides dominate the list of richest clubs, with the current top six in the Premier League all in the top 12 wealthiest clubs in Europe, and 14 Premier League clubs in the top 30.
The two richest clubs, however, remain Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona, with Manchester United third, Paris St Germain fourth and Bayern Munich fifth. Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool complete the top nine. And it is these clubs who are really pulling in the big money and pulling away from the field.
Europe's 15 richest clubs added more than £1.3billion in commercial revenues between 2009 and 2015, an increase of 148 per cent and three times more than the rest of the continent's top-tier clubs were able to add.
And while the dominant message of the report is that the introduction of UEFA's financial fair play regulations in 2011 have cut losses, increased profits and created a more sustainable environment for European club football, it is the rich who have benefited most of all from the combination of spending restrictions, new broadcast technology and football's growing global popularity.
In the report's introduction, UEFA's head of club licensing and financial fair play Andrea Traverso wrote: " While European football can be proud of what it has achieved in such a short space of time, as in many other sectors today's globalisation has increased opportunities and brought with it new challenges.
"Revenues are increasing but are very much concentrated at the top end (in particular broadcasting, commercial and sponsorship revenues), with only a limited number of clubs able to exploit the enormous opportunities offered by the global market."
Traverso's boss, new UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin, was even clearer in his foreword, writing: " Of course, as the guardian of the game in Europe, UEFA must remain vigilant and take note of the less positive trends also highlighted in the report, such as a return to high wage growth and the increasing concentration of sponsorship and commercial revenue among a handful of clubs."
That said, the overall impression is positive as the report says European club revenues have now increased for 20 consecutive years and 82 per cent of the world's football talent, based on transfer values, is on display in Europe.
Among the report's other observations is the increase of foreign ownership across Europe - a record 10 clubs were bought by foreigners up until November in 2016, with eight of those being Chinese investors.
The report also reveals that England's second tier, the Championship, had the fourth highest aggregate attendance - behind the Premier League, Bundesliga and LaLiga - in Europe, but the Scottish Premiership was one of a handful of leagues to see its total revenues fall since 2009.


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